Signature House Auction XXII

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Signature House Auction XXII

Signature House

Signature House offers over 1100 lots in all categories. Presidents include an endorsement by George Washington on early Potowmac Company document; an important ALS by John Adams; a rare signed presidential engraving of John Quincy Adams; the signed Will of Franklin Roosevelt together with related documents in his hand; and autographs of Presidents Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, etc.

Also an assortment of antiquities from the Holy Land; a Papal Order of St. Gregory medal; and a book signed by Aimee Semple McPherson.

Colonial and Americana feature a rare 17th century Indian Deed encompassing land later called Hyde Park and the Roosevelt estate; and an extremely rare leaf from one of the very first original printings by Benjamin Franklin. Plus Custer Battlefield relics and autographs by Frank James; and Pat Garrett.

American Finance features Confederate bonds, obsolete currency and stock certificates signed by Charles Dow, Henry Wells & William Fargo.

In Civil War is a rare West Point diploma signed by Robert E. Lee as superintendent; a war-date endorsement by Stonewall Jackson; DS by John Hunt Morgan; and a Georgia presentation flag. Plus a rare signed CDV by General Custer.

Lieutenant General Patton’s swagger stick and “Bull” Halsey’s naval flyer’s wings highlight our Military section.

There are aviation pioneers such as Lindbergh and astronauts. Scientists include Einstein and Edison.

We have English monarchs, Churchill, Franz Josef; Catherine the Great and Rasputin. Also Picasso and Disney; Tchaikovsky and Victor Herbert.

Literature features an autograph 1884 Devinne Press edition of Samuel Pepys’ diary, plus a DS by Ayn Rand.

Entertainment offers a variety of vintage and contemporary stars including Marilyn Monroe and an uncommon ISP of young John Wayne signing as “Duke,” plus the entire “Lucy” cast; Sinatra, Presley, and John Lennon.

We have a baseball signed by Ruth and Gehrig; boxers Jack Johnson and Marcel Cerdan; golfers Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods. And much more.

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[FOUR PRESIDENTS]: 719. [FOUR PRESIDENTS] Winter White House Christmas greeting card, 7"x5", signed by four succeeding United States Presidents beneath printed message, "Wishing you the joy and happiness of this

0719: [FOUR PRESIDENTS]Est. US$1,100-US$1,400See Sold Price

BARBARA BUSH: 720. BARBARA BUSH (b. 1925). First Lady of the United States (1989-93), the wife of President George Bush. Two TLsS, 1p each, 8vo, Washington, DC, 1988-89. To friend and supporter Knox McConnell in

0720: BARBARA BUSHEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

JOHN ELLIS "JEB" BUSH: FUTURE PRESIDENT?721. JOHN ELLIS "JEB" BUSH (b. 1953). Governor of Florida since 1998; younger brother of President George W. Bush. Two ALsS on both sides of imprinted note cards to Republican

0721: JOHN ELLIS "JEB" BUSHEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

[FIVE PRESIDENTS]: 722. [FIVE PRESIDENTS] Exceptional engraved White House card, 8"x6". Boldly signed by five succeeding living Presidents: GERALD R. FORD (b. 1913); JIMMY CARTER (b. 1924); RONALD REAGAN (b. 1911);

0722: [FIVE PRESIDENTS]Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

PRESCOTT BUSH: 723. PRESCOTT BUSH (1895-1972). US senator from CT (1952-63); father of 41st President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of current President. TLS, 1p, 4to, Washington, DC, Jan 12, 1962. On Senate

0723: PRESCOTT BUSHEst. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

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BILL CLINTON: 724. BILL CLINTON (b. 1946). Forty-second President of the United States. Printed SP, color, image 7½"x10½", overall 13½"x16½" quarter-length still removed from Time magazine. Boldly signed,

0724: BILL CLINTONEst. US$300-US$400

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[CLINTON ADMINISTRATION]: 725. [CLINTON ADMINISTRATION] Four First Editions accompanied by signed 3"x5" cards. Included is State of a Union by Jerry Oppenheimer, 2000. Subtitled "Inside the complex marriage of Bill Clinton

0725: [CLINTON ADMINISTRATION]Est. US$300-US$400

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PABLO PICASSO: 726. PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973). Spanish painter and sculptor, the most famous and prolific artist of the 20th century dominating the direction of the art world in the first half of the century.

0726: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$2,000-US$3,000See Sold Price

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PABLO PICASSO: 727. PABLO PICASSO Striking lithograph, b/w, approx image 22"x15" abstract entitled La Toilette. Signed in bold pencil beneath image. From D.L.M. Edition, Mourlot, Paris, 1951. With COA. Nicely

0727: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$800-US$1,000See Sold Price

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PABLO PICASSO: 728. PABLO PICASSO Lithograph of his poster entitled "Vallauris 1951," color, overall 9½"x12½". Signed "Picasso," at bottom image in bold pencil beneath poster. From Mourlot's Original Posters

0728: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$700-US$900See Sold Price

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PABLO PICASSO: 729. PABLO PICASSO Lithograph of his light-hearted poster entitled "Poteries Fleurs Parfums," color, overall 9½"x12½". Signed "Picasso," at bottom image in bold pencil beneath poster. From

0729: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$700-US$900See Sold Price

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PABLO PICASSO: 730. PABLO PICASSO Color lithograph of his original poster entitled "Hispanos," overall 9½"x12½". Signed in bold pencil at bottom border. From Mourlot's Original Posters Book, Andre Sauret, Monte

0730: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$700-US$900

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PABLO PICASSO: 731. PABLO PICASSO Color lithograph of his original poster entitled "Poteries," overall 12"x15". Signed in bold pencil at bottom border. From Mourlot's Original Posters Book, Andre Sauret, Monte

0731: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$700-US$900

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0732: PABLO PICASSOEst. US$300-US$500

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MUCHA ALPHONSE: 733. MUCHA ALPHONSE (1860-1939). Czech-French art nouveau painter and designer famous for his theatre play bills for actress Sarah Bernhardt. ALS "Your Daddy" in Czech, 2pp, single sheet, 8"x5", Mar

0733: MUCHA ALPHONSEEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price

ALBERT BIERSTADT: 734. ALBERT BIERSTADT (18300-1902). German-born American landscape painter whose romanticized works include The Rocky Mountains (1863) in the Metropolitan Museum and The Last Buffalo in the Corcoran

0734: ALBERT BIERSTADTEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

[ARTISTS COLLECTION]: 735. [ARTISTS COLLECTION] A nice collection of American artists. Included is a page from a guests book displaying the signatures of 12 guests at dinner party, Feb 26, 1909. Among them are landscape

0735: [ARTISTS COLLECTION]Est. US$100-US$150Lot Passed

GEORGES BRAQUE: 736. GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963). French painter and leading exponent of cubist sytle, which he evolved together with Picasso. Having been wounded during World War I, he afterward developed a more

0736: GEORGES BRAQUEEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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MARC CHAGALL: 737. MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985). Russian-born French painter, the first "surrealist" to draw on Russian folklore and Biblical themes for his subject matter. FDC commemorating the stained glass "Chagall

0737: MARC CHAGALLEst. US$150-US$250

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EDGAR DEGAS: "DELIVERING YOU INTO THE HANDS OF TEMPTATION"738. EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917). French painter and sculptor noted especially for his fluid studies of the human figure in motion. Extraordinary collection

0738: EDGAR DEGASEst. US$2,500-US$3,500See Sold Price

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WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT: 739. WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT (1824-1879). American portrait painter who introduced the Barbizon School practice of open-air painting to America. ALS "W. M. Hunt," 1p, 12mo, Milton, MA Jul 22, [after

0739: WILLIAM MORRIS HUNTEst. US$450-US$500See Sold Price

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JASPER JOHNS: 740. JASPER JOHNS (b. 1930). American pop artist pioneer of art-as-object style whose works place everyday objects such as targets or the American flag within artistic contexts. Succinct TNS, 1p,

0740: JASPER JOHNSEst. US$250-US$275See Sold Price

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ROCKWELL KENT: 741. ROCKWELL KENT (1882-1971). American painter noted for his bleak landscapes and his woodcuts illustrations of classic literature. He wrote and illustrated Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of

0741: ROCKWELL KENTEst. US$150-US$250

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MAXFIELD PARRISH: 742. MAXFIELD PARRISH (1870-1966). American painter and illustrator of Washington Irving's Knickerbocker's History of New York. His vivid Old King Cole murals in the St. Regis Hotel in NYC are his

0742: MAXFIELD PARRISHEst. US$250-US$350See Sold Price

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