- THREE SHELVES OF BOOKS MAINLY REGARDING
THREE SHELVES OF BOOKS MAINLY REGARDING ART Three shelves of books mainly regarding art, gardening, novels and reference, including 'Dada & Surrealist Art'; Gardening at Sissinghurst'; 'Key Moments of the History of Art'; 'Blue Trout & Black Truffles' by Joseph Wechsburg; 'Jacob Lawrence: A Catalog Raissone', etc.
- ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE SET OF THREE SIGNED
ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE SET OF THREE SIGNED LETTERS Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937), three signed letters. Each ALS is 2 pages. Paine was the biographer to Mark Twain. Three letters in period envelopes spanning 12 years. With US stamps: Scott numbers 279, 319 and 332. First letter isdated March 2, 1901 and is a letter to a friend thanking them for some clips. The second letter is dated December 1908 is a personal letter thanking the addressee for a note received about ?The Tent Dwellers.? The Tent Dwellers is a book by Albert Bigelow Paine, chronicling his travels through inland Nova Scotia on a trout fishing trip. The last letter is dated November 16, 1912 thanking the addressee for his pleasant words and for his lifelong friendship and wishing them well. Good personal content and comes with original purchase slip from 1979. The letters are written boldly with strong signatures.
- R. HAL BURRISS (FL, 1892-1991), MARITIME
R. HAL BURRISS (FL, 1892-1991), MARITIME SCENES (TWO WORKS) The first, Fisherman's Work Shop, Glouster, Mass (sic) (Gloucester), watercolor and gouache on illustration board, signed at lower left, titled to label en verso; the second, Sawmill Headwaters of the Platte Trout Stream, Traverse City, Michigan, watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, titled to label en verso; both unframed
- SHEET IRON WEATHERVANEA painted sheet
SHEET IRON WEATHERVANEA painted sheet iron weathervane in the form of a fisherman in a boat with a large trout on the line breaking the surface of the water. Some surface rust. The stand is contemporary. A fun piece of fishing related folk art. Circa 1940. Measuring, 22" height x 24" length. The Shaun & Joan Markey Collection.
- OIL ON BOARD, FISHING & PORTRAIT, QUEBECA
OIL ON BOARD, FISHING & PORTRAIT, QUEBECA large oil on board of a fisherman at the shore of a lake showing off a string of fish standing by a birchbark canoe. His friend stands by a log cabin in the background. A well executed folk art painting. Found in Quebec. Written in pencil on frame, "Trout fishing in St-Côme, and F. Laporte, Ste. Anne street, Joliette, 1924" (verso), Found in the Laurentians. Excellent condition in an old, likely original frame. Circa 1930. Measuring, 24" height x 27" length. The Shaun & Joan Markey Collection.
- OIL ON CANVAS STILL LIFE OF TROUT, 19TH
OIL ON CANVAS STILL LIFE OF TROUT, 19TH C.Oil on canvas still life of trout, 19th c. , 27" x 17 1/2".
Condition:
A couple small touch-ups. Overall good condition. Modern frame.
- LYNN CHASE "TROUT" PORCELAIN PLATES,
LYNN CHASE "TROUT" PORCELAIN PLATES, PAIR Pair of Lynn Chase "Brook Trout" and "Rainbow Trout" porcelain plates, marked, limited edition of 5,000, made in Portugal. 10" diameter
- CASED STEUBEN JAMES HOUSTON CRYSTAL
CASED STEUBEN JAMES HOUSTON CRYSTAL TROUT & FLYSteuben art glass crystal animal figure, Trout & Fly, designed by James Archibald Houston (Canadian, 1921-2005), engraved signature underfoot, housed in fitted presentation box, figure: approx 8.5"h, 6.25"w, 2.5"d, box: approx 6.5"h, 11.5"w, 9.75"d; 7.5lbs total
- ANTIQUE WOVEN WICKER & LEATHER TROUT
ANTIQUE WOVEN WICKER & LEATHER TROUT CREELAntique wicker trout creel, with leather straps, single adjustable shoulder strap, buckle closure, single pocket with buckle closure at front, approx 10.5"h, 14.5"w, 6"d, 1lb
- (12) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND
(12) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND BOOKS(lot of 12) Books published by The Easton Press, leather bound, gilt page ends, gilt lettering at spines with many having raised spine bands, fabric end sheets many with interior illustrations, all appear as unread or close to unread, all in excellent condition, titles include:
"On the Origin of Species," "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," "The Sea Wolf," "Nymph Fishing for Larger Trout," "The Confessions of Saint Augustine," "Two Plays," "Aesop's Fables," "Tristram Shandy," "The Portrait of a Lady," "Tom Jones," "Plato," "Poems of Yeats," largest: approx 10.25"h, 7"w, 1.75"d; 30.5lbs total
- (10) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND
(10) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND BOOKS(lot of 10) Books published by The Easton Press, leather bound, gilt page ends, gilt lettering at spines with many having raised spine bands, fabric end sheets many with interior illustrations, all appear as unread or close to unread, all in excellent condition, titles include:
"Rights of Man," "Reading Trout Streams," "The Analects of Confucius," "The Atlantic Salmon," "Poor Richard's Almanacs," "The Flower of Evil," "Livy, History of Early Rome," "The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau," "Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates," "Tales of Mystery and Imagination," largest: approx 11.5"h, 8.75"w, 1.25"d; 26.25lbs total
- (15) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND
(15) LIKE NEW EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND BOOKS(lot of 15) Books published by The Easton Press, leather bound, gilt page ends, gilt lettering at spines with many having raised spine bands, fabric end sheets many with interior illustrations, all appear as unread or close to unread, all in excellent condition, titles include:
"A History of Fishing for Trout," "The Trial," "Catch-22," "Fishing Days, Angling Nights," "The Age of Innocence,"
"Brideshead Revisited," "Invisible Man," "The Power and the Glory," "The Practical Angler," "Fahrenheit 451," "The Prince," "Invisible Man," "Swann's Way," "The Fly Fisher's Entomology," "Dry-Fly Fishing," largest: approx 9.75"h, 7"w, 1.75"d; 27.25lbs total