October 16, 2012
Live Auction300 East Green Street
Lower Level, East Side, Euclid St.
Pasadena, CA, 91101 USA
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Viewing NotesProspective bidders may preview all lots offered in person at sale location: Pasadena Convention Center (lower east side), 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. Sale preview begins at 12.00 p.m. and continues throughout sale.
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Lot 1: Herminie Henriette Gudin (1825-1876 French)
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Description: Fishermen returning home at sunset, signed lower right: H. Gudin, signed again and numbered verso: B. 92, oil on panel, 5.25'' H x 8'' W, est:$1500/2000 *** Please click ''view more'', below right for more information. ***
Condition Report: Visual: Very fine, stable crazing concentrated mainly in the sky. Blacklight: Crack fill throughout the upper portion of the sky and along the right edge. A few spots of touch-up along the left and right sides, the largest a 2mm diameter spot in the upper left corner.
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Lot 2: European late 19th / early 20th century
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Description: Portrait of a woman, signed lower right: F. Firtye, oil on panel, 13.25'' H x 6.5'' W, est:$800/1200 *** Please click ''view more'', below right for more information. ***
Condition Report: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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Lot 3: Victor Joseph Chavet (1822-1906 French)
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Description: Woman copying from a book in an ornate interior, dated and signed lower left: 79 V.J. Chavet, oil on panel, 9.5'' H x 7'' W, est:$3000/5000 *** Please click ''view more'', below right for more information. ***
Condition Report: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: One spot of touch-up in the lower right corner.
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Lot 4: Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824-1886 French)
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Description: ''1001 Nights'', signed lower right: Monticelli, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 21'' H x 25'' W, est:$5000/7000 *** Please click ''view more'', below right for more information. ***
Condition Report: Visual: Surface rubbing in the lower left and upper right. Minor surface scratches in the upper center. A few losses scattered in the left center and upper left. A speck of loss to the left of the standing figure. Blacklight: Touch-up along the upper left edge. A few scattered spots of touch-up in the upper left, a spot in the left center, a spot in the lower left, a spot and a 1.5'' horizontal line of touch-up in the right center, a spot in the lower right. Heavy varnish.
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Lot 5: Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824-1886 French)
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Description: ''The Bridal Feast'', signed lower right: Monticelli, oil on board, 11.25'' H x 13.75'' W, est:$2500/3500 Note: The present work is compositionally similar to two paintings titled 'Le Parc de Saint-Cloud' listed in the reference A.M. Alauzen & P. Ripert, ''Monticelli: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre'', Paris, 1969, pp. 187 & 223, figs. 257 & 258, illustrated. The book accompanies the lot. *** Please click ''view more'', below right for more information. ***
Condition Report: Visual: Frame abrasion and minor losses along the edges. Pinholes in three corners and the upper left corner missing due to a break from the nail hole. The board was removed from a secondary paper board and glue and board remnants remain throughout the verso. Blacklight: Extensive touch-up along the left and upper edges and other scattered spots of touch-up along the right and lower edges. A dime-sized spot of touch-up to address a loss in the upper right quadrant.
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