Dresden porcelain demitasse service with pink ground and hand-painted decoration of children and cherubs making music, all with heavy gilt trim and gilded and white slip beading. Includes coffee pot, 7-1/4″H with dragon head spout, mask handle and serrated feet; similar creamer and sugar, 6 cups (2-1/8″) and saucers. Marked on bottoms with W in […]
Lot 446: 2 Meissen Figures: Tea and Music
2 Meissen porcelain figurines. 1st item: figural group depicting a cherub or putto making tea or hot chocolate. Blue underglaze crossed sword marks and impressed marks 697 111, 3-7/8"H. 2nd item: figure of a boy or young man playing the flute. Pale blue crossed sword mark with dot. 4-1/2"H. Both German, 19th century. Provenance: the […]
Lot 447: 2 Small Meissen Titled Cherub Figures
Two small Meissen titled allegorical porcelain figurines, each depicting a cherub with hearts. The first one wields a hammer and is titled "Te Les Punis" (5-1/2", with underglaze mark and scorch mark on underside); the second putti discovers two hidden hearts and is titled "Te Decouvre Tout" (4-1/2", unglazed bottom with additional numbers 34, 127 […]
Lot 444: Tiffany Studios Bronze Zodiac Bookends
Tiffany Studios bronze Zodiac bookends, marked on the base "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1091". 5 7/8" h. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 445: French Brass Perfume Cabinet, 19th c.
French brass apothecary or eau de parfum cabinet, with brass plate reading "Service Antiseptique / Gelle Freres, Paris". Rectangular hanging cabinet with beveled glass doors and two interior removable glass shelves, decorative pierced brass lower gallery. Tube leading from exterior into cabinet on the right hand side, presumably for a lighting or heating element. 15"H […]
Lot 442: John Q. Adams signed land grant
John Quincy Adams land grant signed as sixth President of the United States, dated July 20, 1825, granting 150 acres of land in the Wooster district of Ohio to Samuel Dunkin. Partially printed on vellum and hand signed by Adams, countersigned by General land office commissioner George Graham. 9-1/2" x 15-1/4". Condition: Red seal present […]
Lot 443: Thacher's Model 4012 Calculating Instrument
Antique Thacher's Model 4012 calculating instrument by Keyffel & Esser Company, New York. Slide rule cylinder in fitted mahogany dovetailed case, serial number #3596, with the original instruction manual dated 1914. 6 1/4" H x 23 3/4" W x 6 3/4" D. Provenance: A.R. Dickey Estate, Knoxville, TN Condition: Some wear and scratches to case. […]
Lot 441: Coolidge signed letter, Rep. Fordney Archive
President Calvin Coolidge signed letter and archive of ephemera and memorabilia relating to U.S. Representative Joseph W. Fordney of Michigan (1853-1932). Items include: Signed letter dated 1924 from President Calvin Coolidge to Rep. Fordney; letter dated 1920 from Rep. Fordney to grandson on Congressional stationary; Fordney 1917 speech pamphlet and envelope; newspaper article on Fordney; […]
Lot 439: Political & Military Autographs
Group of autographs of political and military figures collected during the WWII service and entertainment career of Lanny Ross. Includes Eleanor Roosevelt and Douglas MacArthur signatures on banknotes from the Pacific; 8 personal notes from Mrs. MacArthur; personal correspondence with General Dwight Eisenhower; Richard Nixon; NY Gov. Thomas Dewey; NY Gov. Averell Harriman; NY Mayor […]
Lot 440: FDR letter, good content
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) typewritten personal letter, likely secretarial signed, on private letterhead, dated October 17, 1928. Letter is written to George A. Essex of Chelsea, Oklahoma and contains references to Roosevelt's political philosophy and New York Governor Al Smith; penned prior to Roosevelt's election as the 32nd President of the United States. 10-1/2" x […]