GEORGES CHéNARD-HUCHé (1864-1937):VILLAGEOil on canvas, 1910, signed 'Chénard-Huché' and dated lower left, titled on a label on the stretcher.
21 1/2 x 29 in., unframed.
Note: This George Chénard-Huché...
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KOLAR, JOSEPH. PHOTOGRAPHS OF ESCAPEARTIST JOSEPH KOLA...Kolar, Joseph. Photographs of escape artist Joseph Kolar. Chicago: B. Harris, ca. 1910. In one image, Kolar poses in an awkward position, restrained by...
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[ESCAPE ARTISTS] COLLECTION OF PHOTOS,POSTCARDS, AND A...[Escape Artists] Collection of Photos, Postcards, and a Throw-Out Card. Circa 1910s Ð 40s. Eight pieces, including portraits of Joseph Kolar and Earl Lockman...
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MAIL BAG ESCAPEMail Bag Escape. Twocontemporary full-size examples, including large canvas bags with rods and padlocks, for the escape act. Very good....
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ESCAPE ARTISTS DEVICES AND BOOKS[Escapes]Group of Escape Artist's Devices and Books. Single-collector accumulation of restraint devices and literature. Approximately 30 pieces, including Smith & Wesson Model 100...
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NICOLA (WILLIAM MOZART NICOL). NICOLA.St.Paul, Standard Litho, ca. 1920. Billboard-size poster advertising the escape feats of Nicola, with vignettes of his daring escapades surrounding a full-length central portrait...
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HOUDINI, HARRY (EHRICH WEISS). HOUDINIPRESENTS HIS OWN...London: Dangerfield, 1912. Houdini’s most famous invention, the fabled Water Torture Cell, fills the center of the poster, the “master mystifier”...
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BRINDAMOUR, GEORGE. THE GREAT BRINDAMOURMAGICIAN. THE ...Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho. Co., ca. 1903. Striking full color lithograph depicts Brindamour performing the Levitation illusion, his brunette...
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GROUP OF 31 1930S - 50S INSERT-SIZEDMOVIE POSTERS.Group of 31 1930s - 50s Insert-Sized Movie Posters. Including Marked Woman (Dominant, R-1956); Escape Me Never (Warner Bros., 1948); My Love Came Back (Warner...
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HOUDINI’S “HANDCUFF KING BREAKER”LILLY IRON.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini’s “Handcuff King Breaker” Lilly Iron. American, ca. 1875. Modified to Houdini’s specifications circa 1905. Sturdy...
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EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACKSTONE ESCAPESTUNTS.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Eight Photographs of Blackstone Escape Stunts. Including an early image of Blackstone in a packing case before being dropped in...
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HOUDINI TRUNK ESCAPE CHALLENGE HANDBILL.Houdini,Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Trunk Escape Challenge Handbill. Lowell, Mass., (1906). Letterpress challenge made by the foreman and box maker of Otis Allen & Son for Houdini...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S HANDCUFFS AND ESCAPESFILES.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Handcuffs and Escapes Files. 1920s—40s. Approximately 100 pieces, in two manila folders as drawn from Kolar’s files, and including...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S COLLECTION OF PADLOCKS,CUFFS, AND OT...Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Collection of Padlocks, Cuffs, and Other Items. Presented as found from a leather satchel owned by escape artist and magician...
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PAINTED DOUBLE SIDED FIRE ESCAPE SIGNPainteddouble sided Fire Escape sign, 13" x 73 1/2".
Condition:
Good with minor expected wear....
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TWO FRENCH/ENGLISH CARRIAGE CLOCKS ANDONE TRAVEL ONE TRAVEL CASE: 1) larger carriage clock by C. J. Klaftenberger, London, C. 1863-1885, time and bell-strike spring barrel movement, visible platform escapement,...
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(8) CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS,TO INCLUDE:1) a letter dated November 12, 1863 from a Union soldier stationed at Fort Mifflin, PA, to his sisters. He talks about his rations and money problems, as well as...
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TRAVEL & INTERNATIONAL CULTURE REFERENCEBOOKS, 12 Twelve reference books on travel and international culture comprising "Tuscany" by Massimo Listri, "Luxury Hotels top of the World" by Kunz & Masso, "Great Escapes...
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TRAVEL & INTERNATIONAL CULTURE REFERENCEBOOKS, 12 Twelve reference books on travel and international culture comprising "The Hotel Book - Great Escapes Europe" by Cassidy & Taschen, "The Hotel Book - Great Escapes...
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T. COOKE & SONS, YORK & LONDON, ASTRONOMICALREGULATOR WITH SEVEN-LEGGED GRAVITY ESCAPEMENT AND SHOWING MEAN AND SIDEREAL TIME T. Cooke & Sons, York & London, Astronomical Regulator with Seven-legged Gravity Escapement...
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RARE F. LUTHI CONSTANT FORCE REGULATOR,CIRCA 1920 Rare F. Luthi Constant Force Regulator, circa 1920
Fine and extremely rare gilt bronze eight day going mantel regulator with constant force escapement. C. Gilt...
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A FINE ENGLISH STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCKBY JOHN MCCABE, CIRCA 1840-50 A Fine English Striking Carriage Clock by John McCabe, circa 1840-50
Four-glass and ebonized wood Chinese influenced pagoda top, with brass handles....
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REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS “FIRE ESCAPE”SIGN LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY 8” X 24”.REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS "FIRE ESCAPE" SIGN, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Dimensions: 8" x 24". Provenance: The Collection of...
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ESTELLE GOODMAN (20TH CENTURY), "ESCAPE,"1964Estelle Goodman, (20th Century) "Escape," 1964, Patinated bronze Signed and dated on the base: Estelle Goodman Patinated bronze Dimensions: 13.5" H x 8" W x 4" D Provenance:...
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ED BORDETT, AMERICAN 1952-, GREAT ESCAPEI, SILKSCREEN ON PAPER, SHEET: 43 X 32 IN. (109.2 X 81.3 CM.), FRAME: 51 X 40 1/4 IN. (129.5 X 102.2 CM.)ED BORDETT, AMERICAN, 1952- GREAT ESCAPE I, Silkscreen on paper...
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MALCOLM FURLOW (AMERICAN B. 1946), ESCAPEFROM NEW MEXICO, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 40 X 40 IN (101.6 X 101.6 CM)Malcolm Furlow, (American, b. 1946) Escape from New Mexico, Acrylic on canvas Signed Furlow l.r.; also...
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WILLIAM STILL (AMERICAN 1821-1902),THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES, LETTERS, ETC., NARRATING THE HARDSHIPS, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES AND DEATH STRUGGLES OF THE SLAVES IN THEIR...
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HORSE AND RIDER ESCAPING A FIRE. ProbablyEuropean school, 2nd half 19th century. Oil on canvas, unsigned. Moonlight escape over a bridge from a forest fire. Restoration including rebacking on canvas, small tear through...
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FRENCH SLATE AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK,CA.1870 7" x 18 ?" x 13 ?" Tuotone case with cornice, Japy type movement striking hour and half. Exposed escapement, displaying anchor and escape wheel. Chime is coiled tempered...
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1913 FLORIDA WANTED POSTER, ESCAPEDPRISONERWanted poster, dated to 1913, for an escaped convicted murderer. Photographs pasted to brown paper mailer with stamp attached. Wanted man is Will Irwin, an African...
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CONTEMPORARY BALANCE WHEEL ESCAPEMENTInscribed: Demonstrative Escapement, No 038, Swiss Lever, Engraved in Germany. Balance wheel movement....
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VLOGO ESCAPE SHOPPING TOTE, VALENTINOMade in Italy of supple textured red calfskin, the cross-over strap has a prominent logo flap closure with pendant charm, which opens to a spacious black leather interior...
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VICTORIAN SLATE MANTLE CLOCK WITH OPENESCAPEMENT: Black slate architectural case with full columns metal and porcelain face with open escapement. Unmarked time and strike movement. Pendulum in office.CONDITION:...
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A WW2 Distinguished Flying Cross awardedto Pilot Officer Reginald George Gaisford Bomber Command No 408 Squadron Regianld Gaisford served as wireless operator on 31 sorties against the enemy on one occasion his...
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Ansonia Royal Bonn China mantleclockwhite porcelain case with blue and gilt leaf accents decorated around bezel with classical motifs and scrollwork porcelain chapter ring with black roman numerals countersunk...
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A George III ebonised bracket clockwith arched silvered Roman numeral dial signed John Wightwick London twin fusee movement with bob pendulum and verge escapement striking on a bell 18ins Estimate ?1 500-2...
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