No Reserve Important Antique 12th centuryJapanese - carved wood figure of a seated Buddha. Unkei (1150–1223). Dated 1198 Kamakura period. Carved in the warihagi zukuri technique and seated in the lotus position....
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INK RUBBING OF "THE PREFACE OF XUANZANG'SHOLY TEACHINGS"
SONG TO MING DYNASTY ??? ???????????????? ?????? ?? ????: ??????????????????????????????????????ink on paper, 54 leaves mounted in a pair on 27 loose-folded...
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MARINE ART BOOKS & DICTIONARIESA groupof seventeen (17) marine based hardcover & soft cover research texts, to include: Dictionary of Sea Painters (E.H.H. Archibald), The Dictionary of British Watercolour - Artists...
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8 FRAMED VIEWS OF NASHVILLE1st item:"President McKinley's Visit to the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition", drawn by William A. Rogers, published 1897. From "Harper's Weekly", page 604. Wood cut...
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TN EPHEMERA AND PRINTS, 30 PCSAssortedTN Prints and Ephemera, 30 items total. 1st item: "Fourth Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Nashville, Tennessee" imprint, published by Smith, Camp, and Company,...
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GROUP 19TH C. NASHVILLE RELATED ILLUSTRATIONSAssorted19th century Illustrated Newsprint pages including Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and others, 28 items total. 1st-15th items: Fifteen newsprint pages...
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3 EUROPEAN MAPS, INCL. SCHENK, VALK,& HOMANN1st item: ESTATS DE POLOGNE SUBDIVISES SUIVANT LESTENDUE DES PALANTINATS map, published by Pieter Schenk, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring...
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6 PRE WWII JAPANESE PRESENTATION ITEMS,INCL. MINIATURE...Six (6) Pre World War II American-Japanese presentation items. 1st-2nd items: Pair (2) of miniature weapons, including one (1) Katana sword with a scabbard...
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2 BOOK OF HOURS PAGES & MARTIN LUTHERSUPPRESSED BIBLE ...1st item: Illuminated manuscript page on vellum from a Book of Hours, likely Italian, having Latin script with initials decorated in gilt, bordered with...
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TWO RUSSIAN ICONS,12 FEASTS & ST EUPHROSYNEOF POLOTSK1st item: A hand-painted Russian icon in gilt and tempera with gesso on wood panel and depicting The Twelve Feasts. Twelve vignettes surround a larger central panel,...
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19TH C. CHINESE WOOD ACUPUNCTURE TEACHINGMODEL**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, ca. 1860 to 1880 CE. A sizeable, carved wooden male model with black-painted inscriptions used to teach acupuncture...
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HELMUT LöHR, DIPTYCH WITH DECONSTRUCTEDTEXT, 2003Helmut Löhr, (German American, 1955 - 2010) Diptych with Deconstructed Text, 2003, lead, wood, and vinyl inscribed left verso: left inscribed signed and dated...
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TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONSTO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' AND 'THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS'. ROCKET PRESS. LEO DE FREITAS. 1988. 97/250 TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' AND 'THROUGH THE LOOKING...
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BENTLEY SERVICE SIGN, BENTLEY LOGO ANDTEXT PAINTED ON GLASS IN OVAL WOODEN FRAME, GREAT GARAGE DECORATOR IMAGE, 27 X 19, IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.Bentley Service sign, Bentley logo and text painted on glass in oval...
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I CHING / YI JING TEXT IN WOODEN BOXWITH SLIDE LID AND EMBOSSED LEATHER TOP. 11 1/2"H X 7 1/2"W (BOOK)I Ching / Yi Jing text in wooden box with slide lid and embossed leather top., Provenance: from Taylor University's...
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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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2 vols. Pennsylvania Directories: Desilver'sPhiladelphia Directory and Strangers Guide, 1831. Philadelphia: Robert Desilver, 1831. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. bds. & calf; covers & end papers detached, spine worn, corners rubbed,...
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4 vols. Pennsylvania Railroad and OtherTravel: (Bromwell, William). Off-Hand Sketches. A Companion... Tourist and Traveller... Philadelphia, Pottsville and Reading Railroad. Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1854. 12mo,...
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7 vols. William Penn and Related Subjects:Frost, John. The Life of William Penn,... Early History of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1839. 1st ed. 24mo, contemp. sheep; rubbed and worn, cover detached. Frontis., wood-engraved...
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7 vols. Medicine & C: Stevens, Enos.Rudiments of Mental Philosophy and Phrenological Chart. Lampeter, 1839. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 scarlet morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered & decorated spine. Plates....
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1 vol. Thackeray, W.M. The Book ofSnobs. London: Punch, 1848. First edition, first issue. Sm. 8vo, orig. pictorial front wrapper; scuffed & occasionally dampstained, spine & back wrapper lacking, bdg. breaking....
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4 vols. The American West - History,Description & Travel: Richardson, Albert D. Beyond The Mississippi. Hartford, etc.: Am. Pub. Co., (1869). Lg. 8vo, orig. sheep; worn & rubbed, spine starting to detach. Double-page...
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A Dutch Cutlery Set in a Finely CarvedWood Case The case is carved on the sides with text, front and back with decorative panels, each titled. The text reads "Bedocht in min ionge dacen sc en dorst ick het in...
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5 vols. Travel - Asia Minor, The Caucasus,Persia: Southgate, Horatio. Narrative of a Tour Through Armenia, Kurdistan, Persia and Mesopotamia. New York: D. Appleton, 1840. 1st Am. ed. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, contemp. 3/4...
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5 vols. Military History - The Franco-Prussian& other 19th-Century European Conflicts: Brockett, L.P. The Year of Battles; or The Franco-German War of 1870-71. New York: J.W. Goodspeed, 1871. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered...
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MICHELLE STUART (b. 1938): SELF PORTRAITFOR THE NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL BENEFIT 1996 Wax string and text on wood panel signed titled and dated on verso. Provenance: Property from the collection of Jan Cowles. 12...
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[Advertising] Bronze Tavern Plaques Lot of 3 bronze plaques dated copyrighted 1936 1937 and 1938 by Dehls & Stein of Newark N.J. each 8.625'' x 11.625'' x 0.625'' thick. 1936 edition features two griffins around...
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4 vols. Occult Subjects, incl. Magic- French Imprints: Salverte, Eusebe. Des Sciences Occultes, ou Essai sur la Magie,... Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1843. 2nd ed. 8vo, contemp. olive calf & cloth, morocco spine...
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5 vols. The American West, includingUtah - 19th-Century Travel & C: Stansbury, Howard. Exploration and Survey of The Valley of The Great Salt Lake. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1852. Senate issue. 8vo,...
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5 vols. Mormon Subjects: Ferris, BenjaminG. Utah and The Mormons. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. brown cloth; top 1 1/2" of spine gone, foot of spine gone, other moderate wear. Frontis. portrait...
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4 vols. Masonic Subjects - American19th-Century Imprints: Oliver, George. The Revelations of a Square. New York: W.T. Anderson, Masonic Pub., [1854]. Tall 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial blue cloth, gilt-lettered...
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5 vols. Anti-Mormon Subjects: The Overthrowof Infidel Mormonism:... The Louth Discussion,...: between Mr. Hugh Findlay, Mormon Elder from Scotland and Mr. John Theobald. London: W. Horsell, Aldine Chambers, [1850]....
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1 piece. Color Lithograph. Queen, James."Buildings of The Great Sanitary Fair, in Aid of The U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June, 1864." Philadelphia: P.S. Duval, [1864]. 15 x 26 1/4 inches...
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Three North Carolina Governors' DocumentsAmerican, 18th through 20th centuries: Richard Caswell (1729-1789, first and fifth Governor of North Carolina), North Carolina Inferior Court manuscript document dated July...
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1 portfolio. Mackley, George. Engravedin The Wood, a Collection of Wood Engravings by George Mackley. London: Two-Horse Press, (1968). #182/300 signed by Mackley. 4to, orig. wrappers, in brown cloth fall-down...
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4 vols. Wood & James, Pub. Directoryof The Borough of West Chester, for 1857-58. West Chester: E.F. James, Book, Card & Job Printer, 1857. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. 1/4 calf & bds.; covers lightly stained, corners...
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