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Maine Antique Digest, December 2016 33-B
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This ceramic figure of a Bactrian camel is
Chinese and is decorated in a
sancai
glaze
in straw, ocher, and green. The camel is
modeled with a raised head and a saddle
cloth. The figure stands 14½" in height and
rests on a low rectangular base. This camel
figure sold to an absentee bidder for $6250
(est. $3000/5000).
Here is a Chinese lacquered
and giltwood figure of a
warrior immortal dating
from the Ming Dynasty (17th
century). The figure is wood
with lacquer and gold leaf
over gesso. It stands 36" in
height and was contested
among three active telephone
bidders, ultimately selling for
$34,375 (est. $5000/8000).
Here is an oil on canvas by Sir Lawrence
Alma-Tadema (British, 1836-1912). The
painting depicts the “Triumphal Return of
Willem Saeftingen [
sic
, van Saeftinghe] to
the Abbey TerDoest.” The canvas is signed
upper center, measures 36" x 26", and is
dated 1860. Alma-Tadema is known for his
paintings depicting Classical scenes. This
one represents an early 14th-century
event in which van Saeftinghe
returned to the abbey with the aid
of his fellow lay brothers following
their rebellion and his subsequent
flight to safety. The painting sold to
a telephone bidder for $81,250 (est.
$30,000/50,000).
This oil on canvas is listed as a portrait of “William
Robinson, Captain of the Dragoons (1727-1758).”
The 37" x 30" painting is not signed but is thought to
be 18th-century British school. Captain Robinson’s
portrait was a bit of a surprise, selling for $8750 (est.
$1000/1500).
Here is an oil on panel
by Edgar Maxence
(French, 1871-1954).
The 13¾" x 10½" (sight
size) painting depicts
a woman dressed in
a medieval costume,
holding a book, with
a village in the distant
background. It is
signed lower right and
inscribed on the back
indicating that the
painting was to be in an
exhibition. The piece
dates circa 1913 and
sold for $5937.50 (est.
$2000/3000).
This Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany
secrétaire à abattant dates circa 1820. The
top is marble, and the interior is trimmed
in a lightwood veneer and is fitted with
an array of pigeonholes and drawers.
The case features one full-width drawer
below the marble and three additional
drawers below the writing surface. All of
the drawer faces feature bookmatched
flame mahogany veneer. This piece sold
to an absentee bidder for $2375 (est.
$1500/2500).
This Louis XV-style carved giltwood console table dates from the 19th
century and features a shaped liver and gray marble rectangular top.
The base is heavily carved with scrolls and floral elements. The table
measures 35¾" x 45½" x 20¼". It sold to a telephone bidder for $4375
(est. $1000/1500).
Here is a pair of Louis XVI-style mahogany side tables
dating from the late 19th or early 20th century. The
tables feature white marble tops with shaped edges
and inlaid with a malachite frame. One table has three
drawers, and the other has a single drawer over a
storage compartment. The tables display swag ormolu
decoration and are raised on round tapered legs with
brass cuffs and small ball feet. The tables measure 28"
x 16" x 14" and sold to an Internet buyer for $1375 (est.
$500/700).
This large bronze figure depicts the 6th century B.C.
Greek wrestler Milo of Croton. The 19th-century
sculpture is after Edme Dumont (French, 1720-
1775). Milo is shown tearing apart a tree stump with
his hands. The piece stands 29" in overall height
and sold to a telephone bidder for $5312.50 (est.
$3000/5000).