The Alfred Cheney Johnston Collection

267: Alphonse Maria Mucha (Czechoslovakian, 1860-1939)

271: Illustration for "Midsummer" by Charles Hanson

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The Alfred Cheney Johnston Collection

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The lifetime collection of the official Ziegfeld follies photographer includes hundreds of 11 x 13 Photographs of Silent movie stars, Broadway dancers, and Socialites from the 1920?s. Alfred Cheney Johnston amassed an excellent art collection during his years in New York as a master photographer: Oil Paintings, Bronzes, Illustration art, Fine Books and Photos from his contemporaries including Alphonse Mucha, Penrhyn Stanlaws, Gleb Derujinsky, Chana Orloff, Rockwell Kent, Edward Steichen and many more. The collection also includes ACJ?s Cameras & Equipment, Letters and Correspondence, personal effects and furniture. Phone

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Louis Icart Etching of Woman in Winter: Signed LR, numbered 23 LL, measures 26 x 20 overall, Copyright by Graveurs les Modernes Paris 1924

0277: Louis Icart Etching of Woman in WinterEst. $600-$800

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Louis Icart Etching of Woman in Arabian Window: Signed LR, numbered 220 LL, measures 26 x 20 overall, edges toned smudged and chipped, Copyright by Graveurs les Modernes Paris 1926

0278: Louis Icart Etching of Woman in Arabian WindowEst. $600-$800

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Louis Icart Etching of two women & Tree: Signed LR, numbered 210 LL, measures 25.5 x 20 overall, Edges toned, smudged and chipped, Copyright by Graveurs les Modernes Paris 1926

0279: Louis Icart Etching of two women & TreeEst. $600-$800

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Group lot: Stephen Tyng & John Richard Flanagan: 3 Signed Stephen Tyng photogravures with cards, two John Richard Flanagan Prints dedicated to ACJ

0280: Group lot: Stephen Tyng & John Richard FlanaganEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

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Group lot of Japanese woodblock prints: Antique and contemporary mixed lot: Sizes and condition vary,

0281: Group lot of Japanese woodblock printsEst. $100-$200

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Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock Prints: Aratame Seal (1853-1857), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), very good condition, edges of mat paper chipped, but colors generally strong, each hinged print measures approx 10 x 14

0282: Set of 3 Japanese Woodblock PrintsEst. $300-$600

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Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print: Kikukawa Eizan: Kiwame Censor Seal (1790-1847), Hinged print measures 10 x 15, edges show wear, chipping and smudges

0283: Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print: Kikukawa EizanEst. $200-$400

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Kikukawa Eizan: Japanese Woodblock print: date seal: 1790-1842, Kiwame Censor seal, approx 10" x 14", hinged to paper, edges of print chipped and smudged

0284: Kikukawa Eizan: Japanese Woodblock printEst. $200-$400

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Japanese Woodblock print: Utagawa Kunisada: Date seal: 1790-1842, Kiwame Censor Seal, approx 10 x 15, inside hinged mat, colors strong and good

0285: Japanese Woodblock print: Utagawa KunisadaEst. $200-$400

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Two Lejaren A. Hiller Signed Photos: From the series: "Surgery through the ages" 1927-1950, published in 1944, both photos pencil signed and dedicated to ACJ, each approx 15" x 18", condition very good

0286: Two Lejaren A. Hiller Signed PhotosEst. $200-$400

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"Praise De Lord" O.S. Bennett signed Photo: Dedicated to ACJ LR, Exhibition tags en verso: Smithsonian, Syracuse Camera Club, Hartford CT, Baltimore, etc. overall 16 x 20, very good condition

0287: "Praise De Lord" O.S. Bennett signed PhotoEst. $200-$400

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Group of 6 Robert Harding Davis Signed Photos*: Each photo measures approx 10 x 13, four of the six are hinged on signed mats. (2 are duplicates, as-is) Most Mats are chipped and toned. Subjects include: John F. Kieran (Autographed and Dedicated

0288: Group of 6 Robert Harding Davis Signed Photos*Est. $500-$1,000

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Two small Ernst Fuchs Engravings: one: 4" x 6" signed LR with signed Mat: "The Smile should be the mask that keeps the world in ignorance of our sorrow" and one 6" x 8" : an invitation for an evening out

0289: Two small Ernst Fuchs EngravingsEst. $300-$500

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Rockwell Kent Portrait photo and Block print*: Photo: 10.5" x 13.5" ID'd and Robert Harding Davis Backstamp, Block Print initialed RK , LR original folder/mat, print measures: 8.5" x 11.5" very good

0290: Rockwell Kent Portrait photo and Block print*Est. $400-$600

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Group of six signed photos: Includes Three signed Claude C. Sibley 16" x 20" each, One 16 x 20" Signed Paul Sperry, 16" x 20" Signed Howard Hammitt, and One unidentified nude signed illegibly

0291: Group of six signed photosEst. $200-$400

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4 pcs Original art from ACJ & Wife Doris: Size and condition varies

0292: 4 pcs Original art from ACJ & Wife DorisEst. $200-$400

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Edward Steichen: Signed Silver Gelatin Print: "Getting the Cootie" taken for the play: "What Price Glory" titled en verso, pencil note: For club gallery, matted photo measures 8 x 10, laid down, signed on the plate: STEICHEN

0293: Edward Steichen: Signed Silver Gelatin PrintEst. $800-$1,200

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11X14 Century View Camera No. 8: Semi-Centennial No. 2 Stand, Circa 1910, with Steinhiel Munchen Anastigmat cassar 1:4.8f = 50 CM No. 164567 4.5" Lens, Packard Ideal Shutter, overall measurements: 57" T x 37" D x 32" W, Bellows need

0299: 11X14 Century View Camera No. 8Est. $800-$1,000

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Folmer Graflex Speed Graphic 5X7 view Camera: Bellows OK, camera as found in estate, dusty etc.

0300: Folmer Graflex Speed Graphic 5X7 view CameraEst. $100-$200

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Popular pressman plate camera: Butcher's British Cameras, with Carl Zeiss Jena Nr. 661913 Tessar 1:2.7 f=16.5 cm lens

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Large group of Studio Backdrops, drapes, paisleys: Includes tapestries, muslins, canvases, decorative painted panels and more. These are what remains of the actual studio backdrops from ACJ's Photos

0302: Large group of Studio Backdrops, drapes, paisleysEst. $300-$500

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Group of vintage photography studio lighting: Various Sizes and Condition, As-is

0303: Group of vintage photography studio lightingEst. $200-$400

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Carl Zeiss Lens Jenna XIV nr. 228263: 4.125" dia, Tessar 1: 3.5 f=30cm DRP, 5" x 5" metal mount, optics clear, condition good

0304: Carl Zeiss Lens Jenna XIV nr. 228263Est. $300-$500

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Wollensak-Rochester Verito 18" F-4 lens: 9" x 9" wood mount, dia of lens 4.5", Diffused focus, good condition plus Wollensak-Rochester Verito Extension Lens 22 1/4" Focus

0305: Wollensak-Rochester Verito 18" F-4 lensEst. $300-$500

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