- THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharles
Perdew (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...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - 3 EARLY TN LEGAL BOOKS AND DOCUMENT3
Early Tennessee legal imprints, plus Governor William Carroll signed document. 1st item: (Book) - ACTS PASSED AT THE STATED SESSION OF THE 18TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE...
[more like this] - CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,
KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
[more like this] - CONFEDERATE Z.B. VANCE SIGNED WAR COMMISSION
DOCUMENTCivil War era Confederate military appointment commission signed by Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, dated March 16, 1864,...
[more like this] - LARGE COLLECTION OF BACKSTAGE, ALL-ACCESS,
AND VIP PERF...Large Collection of Backstage, All-Access, and VIP Performance Passes. Predominantly Chicago, 1980s - 2000s (bulk 1990s). Approximately 125 pieces, being an...
[more like this] - ROBERT LEBRON OIL ON CANVAS "CENTRAL
PARK"Signed to LR; measures 16-1/2" x 28-3/4" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 11-1/2" x 23-1/2"; in good overall condition. Robert Lebron was born in 1928...
[more like this] - ROBERT LEBRON OIL ON CANVAS "BROOKLYN
BRIDGE"Signed LR; measures approximately 16-1/2" x 28-1/2" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 11-1/4" x 23-1/4"; in good overall condition.
Robert Lebron was...
[more like this] - ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT JULIAN ONDERDONK
(AMERICAN/TEXAS 1...attributed to ROBERT JULIAN ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1882-1922) A PAINTING, "Hillingdon Ranch Near Comfort, Texas," EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, watercolor...
[more like this] - 1804 ENGLISH MADE STERLING SERVING SPOONS
(2)Featured in this lot is this 1804 William Squire sterling and gold washed serving spoon. The spoon is constructed of sterling and features stamping on the bottom of the...
[more like this] - ROBERT DICKENS (1931-2022) SELF-PORTRAIT
PAINTINGFeatured in this lot is an original oil on canvas self-portrait painting done by Robert Lee Dickens in 1984. Dickens was born on April 5, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois,...
[more like this] - JOHN F KENNEDY SENATE LETTERHEAD PENCIL
DOODLEA wonderful JFK item as senator in which he lists the five greatest United States senators. Kennedy and his committee worked between 1957 and 1959 to determine who the...
[more like this] - TWO LETTERS FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,
1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORETwo Letters from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, mis-dated April 15, 1938; mailed Thursday, April 14, 1938 --> Don't put Philadelphia...
[more like this] - LARGE ROBERT WYLAND ORIGINAL PAINTINGOil
on canvas painting by Robert Wyland (American, b. 1956) showing a pod of whales passing over a reef. Signed and dated 1990 at lower right. Canvas measures 48" x 36", framed...
[more like this] - EISENHOWER & THE WOODRUFFS Lots 927-947
in this auction are associated with President Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower and his relationship with the Woodruffs.
Supreme Allied World War II Commander, President of the United...
[more like this] - Robert Winter
(American, b. 1953)
Passing
Through, 1979
oil on canvas
signed Robert Winter and dated (lower right)
24 x 36 inches
Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta,...
[more like this] - ROBERT AITKEN (AMERICAN, 1878-1949),
SCULPTURE BUST OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY Early 20th century, cast plaster with painted finish, with incised signature to reverse. After President McKinley (American, 1843-1901)...
[more like this] - BRITSH SCHOOL (18TH / EARLY 19TH C.):
PORTRAIT OF ROBERT STOREYoil on canvas; unsigned; with handwritten label verso: "Robert Storey of Arcot Hall in the County of Northumberland / In the same county being educated...
[more like this] - MARION HUSE (AMERICAN, 1896-1967), TWO
UNFRAMED OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPES, INCLUDING: "ABSTRACT VILLAGE", OIL ON CANVAS, UNSIGNED, LA...Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967), two unframed oil on canvas landscapes, including:...
[more like this] - THREE BRITISH SALTGLAZE STONEWARE FIGURAL
REFORM FLASKS REFORM FLASKS, circa 1835-1845, including a flask of the former British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel modeled standing, holding a sheaf of wheat in his left...
[more like this] - [ROBERT E LEE] 1864 CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTConfederate
soldier's pass, signed in Richmond on the last day of the Battle of Proctor's Creek, May 16, 1864. "Pass Lieut. [?] Noel Co A 2d La Regt to Mobile, Ala., to await decision...
[more like this] - ROBERT CAPA (AMERICAN/HUNGARIAN, 1913-1954),
ORIGINAL 1944 LIFE PRINT OF D-DAY'S AFTERMATH Being a documentary photograph similar to Capa's "Omaha Beach Secured," in which Americans and their allies stake a no-nonsense...
[more like this] - ROBERT STANLEY (AMERICAN 1932-1997),
RAY BERRY CATCHES UNITAS PASS, ALEXANDER AND MERTENS DEFEND, LIQUITEX ON CANVAS, UNFRAMED: 24 X 24 IN (61 X 61 CM)Robert Stanley, (American, 1932-1997) Ray Berry Catches...
[more like this] - ART DRAWING BOOK ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-MICHEL
BASQUIATArt book attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, dated between 1980-81. There are a total of 82 sketches and drawings in the book and an additional 7 drawings & sketches...
[more like this] - ROBERT WATSON (BRITISH 1865-1916)
HIGHLAND
CATTLE IN A MOUNTAIN PASS Signed, oil on canvas51cm x 76cm (20in x 30in)...
[more like this] - A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CASTER John
Emes, London 1798, of vase outline, with an engraved cypher of Queen Charlotte in a laurel wreath and a foliate border to the rim, the domed screw-off lid with pierced detail...
[more like this] - 2 ITEMS FROM FLORIDA SLAVE, STATE SENATORTwo
documents, dated 1868 and 1873, certifying the pastoral credentials (within the African Methodist Episcopal Church) of Robert Meachem (American, 1835-1902). Born a slave in...
[more like this] - Photographic Archive of Miles City Montana
Photographer 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...
[more like this] - Robert Gruppe (American b. 1944) South
on Gordon's Pass oil on canvas signed Robert C. Gruppe (lower right) 15 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches....
[more like this] - William Woodward (American/New Orleans
1859-1939) "Yellow Fever Quarantine Guard Camp East End of Pass Christian Mississippi" oil on canvas partial signature and inscribed "Pass Christian" lower right pencil-signed...
[more like this] - James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; active
New Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower...
[more like this] - TOWN SCENE WITH FUNERAL PROCESSION BY
TELLA KITCHEN (OHIO 1902-1988). Oil on canvas signed lower right. Tentatively titled Life Goes On this painting shows busy town life in Adelphi Ohio while a horse drawn...
[more like this] - Robert Remsen Vickrey American 1926-2001
''Passing Parade'' tempera on panel signed ''Robert Vickrey'' ll titled on verso 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. framed Provenance: Harmon-Meek Gallery Naples Florida label on verso Estimate...
[more like this] - Robert Gordy (American/New Orleans 1933-1986)
"Day in the Desert" and "Night in the Desert" two marker drawings on paper signed and dated "76" upper left and lower right respectively each 16 in. x 19 1/2 in. each matted...
[more like this] - TWO MAPS OF VIRGINIA INCLUDING WEST
VIRGINIA. ''A Correct Map of Virginia'' from Matthew Carey's General Atlas (Philadelphia: M. Carey 1814) 13 1/2''h. 19 3/4''w. in a walnut frame 14 1/2''h. 21''w.; and...
[more like this] - Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.
165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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