- A GROUP OF BOOKS A group of books, including
A GROUP OF BOOKS A group of books, including volume sets, including 9 volumes of 'The Story of Civilization'; 6 volumes of 'The Second World War' by Winston Churchill; 3 volumes of 'A History of the English Speaking Peoples' by Winston Churchill; 25 volumes of 'Irish Literature', etc
- WINSTON CHURCHILL OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY,
WINSTON CHURCHILL OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY, 11 VOL. 9½" x 7½" Published by Easton Press, 1994, bound in dark red leather, featuring hubbed spines, black title panels, and elaborate decoration with gilt edges.
- WINSTON CHURCHILL, SECOND WORLD WAR,
WINSTON CHURCHILL, SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 VOL. 9¼" x 6?" x 1¾" approx. each. Easton Press (6) volumes, bound in genuine leather. "The Second World War" series, The Easton Press Collectors edition published circa 1989, and written by Winston Spencer Churchill (1874 - 1965). Includes: "The Gathering Storm;" "Their Finest Hour;" "The Hinge of Fate;" "The Grand Alliance;" "Closing the Ring;" and "Triumph and Tragedy." All hardcover with total edge gilt to pages.
- (7) Royal Doulton porcelain figurines
(7) Royal Doulton porcelain figurines & toby jugs, c/o Boy from Williamsburg HN2183 (6" h), A Child from Williamsburg HN2154 (5-3/4" h), Character Jugs from Williamsburg Blacksmith D6578 (3-3/4" h), Cherie HN2341 (5-3/4" h), Rose HN1368 (4-3/4" h), Choir Boy HN2141 (5" h), Winston Churchill toby mug (5-1/4" h),
- CANADIAN CARVED AND PAINTED PINE PLAQUECanadian
CANADIAN CARVED AND PAINTED PINE PLAQUECanadian carved and painted pine plaque of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill inscribed verso The Atlantic Conference Taken Aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales Hand Carved by Jas. N. McLaughlin Aug. 13, 1943 Montreal Que . Provenance: An Ohio Collection.
Condition:
12 3/8" h., 14" w., approx. 1" d. Some flaking and tight age cracks.
- Miscellaneous items, including a set
Miscellaneous items, including a set of three graduated brass toddy ladles, a meerschaum pipe carved with a dog, two Winston Churchill papier mache corks, brass and enamel ashtray, snuff box, lighter, compact, etc
- BACCARAT FRANCE "PERFECTION" CRYSTAL
BACCARAT FRANCE "PERFECTION" CRYSTAL FINGER BOWL Baccarat France "Perfection" fine crystal finger bowl. 4" diameter. Purchased from Sotheby's, The Estate of Ambassador, Pamela Harriman Sale, 1997 May 19-21, Lot 586. Pamela Harriman was married to Randolph Harriman, the son of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Comes with the original box. Later removed from a 460 East 79th Street estate.
- "YALTA CONFERENCE" ARCHIVAL BLACK &
"YALTA CONFERENCE" ARCHIVAL BLACK & WHITE PHOTO New York Times archival black and white photograph depicting scene from the Yalta Conference depicting Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin. Image: 10" H x 12.5" W; frame: 17" H x 21" W.
- YOUSUF KARSH "PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL"
YOUSUF KARSH "PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL" 1941 Yousuf Karsh (American / Canadian, 1908-2002) "Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill," circa 1941, gelatin silver print, signed in margin lower left in ink, framed between two sheets of glass with black tape at edges. Overall: 24" H x 20" W.
- VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTED
VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTED COFFIN WITH PAPIER MACHé 'ODD FELLOW'12 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 21 in.
Note: The Odd Fellows Fraternity was an organization that originated in England as early as 1730, and counts George IV, Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin among its ranks. It was formed as a charitable staple in America through most of the 19th and 20th centuries. The purpose was to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphans. The fraternity spread to America when the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) was founded in New York City in 1806. Industrialism after the Civil War brought with it the "Golden Age of Fraternalism" when as many as 40% of the adult population in America belonged to a fraternal order. The Great Depression and other contributing factors put an end to that. Years of declining membership saw many Odd Fellows chapters across the country closing their doors. That's when discoveries of skeletons in closets, attics and beneath floorboard of defunct lodges. A few questions arise, were these the remains of members who didn't pay their dues, where the Odd Fellows robbing graves or was it a ritual human sacrifice? The Odd Fellows, like many fraternal organizations, are shrouded in secrecy and steeped in esoteric symbolism, so we may never know. Members pledged to "forever conceal never reveal".
Initiation into the Odd Fellows, the "poor man's Masonry", involved a ceremony in which the pledge would come face to face with a skeleton in a candle lit room to contemplate their mortality. Modern ceremonies use paper maché skeletons, but in the early days they used real human remains. As lodges closed throughout much of the 20th century, these skeletons were often abandoned and forgotten in the buildings where they had served in induction rites for decades. The result is a bizarre and ongoing phenomenon of unsuspecting (and sometimes horrified) people unearthing human skeletons from dark crannies of old buildings around the country.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Connecticut River Lodge 7, Barnet, VT; Gallery at Knotty Pine Auctions, West Swanzey, NH, July 29, 2007, Lot 221.
Property from the Estate of David Marks
Condition
Scattered nicks, chips and scuffing to the coffin and staining to the fabric interior. Cracks, nicks and losses to the papier maché bones. Largely intact. Wear is consistent with age and use.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- JOSEPH WILLIAMS: BUST OF WINSTON CHURCHILLBronze,
JOSEPH WILLIAMS: BUST OF WINSTON CHURCHILLBronze, 1978, signed 'J. Williams' and dated on the back.
11 x 8 x 7 in.
Property from the Collection of Gloria and Richard Manney, NY
Condition
In very good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED 1917 POEM IN
WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED 1917 POEM IN FRENCH Winston Churchill Letter, written aboard the S.S. "Chicago," Sept 7, 1917, while crossing the Atlantic. Single page poem in French, folded as if mailed. Entirely in Churchill's hand and signed, in French with postscript apology in English for his mangled French. Regarding feeling secure on board the S.S. "Chicago," and the crew not being afraid of German submarines (WWI), with the letter in print from a magazine clipping also signed "Winston Churchill," and "S.S. Chicago, September 7, 1917,in print and including a photo of a drawing depicting Winston S. Churchill, inscribed "To Henry Laughlin, in appreciation of April 1, 1949,". Unframed, in three window mat, 20" x 13" overall, letter is on 8" square sheet with ink bleedthrough on reverse. The letter sheet has a French watermark