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School of George de Forest Brush (American, 1855-1941) The Picture Writer
- Auction:
- 2906T
- Auction:
- Discovery - Mar 31, 2016
- Lot:
- 1143
- Sold for:
- $861$700
School of George de Forest Brush (American, 1855-1941) The Picture Writer. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 15 x 21 in., framed. Condition: Retouch, stretcher bar marks, surface grime. More ...
Travel Journal, 1865.
- Auction:
- 2865B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 15, 2015
- Lot:
- 75
- Sold for:
- $1,722$1,400
Travel Journal, 1865. Quarto journal, written by hand in English on ruled paper, ownership inscription of William H. Allen, 69 Grove Street, New Haven, Connecticut on ffep; recounting a journey More ...
Hyginus, Gaius Julius (c. 64 BC-AD 17) Fabularum Liber.
- Auction:
- 2865B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 15, 2015
- Lot:
- 206
- Unsold
Hyginus, Gaius Julius (c. 64 BC-AD 17) Fabularum Liber. Basel: Hervagiana, 1570. Folio, third edition, edited by Jacob Micyllus (1503-1558), with works by other writers: Palaephatus, Fulgentius, More ...
Modern Firsts by Female Writers, Thirteen Novels in Twenty Volumes
- Auction:
- 2842M
- Auction:
- Discovery - Sep 17, 2015
- Lot:
- 476
- Sold for:
- $25$20
Modern Firsts by Female Writers, Thirteen Novels in Twenty Volumes, twelve volumes by Margaret Atwood: two True Stories, six Dancing Girls, two Bodily Harm, a Lady Oracle, and The Handmaid's Tale; More ...
Timlin, William Mitcheson (1893-1943) The Argus
- Auction:
- 2841B
- Auction:
- American & European Works of Art - Sep 11, 2015
- Lot:
- 433
- Unsold
Timlin, William Mitcheson (1893-1943) The Argus. Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, framed, affixed to window mat with brown paper tape around the perimeter of the reverse, 13 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. More ...
Margaret W. Lesley Bush-Brown (American, 1857-1944) The Blue Jar
- Auction:
- 2841B
- Auction:
- American & European Works of Art - Sep 11, 2015
- Lot:
- 441
- Sold for:
- $2,460$2,000
Margaret W. Lesley Bush-Brown (American, 1857-1944) The Blue Jar Signed "M.L. Bush-Brown" l.l., titled and inscribed "Arts Club Exhibition/ "The Blue Jar"/by M. Leslie Bush-Brown/1729 G More ...
Judy Dater (American, b. 1941) Twinka
- Auction:
- 2839T
- Auction:
- American & European Works of Art - Sep 02, 2015
- Lot:
- 1093
- Sold for:
- $1,107$900
Judy Dater (American, b. 1941) Twinka, 1970. Signed "Judy Dater" in pencil below the image l.r., titled and dated in pencil on the reverse of the mount l.r., with artist's copyright stamp in More ...
Faulkner, William (1897-1962) Typed Letter Signed, 23 April 1957.
- Auction:
- 2819T
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - May 27, 2015
- Lot:
- 24
- Sold for:
- $1,845$1,500
Faulkner, William (1897-1962) Typed Letter Signed, 23 April 1957. Single page typed on one side with hand-addressed holograph envelope. To Alexander Rives, arranging for the purchase of a house in More ...
Large Kongo Carved Wood Nail Power Figure
- Auction:
- 2791B
- Auction:
- American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - Mar 14, 2015
- Lot:
- 65
- Sold for:
- $255,000$210,000
Large Kongo Carved Wood Nail Power Figure, c. second half 19th century, standing on a square base with one arm raised to hold a spear, the other with hand to the side, a magical bundle with glass More ...
Silk Embroidered Ojibwa Minister George Copway Pincushion
- Auction:
- 2785T
- Auction:
- American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Feb 24, 2015
- Lot:
- 1002
- Sold for:
- $738$600
Silk Embroidered Ojibwa Minister George Copway Pincushion, probably London, England, c. 1850, the rectangular linen cushion with an embroidered diamond border and cross-stitched inscription "The Rev More ...
Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) Typed Letter, with Manuscript Additions, 1-5 June 1940.
- Auction:
- 2764B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 16, 2014
- Lot:
- 47
- Sold for:
- $13,530$11,000
Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) Typed Letter, with Manuscript Additions, 1-5 June 1940. Five leaves (ten pages), typed, 1 1/2 space, comprising one letter on two sheets (four pages); and an experimental More ...
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Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) Typed Letters, Fragments, [February 1941]
- Auction:
- 2764B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 16, 2014
- Lot:
- 50
- Sold for:
- $4,920$4,000
Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) Typed Letters, Fragments, [February 1941] Two separate letters, each a single page with substantial damage due to a leaking can of paint, with loss to the paper and text, More ...
Blount, Sir Thomas Pope (1649-1697) Censura Celebriorum Authorum
- Auction:
- 2764B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 16, 2014
- Lot:
- 147
- Sold for:
- $154$125
Blount, Sir Thomas Pope (1649-1697) Censura Celebriorum Authorum. London: Chiswell, 1690. First edition, folio, half-title present, title printed in red and black, bound in full contemporary More ...
![Philenia [aka: Sarah Wentworth Morton] (1759-1846) Ouabi: or the Virtues of Nature. An Indian Tale in Four Cantos.](https://cloudinary-a.akamaihd.net/skinnerinc/image/fetch/w_252,h_252,d_l_wxesge.jpg,c_fit/https://images.skinnerinc.com/full/128/1059128.jpg)
Philenia [aka: Sarah Wentworth Morton] (1759-1846) Ouabi: or the Virtues of Nature. An Indian Tale in Four Cantos.
- Auction:
- 2764B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 16, 2014
- Lot:
- 331
- Sold for:
- $185$150
Philenia [aka: Sarah Wentworth Morton] (1759-1846) Ouabi: or the Virtues of Nature. An Indian Tale in Four Cantos. Boston: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1790. First edition, of the author's first More ...
Shaker Red-Painted Pine Writing Box
- Auction:
- 2731M
- Auction:
- American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Jun 15, 2014
- Lot:
- 4
- Sold for:
- $3,198$2,600
Shaker Red-Painted Pine Writing Box, New Lebanon, New York, c. 1830, rectangular box with hinged lid with breadboard ends on dovetail-constructed case, the sides with red wash surface, the interior More ...
Blount, Sir Thomas Pope (1649-1697) Censura Celebriorum Authorum
- Auction:
- 2730B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - May 31, 2014
- Lot:
- 82
- Unsold
Blount, Sir Thomas Pope (1649-1697) Censura Celebriorum Authorum. London: Chiswell, 1690. First edition, folio, half-title present, title printed in red and black, bound in full contemporary More ...
Carte-de-visite Album.
- Auction:
- 2730B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - May 31, 2014
- Lot:
- 93
- Unsold
Carte-de-visite Album. Folio landscape-format commercially produced album consisting of thirteen album leaves, containing fifty-two 4 x 6 in. portrait cards including those of: William Gladstone; More ...
Brush Pot in the Form of a Tree Trunk
- Auction:
- 2719B
- Auction:
- Asian Works Of Art - Apr 26, 2014
- Lot:
- 321
- Sold for:
- $400$325
Brush Pot in the Form of a Tree Trunk, China, stone, dated 1988, carved to simulate an ancient tree, where the "bark" has peeled away, an incised poem reads, "It is a long way to cultivate one's More ...
Artists' Notes and Letters, France, 20th Century.
- Auction:
- 2687B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 5
- Sold for:
- $1,476$1,200
Artists' Notes and Letters, France, 20th Century. Twenty-four documents, mostly letters, from the following artists: three from Jules Cheret (1836-1932); one from Maurice Denis (1870-1943); eleven More ...
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) and Varina Banks Howell Davis (1826-1906) Archive of Correspondence
- Auction:
- 2687B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 17
- Sold for:
- $600$500
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) and Varina Banks Howell Davis (1826-1906) Archive of Correspondence. Three letters from Varina Davis, 1859-1861, addressed to John W. French, one written on the blank More ...
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894) Dictated Note Signed, Vailima Samoa, 11 May 1893.
- Auction:
- 2687B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 59
- Sold for:
- $1,020$850
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894) Dictated Note Signed, Vailima Samoa, 11 May 1893. Single leaf, inscribed on one side. To James fulfilling a request for Samoan stamps (not included) adding his More ...
Brown, Fredric (1906-1972) The Dead Ringer
- Auction:
- 2687B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 83
- Sold for:
- $480$400
Brown, Fredric (1906-1972) The Dead Ringer. New York: Dutton, 1948. Stated first edition, in red cloth publisher's binding, in a good dust jacket, the spine slightly sunned, the back panel with More ...
Zeit-Echo, Ein Kriegs-Tagebuch der Künstler
- Auction:
- 2687B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Nov 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 310
- Unsold
Zeit-Echo, Ein Kriegs-Tagebuch der Künstler. Munich: Graphik Verlag, 1914-1916. Thirty-eight issues: continuous runs for numbers 1-23/24 (1914-1915), and 1-15 (1915-1916); each in limp More ...
William & Mary Walnut and Walnut Veneer Escritoire or Fall-front Desk
- Auction:
- 2669M
- Auction:
- American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Aug 11, 2013
- Lot:
- 38
- Sold for:
- $270,000$225,000
William & Mary Walnut and Walnut Veneer Escritoire or Fall-front Desk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1705-10, the upper section with flat-molded cornice concealing a torus drawer above a fall-front More ...
Framed Watercolor Memorial to a Fallen Revolutionary Soldier and Lithograph-printed Sailor's Valentine
- Auction:
- 2667T
- Auction:
- American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Aug 05, 2013
- Lot:
- 1030
- Sold for:
- $360$300
Framed Watercolor Memorial to a Fallen Revolutionary Soldier and Lithograph-printed Sailor's Valentine, the memorial watercolor and ink on paper, depicting an urn-topped monument inscribed "Sacred More ...
Ken Druse (American, b. 1950) Water Nymph
- Auction:
- 2661B
- Auction:
- 20th Century Design - Jun 22, 2013
- Lot:
- 780
- Sold for:
- $3,480$2,900
Ken Druse (American, b. 1950) Water Nymph Unsigned, c. 2006 Fiber glass, laminating resin, epoxy, verdigris finish, ht. 43 in. Condition: Minor losses. In addition to being an accomplished More ...
Conner, Samuel Shepard (1783-1820) Political and Military Theory Manuscript, c. 1807.
- Auction:
- 2658B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Jun 01, 2013
- Lot:
- 14
- Unsold
Conner, Samuel Shepard (1783-1820) Political and Military Theory Manuscript, c. 1807. Folio, seventeen leaves, disbound, each leaf in a protective sleeve; sheets ruled in red, lined by hand; some More ...
War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore, Two Letters, Two Indentures.
- Auction:
- 2658B
- Auction:
- Books & Manuscripts - Jun 01, 2013
- Lot:
- 57
- Sold for:
- $360$300
War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore, Two Letters, Two Indentures. The two letters written by American soldiers and addressed to John K. Barney of Warren, Rhode Island. The first dated 11 September More ...
Group of Cabinet Cards, Depicting Presidents, Political Figures, Writers, Literary Figures, and Actors
- Auction:
- 2654M
- Auction:
- Discovery - May 23, 2013
- Lot:
- 532
- Sold for:
- $431$350
Group of Cabinet Cards, Depicting Presidents, Political Figures, Writers, Literary Figures, and Actors, American presidents and related cards including three of Garfield, one of Garfield's assassin, More ...
Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) Reclining Nude.
- Auction:
- 2646M
- Auction:
- Discovery - Apr 17, 2013
- Lot:
- 233
- Sold for:
- $240$200
Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) Reclining Nude. Signed "L. Lucioni" l.l., inscribed "Finger Painting by/Luigi Lucioni/Shaw Studio 1933/N.Y.C." in pencil on the frame backing. Finger More ...