Royal Doulton Prototype Bunnykin, USA Astronaut:
One of a kind. Modeled as a bunny wearing an American astronaut suit. Blue base designed with stars and crescent moons.
Royal Doulton backstamp. Marked Property of Royal Doulton Tableware Not Produced For Sale. Small hairline crack to bottom base. #nasa #royaldoulton
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 5″H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Empires : Age of Discovery:
Publisher: Eagle Gryphon Games
Monumental Lost Kingdoms:
Publisher: Funforge Copyright: 2019
Warhammer:
Fantasy Roleplay, Copyright: 1986, 2005 Warhammer : Fantasy Roleplay : Signs of Faith – extension [sealed], Copyright: 1986 – 2005 Warhammer : Fantasy Roleplay : Game Master’s Toolkit [sealed], Copyright: 1986, 2005, 2009 Warhammer : Fantasy Roleplay : The Winds of Magic – extension [sealed], Copyright: 1986, 2005, 2009 Warhammer : Fantasy Roleplay : The Adventurer’s Toolkit [sealed but sleeve has shelf wear ], Copyright: 1986, 2005, 2009 Warhammer : Fantasy Roleplay : Creature Vault [box has shelf wear] Publisher: Games Workshop
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet:
Late 19th/early 20th century, 14’3″ x 23’4″
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: Good overall condition. Normal even wear, lose to fringe on both ends, does not appear to be cut down, see additional photographs
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Fine Pair Regency Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens, Paul Storr (2pcs):
London, dated 1811, shell and twig handle on oval cover, gadroon rim on oval body flanked by reeded foliate-capped bracket handles with lion’s mask terminals, raised on scroll and acanthus leaf feet ending on chamfered platform;
engraved with Shand-Harvey crest with motto Omnia Bene, (James Widdington of Castle Semple, Renfrew, Scotland; complete hallmarks; H7 1/2″ L9 1/2″ W5 3/4″; and Total 73.7ozT (2pcs)
Provenance: Property of a Lady
Literature: Fairbairn’s Book of Crests, p.262, and plate 216.13
Other Notes: Variations of this design with unusual scroll and acanthus leaf feet on platforms, with reed-bound masked handles, are found on important Regency silver objects created by Storr during this period. The Battenberg Service is of this period and related to this design, and other commissions by Dukes, Earl, and prominent families, see related examples at auction: Sotheby’s-New York, Lot 131 (22 Apr. 2020), Lot 106 (5 Apr. 2006); Sotheby’s-London, Lot 73 (4 Nov. 2009); Christie’s-New York, Lot 22 (9 Apr. 2019), Lot 27 (22 Oct. 2018), Lot 97 (18 Oct. 2012), Lot 168 (17 May 2011), Lot 82 (26 Jan. 2010), Lot 168 (16 May 2011), Lot 359 (18 Apr. 2002), and Lot 377 (23 Oct. 2000)
Condition: Good overall condition. Few small minor imperfections and blemished to bowls. Handle, lids and body hallmarked; some marks rubbed. Engraving crisp.
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Antique Persian Heriz Carpet:
Northwest region, circa 1900, 11’9″ x 15’7″
Provenance: Acquired from Sotheby’s-New York (28 Mar 1989, Lot 199)
Estate of Leilani Hovden DeMuth, Seabrook Island, SC
Other Notes: Accompanied by original bill of sale, catalogue and other documents.
Condition: good all over even pile, good condition consistent with age and use, old repair on one corner
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Hermann Herzog:
(German-American, 1832-1932)
CAPRI
oil on canvas, framed, signed
H18″ W24″
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: good condition, relined and professionally cleaned. UV examination appears to be clean.
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Thomas Hart Benton-1:
(American, 1889-1975)
SEA PHANTASY I, circa 1925-26
oil on tin mounted to panel, framed, signed with initials
H64″ W48″
Provenance: Albert Briggs, Long Island, New York, (special commission)
Salander-O’Reilly Galleries (SORK 1181.1)
David Ramus Fine Art (BENT93.076)
Christie’s-New York (2 Dec. 1988 American Painting Sale, Lot 320)
Private collection, Atlanta
Private sale to present owner
Literature: Surovek. Thomas Hart Benton: Mechanics of Form, 2019. pp.66-7
Condition: Old inpainting and retouch visible to the naked eye, as well as under UV light examination. Paint flaking and lifting in sections. Some/most of the retouching seems to be overdone. The piece needs attention and a good cleaning.
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Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Soup Tureen:
Copenhagen, circa 1930, oval lid with melon, grape cluster and curled leaf finial, conforming body raised on double pinecone and leaf feet; underside engraved with dedication: Presented to the Right Reverend William Thomas Manning with the Affection of the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of New York in Grateful Recognition of Ten Years of Consecrated Service 1921-1931; and marked: Sterling Silver, GI 925 S in beaded circle, Georg Jensen in beaded oval with crown, #340, Denmark; H13 1/4″ W13 1/2″ D11″, and Total 106.2ozT
Provenance: Gift to the present owner, a South Carolina private collector.
Other Notes: Reverend William Thomas Manning (1866-1949) was born in Northampton, England, and immigrated to American in 1882. Manning studied at the University of the South and graduated in 1894 with a Bachelor of Divinity. From 1891 to 1903, he held various cleric and professorship positions across the U.S. In 1903 Manning became a Vicar of St. Agnes’ in New York. During World War I, Rev. Manning served as a volunteer chaplain at Camp Upton; for his service, he was awarded Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur of France and an officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium. After the war, he became Bishop of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Manning led a $10,000,000 capital campaign to rebuild the church. Under his direction, the cathedral employed and trained neighborhood men as skilled stonemasons and carvers during the decades of the continuing project. Manning was recognized and appointed the 10th Bishop of New York in 1921, which he held until his retirement in 1946.
This tureen presented to Manning 1931 in recognition of his decade-long service in the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
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