- TWO INCOMPLETE SETS OF ENCYCLOPEDIA;
OR...Two incomplete sets of Encyclopedia; or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature , Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia, 1798; twenty of twenty-one volumes,...
[more like this] - COURTENAY BRANDRETH (1891-1947)Black
Ducks, 1923
signed and dated "Courtenay Brandreth 1923" lower right
oil on board, 17 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on back
Brandreth, born in Ossining, New York, was a bird artist...
[more like this] - HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (AMERICAN,
1880-1980), "THE VINE" Bronze with brown patina, modeled in 1921. Inscribed '©/1921/HARRIET FRISHMUTH' and 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS/QBWS' (along the base).Literature Note: The...
[more like this] - WEDGWOOD LIGHT-BLUE SOLID JASPER RECTANGULAR
PLAQUE, ‘RAISING AN ALTAR TO BACCHUS’ PLAQUE, ‘RAISING AN ALTAR TO BACCHUS’, circa 1878, impressed uppercase mark, adapted from a design by Alphonse Lechevrel (1848-1924),...
[more like this] - (11) BOOKS: ROBERTSON 'HISTORY OF AMERICA'
& OTHER(lot of 11) Library shelf books: literature, history, and Americana subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, some with gilt page ends, including:...
[more like this] - (17) SHELF BOOKS, ITALIAN NOVELS & BIBLE
DRAWINGS(lot of 17) Library shelf books: Literature and religious subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, including: (9 vols) "Raccolta de Novellieri Italiani...
[more like this] - (20) SHELF BOOKS: WILLIAM THACKERAY
& W.H. MAXWELL(lot of 20) Library shelf books: Literature subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, including: (17) by William Makepeace Thackeray (British,...
[more like this] - 20) SHELF BOOKS: SIR WALTER SCOTT &
SAMUEL JOHNSON(lot of 20) Library shelf books: Literature subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, including: (11) by Sir Walter Scott (Scottish, 1771-1832),...
[more like this] - AN ITALIAN [GUBBIO] ISTORIATO MAIOLICA
LUSTRED DISH FROM THE WORKSHOP OF MAESTRO GIORGIO ANDREOLI, EARLY 1530S
AENEAS AND ACHATES LEAVING THEIR FRIENDS TO EXPLORE THE COAST OF LIBYA The scene is set within a landscape...
[more like this] - ? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH
1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
[more like this] - Auguste Hiolle (French late 19th/early
20th c.) "A Roman Couple Watching a Town in Flames" 1892 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 71 in. x 92 in. in a good period frame. Note: This evocative painting...
[more like this] - JOHN LA FARGE (american 1835-1910)
"A BOY AND HIS DOG (DICKEY HUNT)" Oil on paperboard laid on canvas 40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4cm) provenance: Albert Stickney, New York, 1884(?)-1908. Mrs. Albert Stickney,...
[more like this] - ''GOODBYE TO TRAVIS'' BY ARTHUR BURDETT
FROST (CALIFORNIA 1851-1928). Watercolor and gouache on paper en grisalle. An illustration of the story of Major Johathan Wilby and his ex-slave Travis. Signed and dated...
[more like this] - 1 vol. (Periodical Literature.) The
American Museum. Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, (July-Dec.), 1788. Vol. IV. 8vo, modern morocco & marbled bds.; light wear. Slightly trimmed, a little toned. Complete. With...
[more like this] - 6 vols. (3 wrappers) African-American
Subjects: (Periodical Literature.) The African Observer. Philadelphia, [April - June], 1827. Vol. I, nos. 1-3. 8vo, orig. printed tan wrappers; minor creasing & edge wear....
[more like this] - 6 vols. Chinese Literature & Subjects
in English-Language Translations - Early 20th-Century printings. 8vo size accordion formats in wooden bds (3) or orig. silk with paper labels (3). All with color illus. on...
[more like this] - 10 vols. Japanese Literature & Subjects
in English-Language Translations. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, ca. 1900. 8vo & 16mo, orig. color crepe paper wrappers & leaves; occasionally chipped. Color illus: Adam, Jules. Japanese...
[more like this] - 5 vols. Japanese Literature & Subjects
in English-Language Translations - Children's Books & C: Edwards, Osman. Japanese Calendar [1901]. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, [1900]. 12mo, orig. color self-wrappers. Color illus....
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