Past Auctions

Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936)
Cold painted bronze lift top box
Having figural cover of a man smoking a pipe
Height 6 1/2 inches, length 6 1/2 inches
Provenance: From a New York City estate
Condition: minor scratches to outside of lid, minor oxidation, back and front of lid slightly bowed

Estimate: $600 - $1000

Italian Marble Sculpture of the Madonna and Child (15th Century)
A carved white marble figure of the Madonna and Child, the standing Virgin draped in long robes and holding the Christ Child at her side. The figure shows characteristic Ligurian/Genoese modeling of the period, with softly rounded facial features, linear folds, and an elongated stance. The Child rests against the Virgin’s hip
height 19 3/4 inches
Provenance: From the estate of Shirley Fleming, noted classical music critic
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Maine, 8/29/2015, Lot 167 ($2,250)

Estimate: $1000 - $2000