Auction Details
We are pleased to announce our latest auction catalog featuring fine autographs and manuscripts in all fields of collecting. The auction will be in two parts and will include a live auction to take place at the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (@37th. St.) New York, NY on March 2, 2002 with an absentee auction closing March 6, 2002 at 10:00pm Eastern Time.
Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War and the American Revolution, including a proposal in the hand of Signer Arthur Middleton calling for the death penalty for people caught trading with the British; fine Civil War correspondences and images; a letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson detailing the faculty recruitment efforts for the University of Virginia. Of particular interest are documents from the estate of Judge Irving Kaufman who tried and sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage in 1951 including his appointment as District Judge for the Southern District of New York signed by Harry Truman as well as his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals signed by John and Robert Kennedy. We are also pleased to offer a fine selection of material concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy including candid snapshots taken on November 22, 1963, suits worn by Jack Ruby, as well as fine content documents and letters of Kennedy, Oswald and Ruby. As usual we will also offer lots sold on an absentee basis, closing Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
We will hold a public viewing for lots offered in the live auction on Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Shelburne Hotel from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday, March 2, 2002 from 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Viewings at our offices may be arranged by appointment.
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1359 - BOUDIN, EUGENE-LOUISAlexander Autographs
(1824 - 1898) French painter and a master of light, his scenes of views of the sea and beaches prefigured the Impressionists. Boudin was also one of
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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1360 - COROT, CAMILLEAlexander Autographs
(1796 - 1875) French painter identified with the Barbizon school and whose style anticipated later Impressionists, who also drew on much of his work.
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1361 - MOREAU, GUSTAVEAlexander Autographs
(1828 - 1898) French painter known for his Symbolist works and later for his turn to works stressing violence and eroticism. A.L.S. on mourning letter
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1362 - ALMA-TADEMA, LAWRENCEAlexander Autographs
(1836 - 1912) English painter known for his idylls and genre scenes. A nice grouping of material, including three brief A.L.S.'s, two signed en...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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1363 - BEATON, CECILAlexander Autographs
(1904 - 1980) English photographer featured in ""Vanity Fair"" and ""Vogue"" and theatrical designer. D.S., ...
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1364 - BROWN, JOHN LEWISAlexander Autographs
(1829 -1890) Scottish-French artist best remembered as painter of horses, hunt and military scenes. Good content A.L.S. ""John Lewis Brown...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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1366 - CHURCH, FREDERICK S.Alexander Autographs
American artist and illustrator. A nice grouping of three good content A.L.S., 1p. 8vo. each, New York, ca. 1891-1904 to various recipients. In small
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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1367 - DALI, SALVADORAlexander Autographs
(d. 1992) Spanish artist whose surrealistic paintings reflected his eccentric lifestyle. His works are known for their dream-like, symbolic nature. S
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1368 - GORMAN, R. C.Alexander Autographs
(b. 1933) American painter whose works typically portray western Indians and landscapes. Good lot of five signed color reproductions on printed stoc
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1369 - GROSS, CHAIMAlexander Autographs
(1904 - 1991) American painter and sculptor of a style much similar to that of Marc Chagall. A superb Gross item, a large-format monograph Chaim Gros
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