GEORGE III TALL CASE CLOCK, JOHN JULER,GEORGE III TALL CASE CLOCK, JOHN JULER, N WALSHAMA George III inlaid mahogany tall case clockJohn Juler, North Walshamcirca 1800The arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and subsidiary seconds and date dial
A Victorian Vaseline glass vase. MouldedA Victorian Vaseline glass vase. Moulded spherical body, vivid opalescent to yellow colourway.In the style of John Walsh.Height - 12cm
7VOL BOOKS ON GEORGIA SIGNED BY VARIOUS7VOL BOOKS ON GEORGIA SIGNED BY VARIOUS AUTHORS Contains 7 signed books by various authors: Murder At Broad River Bridge by Bill Shipp. Published 1981 by Peachtree. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication page. Personal Reflections on a Public Life by Governor Joe Frank Harris. Published 1998 by Mercer University Press. Signed and inscribed by Governor Harris on the half-title page. Providence: Selected Correspondence of George Hull Camp, Son of the North, Citizen of the South. Edited by Connie Cox and Darlene Walsh. Published 2008 by Indigo Publishing. Signed and inscribed on the title page by both editors. Carl Sanders: Spokesman of the New South by James F. Cook. Published 1993 by Mercer University Press. Signed by Governor Sanders on the front free end paper and signed by author James F. Cook on the half-title page. Cobb County Georgia and the Origins of the Suburban South: A Twentieth Century History by Thomas Allan Scott. Published 2003 by Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. An Easy Burden by Andrew Young. Published 1996 by PA Inc. Signed by Ambassador Young on the half-title page. Listen To This Voice: Selected Speeches of Governor Zell Miller. Published 1998 by Mercer University Press. Signed by Governor Miller on the title page.
CICERO, EPISTOLAE AD BRUTUM, INCUNABULACICERO, EPISTOLAE AD BRUTUM, INCUNABULA 1499 Marcus Tulius Cicero and Cornelius Nepos. Epistolae ad Brutum, ad Quintum fratem, ad Atticum. Hoc in volumine haec continentur Epistola ad Augustinum Mapheum per Bartholmeum salicetu(m) Bononiensem: & Ludovicu(m) Regiu(m) Coreliensem. Published 1499, Phillipus Pincius, Venice. This is the rare second Pincius edition of Cicero?s "Epostolae ad Brutum," his "Letters" adding to his 1496 edition a note by Julius Pomponius Laetus, the Italian humanist and frequent commentator of classics. Edited by Bartholomaeus Salicetus and Ludovicus Regius. Cicero, the famed Roman orator and statesman, enjoyed a revival of thought in the early modern era; works by Cicero were amply reprinted in centers of print and study. The period of history covered by Cicero?s letters is one of the most interesting and momentous of all time; Venetian thinkers would have voraciously read the Ciceronian compositions. In this particular copy the Latin marginalia gives some primary source evidence of interaction with the principles and persons covered in Cicero?s letters. This text would form the foundation of other letter writing traditions such as Horace?s epistles, Ovid?s exile poetry, and the letters of Christian writers. Bound with a vellum spine and paper boards.
This copy enhanced with contemporary annotations including a subject index and extensive Latin marginalia.
ISTC ic00503000. Goff C503. Hain/Copinger 5217*. Pell 3628. IBE 1594. IGI 2805. IBP 1522. Saj--Solt?sz 992. G?nt(L) 3561. Walsh 2470. Sheppard 4409. Bodleian C286. Proctor 5322. BMC V 499. GW 6862. BSB C324.050. ISTC ic00503000. Schweiger I,164
TWENTY-FIVE EARLY BASEBALL TOBACCO CARDSTwenty-fiveTWENTY-FIVE EARLY BASEBALL TOBACCO CARDSTwenty-five early baseball tobacco cards to include 1908 E102 Anonymous set of 25 Ty Cobb; 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter variation Charles Comiskey; 1909 E102 Anonymous set of 25 Wild Bill Donovan; 1909-1911 T206 Sweet Caporal Walter Johnson; 1909 E102 Anonymous set of 25 Heinie Zimmerman; 1909-1911 T206 Old Mill Rube Marquard; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Walter Johnson (Hands at Chest); 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Chief Bender; 1911 T205 gold border Polar Bear Ty Cobb; 1911 T205 Polar Bear Home Run Baker; 1909-1911 T206 Polar Bear Hal Chase; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Johnny Evers (with bat); 1909-1911 T206 Sweet Caporal Eddie Collins; 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter Mike Kelly; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Johnny Evers portrait; 1909-1911 T206 Sweet Caporal Ed Walsh; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Pat McCauley; 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter variation Joseph Mulvey; 1909-1911 T206 Hindu (brown) Cy Young; 1909-1911 T206 Sweet Caporal Roger Bresnahan; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Miller Huggins; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Clark Griffith; 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Christy Mathewson; 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter variation John Clarkson; and, a 1911 T205 gold border Polar Bear Roger Bresnahan.
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Condition:
These are variants. Guaranteed authentic. As expected wear consistent with age, more to some than others. Provenance: Pennsylvania estate, no other information is available on their history.
"VIEW ON THE HUDSON: WEST POINT" PRINT"VIEW ON THE HUDSON: WEST POINT" PRINT BY WALSH. Mid 19th century, hand colored lithograph on paper. Multiple boats including sidewheel steamboats on the river. Published by John Walsh, printed by JF Smart and Karlmann. Framed, 26.5"h. 36.5"w.
Sterling banded MOP handled flatwareSterling banded MOP handled flatware to include (12) Merrick Walsh & Phelps Jewelry Co. St. Louis MO sterling banded MOP handled knives in matched box, (4) sterling banded MOP handled forks with (6) matched knives, 9-1/4"L, Crown Cutlery England MOP handled sterling banded fish knife, (6) MOP handled fruit knives, 6"L and sterling banded etched sardine serving set, 5-1/2"L
Sterling Essex Fox Hounds Race MeetupSterling Essex Fox Hounds Race Meetup Bowl, trophy reproduction 10" Revere bowl reading, "Essex Fox Hounds Race Meetup, The Wilmerding Memorial Cup, 1955- Mrs. MG Walsh's 'Basilia' through 1969- William C Rikers 'Georgia Joe', dent to side and foot, 30.9 TO
GROUP OF BOOKS OF IRISH INTERESTIncluding:GROUP OF BOOKS OF IRISH INTERESTIncluding: Irish Houses and Castles by Desmond Guinness, Knight of Glin and William Ryan, Thames and Hudson, 1971; The Great Irish Houses and Castles by Jacqueline O'Brien and Desmond Guinness, Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 1992; In the Houses of Ireland photographs by Walter Pfeiffer and text by Marianne Heron, Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, 1988; In an Irish House edited by Sybil Connolly, photographs by David Davison, George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 1988; The Homes of Irish Writers by Caroline Walsh, Anvil Books Ltd., 1982; The Irish Country House: Its Past, Present and Future edited by Terrance Dooley and Christopher Ridgway, Four Courts Press, 2011; Dun Laoghaire: Its History, Scenery and Development prepared in connection with the Town Planning Survey by Manning Robertson, Dun Laoghaire Borough Co., 1936; Irish Voices: 50 Years of Irish Life 1916–1966 by Peter Somerville-Large, photographs by Mark Fiennes, Chatto and Windus, 1999; The Grand Irish Tour by Peter Somerville-Large, photographs by Mark Fiennes, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1982; After a Fashion: A History of the Irish Fashion Industry by Robert O'Byrne, Town House and Country House, 2000; The 100 Best Gardens in Ireland by Shirley Lanigan, Liberties Press, 2011; Romantic Irish Homes by Robert O'Byrne, photographs by Simon Brown, CICO Books, 2013; Fairbairn's Book of Crests: Families of Great Britian and Ireland, Volumes I and II , T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1905; Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies, Volumes Vll, X–XII edited by Dr. Nicola Figgis, Irish Georgian Society, 2004; The GPA Irish Arts Review Yearbook, 1988 edited by Brian de Breffny, Eton Enterprises Ltd, 1988; and The GPA Irish Arts Review Yearbook, 1989–90 edited by Brian de Breffny, Eton Enterprises Ltd, 1989 (16).
Condition
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HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACKSt. Clair Flats,HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACKSt. Clair Flats, MI, c. 1920
16 1/2 in. long
A rigmate to this canvasback is illustrated on the inside covers and pages 7-8 of Clune Walsh and Lowell Jackson's book of Michigan decoys. They referred to these decoys as "snakey head...restless, nervous, and very wild." A collector's notation on the bottom of the decoy refers to the decoy as a "Long Neck Can" found on Harsen's Island.
Old working paint with gunning wear.
Provenance: Ronald S. Swanson Collection
Private Collection
Literature: Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pp. 6-7, pl. 17 and inside cover, rigmate illustrated.
Gene and Linda Kangas, "Great Lakes Decoy Interpretations," Concord, OH, 2011, p. 158, rigmates illustrated.
Ronald Swanson, “The Decoy as Folk Sculpture,” Cranbrook Academy of Art Exhibition Catalog, January 1987, p. 34, fig. 50, exact decoy illustrated.
Exhibited: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, “The Decoy as Folk Sculpture,” Cranbrook Academy of Art, January 27-February 22, 1987.
TUCKED-HEAD GOLDENEYELake St. Clair,TUCKED-HEAD GOLDENEYELake St. Clair, c. 1900
14 in. long
A hollow carving with "JVM" branded on the underside.
Old paint with heavy gunning wear, including a bill tip chip.
Literature: Bernard W. Crandell, "Decoying: St. Clair to St. Lawrence," Erin, ON, 1988, p. 37, related decoy from Earl Friday rig illustrated.
Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, “Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region,” Detroit, MI, 1983, pp. 140-141, related decoys illustrated.
THE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomasTHE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomas Chambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large number and variety of ducks and geese. Furthermore, no area of such relatively small size contains such a wide range of waters on which to hunt. These factors have contributed to the rich and remarkable Heritage of decoys produced by the decoy makers of Michigan and the St. Clair Flats.
“The ideal nature of this area for hunting did not escape the attention of the market gunners or sportsmen, and the decoy makers responded by the middle of the 19th century to give folk art collectors some of the earliest and finest examples of wildfowl decoys.”
— Donal C. O’Brien Jr., "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region", 1983
Thomas Chambers (1860-1948) was born in Toronto, Ontario. He hunted ducks and geese as a boy and sold his excess quarry to the market. He was tapped by sportsmen, including George Warin (1830-1905), to be the Keeper at the newly founded St. Anne’s Club on the Chenal Ecarte, which flows into Lake St. Clair. In 1900, when the nearby St. Clair Flats Shooting Company was looking for a new Keeper, they asked Warin, a respected founder and a former president of their club. Warin recommended Chambers, which would be fortuitous for all parties.
Incorporated in 1874, the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company, also known as the Canada Club, was one of the oldest hunting clubs on Lake St. Clair. Chambers lived on the club’s property in an adjacent house with his wife and three children. Chambers would remain the club’s Keeper until his retirement in 1943. According to author Bernard Crandell, it was during this time as manager that the 6 foot, 1 inch Chambers earned the nickname “King Tom.” Over the years, the membership of the Canada Club gradually changed from all Canadians to predominantly Americans.
In addition to his work for the club, Chambers was also one of the nation’s most accomplished carvers. His decoys were in high demand from the members and even during the Depression a rig of a dozen Chambers decoys would command the unheard-of price of $75.
Many, including Canadian decoy scholar Paul Brisco, consider this carving to be the finest Canadian decoy known. Co-authors Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, as well as Paul Johnsgard, chose this exact decoy for the cover of their respective books, Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region and The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form.
Few decoys have evoked the acclaim of this wood duck. It is among the greatest carvings of this species from any region, alongside peak examples by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), Charles E. “Shang” Wheeler (1872-1949), Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938), the unknown maker who carved two drakes for the Tyzzer rig, and the Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924).
One of only two Chambers wood ducks known to exist, this example, with its exceptional form, paint, and condition, is the better of the two. Chambers captured the likeness of species of the summer duck effectively, paying special attention to the subtle nuances of the duck’s bill, eyes, and crest. Well over one hundred years old, the decoy maintains nearly invisible neck and bottom board seams, a testament to Chambers’ crafts- manship. The bottom board was fashioned from a food- packing crate and is thus branded on the underside “GUARANTEED BY H.J. HEINZ.”
The bottom board is also branded “GEO. M. HENDRIE.” George M. Hendrie was a St. Clair Flats Shooting Company member from 1889 to 1943.
This iconic bird held a special place in O’Brien’s collection,residing in his den alongside his dovetailed Canada goose.
Outstanding original paint with minor gunning wear, working putty to a sliver under the bill, and minimal touch-up under tail.
Provenance: George M. Hendrie Rig
Private St. Clair Flats Shooting Company Member
Ronald Swanson Collection, acquired from the estate of the above, c. 1970
Donal C. O’Brien Jr. Collection, acquired from the above, c. 1978
Thomas M. Evans Jr. Collection
Literature: Paul A. Johnsgard, "The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," Lincoln, NE, 1976, front dust jacket and pl. 108, exact decoy illustrated.
Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 16 and on the slipcase cover of the deluxe edition, exact decoy illustrated.
Laurence Sheehan, "The Sporting Life," New York, NY, 1992, p. 79, exact decoy illustrated.
Jackson Parker, “O’Brien Classic Decoys on Display at Museum of American Folk Art,” North American Decoys: Wildfowl Carvers and Collectors News, Spanish Fork, UT, Spring/Summer 1982, p. 32, exact decoy illustrated.
Jeff Waingrow, “The American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” The Clarion: America’s Folk Art Magazine, Fall 1981, p. 32, exact decoy illustrated.
Loy S. Harrell Jr., "Decoys: North America’s One Hundred Greatest," Iola, WI, 2000, pp. 10-11, exact decoy illustrated.
Exhibited: New York, New York, “The Art of the American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” Museum of American Folk Art, September 3-November 8, 1981.
RARE AND EARLY TUCKED-HEAD BLACK DUCKFerdinandRARE AND EARLY TUCKED-HEAD BLACK DUCKFerdinand Bach (1888-1967)
Detroit, MI, c. 1926
19 in. long
This decoy and its rigmate, lot 457, represent half of the known black ducks by Bach. These rare and highly distinct birds were made for the rig of John "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. They have both been widely featured, with appearances in Johnsgard’s “The Bird Decoy” book and exhibition, Walsh and Jackson’s Michigan book, and at least twice in, and once on the cover of "Decoy Magazine." Bach was a professional draftsman in the automotive industry and expertly applied his talents and creative designs.
The tucked head and wide body feature intricate carving, including a detailed bill and crossed and lifted wing tips. The underside has “Buck” and “Detroit” painted on either side of the weighted wedge keel and a “F. BACH” signature.
Original paint with even gunning wear. Restoration to chipped wing tip and touch-up to rub on left shoulder.
Provenance: Johh "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. Rig, acquired from the carver
Jerry J. Catana Collection
Kangas Collection of International Folk Art and Decoys
Literature: Paul A. Johnsgard, "The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," Lincoln, NE, 1976, p. 94, fig. 98, exact decoy illustrated.
Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, “Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region,” Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 58, exact decoy illustrated.
“Decoy Magazine,” May/June 2019, p. 28, exact decoy illustrated.
Gene Kangas, “Bach: The Beginning,” Decoy Magazine, July/August 2014, p. 24 and front cover, exact decoy illustrated.
RARE AND EARLY SLEEPING BLACK DUCKFerdinandRARE AND EARLY SLEEPING BLACK DUCKFerdinand Bach (1888-1967)
Detroit, MI, c. 1926
16 in. long
This decoy and its rigmate, lot 458, represent half of the known black ducks by Bach. These rare and highly distinct birds were made for the rig of John "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. They have both been widely featured with appearances in Johnsgard’s “The Bird Decoy” book and exhibition, Walsh and Jackson’s Michigan book, and at least twice in, and once on the cover of, "Decoy Magazine." Bach was a professional draftsman in the automotive industry and expertly applied his talents and creative designs to decoy making.
The turned resting head and wide body feature intricate carving, including a detailed bill and crossed and raised wing tips. The underside has “Buck” and “Detroit” painted on either side of the weighted wedge keel.
Original paint with even gunning wear.
Provenance: John "Buck" Bockhausen Sr. Rig, acquired from the carver
Jerry J. Catana Collection
Kangas Collection of International Folk Art and Decoys
Literature: Paul A. Johnsgard, "The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," Lincoln, NE, 1976, p. 94, fig. 98, exact decoy illustrated.
“Decoy Magazine,” May/June 2019, p. 28, exact decoy illustrated.
Gene Kangas, “Bach: The Beginning,” Decoy Magazine, July/August 2014, p. 24 and front cover, exact decoy illustrated.
Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, “Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region,” Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 59, exact decoy illustrated.
A CHINESE SAUCER circa 1750-60, paintedA CHINESE SAUCER circa 1750-60, painted in Schwarzlot in Holland, with figures and a church in a landscape outlined with gilt scrolls Provenance: Bt. R & G McPherson Antiques, 14th June 2012. The part service illustrated by G. Walsh “European Decoration on Chinese Art”, p.137, also Espir, op.cit. p.190, fig.45.
EAGLES "HOTEL CALIFORNIA" TEST PRESSING,EAGLES "HOTEL CALIFORNIA" TEST PRESSING, BAND-SIGNEDA 1976 test pressing of the Eagles' monumental rock album Hotel California , signed in blue marker by all five principal band members: Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Don Felder. The jacket is inscribed: "Jimmy - Thanks," and "7E-1084 A/B" (the record's US release code).A photocopied spec sheet gives the date of the Asylum Records label copy as 11/12/76. The matrix of the vinyl is inscribed "IS IT 6 O'CLOCK YET" on side one, and "V.O.L. IS FIVE-PIECE LIVE" on side two.
It is unclear who the "Jimmy" of the inscription refers to: Musician Jimmy Buffett opened shows for the Eagles beginning in 1975, and he quickly grew to be close friends with Frey and Henley, later giving their Rock and Rock Hall of Fame induction speech.Industry veteran Jim Ed Norman arranged and conducted for the record, before his long tenure as the president of Warner Bros. Unfortunately, these possible addressees of the inscriptionare speculative only.
Hotel California still stands as one of the high watermarks in the history of the rock genre: Not only is the record consistently ranked on rock critics' all-time top 100 lists, it is also presently the third highest-selling record of all time.
Condition
The vinyl is in beautiful condition, with hardly any sign of use. The record jacket shows a little soiling/ staining from age, the top edge has split, and the bottom edge has partially split. The paper sleeve is present, lined in plastic that has cracked. Everything is protected with a clear plastic overcoat.
JOHN S. WALSH (1907-1994) CANADIANJohnJOHN S. WALSH (1907-1994) CANADIANJohn Stanley Walsh, Workman street Montreal, watercolour, signed and dated 45’ lower right, 14.5 x 16.75 inches.
RARE VIEW OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ENGRAVINGRare,RARE VIEW OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ENGRAVINGRare, a view of the City of Montreal and the "River St. Lawrence River from the Mountain", etching and aquatint with hand colouring. E. Walsh 49th Regiment Delint, engraved by John Bluck (printmaker) after the original Edward Walsh, M.D. (1756-1832). Dr. Walsh was an eminent Irish physician, who held the post of Surgeon to the 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment in the British Army. Walsh was stationed in Canada (then British North America) from 1802 to 1807. Published January 1st, 1811 at ACKERMANN'S Repository of Arts, London. This is a period piece, not a restrike. An identical copy is held by King George III's Personal Coloured Views Collection.16 x 21 inches at sight.
DOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE PLANTER, BIRDSDOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE PLANTER, BIRDS AND FLOWERSHexagonal form; each panel is decorated with birds and flowers in relief. Cobalt blue and brown glaze.
Molded frames supported on a stepped hexagonal removable base. Exquisite lifelike detail encircling body of this stunning piece. Signed EW on the underside.
Artist: Emily Walsh
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 8"H
Manufacturer: Doulton Lambeth
Country of Origin: England
ANTIQUE ROYAL DOULTON MINI VASEWalshANTIQUE ROYAL DOULTON MINI VASEWalsh women scene on outdoor background. Royal Doulton backstamp.
Dimensions: 1" W x 3" H x 1.25" Diameter
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
(7PC) REFERENCE BOOK GROUPINGDESCRIPTION:(7PC) REFERENCE BOOK GROUPINGDESCRIPTION: (7Pc) Reference Book Grouping. Includes:
(1) Build of Detroit.
(1) Those Elegant Rolls Royce.
(1) Rolls Royce.
(1) Moorcraft.
(1) Antiques at auction in America.
(1) American Rococo.
(1) A Cup of Sun Joan Walsh Angland.
CIRCA: 20th cent.
ORIGIN: Continental
DIMENSIONS: (Largest) H: 12.5" x W: 2.25" x L: 9.5"
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18 PC. LOT OF BARBARA WALSH GLAZED CERAMIC18 PC. LOT OF BARBARA WALSH GLAZED CERAMIC WORKSBarbara Walsh (American, 20th century) Eighteen pieces of glazed ceramic works. To include:
Sixteen plates, signed: Dia- 7"
One small bowl: Dia- 6.25"
One spoon
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) "PORTRAITAMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) "PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH WALS...American School (19th century) "Portrait of Joseph Walsh," oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance: Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 29.5'' x 25'', 75 x 64 cm (stretcher); 31.5'' x 36'', 80 x 91 cm (frame).
ALABAMA SILVER LADLE AND SPOONMobile,ALABAMA SILVER LADLE AND SPOONMobile, Alabama coin silver ladle and spoon. 1st item: soup or punch ladle with beaded edge and acanthus tip, marked on back J. Conning and Mobile in separate rectangles. Monogrammed Walsh. 13"L. 2nd item: Fiddle tipt handle teaspoon, marked on back in rectangle F.A. and A.J. Leslie. (Albert J. and F. A. Leslie, working in Mobile, Alabama, 1853-1873). Monogrammed NEC. 6.64 oz troy combined weight. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn.
Condition:
1/4" dent or repaired tear to bowl of teaspoon. Ladle in very good condition.
ANTIQUE BASEBALL CARDS INC. NASHVILLEAANTIQUE BASEBALL CARDS INC. NASHVILLEA group of 20 ungraded antique baseball cards, several T-205 and T-206, including Ty Cobb, Cy Young, and a Piedmont Tobacco Card depicting Bill Bernhard of Nashville (Piedmont Tobacco, Factory no. 25, white border, crease across face). Other Piedmont Factory 25 cards include Big Ed or Edward M. Reulbach - Chicago (gold border) and Walsh - Chicago (white border, significant staining). Polar Bear factory no. 6 cards include Ty Cobb (white border, black back, full vertical crease and corner fold), plus gold border cards for Thomas J. Needham - Chicago, Thomas Downey - Cincinnati, Rebel Oakes - St. Louis Cardinals (fold across lower third), Deacon Charles Phillippe - Pittsburg (fold across face), Larry Doyle - New York, Kirb White - Pittsburg (grime on face), Arnold J. Howser - St. Louis (folded left lower corner) and J. Owen Wilson - Pittsburg (fold across face). Sweet Caporal Factory no. 30 cards, all white borders, include Turner - Cleveland (creases at both top corners). Hassan Cigarette cards include Joseph Birmingham - Cleveland (no factory number, smaller than the others at 2 1/4" x 1 1/8", multiple creases), James T. Jimmy Sheckard - Chicago (gold border, factory no. 649), and G.H. Doc White - Chicago (Factory no. 30, gold border, multiple creases). Other cards include Cy Young - Boston (American Caramel Co., white border, some coloring to backside, multiple creases), and Jack Lapp - Philadelphia (Recruit Little Cigars, factory no. 240, fold to upper left corner). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
All have minor edge wear and handling grime. See description for further details. Ungraded.
MENNIE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES PHOTOGRAPHYTheMENNIE GRANDEUR OF THE GORGES PHOTOGRAPHYThe Grandeur of the Gorges: Fifty Photographic Studies, with Descriptive Notes, of China's Great Waterway, the Yangtze Kiange, including twelve hand-colored prints. Shanghai: A.S. Watson & Company / Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1926 First Edition. One Thousand Numbered Copies, This being number 36, "A Stanton Merrill". Presumed to be Aaron Stanton Merrill's copy as he commanded the gunboat Elcano (PG-38) on the Yangtze River in the middle 1920's and later was an Admiral in the Pacific during World War Two. 12 3/4" H x 10 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Bound in decorative cloth over boards. Some fraying at the extremities. Interior in very good condition. All plates present and in very good condition. completely collated. Very slight foxing to two plates and a half inch tear to one leaf not affecting plate.
WALSH APPEARING CANE AND VANISHING WAND.WALSH APPEARING CANE AND VANISHING WAND. CHICAGO: W.R. ...Walsh Appearing Cane and Vanishing Wand. Chicago: W.R. Walsh, ca. 1950. A metal cane appears from thin air and a metal wand vanishes in the magician's hands. The former with a Rice SKS Cane Silk which transforms into the walking stick. Both with original packaging, one wand tip chipped.
SEVEN B-18 1914 BASEBALL TOBACCO FELTSSevenSEVEN B-18 1914 BASEBALL TOBACCO FELTSSeven B-18 1914 Baseball Tobacco Felts. Including Brassler, Sweeney, Walsh, Wiltse, Whaling, Morgan and Moeller. Condition: generally good. 5 _î x 5 _î.
THE EAGLES JOE WALSH AUTOGRAPHED DRUMTHE EAGLES JOE WALSH AUTOGRAPHED DRUM HEAD.The Eagles Joe Walsh Autographed Drum Head. An Aquarian Performance II drum-head (15" diam.) inscribed and signed by Walsh: "How ya Doin/ Joe Walsh." Signature obtained in person, with the corresponding guest pass from the performance date (July 13, 2002) laid onto the surface.
WILD WOMEN OF WONGO.Wild Women of Wongo.WILD WOMEN OF WONGO.Wild Women of Wongo. Tropical Pictures, 1958. One sheet (27 x 41"). "Untamed Maidens Capture Their Mates." Starring Jean Hawshaw, Johnny Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, and others. Left margin slightly darkened, else fine. Linen-backed. A-.
SILVER RIVER.Silver River. Warner Brothers,SILVER RIVER.Silver River. Warner Brothers, 1948. One sheet (27 x 41"). Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan star in this western tale about power and greed in the post-Civil War era. Directed by Raoul Walsh. Fully folded with bright and clean colors. Pin pricks throughout corners from theatrical mounting. A-.
HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN. GREATER MAGIC.Hilliard,HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN. GREATER MAGIC.Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones, 1938. First edition. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. With the signatures, several dated or accompanied by sketches and doodles, of scores of notable magicians of the period, including numerous contributors to the work, plus its illustrator and the publisher, among these Dai Vernon, Cardini, Harry Blackstone, Al Flosso, Carl W. Jones, John Mulholland, Harlan Tarbell, Si Stebbins (also signing as Will Coffrin), Burling Hull (also signing as "Volta"), Dell O'Dell, Bert Allerton, Joe Berg, Stewart James, John Scarne, Percy Abbott, Ed Reno, Augustus Rapp, Bob Nelson, Ross Bertram, Edgar Bergen, Bill Neff, Jay Marshall, Lester Lake, Max Holden, John Booth, Winston Freer, Gogia Pasha, John Snyder, U.F. Grant, Roland Travers, Doc Mahendra, Russ Walsh, John Braun, Danny Dew, and many others. Light shelfwear.
T.N.H. WALSH "DRAWN BLANK" & "A CHECK"T.N.H. WALSH "DRAWN BLANK" & "A CHECK" HUNT PRINTST.N.H. Walsh (1878 - 1882) hand colored hunt prints including "A Check" hand colored print. Painted by T.N.H. Walsh to lower left, Engraved By E. G. Hester to lower right, Published Nov. 1 1878 at R. Dodson's Fine Art Gallery, 147, Strand, London with title to lower center; measures approximately 26" in height by 32-1/2" in width with the sight image measuring approximately 16-5/8" in height by 22-7/8" in width. Lot also includes "Drawn Blank" hand colored print". Painted by T.N.H. Walsh to lower left, Engraved By E. G. Hester to lower right, Published Oct. 1st 1879 at R. Dodson's Fine Art Gallery, 147, Strand, London with title to lower center; measures approximately 26-1/4" in height by 32-1/2" in width with the sight image measuring approximately 16-5/8" in height by 22-7/8" in width. Both identically matted and framed under glass. Both having COA verso.
ARCHIVE OF INTERNATIONAL MAGIC CIRCLEARCHIVE OF INTERNATIONAL MAGIC CIRCLE DOCUMENTS AND EPH...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of International Magic Circle Documents and Ephemera. Bulk 1930s. Approximately 50 pieces, including letters to Blackstone or between other club members, councilmen, and heads of the organization, on matters ranging from the club’s often shaky finances, original sketches of plans for lodge headquarters, arrangements with venue managers for club meetings and conclaves, and more, among the correspondents Joe Lightner, Walter Domzalski, J.V. Gentilly, George Linnhauser, Walter Harris, W.R. Walsh, “Lefty” Naylor, and L.P. Bowen; with two member ribbons, I.M.C. programs (one signed by Blackstone), membership cards, blank sheets of letterhead, membership certificate, loose issues of the club magazine Seven Circles, and more. Blackstone formed the I.M.C. after his dramatic expulsion from the Society of American Magicians in the midst of an ongoing dispute with Harry Houdini over the use of an escape trick. Houdini was president of the S.A.M. when Blackstone was expelled.
AN ANTIQUE MAP, "MAP OF HARRIS COUNTY,AN ANTIQUE MAP, "MAP OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS," ST. LOUI...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Map of Harris County, Texas," ST. LOUIS & NEW YORK, 1879, hand colored lithograph on paper with some pencil inscriptions in land plots, "I, W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the General Land Office, do certify that above map of Harris County is a true and correct copy of the Mp now in use in this office complied from official data," and signed in plate, "Copyright 1879..." A. Gast & Co. lithographers, with rubber stamp in Liberty Co., "W.M. Pendleton Gaines Texas and Mexican Land, Mines & Mortgages and Lender's Liens, Austin, Texas." 23 5/8" x 34" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas.
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Some splatter stains upper right, creases, some damages and mild losses, color faded or darkened in areas. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
AN ANTIQUE MAP, "AUSTIN AND SURROUNDINGAN ANTIQUE MAP, "AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES," AU...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Austin and Surrounding Properties," AUSTIN, CIRCA 1899, lithograph on paper with hand color and manuscript, "Austin, Texas March 1891. An original compilation from public records, actual surveys, and engineer's records collected by us during the past 16 years. Showing position and advantages of many additions existing and projected near the City, the Dam and Lake; the seat of present activity and the mountain heights[sic] soon to be crowned with residences and hotels for the traveler intent on health or pleasure. Thanks are proffered for aid derived from...John F. Pope & Reuben Ford...," published by "Bergen Daniel & Gracy, Abstract of Title Office 105 E. 6th Street," a hand written manuscript legend at center left in red, "Wm. Walsh Tract," and an alternating color, "R.R. as water exists in time proposed," the tract for William Walsh's 100 acres subdivided into 66 and 33 1/3 acres to accomodate a proposed extension of the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway; again in red the rail path from the damn into downtown ends with hand drawn dash marks running north from 4th street up Congress Ave., taking a right on 11th street and then north up San Jacinto; the marks proposed extending a rail service to run conveniently north and south past the Capitol Building; in the upper left an inset view of, "The Austin Dam for Water, Light and Power. 1200 feet long, 60 feet high, 14,000 horsepower," other pencil inscriptions outline land belonging to "R.M. Hall et al.," and "Stalks," in plot 27, and north of the Capitol, "Texas University" appears with a footprint of the historic "Main Building," which officially established the University of Texas. 35 1/2" x 30 1/2" Note: "The Austin Dam and Suburban Railroad was chartered on July 16, 1895, and purchased the line from the city of Austin for $43,500. The railroad was electrified and operated as a streetcar line through Austin to a pleasure park near the dam. In the spring of 1899 an additional 1.5 miles of track was constructed. After the destruction of Austin Dam by a flood in April 1900, the railroad ceased operations until May 1904...William C. Walsh(1836-1924), Civil War Officer and Texas Land Commissioner...Walsh directed the first survey of one million acres of land granted to the University of Texas under the 1876 constitution...Walsh also served on the board of public works for the construction of the Austin dam." Special thanks to the Texas State Historical Association. Nicole Elber writes in a blog published by The University of Texas at Austin, "The School of Biology lived in the basement of the Old Main Building, also known as The Parthenon of the University’s Acropolis from its very beginnings in 1891 until 1899. The West Wing was completed in 1884 and the East Wing in 1899, at a cost of around $250,000. Before the completion of the building, classes were held in the State Capitol." Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas
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Creases as issued, pencil marks, handling creases, fading of hand color, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.