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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN D. FORNENGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS LOTS 1 – 44
*1 A Louis XVI Painted Settee
18TH CENTURY Height 34 x width 63 x depth 30 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Estate of William Nicholas Roos, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, December 5, 2010, Lot 53 $800-$1,200
LOTS 1 – 44
*2 A French Painted and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror
19TH CENTURY Height 34 x width 17 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $300-$500
*3 A Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Wall Brackets
ITALY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height 36 x width 16 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*4 A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Garniture
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height of mantel clock 13 1/4 x width 12 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*5 A French Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
19TH CENTURY Height 9 3/4 x width 7 x depth 4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*6 A Pair of Louis XVI Carved and Gray-Painted Side Chairs
LATE 18TH CENTURY Height 33 1/2 x width 18 1/2 x depth 17 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor, September 25, 2012, Lot 715 $400-$600
*7 A Pair of Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuils
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height 39 x width 26 x depth 21 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
*8 A Pair of Louis XV Style Parquetry Marble-Top Side Tables
LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 30 x width 17 1/2 x depth 14 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*9 A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood and Marquetry Side Table
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height 31 1/2 x width 22 3/4 x depth 15 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
19TH CENTURY Height 30 x width 25 1/2 x depth 25 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Richard Norton, Inc., Chicago $400-$600
*11 A Pair of Victorian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Étagères
19TH CENTURY Height 47 x width 25 x depth 16 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Sold Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, December, 2004, Lot 135 $400-$600
*12 A Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Table
20TH CENTURY Height 29 x length 57 1/4 (unextended) x width 45 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $400-$600
*13 An Assembled Set of Six Louis XV Style Dining Chairs
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Height of taller set 37 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $600-$800
*14 A Pair of Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Armorial Dishes
19TH CENTURY Length 9 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $150-$250
*15 A Mexican Silver Three-Piece Coffee Service
SANBORNS, MEXICO CITY each marked ‘Sanborns Mexico Sterling’ on underside 111 ozt 7 dwt gross Height of coffee pot 12 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $400-$600
*16 A Georgian Style Painted Secretary Bookcase
20TH CENTURY Height 98 x width 37 x depth 19 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Note: Gilt chinoiserie decoration was hand-painted by Simes Studios, Chicago, 1999 $200-$400
*17 After Sir Peter Lely, 18th/19th Century Lady Mary Pembroke oil on canvas 46 3/4 x 38 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*19 Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (German, 1820-1900) Sappho or Lady with Harp, 1881 oil on canvas signed C. Becker and dated (lower left) 42 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: American Art Association, New York, The Art Collection formed by the Late Heber R. Bishop, January 19, 1906; acquired directly from the above sale by Maurice Goldblatt; gifted to the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, 1942 Collection of D.D. Matthews; thence by family descent $800-$1,200 *18 After Nicolas de Largillière, 19th Century Donna Francesca oil on canvas 39 1/4 x 33 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $600-$800
*20 After Hippolyte Jean Flandrin (French, 1809-1864) Early 20th Century Portrait of a Young Girl, 1906 oil on canvas signed L.T.D./ d’après H. Flandrain and dated (lower left) 25 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
*21 A George II Carved Giltwood Cartel Clock
MID-18TH CENTURY Height 46 x width 22 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, A Celebration of the English Country House, April 9, 2009, Lot 97 $2,000-$3,000
*22 A Louis XVI Style Gray-Painted Marble-Top Side Table
20TH CENTURY Height 32 x width 19 1/4 x depth 15 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $300-$500
*23 A George III Gilt and Lacquered Tall Case Clock
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Height 86 x width 19 x depth 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $1,500-$2,500
*24 An English Stumpwork Embroidery on Silk
19TH CENTURY 29 3/8 x 23 1/8 inches (visible). Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $200-$400
*25 A George II Style Giltwood Mirror
19TH CENTURY Height 34 x width 20 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-$1,500
*26 A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
19TH CENTURY Height 20 x width 14 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Richard Norton, Inc., Chicago $800-$1,200
*27 English School, 19th Century Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman (pair of works) oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-$1,500
*28 Philip Reinagle (British, 1749-1833) Woodcock Shooting Scene, circa 1790 oil on panel inscribed By P. Reinagle 1749-1833/ The Duke of Hamilton Collection (verso) 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Duke of Hamilton, London, circa 1800 Arthur Ackermann’s Gallery of Fine Arts, London Frost and Reed, London Jack Partridge Gallery, North Edgecombe, Maine Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr., acquired in 1961 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, November 6, 2011, Lot 65 $3,000-$5,000
*29 After Jakob Bogdani (Hungarian, 1658-1724) *29A After Jakob Bogdani (Hungarian, 1658-1724)
19th Century Exotic Birds in a Garden oil on canvas laid to board unsigned 45 3/8 x 32 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
19th Century Exotic Birds in a Garden oil on canvas laid to board unsigned 45 3/8 x 32 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: The Closson Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio $500-$700 Provenance: The Closson Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio $500-$700
*30 A Collection of Miniature Lead Soldiers in a Louis XV Style Vitrine Table
THE TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY Height 27 3/8 x width 33 5/8 x depth 24 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $200-$300
*31 Artist Unknown, First Half 20th Century Riverbank oil on canvas unsigned 17 x 19 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $400-$600
*32 Artist Unknown, First Half 20th Century Haystacks in a Landscape oil on canvas signed illegibly (lower right) 17 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $300-$500
*33 Hudson River School, Late 19th Century River Valley Scene oil on canvas signed illegibly (lower right) 17 x 26 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $300-$500
*34 Artist Unknown (Irish, 18th/19th Century) Battle of the Boyne oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 17 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $600-$800
*35 A Pair of Jacob Petit Porcelain Schneeballen Vases
19TH CENTURY Height 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
*36 A Meissen Porcelain Model of a Parrot
20TH CENTURY Height 12 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700 *37 A German Painted Metal “Peddler” Clock
19TH CENTURY Height 15 5/8 x width 8 x depth 4 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, January, 2004, Lot 170 $100-$200
*38 J.J. Parreil, 20th Century After John James Audubon’s “Snowy Heron, or White Egret” oil on canvas signed J.J. Parreil (lower right) 39 x 31 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $800-$1,200
*39 A Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Vase
LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 17 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $300-$500 *40 A Chinese Export Enameled Porcelain Garden Seat
LATE 19TH CENTURY Height 19 x diameter 15 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
*41 Four Chinese Export Pith Paintings
19TH CENTURY 8 x 12 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $400-$600
*42 A George II Style Giltwood Mirror
19TH CENTURY Height 71 x width 29 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance: Sotheby’s, Chicago $600-$800
*42A A George III Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Mirror
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY Height 62 x width 32 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $500-$700
*43 Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (French, 1874-1939) French Soldier and Windmill, 1904 oil on canvas signed Jean Berne-Bellecour and dated (lower right) 25 x 21 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $600-$800
*44 Todros Geller (American, 1889-1949) Hasidic Dancer, 1944 oil on canvas signed Todros Geller and dated (lower right) 12 x 10 inches. Property from the Estate of John D. Fornengo, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-$2,000
