A few examples of appraisal values for
BURNING BUILDING

• A BURNING BUILDING MODELTo
  A BURNING BUILDING MODELTo include bombed out building fan and cables 9.25''H X 9''L X 8''W. Private collection Oxford MI.
• Cast Iron & Wood Carpenter
  Cast Iron & Wood Carpenter Burning Building Toy. Description American. Two story variation. Marked "Patented 1882" on base. Includes three original figures. Very intricate early toy. When string is pulled, climbing fireman reaches out and saves woman from burning building. Hose operating figure still retains small portion of original ...
• SIGRID HJERTEN (1885-1948), BURNING
  SIGRID HJERTEN (1885-1948), BURNING BUILDING, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, IMAGE/SHEET: 20" H X 15" WSigrid Hjerten, (1885-1948) Burning building, Watercolor on paper Signed lower right: Hjerten Watercolor on paper Dimensions: Image/Sheet: 20" H x 15" W
• Oliver Smith American 1918-1994
  Oliver Smith American 1918-1994 Stage design of burning buildings and fire engine watercolor and gouache on paper signed and dated ''Oliver Smith '41'' lr 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. framed Estimate $ 500-700 Paint loss ur. Paintings have not been examined by blacklight.
• a/ KINGSBURY FIRE STATION Pressed
  a/ KINGSBURY FIRE STATION Pressed steel red building with green bay doors mechanical action rings bell and opens door to release fire apparatus. 10'' h. x 19 1/2'' deep. Not working properly door hinge broken. Paint - (VG Cond.) Inv# 147-31
• 23PC FIRE DISASTER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS
  23PC FIRE DISASTER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS United States,Early 20th CenturyIncludes photographs of the aftermath of the fire at the Third Annual Auto Show in Los Angeles in 1929, the fire at Montclair Riding Club in New Jersey, an orphanage fire at the St. Charles Hospice in Quebec, Canada in 1927, the fire at the Manhattan Film Company in 1929, a lumber fire in New York at East River and Fifth Street in 1924, Hiram Walker Distillery Fire in 1935, Purdy Boatyard fire at Port Washington, Long Island, New York in 1928, a Memphis Showroom fire in Memphis Tennessee in 1934, Moorland Fires in Tavistock, Devon, England in 1935, Manchaug, Massachusetts fire that burned down St. Anne de Manchaug church in 1924, a Dairy Barn fire in which Rhode Island and Massachusetts firefighters battled the flames in 1950, a Brooklyn, New York apartment fire in 1923, Lulworth Castle fire of 1929, a photograph of a fallen plane that had burned, and other unidentified photographs of fires.
• JOSEPH E. BAKER GREAT FIRE AT
  JOSEPH E. BAKER GREAT FIRE AT PORTLAND LITHOGRAPH United States,1837-1914Depicts rubble and partially collapsed buildings from the Great Fire, an accidental fire that ripped through the city on the first Independence Day after the Civil War.
• After N. Calyo W. J. Bennett
  After N. Calyo W. J. Bennett engraver ''View of the Ruins After the Great Fire in New York Dec. 16th & 17th 1835'' (L.P. Clover New York 1836) hand-colored aquatint 19 1/2 x 26 in. framed Estimate $ 400-600
• THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN BY CURRIER
  THE LIFE OF A FIREMAN BY CURRIER & IVES. Handcolored lithograph on paper. Large folio C# 3517. Busy night scene with commercial buildings on fire. Professional restoration. Unframed. 19 7/8''h. 27 7/8''w. Cleaned flattened repaired tears to right side and margins rebacked. Complete restoration report included with lot. Margins: to Top 14/16'' bottom 1 12/16'' left 1'' right 1''.
• TOWN VIEW WITH FIRE AND
  TOWN VIEW WITH FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS (AMERICAN 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. View of a town with a bell tower on fire and firefighters gathered below. Some restoration. Period frame 18''h. 18''w. Repaired puncture with associated inpainting relined.
• Currier & Ives "The Burning of
  Currier & Ives "The Burning of Chicago" hand colored lithograph. 8" x 12 5/8"
• OOP - Depicts Four People
  OOP - Depicts Four People Building a Bonfire by Stephen Etnier (PA/ME 1903-1984) signed lr in a period art frame with a natural linen liner with embossed gold metal leaf outside frame SS: 9 1/2'' x 14 1/2'' OS: 16 1/2'' x 21 1/2'' fine condition origin
• [Photograph] Panorama of
  [Photograph] Panorama of Baltimore Fire Ruins February 1904 vintage print about 15 X 72 in. framed Estimate $ 300-400
• FIRE SCREEN .
  FIRE SCREEN .
• American School 20th century Woman
  American School 20th century Woman Surprised in Bathtub by Firemen oil on masonite 14 x 18 1/2 in., framed
• Italian School (Late 18th/Early
  Italian School (Late 18th/Early 19th Century) "The Burning of Rome", oil on canvas, 18-1/2" x 25", signed lower left "Petrole". Presented in a giltwood frame.
• Harper's Weekly feature the Burning
  Harper's Weekly feature the Burning of Columbia South Carolina SCENES IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE. Harper's Weekly February 1865. Including GENERAL SHERMAN RECEIVING 'THE MARCH TO THE SEA' INTERIOR OF OFFICER'S PRISON ESCAPED PRISONERS AIDING UNION CITIZENS RUINS OF COLUMBIA FROM THE CAPITOL LOOKING NORTH STATE CAPITOL FEB 18/65. Framed uncolored. sight size: H14 3/8'' W20 1/2'' Provenance: From the collection of a South Carolina scholar.
• ROBERT BIRMELIN (AMERICAN,
  ROBERT BIRMELIN (AMERICAN, 1933-2003), BURNING ON SEVEN...Robert Birmelin (American, 1933-2003), Burning on Seventh Avenue, charcoal on paper, signed center left R. Birmelin, titled lower right, sheet size 22.5" x 30". Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• AMERICAN SCHOOL O/C PAINTING,
  AMERICAN SCHOOL O/C PAINTING, FIRE BRIGADEAmerican School oil on canvas painting depicting a fire brigade, pulled by horses, moving through a crowded city street toward rising smoke and flames. Unsigned. Inscribed "Stevenson" en verso on frame. Housed in a giltwood frame with c-scroll decoration. Sight: 10 1/2" H x 14 1/2" W. Framed: 15" H x 19" W. Early 20th Century. Condition: Heavy craquelure causing paint loss in lower and upper right-hand corner. Three areas of repair with inpainting in lower left-hand corner, lower center, and right-center, largest 1". Very light wear to frame.
• Fire extinguisher lamp.
  Fire extinguisher lamp.
• Currier & Ives color print, "The
  Currier & Ives color print, "The Burning of Chicago". 10 3/4" x 14 3/4".
• LARGE CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE
  LARGE CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE ADVERTISING LITHOGRAPH: Considered a rare find, sight size 25.25'' x 57'', Depicts the Brooklyn Building, the New York Building, and the center panel depicts Native American fleeing a forest wildfire, copyright 1895, framed 30'' x 61.50''. CONDITION: Several scattered water stains, several tears in upper margin, paper loss in Brooklyn Building sky, abrasion across the Brooklyn Building, not examined out of the frame.
• LARGE HOTEL FIREPLACE CURB
  LARGE HOTEL FIREPLACE CURB English c. 1900 having a molded oak base issuing seven tapering brass columns that support a padded bench seat with green cover. Dimensions: 25''H x 80.75''W x 25.5''D.
• [Photographs] Eleven vintage prints
  [Photographs] Eleven vintage prints of the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) including two by Waldeck depicting damage to the Johns Hopkins University Library and nine others depicting fire ruins each with typed label affixed each mounted on a board Estimate $ 250-350
• [Photographs] A framed array of
  [Photographs] A framed array of nine vintage prints of the Baltimore Fire and its aftermath (February 1904) mounted in a mat together including scenes of firemen in action Estimate $ 100-200
• CONEY ISLAND AFTER THE FIRE OF
  CONEY ISLAND AFTER THE FIRE OF 1911.Coney Island after the Fire of 1911. New York, 1911. Sweeping sepia-toned panoramic photograph, mounted on board, showing the carnage immediately after the fire that ruined the Dreamland Circus, Coney Island. Onlookers are crowded before the tents, while the sideshow apparently remained in operation, its banners still erected, one reading, "burned out but still doing business." 36 x 10". Broken in three places, with a chipped portion missing on the left side. Soiled on the upper and right portions of the image. Fair.
• [Photographs] Twelve vintage prints
  [Photographs] Twelve vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) and its aftermath each mounted on academy board each with affixed hand written label Estimate $ 200-400
• Fire Tools. From a Queens, NY
  Fire Tools. From a Queens, NY estate.
• [Photographs] Group of
  [Photographs] Group of twenty-nine vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) and its aftermath each approximately 3 in. x 4 in. mounted on patterned card Estimate $ 300-500
• [Photographs] Group of nineteen
  [Photographs] Group of nineteen stereo cards depicting the Baltimore Fire and its aftermath (February 1904) including Keystone Underwood and W. H. Raw all with imprinted identifications Estimate $ 200-300
• TWO ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, DESK LAMP,
  TWO ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, DESK LAMP, HAND CRAFTED WOOD FIRE TRUCK, & WALL CLOCK .
• An embossed copper oval copy of a
  An embossed copper oval copy of a fire mark by Vaughtons Birmingham for Union Assurance (No. 1) depicting a fireman carrying goods from a burning building 8ins x 7ins (worn to highlights and dented to rim - small split to edge)
• Gayle Stott Lowry (NC) ''Some
  Gayle Stott Lowry (NC) ''Some Bridges will Burn''charcoal and oil on paper signed at lower right label on the verso dated 1996 framed under plexiglass.Inspired by a fire in Venice Mary Jo feels this painting expresses ''what life feels like at times for a woman determined to make a place for herself in this world.''DOA 42 x 54 in.Collection of Mary Jo & Dick Bell founders of Garden Gallery and the Water Garden Raleigh NC
• Rare small folio Currier & Ives
  Rare small folio Currier & Ives hand colored lithograph titled ''Great Conflagration at Pittsburgh Pa.''. Published by Turned & Fisher 15th North 6th Street. Phil'd & N Currier Spruce street. N.Y. Dated ''April 10th 1845'' lower margin. Also marked lower left ''Nearly 1200 houses destroyed'' and lower right ''Estimated loss of property $9 000 000''. Framed matted and under glass. Condition: minor discoloration from age trimmed margins see images. Sight measures 12.5'' wide x 9'' tall. Frame measures 19'' wide x 16'' tall. Shipping weight 3.3 lbs.UPDATED 10/19/11: Removed ''not examined out of frame''. Added ''minor discoloration from age trimmed margins'' to condition and added images out of frame.
• Three steel fire irons
  Three steel fire irons
• Tobacco Rescued from Burning
  Tobacco Rescued from Burning Warehouse When Richmond Was Evacuated 1865 A small amount of tobacco in an 19th century envelope with period inscription Tobacco rescued from burning warehouse when Richmond was evacuated 1865.