GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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7 BOOKS ON PHOTOGRAPHERS AND PHOTOGRAPHYSoft,hard and binding cover books of portraits and scenery.
The Picture history of Photography by Abrams, Alvin Langdon Coburn Symbolist Photographer by George House, An Early...
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4 JAZZ RELATED PORTRAITS BY JAMES CAULFIELDFourportraits of legendary jazz artists by James Albert Caulfield III (Michigan/Tennessee, 1946 -2010) including One (1) oil on board of Louis Armstrong with three band members...
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18TH C. PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH BIRD18thcentury three-quarter length portrait of a young girl wearing a blue gown with pink ribbon and flower headdress and pearl necklace, holding a bird in her right hand and a...
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18TH C. PORTRAIT OF A GIRL, SIGNED18thcentury three-quarter length portrait of a young girl wearing a pink gown with ribbon headdress, holding a sprig of cherries in one hand and holding a book partially open...
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LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON CDVS, EPHEMERA7presidential related Cartes de visite along with George Washington Ephemera. 1st item: Rare CDV of Mary Todd Lincoln, standing in a black dress and holding a fan, published...
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GROUP OF 13 CIVIL WAR RELATED CDV CARDSCollectionof 13 Civil War Related carte de visite cards from various studios, including several officers in uniform including a signed Major General James "Birdseye" Mc Pherson CDV,...
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GIERS FAMILY PHOTO AND LETTER ARCHIVEExtensivephotographic and document archive of the family of William Hunter, C.C. Giers, and Otto Giers. William Hunter's daughter Sarah ("Sallie") married Nashville photographer Otto...
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JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave...
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ARCHIVE OF THE HERMITAGE, ANDREW JACKSONAnarchive of images related to the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, photos attributed to C.C. and Otto Giers. Includes 3 CDVs with C.C. Giers National Photo Gallery...
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2 GIERS FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS PLUS 2 HOOBLERBOOKSTwo 19th century albums containing photographic images related to Nashville photographer Carl C. Giers. 1st item: Brass-bound album containing about 96 CDVS, mostly portraits,...
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THEO. ROOSEVELT SIGNED DOCUMENT, PRINTS- 3 PCS1st item: Presidential appointment document signed by both Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield in black ink, dated January 14th,...
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2 MINIATURE PORTRAITS RELATED TO CAPT.ALLEN MCLANETwo American early 19th century watercolor profile portraits, manner of Charles St. Memin, each depicting a woman with tightly curled hair in a blue and white...
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15 CIVIL WAR RELATED PHOTOS INC. CSAGENERALSGroup of Civil War Related photographs, including Confederate Generals. 1st item: Brown leather bound CDV album with 10 CDVs. CDVs include: unidentified young man...
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1830 TENNESSEE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OFKINHECHE, CHICKASA...Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright...
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CLASSIC AUTHORS INMAGIC AND RELATED ...Forrester, Stephen James. A Bibliography of Classic Authors in Magic and Related Arts. Calgary, 1993. Red cloth flap covers, gilt-lettered, with silk...
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JAMES MCBEY(Scottish, 1883-1959)
WorldWar II Era View of San Francisco, California, 1941, inscribed lower right "30 December 1941/..perfect days", with a possible self portrait to the far right, ink and ink wash...
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PRESIDENTIAL RELATED SIGNATUREScut signatures"James Madison", "J.Q. Adams", "James Buchanan, 17 March 1868", "RB Hayes"; signed photo "Dwight Eisenhower" in General uniform, 4-3/4 x 7-1/4 in., accompanied by signed letter...
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CHARLES DODGSON [LEWIS CARROLL] LETTERSRELATING TO HIS PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY OF REV. JAMES THRESHER, DATED 1875 RELATING TO HIS PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY OF REV. JAMES THRESHER, DATED 1875, [Lewis Carroll] group...
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? AN UNRECORDED ITALIAN [URBINO] ISTORIATOMAIOLICA DISH, ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLA DA URBINO, CIRCA 1520-23
SAMSON AND DELILAH Depicting the treacherous Delilah, with scissors and holding to one side the locks of hair...
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ATTRIBUTED TO GU JIANLONG (1606-AFTER1687)
LARGE INK PAINTING OF THE GOD OF LONGEVITY, SHOULAO AND BOY, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???? ?????????? ??????????/?????/?????????/????????????????ink and colour on...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; activeNew Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower...
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British school (19th century) PORTRAITOF A WOMAN-POSSIBLY ELIZA SOLOMAN (NEE BENNETT) ROSS oil on canvas framed unsigned H37 1/2'' W29'' Provenance: Mr. & Mrs. James Edward Tyson Macon Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. Cecil...
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Follower of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres(French 1780-1867) "Portrait of a Man Facing Right" mid-19th c. black chalk on cream-colored paper with ruled border pierced along left edge with faint but untranslatable...
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Twenty-One Books, Fine Art and RelatedIncluding Works on Jasper Johns, Mark Catesby, Grandma Moses detailed listing available. Jane Kallir, Grandma Moses, The Artist Behind the Myth; Allen Feduccia, Catesby's...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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Nicola Marschall (Kentucky/Alabama 1829-1917)a pair of portraits of "C.S.A. Colonel James William Bondurant (1835-1867)" 1865 and his wife "Evelyn Sarah DuBose Bondurant (1838-c.1915)" oil on canvas former signed and...
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Charles Willson Peale portrait (Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, 1741-1829), half portrait of Edward Burd (1751-1833), circa 1820, inscription verso translated to liner "Mr. Edward Burd. Painted for Mrs. E. Peale./By...
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Harriet Manigault archive, miniatures:(Harriet Manigault Wilcocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1793-1835), The Manigault name is among the most prominent in South Carolina and specifically Charleston history,...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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Eleven James W. Pattison sketchbooks(James William Pattison, Illinois/Asheville, North Carolina, 1844-1915), six sketchbooks, Gloucester, Massachusetts, with some Maine, New Hampshire and New York related, dating...
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Searle related journals, sketchbooks(Helen L. Searle (Pattison), New York/Illinois, 1830-1884); (1) journal/sketchbook, 123 pages, bonded leather with embossed name and date on closure "Helen L. Searle...
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Nine Pattison related sketches (JamesWilliam Pattison, Illinois/Asheville, North Carolina, 1844-1915): (1-3) three pencil sketches of Cape Cod inscribed "Cape Cod-North", "Cape Cod End looking...
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Louisiana School 19th c. "Portrait ofa Young Creole Lady" oil on canvas unsigned 12 in. x 9 1/2 in. in a period frame. Note: Similarities exist between this portrait lot 159 and François Fleischbein's (German/Louisiana...
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11 vols. (4 wrappers) Books on Maps,Illustrated Books & C: Barber, Peter, editor. The Map Book. New York: Walker, (2005). 1st ptg. 4to, orig. bds., d/j. Color plates, other color illus. * Potter, Jonathan. County...
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