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Signed Original Drawing
by REYNOLDS, Marjorie (1917 - 1997)
1940. unbound. 12 x 9 inches, no place, no date, circa 1940. Fine original pencil and charcoal drawing, detailed and highlighted in white chalk, by artist Pat Arnold -- a shoulder-up glamorous pose. Inscribed: "To Pat, Many thanks and best wishes always, Marjorie Reynolds." Several tiny closed tears at the edges; edges unevenly trimmed. Very good(-) condition.<br/><br/> American actress who appeared in more than 70 films in a career that spanned almost 40 years. Reynold's...
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A$232.41
Silhouettes Militaires. De la Révolution et du 1er Empire
by Brisquet
NA. Very Good. An magnificent collection of 20 military costume mixed media oil paintings that were once part of a major French collection of militariana. N.d., 1830 to 1860 -- these were nostalgic portraits created during the reigns of Louis Philippe and Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III). Brisquet, the artist, apparently was set-up on the esplanade by les Invalides, certainly a logical place for a creator of military-related bric-a-brac to set up shop, so to speak, and seek to sell his wares. A variety of...
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A$9,296.40
Two Signed Drawings
by CASSON, Christopher (1912-1996)
unbound. very good. Two signed mixed media drawings (color) on thick card board, circa 1960's. The first painting, 6" x 6", features a primitive-type man, a totem pole, and a bird eating out of a seed feeder, illuminated by bright colors, possibly marker. The second painting, 8" x 4", seems to depict a village at dusk with water and mountains in the background with birds visible on the horizon. Both items are in excellent condition.<br/> <br/> English-born actor who...
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Stealing the lunch
by [RACKHAM, ARTHUR], (In the style of). G. Guggenheim
1921. G. Guggenheim. Stealing the Lunch" [RACKHAM, ARTHUR], (In the style of). G. Guggenheim. "Stealing the lunch". Original pen, ink and watercolor. Signed on the lower left corner "G. Guggenheim 1921" and on the right lower corner "Arthur Rackham 09". Image size: 10 1/2" x 14 7/8"; 267 x 368 mm. Matted framed and glazed. Frame size: 20 1/4" x 24 1/4"; 515 x 616 mm. This lovely watercolor depicts a vivid pastoral picnic scene. There are five elves/goblins, a baby, a large mouse and a squirrel (?)...
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A$1,549.40
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Franta: Paintings and Works on Paper (English and French Edition) [SIGNED]
by Bernard Noel
Washington, D. C.: Mage Pub, 1986. First edition with an original color marker drawing signed by Franta bound in. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington, D. C., Mage, 1986. 4to, 9 3/4" x 11 1/4", 143pp., 109 illustrations, 50 in color, plus original color drawing. Text in English and French. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Signed by Illustrator. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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A$232.41
Original Drawings for Piscinas by J. Tavenor-Perry
by Tavenor-Perry, John [Tavenor Perry, John]
[No Place Stated]: John Tavenor-Perry, [No Date Stated]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $550. NOW $175. The ORIGINAL DRAWINGS made by John Tavenor-Perry for use in his Article titled "Piscinas" appearing at pages 227-244 in the February 1908 issue of the magazine Christian Art. This separate book contains all 20 Original Illustrations by Tavenor-Perry used in the Article. The illustrations are drawn on boards (some of which may contain notes on...
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A$271.15
Original engraving by Auguste de St.-Aubin after the painting by S.B. Le Noir
by [THEATRE]. Le Kain, Henri Louis 1729-1778
Le Kain is depicted in the role of Orosmane in Voltaire's "Zaire." 420 x 282 mm. No place, no date, but Paris, ca. 1775. Slightly browned and foxed. Proof before text. Hall III p. 32. Le Kain was a noted French actor who performed with the Comédie Française.
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A$356.36
Portrait Of Alice James
by CUMMINGS, E.E
1942-08-28. Oil on canvas. 12" x 16". No Binding.
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A$11,620.50
Boccherini's Minuet and the Caliph of Baghdad
by SHEPARD, Ernest H
[Lodsworth, West Sussex]: , 1955. A Scarce Original, Autobiographical Drawing Not to be Pooh-Pooh'ed SHEPARD, E[rnest] H. Boccherini's Minuet and the Caliph of Baghdad. [Lodsworth, West Sussex, ca. 1955-1957]. Original pen-and-ink drawing by renowned illustrator Ernest H. Shepard of himself at age seven, with his sister Ethel, a few years older, depicting them in practice during a screeching violin lesson. Image size: 3 3/4 x 6 7/16 inches; 95 x 164 mm. Signed with initials at lower left....
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Original Book Illustration Art
by SMOCK, Nell Stolp (1896-?)
This east coast watercolorist and children's book artist illustrated and often also wrote a wide array of children's books from the 1930s into the 1960s -- including "Wilderness Pet," "Wiggly and Giggly the Little Twin Bears," "Whitetail: King of the Forest," "The Three Puppies," "The Small One," "The Nutcracker of Nuremberg," "The Bluebird," "The Night Before Christmas," "The Enchantment of Santa Claus," "The Christ Child," "Pussy Cat Talks to Her Kittens," "Polly Parrot," "Piccolino," "Is There a...
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A$16,268.70
Soto. Kinetische Bilder / Tableaux Cinetiques
by Soto, Jesus Rafael
Krefeld: Museum Haus Lange / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 1963. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Rare exhibition catalog containing 3 original silkscreens; one printed black & white on a transparent plexiglass sheet, one printed black & white on black cardboard, one printed white on black cardboard. Each 32 x 23.5 cm displaying striped patterns causing an intense optical effect. The artworks are loosely laid in a black folder, also containing a folded sheet with black & white plates (4 pp.) and...
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A$1,577.00
Flowers In A Blue Jug
by CUMMINGS, E.E
1962. Oil on canvas. 15" x 20". No Binding.
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A$11,620.50
![[BOOK ILLUSTRATION] [NATIVE AMERICANS] Wigwam Wonder Tales (Three original drawings for illustrations used in the published book)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/202/536/1324536202.0.b.jpg)
[BOOK ILLUSTRATION] [NATIVE AMERICANS] Wigwam Wonder Tales (Three original drawings for illustrations used in the published book)
by THOMPSON, William; Carle Michele Boog
New York: Scribner's, 1919. First Edition. Octavo, 156pp., illustrated by Carle Michele Boog. Two copies of the book; one in good condition, soiled and edgeworn, and one in very good or better condition, with the page block a tough shaken, but clean overall. Plus three original drawings (clarcoal on board), each measuring abotu 11" x 15", including margins, which are slightly more than one-inch in width. Corners have shallow chips, though two chips are quite large; none approach the drawing, and all are...
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A$968.38
La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts
by Arnoult, Léon
Léon Arnoult: La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts. Les phases ornamentales de la mode (The variability of taste in the arts. The ornamental phases of fashion). Printed and published by Devambez "À l'enseigne du masque d'Or". Paris, 1921. ARNOULT Léon - William ABLETT (1877-1937 illustrator). Preowned, Signed. A l'Enseigne du Masque d'Or, chez Devambez, 1921, in-4°, 87 pp + 7 plate illustrations, printed in 303 numbered copies. Sewn, original printed stiff wrapper over blind wrapper. Printed...
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A$308.33
CHILD'S ART SCRAPBOOK HOMEWORK AWARDS ETC - CHICAGO BOY 1950s
12.25 x 14.75" dark brown photo album with gold decoration and border framing on the front cover. Loose within the album are homework items, artwork and clippings from Robert Slepicka's time as a student at Spry School in Chicago. There are several handwritten pages from around 1951 to 1962 of Slepicka practicing writing in print and in cursive, spelling quizzes, and math problems. There are also copies of clippings which feature Slepicka in pictures, giving or receiving awards. Slepicka was part of the...
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A$387.35
"What's for Dinner?"
by LANGLEY, Jonathan, artist
: , 1989. A Fun, Lively Piece of Artwork What's for Dinner?! LANGLEY, Jonathan, artist. "What's for Dinner?". From The Collins Book of Nursery Ryhmes. [N.p., ca. 1989]. Original pen, ink and watercolor illustration, entitled "What's for Dinner?" on upper left-hand edge. Image size: 10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches; 257 x 389 mm.) Beautifully matted, framed and glazed. (Frame size 16 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches; 424 x 553 mm.). A sweet set of...
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A$1,316.99
Original Lithograph V
by MIRO, Joan
New York: Leon Amiel, 1975. Limited. unbound. fine. Joan Miro. A single full-page five-color lithograph, unsigned. Page measures approximately 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Printed 1975 in France by Mourlot, and published in New York by Leon Amiel. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Originally printed in the second volume of Miro's cataogue raisonne. One of 5000 copies. --Cramer 198; Mourlot 1041.<br/><br/>
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A$147.19
Signed Original Drawing
by POWELL, Jane (1929 - )
1950. unbound. 12 x 9 inches, no place, no date, circa 1950. Highly detailed oversized pencil and charcoal illustration of Powell by artist Pat Arnold, highlighted in white chalk, executed on heavy stock artist paper. Boldly inscribed "To Pat" and signed in full by Jane Powell. Several small creases but still in very good condition.<br/><br/> American singer, dancer, and actress whose career has spanned over fifty years.<br/><br/>
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A$309.88
Original Signed Cartoon of Bill Clinton
by HANDELSMAN, Walt (1956 - )
New Orleans, 1996. unbound. 1 page on "The Times - Picayune" letterhead, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, New Orleans, 1996. Signed on the left side: "Best Wishes...Walt Handelsman 1996." Fine.<br/><br/> One of the most widely reprinted cartoonists in America; he has won every major journalism award for cartoon excellence, including two Pulitzers.<br/><br/>
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A$154.94
Richard Dyer-Bennet
by VAN VEEN, Stuyvesant
Watercolor and charcoal on paper. Original. Mounted to cardboard mat. Measures 11" x 14". Opening measures 9 1/2" x 7 1/2".<br/><br/> Original drawing of American folk musician Richard Dyer Bennet. Signed by the artist and titled "Richard Dyer-Bennett [sic]" Small repair to lower image. Stuyvesant Van Veen (1910 - 1988) American artist and muralist. Stuyvesant Van Veen was born in NYC, Sept, 12, 1910. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art...
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Three original pen, ink and watercolor drawings of a Mother Bear and her four cubs playing on a see-saw
by GRISET, Ernest
n.p,: , 1865. Three Superb Original Pen, Ink & Watercolor Drawings by Ernest Griset "Griset possesses the faculty of investing his animals with human expression, without ever causing them to lose their own identity, and of making them funny without being ridiculous." GRISET, Ernest. Three original pen, ink and watercolor drawings of a Mother Bear and her four cubs playing on a see-saw. n.p., n.d, ca. 1865. All signed with initials, framed and glazed. (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches; 82 x 108 mm.). Average image...
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A$3,873.50
Infinite Worlds
by Di Fate, Vincent
New York: Penguin Studios, 1997. Limited edition. Hardcover. various. 1st ptg. #15/250. Folio, navy and silver pictorial cloth with special signed bookplate and one of 150 copies which also included an original drawing by Jack Gaughn. Foreword by Ray Bradbury Bookplate signed by artists Wayne Barlow, Frank Kelly Freas, Vincent di Fate,Paul Lahr, Bob Eggleton, Rowena Morrill and John Schoenherr. Letter laid in offering original art for sale from the Gaughn estate. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous...
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Original Lithograph X
by MIRO, Joan
New York: Leon Amiel, 1975. Limited. unbound. near fine. Joan Miro. A single double-page five-color lithograph, unsigned. Page measures approximately 19.25 x 12.5 inches. Printed 1975 in France by Mourlot, and published in New York by Leon Amiel. A near fine copy with several very minor pinholes along the centerfold from where it was sewn.<br/><br/> Originally printed in the second volume of Miro's cataogue raisonne. One of 5000 copies. --Cramer 198; Mourlot 1045.<br/><br/>
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A$209.17
FRAMED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN FRONT OF COURT HOUSE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
N.D.. Non-Book. Very Good with no dust jacket; Framed Original Photograph of Confederate Soldier in Front of Court House, Huntsville, Alabama. Frame is 23 1/2" high and 23 1/2" wide. Very good condition, frame does have some wear.; Photograph .
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A$193.68A$135.57
![Vingt-cinq costumes pour le théatre. [Twenty-five costumes for the theatre] ; Préface par Edmond Jaloux](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/232/127/1171127232.0.m.jpg)
![Combat du Chevalier d'Eon [joint] Cercle de l'Escrime - Assaut du 12 janvier 1895](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/154/223154542.0.m.0.jpg)
![CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE [Signed, with Original Drawing by Pyle]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/513/318/1458318513.0.m.jpg)
