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February 2006 Online Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-38
Paintings
39-58
59-78
79-98
99-118
119-138
139-158
159-167
Works on Paper
168-177
178-187
188-197
198-207
208-217
218-227
228-237
238-247
248-257
258-267
Sculpture
268-277
278-287
288-297
298-305
Furniture
306-315
316-325
326-332
Vintage Photography
333-342
343-348
Orientalia
349-358
359-368
369-378
379-388
389-398
399-408
409-418
419-428
429-436
Fine Jewelry
437-456
457-476
477-496
497-516
517-536
537-556
557-576
577-596
597-610
Decorative Arts
611-630
631-650
651-670
671-690
691-710
711-722
Wedgwood
723-732
733-742
743-752
753-762
763-772
773-776
Porcelain & Ceramics
777-786
787-796
797-806
807-816
817-826
827-836
837-846
847-855
Glass
856-865
866-875
876-885
886-895
896-899
Silver
900-909
910-919
920-929
930-939
940-949
950-959
960-964
Carpets
965-974
975-984
985-994
995-1004
1005-1014
1015
Autographs, Books, Maps & Documents
1016-1025
1026-1035
1036-1045
1046-1050




1026. "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; WRITTEN BY HIMSELF", Daniel Defoe


London: Published by J. Walker, Patternoster Row, & J. Harris, St. Pauls Church Yard, 1808. Small, full brown leather with gilt tooled accents and decorated spine. Engraved frontispiece and title page. Apprx 5" x 3".

75/125 Sold: $132.25



1027. "Memoirs of several ladies of Great Britain: who have been celebrated for their writings or skill in the learned languages arts and sciences" by George Ballard


Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson for the author, c. 1752. Raised back. Measures approx. 10" x 8-1/2" x 1-1/2."

400/600 Sold: $184.00



1028. "Historical Collections of Ohio..." by Henry Howe, dated 1848


Cincinnati: Published for the author by Bradley & Anthoney, priced three dollars 1848. Containing facts, traditional, biographical sketches, and more relating to Ohio, illustrated with apprx 177 illustrations. Embossed leather covers, fly page inscribed by previous owner Clemmie A. Talbot of Willoughby Ohio, 1868. Apprx 9" x 5-3/4" x 2-1/4".

150/300 Sold: $86.25



1029. "History of England" by Hallam, 3 Volumes


London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, tenth edition. Three volumes. Marbled paper. Gilt lettering on the spine with raised bands and embossed medallion on the front from "The Law Society of The United Kingdom". Measures approx. 7"T x 4-3/4" x 1-1/4." All have book plate from a Mr. Walter Webb, vol one with applied label noting the set as a gift to Mr. Webb.

75/125 Sold: $92.00



1030. "Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality. With the Life of the Author; and Notes, Critical and Explanatory" by Edward Young, D.D.


Vienna: Printed for R. Sammer, Bookseller, 1802. In two volumes, miniature book with paper covers and elaborate engraved title pages. Cover printed "pocket-Library or the most eminent works of the english poets and prosaist". With pink slip case with titled spine. Each approx 6-1/4" x 3-3/4". Both with advertisements in the front. .

50/100 Sold: $34.50



1031. "Elles" by Toulouse-Lautrec, preface by Jean Vallery-Radot, with text by Jean Adhemar


Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, Editions de Livre, 1952. Folio in glassine wraps, 42pp with 11 full page color lithographs by Mourlot after Toulouse-Lautrec in a color lithographed DJ. Spine started 1/2 way at top and bottom. Interior clean and bright with slight toning at corners from handling. Approx. 15-1/4" x 11". Blind stamp on lower right corner of title page from previous owner.

200/400 Sold: $149.50



1032. "Facing East" by Jack Levine (American, born 1915)


New York 1970: "Facing East" Signed by Jack Levine and James A. Michener, once inside clamshell box & once on limitation page. No. 572 of 2500 copies. Includes five original lithographs signed by the artist in the stone, two of them are of the same image. There are fifty four original watercolors, gouaches and drawings from the sketchbook by Jack Levine, these were printed by phototypie and ponchoir processes on Ingres paper. From two to forty colors were hand-brushed on each, all in a separate black leather portfolio. The original woodcuts & the text were printed on Arches paper. -The original "hors-texte" woodcut was pulled on Kawanaka Japanese vellum paper. Illustrated by Color plates. Unbounded portfolio.

200/300 Sold: $195.50



1033. "Frank McCarthy: The Old West A Portrait in Paintings" with illustrations by Frank McCarthy and commentary by Elmer Kelton


Greenwich Press, Connecticut: Frank McCarthy (illustrator) and Elmer Kelton (commentator), 1981. Edition limited to 1500 copies, out of which this one is number 1070, and is signed by the illustrator. Canvas covered clamshell box. Thick burgundy leather binding with gold lettering. Seventy six full color reproductions of McCarthy's original paintings. Includes a limited and numbered print "Crossing the Divide."

300/400 Sold: $333.50

Hand-painted Arabic Manuscript, ca. 19th Century

1034. Hand-painted Arabic Manuscript, ca. 19th Century


his hand-painted page features a young couple seated on the beautiful carpet enjoying a drink, garden structures on the background. Within the border, with Arabic text at the top of the page and on verso. Overall measures approx. 9-3/4" x 5-1/2".

75/125 Sold: $69.00

Crucifixion Illuminated Manuscript, Ethiopia, ca. 19th Century

1035. Crucifixion Illuminated Manuscript, Ethiopia, ca. 19th Century


The Crucifixion, illuminated manuscript leaf painted on thick vellum. A powerful and passionate rendering of the crucifixion of Christ by a very good Ethiopic artist working in the highly stylized Ethiopic tradition. Verso are two columns of script in red and black ink. written in Ethiopic Ge"ez script in a clearly justified space. Ge"ez is a semitic language that is no longer spoken, but still used for liturgical purposes by the Ethiopic Orthodox Church. Overall approx. 11" x 8-3/4".

400/600 Sold: $701.50

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