(TEXTILE). CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG. Hangzhou: The East Is Red Silk Weaving Factory, circa 1969. Large cotton brocade Jacquard woven textile banner with the bust portrait of Chairman Mao in black, gray tones and white, captioned in red letters “Comrade Mao Tse-Tung” on lower margin, also with factory name and measurement 129 x 189 cm. [w x h] detailed below. Measures 78 ¼ x 50 ¾ inches. Fold creases, but in fine condition. US$ 1500. (HK$ 11,250.)
(U.S. CURRENCY) PROOF of the First US Paper Dollar. 1862. Issued by the Treasury Department, this is a sample proof of the first US legal tender $1.00 bill. Measures 3 ¼ x 7 ½ inches. Fine condition. Provenance: Ambassador J William Middendorf II. Ref: KL 2, FR 17-a, Hessler p.37 US$ 15,000. (HK$ 112,500.) (VAN GOGH): Tentoonstelling der Nagelaten Werken van Vincent van Gogh. Amsterdam: Kunstzaal Panorama, December 1892. Oblong 8vo, [6]ff; original printed pictorial wrappers. A rare catalogue with a symbolist lithographed cover by Richard Roland Holst. This catalogue was issued in Amsterdam in 1892 as a memorial for van Gogh who died two years earlier, the sunflower being van Gogh’s favorite subject. In this lithograph cover Roland Holst personifies the artist Vincent van Gogh as a wilting sunflower. Turned away from the setting sun, the dying flower symbolizes the untimely death of Van Gogh, its halo referring to the artist’s saintly status. Literature: Leidelmeijer, 1983, p. 38, fig. 13; Braches 921217; Exhib. Cat. Deb Haag, 1978, p.162, fig. 137. US$ 15,000. (HK$ 112,500.)
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