- SET OF EIGHT COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGSSet
SET OF EIGHT COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGSSet of eight copper-plate engravings of English estates by J. Kip after L. Knuff, 18th c., depicting Brightwel, Suffolk; Althorp, Northampton; Ragly, Warwick; Stansted, Sussex; Newby, Yorke; Long Longleat, Warminster; Haigh, Lancaster; and Up Parke, Sussex, 20" x 22 1/2".
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Condition:
Unframed, some toning and wear to margins.
- CARTIER MUST 21 CHRONOSCAPH DATE WATCHCartier
CARTIER MUST 21 CHRONOSCAPH DATE WATCHCartier Must 21 Chronoscaph Watch. Stainless steel case and bracelet with deployment clasp. 38mm unisex case. Fixed stainless steel bezel engraved with Roman numerals. Black dial with luminous hands a
- SEXTANT, G. DE KONINGH, AMSTERDAMDutch
SEXTANT, G. DE KONINGH, AMSTERDAMDutch sextant in original case, G de Koningh, Arnhem, Amsterdam. Serial number 1167. Brass and silver scale. Appx dims. 9" tall x 9" scale. Very good condition.
- FIVE PAIR OF CUFFLINKS INCL STERLING,
FIVE PAIR OF CUFFLINKS INCL STERLING, WEDGWOOD, ESSEXFive pair sterling silver and metal cufflinks including Wedgwood horses, German mugs, bloodhounds, and Essex crystal dogs. Largest measures 1 1/8" in diameter.
- EXACT REPEATER POCKET WATCH & SWIZA/CHAMPS
EXACT REPEATER POCKET WATCH & SWIZA/CHAMPS ELYSEESExact repeater pocket watch. Unusual square form gun metal case. 3 1/4" including stem by 2 1/4"w. Chimes on 1/4 hour with hammers striking gongs. Running & chiming but time set not working. Plus a Sw
- NAUTICAL INSTRUMENT GROUPING INCLUDING
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENT GROUPING INCLUDING A BAROMETERNautical Instrument Grouping including a barometer; an anemometer, sextant (incomplete), azimuth; cased compass, 2 boxwood rules and a wooden right angle time gauge. Barometer 6 1/2" diameter.
- [AFRICA] - [HUNTING] - [TRAVEL] - [SAFARI
[AFRICA] - [HUNTING] - [TRAVEL] - [SAFARI PRESS]. A group of approximately 64 volumes, including works primarily related to Africa, hunting, and travel, many of which are published by the Safari Press, including:
1-23) [Classics in African Hunting Series]. An incomplete run of 23 volumes, all published in Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, Inc., [1983-2011], all FIRST EDITIONS (vol. 67: FIRST ENGLISH EDITION), LIMITED ISSUE, each numbered out of 1,000 copies, EACH SIGNED BY THE EDITOR, AUTHOR, AND/OR ILLUSTRATOR.
24) CHILTON, Johnny. [Classics in Big Game Hunting Series.] Out of Bullets! Safari Press, Inc., [2011]. Vol. 38 only. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, 44 of 250 copies, SIGNED.
25) STANLEY, Henry M. How I How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa. NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1872. (Covers detached.) FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
26) STANLEY, Henry M. Through the Dark Continent. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1878. 2 vols. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
27) SYKES, C.A. Service and Sport on the Tropical Nile. L: John Murray, 1903. FIRST EDITION.
28) BELL, W.D.M. The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter. L: "Country Life," Ltd., et al, 1923. Provenance: Noreen Curry (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
29) BOYCE, William D. Illustrated Africa Noth Tropical South. Chicago et al: Rand McNally & Company, [1925]. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH COMPLIMENTS CARD SIGNED BY BOYCE and tipped in.
30) PATTERSON, Frederick B. African Adventures. NY et al: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. (Lacking dust jacket.) FIRST EDITION.
31) DINESEN, Isak [Karen BLIXEN]. Out of Africa. NY: Random House, [1938]. (Lacking dust jacket.) FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
32) WARD, Don, editor. Wild Streets Tales of the Frontier Towns by members of the Western Writers of America. Garden City, NY, 1958. FIRST EDITION.
33) MELLON, James. African Hunter. Safari Press Inc., [1975]. FIRST EDITION.
34) BEST, Anthony A., editor. Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game. Sussex, England, 1977. Seventeenth edition, LIMITED ISSUE, 143 of 150 copies, SIGNED.
35) [ENCYCLOPEDIA]. Encyclopedia of Big Game Animals in Africa with their Trophies. NY et al: Pierre Fiorenza\Larousse, [1983]. FIRST EDITION.
36) BODDINGTON, Craig T. Where Lions Roar Ten More Years of African Hunting. Safari Press Inc., [1997]. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED.
37) KISTNER, Alzada Carlisle. An Affair with Africa Expeditions and Adventures Across a Continent. Washington, D.C. et al, [1998]. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KISTNER: "Adventure is addictive - Enjoy! Alzada C. Kistner."
38) KLINEBURGER, Bert. International Hunter 1945-1999 Hunting's Greatest Era. [Kerrville, TX,1999]. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, lettered AR of 1,000 copies. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KLINEBURGER: "To my friend Michael Keith Good hunting Bert Klineburger."
And 25 others. Together, 63 works in 64 volumes, various sizes, all in original bindings, most with their publisher's dust jackets and slipcases, many FIRST EDITIONS, many SIGNED, condition generally very good. Complete list available upon request.
- Two Cameroon Beaded Cache-Sexes
each
Two Cameroon Beaded Cache-Sexes
each with a stand.
Height of larger 10 1/4 x width 21 inches.
- RARE 18TH C. DERBY PORCELAIN LEOPARDEngland
RARE 18TH C. DERBY PORCELAIN LEOPARDEngland circa 1790, the figure of a snarling leopard with one front paw raised, standing atop a green painted base with gilt highlights, measuring 2" high x 2.25" wide. Provenance: the underside retaining the original retail decal for Castle Antiques, Essex England.
- COLLECTION OF EROTICA BOOKS, 16 Collection
COLLECTION OF EROTICA BOOKS, 16 Collection of 16 Erotica Books, comprising: Aratow, Paul "100 Years of Erotica", Kamen, Volker "Erotic Art Today", Chapman, Peggy (ed.) "Nudes 2", Ho, Andrew (ed) "Contemporary Oriental Nude in Photography: The Most Sensual Experience", Zsebeni, Andras "Holgyeim es Uraim" (in Hungarian), Morey, Craig "Studio Nudes", Verhoeven, Paul "Portrait of a Film: Showgirls", Guild, Hogarth "The Kama Sutra: Photo-Illustrated", Comfort, Alex "The Joy of Sex" and "More Joy of Sex", Dijkstra, Bram "Naked: The Nude in America", Nin, Anais "Delta of Venus, etc.", Davis, Lynn "Bodywork", Sinha, Indra "Kama Sutra", Ricci, Franco Maria, "Le Citta Dell'Amore", Sullivan, Constance "Nude Photographs 1850 - 1980". Largest: 14" H x 9.5" W. Keywords: Books, Library, Reading, Erotic, Sexual, Sensual
- MOSHE GERSHUNI "UNTITLED" MIXED MEDIA
MOSHE GERSHUNI "UNTITLED" MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER Moshe Gershuni (Israeli, 1936-2017), "Untitled", Mixed Media on Paper including charcoal and oil paint, signed lower right, cerused wood frame. Image: 39" H x 54" W; frame: 44.5" H x 60.25" W. Provenance: Property from a 900 Park Avenue estate. Note: Moshe Gershuni was one of Israel's most acclaimed modern painters, his work often combining biographical elements, homosexual expression, and aggressive expressionism. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art hosted a retrospective exhibition of Gershuni's life work in 2010.
Keywords: Israeli art, Paintings, Modern, Abstract composition, Postminimalism
- LENOX BONE CHINA "ESSEX" PART DINNER
LENOX BONE CHINA "ESSEX" PART DINNER SERVICE Lenox Bone China Part Dinner Service for 14, each piece with overglaze gold marks to underside, in the "Essex Maroon" pattern, and comprising: 15 dinner plates, 17 luncheon plates, 15 salad / dessert plates, 7 bread plates, 6 two-handled soups with 6 underplates, 6 coupe-form plates, 10 teacups and 12 saucers, 9 cafe noir cups and 8 saucers, 4 coffee cups with 4 saucers, 5 fruit compotes, 2 oval vegetable dishes, 2 oval platters, a salt shaker and a pepper grinder. 124 pieces total. Dinner plate: 10.75" diameter. Keywords: Lenox Porcelain, American porcelain, Bone china, Dinnerware