GENIUS OF REMBRANDT 1ST ED. STERLINGPROOF SETFirst edition proof set, a partial set of thirty, The Genius of Rembrandt, serial no. 922, issued by the Franklin Mint, (thirty) sterling silver medals, each depicting...
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KINDEL MASTERWORKS WINTERTHUR REPRODUCTION'NEW YORK' INLAID MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT SIDEBOARD 39.5 X 75 1/2 X 26 1/2 IN. (100.5 X 191.8 X 67.3 CM.)Kindel Masterworks Winterthur Reproduction 'New York' Inlaid Mahogany...
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STANDING GOOSEMichael Vallero (1906-1992)(attr.)
Spring Valley, IL, c. 1920
27 1/2 in. long
This iron-headed field goose is stamped "DWV" for the rig of Daniel W. Voorhees, a member of the Duck Island Club and president...
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MASTERWORKS GREEN-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharlesPerdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history.
Original paint with minimal...
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MASTERWORKS BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharlesPerdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair in bright breeding plumage with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history....
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THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
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EARLY SLEEPING MALLARD DRAKEStephenLane (1843-1900) (attr.)
Lacon, IL, c. 1890
13 in. long
A singular early and refined preening drake showcasing the distinct Lacon style in an elegant pose. The uplifted wing...
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HIGH-HEAD MALLARD PAIRWalter "Tube"Dawson (1882-1955)
Putnam, IL, c. 1920
17 in. long
Dawson learned carpentry from his father and began carving decoys at age seventeen. Over his long career in wood, he proved...
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THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharlesPerdew (1874-1963)
and Edna Perdew (1882-1974) Henry, IL, c. 1910
15 in. long
This early three-piece preening black duck is a singular decoy with no peers. Indeed, it is...
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STRATFORD MASTERWORKS FIGURINE MACAWPARROT ON TREE BRA...Cheerful macaw parrot in red, blue and yellow coloration. Resting on a light brown tree branch surrounded by vibrant green Monstera leaves.
With base....
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FIRST ED. "FREDERIC REMINGTON THE MASTERWORKS"Presentedin this lot is the First Edition "Frederic Remington The Masterworks" by Michael Edward Shapiro and Peter H. Hassrick 1988, Published by the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis,...
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SARGENT FAMILY FEDERAL INLAID BURLWOODAND SATINWOOD WO...Boston, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, 1800-1810, top in finely grained burlwood veneer surrounded by Greek key banding, rich, exuberant satinwood...
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A MASTERPIECE BOSTON FEDERAL INLAIDMAHOGANY SOFAattributed to the John and Thomas Seymour Shop, possibly with John Cogswell, 1805-1812, with bowed crest rail, cross banding and lunette
inlay with geometric...
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SPLENDID ROMAN MARBLE STATUETTE NUDEVENUS PUDICARoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. What a knockout! Finely carved in the round, a marble sculpture of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, sensitively...
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GLASGOW AND CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
COLLECTIONOF TEXT BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND CATALOGUES (Pamela Robertson ed.), The Chronycle, The letters of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Hunterian Art Gallery...
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PAIR KINDEL MASTERWORKS INLAID SIDETABLES 20th c., oval form end tables, with brass mounts, stamped "Kindel Masterworks, Irish Georgian Society Reproduction, Made in Grand Rapids, MI" on undersides, approx....
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FINE FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETARY,POSSIBLY SEYMOUR, NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTSIn three parts.
7 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 40 x 21 in.
Note: This secretary is an early example of the Northeastern Massachusetts style...
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SET OF SIX ZHANG DAQIAN LITHOGRAPHS- THE MASTERWORKS OF CHANG DAI-CHIEN Set of Six Zhang Daqian lithographs, from the series The Masterworks of Chang Dai-chien, comprising "Homeward Passing Through the Stone...
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Paul Sawyier (American/Kentucky 1865-1917)"Fishing Club Jamaica Bay New York City" c. 1915 oil on canvas board signed lower left titled on brass artist's plaque and with "Russell's Canvas Board...Pictures Mirrors...
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After Charles Louis Lucien Muller (French1815-1892) "Call for the Last Victims of the Terror in 1794 at the Prison of St. Lazare" oil on canvas c. 1850 32 1/4 in. x 54 1/2 in. in an ornate regilded frame. Note:...
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Francesco Borromini his Studio or aFollower (Italian 1599-1667) "Section of Spire for the Church of San Ivo della Sapienza Rome" 1642/1720 ink and gray wash on cream-colored laid paper with reddish sepia paint...
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Alexander Runciman (Scottish 1736-1785)"Sorrowing Mother with Two Children-A Babe and a Youth" c. late 1760s/early 1770s sepia ink and wash with white gouache on cream-colored wove paper without discernible watermark...
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Folio of masterworks: The Gallery ofMasterpieces, published by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, 48 prints after artists Durer, Van Dyck, Titian, Rembrandt, Vermeer and others, mezzotints, sheet 20 x 15-1/8...
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EIGHT MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES ANTIQUEREFERENCE BOOKS. Girlhood Embroidery Betty Ring Volumes I & II in sleeve hardcover.; New England Furniture: The Colonial Era Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye autographed hardcover.;...
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A Complete Set of 'The Masterworks ofthe National Palace Museum' published by the National Palace Museum Taipei Taiwan printed in Japan 1976 clothbound hardcovers with plastic slip covers and cardboard cases...
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A Partial Set of The Masterworks ofthe National Palace Museum published by the National Palace Museum Taipei Taiwan printed in Japan 1976 clothbound hardcovers with plastic slip covers and cardboard sleeves...
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* A Collection of Reference Materialson Chinese Bronzes comprising Selected Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes a board folio containing 25 loose plates illustrating the bronzes...
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An American Federal Brass-Mounted CarvedMahogany Dressing Chest early 19th c. attributed to Thomas Seymour Boston rectangular mirror with shaped crest centered by eagle wing and arrow mount reeded uprights with...
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian1720-1778) Le Antichita Romane 1756 Rome Stamperia di Angelo Rotili volumes 1 and 4 (of 4) folio (22 1/2 in. x 14 1/4 in.) 89 full-sheet full-page or half-page engraved plates...
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An Italian Carrara Marble Figural Jardinièrelate 19th c. signed at right rear on the lower edge of the marble "Prof. A. Petrilli[ ]" Firenze / Made in Italy on a verde antico base height 31 1/2 in. width 42 1/2 in....
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19TH C VIOLINIST PAINTING AFTER DELPIOMBO: High quality Oil/Canvas 25 7/8'' x 20 1/8'' Copy of the masterwork done by Sebastiano del Piombo now in the Collegium Maius Krakow Poland period carved and gilded...
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Gaston V. Leroux (French 1854-1942)"A Desert Tribesman (Guerrier Arabe)" 1880s-1890s bronze cast signature on base height 38 in. Note: Gaston Leroux was a member of the "second generation" of Orientalist...
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(COSTUME) RACINET AUGUSTE Le Costumehistorique. Paris: Librarie de Firmin-Didot 1888. 6 vols. Oblong 8vo 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards marbled endpapers. First edition octavo issue of Racinet's masterwork...
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Six Volumes of the Masterworks of theChinese National Palace Museum, 1969-1973, Taipei, each dual language (Chinese/English) volume lavishly illustrated and presented in gilt-tooled buckram binding with vinyl...
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Dave McGary (New Mexico, born 1958)"Muralist at Pottery Mount (Anasazi circa 1300 a.d.)", edition 10/30, masterwork state, signed on side of bronze "Dave McGary © 1989", patinated and cold-painted bronze with...
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17 Books, Regional American Furniture,and Chipstone Foundation Works ten volumes, American Furniture, Chipstone Foundation, 1993-1996, 1998-2001, two copies 2003; Gail Colglazier, Springfield Furniture; two copies...
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