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CHOATE

• NELL CHOATE SHUTE, HIGH SEAS-ATLANTIC
  NELL CHOATE SHUTE, HIGH SEAS-ATLANTIC BEACHProperty from a Private Collector, Savannah, GA (GA, 1896-1966), High Seas- Atlantic Beach, FL, Watercolor on paper, signed and titled upper left and signed lower left, depicting shrimp boats and figu
• NELL CHOATE JONES (AMERICAN, 1879-1981).
  NELL CHOATE JONES (AMERICAN, 1879-1981). Flower Market. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. From a New Rochelle, NY collection. Dimensions: 20" h x 24" w. Condition: Good. Light surface soil consistent with age.
• FREDERICK MACMONNIES BRONZE SCULPTURE,
  FREDERICK MACMONNIES BRONZE SCULPTURE, YOUNG FAUN W/ HE...Frederick William MacMonnies (New York/France, 1863-1937) bronze sculpture titled "Young Faun with Heron" depicting a classically portrayed nude male youth crowned by an ivy wreath. He gazes jovially at the wrangled heron at his back as he grasps it by its neck and talon while standing on one wing. Signed and dated to oval plinth base "Frederick MacMonnies/copyright 1894, Paris. 1890." (See similar example sold at Christie's on Jan. 19, 2022). 27" H x 16 3/8" W x 10 3/4" D. Note: Initially commissioned as a large garden sculpture by architect Stanford White for Joseph Hodges Choate's mansion gardens at Naumkeage in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, MacMonnies also marketed small-scale versions of this piece for interior spaces. They were cast in at least two foundries, Gruet Foundeur, Paris and Jaboeuf & Rouard, Paris, but in an unknown amount. Iterations of "Young Faun with Heron" have been exhibited in The Cleveland Museum of Art in 1986 and are a part of the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (Adapted from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Artist Biography: Frederick William MacMonnies was employed in a jewelry shop until working in the studio of Auguste Saint-Gaudens and studied at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League. He then traveled to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was awarded the Prix d'Atelier. MacMonnies' exhibition and subsequent praise for "Diana" at the Salon of 1889 garnered him acclaim and commissions in Europe and America. The sculptor remained true to his American Renaissance/Classical style approach until his death from pneumonia. Sources: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art; Wendy Katz, "Frederick MacMonnies" in "Sculpture from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery," Edited by Karen O. Janovy. Condition: Minor areas of verdigris and oxidation to base and figure's left hand. Minor scattered areas of discoloration that may have originated from an attempt to further patinate the surface with paint and this paint/coating was later partially removed. Seams visible to the thigh and wings, in the making.
• NATHANIEL CHOATE (AMERICAN 1899-1965)
  NATHANIEL CHOATE (AMERICAN 1899-1965) A SCULPTURE, "HEA...NATHANIEL CHOATE (American 1899-1965) A SCULPTURE, "Head of Youth," 1932, carved white Carrara marble on a salmon pink limestone base, signed and dated verso at neck, "NAT CHOATE." Height: 17" Diameter: 10" Provenance: Property sold to benefit Arts for Rural Texas, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Fayetteville, Texas. Condition: Mild surface wear, some yellowing mostly at back and near base of marble, some surface smudges, a discoloration at tip of nose, but overall in very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Base has some expected losses. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• GARY CHOATE (AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY)
  GARY CHOATE (AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY) A SCULPTURE, "MOTHE...GARY CHOATE (American 20th Century) A SCULPTURE, "Mother and Child," 1974, cast bronze, signed, dated and special edition number in bronze at thigh, "Choate '74," edition number 5/10, on a stepped rectangular plinth base, height: 20" width: 9" depth: 6". Condition: Minor wear, overall in good condition. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• GARY CHOATE (AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY)
  GARY CHOATE (AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY) A SCULPTURE, "MOTHE...GARY CHOATE (American 20th Century) A SCULPTURE, "Mother and Child," 1974, cast bronze, signed, dated, and special edition number in bronze at thigh, "Choate '74," edition number 5/10, on a stepped rectangular plinth base. Height: 20" Width: 9" Depth: 6" Condition: Minor wear, overall in good condition. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
• 1779 SALEM MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED SAMPLERby
  1779 SALEM MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED SAMPLERby Sarah "Sally" Williams (Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, born March 3, 1767 - died October 10, 1850), dated June 1779 at age 13, with the verse "This/Needle Work of/Mine Can Tell Wh/en a Child was Le/arned Well By My/Elders I Was Taugh/t Not To Spend My/Time For Nought", with figures, sheep, and spotted dog standing in a grassy landscape with flowers, in "Salem long-stitch style" in crinkly silk attributed to Sarah Stivour's school (1778-1788), on linen, sight 19-7/8 x 16-3/4 in.; wood frame, 21-1/2 x 18-1/4 in. Note: Written inscription verso reads "Sarah (Williams) Hodges/wife of Gamaliel Hodges/born in Salem March 3 -1767-/your great great grandmother" Sarah Williams was the daughter of Captain William Williams and Abigail Williams. Sarah Williams married Captain Gamliel Hodges in 1788, and had three children: John Hodges, Gamaliel Hodges, and Margaret Manning Choate. Provenance: Private Collection, Columbia, South Carolina Condition: some fading, toning, stains, small losses/holes, laid down to acidic card mount at edges with top right wrapped to verso; frame with some abrasions
• SIX SILVER TABLE ITEMSincluding two
  SIX SILVER TABLE ITEMSincluding two spoons with marks for Solomon R. Biesenthal (Cincinnati, Ohio, working 1850-1856 and Louisville, Kentucky, working 1859-18990; one spoon with marks for Stephen D. Choate (Cincinnati, Ohio, working 1836; Louisville, Kentucky, working 1841-1855; and Shelbyville, Kentucky, working 1855-1860); silver tea strainer, unmarked, probably sterling, test .900 or better; two continental silver serving spoons, 4.61 oz. T., 2-1/2 in. to 9 in Provenance: Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund Condition: all with dents and wear
• CHOATE MALE BRONZE TORSO: 9.5'' h.,
  CHOATE MALE BRONZE TORSO: 9.5'' h., signed and marked artist proof, affixed to marble plinth, 13.5'' overall.
• FIREARM: ITHACA MOD 37 FEATHERLIGHT
  FIREARM: ITHACA MOD 37 FEATHERLIGHT 12GA SHOTGUNIthaca Model 37 Featherlight pump action 12 gauge shotgun. Vent rib barrel is marked FULL, 2 3/4" shells and measures approx. 20" with clean bore. 14 1/2" LOP, 40" overall length. The Pachmayr and Ithaca stocks are black synthetic with a Choate recoil pad. Finish has some normal wear/scratches. See photos for more details on condition. Please check the shipping details in our terms and conditions for specifics on gun shipping. Blackwell Auctions holds a Federal Firearms License (FFL). All firearms: pistol, revolver, shotgun & rifle transactions will be conducted in accordance with local, state and Federal laws, without exception. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• Ledger Drawing, likely of Luther Standing
  Ledger Drawing, likely of Luther Standing Bear (Oglala-Brulé Lakota, 1868-1939) ca 1885-1895 drawn with graphite pencil on thin unlined paper; depicting a well-dressed man wearing a bow tie, long coat, and trousers; cane in hand; the figure has his hair cut short and under a cap; inscribed upper right corner Standing Bear - Ogalla 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 inches Provenance: By descent directly through the family of Captain (later Colonel) Charles A.H. McCauley to the present owner, Col. McAuley's great-grandson. The man depicted in this drawing is likely Luther Standing Bear (Oglala-Brulé Lakota, 1868-1939). Most known for his writings in the 1930s on Lakota life and commentaries on Federal Indian policy, Standing Bear also traveled and performed with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show (1902-1904) and appeared in Hollywood films (1912-1939). While in Hollywood, he actively fought for accurate portrayals of Native peoples on screen and helped found the Indian Actors Association in 1936. Standing Bear was born on Rosebud Agency in 1868 and lived there until he was sent to Carlisle Indian Industrial School. After graduating from the inaugural class at Carlisle in 1885, he returned to Rosebud Agency, where he stayed until his move to the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1890/1891. The dates of Standing Bear’s return to the Rosebud Agency correspond to those of Captain Charles A.H. McCauley's time at Rosebud, as well as the timeline for his acquisition of the Rosebud Agency Ledger Book in Lot 56. Furthing the identification, are similarities between the man in this drawing and two photographs taken of Luther Standing Bear at Carlisle in 1880 and 1883 by John N. Choate. [Choate, John N.: Luther Standing Bear and Willard Standing Bear, c.1883 (https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/images/luther-standing-bear-and-willard-standing-bear-c1883) and Luther Standing Bear, c. 1880 (https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/images/luther-standing-bear-c1880)]. Standing Bear is seen, in both images, with a shortened hairstyle and wearing a dark wool coat, trousers, leather shoes, bow tie, and hat. It would be easy to conclude that upon his return to Rosebud a few years later, he would still have been in possession of and wearing similar attire. Although it cannot be known for certain that the striking figure in the drawing is Luther Standing Bear, the similarities in dress along with the coinciding life events with those of Captain McCauley, make for a compelling argument for the attribution.
• RUGER MODEL 10/22 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE,
  RUGER MODEL 10/22 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE, 22 LR CARUGER MODEL 10/22 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE, 22 lr caliber, 16 1/2" barrel, blued finish, black synthetic folding stock by Choate tool Corp, Redfield 4x scope, web sling, ten shot rotary magazine, serial #235-92223. Lot requires FFL or background check.
• MARLIN MODEL 45 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE,
  MARLIN MODEL 45 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE, 45 ACP CALMARLIN MODEL 45 SEMI AUTOMATIC CARBINE, 45 acp caliber, 18" barrel (including flash hider, blued finish, black synthetic folding stock by Choate Tool Corp, Redfield 4x scope, seven shot detachable magazine, black nylon sling, trigger guard safety, serial #08692742. Lot requires FFL or background check.
• NELL CHOATE JONES (AMERICAN/GEORGIA,
  NELL CHOATE JONES (AMERICAN/GEORGIA, 1879-1981)Nell Choate Jones (American/Georgia, 1879-1981), "Summer", mixed media on paper, pencil-signed lower center, "Knoke Fine Arts, Marietta, Georgia" label with artist and title, "Atlanta Fine Art Framers" label and handwritten label with artist, title and inscription on backing paper, 20 3/8 in. x 16 1/2 in., framed
• CORRESPONDENCE AND SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS
  CORRESPONDENCE AND SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS OF U.S. CONGRESS: HENRY CLAY, HENRY CABOT LODGE, SR., RUFUS CHOATE, WILLIAM ENGLISH, JOHN S...CORRESPONDENCE AND SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS OF U.S. CONGRESS: HENRY CLAY, HENRY CABOT LODGE, SR., RUFUS CHOATE, WILLIAM ENGLISH, JOHN SHERMAN, THOMAS HART BENTON, including free frank by Henry Clay; typed letter on U.S. Senate letterhead signed by Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.; Rufus Choate ALS; clipped signatures of William English, John Sherman, Thomas Hart Benton, and others (31)
• NELL CHOATE JONES "FLORAL STILL LIFE"
  NELL CHOATE JONES "FLORAL STILL LIFE" FRAMED O/C Nell Hinton Choate Jones (American / Georgia 1879-1981), "Floral Still Life" 20th century, oil on canvas depicting a vase of flowers on a green and pink runner, signed Nell Choate Jones to lower left, having Knoke Fine Arts Marietta GA label and Southern States Art League labels en verso, framed. Approximate measurements: canvas h. 12. 625", w. 15. 75", frame h. 16. 125", w. 19. 375", d. 1. 25".
• COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT & AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHS
  COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT & AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHS United States19th CenturyOver twenty autographs of various politicians, government officials, journalists, and authors including Joseph Choate, President Ford, Nellie Bly, Ida Lewis, David B. Hill, John Wesley Churchill, Dwight Lyman Moody, and Ira Sankey amongst others.
• ASSORTED TRAIN ACCESSORIES Including
  ASSORTED TRAIN ACCESSORIES Including a Bing painted metal water tower, two Pola-Lgb building, hand built Swift & Co. building by C.L.Choate, metal homes by F. Bowers, Toytown building, and Mod-Ital.
• SCENE FROM HAMLET AND THE CHOATE SCHOOL,
  SCENE FROM HAMLET AND THE CHOATE SCHOOL, TWO COLOR PRINTS, LARGER FRAME: 14 X 17 IN. (35.6 X 43.2 CM.)Scene from Hamlet and The Choate School, Two Color Prints,, Dimensions: Larger Frame: 14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm.)
• EPHEMERA: PRESIDENTIAL AND CELEBRITY
  EPHEMERA: PRESIDENTIAL AND CELEBRITY EPHEMERA WITH SIGNATURES OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, JIMMY CARTER, JOHN GLENN, RON MACHTLEY, INCLUDING: JOHN F KENNEDY'S PHYSICS LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKSHEETS AT CHOATE SCHOOL IN WALLIN...EPHEMERA: Presidential and celebrity ephemera with signatures of John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, John Glenn, Ron Machtley, including: John F Kennedy's physics laboratory manual and worksheets at Choate School in Wallingford, Conn, in the spring of 1935, done with his close friend Mr. K. Leymayme Billings; Brown University reunion envelope with signature of John Glenn; holiday card signed Jimmy Carter; legislative letter to Robert Galkin from Congressman Ron Machtley, signed; other ephemera included; sold as-is, signatures/ autographs not authenticated.
• BRONZE SHIP'S BELL - GRACE CHOATE, 1907
  BRONZE SHIP'S BELL - GRACE CHOATE, 1907 Heavy Nickel-Plated Bell, with support arm, with original iron clapper and knotted pull cord, engraved "Grace Choate, 1907", probably commemorating the launch of a new ship named after the 42-ton Schooner Grace Choate that was launched in 1867 and went aground in a storm at Mount Desert Ferry (Maine) on August 10, 1907; 9" high, 10 1/2" x 8 3/8". Surface wear, plating losses.
• FALL RIVER LINE MAMMOTH STEAMER LITHOGRAPH
  FALL RIVER LINE MAMMOTH STEAMER LITHOGRAPH New York,19th CenturyOriginal oak frame with Lettered Identification of the ship. Most likely this was hung at the Ticketing Office in Fall River; under glass and matted; Titled 'Mammoth Iron Steamer "Pilgrim." 'Commander B. M. Simmons'; at the left bottom of the chromo is printed: 'Chas. F. Choate, President-Borden & Lovell, Agents, New York'. Printed at bottom right is: 'J. R. Kendrick - General Manager, Geo. L. Connor - Gen'l Passenger Agent.'
• J.N. Choate Cabinet Cards of American
  J.N. Choate Cabinet Cards of American Indian Chiefs Lot of 3 cabinet photographs each with J.N. Choate's Carlisle PA backmark including the following studio portraits: Ouray and Wife Chipeta / Utes as identified on mount below image; Son of the Star with Sioux scalp on a pole which he himself took as identified on verso; and Poor Wolf From Ft. Berthold as identified on mount below image. Condition: Even toning to photographs; some light spotting on images and mounts; small vertical split in ''Poor Wolf'' image that was reinforced by mount.
• J.N. Choate Cabinet Card of American
  J.N. Choate Cabinet Card of American Horse Cabinet photograph of American Horse Sioux Chief as identified on mount below image with J.N. Choate's Carlisle PA backmark.
• J.N. Choate Cabinet Cards of Spotted
  J.N. Choate Cabinet Cards of Spotted Tail & Other Sioux at the Carlisle School Lot of 2 cabinet photographs each with J.N. Choate's Carlisle PA backmark the first a studio portrait of Spotted Tail & Iron Wing as identified on mount below image; and a group portrait of the No. 3 Sioux Rosebud Agcy / Black Crow/ Two Strike / White Thunder / Spotted Tail / Iron Wing and two white male interpreters named Charles Tackrr(?) and Louis Rubado(?) as identified on verso.John N. Choate began a long photographic career at Carlisle Pennsylvania in 1879 when the famous Carlisle Indian Industrial School was founded. The Brule Lakota Head Chief Spotted Tail was a progressive leader who understood the potential benefits that an English education might have for the young people of his tribe. He was among the first Indian leaders to make the courageous decision to send his own children to the eastern United States to be educated for the new life they would have to face. Four of his sons headed the group which included nephews and grandchildren of Spotted Tail as well as the children of other Brule chiefs. Condition: Some light even toning to photographs.
• J.N. Choate CDVs of Students at the
  J.N. Choate CDVs of Students at the Carlisle Indian School Lot of 3 cdvs each featuring a group portrait of young male and female students from the Carlisle Indian School dressed in Anglo attire each with J.N. Choate's Carlisle PA backmark. Condition: Light even toning to photos; few small stains on mounts.
• J.N. Choate Before & After Photographs
  J.N. Choate Before & After Photographs of Thomas Torlino Navajo Lot of 2 albumen boudoir photographs taken by J.N. Choate at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania with Choate's imprint on each mount's recto. With penciled identification on verso: Thomas Torlino Navajoe [sic].Upon arrival at the school the boys had their long haircuts and their clothing exchanged for Anglo style pants and jackets. Tom's before portrait in which he wears traditional Navajo clothing and his after portrait in which he wears a three-piece suit and a watch chain became an iconic example used by government officials to illustrate their hope for progress in educating and civilizing the Indians. Condition: Some remnants of adhesive on before portrait; even toning to prints.
• Kentucky Coin Silver Spoons Kentucky
  Kentucky Coin Silver Spoons Kentucky an assembled group of twenty-two coin silver spoons and ladles including five teaspoons marked Kitts & Werne for John Kitts and Joseph Werne of Louisville two tablespoons marked W.M. Hinton / Paris KY for William M. Hinton of Paris and Shelbyville two tablespoons marked J.S. Sharrard for James S. Sharrard of Georgetown Paris Shelbyville Henderson and Louisville two tablespoons marked W.B. Ewing for Warren B. Ewing of Shelbyville two spoons and one ladle marked P.L. Reese for Philip L. Reese of Mt. Sterling two teaspoons marked B.M. Riggs for Benjamin McKenny Riggs of Paris and Falmouth one teaspoons marked G.W. McDannold for George W. McDannold of Mt. Sterling one tablespoon and one ladle marked T.K. Marsh for Thomas King Marsh of Paris one teaspoon marked W.&A. Cooper for William and Archibald Cooper of Louisville one tablespoon marked A. Dumesnil for Antoine Dumesnil of Lexington and one teaspoon marked S.P. Choate / Louisville; largest lg. 9.25 in. silver wt. 11.67ozt (563g). Property of Caswell and Sara Lane
• Nell Choate Jones (American/Georgia
  Nell Choate Jones (American/Georgia 1879-1981) "Country Scene in Georgia" mixed media on paper signed lower right with two "The Charleston Renaissance Gallery Charleston SC" labels en verso and signed and titled on old backing board affixed en verso sight 20 in. x 16 in. attractively matted and framed.
• Italian white marble baptismal font
  Italian white marble baptismal font 19th century The shaped basin with outset corners carved in relief with fruiting branches supported on a column carved with vines, raised on a molded foot on an octagonal base. H: 41 1/2, D: 22 in. PROVENANCE: The present lot was made for St. Beade's Chapel at Rosemary Hall, Greenwich, Connecticut. In 1973, The Choate School and Rosemary Hall merged and the font remained in their chapel until the Daycroft School sold the font to the current owner. ,000-5,000 Interior of font has some discoloration from exposure Some losses to the interior Outer carvings crisp and in overall good condition No evidence or repairs Minor dents and scratches consistent to use and age Few age cracks on pedestal foundation
• Group of thirty-five American coin silver
  Group of thirty-five American coin silver spoons various makers, 18/19th century Comprising 7 spoons stamped 'Poindexter', 6 by MC Ramsey, 1 by McMullen, 1 by Harris & Lemon, 1 by Nagel, 1 by Letcher & Bennet, 1 by T. Ayres, 10 spoons stamped 'coin', 1 teaspoon stamped 'Blanchard', 2 teaspoons stamped SD Choate, 1 teaspoon stamped SR Biesenthal, 2 teaspoons stamped E&D Kinsey, 1 spoon stamped AB and a teaspoon stamped JC Marshall. (approx 35). Longest L: 8 1/2 in., 48 oz Many with engraved handles, all having surface abrasions, some with minor denting to bowls.
• Nell Hinton Choate Jones (American/Georgia,
  Nell Hinton Choate Jones (American/Georgia, 1879-1981) "Share Croppers", oil on board, signed and with artist's estate stamp en verso, 11" x 16-3/8". Handsomely framed.