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FORSYTHES' LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION •

FORSYTHES’ LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013, 12:30 P.M.
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Located at the Holiday Inn at 3855 Hauck Rd., Sharonville, Ohio, take exit 46 off I-275 go North on Route 42 to quick left on Hauck Rd. 

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TITLE DESCRIPTION   LOW EST HIGH EST
             
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ARTS & CRAFT PAINTING BY FIALA ARTS & CRAFT PAINTING BY FIALA Oil on artist board, circa 1910 of fall landscape with forest and stream, signed lower right corner, 12 x 16”, in original frame, 16 x 20”. Fine. 100 200
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C. MYRON CLARK OIL PAINTING W/SAILBOAT C. MYRON CLARK OIL PAINTING W/SAILBOAT Oil on canvas by well listed artist C. Myron Clark (American/Massachusetts, 1876-1925).  Signed lower right.  13" x 17".   Fine. 200 500
318
JOHN MACWHIRTER WATERCOLOR HARBOUR LIGHTS GENOA JOHN MACWHIRTER WATERCOLOR HARBOUR LIGHTS GENOA Wonderful watercolor on paper, laid on board by very well listed artist John A. MacWhirter (1839-1911, California/U.K.) Entitled on reverse “Harbour Lights Genoa -" Exhibited Leister Gallery Feb. 1910”, MacWhirter came to America in 1877 and spent several years in California.  He exhibited at Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893. Signed lower left corner, 13 x 20”, matted and framed, 22.25 x 28.25”. Outside of board was once glued to matte, otherwise fine. 500 1000
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OIL ON CANVAS BY C.A. SPRAGUE, 1902 OIL ON CANVAS BY C.A. SPRAGUE, 1902     Fall landscape with forest and stream, signed lower right, 18 x 26.5”, in period frame, 22 x 30”. Could be cleaned, else Very Good. 100 300
320
OIL ON WOOD PANEL ENGLISH WINTER COACHING SCENE  OIL ON WOOD PANEL ENGLISH WINTER COACHING SCENE  A nice anonymous painting of a four horse drawn coach with gilt arms on door riding through winter landscape with 5 cloaked men atop and church in background, 8.5 x 13.5”in original gilt frame with ebonized liner, 13.25 x 19”. Very good. 100 300
321
ALICE KINGHAM-LACHEVRE WATERCOLOR ALICE KINGHAM-LACHEVRE WATERCOLOR Watercolor and gouache of soldiers on horseback by listed artist, Alice Kingham-Lachevre.  22" x 16". Fine. 400 800
322
JOSEPH P. BIRREN OIL PAINTING JOSEPH P. BIRREN OIL PAINTING Fine oil on canvas painting of river scene with boats by Pierre Birren (American/IL, 1864-1933).  Signed lower right.  18 1/2" x 21 1/2".  Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three dimensional work.  He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1864 to Henry and Catherine Birren.  He attended private schools and from 1883 to 1900, the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a student of John Vanderpoel.  He also studied in Philadelphia, New York at the Art Students League, Munich, and Paris at the Julian Academy (1889).  In the 1920s and 1930s, he maintained studios in both Chicago and Laguna Beach, California, and in 1927 had moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he had a positive reception to his impressionist landscapes.  Exhibition venues included the Art Institute (One-man show in 1916), the Pennsylvania Academy, Corcoran Gallery, and Cincinnati Art Museum.  He was the founder of the Art Institute of Chicago Alumni Association and served as President from 1911 to 1915.  He was also a member of the Laguna Art Association in California and the North Shore Art Association in Rockport, Massachusetts.  Birren died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 4, 1933. Fine. 500 1000
323
HERBERT VINCENT OLSEN WATERCOLOR HERBERT VINCENT OLSEN WATERCOLOR Watercolor of snow scene by listed artist, Herbert Vincent Olsen (Illinois/Connecticut - 1905-1973).  15 1/2" x 20". Fine. 200 400
324
EDMUND W. GIESBERT OIL PAINTING EDMUND W. GIESBERT OIL PAINTING Still life oil on canvas by listed artist, Edmund W. Giesbert (Michigan, 1893-1971).  21" x 25". Fine. 200 400
325
MODERN OIL PAINTING BY XAVIER CUGAT MODERN OIL PAINTING BY XAVIER CUGAT Oil on canvas by Xavier Cugat (Spain, 1900-1990).  Signed lower right.  Registration number on back.  17 1/2" x 23 1/2".  Caricaturist, painter.   Born near Barcelona, Spain on Jan 1, 2900.  At age four Cugat was taken to Cuba where his parents had decamped to escape political persecution.  A musical prodigy, at age 12 he was a violinist with the Havana Symphony.   As an assistant concert artist, he started drawing at age 16 as a hobby while on tour with the great Caruso,  Caruso amused himself while touring by making caricatures and Cugat soon followed suit.  Cugat arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s.  Unable to find work as a classical musician, he drew caricatures of movie stars for the Times.  The actor Valentino had to dance a tango in his next film and asked Cugat to put together a band to accompany him.  Originally called "The Gigolos", after their initial booking at the Coconut Grove, the band went on to become one of the most famous Latin dance bands in the world.   Fine. 100 300
326
TWO OIL ON BOARD BY LOUISE SNELL  TWO OIL ON BOARD BY LOUISE SNELL  Including one of the old stone tavern at Fort Ancient, Ohio, signed lower right “S.M. Sell”, 12 x 16”in original wood frame, 14.75 x 18.75”; and 2nd  of the same building from a different angle, signed S.M. Snell in lower right, 14 x 18”in painted wood frame, 18 x 24”. Louise  was from Franklin, Ohio, just north of Fort Ancient State Memorial in Warren County. Both fine, one frame with flaking paint. 50 100
327
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 55" wide x 88" long. Nice condition.   500 1000
328
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 23" wide x 27" long. Minor wear. 50 100
329
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 49" wide x 84" long. Light wear. 200 400
330
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 58" wide x 84" long. Light wear. 200 400
331
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 55" wide x 77" long.  Light wear. 200 400
332
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 48" wide x 65" long. Edge and light wear.  100 300
333
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 26" wide x 48" long. Line of wear. 50 100
334
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 31" wide x 46" long. Minor wear. 100 200
335
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 41" wide x 63" long. Some wear. 100 200
336
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 43" wide x 75" long. Light wear. 100 200
337
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 40" wide x 62" long. Very light wear. 100 300
338
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 58" wide x 72" long. Wear. 100 200
339
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 44" wide x 80" long. Nice condition.   200 400
340
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 45" wide x 66" long. Wear in two pieces. 100 200
341
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 28" wide x 48" long. Light wear. 100 200
342
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 37" wide x 48" long. Fine condition. 200 400
343
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 37" wide x 55" long. Light wear. 100 200
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SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 60" wide x 101" long. Some wear. 100 200
345
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 38" wide x 130" long. Two areas of wear. 200 400
346
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 55" wide x 90" long. Some wear and old repair. 200 400
347
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL SILK RUG 49" wide x 96" long. Edge wear. 200 500
348
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG 112" wide x 144" long. Nice condition.   300 600
349
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE ROOM SIZE RUG 103" wide x 140" long. Worn.  100 200
350
SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL ESTATE RUG SEMI-ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUNNER RUG  79" wide x 96" long.  Been cut in two, otherwise minor wear. 200 400
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