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• An Insurance Salesman's Porcelain Occupational
  An Insurance Salesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Koken Barber's Supply Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, Early 20th Century bearing the name John Lutteke above an image of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance building in Boston, Massachusetts, and reading Special Agent / John Hancock / Mutual Life Insurance Company.underside marked Koken Barber Supply Co.Height 4 inches. The John Hancock Life Insurance Company was established in Boston in 1862. The company's name lacked standardization through the early twentieth century and was variably recorded as either the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company or the John Hancock Life Insurance Company through the 1940s. Early on, the firm was housed in Boston's first iteration of the John Hancock Building on Devonshire Street, where it was erected in 1891 based on designs by renowned American architect William G. Preston. The building was purchased by another bank in 1919 and demolished in 1922. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• AN ARABIC QUR'AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT
  AN ARABIC QUR'AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BEGINNING WITH VERSE 10 SURAH 63 AL-MUNAFIQUN (THE HIPPOCRITES) AND ENDING WITH VERSE 6 SURA... An Arabic Qur'an illuminated manuscript beginning with Verse 10 Surah 63 al-Munafiqun (The Hippocrites) and ending with verse 6 Surah 64 al-Tughabun (Mutual Loss and Gain), 19th century, overall frame 13"h x 18.75"w
• 8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH EARLY EDITIONS
  8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS WITH EARLY EDITIONS A lot of 8 Mark Twain books with some early and special editions. Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. Published 1940 by The Pocahontas Press. Striped boards with green end papers. Very light wear. Pages quite clean. 16mo. 19pp. Information Wanted by Mark Twain. Published by George Routledge and Sons. Undated. Bound in pictorial cardboard. Condition is fair to poor with front cover detached and some marking on pages, including the title page. 12mo. 143pp. with ads. The Innocents at Home by Mark Twain. Published 1872 by George Routledge and Sons. Bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. A sticker on the front board indicates this was part of the Officer's Library of the S.S. Cathay, a passenger steamship. Wear to pages and boards with end paper missing. Some pencil marks from a previous owner. 12mo. 224pp. English As She Is Taught by Mark Twain. Published 1900 by Mutual Book Company, Boston. Green cloth boards with red titling and dark green floral decoration. Some wear to boards. 12mo. 28pp. with ads. Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance. Published 1871 by Sheldon and Company, New York. Bound in blind stamped red boards with gilt titling. 12mo. 47pp. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1880 by Belford and Company, Toronto. Canadian edition. Bound in green with blind stamping and gilt titling on the spine. Wear to boards with some bubbling on the boards from moisture. Front end paper missing. Some toning and staining scattered. 8vo. 410pp. More Tramps Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by Chatto and Windus. First UK edition. Bound in red boards with a fan decoration blind stamp with gilt titling. 8vo. 486pp. with ads. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. Published 1896 by Harper and Brothers. Bound in red with gilt and silver decoration and titling on the front and spine. 8vo. 461pp.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS OUR MUTUAL FRIEND W/
  2VOL C. DICKENS OUR MUTUAL FRIEND W/ SIGNED LETTER Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Published 1865 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Inside the book is a tipped in letter and postal cover from Charles Dickens. The letter and envelope is done in Dickens own handwriting. The letter discusses a plate appearing in the book Our Mutual Friend and has been tipped in right before the plate discussed in the letter on page 60. An incredible cover with stamp and a letter from Dickens on his home stationary. Book is quarter bound in green leather with marbled boards and end papers. Original wrappers and advertisements from the serials are bound into the back of both volumes. Books match all of the first edition first state errors stated in Smith (106-110). An exceptional book and letter. 8vo.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND FIRST
  2VOL C. DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND FIRST EDITION Two volume set of Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Published 1865 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Finely bound in full tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine as well. Set matches all first edition first state error points in Smith (106-110). 8vo.
• 36VOL CHARLES DICKENS COLLECTED WORKS
  36VOL CHARLES DICKENS COLLECTED WORKS 1860S Thirty-six volumes of the Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition published by Sheldon and Company during the early to mid-1860s. This was the first American collected works of Charles Dickens. Illustrations are by F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert. The following titles are in this set: Oliver Twist (2 volumes), David Copperfield (4 volumes), American Notes (2 volumes), Little Dorrit (4 volumes), Martin Chuzzlewit (4 volumes), Our Mutual Friend (4 volumes) Pickwick Papers (4 volumes), Uncommercial Traveller (1 volume), Barnaby Rudge (3 volumes), Bleak House (4 volumes), Dombey and Son (4 volumes). Books are bound in green boards with gilt decoration on the front and gilt titling on the spine. The front gilt has initials of CD for Charles Dickens and the spine says Boz. Original binding. 8vo.
• 2VOL C DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, ORIGINAL
  2VOL C DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, ORIGINAL CLOTH Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Published 1865 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Books are bound in the original cloth that has been attached to repair boards. The original spine and front pieces have been nicely attached to show the book as it was first issued. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine. 8vo.
• CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND,
  CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, 1ST EDITION Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Two volumes bound into one. Published 1865 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Bound in green leather with green boards. Raised bands on the spine and titling in gilt. Page edges marbled and end papers marbled. Meets all first edition first state error points found in Smith (106-110).
• CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND,
  CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, ORIGINAL PARTS Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens in original parts with custom case. Published 1864-1865. 19 of 20 parts are present with part 7 missing. Each part has illustrations and advertisements in a blue wrapper as issued.
• CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND,
  CHARLES DICKENS, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, ORIGINAL PARTS Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens in original 20 parts from May 1864 to November 1865 with custom case. Serials contain illustrations by Marcus Stone. Serials contain advertisements with the exceptions of volumes 7, 8, 10, 15, and 16 where the front ads are missing. Parts are covered in blue wrappers as issued.
• 2VOL CHARLES DICKENS AMERICAN EDITIONS
  2VOL CHARLES DICKENS AMERICAN EDITIONS A collection of two American editions of works by Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Published 1844 by Lewis and Samson. Fourth edition. 8vo. 314pp. Contains the fireside plate. Bound in publisher's original cloth with gilt titling and decoration on the front and spine. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Published 1865 by Harper and Brothers. 8vo. 350pp with ads. Bound in publisher's original cloth with gilt titling on the spine.
• THREE CAST IRON GREEN TREE FIREMARKSThree
  THREE CAST IRON GREEN TREE FIREMARKSThree cast iron green tree firemarks, early 19th c. , for the Mutual Assurance Company, Philadelphia, squatty - 8 1/4'' x 8 1/2', others - 12 1/2" x 8 5/8". Provenance: A New Jersey Collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: As expected wear consistent with age and use.
• TWO CAST LEAD FIREMARKS MOUNTED TO BOARDS,
  TWO CAST LEAD FIREMARKS MOUNTED TO BOARDS, 19TH C.Two cast lead firemarks mounted to boards, 19th c. , to include Mutual Assurance Company of a tree, tree - 11 5/8" h. and Philadelphia Contributionship with four hands, hands - 8 3/8" x 8". Provenance: A New Jersey Collection. Condition: As expected wear consistent with age and use.
• 19TH CENTURY MUTUAL 1 FIRE PUMPER LANTERN
  19TH CENTURY MUTUAL 1 FIRE PUMPER LANTERN overlay and engraved glass, with Poseidon, silvered metal.
• EARLY FIREMAN'S BANNER MUTUAL NO. 1
  EARLY FIREMAN'S BANNER MUTUAL NO. 1 CANANDAIGUA, NY Mutual No. 1 Canandaigua, NY. Embroidered silk and velvet.
• SPENCE'S POLYMETIS FOLIO BOOK Spence's
  SPENCE'S POLYMETIS FOLIO BOOK Spence's Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman Poets and the remains of the antient [sic] artists being an attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another, by the Rev. Mr. Spence, the second edition corrected by the author, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall Mall London, dated 1755, with engraving opposite title page of Joseph Spence, bound in brown leather with tooled and gilt details to the spine with marbled endleaf pages. Folio. Cover 16.75" H x 11" W x 2" D. Losses, front and back covers detached.
• MONUMENTAL POOLE STERLING PRESENTATION
  MONUMENTAL POOLE STERLING PRESENTATION BOWLPaul Revere Reproduction sterling silver footed bowl, Poole Silver Company, the sizeable bowl a presentation piece engraved "Presented to Wickliffe B. Vennard by the Acacia Mutual Live Insurance Company, in Grateful Appreciation of His Thirty Years of Devoted Service, April 27, 1962," makers mark underfoot, approx 8"h, 14.75"diam, 61.47ozt **Provenance: From the Estate of Huey Keeney of Tyler, Texas**
• "THE NONESUCH DICKENS: COLLECTED WORKS"
  "THE NONESUCH DICKENS: COLLECTED WORKS" The complete Nonesuch Dickens. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1937 - 1939, 24 volumes with book form case "Plates" volume, all volumes slipcased. The "Plates" volume contains the original woodblock from "Miss Riderhood At Home" (from "Our Mutual Friend"), and is numbered 836 (of an edition of 877). This plate is accompanied by a signed letter on Chapman & Hall letterhead signed by Arthur Waugh (the Deputy Chairman of Chapman & Hall). The set containing : Reprinted Pieces, Collected Papers 1, Collected Papers 2, Letters 1, Letters 2, Letters 3, Dombey & Son, Little Dorrit, Great Expectations / Hard Times, Sketches by Boz, Our Mutual Friend (split to slipcase top left), Barnaby Rudge (spine soiled), Nicholas Nickleby (title in ink on rear of slipcase), American Notes Etc., David Copperfield (left top corner slipcase dented), Old Curiosity Shop, Edwin Drood & Christmas Stories (slight paint residue on slipcase), Pickwick Papers, Martin Chuzzlewit, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, Christmas Books, Bleak House and "Plate". Spines with sun exposure & fading, slip cases with fading. Should be viewed in person. From a Brooklyn, NY estate. Dimensions: 10.25" h. Condition: Sun fading to spines and slip cases. Some soiling to spines.
• E. PICAULT SIGNED "MUTUALITE" SCULPTURE.
  E. PICAULT SIGNED "MUTUALITE" SCULPTURE. From a Larchmont NY estate. Dimensions: 30" h; on base 31" h x 10.25" x 13.75" Condition: Tight break on arm.
• COLLECTION OF (37) VINTAGE COMMEMORATIVE
  COLLECTION OF (37) VINTAGE COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLIONS 20th century, mostly bronze with one sterling silver plated example present; subjects are primarily, but not exclusively, prominent politicians, historical figures and industrialists as follows: Abraham Lincoln (2), Andrew Johnson, Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt (2), Nixon / Agnew jugate, Gerald Ford (Medallic Art Co.). Ronald Reagan, U. S. Marine Corps Bicentennial, U. S. Mint Bicentennial, U.S. Senator William Windom, D-Day commemorative, Lowell, MA commemorative, Civil War Centennial (Medallic Art Co.), Founding of Cleveland commemorative, seven (7) small National Park medallions (Medallic Art Co.), two different medallions celebrating Medallic Art Co., eight (8) business leader medallions recognize Helen & Edward Boehm; Crane Co., Chicago (two, one a duplicate), H.J. Heinz; Robert Wallace; Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., Dominion Life Assurance Co., The National Association of Manufacturer's; three pieces from outside the United States to include a French likely sterling-plated medallion commemorating the 100th anniversary of a paper mill on the River Odet (weighs 4.465 troy oz., but not known if solid silver); the start of Argentina's war for independence in 1810; a medallion honoring Uruguay's President Claudio Williman.
• PAIRPOINT LAMP WITH WIRE MESH SHADE
  PAIRPOINT LAMP WITH WIRE MESH SHADE First quarter, 20th century; gilt metal classical style tripod urn base, marked "PAIRPOINT" with trade mark, 36?0," 22 in. H., with six panel wire mesh Rembrandt lamp shade by the"Mutual Sunset Co. Brooklyn N.Y." 18 in. W.
• COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, 30
  COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, 30 ANTIQUE VOLUMESThe Works of Charles Dickens, published by Colonial Press (Boston), ca. 1910. The complete set, comprised of 30 octavo-size volumes (8.5 x 6 inch covers), bound in leather over navy boards, ribbed and gold-decorated spines. Generously illustrated with 473 plates throughout the set, as well as a title frontispiece in each volume.? Comprised of: Sketches by Boz, Pickwick Papers (2 vol.) Oliver Twist, Nicolas Nickleby (2 vol.), The Old Curiosity Shop (2 vol.), Barnaby Rudge?(2 vol.), Martin Chuzzlewit?(2 vol.), Christmas Books, Dombey & Sons (2 vol.), David Copperfield (2 vol.), A Child's History of England, Bleak House (2 vol.), Hard Times, Little Dorrit?(2 vol.), A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Christmas Stories, Our Mutual Friend (2 vol.), The Uncommercial Traveler, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Condition Very good overall condition, particularly for the age. Mild toning. Individual condition issues:?Martin?Chuzzlewit?I?has some tearing to the leather binding and a scratch across the front board.?Little Dorrit II?has two pages with acid burn from a 1919 newspaper folded inside.
• "PICTURE PIRATES" ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER
  "PICTURE PIRATES" ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER 77" x 37" sight size "Picture Pirates", 1916. Three-sheet movie poster for the Mutual/Vogue Films, Inc. silent movie "Picture Pirates" starring Ben Turpin and Rube Miller, also directed by Rube Miller, poster published by Greenwich - J.V. Ritchey Press N.Y., framed under glass, overall 82" x 42".
• GILT METAL AND AGATE TORCHIERE FLOOR
  GILT METAL AND AGATE TORCHIERE FLOOR LAMP WITH IRIDESCENT GLASS SHADE, ATTR. MUTUAL & SUNSET LAMP CO. 65" overall, 16 ¼" shade Torchiere with acanthus leaf design, agate and gilt metal stepped circular base with scrolling design. Frosted glass molded shade with relief beaded swags and iridescent finish. Unsigned. Uses an industrial bulb.
• (LOT OF 3) ART NOUVEAU/ART DECO STYLE
  (LOT OF 3) ART NOUVEAU/ART DECO STYLE MEDALS (Lot of 3) Art Nouveau/Art Deco style medals: an Arthus Bertrand bronze medal of rectangular plaque form inscibed "Labor Improbus Omnia Vincit"; a "Mutualite" bronze plaque by C Loudray; a third Henry Nolo plaque in brass "Establishments Jacob Holzer 1829-1939" awarded to Mr Jacob Sagnard
• Hank Virgona 1929–2019. Collection
  Hank Virgona 1929–2019. Collection of eight works. 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, etching. 5? h × 4? w in. result: $63. estimate: $600–800. Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge of each work ‘5/25 Junta Virgona 74’, ‘AP Landed Gentry Virgona 1969’, ‘17/50 Executive Decision Virgona 75’, ‘8/50 The signing of the Declaration of Mutual Trans Virgona 76’ ‘1/50 Scale & Bottle Virgona 1979’, ‘23/25 The Wedding Gift Virgona 74’, ‘35/50 Artist + Model Virgona 74’ and ‘11/17/25 Inaugural Virgona’. These works are numbers 5, 11 (or 17) and 23 from the editions of 25, numbers 1, 8, 17 and 35 from the editions of 50 and an artist’s proof apart from the edition of unknown size.
• 3 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PRINTS FROM LAKESIDE
  3 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PRINTS FROM LAKESIDE PRESSR.R. Donnelly reproductions from Northwestern Mutual collection. Deep tone offset color prints of birds. Artist: John James Audubon Issued: mid 20th c. Dimensions: 21"H x 16"W, overall Manufacturer: Lakeside Press Country of Origin: United States Condition: Overall good
• WEDGWOOD STYLE BLACK BASALT GOLF TROPHYA
  WEDGWOOD STYLE BLACK BASALT GOLF TROPHYA covered trophy for the '2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Special Guest Tournament First Place Team'. Decorated with white reliefs of golfers and silver plated accents. Issued: 2010 Dimensions: 6"W x 14"H Condition: Age related wear.
• VINTAGE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SIGNDESCRIPTION:
  VINTAGE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SIGNDESCRIPTION: A vintage Northwestern insurance company sign made entirely of wood. The sign reads "Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Minneapolis, Minn.". CIRCA: 1920s - 1940s. ORIGIN: USA. DIMENSIONS: H: 18 1/8" W: 27". CONDITION: Vintage condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• NORMAN ROCKWELL ARCHIVE INC. SIGNED
  NORMAN ROCKWELL ARCHIVE INC. SIGNED LETTERSNorman Rockwell archive including two signed Rockwell letters, Rockwell signed print of "Grandfather Wheeling Baby", and Rockwell addressed envelopes among other items. Archive relates to John (Jack) Alexander Rogers, son of the gentleman who modeled for the Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) "Grandfather Wheeling Baby" Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company advertisement published in the Saturday Evening Post, July 27, 1962. Mass Mutual was a major Rockwell advertiser of Rockwell during the 1950's and the early 1960's. Lot features two handwritten letters from Rockwell to Rogers about his father's participation in the advertisement. 1st letter --Rockwell acknowledges and fulfills the recipient's request for a photograph of his father and suggests the possibility of contacting the original photographer Bill Acorill about obtaining larger prints, 6.125" x 8.875". 2nd letter -- Rockwell states that Mass Mutual has sent Rockwell two prints of the advertisement, one pen signed "sincerely Norman Rockwell". 6.125" x 8.875". Both letters, an illustrated greeting card from Mollie and Norman Rockwell (5.25" H), the photograph (3.25" H), the prints (11" H), and a copy of the original magazine advertisement were sent to Rodgers by Rockwell in two handwritten envelopes, one large (12" H) and one small (8" H), with post marks and stamps dating circa 1963. A copy of the Fall-Winter 1993 catalog for the Norman Rockwell Museum and two newspapers clippings of a 1978 article related to the collection and value of signed Rockwell prints included in lot. Provenance: descendent of John Alexander Rogers. Condition: All items in overall good condition. Overall toning on signed print with a lighter ghost pattern to lower left corner, possibly from the photograph, and light water stains on bottom.
• 6 ADVERTISING ITEMS INC. KY DAIRY1st
  6 ADVERTISING ITEMS INC. KY DAIRY1st item: Early 20th century painted ceramic dairy advertising trade sign, in the form of a diary milk bottle reading "Kentucky Dairies". Back impressed "Cream Top, Pat Mar. 3, 1925, Louisville, KY". 22" H. 2nd item: figural advertising trade sign for Fabtron, in the form of a horse leg, resin molded leg with a wooden base. 24" H. 20th century. 3rd item: Fownes painted plastic glove figural advertising countertop glove display hand reading "Fownes, est - 1777". 11 1/4" H. 20th century. 4th item: Western Mutual Fire Insurance Co. figural paperweight, painted plaster in the form of a horse drawn fire engine. 4 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W. 20th century. 5th item: Old Grand-Dad bourbon gilt painted plaster advertising bust. Label en verso (partially legible) reads "Kentucky Whiskies, The Grand-Old Dad --- Frankfort, KY ----". 12" H x 8 1/2" W. 20th century.6th item: Rainier Brewing Company (Seattle/Spokane, Washington) gilt painted plaster advertising bust. 16 1/4" H x 10" W. 20th century. Provenance: Loudon County, TN collection. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1st item: Overall good condition. 2nd item: General wear, scattered losses to paint. 3rd item: Bottom of base damaged/missing. 4th item: Scattered chipping and losses to paint. 5th item: Wear to paint, some cracking to back of base. 6th item: Scattered losses and chipping to plaster and paint.
• 2 NATIVE AMERICAN CHEROKEE BASKETS BY
  2 NATIVE AMERICAN CHEROKEE BASKETS BY LUCY GEORGETwo (2) Cherokee baskets by Lucy Nola George (1897-1978), including a honeysuckle vine wastebasket form with walnut, bloodroot and yellow root dyes and a round lidded honeysuckle vine sewing basket with walnut dyes. Both baskets retain the original Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual tag. The wastebasket also retains a Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual brochure that describes the baskets made by Lucy George.13 1/8" H x 11" dia. and 9 1/4" H x 10" dia. Condition: Both overall very good condition.
• ATTRIB. EASTMAN JOHNSON, PORTRAIT OF
  ATTRIB. EASTMAN JOHNSON, PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMANConte crayon and gouache drawing on paper attributed to Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906); bust length, three quarter view portrait of an unknown gentleman in 19th century attire. Unsigned. Typed note en verso of frame reads "Crayon Portrait/by Eastman Johnson/Donated by Eugenia U. Harrod/March 17, 1913". Metal placard with artist attribution affixed lower center of frame. Housed under glass in an oval gilt wood frame. Sight: 25" H x 20" W. Framed: 31" H x 26" W. Mid 19th century. Biography: Eastman Johnson was an American genre painter born in Lovell, Maine in 1824. At the age of 18, he began making crayon portraits of prominent figures such as Dolly Madison, John Quincy Adams, and various senators as his father worked closely with the government at the time. He sought to open a gallery of all the portraits. In 1846 he moved to Boston and received patronage from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to make a series of these crayon portraits. In 1849, he traveled to Dusseldorf, Germany and began painting under Emanuel Leutze. He spent the rest of his time abroad studying Dutch Old Master painters, and returned to the United States in 1855. His fame began to spiral when he exhibited a series of genre paintings based on the daily lives of American slaves which he had studied at Mt. Vernon. His paintings created controversy because they exposed realistic slave activities and had a wide influence on peoples' knowledge and understanding of the institution at the time. After this, he became extremely successful and continued to paint genre scenes until the end of his life, when he returned to portraiture until his death in 1906 (source: National Gallery of Art). Note: This portrait is believed to depict an associate of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Eastman Johnson was commissioned by Longfellow to produce a series of portraits of the Mutual Admiration Society, a group of writers who spent time with Longfellow editing each others works, as well as his two sisters in 1846. The known portraits include Charles Sumner, Cornelius Conway Felton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as well as his sister Mary Longfellow Greenleaf. All of the portraits show heavy resemblance in their medium: charcoal and crayon, style: bust portrait, time period and clothing: circa 1840 according to the bow tie and stiff collar, and what appears to be the exact same gilt wood frames. It is believed this portrait could be of another close friend or family member of Longfellow's and was separated from the group currently housed at the Longfellow House in Massachusetts. Note: Eugenia Harrod was married to Major Benjamin Morgan Harrod who was the brother of Susan Dayton Harrod. Susan Dayton Harrod married Major William Boyd and their son Charles Harrod Boyd married Annette M. Dearborn. Provenance: The Estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr., Chattanooga, TN. Descended in the family of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) on the side of her mother, Pamela Augusta Gilman (1802-1880). Annette was married to Charles Harrod Boyd and had four children, including Julia Wingate Boyd (wife of Lewis M. Coleman, Jr.). Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. was the son of CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis M. Coleman and Mary Ambler Marshall, granddaughter of John Marshall (1755-1835), fourth Chief Justice of the United States, and Secretary of State under John Adams (1800-1801). Condition: Overall good condition. Foxing spots, areas of toning/acid burn, surface of drawing. Some waviness to paper. Several areas of loss, largest 2 inches, cracks, to frame.
• PAIR BERNARD DE CLAVIERE O/B PAINTINGS,
  PAIR BERNARD DE CLAVIERE O/B PAINTINGS, DOG AND CATTwo (2) Bernard De Claviere (France/Tennessee, 1934-2016) oil on board paintings, one (1) depicting a dog, possibly a Briard, lying down; and one (1) depicting a Balinese or long-haired Siamese cat seated, both depicted against a landscape background. Both signed "B. de Claviere" in lower corners. Additionally signed, numbered 982 and 983, and dated "-06" en verso. Both housed in stained wood frames with bead-course decoration and a stepped filet. Sights: 10 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Frames: 15 1/2" H x 18 1/4" W. Biographical Note: Born in Lyon, France, Bernard De Claviere worked in a public relations role in Paris before embarking on a career as an animal painter specializing in horses. During a trip to America, his work was well received by J. T. Lundy, the owner of Lexington, Kentucky's Calumet Farms, a thoroughbred breeding and racing facility. De Claviere was engaged by Lundy to create portraits of a number of Kentucky stallions and mares. In 1978, de Claviere met Nashville's Guilford Dudley, former ambassador to Denmark, with whom he struck up a friendship based on their mutual interests in horses and hunting. After receiving portrait commissions from several Nashvillians, the artist began to commute between Nashville and Europe, staying in each place six months at a time. He eventually moved to New York City, where he lived from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. In 2002, the artist settled permanently in Nashville, where he worked until his death in 2016. (Adapted from Mary Unobsky, Nashville Arts Magazine, June 2010) Condition: Both paintings in very good condition with some errant fibers in thick varnish. One fame with loss to lower edge.
• AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907) BRONZE
  AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907) BRONZE PORTRAIT, ROB...Framed Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) bronze tondo portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson. Inscription begins, "Youth Now Flees on Feathered Foot…." At lower center, "Copyright by Augustus Saint Gaudens". Circa 1893. Partial D.B. Butler & Co label verso, (New York framers). Dimensions: (bronze) 17.75" diameter; (framed) 26.5"h x 24.5"w. Provenance: Estate of William B. Ruger, Jr. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Augustus Saint-Gaudens became one of the more famous American sculptors of the late 19th century and was associated with a period called The Gilded Age. He brought the Beaux Arts style to America, as he had studied in Italy and France. A work for which he is particularly known is the monumental statue "Diana," a gilded copper weathervane for the top of the Madison Square Garden Tower in New York City. In 1875, he returned to New York and worked for Tiffany Studios and became part of a team of artists who did decoration in Boston for Trinity Church, designed by H.H. Richardson. Impressed by Robert Louis Stevenson’s collection of stories "New Arabian Nights" (1882), Saint-Gaudens told their mutual friend, Will Low, that he would be honored to model a portrait if the writer were ever to come to the United States. The opportunity presented itself in 1887–88, when Stevenson (1850–1894) sat for the sculptor in New York and later in Manasquan, New Jersey. Stevenson, suffering from tuberculosis, is shown writing in bed, as was his custom. The lengthy inscription is a poem by Stevenson dedicated to Low and published in 1887, "Underwood". The portrait became Saint-Gaudens’s most popular relief and was produced in three diameters as well as in rectangular variants. For shipping quote, please contact Box Brothers Sacramento at boxbrosacto@gmail.com. Condition: Very good with minor surface wear and some wear to wood frame. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under terms and conditions. Please be advised we do not provide porters nor packing materials for pick ups.
• LARGE ARCHIVE OF FAUCETT ROSS-FRANK
  LARGE ARCHIVE OF FAUCETT ROSS-FRANK CSURI CORRESPONDENC...Ross, Faucett. Large Archive of Faucett Ross-Frank Csuri Correspondence. Spanning 1961-75, Ross's letters cover wide-ranging topics, from his opinions and routines/handlings for various magic tricks ("The [Paul Fox] Candy Bowl to me is one of the most valuable props extant"), to Csuri's famous underground notebooks, to their mutual acquaintances, namely Charlie Miler, Dai Vernon, John Braun, T. Nelson Downs (Ross describes receiving Downs' "suitcase show," coin wand, and top hat as a gift), and other well-known magicians. Also included is a handwritten 13-page prospectus for an unrealized Vernon/Ross collaboration, a book on gambling artifice broken into five programs ("It should be made clear that Mr. Vernon's purpose is not to teach one to become a cheater, but rather to educate [the] public so that it may be protectedÉ"). Other tantalizing passages include lines such as "Finally got the low down on "Revelations": apparently Jay Marshall is going to publishÉ" "Éhere is an item to add to your Vernon bibliographyÉ" and "Charlie [Miller] doesn't appear concerned about his forthcoming trialÉadmits he's probably guilty." Many of the letters deal with Vernon, his magic, and his doings, as Ross was instrumental in Csuri's recording of Vernon secrets and routines from correspondence. Many original mailing covers and one photograph of Vernon included. Approximately 100 letters spanning some 200 pages, most filled front-and-back, neatly organized.