THE ESTATE OF
WALTER J. JOHNSON
2001
CINCINNATI, OHIO
"A REMARKABLE ARRAY FROM
19th CENTURY TO CURRENT DAY"
MR. WALTER J. JOHNSON, KNOWN NATIONWIDE
AS A COLLECTOR OF FINE ANTIQUES, WAS ONE OF CINCINNATI'S MOST COLORFUL
PERSONALITIES. KNOWN THROUGH 'TRIVET ANTIQUES,' HE LEFT A LEGACY
OF FINE ART, SUPERB ANTIQUES, DECORATOR ITEMS & ECLECTIC COLLECTIBLES.
 
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SELLING
SATURDAY
 GLASS:
Cut crystal; Satin pcs; Ribbon, more.. Mille Fiore; Erly ptrn glass cake
plts; Dep pcs; Fenton: Coll of new cranberry coin spot also blue milk glass..
Many unusual & lrg pcs; Murano glass animals, figurines, bskts; Many
50's pcs; Bristol..FINERY:
Fancy Czech urns; Bavarian china: Vases, Plates, Pin trays.. Nippon pcs;
70pc Sebring Ohio, Limoges, Bel Clare ptrn; Blue Delft; Many porcelain
figurines & Hnd pntd Sessions clock; Wedgwood Jasper; Many Oriental
decoratives; Many gilt-type cherubs; Mosaic frames; Lrg ceramic pedestals;
Many cloisonné pcs.. LAMPS
& LIGHTING: Decorative leaded glass tbl lamps; Floor lamps;
Sconces; Many items.. ARTWORK:
Large Quan of Artwork from Many Eras: Prints, Orig art; Many sgnd pcs by
R. Walker; Frames.. MORE:
Linens; Household items incl pots, pans, china, glasswre.. 5Pc 1950's bdrm;
Box after box after box of collectibles & decoratives..
COLLECTIONS
PAPERWEIGHTS:
[80+]: Sell at 1:PM in 2nd Ring: Baccarat Ltd. Ed. Sulfide: J. Monroe,
JFK, E. Roosevelt, John Paul XXII.. Whitefriers: Liberty bell & 3 Wise
men. Orient & Flume, Sev Lotton art glass, St. Clair, Millifiore, End
of Day, Dbl Overlay, Iridescent, Florals.. COLLECTOR
PLATES: [Sell in 2nd Ring approx. 1:30 PM] Many Royal Copenhagen
blue & whites; Bing & Grondahl; Many Hibels incl book of lithos;
Many C. Williams; Wedgewood; Mildred Seeley; Bavarian; Christmas; Haviland;
Hummel Plates: '71, '72, '74, '75.. MORE
COLLECTIONS: Trivets; Thimbles; Unique Teaspoons Including Figurals; Nigerian Beaded Wedding Belts; African Carved Figurals; Hens, Ducks, Birds On Nests; Daisy & Button Pattern Hats, Shoes.. Bells; Malachite Animals & Figurines; Porcelain shoes; Lefton Birds & Figurines; Multitude of Xmas Items: Standing light-up Santa; Ornaments; Trees; Santas; Porcelains..
SELLING
SUNDAY
IMPORTANT PORCELAIN OFFERING
3
MONUMENTAL MEISSEN EXAMPLES
Meissen Center Urn, 28"h, Bolted w/lid,
Front reserve of molded & relief battle scene w/18C soldiers on horseback
w/several lrg applied figural groups incl: Soldier w/helmet, Sword, Spear,
Gun & Drum, Draped putti; Suit of Armour, Battle flags, Drums, &
Trumpet, Also shackled Mongolian figure, raised Rococo accents, Rear includes
a royal blue matt-finish cartouche reading 'Dieuetmon Drott'. Blue
cross sword mrk, incised No. 321, impressed 45. Urn sits on &
sells w/ Saxonian Porcelain Factory/Carl Thieme footed base w/applied floral
decor, Superb Example In Great Condition;
Meissen Ewer, 25"h, 7 Applied figures
incl: putti w/musical instruments, Queen, Peacock, Relief birds in flight,
Underlay of multi-colored feathers, royal blue 'drape' handle & insect
accents, incised No. 327, Superb Example In Remarkable Condition;
Meissen Ewer, 25"h, Central reserve
of tall ships w/applied figures incl: Seahorses, Neptune w/metal spear,
Mermaids, Draped putti & Dolphins atop sea grasses. Brilliant green
'seaweed' handle, large conch shell to top. Insect accents incl dragonfly,
minor losses, incised 320, Superb Example In Good Condition;
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QUALITY PORCELAINS
Pair c.1870 Dresden-style 7-lght candelabras
w/elaborate figural & floral appliqué, Rococo accents, 25+"h,
Ex con, Outstanding; Pr. c1885 oil lamps w/4 putti supports, applied
floral bases & Rococo work, possibly Sitzendorf, Ex Con; Pr Paris production
figures in 18C formal attire, 28"h, Outstanding; Pr c1880 Paris
production figures 12"h, sgnd; c.1880 French-style bisque centerpiece w/3
cherubs & birds,12"h; HP Limoges plates of Napoleon & Josephine,
cobalt borders; Pr Coalport comports w/twisted fish stems, 10", one as
is; c.1860 French 4-lght candelabra w/bisque figure, 20"h; c.1875 French
bisque figure, 21"h; c.1875 2 Pr figures 16"h; c.1880 German courting scene
w/2 figures; c.1895 Oriental woman w/bskts 9"h, Kister, Germany; Great
Wallendorf Art Nouveau figural w/2 swimmers; Cybus bust of G. Washington;
Royal Dux parrot, 18"l; 5 Vienna-style Czech portrait plts; Figural lamp,
16"h; Shoe on pillow; Nice group of elegant transfer plts; Music box w/morning
glory horn, as is; More porcelain not described..
FURNITURE
Elegant fully carved console tbl w/7 legs,
carved & gilt wooden drapes of overlapping leaves & berries 'woven'
through legs & skirt w/scroll & bead work, massive marble top,
, Exceptional Table; Early serpentine vitrine in gold finish w/5
hand painted Bombé panels of cherubs & women, extensive ormolu
mounting incl 4 large Ram's heads, glass top w/fancy brass gallery, Outstanding
Large Case; French vitrine, serpentine form w/marquetry to Bombé
fronts, heavily carved feet & knees, beaded edging & ormolu ribbon
accents, Outstanding Cabinet: Gold finish serpentine step-side display
cabinet w/ornate carving; French style ormolu mounted MT sideboard w/checkerboard
inlay; Erly petite settee heavily carved w/grotesque animal head; French
3-drwr MT chest w/ormolu mounts & marquetry front; Fancy ormolu-mounted
game tbl w/brass chariot inlay; Pr heavily carved walnut standing display
cabs 5'h; Sev formal chrs w/carved wood-wrap trim incl bare breasted women;
Blackamoor side tbl w/trompe l'oeil tbl cover; Fancy French 3pc formal
set; Early Victorian Rosewood: MT Commode, Pr fancy carved side
chrs; Mah Pembroke tbl w/string inlay, top as is; Black lacquered Oriental
standing showcase; Two mahogany MT side tbls w/brass galleries; 7pc French
Prov bdrm w/fancy trim; Fr. Provincial commode; 2-Tiered brass & marble
tbl on claw/ball feet; Fancy petite mah ormolu-mounted display case; Pr
mah 'Louis XV' glass top display tbls; Pr Heavily carved MT 2 leg side
tbls in gold finish; Unusual carved walnut corner curio cabinet; Pr matched
lacquered Oriental side chrs w/pntd landscapes; Fancy carved high-back
sofa; Heavily carved French child's formal chr; Pr. Overstuffed leather
chr.. Pedestals: Ormolu-mounted green marble & Black
wooden; Oversized Bombé.. Rugs: Semi-Antique Orientals
incl: Room size, several nice area..
LAMPS
& LIGHTING
Pair of standing Blackamoors w/orig shades,
figures 54"h, total height 6', Outstanding; Ornate 6-lght
floor lmp w/150+ crystals; Pr ornate 5-lght torchiere w/gold draped bases
& tops, reeded stems, 6'h; Many brass & etched glass lamps atop
marble bases incl 36"h w/lustres; 30" 5-lght candelabras on urn bases;
18" Candelabras w/draped women stems; Pr brass marble based 2-lght electric
candle stands w/oval Wedgwood cameo center plaques; Lrg cloisonné
w/crows on snow covered branches; Rare elephant oil lmp 12"h; 17" Sandwich
glass banquet, Great; Bronzed base peacock w/glass bead tail feathers;
Pr 20" Lustres; Old brass tbl lmp w/heart finial & crystals; Pr of
Astral shades; Brass on marble lustre w/etched shade; 36"h Heavy brass
banquet, later; Two modern Mille Fiori 22" & 12"h; Cased: Cranberry
to white beaded column & Blue rose ptrn; Italian metal daffodil chandelier;
Emerald glass hangng lustre; Art glass lamps.. Mid 20C Slag
Glass Tulip Shade Lamps: Pr 9-lght beaded floor lamps, Great;
10-lght tbl on brass lily pad base; 10-lght twist stem floor; 5-lght floor
w/Rococo style leaves; 3-lght 24"h tbl on lily pad base..
PAINTINGS
& ART
O/C, Outstanding large portrait of seated
man in 19C attire w/open book, world-class old NYC frame, 49" x 36", unsgnd,
Terrific
execution, exceptional 19C work; O/C, A. Fickert, Portrait of young
man in formal attire, Van Dyck copy, sgnd, 40" x 30"; O/C, George Appert,
French, Stately gentleman, sgnd & d.1906; Lrg O/C, Italian, Harbor
scene; O/B 'Madonna della Farfalla", by Pompeo Coccia, Rome, d.1960;
Petite portrait on ivory w/ivory frame; Surreal gouache w/figures by Henry
Faulkner, Lexington, KY, lstd, sgnd, 30" x 24"; O/B sgnd E.A. Burbank,
lstd, River scene; O/B Leo Murphy, Cinti, "Young Girl"; Jackson Grey Story:
Indian Print, #1/500; C&I "The Evening Prayer"..
PHOTOGRAPHS,
AUTOGRAPHS, ETC.
Sgnd note by J.H. Sharp on Cinti Art Academy
stationery; Sgnd note by H.F. Farny; Several autographed photos of Liberace,
also Jane Morgan.. Note signed by Van Cliburn d.1962; Sev framed historical
Cinti Enquirer front pgs; Set of 6 Art Deco menus from the S.S. Lucerne
d. 1955..
ELEGANT
GLASS
Pr 6-lght bow arm Candelabras 24"h; 20" Candelabras
w/chained crystals; Ornate 7-light Vict crystal candelabra 26"h; Pr. Outstanding
French Art Deco glass trumpet vases, etched mrk; 22" & 12" Fancy mantel
lustres; Comport w/hand painted fox w/duck in mouth; Cased pink cameo vase
10"; Excellent ruby glass pitcher w/linear dsgn; Cut Crystal: 12" covered
server & set knife rests; Cruets: 4 Burmese, 2 w/applied decoration,
Gold Bohemian, Fry.. Tumblers incl: Cased, Nailsea, Etc., Quilted cased
vases & Later Bohemian glass: Pr Fenton ruffled 9" vases; Venetian
stems, compote; Fancy decanters; Stems; Hand pntd portrait vase; Amber
ribbed 9"h covered jar; Pr Cranberry IVTP candy dishes & 10" ptchr;
Dolphin candlesticks; Cranberry castor bottle; Sev art glass stoppers..
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FINERY
& CHINA
45" Dramatic spelter statue of Draped Goddess
w/floral-wreathed torch w/8" sgnd Quezal ovoid shade of gold iridescent
glass w/violet & aqua highlights in pulled-feather decoration; Sterling:
37 pcs Reed & Barton flatware; Pr 3-lght candelabras 17"h, split to
one base; 2 Trumpet vases; Sev pcs Kinsey flatware; 2 Cup demitasse cup
holders w/Lenox inserts.. Sev Marble-based Girandoles; Marble-base figural
compote w/lustres; Brass & marble 5-lght candle stand 32"h; Pr lrg
brass cherub & ribbon sconces; 5-lght Brass candelabra w/infants &
hangng lustres; Pr 7" Majolica vases; Teplitz vase, gold-applied blossoms
& butterflies, sea shell rim & handle, 18"h, Outstanding Vase;
Amphora vase; Sets of bone dishes; 10+pc English lustre ware; Wedgwood;
Rosenthal angel; 6 mini ash trays mrkd, KPM, Holland; RS Prussia hatpin
holder; Erly Royal Doulton hot plate; Lenox 9" cvrd jar; Parian statue
of nymph, 16"h; Pickard C&S; Bavarian HP moustache cup & underplate;
Vict tall candlesticks; Carved marble figure of mouse & cheese; Jade
figures...
FANCY
COLLECTIBLES
Collection of 10+ framed formal fans: Mother-Of-Pearl,
Hand painted.. Several great Kugels w/orig brass & paper labels, 12".
10", etc.. Copeland "Winston Churchill" pitcher, Great; 3" Weller
dragonfly; Royal Doulton: Mr. Bunnykins, Make Believe; Beatrix Potter Bewsick
animals; Lladro Baby on Pillow; Royal Worcester Fox; English Toby's; Daum
'Patte De Verre' G. Gershwin collector plate, c.1960, IOB; 20+ 3"-4" bisque
Cupie Dolls; Wade Viking ship; Goebel: Mare w/foal & Fife player 9"h;
2 Porcelain jointed dolls, later; Sev lots sterling & costume jewelry..
GARDEN
URNS & STATUARY
Great Offering: 5'h Marble fountain
w/3 bare breasted ladies; Metal tropical birds; Metal Dolphin; Concrete
bust of "Pan" w/flute; Pedestals.. Cast Iron: Life-size buck deer;
Many lrg urns incl swan ped & Lrg ornate hndls, Lrg rectangular planters;
Tbls; Chrs; Wrought iron plant stands..
THE
ORIENT
Lacquered chest w/animal pnls; Pr ornate silk
sashes; Lrg brass statues; Many Buddhas.. Carved & pntd fern stands
incl cloisonné topped; Hangng display case; Jade art plaques; Heavily
carved plaques; Lrg ceramic Foo Dog; Brass shoes; Masks..
CLOCKS
Ornate Cloisonné & brass; Mid 20C
burled walnut Grandmother's, tag reads "Jas Spondlow Brandon"; Great ceramic-faced
w/cherubs & bearded man, 20C Euro..
AMERICANA
& ECLECTIC
Fine Vict multiple image CDV frame; 2 Cinti
cologne bottles: "Louis Heister, 7th & Elm"; Stereoscope & cards;
Sleigh bells; 2 Sets of bronzed motorcycle boots on marble bases, plaques
read "Stud California Angels" & "Little Ray Renegades"; Mini leather
boots; Framed 1960's "Crazies" button; African masks & Carvings.. Lrg
ceramic animals incl: Leopard, Spaniel, Pug dog.. Child's vintage navy
jacket...
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THE ESTATE OF WALTER J. JOHNSON, JUDY
KLEFAS, ADMINISTRATOR, HCPC#996573
STUART HOLMAN
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