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Lot 55

A good lot of vintage ribbon plates (Approximately 18)

Lot 1274

A framed vintage silver thread/silk Chinese embroidery.

Lot 1128

Three throws to include; vintage crewel work bedspread, quilted throw, etc.

Lot 1323

Vintage car Tail lights etc.

Lot 1605

A pair of Vintage cranberry glass bowls each with inner raised spokes, polished round pontils and applied clear crystal decorative rims, 2" x 4 1/2" wide.

Lot 1602

A heavy vintage Davidson footed glass bowl in amber with brown and claret random swirls and having minute signs of age, 6" tall x 9 1/1" wide.

Lot 1282

A 20th century Blickensderfer No. 5 vintage portable Typewriter in a wooden case labelled 'Newcastle-On-Tyne' made in USA.

Lot 1275

A pair of framed and mounted vintage Chinese embroidered panels, 23" x 8 1/2" framed.

Lot 1050

A quantity of treen to include a Satinwood abstract figure of a naked crouching female, 11" tall, a pair of African carved life like figures, 13" tall and a vintage decoy duck crudely painted, 12" long and a carved model of a Grebe, 11" tall.

Lot 1371

Vintage Electronics Interest: A Telequipment D61a Oscilloscope.

Lot 1168

A quantity of vintage books and magazines to include Illustrated London News Christmas 1949, etc., Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Pictorial, four programs from 1913-1916 of The Local Operatic Society in The Pavilion Theatre, Charlton-cum-Hardy, an Esso 1979 World Cup collectable Coin collection (complete), twenty-nine Scientific American Weekly issues 1872-1894, etc.

Lot 1021

Three model boats including one vintage, etc.

Lot 1056

A vintage Bayko boxed building set with directions and comprehensive pieces, boxed, plus a child's Fisher Price wind up music box, record player with four discs.

Lot 1171

A vintage suitcase full of vintage linen and lace, damask, embroidered etc.

Lot 1607

A vintage Spatter glass vase in lime green with random cream steaks and patches and having a deep concave base with rough pontil, 13 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" wide.

Lot 1191A

A Vintage Shoe Last / Cobblers Anvil, marked "Special".

Lot 1609

A vintage Czechoslovakian cobalt blue glass vase with flawless gilt foliage decoration and having a couple of very slight scratches to the blue body, retains original label, 10" tall x 4" wide.

Lot 1177

A vintage "Sutcliffe" clockwork Submarine, with key (in working order).

Lot 1348

A box of miscellanea to include: a decorated papier mache wall pocket circa 1900, novelty maritime bookends, a "Kodak" No 2 box camera 1902, treen objects and carvings, vintage dressing table bottles, etc.

Lot 1367

Vintage Cine interest: A Simplex Ampro Projector voltage Transformer.

Lot 1312

A vintage "Horstmann Ear Marker" punch, cased.

Lot 1072

A cased drawing set, a/f., a Fowler's vintage calculator in leather pouch and an Otis King model 'L' calculator (boxed), no. A3643.

Lot 1126

A quantity of miscellaneous vintage trimmings and ribbon.

Lot 1314

A vintage Miner's lamp by Eccles, type GR6.

Lot 1194

A box of old vintage bottles including poison and blue glass bottles and a tin of old buttons.

Lot 1562

Eight vintage Babycham glasses.

Lot 1054

A carved bookslide plus a vintage Barometer and thermometer.

Lot 1286

A quantity of vintage model vehicles to include Lledo, The Royal Air Force Ground Crew Support set, Railway Express parcel vans of the 1930's, Matchbox, etc, some boxed.

Lot 1368

Vintage Cine interest: Three G.B. Bell & Howell Projector voltage Transformers.

Lot 1098

A quantity of vintage ladies clothes, hats, scarves, bags etc., including two Genevieve Louis by Nigel Rayment hats, Jacqmar scarf, corsets, hand made embroidered shift dress, beaded and embroidered caps, etc.

Lot 1369

Vintage Electronics Interest: Three Universal Avo Meters.

Lot 37

Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "Barking Dogs [print]". Medium: Original vintage lithograph. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1982. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (232 x 222 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Hand-signed by Haring in silver marker. A proof (?) from the edition of unspecified size. Cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce. No auction records of a signed impression located. A print from the “portfolio” of 32 lithographs titled “Coloring Book [1982].” The print was issued as part of this work and since most of them were subsequently colored, few remain unblemished. Image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [29136-2-600-NA]

Lot 522

Artist: Edward Steichen (American, 1879 - 1973). Title: "Rockefeller Center, New York City". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed c1936. Printed 1937. Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (283 x 210 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Image copyright © Edward Steichen Estate/ARS, New York. [29699-2-600-NA]

Lot 221

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Fraulein Petra, Berlin, #3". Medium: Original vintage photolithograph. Date: Composed 1987. Printed 1987. Dimensions: Image size: 15 x 11 5/8 in. (381 x 295 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower left. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Wolfgang Sievers; from an extensive private collection, Melbourne, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [27440-3-400-NA]

Lot 96

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Cecilia and BMW ZI, Monte-Carlo, 1991". Medium: Original vintage color photolithograph. Date: Composed 1991. Printed 1996. Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (267 x 267 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Signed "Helmut" in black marker, lower left. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Henry Talbot; from an extensive private collection, Sydney, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [30323-2-400-NA]

Lot 523

Artist: Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). Title: "Rocks and Limpets, Point Lobos, California". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1960. Printed 1965. Dimensions: Image size: 7 3/4 x 10 in. (197 x 254 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce. Image copyright © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. [29573-2-600-NA]

Lot 424

Artist: John Everard (English, 1900 - aft.1963). Title: "Nudes No. 24". Medium: Original vintage photoetching. Date: Composed 1941. Printed 1941. Dimensions: Image size: 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (194 x 241 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $150  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $200/250Lot Note(s): Signature stamp, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edges of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Fine condition. Comment(s): Photoetchings are similar to photogravures/relief etchings. Everard and his contemporaries used this technique as a medium for original expression, rather than as a method of reproduction. Image copyright © The Estate of John Everard. [20855-2-150-NA]

Lot 715

Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects (American, 1869 - 1959). Title: "Vintage Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects Designed Rug/Carpet from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel #01 [1 "tile". Approximate size: 54" x 54" (4 1/2' x 4 1/2') square. The integral repeating design of the rug consists of four green “squares” with an “arrow” through the middle of each square, pointing to the “center.” Each one of the squares is approximately 27” square and four of them make the complete design, a “tile.” The tile dimension is approximately 54 inches square (4 ½ feet x 4 ½ feet). Wright rugs in various sizes are featured in all three days of our auctions]". Medium: Original vintage textile. Date: Composed 20th century. Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): The semi-low pile rug has been professionally cleaned and bordered. Very good condition, with no holes, patches, stains, color bleeding, etc. Several minimal, virtually undetectable, professionally repaired tears. This rug size is perfect for a wall hanging. It is also very impressive when framed. Provenance: Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Please see the attached image showing the carpet, in place, as an integral part of the Biltmore Hotel’s design. Comment(s): Built in 1929 and known throughout the world as "The Jewel of the Desert," the Biltmore resort was designed by Albert Chase MacArthur with consulting from Frank Lloyd Wright and his Taliesin Architects, particularly on the brick design and general interior design, including the carpeting. Mr. Wright's carpet design was sent to the prestigious Wilton Carpet Manufacturing Company in Axminster, England, which used only the highest quality 100% wool available in its manufacture. The carpet was installed throughout the hotel as an integral part of the overall interior design. On June 21st, 1973, a tragic fire led to the replacement of all the carpeting throughout the resort, of which our example is part. "As classically correct today as the day it was created, Mr. Wright's modern use of line and rich jewel tones make this vintage carpet as modern and enduring as the Biltmore itself." (from the "Arizona Republic"). Included in several important collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [23620-16-400-NA]

Lot 273

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Jenny Kapitan, Pension Dorian, Berlin". Medium: Original vintage photolithograph. Date: Composed 1977. Printed 1979. Dimensions: Image size: 14 x 9 in. (356 x 229 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Full margins as issued. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Henry Talbot; from an extensive private collection, Sydney, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [25864-3-600-NA]

Lot 574

Artist: George Platt Lynes (American, 1907 - 1955). Title: "Skeletons with Penis". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed c1947. Printed 1947. Dimensions: Image size: 8 7/8 x 7 7/16 in. (225 x 189 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $150  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $200/250Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): For "Vogue - Image copyright © Estate of George Platt Lynes. [23844-2-150-NA]

Lot 128

Artist: Paul Outerbridge (American, 1896 - 1958). Title: "Consciousness". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1931. Printed 1931. Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (286 x 227 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Outerbridge was an avant-garde, fashion, and commercial photographer, an early pioneer and teacher of color photography, and a creator of erotic nude photographs that could not be exhibited in his lifetime. Image copyright © The Estate of Paul Outerbridge, Jr. [22879-2-600-NA]

Lot 656

Artist: Edward Weston (American, 1886 - 1958). Title: "Tracks on Sand, Oceano". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed c1935. Printed 1936. Dimensions: Image size: 6 x 7 3/8 in. (152 x 187 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Image copyright © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. [25792-1-400-NA]

Lot 298

Artist: Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). Title: "Leaves & Ferns, Mills College, Oakland, California [standard version]". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed c1931. Printed 1934. Dimensions: Image size: 5 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (133 x 162 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $300  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $500/600Lot Note(s): Stamped with photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Image copyright © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. [25591-1-300-NA]

Lot 618

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989). Title: "The Coral Sea". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1988. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (251 x 194 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): This stunning, iconic, and very scarce image depicts, at sea, the huge aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, dwarfed by a foggy, atmospheric sky. “Gordon’s” lists only 6 sales in the past 35 years of this print, the most recent sale (and an auction record) realizing $98,500 at Sotheby's, New York, 3/302009, lot #163. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29661-2-600-NA]

Lot 216

Artist: Charles Sheeler (American, 1883-1965). Title: "Ford Plant, River Rouge, Ladle Hook, Open Hearth Building". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1927. Printed 1930. Dimensions: Image size: 9 3/8 x 7 9/16 in. (238 x 192 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Stebbins (2002) pg.149. Provenance: Estate of Seymour Hacker, Hacker Art Books/Gallery, NYC (his personal collection). Comment(s): We could not find a record of this photograph at auction. Image copyright © Estate of Charles Sheeler. [23209-2-400-NA]

Lot 677

Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "UFO #2". Medium: Original vintage lithograph. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1982. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 1/8 x 8 7/16 in. (232 x 214 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Hand-signed by Haring in silver marker. A proof (?) from the edition of unspecified size. Cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce. No auction records of a signed impression located. A print from the “portfolio” of 32 lithographs titled “Coloring Book [1982].” The print was issued as part of this work and since most of them were subsequently colored, few remain unblemished. Image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [29127-2-600-NA]

Lot 712

Artist: Mexican School (Ex-Voto Artist) 20th Century. Title: "Vintage Ex-Voto/Retablo: Lucrecia Perez". Medium: Oil on tin. Date: Composed c1940. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 x 12 1/2 in. (203 x 317 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $300  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $400/600Lot Note(s): Extensive explanatory annotations as part of the image. Good condition. Provenance: Private collection, Mexico City, from a noted and scholarly collector of ex-votos/retablos. Comment(s): An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity; the term is usually restricted to Christian examples. It is given in fulfillment of a vow or gratitude or devotion. A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. [30303-2-300-NA]

Lot 377

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "My Feet and Big Nude, Monte Carlo". Medium: Original vintage photolithograph. Date: Composed 1994. Printed 1995. Dimensions: Image size: 15 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (384 x 295 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $225  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400Lot Note(s): Signed in blue ballpoint pen, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Wolfgang Sievers; from an extensive private collection, Melbourne, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [27460-3-225-NA]

Lot 30

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989). Title: "Baby's Breath". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1988. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/8 x 8 1/18 in. (206 x 205 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $34,500 realized at Sotheby's, New York, 10/6/1999, lot #231. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29658-2-400-NA]

Lot 488

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Presidential Suite, Grand Hotel, Berlin". Medium: Original vintage photolithograph. Date: Composed 1991. Printed 1991. Dimensions: Image size: 15 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (384 x 295 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Wolfgang Sievers; from an extensive private collection, Melbourne, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [27453-3-400-NA]

Lot 2

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "16th Arrondissement, Paris". Medium: Original vintage photolithograph. Date: Composed 1976. Printed 1979. Dimensions: Overall size: 15 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (397 x 270 mm). Image size: 14 x 9 in. (356 x 229 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $400  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Full margins as issued. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Henry Talbot; from an extensive private collection, Sydney, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [25846-3-400-NA]

Lot 457

Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971). Title: "Patriotic Young Man with a Flag, N.Y.C". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1967. Printed 1972. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (210 x 213 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $93,750, realized at Phillips, New York, 9/30/2013, lot #9. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29604-2-600-NA]

Lot 465

Artist: Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994). Title: "Picasso a Vallauris, 1952". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1952. Printed 1952. Dimensions: Image size: 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (171 x 225 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $300  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $500/600Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Image copyright © Atelier Robert Doisneau. [24914-1-300-NA]

Lot 719

Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects (American, 1869 - 1959). Title: "Vintage Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin Architects Designed Rug/Carpet from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel #15 [30 "tiles". Approximate size: 270" x 324" (22 1/2' x 27') horizontal. The integral repeating design of the rug consists of four green “squares” with an “arrow” through the middle of each square, pointing to the “center.” Each one of the “squares” is approximately 27” square and four of them make the complete design, a “tile.” The tile dimension is approximately 54 inches square (4 ½ feet x 4 ½ feet).Wright rugs in various sizes are featured in all three days of our auctions]". Medium: Original vintage textile. Date: Composed 20th century. Pricing:   Starting Price: $12,000  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $16,000/20,000Lot Note(s): The semi-low pile rug has been professionally cleaned, joined, and bordered. Very good condition, with no holes, patches, stains, color bleeding, etc. Several minimal, virtually undetectable, professionally repaired tears. Provenance: Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Please see the attached image showing the carpet, in place, as an integral part of the Biltmore Hotel’s design. Comment(s): Built in 1929 and known throughout the world as "The Jewel of the Desert," the Biltmore resort was designed by Albert Chase MacArthur with consulting from Frank Lloyd Wright and his Taliesin Architects, particularly on the brick design and general interior design, including the carpeting. Mr. Wright's carpet design was sent to the prestigious Wilton Carpet Manufacturing Company in Axminster, England, which used only the highest quality 100% wool available in its manufacture. The carpet was installed throughout the hotel as an integral part of the overall interior design. On June 21st, 1973, a tragic fire led to the replacement of all the carpeting throughout the resort, of which our example is part. "As classically correct today as the day it was created, Mr. Wright's modern use of line and rich jewel tones make this vintage carpet as modern and enduring as the Biltmore itself." (from the "Arizona Republic"). Included in several important collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [25157-16-12000-NA]

Lot 414

Artist: Frantisek Drtikol (Czech, 1883 - 1961). Title: "Nu angulaire [Modernist nude study]". Medium: Original vintage sepia-toned photogravure. Date: Composed 1925. Printed 1925. Dimensions: Image size: 8 1/8 x 6 3/16 in. (206 x 157 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Signature stamp, lower right, recto; studio stamp, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Wide margins. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Drtikol’s nudes show development from pictorialism and symbolism to modern composite pictures of the nude body, with geometric decorations and thrown shadows, where one finds a number of parallels with the avant-garde works of his epoch. These often are reminiscent of Cubism, and at the same time the nudes suggest the kind of movement that was characteristic of the futurism aesthetic. Image copyright © The Estate of Frantisek Drtikol. [27551-2-600-NA]

Lot 161

Artist: Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915 - 1985). Title: "Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed c1936. Printed 1937. Dimensions: Image size: 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (210 x 276 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $225  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $36,000 realized at Phillips, New York, 4/26/2006, lot #38. One of the most famous images from the Depression era. For the U.S. Resettlement Administration. This image is not copyrighted; it is in the public domain. [25878-2-225-NA]

Lot 72

Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971). Title: "Boy with a Straw Hat Waiting to March in a Pro-war Parade, N.Y.C". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1967. Printed 1972. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (208 x 210 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $600  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this scarce image is $245,000 realized at Christie's, New York, 4/6/2016, lot #117. Arbus’s direct, confrontational approach to photography meant that her subjects did not always like their portraits. After seeing his, the writer Norman Mailer famously said, "giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29597-2-600-NA]

Lot 260

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Iman [detail]". Medium: Original vintage color photolithograph. Date: Composed c1994. Printed 1994. Dimensions: Image size: 8 5/16 x 12 15/16 in. (211 x 329 mm).Pricing:   Starting Price: $225  Reserve Price: N.A.  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400Lot Note(s): Signed "Helmut" in black marker, lower center. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Henry Talbot; from an extensive private collection, Sydney, Australia. Comment(s): Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [26737-2-225-NA]

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