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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WILLIAM WENDT 'SILENCE OF NIGHT' 1910WATERCOLOR STUDYWilliam Wendt California, 1865-1946 Study for The Silence of Night, 1910 Watercolor on artists board 14 3/4" x 19 7/8" Signed and dated to the bottom left,...
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2 CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS& BASKET COVERED B...2 California Native American Baskets & Woven Covered Bottle. 1st item: California Native American coiled basket with geometric wave design. 3 3/4" H x...
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1850 ZACHARY TAYLOR CALIFORNIA STATEHOODINTEREST BOOK ...TAYLOR, Zachary; SHERMAN, W.T.; et al. California and New Mexico - Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Information in Answer to a...
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ARTHUR HILL GILBERT OIL ON CANVASArthurHill Gilbert (American/California, 1894-1970) oil on canvas California landscape depicting sand dunes under a blue, cloud-streaked sky. Signed lower left Arthur Gilbert Hill...
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SAMUEL JELLY COIN SILVER 1863 STATEFAIR TROPHY, 4.94 O...California State Agricultural Society coin silver trophy featuring an inscribed presentation and the seal of California verso. Presentation, "Awarded...
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HERTER BROTHERS ARMCHAIR COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LODGE...Carved walnut chair by Herter Brothers, commissioned for the billiard room of Milton Latham's estate, Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, California. Circa 1872....
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HERTER BROTHERS FOLIO STAND COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LO...A fine American Renaissance parcel-gilt and carved walnut folio stand/cabinet by Herter Brothers, New York. Circa 1872. Commissioned for the first floor parlor...
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HERTER BROTHERS ARMCHAIR COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LODGE...Carved walnut chair by Herter Brothers, commissioned for the billiard room of Milton Latham's estate, Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, California. Circa 1872....
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HERTER BROTHERS AMERICAN RENAISSANCECABINET COMMISSION...An American Renaissance parcel-gilt, carved and ebonized cabinet commissioned for the first floor Master bedroom of the Milton Slocum Latham residence,...
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A LOT OF TWELVE BOTTLES OF RED WINE,ALOT OF TWELVE BOTTLES OF RED WINE, comprising two bottles of Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon, Geyersville, Sonoma County, California, 1998; one bottle of Clos du Bois Cabernet...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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LRG GRP: BOOKS ON AFRICA AND AFRICANARTGroup of 32 books on Africa and African art. Includes the following titles:
Jacqueline Delange (French, 1923-1991), Carol F. Jopling (American, 1916-2000), "The Art and...
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ERLE LORAN "LIGHT OPERATOR" LIQUITEXON CANVASErle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Liquitex on stretched canvas painting titled "Light Operator," depicting a kinetic, large format industrial-themed modernist painting,...
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MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1858-1924)MauriceBrazil Prendergast (1858-1924) "Can-Can Dancer" watercolor and pencil on paper circa 1893-94 signed lower left 8 1/2" x5" Provenance: The following is sourced from Christie's:...
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MAURICE BRAUN LANDSCAPE PAINTING, GILTFRAME**First Time At Auction**
Maurice Braun (American, 1877-1941). Oil on board, early 20th century. Signed at lower left. A breathtaking landscape painting by California...
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WILLIAM RICE WOODBLOCK - "MOONLIGHTEUCALYPTUS TREES"**First Time At Auction**
William Seltzer Rice (American, 1873-1963). "Moonlight Eucalyptus Trees" color woodblock, ca. 1920. Signed and titled in pencil...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED ROMANO-EGYPTIANFLASK ST. MENAS, ...Egypt, Romano-Egyptian to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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(3) CALIFORNIA GOLD OCTAGONAL,1857,1871, RND 1856(lot of 2) California gold octagonal: (1) type 5, 11mm, the obverse lettered "California Gold' with wreath around 1857, the reverse with an Indian head surrounded...
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ELMER WACHTEL (1864-1929) CALIFORNIALANDSCAPEFramed oil on canvas painting, California Landscape, signed lower right Wachtel with the artist's device (Elmer Wachtel, active in California, 1864-1929), paint loss...
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TWO WORKS ON CALIFORNIA ART AND A BIOGRAPHICALLISTING OF CALIFORNIA ARTISTS All hardbound, to include: McCall, Dewitt Clinton. California Artists 1935 to1956 (1981); Hughes, Milton Edan. Artists in California 1786-1940...
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CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ART AND REFERENCE8PC BOOK GROUP: 11"H X 8 1/2"W X 1 1/2"D (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ART)California and Southwest art and reference 8pc book group:, Publications in Southern California Art 1,2,...
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HARRISON MCINTOSH, AMERICAN (1914-2016),PEDESTAL BOWL, MID CENTURY MODERN, MCM, STUDIO POTTERY, 4 5/8"H X 7 3/4"DIAM.Harrison McIntosh, American, (1914-2016) pedestal bowl, Mid Century Modern, MCM, studio pottery...
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A POLYCHROME CALIFORNIA MISSION PICTORIALBASKETA polychrome California Mission pictorial basket, First-quarter 20th Century Coiled oval bowl depicting a saddled donkey and running dog to each elongated side with...
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ALEXANDER FORBES (1778-1862, SCOTTISH)"CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA," 1839Alexander Forbes (1778-1862, Scottish) "California: A History of Upper and Lower California," 1839, Forbes, Alexander....
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HARRIET GENE ROUDEBUSH, CALIFORNIA,OREGON (1908 - 1998), CHINATOWN, ETCHINGHarriet Gene Roudebush, California, Oregon, (1908 - 1998) Chinatown, etching Titled lower left, signed lower right. Biography...
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ASTLEY DAVID MIDDLETON COOPER, CALIFORNIA,MISSOURI (1856-1924), DIPTYCH; CHERUBS WITH ROSES, 1895, OIL ON BOARD, 19 1/2"H X 23 1/2"W, 21"H X 25"W (FRAME)Astley David Middleton Cooper, California, Missouri, (1856-1924)...
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TWO CALIFORNIA LITHOGRAPHS: MILLARDSHEETS (CALIFTWO CALIFORNIA LITHOGRAPHS: Millard Sheets (California, 1907-1989) "California Horses and Hills," signed lower right, titled lower left, edition 59/80, image...
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A GROUP OF METLOX "CALIFORNIA" FREE-FORMCERAMIC DINNERWAREA group of Metlox "California" free-form ceramic dinnerware, Circa 1954-1955; Manhattan Beach, Ca Each marked for Metlox and Poppytrail California; some...
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TWO VELLUM BOUND BIOGRAPHIES OF PHOEBEAND GEORGE HEARST. 1928 AND 1933. LIMITED EDITIONS 14 X 9 1/2 IN. (35.56 X 24.13 CM.) AND GEORGE HEARST. 1928 AND 1933. LIMITED EDITIONS, [Americana] Bonfils, Winifred Black....
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PAUL WONNER, AMERICAN (1920-2008), TABLETOPSTILL LIFE, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 72 X 48 INCHESPAUL WONNER, American, (1920-2008) Tabletop Still Life, acrylic on canvas signed and dated lower right center "Paul Wonner...
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CHARLES ARNOLDI, CALIFORNIA / OHIO (B.1946),UNTITLED, 1975, GRAPHITE AND INK ON PAPER, 14 5/8"H X 10 1/8"W (SIGHT), 18 1/4"H X 15 1/2"W (FRAME)Charles Arnoldi, California / Ohio, (b.1946) untitled, 1975, graphite...
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GUSTAVE BAUMANN, INDIANA, NEW MEXICO,CALIFORNIA (1881 - 1971), THE TOWN OF NASHVILLE, 1910, COLOR WOODCUT, 9" X 13" (WOODCUT), 17" X 21" (FRAME)Gustave Baumann, Indiana, New Mexico, California, (1881 - 1971)...
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California Schoolgirl Needlework SanJose, 1876, central floral spray flanked by a dog and a lion, stitched in middle "San Jose, Cal." above "Louise Dumet" within a floral wreath, "Papa" and "Maman" stitched...
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Seven signed aviation history items:typed letter, July 10, 1931, "Rearwin Airplanes, Inc., Fairfax Airport, Kansas City" printed letterhead with image of plane "Ken Royce", to McKinley Leapley,...
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