A few examples of appraisal values for
THE AUTOCRAT

• 1 vol. (Holmes, Oliver Wendell,
  1 vol. (Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.) The Autocrat of The Breakfast-Table. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. 16mo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; spine detaching, edges occasionally frayed. Presentation copy, inscribed & signed by Holmes on front fly; with autograph quotation of the last stanza of Holmes poem "The Last Leaf" initialed & dated, "1831/1890," on front free endpaper; another autograph rendering of this quotation initialed & dated by Holmes on the blank verso of the "By The Author Page" - lightly crossed in pencil. Close tears to free endpaper, not affecting autograph.
• Wendell-Homes (O) The Autocrat of
  Wendell-Homes (O) The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, illustrated by HM Brock, 3 vols., J.M. Dent, London 1902
• PRINT, ART AND DICTATORSHIP "Art
  PRINT, ART AND DICTATORSHIP "Art and Dictatorship," lithograph exhibition poster for Kunstlerhaus, Wein Austria, March 29-August 15, 1994, published by Eine Ausstellung des Bundesministerium, overall (with frame): 24.5"h x 17.5"h
• AUTOMATON OF A STANDING
  AUTOMATON OF A STANDING MANAUTOMATON OF A STANDING MAN, wearing a mismatched suit and felt top hat, holding a hand mirror, atop red velvet base - h:29w:9d:9in. Provenance: Private Collection
• AFTER GEORGES ROUAULT:
  AFTER GEORGES ROUAULT: "L'ADMINISTRATEUR COLONIAL"etching, drypoint, roulette, burnishing from "The Reincarnation of Pere Ubu" signed and dated 1928 in plate lower left Condition: frame loose and needing new backing image: 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; sheet: 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches Condition:
• SATYR HEAD AUTOMATON.Satyr Head
  SATYR HEAD AUTOMATON.Satyr Head Automaton. Findhorn: Michael Start, The House of Automata, 2011. Lifelike figure composed of papier-mache, plywood, and metal, having glass eyes and wind-up spring-driven clockwork motor, producing from its mouth cards selected by audience members. Original locking plywood box, accompanied by wind key and deck of playing cards, instruction booklet with maintenance and technical information. Signed and dated by the maker on the underside base, noting repairs performed in 2012. Approx. 19 x 7 x 7”. One of the finest modern re-creations of a classic piece of nineteenth century parlor conjuring, only a few examples of this piece were built by Start, an expert restorer of antique automata who served as automaton and horological adviser on Martin Scorsese’s film Hugo (2011).
• A Chinese Temple Carving
  A Chinese Temple Carving depicting a seated ruler having a red face issuing hair at the sides and at the beard with raised gilt decoration throughout depicting his embroidered robe seated upon a throne chair covered with a tiger's fur blanket. Height 15 1/2 inches.
• PRINT, ROY CARRUTHERS Roy
  PRINT, ROY CARRUTHERS Roy Carruthers (South African, 1938-2013), "The Left Handed Bureaucrat," 1981, lithograph on wove paper, signed in pencil lower left, edition 23/30, sheet: 42"h x 29"w, overall (with frame): 52"h x 38.25"w
• Early hand colored Albrecht Durer
  Early hand colored Albrecht Durer woodcut ''Allegory of the tyranny wisdom justice & religion''.
• WHITE MARBLE BUST AFTER THE
  WHITE MARBLE BUST AFTER THE ANTIQUEWHITE MARBLE BUST AFTER THE ANTIQUE, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (188-217 AD), better known as 'Caracalla,' Roman emperor from 198-217 AD, unsigned, 25.5"H.
• ARISTOTLE POLITICORUM 1621 OCTAVO
  ARISTOTLE POLITICORUM 1621 OCTAVO ON VELLUM Politicorum. Libri VIII. Ludguni Batavorum 1621 8vo. Contemporary full vellum. [16] 1045 pages plus index. Provenance: From the Library of Doctor Manuel Lizondo Borda by Descent
• 18th century British caricature,
  18th century British caricature, man bowing before a nobleman, inscribed below "Good…church warden your humble servant./Bow not thy head to me fellow for the exalted to so high a station, I am, but a man.", circa 1760-1780, inscribed verso "J.W.H and G.L.", watercolor on paper, 7-5/8 x 7-1/2 in.; black-painted wood frame. Taped at top at two points and bottom at one point, minor foxing, light toning. Forsyth's Antiques, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991
• SAM ZELL AUTOMATON, "THE WHOLE
  SAM ZELL AUTOMATON, "THE WHOLE WORLD IN OUR HANDS"Sam Zell automaton"The Whole Wold in Our Hands", 1998, numbered 603 of 675, operates, the world globe held in two hands above a running train and a man in a small boat, The Whole World in Our Hands sung by a choir with financial related lyrics, at one point interrupted by Sam Zell with financial commentary, all operating except the plane above the globe not moving, battery operated, approx.12"h, 8.5"w, 8.5"d, 6.25lbs **Note: Sam Zell, American, b. 1941, billionaire investor and Chairman, Equity Group Investments founded in 1969. Zell manufactured a number of financial commentary automatons, each model being limited to 675, giving them as gifts to friends, colleagues and employees.
• WILLIAM THOMSON (CONNECTICUT,
  WILLIAM THOMSON (CONNECTICUT, 1931 - 2014), "THE ARISTOCRATS", OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED TO MAIN PORTRAIT AT LL, CONSISTS OF THREE SMALL...William Thomson (Connecticut, 1931 - 2014), "The Aristocrats", oil on canvas, signed to main portrait at LL, consists of three smaller stacked portraits at left and larger at right, all in four portraits of gentlemen, in frame, three smaller behind glass, wear consistent with age and use, 45" h. x 49" w.
• (BINDINGS) A group of 16 books
  (BINDINGS) A group of 16 books bound in red cloth and one bound in 3/4 red leather over cloth. Dickens' Works. New York: Hurst n.d. 14 vols. The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table. By Oliver Wendell Holmes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1894. 2 vols. The Essays of Elia. By Charles Lamb. Boston: Little Brown 1912. (17 total)
• AUTOMATON FIGURE - Carved Wood &
  AUTOMATON FIGURE - Carved Wood & Polychrome Figure of a Gypsy Fortune Teller circa 1890 from a fairway coin operated novelty with moving arms and eyes 17'' tall 12 1/2'' x 8'' lacking internal mechanics.
• HUNGARY, KARL III (1711-1740),
  HUNGARY, KARL III (1711-1740), DUCAT, 1739 KB, KING STANDING RIGHT, REV., MADONNA AND CHILD (FR. 171), WAVY FLAN, FINE,
• FOLK ART PORTRAITAn early 19th
  FOLK ART PORTRAITAn early 19th century American Folk Art portrait entitled "The Politician". Depicts a man seated in a Tri-corn hat reading by candlelight. Ink and watercolor on paper. Some discoloration, not examined out of the frame. Image 6 1/2 x 8 1/2", in a period Mahogany frame 8 3/4 x 10 3/4" overall. ESTIMATE $300-500 Condition: Some discoloration, not examined out of the frame.
• PATRIOT ARISTOCRAT 400 BAKELITE
  PATRIOT ARISTOCRAT 400 BAKELITE RADIO Circa 1940, Designed by Norman Bel Geddes (American, 1893-1958). Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp NY USA .
• Attributed to Franz von Lenbach
  Attributed to Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904 German) Head of an Old Man Wearing a Turban
• MADAGASCAR. NATIONAL ORDER OF THE
  MADAGASCAR. NATIONAL ORDER OF THE REPUBLIC, OFFICER, 1958-1975 ISSUE Madagascar. National Order of the Republic of Madagascar, First Republic, officer (Ordre National de la Republikan’i Madagasikara, 1ère République, officier), 1958-1975 issue. The Order was created on 14 October 1958, the date on which the Malagasy Republic was proclaimed. Initially an autonomous state tied to France, it became fully independent on 26 June 1960. In June 1975, a socialist regime was established under Didier Ratsiraka and the word ‘DEMOKRATIKA’ was added to the inscription on the face.
• EUROPEAN NEW OBJECTIVITY PAINTING
  EUROPEAN NEW OBJECTIVITY PAINTING OF 3 ARISTOCRATS Europe,20th CenturyModernist work depicting three officials in formal attire wrapped in drapery standing in an abandoned hallway near a spider's web. The painting exhibits influence from the work of Otto Dix (1891-1969)
• EUROPEAN NEW OBJECTIVITY PAINTING
  EUROPEAN NEW OBJECTIVITY PAINTING OF 3 ARISTOCRATS Europe,20th CenturyModernist work depicting three officials in formal attire wrapped in drapery standing in an abandoned hallway near a spider's web. The painting exhibits influence from the work of Otto Dix (1891-1969)
• A blanc de chine seated figure of
  A blanc de chine seated figure of an aesthete possibly Ghandi together with a laughing Japanese figure with abacus.
• PORTRAIT OF ARISTOCRATIC WOMAN
  PORTRAIT OF ARISTOCRATIC WOMAN Early 20th c. Female Bust Portrait, sanguine chalk drawing, signature faded, dated 1898 below left shoulder, depicting a wealthy young lady, in a fancy French silver frame with gold inlaid crest of hand grasping dagger above a ducal coronet and TC script monogram below, under conforming beveled glass, velvet back, frame by silversmith Auguste Leroy & Co., Paris (1912-1935), OS: 15" x 12". Silver scratches, backstand loss.
• James Madison Autograph (1751-1836,
  James Madison Autograph (1751-1836, American Founding Father, fourth President of the United States), dated June 1st, 1810, presidential appointment promoting Cadwallader Jones to the rank of Captain, signed "James Madison" as president in brown ink at bottom, co-signed by Secretary of War W. Eustis, partially printed document on vellum with elaborate vignettes and U.S. War Office paper and wax seal, 18-1/8 x 15-3/8 in. (page), modern wood frame,
• PHOTOGRAPH, JACK OAKIE AND
  PHOTOGRAPH, JACK OAKIE AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN, THE GREAT DICTATOR Jack Oakie and Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator, 1940," gelatin silver print, film stock image, printing date unknown, overall (with frame): 13.25"h x 15.5"w
• 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.
• PIERRE CAMUS CAT ASTRONOMER
  PIERRE CAMUS CAT ASTRONOMER AUTOMATON 20th century; astronomer cat holding telescope and star chart dressed in outfit of ancient middle eastern magi. plays music and head and both arms move, on molded wood base, 16 in. H., 9 in. Sq.
• Leaders and Personalities of the
  Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich. Their Biographies, portraits and Autographs. 480 pages, plates. An important reference. More Information Excellent.
• WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A STATESMAN,
  WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A STATESMAN, Rome, 1877, the head turned to the right, the shirt slightly undone, with foundry mark to verso, ht. 28 in.
• JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE (PRESIDENT
  JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE (PRESIDENT OF HAITI). AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO GEN. POWELL, SEPTEMBER 1994 9 1/2 X 5 3/4 IN. (24.13 X 14.61 CM.)JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE (PRESIDENT OF HAITI). AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO GEN. POWELL, SEPTEMBER 1994, Aristide, Jean-Bertrand. An Autobiography. NY: Orbis. 1993. 205 pp. Signed and inscribed by President Aristide on title page 'General Powell, Thank you on behalf of my nation. Best wishes to you and to your family, Jean-Bertrand Aristide/September 28, 1994.' Dust jacket with portrait of Aristide, maroon boards. Catalogue note: Jean-Bertrand Aristide served as President of Haiti from 1991, 1993 to 1996 and 2001 to 2004. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (24.13 x 14.61 cm.) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
• C.X. CARLSON POLITICAL SATYR TITLED
  C.X. CARLSON POLITICAL SATYR TITLED "THE NEST".C.X. Carlson Political Satyr Sketch Titled "The Nest". (American 1902-1991, lived in Lancaster, PA 1947 to 1991). Depicting caricatures of Nixon and Agnew. Signed lower left. Image size 5" x 7", framed 10" x 13" overall. Very good, minor water stains on matting. Condition: Very good, minor water stains on matting.
• SCULPTURE, FRANCOIS THEODORE
  SCULPTURE, FRANCOIS THEODORE DEVAULX Francois Theodore Devaulx (French, 1808-1870), "Magna Carta," posthumously cast metal sculpture, bears signature, overall: 16"h x 21"w x 10"d
• ANTIQUE ITALIAN CARVED WOOD
  ANTIQUE ITALIAN CARVED WOOD PORTRAIT OF A ROMAN EMPEROR 19th century or earlier, hand-carved and polychrome painted wood, likeness resembling Marcus Aurelius, with partial Italian wax seal to underside, appearing to read "Galleria degli Uffizi," includes a painted terracotta square base with copper rod mount.
• COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT & AUTHOR
  COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT & AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHS United States19th CenturyOver twenty autographs of various politicians, government officials, journalists, and authors including Joseph Choate, President Ford, Nellie Bly, Ida Lewis, David B. Hill, John Wesley Churchill, Dwight Lyman Moody, and Ira Sankey amongst others.