- Smithsonian Institution 150th Anniversary
Commemorative coins, two-coin silver and gold proof set.
.900 Fine / .27 Troy oz...
[more like this] - STEUBEN BROWN AURENE VASEDESCRIPTION:
Steuben brown Aurene vase cased over translucent white with criss-crossed brown and white threading rubbed into, Intarsia Decoration, gold Aurene collar.
Shape #2737, Gardner...
[more like this] - JOSE CHARDIET TABLE SCULPTURE "TOTEM"
1990Jose Chardiet table sculpture "Totem" 1990. Blown, cast and painted glass in colors of blue, purple, gold and clear to white. Signed, titled and dated on base of vase....
[more like this] - 6 CHINESE GLASS & STONE SNUFF BOTTLES1st
& 2nd items: 2 Chinese black Peking glass snuff bottles, flattened ovoid form, one having white enameled crane decoration and the other with yellow prunus blossom decoration....
[more like this] - 5 CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLESGroup
of 5 Chinese porcelain enameled snuff bottles, all flattened ovoid form, including 1 gold ground with flower decoration, 1 blue ground with vignette landscape decoration and...
[more like this] - 6 CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES INCL.
FIGURALS1st item: Chinese blue and white porcelain figural snuff bottle depicting a seated male with Chinese inscriptions on the back. 2 1/2" H. 2nd item: Chinese figural...
[more like this] - 3 TN HISTORY BOOKS INC. PLAN OF METRO1st
item: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection...
[more like this] - BETTY VOORH SURREALIST PAPER COLLAGE,
POSSIBLE JOSEPH C...Elizabeth (Betty) Cornell Benton AKA Betty Voohr (American, 1905-2000) printed paper collage on board titled "Stone Head in Mountainous Landscape" depicting...
[more like this] - PREHISTORIC ART BY THOMAS WILSON 1ST
ED., 1896Presented in this lot is the First Edition of "Prehistoric Art" By Thomas Wilson, 1896, published U. S. National Museum. The U. S. National Museum is the original...
[more like this] - BOB STOCKSDALE LIGNUM VITAE BOWL(American,
1913-2003)
lignum vitae bowl, signed "Lignum Vitae from Nicaragua Bob Stocksdale 1984", 4 x 10-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of Rude Osolnik, Berea, Kentucky
Note: From...
[more like this] - THE PORTER GARDEN TELESCOPEThe Porter
Garden Telescope, by Telescopes of Vermont, a limited edition authorized exact reproduction of Russel W. Porter's 1923 telescope, made by The Telescopes of Vermont, cast in...
[more like this] - SIGNED 1960S MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING
- "OPEN DOOR"Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Open Door" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the lower left. A striking painting by Morris Kantor...
[more like this] - EXHIBITED KANTOR PAINTING - "IMAGE ON
RED GROUND" 1969This is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding.
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Image...
[more like this] - SIGNED TONY ABEYTA MIXED MEDIA SAND
PAINTING - OLD SONG...**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Tony Abeyta (Navajo, b. 1965). "An Old...
[more like this] - LEONARD BASKIN "DRAWING FOR THE ILIAD"
PORTFOLIO (1962)...Leonard Baskin (1922-2000). "Drawings for the Iliad" (Delphic Arts, New York City, 1962) including 60 lithographs after drawings by Baskin. Accompanied...
[more like this] - SIGNED LEONARD BASKIN MONOTYPE - "GERONIMO"
(1992)Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Geronimo" monotype, 1992. Artist's signature, "monotype touched" and title handwritten in pencil beneath image. An impressive...
[more like this] - 1960S LEONARD BASKIN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK
- "ICARUS"Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Icarus" hand-carved wooden block for creating woodcuts, ca. 1967 to 1968. An impressively large original block for Leonard...
[more like this] - SIGNED 1960S LEONARD BASKIN WOODCUT
- GREAT BIRD MANLeonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "The Great Bird Man" woodcut, ca. 1963. Signed and titled in pencil below image. One of Leonard Baskin's impressively...
[more like this] - WILLIAM RICE WOODBLOCK - "MOONLIGHT
EUCALYPTUS TREES"**First Time At Auction**
William Seltzer Rice (American, 1873-1963). "Moonlight Eucalyptus Trees" color woodblock, ca. 1920. Signed and titled in pencil...
[more like this] - 14K RICKY FRANK STERLING ENAMEL CLOISONNE
BROOCHEnamel and cloisonne pendant / brooch signed by Ricky Frank, a master enamelist. His award winning jewelry has been exhibited at some of the top national craft shows,...
[more like this] - GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENT'S PAPERWORK COLLECTION(See
lot 150 about John Kissinger.) Trove of papers collected by Congressional Gold Medal recipient, John Kissinger, to include correspondence with congressmen, Harvard Medical...
[more like this] - GREAT AMERICANS AWARD, SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 24K GOLD MEDAL TO GENERAL POWELL, 2016 DIAMETER OF MEDAL: 1 1/2 IN. (3.81 CM.) AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 24K GOLD MEDAL TO GENERAL POWELL, 2016,...
[more like this] - AMERICA'S FIRST MEDALS BY US MINT Produced
in 1973 by The Smithsonian and US Mint. Excellent condition of the medals and packaging material. Inner book with the history of the medals by Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli...
[more like this] - JAMES MC NEIL WHISTLER PLAQUE BY VD
BRENNER VD Brenner - 1905 James McNeil Whistler plaque in bronze Obverse has Whistler standing with hands on hips (and an interesting loose strand of hair flipped up) and...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 19 STERLING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTSvarious
makers, including eight Gorham (five snowflakes with gold filled year marks, one dove, one deer and one depicting figures), three marked "H and H" (a Noel plaque, a deer and...
[more like this] - ASIAN ART INTEREST BOOKS, 15 Fifteen
books on Asian art interest, including: "Images from the Tomb: Chinese Burial Figurines" by Barry Till and Paula Stewart, "The House on the Klong: The Bangkok Home and Asian...
[more like this] - DIRK PRESENTED TO "OLD GLORY" CAPTAIN
WILLIAM DRIVER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 25.75". WILLIAM DRIVER, 19th Century, Captain William Driver, from Salem, Massachusetts, is credited with nicknaming the American flag...
[more like this] - SMITHSONIAN 150TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD $5
James Smithson is on the coin from the Smithsonian set. His donation of 104,960 English Gold Sovereigns (in 11 crates) helped fund the creation of the Smithsonian...
[more like this] - Lot of porcelain & pottery, including
Aynsley Cottage Garden bud vase (9" h), Woods Ware Enoch Wood's English Scenery round platter (12" dia), (2) sunflower deviled egg plates (9-1/2" dia), (4) Smithsonian Institution...
[more like this] - UNSIGNED PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON, WITH
SADIK ATTRIBUTION TO GILBERT STUART Classic Bust Portrait, oil on canvas, with 2010 letter verso from Marvin Sadik, Director of the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian...
[more like this] - JAMES MCNEIL WHISTLER PLAQUE, 1905 VD
Brenner - 1905 James McNeil Whistler plaque in bronze. The obverse has Whistler standing with hands on hips (and an interesting loose strand of hair flipped up), an the...
[more like this] - GUZIK, Nancy, (American, 1954-): ''Making
of the Quilt'', OIL/Canvas, 50'' x 70'', signed upper right, encased in custom gilded and painted frame, 60'' x 80''. This painting was exhibited at The Smithsonian Institute....
[more like this] - Nine Books on American and European
Collections, including, M. Olmert, Smithsonian Book of Books, D. Hesni, The H. Lloyd Hawkins, Jr. Meissen Collection, H. Held, 17th and 18th Century Art, N. Atasoy, Splendors...
[more like this] - Ronald Pearson gold and bone bead necklace
and earring set Style #11-216 tapering upturned-form 14K yellow gold earrings L1 1/4'' W 5/8''; and style #18-80A collar necklace in 14K yellow gold. Total 2.2 Troy oz all...
[more like this] - Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portrait
by William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
[more like this] - A Pair of Potter & Mellen 18k Gold Cufflinks
by John Paul Miller 18k yellow gold cufflinks featuring a beaded squid design; signed "JPM", total weight approx. 25.6 gm. Examples of Miller's work can be seen in the Smithsonian...
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