MILLS BROTHERS BIG THREE RING CIRCUS.MillsMILLS BROTHERS BIG THREE RING CIRCUS.Mills Brothers Big Three Ring Circus. Henry G. Peat Printing Co., ca. 1940. Pictorial broadside for the Mills Brothers Circus, "The World's Wonderland brought to your door." 10 _ x 28". Creased, light marginal chipping, blue pencil markings, and light soiling around some creases. Good.
MILLER BROTHERS 101 REAL WILD WESTMILLER BROTHERS 101 REAL WILD WEST AND GREAT FAR EAST.Coles, John A. Miller Brothers 101 Real Wild West and Great Far East. Oklahoma, 1926. Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the full cast in costume, at their headquarters in Ardmore, Okla. 48 x 8". Chipping and staining along top margin with two tears affecting image, two upper corners torn in margin, staining and scraping along the bottom of image, and some soiling on the ends.
MILLER BROTHERS SHOWS IN THE BIGMILLER BROTHERS SHOWS IN THE BIG TENT.Miller Brothers Shows in the Big Tent. Curtiss Shoprint, ca. 1930s. Pictorial broadside for the Miller Brothers Shows, featuring "Bill Miller, America's Fastest Foot Juggler," among other acts. 9 x 24". Light marginal chipping, creasing, minor soiling. Good.
MILLER BROS. 101 RANCH, WILD WESTMILLER BROS. 101 RANCH, WILD WEST AND GREAT FAR EAST.Kelty, Edward (American, 1888 Ð 1967). Miller Bros. 101 Ranch, Wild West and Great Far East. New York, ca. 1926. Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the Miller Bros. 101 Ranch, Wild West and Great Far East Show troupe. All faces are clear and some performers are pulling small gags for the photo. 41 x 8". Creased in the middle, with two small tears with one affecting image, and pinholes in corners. Very good.
MILLER BROS. 101 RANCH REAL WILDMILLER BROS. 101 RANCH REAL WILD WEST AND GREAT FAR EAS...Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West and Great Far East. Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. N.p., ca. 1910s. Color lithograph mounted on board, in a wooden frame. 39 x 26 _". Chipped portion upper right, scattered tears and losses, toning, trimmed borders. Poor.
A Lane Brothers "Swift Mill" andA Lane Brothers "Swift Mill" and a John Wright Painted Cast Iron Coffee Mill
19th Century
the first embossed Pat'd Feb 9 1875 to the body and The Swift Mill Lane Brothers Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to each wheel; the second embossed John Wright Inc Wrightsville PA Coffee Mill to each wheel.
Height of taller 13 3/4 x width 11 x depth 9 inches.
"THE MILLS OF J & L..." BY JOHN"THE MILLS OF J & L..." BY JOHN GRAVES. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1919-2004). Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1996 lower left. Folksy landscape of "The Mills of J&K on 2nd Ave." showing the Jones & Laughlin steel mills. 24"h. 44"w., framed, 25.75"h. 45.75"w.
19th c. coffee mill marked ''The19th c. coffee mill marked ''The Swift Mill Lane Brothers Poughkeepsie N.Y.'' 29'' Ht.
Benjamin Miller (Cincinnati OHBenjamin Miller (Cincinnati OH 1877-1964) A Pair of Works Two woodcuts on paper one titled Samson Destroying the Temple and the other titled St. Francis and the Birds l.l. each signed l.r.; largest plate size 10 x 12.5 in. Condition: Unframed.
"THE MILLS..." BY JOHN GRAVES."THE MILLS..." BY JOHN GRAVES. Pennsylvania, 1919-2004. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1996 lower left. Folksy landscape of "The Mills on the Mon in Winter" showing steel mills along the Monongahela River. 22"h. 28"w., framed, 24"h. 30"w.
MILLER BROTHERS 101 RANCH REALMILLER BROTHERS 101 RANCH REAL WILD WEST SEASON 1927.Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Real Wild West Season 1927. Wichita: V.T. Brown, 1927. Sepia-toned panoramic photo of the crew and cast of the show in full costume. In a wooden frame. 45 x 9". Minor toning at edges. Very good.
TWO 19TH C. IRON COFFEE MILLS MOUNTEDTWO 19TH C. IRON COFFEE MILLS MOUNTED AS LAMPS Two Enterprise Manufacturing Company (American 1864-1956), cast iron coffee mills, patent date 1873, now mounted as lamps comprising, a large black painted mill and a medium red painted mill, both with molded marks. Approximate dimensions: large lamp to top of socket h. 25.25", w. 17.25", d. 15.5".
THOMAS MILLS & BROTHERS COPPERTHOMAS MILLS & BROTHERS COPPER KETTLE. Philadelphia late 19th century. Round copper kettle with two wrought iron handles. Impressed ''Thos. Mills & Bros. 1801 N. 8th St Philada''. 21.5''dia.
MILLS, ROBERT. MARION DISTRICT,MILLS, ROBERT. MARION DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA... ...Surveyed by Thos. Harlee D. S. / Improved for Mills' Atlas , n.d., circa 1825, engraved by H. S. Tanner & Associates; with outline color; presented in gold tone wooden frame.
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY),AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), TWO SILHOUETTES OF MASSACHUSETTS BROTHERS Circa 1830, hollow-cut paper with block print coat and shirt, unsigned, presented in uniform gilt brass clad wood frames, both with later lineage inscriptions to verso identifying the sitters as Parker Lawrence (1798-1835) and Charlie Lawrence (1800-1872) of Pepperell, Massachusetts.
PHOTOGRAPH, ENOS A. MILLS EnosPHOTOGRAPH, ENOS A. MILLS Enos A. Mills (American, 1870-1922), "End of the Trail," 1919, sepia tone silver print, signed lower right, embossed stamp with date lower left, overall (with frame): 16"h x 24"w
MILLARD SHEETS COLOR SILKSCREENMILLARD SHEETS COLOR SILKSCREEN (American 1907-1989) titled ''Birds of a Feather.'' Image measures 20.25'' x 12.5'' pencil signed ''Millard Sheets'' lower right numbered 107/150. In a silvered wood frame.
McKenney and Hall (American 19thMcKenney and Hall (American 19th c.) pair of hand-colored lithographs including "Apauly- Tustennuggee" and "Stum-Ma-Nu a Flat-Head Boy" published by Daniel Rice and James G. Clark Philadelphia and F.W. Greenough Philadelphia both sight 14 in. x 10 in. both attractively matted and framed.
STEEL MILLS BY JOHN GRAVES. Pennsylvania,STEEL MILLS BY JOHN GRAVES. Pennsylvania, 1919-2004. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1985. Building marked "JL" for Jones & Laughlin steel mills on the Monongahela river. Unframed, 18"h. 24"w.
Charles Bowen Sims (American, 1904-1993),Charles Bowen Sims (American, 1904-1993), "Mabry Mill, Martinsville, VA"; oil on board; 24" x 36"; signed lower left.
HENRY MILLER,UNTITLED (THE COUPLE),HENRY MILLER,UNTITLED (THE COUPLE), 1966Henry Valentine Miller (American, 1891-1980) Untitled (The couple), 1966 ink and watercolor on paper dated and signed 58/66 Henry Miller lower right sight 18 1/4 x 14 1/2in (46.4 x 36.8cm)Provenance: A gift from the artist to the present owner. Property from a Private Collection.
Condition:
Not examined out of the frame. There is light buckling to the paper throughout.
Benjamin Miller (Cincinnati OHBenjamin Miller (Cincinnati OH 1877-1964) A Pair of Works Two woodcuts on paper one titled Pine Trees - Georgia u.r. and the other titled Rebecca at the Well and dated 1926 l.r. each signed l.r.; largest plate size 12.5 x 8.25 in.
American oil on canvas portraitAmerican oil on canvas portrait mid 19th c. of the Langworth Brothers of Boston Spa NY 30" x 25". Provenance: Harry Hartman. ?
After Sir John Everett MillaisAfter Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829-1896) "Couple Courting with a Collie Looking On", mezzotint, sight 30-3/4" x 22-1/2", published by Thomas Agnew & Sons, October 20, 1879, London. Glazed, matted and handsomely framed.
Two coffee mills: one finger jointedTwo coffee mills: one finger jointed hardwood with cast iron top marked "Favorite Mill Arcade Mfg. Co.", 9 in.; one brass with drawer, 10 in. Brass mill with loss to top of knob, old silver plating.
John Faulkner (American/MississippiJohn Faulkner (American/Mississippi 1901-1963) "Sorghum Mill at Night" oil on canvas board signed lower right Curl Galleries Washington DC label and typed description of scene en verso 18 in. x 24 in. framed. Note: Younger brother of William Faulkner the artist and author John Faulkner most probably painted this work as part of his "Vanishing South" series.
"The Mill Stream"; oil on canvas;"The Mill Stream"; oil on canvas; 24 1/4" x 20 1/4"; signed lower right, M. Klemm. Small repair.
1825 mill and verse sampler, mill1825 mill and verse sampler, mill with pond and ducks surrounded by trees under two four-line verses titled "Religion" and "Wisdom", below mill "Ann Wayne 1825", rose and vine border, silk on linen, 17-1/2 x 21 in. (sight); later wood frame. Extensive folding, grime at edges, appears to have a paper against card backing. According to family history, descended in Wayne family; Ann Wayne was a relative of the Revolutionary War hero Captain Anthony Wayne after whom Waynesville, North Carolina, is named. Private Collection, Arden, North Carolina.
William Collingwood-Smith (BritishWilliam Collingwood-Smith (British 1815-1887) MILL SCENE watercolor framed signed: lower right Collingwood Smith sight size: H13'' W19'' Provenance: North Carolina private collection.
2 pieces. (Rowing.) American 19th-Century2 pieces. (Rowing.) American 19th-Century Photographs. The Ward Brothers - World Champion Rowers: "Four Ward Brothers World's Champion Rowers." Albumen print, 1871. 14 x 11 1/4 inches (355 x 285 mm), on later mount. Caption in 20th-Century ink along bottom edge of photo. Image of the bare-chested Ward Brothers - Henry, Joshua, Ellis & Gilbert. This photo was reproduced as the frontis. of Irene Ward Norsen's Ward Brothers Champions of The World, New York, etc., 1956. * Cabinet Card Photo Portrait of Ellis Ward. Springfield: A.E. Alden, ca. 1880. Clear & clean.
[Civil War - CDV] Patriotic CDV[Civil War - CDV] Patriotic CDV of Two Young Brothers with imprint of ?T.P. Collins Westfield Mass? and blue-green two cent revenue stamp. Capturing the ''Spirit of ??T76'' and perhaps the Fourth of July festivities two unknown civilian boys sport a patriotic pose presenting flag and drum. Condition: CDV slightly soiled with soft corners about VG.
JOHN WILLIAM HILL AND BENJAMINJOHN WILLIAM HILL AND BENJAMIN F. SMITHJohn William Hill and Benjamin F. Smith , "New Orleans from the Lower Cotton Press 1852", small format chromolithograph, after David Moody (American, 1774-1874), published by Smith Bros. & Co., New York, sight 5 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in., framed
John R. Miller (American/New Orleans,John R. Miller (American/New Orleans, 20th Century) "Male Nude Studies", pair of India ink drawings on paper, sight 13-1/2" x 10", signed lower right "John Miller". Glazed and presented in ebonized frames.
"THE LAST MILLS" BY JOHN GRAVES."THE LAST MILLS" BY JOHN GRAVES. Pennsylvania, 1919-2004. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1998. Sunset scene with brick steel mills marked "JL" for Jones & Laughlin and bridges and steamboat coal barges on the Monongahela river. 24"h. 36"w., framed, 28.25"h. 40.25"w.
19th c. coffee grinder ''The Swift19th c. coffee grinder ''The Swift Mill Lane Bros. Poughkeepsie N.Y.'' 25'' Ht.
William Lester Stevens (Massachusetts,William Lester Stevens (Massachusetts, 1888-1969) The Lumber Mill, signed lower right "Wm. Lester Stevens", oil on Masonite, 19-3/8 x 23-3/4 in.; possibly original painted wood step frame,