The Naylor Collection 2007-10-19 Auction - 494 Price Results - Guernsey's in NY - Page 20
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The Naylor Collection

For more than half a century, Thurman "Jack" Naylor has been amassing an unprecedented collection of thousands of items covering the many aspects of photography. Smithsonian Magazine, in a nine page article written about this Collection in 1987, described it as "unique" and "the most comprehensive in existence." Categories in the Naylor Collection include Cameras, Images (photographic prints from such legendary photographers as Edward Curtis, Mathew Brady, Margaret Bourke-White and "Doc" Edgerton), Stereoviewers, Espionage, Rare Books and the Daguerreian Period with rare Daguerreian cameras and more than one thousand of the rarest daguerreotypes. An extensive auction catalogue was printed and is available from Guernsey's. Corrections to the catalogue have graciously been provided by accomplished experts including Eaton Lothrop, Helda Costa, Ralph & Bobbie London, Rob Niederman, Stephen Shohet, Milan Zahorcak and Wayne Cogan. Should you have any questions prior to bidding on any of the nearly two thousand lots, please contact Guernsey's. Thank you. Guernsey's: 1-212-794-2280; www.guernseys.com; auctions@guernseys.com
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M3 - HASSELBLAD CAMERA AND NASA CAP: A replica of the Hasselblad 500 ELM camera Neil Armstrong used on the moon to take a photograph of Buzz Aldrin. The NASA hat was worn by a member of one of the Apollo crews on a moon mission.
0856: M3 - HASSELBLAD CAMERA AND NASA CAPEst. $100-$1,000,000
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M4 - PANORAMA OF MOON FROM APOLLO 17: Panoramic view of the moon from Apollo 17, taken December, 1972. Photographed with a slit-scan camera with optics designed by Walter Levison of Itek Corporation. White mat, brushed silver frame.
0857: M4 - PANORAMA OF MOON FROM APOLLO 17Est. $100-$1,000,000
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M5 - BLACK AND WHITE SILVER PRINT OF ALDRIN, ARMTR: Print of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 cerw, taken in honor of the first landing on the moon in 1969. The pose is casual and unofficial. The print is signed by both
0858: M5 - BLACK AND WHITE SILVER PRINT OF ALDRIN, ARMTREst. $100-$1,000,000
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M6 - HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF THE MOON: Modern half plate daguerreotype of the lunar surface taken on April 1, 1991 by Robert Shlaer of Santa Teresa, NM. Black oval mat, black and gold color wood frame.
0859: M6 - HALF PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF THE MOONEst. $100-$1,000,000
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M7 - PHOTOGRAPH, CIRCA 1960-80_S: The first seven American astronauts, Walter Shirra, Alan Sheperd, Deke Slayton, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper and Scott Carpenter. 10 1/2 x 12_
0860: M7 - PHOTOGRAPH, CIRCA 1960-80_SEst. $100-$1,000,000
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E1 - THE NAYLOR ESPIONAGE COLLECTION: The Espionage section of the Naylor Collection is, without question, one of the finest and most comprehensive assemblages of its type in the world. The majority of the nearly two hundred items in
0866: E1 - THE NAYLOR ESPIONAGE COLLECTIONEst. $100-$1,000,000
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P1 - PHENAKISTISCOPE, CIRCA 1890: Belt driven, hand cranked, cast iron construction. Invention of Dr. Joseph Antoine Plateau (1801-1883), a French scientist. The first persistence of vision device giving illusions of movement. It
0867: P1 - PHENAKISTISCOPE, CIRCA 1890Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P2 - PHERIAKISTOSCOPE, CIRCA 1950: Double disc style demonstrating persistence of vision theory. Total 6 pieces with 5 of them being interchangeable image discs. Gift of Joan Quinn Eastman, Wellesley. Apres La Pluie, France,
0868: P2 - PHERIAKISTOSCOPE, CIRCA 1950Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P3 - LE PRAXINOSCOPE, CIRCA 1878: Pre-motion picture device. Original top. spinning the drum while looking in a mirror created the effect of motion pictures. Eight 26_ animated strips and one 3 3/8 x 5: advertising piece. One list
0869: P3 - LE PRAXINOSCOPE, CIRCA 1878Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P4 - ZOETROPE (WHEEL OF LIFE, GR), CIRCA 1850: First described by George Horner (England, 1834). It was a popular pre-photographic device for producing illusions of movement. Uses slotted drum containing strips of paper with sequences of images.
0870: P4 - ZOETROPE (WHEEL OF LIFE, GR), CIRCA 1850Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P5 - PANOPTIQUE, CIRCA 1835: Panoptique Peep Show with 3-D View of the Champs Ellyssee in Paris. Folded out, the scene is of riders on horse back, carriages and strollers. The cover is a garden gated with strollers and riders
0871: P5 - PANOPTIQUE, CIRCA 1835Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P6 - POLYORAMA PANOPTIQUE VIEWER, CIRCA 1820: A small, soft wood (balsam perhaps) box, covered with green with black geometric design paper, hinged lid on top to load images, and lens mounted on the front of matching bellows. The back panel of
0872: P6 - POLYORAMA PANOPTIQUE VIEWER, CIRCA 1820Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P7 - ZOGRASCOPE, CIRCA 1780: A wooden, pre-photographic, 18th century device for viewing engravings, printed in reverse. A 4_ magnifying lens is mounted on a telescoping stand with a 5 1/2 x 7 1/2_ hinged mirror behind the lens
0873: P7 - ZOGRASCOPE, CIRCA 1780Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P8 - BLACK CONVEX MIRROR, C1820: A pre-photographic dark glass mirror conceived by the 18th century French painter, Claude Lorain. Used by lithographers and engravers to obtain a reversed perspective which enabled them to draw
0874: P8 - BLACK CONVEX MIRROR, C1820Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P9 - SWINGING BRASS BALL, CIRCA 1830: This six inch filigree brass ball hung from the ceiling. Swinging the ball projects images on walls and ceilings. Inside the ball is a kerosene lamp or candle always held upright in a gyroscopic
0875: P9 - SWINGING BRASS BALL, CIRCA 1830Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P10 - CHROMOTROPE, CIRCA 1850: Victorian Chromotrope for use in Magic Lantern. Two designs on glass discs are turned by gears cranked by a handle to make varying designs as the patterns pass by each other. Colors shown are red,
0876: P10 - CHROMOTROPE, CIRCA 1850Est. $100-$1,000,000
P11 - VICTOR DESIGNOSCOPE, CIRCA 1850: A triangular tube mounted above a disc. The Victor Designoscope produces eight images of the object placed on turntable. To use, place any small object, such as the petal of a flower, withered
0877: P11 - VICTOR DESIGNOSCOPE, CIRCA 1850Est. $100-$1,000,000Lot Passed
P12 - SYMMETROSCOPE, CIRCA 1850: V-shaped vertical trough produces multiple images of small objects placed on turntable below. Irving, F.P., USA, Troy, NY. 6 1/4 Tall
0878: P12 - SYMMETROSCOPE, CIRCA 1850Est. $100-$1,000,000Lot Passed
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P13 - RED TIN PICTURE VIEWER, CIRCA 1820: Cone shaped. With 2 x 1 1/2_ hinged cover which when open, provides light for viewing. With glass lens at small end of cone. With four 3_ diameter hand painted and colored views, two religious views
0879: P13 - RED TIN PICTURE VIEWER, CIRCA 1820Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P14 - CAMERA OBSCURA REPLICA, CIRCA 1967: Reflex sliding box camera obscura, French 1800 design. 325mm f15 lens, 5 x 7 image. Unknown, USA.
0880: P14 - CAMERA OBSCURA REPLICA, CIRCA 1967Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P15 - KALEIDOSCOPE, GLASS, BRASS, CIRCA 1880: The kaleidoscope was patented in 1817 by Sir David Brewster, although likely in existence before this date. Glass reflectors and iridescent oils in colored glass reflected in multiple mirrors. This
0881: P15 - KALEIDOSCOPE, GLASS, BRASS, CIRCA 1880Est. $100-$1,000,000
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P16 - MINIATURE PAINTING, CIRCA 1780: Miniature oval bras frame painting. Subject is a beautiful, aristocratic woman with gray hair, signed by Madam Vigee Le Brun ( 1755 - 1842). Le Brun painted members of the court and society first
0882: P16 - MINIATURE PAINTING, CIRCA 1780Est. $100-$1,000,000
P17 - PEEP EGG, CIRCA 1830: Souvenir of Niagara Falls. The Peep Show is two Falls scenes and one actuality of flower, leaves and stones from the area. The exterior looks like marble painted with flowers. Knob turns the
0883: P17 - PEEP EGG, CIRCA 1830Est. $100-$1,000,000Lot Passed
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P18 - CAPT. B. MARSH SEASHELL MEMORIAL, 1790: Ornately matted silhouette of Admiral Horatio Nelson; a daguerreotype of Nelson; and a silhouette in memory of Sir Thomas Hardy, Nelson_s Vice Admiral at the Battle of Trafalgar. The tribute is
0884: P18 - CAPT. B. MARSH SEASHELL MEMORIAL, 1790Est. $100-$1,000,000