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Richard Rummell Lithograph
Richard Rummell Lithograph ''University of NorthCarolina'' carved & gilt frame image area 30'' x 18''.
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VINTAGE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE
VINTAGE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Hand-colored print, early/mid-20th century, with printed details lower margin, matted and framed.
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ANTIQUE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW PRINT OF
ANTIQUE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW PRINT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, RICHARD RUMMELL Hand-colored lithograph, 1907, with printed remarque lower left, matted and framed.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), PLAYMAKERS’ THEATER, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY [UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL], CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), PLAYMAKERS’ THEATER, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY [UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL], CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), PLAYMAKERS’ THEATER, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY [UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL], CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed. This particular print by Orr is especially rare.
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Books, Southern Furniture,
Books, Southern Furniture, Architecture, 20th century, four books: John Bivins, The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1988, with dust jacket; William S. Powell, The First State University: A Pictorial History of the University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Pr
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), PLAYMAKERS’ THEATER, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY [UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL], CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
This particular print by Orr is especially rare, and this is the first time it has been offered individually at auction.
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Eight Titles on North Carolinato
Eight Titles on North Carolinato include: SOME WOMEN PIONEER TEACHERS OF NORTH CAROLINA compiled by the Delta Gamma Kappa Society (1955) red boards; TRANSFORMING A COLLEGE by George Keller (2004) black boards with dust jacket. Elon is the college considered; DESCENDANTS OF WALTER AND JAMES DRAUGHON SR. OF BERTIE AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES NORTH CAROLINA by Wells Robert Draughon (1983) blue boards; TAR HEEL LAUGHTER Richard Walser ed. (1974) paperback; UNDAUNTED HEART by Suzy Barile (2009) paperback; SECOND HARVEST by Dennis Rogers (1981) paperback author inscribed to Edna Earle Boykin; NINETY BITS/ NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY by C. H. Hamlin (1946) paperback; SON OF THE ROUGH SOUTH by Karl Fleming (2005) dust jacket over black boards.Very good to fine condition.
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SIX BOOKS ON NORTH CAROLINA
SIX BOOKS ON NORTH CAROLINA ARCHITECTURE To include: Carolina Dwelling (Raleigh: NC State University, 1978), card covers, a classic for vernacular architecture in the state (inscribed to Joe Rowand, external wear); Bishir, Catherine. North Carolina Architecture (Chapel Hill and London: UNC Press for the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Inc., 1990), large folio with dust jacket. The state's must-have coffee table book (Tears to jacket, the text with numerous post-it notes; good condition); Lyons, Mary E. Master of MAhogany: Tom Day, Free Black Cabinetmaker (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994), with dust jacket (very good condition); Bishir, Catherine. and Southern, Michael. TA Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1996), hardbound edition with jacket (inscribed to Joe Rowand, else like new); McFarland, Kenneth. The Architecture of Warren County, North Carolina, 1770s - 1860s (Warrenton: Warren County Historical Association, 1990), with dust jacket (some wear to jacket, else like new); Little, M. Ruth. The Town and Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1795-1975(Chapel Hill: The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, 2006), with dust jacket (excellent condition).
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WIDE PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH OF
WIDE PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH OF UNC-CHAPEL HILL'S STUDENT BODY, CIRCA 1920 Signed lower right in the plate "Thompson Photo Co. Poughkeepsie, New York," being a documentary image of great interest with landmarks such as Old West and the Old Well behind the row of well-dressed young men.
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EIGHT BOOKS VARIOUSLY ON NORTH
EIGHT BOOKS VARIOUSLY ON NORTH CAROLINA ART AND ARCHITECTURE Lyons, Mary E. Master of Mahogany: Thomas Day, Free Black Cabinet Maker (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994), with dust jacket (damp stains and warping, still usable); Bishir, Catherine and Southern, Michael. A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996) card covers (very good condition); Mark Hewitt: Potter (Raleigh: NC State University, 1997), card covers, (very good condition); Quartet: Four North Carolina Photographers (New London and Asheville: Safe Harbor Books, 2005); Gregory D. Ivy: Making North Carolina Modern (Greensboro: UNC-Greensboro, 2005), card covers, book like new in shrink wrap; Little, M. Ruth. The Town and Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1795-1975 (Chapel Hill: The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, 2006), with dust jacket (some stains to jacket; clean interior); Beverly McIver: Coming Home (Sante Fe: Lew Allen Contemporary, 2008), card covers (external scuffs, else good condition); Barfield, Rodney and Marshall, Patricia. Thomas Day: African American Furniture Maker (Raleigh: North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 2010); card covers (good condition);
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, circa 1939, pencil signed at lower right, from Orr's Duke University Centennial Etchings, matted and framed.
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DON SWANN, OLD WELL, UNIVERSITY
DON SWANN, OLD WELL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, ETCHING, UNFRAMED, 8-1/2 X 10-1/2 INCHESDon Swann, Old Well, University of North Carolina, Etching, Unframed, 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), TWO ETCHINGS OF RALEIGH LANDMARKS To include Lyman House, St. Augustine College, Raleigh, North Carolina and Daniel Harvey Hill Library, North Carolina State College, at Raleigh, both pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
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Eric McRay (NC) ''Jazz Duo''acrylic
Eric McRay (NC) ''Jazz Duo''acrylic and collage on board signed at lower left framed.A graduate from the College of Art at the Maryland Institute McRay has adopted North Carolina as his own - being named ''Best Local Artist'' in 2007 by Metro Magazine and ''Artist to Watch in 2001'' in the News & Observer. His works are in numerous collections including the American Tobacco Campus NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill.SS 31.5 x 21 in.; DOA 36 x 26 in.Collection of Mary Jo & Dick Bell founders of Garden Gallery and the Water Garden Raleigh NC
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), TRYON'S PALACE, FIRST NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, NEW BERN Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, with full margins, presented in original matting from Orr's studio with his pencil inscription, unframed.
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WILLIAM "BILL" MANGUM (NC, B.
WILLIAM "BILL" MANGUM (NC, B. 1953), WAIT CHAPEL, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Watercolor and gouache on heavy woven paper with deckle edges, signed at lower right, unframed.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), TRYON'S PALACE, NEW BERN, FIRST NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
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Bound Edna Boykin UNC ThesisA
Bound Edna Boykin UNC ThesisA SURVEY OF THE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE PUPILS OF MARGARET HEARNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILSON NORTH CAROLINA June 1967 102pp. 4to (11 x 8.5 in.) black boards gilt title.Fine condition.
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HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA, SIX
HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA, SIX VOLUME SET Variously compiled by R. D. W. Connor, William K. Boyd, J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, and "Special Staff of Writers." HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1919. (6) volumes. First edition. Illustrated. Hardcover in dark green cloth boards with gilded lettering and raised bands on spine, North Carolina seal on cover; marbled edges, pictorial endpapers. 4to; 519pp., 407pp., 434pp., 400pp., 400pp., 405pp.
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Keith Buckner (NC) Portrait of a
Keith Buckner (NC) Portrait of a Musicianoil on canvas signed at lower right depicting a woman playing a recorder.Buckner holds a BFA and MFA in art from UNC-Greensboro where he won the Chancellor's Award for graduate students and the Herbert & Virginia Howard Scholarship.His work has been shown in the 1984 North Carolina Artists Exhibition at the N.C. Museum of Art; three Art on Paper exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum; various shows at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; and other shows at both public and private galleries.SS 11.5 x 8.5 in.
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Bound Edna Boykin UNC ThesisA
Bound Edna Boykin UNC ThesisA SURVEY OF THE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE PUPILS OF MARGARET HEARNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILSON NORTH CAROLINA June 1967 102pp. 4to (11 x 8.5 in.) black boards gilt title.Fine condition.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, WITH PENCIL-DRAWN REMARQUE Etching, circa 1939, pencil signed at lower right, with rare pencil-drawn remarque at lower left, details to verso that indicates this is number 36/150, from Orr's Duke University Centennial Etchings, matted and framed.
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Lefler Hugh T. HISTORY OF NORTH
Lefler Hugh T. HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA(New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. 1956) four volumes quarto gray linen boards.Light wear; soiling to the cover of Vol. IV. A very good set.
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LOUIS ORR(American/North
LOUIS ORR(American/North Carolina, 1879-1961)
North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh, second quarter 20th century, signed in pencil lower margin "Louis Orr", inscribed lower left "State Capitol of North Carolina at Raleigh", etching, sight 12-3/4 x 16-1/4"; later frame, 17-1/2 x 22 in.
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition:
Paper slightly toned, not examined out of frame, scattered light stains; frame with light wear
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LOUIS ORR(American, 1879-1961)
LOUIS ORR(American, 1879-1961)
Playmaker's Theatre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, signed lower right "Louis Orr", inscribed verso "Playmaker's Theatre, Chapel Hill NC University", graphite on paper, sight 8 x 10 in.; gallery style black metal frame, 20-1/4 x 16-1/4 in.
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Note: This original drawing served as the basis for one of the 51 etchings completed by Louis Orr depicting views of North Carolina. The project was conceived and underwritten by Robert Lee Humber as a way to preserve the landscape of North Carolina and provide affordable original artwork to schools, institutions, and individuals.
Condition:
archivally hinged into acid free mat, not examined out of frame, paper slightly darkened, small specks of discoloration scattered over surface, stains in bush at right, tape residue verso; frame with light wear
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Mabel Pugh North Carolina print
Mabel Pugh North Carolina print (Sarah Mabel Pugh, North Carolina, 1891-1986), titled lower left "Peace", view of the main building at Peace College, Raleigh, North Carolina, signed in pencil lower right "Mabel" and in plate "MP", woodcut on paper, block 10-3/4 x 8-1/2 in., page 15-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.; modern gilt and black-painted wood frame. Hinged in, stain upper left margin, light foxing, creases lower right corner; frame with abrasions.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), FIRST NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, framed.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), SECOND NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, RALEIGH Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
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Five Volumes, North Carolina
Five Volumes, North Carolina History works by William Graham, W. J. Peele, Jo. Seawell Jones, others, detailed list available
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, RALEIGH (OVERSIZED) Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
This rare oversized work is the fifty-first etching to make up a complete series of North Carolina scenes by Louis Orr. It is larger than the other works in the series, and our research shows it has only ever been offered twice at auction.
Leland Little Auctions would like to thank Charlene Newson with Gallery C, Raleigh for her help in cataloguing this lot.
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Southern School (Early 20th
Southern School (Early 20th Century) \"North Carolina Cabbage Woman\"\", oil on canvas, 14\" x 10\", pencil titled on stretcher. Presented in a carved giltwood frame.
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North Carolina Botany Volume,
North Carolina Botany Volume, 1867 Geological and Natural History Survey of North Carolina, Part III. Botany: Containing a Catalogue of the Indigenous and Naturalized Plants of the State, by Rev. M.A. Curtis, D.D., F.A.A.A.S., &c., &c. published by the "N.C. Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind", Raleigh, 1867, soft cover, 155 pp., 9-1/2 x 6 in.,
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Keith Buckner (NC) Female Nude on
Keith Buckner (NC) Female Nude on Stooloil on canvas signed at lower right.Buckner holds a BFA and MFA in art from UNC-Greensboro where he won the Chancellor's Award for graduate students and the Herbert & Virginia Howard Scholarship.His work has been shown in the 1984 North Carolina Artists Exhibition at the N.C. Museum of Art; three Art on Paper exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum; various shows at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; and other shows at both public and private galleries.SS 24 x 19.5 in.Crack to glass.
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LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961),
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL, RALEIGH (OVERSIZED) Etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, matted and framed.
This rare oversized work is the fifty-first etching to make up a complete series of North Carolina scenes by Louis Orr.