PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MODELSOF MONKEYS WITH VASESUnmarked.
5 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.
Note:Â A very similar single monkey in the Mottahedeh Collection was illustrated by Howard and Ayers, China for the West,...
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EARLY PREENING GREEN-WINGED TEALChaseLittlejohn (1853-1943)
Redwood City, CA, c. 1885
10 in. long
“A more interesting fellow than Chase Littlejohn has probably never existed.” This is the opening line to...
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CANVASBACK DRAKE"Dick" Allen (1891-1971)
Vallejo,CA, c. 1925
14 1/2 in. long
Allen hunted San Francisco Bay and the Delta for over fifty years, carving decoys for his own use. Under the fine form is a flush-poured weight...
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FEEDING PINTAIL PAIRHarold "Pappy" Kidwell(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
20 in. long
This well-documented pair of rare feeding pintails in two poses were made by one of California's more colorful characters, who...
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STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
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LOS BANOS PINTAIL DRAKELos Banos, CA,c. 1925
17 1/2 in. long
This decoy hails from an elite group by a highly celebrated, yet unknown maker. They have been referred to as the "Los Banos Unknowns" nodding to...
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FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
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PARIAN FIGURAL LAMP WITH TIN SHADE &LITHOPANE PANELSParian figural lamp with tin shade inset with lithopane panels, 29”H x 15” dia. Support with shepherdess with goats by classical column, and lithopane...
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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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GRP: ASSORTED BOOKS ON EUROPEAN ARTHISTORY AND EXPLORA...Large lot of miscellaneous books, dealing primarily with European exploration, art, and history. Titles include "The British Empire before the American...
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ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE HENRY HARLOW(British,1787-1819)
Portrait of Benjamin West, P.R.A., not apparently signed, oil on panel, 20-3/4 x 16-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 27-3/8 x 23-1/2 in.
Note: H. von Erffa and A. Staley,...
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§ SIR TERRY FROST R.A. (BRITISH 1915-2003)
GREY,BLACK AND WHITE, CIRCA 1950 signed and inscribed 'Grey, Black, White' (to reverse), oil on board, with painting of a nude to reverse of canvas60cm x 22cm (23.6in x 8.5in)Exhibited:...
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VARIOUS BOOKS
ON LALIQUE AND SCENT BOTTLESInvitation to an exhibition 17/8/28Catalogue des Verreries de René Lalique, Paris, March 1932Noel 1934 catalogueMorrison McClinton, K., Lalique for Collectors, New York,...
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(7) BOOKS: LOUIS ICART, ROYAL DOULTON,AMERICANA(lot of 7) Books, including: (1) "Icart," S. Michael Schnessel, 1976, 178 pages, (1) "The Etchings of Louis Icart," S. Michael Schnessel, Mel Karmel, 1982,192 pages,...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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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...
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WHALING MASTER SPENCER PRATT COLLECTIONMID-19TH CENTURY, Mid-19th Century, Includes a scrimshaw inlaid mahogany trinket box, photographs, a logbook, a brass speaking horn and two Asian reverse paintings on glass....
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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(VIEW) INDIANA THROUGH WYOMING: 408POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Includes 30 Canada views and 53 Yellowstone National Park views. Early: Main St. Richmond, IN,...
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REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS, AMERICAN (1900-1989),MAN IN A STRAW SKIMMER HAT WITH BEVERAGE, OIL ON BOARD, 24"H X 22"W (FRAME), 17 1/2"H X 15 1/2"W (SIGHT)Reginald Leslie Grooms, American, (1900-1989) man in a straw skimmer...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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SECOND BOSTON EDITION WASHINGTON'S LETTERSAND THE WORCESTER 1839 HYMNAL; TWO VOLUMESSecond Boston Edition Washington's Letters and the Worcester 1839 Hymnal; Two Volumes,, Consisting of 'Official Letters To The Honourable...
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§ JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH1874-1961)
ROYAN, 1909 oil on board, signed, inscribed and dated verso26cm (10 1/4in), 34cm (13 1/2in)Fergusson painted Royanduring the exceptional period when he lived in...
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Oil on canvas portrait of St. John witha lamb, unsigned, mounted in an ornate gilt frame with plaque titled "St. John 1738 Benj. West, P.R.A. 1820"
22" x 17" sight size / 27.5 x 22.5" overall...
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American School 18th century a perchedbird Unsigned, accompanied by an hand-written note, "Susan Parkman, my grandmother, was married in 1804 to Nataniel R. Sturgis. Born 1780. This picture was done by her...
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Eight Books on Japanese Military Historyand the World War II Pacific Theater, including Second World War: Asia and the Pacific (West Point Military Series), T. E. Greiss ed., Japanese Naval Vessels at the End of...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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3 vols. New England: (Ellis, GeorgeE., attributed to.) Sketches of Bunker Hill Battle and Monument. Charlestown: C.P. Emmons, 1843. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. gilt-pictorial & lettered mustard cloth; edge wear, spine...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Benjamin West P. R. A. (British 1738-1820)"Seated Female Figure (Probably Study for a Portrait)" probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s graphite on buff laid paper unsigned 7 5/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. in a composite dealer's...
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[American Indian - Southwest] Bookson Southwestern Archaeology lot of 11 books including:Andrews John P. and Todd W. Bostwick. Desert Farmers at the River's Edge: The Hohokam and Pueblo Grande. Phoenix: Pueblo...
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TRIBAL ART. A WOOD THROWING CLUB, FIJI
41cml, another Polynesian club and a West African "chew" stick, inscribed on a label by R J P Simpson (see provenance) Old Calabar Chew-Stick or Tooth-Brush, all 19th c (3)
Provenance:...
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Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
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17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
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12 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Haines, John W. Richard Haines and His Descendants: A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey, Since 1682. (Boyce, Va.), (1961). 2 vols. 8vo, orig. cloth; vol. 1 slightly...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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