A few examples of appraisal values for
FOR FIFTY YEARS

• MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN
  MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN FRAME, 1891 Nicely mounted on velvet and framed with a picture of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), handwritten and personally signed letter dated May 11, 1891, discussing the naming of a subject in his writings for the holiday number to Henry Mills Alden (November 11, 1836 ? October 7, 1919). Alden was an American author and editor of Harper's Magazine for fifty years. Clearly signed S. Clemens.
• EMILE BRANCHARD PAINTING -
  EMILE BRANCHARD PAINTING - CHICKEN BARN, CA. 1920SEmile Pierre Branchard (American, 1881-1938). Untitled oil on board, ca. 1920s. Signed on the lower right. A wonderful painting of a chicken barn by American artist Emile Branchard. Seven of the chickens strut about and peck the ground - six rendered in hues of warm chestnut brown and one in white - while another chicken endearingly pokes its head out the barn door. The cool blue-grey skies and two leafless trees suggest that it is late autumn or wintertime. Branchard delineated the rural scene in his signature style with flat forms and a harmonious color palette. Some have compared his naive style to the Symbolists' and Precisionists' form of abstraction. A magnificent example of Branchard's oeuvre set in a custom frame. Size of painting: 11.5" L x 17.5" W (29.2 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 15.875" L x 22" W (40.3 cm x 55.9 cm) Born to French parents in Greenwich Village, New York City, Emile Pierre Branchard had a rather modest childhood. His mother kept a boarding house in the Village that was known as the "house of genius" because many artists and writers frequented the establishment. Schooled by French nuns, Branchard's early exposure to art was watching his stepfather, who studied with Messioner, paint. Branchard worked as a stevedore and truck driver, and during World War I became a policeman for the Home Defense Force. When working for the Home Defense Force, he contracted tuberculosis. During this period, while confined at home, he began to paint, using the leftover paints and brushes of a former roomer in the boardinghouse. Branchard painted imaginary still lifes, landscapes from memory, and nudes. One of the roomers in the boardinghouse was so impressed with Branchard's work that he submitted two paintings to the Independents show of 1919. Stephen Bourgeois discovered Branchard's work there, and gave him a one-man show that same year. He would continue to show Branchard's art regularly until 1932. In 1938, Branchard exhibited at the Marie Harriman Gallery and was also included in the Museum of Modern Art's "Masters of Popular Painting" exhibition. Later that year he passed away in the same house where he had lived for fifty years. Emile Pierre Branchard's untitled (winter) painting sold with a hammer price of $17,000 at David Rago - November 9, 2019 - lot 650. While a bit larger (25x18) the style and rural subject certainly resonate with this example. Provenance: Private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #170928 Condition: Signed by the artist on the lower right, the painting is excellent overall. Wooden components of the framing are stamped "MADE IN GERMANY" and there is tape on the verso. Frame shows normal age wear but is otherwise very nice and wired for suspension.
• INTERNATIONAL STERLING "MINUET"
  INTERNATIONAL STERLING "MINUET" HOLLOWARE, 4PC International Silver (American), 20th century. Four piece group of "Minuet" (pattern active 1925-1996) sterling silver hollowware comprising: a pair of bon bon bowls (6.25"), vegetable server (12.25"), and a sandwich tray (11"). Total approx. weight of, 32.35 ozt. Appropriately marked. Note: The "Minuet" pattern was first ordered for use at the White House by First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926. Additional pieces would reordered for fifty years.
• 64 PCS, INTERNATIONAL STERLING
  64 PCS, INTERNATIONAL STERLING "MINUET" FLATWARE International Silver (American), 20th century. Sixty-four piece "Minuet" (pattern active 1925-1996) sterling silver flatware service comprising: seven dinner forks (7.25"), eleven salad forks (6"), eleven teaspoons (5.75"), four soup spoons (6"), eleven iced teaspoons (7.5"), sixteen dinner knives (9"), knife (9.75"), knife (8.5") and bon bon spoon (6"). Appropriately marked. Note: The "Minuet" pattern was first ordered for use at the White House by First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926. Additional pieces would reordered for fifty years. Forty-seven weighable pieces approx. 50.26 ozt.
• SET OF 8, INTERNATIONAL STERLING
  SET OF 8, INTERNATIONAL STERLING DEMITASSE SERVICE International and Lenox (American, 20th century). Eight sterling four piece demitasse cups in the "Minuet" (pattern active 1925-1996) pattern comprising eight porcelain liners, eight sterling cups, eight sterling underplates and eight sterling spoons. All approximately marked. Note: The "Minuet" pattern was first ordered for use at the White House by First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926. Additional pieces would reordered for fifty years. Approx. h. 2.75", w. 3.75", 23.3 ozt.
• LUBOMIR TOMASZEWSKI
  LUBOMIR TOMASZEWSKI (POLISH/AMERICAN, 1923-2018), STONE AND METAL WARRIOR 47 1/2 (HEIGHT TO TOP OF HEAD) X 20 X 9 1/2 IN. (120.7 X 50.8 X 24.1 CM.)LUBOMIR TOMASZEWSKI (POLISH/AMERICAN, 1923-2018), STONE AND METAL WARRIOR, Catalogue note: Lubomir Tomaszewski was a Polish American painter, sculptor and designer described in an obituary as the greatest contemporary Polish sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and was known in Poland as a ‘motion painter and sculptor'. He was recognized as a creator of modern design during his time at IWP (Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw). He also designed porcelain figurines which adorned many Polish apartments during the 1960s. The most popular pieces were ‘Girl in Flares', ‘Arab Girl', ‘Girl with Mirror', ‘Camel' and ‘Kiwi'. He won the contest for his design of the surroundings of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, but his project was never realized. In 1962, he designed two porcelain sets: ‘Ina' and ‘Dorota'. His cups and pots without handles won first prize at International Exhibition of Industrial Forms in Paris and are now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 1966, he emigrated to the United States to pursue his artistic freedom. He lived in the U.S. for fifty years, and his work included figures in bronze, rock, wood and metal. Many of his works were inspired by Greek mythology. Dimensions: 47 1/2 (height to top of head) x 20 x 9 1/2 in. (120.7 x 50.8 x 24.1 cm.) Provenance: Purchased from Old Warsaw Galleries, Alexandria, 1983, $3,369
• GILBERT STUART (MA/RI/UK,
  GILBERT STUART (MA/RI/UK, 1755-1828) Portrait of Alexander William Walker (1780-1863); oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed, relined, 28 1/2" x 24". Handwritten label verso reads: "This portrait relined, and new stretchers furnished by Beers Bros., 110 W. 30, NYC, January 1943. Original stretcher preserved in the home of Mrs. Bartlett Arkell, 15 W 10, NYC, William MacBeth, Junr., by RW McIntyre, Pres. 11 E. 57, NYC." Bartlett Arkell (1862-1946) was one of the founders of the Beech-Nut Packing Company, and for fifty years its president.
• Walnut Victorian Renaissance
  Walnut Victorian Renaissance Revival furniture; mfg. by John Jelliff, premier N.J. cabinetmaker for fifty years, armchair decorated with actress Jenny Lind's likeness, classical medallions on seat backs, burled trim, brass rings surround medallions, typical beaded casters, scalloped hip rest on side chair. Armchair 40"H. x 28"W. Both in good condition, minor surface wear.