Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE1505 - HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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(1811 - 1896) American novelist, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin which became an important factor in solidifying sentiment in the North against slav...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE1506 - HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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(1811 - 1896) American novelist, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin which became an important factor in solidifying sentiment in the North against slav...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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ALFRED TENNYSON1507 - ALFRED TENNYSON
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(1809 - 1892) English Poet Laureate and playwright. Bold signature on a small slip adding date Oct. 4, 1865. Smearing to signature, just good, matted
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*****a for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERARY1508 - WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERARY
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(1811 - 1863) English novelist and author of Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond, and Pendennis. Clipped signature, 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", Buffalo, Dec. 2...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY1509 - ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY
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(1884-1979) "Sasha", the youngest daughter of novelist Leo Tolstoy, imprisoned in 1920 by the Bolsheviks but released the following year. ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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WALT WHITMAN1510 - WALT WHITMAN
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(1819 - 1892) American poet whose volume of verse Leaves of Grass was initially rejected by the public and cost him his job in the federal government.
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 850.00
 
 
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ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT1511 - ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT
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(1887-1943) American writer and critic for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. A humorous item, the conclusion of a le
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SIGNEND BOOKS1512 - SIGNEND BOOKS
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Lot of ten books by prominent authors, all inscribed to prominent film and theater columnist Leonard Lyons (author of "The Lyons Den"). In...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1513 - AUTHORS
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Lot of nine signatures of prominent authors on seperate cards, includes: HENRY W. LONGFELLOW (with carte de visite photo, Tilton backstamp), JOHN G. S
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1514 - AUTHORS
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A lot of 16 signatures of nineteenth-century authors, each executed on a small sheet and mounted. Includes: BAYARD TAYLOR (2), MOSES COIT TYLER, ALICE
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AUTHORS1515 - AUTHORS
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A nice lot of 19 signatures of nineteenth-century authors, most being signed cards or cut signatures. Includes: ANNA KATHARINE GREEN, CHARLES PIDGIN,
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AUTHORS AND CRITICS1516 - AUTHORS AND CRITICS
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A fine lot of 13 pieces by authors and critics of the nineteenth century, various formats (noted), includes: NATALY VON ESCHTRUTH (A.L.S.); MAURICE RE
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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AUTHORS AND EDUCATORS1517 - AUTHORS AND EDUCATORS
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A lot of over 25 signatures of authors and educators from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, various formats but most being signed cards mo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS1518 - NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS
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A group of 15 signatures of authors, each on a small sheet affixed to two separate album pages, include: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS,
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS1519 - NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS
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A group of 17 signatures of authors, each on a small card mounted to an album sheet, includes: LEW WALLACE, JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, EUGENE FIELD, FRANK
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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POETS1520 - POETS
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A pair of items by notable nineteenth-century poets, the first HENRY LONGFELLOW (1807 - 1882) American poet and author whose works include The Song of
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT1521 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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A hand-drawn plan for a "Usonian" home, signed by Wright (1867-1959) American architect, one of the most influential of all time, he was ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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COLES PHILLIPS1522 - COLES PHILLIPS
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"Midshipmite" the original of one of Phillips' most popular illustrations (1880 - 1927) American artist and illustrator. In 1907, Phi...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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ANDY WARHOL'S PARTY-GOING POLAROID CAMERA1523 - ANDY WARHOL'S PARTY-GOING POLAROID CAMERA
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AND WARHOL (1928 - 1987) American artist and the founder of pop art who gained instant notoriety with his depictions of the Campbell soup can and Bril
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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N.C. WYETH1524 - N.C. WYETH
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"They made me contemptuous of my work, consequently I became more or less demoralized…" (1882 -1945) Renowned American illustrator and ar...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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N. C. WYETH1525 - N. C. WYETH
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(1882 -1945) Renowned American illustrator and artist who created some of the most recognizable images of his time, the father of painter Andrew Wyeth
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
 
 
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BENJAMIN WEST ENGRAVING OF INDIANS GIVING UP ENGLISH CAPTIVES1526 - BENJAMIN WEST ENGRAVING OF INDIANS GIVING UP ENGLISH CAPTIVES
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BENJAMIN WEST (1738 - 1820) American painter who gained fame by his historical paintings, a charter member of the Royal Academy and one of the foundin
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(AL HIRSCHFELD)1527 - (AL HIRSCHFELD)
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(d. 2003) American artist known for his caricatures of theater and entertainment personalities. Spectacular limited numbered edition book Harlem as Se
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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ANSEL ADAMS1528 - ANSEL ADAMS
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(1902-1984) American photographer whose sharply focused black and white landscapes gained photography recognition as fine art. White card, 3" x...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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HUBERT VON HERKOMER1529 - HUBERT VON HERKOMER
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(1849-1914) British artist and film director best remembered for his painting Hard Times. Lot of two rare items, the first a small original painting f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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JOHN J. AUDUBON1530 - JOHN J. AUDUBON
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(1785-1851) American artist and ornithologist who voyaged down the Mississippi observing and painting birds for his definitive work Birds of America.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (480.00) = 480.00
 
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FREDERIC BARTHOLDI1531 - FREDERIC BARTHOLDI
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(1834-1904) French sculptor known for his colossal figures, most notably the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. A.L.S. on black-bordered letterhead
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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GERALD BARRY1532 - GERALD BARRY
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(1864-1941) American artist best known for his landscape, portrait and harbor views. Original vintage signed pen and ink and watercolor drawing on a w
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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THOMAS HART BENTON1533 - THOMAS HART BENTON
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(1889-1975) American painter known for his realistic portraits of people and life in the Midwest, including "Cotton Pickers" and "Hom...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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MARC CHAGALL1534 - MARC CHAGALL
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(1887 - 1985) French artist whose naive style incorporating subjects of Russian and Jewish life made him one of the foremost artists of this century.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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CHRISTO1535 - CHRISTO
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(b.1935) Artist who created monumental environmental art installations which included the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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GREGORY CORSO1536 - GREGORY CORSO
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(1930 - 2001) Beat poet who quickly fit into the San Francisco Beat scene in 1956 and was soon elevated to celebrity status. Considered one of the maj
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN1537 - DAVID DOUGLAS DUNCAN
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((b. 1916) American photojournalist and among the most influential photographers of the 20th century. He is best known for his dramatic combat photogr
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(ARTHUR "WEEGEE"FELLIG)1538 - (ARTHUR "WEEGEE"FELLIG)
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(1899 - 1968) Photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography. Weegee worked in the Lower East Side of New Yo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (480.00) = 480.00
 
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CHARLES KELLER1539 - CHARLES KELLER
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(1914-2006) American painter and printmaker, Social Realist & W.P.A. artist, sympathetic to labor and racial equality, well represented in museu...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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DAVID STONE MARTIN1540 - DAVID STONE MARTIN
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(1913-1992) Influential American artist best known for his illustrations for jazz albums. Fine grouping of three signed lithographs circa. 1960. Two a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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STEVE MCCURRY1541 - STEVE MCCURRY
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(b. 1950) American photographer perhaps best remembered for his haunting image "Afghan Girl" which appeared on the cover of National Geogr...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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JEAN-LOUIS-ERNEST MEISSONIER1542 - JEAN-LOUIS-ERNEST MEISSONIER
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(1815-1891) French painter and sculptor in the Classicist tradition, renowned for his sculptures of Napoleon. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., Paris, Apr. 1878, in F
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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HENRY MOORE1543 - HENRY MOORE
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(1898 - 1986) British sculptor of abstract works in bronze and stone, often on a monumental scale. Fine signed color image of his one of his sculpture
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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ANNA M. "GRANDMA" MOSES1544 - ANNA M. "GRANDMA" MOSES
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(1860 - 1961) American artist remembered for her simple, homey painting of rural New England life. Fine double signature on a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2&qu...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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WILLIAM HENRY NUTTER1545 - WILLIAM HENRY NUTTER
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(1821-1872) English painter known for his landscapes. A fine original painting measuring 3 1/2" x 5" and titled "Tintern Abbey",...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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THEODORE PINE1546 - THEODORE PINE
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(1828-19050 American known for his portraiture and still lifes. A charming original watercolor of a Greek ruin, executed on an 8vo. sheet. Pine signs
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (360.00) = 360.00
 
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EDITH BALLINGER PRICE1547 - EDITH BALLINGER PRICE
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(1897-1997) American author and illustrator of children's books who also started the Brownie division of the American Girl Scouts program. A cha...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FREDERIC REMINGTON1548 - FREDERIC REMINGTON
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(1861 - 1909) American painter, illustrator and artist remembered for his works based on western themes, most notably his sculpture Broncho Buster and
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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CHARLES RODRIGUES1549 - CHARLES RODRIGUES
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(d. 2004) American cartoon artist, he created "Casey the Cop" in the 1970s and produced many pieces for National Lampoon. An original pen ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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CARL RUNGIUS1550 - CARL RUNGIUS
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(1869-1959) American wildlife painter known for his depictions of Western big game animals within their natural environment. A rather curious S.P. 7...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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CHARLES M. SCHULZ1551 - CHARLES M. SCHULZ
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(1922 - 2000) American cartoonist and creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. 1981 Christmas commemorative cover upon whic
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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OSCAR BERGER1552 - OSCAR BERGER
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(1901 - 1997) American cartoonist and caricaturist, forced to flee Germany when his works angered Adolf Hitler. His book Aesop's Foibles, (John ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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MAURICE SENDAK1553 - MAURICE SENDAK
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(b. 1928) American author and illustrator of classic children's books, including Where the Wild Things Are and Into The Night Kitchen. A great p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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ALFRED STIEGLITZ1554 - ALFRED STIEGLITZ
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(1864 - 1946) American photographer who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an acceptable art form alongside painting an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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