ARISTOTLE, T. FERRARIIS, OMNIBUS 1493ARISTOTLE, T. FERRARIIS, OMNIBUS 1493 INCUNABULA Propositiones ex omnibus Aristotelis libris philosophie. Moralis. Naturalis & prime. Published 1493. Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis for Alexander Calcedonius. The first scholar text focused on Aristotle. Early vellum boards, spine lacking. Large copy. Has 41 lines and headline; extensive red printing including headlines. 344 leaves. Median 4to. A rare edition of this comprehensive collection of excerpts from all of Aristotle's corpus. The compiler, Ferrariis, native of Cremona and later in Bologna, was a Dominican mentioned in documents of 1486-1490. He edited Thomas Aquinas's Commentary on Aristotle's Physics, but Benedictus Soncina's dedication of the present edition speaks of him as by then deceased. Various misregisters between the red and black printing show that the red-ink forms were printed first and the black second.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JESSEROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JESSE OWENS PROTOTYPE...Rare prototype with white running shoes handle and white shirt.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Twentieth Century Icons Tinies Set which never came to fruition. Royal Doulton backstamp. 'The property of Royal Doulton' stamped on the bottom. #royaldoulton #characterjug #jesseowens #prototype
Artist: Stanley J. Taylor
Issued: 1998
Dimensions: 1.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, ALBERTROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, ALBERT EINSTEIN PROTO...Rare prototype colorway with brown telescope handle and blue shirt.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Twentieth Century Icons Tinies Set which never came to fruition. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton #prototype #alberteinstein #characterjug
Artist: Stanley J. Taylor
Issued: 1994
Dimensions: 1.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JOHNROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JOHN F. KENNEDY PROTO...Rare prototype colorway with grey liberty handle, yellow flame, brown suit, and royal blue tie.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Twentieth Century Icons Tinies Set which never came to fruition. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton #prototype #johnfkennedy #jfk
Artist: Stanley J. Taylor
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 1.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, NANCYROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, NANCY PROTOTYPERare prototype colorway with blue ribbon flowing from hat handle and green cape.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Oliver Twist set that never came to fruition. Only four such partial prototype sets are known to exist. Royal Doulton backstamp. 'The property of Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. Not produced for sale' stamped on the bottom. #royaldoulton #prototype #nancy #olivertwist
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 1.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, BILLROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, BILL SYKES PROTOTYPERare prototype with coil of rope and sack handle, black hat, dark jacket, and blue and white cravat.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Oliver Twist set that never came to fruition. Only four such partial prototype sets are known to exist. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton #prototype #billsykes #olivertwist
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: 1996
Dimensions: 1.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, OLIVERROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, OLIVER TWIST PROTOTYP...Rare prototype with bowl of gruel and spoon handle, denim blue shirt, and green hat.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Oliver Twist set that never came to fruition. Only four such partial prototype sets are known to exist. Royal Doulton backstamp. 'The property of Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. Not produced for sale' stamped on the bottom. #royaldoulton #prototype #olivertwist
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: c. 1990
Dimensions: 1.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, NANCYROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, NANCY PROTOTYPERare prototype with blue ribbon flowing from hat handle and brown cape.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Oliver Twist set that never came to fruition. Only four such partial prototype sets are known to exist. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton #prototype #nancy #olivertwist
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 1.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JOHNROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, JOHN F. KENNEDY PROTO...Rare prototype with grey liberty flame handle, dark suit, and blue tie.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Twentieth Century Icons Tinies Set which never came to fruition. Royal Doulton backstamp. 'Sample only' is written on the bottom. #royaldoulton #prototype #johnfkennedy #jfk
Artist: Stanley J. Taylor
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 1.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
ROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, OLIVERROYAL DOULTON TINY CHARACTER JUG, OLIVER TWIST PROTOTYP...Rare prototype colorway with bowl of gruel and spoon handle, light blue shirt, and brown hat.
This tiny jug was intended to be a part of a proposed Oliver Twist set that never came to fruition. Only four such partial prototype sets are known to exist. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton #prototype #olivertwist
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: c. 1990
Dimensions: 1.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
19TH C. WEDGWOOD DECORATIVE PLATE, LA19TH C. WEDGWOOD DECORATIVE PLATE, LA PROPOSITIONGlossy finish. Depicts scene of a gentleman proposing to a young lady in the countryside. Handwritten J.D. Rochfort and year 1864 on reverse. Wedgwood impressed backstamp.
Dimensions: 9.5"Dia.
Manufacturer: Wedgwood
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
ROYAL DOULTON PROTOTYPE TINY CHARACTERROYAL DOULTON PROTOTYPE TINY CHARACTER JUG, JESSE OWENS...Rare prototype with white running shoes handle and white shirt. This jug was intended to be part of a proposed Twentieth Century icons Tinies set, which never came to fruition.
Royal Doulton backstamp. The property of Royal Doulton stamped to base.
Issued: 1998
Dimensions: 1.25"L x 1"W x 1.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
JESSE OWENS, PROTOTYPE - TINY - ROYALJESSE OWENS, PROTOTYPE - TINY - ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER...Royal Doulton. Tiny Character Jug. Jesse Owens Prototype
Rare prototype color way with running shoes handle and black tank top. This tiny jug was intended to be part of a proposed Twentieth Century Icons Tinies Set which never came to fruition. Royal Doulton back stamp.
Artist: Stanley J. Taylor
Issued: 1998
Dimensions: 1.5" H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition: : Age related wear.
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Condition:
Age related wear.
PRECIOUS MOMENTS FIGURINE, WITH THISPRECIOUS MOMENTS FIGURINE, WITH THIS RING Ifeatures a proposal with ring sitting on the dogs nose. Precious Moments backstamp. This item has its original box. Box measures: 6.75"L x 4.5"W x 7.25"H.
Artist: Samuel Butcher
Issued: 1987
Dimensions: 6.25"L x 2.75"W x 5.75"H
Manufacturer: Precious Moments
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Age related wear.
A PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THEA PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROP...A PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROPOSED TEXAS CITY "NEW BIRMINGHAM, CHEROKEE COUNTY," NEW YORK, CIRCA 1888, this printed plan for a Texas "Dream City," New Birmingham, Cherokee County, Texas, engraved by Keeler Alexander & Co, New York, N F Barrett Landscape Engineer, illegible Civil Engineer, published for the "Cherokee Land and Iron Company," hand colored views detailing New Birmingham as a county seat and its' map location in east Texas, the county courthouse, the iron ore foundry works, a fine scene of an east Texas wooded landscape, adjoining the city plan with park circles, streets, drives, avenues, train lines as well as residential and commercial areas. 25" x 31 1/2" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas.
Condition:
Nicely framed and matted. Good to very good condition for maps of this age and use including but not limited to normal creases, folds and slight darkening of paper from age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
AN ANTIQUE MAP, "AUSTIN AND SURROUNDINGAN ANTIQUE MAP, "AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES," AU...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Austin and Surrounding Properties," AUSTIN, CIRCA 1899, lithograph on paper with hand color and manuscript, "Austin, Texas March 1891. An original compilation from public records, actual surveys, and engineer's records collected by us during the past 16 years. Showing position and advantages of many additions existing and projected near the City, the Dam and Lake; the seat of present activity and the mountain heights[sic] soon to be crowned with residences and hotels for the traveler intent on health or pleasure. Thanks are proffered for aid derived from...John F. Pope & Reuben Ford...," published by "Bergen Daniel & Gracy, Abstract of Title Office 105 E. 6th Street," a hand written manuscript legend at center left in red, "Wm. Walsh Tract," and an alternating color, "R.R. as water exists in time proposed," the tract for William Walsh's 100 acres subdivided into 66 and 33 1/3 acres to accomodate a proposed extension of the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway; again in red the rail path from the damn into downtown ends with hand drawn dash marks running north from 4th street up Congress Ave., taking a right on 11th street and then north up San Jacinto; the marks proposed extending a rail service to run conveniently north and south past the Capitol Building; in the upper left an inset view of, "The Austin Dam for Water, Light and Power. 1200 feet long, 60 feet high, 14,000 horsepower," other pencil inscriptions outline land belonging to "R.M. Hall et al.," and "Stalks," in plot 27, and north of the Capitol, "Texas University" appears with a footprint of the historic "Main Building," which officially established the University of Texas. 35 1/2" x 30 1/2" Note: "The Austin Dam and Suburban Railroad was chartered on July 16, 1895, and purchased the line from the city of Austin for $43,500. The railroad was electrified and operated as a streetcar line through Austin to a pleasure park near the dam. In the spring of 1899 an additional 1.5 miles of track was constructed. After the destruction of Austin Dam by a flood in April 1900, the railroad ceased operations until May 1904...William C. Walsh(1836-1924), Civil War Officer and Texas Land Commissioner...Walsh directed the first survey of one million acres of land granted to the University of Texas under the 1876 constitution...Walsh also served on the board of public works for the construction of the Austin dam." Special thanks to the Texas State Historical Association. Nicole Elber writes in a blog published by The University of Texas at Austin, "The School of Biology lived in the basement of the Old Main Building, also known as The Parthenon of the University’s Acropolis from its very beginnings in 1891 until 1899. The West Wing was completed in 1884 and the East Wing in 1899, at a cost of around $250,000. Before the completion of the building, classes were held in the State Capitol." Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas
Condition:
Creases as issued, pencil marks, handling creases, fading of hand color, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
A PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THEA PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROP...A PROMOTIONAL MAP AND LAYOUT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROPOSED TEXAS CITY, "Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas," DES MOINES, IOWA, CIRCA 1888, color lithograph on paper, "Iowa Park, situated in the center of Wichita County, Texas, and directly on the line of the Denver, Texas, Fort Worth R.R....Located at Iowa Park, Texas. For particulars, price of town lots, etc., address J. Kennedy, President, Iowa Park, Texas. D. C. Kolp, Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa.," published for the Texas Pan-Handle Company, printed by "State Lith. & Eng. Co., Des Moines, IA," an illustration of a three story projected (likely never built) hotel and business block, "The Cameron," advertises, "This hotel will contain all modern conveniences known: electric light, steam heat, elevators, ventilators, artesian water, baths, fire alarms, water system, garbage crematory, & etc. A resort in winter and summer. Being far away from blighting blizzards in winter and of sufficient altitude, and not far enough south to be scorched by summer suns. A sanitarium for the feeble, while the robust retain their usual vigor. 34" x 27" Note: Judge Jesse A Kennedy (1824-1908). Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas
Condition:
Some creases as issued, mild toning and fading of color, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
GRP: 4 LOUIS ICART EROTIC ETCHINGS "LAGRP: 4 LOUIS ICART EROTIC ETCHINGS "LA NUIT ET LE MOMEN...Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950). Group of four erotic color etchings. Two etchings from "La Nuit et le Moment," 1946, including "What a Surprise" and "A Proposition." With two prints from "Felecia ou Mes Fredaines," 1947, including "On Bended Knee," and "No Strings." All pencil signed along the lower right.
Literature: William R. Holland, "Louis Icart Erotica," Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1998.
(Sight) height ranges from 8 in to 9 in; width ranges from 6 1/4 in to 7 in. (Framed) height ranges from 17 1/2 in to 18 1/4 in; width ranges from 14 1/2 in to 15 1/4 in.
Condition:
Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
Charles Smith (1922-2009 Washington)Charles Smith (1922-2009 Washington) ''Sentinel'' (OSU Maquette) 1970's Stainless Steel Sculpture 36''x9''. Welded steel maquette for a proposed public commission at Oregon State University. Unsigned, accompanied by mock up photos from the artist. Some minor surface wear. From the estate of Northwest sculptor, Charles W. Smith. This artist's work was recently show at the Cascadia Museum in Edmonds, Washington.
GONZALO TORRICO PRADO (1956-2015) STILLGONZALO TORRICO PRADO (1956-2015) STILL LIFEUnframed oil on stretched canvas painting, "A Proposito de Noviembre" (Still Life with Squash and Marigolds), signed lower left Torrico Prado (Gonzalo Torrico Prado, Bolivian, 1956-2015), dated 2009 verso, Morton Subastas label, overall: 31.5"h, 39.25"w, 5lbs
QUEVEDO (20TH C.) SURREALIST WATERCOLORQUEVEDO (20TH C.) SURREALIST WATERCOLOR PAINTINGFramed watercolor painting on paper, "A Proposal for a Ritualistic Ambulant Gnomen," signed lower right Quevedo (20th c.), dated 1.15.98, sheet: approx 30"h, 22.5"w, overall: 36.5"h, 28.5"w, 13lbs
JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER ALS CIRCAJAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER ALS CIRCA 1864 SHEET SIZE 7” X 9”. UNFRAMED.JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER ALS, Circa 1864, Addressed "Dear Gambart" and discusses the copyright for a picture. In a postscript Whistler declines a proposed visit to Garibaldi. The recipient wrote "1864 Whistler Apl" on the reverse. Housed in a folder for Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston. Dimensions: Sheet size 7" x 9". Unframed.
TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGNTANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY" AMERICA, DATED JULY 20, 1961 HEIGHT 11.5". LENGTH 60.25". WIDTH 10.5".TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY", America, Dated July 20, 1961, Attributed to Lou Banks, Jr. Model built for Philip L. Rhodes as a proposed design for the America's Cup defender Weatherly. Built to the scale of 13.3":1', the standard for Davidson Laboratories. Model built up in wood, with the interior hollowed and the exterior shaped and faired to a race finish. Sand has been glued to the leading edge of the bow down to the bottom of the keel; the sand was used to create a disturbance to the laminar flow so that the flow below the waterline could be easily evaluated. The hull is marked No.: 2095 at the bow, the identification for the Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute, where the model was tested. Interior of the hull marked "July 20 1961", the test date. Dimensions: Height 11.5". Length 60.25". Width 10.5". Provenance: Christie's East, New York, NY., Sale 8539, July 2001, purchased by The Kelton Foundation.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Tow Tank models are engineering tools used to evaluate the hydrodynamic flow around hulls, keels, rudders and propellers. They are built to a specified scale and then towed through a long shallow pool at varying speeds and angles. Changes in the model are analyzed, evaluated and finalized, and then incorporated into the final design. The most famous tanks in the U.S. are at the Webb Institute, David Taylor Tow Tank and at the Steven's Institute.This model, No. 2095, represents Weatherly as she was built with proposed changes in August 1958. It, and the next lot, which represents proposed changes to Weatherly as of February 5, 1960, were both made by the same modeler, Lou Banks, Jr., who made models for the Steven's Institute.This model differs from the final design, particularly in the shape of the bottom back edge of the keel, which is more rounded than later versions. The Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey was the primary tow tank for designers testing new hull designs. Most of the models tested in the late 1950s and 1960s were made by only a few makers specified by the Institute to preserve a standard of quality and scale. The most prominent of these makers was Lou Banks, Jr.The 12-meter yacht Weatherly was designed by Philip Rhodes. She was built by Luders Marine Construction in 1958 for a syndicate of owners formed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius S. Walsh and Arnold D. Frese. Skippered from 1958 through 1961 by Arthur Knapp, Weatherly competed with Columbia , Easterner , and Vim for the right to defend the America's Cup, but she was eliminated in the 1958 selection trials by Columbia , who went on to successfully defend the Cup that year.Modified by Bill Luders at Luders Marine for the 1962 Cup, Weatherly was altered with a shortened stern, squared-off rudder and numerous small changes in order to save weight. The weight saved in the redesign was put into the keel to improve her ability to carry sail.The defender selection trials pitted Weatherly against Columbia , Easterner and the newly designed and built Nefertiti . On August 25, 1962, the N.Y.Y.C. selected Weatherly to defend the Cup against Australian challenger Gretel . Skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, Jr., in September 1962, Weatherly defended the Cup 4–1 against Gretel .Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derector shipyard in Mamaroneck, New York. She then motored up the Hudson and through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes and on to the Palmer Johnson Shipyard in Wisconsin, where she was modified for offshore racing both on deck and below. Weatherly had an active racing career on the Great Lakes and the SORC under the ownership of Doug Jones.In the mid-1970s, Weatherly was sold. She is now normally berthed dockside at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and is available for charter. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredA Rare North or South Carolina “Colored Republicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body of the jar and the neck inscribed in flowing script Colored Republicing [sic] Club July 7, 1892. Height 12 3/4 inches.
Likely made by an African American potter, perhaps trained in the Edgefield District of South Carolina.
At the time this cooler was made, the power of the Black Republican vote in the south and nationally was on the decline, and Reconstruction was a rapidly fading promise. In the South, Jim Crow was squarely in the headlights. In 1892, there were 161 lynchings of African Americans, the most recorded between the beginning of Reconstruction and World War II. In the face of near continual assaults on their right to vote, this cooler represents the continued hope and unfulfilled dreams of the more than 4 million formerly enslaved.
After the Civil War, white Southerners aligned themselves with the Democratic party, while African Americans chose their liberators, the Republicans. In post war North Carolina, for example, more than half the Republican Party were Freedmen. In both North and South Carolina, in the years immediately following the War, “Republican Clubs,” or “Union Leagues” were formed, and with suffrage, African Americans began to take on larger roles in local, state, and national politics. This new-found influence was short-lived as white Democrats in both states moved quickly to suppress the vote of blacks. The cooler offered here is symbolic of a period in Southern politics when African Americans became increasingly disenfranchised from the suffrage granted them by the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in 1870. Almost from the beginning of Reconstruction the National Republican party recognized the importance of the African American vote in the South and urged the formation of “colored clubs” as a means of communicating to the largely illiterate population of freedmen. The June 22, 1867, edition of the Raleigh, North Carolina Tri-Weekly Standard, for example, carried a front-page story urging African Americans “…to be so organized that you will act as one man, lest your enemy gain victory. You should organize Union Leagues and Republican Clubs.” Accompanying the article was a proposed Constitution for these clubs specifying that officers should be elected in January and July. An online search for “Republican Club,” “Colored Republican Club” and “Negro Republican Club” in North Carolina newspapers from the latter part of the 1860s until 1892 (the date of the cooler offered here) suggests such organizations were present in many portions of the state, including Hendersonville, Salisbury, New Bern, Wilmington, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Asheville. Based upon this sample, it is likely Republican Clubs were common statewide, in both large and smaller towns. A similar pattern is covered in the papers of South Carolina. Clubs were apparently present throughout the state, and in 1878 a “colored Republican club” boasted 1900 members. The date July 7, 1892, inscribed on the neck of the cooler offered here probably reflects a meeting where officers of the “Colored Republicans” were elected. Newspaper accounts from 1890 suggest that African Americans were still adhering to the Constitution first suggested in 1867. The Greensboro North State, for example, reported in the July 3, 1890, edition that the “Independent Republican Club, a negro organization formed in this city some time ago” will hold a “district convention sometime during the present month.” The July 30th edition of the Wilmington Morning Star reported that the First Ward Colored Republicans met on July 22 and “reorganized with a full slate of officers.”
By the time of the 1892 national election, the voting rights of African Americans throughout the South was under assault by whites in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Fear of “negro rule” gave way to the concept of “lily white” party membership, with the stated goal of disenfranchising Black voters in a majority of Dixie. Even nationally, the Republican party had begun to turn its back on Freedmen. At the National convention held in Minneapolis in June, Black delegates from Alabama were not seated in favor of an all-white delegation. The 100 African American delegates to the convention could not even manage to have a resolution renouncing lynching adopted in the party platform (Nathanson, 2008). Alkaline-glazed stoneware is a uniquely Southern product. Small quantities of it were produced in southwestern Virginia and Tennessee. More of it was made in North Carolina – particularly in the state’s Catawba Valley region and mountainous Buncombe County near Asheville – and in South Carolina’s Edgefield District and other locales. Alkaline glazes were also employed in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Texas. Regardless of its maker, the cooler’s alkaline glaze clearly identifies it as the product of a Southern potter. The Republican affiliation expressed on the shoulder suggests the potter was an African American. The water cooler’s double rim, or collar, may be its most telling feature. Rarely seen on North Carolina alkaline-glazed stoneware jars, it is frequently found on vessels associated with South Carolina’s Edgefield District – or those potters who were trained in the District. Double collars routinely appear on vessels produced by the enslaved Edgefield potter Dave Drake and turners at the Lewis Miles, Collin Rhodes and B.F. Landrum potteries. At the northern edge of the district near Kirksey’s Crossroads, similar rims were produced at the Chandler potteries. Both white and black potters worked at each of these potteries, with white itinerants probably moving freely between them. At the end of the Civil War, this pattern was likely accelerated as Freedmen left their bondsmen and struck off on their own either to work as paid laborers or to start their own potteries, taking the technique with them. The double rim, for example, is found on wares made by Edgefield-born and trained Texas potter, John Leopard. South Carolina-trained potter, T. B. Odom, added double rims to his jars made in Florida at his Knox Hill pottery and later at his pottery in Upshur County, Texas. Similar rims are found on jars produced at South Carolina’s Bodie pottery. Bodie potters made “well-formed ovoid jars, churns, and storage jars and unusual forms such as flasks and figural bottles … Bodie jars typically [had] two opposing horizontal slab handles and a collared neck with a flared rim.” (Baldwin 1993:104). In 1870, Bodie employed at least two freed black potters, Lee Rodgers and Shep Davis. After the War, Lewis Miles leased one of his Edgefield potteries to three of his former slaves, namely Willis Harrison, Pharaoh Jones, and Mark Miles. (Todd 2008:NP) Others, like Scott and Moss Miles, who may have been Lewis Miles’ former slaves, reportedly worked at the B.F. Landrum pottery. Freed slaves Peter and Oliver Miles may have worked at the Seigler pottery shop. (Horne 1990:80). Former slave Josh Miles owned and operated an Edgefield pottery – perhaps the only one of its kind. (Horne 1990:81) Other black South Carolina potters known to have continued producing wares following emancipation include Jack Thurman, Milage Williams, and Thomas Jones. Ben Landrum’s shop remained in operation until 1902 when it closed due to the fact that his old turners had died. (Baldwin 1993:97) To the north, the interplay between Edgefield and North Carolina potters producing alkaline glazed ware began early, with potters arriving in the Buncombe County area via the Saluda Gap Road as early as the 1820s. In the Piedmont, the concept of alkaline glaze may have been introduced in the Lincoln and Catawba counties by Edgefield-trained potters as early as the 1840s (Baldwin 1993:62-63). Given this evidence, we suggest that the cooler might have been made by a potter trained in Edgefield. The shape and distinctive body tooling, however, is unique, and as far as we have been able to determine, previously not recorded in either South or North Carolina stoneware. It is basically a modified keg shape, replete with tooling to represent the cane binding. Baldwin (1993:175) reports that both small and large kegs were made in North Carolina. Sylvanus Hartsoe of Catawba County made alkaline glazed kegs, and they appear to have been made at the Jugtown pottery of John Leonard Atkins in Greenville County, South Carolina where the form was probably introduced from North Carolina. Based upon these observations, we suggest that the cooler was made in the Piedmont or Western Mountains of North Carolina, or in South Carolina’s Jugtown area, or elsewhere in the upstate part of that state. Hindman is grateful for the contribution to this description by North Carolina ceramic scholar Stephen Compton.
References Cited
Baldwin, Cinda K. 1993. Great and Noble Jar: Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina. The University of Georgia Press.
Horne, Catherine Wilson, ed. 1990. Crossroads of Clay: The Southern Alkaline-glazed Stoneware Tradition. Columbia, S.C.: McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Nathanson, Iric. 2008. “African Americans and the 1892 Republican National Convention.” Minnesota History, 61(2):76-82.
Todd, Leonard. 2008. Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008), NP.
A CARROLL REFRACTING TELESCOPEA CarrollA CARROLL REFRACTING TELESCOPEA Carroll refracting telescope, 1958 Marked: Carroll / Astronomical Insts. / Made by Geo. Carroll / Tujunga CAL. / 1953 Objective: 6" diameter lens, F-15, approximately 2300 mm., marked: Carroll / Tujunga / Cal. / 1958 Optical tube assembly: Aluminum with textured and faded green enamel finish; including spotting scope with mount, rack and pinion focuser; signed "Carroll" in several places; machined aluminum and brass; approximately 96" L, includes eyepieces Equatorial mount/tripod: Machined and cast aluminum finished in faded blue enamel, wheels for right ascension and declination, motorized in both axes, counter-weight, cast and machined aluminum tripod head with wooden legs Overall: 112" H x 45" W approximately Provenance: The collection of the maker Thence by decent to present owner Notes: George A. Carroll was chief instrument engineer of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. His line of Carroll telescopes was backed by his radiant reputation as a skilled designer of precision instruments. Carroll's passion for astronomy extended beyond his work and into his personal life as evident by the many specialized groups that he belonged to. He was a member of the Association of the Lunar and Planetary Observers, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the British Astronomical Society. In 1953 Carroll was president of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS) which is one of the oldest and largest amateur astronomical societies in the United States. His most notable membership is as one of fifteen founding members of Stony Ridge Observatory located in the heart of the breathtaking Angeles National Forest. Carroll was the designer and principal builder of the 30-inch telescope (0.76-m Cassegrain/Newtonian reflector) made specifically for Stony Ridge Observatory. It was the largest telescope he had ever built and was responsible for the discovery of an asteroid in March of 2004 by Stony Ridge which they in turn named after him (144633 Georgecarroll). He also contributed telescopes and precision instruments to several educational organizations. Ruth Kerr was the founder of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. George Carroll and Kerr attended the same church, and it was at one of their social gatherings that Carroll approached her with a proposition. He would design and construct not one, but two telescopes for Westmont College if she could ensure that a building would be constructed to accommodate them. Kerr accepted and George Carroll was honored with a key at the dedication of the Westmont Observatory in the summer of 1957. The 1958 Carroll Refracting Telescope is an outstanding example of 1950s technology, and it was entrusted to Moran's directly from the Carroll family. We are excited to give collectors this once in a blue moon opportunity to be linked to Carroll's legacy and the ability to gaze into the heavens with intimate accuracy. Dimensions: Overall: 112" H x 45" W approximately Provenance: The collection of the maker Thence by decent to present owner
TEN ECONOMICS BOOKS, FIVE SIGNED BYTEN ECONOMICS BOOKS, FIVE SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARATEN ECONOMICS BOOKS, FIVE SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA, including 'World Bank and Beyond: A Memoir and a Proposal', by Stanley Cleetus Panickaveetil (inscription from the author); 'Reviving the American Dream: The Economy, The States & The Federal Government', by Alice M. Rivlin, signed by Robert S. McNamara; 'The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto', by W.W. Rostow, signed and notated by Robert S. McNamara; 'Tough Choices: The Decision-Making Styles of America's Top 50 CEOs', by Warren J. Pelton, Sonja Sackmann & Robert Boguslaw (inscription from Pelton); 'Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy', by Joseph A. Schumpeter, signed by Robert S. McNamara; 'The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations', by Barbara Ward, signed by Robert S. McNamara; 'How It All Began: Origins of the Modern Economy', by W.W. Rostow (inscription from the author); 'Directors: Myth and Reality', by Myles L. Mace (inscription from the author); 'Health Plan: The Only Practical Solution to the Soaring Cost of Medical Care', by Alain C. Enthoven (inscription from the author); 'The Economy, Liberty and the State', by Calvin B. Hoover, signed by Robert S. NcNamara (10) Provenance: Robert McNamara Estate and Diana Byfield McNamara Book Collection
LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSLARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO DR. ROBERT STEIN, ARCTIC EXPLORER, AUTHOR, TRANSLATORLARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO DR. ROBERT STEIN, ARCTIC EXPLORER, AUTHOR, TRANSLATOR, including letters to Dr. Robert Stein from J.E. Bernier (Canadian Arctic explorer), Henry G. Bryant (Peary Auxiliary Expedition 1894), Gifford Pinchot (first Chief of the United States Forest Service and Governor of Pennsylvania), Gardiner G. Hubbard (Founder and President of National Geographic Society), Imogen S. Pierce (President of Association for Promoting the Higher Education of Women), Clements Markham (President of Royal Geographic Society), Henry Gannett (Founder and President of National Geographic Society), letters discussing the 'Armenian question', and a map indicating a proposed route from the East Coast of the US to Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic (a lot) Dr. Robert Stein (1857–1917) was a Prussian-born American explorer and author, fluent in a dozen languages, who participated in several Arctic expeditions and interpreted Eskimo languages for Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.
SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI MEDAL, L'ENFANTSOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI MEDAL, L'ENFANT DESIGN The Society of the Cincinnati was formed in 1783 by officers of the American Revolution concerned with keeping alive the beliefs and goals of the Revolution. Membership would be limited to the eldest male in direct line of descent from the original officer. This adoption of the primogeniture system was very controversial in its day and seen by critics as the creation of a hereditary elite. It survived the controversy and is now the nations oldest patriotic order. Its national headquarters is at Anderson House on Massachusetts Avenue in D.C. Perhaps better known for his design of Washington, DC, Pierre L'Enfant also made a proposed design for the Society of the Cincinnati Medal at the Societies founding. His round medal was not chosen as members preferred the more ornate designs seen in European medals at the time. The design was used on some certificates awarded to original members but the medal was never created. Victor D Brenner decided to change that around 1895 and produced some trial strikes in bronze, silver and white metal or lead in the hopes of having his medal chosen for the Society. It was not chosen and no record exists for how many trial strikes were made. It is an exceptionally rare medal that does not come up for public auction very often. This bronze has a nice dark tan patina and in our opinion is a gem uncirculated medal. Description of Medal. It weighs 37.8 grams and is 45.19 mm in diameter. A great chance for the collector of works by Victor D Brenner or items related to Society of the Cincinnati
LOUIS JUSTIN LAURENT ICART (FRENCH,LOUIS JUSTIN LAURENT ICART (FRENCH, 1888 - 1950), "A PROPOSITION", ETCHING WITH HAND-APPLIED WATERCOLOR, DEPICTS COUPLE ON SETTEE IN...Louis Justin Laurent Icart (French, 1888 - 1950), "A Proposition", etching with hand-applied watercolor, depicts couple on settee in 18th C. dress, a small dog on pillow at their feet, pencil signed lower right, Figure 224 from "La Nuit et le Moment", in newer gilt frame and double-matted under glass, paperwork attached verso, wear consistent with age, ss: 8 1/2" h. x 6 1/2" w. [PROVENANCE: Letter of Authentication from I. Brewster & Company]
A FRISCO EMD LOCOMOTIVE COLOR SCHEMEA FRISCO EMD LOCOMOTIVE COLOR SCHEME PROPOSAL PAINTINGHarry Bockewitz (1897-1982)A Frisco Lines Silver Age Locomotive (Circa 1945.)This color scheme for a St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) F3 locomotive is an alternative to the one shown elsewhere in this collection of paintings. Neither scheme ended up being used as the final scheme had yellow going no higher than the bottom of the headlight on the nose and only two stripes (no pinstripe) on the sides. Locomotive crews preferred darker colors on the hoods in front of the windows as bright colors were prone to glare, so Frisco was wise in rejecting these schemes.The original tempera with highlights painted by Harry Bockewitz depicts a General Motors Electro Motive Diesel locomotive in landscape sporting a proposed scheme, nose design and livery. The work is signed by the artist lower left front.Sight size through the mat is 12.75 x 19.75, measures 20 x 26 inches overall.Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.Provenance: The Fred Roniger Estate Collection.
A FRISCO EMD LOCOMOTIVE COLOR SCHEMEA FRISCO EMD LOCOMOTIVE COLOR SCHEME PROPOSAL PAINTINGHarry Bockewitz (1897-1982)A Frisco Lines Silver Age Locomotive (Circa 1945)Coal-fired steam locomotives were historically painted black or other dark colors as any brighter colors would quickly become dark from coal dust. When railroads ordered their first Diesels, some expected them to also be painted dark colors, but EMD colorists wisely proposed yellow, orange, or other bright colors on the locomotive noses to make them easier to see at grade crossings. This is one of several color schemes proposed for St. Louis & San Francisco's first freight Diesels, which were delivered in 1948. The scheme that was selected used the same yellow and black but the yellow covered a smaller portion of the nose and there were only two yellow stripes on the side instead of three. Later, Frisco simplified the scheme still further by eliminating the stripes on the sides.This original tempera painting by Harry Bockewitz depicts a General Motors Electro Motive Diesel locomotive in landscape sporting a proposed paint scheme, colors and nose design. The work is signed in pencil left front.Sight size through the mat is 12.75 x 20, measures 20 x 26 inches overall.Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.Provenance: The Fred Roniger Estate Collection.
SIX - $100 UNIONS GEORGE MORGAN 1.5SIX - $100 UNIONS GEORGE MORGAN 1.5 OZ NGC All certified and encapsulated by NGC as Gem Proof. A proposed design in 1876 that was never made - 9 ounces silver.
18th C German Wheel Engraved Toasting18th C German Wheel Engraved Toasting Glass, blown glass with cut stem and wheel engraved decoration at foot and body, depicting what appears to be a proposal in an Indian scene, tented dwelling with tree, camel and raven surround, in scrolling floral allover, reading what appears "Z. Der es freu von gerfzen meinf, i werda gutt freindf wok vor friendf", repaired at foot, chip where repaired, 8-1/4"H
DAVID HENDREN, (B. 20TH CENTURY), "ANGLEDDAVID HENDREN, (B. 20TH CENTURY), "ANGLED LOOKING GLASS, A PROPOSAL," 2010, WOOD, DIBOND, GLASS, AND ENAMEL, 17.5" H X 33" W X 11.5" DDavid Hendren, (b. 20th century) "Angled Looking Glass, a Proposal," 2010 Wood, dibond, glass, and enamel Signed and numbered in black pen: [indistinct signature] / 10 17.5" H x 33" W x 11.5" D Provenance: Emma Gray HQ, Los Angeles, CA The Blake Byrne Collection, acquired from above Wood, dibond, glass, and enamel Dimensions: 17.5" H x 33" W x 11.5" D Provenance: Emma Gray HQ, Los Angeles, CA The Blake Byrne Collection, acquired from above
ALFRED GEORGE STEVENS (1817-1875)
JUDITHALFRED GEORGE STEVENS (1817-1875)
JUDITH AND DAVID, CIRCA 1862 patinated bronze(2)Judith 22.5cm (9in) high; David 23 (9in) highProvenance:Purchased from Fine Art Society, February 1979. Formerly in the Handley-Read Collection.Note:Alfred Stevens worked on designing these figures between about 1862 and 1865 for a proposed re-decoration St Paul's Cathedral, but the project was never realised. The other figures for the project were St Mark, St John and Jael, all of whom were to be positioned within the dome. The sketches for Judith and David are in the V & A museum (their respective acquisition numbers being A.84-1911 and A.86-1911).
A THREE-PIECE LOT OF ITEMS RELATED TOA THREE-PIECE LOT OF ITEMS RELATED TO A SURVEY OFTHE ROUTE OF A CANAL TO CONNECT BUZZARDS BAY AND BARNSTABLE BAY IN MASSACHUSETTS. TO INCLUDE: AN 1826 PAMPHLET TITLED “LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR TRANSMITTING A MEMOIR ON THE SURVEY OF THE ROUTE OF THE CANAL TO CONNECT BUZZARD AND BARNSTABLE BAYS, MARCH 2, 1826”. IT HAS 15 PAGES INCLUDING AN EXTRAORDINARY PULL OUT MAP OF THE TOWN OF SANDWICH AND A PROPOSED CANAL BETWEEN THE TWO BAYS. THE PAMPHLET HAS BEEN REBOUND AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. SHOWS FOXING, SOME STAINING, AND DISCOLORATION. SLIGHTLY TRIMMED 8 1/2” X 5 1/2” THERE IS A SECOND PAMPHLET OF THE SAME EDITION. 15 LOOSE PAGES THAT SHOW CHIPPING TO EDGES, STAINING AND DISCOLORATION, NO MAP. NOT TRIMMED. ADDITIONALLY, A CLOTH BOUND BOOK TITLED “REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF 1860 UPON THE PROPOSED CANAL TO UNITE BARNSTABLE AND BUZZARD’S BAYS” BOSTON, 1860. 165 PAGES. THREE PULL OUT GRAPHS OF TIDAL OBSERVATIONS, A PULL OUT MAP SHOWING CURRENT STATIONS, A PULL OUT GRAPH OF COMPARISON OF TEMPERATURE, A PULL OUT GRAPH “PROFILES OF LEVELINGS”, A PULL OUT MAP OF THE PLAN OF CAPE COD CANAL ROUTE (SHOWS SLIGHT TEAR ON ONE EDGE), A PULL OUT MAP OF “SHIP CHANNEL ACROSS CAPE COD”, A PULL OUT GRAPH OF SOUNDINGS IN BACK RIVER HARBOR, AND A PULL OUT ILLUSTRATION OF A “SECTION OF LOCK”. THE SPINE IS BADLY DAMAGED AND SHOWS LOSSES TO CLOTH. TEXT SHOWS SLIGHT WATER STAINING TO CORNERS AND MINOR DISCOLORATION.