A few examples of appraisal values for
FREEDOM

• KARA WALKER, FREEDOM: A FABLEKara
  KARA WALKER, FREEDOM: A FABLEKara Walker, Freedom: A FableWalker, Kara. Freedom: A Fable. A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Pop-up book with offset lithographic illustrations and laser cut silhou
• ORDER OF THE RED MEN FRATERNAL
  ORDER OF THE RED MEN FRATERNAL LODGE FLAGOrder of the Red Men fraternal lodge flag, late 19th c. , with image of an American eagle with banner inscribed Freedom - Friendship - Charity , 19 1/2" x 35 1/2", frame - 23 1/4" x 39 1/4". Provenance: A Virginia Collection. NO in-house shipping for this lot. Condition: Framed, edge frays and small edge losses, center tears, creases.
• PURVIS YOUNG, AMERICAN (1943 -
  PURVIS YOUNG, AMERICAN (1943 - 2010)Purvis Young, American (1943 - 2010) Oil on Found Wooden Board "Collage of Freedom Horses" Signed Lower Left. Overall measures 52" x 33-1/4". Condition: Good found condition. Estimate 2000.00 - 8000.0
• PURVIS YOUNG, AMERICAN (1943 -
  PURVIS YOUNG, AMERICAN (1943 - 2010)Purvis Young, American (1943 - 2010) Mixed Media on Found Cardboard "Boat to Freedom" Signed Lower Center. Unframed. Measures 22-1/2" x 15-1/4". Condition: Good condition Estimate 200.00 - 600.00 Dome
• BRONZE MONUMENT TO DEFENDERS OF
  BRONZE MONUMENT TO DEFENDERS OF LIEPAJA, LATVIA.Bronze Model Monument to Defenders of Liepaja, Latvia. Depicting two freedom fighters and a woman. The monument is dedicated to those who fought against the invading Nazi Army in June of 1941. 14"t x
• 3 HALF-HULL SHIP MODELS: DORADE, US
  3 HALF-HULL SHIP MODELS: DORADE, US 22 INTREPID,Grouping of three half-hull ship models to include: the Dorade; the US 22 Intrepid, by the Scale Model Company, Pasadena; and the Freedom, by Models Elite, Redondo Beach. Largest measures 26 1/4" w; b
• THEOPHILE STEINLEN, FREEDOM
  THEOPHILE STEINLEN, FREEDOM STRETCHING ITS FLAG, LITHOTheophile Alexandre Steinlen(1859-1923), Freedom stretching its flag, Lithograph in black and white, signed lower right, numbered 63/100. Sheet size: 21 1/2" x 26 1/4"; frame: 30 1/2" x 35 1/2". Good
• Donald de Lue (American, 1897-1988)
  Donald de Lue (American, 1897-1988) Victory, Freedom with Wings, 1948 bronze with dark brown patina signed De Lue, dated sc. 1931 and © 1986, numbered 3/12, and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York (lower edge of the bronze) Height: 31 1/2 inches.
• 2 STEFFEN THOMAS CHARCOALS, ALVIN
  2 STEFFEN THOMAS CHARCOALS, ALVIN AILEY DANCERS Steffen Thomas (German/American 1906-1990). Two studies for 'Freedom from Fear', charcoal on newsprint, each depicting a Modernist partially nude dancing woman, signed and titled at lower right, framed and under glass. Note: these works were completed directly after the artist attended a performance by Alvin Ailey at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Approximate Dimensions:h. 35.5", w. 23.75; overall with frame h. 44", w. 32", d. 3".
• WILLIAM MCKINLEY SIGNED LETTER TO
  WILLIAM MCKINLEY SIGNED LETTER TO FRIEND, 1896 William McKinley (January 29, 1843-September 14, 1901) TLS to John M Stahl. Letter dated 4 September 1896. In this typed and personally signed letter from William McKinley was a discussion of the 28th ultimo, (28th day preceding the current month), about declaring war on Spain due to the Cuban insurgents battling for freedom from Spain. McKinley was joyed as to the insight given by Mr. Stahl. This letter was written and signed after McKinley left the Ohio Governor's office but while he was running for President in 1896. Letter is on William McKinley's personal letterhead from his hometown of Canton, Ohio.
• AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL
  AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL REGISTER, MARCH 1841 Niles National Register, March 20, 1841. A very important issue, as an inside page has: "The Case of the Amistad" being the report of the Supreme Court on this historic slavery-related event. The "Amistad" was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner of this name in 1839. The rebellion broke out when the schooner, traveling along the coast of Cuba, was taken over by a group of captives who had earlier been kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery. The Africans were later apprehended on the vessel near Long Island, New York, by the United States Navy and taken into custody. The ensuing widely publicized court cases in the United States helped the abolitionist movement. In 1840, a federal trial court found that the initial transport of the Africans across the Atlantic (which did not involve the Amistad) had been illegal, because the international slave trade had been abolished, and that they were thus not legally slaves but free. Furthermore, given they were illegally confined, the Africans were entitled to take what legal measures necessary to secure their freedom, including the use of force. The Supreme Court affirmed this finding on March 9, 1841, and the Africans traveled home in 1842. The case influenced numerous succeeding laws. This case was made famous by the 1997 movie "Amistad" by Stephen Spielberg. This issue has extensive reporting on this case taking over 1 1/2 pages, and as noted in the prefacing comments: "...Mr. Justice Story delivered the opinion of the court...", followed by a detailed review of the case from beginning to end, with the verdict of the court as noted above, in a Baltimore newspaper, close to Washington, D.C. where the verdict was given and since the verdict was rendered on March 9 this is likely one of the earliest reports to be found in a newspaper. 16pp.
• BILL OF RIGHTS, THE INDEPENDANT
  BILL OF RIGHTS, THE INDEPENDANT GAZETTEER, 1789 The Independent Gazetteer, or The Chronicle of Freedom. Volume 8 #1153. Published August 22, 1789. Contains content on the Bill of Rights. This issue of the Independent Gazetteer includes key debates in the House of Representatives on the developing set of amendments that were later ratified as the Bill of Rights. Debating the 6th amendment and dissertation on anti-slavery. ?Sixth amendment??A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but no person religiously scrupulous shall be compelled to bear arms.? ?Mr. [Egbert] Benson [of New York] moved that the words ?but no person religiously scrupulous shall be compelled to bear arms,? be struck out. He wished that this humane provision should be left to the wisdom and benevolence of government. It was improper to make it a fundamental in the Constitution. ?The motion was negative, and the amendment agreed to.? (p2/c4) [Proposed by Congress without last clause as fourth amendment; ratified as Second Amendment.] ?Eleventh amendment??The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.? ?This was agreed to without amendment.? (p2/c4) [Proposed by Congress as eleventh amendment; ratified as Ninth Amendment.] ?Twelfth amendment??Art. 1, sec. 10, between the 1st and 2d part. Insert??No state shall infringe the equal rights of conscience, nor the freedom of speech, or of the press, nor of the right of trial by jury in criminal cases.? ?This amendment was accepted.? (p2/c4), thirteenth and fourteenth amendments as well both being accepted or passed.1 large page folded making 4pp. Rare newspaper example with insight as to the forming of the Bill of Rights.
• US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT
  US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, 1789 The Independent Gazetteer; or, The Chronicle of Freedom. August 19, 1789. Volume VIII, Number 1150. Important content about accepting the 4th amendment and debate on the wording of the start of the Constitution, including, We the people. Many other pieces of news and advertisements. 4pp.
• US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT
  US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, 1788 The Independent Gazetteer; or, The Chronicle of Freedom, September 15, 1788. Volume VII. Number 862. Contains important news of the United States Constitution including the proposed articles to the Constitution. Also contains other news and advertisements. 4pp.
• BILL OF RIGHTS, INDEPENDENT
  BILL OF RIGHTS, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, 1788 The Independent Gazetteer, Or, the Chronicle of Freedom, dated July 16, 1788. Contains an early mention of the structure for the Bill of Rights at the New York convention. By John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 ? December 12, 1829), much other news of the day.
• LATE 20TH CENTURY PRISON ART ON
  LATE 20TH CENTURY PRISON ART ON WHIRLEY PLASTIC MUGFounded in 1960, the plastic wares and advertising premiums of Whirley Industries remain popular late 20th century retro and vintage collectibles. This Whirley footed cup is embellished in the Prison Art medium of match sticks joined to create a veneer which, in this case, has been decorated in black ink with a folky (and spicy) depiction of a nude woman below a banner lettered FREEDOM.Measures 4.25 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches.Very good original condition, there are no issues of damage or repair.
• TONI CARLTON (NC), ABSTRACT
  TONI CARLTON (NC), ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS (TWO WORKS) Each a pastel on wove paper, including Spirit of Freedom,1992, retaining gallery label to verso; and an untitled work (horizontal orientation), 1993, both signed and dated at the lower right, float mounted in a frame under glass.
• ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICA VOTER'S
  ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICA VOTER'S BALLOT, 1994 The first multi-racial election in the country, with instructions in 11 languages and 19 parties indicated (each with logo and portrait of leading candidate), the Inkatha Freedom Party pasted on at bottom, 17 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. visible, framed. Two certificates of authenticity attached to the back.
• AUSBUND, DAS IST: ETLICHE SCHONE
  AUSBUND, DAS IST: ETLICHE SCHONE CHRISTLICHE...Ausbund, Das ist: Etliche Schone Christliche Lieder , Christoph Saur, Germantown, 1742, first American edition, 812 numbered pages of songs, followed by a six-page Register , a twenty-page Confessio , and a forty-six-page Ein Warhafftiger Bericht, Von den Brudern im Schweitzerland, in dem Surcher Sebiet . Songbook of hymns composed in the dungeon of Passau Castle by imprisoned Anabaptists in the 16th c. Previous European editions were published illegally and anonymously until the 1742 American edition, a sign of religious freedom for Anabaptists in America, 6" x 3 3/4". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Missing clasps, some staining, foxing, some losses to spine, original cover, pages 407-438 beginning to come loose.
• BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CARVED
  BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CARVED WALL BOXBlair County, Pennsylvania carved wall box , attributed to John Barkhimer (1843-1921), with geometric carved front and backsplash, 12 3/4" h., 13 1/4" w. Provenance: Descended in the family; Sold K. R. Miller, East Freedom, Pennsylvania, 1991; An Ohio Collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition with scattered wear to varnish.
• Early Victorian City of London
  Early Victorian City of London Freedom of the City Vellum Scroll to William Simmons, 1839 in turned and labelled boxwood case case height 3.9 in — 9.8 cm
• 'Freedom To Read', created by
  'Freedom To Read', created by Maurice Sendak in 1991 to fight censorship in books, this fine art lithograph features images from famous banned books, including Huckleberry Finn, Alice in Wonderland and Sendak's own In the Night Kitchen. Pencil signed and numbered in pencil on margin, #203/275 Maurice Sendak. Recently professionally framed. Image 24” x 18.5” Frame 37” x 28” Condition: good CT Transfer Fee $20
• LALIQUE HIRONDELLES GRAND BLUE
  LALIQUE HIRONDELLES GRAND BLUE GLASS VASELalique Hirondelles Grand Blue Glass Vase, with molded birds with silvered patina; signed and numbered 3/130 to underside; with original box Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (40 x 29.2 cm.), Box: 18 x 25 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (45.7 x 64.1 x 46.4 cm.) Provenance: Note: from Lalique.com: "To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Maison, the new collection takes us to the heart of the immeasurable heritage built by its founder. Among fauna, the swallow particularly inspired René Lalique, which he then made the centrepiece of many jewels and decorative objects. With admiration and respect for this immense artist Lalique reinterprets the figure of the swallow, recurring in the Master?s work, herald of spring, symbol of happiness and freedom. Directly inspired by a creation of René Lalique, this vase depicts the beauty of swallows taking flight. With grace and lightness, they spread their wings with finely chiselled feathers. Illuminated with platinum, they twirl around, drawing the eye into swirls of crystal. This limited edition of 130 pieces majestically celebrates Lalique?s 130th anniversary." Condition: Two minute scratches, each less than 1/4 of an inch long. No chips, fleabites or repairs.
• ROBERT DOWD (AMERICAN, 1936-1996)
  ROBERT DOWD (AMERICAN, 1936-1996) "SAWBUCK" Acrylic on canvas. Signed 'Dowd' (lower right), titled 'Sawbuck', and dated ''65' (on reverse). Robert Dowd (American, 1936-1996) Robert Dowd was an American artist, who also painted under the name Robert O’Dowd. After his discharge from the US Marines in 1957, he entered the Society of Arts and Crafts/Center for Creative Studies, Detroit Michigan, where he studied painting. In 1958-59 he began drawing common objects, including ‘Stop’ signs. His work first appeared in an Art in America article on the “Young Artists Group” in Detroit. In 1960, he moved to San Francisco and began working on his first images of postage stamps. In 1961, he moved to Los Angeles and began work on his currency paintings. By 1962, he was getting attention for his groundbreaking paintings of common objects. Among the country, several other artists were experimenting with this new concept and in 1962 he was invited to show his work at the Pasadena Art Museum. The 1960s were a time of social unrest and the FBI and government thought anybody who was anti-establishment should be investigated and persecuted despite the right of freedom of expression. Unfortunately for Dowd, his fascination with painting currency caught the attention of the Secret Service. Painting currency in those days was considered counterfeiting, even if intended as a spoof. This certainly hurt his career, so he switched back to painting postage stamps but continued to paint currency in private.
• GROUP OF FIVE ENGLISH BLACK
  GROUP OF FIVE ENGLISH BLACK TRANSFER-PRINTED CREAMWARE TABLEWARES AND TWO WORCESTER PORCELAIN BLACK TRANSFER-PRINTED WARES, 18TH CENTURYGROUP OF FIVE ENGLISH BLACK TRANSFER-PRINTED CREAMWARE TABLEWARES AND TWO WORCESTER PORCELAIN BLACK TRANSFER-PRINTED WARES, 18TH CENTURY, including: a Neale black transfer-printed 'motto' plate emblematic of Wisdom and Industry, circa 1780-90, incised ellipsis to the reverse, printed in black with Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, seated before three putti circling the globe above the inscription 'Let Wisdom Unite Us', flanked by pendant game trophies, the shaped circular border molded with three splayed swags and painted with a black feather edge, dia: 9 3/4 in.; a creamware punch-pot and cover, with acanthus leaf-molded spout, strap handle and globular finial, both sides with peasant scenes of a family watching a child play the horn, h: 8 in.; a creamware Dutch-Market 'motto' cup and saucer emblematic of Liberty, Staffordshire or Yorkshire, circa 1787, the cup with shepherd and sheep to reverse, the dish with Liberty and motto 'Voor Vryhyde en Vaderland' (For Freedom and Fatherland), saucer, dia: 4 1/4 in. and cup dia: 1 1/4 in.; a creamware jug printed with Diana and her hounds to one side, and a pastoral scene to reverse, circa 1780-1800, h: 8 1/2 in; a Worcester porcelain teacup, circa 1760, printed after an engraving by Robert Hancock, 'The Tea Party', with a seated couple holding hands to one side and a woman and child to the other, h: 2 1/2 in.; and a Worcester porcelain mug, circa 1760, cylindrical with a loop handle, based on François Boucher, printed after an engraving by Robert Hancock known as 'The Well-Head', h: 5 in. (7) Provenance: Plate - Gift of Anne and Jeff Miller, March 1986 Punch pot - With Mark Matz Antiques, April 30, 1988 ($1,250) Cup and saucer with example of shepherd and sheep - With Jean Sewell Antiques, London, August 8, 1988 for 45 pounds ($78.45) Mug - Ex. California private collection, with Mimi and Steve Levine Antiques, Alexandria, VA, 1990 ($893) Jug - Gift of Tom Walford, 2002 From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, Nos. 166, 206, 215, 261 and 349 Catalogue note: Plate - see the National Museum of Liverpool, accession no. 52.60.1 for a teapot printed with the central Minerva medallion, signed lower right, T. Rothwell, for the Liverpool and Birmingham based engraver Thomas Rothwell. Examples from this service in Smithsonian (marked), and Victoria & Albert Museum, illustrated in Williams-Wood, pl. 115, For two additional examples and further citations, see The Estate of Tom and Lee Stanley, Potomack Auctions, Alexandria, VA, March 25, 2021, lot 532. Cup and saucer with example of shepherd and sheep - illustrated in Peter Walton, Temple Newsam House, (1976) cat. no. 1005 Mug - For a similar example see, The Victoria & Albert Museum, accession no. C.107-1935. Also illustrated Henry Sandon, "Worcester Porcelain", pl. 37; engraving no. 30, Cyril Cook, "The Life and Work of Robert Hancock", (1948) pl. 46, for a reverse print.
• TWO OLYMPUS OM-1 35MM CAMERAS AND
  TWO OLYMPUS OM-1 35MM CAMERAS AND ASSORTED ACCESSORIESTwo Olympus OM-1 35mm cameras and assorted accessories, Circa 1970s Each marked: Olympus / OM-1; MADE IN JAPAN Comprising two Olympus SLR cameras (serial numbers 292355 and 441910) with various flashes and lenses including a 75-150mm, three light meters including a Weston Master II, and a film drying machine, sold together with a Nikkormat FT3 (serial number 6024595) in original leather case, a Nikkormat FT (serial number 3931366), a Mamiya-16 Automatic 16mm subminiature viewfinder camera, a Polaroid Minute Maker Plus, a Polaroid 800 Land Camera, a Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 3 with a pack of film, a Minolta Freedom Vistas, and Dr. Amy Conger's photo satchel, personalized with glitter puff paint Dimensions: Olympus: 3.325" H x 5.5" W x 2.25; satchel: 11" H x 14" W x 8" D approx. Provenance: The Estate of Dr. Amy Conger
• AFTER CANOVA LARGE BUST OF PARIS
  AFTER CANOVA LARGE BUST OF PARIS Large composition bust of Paris, after the model by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822), depicted gazing sinister while judging which of the three goddesses, Juno, Minerva, or Venus, was the most beautiful, his curly hair adorned with a Phrygian cap symbolic of freedom and liberty, a sash crosses his chest, raised on a socle base, unsigned. 28.5? H x 13.5? diameter Note: similar example of the bust is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and is based off the original work commissioned for Josephine, Empress of the French now if the collection of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ ABSTRACT
  FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST BRONZEFiore De Henriquez (1921 - 2004) (Mid to 20th Century.)The square base supports a globular pinnacle balancing an abstract composition of blade-like lobes, wings, on opposite sides of an abstracted opening or passageway. The sculpture in rich brown patina is signed Fiore in the casting, top of the base. Willem de Kooning produced similar bronze castings in this same period.The circumstances of her childhood, the difficulties of being born an intersexed person and the larger than life persona of sculptor Fiore de Henriquez have inspired more than a few books, articles and documentaries about her life and art. The titles include Art & Androgyny: The Life of Sculptor Fiore De Henriquez, Fiore In Love With Clay, Cigars Get Feminine Puff and All Woman and Half a Man to name a few. She eventually conquered and embraced the challenges of having been born with both male and female sexual characteristics, and ultimately considered it an opportunity, seeing herself as a rare and unusual individual.As a young woman in facist Italy, she helped evacuate Jewish refugees to safety and claims she escaped an interrogation through the washroom window after fixing her interrogators pancakes. She left Italy in 1949 and in 1953 became a British citizen. Fiore would return to work and exhibit in Rome and later lived in Tuscany until her passing. Throughout her life, and around the world, she received numerous commissions for public installations while she sculpted the likenesses of thousands of people, including celebrities and dignitaries as well as friends and relatives - some who describe her as having a cigar in one hand and whisky in the other during their sitting.It can be said that her abstract expressionist sculptures speak to the challenges she faced. Some seem to portray concealment while others can be seen as expressions of freedom (like the airy winged composition here). Some as themes of struggling with acceptance and others the release of not doing so. There are interpretations of solitude and loneliness or paired heads and conjoined figures, expressions of duality. In her essay on the artist's life, author Jan Short provides poignant insight including the artist's own words, ''The moment I embrace a piece of clay to make a sculpture, I think of how it's going to grow,'' Fiore said. ''Clay is very soft and pliable, so feminine: la creta. It then becomes plaster, more virile and rigid: gesso, that I can carve with a knife. Later it becomes feminine again as la cera, wax, pliable again, with fire this time. Then il bronzo, again masculine, hard. From feminine to masculine, over and again.'' The more one learns about the life and times of Fiore De Henriquez, the more fascinating her works become.Measures 15.5 x 21 x 9 inches and weighs 72 pounds.Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or wear.
• FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004)
  FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004) EXPRESSIONIST BRONZEFiore De Henriquez (1921 - 2004)Entangled Figures (Mid 20th Century.)The masculine figure arches its back above a mostly obscured counterpart, their arms and legs entangled, the lower's shoulders lifted from the square bronze base, all in rich brown patina and with intaglio signature of Fiore. Willem de Kooning produced similar bronze castings in this same period.The circumstances of her childhood, the difficulties of being born an intersexed person and the larger than life persona of sculptor Fiore de Henriquez have inspired more than a few books, articles and documentaries about her life and art. The titles include Art & Androgyny: The Life of Sculptor Fiore De Henriquez, Fiore In Love With Clay, Cigars Get Feminine Puff and All Woman and Half a Man to name a few. She eventually conquered and embraced the challenges of having been born with both male and female sexual characteristics, and ultimately considered it an opportunity, seeing herself as a rare and unusual individual.As a young woman in facist Italy, she helped evacuate Jewish refugees to safety and claims she escaped an interrogation through the washroom window after fixing her interrogators pancakes. She left Italy in 1949 and in 1953 became a British citizen. Fiore would return to work and exhibit in Rome and later lived in Tuscany until her passing. Throughout her life, and around the world, she received numerous commissions for public installations while she sculpted the likenesses of thousands of people, including celebrities and dignitaries as well as friends and relatives - some who describe her as having a cigar in one hand and whisky in the other during their sitting.It can be said that her abstract expressionist sculptures speak to the challenges she faced. Some seem to portray concealment while others can be seen as expressions of freedom. Some as themes of struggling with acceptance and others the release of not doing so. There are interpretations of solitude and loneliness or paired heads and conjoined figures, expressions of duality. In her essay on the artist's life, author Jan Short provides poignant insight including the artist's own words, ''The moment I embrace a piece of clay to make a sculpture, I think of how it's going to grow,'' Fiore said. ''Clay is very soft and pliable, so feminine: la creta. It then becomes plaster, more virile and rigid: gesso, that I can carve with a knife. Later it becomes feminine again as la cera, wax, pliable again, with fire this time. Then il bronzo, again masculine, hard. From feminine to masculine, over and again.'' The more one learns about the life and times of Fiore De Henriquez, the more fascinating her works become.Measures 11.5 x 14.5 x 11.75 inches.Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear.
• FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004)
  FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004) EXPRESSIONIST BRONZEFiore De Henriquez (Italian/british 1921 - 2004)Reclined Figure on Plinth (Third quarter of the 20th century.)The composition of an abstracted figure on its back cradling abstracted flowers within its arms and bent legs is signed in the casting back side along the lower edge. Willem de Kooning produced similar bronze castings in this same period.The circumstances of her childhood, the difficulties of being born an intersexed person and the larger than life persona of sculptor Fiore de Henriquez have inspired more than a few books, articles and documentaries about her life and art. The titles include Art & Androgyny: The Life of Sculptor Fiore De Henriquez, FioreIn Love With Clay, Cigars Get Feminine Puff and'All Woman and Half a Man' to name a few.She eventually conquered and embraced the challenges of having been born with both male and female sexual characteristics, and ultimately considered it an opportunity, seeing herself as a rare and unusual individual.As a young woman in facist Italy, she helped evacuate Jewish refugees to safety and claims she escaped an interrogation through the washroom window after fixing her interrogators pancakes. She left Italy in 1949 and in 1953 became a British citizen. Fiore returned to work and exhibit in Rome and later lived in Tuscany until her passing. Throughout her life, and around the world, she received numerous commissions for public installations while she sculpted the likenesses of thousands of people, including celebrities and dignitaries as well as friends and relatives - some who describe her as having a cigar in one hand and whisky in the other during their sitting.It can be said that her abstract expressionist sculptures speak to the challenges she faced. Some seem to portray concealment while others can be seen as expressions of freedom. Some as themes of struggling with acceptance and others the release of not doing so. There are interpretations of solitude and loneliness (like the sculpture being offered here) or paired heads and conjoined figures, expressions of duality. In her essay on the artist's life, author Jan Short provides poignant insight including the artist's own words, ''The moment I embrace a piece of clay to make a sculpture, I think of how it's going to grow,'' Fiore said. ''Clay is very soft and pliable, so feminine: la creta. It then becomes plaster, more virile and rigid: gesso, that I can carve with a knife. Later it becomes feminine again as la cera, wax, pliable again, with fire this time. Then il bronzo, again masculine, hard. From feminine to masculine, over and again.'' The more one learns about the life and times of Fiore De Henriquez, the more fascinating her works become.Measures 10.75 x 12 x 6.75 inches.Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or wear.
• (4) PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS OF
  (4) PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS OF ASTRONAUTS(lot of 4) Framed photographic prints of outer space missions, each printed later, each mat with a plaque with the mission name and date, including: (1) "Mission: Skylab 3: Jack R. Lousma with Earth and golden sun shield reflected in visor" by Alan L. Bean (United States, b. 1932) and Owen K. Garriot (United States, b. 1930), July 28-September 25, 1973, (1) "Mission: Gemini 4: Ed White walking in space over New Mexico" by James McDivitt (United States, b. 1929), June 1965, (1) "Mission: Mercury Redstone 3, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., in capsule aboard Freedom 7 before becoming the first American in space", May 5, 1961, and (1) "Mission: Space Shuttle 51-A, Discovery: Joseph P. Allen maneuvers near the cargo bay" by Dennis Ivy (United States, b. 1953), November 8-16, 1984; each approx sight: 9.5"h, 9.5"w, overall: 20"h, 16"w; 16lbs total
• J. FRANK DOBIE ARCHIVE, BOOKS,
  J. FRANK DOBIE ARCHIVE, BOOKS, LETTERS, PHOTOS(lot) Archive of J. Frank Dobie (Texas, 1888-1964), author, folklorist, newspaper columnist: (1) "Pony Tracks", Frederick Remington, U. of Oklahoma Press, 1961, forward by Dobie with handwritten sentiment to Ralph Johnston by Dobie dated November, 1961; (1) "I'll Tell You a Tale", J. Frank Dobie, Little, Brown and Company, 1960; (1) "A Portrait of Pancho", Winston Bode, Pemberton Press, Austin, 1965, a biography of Dobie with many photo illustrations of him; (2) "Cow People", J. Frank Dobie, Little, Brown and Company, 1964; (1) "Done in the Open, Drawings by Frederick Remington", .F. Collier, 1902, pencil signed at the first interior page by Dobie with long paragraph, dated November, 1963, book in very poor condition; (8) group of 8"x10" black and white photos of Dobie in various poses taken on the same day; (1) a monograph by Dobie for the Texas Ornithological Society, May, 1956, ink signed by Dobie, the subject being the Roadrunner bird (Paisano in Spanish) which became the name of his ranch; (2) color photos of the Paisano ranch house; (9) typed signed letters by Dobie to Ralph A. Johnston, some with handwritten notations, most discussing upcoming and past hunting trips, one mentions Dobie's and Johnston's art investments, one a note to Johnston with appended carbon copy of a letter giving insight to Dobie's recent stay at the White House as a guest of President Lyndon Johnson in April of 1964, two months prior to Dobie's receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom and four months prior to his death; (large quantity) collection of letters, many written by Dobie's wife Bertha, typed and by hand, regarding Dobie, her life, correspondence with the University of Texas and more, largest book: 16.25"h, 11.25"w, .75"d, total: 12.75lbs *Note: Ralph A. Johnston (Texas, 1899-1966), oil man and noted for his philanthropy was a longtime friend and hunting companion of Dobie. Upon Dobie's death Johnston purchased the 254 acre Paisano ranch and subsequently deeded it to the University of Texas for dedicated use as a retreat for Texas writers. Dobie dedicated his book "Cow People" to Johnston.
• (2) MILL CREEK STUDIOS COMPOSITE
  (2) MILL CREEK STUDIOS COMPOSITE EAGLE FIGURES(lot of 2) Cast composite figures, Mill Creek Studios, including: (1) "Freedom," c. 1994, signed in cast Slockbower (Joe Slockbower, California, 20th c.), depicting an eagle's head over rocky outcrop, approx 11.75"h, 8.5"diam, (1) "Spirit Messenger," numbered 2961/10000, singed in cast and under base Randall Reading (20th c.), approx 12.5"h, 11.5"w, 6"d; 14.75lbs total
• EARLY CREAMWARE PLATE WITH DUTCH
  EARLY CREAMWARE PLATE WITH DUTCH ROYAL PORTRAITS 18th C. English Plate, commemorating the 1790 wedding of Prince William V of Orange (1748-1806) and Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia (1751-1820), with painted Dutch caption "Lang leef Batavias Nederland blijheit tot Nemen van godsdienst en van vrijheit" (long live Batavian Netherlands, joy to religion and freedom), decoration likely executed by Dutch ceramic artists, 9 3/4" diam.
• LOUISE BOURGEOIS "I DO" DYE ON
  LOUISE BOURGEOIS "I DO" DYE ON CLOTH, 2010 Louise Bourgeois (French/American, 1911-2010) "I Do" archival dyes on cloth with embroidery, 2010, embroidered initials "LB" to lower right, titled and numbered 82/300 to lower left, housed in a black frame. Image: 16" H x 12' W; frame: 27" H x 22" W. Provenance: From a Financial District collection. Note: This edition was co-published by Bourgeois and Freedom to Marry, New York, an organization dedicated to winning marriage equality for same-sex couples in the United States.
• Mid-Century Dan Karner turned
  Mid-Century Dan Karner turned wood covered jars, trompe l'oeil hand carved fruit and leaf decorated covered blown glass vessels including stem and cherry blown glass bell cherry pair topped covered jar with underplate, pear topped walnut covered jar with underplate, apple topped walnut covered jar with textured glass vessel and underplate and oversized vessel with walnut and carved leaf cover, leaf needing re-attached, 7-1/2"H through 12"H to top of finial, each glass body in varied pattern, signed at underside, "Dan Karner, also known as Daniel Karner, was a French designer and craftsman who worked in France in the 1930s. He had a small craft store in Paris, in the third Arrondissement until 1940. Karner worked mainly on his own with apprentices. He specialized in carved wood and elegant home decoration. From bookends to cocktail picks, from desk accessories to decorative lamps, his creations were always refined and in limited edition. One morning in 1940, he never came to open his workshop. Karner was of Jewish origin and the story said he left Paris and crossed all France and the Pyrenees to flee from the German occupation of Paris. He never came back to France after World War II, but some pieces can be found on the market with his signature and the following mention, "Creaciones - Barcelona - Spain''. This could indicate, he was successful in his trip to Spain and freedom and was able to re-establish his activities in Barcelona."