- JAMES E. BUTTERSWORTH (US/UK, 1817-1894)
JAMES E. BUTTERSWORTH (US/UK, 1817-1894) American Warship Rounding on a Headland at Sunrise, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in original etched cove gilt frame, OS: 15 1/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2", small repairs.
This appears to be a representation of the grounding of the USS Frigate "Philadelphia", off the approach to the harbor of Tripoli, Lebanon, while pursuing the Barbary pirates in what became known as the first Barbary War, on Oct. 31, 1803. She was captured, but ultimately destroyed by Lt. Stepehen Decatur, on Feb. 16, 1804, in a daring night-time raid, the first action of the USMC ("to the Halls of Tripoli".)
- Oil on canvas by Peter Gish, New England
Oil on canvas by Peter Gish, New England winter landscape, signed lower right, Gish. Image 19” x 27” Overall 27” x 35” Condition: very good CT Transfer Fee $20 **Peter Michael Gish has been painting since 1945. After graduating from Dartmouth College where he worked with Paul Sample, he studied fresco, drawing and painting in Paris, 1951-1952. Later he continued these studies in Madrid at the Academia Real Bellas Artes. From 1957 – 1958 he attended Oskar Kokoschka’s Sommerakademie in Salzburg, and was Kokoschka’s assistant there in 1959. Following several years as a free lance artist, he entered Yale University where he earned his MFA in painting in 1964. The next summer he was visiting artist at Dartmouth College. In 1967 he served as a combat artist in Vietnam, and more recently with the US Marine Corps in Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort, 1991, and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia – 1992-1993. Peter Gish has exhibited his work widely, including shows at the National Academy, The American Watercolor Society, The City Center Gallery, The Kraushaar Gallery and Artzt Gallery in New York and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. His work is represented in many private and public collections, including those of Dartmouth College, the Joseph H. Hirshorn collection, the Center for Financial Studies at Fairfield University, and the USMC Historical Museum in Washington, D.C.**
- OUTSIDER ART,JT MCCORD, SANTA CLAUSMcCord,
OUTSIDER ART,JT MCCORD, SANTA CLAUSMcCord, J. T., b. 1945, d. Sept., 2009, Santa Claus 32"x48", 2005, enamel on paneling, purchased from artist.
- 4 PC. U.S. MILITARY KNIVES: Comprising;
4 PC. U.S. MILITARY KNIVES: Comprising; 1- United States Navy MK-1 in Scabbard, 1- USMC Ka-Bar in leather scabbard, impressed, ''First Marine Division, Feb. 1942-1946, Lawrence A Eller, USMC''. 1- United States Marine Corps, 200th Anniversary Ka-Bar in presentation case. 1- Murphy Combat Aluminum hilt United States Marine Corp knif in presentation case. Largest Approx. 6.75'' h x 15.75'' l x 2.5'' w.
CONDITION: Wear commensurate with age and use.
- WWI US1918 TRENCH KNUCKLE DUSTER KNIFE:
WWI US1918 TRENCH KNUCKLE DUSTER KNIFE: Serial #38393283, by Landers, Fray & Clark. Etched blade reads, ''Larry A. Eller, USMC''. Blued sheet steel scabbard. Approx. 12.25'' l x 3.5'' h x 2'' w.
CONDITION: Wear commensurate with age and use.
- USMC MAMELUKE OFFICER SWORD RJ CHAMPION:
USMC MAMELUKE OFFICER SWORD RJ CHAMPION: Marked 20, NS Myer Inc. etched on the blade, sold with scabbard.
CONDITION: Wear to the gilding, pitting and abrasions on the scabbard.
- WWII Kabar USMC Sheath Knife- 13''
WWII Kabar USMC Sheath Knife- 13''
- WWII ERA USMC KA-BAR FIGHTING KNIFEWWII
WWII ERA USMC KA-BAR FIGHTING KNIFEWWII era USMC KA-BAR fighting knife. Also marked 'Olean N.Y.' Approx. overall length 11.75 in.
- USMC OFFICER'S SABER FROM THE 1985 SUPER
USMC OFFICER'S SABER FROM THE 1985 SUPER BOWL MARINE COMMERCIALE&F Horster Solingen USMC officer's saber presented by J. Walter Thompson Company (advertisement holding company incorporated in 1896) to Jerry Ruenheck (Former president of Burger King). Saber stamped Stainless E&F Horster Company and etched United States Marine. Measures approx. 40in.
- (2) WWII-ERA TRENCH ART & IRON SHACKLES(lot
(2) WWII-ERA TRENCH ART & IRON SHACKLES(lot of 2) Metal items, including: (1) WWII-era trench art, fashioned from brass shell and cases, five-pointed star stamped U.S.A., over banner reading God Bless America, 1942, base engraved USMC (United States Marine Corps), approx 13.25"h, 3 7/8"diam, (1) iron legcuffs/ shackles with chain, retaining key; 5lbs total
- WORK BY WWII FIRST MARINE DIVISION COMBAT
WORK BY WWII FIRST MARINE DIVISION COMBAT ARTIST JAMES W. SEESE Ink and watercolor on paper, signed "W Seese" lower right, typed label on verso reads, "Marine Patrol Receives Orders and Instructions - New Britain - By Corp. James Wayne Seese, USMCR," presented behind mat in likely original frame.
- FELIX DE WELDON, (1907-2003), USMC MEMORIAL
FELIX DE WELDON, (1907-2003), USMC MEMORIAL (IWO JIMA MEMORIAL), 1990, PATINATED METAL, 13.25" H X 10.5" W X 5" DFelix de Weldon, (1907-2003) USMC Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial), 1990 Patinated metal Signed and dated in the casting: Felix de Weldon / © 90 FM 13.25" H x 10.5" W x 5" D Patinated metal Dimensions: 13.25" H x 10.5" W x 5" D