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# 7009. An American 'push' sled. Mid-19th century. Wood and metal. Probably made in New England. This sled was meant to hold one or two children. Not meant to hold an adult. Size: handel to tip 49". The seat is 32.5" long and 12" deep and sits 20" off the ground. The runner span is 20.5" at the widest. There are iron runners covering the bottom of the wood runners. Condition: paint loss. There is colored line detailing throughout the sled. Rare to fine a example like this in such good condition. Found in the attic of a Greek-Revival carriage house in Central Connecticut. Price: $1,950.00.
# 5648. A pair of 19th century English 'Dummy Boards'. Representing "The Royal Horse Artillery -1832" and "The 17th Lancers -1832". Size: 40" tall and 20.5" wide. Material painted wood and metal base applications. Condition, without issue. From the estate of a noted Newport, RI interior decorator who purchase these items in London and had them shipped to Newport over 40 years ago. Price: $3,850.00 the pair.
# 5717. A rare Folk Art carved carriage and horse ensemble. From Oswego New York. Late 19th century. Size: 30" long. Composed of a carriage, driver and a pair of horses. Condition: original and untouched. Signed in pencil under the driver: "Made by Emil Crock for LBI" This item has been in the same family for over 100 years. The leather strapping is deteriorated, the blankets covering the horses was originally purple and has faded to tan. There is a loss to the back of the top hat of the driver and his whip is missing. This is a great example of American folk art by an American Folk Artist. Inquiries.
# 4472. A dated 1830 Portrait Bust of Charles Lucien Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. He became the 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano ( upon the death of his father Lucien Bonaparte) and a French naturalist and ornithologist. Born in Paris (May 23, 1803), he was raised in Italy and on 29 June, 1822 he married his cousin, Zénaïde in Brussels. Soon after marriage the couple moved to Philadelphia, Pa. to live with Zénaïde's father, Joseph Bonaparte. In 1824 Bonaparte tried to get the then unknown John James Audubon accepted by the Academy of Natural Sciences but was opposed by the ornithologist George Ord who disliked Audubon's dramatic bird poses and considered him to be a "back-country upstart who romanticized his subject matter." At the end of 1826, Bonaparte and his family returned to Europe and finally settled in Rome in 1828. While in Rome, he had Raimondo Trentanove complete two portrait busts for him: one in 1827 and one in 1830. We have the 1830 portrait bust. Signed on the bust in large script: "R. Trentanove Fece Roma 1830". Size: 26 1/2" tall and 16" wide. Material: Carrara Marble. Condition: minor edge flakes to the toga; multiple tiny paint splatters to the surface; the sockel was neatly broken into and reglued. Please see detailed images below. This handsome classical portrait bust in typical of the era (1830's). In storage in a Newport warehouse since about 1925. Raimondo Trentanove, Italian 1792-1832; Initially a pupil of De Maria and Bartolini, Trentanove worked in Rome in close partnership with Canova. There he was involved in the execution of numerous works in his master's style, including direct copies after Canova, antique sculpture and portrait busts. Amongst the latter there exists a fine marble of Canova himself, now in the Galleria d'arte Moderna, Milan. Another version of the present impressive memorial bust of Napoleon may be found in the Museo del Risorgimento, Faenza. This portrait bust was completed two years before Trentanove's death in 1832. In the exhibition catalogue: " Art and the Empire New York 1825, 1861 " Edited by Catherine Hoover Voorsanger and John K. Howat ( ISBN 0-87099-957-5 ) on page 137 is mentioned: "Also in 1824 the (American) Academy elected as honorary member the Italian Raimondo Trentanove, a favored pupil of Canova . . . an act calculated to emphasize the institution's connections to Europe and to counter criticism of American cultural provincialism." This bust weighs 103 lbs. {It is possible that this may be a portrait bust of Charles Lucien (Carlo) Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (May 24, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist. He was the son of Lucien Bonaparte and nephew of Emperor Napoleon.} Price $30,000.00.
( A Trentanove bust of Napoleon sold recently at a Sothebys Auction for just over $53,000.00.
Information from a Sothebys Auction of a portrait bust by Trentanove of George Washington taking place in 2005: LOT 12 PROPERTY FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS RAIMONDO TRENTANOVE (1792-1832) GEORGE WASHINGTON 8,000—12,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: $36,000 USD ; measurements height: 22.5 in. alternate measurements (57.2 cm) DESCRIPTION inscribed R. Trentanove. Fece. in Roma. 1824 white marble Executed in 1824. PROVENANCE Commissioned by James Lenox in Rome, 1824
# 3767. A ceramic / pottery / Pedestal. Made between 1890 and 1910. Thickly glazed dull white surface over a solid composition material. Size: app. 42" tall and the top will support an object 9.5" across. Condition: various flakes and glaze crackelature. This is a very heavy stone like pedestal. Probably made for an indoor conservatory or to be used outside. We had this in our garden for a couple of years with the Newport, Rhode Island cold not affecting the integrity of the pedestal. We have seen a turn of the century catalogue from the firm of Liberty of London that pictured similar garden pedestals and this (unmarked) pedestal may be from the firm of Liberty and Company. Difficult (but possible) to ship. Price: $4,500.00.
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