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Morphy Auctions May 2009 Sale
7:00 AM PT - May 28th, 2009

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Dan Morphy Auctions LLC

2000 N. Reading Road
Denver, PA 17517
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856 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Country River Scene Painting by Schrader.
Description Oil on canvas. Gold gild vintage frame. Depicti...

700
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1,500
2 Lot 2

Sheep in Pasture Oil Painting by Jones.
Description Dated 1875 to 1880. Oil on canvas. Vintage gold...

1,000
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2,000
3 Lot 3

Portrait of Washington After Gilbert Stuart.
Description 19th Century. (American, 1755-1828). Oil on can...

1,500
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2,500
4 Lot 4

19th Century Russian Icon.
Description Painted on one-inch thick board. Depicts statio...

300
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600
5 Lot 5

Lot of 2: Drawings of Costumed Maidens.
Description Early 19th Century. Graphite and vivid watercol...

300
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500
6 Lot 6

Lot of 2: William & Mary Style Portraits.
Description 18th/ 19th Century. Oil on canvases of a man an...

500
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900
7 Lot 7

Wrestling Match Hokusai Print.
Description Depicts feudal lords watching a wrestling match...

300
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500
8 Lot 8

"Beer Street" William Hogarth Print.
Description Hogarth was an 18th century English artist know...

200
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300
9 Lot 9

Signed Salvador Dali Lithograph.
Description 1960s. Titled "Flung Out Like a Fag-End by the ...

500
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700
10 Lot 10

Framed "This Little Piggy Goes to Market" Print.
Description In vintage frame that has been refinished with ...

200
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400
11 Lot 11

Paper Lithographs of George & Martha Washington.
Description Circa 1890. Very bright and clean with no wear....

150
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250
12 Lot 12

Autographed Print of Charlie Chaplin.
Description Dated 1915. Framed under glass. Condition (Excel...

200
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300
13 Lot 13

Autographed Letter of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Description Includes Vanity Fair article with picture, date...

300
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500
14 Lot 14

Autographed Letter of P.T. Barnum.
Description Includes letter and picture of the famed circus...

300
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500
15 Lot 15

Large Country Store Cigar Display Case.
Description Oak and glass. Slanted front with two glass she...

500
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700
16 Lot 16

Folk Erotica Pipe Cleaner Man in Tobacco Tin.
Description American. Circa 1940s. Copenhagen tin. Opening ...

100
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200
17 Lot 17

Waiter & Waitress Folk Erotica Art Piece.
Description American. Mechanical. Circa 1930s. Wooden box o...

200
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300
18 Lot 18

Madam Queen's Beauty Salon Folk Art Piece.
Description An important piece of U.S. folk-art erotica, li...

1,000
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2,000
19 Lot 19

Pair of Drawn Silhouettes.
Description Late 19th Century. George and Martha Washington...

200
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300
20 Lot 20

Copper Dove-Tailed Pot & Handle.
Description American. Circa 1800 to 1820. Beautiful exposed...

250
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400
21 Lot 21

Dietz Fireman's Lantern.
Description Circa 1907. Beautifully polished nickel surface...

350
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650
22 Lot 22

Brass & Copper Fire Extinguisher Body.
Description 1930s to 1940s. Nicely cleaned and polished. Di...

150
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250
23 Lot 23

Fire Hose Door & Brass Framework.
Description Beautifully polished and great conversation pie...

300
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600
24 Lot 24

Mounted Ringneck Male Pheasant.
Description Vivid coloring. Condition (Very Good). Size 16" ...

150
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250
25 Lot 25

Victorian Shaving Mirror.
Description Tiger maple and walnut. Mirror mounted over dov...

200
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400
26 Lot 26

Rare Southern Walnut Sugar Chest.
Description Circa 1790 to 1800. With lift lid over case wit...

2,000
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3,000
27 Lot 27

Rare New York Chippendale Cherry Day Bed.
Description Circa 1760. Scrolled crest above a double-chair...

2,000
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3,000
28 Lot 28

Virginia Hepplewhite Inlaid Demilune Table.
Description Circa 1790 to 1800. Mahogany and mahogany venee...

800
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1,400
29 Lot 29

Lot of 6: Oak Pressed Back Spindle Chairs.
Description Circa 1900. Matching set. Nice condition. Condi...

400
-
600
30 Lot 30

Brass & Tapestry Covered Antique Bench.
Description Circa 1880. Condition (Excellent). Size 44" x 44...

500
-
800
31 Lot 31

Early Funeral Parlor Fan.
Description Working. Beautiful original condition. Condition...

500
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700
32 Lot 32

Globe-Shaped Electric Bank Teller Fan.
Description Circa 1920. Condition (Excellent). Size 20" T.

200
-
300
33 Lot 33

Double Brass Bed.
Description Complete. Condition (Excellent). Size 48" x 60".

500
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700
34 Lot 34

Commemorative Plaster Bust of Washington.
Description Copyright 1917. Condition (Excellent). Size 20 -...

500
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700
35 Lot 35

English Regency Giltwood Standing Harp by Schwieso
Description 19th Century. By J.C. Schwieso, London, Model N...

800
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1,200
36 Lot 36

Tin Shore Bird Decoy.
Description Six small bullet holes on one side. Sits on woo...

200
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400
37 Lot 37

Wooden Shore Bird Decoy.
Description Glass eyes. Condition (Excellent). Size 9" L.

100
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200
38 Lot 38

Wooden Shore Bird Decoy.
Description Circa 1900. On pole and wooden base. Condition (...

200
-
400
39 Lot 39

Wooden Woodpeckers Decoy on Tree Base.
Condition (Excellent). Size 13" T.

200
-
400
40 Lot 40

Sarah Shee Alphabet & Floral Sampler.
Description American. November 10, 1813. Silk and wool on b...

200
-
500
41 Lot 41

Lot of 31: Volumes of French Books.
Description Original first print of Journal Politiq, dated ...

800
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1,200
42 Lot 42

Lot of 8: Important Napoleon Bonaparte Letters.
Description Early 19th century. Contains a one page letter ...

7,000
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10,000
43 Lot 43

Lot of 26: Horse Bridle Rosette Buttons.
Description Includes 13 pairs. 12 pairs mounted on wooden f...

300
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500
44 Lot 44

Hand-Painted Spittoon with Flowers.
Description Spidering on bottom but does not penetrate thro...

100
-
200
46 Lot 46

Pair of Natalie Wood's Red High Heel Shoes.
Description Includes document from her sister Lana Wood. St...

300
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500
47 Lot 47

George III Banjo-Form Barometer.
Description Circa 1800. Line inlaid mahogany case with scro...

300
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600
48 Lot 48

Lot of 2: Miniature Figural Novelty Clocks.
Description Keebler cat with tail. One hand missing. Also ...

200
-
300
49 Lot 49

Lot of 3: Miniature Figural Novelty Clocks.
Description Includes the Enchanted Cottage clock and checke...

200
-
300
50 Lot 50

Lot of 3: Miniature Figural Novelty Clocks.
Description Bluebird clock by Lux is outlined by six logs. ...

200
-
300
51 Lot 51

Lot of 3: Miniature Figural Novelty Clocks.
Description Includes a quail pendulette and an old Coo-coo ...

200
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300
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