Magnificient May Auction

(lot of 2) Boxes, including a Victorian walnut burl letter box, with a casket form, together with an Italian box, the top with a porcelain plaque, dep

Bronze buffalo sculpture, by John McCulloch, 1978, titled ''The Old One'', edition 13 of 20, raised on an octagonal plinth, Overall:...

Napoleon III portico clock circa 1870, with an onyx style stone case, and an elaborate inlaid floral design, supported by four columns of the Tuscan o

Victorian mahogany lap desk, circa 1890, the exterior with brass inlay and banding, the lap desk opens to reveal a verde green leather writing surface

Christian Becker assay balance scale, circa 1870, housed in a mahogany case, 17.5''h x 16.5''w x 9.5''d

English rosewood lap desk, circa 1880, with brass fittings and hardware, the lap desks opens to a mahogany interior, the base of the lap desk has a si

Johann Friedrich Voigt violin, German, circa 1820, the inside of the violin labelled with Johann Friedrich Voight, aus Prage 1773, length of back 14...

Louis XV style kingwood planter, circa 1930, mounted with a pierced ormolu border, below parquetry mounted veneer, with a mounted oval Sevres style po

Eastern Orthodox Icon, depicting Saint George slaying the dragon, circa 1960, oil on pine board, 16.25''h x 11.5''w

Adams Sychronological Chart or Map of History, 1878, Colby & Co., New York, a Chronological chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History, Sync...

(lot of 13) Flair magazines and an associated publication, includes twelve issues of Flair, February 1950 through January 1951, edited by Fleur Fenton

(lot of 2) Books, Napoleon Bonaparte, including Bonaparte, G. Montorgueil, Paris, Boivin and Cie, Editeurs, 1912, and a collection of prints in a boun

(lot of 9) Books, relating to Sir Francis Drake and associated books, including Sir Francis Drake, The World Encompassed, Cleveland 1966, a complete f

(lot of 4) Books, relating to John Paul Jones, including Letters of John Paul Jones, printed from the Unpublished Originals, in Mr. W.K. Bixby's...

(lot of 9) Books, including fine printings, prose and associated titles, including the Cloverdale Bible 1535, Book Club of California, 1974, one of an

(lot of 8) Books, eight volumes of Old Furniture, volumes I-VIII, 1927-1929, a magazine of Domestic Ornament, London, Old Furniture LTD., Haymarket, S

(Lot of 3) Books, ''Bufano,'' by Randolf Falf, one signed, dated (1977), and inscribed by Beniamino Bufano (Italian/Californian, 189...

(lot of 4) Books, on European and World travel, including Wanderings, Clatyton Hamilton, drawings by Ernest C. Piexotto, 1925, Wales Illustrated, in a

(lot of 6) Books, fine printings including poetry and prose, Contemporary Poetry California Short Stories, in a blue cloth slipcase, Albert. M. Bender

(lot of 64) Book club of California Keepsakes and Quarterly Newsletters, all in original slipcases, The keepsakes on varying subjects, including Calif

(lot of 6) Books, relating to the history of California, including two volumes Gold Rush, Journals and Drawings of J.G. Bruff, edited by Georgia Willi

Books, Extensive collection of California History books, including Friends of the Bancroft Library, Book Club of California, contained in two boxes, o

(lot of 3) Books, relating to the history of San Francisco, including The Annals of San Francisco, containing a summary of the history of the first di

(lot of 4) Books, relating to the history of San Francisco, including The History of San Francisco and Incidentally of California, John S. Hittell, Sa

Qur'an illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, circa 1800, each page has 11 lines of text per page, 202 pages, gilt roundels between verses, mar...

Book, Vases from the Collection of Sir Henry Englefield, London 1819, printed for Priestley and Wheale, High Street, Bloomsbury, calf with marbled boa

Book, Saggio Di Poesie Campestri Del Cavalier Pindemonte, 1788, Parma Reale Stamperia, full contemporary mottled calf, triple gilt fillet borders, bac

Book, Preces AC Meditationes Piae, in mysteria Passionis ac Resurrectionis D.N. Iesu. Figuris Aeneis ab Alberto Durero olim artificiolo Sculptis Ornat

Book, Queen Mary II of England (1662-1694), Friedrich Spanheim the younger(1632-1701), J.G. Graevius, J. Perizonius, P. Francius, Iusta Parentalia qua

Book, Julius Obsequens (middle fourth century AD), De Prodigiis Liber; cum Annotationibus Joannis Schefferi, accedunt C. Lycosthenis Supplementum Obse

Book, Gabriele Faerno (1510-1561), Centum Fabulae Ex Antiquis Delectae, 1591, 166 pages, bound in old vellumn, device on title page, the book with 100

Book, Eikon Basilike, The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings, London 1649, a purported spiritual autobiography attrib

Book, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Galilaei Galilaei, Lyncei, Academiarum Pisanae ac Patavinae philosophi ac mathematici summi Systema cosmicum: in qu

(lot of 3) Books, Three volumes of Sir Isaac Newton's (1642-1727), Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, MDCCXXXIX (1742), Auctore, Isaa...

(lot of 22) Books, Twenty two volumes of Conferences Ecclesiastiques du Diocese D Angers, M. Babin (1651-1734), nouvelle edition, MDCCLXXVIII (1778),

(lot of 2) Book and print, including a signed Waterfowl of North America, William Zimmerman, elephant portfolio, an edition of 1000, this being 672 of

(lot of 29) Regency style library display stand, with a work surface, below a raked housing for books, raised on turned legs, and ending with pad feet

Gustav Becker wall clock, the carved case having a scalloped crest above the glass case flanked with columnar pilasters terminating at the turned drop

Persian Hamadan rug, 8'5'' x 11'9''

(lot of 6) Mexican ovoid jugs on stand, the handled examples having incising and paint decoration on the thrown bodies executed in both red and white

Pair of Spanish Revival style cabinets, each having panelled case construction with relief carved geometric detail, the wrought pulls having a conform

Pair of Neoclassical style candalabra, the five lights (electrified) supported by spirally twisted leaf cast candlearms, above the variegated marble u

Spanish Revival style low table, the circular top having a sunflower medallion centering the hand hewn fasteners and rising on a shaped and flaring ba

Spanish Revival style secretary bookcase, the graduated domed top above the double doors having relief carving fronting the panelled reserves, the low

Spanish Revival style tabouret, having a rectangular top above the single drawer case and rising on baluster turned legs conjoined by a box stretcher,

Spanish Colonial chest circa 1790, of rectangular form, the wood carcase overlaid with cuir bouilli polychrome decorated with birds amidst intricate i

Persian Heriz, 11'9'' x 9'9'', circa 1940

(lot of 4) American Victorian mahogany bedroom suite circa 1890, executed in walnut with burl reserves, consisting of a bed, chest of drawers with com

Bronze figural group, Classical Scene depicting the Rape of Persephone by Hades, modeled after the 1621 sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, rising on a

French bouliotte style brass lamp, the tole painted shade above the two light cluster above a spiral twist standard terminating at the three light can