[Crescent City, California] 1863 Occidental Mining

[Crescent City, Del Norte County, California]1863 Occidental Copper Mining Company stock certificate. Dated 1863, measures 5.5-in. x 10.25-in. VG-EX/EX condition. We ship most items in this auction in

Lot of 10, most different. Included: Sherman Consolidated Mining Company (1882, not cancelled, state seal vignette); Gold Star Mines Company (stock number 1, 1913, eagle vignette); Gold Tunnel Mining

BRUFF, Joseph Goldsborough (1804–1889). Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and Other Papers of…Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association April 2, 1849–July 20, 1851.

Heading: (Zamorano Select) Author: Bruff, J. Goldsborough Title: Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings and other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association

1863 CALIFORNIA 1ed Resources of Gold Mining Redwoods Geography MEXICO Racism John Hittells study into the early natural resources of California proved to be an invaluable source of knowledge for mine

Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966, New York, California, Armenia), "Armenian Girl," early 20th c., oil on board, signed upper right corner, titled verso, presented in a period beech frame, H.- 11 in., W.- 8 1

Eugene Ferdinand Victor Delacroix (1798-1863, France), "Study of Cavaliers," 19th c., graphite, inscribed illegibly lower right, stamped "ED" lower right corner, presented in a gilt frame, the mat pri

Jasper D'Ambrosi (American/California, 1926-1986), "High Price of Meat," 1981, patinated bronze, 5/24, presented on a thick oval oak base, with a brass name plate, H.- 29 in., W.- 29 in., D.- 18 1/4 i

William Keith (1838-1911, California), "Figures in a California Forest," late 19th c., oil on canvas, signed lower right and marked SF (San Francisco), unframed, H.- 24 1/2 in., W.- 30 1/4 in.

Jasper D'Ambrosi (American/California, 1926-1986), "Roping a Steer," 1978, patinated bronze, 5/20, mounted on a thick oval carved oak base, H.- 27 in., W.- 40 in., D- 15 in.

Attributed to Fernand Leger (France/California, 1881-1955), "Bird," 20th c., watercolor on paper, signed lower right, presented in a polychromed frame, H.- 10 7/8 in., W.- 8 7/8 in., Framed H.- 13 7/8

Paul Ninas (Louisiana, 1903-1964), Group of Six Watercolor Studies for a Mural, c. 1930, watercolor and ink on paper, each titled verso; "California," "Spaniard and Indian," "Ships Abandoned, Crews Ta

Conrad Buff (California/Switzerland, 1886-1975), "Untitled (Mountain Landscape with Bare Birch Trees)," oil on panel, signed mid left, presented in a chrome frame, H.- 31 3/4 in., W.- 48 in., Framed H

American Rococo Revival Carved Rosewood Meridienne, mid 19th c., attributed to John Henry Belter (1804-1863), New York, the double oval back with finely carved flowers over a bowed seat flanked by one

Two Japanese Woodblock Prints, After Arai Yoshimune (Japan, 1863-1941), "Fishing at Night," c. 1920s, woodblock print, from the series entitled “Hasegawa’s Night Scenes,“ with artis

Roger Edward Kuntz (1926-1975, Texas/California), Three French Cityscapes, c. 1950, serigraphs on paper, one signed lower right, the other signed lower left, and one unsigned, each presented in gilt f

William Hoffman (1924-1995, Montana/California), "CR Cousins, Tulsa," 20th, oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled en verso, presented in a gilt frame, H.- 17 1/4 in., W.- 23 1/2 in., Framed H.- 23

Uncut Sheet of Ten State of Louisiana $20 Bills. March 10, 1863, unframed, H.- 16 in., W.- 13 1/2 in.

Arthur B. Frost (Pennsylvania/California, 1851-1928), "The Storyteller," 19th/20th c., gouache and ink on paper board, signed lower right, with a copy of the artist bio from the "Biographical Sketches

Arthur B. Frost (Pennsylvania/California, 1851-1928), "A Public Reading," 1882, gouache and ink on paper, signed and dated lower right, with a copy of artist bio from "A Short History of Painting in A

Alice B. Chittenden (1859-1944, California), "Portrait of a Lady with Brown Hair," 1914, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, presented in an ebonized gesso frame, H.- 21 3/4 in., W.- 17 1/2 in

Fifteen Pieces of Civil War Paper Money, 19th c., consisting of a Louisiana $5 bill, 1863; a Louisiana Bond Coupon, 1864; a CSA $1 bill, 1862, Richmond; a Louisiana $5 bill, 1863; a Louisiana $100 bil

Jean Baptist D’Anville (1697-1782), "Partie Occidental du Canada et Septentrionale de la Louisiane avec une partie de la Pensilvanie," 1775, hand colored, H. - 19 1/2 in., W. - 23 1/8 in.

California School, "California Landscape at Sunset," early 20th c., oil on canvas board, unsigned, presented in a gilt frame, H.- 17 1/4 in., W.- 23 1/2 in., Framed H.- 24 3/4 in., W.- 30 7/8 in.