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38: Cased Glass Taxidermy Passenger Pigeon 19th/20th C

106: Late 19th C. Tiffany & Co Carved Grandfather Clock

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Our Annual Holiday Auction to celebrate the New Year and thank our customers for a great 2011! Join us here at our gallery for live music, drinks and snacks. This years Auction features The final Installment of the Alfred Cheney Johnston Collection, Fantastic items from local estates gathered throughout the last year, and much more.

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Four Manning Bowman Corporate Photographs: Four photographs featuring the New York sales offices of the Manning Bowman Silverplate company. Each is framed and measures approx. 7.5" x 9.25" The photos are sealed in their frames by paper

0122: Four Manning Bowman Corporate PhotographsEst. $100-$200

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Barbara Linley-Adams Signed Pottery Owl Figure: Signed by B. Linley Adams this pottery Owl has no visible chips, cracks, or crazing. It is nicely decorated and of high quality. Marked on the bottom with the signature, "CN" mark and Poole

0123: Barbara Linley-Adams Signed Pottery Owl FigureEst. $100-$200

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Manning Bowman Bread or Biscuit Tray: Manning Bowman Chromed metal and Bakelite / Catalin table tray. Nice overall, Bakelite completely intact without chips or cracks. The inner surface of the tray shows some minor pitting in the

0124: Manning Bowman Bread or Biscuit TrayEst. $100-$200

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International Silver weighted sterling hurricanes: International silver company weighted sterling hurricane lamps. Each piece is complete with shade. It is important to note that while the shades are the same in design, one is slightly less

0125: International Silver weighted sterling hurricanesEst. $100-$200

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Tiffany & Co. Mrs. Delany's Flowers China: 12 piece set of Tiffany & Co. "Mrs. Delany's Flowers" pattern by Sybil Connolly. All Very nice and in great shape. There are 4 designs in all, and 3 of each. Measures approx. 8" in diameter.

0126: Tiffany & Co. Mrs. Delany's Flowers ChinaEst. $100-$300

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Pair of Three Arm Crystal Candelabra lamps: Each approx 27' x 14" unmarked most likely Czech, Mid 20th Century, Center Poles appear to be plastic replacements, 3 prisms are missing.

0127: Pair of Three Arm Crystal Candelabra lampsEst. $100-$200

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approx 20 pc Vintage Advertising / Food / Cleaners: Including black Americana, condition, size and contents vary. overall very nice display pieces

0128: approx 20 pc Vintage Advertising / Food / CleanersEst. $100-$200

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Bradley & Hubbard cast iron double inkwell: This is a stunning B & H desk top accessory. It is a dual well pen and ink stand with a drawer for pen bits. The glass inkwell inserts are intact, they have no visible chips or cracks and are not

0129: Bradley & Hubbard cast iron double inkwellEst. $100-$300

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Manning & Bowman Painted Enamel Teapot: Manning & Bowman painted enamel teapot in pink with floral accents. This item is good overall with a few exceptions. The inside has wear, chips and cracks consistent with age and use and the

0130: Manning & Bowman Painted Enamel TeapotEst. $100-$200

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Painted B&H bull figure & Meriden B. Co desk box: Nice desk lot featuring a Meriden Britannia Company silverplated cigarette box and a Bradley & Hubbard painted metal bull figure on a cast iron base. The Meriden B. Company cigarette box is complete

0131: Painted B&H bull figure & Meriden B. Co desk boxEst. $100-$200

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Manning & Bowman Fiddling Friar Ceramic Stein Mug: Manning & Bowman ceramic stein mug featuring a friar playing the fiddle. This is a nice accent piece with a firmly attached and freely moving lid. It has some minor crazing throughout and some some

0132: Manning & Bowman Fiddling Friar Ceramic Stein MugEst. $100-$200

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Primitive Papermaking by Dard Hunter: "An Account of a Mexican Sojourn and a Voyage to the Pacific Islands in Search of Information, Implements,and Specimens Related to the Making & Decorating of Bark-Paper" Dard Hunter; Mountain House

0133: Primitive Papermaking by Dard HunterEst. $1,000-$2,000

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The Literature of Papermaking 1390-1800: The Literature of Papermaking 1390-1800 by Dard Hunter: Mountain House Press, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1925. Limited Edition, Numbered 76 of 160 (Origally 190 copies, but crossed out by hand to 160) and

0134: The Literature of Papermaking 1390-1800Est. $500-$1,000

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Papermaking in Indo-China by Dard Hunter: Papermaking in Indo-China by Dard Hunter: Mountain House Press, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1947. Limited edition, Numbered 66 of 182 and Signed by Dard Hunter. Quarto (12" x 8" inches). Red morocco quarter

0135: Papermaking in Indo-China by Dard HunterEst. $500-$1,000

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Dusk of Dawn, The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois: Dusk to Dawn, An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept by W.E.B. Du Bois (Dubois). Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1940. Hardcover. First edition with dust jacket. Signed by Du

0136: Dusk of Dawn, The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBoisEst. $500-$1,000

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Photographic Archive of Waldorf Astoria Hotel: Photographic Archive of Events at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Circa 1950's, early 1960's. This rare grouping consists of 13 leather bound albums and 1 book. Photographs of Liz Taylor, Floyd Patterson,

0137: Photographic Archive of Waldorf Astoria HotelEst. $500-$1,000

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Collection of 62 Lucullus Circle Menus: Dates range from 1957 to 1997. Many of these dinners taking place at the Waldorf Astoria. Some Multiple numbers. Single brown leather binder. Numbers include: 33 (Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and

0138: Collection of 62 Lucullus Circle MenusEst. $500-$1,000

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Works of Edmund Spenser: Volumes I-V. Bell & Daldy, Fleet Street, London, 1862. Full calf, raised bands and gilt lettering on spines. Marbled end papers. Boards separating from spine on 3, 1 completely separated.

0139: Works of Edmund SpenserEst. $100-$200

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Poems 1886-1929 by Rudyard Kipling: Volumes I-III. Macmillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1929. Full red calf, raised bands and gilt lettering on spines. Marbled end papers. All in good condition, with some wear to

0140: Poems 1886-1929 by Rudyard KiplingEst. $200-$400

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Seven Seas Ed. of Works of Kipling: Complete 27 Volume set of "The Seven Seas Edition of the Works of Rudyard Kipling. Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, New York 1914. Limited edition: No. 573 of 1050 copies. Red leather spines with

0141: Seven Seas Ed. of Works of KiplingEst. $1,000-$2,000

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Frank Leslie Illustrated History of the Civil War: Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War. Large book of the illustrated battles of the Civil War, and life during the period. Published 1895. Book has approx. 512 pages and is in good

0142: Frank Leslie Illustrated History of the Civil WarEst. $100-$200

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Alfred Cheney Johnston: Enchanting Beauty: Swan Publications: New York. 1937. Spiral bound soft over in protective box with colored illustration on front. Book measures: 9" x 12". 93 pages plus Author's Notes and Critical Opinions. 93 black &

0143: Alfred Cheney Johnston: Enchanting BeautyEst. $200-$400

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Alfred Cheney Johnston: Group of "Bride" Photos: Eleven Photos of slightly varying size each approx 10" x 13" and Two Photos cut into circles approx 10" Diameter. Excellent condition. All photos except for one are identified in pencil en verso.

0144: Alfred Cheney Johnston: Group of "Bride" PhotosEst. $1,000-$3,000

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Three Large Alfred Cheney Johnston Photo Folios: Each in an original Hand printed ACJ Folio of varying condition from good to fair. Folio size: 23" x 18", The first being an unidentified portrait print on tissue measuring 11" x 14" and mounted to

0145: Three Large Alfred Cheney Johnston Photo FoliosEst. $500-$1,000

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