A few examples of appraisal values for
PORTERS

• Pr Hooded Woven Wicker Lounge
  Pr Hooded Woven Wicker Lounge Chairs. Tall Woven Backs with open diamond design woven sides. Seat cushions. Porters Chairs. Dimensions: Height: 67 inches, Width: 28 inches, Depth: 26 inches. - Seat Height: 21 inches --- Condition: Overall Good Condition. Some fading.
• MARIANE GARCIA Spanish Caned Hooded
  MARIANE GARCIA Spanish Caned Hooded Lounge Chair. Wood Frame with French style Carving. Caned arm sides and back. Pillow cushion seat. Metal label. Porters Chair. Dimensions: Height: 59 inches, Width: 28 inches, Depth: 28 inches. - Seat Height: 18 inches --- Condition: Overall light scuffs and scratches
• CHARLES DICKENS, REPORT OF
  CHARLES DICKENS, REPORT OF DICKENS DINNER, 1842 Report of the Dinner Given to Charles Dickens, published by William Crosby and Company, Boston, 1842, February 1, 1842. 66 pages in the original wrappers. Reported by Thomas Gill and William English, reporters on the Morning Post. Most of the speeches revised by their authors. Here is an original example of this rare work, regarding a dinner hosted in Boston where Charles Dickens gave a speech on International Copyright. This work was published following Dickens' first trip to America. His visit brought him to such places as Virginia, Missouri,New York and Massachusetts. He particularly enjoyed the city of Boston, which is where this celebratory dinner was held. It is a faithful account of the speeches made that evening. In attendance at the dinner were Oliver Wendell Holmes, Washington Allston, George Bancroft, and Nathan Hale Jr among many noted literary figures. Dickens' personal speech is assigned to pages 10-15, where he introduces the subject of International Copyright. Provenance of H. Gardiner Esq, with respect of the publisher. BAL 4437, 633, 8735(n), etc. ECKEL, p.233. GIMBEL B112. WILSON II:480. CURRIER & TILTON, p.560.
• C DICKENS, DICKENS DINNER IN
  C DICKENS, DICKENS DINNER IN BOSTON, FINELY BOUND Report of the Dinner Given to Charles Dickens in Boston, February 1, 1842. Reported by Thomas Gill and William English, Reporters of the Morning Post. Most of the Speeches Revised by Their Authors. Published by William Crosby and Company. Finely bound in what appears to be original bindings with black leather and marbled boards. Gilt titling on the spine. 66 pp. 8vo Dickens's speech on the occasion appears on pp. 10-15, in company with the toasts, greetings or messages by the Danas (both elder and younger), Holmes, and many others. Uncommon. BAL 4437, 633, 8735(n), etc. Eckel, p.233. Gimbel B112. WIlson II:480. Currier and Tipton, p.560.
• CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE WEDDING
  CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE WEDDING PLATE Chinese Export Famille Rose wedding plate centering the arms of de la Bistrate of Anvers accoll?e (side by side) with the arms of the Proli family of Milan, circa 1730, the coats of arms framed by greyhound supporters and surmounted by a coronet and crest, the arms repeated individually around the rim between a design of linked feathers, strapwork, and hanging drapery, apparently unmarked but retaining an H. Moog label and a James Gallery label. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Sherwood Preece, Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 1.75", dia. 8.75".
• KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED BALL
  KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED BALL WITH ORIGINAL BOX PSA DNAThe Reach brand baseball, near mint (if not mint) in its original individual box, is accompanied by a larger box and team-signed with 27 signatures including Spud Chandler, Ralph Terry, Harry Craft, Duke Maas, and Bob Cerv.On July 22, 1958, The Athletics hosted 'Bob Cerv Day' to honor their slugger who hit 38 home runs that season. Bob was a Nebraska native who played on the Pioneer Night League around David City, Nebraska before going to the Big Leagues. On that day in July of '58, Denby Horacek, his old team manager from the David City days, and lots of other fiends and supporters, traveled to Kansas City for the celebration. Bob gifted them an entire box of team-signed balls. That larger box and four of those balls in their respective Reach boxes are being offered in this auction. Each is accompanied by a signed affidavit from Margie Horacek documenting the story behind this rare find, as well as LOA from PSA/DNA.Very good condition, near mint in the original individual box, plus larger box also in excellent condition.
• KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS)
  KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS) BALL IN ORIG BOX PSAThe Reach brand baseball, near mint (if not mint) in its original box, is team-signed with 28 signatures including Spud Chandler, Ralph Terry, Roger Maris, Whitey Herzog and Bob Cerv.On July 22, 1958, The Athletics hosted 'Bob Cerv Day' to honor their slugger who hit 38 home runs that season. Bob was a Nebraska native who played on the Pioneer Night League around David City, Nebraska before going to the Big Leagues. On that day in July of '58, Denby Horacek, his old team manager from the David City days, and lots of other fiends and supporters, traveled to Kansas City for the celebration. Bob gifted them an entire box of team-signed balls. That larger box and four of those balls in their respective Reach boxes are being offered in this auction. Each is accompanied by a signed affidavit from Margie Horacek documenting the story behind this rare find, as well as LOA from PSA/DNA.Very good condition, near mint in the original box.
• KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS)
  KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS) BALL IN ORIG BOX PSAThe Reach brand baseball, near mint (if not mint) in its original box, is team-signed with 28 signatures including Spud Chandler, Ralph Terry, Roger Maris, Whitey Herzog and Bob Cerv.On July 22, 1958, The Athletics hosted 'Bob Cerv Day' to honor their slugger who hit 38 home runs that season. Bob was a Nebraska native who played on the Pioneer Night League around David City, Nebraska before going to the Big Leagues. On that day in July of '58, Denby Horacek, his old team manager from the David City days, and lots of other fiends and supporters, traveled to Kansas City for the celebration. Bob gifted them an entire box of team-signed balls. That larger box and four of those balls in their respective Reach boxes are being offered in this auction. Each is accompanied by a signed affidavit from Margie Horacek documenting the story behind this rare find, as well as LOA from PSA/DNA.Very good condition, near mint in the original box.
• KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS)
  KC ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED (MARIS) BALL IN ORIG BOX PSAThe Reach brand baseball, near mint (if not mint) in its original box, is team-signed with 28 signatures including Spud Chandler, Ralph Terry, Roger Maris, Whitey Herzog and Bob Cerv.On July 22, 1958, The Athletics hosted 'Bob Cerv Day' to honor their slugger who hit 38 home runs that season. Bob was a Nebraska native who played on the Pioneer Night League around David City, Nebraska before going to the Big Leagues. On that day in July of '58, Denby Horacek, his old team manager from the David City days, and lots of other fiends and supporters, traveled to Kansas City for the celebration. Bob gifted them an entire box of team-signed balls. That larger box and four of those balls in their respective Reach boxes are being offered in this auction. Each is accompanied by a signed affidavit from Margie Horacek documenting the story behind this rare find, as well as LOA from PSA/DNA.Very good condition, near mint in the original box.
• IMPORTANT TAMS WILLIAM HENRY
  IMPORTANT TAMS WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PLATTER Circa 1815; Leeds type blue feather edge platter, with blue transfer portrait of "General W.H. Harrison Hero of the Thames 1813" with cannon and battle implements in the center, stamped on verso, "James Tams & Co. Philadelphia Importers," 15 1/2 in. L., 12 in. W.
• JAMES NEALE CREAMWARE ARMORIAL
  JAMES NEALE CREAMWARE ARMORIAL PLATE, CIRCA 1785-1790 DIAMETER: 8 IN. (20.3 CM.)JAMES NEALE CREAMWARE ARMORIAL PLATE, CIRCA 1785-1790, shaped-circular, the center transfer-printed and enriched with the Scottish Clan Chief arms of Grant, above the motto banner "Stand Fast", the border is crested by a crown beneath a mountain aflame, within a brown line rim Dimensions: Diameter: 8 in. (20.3 cm.) Provenance: Gift of Tom Walford, April 2003 From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 352 Catalogue note: The Grant motto in full reads 'Stand Fast Craig Elachie' and references an historical event of their distant forebearer, the Norse King Haakon. By tradition, Haakon, surprised by his enemies, rips a tree sapling out of the ground and uses it to successfully hold off his attackers. Simultaneously, he vociferously exhorts his supporters to 'Stand Fast'. The mountain a blaze represents Craig Elachie, the so-called 'Rock of Alarm'. In times of need, a rallying signal fire was lit on the summit. This said, today we mainly recognize this motto as the rallying cry of Grant's Scotch Whiskey. According to Barbara Horn, "Ceramic accounts found among the Sefield Muniments", ECC Transactions, Vol. 18, Part 1, 2002, pp.193-194, the order, placed on April 28, 1774, to James Neale was not purchased until 1785.
• CERAMIC FLOWER VASE BY KUSUBE
  CERAMIC FLOWER VASE BY KUSUBE YAICHI (1897-1984), SHOWA PERIOD, CA. 1960 ?? ?1960 ???? ?? ??signed Ya, with a wooden tomobako inscribed Heigyokuyu kabin(Jasper glaze flower vase) signed Yaichi sakuand sealed(1)35.5cm highProvenance: Greg Baker Asian Art, 7 November 2018, with a printed valuation document from the gallery after purchase.Exhibited: 'Diversity from Adversity: An exhibition of Japanese works of art from the 1950s and 1960s', Gregg Baker Asian Art & Brian Harkins Oriental Art, 3rd-19th November 2005, catalogue no. 2, with a copy of the catalogue.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.168.Note: Kusube Yaichi was born to a family of ceramic exporters in Kyoto and studied ceramics at the Ceramic Institute of Kyoto.In 1920, joined by other aspiring young ceramists, he formed the innovative group Sekidosha manifesting to create ceramics as art objects. He first exhibited at theTeiten(the Imperial Fine Art Exhibition) in 1927, the year when the ‘works of art’ section was first introduced and won theTokusen(Speciality) prize in 1933.After serving as a judge for theShin-Bunten(Ministry of Education New Fine Arts Exhibition) and theNitten(The Japan Fine Art Exhibition) for many years, he became a director in 1969 and a consultant in 1974.Kusube was honoured with the Minister of Education Award in 1951 at the 7th Nitten, the Japan Art Academy Award in 1962 and both the Mainichi Newspaper Art Award and the cultural merit award in 1972. After receiving the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the government, his solo exhibition was successfully held at the Louvre (Museé Des Art Décoratifs) in Paris in 1977. Finally, theBunka Kunsh?, or Order of Cultural Merit, was conferred upon him in 1978.Having studied all kinds of ceramic techniques in Japan, China and Korea and utilising them for his creations, Kusube is regarded as one of the most important ceramic artists of the 20th century.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????