SALVADOR DALI, "INVENTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE",ENGRAVINGSalvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), "Invention of the Automobile", from the series "Hommage a Leonardo da Vinci" published 1975, engraving with pochoir, signed lower...
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SIXTY DIFFERENT SORTS OF ORNAMENTS INVENTEDBY...Sixty Different Sorts of Ornaments Invented by Gaetano Brunetti, Italian Painter. Very Useful to Painters, Sculptors, Stone-Carvers, Wood-Carvers, Silversmiths, &c. by...
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FINE AND RARE GERMAN NEOCLASSICAL ORMOLU-MOUNTEDMAHOGANY REVOLVING FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU, ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID ROENTGENUpholstered in leather, with removeable legs made for travel, with a paper shipping or warehouse label,...
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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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HIGH-HEAD MALLARD PAIRWalter "Tube"Dawson (1882-1955)
Putnam, IL, c. 1920
17 in. long
Dawson learned carpentry from his father and began carving decoys at age seventeen. Over his long career in wood, he proved...
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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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Two Bronze Medals Commemorating TechnologicalAchievements, 20th century including 'Light's Diamond Jubilee, 1879-1954' commemorating Thomas A. Edition's Invention of the First Practical Incandescent Lamp' d 'A La Gloire...
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MAYUMI ODA - VICTORIAN INVENTION MayumiOda - Victorian Invention, silkscreen and stencil in color, titled, A.P. and signed, 25" x 18.5"....
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After Rube Goldberg. Device for KeepingScreen Doors Closed. 1995, mixed media construction. 36 h × 48 w × 7¾ d in. estimate: $1,500–2,500. This actual machine is a 3D replica of a Rube Goldberg invention drawing...
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TN CHILD PORTRAIT ATT. SHACKELFORDTennesseeoil on canvas portrait of a young girl, attributed to William Stamms Shackelford (Kentucky/Tennessee, c. 1814- c.1878). Portrait depicts a young girl wearing a white lace...
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BECKMANN, JOHN. HISTORY OF INVENTIONS,DISCOVERIES AND ...Beckmann, John. History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins. London: Bohn, 1846. Fourth edition. Two volumes. Publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and blind....
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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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BECKMANN, JOHN. BECKMANN'S HISTORY OFINVENTIONS, DISCO...Beckmann, John. Beckmann's History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins. London: Bohn's Standard Library, 1846. Fourth edition. Two volumes, original...
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[P&L] ULTRALIGHT ELECTRIC HAND MIRROR.P&L]Ultralight Electric Hand Mirror. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930. Metal hand mirror with internal battery-powered light. Manufactured and invented by J.A. Petrie....
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A VICTORIAN MEDICAL ATOMIZER, "DR. JOHNROBERTSON'S MUL...A VICTORIAN MEDICAL ATOMIZER, "Dr. John Robertson's Multiple Comminuter," CINCINNATI, 1895-1905, a piece of a medical invention, brass, and glass fitted...
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POLISH INVENTION DUPLEX TANDEM ALUMINUMPETROL LIGHTERPolish Invention, Poland. One mid-century aluminum Duplex Tandem lighter. Impressed Polish Invention along the underlay.
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THE GOLDEN AGE: DUTCH PAINTERS OF THE17TH C. HAAKFeatured is this Original First Edition of "The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century" by Bob Haak, 1984 Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., Publishers New...
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TOOTS ZYNSKY(Rhode Island/Washington,born 1951)
Primary Black, 1994, signed "Z", f ilet de verre fused and thermoformed glass threads, 7 x 18 x 6 in.
Provenance: Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...
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TWO “ EN TOUS CAS” UMBRELLASCa.1900-A French “Bétaille” delicate one for “Her” with a charming pinecone shaped and fire gilt knob on a snake wood pole-shaft with brass end tip, U-shaped steel ribs...
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MARY ANN "TOOTS" ZYNSKY(Rhode Island/Washington,born 1951)
multicolor filet de verre fused and thermoformed glass threads, signed to base "Z", 7-1/2 x 16 x 7-1/2 in.
Note: The notoriety of being the first follows Toots...
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WILLIAM PARKER (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY)WilliamParker
American, 20th Century
Plasma Globe, 1984
Signed to the center post, edition 325/375
With intensity toggles to the front of the black plastic base.
William B. Parker...
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PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973),VISAGE NO. 157 (A. R. 489) 1963. Glazed and painted ceramic, terre de faïence plate, numbered 144/150, titled and inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura' glazed and painted....
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TWO CONTEMPORARY PRINTS AFTER STRADANUS'COLOR OLIVI (THE INVENTION OF OIL PAINTING) AND HOROLOGIA FERREA (THE INVENTION OF CLOCKWORK) Reproduction prints on paper, late 20th/early 21st century after the original...
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TWO EARLY EQUESTRIAN ENGRAVINGS, FROMMéTHODE ET INVENTION NOUVELLE DE DRESSER LES CHEVAUX (A NEW METHOD AND EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION TO SCHOOL HORSES) Hand-colored engravings, 17th or 18th century, to include...
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PABLO PICASSO, SPAIN / FRANCE (1881- 1973), GOAT WITH SHEPHERD PLAYING FLUTE, POCHOIR, 18 1/4"H X 23 1/2"WPablo Picasso, Spain / France, (1881 - 1973) goat with shepherd playing flute, pochoir signed upper...
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UNKNOWN ARTIST: CATY GREENE CO-INVENTED& FINANCED THE COTTON GIN""Caty Green Co-Invented and Financed the Cotton Gin"; mixed media collage in folding case; unsigned; closed: 11 1/2 x 15 inches; 11 1/2 x 30 inches...
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RARE "VOLUNTEER FIREMEN AND FIRE PUMPER"DESIGN WAca. 1830; inspired by the invention of the steam powered fire pumper that was invented in 1829; the high hat box in cardstock and stitch construction with matched...
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Rare and Fine Near-Pair of EgermannCut Lithyalin Glass Garniture Vases, second quarter 19th century, each with vertical panels, fire polished rim and pontil, one example with an appropriated Louis Comfort...
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[Stereo Viewer Brewster StereoscopicViewer An early Brewster-style stereoscopic viewer ca 1850s-70s maker unknown. Nice construction with frosted glass at one end a hinged mirror door on top to allow the entry...
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Chinese export porcelain Famille Rosepunch bowl late 18th/early 19th century The exterior decorated with birds and flowering trees, the interior with central medallion of flowers and fish. Diam: 18 in....
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Rare Chinese huanghuali and brass boundweiqi board 18th century Of two matched rectangular folding single plank boards, hinged by a long narrow rectangular plank, insert to a rounded frame, the playing surface...
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Framed enameled portrait plaque signed"j. sadler liver p. enamellers," circa 1760 The oval plaque transfer-printed with "The Right Hon Wm. Pitt Esq. One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State And...
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Fine and Rare John Nast (active 1780-1835),Paris, Bright- and Matte-Gilded Encrier, in the form of a footed, two handled Antique vase, first quarter 19th century, the handles modeled as matte-gilded leonine heads,...
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Rare Set of Nine American Sterling SilverIndividual Asparagus Tongs, ca. 1900, by the Mauser Mfg. Co., New York, each in the form of a stalk of asparagus, vertically divided, hinged and with gilt interior, with...
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George Moutard Woodward (British, 1760-1809)"English Pot Luck or The Frenchman's Mistake", graphite and watercolor, signed and inscribed lower left "Woodward delin", sight 9-1/4" x 13". Glazed, handsomely matted and...
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Double-Barrel Percussion Shotgun byWhitney Arms Presented to Frank Tiesing .12 gauge 32'' barrels S/N 1007. Engraved on the top of barrel Presented To Frank Tiesing By Whitney Arms Company. Engraved metal frame....
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