A GROUP OF INSCRIBED ARTWORKS BY GUESTSOF FRED DAVIS'S HOMEA group of inscribed artworks by guests of Fred Davis's home, Comprising various personalized works from guests of Frederick Davis' Cuernavaca home including:...
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A SET OF FRAMED BULLFIGHTING TOREADORPAINTED MINIATURESA set of framed bullfighting toreador painted miniatures, Late 19th century Two illegibly signed A framed set of twelve painted paper miniature roundels,...
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CADWALLADER LINCOLN WASHBURN (1866-1965),FRED DAVIS'S GARDEN IN CUERNAVACA, OIL ON CANVAS, 25.5" H X 26" WCadwallader Lincoln Washburn, (1866-1965) Fred Davis's garden in Cuernavaca, Oil on canvas Signed lower...
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FREDERICK W. BECKER (D.1974) CALIFORNIAPAINTINGFramed oil on board painting, Lone Cypress, Midway Point, Carmel, California, signed lower right Frederick W. Becker (Frederick William Becker, New York, Oklahoma,...
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MINIATURE MALLARD PAIRHorace "Hi" Crandall(1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1930
7 in. long
A miniature pair displaying turned heads, deep bodies, and raised wing tips by one of California's most celebrated decoy carvers.
Original...
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SLEEPING PINTAIL PAIREd Snyder (1928-2011)
RioVista, CA, c. 1970
16 in. long
This hollow pair has fine painted feather detail and the maker's signature on the inlayed bottom boards.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
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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 PAIRScott Cork Decoy Company(1927-1954)
Oakland, CA, c. 1930
15 in. long
Reece Scott (1871-1955) founded this company in Oakland. This influential California establishment specialized in the fabrication...
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PINTAIL PAIRWright Decoy Company
Berkeley,CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
Linley A. Wright (1889-1946) was a machinist who ran a decoy manufacturing company from his home. The decoys were made using five pieces of redwood...
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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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GREEN-WINGED TEALRay Baliel (1910-1979)
RioVista, CA, c. 1935
11 1/2 in. long
"The dramatic swept-back heads and very life-like appearances have few equals in California," writes California decoy historian Michael...
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PINTAIL PAIR"Fresh Air Dick" Janson(1872-1951)
Sonoma, CA, c. 1930
17 in. long
Recognized as one of California’s greatest decoy carvers, Janson was also a commercial fisherman, a ship carpenter, and a professional...
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PINTAIL PAIRLuigi Andreuccetti (1898-1978)
Vorden,CA, 1948
17 1/2 in. long
In the "The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys," the West Coast contributor Gerald Rosenthal introduces Andreuccetti as "the Sacramento stylist." In...
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CANVASBACK PAIRLeo Tocchini (1904-1989)
Oakland,CA, c. 1945
17 in. long
A magnum pair of balsa canvasbacks. The hen bears the maker's "LT" signature brand, while the drake has a "V" or "L" brand on the underside.
Drake...
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FEEDING PINTAIL PAIRHarold "Pappy" Kidwell(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
20 in. long
This well-documented pair of rare feeding pintails in two poses were made by one of California's more colorful characters, who...
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MALLARD PAIRHorace "Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood,CA, c. 1935
16 1/2 in. long
A slightly turned-head rigmate pair. The hen has a slightly uplifted head.
Original paint with light gunning wear.
Provenance: Les Vache Collection,...
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PINTAIL HENHorace "Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood,CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
Crandall was an outdoorsman, a taxidermist, and a talented watercolor painter at a young age. After moving California in 1917, Crandall was an engineer...
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SWIMMING BRANTPaul F. Keeney (1897-1965)
Oakland,CA, c. 1935
20 1/2 in. long
Keeney hunted brant in Humboldt County and possibly Tomales Bay. This swimmer was made with seven-piece body construction and is outfitted with...
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THE CRANDALL SLEEPY-EYED MALLARDHorace"Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
One of California's best decoy carvers, Crandall is also considered by some to be its best painter. Born in Rhode...
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CANADA GOOSEEd Vidmar (1922-1991)
Pittsburg,CA, c. 1951
25 in. long
Early collectible Canada geese by named makers from California are difficult to source. This classic Vidmar goose displays fine paint and a grand...
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MALLARD DRAKEArt Jensen
Hayward, CA,c. 1952
14 in. long
A distinctly Jensen mallard with a turned head, raised wings, and a pleasing carved wing and feather design in its balsa body. This drake is illustrated...
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CINNAMON TEALArt Jensen
Hayward, CA,c. 1950
12 in. long
A refined teal with a turned head, raised wings, and a pleasing carved wing and feather design. Jensen was a painter as well as a hunter and a decoy carver....
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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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HENRY GEORGE KELLER (AMERICAN, 1869-1949)CALIFORNIA CO...Henry George Keller (American, 1869-1949) California Coast Watercolor on paper Signed and monogrammed lower left 16 in. h. x 22 in. w., image 23 1/2 in. h....
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FREDERICK SCHAFER O/C PAINTING, LANDSCAPEWITH FIGURESFrederick Ferdinand Schafer (California/Germany, 1839-1927) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a woman and child walking hand-in-hand down a path bathed...
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PAINTING, FREDERICK CARL SMITH (1868-1955),"COLORADO D...Framed oil on board painting, "Colorado Desert" by Frederick Carl Smith (1868-1955) depicting the Colorado Desert in Palm Springs, CA. (The Colorado Desert is...
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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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COULTON WAUGH COLOR LITHOGRAPH "A MAPOF CAPE COD"Coulton Waugh (1896-1973) Color Lithograph “A Map of Cape Cod” , copyright 1926, depicting a history of Cape Cod, double matted and framed.
15 ½ in. x 19...
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WILLIAM RICE WOODBLOCK - "MOONLIGHTEUCALYPTUS TREES"**First Time At Auction**
William Seltzer Rice (American, 1873-1963). "Moonlight Eucalyptus Trees" color woodblock, ca. 1920. Signed and titled in pencil...
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FREDERICK JUDD WAUGH, AMERICAN (1861-1940),STILL LIFE, CA. 1920, OIL ON PANEL, 14 1/4 X 17 7/8 INCHESFREDERICK JUDD WAUGH, American, (1861-1940) Still Life, ca. 1920, oil on panel signed lower right "Waugh" oil...
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FREDERICK HEIDEL OIL ON CANVASFREDERICKHEIDEL (Oregon/California, 1915-2000) oil on canvas, farmhouse and barn. Signed lower right and dated 1935. Image measures 18" x 24". In a wood frame; 21.25" x 27.25" overall....
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FREDERICK FERDINAND SCHAFER (1839-1927):YOSEMITEFrederick Ferdinand Schafer, 1839-1927 Yosemite, oil on canvas, relined signed lower right oil on canvas, relined Dimensions: Sight: 49 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (125.1...
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MARTIN SABRANSKY (1895-1986) OIL ONCANVASMartin Frederick Sabransky (1895-1986) (Circa 1949)The untitled composition that strongly resembles a California landscape with desert meeting mountains is signed lower...
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Frederick Schafer California painting(Germany/Oakland, California, 1839-1927), titled verso "Mt. Tamalpais, California", signed lower right "F. Schafer [date?]", oil on canvas, 20 x 36 in.;...
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Frederick Billing painting (FrederickWilliam Billing, California/Utah, 1835-1914), "Riding Camels", figures racing camels across a desert, conjoined monogram lower right "FWB. 82", oil on paper, 7 x 9-7/8 in.;...
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Two miniature paintings, both oil onartist board, unframed: California landscape with cabin at sunset, signed lower right "S.S.", manner of Frederick Schafer, California, late 19th/early 20th century,...
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