- FRAMED SCHOOL GIRL "ADAM & EVE" FORM
FRAMED SCHOOL GIRL "ADAM & EVE" FORM SAMPLER OF SAca. 1815 dated; cross-stitch embroidered dyed wool and linen thread on homespun linen ground, trailing strawberry border around central garden theme with Adam & Eve depicted on either side of large fruit tree, two doves resting on top branches and snake wrapped around trunk, includes Georgian Era two-story home in light brown, green and white trim, poetical verse in upper quarter below sampler line of sheep in meadow, a couple and dog in central box, includes over twenty other notable pictorial stitch-embroidered views including: flower in urns, stags, birds on berry bush, flowers in vases, pine tree, etc. framed in a old molded frame with gold leaf trim, 20 3/4"x 26 1/4"; Condition: similar dark stain noted around outer edge possible secondary binding applies, appears mounted with space above backing done correctly in 1965 noted on reverse, trim damage to frame, allows opportunity to see sampler, nail mounted to stretcher frame
- ANDERSON & AVELIA PEYNETSA ZUNI REDWARE
ANDERSON & AVELIA PEYNETSA ZUNI REDWARE WATER JUG New Mexico,20th CenturyLarge redware jug decorated with geometric patterns and figural deer. The Peynetsas work together to create Zuni pottery, Avelia sands and polishes the pottery while her husband Anderson applies slip and paints. The pair also creates their own individual works as well, Anderson's sister Agnes also creates pottery often adorned with lizards and frogs. A similar example can be found in "Dialogues with Zuni Potters" on page 54.
- A red glass Emperor Bowl, with green
A red glass Emperor Bowl, with green and silver, signed Solin Emperor Bowls are blown glass vessels featuring abstract expressionist coloration. Randi Solin applies each color by hand, creating layered compositions of light and color in glass. https://www.randisolinglass.com/products/gold-ruby-emperor-bowl Retails for $550 7”H x 7”dia Condition: very good CT Transfer Fee $20
- CARVED JAPANESE WALKING STICK, EARLY
CARVED JAPANESE WALKING STICK, EARLY 20TH C.A signed early 20th century Japanese walking stick showing a panelled shaft with a handle depicting a column of frolicking monkeys intermingled with crows, all with ink stained features and glass eyes, conservation to shaft and ferule, signed, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Length, 36". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species applies to Lot 150. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
- CSA CHAPLAIN WITHERSPOON DIARY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY1862
CSA CHAPLAIN WITHERSPOON DIARY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY1862 Confederate diary of T. D. Witherspoon, Chaplain of the 2nd and 42nd Mississippi Regiment, starting July 7th, 1862-Dec. 31, 1862, together with an 1875 autobiography penned by Chaplain Witherspoon. Chaplain Thomas Dwight Witherspoon was born in Greensborough, Alabama in 1836. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1856 and became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Oxford, Mississippi. He became a chaplain in the Confederate army and served for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he was awarded a Doctorate of Divinity from University of Mississippi in 1868 and an Honorary Doctorate in 1884. For most of the war, Witherspoon served as part of the 42nd Mississippi Infantry, Davis' Brigade, Heth's Division, A. P. Hill Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. At the Battle of Gettysburg, Witherspoon was captured on Sunday, July 5th, 1863 while conducting a service for the wounded in a hospital tent. Chaplain Witherspoon was imprisoned at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, and paroled in 1863. He returned to the Confederate army until the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Witherspoon was an influential and outspoken Chaplain in the Confederate Army (ref. "Pastor Witherspoon Goes to War", Ronald Coddington, New York Times, April 09, 2011). 1st item - Diary starting July 7th, 1862 and concluding December 31st, 1862 (222 pages total). A large portion of the diary covers Chaplain Witherspoon's period in Richmond and the battle of Fredericksburg, VA. On 7/22/62, Witherspoon writes of visits to the battlefield of Seven Pines, "The first thing that attracted our notice was the immense swarm of flies which blackened the ground, and which having tasted blood of decaying flesh were perfectly rabid in their attacks upon our horses.." On page 65 titled "Frazier's Farm", Witherspoon's group came upon a "free negro whose house is perforated with hundreds of balls, says the victory was very complete on our side but our loss was fully as great as the enemy's he thinks even greater...the Yankees carried off great numbers of their dead while ours was all buried in the field." 7/28/62 - Witherspoon applies for a furlough to visit hospitals in Lynchburg at General Hood's office. He overhears General Hood say, "Grant it, of course...Let chaplains go to see the sick and wounded or anywhere else they want to go. I don't care, sir, where they go or how long they stay". Witherspoon wonders if this is an insult or compliment. On 8/28/62 - He is called to conduct a funeral service for a fallen officer. He goes to the hospital 'death house' with a group to retrieve the body and finds that during the night, "rats have eaten the face (of the deceased) so as to disfigure it most shockingly". 9/18/62 - Witherspoon goes to the War Department to inquire on a petition and is ushered into the Secretary's office. The individuals present include Senator Brown of Mississippi (who is "pacing up and down the floor"), an unnamed Senator from Kentucky, and the Speaker of the House, Mr. Bocock. On page 187 regarding Fredericksburg titled "Defending the Ford", Witherspoon gives a detailed account of the placement of the 42nd Mississippi at the fords of the Rappahannock River to prevent Union forces from crossing. He writes, "The fact was apparent that we were left without any support whatever. Neither cavalry or artillery were willing to support us..." Later, Witherspoon's regiment is sent to Goldsboro, NC, and the diary closes in December 1862 with an account of Witherspoon battling Typhoid fever (transcription summary courtesy Jay Warrick). 2nd item - 1875 autobiography penned by Chaplain Thomas Dwight Witherspoon (136 pages total). Witherspoon writes the autobiography from Petersburg, VA to his children. Insight is given to events that shaped Witherspoon's life and philosophy. Early in the diary, Witherspoon discusses the efforts of his wealthy uncle to leave provision upon death for all of his uncle's slaves to go to Liberia in Africa and set up a functioning society there. Unfortunately, it was not successful and may have influenced Witherspoons views on slavery for the remainder of his life. In his early years, Witherspoon's schooling was fairly extensive in Latin, Greek, and the Classics. He also shared sicknesses of youth including typhoid fevor and being bitten by a poisonous snake. He decided his senior year to seek the Gospel ministry as a profession. Regarding the Civil War, Witherspoon goes into depth on the causes of it and his views regarding the conflict.
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Both diaries in overall very good condition. It appears the 1862 diary may have incurred some water damage in the front of the diary and there appears to be traces of earlier writings, as this diary begins on page 35.
- JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY,
JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY, REF. MCGAVOCKJefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil War and mention of Nashville war hero Col. Randal McGavock. In this 1 1/2 page letter and enclosed small note dated March 11, 1887 from Davis's home, Beauvoir, the former president of the Confederate States of America writes, "My dear sir, I duly received and acknowledged the beautiful and valuable volume of which you are the author. The work is to me rendered doubly dear as another one of the offerings made by woman to the cause of the south, for such it became when the southern states alone contended for the freedom and independence which the constitution was formed alone to secure and preserve. Please give my cordial thanks to Mrs. Lindsley, the sister of a hero in the war between the states, and daughter of a comrade in arms of the immortal Jackson. I trust the example you have set will be followed by other states for the commemoration of patriots who dared all for States Rights and self government, the priceless heritage which descended to us from our fathers of the Revolution. Respectfully and truly yours, Jefferson Davis." Also included is a small enclosed note marked "Private: It is a ___ solicism to term the resistance of states to coercion "a rebellion". Subjects, not sovereign, may "rebel" and the states won their sovereignty in the war of 1776. It is politically inaccurate to term ours a "civil war" which properly applies to a war between factions of one body politic, whereas ours was a war between the states united by a Federal league for enumerated purposes & therefore it was a war between states which being united by consent separated on the exercise of their reserved sovereignty. JSD." Note: the letter and note, which appear to have been penned and signed by Varina Davis, Jefferson's wife, were likely written upon receipt of Lindsley's book, The Military Annals of Tennessee, published 1886. John Berrien Lindsley's wife was Sarah McGavock, granddaughter of Randal McGavock, owner of Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee and mayor of Nashville from 1824-1825; she was the sister of Randal William McGavock, Nashville mayor (1858-1859) and CSA Colonel, killed in action while leading a counter attack at the Battle of Raymond in Mississippi in 1863. Provenance: formerly from the collection of Miss Margaret Lindsley Warden of Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
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Overall toning, the beginnings of separations at fold lines, retains original envelope with staining at bottom and around stamp area (corresponding stains to letter, mainly in upper right corner).
- WINCHESTER '94 RIFLEWinchester '94 rifle
WINCHESTER '94 RIFLEWinchester '94 rifle with 25.5" octagonal barrel, tang site, barrel in nickel steel. Caliber .32 W.S. (Winchester Special?) with "TW" cartouche. Rifle has patches of red surface rust over original blue finish. The rifle retains most of its original finish but has developed a light frosting of rust, along with about five larger thumb print sized spots of rust. Bore is very good, as is action. Stock is very good with minor dents and marks and one bad scratch on butt. Serial number 277897. FFL required. By purchasing this lot you agree that you will be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements governing the purchase, sale, transfer and shipping of Firearms. The Firearms must be shipped only to a Federal Firearms License holder (“FFL Holder”). You must transmit a copy of your (or your FFL Holder’s) license to the seller before the Firearms can be shipped. You must make arrangements with an FFL Holder before placing a bid. It is very important that you contact an FFL Holder before placing a bid in order to verify the complete cost of the transfer, the legality of the item in your area, and to make sure you qualify to pass any required background checks. “Firearms” shall have the meaning provided under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. 101 et seq. “Legal Requirements” means all applicable legal requirements for the sale, transfer and transport of the item, including but not limited to statutes, regulations and/or requirements of any country, state locality, province, municipality or other government authority or regulatory entity regarding sales or auctions, the sale and/or transfer of the item, export or import control, taxation, duties or tariffs, and licensing of brokers and dealers. MSI Guns, Roseville, CA will be processing all licensed transactions. They can be reached at 916-784-2323. A transfer fee of $75. applies to each firearm. Local purchases which are picked up are subject to $35.00 Dealer Record of Sale. Shipping: long guns $75.00, handguns $95.00 (Note- handguns require 2 Day Air shipping). No discounts for multiple purchases. 1.5% replacement cost insurance. **We do not sell post 1898 firearms or pre 1989 cartridge guns to California residents unless they have a valid FFL or Relic and Curio license.**
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As in description. Witherells strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherells. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
- WINCHESTER MODEL 12 - 12 GA SHOTGUNWinchester
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 - 12 GA SHOTGUNWinchester Model 12 - 12 GA Shotgun with checkered stock with fleur de lis design, engraved side plates featuring ducks and a dog. "Winchester Model 12 - 12 Ga. 2 3/4 Cham Full" "Made in New Haven Conn." Circa 1950. SN: 1311066. 49 3/4"long, 30" barrel. Foam residue from storage, some oxidation, rusting, some slide wear to the pump tube. Provenance: Property from a Fairfield County Estate. Firearms Payment Terms: All invoices for firearms from bidders unknown to Schwenke Auctioneers are required to be paid with bank wire transfer, check, cash, or money order. Firearms Registration & Shipping Terms: Firearms may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder or C&R License Holder) and all shipments and transfers from Schwenke Auctioneers will be handled by Southbury Trading Post LLC, 102 Playhouse Corner, Southbury CT 06488 ($50 fee applies). Any firearm shipment will be shipped only in the name of the registered bidder/buyer. All modern firearm purchases will be subject to NICS Federal background check by purchaser’s FFL agent (fees may apply). If firearm purchaser should fail the background check no appeal will be applied for, and Schwenke Auctioneers reserves the right to sell the firearm to the highest backup bidder(s). All buyers of firearms must provide copies of a valid driver's license with CURRENT ADDRESS MATCHING AUCTION REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Buyers with an invalid driver's license will have their firearm(s) purchase voided. Buyers should not purchase any firearm that is prohibited by their state or local laws and are solely responsible for knowing whether a particular firearm is prohibited.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction.com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
- WINCHESTER MODEL 61 .22 S/L/LR PUMP
WINCHESTER MODEL 61 .22 S/L/LR PUMP RIFLEwith tapered barrel, along with Braver Bros case. SN 265017. 41" long, barrel: 24" long. Light indentations to wood, light oxidation, scuff on barrel side. Provenance: Property from a Fairfield County Estate.Firearms Payment Terms: All invoices for firearms from bidders unknown to Schwenke Auctioneers are required to be paid with bank wire transfer, check, cash, or money order. Firearms Registration & Shipping Terms: Firearms may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder or C&R License Holder) and all shipments and transfers from Schwenke Auctioneers will be handled by Southbury Trading Post LLC, 102 Playhouse Corner, Southbury CT 06488 ($50 fee applies). Any firearm shipment will be shipped only in the name of the registered bidder/buyer. All modern firearm purchases will be subject to NICS Federal background check by purchaser’s FFL agent (fees may apply). If firearm purchaser should fail the background check no appeal will be applied for, and Schwenke Auctioneers reserves the right to sell the firearm to the highest backup bidder(s). All buyers of firearms must provide copies of a valid driver's license with CURRENT ADDRESS MATCHING AUCTION REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Buyers with an invalid driver's license will have their firearm(s) purchase voided. Buyers should not purchase any firearm that is prohibited by their state or local laws and are solely responsible for knowing whether a particular firearm is prohibited.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction.com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
- WINCHESTER MODEL 70 30.06 CALIBER RIFLEbolt
WINCHESTER MODEL 70 30.06 CALIBER RIFLEbolt action 30-06 Springfield rifle. SN: G958362. 42 3/8" long, barrel: 22" long. Some scuffing, indentations, wear to wood, few small scuffs to metal. Provenance: Property from a Fairfield County Estate.Firearms Payment Terms: All invoices for firearms from bidders unknown to Schwenke Auctioneers are required to be paid with bank wire transfer, check, cash, or money order. Firearms Registration & Shipping Terms: Firearms may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder or C&R License Holder) and all shipments and transfers from Schwenke Auctioneers will be handled by Southbury Trading Post LLC, 102 Playhouse Corner, Southbury CT 06488 ($50 fee applies). Any firearm shipment will be shipped only in the name of the registered bidder/buyer. All modern firearm purchases will be subject to NICS Federal background check by purchaser’s FFL agent (fees may apply). If firearm purchaser should fail the background check no appeal will be applied for, and Schwenke Auctioneers reserves the right to sell the firearm to the highest backup bidder(s). All buyers of firearms must provide copies of a valid driver's license with CURRENT ADDRESS MATCHING AUCTION REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Buyers with an invalid driver's license will have their firearm(s) purchase voided. Buyers should not purchase any firearm that is prohibited by their state or local laws and are solely responsible for knowing whether a particular firearm is prohibited.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction.com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
- SAVAGE STEVENS .410 GA MODEL 94C SHOTGUN3
SAVAGE STEVENS .410 GA MODEL 94C SHOTGUN3 inch chamber. 38 3/4" long, barrel: 26" long. With oxidation, wear, indentations, scuffs to stock and forestock. Provenance: Property from a Fairfield County Estate. Firearms Payment Terms: All invoices for firearms from bidders unknown to Schwenke Auctioneers are required to be paid with bank wire transfer, check, cash, or money order. Firearms Registration & Shipping Terms: Firearms may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder or C&R License Holder) and all shipments and transfers from Schwenke Auctioneers will be handled by Southbury Trading Post LLC, 102 Playhouse Corner, Southbury CT 06488 ($50 fee applies). Any firearm shipment will be shipped only in the name of the registered bidder/buyer. All modern firearm purchases will be subject to NICS Federal background check by purchaser’s FFL agent (fees may apply). If firearm purchaser should fail the background check no appeal will be applied for, and Schwenke Auctioneers reserves the right to sell the firearm to the highest backup bidder(s). All buyers of firearms must provide copies of a valid driver's license with CURRENT ADDRESS MATCHING AUCTION REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Buyers with an invalid driver's license will have their firearm(s) purchase voided. Buyers should not purchase any firearm that is prohibited by their state or local laws and are solely responsible for knowing whether a particular firearm is prohibited.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the same as retail store or retail internet buying. There are no returns based on condition. Our auction items are mostly vintage, mostly from estates, and are not in perfect condition. The items are sold "as is", and we are acting as agents, not as principals. Accordingly, prospective buyers are entirely responsible for determining the physical condition of lots prior to and as a condition to bidding. Bidders are obligated to determine their level of interest in and value of the items based solely on their own review. To assist prospective bidders in this endeavor, we offer in person open-house preview days prior to the auction, and also provide written condition reports in response to emailed requests submitted to condition@woodburyauction.com at least two days prior to the auction. The printed catalog lot information is a best efforts presentation of our opinion, rendered on a time-sensitive schedule, and is provided for guidance only, without legal obligation, and does not constitute a "statement of fact". The absence of condition statements in a lot catalog entry does not mean that the item is in perfect condition or is without defects. Please understand that our duty is to present the items fairly for bidder consideration and that the bidder's duty is to make independent investigation of the condition of items before bidding.
- KATAYOUN AMJADI PORCELAIN "THE NIGHTINGALE
KATAYOUN AMJADI PORCELAIN "THE NIGHTINGALE AND THKatayoun Amjadi (b. 1981). Wood-fired cast porcelain sculpture of a chicken titled "Nightingale & Rose Souvenir" from Amjadi's 2017 "The Nightingale and the Rose" series. With custom wooden box. Katayoun Amjadi began her ceramics training at the University of Minnesota with Mark Pharis, a former student of Warren MacKenzie’s, graduating with her BFA in 2013. She applies her functional ceramics training to her powerful conceptual art, through which she grapples with questions of identity and the self. She recently received her MFA from the University of Minnesota, and has displayed and taught throughout the Midwest. Dimensions: Height: 5 in x width: 7 1/2 in x depth: 5 1/2 in.
SKU: 01345
Condition:
Good condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
- TWO SOUP TUREENS, TO INCLUDE A CHAMBERLAIN
TWO SOUP TUREENS, TO INCLUDE A CHAMBERLAIN WORCESTER SO...Two Soup Tureens, to include a Chamberlain Worcester soup tureen, having cover and underplate, oval shape with applies scroll handles painted with deep orange, blue and gold blossoming flowers; along with a blue and white tureen decorated with flowers, having lion figural handle; underplate lengths 14 1/2 and 14 3/4 inches.
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All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
- LARGE WESTERN JIN FUNERARY JARLarge
LARGE WESTERN JIN FUNERARY JARLarge well formed Hunping jar with architechtural forms surrounded with applies bears, hogs, birds, and seated figures. The body has appliques of mythical beasts in low relief. The entire vessel is glazed in a matt glaze with some areas exhibiting patina.
(ROND2-736)(PR)
Dimensions: 22 1/2" high
Condition:
Good, condition appropriate for age.
- 21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)David
21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)David Custodis (German, active early 17th century) after Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, 1524-1587), ca. early 17th century CE. Twenty one early Baroque engravings, broadsheets recognized as "the finest ancient illustrations of armor in existence" by David Custodis (active in the early 1600s), the son of Dominicus Custos (1560-1612) who was an engraver from Augsburg, Germany. These depictions first appeared in Jacob Schrenck von Notzing (1539-1614) Der Aller Durchleuchtigsten und Grossmachtigen Kayser... Koningen und Ertzhertzogen. Furststen warhafftige Bildnussen. und kurtze Beschreibungen Translated from Latin by Johann Engelbert Noyse von Campenhouten. Innsbruck: Daniel Baur, [1603]. Size: each image measures approximately 16.75" L x 11.25" W (42.5 cm x 28.6 cm); sheets measure ~ 18.5" L x 12.5" W (47 x 31.8 cm)
Each engraving features a full-length portrait of an emperor, king, noble, or general depicted in full armor, standing within an arched alcove that is framed by ornamental columns with iconography that specifically applies to the nobleman represented. At the bottom center, each cartouche is inscribed with the subject's name written in ink. On the verso is a full-page narration of the subject represented in Latin. This text is framed within an elaborate design surrounded by a woodcut border showing trophies of war.
The subjects depicted in this collection include Carolus Borbonius (plate 22), Philippus Landtgravius Hafsia (plate 25), Gulielmus Julia, Clivia, & Montium Dux (plate 26), Annas Momorancius (plate 28), Robertus Sanfeverinus (plate 32), Maximilianus Archidux Austria (plate 47), Nicolaus Radzivil (plate 49), Camillus Urfinus (plate 58), Aliprandus Madrutius Baro Brentoni e Avi (plate 60), Johannes Ranzovius (plate 66), Augustus Barbadicus Venetus (plate 67), Jacobus Superantius Venetus (plate 69), Cornelius Bentivolius (plate 70), Alcanius Corneus (plate 71), Lazarus Schuendius Baro a HohenLandsperg (plate 74), Johannes Ferenberger ab Avv. (plate 76), Johannes Zamoiski Magnus Cancellarius Polonia (plate 77), Henricus Ranzovius (plate 78), Fernandus Comes Nogarolius (plate 81), Udalricus Tertius Wirtenberga Dux, and Fridericus III Feltrius Urbini Dux.
David Custodis (active in early 1600s) was the son of Dominicus Custos (1560-1612). His father was the son of Pieter Balten as well as an engraver and draftsman from Antwerp who settled in Augsburg and became the second husband of Bartholomeus Killian's widow (1548-1588). Among Custos' claims to fame, he worked for the Emperor Rudolphe II in Prague. Hence, Custodis' familial roots go back to the Antwerp School where Mannerism blossomed.
Giovanni Battista Fontana was an Italian artist, a painter as well as an engraver, who studied masters such as Veronese and Titian. Born near Verona, he settled in Innsbruck in 1573. Court painter to Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, he created many frescoes for Hofkirche the Spheristerion (1573) and the Slberne Kapelle (1576), and a castle chamber (1578). In addition, he created the ceiling fresco with a theme of allegories for the zodiac, elements, and planets for the dining hall of Schloss Ambras.
A complete 1st edition of this manuscript sold at Christie's, New York for $10,000 (June 19, 2013, lot 693). According to the Christie's cataloguer, these impressive engraved plates depict "a remarkable collection of armor, belonging to military leaders, collected by the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol at Castle Ambrass near Innsbruck. The collection was transferred to Vienna in 1796 and placed in the Belvedere in 1806. Today the collection is part of the Museum of Art History in Vienna, which exhibits parts of the collection again at Castle Ambrass."
Provenance: Ex-private Dr. Joseph & Edith Chess collection, Larchmont, NY
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#113826
Condition:
Expected age wear with normal toning, stains, tears, a few inactive worm holes, losses to peripheries etc. Some pages have faded more than others. Still imagery and text are vivid. Overall very good.
- JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933
JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933 WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins that was exhibited in the International Photographic Salon at the 1933 A Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago. In this work, Collins took an everyday object and transformed it to a work of modern art by focusing on shapes and sharp contrasts between light and dark in his photograph. Collins' magical use of light created a marvelous shadow beyond the adding machine, presenting an elegant silhouette. Throughout the 1920s, Collins used avant-garde photography to zoom in on modern tools of technology with a studio camera of his own design that he called Big Bertha, oftentimes creating a sacred visual aura to elevate everyday objects as we see in this photo. Size of photo: 10.875" L x 13.875" W (27.6 cm x 35.2 cm) Size of matte: 15.25" L x 16.25" W (38.7 cm x 41.3 cm)
John F. Collins was part of the first generation of 20th century American photographers - along with Edward Steichen, Charles Sheeler, and others - who employed avant-garde ideas into their commercial work and saw no distinction between fine and applied photography, much like the Bauhaus and Constructivist photographers in Europe. His creations reflected the Machine Age when modernists paid homage to America's glistening man-made environment and mechanical forms - everything from streamlined automobiles, airplanes and locomotives to skyscrapers and bridges and yes, even seemingly ordinary objects like typewriters and adding machines! What's more, this piece was exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, and technological innovation was the theme of the fair. Its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts", conveying the idea that science and American life were intertwined.
"Collins's work was usually simple, elegant, refined in conception and highly dramatic. The pictures emphasized Cubist flattened space, overlapping planes of light, vigorous and subtle tones and textures, to accentuate boldly the forms of the objects, which were treated as abstract shapes. Collins's powerful graphic images called attention to the uniqueness of each object, emphasizing 'the thing itself.' This was the core and heart of avant-garde photography of the 1920s." ("John F. Collins Photographs 1904-1946" Photofind Gallery Inc. 1987)
This photograph once belonged to pioneering collector and patron of the arts, Ginny Williams. Sotheby's hosted a series of auctions featuring art and photography in the Ginny Williams Collection in June and July of 2020. Their press release began as follows, "Born in rural Virginia in 1927, Ginny moved to Denver, Colorado in the late 1950s with her husband, Carl Williams. An avid photographer herself, who studied with Austrian-American photojournalist and photographer Ernst Haas, her collecting journey began with classical figurative photography. Her passion and keen eye eventually prompted her to open her namesake gallery in Denver in the 1980s. While her passion for photography never waned, remaining a primary focus of both her gallery and private collection, her voracious curiosity quickly widened her curatorial focus. Over time, Ginny became increasingly courageous and experimental in her selections, venturing into Abstract Expressionism and Contemporary Art and following her artists themselves through gallery shows and museum exhibitions. As the years passed, Ginny became as much of a trailblazer as the artists she collected."
Provenance: private Idledale, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Ginny Williams collection of Denver, Colorado
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#171273
Condition:
Minute loss to tip of upper left corner that only effects the white border of the photograph. Minor crease marks as shown. John F. Collins stamp on the verso. "1927 VINTAGE $1200" and "PF3857" handwritten in pencil on verso. Set in a matte that shows some age wear with stains, toning, and missing corner mount. Matte has a World's Fair sticker on the verso that reads, "EXHIBITED INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON 1933 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO CAMERA CLUB" - in addition, "pg 328" is handwritten in pencil on the verso of the matte.
- VICTORIAN DRAGONFLY PENDANT W/ DIAMONDS,
VICTORIAN DRAGONFLY PENDANT W/ DIAMONDS, SAPPHIRES, TAN...**First Time At Auction**
Western Europe / United States, Victorian era, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful sterling silver dragonfly brooch and pendant with dazzling gemstones: diamonds, sapphires, tanzanite, and tourmaline. The faceted wine-red tourmaline is mounted in the thorax and deep blue sapphires set in the head as eyes, and abdomen - each segment separated by diamonds. The wings are studded with diamonds and violet tanzanite highlighting the tips. One unique aspect is that brooch clasp was ingeniously designed to be removable via a threaded pin bolt, a nice ability when using this as a pendant. The phrase and idiom "flight of fancy" certainly applies to this piece! Size: 3.2" L x 2.75" W (8.1 cm x 7 cm); silver quality: 92%; weight:26.4 grams
Provenance: private Superior, Colorado, USA collection
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#178182
Condition:
Excellent. Some missing diamonds were replaced in modern times, but are nearly indiscernible from the rest. The rest of the gemstones are intact and very good. Brooch clasp is removable! Wearable condition.
- STEVEN SORMAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK (B.
STEVEN SORMAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK (B. 1948), AS WELL III, 2001 , MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, 19 1/2"H X 15 1/2"W (SIGHT), 25"H X 20 1/2"W (FRAME)Steven Sorman, Minnesota, New York, (B. 1948) As Well III, 2001 , mixed media on paper Titled and numbered 5/9 lower left, signed and dated lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Since his debut in the early 1970s Steven Sorman has built a reputation with, openly decorative mixed-medium works. Sorman's ornamental predilections have often provoked comparisons with the sensibilities of Matisse and Motherwell, though his work displays an equally strong kinship with Rauschenberg's cooler, "flat bed" organization of pictorial space. Like his accomplished precursors, Sorman has made collage a central part of his artistic practice. In fact, until recently, Sorman's pieces were typically organized around a persistent motif of broken and overlapping technical forays, so that sections of contrasting color were played against translucent scrims, gestural marks and framed areas that often held figural silhouettes or splashed paint placed to calculated effect. In recent years the tapestried poise of the earliest work has yielded to something more energetic, with Sorman employing wild arabesques to draw together the disparate elements of his compositions. Collaged from handmade paper, sheer drapery, gold leaf and other exotic materials, his works often exude an Oriental sumptuousness. Sorman applies paint in two distinct manners: on the one hand, he makes use of a thinned out, almost watercolor transparency that bares every splatter and much of the canvas beneath, on the other, he allows himself passages of heavily worked, al- most chalky opacity. Filled with bio-morphic shadows and overlapping lines, this painting evokes a horizon-less inner landscape where natural forces reveal themselves with graphic certainty. Private as thought, Sorman's oil proposes a transcendent identity between life's energies, painted gestures and the trace of consciousness. One could say that Sorman's paintings have evolved from ornaments to devotional emblems; a change that bodes well for Sorman's future. Source: Larsen Gallery mixed media on paper Dimensions: 19 1/2"H x 15 1/2"W (sight), 25"H x 20 1/2"W (frame)
- MARY HUNTOON (1896-1970) FEDERAL ART
MARY HUNTOON (1896-1970) FEDERAL ART PROJECT ETCHINGMary Huntoon (Kansas, 1896-1970)Kansas Landscape (1937)The sand ground etching signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left is from an edition of 100 prints. This image is umber 101 in the artist's catalog raisonne published by the Spencer Museum of Art.According to the Museum's comments on the print: 'Federal Art Project print. Sand ground or sandpaper ground is an uncommon intaglio technique in which an artist applies a ground to the plate and impresses it with sandpaper before placing the plate in an acid bath. The result yields tonal passages similar in effect to aquatint.'Image measures 6.75 x 8.75, sheet is 10 x 13 inches.Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, puncture or repair.
- JEFFREY N. BECOM, AMERICAN (B.1953),
JEFFREY N. BECOM, AMERICAN (B.1953), WOMAN IN BLUE BURKA, 1987, LARGE SCALE PHOTOGRAPH / CHROMOGENIC PRINT, 20"H X 28 3/4"W (SIGHT), 32"H X 42"W (FRAME)Jeffrey N. Becom, American, (b.1953) Woman in Blue Burka, 1987, large scale photograph / chromogenic print edition 6/25. Signed lower right. Jeffrey Becom has been a life-long painter with formal training as an architect. Jeffrey Becom has a magnificent sense of color and form and applies them to his vision of facades, homes, churches and tombs in the environment in which he is currently trying to document with his camera. Born in a small Indiana farming community in 1953, Jeffrey Becom painted from an early age. He began to develop his photographic skills while earning a degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati. After moving to San Francisco to practice, Becom opted out of an architectural career to immerse himself in a private obsession: observing, studying and recording with camera and paintbrush the wondrous color and detail of the simple houses of farmers and fishermen in remote Mediterranean villages and hill towns. Combining an architect's love of geometry, pattern and texture with a painter's sensitivity to color, light and composition, Becom spent a decade creating the series of photographs collected in his first book, Mediterranean Color (Abbeville Press, New York, 1990), with Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Paul Goldberger. This book documents with camera and words, the fascinating history as well as myths behind the remarkable colors on the simple houses of farmers and fishermen. Becom's work has also been showcased in "For the Colors", an hour-long PBS (public television) documentary joining him in Italy in 1991. In 1993 Becom had a retrospective exhibition of oils, watercolors and photographs at The Octagon's American Architectural Foundation galleries in Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Becom continues to divide his time equally between work in his studio and more recently, extensive travels throughout Mexico and Central America. Maya Color (Abbeville Press, New York, 1997), co-authored with his wife, Sally Jean Aberg, was conceived when Becom began to wonder why so many cemeteries in Southern Mexico are painted blue and green. This curiosity led him and Sally on a journey of eight years' inquiry and research into the painting traditions of the living Maya. They grew to know a remarkable culture whose sacred colors are not merely a matter of preference but a powerful statement of belief stretching all the way back to their ancient painted pyramids. This new book documents the beauty as well as the power within the colorful traditions of Latin American architecture. Jeffrey Becom's limited edition Ilfachrome (i.e. cibachrome) photographs, as well as his watercolors and oil paintings, are represented in public and private collections throughout the world. large scale photograph / chromogenic print Dimensions: 20"H x 28 3/4"W (sight), 32"H x 42"W (frame)
- A VICTORIAN HIP FLASK George Aldwinckle,
A VICTORIAN HIP FLASK George Aldwinckle, London 1877, of oval outline with screw-off cover and pull-off cup, all over engraved floral decoration, engraved crest and motto, ‘OPTIMA EST VERITAS’ for the THOMSON family, to centre; together with four George III wine labels, Edward Mayfield, London1807 two for PORT, two for MADEIRA(5)Length of hip flask: 12cm, combined weight: 6.3ozThe crest and motto applies to a number of Thomson families
- Modernist Italian Turquoise Glazed Pottery
Modernist Italian Turquoise Glazed Pottery Lamp. Tall Bottle form with applies white 3D strips over open discs in crackle glaze turquoise form. ---
Condition: Very Good Condition. Light wear.
- A Chinese Blue and White "Kraak" Porcelain
A Chinese Blue and White "Kraak" Porcelain Bowl probably Wanli Period (1573-1619) the bulbous tapering body with a flared barbed rim raised on a short foot the exterior with eight panels reserve painted with a spotted deer among flowering branches and Buddhistic wheels the interior well similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing a single spotted deer and issuing eight panels enclosing flowering vines height 2 3/4 in. diameter 5 3/4 in. Provenance: Descended in the family of the present owner. Note: 'Kraak porselein' is a term that applies to Chinese blue and white porcelain produced from the Wanli reign (1563-1620) until about 1640 which was exported to Europe. The name derives from the Dutch and refers to the cargo ships or carracks in which the porcelain was transported. Late 16th and early 17th century 'kraak' porcelain was appreciated abroad as a marvel of Chinese ingenuity and it was frequently featured in Dutch still life paintings as an example of an exotic foreign luxury. An example of a painting which includes a very similar small barbed rim 'kraak' type bowl with spotted deer design is "Still Life with Chinese Bowl and Vase of Flowers" by Isaac Soreau (Dutch 1604-after 1638) conserved at the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore acc. no. 37.1902. Porcelain bowls similar to the one offered here are housed in museum collections throughout the world including the Princessehof Museum Leeuwarden Netherlands acc. no 339 and the British Museum London acc. no.1973.0726.378. See also European Noble and Private Collections Christie's Amsterdam December 15 2009 for a pair of 'kraak' bowls painted with eight panels of spotted deer surrounded by foliage and wheel motifs.
- Silk Needlework probably English, early
Silk Needlework probably English, early 19th century, young boy picking applies, cottage and mountains in distance, silk and watercolor on silk, 9 x 7 in. (sight); probably original églomisé mat, gold-painted frame,
- An Art Deco Ladies' Enamel Watch by
An Art Deco Ladies' Enamel Watch by Bucherer Created in a stylized bangle design with hinged band, gold-plated and highlighted in lively green enameling featuring a simple design. Hinged face cover; silvered dial features applies arabic numerals and baton hour indexes, marked in black pigment " Bucherer/17 jewel/ Swiss Made." 17 jewel movement. Measures approx. 1/2" wide, diameter of the bracelet is approx. 2"W.