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Lot 810
BOULENGER, George Albert (1858-1937). A Monograph of the South Asian, Papuan, Melanesian and Australia Frogs of the Genus Rana. Calcutta: "Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India. Printed at the Baptist Mission Press," June 1920. Large 8vo (258 x 170mm). Later buckram, spine lettered in gilt, original wrappers bound in at the end. Provenance: Zoological Society of London (library stamps and cancellation stamp). FIRST EDITION. Printed as part of the "Records of the Indian Museum Vol. XX." RARE. With Nagamichi Kuroda's A Bibliography of the Duck Tribe, Anatidae, mostly from 1926 to 1940, exclusive of that of Dr. Phillips's Work (Tokyo, Herald Press, 1942, original cloth-backed boards). (2)
Lot 844
MICROSCOPES - Henri VAN HEURCK (1838-1909). The Microscope. Its Construction and Management. Including Technique, Photo-Micrography, and the Past and Future of the Microscope, edited and translated by Wynne E. Baxter. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1893. 4to (285 x 200mm). Half title, mounted photogravure portrait of the author, plates, illustrations and tables (some very light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original green pictorial buckram gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed, some scuffing to upper cover, tear to head of spine, inner hinges split, some leaves loose). Provenance: "B. Knowles 1893 from R.J.B." (inscription on half title); E. Carlton Hood, Chicago, Ill., 1932 (stamp and inscription on half title and further stamps to endpapers). "English Edition. Re-edited and augmented by the author from the fourth French edition." With Lionel S. Beale's How to Work with the Microscope (London, 1880, original cloth, fifth edition) and Jabez Hogg's The Microscope: Its History, Construction and Application (London, 1883, calf, "New Edition"). (3)
Lot 362
GOLD BROOCH, BOUCHERON, PARIS, LATE 20TH CENTURY designed as a chased bird perching on a branch, the eye set with a circular cut ruby, signed ~Boucheron Paris~ and numbered, French assay mark ++Measures from top of head to tail 45mm approximately. Ruby is reddish-pink with a few small abrasion to table facet, and natural rutile and crystal inclusions seen under the microscope, not visible when worn. French eagle head stamp for 18ct gold on the pin. Little gold discolouration seen. In good condition.
Lot 219
ATLANTIC (UK) 7" - MID TO LATE 60s SOUL (PLUS ACE KEFFORD STAND RARITY!) Wicked pack of 6 x essential Atlantic sevens. Titles are Ace Kefford Stand - For Your Love (584260 - archive condition record, BBC library stamp both sides), Ben E. King - Don't Drive Away (584008 - archive condition), The Drifters - You Can't Love Them All (584020 - archive condition), Don Covay And The Goodtimers - 40 Days - 40 Nights (584114 - Ex+, date stamped, blue star sticker), Sharon Tandy - Our Day Will Come (584137, date stamped, 'A' hand written - Ex+) and Clarence Cartet - Too Weak To Fight (584223 - Ex, light label wear flip side).
Lot 222
ATLANTIC (UK) 7" - LATE 60s/EARLY 70s PSYCH/GARAGE/CLASSIC ROCK. Hard hitting pack of 9 x monster 45s. Artists/cat. numbers are Ace Kefford Stand - For Your Love (584260 - archive condition record, BBC library stamp both sides), Shadows Of Knight (x3) - Someone Like Me (584136- archive record, BBC library stamps), Bad Little Woman (584045 - archive record, BBC library stamps) and Oh Yeah (584021 - archive record, BBC library stamps), The Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth... (584077 - Ex) and Expecting To Fly (584165 - Ex+), Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Free The People (2091 016 - Ex+), CSNY (291-023 - Ex) and Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends (584321 - archive).
Lot 146
Four volumes of GB stamp collection in SG printed albums from 1840 1d black to 2012 Olympic gold medal issues, an extensive range of 1d plate numbers, £5 orange superb used, Glasgow 29/9/94 CDS, 5s WMK cross with superb Cardiff Docks cancel, 10s WMK cross 10s WMK anchor used 1884 £1 brown both WMKS, three crowns, three orbs, full set used Edward VII to £1, all three seahorses sets, £1 PVC etc, most QEII values UM (4 albums)
Lot 225
Large poster within a green painted wooden frame, for XMOUT(H) South Devon Go By Train, brochure from Information Bureau (Box W, Exmouth) with a Southern British Railways stamp, printed in Great Britain by Leonard Ripley & Co Ltd, shows a girl in a bikini running to the beach with a towel, on the back in chalk is written Ex Oakhampton Station (damaged), 114cm x 74cm
Lot 25
The New Naturalist - Swinnerton, H H"Fossils", one colour plate by Maurice Wilson, black and white photographs and text images, Collins 1962, school stamp inside front board, green cloth, dj not price clipped Gilmour, John and Walters, Max"Wild Flowers, Botanising in Britain", colour and black and white photographs, Collins 1954, green cloth, dj a little chipped and price clipped Wainwright, A "The Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition ...", Francis Lincoln, 7 vols, djs within original slip case "The Southern Fells, Book 4", 16th impression, mustard cloth, blue titles, dj chipped"Fell Wanderer, The Story Behind the Guide Books" 1966, Westmoreland Gazette Limited, Kendall, green cloth, gilt titles, dj not price clipped, oblong 8voRogerson, Sidney and Tunnicliffe, Charles "Both Sides of the Road, a Book about Farming", Collins 1949, colour frontis, ills through the text, colour plates, school stamp on ffep, orange cloth, dj not price clippedBone, Muirhead (ills) "Came to Oxford" by Gertrude Bone, Basil Blackwell 1953, colour frontis, numerous plates and ills, inscriptions on ffep and a bkpl Jefferies, Richard "The Gamekeeper at Home", Smith Elder 1890, frontis, ills throughout, green cloth, gilt titlesBell, Adrian"Men and the Fields" with drawings and lithographs by John Nash, B T Batsford Ltd 1939, colour plates, ills, no dj, brown cloth Jarvis, Alfred F "Charles Baring Young of Daylesford 1850-1928, His Life and Work", London, The Church Book Room Press Ltd, photographic portrait frontis, photographic ills, inscriptions on ffep, blue cloth, no dj (9 vols and boxed set)
Lot 45
Fine Bindings to include:-Mrs Gaskell"Cranford" ills Hugh Thomson, Macmillan 1894Sheridan, R B "The Rivals and the School for Scandal", ills by Edmund J Sullivan, Macmillan 1896, very small bkpl inside front board, some offsetting, small sticker inside front board, feint stamp on ffep read 'New Club', name inscription on half-title, stamp New Club on back of frontis, foxing throughoutWinter, William"Shakespeare's England", Macmillan & Co 1893Thackeray, W M "The History of Henry Esmond", ills by T H Robinson, George Allen 1896Jacobs, Joseph (ed) "Goldsmiths Comedies", ills by Chris Hammond, George Allen 1896, name written on ffep both sides, stamp for Deighton Bell & Co, CambridgeWalton, Izaac "The Compleat Angler - New Edition edited with an introduction by Andrew Lang ...", J M Dent 1896Dobson, Austin (intro) "Coridon's Song and Other Verses ...", ills by Hugh Thomson, Macmillan & Co 1894, tissue guard foxed, small booksellers plate inside front boardMiss Mitford"Our Village", MacmIllan & Co 1893, tissue guard foxed, small booksellers plate inside front boardScott, Sir Walter"The Lady of the Lake", A & C Black 1891, numerous ills by Birket Foster and Sir John Gilbert, Kings College London prize bkpl inside front board, maroon cloth, gilt crest for the college front board, raised bands and gilt decorations and title to the backstrip, blindstamp rules to boards, gilt dentelsIrving, Washington"The Alhambra", ills by Joseph Pennell with an introduction by Elizabeth Robins Pennel, Macmillan & Co 1896, frontis tissue guard, tp foxed, foxing throughout, all bright pictorial cloth, all a.e.g. (10)
Lot 132
Richard Hayley Lever (Australian-American, 1876-1958), impressionist view of the River Seine, oil on canvas laid on board. Painting depicts city walls along a river and a barge or peninsula with figures, foreground, possibly a view of the city Asnieres-sur-Seine. Pencil inscription (partially illegible) en verso reads "The Seine at _____ after the painting by Monet". French art supplier stamp also en verso. Signed lower left "Hayley Lever". Housed in a possibly original giltwood frame with carved corners. Sight: 10 1/8" H x 13" W. Framed: 14 1/8" H x 17 1/8" W. Biography: Australian born Hayley Lever was known for his impressionist town-shore landscapes and his use of color, which was deeply influenced by Van Gogh. He studied in London in the 1890s and then went to Cornwall, where he painted seaside paintings at an artist's colony on the coast of St. Ives and also some scenes in Northern France. Lever came to America in 1911 and soon became one of the most widely exhibited artists in New York; he taught at the Art Students League from 1919 to 1931 and became director of the Studio Art Club in Mount Vernon, New York. He maintained a studio in Gloucester, Massachusetts and traveled internationally throughout his career. His work is in the collection of several major museums. (Source: Michael David Zellman: 300 Years of American Art). CONDITION: Minor scattered wear and abrasions to frame. Painting overall very good condition.
Lot 265
Four (4) Royal Crown Derby porcelain items, including Imari Cigar and Red Aves patterns. 1st-2nd items: Pair of Imari Cigar pattern candlesticks. Both with red Royal Crown Derby logo and stamp and numbered 1128. 10 3/8" H x 6 3/8" square. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) Red Aves pattern items, including one (1) candlestick and one (1) cachepot. Both with red Royal Crown Derby logo and stamp and numbered XLIII. Candlestick - 10 1/2" H x 6 1/2" square. Cachepot - 4 3/4" H x 5 5/8" dia. All items 20th century. Provenance: Living Estate of Frances Fulton, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition.
Lot 272
Two (2) blue and white Historical Staffordshire pottery items by Enoch Woods & Sons, including a platter or vegetable dish depicting a Highlands, Hudson River scene with a dark blue glaze and shell border and maker's stamp en verso (10" H x 12 3/4" W) and a sugar bowl depicting Commodore MacDonough's Victory with a dark blue glaze and scrolling foliate border (6 1/2" H x 8" W x 4 3/4" D). Both items circa 1825-1830. CONDITION: Both items overall good condition with light general wear, light crazing and minor staining. Sugar bowl top with minute fleabite to one edge.
Lot 273
Seven (7) Historical Staffordshire plates and bowls. Subjects include Abolition, States and Washington, Lafayette, Victory of MacDonnaugh, and views of Conway, New Hampshire, New York, and Montmorenci. 1st item: Rare plate commemorating the death of Elijah P. Lovejoy, a journalist and abolitionist, at the hands of a pro slavery mob. The scalloped rim is decorated with multiple vignettes, including one at top depicting a slave kneeling before figural "Blind Justice." Center of plate contains text from the U.S. Constitution. No maker's mark. 2nd item: Wood & Sons Soup bowl with view of Montmorency Falls, stamped "Fall of Montmorenci" en verso. 3rd item: A Clews Historical States plate with scalloped rim, decorated with 15 state names encircling a vignette with bust of Washington. Impressed Clews mark en verso. 4th item: Wood & Sons Victory of MacDonnaugh plate with maker's mark impressed en verso. 5th-6th items: Clews plate and soup bowl, both depicting Lafayette's landing at Castle Garden In N.Y., August 16, 1824. Maker's marks impressed en verso, additional "J. Greenfield's China Store" stamp to back of soup bowl. 7th item: Red and white Staffordshire plate with impressed border and scalloped rim, "View of Conway N. Hampshire U.S." stamped en verso. All ranging in size from 6 1/2" dia. to 10" dia. All items early to mid 19th century. CONDITION: All with minor surface wear and crazing, scattered chips, largest 3/4" L. 1st item: repair from previous breakage, 7 1/2" L. 4th item: Two hairlines. Longest 2 1/2"L, visible from either side. 5th-6th items: Hairline en verso on soup bowl (6" L).
Lot 323
Two (2) oil on canvas English landscape paintings by George Boyle and Joseph Thors. 1st item: George Boyle (United Kingdom, 1826-1899) landscape depicting a forest with a trail leading between the trees, and figures visible in the distance. Signed "G. Boyle" lower left. Housed in a Rococo style gilt wood frame. Sight - 11 1/2" H x 9 3/8" W. Framed - 17 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. 2nd item: Joseph Thors (United Kingdom, c. 1835-1900) landscape depicting a figure fishing on the bank of a river, with a clearing visible through the trees. Signed "J Thors" lower left. Winsor & Newton faded stamp to back of canvas. Housed in gilt wood frame. Sight - 12" H x 9" W. Framed - 16 3/4" H x 13 3/4" W. Both mid to late 19th century. Provenance: Living Estate of Frances Fulton, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. 1st item: Previous repair (3/4" x 1/2") with inpainting in lower left quadrant, on closest tree trunk. Visible en verso, covered by patch. 2nd item: Light overall craquelure, with stretcher creases to all sides. Minute losses ( both 1/8" L), one on bottom left quadrant, on shrubbery next to right tree, and other on center of bottom edge.
Lot 384
Three (3) Country Store / Advertising items, including De Laval Cream Separator Parts cabinet and two (2) mincemeat firkins, one Nashville related. 1st item: De Laval Cream Separator Parts advertising country store oak display cabinet, comprised of an overhanging top and base, hinged front door with embossed chromolithographic tin sign reading "AGENCY FOR DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS THE WORLD STANDARD" depicting an image of the machine, opens to reveal interior with adjustable shelves and paper labels reading "Oklahoma Mail From Factory", "Iowa Mail From Factory", and "Minnesota Mail" with additional illegible labels. Includes a cardboard board of De Laval Bowl Rings containing ten rings. 25" H x 16 3/8" W x 11" D. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) stave constructed mincemeat firkins, including one (1) yellow painted firkin with white paper label for Grocer's Special, Ervin A. Rice Co., Chicago, wooden handle, and one (1) firkin with light blue paper label for Atmore & Son, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, depicting a cow in a field, center, wire bail handle. Both with ink stamps to lids, including Robert Orr Co. Nashville TN stamp Grocer's Special lid on yellow firkin. Ranging in size from 13 5/8" H x 11 1/4" dia to 15 1/8" H x 11 7/8" dia. All items early 20th century. Provenance: The estate of James (Jimmy) Neely, Smyrna, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with wear to cabinet, wear and stains to sign. Back panel partially separated from nail, top left, with areas of loss, largest 3 3/4" x 1 3/4". Interior with dividers missing. 2nd-3rd items: Overall good condition with wear, areas of staining/loss to labels to be expected from age.
Lot 386
Group of eighteen (18) containers, treenware, spice boxes, snuff boxed and funnel, nineteen (19) total items. Items include: one (1) round covered spice box, one (1) round covered spice box with checkerboard inlay, one (1) barrel shaped container, one (1) finial shaped container, one (1) kettle shaped container with wire handle, one (1) round covered spice mill with pestle, one (1) covered urn form container, two (2) cups, one (1) miniature vase, one (1) pill box with glass top, one (1) round covered snuff box, one (1) rectangular mother of pearl inlaid snuff box with carved edges, one (1) snuff and pipe box with sliding cover, one (1) snuff box with nickel silver ends and a nickel silver inlaid house scene, one (1) stamp box with inlaid figure and lamb to lid, one (1) leather covered horn snuff box, and one (1) carved bone snuff box with hinged lid. Lot also contains one (1) treenware miniature funnel with stencil. Ranging in size from 1" H x 1" H to 3" H x 7" dia. Most items American, 19th century. Provenance: The estate of James (Jimmy) Neely, Smyrna, TN. CONDITION: All items with general use wear. Pill box with split to top. Pipe and snuff box with losses to the top.
Lot 400
Two (2) Southern pottery items, Charles Decker and Solomon Bell. 1st item: East TN cobalt decorated jar, attrib. Charles Decker of Keystone Pottery, Washington Co., TN, 2 gallon capacity, having extruded lug handles, bold cobalt decorated flower or tulip design on both sides with cobalt accents to the extruded lug handles. Stamped "2" to rim denoting capacity. 11 3/4" H. 19th century. Biography (Courtesy of Carole Wahler): Charles Frederick Decker was born in Germany in 1832. He arrived in Philadelphia in his late teens. Oral tradition suggests he worked at the Remmey Pottery before establishing his Keystone pottery there at the age of 25. He moved his family to Delaware for a few years and then back to Philadelphia. After 1869, Decker moved to Virginia, six miles north of Abingdon. The pottery he operated there was located on land owned by a man named Mallicote (Mallicoat). In 1872, he established his pottery in the Nolichucky River Valley near present day Johnson City, Tennessee. For a year or so he operated in both Virginia and Tennessee. He was one of a number of potters who settled in the region during the early years of Reconstruction. He named his Chucky Valley pottery the same name that he had used in Pennsylvania, Keystone Pottery. His pottery was marketed not only in East Tennessee, but also in North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky. 2nd item: Solomon Bell (Virginia, 1817-1882) Strasburg, Virginia stoneware pottery bottle partially stamped "Solomon Bell" with undecipherable stamp below. Upper shoulder with cobalt "winged" style decoration. 7 3/4" H. 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Anne Harrison Taylor & Joseph F. Taylor, Morristown, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Tight hairline approximately 3" emanating from rim into flower. Chip to the base. 2nd item: A couple of small chips to the rim, overall crazing to the glaze, and a couple of firing flaws to the body.
Lot 520
Leon Levinstein (American, 1913-1988) gelatin silver print titled "Lower East Side", of a New York man with a cigarette in his mouth; the tilted head of another man is slightly out of focus in the foreground as he walks by. Writing en verso of photograph reads, "Leon Levinstein: New York, c. 1955, gelatin silver print, Gift of Stuart E. Karn, 1996.753, Ry21484". Rectangular Stamp with artist's name and "LL.78.6" en verso. Housed behind glass in a matted contemporary black frame. Sight - 9 3/4" H x 12 3/4" W. Framed - 19 1/8" H x 23 1/8" W. Note: this image is also in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Biography: Leon Levinstein attended the Maryland Institute of Art after his family removed to Baltimore from West Virginia during the Great Depression. He served in the Army Air Force (Air Corps) during World War II. Levinstein studied photography under Sid Grossman at the Photo League and later at Grossman's residence. He gained national attention during the 1950s when he was featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art. (Source: National Gallery of Art). Provenance: private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition.
Lot 532
Charles Gates Sheldon (Washington, 1889-1960) pastel painting on paper, laid on board, titled "Coquette"- depicting a young woman with a blonde bob haircut and black hat wearing a high neck, sleeveless dress, standing in front of a red heart and holding a black mask her right hand. Signed "Sheldon" lower right. "Hacker" labels above and beneath image, likely agency labels. Ink stamp with artist information, en verso. Unframed. 28 1/2" H x 22 1/2" W. Circa 1940. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Areas of toning/acid burn, areas of loss, flaking, largest 2 1/2", and pin prick holes to perimeter, does not affect image. Errant marks, larger 3/4", lower left. Bottom "Hacker" label in fragmentary condition.
Lot 536
Three (3) book or magazine illustration art paintings, by artists including Arthur Sarnoff, Will Grefe. 1st item: Arthur Saron Sarnoff (New York, 1912-2000) pastel on board illustration depicting an apprehensive young blonde woman wearing a pink nightgown and a prominent gold wedding band, in bed with a brown haired man in yellow and white striped pajamas. Signed "Arthur Sarnoff" twice, lower right. American Artists Company, New York, NY ink stamp with additional handwritten inscriptions en verso. Unframed. 20" H x 26 3/8" W. 2nd item: Will Grefe (New York/Iowa/Florida, 1875-1957) watercolor and gouache on board story illustration titled "Consolation" depicting a seated man and a woman standing before a doorway in early 20th century dress conversing in a living room setting. Signed "Will Grefe" lower right. Pencil inscriptions en verso. Unframed. 27" H x 18 1/4" W. 3rd item: Watercolor and gouache on board story illustration titled "The Love Thief" for "Champagne" magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 12-13, 1964. Depicts a young nude brunette woman peacefully sleeping in a bed in a castle-like setting, while a shirtless, frenzied man is being restrained with a lasso held by a balding elderly man, while a third man in a suit enters the room. Titled, in pencil lower center, numbered and dated "2/3 1964 85", in pencil and red crayon, lower right. Typed information label with Bill Starr artist or writer attribution en verso. Unframed. Image - 11 1/2" H x 13 5/8" W. Board - 15 3/4" H x 22 1/8" W. All items early/mid 20th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with surface scuffs, 5/8" x 3/8" area of peeling, lower right corner. 2nd item: Overall good condition with toning, foxing spots, largest 1/8", area of loss, flaking, largest 3/4" x 1/4", edges of board. 3rd item: Overall good condition with surface scuffs, largest 8" (slightly affecting image). Corners slightly bumped.
Lot 541
Garth Montgomery Williams (Colorado, 1912-1996) archive of forty-two (42) pen and ink or pencil on paper drawings related to his illustrations for George Selden's children's books THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE published by Ariel Books, 1960; TUCKER'S COUNTRYSIDE and HARRY CAT'S PET PUPPY, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1969 and 1974; and CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME, published by J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd., 1983. 1st item: Pen and ink on stock paper illustration titled "Max Lifted a Paw and Cuffed Miss Catherine," included in the children's book HARRY CAT'S PET PUPPY, p. 128, depicting Max, smacking Miss Catherine on the side of the head in close proximity to Huppy, Harry Cat, a pigeon, and Tucker Mouse in a street setting. Unsigned. Pencil and ink notations, lower right. Ink stamp for Farrar Straus and Giroux, Inc., Production Department, New York, NY with pencil numeral, en verso. 13 3/4" H x 9 1/4" W. 2nd item: Pen and ink on stock paper preliminary illustration for TUCKER'S COUNTRYSIDE, depicting Tucker Mouse outside in the rain before a grasshopper on a patch of grass, fore and middle ground, a stump in the background. Signed "Garth Williams" lower left. Pencil numeral en verso. 13 7/8" H x 11 1/8" W. 3rd item: Pen and ink on stock preliminary illustration for CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME, Chapter 5, p. 54, in which Walter Water Snake "...discovered a hunk of floating wood...and slithered on top of it...And promptly capsized". Signed "Garth Williams", with addition ink and pencil inscriptions, lower center under image and top left above image. Pencil and ink numerals en verso. Piece of transfer paper taped en verso and folded over image with additional pencil notations. 14 3/4" H x 11 3/4" W. 4th-42nd items: Thirty-nine (39) pencil on paper preliminary drawings and rough sketches for illustrations from THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE, depicting Tucker Mouse, Harry Cat, Chester the cricket, and other characters from the book. All signed "GW", twenty (20) with page numbers or other pencil notations. Pencil numerals, en verso. Ranging in size from 10 7/8" H x 8 1/2" W to 13 1/8" H x 8 7/8" W. Mid/third quarter 20th century. CONDITION: 1st-2nd items: Overall very good condition. 3rd item: Overall good condition with light toning. 3 1/2" area of tears top right of transfer paper. 4th-42nd items: Largest drawing with horizontal crease, all other items with minor thumb soiling, stains, largest 1/2".
Lot 544
Will Hulsey (American, 20th Century) oil on board illustration painting titled "The Cowpoke and His $50,000 Date", featured on the cover of "True Men Stories" magazine, December 1958. Depicts a distressed, rope bound, red haired woman in a low cut red blouse and black jeans, hiding behind a rock in a stream, foreground, a man in a cowboy hat further downstream shooting at men on horseback, middle ground, another gunman on a hill against a yellow background. Unsigned. Ink stamp and inscriptions with information about the specifics of the cover art with date stamps reading "Jul 2 1958" and "Jul 24 1958" en verso. Unframed. Includes a color Xerox copy of the magazine cover. Image - 25 1/2" H x 19 1/8" W. Board - 26 1/4" H x 20 1/4" W. Mid 20th century. Alternate spelling: Wil Hulsey. CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface grime. Corners are creased, areas of paint loss, largest 2 1/4" H x 1". Pin prick holes to perimeter. Board is slightly convexly bowed.
Lot 557
Four (4) Gary Lee Price (Utah, b. 1955) bronze sculptures of children. 1st item: "Bugs and Bulbs," depicting a young boy in overalls, holding a garden watering can. Signed and dated "2000" and numbered "No. 11" on base. 20 1/4" H x 9" W x 10" D. 2nd item: "Harvest Joy," depicting a young boy and girl holding a basket. Signed and dated "02" with "No. 2" and an impressed stamp of K in in circle. 6 1/2" H x 7" W x 3" D. 3rd and 4th items: Two (2) "Story Time," sculptures of a young girl and boy, each reading a book. Both signed and numbered (45 and 49, respectively) with impressed stamp of K in circle. Ranging in size from 3 5/8" H x 2 3/8" W x 3" D to 4" H x 2 1/4" W x 4 3/4" D. All items early 21st century. Provenance: a Nashville, TN estate, purchased circa 2004. Photographs of "Bugs and Bulbs" being used for a fundraiser in the late owner's home, along with original sale brochure for the other sculptures, is available to the winning bidder. Biography: Gary Lee Price attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he studied with Alvin Gittins. He was elected a member of the National Sculpture Society 1991 and in 2002 he received the Governor's Mansion Artist Award for visual art from Utah Governor Michael Leavitt. His sculptures, usually of children, can be found at the Hong Kong Central Library; the American Community Schools in Surrey, England; the Springville Museum of Art; Rich De Voss Women's and Children's Hospital of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Birmingham Botanical Gardens; Scottish Rite Children's Hospital of Dallas, Texas; Bluegrass Airport of Lexington, Kentucky; and the Indianapolis Children's Museum. CONDITION: 2nd item (Harvest Joy) has a few scattered spots of oxidation, otherwise all items in excellent condition.
Lot 582
Louisiana, as formerly claimed by France, now containing part of British America to the East in Spanish America to the West of Mississippi map, by Thomas Kitchin, published in the London Magazine, for R. Baldwin, Vol. 34, opp. pg. 276, June 1765. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting the Louisiana territory, center, and the surrounding areas including the Country of New Mexico, lower left, and Native American territory, including Cherokees and Creeks, designated as "Upper Cherakees [sic]", "Lower Cherakees [sic]", "Upper Creeks", and "Lower Creeks", along with other tribes, right. Cities and towns, including New Orleans, bodies of water, and other points of interest including "Country full of Mines" are labeled. Compass rose, scale of miles, and title cartouche, lower right. Map surrounded by scale notations and line border. Secured to a mat with two pieces of white archival tape, top left and right edge. Sheet - 8 3/8" H x 9 5/8" W. Sight - 7 1/4" H x 9 3/8" W. Mat - 11 1/8" H x 13 3/4" W. Third quarter 18th century. CONDITION: Light toning, few minute foxing spots. Few tears, largest 1/4", to fold lines. Two areas of loss, largest 1 1/4" x 1/4", to corners of sheet. Pencil inscription en verso. David Lloyd Swift ink stamp indicates that the map was professionally deacidified in March 1998.
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