COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
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169. CLASSIC PITCAIRN ISLAND CANE -CA.1900 -REDWOOD RI...169. Classic Pitcairn Island Cane -Ca. 1900 -Redwood right fist handle on its coconut wood shaft with a light colored, flush set and joining wood washer...
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TWO HARDWOOD PRISONERS OF WAR CANES-Thefirst, dated 1914-1918 -World War I POW cane fashioned of one piece of hardwood and topped by a clenched right fist above a wider collar with the date “1914-1918”. The...
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COLIMA POTTERY BOUND PRISONER & TWOSTAMPSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A nice selection of 3 hand-built pottery items from ancient Colima. First is a pair of pottery stamp seals:...
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19TH C. JAPANESE SILK SCROLL BY UKITAIKKEIUkita Ikkei (Japanese, 1795-1859). A beautiful 19th century silk painting mounted as a scroll by Ukita Ikkei, a significant figure in the revival of yamato-e painting,...
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RARE ROMAN TERRACOTTA MURMILLO GLADIATORFIGURERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This is an outstanding example of a gladiator figure made from terracotta wielding a short sword and holding up a...
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SIGNED FRITZ SCHOLDER PAINTING - SKELETON,2001Fritz William Scholder (American - Mission/Luiseno, 1937-2005). "Quartz Mountain Skeleton" acrylic on paper, 2001. Signed (scratched into the paint) on upper left. Title,...
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MASSIVE MAYA BASALT BOUNDARY MARKERBOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic to Postclassic period, 500 to 1300 CE. A monumental volcanic stone carving of a prisoner crouching...
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TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR SISSINGHURST CASTLE"WOODEN SHOE" GAME BOXES EARLY 19TH CENTURY "WOODEN SHOE" GAME BOXES, Early 19th Century, 1) Sliding lid with applied bone panel in a domino design. Other areas of shoe...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONEGAME BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75”. GAME BOX, Early 19th Century, Pierced double-dome top with sliding covers carved with male and female figures above soldiers...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED COQUILLANUT “MARENGO” SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5”. NUT "MARENGO" SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX, Early 19th Century, In the form of a French ship of the line. Hinged...
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TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURSTSHOE” TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOXES SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTHS TO 4”.TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOXES, Sissinghurst...
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PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURST SHOE”TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTH 3.5”.PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX, Sissinghurst Castle, England,...
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PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURST SHOE”TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTH 3.75”.PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX, Sissinghurst Castle,...
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SIX ENGLISH/CONTINENTAL SHOE-FORM CHIP-CARVEDTREEN SNUFF AND GAMES BOXES 18TH CENTURY-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS TO 4.25”. TREEN SNUFF AND GAMES BOXES, 18th Century-19th Century, Several "Sissinghurst Shoe" prisoner-of-war...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), I CARE II, 1970, LITHOGRAPHRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) I Care II, 1970, lithograph Titled and...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), BAD NEWS, 1970, LITHOGRAPH, 30"H X 22"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) Bad News, 1970, lithograph...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), CITY BIRD, 1969, LITHOGRAPH, 26"H X 19 1/2"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) City Bird, 1969, lithograph...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), VEGETABLE CITY, 1969, LITHOGRAPH, 26"H X 20"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) Vegetable City, 1969,...
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GENERAL LOUIS PALMA DI CESNOLA. CYPRUS:ITS ANCIENT CITIES, TOMBS, AND TEMPLES. 1878, FIRST EDITION WITH AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH 9 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. (23.50 X 16.51 CM.) ITS ANCIENT CITIES, TOMBS, AND TEMPLES. 1878, FIRST...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920 - 2011), ICARE II, 1970, ETCHING ON PAPER, 8/99, 25 1/4"H X 19 1/4"W, 33"H X 25 3/4"W (FRAME)Ronald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France,...
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RUDOLF BAUER, GERMAN / AMERICAN (1989-1953),NON-OBJECTIVE DRAWING, 1938, PENCIL ON PAPER, 6 1/2"H X 7 1/2"W (SIGHT), 16"H X 17"W (FRAME)Rudolf Bauer, German / American, (1989-1953) Non-Objective Drawing, 1938, pencil...
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"GOLDEN VENTURE" PRISON ART FOLDED PAPEREAGLE c. 1993, magazine paper, polychrome paint, on black enameled iron stand, 12"h x 13"l x 8"w (total)...
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LARGE CASTELLI ISTORIATO MAIOLICA CHARGER
1648-56,PROBABLY PAINTED BY FRANCESCO GRUE the centre painted with the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, the broad scrolling foliate border painted with flowers, birds and putti, centred...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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L. Larsen (Montana, Prisoner Art, 20thcentury) "Elk at Dusk", signed lower right "L. Larsen 60", inscribed verso strainer "F. Powell/Warden", oil on canvas, 36-3/4 x 49-7/8 in.; original wood frame,...
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****FOLK ART TRAIN. American early20th century bone. Well-carved steam engine and two cars with moving wheels and hook latches. Made from small panels of thin bone. 13''l. engine 31''l. overall. Included...
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L. Larsen (Montana, Prisoner Art, 20thcentury) "Prong Horn Antelope", signed lower right "L Larsen 60", oil on canvas, 38-1/8 x 48 in.; original gold-painted wood frame,...
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Adolphe Yvon (French 1817-1893) "Prisoner'sEscort A Scene from the Crimean War" 1855 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 43 1/2 in. x 66 3/4 in. Provenance: Sotheby's February 25 1982 Important 19th c....
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