COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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(5) ILLUSTRATED TEXANA BOOKS, SOME AUTHORSIGNED(lot of 5) Texana Books: (1) "Texas, A Historical Atlas", Ray Stephens, University of Oklahoma Press, 2010, illustrated, 417 pages; (1) "Texas Past", Andrew Sansom,...
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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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THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
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RARE BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIRThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1950
11 1/2 in. long
A fine rigmate pair of blue-winged teal decoys with turned heads, long flared bills, and upswept...
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EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
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"WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILTheWard Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward Brothers made pintails early on in their craft and they were...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER HENGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ½ in. long
"Jim reserved special spots on his shelves, fireplace, and walls for his favorite birds. I remember the first time I...
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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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EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolgerFamily
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
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EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
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THE DU MONT EARLY HANGING GREATER YELLOWLEGSA.Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1915
16 3/4 in. long
“Seldom does one find special orders made by Crowell and when you do they tend to be the best. These...
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SIGNED NICHOLAS KRUSHENICK SCREENPRINTON ALUMINUMNicholas Krushenick (American, 1929-1999). Untitled screenprint in colors/aluminum, 1968. Signed, dated, and numbered 35/50 on lower left. A large-scale composition...
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(23) BOOKS: HISTORICAL KNIVES, BOWIE,BAYONETS(lot of 23) Collection of books, comprising: (1) "Edmund Davidson: The Art of the Integral Knife," David Darom, 2008, colored illustrations, 143 pages; (1) "Blades...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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STEPHEN GREENE, AMERICAN (1917-1999),MOREAU'S GARDEN 6, 1995, OIL ON LINEN, 15" X 15"Stephen Greene, American, (1917-1999) Moreau's Garden 6, 1995, oil on linen Signed lower left. Provenance: David Beitzel...
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MAXFIELD PARRISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PENNSYLVANIA(1870-1966), DAYBREAK, , CHROMOLITHOGRAPH, 17 1/2"H X 29 1/2"W, 19 1/2" HX 31 1/4"W (FRAME)Maxfield Parrish, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, (1870-1966) Daybreak, chromolithograph...
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STEPHEN ROLFE POWELL (AMERICAN, 1951-2019)StephenRolfe Powell (American, 1951-2019) , "Teasing Buns Johnson", 1997, very large, two-lobed multi-colored vessel, with multiple bands of colored canes of different sizes and...
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"THE FABLES OF LAFONTAINE" LIMITED EDITIONSIGNED "The Fables" by Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621-1695) in 2 volumes, illustrated by Stephen Gooden with 26 copper-engravings, tissue guards, translated by Edward Marsh,...
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[JAPANESE PAINTING]
A group of worksabout Japanese Paintings, comprising:
— Kok’kwa. Tokyo: Kokkasha, 1889-1901. Volume 11. A compilation of the illustrated monthly journal Kokka on the fine and applied...
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HARTLEY, HALES AND RUTTY. GROUP OF WORKSON MRS. STEPHENS'S TREATMENT FOR BLADDER STONES. INCLUDES: A VIEW OF THE PRESENT EVIDENCE. 1739 ON MRS. STEPHENS'S TREATMENT FOR BLADDER STONES. INCLUDES: A VIEW OF THE PRESENT...
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TWO AUTOGRAPHED EARLY OR FIRST EDITIONHARDCOVER VOLUMES BY STEPHEN VINCENT BENéTTwo Autographed Early or First Edition Hardcover Volumes by Stephen Vincent Benét,, 'John Brown's Body' (Signed), Doubleday, Doran...
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Seventeen various books of the 18ththrough early 20th century, c/o:
The Book of Common Prayer (London, 1830);
Tales from a Roll Top Desk by Christopher Morley (Garden City, New York, 1921);
The Wrong Box...
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ARCHIBALD KNOX (BRITISH 1899-1933) (ATTRIBUTEDTO) FOR LIBERTY & CO., LONDON
PENDANT NECKLACE, CIRCA 1900-04 gold metal, turquoise and pearl, unmarked, with associated gold chain, the chain stamped '9CT'pendant 5cm (2in)...
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Thomas Bangs Thorpe (1815-1878 activeNew Orleans 1836-1854 and 1862-1863) "The 'Temple'" and "The Pyramid" both at Chichén-Itzá Yucatán 1843; a pair of paintings oil on canvas signed and dated en verso of...
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Attributed to Rembrandt Peale (American1778-1860) "Portrait of Mary Davenport Kimball" oil on canvas inscribed label en verso 21 in. x 17 in. unframed. Provenance: The collection of the sitter Mary Campbell...
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A CONTINENTAL COFFEE CAN AND STAND
withangular gilt handle and gilt with sprigs beneath a panelled puce ribbon border with pale green batons at intervals, stand 13cm diam, painted pseudo anchor and D in puce, 19th...
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BOOKS: Signed by multiple contributorsincluding Barker: Stanley Wiater editor (Stephen King et al.) Dark Dreamers deluxe limited edition signed by the contributors Novato California Norwood Miller 1990 ...
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Two illustrated books, Arthur Rackham,both vellum covered, published by George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., London: Aesop's Fables , 1936, illustrated by Stephen Gooden, front board with gilt ruled edge, pictorial...
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Stephen J. Voorhies illustration (NewYork, born 1898), cover design for the Telephone Review dated "August 1939", featuring a woman on a phone in a general store, gouache and ink on illustration board,...
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Ephemera: Stephen J. Voorhies (Americanb. 1898) original watercolor/gouache illustrations and proofs for bookjackets; many Children's books animal oriented; also ''Country Lawyer''; ''Pacific Ocean''; some ephemera...
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