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Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $4,000-6,000 1002 14kt Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, Omega, the silver-tone metal dial with baton numeral indicators, manual-wind 17-jewel movement no. 25025294, case no. 0014447, 41 mm, signed. $300-500 1003 Two 14kt Gold Watch Chains, one of ropework chain, the other oval links, 21.9 dwt, lg. 9 3/8, 12 5/8 in. $400-600 1004 Pair of Cuff Links, China, the discs with characters meaning blessing for a long life, joined to bamboo-form batons, 14kt gold mounts. $200-300 1005 Miniature Case of Forty-four drawers, probably America, 19th century, the dovetailed drawers with brass pulls arranged in eleven rows of four, the case with parallel slats applied to the top and sides, all on four flattened turned feet, ht. 15 1/4, wd. 15 3/4, dp. 5 in. $600-800 1006 Three American Sterling Silver Items, a Black, Starr & Frost traveling clock, the case with an engraved monogram, opening to an inset clock marked “Doxa Watch Co.,” lg. 3 5/8; an R. Blackinton & Co. case decorated with arabesque scrolls centering an engraved monogram, with an inset lead pencil, two interior compartments and inset writing surface, lg. not including chain 3 3/4, approx. 5.9 troy oz. (including lead and unmarked chain); and a Tiffany yo-yo, engraved “High Yield” to one side, dia. 2 3/8 in., approx. 2.3 troy oz. (including string). $800-1,200
1007 Louis Vuitton Monogram Suitcase, France, with brass hardware and natural cowhide leather trim and handle, red interior label, serial number 789967, 8 5/8 x 25 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. $400-600 1008 Louis Vuitton Monogram Suitcase, France, with brass hardware and natural cowhide leather trim and handle, red interior label, serial number 789095, 8 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. $400-600 1009 Green “Empire Paper Collars.” Box and a Pipe Organ Model, late 19th/early 20th century, the shallow cylindrical box with lithographed lid centering an eagle clutching arrows atop a Union shield, a red decal on the side of the box reading “100 Gent’s Pat./COMBINATION/SHIRT COLLARS//STYLE A/BYRON// SIZE/14/INCHES,” (minor foxing and wear), ht. 2 1/2, dia. 10 3/4; and a small model of a pipe organ with a note on the reverse detailing its New York State history, ht. 9 3/4 in. $300-500 1010 Carved Poplar Box, John Allen, c. 1904, the lift top with molded edge surrounding geometric motifs, opens to a well with removable tray, on the similarly carved box constructed with round-headed screws, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 21 1/2, dp. 12 1/2 in. Note: The underside of the tray with inscription reading: “This was made Nov. 4th 1904/AND/ Presented By John L. Allen to Ralph L. Allen.” $400-600 1011 Fishing Creel and Pair of Wooden Dumbbells, a wicker fishing creel with leather trim, adjustable leather and cloth shoulder strap, approx. 14 x 8 x 9 in., two wooden dumbbells, approx 13 x 4 in. $250-350
1012 English School, 19th Century Pair of Coastal Views Unsigned, both with “Carvers & Gilders/Picture Makers & Restorers/ England” labels on the reverse. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in., matching frames. Condition: Good. $400-600 1013 C. Plath 7-inch Sextant, Hamburg, Germany, with pierced frame, inset silvered brass scale calibrated 0-155, marked C. Plath Hamburg, index arm, adjustable magnifier, vernier scale marked 0-10, multiple sun shades, horizon mirror, eyepieces, and a rosewood handle, all in a fitted mahogany box with German C. Plath manual. $400-600 1014 John Taylor Arms (American, 18871953) Destroyers in Wet Basin, 1943, ed. 875. Signed and dated “John Taylor Arms 1943” l.r., numbered III” l.l. Etching, plate 10 x 17 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Fine impression, not examined out of frame. N.B. This is #2 from the U.S. Navy series. Depicted are the U.S.S. Radford, Quick and Mervine in South Kearney, New Jersey [Fletcher 377 (iii/ III)]. $300-350
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1001 Nathaniel Hill 2 1/2-inch Pocket Globe, c. 1754, twelve printed gores laid down on a plaster and wooden sphere, illustrating the Northwest portion of America as “Unknown Parts,” cartouche reading A New Terrestrial Globe by Nath Hill 1754, fish-skin-covered wood case lined with twelve hand-colored printed gores of the celestial maps, housed in a custom glass and lead case.
1015 Hill & Price 8-inch Anodized Brass Sextant, Bristol & Cardiff, 19th century, brass arc with silvered scale marked 0-120, and engraved Hill & Price Bristol & Cardiff, index arm with silvered vernier, magnifier, and thumbscrew, horizon mirror, eyepieces, and sunshades, all housed in a fitted dovetailed mahogany case, with label reading in part E.F. Lundy Fish Dock Road Great Grimsby, and brass carrying handle. $200-400
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1016 Continental School, 19th Century Ships in Harbor Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in., framed. Condition: Lined and restretched, minor retouch l.l. $300-500
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1017 J.D. Potter Anodized Brass Sextant, London, mid-19th century, brass arc with silvered scale marked 0-160, pierced frame engraved Potter London, index arm with vernier, magnifier, and thumbscrew, horizon mirror, eyepiece, and ebony handle, all housed in a fitted dovetailed mahogany box with additional eyepiece, and label reading in part: Hydrometer and Mathematical Instrument Maker J.D. Potter Successor to R.B. Bate 31 Poultry, London. $800-1,200
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1018 John Whorf (American, 1903-1959) Wave Upon a Shoal Signed “John Whorf” in watercolor l.r. Watercolor on paper, 15 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (39.7 x 56.6 cm), framed. Condition: Deckled edges, pinpricks in corners and u.c., adhesive tape remnants on verso along top edge, minor soiling on verso. $800-1,200 1019 Robert Wyland (American, b. 1956) Dolphins Signed, dated and inscribed “Wyland 1990 Hawaii” l.r. Watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Good. $1,000-1,500 1020 Engraved Hunting Powder Horn, c. late 18th/early 19th century, cow horn with carved spout, engraved on the side THE CHASE with a mounted hunter, and two dogs chasing a rabbit, and below THE DEATH, with a dog and the dead rabbit, marked between the two scenes Engraved by C. Wood, with a pine plug and iron loops for a carrying cord, overall lg. 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200
1021 Eagle Pommel Sword and Scabbard, c. early 19th century, silver-plated brass hilt, with an eagle pommel, horn grip, steel blade marked Warranted/A. BERGER, with foliate designs and panoply of arms, black leather scabbard with silver-plated brass throat, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 35 in. $300-500
1027 Mixed Courvoisier Cognac Three Star Luxe (1 bt, oc) original bottling, bottled for UK market, no volume or proof stated VSOP Fine Champagne (4 4/5qt, oc) original bottling, US tax strip, c. late 1960s, 42% Cognac 5 4/5 quart bottles $300-400
1022 Bronze Waterman on Stand, depicting a bearded, 17th century waterman with top hat, oar, and coil of rope, ht. 8 1/2, total ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600
1028 Burgess and Fenton Single-lever Corkscrew, marked “J B & SONS” and “PATENT LIFT,” wooden handle with brass ferrule, (light rust to operational parts), approx. lg. 6 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
1023 Bowmore Sea Dragon Aged 30 Years Islay original bottling, in black ceramic decanter, 43% 1 750ml bottle $1,000-1,200 1024 Bowmore Sea Gulls Aged 22 Years Islay original bottling, in blue ceramic decanter, 43% 1 750ml bottle $400-500 1025 Mixed Domaine de la Voute Domaine de la Voute Grand Fine Champagne Cognac 1er Grand Cru de Cognac (1 4/5 quart) u: 5.5cm, bottled and distilled by Gaston Briand, 46% (1 4/5 quart) u: 5.5cm, bottled by Madame Gaston Briand, 46% Grand Fine Champagne Cognac 1er Grand Cru de Cognac VSEP (1 4/5 quart) u: 7.0cm, bottled and distilled by Marcel Ragnaud, 41% Cognac 3 4/5 quart bottles $500-700 1026 Martell Medallion VSOP Cognac Cognac u: 4.5cm, original bottling, duty free bottling, c. 1960s, no proof stated 1 40 ounce bottle (oc) $150-200
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1029 Hawkes Sterling Silver-mounted and Cut Glass Cocktail Shaker, early 20th century, of typical form, with a tapering body cut with reeded vertical bands and ovals, ht. 9 7/8 in. $500-700 1030 Three Crocodile Skin and Glass Flasks, two with sterling silver mounts, each Sheffield, one 1901-02, Joseph Rodgers & Sons, maker, ht. 6, the other, 1909-10, James Dixon & Son, maker, ht. 8 3/8; the third crocodile skin-clad throughout with a vertical strip to center exposing glass, ht. 8; together with a crocodile skin desk accessory, possibly letter holder, ht. 5 5/8 in. $300-500 1031 Six Gucci .800 Silver Julep Cups with Hunting Motifs, Italy, 20th century, marked “GUCCI/800,” each with applied animal elements, ht. to 4 1/2 in., approx. 32.6 troy oz. $250-350 1032 Six Kirk & Son Sterling Silver Cordials and a Fisher Sterling Silver Tray, monogrammed cordials, ht. 4 3/8, circular tray, dia. 10 5/8 in., approx. 29.7 troy oz. total. $250-350
N.B. Gary Kirner, The Mettlach Book, Second Edition, p. 112. $600-800 1034 Three-piece Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Tea Service, New York, 18921902, monogrammed, each squat, with a reeded band to neck and foot, teapot, creamer, and covered sugar, teapot ht. 5 3/8 in., approx. 34.4 troy oz. $1,000-1,500 1035 Harold E. “Doc” Edgerton (American, 1903-1990) Two Photographs: Death of a Light Bulb and Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke, n.d. and 1939, respectively, both printed later. Both signed “HAROLD EDGERTON” in pencil on the verso l.c. Gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 18 x 14 3/8 in. (45.7 x 36.5 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Good. $1,000-1,500 1036 Paint-decorated Cast Iron Cribbage Board, patented “Dec 22, 1863,” New York, “JOHN GILL’S/Improved Cribbage Board” printed on the bottom covering with patent and manufactory information, the board with integral pegs which can be in the up or down position, molded top edge and base, black painted overall with red and gilt detail, lg. 10 3/4, wd. 3 3/4 in. $500-700 1037 Two Aviator Inspired Lounge Chairs and an Ottoman Aluminum, leather Probably China, late 20th/early 21st century Brown leather seat in riveted aluminum streamline design frame, approx. ht. 27 1/2, 27 1/2, 14 1/2; dp. 40, 40, 28, wd. 28, 28, 27 in. $1,000-1,500
1038 Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) Ciquenta Tigre. Signed “Dali” in pencil l.r., numbered “79/199” l.l. Color lithograph on Arches paper, plate 18 1/4 x 21 in., sight size 22 1/2 x 24 in., framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $250-350 1039 Corbusier Inspired Leather Chair and Footstool; and a Bar Bench Leather, chrome; upholstery, steel United States; Italy, contemporary Black leather cushion seat in a rectangular tubular steel frame by Leathercraft Inc., accompanied by an ottoman, respective ht. 27, 13 7/8, wd. 50, 24 1/2, dp. 27 1/2, 22 1/2; black brushed upholstered oval seat raised on gray steel frame with eight legs joined by tubular stretcher, manufactured by ZEVS, ht. 28, lg. 47 1/2, dp. 13 1/4 in. $750-950 1040 Three Continental Pipes, two with carved wood bowls: one with three deer and a hinged lid carved with a dog, white metal mounts marked indistinctly, possibly signed “Hansen,” bowl ht. 5 3/8, total lg. 17, the other with a woman holding a bowl of fruit, the base of the bowl carved with an oak tree, with white metal mounts indistinctly marked, bowl ht. 5, lg. 24; the third with a meerschaum bowl, bowl ht. 4 5/8 in. $200-300 1041 Ronson Mastercase Cigarette Case, Newark, New Jersey, brushed metal case with lighter element, engraved with “HB” on front, purported to be property of Humphrey Bogart, 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in., with felt bag and two letters written by Claire Gaynor describing the item and her acquisition of it from Gordon Bau. Goldberg Auctions, Sale 38, Lot 657. $800-1,200 1042 The First Playboy Magazine, volume 1, number 1, 1953, debut issue with Marilyn Monroe, cover separated along spine, accompanied by original mailing envelope (tears) and reprint issue, unknown print date, each 8 1/2 x 11 in. $1,200-1,800
1043 Group of Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia, including Movie Life magazine, volume 15, number 12, November 1952; Photoplay magazine, volume 45, number 4, April 1954; Movie Spotlight magazine, volume 5, number 5, October 1954; Time magazine, volume 67, number 30, May 14, 1956; Photoplay magazine, volume 50, number 4, October 1956; Screen Stories magazine, volume 60, number 2, February 1961; LIFE magazine, volume 52, number 25, June 22, 1962 (three copies), LIFE magazine, volume 53, number 7, August 17, 1962; LIFE magazine, volume 73, number 10, September 8, 1972; Time magazine volume 102, number 3, July 16, 1973; LIFE magazine, volume 5, number 8, August 1982; two tin serving trays depicting nude scenes “Golden Dreams” and “A New Wrinkle,” posed by Marilyn Monroe, each 12 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. $200-300 1044 Framed Marilyn Monroe “Golden Dreams” Calendar, featuring image of Marilyn Monroe with 1954 tearaway calendar from Aggieland Pharmacy, College Station, Texas, calendar dimensions 16 x 9 1/2, framed dimensions 23 1/2 x 16 3/4 in., calendar appears complete, not examined out of frame. $200-300 1045 Framed Marilyn Monroe “Golden Dreams” Calendar, featuring image of Marilyn Monroe with 1955 tear-away calendar below, calendar dimensions 20 3/4 x 11, framed dimensions 26 1/4 x 16 5/8 in., calendar appears complete, not examined out of frame. $200-300
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1033 Henrich Schlitt Decorated Mettlach Stein, Germany, 1901, depicting two men with tri-corner hats sitting at table smoking and drinking, etched, inlay on lid, signed, marked Mettlach VB 2751 on underside, 2.5 L, ht. 16 in.
1046 Framed Marilyn Monroe “Golden Dreams” Calendar, featuring image of Marilyn Monroe with 1956 tearaway calendar below, from Jim Tate Motors, Grand Coulee, Washington, calendar dimensions 19 1/2 x 12, framed dimensions 26 1/2 x 22 3/4 in., calendar appears complete, not examined out of frame. $200-300
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1047 Framed Marilyn Monroe “A New Wrinkle” Calendar, featuring image of Marilyn Monroe with 1959 tearaway calendar below, from Watuppa Heights Service Center, Fall River, Massachusetts, calendar dimensions 16 x 9 1/2, framed dimensions 25 3/4 x 19 1/4 in., calendar appears complete, not examined out of frame. $200-300
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1048 Lewis Henke and William Smith Souvenir Tickets and 2 Chicago Federal League Tickets, 1885 ticket for Lewis Henke reads “1st. Baseman of the Atlanta Base Ball Club, 1885, fatally hurt y accident in the game of August 14th with the Nashvilles, died Saturday, August 15th, 1885 at 6 o’clock P. M./‘GOD REST HIS SOUL IN PEACE!’” below mounted photograph on front and “Souvenir Ticket for the Henke Benefit./Don’t give up this ticket at the Gate. Keep it in memory of the honest player, for the benefit of whose wife and family it is issued.” on reverse, 2 3/8 x 4 in., 1886 ticket for William Smith reads “3rd Baseman of the Toronto Base Ball Club. Fatally injured while bathing on Hanlan’s Island, Toronto, August 8th, 1886. Died Monday, August 9th, at 3.30 A.M./‘God rest his soul in peace.” below mounted photograph on front and “Souvenir Ticket for the Smith Benefit./Don’t give up this Ticket at the Gate. Keep it in memory of the honest Player, for the benefit of whose Mother it is issued.” on reverse, 2 3/8 x 4 in., 1914 Chicago Federal League Annual Pass numbered 309 and 1915 Chicago Federal League Baseball Club pass both signed by sportswriter Malcolm MacLean (d. 1948), each 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. $600-800 1049 St. Louis American League Base Ball Co. Stock Certificate, certificate number 40, 88 shares, certifying R.L. Hedges as owner of eighty-eight (88) shares of the capital stock of the St. Louis American League Base Ball Co. (then St. Louis Browns, currently Baltimore Orioles), dated October 17, 1905, signed by R.L. Hedges on front (as President) and back (as stock recipient), slight tears along edges, 10 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. $300-500
1050 1914 Boston Braves World Champion Leather Pillowtop, silver print on fringed, leather pillowtop depicting team photograph of the 1914 “Miracle Braves” team, which improved upon their last-place record of 26 wins and 40 losses in early July to finish the season with a record of 94 wins and 59 losses capped by a sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series, the franchise would not win another pennant until 1948, approx. 26 x 32 1/2 in., framed dimensions 33 x 39 in., not examined out of frame. $3,000-5,000 1051 1914 Boston Braves Newspaper Supplement Photo, from September 27, 1914 The Sunday Herald, captioned “THE BOSTON “BRAVES” - WHO HAVE BEEN MAKING A SENSATIONAL BID FOR CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS,” with print identifying each of the twenty-seven players along the bottom edge, the team went on to win the World Series, charging from worst in the league in early July to first place at season’s end, earning the nickname “The Miracle Braves,” 22 x 15 3/4 in., framed dimensions 27 x 21 in. $400-600 1052 Signed Photograph of Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen of 1924, unframed, black and white photograph depicting the so-called “Four Horsemen of 1924,” Don Miller, Elmer Layden, Jim Crowley, and Harry Stuhldreher, inscribed to John (Ryan), student manager of the football team from 1924 to 1926, the “Four Horsemen” were immortalized by sportswriter Grantland Rice’s New York Herald Tribune article covering Knute Rockne’s team’s upset victory over Army on October 18, 1924, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., accompanied by letter from Dennis Ryan (son of John), Certificate of Authenticity from MastroNet Inc., Letter of Authenticity from SCD Authentic, and framed reproduction photograph, 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 in., framed dimensions 15 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. $400-600
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1053 1958 Game-used NFL Championship Ball, Wilson Thorpe Sporting Goods “The Duke” football given to Artie Funair (d. 2006) by Alan Ameche as thanks for being a “sideline motivator” following the conclusion of the 1958 World Championship game known as the “Mud Bowl,” signed by forty-one 1959 Baltimore Colts, accompanied by letter of authenticity signed by Artie Funair and PSA/DNA opinion letter, approx. 10 x 6 1/2 in. $600-800 1054 New England Patriots Signed Football and Helmet, Riddel helmet signed by members of 2003/2004 New England Patriots, accompanied by Global Authentication Inc. Certificate of Authenticity, certification number GV 35334, approx. 10 1/2 x 11 x 9 in., custom Wilson “The Robby Team” Official NFL Autograph Football signed by 48 members of the 2001 New England Patriots, bearing decals of the team logo and Super Bowl XXXVI logo, accompanied by photocopy of Certificate of Authenticity, approx. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. $2,000-2,500 1055 Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Mfg. Co., Detroit, Michigan, no. 10378, with 3-in. terrestrial globe made up of twelve gores, black- and white-painted wood moon ball, geared and chaindrive mechanism on maple arm with maker’s plaque, spinning and rotating around 5-in. yellow plastic sun and circling black-and-white Venus, on turned column to stepped patinatedmetal base with circular calendar, wd. 22 in. $400-600
Provenance: The Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts. $300-500
1057 Modern Novels Adapted to Film Thrillers, Six Volumes. Including: Vincent Bugliosi and Curtis Gentry’s Helter Skelter, New York: Norton, 1974, stated first edition; Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs, New York: St. Martin’s, 1988, stated first edition; Stephen King’s The Shining, New York: Doubleday, 1977, stated first edition, with “R49” printed in the gutter of page 447; Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, New York: Random House, 1965, stated first printing, Book of the Month Club; Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, New York: Norton, [1963], early edition, not the first; and James Ellroy’s The Black Dahlia, New York: The Mysterious Press, 1987, first edition, signed on title and inscribed and signed on ffep; all volumes in very good condition, in original sound publisher’s bindings, with very good dust jackets. (6) Provenance: The Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts. $200-400 1058 Franklin Library and Other Limited Edition Leather-bound Books, Including Signed Copies, Eleven Volumes Including signed copies of the following titles published by the Franklin Library between 1977 and 1979: Gerald Green’s The Last Angry Man; Louis Auchincloss’s The Rector of Justin; Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon; John Fowles’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman; John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Affluent Society; Jean-Paul Sartre’s Five Plays; Mary McCarthy’s The Group; and Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent; Peter Straub’s The General’s Wife, West Kingston, RI: Donald Grant, 1982, signed first edition; Richard Nixon’s The Real War, New York: Warner Books, 1980, stated first edition, signed, in full leather; and a signed limited first edition of Henry Kissinger’s Years of Upheaval, Boston: Little Brown, 1982, in the slipcase. (11) Provenance: The Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts. $200-300
1059 Pair of Bronze Bookends, American, early 20th Century, featuring relief of cowboys wrangling steer, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, each marked “TIFFANY & CO NEW YORK” on side and “SOLID BRONZE” on back, bronze with green patina, each ht. 4 7/8, wd. 5 1/4, dp. 2 1/2 in. $500-750 1060 James Earle Fraser (American, 18761953) The Roosevelt Bas Relief, profile portrait plaque, Theodore Roosevelt with quote “Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords,” marked “DecArtS,” 12 3/4 x 10 in., unframed. $400-600 1061 Levi Lawrence Revolutionary War Pension Papers, c. late 18th/early 19th century, a December 1780 document about not drawing a blanket from public stores, a September 1781 document for payment to Lawrence for six months service, a note of reference, a handwritten letter explaining his Revolutionary service, and two State of Vermont Pension documents. $1,000-1,500 1062 Framed Theo Bleser Tank Officer Portrait, c. 1945, oil on board of a lieutenant wearing tanker uniform and helmet, with a 10th Armored Division patch on his left sleeve, background depicts a German city on fire and a tank, marked in lower left corner Theo Bleser/GRASSAU 45, and on the right painted in red is the date FEBRUARY 27, 1945, ht. 25, wd. 20 1/4 in.
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1056 Modern Novels Adapted to Film, Eighteen Volumes. Including: Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum, New York: Random House, 1990, stated first edition, advance review copy in the dust jacket; Frederick Forsyth’s The Odessa File, New York: Viking, [1972], dust jacket price clipped; James Grady’s Six Days of the Condor, New York: Norton, [1974], book club edition; Ian Fleming’s Octopussy [and] The Living Daylights, New York: The New American Library, [1966], price-clipped jacket; Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, New York: Macmillan, [1953], clipped jacket, later edition; Ian Fleming’s You Only Live Twice, New York: The New American Library, [1964], clipped jacket, later edition; Eric Hodgins’s Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, illustrated by William Steig, New York: Simon & Schuster, [1946], in price-clipped jacket; Martin Cruz Smith’s Gorky Park, New York: Random House, 1981, stated first edition in very good jacket; Peter Benchley’s The Deep, New York: Doubleday, 1976, in the jacket; Ira Levin’s The Boys from Brazil, New York: Random House, [1976], in priceclipped jacket; Erskine Caldwell’s God’s Little Acre, illustrated by Milton Glaser, New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1962], in the jacket; Alex Haley’s Roots, New York: Doubleday, 1976, stated first edition, with dust jacket; Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, New York: Putnam’s, [1969], later edition in priceclipped jacket; Gunter Grass’s The Tin Drum, New York: Pantheon, [1962], no note of edition on copyright page, dust jacket dated “2/63” and priced $6.95; Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago, New York: Pantheon, [1958], later edition, in price-clipped jacket; James Dickey’s Deliverance, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1970], book club edition, with dust jacket; Cornelius Ryan’s A Bridge Too Far, New York: Simon and Schuster, [1974], full number line on copyright page, illustrated, dust jacket; and Ron Kovic’s Born on the Fourth of July, New York: McGraw-Hill, [1976], in dust jacket. (18)
Note: Grassau, Germany, is a market town in Bavaria, which was taken by the 10th Armored “Tiger” Division in 1945. Theo Bleser (1918-1974) was a well-known German illustrator who worked in the Munich area. $500-700
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1063 Framed 1781 Continental Pay Voucher, Silver Shoe Buckle, and Other Artifacts, c. late 18th/early 19th century, framed pay voucher for Samuel Teal for his pay as a soldier in 1781; a dagger with a pike-shaped blade, iron counter-guard, and wooden grip; a leather and wood shot flask; a silver shoe buckle; and a tag with crossed American flags containing twenty-four stars; a pewter medallion for Reverend John Wesley; a case of relics from camp sites in upstate New York; and an engraving of Major General Nathaniel Greene. $200-400
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1064 Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885) Document Signed, 21 December 1875. Printed document on paper nominating Ozro Amander Hadley (1826–1915) as Registrar of the Land Office in Little Rock, Arkansas; framed with a woven silk bookmark created for the commemoration of the 1876 American Centennial, and a portrait of Grant; the document water stained, chipped, with old folds, 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.; 39 x 23 in. overall. $300-500 1065 Two Imhof Brass Desk Clocks, Switzerland, both carriage clock style with eight-day, 15-jewel, time-only movements, one with mother-of-pearl dial and sides with pierced doors over the dial, the other with blue and gold columns supporting the movement with gold-tone dial, ht. 4 3/4 to 7 1/2 in. $300-500 1066 Brass-bound Mahogany Captain’s Writing Desk, America or England, early 19th century, the hinged lift top with document pocket on underside opens to a felted work surface, compartments, and pen tray, further opening to a slanted felted writing surface which lifts for storage, all on a modern tapered-leg stand for use as a table, (minor imperfections), overall ht. 22, wd. 24 1/2, dp. 12 1/2 in. $400-600
1067 Small Rosewood Inlaid Desk Box, England, c. 1867, the top inlaid with an engraved monogrammed shield opens to a fold-out writing surface, pen tray, inkwells, and covered compartments, the inside of the top and the writing surface lined in indigo velvet with tooled foliate borders, the top with presentation “FROM UNCLE/ Clemens./DEC: 20. 1867.,” (very minor imperfections), ht. 5 3/4, wd. 14, dp. 11 1/2 in. $700-900 1068 Two Brush Rests, China, 20th century, one a natural stone scholar’s rock, the other white-glazed ceramic in the form of a mountain landscape, with figures, pine trees, and houses carved in relief, with a four-character mark on the side, lg. to 6 1/2 in. $200-400 1069 Blue and White Ceramic Brush Pot, China, 20th century, cylindrical form, the exterior decorated with verses of calligraphy in underglaze blue and a four-character seal and leaf mark in red, with a four-character mark on the base, ht. 4 7/8 in. $300-500 1070 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, cylindrical, carved to depict a scholar and his assistant in a rural dwelling, with his kang table displaying his scholarly accompaniments including a teapot, document box, and scrolls, with a two-character signature, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 1071 Hanging Scroll Painting, China, 20th century, depicting a river and mountain landscape with rocks, trees, mountains, with a scholar admiring the view and a fisherman in a boat, in the manner of Wu Hufan, with calligraphy, signature and seal in the upper left, view 34 x 20 in. $400-600
Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2809T
1072 Decorative Japanese Katana and Wakizashi, China, 20th century, on a tiered wood stand, lg. to 40 in. $400-600 1073 Chinese Pale Celadon Hardstone Lion, ht. 3 1/2 in. $100-200
End of Sale 2809T
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All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability. 3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. 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