A few examples of appraisal values for
PREENING

• MINIATURE PREENING SWANFrank S.
  MINIATURE PREENING SWANFrank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA, c. 2020 7 in. long A preening swan carving modeled after John James Audubon's classic image. Signed with the maker's stamp and incised "F" on the bottom of the base. Original paint with light wear.
• PREENING GADWALL HENBen A.
  PREENING GADWALL HENBen A. Heinemann (b. 1954) Durham, NC, 2014 13 in. long A bold, hollow carving with a cranked-head posture, dramatically raised wing tips, and strong paint detail. The carving is signed, identified, and dated on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear. Provenance: Michael Boxer Collection
• CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD PREENING
  CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD PREENING SWANCarved And Painted Wood Preening Swan Height 15.5 in. Length 24 in. Depth 10.5 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.
• An oil on hardwood panel of a young
  An oil on hardwood panel of a young lady with attendant bathing probably French 19th century 22 x 27cm.
• Group of lady's dressing articles
  Group of lady's dressing articles to include perfume bottles silver etui two Limoges boxes etc. ?
• Sandy Scott (b. 1943 Wyoming)
  Sandy Scott (b. 1943 Wyoming) Preening Cat Bronze, 1998. Edition 33/50.Measures 12x10x8'' and weighs 16 lbs. Copper red patina on walnut base. Excellent condition.
• BIRD SCULPTURE BY STEVE HITCHCOCK
  BIRD SCULPTURE BY STEVE HITCHCOCK Preening Duck, carved and painted wood, depicted atop a driftwood base, with highly detailed feathers and glass eyes, 14" high, 15 3/4" x 18". Good condition.
• A near set of seven ivory backed
  A near set of seven ivory backed hair and clothes brushes monogrammed
• An Art Nouveau silver and green
  An Art Nouveau silver and green guilloché enamel backed dressing table set, Adie Bros., Birmingham 1936, comprising two hairbrushes, a clothes brush and a hand mirror
• A Bronze Silk Evening Coat
  A Bronze Silk Evening Coat trimmed in gold braiding and metallic beads. Size 10.
• A lady's cerise brocade Nehru style
  A lady's cerise brocade Nehru style coat a two-piece suit similar a coat of pink orange shot linen a maxi dress of light green ground decorated all over pink roses
• A Japanese robe with cowl decorated
  A Japanese robe with cowl decorated with prunus branches and cranes on a deep blue ground with red lining
• BURLWOOD CARVING OF A PREENING
  BURLWOOD CARVING OF A PREENING CURLEW 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 12”.BURLWOOD CARVING OF A PREENING CURLEW, 20th Century, Signed on base "Morin". Dimensions: Length 12".
• A seven piece French silver and red
  A seven piece French silver and red enamel brush set comprising two hair brushes mirror shoe horn button hook glove stretcher and clothes brush.
• A leather vanity case fitted with
  A leather vanity case fitted with eleven silver mounted items including mirror brushes jars etc.
• British School (Early 20th Century)
  British School (Early 20th Century) "Classical Maiden Braiding Her Hair", oil on canvas, 12" x 9", canvas bears stamp of G. Rowney & Co. London. Presented in an antique carved gilt and gesso frame.
• A skirt, jacket, blouse and top
  A skirt, jacket, blouse and top in embossed fabric, a long sleeve dress with a contrasting paisley jacket, a Frank Usher skirt and matching blouse and a lightweight tailored suit with a blouse
• 18th century British portrait,
  18th century British portrait, young woman with powdered hair, feather cap, russet gown trimmed with lace and satin ribbons, black lace shawl around her shoulders and holding a glove in her hand, unsigned, oil on canvas, 36 x 27-78 in.; 18th century style wood and composition frame.
• A pale tweed fleck sleeveless dress
  A pale tweed fleck sleeveless dress with matching jacket and skirt, a herringbone tweed sleeveless dress, jacket and pattern blouse outfit with a cloche hat, all by John Bowen of Malmesbury and another tweed skirt suit
• SEVEN ASSORTED STERLING-MOUNTED
  SEVEN ASSORTED STERLING-MOUNTED CLOTHES BRUSHES Together with a hand mirror.
• 18TH C. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
  18TH C. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN English Aristocratic Woman in pink silk Regency dress with matching fur trimmed cape, her curly brunette hair up in a bun, a faint smile playing across her healthy complexion, her dark brown eyes turned directly on the viewer; oil on oak panel, unsigned, in later Victorian gilt gesso frame, OS: 23" x 19 1/2", SS: 17" x 13 1/2", the panel is slightly bowed.
• A 19th Century white peignoir, a
  A 19th Century white peignoir, a black lace dress and a lace underskirt
• Portrait pin on ivorine of woman in
  Portrait pin on ivorine of woman in elaborate hat with feathers, adorned in jewelry. Gold frame decorated in pearls.
• A Purple French Couture Evening
  A Purple French Couture Evening Ensemble 1920s a silk sheath dress together with a matching chiffon jacket that ties at waist.
• ARISTOCRATIC GENTLEMAN PORTRAIT
  ARISTOCRATIC GENTLEMAN PORTRAIT PAINTING Europe,19th CenturyNaturalistic depiction of a gentleman with white powdered hair dressed extravagantly in blue embellished with armored shoulder pads.
• A Fur Coat
  A Fur Coat
• An extensive Art Deco silver and
  An extensive Art Deco silver and pale blue guilloché enamel dressing table set, Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1932, comprising pair of hairbrushes, pair of clothes brushes, pair of cut glass scent bottles, cut glass powder jar, hand mirror, pair of circular boxes, an easel back bedside clock, ashtray, comb, shoehorn, button hook, scissors and a nail file
• Assortment of feathers to include
  Assortment of feathers to include peacock, Guinea fowl etc along with an echidna quill all in a bowl
• Two paste set hair ornaments
  Two paste set hair ornaments
• A towel rail, upholstered
  A towel rail, upholstered dressing stool, etc.
• Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A.
  Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A. (English 1829-1896) "Reclining Female Nude" (recto) and "Standing Male Nude" (verso) two life studies c. 1845 black brown and white chalk on buff-colored wove paper signed with given-name initials J[ohn] E[verett] at right center on male image and later inscribed with the artist's full name on repair tape showing at upper left on the male figure; sides of sheet irregularly trimmed but averaging 17 3/8 in. x 12 1/4 in. between deckled top and bottom edges. Provenance: William Charles Landseer by 1847; Christie's London 1966; James R. Lamantiat Jr. New Orleans and New York. Note: The two spectacular nude studies on this two-sided sheet were drawn when Millais was only sixteen: by the time he was seventeen this and four of his other life-class drawings had already been assembled into a small collection as recorded on a note attached to one of the group ("set by Wm. Chas. Landseer March 1847"). The set was sold intact at Christie's in 1966: one of the five sheets was acquired by Shepherd Gallery Associates in New York and published in their English 19th Century catalogue of 1983 (no. 60 the source of the citation above); another was acquired by St. Jude Gallery London and published by Edward Lucie-Smith Life Class 1989 p. 20. Prof. Malcolm Warner Senior Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven wrote to James Lamantia in 1999 that on the basis of the "convincing inscription" quoted above and compelling evidence that it is "securely attributed " he planned to include the sheet in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Millais. As is certainly apparent from these early masterpieces Millais was a highly precocious prodigy. He was taken up to London (from Southampton) in 1838 and accepted into the Royal Academy Schools as its youngest-ever student in 1840 at the age of eleven. He won a silver medal there in 1843 for a drawing After the Antique and in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1846 he showed his first painting; a second in 1847 won a gold medal (making it clear why Landseer was motivated to collect his drawings). At the Academy Schools Millais became a close friend of William Holman Hunt (1827-1910); together with Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) they resolved to form the renowned "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" at Millais's house in September 1848. For ten or a dozen years he painted some of the best-known Pre-Raphaelite pictures; from the 1860s he developed several (ever more lucrative) changes of style and by 1878 had become the wealthiest and most celebrated artist of his time. He was created a Baronet in 1885-the first artist to be elevated to the peerage-and was successively an Associate (1853) a Member (1863) and the President (1895) of the Royal Academy. This hauntingly beautiful sheet distantly and selectively recalling the fashionable style of William Etty (1787-1849) is one of the finest examples of his earliest manner. References: Malcolm Warner "Millais Sir John Everett " Grove Dictionary of Art Jane Turner ed. 34 vols. London 1996 vol. 21 pp. 601-604; idem letter to James Lamantia 10 September 1999; Christopher Wood The Pre-Raphaelites London 1981 New York 1994 pp. 30-39; Millais monographic exhibition at Tate Britain 26 September 2007-13 January 2008.
• FRENCH SCHOOL: "COIFFEUR"
  FRENCH SCHOOL: "COIFFEUR" Perspective drawing for a hair salon; watercolor on paper 11 x 9 in. (sight).
• Group of shadow box framed
  Group of shadow box framed fashion prints with applied apparel on the figures. ?
• A gentleman's black dinner suit,
  A gentleman's black dinner suit, a cream evening jacket and black trousers
• A black satin waistcoat finely
  A black satin waistcoat finely embroidered flowers in pink and an Edwardian blouse
• Jan Martin McGuire (American, b.
  Jan Martin McGuire (American, b. 1955) Preening Spoonbill, 2007 acrylic on panel signed Jan Martin McGuire (lower right) 16 x 8 inches The Laumeister Collection from The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont