- OLD MEXICAN TLAQUEPAQUE POTTERYTILE
OLD MEXICAN TLAQUEPAQUE POTTERYTILE - SOUTHWEST 1930'SVery nice Mexican Folk Art hand-painted and glazed pottery tile from Tlaquepaque, Mexico. Circa 1930's. The scene depicts a squirrel ready to jump up on a prickly pear a cactus to get a meal. Painted
- 2 JAPANESE INK PAINTINGS ON SILK OF
2 JAPANESE INK PAINTINGS ON SILK OF SQUIRRELS.2 Japanese Ink Paintings on silk of Squirrels. Both framed under glass. 15" x 19"
- SQUIRREL AND NUT SALT & PEPPER SHAKER
SQUIRREL AND NUT SALT & PEPPER SHAKER 50'SSquirrel and Nut Salt & Pepper Shaker 50's - Size 5" x 2"
- 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.
- Two Continental Carved Nut Crackers
19th
Two Continental Carved Nut Crackers
19th Century
one Swiss carved in the form of a squirrel, the other English carved in the form of a dancing man on pedestal, both with turned handles.
Height of taller, 7 inches.
- CHINESE JADEITE CARVED WATER COUPE,
CHINESE JADEITE CARVED WATER COUPE, QING DYNASTY A Chinese jadeite carved water coupe, dating from the Qing dynasty. An oval shaped coupe with rounded bottom and small flat surface for base. Two prunus flowers extend from the curved rim and a tiny squirrel standing on the edge,With a small oval opening on tip for the water. L. 3 1/2" (8.9 cm) Provenance: Collection of the Estate of Mary Snite Boardman, San Francisco, CA Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: in good condition with natural inclusion and fissure
- MISCELLANEOUS LOT: CORAL, AGATE,TORTOISE,
MISCELLANEOUS LOT: CORAL, AGATE,TORTOISE, JADEITE Group of 5 miscellaneous items all from the Qing Dynasty : 1,pink quartz carved mouse ; 2, agate carved mouse; 3, coral carved pill bottle with squirrel on it ; 4, tortoise shell carved circular bangle; 5, purplette made with jadeite ,coral and other precious stone Bangle L: 2 5/8"(6.7 cm) Pink Quartz H: 2"( 5 cm) Provenance" Scholar Art Gallery, CA Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: all in good condition with natural fissure
- CHINESE QING DYNASTY REPOUSSE SILVER
CHINESE QING DYNASTY REPOUSSE SILVER HAIR COMBS, 3 Three Chinese Qing Dynasty Repousse Silver Hair Combs, one with floral motif, one with birds, and one with squirrels and grapes. Silver tested. 2.5" H x 4.25" W; weight: 1.89 ozt. Provenance: From a New York City collection. Keywords: Antique, Accessories, Hair pins, Fashion
- CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF SQUIRRELS
CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES Chinese Soapstone Carving of Squirrels and Grapes, on a carved pierced red stone base. 7.75" H x 12.5" W x 2.75" D. Provenance: From a New York City collection. Keywords: Chinese art, Sculpture, Animalier, Bacchanalian
- BENEDICT TATTI SQUIRREL ANIMALIER WOOD
BENEDICT TATTI SQUIRREL ANIMALIER WOOD SCULPTURE Benedict Michael Tatti (American, 1917-1993) Mid-Century Modern folk art-style hand-carved wood squirrel sculpture, together with a copy of a receipt from Roko Gallery. 13.5" H x 6.25" W x 5.25" D. Provenance: Roko Gallery, New York, NY, 1960.
- (LOT OF 3) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
(LOT OF 3) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS (lot of 3) Japanese woodblock prints. Including a Nobushige's A Country scene in Kyoto, a Morikuni's View of the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, and a Morikuni's Flying squirrels, framed and glazed, 8.5"h x 6.25"w.
- TWO MAJOLICA FIGURAL NUT DISHES, GEORGE
TWO MAJOLICA FIGURAL NUT DISHES, GEORGE JONES Two majolica figural nut dishes comprising, a George Jones, 1872, nut dish having a squirrel perched on the side of the dish with molded leaves, ferns, and hazelnut blossoms, having impressed maker's and registry marks underneath; together with a similar nut or fruit dish having a blackbird perched on the branch of a cherry tree, with molded cherries and blossoms on a pink ground, apparently unmarked but possibly also George Jones, with a registry mark. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Laura E. Gossage, Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: h. 5", w. 10.25", d. 8.75".