Auction Details
<p>With over 800 lots, Signature House is featuring a collection of early Presidents, including a Lottery ticket signed by George Washington, a full signature of the first President; a letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state authorizing the first census and the first laws regarding immigration to the young nation. There is also a rare ALS by Zachary Taylor as President; an ADS by Lincoln as a practicing attorney; plus an ALS by John F. Kennedy as President and a separate lot signed by Kennedy and Maxwell Taylor regarding the CIA and John Foster Dulles.
<p>Our Colonial section includes several signers of the Declaration of Independence and features three AlsS by John Hancock. Our Americana highlights a full imperial albumen photograph of “Buffalo Bill” Cody plus a number of Western gunfighters, lawmen, Indians and other personalities.
<p>In our War Between the States category, there is a rare endorsement signed by both Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill; several R. E. Lee autographs in various forms; and a host of Confederate and Union generals.
<p>The Military category features the four-star staff flag belonging to Admiral Raymond Spruance; Maxwell Taylor’s very handsome dress blue visor hat; Chester Nimitz’ shoulder boards and wings.
<p>We have aviation pioneers, astronauts and explorers. Featured is an Airmail cover signed by fathers of modern transportation, both Orville Wright and Henry Ford.
<p>We have Heads of State & Royalty, artists, cartoonists, composers and classical musicians.
<p>Our Literature section features D. H. Lawrence, T.S. Elliott and many other literary luminaries such as Dickens, Hardy, Steinbeck, Kipling and Clemens.
<p>With over 60 lots in Entertainment, we have a SP of Marilyn Monroe, inscribed, writing “Love & Kisses” on a still from her film How to Marry a Millionaire, plus many other film and stage stars including Bogart, Gable, popular musicians including Presley, members of Alabama and Queen.
<p>There are two baseballs signed by Babe Ruth plus many other great sports figures and collectibles.
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426GERALD R. FORDSignature House
<b>426. GERALD R. FORD</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>TMsS, 1p, 4to, Aug 9, 1974. His speech on assuming offic...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
427GERALD R. FORDSignature House
<b>427. GERALD R. FORD</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>TLS “<i>Jerry Ford</i>” as Michigan Congress...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
428ROSALYNN S. CARTERSignature House
<b>428. ROSALYNN S. CARTER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>First Lady (b. 1928), the wife of thirty-ninth Presi...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
429RONALD REAGANSignature House
<b>429. RONALD REAGAN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1911). Fortieth President of the United States (1981-...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
430GEORGE BUSHSignature House
<b>430. GEORGE BUSH</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1924). Forty-first President of the United States (1989...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
431BILL CLINTONSignature House
<b>431. BILL CLINTON</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1946). Forty-second President of the United States. Pr...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
432THOMAS MORANSignature House
<b>432. THOMAS MORAN</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1837-1926). English-born landscape painter of Western Ame...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
433HENRI MATISSESignature House
<b>433. HENRI MATISSE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1869-1954). French painter and sculptor. Influenced by p...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
434GUTZON BORGLUMSignature House
<b>434. GUTZON BORGLUM</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1871-1941).<i> </i>American sculptor respon...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
435[AMERICAN FOLK ART]Signature House
<b>435. [AMERICAN FOLK ART]</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Portfolio of 19 pencil and pen drawings by <b>...
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
436BILL BENDERSignature House
<b>436. BILL BENDER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1919). Noted Western cowboy artist, once a working cowb...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
437MARC CHAGALLSignature House
<b>437. MARC CHAGALL</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1887-1985). Russian-born French painter, the first “surre...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
438SALVADOR DALISignature House
<b>438. SALVADOR DALI</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1904-1989). Spanish surrealist painter and writer of dre...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
439SALVADOR DALISignature House
<b>439. SALVADOR DALI</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Signed color lithograph, 9½"x12", entitled...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
440KEITH HARINGSignature House
<b>440. KEITH HARING</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1958-1990). American painter known for his simple, drawin...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
441JASPER JOHNSSignature House
<b>441. JASPER JOHNS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(b. 1930). Pioneer American pop artist often integrating t...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
442JOAN MIROSignature House
<b>442. JOAN MIRO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1893-1983). Spanish surrealist painter whose fantastic image...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
443PABLO PICASSOSignature House
<b>443. PABLO PICASSO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1881-1973). Spanish painter and sculptor, the most famou...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
444PABLO PICASSOSignature House
<b>444. PABLO PICASSO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Dramatic Heliogravure, b/w, approx 13½"x10½...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
445PABLO PICASSOSignature House
<b>445. PABLO PICASSO</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>Lithograph, color, 9½"x12½" abstract ...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00