OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Horicon Marsh- Canada Geese, 1949
signed "Owen J. Gromme" lower right
oil on canvas, 29 3/4 by 39 3/4 in.
According to the Webster family, “The Horicon Marsh was fairly close to where...
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GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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3 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL O/C PAINTINGS,INCL. EINAR THORBJO...Three (3) Continental School oil on canvas paintings, including Danish and Dutch. 1st item: Einar (Evelyn) Thorbjorn (Denmark, 1911-1985) genre painting...
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2 O/C LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS, INCL. ATTR.WALTER H. GOATER...1st item: Impressionist oil on canvas springtime landscape painting attributed to Walter H. Goater (New York, 19th century) depicting sunlit, blooming trees...
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EDWARD LLOYD O/C LANDSCAPE PAINTINGW/ SWAN, DUCKS, & D...Edward Lloyd of Ellesmere (United Kingdom, 1818-1901) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a swan and a group of ducks in a small pond situated...
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ARTHUR WEEKS O/C PAINTING, SUMMER SEASIDE,BIRDS BAY, G...Arthur Weeks (American/Alabama, 1930-1988), "Summer Seaside/Bird Bay," oil on canvas fauvist style painting depicting colorful figures and tents along a beach...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL 20TH C. COASTAL LANDSCAPE,POSS. MASSAC...American School, early to mid 20th century, oil on canvas bird's eye view of a coastal town, possibly Gloucester, Massachusetts, overlooking a harbor with sailboats,...
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C. 1860-1920 ROSE CANTON AND ROSE MEDALLIONPLATESFeatured in this lot are Rose Canton and Rose Medallion plates (7), circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Private collector, Big Sky, Montana. Rose Canton porcelain has similar...
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CIRCA 1860-1889 CHINESE ROSE MEDALLIONPLATESFeatured in this lot are Eleven (11) Vintage Chinese Rose Medallion Plates, circa 1860-1889. Provenance: Private collector, Big Sky, Montana. Ten (10) plates are hexagonal,...
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TWO FOLK ART SHIP DIORAMAScomprisinga trapezoid shaped case featuring a ship on wavy sea with nine sails and two French flags, background of blue sky with birds, clouds and a castle, wire hanger on back of case,...
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EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI FALCON W/ INLAIDGOLD EYEEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous falcon figure of petite size and exquisite form that is hand-carved from mottled,...
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LARGE COLIMA POTTERY GADROONED TRIPODJAR W/ PARROTSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous...
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RARE COLIMA REDWARE EFFIGY VESSEL PARROTFORMPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful redware parrot vessel presenting a pleasantly plump body and a flared spout leading to the hollow...
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JOHN GOULD (GREENLAND GYRFALCON) FALCOCANDICANS**First Time At Auction**
John Gould (British, 1804-1881). "(Greenland Gyrfalcon) Falco Candicans" - an original antique hand-colored lithograph of the Greenland...
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COLIMA REDWARE POTTERY BIRD VESSEL,EX ARTE PRIMITIVO**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a swallow mid-flight...
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19TH C. TIBETAN RITUAL CUP / KAPALA(SKULL)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A kapala, a ritual cup made from a human bone from the skull-cap, the surface...
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MAYA STUCCO LIDDED CYLINDER BIRD HEADATOPPre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A tall cylinder vessel with a lid and bird head ring handle- the lid does not...
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Western Great Lakes Decorated GunstockClub
mid-19th century
crafted from maple and decorated with triangular elements, a starburst, and thunderbird imagery on both sides; cast steel blade marked John Algor
length...
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ELEVEN "SKY BIRDS" CARDS BY NATIONALCHICLE COMPANY, 1934 Featuring military and civilian aviators who exponentially advanced the science of flight in the early 20th century....
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JEAN GOODWIN, (20TH CENTURY), WOMANWITH BIRD PERSON, TWO WOMEN EMBRACE, AND MAN WITH NIGHT SKY, EACH: LINOCUT IN COLORS ON PAPER, EACHJean Goodwin, (20th century) Woman with bird person, Two women embrace,...
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SERENE 20TH C. PASTEL LANDSCAPE WITHCALM WATER THROUGH CENTER, THREE BIRDS FLY ABOVE PINK-HUED SKY, LUSH FOREST ON EITHER SIDE OF M...Serene 20th C. pastel landscape with calm water through center, three birds...
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M.C. WAITE (AMERICAN, 20TH C.), OILON CANVAS, DEPICTS FOUR SCHOONER SHIPS SAILING OVER DEEP BLUE WATERS, BIRDS JOINING THEM IN SKY,...M.C. Waite (American, 20th C.), oil on canvas, depicts four schooner ships...
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RUSSIAN HAND-PAINTED LACQUER BOXES,FOUR LANDSCAPE THEMED PIECES, INCLUDING: "STORM" BY NIKITIN, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, DEPICTS STORM W...Russian hand-painted lacquer boxes, four landscape themed pieces, including:...
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RUSSIAN HAND-PAINTED LACQUER BOXES,FOUR FAIRY TALE THEMED PIECES, DETAILS INCLUDE: "IVAN AND THE PRINCESS OF THE NORTH", SIGNED LOW...Russian hand-painted lacquer boxes, four fairy tale themed pieces, details...
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RUSSIAN HAND-PAINTED LACQUER BOXES,FOUR PIECES, BIRD THEMED, INCLUDING: "THE EAGLE" BY IVANOV, PAINTED IN THE FEDOSKINO STYLE, SIGN...Russian hand-painted lacquer boxes, four pieces, bird themed, including:...
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2 DAVID EUGENE HENRY, O/B LANDSCAPEPAINTINGS Two David Eugene Henry (American b. 1946), oil paintings on board, the first, "Birds in the Sky," late 20th-early 21st century, depicts a blue sky with clouds and...
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SHIRO KASAMATSU (JAPAN, 1898-1991),"SKY IN WINTER"., WOODBLOCK PRINT, OBAN YOKO-E, 17" X 10.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 17.5" X 11.25".SHIRO KASAMATSU, Japan, 1898-1991, "Sky in Winter". Flock of small song birds...
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COLLECTION OF TEN DECOY COLLECTING REFERENCEBOOKS Including Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region by Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., Call to the Sky The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, MD published by Houston Museum of...
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RUN OF FLYING ACES & OTHER MAGAZINESIncluding a pile of loose issues of FLYING ACES, 1934-1941, moist carefully wrapped and labeled; together with loose issues of TALES OF THE AIR, SKY BIRDS, and MODEL AIRCRAFT...
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JAPANESE BIRDS BY THE SEA WOODBLOCKPRINT Japan,Late 19th- Early 20th CenturyUkiyo-e depiction of three birds grouped together on a rock by crashing waves under a night sky....
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Books: Important collection of booksby South Carolina writer/industrialist Elliott White Springs WAR BIRDS: DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN AVIATOR. New York: George H. Doran Company [c. 1926]. Special limited edition numbered...
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A Chinese Clair-de-Lune Porcelain HuVase Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) pear form body with molded neck and bird-head handles raised on a circular foot covered in a sky blue glaze thinning to white along the mouth...
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Royal Worcester porcelain pitchers andjar dated 1878 1886 1889 and 1917 basketweave jar with gilt side handles body decorated with gilt flowers ending in four twig-form feet marked H8''; pitcher with elongated...
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American 1874-1927)"Willow (or Kennicott's) Warbler Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Golden-Crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper" on deciduous branch and conifer c. 1912 signed "L. A. Fuertes" lower right on board...
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Valentin Tikhonovich (Soviet/Belarusian1909-1978) Lot consisting of: "Birds' Hurly-Burly" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper signed and approved for publishing on the back; original illustration for the children's...
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