Continental School oil on canvas painting depicting young beggar holding string instrument and small dog with young girl sitting in snow against church doors. Signed "Desport" lower left. Sight – 32 1/4" H x 21 3/8" W, Framed – 37 3/4" H x 26 7/8" W. Mid-19th century. Provenance: the estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, […]
Lot 413: Large Collection of 410 Tobacco Trade Cards
Four hundred and ten (410) Tobacco trade cards and booklet, including Le Roy Cigars, Red Man Chewing Tobacco, American Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, Lone Jack Cigarette Co., Currier and Ives, Chinese, Oscar Wilde card, Black Americana, and more. Includes: forty-eight (48) Le Roy Cigars cards depicting monarchs and leaders of foreign counrties, including one (1) Victoria […]
Lot 411: 4 Colored Prints incl. Kasimir, Sexauer, Graff
Four (4) colored prints by artists Luigi Kasimir, Donald Richard Sexauer, Erma Graff and Marie Laurencin. 1st item: Luigi Kasimir (Austria, 1881-1962) color etching titled "Kahlenberger Strasse" depicting an autumn street scene in Vienna. Titled and dated lower right in the stone. Estate signature in pencil under image lower center. Housed and matted under glass […]
Lot 406: 2 Expressionist Paintings: Williams and Wolfe
Two (2) Expressionist Paintings, including Bruce Williams and Randy Wolfe. 1st item: Bruce Williams (American/Arkansas, b. 1940) oil on canvas painting titled "Poet in Trouble," depicting a nude figure in a black-walled room or box, crouched with back to the viewer; the subject's hunched shoulders cast a shadow against a blue box or window in […]
Lot 404: John Willer & Don Chapman O/C, 70% Chance
John Robert Willer (American, 20th Century) and Don E. Chapman (American b. 1949) oil on canvas painting titled "70% Chance," depicting a young boy holding a white cat while sitting on the roof of a yellow car, with an oversized gear and its semi-translucent mirror image superimposed against the landscape and clouded sky background. Signed […]
Lot 402: 4 Medals w/ Storage Box
Grouping of four (4) assorted medals or medallions including one (1) 1925 Paul Revere Sesquicentennial bronze medal, one (1) French medallion by E. Blin, rectangular form reading Meminit Patria to one side and Quovis Cum Vulnere Victrix to the other, one (1) John Paul Jones Capture of Serapis commemorative naval silver medal marked "Argent" (silver) […]
Lot 403: Signed American School Watercolor Harbor Scene
American School watercolor on paper painting depicting boats in a harbor, rendered in bright colors. Signed and dated "Muro" or "Murd '52" lower right. Matted and housed under glass in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 16" H x 22" W. Framed – 25 1/2" H x 31 1/2" W. Mid 20th century. CONDITION: Overall […]
Lot 400: Grouping of Early Frontier Accessories, incl. Punched Lantern, Saddlebags
Six (6) early frontier items, including one (1) punched tin lantern, cylindrical body with lines and dots pattern, cone top and ring handle (15 1/4" H x 5 1/2" dia.); one (1) pair of brown leather saddle bags, comprised of double bags and connecting yoke, one (1) bag retains buckles (34 1/2" L x 8" […]
Lot 401: Spanish 20th Cent. Model Signal Cannon
Spanish 20th century model signal cannon with a cast iron barrel and elevating screw mounted on a wooden carriage with two large wood and brass wheels. Top of barrel marked "Black Powder Only" and "Spain." Includes two cleaning brushes. Cannon 11 3/4" H x 15" W x 27 1/2" L. Brushes approximately 19" L. CONDITION: […]
Lot 398: Scrimshaw, Bayonet, U.S. Model 1911 Cavalry Spurs,
Scrimshaw, "Brown Bess" style bayonet, Pair of U.S. model 1911 cavalry spurs, 3 items total. 1st item: 19th century scrimshaw carved whale tooth, depicting the profile of a woman wearing a headdress. Ink inscription to interior. 4 1/4" H x 2 1/4" W x 1 1/2" D. 2nd item: "Brown Bess" style socket bayonet with […]