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1136. A Hand Carved Figure of Johann Gutenberg, ca. First Quarter of the 20 Century A hand carved wood statue with polychrome and gilt. After the original bronze statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Depicting the inventor, pressing a printed Bible against his chest with the left hand and holding press blocks with letters in his right hand. Stamped with two ink maker's stamps of Hans Grermarzoner from Mainz, Germany; signed in ink on the bottom, and has a round silvered label with a monogram, the maker's signature repeated a handwriting on the bottom as well as 'Handwercliche Arbeiten' ('hand made' in German) . Measures approx. 39-1/2"T x 14-1/2"W x 12"D. 1,000/1,500 |
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1137. An Antique Celestial Map, Giovanni Maria Cassini A celestial map titled "Tavola Sferica" (spheres, ca. 1779, Gep. M. Cassini Son, engraved at the lower right, copper plate engraving, the plate size approx. 13-3/4" x 18-7/8", paper size approx. 25-1/4". Watermarked paper, hinged into a mat but not framed overall approx. 20" x 24-3/4". 100/200 Sold: $166.75 |
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1138. A Pair of Antiphonals on Sheepskin Hand painted on sheepskin, these antiphonals measure approx. 20" x 14", and framed under non-glare glass overall approx. 22-1/2" x 16-1/2". 150/300 Sold: $207.00 |
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1139. A Framed 1839 Auction Poster A framed auction poster from 1839, approx. 15" x 10-3/4", with large type, crisp impression, framed under glass in a vintage gilt frame overall approx. 20-5/8" x 15-1/4". 100/200 Sold: $155.25 |
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1140. James Harrison Donahey (American, 1875-1949) "Speaking of Monuments". An original ink on paper illustration, signed in the lower right corner, approx. 19" x 22-1/2", framed in a black painted frame under glass overall approx. 20-3/4" x 24-1/4". Handed down in the family to the current owner. There is a clipping from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 9-27-78, attached to the back of the framing referring to the artist, and an inscription written by a descendant indicating that the artist was an illustrator at the Plain Dealer from 1900-1949. Also a signed inscription stating that the piece was executed in 1906 with a citation to the book "Cleveland - The Making of a City" by William Ganson Rose, 1950. 200/400 Sold: $92.00 |
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1141. A Framed Sheet Music Cover From the Victorian Era A framed sheet music cover, "Uncle Dick's Darling Ballad", lithograph in colors on paper, approx. 13-1/2" x 10", framed under glass overall approx. 16-1/2" x 12-3/4". Uncle Dick's Darling was a play in three acts ca. 1870 by Henry J. Byron. 50/100 Sold: $23.00 |
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1142. A Vintage B. F. Goodrich Advertising Poster "The Goodrich Rubber Man's Vacation". An advertising poster for the B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio, black and white lithograph, the image approx. 25" x 18", matted and framed under glass overall approx. 32" x 27-1/2". An amusing scene with workers float above the factory in an automobile carried by an elephant as if a blimp. 800/1,200 Sold: $1,322.50 |
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1143. An Antique Map of the Bretagne (Brittany) with a town plan of Brest by J.B. Homann (German, 1663-1724) "Tabula Ducatus Brittaniae Gallis Le Gouvernem General De Bretagne" by an engraver Turonensi Aurel, published by Johann Baptist Homann in Nuremberg. The plate size is approx. 19-1/4" x 23-3/4" and overall size is approx. 20-7/8" x 25". Hand-coloring on laid paper with a watermark, depicting the Northwestern France Bretagne. The exquisitely decorated cartouche in the lower left corner depicts classical deities with a background of a river bank. Poseidon (god of the sea) is depicted sitting on a rock leaning over a flowing vase; nearby is a Nymph (river goddess) comforting him and two other figures in the water. Two cherubs appear to measure the plinth in water with a measuring rope. The cartouche is topped with Bretagne Ducal crown above the Ducal coat-of-arms supporting by three cherubs. There is a town plan of Brest under curtain holding by two cherubs. The map is not hinged to a backing board and unmatted. 150/300 Sold: $189.75 |
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1144. An Antique "Mappe Monde a l'usage du Roy" by Guillaume De Lisle (French, 1675-1726) "Mappe Monde a l'usage du Roy Par Guillaume De Lisle Premier Geographe de S.M." The plate size is approx. 17-6/8" x 27-1/8" and overall size is approx. 22-3/4" x 31-1/8". From a private portfolio collection with "G. Wills Esqr" ink stamp on verso. A copper plate engraved map on the paper, hand-coloured in outline, under the glass with a gilt frame. Map was created for the French king's personal use. Depicting a double hemispheres each 13-1/2"D. An exquisite hand colored title cartouche depicting the Royal coat-of-arms of France encircled with The Royal Order of St. Michael and The Royal Order of the Holy Spirit under the royal crown. Four allegorical figures of Europe, America, Asia, and Africa are surrounding the coat-of-arms and the heraldic title ribbon is running in the wind behind them. There is a cartouche in the lower middle part of the image with the mention of Amsterdam publishers Jean Covens and Corneille Mortier. 200/400 Sold: $609.50 |
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1145. An Antique "A New Improved Map of Oxfordshire" by Thomas Kitchin (English, 1718-1784) "A New Improved Map of Oxfordshire from the Best Surveys and Intelligences..." published by a cartographer Thomas Kitchin. The plate size is approx. 28-3/8" x 21-1/8" and overall size is approx. 29-3/8" x 22-3/8". A copper plate engraved map on the laid paper, hand-coloured in outline. An elaborate cartouche topped with Dukes of Marlborough coat-of-arms in the upper right corner encircles a Dedication to Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706-1758) . An exquisitely decorative title cartouche depicting three idle students at the sight of architectural composition with different symbolic scholars' attributes topped with cherubs, and a list of 'The Twenty Colleges in Oxford' in the lower left corner. There are also two lists of 'Earls of Oxford' and 'Seats of the Nobility'. Map imprint 'Printed for J. Bowels in St. Pauls Church Yard, John Bowels & Son, in Cornhil, Robt. Sayer & John Tinney in Fleet Street' in the lower middle margine. The map is not hinged to a backing board and unmatted. 150/300 Sold: $195.50 |
