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BESSER Leonard. Oil on Canvas
BESSER Leonard. Oil on Canvas Modernist Figure.From the ''Mummers Series.'' Signed lower right. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 49'' high x 42'' wide. Condition: Slightly dirty
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BESSER Leonard. 1957 Oil on
BESSER Leonard. 1957 Oil on Masonite of 2 FiguresSigned and dated lower right. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 12'' high x 9'' wide. Condition: Loss center left.
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BESSER Leonard. 1965 Modernist
BESSER Leonard. 1965 Modernist Bronze RecliningFigure. Signed and dated. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 15'' wide x 6.75'' high (not incl. base). Condition: Good.
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German Porcelain Figurine of
German Porcelain Figurine of Military Officer horseback ''Bessieres'' 10 1/2'' excellent.
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BESSERDICH Ruffino (European 19th
BESSERDICH Ruffino (European 19th Century): Moses Bronze 5 1/4'' incised signature.
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BESSER Leonard. Watercolor of a
BESSER Leonard. Watercolor of a Seated Woman.Signed lower right. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 22.5'' high x 16.25'' wide. Condition: Old crease through center not examined out of frame.
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BESSER Leonard. 1961 Oil on
BESSER Leonard. 1961 Oil on Canvas ''FigureImprovisation #1.'' Signed and dated lower right. Titled and inscribed verso. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 50'' high x 42'' wide. Condition: Slightly dirty.
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BESSER Leonard. Modernist Oil on
BESSER Leonard. Modernist Oil on Masonite of 3Figures. Signed lower right. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 31.5'' high x 48'' wide. Condition: Slightly dirty.
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A set of modern German drawing
A set of modern German drawing instruments complete in fitted case.
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Large, colorful German stein "Wohl,
Large, colorful German stein "Wohl, Bekomm's", marked 'Germany 1191, 690'.
20"h x 8"dia
Condition: Good, wear consistent with age.
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PETER MAX (B. 1937): THE BETTER
PETER MAX (B. 1937): THE BETTER WORLDPeter Max, German/American, (B. 1937) The Better World, serigraph published by Orangeline Press, Boston, 1989; hand-signed lower right, numbered 168/495 lower left serigraph Dimensions: 39 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (101 x 81 cm.) Provenance: with certificate of authenticity from Hanson Art Galleries Condition: Unframed.
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BESSER Leonard. Modernist Oil on
BESSER Leonard. Modernist Oil on Masonite.Unsigned. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 31.75'' high x 48'' wide. Condition: Unframed slightly dirty.
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* (BIBLE GERMAN) [Biblia
* (BIBLE GERMAN) [Biblia Germanica.] Biblia das ist: die gantze Heilige Schrifft Altes und Neues Testaments Verteustcht von Doctor Martin Luther... Nuremberg: Herman Heinrich Halle 1707-1708. 2 vols. in one. 8vo contemporary calf gilt-lettered with two engraved frontispieces (one double-page) engraved portraits fold-out map and genealogical tables. Light wear to boards with 1-inch tear to spine head and hinges tender; first few leaves starting; double-page frontispiece rebacked; manuscript ex-libris and bookplates to endpapers.
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BESSER Leonard. Modernist Bronze
BESSER Leonard. Modernist Bronze Reclining FigureNot apparently signed. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 - 1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 20'' wide x 8'' high. Condition: Good.
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BESSER Leonard. Modernist Bronze
BESSER Leonard. Modernist Bronze Reclining FigureNot apparently signed. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 19.5'' wide x 8'' high. Condition: Good.
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Biblia Das ist: Die gantze
Biblia Das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrifft Altes und Neues Testaments. Verteutscht von Doctor Martin Luther. Nuremberg: J.A. Endters 1708. Cover with initials ''I.H.H.'' and dated ''1708'' with gilt decoration to front back and spine having green and gilt decorated endpapers two silver clasps. Clasps hallmarked for Hamburg with unknown maker's mark ''CT'' approximately 11 ozt. total. 6.5''H x 18.25''W x 12''D
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BESSER Leonard. Watercolor
BESSER Leonard. Watercolor ''Prince.''Signed lower left. American Watercolor Society label verso. From the estate of Leonard Besser. Leonard Besser American-Connecticut 1919 -1968. Besser a self-taught artist who served as an artist-correspondent during WWII has sketches in the National Archives and has exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as in one-man shows in New York Washington Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was an active member of the Silvermine Guild and the American Watercolor Society. Dimensions: 23.75'' high x 18.75'' wide. Condition: Slightly dirty not examined out of frame.
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Judaica. A rare and important
Judaica. A rare and important document from the siege of Prague 1757 titled ''Beschreibung derer Dancksagungs - Gebetter welche Die Prager Judenschaft wegen Abweichung des Feinds den 29ten Junii 1757 in der so - genannten Synagog Alt - Neu - Schul verrichtet haben''.The document is an order of service from the '' Old - New School Synagogue '' celebrating the end of the siege and the departure of Frederick the Great.
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* (RELIGION) BIBLE IN GERMAN Biblia
* (RELIGION) BIBLE IN GERMAN Biblia das ist die gantze Heilig Schrifft. Basel: Emanuel Thunensen 1798. Large folio rebound in full thick smooth calf stamped in blind marbled endpapers title in red and black. With numerous large wood-block prints in-text. Pages worn with some loss at edges; intermittent light dampstaining; binding slightly rubbed.
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Giuseppe Bessi (1857 - 1922) "Ruth"
Giuseppe Bessi (1857 - 1922) "Ruth" alabaster and marble bust with name inscribed on front of base.
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German Version of an ''Eagle''
German Version of an ''Eagle'' Graphophone Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
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BROWN BESS MUSKET Brown Bess Musket
BROWN BESS MUSKET Brown Bess Musket
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* (RELIGION) BAADER SEBASTIAN Der
* (RELIGION) BAADER SEBASTIAN Der Spanische prediger auf teutscher Cantzel das ist. Augsburg: Veith 1746-1748. 3 vols. in one. Folio blind-stamped vellum with original clasps title in red and black. Soiling and wear to boards; intermittent foxing; ex-library copy with stamp to front pastedown.
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Heggendorfer (F) Neue
Heggendorfer (F) Neue Thierbilder, Verlag von Braun und Schneiderin, Munchen
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BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT (1881
BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT (1881 - 1968):: FIGURES IN AN INTERIORoil on canvas signed lower right Condition: separation to one corner of frame. 18 x 24 inches canvas Condition:
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Mettlach/A beer stein decorated a
Mettlach/A beer stein decorated a Dutch councilman and barmaid with motto Das ist nur zum Schein ein Mann, der nicht lieben u. trinken kann (It is only a pale shadow of a man, who cannot love and drink) with pewter lid and decorative thumbpiece, maker's mark and number 2230 stamped to base, 24.5cm high and another smaller, man in wreath with drink, with motto 'any hour and time of day I am ready for a drink', maker's mark and 3004 stamped to base, 18cm high
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MAX, Peter, (German, 1937): ''A
MAX, Peter, (German, 1937): ''A Better World III'', Mixed Media, sight size is 23'' x 17'', framed, 38'' x 32''. Appraisal in front office.
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BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT (1881
BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT (1881 - 1968): GREEN FENCEoil on board unsigned 15 1/2 x 18 inches board Condition:
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VOIGTLäNDER BESSA I CAMERA,
VOIGTLäNDER BESSA I CAMERA, COLOR-SKOPAR Voigtländer Bessa I folding camera, for 120 roll film. 1950. Condition: Very minimal signs of wear. Includes 1 lens. Voigtländer Color-Skopar lens 105mm f/3.5
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VOLLBRACHT Michaele (American
VOLLBRACHT Michaele (American 20th C.): Fading Beauty with 2 Dogs OIL/Canvas 68'' x 48'' signed lower right unframed. Vollbracht is a clothing designer now for the Home Shopping Network with his own line he was formally the artistic director for Bill Blass and he is a successful clothing illustrator. Reportedly appraised in the late 1980's for 15K.
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BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT:
BESSIE CRONBACH LOWENHAUPT: CHURCH WITH NUNSoil on canvas signed lower right "Lowenhaupt" (Bessie Cronbach Lowenhaupt, American, 1881 - 1968) 20 x 24 inches sight; 21 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches frame Condition:
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GERMAN PAPER MACHE
GERMAN PAPER MACHE BELSNICKLE.German Paper Mache Belsnickle. White coat with red and pink highlights and black base. 10-1/2"h. Condition: : Good with wear and losses mostly at base.
Condition:
Condition: : Good with wear and losses mostly at base.
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German composition face doll late
German composition face doll late 19th c. with leather arms. 27"h.
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CHRISTA STRACKE (VIENNESE, B.
CHRISTA STRACKE (VIENNESE, B. 1943)Christa Stracke (Viennese, b. 1943) , "Ich Bin der Geist der Stets Bejhat", 1967, mixed media on paper, pencil-signed and dated lower right, pencil-titled in German lower left, 11 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., framed Provenance: Property of the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL, sold to benefit their Collections, Care and Acquisitions Fund. Condition: Overall good condition. Ext. Frame: 14 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. x 1/2 in
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1 vol. (Bible in German.) Das Neue
1 vol. (Bible in German.) Das Neue Testament..., Nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers. Germantown, [Pa.]: Michael Billmeyer, 1803. Third edition. Sm. 8vo, contemp. (orig.?) sheep over wooden bds., leather & metal clasps; scuffed, corners, joints & spine ends rubbed. Several signatures moderately toned, scattered light foxing, minor dampstaining at end. Trimmed - feet shaved close. American Imprints 3794; Arndt
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German bisque head doll #168 with
German bisque head doll #168 with composition hands and wooden joints. 23''h.