Large Martha Chase Boy Pawtucket, R.I., ca. 1910, all cloth doll with heavily painted blonde hair, blue painted eyes with lashes, stitched ears, on sateen body with stockinette oil painted limbs. Wearing a vintage white cotton baby dress with blue plaid pinafore and vintage shoes.27" H.Very Good (some flaking to hair)
Lot of 5: All Bisque Figures.
Description Unmarked but German. Two sitting children with white shifts; laying girl in pink and white; naked baby with open mouth; boy riding a large dog.
Condition (Very Good). Size 5 - 1/2" T.
15" L 11 1/2" cir. Made in Germany 152 1 character baby. Brown sleep eyes, open mouth with tongue, original blonde mohair wig. 5 Pc. papier mache bent limb baby body. Doll has been redressed as a boy in a white satin shirt and black velveteen pants. Condition: no flaws observed in bisque. Wig is thin. Body has been repainted. Shirt has age discoloration.
A Merrythought doll with cloth swivel joints and body, large felt and cloth head with white blonde plush hair and painted moulded features, 14" high, three various Lenci type velveteen dolls including a Hawaiian dancer, Dutch boy and baby (4)
LOT OF 4 CELLULOID WIND-UP TOYS MADE IN OCCUPIEDJAPAN. TO INCLUDE: A DANCING COUPLE, SOMEWHAT FADED PIGMENT, WORKING CONDITION, APPROXIMATELY 4" TALL, COMES WITH ORIGINAL BOX BUT BOX IS IN ROUGH CONDITION. A BILL DICKEY (NY YANKEES) CATCHER, SOME YELLOWING TO THE WHITE PORTION OF HIS UNIFORM, OTHERWISE GOOD COLOR, SMALL CHIP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, 5 1/2" TALL, NOT WORKING AND KEY MISSING. A BOY IN A RED CAP ON A TRICYCLE, SOMEWHAT FADED, WORKING CONDITION, 3 1/4" TALL. FINALLY, A BLACK BABY PORTER, SOME DISCOLORATION, WORKING CONDITION, 3 1/2" TALL, PORTER COMES WITH ORIGINAL BOX IN FAIR CONDITION.
A group of five miniature jade carvings
The white jade carvings including two models of a crawling baby boy holding a lingzhi branch, one recumbent dog and one animal group of a monkey climbing on the back of a recumbent horse; the fifth carving of an archaistic prowling feline carved from pale gray-green jade.
2 to 2 1/2in (5 to 6.5cm) long
11" L 8 1/4" cir. DIP 3 (round green stamp) GESCHUTZT S & Co. GERMANY character baby. Blue sleep eyes, open/closed mouth, replaced synthetic wig. 5 Pc. papier mache bent limb baby body. Doll has been redressed as a boy in a white shirt, red velveteen pants and hat, white suede shoes. Condition: hairline crack behind right ear. Repair/repaint on hands. This is still a very nice character doll.
THREE AMISH MADE DOLLS. Two cloth, one leather. A boy with denim overalls, blue shirt and blue stocking cap. 12" h. A girl with tan and white dress and blue bonnet. 10" h. And a baby (leather) with blue shoes, white jumper and white bonnet. 7 1/2" h.
Chinese 19th Century-style, blue and white porcelain ginger jar; decorated with three foliate panels of double baby boys, flanked by scattered lotus; a geometric band to the shoulder; with matching flat disc cover; usual minor wear and frits; H: 8 1/2" (approx.)
A small blue and white porcelain saucer dish
Jiajing Mark and Period
Its shallow curving well finished with a foliate edge to the rim outlined with a lotus flower band surrounding a roundel of three baby boys, the background to the decoration filled in with richly hued cobalt wash that repeats with similar floral decoration on the exterior walls, the six-character mark on the recessed base written in regular script and enclosed by a double ring.
4 1/8in (10.5cm) diameter
Three Bisque Head Dolls, two baby dolls: the larger Armand Marseille, marked "AM Germany CE6 1975" to back of neck, the smaller marked "Century Doll Co. Kestner Germany CE6 76," both with fixed blue glass eyes, painted eyelashes and closed mouths, cloth bodies, bisque hands, and white cotton nightdresses, ht. 12 and 14; and a large Lewis Wolf & Co. toddler boy doll, impressed "152 L.W. & Co. 15" to back of head, with sleeping light blue glass eyes, painted eyelashes and eyebrows, open mouth with four inset top teeth, reddish brown wig, fully jointed composition body, and white and blue cotton jumpsuit, (one leg detached but present), ht. 26 in. Provenance: The estate of Jeanne Hedberg. Estimate $100-200 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Pair of 14" twin Armand Marseille 985 Germany A.3.M. character babies. Both have blue sleep eyes, open mouths, henna mohair wigs, 5 pc. papier mache bent limb baby bodies. Dolls are dressed in vintage companion outfits. She is wearing a floral/white dress, embroidered petticoat with matching pants. Boy is wearing a floral romper. The outfits have eyelet rim. Both dolls have matching floral hats and white booties. Condition: each one has a mold mark on the back of their head in the same spot. Girl has a repaired finger.
Group of Nine Bisque Dolls, comprising one boy doll with swivel head, molded and painted blond hair, painted face, all-bisque body, white and blue knit playsuit with red bow, signed on back of neck UFDC 2001 Helen M Carr, ht. 7 1/2; one girl doll with fixed head, molded and painted blonde hair, blue eyes and embroidered pink organza dress, ht. 9; one girl doll with all-bisque body, fixed head, blonde wig and blue knit dress, ht. 5 3/4; two nearly identical baby dolls with swivel heads, all-bisque bodies, painted faces and white cotton, both ht. 4 1/2; one girl doll with swivel head, all-bisque body, brown wig, painted face and white cotton jumper initialed AR in blue ink, ht. 4 1/4; one figure of a nun with fixed head, painted face, cloth body, cotton habit with leather belt and wood rosary, ht. 8; one girl doll with fixed head, all-bisque body, braided red wig, painted face, stockings and shoes, and a blue and white gingham jumper, ht. 4; one black baby doll with fixed head, all-bisque body, painted face and pinned cotton diaper, ht. 3 1/2 in; sold together with box of assorted clothes, shoes, and belts. Estimate $200-300 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Large Group of Assorted Dolls, including a black/white plastic topsy-turvy girl doll with cloth body and linen dress, a plastic-head boy doll in a mohair teddy bear suit with felt hands and feet, a Kammer & Reinhardt girl doll with celluloid head, a rubber and cloth clown doll, two papier-mache dolls, a poured wax Christ child doll, a Lenci Allegra-type felt character doll, two German bisque head sleeping-eye toddler dolls, a bye-lo-type baby doll, three papier-mache dolls, and a German painted metal shoulder head doll, together with a small group of doll stands and accessories. Provenance: The estate of Jeanne Hedberg. Estimate $300-600 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
2-Marked Heubach piano babies. Pair of 6 5" sitting boy babies, both with the Heubach sunrise symbol. The one playing with his foot is dressed in a green trimmed white gown The other has his hands to his head and is dressed in a pink trimmed white gown. Both have integlio eyes. Condition: no flaws observed. . U.S. S
[Cased Images] A Collection of Twelve Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes of Members of a New Orleans Family, mid-19th c., including "Portrait of a Young Man", sixth plate daguerreotype, with enhanced cheeks, in a leather case; "Portrait of Standing Boy", sixth plate ambrotype, in an elaborate brass mat and leather case; "Portrait of Seated Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet" sixth plate ambrotype, in an elaborate brass mat and leather case; "Portrait of a Seated Gentleman", six plate ambrotype, with gold enhanced buttons, in an elaborate brass mat and leather case; "Portrait of a Man", ninth plate ambrotype, in a leather case; "Portrait of a Soldier", ninth plate ambrotype, with enhanced cheeks, in a leather case; "Portrait of a Seated Young Girl" ninth plate ambrotype, in a leather case; "Portrait of a Young Girl", ninth plate ambrotype, in a leather case; "Portrait of a Seated Boy" ninth plate ambrotype, in a leather case; "Portraits of a Man and Woman", quarter plate daguerreotype, in a leather case (missing top); "Portrait of a Baby" sixth plate ambrotype, in a leather case (missing top); and "Portrait of a Seated Gentleman", quarter plate ambrotype, with gold enhanced paint on sleeves, buttons and belt, in an elaborate brass mat and leather case (missing top). $700/900
A good jadeite figure of a beauty and attendants
The chief figure holding a deeply undercut flowering branch as she stands with smaller figures of a baby boy and a young girl carrying a vase filled with a flowering branch; the brightly polished matrix of predominantly sea green hue above a faint lavender vein and marked with numerous icy white inclusions as well as some patches of golden brown staining.
13 1/2in (34cm)
8.5" L Heubach type piano baby. Marked "50" boy baby on back, playing with foot. Dressed in white gown with aqua trim. Integlio eyes. Condition: no flaws observed. . U.S. S
ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH WHITING STOCK (1815-1855,Massachusetts) full length portrait of a seated baby boy in a red dress holding a toy. Unsigned. 33 x 27 overall 41" x 34 1/2" the painting has been lined and black light shows moderate in painting. Provenance: George Considine Antiques Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The Taradash Collection.
Three German Bisque Head Dolls, a Kestner socket head character baby impressed "J.D.K. Made in Germany" to the nape of the neck, mold number illegible, with painted blue eyes, eyebrows, wispy hair, and open mouth, fully jointed composition body, and blue and white gingham romper, (paint loss to feet, losses to fingers, minor soiling and scuffing), ht. 11 1/2; an Armand Marseille baby marked "971 Germany A 4/0 M" to back of head, with sleeping blue glass eyes, painted eyebrows and eyelashes, open mouth with two inset top teeth, blond wig, fully jointed composition body, and nightdress and matching bonnet, (losses, repairs to limbs), ht. 10; and an Armand Marseille shoulder head character boy, marked "3/0" to back of head and "AM C.O.D. 93 C DEP Made in Germany" to shoulder plate, with fixed brown glass eyes, painted eyebrows and eyelashes, open mouth with inset top teeth, blond wig, kid body, bisque arms, two-piece ribbed cotton outfit with blue silk ribbon around neck, black velvet cap with red velvet brim, black belt, printed socks, and brown shoes, ht. 18 in. Provenance: The estate of Jeanne Hedberg. Estimate $300-500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
HENRY EDRIDGE ATTR. OIL ON CANVAS Attributed to Henry Edridge (English, 1768-1821) oil on canvas painting of the Simpson family children: two young ladies in white gowns, a young boy holding a drum, and a baby in the center, housed within a giltwood frame with shell motif. Image: 40.5" H x 30" W; frame: 47" H x 36" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: Property removed from an estate at 234 E 61st Street.
31" Made in Germany 16 1/2 JDK 214 boy. 16 1/2 Made in Germany 16 1/2 J.D.K. 214. Brown sleep eyes, open mouth, short brown HH wig. Papier mache ball jointed body. Doll is dressed in a vintage white wool flannel sailor suit with middy blouse, dickey and knee length pants. Red soutache and anchor trim. Red felt scarf and cap. He is wearing white wool mittens (with a snow ball glued to one), socks and baby shoes. Condition: no flaws observed in bisque. Clothing has some minor age discoloration and a musty odor. Mittens have moth damage. . S
18" 50 Character baby similar to K*R 100. Blue sleep eyes have been set in a stationary position. Open/closed mouth, brown mohair wig. 5 Pc. papier mache bent limb baby body. Doll has been dressed as a boy - vintage white middy blouse with embroidered red anchor and stars. Matching hat has a band that reads "France". Short blue pants. White leather shoes; socks. Condition: wig pulls over right ear; no other flaws observed in bisque. Repair on neck edge of torso. Clothing has age discoloration and a musty odor. . S
13" L. 9" cir. 152 Character baby. Blue sleep eyes, open mouth, replaced wig (no pate). 5 Pc. papier mache bent limb baby body. Dressed as a boy in an antique 2 pc. white cotton knit outfit with booties. Glass baby bottle. Condition: no flaws observed in bisque. Fingers repaired.
Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lot of Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and Katherine (Klussman) Hook Charles Ruffin Hook grew up in Northwest Cincinnati on Colerain Avenue just across the Miami and Erie Canal from the foot of Clifton hill. The early years were happy and mostly carefree but Charlie??Ts mother died in 1892 when he was just 12. The Panic of 1893 followed and in a little over a year the family went from a middle-class lifestyle to poverty. The company in which Hook Senior was employed was wiped out he ended up selling the family home the family broke up and Charlie and his brother Gay moved to Walnut Hills living with a kindly engineer Robert Engle. This also required Charlie to change from District No. 18 school to Walnut Hills High the first suburban school. There was no question that Charlie would have to work after high school college was out of the financial equation. He began to look to the long-term examining options such as coal lumber and other basic commodities; chemistry was his best subject in school; but he ended up deciding that steel was the most promising area ??" Carnegie had been poor and had no technical training so it should be possible to Charlie Hook to get into the business. With a letter of introduction arranged by his brother he appeared at the offices of Cincinnati Rolling Mill in Riverside west of the city (the site visited in the photo in this lot). When told the only opening was that of office boy Charlie jumped on the opportunity. He moved up quickly in the office but that put him at odds with boys his age who worked in the plant. One day when the plant was closed because of the annual spring floods a group of ?plant boys? tried to give Charlie a ?dunking? as he entered the flatboat that was used to ferry the office staff to their building which was on stilts and out of the water. Sensing what was coming Charlie turned the tables and toppled his tormentor into the water. The boatswain was John ?Roxy? Draut the night watchman and one of the other gentlemen with whom Hook would tour the site half a century later (photos in this lot). Roxy protected the young office boy for the duration of the flood walking him to and from the streetcar stop. He would become a veteran of the Middletown ARMCO plant. Charlie made himself indispensable at the Riverside plant finding solutions to many problems in management and production. But the plant failed to be profitable enough for the owners and was closed in late 1899. Many of the employees were absorbed into other Tin Plate Trust plants including Charlie. His supervisors made sure he had a position elsewhere; they sensed that the young man would contribute to the company. Charlie was reassigned to Chicago leaving everything familiar in the ?Queen City? behind. After barely 2 months in the Windy City the Trust decided to move Charlie??Ts entire department to New York City. Outfitting two trains one for desks and files the other for personnel the department was ceremonially moved to the Big Apple. It was winter and the boy from the Midwest was becoming homesick amid tall buildings with barely a blade of grass to be found. He had been in touch with others from the Riverside plant in particular William P. Lewis who had been transferred to the Gas City plant in Indiana. He begged Lewis for a job hoping to get back to an environment in which grass and trees lived. Lewis had an opening in the sheet bar yard but Hook needed approval for the transfer. Charlie decided that if he really wanted to learn the business he needed training in production. He made his case up the chain of command in New York with most treating him as if he were ready to be committed but Warner Arms vice-president in charge of operations decided to give him a chance and allowed the transfer to Indiana. Hook had remained in touch with his first boss at Riverside who had made sure he was reassigned to a Trust plant but had lost touch with the president of the plant. However these two men had remained in touch with each other and when they teamed up with George M. Verity to start up the American Rolling Mill Co. in Middletown Ohio one of the first people both men thought of to recruit for the new enterprise was Charlie. It was a fateful interview. Verity and Hook liked each other at once and had very similar philosophies about the business. Verity believed in people and tried to run his business by the ?Golden Rule ? a striking (even shocking) departure from the typical steel mill of the day. On top of that Verity decided to build a combined mill which used pig iron to produce ingots and slabs which were made into shapes and bars which were made into sheets and then galvanized or fabricated - what had been the domain of 5 different mills now would be done more efficiently (so Verity thought) in one mill. The rest of the industry was sure it would fail. But Verity surrounded himself with capable men like Hook who continued to take every opportunity to learn as much about the steel industry as he could ??" what worked and what didn??Tt in plants around the country. And eventually Hook and John Tytus developed a continuous mill and revolutionized the steel industry. To compete with the giants such as U.S. Steel Armco focused on specialty steels which required continual research. It became the first steel company to include a research department. It was the production of corrugated culvert pipe that generated interest overseas in railroad construction and ultimately led to Armco becoming an international company. ARMCO grew and prospered and Hook with it. By 1910 he became general superintendent. In 1913 he made his final ?life-path? move ??" he married Verity??Ts daughter Leah. More than a decade his junior Leah was still a schoolgirl when Hook came to Middletown and looked upon him as ?Uncle Charlie.? But as she matured she and ?Uncle Charlie? found they had many interests in common. Charlie continued to make connections even on the couple??Ts honeymoon in Europe most notably to George Lorimer editor of the Saturday Evening Post. The couple had two sons and a daughter. The images in the photo book appear to be primarily the first-born Charles Jr. although a few show both boys just a couple years apart in age. Armco??Ts labor policies also served the company well. By letting the employees know that they were part of the company and providing them with the best equipment and working conditions technology allowed the company prospered. In a 1937 article on Armco Forbes pointed out that in the second quarter of that year alone the good relations with labor and the fact that they did not strike probably saved the company 5 million (compared to a similar-sized company that had picketing and rioting in its plant). Any problems any new changes were always discussed with employees. Any employee could make an appointment with Verity or Hook or other management official and express his viewpoint air problems etc. without patronizing or judgment. Armco also saw itself as a good neighbor in Middletown and later wherever there were Armco plants. Verity and Hook tried to make life better for all city residents ??" everything from supporting scouting to expanding the American Legion for veterans during the Second World War to creating organizations for naturalizing citizens. Even those who did not interact often with the top management knew of them and their works. After George Verity died in 1942 employees of the plant a year later suggested a day of service to remember his neighborly actions and Founder??Ts Day was born. The first Founder??Ts Day saw 30 beds being donated to the Children??Ts Fresh Air Camp and a family that had been burned out of their home had a cash gift to begin rebuilding. A later Founder??Ts Day in Australia had a lift designed and built by Armco engineers for getting spastic children in and out of beds and baths. A couple of Founder??Ts Day programs are included in this lot along with Verity??Ts memorial and program from the dedication of his statue. Several brochures relating to the history of Middletown are certainly also related to the sense of community in the Armco ranks. As Hook??Ts methods of labor relations proved viable and the depression struck Charlie was looked at more and more for national offices. The National Association of Manufacturers tried to get him into their top position in 1934 but Verity could not spare him in the depths of the depression. Four years later he did serve as President of NAM. He became an industry spokesman in Washington and served on a number of committees there. He was also increasingly in demand as a speaker and one of his typescripts for a luncheon speech is in this lot. We need more Charlie Hooks today. Over decades he ?preached? that in the American incentive system the individual is of primary importance. ?If industry is to have its story accepted by the public it must expose abuses in the ranks and condemn improper business practices as quickly as it opposes legislation which it considers obstructive to business progress. It must show unimpeachable good faith. The place to begin is at the grassroots. The way to win confidence in and respect for all industry is for each company to be a good honorable desirable citizen at home.? We seem to have forgotten these old principles in a new century. Hook and others were convinced that they would need to convert to war production sooner than later. He met with some of his Washington friends and realized that the plans were nearly a decade and a half old and most companies had grown and changed considerably. Hook was front and center in redrafting the plans to convert industry to defense a plan decisive in the production records set by industry a mere three years later. Armco??Ts war-time production is outlined in one of the brochures in this lot. As President of NAM he worked toward collaboration of government and industry. He went to England to study labor relations then went to Sweden for the same purpose. As he was leaving the office he set out a 5-point policy for industrial and national welfare that included collaboration of government and industry to raise the standard of living elimination of government competition with the private sector rebuilding tax structures national labor policy based on common sense and fairness (to both labor and management) and a ?square deal? (not a new deal) for business for them to create nine million new jobs. (Anything sound familiar here?) Within a few months however unemployment was zero. On December 14 1941 Charlie Hook had other appointments notably to the War Labor Board made up of 12 members of industry and 12 of labor. Business leaders included presidents/chairmen of SKF Bell Aircraft U.S. Rubber Ingersoll Milling Machine Studebaker American Type Founders American Hawaiian Steamship Champion Paper GE ??" critical industries in a wartime economy. Shortly after he was sent to England to see if steel production could be increased and decide which country could best make what war material. After many days of work Hook was ready to report back to President Roosevelt. As he was boarding the plane at Herndon he was introduced to an American General who was escorting his British counterpart to the same transport. That General turned out to be Dwight Eisenhower. Hook would cross paths with Eisenhower again in Britain during the war. So respected were Hook??Ts processes and opinions that immediately after the war as the U.S. military was going into peacetime mode (they thought) President Truman called on Hook to study and recommend changes in pay of armed services. After the war Hook was involved in many ventures including Junior Achievement. He also promoted some college programs always with the goal of ?selling the basic concepts of the American way of life? - to youth to the public to foreigners to anyone who would listen. One person who got wind of Hook??Ts program was Dwight Eisenhower then president of Columbia University. Hook was invited to Columbia where he spent half a day laying out his program for the president and forming a lifelong friendship. Many years of government service is reflected in the letters from Ike and Nixon although earlier communications (such as FDR and Truman) are not among this particular group of papers. In 1950 Armco celebrated its half-century anniversary. The company put on a party at all of its plants. In Middletown alone the assembled well-wishers consumed 382 000 hot dogs and similar amounts of other comestibles. Just a year before Middletown celebrated Charles R. Hook Day with a testimonial dinner in Middletown??Ts Hotel Manchester attended by Generals an Admiral and a thousand others. A copy of the souvenir of this event is included here. Charlie was given two bound volumes with the originals of these letters telegrams and other well-wishes of his friends and associates. Charlie continued to talk to anyone who would listen over the next decade and had his chance at numerous award ceremonies. Although he never went to college he did take a few correspondence courses in engineering but learned most of the industry by rolling up his sleeves in the mills and talking to those who knew. He was awarded the medal for the advancement of metallurgical research in 1947 the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1950 and eleven honorary degrees by colleges and universities. Hook retired in December 1960 at the age of 80 but continued doing whatever he could to promote industry and the American ideal. He still went to his office every day as his physical condition allowed. He died in 1963 at 83 years of age. Lot includes: Numerous letters over a period of a couple decades to the White House and Department of Labor. Some have autopen or secretarial signatures but at least one Nixon letter may be authentic (or a new autopen pattern!) but 3 others have identical ?Dick? signatures and are likely autopen (they match one known autopen ?Dick Nixon?). A fourth letter signed ?Dick? with a slight difference may be authentic. There are many Eisenhower letters all initialed ?D.E.? There are 8 with slightly different initials some of which may be authentic. One without periods after the initials may be proxy/secretarial ??" we think he usually put periods after initials when he wrote them. All are on either light green White House letterhead or Ike??Ts personal DDE letterhead paper. Many more items in this folder are copies of what Hook sent to the various presidents including his copies of telegrams sent to Eisenhower. Folder labeled ?White House ??" President? with photographs (15) of Presidents Ronald and Nancy Reagan 4 living presidents (2) (Reagan Nixon Bush (41) and Ford) plus another with same four and their wives Bill and Hillary Clinton Republican leaders (Bob Dole Newt Gingrich Jack Kemp) some individual some in groups. Also a few ?certificates? or ?awards.? All seem to be rewards for donations and other support to the party. All signatures are in the photo. In addition there is a banner that is still in its packaging. One can see ?Republican President? in gold letters and one grommet but what the rest says is not certain (that label has been torn off the box ??" it probably had the address on it). Miscellaneous papers including an address given by Hook at a luncheon of the Union League Club Chicago 17 May 1940 entitled ?Wake Up America and Save the Private Enterprise System ? and a number of pages removed from a 3-ring binder most are photographs of maps and buildings in Middletown. File with ?American Rolling Mill Co. interesting facts? on front. Contains three more pamphlets on the story of ARMCO plus a typed speech given by Hook on Founder??Ts Day 1946 supplement to Middletown Journal in honor of ARMCO??Ts 75th Anniversary etc. 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 in. professional photos of Charles R. Hook in photographer??Ts folder. Photo album Obl. Folio string bound ?Photographs? in gilt on front black ?construction paper? pages; 2 x 3.25 in. and 2.25 x 4 in snapshots of family (lots of baby pictures) most likely Charles Hook??Ts (Sr.) family ??" approx. 45 images some have become detached from pages. Envelope with one 4 x 5 in. of a family of five (unidentified but possibly Charles Jr. based on the ages of the sitters and the clothing styles) plus 29 small loose images ranging from 1 x 1 in. to 3 x 5 in. ??" most snapshots taken with home camera. Four 8 x 10 in. black-&-white photos if Hook with Bernie Draut John Draut and Bill Draut at the William Henry Harrison tomb and site of Cincinnati Rolling Mill nearby. Photos taken 7 Aug. 1957 and labeled on verso. Charles R. Hook Testimonial Dinner / Manchester Hotel 6:30 P.M. / April 18 1939. Souvenir In paper covers with 3 brass brads poem by Wm. Dineen five 8 x 10 in. photos were glued to heavy paper but have now come loose plus copies of speeches telegrams letters etc. (i.e. the ?testimonials? given at the dinner). ARMCO Today 75th Anniversary Issue (1975) folio periodical Cover and 2pp article on Charles Hook and ARMCO Business Week 28 Jan. 1950 Forbes Magazine 15 Sept. 1948 with cover of ?Hook of ARMCo Steel Forbes: The Interpreter of Business 15 August 1944 with article on ?Charles R. Hook? U.S. News & World Report 8 June 1951 Hook on Cover indicating the inside article is an interview ?Less Steel for Civilians? Old Middletown folio printed cardstock wraps 1976. Illustrated with line drawings. ARMCO 75th Anniversary book Obl. Folio history of company illustrated with color photos. Armco Goes to War front cover with photo of Armco Air Raid Shelter president??Ts (George Verity) message dated 6 April 1942 with statistics about Armco??Ts war effort. Small folio 12pp. ?In Memoriam? for George Matthew Verity who died suddenly 6 Nov. 1942 (aged 77 yrs) Booklet for the Unveiling April 22 1948 the statue of founder George Verity Charles Ruffin Hook. Romance of Iron and Steel: Contribution of the Central Ohio Valley. New York: The Newcomen Society in North America 1950. 8vo printed paper wraps 32pp. Trifold flyer with History of Middletown Ohio U.S.A. 7.5 in. square folded Brochure from The Henry Laurence Gantt Memorial Gold Medal: Charles R. Hook Sr. Medalist. With speeches by the president of Gantt Medal Board and Charles Hook. Awarded ?for distinguished achievement in industrial management as a service to the community.? 8 June 1950 Plus 4 loose images of Middletown black-and-white. ARMCO in Pictures and Fact Middletown (OH): American Rolling Mill Co. 1921. 8vo soft leatherette cover gilt front and spine 247pp. Borth Christy. True Steel: The Story of George Matthew Verity and His Associates. Dayton United Color Press 1941 (Reprint 1973). 8vo red cloth with dj 319pp. Minor scuffing of dj very minor wear to spine ends. Text block excellent. Tebbel John. The Human Touch in Business: A Biography of Charles R. Hook. Dayton (OH): Otterbein Press 1963. 8vo red printed cloth with gilt front and spine dj 196pp. Top of dj with some damage otherwise book in near new condition. Hook Charles R. The Story of ARMCO. Middletown (OH): The American Rolling Mill Company 1928. 12mo in suede ?Arts & Crafts? style covers 41pp. Some fading of front cover with ?ring? from something heavy maybe wet. Historic South Main Middletown Ohio. Narrow 8vo in printed paper wraps issued by Middletown Department of Planning and Community Development 1977. Architectural and Historic Heritage Middletown Ohio. Narrow 8vo in printed paper wraps issued by Middletown Department of Planning and Community Development 1977. Founder??Ts Day Nuggets selected from talks and articles by George M. Verity the Founder of ARMCO. N.d. 19pp pamphlet with introduction by Charles Hook. Second Founder??Ts Day Nuggets selected from talks and articles by George M. Verity the Founder of ARMCO. N.d. but from a different year 16pp pamphlet with introduction by Charles Hook. The ARMCO First Line: A History and Its Purpose. 23 May 1958. 12mo pamphlet in blue flocked paper covers with gilt front string binding. Condition: Variable as expected. Generally the books and pamphlets are in excellent condition; photos are OK; letters with some humidity damage (light foxing).
Doll Clothing Lot of assorted doll clothing including delicately sewn white linen boy's outfit hooded cape hat with hair straw hat glove faded felt cap single leather shoe green felt hat brown fabric bonnet two modern white leather?baby shoes. ?
Photographic Archive of People: Photographic Archive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose studio and candid albumen prints, CDVs, cabinet cards, and other photographs dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, of mostly unidentified subjects. Notable Giers images include three African American children shooting marbles; 3 members of the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the Confederate Veterans from Fort Worth, Texas (standing with flag and a child) at the 1904 National Convention held in Nashville; members of the Vanderbilt University Football Team on the practice field, and members of other sport teams. There are a few photos of African American subjects, some images of Otto Giers and family including daughter Hunter Giers Hicks, and a CDV of a young Native American boy stamped on back for Jackson Bros. Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. One photograph (framed) depicts Somerset Edward O'Brien Kevil-Davis, British Army: Major Gordon Highlanders Order of Medjidif, with military medals, photograph taken by James Ewing, Aberdeen & Braemar. Photographs vary in sizes from c. 4" H x 2 1/2" W to 11" H x 14" W. Lot also includes a photographic album of CDVs portraits, primarily by C. C. Giers, but a few are by European studios such as Hanns Hanfstaengl, Berlin, and Enlenstein Photograph, Leipzig, of men, women, and children. Two examples of Post-Mortem photography, one of a woman, one of a baby, are included towards the back of the album. Album brown leather embossed with gilt, with white glass beads on covers and metal fasteners, gilt picture boards inside. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, descended in the Hicks-Giers family. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www. caseantiques. com) Condition Leather on album worn. Picture boards separated from binding. Metal fasteners tarnished. Loose photographs exhibit damage to be expected from age. Framed photograph needs reinforcement. Newspapers browned from age, tears, missing sections from edges.
A group of six small jade carvings
Including a white jade baby boy; a russet-stained pale greenish white recumbent animal; an off-white and russet-veined pair of lion cubs contending over a ribboned ball; a pale sea green group of gourds hanging from a reticulated leafy stem; a mottled green jadeite seal with lion finial; and a mottled green jadeite baby boy with apple green vein running through his face (some with tiny chips).
3in (7.5cm) height of largest carving
Property of various owners
The first finely carved as a mother falcon and its baby enjoying an intimate moment; the second vividly depicting two boys holding a lingzhi branch in their hands, clinging to the back of a big elephant; both of finely polished, even white-colored matrix with limited icy white inclusion.
The second 2in (5.2cm) high
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographic Archive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose studio and candid albumen prints, CDVs, cabinet cards, and other photographs dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, of mostly unidentified subjects. Notable Giers images include three African American children shooting marbles; 3 members of the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the Confederate Veterans from Fort Worth, Texas (standing with flag and a child) at the 1904 National Convention held in Nashville; members of the Vanderbilt University Football Team on the practice field, and members of other sport teams. There are a few photos of African American subjects, some images of Otto Giers and family including daughter Hunter Giers Hicks, and a CDV of a young Native American boy stamped on back for Jackson Bros. Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. One photograph (framed) depicts Somerset Edward O'Brien Kevil-Davis, British Army: Major Gordon Highlanders Order of Medjidif, with military medals, photograph taken by James Ewing, Aberdeen & Braemar. Photographs vary in sizes from c. 4" H x 2 1/2" W to 11" H x 14" W. Lot also includes a photographic album of CDVs portraits, primarily by C. C. Giers, but a few are by European studios such as Hanns Hanfstaengl, Berlin, and Enlenstein Photograph, Leipzig, of men, women, and children. Two examples of Post-Mortem photography, one of a woman, one of a baby, are included towards the back of the album. Album brown leather embossed with gilt, with white glass beads on covers and metal fasteners, gilt picture boards inside. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, descended in the Hicks-Giers family. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Leather on album worn. Picture boards separated from binding. Metal fasteners tarnished. Loose photographs exhibit damage to be expected from age. Framed photograph needs reinforcement. Newspapers browned from age, tears, missing sections from edges.
TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY comprising a figure of a boy wearing a pink coat, standing beside a goat, on an oval base with gilded rim; incised H.82; and a smaller figure of a boy wearing a red coat and carrying some grapes in a handkerchief tied to a stick carried on his shoulder, incised G.7; both with under glaze blue crossed swords; together with a CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN BODKIN CASE/ NEEDLE HOLDER, modelled as a swaddled baby with a white metal mount and hinged cover, unmarked, 8.5cm long(3)16cm high and 9.2cm highProvenance: Property of an Edinburgh collector
A pale greenish white jadeite female immortal and attendant
20h Century
Deeply undercut to depict the beauty carrying a basket of flowers, a baby boy attendant and a crane floating on clouds of incense rising from a censer to the reverse side (chipped).
6 7/8in (17.5cm) high
A group of four hardstone carvings
The first a very pale greenish-white jade group of two phoenix standing upon a fantastic rock amid peony foliage, the front marked with some russet staining (minor chip); the second a rock crystal water coupe in the shape of a flattened Buddha's hand citron and foliage (minor chip); the third a mottled green and dark brown jade libation cup shaped as lotus leaf surrounded with further foliage and blossoms below a phoenix flying to one side and leafy stems forming the handle (old chips); the last a pale greenish-white jade figure of a baby boy holding a scepter as he sits upon a cloud bank.
5 1/2in (14cm) height of phoenix group
A group of four portrait miniatures of oval form comprising studies of a fair haired lady in white gauze shawl and blue brooch, a young fair haired boy in cream sweater and a mother holding her baby, all signed monogram MD, together with a study of a lady in Victorian style costume, maximum size 7 cm approx, all in gilt oval frames and good quality leather cases by Walter Jones, Sloane Street;
Lot of 16: Small Dolls. Description Germany and Japan, 1910-1930. Rare novelty boxed set of Two Button Undressed Kids, two white penny dolls. Two Hertwig pink bisque sitting girls on chairs, Baby Bud-type character, Hertwig boy with molded clothes, five Japanese dolls in a shoe, Hertwig with molded hair in a shoe, Hertwig googly-eye character, Kewpie-type (newer Japan) and celluloid rattle boy with molded clothes.Condition (Very Good).
A group of three white jade carvings
The first a reticulated plaque depicting the Hehe twins (chipped); the second a beauty with lotus assisting a baby boy carrying a reed organ (chipped); the third a young boy carrying a musical chime, the matrix with a vein of faint russet to one side.
2 1/8 to 23/8in (5 to 6cm) high
NINTH PLATE DAGUERREOTYPES & CASES 15 images: 13 ninth plate daguerreotypes, 1 ninth plate ambrotype, 1 sixteenth plate daguerreotype1) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Girl with beautiful curls. Very good condition. Full case. 2) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Baby with hidden mother. Very good. Full case.3) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Head to toe lady with huge curls. Heavy tarnish. Full case.4-7) 4 ninth plate daguerreotypes in 1 case:a) Lady by Quinby, Broadway. Scratches at upper left.b) Man with chin beard. Some light spotting.c) Lady with collar. Black spot on her chest.d) Lady with lots of gold jewelry. Noticeable mat abrasions.The case: #559, 'Children Playing with Toys,' in Union Cases, by Krainik, Krainik & Walvoord. #1-48, 'Children Playing with Toys,' in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames, by Paul Berg. Condition of case: A crack on the rail between the hinges.8) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Boy, one arm up, one down. Spot on cheek. Full case.9) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Girl with striped dress. Vertical scratches. Full case.10) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Boy white collar, red cheeks. By Moses of Trenton, NJ. Good. Full case.11) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Super handsome boy. Spots and tarnish. Noticeable mat abrasions. Full Union case in good condition.12) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Young man round face looking left. Light discoloration. Full case.13) Ninth plate daguerreotype. Lady with head tilted. Lots of tarnish. Scratches. No case.14) Ninth plate ambrotype. Young man with hat. Lots of oxidation. Full case.15) Sixteenth plate daguerreotype. Woman with glasses and curls. Good condition. Full case.This is a box lot, so special packing fees apply. See the shipping terms for details.NO RESERVE Condition:Generally good. Please read individual descriptions.
14" L. 11" cir. "11" Solid dome character baby. Molded/painted features - blue eyes, open/closed mouth. 5 Pc. papier mache bent limb baby body. Dressed as a boy in an embroidered 2 pc. pique outfit with white leather shoes.
A pair of white and brown soapstone carvings of Daoist figures
Republic Period
Depicting Lu, the god of emoluments holding a baby boy and Fu, the god of wealth holding a ruyi scepter, their faces accented with pigments, the bases of dark brown soapstone (chips).
18 1/4in (46.5cm) high
Group of Dolls, including a Lenci character mascotte boy with wooden pig, c. 1930s, with brown painted eyes, expressive painted mouth, blonde mohair wig, original blue and black felt regional costume with faded red felt detailing and stocking cap, and wood and red felt tie-on shoes, with painted pink wooden pig tucked under his arm, ht. 9; a Ken Tuck United Federation Doll Club souvenir bisque shoulder head doll, stamped "Ken Tuck 1973 Janet E Mastelles ©1972" to shoulder plate, with cloth body and bisque limbs, molded blond hair, painted facial features, dog-embroidered shirt and short pants, socks, and shoes, accompanied by painted bisque hobby horse, ht. 15; a smaller wax doll in fur-lined two-piece red wool winter outfit, with molded wax head with painted features and molded hat, and carved wooden hands, ht. 11 in., a Patti-Jene bisque googly-eyed girl doll, America, dated 1966, back of neck incised "Patti-Jene/66," with brown curly mohair wig with pale pink ribbons, fixed bright blue googly glass eyes with painted lashes, rosy cheeks, smiling mouth, articulated all-bisque body, floral-decorated pink and white cotton dress, ivory cotton and lace apron, pink knit wool bloomers, and black leatherette shoes; a hard plastic girl doll with blond wig, sleeping green eyes, painted open mouth, fully articulated body, white embroidered lace dress with white cotton stockings and pale pink shoes; a painted cloth Betty Boop doll in blue felt hooded jumper and yellow felt booties; a German papier-mache boy doll with brown wig, fixed brown glass eyes, brown and taupe flannel shirt, blue and white striped pants with rope belt, and black rubber boots; and a Kewpie baby doll with a red corduroy hat, soft plastic face, and red velour body. Estimate $250-350 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot of Tin & Metal Toys.
Description Tin penny toy boy sitting at a play table that extends up into a high chair; tin penny toy doll carriage with hood and blanket (missing baby), white metal cradle with flat baby.
Condition (Very Good). Size Highchair: 4" T.
Heubach Baby Doll Germany, ca. 1925, bisque flange head, incised Heubach in square, 3, 11702, has molded painted hair, blue sleep eyes, closed mouth, original cloth body with chubby composition arms and legs. Wearing original blue and white boy's baby suit. Includes wicker chair.13" H.Excellent
Five pieces of early case mounted photography: one ambrotype of little boy in plaid shirt, loss and cracking of emulsion, brass mat with some wear, piece of glass missing, damaged case with partially detached lid; four daguerreotypes including: sitting couple photographed by Otis H. Cooley (Springfield, MA, 19th C.), some loss in center of couple's arms, brass mat with foliate design marked "COOLEY" LL and "SPRINGFIELD" LR, damaged case with detached lid; baby in white gown, loss and discoloration, brass mat, octagonal shaped case with signs of wear and some chipping; portrait of gentleman, discoloration and loss to image, brass mat, case with signs of wear; little girl in white dress, some areas of loss and discoloration, brass mat, case with wear and damage.
12PC ROYAL COPENHAGEN B&G PORCELAIN FIGURES Denmark,Early 20th CenturyIncludes a blue and white vase decorated with a sailboat, three small birds, a figure of a baby dressed in blue holding a teddy bear, a seated satyr, a young girl in a blue dress and bonnet, a young boy holding a sailboat, a ballerina, a young couple, a seated girl with a flower wreath, and a white rabbit.
Pair of 12" tagged Sasha baby dolls. Girl has honey blonde hair and wearing a brown gingham dress with matching pants. Boy has platinum blonde hair and is wearing a white shirt under striped coveralls. Both have wrist tags; boy also has a tag on clothing.
A small Cizhou glazed stoneware bowl
Jin Dynasty, with later enamel decoration
Of inverted bell form covered with layers of white slip and transparent glaze that stop on the exterior wall above the neatly cut foot ring to expose the buff clay fabric, the interior enameled at a later date in iron red and green with flower heads and baby boys carrying bamboo branches (old chip).
5in (15.3cm) diameter
18V THE WORKS OF J M BARRIE 1929 Title: The Works of J. M. Barrie - J. M. BarrieAuthor: J. M. Barrie - Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in "The Little White Bird"), then to write "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up," a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write successfully, it became his best-known work, credited with popularizing the name Wendy, which was very uncommon previously. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, which continues to benefit from them.Publisher: Charles Scribner's SonsCity: New YorkYear: 1929-1941Printing Information: Limited EditionBinding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 18 Full Set: YesWidth: 6.25" Height: 9.75"Book Details: This 1929 set was originally published with fourteen volumes. In 1941, four additional volumes were produced by Charles Scribner's Sons.Condition / Notes: This is a scarce limited edition set, being number 892 out of 1030. This vintage set is bound in brown and cream cloth with a bookplate on the spine and gilt ornamentation on the cover. The volumes feature tissue guards (excepting volumes VI and XV through XX), and each volume is housed in a salmon cloth slipcase. The volumes are well preserved with light external wear. The bindings are sound. Each volume features a frontispiece and a limitation notice opposite the half-title page. Volume I is signed "Charles Scribner's Sons" under the limitation notice. The decorative endpapers depict Peter Pan and Barrie's initials.For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $27.50
A mottled green jadeite covered vase
20th Century
Of octagonal urn form with reticulated dragons forming the four flanges that rise from the faceted foot to the walls carved in delicate low relief with female celestial musicians and leaf scrolls, the cover undercut with leaf-shaped loops alternating with baby boys at play; the thinly sectioned walls showing to advantage the rich moss green veins within the pale green matrix marked with some icy white inclusions and faint russet patches.
7 1/2in (29cm) high
A good white jade carving of a lotus plant
Featuring two lotus pods emerging from deeply undercut stems and leaves that also support a crawling baby boy and a pair of frogs, the matrix of even hue with a few icy white inclusions.
8in (20cm) long
Three Babies with Molded Bonnets.
Description German bisque heads on all. Very rare shoulder head baby by Gebr. Knoch No. 233 with kid body and bisque lower arms appears to have original gown and undies; R.A. 28-12/o (hairline at back of neck) by Recknagle smiling boy with molded white cap and blue pompom, crude ...