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St. John the Evangelist, Recorded in George Washington's 1799 Mount Vernon Inventory

Estimate: $250,000-500,000

SOLD: $250,000

American Fine Art & Decorative Arts - October 29, 10 AM

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Important Safavid Silk and Metal Thread Carpet

Estimate: $500,000-1,000,000

Safavid, Rugs, Persian & Indian Paintings and Decorative Arts - November 19, 10 AM

 

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William Henry Johnson, American 1901-1970

JITTERBUGS II

Estimate: $70,000-90,000

SOLD: $130,000

20th & 21st Century Fine Art, incl. Harlem Renaissance - October 8, 10 AM

December 3-December 4: Two Auctions - Preview Now

Paul Berthon, French 1872-1909, Les Pipeaux, 1899

Dec. 3, 10AM - December Art Cornucopia

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Pair of Wesley Hall Brass-Tacked Leather Club Chairs

Dec. 4, 10AM - December Furniture & Dec Arts Cornucopia

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Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch 1630-1708, Ships in a Storm, 1694

Upcoming - January/February Auctions

Now Accepting Consignments

SET OF EIGHT ENGLISH BLUE-PAINTED DINING CHAIRS

Upcoming - January/February Auctions

Now Accepting Consignments

Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plaque, 18th Century

Upcoming - January/February Auctions

Now Accepting Consignments

Retha Walden Gambaro, Patinated Bronze Sculpture "First Prayer," From the "Attitudes of Prayer"

Upcoming - Native American Style Auction

Now Accepting Consignments

October Auction Results

St. John the Evangelist, Recorded in George Washington's 1799 Mount Vernon Inventory

Oct. 29, 10 AM - American Fine Art & Decorative Arts Auction

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Maryland Federal Inlaid Mahogany Desk and Bookcase Stenciled 'Shirkey'

Oct. 29, 10 AM - American Fine Art & Decorative Arts Auction

Auction also includes Octagon Museum deaccessioned lots

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Batman #1 Comic, Spring 1940

Oct. 29, 10 AM - American Fine Art & Decorative Arts Auction

Issue #1 of Batman, with cover art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. This comic is considered one of the top-five Golden Age key issues.

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James Montgomery Flagg, "I Want You for U.S. Army," 1917

Oct. 30, 10 AM - American Historical & Political Auction: Including WWI & WWII Posters

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PAIR OF JINDRICH HALABALA ASH ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1960

Oct. 7, 11 AM - Mid-Century to 21st Century Modern Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction

Estimate: $1,000-1,500

SOLD: $3,500

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William Henry Johnson 1901-1970, Three Children

Oct. 8, 10 AM - 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Auction: Incl. Harlem Renaissance

Private Collection of Harlem Renaissance Art

Estimate: $60,000-90,000

SOLD: $130,000

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William Henry Johnson 1901-1970, Jitterbugs II

Oct. 8, 10 AM - 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Auction: Incl. Harlem Renaissance

Private Collection of Harlem Renaissance Art

Estimate: $70,000-90,000

SOLD: $130,000

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Kenneth Victor Young 1933-2017, Untitled Watercolor

Oct. 8, 10 AM - 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Auction: Incl. Harlem Renaissance

Washington Color School

Estimate: $6,000-9,000

SOLD: $6,500

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Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, Jacqueline Wool Tapestry

Oct. 8, 10 AM - 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Auction: Incl. Harlem Renaissance

Estimate: $4,000-6,000

SOLD: $15,000

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Colin Middleton RHA 1910-1983, Woman with Vase

Oct. 8, 10 AM - 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Auction: Incl. Harlem Renaissance

The Collection of Irish paintings, Diana Edwards Murnaghan & Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.

Estimate: $10,000-20,000

SOLD: $19,000

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William Orpen RA RHA 1878-1931, Portrait of Grace Orpen

Oct. 9, 10 AM - European & Irish Fine Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts, Japanese Articulated Insects Auction

The Collection of Irish paintings, Diana Edwards Murnaghan & Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.

Estimate: $40,000-60,000

SOLD: $65,000

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Martin Flyer Platinum and Diamond Solitaire Ring

Oct. 16, 10 AM - October Fine Jewelry Auction

Estimate: $8,000-10,000

SOLD: $11,000

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Notable Sales

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William Henry Johnson (American, 1901-1970) Jitterbugs II, ca. 1941

Sold $130,000
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William Henry Johnson (American, 1901-1970) Three Children, ca. 1940

Sold $130,000

Catherine Carter Critcher (American, 1868-1964) Pueblo Woman

Sold $105,000
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Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976) Flowers Against Blue

Sold $530,000
MARBLE

Roman Marble Torso of Apollo, 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.

Sold $295,000
Heade, Sunset on the Marsh

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904) Sunset on the Marsh

Sold $255,000
COLOMBIAN EMERALD

Art Deco Gia 5.45 Carat Colombian Emerald, Diamond and Platinum Necklace

Sold $60,000
Alfred Dunhill Humidor

David Linley For Alfred Dunhill Limited Edition Humidor in the Form of a Palladian Villa

Sold $50,000
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Max Weyl (American, 1837-1914) Potomac River View of Arlington House

Sold $19,000
Alfonso Yangco Ossorio (American/Filipino, 1916–1990) Garden Enclosed #7

Alfonso Yangco Ossorio (American/Filipino, 1916–1990) Garden Enclosed #7

Sold $140,000
Tiffany & Co. Japonesque Silver Tea Set & Tray

Tiffany & Co. Japonesque Silver Tea Set & Tray

Sold $100,000
William Macleod (American, 1811-1892) Bridge Over Hunting Creek, Alexandria, Virginia

William Macleod (American, 1811-1892) Bridge Over Hunting Creek, Alexandria, Virginia

Sold $70,000
Important French Belle Époque Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Marquetry and Parquetry Vitrine

Important French Belle Époque Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Marquetry and Parquetry Vitrine

Sold $375,000
Honore Daumier (French, 1808-1879) Les Buveurs

Honore Daumier (French, 1808-1879) Les Buveurs

Sold $125,000
Albert York (American, 1928-2009) Pink Roses

Albert York (American, 1928-2009) Pink Roses

Sold $95,000
hilda shapiro thorpe untitled painting

Hilda Shapiro Thorpe (American, 1920-2000), Washington Color School

Sold: $19,000
renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French 1841-1919) 2 x 5 in. Landscape, Circa 1885

Sold: $35,000
Pissarro watercolor

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903) Porteuse de Fagots

Sold: $30,000
bierstadt

Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902) The Last of the Buffalo, 1981

Sold: $17,000
berkowitz

Leon Berkowitz (American, 1911-1987) Noon Glow,

Sold: $10,000
Gunther Gerzso (Mexican, 1915-2000) Presagio, 1953

Gunther Gerzso (Mexican, 1915-2000) Presagio, 1953

Sold: $130,000

Sally Michel Avery (American, 1902-2003) Seated Woman, 1965

Sold: $42,500

Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her chambers by Eleanor David

Sold: $55,000

Ford Crull (American, 1952- ) Chimu, 1989

Sold: $14,000
louise nevelson

Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) Morning Haze, 1978

Sold: $11,000
Important Kiawak Ashoona, O.C., R.C.A.

Important Kiawak Ashoona, O.C., R.C.A.

Sold $110,000

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