- (13) POLITICAL SOUVENIRS, SMITH, HOOVER,
(13) POLITICAL SOUVENIRS, SMITH, HOOVER, OTHERS(lot of 13) Political souvenirs, (2) mugs, Alfred E. Smith and Herbert Hoover, both by Syracuse China for Patriotic Products, Philadelphia, 6.75"h, 6.5"w, 5.25"d; (1) barrel-form mug, one side with a relief profile of Franklin Roosevelt, "The New Deal," 4"h, 5"w, 3.75"d; (1) George Washington, plate "made specially for Fraunces Tavern, New York City, Fondeville, England," 9"diam; (1) George Washington plate, Hutschenreuther, Bavaria, 10"diam; (1) "Commemorating the United Nations of World War II....against the treacherous aggressors .... Fondeville," 10.5"diam; (1) amethyst reticulated edge plate, "Lincoln," 9.25"diam; (1) metal bust of Theodore Roosevelt, marked at the back Roosevelt Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa., 3.75"h; (1) metal bust of Thomas Jefferson with backplate of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, 5.5"h; (2) ceramic bust of Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson, 5"h; (1) miniature brick marked LBJ, 1"h, 3.5"w, 1.5/8"d; (1) "Happy Days" barrel-form bank, metal by J. Chein, lacks key, 4"h; 14lbs total
- (3) LYNDON & LADY BIRD JOHNSON SIGNED
(3) LYNDON & LADY BIRD JOHNSON SIGNED PHOTO, BOOKS(lot of 3) Lyndon Baines Johnson (Texas, 1908-1973), including: (1) autographed White House portrait photo, signed lower right "with best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson," approx 10"h, 8"w, (1) Book: "LBJ: the White House Years," Harry Middleton, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990, 271 pages, autographed by the author in black ink, approx 13.5"h, 10.5"w, (1) Book: "A White House Diary," Lady Bird Johnson, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970, autographed with personal inscription reading: "For Nellie Rogers, who shared these years of not-so-long-ago, Lady Bird Johnson," stamp at front endpapers, tears and loss to dust jacket, approx 9.25"h, 7"w; 7.25lbs total
- STERLING. TUTTLE FOR CARTIER STERLING
STERLING. TUTTLE FOR CARTIER STERLING CENTER BOWL. Tuttle for Cartier sterling pedestal bowl with lion's head and ring handles, and gadroon borders. Stamped to underside, "Cartier Sterling Tuttle Sterling" with Tuttle maker's mark and a date mark of "LBJ" representing Johnson (1963-69). Total approx. weight is 59.61 troy oz (gross). From a Manhattan, NY estate. Dimensions: bowl measures approx. 13" w x 11.25" d x 6.125" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
- MEN'S VINTAGE 14K BUBBLE BACK ROLEX
MEN'S VINTAGE 14K BUBBLE BACK ROLEX WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1...Men's 14K Rolex Bubble Back Oyster Perpetual Chronometer wristwatch, reference # 3131, serial # 52151, 32mm, gold dial with Roman numeral markers. Fitted with a 14K ladder-style Bonklip bracelet. Back is engraved E. L. Bruce Jr. MEMPHIS TENN 1949. Bracelet clasp is additionally engraved ELBJr. The wristwatch is 7" L and weighs 71 grams. Also includes a small, cased photograph of and business card belonging to E.L. Bruce, Jr, Vice President and General Manager of the E.L Bruce hardwood flooring and lumber company, Memphis. Provenance: Descended in the family from Edwin Lawson Bruce Jr. (1892-1977), former Vice President of E L Bruce Lumber Company based in Memphis, TN. Son of Edwin Lawson Bruce (1855-1944), the company founder. By oral history, this watch was given to Bruce Jr. as a retirement gift from the company, when Eddie Gilbert took leadership after becoming majority shareholder in the late 1950s.
Condition:
Watch is functioning at time of inspection, service is recommended. The crystal is a replacement. Dial and bracelet with minor wear.
- PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS & PORTRAIT PRINTS
PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS & PORTRAIT PRINTS INCL. EISENHO...1st-4th items: Autographs of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (2), Richard Nixon (secretarial), and Lyndon Byrd Johnson. Includes one (1) signed photograph of Ike inscribed "for the faculty and students of Dean Academy and Junior College," dated December 1955 (12" x 10 1/2" sheet) along with one (1) accompanying brief typed letter, signed, on White House stationery addressed to Dean Academy president William C. Garner; one (1) Richard Nixon typed letter with secretarial signature, on White House stationery, addressed to Nashville newspaper publisher James Stahlman dated April 3, 1970, plus envelope; and one (1) LBJ typed letter, signed, on stationery with presidential seal and monogram, dated January 5, 1972, also to James Stahlman. Also included are nine (9) engraved 6" x 8" prints of the White House, US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall, and presidents John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, and John Adams (2), plus one (1) 5 1/2" x 9" print of John Quincy Adams (which is enclosed between two boards with inscription "Mrs. Cheek / R.E. Lee Memorial Assn, Print of JQ Adams), and four (4) 12" x 9" portraits of Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. All items 20th century.
Condition:
All items overall very good condition with light toning and minor signs of handling except as noted: Adams portrait has large crease and 2 1/2" light stain to upper right corner. Andrew Johnson portrait with large crease to upper left corner. Letters and White House print are encapsulated in protective plastic sheeting; LBJ and Nixon letters have been professionally cleaned and deacidified.
- A GROUP OF TEN NASA PRINTS, PHOTOS AND
A GROUP OF TEN NASA PRINTS, PHOTOS AND LBJ SPACE CENTER...A GROUP OF TEN NASA PRINTS, PHOTOS AND LBJ SPACE CENTER EPHEMERA, APOLLO 9, APOLLO 11, GEMINI, MERCURY, "RED NUMBERS," 1965-1975, comprising two color photographs on Kodak paper of views of earth from Apollo 9 with red numbers in margin AS9-22-3464, verso hand inscribed in blue ink, "Apollo 9-Houston," and AS9-26A-3727A, verso in blueprint, "This photograph is a government publication...Apollo 9...Color Infrared Photograph of the Texas Gulf Coast, Galveston Bay to Matagorda Bay...Houston is located at right center edge of photograph...The mouth of the Colorado River is located near left center edge of picture.;" three Apollo 11 images, a print, "Astronaut Edwin(Buzz) E. Aldrin, Jr., Walks on the Moon," originally photographed by Neil A. Armstrong, commander, MSCL-39; a glossy photograph on Kodak paper, "View of California," red number AS10-34-5014 in margin; a photograph on Kodak paper, "View of Africa;" red number AS11-36-5355 in margin; a photograph on Kodak paper of Mercury astronauts/the "Original 7" astronauts standing beside a Convair F-106B aircraft, numbered in red in margin S-61-125; a photograph on Kodak paper from Gemini 12, "View of the Gulf Coast area," numbered in red in margin S-66-63031; an offset color lithograph of a "Roll Out-an Apollo/Saturn V Facilities Test Vehicle (Apollo 500-F) moves from the Vehicle Assembly Building toward Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, on May 25, 1966," MSCL-11; a rare souvenir pamphlet, "Dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, August 27, 1973," and a sticker, "United States Space Team." 8" x 10" Provenance: From the Private Collection of Amel Rodriguez- Pan America. Collection from Amel Rodriguez, Houston, Texas.
Condition:
Some edge wear, minor scuff/moisture losses, bends, toning to paper, but overall in good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
- PEDER MORK MONSTED OIL ON CANVAS "VIEW
PEDER MORK MONSTED OIL ON CANVAS "VIEW FROM HIMMELBJOER...Peder Mork Monsted (1859-1941) Oil on Canvas, "View from Himmelbjoerget, Sun Streaming Through the Trees", circa 1926 , signed lower right P. Monsted, Himmelbjoerget, 1926 in molded gilt frame
36.5 in. x 44.5 in.
Provenance: Adelson Galleries, New York, to the Present Owner
Peder Mork Monsted was a leading Danish landscape painter of his time, known for his photo-realist style. He trained at the Copenhagen Academy from 1876-1879 and worked under the artists Peder Severin Kroyer and William Adolphe Bouguereau.
Monsted traveled throughout his career, including to France, Switzerland, Italy, and North Africa. Although most well known for his landscapes, he did paint portraits and figural scenes as well. Monsted was the favorite painter of King George of Greece; he was invited to Athens in 1893 where he painted the city and the Greek countryside for a year. Monsted was able to successfully convey the mood and atmosphere of the locales that he visited; whether it was the towering peaks of the Swiss Alps or the tranquility of the woods in his home country. Monsted exhibited his works at the Charlottenborg Palace in Copenhagen, and his paintings are featured today all over the world, including the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York and the Chi Mei Museum in Tainan, Taiwan.
Condition:
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
- PHILIP ROTH - JFK ANGRY LBJ POSTER,
PHILIP ROTH - JFK ANGRY LBJ POSTER, AS CITEDThe poster with an LBJ button affixed. The presence of the poster is noted in New York magazine's 13 January 1969 pgs 44-47 article by Howard Junker about the writer, the article later collected in the 1992 book "Conversations with Philip Roth", edited by George J. Searles, University Press of Mississippi "The poster of Jack Kennedy restraining a virulent LBJ looks out from the kitchen" 28x23, unframed, mounted on board
Property from the estate of Philip Roth. Philip Roth was born in Newark New Jersey on 19 March, 1933. The second child of second-generation Americans Bess and Herman Roth, Roth grew up in the largely Jewish community of Weequahic, a neighborhood that he was to return to time and again in his writing. After graduating from Weequahic High School in 1950, he attended Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago where he received a scholarship to complete his M.A. in English Literature. In 1959, Roth published Goodbye Columbus - a collection of stories and a novella for which he received the National Book Award. Ten years later, the publication of his fourth novel Portnoy's Complaint brought Roth both critical and commercial success, firmly securing his reputation as one of America's finest young writers. Roth was the author of thirty-one books including those that were to follow the fortunes of Nathan Zuckerman and a fictional narrator narrator named Philip Roth through which he explored and gave voice to the complexities of the American experience in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Roth's lasting contribution to literature was widely recognized in his lifetime, both in the United States and abroad. Among other commendations he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the International Man Booker Prize, twice the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award and presented with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal by Presidents Clinton and Obama respectively. Philip Roth died on 22 May 2018 at the age of eighty-five having retired from writing six years previous.
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- TWO KENTUCKY COIN SILVER JULEPS, JOHN
TWO KENTUCKY COIN SILVER JULEPS, JOHN KITTS AND MARK SC...both with tapering side with bead border, one with marks for John Kitts (Louisville, Kentucky, working 1836-1878), monogram; one with marks for Mark J. Scearce/Wakefield-Scearce Gallery (Shelbyville, Kentucky, working 1947-Present, and "LBJ" (Lyndon B. Johnson), both approx. 3-3/4 in., 10.15 oz. T.
Condition:
Scearce with several dents, both with light scratches and wear
- (3) AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS, G.W. BUSH, LBJ,
(3) AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS, G.W. BUSH, LBJ, B. JORDAN(lot of 3) Autographed books: (1) "Decision Points", George W. Bush, Crown Publishers, New York, 2010, First Edition, autographed at first interior page in black marker with sentiment, illustrated, 497 pages, dust cover; (1) "The Vantage Point", Lyndon Baines Johnson, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1971, First Edition, signed in ink at first title page, illustrated, 636 pates, tears at dust cover; (1) "Barbara Jordan, A Self-Portrait", Barbara Jordan, Doubleday, 1979, First Edition, singed in ink at first interior page, illustrations, 269 pages, dust cover, largest book: 9.5"h, 6.5"w, 2"d, total: 6.35lbs
- (15) BOOKS: TEXAS FICTION, HISTORY,
(15) BOOKS: TEXAS FICTION, HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY(lot of 15) Books: including: (1) "The Man Who Rode Midnight," Elmer Kelton, Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, Texas, 1990, 270 pages, (1) "The Borderland - A Novel of Texas," Edwin Shrake, Hyperion, New York, 2000, 416 pages, (1) "Three Friends - Roy Bedichek, J. Framk Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb," William A. Owens, University of Texas Press, 1975, 335 pages, (1) "The Longhorns," J. Frank Dobie, Bramhall House, New York, 388 pages, (1) "Coronado's Children," J. Frank Dobie, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1930, 367 pages, (1) "The Flavor of Texas," J. Frank Dobie, Jenkins Publishing Company, Austin, Texas, 1975, 167 pages, (1) "Horse Tradin'," Ben K. Green, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1977, 305 pages, (1) "Nevin's History," Jim Sanderson, Texas Tech University Press, 2004, 277 pages, (1) "Texas - Amazing But True," Jack Maguire, Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, first edition 1984, 192 pages, (1) "The Capitals of Texas: A Visual History," Sara Clark, The Encino Press, Austin, Texas, 1975, 114 pages, (1) "Deep In The Heart," Gilbert Morris, Integrity Publishers, Nashville, 2003, 391 pages, (1) "Texas Play-Party - A Lavaca County Life 1912-To the Present," Kenneth Munson, Guild Craft Press, 1992, signed by author to inside cover, 148 pages, (1) "Inside Texas: Commentaries from KLBJ-AM, Austin, Texas," Cactus Pryor, Shoal Creek Publishers, 1982, 194 pages, (1) "Texas," Robert Reynolds, Charles H. Belding Publisher, 188 pages, (1) "Texas - Images of the Landscape," Jim Bones, Westcliffe Publishers, signed by author on title page, 192 pages; largest: approx 14.5"h, 10.5"w, 1"d, 24.5lbs total
- (15) TEXAS HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOKS,
(15) TEXAS HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOKS, L.B.J.(lot of 15) Texas historical reference books, comprising: (1) "Laredo and the Rio Grande Frontier," J.B. Wilkinson, Jenkins Publishing Co., Austin, Texas, illustrations by E.M. (Buck) Schiwetz, 1975, tears to dust jacket, 456 pages; (1) "Rustlers' Hill: A Thrilling Narrative of the Texas Frontier," V.F. Taylor, The Naylor Company, San Antonio, Texas, 1953, illustrated, tears to dust jacket, 210 pages; (1) "Lone Wolf: The Only Texas Ranger Captain of Spanish Decent," Brownson Malsch, Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., Austin, Texas, 1980, 224 pages; (1) "The Truth About Texas," Lewis Nordyke, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1957, 276 pages; (1) "Texas Cattle Brands," edited by Gus L. Ford, Clyde C. Cockrell Co., Dallas, Texas, 1936, tears to dust jacket, 240 pages; (1) "A Texan Look at Lyndon: A Study of Illegitimate Power," J. Evetts Haley, Palo Duro Press, Canyon, Texas, 1964, 256 pages; (1) "Lyndon B. Johnson: A Memoir," George Reedy, Andrews and MC Meel Inc., New York, 1982, tears to dust jacket, 159 pages; (1) "Tales of the Tularosa," Mrs. Tom Charles, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1954, illustrated, 70 pages; (1) "Farm and Ranch Spanish," George W. Kelly and Rex R. Kelly, 1960, covers detached but present, 241 pages; (1) "The History and Prehistory of the Colorado River," prepared by H.G. Wooldridge for the Lower Colorado River Authority, illustrated by Linda E. Koch, 24 pages; (1) "Three Men in Texas: Bedichek, Webb, and Dobie: Essays by their Friends in the Texas Observer," edited by Ronnie Dugger, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1967, tears to dust jacket, 285 pages; (1) "Flood to Faucet," Walter E. Long, The Steck Company, 1956, illustrated, 116 pages; (1) "The Texas Rangers Sesquicentennial Anniversary, 1823-1973," first edition, Heritage Publications, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, 1973, pen signed to interior cover, illustrated, 176 pages; (1) "I'm Frank Hammer: The Life of a Texas Peace Officer," Gordon Frost and John H. Jenkins, The Pemberton Press, Austin, Texas, 1968, illustrated, tears to dust jacket, 305 pages; (1) "L.B.J: Images of a Vibrant Life," published by The Friends of the LBJ Library, Austin, Texas, 1973, color illustrations, tears to dust jacket, largest: approx 11.5"h, 9"w, 0.5"d, 17.75lbs total