THE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomasChambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large...
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RARE AND EARLY TUCKED-HEAD BLACK DUCKFerdinandBach (1888-1967)
Detroit, MI, c. 1926
19 in. long
This decoy and its rigmate, lot 457, represent half of the known black ducks by Bach. These rare and highly distinct birds...
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RARE AND EARLY SLEEPING BLACK DUCKFerdinandBach (1888-1967)
Detroit, MI, c. 1926
16 in. long
This decoy and its rigmate, lot 458, represent half of the known black ducks by Bach. These rare and highly distinct birds...
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RARE WHIMBRELMason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit,MI, c. 1910
16 1/2 in. long
A rare Mason Factory shorebird decoy with excellent form. In reference to this special model, which they call a Hudsonian Curlew or whimbrel,...
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1963 MLK JR. DETROIT MARCH TO FREEDOMPRESS PHOTOPress photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. arm-in-arm with fellow protestors on June 23, 1963, at Detroit's March to Freedom. This march was, at the time, the...
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4 CURRIER & IVES EQUESTRIAN PRINTSCurrierand Ives, United States. Group of four equestrian lithographs including:
Scott Leighton (American, 1847-1898). "The Queen of the Turf Maud S, Driven by W.W. Bair: By Harold,...
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USS DETROIT DS, 1800: 1ST US WARSHIPON LAKE ERIE Peter Curry (Captain of this ship and subsequently of the Adams) DS, to settle accounts with Jonathan Wilkins Jr., Quartermaster General (and in his handwriting)...
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EDGAR LOUIS YAEGER, MICHIGAN / FRANCE(1904 - 1997), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 1937, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 1/2"H X 27 1/2"W (SIGHT), 25"H X 32"W (FRAME)Edgar Louis Yaeger, Michigan / France, (1904 - 1997) untitled abstract,...
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Chinese Nanyang School early 20th c.a "pokerwork" or pyrography album consisting of twelve double sheet landscape and bird-and-flower roundels each sealed inscribed in interior "gift of Hugh W Hubbard/ 3 December...
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A Scholar's Collection of ReproductionJapanese and Chinese Scrolls early 20th c. comprised of three hanging and two hand scrolls including a Japanese Muramachi style bird on a branch 34 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in. mounted...
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A Large Group of Chinese and JapanesePrints including a group of eight "Bird and Flower" and "Flowering Branch" album leaf prints some after Hu Cheng-yen Master of the Bamboo Studio variously inscribed and sealed...
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Chinese School early 20th c. "TravelingShops" a collection of 24 illustrations ink and color on paper variously depicting a figural procession children playing and vendors and their wares each inscribed loose paper...
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Federal gilt banjo clock signed A. WillardBoston circa 1820 typical banjo clock form with eagle finial on plinth over cast-brass bezel painted dial reverse-painted throat glass and door with ''Victory on Lake Champlain''...
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A Group of Five Antique Chinese Bronzesincluding a bronze rectangular buckle with a rounded edge bearing a label presumably written by Benjamin March stating "Reputed T'ang. / Purchased in Peiping [?] / & given...
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A Group of Four Antique Chinese Carvedand Painted Wood Figures probably Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or earlier comprised of two dignitaries each height 7 1/8 in. raised on lotus pedestal plinths overall height 8...
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A Chinese Polychrome and Gilt CarvedWood Figure of a Monk probably Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) male figure carved with voluminous robes and seated on a rectangular plinth height 6 3/8 in. width 2 7/8 in. Provenance:...
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A Chinese Polychromed and Gessoed CarvedWood Figure of a Luohan probably Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) the bald standing figure wearing long robes and holding both hands in anjali mudra at his chest height 14 3/4 in....
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A Chinese Sichuan Pottery Figure ofa Horse probably Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) modeled standing with its four legs rendered in an arc height 4 1/2 in. width 4 1/2 in. mounted to a wood plank. Note: Repair...
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A Chinese Scholar's Boxed Set of WritingAccoutrements Qing Dynasty possibly Kangxi Period (1662-1722) and later case opening to reveal various compartments with fitted interiors and a removable tray complete with...
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A Chinese Cizhou-Style Miniature PotteryFigure of a Horse probably Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) modeled standing foursquare wearing a saddle and bridle with dark brown glaze to the upper portion height 1 3/4 in. width...
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Chinese School 19th c. after Gao Qipei(1660-1734) two finger paintings "Elephant and Man" and "Fisherman with Cormorants" each ink and color on paper each with apocryphal inscriptions and seals upper left each...
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A Chinese Parcel Gilt and PolychromeDecorated Bronze Figure of a High Daoist Official early 19th c. the bearded official possibly Tianguan modeled with handsome chiseled features standing upright on a rectangular...
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Two Chinese Ornaments Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)including a kingfisher feather embellished openwork pendant later mounted as a pin the mounts marked "PAT 2066969" height 2 1/4 in. width 3 1/4 in. (Note: Losses to feathers;)...
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An Antique Chinese Soapstone Seal rectangularform with sloping rounded head finely relief carved to one side with a scene of Liu Hai the Daoist god of wealth and prosperity playfully dangling a string of cash before...
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A Chinese White Jade or Onyx Figureof a "Spotted" Horse creamy white stone with russet "spot" inclusions carved as a standing horse wearing a halter height 2 7/8 in. width 4 5/8 in. presented on a fabric wrapped...
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A Pair of Chinese Kangxi-Style FamilleVerte Biscuit Glazed Buddhist Lions Qing Dynasty probably 18th c. each figure modeled standing on a leaf-form plinth the male with its front paw resting above a rotating brocade...
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After Sesshu Toyo (Japanese 1420-1506)early 20th c. a print copy of the famous 1486 hand scroll called "Sansui Chokan" or "Landscape of the Four Seasons" height 14 3/4 in. approx. length 54 ft. wood storage box....
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Japanese School early 20th c. "WaterBuffalo Resting beneath a Tree" ink on paper signed lower right 10 in. x 14 1/2 in. mounted as a hanging scroll. Provenance: With Benjamin Franklin March Jr. (1899-1934)...
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A Set of Four Japanese Illustrated AlbumsMeiji Period (1868-1912) each accordion fold album with eighteen double width images of flowers of the four seasons each image inscribed and sealed covers bound in pale blue...
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A Japanese Ivory Netsuke and AssociatedChinese Ivory Stand 19th c. or earlier the netsuke carved in pouch form with stylized joined handles height 1 1/4 in. width 1 1/4 in.; the stand carved in dish form diameter...
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Two Continental Silver Spoons of JewishInterest, the first marked Gdansk, Poland, 1771-1779, by Johann Christoph Wonecker, Jr. (1730-1813; Master 1763), 13 lot (.813) silver, with upturned spaten handle and beveled...
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Chinese School 19th c. or earlier "WinterBirds" ink and color on silk mounted as a hanging scroll inscribed and sealed upper left 35 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. Note: estate condition. Provenance: With Benjamin Franklin...
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[American Indian - History] Books onIndian - White Relations lot of 5 books including:Berkhofer Jr. Robert. The White Man's Indian. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1978.Champagne Duane. Native America: Portrait of...
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Hiroshige (1797-1849) "Ronin Crossinga Bridge at Night on the Way to Moronao's Castle" a scene from Act XI episode 1 of the kabuki play Kanadehon Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers) woodblock print sheet...
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9 vols. Books on Books - DescriptiveBibliography & C: Kasier, John R. Tony Harrison: A Bibliography, 1957-1987. London: Mansell, (1989). 1st ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered cloth; minor wear. * Hagstrom, Jack W.C.;...
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A Pair of Chinese Bronze Horse FiguresHan Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) Ordos Region each curvaceous noble figure standing with raised knotted tail short trimmed mane and forelock having alert eyes flared nostrils...
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