- AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after.
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. A group of 190 octavo-format lithographs, including:
1) Snowy Owl (Plate 28)
2) Tyrant Flycatcher or King Bird (Plate 56)
3) Audubon’s Wood-Warbler (Plate 77)
4) Black-throated Green Wood Warbler (Plate 84)
5) Rock-Wren (Plate 116)
6) Black cap Titmouse (Plate 126)
7) Arctic Bluebird (Plate 136)
8) Tawny Thrush (Plate 145)
9) Painted Lark-Bunting (Plate 153)
10) Swamp Sparrow (Plate 175)
11) Bachman’s Pinewood Finch (Plate 176)
12) Song Finch (Plate 189)
13) Wandering Rice-bird (Plate 211)
14) Common Magpie (Plate 227)
15) Clarke’s Nutcracker (Plate 235)
16) Red-bellied Nuthatch (Plate 248)
17) Zenaida Dove (Plate 281)
18) Black-bellied Plover (Plate 315)
19) Rocky-Mountain Plover (Plate 318)
20) Great Marbled Godwit (Plate 348)
21) American Swan (Plate 384)
22) Duskey Duck (Plate 386)
23) Townsend’s Cormorant (Plate 418)
24) Kittiwake Gull (Plate 444)
25) Common or Arctic Puffin (Plate 464)
26) Brewer’s Blackbird (Plate 492)
27) Shattuck’s Bunting (Plate 493)
28) Maryland Marmot. Woodchuck. Groundhog (Plate II)
29) Downy Squirrel (Plate XXV)
30) Polar Bear (Plate XCI)
And 160 others. Together, 190 lithographs after J.J. Audubon et al by J.T. Bowen, from The Birds of North America (Philadelphia), mixed Octavo editions, or Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (Philadelphia & New York), J.T. Bowen et al, n.d. [ca 19th-century]. Each approximately 10 ½ x 6 3/4-in. or smaller, most with stab-holes from old sewing and adhesive remnants along gutter margin, condition generally very good, most with a leaf or leaves of corresponding textual description. Complete list available upon request.
Provenance for the lot: Many plates from the Public Library, Duluth, MN (stamps verso); most with a Certificate of Authenticity by Georgetown Galleries dated 16 June 1994 or 28 July 1994.
- AUDUBON, John James (1785-1852) et al,
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1852) et al, after
A group of 10 octavo-format prints, comprising:
1) Great Horned Owl (Plate 39)
2) Arctic Ground Finch (Plate 194)
3) Common Pine-finch (Plate 199)
4) Canadian Woodpecker (Plate 258)
5) Hairy Woodpecker (Plate 262)
6) Cock of the Plains (Plate 297)
7) Sharp-tailed Grouse (Plate 298)
8) Musk Rat Musquash (Plate XIII)
9) Jumping Mouse (Plate LXXXV)
10) Musk Ox (Plate CXL)
Together, 10 lithographs in color, some with hand-coloring, ca 19th-century or later, each visible area approximately 9 1/2 x 6-in. or smaller, condition generally very good, all similarly matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).
- Ojibwe and Mohawk Quilled Birchbark
Ojibwe and Mohawk Quilled Birchbark Boxes
second half 20th century
lot of 3, includes:
one designed with a raccoon, height 2-1/2 inches x diameter 4-1/4 inches
another with a running buck, height 2-1/4 inches x diameter 4 inches
AND
a heart-shaped box with two goldfinches, height 2 inches x diameter 5-1/2 inches
- Vintage Kay Finch Ceramic Poodle on
Vintage Kay Finch Ceramic Poodle on Lighted Base 12''
- SET OF SHAKESPEARE BOOKS, 11 Group Lot
SET OF SHAKESPEARE BOOKS, 11 Group Lot of 11 Shakespeare Books, designed by Martin Solomon, illustrated by Isadore Seltzer, published Finch, Pruyn & Company, Inc, comprising of:"William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice", "William Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona", "William Shakespeare: Cymbeline", "William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of King Lear", "William Shakespeare: Come as You Like It", a second "William Shakespeare: Come as You Like It", "William Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale", "William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night", "William Shakespeare: King Richard III", "William Shakespeare: The Tempest", "William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus", each 8.25" H x 8.5" W x 1.75" D. Keywords: Matched Set, Collection, Rainbow, Library, Reading
- HUNT SLONEM "FIRE FINCHES" OIL ON BOARD,
HUNT SLONEM "FIRE FINCHES" OIL ON BOARD, 2002 Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), "Fire Finches", Oil on Board, 2002, signed, titled, and dated to verso, wood frame. Image: 10.75" H x 6.5" W; frame: 14.25" H x 10.25" W. Provenance: From an 80 Central Park West collection. Keywords: Fine art, Painting, Bird, Neo-Expressionism, Outsider Art
- SIX HARDCOVER BOOKS ON MAINLY AMERICAN
SIX HARDCOVER BOOKS ON MAINLY AMERICAN ARTISTS Group of six hardcover books on mainly American artists comprising, Christopher Finch, "Norman Rockwell: 332 Magazine Covers", Thomas Buechner, "Norman Rockwell A Sixty Year Retrospective", Peter H. Hassrick, "Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings, And Sculpture In The Amon Carter Museum and The Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections", Sylvia Young, "Maxfield Parrish: 1870-1966", Diane Tepfer, "Samuel Halpert: Art And Life 1884-1930", and Lynda Klich and Benjamin Weiss, "The Postcard Age: Selections From The Leonard A Lauder Collection". Approximate Dimensions:Approx. "Norman Rockwell: 332 Magazine Covers" h. 13.25", w. 11.5", d. 2".
- TEN COFFEE TABLE BOOKS ON MIDCENTURY
TEN COFFEE TABLE BOOKS ON MIDCENTURY DESIGN Lot of ten books on design of the 1950s and 1960s, including, The New Look: Design in the Fifties by Leslie Jackson, printed 1991 by Thames and Hudson; 50s Decorative Art by Charlotte and Peter Fiell, printed 2000 by Taschen; 60s Decorative Art by Charlotte and Peter Fiell, printed 2000 by Taschen; 70s Decorative Art by Charlotte and Peter Fiell, printed 2000 by Taschen; Op to Pop: Furniture of the 1960s by Cara Greenberg, printed 1999 by Bulfinch; The Sixties by Lesley Jackson, printed 1998 by Phaidon; Contemporary: Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s by Lesley Jackson, printed 1994 by Phaidon; Sixties Design by Philippe Garner, printed 1996 by Taschen; Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream by Paul Adamson, printed 2002 by Gibbs Smith; Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966, printed 2002 by Taschen.Approximate Dimensions:Case Study Houses: l. 16", w. 12.5" Provenance: Private Collection of Bill Stewart, Atlanta, GA.
- ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN FINCH CARD
ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN FINCH CARD TRAY #373, sculpted by Theodor Madsen, 6 in. H., 8 in. W. For further reading see "Royal Copenhagen Porcelain," p.57 by Caroline & Nick Pope.
- Ray Finch (British, 1914-2012), Three
Ray Finch (British, 1914-2012), Three Glazed Stoneware Jugs, 1970s one with a cover largest height 10.4 in — 26.3 cm
- GUNDI VIVIANI FINCH STUDIO ART GLASS
GUNDI VIVIANI FINCH STUDIO ART GLASS SCULPTURE Gundi Viviani-Finch Canadian contemporary studio art glass monumental abstract glass-on-glass sculpture, signed and dated 1999 on the base. 32" H x 16" W x 6.5" D.
- MARTYN "NATURAL HISTORY" HAND-COLORED
MARTYN "NATURAL HISTORY" HAND-COLORED PLATE, 1785 Hand-colored engraved plate (Plate XVII) from "A New Dictionary of Natural History; or Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature," by William Frederic Martyn, published by Harrison & Co. 1785, illustrating "1. Highland Bull. 2. Bullae. 3. Greater Bull-Finch. 4. Little Brown Bull-Finch. 5. North American Bull-Finch. 6. Bull-Head. 7. Armed Bull-Head." Image: 13.25" H x 8" W; frame: 19" H x 13.75" W x 1" D. Areas of wrinkling, minor discoloration and foxing, old tape on frame.