MASTERWORKS GREEN-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharlesPerdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history.
Original paint with minimal...
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TREGO-RIG BLUE-WINGED TEALRobert Elliston(1847-1925)
Bureau, IL, c. 1890
12 1/4 in. long
An exceedingly rare and early teal decoy. Widely regarded as the "Dean" of the Illinois River carving tradition, Robert Elliston's...
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1919 US ARMY FACILITY MOTOR TRANSPORTPANORAMAA panorama of Camp Grant (Illinois) after WWI, dated June 19, 1919, featuring hundreds of early automobiles and their drivers. The bottom center reads "Motor Transport...
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NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE GREEN GOOSE (1972WATERCOLOR)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Green Goose , 1972
Watercolor on paper
10 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Presented behind glass in a metal frame that measures 20 1/4"...
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NICOLAS AFRICANO / ARTIFICER (1971)NicolasAfricano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
Artificer , 1971
Color etching on paper
5 3/4" x 3 3/4" (plate size)
Pencil-signed and numbered (#1/1) to the bottom margin. Presented behind...
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14K FANCY DIAMOND HUNTING ROCKFORD POCKETWATCH - AS ISA Rockford fancy pocket watch in a 14k tri-colored gold hunting case. The front of the case has a smooth shield decorated with rose colored scrolls and flowers...
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5 DICKENS BOOKS, NOVELS & STORIES, 1STEDS.Five (5) First Edition Novels and Stories by Charles Dickens. 1st item: DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON, WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND FOR EXPORTATION, First Edition,...
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10 ASST. CHARLES DICKENS BOOKS, INCL.1ST EDITIONS, CRU...Ten (10) assorted writings, sketches, and plays, primarily by Charles Dickens, including SUNDAY UNDER THREE HEADS. 1st item: SUNDAY UNDER THREE HEADS,...
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CARTER, CHARLES. CARTER. THE MYSTERIESOF THE YOGI’S.[Chicago: Goes Litho Co., ca. 1905]. A dozen gnomes in green pants and pointed red caps, some ringing bells, others with drums or horns, float above Carter...
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19TH CENTURY METIS-CREE BEADED HIDESCOUT JACKETThe lot features a fantastic 1800s Buffalo Indian hide beaded scout jacket from the Metis-Cree Indians. The piece shows a thick Indian tanned Great American Buffalo...
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SARAH GREENE BRONZE SCULPTURE BUST OFWOMANSarah Morris (Greene) Wise (AMERICAN / ILLINOIS / FRANCE, 1877 - 1919) bronze bust sculpture depicting a woman. Signed "GReene". Set atop a gray marble base. Measures...
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PAIR OF MESOAMERICAN CARVED JADE EARRINGSAND PENDANTpossibly Pre Columbian, acquired prior to 1944, comprising: two clip on earrings, triangular dark to light green jade pieces held in gold tone metal clasps, one...
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An Unusual Chinese Five Color OverlayTransparent Green Gourd-Form Vase and Cover
18TH-19TH CENTURY
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the body and conforming cover worked of an opaque white tone to a double gourd form, the...
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A Chinese Multi-Colored Overlay TransparentGreen Glass Vase
18TH CENTURY
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of baluster form, the thin layer of transparent green glass worked over a layer of opaque white, the sides with white, amber,...
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Two Chinese Pink, Green and White GlassBottle Vases
18TH-19TH CENTURY
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taller example of opaque white glass superimposed with an overlay of green over pink, the compressed globular body with...
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Six Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles
20THCENTURY
comprising an olive-green example, a white overlay amber-tone example, carved with horses, a red overlay transparent blue glass example, decorated with bats amongst...
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CHARLES R. JACOBSON (ILLINOIS/FLORIDA,20TH CENTURY), ABSTRACT IN GREENS AND ORANGES., OIL ON BOARD, 20" X 16". FRAMED 27.5" X 23".CHARLES R. JACOBSON, Illinois/Florida, 20th Century, Abstract in greens and oranges....
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GEORGE SETON COGGESHALL, ILLINOIS (1914- 1994), UNTITLED WOMAN IN RED AND GREEN, OIL ON BOARD, 25 1/2"H X 21 1/4"W (SIGHT), 27"H X 23"W (FRAME)George Seton Coggeshall, Illinois, (1914 - 1994) untitled woman in...
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JAMES "JIM" SAMPSON, INDIANA (1939-20210,STILL LIFE (GREEN LEAF AND TEA SET ON PINK TABLE), EDITION 1/3, COLOR LINOCUT, 30 3/4"H X 25"W (SHEET), 27 3/4"H X 23 3/4"W (SIGHT)James "Jim" Sampson, Indiana, (1939-20210...
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ALICE STANDISH BUELL (AMERICAN/ILLINOIS,1892)Alice Standish Buell (American/Illinois, 1892-1964) , "Arts and Crafts Courtyard, New Orleans" and "Green Shutter Bookshop, New Orleans", 2 etchings on paper, each pencil-signed...
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PAIR OF JIM SLACK, PEKIN, ILLINOIS CARVEDAND PAINPair of Jim Slack, Pekin, Illinois carved and painted green wing teal decoys, one preening, embossed on lead weights, 14 1/2" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is...
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A Chinese Green Jadeite Gourd-Form SnuffBottle
Late 19th/early 20th Century
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carved in the shape of a large gourd with a bat resting atop, together with a hardwood stand, green jadeite stopper.
Height...
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A Chinese Green and Lavender JadeiteSnuff Bottle
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of flattened oval shape supporting a straight neck, the undecorated stone of a green-lavender color with bright green close to the bottom, pink tourmaline...
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JAMES SPROUSE (AMERICAN, 20TH C.), "DEATH",1989, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS LAID ON WOOD PANEL, MINIMALIST COMPOSITION OF FOREST GREEN WITH SLIGHT VARIATIONS OF TONE AND SURFACE TEXTURE, SIGNED ON REVERSE ON PAPER LABEL, BACK...James...
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HELEN GREENE BLUMENSCHEIN, RAIN OVERTAOS, 1947Helen Greene Blumenschein, (1909 - 1989) Rain Over Taos, 1947, watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left: Helen G. Blumenschein 1947 initialed lower right:...
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EMD STYLING DEPT 'CITY OF MIAMI' COLORSCHEME PROPOSALThe City of Miami (Late 1930s.)The City of Miami was inaugurated in December 1940 as a Chicago-Miami train jointly operated by Illinois Central and four other...
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AN EARLY GM STYLING DEPT PAINTING FORILLINOIS CENTRALColor Scheme for ICRR Green Diamond Streamliner (Late 1930s.)The unsigned tempera painting on tissue for GM's Electro-Motive Styling Section retains its original...
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HISTORIC ALTERNATE COLOR SCHEME FORTHE CITY OF MIAMIThe City of Miami (Late 1930s)This unsigned original tempera painting on tissue with its label from the Styling Section of General Motors' Electro-Motive...
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FERGUSON, SHAW, SADOW, TETKOWSKI, SHANER,FRANCK, IRISH-HOSLER, ROEHM: MONOGRAPH BOOKS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS 11"H X 8 1/2"W (LARGEST)Ferguson, Shaw, Sadow, Tetkowski, Shaner, Franck, Irish-Hosler, Roehm: monograph...
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A Chinese Green Jadeite Mountain
withrusset veins and green inclusions.
Height 6 in., 15.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of Eliot A. Landau, Woodridge, Illinois...
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RARE ILLINOIS SAMPLER. Greene County1840 silk on linen. Realistic flowering vines surround the narrow sawtooth inner border the oval cartouche denotes the maker's name Jessy Ann Spenser and date as well...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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Nine Pattison related sketches (JamesWilliam Pattison, Illinois/Asheville, North Carolina, 1844-1915): (1-3) three pencil sketches of Cape Cod inscribed "Cape Cod-North", "Cape Cod End looking...
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Green and Yellow Gold Illinois HunterCase Timepiece A vintage 14k Elgin hunter case pocket watch case serial number 182826 engraved with a deer motif of green and yellow gold; a movement serial number 1145130....
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