Grouping of three (3) Choctaw rivercane baskets including one (1) double "swamp cane" wall basket by Jeffrey Salmon (20th Century) with the original tag and red and brown dyed weavers and two (2) carrying baskets having wrapped handles, square bases and dyed weavers. Ranging in size from 12" H x 10 1/2" W to 18 […]
Lot 1019: Six (6) Native American Cherokee Baskets, incl. Rivercane
1st item: Tall rivercane vase form basket having a shaped body and geometric design with walnut dyed weavers. 15 3/4" H. 2nd item: Tall rivercane quill basket. 15 1/4" H. 3rd item: Cherokee white oak waste basket with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers and "curls", by Evelyn Hornbuckle Calhoun (1930-1999). Retains the original Qualla Arts […]
Lot 1020: 3 Native American Cherokee Baskets, incl. Amanda Smoker
Grouping of three (3) Cherokee white oak baskets including: one (1) waste basket form by Amanda Smoker (1916-2010) with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers retaining the original Qualla Arts & Crafts tag, one (1) melon form basket with loop handles and walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers, and one (1) large square basket with walnut dyed […]
Lot 1016: Five (5) Native American Inuit Carved Figures incl. Signed
Five (5) Inuit carved soapstone figures, including one (1) Novoalia Alariaq (Cape Dorset, b. 1956) black soapstone carving depicting a fisherman figure with shorts in a wide stance holding a spearhead and a speared fish before him, signature inscribed to underside; one (1) Joanassie Oomayoualook (Port Harrison, b. 1934) small black soapstone carving depicting a […]
Lot 1017: Johnny Inukpuk Carved Stone Sculpture of an Inuit Woman
Johnny Inukpuk (Canada, 1911-2007) carved stone sculpture of an Inuit woman crouched and attired in a thick garment. Unsigned. 10" L x 10 1/2" H x 12" D. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light overall wear.
Lot 1018: John Julius Wilnoty Small Cherokee Stone Sculpture
John Julius Wilnoty (1940-2016) small Cherokee red steatite sculpture of a seated figure with long hair, wrapped in traditional clothing with a carved geometric pattern. Signed on underside of base "JJW". 2 3/4" H x 2" W x 2" D. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some very light surface wear.
Lot 1014: Six (6) European Miniature Bronze & Brass Cannons
Six (6) miniature brass or bronze cannons with wooden, cast iron, or brass bases, including one (1) bronze cannon on a wooden carriage with two bronze wheels, one (1) bronze cannon with an embossed eagle grasping a snake on a wooden carriage, one (1) bronze cannon one a wooden carriage with four iron wheels, one […]
Lot 1015: 2 Inuit Carved Sculptures, Walrus and Swan
1st item: Inuit carved and polished stone sculpture of a walrus, with bone tusks, seated beside a pup, both on a white limestone platform, mounted on a wood base. 10 1/2" W x 8" H x 7 1/4" D. 2nd item: Small Inuit carved and polished stone swan with long neck incised feathers. 4 1/4" […]
Lot 1011: Gen. Douglas MacArthur Autograph
General of the Army for the United States Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) cut signature, reading "Douglas Mac Arthur" on a rectangular piece of off white paper. Includes a black and white photograph of MacArthur depicted in uniform with a corncob pipe. Cut signature: 3 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Ira Lipman, […]
Lot 1012: Nine (9) WWI U.S. Propaganda Posters, Group # 1
Group of nine (9) World War I United States propaganda posters, including Sidney Riesenberg and Burton Rice. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) United War Work Campaign poster titled "Civilians / When We Go Through This We Need All the Help and Comfort You Can Give". Issued by the Jewish Welfare Board, published by Alco-Gravure Inc., NY. […]