Cottone Auctions – Fine Art & Antiques
Wednesday, March 20th 12 PM EST.
120 Court Street, Geneseo, New York 14454
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GENESEO, N.Y. — Cottone Auctions’ winter fine art and antiques sale returns on Wednesday, March 20, and will begin at noon EST, offering a selection of lamps by Tiffany Studios and Duffner & Kimberly, a rediscovered painting by Louis Comfort Tiffany, works by Sir Thomas Lawrence, estate jewelry and silver; including a 10-carat fancy yellow diamond, decorative arts, Oriental rugs and more, from private institutions, estates and individuals.

A rediscovered work by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848-1933), titled “Gossipy Market Woman at Nuremburg,” will be featured. Painted circa 1889, while Tiffany was busy with his celebrated Havemeyer Mansion commission, the subdued oil on canvas retains its original giltwood frame attributed to the collaboration between architect Stanford White and Louis C. Tiffany Decorating Company. The painting was exhibited at the Society of American Artists, Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, The American Art Gallery, at Madison Square, New York, in 1891 and later the same year at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Fourth Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings & Sculpture, in Chicago, and is listed in the exhibition catalog as no. 335. Undoubtably, the study for this work, titled “Study of Women at Market”, oil on panel; 6¾ by 5 inches, is in the collection of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Fla. Tiffany, used wood panels in the early stages of design to perfect details he believed were important to the finished paintings, the studies appear to have been very personal to him as they were displayed on shelves in his studios and lined the halls of his personal suite at his Long Island country home, Laurelton Hall. When the house and contents were sold in the 1940s, these cherished studies escaped the auction block and were offered first to family. This study was later given to the museum by Tiffany’s daughter, Comfort Tiffany Gilder. Although unsigned and undated, the study was likely painted during a summer trip from June 15, 1889 to September 2, 1889, when Louis C. Tiffany traveled to the Exposition Universelle in Paris, Nuremburg, Germany and northern Italy. The 20-by-16¾-inch canvas descended in the family of Henry M.V. Summers (1871-1959), friend of Theodore Roosevelt and auctioneer in Oyster Bay, and is being offered with an estimate of $20/40,000.

Lamps by Tiffany Studios are highlighted by a ruby red Peony lamp, with an 18-inch shade ($60/80,000), which comes from the collection of Al and Sue Turner, Bonita Springs, Fla. A rare blue Acorn / Vine Border table lamp, in original oil, has a 16-inch shade ($15/25,000). Descending in the family of the original owners, the oil lamp was acquired in the early 1900s by A.A. Anderson, artist, Western rancher and naturalist. His portrait of Thomas Edison hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. US President Roosevelt named him as the first Special Assistant of Forest Reserves and Yellowstone National Park. Tiffany’s Arrowroot, ten-light Lily, jeweled geometric, Raised Branch Apple Blossom and Moorish Hall lantern as well as accessories will cross the auction block.

Rare lamps by Duffner & Kimberly will also be offered, including a Roman No. 510 table lamp with a 22-inch shade ($30/50,000) and a rare French Renaissance No. 503 table lamp with a 19-inch shade is estimated $20/30,000.

Estate jewelry and silver include a 10-carat fancy yellow diamond ($60/80,000) as well as a Tiffany & Company 18K gold, platinum and diamond ring designed by Schlumberger, and a man’s 18K Gold Day-Date Rolex. Silver will include Tiffany & Co.’s Bamboo flatware and feature a rare set of Tiffany & Co. lap-over-edge sterling silver flatware, designed circa 1890 by Charles Grosjean. Aesthetic in style, every handle of the service is decorated with a different flower, fish, animal or insect. Inspired by Japanese design books and woodblock prints, lap-over-edge is considered one of Tiffany & Co’s most daring and innovative flatware patterns. The high costs of finishing each piece individually meant that this service was never intended for the mass market but was produced as an exclusive line for the wealthiest Americans. The flatware descended in the family of Jell-O magnate Orator Francis Woodward.

Standouts in paintings include a Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) “Clipper Ship Midnight off Beachy Head,” the 20-by-30-inch canvas, painted circa 1949, has an estimate of $20/40,000.

Portraits by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), including Lady Elizabeth Belgrave, half length, facing spectator with low white dress, and the unfinished Lady Fitzwilliam. The oil paintings acquired from M. Knoedler & Co, New York, and Fearon Galleries, New York, were purchased in the early 1920s by Colonel Charles Clifton (American, 1853-1928), who was a major figure in shaping the automotive industry during its first decades. In 1897, he joined the George N. Pierce company — at that time a bicycle wheel manufacturer — and stayed on when it was reorganized as the Pierce-Arrow Motor Company, becoming chairman of the company’s board of directors in 1916. Clifton was also the president of the Albright Art Gallery, and Buffalo General Hospital. The paintings hold estimates between $30/50,000 and $15/25,000, respectively. An oil by Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (Polish, 1849-1915) titled “Meeting the Train,” on wood panel, from the estate of James Prise, East Aurora, N.Y., measures 7½ by 9¼ inches ($8/12,000). Other paintings by artists Walter Elmer Schofield (American, 1867-1944), Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978), Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) and Mario Prassinos (French, 1916-1985) will also be offered.

Decorative arts and Oriental rugs will feature several rugs, including a rare silk and metal thread Souf Kashan, room-size Tabriz and Hereke silks. A carved wood court jester torchiere by Italian master Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902), standing more than 6 feet tall is estimated from $3/5,000. A monumental Florentine carved marble garden pedestal with caryatides by Professor Aristide Petrilli (Italian, 1868-1930), at just 5 feet tall, is estimated $3/5,000. Sculptures by Henri Louis LeVasseur (French, 1853-1934), Louis Bigaux of manufacturer and retailer Maison Bagués, Albert Carrier-Belleuse (French 1824-1887), Gustave Michel (French, 1851-1924) and Charles Crozatier (French, 1795-1855) will also be offered.

Cottone Auctions gallery is at 120 Court Street. Previews are being offered by appointment. For information, 585-243-1000 or www.cottoneauctions.com.

Lamps by Tiffany Studios and Duffner & Kimberly
Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915) Meeting The Train
10.10 Cts. Canary Diamond Ring
Montague Dawson (1890-1973) Clipper Ship Midngiht, Off Beachy Head
Decorative Arts including Monumental Royal Vienna Urns
Walter Elmer Schofield (1866-1944) Near Parranporth, England
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) Gossipij Market Women at Nurernburg
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Lady Elisabeth Mary, Countess of Belgrave

Lamps by Tiffany Studios
Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) Sacromonte
Anthony Thieme (American, 1888-1954) Italian Courtyard
Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) Sunset Gloucester
Walter Elmer Schofield (1866 – 1944) Near Perranporth, England
Montague Dawson (1890-1973) Clipper Ship Midnight, Off Beachy Head
Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915) Meeting the Train
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 – 1830) Lady Elizabeth Belgrave
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 -1933) Gossipy Market Woman at Nuremberg
Julian Falat (Polish, 1853-1929)
Lamps by Tiffany Studios, Duffner & Kimberly, Dirk Van Erp & Handel
10 Carat Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring
Tiffany & Co. Lap-Over-Edge Sterling Silver Flatware
Mens Rolex, 18K Gold Day-Date
Alexandre Clerget, Iris & Lotus Candlesticks & Gustave Michel (French, 1851-1924) Vide-de-poche
Monumental Black Forest Carving
Decorative Arts including Monumental Royal Vienna Ums
Valentino Panciera Besarel (Italian, 1829-1902) Finely Carved Court Jester Torchere
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