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HIGH WATER ON MISSISSIPPI

• High Water in the Mississippi
  High Water in the Mississippi Currier & Ives Reproduction Print Currier & Ives reproduction print titled High Water in the Mississippi; 18 x 28 in. Condition: With toning and water stains.
• Currier and Ives/Publishers "High
  Currier and Ives/Publishers "High Water on the Mississippi" and "Low Water on the Mississippi" two lithographs later edition image size 18 in. x 28 in. unframed.
• Currier & Ives (19th Century)
  Currier & Ives (19th Century) "High Water in the Mississippi" and "Low Water in the Mississippi", pair of hand-colored lithographs, large folio, drawn by F. E. Palmer, published in 1868 by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau Street, New York, both with gallery inventory label en verso "Arthur Ackerman & Son, Inc., 408 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago", sight 22-1/2" x 31". Glazed and presented in matching black wood frames.
• CURRIER AND
  CURRIER AND IVES/PUBLISHERSCurrier and Ives/Publishers , "High Water in the Mississippi" and "Low Water in the Mississippi", 20th c., 2 lithographs, after Frances Flora Bond Palmer (British/American, 1812-1876), sheets 23 3/4 in. x 32 in., framed. (2 pcs.)
• Currier and Ives/ Publishers "Low
  Currier and Ives/ Publishers "Low Water on the Mississippi" after the painting by Palmer later reproduction sight 20 1/2 in. x 30 in. attractively matted and framed.
• TWO MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRINTS. Third
  TWO MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRINTS. Third quarter 19th century. Currier and Ives "Midnight Race on the Mississippi" with the steamers MEMPHIS and JAMES HOWARD. 14.5"h. 17.5"w. And "On the Mississippi" J.W. Watts with steamers ST. LOUIS and MISSISSIPPI. Yellowing and small stain. 8.5"h. 11.5"w.
• Large folio Currier & Ives print,
  Large folio Currier & Ives print, "Low Water in the Mississippi", after Fannie Palmer, 1868 or later edition, published by Currier & Ives, hand-colored lithograph, unframed, image 18-1/4 x 28-1/16 in., page 23 x 33-1/8 in. Foxing and toning mainly visible in margins, 1/2 in. tear top middle margin, crease upper left corner with 1/4 in. tear, 1/2 in. tear top right at edge, faded, not laid down, toning verso from backing. Collected by consignor's grandfather, 1930s or 1940s.
• Clarence Millet
  Clarence Millet (Ameri-can/Louisiana 1897-1959) "Beyond Flows the Mississippi" oil on canvas signed lower right signed and titled en verso 30 in. x 35 in. in a period frame. Note: Louisiana artist Clarence Millet (1897-1959) painted scenes of the French Quarter rural Mississippi and the Mississippi River batture. Works from the latter group are among his most developed and mature compositions. "Beyond Flows the Mississippi " the painting offered here dramatically conveys the breeze off the river through the arc of the trees and the moss blowing in the wind. The dramatic sky is characteristic of his batture works as shown in paintings in the collections of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and The Historic New Orleans Collection. Millet's depiction of the budding trees and fresh green grass evoke spring while the sky and wind suggest a coming rain storm. The building of houses on the batture land became common throughout the depression-era and continued through the middle of the 20th century. The fact that the land was technically owned by the government meant that building there was tax-free if not strictly legal. Many of the batture dwellers would take advantage of the fertile soil that was inundated with river water in the springtime and create small gardens near their houses. Eventually the "batture dwellers" were forced to leave their homes and find legal housing; most of the homes have since been demolished although a few examples still exist on the Mississippi River at the Jefferson Parish line. Reference: Delehanty Randolph Art in the American South: Works from the Ogden Collection Baton Rouge: LSU Press 1996 page 66-67 nos. 46 and 47. Brady Patricia ed. Complementary Visions of Louisiana Art: The Laura Simon Nelson Collection The Historic New Orleans Collection 1996 page 54 no. 48.
• ***PORTRAIT OF LE MISSISSIPPI BY
  ***PORTRAIT OF LE MISSISSIPPI BY HECTRO TROTIN (FRANCE 1894-1966). Oil on board signed lower right and labeled on verso ''Le Mississippi Steam Boat des la a american 1832 Collection Sira No. 279.'' Portrait of the sidewheeler flying two US flags. Minor flake. 5''h. 9''w. in a period frame 6 1/4''h. 10 1/4''w. There is a large flake and many spots of touch-up. They are mostly in the sky area and water. None in the ship or flags.
• Joseph Rusling Meeker
  Joseph Rusling Meeker (American/Missouri/ Louisiana 1827-1889) "Along the Banks of the Mississippi River" oil on artist board signed lower right 15 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. in a period giltwood frame.
• Robert Hopkin (American 1832-1909
  Robert Hopkin (American 1832-1909 active New Orleans c. 1883) "Mississippi River View with Paddlewheeler probably Louisiana" c. 1883 oil on canvas signed lower right 12 in. x 18 in. in a period frame. Note: Robert Hopkin was a native of Scotland who immigrated to the U.S. in 1843 and settled permanently in Detroit. In 1853 he opened his own studio. Traveling often Hopkin decorated the interiors of passenger steamboats churches and buildings in New Orleans Denver and Detroit among other cities. One of his major accomplishments was the decorative interior of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange which comprised murals depicting the exploration of the Mississippi River. This project was prompted by the Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884 which commemorated the centennial of the first shipment of cotton from the U.S. to England and was held in New Orleans at least in part to advertise the city's commercial revitalization following the end of the Reconstruction era. In the Mississippi River scene offered here a cabin on the batture is depicted in the foreground while a paddlewheeler plies the waters of the river beyond. Reference: Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918 The Historic New Orleans Collection 1987.
• BOOK: MISSISSIPI RIVER,
  BOOK: MISSISSIPI RIVER, DISCOVERY, 1852Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley by John Shea, published by Redfield, New York, 1852. Brown cloth binding is straight and tight. Surface and shelf wear to exterior. Measures 9" tall. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• John Stobart (British, b. 1929)
  John Stobart (British, b. 1929) "The J. M. White, Mistress of the Mississippi, Leaving the Crescent City in 1887", 1976, chromolithograph, signed in pencil lower right, numbered "629/750", published by Maritime Heritage Prints, with additional riverboat illustration in lower left margin that was printed on 200 examples, numbered 79/200, sight 23" x 34". Glazed, handsomely matted and framed.
• THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT
  THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT RACE BY CURRIER & IVES. Handcolored lithograph on paper. Small folio of the steamboats Robt. E. Lee and the Natchez under moonlight. C# 2630. Retailer's label ''Moore & Co.....Louisville Ky''. One of the New Best 50. Some wear and toning. In a frame 12 1/2''h. 16 1/2''w. 10h. 14''w. margins t. 1/4'' b. 1 3/4'' s. 3/4''
• THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT
  THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT RACE BY CURRIER & IVES. Handcolored lithograph on paper. Small folio C# 2630. Moonlit race between the steamboats Robt. E. Lee and Natchez. One of the New Best 50. Imperfections. Unframed 12''h. 14''w. Tears stains and restoration with some edge loss. Margins: T- 1 5/16'' B- 2 12/16'' L- 9/16'' R- 8/16''
• Lalla Walker Lewis
  Lalla Walker Lewis (American/Mississippi 1912-2006) "River Baptismal" oil on canvasboard signed lower left 16 in. x 19 7/8 in. in a giltwood frame. Note: Born and raised in Greenwood Mississippi Lalla Walker Lewis studied art at Mississippi University for Women and later at Newcomb College. Known as both a print-maker and painter Lewis was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to create a series of woodblock prints of scenes of Mississippi life. She also painted a mural for the Greenwood Public Library and exhibited at the Delgado Museum of Art (today NOMA) Brooks Art Gallery in Memphis Carnegie Institute and Mississippi Art Association. In the colorful and engaging painting "River Baptismal" Lewis depicts a group of African-Americans gathered along the river bank. Reference: Black Patti Carr Art in Mississippi 1720-1980 University Press of Mississippi Jackson 1998 p. 203.
• A New Map of the River
  A New Map of the River Mississippi from the Sea to Bayagoulas, hand-colored engraving showing the mouth of the Mississippi and extending north to Lake Pontchartrain; the city of New Orleans is noted as are numerous rivers, lakes, islands and other geographical locations, published by The London Magazine in 1761, sheet size 8-1/4" x 10-3/8". Unframed.
• Joseph Frederick Wallet des
  Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres (English 1722-1824) "Mississippi River from Iberville to Yazous" 1779 two sheet copperplate engraving with original wash color from The Atlantic Neptune sheet 64 1/2 in. x 25 in. attractively float-mounted and framed. Note: Des Barre's chart of the Mississippi is one of the finest detailed maps of the region produced in the 18th century. It presents the intricate curving of the river showing place names like Natches Cliff Batton Rouge The French Settlements of Point Coupee Lake Maurepas and many others. Very rare the chart was often omitted from editions of The Atlantic Neptune.
• James T. Lloyd/ Publisher
  James T. Lloyd/ Publisher "Lloyd's Map of the Lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled from Government surveys in the Topographical Bureau Washington D.C. Revised and corrected to the present time by Captains Bart and William Bowen pilots of twenty years' experience on that River. Exhibiting the sugar and cotton plantations cities towns landings sand bars islands bluffs bayous cut-offs the steamboat channel mileage fortifications railroads &c. along the River" published by J. T. Lloyd 1862 New York lithograph sheet size 39 1/4 in. x 54 in. attractively float-mounted and framed.
• 20TH C MISSISSIPPI STYLE EFFIGY
  20TH C MISSISSIPPI STYLE EFFIGY POT, 7" HIGH,GOOD CONDITION.
• MISSISSIPPIAN INDIAN CULTURE
  MISSISSIPPIAN INDIAN CULTURE WATER BOTTLEMississippian Indian culture blackware pottery water bottle, ca. AD 1200-1600, 8 1/2" h., 5 1/2" dia. Condition: Broken and repaired.
• Palmer Schoppe (American/New
  Palmer Schoppe (American/New Orleans 1912-2001) "Mississippi Paddlewheelers at the New Orleans Levee" 1984 oil on canvas laid on masonite signed and dated lower right 41 1/2 in. x 91 in. framed.
• Clarence Millet (American/New
  Clarence Millet (American/New Orleans 1897-1959) "Levee by the Mississippi River" oil on canvas board signed lower right 16 in. x 20 in. in original frame. Provenance: Estate of Audrey Reinike DeBuys the eldest daughter of artists Charles Henry and Vera Reinike. Discovered in the Garden District home of the DeBuys family 3131 Coliseum St. New Orleans.
• PREHISTORIC POTTERY WATER
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY WATER BOTTLE. Mississippian culture ca.1200-1600 Pemiscot County Missouri. Raised turkey track motif on shoulder. 7''h. Ex Tom Davis. This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jackson Galleries Mount Sterling Kentucky. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500.
• Anonymous; ''Steamboats on the
  Anonymous; ''Steamboats on the Mississippi'' (Bufford & Sons Boston circa 1870) chromolithograph 18 x 28 in. framed Estimate $ 400-600
• Robert M. Rucker
  Robert M. Rucker (American/Louisiana, 1932-2000) "Steamboat on the Mississippi River", oil on canvas, 8" x 10", signed lower left "Robert M. Rucker". Presented in a contemporary giltwood frame with cream linen liner.
• A Large Collection of Maps of
  A Large Collection of Maps of America, late 19th/early 20th centuries, including two official copies of the Mississippi River Hydrographic Survey from 1948-1951 and Mosaics 1948-1949 from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Angola, Louisiana prepared under the Direction of the President of the Mississippi River Commission by the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers, US Army Vicksburg, MS, dated May 1952, presented in a paper/cardboard sleeve and comprised of forty-nine loose pages; also featuring prints of American History, including scenes of the American Revolution, historic buildings, prints of Generals and photographic prints of Modern American Presidents, including Truman, Wilson, T. Rex, and Ike; and 19th/early 20th-century maps, including various examples of America's Central States, Nebraska, and a large map of Massachusetts that includes the environs of Boston; also including a preliminary chart of Waccasassa Bay, Florida from 1856 and featuring several late 19th-century hand-colored maps showing the Improvements of the Mississippi River in various places, including one of Slim Island;. and maps of the Southern and Eastern United States, including four small Civil War maps, late 19th/early 20th century, as well as eight contemporary prints of Captain Eastman's drawings from the six-volume set, "Information Regarding the History, Conditions and Projects of the Indian Tribes of the United States", ca. 1851; various sizes ranging from 5" x 7" to 14" x 22".
• AN ANTIQUE EARLY AMERICAN MAP,
  AN ANTIQUE EARLY AMERICAN MAP, "MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM ...AN ANTIQUE EARLY AMERICAN MAP, "Mississippi River from Iberville to Yazous," 1779, hand colored copper plate engraving on laid paper, "Published according to Act of Parliament 1st Jan. 1779 by J.F.W. DesBarres Esqr.," Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres (English 1722-1824). 65" x 25" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Condition: Heavy toning, fading of hand coloring, acid transfer from title cartouche, some tears, losses, backed repairs, creases, buckling, but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. 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."
• MIDNIGHT RACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY
  MIDNIGHT RACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY CURRIER & IVES. Handcolored lithograph on paper. Small folio of steamboat race C# 4117. One of the New Best 50. Imperfections. Unframed 11''h. 14''w. Overall toning with ghost image of mat around title edge loss old linen tape hinges at top. Margins T - 15/16'' B- 1 3/16'' L - 8/16'' R - 4/16''
• CORNELIUS HANKINS MEMPHIS BARGE
  CORNELIUS HANKINS MEMPHIS BARGE PAINTINGCornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946), "Mississippi River at Memphis," oil on board landscape depicting a river barge with opposite bank visible in backround. Signed with monogram CH lower left. Original green-gilt wood frame with textured surface. 5 1/2" x 7" sight, 8" x 10" framed. Paper "Nashville Museum of Art" exhibition label en verso lists artist's name, address and title of painting; additionally inscribed "Miss. River at Memphis by Cornelius Hankins" in pencil above label. Provenance: descended in the family of Mrs. Albert Ewing to present consignor (see related lot 185 in this auction). Note: Hankins studied with Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, and with William Merritt Chase in New York. He was active for much of his career in the Nashville area. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Two small (1/16" to 1/8") chips and later overpainting attempt to paint below signature, some small light black scuffs to surface of painting. One spot of exfolation to frame at upper right, both bottom corners chipped.
• ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CONSTABLE:
  ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CONSTABLE: FLAT BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI Watercolor 8 x 10 5/8 in.
• MARIE ATKINSON HULL
  MARIE ATKINSON HULL (AMERICAN/MISSISSIPPI, 1890)Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 1890-1980), "Mississippi River Scene", oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed "Landscape M. Hull" on stretcher, 26 in. x 36 in., framed . Provenance: Natchez Art Association
• PREHISTORIC POTTERY WATER
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY WATER BOTTLE. Mississippian culture ca.1200-1600 Polk County Arkansas. Red and white long necked bottle with applied smudge spots. Repaired neck. 10''h. This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jackson Galleries Mount Sterling Kentucky. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500.
• After Marie Adrien Persac
  After Marie Adrien Persac (American/Louisiana 1827-1873) "Plantations on the Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans 1858" copyright 1931 Pelican Book Shop Inc. chromolithograph printed by Rand McNally & Company showing the divisions of land with owners' names vignettes of New Orleans Baton Rouge and plantations the border decorated with cotton and sugar cane motifs 53 in. x 31 in. framed. Note: The very rare earlier version of this map was published by Norman and engraved by J. H. Colton New York. The publisher had planned to make a series of three maps showing plantations along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Memphis but this was the only one completed.
• MIDNIGHT RACE OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
  MIDNIGHT RACE OF THE MISSISSIPPI, HAND-COLOR AQUATINT; TOGETHER WITH CHROMOLITHOGRAPH OF NATIVE AMERICAN IN CANOE, FRAMEDMidnight Race of the Mississippi, Hand-Color Aquatint; together with Chromolithograph of Native American in Canoe, Framed
• 1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) Life
  1 vol. (Clemens, Samuel L.) Life on The Mississippi by Mark Twain. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. First American edition, second state. 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial & blind-decorated brown cloth; corners very slightly bumped, spine ends scuffed & slightly frayed. Frontis., full-page & text illus. throughout. Internally generally clean. Tight, bright, attractive copy. BAL