- FLAX WORKING HATCHEL OF GEORG WIDDER
FLAX WORKING HATCHEL OF GEORG WIDDER (WITHERS)ca. 1817 dated; tool marked by maker/owner rock oak plank with tin wrap and driven spike to create carding/hatchel for flax, a paper note of provenance is included, was owned by "Georg Wither 1767-1829… Flax comb now owned by Elam Becker, Lititz", the comb with additional punched floral decorated accents, 12 1/2"x 3 1/2"x 4"; [Note: George Widder changed his spelling to English spelling from Widder, his father Jorg Widder (1722-1795), an early settler near Akron, PA; Withers moved to Cocalico Twp., PA as a farmer]; Condition: good
- "GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN" HANGER SHAPED BUILDING
"GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN" HANGER SHAPED BUILDING BANKca. 1930; Duralumin casting by Ferrosteel Co., Cleveland, OH, highly detailed of oblong shaped hanger building marked with company and "Airship Dock, Akron, OH", 7 1/4"x 2 3/4"x 2 1/2"; Condition: good, base retains partial original padded base
- ALEXANDER KROLL (B. 1981), UNTITLED
ALEXANDER KROLL (B. 1981), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 2013, OIL ON LINEN LAID TO PANEL, 20" H X 14" WAlexander Kroll(b. 1981)Untitled abstract, 2013Oil on linen laid to panelSigned and dated verso: Akroll20" H x 14" W Other Notes: Inscribed verso: Dewy Dapper
- ALEXANDER KROLL (B. 1981), UNTITLED
ALEXANDER KROLL (B. 1981), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 2009, OIL AND PHOTOGRAPH ON LINEN, 20" H X 14" WAlexander Kroll(b. 1981)Untitled abstract, 2009Oil and photograph on linenSigned and dated verso: AKroll20" H x 14" W Other Notes: Inscribed on the verso: For Charlie & Lisa [sic] / with lov
- 6 PIECES STONEWARE JUGS, BOWLS, CROCK6
6 PIECES STONEWARE JUGS, BOWLS, CROCK6 piece stoneware pottery lot. Brown glazed jug, 11 3/4"H; 2 jugs, taller signed RCP Akron, OH, 11 1/2"H; yellow ware bowl, 5"H x 9 1/2"-diameter; planter, 6 3/8"H x 9"-diameter; terracotta crock, 8 5/8"H.
Brown glazed jug handle repair, chips and losses to glaze, chip to base of handle; RCP jug small chip to spout and chips to rim; smaller jug chips to spout and rim, chips to base; yellowware bowl chips to base and chips to bottom of rim, staining to interior; planter line from rim into body; crock lines throughout body.
- U.S. ARMY INFANTRY, INDIAN ATTACK SNAKE
U.S. ARMY INFANTRY, INDIAN ATTACK SNAKE RIVER 1880Framed chromolithograph, "U.S. Army, Infantry Attacking Snake River Indians Near Owyhee River, 1880", Werner Company, Akron, Ohio, 1899, sight: 11"h, 13"w, overall: 17"h, 21"w, 1.60lbs
- ROBERT HORVITZ "UNTITLED" (1969 OIL/
ROBERT HORVITZ "UNTITLED" (1969 OIL/ MIXED MEDIA)Robert Horvitz
(American/ Czech, b. 1947)
Untitled, 1968/1969
Oil and cotton twine on canvas
36" x 36"
Presented in its original slim wooden slat frame. Inscribed in marker to the reverse of the canvas with an attribution, provenance, and date (1968-1969).
"Robert Horvitz studied art at Yale University (BA, 1969). He has had solo exhibitions of drawings at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Massachusetts, 1972), the Akron Art Institute (Akron, Ohio, 1972 and 1979), the Nexus Gallery (Atlanta, Georgia, 1985) and a large retrospective at Exhibition Hall Manes (Prague, 1999). Horvitz has taught art at Yale, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (School of Architecture), Massachusetts College of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently teaches at the University of New York/Prague." [From the artist's website]
Provenance : From the collection of Marty Cohen, gifted directly from the artist.
Condition
Very good condition, noting only minor overall soiling and a small smudge at the extreme edge in the top center.
- FOLLOWER OF JOHN CONSTABLE, 19TH CENTURY
FOLLOWER OF JOHN CONSTABLE, 19TH CENTURY 17 ½" x 24" Stour Valley English countryside landscape with cottage on stream. Oil on cavnas, unsigned, framed in an antique gilded wood frame with John Constable nameplate, overall 26" x 32". Canvas stamped verso "Prepared by Winsor & Newton 38, Rathbone Place, London". Henry C. Newton (British, 1805-1882) was a painter and co-founder of the venerable artists' supply firm of Winsor & Newton. Newton was also a personal friend of John Constable. Winsor & Newton company history notes that, in 1832, Henry Newton's Rathbone Place residence "...was then part of an artists' quarter in which a number of eminent painters, including John Constable, had studios..." Provenance: Current owner acquired at an Akron, OH estate sale in 2007, which included English antiques.
- THREE SHELVES OF VINTAGE CAMERAS LENSES
THREE SHELVES OF VINTAGE CAMERAS LENSES AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A NIKON NIKKOR 1 : 1 Three shelves of vintage cameras lenses and equipment including a Nikon Nikkor 1 : 1.8 50mm lens, a Kodak Reflex with an Anastigmat f : 3.6 80mm lens, a Vivitar 28mm 1:2 lens, a Makro Kilar 1:2 8190 Kilfitt lens a Bushnell Automatic 1: 4.5 230mm lens, a Promaster Spectrum 7 52mm lens, a Makinon MC Zoom 1 : 4.5 lens 200mm, a Kodak Vigilant Six-20 in box, a Minolta XG1 body with 1:2 50mm lens, a Yaschica 1C body with 1: 1.4 45mm lens, a Petri body with a 1.8 45mm lens, a Kodak Puny 135 camera body with a 51mm lens, a Nikon with a 1: 2.8 35mm lens, a Yashica 1C body with a Yashinon-DX 1: 1.4 45mm lens, a Voigtlander VLTO CLB body with a 2.8/50 lens, a Zeiss Ikon body with 1:2.8 45mm lens, an Ansco speedex 4.5 Special, a Voigtlander Prominent body with a Voigtlander 1: 1.5 / 50mm, a Beacon, a Kodak Pny 135 with Anaston Lens f/3.5 44mm, a Zeiss Ikon with a Tessar 2.8/50mm lens, a Samoca body with a Ezumar Anastigmat 1: 2.8 50mm lens, etc. etc.
- . The Airship Akron Zeppelin frame.
. The Airship Akron Zeppelin frame. c. 1931, offset lithograph, duralumin frame. 17? h × 23 w in. result: $1,500. estimate: $500–700. Impressed inscription to frame ‘Winner Keech & Bigler Third Annual Goodyear Dealer's Zeppelin Race July-August 1931 This Frame is Made of Duralumin Used in Girder Construction of the United States Airship "Akron" Built by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation’.
- RUTH BELLITTO (AMERICAN, 1922-1997)PORTRAIT
RUTH BELLITTO (AMERICAN, 1922-1997)PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG ...oil on canvas
B.S. Degree in Studio Art from Kent State University Studied painting under: Ê Ê ÊElmer Novotny - Kent State University Ê Ê ÊCarl Gartner - Cleveland Institute of Art Ê Ê ÊLouis Bosa - Cleveland Institute of Art Ê Ms. Bellitto had an extensive exhibition history from 1945 through the 1970Õs including the Cleveland Museum of ArtÕs May Show, Akron Art Institute, Butler Institute of American Art to name a few.ÊÊ
36.5 in. h. x 28.5 in. w., canvas 45 in. h. x 37 in. w.,Êsize as framedÊ
Condition:
some surface mildew at left to left of geranium pot. Some surface mildew in lower right corner. Cracquelure to left of neck of subject.
- JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN, 1918-2013) TWO TIGE...Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Two Tigers Collage with mixed media Signed lower left Joseph B. O'Sickey 20 in. h. x 23 1/2 in. w., image 27 in. h. x 30 1/4 in. w., matted and framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career. As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia.
- WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950)
WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950) ATMOSPHERIC LANDS...William Eastman (American, 1881-1950) Atmospheric Landscape Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 19 in. h. 23 1/2 in. w., image 30 1/2 in. h. x 34 in. w., matted and framed Born in Cleveland in 1888, William Eastman attended the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1912. After which he moved to New York and briefly studied at the Art Students League. The following year he moved back to Cleveland to become an instructor at the Cleveland School of Art, a position he held until his death. He had his first solo exhibition in 1911 at the studio he shared with Walter Heller. Around 1915 Eastman began experimenting with gold and silver-leaf grounds in paintings based on "principles of pure design." He exhibited at the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1919-1950). On sabbatical from the Cleveland School of Art in 1922, he studied at the Academie Julian in Paris and spent the following year painting in France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. One of the many trips in Europe he would take throughout his lifetime. He directed the Eastman-Bolton Gallery from 1926-1938, a decorative-design firm that he cofounded. In 1931 he was elected president of the Cleveland Society of Artists. The following year he organized the city's first artist's Curb Market to stimulate sales of local artists' work. During the 1930's and 1940's his paintings appeared in solo exhibtions in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachussetts. In the summer of 1939 he made the first of many painting trips to the American West and Mexico. Returning from one of these trips in 1950, Eastman died of a heart attack. The Cleveland Institute of Art organized a memorial exhibition of his work the following year. Source: Transformations in Cleveland Art (1796-1946) - Robinson and Steinberg
- WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950)
WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950) LANDSCAPE WITH TR...William Eastman (American, 1881-1950) Landscape with Trees Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 22 in. h. x 30 in. w., image 33 in. h. x 40 1/2 in. w., matted and framed Born in Cleveland in 1888, William Eastman attended the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1912. After which he moved to New York and briefly studied at the Art Students League. The following year he moved back to Cleveland to become an instructor at the Cleveland School of Art, a position he held until his death. He had his first solo exhibition in 1911 at the studio he shared with Walter Heller. Around 1915 Eastman began experimenting with gold and silver-leaf grounds in paintings based on "principles of pure design." He exhibited at the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1919-1950). On sabbatical from the Cleveland School of Art in 1922, he studied at the Academie Julian in Paris and spent the following year painting in France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. One of the many trips in Europe he would take throughout his lifetime. He directed the Eastman-Bolton Gallery from 1926-1938, a decorative-design firm that he cofounded. In 1931 he was elected president of the Cleveland Society of Artists. The following year he organized the city's first artist's Curb Market to stimulate sales of local artists' work. During the 1930's and 1940's his paintings appeared in solo exhibtions in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachussetts. In the summer of 1939 he made the first of many painting trips to the American West and Mexico. Returning from one of these trips in 1950, Eastman died of a heart attack. The Cleveland Institute of Art organized a memorial exhibition of his work the following year. Source: Transformations in Cleveland Art (1796-1946) - Robinson and Steinberg
- WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950)
WILLIAM EASTMAN (AMERICAN, 1881-1950) NORWAY, 1922William Eastman (American, 1881-1950) Norway, 1922 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 18 in. h. x 21 in. w., canvas 24 in. h. x 27 in. w., as framed Born in Cleveland in 1888, William Eastman attended the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1912. After which he moved to New York and briefly studied at the Art Students League. The following year he moved back to Cleveland to become an instructor at the Cleveland School of Art, a position he held until his death. He had his first solo exhibition in 1911 at the studio he shared with Walter Heller. Around 1915 Eastman began experimenting with gold and silver-leaf grounds in paintings based on "principles of pure design." He exhibited at the annual May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art (1919-1950). On sabbatical from the Cleveland School of Art in 1922, he studied at the Academie Julian in Paris and spent the following year painting in France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. One of the many trips in Europe he would take throughout his lifetime. He directed the Eastman-Bolton Gallery from 1926-1938, a decorative-design firm that he cofounded. In 1931 he was elected president of the Cleveland Society of Artists. The following year he organized the city's first artist's Curb Market to stimulate sales of local artists' work. During the 1930's and 1940's his paintings appeared in solo exhibtions in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachussetts. In the summer of 1939 he made the first of many painting trips to the American West and Mexico. Returning from one of these trips in 1950, Eastman died of a heart attack. The Cleveland Institute of Art organized a memorial exhibition of his work the following year. Source: Transformations in Cleveland Art (1796-1946) - Robinson and Steinberg
- JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN, 1918-2013) BLUE MOO...Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Blue Moon, Evening Scene Oil on canvas signed lower right 32 in. h. x 25 in. w., image 34.5 in. h. x 27 in. w., as framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career. As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia.
- JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN, 1918-2013) GARDEN S...Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Garden Still Life Watercolor 9 in. h. x 8 in. w., image 20 in. h. x 16 in. w., mat Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career. As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia.
- JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN, 1918-2013) STILL LI...Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Still Life with Guitar Watercolor Signed lower right 10 1/2 in. h. x 13 in. w., image 16 in. h. x 20 in. w., mat Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career. As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia.
- JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN O'SICKEY (AMERICAN, 1918-2013) WOMAN IN...Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Woman in a Garden oil on canvas signed lower right 24 in. h. x 32 in. w., image 24 1/2 in. h. x 32 1/2 in. w., as framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career. As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s. In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia.
- ROBINSON CLAY SM BLUE GRAY STONEWARE
ROBINSON CLAY SM BLUE GRAY STONEWARE LIDDED WATER COOLE...REBECCA AT THE WELL. High relief, heavily decorated featuring a well scene and floral bouquet.
Spout is not the original. Chips to upper interior, age related wear. Possible restoration to lid. Marked 2. Robinson Clay Products Company Akron, Ohio backstamp.
Issued: 20th century
Dimensions: 13"H x 7.25"dia.
Manufacturer: Robinson Clay Products Co.
Country of Origin: USA
- BOOK, KPM PLAQUES ART OF PAINTING ON
BOOK, KPM PLAQUES ART OF PAINTING ON PORCELAINHard cover 256 pp. By Sean Shakrovski and Vera Rininberg. Illustrated with hundreds of high-quality photographs. ISBN:0-9762771-0-7.
Issued: c. 2005
Dimensions: 11"H x 9"W
Manufacturer: Finestein Book Publishing
Country of Origin: USA
- BANTHRICO METAL COIN BANK, SLEEPING
BANTHRICO METAL COIN BANK, SLEEPING SANTADepicts Santa Claus taking a well deserved nap in a comfy armchair. Slot on back. Marked 'Safety Since 1892, Peoples Federal Savings, Main and Market, Akron, Ohio.' Banthrico backstamp.
Dimensions: 4.75"L x 5.5"W x 6"H
Manufacturer: Banthrico Ind Inc
Country of Origin: United States
Condition:
Age related wear.
- ROBINSON CLAY PRODUCTS STONEWARE MUG,
ROBINSON CLAY PRODUCTS STONEWARE MUG, CHICAGO SCENESA blue and grey Robinson Clay Products Company Windy City mug from Akron, Ohio. The mug features the embossed figure of Fanny Flag and the Flat Iron Building in Chicago. It is stamped in blue on the underside. Backstamped Robinson Clay Products Co.
Dimensions: 4.5"L x 3.5"W x 5.5"H
Manufacturer: Robinson Clay Products Co.
Country of Origin: Akron, Ohio, USA
Condition:
Age related wear.
- MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE ZEPPELIN PHOTOGRAPHMargaret
MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE ZEPPELIN PHOTOGRAPHMargaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) silver gelatin photograph of a Zeppelin, the United States Airship Akron, 1931, framed in the original duralumin frame. Original front panel engraved "F. D. Rupell / Quota Maker / July - August 1931/ This frame is made of duralumin used in the girder construction of the United States Airship Akron built by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation." 18 1/2" x 13" sight, 20 1/2" x 26" framed. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
9 scratches to right side, 1" to 2" long, including one obliterating signature.
- 34 ASSORTED MACHINE & HANDMADE MARBLES,
34 ASSORTED MACHINE & HANDMADE MARBLES, INCL. PELTIER S...1st - 2nd items: Two (2) Peltier superman marbles, 5/8" and 13/16". Note: Red swirl on smaller marble is subtle. 3rd - 8th items: Six (6) handmade transparent swirl marbles, including 1 latticino, 1 divided core, and 4 solid core with ground/faceted pontils. Ranging from 9/16" to 1 1/16". Likely German, early 20th c. 9th item: One (1) opalescent marble, likely Akro Moonie or Christensen Agate co. Moon. 3/4". 10th item: One (1) Akro Agate co. Silver Oxblood swirl marble, 5/8". 11th - 12th items: Two (2) Alley Agate co. flame swirl marbles having opaque white bases with transparent orange and red swirls, 5/8" and 11/16". 13th - 17th items: Five (5) patch marbles, including 3 Master Marble co. Colors (orange/blue, red/yellow, orange/green) and 2 Peltier Peerless (yellow/blue, black/white). Ranging from 5/8" to 3/4". 18th - 26th items: Nine (9) non-glass marbles, including 8 hand faceted agate marbles or "Aggies" (Carnelian and black-dyed) and 1 tiger's-eye marble. Ranging from 1/2" to 13/16". 27th - 32nd items: Six (6) corkscrew swirls, including blue, red, yellow, green, Akro Oxblood. Ranging from 5/8" to 3/4". 33rd - 34th items: Two (2) marbles, including blue slag and opaque swirl. Ranging from 5/8" to 7/8". Machine made marbles likely American, second quarter or mid 20th century.
The collection of Gary Glesser of Loudon, Tennessee.
Condition:
Most with wear commensurate with use. Subsurface moons or bruising to agate marbles. Surface clouding to some handmade marbles. Moderate chips, dings to early slags.
- RAYMOND, MAURICE (RAYMOND MORRIS SAUNDERS).
RAYMOND, MAURICE (RAYMOND MORRIS SAUNDERS). RAYMOND.Birmingham: Moody Bros., ca. 1910. A smiling bust portrait of Raymond at the center of the image bursts through a brick wall. His visage is flanked on one side by a magician in a Chinese robe producing a massive tortoise from a yellow shawl, and on the opposite side by a sculptor holding a hammer and chisel in his hands with a marble statue in front of him. Winged demons and fairies look up at the scene from the floor below. 75 ½ x 80". Upper-right quadrant misaligned as issued. Over-coloring at old folds and intersection of sheets, several closed tears, B. Scarce. Elbert Hubbard once noted about Raymond: “His conversation dazzles, sparkles, electrifies. He is wise, witty, subtle, keen, and has a vocabulary like a circus ad-writer.” Born in Akron, Ohio in 1877, he began performing at the age of nine, assisting his uncle, Addison the Magician. As his career flourished, he developed a humorous style of presentation which was incorporated into his presentation of the smallest feats and the largest illusions alike. Raymond spoke at least four languages and performed around the world, finding great success on the European continent as well as in South America. Despite his charming personality and apparent successes, Raymond’s end was an unhappy one. He died a near-pauper in New York in 1948. His wife Litzka went on to marry the noted writer, magician, and creator of The Shadow, Walter Gibson.
- GRANNAN, JOSEPH C. WARNINGS AGAINST
GRANNAN, JOSEPH C. WARNINGS AGAINST FRAUD.Grannan, Joseph C. Warnings Against Fraud. Akron: Werner Ptg. & Litho, 1890. First edition. Brown publisher’s cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Engraved frontispiece depicting the author. 8vo. Cloth edges worn, light foxing on endpapers and front blank pages, else very good. Jessel 31.
- DICE DROP WOOD AND GLASS.Dice Drop Wood
DICE DROP WOOD AND GLASS.Dice Drop Wood and Glass. Akron: J. Coatter & Co., ca. 1930. Nice wood and glass dice drop with felt covered bevels and distributor’s label on side. 11”. Excellent.
- PARISIAN CABINET.Parisian Cabinet. Akron:
PARISIAN CABINET.Parisian Cabinet. Akron: H. Marshall & Co., ca. 1965. A small cabinet is shown empty, then a large production of handkerchiefs is made from inside. Gimmick made of polished metal and folds flat. 4 x 3 x 7 ".
- JAY WALTON BLOUNT 5 CENT NUT VENDOR.Jay
JAY WALTON BLOUNT 5 CENT NUT VENDOR.Jay Walton Blount 5 Cent Nut Vendor. Akron, ca. 1942. Blount only made these machines for his own route because he wanted his machines to be superior to the competition’s (as many believe they were). Polished aluminum. Every time the machine was refilled it was customarily taken to plant and rebuffed. Original lock and key. Working. Excellent.
- FORD GUM AND MACHINE COMPANY INC. 1
FORD GUM AND MACHINE COMPANY INC. 1 CENT GUMBALL VENDOR...Ford Gum and Machine Company Inc. 1 Cent Gumball Vendor with Slug Rejecter. Lockport and Akron, N.Y., ca. 1920. Buffed aluminum base. Original decal. Very rare with slug rejecter. Working. Very good.
- FORD GUM AND MACHINE COMPANY 10 CENT
FORD GUM AND MACHINE COMPANY 10 CENT SALESMAN SAMPLE GU...Ford Gum and Machine Company 10 Cent Salesman Sample Gumball Vendor in Original Stamped Case. Akron, N.Y., ca. 1940. A rare 10 cent gumball vendor in the original salesman sample case stenciled with the company name and city. Polished aluminum base. Original decal and original lock and key. Serial #037719. Working. Excellent.
- HOUDINI GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER PRE-CHALLENGE
HOUDINI GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER PRE-CHALLENGE LETTER.Houdini, Harry (attributed to). Houdini Goodyear Tire & Rubber Pre-Challenge Letter. Akron, May 4, 1926. On a single page of Goodyear letterhead, a challenge to escape from a box in which the magician has been nailed and roped, with only 12 hours notice to decide and examine the trunk. Signed by four Goodyear employees including the superintendent and three foremen. Tear with slight loss of paper to bottom edge.
- COLOR CHANGING PLUMES.Color Changing
COLOR CHANGING PLUMES.Color Changing Plumes. Akron: Horace Marshall, ca. 1970s. As each feather plume is passed through a tube of newspaper, it changes colors. For a finale, the last plume becomes multi-colored. With metal tripod. Original instructions. Approx. 53” tall.
- BOTANIA – 50 BLOOM.Botania – 50
BOTANIA – 50 BLOOM.Botania – 50 Bloom. Akron: H. Marshall, ca. 1980. Fifty multicolored feather flower blooms appear from a previously empty cone when it is lifted away from the large metal pot. Locking pot version, “krinkle chrome” tube. The largest Botania in Marshall’s product line. Paint on pot significantly chipped, flowers show use, else good.
- BOTANIA – 30 BLOOM.Botania – 30
BOTANIA – 30 BLOOM.Botania – 30 Bloom. Akron: H. Marshall, ca. 1980. Thirty red/white feather flower blooms appear from a previously empty cone when it is lifted away from the large metal pot. Locking pot version, “krinkle chrome” tube. Three blooms loose, flowers worn, else good.