ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Quailand Chicks, 1867
signed and dated "AF Tait N A 1867" lower right
oil on board, 10 by 14 in.
signed and dated on back
Kennedy & Co., New York and Winsor & Newton labels on...
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ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)AutumnWoodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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MINIATURE WOODCOCK FAMILYAllen J. King(1878-1963)
North Scituate, RI, c. 1940
2 in. tall, 4 in. wide
An excellent family of "timberdoodle" with two chicks mounted on a burl base which is signed "A. J. King" on...
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographicArchive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose...
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CURRIER & IVES "AM. FIELD SPORTS ONA POINT" PRINTArthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American/British, 1819-1905) for Currier and Ives, United States. Color lithograph titled "American Field Sports: 'On a Point'," depicting...
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LARGE GROUP ORVIS FAMILY PHOTOS ANDARCHIVESLarge group of Orvis family photographs and archival material. The photos depict members of the family members, equine photos, and the family's homes and businesses....
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VANDERBILT FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM (1913-1917)AdeleSloane Burden (Vanderbilt family) leather photo album (1913-1917), covers from approximately July 26, 1913 - September 22, 1917, containing pasted or tipped in photos depicting...
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SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN SPORTING PAINTING(British,1810-1894)
Going to the Meet, signed lower left "H. Alken", oil on canvas, 15-7/8 x 20-1/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 19-1/8 x 23-1/8 in.
Provenance: The Sporting Gallery, New...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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MADELINE WYNDHAM (1845–1920) (ATTRIBUTEDMAKER)
THE 'SOULS' SPORTING MEDAL, 1902 enamel on copper, inscribed to front C/ EVAN, and inscribed verso CLOUDS/ EASTER 1902/ GOLF COMPETITION/ A.J. BALFOUR./ ELCHO. P.S.W./...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONAL POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAWWHALE’S TEETH WITH PORTRAITS OF GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 6.25". WHALE'S TEETH WITH PORTRAITS OF GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON, Mid-19th Century,...
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(TOPICAL) SPORTS, RECREATION AND INDUSTRY:162 POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY 162 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Real photo: athletic field with Coca-Cola and other adv. and band crossing in front of...
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ALEXANDER CALDER, AMERICAN (1898-1976),GOUACHE, EXHIBITION POSTER, 30 3/4"H X 21 1/2"W (SIGHT), 33 1/2"H X 24"W (FRAME)Alexander Calder, American, (1898-1976) Gouache, exhibition poster Biography from the Archives...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON SPORTSGROUP OF BOOKSON SPORTS, titles include: How to Be a Champion Every Day: 6 Timeless Keys to Success (signed); The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team; Playing...
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FOUR BOOKS, TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONALSPORTFour books, to include International Sport, The European Equestrian World , 1958, numbered 152 of 250; The History of the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of...
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ISAAC & EDMUND SKILLEN PHOTO ALBUM &LOOSE SLEEVED PHOTOS Family album, ca. 1925-35. Unique, taken by Edmund Pratt Skillin (1906-1975) or his father Isaac, of Freeport, Maine. Wealthy family who supported Arctic...
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ALEXANDER CALDER, AMERICAN (1898 - 1976),THE ORCHESTRA, COLLECTOR'S GUILD COLOR LITHOGRAPH, 12"H X 9"W (SIGHT) 17 1/4"H X14 1/2"W (FRAME)Alexander Calder, American, (1898 - 1976) The Orchestra, collector's guild...
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ARTHUR BURDETT FROST, AMERICAN (1851-1928),GROUSE SHOOTING, GOUACHE ON BOARD, 12 3/4 X 19 3/4 INCHESARTHUR BURDETT FROST, American, (1851-1928) Grouse Shooting, gouache on board signed lower left "A.B. Frost" gouache...
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LEO VERNON JENSEN, AMERICAN (1926-2019),"A LESSON FROM VINCENT", MIXED MEDIA (PAINTED WOOD, OIL ON CANVAS, FIBERS), FIGURE: H. 77 INCHES / CANVAS: 60 1/2 X 48 1/4 INCHESLEO VERNON JENSEN, American, (1926-2019)...
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SANDY SCOTT, AMERICAN (B.1943), CAT,1995, BRONZE SCULPTURE, 7 1/2"H X 5 1/2"DIAM.Sandy Scott, American, (b.1943) cat, 1995, bronze sculpture signed, numbered 5/50, and dated. Provenance: From a private...
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(47) ADVERTISING MIRRORS, CA. 1900 –1920. TOinclude: King Quality Flour (Brockton, MA), Drink Hires (shows rust and fading), Aetna Life (Concord, NH), H & G Herrman Cigars (Milwaukee, mirror shows silver loss),...
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PR FRAMED INK DRAWINGS OF FISHING SCENESPair of c. 1900 Folk Art Fishing Vignettes, ink on paper, unsigned, each depicting a variety of outdoor sporting images with captions, possibly a student artist's recording...
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RARE YANKEES STADIUM GROUNDBREAKINGSHOVELNew York Yankees stadium bat-handled groundbreaking shovel. Groundbreaking for the new Yankee stadium started in April of 2006. This is a Louisville Slugger bat with...
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MARCEL VERTES ACE SPORT BEACH FAMILYILLUSTRATION Hungary, United States,1895-1961Depicting a husband and wife standing on a beach with their son and daughter. Notice how the daughter is blacked out with annotation...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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ID'd 40th Alabama Confederate Officer'sKepiExtremely rare Confederate Field Grade officer's regulation kepi worn by Lt. Colonel Ezekiel Slocum Gulley 40th Alabama Infantry C. S. A. The cap's cadet gray wool body...
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Four foxhunting books by Harry WorcesterSmith- Life and Sport in Aiken NY 1935 1/950 copies A Sporting Family of the Old South signed volumes I & II A Sporting Tour Through Ireland England and Wales....
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G.E. Lewis & Sons 12 bore boxlock SxSsporting gun manufactured in 1940 SN 16322. Barrels marked: ''G.E. Lewis Birmingham'' with game rib; case-hardened action with 50-60% foliate scroll engraving; extractors;...
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OHIO WESTERN RESERVE SAMPLER. Huron(now Erie County) ca. 1829 silk on linen. Twelve-year-old Amanda Rogers filled the linen ground with elaborate alphabets her family record and a moral verse. The exquisitely...
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G & S Holloway 12 bore SxS top-levernon-ejector boxlock sporting gun SN 10041. Nitro proofed steel barrels game rib marked: ''G & S HOLLOWAY IMPERIAL WORKS BIRMINGHAM & LONDON''; engraved action with carved...
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Sir Francis Grant PRA (Scottish 1803-1878)"William Thomas Markham" c. 1850 oil on canvas unsigned with a "Pitt & Scott LTD / London" label en verso 30 1/8 in. x 25 1/8 in. in an attractive antique carved gessoed and...
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Philadelphia 76'ers warm up jacket c.1960's. Jacket worn by player Steve Courtine. Wilson Sporting Goods tag stitched in blue thread with #46. Elastic around neck, wrist cuffs and belt in need of repair. #23...
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GOOD GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS.Approximately twenty tintypes and twenty-five various photographs including portraits agricultural and domestic scenes a family group and a wonderful collection of early...
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John Alfred Wheeler Sr. (English 1821-1877)"Hunting Scene: Jumping the Stone Wall" oil on canvas signed "J.A. Wheeler" lower left 17 in. x 21 in. in a later giltwood frame. Note: Wheeler was the patriarch of a...
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EPHEMERA: Women's Magazine from 1940'swith excellent advertisements including: Collier The American Magazine Womans Home Companion dates included January 22 1944; May 13 1944; October 27 1945; January 19...
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