Approximately Sixteen Volumes of Books,Approximately Sixteen Volumes of Books, pertaining to Southern culture, including Jefferson Davis -- Tragic Hero 1864-1899, New Orleans -- Elegance and Decadence, The Natchez Woman, and The History of Alabama.
David Kessler b.1950. Evening Cadence.David Kessler b.1950. Evening Cadence. 2010, oil on aluminum. 72 h × 48 w in. result: $2,860. estimate: $3,000–5,000. Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Evening Cadence D Kessler 2010’.
LOT OF THREE CONJURING—THEMED POLITICALLOT OF THREE CONJURING—THEMED POLITICAL SATIRE PRINTS F...Lot of Three Conjuring—Themed Political Satire Prints from “Puck” and “Judge.” Including “A Presidential Conjuror” (Joseph Keppler, 1881) depicting Chester Arthur as a magician; “The Decadence of the Wizard of Menlo Park” (Joseph Keppler, 1880) depicting Thomas Edison as a Cups and Balls performer; and “Political Shows” (ca. 1880s) depicting a minister, Ingersoll, producing coins from a Bible. Each approx. 12 ½ x 18”, the former two framed, the third matted.
WENDELL HAYNES (AMERICAN, B. 1958),WENDELL HAYNES (AMERICAN, B. 1958), DECADENCE FESTIVAL, BOURBON STREET (NEW ORLEANS) Oil on canvas, 2007, signed at lower left, also signed, titled, and dated to stretcher, unframed.
CORA KELLEY WARD (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,CORA KELLEY WARD (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1920-1989)Cora Kelley Ward (American/Louisiana, 1920-1989), "Cadence", 1982, aquatec acrylic on canvas, signed, titled and dated en verso, 28 in. x 15 in.; AND "Untitled", 1981, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated en verso, 22 in. x 16 in., unframed. (2 pcs.). Provenance: Estate of American Abstract Expressionist Cora Kelley Ward (1920-1989); thence by descent.
GROUP OF BOOKS ON FASHIONIncluding:GROUP OF BOOKS ON FASHIONIncluding: My Journey by Donna Karan, Ballantine Books, 2015; Diane: A Signature Life by Diane von Furstenberg, Simon & Schuster, 1998; Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber, Henry Holt and Co., 2006; A Fashionable Mind photographs by Jonathan Becker, SCAD, 2015, with signature by the photographer; Five Women of Style: The Way She Looks Tonight by Marian Fowler, St. Martin's Press, 1996; Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War by Hal Vaughan, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011; Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War by Anne de Courcy, St. Martin's Press, advanced copy; L'Allure de Chanel with illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld, by Paul Morand, Hermann, 1996, with Ritz Paris telegram to André Leon Talley 1998; The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris by Alicia Drake, Little, Brown and Co., 2006, GingerNutz Takes Paris: An Orangutan Conquers Fashion by Michael Roberts, MW Editions, with inscription to André from the author dated 2018; Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson, Harper Collins Publishers, 2010, with an invitation to 'Miu Miu Musing' special discussion with André Leon Talley.
Condition
All with wear consistent with age and use.
Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" with our conditions of sale.
HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD MID CENTURY MODERNHEYWOOD WAKEFIELD MID CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE. American, ca. 1950s. Six pieces are marked. Dining table and four side chairs with original upholstery from the Cadence line in wheat. Drop leaf table with butterfly supports. 29"h. 42w. 27"d. with two 19" leaves and two 10" extension leaves. Chairs 17"seat, 31.75"h. And a set of shelves with drawer, possibly the top half of a buffet hutch. Table ring on top shelf. 31.5"h. 46"w. 14"d. Together with a tub chair with original green upholstery (loss to arms). 30"h.
ELEVEN FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS ON HISTORYELEVEN FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS ON HISTORY AND TRAVEL Selection of eleven The Folio Society hardcover books on history and travel comprising, "Beryl Bainbridge, "Everyman Man For Himself", 2016, Jacques Barzun, "From Dawn To Decadence" (two volumes), 2015, Benjamin Cowburn, "No Cloak, No Dagger: Allied Spycraft In Occupied France", 2011, Captain Charles Johnson, "A General History Of The Robberies And Murders Of The Most Notorious Pirates", 2018, Amin Maalouf, "The Crusades Through Arab Eyes", 2013, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "Wind, Sand And Stars", 2015 "Barbara Tuchman, "The Zimmerman Telegram", 2004, Oswald Tesimondalias, "The Gunpowder Plot: The Narrative Of Oswald Tesimondalias Greenway", 2005, Geza Vermes, "The Dead Sea Scrolls", 2013, and Glyn Williams, "The Quest For The North West Passage", 2018. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. "The Quest For The North West Passage" h. 10", w. 7", d. 2".
JERRY MCKEEHAN (1938-2022) ACRYLIC ONJERRY MCKEEHAN (1938-2022) ACRYLIC ON CANVASJerry McKeehan (Missouri, 1938-2022)Cadence (Third quarter of the 20th century)This painting and another in this auction are the first of Kansas City artist Jerry McKeehan's larger, more mature works to be offered at auction. Direct from the artist's estate, these were closely held by Jerry and his wife. The composition here is a torrent of brush strokes, thousands of confident one-and-done acrylic paint applications skillfully applied in high relief; a depiction of rushing water cataracts bursting through, around, and over rocks painted from an interesting perspective. The work is signed 'McKeehan' within the image lower right and titled on the folded canvas verso.The following is from the artist's web site:Jerry McKeehan received his B.A. with honors from Colorado State University in 1962. Shortly thereafter, Hallmark Cards in Kansas City recruited him as a designer, during which time he studied at the Kansas City Art Institute. He also received a grant from Hallmark to study with watercolorist John Pike in New York.In 1966, Jerry left Hallmark to devote all his energies to painting and his work at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and the Kansas City Art Institute. He also served as artist-in-residence for the Missouri Council of the Art.Jerry has had numerous one-man shows and has been represented in national, regional, and European competitions.Canvas measures 36 x 48, frame size 37.25 x 49.25 inches.Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.Provenance: The estate of Kansas City artist Jerry McKeehan (1938-2022)
Seventeen Books on Fine and DecorativeSeventeen Books on Fine and Decorative Arts, including Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Aubrey Beardsley: Drawings, 1872-1898, Reade's Aubrey Beardsley, Treasury of Art Masterpieces, Guide Book to the Prado, Philippe Jullian's Dreams of Decadence, Watercolor Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson, A. K. Snowman's Art of Carl Faberge, Brush With History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery, Scottish Treasure: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Scotland, Crown Jewels of Iran, and exhibition catalogues Sargent and Boldini, San Francisco, 1959, Heaven and Earth Seen Within: Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New Orleans, 2000, Faberge in America, San Francisco and New Orleans, 1996, First Paintings of the King: French Royal Taste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, New York, New Orleans and Columbus, 1985-86, Treasures of Tutankhamun, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Los Angeles, Seattle and New York, 1976-1976, The Search for Alexander, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans, 1980-1982, the last two with ticket stubs from the accompanying exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Provenance: The library of the late Gordon Maginnis, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Eva Holusa Makk painting (Hawaii, bornEva Holusa Makk painting (Hawaii, born 1933), titled verso canvas "Emerald Cadence", garden with hummingbirds, signed "Eva H. Makk", oil on canvas, unframed, 40 x 29-7/8 in. Good condition, original stretcher and tacking edge.
French 18th C. books Japanese historyFrench 18th C. books Japanese history 3vol; 'Histoire de l'Etablissement, des Progres et de la Decadence du Christianisme dans l'Empire du Japon" 1715, religion in the East, leather bound. 6 5/8"H. Generally good condition, surface wear.
3 vols. Dreiser, Theodore: Moods Cadenced3 vols. Dreiser, Theodore: Moods Cadenced and Declaimed. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. 1st ed., #59/550 signed by Dreiser. 8vo, orig. 1/2 black cloth & marbled bds., gilt, morocco spine label, edges untrimmed; light wear, slipcase with paper label (edge wear). Internally clean. Only collection of Dreiser's poetry. McDonald 19; Pizer A26-1. * Chains: Lesser Novels and Stories. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. 1st ed., #187/440 signed by Dreiser. 8vo, orig. black cloth-backed patterned bds., paper spine label, edges untrimmed; minor wear. Internally clean. Lacking slipcase. McDonald 21b. * Epitaph: A Poem. New York: Home Press, (1929). 1st ed., #120/200 on Van Gelder paper (of 1100) signed by Dreiser. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered, white-decorated black leather, edges untrimmed; occasionally scuffed, spine rubbed. Illus. by Robert Fawcett (incl. signed frontis.). Lacking slipcase. Pizer A30-.