(lot of 13) Books on the subject of history and literature, with leather bindings, gilt page ends, raised spine bands, gilt cover details, including: (4) published by Easton Press with (one) "A Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols", edited by Henry W. Simon, 1979, collector's edition, marbled paper endpapers, frayed green ribbon bookmark, 241 pages, (one) "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", Thomas Hardy, illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes M Parker, 2005, silk moiré endpapers, ribbon bookmark, collector's edition, 448 pages, (one) "Anton Chekhov - Two Plays (The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters)", Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett, 1977, Easton Press personal library sticker on inner cover, a limited edition, ribbon bookmark, silk moiré endpapers, 153 pages, (one) "Jane Eyre", Charlotte Bronte, with lithographs by Barnett Freedman, 1978, collector's edition, ribbon bookmark, silk moiré endpapers, 431 pages; (1) "The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity", edited by John McManners, Oxford University Press, 1990, silk ribbon bookmark, silk moiré endpapers, 724 pages; (1) "The Yukon Writings of Jack London", Jack London, Tally Hall Press, 1996, silk ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers, 777 pages; (1) "The Harvard Classics: The Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Plato; The Golden Sayings of Epictetus; The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius", edited by Charles W. Elliot, LL.D, Grolier Enterprises Inc., 1980, silk ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers, 345 pages; (1) "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens, with illustrations by F.W. Pailthorpe, Oxford University Press, 1981, silk ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers, 526 pages; (1) "The Christmas Books of Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", Tally Hall Press, 1996, silk ribbon bookmark, marbled endpapers, 455 pages; (4 vols) "The Story of Man", National Geographic Society, including: "Bible Times", "Greece and Rome", "Middle Ages", and "Renaissance", all with silk ribbon bookmarks and marbled endpapers; largest book: approx 10.25"h, 7.85"w, 24lbs total
Carole Perry glass sculpture: Carole Perry (American 20th c. )- ''Harlequin Falls''- hand woven and fused glass sculpture, ca. 1996, signed Carole Perry on bottom, from the Carnival Series. 10 x 18 x 15''
Joyce Carol OATES (American, b. 1938)Self-portrait. ink on paper, 197510 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (276 x 195 mm)signedJoyce Carol Oates was the winner of the 1970 National Book Award for her novel Them and the winner of the 1996 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Art of the Short Story. She has also been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000). Oates inscribed the portrait "The candle is not there to illuminate itself".
Carol Westcott 'Mending Nets' O/B: Carol Westcott, America (1926-2008) Oil on board signed lower right, gilt wood frame with linen matting. Written on verso 'Mending Nets, Syros, Greece 1996'. Measures 11"H x 13"W framed; 8"H x 10"W unframed. Condition report: good condition, no issues, see photos. Please examine all photos closely. Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www. qualitypackship. com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.
CAROL LEE THOMPSON "THE MEXICAN POT" (OIL MINIATURE) Carol Lee Thompson (Maryland, b. 1958) The Mexican Pot Oil on board 5" x 7" Signed to the top right corner, signed and titled to the reverse. Presented in a barn wood frame that measures 13" x 15". Provenance: Acquired from Joe Wade Fine Art (Santa Fe) in 1996.
SIX CAROLE STUPELL FIGURAL GOLD TONE GOBLETS Carole Stupell (American 1905-1996), set of six gold tone metal goblets, each having a bell form bowl, resin Chinese figural stems, and rising on a domed foot, marked to the underside. Approx. h. 7", dia. 3.25".
Holmes For The Holidays
Author (s): Anne Perry
Edited by: Martin H. Greenberg' Jo L. Lellenberg and Carol-Lynn Waugh
Edition: First Edition (1996)
Cover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
ISBN #: 0 425 15473 4
Publisher: Berkley
Copyright: 1996
Pages: 294
CHARLES VICKERY (AMERICAN, 1913-1998) “STEADY AS SHE GOES” OIL ON CANVAS BOARDc.1996, signed “Charles Vickery DSP” lower right, depicting the USS Constitution under full sail; accompanied by a printed greeting card illustrating this painting and containing a photocopy of a 1996 Chicago Tribune article about the 200th anniversary of the launch; in a silver lacquered carved wood frame having a linen liner; Landmarks Gallery, Milwaukee label and informational label giving title en verso; “D.S.P.” is short for “Dear Scruffy Puppy,” Carol Ruth Norling’s nickname for her studio partner Charles Vickery
LITHOGRAPHY HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE: TEN MONOGRAPH BOOKS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS 12 1/4"H X 9 1/4"W (LARGEST)Lithography history and technique: ten monograph books and exhibition catalogs, A History of Lithography, Wilhelm Weber, McGraw-Hill, 1996 How to Make A Lithograph, Lynton R. Kistler, 1950 The Mezzotint History and Technique, Carol Wax, Harry N. Abrams, 1990 Mezzotint, Art of Darkness, an exhibition of classical and contemporary mezzotints, new Orleans Museum of Art, April 27-June 28, 1996 Lithography, Emil Weddige, International Textbooks in Art and Education, 1966 A Complete Course of Lithography, Alois Senfelder, Da Capo Press Series in Graphic Art, Vol 8, 1968 Lithography, A Complete Hanbook of Modern Techniques of Lithography, Henry Cliffe, Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., 1965 Lithography I, First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Lithography, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, March 2-April 13, 1975 The Collagraph: A New Print Medium, Pratt Graphics Center Gallery, 1976 How to Care for Works of Art on Paper, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1971 Dimensions: 12 1/4"H x 9 1/4"W (largest)
Carol Rama (Italian, b. 1918) Lingue (Tongues #2), 1996; Magic marker on paper (framed); Signed and dated; 13 1/2" x 9 1/2" (sheet); Provenance: Esso Gallery, New York (label on verso)
1996 Byers Choice Ltd, The Carolers, Salvation Army Man with Bass Drum, mint condition, 13 1/2" tall with 6 3/4" drum Estimate $20-40
(MISCELLANEOUS SMALL PRESSES.) Group of 12 creative contemporary small American press publications. Illustrated. Various sizes and bindings. Condition excellent. should be seen. Vp, mostly 1980s-90s
Kobayashi, Theresa. With Respect to the Frog's Croak. Engraved illustrations. 8vo, sewn Japanese paper; orignal painted wood box. 19/50 copies. San Francisco: Ta Press, 1987 * Barton, Carol June. Tunnel Map. Tunnel book of the world map. 113/150 signed copies. Np: Women's Studio Workshop, 1988 * Davidson, Laura. Dog House (shown above). 6/6 signed copies. 8vo, wooden boards, 1992 * Goswell, Joan Iversen. From the Police Exercise Six Levels of Control to Handle Situations. Accordion-folded multi-color inked broadside. Laid into portfolio covered in navy serge with aluminum police badge mounted on front, with belt tie. 1992; Ancient Song. Scroll on handmade paper unfolding to hanging scroll; beads and small clay sculpture; all laid into wooden box. Nd; Why, Why Not? Watercolor and stamp illustrations. 8vo, handmade wooden boards with paper and multiple cloth ties; Japanese paper folding case. Number 89 of an unspecified number of copies. Np, 1989 * King, Ronald. Turn Over Darling. AP copy of 75. London, 1990 * Steven Ferlauto and Grant McGuire / Sailor Boy Press. Two Tribes. Mixed media on papers. 30/50 copies. New York and Madison, 1989 * Schmidt, Leslie. Snake Book. Mixed media: chipboard, paint, and magazine cut-outs. 8vo, handpainted box. Np, 1991 * Sheckley, Robert. Specialist. Illustrated by Susanna Bergtold. Printed on 27 leaves die-cut in the shape of a space-ship, and accordion folded. Designed by James Wintner. Bound into etched aluminum covers enclosed in a clear, soft vinyl case fitted to the space ship. 25/200 signed copies. New York: JHW Editions, 1996 * Faye, Jules Remedios. The Annunciation. An Allegorical Tale printed on folding panels to be used as a portable altar. 12/50 signed copies. Np: Street of Crocodiles, Nd * Kennedy Jr., Amos Paul. African Proverb. Painted wavy pages resembling snake bodies; wooden clasp; laid into wooden box. Unspecified limitation. Np: Idiot Press, nd.
Thirty-two Modern Art and Photography Book and Magazine Titles, Susan Sontag: On Photography; In Focus: André Kertész, Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum; Bernd und Hilla Becher, Grundformen, Schirmer's Visuelle Biliothek; A User's Guide to the View Camera, Jim Stone; Evidence, Luc Sante; Photographing in the Studio, Gary Kolb; Lorna Simpson: For the Sake of the Viewer; Joel-Peter Witkin, Forty Photographs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Carol Westwood, Selected Works 1974-1996, signed copy; See magazine, a journal of visual culture, Issue 2:1; Linda Connor, Spiral Journey, (sun fading to cover); Richard Misrach 1979, Grapestake Gallery, San Francisco; Hiroshi Sugimoto: Memories in Black and White, exhibition catalogue, MOCA; Sally Mann, At Twelve, Portraits of Young Women, introduction by Ann Beattie; From Uncertain to Blue, Photographs by Keith Carter, introduction by Horton Foote; POL, Dorte Eissfeldt, Nazraeli Press; The Sky, Mystery, Magic, and Myth, Jean-Pierre Verdet; The Tao of Symbols, James N. Powell; Art & Lies, Jeanette Winterson; Karl Blossfeldt Photographs, Taschen; Noa Noa, Paul Gauguin, translated by O.F. Theis; Gauguin's Intimate Journals, Dover Press; Karl Blossfeldt, Art Forms in the Plant World, Dover Press; Skeleton, Eyewitness Books; Amphigorey Also, Edward Gorey; Criticizing Photographs, An Introduction to Understanding Images, Terry Barrett; three issues of Blind Spot Photography magazine: No. 2-4, and three issues of Aperture: 125, "Photography as Drawing," 136, "Metamorphoses: Photography in the Electronic Age," and 138, "On Location."
CAROL ANTHONY (American, b. 1943); Two ink monotype landscapes: "Quiet Summer Pinon Field," 1996; "Irish Dreams of Pinon Fields Back Home," 1998; Both signed, titled and dated; Each: 21 1/4" x 14 3/4" (sheet)
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Framed Wenceslaus Hollar Etching - Virgil's Georgics: Wenceslaus Hollar (Czechoslovakian, 1607-1677). Etching from Virgil's Georgics Book IV. State unknown. Possibly late 17th c. A marvelous etching by respected 17th century Bohemian graphic artist Wenceslaus Hollar (also known as Wenzel Hollar and Vaclav Hollar), who spent much of his life in England and is known for his engravings and etchings. The composition features a scene from Virgil's Georgics Book IV, with the protagonist Aristaeus in the wood amidst four dying oxen, a sprite behind the tree, the rising sun in the distance suggesting it is dawn, and an architectural shrine or temple at the right. Size: plate - 11. 375" L x 7. 625" W (28. 9 cm x 19. 4 cm); 24. 75" L x 20. 75" W (62. 9 cm x 52. 7 cm) framed. . This text from Georgics perhaps captures the scene, "He comes to the shrine, raises the altars appointed, and leads there four choice bulls, of surpassing form, and as many heifers of unyoked neck. Later, when the ninth Dawn had ushered in her rising beams, he offers to Orpheus the funeral dues, and revisits the grove. But here they espy a portent, sudden and wondrous to tell—throughout the paunch, amid the molten flesh of the oxen, bees buzzing and swarming forth from the ruptured sides, then trailing in vast clouds, till at last on a treetop they stream together, and hang in clusters from the bending boughs. ". . Although Hollar came of age when Prague was experiencing a flourishing of all the arts, his family did not support his interests. So he elected to go to Germany at age of twenty. There he met a well-known patron of the arts, the Earl of Arundel, who asked Hollar to come to England and create etchings of his large collection of Renaissance art. By 1652, Hollar was working for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale. He would create 566 etching plates of architectural and topographical compositions over the next twenty five years. Following this, Ogilby asked Hollar to create etchings after Francis Cleyn's designs for the impressive 1654 pictorial edition of Virgil, the Roman poet (70 to 19 BCE) who wrote the Aeneid. According to Doggett, Brobeck, and Biggs, "Interestingly, both etching and engraving techniques were used on the same plates rsulting in a more 3-dimensional quality upon the images. " (Source: Biggs, Julie L. , Brobeck, Carol, Rachel Doggett. Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar. Washington D. C. The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1996. ) . . Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #159226 Condition This piece has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very good condition with nice plate marks. Framing dates later than the print but compliments it nicely. On verso is a nice artist biography about Hollar from the Wentworth Gallery. Wired for suspension and ready to hang.
Michael Garland (B. 1952) "Christmas Star": Michael Garland (American, B. 1952) "Placing the Star on the Christmas Tree" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. . . Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. . This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U. S. 32c Placing the Star stamp issued October 8, 1996. . . The festive tradition of trimming the Christmas tree originated in 16th century Germany. Decorations consisted mostly of delicious sweets that filled homes with the wonderful aromas of spiced apples, sugar cookies, gilded nuts and candied dates. Other decorations included miniature figurines representing shepherds, as well as a variety of colored paper flowers. The custom of tree decorating was introduced to England in 1841, when the royal family -- Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert -- celebrated the holidays around a gigantic tree covered with elegant wax tapers and sweet treats. Edible ornaments continued to be the primary trimming until 1860, when the Germans began to create glass Christmas decorations. Modern tree ornaments come in a variety of designs, such as trumpets, angels, doves and holly berries, as well as small toys, candy canes, tinsel and glittering garland. However, of all the types of decorations used for the Christmas tree, the star perhaps best symbolizes the spiritual meaning of the holiday. When Christ was born in Bethlehem, a star led the wise men to the Holy Child. Christ is referred to in the Bible as "the bright and morning Star" and "the Light of the World. " The star continues to be an important symbol throughout the world during the Christmas season . A European tradition concerning the star takes place on Christmas eve when bands of "star singers" walk through the streets singing Christmas carols and carrying poles topped with star-shaped lanterns. . . Image Size: 14 x 12 in. . Overall Size: 17 x 15 in. . Unframed. . (B15544) Condition . - By registering to bid for this auction either in-house or online and/or placing a bid in this auction the BIDDER/BUYER agrees to all the terms and conditions of Helmuth Stone Gallery Auctions. . - All silver, gold and/or jewelry lots or invoices containing said lots MUST be paid for via WIRE TRANSFER, no other forms of payment will be accepted. . - All items are sold as-is where-is and no guarantees are made of any kind. All sales are final; no refunds will be given under any circumstances. . - Helmuth Stone Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. . - Online images can sometimes be low quality due to the uploading process, original high-resolution images can be requested via email at HelmuthStone@gmail. com . - We recommend looking into shipping quotes prior to bidding, shipping quotes can take up to a week or more post-sale as we host our auctions through multiple online platforms and shipping can become backlogged, if you would like a list of local shippers please email us directly. . - Our auction catalogs are hosted through multiple online platforms along with phone and in-house bidding. Bids placed on other platforms are not shown through this catalog. Because of this, even if it appears you are the only absentee bid or bidder on a lot, you may already be outbid or may have placed a bid equal to another bidder. Therefore, we always recommend bidding live. . - Unless otherwise stated in the description, all items are sold without additional documentation or COAs. If any supporting documentation is available an image will be available online via the catalog listing.
Group of 6 Holiday Barbie Dolls, all Special Edition. Includes 2 1994 Holiday Dream Barbie. 1995 Caroling Fun Barbie. 1996 Holiday Season Barbie. 1997 Holiday Treats Barbie. 1997 Festive Season Barbie. All in their original boxes and in good condition. We do our best to describe all items in detail and provide pictures. If you have any doubt, please ask questions! We will provide extra pictures, or can schedule an in person or video conference preview at your convenience. In house Flat Rate Shipping of $25 is a domestic shipping estimate and includes insurance. We will gladly combine multiple lots for your convenience and economy. Each additional Barbie doll lot we can pack in the same box is $10. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
CAROL WESTCOTT 'MENDING NETS' O/BCarol Westcott, America (1926-2008) Oil on board signed lower right, gilt wood frame with linen matting. Written on verso 'Mending Nets, Syros, Greece 1996'. Measures 11"H x 13"W framed; 8"H x 10"W unframed.