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• GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE
  GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE HATCHETGeorge Washington inaugural commemorative bronze hatchet, inscribed "Washington Inaugurated President of the US Apr 30 1789" with bust of Washington on blade. Appx 12"l. Very good condition.
• BEVERLY BUCHANAN, EARLY RED SHACK W/
  BEVERLY BUCHANAN, EARLY RED SHACK W/ BLACK ROOF Beverly Buchanan (American, 1940-2015). "Untitled - Red Shack" - 1988, paint on wood and foam core, signed and dated to underside of roof overhang. Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, GA; acquired directly from the artist at the inaugural National Black Arts Festival in 1988. Approximate Dimensions:h. 15.75", w. 12.5", d. 10"
• CIGAR BOX WITH COINS, TOKENS, & MEDALS
  CIGAR BOX WITH COINS, TOKENS, & MEDALS Many coins in 2x2's including a Roman - Constantine bronze 307-337AD, copy of Continental Currency Dollar coin, Eisenhower Inaugural Medal, 18 Lincolns in plastic holders, 3 BU silver Roosevelt dimes, and more.
• COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS ON
  COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS ON ASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean Museum, Eastern Ceramics: and other works of art from the collection of Gerald Reitlinger, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1981Battie, David (ed.), Sotheby's Concise Encyclopaedia of Porcelain, London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1994Beurdeley, Cecile, A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Office du Livre, 1985Butler, Michael, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, London: Scala Publishers Limited, 2006Carswell, John, Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World, London: The British Museum, 2000Carswell, John, Chinese Ceramics in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istandbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum, 1995Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain, Taipei: National Palace MuseumChina without Dragons: Rare Pieces from the Oriental Ceramics Society Members, Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2020Chinese Ceramics: Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003, Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd., 2004Vainker, S.J., Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present, London: The British Museum, 1991Crick, Monique (ed.), Celadon: Grès des musées de la province du Zhejiang, Chine, Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005Davidson, Gerald, The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics, London: Han - Shan Books, 1994Eskenazi: Song ceramics 10th to 13th century (catalogue), 2003Fischell, Rosalind, Blue & White China: Origins/Western Influences, Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1987Foundation Amaverunt, Musée Ariana, La porcelaine chinoise de transition et ses influences sur la céramique japonaise, proche-orientale et européenneFrick Collection, Chinese Blue-and-white Porcelain in the Frick Collection, Frick Collection, 1992Fung, Rebecca, Ming Colours: Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2006Garner, Harry, Oriental Blue & White, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1954Gray, Anita,A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Anita, A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Basil, Sung Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984Hardy, Sheila Yorke, Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Harrison-Hall, Jessica, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London: The British Museum, 2001Heaven and Earth Seen Within Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2000Ho, Lee Ying, Antique Ceramics: translated by Goh Beng Choo, Singapore: Asiapac Books PTE Ltd., 1996Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1997Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2006Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1989Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Hardy, Sheila Yorke, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Jenyns, Soame, Japanese Pottery, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1971Jenyns, Soame, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1988Kerr, Rose (et al.), The World in Colours: an exhibition of ceramics with coloured decoration dating from 700 to 1920 belonging to members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2006Kerr, Rose, Song Dynasty Ceramics, London: V&A Publications, 2004Krahl, Regina, Dawn of the Yellow Earth: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, New York: China Institute Gallery, 2000Kuwayama, George, Chinese Ceramics in Colonial Mexico, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997Li, He, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London: Thames and Hudson, 1996Little, Stephen, Chinese Ceramicsof the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, New York: China Institute in America, 1983Littleton & Hennessy, Littleton & Hennessy: Exhibition of Qing Porcelain, London: Littleton & Hennessy, 2005Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ming Official Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Sung Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Lo, Kai-Yin (ed.), Bright as Silver White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Yung Ming Tang, 1998Macintosh, Duncan, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain: Third Edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1994Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1978Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ting and Allied Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1980Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1976Medley, Margaret, Metalwork and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1972Medley, Margaret, The Chinese Potter: A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, Phaidon Press Limited, 1999Medley, Margaret, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974Mowry, Robert D., Farrell, Eugene, Coolidge Rousmaniere, Nicola, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museums, 1997Museum of East Asian Art: Chinese Ceramics v. 1: Inaugural Exhibition, Bath: The Museum of East Asian Art, 1993Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2002Pierson, Stacey, Blue and White for China: Porcelain Treasures in the Percival David Collection, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2001Pierson, Stacey, Earth, Fire and Water: Chinese Ceramic Technology: A Handbook for Non-specialists, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1996Pierson, Stacey, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: Illustrated Guide to the Collection, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2003Pope, John Alexander, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1981Priestley & Ferraro, Chinese Art: Song Ceramics & Works of Art, 2014Riggs, Thomas (et al.), Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, Chapel Hill: Ackland Art Museum, 2002Rinaldi, Maura, Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, London: Bamboo Publishing, 1989Scott, Rosemary (ed.), Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1991Scott, Rosemary and Pierson, Stacey, Flawless Porcelains: Imperial Ceramics from the Reign of the Chenghua Emperor, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1995Scott, Rosemary E. (ed.), The Porcelains of Jingdezhen (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.16), London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1993Scott, Rosemary, Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989Shanghai Museum Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery, Shanghai MuseumSong Ceramics: Art History, Archaeology and Technology (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.22), London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Sotheby's: Song A Japanese Collection, London: Sotheby's, 2011Sotheby's: Song Ceramics from the Muwen Tang Collection, 2003The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Song Ceramics, Osaka: Asahi Shimbun, 1999The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong: Tsui Museum of Art, 1991The World in Blue and White: an exhibition of blue and white ceramics, dating between 1320 and 1820, from members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2003The World in Monochromes, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2009Tippett, Paul, Christie's Collectables: Blue and White China The Connoisseur's Guide, London: Little, Brown and Company, 1997Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society Volume 68. 2003-2004, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2005Tregear, Mary, Chinese Ceramics in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987Tregear, Mary, Song Ceramics, London: Thames and Hudson, 1982Wang, Qingzheng, A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai: Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, 2002Wilson, Ming, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics: a joint exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1998Wirgin, Jan, Sung Ceramic Designs, London: Han-Shan Tang Ltd., 1979Wong, Sarah and Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1921-2021, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2021Wood, Nigel, Chinese Glazes, London: A & C Black Ltd., 1999(qty)Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
• CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:
  CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including: early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered Southern Song Ceramics: A Thirteenth-Century "Time Capsule". Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, 1998.Ayers, John. The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art: Chinese and Korean Pottery and Porcelain. London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1964.Chen, Quanfang. Yaozhou Kiln. Shaanxi: Shaanxi Travel & Tourism Press, 1992.Chinese Ceramics: Leeds Art Gallery and Temple Newsam House. Leeds: Beck & Partridge Ltd, 1966.D'Argence, Rene Yvon Lefebvre. The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art. Japan: Kodansha International Ltd, 1973.Duan, Qing Bo. Ancient Chinese Pottery. Wuhan: Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House, 2001.Gerald, Reitlinger. Eastern Ceramics and Other Works of Art from the Collection of Gerald Reitlinger. Oxford: The Ashmolean Museum, 1981.Gompertz, G. St. G. M. Chinese Celadon Wares. London: Faber & Faber, 1958.Houli, Yang, and Fan, Fengmei. Dated Qingbai Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Hong Kong: Ching Leng Foundation, 1998.Hughes-Stanton, P. and Kerr, Rose. Kiln sites of ancient China: An exhibition lent by the People's Republic of China, 1981.Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1997Joseph, Adrian Malcolm (Ed.). Chinese Pottery Burial Objects of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. London: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., 1970.Kerr, Rose. Song Dynasty Ceramics (Victoria & Albert Museum - Far Eastern Series). London: V&A Publications, 2004.Kotz, Suzanne (Ed.). Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989.Krahl, Regina. Yuegutang: Eine Berliner Sammlung Chinesischer Keramik / A Collection Of Chinese Ceramics In Berlin. Berlin: G + H Verlag, 2000.Lau, Aileen (Ed.). Spirit of Han: Ceramics for the After-life. Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, 1991.Laurence, Desmond Roger. Chinese Porcelain: 25 years of unscholarly collecting. London: D.R. Lawrence, 2003.Laurence, S.J.. Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present. London: British Museum Press, 1991.Li, Hui Bing. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (vol 1). Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Press, 2002.Li, Hui Bing. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (vol 2). Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Press, 2002.Lu, Yaw, Feng, Xianming, and Tregar, Mary. Song Ceramics: With an Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition Organized by the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and Held at the National Museum, Singapore in May-June 1983. Singapore: Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, 1983.M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. Avery Brundage Collection: Chinese Ceramics. San Francisco: de Young Museum Society, 1967.McElney, Brian Shane. Museum of East Asian Art: Chinese Ceramics v. 1: Inaugural Exhibition. Bath: Museum of East Asian Art, 1993.Medley, Margaret (Ed.). Decorative Techniques and Styles in Asian Ceramics: Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.8. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1978.Medley, Margaret. Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware. London: Faber & Faber, 1974.Mino, Yutaka and Tsiang¸ Katherine. Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1986.Mowry, Robert D., Farrell, Eugene, and Rousmaniere, Nicole Coolidge. Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400. Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.Pierson, Stacey (Ed.). Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. London: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2011.Pierson, Stacey (Ed.). Song Ceramics: Art History, Archaeology and Technology: Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No. 22. London: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2004Pierson, Stacey (Ed.). The Museum of East Asian Art Journal. Bath: Museum of East Asian Art, 1995.Pope, John Alexander. Fourteenth-Century Blue and White: A Group of Chinese Porcelains in the Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi, Istanbul. Washington: Freer Gallery of Art Occasional Papers, 1952.Scott, Rosemary E. (Ed.). The Tectus Collection: Tectussamlingen, Centraltryckeriet AB Boras. 1991.Sullivan, Michael. Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1963.Sydney L. Moss Ltd.. Chinese Monochromes From the P.J. Donnelly Collection. London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 1974.The Burrell Collection: Chinese Stonewares and Porcelains. Glasgow: Glasgow Art Gallery, 1950s.The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka. Song Ceramics. Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, 1999.The Vancouver Society for Asian Art Presents The Talking Jars. 1971Tregear, Mary. Early Chinese Green Wares: in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford: Oriental Art, 1967.Tregear, Mary. Guide to the Chinese Ceramics in the Department of Eastern Art Ashmolean Museum. Walsall: Finaprint Ltd, 1966.Tung, Wu. Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics In The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2001.Watson, William. Pre-Tang Ceramics of China: Chinese Pottery from 4000 BC to 600 AD. London: Faber & Faber, 1991.Watson, William. Tang and Liao Ceramics. New York: Rizzoli International Publications Ltd., 1984.Wirgin, Jan. Sung Ceramic Designs. 1970.Wood, Nigel. Chinese Glazes. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.(qty)Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
• (12) VILLEROY & BOCH CHAGALL-INSPIRED
  (12) VILLEROY & BOCH CHAGALL-INSPIRED CHARGERS(lot of 12) Villeroy & Boch porcelain plates, from the Crystal Serenity Inaugural Sailing, July 2003, with gilt rim, printed design inspired by Marc Chagall, approx 12"diam; 27lbs total
• 17) FRANKLIN MINT STERLING SILVER COLLECTORS
  17) FRANKLIN MINT STERLING SILVER COLLECTORS ITEMS(lot of 17) Collection of Franklin Mint sterling silver collectors' items, each with corresponding serial number, most accompanied with Certificate of Authenticity and retained in original presentation boxes, comprising: (2) mother and child plates, approx 8"diam; (5) Thanksgiving plates, approx 8"diam; (5) Christmas plates, approx 8"diam; (2) Inaugural Presidential plates, approx 8"diam; (2) framed plates, (one) Norman Rockwell plate, Norman Rockwell (Norman Perceval Rockwell, American, 1894- 1978); approx 8"diam; (one) framed Thanksgiving plate American Wild Turkey, after the original work by Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907-1994), approx 12"h, 12"w, 1.75"d; together with: (1) Franklin Mint "The Guards" set of (eight) sterling silver collector boxes, 2"h, 1.5"w, box: approx 10.5"h, 10.5"w, 1.5"d, 82.57ozt (approximate weight based on an average)
• PHILIP MARTINY AND AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS:
  PHILIP MARTINY AND AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS: GEORGE WASHINGTON INAUGURAL CENTENNIAL MEDAL1889. 9 x 9 in. (frame). Condition Minor wear and in good condition. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• FDR THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF FRANKLIN
  FDR THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF FRANKLIN DELANO Roosevelt. Miniature book. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8". Green leather binding. With "Library of / Franklin D. Roosevelt" sticker inside front cover (1346). With inscription from Eleanor "this book was added by me to my late husband's (??) book collection". Worcester, Achille J. St. Onge, 1945. 88 pgs, 1 of 2000 thus. From the Queens, NY estate collection. Condition: Clean, with collection labels and notations. One of many books from FDR's personal library in this sale.
• KEITH HARING "INVITATION TO PARTY OF
  KEITH HARING "INVITATION TO PARTY OF LIFE", 1984 Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) "Invitation to Party of Life", 1984, color silkscreen on linen handkerchief, with invitation envelope, housed in a black frame. Image: 12" H x 12" W; frame: 31" H x 24.5" W. Provenance: From a Financial District collection. Note: Keith Haring held a "Party of Life" birthday party each year from 1984 to 1986. Filmmaker Courtney Harmel captured the inaugural event, held on 16 May at the Paradise Garage nightclub on King Street, New York. The party was co-hosted by resident DJ Larry Levan, and featured performances by Madonna and John Sex.
• Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (France
  Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (France 24 May 1899 - 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was ranked as the inaugural world No 1. from 1921 to 1926. One of the French Open courts is named after her. Signed card along with printed photographs & cigarette cards, frame size approx 44cm x 64cm, ex Einfeld Collection.
• Fifteen Costume Designs for Various
  Fifteen Costume Designs for Various Stratford Festival Productions, 1953-1962 each a lithograph on paper, signed or initialed by the artist and laid down on card, the oldest by Tanya Moiselwitsch for the titular character of Richard III, played by Alec Guinness in the first production of Stratford's inaugural season (1953); other designers represented are Brian Jackson, Robert Prevost, and Desmond Heeley 14 x 11 in — 35.6 x 27.9 cm
• MARC CHAGALL & PABLO PICASSO LITHOGRAPHIC
  MARC CHAGALL & PABLO PICASSO LITHOGRAPHIC POSTERSMarc Chagall & Picasso, four (4) offset coloured lithographic posters & one coloured lithographic pamphlet, consisting of: 1. "Jacques Montarasso (Nice), Juillet Septembre 1987, (La Fontaine: Les Deux Pigeons), Marc Chagall, Lithographies, Eaux Fortes, Livres Illustrés, Affiches", printer Imprimix Nice. 2. "Un Clavecin Peint Par Marc Chagall, Concert Inaugural, 4 Janvier 1981, Gustav Leonhardt, Nice, printer Pierre Chave Vence. 3. "Marc Chagall, Psaumes de David, Exposition, 26 janvier - 16 juin 1980, Nice, printer Baud St-Laurent-Du-Var. 4. "Hilton Gallery, From June 2 to 17th September 1972, The Great Masters of Lithography, And Honour to Picasso, printer Dereume. 5. A lithographic brochure depicting summer activities (verso), designed by Moretti, "Nice Program of Festivities, Summer 1961", printer Meyerbeer Nice. Largest 25 x 17.5 inches. Provenance: The Estate of Joseph Liverant.
• Hank Virgona 1929–2019. Collection
  Hank Virgona 1929–2019. Collection of eight works. 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, etching. 5? h × 4? w in. result: $63. estimate: $600–800. Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge of each work ‘5/25 Junta Virgona 74’, ‘AP Landed Gentry Virgona 1969’, ‘17/50 Executive Decision Virgona 75’, ‘8/50 The signing of the Declaration of Mutual Trans Virgona 76’ ‘1/50 Scale & Bottle Virgona 1979’, ‘23/25 The Wedding Gift Virgona 74’, ‘35/50 Artist + Model Virgona 74’ and ‘11/17/25 Inaugural Virgona’. These works are numbers 5, 11 (or 17) and 23 from the editions of 25, numbers 1, 8, 17 and 35 from the editions of 50 and an artist’s proof apart from the edition of unknown size.
• ELEVEN VOLUMES ON CHINESE ARTAyers,
  ELEVEN VOLUMES ON CHINESE ARTAyers, 'Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum' (1980); Loehr 'Ritual Vessels of Bronze Age China' (1968); 'Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation' (1989); Los Angeles County Museum, 'The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty' (1957); Hobson, 'Chinese Pottery and Porcelain' (1976); Lee, 'A History of Far Eastern Art, 4th Edition' (1982); 'The Museum of East Asian Art, Inaugural Exhibition' (1993); Yang, Zhang, and Shao, 'The Ceramics of China' (1985); 'The Genius of China' (1973); Fong, 'The Great Bronze Age of China' (1980); Lion-Goldschmidt 'Chinese Art: Bronze, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics' (1961). Provenance: The Estate of Esteemed Canadian Art Author Paul Duval (1922-2018)
• GERMAN COIN MOUNTED SILVER VASEA large
  GERMAN COIN MOUNTED SILVER VASEA large and heavy German Wagner & Sohn .800 silver vase inset with 21 Coins, 1897. Beautiful hand hammered texture to the vase with 21 various German coins mounted dating to the 19th Century. This was the inaugural trophy for the annual water sports festival in Berlin. Weight: 35 troy ounces Measures: 4.9 inch diameter x 8.6 inches tall Domestic Shipping: $40
• ASSORTED PGA TOUR COLLECTABLE TRADING
  ASSORTED PGA TOUR COLLECTABLE TRADING CARDS SETS6 Box Sets and 1 Card Set of Gold Memorabilia, PGA Tour. 3 PGA Tour Pro Set - Special Inaugural Set 100 Cards 1991 PGA Tour Set - 285 PGA Tour Photo and Stat Cards 1991 PGA Tour Set - Partners 1992 PGA Tour Pro Set - 12 Photo and Stat Cards 1992 PGA Tour Cards - 12 Photo and Stat Cards #gold #golftradingcards Issued: 1991
• QUEEN MARY 2 INAUGURAL YEAR TEAPOTFine
  QUEEN MARY 2 INAUGURAL YEAR TEAPOTFine Bone China teapot hand decorated with 22 carat gold and inspired by the ship, the Queen Mary 2. Limited edition number 261 of 750 pieces. Original box and certificate included. #queenmary2 #queenmary #teapot Issued: 2004 Dimensions: 5"H Edition Number: 261 of 750 Manufacturer: Queen Mary 2 Country of Origin: England Condition: Good.
• LONGABERGER US CAPITOL BUILDING INAUGURAL
  LONGABERGER US CAPITOL BUILDING INAUGURAL BASKETCollectors Club basket with lid. Handcrafted with plastic protective liner. Dated and factory mark to underside. The Longaberger Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of handcrafted maple wood baskets. The company opened in 1973 in Dresden, Ohio. Issued: 2016 Dimensions: 13.5"L x 6.25"W x 5.25"H Country of Origin: United States Manufacturer: The Longaberger Company Condition: Good
• ASSORTED PGA TOUR COLLECTABLE TRADING
  ASSORTED PGA TOUR COLLECTABLE TRADING CARDS SETS6 Box Sets and 1 Card Set of Gold Memorabilia, PGA Tour. 3 PGA Tour Pro Set - Special Inaugural Set 100 Cards 1991 PGA Tour Set - 285 PGA Tour Photo and Stat Cards 1991 PGA Tour Set - Partners 1992 PGA Tour Pro Set - 12 Photo and Stat Cards 1992 PGA Tour Cards - 12 Photo and Stat Cards #gold #golftradingcards Issued: 1991
• INAUGURAL EDITION CORVETTE COLLECTOR'S
  INAUGURAL EDITION CORVETTE COLLECTOR'S CARDS, SEALEDVette Set Trading Cards by Corvette. Includes 108 Premium Collector's Cards This item in its original casing. Factory sealed. Also includes Callaway Sledgehammer Hologram, Snap-It Deluxe Card Holder, and Collectble Logo badge. Issued: 1991 Dimensions: 8.25"L x 6.5"W x 1.5"H Condition: Age related wear.
• ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED NEW YORK POSTMASTER
  ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED NEW YORK POSTMASTER APPOINTMENT ...DESCRIPTION: Abraham Lincoln 1861 Signed New York, Postmaster Appointment Document. Signed black dip pen "Abraham Lincoln" as President, middle right. Named "John S. Allen" deputy postmaster of New York, upper right. Countersigned by "William H. Seward" as Secretary of State, middle bottom. Dated July 16th 1861. Complete in frame with Abraham Lincoln Inaugural silk ribbon. James Spence Authentication (LOA) Included. CIRCA:1861 ORIGIN:USA DIMENSIONS:H:17" x L:11" CONDITION: Great condition,mild foxing due to age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• LOETZ GUSTAV GURSCHNER (AUSTRIA 1873-1970)
  LOETZ GUSTAV GURSCHNER (AUSTRIA 1873-1970) FLOOR LAMPDESCRIPTION: Gustav Gurschner (Austria 1873-1970) An Austrian Art Nouveau gilt bronze and glass telescopic floor lamp, designed by Gustav Gurschner. Lamp features a blue iridized oil spot Loetz glass shaft and dome base. Further decorated with gilt bronze Art Nouveau floral and figural decoration throughout. Complete with a Loetz decorated iridized mushroom form shade. Fitted with three bulb outlets and wired dimmer. Artist Bio: Gustav Gurschner was a German-born Austrian sculptor whose work combined of Art Nouveau and Wiener Werkstätte aesthetics to create lamps, ashtrays, door knobs, and other functional objects. Featuring the swooping, organic lines typical to the Art Nouveau movement, his objects are distinctly ornate and decorative, as seen in his large Figural Bronze Lamp of a woman carrying a lantern. Born on September 28, 1873 in Mühldorf, Germany, Gurschner went on to study at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1888. He developed an interest in Art Nouveau after visiting Paris in 1897, and later exhibited with the Vienna Secession—a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists—which included the artists and designers Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser. Today, Gurschner’s works can be found in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Petit Palais in Paris. He died on August 2, 1970 in Vienna, Austria. Gurschner studied under August Kühne and Otto König at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, and under Valgrin in Paris. He married the writer Alice Pollak in 1897. In 1898, he participated in the inaugural exposition of the Vienna Secession. From 1904 to 1908, he was part of the Hagenbund, a group of like-minded Austrian artists. CIRCA: Early 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Austria DIMENSIONS: H: 63" x D: 13" Diameter of Base: 16" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
• GEORGE WASHINGTON STERLING INAUGURAL
  GEORGE WASHINGTON STERLING INAUGURAL SWORD REPLICADESCRIPTION: A George Washington sterling silver inaugural sword replica. Features ornate etching throughout the blade with solid silver hilt. Issued by the United States Bicentennial Society. Marked at base of blade "Wilkinson Sword, London" Numbered "993" of 1000 with english hallmarkings. Includes wood mounted display plaque. circa: 1974 ORIGIN: London DIMENSIONS: (Sword) H: 2.5" x W: 4" x L: 34.5" (On plaque) H: 0.5" x W: 6.75" x L: 41.75" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• JOHN F KENNEDY AUTOGRAPHED BOOK[Kennedy
  JOHN F KENNEDY AUTOGRAPHED BOOK[Kennedy Autograph Signature] Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage. New York Harper & Brothers, (1956). Hardback in dust jacket SIGNED by Kennedy on title page. Cache of related material and provenance material laid in, including letter from Mary Benjamin of Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in New York to Ben Caldwell dated 23 April 1971 verifying the authenticity of the presidential autograph and stating the book is the Inaugural Edition. The previous owner_s name, úSarah E. Cowan 1956. N. Y. Cî in ink and the Caldwell book plate are on the front pastedown. An interesting but tenuous clipping is tipped to front free endpaper. 8 3/4" H x 6" W x 1 1/2" D. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Book is in good condition with overall wear to and slight damage to boards. The jacket is some rubbed and has edgewear at extremities and some slight soiling.
• [POKER] THE CARD PLAYER.[Poker] The
  [POKER] THE CARD PLAYER.[Poker] The Card Player. Las Vegas: B & F Enterprises. October 1988 – December 2006. Contains the only six issues released in its inaugural year, as well as the following 200 issues of “the most successful poker magazine to date,” several of which are special editions. Overall condition very good to fine.
• PRIMER CONGRESO MAGICO ARGENTINO.Primer
  PRIMER CONGRESO MAGICO ARGENTINO.Primer Congreso Magico Argentino. Buenos Aires, 1957. Screen-printed one-sheet poster for the inaugural year of the magic convention, depicting a rabbit producing a magician from a top hat. Mounted to foam core, teal metal frame (not under glass). Small losses at folds. 43 x 29”.
• SALVADOR DALI (SPANISH 1904-1989) A
  SALVADOR DALI (SPANISH 1904-1989) A RARE PRINT, "EXPOSI...SALVADOR DALI (Spanish 1904-1989) A RARE PRINT, "Exposition Inaugurale, L'Art Dans le Bijoux, Au Profit des Petits Lits Blancs," PARIS, APRIL-MAY 1971, offset color lithograph, signed in plate, with image of the enamel, diamond and ruby, "Eye of Time," brooch designed by Henryk Kaston (Polish 1910-2010), for Wally F. Findlay Galleries International, printed by Mourlot. 26 1/4" x 20" Condition: Some minor paper wear, signed in plate, edges creased and mild tears, expected wear for age, and 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.
• HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet of
  HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet of Harvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklinî, ìThe Journal of John Woolmanî, ìFruits of Solitude William Penn,î three works in volume no. 1; ìThe Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Platoî, ìThe Golden Sayings of Epictetusî, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius,î two works in vol. no. 2; Francis Bacon, ìEssays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantisî, John Milton, ìAreopagitica and Tractate on Educationî, Sir Thomas Browne, ìReligio Medici,î three works in Vol. no. 3; ìThe Complete Poems of John Milton,î written in English, Vol. no. 4; R. W. Emerson, ìEssays and English Traits,î Vol. no. 5; ìThe Poems and Songs of Robert Burns,î Vol. no. 6; Thomas A. Kempis, ìThe Confessions of St. Augustine; The Imitation of Christ,î Vol. no. 7; Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes, îNine Greek Dramas,î Vol. no. 8; ìLetters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with his treatises on Friendship and Old Ageî, ìLetters of Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus,î two works in Vol. no. 9; Adam Smith, ìAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,î Vol. no. 10; Charles Darwin, ìThe Origin of Species,î Vol. no. 11; ìPlutarchís Lives of Themistocles Pericles Aristides Alcibiades and Coriolanus Demosthenes and Cicero Caesar and Antony,î Vol. no. 12; ìVirgilís Aeneid,î Vol. no. 13; ìStories from the Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nightsí Entertainments),î Vol. no. 16; ìFolk-Lore and Fable: Aesop, Grimm, Andersen,î Vol. no. 17; ìModern English Drama: Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Bryon,î Vol. no. 18; ìJohann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust, part I, Egmont, Hermann and Dorotheaî, ìChristopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus,î two works in Vol. no. 19; ìThe Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise,î Vol. no. 20; Alessandro Manzoni, ìI Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed),î Vol. no. 21; Homer, ìThe Odyssey,î Vol. no. 22; R. H. Dana, Jr., ìTwo Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-Four Years After,î Vol. no. 23; ìEdmund Burke on Taste on the Sublime and Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution, A Letter to a Nobel Lord,î Vol. no. 24; ìJohn Stuart Mill, Autobiography Essay on Libertyî, ìThomas Carlyle, Characteristics Inaugural Address Essay on Scott,î two works in Vol. no. 25; ìContinental Drama: Calderon, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Lessing, Schiller,î Vol. no. 26; ìEnglish Essays from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay,î Vol. no. 27; ìEssays, English and American,î Vol. no. 28; Charles Darwin, ìThe Voyage of the Beagle,î Vol. no. 29; ìScientific Papers: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology,î Vol. no. 30; ìThe Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini,î Vol. no. 31; ìLiterary and Philosophical Essays. French, German, and Italian,î Vol. no. 32; ìVoyages and Travels, Ancient and Modern,î Vol. no. 33; ìFrench and English Philosophers: Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes,î Vol. no. 34; ìChronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed,î Vol. no. 35; Niccolo Machiavelli, ìThe Princeî, Sir Thomas More, ìUtopiaî, Martin Luther, ìNinety-Five Theses address to the German Nobility Concerning Christian Liberty,î three works in Vol. no. 36; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume I from Chaucer to Gray,î Vol. no. 40; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume II from Collins to Fitzgerald,î Vol. no. 41; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume III from Tennyson to Whitman,î Vol. no. 42; ìAmerican Historical Documents, 1000-1904,î Vol. no. 43; ìSacred Writings. Volume I, Confucian, Hebrew, Christian (Part I),î Vol. no. 44; ìSacred Writings. Volume II, Christian (Part II), Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedian,î Vol. no. 45; ìElizabethan Drama. Volume I, Marlowe, Shakespeare,î Vol. no. 46; ìElizabethan Drama: Dekker, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Webster, Massinger,î volume II, Vol. no. 47; ìBlaise Pascal, Thoughts, Letters, Minor Works,î Vol. no. 48; ìEpic and Saga: Beowulfî, ìThe Song of Rolandî, ìThe Destruction of Da Dergaís Hostelî, ìThe Story of the Volsungsî, and ìNiblungs,î five works in Vol. no. 49; ìThe Editorís Introduction Readerís Guide, Index to the First Lines of Poem Songs & Choruses Hymns & Psalms, General Index, Chronological Index,î Vol. no. 50. Each volume; Height: 8 3/4 x width: 6 1/4 in. Condition: Some discoloration to book covers and water damage. 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. 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.
• 1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN INAUGURATION LETTER1865
  1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN INAUGURATION LETTER1865 Abraham Lincoln Inauguration Letter. March 6, 1865 handwritten letter on Treasury Department stationery to U.S. Treasurer Francis E. Spinner requesting tickets to the second inaugural ball of Lincoln. "Can you tell me where to find a ticket for the Inauguration Ball?" 8 in. x 5 in. Framed 15 in. x 12 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• RARE "DONE IN THE OPEN" FREDERIC REMINGTON
  RARE "DONE IN THE OPEN" FREDERIC REMINGTON 1902Presented in this lot is the Rare "Done in the Open, Drawings by Frederick Remington", 1902 copyright Robert Howard Russell, P. F. Collier & Son Publisher, New York. "Done In The Open drawings by Frederic Remington with an introduction and verses by Owen Wister and others" is a fascinating, early 20th-century collection of outdoor sketches by Frederic Remington and a verse collection published by American author Owen Wister. The book contains 72 Frederic Remington art pieces with a few in color. The piece shows 12 double page drawings, 28 full page drawings, and 32 smaller drawings. Each of the drawings is accompanied by the art’s title and a verse or poem about the piece. The book was a collaboration with the artist, Frederic Sackrider Remington, the verses being written to accompany Remington's drawings. Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United States in the last quarter of the 19th century and featuring such images as cowboys, American Indians, and the US Cavalry. Remington's collaboration with Wister on The Evolution of the Cowpuncher, published by Harper's Monthly in September 1893, was the first statement of the mythical cowboy in American literature, spawning the entire genre of Western fiction, films, and theater that followed. Remington provided the concept of the project, its factual content, and its illustrations and Wister supplied the stories, sometimes altering Remington's ideas. Remington's prototype cowboys were Mexican rancheros but Wister made the American cowboys descendants of Saxons. In truth, they were both partially right, as the first American cowboys were both the ranchers who tended the cattle and horses of the American Revolutionary Army on Long Island and the Mexicans who ranched in the Arizona and California territories. Remington was one of the first American artists to illustrate the true gait of the horse in motion (along with Thomas Eakins), The galloping horse became Remington's signature subject, which was copied and interpreted by many Western artists who followed him to adopt the correct anatomical motion. Though criticized by some for his use of photography, Remington often created depictions that slightly exaggerated natural motion to satisfy the eye. He wrote that "the artist must know more than the camera... (the horse must be) incorrectly drawn from the photographic standpoint (to achieve the desired effect). Also, noteworthy was Remington's invention of "cowboy" sculpture. From his inaugural piece, "The Bronco Buster", he created an art form which is still very popular among collectors of Western art. He has been called the "Father of Cowboy Sculpture." This Cream-colored boards hardcover is in fair overall condition, the front cover decorated with the Remington portrait, "Infantry Soldier", a cloth backstrip on the spine. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Intact pages exhibit age tanning, tears. Covers and spine are dirty. Quite a bit of edge wear is evident, including crushed spine ends and exposed board at corners. Inner hinge is cracked and a little loose. Some interior gutters are cracked. Inside pages exhibit occasional edge wear. Measures 11.5"W x 16.5"L x .5"D.
• ALICE F. MASON(Illinois, 1895-1977) World
  ALICE F. MASON(Illinois, 1895-1977) World Below the Brine, identified on exhibition label verso, mixed media on Masonite, 18 x 20 in.; original distressed painted wood frame, 25-5/8 x 27-3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of Brock Arms, Flat Rock, North Carolina Note: Alice F. Mason, not to be confused with Alice Trumbull Mason, exhibited in the Chicago area from circa 1937 into the 1950s. She exhibited both at the Art Institute of Chicago and in the important protest, Exhibition Momentum, Her title for this work is taken from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman."When the Art Institute of Chicago banned undergraduate works from eligibility for its annual ?Artists of Chicago and Vicinity? exhibition, Exhibition Momentum was born to give those young artists a place to show their work. In the inaugural catalogue, the introduction states that Exhibition Momentum will aid in ?retaining artists in Chicago who might ordinarily be forced to seek recognition elsewhere.? Indeed, many young artists trained in Chicago moved away soon after their schooling to seek greater exposure in New York. Ironically, Leon Golub, one of the founders of Exhibition Momentum, was among them." -Archives of American Art Condition: surface dirt, some points of retouch
• CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF ONE OUNCE GOLD COINinaugural
  CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF ONE OUNCE GOLD COINinaugural year of 1979, one ounce of .999 fine gold Provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania Condition: lustrous and without evidence of circulation
• J. CRAIG THORPE (B. 1948) "OHIO LOCOMOTIVE"J.
  J. CRAIG THORPE (B. 1948) "OHIO LOCOMOTIVE"J. Craig Thorpe (American, B. 1948) "Ohio Locomotive" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood Legendary Locomotives of the 50 States Ohio Commemorative Cover postmarked June 12, 1995. During the predawn hours of June 12, 1905, engineer Jerry McCarthy received a call imploring him to make up time on the Pennsylvania Special's much-publicized inaugural run. McCarthy was assigned to engine No. 7002 and given the formidable task of shaving time off the next leg of the westbound trip. Because the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway (a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad) was locked in a speed war with its rival, the New York Central, a timely run was imperative. Both companies were vying to trim their Chicago-to-New York schedules to 18 hours. While McCarthy was pulling out all the stops with No. 7002, switch-tower operators compared timings and estimated his train's speed along a three-mile stretch between AY Tower and Elida, Ohio. Although they concluded that the engineer had achieved a world-record speed of 127.1 miles per hour, it is now believed that this finding was speculative at best. Nonetheless, McCarthy was traveling at a tremendous clip and did indeed make up a sizable amount of time on the lagging Pennsylvania Special's maiden run. In this painting, No. 7002 is steaming across flat lands in western Ohio. This storied E2-class 4-4-2 engine was built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Works in 1902. To avoid confusion with its similarly-named Pennsylvania Limited, the Pennsy in November 1912 renamed the Special to become its flagship Broadway Limited -- a name it has held ever since. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 18 x 15 in. Unframed. (B15099) Condition: - By registering to bid for this auction either in-house or online and/or placing a bid in this auction the BIDDER/BUYER agrees to all the terms and conditions of Helmuth Stone Gallery Auctions. - Due to the size of our gallery not all items are out for preview at one time. If you plan on coming to preview any lot(s) we recommend letting us know prior so we can have them collected and prepared for your preview. - All silver, gold and/or jewelry lots or invoices containing said lots MUST be paid for via WIRE TRANSFER, no other forms of payment will be accepted. - All items are sold as-is where-is and no guarantees are made of any kind. All sales are final; no refunds will be given under any circumstances. - All artwork is listed and sold per section (10) of our terms and conditions, please read over all definitions of authorship prior to bidding to better understand artwork listings. - Helmuth Stone Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. - Online images can sometimes be low quality due to the uploading process, original high-resolution images can be requested via email at HelmuthStone@gmail.com - We recommend looking into shipping quotes prior to bidding, shipping quotes can take up to a week or more post-sale as we host our auctions through multiple online platforms and shipping can become backlogged, if you would like a list of local shippers please email us directly. - Our auction catalogs are hosted through multiple online platforms along with phone and in-house bidding. Bids placed on other platforms are not shown through this catalog. Because of this, even if it appears you are the only absentee bid or bidder on a lot, you may already be outbid or may have placed a bid equal to another bidder. Therefore, we always recommend bidding live. - Unless otherwise stated in the description, all items are sold without additional documentation or COAs. If any supporting documentation is available an image will be available online via the catalog listing.
• MARGARET MELLIS INK PAINTING WITH CIGARETTEMargaret
  MARGARET MELLIS INK PAINTING WITH CIGARETTEMargaret Mellis (Scottish born in China, 1914-2009). Ink painting with collaged cigarette, n.d. Inscribed "El Cigarillo y el Arte, Despues de Ferryfrost / London Oct. MM MA" at lower right. A fascinating piece by Margaret Mellis featuring two long-lashed eyes delineated in indigo blue ink, the eye to the right presenting the word "ART" on the sclera, as well as an actual cigarette collaged to the left of the composition with lyrical passages of yellow and pink ink suggesting light radiating from the cigarette butt, swirling plumes of smoke, and a heart surrounding the "ART" eye. The inscription below reads, "El Cigarillo y el Arte, Despues de Ferryfrost" suggesting enjoying a cigarette after partaking in a "Ferryfrost" - perhaps Mellis' alternative word for sex. A whimsical artwork by Margaret Mellis mounted under glass in a custom frame. Size: 5.875" L x 7.875" W (14.9 cm x 20 cm) About the artist: "Born in 1914, in China, Margaret Mellis and her family returned to Scotland soon after her birth. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was taught by SJ Peploe and WG Gillies, and learnt alongside Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and William Gear. In 1933, she went to Paris to study under Andre Lhote, followed by another visit in 1937. In between, in 1936, she met Adrian Stokes; the couple married in 1938. Together, they moved to St Ives, Cornwall, arguably heralding the next wave of artists to the area, with Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Naum Gabo, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, and Roger Hilton. Before this, she studied for a time at the Euston Road School, before fleeing to Cornwall following the outbreak of war. This move to St Ives coincided with Mellis exploring collage and relief. Created from found materials and paper, these collages were exhibited in New Movements in Art, at the London Museum in 1942. In 1946, following her divorce from Stokes, Mellis met the artist Francis Davison, with whom she moved to London, and then to Cap d' Antibes, in 1947. They married in 1948, and relocated to Walberswick, and later Syleham, Norfolk, in 1950, and then to Suffolk. For much of this time, though both continued to create artworks, neither was widely exhibited in London - they were geographically and, at times, conceptually, distant from life in the capital. This began to change, after Mellis embarked upon a series of large abstract paintings known as 'colour structures'. These were exhibited in London, with solo shows at Grabowski Gallery, in 1969, and then at Basil Jacobs Gallery, in 1972. From both shows, Mellis sold work to important public collections; the Government Art Collection bought a painting from the Basil Jacobs show, in 1972, while a painting had earlier been purchased by the Arts Council of Great Britain, in 1969. In 1978, Mellis started creating driftwood reliefs, which she found while walking along the local coast at Southwold, and likened the creative process to Surrealist automatism. In the mid-'80s, Mellis was included in several high-profile exhibitions, including the important survey show of St Ives 1939-64, staged at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985, and later Scottish Art since 1900, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. In 1987, the Redfern Gallery staged a retrospective exhibition, from which the Tate and Arts Council bought recent driftwood reliefs. The exhibition was also attended by a young Damien Hirst; intrigued by the driftwood constructions in particular, Hirst wrote to the artist, and was invited to visit Mellis in Southwold, forming a lasting friendship. Mellis was part of the Tate St Ives' inaugural exhibition in 1993, and was the subject of a retrospective that opened at City Art Centre, Edinburgh, and toured the UK, in 1997. Recent exhibitions include Modern Scottish Women 1885-1965, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and a joint-show with Damien Hirst at Pier Arts Centre, Orkney. In 2018, her work featured in an exhibition inspired by Virginia Woolf and her writings, at Tate St Ives." (Redfern Gallery website) Provenance: private Santa Barbara, California, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #179033 Condition: Inscribed "El Cigarillo y el Arte, Despues de Ferryfrost / London Oct. MM MA" at lower right. Artwork is mounted under glass in a custom frame. It has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in excellent condition. Gold tone metal frame has minor surface wear but is otherwise very nice. Glass is intact. Frame is fit with suspension wire.
• EXHIBITED MARGARET MELLIS PASTEL - "BIG
  EXHIBITED MARGARET MELLIS PASTEL - "BIG BURDOCK LEAF"Margaret Mellis (Scottish born in China, 1914-2009). "Big Burdock Leaf" pastel on envelope, n.d. Initialed "M.M." twice at lower left and once at lower right. Exhibition label on verso. A wonderful pastel composition on a deconstructed paper envelope by Margaret Mellis mounted behind glass in a custom frame. The composition is true to its title, depicting a bouquet of colorful flowers displayed in a glass vase before a massive Burdock leaf. All is delineated in Mellis' signature expressive style, and a label on the verso indicates that this piece was exhibited at Gainsborough's House Sudbury Suffolk, August 22 to October 18, 1992. In addition to Mellis' undeniable artistry, unique style and format, the theme of this piece is particularly symbolic as Burdock is associated with abundance and has been used in rituals to bring about vitality, prosperity, and virility. Size (artwork): 12" L x 15.5" W (30.5 cm x 39.4 cm) Size (frame): 19.2" L x 22.25" W (48.8 cm x 56.5 cm) About the artist: "Born in 1914, in China, Margaret Mellis and her family returned to Scotland soon after her birth. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was taught by SJ Peploe and WG Gillies, and learnt alongside Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and William Gear. In 1933, she went to Paris to study under Andre Lhote, followed by another visit in 1937. In between, in 1936, she met Adrian Stokes; the couple married in 1938. Together, they moved to St Ives, Cornwall, arguably heralding the next wave of artists to the area, with Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Naum Gabo, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, and Roger Hilton. Before this, she studied for a time at the Euston Road School, before fleeing to Cornwall following the outbreak of war. This move to St Ives coincided with Mellis exploring collage and relief. Created from found materials and paper, these collages were exhibited in New Movements in Art, at the London Museum in 1942. In 1946, following her divorce from Stokes, Mellis met the artist Francis Davison, with whom she moved to London, and then to Cap d' Antibes, in 1947. They married in 1948, and relocated to Walberswick, and later Syleham, Norfolk, in 1950, and then to Suffolk. For much of this time, though both continued to create artworks, neither was widely exhibited in London - they were geographically and, at times, conceptually, distant from life in the capital. This began to change, after Mellis embarked upon a series of large abstract paintings known as 'colour structures'. These were exhibited in London, with solo shows at Grabowski Gallery, in 1969, and then at Basil Jacobs Gallery, in 1972. From both shows, Mellis sold work to important public collections; the Government Art Collection bought a painting from the Basil Jacobs show, in 1972, while a painting had earlier been purchased by the Arts Council of Great Britain, in 1969. In 1978, Mellis started creating driftwood reliefs, which she found while walking along the local coast at Southwold, and likened the creative process to Surrealist automatism. In the mid-'80s, Mellis was included in several high-profile exhibitions, including the important survey show of St Ives 1939-64, staged at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985, and later Scottish Art since 1900, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. In 1987, the Redfern Gallery staged a retrospective exhibition, from which the Tate and Arts Council bought recent driftwood reliefs. The exhibition was also attended by a young Damien Hirst; intrigued by the driftwood constructions in particular, Hirst wrote to the artist, and was invited to visit Mellis in Southwold, forming a lasting friendship. Mellis was part of the Tate St Ives' inaugural exhibition in 1993, and was the subject of a retrospective that opened at City Art Centre, Edinburgh, and toured the UK, in 1997. Recent exhibitions include Modern Scottish Women 1885-1965, at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and a joint-show with Damien Hirst at Pier Arts Centre, Orkney. In 2018, her work featured in an exhibition inspired by Virginia Woolf and her writings, at Tate St Ives." (Redfern Gallery website) Provenance: private Santa Barbara, California, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #179037 Condition: Initialed "MM" twice at lower left and once at lower right. Exhibition label for Gainsborough's House Sudbury Suffolk, August 22 to October 18, 1992 on verso. Artwork is mounted under glass in a custom frame. It has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in excellent condition. Gold tone metal frame has minor surface wear but is otherwise very nice. Frame is fit with suspension wire.