A few examples of appraisal values for
MAYORS

• MAYORS OF NEW YORK, GROUP OF
  MAYORS OF NEW YORK, GROUP OF AUTOGRAPHS 1735-1932 Letters, notes and legal documents, hand-written and typed, signatures include: James Duane 1784-89, Richard Varick 1789-1801, Cadwallader Colden 1818-1821, John Cruger, Jr. 1757-1766, Whitehead Hicks 1766-1776, Paul Richard 1735-1739, David Mathews 1776-1784, Fernando Wood 1855-1858 & 1860-1862, Abram S. Hewitt 1887-1888, Hugh J. Grant 1889-1892, Frederick Wurster (last Mayor of Brooklyn), Robert A. Van Wyck 1898-1901, Seth Low 1902-1903, George B. McClellan 1904-1909, William J. Gaynor 1910-1913 (multiple examples), John Purroy Mitchel 1914-1917, John F. Hylan 1918-1925 (multiples), James J. Walker 1926-1932 (2X), hinged or loose in 12.5"h x 10"w binder
• (10) Pcs. Memorabilia - Jerome P.
  (10) Pcs. Memorabilia - Jerome P. CavanaghConsisting of large B&W photographs of the Mayor of Detroit from 1962-1970 two signed by Mr. Cavanagh and made out to the Veterans of Detroit along with photo with John F. Kennedy and the Mayor largest is 16'' x 20'' good condition.
• CARICATURE, ATLANTA MAYOR
  CARICATURE, ATLANTA MAYOR HARTSFIELD BY BALDOWSKI Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski (American/Georgia, 1917-1999). "Mayor Hartsfield: Early Primary", mixed media, framed. Approx. 22" x 18" (frame), 15" x 12" (image)
• TYPE I PHOTO: NYC MAYOR
  TYPE I PHOTO: NYC MAYOR LAGUARDIA, CUBA PRESIDENT8x10 AP original Type I press photo of Fiorello LaGuardia, NYC mayor, and former (and future) president of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista at a Yankees-Red Sox game. Provenance: From the personal collection of Jack Hand, a sports reporter for the Associated Press from 1943 to 1971. Hand died in 1995. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• Panoramas: The Lord Mayors Show,
  Panoramas: The Lord Mayors Show, published by S Marks, Publisher of Novelties, Houndsditch (late 19th Century); another printed by Burgess, 8 York Place, London; another in a gilt metal reel published by J W Lawrence Touy Novelty Warehouse, Houndsditch, London; The Procession of Albert Edward Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra of Denmark from Eton to Windsor on 7th March 1863, lithograph by R Canton, London and Published Solely in Windsor & Eton by W F Taylor (4)
• Fred Mayor (1868-1916)/Electric
  Fred Mayor (1868-1916)/Electric Light and Moonlight/signed, watercolour, 38.5cm x 31cm
• JAVIER MAYORAL (AMERICAN, 20TH C)
  JAVIER MAYORAL (AMERICAN, 20TH C) ELEVEN PAINTINGSJavier Mayoral (American, 20th C) Eleven Paintings, paint on board. Size of each approx 8" x 10". Ex Jonathan Demme collection.
• EXCEPTIONAL UNSIGNED 19th C.
  EXCEPTIONAL UNSIGNED 19th C. PORTRAIT OF MATTHEW B. LOWRIE, MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH, C. 1837: OIL/Canvas, 30'' x 25'', no visible signature, encased in carved and gilded wood frame, 38'' x 32''. Lowrie was elected Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1830, and is also credited with modernizing the fire department.CONDITION: Recently restored to Museum quality, several areas of inpaint visible with blacklight, relined.
• CITY OF HUDSON - MAYOR'S COURT
  CITY OF HUDSON - MAYOR'S COURT 1806-1819 ALL IN MANUSCRIPT Two volumes. Volume 1 is in wraps and covers. 1806-1808 lists defendants lawyers decisions. Volume 2 is a leather bound book. This is more detailed and lists the jurors and a brief narrative of the case.
• MAYORGA, Guillermo, (Mexican,
  MAYORGA, Guillermo, (Mexican, 1890-1962): ''Puebla'', an expansive landscape of the artist's homeland, through the city gate, with fruit seller at the entrance, OIL/Canvas, signed, 41 1/2'' x 29 1/2'', frame 47'' x 35 1/2'', titled verso.
• Fred Mayor (1865-1916)/Girl
  Fred Mayor (1865-1916)/Girl Seated on the Grass/watercolour and bodycolour, 30.5cm x 38.5cm/Exhibited: The Annexe Gallery, Wimbledon, 1977, No.9, AG No. 126
• Watercolor, string, and feather
  Watercolor, string, and feather mixed media on paper, singed Mayor ‘80. Image 7” x 7” Overall 14” x 14” Condition: good CT Transfer Fee $10
• Manuscript relating to the laws
  Manuscript relating to the laws of London and Richard Hoare, An early 18th manuscript book of the 'Powers, Jurisdiction, Rights, Privileges & Functions of of [sic] the Mayor's Commonalty of Citizens of the City of London', comprising 58 leaves in manuscript; in several hands, the earliest hand with 31 numbered pages and further unnumbered in the same hand, with additional later manuscripts pages; front endpapers with manuscript title and followed by a preface on 'The Clauses of all the Acts of P
• Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916
  Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916 French) M. Duval d' Esprememil Confronted by the Mayor of Paris French Revolutionary Scene
• GUILLERMO G. MAYORGA COASTAL
  GUILLERMO G. MAYORGA COASTAL SEASCAPE PAINTING Mexico,1887-1962Naturalist work depicting ocean waves crashing against rockery under a bright blue sky with white clouds.
• GRAYDON MAYOR MONEY PENNY CREEK
  GRAYDON MAYOR MONEY PENNY CREEK Watercolor 21 1/4 x 29 in. with companion landscape
• GROUP OF MISCELLANIAGROUP OF
  GROUP OF MISCELLANIAGROUP OF MISCELLANIA, including letters to and from William B. Magruder (Washington D.C. Mayor); clipped salutation and signature of Fernando Wood (New York City Mayor); Thomas Tucker (longest serving U.S. Treasurer) free franked envelope; T. Watkins Ligon (governor of Maryland) ALS ; clipped salutation and signature of Ole Bull (Norwegian violin virtuoso); quote with signature of Helena Modjeska (Polish actress), and others (55)
• United Nations Plan world capitol
  United Nations Plan world capitol Flushing Meadow Park hardcover folio by New York (City) Mayor's Committee on Plan and Scope. Published in 1946, (New York) 26p. Mayor O'Dwyer's plan for a United Nations headquarters with drawings by Hugh Ferriss. 18" x 12 3/4". Wear to cover, bumped corners.
• SELECTMEN OF SALEM, MA, DS, 1793
  SELECTMEN OF SALEM, MA, DS, 1793 Handwritten resolution of the Selectmen of Salem, Massachusetts, dated July 10, 1793; 1 p., folio, 12 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.; naming 15 men (one woman's name scratched out) as qualified "Retailers of Spiritous Liquors" during the upcoming year; signed by Elias Hasket Derby Jr. (1766-1826, merchant sea captain, introduced merino sheep to US); Edward Norris (a shipmaster); Jonathan Waldo; and Jacob Sanderson (a cabinetmaker). Endorsed by J. Osgood, town clerk, as 3 of the licensees swore the required oath.
• Hildegarde Hume Hamilton
  Hildegarde Hume Hamilton (American/Florida, 1898-1970) "Mayor Harper's House, 4 Gramercy Park, New York", October 1962, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "Hildegarde Hamilton 1962", titled, dated and extensively inscribed en verso, 15" x 18-1/4". Handsomely framed.
• 1792 ARREST WARRANT FOR MURDER, NYC
  1792 ARREST WARRANT FOR MURDER, NYC MAYORHandwritten warrant (it appears to be) for the arrest of Abigail Bloodgood for the murder of her baby, signed by New York City mayor Richard Varick on October 5, 1792. (During the Revolutionary War, Varick served as George Washington's aide-de-camp and private secretary.) Reads, in part: "By Richard Varick, mayor of the City of New York, to the sheriff and constables and marshals of the said city ... whereas by an inquest ... Abigail Bloodgood stand charged with .. suspicion of having been principals ... to the murder of a new born infant, born of the body of the said Abigail Bloodgood ... apprehend .. forthwith bring before me to answer ... further to be dealt with according to law." Measures 8-1/2" x 13" (open). Provenance: Obtained directly from a collection of historical paper items -- from the Ashfield, Skaats and McNeal families of New York -- none of which has ever been offered for sale. Several lots of these papers, including historically important pieces, are being offered in today's auction. The family, represented in several of the items in the collection, owned land directly adjacent to Wall Street, and some of the pieces refer to these parcels.
• Fit For Mayor? I don't think
  Fit For Mayor? I don't think So/Boris Johnson print/43cm x 31cm
• RICHARD VARICK, NYC MAYOR,
  RICHARD VARICK, NYC MAYOR, REVOLUTIONARY WARHandwritten letter signed by Richard Varick, known as "the forgotten founding father," a Revolutionary War officer and later mayor of New York City (1789-1801). Letter pleads for aid from the government for the family of a deceased officer, Col. Peter Fell, and outlines his faithful service during the war under General Clinton. "I was informed during the Revolutionary War ... that the said Col. Fell by his great activity and extreme exposure, in wet and cold, and by night and by day, on theAmerican lines, had very much impaired his health and had become severely afflicted by rheumatic affections in his limbs, which so much increased as entirely to disable him from walking and helping himself in any way ... until the day of his death." Dated 1827, with a postscript by Leonard Bleecker (brother of the NYC businessman after whom Bleecker Street is named) affirming what Varick has written. Letter measures about 9-1/2" x 8". Archival tape repair across clean center separation. Seeimages. This item can be shipped in-house.
• Two Elizabeth II silver gilt and
  Two Elizabeth II silver gilt and enamel Ex Mayor and Mayoress of Southampton jewels, 1980, 62mm, by Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham 1978, 66g More Information Good condition
• CHARLESTON SC MAYOR 1863 SIGNED
  CHARLESTON SC MAYOR 1863 SIGNED DOCUMENTTravel pass signed by William Henry Smith, mayor of Charleston, S.C., in May 1863. Issued to Dr. William Boyd (see lot #159). Measures about 3-1/8" x 8". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• 4 pieces. Autograph Material -
  4 pieces. Autograph Material - Israeli & other World Leaders: Kollek, Teddy. Typed Letter Signed. Jerusalem, April 29, 1966. 1 p., 4to, on Mayor of Jerusalem letterhead. * _ _. Jerusalem, May 27, 1968. 1 p., 4to, on Mayor of Jerusalem letterhead. * Netanyahu, Benjamin. Color Photo Signed & Inscribed. 12 x 8 inches. * Honecker, Erich. Photo Signed. 6 x 4 inches.
• MATTHEW GAULT EMERY 1871 PROMISSORY
  MATTHEW GAULT EMERY 1871 PROMISSORY NOTEA 19th C. handwritten promissory note by the last popularly elected mayor of Washington, D.C. Emery was a well known builder and architect who remodeled many of the buildings in the nation's capitol, including the White House under President Pierce. He prepared, cut, squared, and laid the cornerstone for the Washington Monument and also served as a Marshal at the Inauguration of President Lincoln in 1861. At the beginning of the Civil War he served in the D.C. Militia and defended the city.When he was elected, in 1870, as the last mayor of the nation's capitol he inherited a city in serious debt. With no money left in the treasury suits were frequently filed and even the Mayor's office furniture had been levied against debts. This Promissory Note is a rare look into the actions taken to deal with this indebtedness. The upper edge has been torn and the name is illegible, but the note is for "fifty dollars in full of the above bill". Dated May 29 1871 and signed by the Mayor. Overall 8" L x 2-3/8" H. Pencil in the lower right corner. See images for further details. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• 2 pieces. American Political
  2 pieces. American Political Broadsides: "To Each and Every True American in The City of New York. Dear Sir or Madam:- You are earnestly invited to join the American City Association of New York City,... object... to deliver American Cities... from their present un-American minority rule by native and foreign Irish Roman-Catholics..." New York, 1891. Drawn up by M. Fay Peirce. Proof with ms. ink corrections. 21 x 8 inches (533 x 200 mm). Slightly toned but in good to excellent state of preservation. * [William Cullen Bryan.] "Bryan Ratification Meetings, Tuesday Evening, October 16th, 1900. At Madison Square Garden, [etc.]." [New York], [1900]. 25 x 5 3/4 inches (635 x 146 mm). In good to excellent state of preservation.
• FRED MAYOR WATERCOLOR AND PENCIL ON
  FRED MAYOR WATERCOLOR AND PENCIL ON PAPER "PORTRAIT OF ...Fred Mayor (British 1866-1916) Watercolor and Pencil on Paper "Portrait of a Fisherman" , depicted half-length, carrying buoys with fisherfolk at various activities in the distance, signed lower right Fred Mayor in carved pale gold finish frame 19.5 in. x 26.5 in. Framed 26 in. x 32.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 26
  A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 26 POLITICAL AUTOGRAPHS: letters notes (some hand written) by senators congressmen supreme court justices other notables: Bob Dole William Cohen David & Laurance Rockefeller; Jesse Helms Donald Trump; Sam Ervin Harry Blackmun William Dyess (asst. secretary of state); Howard Baker Lawton Chiles Robert Michel (former Minority leader); S.I. Hayakawa Hawaii senator; Paul Laxalt Nevada senator; John Tower Texas; Charles Percy Tom Harkin Iowa; Larry Pressler senator; Stephen Solarz New York congressman; Hodding Carter asst. secretary of State; Mary Rose Oakar congresswoman Ohio; William Cohen.
• ABRAHAM YATES, JR., DS, RE: NY
  ABRAHAM YATES, JR., DS, RE: NY STATE CURRENCY Abraham Yates, Jr. (1724-1796, NY State Senator, 1777-1790, Mayor of Albany, 1790-1796) document, signed at Albany, October 10, 1783; 5 X 8 1/4 in.: authorizes the state of New York to pay Rynier Mynderse (NY Senator, 1777-1781) "For signing Five Thousand bills of the new emission." Endorsed with the receipt of Mynderse's son, Lawrence, for the payment of this and another bill on the same date.
• 3 pieces. Typed Letters Signed.
  3 pieces. Typed Letters Signed. LaGuardia, Fiorello. New York, Sept. 12, 1944; Sept. 15, 1944; Sept. 22, 1945. Each 1 p., 4to, on City of New York, Office of The Mayor letterhead. All to the theatre producer Gilbert Miller.
• Baker-Manch
  Baker-Manch
• CARTOON AND POSTER FEATURING BUD
  CARTOON AND POSTER FEATURING BUD CLARKCARTOON AND POSTER FEATURING PORTLAND MAYOR BUD CLARK (in office 1985-92). Jack Ohman (Oregon, b. 1960) ink on paper illustration, "Before Primary/After Primary," signed lower right and inscribed "The Oregonian 1989." Poster "Expose Yourself to Art" with photograph by Mike Ryerson of Bud Clark flashing a bronze sculpture, signed by the artist and signed by Bud Clark with inscription: "To Susan and John. First came art, then came Portland Whoop Whoop!, Bud Clark, Oct 84." In metal frames, 11.75" x 16.75" and 23.25" x 17.25" (frames).
• A pastel and water colour scene
  A pastel and water colour scene signed Fred Mayor bottom right approx. 38 x 29cm.
• LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
  LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), CITY HALL AND AUDITORIUM, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.