1965
Acrylic and screenprint inks on canvas
Signed, titled, and dated canvas verso
20″ x 16.125″; (51 x 41 cm)
LAMA would like to thank Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and the Sturtevant Estate for their assistance in confirming this work.

Together with books Sturtevant: The Brutal Truth (2004); Sturtevant–Drawing Double Reversal (2014); Under the Sign of [SIC]: Sturtevant’s Volte-Face (2013); Sturtevant: Push and Shove (2005) (2); and Sturtevant: Double Trouble (2014)
Provenance: Private Collection, Houston, Texas; Private Collection (acquired directly from the above, c. 1977)

Giacomo Balla (Italian, 1871Ð1958) Linee di forza del pugno di Boccioni II, 1968 red lacquer and cellulose nitrate on brass stamped with FuturBalla mark, artist s initials, numbered 5/9 and OBELISCO foundry mark 31 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 10in (80.5 x 75.5 x 25.5cm)(br/)Provenance: Carla Panicali, Rome. with Weintraub Gallery, New York, 1988. Property from a Private Collector.(br/)Footnote: Linee di forza del pugno di Boccioni II is based on Balla s early watercolors and maquettes from the 1910s. In 1968, Gasparo del Corso and Irene Brin, influential and innovative directors of Rome s historic L Obelisco gallery worked with Balla s daughters on a small edition produced by his friend and posthumous collaborator, Armando Ricci, a technician for Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini.
Condition
Crease to top edge of lower secton. Losses to lacquer in areas. With a few areas of overpainted restoration. Stamps obscured by lacquer decoration. With fading and water staining to plinth.

Brass, enameled aluminum, twelve sockets, Italy, 20th c.
Unmarked
46″ x 57″ (to cap)
Condition
Overall good condition with light scuffs, scratches and wear. Requires professional rewiring/installation.

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Autographs
Abraham Lincoln Signed “Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company” Personal Check “In Bank Notes”
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809 – April 15, 1865). 16th President of the United States, serving throughout the American Civil War, until his Assassination at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth on April 15th 1865.
September 28, 1857-Dated, Partly-Printed Document, Personal Check Signed, “A. Lincoln”, 1 page, measures about 7.5″ x 2.5″, Springfield (IL), Very Fine. A rare Abraham Lincoln Signed “Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company” Personal Check. Fine cut cancels well above and not affecting Lincoln’s signature, central spindle hole, some trivial pinholes, worn along the vertical fold, some edge soiling. This historic Check has top and bottom border lines with a left margin printed vignette of a Sailing Ship along with a closer Steam powered ship. Being a Bank Check printed in deep blue ink on off-white wove period paper, drawn on Lincoln’s personal account at the “Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company” made out in the amount of “Fourteen 70/100 Dollars,” in payment to “R.F. Ruth.” The signature of the future President, “A. Lincoln” is well written in rich brown ink measuring about 1.75″ long within the light blue signature block at lower right.
Abraham Lincoln opened his account at Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company on March 1, 1853 and remained a customer until his death. “When coupled with what we know of Lincoln’s life, his bank account becomes an important historical document. For the first few years it was meager enough… A transaction or two a year, or at best a half dozen, is all the account shows until 1859, when it suddenly became active… The bank has since changed hands to its current designation as JP Morgan Chase Bank” (Springfield Historic Destinations Examiner).

AMES MODEL 1835 BRONZE 6-POUNDER CANNON DATED 1837 In 1835 the US Army Ordnance Board recommended that the army change the metal used for future procurement of field guns from iron to bronze. The following year, the Secretary of War approved the Board’s proposed adoption of the French version of the British single-block carriage. COL George Talcott, Chief of Ordnance with a talented team that included MAJ R.L. Baker, Captain Alfred Mordecai, and Lieutenants Benjamin Huger and Daniel Tyler oversee the final pattern drawings and develop specifications for contracting both bronze cannon and their carriages. On 13 July 1836 two Massachusetts bronze foundries, the newly-established one of the N. P. Ames Company at Cabotville and Cyrus Alger & Company of Boston, each received a contract for the new bronze guns, Ames for 32 and Alger for 26. Under this contract, Ames ultimately delivered 31 that were accepted during 1837-1838. The Ames 6-pounder also impressed the Army of the Texas Republic, which ordered six from Ames to supplement their sword contracts with him, which were delivered to Galveston in the fall of 1840. This fine and rare example of an Ames Model 1835 of the First Production was produced and delivered in Ames’ first year of the contract and is so marked ‘1837’ on the face of the left trunnion, its right trunnion marked: ‘N.P. AMES. / FOUNDER / SPRINGFIELD’. At the top of the breech back is stamped ‘9/751/G.T., indicating that this was the 9th gun delivered under the contract with Ames, weighing 751 pounds and inspected and accepted by George Talcott. From the contract records, we know that this 9th gun was one of only 11 delivered in 1837. The vacant holes on the top of the barrel near the vent are for the Mexican War period “hammer” percussion primer in use prior to the well-known friction primers of the Civil War ear. The barrel measures 60 inches in length, not including the cascabel (knob) with a base ring diameter at breech of 9 13/16 in.; the bore length is 57 1/2 in. with a diameter of 5 13/16 in. The gun used by the famous U.S. “Flying Artillery” of Palo Alto fame and onwards to long and distinguished usage during the Civil War, our number 9 Ames is mounted on a reproduction of the Model 1841 No. 1 carriage, as used in both conflicts.
Condition
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EVERGREEN EMERALD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE An unparalleled set of vibrant green Emeralds are draped in a magnificent royal diamond necklace. Certifications available upon request. Item: # 02070 Setting: Platinum Color Weight: 60.43 ct. of Emerald Diamond Weight: 48.74 ct. of Diamonds

Vik Muniz (BRAZILIAN, 1961) Starry Night, After Van Gogh (Pictures of Magazine 2), 2012. Digital C Print. 101,6 x 127,5 Cm Format Image. Edition 5/6. XIPPAS Galerie Label. Total Framed Measures 41 1/2 inches high x 51 1/2 inches wide.

(French, 1758-1823). “Napoleon Bonaparte and the King of Rome,” oil on canvas, inscribed (possibly signed), “P.P. Prud’hon” on verso, most likely in its original frame. Frame stamped “R. Charpentier” on verso. Canvassize: 25 3/8 x 20 in. Frame size: 34 x 28 in.Given by the Emperor Napoleon to his Secretary Descamps. Remained in the Descamps family until 1891 when it was sold to Bernard N. Baker of Baltimore; given to his daughter Mrs. Arthur Middleton Blake; given to Mrs.
Condition
Craquelure throughout, not relined, some inpainting above figures and around chair, no inpainting detected in faces, paint loss in upper curtain section, loss to gilding, but corners and carving intact