Officially recognized as meteoritic in 2016, Sericho’s masses had been known to camel herders for decades prior to the discovery: One village elder recounted stories of playing on top of the mysterious stones as a child. To this date, the Sericho strewn field has been measured at greater than 45 kilometers in length. Over 70% of the cut surface reveals the olivine crystal makeup of this recently discovered pallasite. The present sphere is the largest of which we are aware, of this fine meteorite. It has been honed to a mirror-bright polish with golden-brown embedded pallasitic olivine inclusions. A stunning example of a fine meteorite. Weighing approximately 2995 grams. Diameter 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm)

Lithograph, circa 1925. 290×227 mm; 11 3/8×9 inches, full margins. Edition of approximately only 15. Signed and dated “23” in pencil, lower right, and signed in pencil in the bridge cables, lower left. A superb impression of this extremely scarce lithograph.

We have found only 3 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Flint 6.

(French,ÿ1888-1964)ÿParis, Place Blanche (B. 4782), signed lower left “Jean Dufy”, oil on canvas, 18ÿx 21-5/8 in. (45.72 x 53.34 cmÿ); original gilt wood and composition frame, 25-1/4 x 28-3/4 in.ÿ – Note: This lot will be included in theÿcatalogue raisonn‚ÿin preparation by Jacques Bailly. It is accompanied by the photo certificate of authenticity, No. 4782. – Provenance: Galerie Beno d’Incelli & Cie, Paris, purchased circa 1955; Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
Condition
original strainer, slightly yellowed varnish; frame with losses to surface

Baranger Studios electric animated lovebird carnival store window display, featuring a central Ferris wheel, a carousel and a burger stand, all with lovebird couples, the placard over the eatery is inscribed You Can Be Her Love Bird Buy That Diamond Now, model 121-28, retains its original fitted cardboard shipping crate, 18″ h., 25″ w.
Condition
Functions well. Very good condition. A few minor scuffs to base. To see this toy in action, please visit Pook & Pook’s YouTube page, https://youtu.be/DGooaqfw5Us.

Stunning Victorian fine blue sapphire and diamond heart-shaped brooch in yellow gold topped with a diamond ribbon/bow. The brooch is set with 1 pear shape natural blue sapphire measuring 11.03×10.21×7.00mm, with an approximate weight 5.52cts, AGL color grade 4/85*, AGL clarity grade MI2. The sapphire is set inside of a heart-shaped frame set with 15 mixed cushion old mine-cut diamonds, measuring approximately 2mm to 3.25mm in diameter each, and topped with a bow set with 15 small mixed shape old mine-cut diamonds, measuring approximately 1.25mm x 1.75mm in diameter each. There are also 2 drilled natural white pearls, one set on either side of the pin mounting measuring 3.5-3.75mm in diameter. Overall there are a total of 30 near-colorless natural diamonds with an estimated total weight of 1.50cts. The brooch measures 1-3/8″ wide by 1″ tall, and has a gross weight of 6.6 grams. Accompanied by an original AGL Colored Stone Certificate #CS 14295, dating from 1980. Truly a wonderful piece!

Condition: (Very Good – Excellent).

AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND RING
Containing one emerald cut diamond weighing 11.78 carats and two tapered baguette cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.50 carat total. Mounted in platinum. Ring size 8.
6.90 dwt.

GIA, 2020, Report number 2211069473, 11.78 carats, I color, VS1 clarity, No fluorescence

Property from the Estate of Louise Hart, Glencoe, Illinois
Condition
Measurements: The ring is a size 8 on the mandrel.Overall Condition: There is light wear to the ring. Diamond Characteristics (graded in mounting) for side stones:Color: I-J.Clarity: VS.All lots are sold ‘AS IS’. Please contact the jewelry department at [email protected] for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot. The absence of any reference to the condition of a lot does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please note that measurements and opinions on gems are given as a courtesy and are approximated. It is recommended you talk to a specialist or view items in person before placing a bid. Clients must review and agree to the Conditions of Sale before participating in an auction.

Cabinet card studio portrait of an unidentifed Buffalo Soldier sergeant of Company B, 24th Infantry. C.S. Fly: Tombstone, Arizona Territory, n.d., circa 1882. “Fly’s Gallery” imprint on recto. Verso inscribed: “Mrs. Lottie Nenanet?” A half-length portrait of the soldier with his sergeant’s chevrons visible on his sleeve and his regiment and company pin visible on his hat. Perhaps taken when the 24th was stationed at nearby Camp/Fort Huachuca.

Camilius S. Fly (1849-1901) was the principal photographer of Tombstone, Arizona, moving there in 1879 with his wife Mary and promptly setting up a tent studio. Fly’s Gallery was open by 1880 and he photographed the town and vicinity. He is best remembered for his series of photographs documenting Geronimo, Apache warriors, General Crook, as well as the gunfighters and lawmen that put Tombstone on the map. Though he was prolific, no other known images of Buffalo Soldiers or African Americans taken by Fly are known. This image, almost certainly unique, was undoubtedly made for the sitter. Fly’s negatives were destroyed in a studio fire in 1912 and another warehouse fire in 1915.

A MULTI-COLORED SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY BAYCO
designed as a graduating line of cushion-cut sapphires spaced by round brilliant-cut diamond, mounted in platinum and 18k yellow gold, 16 ins total length
METAL: Platinum and 18k yellow gold
STONES: 27 Sapphires including blue, pink, purple, yellow, green, and orange weighing 116.07 carats total; 26 round diamonds weighing 12.28 carats total (F-H color, VS2-SI1 clarity)
SIGNATURE: Maker’s Mark for Bayco
MARKS: PT950, 750
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 16 in. total length
GROSS WEIGHT: 41.30 DWT
CONDITION: Excellent/light wear, accompanied by a report from GCAL with report # C10547306 from 2004 with information on the necklace and stones, suspect low-no heat treatment on sapphires
Property from a Short Hills, NJ and San Francisco, CA Private Collection
Condition
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Acrylic on canvas, 1970. 800×990 mm; 31 1/2×39 inches. Signed in acrylic, lower right.

Provenance: Abe Goldsmith, Chicago; Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, with the gallery label on the frame back; private collection, Pennsylvania.

Exhibited: Art in Chicago, 1945-1995, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, November 16, 1996 – March 23, 1997, with the museum label on the frame back.

This excellent, vibrant canvas of Wadsworth Jarrell is the earliest and largest of his significant 1970s paintings yet to come to auction, painted at the height of AfriCOBRA. In this painting, Jarrell clearly displays the goals of political and social consciousness of the AfriCOBRA collective. Using their bright “cool-ade” colors, Jarrell depicts a bustling underground urban scene that reflects the community of African-Americans in Chicago. Throughout he paints the letter “B”, vibrating and bouncing across the composition, across the walls and people’s clothes. Here, as in his many other paintings, the repeated “B” symbol represents ‘beautiful,’ ‘blackness’ and ‘bad.’ Jarrell uses the posters to hint at the struggle above; on the left is a poster for Edward G. Barret, the County Clerk of Cook County, a lifelong white city politician and on the far right is the tag of “Blackstones BPS”, a black gang from the south side.

Wadsworth Jarrell is a leading figure of the Black Arts movement and one of the founding members of the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCOBRA), the artist collective that he and fellow artists Barbara Jones-Hogu, Jeff Donaldson, Jae Jarrell (Wadsworth’s wife since 1967), Napoleon Henderson, Nelson Stevens and Gerald Williams formed in Chicago in 1969. Jarrell is best known for his 1971 iconic painting Revolutionary, now in the collection of the Brookly Museum, that was first exhibited at the Studio Museum in Harlem in the AfriCOBRA II exhibition from 1971-72 and recently in the influential travling exhibition Soul of a Nation. Douglas pp. 42 – 43.

Superlative Babe Ruth Autographed Presentational Baseball Bat c.1933 (PSA/DNA 7 NM)
Louisville Slugger 40BR model which remains in near original as issued condition with full surface gloss, handsome walnut brown finish, and full gilt lettering in the word “Powerized”. Just to the right of the Powerized symbol is a 1”x4” area that has been shaved to the wood base (NM, appearing as if done yesterday) and has been signed in blue fountain pen by Babe Ruth. The signature rates 8/9 out of 10 lacking all of the common problems associated with signed bats such as pen skips and contrast issues.
The bat was received as a prize in a contest by a St. Louis area youth, and has descended within their family until placed within this iconic collection over twenty years ago. Bat dates to 1933 from the type of stampings and their arrangement which is congruent with the family history and signature style regarding dating.
Only mentionable defects are a few tiny dings and scratches on secondary areas of the bat. The rarity of a high grade autographed bat versus a ball is difficult to determine, but by the very nature of a bat’s size and original signed population is significantly less then the number of signed balls. Includes full LOA from PSA/DNA (7 NM), full LOA from JSA and letter of provenance from the original recipient’s wife: NM-MT