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  • Ethel Frances Mundy (American, 1876-1964)
    Nov. 16, 2023

    Ethel Frances Mundy (American, 1876-1964)

    Est: $600 - $800

    Ethel Frances Mundy (American, 1876-1964) Portrait of Louise Fleischmann Tate carved and polychrome-decorated wax signed Ethel Mundy fecit, lower right Diameter 6 1/4 inches. Portrait of Charles Fleischmann with Dog carved and polychrome-decorated wax signed Ethel Mundy fecit, lower right inscribed Charles Fleischmann / "Skipper" 9 years old / Dec 1937 / Ethel Mundy artist., verso paper label Diameter 6 1/4 inches. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist. Exhibited: An Exhibition of Portraits in Wax by the Internationally Famous Ethel Frances Mundy, Closson's, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938. Louise Fleischmann Tate, aunt of Charles "Skip" Fleischmann III, was the eldest child and only daughter born to Julius and Lilly Ackerland Fleischmann on June 8, 1894. She married her first husband, Henry Craig Yeiser (1892-1936) in 1916, and the couple had two sons. Louise and her second husband, Benjamin Ethan Tate (1890-1868) married on August 17, 1936, in New London, Connecticut. A dedicated philanthropist throughout her life, Louise was an avowed champion of women's reproductive rights and founded the Maternal Health League of Cincinnati, later Planned Parenthood, of which she became president. In addition, she contributed her time and resources in service of the Natural History Museum, the Cincinnati Zoo, UC Health's Holmes Hospital, Camp Stepping Stones, and Hoxworth Blood Center. She died in Cincinnati on December 25, 1987.

    Hindman
  • ETHEL MUNDY (American, 1876-1964) Wax Art of Carolyn White
    Oct. 28, 2023

    ETHEL MUNDY (American, 1876-1964) Wax Art of Carolyn White

    Est: $200 - $400

    Wax art un bubble glass frame of Carolyn White MCMXLIX (1949) measuring approx 7" diameter in good condition as shown, signed along bottom right edge. Mundy pioneered the art of the wax sculpture in the early 20th century studying under Fernando A. Carter, John Twachtman, Miss Louise Stowell and, Amy Sacker. She went on to serve as a trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Art for 30 years. Henry D. Sharpe is listed on her patrons list beside John D. Rockefeller, Harry Guggenheim, and Elizabeth B. Custer.

    Premier Auction Galleries
  • ETHEL MUNDY (American, 1876-1964) Wax Art
    Jun. 24, 2023

    ETHEL MUNDY (American, 1876-1964) Wax Art

    Est: $300 - $500

    Wax art un bubble glass frame of Carolyn White MCMXLIX (1949) measuring approx 7" diameter in good condition as shown, signed along bottom right edge. Also includes two small colored lithographs in gilt and green felt frames. See photos.ÊMundy pioneered the art of the wax sculpture in the early 20th century studying under Fernando A. Carter, John Twachtman, Miss Louise Stowell and, Amy Sacker. She went on to serve as a trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Art for 30 years. Henry D. Sharpe is listed on her patrons list beside John D. Rockefeller, Harry Guggenheim, and Elizabeth B. Custer.

    Premier Auction Galleries
  • Ethel Mundy Wax Portrait of a Young Boy
    Oct. 24, 2022

    Ethel Mundy Wax Portrait of a Young Boy

    Est: $300 - $500

    New York,1876-1964 Titled "Henry D. Sharpe," depicts a young blonde boy with an armful of produce standing in a garden. Mundy pioneered the art of the wax sculpture in the early 20th century studying under Fernando A. Carter, John Twachtman, Miss Louise Stowell and, Amy Sacker. She went on to serve as a trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Art for 30 years. Henry D. Sharpe is listed on her patrons list beside John D. Rockefeller, Harry Guggenheim, and Elizabeth B. Custer.

    Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
  • Atrributed to Ethel Frances Mundy (1876-1964), colored wax profile portrait of budinot connor junior, aged 11 months, 1914
    Nov. 13, 2014

    Atrributed to Ethel Frances Mundy (1876-1964), colored wax profile portrait of budinot connor junior, aged 11 months, 1914

    Est: $600 - $800

    Atrributed to Ethel Frances Mundy (1876-1964) colored wax profile portrait of budinot connor junior, aged 11 months, 1914 Under domed glass, framed; together with a framed wax portrait of an English minister, signed "Carter." Diam: 3 in. (largest) PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Dr. Daniel Lovette.

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • E. Mundy - oil on canvas - Study of a donkey head,
    May. 05, 2012

    E. Mundy - oil on canvas - Study of a donkey head,

    Est: £80 - £120

    E. Mundy - oil on canvas - Study of a donkey head, signed & dated 1882

    Michael J Bowman
  • ETHEL FRANCES MUNDY (American, 1876-1954) PORTRAIT OF FANNY RIEGEL EVANS.
    Feb. 04, 2011

    ETHEL FRANCES MUNDY (American, 1876-1954) PORTRAIT OF FANNY RIEGEL EVANS.

    Est: $500 - $2,500

    Outstanding medallion wax silhouette depicting a shoulder length silhouette in color of a woman with light brown hair wearing a blue & gold necklace. The silhouette is set against a wax medallion background with the edge having sitters' name, the date "1915" and the artist's name. Original gold gilt wood round frame with loop top and front glass. The artist has had two exhibitions, one November 1928 at the Ackermann Galleries in Chicago and the Corcoran in Washington, February 1929. She was a very expensive artist with prices ranging from $400-650 in 1928. Her list of clients included the Fricks, Mellon's; Morgan's; Rockefeller's; Vanderbilt's & Whitney's. The sitter, Fanny Evans, was the mother of the four children who founded Mary Elizabeth Restaurant in New York City. SIZE: Sight: 3-1/2" dia. PROVENANCE: Descended through the family of one of the founders of Mary Elizabeth Restaurant, New York City. CONDITION: Very good. 9-20580

    James D. Julia
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