- CHRISTIAN PELTENBURG-BRECHNEFF (B. 1950):
CHRISTIAN PELTENBURG-BRECHNEFF (B. 1950): THRONE OF THE MAHARAJA OF JAISALMERInk with watercolor highlights on paper, 1983, signed with initials 'CH.P-B', titled and dated lower left.
21 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (sheet), 24 3/4 x 30 in. (frame).
Condition
Apparently in very good condition. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- CHRISTIAN PELTENBURG-BRECHNEFF (B. 1950):
CHRISTIAN PELTENBURG-BRECHNEFF (B. 1950): HOLLYHOCKSInk on paper, 2008, signed with initials 'CH PB', titled and dated lower right.
45 x 36 in. (sheet), 49 x 40 in. (frame).
Condition
A small stain upper center. Otherwise apparently in very good condition. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PIERRE TOURGUENEFF (FRENCH/RUSSIAN 1854-1912).
PIERRE TOURGUENEFF (FRENCH/RUSSIAN 1854-1912). "Medieval Archer" Monumental bronze sculpture of an archer. Signed on the base. From a Madison Ave NYC estate. Dimensions: 37" h. Condition: Good.
- Three similar abstract geometric serigraphs,
Three similar abstract geometric serigraphs, signed Ivan Chermayneff, dated 1970, and numbered lower right. Yellow example numbered 92/100, image 27” x 23”. Red example 28/100, 27” x 23”. Blue/red example numbered 65/100, image 29” x 25”. Condition: not examined out of frames, scuffed plexi fronts CT Transfer Fee $50
- Robert Neffson b.1949. Columbus Circle,
Robert Neffson b.1949. Columbus Circle, Spring. oil on linen. 40 h × 64 w in. result: $9,375. estimate: $2,000–3,000. Signed to lower right ‘Neffson’.
- Otto Prutscher. wine glass. c. 1908-10,
Otto Prutscher. wine glass. c. 1908-10, blown, cut, and polished glass. 5½ h × 2¼ dia in. result: $3,750. estimate: $3,000–5,000. Sold with two other glasses by unknown designers, all manufactured by Meyer's Neffe for Wiener Werkstätte.
- 2 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SAMPLERS1st
2 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SAMPLERS1st item: American needlework sampler, silk on linen, alphabet bands over the name "Julia A. Drake, Sampler Age 12 yrs." above a flower basket, tree and house with sun. Housed in a simple gilt wood frame. Sight - 14 5/8" H x 7 1/8" W. Framed - 18" H x 9" W. 19th century. Old Knaffl Bros. (Knoxville, TN) framing label en verso. 2nd item: American needlework sampler, silk on linen, alphabet bands over various illegible verses and the inscription "Harriet Neff or Haft (?) Sampler worked in the Ninth Year of her Age", all above two houses and three potted trees. Sight - 15 3/4" H x 17" W. Framed - 19 1/2" H x 20 3/4" W. 19th century. Provenance: Blount County, TN Living Estate.
Condition:
1st item: Some fading, stains and very slight losses. 2nd item: Losses to linen and needlework, especially to the center. Fading resulting in losses to needlework with some scattered staining.
- KENTUCKY FEDERAL SIDEBOARDKentucky Federal
KENTUCKY FEDERAL SIDEBOARDKentucky Federal tambour-door sideboard, attributed to Lexington, Kentucky; cherry and crotch walnut or cherry with maple and applewood inlay, poplar secondary wood; blocked and serpentine facade with central long drawer above a tambour door section, flanked by veneered panels with line inlay and two short drawers over two doors. All drawers veneered and dovetailed, decorated with string inlay having cut corner design and mounted with original oval brass pulls with raised acorn/oak leaf design; doors have flame grained veneer and fan inlaid corners, with crossbanded edges and shield shaped escutcheons. Edge of top and facade below feature cross banded veneers and lighter wood inlaid edges; lower edge of case features a band of lunette inlay running below the doors and extending to the top of the front legs at each side. The four front square tapered legs and two rear legs all feature line inlay and band of lunette inlay at feet. MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) documentation label dated 9/12/82 ref. # 11603 located inside left drawer. Taped inside the central drawer is a note dated 1932 from previous owner Dillis Early (Jr.) of Meade County, Kentucky, witnessed by Violet Neff and notarized by George Neff upon the sale of the sideboard to a Mr. Geo. Owen, stating that the sideboard had been in his family for at least 100 years. Early's great-great grandfather was James Early (1782-1840); tax records for the year 1800 show a James Early in Clark County and a James Earley in Fayette County; James Early's son Lewis was born in Fayette County in 1811. (Our thanks to Gary Gardner for assistance with genealogy research). Note: this sideboard is featured and briefly discussed in The Magazine Antiques article "Living with Antiques: The Nashville Home of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr.," Vol. C No. 3 Sept. 1971, p. 440. (In this reference, it was attributed, probably erroneously, to Meade County). 39" H x 66" W x 18 3/4" D. First quarter 19th century. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN, acquired from Mr. Marcellus Frost of Nashville, who purchased it in Kentucky. (Marcellus Frost was a Tennessee thoroughbred dealer instrumental in the creation of the Iroquois Steeplechase race. His wife was the great granddaughter of Nashville silversmith Joseph Thorp Elliston). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Some exfoliation to veneer; 10" veneer crack running width of right side door. Back board of top appears to be an old replacement. Several areas of edge inlay missing (some pieces retained) and some scattered missing and/or replaced veneer. Left side escutcheon replaced. 3/4" gouge to facade below left drawer. Right rear escutcheon possibly repaired. Rear legs have some unevenness to finish, and right rear leg has splice repair. Shrinkage to sides. Central drawer has built-up left interior side and back of drawer bottom replaced. Scattered small areas of patching to top and crossbanding.
- COLLECTION OF SPOOK SHOW TRICKS. INCLUDING
COLLECTION OF SPOOK SHOW TRICKS. INCLUDING HINGED SPIRI...Collection of Spook Show Tricks. Including hinged Spirit Slates; Daylight SŽance Gimmick; miscellaneous tambourines and bells; spirit-rapping device; realistic human skull; and Bill Neff souvenir spook show bag of tricks.
- HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN. GREATER MAGIC.Hilliard,
HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN. GREATER MAGIC.Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones, 1938. First edition. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. With the signatures, several dated or accompanied by sketches and doodles, of scores of notable magicians of the period, including numerous contributors to the work, plus its illustrator and the publisher, among these Dai Vernon, Cardini, Harry Blackstone, Al Flosso, Carl W. Jones, John Mulholland, Harlan Tarbell, Si Stebbins (also signing as Will Coffrin), Burling Hull (also signing as "Volta"), Dell O'Dell, Bert Allerton, Joe Berg, Stewart James, John Scarne, Percy Abbott, Ed Reno, Augustus Rapp, Bob Nelson, Ross Bertram, Edgar Bergen, Bill Neff, Jay Marshall, Lester Lake, Max Holden, John Booth, Winston Freer, Gogia Pasha, John Snyder, U.F. Grant, Roland Travers, Doc Mahendra, Russ Walsh, John Braun, Danny Dew, and many others. Light shelfwear.
- FOUR PHOTOS OF MAGICIAN BILL NEFF.Neff,
FOUR PHOTOS OF MAGICIAN BILL NEFF.Neff, Bill. Four Photos of Magician Bill Neff. Four images, the first depicting Neff with Gene Autry, performing a levitation (1942); the second showing Jack Gwynne and Harlan Tarbell in front of a Neff marquee (second-generation printing, ca. 1960s); the third depicting Neff with Jimmy Stewart (second-generation printing, ca. 1960s); the fourth depicting Neff vanishing a dove (modern printing). 8 x 10”.
- PAIR OF BLACKSTONE WINDOW CARDS, AND
PAIR OF BLACKSTONE WINDOW CARDS, AND A HERALD.Blackstone, Harry. Pair of Blackstone Window Cards, and a Herald. Including “Abbott’s Magic Get-Together Featuring Blackstone” (Colon, Mich., [1961]) headlined by Blackstone in his only appearance at the Get-Together, plus Neff, Gwynne, Fox, and others; “World’s Super Magician” (Chicago: Globe, ca. 1950s); and a double-sided pictorial herald (ca. 1930s). Window cards 22 x 14”, herald 18 x 8” (loss to bottom edge).