- A George III Mahogany Stick Barometer
John
A George III Mahogany Stick Barometer
John Russell (Scottish, 1745-1817), Falkirk, Scotland, Early 19th Century
the dial inscribed Russell / Falkirk.
Height 39 1/2 inches.
- BENGT EDENFALK FOR KOSTA BODA FLOWER
BENGT EDENFALK FOR KOSTA BODA FLOWER GLASS BOWL Bengt Edenfalk (Swedish, 1924-2016) for Kosta Boda Flower Glass Serving Bowl, marked "Kosta Boda / 590087 / B. Edenfalk." 4" H x 8" W x 8" D. Keywords: Scandinavian, Designer, Vessel, Floral design
- APPLETON'S TOM SWIFT AND HIS PLANET
APPLETON'S TOM SWIFT AND HIS PLANET STONE, GROSSET & DUNLAP FIRST EDITION Victor Appleton; Nat Falk, illus. TOM SWIFT AND HIS PLANET STONE, Or Discovering the Secret of Another World. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth-covered boards with black lettering, in illustrated dust jacket, top edge orange, with orange pictorial endpapers. Small 8vo; 203pp. plus one page ad for the series. Book #38 in the series, and last in the series published by Grosset & Dunlap; book list on front flap ends with Planet Stone.
- PORCELAIN TABLEWARESLarge lot of doll's
PORCELAIN TABLEWARESLarge lot of doll's and children's porcelain tablewares, including a blue and white tea service, spatterware, and pressed glass miniature tablewares.
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Condition:
Hairlines to spatter, wash stand set, sporadic small falkes to footed plates and cups/saucers.
- THREE-MONTH JOURNAL, HANDWRITTEN FROM
THREE-MONTH JOURNAL, HANDWRITTEN FROM THE NEWBedford Whaleship America with Captain Charles Seabury in command. She sailed from New Bedford on April 1, 1849 and arrived in San Francisco on September 22 carrying passengers and supplies for the gold rush craze. The discovery of gold in San Francisco captivated many of the sailors involved in New Bedford Whaling and enticed them to travel to San Francisco to find gold. The journal mentions passing the Falkland Islands as well as going around Cape Horn where numerous whales were cited. Included in this is a newspaper article outlining the adventures of Captain JM Tilton who traveled to California to seek his fortune in the gold rush. 15" by 10". Nine two sided handwritten pages some shows staining and discoloration, very legible handwriting. A handwritten poem is also attached. There are some modern ink notations on the tops of the pages.
- PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ISLAMIC
PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ISLAMIC MARKET EWERS WITH LATER SILVER-GILT COVERS, CIRCA 1760-1765 HEIGHT: 6 IN. (15.2 CM.)PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ISLAMIC MARKET EWERS WITH LATER SILVER-GILT COVERS, CIRCA 1760-1765, attributed to Buen Retiro, Madrid, in the manner of Blanc-de-Chine, both of bottle shape with ear-form handle, the linked scroll supported griffin-head spout with acanthus terminal, the tall neck molded with a rouletted band and collar, the lower body gadrooned, the associated French silver-gilt covers with berry finials, struck for Georges & Falkenberg, 19th Century (2) Dimensions: Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Provenance: Lady Kate Davison Collection, no.833 Purchased from Woolley & Wallis, June 16, 2021, lot 440, 1,105 pounds From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 527 Catalogue note: See Bonham's, London, 5 June 2013, lot 97 for a very similar if not identical pair (listed as Buen Retiro or Roman porcelain).
- SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE
SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, JOHN RUSSELL, FALKIRK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY the hood with a swan neck pediment with embossed brass rosette roundels, enclosing a 13 inch gilt breakarch dial with silvered makers roundel to the arch signed 'Jn. Russell, Falkirk, Watch Maker to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales', pierced gilt spandrels, with a silvered Roman numeral chapter with Arabic five minute markers, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the hood flanked by reeded Doric columns above a moulded arched trunk door flanked by reeded quarter columns, on a plain plinth base with bracket feet, the eight-day movement striking a bell208cm high, 53cm wide, 26cm deep
- GEORGE FALK OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEGeorge
GEORGE FALK OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEGeorge Falk (Pennsylvania 1865-1948), oil on canvas landscape, signed lower right and dated 1914 , 24" x 40".
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Condition:
Canvas measures approx. 24" x 41". Good condition. Modern frame. Craquelure. Stretcher mark center top. Light stretcher marks left side mid.
- JULES PASCIN FIGURAL INK DRAWING, 1908
JULES PASCIN FIGURAL INK DRAWING, 1908 Jules Pascin (French, 1885-1930) "Madame et Monsieur Falke," ink on paper drawing, depicting a man and woman both wearing hats, signed lower right: "Pascin," bearing "Atelier Pascin" stamp lower right, pencil inscription along bottom edge: "a Madame et Monsieur Falke a petit croquis de Pascin 1908." Sheet: 5.75" H x 4.125" W; frame: 11" H x 9.5" W.
- (8) VOLS., MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
(8) VOLS., MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS Includes: 1) Walter Pichler Zeichnungen. Residenz Verlag, 1973; 2) Ilya Gregorevich Chashnik Watercolors, Drawings, Reliefs. Hutton Galleries, 1979; 3) Horace Pippin: A Negro Painter in America. Quadrangle Press, 1947; 4) Kathe Kollwitz. Braziller, 1951; 5) Hans Falk: Transvestie. ABC Verlag, 1985, text in German; 6) Max Bill. ABC Edition, 1978; 7) Yaacov Agam. Editions du Griffon, 1962; 8) Robert Motherwell & Black. William Benton Museum of Art, 1980; 12"h x 9.5"w (largest)
- (12) COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON NATIVE AMERICAN
(12) COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS(lot of 12) Collection of books, covering subjects of Native American arts, including pottery and silverwork, most profusely color illustrated accompanied by informational text, comprising: (1) "An Introduction to Hopi Pottery," Francis H. Pottery, Museum of Northern Arizona Press, copyright 1978; (1) "This is Hopi Kachina," Museum of Nothern Arizona, written by Barton Wright and Evelyn Roat, copyright 1962; (1) "An Introduction to Northern Kachinas," by Otis Polelonema, copyright 1977; (1) "Hopi Kachina Dolls," by Harold S, Colton, copyright 1975; (1) "Hopi Silver," Margaret Wright, copyright 1972; (1) "Hopi Kachina Dolls," revised edition, by Harold S. Colton, copyright 1969; (1) "Year of the Hopi," paintings and photographs by Joseph Mora, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1979-1981; (1) "Kachinas: an Evolving Hopi Art Form," by John T. Erickson, copyright 1977; (1) "Nacimientos," by Guy and Doris Monthan, copyright 1979; (1) "Lelooska," by Shona-Hah, Tsungani, Patty Fawn, copyright 1974; (1) "Masked Gods," by Frank Waters, copyright 1950; (1) "Lelooska," by Frank Falk, copyright 1976; sizes varied, largest: approx 11"h, 8.5"w, 10lbs total *Provenance: The family of Alfred A. King (Texas, 1916-2006) great-grandson of Captain Richard King, founder of the now 825,000 acre Texas King Ranch*
- FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED CUT GLASS DECANTERMaker's
FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED CUT GLASS DECANTERMaker's mark Georges Falkenberg, and '.950'.
8 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Condition
Wear, the cover is detached and with a bruise to the spout. There are some nicks to the glass which is cloudy to the interior. Otherwise in 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.