An eight piece set including a bratina (4 x 6.25 in. diameter), six charki, and a circular tray (13 1/8 in. diameter); the bratina marked for the assay master Vasily Aleksandrovich Petrov of Moscow and dated 1884, 88 zolotnik; five of the six also marked for Khlebnikov and 88 zolotnik; the tray in two pieces and marked by two different assay masters, each dated 1885, the center marked for 84 zolotnik and the outer ring with enamel marked for 88 zolotnik; the bratina and charki raised on three claw feet. Presented in a Bulgari fitted case. For this lot, payment accepted only by wire transfer.
77.25 total troy oz.
Exceptionally fine workmanship in cobalt, light blue, white, red and green enamels with delicate silver gilt twisted wires.
Very good estate condition. The presentation box with some scuffing to exterior.
Prototype of the Macintosh Personal Computer, with 5-1/4 inch “Twiggy” disk drive, Cupertino, CA, 1983, electronic components contained in pre-production plastic molded housing, 330 x 245 x 250 mm (excluding keyboard and mouse); with various disks. Slight yellowing of plastic components, otherwise fine.
Provenance: Issued to Encore Systems and used in the early development of MacWrite. Owned by the company’s former CEO and President since the 1980s; Exhibited (and operated) at the Mac@30 Anniversary Celebration held on January 25, 2014 at the Flint Center in Cupertino, CA.
THE EARLIEST MACINTOSH—THE MACHINE THAT “HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER” (Wozniak). Extremely rare working example of the earliest Macintosh prototype, with a functioning 5 ¼ inch Apple proprietary twiggy drive, one of only two known machines that survived after the move to the Sony 3 ½ inch drive.
A gilt bronze lamp featuring Loie Fuller, circa 1901, signed “A. Leonard/ S cld” on the verso. Fuller was an American dancer who became a sensation at the Folies Bergere in Paris. She was subsequently immortalized as a favorite subject of many fin de siecle French artists including Jules Cheret, Auguste Rodin, and Henri de Toulouse Lautrec. From the living room at Taylor’s Bel Air residence.
LITERATURE Catherine Opie, 700 Nimes Road (Munich: DelMonico, 2015), pictured on page 15.
Height, 23 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Elizabeth Taylor
Rectangular, with quadruped base, upswept handles and domed cover with rectangular finial. Body decorated with a mask and flower design on a blue ground. Four-character Qianlong mark on base. Height 10.5.”
late 19th/early 20th century, each carved mahogany frame, set with green leather upholstery with brass tacking, 38 in.; Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Condition
good condition, modern upholstery with very minor scuffs, frames with minor wear and abrasions (especially at knees and feet)
Captain Hook flagship in finely detailed, decorated resin. Base.
Stamped to underside WALT DISNEY CLASSICS COLLECTION ENCHANTED PLACES THE JOLLY ROGER with limited edition numbers.
Issued: c. 1993
Dimensions: 10″H x 10″W
Edition Number: 5375 Edition Size: 10000
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Classics Collection
Country of Origin: United States
Still Life. From a Westchester storage. – Dimensions: 40″ x 31″
Condition
good
Platinum, Ruby, and Diamond Brooch, c. 1940, designed as a pave-set diamond cat wearing a bow set with buff-top rubies, and chasing a ruby bead, lg. 1 7/8 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Overall very good. Rubies fluorescent.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
“portfolio I” complete set of 10 important movie star photos by the photographer, Gelatin Silver Photographs,, printed 1980, each photo signed by George Hurrell , each numbered 8/250 lower right, , ,Size info: ,sheet: 16 by 20 in. (40 x 50 cm.) , , See website for additional data.
Condition
In fine fresh condition, in original portfolio box, also in fresh condition, never framed. , Ref: , , ,Sold unframed,This portfolio is not to be confused with the portfolio of the same name issued by the estate with all photos stamp-signed.
Photographs Included:Jean Harlow, 1934Joan Crawford, 1932Gary Cooper, 1937Marlene Dietrich, c. 1938Greta Garbo & John Barrymore, 1933Bette Davis, 1938Rita Hayworth, 1941Katherine Hepburn, 1941Clark Gable, 1932Loretta Young & Tyrone Power, 1937
Each photo being offered is individually signed and numbered 8/250.
Rare Mickey Mouse Studio Promo Drawing Original Art (Walt Disney, c. 1930s).
Walt Disney always liked to remind people that “it all started with a mouse,” so let’s begin this special auction with that mouse. We are of course talking about Mickey Mouse, seen here in a very rare drawing created for publicity use. Mickey squats down to sign his first name with an old-fashioned quill feather pen in this blue pencil drawing, done on 12 field 2-peghole paper. The image of Mickey is nicely detailed, but the unusual thing about this piece is that our Main Mouse can’t spell his own name! This amusing blooper was “corrected” by someone adding an “e” in graphite to the drawing. Mickey’s image measures 5.25″ x 3.5″, and the entire image area is 9.5″ x 3.75″. There is a large corner crease in the lower left that narrowly misses the “M” within the image, and there’s a small bit of paper loss to the upper right corner; paper also has some mild toning. Good condition.
