BAH-KOH LI, CHINESE FAMOUS PICTURES,C. 1936Bah-Koh Li, a Chinese grand livre with (a collection of) famous pictures of the Sung Dynasty, formerly preserved by the T'ien Lai Studio in Shanghai. The Commercial...
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CATHERINE OF ARAGON HN3233 - ROYAL DOULTONFIGURINEPorcelain figurine of one of King Henry's famous wives; Glossy finish.
The Royal Doulton Catherine of Aragon HN3233 Figure features Catherine, dressed in her royal...
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AFTER PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR "BAL DUMOULIN DE LADESCRIPTION: An oil painting on canvas after french artist Pierre Auguste Renoir depicting possibly one of his most famous works "Bal Du Moulin De La Galette"...
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FAMOUS ROBINSON SHOWS. BRUTUS THE MAGNIFICENT& FEROCIO...Famous Robinson Shows. Brutus the Magnificent & Ferocious Equestrian Lion. Cincinnati: Russell & Morgan, 1911. Color lithograph mounted on board. 26 _ x 38". Borders...
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NICOLA (WILLIAM MOZART NICOL). NICOLA.St.Paul, Standard Litho, ca. 1920. Billboard-size poster advertising the escape feats of Nicola, with vignettes of his daring escapades surrounding a full-length central portrait...
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HOUDINI, HARRY (EHRICH WEISS). HOUDINIPRESENTS HIS OWN...London: Dangerfield, 1912. Houdini’s most famous invention, the fabled Water Torture Cell, fills the center of the poster, the “master mystifier”...
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HARDEEN (THEODORE WEISS). HARDEEN.[NewYork], ca. 1925. Letterpress poster advertising Hardeen, The Handcuff King, at the top of a vaudeville show. Other acts include soubrette-turned movie star Trixie Friganza...
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ALFREDO VOLPI "FACHADA DAS CASAS" MIXEDMEDIAAlfredo Volpi (Italy/Brazil, 1896 - 1988) mixed media entitled "Fachada Das Casas", depicting nine (9) different windows/facades (one of his more familiar & famous themes)...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
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JEAN FOLEY’S ORB-ETERNAL RINGS.Foley,Jean. Jean Foley’s Orb-Eternal Rings. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Five-ring set; two linked, two single, one key. One oversized. 10” diameter. With felt carrying...
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JOHN. SPEED, 1627: A PROSPECT OF THEMOST FAMOUS PARTS ...John Speed. A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, 1627. Complete with 22 maps viz: A New and Accurate Map of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe,...
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"WINCHESTER SHOTGUNS" BY DENNIS ADLERR.L. WILSONFor your consideration is the Classic, "Winchester Shotguns" by Dennis Adler, Foreword by R. L. Wilson, publisher Chartwell Books. Author and historian took over...
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OGLALA SIOUX CRAZY HORSE OWNED COLT1860 ARMYThe lot features a truly phenomenal, iconic and important Colt Model 1860 Army 44 caliber percussion revolver owned and marked in Togia language by Crazy Horse an...
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CA. 1880'S JAMES HUNTER WILSON SHOOTERSADDLEThis is an original James Hunter Wilson Denver Saddlery 19th Century high-back mounted-shooter western saddle. James Hunter Wilson was born in Indiana in 1848. According...
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C. DEC. 25, 1890 GHOST DANCE LAKOTAPHOTOGRAPHThis is an original, authentic Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance photograph at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota from photographer George E. Trager Northwestern...
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HARDSTONE FIGURAL BLACK BOY BRIGG CANE-1900-Wheel cut of a rare black Nephrite jade to depict a lovely Black Boy head with a fez, the knob shows naturalistic details in exceptional finesse and takes advantage of a...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF STELE - MOTHER,CHILD, LION, & BULL...Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An exemplary marble relief stele displaying 2 diverse scenes: one of a mother and...
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EXHIBITED 20TH C. WILLOUGHBY PHOTO OFELISABETH FRINK**Originally Listed At $2500**
Bob Willoughby (American, 1927-2009). "Elisabeth Frink, Sculptress in her Chelsea, London Studio - 1956" - silver gelatin print,...
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ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS PANEL FRAGMENT - LIONAND DEER**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning marble panel fragment featuring a lively relief image of a lioness pouncing...
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CBABI BAYOC (AMERICAN (ST. LOUIS), B.1972)Cbabi Bayoc
American (St. Louis), b. 1972
I'm Dope & Enuf
Acrylic on canvas, both signed
Both vibrant, lyrical portraits against abstract grounds, the first the head...
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LETTER FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORELetter from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, Thursday, November 4, 1937 My Dearest, There is no reason for me to tell you how...
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ERNIE EUGENE BARNES, JR. (1938 - 2009):NORMAN LEAR, THE COMEDIANThe Comedian (Norman Lear); oil on canvas; signed lower right; Provenance: the original Comedian, a luminous portrait of the iconic television producer,...
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PAWNEE BILL & MAY LILLIE CABINET CARDStudiophotograph of Gordon William Lillie and May Lillie. Pawnee Bill and May were married in 1886 after meeting during a parade and began their own Wild West Show. After becoming...
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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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THE MILDMAY SERVICE – A PAIR OF GEORGEI BRITANNIA STANDARD DINNER PLATES Paul de Lamerie, London 1725, each of circular outline with a moulded border, engraved with armorial and crest to border, the reverse engraved...
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10 BOOKS RELATED TO OZ BY L. FRANK BAUM& OTHERSTO INCLUDE: "OZMA OF OZ", ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN R. NEILL, 1917, OCTAVO, 270 PAGES, SPINE IS CRACKED ON INSIDE FRONT, NICE ILLUSTRATION FRONT BOARD. "RINKITINK IN OZ",...
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LOT OF 20 EUROPEAN PRINTS AND ETCHINGSSPANNINGFROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE 18TH CENTURY. TO INCLUDE: JOHN BROWNE (1742-1801, ENGLAND) ENGRAVING PUBLISHED BY JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) “THE CASCADE" PRINTED IN...
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14K GOLD MONEY CLIP 20 GRAM GOLD COINBULLION 14K gold money clip in vintage swirl design set with "Famous Men" gold coin, showing image of Rontgen and "Rontgen" in capital letters underneath. Above is written...
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RARE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE US GRANT TYPEFISH PLATE Tongzhi Era, 1861-75 lively scene decorated in vivid enamels with large central fish with smaller fish and sea life in center and border. 10 in. Diameter. "One...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,1875-1957) "Tree by a Small Stream, Shinnecock Hills", ca. 1896, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Freeman Clark", with an oil sketch on the reverse of an autumnal landscape,...
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Emanuel Bowen and John Gibson "An AccurateMap of North America Describing and Distinquishing the British and Spanish Dominions According to The Definitive Treaty Concluded at Paris 10th Feby. 1763" published by Robert...
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John Ruskin (British 1819-1900) "CoastalTowns Below Cliffs" July 1852 graphite and sepia wash with blue and white gouache on heavily toned buff paper stamped "158" in black ink at upper right inscribed in pencil...
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Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont (French1720-1791) "Section Drawing of a Church Project to be Built on a Greek-Cross Plan " c. 1750s/1760s ink gray and light rose washes on cream-colored laid paper unsigned 12 1/4...
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Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,1875-1957) "View of Farmers Working Near a Country Road, Shinnecock Hills", ca. 1895, oil on board, signed lower right "F. Clark", 35-1/2" x 44". Presented in its original...
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American School early 20th c. "McIntyre& Heath Billy Cumsand's Georgia Minstrels" signed "Dryden" lower left 68 in. x 37 1/4 in. framed. Note: Recent scholarship on blackface minstrelsy by authors such as...
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