A NORWEGIAN BIRCH PEG TANKARD, 19THA NORWEGIAN BIRCH PEG TANKARD, 19TH CENTURYA Norwegian birch peg tankard19th centuryInside of lid hinge incised OB, underside inscised with number XXXVIII.height 9 3/8in (24cm); length 9 3/4in (25cm); width 7 1/2in (19cm) Provenance:<
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), WORMJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), WORM WOOD HARE (PLATE LXXXVIII) Title: John James Audubon (1785-1851), Worm Wood Hare (Plate LXXXVIII) Medium: hand-colored lithograph on paper Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 26 1/2 Framed dimension: 24 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 5/8
JOHN WOODHOUSE AUDUBON (1812-1862),JOHN WOODHOUSE AUDUBON (1812-1862), LONG-TAILED DEER (PLATE CXVIII) Title: John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862), Long-Tailed Deer (Plate CXVIII) Medium: hand-colored lithograph on paper Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 26 1/2 Framed dimension: 24 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 5/8
Robert Charles Davidson (b. 1946 ),Robert Charles Davidson (b. 1946 ), Haida THREE WORKS: CYCLES, 1979; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT (MARGARET AND EDWIN), 1982; DOGFISH, 1982 signed, titled, unnumbered; signed, dated, unnumbered; signed, dated and numbered VIII/XX1 A.P 10 x 10 in — 25.4 x 25.4 cm; 7 x 10 in — 17.8 x 25.4 cm; 7 x 6 in — 17.8 x 15.2 cm
RALPH STEADMAN (BRITISH, B. 1936) (2)RALPH STEADMAN (BRITISH, B. 1936) (2) Macbeth signed and numbered in ink 'Ralph Steadman 16/100' (in lower margin) print in colours 74 x 51cm together with another print in colours by the same hand, Henry VIII, signed and numbered in pencil 'Ralph Steadman 27/100' (in lower margin), 74 x 51cm (2) ARR Provenance Private collection, UK
ROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHICROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF PRINCE GEORGE, DUKE OF YORK, THE FUTURE KING GEORGE V a gift to his son, the future King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor), silver print, the circular head and shoulders portrait mounted on card, the mount signed in pencil by the sitter “For darling David, from Papa, Xmas 1899”, 9cm x 10cm, framed and glazed, 44.2cm x 34.3cm overall Provenance: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, The Public Collections Sotheby’s, New York, September 11-19, 1997, lot 148 Private collection, Somerset.
An Edwardian VIII five piece silverAn Edwardian VIII five piece silver condiment set, blue glass liners, pepperette 70mm h, by Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1936, 7ozs 15dwts More Information Uniformly good condition, no engraving
An English sheet brass snuff or tobaccoAn English sheet brass snuff or tobacco box, early 19th c, with three dial combination lock, 83mm l Combination: VIII (top) V (left) III (right) More Information Good condition with only slight signs of wear. Note: mechanism on underside of the lid exposed
An Edward VIII silver cigarette caseAn Edward VIII silver cigarette case and a George VI silver cigarette case, 9.8 and 13cm, both Birmingham, by William Neale Ltd, 1936 and Dudley R Howitt, 1944, 11ozs 3dwts More Information Both in good condition. The larger with a few light scratches, both closing tightly shut
MATSUMI KANEMITSU, DECEMBER GROUP VIII,MATSUMI KANEMITSU, DECEMBER GROUP VIII, 1959, INKMatsumi Kanemitsu (Japanese/American, 1922-1992), December Group VIII, 1959, ink and paper, signed and dated upper right with embossed seal. Image measures appx 23" x 28 3/4" and 27 3/4" x 33" framed,
BARRY MASTELLER (B. 1945), "NATURALBARRY MASTELLER (B. 1945), "NATURAL OCCURRENCE VIII," 1989, OIL ON TWO JOINED CANVASES, 28.25" H XBarry Masteller(b. 1945)"Natural Occurrence VIII," 1989Oil on two joined canvasesSigned lower right: Masteller; signed again, titled and dated, verso28.25" H x 52.25" W
NICK VACCARO "TO A TRAP VIII" (1969NICK VACCARO "TO A TRAP VIII" (1969 COLOR RELIEF PRINT)Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
To a Trap VIII , 1969
Color relief on BFK Rives paper
22" x 30" (sheet)
Pencil-signed, titled, and numbered (an edition of 6) to the bottom margin. Not framed.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
Condition
Very good condition, with very slight creasing from handling.
NICK VACCARO "XXVIII" (OIL ON CANVAS,NICK VACCARO "XXVIII" (OIL ON CANVAS, CA. 1985)Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
XXVIII , circa 1985
Oil on canvas
72" x 68"
Estate stamp signature and title to the reverse.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
Condition
Very good condition, with no in-painting or touch-ups.
YAACOV AGAM "WOMAN" (SERIGRAPH CA. 1980S)YaacovYAACOV AGAM "WOMAN" (SERIGRAPH CA. 1980S)Yaacov Agam
(Israeli-French, b. 1928)
Woman , circa 1980s
Serigraph on paper
10 1/4" x 11 3/4" (image)
Pencil-signed and numbered (XXVIII / LIV) to the bottom margin. Housed in a glazed frame measuring 18 3/4" x 20 1/4".
Condition
Very good condition, noting minor outgassing inside the frame's glass.
BOOKS ON OPERA AND BALLET, 10 Ten BooksBOOKS ON OPERA AND BALLET, 10 Ten Books about Opera and Ballet, including: "A Treasury of Grand Opera" edited by Henry W. Simon, "A Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan: The Words and the Musica of One Hundred and Two Songs from Eleven Operettes" edited by Deems Taylor, "Rigoletto: Melodramma in tre Atti de Francesco Maria Piave by Giuseppe Verdi," "Round about the Ballet" by William Cubberly and Joseph Carman, "Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: 1911-1944" by George Detaille and Gerard Mulys, "Ballet" photography by Serge Lido, "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes" by Boris Kochno, "In the Grand Style: The Glory of the Metropolitan Opera" by Nancy Ellison, and Volume V and VIII of "The Ideal Home Music Library." 11.25" H x 17.25" W x 1" D. Keywords: Reading. Library, Bibliophile, Dance
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ART & CULTURE BOOKS,RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ART & CULTURE BOOKS, 15 Collection of 15 Russian language art and history books, comprising (in the Russian Language): Nikulin, N "German and Austrian Painting of the XV-XVIII Centuries", Dmitrov, Zakharii "Mural Ornaments of the Architectural Monuments of Struma, Mesta, and Maritsa" (in Bulgarian), Melientev, Yuri "Russian Ornamental Tiles XV-XIX Centuries", Tarasov, L.M. "Teatro La Scala", Nagishkin, Dmitri "Tales of the Amur", Arapova, T.B. "Chinese Painted Enamels", Gogol, Nikolai "Taras Bulba", Myasnikov, Aleksandr "History of the City of Moscow", and "History of the City of St. Petersburg", "The State Museum of Asian Art, Moscow", "Masterpieces of Painting in the Museums of the USSR", Pushkin, A "Eugene Onegin", Baktin, L.M. "Leonardo da Vinci", "Icons of Bulgaria" (in Bulgarian), Granin, Daniil "Reborn from the Ashes: Petrodvorets, Pushkin, Pavlovsk". Largest: 13.5" H x 10.5" W. Keywords: Coffee table books, Reading, Library
PRINT, MARCO SASSONE Marco Sassone (Italian/American,PRINT, MARCO SASSONE Marco Sassone (Italian/American, b. 1942), "Venetian Garden," serigraph, pencil signed lower right, edition, XVIII/XXV, overall (with frame): 41"h x 30"w
SCULPTURE, LOUISE NEVELSON Louise NevelsonSCULPTURE, LOUISE NEVELSON Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988), "Rain Garden Cryptic VIII," circa 1970, painted and carved wood box sculpture, gallery labels (Pace Gallery, New York City and Edwin A. Ulrich Mueum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas) affixed below, overall (closed): 4.75"h x 9.75"w x 7"d. Provenance: Purchased from The Pace Gallery (New York, NY), 1978.
JOSEPH GUAY, 4 FIGURAL NUDE RESIN WORKSJOSEPH GUAY, 4 FIGURAL NUDE RESIN WORKS Joseph Guay (American / Georgia b. 1971), 'Solitude XXI, XXII, XVIII' and 'Nude Series 2', photo under resin, ink signed and Gallery Momus label en verso, all unframed. Approximate Dimensions:Nude 2 h. 10" w. 10", d. 2"; Solitude XVIII h. 22", w. 18", d. 4".
US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER,US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, 1789 The Independent Gazetteer; or, The Chronicle of Freedom. August 19, 1789. Volume VIII, Number 1150. Important content about accepting the 4th amendment and debate on the wording of the start of the Constitution, including, We the people. Many other pieces of news and advertisements. 4pp.
US CONSTITUTION, MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL,US CONSTITUTION, MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, 1788 A very early example of political cartooning in the Massachusetts Centinel, February 30, 1788 (Volume VIII, number 39 pp. 153-156). Boston: Benjamin Russell. 4 pp. with pillars illustration demonstrating Massachusetts ratification. This cartoon from the Massachusetts Centinel, January 30, 1788, depicts columns representing Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut awaiting the addition of the Massachusetts column uplifted by a pair of hands coming out of clouds. The caption reads, ?The Pillar of the Great Federal Edifice rises daily.?
HENRY VIII, DEFENSE OF THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS,HENRY VIII, DEFENSE OF THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS, 1562 Assertio Septem Sacramentorum adversus Martin Lutherum. Published 1562 by Gulielmum Desboys in Paris. A response by King Henry VIII to Martin Luther. Old mottled leather binding with gilt titling on the spine. 32mo.
CHARLEY HARPER (AMERICAN, 1922-2007),CHARLEY HARPER (AMERICAN, 1922-2007), TAILGATOR Serigraph in colors, 1986, pencil signed, titled and marked as artist's proof and numbered "APXVIII" lower margin, unframed.
ELAINE DOWDELL (NC, 1931-2014), YADKINELAINE DOWDELL (NC, 1931-2014), YADKIN PLACES VIII TRIPTYCH Oil on canvas, 1986, (2) signed at lower left and (1) signed at lower right, retaining artist cards en verso, each presented in a gilt frame.
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, SIGNED BY WALKERA CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, SIGNED BY WALKER PERCY John Kennedy Toole. A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1980. Stated Second Printing. Hardcover. Tan/pale green cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine, green endpapers, in illustrated jacket. 8vo; [i-v], vi-vii, [viii-xii], 338pp. Foreword by Walker Percy. Signed by Percy on the title page. In first issue, second state dj without stars present in the sky and with intensified blue title, but with Percy blurb only.
Adelaide Robineau. Cabinet vase. c.Adelaide Robineau. Cabinet vase. c. 1910, crystalline-glazed porcelain. 2¼ h × 2? dia in. result: $1,512. estimate: $1,500–2,000. Incised artist's initials and number to underside 'AR C 14 III-VIII'. Provenance: Important Private Collection
THREE WORLD DOLLAR SIZE SILVER COINSTHREE WORLD DOLLAR SIZE SILVER COINS 1821 - Louis XVIII 5 Francs Fine, 1910 Prussian 3 Marks XF, 10-7 Philippines 1 Peso.
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC; YVETTE GUILBERT, LTD.TOULOUSE-LAUTREC; YVETTE GUILBERT, LTD. ED., 1950 Claude Roger-Marx, YVETTE GUILBERT VUE PAR TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (Paris: Au Pont des Arts, 1950) #CXLVIII, on Rives paper, with original lithograph and suite of reproductions in black and in green; folio, unbound, with wraps, portfolio cover and slipcase.
A book listing all the treaties madeA book listing all the treaties made between the United States and Indian tribes. One title page reads By Authority of Congress: The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from the Organization of the Government in 1789, to Mar. 3, 1845: Vol. VIII (Boston, 1846), while a second on the following page gives what may be the actual title of this specific volume: Treaties Between the United States and the Indian Tribes, edited by Richard Peters, Esq. Counsellor at Law. Together with Laws of the United States of America from the 4th of March 1789 to the 4th of March 1815 (Philadelphia and Washington City, 1815; vol. II only of five).
TWO INCOMPLETE SETS OF ENCYCLOPEDIA;TWO INCOMPLETE SETS OF ENCYCLOPEDIA; OR...Two incomplete sets of Encyclopedia; or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature , Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia, 1798; twenty of twenty-one volumes, together with a set of twelve, illustrated with engraved plates and maps including botanical, military, and scientific subjects, original boards; the first encyclopedia printed in America; together with a Vol. XV fragment. Second set provenance: Richard Rush, U.S.N., 1840.
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Condition:
First set lacking Volume X. Full calf. Foxing, browning, wear to corners and spines. Rush set includes Vols. I, II, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XV, XVII, XVIII and Supplement Vols. I, II, III, with boards detatched, foxing, toning.
Six Roman/Byzantine Coins including:
ByzantineSix Roman/Byzantine Coins including:
Byzantine AE Follis, Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1025)
Byzantine AE Follis, attr. to Contstantine IX (1050-1060)
and four other examples
average diameter 1.1 in — 2.8 cm
CHANTILLY PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE EGGCHANTILLY PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE EGG CUP, CIRCA 1760-1770 HEIGHT: 3 1/8 IN. (7.9 CM.), WIDTH OF BASE: 2 IN. (5.1 CM.)CHANTILLY PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE EGG CUP, CIRCA 1760-1770, the narrow bowl with shaped rim painted in blue 'a la brindille' above gadroons, the waisted leaf-molded stem resting on a quatrefoil base, edge in blue Dimensions: Height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.), Width of base: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, October 8, 2021, lot 1411, 845 pounds ($1,225) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 529 Catalogue note: Compare, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession no.1942-59-32; and Serge Gautier, "Les Porcelainiers du XVIII* siecle francais", (1964), p. 114, for the example from Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
MENNECY PORCELAIN NEO-ROCOCO VASE (VASEMENNECY PORCELAIN NEO-ROCOCO VASE (VASE A OREILLES), CIRCA 1760 HEIGHT: 7 IN. (17.8 CM.)MENNECY PORCELAIN NEO-ROCOCO VASE (VASE A OREILLES), CIRCA 1760, incised D.V. mark, after the Vincennes model of 1754 attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis, of inverted pear form, the everted floriform mouth edged in deep rose and issuing large curling petal-form handles, the shoulder finely painted front and back with garlands suspended from the terminals, the integral foot with three flower sprigs Dimensions: Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm.) Provenance: With Two Bird Antiques, August 2011, ($2,096.68) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 418 Catalogue note: There are very few Mennecy examples extant. For an extraordinary pair, see The J.P. Morgan Collection, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, accession no. 1917.914., where the catalogue suggests that it may correspond to the vase(s) from The Henri Charles Collection sold Drout, Paris December 1907; a D.V. marked example is illustrated by Serge Gauthier in "Les porcelainiers du XVIII siecle francais" (1964), p. 133 and perhaps a third is recorded in The Collection of Mrs. H. Dupuy, sold Parke Bernet, New York, April 2-3, 1948, lot 309 and entered The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Melony.
SAINT CLOUD PORCELAIN SILVER-MOUNTEDSAINT CLOUD PORCELAIN SILVER-MOUNTED SUGAR BOX AND COVER, CIRCA 1740 HEIGHT: 4 1/2 IN. (11.5 CM.)SAINT CLOUD PORCELAIN SILVER-MOUNTED SUGAR BOX AND COVER, CIRCA 1740, incised St.C and T mark and addorsed Cs, in the manner of Blanc-de-Chine, of tapering cylindrical form, decorated in bas relief with branches of flowering prunus, the dome cover with knop finial, the lid and rim with silver mounts Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) Provenance: With J. Erdling, Chicago, August 23, 2012, $850 plus $75 + adhering silver mounts, ($925) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 435 Catalogue note: Compare, "Les Porcelainiers du XVIII siecle francais, (1996), no. 67
AFTER FRANCISCO ZúñIGA (1912-1998),AFTER FRANCISCO ZúñIGA (1912-1998), WOMAN STANDING, 1971After Francisco Zúñiga, (1912-1998) Woman standing, 1971, Patinated bronze on marble plinth Edition: 8/12 Signed, dated, and numbered to base: VIII/XII / Zúñiga / 1971 Patinated bronze on marble plinth Dimensions: 14.75" H x 5" W x 5" D
JOHN CLEM CLARKE (1937-2021): FIVE PRINTSFiveJOHN CLEM CLARKE (1937-2021): FIVE PRINTSFive lithographs colors on wove paper including Bubble Blower (color); Bubble Blower (bl ack and white); Hyacinth Rigaud--Louis XIV; Girl with Raquet and Shuttlecock (color); and Girl with Raquet and Shuttlecock (black and white) , all but Girl (black and white) signed in pencil, numbered 24/60, AP 5/22, VIII/XL, AP 1/26, Girl (black and white) unnumbered.
All 30 x 22 in. (sheet) or 22 x 30 in. (sheet), all unframed.
Condition
All with the full sheets and in excellent condition.
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