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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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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EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISEDWING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
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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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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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79 EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND BOOKS80leather bound books - 79 Easton Press and 1 Harvard Classics. 77 Easton Press The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Louisa May Alcott Little Women, Victor Hugo Les Miserables,...
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HERTER BROTHERS PARLOR CABINETHerterBrothers parlor cabinet in walnut and rosewood with rouge griotte marble top featuring elaborate carving, gilding and pietre dure inlay work. Circa 1872. It is one of four...
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AMERICAN VICTORIAN CRANE FORM PEDESTAL,ATTRIBUTED TO H...A fine American Renaissance Revival parcel-gilt and carved walnut pedestal with crane accents, attributed to Herter Brothers, New York, third quarter 19th...
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HERTER BROTHERS NIGHT STAND COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LO...Herter Brothers night stand with rouge griotte marble top above a single drawer on cylindrical supports over a cupboard. Commissioned for a second floor Bedroom...
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HERTER BROTHERS ARMCHAIR COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LODGE...Carved walnut chair by Herter Brothers, commissioned for the billiard room of Milton Latham's estate, Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, California. Circa 1872....
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HERTER BROTHERS FOLIO STAND COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LO...A fine American Renaissance parcel-gilt and carved walnut folio stand/cabinet by Herter Brothers, New York. Circa 1872. Commissioned for the first floor parlor...
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HERTER BROTHERS ARMCHAIR COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LODGE...Carved walnut chair by Herter Brothers, commissioned for the billiard room of Milton Latham's estate, Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, California. Circa 1872....
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HERTER BROTHERS DRESSER COMMISSIONEDFOR THURLOW LODGEAn American Aesthetic ebonized, parcel gilt, maple and burl inlaid dresser by Herter Brothers, New York, circa 1872 for a commission for Thurlow Lodge. Has...
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HERTER BROTHERS AMERICAN RENAISSANCECABINET COMMISSION...An American Renaissance parcel-gilt, carved and ebonized cabinet commissioned for the first floor Master bedroom of the Milton Slocum Latham residence,...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS, (AMERICAN, 1888-1969),GREAT BLUE HILL, MILTON, MA, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 24 IN., FRAME: 27 X 31 IN.WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS (American, 1888-1969) Great Blue Hill, Milton, MA oil on canvas signed...
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JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, (ENGLISH, 1861-1922),CLASSICAL BEAUTY, 1909, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 16 IN., FRAME: 24 X 20 IN.JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD (English, 1861-1922) Untitled - Classical Beauty (c) 1909, oil on canvas signed...
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(20) ENGLISH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS, MOST19TH C.(lot of 20) English language library shelf books, many with gilt embossed leather binding, marbled or gilt foredges, highlights include: (1) "The Poetical Works of...
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WILLIAMS-SONOMA 'TRIBECA' GLASS-TOPCOFFEE TABLEContemporary "Tribeca" coffee table, Williams-Sonoma Home, 21st c., inset colorless glass top, over two open shelves, metal frame in a polished nickel finish,...
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(2) MITCHELL GOLD & BOB WILLIAMS 'COOPER'CHAIRS(pair) Contemporary "Cooper" swivel armchairs, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, 21st c., in grey micro-cord velvet upholstery, with rounded back and arms, rising on black...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY LIGHT-BLUE SOLIDJASPERWARE OVAL PLAQUE, 'TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS' JASPERWARE OVAL PLAQUE, 'TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS', circa 1779, impressed WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY, first modeled by William Hackwood in February...
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WM. CORREIRA SIGNED WALRUS SCRIMSHAWON STAND William (Bill) Correira Jr. (American 1930-2005), signed walrus tooth scrimshaw, depicting the New Bedford Massachusetts harbor full of whaling ships, one with a...
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MANNER OF WM. SHIPLEY "EQUESTRIAN" OILON CANVAS Manner of William Shipley (British 1714-1803), "Equestrian", depicting a rider seated on a horse in a pasture, spurious signature to lower right, framed. Provenance:...
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18TH/19TH C. WELSH OAK INLAID TALL CASECLOCK William Ellis (Welsh, Mold and Wrexham, active late 18th/early 19th century), Provincial oak inlaid tall case clock, having a broken pediment with an eagle finial, an...
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(8) VOLS, WORKS OF JOHN MILTON, 1851,FINE BINDING The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose, printed from the original editions with a Life of the Author by the Rev. John Mitford, William Pickering, London,...
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WILLIAM H. BARTLETT (BRITISH 1858-1932)
MILTON'SVILLAGE, CHALFONT ST. GILES Signed, oil on board20cm x 38cm (8in x 15in)...
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LOT OF 6 BOOKS ALL ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHURRACKHAMTO INCLUDE (1) COMUS BY JOHN MILTON, NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., LONDON HEINMANN PROBABLY 1921, 9 7/8" X 7 1/4" QUARTRO, 176 PAGES, ORIGINAL DUST JACKET WITH WRAP...
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COLLECTION OF 20 BOOKS RELATED TO CUBA.TOINCLUDE: 5 VOLS THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, 1920, PUBLISHED BY B. F. BUCK & CO. INC., NY, LEATHER SPINES AND CORNERS, MARBLED BOARDS, 9 1/2" X 6 1/4",...
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Captain John McCleery's Civil War kepiepaulets buttons insignia and ambrotype blue wool officer's hat with tarred visor black silk quatrefoil at top the number 23 at front brass buttons at sides interior with...
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Civil War era U.S. Model 1850 Staffand Field Officer's sword and scabbard by Horstmann & Sons Captain John McCleery brass guard pierced with floral scrolls and ''US'' motif brass wire-wrapped ribbed ray skin...
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Civil War Period U.S. Model 1860 cavalrysaber with scabbard Captain John McCleery dated 1863 three-bar brass guard with twisted brass wire-wrapped leather grip curved single-edge blade ricasso marked: ''U.S.'' -...
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RARE DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF ALFRED AND JAMESJ. COLLINS BY MILTON W. HOPKINS (CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/OHIO 1789-1844). Oil on canvas signed on the back. The two sons of the Collins family identified on the back with...
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TWO PORTRAITS OF JAMES COLLINS AND WIFEBY MILTON W. HOPKINS (CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/OHIO 1789-1844). Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back with sitters' identities. Pleasant portraits of the parents James...
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Two plaster sculptures of English literaryfigures English 19th C. the first depicting William M. Thackeray standing on a rectangular plinth (1936.451) 21'' h.; the second depicting John Milton by Edward William...
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(FINE PRESS) A group of six works publishedby and pertaining to private presses. Poems in English of John Milton with Illustrations by William Blake. Cambridge: Nonesuch Press 1926. 8vo full vellum. 2 vols. bound together....
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