A few examples of appraisal values for
PIGEON

• ANDREW BEER, PORTRAIT OF A RACING
  ANDREW BEER, PORTRAIT OF A RACING PIGEONAndrew Beer(British, b. 1894)Portrait of a racing pigeon, Queen of the Roadoil on boardsigned lower right Andrew Beer and inscribed "Queen of the Road." / Mealy Hen. RP. III. R.3731. Winner
• A LARGE PAIR OF LALIQUE GLASS
  A LARGE PAIR OF LALIQUE GLASS MODELS OF PIGEONSA large pair of Lalique glass models of pigeons: Pigeon Gand and Pigeon Verviersissued 1932Marcilhac numbers 1205 & 1206, etched block stencil LALIQUE FRANCE.heights 4 1/2 and 5 3/4in (11.5 and 14.5cm
• AN ITALIAN BAROQUE WALNUT
  AN ITALIAN BAROQUE WALNUT CREDENZA BUREAUAn Italian Baroque walnut credenza bureaulate 17th centuryThe divided hinged top lifting to reveal a fall front frieze enclosing drawers and pigeon holes.height 38 1/2in (98cm); width 28in (71cm); dep
• A GEORGE III INLAID SATINWOOD
  A GEORGE III INLAID SATINWOOD BONHEUR DU JOURA George III inlaid satinwood bonheur du jourin the manner of Gillowslate 18th centuryThe shaped galleried super structure with a shelf over a central pigeonhole above a drawer flanked by a pair of cu
• AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY SECRETARY
  AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY SECRETARY CABINETAn English mahogany secretary cabinetsecond quarter 19th centuryThe drawer with hinged front reversing to a writing surface before a configuration of drawers and pigeon holes above a pair of doors enc
• A GEORGE III PROVINCIAL OAK SLANT
  A GEORGE III PROVINCIAL OAK SLANT FRONT DESKA George III Provincial oak slant front desklate 18th centuryThe hinged slant front enclosing a configuration of pigeonholes.height 40 1/2in (103cm); width 38 3/4in (99cm); depth 20in (51cm) Provenanc
• A QUEEN ANNE MAPLE SLANT FRONT DESK
  A QUEEN ANNE MAPLE SLANT FRONT DESK ON FRAMEA Queen Anne maple slant front desk on frameprobably Connecticut or New Hampshire18th centuryThe hinged fall with carved fan enclosing a well fitted interior of small drawers, pigeon holes and hidden
• TROMPE LOEIL OF PIGEON BREEDS,
  TROMPE LOEIL OF PIGEON BREEDS, OIL ON BOARDUnknown Artist(20th century)Trompe loeil of pigeon breedsoil on board32 x 44in (81.5 x 112cm) Provenance:Property from a private collector, La Jolla, California.
• A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY
  A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY BOOKCASEA George III mahogany secretary bookcaselate 18th centuryThe lower section with fall front writing surface enclosing a configuration of drawers and pigeon holes above a pair of doors enclosing three l
• A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY
  A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY BOOKCASEA George III mahogany secretary bookcaselate 18th centuryThe hinged fall enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon holes and six small drawers about a central cupboard.height 85 1/4in (216.5cm); width 39
• A GEORGE I WALNUT SLANT FRONT DESKA
  A GEORGE I WALNUT SLANT FRONT DESKA diminutive George I feather banded walnut slant front deskfirst quarter 18th centuryThe hinged fall enclosing a well fitted interior with four pigeon holes above three drawers and inset tooled leath
• A DUTCH BAROQUE STYLE BUREAU
  A DUTCH BAROQUE STYLE BUREAU CABINETA Dutch Baroque style walnut and marquetry bureau cabinetmodernThe upper section with a pair of doors enclosing a shelf over a slant front enclosing a configuration of drawers and pigeon holes surroun
• ONE PIECE SLANT FRONT DESK ON STAND
  ONE PIECE SLANT FRONT DESK ON STAND CA. 1870; INmahogany with a slant lid opening to a shaped interior with eight pigeon holes and ten drawers over a single drawer, with brass pulls over another drawer over a carved apron with scrolled sides, all resting on cabriole legs with carved knees and ball and claw feet, 36 1/4"x 22"x 44 1/4"; Condition: very minor age and use wear
• DESK ON STAND CA. 1810; IN WALNUT
  DESK ON STAND CA. 1810; IN WALNUT WITH A SLANTlid top with pencil stop opening to a compartment with five pigeon holes over a single drawer, all resting on the base with four tapering Hepplewhite legs, 36"x 22 1/4"x 41 1/4"; Condition: hinges broken out and repaired, keeper missing
• DESK ON LEGS CA. 1810; IN
  DESK ON LEGS CA. 1810; IN MAHOGANY WITH A HINGEDslant front opening to three pigeon holes and two drawers, nicely dovetailed with original lock and key over a single drawer and brass pull, all resting on four tapering Hepplewhite legs, 19 3/4"x 18 1/2"x 35 1/2"; Condition: good original condition with an old surface
• BIRD'S EYE MAPLE MINIATURE SLANT
  BIRD'S EYE MAPLE MINIATURE SLANT FRONT DESK CA.late 20th century; bench crafted Queen Ann foot slant front desk with scroll cut apron and brass drawer pulls, the drawers dovetail and pin nail constructed, lid on brass butt hinges, interior with three drawers and five pigeon hole top, desktop with dovetail frame, 11 1/4"x 5 3/4"x 12 1/4"; Condition: good
• HOMECRAFTED LIDDED WALL POCKET
  HOMECRAFTED LIDDED WALL POCKET CA. LATE19th-early 20th century; mixed cherry and Spanish cedar wood kitchen wall pocket with diamond checkering carved pocket front and backboard, flat lift lid on brass hinges that has three pigeon hole bottom, walnut stained and varnish finished, 10"x 5 3/4"x 19"; Condition: some minor chipping to backboard
• SLANT FRONT DESKca. 1810; in cherry
  SLANT FRONT DESKca. 1810; in cherry with a five drawer interior, ten pigeon holes over four drawers with brass bale pulls, bead molding around base, shaped skirt, all resting on French feet, 43 1/2"x 20 1/2"x 41"; Condition: old repair at hinges, refinished, replaced brasses
• 2 FOLK ART CARVED BIRDS BY WALTER &
  2 FOLK ART CARVED BIRDS BY WALTER & JUNE GOTTSHALLca. 1975 & 1976; both marked on base "WJG" crafted with birds placed on wooden bases with relief carved feet: pigeon with outstretched breast, raised head and long pointed tail with relief carved heart shaped wings and fine polychrome painted accents, 6"x 2"x 5 1/2"; bald eagle carving with carved eyes, relief carved heart shaped wings, forked tail feathers and wooden dowel mounted to domed base, fine polychrome painted details, 4 1/2"x 2 3/4"x 5 1/2"; Condition: both good
• CARL W. PETERS (AMERICAN,
  CARL W. PETERS (AMERICAN, 1897-1980) "PIGEON COVE, ROCKPORT" Oil on canvas. Signed 'Carl W. Peters' (lower left).
• GEORGE III STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY
  GEORGE III STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETARY, 20TH CGeorge III Style Inlaid Mahogany Secretary, 20th C, with broken pediment cornice above glazed doors opening to shelves, the slant lid opening to an arrangement of pigeonholes and drawers (the interior
• FEDERAL INLAID CHERRYWOOD SLANT
  FEDERAL INLAID CHERRYWOOD SLANT FRONT DESKFederal Inlaid Cherrywood Slant Front Desk, c. 1810, the slant lid opening to an arrangement of pigeonholes and drawers centering a prospect door, over 4 graduated drawers raised on bracket feet cente
• FEDERAL MAHOGANY INLAID
  FEDERAL MAHOGANY INLAID SECRETARY, C. 1810Federal Mahogany Inlaid Secretary, C. 1810, the upper section with glazed doors opening to an interior shelf with drawers and pigeonholes below, the lower section with hinged front, opening to a writi
• JAPANNED OAK SLANT FRONT DESK AND
  JAPANNED OAK SLANT FRONT DESK AND MIRRORJapanned Oak Slant Front Desk and Mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, the desk with slant front opening to a red leather inset writing surface and an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes centerin
• DUTCH WALNUT SECRETARY BOOKCASE,
  DUTCH WALNUT SECRETARY BOOKCASE, 18TH CENTURYProperty from a South Carolina Collector the arched upper section with 12 drawers centering a cabinet door opening to 3 divided drawers, the lower section with slant lid opening to drawers and pigeonh
• Emily Dubowski (American, 20th
  Emily Dubowski (American, 20th Century) Vesuvio Bakery, 1999 oil on canvas signed (lower right) and dated 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (sight). Old Woman Feeding Pigeons, 2005 oil on canvas signed (lower left) and dated 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (sight).
• GUY ANDERSON "WOMAN FEEDING
  GUY ANDERSON "WOMAN FEEDING PIGEONS" (DRAWING CA. 1950S)Guy Anderson (Washington, 1906-1998) Woman Sitting on a Bench with a Child, Feeding Pigeons , circa 1950s Marker on paper 25" x 19" A quiet sketch of figures sitting among the pigeons of Seattle's Pioneer Square by Guy Anderson, noted "mystic painter" of the Northwest School art movement. LIFE magazine called Anderson one of the Northwest's "Big Four," along with Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, and Kenneth Callahan. Anderson's artwork, often figural in subject, took spiritual inspiration from cultural sources ranging from Hindu texts to Greek myth to indigenous Pacific Northwest iconography. His work is held in numerous major museum collections, including the Seattle Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Signed to the bottom right corner. Accompanied by a 2004 letter from Deryl Walls, the owner of Gallery Dei Gratia and executor of Anderson's estate. Housed in a glazed frame measuring 38" x 31 1/2". Condition There are central vertical and horizontal folds to the sheet, some creases along the top edge, and minor creases from handling along the side edges. Pinholes at the corners.
• EDGAR HUNT, OIL ON BOARD, 1946
  EDGAR HUNT, OIL ON BOARD, 1946 Edgar Hunt (British, 1876-1953), "Chickens & Pigeons", signed "E Hunt" and dated lower right, exhibition & gallery labels verso, 10.5"h x 14.5"w (sight), 16"h x 20"w (frame)
• ENGLISH CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY
  ENGLISH CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SLANT FRONT DESK Late 18th century, oak and pine secondary, dovetailed case, hinged lipped slant lid with bread board ends and loper support, interior with central prospect door and removable dovetailed compartment that reveals two vertical document drawers, the front with applied fluted Corinthian columns and a stepped oval base, flanked by two small drawers in the form of four valances above four stepped pigeon holes above two shaped and concave small drawers, the case with four graduated cock beaded drawers with full dust boards, flanked by fluted quarter columns, molded base, raised on stylized ogee bracket feet.
• ENGLISH AMBOYNA BURL WOOD
  ENGLISH AMBOYNA BURL WOOD CYLINDER BUREAU, 18TH CENTURY 39 ¾" x 33 ½" x 18 ½" Amboyna burl wood veneered bureau/writing desk with rectangular top above a single pull drawer with double bail handles. The roll-top opens by way of pulling the top drawer below the lid, revealing a folding writing surface that slides back with extra storage below. Interior with four pigeon-hole compartments flanked by six drawers. Writing surface with pen trays on either side. Extra drawer below, ca 1780's. On square, tapering legs. Purchased from Stair & Company, NY. Provenance: old private collection, Butler, PA; by descent in the family to the current owner.
• RENAISSANCE REVIVAL WALNUT LADY'S
  RENAISSANCE REVIVAL WALNUT LADY'S DESK American, circa 1870s, with fall front opening to a pigeon-holed interior, 49 in. H., 29 1/4 in. W., approx. 16 1/2 in. D.
• FOLK ART WEATHER VANE & FIVE PIECES
  FOLK ART WEATHER VANE & FIVE PIECES OF FURNITURE Including a carved and painted wood figural vane, signed E B Andrews and dated 1993, 42 in. L.; a Scandinavian Style oak side table with inset glass top,18 in. H.; a reproduction streamer trunk, 16 in. H.; a cross-cut slab end table with iron base, 23 in. H.; a hanging pigeon-hole cabinet; and a vernacular style pine splay-legged tavern table, 26 in. H., 25 in. Diam.
• UNUSUAL GEORGE III MAHOGANY
  UNUSUAL GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SECRETAIRE CHESTOf rectangular form bowed at the center, the top with three rising lids, the central one enclosing pigeonholes and compartments, one compartment labelled "BILLS NOT PAID," and another "BILLS PAID", above a false drawer front, the drawer below fitted with a writing slide and various compartments, above a slide over three drawers, flanked at one side by a false drawer over a drawer, a slide and a cupboard, all supported on a conforming plinth. 34 1/4 x 49 1/2 in. x 21 in. Condition In good condition with minor nicks and staining throughout. Loose molding on the central writing slide. Some bails replaced. Age splits to the side panels with minor replacements. Structurally sound. Notwithstanding 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.
• (6) Victorian brooches to include
  (6) Victorian brooches to include onyx bar brooch with 14K yellow gold mounted grey pearl, 10K yellow gold testing seed pearl set swallow pin 1", a gold filled Victorian homing pigeon compass brooch, 1 1/2"H, a gold tone scroll chased bar brooch, a masonic rose floral chased gold tone brooch, lacking (1) stone at center, 1 3/8"H along with an 800 silver filigree hand painted portrait brooch with turquoise glass cabochon surround, as pin or pendant,1 3/8"H
• Georgian mahogany slant lid desk,
  Georgian mahogany slant lid desk, circa 1780, with pigeon holed and document drawered interior. 40.5"h x 36"w x 20"d Condition: Missing back boards, small patches, wear consistent with age.
• English oak Chippendale slant lid
  English oak Chippendale slant lid desk 18th c., with pigeon holed interior and hidden well, all with original brasses and straight bracket feet. 42.25"h x 36"w x 23"d Condition: Escutcheon broken, repairs, patches, wear as expected with age and use.