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Two-Day Historic Hillsborough Auction
8:00 AM PT - Jun 14th, 2009

offered by
Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

246 S. Nash St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
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All lots will be available at the auction gallery for preview on the following dates: Saturday, June 6, 10am - 3pm, Wednesday through Friday, June 10 through June 12, 10am - 6pm, Saturday, June 13, 8am - 9:30am, & Sunday, June 14 8am-11am.

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326 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
734 Lot 734

Carved African Drinking Horn,
Douala, Cameroon, first half of 20th c., the surfaces embell...

200
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300
735 Lot 735

Pre-Columbian Guatemalan Pot,
polychrome decoration. 6.25" Restored.

300
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500
736 Lot 736

Three Mexican Dance Masks,
suffering Moor, 10" high, and Day of the Dead, 15" high, bot...

200
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400
737 Lot 737

Three Pre-Columbian Polychrome Ceramics,
the first a bird effigy pot, Casas Grandes, Mexico. Tail, fe...

200
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400
738 Lot 738

Three Pre-Columbian Anasazi Ceramics,
all white ware with black geometric designs. The first a jug...

200
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300
739 Lot 739

Two North American Pre-Columbian Bowls,
the first an Anasazi helmet bowl with interior polychrome de...

100
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200
740 Lot 740

Pre-Columbian Foot Effigy Beaker,
Chupicuaro, Mexico, ca. 400 B.C. 5.25" h Hairline running ...

200
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400
741 Lot 741

Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Vessel,
Guatemala, Classic Period, ca. 300-900 A.D., red polychrome ...

200
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300
742 Lot 742

Egyptian Bronze Statuette,
depicts seated Isis suckling the infant Harpokrates. On cust...

200
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300
743 Lot 743

Frank Sinatra Photograph Signed,
"To Paul Sincerely Frank Sinatra," 10" x 8" unmarked glossy ...

200
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400
744 Lot 744

French Book of Hours, "Oeuvre de Jehan Foucquet,"
(Paris: Curmer, 1866-1867), two volumes, over 400 pp.,11.5" ...

800
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1,200
745 Lot 745

Roe, Fred, "Ancient Coffers and Cupboards:
Their History and Description From the Earliest Times to the...

400
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600
746 Lot 746

"Early English Furniture and Woodwork,"
by Herbert Cescinsky & Ernest R. Gribble, (London: George Ro...

200
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400
747 Lot 747

Bound Southern Historical Society Papers,
(Richmond, Virginia: Jones, 1876 - 1883), Vols I - III, V - ...

300
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500
748 Lot 748

Two 19th c. Books With Southern Themes,
as follows: Hentz, Caroline Lee, "The Planter's Northern Bri...

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300
749 Lot 749

Robert Frost Signed "A Mask of Reason,"
(New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1945), 1st edition, stated Firs...

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500
750 Lot 750

Robert Frost Signed "A Mask of Mercy,"
(New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1947), 1st Edition, stated Firs...

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500
751 Lot 751

Early First Edition Treatise on Shakers,
Haskett, William J., "Shakerism Unmasked, or the History of ...

200
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400
752 Lot 752

Massive 19th c. Shakespeare Folio Set,
"The Works of William Shakespeare with notes by Charles Knig...

200
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300
753 Lot 753

Congressional Report on Perry's Voyage to Japan,
Hawks, Francis L., "Narrative of the Expedition of an Americ...

400
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600
754 Lot 754

Limited Edition Beardsley "Lysistrata,"
Aristophanes, Lysistrata, (London: Beardsley Press, 1927), i...

150
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300
755 Lot 755

Nimrod's "Memoirs of John Mytton,"
(London: Rudolph Ackerman, 1837), 206 pp., 8vo (9.5" x 6"), ...

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600
756 Lot 756

Complete Bound Harper's Weekly For 1859,
(New York: Harper & Bros.,1859), 844 pp., folio (16" x 10.5"...

100
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300
757 Lot 757

Antebellum North Carolina Legal Guide,
"The North Carolina Form Book, Containing All the Most Usefu...

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200
758 Lot 758

Three Books on Silver, Pewter,
as follows: Burton, E. Milby, "South Carolina Silversmiths 1...

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200
759 Lot 759

MESDA North Carolina Antiques Reference Book,
Craig, James H., "The Arts and Crafts in North Carolina 1699...

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150
760 Lot 760

Three Essential Needlework References,
as follows: Ring, Betty, "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee: Nee...

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300
761 Lot 761

Three Waterfowl Decoy Reference Books,
as follows: Conoley, William Neal, Jr., "Waterfowl Heritage:...

100
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200
762 Lot 762

Rooster, Folk Art Carving by Frank Finney,
Capesville, VA, unsigned. 12" x 14.75" x 2"

500
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600
763 Lot 763

Canada Goose Decoy,
unknown maker. 6.5" x 11.5" x 5" Heavy wear.

200
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300
764 Lot 764

Blue Bill Decoy by Walter Sellers,
Silver Springs, Pennsylvania, carved 1928, repainted by Madi...

350
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450
765 Lot 765

Mallard Drake Decoy by Tube Dawson,
Illinois River carver, branded "CJC", great original paint. ...

2,000
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3,000
766 Lot 766

Canvasback Drake by Peterson Decoy Factory,
Detroit, Michigan, stamp to bottom "The Bob Timberlake Colle...

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767 Lot 767

Ruddy Duck Decoy, att. to Frank Finney,
Capeville, VA. 5" x 8.5" x 5.5" Intentionally aged.
...

800
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1,000
768 Lot 768

Swimming Head Canada Goose Decoy,
attributed to North Carolina. 9'" x 20" x 8"
The Es...

600
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800
769 Lot 769

Brant Decoy, Ocracoke, NC,
9.5" x 14" x 6.75" .25" check to length of the body.
...

1,000
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1,500
770 Lot 770

Blue Bill Decoy, Frank Lewis, NY,
5" x 11" x 4.5"
The Estate of the Late Charles E. Sm...

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250
771 Lot 771

Canvasback Drake Decoy att. to Theo. Williams,
Back Bay, Virginia. 7" x 11" x 5.5"
The Estate of t...

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400
772 Lot 772

Southern Swan Decoy,
unknown maker, probably Virginia or North Carolina. 20.5" x...

800
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1,000
773 Lot 773

New York Brant Decoy,
unknown maker, Long Island. 10.5" x 16.5" x 7" 1/4" check ...

500
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700
774 Lot 774

John Paxson Swan Decoy,
copy of hollow with "W. CURTIS" signature. 24" x 32" x 13.5...

800
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1,000
775 Lot 775

Canvasback Decoy, North Carolina,
canvas covered. 9" x 14.5" x 7"
The Estate of the L...

200
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250
776 Lot 776

Canada Goose Decoy by Ira Hudson,
early production with tack eyes, belligerent pose, old paint...

800
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1,000
777 Lot 777

Canvas Over Wire Decoy, North Carolina,
partial hen. 6.5" x 17" x 6.5"
The Estate of the La...

200
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300
778 Lot 778

Outstanding & Original Blue Bill Drake Decoy,
by Mitchell Fulcher, Stacy, NC, "M" carved in bottom. 6.5" ...

1,500
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2,500
779 Lot 779

Pair of Mason Broadbill Decoys,
eyes replaced on hen. both: 6.25" x 12" x 5.5"
The ...

200
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300
780 Lot 780

Swan Decoy by Geo. Crosson or Johnie Johnson,
back box, excellent original condition. 16" x 30" x 11.5" ...

400
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500
781 Lot 781

Bluebill Decoy, Unknown Maker,
upper body with outstanding form. 11" x 19" x 7.5" Heavy w...

400
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600
782 Lot 782

Pair of Greenwing Teal Decoys,
unknown maker, great form. both: 5.5" x 9" x 3.75" Heavy w...

300
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500
783 Lot 783

Black Duck Decoy, by Madison Mitchell,
original paint with heavy wear, excellent structurally with ...

300
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500
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