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EUREKA

• A EUREKA CLOCK CO ELECTRIC CLOCK IN
  A EUREKA CLOCK CO ELECTRIC CLOCK IN OAK CASEA Eureka Clock Co electric clock in oak caseearly 20th centuryThe movement of typical construction with large balance wheel, inscribed Patent No 14614-1906 and No 4688.height 10 1/4in (26cm); width 8
• TWO POWDER TINSlargest is 7 in.
  TWO POWDER TINSlargest is 7 in. tall A rectangular Mathewson's powder tin and an "Imperial" Eureka powder tin. As found. Provenance: Private Collection, a descendant of Thomas Coleman du Pont
• DUCK AND BRANT PATTERNSGeorge
  DUCK AND BRANT PATTERNSGeorge William McLellan (1897-1987) Eureka, CA McLellan's duck and floating brant patterns, including some highly intricate head patterns and design and construction notes and dates. This lot consists of over 40 pieces from McLellan's shop. As found. Provenance: Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection, acquired from the maker Literature: Michael R. Miller and Frederick W. Hanson, "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast: Carving Traditions of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California," Davis, CA, 1989, p. 133, some exact patterns illustrated. Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,” Spokane, WA, 2015, pp. 63-69, some exact patterns illustrated.
• FLYING BRANT PATTERNSGeorge William
  FLYING BRANT PATTERNSGeorge William McLellan (1897-1987) Eureka, CA, c. 1940 23 1/2 in. long A lot of intricate patterns from McLellan's famous flying brant rig, including a wing-frame construction. As found. Provenance: Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection, acquired from the maker Literature: Michael R. Miller and Frederick W. Hanson, "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast: Carving Traditions of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California," Davis, CA, 1989, p. 131, some exact patterns illustrated. Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,” Spokane, WA, 2015, p. 61, some exact patterns illustrated.
• FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
  FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan (1897-1987) Eureka, CA, c. 1941 24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s famous rig of brant are the finest flyer decoys ever created. This rig was meticulously constructed in 1941 with the assistance of his wife, Olga (1902-1980). McLellan only used the carefully protected patterns about a dozen times over the next twenty years. Since then these peerless birds have been highly celebrated and prized by collectors, authors, and curators from coast to coast. In 1989 Richard Wheeler wrote a feature article for "Decoy Magazine" entitled “Bill McLellan’s wonderful flying brant,” discussing not only the rig, but his and Dorothy’s experiences with McLellan a half a century ago and how they obtained this intricately swirl-painted decoy number “8.” When the Wheelers arrived, the carver still had eight of the original nine, though one had “ruined body paint” from a friend’s attempt to mold it, bringing the rig to only seven fine examples in original paint. While Wheeler was not able to acquire this flyer on that occasion, he was highly motivated and soon made arrangements to obtain "number 8.” The same year Wheeler published his story, West Coast decoy authorities, Michael Miller and Frederick Hanson illustrated this exact decoy, describing these famous flyers as “masterpieces of precision” in their book “Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast: Carving Traditions of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.” McLellan, even during his lifetime, recognized the important value of these decoys “for he made a special box for them that contained separate compartments for wings, pins, dowel, bodies, etc.” The authors continue, “The redwood bodies, measuring about 24 inches in length, were fashioned from old telephone poles found in the alley behind his home. Bill created nicely detailed patterns to trace the top and side views on the redwood blocks before he started carving. Unlike the floaters, Bill did not equip these flyers with bills made of hardwood doweling. The wings were constructed in much the same manner as those on good model airplanes. McLellan used fine spruce for the frames, after first designing and preparing explicit patterns. When the frames were completed, stiff butcher paper was laid on followed by muslin. The fabric was then coated with airplane dope. The wing patterns were taken from the tracing of an actual brant wing – ‘a big fella’ according to McLellan. Each of the nine flying brant was numbered on the body and matching wings. The latter fit into the bodies with intricate, brass wing-locking mechanisms that allow quick removal or attachment. The wing-lock is hinged to allow the wings, rigged with heavy rubber bands, to waver in the wind. A copper pin secures the wings to the hinges. The flyers were deployed by means of telescoping 2-piece galvanized steel poles. Each of the nine poles, with each decoy at a different height, was attached to a floating wooden frame that was pulled over the sand into the water as the tide rose and fell.” McLellan did not stop with the form and construction, as the paint is perhaps the finest seen on any Pacific brant. Both the top and bottom sides of the stretched canvas wings are finished with excellent feathering. This decoy is particularly notable within the rig for its strong swirl paint towards the tail. The Wheelers also acquired McLellan’s incredible patterns which further confirm that this is perhaps the most intricately made rig of decoys ever constructed. The bird’s refinement and function would have made an unrivaled sight on the choppy waters of Humboldt Bay. Indeed, McLellan recounted that on multiple occasions this vexed other hunters. Today, thanks to the Wheelers and other specialists, we have a robust understanding of this extraordinary rig. “Supplementing the many floating brant decoys, McLellan made nine extraordinary flying brant decoys that are brilliant innovative achievements in artistry, workmanship, and construction.” — Michael Miller, “Wildfowl Decoys of California,” 2015 “The McLellan flying brant fit the criterion of masterful decoys.” — Gerald M. Rosenthal, “The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys,” 1990 Original paint with light gunning wear. Working touch-up to two small tears on top of right wing and one across the underside of the wing. Provenance: George W. McLellan Rig Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection, acquired from the maker, circa 1973 Literature: Richard Wheeler, “Bill McLellan's Wonderful Flying Brant” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, March/April 1989, pp. 36-41, rigmates illustrated. Michael R. Miller and Frederick W. Hanson, "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast: Carving Traditions of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California," Davis, CA, 1989, pp. 129-133, exact decoy illustrated multiple times. Joe Engers, ed., "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys," San Diego, CA, 1990, pp. 269-270, rigmate illustrated. Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,” Spokane, WA, 2015, back cover and pp. 58-65, rigmates illustrated. Loy S. Harrell Jr., "Decoys: North America's One Hundred Greatest," Iola, WI, 2000, pp. 148-9, rigmate illustrated. Linda and Gene Kangas, "Decoys," Paducah, KY, 1992, p. 125, pl. 191, related example illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, p. 270, rigmate illustrated. Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys: A North American Survey," Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 275, top bird, rigmate illustrated.
• 1930S BRONX FIREPLACE, WITH SCREEN,
  1930S BRONX FIREPLACE, WITH SCREEN, ANDIRONS, IRON LOGSAn Italianate fireplace originally housed in a Bronx home in the 1930s, and later moved to Eureka, KS. Finely carved wooden classical decoration, marbled surround and hearth, with a gold painted finish added circa late 1950s. Included with the fireplace are the original fire screen and andirons from the same home, as well as decorative cast iron fire logs disguising two light sockets. The fireplace measures 51 1/4" x 62 1/4" x 23", with a 30" x 32" firebox opening. The fire screen measures 31 1/2" x 35". Condition There are areas of flaking and wear to the gold paint, including a well worn area at the right of the mantel top. The firebox is loose from the fireplace, but not damaged in any notable way. The andirons are missing their finials. The back edge of each side of the fireplace are slightly irregularly shaped to fit around previous wall trim. The lighted fire logs are not wired.
• CASED ELECTRIC MANTLE CLOCK, EUREKA
  CASED ELECTRIC MANTLE CLOCK, EUREKA CLOCK CO.An early 20th century mahogany cased electric mantle clock by Eureka Clock Co., the case fitted with a hinged glazed door fronting a white enamel dial with blackened Roman numerals and marks for Eureka Clock Co., London, the battery driven movement overtop a weighted impulse wheel, (battery missing). Height 15".
• EUREKA MANTLE CLOCK, EIGHT DAY
  EUREKA MANTLE CLOCK, EIGHT DAY CALENDARCarved walnut wood with brass, eight day movement. Faux painted marble effect columns. Running, glass door gilt stenciled and marked Excelsior. Pendulum + key. Hanging hardware to back. Top carved panel detached. Age related wear. Issued: 20th century Dimensions: 15.5"W x 28.5"H Manufacturer: The Eureka Clock Company Country of Origin: USA
• EUREKA DB434 - ROYAL DOULTON
  EUREKA DB434 - ROYAL DOULTON BUNNYKINSKneeling bunny washing gold in brown and beige colorations. Limited edition 278 of 1000. With certificate. Royal Doulton backstamp. Original box. Weight: 4.7oz Issued: 2007 Dimensions: 4"H Edition Number: 278 Edition Size: 1000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good.
• ASSEMBLED GROUPING OF STERLING
  ASSEMBLED GROUPING OF STERLING FLATWARE, 23 PCS.Assembled grouping of sterling silver serving pieces and flatware including Watson casserole spoon, Whiting entree/oyster server, International gravy lade, S. Kirk & Son Repousse bonbon spoon, Tiffany & Co. cream ladle, Gorham "Chantilly" Child's fork and spoon, 2 other children's forks, set of 6 Stieff demitasse spoons, pair Webster bouillon spoons, nut spoon or sugar sifter, Whiting gilt over sterling "Eureka 49" souvenir spoon, sterling and enamel English bobby demitasse spoon (damaged), 3 miscellaneous salt spoons (1 damaged, 1 marked "Sterling-Norway"). 2 3/8" L to 8 1/2" L. 16.72 total oz troy. Condition: Chantilly child set with some disposal damage. Tiffany ladle, misc. nut spoon, Stieff demitasse spoons, 1 misc. child's fork are all monogrammed. 1 salt spoon bent and English bobby enamel spoon damaged.
• SIGNED 1976 N.O. JAZZ & HERITAGE
  SIGNED 1976 N.O. JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL POSTER1976 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival serigraph, first edition, signed by the Louisiana folk artist Maria Laredo, portraying Fats Houston, the grand marshal of the Eureka marching jazz band. Pencil signed lower right and numbered in pencil lower left "First Edition, 44/1000". Matted and housed in a contemporary black frame. Sight - 33" H x 40" W. Framed - 41" H x 28 1/4" W. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Overall very good condition.
• 3 GOLD RUSH RELATED COINS1st
  3 GOLD RUSH RELATED COINS1st item: 1853 $1 US Liberty Head gold coin, head with crown facing left and surrounded by stars, the reverse center marked "1 DOLLAR 1853" within an open wreath and "United States of America" around the top edge. 2nd item: US 1915 California gold Eureka token, head facing left with "Eureka" top edge and "1915" bottom edge, reverse with "California Gold" to top edge, "ONE" to center and a standing bear just below. 3rd item: 1857 Indian Head California "gold" over brass token. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: All coins very good ciculated condition, ungraded.
• FRED BROWN DRAWING OF THE
  FRED BROWN DRAWING OF THE STEAMER, "HUMBOLDT" - CAPT. M...Framed hand colored pencil drawing of passenger steamboat, "Humboldt" by Fred Brown. Dimensions: (sight) 11.5"h x 17"w; (framed) 13.25"h x 19"w. The Humboldt ran between San Francisco and Eureka roundtrip in five days. At that time there were no jetties and the seas were very rough. Family handwritten note affixed verso states, "...the steamer Humboldt built at Bendickson yard on Humboldt Bay. She was built about 1889. Dad was Captain of her until his leg was badly broken..." Captain Martin A. Brandt was the Captain of the Humboldt from 1893. Provenance: Direct descent from the Brandt family. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $45.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Please note we do not accept credit cards. Condition: Toning overall. Few minor creases upper half. Did not examine out of frame. Witherells strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherells. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
• ARCHIVE OF 19TH C SHIP CAPTAIN
  ARCHIVE OF 19TH C SHIP CAPTAIN MARTIN A. BRANDTAmazing archive of 19th c Ship Captain Martin A. Brandt comprising: 1) "History of the State of California", Chapman Publishing, 1904. It bears a written page (p. 879) on Capt. Brandt as well as handwritten on front page, "Capt. M.A. Brandt / 821 D Street / Eureka, Cal." 11.75" x 9.25"; 2) a J.Skellorn barometer, handwritten on back, "Schn. Ida McKay", 8" diameter; 3) Smith's Empire ship clock 7.25" diameter; 4) a framed U.S. Inspector's License for Master of Ocean Steam Vessels issued to Martin A. Brandt on March, 1902; 5) a framed photograph of the "Samoena"; 6) framed Almindelige Styrmandsexamen dated 1875. Martin A. Brandt was born Nov. 24, 1855 in Denmark and started working on ships at age 14. He immigrated to the United States in 2875, settling in San Francisco. In 1880 he was made Master of the schooner, Orion, which sales along the coast from Eureka (where he lived) to San Diego. In 1881 he became master of the Ida McKay, a three masted schooner which traveled from San Diego to Washington. He then mastered the Occidental and after that the passenger steamer, the Humboldt, running from Eureka to San Francisco. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $100.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Please note we do not accept credit cards. Condition: Barometer and clock show scattered wear to cases. Almindelige Styrmandsexamen has wear to frame, creases from prior folding, toning and scattered foxing. Photograph has minor toning. Inspector's License shows creases from prior folding and toning. Book shows wear and losses to cover and binding, toning to pages. Witherells strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherells. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
• UNION PLAYING CARD CO. EUREKA
  UNION PLAYING CARD CO. EUREKA “YANKEE’S NOTION” PLAYING...Union Playing Card Co. Eureka “Yankee’s Notion” Playing Cards. New York, ca. 1885. 52 + EC + OB. Excellent. The ace of spades is lacking the manufacturer’s name. Printed on very cheap stock and has steamboat snowflake back. Hoch. L48a.
• A Eureka brass pillar mantel
  A Eureka brass pillar mantel clock with electric oscillating movement, under a glass dome, 31cm high and another electric glass dome clock
• An Edwardian mahogany
  An Edwardian mahogany balloon-shaped mantle clock, cross banded and inlaid a satinwood shell, fitted an Eureka electric oscillating movement, 37cm high
• PALATKA 1884 OKAHUMKEE STEAMSHIP
  PALATKA 1884 OKAHUMKEE STEAMSHIP LADING BILLAntique Feb. 13, 1884, bill of lading for deliveries by the Steamship Okahumkee as it chugged between Palatka and Silver Springs carrying items such as oysters, lard, beans, and barrels of beef to be delivered in Orange Springs, Eureka and Ft. Brookes. Looks like a "yard long", now beautifully framed under glass. Unique historic piece. A strange 9.5" wood paddle in inset in bottom of matte with a small picture of the Florida- based Ockwalaha Steamer on the blade. Wood is too thick to be a letter opener, and it is rather large for a butter spreader. Fascinating piece of Florida steamship history.
• (7) OPERA GLASSES, FAN, SHELL
  (7) OPERA GLASSES, FAN, SHELL ETUI & SKIRT LIFTERS(lot of 7) Victorian lady's accessories, 19th/ early 20th c., including: (1) French opera glasses (jumelle marquise), marked Henri Opticien Oculiste, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, housed in fitted case with printed silk liner, (one) lens lacking leather covering, (1) Italian souvenir cockade fan, with mirror plate, (1) carved shell needle case/ etui, (3) silver-tone metal skirt lifters/ dress holders, (1) H. Knight & Co. "Eureka" brass skirt lifter, worn registry mark; 0.5lbs total **Provenance: An important San Antonio estate**
• CALIFORNIA CIVIL WAR ERA EUREKA
  CALIFORNIA CIVIL WAR ERA EUREKA COAT BUTTONSCOVILL MFG., CO. The reverse marked, an Officers Staff gilt button, the front embossed EUREKA above a seated Minerva in armor.
• A 94-Piece Italian Glazed Ceramic
  A 94-Piece Italian Glazed Ceramic Dinner Service 20TH CENTURY Eureka Anacapri pattern, comprising: 12 dinner plates, 12" 12 luncheon plates, 10" 12 salad bowls, 9" 12 soup bowls, 9 1/4" 12 salad plates, 8" 9 bread & butter plates, 6 3/4" 10 mugs 5 butter trays, 9 1/2" x 3 1/2" 2 oval serving platters, 15" 2 oval serving platters, 17 3/4" 2 serving bowls, 12 1/2" 1 serving bowl, 14" 1 serving bowl, 15 1/2" 1 cruet stand w/ oil & vinegar bottles 1 condiment stand w/salt & pepper shakers Property from the Collection of Bruce McCashin, Vero Beach, FL
• ARCHIVE OF OVER (150) EARLY KODAK
  ARCHIVE OF OVER (150) EARLY KODAK PHOTOGRAPHS, CIRCA 1894 - 1901 Documenting home and travel for one American family and possibly others. Approximately half of the images show domestic life and recreation, whereas the other images depict travel in the American South and Mexico. Locations, when identified on the images, include Southeastern Virginia (8); Kentucky (5); Cape Girardeau, Missouri (one); Eureka Springs, Arkansas (4); Pass Christian Mississippi (2); New Orleans and vicinity (13); Austin, Texas and vicinity (13); Mexico (40+). Included are two loose prints and two CDVs, one of which is a Civil War date portrait of a Union Army artillery lieutenant by C. S. German of Springfield, who is best known as a photographer of Abraham Lincoln.
• DONAL CLARK JOLLEY NWS WW, (B.
  DONAL CLARK JOLLEY NWS WW, (B. 1933), "STAGECOACH STOP," 1979, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SIGHT: 14" H X 21.5" WDonal Clark Jolley NWS WW, (b. 1933) "Stagecoach Stop," 1979 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right: Donal C. Jolley ©; inscribed at the lower left edge: Eureka, Nevada; copyright ink stamp affixed to the backing paper verso; titled, numbered, and inscribed verso: 79043 Sight: 14" H x 21.5" W Notes: The inscription on the verso reads: 79043 Stagecoach Stop for Richard Patterson. A member of Watercolor West and National Watercolor Society. Watercolor on paper Dimensions: Sight: 14" H x 21.5" W
• TWO UNITED STATES MILITARY
  TWO UNITED STATES MILITARY FLARE/SIGNAL PISTOLSTWO UNITED STATES MILITARY FLARE/SIGNAL PISTOLS: Eureka M.8, 37mm, 4" barrel, Parkerized finish, black Bakelite grips, serial #E-195019; Mark 5 by R.F. Sedgley Inc., 10 gauge, 6" barrel, alloy barrel, Bakelite grip marked "USN", #242692-A-2, manufactured 1943. Both are single shot design. No FFL or background check required.
• U.S. MODEL M-8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL
  U.S. MODEL M-8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL (FLARE)U.S. MODEL M-8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL (FLARE), 37mm caliber, 4 1/8" barrel with locking lugs, blued finish, Bakelite grips, top break action, lanyard loop, receiver marked "E.V.C.C. 1942 U.S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M-8" inside a triangle. manufactured by Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co. No FFL or background check required.
• WOOD PEN BOX BY EUREKA
  WOOD PEN BOX BY EUREKA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 1/2 X 12 X 8 IN. (6.35 X 30.48 X 20.32 CM.)WOOD PEN BOX BY EUREKA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, with green felt lining, slots for 12 pens, label to underside Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 12 x 8 in. (6.35 x 30.48 x 20.32 cm.) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
• 19 PIECES OF AMERICAN SILVER
  19 PIECES OF AMERICAN SILVER FLATWARE AND 24 PIECES OF ENGLISH MOTHER OF PEARL-HANDLED KNIVES19 PIECES OF AMERICAN SILVER FLATWARE AND 24 PIECES OF ENGLISH MOTHER OF PEARL-HANDLED KNIVES, including 4 Gorham silver 'Buttercup' (1899) cream soup spoons, 9 Gorham 'Strasbourg' (1897) pieces, including 2 salad forks (four tines), 4 tablespoons and three butter spreaders (steel blades), 2 pieces of R. Blackinton (oyster fork and sugar shell), a Contempora House silver-handled long spoon (steel spoon), 4 souvenir spoons, including a 'Bert Gall' official St. Louis Exposition spoon commemorating the Louisiana Purchase, a Watson spoon, the bowl etched with the Court House of Jefferson, MO, a Whiting spoon, its bowl etched with a design of the Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, AR, and a molded Boston souvenir spoon, the handle cast as the skyline with Revolutionary War sites and the bowl etched with the Old South Church, 6 English electroplated fish knives marked BFM*S with mother of pearl handles and etched blades, 12 mother of pearl-handled place knives with steel blades, initialed marks, 6 Harrison Brothers & Howson mother of pearl-handled short knives; together with a Rogers Bros. A1 plated 'Savoy' (1892) cake serving fork, weighable 17.69 ozt (44)
• EUREKA OPTIMA UPRIGHT
  EUREKA OPTIMA UPRIGHT VACUUMEureka Optima Upright Vacuum,
• EUREKA MIGHTY MILE CANISTER
  EUREKA MIGHTY MILE CANISTER VACUUM WITH ATTACHMENTS AND ORECK VACUUMEureka Mighty Mile Canister Vacuum with Attachments and Oreck Vacuum
• CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN TEAPOT &
  CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN TEAPOT & BOWLChinese Export Mandarin Palette Porcelain Covered Teapot and Bowl , 18th c., Qianlong, each decorated with figural scenes on an iron red and black star-diaper ground, pot h. 6 1/4 in., w. 8 1/2 in., bowl h. 2 1/2 in., dia. 4 3/4 in. (2 pcs.) . Provenance: Leonard Eureka, 2003 and Mimi's Antiques, Lewes, DE, 2001
• TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT DRESS CAPSTwo
  TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT DRESS CAPSTwo fire department dress caps, to include one Eureka , D. Klein & Bro., Philadelphia, in red, the other blue with #1 leather head band. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Sporadic small moth holes and wear to visor.
• Group of nine silver plate
  Group of nine silver plate assortment and pewter pieces; antique pewter garden motif serving bowl; surface wear, light patina; antique hammered pewter charger; age wear, light patina, moderate age wear; antique scallop rim silver plate sugar bowl with handles; light patina, light surface wear; Reed & Barton silver plate etched cup; interior pitting, light age wear, light surface wear, light dents; antique Eureka Silver Co. vanity set mirror: light patina, light age wear; antique Mema Primans silver plate coaster with openwork gallery; shallow surface abrasion on verso, light age wear, light patina, light surface wear on felt; vintage silver plate cloche with black handle; light age wear; antique silver plate nail file: age wear, light patina; antique Moors' Good Shoes promotional silver plate button hook, California: light pitting, light patina; largest L 14" W 8" H 1 1/2"(Approx.)
• BEDFORD AND WALKER EUREKA MODEL AIR
  BEDFORD AND WALKER EUREKA MODEL AIR PISTOLBEDFORD AND WALKER EUREKA MODEL AIR PISTOL, .215 caliber, 8 1/2" barrel, nickel finish, single pump design with octagonal air chamber, trigger guard, drilled for shoulder stock, barrel reads "Pat. Jan.18, July18 "76 Pat. Eng.", no serial number, this is the fourth design. No FFL or background check required.
• 1853 GOLD CALIFORNIA 'EUREKA'
  1853 GOLD CALIFORNIA 'EUREKA' QUARTER DOLLAR COIN1853 Gold California 'Eureka' Quarter Dollar Coin,
• FLORENCE PIERCE, DISTRICT OF
  FLORENCE PIERCE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA (1918 - 2007), UNTITLED #23, 1989, RESIN ON PLEXIGLASS, 17 1/4"H X 20 1/2"W X 3/4"DFlorence Pierce, District Of Columbia, New Mexico, California, (1918 - 2007) untitled #23, 1989, resin on plexiglass signed, titled and dated verso. Provenance: Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Damage / restoration in two corners. Biography from the Archives of askART: Florence Miller Pierce was known for thought provoking abstract, non-objective, monochromatic painting rooted in her dedication to Zen Buddhism and meditation. Many of her works give the appearance of floating off the wall, something she achieved with richly colored and textured geometric shapes---polygons, triangles, and rectangles---encased in divided layers of transparent resin over colors that had been softened through mixing with with milled fiberglass. Working with resin to create textures occurred for her in 1969 when she 51 years old and was in her New Mexico studio making foam sculpture. A chance spill of resin landed on a piece of aluminum foil, and when it hardened, it 'shimmered', and she was fascinated. Learning that she could create an interesting effect with resin adhering to mirrored tiles, "she would continue with the new body of work for nearly 35 years." (Regan)In 2005, the Tucson Museum of Art held a solo exhibition of work by Florence Miller Pierce, then age 87, and featured were 33 pieces of resin-on-mirror paintings described as "jeweled bits of minimalism, delicately colored and sensuously textured. Sometimes, the thick layers of resin are as pearly and smooth as flesh. Elsewhere, where Pierce has manipulated the resin while it's drying; the layers are dimpled, folded like cloth, or even crumpled like paper. And their forms echo the sculptures that Pierce abandoned when she had her eureka moment. Shaped into squares, arches and triangles, they veer into 3-D, hanging out slightly from the walls and casting shadows in the light." (Regan) She was born with the name Florence Miller in Washington DC, and by age 18, had a serious dedication to art and spiritualism. Her parents ran a private boarding school. From childhood, she was interested in art, and nurtured by an art teacher, May Ashton, she visited museums. Miller studied in DC at the Phillips Gallery and the Corcoran School of Art. Having become aware that Taos, New Mexico was an art center from visiting her grandparents, who lived there, she persuaded her parents to allow her to go alone to Taos in 1936 for a summer to study at the Studio School with Emil Bisttram, who not only was a highly accredited teacher but who also had a dedication to meditation and spiritualism. She returned to Taos in the winter of 1937, and the next year, she returned, at Bisttram's invitation, to take part in the forming of the Transcendental Painting Group (TPG). These founders were nine artists dedicated to abstract art expression, grounded in creative art imagination and the transporting of painting beyond objective recognition. In 1938, they banded together to share ideas and organized mutual exhibition venues that made the public aware of fnon-objective and abstract art. She was the youngest member and outlived all the other members of the organization, which held together for several years until World War II sidetracked their ability to remain a cohesive entity. Four decades later, it was written that her austere, abstract works of art reflecting color, beauty and natural forms, were indeed a synthesis of the teachings of Emil Bisttram who inspired his students with the words "Idea, Shape, Color and Form." Of her work, Pierce reflected that she had been "trying to do the purest work I knokw how. What comes to mind is the Zen word that means original mind, about emptying mind and space." (Regan) Through Bisttram, Florence Miller met Horace Towner Pierce, an art student and one of the founders of TPG, and they married in 1938. He was described as looking like the pipe-smoking movie star, Fred MacMurray. The couple lived in New York and California, where in 1939, she and her husband, along with other members of the Transcendental Painting Group, exhibited at the Golden Gate International Exposition. By 1950, they had settled in Albuquerque. They had two children, one whom died several months after birth. Horace Pierce, age 41, died suddenly in 1958, when Florence was 39. She remained in Albuquerque, continuing her commitment to geometric abstract and non-objective painting and relief sculpture of layered dried pigmented resin. Some viewers regard her artwork as "distillations of the New Mexico landscape" with their "stark geometry and earthy color palette" (Regan) that suggests adobe. However, she was not an artist who did a lot of interacting with other artists as she worked pretty much in isolation and viewed herself as a 'silent artist'. She became a strong admirer of Agnes Martin, the reclusive painter from Taos who was her peer and whose minimalist paintings brought record-breaking prices in New York auction houses. In 2004, Pierce, Martin and the potter, Maria Martinez, were honored in a group show, In Pursuit of Perfection, in Santa Fe at the Museum of Fine Arts. Florence Pierce died at age 90 at her home in Albuquerque on October 25, 2007 resin on plexiglass Dimensions: 17 1/4"H x 20 1/2"W x 3/4"D
• TWO VINTAGE UPRIGHT VACUUM
  TWO VINTAGE UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANERS: EUREKA 1920S MODEL 9 AND KIRBY CLASSIC & TOOL KIT 44"H X 14"W X 14"D (KIRBY)Two vintage upright vacuum cleaners: Eureka 1920s Model 9 and Kirby classic & tool kit, Eureka with wooden ball top handle. Kirby includes tool kit with sander, carpet cleaner, saw and more Dimensions: 44"H x 14"W x 14"D (Kirby)