Maurice Valadon Utrillo, France (1883-1955) ‘Le Moulin de la Galette A Montmartre’ signed lower right. Crayon and gouache in carved gilt wood frame with bronze plaque. Listed in the Catalog Raissone, ‘L’oeuvre Complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paul Petrides, Volume 5, page 26, #D 97. According to Catalog, the painting came from ‘Collection Mme Desseux, Paris.’ We have a copy of Certificate of Authenticity from Paul Petrides. The painting was bought from Trosby Galleries in the 60’s by the present owner. Measures 22″H x 20.5″W framed; 11 5/8″H x 10″W unframed. Condition report: good condition, some wear to frame, see photos. Examine all photos closely. Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. Please contact our third party shippers for quotes.

thread and sinew-sewn; heavily beaded in colors of white, plum, greasy yellow, rose, pumpkin, pea green, and cut brass, length 9.5 in.
ca 1900

The lot features a Colt Single Action Army US 7TH Cavalry revolver issued to the Arikara Scout, Charging Up The Hill and signed in Togia Language Carvings. The pistol was owned and carried by Charging Up The Hill into the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It is believed that this pistol was part of the 115 revolver Special Government Sale obtained by General George Armstrong Custer through General Terry’s Order Number 117, which started before the Black Hills Expedition to allow Custer to outfit the 7th Cavalry and his Scouts in time for the Expedition. Some of the items were not shipped in time for the Expedition, but were later used for the Sioux Wars. The revolvers were sent to Shuyler, Harley and Graham with H&D Folsum Co. of New York being a partner. They were ordered to be nickel plated by Custer so that they would be able to be differentiated from the Cavalry Soldier issued pistols (which had a blue finish). They also received the wood grips, with some receiving Ivory grips, to be marked by the Arikara Scouts per Custer’s orders. They were then shipped to Fort Abraham Lincoln. Wendell Grangaard, Battle of the Little Bighorn Historian and Togia Language carvings expert, personally reviewed the duplicate records from the Fort’s Archives from two of the Ordnance Captains, not being allowed to make copies he wrote down all of the information of which serial numbers were shipped. It is known that Custer issued nickel plated Colt SAA revolvers as shown by the photograph taken by William H. Illingworth and developed by Buckbee-Mears Co. Lindeke Bldg., St. Paul, Minnesota, Coded 77837. This photograph shows Moses Milner “California Joe” with General George Armstrong Custer, along with Little Sioux, Bloody Knife, and Goose (Custer Scouts) each holding the Colt Single Action Army’s with nickel plating that Custer issued them from the shipment on July 29, 1874 by H&D Folson to Fort Lincoln. It also should be noted that a full blooded Indian Scout would not have been able to purchase a new revolver from a gun shop due to his heritage. In addition to the excellent historic documentation that this pistol was included in the Fort Lincoln firearms shipment to Custer the Colt is also signed in Togia Language carvings. The pistol has been examined and authenticated by Togia language expert, Wendell Grangaard of The Guns of History, Inc. The revolver was found to show hand carved symbols in the Togia Language. Marked across the back-strap butt metal frame, “Scout-Charging Up The Hill-rode with-brought messages-soldier, Boy Chief-Bear Running in Timber.” Marked on the bottom of the left grip bear back strap frame butt with the two societies that Charging Up The Hill belonged to, the New Dog Secret Society and the Grass Dance Secret Society. The right side of the grips are marked, “Head Chief Leader Running Wolf rode with Strikes Two.” On the left grip is marked, “Young Hawk – New Dog Society – Soldier.” The name “Black Fox” is written in Togia on the trigger guard. On this revolver, Charging Up The Hill is marking a tribute to the small group of seven scouts that he belonged to which was selected to carry the mail. Boy Chief also carried a nickel-plated US marked Model 1873 Colt SAA Revolver with S/N 13537 and Soldier carried an 1873 Winchester Carbine S/N 189. Included in the documentation with this lot is a copy of the Colt Manufactuing Company factory letter for the Colt Single Action Army Model 1873 with serial number 13721 being only a few serial numbers away from our own. The paperwork shows this as also being a Shuyler, Harley and Graham circa 1874 issue pistol and as a “Gov’t Sale” part of a 115 gun shipment. The Colt with serial number 13721 has been found to belong to One Horn, also a Custer Arikara Scout at Battle of the Little Bighorn. Also included in this lot is the book, “The Arikara Narrative of Custer’s Campaign and the Battle of Little Bighorn” by Orin G. Libby University of Oklahoma Press 1981. This is a Colt Single Action Army revolver with serial number 13725, manufactured in 1874 as part of the Government Sale. The revolver shows traces of the original nickel finish along with the original wood grips showing Togia carvings. The barrel has been shortened from its original 7.5” length to a crooked 5.75” along with a different front sight installed, possibly done by Crazy Horse’s gunsmith. Left side marked, “PAT. SEPT. 19, 1871 / PAT. JULY, 2, 1872”, “US”. Top marked, “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. Co. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.” Also marked with the serial number 13725 on the trigger guard, receiver frame, and butt along with 3725 on the cylinder wall. Charging Up The Hill was an Arikara Native American Indian and enlisted as an Indian scout on May 8, 1876 with the 7th Cavalry. The piece comes with the signed letter describing the piece’s history from Wendell Grangaard along with a detailed illustration showing the markings he has translated. Wendell Grangaard is the foremost knowledge on the Togia language along with the Battle of the Little Bighorn as he is the author of the book, “Documenting the Weapons Used at Little Bighorn” 2015. Wendell was also intricate in the authentication and examination of the historic George Armstrong Custer Captured Sharps Carbine from Chief Black Kettle that sold at auction for $127,000. Comes with documentation including a detailed description authenticating the piece signed by Wendell, along with a illustration showing the togia language carvings drawn. This is truly one of the most important firearms made available for sale from the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the most important Arikara Scout Charging Up The Hill owned historic piece ever brought to the public. From the outstanding Historic Billings, Montana Indian Artifact Collection, the same collection as the Battle of the Little Bighorn Tomahawk, small axe, and other wonderful pieces brought to auction by our company. The firearm also comes with an appraisal from Wendell Grangaard placing the value between $60,000 and $90,000.
Condition
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Four gouache on acetate over photographs, 1987.

All 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (sheet), unframed, matted together.

Walt Disney Studios; Sold Sotheby’s, NY, June 28, 1989, Lot 87.
Condition
All in very good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold “as is” in accordance with our conditions of sale.

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
11 in. long

The Crowell feeding black-bellied plover form is among the most popular in all of decoy collecting. Mackey’s American Bird Decoys and Delph’s New England Decoys each feature a feeder, and the fourth known example of this esteemed group resides in the The Paul Tudor Jones Collection. The Jones decoy set the world record for any shorebird decoy, selling at auction for $830,000. The Harmon example differentiates itself from the Mackey, Delph, and Jones examples with its head canted to the left. This Harmon feeding plover and the Jones example are regarded as the top two feeders.

Crowell captures this rare pose perfectly, demonstrating his familiarity with the species. The arched back extends to a tapered neck and round head that is engaged with the space below it, suggesting the pulling of a morsel from the flats. True to the pose, the wing tips and tail are drawn together more closely, in contrast to the splayed tails of its rigmates. The incised primaries extend six inches in length along the lower edges of the wings and continue up the birds back where they resolve with a pronounced hollow between the two wings.

Crowell’s exquisite paint techniques laid atop the masterful sculpture create an illusion of realism unrivaled by any other decoy maker. The bird’s surface is finished with Crowell’s best high-contrast marbleized paint along the lower sides with the back showcasing his signature wet-on-wet paint throughout the mottled feather groups. The underside of the tail is cold-stamped “C. W. LOUD.”

Outstanding original paint with minimal gunning wear

Provenance: C. W. Loud Rig
Seymour Rapaport Collection
Ted and Judy Harmon Collection, acquired from the above, c. 1977

Literature: Brian Cullity, “The Songless Aviary: The World of A. E. Crowell & Son,” Hyannis, MA, 1992, p. 49, pl. II, and p. 59, exact decoy illustrated.
Robert Shaw, “Bird Decoys of North America,” New York, NY, 2010, p. 160, exact decoy illustrated.
John Clayton, “Massachusetts Masters: Decoys, Shorebirds, and Decorative Carvings” The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, 2010, p. 86, exact decoy illustrated.
Frank Maresca & Roger Ricco, “American Vernacular,” New York, NY, 2002, p. 32, exact decoy illustrated.
Joe Engers, ed., “The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys,” San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 53, exact decoy illustrated.
William J. Mackey Jr., “American Bird Decoys,” New York, NY, 1965, p. 64, pl. III, and dust jacket, related plover illustrated.
John and Shirley Delph, “New England Decoys,” Exton, PA, 1990, dust jacket, related plover illustrated.
Loy S. Harrell Jr., “Decoys: North America’s One Hundred Greatest,” Iola, WI, 2000, p. 98, related plover illustrated.
Stephen B. O’Brien Jr. and Chelsie W. Olney, “Elmer Crowell: Father of American Bird Carving,” Hingham, MA, 2019, p. 305, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: Salem, Massachusetts, “Tollers and Tattlers: Massachusetts Waterfowl Decoys, 1840s–1940s,” Peabody Museum of Salem, October 19, 1989–1992
Sandwich, Massachusetts, “The Songless Aviary: The World of A. E. Crowell & Son,” Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, May 10–October 25, 1992.
Canton, Massachusetts, “A. Elmer Crowell: Master of Decoys and More,” Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon, September 27, 2008–May 10, 2009.
Salisbury, Maryland, “Massachusetts Masters: Decoys, Shorebirds and Decorative Carvings,” Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, LeMay Gallery, October 1, 2010–January 23, 2011.
Peoria, Illinois, “American Decoy: The Invention,” Peoria Riverfront Museum, February 9–April 28, 2019.

Condition
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CORUM TI-BRIDGE TOURBILLON REF. 05.0082, CA. 2013 wristwatch.

21″ tall x 9″ wide x 12″ length & 26lbs
Nigeria

A gorgeous golden hued bronze bust with exquisite life-like detail.
Condition
Good with minor impefections

BB – Solorzano Pereira, Ioannes de.
De Indiarum Iure. De Iusta Indiarum Occidentalium Inquistione, Acquisitione, et Retentione. Matriti: Ex Typographia Francisci Martinez, 1629 / 1639. 4o. marquilla, 13 h. + 751 p. + 49; 24 h. + 1076 p. + 67 h. Tomos I – II. Primera edición. Portadas grabadas. Texto a doble columna. Primera parte fue financiada por Felipe IV. Ex libris. Encuadernados en pasta dura, en piel. La obra de Juan de Solórzano y Pereira “De Indiarum Iure”, constituye un acontecimiento historiográfico, que pone al alcance de los estudiosos del humanismo en general y de los americanistas en particular una de las obras más notables y eruditas del pensamiento jurídico español sobre el descubrimiento, la conquista y la colonización de América. Obra imprescindible para conocer en su totalidad y complejidad el pensamiento del prolífico jurista español Juan de Solórzano Pereira. La primera parte, dedicada al descubrimiento de América, sin duda, el texto más desconocido y el que aportará más sorpresas al investigador y al lector en general. Dotado de una extraordinaria erudición y dedicación al servicio de la Monarquía, Juan de Solórzano (1587-1655) unió a su preparación teórica en la universidad de Salamanca, una intensa labor práctica como oidor de la Audiencia de Lima, lo que le permitió conocer y tratar los numerosos problemas que se planteaban en la gobernabilidad del Nuevo Mundo a mediados del siglo XVII. El autor dividió su obra en dos partes. La primera, aparecida en 1629 y dedicada a Felipe IV, lleva el título: De Indiarum iure sive de iusta Indiarum Occidentalium inquisitione, acquisitione et retentione, y en ella se estudia el descubrimiento, la conquista y la retención de las Indias. Su éxito fue fulgurante, convirtiéndose en el libro de cabecera de los funcionarios de ultramar y de los que ejercían el gobierno de las Indias, apareciendo en 1639 el segundo volumen, titulado: De Indiarum iure sive de iusta Indiarum Occidentalium gubernatione. Este se estructura, a su vez, en cinco libros, en los que se abordan las principales instituciones del gobierno y la sociedad indiana. La versión castellana de la extensa obra de Solórzano, que apareció en 1647 con el título de Política Indiana, obra fundamental para conocer el siglo XVII en la América Española y que, basada en De Indiarum iure, modificó, amplió y seccionó varias partes, por lo que no se trató de una mera traducción. Numerosas son las materias y los temas que se abordan en la De Indiarum iure, destaca el libro segundo, dedicado a la adquisición (De acquisitione) de las Indias, donde se aborda, el estudio de: “el derecho y los títulos con que los muy dichosos y poderosos reyes de España han podido someter y anexionar a su jurisdicción estas provincias del Nuevo Mundo”. De carácter rígido y un tanto seco, Solórzano dedicó su indudable talento y dotes literarias a consultar y leer cientos de libros y documentos que después compendió y analizó en esta monumental obra, que recoge múltiples informaciones y opiniones sobre los derechos de los españoles a ocupar y mantener su dominio en las Indias Occidentales. Salvador Bernabéu Albert. Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos- (CSIC).

Lot 48
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French (1864-1901)
La Vache Enragee (1895)
lithograph printed in four colors on machine wove paper
published by Chaix, Paris
sheet: 32 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches
frame: 37 x 28 inches

Provenance:
from a Philadelphia, PA collection

Condition
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Excellent condition with no damage or repairs. Please Email or call for a detailed condition report. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, repairs, restorations or the effects of aging. Packaging, Insurance, Handling And Shipping Are Done In House And Is 200.00 For This Item In The Continental U.S. Or You Are Welcome To Pick Up In Person Or Make Your Own Shipping Arrangements.