- HOME STUDIO WORK STATION OF WILBUR NIEWALDA
HOME STUDIO WORK STATION OF WILBUR NIEWALDA three piece work station, comprised of two pine easels and a painting stand, from the home studio of painter Wilbur Niewald. The easels measure 88" x 24" x 28" and 84" x 24" x 24", and the stand measures 35" x 16" x 12". The stand is filled with brushes and tools as found.
Wilbur Niewald, celebrated painter and beloved member of Kansas City arts community, passed away in 2022. As a painter, Niewald tirelessly created honest and engaging plein air landscapes, still life, and portraiture; he was the recipient of the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in 2006, and the Charlotte Street Fund Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. As a professor and longtime chair of the Painting department at the Kansas City Art Institute, he helped guide generations of young artists.
Condition
The condition is as found, well used but solid.
- MARK TWAIN, HOW TO TELL A STORY, FIRST
MARK TWAIN, HOW TO TELL A STORY, FIRST EDITION How to Tell a Story and Other Essays by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by Harpers. First edition. First printing. An uncommon title due to the unusually low press run of just 2000 copies. The first of only two collections of his essays published during his lifetime. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt decoration and titling. 8vo.33pp.
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, POLITICAL PIECES
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, POLITICAL PIECES FIRST ED 1779 Political, Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces by Benjamin Franklin. Published by J. Johnson in London 1779. First edition. Book is quarter bound in tan leather with marbled boards. Spine features gilt titling on a black field. This is the only edition of Benjamin Franklin's writings (other than his scientific studies) that was published during his lifetime. It's a scarce work by an important writer. 8vo.
- 1200+ TOPPS GARBAGE PAIL KIDS LIFETIME
1200+ TOPPS GARBAGE PAIL KIDS LIFETIME COLLECTION United States1985-1988An absolutely incredible lifetime collection of 1985-1988 Topps Garbage Pail Kids sticker trading cards, includes 1,200+ series 1 through 12 cards highlighted by a #1a Nasty Nick (4.5-5.0), all cards are organized numerically and by series throughout 3 three ring binders. Card condition ranges approximately 4.0 to 8.0, numerous duplicates throughout, please refer to photographs.
- MUST DE CARTIER FOUNTAIN PEN, WITH REFILLS
MUST DE CARTIER FOUNTAIN PEN, WITH REFILLS Late 20th century, France, oval gold-plated and patterned pen with red lacquer detail, cap with trinity rings and Double C logo presses to reveal mechanical clip, impressed serial number 140568 to base, marked on cap "Cartier Paris," "Made in France," and "Plaque OR G," in box. Lot also includes a package of (5) black ink cartridges and (1) nib adjusting wheel, a package with (2) nib adjusting wheels and (1) ink cartridge, and a case with pen instructions, "lifetime guarantee" card, and quality guarantee from Chabrand.
- EDGAR PAYNE (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1947)
EDGAR PAYNE (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1947) MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE Oil on artist board. Signed 'Edgar Payne' (lower left).
Edgar Alwin Payne ((American, 1883-1947)
Born in rural Missouri, Edgar Payne grew up in the Ozark Mountains which instilled in him a love for the wilderness that would remain with him for the rest of his life. By the age of fourteen, Payne was completely on his own and made his way painting houses, signs, and stage sets until he reached Chicago and began a brief period of formal training in fine art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
While in Chicago, Payne learned of a nascent art colony located at Laguna Beach, California. In 1911 he made his first visit to the region that would provide him with a lifetime of inspiration and which he was to immortalize on canvas. By 1917 Payne had made Laguna Beach his home. Here he was inspired by subjects that were close at hand: Santa Catalina, Laguna Canyon, and the Laguna shoreline. However, Payne was driven by an incessant wanderlust that lured him away from the southland. Between 1922 and 1924, he traveled Europe and completed a series of impressive maritime and mountain scenes which strongly suggest his more mature work.
- NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
TWO FINE
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
TWO FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES, MEIJI PERIOD ?? ??????? ?????1845-1927???? ?????????????? ???????one worked in silver wire and coloured enamels with a lone bird perched in a branch of red and yellow maple leaves against a bright blue ground, the foot decorated with floral lozenges, the rims silver, the base signed with chiselled characters on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa; the other one intricately worked in colourful enamel and gold wire with two birds perched on prunus branches and bamboo leaves against a black ground, the base signed with chiselled characters of the same mark; both with bespoke wooden stand and tomobako(2)heights: 12.1cm and 23.2cmProvenance: Private English collection, London; acquired by current owner’s great-aunt Etta May Gubbins (1871-1955) during her honeymoon trip in Yokohama in 1910. Etta May Gubbins married in 1909 at Kilmallock, Ireland to Captain Burston Beresford Gubbins (1876-1929), The 13th Hussars.May Gubbins, nee May Gibson, was the eldest of the three daughters of Edmund Gibson who was born at Quernmore Park, near Lancaster in 1824, went out to New Zealand with his brother Wilson and staked a claim to about 20,000 acres of land in South Island and died at Otago in 1886.Note: Born in 1845 to a rural samurai family, Namikawa Yasuyuki started his cloisonné business in Kyoto in 1873 and by the 1880s was successful enough to build, and then extend and upgrade, a large compound that eventually included workshops housing more than 20 employees. Having won countless medals at national and international exhibitions, his works were sought after by the national and international collectors during his lifetime and became even more highly collectable thereafter. A closely comparable cloisonné enamel small vase, by the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, with the same, shape and almost identical design of a lone bird perched in a branch of red and yellow maple leaves but against a pale green ground, was sold at Bonham's New York, 24 September 2020, lot 1039.
- OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OF
OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OF FIVE INSRIBED STONEWARE PLATES ????? ???? ???????each inscribed on the interior with poem, covered in a ivory tinged glaze with fine craquelure(5)diameters: 12.6cm to 13cmProvenance: Private collection, London; acquired from Wutai Co. Ltd., Yufu City, Oita Prefecture, JapanNote: ?tagaki Rengetsu is probably the most famous female artist of the 19th century in Japan, especially known for her excellent skills in calligraphy and pottery. She was born the illegitimate daughter of a samurai from the T?d? family. Soon after her birth, she was adopted by ?tagaki Mitsuhasa, who worked at Chion'in, an important temple of the J?do (Pure Land) school in Ky?to. In 1798, after losing her mother and brother, she was sent to serve as a lady-in-waiting at Kameoka Castle in Tanba, where she was taught classical poetry, calligraphy, and martial arts.At only 33 years of age, she had already experienced some fateful years in her life, losing two husbands and all five of her children. She then decided to shave her hair and take Buddhist vows, taking the name Rengetsu (Lotus Moon). During this time, she lived with her stepfather near Chion'in Temple. After his death in 1832, Rengetsu began making her extraordinary pottery, which she usually inscribed with her own waka (31-syllable classical poetry) and sold to support herself. With her unique combination of pottery, calligraphy, and poetry, Rengetsu gained recognition far beyond the borders of Ky?to during her lifetime.
- OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OF
OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OF FIVE INSCRIBED STONEWARE SAKE CUPS ????? ???? ???????each carved on the exterior with poem, covered in a ivory tinged glaze with fine craquelure, with inscribed and sealed tomobako(6)heights: 3.7cm to 3.8cmProvenance: Private collection, London; acquired from Ura Art Museum Co., Ltd., Osaka, JapanNote: ?tagaki Rengetsu is probably the most famous female artist of the 19th century in Japan, especially known for her excellent skills in calligraphy and pottery. She was born the illegitimate daughter of a samurai from the T?d? family. Soon after her birth, she was adopted by ?tagaki Mitsuhasa, who worked at Chion'in, an important temple of the J?do (Pure Land) school in Ky?to. In 1798, after losing her mother and brother, she was sent to serve as a lady-in-waiting at Kameoka Castle in Tanba, where she was taught classical poetry, calligraphy, and martial arts.At only 33 years of age, she had already experienced some fateful years in her life, losing two husbands and all five of her children. She then decided to shave her hair and take Buddhist vows, taking the name Rengetsu (Lotus Moon). During this time, she lived with her stepfather near Chion'in Temple. After his death in 1832, Rengetsu began making her extraordinary pottery, which she usually inscribed with her own waka (31-syllable classical poetry) and sold to support herself. With her unique combination of pottery, calligraphy, and poetry, Rengetsu gained recognition far beyond the borders of Ky?to during her lifetime.
- NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
FINE CLOISONNÉ
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE AND COVER, MEIJI PERIOD ?? ??????? ?????1845-1927???? ??????????intricately worked in colourful enamel and silver and gold wire with scattered chrysanthemums against a simulated pale yellow drip glaze over a jet-black ground, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a gilt chrysanthemum bud finial, the base signed with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawaon a silver tablet, with bespoke wooden stand(1)11.7cm high; 126gProvenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired in the UK art market in the early 1980s.Note: Born in 1845 to a rural samurai family, Namikawa Yasuyuki started his cloisonné business in Kyoto in 1873 and by the 1880s was successful enough to build, and then extend and upgrade, a large compound that eventually included workshops housing more than 20 employees. Having won countless medals at national and international exhibitions, his works were sought after by the national and international collectors during his lifetime and became even more highly collectable thereafter. A comparable cloisonné enamel vase and cover, by the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, with a similar design of simulated drips, albeit in celadon colour, and chrysanthemums, was sold at Bonham's New York, 19 March 2013, lot 2406. Also compare to a jar and cover by the same workshop, note the similarity of the wooden base, which might have been original, sold at Christie's New York, 18 Mar 2014, lot 555.
- A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF TEN VIRGINIA
A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF TEN VIRGINIA TOOLED LEATHER KE...19th century, comprising:
steerhide handle, body, and base, lined with red calf skin, hourglass shape with subtle V shaped rim, black exterior with harness stitched scroll decoration on body, a shield on each end, 6-3/4 x 7-5/8 x 5 in., accompanied by three iron forged keys on iron ring with attached fob, fob carved with letters "WBG", Ref. No. VA053;
steerhide and calfskin, the shaped sides with decorative tooling, fitted with strap handle, 8-3/8 x 11-1/8 x 4 in., Ref. No. VA063;
steerhide, sharkskin, and calf, hourglass shape with angled edges, gouged tulips, vine, and fleur de lis pattern painted with white paint, 6-3/4 x 8-1/4 x 4-1/8 in., Ref. No. VA057;
steerhide and brown calf, body with incised and painted X pattern, 5-7/8 x 8-1/4 x 4 in., Ref. No. VA061
Note: For similar example see Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, June 21, 2014 lot 382.;
possibly S.S. Cottrell, black sharkskin, brown calf liner and binding on top edges, brown steerhide bottom, oblong form having shaped rim, body with incised vine and leaf decorations retaining original paint, original rounded leather handle and lining, 5-1/4 x 8-3/4 x 3-5/8 in., Ref. No. VA0059;
tan steerhide, oblong boat form, body with gouged band of trailing vine decoration, retains original green/blue felt lined interior, 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/4 in., Ref. No. VA070;
steerhide, high sided extended oval shape, body with 3/8 in. creased wide diamond design, 6-1/4 x 8-1/4 x 3-1/4 in., Ref. No. VA022;
possibly made in Petersburg by J.H. Lamey, black shark skin sides, light brown calf skin rolled over edge and lining interior, separate leather bottom piece, underneath wood bottom covered with 19th century wallpaper, 6-3/4 x 9-1/2 x 4-3/4 in., Ref. No. VA038;
steerhide, extended oval shape, linear flat top, body with wavy sawtooth bands around body, bottom with five small leather disk feet attached with copper rivets, interior retains cardboard bottom insert with pencil inscription "Made by H.M. Gee or MGee/May 4th 1905/When this is worne renew/H.M. Gee", 6-1/2 x 7-7/8 x 5 in., Ref. No. VA013;
possibly made by R.H. Rickett, calf skin dyed red with crisscross faux Moroccan leather binding, sides, and bottom, tan body with creased diamond pattern, 7-1/4 x 8 x 4 in., Ref. No. VA026
Provenance: (Ref. No. VA053) Collection of Dorothy "Dolly" & Henry "Mac" McKenney, Mint Spring, Virginia; Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, March 23, 2007 lot 187 sold for $13,200; (Ref. No. VA063) 1740 House Antiques, Charlottesville, Virginia; Sotheby's New York, May 1995 lot 620 sold for $2,765 (accompanied by catalog listing); (Ref. No. VA057) Carole Wahler Antiques, Knoxville, Tennessee; (Ref. No. VA0059) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, November 14, 2015 lot 667 sold for $1,300; (Ref. No. VA070) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, June 23, 2018 lot 1625 sold for $2,500; (Ref. No. VA022) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, June 24, 2004 lot 137 sold for $4,400; (Ref. No. VA038) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, June 23, 2006 lot 152 sold for $5,775; (Ref. No. VA013) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, November 12, 2005 lot 363 sold for $2,860; (Ref. No. VA026) Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates, Mt. Pleasant, Virginia, November 10, 2007 lot 1197 sold for $3,850; Private Collection
Note: Each basket is accompanied by extensive notes taken by the consignor.
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Condition:
crackling, creasing, and wear to leather, some with cracks to rim, surface dirt/accretion, some baskets with potential repair or retouch; Ref. No. VA053 with minor insect damage to interior and base; Ref. No. VA063 with puncture on one side; Ref. No. VA061 with flaking to leather at rim; Ref. No. VA070 with loss to felt; Ref. No. VA038 leather interior bottom detached
- BOOKS ON FASHION AND STYLE, 5 Group
BOOKS ON FASHION AND STYLE, 5 Group of art reference / coffee table books on Fashion and Style comprising - Shocking: The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli by Dilys Blum / Philadelphia Museum of Art & Yale University Press The Givenchy Style by Francoise Mohrt / Vendome Press Couture: The Great Designers by Caroline Rennolds Milbank / Stewart Tabori & Chang Publishers Mary McFadden: A Lifetime of Design, Collecting, and Adventure by Mary McFadden / Rizzoli American Fashion Designers At Home: Council of Fashion Designers of America by Rima Suqi / Assouline