- DOWNING, C.W. THE CHEATER UNMASKED!
DOWNING, C.W. THE CHEATER UNMASKED! INTIMATE SECRETS AN...Downing, C.W. The Cheater Unmasked! Intimate Secrets and Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Exposed. Denver, ca. 1920s. Red pictorial wraps, with author’s portrait. Illustrated. 8vo pamphlet. Pages and cover detached from stapling, bookplate on flyleaf, discoloration and chipping on wraps.
- DENT, PAXTON H. PLAY SUCKER AND PRAY!Dent,
DENT, PAXTON H. PLAY SUCKER AND PRAY!Dent, Paxton H. Play Sucker and Pray! El Paso: Author, 1939. Glossy pictorial wraps in red and blue. Illustrated. 8vo. Minor front wrap tearing, middle pages separated from stapling, else good.
- PAIR OF WEDGWOOD 'RHODIAN WARE' SILVER
PAIR OF WEDGWOOD 'RHODIAN WARE' SILVER LUSTRE TRUMPET VASESPAIR OF WEDGWOOD 'RHODIAN WARE' SILVER LUSTRE TRUMPET VASES, circa 1926, impressed uppercase mark and 8T30, black painted CL.5572 E., designed by Millicent Taplin (1902–1980), both of tapering conical form on a spreading circular foot, painted with stylized flowers in the Islamic taste, reserved by silver lustre scrolling foliage, h: 8 1/2 in. (2) Provenance: With Earl Buckman, Dallas, Texas, 2005, no. 3076 (clear labels). Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 361. Catalogue
- ENGLISH BRASS CANDLESTICK, 15TH C.English
ENGLISH BRASS CANDLESTICK, 15TH C.English brass candlestick, 15th c. , the single socket supported by a round shaft with a single knop, above a circular base with a banded decoration, 6 1/4" h. Pictured in Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks - A.D. 200 - 1700 , 1995, No. 9, Provenance: Taplin Collection;The Collection of F.R. "Bud" Lear III.
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Condition:
Excellent condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
- GROUP OF WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN CERAMICS
GROUP OF WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN CERAMICS HEIGHT OF VASES: 8 1/4 IN. (21 CM.)GROUP OF WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN CERAMICS, two Wedgwood Millicent Taplin (British, 1902–1980) glazed caneware vases, circa 1930, impressed uppercase marks, both of footed tapering form, the first in the 'Sun-Lit' pattern, brightly enameled with polychrome flowers within geometric borders, the second with flowers and foliage accented with copper luster leaves and scrolled vines; together with a Wedgwood Millicent Taplin helmet-shaped copper-lustered jug, impressed uppercase mark, black painted C5356, enameled with flowers, the banded foot with alternating blue and red dots (3) Dimensions: Height of vases: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) Provenance: The Property of Jeffrey Milkins, Skinner, Boston, 13 April 2019, lot 252 (the first) Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
- WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN 'RHODIAN'
WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN 'RHODIAN' CHARGER, CIRCA 1929 DIAMETER: 15 IN. (38.10 CM.)WEDGWOOD MILLICENT TAPLIN 'RHODIAN' CHARGER, CIRCA 1929, Wedgwood Millicent Taplin (British, 1902-1980) 'Rhodian' earthenware charger, circa 1929, impressed uppercase mark and painted no. C5528 S, in the Iznik taste, of shallow bowl form, the center with a radiating stylized design of bursting pomegranates, the wide border decorated with trellis interrupted by panels of scrolling tendrils Catalogue note: Millicent Taplin was a student of Alfred Powell, active at Wedgwood in 1917-1962, and head of her own studio in 1926. Dimensions: Diameter: 15 in. (38.10 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
- Adams, John. An Analysis of Horsemanship,
Adams, John. An Analysis of Horsemanship, 3 vols., 1805. Plates - Taplin, William. The Gentleman's Stable Directory, Tenth Edition, 2 vols., n.d. - Lawrence, John. A Philosophical and Practical Treatise on Horses, Third Edition, 2 vols., 1810. All 8vo., cont. calf, half calf or diced calf. With another (8)/Provenance: Spetchley Park
- Sporting. Taplin, William. The Sporting
Sporting. Taplin, William. The Sporting Directory, 2 vols., 1803. 8vo., cont. half calf. Plates. With 18 other volumes, sporting, including a Hunting Map of Leicestershire, folding, in slipcase, 1823 (20)/Provenance: Spetchley Park
- Taplin (William) Modern System of Farriery,
Taplin (William) Modern System of Farriery, 2 vols., eleventh edition 1791 (one cover missing) and two volumes relating to agriculture
- [ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS]:
[ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS]: 7 works, comprising:
GILBERT, Christopher. Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall. London: The National Art-Collections Fund and the Leeds Art Collections Fund, 1978. 2 volumes. -- EDWARDS, Ralph and Percy Macquoid. The Dictionary of English Furniture From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, n.d. 3 volumes. -- STEVENS, Christopher Claxton and Stewart Whittington. 18th Century English Furniture: The Norman Adams Collection. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, n.d. -- MUSGRAVE, Clifford. Adam and Hepplewhite and Other Neo-Classical Furniture. New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc., n.d. -- MUSGRAVE, Clifford. Regency Furniture 1800-1830. London: Faber and Faber, 1961. -- KING, William. Chelsea Porcelain of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Benn Brothers, Ltd., 1922. -- HOLLISTER, JR., Paul. The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. New York: Bramhall House, 1969. Together, 7 works in 10 volumes.
Property from an Important Private Collection
- GROUP OF MINIATURES. American 19th-early
GROUP OF MINIATURES. American 19th-early 20th century. Assorted miniatures including: cruet set with glass bottles. 4''h.; Betty Taplin mixer. 6.25''h.; Glasbake mixer. 7''h.; graduated set of pantry tins for tea coffee sugar flour. 1.5''h.-2''h.; two pieces of stoneware one by Rowe Pottery Works Cambridge Wis. 1.5''-2''h.; carnival glass creamer sugar bowl and covered dish. 2.5''h.; ''Queen'' coffee grinder in wood and cast iron. 4.5''h.; and two miniature drinking glasses. 1.5''h. Together with a set of four yellowware mixing bowls with brown interior glaze. Base marked IXL. 1.5''h. Signs of use and wear. Cruet set: some stoppers with chips. Tins: surface wear scratches paint loss. Glasses: small thin scratches or hairlines. Bowls: some discoloration to outer surface.
- Pair of Regency blue john, ormolu and
Pair of Regency blue john, ormolu and glass candlesticks circa 1810 The flower form glass candle nozzle above a foliate bobeche hung with prisms drops, on an urn form standard, raised on a square blue john plinth on a square gilt bronze base. (2). H: 12 in. PROVENANCE: Property of a Philadelphian gentleman - both with small 1/8 inch losses to john bases - minor wear and rubbing to gilding - stapling to one bobeche ,600