- (6) ALVIN J. JOHNSON & BENJAMIN WARD
ATLAS MAPS(lot of 6) Unframed maps, Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) and Benjamin P. Ward, from Johnson’s Illustrated Atlas, c.1860s, including: (1) Hindostan or British...
[more like this] - TORRY WARD AND OTHER DUCK DECOY. Torry
Ward signed decoy, Gadwall, 1948-52, 16”L; an Illinois River decoy, 15”L....
[more like this] - MASTERWORKS GREEN-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharles
Perdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history.
Original paint with minimal...
[more like this] - MASTERWORKS BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharles
Perdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair in bright breeding plumage with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history....
[more like this] - 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,...
[more like this] - EARLY SLEEPING MALLARD DRAKEStephen
Lane (1843-1900) (attr.)
Lacon, IL, c. 1890
13 in. long
A singular early and refined preening drake showcasing the distinct Lacon style in an elegant pose. The uplifted wing...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharles
Perdew (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...
[more like this] - LITHOGRAPH OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S WILLITT
HOUSE PLANSA lithograph on heavy paper illustrating Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural "perspective and plans" for the Ward W. Willitt House in Highland Park, Illinois. The...
[more like this] - SIGNED JAN SCHMUCKAL PAINTING - "PARTLY
SUNNY" 2010Jan Schmuckal (American, b. 1962)."Partly Sunny" oil on canvas, 2010. Signed by the artist on the lower right. An exquisite painting by Jan Schmuckal, executed...
[more like this] - An English Lacquered Bracket Clock,
Robert Ward
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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???Robert Ward/LONDON
with handled top over four pineapple-form finials and a steel chapter ring with Roman hours...
[more like this] - (TOPICAL) MILITARY: 93 POSTCARDS EARLY
TO MID-20TH CENTURY(TOPICAL) MILITARY: 93 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, "Outside Ward, Base Hospital, Port Bliss" (1917 - photo), "Boys in Hammocks U.S. Naval Training...
[more like this] - [CHINESE JADE]
A group of reference
books and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
[more like this] - [CHINESE JADE]
A group of reference
books and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
[more like this] - John Ward
(British, b. 1938)
Vessel,
c. 1985
glazed stoneware
artists insignia 'JW' to underside
H 9 1/2 x Diameter 9 inches
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois...
[more like this] - Stephen Warde Anderson Illinois (b.
1953) A SOUTHERN BELLE mixed media tempera on shade cloth on hardboard built frame and liner signed: lower left H24'' W19 1/4'' Provenance: South Carolina private collection....
[more like this] - Stephen Warde Anderson Illinois (b.
1953) SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON 1989 mixed media tempera on shade cloth on hardboard built frame and liner signed: lower left verso bearing old labels H23 3/4'' W36'' Provenance:...
[more like this] - Arts and Crafts style sterling vase,
trumpet form with hammered finish, marks for Lebolt & Co. (Chicago, Illinois), no monogram, 5.19 oz.T., 7-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. Rims bent. Estates of Ward and Stout Families,...
[more like this] - * (MINIATURE BOOKS) SCHORI WARD A group
of 12 miniature books pertaining to Presidents including Kennedy and Lincoln and US politics mainly printed by Ward Schori Skokie Illinois most leather bound. ''The Death...
[more like this] - * (AMERICANA ILLINOIS) A group of six
works pertaining to Illinois history. Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois. By John Spencer Burt and W.E. Hawthorne. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing 1907....
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