A few examples of appraisal values for
THE WORLD IS MINER

• MULDOFSKY OIL, PORTRAIT OF
  MULDOFSKY OIL, PORTRAIT OF MINERS. 20th C. oil on canvas, six miners in coal shaft, signed in red Muldofsky lower right. Canvas 22” x 30”, Frame 28” x 35”.
• ASSORTED MINING ITEMS Including a
  ASSORTED MINING ITEMS Including a miner's helmet cap, tin water bottle and beaker; two wrought iron spike candle holders; threaded wood box, and other similar items.
• Josef Presser (Polish 1907-1967)
  Josef Presser (Polish 1907-1967) Miner Portrait Watercolor and pastel on paper depicting a stoic miner signed l.l.; 25 x 18 in.
• EMILE LOUIS PICAULT (1833-1915):
  EMILE LOUIS PICAULT (1833-1915): ''LE MINERAI'' Bronze signed and titled; modeled as a bare-foot youth holding a bundle of boullion above a pick axe and lantern. 23 x 10 1/4 in.
• GROUP OF MINING TOKENS AND COINS. A
  GROUP OF MINING TOKENS AND COINS. A total of forty various mining tokens most from mines in West Virginia. Included is a Lincoln Head Cent booklet from 1941 onward that is incomplete.
• FREDERICK JOHANNES KRUGER (SOUTH
  FREDERICK JOHANNES KRUGER (SOUTH AFRICAN 1907-1966), THE MINER, BRONZE SCULPTURE, H: 14 IN, W: 21-1/2 IN, D: 15 INFrederick Johannes Kruger (South African 1907-1966), The Miner, Bronze Sculpture, H: 14 in, W: 21-1/2 in, D: 15 in
• BRONZE SCULPTURE. Depicting a miner
  BRONZE SCULPTURE. Depicting a miner with tools over his shoulder and standing next to a pile of rocks. Rests on a marble plinth. Signed ''Carlier''. 11'' h.
• PHIL MINER, PORTRAIT OF A
  PHIL MINER, PORTRAIT OF A MOUNTAIN MAN IN FULL REGALIAPhil Miner, (20th Century) Portrait of a Mountain Man in Full Regalia, oil on panel affixed verso: Certificate of Authenticity oil on panel Dimensions: 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (59.1 x 48.9 cm.), Frame: 30 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (77.5 x 67.3 x 3.2 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, California
• Half-plate daguerreotype of a
  Half-plate daguerreotype of a coal miner mid 19th c. 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" - image. Provenance: Kelly Kinzle ?
• MINERAL SPECIMAN TABLE WORLD
  MINERAL SPECIMAN TABLE WORLD GLOBE ON METAL STAND Mineral Speciman table world globe on rotating silvered metal stand, gemstones likely including lapis, red aventurine, rich jade, picture jaspar, red jaspar, mookaite, turquoise, mother of pearl, rhodonite, oil jade, aventurine, titoni spot,and unakite. 13" H x 12.5" W x 9" D.
• UNSIGNED COAL MINING DIORAMAca.
  UNSIGNED COAL MINING DIORAMAca. mid-late 20th century; depicting crouched coal miner with hard hat loading small tram coal cars with coal shards glued to a plywood back with timber-stick frame, cars and interior of scene contains small lump of coal, 18 1/2"x 10 1/4"x 12"; Condition: appears to be painted ceramic molded figure
• MARX BUSY MINERS Boxed example
  MARX BUSY MINERS Boxed example lithographed tin key wind operates bump and go miner's cart up rail line great graphics. 16 1/2'' l. Tears to box - (Poor Cond.) Toy - (Pristine Cond.) Inv# 111-49
• HENRI FRANCOIS COUTHEILLAS
  HENRI FRANCOIS COUTHEILLAS (1862-1927): THE MINER Bronze in three parts signed; the bare-chested youth wearing a cap and sabots axing a boulder flanking a hammer and back pack. 13 3/8 x 10 in.
• JOHN 'JACK' SAVITSKY (AMERICAN,
  JOHN 'JACK' SAVITSKY (AMERICAN, 1910-1991), TWO PICTURES OF MINERS The first a crayon on paper of miners with a train and village scene beyond, signed and dated 1984 (Frame dimensions 10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.); the second an ink on paper, depiction of a miner in profile, signed and dated 1984 (Frame dimensions 21 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.) (some scuffing to frame).
• COLOR LITHOGRAPH "MINING MANIA, A
  COLOR LITHOGRAPH "MINING MANIA, A PROPHETIC DREAM!!!" LONDON, 1824-1826 14.5" X 18" SIGHT. FRAMED 21" X 24".COLOR LITHOGRAPH "MINING MANIA, A PROPHETIC DREAM!!!", London, 1824-1826, Printed by L. Clark and C. Birchin. Depicts mining and figures with text bubbles "Road to the Mines", "Road from the Mines", "Time soon destroys that which has no solid foundation", etc. Dimensions: 14.5" x 18" sight. Framed 21" x 24".
• After Charles-Octave Levy a
  After Charles-Octave Levy a patinated bronze figure of a miner ''Mineur'' Late 19th century signed and titled to base ''Mineur / par Ch Levy / Salon des Beaux Arts'' (Charles-Octave Levy 1820 - 1899 French) depicting a bare-chested man with a glass lantern suspended from his belt holding a pick axe and standing on an integral rocky base on a square stone plinth the bronze alone 22'' H x 7'''' Dia.
• EDGAR O. MINER (AMERICAN,
  EDGAR O. MINER (AMERICAN, 1915-2003), DUTCH LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP Oil on canvas board, signed at lower right, presented in a gilt frame.
• MINERAL TEACHING COLLECTION &
  MINERAL TEACHING COLLECTION & DECORATIONS Comprising a "Worldwide Minerals" collection of 35 small specimens, all labeled, in a display box; a Tektite from Thailand, about 1 in. Diam.; a polished "Inca Jade" stone; a polished "Caribbean Landscape" piece of Calcite, from Pakistan, 4 3/8 in. H., an oxidized splash copper pendant, Upper Peninsula, Michigan; and an imaginative mountain landscape created with amethyst crystals, pyrite, and cast metal.
• A GROUP OF MINING ITEMSA group of
  A GROUP OF MINING ITEMSA group of mining items, Early/mid-20th century Comprising an early field scale with horn bowls (bowl: 2.75" Dia.), a brass prospector's scale with oak box and a variety of brass weights (box: 1.125" H x 7.5" W x 3.375" D), a wrought iron ax head, a wrought iron smelter's cup, a wrought iron hook, a small miner's lamp (4" H), and a larger miner's lamp (6.5" H), together with a period framed photograph of a group of miners (frame: 10.75" H x 12.75" W) and a Glen Placer Mining Company Stock Certificate framed in an elaborate period gilt frame (issued in 1899, 8 of 2000 shares, Denver, CO; frame: 13" H x 15" W), 10 pieces
• Stanley Meltzoff (American,
  Stanley Meltzoff (American, 1917-2006) industrial scientific illustration depicting uranium extraction from Johannesburg gold mines, created for Rohm & Haas 1956, oil on board, signed "SM", 20" x 18" sight, framed 28" x 30", very good condition
• GUSTAVE VAN VAERENBERGH 'MINER'
  GUSTAVE VAN VAERENBERGH 'MINER' BRONZE SCULPTURE Gustave Van Vaerenbergh (Belgian, 1873-1927) bronze cast sculpture of a seated mine worker, wearing sabots and a helmet, signed on the base. 14" H x 6" W x 10' D.
• A LARGE GROUPING OF WORLD COINS A
  A LARGE GROUPING OF WORLD COINS A large grouping of world coins.
• Carved prospector, mule, walking
  Carved prospector, mule, walking through rocky area, mule staring at gold nugget tooth with crown prospector missed, prospector with pick, knife, pipe and revolver, origin unknown, probably 20th century, 9-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. Old painted surface with chips and losses, tail of mule repaired and possibly reattached, scattered glue residue, loss to top strap of mule's halter. Private Collection, Michigan
• Minerals. A lapis lazuli bolder,
  Minerals. A lapis lazuli bolder, Afghanistan, polished, irregular, approximately 12.5cm; 37 x 57cm
• TODD MINER (AMERICAN, 20TH
  TODD MINER (AMERICAN, 20TH C.)Todd Miner American, 20th century Untitled Paper collage, identified to verso Two works of stitched paper with applied paint, both mounted in acrylic shadowbox-style frames, and labeled to verso for Rebecca Cooper Gallery, Washington D.C. Frames: 10 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (26.7 x 41.9 cm.) & 28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.4 x 58.4 cm.) Ex Iowa Wesleyan University collection Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS ROWLANDSON
  ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS ROWLANDSON (UNITED KINGDOM, 1756-1827), MINING SCENE., MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, 5.5” X 9” SIGHT. FRAMED 13.5” X 15.5”.ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS ROWLANDSON, United Kingdom, 1756-1827, Mining scene. Unsigned. Dimensions: Mixed media on paper, 5.5" x 9" sight. Framed 13.5" x 15.5".
• NINE INTERESTING WORLD COINS
  NINE INTERESTING WORLD COINS 1724- 1 Pfenning Scheide Munze (Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel) German State - holed; Chinese holed cash coin 18th century, 1855 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SELF GOVERNMENT FREE TRADE CANADIAN TOKEN, 1813 Essequibo & Demerar - 1/2 Stiver, 1790 John Wilkinson bronze token and others.
• MINING TOWN WEST VIRGINIA BY
  MINING TOWN WEST VIRGINIA BY JOHN BAKER TABB (OHIO 1923-2001). Oil on canvas board signed lower left. Street scene. In a frame 23''h. 29''w. Exhibited in the Scarab Club Memorial Show 2002.
• MARX BUSY MINERS LITHOGRAPHED TIN
  MARX BUSY MINERS LITHOGRAPHED TIN WIND-UPMarx Busy Miners lithographed tin wind-up , with original box, 16" l. Condition: Toy excellent, box very good with some repaired and missing flaps on one end
• A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A
  A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A MINER, GAMBOGEA French patinated bronze figure of a miner late 19th/early 20th century, now as a lamp Base incised M. Gamboge and impressed Bronze Garanti, on a variegated black marble base, lacking hammer. height of bronze 20in (51cm)Provenance: Property from the Estate of Jack Levin, Los Angeles, California. Condition: Lacking hammer, as stated. With an overall deep even patina. Figure nicely modeled. Marble not included in height listed. Height of marble 3 1/4in. Height overall 41in. General marks, scratches, rubbing and wear. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
• KING SOLOMAN'S MINES BY H. RIDER
  KING SOLOMAN'S MINES BY H. RIDER HAGGARD, 1885.1st edition, Cassel & Co. Limited, London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne. red cloth boards with red leather spine. Marbleized end papers. 320 pages. Very good condition with minor foxing. 7 1/4" x 5". This scarce volume is the first English language adventure novel set in Africa. The book bears several indications that it is the very first issue of the first edition. There are three errors that were later corrected after the publication of 2,000 copies. The errors that indicate a first edition are the word "Bamamgwato" on page 10, line 14, "to let twins live" on page 122, line 27, and "wodr" rather than "word" in the footnote on page 307, line 5. It also includes a pull-out map to the mine.
• Bronze relief plaque, Meunier,
  Bronze relief plaque, Meunier, (Constantin Emile Meunier, Belgian, 1831-1905), profile of a Belgian miner, signed upper right "C. Meunier" and dated upper left "1895", 13-1/8 x 11-1/2 in. Abrasion to cheek, dark black patina. Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina.
• THE WORKS AND THE MINE, NEW
  THE WORKS AND THE MINE, NEW ALMADEN, COLOR LITHOGRAPH, FRAME: 26-1/2 X 36 INThe Works and the Mine, New Almaden, Color Lithograph, Frame: 26-1/2 x 36 in
• BRONZE MINER SCULPTURE AFTER
  BRONZE MINER SCULPTURE AFTER LEVY: 9 1/2'' h. depicts a miner at rest with pick axe in hand incised signature and title along with Salon des Beaux-Arts also impressed foundry mark ''lv'' number 5760.CONDITION: Several abrasions to deep rich patina.
• German WWI Bavarian Miner's
  German WWI Bavarian Miner's Plaque Plaque measures 9.75 x 12.5'' cast iron with Crown Bavarian shield with wreath and crossed hammers. Condition: Excellent.
• A Currier & Ives Hand Colored
  A Currier & Ives Hand Colored Lithograph Circa 1871 Gold Mining in California lithograph on paper with hand-coloring 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (image), 10 x 13 1/4 inches (sight). Property from the Estate of a Midwestern Collector, Saint Paul, Minnesota