- WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT (1824-1879): THE
LISTENERSOil on canvas, c. 1859, signed 'W.M. Hunt' and titled on the reverse. 24 1/2 x 20 in., 36 x 31 1/2 in. (frame). Exhibited: New York, The National Academy of Design,...
[more like this] - RARE PREMIER-GRADE WIGEON HENMason Decoy
Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
15 in. long
This exceedingly rare premier-grade decoy recently surfaced on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Illustrating its rarity,...
[more like this] - LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON CDVS, EPHEMERA7
presidential related Cartes de visite along with George Washington Ephemera. 1st item: Rare CDV of Mary Todd Lincoln, standing in a black dress and holding a fan, published...
[more like this] - ARCHIVE OF THE CLAYBROOK - OVERTON FAMILIES
OF TENNESSE...Letter archive relating to the families of Judge John Overton (1766-1833) and his nephew John Samuel Claybrooke (1808-1892) of Middle Tennessee, who served as...
[more like this] - AMERICAN PLAYING CARD CORP. “AMERICAN
PLAYING CARDS 246...American Playing Card Corp. “American Playing Cards 246.” Portland, Maine, ca. 1934. 52 + J + 2EC + OB. Mint. Kings as George Washington, Queens as...
[more like this] - CARVED AND GILT WOOD PINEAPPLE BY J.
P. URANKERCarved and Gilt Wood Pineapple by J. P. Uranker , Martha's Vineyard
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[more like this] - PAIR OF CARVED AND GILT WOOD SCALLOP
SHELLS BY J.P. URA...Pair of Carved and Gilt Wood Scallop Shells by J.P. Uranker , Martha's Vineyard
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[more like this] - 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”
•...
[more like this] - 79 PCS STERLING WESTMORLAND WASHINGTON
FLATWAREWestmorland, United States. Set of "George & Martha Washington" pattern sterling silver flatware including: one butter knife, three serving spoons, one serving fork,...
[more like this] - ELFRIEDE MARTHA ABBE VERMONT WOODCUT
PRINT "CLOSE OF DA...Elfriede Martha Abbe (American 1919-2012) Vermont Woodcut Print "Close of Day" , remarked ed. 50, signed lower right Elfriede Abbe. Graphics and wood...
[more like this] - JOHN PHILLIP OSBORNE OIL ON CANVAS "DECEMBER
AFTERNOON,...John Phillip Osborne (American b. 1952) Oil on Canvas "December Afternoon, Nantucket" , signed lower right J.P. Osborne, in a Moyteka giltwood frame
18 in. x...
[more like this] - MARTHA J. ALF (1930 - 2019)Martha J.
Alf (1930 - 2019), pastel and pencil on paper, 'Green Pepper', 1982, unsigned label on back, sight size 20 1/2" x 26" x 1 1/2".
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The...
[more like this] - MARTHA J. ALF (1930 - 2019)Martha J.
Alf (1930 - 2019) "Green Pepper" 1982 pastel and pencil on paper unsigned label on back sight size 20 1/2" x 26" x 1 1/2"
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All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition...
[more like this] - PAIR OF EXCEPTIONAL POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW
WHALE’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,...
[more like this] - (VIEW) CAPE COD - MARTHA'S VINEYARD:
68 POSTCARDS EARLY TO THIRD QUARTER, 20TH CENTURY 68 POSTCARDS, Early to third quarter, 20th Century, Includes: Pawnee House and Gay Head ox carts (Thomson & Thomson), Bosselman...
[more like this] - (VIEW) CAPE COD - MARTHA'S VINEYARD:
71 POSTCARDS EARLY TO THIRD QUARTER, 20TH CENTURY 71 POSTCARDS, Early to Third Quarter, 20th Century, Two Bosselmans: Gay Head Light and Cliffs and Circuit Avenue. J.N....
[more like this] - A GROUPING OF AMERICAN STERLING SILVER
FLATWARE (15) pieces total, pieces without monogram to include: Westmorland George & Martha sugar spoon (5 7/8 in.); J.B. & S. M. Knowles grapefruit spoon with engraved bowl;...
[more like this] - WOMEN ARTISTS INTEREST BOOKS, 12 Group
of books of women artists' interest, 12, and comprising: Charlotte Streifer Rubenstein, "American Women Sculptors" G.K. Hall & Co.: Boston, 1990; Charlotte Streifer Rubenstein,...
[more like this] - MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE, AMERICAN 1819-1904,
SUNSET ON THE MARSH - AUTUMNAL SUNSET, CIRCA 1880, OIL ON CANVAS, 13 X 26 IN. (33 X 66 CM.), FRAME: 24 X 37 IN. (61 X 94 CM.)MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE, AMERICAN, 1819-1904 SUNSET...
[more like this] - EIGHT CLASSIC BOOKS: QUALITY IN LIFE
SIGNED BY AUTHOR PERCY J. SMITH, LONGFELLOW'S HYPERION, MILLAY'S RENASCENCE AND OTHER POEMS, IRVING'S THE SKETCH BOOK, WINTER'S THE JEFFERSONS, MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH, LISZT'S...
[more like this] - Francesco Borromini his Studio or a
Follower (Italian 1599-1667) "Section of Spire for the Church of San Ivo della Sapienza Rome" 1642/1720 ink and gray wash on cream-colored laid paper with reddish sepia paint...
[more like this] - Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. Confederate
Civil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
[more like this] - 2 vols. Lamb, Martha J. History of
The City of New York. New York: A.S. Barnes, (1877). 4to, orig. 3/4 black morocco & pebbled cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered spine, marbled edges & endpapers; scuffed, corners,...
[more like this] - Antonio Basoli (Italian 1774-1848) "A
Stage Set Showing a Hall or Court in the Romanesque Style" c. 1810 ink and ink wash with white gouache (image bordered in black ink) on gray laid paper without watermark unsigned...
[more like this] - Archive of Documents Associated with
the Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
[more like this] - Eight 19th century profile silhouettes
and account book of silhouette purchases, European and American: (1) George Washington, reverse painted, 2 in. diameter, flaking , round black-painted frame; (2) "Granville...
[more like this] - 1 piece Lithographic Town Plan. "Plan
of Lacoon Heights, Martha's Vineyard, Mass." Richard L. Pease, Surveyor; John H. Mullin, Civil Engineer, Aug. 1873. Boston: J. H. Bufford's Lith., [ca. 1873]. 27 1/2 x 36...
[more like this] - SAMPLER. American 1811 silk on linen.
Ten-year-old Martha Fay worked an inner border of diamonds around sets of alphabets a verse extolling the virtues of education and a pictorial section including a large...
[more like this] - Lot. Fine Art & Illustrated Books:
(Matisse, Henri, illustrator.) Ronsard, Pierre de. Florilege des Amours. Paris, 1948 [but later facsimile authorized by Skira]. 2 vols., orig. wrappers, loose as issued, in...
[more like this] - American School (20th Century) "Angel
Wings", oil on paper, 28" x 22", signed and dated bottom center "J. Bridges '97". Glazed and framed. Ex-collection: Martha Ann and Ray Samuel, New Orleans....
[more like this] - Salesman's Book of Fruit and Flower
Color Plates Some refer to these as Nurserymen's books but this one folds into thirds and slips into a 7.25 x 10 in. leather case - clearly for travel. The 5.25 x 8.5 in....
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