Litchfield County Auctions, Inc.

THE AMERICANA SALE

Featuring the property of the late William Hillman,European Correspondent Hearst Newspapers, Colliers, CBS etc: 1925-1941;Military art & collectibles from the private collection of Peter Blum,owner of the Toy Soldiers Shop, NYC; American furniture & decorations froma Bethlehem, CT Doctor’s 18th C. farmhouse; Several thousand17th- 20th C. prints, drawings & w/c’s from Alys Litchfield’s Litchfield Collections; 19th & 20thC. Prints from a prominent NYC Advertising firm; And More!

Auction: Saturday, May 3, 2003 at 5:30 PM

Preview: Friday, May 2: 10-8 & Saturday, May 3:9-5

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Lot Number

Description

Estimate

Price

1

John Rowland Barker, British, 1911-1959, "Abstract Coastal Scene", oil on board, signed John Barker LL and dated '58, framed, condition: slight surface crazing, 24"H x 29"L

50 - 100

150

2

Pair Queen Anne style child's open arm chairs, 20th C., upholstered drop in seats, arm loose, paint splattered, 28 1/2"H x 13" across seat.

75 - 125

100

3

Set of 12 Wedgwood coffee cups and saucers and 12 demitasse and saucers, 20th C., Kutani pattern (48 pcs.)

50 - 100

250

4

Set of 3 framed colored prints, early 20th C., palace interiors, includes view of "The Grand Staircase", "St. George's Hall" and "The Private Room".

100 - 200

60

5

Sheraton style walnut finish extension dining table, mid-20th C., 4 leaves, flued turned legs, 30"H x 62"L, 4 x 9" leaves

200 - 400

0

6

Large group of gilt rimmed china, first half 20th C., comprises: approx. 50 pcs. of Minton, 6 English chocolate cups and plates, and approx. 135 pcs. of Lenox dinnerware. (Approx. 190 pcs.)

300 - 500

400

7

Pair of Tondo gouache, late 19th/early 20th C. one of a group of figures kneeling before a cross in a landscape, the other an early castle, both with original mats and frames, 6" Diam each, good condition

100 - 150

80

8

7 Pieces of mahogany and/or fruitwood finished furniture, 20th C., comprises: 2 drum tables, 2 chairs, 2 low end tables and a drop side sofa table, all As Is, smallest 21 1/2"H x 26"L x 18"W, largest 28 1/2"H x 34" Diam.

400 - 700

200

9

Group of white china with gilt edge, early 20th C., approx. 35 matching plates in 3 sizes with lion armorial by Johnson Bros., and approx. 13 serving pieces and 8 cups and 10 saucers, Imperial Austria, ( approx. 55 pcs)

250 - 350

100

10

Attrib. to Benjamin Prins, Dutch, 1860-1934, half length portrait of a seated woman, oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse Benjamin Prins, framed, 21 1/2"H x 18"W

1000 - 2000

600

11

Chippendale style mahogany partners' desk, late 19th/early 20th C., the top having a scalloped edge, 2 long drawers over 2 short drawers, legs with acanthus leaf carving on ball and claw feet, 30"H x 51 1/2"L x 29"D, 1 leg repaired

300 - 500

175

12

Group of 11 handbags, 1 handbag frame, 1 coin purse and 2 silk remnants, 19th/20th C., some As Is, approx 15 pieces, 3 1/2"H x 4"W to 9"H x 10"W

200 - 300

0

13

4 Works of art, 20th C., includes: Harry Schaare, b. 1922, color silk screen, "Finish Line"; Beverly Pepper, b. 1924, "Collage"; Richard Anuszkiewics, b. 1930, Erie, PA, "Screen Print edition on plastic volumes, (9 pcs)", printed in West Germany by Danberger, Stuttgart, Germany, paint losses; and George Vanderslus, 20th C., "Winterscapes", oil and sand on canvas, signed and dated "64 on the reverse, 46" x 64" (4 artists)

200 - 300

0

14

French painted tall case clock, C. 1860, with enamel dial, signed Souchet a Pouzages, set into repousse brass oval atop painted floral case with glass door, and repousse and enameled brass pendulum, case is of a bulbous form, 90"H x 19"W, glass door cracked.

400 - 600

100

15

Louis XVI style ormolu and bisque music group, 20th C., 4 figures in porcelain, and gilt bronze piano, cello, violin, chair and stool, signed Stoep Sailly, As Is, 10 1/2"H x 15"L

200 - 300

0

16

Diana Altman, American, 20th C., "Woman in Repose", oil on canvas, signed lower left Altman, framed, a few superficial stains and rubs to canvas, 49 1/2" x 56". And Robert Dash, American, 20th C., "Mostly Snapdragons", lithograph, numbered 2/100, signed in full and dated 1974, in pencil in lower margin, 32" x 22", matted and framed, water stain to lower left corner of mat (not touching image). (2 pcs)

50 - 100

10

17

French provincial oak tall case clock, C. 1860, with enamel floral painted dial signed Lucot a Chatenois, set into brass repousse panel of man and woman at a well, over a solid carved reeded door on a bracket foot, 86"H x 17 1/2"W, good condition.

400 - 600

175

18

Louis XVI style ormolu mounted bisque mantel clock, 20th C., figure of a girl beside a clock on a pedestal with hoof feet, small damages and repairs.

300 - 400

425

19

4 contemporary folk art works including: 3 works by Malcah Zeldis, American, 20th C., "Pieta" Terra cotta sculpture signed on base M. Zeldis 75. Mary in royal blue gown with jesus in her arms. 14 1/2"H x 12"L; "Family in winter", paint on paper, signed lower right "M Zeldis 82", framed not examined out of frame, 11 1/2"H x 8 3/4"W and "King David and Woman," paint on paper, signed bottom center M. Zeldis, framed, not examined out of frame, 11 1/2"H x 8 3/4"W. Both have scattered areas of mold. And David Zeldis, American 20th C. "Sleeping woman in landscape", pencil on paper, signed lower left "D. Zeldis 81". Framed, not examined out of frame 4"H x 8"W. Base of sculpture damaged.

1000 - 2000

100

20

Empire style ormolu mounted mahogany framed mirror, early 20th C., peaked top, 60"H x 48"W

300 - 500

150

21

Large group of assorted glassware, 20th C., includes approx. 20 pcs. blue glass, various clear glass wines, decanters and pilsner glasses, one decanter As Is

50 - 100

75

22

Black and White Engraving, 19th C., "Wyoming", drawn by F.O.C. Darley, published and engraved under the supervision of W.H. Holbrooke, 151 Broadway and Pelham Manor, NY, framed, not examined out of frame, stains, tears, foxing, 19" x 25"

200 - 300

125

23

Contemporary grandfather clock, 20th C., having an arched top over bevelled glass door, etched brass dial marked Western Germany.

200 - 300

125

24

8 Parian pieces, 20th C., comprises: 2 pair of groups, pair of 2-light sconces/ wall brackets, and a pair of plaques, some with damages and/or repairs, 7 1/2"H to 10"H

250 - 350

500

25

John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851, "Zenaida Dove", colored engraving, engraved printed and colored by R. Havell, London, 1833, framed, not examined out of frame, 25 1/2"H x 20 1/2"W, scattered stains and discoloration mainly lower left.

800 - 1200

3400

26

Howard Miller striking tall case clock, 20th C., 3 sets of chimes, glass sides, light finished oak and walnut case, 3 hole winds, (one over-wound), 81"H x 21"W

300 - 400

100

27

4 Parianware groups, 20th C., comprises: pair of large 5-figure groups and 2 medium size groups, damages and repairs, 8 1/2"H to 15"H

300 - 400

225

28

Frank Stella, American, 20th C., colored lithograph, untitled, unsigned, C. 1965, framed, not examined out of frame, J. Walter Thopmson Colletion label on reverse, 24"H x 20"W

200 - 300

50

29

English oak tall case clock with bonnet top, 19th C., the painted dial with floral corners and woman holding wheat sheaf above, marked W. Davis Birmingam, top has arched door flanked by brass capped columns, case has door with carved top flanked by quarter columns resting on bracket feet, 88 1/2"H x 22"W x 11"D, losses to bonnet.

1000 - 1500

1300

30

Pair of contemporary stoneware half heads in profile, one signed "Bennington Potters, Bennington Vermont", marked with an asterisk and 1850, each having impressed numbers and letters above the ear, each measures 11 1/2"H x 10"W, a few chips, interior age cracks.

150 - 300

275

31

William Richard Crutchfield, American, 20th C., 3 hand colored lithographs, the first one depicting a steamship, the second an antique car, the third a carriage on a ferry, all are pencil signed Crutchfield '67, the first is color trial, proof IV, the second #46/50, the third #21/56, all are framed, not examined out of frame, each image measures approx. 11 3/4"H x 19"L.

600 - 900

0

32

Empire Style Mahogany Armoire, 19th C., of architectural form, with ormolu mounts and freestanding columns

800 - 1200

300

33

Group of porcelain and pottery, 19th and 20thC., comprises: a Meissen flower girl, 4 other figures and a vase, Meissen figure 4 3/4"H, Meissen figure with a chip out of hat.

100 - 150

250

34

Currier and Ives hand colored lithograph,19th C., "The Great Ocean Yacht Race ", Between the Henrietta Fleetwing and Vesta, after a sketch by Charles Parsons, printed in 1867, framed, not examined out of frame, some scattered foxing, mainly in clouds, V shaped scratch in LL margin extending into image 3 1/2", 4 light scratches in upper central sky ranging in length from 1 1/2" to 2 1/2", restored scratch in UL margin extending into image 15", J. Walter Thompson Collection label on reverse, 21 3/4" x 29 1/2"

1000 - 1500

500

35

Set of 6 Queen Anne style walnut and burl walnut dining chairs, 1st half 20th C., slip seats with yellow damask upholstery, metal label of Hamptons of London, 2 arm and 4 side chairs. Blemish to finish, some chairs loose, cracks to veneer, scuff marks.

600 - 900

300

36

Navajo rug, C. 1920, brown, red and white geometrics on a gray ground with dark brown border, 58 1/2"L x 44 1/2"W Condition: 2 corners unraveled, one repaired, finger size hole in bottom left border, a few broken selvedge cords, a few scattered stains, slight bleeding of red.

400 - 600

200

37

Group of 3 prints, the first after C.P. Shory, a hand colored lithograph titled "US Ship St. Lawrence, 50 Guns" printed by E. Sachse & Co., framed, not examined out of frame, overall toning to print, area of restoration UR 2 1/4"H x 5 1/4"L, 19 1/4" x 25 1/4"; the second printed by Sherman & Hart, 99 Fulton St, NY, a hand colored lithograph titled "US Steam Gun Boat "Ottawa" Built at the Westervelt Shipyard NY 1861", framed, not examined out of the frame, discoloration in UL and UR margins extending into image, light staining to large sail on right, dark spot in ocean LL margin, mat broken LL, 19 1/2"H x 26 3/4"L; the third after a painting by Thomas Birch, a hand colored engraving by C. Tiebout of the US Frigate "Constitution", 19th C., framed, not examined out of frame, light overall foxing, edge toning,20" x 27"; all have J. Walter Thompson Collection label on back.

600 - 900

1900

38

Louis XVI style mother-of-pearl inlaid 2-tier stand, 20th C., one drawer, fluted turned legs, 28 1/2"H x 20"W

150 - 250

50

39

Navajo rug, C. 1920, brown, gray and red stepped pattern with two central brown and white crosses on a white ground with dark brown border, 67 1/2"L x 45 3/4"W. Condition: a few broken warp threads, 4" selvedge cord missing lower right edge, finger size hole middle right border, 1" selvedge cord missing upper left edge, a few scattered stains, very minor bleed of red in a few areas.

800 - 1200

200

40

Group of 19th/20th C. prints and photographs, including: 6 Currier and Ives battle scenes: "The Battle of Spotsylvania VA May 12, 1864", "Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8th, 1862", etc., 3 Currier and Ives prints of Sherman, Sheridan and McClellan, 2 photo reproductions of Confederate and Union commanders, all above are framed, not examined out of frames and 2 unframed Civil war engravings, broken glass on one photo foxing, stains, tears, approx. 13 pieces, 9"H x 13"W to 18"H x 13 1/4"W.

400 - 700

900

41

French Art Nouveau ormolu mounted side cabinet, late 19th C., marble top, marquetry landscape panel on center door, 3 drawers over 3 cupboard doors, 42"H x 72"W x 22"D, marble cracked, some cracking and chipping to veneers, finish dry.

400 - 600

125

42

2 Rugs, 19th/20th C., one Persian with a red and blue boteh pattern on darker blue ground, 59"L x 44"W, good condition, and a Turkish rug in maroon, green and grey, 65"L x 48 1/2"W, fair to good condition.

300 - 500

350

43

Group of prints, 19th C., including: Currier and Ives "The Burning of Chicago" published in 1871, "A Home on the Mississippi", "My Little Playfellow", 2 N. Currier prints and a Godeys' Fashion Illustration, all are framed, not examined out of frames. Tears, foxing and stains, approx. 14 pieces, 9" x 10" to 9 3/4" x 13"

400 - 700

275

44

American mahogany Chippendale side chair, 18th C., openwork backsplat, slip seat upholstered in yellow silk damask on ball and claw feet, some wear to feet, minor edge wear, 38"H x 24"W x 19"D

800 - 1200

1100

45

Turkoman rug, 19th/20th C., having brown and white designs on a faded red ground. fair to good condition

300 - 500

325

46

Robert Indiana, American, 20th C., "April", original silkscreen (Domberger) C. 1974, framed, not examined out of frame, 16 3/4" x 16 3/4", J. Walter Thompson Collection label on reverse.

200 - 300

75

47

Late Regency elmwood corner wash stand, early 19th C., minor imperfections, 41 1/2"H x 24"W

250 - 350

350

48

3 rugs two 19th C. kilim rugs, one predominantly rose and brown, one red,brown and orange, and a 20th C. rug in reds and browns, 60"L x 37"W to 71"L x 44"W.

200 - 300

100

49

Group of N. Currier and Currier & Ives prints, 19th C., mainly Presidential portraits, including: Washington, Van Buren, Madison, Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe, Pierce, etc., all framed, not examined out of frame, approx. 23 piecess, Approx. 11" x 8 1/2", stains, foxing, tears.

400 - 600

1200

50

Louis XVI style circular mahogany center table, 19th C., pierced brass gallery and black marble top with speckles, 27"H x 24" Diam.

400 - 700

900

51

Persian rug, 19th/ 20th C., having an allover floral pattern with a central navy medallion in a white ground flanked by 4 navy spanrdels surrounded by a red border, 78"L x 52"W, a few stains, a few areas of moth damage, otherwise good condition.

1000 - 1500

700

52

5 Colored Lithographs by Marcel Vertes, American, 1895-1961, including the cover page of "Le Cirque, 14 Lithogaphies de Vertes" published by Arthur H Harlow & Co. NY, framed, not examined out of frame, slight toning to paper, darker toned area UR edge 1 3/4" x 3", 22 1/2" x 17 1/4"; and 2 lithographs from the previous suite "Le Cirque Girl and Horses" signed in pencil lower right Vertes and numbered 23/250 LL, pencil notations on lower margin, scattered light foxing, darker toned area in UR edge 1 3/4" x 3"; with "Le Cirque Dancing Dogs" signed in pencil lower right Vertes, and numbered 90/250, slight toning to paper, both are framed, not examined out of frame, and measure approx. 22 1/2" x 17 1/4"; together with "Cleaning Lady in Cafe", signed in pencil lower right Vertes, framed, not viewed out of the frame, slight toning at edges of print, a few light foxing spots,and " Girll with Hat", signed in pencil lower right Vertes, and EE lower right, (Artist's proof), framed, not examined out of frame, light soiling to margins, 31" x 26". All prints have J. Walter Thompson Collection labels on reverse.

300 - 500

275

53

Chippendale mahogany serpentine front side table, 18th/ 19th C., possibly Southern, one drawer in front, one drop leaf at back, straight square legs, 28 1/2"H x 38 1/2"L x 17"D closed.

800 - 1200

475

54

Three Turkoman rugs, 19th/20th C., one with salmon and rose central square surrounded by wide geometric border in various browns and white, 57"L x 51"W, slight wear, wax spots, good condition; one with muddy red field wiht navy, orange and red geometric pattern, 35"L x 56"W, light stains, wear, fair to good condition; and one with maroon ground containing 6 maroon and white lozenges, 27"W x 48"L, poor condition. (3)

400 - 600

850

56

Helen Frankenthaler, American, 20th C., lithograph, untitled, signed in pencil lower rigiht Frankenthaler and dated '67 and numbered 19/100, impressed Chiron Press NY lower left, framed, not examined out of frame, 25 1/2" x 18", J. Walter Thompson Collection label on reverse.

800 - 1200

375

57

Mahogany gun box, 19th C., on later high stand with platform stretcher and straight chamfered legs, 2 drawers, 36"H x 41"L x 11 1/2"D

400 - 700

650

58

Group of 8 American 19th C. pewter and Britannia metal tea and coffee pots, 4 with maker's marks:Daniel Curtiss Albany NY 1822-1850, R. Gleason, Dorchester Mass. 1822-1871, R. Strickland Albany, NY 1857-1884, and E. Whitehouse, NY, Mid-19th C., 7 1/4"H x 9 1/2" to 11 1/2"H x 9 1/2", dents, one lid detached.

250 - 350

150

59

Mexican folk art painting, 20th C., Young Girl Standing in a Living Room, oil on canvas, unsigned, framed, 23" x 18"

300 - 500

0

60

Federal mahogany 2-tier side table, 18th/ 19th C., cockbeaded type edge to the top, concave platform stretcher, straight legs, corner cracked on top, 32"H x 35 1/2"L x 14 1/2"D

200 - 400

400

61

Group of 8 American pewter items, including a Reed & Barton coffee urn C. 1850, 2 whale oil lamps, a muffineer, a sugar bowl, a chalice and a tankard, 6 1/2"H x 5 1/2"W to 14 1/2"H x 9"W, coffee urn handle bent, muffineer lid detached, loss to sugar bowl lid finial, dents and dings.

200 - 400

150

62

Kahane, 20th C., "Hommes en Chute", wood sculpture, abrasions to leg, one area measures 3/4"H x 2"L, one 1"H x 1/2"L, a horizontal scratch 5"L, an abrasion on upraised arm 1"H x 2"L, an area above 1/4" x 1"L, an ink scribble to right of nose 1" x 1/2", and an inked in area on back 1/2"H x 1/4"H, also a vertical split on back surface 2"L, 45"H x 12"W x 9"D

500 - 800

50

63

Federal mahogany D-end dining table, 18th/ 19th C., each D-end with a 5th swing leg, one with attached drop leaf and 3 detatched leaves, 29"H x 43"L x 20"D, the leaves measure in total 40"

1000 - 1500

600

64

Hand colored Harrisburg, PA fraktur, 19th C., printed by G.G. Peters and inscribed September 1836, framed, not examined out of frame, 2 small stains in top center, a few light foxing spots, 16 1/2" x 13"

300 - 500

75

65

2 Reproduction Prints, one after James Audubon, "Summer or Wood Duck" print, 20th C., framed, not examined out of frame, 30 1/2" x 20 1/2", the other a Man in a Bowler Hat, not examined out of the frame, 18" x 11 1/2 "

75 - 100

20

66

Queen Anne maple side chair, first half 18th C., probably CT, with yolked crest rail above a solid vase-shaped splat, block and turned front legs, turned stretchers, rush seat, front turned feet added on, 40 1/2"H Sold with a copy of a Sotheby's (?), catalog page describing and picturing this chair as lot #243.

1500 - 2000

0

67

Small group of sterling silver, 20th C., comprises: pair of candlesticks, 7 salt and pepper shakers, trumpet vase, pedestal dish, 4 dresser articles, a weighted tazza, a bracelet, serving pieces and 2 silver plate serving pieces, candlestick 12"H, most pieces in rough condition.

200 - 300

150

68

Lithograph of the Beatles, 20th C., ( B. Stanley), unsigned, framed, not examined out of the frame, 17 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W

200 - 300

50

69

Late federal style carved mahogany sofa, late 19th C., the crest rail cared with an eagle, the outscrolled arms with cornucopias, paw feet, red upholstery with Chinese medallion design, 38"H x 88"W

800 - 1200

650

70

5 Silver and silverplate items, 19th C., including: a William IV sterling berry spoon made in London 1834 by Mary Chawner, 2 English sterling salt spoons, first half 19th C., a silverplate crumber, staghorn crumber with sterling tip mount, English or Irish, 2nd half 19th C.,, and a Dutch .800 silver snuff box, 4"H x 1"W to 15"H x 3"W, very good condition.

300 - 400

275

71

Edward Weston, American, 20th C., "Rock Point Lobos", black and white photograph, negative printed by Cole Weston, on reverse in UL Edition 29R in pencil, and signed center reverse in ink, 1930, framed, not examined out of the frame, 7 5/16"H x 9 3/16"W, J. Walter Thompson Collection label on reverse.

500 - 1000

1050

72

2 Similar William and Mary bannister back black painted side chairs, 18th C., having cutout heart motif, one purchased from Christies' sale of the Estate of Lillian Cogan, 41"H x 19"W x 15 1/2"D, wear commensurate with age.

600 - 900

1600

73

11 Silverplate items, 19th and 20th C., pair of wine coasters, pair of vegetable dishes, 2 pair candlesticks, pair bottle spouts, and fish-form tongs, 2 1/2"H x 1 1/4"W to 4 1/2"H x 12 1/2"L x 8"D, dents to top of one candlestick.

300 - 400

475

74

American school, 19th C., half length portrait of a man, oil on canvas, unsigned, gilt frame, 25 1/2"H x 21 1/2"W

300 - 500

325

75

6 Canadian Queen Anne elm side chairs, 18th C., purchased from Florene Maine, 37"H x 20 1/2"W x 14"D, wear commensurate with age.

1000 - 1500

300

76

Group of 19th and 20th C. silver items, including: a sterling Wood & Hughes ladle with gilt wash bowl, pair of .800 silver and gilt wash serving spoons with figural handles by Wilkins & Danger, 4 small sterling serving spoons with pierced bowl, silver angel tongs signed G. Accaris, Firenze, and others, sterling 9 oz., approx. 14 pieces, 2"H x 1/2"W to 13 1/2"H x 3 1/4"W, good condition.

500 - 1000

500

77

F. Baier (Brier? Braer?), 19th C., pair of half length portraits, ovals, of man and woman, he wears fez style cap, she salmon colored ribbons in her hair, watercolor and gouache on paper, one signed and dated 1856(?), gilt frames

300 - 500

0

78

2 Tripod tables, 18th C., one in cherry and one mahogany, approx. 27"H x 18"D, wear commensurate with age.

500 - 800

1200

79

Brass 8-arm chandelier, 19th C.

600 - 800

1200

80

Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour, 1838-110, "A Contemplative Smoke" a soldier in a field with houses in the background, oil on craddled panel, signed L.L. E. Berne-Bellecour, ornate gilt frame, 12 1/2"H x 8 3/4"W

1500 - 2500

2200

81

8 Similar painted ladderback side chairs, 18th C., wear commensurate with age, 45 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W x 14 1/2"D.

1000 - 1500

2900

82

2 British military drums, early to mid 20th C., 15"H x 15" Diam. and 20"H x 19" Diam.

300 - 500

550

83

Continental school, early 19th C., half length portrait of Joseph Baptiste Lachau(d), b. 1793 in Aspres (the high Alps), died with the rank of Captain in 1813, oil on canvas, unsigned, gilt frame, 23 1/2" x 18 1/2", fair condition, patched. Ex Military collection of Ame S.K. Brown. All information plus additional information on a card attached to the back of the canvas and on the stretcher.

1000 - 1500

700

84

Three 19th C. pieces of furniture, comprising: a walnut Queen Anne style bench with leather seat, a maple one drawer stand, and mahogany tripod table with square top, bench 17"H x 26"W x 21"D, stand 26 1/2"H x 16" Sq., table 25"H x 16 3/4" Sq., wear commensurate with age.

500 - 800

1100

85

3 Military items, 19th/20th C., comprises: a red wool coat with gold braid, leather helmet with metal mounts, and a sword with brass handle.

200 - 300

450

86

5 Military/ soldier art works, 20th C., comprises: 3 watercolors and gouaches; 2 of individual soldiers, one signed Pierre Turner, the other signed with initials G.W., the 3rd a humorous scene of soldiers in a barber shop; together with 2 colored lithographs by Don Troiani, "Union Standard Bearer" and "General George Washington", both pencil signed, all framed, sizes from 10 1/2"H x 7"W to 20"H x 20"W

300 - 500

375

87

4 Ladderback open arm chairs, 18th C., 3 painted and one in natural finish, wear commensurate with age, Approx. 47"H x 24"W x 15"D

600 - 900

3700

88

Repousse gilded tin eagle, 19th C., holds a shield, 3 arrows and a leaf branch, mounted in a shadow box, 4 1/2"H x 7 3/4"W

200 - 300

70

89

4 Equestrian military watercolors, late 19th/ early 20th C., 2 signed M or Maurice Toussaint, one signed P. Benigni, and the last signed Eugene Jehefrey?, all matted and framed, 11"H x 8"W to 18"H x 12 1/2"W

300 - 500

150

90

2 Maple tavern tables, 18th C., the smaller from the Buckley Estate purchased through the Richmond Shop in Woodbury, having a 3 board top with a raised edge on a black over red painted base, the larger with a one board top with breadboard ends over one drawer on a red painted base, smaller 25"H x 27"W x 20 3/4"D, larger 26"H x 31 3/4"W x 24 1/2"D, wear commensurate with age.

1000 - 1500

1700

91

Antique pistol, 19th C., Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver, 36 caliber percussion, six shot, 7 1/2 inch barrel, Fourth Model, manufactured 1863, no military markings, traces of original finish (may have been cleaned); grips replaced/ refinished, modern display case, flask, bullet mold, oiler.

800 - 1200

1000

92

3 Equestrian military watercolors/ gouache, 19th C., one signed F. Goufat (?), one of the Franco-Russian war period unsigned, the last a British 6th Gadroon Guards Mounted Officer C. 1870, framed, 13 1/2"H x 10 1/2"W to 11"H x 16"W

300 - 500

150

93

Group of 8 side chairs, 18th/19th C., including: 2 Windsor chairs, 2 arrowback chairs, 2 ladderback chairs (one with missing finial) and 2 ladderback rockers, approx. 40"H x 18"W x 13 3/4"D, wear commensurate with age.

600 - 900

300

94

Powderhorn, American, 18th C., with allover incised decoration on cow's horn depicting the Mohawk and Hudson River and surrounding New York towns and homesites including Albany, Schenectady, Fort Muller, Stillwater, in the center of the horn, the seal "Dieu et mon Droit" flanked by a lion and unicorn, incised around base "John Addoms at Dobs Ferry May 1760 A.D.", incised in upper area, "John Addoms is my name New York is my home, when I die bury me as my bones rot, this horn shall make me not forgot",very good condition, 12 1/2"L x 2 1/2"D

8000 - 12000

0

95

3 Watercolors, early 20th C., 2 of standing soldiers signed L. Rousselot, entitled "Regiment de Soissonnois" and "Yorktown October 1781"; together with a watercolor of a clipper ship inscribed to Peter Blum and signed indistinctly, all matted and framed, 7" x 9" to 13" x 11"

300 - 500

175

96

Queen Anne maple oval dropleaf dining table, 18th C., top and bottom may be associated, 27 1/2"H x 41"W x 11 1/2"D, each leaf 14 1/2"W, wear commensurate with age.

500 - 800

900

97

French soldier painted sheet metal trade sign, 19th C., "Au Soldat Francais" depicts a standing soldier holding his rifle with bayonet, one side in fair to good condition, the other side in poor condition, 51"H x 21 1/2"W excludes the hanging rods.

800 - 1200

500

98

Friedrich Fritz L'Allemand, 1812-1866, watercolor, inscribed, dated September 1853(?), and signed F. Allemand, a soldier on the ramparts with with destroyed canons, framed, 16 1/2"H x 22"W.

300 - 500

150

99

4 Chairs including: a pair of mahogany Chippendale style, side chairs, 19th C., and 2 cherry and mahogany Chippendale side chairs, 18th C., approx. 37"H x 18"W x 16 1/2"D, wear commensurate with age.

400 - 600

300

100

Banded wooden container, 19th C., missing top, 17"H x 10" Diam., top band is loose.

50 - 100

50

101

George Laurence Nelson, American, 1887-1978, Portrait of elderly seated gentlemean, oil on canvas, signed lower left and lower right, G.L. Nelson, framed, 31 1/2" x 26 1/2", good condition.

1000 - 1500

300

102

2 Tables, 18th C., including: a one drawer Federal cherry dropleaf table with line inlay, and a one drawer mahogany dropleaf table with serpentine shaped leaves purchased from Kenneth Hammitt in Woodbury, cherry table: 25"H x 31 1/2"W x 16 1/4"D, each leaf 9 3/4"W; mahogany table: 27 1/2"H x 22 1/4"W x 17"D, each leaf 8"W, wear commensurate with age.

700 - 1000

1100

103

Chinese Export (Lowestoft) porcelain charger, 18th C., in the oriental style, 17" Dia., firing crack on back 10"L running along foot, hairline crack from rim towards foot 3"L., J. Walter Thompson Collection label on reverse.

1500 - 2500

3000

104

Bruce Robert Crane, American, 1857-1937, "Stream at Dusk", oil on panel, signed lower right Bruce Crane, framed, 7 1/2"H x 9 1/2"W, good condition.

1500 - 2500

1600

105

George II English walnut dropfront desk, mid-18th C., with mahogany crossbanding, the interior having a central locking door flanked by 3 open compartments over 1 drawer, over 2 smaller drawers, 41 1/2"H x 36"W x 20"D, cracking to veneer, minor losses.

1000 - 1500

800

106

Chinese export porcelain platter, 18th C., in blue and white, Fitzhugh pattern, 11 3/4"H x 14 1/2"L x 1 1/2"D, good condition.

800 - 1200

700

107

Group of prints, etchings and frames, 19th/20th C., includin: Kerr Eby, American, 20th C., "Child Sweeping,; unsigned, 19th C. oval pencil or charcoal portrait of 2 children, both framed, not examined out of frames, unsigned, 19th/20th C. oil on canvas of Cathedral interior, many Victorian wood and gilt frames, and several misc. framed and unframed prints, approx. 30 items, 5 1/4"H x 3 1/2"W to 23 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W, fair to good condition.

400 - 600

400

108

Mahogany Chippendale tilt top table, 18th C., on lemon and claw feet - see history affixed to underside of top "This was the property of Capt. John Hayward of ___ who furnished the first building stone used in ___ in Knog Chapel, and has been in the family ever since purchased by Dr. D.H. Holmes, it dates from about 1765", 29"H x 32" Diam., wear commensurate with age.

1500 - 2500

900

109

4 Chinese export porcelain items, 18th C., in blue and white, including: pair of hexagonal master salts and pair of bowls, 2"H x 3" Diam. to 2 3/4"H x 5" Diam., chips, repair to salt, firing crack to rim of one bowl.

200 - 300

550

110

Two Italian watercolors on paper, late 19th/ early 20th C., the first signed A. Presdocimi, "Girl at Fountain Viewing Pigeons", signed A. Presdocimi lower right, and G. Visotto-Albedi, "Italian Market Scene', signed lower right G. Visotto-Albedi '95, both framed, not examiuned out of frame, good condition, 8 1/2" x 4 3/4" and 12" x 9"

300 - 500

650

111

Federal cherry chest of drawers, C. 1800, 4 drawers with keyhole and line inlay, brasses having thistle decoration, 38 1/2"H x 40"W x 20 1/2"D, wear commensurate with age.

800 - 1200

850

112

4 Chinese export porcelain items, 18th C., in blue and white, Fitzhugh pattern, 2 round warming dishes, a gravy boat and underplate, 3 1/2"H x 7 1/2"L x 5"W to 2"H x 11"L, good condtion.

800 - 1200

800

113

2 Lithographs, the first by Richard Lindner, American, 20th C., untitled, signed R. Lindner and date 1967 and pencil signed LL Richard Lindner, and #2/100 LR, framed, not examined out of frame, 22" x 17"; and Richard Anuskiewiez, American, 20th C., titled "Yellow Reversed", 1970, signed in pencil Anuskiewiez 1970, framed, not examined out of frame, this print was distributed in Art In America, March-April 1970, 14" x 20". Both have J. Walter Thompson Colletion labels on reverse.

300 - 500

100

114

Walnut Queen Anne tilt top table, 18th C., old Sotheby Parke Bernet label on underside 28"H x 32" Diam., wear commensurate with age.

800 - 1200

600

115

6 Chinese export porcelain pieces, 18th C., in blue and white Fitzhugh pattern: comprising 3 plates, 2 bowls and a leaf form dish, 1"H x 8"L x 6"W to 1 3/4"H x 9 3/4" Diam, some chips, one plate repaired.

600 - 900

0

116

Group of 4 artworks, 19th/20th C., comprising: John T. Dwyer, American, 20th C., "Stream in Landscape", oil on board, framed, not examined out of frame, portrait has small restoration on back; a pen and ink street scene, initalled U or V and dated '49, M.Knoedler label on reverse, framed, not examined out of frame, a gouache, 20th C., artist unknown, "Cows Drinking at a Stream", framed, not examined out of frame, an oil on canvas, late 19th C., artist unknown, "Portrait of Woman", framed sizes from 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" to 10 1/2 x 8 1/4"

500 - 1000

250

117

2-Part oak panelled chest, 18th C., possibly with chestnut interior, 4 drawers, the second drawer the largest, with star shaped drop pulls resting on bun feet, one piece of veneer missing, 38"H x 40"W x 21 1/2"D.

1500 - 2500

1600

118

15 Pieces of Chinese export porcelain, 18th C., in blue and white, Fitzhugh pattern, including: 1 large oval cover, 2 square covers, 1 tea bowl, 2 cups, 2 bowls, and 7 dishes, 2 1/4"H x 3"W to 5"H x 11 1/2"W x 14"D, some chips.

400 - 700

400

119

3 Etchings, 20th C., comprising: Henry Tuttle, American, "Woodcock" inscribed in pencil, " For David Wagstaff 28 April 43 and Tuttle imp."; Charles Frederick William Mielatz, American, "Girl Driving Turkey", signed and dated 1915 in plate and pencil signed lower middle Mielatz imp. and George Marples English, "Leaping Trout", signed and no. in pencil lower left Geo. Marples 41/45 and "Sauve Qui Peut" lower right, 3 1/2" x 4" to 9 1/" x 13 1/2", toning to Marples print.

500 - 1000

400

120

2-Part oak panelled chest with possible chestnut interior, 4 drawers, the second being the largest, with pierced drop pulls resting on bun feet, old Sotheby Parke Bernet label in interior, a few losses to moulding, 38"H x 40 1/2"W x 21 1/2"D.

1500 - 2500

1600

121

2 Pieces of lettuce ware by New Milford Pottery, 20th C., including: a plate and bowl, 6 1/2" Diam. to 3"H x 6 3/4" Square, one rim chip to bowl, chips, repair to plate.

200 - 300

0

122

Group of 5 etchings and 2 drawings, 19th and 20th C., comprising: William Merritt Chase, American, "Keying up the Court Jester" signed and dated in plate LL Wm. Chase 1880, CM "Plane Over Ocean" initialled , inscribed and dated in pencil C.M.1927; 2 etchings of nudes, one signed illegibly in pnecil LR, and John Taylor Arms "Puerta Principal de la Iglesia de San Pablo, Valladolid", signed and inscribed in pencil John Taylor Arms 1924 trial proof 1X X to Mr C.R. Henschel with my compliments, John Taylor Arms, 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" to 12" x 8", fair to good condition. Joseph Margulies, American, 1896-1983, two crayon portraits of children, the first of a sleeping baby, titled in pencil lower left "Crayon study" and signed Joseph Margulies lower right, 7 1/2" x 5"; the second of a Young Boy, signed lower right "by Jos. Margulies '16", 7 3/4" x 5", good condition, both in folder mats.

400 - 600

200

123

American cherry or possibly pecanwood secretary/bookcase, 18th C., possibly from New Orleans, desk interior having a locked central door flanked by 3 over 2 open shelves with 4 drawers, resting on bracket feet, wear commensurate with age, 80"H x 39 1/2"W x 21 1/2"D

2500 - 3500

1300

124

Scottish mahogany barometer, 19th C., with satinwood line inlay, ivory finial and dial, base marked Ciceri & Pini Edinburgh, 37 1/2"H x 10 1/2"W x 1 3/4" D, damages, cracks.

300 - 500

425

125

Group of etchings and lithographs including: Philip Kappel, American, 20th C., "Sailboat Rounding a Buoy" signed in pencil LR; Guy Pene Du Bois, American, 20th C., "Art Class" colored lithograph, signed in plate; Umberto Romano, American, 20th C., "Ecce Homo" signed, titled and numbered in pencil 99/100; and prints by Ludovic Lepic, Morris Greenberg and others, approx. 25pieces, 2 3/4" x 1 1/4" to 12" x 9", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

300

126

English panelled and carved oak lift top chest, 18th C., having a 3 panel top over foliate carved 3 panel front with iron lock and hasp, 28"H x 53"W x 22"D

600 - 900

1000

127

Art pottery matte green glazed vase, early 20th C., inscribed characters on base, possibly the mark of William A. Long of Lonhuda Pottery, see page 240 of American Art Pottery by Lucile Henzke Thomas, Nelson, Inc. publisher, 11"H x 5 1/2"D, one chip to base

200 - 300

175

128

Group of approx. 200 19th C. drawings, paintings and watercolor landscapes, including: a watercolor of a windmill and horsecart, signed H. Cassiers, many English landscape watercolors, a watercolor of Nuremburg and others, 3 1/2" x 5" to 13" x 10", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

1300

129

American Chippendale rectangular dropleaf dining table, 18th C., on box stretcher base with block and turned leg and butterfly supports, 2 modern cherry leaves, 28"H x 48"W x 17"D, each leaf 14"W, 2 additional leaves 12"W, top As Is.

2000 - 3000

2900

130

Group of 6 brass candlesticks, including: 4 single brass candlesticks, 18th C., with square bases, and a 20th C. pair with round bases, 6"H x 3 3/4"Sq. to 7 3/4"H x 4 1/2" Sq., good condition.

500 - 700

525

131

Group of approx. 100 19th C. drawing, painting and watercolor portraits and character studies including "The Locksmiths' Assistant", portrait of a Sultan, "Scottish Shepherds", a miniature portrait of a Rajah, and others, 6" x 4" to 8" x 11", poor to good condition.

500 - 1000

800

132

Contemporary maple Federal style canopy bed with turned posts, posts 72"H, side rails 77"L, end rails 52"W.

300 - 500

250

133

Group of 6 lighting devices, 18th and 19th C., including: 2 single one-arm bass wall sconces, a wrought iron rush light holder, a pair of wood and pewter candlesticks, and a tin candle mold, 7 3/4"H x 4 3/4" Diam. to 11"H x 7" Diam., good condition.

300 - 500

400

134

Group of 19th C. drawings, paintings and watercolors of animals and flowers including: 4 gouaches of chicks, a watercolor drawing of a stag in a forest, 2 watercolor portraits of cows and others, aprox. 28 pieces, one framed, not veiwed out of the frame, 4 1/2" x 3" to 14 3/4" x 11 3/4", poor to good condition.

500 - 1000

325

135

Two European leaded glass pieces & a bell, 19th C., the smaller depicting a gentleman in a hat with a castle in the background, cracks and losses; the larger of an angel standing behind a 4-panel crest; and a cast bronze bell, 3 pieces, 5 1/2"H x 3"D to 29"H x 14 1/2"W

200 - 300

350

136

Four 18th and 19th C. mirrored items, including: 2 Queen Anne mirrors with bevelled floral decoration, 18th C., a dresser tray and a candle sconce, 10" Diam. to 14 1/2" x 14 1/2", chip to candle sconce mirror.

800 - 1200

425

137

Group of 18th and 19th C. items on vellum and paper including 3 documents with religious illustrations, two illuminated manuscript letters, a child's penmanship workbook titled Crane Tomlinson, Woodbury, a calligraphic page pertaining to St. Augustine, and others, approx. 9 pieces, 2 3/4" x 7" to 19" x 13", fair to good condition.

400 - 800

250

138

Needlework picture, 18th C., depicting "The Venerable Joannes de Palafox" surrounded by various saints and martyrs, faces and arms of figures are handpainted silk, clothing and background stitched in silk twist, framed, not examined out of frame, 16" x 13", fair condition.

200 - 300

550

139

Pair of tin sconces with round mirrored backplates, 19th/20th C., 4 1/2"Deep x 8" Diam., As Is

200 - 300

350

140

Group of 19th C. paintings on paper of various crests, an 18th C. French handcolored book of crests, 2 pages of seals and owners and other items, approx 75 pieces, 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" to 13" x 8", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

400

141

Approx. 75 19th C. volumes by various authors including 50 by Charles Dickens, the Household Boz edition, 3 volumes of Plutarchs' Lives of Famous Men, and others, 7"H x 5"W to 11"H x 8 1/4"W, fair to good condition.

200 - 300

175

142

Group of approx. 150 20th C. prints including: a Navy poster by Wm. A. Rogers, 45 floral prints after various artists, 12 Gould hummingbird prints, 2 colored engravings by James Godby, and others, fair to good condition, 5"H x 5"W to 24 1/2" x 20 1/2".

500 - 1000

250

143

Group of prints, photographs and articles relating to ships and planes, including: 25 prints depicting flight in the 20th C. copywright in 1928 by the Wright Aeronautical Corp.; a group of 18th, 19th and 20th C. pritns, engravings and photos depicting ballooning and early flight, a group of 18th C. engravings of shipbuilding and a pamphlet of handwritten and drawn plans "From the Logbook of the Clipper Ship "The Great Republic".", approx. 80 pieces, 5"H x 3 1/2"W to 15"H x 21"W, fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

1400

144

Group of 18th, 19th and 20th C. costume prints including: French regional costume, Scottish costume, American and English Victorian dress, and others, approx. 500 pieces, 4 3/4" x 3" to 20 3/4" x 14", fair to good condition

1000 - 1500

600

145

Group of 18th, 19th and 20th C. natural history prints, including: plants, flowers, insects, birds, snakes and mammals, approx. 200 pieces, 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" to 19" x 23 1/2", poor to good condition.

1000 - 1500

700

146

Group of 18th, 19th and 20th C. prints pertaining to architecture and decoration, including many 19th C. colored plates of furniture, many 18th C. architectural engravings, etc., approx. 200 pieces, 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" to 21" x 14 1/2", fair to very good condition.

1000 - 1500

800

148

Group of 18th C. misc. black and white engravings, including: a series of prints of various gentlemans' pursuits of hunting, fowling, fishing, husbandry, etc.; many plates from "The New Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" and others, approx. 200 items, 7" x 5" to 18 1/2" x 14", fair to good condition.

1000 - 1500

300

149

Group of misc. 18th, 19th and 20th C. small black and white prints, together with 30 19th C. handcolored engravings of "Modern Athenians" by Perry, approx. 300 pieces, fair to good condition, 9" x 5 1/2" to 11" x 16".

500 - 1000

300

150

Group of misc. 19th C. small handcolored prints, approx. 500 pieces, 2" x 2" to 14" x 10", fair to very good condition.

500 - 1000

500

151

Group of 19th C. English equestrian prints some handcolored including: "Leamington Grand Steeplechase, 1837", Ascot and others, approx. 20 pieces, poor to fair condition, 12" x 7 1/2" to 14 1/2" x 24"

500 - 1000

200

152

Group of misc. 19th C. medium and large handcolored prints, including: snipe shooting, Wyck Elms at Pollol, Renfrewshire, Swedish washerwomen, etc., approx. 200 pieces, 6 3/4" x 5" to 22" x 17", poor to good condition.

500 - 1000

400

153

Group of 18th C. small and medium sized handcolored prints, including: "View of a Boxing Match in Hapaee", "Negroes, Aborigines of Africa", "Armorial Bearings for Dealers in the Marvelous!!" and others, approx. 200 pieces, 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" to 14" x 9", fair to very good condition

500 - 1000

500

154

Group of 18th C. medium and large handcolored prints, including: "The Temple as it was in Christe Time", "La Force", "Stagg Hunting", and others, approx. 100 items, 11" x 7" to 13" x 18", fair to good condition.

1000 - 1500

325

155

Group of 19th C. misc. oriental artwork including 6 paintings on pith paper, 2 Persian miniature paintings, 2 oriental scrolls, and others, approx. 50 pieces, 4 1/2" x 6" to 30" x 19", poor to very good condition.

500 - 1000

300

156

Group of maps, documents, flags and Civil war memorabilia, including: a large handcolored map of New England and Canada C.1800, plan of Norwalk, 19th C., several Civil war engravings by E. Forbes, a board of cigarette premium flags, 3 small printed American flags, an indenture on parchment and others, approx. 100 piecs, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" to 26" x 30", poor to good condition.

500 - 1000

500

157

4 Japanese woodblock prints, 19th/20th C., depicting women in various pursuits, framed, not examined out of frame, 15" x 7", one print has broken glass, good condition.

200 - 300

375

158

Group of 18th, 19th and 20th C. hand lettered music pages, some on vellum, approx. 50 pieces, 12" x 8 1/2" to 25" x 19", fair to good condition

500 - 1000

200

159

Group of drawings, paintings and watercolors, 19th C., depicting landscapes and ships, including: a primitive oil on canvas of cattle, a watercolor of sailboats signed U. Thumar Norman, a watercolor landscape signed W.G. Russell, and others , approx. 50 pieces, 4" x 6" to 23" x 15", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

275

160

Group of American and European ink drawings and watercolors, 20th C., including a floral watercolor by Arthur Garfield Learned, American, several watercolors of New England landscapes signed Michael, a watercolor of circus performers signed Michael Doyle, American, and others, 5" x 3" to 12" x 16", aprox. 20 pieces, fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

400

161

Group of 17th C. engravings by various engravers including Benedeto Montagna, F. Hubert, Bartolomeo Coriolano, R. V. Orley, Zuicarus Bapta, Cornelius Marinus Vermeulen, C. Schonaeus, Peter Van Schuppen, Boulanger, Wm. Pannels, Giulio Carpioni, Hill, and others, approx. 19 items, 3 1/4" x 5" to 9" x 14", poor to good condition.

500 - 1000

300

162

Group of 17th C. engravings by various engravers including: B. Moncornet, Ludolf Bakhuisen, Simone Cantarini, Francesco Vann, Gilles Henderi Sirani, Paulus Potter, Giorgio Ghisi, Lucas Vorstermans, and others, approx. 19 pieces 6" x 4 1/2" to 12" x 16", fair to good condition,

500 - 1000

300

163

Group of 17th C. engravings by various engravers, including: G/L/ Inue, Pitro testa, Bartolomeo Biscainus, Remigius Vuibert, Gioseppe Rossi, Joseph Von Prenner, Lucas Vorsterman, J. Michault, C. David Cornelius Cort, Giacomo Rossi, and others, approx. 19 pieces, 8 1/2" x 6 1/2" to 11" x 17", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

375

164

Approx. 100 18th/19th C. prints by various artists, including: 40 bookplate illustrations after Jean Honore Fragonard engraved by Abbe De Saint Non, 13 Cruickshank prints, 14 plate engravings of "Fratres in Malox: or Tim Bobbins Rap at the Pyrates" and others, 7" x 5 1/2" to 15" x 19", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

550

165

Group of approx. 100 18th/19th C. prints by various artists, including : J.E. Folquier, G. Vitalba, Sadel, Vander Gucht, Rowlandson, Guelard, De Launay, F. Bartolozzi, Pierre Michel Alix, Sir Robert Strange, Le Ghendt, and others, 4" x 3" to 9" x 12", fair to good condition.

500 - 1000

325

166

Group of approx. 300 lettered pages and frontispieces from 17th/18th and 19th C. books, some illustrated, and approx. 30 mats, 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" to 23" x 17", poor to good condition.

200 - 300

50

167

Eric Gill, British, 1820-1940, "Leda", wood cut, #1/5, signed "EricG", labeled on back with title and provenance, one or two fox marks outside plate and margin, 5 1/4" x 3 1/4", (ref #1)

100 - 300

450

168

Eric Gill, British, 1820-1940, "Artist and the Mirror", woodcut #4/15, signed "EricG" labeled on back with title and provenance one or two fox marks outside plate and margin, 4 3/4" x 2 1/2", (ref #2)

100 - 300

500

169

Eric Gill, British, 1820-1940, "Mrs. Gibbings", woodcut #26/50, signed "EricG", labeled on back with title and provenance, slight discoloration, 7" x 4 1/4", (ref #3)

100 - 300

200

170

Theodore Roussel, English school, 1847-1926, "Bank Holiday Beaufort Street Chelsea" engraving, signed, 3" x 2 1/2", and "Head of a Girl Leaning on her Hand", signed,2 1/2" x 2 1/4", (2 pcs) (ref #4)

75 - 150

250

171

Francis H. Dodd, English, 1874-1949, "Lars Fisher", engraving, signed and dated 1916, 13 1/2" x 10", (ref #5)

100 - 200

20

172

Raoul Dal Molin Ferenzona, Italian, 1879-1946, "La Morte Confida i suo i Segreti a Satana" etching, signed and dated 1930, 4" x 5", and "Il Convento delle 13 Monache" etching, signed and dated 1930, 5" x 7", and "William Blake" etching, signed and dated 1930, 6 1/4" x 4 1/4". (3 pcs). (ref #6)

100 - 150

60

173

Paul Cesar Helleu, French, 1859-1927, "Woman in a Black Hat", color drypoint (laid down), signed, foxed, slight discoloration rough edges to sheet with tears breaks and glue marks, appears to have full margins, 15 1/2" x 11", (ref #7)

400 - 600

1200

174

Robert Charles Goff, Irish, 1837-1922, "Tree 1894", etching, signed and dated 1894 and inscribed "R.Goff", 9" x 6". (ref #8)

40 - 60

15

175

Emil Orlik, Czech., 1870-1932, "Dr. Richard Strauss 1917", etching, signed and dated 1917, light foxing, 10 1/2" x 7 1/2". (ref #9).

100 - 200

50

176

Paul Hermann, German, 1864- , "Fantasy", etching 25/130, signed, 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". (ref #10)

100 - 200

30

177

Elias M. Grossman, American, 1898- , "The Grand Canal (Venice)", etching, signed and dated 1927, 9 1/2" x 11 1/2", and "Riva Schiavoni Venice", etching, signed and dated 1927, 8 3/4" x 12 1/2", and "Old Palaces on the Lagoon, Venice", etching, signed and dated 1927, 8 1/2" x 13 1/2", (3 pcs). (ref #11)

100 - 150

100

178

Elias M. Grossman, American, 1898- , "Arab", etching, signed and dated 1933, 6" x 4 1/2", and "Pipe Contentment", etching, singed and dated Dec 7, 1934, 8" x 6", and "Russian Beggar", etching, signed, 14" x 9", and "Daydreams", etching signed, 8" x 9 3/4", and "Untitled Portrait" etching, signed and dated 1931, 16" x 11"; and 10 related letters from E. Grossman and W. Hillman (Lot). (ref #12)

100 - 150

250

179

Elias M. Grossman, American, 1898- , "Untitled Portrait" etching, signed and dated 1927, 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", and "William Hillman" etching, signed, 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", and "To a Friend" etching, signed and dated 1927-8, 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", and "William Hillman" etching, 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", and "Untitled Portrait" etching, signed, 5" x 4", and "Tranquility" etching, signed and dated 1934, 2" x 1 3/4"; 2 letters, 2 invitations, and 1 catalogue. (Lot) (ref #13)

100 - 150

120

180

Elias M. Grossman, American, 1898- , "Benito Mussolini" etching, signed and dated 1927 in pencil, 12 1/2" x 8 1/2", and "Untitled" etching, signed and dated 1926 in pencil, 8" x 6"; 3 letters, 1 exhibition catalogue, photographs of Mussolini and Einstein sitting for Artist. (Lot) (ref #14)

100 - 200

170

181

Misc. group of prints and reproductions (23) exhibition catalogies, receipts, invitations, and cards. (Lot) (ref #15)

50 - 100

150

182

Kazimierz Wiszniewski, Polish, 1894- , "Portrait" linocut, signed and dated 1924/5, 7 1/2" x 6 1/2"; and "Village Scene" linocut, signed and dated 1924/5, 5 3/4" x 4"; and "Village Scene" linocut, signed and dated 1924/5, 7 1/2" x 6" (3pcs) (ref #16)

50 - 75

60

183

Theodore Irving Dalgleish, British, b. 1855 - ; and Frederick Goulding, British, 1842-1909, "Portrait" and "Portrait of a Sailor", etchings, signed and titled in pencil, both 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; and Sickert, British, late 19th/early 20th C., and "Mon Bon Dodo" etching, signed and titled in pencil, 3 3/4" x 4 5/8"; and Marcello Boglione, Italian, "La Strada nella Valle" etching, artist's proof, signed and titled in pencil, foxed, 5 3/4" x 7 1/2". (4 pcs) (ref #17)

75 - 125

350

184

Autographs of Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, WW II British Prime Minister, one typewritten letter dated July 29th, 1931 signed "W. Churchill", various telegrams and letters from Churchill's secretary; and Randolph S. Churchill, 1911-1968, Author, Journalist, and son of Winston, 1 typewritten letter dated Feb. 23rd, 1938 signed, and 1 handwritten letter dated Sept. 11th, 1931, signed. (Lot) (ref #67)

500 - 1000

1000

185

Cordell Hull, 1871-1955, Statesman Nobel Prize winner, one typewritten signed letter dated May 14, 1940. (ref #68)

50 - 100

30

186

Sir Anthony Eden, 1897-1977, Brit. Sec. of State Foreign Affairs (Later P.M.), 3 typewritten letters dated Sept. 26th, Dec 1st and 2nd, 1938, signed "Anthony Eden". (ref #69)

150 - 300

100

187

Neville Chamberlain, 1864-1940, British Prime Minister (1937-40), 1 typewritten letter on 10 Downing Street letterhead dated 21st Sept. 1938 signed "Neville Chamberlain"; misc. letters on 10 Downing Street letterhead by his Secretary. (lot) (ref #70)

200 - 400

600

188

Joseph P. Kennedy, 1888-1969, father of John F. Kennedy, 1 typewritten letter dated May 25th, 1938 signed Joseph P. Kennedy in his capacity as American Ambassador in London, 1 typewritten letter dated Feb. 18th, 1941 signed "Joe", 38 photographs taken iin the late 1930's, 1 magazine article from "Fortune" late 1930's. (Lot) (ref #71)

250 - 500

200

189

Harold MacMillan, 1894-1986, British Prime Minister (1957-63), 1 handwritten letter dated 17th Dec. 1931 and signed "MacMillan". (ref #72)

75 - 150

35

190

Lord W.W. Astor, 1879-1952, British MP, Publisher, 1 typewritten letter dated 5th May 1938 and signed "W W Astor", 1 typewritten letter dated 10th July 1936 and signed "Astor"; and Lady Nancy Astor, 1879-1964 (Viscountess) First woman British MP, 1 typewritten letter dated 25th May 1934, and signed in pencil "Nancy Astor", 1 printed invitation to Luncheon at 4 St. James Square, SW1. (Lot) (ref #73)

50 - 100

40

191

Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Warfield Simpson 1896-1986, one handwritten letter of thanks dated Friday the 16th, signed "Wallis Windsor" and hand addressed envelope postmarked Paris, June 1939. (ref #74)

300 - 600

150

192

Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII 1894-1972, one typewritten letter dated 15th September 1939 and signed "Edward". (ref #75)

300 - 600

200

193

Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Edward VIII 1894-1972 and Wallis Warfield Simpson 1896-1986, misc. telegrams and cards from Wallis and Edward circa 1939; "The King and The Lady" circa 1936, 2 copies; "The King and The Lady" new edition, circa 1936, 3 copies; "The Woman I Love" circa 1936, 3 copies; black and white photo of Wallis and Edward circa 1936 aboard Naval ship, with William Hillman in background, 10" x 13 1/4", unsigned; black and white photograph of Edward VIII by Soper of Park Lane London, 11 1/2" x 9", unsigned; misc. newspaper clippings and correspondence circa 1936; 1 typewritten diary circa 1936. (Lot) (ref #76)

100 - 300

225

194

Joachim Von Ribbentrop, 1893-1946, Hitler's Foreign Affairs advisor, 1 typewritten letter dated 11/2/35 signed in pencil, one signed card. (2 pcs) (ref #77)

150 - 300

175

195

Ferdinand Foch, 1851-1929, French General WW I, 1 handwritten signed letter dated 8/9/27. (ref #78)

100 - 200

180

196

H.P. Petain, 1856-1951, French Hero WW I, Treason WW 2, 1 typewritten letter dated 18 Sept 1927, signed. (ref #79)

50 - 100

225

197

J.J.C. Joffre, 1852-1931, French Marshall WW I, 1 typewritten letter dated 8 Sept 1927 signed. (ref #80).

75 - 150

100

198

H.J.E. Gourand, 1867-1948, French General WW I, 1 typewritten letter dated 7 Sept 1927, signed. (ref #81)

75 - 150

0

199

John J. Pershing, 1860-1948, Comm.-in-Chief AEF WW I, 1 typewritten letter dated Sept 17, 1938, signed. (ref #82)

30 - 60

60

200

Charles A. Lindbergh, 1902-1974, Aviator, 1 signature in pencil, undated. (ref #83)

400 - 800

250

201

Charles A. Lindbergh, 1902-1974, Aviator, 1 Dinner Menu, signed "C.A. Lindbergh" at the Savoy Hotel, London May 30th, 1927, hosted by the Association of American Correspondents in London, held in honor of Charles A. Lindbergh's crossing of the Atlantic that same year. The menu features dishes such as "Consomme Atlantique", and "Fraises du Chevalier Lindbergh". (ref #84)

500 - 1000

1700

202

Charles A. Lindbergh, 1902-1974, Aviator, 1 Dinner menu similar to the previous lot but unsigned; one article on Lindbergh for the Saturday Evening Post July 23, 1927; 3 photographs of Charles Lindbergh and Willima Hillman and others aboard Naval Ship, each 8" x 10"; misc telegrams. (Lot) (ref #85)

100 - 300

120

203

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 handwritten letter on Claridge's London letterhead, signed "Hearst". The letter contains Hearst's own views on Hitler's election as a suggested editorial. (ref #86)

250 - 500

1600

204

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 handwritten letter in pencil on South Western Hotel, Southampton letter head signed "William Randolph Hearst". (ref #87)

200 - 400

150

205

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 handwritten letter to William Hillman regarding purchase of art, signed "W R Hearst". (ref #88)

200 - 400

150

206

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 handwritten letter on St. Donat's Castle South Wales letterhead, signed "W R Hearst" and envelope. (ref #89)

200 - 400

225

207

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 typewritten letter dated April 30, 1937, Los Angeles Examiner letterhead signed "W R Hearst"; 1 typewritten letter dated November 10, 1936, Hearst Newspapers letter head, signed "W R Hearst" (2 pcs). (ref #90)

200 - 400

175

208

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, 1 typewritten letter dated January 21, 1939, Los Angeles Examiner letterhead, signed "W R Hearst"; and 1 typewritten letter dated May 3, 1939 signed "W.R. Hearst"; and 1 carbon copy dated January 31, 1939 signed in pencil "W R Hearst" (Lot) (ref #91)

250 - 500

250

209

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, one black and white photograph of William Randolph Hearst, with handwritten dedication to William Hillman, signed "William Randolph Hearst", 13 1/4" x 10 1/4", circa 1938. (ref #92)

500 - 1000

2300

210

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, misc. carbon copies of correspondence circa 1930-40. (ref #93)

100 - 200

100

211

Lord Beaverbrook (W. Maxwell Aitken), 1879-1964, Newspaper proprietor, 6 typewritten letter circa 1936, signed "Beaverbrook"; misc. unsigned letters and telegrams. (Lot) (ref #94)

250 - 500

50

212

Lord Beaverbrook (W. Maxwell Aitken) 1879-1964, Newspaper proprietor, 6 typewritten letters circa 1936, signed "Beaverbrook"; misc. unsigned letters and telegrams. (Lot) (ref #95)

250 - 500

90

213

Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. 1898-1974, Publisher, 1 handwritten note dated Mar 31 on Doctors Hospital New York stationery, signed "Neil Vanderbilt"; and 1 typewritten letter on personal letterhead, dated December 31, 1937 and signed "Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr."; and 1 typewritten letter on personal letterhead, dated March 17, 1938, and signed "Neil Vanderbilt"' misc. telegrams. (Lot) (ref #96)

100 - 200

100

214

Charles Evans Hughes, 1862-1948, Chief Justice Secretary of State, 1 typewritten letter on Supreme Court of the United States Washington DC letterhead, dated June 6, 1941 and signed "Charles S. Hughes" (ref #97)

75 - 150

50

215

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish playwright Nobel Prizewinner, 1 handwritten and initialed card dated Sept 19th, 1939. (ref #98)

500 - 1000

400

216

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 receipt for $1000 by George Bernard Shaw from King Features Syndicate Inc. dated July 31, 1936 for license to publish his article on "Planes and Gas seen as Peacemakers" (ref #99)

300 - 500

200

217

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire on European politics on Hearst Newspapers letterhead with handwritten answers by George Bernard Shaw and signed , dated 12 July 1937, 2 pages. (ref #100)

750 - 1500

850

218

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire with handwritten answers similar to preceding, signed and dated 24 July, 1935, 3 pages. (ref #101)

750 - 1500

2100

219

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire with handwritten answers similar to preceding lot, signed and dated April 1938, 3 pages. (ref #102)

750 - 1500

2000

220

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire with handwritten answers similar to preceding lot, initialled and dated 17/12/36, 3 pages and 2 page carbon copy. (ref #103)

750 - 1500

1200

221

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire with handwritten answers similar to preceding lot, 6 pages, signed and dated 5th April 1937. (ref #104)

750 - 1500

3000

222

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten questionnaire, signed and dated 29 November 1935. (ref #105)

500 - 1000

1300

223

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 typewritten letter dated 2 June 1933, signed "G. Bernard Shaw" on his personal letterhead. (ref #106)

500 - 1000

325

224

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 1 handwritten card, signed "G. Bernard Shaw" and dated 2 Oct. 1939. (ref #107)

500 - 1000

350

225

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, 2 copies of a manuscript by George Bernard Shaw entitled "The King, the Constitution, and the Lady", a satire on the Edward and Wallis story, one copy with handwritten edits by George Bernard Shaw, with handwritten card attached dated 1/11/37, both initialled. (lot) (ref #108)

750 - 1000

2500

226

George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish Playwright, misc. unsigned manuscript copies, telegrams and newspaper clippings. (lot) (ref #109)

25 - 75

175

227

Lord Dunsany (E.J.M.D. Plunkett) 1878-1957, Irish Author, Playwright, Hunter, 1 handwritten letter dated Feb 13, 1939 and signed "Dunsany" on Dunsany Castle letterhead. (ref #110)

100 - 200

70

228

Sir Hugh Walpole, 1884-1941, Author, Playwright, Biographer, 4 handwritten notes signed "Hugh Walpole" dated April 10, April 25, September 11, and October 14, 1939. (ref #111)

200 - 400

35

229

G.K.Chesterton, 1874-1936, Author of Father Brown detective series, 1 typewritten manuscript "The New King", a social comment on royalty at the time of the coronation of George VI, and signed "GK Chesterton", and receipt for sale of rights to the story to Hearst Newspaper fror $300.00. (lot) (ref #112)

200 - 400

325

230

John Masefield, 1878-1967, British Poet Laureate, 9 typewritten letters on personal letterhead signed "John Masefield" and dated circa Sept 1938; 7 black and white photographs of John Masefield in his garden, unsigned; 1 invitation and misc. carbon copies and telegrams. (Lot) (ref #113)

150 - 300

200

231

Hilaire Beloc, 1870-1953, English Author, Novelist and Critic, 3 handwritten notes, signed "H. Belloc", all dated March 1939. (ref #114)

75 - 150

75

232

H. B. Swope, 1882-1958, Author, Journalist, Pulitzter Prizewinner, War Correspondent, 1 typewritten letter on personal letterhead dated 13 June 1940 and signed "Herbert Bayard Swope" in red pencil; and Arthur Brisbane , Author, 1 typewritten letter dated April 6, 1932 on personal letterhead and signed "A. Brisbane" in blue pencil. (2 pcs) (ref #115)

50 - 100

15

233

Paul Gallico, 1897-1976, American Author, Poseidon Adventure, 2 typewritten letters dated 1936 on personal letterhead and signed "Paul Gallico"; and 2 typewritten letters dated 1938 on personal letterhead, and signed "Paul" (Lot) (ref #116)

125 - 250

50

234

Isadora Duncan, 1893-1956, American Dancer, 1 typewritten letter to Henry Ford dated January 12th, 1927, signed "Isadora Duncan" in which she challenges Henry Ford's views on modern dance. (ref #118)

400 - 800

1600

235

Alexander Korda, 1893-1956, Entertainment, 1 handwritten letter on personal letterhead signed "Alex"; and William H. Hays, 1879-1954, Motion Picture Executive, 1 typewritten letter dated July 23, 1930 on Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. letterhead and signed "Will H. Hays" and 1 newspaper clipping. (Lot) (ref #119)

30 - 50

10

236

Orson Welles, 1915-1985, Actor, 1 autographed black and white photograph, inscribed "For Jamie, with many thanks and much affection, Orson (Welles)", poor condition. (ref #121)

200 - 400

40

237

J.M. Keynes, 1883-1946, British Economist, 2 typewritten notes, dated July 1931, signed "J M Keynes". (ref #122)

100 - 200

500

238

J.M. Keynes, 1883-1946, British Economist, 1 typewritten note, signed iin pen 4 Dec 1931, 1 handwritte note, signed in pen 17 Dec 1931, 1 handwritten annotated remittance advice from Hearst Enterprises for 50 Pounds, signed in pen 26-2-33, each accompanied with a related carbon copy letter from William Hillman. (Lot) (ref #122a)

200 - 300

700

239

J.M.Keynes, 1883-1946, British Economist, 1 typed note, corrected and signed in pen, 24 Sept 1031, 1 typed note, corrected and signed with a postscript in pen, 25 Sept 1931, 1 typed letter from Hillman to Keynes, added to by Keynes own hand and signed in pen by Keynes and dated 14/10/31, related carbon copy correspondence from Hillman. (Lot) (ref #122b).

200 - 300

800

240

J.M.Keynes, 1883-1946, British Economist, 2 typed one page notes about Gold Standard article both signed in ink, 1 edited by hand in ink by Keynes, one with handwritten post script by Keynes, Jan 12 and 19th, 1933; 4 carbon copies of the article "Future of the Gold Standard", carbon copies of Hillman correspondence. (Lot) (ref #122c)

200 - 300

2100

241

J.M.Keynes, 1883-1946, British Economist, Typed 8 page article "The Economic Consequences of England's Decision" edited and signed in ink by Keynes. (ref #122d)

150 - 300

10000

242

Lord Rutherford, 1871-1937, Nobel Prize Physicist, 1 typewritten letter dated January 20th, 1933 on Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge letterhead, signed "Rutherford", declining to give his opinion to the press on Cosmic rays. (ref #123)

100 - 200

550

243

Irving Langmuir, 1881-1957, Scientist, 1 handwritten letter dated Dec. 16, 1932 on Grand Hotel Stockholm letterhead signed 3 times "Irving Langmuir" containing a short article written for the press on the prospects for advancement in the field of Chemistry. Langmuir was award the Nobel Prize for Chemistry that same year. (ref #124)

100 - 200

80

244

Graf Zeppelin memorabilia, 1 typewritten letter on Kurgarten Hotel Friedrichshafen letterhead dated August 14, 1929 and envelope sent by Graf Zeppelin, 4 stamps Deutsche Luftpost, 3 circular dated stamps postmarked Friedrichshafen 15 August, 1929. (lot) (ref #126)

200 - 400

100

245

Graf Zeppelin memorabilia, 1 typewritten letter and envelope sent via Graf Zeppelin postmarked New York Aug. 7, 1929, US postage stamps and stamped "First Round-the-World flight US Airmail" Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, postmarked Freidrichshafen 10.8.29; and 1 postcard of the Graf Zeppelin sent via Graf Zeppelin, circular dated stamp 20 Aug 1929 aboard the Graf Zeppelin, Deutsche Lufpost stamp. (Lot) (ref #127)

100 - 150

80

246

Graf Zeppelin memorabilia, 1 Official Pass to the Executive office at US Naval Air Station Lakehurst NJ; and misc. newspaper articles circa 1928. (Lot) (ref#128)

20 - 40

60

247

King George VI coronation memorabilia, "The Illustrated London News Coronation Record Number 1937" 1 copy dated 1937. (ref #129)

40 - 70

20

248

King George VI coronation memorabilia, "The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Official Souvenir Program" dated may 12th, 1937. (ref #130)

15 - 30

20

249

King George VI coronation memorabilia, "The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Official Souvenir Program" dated May 12th, 1937. (ref b#131)

15 - 30

25

250

King George VI coronation memorabilia, 1 receipt on Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., London letterhead for "Coronation Ware"; and various newspaper clippings. (lot) (ref #132)

15 - 30

30

251

Ocean Liner memorabilia, Passenger List of the maiden voyage of RMS "Queen Mary" May 27th, 1936. (ref #133)

25 - 50

80

252

Ocean Liner memorabilia, Passenger List of the voyage of SS "New Rochelle" from NY to Danzig, Nov 20th, 1920; and Passenger List of the voyage of Paquebot "Chicago" from Le Havre to NY, July 4th, 1922; Passenger List of the voyage of SS "Manhattan" from NY to Naples and Genoa on March 23rd, 1940, 2 copies; and Passenger List of the voyage of SS "Bremen" from NY to Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton on October 5th, 1929; Fact book on the USS "Memphis", a list of Officers and black and white photograph; and 3 copies of timetable of Norddeutscher Lloyd remen Line, NY to Bremerhaven. (Lot) (ref #134)

25 - 50

25

253

British WW II poster "Britain's Air Offensive", black, white and red, 60" x 40" (ref #135)

75 - 150

80

254

5 British WW II posters "The Empire's Strength" featuring the Colonies of India, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, color, each 40" x 25" and Britain 20" x 25". (ref #136)

200 - 400

210

255

5 British WW II posters "In an Air Raid....." one color and black and white, each 39 1/2" x 20". (ref #137)

150 - 300

90

256

4 British WW II posters "They Talked...." color, 39 1/2" x 20". (ref #138)

125 - 250

250

257

British WW II poster "A Few Careless Words May End in This...." color by Norman Wilkinson 1878-1971, 40" x 20". (ref #139)

150 - 300

225

258

British WW II poster "Back up the Fighting Forces" by Mackinlay, color, 40" x 20"; and 2 British WW II posters "Mightier Yet" red/black/ white and blue/black/white, both 40" x 20". (3 pcs) (ref #140)

75 - 150

100

259

2 British WW II posters "Warning" and "Don't let the Enemy...." red/black/white and blue/white, both 40" x 20"; and 2 British WW II posters "Be so proud of the race to which you belong...." Lord Halifax at Oxford, 29 February 1940; and "Come then let us to the task to the battle and the toil....." Winston Churchill at Manchester, 29 January, 1940, both red/black/white, 40" x 20"; 4 British WW II posters various titles, color, approx. 15" x 10"; map of the British Isles by National Geographic Magazine, Washington, 1937, color, 34" x 29" (Lot) (ref #141)

100 - 200

50

260

French WW I War bond poster "Credit Lyonnais", color, depicting soldier with French flag slaying an eagle (Germany), 23" x 31"; French WW II poster "Patience! Confiance! Silence!...." color, 13" x 10 1/4"; Hand drawn War poster "Everyone is reading the ICS...." signed Lauten, pencil and ink, black/white, 22" x 15" (Lot) (ref #142)

50 - 100

80

261

12 Posters "Careless Talk Costs Lives", color, 12" x 8" (ref #143)

75 - 150

240

262

Black and white photograph of Adolph Hitler on stage with Bill Hillman in audience, circa 1930, 5" x 7", list of phone numbers including Hitler's, and list of code names. (ref #144)

10 - 30

250

263

Misc. war-time publications "Communist Manifesto", "Fascism" by Mussolini, "If the Invade Comes", "Fascist War Songs" and "Allied War Aims". (lot) (ref #146)

20 - 40

30

264

Menus, wine lists, banquets, includes 1934 Buckingham Palace menu and Scots Guards music program, approx 20 pcs. (ref #147)

20 - 50

60

265

Soldiers' correspondence, WW I letters, approx 23 pcs. (ref #148)

50 - 100

60

266

2 Democratic National Convention ticket books, 1936 and 1944. (ref #149)

20 - 40

50

267

Group of press badges, honorary medal and business cards etc. (lot) (ref #150)

30 - 50

600

268

8 WW II Ration Books (ref #151)

20 - 40

10

269

Misc. Press association booklets, programs, association dinner menus. approx 50 pcs. (ref #152)

10 - 20

50

270

Misc. travel maps and guide books, war publications, approx. 20 pcs. (ref #153)

10 - 20

30

271

Aeronautical, Naval and Civil Defense, pamphlets, books and letters. (lot) (ref #154)

20 - 40

5

272

10 Letters, 8 unopened, posted from the Vatican, postmarked 12.8.29, different stamps; and misc. newspaper articles and telegrams. (lot) (ref #155)

50 - 100

125

273

1 Box misc. newspapers and some signed letters. (lot) (ref #156)

10 - 20

250

274

1 Box misc. carbon copies of correspondence, and signed letters. (lot) (ref #157)

10 - 20

525

275

Lot mostly copies of radio broadcasts. (ref #158)

10 - 20

325

276

Lot mostly cable grams, Western Union etc. (ref #159)

10 - 20

1100

277

1915 Columbia University Football progam, 2 Col. U literary booklets; U. of Penn. Supplement, 1917 Class List - Columbia and general Columbia University memorabilia. (lot) (ref #160)

30 - 50

125

278

Misc. lot of film negatives. (ref #161)

10 - 20

225

279

Misc. lot club membership cards, passports, press passes, etc. (ref #162)

10 - 20

175

280

Chaim A. Weizmann, 1874-1952, First President of Israel, 1 typewritten letter signed "Ch Weizmann" dated 18/10/38 on "77 Great Russell Street London" letterhead. Written during his Presidency of The Jewish Agency for Palestine.; 1 typewritten letter on The Jewish Agency for Palestine letterhead. (2 pcs) (ref #175)

700 - 1300

1800

281

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher,One magazine photograph of a fountain in black and white with handwritten comment and signature by Hearst "Dear Mr. Hillman, This is a pretty fountain. Can you kindly learn what a reproduction of it would cost? Sincerely WRHearst". (ref #176)

200 - 400

125

282

George C. Marshall, 1880-1959, Statesman, 1 typewritten signed letter dated July 31, 1941 on war Department letterhead. (ref #177)

150 - 300

60

283

Ernst A. Lehmann, 1886-1937, German aeronautical engineer, 1 typewritten signed letter dated December 5th 1928 on Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen letterhead. Lehmann was the commander of the Hindenburg (1936-7) and died when it exppoded at Lakehurst NJ; and 5 telegams relating to Zeppelins. (6 pcs) (ref #178)

75 - 150

100

284

World War 1 letters, newspapers etc., includes letters with envelopes cancelled at the Hoboken Military Post Office, conscription poster. (lot) (ref #179).

50 - 100

50

285

Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, Statesman, 1 typewritten initialed letter "BMB" dated August 4, 1941. (ref #180)

75 - 150

30

286

Raymond Poincare, 1860-1934, French Politician, 1 handwritten letter in French and signed dated 1926. (ref #181)

50 - 100

10

287

John Erskine, 1879-1951, American educator and writer, 1 typewritten letter dated November 28, 1916 and signed. (ref #182)

60 - 120

0

288

Anna May Wong, Chinese actress, handwritten postcard, Christmas card, Menu with handwritten Chinese characters and signed by attendees and Wong, plus related letter. (lot) (ref #183)

150 - 325

70

289

World's Fair San Francisco 1939, 3 letterheads dated 1938, all signed by Stan Beaubaire, Director of Public Relations. (ref #184).

20 - 40

5

290

Invitation from the White House, "The President and Mrs Roosevelt At Home on Wednesday Evening May the twenty-first at nine o'clock" (ref #185)

25 - 40

30

291

Judaica letters circa 1913-1941. (lot) (ref #186)

50 - 100

200

292

Misc. letters and invitations on Embassy of USSR, 13 Kensington palace Gardens, London letterhead; and note handwritten in pencil by Grand Duchess Marie, June 22nd, 1937. (ref #187).

20 - 30

100

293

Misc. group of black and white photographs including President Truman with William Hillman, approx. 60 pcs.

25 - 75

90

294

3 Pre WW II German Govt. letters, one on Nazi letterhead and 3 other letters; original and carbon copy WW II correspondence, "Confidential" articles and reports, newspaper, Franco material etc. (lot) (ref #189)

50 - 100

450

295

Early movie related memorabilia, includes Disney and King Features letterheads. #190.

40 - 80

60

296

Misc. lot of letterheads, such as "The Commercial Cable Company" "Yale News", "Bank for International Settlements", "Finnish Red Cross", pharmaceutical receipts, US passports of William Hillman, approx. 20 pcs. (ref #191)

75 - 150

70

297

Arctic Expedition memorabilia, approx. 12 black and white photographs and newspaper clippings, telegrams circa 1930 of the ill-fated expedition to the North Pole by Swedish explorers Andree, Strindberg and Fraenkel in 1897. The photographs, taken by Andree, were developed after being buried in ice for 33 years after all three had perished; and letter signed by Sir George Hubert Wilkins, commander of the Nautilus submarine which attempted to reach the North Pole in 1931, and letter from W.R. Hearst to give up the venture. (lot) (ref#192)

200 - 300

850

298

Misc. lot interesting letterheads on bills, hotel stationery, envelopes approx. 75 pcs. #193.

50 - 75

50

299

Various carbon copies and handwritten correspondence of Randolph Churchill (Winston's son) with Winston Churchill and about the Churchills. (lot) (ref #194)

50 - 100

80

300

Correspondence with journalists and newspaper subjects including signed letters by K.V. Koltenborn, Jerome Weidman, Merryle Rukeyser; also correspondence from House of Commons on imprinted stationery. (lot) (ref #195).

50 - 100

60

301

Correspondence includes Funeral of Pius XI and Coronation of Pius XII, Mass card and booklet for funeral, 2 tickets to funeral, ticket to coronation and letter in Italian, misc. group of newspaper articles, telegrams, map of Rome etc., photograph of correspondents leaving event. #196.

50 - 100

40

302

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, 1884-1941,English Novelist, 2 articles on the death of Pius XI, one handwritten, 9 pages in pencil, signed in pencil, 6 pages handwritten in ink, signed; and newspaper articles. (lot) (ref #197).

200 - 400

20

303

Alfred Noyes, 1880-1958, British Poet and Novelist, 2 handwritten manuscripts covering the funeral of Pius XI, 1939; and typed transcript of one. (3 pcs) (ref #198).

100 - 200

60

304

Sir Julian S. Huxley, 1887-1975, Biologist, 12 page handwritten manuscript "Nordic Nonsense"; 2 handwritten pages of comments on a hand edited typed 6 page interview, signed in pencil. (lot) (ref #199)

150 - 300

275

305

Elinor Glyn, 1864-1943, British Novelist, 14 page handwritten article in pencil "My Real Beliefs" signed in full and dated July 26, 1932. (ref #200)

75 - 150

75

306

Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jnr., US Ambassador to Poland, lot of handwriten signed letters, typed carbons etc. (lot) (ref #202)

30 - 60

60

307

William L. Shirer, Author, 3 signed letters. (ref #203)

60 - 120

20

308

Lot of handwritten letters and typewritten story by Count Papazian. (ref #204).

10 - 20

10

309

Sign of the times - flavour of the era. (ref #205).

15 - 25

10

310

Sports lot, includes Anglo-American Baseball Assoc. material circa 1935, Wimbledon tennis tournament matrerial 1933, page of "Pay-off" 1937. (lot) (ref #206)

20 - 40

15

311

Lot of calling cards, Christmas cards, postcards, weighing machine cards, business cards, memberships cards, includes His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia, and the Chinese Ambassador, Viscountess Astor, Polish Ambassador, Contessa Grande, Miss Head etc. (lot) (ref #207)

75 - 150

50

312

Foreign language correspondence mostly handwritten and signed letterheads. (lot) (ref #208)

20 - 40

10

313

Music related material includes handwritten signed letter from Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein, C. Flick-Steger correspondence. (lot) (ref #209)

15 - 25

5

314

Royalty material includes Buckingham Palace letterhead, Princess Marie de Bourbon signed letters, Wedding arrangements of Dewey-Alger wedding, etc. (lot) (ref #210).

25 - 40

30

315

Artists and writers correspondence from the 20's and 30's includes Tamiris-Helen originally Helen Becker, American, 1905-1966, dancer, choreographer, choreographed "Annie Get Your Gun" and "How Long Brethren" etc. (lot) (ref #211)

40 - 75

30

316

Handwritten letters and correspondence from and to Sybil, Lady Eden. (lot) (ref #212)

30 - 50

10

317

Nazi related material, includes various typed correspondence, "Confidential" reports, newspaper articles with photos of Hitler and party rallies circa 1935, handwritten and signed note and other Thyssen material, includes letters from Simon and Schuster signed by Jerome Weidman and Quincy Howe. Thyssen was a German industrialist who supported Hitler financially then broke with him and fled to Switzerland, captured in 1941 and imprisoned and fined in 1948. (lot) (ref #213).

100 - 200

325

318

Sir Julian S. Huxley, 1887-1975, Biologist, one handwritten letter, signed re request for article, 1 typed note about article with stamped signature, 1 cablegram about article, carbon copy of "Nordic Nonsense" article by Huxley. (lot) (ref #199a)

75 - 150

20

319

Sir Julian S. Huxley, 1887-1975, Biologist, typed one page note signed, on Hearst's calling for a Congress of Nations to outlaw aerial bombing of Non-combatants, with carbon correspondence from Hillman. (ref #199b)

75 - 150

10

320

William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951, Publisher, Hand written long directive outlining the responsiilities and qualifications, etc. of foreign correspondents, unsigned. (ref 176a)

50 - 100

750

321

Group of Nazi silverplate items, 20th C., impressed with a Swastika, including 6 dishes also marked "Der Deutsche Hof" and 10 assorted eating utensils, 6"L to 5 3/4" Diam.

100 - 200

150

 

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Conditions of Sale

 

CONDITIONS OF SALE Bidding in any manner at any of our sales indicates that you have read, understood and accepted the following terms and conditions of sale.

1. All property is sold "AS IS" and all sales are final. Neither we nor the consignor of the property (the "Consignor") makes any guarantees, warranties, or representations, express or implied, with respect to the property or the accuracy of any written or oral description of the property. Prospective bidders should inspect the property carefully before bidding to determine it's age, condition and any other factors. Estimates provided in any catalog represent the range which, in our opinion, represents a fair and probable auction value. Actual prices realized can fall below or above this range. Any indications of measurement are approximate.

2. A premium of 15% of the actual bid price will be added to the actual purchase price of each lot and is payable by the purchaser as part of the total purchase price.

3. We reserve the right to withdraw any property from the sale for any reason.

4. We reserve the right to reject any bid. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute or question regarding any bid, the auctioneer, the auctioneer will have sole and final discretion to determine the succesful bidder or to re-offer the property for sale. If any dispute arises after the sale, our records shall be deemed determinative. At our discretion we may accept order bids or telephone bids, but we are not responsible for any errors or omissions in connection with any such bids.

5. If the auctioneer decides that the amount of the opening bid is less than the value of the property being offered, he may reject the bid and remove the property from sale. If, having accepted an opening bid, the auctioneer decides that an advance is not enough, he may reject the advance.

6. At the auctioneer's indication that an item is sold, title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, subject to such fulfillment by such bidder of all of the conditions set forth herein, and such bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility for the property, and (b) will pay the full purchase price of the property. We reserve the right to require a cash payment at the time of sale on certain items.

7. If the purchaser fails to pay for the property in full and with good funds, in addition to other remedies available to us and the Consignor by law, including without limitation the right to hold the purchaser liable for the total purchase price together with costs of collection, including attorneys' fees, we at our option may either (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser or (b) resell the property at public auction or by private sale without reserve, and the purchaser will be liable for any deficiency, handling charges, the expenses of both sales, our commission on both sales at our regular rates, all other charges due hereunder, all other costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and incidental damages. In addition, a purchaser defaulting hereunder will be deemed to have granted us a security interest in, and we may retain as collateral security for such purchaser's obligation to pay us, any property in our possession owned by such purchaser. We shall have all of the rights afforded a secured party under the Connecticut Uniform Commercial Code with respect to such purchaser. Unless prior arrangements are made, we reserve the right to hold property purchased at an auction until payment has been made in full. At our option, payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until we have collected funds represented by checks.

8. Unless exempt by law, the purchaser will be required to pay Connecticut sales tax or any applicable compensating tax of another state on the total purchase price.

9. We may at our discretion and as a service tp purchasers, arrange to have lots packed, insured, and forwarded at the request, expense, and risk of the purchaser. We assume no responsibility for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by us or other packers or carriers, whether or not recommended by us. In no event will we be liable for damage to any property, regardless of the cause.

10. In no event will we be liable to a purchaser for any reason for an amount in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

11. Any lot offered for sale may be subject to a reserve, the confidential minimum below which the lot will not be sold.