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The Estate of Katharine Hepburn (N08004)
11:45 PM PT - Dec 31st, 2010

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217 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
219 Lot 219

A STUART OAK COFFER, MID-17TH CENTURY

The rectangular top lifting to reveal a plain interior abo...

500
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700
1 Bids
220 Lot 220

Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Relief
2007
Oil on canvas, two joined pane...

1,000,000
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2,000,000
221 Lot 221

A PRINTER'S FABRIC STENCILLING ROLLING PIN

Now mounted as a lamp; the metal foliate stencils attached...

300
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500
222 Lot 222

A FRENCH PROVINCIAL GREEN-PAINTED ARMCHAIR

The ladder back above curved arms enclosing a slatted s...

300
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500
3 Bids
223 Lot 223

AN AMERICAN CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE-FORM ORNAMENT

With outstretched wings, perched on a half-sphere.

<...

100
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200
2 Bids
224 Lot 224

A GEORGE III STYLE GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR

The pierced foliate and leaf-carved crest above a serrated...

300
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500
225 Lot 225

A PAIR OF AMERICAN CAST GILT-METAL AND MARBLE FIGURAL CANDELABRA, MID-19TH CENTURY

With a bas-relief scene of...

400
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600
226 Lot 226

A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE AND ENAMELED CARRIAGE CLOCK

The rectangular molded-egde top with swing bail handle abo...

300
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500
1 Bids
227 Lot 227

Fran Rich
Girl Playing a Flute

Bronze with a greenish brown pa...

400
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600
2 Bids
228 Lot 228

Fran Rich
Figures of Katharine Hepburn

Including a seated bronze ...

600
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800
1 Bids
229 Lot 229

A GROUP OF FIREPLACE EQUIPMENT

Comprising a pair of cast-iron andirons, each with a flatt...

300
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500
1 Bids
230 Lot 230

Gertrude O'Brady b. 1901
Gertrude O'Brady
b. 1901
A Row of Shops

signed <...

3,000
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5,000
2 Bids
231 Lot 231

William Edmondson 1874-1951
William Edmondson
1874-1951
American
Woman Engaged ...

6,000
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8,000
1 Bids
232 Lot 232

Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003
Katharine Hepburn
1907-2003
American
Angel On A Wav...

2,000
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4,000
2 Bids
233 Lot 233

Robert Johnson McKnight 1905-1989
Robert Johnson McKnight
1905-1989
American
Two Nude...

2,000
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4,000
1 Bids
234 Lot 234

A NORTHWEST COAST STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD TOTEM FIGURE

Depicting a face in an eagle-crested hood.

250
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350
235 Lot 235

A GROUP OF MEXICAN BLACK EARTHENWARE

Comprising two squat ovoid vases, a plate, a shallow bowl ...

200
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300
236 Lot 236

A Group of Three carved stone Figures

Comprising a figural group of two seated women, a sea l...

400
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600
237 Lot 237

A VICTORIAN HAND-COLORED ENGRAVED CUT-PAPER THEATER DIORAMA, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Depicting the stage ...

300
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500
1 Bids
238 Lot 238

*** Kanin
Nude Torso

signed and dated 1946, terra-cotta ...

300
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500
1 Bids
239

A Group of Italian Related Travel Books

Consisting of eighteen books and booklets from Katharine H...

500
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700
240

An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination

Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1955 for outstandin...

800
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1,200
242 Lot 242

A 1956 Passport and International Driver's Licenses

Passport issued to Katharine Houghton Hepburn on February...

1,500
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2,500
1 Bids
243

A Contract For The Rainmaker, 1956

Typescript, 2 pages double sided, agreement dated February...

800
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1,200
1 Bids
244 Lot 244

A Group of Cancelled Checks, 1956

60 Bank of America checks, all signed by Katharine Hepburn...

2,500
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3,500
245

An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination

Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1956 for outstandin...

800
-
1,200
246 Lot 246

Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003
Katharine Hepburn
1907-2003
American
A Group of Fou...

400
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600
1 Bids
247 Lot 247

A Wooden Painting Board, Circa 1945

Used by Katharine Hepburn as a desk while she sketched and...

300
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500
248

A Box Office Blue Ribbon Award

Presented to Katharine Hepburn in February 1957 for her pe...

200
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400
249 Lot 249

A Group of Cancelled Checks, 1957

70 Bank of America checks, all signed by Katharine Hepburn...

3,000
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5,000
250 Lot 250

The Hasty Pudding Club's Annual Woman of the Year Award

Presented to Katharine Hepburn on February 25, 1958 ...

500
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700
251

An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination

Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1959 for outstandin...

800
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1,200
252 Lot 252

Two Wallets, a 1960 Calendar and a Notebook

All used by Katharine Hepburn, comprising a red leather...

300
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500
253

An Address Book, Circa 1950s

A black leather bound address book with Addresses...

300
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500
254 Lot 254

Two Smythson Leather Bound Address Books, Circa 1955 - 1975

Including a black leather-bound book embossed at ...

2,000
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3,000
255 Lot 255

Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003
Katharine Hepburn
1907-2003
American
Portrait of Ph...

400
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600
256 Lot 256

A VICTORIAN FAUX-BAMBOO TURNED RUSH-SEAT CHILD'S HIGH CHAIR, MID-19TH CENTURY

Wear to finish and rush-sea...

300
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500
257 Lot 257

A JACOBEAN STYLE OAK ARMCHAIR

Incorporating antique elements; the rectangular paneled ba...

800
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1,200
258 Lot 258

A WHITE-PAINTED CAST-IRON HALL STAND

Of meandering foliate form, with an arrangement of hooks c...

300
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500
259 Lot 259

French School 20th century
French School
20th century
Coastal Towns: two works

400
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600
260 Lot 260

British School 19th Century
British School
19th Century
View of Ramsgate

wat...

500
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700
261 Lot 261

Jean-Louis Forain 1852-1931
Jean-Louis Forain
1852-1931
French
Two Ladies and a...

800
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1,200
262 Lot 262

British School 19th Century
British School
19th Century
A View of Windsor Castle w...

300
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500
263 Lot 263

Jesús (Chucho) Reyes 1880 or 1882-1977
Jesús (Chucho) Reyes
1880 or 1882-1977

Child with h...

1,500
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2,000
264 Lot 264

A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT BUREAU PLAT, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

The rectangular top above a frieze of thre...

3,000
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5,000
265 Lot 265

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY MINIATURE CHEST OF DRAWERS, MID-19TH CENTURY

The three-quarter-galleried top above two s...

300
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500
1 Bids
266 Lot 266

AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL STYLE MARQUETRY CHIFFONIERE

The rectangular bow-front top above three graduated drawe...

300
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500
267 Lot 267

AN ENGLISH ARTS AND CRAFTS BRASS-MOUNTED WALNUT BLANKET CHEST, CIRCA 1880

The leaf-carved lid above a rosette...

800
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1,200
268 Lot 268

A REGENCY STYLE EBONIZED AND PAINTED WOOD ARMCHAIR

The circular scroll-carved crestrail over an X-form back f...

300
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500
269 Lot 269

An Alpujarra armorial rug, Spain

Mid-19th century, the burgundy field with a crowned eagle ...

200
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300
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