THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMONSENSE Leather bound sammelband containing works by Thomas Paine. Many works published at different times have been collected into one volume. Book is fully bound in leather...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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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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ANTIQUE LIMOGES FRANCE PORCELAINE BASKETCENTREPIECE VASE, CA. 19TH CENTURY 9" x 9 ¼" Elegantly hand potted porcelain basket centrepiece vase with flared open work body and serpentine rim, raised on baluster stem...
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LALIQUE "CHAMPS-ELYSéES" CENTREPIECEBOWL
7 ?" x 18" x 10" Moulded and frosted centerpiece bowl, with fern fronds on the wide stem and flat foot, signature on the bottom worn out. Retail price $4,200.
Provenance:...
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BRITISH SCHOOL PORTRAIT(18th century)
Portraitof William Williford M.D., Scarborough, circa 1730, identified verso by possible transferred inscription from original support canvas " ...Father of Mrs. Hood, first wife...
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JOSEPH JACKSON(England/Charleston, SouthCarolina, 1796-1850)
Pair of Charleston Portraits: Mrs. J.W. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Phillips, 1834, both signed lower right "Jos.Jackson 1834", oil on canvas, 22 x 27 in.; matching...
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Gay, Fables by the late Mr Gay in TwoVolumes, Volume I - London: C. Hitch & L. Hawes, 1757, 8vo; Volume II - London: J and P. Knapton 1738, 8vo; and another Fables by Mr Gay, Second Edition, London: J. Tonson...
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BAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE AND PATEK PHILLIPPE18K GOLD, ENAMEL, AND SEED PEARL LAPEL WATCHBAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE and PATEK PHILLIPPE 18K Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Lapel Watch, the blue guilloche enamel dial with...
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BREGUET 18K GOLD POCKETWATCHBREGUET18K Gold Pocketwatch, the hunter case pocket watch with monogram and wreath decoration; the white dial with Roman numeral indicators and subsidiary seconds dial; enclosing...
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SILVER, SAPPHIRE, RUBY, AND EMERALDCOMPACTSilver, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald Compact, the engraved silver compact with gilt interior featuring circle-cut sapphires, oval-cut rubies, and emerald-cut emeralds...
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J.E. CALDWELL & CO. 18K GOLD, EMERALD,AND DIAMOND RINGJ.E. CALDWELL & CO. 18K Gold, Emerald, and Diamond Ring, ca. 1890; centering an emerald-cut emerald measuring approx. 7.10 x 5.00 x 3.90 mm. framed by four...
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J.E. CALDWELL & CO. PLATINUM, 18K GOLD,DIAMOND, AND NATURAL PEARL BROOCHJ.E. CALDWELL & CO. Platinum, 18K Gold, Diamond, and Natural Pearl Brooch, the platinum-topped-gold brooch centering a pearl measuring approx....
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GOLD, SILVER, DIAMOND, AND NATURAL PEARLBRACELETGold, Silver, Diamond, and Natural Pearl Bracelet, ca. 1895; the rhodium-plated gold and silver graduated open-work bracelet set with old mine-cut diamonds, the largest...
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ONE PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED JOHNJ[AMES] AUDUBON, ON WOVE PAPER, TO COLONEL JOHN JAMES ABERT, FROM NEW YORK, JULY 17, 1837One page autograph letter signed John J[ames] Audubon, on wove paper, to Colonel John...
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JULIAN ALDEN WEIR, (AMERICAN, 1852-1919),PORTRAIT OF CARO, 1887, OIL ON CANVAS, 49 3/8 X 36 1/8 IN., FRAME: 64 1/2 X 51 1/4 IN.JULIAN ALDEN WEIR, (American, 1852-1919) Portrait of Caro, 1887, oil on canvas signed...
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(8) FRAMED ENGLISH ENGRAVINGS, ACTORS,SOCIETY(lot of 8) Framed stipple engravings and etchings on paper, including: (1) Mr. Dignum of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, (1) Mr. Cooke of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden,...
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A Collection of Reference Books AboutAsian Art
— KLEMER, D.J. Chinese Love Poems. Illustrated by Seong Moy. New York: 1959.
— SPEISER, Werner. The Art of China: Spirit and Society. New York, 1960.
— CAHILL,...
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A GROUP OF ASSORTED STERLING SILVERTABLE ACCESSORIES (20) pieces including: a trophy with mark of The Frank W. Smith Silver Co., engraved "Mrs. H. M. Wharton / in Grateful Remembrance / of / Fourteen Years...
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JOHN BRADFORD ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK, JULY15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, three pages of...
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FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS ON JAPANESE ANDTHEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART THEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART, including 'Shanks' Mare, Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel and Ribaldry' by Ikku Jippensha, Translated...
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H.J. LONGNECKER (AMERICA, 20TH CENTURY),"MR. AMISFELD", CIRCA 1910., GRAPHITE ON PAPER, 20.5" X 16.5". FRAMED 22" X 18".H.J. LONGNECKER, America, 20th Century, "Mr. Amisfeld", circa 1910. Titled and signed "H...
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A four-piece silver tea set, SB & SLtd., Birmingham 1920, comprising teapot, hot water jug, sugar basin and jug, the teapot inscribed to Mr & Mrs J C Fraser from Lieut. Col. & Mrs E J Fergusson of Baledmund...
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SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICALBOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
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RAFAEL FERRER, PUERTO RICO (1933), HALLWALLS,1977, BLOCK PRINT ON PAPER BAG, 17"H X 11 7/8"WRafael Ferrer, Puerto Rico, (1933) Hallwalls, 1977, block print on paper bag Biography from the Archives of askART: Following...
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§ JOHN WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1879-1955)
EXTENSIVEARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS AND SKETCHES mixed media (pencil; pen and ink; watercolour; bodycolour) some 150 items in total, on various paper and card stocks, various dimensions,...
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JOHN F. KENSETT (AMERICAN, 1816-1872)"SINGING BEACH & EAGLE ROCK, MAGNOLIA, MASSACHUSETTS" oil on canvas. signed & dated ‘J.F. K. ‘68’ (lower left) Important Quotes Regarding "Singing Beach & Eagle Rock,...
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Eugene J. Kupjack (American, 1913-1991)
1968
Mrs.O'Leary's Kitchen, Chicago, prior to 1871
mixed media
Height overall 23 x width 27 3/4 x depth 24 5/8 inches.
Property from the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California,...
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PORTRAIT OF JACOB WALSH JR. BY REMBRANDTPEALE (PENNSYLVANIA 1778-1860). Oil on canvas unsigned. Portrait of a well-dressed gentleman in front of a window with a view to the harbor and ships one of which flies...
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Platt D. Babbitt daguerreotype, 1853,Niagara Falls at Point View, whole plate image with 12 figures in foreground, original eglomise mat and walnut frame inscribed in brown ink on verso "Taken at Niagara...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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(DRAMA) A collection of six eighteenth-centuryplays bound together in original paper wraps. Including The Beaux Stratagem: A Comedy. London: Printed for J. Rivington et al. 1763. The Provok'd Husband; or A Journey to...
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Charles Willson Peale portrait (Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, 1741-1829), half portrait of Edward Burd (1751-1833), circa 1820, inscription verso translated to liner "Mr. Edward Burd. Painted for Mrs. E. Peale./By...
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Lock of George Washington's hair,strands of hair enclosed in a gold brooch testing 14 kt., handwritten notes by Bettie G. Webb state it was "given to her by Mr. Hamilton, to whom it was left by his mother,...
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