CHARLES BIRDSALL (NJ), BRANT Point Pleasant,CHARLES BIRDSALL (NJ), BRANT Point Pleasant, New Jersey, circa 1970, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, signed Charles R. Birdsall.
19TH CENT. FAMILY RECORD WATERCOLOR19TH CENT. FAMILY RECORD WATERCOLOR BROADSIDE.19th Century Family Record Mirror Image Watercolor Broadside. "Perry Birdsall born in Middletown Susquehanna. Co. Pa, August 17, 1831". Plus marriage and death registries. In a softwood frame 23-1/4" x 29" overall.
2 ANTIQUE CARVED BIRD DECOYS ON DRIFT2 ANTIQUE CARVED BIRD DECOYS ON DRIFT WOOD: Comprising 2 Golden Plovers; 1 carved by Capt. Jesse Birdsall, 1890, & 1 carved by the Harris family of Nantucket, Mass, 1880. Both have handwriting and date at underside. Approx. 9.5'' h x 15.5'' l x 9.5'' w
CONDITION: Worm holes to one, wear consistent with age and use.
4 PC DECOY COLLECTION: 1) Charles Birdsall4 PC DECOY COLLECTION: 1) Charles Birdsall Decoy Buffalo head with weight. Impressed C.R.B. at underside. Inset glass eyes. Approx. 5.25'' h x 10'' l x 5.25'' w. 2) Herter's Canadian Goose Decoy with Balsa Body. Inset glass eyes, Approx. 8.5'' h x 21'' l x 7.5'' w. 3) Mallard Drake Decoy Bill Keim. Weight included. Inset glass eyes. Approx. 4.25'' h x 9.75'' l x 4.25'' w., signed under the decoy and under the bill. 4) Antique Duck Decoy Bill Mackey Collection. Weight at underside. Approx. 5.25'' h x 15'' l x 5.25'' w.
CONDITION: 1) Wear to paint commensurate with age & use; 2) Prior repair to the neck, wear of paint consistent with age and use; 3) Wear to paint commensurate with age & use; 4) Age cracks and wear to paint commensurate with age & use.
Byron Birdsall Original 'Jesus' MixedByron Birdsall Original 'Jesus' Mixed Media Artwork 1977 Framed- 16x12''
2pc Byron Birdsall S/N Prints - largest2pc Byron Birdsall S/N Prints - largest 19x23'' (one framed, one loose)
BOOKS: (7) VOLS., ANTIQUE LEATHER BINDINGSBOOKS: (7) VOLS., ANTIQUE LEATHER BINDINGS Includes: Lord Verulam, Essays or Councels Civil & Moral of Francis Bacon, George Newnes, 1902, bound by Riviere & Son; Webster, The Chevalier de Boufflers, E. P. Dutton, 1925, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe; The Poetical Works of John Keats, Edward Moxon, 1851; Theophile Gautier, G. O. Putnam's Sons, 1903; Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray, Ticknor and Fields, 1856; Complete Poems of William Cullen Bryant, Frederick A. Stokes, 1894; Pennell, Life of James McNeill Whistler, Heinemann/Lippincott, 6th ed., 1920, bound by Birdsall; smallest: 6.25"h x 4.25"w, largest: 8.5" x 5.75"w
(8) VOLS SIGNED FINE DECORATIVE LEATHER(8) VOLS SIGNED FINE DECORATIVE LEATHER BINDINGS Includes James Boswell, "The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.", in 3 vols., Bickers and Son, London, 1874, bound by Birdsall; Lord Frederic Hamilton, "The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday", "Here, There and Everywhere", and "The Days Before Yesterday", George H. Doran, New York, 1921, bound for Charles Scribner's Sons by MacDonald--N.Y.; and Pasquale Villari, The First Two Centuries of Florentine History, 2 vols, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York/T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1895, bound by Stikeman & Co, N.Y.; approx. 9"h x 6"w (ea. vol.)
WILLIAM BIRDSALL GIFFORD (AMERICAN,WILLIAM BIRDSALL GIFFORD (AMERICAN, 1839-1929) oil on canvas laid on masonite. Signed and dated W.B. Gifford 87 (lower right).
FOUR VINTAGE SIGNED DUCK DECOYS TheFOUR VINTAGE SIGNED DUCK DECOYS The smallest of a bufflehead drake by George Abatiello, 1986, signed and dated to the underside, numbered 0300886 (3 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.); the second of a blue winged teal, incised initials "DBH" to underside (5 3/4 x 9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.); the thrid of a green-winged teal, incised iniitals TM to underside (6 x 12 1/2 x 5 in.); the largest of a red breasted merganser, ink inscribed to underside "Made (Machine) By/ Charles Birdsall / Pt Pleasant, NJ 1965 / Paint (unfinished) / By Gladys Black" (6 x 16 x 5 in.).
JANE AUSTEN FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONJANE AUSTEN FIRST AND SECOND EDITION COLLECTIONJane Austen First and Second Edition Collection . incl. Emma, London, Printed for John Murray, 1816, first edition, in three vols., 12mo, 1815 watermark, advertisement verso of last page in vol. III; with Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion, London, John Murray, 1818, first edition, in four volumes, 12mo, with Biographical Notice of the Author; and with Mansfield Park, London, printed for J. Murray, 1816, second edition, in three volumes, 12mo, facsimile title pages of first edition, all uniformly bound by Birdsall, Northampton & London, full leather, gilt ruled covers, spine gilt lettered in six compartments, with raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, 10 vols., see condition report online re: half-titles and title pages Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
NEW JERSEY CARVED AND PAINTED BRANTNEW JERSEY CARVED AND PAINTED BRANT DUCK DECOYNew Jersey carved and painted brant duck decoy, early 20th c., attributed to Jesse Birdsall, 16" l.
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Condition:
Neck crack, sporadic abrasions, sporadic paint flaking.
CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER CANADACHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER CANADA GOOSE DECOYCharles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler carved and painted Canada goose decoy, signed and dated 1975 , inscribed Shourds model , with Wildfowler stamp, 23 1/2" l.
Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, OVERSIZEDATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, OVERSIZED DECOYCarved and painted oversized mallard decoy, attributed to Charles R. Birdsall, Point Pleasant, NJ, branded R.P. , 18" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
PAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL TEAL DUCKPAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL TEAL DUCK DECOYSPair of Charles R. Birdsall carved and painted green wing teal duck decoys, signed and dated 1974 , 11 1/2" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
CHARLES R. BIRDSALL OLD SQUAW DECOYCharlesCHARLES R. BIRDSALL OLD SQUAW DECOYCharles R. Birdsall, Point Pleasant, NJ, carved and painted old squaw decoy, signed and branded CRB , 15" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
ARTHUR J. BIRDSALL MALLARD HEN DUCKARTHUR J. BIRDSALL MALLARD HEN DUCK DECOYArthur J. Birdsall carved and painted mallard hen duck decoy, in the Cranmer pattern, signed and dated 1997 , 14 1/2" l.
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Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
PAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL WILDFOWLERPAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL WILDFOWLER DUCK DECOYSPair of Charles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler carved and painted wood duck decoys, stamped on underside, signed and dated 1974 , 15" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, BRANT DUCK DECOYCharlesCHARLES R. BIRDSALL, BRANT DUCK DECOYCharles R. Birdsall, Point Pleasant, NJ, carved and painted brant duck decoy, mid 20th c., 17" l.
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Condition:
Neck crack, sporadic wear and surface abrasions, several body and head cracks.
PAIR OF ARTHUR J. BIRDSALL SQUAW DUCKPAIR OF ARTHUR J. BIRDSALL SQUAW DUCK DECOYSPair of Arthur J. Birdsall (b. 1949) Wildfowler Decoy Co. carved and painted old squaw duck decoys, early 1970's, special order, 17" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER LOONCHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER LOON DECOYCharles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler carved and painted loon decoy, inscribed on underside Feature Decoy N. J. D. U. 1975 - George W. Walker model 1975 - with compliments from the maker to Skip Magee , 16" l.
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Condition:
Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
Four works to include: PhiladelphiaFour works to include: Philadelphia photographer Jeanne Birdsall (b. 1951) gum bichromate photograph, "Freesia Bunch", 1991, ed. 1/25, signed lower right, 8"h x 10"w; a Tucker Bobst (American, 1920 - 2007) lithograph, 1971, signed and dated, 14"h x 11"w; Philadelphia artist and patron Lloyd van Sciver (1896 - 1954) pastel on paper "Orchid", 22 3/4"h x 17 3/4"w, artist is namesake of the Woodmere Art Museum's Pearl & Lloyd van Sciver prize; and an anonymous abstract pastel on paper work
Philadelphia artist Alan Jerome KlawansPhiladelphia artist Alan Jerome Klawans (b. 1932) abstract original digital print titled "Big Red", 2009, ed. 1/2, signed and dated lower right, label verso; Philadelphia photographer and author Jeanne Birdsall (b. 1951) gum bichromate photograph titled "Morning Fog, Martha's Vineyard", 1997, signed lower left, Raab Gallery, Germantown, PA label verso, and inscribed and numbered "2/15" on stretcher verso,17"h x 22"w; together with Philadelphia artist Lowell Nesbitt (1933 - 1993) serigraph of large flowers titled "Tulip and Lily", 1974, ed. 25/100, signed and dated lower right, 23"h x 33"w, artist work in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and others, and a 1980 series of stamps for the USPS
NEW JERSEY CARVED AND PAINTED BRANTNEW JERSEY CARVED AND PAINTED BRANT DUCK DECOYNew Jersey carved and painted brant duck decoy, early 20th c., attributed to Jesse Birdsall, 16" l.
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Condition:
Restoration to bill, neck crack, sporadic abrasions, sporadic paint flaking.
(3) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS.(3) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS. TO INCLUDE:Holger Smith Eider common drake, 18" long. Charles Birdsall, signed Wild Fowler brant, 16 1/2" long. Martin Collins black duck Stickup decoy, 18" long.
TWO PIECES OF AMERICAN ADVERTISING.TWO PIECES OF AMERICAN ADVERTISING. First quarter 20th century.."Frank Cordts Furniture Co." thermometer. Some wear 15"h. And a "Birdsall Brothers Co. Woolenware" sign. Edge damage. 5" to 15" w.
VINTAGE DECOY 1940s Era Carved and PaintedVINTAGE DECOY 1940s Era Carved and Painted Working Decoy, probably Brant Goose, with weighted base marked "Birdsall Ridgeway, Barnegat" (NJ, 1912-1982), "Made by Nelson Mills, Manahawkin, NJ, 1940s, Mills was a guide for the Marsh Eider - Gunning Grey", also with carved initials "WD", 7 1/2" high, 16" x 7". Paint losses and surface wear.
Byron Birdsall "View of Marshal's''Byron Birdsall "View of Marshal's'' 1982 Watercolor on Paper Framed 27''x17''.
Byron Birdsall River Landscape SceneByron Birdsall River Landscape Scene Watercolor Dated 2005. Framed Measurement 28''x19''
Byron Birdsall ''Look Before You Leap''Byron Birdsall ''Look Before You Leap'' Watercolor Dated 2012. Framed Measurement 19.5''x14''
Stephanie Birdsall
(American, b. 1955)
FloralStephanie Birdsall
(American, b. 1955)
Floral Still Life
Oil on Board
signed Birdsall (lower right)
16 x 20 inches
TENNYSON ALFRED Life and Works. London:TENNYSON ALFRED Life and Works. London: Macmillan n.d. [circa 1900] 12 vols. 8vo bound by Birdsall with onlaid gilt design to spine.