THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
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THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharlesPerdew (1874-1963)
and Edna Perdew (1882-1974) Henry, IL, c. 1910
15 in. long
This early three-piece preening black duck is a singular decoy with no peers. Indeed, it is...
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SEPIK RIVER WOOD FIGURE Sepik Riverwood figure, Papua New Guinea, raised on stand, 5'4"h (overall). Provenance: Field collected prior to WWII by an Austrian trader/collector; acquired in 1977 by the New Britain...
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4 TN & KY MAPS, 3 FRAMED1st item: "Tennessee"Map, by Anthony Finley, engraved by Young and Delleker, published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, 1824. From "A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps" by Anthony...
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RICHARD LONG, NILE, PAPERS OF RIVERMUDSRichard Long (New York/UK, born 1945) NILE, Papers of River Muds, Santa Monica: Lapis Press, 1991, number 87 from the edition of 172, and number 87 of 88 signed by the...
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2 THOMAS CAMPBELL O/B LANDSCAPES, BRIDGEAND CHICKENSTwo (2) Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834-1941) oil on board landscapes.1st item: Oil on composition board East Tennessee landscape painting, unsigned, depicting...
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A GROUP OF TWO COLONIAL PAINTED WOODHEADS OF SAINTS, P... HEADS OF SAINTS, PROBABLY SPANISH AND FILIPINO, 19TH CENTURY, painted wood fragments, now mounted on stepped plinth bases. Height: 7" Diameter: 4" Provenance:...
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A PAINTED WOOD SANTO OF ST. NICHOLASTHE MIRACLE WORKER... THE MIRACLE WORKER, 19TH CENTURY, polychrome carved wood, in the Spanish Colonial taste, the rigid figure stands and holds a book. Height: 14 1/2" Diameter:...
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A CHINESE CHARCOAL BLACK LACQUERED WOODCOFFEE TABLE, M... COFFEE TABLE, MODERN, with a rectangular floating panel top enclosed by a conforming frame on a short recessed frieze over a rounded yolk style apron raised...
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VINTAGE HUDSON RIVER INLAY DECORATIVEWOODEN PLAQUE, 20...Vintage Hudson River Inlay Decorative Wooden Plaque, 20 th century , with 17 different species of wood, depicting an eagle soaring through an open canyon...
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COLLECTION OF THREE BRITISH PAINTINGSGeorgeWillis-Pryce (1866-1949), Autumn Landscape with River, signed lower right "G. Willis Pryce", oil on canvas, 8 x 12 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 12-3/4 x 16-7/8 in.;...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask, with ribbed design around face and a ribbed center line from forehead to nose, slanted eyes. Original twisted rope through septum.
Locale: Lower Sepik River.
Country:...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE AMULETKANDIMBONGLower Sepik River Figure, male amulet Kandimbong with original tag
Lower Sepik River Figure, small male amulet figure Kandimbong, includes original tag labeled...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask with pronounced pointed nose and slanted eyes, original red and yellow design, rattan decoration on one edge. Similar to masks found in the Ramu River, Lower Sepik Province.
Locale:...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask with very long, pointed nose. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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FOURTEEN VINTAGE FISHING LURES: To include:1) Five Heddon Lures with box: two River Runt Spook Sinkers, Tadpolly Spook, River Runt Spook Floater, Centennial Edition Wood River Runt from 1994; 2) Three Creek Chub Bait...
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ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES,AMERICAN 1860-1961, OVER THE RIVER TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE ON THANKSGIVING DAY, 1944, OIL ON PRESSED WOOD, 17 X 26 IN., FRAME: 25 1/2 X 34 1/2 IN. (American, 1860-1961) Over...
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SEVEN VARIED WOOD FESTIVAL MASKSComprising:two Papua New Guinea, Sepik River painted examples, a well-carved and painted wood Northwest Coast style face mask, a Japanese example of an elderly man, and three further...
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(TOPICAL) CAPE COD WINDMILLS AND SUNSETS:253 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE-20TH CENTURY 253 POSTCARDS, Early to Late-20th Century, Cape & Islands (156 cards) include two Chatham real photos, early Bass River, Woods Hole,...
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TWO PAPUA NEW GUINEAN CARVED WOOD ITEMSTwoPapua New Guinean carved wood items, Two works: A carved wood crocodile spoon Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Sepik River, Papua New Guinea The stylized crocodile carving...
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AXE, LOWER SEPIK RIVERWooden axe withintricate rattan design.
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, describes a similar axe collected by Michael Leahy before 1937 (accession no. 1937.39.33) thus: "Isolated New...
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J.G. ATKINSON OIL ON CANVAS MAN IN RIVERLANDSCAPEJ.G. Atkinson (British, 1863-1924). Oil on canvas man chopping wood in river landscape. Signed lower right J.G. Atkinson. 9" x 17 3/4" (with frame 15" x 24"). Crazing,...
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RIVER WOOD (SIGNED INDISTINCTLY) ANDCALTADA, SABADO DE GLORIA, TWO COLOR LITHOGRAPHS, LARGER FRAME: 41 X 31 INRiver Wood (signed indistinctly) and Caltada, Sabado de Gloria, Two Color Lithographs, Larger Frame:...
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CHARLES S. DUBACK, NEW YORK (1926-2015),TREELINE NO. 1, '77, RIVER LANDSCAPE SERIGRAPH, ARTIST PROOF, 21 1/4"H X 28"W (SIGHT), 30 1/2"H X 37 1/4"W (FRAME)Charles S. Duback, New York, (1926-2015) Treeline No. 1,...
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PRINCE OF WALES COMMEMORATIVE SHIP'SWHEEL CANADA OR AMERICA, MID-19TH CENTURY DIAMETER 48". DEPTH 7.5". WHEEL, Canada or America, Mid-19th Century, One of the fanciest and well-constructed ship's wheels we...
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THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES 19TH/20THCENTURY LENGTHS FROM 29” TO 43”.THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES, 19th/20th Century, Together with a war club and a paper fan. Dimensions: Lengths from 29" to 43"....
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FOUR URBAN LANDSCAPE PRINTS: THE FIRSTBY WILL J. QUINLAN (AMERICAN, 1877 - 1963) "THE HIGH BRIDGE, HARLEM RIVER (NYC)" 1899, ETCHING, ED: UNKNOWN, UNCOMMON, BUSTLING SCENE ON THE RIVER BANKS OF THE HARLEM RIVER,...
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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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19TH C. HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL OIL ON CANVAS19thC. Hudson River School, American art movement, oil on canvas. Scenic landscape view of river with figures, mounted in gilt wood frame. Measures 37.75"H x 55.5"W framed; 47.75"H...
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A HUNT FAMILY NW COAST TSONOKWA ORCAFIN CARVINGThe unsigned and apparently unique cedar carving from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation (formerly 'Kwakiutl') blends two popular cultural themes: the larger-than-life Wild...
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Harold von Schmidt (American, 1893-1982)"E. Company, Against the River Woods", oil on canvas, 24-3/4" x 50", signed and dated "1952" lower right, inscribed on canvas verso "Part 1, Man's Pace 9, E. Company Threw...
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18th century map, North and South Carolina,"Carte General de la Caroline, Dresse sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux Par Le Sieua S…[sic]", by Pierre Mortier, from his Suite de Neptune Francois , Amsterdam,...
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French and Indian War Map Horn--ForbesTrail to Fort Pitt 14'' length triple raised ring with smooth spout engraved with forts and Royal Coat of Arms. This well-travelled map horn shows every fort from New York...
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GROUP OF FOUR CARVED AND PAINTED DUCKDECOYS. Including one carved and painted wood duck decoy by the Dodge Decoy Co. Base is marked ''Wood Duck / Made by / Dodge Decoy Co / 1890''. One pink eye one red eye....
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John Shostak Wood Duck Decoy IllinoisRiver wood duck drake with head turned slightly, finely carved and painted, marked on bottom "John Shostak December, 1972 Wood Duck", 5-3/4 x 13-1/4 in.,...
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