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May Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11
Fine Paintings
12-21
22-31
32-41
42-43
Decorative Paintings
44-53
54-63
64-73
74-83
84-86
Works On Paper
87-106
107-126
127-146
147-166
167-186
187
Garden Elements & Fine Furniture
188-197
198-207
208-217
Clocks
218-223
Decorative Arts
224-233
234-243
244-253
254-263
264-273
Objets de Vertu
274-283
284-293
294-296
Silver
297-306
307-316
317-326
327-330
Estate Jewelry
331-350
351-370
371-390
391-410
411-430
431-435
Glass
436-445
446-455
456-465
466-475
476-485
486-495
496-500
Porcelain & Ceramics
501-515
516-530
531-545
546-560
561-571
Inkwells & Desk Accessories
572-581
582-591
592-599
Orientalia
600-609
610-619
620-629
630-639
640
Oriental Carpets
641-650
651-660
661-670
671-674
Tapestries, Textiles & Wallpaper
675-684
685-689
Ancient Coins
690-699
700-709
Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Letters
710-719
720-729
730-736


Oscar Wilde, Two Works

730. Oscar Wilde, Two Works


Oscar Wilde, "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Other Stories" in the original brown boards. James R Osgood, McIlvaine & Co 1891. 168 pp. First edition, octavo. Brown ink illustration on front cover. This grouping also includes "Sixteen Letters" from Oscar Wilde. New York: Coward-McCann, 1930. Three portrait illustrations of Wilde, one by William Rothenstein and two by Max Beerbohm. Red cloth end boards are stamped with gold on front cover and spine. 39 pp. Measures apprx 8" H x 6-1/2" W.

100/200 Sold: $258.75

Bernard Shaw Autograph

731. Bernard Shaw Autograph


Autographed ticket from the Incorporated Stage Society. This is a ticket signed by Bernard Shaw. The ticket is dated January 22, 1917, and is for the orchestra stall of the Court Theatre. Ticket measures apprx 3" H x 5" W. With mat and frame this piece measures apprx 8-1/4" H x 10" W.

100/200 Sold: $189.75

A Group of 19th Century Ohio Letters

732. A Group of 19th Century Ohio Letters


Group includes twelve personal letters between the Rudd family members of Sharon and Windham, Portage county, Ohio. Letter converse with kind words and social inforamtion about such families as the Perkins and Wadsworths'. Letters date from early 1800's. Lot also include a soliloquey commemorating the death of a son.

50/100 Sold: $86.25

A Collection of Papers & Items Belonging to Sergent Solomon Fell, Troop I, 5th U.S  Calvary

733. A Collection of Papers & Items Belonging to Sergent Solomon Fell, Troop I, 5th U.S Calvary


This collection has recently been released by the Estate of Mr. Fell. The lot includes a calvary drill regulations book for the I troop, of the 5th calvary, three wool patches and pin, one cyanotype and eleven black and white pictures of the same calvary. Also in included are correspondences and journals dating c. 1885-1901. A leather calvary case in also included. His home was in Uniontown, PA with his wife Jeannie.

500/1,000 Sold: $488.75

Indian Manuscript Leaf

734. Indian Manuscript Leaf


Double sided leaf from an Indian manuscript. Such manuscripts contained the texts of the epics, the Puranas and Sthala Puranas. Hand-written, the script is encased in a hand-painted border. There are four columns of script are divided by three hand painted borders. All of the writing is in black ink. Diacritical dots indicate that this is a later manuscript leaf. Possibly written in the Urdu language in the Khat-e-Faarsi style. Paper measures apprx 15-1/2" H x 9-3/4" W. With cream-colored overmat this piece measures apprx 21" H x 14-1/2" W.

50/100 Sold: $28.75

Persian Manuscript Leaf

735. Persian Manuscript Leaf


Persian manuscript leaf contains four columns of script from the Goleston by Saadi. Script is divided by a horizontal border containing a line of Persian script in red ink. Size of paper is apprx 10-1/2" H x 6" W. Overall with cream-colored overmat this piece measures apprx 14" H x 12" W.

50/75 Sold: $28.75

Indian Manuscript Leaf

736. Indian Manuscript Leaf


Double sided leaf from an Indian manuscript. Such manuscripts contained the texts of the epics, the Puranas and Sthala Puranas. Hand-written, the script is encased in a hand-painted border. There are four columns of script are divided by three hand painted borders. These columns are intersected by a band of text in red ink. All remaining text is written in black ink. Diacritical dots indicate that this is a later manuscript leaf. Possibly written in the Urdu language in the Khat-e-Faarsi style. Leaf measures apprx 16" H x 9-3/4" W. Overall with mat this piece measures apprx 20" H x 16" W.

50/100 Sold: $17.25

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