IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC NATURAL HISTORYART – A UNIQUE ONE-OF-A-KIND RENDITION OF CHARLES R. KNIGHT ARTWORK IN MARQUETRY INTRODUCTION The story of this collection is a curious interweaving of the lives and talents...
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Shoshone Steatite Bowl w/ Togia Carvingsc. 1860's: This is a historic and important steatite stone carved cooking vessel or bowl from the Shoshone Native American Indian people of the 19th Century. The bowl was...
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Two Vintage Chinese Rubbings, Temple& Paradise Scenes: East Asia, China, ca. third quarter of 20th century CE. A pair of beautiful rubbings of original temple carvings, one depicting a temple scene and the...
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CHAMPLAIN, Samuel de, (1567-1635).LesVoyages du Sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois… Journal tres-fidele des observations faites es descouvertes de la Nouvelle France… Paris: Chez Jean Berjon, 1613. 2 parts in...
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Mark Catesby, III Vol. Natural HistoryWatercolors Watercolors, Mark Catesby (British, 1679-1749), "The Natural History Watercolours from his Journeys to Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, The Watercolour...
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1853 Illustrated California Gold RushLetter Sheet CROSSING THE PLAINS. by Baker: Western America. Important Historic Illustrated 1853 California Gold Rush Letter Sheet CROSSING THE PLAINS. George H. Baker. 1853-Dated...
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Louis-Ernest Barrias, bronze sculpture,Louis Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905), "Nature Revealing (unveiling) Herself Before Nature" cold painted and gilt bronze, signed "E. Barrias" with Susse Freres foundry...
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IRVING B. HAYNES (AMERICAN, 1927-2005)UNTITLED (#2402, #2403, #2404) Colored ink on paper: 30 x 23 in. Unframed; two signed and dated 1972 lower left, one signed and dated 1972 lower right (3) Provenance: From...
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Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza(Mexican/Louisiana, 1750-1802), "Portrait of an Important Spanish Colonial Official, likely Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marques de Casa Calvo (1751-1820)",...
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DOU, GERRIT (1613 Leiden before 1675)The Herring Seller with a Young Woman. Oil on panel. With signature and dated on the parapet of the niche: G. DOUW. 1651. 46 x 36.2 cm (arched). Provenance: - Count...
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IMPORTANT INSCRIBED SWORD, UNIFORM ITEMS,IMAGES, AND PERSONAL MEMORABILIA OF COLONEL JOHN B. BATCHELDER, HISTORIAN OF THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD. This significant lot of material is all directly related to John B....
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Mother Of Pearl Bethlehem Church ofNativity: LARGE nativity interior Sculpture. Pearl Diorama Or Model Indian And Islamic Antique Statue Holy Land Sculpture of Church. VERY FINE Detail. Famous Family Musallam...
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1769 Rare Engraving of JEAN-JACQUESROUSSEAU, Ne a Geneve en 1708 by J. E. Nocher: Colonial America. Engraved Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, After Allan Ramsay Painting, Engraved by J. E. Nocher. 1769-Dated,...
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Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975)African Waterhole, 1956: African Waterhole, 1956 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower edge 19 in. h. x 25 in. w. , paper 22 in. h. x 28 in. w. , as matted Paul Travis,...
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ARNOLD, THOMAS. Observations on theNature, Kinds, Causes and Prevention of Insanity. [4], xv, [1], 324, viii; [4], vi, [6], 541, [5] pages, including half-titles and bookseller's catalogues at end of each volume....
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Likely Unique Encased Postage Stamp3 EP-49a IRVING HOUSE Rarity-9 2 to 4 Known: Encased Postage Stamps. Exceedingly Rare "Ribbed Frame" Three Cents "Irving House" Rarity-9 (2 to 4 Known) Reed adds: "Two known"....
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George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana,1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Pintail Drake", 1913, watercolor on paperboard, signed, dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left, 28 3/4 in. x 21 1/4 in., framed . Provenance: Acquired...
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[MAPS - ILLUSTRATED]. A group of 6 mid-centuryillustrated maps, including Ernest Dudley Chase, comprising: CHASE, Ernest Dudley (1878-1966). America the Wonderland: A Pictorial Map of the United States. 1941, image 27...
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[RELIGION] Books on Christianity andNatural Theology Lot of 7 vols. Paley William. Natural Theology: or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Diety Collected from the Appearances of Nature. Hallowell:...
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Grp: 94 Misc Cartography Books: Largelot of miscellaneous books on maps and cartography. Includes County Atlases of the British Isles: A Bibliography 1579-1850 by R. A. Skelton; The Malaspina Expedition "In the...
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