THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS LONG-TAILHarryV. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 1/2 in. long
This Shourds carving is considered one of the pinnacle gunning decoys out of New Jersey. In addition to its...
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SHERATON REVIVAL INLAID REVOLVING MAHOGANYBOOKCASE + 2...1st item: Sheraton Revival inlaid mahogany bookcase, comprised of a round inlaid rotating top above 8 bookshelves divided by geometric inlaid panels above four...
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8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL.ANDREW LYTLE, R.P...8 Fugitive Poet related publications including signed and first edition books. 1st Item: ALL THE KING'S MEN, Robert Penn Warren, Franklin Library, 1977,...
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CAI XIAOLI "SILVER ORCHID" INK PAINTINGCaiXiaoli (C.X. Li) (Chinese, b. 1956). Ink with natural pigments on paper painting titled "Silver Orchid" depicting a clump of short grasses in the foreground against a silver,...
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LATCHEZAR BOYADJIEV - TORSO XII (DANCER)IN LIGHT AMBER...Signed, , Cast glass, 22h x 13w x 4d. Latchezar Boyadjiev was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he attended the Ceramics Department of the Academy...
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ENGLISH SCH 19TH C., PORTRAIT OF A STBERNARD, O/CEnglish School, 19th c., Portrait of a St Bernard, small round oil on canvas on board, no signature located, c. 1850. PROVENANCE: Littlebury Antiques, Essex England...
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BRITISH SCH, 3 SCENES OF NORTHERN INDIA,C. 1840British School, mid-19th c., 3 Scenes of Northern India, watercolors, signatures not located, two with labels identifying the locations as Cherrapunji where the British...
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ENGLISH JACOBEAN STYLE WROUGHT IRONCANDLEABRUM19 lights PROVENANCE: Metro Antiques, 1998, NY NY, part of $12,000 purchase
49 H x 24 diam
Selections from the Collection of Dr. John A. Downey of Manhattan and...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins...
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JOHN GOULD (GREENLAND GYRFALCON) FALCOCANDICANS**First Time At Auction**
John Gould (British, 1804-1881). "(Greenland Gyrfalcon) Falco Candicans" - an original antique hand-colored lithograph of the Greenland...
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PUBLISHED ROMAN / BYZANTINE GLASS BEAKER**FirstTime At Auction**
Late Roman Imperial Period to Early Byzantine, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A conical mold-blown glass beaker with a rounded bottom and a thick, flat rim,...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED GREEK COREFORMGLASS ALABASTRONAncient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A stunning core-formed glass alabastron comprised of deep sea blue glass with opaque tangerine yellow...
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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE USHABTI,TL'D**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1189 BCE. A stunning funerary figure of tall form called an ushabti that...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS AMPHORISKOS**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty amphoriskos formed from translucent aubergine-hued glass to present an elongated body with a...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS JARW/ ZIGZAG TRAILRoman, Imperial period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A gorgeous jar free-blown from light green glass to present a thick trailing that...
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3 TAUCHNITZ FIRST EDITION BOOKS CONRAD& YEATS3 first Tauchnitz edition books. Lord Jim and The Rover, both by Joseph Conrad; A Selection From the Poetry of W.B. Yeats. Joseph Conrad (Poland / England, 1857-1924)....
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SELECTION OF SILVER MINIATURE TABLEWARE,10PC Ten piece selection of miniature or doll house silver tableware, comprising: a set of four William B. Meyers Company (American, 1907-1950) sterling graduated trays...
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THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) TEMPERASTUDY AND SKETCHThomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) (Circa 1920-1923)Two significant works from the artist's early, pivotal, Modernist period:1. A mixed media painting on board...
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A SELECTION OF (17) ANTIQUE CONTINENTALBOXES Mostly 19th century, including: an oval, chest, and book form tin box, each with remnants of paint decoration; one shield form in rosewood with light and dark wood inlays;...
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SELECTION OF LIGHTING & DECORATIONSIncluding an argand lamp, electrified, without shades, 15 3/4 in. H.; a reproduction brass banker's lamp 15 in. H.; a Victorian gilt metal kerosene lamp base 10 1/4 in. H.;...
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SELECTION OF LIGHTING Including a bronzebracket lamp with caramel slag glass shade, early 20th century; a pair of Art Deco ceiling fixtures with painted glass shades, as are; and a five-light ceiling fixture, circa...
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SELECTION OF LIGHTING Including a largeceiling fixture, three painted iron cage style porch lights, and a Gothic style brass sconce with glass hurricane shade....
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THEODORE ROUSSEL (FRANCE/ENGLAND) 1847-1926.LABURNUMS AT BATTERSEA. ETCHING AND DRYPOINT WITH SELECTIVE WIPING, C. 1879. HAUSBERG 3...Theodore Roussel (France/England) 1847-1926. Laburnums at Battersea. Etching and...
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VISIONNAIRE HOME DESMOND LOW CABINETVisionnaireHome Desmond Low Cabinet, designed by Mauro Lipparini; stained wood, polished metal, glass; with manufacturer's label Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 126 x 27 in. (71.8 x 320 x 68.6...
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THOMAS DEWING PASTEL, SIGNED, BROOKLYNMUSEUM Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938), "Study in Orange and Rose," 1909, pastel on medium light brown paper, signed to lower center "T.W. Dewing". Catalog note:...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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SELECTION OF LIGHTING FIXTURES Includingtwo vintage ceiling mounts, one marked Markel; a pair of silver-plated sconces; a set of four Regency style polished brass sconces; and a set of eight stamped metal back plates....
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THE NONESUCH PRESS a collection of eighteenbooks to include THE CONFESSIONS OF J.J. ROUSSEAU two vols 1938; HISTORIES OR TALES OF PAST TIMES TOLD BY MOTHER GOOSE 1925; THE MISTRESS WITH OTHER SELECT POEMS 1926; BENITO...
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3 vols. Illustrated Books: (Falls,Charles Buckles, illustrator.) The Golden Rod Fairy Book. New York: Dodd Mead, 1903. 1st ed. Selected & translated by Esther Singleton. 8vo, orig. gilt & color pictorial blue...
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6 vols. Medicine - Materia Medica,etc.: Johnson, James. An Essay on Morbid Sensibility of The Stomach and Bowels. Philadelphia: Thomas Kite, 1828. 12mo, contemp. tree sheep, gilt-ruled spine, green morocco...
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ESTATE LOT SMOKING PIPES OF THE WORLD:23 pipes listed by country of origin - DENMARK: Stanwell 338, marked ''danish sovereign'' ''XXX'', lightly smoked; B. Barling & Sons 4059, marked Made in Denmark, with Barling...
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6 vols. Illustrated Books: (Dulac;Edmund, illustrator.) Rosenthal, Leonard. The Kingdom of The Pearl New York: Brentano's, n.d. [ca 1925]. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered & decorated white cloth-backed silver decorated...
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10 vols. Books on Books - AmericanSubjects: Clark, Thomas D. Travels in The Old South: A Bibliography. (Mansfield Center: Martino Pub.), n.d. [ca. 1990]. 2 vols. in 1. Thick 4to, orig. red buckram. * _ _....
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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9 vols. Private Press Reference: Ransom,Will. Private Presses and Their Books. New York, 1992. 1/350. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt. Light wear. * _ _. Selective Check List of Press Books. New York, 1992. 1/350. 8vo,...
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