FOUR COMIC BOOK ART PORTFOLIOS, INCLUDINGA SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 1970s and 1980s, to include:
Berni Wrightson. APPARITIONS. Brooklyn, NY: Sal Quartuccio, 1978. With (4) color plates in a b&w illustrated envelope....
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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LEON LOUGHRIDGE FOLIO OF 10 FLINT HILLSWOODBLOCKSLeon Loughridge (Born 1952)The Flint Hills (2008)This completely unique lot is comprised of ten pencil signed reduction woodblock prints by Leon Loughridge, the...
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(7) TEXANA BOOKS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXASPRESS(lot of 7) Texana Books: (1) "Pioneering in Southwest Texas," Frank S. Gray, Steck Company, Austin, 1949, illustrations, 247 pages; (1) "The Swedish Texans," Larry E....
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(5)BOOKS: PARROTS OF THE WORLD, PHEASANTS,SOMALIA(lot of 5) Books: "Parrots and Parrot-Like Birds in Aviculture", The Marquees of Tavistock, F.V. White & Co.,
London, 1928, 298 pages, color illustrations; (1) "Parrots...
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THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
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EARLY PREENING GREEN-WINGED TEALChaseLittlejohn (1853-1943)
Redwood City, CA, c. 1885
10 in. long
“A more interesting fellow than Chase Littlejohn has probably never existed.” This is the opening line to...
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HIGH-HEAD PINTAILEd Castagnetto (1911-1996)
SanFrancisco, CA, 1989
17 1/2 in. long
Taught by California carving legend, "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson, Ed learned to carve as a young man. He was also a sharp shooter who enjoyed...
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MALLARD DRAKESan Francisco, CA, c. 1940
15in. long
This gouge-carved decoy relates to the work of John Tornberg (1902-1971) and may very well be the carver's later work. Tornberg lived in the Marina district of San...
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STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
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FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA, LA BOHEME, PLASTICENEADVERTISING POSTER San Francisco Opera Presents "La Boheme," plasticene offset advertising poster (back-lighted at San Francisco bus stops), illustration by Kari Alberg, overall...
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LOUIS MACOUILLARD CALIFORNIA CITYSCAPE,SAN FRANCISCO &...Louis Macouillard (California, 1913-1987) small acrylic on board or paper painting of San Francisco with the sun rising or setting over the Bay, the Golden...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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A GROUP OF FIVE BOOKS CONCERNING ELPASO HISTORY AND CU... PASO HISTORY AND CULTURE, comprising Forty Years at El Paso 1858-1898, by W.W. Mills, the Mesquite edition, El Paso, 1962, edited by Rex Strickland,...
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GEORGE LUKS(American, 1867-1933)
TheRag Picker, c. 1921, signed lower left "George Luks", oil on canvas, 26 x 22-1/4 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 33-1/2 x 29-3/4 in., Provenance: Samuel O. Buckner, Milwaukee,...
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GEORGES BARBIER (FRENCH, 1882-1932)GeorgesBarbier
French, 1882-1932
Untitled, 1925
Pochoir, signed and dated in graphite
Two nude women washing their hair in a wide fountain, beneath a stylized tree with seven doves....
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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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FRED SWENEY, SAN FRANCISCO ILLUSTRATION,FRAMED Fred Sweney (American/Florida, 10912-1996). "San Francisco, Delta Airlines Travel Poster Illustration", oil on canvas. Signed lower right; inscribed on stretcher. Approx....
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(15) TEXAS HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOKS,L.B.J.(lot of 15) Texas historical reference books, comprising: (1) "Laredo and the Rio Grande Frontier," J.B. Wilkinson, Jenkins Publishing Co., Austin, Texas, illustrations...
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16) BOOKS: NATIVE AMERICAN, TEXAS HISTORY,HUNTING(lot of 16) Hunting, Texas and Native American historical books, comprising: (1) "Louisiana Duck Decoys," Charles W. Frank, Jr., Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna,...
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(16) BOOKS: TEXAS & SOUTHWEST HISTORY,TEXANA(lot of 16) Books, including: (1) "Historic Texas: a Photographic Portrait," Texas Historical Foundation, Texas Monthly Press, 1986, 327 pages, (1) "War Scare on the...
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"DESCRIPTION OF THE LARGEST SHIP INTHE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ..." 1853 SLIPCASE 10.5" X 6.5". THE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ...", 1853, An extremely rare first and only edition...
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VINTAGE FRENCH POSTER, DEMANDEZ UN MARRAAPPERITIF SANS RIVAL, ILLUSTRATED FRANCISCO TAMAGNO, 1903, LA LITHOGRAPHIE PARISIENNE, ROBIN DIRECTEUR, LITHOGRAPH. , SITE 53 BY 38, OVERALL, MATTED, FRAMED 68 BY 52.5 IN....
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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VERY RARE 1876 TRANS CONTINENTAL RRPOCKET MAP 5' LONGThe rare, profusely illustrated panoramic fold-out pocket map with boards displays related advertising and timetables along with the following interesting...
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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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Julian Walbridge Rix California (1850-1903)YOSEMITE gouache framed signed: lower right sight size: H22'' W13 1/2'' Provenance: Atlanta Georgia collection. Other Notes: Julian Walbridge Rix was born in Peacham Vermont...
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HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (american1880-1980) "THE DANCERS" - PAS DE DEUX, TARANTELLA Inscribed 'Harriet W. Frishmuth © 1921' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS / QBOS' on base. Modeled in 1921, cast in...
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Sunlit Corridor Guanajuato by EugenioLandesio Eugenio Landesio (Italian 1809-1879). Oil on canvas signed l.l. and dated 1863; 11.5 x 16.5 in. (sight).Includes an original hand-written label (in French) which...
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Books: Fine art furniture decorativearts and travel guides Bernier Rosamond. MATISSE PICASSO MIRO: AS I KNEW THEM. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Bridgman George B. BRIDGMAN'S LIFE-DRAWING. London: John Lane...
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Attributed to Edward Lear (English 1812-1888)"A Rocky Coastal Scene on the Adriatic" oil on canvas unsigned 25 1/2 in. x 40 in. framed. Provenance: Sold Sotheby's London April 10 1991 as lot 197. Note: Best...
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Robert Hudson (1938 USA) Untitled No.91973Earthenware; ht. 7.5 dia. 6.5 in.Hudson is a well-known Bay area sculptor working in multi-media and metal and known for his use of color. He studied at the San Francisco...
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Rare Bird's-Eye View of Cincinnati 1886by Charles Fries Charles Arthur Fries (Cincinnati Ohio 1854-1940).? Engraving on paper ?marked l.r.;?plate 22 x?40.5 in. (sight).A rare?view of?Cincinnati ?published in 1886...
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A Rare Antique American Horn Armchairlate 19th c. probably San Antonio Texas the back arms and legs composed of steer horns and retaining the original tooled saddle leather back rest and seat connected by chromed...
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