Maine Antique Digest, December 2016

38-C Maine Antique Digest, December 2016

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38-C

Here is a 1920-31 Polish silver cloisonné cigarette

case. The case displays an overall floral pattern

with a central ribbon-tied bouquet within a

frame outline. The interior is gold washed. The

" x 3" case is marked to indicate that it was

made in Warsaw. It sold for $348 (est. $200/400).

This large Arts and Crafts

style vase was described in

the catalog as Prairie school.

The 15½" x 11½" vase has

an attractive matte green

glaze. The piece is in very

good condition and sold for

$1200 (est. $400/600).

The Japanese cloisonné jar dates from the mid-

19th century and prominently displays two 30-star

American flags. The ground is cobalt with an overall

floral decoration. The jar displays a light blue

enameled interior and base. The bottom is decorated

with a stylized floral motif. The 2

" x 3½" jar has no

lid, and there is some staining, chipping, and cracking

to the interior enamel. The jar sold for $360 (est.

$300/500).

This oil on canvas is by noted British printmaker

and engraver Norman Ackroyd (b. 1938).

Labeled on reverse “Entrance to a City,” the 48"

x 38" painting dates from the mid-1960s. The

image depicts a city, with a cathedral and modern

buildings blending into a dark, more abstract

distance. It brought $1440 (est. $1000/3000).

This circa 1880 hand-painted ceramic tile is signed on the reverse

“C.S. Reinhart” for Charles Stanley Reinhart (1844-1896).

The tile is also marked on reverse “Josiah Wedgwood & Sons,

Etruria.” The image is painted in black and white and depicts a

young woman in a stylish broad-brim hat. Erratically inscribed

around the portrait is “A Lady of Ye Empire By S I RIVS.” The

8" square tile is mounted in a simple wooden frame. The portrait

tile plaque brought $5700 (est. $1500/2500).

This mixed-media watercolor and acrylic painting

is by Anatole Krasnyansky (Russian, b. 1930). The

piece is titled

Golden Jester

and is signed by the artist

and dated “97.” The painting measures 36¼" x 24¼"

and is painted on handmade and distressed Japanese

paper. The painting brought $2400 (est. $1000/2000).

Here is an oil on board by Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865),

a leading member of the Barbizon school. This circa 1850 painting

depicts a sheep dog tending a flock. The piece measures 12½" x 9"

(sight size) and is signed lower left “C.T.” The painting is presented

in a carved gilt frame. It sold for $4200 (est. $800/1200).

This early 19th-century George Washington memorial

mantel clock was one of the best-performing lots at the

Quinn sale. The clock features a bust of Washington

dressed in uniform, resting on a block that is engraved

with the iconic line from Henry “Light-Horse Harry”

Lee’s 1799 eulogy for Washington: “First in war, first

in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

The clock body features a porcelain dial inscribed

“Isidore / Grenet / Edidit.” Below the face is a relief

image of a shield-breasted, spread-wing eagle draped

with a banner reading “E Pluribus Unum” and

emerging from clouds. The 17½" x 7½" x 4

" case is

raised on low bun feet. The dome (not shown) and base

are likely later additions. This Washington memorial

piece brought $13,200 (est. $5000/7000).

Approaching Storm

was the only lithograph completed

by Grant Wood in 1940. This is anAssociatedAmerican

Artists print. The 16" x 12¼" (sight size) image shows

farm workers stacking wheat and ominous storm

clouds building in the distance. The print is

signed lower right in pencil and sold for $3120

(est. $1500/2500).