SONIE JOI RUFFIN "ODE TO DR. CARVER"(2015 QUILT)Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
(Missouri, b. 1951)
Ode to Dr. Carver , 2005
Quilted silk chiffon kente cloth and pima cotton, cowrie shell drops
78" x 16"
The work...
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SONIE JOI RUFFIN "PROSPERITY" (2010QUILT)Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
(Missouri, b. 1951)
Prosperity , 2010
Quilted cotton and silk, cowrie shells
81" x 34"
The work is accompanied by text of the same title,...
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8 FRAMED VIEWS OF NASHVILLE1st item:"President McKinley's Visit to the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition", drawn by William A. Rogers, published 1897. From "Harper's Weekly", page 604. Wood cut...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Clouds and Sea (Day)
Lithograph, signed lower right, edition 30/35
Coastal landscape, the water still below a clouded sky.
Education:
1956 M.A.,...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Study for "The Meeting" , 1980
Marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left
Four silhouetted figures against tiles, set...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Still Life with Brick , 1971
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right
The brick in a field of small fruits and nuts, framed.
Education:
1956...
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A Contemporary Cowrie Shell Ornament
Heightoverall 14 x diameter of ornament 9 1/4 inches....
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[BINDINGS] -- [HISTORY]. A group of7 works, most in contemporary full leather bindings, including works related to history, comprising:
1) GIBBON, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. L: John Murray,1855....
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[BINDINGS] -- [MEMOIRS] -- [BIOGRAPHY].A group of 6 works, most in contemporary full leather bindings, including works related to memoirs and biography, comprising:
1) [CATHERINE THE GREAT]. The Life of Catherine...
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VERONICA POBLANO (B. 1951, ZUNI)VeronicaPoblano (b. 1951, Zuni), A set of abstract sterling wire and set moonstone and mother of pearl jewelry, 2000 Each stamped: Veronica Comprising a silver wire cuff with swivel...
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VERONICA POBLANO (B. 1951, ZUNI)VeronicaPoblano (b. 1951, Zuni), A group of Veronica Zuni silver wire and stone set earrings, 1999 Each stamped: Veronica Comprising three pairs of abstract design stone set earrings,...
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ANTONIE WATERLOO (NETHERLANDS) 1609-1690.MOTHERAND CHILDREN AT REST. ETCHING, C. 1660. BARTSCH 122; TIB 122, III/III. INITIALED IN ...Antonie Waterloo (Netherlands) 1609-1690.Mother and Children at Rest. Etching, c. 1660....
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately87 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to British history and literature, comprising:
KIPLING, Rudyard. The Writings in Prose and Verse....
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately40 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to British literature, comprising:
BROWNING, Robert. The Poetic and Dramatic Works. Boston & NY:...
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately65 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to American history & literature, comprising:
JAMES, Henry. [Works]. L: Macmillan and Co., 1921-1923....
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately38 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to biography, history, and literature, including:
SWIFT, Jonathan. The Works. Edinburgh et al:...
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately55 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to drama, history, literature, and poetry, including:
GENLIS, Madame de. Madame de Maintenon. L:...
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately28 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to history and literature, comprising:
BOCCOCCIO, M. Giovanni. The Decameron. 4 volumes. -- RABELAIS,...
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GROUP OF SOTHEBY'S AND CHRISTIE'S AUCTIONCATALOGS CATALOGS, [Art] all paperback, Sotheby's, 20th Century Decorative Works of Art, NY, June 6, 2003; Sotheby's, Contemporary Works of Art, NY, June 4, 2001; Christie's...
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EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS, ETC., INCLUDINGTHE SCRIPTURE-BISHOP VINDICATED. 1733 THE SCRIPTURE-BISHOP VINDICATED. 1733, [American Imprints] 12 volumes, 12 titles: Eleutherius [pseudonym of Jonathan Dickinson]. The...
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SEVEN AFRICAN WOODEN MASKS AND SPIRITCARVINGS. Twentieth century. Three masks with pigments including one with movable jaw and stick teeth. 8.25" to 12"h., one mask with carved bird, cowrie shells and black pigment,...
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VARIOUS WORKS
INCLUDING TALES OF THEEAST... containing The Arabian Nights. Edinburgh, 1812, 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf gilt; The Chinese Spy London, 1765. 6 volumes, 12mo, contemporary calf, rubbed, a...
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TOPOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER VOLUMES
INCLUDINGRedding, Cyrus An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall. 1842, 4to, engraved plates, contemporary quarter morocco gilt; Leighton, John Select Views on the River...
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THEOLOGY AND RELIGION, A LARGE QUANTITY
INCLUDINGTillotson, John The Works. 1748, 10 volumes, 12mo, contemporary calf; Dickinson, Jonathan Familiar Letters to a Gentleman. Dublin, 1757. 12mo, contemporary calf; Forbes, William...
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SCOTLAND, GLASGOW AND DUMBARTONSHIRE,A COLLECTION
INCLUDING Chalmers, George Caledonia, or an Account, Historical and Topographical, of North Britain. 1807, volumes 1-3 (of 4), 4to, maps, tables, contemporary...
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SCOTLAND, AND HISTORY
A COLLECTION,INCLUDING Scott, Sir Walter The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland. 1814, 2 volumes, 4to, engraved titles and plates, contemporary red morocco gilt, g.e.; John Tweed,...
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NATURAL HISTORY
A QUANTITY, INCLUDINGBewick, Thomas History of British Birds. 1797, vol. 1 only, contemporary tree calf gilt; Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle, 1807, large paper copy, 5th...
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MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS
A LARGE QUANTITY,INCLUDING Horne, R.H. The History of Napoleon. 1841, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; Turner, Sharon The History of the Anglo-Saxons. 1830, 3rd edition, 3 volumes,...
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LEATHER BOUND BOOKS
A QUANTITY, INCLUDINGMonypenny and Buckle Life of Disraeli. 1910, 7 volumes, red half morocco gilt, t.e.g.; Present State of Husbandry in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1778-1784, volumes 1-4 part 2 in...
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LEATHER BINDINGS
INCLUDING BARTHELEMY,J.J. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. 1806, 8 volumes including 4to atlas of maps, contemporary half calf gilt; Anson, George A Voyage round the World. 1780. 15th...
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LEATHER BINDINGS
A COLLECTION, INCLUDINGDEFOE, DANIEL The History of the Union of Great Britain. Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson, 1709. Folio, contemporary half calf; [Whitelocke, Sir Bulstrode] Memorials of...
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HISTORICAL WORKS, BIOGRAPHIES AND DIARIES
INCLUDINGBURTON, THOMAS Diary of Thomas Burton. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. 4 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf gilt; Dover, Lord, editor Letters written...and addressed to John Ellis,...
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FOLIO AND QUARTO VOLUMES
A COLLECTIONOF TEN, COMPRISING Polano, Pietro S. The History of the Council of Trent. London, 1686, folio, contemporary calf, slightly dampstained, some wear; Spotswood, John The History...
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DICTIONARIES AND LEXICONS
A COLLECTION,INCLUDING Estienne, Charles Dictionarium Historicum Geographicum Poeticum. Geneva: Jacob Crispin, 1633, 4to (in eights), title within typographic border, contemporary calf,...
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DICTIONARIES AND GAZETTEERS
A QUANTITY,INCLUDING Bayle, Peter The Dictionary, Historical and Critical. 1734-38, Second edition, folio, volumes 1-4 (of 5), contemporary calf; Richardson, Charles A New Dictionary...
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