Bertel Thorvaldsen (Italy/Denmark, 1770-1844) ink and watercolor on paper drawing depicting a cherub or putto in a contraposto pose and with outstretched wings, holding a wreath of laurel leaves. Signed "Thorvaldsen" lower right. Double matted and float mounted under glass in a carved wooden frame. Drawing – 7 3/8" H x 5 5/8" W. Sight […]
Lot 298: Pair Zocchi Italian castle engravings
After Giuseppe Zocchi (Italian, 1711 or 1717-1767) two framed hand colored etchings on laid paper, depicting Italian Villas: Veduta di Castel Fiorentino and Villa Ricci at Pozzolatico. Both plates likely from "Vedute delle ville, e d'altri luoghi della Toscana", Florence: Giuseppe Bouchard, 1757. Plate sizes – 11 7/8" H x 19 1/4" W, Sheet – […]
Lot 299: 4 Drawings of Classical Statues
Four (4) ink and watercolor on paper drawings based on ancient Greek and Roman statues, including one (1) depicting the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, one (1) depicting a statue similar to the Farnese Hercules, one (1) depicting a statue similar to the Hermes of the Museo Pio-Clementino, also known as the Belvedere Hermes, and […]
Lot 296: War of 1812 White House Artifact & Custom Box
Remnant of a burned White House timber removed from the White House during the 1950 renovations, from the 1814 White House fire started by the British during the War of 1812. Bears plaque to side reading “Original White House Material/ Removed in 1950″ with the Presidential Seal in the center. Housed in a custom made […]
Lot 295: 3 John F. Kennedy Christmas Cards
1st-3rd items: Group of three (3) framed President John F. Kennedy White House Christmas Cards from the years 1961-1963. One card is a framed photo of the White House, the other two cards depict interior scenes of the White House. Printed inscription and signatures by the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Inscriptions read "With […]
Lot 293: 1943 Roosevelt Christmas Card & Cane
1st item: Framed 1943 President Roosevelt Christmas Card, together with a White House Christmas reception pass for Secret Service Agent Gordon J. Wells and his wife, dated December 23, 1943. 15 1/4" H x 16" W. 2nd item: Carved folk art cane with naturalistic branch handle, given to President Roosevelt as a present from a […]
Lot 294: Dwight D. Eisenhower Personally Used Golf Ball
President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally used golf ball, stamped in red, "Gen'l Ike, Liquid Center, and High Compression". Additionally stamped "-B-36-". Housed in a custom shadow box frame. 5 5/8" square. Provenance: From the estate of Captain Gordon Wells, member of the Secret Service's Uniformed Division, the White House Police, from 1943 through 1967. During […]
Lot 292: Carry Nations Autograph and Postcards, Framed
Framed collection of Carrie (or Carry) Amelia Nation – Prohibition era items, including autographed postcard. 1st-3rd items: Black and white photograph of Nation with studio marks for White, N.Y., lower left, flanked by two brass with mother of pearl miniature hatchet shaped pins attached to the mat, stamped "Carry A Nation" on handle. 4th item: […]
Lot 291: Civil Rights Era Sign: Honor King – End Racism
Civil Rights Era card stock sign or placard, "HONOR KING – END RACISM" – carried in Memphis, Tennessee April 8, 1968, four days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during a memorial march led by King's widow and children. Printed by Allied Printing of Memphis. Retains neck cord. 21 1/2" x 14". […]
Lot 289: 4 Woodrow Wilson TLS
Four (4) Woodrow Wilson TLS, including three (3) as a Professor at Princeton University and one (1) as Governor of New Jersey, dated 1900-1912. 1st item: TLS. One page typed letter. From Professor Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, New Jersey, to Lewis M. Coleman, Chattanooga, TN, dated October 31, 1900. Wilson writes "My dear Louis, You may […]