Work is titled “Le Croc a Phynances II.” Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. The consignor states they purchased the work from a Miami, Florida gallery thirty-five years ago. (Maeght 689)
Designer & Manufacturer: Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Markings: signed; ed. 23/30
Country of Origin & Materials: Spanish; paper
Dimensions(H,W,D): 49.25″h, 36.25″w; 61.25″h, 48.5″w frame
Condition
art: very good, no issues to note; frame: very good
Cheyenne Ghost Dance Shield c. 1890 Yankton Museum
This is an important and authentic circa 1890 Northern Cheyenne Native American Indian polychrome painted stretched hide rum from the Ghost Dance movement. The piece was collected from a Cheyenne Indian at the Pine Ridge reservation named “Many Strikes” by Reverend Joseph War. The drum spent almost 80 years on display at the Yankton Indian College Museum in Yankton, South Dakota until the college closed in 1984 and sold off the museum collection in 1987. The Yankton Indian College, founded by Reverend Ward, was the first Native American Indian College in the United States. Reverend Joseph Ward was a noted early Sioux historian and collector. The shield shows a wetted and bent wood frame with a wetted and stretched Buffalo parfleche rawhide front. The entire piece shows a polychrome pigment mineral painted scene having excellent documented Ghost Dance symbols being hand drawn and painted such as the half moon, four-point morning star, a large waterbird on the front all done in colors of yellow, black, red and blue. The war shield still shows the original hand strap still attached to the back and a sinew sewn finish, a true attribute to the pieces early age. Framing the top edge of the shield above the symbols shows a small hand cut long Indian tanned hide fringe which are secured through small pierced holes in the parfleche, this can also be seen at the center top and bottom where a drop of fringe is seen. Some of the fringe has broken off with age and also the paint has some areas of wear fading and flaking from age, but overall has been very well preserved in museum quality condition. Provenance: From the previous collection of Reverend Joseph Ward, on display at the Yankton Indian College Museum, from the previous collections of Sanford Lyman and Wellington. This shield is from the same collection as the Arapaho Ghost Dance Drum sold in our 6/3/2017 sale for $7,749.00, the Sioux Ghost Dance Holy Bear Shield from our 8/25/2018 sale for $5,781.00, the Sioux Ghost Dance Fast Thunder piece from our 4/29/2017 sale for $5,535.00 and the Arapaho Ghost Dance Shield from our 7/21/2018 sale for $4,551.00 (all shown with premiums). Authentic Ghost Dance Relics are exceedingly rare and desirable with this shield truly being one of the finest we have offered for sale. Measures overall 23 ¼ inches in diameter.
Condition
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Daum Nancy Mold Blown Scenic Vase
Daum mold blown vase features black blown-out trees against a cream shading to light blue background. Shrubbery at the bottom of the trees is wheel-carved. Signed on the underside with engraved signature “DAUM NANCY” with the Cross of Lorraine. Very good to excellent. Condition: Dimensions: 11 – 3/8″ x 4 – 1/8″ x 4 – 1/8″.
Massive live steam traction engine model
Massive live steam traction engine model of a 36 horsepower 1912 Case tractor, with wood bunkers and wood framed tin canopy, with brass and steel components, 43″ l.
Condition
Very good condition.
Tiffany Studios Daffodil Table Lamp.
Tiffany Studios table lamp has leaded glass dome shade with mottled yellow Daffodils and green leaves set against a rich striated blue background. This shade exhibits some of the finest deep colors. The shade is signed on the interior rim “TIFFANY STUDIOS NY” and numbered “1449”. The shade rests on an outstanding Tiffany Studios reticulated Pineapple lamp base. The base has a round platform with undulating step design supporting four cast bronze leaf feet leading to the reticulated Pineapple body with blown out glass interior. The lamp is illuminated by six socket cluster with sockets to accommodate chandelier bulbs. The base is topped with an acid etched bronze cap with electrical switch concealed in the finial. The bronze is finished in a reddish brown patina with green highlights. Signed on the underside “TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 25872″ along with the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company logo. Shade is 16″ in diameter, base is 23-1/2″ tall. Shade is very good to excellent with a few tight hairlines. Base is excellent. Rewired with appropriate cloth cord. Condition: Dimensions: 24″ x 15 – 3/4”.
OMEGA Seamaster 300 Ref. 165.024 for the British Military in Steel
CIRCA: 1967
REF.: 165.024
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 42 mm in diameter
DIAL: Matte black dial with luminous wedge-shaped markers, Arabic numerals at the “12, “3,” “6,” and “9” hour markers, white “cat whisker” minute markers
BRACELET MATERIAL: Gray NATO strap
BRACELET SIZE: 5-1/2 to 9-1/2 inches
MOVEMENT: Automatic, No. 24719041
FUNCTIONS: Time only
CALIBER: 552
The twisted lug OMEGA Seamaster 300 was the second generation of OMEGA’s professional diving watch. The case was redesigned to bear a family resemblance to the Speedmaster and to be easier for divers to read underwater with a wide bezel, big hour markers, and signature sword hands. The result was a design classic that put OMEGA on equal footing with Rolex in the dive watch segment. The present example carries the solid bars and W10 designation of an issued British military watch, a bonus for the Seamaster 300 or military collector.
Accompanied by OMEGA Extract of the Archives denoting the production date of March 9, 1967 with delivery to the British Army.
Condition
Dial in excellent condition with no signs of chips or discoloration. Hands in very good condition; the hour hand with slight signs of age. Luminous material in the dial and hands fully intact, appears original to the watch, and aged to a slight grey-olive color. Case appears to be unpolished and in excellent condition with few scratches and two small dents on the edge of the lower right lug, something to be expected from a watch engaged in military action. Movement running at time of cataloging. Overall in truly excellent condition.
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ALEJANDRO COLUNGA, So sexy!.
Signed, Oil on canvas with carved and intervened frame, 74 x 62 x 25 cm
