A few examples of appraisal values for
MONROE

• CARVED CHESTNUT/HICKORY WOOD WAR
  CARVED CHESTNUT/HICKORY WOOD WAR CLUBca. mid 19th century; ball shaped war club with relief carved snake head wrapping on ball mallet, flute carved collar and painted with blue and red, handle has relief carved four-point star or floral design, stained and oil varnish finished, attributed to Eastern Sioux tribe, 4"x 22"x 3 1/4"; [Provenance: ex-Monroe Museum, NY]; Condition: good
• LANFORD MONROE (1950-2000), MADE IN
  LANFORD MONROE (1950-2000), MADE IN THE SHADE Title: Lanford Monroe (1950-2000), Made in the Shade Medium: oil on board Dimensions: 24 x 36 Framed dimension: 32 1/8 x 43 7/8 x 1 3/4
• LANFORD MONROE (1950-2000),
  LANFORD MONROE (1950-2000), LAUREL BANKS #2 Title: Lanford Monroe (1950-2000), Laurel Banks #2 Medium: oil on board Dimensions: 18 x 24 Framed dimension: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/4
• James Monroe Signed Presidential
  James Monroe Signed Presidential Land Grant Countersigned by Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land Office 1817 on vellum, with engraved allegorical scene of a soldier and family receiving the grant from Columbia holding the Union shield, faded red paper seal in lower left, script in clerical hand, granting 160 acres of Illinois territory 'unto the said Jessa Colburn, late a drummer in the Ways Company of the fourth Regiment of Infantry' framed 14.5 x 17.5 in — 36.8 x 44.5 cm; sight 9.5 x 12 in — 24.1 x 30.5 cm
• MILTON H. GREENE (AMERICAN,
  MILTON H. GREENE (AMERICAN, 1922-1985) "MARILYN MONROE (FROM THE BLACK SITTING) 1956" Lithograph or screenprint. Signed 'Milton H. Greene' (lower right) and numbered '193/300'.Milton Greene (American, 1922-1985) Milton Greene was an American fashion and celebrity photographer and film and television producer, best known for his photoshoots with Marilyn Monroe. Greene initially established himself in high fashion photography in the 1940s and 1950s. His fashion shots appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. He then turned to portraits of celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, and others. Greene collaborated with Marilyn Monroe on 53 photo sessions and various movie productions. Greene’s photograph for a sitting with Marilyn Monroe in a ballet tutu in 1954 was chosen by Time Life as one of the most popular images of the 20th century.
• Hopi Katsinas mid-third quarter
  Hopi Katsinas mid-third quarter 20th century lot of 2, both colorfully painted, includes: Sipikne height 15 inches x width 8 inches Pahlik Mana, by A. Monroe height 22 inches x width 16 inches
• PAINTING, MICHAEL RUBINO Michael
  PAINTING, MICHAEL RUBINO Michael Rubino (American, 20th century), Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, oil on canvas, signed lower left, canvas (unframed): 60"h x 47.75"w
• JAMES MONROE SIGNED LAND GRANT,
  JAMES MONROE SIGNED LAND GRANT, 1818 President James Monroe signed land grant document dated March 19, 1818. Countersigned by Josiah Meigs. Land grant is for 160 acres of land in Illinois territory to Henry Oldolf ?late a private in Spencers Company of the Twenty-Ninth Regiment of Infantry.? Bold, dark signature of James Monroe as president framed with a contemporary tinted picture for a nice display. Printed partly on vellum.
• JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED LAND
  JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED LAND GRANT, 1825, FRAMED A land grant document boldly signed by John Quincy Adams as president on July 15th, 1825. The land grant is to John Pitman. Document has been matted and framed. Also signed by George Graham, previously Secretary of State and War under President James Monroe.
• JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE
  JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE SIGNED DOCUMENT President James Madison and Secretary James Monroe boldly signed appointment document for Andrew Pierce as principal assessor of the Second District of New Hampshire. Dated Jan 22, 1814. Mounted on backing and placed in a black frame with a glass covering. Comes with a PSA/DNA certificate of authenticity grading both signatures as 9-10.
• CHINESE BLUE, WHITE, & CELADON BIRD
  CHINESE BLUE, WHITE, & CELADON BIRD & FLOWER VASE Tall Chinese blue and white on celadon bird and flower vase, of baluster form with a dished rim, the trumpet neck flanked by confronting Fu lion handles and the body decorated with a pheasant perched on a peony branch with rockwork all on a celadon ground, apparently unmarked but having a partial wax seal underneath. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 17", dia. 7.25".
• TWO CHINESE BLUE & WHITE TEAPOTS
  TWO CHINESE BLUE & WHITE TEAPOTS Two Chinese blue and white teapots comprising, a diminutive globular form decorated with spotted deer, together with a cylinder form pot, decorated with landscape reserves, both having wire handles, neither marked but each having a partial red wax seal underneath. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: Globular h. 4", w. 4", d. 4.75"; Cylinder h. 5.74", w. 4.5", d. 6".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE RICE BOWL,
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE RICE BOWL, 19TH C. Chinese blue and white rice bowl, 19th century, having a flared rim with three cartouches on a diapered ground, and a geometric shape in the center, apparently unsigned. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 2.5", dia. 7.25".
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ON CELADON
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ON CELADON PLATE Chinese Famille Rose on Celadon plate, the interior decorated with a pheasant and butterfly above chrysanthemums and fruit all on a celadon ground, the underside having a blue underglaze mark. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: dia. 7.25".
• PAIR CHINESE YINGQING STYLE
  PAIR CHINESE YINGQING STYLE FLORAL VASES Pair of Chinese Yingqing style floral vases, of bottle form having masks flanking the neck and wide bands of relief carved floral decoration on the body above carved plantain bands, apparently unmarked, together with a Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited COA, dated 1994. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 9.75", dia. 4.75".
• PAIR CHINESE STACKED CABBAGE AND
  PAIR CHINESE STACKED CABBAGE AND BUTTERFLY BOXES Pair of Chinese stacked cabbage and butterfly boxes, of circular form with four layers, each lid decorated with one of the Eight Immortals surrounded by boys, the rest of each box decorated with bok choy and butterflies, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 4.75", dia. 4".
• LARGE CHINESE BLUE & WHITE
  LARGE CHINESE BLUE & WHITE CELADON VASE Large Chinese blue and white celadon ground porcelain baluster vase, having applied handles and decorated with birds in a flowering garden, remnants of a red wax seal to the underside but otherwise apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 23.25", dia. 9.5".
• CHINESE PLIQUE A JOUR FLORAL VASE
  CHINESE PLIQUE A JOUR FLORAL VASE W/ STAND Chinese plique a jour vase, having a flared rim above a ringed body, decorated with auspicious flowers in purple, yellow, green, and pink on a pale translucent blue ground, together with a carved wooden stand. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 5.75", dia. 4.5"; stand h. 1.75", dia. 5".
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PEACOCK
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PEACOCK CYLINDER VASE Chinese Famille Rose peacock cylinder vase, having a peacock perched in a blooming prunus tree with text to the left side, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 11.25", dia. 4.90".
• CHINESE LIDDED CELADON JARLETTE
  CHINESE LIDDED CELADON JARLETTE IN LONGQUAN STYLE Chinese lidded celadon jarlette in Longquan style, lid having a teardrop finial, lid and jarlette decorated with molded floral embellishments under celadon glaze, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 4.25", dia. 3.5".
• CHINESE JADE CARVING OF IMMORTAL HO
  CHINESE JADE CARVING OF IMMORTAL HO HSIEN-KU Chinese jade sculpture of Immortal Ho Hsien-Ku, the goddess depicted holding a fly whisk in one hand and a plate with the peaches of immortality in the other, at her feet is baby, T'ai Sui, the god of the heavens and time, whom she nursed, he plays with a double gourd of the elixir of life, apparently unsigned, with a wooden stand and box. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 7.5", w. 5", d. 2.5"; stand h. 2", w. 5.5", d. 4.25".
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOGU VASE
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOGU VASE MOUNTED AS A LAMP Chinese Famille Rose porcelain baluster vase, now mounted as a lamp, decorated with bogu (precious objects) and red and black calligraphy, not examined off of the base for marks. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: to socket h. 30.25", dia. 8.5"; body h. 23".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE STICK NECK
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE STICK NECK VASE W/ STAND Chinese blue and white stick neck bottle vase, having a long neck above a pear form body with two reserves depicting domestic scenes with 'bogu' or ancient things, all on a cobalt ground with white prunus blossoms, the underside having a four character blue underglaze Kangxi style mark, together with a pierce carved wooden stand. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 12.25", dia. 5"; stand h. 1.5", dia. 4.75".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE ON CELADON
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE ON CELADON BIRD & FLOWER VASE Chinese blue and white on celadon bird and flower vase, of rouleau form, having a dish rim above a waisted neck flanked by confronting Fu lion handles, the body decorated with a pair of phoenixes amidst peonies, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 24", dia. 9".
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GINGER JAR
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GINGER JAR W/ STAND Chinese Famille Rose lidded ginger jar, having a gold teardrop finial surmounting the lid, above a globular body depicting the Child Giving Quanyin holding a boy while riding a qilin in a procession with attendants, apparently unmarked, with a carved wooden base. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 8.75", dia. 8.25"; stand h. 2", dia 8"
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LIDDED
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LIDDED GINGER JAR W/ STAND Chinese Famille Rose ginger jar, the lid having a pear form finial, a depiction of the Jade Emperor, and text above a shouldered jar decorated with a scene of the Immortal He Xian Gu holding a lotus blossom and surrounded with attendants in a landscape, with bats en verso, apparently unmarked, resting on a pierce carved wooden stand. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: Jar h. 9.25", dia. 7.5"; stand h. 2", dia. 7.25".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE LIDDED
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE LIDDED PRUNUS URN Chinese blue and white lidded urn, having a dome form lid with a Fu lion finial, above a baluster form body with a ruyi band at the neck and body covered in prunus blossom branches on a cobalt ground, tapering to a band of Buddhist treasures, the underside with a blue underglaze four character Kangxi style mark. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 9", dia. 3.30".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE FLORAL
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE FLORAL CYLINDER VASE Chinese blue and white floral cylinder vase, decorated with a white prunus branch on a cobalt ground, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 24", dia. 9.25".
• CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE DRAGON
  CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE DRAGON W/ STAND Chinese carved malachite dragon figure, having a Ming style dragon pursuing a koi fish and a pearl of wisdom, all on a ground of ruyi scepters, the whole resting on a pierce carved wooden ruyi stand, with a box. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: Figure h. 3.25", w. 7", d. 5"; stand h. 1.24", w. 5.5", d. 4".
• CHINESE CARVED JADE DRAGON
  CHINESE CARVED JADE DRAGON CENSER, W/ STAND Chinese carved green mottled nephrite jade dragon censer, of round form, the domed lid surmounted by a writhing dragon, above three dragon mask and ring handles, the body flanked by pierced dragon and ring handles and rising on tripod Fu lion legs ending in paw feet, the whole resting on a pierced wooden stand, with a fitted box. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 6.6", w. 7.25", d. 4.75". Stand h. 2", w. 7", d. 2.75".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE VASE MOUNTED
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE VASE MOUNTED AS A LAMP Chinese blue and white yen-yen or phoenix tail porcelain vase, now mounted as a lamp, having scrolling floral and shou double happiness decoration, with a shade, not examined off of the base for marks. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: to shade h. 33", dia. 9.25"; body h. 15.5".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE SWEETMEAT DISH
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE SWEETMEAT DISH W/ STAND Chinese blue and white covered sweetmeat dish, the exterior decorated with lotus scrollwork and peaches, with a lid that can be flipped over to use as a footed bowl, the sweetmeat dish divided into six sections, with peaches in the middle and bats around the edge, marked to the interior of the lid and having a blue seal type mark underneath, with a carved wooden stand and a Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association limited COA, dated 1994. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: Dish h. 4.75", dia. 10"; Stand h. 2.25", dia. 8.25".
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 100 BOYS
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 100 BOYS GINGER JAR Chinese Famille Rose 100 Boys ginger jar, having a domed lid above an ovoid body decorated with the 100 boys engaged in a festival parade, holding up a dragon, fish, peaches, and lotus, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 9.5", dia. 4.70".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE CONFRONTING
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE CONFRONTING DRAGONS CHARGER Chinese blue and white confronting dragons charger, the interior decorated with two writhing five clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl of wisdom amidst auspicious cloud forms, the exterior with conforming decoration, and the underside having a blue underglaze, six character Guangxu style mark as well as a red wax seal. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 2.25", dia. 13.5".
• CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE
  CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE SCULPTURE OF PENGLAI Chinese carved soapstone sculpture of Penglai, the mountain of the Immortals, centering a pagoda surrounded by smaller pagodas and parasol pine trees, resting on an integral stand, apparently unmarked but retaining a tag stating that the piece was made in China. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 17.25", w. 10.25", d. 3.25".
• CHINESE CARVED JADE DRAGON
  CHINESE CARVED JADE DRAGON CENSER, W/ STAND Chinese carved nephrite jade dragon censer, of round form, the domed lid surmounted by a writhing dragon, above three dragon mask and ring handles, the body flanked by pierced dragon and ring handles and rising on tripod Fu lion legs ending in paw feet, the whole resting on a pierced wooden stand, with a fitted box. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 5.75", w. 5.90", d. 4"; Stand h. 1.75", w. 4.75", d. 3.75".