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The Collection of Joseph Cicio SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THE COLLECTION OF JOSEPH CICIO Wednesday, October 14, 2020 DOYLE.COM SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THE COLLECTION OF JOSEPH CICIO AUCTION Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 10am Eastern EXHIBITION Saturday, October 3, Noon – 5pm Sunday, October 4, Noon – 5pm Monday, October 5, Noon – 5pm Saturday, October 10, Noon – 5pm Sunday, October 11, Noon – 5pm Monday, October 12, Noon – 5pm Safety protocols will be in place with limited capacity. Please maintain social distance during your visit. LOCATION Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers 175 East 87th Street New York, NY 10128 212-427-2730 DOYLE.COM Sale Info View Lots and Place Bids Doyle New York 101 102 Attributed to Tim Kirk Pair of Fortuny Wrought-Iron and Brass Floor Lamps Macy's Day Parade, 1991 Height 52 inches (132.1 cm). Signed Kirk (lc) $600-800 Gouache on paper Sheet size 32 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches (82.55 x 66.04 cm) $1,200-1,800 103 104 Pair of Neoclassical Faux-Grained and Parcel-Gilt Restauration Mahogany Console Velvet-Upholstered Curule Stools Circa 1825 First quarter 19th century The D-shaped top above two concave-fronted shelves, Probably Continental, the cushioned rectangular seat on reeded legs with lotus-carved capitals. Height 38 on X-form legs. Height 18 inches (45.7 cm), width 19 inches (96.5 cm), width 51 1/2 inches (130.8 cm), inches (48.2 cm), depth 16 inches (40.6 cm). depth 15 inches (38.1 cm). $2,000-3,000 $1,200-1,800 105 106 Victorian Rosewood Center Table Striped Satin Imberline-Patterned Upholstered Bench Mid-19th century The fabric 18th century, almost certainly French The circular top tilting above a tapering stem and a With chiné à la branche scrolling floral vines and tripartite plinth, on leaf-carved feet. Height 28 inches fringed border. Height 18 1/2 inches (47 cm), length (71.1 cm), diameter 51 inches (129.5 cm). 62 inches (157.5 cm), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm). $800-1,200 $400-600 107 108 French Mahogany and Glass Six-Panel Floor Screen William IV Mahogany and Green Leather- Height 84 inches (213.3 cm), width of each panel 23 Upholstered Bergère 1/2 inches (59.6 cm). Circa 1830 $1,200-1,800 Possibly Scottish, the padded back, arms and loose- cushioned seat raised on tapering circular legs, on casters. Height 43 inches (109.22 cm), width 28 inches (71.2 cm), depth 23 inches (58.4 cm). $1,500-2,000 109 109A Assembled Set of Eight Maple Framed Red Wax Seal Eight Framed Groups of Seal Impressions Impressions Including three pairs. One unglazed and with white Each with four figural and profile seals including a set velvet backing. Largest pair 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm) x of four. Largest 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm) x 10 3/4 16 1/4 inches (41.3 cm). inches (27.3 cm). $500-700 Provenance: Garvin Meckling, New York. $800-1,200 110 111 Assembled Set of Eight Framed Seal Impressions Assembled Set of Nine Framed Seal Impressions Including three pairs. Largest pair 13 inches (33 cm) x Including Two Pairs, a Set of Three Red Examples, 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm) and Two Others $500-700 Largest 14 5/8 (37.1 cm) x 16 5/8 inches (42.2 cm) $600-900 Sale Date - 10/14/2020 Page 1 Doyle New York 112 113 Assembled Set of Five Framed Seal Impressions Assembled Set of Nine Framed Seal Impressions Including a Pair in Faux Painted Wood Architectural Including Two Pairs, and a Terracotta Color Example. Frames, a Pair in Faux Painted Molded Frames, and Height of largest 19 3/4 inches (50.165 cm), width of One Other largest 14 5/8 inches (37.148 cm). Largest 20 inches (50.8 cm) x 14 1/2 inches (36.8 $600-900 cm). $600-900 114 115 Assembled Set of Eight Framed Seal Impressions Assembled Set of Eight Framed Seal Impressions Including a pair. Largest 30 inches (76.2 cm) x 26 1/2 Including a Set of Four, and Two Red Examples inches (67.3 cm) Largest 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm) x 14 1/2 inches (36.8 $600-900 cm). $600-900 116 117 Assembled Set of Eight Framed Seal Impressions Assembled Set of Seven Framed Seal Impressions Including a Pair, a Red Example, and a Faux Each with up to fifty seals. Malachite Example Depicting Roman Emperors Largest 14 3/4 inches (37.5 cm) x 10 1/4 inches (26 Largest 17 inches (43.18 cm) x 15 inches (38.1 cm). cm). $700-1,000 $800-1,200 118 119 Assembled Set of Six Framed Seal Impressions Carved Wood Figure of a Dog Including Two Pairs. Largest pair 15 3/4 inches (40 Height 20 inches (50.8 cm). cm) x 12 7/8 inches (32.7 cm). $200-300 $500-700 120 121 Pair of Biedermeier Fruitwood Armchairs George IV Rosewood Writing Table First quarter 19th century Second quarter 19th century Each with pierced back and arms above a loose- The rectangular top above two mahogany-lined frieze cushioned caned seat, raised on sabre legs. Height 33 drawers, the baluster-turned trestle base on casters. inches (83.8 cm), width 21 inches (53.3 cm), depth 18 Height 29 inches (73.6 cm), width 54 inches (137.2 inches (45.7 cm). cm), depth 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm). $300-500 $1,000-1,500 Sale Date - 10/14/2020 Page 2 Doyle New York 122 123 Swedish Mora Black-Painted and Parcel-Gilt James M. Steinmeyer Chinoiserie-Decorated Longcase Clock American, 20th Century With white-painted face and two-train movement, the Interiors: Three door with a lenticle, on an outcurving base. Height 82 Each signed Jim Steinmeyer and dated1992 (twice lr, inches (202.3 cm), width 29 inches (73.6 cm). once ll) $1,500-2,500 Watercolor on paper Sight of largest 13 x 10 3/4 inches (33.02 x 27.31) $800-1,200 124 125 Victorian Rosewood Three-Tier Étagère Victorian Wrought-Iron and Brass Adjustable Tripod Mid-19th century Plant Stand Each rectangular shelf on ring-turned supports, the 19th Century bottommost above a frieze drawer, and ending in The pierced bowl-shaped plant holder on an casters. Height 49 1/2 inches (125.7 cm), width 20 adjustable stem and scrolling tripod base. Height 53 inches (50.8 cm), depth 16 inches (40.6 cm). inches (134.6 cm), diameter 23 inches (58.4 cm). $1,200-1,800 $400-600 126 127 An Archaistic Chinese Calcified Jade Bi Disc Bakhtiari Runner 20th Century South Persia, circa 1925 On a wood stand. Diameter 8 1/2 inches (21.59 cm). The allover polychrome garden design is within a $400-600 palmette and meandering vine border. Approximately 9 feet 4 inches x 3 feet 7 inches. Areas of wear, losses to both ends, small patch. $200-300 Sale Date - 10/14/2020 Page 3 Doyle New York 128 129 Charles X Mahogany Commode Pair of Ormolu and Painted Wood Candlestick Lamps Circa 1830 Each columnar stem painted with stripes. Height 13 The rectangular marble top above a frieze drawer over 1/2 inches (34.3 cm). three long drawers and a plinth drawer, on block feet. Height 39 inches (99.06 cm), width 49 inches (124.46 Provenance: cm), depth 21 inches (53.34 cm). Bruce Binder, Paris. $1,000-1,500 $200-300 130 131 George II Style Mahogany Card Table School of Piat Joseph Sauvage The hinged rectangular top swiveling open to a baize- Mercury and Ceres: Two lined surface and corner counter wells above a blind Oil on canvas, en grisaille fret-carved frieze, raised on cabriole legs ending in Each 29 1/4 x 48 inches (74.3 x 121.9 cm) claw-and-ball feet. Height 30 inches (76.3 cm), width Unframed 36 inches (91.5 cm), depth 18 inches (45.7 cm). $5,000-7,000 $400-600 132 133 Pair of Louis XIV Style Walnut and Rubelli Flame Pair of George I Style Gilt-Gesso Mirror Sconces Stitch Fabric-Upholstered Armchairs Each rectangular mirror plate within a molded frame Each rectangular back and seat flanked by shaped surmounted by a shell-carved shaped cresting, the arms and raised on block-and-ring-turned legs joined apron with scrolling brass candle arm. Height 26 1/2 by stretchers. Height 43 inches (109.3 cm), width 24 inches (67.3 cm), width 9 1/2 inches (24.2 cm). inches (61 cm), depth 18 inches (45.7 cm). Provenance: Provenance: G. Sergeant Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut. Joseph Marie d'Assern. $600-800 $1,200-1,800 134 135 Pair of Chinese Blue and White Celadon Ground William IV Mahogany Console Porcelain Vases The serpentine rectangular top above a molded frieze Painted with 'auspicious symbols'. Height 23 1/2 raised on acanthus-carved scrolling legs on ball feet. inches (59.69 cm). Height 35 inches (88.9 cm), width 55 inches (139.7 $150-250 cm), depth 19 inches (48.3 cm). $2,000-3,000 136 137 Jacob de Wit Painted Terracotta Figure of a Putto Dutch, 1695-1754 Late 19th century Allegory of Hunting, 1733 Seated on a ivy-covered perch and with two gilt-metal Signed D Wit and dated 1733 (ll) horns, signed A. Bruyas. Height 22 inches (55.8 cm), Oil on canvas depth 9 3/4 inches (24.765 cm). 52 1/2 x 40 5/8 inches (133.35 x 103.19 cm) $500-700 Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan.
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