A few examples of appraisal values for
JOHN LAUGHLIN

• GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SALVERProbably
  GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SALVERProbably mark of John Laughlin or John Lloyd, city and date marks apparently lacking; engraved with armorial. 15 1/2 in. diam., 47 oz. approx. weight. Condition Minor wear, possibly later engraved. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• An Irish Georgian Silver-Gilt Cup and
  An Irish Georgian Silver-Gilt Cup and Cover Likely John Laughlin, Dublin, Mid-18th Century with chased and repoussé grape and vine decoration throughout, the body with two rocaille cartouches and double-scroll handles. Hallmarked 'I*L' on collar of body and flange of lid 50 ozt 13 dwt Height 13 1/2 inches.
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN(American, 1905-1985) The
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN(American, 1905-1985) The Evil Specter of Ruin, 1940, vintage print, signed on mount lower right, inscribed and dated lower left, also signed, numbered "Print no. 3", dated 3/2/41, and stamped mount verso, gelatin silver print, image 13-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; mount 17 x 14 in. Provenance: Private New Orleans Collection Condition: mounted by artist, areas of wear at edges, some surface anomalies; mount with foxing
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1905)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "Elegy for the Old South (No.6) Woodlawn Plantation", 1946 negative creation date, gelatin silver print mounted to board, signed, titled and dated lower margin, artist stamp, title, negative creation date and printing dates in artist's hand en verso of mounting board, 10 3/4 in. x 13 1/2 in., framed . Provenance: A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA; Collection of Noted Preservationist and Aesthete Dorian M. Bennett, New Orleans. Ill.: Laughlin,Clarence John. Ghosts Along the Mississippi. New York: John Scribner's Sons, 1951, pl. 98
• ATTRIBUTED TO CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLINAttributed
  ATTRIBUTED TO CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLINAttributed to Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "Ashland (Belle Hélène) Plantation", silver gelatin print, unsigned, sight 18 1/4 in. x 14 7/8 in., framed
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LA)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LA)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Repulsive Bed", 1941, silver gelatin print mounted on board, signed, titled and dated on board, initialed, titled, inscribed, negative and batch numbers, print date (3/23/73) in Laughlin's hand and artist stamp en verso of board, 10 1/8 in. x 13 3/8 in., framed
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LA)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LA)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Apparition (No. 9)", 1946, silver gelatin print mounted on board, signed, titled and dated on board, signed, titled, inscribed, negative and batch numbers and print date (2/12/76) in Laughlin's hand and artist stamp en verso of board, 13 3/4 in. x 10 13/16 in., framed
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Guardian (Oak Alley Plantation)", 1946, silver gelatin print mounted to board, signed and titled lower margin of backing board, print date (June 22, 1946), negative and batch number in Laughlin's hand en verso of backing board, 19 3/16 in. x 13 15/16 in., framed. Ill., Laughlin, Clarence John. Ghosts along the Mississippi. New York: American Legacy Press, revised edition 1987, pl. 53. Ill.; Laughlin, Clarence John. Ghosts along the Mississippi. New York: American Legacy Press, revised edition 1987, pl. 53.
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Luminous Columns (#7) (Houmas House Plantation)", 1945, silver gelatin print mounted to board, signed and titled lower margin of backing board, print date (July 22, 1945), negative and batch number in Laughlin's hand en verso of backing board, 14 1/2 in. x 19 3/16 in., framed
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Luminous Columns (#3) (Madewood Plantation)", 1945, silver gelatin print mounted to board, signed and titled lower margin of backing board, print date (June 18, 1945), negative and batch number in Laughlin's hand en verso of backing board, 14 1/16 in. x 19 1/6 in., framed. Ill., Laughlin, Clarence John. Ghosts along the Mississippi. New York: American Legacy Press, 1987 revised edition, pl. 66
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Enigma (Windsor Plantaion)", 1945, silver gelatin print mounted to board, signed and titled lower margin of backing board, print date (June 19, 1945), negative and batch number in Laughlin's hand en verso of backing board, 19 7/16 in. x 15 1/16 in., framed
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1905)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "Poem at Sunset (No. 1)", 1938, dry mounted gelatin silver print, signed, titled and dated on mounting board, artist stamp and date en verso of mounting board, 13 3/8 in. x 9 3/4 in., matted
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1905)Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "The Apparition, Woodlawn Plantation (No.5)", 1941 negative creation date, 1973 print date, gelatin silver print mounted to board, unsigned, 2 artist stamps one with date, inscribed with title, date and "Historic New Orleans Collection" stamp on reverse of mount, handwritten label with title and date on backing board, 10 3/8 in. x 13 7/16 in., framed, overall 16 1/4 in. x 20 1/8 in. x 1 in. Ill.: Laughlin, Clarence John. Ghosts Along the Mississippi. New York: John Scribner's Sons, 1921, pl. 96.
• CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 19050Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana, 1905-1985), "She Who Commands the Cobwebs (Enid Foster)", negative creation date 1955, print date 1976, gelatin silver print mounted to board, signed, titled and dated on mount, initialed, print date, numbered "4" and artist stamp on reverse of mount, sheet 10 in. x 13 3/8 in., unframed. Condition: Overall fair condition.
• An Irish Silver Tray John Laughlin Dublin
  An Irish Silver Tray John Laughlin Dublin 18th century of scalloped oval form with a gadrooned border having a crest and inscription to verso; approximate weight 23.89 ozt. Width 14 1/8 inches.
• Clarence John Laughlin (American/New
  Clarence John Laughlin (American/New Orleans 1905-1985) "Mother Brown: Images of the Lost Series" 1945 silver gelatin print signed dated titled and inscribed on lower margin photographer stamp with description of the photograph and inscribed "neg #431 B# 254 11/30/45 #1" en verso 9 3/4 in. x 7 1/2 in. image 14 in. x 11 in. board framed.
• Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana
  Clarence John Laughlin (American/Louisiana 1905-1985) "The World of the Primitive Painter: 1952 (Clementine Hunter Art Exhibit Admission 25 cent Thanks)" silver gelatin photograph signed and titled on board New Orleans Museum of Art exhibition label en verso image 7 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Exhibited in the New Orleans Museum of Art's 1985 exhibition "A Centennial Salute to Clementine Hunter". Previously in the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Ryan.
• Clarence John Laughlin and David Cohn
  Clarence John Laughlin and David Cohn New Orleans and Its Living Past Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 1941 #699 of 1030 copies signed by the author and photographer on the limit page 32 pages of text 62 full-page illustrations.
• Clarence John Laughlin (American/New
  Clarence John Laughlin (American/New Orleans 1905-1985) two silver gelatin photographs of "Amedeo Modigliani Sculpture" photographer's stamp en verso inscribed "#6012 B-350" and "3/23/51" and "#1" en verso 18 1/2 in. x 12 1/4 in. and "African Mask #143" unsigned 18 1/2 in. x 13 3/4 in. both unframed. Provenance: Gift of the artist to Monita Gerson a favorite model of Laughlin; descended in the family New Orleans
• Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana,
  Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988) "River Baptism", 1952, oil on board, 13-3/4" x 19", retains label en verso "Grippi, Custom Framing, 344 East 59th Street, New York" and a newspaper clipping announcing the artist's death. Presented in a silver-leafed and ebonized frame. "River Baptism" was one of twenty Clementine Hunter paintings exhibited at The Saturday Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 17 through December 22, 1952. Noted New Orleans photographer Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985) personally selected from Melrose Plantation the paintings considered to be the artist's first commercial exhibition. In 1951, Laughlin discovered Clementine on one of his trips photographing the Louisiana "back country". "River Baptism" has remained in the personal collection of Mr. Armand Winfield, the gallery owner.