Catalog: Sold Items (579)

Very decorative French woven wicker gathering basket for collecting grapes for wine making. Size: 30 inches ht. x 29 inches wide x 25 inches deep. Circa 1890. Very nice original condition. Wonderful as a hanging wall display.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Le Chapeau Epingle ('The Pinned Hat'), drypoint etching, originally published in 1894. This version is a later posthumous restrike. Signed in the plate. The two girl models are known to have been Julie Manet, the daughter of Berthe Morisot and niece of Eduard Manet, and her cousin, Paulette Gobillard. Plate size: 4.5" x 3.25". A nice strong image, printed on light cream paper. Excellent condition...

A 'Chaise Longue' after a design by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand - the LC-4 model. From the Basics Le Corbusier line by Palazzetti, introduced in 1981, with attached foil label. Black leather and chrome on a black metal frame. Originally designed in 1928; this chair is about 12 years old. Excellent condition. Now considered to be a classic modern design.

'Men in Bowler Hats' by Lester Johnson (American, 1919-2010). Original silkscreen print, being an artist proof. Circa 1960s. Sheet size: 20 inches x 30 inches. Signed. Lester Johnson was an important painter and printmaker. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then moved to New York in the late 1940s, where he became a leading advocate for figurative expressionism. Men wearing bowler hats in a congested environment was a popular and recurring theme for Johnson...

Lewis Jean Liberte (American, 1896-1965), tempera on artist board painting titled "Night on the Docks". Size: 14" x 21" (sight). Jean Liberte, a New York City artist, is known for his atmospheric night scenes in moonlight. He studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Condition: excellent. Offered in a modern gilded frame.

A modernistic cuff bracelet in heavy sterling silver, designed by Lico, a master Mexican silversmith who originally worked for William Spratling and who is known for his geometric designed jewelry. Circa 1950's. Weight: 78.5 grams/2.5 troy ounces. 2 3/4" length x 2 1/4" deep x 1 5/8" wide. Stamped on the inside 'HECHO EN MEXICO 925 LICO' and with an eagle 1 mark. This heavy bracelet is adorned all over with a stepped motif. Excellent condition.

Rare Limoges porcelain 6-piece coffee set for one with hand painted scenes of Native Americans. Circa 1900. This set consists of an individual coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, creamer, coffee can and two saucers, and is decorated in a canary yellow ground with black accents. Each piece has a reserve with a painted scene of 18th century Native Americans and British and French colonials...

L.C. Tiffany Favrile iridescent gold art glass sherbet. Circa 1910. Size: 4.5 inches diameter. Signed on the underside of the foot L.C. Tiffany Favrile. Excellent condition.

Rare 1944 original etching by Luigi Lucioni (American, 1900-1988) of his setter "Missina" produced as a Christmas card by the artist. Edition size unknown. Image size: 3" x 5". Signed and dated in the plate, pencil signed and dated with Christmas greeting in bottom margin, penciled dedication in top margin. Embury #92. Condition is good with some wrinkles in top corners.

"My Window", original signed etching on paper by Luigi Lucioni (Italian-American, 1900-1988). 1928. Image size: 4.25" x 5.25". A very early detailed engraving by Luigi Lucioni that combines a still life with the view from his studio/apartment overlooking the arch at Washington Square in New York City. This is a scarce image, and this example is in very good condition, with only some slight toning in the upper margin corners...

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) - Autumn Maples in Vermont, original oil painting on masonite, dated 1942. Size: 5 inches x 7.5 inches. Signed and dated in the lower left. Original oil paintings by Luigi Lucioni infrequently appear on the open market, and this small gem captures two maples at the peak of Vermont's autumn foliage, with the Green Mountains, near Manchester, Vermont, forming a skyline. This work in in excellent condition and has been professionally cleaned...

Luigi Lucioni - The Enduring Maple. Watercolor on paper. Dated 1954. Original frame with Associated American Artists label. Size: approx. 8" x 7". Signs and dated. Excellent condition.

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988), oil on artist board, 6 inches x 9 inches, dated 1943. This small landscape painting depicts the panoramic view from the summit of Mt. Equinox, in Manchester, VT, with hazy peaks overshadowed by foreboding skies and rain falling in the distance. It is signed and dated in the lower left. Excellent condition, with only a recent, professional cleaning and offered in an antique giltwood frame.

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) landscape painting of a barn with attached red silo beneath the dramatic silhouette of Mount Equinox, near Manchester, Vermont. Oil on artist board, 6" x 9". Signed and dated 1943 in lower right. This small work exhibits the detail typical of Lucioni's oeuvre. Excellent condition, with a recent professional cleaning & minor touch up; offered in a period weathered wood frame. Lucioni was a noted painter and engraver...

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988), Vermont Summer landscape painting, oil on artist board, 20"x24", signed lower right and dated 1927. A very early landscape painting by Luigi Lucioni of a Vermont country road in summer, possibly painted in the vicinity of Barre, VT. The paintings of his early career reflect the influence of Impressionism, following in the footsteps of artists like Cezanne and Childe Hassam...

Still-Life original engraving by Luigi Lucioni (Italian-American, 1900-1988), 1928, signed and titled by the artist in pencil in the lower margin. Image size: 7 7/8" x 6". An original and early still life engraving by Lucioni that portrays discarded sneakers and a crumpled sweatshirt hanging from a chair. This is a very rare image, created by the artist while he was still residing in New York City. This etching is in excellent condition and is archivally framed...

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) original signed etching - Two Silos. Ed. 250. Published in 1943 by Associated American Artists (AAA.) Ref. Embury, 81. Image size: 7.25 inches x 11.75 inches. Signed and dated 1942 in the plate. Pencil signed by the artist in lower right margin. A clean copy of this popular image; offered unframed but retaining the original AAA descriptive label. Full margins. No toning.

Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) - September Ascension, an early landscape painting of a panoramic view of the Green Mountains in the environs of Manchester, VT, with scattered rain showers mixing with patches of sunshine in the distance. Oil on artist board, 5" x 8", signed and dated 1944 in lower right. Excellent condition, recently cleaned & with minor touch up; offered in a period carved wood frame, with the artist's original paper label affixed to the reverse, providing the tit...