COCKFIGHTING- BEESWAX GREASING BLOCKS AND COCKING

(SPORTS--COCKFIGHTING.) J.W. Cooper. A Treatise on Cocking, Giving a History of the Various Breeds of Imported and American Game Fowls. Hand-colored frontispiece plate. 96 pages. 16mo, publisher's gil

Queen Anne-Style Mahogany Cock-Fighting Chair ca. 1900, with curved elbow rests, shaped seat and cabriole legs joined by block-and-turned stretchers. h. 35"

Exceptionally Carved Figural Turkish Meerschaum Pipe featuring a herd of running horses and ornate carvings. The carving, like all Meerschaums is from a single block and it is treated with a beeswax d

OTHER HANDMADE, Clambroth. Smithsonian Magazine Marble. Black Clambroth. Opaque black base with nineteen white strands on it. Surface has a couple tiny pinpricks, but is still original and in remarkab

SULPHIDE. An exceptionally rare figure. This is a "donut hole" retriever dog with a duck in his mouth. Very few of these are known to exist. Excellent detail to the figure. Set slightly off center. No

LUTZ, Ribbon Core. Smithsonian Magazine Marble. Ribbon Lutz. Yellow on one side, light green on the other. Two white-edged lutz bands on the ribbon edges. Surface has several tiny flakes and hit spots

BACCARAT. Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori paperweight. A rich gathering of iconic Baccarat millefiori canes, include primrose picture cane and m any impressive appearances of the shamroc

END OF DAY, Paneled Onionskin. Smithsonian Magazine Marble. Four-Panel Lobed Onionskin with Mica. Clear base. Core is four panels. Two are pink on white, two are pink on yellow. Some blue splotches. F

END OF DAY, Paneled Onionskin. Very rare marble. The base glass is amber. Core is opaque yellow. With two pink panels and two green panels on it. I'm not sure that I have seen one before that has this

Marbles: END OF DAY, Onionskin. Very rare left-twist Bohemian Onionskin. Clear base. Entire subsurface layer is stretched pieces of glass frit in a variety of colors. The frit colors match those found

NON-GLASS HANDMADE, China. Rare handpainted glazed Checkerboard China. White base. Completely covered in a checkerboard pattern of black lines. Every other square is painted with a color. Each ordinat

AKRO AGATE COMPANY, Original Package. An Akro Agate No. 250 cardboard gift box. Depicts three boys shooting marbles on the top. Includes original trays and the original pouch. Pouch is used. Six 7/8"

MISCELLANEOUS, Fairy Lamp. Very hard to find Thomas Webb / Stanley Clarke Burmese Epergne Fairy lamp. Plush finish, three-arm brass frame supporting three fairy-size domes fitted in colorless marked C

Marbles: AKRO AGATE COMPANY, Original Package. An Akro Agate No. 230 cardboard gift box. Depicts three boys shooting marbles on the top. Includes original tray and the original pouch. Box is in great

PAPERWEIGHT, Paul Stankard. A Paul Stankard Violets paperweight. Depicts four blowers and two leaves, with stems and roots. From the American Floral series. Two nicks on the base rim. Signed with a St

SULPHIDE. Lot of two marbles. Totem Pole Eagle, above average detail to the figure, air bubble on one side, overall scratching and several tiny chips, 1-7/8", Good(+) (7.9). Grazing Cow, above average

"Large African Silver Model Of A Lion David Schaefer On a Bronze Naturalistic Base Attached to Marble Base. David Schaefer (1949-2012) Signed on Base D. Schaefer 1986 1/501000 oz Good modern condition

"Karl Springer Free Form tables, set of three Karl Springer Ltd. USA, c. 1970 stainless steel, black glass 1 of 3 W50 x H13.875"" X L 40"" 2 of 3 W48.5"" x H16"" x 32.75"" L 3 of 3 W35.125"" x H 18.37

1927 Steinway Grand Piano, Purchased By Berry Gordy in 1967. Serial Number XR25842 1927 Steinway & Sons Grand Piano Walnut Finish. Length is 5ft 6in Standard 88 Key

Melvin Albert Schuler (1924-2012) Nailed and Hammered Copper Over Carved Wood Sculpture, Signed and Dated Schuler 83. H81", Base L19" x W13" Good vintage condition, natural green oxidation, impact mar

Melvin Albert Schuler (1924-2012) Nailed and Hammered Copper Over Carved Wood Sculpture, Signed and Dated Schuler 83. H84", Base 29" x W16" Good vintage condition, natural green oxidation, see photos

Hand painted, bronze Peter Max sculpture titled "Liberty." This piece is dated 1990 and is signed and numbered 60/250. Piece is in excellent condition with no visible defect. From the home of a promin

Melvin Albert Schuler (1924-2012) Nailed and Hammered Copper Over Carved Wood Sculpture, Signed Schuler. H90.5", Base L14" x W14" Good vintage condition, natural green oxidation, impact marks present,

Signed original Peter Max "American Flag" sculpture. Bronze and hand painted in acrylic paint. Artist signature is signed in relief on upper right corner. Date and copyright incised in lower right cor