Spring Gallery Auction May 2017: Selkirk

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selkirk Spring Gallery Auction May 20, 2017

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Pair of Meissen candelabra Estimate $1,000-$2,500

Renaissance Revival sofa in the manner of J & JW Meeks

Monumental carved Scottish sideboard Estimate $2,000-$3,500

Chickens by Paul Harney Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Tiffany bronze dore candleholder Estimate $800-$1,200

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COVER: MEISSEN FIGURE OF "ZEMIRE", favorite dog of Catherine II. Provenance: once belonging to Prince Orloff.

Estimate $1,000-$2,000 BELOW: Portrait on porcelain of Princess Louise Estimate $600-$900

Spring Gallery Auction 450+ lots

American, European & Asian Furniture, Decorative & Fine Art Fine & Vintage Jewelry & Timepieces

Saturday, MAY 20, 2017 - 10:00 AM F EATURING P ROPERTY FROM : P ROPERTY FROM THE C OLLECTION OF PATRICIA B ATTRAM , C LAYTON , M ISSOURI P ROPERTY FROM THE C OLLECTION OF P ROFESSOR W ILLIAM M ARBARRY - SIUE P ROPERTY FROM A P RIVATE 40 Y EAR C OLLECTION , S T. L OUIS, M ISSOURI P ROPERTY FROM THE C OLLECTION OF M R . & M RS . E RNEST T. K RETSCHMAR P ROPERTY FROM THE M ARY PATRICIA B RUNELL E STATE P ROPERTY FROM THE C OLLECTION OF M IHDLY V. T OTH & M ARTA VARGA AND S ELECT C ONSIGNMENTS FROM A RIZONA , C ALIFORNIA , C OLORADO, F LORIDA , I LLINOIS, I OWA , K ENTUCKY, M ARYLAND, M ASSACHUSETTS, M ISSISSIPPI , M ISSOURI , N EW H AMPSHIRE , N EW YORK , N ORTH C AROLINA , R HODE I SLAND, T ENNESSEE , T EXAS, AND WASHINGTON P REVIEW T IMES : SUNDAY, MAY 14, 12:00 PM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15-17 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM THURSDAY - FRIDAY, MAY 18-19, 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM SATURDAY, MAY 20, 9:00 AM TO 10:00 AM FULLY ILLUSTRATED, ONLINE CATALOG • selkirkauctions.com LIVE INTERNET BIDDING • selkirklive.com T ERMS :

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ST. LOUIS, MO 63108 314.696.9041 selkirkauctions.com Tiffany bronze dore candleholder Estimate $800-$1,200

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Principal Auctioneer: Richard “Jeff” Jeffers Auctioneers: Amelia Jeffers, Terry Beye ©COPYRIGHT – Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers 2017 We are not affiliated with the Selkirk family.

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AT RIGHT: Nude male by István Csók Estimate $6,000-$9,000

BELOW: Moonlight Night, Ojai California

by Alexis M. Podchernikoff Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Limited edition bronze

by Picasso

Reclining nude by Pál Fried Estimate $800-$1,200

Chouteau’s Pond by J.R. Meeker Estimate $5,000-$7,000 4 • SELKIRK Spring Gallery Auction • May 20, 2017

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Ballerinas by Kompaczi Estimate $800-$1,200 www.SELKIRKAUCTIONS.com • 5

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Pair of signed Hunzinger parlor chairs Estimate $1,000-$2,000

STERLING SILVER including Steiff repoussé flatware service for 12 and a Tiffany bowl www.SELKIRKAUCTIONS.com • 7

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ITEMS FROM THE ORLOFF FAMILY...

OPPOSITE: AN IMPORTANT RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SCENE OF THE ORLOFF FAMILY ONCE BELONGING TO PRINCE NICHOLAS WLADIMIROVICH ORLOFF AND PAINTED BY COSROE DUSI (ITALIAN, 1808-1859), signed and dated 1846.

Illustrated Bismarck und Katharina Orloff: Ein Idyll in der hohen Politik by Furst Nikolai Orloff, published by C.H. Bedsche 1935, pg. 48 and referenced in table of contents.

Estimate: $3,500-$7,500

1898 Nicholas II Silver Coin mounted into wine taster and 1881 German Shooting Marksman's Thaler Medal, Munich, 900 Silver

Russian 14K gold & enamel pommel pendant attributed to Fabergé Estimate $400-$600

Hand-painted Orloff Family coat of arms Estimate $400-$600 8 • SELKIRK Spring Gallery Auction • May 20, 2017

Pencil drawing of Chateau Orloff, St. Petersburg by Cosroe Dusi signed & dated 1841 Estimate $300-$500

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Indian sandstone male torso from 12th/13th century Estimate $7,000-$10,000

Hufan Wu scroll painting Estimate $8,000-$12,000 10 • SELKIRK Spring Gallery Auction • May 20, 2017

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AN IMPORTANT CARVED JADE RUYI SCEPTER Estimate $6,000-$9,000

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Bronze by Barye

Marquetry parlor table and music chairs Estimate $1,500-$2,500

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Gilt onyx-top vitrine Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Bronze by Barye

Landscape by Frederick Rushing Roe Estimate $1,000-$2,000 Italian marble sculpture

by Adolfo Cipriani Estimate $1,000-$3,000

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