MARBLEHEAD Exceptional vase incised and painted by Arthur Baggs with stylized flowers in ...

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Exceptional vase incised and painted by Arthur Baggs with stylized
flowers in yellow and orange against a dark blue and speckled
medium blue ground, 1915. Ship mark/AB/1915. 8 1/2” x 6”
$15,000–20,000
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Beaker-shaped vase incised and painted with stylized trees in Spherical vase incised and painted by Arthur Baggs with stylized
charcoal against a speckled dark green-blue ground. Ship mark, flowers in blue and pale yellow on a speckled gray ground. Ship mark,
incised HT. 3 1/2” x 4” incised AB T. 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”
$2,000–3,000 $2,500–3,500
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Large jardinière painted by Arthur Hennessey with tall ships on blue
waves against a semi-gloss gray ground, 1911. (From the collection
of Arthur Baggs’ daughter, Mary Trowbridge Baggs Tweet of Tolland,
Connecticut. This was a birthday gift from the artist to Baggs in
1911.) Stamped ship mark, paper labels, signed and dated.
6 3/4” x 8 3/4”
$7,000–9,000
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Cylindrical vase carved and painted with stylized trees and berries on
an indigo ground. Ship mark. 8 3/4” x 3 3/4”
$3,000–4,000
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Early cylindrical vase incised and painted with dragonflies
in two tones of brown, over speckled brown ground. Ship
mark and HT. 6” x 3”
$3,000–4,000
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Six vases and a bowl covered in indigo glaze.
1 1/2” line to cylindrical. Stamped ship mark.
Tallest: 7 3/4”
$1,500–2,000
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Six vases covered in various matte glazes.
Fleck and scratches to squat green piece. All
marked. Tallest: 6”
$1,500–2,000
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Two vases, one in matte grey, the other
indigo. Ship marks. 9”
$900–1,200
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Four vases in matte indigo or purple glaze.
All bear ship stamp. Tallest: 6 1/4”
$950–1,250
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Four vases in assorted glazes. All have ship
mark. Tallest: 5”
$750–1,000
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Three hanging baskets covered in blue or
green matte glaze over a ribbed body. (From
the collection of Arthur Baggs’ daughter,
Mary Trowbridge Baggs Tweet of Tolland,
Connecticut.) Unmarked. 6 1/2” x 6 3/4”
$1,000–1,500
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Early ovoid vase painted with stylized black blossoms on a speckled Ovoid vase carved and painted with tall trees with red fruit on an
green ground. Ship mark, incised M. 7” x 3 3/4” indigo ground. Ship mark. 6 1/2” x 3 1/2”
$2,500–3,500 $3,000–4,000
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Early beaker-shaped vase with incised and painted blue and gray Early humidor, its lid painted with a stylized black flower on a matte
swag design on a matte gray and blue speckled ground. Stamped ship green ground. Restoration to a few minor chips at rim. Ship mark, MT.
mark, incised M. 3 3/4” x 4 1/4” 4 1/4” x 6 1/2”
$2,000–3,000 $2,000–3,000
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Rare tile incised and glazed in several colors with a flying fish. A few Tile with a stylized oak tree in shades of gray-green. (From the
minor flecks to edges, 1/8” chip to corner. Mounted in new Arts & collection of Arthur Baggs’ daughter, Mary Trowbridge Baggs Tweet of
Crafts frame. Circular ship stamp, several price and other labels. Tolland, Connecticut.) Two flecks to edges. Mounted in a new Arts &
6 1/8” x 6 1/4” Crafts frame. Ship mark. 6” sq.
$2,500–3,500 $3,000–4,000
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Three trivet tiles: two matte green with brown border, one gray Early tapered vase carved and painted with
with sailboat on calm waters. (From the collection of Arthur Baggs’ herons in indigo on speckled grey glaze.
daughter, Mary Trowbridge Baggs Tweet of Tolland, Connecticut.) A Restoration to small chip at rim. Stamped ship
few small chips overall. Ship marks. 6” sq. mark and MP. 6 1/2” x 5”
$800–1,500 $1,000–1,500
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Rare and large mug decorated in cuerda seca with two roosters and a
poem, “If I Sing Faithfully & Sonorously, & If, Long After Me, & Long
After That, In Every Farmyard Its Cock Sings Faithfully, Sonorously, I
Truly Believe There Will Be No More Night!” Ca. 1910. (An exceptional
example). Restoration to chip at base. Rare paper label. 5” x 5 1/2”
$6,500–8,500
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Rare and early plate decorated in cuerda seca with tortoise and hare, Rare and early pear-shaped pitcher decorated in cuerda seca with
and motto, “Nor The Battle to the Strong,” 1910. Some overfiring. a tortoise and hare, and the motto, “Slow but Sure,” 1909. Signed
S.E.G. 4.5.1910. 7 1/2” S.E.G./FR/234.10.09. 4 3/4” x 4”
$3,250–4,250 $5,000–7,000
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Rare and early bowl decorated by Fanny Levine in cuerda seca with Cereal bowl decorated in cuerda seca with a band of hens and chicks
roosters on a green ground, along with “Early to Bed & Early to Rise around “ELIZA” in yellow and white, 1909. Light wear around rim.
Makes a Child Healthy, Wealthy & Wise,” 1909. Tight hairline, minor Signed F.L. 241-4-09. SEG in vessel. 1 3/4” x 6”
glaze bursts. Signed S.E.G. in bowl, 156-7-09, F.L. 2 1/4” x 5 1/2” $1,000–1,500
$4,250–5,500
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Fine and rare mug carved with a
nightingale singing in the woods, over
the motto, “In the Forest Must Always
Be a Nightingale & In the Soul a Faith so
Faithful That it Comes Back Even After
it Has Been Slain,” 1914. Stabilized 3”
hairline. Signed SEG 5.’14. H.R. 4” x 4 1/4”
$2,000–3,000
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Unique charger decorated in cuerda
seca by Fanny Levine with a Canada
goose in flight, and monogrammed
J.J.S. (This plate was commissioned by
S.E.G.’s benefactor Helen Storrow for
the hunting lodge of her husband, John
Jackson Storrow, 1924. It is depicted and
described in Saturday Evening Girls by Meg
Chalmers and Judy Young, p.88). Very
short and tight line to one handle, does
not go through. Stamped PAUL REVERE
medallion, FL, 4-24. 9” dia.
$5,500–7,500
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Three breakfast pieces decorated in cuerda
seca by Fanny Levine with oak trees against
a yellow ground, 1913-17. Mint, an excellent
match. Each signed and dated. Plate: 6 1/4”
$3,500–4,500
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Three faceted paperweights decorated in cuerda seca with a swan, a
windmill, and a sailboat, 1915-17. Each marked S.E.G., artist-signed,
and dated. 2 1/2” sq.
$2,250–3,250
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Pair of rare bookends, each painted with a different snowy landscape Two bud vases decorated in cuerda seca with daffodils, 1914-15. Very
of trees and clouds in dead-matte glaze, on a slate-gray ground, tight 1” line to rim of each. S.E.G. AM. and date. 4 1/2” and 8 1/4”
1926. A few minor shallow flakes to edges. Paper labels/EM/6/26. $2,300–2,700
4” x 5 1/4” x 2 1/2”.
$1,000–1,500
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