A few examples of appraisal values for
WHITE CROSS

• CHILD'S WALKING STICK, EASTERN
  CHILD'S WALKING STICK, EASTERN ONT., LATE 19TH C.A child's walking stick with a double-headed pommel and a twisting snake. Symbols include a white cross on a red shield and the Edelweiss flower, suggesting that it was possibly carved by a Swiss immigrant with memories of the homeland. Eastern Ontario, late 19th century. Dimensions, 20.5" x 1.25". FRANCAIS: Canne pour enfant avec pommeau à deux têtes et un serpent tordu. Symboles incluent une croix blanche sur un bouclier rouge et la fleur d'Edelweiss, suggérant qu'elle a été sculptée par un immigrant suisse avec des souvenirs de la patrie. Est de l'Ontario, fin du XIXe siècle.
• LARGE COBALT PORCELAIN PLANTER 12
  LARGE COBALT PORCELAIN PLANTER 12 ¼"H x 20"W x 7" Cobalt blue ground with reticulated gilt metal gallery, double dragon handles, raised on four feet. Enameled heraldic crest to the side with white crosses throughout, marked to the underside, marked to the underside.
• 63 PIECE ASSEMBLED ARMORIAL
  63 PIECE ASSEMBLED ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICEBritish, 19th century, comprising: 16 dinner plates, 20 luncheon plates, 16 soup bowls, 11 salad plates, each with crown, and ribbons reading "Yvery" and "Sub Cruce Candida" (Under the White Cross), each within cobalt and gilt painted borders, some with Copeland mark to base in underglaze green, others with Wedgwood mark in underglaze brown, 10 in. Provenance: Property from a Private South Carolina Plantation Condition: one salad plate broken and repaired, areas of spotting and discoloration, scratching, some painted decoration rubbed
• GREEK GNATHIAN POLYCHROMED NET
  GREEK GNATHIAN POLYCHROMED NET LEKYTHOSGreek, possibly 4th century BCE, rounded body, corseted neck surmounted by a funnel form spout, and strap handle, painted black with white crosshatch and linear design, 8-1/8 x 3-7/8 in. Provenance: Estate of Ben Smith, Newnan, Georgia Condition: loss to pigment, some chipping and damage throughout, repair to neck and handle
• CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN
  CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN SAUCER AND PLATE, HAN...comprising: circa 1790, saucer centered with arms of Hannay of Kirkdale, shield left side with three black bucks' heads, impaling Meade, having a black ground with three gilt pelicans, divided by gilt chevron, the whole flanked by bucks, surmounted with a black crescent, below the arms is the badge of a baronet of Nova Scotia, the plate with blue diaper rim, 5-5/8 in.; circa 1795, plate arms possibly of branch of Stokes family, black border with gilt fleur de lis, with quarterly arms in pretense, iron red ground, white lion rampant with three white crosses, gilt chevron for Wyrrall, quartering white cross with four white fleur de lis on iron red ground for Ashurst, above the motto "Propositi tenax", the whole surmounted with a boar's head crest, within geometric gilt and cobalt borders 6-1/2 in. Note: Hannay: "The Hannays of Kirkdale in Kirkcudbrightshire are a cadet branch of the Hannays of Sorbie, and acquired Kirkdale in 1432. Wiliam Hannay, who succeeded in 1716, had, with other sons, Samuel, Alexander, and Ramsay (and probably a daughter). Alexander fought at Minden and was later Adjutant General in India and Commander of the Army of the King of Oude, while Ramsay was a merchant, trading in India and China. Samuel Hannay of Kirkdale, a London merchant and M.P., in 1783 succeeded, under a patent of 1630, to a baronetcy of a distant kinsman, Sir Robert Hannay of Mochrum. He had married Mary, daughter of Dr. Robert Meade and died in 1790, leaving an only son, in the service of the Emperor of Austria, and two daughters, the younger of whom married Captain Thomas Rainsford, Provost Marshall on St. Helena during Napoleon's exile, and from whom descend the family of Rainsford Hannay. Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I , David S. Howard, Faber & Faber, 31 May 1974, p. 710. Stokes: "William Ashurst was Lord Mayor of London in 1694; his son was probably Thomas, and in this family there was a baronetcy from 1688 to 1732." Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I , David S. Howard, Faber & Faber, 31 May 1974, p. 768. Provenance: Hannay saucer Henry Moog, Atlanta, Georgia; Christopher M. Weld, Essex, Massachusetts Condition: each with spotting, discoloration, scratching, anomalies (as made), discoloration, chipping to foot ring, labels to base, accretion, chipping to rim; black light fluoresces and reveals hairline crack and in-painting to rim on Hannay, restorations to rim and hairline crack to Stokes
• CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN
  CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN TRAY, CHASEcirca 1750, of rectangular form with canted corners, centered with crest with iron red ground, four white crosses flory, upper left corner with blue lion passant on gilt ground, surmounted with lion rampant holding white cross flory, the whole surrounded with scrolling gilt leaves, and foliate sprays, diaper border, 9-1/4 in. Note: "The service was made for Sir Richard Chase, Sheriff of Essex in 1744, son of Richard, a wealthy citizen and ironmonger of Gracechurch Street and Much Hadham in Hertfordshire. The Lordship, Much Hadham, was an Elizabethan house and was much improved by Sir Richard, who built 'a drive for the benefit of his coach and six without which he never ventured to take an airing'. He died in April 1758 having directed that he should be taken to the church in his own coach and buried outside the West window, but that the gravestone should be covered by turf-- as it still is today. Sir Richard's aunt was Hannah Chase. The same arms were ascribed to Samuel Chase (very distantly related), a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence (although he actually used those of his mother's family)." Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I , David S. Howard, Faber & Faber, 31 May 1974, p. 259. Provenance: Christopher M. Weld, Essex, Massachusetts Condition: discoloration, spotting, minor wear to paint and gilt decoration, anomalies (as made), wear to base, scratching, label to base, blacklight fluoresces and reveals repaired hairline crack across plate, in-painting in small areas on rim and on crosses and leaves on crest
• ANSEL ADAMS "MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ,
  ANSEL ADAMS "MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO" (1941)Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" gelatin silver print, 1941. "Moon, Hernandez, New Mexico" was shot by Ansel Adams in the late afternoon on November 1, 1941 in the unincorporated community of Hernandez, New Mexico from a shoulder of highway US 84 / US 285. Interestingly, Adams had no idea that it would become his most popular image! This iconic work captures Adams' poetic artistry. The moon rises over a stark valley, and mountain peaks pierce the magical sky above, their verticality echoed by the countless white crosses in the church yard. According to the Ansel Adams Gallery, "To this day, it remains an enduring distillation of the American West—its desolate landscapes, its serrated peaks, its pioneering inhabitants." Size: 15" L x 18.875" W (38.1 cm x 47.9 cm) Size of matte: 23.25" L x 26.75" W (59.1 cm x 67.9 cm) "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" has been collected by elite collectors and museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City (object number 467.1964). According to the MOMA curatorial statement, "Ansel Adams was deeply interested in the visual nuances made possible by photographic technology and in registering the ways that the various stages of the photographic process could be controlled by the photographer, from the exposure of the negative to its development in the darkroom. This print is one of the first of many that he made from a single negative. Attempting to convey the intensity of his experience watching the moon rise over this austere landscape, Adams progressively increased the contrast in the prints, heightening the moon’s whiteness and deepening the sky’s darkness." This photograph was in the esteemed collection of Ginny Williams, a pioneering patron of the arts in Denver, Colorado. Sotheby's hosted a series of auctions featuring art and photography in the Ginny Williams Collection in June and July of 2020. Their press release began as follows, "Born in rural Virginia in 1927, Ginny moved to Denver, Colorado in the late 1950s with her husband, Carl Williams. An avid photographer herself, who studied with Austrian-American photojournalist and photographer Ernst Haas, her collecting journey began with classical figurative photography. Her passion and keen eye eventually prompted her to open her namesake gallery in Denver in the 1980s. While her passion for photography never waned, remaining a primary focus of both her gallery and private collection, her voracious curiosity quickly widened her curatorial focus. Over time, Ginny became increasingly courageous and experimental in her selections, venturing into Abstract Expressionism and Contemporary Art and following her artists themselves through gallery shows and museum exhibitions. As the years passed, Ginny became as much of a trailblazer as the artists she collected." Of note: a signed "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" gelatin silver print of the same size as this one sold for $75,000 at Christie's (May 10-25, 2022). Provenance: private Idledale, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Ginny Williams collection, Denver, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174097 Condition: Photograph is in very nice condition. There is a Ginny Williams Collection label on the verso with identification information. Photograph is set within a custom matte mounted to foam core. There is some slight separation between the matte and foam core at the lower corners, but the photograph is secure within the matte. Stain to lower right corner of matte as shown. Normal toning to paper and tape on verso of foam core. Please note: Although we cannot see a signature, it is possible that Ansel Adams signed this photograph on the verso, especially given that this piece was part of the notable Ginny Williams Collection. Unfortunately, given that the photograph was mounted to foam core, we cannot view the verso to confirm this.
• ORDER OF MALTA, KNIGHT OF HONOR AND
  ORDER OF MALTA, KNIGHT OF HONOR AND DEVOTION MEDAL 20th c., white enameled Maltese Cross with crown and enameled white cross on a red shield, with original ribbon and box, 5.75"l (medal), 1.5"h x 6.5"l x 3"w (box)
• (12) BADGES, MEDALS, AWARDS, MOST
  (12) BADGES, MEDALS, AWARDS, MOST WWI BELGIUM(lot of 12) Badges and Medals, Awards, mostly Belgium, WWI era: (1) Officer of the Order of the Crown with green wreath; (1) Knight of the Order of Leopold II; (1) WWI war cross with palm; (1) Order of the Belgium Red Cross; (1) special decoration for Industry and Agriculture, 2nd Class; (1) decoration for workers and artisans, Type IV, 2nd Class; (1) civic decoration, red and black with gilt; (1) Royal Federation of the Veterans of King Albert I; (1) Honour Badge of Labour, marked reproduction; (1) not identified, likely a cap badge with screw on post, crown over two head above white cross, the whole with flanking flags; (pair) uniform epaulettes, crown over monogram A, both gilt with red enamel, gilt ground, largest: 5"h, 2.25"w; 0.75lbs total
• LIFE GUARDS CAVALRY REGIMENT OF THE
  LIFE GUARDS CAVALRY REGIMENT OF THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD DIVISIONLIFE GUARDS CAVALRY REGIMENT OF THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD DIVISION, the uniform, including a red tunic with braided ceremonial aiguillettes from the enlisted ranks with Regimental steel helmet with royal cypher affixed having a white horsehair plume together with a steel cuirass and white crossbelt with black ammunition pouch attached in back with cavalry boots and white household cavalry gauntlets
• THE BLUES & ROYALS CAVALRY REGIMENT
  THE BLUES & ROYALS CAVALRY REGIMENT OF THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD DIVISIONTHE BLUES & ROYALS CAVALRY REGIMENT OF THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD DIVISION, the uniform, including enlisted ranks tunic with blue Napoleonic eagle badge embroidered on left sleeve, a white crossbelt with black ammunition pouch with General Services badge and braided ceremonial aiguillettes, regimental steel helmet with royal cypher affixed, red horsehair plume together with a steel cuirass, appropriate cavalry boots, white household cavalry gauntlets and white leather jodhpurs Provenance: From a Southern Estate
• 18-KARAT YELLOW-GOLD, TWIN PEARL
  18-KARAT YELLOW-GOLD, TWIN PEARL AND DIAMOND RING, 3.8 GROSS DWT; SIZE: 6 1/218-Karat Yellow-Gold, Twin Pearl and Diamond Ring,, Having pink and cream-white crossover pearls measuring approx 7.8 to 8 mm. Dimensions: 3.8 gross dwt; Size: 6 1/2
• (4) JAPANESE CERAMIC SETO WARE
  (4) JAPANESE CERAMIC SETO WARE STYLE TEA BOWLS Possibly Edo period (17th c.) or later, Japan, glazed earthenware chawan, including an irregularly shaped Seto ware black bowl with white cross, a yellow glaze Kiseto bowl with incised foliage, a grey Shino ware chawan decorate with flowering branches, and a brown bowl with craquelure glaze, decorated with a crane, old gold Kintsugi repair, three in wood boxes, 4"h x 4" dia (smallest), 4"h x 5"dia (largest), 6"h x 5"squ (boxes)
• ALFREDO BARBINI, MURANO GLASS
  ALFREDO BARBINI, MURANO GLASS CHANDELIER Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912-2007), swirled pink glass bowl, signed "Murano, Barbini" on the rim, suspended by a brass and white cross-brace 3-light fixture, 10"h x 18"dia
• LENORE DAVIS HANDWOVEN WOOL MOKI
  LENORE DAVIS HANDWOVEN WOOL MOKI NAVAJO RUG Lenore Davis (American/Navajo late 20th/early 21st century), handwoven wool Moki Navajo rug or Chief's blanket, late 20th century, having red and white crosses and diamonds on a blue and black striped ground. Provenance: Private Collection of Wayne Hyatt, San Diego, CA. Approx. h. 5' 1", w. 3' 10".
• MEISSEN & KPM RETICULATED PORCELAIN
  MEISSEN & KPM RETICULATED PORCELAIN BASKETS. Larger Meissen basket has pink floral decoration, double handles and reticulated sides, the underside is marked blue and white cross swords, 4.5”H x 16”L x 11.5”W. KPM double handled reticulated basket with a hand painted floral center and gilt highlights, the bottom is marked with the blue sceptre, 4”H x 12”L x 9”D.
• CHINESE GREEN CELADON & BLUE
  CHINESE GREEN CELADON & BLUE PORCELAIN VASE Globular necked vase, with blue/white cross hatch band having four floral vignettes, neck with raised scalloped edges and elephant head handles, 14 1/2 in. H.
• DONALD KELLEY ABSTRACT EXPRESSION
  DONALD KELLEY ABSTRACT EXPRESSION FIGURAL DRAWING New England,b.1928Abstract cells of color with white crosses in the center against a black background. Donald Kelley received a BFA and an MFA from Yale and resides in Massachusetts.
• JAPANESE DEEP INDIGO AND WHITE
  JAPANESE DEEP INDIGO AND WHITE YUKATA ROBE Japan,19-20th CenturyDyed cotton fabric with small white cross patterns all over, lined in white that contrasts beautifully with the rich blue outer shell. 55" long x 22" across x 47" wingspan
• Three early brass medals. First one
  Three early brass medals. First one is a blue enameled with ''Servizio Ospedaliero Della SS Immacolata'' inscribed around center. (Hospital Service of the SS Immaculate). Second is a white enameled star with crown and third carries a red and white cross shield with ribbons. Includes two cases in used condition. One case reads ''L Johnson Roma Galleria P. Colonna 12''. Condition: all show signs of age tarnishing to some medal ribbons are not attached wear to cases blue case hinges are broken see images. White enameled crown medal measures 3'' long blue enamel measures 3.75'' long. Shipping weight .7 lbs.
• NAVAJO RUG - 4' X 5' 10'' -
  NAVAJO RUG - 4' X 5' 10'' - Navajo rug. White field with black red/orange and white crosses grey border Greek Key variation. Good condition with overall bleed.
• BLACK AND WHITE CROSS MINK COAT.
  BLACK AND WHITE CROSS MINK COAT. Size 6-8 Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
• BRITAINS ARMY AMBULANCE 1512 WITH
  BRITAINS ARMY AMBULANCE 1512 WITH BOX. Painted army green with a white cross on a circular red ground. 6'' l. With injured soldier 2'' l. In original red paperboard box with blue label. 6 3/4'' l. 2 3/4'' w. Some scratches and paint loss. Box with wear. Solider with paint loss.