NEXT AUCTION 

 SUNDAY…....JANUARY 26, 2020

Session I...11:00AM Start

Comic Books, Movie Posters, Trading Cards, Marbles, Toys, Signed Playbills, etc.

Previews:  Fri. Jan. 24th & Sat. Jan. 25th 12pm-6pm Sunday Jan. 26th...10am to 11:00AM Start

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Session II….Following, approx. 12:30PM

Decorative Arts & Antiques, Silver, Coins, Jewelry, Military, Nautical, Signs, etc. 

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Gallery at 19 Jackson St., Middleboro, MA 

SOME SESSION I FEATURED LOTS

1931 GLORIA SWANSON HAND PAINTED DOUBLE-SIDED THEATRE POSTER: Mixed media paint and pastel. One side ‘Tonight or Never” with Melvyn Douglas. Artist Louis Chiaramonte. 2) Reverse side “Conrad Nagel in Person with Ruth Marsh”, “Hollywood’s Most Popular Star”. Poster painted by artist Luigi. Measures 48 inches x 22 inches. Some loss.  ORIGINAL 1941 MAN-MADE MOSTER POSTER (aka THE ATOMIC MONSTER: Titled on back “The Atomic Monster. One sheet R53-217. Made-made from Atomic Monster to Man-made Monster. MAN-MADE MONSTER hand painted over original ATOMIC MONSTER. (see reverse photo), Folded poster, 41 inches x 27 inches. This size is most recognizable as the standard movie poster and the size most popular among collectors. These posters were printed on a thin paper stock and were usually displayed in front of the theater or in the lobby. Almost always implemented by studio hired artists and illustrators, they would give a bold display of title, credits, and outstanding illustrations of star portraits or a graphic depiction of the film's story line. The studios often printed several different styles of posters for one film, among which might include a “Teaser” or “Advance,” to be issued prior to the release of the film to attract potential audience attention. This size became popular in the early 1900s, The One Sheet prior to 1980 was almost always found folded in eighths with one vertical fold and two horizontal folds. Some minor loss on folds.  

HUGE SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION OF MARBLES: Includes late 19th century handmade German marbles in various sizes, 20th Bohemian and Korean made marbles, Sulfides, Swirls, Onion Skin, etc.

APPROXIMATELY 55 PLUS LOTS OF GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE PERIOD COMIC BOOKS:

POKEMON HIDDEN FATES ELITE TRAINER BOX with SHINY CHARIZARD GX SV49 BGS: Original box. Cards in mint condition. 

HUNDREDS OF 1950'S TRADING CARDS includes 
1951 TOPPS SCOOP, 
TOPPS KOREA FREEDOMS WAR, 
1956 TOPPS DAVY CROCKETT, TOPPS LOOK N SEE 1952, WAR BULLETIN, WHO-Z-AT-STAR, TARZAN, BOWMAN, & TOPPS, SPORTS BOWMAN, LEAF & TOPPS, BOWMAN, TOPPS & SKY BIRD, TRANSPORTATION & FLAGS TOPPS & BOWMAN Trading cards, etc.

TWENTY FIVE LARGE 3 PIECE VINTAGE MOVIE POSTERS OF CLASSIC 1950'S MOVIES starring Marlene Dietrich, Steve Allen, Donna Reid, Edward G. Robinson, Victor Mature, Liberace, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Spencer Tracy, Joan Crawford, Ginger Rogers & more. 

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Session II….Following, approx. 12:30PM

Decorative Arts & Antiques, Silver, Coins, Jewelry, Military, Nautical, Signs, etc. 

Gallery at 19 Jackson St., Middleboro, MA 

SOME SESSION II FEATURED LOTS

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19TH C LARGE ECCESICAL DRAPERY & LAYERED LEADED GLASS MEMORIAL WINDOW: Ca 1890. Possibly Tiffany or LaFarge type. Unsigned. Full figure of Jesus, with memorial William Brown. Includes Opalescent, Striated and Drapery glass. Detailed mottled painting on face, hands and feet. Measures 113 inches x 45 inches. Drapery glass robes created by a sheet of heavily folded glass that suggests fabric folds. The making of drapery glass requires skill and experience. A small diameter hand-held roller is manipulated forcefully over a sheet of molten glass to produce heavy ripples to represent draped fabric. The ripples become rigid and permanent as the glass cools. Some cracks and damage in memorial. Otherwise good condition. 

B. PRABHA (INDIA 1933-2001) BRONZE UNTITLED SITTING VILLAGE LADY: Rare sculpture by well-known female Indian artist B. Prabha. Verdigris finish bronze. Artist's signature in Devanagari along the bottom edge on the reverse.  Measures 15 1/2 inches tall x 6 1/4 inches wide x 6 3/4 inches deep. B Prabha is known for female portrait, figure, genre easel and mural painting. B. Prabha was a practicing female artist in an age where women were un-apologetically oppressed, and it is no surprise therefore that Prabha used her own position as an artist to make strong comments on the same.  Signed lower back. Prabha worked mainly in oil and is best known for graceful elongated pensive figures of rural women. Her husband was B. Vithal, a well-known Indian sculptor. Very few sculptures by B. Prabha exist and are in very prestigious collections. Provenance: The Estate of the Artist, Private collection, Mumbai (acquired directly from the estate).Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts (acquired directly from the estate). Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist's agent, Nayana Sarmalkar.

1888 RUSSIAN ENAMEL SILVER CIGARETTE CASE WITH GOLD WASH INTERIOR: Inscription date 1910 Moscow. Monogrammed. Russian hallmarks. Measures 3 ½ inches tall x 3 ¼ inches wide x ½ inch deep.  Approximately 6.17 troy ounces. No enamel loss or dents.  Good condition.  

LYONEL FEININGER 1955 WATERCOLOR & INK: Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956 New York, California, New Jersey) is known for cubist townscape and architecture. An abstract modernist, Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger was part of the German avant-garde of the early twentieth century and one of the early teachers at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany in 1919, founded by architect Walter Gropius.  In 1921, he had a joint exhibition with Paul Klee at the Weimar Museum.With Cubist style and evocative color, he depicted modern life, especially factories, bridges, ships, harbors, and buildings. Dated 1955 (at age 84). Signed lower left. Ink and watercolor on paper. Image 11 ¼ x 13 3/8. Untitled. Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery label on verso. Good condition. 

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSSAIN RARE GURU NANAK DEVJI DIGITAL PRINT ON CANVAS: One of extremely rare prints published by Ravi Kumar, Paris. Ca 2008. M.F. Hussain (India 1913-2011).  Made July 2008. Edition 22/25.  Image 50 inches x 40 inches. The original painting of this print is in a personal collection of a renowned gallery in New Delhi It was gifted to the gallery by M.F. Husain on Guru Nahal Devji’s birthday. The Gallery made 25 prints only and they are painted in Paris and were signed in 2008 by the artist M.F. Husain himself in Dubai. Certificate of Authenticity stamped on the back of the canvas. Provenance: Well know collection. Now property of a Boston estate. Good condition. Unframed.

SWISS 9-BELL TABLE TOP MUSIC BOX: Ca 19th century. Walnut veneer inlay case. Plays 8 tunes. Music box is in working condition. No broken teeth. Some minor lost on case but in its original finish. Top straight. Original feet. Good condition. 

U.S. CIVIL WAR LIGHT ARTILLERY ENLISTED MAN’S SHELL JACKET: Dark blue wool wrist length with 3/8 wide red cloth piping down front, along border, on cuffs, six strands on collar and back. Light brown "heather" wool lining with off-white linen. Small to medium size. Original buttons and lining. 11 buttons on front and two on cuffs and collar. Inspector’s stamp inside sleve right side. No fading. Some wear to lining and split on shoulder. Good condition.

UNIQUE ANTIQUE QUARTER SAWN OAK HANGING TOBACCO CHEST: Ca 1890s-1910. Double bevel glass front doors and fitted drawer interior with area for pipes. Measures 24 inches tall x 21 inches wide. Original finish. Some loss on back corner, back foot, and repaired. 



GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE WORLD WAR I HELMET: Original liner and chin scrap. Helmet in untouched condition. Soldier signed Koge. Original condition. 

RHODE ISLAND SCRIMSHAW CAPT D M HALE WHALING STAMP: 19^th century. Measures 5 ¼ inches tall. Scrimshaw handle with church, and whaling ship. Chipped on wafer.

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSSAIN WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Ca 2002. Watercolor on hand-made paper. Kerala Series, work signed in Regional Kanada language (Malayalam) lower left. Image 33.5 inches x 26.5 inches. Portfolio size 28.5 inches x 21 inches. Maqbool Fida Hussein (India 1913-2011). Very well-known artist from India. Celebrated as one of India's preeminent Modernists, M.F. Husain is best known for his distinctive visual language that evokes the rhythm and energy of contemporary India and emphasizes the richness of its civilization. This vibrant idiom seamlessly fuses stylistic and thematic aspects of the Western modernist vocabulary with the Indian visual tradition. "All forms of art are born from one's roots". The name Maqbool Fida Husain has become almost synonymous with contemporary Indian art, and deservedly so, for no single artist has popularized Indian art, within the country or internationally, as Husain has done.  His endless quest for his cultural roots and a fearlessly open-minded willingness to absorb diverse influences has made M.F. Husain one of the most recognizable figures of contemporary Indian art. Included in the lot is a Certificate of Authenticity from Shafat Hussain, eldest son of the artist M.F. Hussein stating that this painting is from his personal family collection and is sold by him to a well-known Mumbai collector in 2014. Original certificate will be sent with the painting upon purchase. 

US HORSTMANN SONS 1854 PRESENTATION SWORD: Presentation to 1^St. Brig W. H. Parkhurst for his Comrades June 13^th 1854. Shark shin scabbard. Good condition.

B. VITHAL (INDIA 1935-1992) BRONZE SCULPTURE: Very well-known painter and sculptor from India. Husband of B. Prabha (Lot #207). Bronze sculpture of a female figure in green patina. Artist's signature in Devanagari along the bottom edge on the reverse.  Measures 18 inches tall x 9 inches wide x 7 inches deep. Provenance: From the estate of the artist purchased by a well-known Mumbai collector in 2004. Now a part of a Boston, Massachusetts collection purchased directly from the above collector. Lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Sunil Badgelwar, legal heir and manager of the artist’s estate. Good condition.

ORIGINAL 1932 BUGATTI AUTOMOBILE POSTER: Ca 1932. Measures 53 inches x 38 inches. Artist Gerold 32. Tear on bottom approximately 12 inches long.

1864 CIVIL WAR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE MUSKET: U. S. Percussion Musket Model 1863, Type 2, .58 Caliber. Lock-plate stamped with an eagle and U.S. Springfield 1864. Proof marks on barrel, unmarked on butt plate, 40 inch barrel, 55 ¾ inches overall. Good condition. 

29 PIECES SALVIATI VENETIAN GLASS WATERS, WINES, SALTS, PLATES & TAZZA: Amethyst, gold and gilt. Twenty-nine pieces includes 12 gold fleck wine goblets, five 8 ½ inch tall waters, eight 8 ½ inch plates with gold fleck sunflower centers and applied yellow decoration and ground pontils, 3 figural swan salts with spoons, 1 tazza with purple swirl top and twisted gold fleck stem and foot. All stemware in pale amethyst glass with figural yellow gold swans to the stem of glasses with applied decoration. figural swan salts. 

OLD MASTER 18TH C IN THE MANNER OF GIOVANI BARBIERI OIL PAINTING: After Giovanni Francesco Barbieri "Guercino" (Italian, 1591-1666), The Burial and Reception into Heaven of St. Petrunilla, probably 18th century. Oil on canvas, image 53-1/2 x 37 ½. Early 19th-century 1810-1830 deep gilt-wood frame. Touch-up.

1888 20 MARK GERMAN GOLD COIN 14KT MOUNT PENDANT & TWO 14KT CHAINS: Weighable chains. Approximately 14.67 pennyweight. Mount not weighed. 

525 ITALY YELLOW GOLD NECKLACE: Heavy modern style woman’s necklace. Alternating link design with half circles and rectangular links. Measures approximately 16/17 inches long. Approximately 34.6 dwt. Good condition. (Inventory 410-11).

19TH ISLANIC OTTOMAN EMPIRE SILVER YATAGAN SWORD: Curved single edge blade decorated both sides in silver inlay. Arabic calligraphic inscriptions and circular designs. Elaborate decorative handle with butterfly design. Silver plate repousse scabbard.Total length 31 inches.

BACHTIARI ROOMSIZE ORIENTAL RUG: Signed. Ca 20th century. 9 feet x 12 feet. Medallion center with floral designs. Blue floral border. Colors of blues, reds, greens and cream. Has original bill of sale. Good condition. 

JEAN FERDINAND MONCHABLON LANDSCAPE: Jean Ferdinand Monchablon (French 1855-1904).  Oil on canvas. Very detailed with cows grazing by a winding river with French village and skyline with church steeple. Colors of filter sunshine. Figure of woman in back field with a cow. Set in ca 1900 double gilt wood frame. Image 10 ½ inches x 14 inches. Measures 18 ½ inches x 22 inches overall. Signed lower right and number DE103 lower left. Brass plaque. Signed on back of canvas and titled View of Chatillon-Sur-Saone, partially obscured by patch. Old repair. Otherwise good condition. 

FIVE 14KT GOLD THIMBLES IN BASKET CASES: Ca 19^th / 20^th century. Approximately 15.11 pennyweight. Two with monograms.

ANTIQUE OAK MACHINIST CHEST: Ivory accents. Fitted interior drawers. Green felt lined drawers. Has Machinist 1945 book. Brass bound corners. Measures 24 inches wide. 

19TH FRENCH ENAMEL BAROQUE STYLE ROUND PLAQUES:Two fine hand painted enamel plaques of bishops. Measure 4 inches in diameter. Good condition. 

WORLD WAR 1 UNITED STATES MEDICAL OFFICERS DRESS BLUE UNIFORM: Major Danial W Rogers Regimental surgeon 124th Field Hosp. Illinois. Armstrong Manufacturing Company Chicago. Indian Wars or Spanish American War. Includes button down wool frock jacket, signed Armstrong, complete and of the period, good condition, untouched. Cap with visor with eagle. Signed Armstrong, Storage with paper stuck to visor. Pants with gold stripe.Matching red tassel sash. No moth damage. 

SIX WHALE BONE & MARINE ITEMS: Consisting of carved Muskox, polar bear, two whales, Stamp or seal and Charles Morgan commemorative metal. Various items. White’s will not ship out of Massachusetts.  Good condition.

US 1844 2 ½ DOLLAR PRINCESS GOLD COIN: Date 1844. Good circulated condition. 

TWENTY ANTIQUE & VINTAGE RAW WHALE’S TEETH: In painted iron box. All teeth not scrimshawed. Approximately total of 2555 grams. Various sizes. Some have chips. We will not ship out of Massachusetts. 

1975 HARVEY PROBBER ORIGINAL FACTORY PAINTED & MAHOGANY ARM CHAIRS: Harvey Probber (NY 1922 -2003). Set of eight chairs purchased for eye doctor’s waiting room (Fall River, MA).  Square base and arms, molded wooded seats and backs. Three yellow and two blue (original factory colors) and three green (special order color created for consignor). Harvey Probber was an American furniture designer who is credited with inventing sectional, modular seating in the 1940s. A pioneer in the application of modular seating. Many of his ideas have been adopted by other designers. Measure 30 ½ inches tall x 20 ½ inches x 20 inches. Original label. Minor wear. Good condition.

DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTED TIN SIGN: Ca 1930's/40's transportation company. Measures 21 inches x 32 inches (excluding wood frame). Some loss and surface rust.

JAPANESE FUKAWAWA PORCELAIN VASE: Ca early 20th century. Teal high gloss baluster form vase with detailed gilt hand painted Phoenix in flight. Measure 12 inches tall. Fukagawa Seiji company was founded by Fukagawa Chuji (1871-1934) who was the second oldest son of Fukagawa Eizaemon. The company exported a porcelain ware to Europe and America that was highly prized through the world fairs. The mark was that of the name of the company under Mt. Fuji and a Stream or only the Mt. This mark was used ca. 1900 - 1920. Signed with 3-character mark under Mt. Fugi. Good condition.   

ORREFORS FISH GRAAL ART GLASS VASE: Orrefors Sweden heavy art glass vase having the "Fish Graal" design. Marked Orrefors Sweden Graal 880H Edward Hald. Measures 8 ¼ inches tall. Small minor scratches. Otherwise good condition. 

EARLY 20^TH C $100 ELECTRIC REWARD ENAMEL PORCELAIN SIGN: Ca. early 1900s. Electric Company of New Jersey. Curved to fit around electric pole. Blue and white enamel. Measures 9 inches x 13 inches. Some loss to top and some chips.



EARLY 20TH C DOUBLE SIDED “SUNDAY ONLY CAR STOP” ENAMEL PORCELAIN SIGN: Ca. early 1900s. Black and white enamel. Measures 18 inches x 14 inches. Some chips.  

MINIATURE FIRKIN SUGAR BUCKET: Ca early 20th century. Measures 2 3/8 inches tall. Unsigned. Original patina and condition. Good condition.