FOLK ART BIRD TREE BY EMERY NOWLANAfolk art bird tree carving by the late Emery Nowlan of Black River, Nova Scotia. Five colourfully painted birds. Circa 1970. Height, 13 5/8". The Shaun & Joan Markey Collection....
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4 HISTORIC TRANSFER AMERICAN SCENE PLATESca.1830; plates titled "Picturesque Views" by James and Ralph Clews with birds, flowers and scroll borders, English Staffordshire earthenware: mulberry transfer with mulberry...
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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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DAVID SHANER, BLACK RIVER ROCK DavidShaner, Black River Rock
Montana, USA, wood-fired stoneware, chop mark, 8.5"h x 14"w Provenance: White Bird gallery owner, Cannon Beach, OR.
Time: August...
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4 TN & KY MAPS, 3 FRAMED1st item: "Tennessee"Map, by Anthony Finley, engraved by Young and Delleker, published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, 1824. From "A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps" by Anthony...
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NATIVE AMERICAN/WESTERN U.S. EXPEDITIONEPHEMERA1st item: "Map Showing the Location of the Indian Reservations Within the Limits of the United States and Territories" compiled from the Official and other Authentic...
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5 KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE MAPS1st item:"Tennessee & Kentucky" Map, by Thomas G. Bradford, engraved by George W. Boynton, published by William D. Ticknor, Boston, 1835. From "A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical,...
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6 MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE RIVER MAPSSix(6) Late 19th century river maps featuring the Mississippi or Tennessee River. 1st item: Foldout map titled, 'IMPROVING MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 1st & 2nd districts showing existing...
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A MAISON JANSEN BLACK GLASS TOPPED BRASSCOFFEE TABLE, ... COFFEE TABLE, POSSIBLY 1940s, with a rectangular black glass panel top enclosed by a conforming frame on curved rod curule form sides ending in dolphin head...
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A CHINESE CHARCOAL BLACK LACQUERED WOODCOFFEE TABLE, M... COFFEE TABLE, MODERN, with a rectangular floating panel top enclosed by a conforming frame on a short recessed frieze over a rounded yolk style apron raised...
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A CHINESE VINTAGE "MOUNTAINOUS RIVER"PAINTED PORCELAIN... PAINTED PORCELAIN VASE, SIGNED YU ZHIQING, CIRCA 1950-1980, the pear form body topped by an applied shaped cylindrical neck with a rounded mouth ending...
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CHIEF SITTING BULL'S C. SHARPS 1859PEPPERBOXThis historic and important lot includes the C. Sharps four-barrel derringer circa 1859-1862 owned by Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull marked in Togia language as...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NAQADA II BLACKTOP POTTERYBOWL - INTACT!...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, early Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3400 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed redware pottery bowl exhibiting a nearly conical body with...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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(TOPICAL) ADVERTISING, ROADSIDE AMERICA,MOTELS, STORES, ETC.: 245 POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY MOTELS, STORES, ETC.: 245 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Five and Dime stores (S.S. Kresge Co., F.W....
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An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
visible through the top of the stopper of the bottle is...
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(VIEW) MN, MO, WI AND WY: 94 POSTCARDSEARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, Early to Mid-20th Century, Real photo: Pennington Mine (Ironton, MN), "Eddie Guest's Summer Home" (Prince aux Barques), Assembly Grounds (Mound,...
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US OVAL BELT PLATE WITH "PUPPY PAW"STUD HOOKS RECOVERED IN MISSISSIPPI An ink inscription on the back reads "Found on Jan 1, 1977 near Bovina, MS." The find-spot, just east of Vicksburg, was the site of the...
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FIVE HANDPAINTED RUSSIAN SOUVENIR BOXESAND EGG To include: a black lacquerware rectangular box with decorative scene and gilt details to lid, titled "P?????" or "Ruslan" after the epic hero Ruslan in Alexander...
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LIONEL BLACK RIVER O-27 GAUGE TRAINSET (NEW IN BOX)Lionel Black River O-27 Gauge Train Set (new in box)...
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LIONEL BLACK RIVER O-27 GAUGE TRAINSET (NEW IN BOX)Lionel Black River O-27 Gauge Train Set (new in box),...
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ROBERT LYNN LAMBDIN (UNITED STATES 1886-1981),"VILLAGE ON THE BANK OF A CONNECTICUT RIVER", BLACK CHALK OVER GRAPHITE, C. 1920, SIG...Robert Lynn Lambdin (United States 1886-1981), "Village on the Bank of a Connecticut...
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THREE ABORIGINAL-STYLE OILS ON CANVAS,THE FIRST:"BIGANNY CREEK", DEEP RUST, BLACK AND WHITE MAKE UP ABSTRACTED LANDSCAPE SCENE WITH...Three Aboriginal-style oils on canvas, the first:"Biganny Creek", deep rust,...
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SALVATOR ROSA (ITALIANATE) 1615-1673.RIVER GODS. ETCHING, C. 1660-1661. BARTSCH 15; WALLACE 96. ONLY STATE. THE ARTIST'S INSIGNIA I..Salvator Rosa (Italianate) 1615-1673. River Gods. Etching, c. 1660-1661. Bartsch...
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TWO JAPANESE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERDISHES EARLY 20TH CENTURY DISHES, Early 20th Century, 1) Two sparrows over a boat in a river. Signed at right edge. Seal marked on base. Diameter 8.25". 2) Boats on a river...
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FOUR URBAN LANDSCAPE PRINTS: THE FIRSTBY WILL J. QUINLAN (AMERICAN, 1877 - 1963) "THE HIGH BRIDGE, HARLEM RIVER (NYC)" 1899, ETCHING, ED: UNKNOWN, UNCOMMON, BUSTLING SCENE ON THE RIVER BANKS OF THE HARLEM RIVER,...
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SWAINSON, WILLIAM
67 PENCIL SKETCHESOF TREES AND LANDSCAPE IN NEW ZEALAND many captioned, including views of Browns Island, Hutt Road, Hawkshead in 1846, Bridge over Pakarati River, fern opposite Hawkshead,...
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26 LEATHER BOUND VOLUME SET, QUARTO,TITLED"SENATE: EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR A RAILROAD ROUTE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN", 1855, PUBLISHED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. GILT...
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3 HISTORIC AMERICAN TRANSFER SCENE PLATESBY CLEWSca. 1830; Historic transfer scene plates of the Picturesque Views series by Clews (James & Ralph Clews), wavy beaded rims with birds, flowers and scrolls borders:...
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C.1910 ARTS & CRAFTS MISSION OAK MORRISCHAIR New York,Circa 1910Peg construction with adjustable ladder back supported by square feet, manufactured by the Black River Bending Company....
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Walter Whitcomb Thompson Massachusetts(1882-1948) THROUGH THE WOODS BLACK RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA 1941 oil on panel framed signed dated & titled: on verso H20 1/2'' W24'' Provenance: Charleston South Carolina private...
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19 pieces. Movie Posters. (Westerns- Mostly Major Studio Releases): "Western Union." 20th-Century Fox, 1943. Without code markings. Directed by Fritz Lang. * "Down Rio Grande Way." Columbia, 1942. Without code...
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Remarkable Collection of Hand-ColoredCivil War Magic Lantern Slides A collection of approx. 170 beautifully hand-colored Civil War magic lantern slides made from paper photographs and stereoviews originally produced...
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JOHN PFAHL (b. 1939): BLACK RIVER FALLSWATERTOWN NY 1988 Ektachrome photograph 14 x 27 3/4 in. (sight) 23 7/8 x 29 5/16 in. (sheet) signed titled dated and numbered on back of photograph Viart Gallery label on...
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Exceptional notched Ramey knife; foundon the Black River, Bulter Co. Missouri near Poplar Bluff. 12". Polished on both sides removing most of the flaking. One of the top three pieces in the Nelson collection....
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