- A FAO Schwarz Life Size Wilbur Piggy
A FAO Schwarz Life Size Wilbur Piggy Bank
21st Century
modeled as Wilbur from the E. B. White book Charlotte's Web, with a leather collar and bronze medallion inscribed Some Pig, crafted from recycled aluminum and acrylic paint. Signed and dated on interior FAO Schwartz / 12/06 Hog Bank #6 Garrett Buc.....? LA. VC PA. Appears to be #6 of a limited edition originally retailed by FAO Schwarz.
Height overall 31 x width 59 x depth 19 inches.
- Three Fraternal Order of Owls Porcelain
Three Fraternal Order of Owls Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Early 20th Century
bearing names S. Galkson, Elmer M. Bain, and Wilburt A. Scholl in gilt lettering.
underside of mug with three owls marked Germany to underside; underside of mug with logs inscribed Alpha in gilt.
Height of largest 3 3/4 inches.
The Order of the Owls was founded in 1904 in South Bend, Indiana by John W. Talbot. Membership consisted of men across a variety of professions whose mission focused on improving the general welfare of members and their families.
According to U.S. Federal Census returns, Elmer Bain (1873-1942) owned a poultry farm in Union, Indiana. He and his wife, Ida, had two sons.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- HOME STUDIO WORK STATION OF WILBUR NIEWALDA
HOME STUDIO WORK STATION OF WILBUR NIEWALDA three piece work station, comprised of two pine easels and a painting stand, from the home studio of painter Wilbur Niewald. The easels measure 88" x 24" x 28" and 84" x 24" x 24", and the stand measures 35" x 16" x 12". The stand is filled with brushes and tools as found.
Wilbur Niewald, celebrated painter and beloved member of Kansas City arts community, passed away in 2022. As a painter, Niewald tirelessly created honest and engaging plein air landscapes, still life, and portraiture; he was the recipient of the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in 2006, and the Charlotte Street Fund Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. As a professor and longtime chair of the Painting department at the Kansas City Art Institute, he helped guide generations of young artists.
Condition
The condition is as found, well used but solid.
- WILBUR NIEWALD "VIEW FROM PENN VALLEY
WILBUR NIEWALD "VIEW FROM PENN VALLEY PARK" ETCHING (1989)Wilbur Niewald
(Missouri/ Kansas, 1925-2022)
Kansas City, View from Penn Valley Park , 1989
Copper plate etching on BFK paper
9" x 12"
Pencil-signed and numbered (#7/ 40) to the bottom margin. Commissioned by the Print Society, complete with artist's statement. The sheet measures 14" x 14 3/4".
Condition
Very good condition.
- MARLEEN GOLD DESERT LANDSCAPE (OIL CA.
MARLEEN GOLD DESERT LANDSCAPE (OIL CA. 1990S)Marleen Stein Gold
(American, 1946-2020)
Untitled (Desert Landscape), circa early 1990s
Oil on canvas
49 1/2" x 69"
A large canvas of desert shrubs and grasses, a scene from New Mexico. Housed in a slim wooden frame measuring 50 1/2" x 70".
Marleen Gold received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1979, influenced by her studies under Stanley Lewis, Wilbur Niewald, and Michael Walling. In 2022, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated her life and art with the retrospective "Deconstructing Marleen Gold," which related Gold's work to the likes of Lois Dodd, Wolf Kahn, and Fritz Scholder.
Condition
Very good condition.
- WILBUR NIEWALD WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPEWilbur
WILBUR NIEWALD WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPEWilbur Niewald
(Missouri/ Kansas, 1925-2022)
Untitled (Park Landscape)
Watercolor on paper
15" x 19"
Signed to the bottom right. Float-mounted in a glazed frame measuring 22" x 26".
Wilbur Niewald has been dubbed "the Patriarch of the Kansas City Art World" by Juliân Zugazagoitia, director of the Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art. In addition to a career of creating exciting and influential works of his own, Niewald joined the Kansas City Art Institute's faculty in 1949, where over the course of several decades in a variety of roles (including the Chair of Painting and Printmaking) he helped shape KCAI pedagogy and prepare generations of contemporary artists.
Condition
Very good condition. There is a negligible fold at the bottom right of the sheet, and some bending to the bottom left corner of the mat. The artist's pinholes are at each corner of the sheet.
- WILBUR G. KURTZ GOUACHE MAN WITH FISHWilbur
WILBUR G. KURTZ GOUACHE MAN WITH FISHWilbur G. Kurtz (American, 1882-1967). Gouache on paper, man and woman with fish. Signed and dated Wilbur G. Kurtz May 25, 1914 along bottom edge, with inscription "To [illegible] L. Snodgrass. 6" x 4 5/8" (with frame 12 1/8" x 10 1/4").
Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk.
- WILBUR KURTZ 'THE NEEL RESIDENCE' 1935
WILBUR KURTZ 'THE NEEL RESIDENCE' 1935 MM/B Wilbur Kurtz (American 1882-1967), 'The Neel Residence', mixed media on artist's board, 1935, depicting a two story home and yard, signed and dated to lower right, in a gilt frame, having a Knoke Fine Arts label affixed en verso, as well as inscriptions affixed en verso. Approximate dimensions: sight h. 10.875", w. 16.875"; frame h. 14.75", w. 20.75", d. 1.5" (to hardware)
- WILBUR KURTZ 'FOREST HOME,' 1932, MM/B
WILBUR KURTZ 'FOREST HOME,' 1932, MM/B Wilbur Kurtz (American 1882-1967), 'Forest Home', mixed media on artist's board, 1932, depicting a two story home and yard, signed and dated to lower right, in a gilt frame, having a Knoke Fine Arts label affixed en verso. Approximate dimensions: sight h. 10.75", w. 16.75"; frame h. 14.75", w. 20.75", d. 1.5" (to hardware)
- Non-sport tobacco card lot to include
Non-sport tobacco card lot to include cards from multiple sets dating from early 1900s to 1920s including recruit figures of the world, backs are Sweet Caporal and Subrosa, generally G-VG, the fish series, (29), Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, flags of the world, primarily recruit, F through VG, approx (59), Wilbur flags (21), VG at best, Fez military, (12) VG at best, Wills Speed set (50), Greyhound racing game, appears complete set, Wills picture card album railway equipment album, G, cards VG, recruit military insignias standees, (18), Caramel airships, (12) G-VG, 3 bird series, postcard minis including Jefferson, Madison, Washington, Monroe, Adams, (3) stars Fatima actress, G-F, (6) champion dog series, (27) Odgens Pugilists in action 1928, most commons, several fair and below, overall VG, James Jeffries strip card, Booker tobacco Indian series, Tapa Zawa, VG-VG+
- WILBUR ROY MILL ATTRIBUTED CANADA GOOSE
WILBUR ROY MILL ATTRIBUTED CANADA GOOSE FIELD DECOYKensington, Prince Edward Island, mid 20th century, solid body field decoy lacking bent nail legs, sentinel goose with slightly turned head, relief carved wingtips, tack eyes, initials "A. J." painted on base and under tail (partially covered by dealer label), originally was most likely paired with a feeder mate, 21-1/2 x 29 x 9 in.
Provenance: New England Auctions, February 15, 2022, lot 156, $700
Literature: Guyette, Dale and Gary, Decoys of Maritime Canada, Exton, Pennsylvania, 1983, pp. 122-123, related examples illustrated
Condition:
age split at base, nail legs not present, chinstrap probably repainted separations at base of neck, top of head and along lateral body line, minor chips and dents, minor paint losses particularly at tip of bill and tail, some shot strikes
- GROUP OF 4 FRAMED & SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL
GROUP OF 4 FRAMED & SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL LETTERS 1) Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), TLS on White House stationary, Nov 22, 1916, note to a supporter, with a Bachrach portrait of Mr. Wilson, 2) Warren Harding (1921-1923), TLS on White House stationary, dated, June 3, 1922, note to Wilbur Carr, framed with a Bachrach portrait of Harding, 3) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) TLS on White House stationary, dated July 14, 1925, promotion letter to Roger Welles from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral (CUSNFE), 4) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), TLS on White House stationary, dated March 9, 1929, asking General Hines to reconsider his resignation. Dimensions: Hoover - 15.25" x 20.25" Condition: good.