(LOT OF 6) CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUERARTICLES (lot of 6) Chinese cinnabar lacquer articles. Comprising a mirror frame, two melon form boxes, and a matching set of document tray and two boxes, Republic period,...
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BLUEBILL PAIRHarry L. Cook (1909-1993)
Vallejo,CA, c. 1930
11 3/4 in. long
A well-documented turned-head pair by Harry Cook. A lifelong resident of Vallejo, California, he worked for his father's painting business starting...
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W.K. VANDERSLICE & CO. SILVER PRESENTATIONSNUFF BOX, 3...San Francisco silver Presentation snuff box by W.K. Vanderslice & Co. Presentation inscribed, "John G. Evans / from his son / West Evans / 1876." Marked on...
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1793 PHILADELPHIA DOCUMENTFramed Philadelphiashipping document dated April 29, 1793. Bears "Prints, Etc. Gallery, San Francisco" label verso. Dimensions: 16.25"h x 13.5"w; (overall) 21.75"h x 18.75"w. Processing and...
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PAPAL DOCUMENT ON VELLUM, CIRCA 1773Alarge document on vellum, handwritten, to a citizen of Bologna, from Pope Clement XIV, in 1773, addressed to Francisco Sertori and his dependents, granting them the freedom...
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DIEGO RIVERA MURAL STUDY DRAWING OFGIRL PLAYINGDiego Rivera (Mexico, 1886-1957) unframed chalk drawing depicting a girl playing or working with a block or brick. Measures 14" in height with width of 16-7/8"....
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AN EARLY TEXAS EMPRESARIO LAND SCRIPFOR THE DE ZAVALA,... FOR THE DE ZAVALA, VEHLEIN AND BURNET GRANTS, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16TH, 1830, engraving on paper with hand inscribed signatures, Francisco de Zavala on...
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JOHN SWATSLEY (B. 1937) "CHINA CLIPPERSEAPLANE"John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "China Clipper Ship - Seaplane" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James...
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GREG GOSSEL (20TH C.) ORIGINAL MIXEDMEDIAGreg Gossel (American, 20th C.) Pop art.
Original Mixed Media painting on Board. Signed and dated (2008) verso.
Size: 24 x 24 in.
Greg Gossel was born in 1982 in western...
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EARLY OLD MASTER SCHOOL PORTRAIT OFA GENTLEMANEarly Old Master School Portrait of a Gentleman.
Oil on panel. Appears to be unsigned, inscribed verso.
Provenance: Butterfield and Butterfield Auction (San Francisco)...
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"GRATEFUL DEAD SKELETON AND ROSES,"9/16-17/1966 Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, color concert poster, Grateful Dead Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, catalogue #FD-26-OP-1, original printing, promoter Family...
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(5) BOOKS: US CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS,19TH C.(lot of 5) Books, including: (1) "Executive Documents printed by Order of the House of Representatives of the United States," volume I, twenty-first Congress, first...
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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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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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STERLING: GORHAM ANTIQUE STERLING SILVERAND REDWOOD BOWL, PROVIDENCE, RI, 1915, APPLIED SILVER ON CALIFORNIA REDWOOD, SPECIAL ORDER...STERLING: Gorham Antique Sterling Silver and Redwood Bowl, Providence, RI, 1915,...
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DOCUMENT SIGNED BY FRANCISCO DE CARONDELET[ManuscriptDocument Signed by Spanish Governor of Louisiana Francisco de Carondelet and District Governor of the Natchez District Manuel Gayoso de Lemos], in Spanish, two pages, January,...
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MABEL DWIGHT (1876-1955) LITHOGRAPHMabelJacque Williamson Dwight (1876-1955)Children's Clinic (1936)The unsigned lithograph published by American Artists Group includes the original certificate of authenticity verso....
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JEFFREY N. BECOM, AMERICAN (B.1953),WOMAN IN BLUE BURKA, 1987, LARGE SCALE PHOTOGRAPH / CHROMOGENIC PRINT, 20"H X 28 3/4"W (SIGHT), 32"H X 42"W (FRAME)Jeffrey N. Becom, American, (b.1953) Woman in Blue Burka,...
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CASED MODEL OF THE U.S. CRUISER “SANFRANCISCO” 20TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 14.5”. LENGTH 43.5”. WIDTH 10”.CASED MODEL OF THE U.S. CRUISER "SAN FRANCISCO", 20th Century, Beautifully detailed. Retains documentation...
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STORE AND REQUISITION BOOK FOR THE CLIPPERSHIP "HENRY B. HYDE" CIRCA 1897 13.5" X 8.5". SHIP "HENRY B. HYDE", Circa 1897, Store and Requisition Book of Flint & Co's Sailing Ships,. Printed by Henry Dawson, Stationer,...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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GARY BUKOVNIK, OHIO (B.1947), BELLADONNALILIES II, 1988, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 37"H X 28 1/2"W (SIGHT), 44 1/2"H X 35 1/4"W (FRAME)Gary Bukovnik, Ohio, (b.1947) Belladonna Lilies II, 1988, watercolor on paper...
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ANSEL ADAMS SAFE Ansel Adams Safe, removedfrom Bests Studio, Yosemite Valley dba The Ansel Adams Gallery, with signed authentication by son of Ansel Adams, Michael Adams, safe made by Herman Safe Co, San Francisco...
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO SIMPSON JENNEY A WHALESHIP CAPTAIN FROM FAIRHAVEN, MA TO INCLUDE A 1869 DOCUMENT FOR 1/8 SHARE IN THE SCHOONER ELLEN RODMAN, NUMEROUS 19TH C DEEDS FOR PROPERTY IN FAIRHAVEN,...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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THOMASTON, ME-BUILT "JOSEPH B. THOMAS"SHIP PAPERS Folder containing Original Documents Relating to San Francisco, Baltimore and Liverpool Voyages in 1884, under the command of Captain William J. Lermond; including...
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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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TWAIN, Mark, (American, 1835-1910):Twain's Autograph - Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens. Partially Printed Document, a bill of lading for 2 cases of long handled shovels transported on behalf of Corbett, Failing...
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