- WILLIS AND BARTLETT, AMERICAN SCENERY,
WILLIS AND BARTLETT, AMERICAN SCENERY, 1840 American Scenery by N.P. Willis and Illustrated in a Series of Views by W.H. Bartlett. Published 1840 by George Virtue, London. 1 volume. Contains 89 steel engraved plates with tissue guards. A title page and a frontispiece are also present. Book is bound in brown leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt titling on the spine really stand out. 4to.
- GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHSGroup
GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHSGroup of Native American Indian photographs, four larger photos bearing the stamp G. Walter Reed Western Editor "The Earth" 531 Kerckhoff Building Los Angeles, Cal. on verso, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4"; twenty-two photos from the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup N.M., seven of those identified including J. R. Willis as photographer; one photo identified on verso as the Navajo Medicine Man - 106 yrs old... ; four real photo postcards, two of which are J. R. Willis.
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- THOMAS H. WILLIS(Danish/American, 1850-1925)
Shamrock
THOMAS H. WILLIS(Danish/American, 1850-1925)
Shamrock and Reliance III Crossing the Line at the 1903 America's Cup, signed lower right "T. Willis, N.Y., 1904, mixed media: oil on canvas with silk thread and silk and velvet fabric, sight 20 x 36 in.; wood frame, 26 x 42 in.
A” three-dimensional” oil painting, depicting the 1903 America's Cup yacht race outside New York Harbour between the contenders Reliance (entered by the New York Yacht Club) and Shamrock III, (representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club). The name embroidered on the bow of the accompanying steamboat, is that of Edward J. Bergwind, one of the titans of industry of that period. Bergwind was a philanthropist and a member of the New York Yacht Club.
Condition:
wonderful condition with some minor crackle in the sky. All of the silk details are intact, one loose shroud, even though the original glass has been exchanged (probably around 1942-43), due to a BB gun projectile hitting the frame. A small dent can be detected on upper right-hand edge.
- CUTTY SARK BRITISH CLIPPER SCALE MODEL
CUTTY SARK BRITISH CLIPPER SCALE MODEL SHIP Cutty Sark British tea clipper scale model ship hand-built in wood, mounted on wood stand with name plate. 27.5" H x 34" W x 12" D. The Cutty Sark was one of the last British tea clipper ships, built in 1869 for the Jock Willis shipping line.
- THORNTON WILLIS, PASTEL ON PAPER, 1980
THORNTON WILLIS, PASTEL ON PAPER, 1980 Thornton Willis (American, b. 1938), no signature observed, artist and date inscribed verso, framed under glass, 14"h x 14.5"w (sheet), 21"h x 21.5"w (frame)
- THORNTON WILLIS, OIL AND PASTEL ON PAPER,
THORNTON WILLIS, OIL AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 1980 Thornton Willis (American, b. 1938), "Vicky's 1st Choice", initialed and signed lower right, gallery label verso, framed under glass, 22"h x 30"w (sheet), 31"h x 39"w (frame)
- A.E. CROWELL CARVED SIGNED BLACK DUCK
A.E. CROWELL CARVED SIGNED BLACK DUCK DECOYBlack duck decoy bearing the rectangular stamp of "A.E. Crowell, Maker, East Harwick, Mass." at the underside in two places, approx 6.25"h, 13.25"w, 5.25"d, 1.75lbs
*Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, Rockland Ma., March 19, 2017, Lot 23, Duxbury, Ma. estate
- JOHN WILLIS GOOD (1845-1879): JOCKEY
JOHN WILLIS GOOD (1845-1879): JOCKEY AND GROOMBronze, signed 'J. Willis Good' at bottom, on a green marble base.
13 x 13 x 7 in (with base).
Condition
The reins detached at right. 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.
- Acres of Quakers. An Architectural
Acres of Quakers. An Architectural & Cultural History of Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, From First Settlement Through 1900, by John Charles Nagy and Penny Teaf Goulding (Malvern, Pa., 2006).
- PHOTOGRAVURE, WILLIS F. LEE Willis F.
PHOTOGRAVURE, WILLIS F. LEE Willis F. Lee (American, b. 1948), Sunflower, 1990, photogravure, pencil signed and dated verso, edition 33/36, gallery label (Ira Wolk, Helena, CA) affixed verso, overall (with frame): 34.5"h x 30"w
- TWENTY-FIVE EARLY AMERICAN COIN SILVER
TWENTY-FIVE EARLY AMERICAN COIN SILVER SPOONS EARLY TO MID-19TH CENTURY APPROX. 20.0 TROY OZ.TWENTY-FIVE EARLY AMERICAN COIN SILVER SPOONS, Early to Mid-19th Century, By N. Harding, N. Arnzen, Nichols, S. Willis, etc. Includes a set of seven in a leaf design, marked "coin". Dimensions: Approx. 20.0 troy oz.
- WILLIS H. PLUMMER (1838-1935)Leaping
WILLIS H. PLUMMER (1838-1935)Leaping Brook Trout
signed "W. Plummer." lower left
watercolor, 13 1/2 by 21 in.