January 2024 Annual New Year's Day Auction

Emmanuel Mane-Katz (Ukrainian/Israeli 1894 – 1962)
“Hassid’s Head” (Bust)
Bronze with black and green patina
Signed on right side Mane Katz, stamped with foundry mark on back C VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE
25″ x 11″ x 7″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: surface grime, normal wear, good condition

Realized Price: $1,920

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Immi Storrs (American b.1945)
Bird on Square Stone Stand
Bronze
Signed and numbered on the back of bird I.C. Storrs 1/8
Total height 16 inches, bronze height 10 inches
Provenance: The Gould Estate, Sutton Place, New York
Condition: overall good condition, normal wear

Realized Price: $896

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Antoniucci Volti Gerio Volti (Italian/French 1915 – 1989)
Crouching Nude Woman
Terracotta
Signed lower left Volti
Height 7 inches
Condition: good condition

Realized Price: $3,075

Estimate: $1500 - $3000

Jose Mariano De Creeft (Spanish/American 1884 – 1982)
Untitled Figure
Carved sandstone
Signed on base J de Creeft
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: normal wear, scuffing to face and base, overall good condition

Realized Price: $1,792

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Isidore Jules Bonheur (French 1827 – 1901)
“Bison”
Patinated bronze
Inscribed I. Bonheur P.A.
Length 12 inches
Provenance: The collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Doge, Sotheby New York, December 4, 1975, lot 131
Condition: overall good condition, usual wear

Realized Price: $3,840

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Paul Philippe (French/German 1870 – 1930)
“Flute Player”
Patinated cold painted bronze on marble base
Signed on base Phillippe
Height 21 1/2 inches
Sotheby’s London, sold this model of the Flute Player, September 27, 2007 ($100,225)
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: presents well, normal wear, repair at neck, pinky to right hand not present, flute is slightly loose, minor oxidation, wear to edges and knees

Realized Price: $9,600

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian 1861 – 1936)
Austrian Orientalist Erotic Figure of a Dancer, circa 1900
Gilt patinated and cold painted bronze
Signed under pseudonym on verso of skirt Nam Greb
Height 16 inches
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: very good condition, slight oxidation to figure throughout, very slight chipping to base, decoration on head slightly loose

Realized Price: $5,120

Estimate: $1500 - $3000

Georges Morin (German 1874 – 1928)
Oriental Dancer
Bronze on marble base
Signed on base Morin
Height 18 inches
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: presents well, oxidation to face, a few minor spots throughout, minor chipping to base

Realized Price: $896

Estimate: $800 - $1200

After Nikolai Iwanowitsch Lieberich (Russian 1828 – 1883)
Two Gilt Bronze Bear Figures
Finely cast bronze with gold patina
Unsigned
Length of one 5 inches, length of the other 4 1/2 inches
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: dirty, some scratches, in need of polishing

Realized Price: $2,432

Estimate: $300 - $500

After Emmanuel Villanis (French 1858 – 1914)
“Esmerelda”
Bronze bust
Foundry mark Garanti #8870 Paris
Height 23 inches
Provenance: from a Beverly Hills, California collection

Realized Price: $1,476

Estimate: $300 - $500

After Frederic Remington (American 1861 – 1909)
“The Bronco Buster”
Patinated bronze
Inscribed Frederic Remington RCS 314/775
Height 22 1/2 inches, length 19 1/2 inches
Condition: very good condition, minor wear to to base, rope near head detached

Realized Price: $615

Estimate: $400 - $800

After Frederic Remington (American 1861 – 1909)
“Mountain Man”
Patinated bronze
Inscribed on base Copyright By Frederic Remington RCS 305/575
Height 27 inches, length 18 inches
Condition: overall good condition, normal wear

Realized Price: $615

Estimate: $400 - $800

Alicia Perez Penalba (Argentinian/French 1913 – 1982)
Untitled
Bronze Sculpture
Patinated and gilt bronze on stone base
Signed Penalba Epreuve D’Artiste, foundry mark Susse Fondeur, Paris
Height 74 3/4 inches, base 15″ x 17″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: minor scratches and abrasion, overall good condition

Realized Price: $46,125

Estimate: $10000 - $20000

George Spaventa (American 1918 – 1978)
Walking Woman, 1956
Bronze
Signed/marked on back of base # 2/6 Anvil Metal Works NY.NY Spaventa 56
Height 33 1/2 inches, base 7″ x 22″
Condition: good condition

Realized Price: $3,997

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Enzo Plazzotta (Italian/British 1921 – 1981)
“Lola”
Life size figure of a dancer/ballerina
Artist copy bronze
Signed and stamped on base
Approximate height 52 inches, approximate base 30″ x 40″
Condition: some surface scratches and wear, surface grime, overall good condition

Realized Price: $

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

Enzo Plazzotta (Italian/English 1921 – 1981)
Bust of Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz
Patinated bronze
Total height 16 inches, bronze height 12 inches
Condition: overall good condition, some surface scratch marks

Realized Price: $

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Auguste Moreau (French 1834 – 1917)
“Summer Dream”
Bronze on granite base
Partially clad woman figure standing next to reed
Marked on back Aug. Moreau
Total height 38 inches
Provenance: from a Beverly Hills, California collection
Condition: very good condition, residue to base

Realized Price: $1,664

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Immi C. Storrs (American b. 1945)
Standing Man
Bronze on granite base
Signed and numbered on verso I.C. Storrs 1/8
Total height 31 3/4 inches, width 9 3/4 inches, depth 8 1/2 inches
Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York
Condition: overall good condition

Realized Price: $2,048

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Giuseppi Bessi (Italian 1857 – 1922)
Bust of Dante
Carved alabaster and marble bust on marble base
Marked on back G Bessi Galleria A Frilli
Height 11 3/4 inches, width 15 inches
Provenance: from a Beverly Hills, California collection
Condition: presents well, chips around bottom edge, some scratches, normal wear

Realized Price: $1,664

Estimate: $400 - $800

Luise Kaish (American 1925 – 2013)
Untitled
Bronze with gold polish
Signed and marked on side Luise Kaish 1/4
Diameter 18 inches
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: overall good condition

Realized Price: $896

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Sienna Marble Urns
having gilt bronze urn mounted on square sienna marble pedestal, 19th century
total height 19 inches, urn height 14 1/2 inches
Condition: very good condition, slight oxidation to bronze, slight chipping to marble

Realized Price: $2,337

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Pair of French Rock Crystal Gilt Bronze Mounted Vases
the glass quatrefoil, intaglio, moulded and wheel cut with with crashing waves, insects, and birds in flight, bronze base mount cast relief with rocks, vegetation, and a guinea fowl
height 13 inches
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: presents well, base of vase repaired and reapplied to base

Realized Price: $3,690

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Tiffany Studios Moorish Oil Lamp
greenish iridescent glass with “watermelon stripe”, body having bronze mounts with white/yellow opaque glass shade and bronze filigree over dangling ball fringe, marked Tiffany Studios New York 25917 on metal oil font bottom
height 22 1/2 inches, shade diameter 16 inches
Condition: several beads and balls missing, electrified

Estimate: $10000 - $20000

Tiffany Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
zodiac pattern, having hinged cover box, dual pen holder, and letter holder, marked Tiffany Studios N.Y. numbers 810, 1009, and 2114
letter holder height 6 1/4 inches
Condition: very good condition, patina throughout, pen is broken having bent tip as well as loss to end

Realized Price: $576

Estimate: $400 - $700

Large Bronze Menorah
the ring-turned standard with first-form supports at hinged joints of scroll arms, on a Baroque style tripod base, possibly Spanish Colonial, 19th century
height 25 inches, width 22 inches, depth 10 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, minor discoloration to base, top of base having edge wear to feet

Realized Price: $1,280

Estimate: $300 - $500