MOCHE POTTERY STIRRUP VESSELMoche potterystirrup vessel, of a bearded gentleman, 7 1/4" h. Provenance: The Estate of Alfred Laverne Bush, curator of Western Americana at the Princeton University Library.
Competitive...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKSOF ALL TIMES, 60 VOL. Various Sizes 60 vol. Each leather bound with gilt edging, including, Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams", 1982; "The Confessions of Saint Augustine",...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY THE FIRST EDITION SOCIETY,21 VOL. Various Sizes 21 volumes, each leather bound with gilt trim, including: Robert Anderson, "Getting Up and Going Home"; 1978; James M. Cain, "The Baby in the Icebox...
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WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, JOHNKIRK (SCOTTISH B.1832)
DATED 1850 depicted in the classical style, the back inscribed 'John Kirk Sculp, 1850', with an associated socle82cm high, 45cm wide, 25cm deepNote:...
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ILLEGIBLY SIGNED PORTRAIT OF A MAN OILON CANVAS Oil on canvas depicting gentleman figure in library / study setting, illegible signature lower right with date "1844," oil on canvas. Image: 35.25" H x 27.25" W;...
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ILLEGIBLY SIGNED PORTRAIT OF A MAN OILON CANVAS Illegibly signed portrait of a man, depicting gentleman figure in library / study setting, illegible signature lower right with date "1844," oil on canvas. Image:...
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INTERIOR SCENE OF GENTLEMAN IN LIBRARYOILOil on canvas interior scene portrait depicting an older gentleman reading a book in a library room, possibly a Parsley family member who worked as a judge in Maryland...
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14 VOLUMES, TWO LEATHERBOUND WORLD LITERATURESETS14 volumes total, comprising: The Works of Guy de Maupassant , New York: Printed Privately, 1909, Edition De Luxe, numbered 253 of 1000, 10 volumes (complete), containing...
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Y THREE PORTRAIT MINIATURES
LATE 19THCENTURY all watercolour on ivory, the first circular, depicting a gentleman seated in a library wearing a powdered queue, black coat and white cravat, spuriously signed 'Isabey'...
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT, (AMERICAN, 1856-1925),TWO HEADS OF A BEARDED MAN (STUDY FOR FRIEZE OF THE PROPHETS, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY), CA. 1891-92, OIL ON CANVAS, 23 1/4 X 34 1/4 IN.; FRAME: 31 X 52 IN.JOHN SINGER SARGENT,...
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TWENTY INDIAN REVERSE PAINTED MICA MINIATURESTWENTYINDIAN REVERSE PAINTED MICA MINIATURES, OFTEN CALLED COMPANY PAINTINGS Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, 19th Century. Each colorfully painted depict either a single...
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TWO PAIRS OF LIBRARY BOOKENDS20th Century.The first, bronze clad, of a gentleman seated uon a ladder before a book-filled bookcase. The second, painted plaster in the form of two leather-bound books. Heights 6.75,...
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EDWARDIAN STYLE GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARYCHAIR Gentleman's library armchair in the Edwardian taste, having corduroy type upholstery with nailhead trim, squared slanted back, and rising on dark stained front turned...
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A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE LORDAMBASSADOR HOWARD'S RETINUE... MOROCCO, 1670, WITH, AN ACCOUNT OF SOUTH-WEST BARBARY, 1713 AMBASSADOR HOWARD'S RETINUE... MOROCCO, 1670, WITH, AN ACCOUNT OF SOUTH-WEST BARBARY,...
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ILLEGIBLY SIGNED PORTRAIT OF A MAN OILON CANVAS Oil on canvas depicting gentleman figure in library / study setting, illegible signature lower right with date "1844," oil on canvas. Image: 35.25" H x 27.25" W;...
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A GENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY A collection of60 finely bound late 19th/early 20th century books, many full leather, some with marbled fore edges, boards, or end sheets, including works from noteworthy authors such as...
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Thomas Shields Silver Bowl ca 1765 American(Philadelphia) ca 1765. A rare and important early American silver bowl by Thomas Shields of Philadelphia Pennsylvania of circular form with bright-cut decoration beneath...
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Early Edition of Don QuixoteCervantesTHE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA (London: William Miller 1801) 4 volumes octavo calf covers raised and gilt spine copperplate engravings...
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Artur Grottger Pastel on PaperDepictinga gentleman in coat with bowtie possibly a muscician Artur Grottger (1837-1867) was a Polish Artist known for his portraits monogrammed lower right 14.5''H X 12''W sight....
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10 vols. Franklin, Benjamin: The Gentleman'sMagazine. London: July, 1767. 8vo. disbound. Includes in list of books with remarks, "The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Relative to The Repeal of The American Stamp...
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SEVENTY-THREE GILT-DECORATED LEATHERBOOKS FROM A GENTLEMAN'S READING LIBRARY Provenance: Property from the Estate of George I Gravert....
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TEN LEATHER VOLUMES FROM A GENTLEMAN'SREADING LIBRARY Including Dictionnaire de Droit canonique et de Pratique Bénéficiale. Provenance: Property from the Estate of George I Gravert....
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THIRTY-EIGHT LEATHER VOLUMES FROM AGENTLEMAN'S READING LIBRARY Including Hope's Anastasivs Spectator and Sermons Dup Pallu. Provenance: Property from the Estate of George I Gravert....
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FIFTY-ONE LEATHER VOLUMES FROM A GENTLEMAN'SREADING LIBRARY Including Hooles Works and Swift's Works. Provenance: Property from the Estate of George I Gravert....
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Four blue transfer cup plates: one withgentleman seated in library, impressed Clews mark, 4-3/8 in., glaze chips and flaws; one with central medallion with shells, floral border, base with impressed mark for Stubbs,...
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TWENTY-SEVEN LEATHERBOUND VOLUMES FROMA GENTLEMAN'S READING LIBRARY Including a multi-volume set of Oeuvres de Boileau and a multi-volume set titled Alison's History of Europe. Provenance: Property from the Estate...
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French School (18th Century) A miniatureportrait, watercolor on paper of a gentleman in his library holding a piece of paper on which he has inked a family coat of arms, unsigned, approx. 2-5/8" x 3-5/8", hinged...
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RARE COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN EARLY RELIGIOUSTRACTS. Includes John Wickliffe Consolation for Troubled Consciences London: Robert Redman ca. 1530; Pierre Viret The Second Part of the Demoniacke World... trans. by...
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''LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINMENT'' PLUS TWOFIRST EDITION BOOKS. American early 20th century. Complete set including vols. I - XII of Geo. Shuman & Co.'s ''The Library of Entertainment'' 8vo. dark green cloth bound...
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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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2 vols. Cruikshank & Curiosa: Wilkinson,Sarah. The Turtle Dove;... A New and Original Valentine Writer. London: W. Perks, n.d. [ca. 1810]. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. 1/4 morocco & bds.; edge wear. With fold. hand-colored...
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2 pieces. Engraved Map with OutlineColor & Color Cartouche. Sayer, Robert. "A Map of South America Containing Tierra-Firma, Guayana, New Granada, Amazonia, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Chaco, Tucuman, Chili and...
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POWELL (A) CALEDONIA first edition oneof 100 copies full page colour illustration by Edward Burra tartan boards privately printed London 1934 Estimate ?500-800 'The library of a gentleman. A large collection of...
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