Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA)
Founded in 1962, the Art Dealers Association of America is a vetted community of more than 180 top-tier galleries across the United States. Working with these member galleries, ADAA appraisers offer assessment services for artworks spanning from the Renaissance to the present day. The ADAA also arranges public forums on important art-related topics and hosts The Art Show, presented each year at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, which stands out among art fairs for its acclaimed selection of curated booths — many of which are one-artist exhibitions.to
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Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dres...
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1890s German Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Composition
Nicole
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower right
edition of 60
Catalogue raisonné 00717
Published by Simmelink Sukimoto Editions
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born...
Category
2010s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Linocut, Woodcut
$30,000
"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Sailor" by Ernest Paul Lehman of Brandenburg, Germany; patented in 1903 (see image of marking) appears in post turn of the century Lehman Toy catalogues as item #535. After ...
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...
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1920s German Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Composition
Michael
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume
Michael
2002
Screenprint
60 1/8 x 30 inches; 153 x 76 cm
Edition of 80
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto)
Frame available upon request
Gary Hume...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Screen
$5,000
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very popular Lehman wind up toy; emblematic of "whimsy" typical of Ernest Paul Lehman whose toy company opened in Brandenburg, Germany in 1881.. The action portrays a mama duck walking along with her three baby chicks in tow being carried in a basket from behind. The toy is nicely lithographed with a greenish yellow basket; light and dark green baby chicks, and the mother duck with yellow green features and an orange and white undercoat. The underneath of the basket is filled with markings documenting the genesis of the toy. "Paak Paak" German for "Quack Quack": are clearly spelled out along with "Lehman" "Pat. U.S.A. March 12, 1903". Printed on the side #645 indicating the catalogue number (see image).
To operate:
wind up the attached clockwork key on the right side; release while still in your hand to see what happens; wind up some more and then gently place on the floor to watch the baby chicks bob up and down as mama pulls them forward. Very few examples are intact---legs usually absent and mechanisms broken, and examples are incomplete because of rough play.
This example is completely original with no restoration of any kind and no touch up to the lovely surface.
The toy is catalogued as "EPL #645" and documented on page 197 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982.
This would be a wonderful addition for the discerning collector of antiques children...
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
The Egyptian Book
By Lucian Freud
Located in New York, NY
Lucian Freud
The Egyptian Book
1994
Etching on T.H.S. Saunders paper
18 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches; 46 x 43 cm
Edition of 40
Initialed and numbered in graphite (lower recto)
Frame available upon request
Published by Matthew Marks...
Category
1990s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Etching
Boats at the Dock
By Stephen Seymour Thomas
Located in Dallas, TX
gouache with pen and ink
signed "Seymour Thomas" at lower right
Category
20th Century Academic Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Pen
House of Levy
By Kate Shepherd
Located in Houston, TX
Kate Shepherd
House of Levy, 2022
Oil and enamel on panel
20 x 14 1/2 in (50.8 x 36.8 cm)
JPHB 5184
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Enamel
Vintage "Dapper Clown" Roly Poly Toy; Scarce. Germany Circa 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Toy; unknown German maker, circa 1915; I have named "Dapper Clown"; this is one of the more rare "Rolly Dolly's" (really rare in this condition). Today we call these toys "Roly Poly's". You knock them over and they always "right" themselves and get upright; probably after the 17th C. Japanese "Daruma Dolls" at some level.
I'm not sure of the actual thematic genesis of this character, but the excellent condition, very simply, separates this from any other similar Roly Poly's, Watch the attached video to see how it was played with to better appreciate the condition. 8" high puts it in the "taller" category for this toy.
Made of paper mache, makers of these roly poly's were produced quite prolifically by the same type of German cottage industry that produced Noah...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Composition
The Opium Smoker, Chitrasala, Bundi
By Karen Knorr
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexiglas, free shipping, and a 14 day return policy. Also available for local pick up in New York City.
The Opium Smoker...
Category
2010s Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Francesca Woodman, Providence, RI
By George Lange
Located in New York, NY
Francesca Woodman in Providence, Rhode Island (1976) photographed by George Lange.
14 x 11" archival pigment print
21 x 17 x 2" frame with UV plexgias
Edition 2 of 10, signed and e...
Category
1970s Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white frilled garb with red stripes, welcoming everyone to see the "Greatest Show on Earth...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Paper
Vintage Child's Toy Tin Large Spinning Top by Chein Company, American, Ca. 1950
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Highly colorful and completely operational hard to find LARGE tin child's toy spinning top made by the J. Chein Company, Harrison, New Jersey, Circa 1950. It works great and is in co...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
Gray Floral
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowi...
Category
1960s American Modern Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 19thC. American Sampler By "Mary Nelson" Circa 1837
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nice original American sampler wrought by "Mary Nelson", circa 1837. The alphabet in capital letters and proverbial A,B,C's appear at the top in brown, each letter separated by a qua...
Category
1830s American Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tapestry
Mechanical Bank 'Sentry', circa 1925
By Saalheimer & Strauss
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Sentry" tin mechanical bank is very difficult to find, having been made in Germany by the company Saalheimer & Strauss for the British market. The rif...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
Two Girls in Green
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
1960s American Modern Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Oil, Panel
Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very early American wooden games board; probably the oldest I have handled, this dates to about circa 1835 and exhibits the markings of a typical cottage industry type manufacture (not unlike very early Noah's Arks). Obviously entirely hand crafted; measurements are not exactly square (left to right; top to bottom), probably made of a local soft wood, and hand painted with squares not perfectly delineated. Black light and "loop" inspection reveals age crazing and original paint that, in conjunction with original wear and no attempt to touch up, dates it to the early 19th century. Most definitely American, as the last thing an English immigrant would have brought to America at that time would have been a game.
When closed, or in the folding position, the board game simulates and is made to look like two books resting side by side (see images), and thusly, was made to sit on a book shelf, either horizontally or vertically; and to be pulled out to play games when desired, which would have been either the game of checkers (draughts), chess, or backgammon. The board opens up to a two sided game option. On one side is the proverbial 64 square (English/ American version) of chess or checkers; and on the other side is a backgammon board. Both sides are hand painted in gold and black, with a rust colored border around the checkerboard. The interior backgammon play area is also black and gold with the same color rust area to the central part. Nail hinges in the center frame, pivot the two sides to open, while a leather covering borders the edge trim, which is 50% lacking on the hinge side. I state the condition to be good, considering it's age, it's use, and the fact that it is still very "usable" and, if taken care of, will probably continue to be so for nearly another 200 years!
The checkers, (12) black pieces and (12) yellow (the correct numbers) are hand carved in wood and hand painted. The backgammon pieces (stored in period wooden box) contain 14 yellow hand painted and carved pieces and (13) black ones. (15) of each color are used to play backgammon (simply use the checkers, which are just about the same size (see images) to make up the difference. Most antique game boards...
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1830s American Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Wood
Brass Mounted Georgian Campaign Dressing Table Box Gentleman's Necessaire C.1795
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare and hard to find in this complete condition with as many pieces (over 35), this "Gentleman's Necessaire", or campaign "Dressing Table Box" is English and circa 1795 as per the style, and confirmed by the 18th century silver marks on items enclosed. Campaign furniture, and accessories were made to tend to the day to day needs of those traveling, most often for the upper class, the military, and those in high socioeconomic standing. A very similar Campaign box belonging to the Duke of Wellington and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, appears on page 141 (illustration #157 of "British Campaign Furniture" published in 2001 by Nicholas A. Brawer; the leading recognized historian on the subject. The furniture and accessories were designed to be easily unpacked and packed back up again, condensed and compact for minimum storage, and still fulfill luxury "needs" for the well to do.
The flush inserted brass handles on this box were designed to minimize protrusions for easier transport when traveling. The necessaire contains a plethora of instruments, utensils, storage bottles, boxes, to contain pills, medicine, potions, soap, shaving needs, snuff, beverages, spirits, tea, coffee, fragrance, incense, toothpaste, ink, and anything else necessary or wanted to maintain appearance and the "Beau Brummell" type lifestyle desired by the aristocratic gentleman. These items were housed in; screw top miniature bone canisters, fine cut glass crystal vessels with silver and silver plated tops, multiple miniature vertical wooden pocket drawers, a carved wooden lidded soap dish; all "fitted" in a beautiful brass bound and hinged mahogany box. The dressing box is neatly divided into various sections to store these implements.
The center front bottom drawer is independently accessed and opened by a key lock and likely utilized for personal effects, jewelry, money, and letter writing, and diary entries.; note the fitted interior, design, "cubbies", and sections (see image).
NOTE: It would be advisable to NOT use the key to lock this drawer just in case it stays locked and does not reverse, thereby creating difficulty reopening the drawer.
The box maintains it's original surface and there are no restorations to any of the wood or brass mounts. A non discernible script monogram on a brass plate adorns the top (see image).
Worth noting is the copious provenance accompanying this piece; the original description tag from the British antiques dealer; the "condfdential" letter by purchaser to recipient "Horace" reviewing the Dressing Box attributes and description; and finally, the Customs form for entry into the United States with Santa Barbara it's ultimate destination and a valuation of 3 pounds; less than ten dollars at that time---- 1950!!!!! (see images).
Dimensions: 11" wide x 8 3/4" deep x 5 1/2" high
Contents:
implements in red bag
sewing hook with shell handle
second smaller sewing hook with built in swivel tool to bone handle
large metal tweezers
rectangular bone device with center hole
small hook with bone handle
silver plate corkscrew...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a hard to find pre war vintage, Made in America wind up tin toy by The Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1928-1932. The action is fabulous; when wound ...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
6p.m. from Air: 24 Hours
By Jennifer Bartlett
Located in Houston, TX
Jennifer Bartlett
6 p.m. from Air: 24 Hours, 1994
Drypoint
19 x 19 inches
Edition of 65
Unframed
Category
20th Century Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Drypoint
Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil [figure eight]
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled and dated by artist in pencil on verso
Category
Late 20th Century Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mid 19thC White Ironstone China Large Oversized (3) Piece Soup Tureen, British
By William Adams and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Rare oversized "White Ironstone" lidded soup tureen with appropriate and matching base plate. Hard to come by; this three piece "combo" due to it's age and large size and the likelih...
Category
1660s English Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Ironstone
Tunbridge Box Still Bank, circa 1870s
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Incline Village, NV
This Tunbridge box still bank is indigenous to the Tunbridge ware cottage industries of the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England in the 18th and 19th c...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Wood
Field Study #749
By Terrell James
Located in Houston, TX
Terrell James
Field Study #749, 2020
Oil on vellum
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Oil, Vellum
Bloom
By Terrell James
Located in Houston, TX
Terrell James
Bloom , 2019
Mixed media on stone paper
40 x 28 in (101.6 x 71.1 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Oil, Graphite
$10,000
Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1895
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made, strictly for tourists and foreigners (never exported) during ...
Category
1890s Japanese Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Ebony
Early 20thC American Stoneware Razor Blade Disposal Piggy Bank Circa 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very unique and rare item and quite collectible in that the primary purpose of the bank was to provide a safe method to dispose of used razor blades at the turn of the 19th...
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Stoneware
A Book of Silkscreen Prints 1973-76 (2nd Edition)
By Robert Mangold
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Screen
Fishes and Pelicans
By David Everett
Located in Dallas, TX
David Everett was born in Beaumont, Texas, and received both his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. Valley House began showing his multi-articulated, painted w...
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1990s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Woodcut
Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on verso
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Talavera Style Large Size Pedestal Fruit Bowl Signed "Becerra" Mexico Circa 1995
Located in Incline Village, NV
Large size beautiful Mexican fruit bowl in the Spanish Colonial Talavera influence; hand painted multi floral design in colors of green, rust...
Category
1990s American Spanish Colonial Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Ceramic
Benchmark
By William Wegman
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 7
"Benchwork" is part of Wegman's artistic exploration of photography and staged scenes. The artwork is representative of Wegman's distinctive approach to photography, wh...
Category
2010s Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Pigment
UNTITLED
By Louisa Chase
Located in New York, NY
multi color silscreen on paper, edition of 144
abstracted landscape with trees
Category
1980s Abstract Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Screen
British Oil On Board Painting. Rural Subject, "Boys on Horseback" Circa 1800
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming early 19th century fine quality British oil on board; small painting with a lot going on; subject matter. rural scene of two young boys frolicking on white horseback down by...
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Early 1800s British Regency Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Paint
Untitled (Horses)
By Laura Owens
Located in New York, NY
Los Angeles-based artist, Laura Owens' horse prints often incorporate her characteristic style, which challenges traditional assumptions about figuration and abstraction . Her work f...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Don't Hurt Me
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
Category
1970s Surrealist Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Oil, Linen
School
By John Hartell
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery is honored to present a selection of paintings from the estate of American artist, John Hartell (1902-1995). John Hartell taught two disciplines at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York: freshman architecture and graduate painting. He was a much-loved professor there from 1930 until his retirement in 1967; one of his most illustrious students is the architect Richard Meier. As an artist, Hartell's first solo exhibition was in 1937 at Kleeman Gallery in New York. He exhibited at Kraushaar Galleries in New York for four decades, beginning in 1943. The Hartell Gallery at Cornell University, under the Sibley Dome, is named for him. In describing John Hartell, the artist Michael Boyd...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,800
Traditional Victorian Balloon Back Side Chair, English, Circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality traditional form solid mahogany Victorian balloon back chair with "slip in" seat, upholstered in gold silk damask. Nicely carved do...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
"Shaggy Barking Dog" Silver Plated Figural Victorian Napkin Ring by Pairpoint Co
By Pairpoint Silver Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Dog lovers are sure to enjoy the Victorian ring known as "Shaggy Barking Dog" and memorialized as Plate 32 on page 20 in Gottschalk and Sandra Whitson book "Figural Napkin Rings publ...
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1880s American Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Silver Plate
"Seated Cat with Glass Eyes" Silver Plated Figural Victorian Napkin Ring C. 1880
By Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is the more rare of the seated cats known as "Seated Cat with Glass Eyes" and memorialized as Plate 11 on page 12 in Gottschalk and Sandra Whitson book "Figural Napkin Rings pub...
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1880s American Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Silver Plate
"Morning Rush"
By Joseph Lorusso
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966, and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. He went on to receive his B.F.A. degree from the Kansas City A...
Category
2010s Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Miller High Life" (Woman In The Moon) Vintage Tip Tray. American, Circa 1940's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous near mint condition post war vintage metal tip tray (hardly used) with compelling subject matter (patriotic woman seated on a crescent moon with clou...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
Nathan Currier Lithograph "October Afternoon" American Country Life Series C1855
By Currier & Ives
Located in Incline Village, NV
"October Afternoon" Maintains the appropriate markings along with "New York, Published by N. Currier 152 Nassau Street.
(The firm was located here in lower Manhattan from 1837-1872)
The lithograph illustrates two men and their dog with young son (hunting rifle over shoulder) in tow, returning from the rabbit hunt with their catch being presented to the lady of the house with baby in arms. The gated mansion is in the background while geese float upon the fertile pond in the background.
In addition to the Amon Carter Museum in Dallas, an example of "Pleasures of Winter" is in:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Donated by Lee M. Friedman)
The Library of Congress
The Yale University Art Gallery (Gift of Mabel Brady Garvan Collection)
Dimensions: actual= 16 1/2" h x 23 13/16" w
matte= 19 1/2" h x 25 1/4" w
folio= 21 1/4" h x 27 3/4" w
with frame= 26 1/4" h x 32 1/4" w
frame= 1 1/4" burl bird's eye maple
It is in very good all original condition; and housed and professionally mounted in a fine quality and attractive bird's eye maple wooden frame with preservation backing and frontal protective glass (important when dealing with 170 year old lithographs); it is the rare and desirable Currier large folio sheet example in fine original color. There is some slight foxing to the cream border and minor fading (see images),
The larger folios are more rare because they appealed to the wealthier sector of the population and were more expensive, thus fewer were made, albeit, knowing their more discerning customer base, there was more attention given to detail; hand coloring, and quality for example. This example has been framed and housed in museum quality conservation backing for over 80 years. I have had it professionally taken apart and I inspected the folio visually, and examined it with a black light and loop; as a result, I guarantee and can attest to the accuracy of my description of the lithograph. I then had the folio professionally remounted in it's original frame with an upgraded preservation backing (see images of original folios out of frame and for confirmation of inspection). This lithograph has no tears, no touch up paint, and no glued or taped repairs.
This is one of the four iconic and highly desirable set of lithographs made by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) dated 1855 from the American Country Life series. They are named;
Spring "May Morning";
Summer "Summer Evening";
Fall ""October Afternoon"; and
Winter "Pleasures of Winter".
The lithograph was produced from the painting of well known artist Frances (Fanny) Flora (Bond Palmer (1812-1876). She painted typical American scenes of daily American life that were used by Currier for years to come. She was an accomplished artist by the time she migrated to the United States from England, and Currier commissioned her to do the country scenes for this series. Each of the original images are toned lithographs with applied hand painted watercolor.
The lithograph reflects an affluent life style, showcasing grandiose homes and glamorizing the rural way of living as urban areas became more densely populated with the tidal wave and arrival of immigrants. Nathaniel Currier began his lithograph business in 1835 with hand colored images portraying outdoor panoramic, historical, pastoral, and landmark scenes and events, with which the middle class and the wealthy sought to decorate their houses. James Ives (1824-1895) was his accountant) and would join him later in 1857 to help run the business.
The hand painted lithograph is embellished with script text in the bottom margin of the folio "Entered according to art of congress in the year 1855 by N. Currier in the clerk's office of the southern district of N.Y."
"F.F Palmer...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Paper
On Set
By William Wegman
Located in New York, NY
This piece is offered framed. The frame size is 23 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches (59.7 x 77.5 cm); the image image size is 20 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches (52.7 x 70.5 cm)
Edition of 7
"Benchwork"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Archival Pigment
$12,000
UNTITLED (From the ARTSOUNDS Collection)
Located in New York, NY
BURTON VAN DEUSEN
Untitled (from the Artsounds Collection), 1986
color offset print, ed. 200
12 x 12 cm. 30.5 x 30.5 cm.
Edition 49/100
signed and numbered in pencil by the artist...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Offset
Late 19th Century Flat Bottom Toy Noah's Ark with 34 Figures. German Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered for sale is a very traditional Folk Art item; a handcrafted Noah's Ark toy with 34 hand-painted and hand-carved animals (includes Noah and Naamah). The flat bottom ark indica...
Category
1880s German Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Wood
Autobiography
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Houston, TX
Robert Rauschenberg
Autobiography, 1968
Three panel offset lithograph on three sheets of paper
66 1/4 x 48 3/4 inches each
Ed. 2000, unsigned
Unframed
Can be displayed horizontally o...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, circa 1875, this authentic children's platform rocking horse "glider" is hand carved of hard wood, and has a hand craft...
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Wood, Leather
Susanna
By Lucian Freud
Located in New York, NY
Lucian Freud
Susanna
1996
Etching on Somerset Textured White paper
20 x 19 5/8 inches; 51 x 50 cm
Edition of 40
Initialed and numbered in graphite (lower recto)
Frame available upon request
Published by Matthew Marks Gallery...
Category
1990s Contemporary Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Etching
$15,000
"Lamb" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1970
By John Wright Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Lamb" cast Iron still bank is a re-issue of a bank made in 1928. It was made by The John Wright Company in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania in 1970. They...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Iron
Pr Mid-Century Modernist Sterling Silver Candleholders by Carlo Camusso Ca. 1955
By Carlo Mario Camusso
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is a unique pair of sterling silver serpentine Mid-Century Modernist candleholders. They are of fine quality holloware tubular design, weighing 173 grams each (6 oz.) for a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large t...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
Victorian 19th C. British Lithograph of "the Races" Reverse Glass Matte Ca. 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Wonderful polychromed lithograph under glass with reverse glass hand painted gold gilt rectangular double lined border, along with a hand painted black matte; unique; I have not seen...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Glass, Paper
19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
In the late 19th century the concept of thrift became a principle by which parents encouraged their children to safe money by putting their pennies into a "piggy bank", thus the proliferation of these items by pottery manufacturers, this particular example marked "SS" on the underneath indicating "A Smith Ltd.", Longton, England whose ceramic, china, and pottery business began in 1846 by Sampson Smith.
Nicely molded and in excellent condition, this proverbial pig themed penny bank is painted overall white with a multiplicity of green "spatter" spots, the pig standing on all fours has a twisted tail in back. The original finish is beautifully glazed resulting in a lovely patina to this completely original bank with no restoration or touch up paint of any kind and all of it's original hand paint intact.
Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to extract the coins would have been the old "knife in the slot" method and retrieving the pennies one by one; or the more simpler method of smashing and breaking the bank, which is why locating these banks is very difficult, rendering a fine example particularly rare.
This example is a wonderful addition to a collection of authentic still banks, folk art, or for those who accumulate pig items. This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...
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1880s English Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Stoneware
1920's German Airplane Penny Toy by Kellerman (Mounted on Marx "Lucky Stunt")
Located in Incline Village, NV
Great item for toy collectors and those who collect aeronautical items. Being offered is a very rare German Penny Toy from the 1920’s, manufactured by the well known, and quality toy...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Tin
"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
By Kyser & Rex Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This American cast iron bank known as "Organ Bank" (Cat and Dog), was manufactured by Kyser & Rex Company, Frankford, Pennsylvania in 1882. It conforms exac...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Iron
Amber "Sherbet" Favrile Glass Compote by Tiffany Signed LCT New York Circa 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Incline Village, NV
Amber colored favrile art glass sherbet compote made by Tiffany Studios, circa 1905; signed "L.C.T." and numbered "5037 B" (see image). It is in excellent and all original condition ...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Glass
Extended Frame with Separation
By Robert Mangold
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Adaa Art Dealers Association Of America
Materials
Woodcut