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. […]
Lot 1013: Nine (9) WWI U.S. Propaganda Posters, Group # 2
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. […]
Lot 1009: Dickens, 2 Novels, 1st Eds.
Two (2) Charles Dickens First Edition Novels, including Our Mutual Friend and Master Humphrey's Clock, 5 items total. 1st-2nd items: OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, Vol. I-II, First Edition, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Marcus Stone, published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1865. Hardcover octavos, 629 total top edge gilt pages with frontispieces and thirty-eight plates. 3rd-5th […]
Lot 1010: Crew of Memphis Belle Autographed Photograph
Black and white photographic print signed by members of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress, piloted by Robert K. Morgan of the United States 8th Air Force's 91st Bomb Group, traditionally recognized as the first bomber crew in the European Theatre to complete 25 missions over Nazi-held Europe on May […]