Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 35

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 488		*1873 Auction Catalogue: Catalogue des Tableaux Composant la Collection Laurent-Richard.* Sold at the Hotel Drouot, 7 April 1873. 64 numbered pages plus 48 plates. 10¼" x 7". Rebound; half leather with gilt borders and lettering; marbled end papers. Book plate on inside cover and inscription on title page. Very good; light toning only. Prizes realized are penciled on most lots. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 489		19th Century Whaling Print. "Whale Fishery", also titled in several other languages, i.e. "Fremde Jagden", etc., Vienna, ca 1870s. A dramatic view of an angry and spouting harpooned whale upending the offending whaleboat and its sailors while another boat and crew presses home the attack; the mother ship in the background before giant icebergs. Inscribed at lower right "Herausgegeb: v.M. Trentsensky in Wien. No. 12". With an old small Vienna collector's stamp on reverse. In excellent condition, nicely matted for framing or display. Evocative and rare. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 490		Barbier, George -- Pochoir Artist & Illustrator (1882-1945), one of the key French artists in advertising and graphic arts in the 20' and 30's. Three works, two pochoirs and a vintage illustration from a magazine, all matted and framed. Included is "Au Revoir," a classic in blue of the melancholy of leave taking among the "tres riches." From one of his seminal, and most popular limited edition albums. Also, "Laissez-moi-seule!" -- an astute observation of haute couture at the time (1919). Last an advertising illustration from a vintage magazine: a fashionable young lady, holding a red mirror while a phoenix arises behind. Image sizes on the pochoirs: 8-3/4" x 11-5/8"; 11-3/4" x 8". Condition of all -- very fine. A "pochoir" was a class of print usually hand-colored through a series of carefully cut out stencils. Popular in Paris, especially during the early decades of the 20th century. In the art deco period, used for fashion plates and specialty advertising and printings. Thus a medium favored by Barbier, who was one of many artists who made a living illustrating limited "editions de luxe", intended to be collectors items due to their limited circulation and high standards of printing. Lot of 3 prints. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 491		Bradley, Will. Mary 1896. Original print, 13"x7", with sharp black and white contrast. Accompanied by the book: Will Bradley: His Graphic Art, edited by Clarence P. Horning (Dover Publications, 1974). The print is illustrated in plate #34 and is credited: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Fern Bradley Dufner, 1952." Will Bradley (1868-1962) was a cartoonist, illustrator, decorator and architect; one of the leading turn-of-the-century poster artists; often referred to as the American Aubrey Beardsley. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 492		Brittain, Thomas "Tom". Sportfishing. Popular west coast artist of the 1950's and 60's. Small etching, hand colored artist's proof. A clean, uncluttered view of the venerable boat and tackle shop on the now demised Santa Monica Pier. Signed by the artist in pencil, and noted as "A/P." Size: 7" x 7"; framed and matted (stain on paper near, but not affecting image). Also, a wide panoramic fine art print by the artist of another defunct Southern California attraction: POP (Pacific Ocean Park). Nicely framed in oak, but print a little faded. Framed size: 16" x 41". Lot of 2 prints. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $52
Lot 493		Charming Pair of New York Views by Bartlett. Two steel engravings, published London, 1840. 1) "The Ferry At Brooklyn, New York" depicting an old ferry carrying wagons and passengers approaching its slip; and 2) "The Park And City Hall, New York", a lovely period scene. Both with superb hand coloring and in excellent condition; display matted. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 494		Cruikshank, Robert. Seven 19th Century Handcolored Caricatures of Life in London. 5¾x8¼ engravings illustratrating the adventures of Corinthian Tom, Jerry Hawthorn, and Bob Logic, characters in Pierce Egan's Life in London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, The Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis, issued in shilling numbers from July 1821. These were very popular as the English public felt that it could identify the originals of the characters involved. All seven are attractively matted and framed, five to 13½x16" and two to 10¼x13¼". Fine condition and ready for display. Robert Cruikshank and his brother George were well-known political caricaturists. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 495		Durer, Albrecht. Page from Oratio Dominica Polyglotta: Singularum Linguarum Characteribus Expressa Et Delineationibus Alberti Dureri. By Franz Xaver Stoger, ex editions S.C. de Propaganda Fide. Albrecht Dürer's "15 D 15" stamp is at bottom left of print and his illustrative border in green ink surrounds the black text. At lower right is "N. Strixner fexit." The book contained the Lord's Prayer in over 100 languages. This prayer uses the Ethiopian Gheez text. Light foxing, else fine. An early lithograph. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 496		*Eight Original 18th Century Chinese Woodblock Prints On Rice Paper.* From "10 Bamboo Hall Series," each 10x11", featuring birds, flowers, a tree, etc. Ch'ing dynasty, unmounted. Four prints have Chinese stamps. Good condition; light toning; two prints have small holes. There are several blank sheets of rice paper. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 497		*Four Chinese Handpainted Silk Panels of Birds and Flowers.* Each panel features a delicately-colored bird perched amid multicolored flowers and is laid on a brocade border, 11½x9½". Signed by the artist in Chinese, and possibly titled. Extremely fine condition. Each panel is matted to 20x16" and is ideal for framing. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 498		Freed, David. Dream and the Lie - Heritage - 1963. Triptych engraving, signed and numbered "5/15". One panel shows a man with a black cloud coming out of his mouth as a man hangs from a rope; another is a war scene with a swastika at lower left; the third seems to represent the social activism of the 1960s. Matted and framed to 18¾x32¾". Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 499		Freed, David. Pinolet. Artist proof, signed and dated (1965). An engraving with texture and color. Matted and framed to 24" x 14". Freed (1936-) is a renowned printmaker and long-time professor of printmaking (until 2005) whose works are found in many indiviual collections, museums, and corporations, as well as in 15 American embassies throughout the world. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 500		(Gladky, Serge). Art Book: Nouvelles Compositions Decoratives 1ere Serie. Introduction by Georges Rémon (Paris: Editions d'Art Charles Moreau) [1931], 45 pochoir color plates by Gladky, loose as issued in publisher's cloth-covered folder. Vibrant colors and fanciful designs of sea life, insects and birds, primarily achieved through hand stenciling. Covers are worn and spine damaged, but the plates have only light toning to borders. Gladky was a French architect, designer, and graphic artist known primarily for his Cubist style. Accompanied by a booklet: "The Stencil Art of Pochoir: An Exhibition of French Color Prints, 1920-1930…." (Princeton University Library, 1982). Also, a 1983 catalogue from Leonard Fox Ltd. Rare Books in New York listing Nouvelles Compositions…. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 501		Greffet, or Greppet, G. French or Belgian artist/illustrator. A delightful water color on board of a pretty young lady of fashion, a bit en deshabille, standing near her dressing table in the latest accoutrements of lingerie, circa 1900. Signed at lower right. Nicely matted and framed; the board a mellow deep ivory color. Image: 11" x 7"; Frame: 20-3/4" 16-3/4". Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 502		Groom, Mary E. "The Bathing Pool" and "The Dance". Two lovely, graceful woodcuts, both signed by the artist and numbered in the lower border. "The Bathing Pool" is numbered 1/20 and signed "Mary E. Groom," 6¼" x 8", matted and framed to 13½" x 15". "The Dance" is numbered 3/15 and signed "M.E. Groom," 6¼" 4¾", matted and framed to 14" x 12". Both very fine and ready for display. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 503		Groom, Mary E. "Hail, holy light! offspring of Heaven first-born. Paradise Lost, book III". A lovely, sinuous woodcut, signed by the artist "M.E. Groom"and numbered,1/8", 6½" x 86¼, matted and framed to 14" x 13½". Very fine and ready for display. Estimated Value $150 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 504		Groom, Mary E. "Turkeys in the Snow". An evocative woodcut, signed by the artist "Mary E. Groom"and numbered 7/10, 6½" x 86¼, 7½" x 8', matted and framed to 14" x 15". Very fine and ready for display. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 505		Hogarth. A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland, in the Year 1745. "Engraved by Luke Sullivan, Retouched and Improved by Wm. Hogarth, republish'd June 12th 1761," 16¾" x 22" plus 1¼" margins. Dedicated to the King of Prussia. Very fine; archivally shrink-wrapped and ready for framing. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 506		Homer, Winslow. Eight Steel Engravings For Harper's Weekly. Made for the popular magazine between 1858 and 1874, they show Americans at school and at play, as well as a Chinese opium den in New York: "The Morning Bell"; "Winter--A Skating Scene"; "The Noon Recess"; "The Chinese In New York--Scene In A Baxter Street Club-House"; "Our Watering-Places--Horse-Racing at Saratoga"; "Spring In The City"; "August In The Country--The Sea-Shore"; and "Welcome To the Prince of Wales." Approximately 11x16"; each is matted to 16x20". Very good condition; expected toning and small marginal tears, not affecting images. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 507		Homer, Winslow. Three Steel Engravings For Harper's Weekly. From 1861, the first year of the Civil War: "Crew of the United States Steam-Sloop 'Colorado,' Shipped At Boston, June, 1861"; "Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts"; and "Christmas Boxes in Camp--Christmas, 1861" (published Jan. 4, 1862). Very good; expected toning and small marginal tears, not affecting images except for a lower-edge tear of the latter piece. Each engraving is approximately 16x11" and is matted to 20x16". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 508		Homer, Winslow. Various Steel Engravings For Harper's Weekly. Four mid to late 19th century steel engravings, made by Homer for the popular magazine: "News From The War --Drawn by Our Special Artist, Mr. Winslow Homer," (various war scenes, one showing Homer drawing Civil War soldiers); "General View of the Central Park, New York," (June 16, 1860); four panels on one sheet showing scenes from Thanksgiving Day (published Nov. 27, 1858); "Scenes In And Around San Francisco, California," (published Feb. 2, 1884--several Chinatown scenes plus Redwoods, an underground drinking cellar with a stock indicator, etc.). The sheets are each approximately 16x23" and are matted to 22x28". Very good condition; expected toning and small marginal tears, not affecting images. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 509		Kito and Pollet. Four Signed Prints. Four color lithographs, two by Akira Kito (1925 -) and two by Joseph Pollet (1897-1979). Kito's are 25½x18¾" and 10x12¾"; they are signed "Kito" in lower right border and the larger print has VI/XXX in pencil in lower left border. Pollet's two identical prints are 30x20½"; they are signed "Pollet" and inscribed individually in pencil to Dr. and Mrs. Fielder. All are suitable for framing, with only a couple of small edge tears on Pollet's prints. Accompanied by a soft-cover book, Prints From The Mourlot Press, with 18 original lithographs, 10x7½", including the cover by Chagall and lithos by Picasso, Mirò, Matisse, Guiramant, Florsheim, Cocteau, Calder, Kito, and Giametti, among others. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $431
Lot 510		"Le Gryphon" by Rosenstint (?). A skillfully rendered etching aquatint in sienna brown depicting the fabled creature surveying his realm from a grassy ledge. Overall paper is size 19" X 15" with the image aprox. 12 1/2" x 7". Artist numbered 42 of 75 and signed though we cannot quite make out the last few letters of the name. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 511		*Lorenzo Palmer Latimer's Autograph Book From Art School.* Autograph Book Signed, "L.P. Latimer / San Francisco / June 22nd 1877" on the first end page. The book is filled with autographs, poems, and 15 original drawings by California artist Latimer's fellow art students and friends between 1877 and 1881. Raymond Yelland made an original drawing and signed it and Grace Carpenter (later Hudson) signed a page. The covers are in bad shape; the inside is in good condition; the pages with drawings having only some toning and occasional light soiling. Latimer was a leading landscape painter in California between 1880 and 1940. A little research into the other signers could be rewarding. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 512		*Lot of Four Posters: Braque, Mirò, Klee, and Matisse.* Colorful exhibition posters. Three are 30x20" and are signed in stone by the artists: Braque ("G.B."), Mirò, and Klee. The Matisse poster, by Mourlot, is 20x15¾", matted to 28x22". Good condition; all have some marginal blemishes: soiling, old tape remnants, etc. most of which can be matted out. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 513		Maurassie. Selim III. Lithograph of the third Turkish Sultan who reigned from 1761-1808, signed in the stone plate by the artist, "Maurassie 1827," 16¼x13¼", matted to 23x16½". Engraved by C. Motte. Oval embossed blank stamp at lower edge says "Contemporains Etrangers, Q.M." Selim was a Sunnite who warred against the Shiites and successfully reorganized his armies on Western European models. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 514		Muybridge, Eadweard. "Animal Locomotion". Ten different original photo-plates from Muybridge's 1887 classic photobook, each plate being 19x24". Except for one plate showing a bird in flight, each plate has multiple images of nude men (2), women (7---2 of these with a child) in various stages of motion, such as walking, turning a flip, throwing a ball, etc. Muibridge was the pioneer in this area of scientific study and his works were used to correct presupposed ideas of motion, such as whether all four of a horse's hooves were on the ground at the same time. Images are sharp; margins have some dusting, soiling, and edge tears. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,680
Lot 515		Noah's Ark Among a Quintet of Antique Prints. Five old prints of various age and origin. 1) "A Representation of Noah's Ark Floating on the Waters", copperplate engraving, unsigned, ca. mid to late 18th century; 7 1/2 x 11 3/4, light overall browing from age and some foxing, otherwise good un-damaged condition. 2) "Pittsburgh In 1790", engraved by J.C. McRae; drawn by Capt. S. Eastman, etc. Steel plate engraving, ca. mid 19th cent., 6 x 8, excellent condition. 3) "W.J. Wilcox & Co. Lard Refinery New York". Hand colored steel engraving, 7 x 5, ca. 2nd half 19th cent., by "Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co. N.Y. Horse drawn wagons & streetcars before the named bldg. Some dirt and age at the borders, else VG. 4-5) Pair of prints by Day & Son Lithographers To The Queen, London, 1864 on explorations of ancient sites; one titled "Tombs To The Westward Of Ptolemais", the other "Tombs In The Northern Necropolis Of Cyrene". Both tinted in sepia and gray-aqua shades; minor chipping and browning from age, the first with some foxing; the latter relatively clean with an attractive image of arabs camped among the ruins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 516		*(Works On Paper).* View of Amsterdam, late edition etching after Rembrandt, 3¾x6", unsigned. Closely trimmed impression on thin paper, laid to card stock and matted to 20x16". Very good; light toning. Accompanied by an 18th century romantic landscape of a wooded creek with a ruined fortress on the hill; sepia pen and black ink wash, 7½x12 1/8", matted to 16x20". Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 517		*Works On Paper - Daumier and Others.* Daumier lithograph, No. 5 from the series, "Coquetterie," 1839 or 1840, in which an older man (whose wig comes off with his hat) attempts to pay court to a woman whose face can't be seen: "Eh bonjour, cher ange, toujours jolie!" 13 1/8" x 9¾", published by d'Aubert & Cie. With four etchings, colored (some hand tinted), : "Quakers Meeting" (1809), "Lambeth Palace" (1808), "Society of Agriculture" (1809), and an Orne print illustrating Watts' poem, "Sleep," (1808). Also, a handcolored print of the San Francisco residence of Henry Casebolt, 2700 Pierce St. between Vallejo and Green. All six pieces are matted to 16x20". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 518		(Dirks, R.) "Katzanjammer Kids". Two large (7½x23") original hand-colored panels of the popular comic strip, penned by the artist R. Dirks; it started in the early teens and went through the early 30s, the name having changed to "The Captain & the Kids."One strip is headed "Captain & Kids Mar. 10 - 1929 Page 6 - 4 colors," and the other "Captain & Kids - Heading July 11 - 1928"; they are 90% drawn, with some omissions. Fine; some soiling. Accompanied by a full-page comic from the Sept. 30, 1923 Boston Sunday Globe. These strips were obtained from a gentleman who was taken to the newspaper office as a child; Dirks gave one strip to him and the other to his sister. Highly collectible and rare. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 519		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1977 and 1978. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. The three main characters in the Flash Gordon comic strip are the stalwart Flash Gordon, the beautiful Dale Arden, and the brilliant but unstable Dr. Hans Zarkov. Alex Raymond created Flash Gordon for King Features in 1934 and worked on the strip until 1944, when he entered the Marine Corps. Various other artists worked on the strip until 2003 when production of new strips was stopped. Dan Barry took over the strips in 1951 (he quit the series in 1990) and Bob Fujitani, a prior comic book associate of Barry's from the 1940s, was one of the artists Barry asked to work with him. Fujitani worked on the strip for approximately 25 years. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 520		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. in 1976 and 1982. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 521		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1979 and 1984. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 522		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1977 and 1984. Very good condition; age toning, tape remnants at corners a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 523		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1977 and 1983. Very good condition; age toning, tape remnants at corners a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 524		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1978 and 1983. Very good condition; age toning, tape remnants at corners a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 525		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. in 1974 and 1975. Very good condition; age toning, tape remnants at corners a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots; a couple have penciled notes in top border. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 526		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. in 1977 and 1978. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 527		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Ten Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1977 and 1984. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 528		Original Flash Gordon Comic Strip Art. Eleven Flash Gordon comic strips with original art work by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani. These ten strips, 5x14" each, were published by King Features Syndicate, Inc. between 1977 and 1983. Very good condition; some age toning; a few blue pencil marks and white-out spots. One of the strips has a red and white "Current Copy" sticker in the top border. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 529		MAD Magazine Original Art. Original art for MAD Magazine signed "WEHK" which indicates a collaboration beteen Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman (founding editor of MAD). Gouache on board; nine panels illustrating figures in the news, such as Khomeini, Quaddafi, Arafat, Alan Greenspan, George Steinbrenner, Prince, and John McEnroe. Matted to 22x18¼"; art is fine; matt needs replacing. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Sotheby's, Bill Gaines Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,980
Lot 530		Mad Magazine Original Art. Original art for the back cover of MAD Magazine, No. 125, March 1969, signed by the artist at bottom center. Gouache on board, entitled "Snow Job," 19¾x16¾". Fine except for some edge blemishes. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Sotheby's, Bill Gaines Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 531		Two Original Handpainted Animation Cels (1) ½" x 7½" cel of Dino from the Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon "The Flintstones"; matted to 15½" x 19". (2) 8" x 11" cel of Mr. Magoo from the show of the same name; matted to 14" x 18". Both fine and both very colorful. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 532		*19th Century California Art.* Two oil paintings on paper. One painting is by Benjamin Witner, titled "Near Cliff House," (1883), 7¼x12".Unsigned. Fine condition. Showing a rocky coast near San Francisco. Witmer was a member of a pioneer Los Angeles family and an amateur artist. The second painting (by Juan Wandesforde), shows a glade in a forest, 11 1/8" x 15 1/8". A penciled date, Dec. 8th, 1877 is on the top back. Fine except for a break at lower right tip and a few dislodged flecks of paint in the background. Both items are matted to 16"x20". Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 533		A trio of original oil paintings by William Verdult. 1) "Road To Rome", 11 x 14, an iconic conception of perhaps the Appian Way, at sunset. In a handsome gilt wood frame, with an old price of $6910 stamped on reverse. 2) "Barn", 16 x 20, a portrayal of a lonely barn in winter done in harmonious shades of gray and green. Matted. 3) "Sun", 12 x16, a colorful tropical view of swaying palms at sunset, evocative of a Hawaiian scene. Matted. All are signed in oil "WmVerdult" at lower right or left, the first also on the reverse of the canvas. A quick Google search of this artist indicates retail prices into the tens of thousands of dollars per painting. Possibly an opportunity for the astute art collector and worth a bit of additional research. Total of 3 paintings. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 534		*Barbara Frietchie.* Original watercolor by an unidentified artist of Barbara Frietchie, the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's eponymous poem, famous for hanging a Union flag out of her window and for her patriotic words: "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, but spare your country's flag…." Attractively matted and framed to 25"x18". Very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 535		Cox, David. Untitled. (1783-1859) Scottish landscape painter in watercolor and oil. Original watercolor, c. early 19th century, 10¼x14", on trimmed paper, matted to 16x20". A rugged landscape in which a rider approaches a large fortress. The suggested movement of the clouds show Cox' mastery of painting wind. Fine except for matt burns on back of paper. A fine impression of place and mood. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 536		Goldberg, Ashley. Untitled. 20"x 20" Abstract painting, acrylic on canvas with gold leaf or metallic powder. Vibrant yet surprisingly low key orchestration of yellows, golds, and hot reds, with somber accents of ochre. Reminiscent of a sunrise, and the hope it entails, and yet perhaps a sunset instead -- a reining in… waiting? Signed in lower left corner with the year, "05". The aspiring young artist lives in Los Angeles and studied at Brentwood Art School in Brentwood, California. She enjoys abstract painting because people can determine their own impressions and meanings. Her works can be found in the T. Bass and J. Morris collections in Texas. Ashley is the sister of Jason Goldberg, co-producer with Ashton Kutcher of TV reality shows ("Punk'd" and "Beauty and the Geek"). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 537		Goldberg, Ashley. Untitled. 11-3/4" x 11-3/4". Abstract painting, acrylic on canvas with gold leaf or metallic powder. A contest beteen nearly equal fields of Roman golds, bronze, and ochres and blacks. A duel of bright versus dark, yet arriving at stasis. One of the dark areas strongly suggestive of an eye or eyes. The subconcious looking back, waiting for a decision? Signed in lower right corner with the year, "05". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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