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Great Estates Live! Art & Antiques Auction
Ripley Auctions is proud to present our Oct. 4 Great Estates Live! Premier Art & Antiques auction! This sale features Global Art, Antiques, and Artifacts from prehistory to the present showcasing museum quality rarities from beginning to end. Highlights include: Two oil paintings by T.C. Steele, a Brown County landscape dated 1916, and a floral still life with zinnias, dated 1913, both from a private Indianapolis collector and art benefactor. A collection of fossils, artifacts, and ancient art and antiquities from around the world, from an Indiana collection. Master drawings and prints. Impressionist to Important 20th Century modernist paintings, prints, and works on paper. Also featuring Sterling & Silver Vertu, Rugs, Studio pottery and glass, and much more. Modern Paintings/Works on Paper by Shirley Jaffe, Blanche Lazzell, Jean Crotti, Raymond Johnson, Beatrice Mandelman, Ida Kohlmeyer, Herman Cherry, Milton Avery, Charlotte Park, Randall Morgan, Emil Bisttram, Paul Kelpe, Eleanor de Laittre, Mercedes Matter, and MANY MORE! A large and striking still life by Russian Federation artist, Nikolai I. Barchenkov. A French Impressionist painting of Poppies in a Field by Louis-Marie Lemaire. A 16th Century detail drawing from The Last Judgement after Michelangelo. Prints by Rembrandt, Renoir, Rouault, Icart, and Thomas Hart Benton. Classical Greek/Roman marble sculpture. Chinese Xiapei embroidered silk women's court waistcoat. Chinese Han Dynasty ceramic duck pond. Tang Dynasty earthenware court lady figure with bird. Tibetan Buddhist Thangka scroll paintings. Samurai Swords. Collection of six Egyptian faience Ushabti. African Art including carved tribal pieces and a Benin Kingdom bronze head of a ruler. A small oil painting depicting a path at Clifty Falls State Park by William McKendree Snyder. Along with contemporary Indiana Art by James Wille Faust, Robert Berkshire, Dick Hay, Rose Cabat, Mae Engron, John Domont, Katy McMurray, and Mary Kathryn Massey. Fossils: Oreodont Skull brule formation Penning Co. South Dakota Oligocene Epoch 30 million years old, Gembone / dinosaur bone fossil carved hunchback figural pestle, Museum quality petrified lychee wood specimen tree trunk, and a Mastodon tooth with roots specimen. Grooved axes, and an Olmec greenstone mask carving.
Auction lots (217)
Three African bronze tribal currency...
bracelets., 1 3/4"H x 4"W (one). Three African bronze tribal currency bracelets. These items feature intricate engravings and...
Yoruba peoples Babalawo beaded container with...
lid, West Africa, and a Zulu Ndebele initiation cloth doll with embroidery and beads, South Africa. 10 H x 9 1/2 D (box). Yoruba...
Namji wooden fertility fetish doll with...
adornments including bead strands and shells. 12"H x 6"W. Namji wooden fertility fetish doll with adornments including bead...
African Biiga Mossi fertility doll fetish;...
carved wood with incised pattern decoration and beaded necklace. 13 1/2"H x 4 1/4"W. African Biiga Mossi fertility doll fetish;...
Small antique African tribal mask, possibly...
Dan?, Ivory Coast. 7 3/4"H x 4 1/2"W. Small antique African tribal mask, possibly Dan?, Ivory Coast. 7 3/4"H x 4 1/2"W
Three African carvings; tall wooden figure,...
carved bone deity figure, ceremonial scepter with human head finial. 15 1/2"H x 3 1/4"W (largest figure). Three African...
Three Gogo peoples Bantu culture carvings; two...
fetish figures and a musical instrument, Dodoma, Tanzania 23" H x 2" W (longest). Three Gogo peoples Bantu culture carvings; two...
Three African wood carvings; Kwere female Mwana...
Hiti miniature figures, and Kuba powder box with geometric line patterning, and face mask in relief on lid. 12" H x 2" W (box). ...
African Pende carved bone ikhoko ceremonial...
mask pendant, Democratic Republic of Congo 1 1/4"H x 1"W. African Pende carved bone ikhoko ceremonial mask pendant, Democratic...
African terracotta clay figural smoking pipe,...
Cameroon. 4 1/4"H x 3 3/4"W. African terracotta clay figural smoking pipe, Cameroon. 4 1/4"H x 3 3/4"W
Oceanic Polynesian tribal culture Tiki God...
carved dark wood figural fetish hilt / tool handles. 6 1/4"H x 1 1/2"W (carving on stand). Oceanic Polynesian tribal culture...
Three tribal African carvings; Baule zoomorphic...
slingshot sling, Luba head rest, DR Congo, and a Lobi? ancestor altar statuette. 8 1/4"H x 7 1/4"W (headrest). Three tribal...
African tribal carvings 6pc.: two ceremonial...
combs, and head rest stand, and three ceremonial spoons with decorative and figural handles. 16" H x 1" W (longest). African...
African tribal carved items, 5pc.: Three...
miniature Dan passport masks, Ashanti Akuaba doll, Ghana, and a small fetish figure. 11"H x 4"W. African tribal carved items,...
Hemba? dance rattle, DR Congo, Bakongo? female...
maternity figure, and a Yoruba? Eshu staff sculpture. 11 1/2"H x 2 1/4"W (rattle). Hemba? dance rattle, DR Congo, Bakongo?...
Oscar Bluemner, Massachusetts, New York /...
Germany (1867 - 1938), Untitled, View of Soho, New Jersey, 1919, graphite on paper, 4 3/4"H x 6"W(paper), 12 1/2"H x 13...
William McKendree Snyder, Indiana (1848 -...
1930), Rocky Autumn Path at Clifty Falls State Park, IN, oil on canvas, 10"H x 8 1/4"W(stretcher), 13 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W(frame). ...
Gustave Adolph Wiegand, United States (1886 -...
1973), Autumn Landscape with Stone Bridge, oil on canvas, 24 1/2"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 29"H x 34"W (frame). Gustave Adolph...
Birger Sandzen, Kansas, Colorado / Sweden (1871...
- 1954), Rocky Mountain Lake, 1948, lithograph, 10 3/4"H x 14 3/4"W(sight), 18 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W(frame). Birger Sandzen Kansas,...
Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri / Massachusetts...
(1889 - 1975), "Lonesome Road," 1938, lithograph, 9"H x 12"W. Thomas Hart Benton Missouri / Massachusetts (1889 - 1975)...
Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri / Massachusetts...
(1889 - 1975), ''Sunday Morning'',1939, lithograph, 9"H x 12"W. Thomas Hart Benton Missouri / Massachusetts (1889 - 1975)...
Thomas Hart Benton, American (1889-1975), In...
the Ozarks, Plate Number Nine, lithograph, 9"H x 12"W. Thomas Hart Benton American (1889-1975) In the Ozarks, Plate Number Nine...
Louis Icart, France (1888-1950), Do Not Enter,...
1922, Color Etching with Aquatint and added hand-coloring on Wove Paper, 19"H x 12"W(sight), 25 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W(frame). Louis...
Louis Icart, France (1888-1950), Untied Ribbon,...
1922, Color Etching with Aquatint and added hand-coloring on Wove Paper, 20 1/2"H x 15 3/4"W (sight), 29 1/4"H x 24 1/4"W...
Louis Icart, France (1888-1950), Lounging,...
1924, Original dry point etching with hand watercoloring on paper, 14 1/2"H x 18 1/4"W(sight), 24 1/4"H x 27 3/4"W(frame). Louis...
Louis Icart, France (1888-1950), La Tosca,...
1928, Color Etching with Aquatint and added hand-coloring on Wove Paper, 22 1/2"H x 14 1/2"W(sight),n 30 3/4"H x 21 1/2"W(frame)....
Louis Icart, France (1888-1950), Blossom Time,...
1926, original drypoint etching with hand coloring on paper, 16"H x 20 3/4"W(sight), 25"H x 30"W(frame). Louis Icart France...
Gino Severini (Italian, 1883 - 1966) abstract...
color lithograph 21 1/4"H x 13 3/4"W(sight), 28 3/4"H x 20 3/4"W(frame). Gino Severini (Italian, 1883 - 1966) abstract color...
Pair French Art Deco frosted art glass flower...
wall sconces attr/ Degue with silvered textured metal angular brackets. 13 1/2"H x 9"W (one). Pair French Art Deco frosted art...
Lalique France Nemours, (cactus), frosted...
crystal Art Deco center bowl. 4"H x 10"Diam.. Lalique France Nemours, (cactus), frosted crystal Art Deco center bowl. 4"H x...
After Michel Pellier Art Deco style patinated...
bronze dancer figure with peacock feathers. 21 1/4"H x 12"W. After Michel Pellier Art Deco style patinated bronze dancer figure...
Art Deco rose and black marble mantle clock...
with surmounted cast metal recumbent great dane dog figure. 17 3/4"H x 15"W. Art Deco rose and black marble mantle clock with...
Attributed to Maitland Smith French Empire...
style round glass top table with bronze ormolu, inlay band decoration on tessellated horn border, and rams head double bronze rod...
Pair of Anglo-Indian carved and polychrome...
peacock figural chairs, style of Tony Duquette. 35 1/2"H x 25 1/2"W x 27 1/2"D (each). Pair of Anglo-Indian carved and...
Jean Crotti, French (1878 - 1958), geometric...
abstract, 1920, gouache on rice paper, 9 1/2"H x 7 1/2"W(sight), 17"H x 14"W(frame). Jean Crotti French (1878 - 1958) geometric...
Blanche (Nettie Blanche) Lazzell, American...
(1878 - 1956), abstract still life, 1937, watercolor on paper, 21 3/4"H x 17 3/4"W(sight), 33"H x 27"W(frame). Blanche (Nettie...
Milton Clark Avery, American (1885 - 1965), Two...
Seated, seated female nude line drawing, ink on paper, 11 3/4"H x 15 3/4"W(sight), 20 1/4"H x 24"W(frame). Milton Clark Avery...
Benjamin D. Kopman, Russian American...
(1887-1965), female portrait, oil on canvas, 24 1/4"H x 20 1/4"W(stretcher), 30"H x 26"W(frame). Benjamin D. Kopman Russian...
Raymond Jonson, American (1891 - 1982),...
untitled no. 11, 1948, watercolor on paper, 19"H x 27"W(sight), 24 1/2"H x 32 3/4"W(frame). Raymond Jonson American (1891 -...
Emil Bisttram, Hungarian American (1895 -...
1976), geometric abstract, 1943, encaustic on paper, 12 1/2"H x 10"W(paper), 17 1/2"H x 15 1/4"W(frame). Emil Bisttram Hungarian...
Emil Bisttram, Hungarian American (1895 -...
1976), Two geometric abstract works, 1941, mixed media, encaustic on paper, 5 1/2"H x 4 1/4"W(paper), 10 1/2"H x 9 1/4"W(frame) -...
Emil Ganso, German American (1895 - 1941),...
street scene with horse drawn wagon, 1918, watercolor on paper, 9"H x 11 3/4"W. Emil Ganso German American (1895 - 1941) street...
Emil Ganso, German American (1895 - 1941),...
reclined female nude, graphite on paper, 16"H x 21"W. Emil Ganso German American (1895 - 1941) reclined female nude graphite on...
Clay Spohn, American (1898 - 1977), Untitled...
Surrealist drawing, graphite / pencil on paper, 6"H x 5"W(paper), 9 1/4"H x 8 1/4"W(frame). Clay Spohn American (1898 - 1977)...
Moses Soyer, New York (1899-1974), portrait of...
a woman with hat, oil on masonite board, 10 1/4"H x 8 1/4"W (board),17 1/4"H x 15 1/4"W (frame). Moses Soyer New York...
Isabel Bishop, American (1902 - 1988), Nude...
Rising From Bed, c.1936, ink and inkwash on paper, 6 1/4"H x 4"W(sight), 13 3/4"H x 11 1/2"W(frame). Isabel Bishop American...
Irene Rice Pereira, American (1902 - 1971), The...
Lapis, 1957, First Edition with 5 original watercolor paintings and portfolio, 21"H x 14"W. Irene Rice Pereira American (1902 -...
Louis Stone, American (1902-1984), Untitled,...
1939, gouache and watercolor on paper, double sided, 5 1/4"H x 6 3/4"W(sight), 11 1/4"H x 12 3/4"W(frame). Louis Stone American...
Paul Kelpe, German American (1902 - 1985),...
geometric abstract, 1936, mixed media on board, 7 1/4"H x 6 1/4"W(sight), 10 1/2"H x 9 1/4"W(frame). Paul Kelpe German American...
Paul Cadmus, American (1904-1999), Seated Male...
Nude, pastel and black crayon on blue paper, 10"H x 11 3/4"W (sheet), 14 1/4"H x 16 1/4"W (frame). Paul Cadmus American...
Paul Cadmus, American (1904 - 1999), Seate...
Female Nude, watercolor and crayon on paper, 8 1/2"H x 11"W(paper), 12 3/4"H x 15 1/4"W(frame). Paul Cadmus American (1904 -...
John Ferren, American (1905 - 1970), abstract,...
1933, watercolor and ink on paper, 6 1/4"H x 9 1/4"W(sight), 14"H x 17"W(frame). John Ferren American (1905 - 1970) abstract,...
Kenneth Stubbs, American (1907 - 1967), still...
life with fruit, 1964, casein on board, 6 3/4"H x 10"W(sight), 13 1/4"H x 16 1/4"W(frame). Kenneth Stubbs American (1907 - 1967)...
John Opper, American (1908-1994), Untitled,...
1959, oil on board, 7 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W(sight), 10 1/4"H x 14 1/4"W(frame). John Opper American (1908-1994) Untitled, 1959 oil on...
William Keck, American (1908 - 1995),...
landscape, 1940, watercolor on paper, 14 1/2"H x 21"W(sight), 22 3/4"H x 29 1/4"W(frame). William Keck American (1908 - 1995)...
John Edward Heliker, New York (1909-2000), Rock...
and Tree, Cranberry Isle, oil on canvas, 13 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W(sight), 22 1/4"H x 20 1/4"W(frame). John Edward Heliker New York...
Herman Cherry, American (1909 - 1992),...
Tricolor, 1958, oil on paper, 19 3/4"H x 24 1/2"W(sight), 30"H x 35 1/4"W(frame). Herman Cherry American (1909 - 1992) Tricolor,...
Eleanor de Laittre, American (1911-1998),...
figural abstract, ca.1940-50, gouache on paper, 19 1/2"H x 14 3/4"W(sight), 24 1/2"H x 20"W(frame). Eleanor de Laittre American...
Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer, Louisiana (1912 -...
1997), Cluster Drawing #14, 1975, mixed media on paper, 6 1/4"H x 14"W(sight), 14 1/4"H x 21 3/4"W(frame). Ida Rittenberg...
Beatrice (Ribak) Mandelman, American (1912 -...
1998), Rift Series #26, 1964, acrylic on canvas, 24"H x 18"W(stretcher), 25"H x 19"W(frame). Beatrice (Ribak) Mandelman American...
Mercedes Carles Matter, New York (1913 - 2001),...
abstract, ca. 1950-60, pastel on paper, 13 3/4"H x 9 3/4"W(sight), 15 1/4"H x 11 1/4"W(frame). Mercedes Carles Matter New York...
Henry Charles (Hank) Pearson, American...
(1914-2006), geometric abstract, 1956, oil on canvas, 8"H x 14 1/4"W(sight), 8 3/4"H x 14 1/4"W(frame). Henry Charles (Hank)...
Charlotte Park, American (1918 - 2010),...
abstract, 1980/81, acrylic on paper, 11 3/4"H x 13 3/4"W(sight), 16 3/4"H x 18 3/4"W(frame). Charlotte Park American (1918 -...
Charlotte Park, American (1918 - 2010),...
Primula, geometric abstract, ca. 1977, oil on canvas, 16"H x 16"W(sight), 17 1/4"H x 17 1/4"W(frame). Charlotte Park American...
Florence Pierce, American (1918 - 2007),...
untitled #97, 1995, resin relief / plexiglass mirror, 16"H x 16"W. Florence Pierce American (1918 - 2007) untitled #97, 1995...
Fritz Bultman, American (1919 - 1985), abstract...
figure, 1957, charcoal on paper, 14"H x 11"W(paper), 16 1/4"H x 13 1/4"W(frame). Fritz Bultman American (1919 - 1985) abstract...
Gene B. Davis, American (1920 - 1985),...
geometric abstract, 1981, ink on paper, 12 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W(paper), 15"H x 20 1/2"W(frame). Gene B. Davis American (1920 - 1985)...
Randall Morgan, New York / Indiana (1920-1994),...
abstract still life with grapes, oil on canvas, 10"H x 16 1/4"W(sight), 15"H x 21 1/2"W(frame). Randall Morgan New York /...
Charles Cajori, American (1921 - 2013), seated...
female nude, 1983, acrylic on canvas, 18"H x 16"W(sight), 19 1/4"H x 17 1/4"W(frame). Charles Cajori American (1921 - 2013)...
Carlo Canevari, Italian (1922 - 1996),...
Untitled, two figures, Cardinal and Nun with Balloons, oil on board, 19 1/2"H x 13 3/4"W. Carlo Canevari Italian (1922 - 1996)...
Shirley Sternstein Jaffe, American (1923-2016),...
High Up, 2003, oil on linen, 28 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W(sight), 30"H x 25"W(frame). Shirley Sternstein Jaffe American (1923-2016) High...
Jack Roth, American (1927 - 2004), abstract,...
acrylic on canvas, 10 1/4"H x 14"W(sight), 11 1/4"H x 15 1/4"W(frame). Jack Roth American (1927 - 2004) abstract acrylic on...
Doyle Lane, California, Louisianna (b.1925),...
Six glazed pottery beads, earthenware showcasing different glaze techniques, 1"Diam. (one). Doyle Lane California, Louisianna...
Rose Cabat, American (1914-2015), "Feelie"...
vase, large size earthenware with drip blue over green glaze, 5"H x 2 3/4"Diam.. Rose Cabat American (1914-2015) "Feelie" vase...
Rose Cabat, American (1914-2015), "Feelie"...
vase, earthenware with thick yellow drip glaze, 2 3/4"H x 3 1/4"Diam.. Rose Cabat American (1914-2015) "Feelie" vase earthenware...
Rose Cabat, American (1914-2015), "Feelie"...
vase, earthenware with green over dark and light grey mottled glaze, 2 1/2"H x 2 1/4"Diam.. Rose Cabat American (1914-2015)...
Orrefors Expo art glass vase by Olle Alberius,...
1973 5 1/4'H x 5 3/4"Diam.. Orrefors Expo art glass vase by Olle Alberius, 1973 Internally decorated with three black spirals...
Keith Morris Washington, African American...
(b.1956), Pali Gap Tribe, 1994, figural abstract mixed media on paper in 16 variations, 23 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W (frame). Keith...
Keith Morris Washington, African American...
(b.1956), Aqueous Palingenesis/Exploration, 1992, screenprint, 17 1/4"H x 25 1/2"W (sight), 24"H x 32"W (frame). Keith Morris...
Ronald Markman, American (1931-2017), fantasy...
figural drawing, colored pencil on paper, 15"H x 17"W(paper), 20 1/4"H x 22 1/2"W(frame). Ronald Markman American (1931-2017)...
William Crutchfield, American (b.1932),...
Untitled (train hauling rocks), 1995, watercolor and ink on paper, 6"H x 8 1/4"W(sight), 11 1/4"H x 13 1/2"W(frame). William...
Judy Pfaff, British American (b. 1946), Egg and...
Dart II, 1993, mixed media on paper, 6 3/4"H x 25 1/2"W(paper), 11"H x 30"W(frame). Judy Pfaff British American (b. 1946) Egg...
James Wille Faust, Indiana (b. 1949), Forgotten...
Dream, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 30 1/4"H x 46 1/2"W. James Wille Faust Indiana (b. 1949) Forgotten Dream, 1981 acrylic on canvas...
James Wille Faust, Indiana (b.1949),...
Psychedelic Display, 1998, acrylic on canvas, 20"H x 16"W. James Wille Faust Indiana (b.1949) Psychedelic Display, 1998 acrylic...
Lynne Woods Turner, American (b. 1951),...
geometric abstract, 1998, graphite on parchment paper, 9 1/2"H x 9 1/2"W(sight), 16 1/4"H x 16 1/4"W(frame). Lynne Woods Turner...
Byron Kim, New York (b. 1961), Gray Morning...
After Two Sunny Days, Roche's Point-Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, 1998, gouache on paper, 5"H x 45 1/4"W(sight), 12 1/4"H x 52...
Wesley Justin Hunting, American (b.1987),...
"Transparent Remnant Vessel", studio art glass sculpture, 13 1/2"H x 10"W. Wesley Justin Hunting American (b.1987) "Transparent...
Mark Tobey (American, 1890 - 1976) Renaissance...
of a Flower, lithograph 25 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W(paper), 31 3/4"H x 26"W(frame). Mark Tobey (American, 1890 - 1976) Renaissance of a...
Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904-1989), Montre...
Molle, Melting Clock, 1968, colored etching, 12 1/4"H x 8 3/4"W. Salvador Dali Spanish (1904-1989) Montre Molle, Melting Clock,...
Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904-1989), Telephone...
Mou, Soft Telephone, colored etching, 12 1/4"H x 9"W. Salvador Dali Spanish (1904-1989) Telephone Mou, Soft Telephone colored...
Will Barnett (American, 1918 - 1992) Summer...
Idyll, screenprint 31 3/4"H x 40"W(sight), 38 1/2"H x 46 1/2"W(frame). Will Barnett (American, 1918 - 1992) Summer Idyll,...
Carol Summers, American (1925 - 2016),...
Esperanza, 1978, color woodcut, 30"H x 30"W(paper), 35"H x 34 1/2"W(frame). Carol Summers American (1925 - 2016) Esperanza, 1978...
Al Held, American (1928-2005), Almost There,...
1988, Aquatint with hard ground etching on Somerset paper, 23 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W (plate), 40" H x 31 1/2" W (frame). Al Held...
James Rosenquist (American, 1933 - 2017) "Time...
Flowers" set of 4 prints, 1974 28 1/4"H x 40 1/2"W(largest). James Rosenquist (American, 1933 - 2017) "Time Flowers" set of 4...
Larry Zox, American (1936-2006), Untitled,...
1971, linocut in colors on wove paper, 22 1/4"H x 30"W. Larry Zox American (1936-2006) Untitled, 1971 linocut in colors on wove...
Frank Stella, American (1936-2024), San Miguel...
Dominguin, 1970, lithograph, 15 3/4"H x 21 3/4"W(sight), 16 1/4"H x 22 1/4"W(frame). Frank Stella American (1936-2024) San...
Jeff Wall (Canadian, b. 1946) The Picture...
Series "Trashed," lithograph, 2001 10 1/2"H x 13 1/2"W(sight), 18"H x 22"W(frame). Jeff Wall (Canadian, b. 1946) The Picture...
Bronze head of a man / face mask grotesque with...
open laughing / shouting mouth; wall hanging portrait bust sculpture. 8"H x 5 1/4"W. Bronze head of a man / face mask grotesque...
Dick Hay, Indiana (1942-2020), untitled (Vessel...
Series), 1994, slips, and engobes on earthenware, 18 1/4"H x 11"W x 8"D. Dick Hay Indiana (1942-2020) untitled (Vessel Series),...
Michael McEwan, Ohio (b.1956), sunrise...
landscape, oil on canvas, 29 1/2"H x 39 3/4"W(sight), 39 1/4"H x 49 1/4"W(frame). Michael McEwan Ohio (b.1956) sunrise landscape...