- [AFRICA] - [HUNTING] - [TRAVEL] - [SAFARI
PRESS]. A group of approximately 64 volumes, including works primarily related to Africa, hunting, and travel, many of which are published by the Safari Press, including:
1-23)...
[more like this] - WAR OF 1812, HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM
HOME Moses Goodman, Jr. (September 25, 1781 - November 9, 1836) was a deacon in the church of West Hartford, Connecticut, and a colonel in the War of 1812, who commanded 83...
[more like this] - AFTER CAFFIERI LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU
CARTEL CLOCK Louis XV Revival ormolu cartel clock after the model by Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755), this example circa 1870-1880, the white enamel unsigned, and with...
[more like this] - STEUBEN MIRROR BLACK TURQUOISE VASEDESCRIPTION:
Steuben mirror black vase cut to turquoise blue in Flambeau Pattern.
Cased acid etched lead glass.
Marked, Steuben and AF. Carder. Also, bears initials AJGW and # AL.157.4.76".
Reference:
Shape...
[more like this] - GEN. ALEX. P. STEWART, 6 ALS TO J.B.
LINDSLEYSeries of six ALS, dated 1883-1886, from A.P. Stewart to John Berrien Lindsley, all consisting of one sheet on University of Mississippi letter head, the content consisting...
[more like this] - JB LINDSLEY ARCHIVE INC. AP STEWART
ALSAn archive of signed letters and autographs relating to John Berrien Lindsley as chancellor of the University of Nashville. The archive includes interesting content related...
[more like this] - JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESE
PAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
[more like this] - ARNOLDO POMODORO(California/Italy, born
1926)
Omaggio al cosmonauta, 1962, edition of 2 and 1 artist proof, unsigned, bronze, 31-3/4 x 32-1/4 x 7-1/8 in.(82 x 82 x 17.78 cm.) with mounting framework
Brunk Auctions...
[more like this] - ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)Robert
Gordy
American, 1933-1986
Clouds and Sea (Day)
Lithograph, signed lower right, edition 30/35
Coastal landscape, the water still below a clouded sky.
Education:
1956 M.A.,...
[more like this] - ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)Robert
Gordy
American, 1933-1986
Study for "The Meeting" , 1980
Marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left
Four silhouetted figures against tiles, set...
[more like this] - ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)Robert
Gordy
American, 1933-1986
Still Life with Brick , 1971
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right
The brick in a field of small fruits and nuts, framed.
Education:
1956...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PIERCED WALRUS IVORY
PIE CRIMPER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9.75". PIE CRIMPER, Mid-19th Century, Fan-like terminal and double handle extensively pierced and carved with diamonds and filigree designs....
[more like this] - SAILOR-MADE WHALE IVORY NANTUCKET PIE
CRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". CRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS, Mid-19th Century, Shield-shaped tail with a pierced...
[more like this] - BOOKS: BENOIT, P.A., BISSIERE, ROGER,
ET AL., "HOMAGE A GEORGES BRAQUE", PARIS 1964, FOLIO, LOOSE AS ISSUED, IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, W...BOOKS: Benoit, P.A., Bissiere, Roger, et al., "Homage a Georges Braque", Paris...
[more like this] - NEWCOMB COLLEGE STERLING SILVER MATCHBOX
HOLDERNewcomb College Hand-Wrought Sterling Silver Matchbox Holder, c. 1920-30, artist unknown, rectangular with a molded border and decorated with a cypress tree, h. 2 1/2...
[more like this] - MARIE ATKINSON HULL (AMERICAN/MISSISSIPPI,
1890)Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 1890-1980), "High Horizon", 1959, oil on canvas, signed lower right, inscribed "Horizon" and partial exhibition label on stretcher,...
[more like this] - CORRESPONDENCE AND SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS
OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CABINETS: JOHN SPENCER, HAMILTON FISH, EDWIN STANTON, WILLIAM H. SEWAR... OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CABINETS: JOHN SPENCER, HAMILTON FISH, EDWIN STANTON, WILLIAM...
[more like this] - COLLECTING AND COLLECTION BOOKS, 11
Group of books on collecting and collections, 11, and including: Janet Bishop et al., The Steins Collect, SFMOMA: San Francisco, 2011; The Collection of Victor and Sally Ganz,...
[more like this] - RUSSIAN INTEREST BOOKS, 16 Books of
Russian historical and artistic interest, 16, and comprising: Robert K. Massie, "Nicholas and Alexandra", Athenaeum: New York, 1967 (First Edition); Burton Holmes, "The Traveler's...
[more like this] - [LITERATURE]. A group of 20 early 20th-century
works of literature, most illustrated and most LIMITED EDITION, including:
PLOWMAN, George T. Etching and other Graphic Arts. NY et al, 1914. Dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION,...
[more like this] - FINE PAIR OF FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY
AND INLAID SATIN BIRCH SIDE CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS35 x 19 1/4 x 19 in., seat height 18 3/4 in.
Note: This pair of chairs represents...
[more like this] - An Arts & Crafts style silver slip top
spoon by Phillip and Angela Lowery of the Taena community, marked P&AL, London 1990, 14cm long, approximately 26g and two white metal cross pendants of Celtic design by Phillip...
[more like this] - § JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH
1874-1961)
ROYAN, 1909 oil on board, signed, inscribed and dated verso26cm (10 1/4in), 34cm (13 1/2in)Fergusson painted Royanduring the exceptional period when he lived in...
[more like this] - James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; active
New Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower...
[more like this] - Books: Fine art furniture decorative
arts 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...
[more like this] - Southern School (Third Quarter 19th
Century) in the Manner of Nicola Marschall (German/American, 1829-1917; Active Alabama and New Orleans) and William Frye (American/Alabama, 1822-1872) "Portrait of a Young...
[more like this] - [Autographs Curiosa] Seven items related
to Philip Hone prominent citizen of New York City first half 19th century notably: 1) ALS of Fanny Kemble (Actress commentator on America) to P. Hone n.d. requesting him to...
[more like this] - A West Indies Carved Courbaril Armoire
in the Louis XV Taste early 19th c. Martinique associated cornice shaped paneled doors enclosing later shelves scrolled skirt cabriole legs scrolled toes hoof feet height...
[more like this] - 1 vol. Price, Richard: Observations
on The Nature of Civil Liberty, The Principles of Government and The Justice and Policy of The War with America. Dublin: J. Exshaw, et al., 1776. First Dublin edition. 12mo,...
[more like this] - A Southern Walnut Campeachy Chair early
19th c. arched crest with ball finials scrolled arms with supports continuing to floor curule supports with molded stretchers presented in frame. Note: The use of walnut...
[more like this] - Twenty-three Secretaries of State of
the United States, 1831-1913, signed items: "Edw.[ard P.] Livingston" autograph check, New York, October 8, 1829", cut-canceled ; "Louis McLane",...
[more like this] - Ten Tiffany Sterling Silver Cocktail
Forks "Vine" pattern "Squash" motif length 6 3/8 in. weight 6.25 troy ozs. Note: Tiffany's multi-motif "Vine" pattern introduced in 1872 is rarely found in the marketplace...
[more like this] - Documents from 18th and 19th Century
New York and Montgomery County Lot of 6. ALS 2pp 7.75 x 9.75 in. Albany 15 Feb. 1823. Addressed to Stephen Van Rensselaer and signed by John Taylor (1784-1854). Contains news...
[more like this] - A Gorham Japonesque Sterling Silver
Ice Cream Knife c. 1880 in the "Hizen" pattern the blade decorated with a carp and swirls of water against a gilt background the hollow handle with fish swirls of water and...
[more like this] - Civil War Letters from Soldiers of the
17th Maine Infantry Including Col. Charles Mattocks MOH Winner ALS Lot of 4 including: ALS by Col. Charles P. Mattocks to Gen. B.B. Murray Jr. 1p July 20 1874 at Portland...
[more like this] - An Important American Rococo Walnut
Library Chair c. 1855 attributed to Charles White unmarked (Philadelphia 1796-1876 active 1828-1855) bearing discovered stamp on top inside of proper right leg "C. W. and...
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