1. -The Flowering of American Folk Art,Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, 1987, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 2. -The Index of American Design, Erwin O. Christensen, 1950, hardcover with plain dust jacket...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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RARE WHITE-GLAZED POTTERY JAR
TANG DYNASTY? ???of tapering ovoid form rising from a flat straight foot, high rounded shoulders and inverted mouth, applied with a creamy white glaze, the glaze stops undulatingly above...
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GROUP OF BOOKS OF IRISH INTERESTIncluding:Irish Houses and Castles by Desmond Guinness, Knight of Glin and William Ryan, Thames and Hudson, 1971; The Great Irish Houses and Castles by Jacqueline O'Brien and Desmond...
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GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
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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...
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STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
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FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
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18TH CENTURY MAP OF QUEBECA Provinceof Quebec map according to the royal proclamation on the 7th of October, 1763, from the French surveys connected with those made after the war. Author Captain Jonathan Carver...
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PATENT MEDICINE SALESMAN PROTOTYPE -ROYAL DOULTON FIGU...Model no. 2611; Marked Survey Sample. Seated man with bottle in hand; glazed porcelain figurine.
Doulton backstamp. Weight: 1 lb #figurine
Artist: Robert...
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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT - KY TIENSCH & STANCLIFFTienschand Stancliff, Louisville Kentucky brass surveyor's transit level compass on stand, steel dial with engraved name "Tiensch & Stancliff Louisville Ky", engraved fleur-de-lis...
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PAIR OF GOV. WILLIE BLOUNT LAND GRANTSPairof Willie Blount Land Grants. No. 2172 and No. 5209. 1st item: 1810 signed Tennessee Governor Willie Blount (1768-1835) and Secretary Robert Houston (1765-1834) land grant...
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2 MIDDLE TN STONEWARE JARS, J.A. ROBERTS& LAFEVER1st item: Large J.A. Roberts Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery 10-gallon jar, having two lug handles; rare cobalt decoration including a "X", denoting capacity,...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "THE WESTERN COAST OFLOUISIANA AND THE...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "The Western Coast of Louisiana and the Coast of New Leon," LONDON, CIRCA 1775, a hand colored engraving on paper, "By Thos. Jefferys,...
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LRG GRP: BOOKS ON AFRICA AND AFRICANARTGroup of 32 books on Africa and African art. Includes the following titles:
Jacqueline Delange (French, 1923-1991), Carol F. Jopling (American, 1916-2000), "The Art and...
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COLLECTION OF ARTISTS EXHIBITION CATALOGUESApprox. (19) pieces, including: 1) Lucien Clerque Photographiees 1958-1964, Jean Cocteau, Musee de Luneville, 1964; Rafael Leonardo Black: Insider Art, Naumann, 2013; Marcel...
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CHART "CARTE DE L'ISLE DE TAITI, PARLE LIEUTENANT J. COOK 1769" PARIS, CIRCA 1780 ENGRAVING ON PAPER, SHEET SIZE 11.25" X 17.25". UNFRAMED. LE LIEUTENANT J. COOK 1769", Paris, Circa 1780, A French edition...
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CLIFFORD ASHLEY (MASSACHUSETTS, 1881-1947),"THE SCHOONER EFFIE M. MORRISSEY"., OIL ON CANVAS, 25" X 30". FRAMED 32" X 37".CLIFFORD ASHLEY, Massachusetts, 1881-1947, "The Schooner Effie M. Morrissey". Signed lower...
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Algonquian Ball Club, with Decorations
mid-19thcentury
having a notched triangular butt and finger-grooved handle; body of club profusely decorated with imagery of thunderbirds, horned panthers, horned serpents, and a...
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MILLS, ROBERT. MARION DISTRICT, SOUTHCAROLINA... ...Surveyed by Thos. Harlee D. S. / Improved for Mills' Atlas , n.d., circa 1825, engraved by H. S. Tanner & Associates; with outline color; presented in gold...
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INCREDIBLE & RARE 1817 MASSIVE SCALEENGRAVED MAP OF EDINBURGH, ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE, ROBERT KIRKWOOD (1774-1818) "This Plan of Edinburgh & Its Environs, All the Recent & Attendant Improvement, is Respectively...
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SURVEY FOR ROBERT CARTER, GREAT FALLS,VA, 1728 Original survey and map of a tract of land (200 acres along what is now Mine Run Branch) "near the Great or Lower falls of Patowmack River," then in Stafford Co....
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FIVE ITEMS OF U.S. GOVERNMENT CORRESPONDENCEWITH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EMPLOYEE ROBERT STEIN (1857-1917) WITH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EMPLOYEE ROBERT STEIN (1857-1917), including typed letters from the War Department...
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A Derby cabinet plate, circa 1815, paintedCupid surveying a terrestrial globe by Robert Brewer, with a gilt border festooned with scroll work, urns and bells, 23cm diameter...
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William Aiken Walker (American/Charleston1838-1921 active New Orleans 1876-1905) "Three Cotton Pickers" oil on academy board signed lower right pencil-inscribed "Field" en verso 6 1/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. in a giltwood...
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Robert E. Lee ALS 1835 Robert E. Lee(1807-1870). 3pp ALS with military content dated February 18 1835 at Washington addressed to My Glorious Jack (Jack Mackay Lee's West Point roommate and one of his closest...
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GROUP OF ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. The Pine Furniture of Early New England Russell Hawes Kettell English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and History of its Origins Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild Living With Antiques:...
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Robert Morden (died 1703) - Colouredengraving - ''Map of Kent'' 13.5ins x 25ins in Hogarth frame and glazed and John Stephenson - Engraving - ''A Survey of the East Swale from the Buoys of the Narrows and Spaniard''...
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POWNALL'S MAP OF NORTH AMERICA. A Newand Corrected Map of North America with the West Indian Islands. Divided According to the last Treaty of Peace Concluded at Paris. 10th. Feby. 1763. wherein are particularly...
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Korean Art & History Books and ExhibitionCatalogs Korean. Ten books and exhibition catalogs including: Survey of Korean Arts: Fine Arts - I (1971) Korean Art: Seen Through Museums (1979) by John K. Kim ed....
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1 vol. Dearden, Robert R. Milestoneson The Great Highway. Philadelphia, 1926. #18/250. 8vo, contemp. morocco & cloth, t.e.g., gilt-lettered spine; scuffed, hinges tender. Frontis., full-page illus. Historical...
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Early North Carolina Ephemera mid 18thto mid 19th century, most from central North Carolina counties, partially printed and manuscript surveys and court documents including bonds, judgments, arrest warrants, deeds,...
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