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Lot: 1 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Vol XIV No 3 Feb 1965 Tom of Finland
A single issue of the vintage physique periodical, Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume XIV, Number 3. Research indicates this issue was published in February 1965 by Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild (AMG). The cover features a monochrome line art illustration, widely attributed to the artist Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen), depicting three muscular male figures in leather and denim attire, with a motorcycle visible marked TOM-4. A small artist signature or stamp is present in the lower left corner of the cover art. The original cover price is printed as 35 cents. Interior content includes black and white photographic prints of male models, such as the image of Rex referenced on page 39, displaying a tattoo on his arm. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 2 - La Cage aux Folles 2004 Broadway Revival, Original Window Card Poster
This is an original Broadway production poster for the 2004 revival of the musical La Cage aux Folles at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. The window card features a vibrant graphic illustration by artist Robert de Michiell, depicting a drag performer in a voluminous pink feathered headdress and matching boa with a MOM heart tattoo on the arm. The poster bills starring cast members Gary Beach and Daniel Davis, with creative credits for Jerry Herman (Music and Lyrics), Harvey Fierstein (Book), Jerry Mitchell (Choreography), and Jerry Zaks (Direction). The lower portion of the poster includes the comprehensive billing block for the production company and creative team, alongside ticketing information for the Marquis Theatre. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H
Lot: 3 - Peggy Davies Ceramics Victoria Bourne Decorators Trial Erotic Figurine March 2012
This glazed ceramic erotic figurine was produced as a decorators trial for Peggy Davies Ceramics in March 2012. The piece is hand-decorated by artist Victoria Bourne and depicts a nude couple in an intimate embrace. The female figure is modeled with long, flowing red hair and fair skin, while the male figure is rendered with a dark brown skin tone. The figures are positioned atop a bed draped with a yellow-colored cloth, supported by four rectangular legs with a pinkish hue. The entire sculpture features a high-gloss glaze finish. The underside of the base contains handwritten inscriptions in black ink reading: Decorators trial, March 2012, Victoria Bourne for Peggy Davies Ceramics. A stylized signature is present below the text. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 5.75"W x 8.75"H Weight: 3.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 4 - Ottorino Mancioli (Italian 1908-1990), Oil on Paper, Male Nudes, Signed
This oil and graphite painting on paper, by Italian artist Ottorino Mancioli, dated 1931, depicts two muscular nude male figures in dynamic poses. The work is executed in a Futurist and Cubist fusion using a palette of warm earth tones including ocher, sienna, and deep brown. The media are applied with visible brushwork over loose graphite underdrawings. The artwork is signed and dated in the upper left corner, Mancioli, dated 1931, preceded by a circled monogram. The piece is presented in a deep-set, neutral-toned mat within a wide, silver-finished beveled frame. Artist: Ottorino Mancioli (Italian 1908-1990) Dimensions: 39.50"L x 1.50"W x 37.00"H Weight: 19.00 lb
Lot: 5 - A Contemporary Framed Color Photographic Print of a Male Torso
A framed contemporary color photographic print featuring a four-panel, mirrored composition of a male torso. The subject is shown with arms crossed over the chest, a visible shoulder tattoo, and striped fabric at the waist, set against a background of bare trees and a blue sky. The photograph is divided into four symmetrical quadrants by white intersecting lines. The work is an artist proof, inscribed in the lower-left margin as AP 5/5 and signed in ink by the artist in the lower-right margin. The signature appears to read Richard Walling. The print is presented with a white mat and housed in a slender black frame under glazing. Dimensions: 36.00"L x 2.00"W x 46.00"H Weight: 15.50 lb
Lot: 6 - Two Novelty Collectibles Including NECA A Christmas Story Leg Lamp and Erotica Telephone
This lot features two novelty collectibles including a licensed film-related decorative piece and a vintage sculptural telephone and lamp. The first item is a miniature leg lamp produced by NECA under license from Turner Entertainment Co., based on the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The piece consists of a molded resin leg in a fishnet stocking and black high-heeled shoe, topped with a yellow fabric shade featuring black fringe. The underside of the base is printed with NECA. The second item is a vintage Erotica novelty telephone, copyrighted in 1982 by LTC and manufactured in Hong Kong. The telephone is designed as a kneeling nude female figure with red hair that serves as the integrated handset. The figure is mounted on a gold-toned plastic base with a push-button keypad. Markings on the base include Erotica, copyright 1982 LTC, and a Passed Q.C. sticker. The lot includes a printed advertisement for the phone from L.C.G. Inc. of Mission, Kansas, which refers to the item as a masterpiece of a European artist. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 2.65 lb
Lot: 7 - 2pc Vintage Dorothy Kindell Ceramic Nude Pinup Decanter and Bowl
A collection of vintage ceramic figural pieces by noted California ceramic artist Dorothy Kindell, designed in her signature mid-century pinup style. The first piece is a decanter with stopper which features a stylized nude female figure as the handle, rendered in glazed ceramic. The second item is double handled ceramic bowl with nude females as the handle design. A desirable example of American studio ceramics and retro bar decor, highly collectible among fans of figural decanters and mid-century design. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 11.75"L x 6.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1 lb 15 oz
Lot: 8 - 3pc Esquire, Ballyhoo, and Brown & Bigelow Pin-Up Calendars (1952 -1958)
This three-piece collection features iconic pin-up illustrations from major mid-century publishers organized across the 1950s. The lot begins with two calendar leaves from the 1952 Esquire calendar, showcasing classic glamour artwork from the period. This is followed by two leaves from the 1953 Ballyhoo Calendar Co., which include various seasonal pin-up themes. Completing the set is a 1958 Brown and Bigelow spiral-bound wall calendar, serving as a well-preserved example of mid-century advertising and calendar design. Together, these pieces represent the diverse "glamour girl" styles utilized in mid-century media. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 14.50"H Weight: 14.00oz
Lot: 9 - 2pc Martignette, C.G. and L.K. Meisel. The Great American Pin-Up Hardcovers
This lot of 2 The Great American Pin-Up books published by Taschen includes two distinct editions authored by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel. The first item is a large folio edition, first published in 1996, featuring pictorial boards with a cover illustration by Gil Elvgren of a woman on a sailboat mast. This volume contains a handwritten inscription on the orange front endpaper that reads: Dear Ray and Harriet / Thanks for you [sic] assistance / and support of this genre. The inscription is dated 10/1/96 and is signed by both authors, Louis Meisel and Charles Martignette. This volume bears ISBN 3-8228-8497-9. The second item is a smaller quarto edition featuring pictorial boards with a cover illustration by Earl Armstrong of a woman in a drum major uniform. This volume bears ISBN 3-8228-1701-3. Both volumes provide a comprehensive historical overview of the American pin-up genre and are extensively illustrated with over 900 full-color plates and reproductions of works by artists including Gil Elvgren, Earl Moran, and others. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 1.50"W x 12.75"H Weight: 9.00 lb 1.70oz
Lot: 10 - Set of Four Vintage Risque Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Drinking Glasses
A set of four clear glass tumblers featuring mid-century pin-up girl decals. These novelty drinking glasses utilize a peek-a-boo effect, where the figures appear partially draped in white garments when viewed from the front, but are revealed in the nude when viewed through the back of the glass. The illustrations depict a stylized red-headed woman in various poses, executed in a style consistent with mid-20th century pin-up art. These items represent a popular category of adult-themed novelty barware from the 1940s and 1950s. Dimensions: 4.50"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 11 - 7pc Mid-Century Gay Style Novelty Mechanical Wiggle Figures with Original Box
This collection includes seven mechanical wiggle novelty figures produced by Gay Style Novelty of Hollywood, California. These mid-20th century items, circa 1940s to 1950s, are constructed from molded rubber or soft plastic figures housed within clear and colored cellulose or plastic casings. Each figure is mounted on a metal wire that extends through the base as a crank handle, designed to oscillate the figure when turned. The subjects include two mermaids with green-painted tails, three pin-up figures in various poses (two in blue swimwear and one nude), and one loose figure depicting a topless exotic dancer wearing a veil and harem-style trousers. The exotic dancer is mounted on a blue-stained wooden base. The original cardboard retail box is included, featuring the maker mark Another Gay Style Novelty Hollywood, Calif. The box sides are printed with the text SHE WIGGLES / SHE TWISTS / HURRY / HURRY and illustrations of a carnival barker and a topless dancer. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 2.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 12 - Judy Garland "For Collectors Only" Live Session LP Record
A vintage vinyl LP record, Paragon 1002, titled "FOR COLLECTORS ONLY." The release features Judy Garland and is contextualized on the sleeve as "THE HISTORIC 'LIVE SESSION' OF APRIL 26, 1962" plus four songs never before released in America. The sleeve is constructed of printed cardboard featuring a high-contrast black and white photograph of the singer performing. The reverse side includes extensive liner notes, track listings, and the label identification PARAGON 1002. The accompanying disk is black vinyl with a label matching the release title. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 13 - Rare Queer Cult Cinema VHS Collection Including Andy Warhol's Flesh, Trash & Heat and Derek Jarman's Sebastian
This collection comprises four vintage VHS tapes featuring significant works of 20th-century underground and independent queer cinema. The first component is a boxed set titled Andy Warhol Presents, containing a trilogy of films directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Joe Dallesandro. The set includes the titles Flesh (1968), Trash (1970), and Heat (1972). These landmark films explore themes of street life, addiction, and Hollywood parody within the New York underground scene. The three tapes are housed in individual cardboard slipcases featuring stylized graphic illustrations of Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles, all contained within a primary cardboard slipcase. These versions were published by Paramount Home Video. The second component is a single VHS release of Derek Jarman's 1976 film Sebastian, originally titled Sebastiane. This historical drama portrays the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and is notable for its homoerotic aesthetic and Latin dialogue. The film features an original score by Brian Eno and stars Neil Kennedy, Richard Warwick, and Lindsay Kemp. This 1986 release by Video Award Motion Pictures, Inc. is housed in a white plastic clamshell case with a printed graphic insert. Both titles are significant for their depiction of the nude form and erotic themes in an avant-garde cinematic context. Dimensions: Largest item: 9.00"L x 1.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 14 - Madonna, Sex, Photography Book in Original Sealed Foil Wrapper, 1992
This is a copy of the photography book titled Sex by Madonna, published in 1992 by Warner Books. The item is presented in its original, characteristic silver metallic Mylar vacuum-sealed foil wrapper. The front of the packaging features a monochrome blue-toned photographic portrait of Madonna with vertical text reading MADONNA SEX. The reverse side shows a similarly toned close-up image of a human form and contains the original publisher label. This label includes the ISBN 0-446-51732-1, a barcode for 9780446517324, the Warner Books logo, and the original price of $49.95 FPT. The label also bears the advisory text WARNING! ADULTS ONLY! EXCLUSIVELY! SPECIAL CD INSIDE. The publication was photographed by Steven Meisel and art directed by Fabien Baron. This specific item remains sealed, and according to the packaging, contains the exclusive Erotica CD single. The book itself is known to be a large-format, spiral-bound volume with aluminum covers. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.75"W x 15.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 10.20oz
Lot: 15 - Three Pulp Fiction Reference Books including Queer Pulp
This lot comprises three reference volumes documenting the history and cover art of mid-20th-century pulp fiction, specifically focusing on LGBTQ+ and bad girl themes. The collection includes: 1. Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback by Susan Stryker (Chronicle Books, 2001). Hardcover with original pictorial dust jacket. 2. Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949â"1969 by Jaye Zimet, with a foreword by Ann Bannon (Viking Studio, 1999). Hardcover with original pictorial dust jacket. 3. Bad Girls Need Love Too: Pleasure Yourself with Pulp Fiction by Gary Lovisi (Lighthouse Books, 2011). Trade paperback. Each volume is profusely illustrated with full-color reproductions of vintage paperback covers from the 1940s through the 1960s, featuring erotica and pulp art. The texts provide historical analysis and cultural context for titles such as Whip-Hand by Hodge Evens, The Velvet Underground by Michael Leigh, and Private School by J. C. Priest. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.10oz
Lot: 16 - 7pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels. Brandon House and Midwood, circa 1958-1965.
This 7-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases the mid-century lesbian pulp fiction genre, specifically focusing on titles utilizing the era's contemporary "gay" terminology. The lot includes The Bride Turned Gay by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Reluctant Gay Girl by Tony Trelos (Brandon House), 21 Gay Street by Sheldon Lord (Midwood), Call Me Gay by Peter Kanto (Brandon House), Gay Girl For Hire by Stanley Curson (Brandon House), The Gay Way by Amy Irwin (Brandon House), and Gay Ritual by Angelo Balthazar (Brandon House). These duodecimo softcovers are bound in original illustrated pictorial wrappers featuring sensationalist taglines and provocative cover art. Printed on period-standard paper stock, the collection remains free of personal inscriptions, serving as a well-preserved visual record of 1950s and 60s underground genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 17 - Neret, Gilles (ed.). Serge Jacques Softcover
This substantial photography monograph, edited by Gilles Neret, was published by Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH in 1998. The volume serves as an extensive retrospective of vintage pin-up and artistic photography from the 1950s and 1960s, primarily drawn from the archives of the French publication Folies de Paris et de Hollywood. The book is bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards and contains 766 pages featuring a vast collection of black-and-white and color photographic plates. The accompanying text is presented in a trilingual format including English, German, and French. The front cover bears a distinctive red inset label with publication details in French. The copyright page confirms the printing in Germany and lists the ISBN as 3-8228-7880-4. The work includes contributions from numerous photographers, including Serge Jacques, Roland Carre, Georges-Harrison Marks, Rex Features, Roderick Donavan, Zoltan Glass, Mario-Costa, A.K. Bikett, Andre Belorgey, and Archives Paris-Hollywood. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 7.75"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.40oz
Lot: 18 - 3pc Objet d'Elegance Collection Dance of the Seven Veils Resin Figurines
This lot consists of three figurines from the Objet d'Elegance Collection, specifically identified as part of the Dance of the Seven Veils series. These Art Deco style figures are crafted from cold-cast resin and decorated with hand-painted metallic and matte finishes. The first figure wears a dark textured costume with purple accents and a blue floral veil, mounted on a black multi-sided base. The second figure features an Egyptian-style beaded bodice and a large blue and brown patterned veil, also on a black multi-sided base. The third figure is dressed in a black beaded costume with a blue and silver striped cape attached to the arms by gold-toned wires, standing on a marbled orange-toned base. Two figurines retain gold-toned labels on the front of the base for the Objet d'Elegance Collection. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.50"W x 14.50"H Weight: 14.11 lb
Lot: 19 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Banksy Flower Thrower Figurine Trial E by John Michael
This polychrome glazed ceramic figurine is a three-dimensional interpretation of the iconic Flower Thrower stencil art by the British street artist Banksy. Part of the Street Art series by Kevin Francis Ceramics, the piece depicts a masked protestor in a dynamic throwing stance. The figure is dressed in a black jacket and trousers, brown boots, and a black cap, with a red bandana with black polka dots obscuring the face. In the right hand is a vibrant, multi-colored bouquet of flowers. The figure stands on a rectangular base designed to resemble a section of tiled pavement. The underside of the base features handwritten inscriptions in black identifying the piece as part of the Kevin Francis Street Art series and the subject as Banksy Flower Thrower. The notation Trial E indicates this is an early production trial or prototype piece. The work is by John Michael. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.00"W x 9.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 7.70oz
Lot: 20 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Banksy The Fallen Angel Sculpture inspired by Banksy Figurine
This is a contemporary glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, titled The Fallen Angel, inspired by Banksy. The piece depicts a winged male figure in a dejected, seated pose upon a rectangular plinth. The figure is finished in a high-contrast black and white glaze and is dressed in modern attire including a hooded jacket and sneakers. The scene is detailed with a small white bottle featuring a red X and a gold-toned halo resting on the base beside the figure. The underside of the base features handwritten text in black: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, 2023, The Fallen Angel inspired by Banksy, Open Edition no 21. Sculpted by Andrew Moss. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 21 - Wayne Hall, Original Ink Drawing on Paper, Elegant Woman at Hotel, Signed
An original ink drawing by Wayne Hall, brimming with narrative tension and mid-century glamour. At the center stands an elegantly dressed woman in a tailored black dress, holding a note as she pauses before speaking. Her gaze is turned away, lips slightly parted, as if considering her next move. In the background, a uniformed hotel clerk and a sharply suited man at the reception desk watch attentively, suggesting an unfolding drama. Hall's precise ink work, bold shadowing, crisp linework, and subtle cross-hatching, imbues the piece with the atmospheric pull of a film noir still, rich with mystery and sophistication. Hall's confident use of line and shadow gives the scene both depth and cinematic flair, recalling the style and narrative intensity of mid-20th-century pulp illustration and noir-era drama. Wayne Hall was a skilled American illustrator known for his ability to convey character, mood, and narrative in a single frame. His work appeared in periodicals, advertisements, and serialized fiction during the golden age of illustration, blending precision draftsmanship with a flair for the theatrical. This piece exemplifies his mastery of black-and-white composition, balancing bold ink areas with delicate cross-hatching to evoke both glamour and suspense. Signature on center left. Artist: Wayne Hall (American 1905-1969) Dimensions: 16.75"L x 21.75"H Date or Era: c. 1940 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 22 - A.V. Phibes (American, 20th c), Cocktail, Digital Giclee Print, 2006
This digital giclee print, titled Cocktail, is by the artist A.V. Phibes. The work is a stylized, comic-book-inspired male pin-up illustration featuring a man with dark hair and a shoulder tattoo reclining in a large martini glass while holding a cigar. The composition is set against a light blue background with radial sunburst patterns and floating bubbles. The artwork was originally created using pen and ink and then colored digitally. This is a limited edition print, numbered 4/10 in the lower-left corner. It is hand-signed and dated A.V. PHIBES 2006 in the lower middle-right. An artist information label on the reverse identifies the artist as A.V. Phibes with a Brooklyn, New York address and specifies the medium as a digital giclee. The print is housed in a black frame with a glass front and an easel back. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 1.00"W x 15.00"H
Lot: 23 - Morgan Fairchild Autographed 1982 Photograph by Harry Langdon
This autographed photograph of Morgan Fairchild features a black-and-white publicity portrait of the American actress. The image is a professional studio portrait captured by celebrity photographer Harry Langdon, as indicated by the vertical printed text on the lower right edge reading HARRY LANGDON PHOTOGRAPHY 1982. The photograph is personally inscribed in blue ink on the left side with the message Love, Morgan Fairchild. The item is presented in a gold-toned metal frame with a dark inner border and protective glass. Autograph not authenticated. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 10.25"H Weight: 15.50oz
Lot: 24 - Group of 4 Vintage Pin Up Ashtrays
This collection consists of four vintage ashtrays of mid-20th-century origin. One example is composed of cast metal, likely bronze or brass, featuring a dark patinated finish. This circular ashtray is designed with three cigarette rests and a center well decorated with a relief-cast stylized female nude figure in profile. The remaining three ashtrays are constructed from pressed tin with lithographed pin-up illustrations in the mid-century glamour style. The turquoise-ground ashtray depicts a cowgirl in a red scarf and hat riding a yellow hobby horse. The yellow-ground ashtray depicts a blonde showgirl in a red corset and black stockings seated in a purple hatbox. The white-ground ashtray depicts a reclining red-haired woman wearing long green gloves and fishnet stockings. These lithographed items are characteristic of mid-century advertising and barware tobacciana. Dimensions: 1.75"H Weight: 1.12 lb
Lot: 25 - 1963 Mattel Skipper Doll with Red Sensation Patent Jacket and Jumpsuit Outfit
A vintage 1963 Skipper doll produced by Mattel, featuring brunette rooted hair with bangs and painted facial features including blue eyes and coral-toned lips. The doll is constructed of vinyl and hard plastic with straight legs and a non-twist waist. This lot includes two complete ensembles. The first, identified as Red Sensation, consists of a red sleeveless A-line cotton dress accented with four gold-tone decorative buttons on the bodice and a single patch pocket on the skirt, accompanied by white knit gloves and red pumps. The second ensemble, identified as Patent n Pants, includes a red vinyl double-breasted jacket featuring white braid trim at the cuffs and gold-tone buttons, paired with a one-piece sleeveless jumpsuit. The jumpsuit is designed with a white bodice decorated with red and blue polka dots and blue slim-cut trousers featuring red decorative tabs at the waist. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 9.00"H. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 9.00"H Weight: 5.80oz
Lot: 26 - Benjamin Walker American Psycho The Musical Signed Opening Night Broadway Production Poster, April 21, 2016
This original opening night Broadway production poster for Benjamin Walker's American Psycho The Musical is dated April 21, 2016. The item served as a promotional window card for the production at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. The visual design utilizes a split-field color scheme of blue and red behind a stylized silhouette of a man in a business suit. This example is signed in silver-toned ink by approximately 15 members of the original Broadway cast and creative team. Legible signatures include Alice Ripley, Helene Yorke, Sydney Morton, and Ericka Hunter. The poster also features signatures attributed to lead actor Benjamin Walker and composer Duncan Sheik. The lower section contains the full billing block for the production directed by Rupert Goold with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik. No certificate of authenticity or additional provenance is provided with this lot. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 27 - Die The der Maria Brawn Movie Poster
Poster Titled Die The Der Maria Brawn Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 23.5" x 30"
Lot: 28 - Fiddler on the Roof, Original Broadway Theatre Poster, Signed by Danny Burstein and Cast
This is an original Broadway theatre poster for the 2015 revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof, which performed at the Broadway Theatre located at 1681 Broadway, New York City. The poster features a central photographic image of lead actor Danny Burstein as Tevye, accented by stylized yellow brushstrokes and the production title in decorative typeface. The item is signed in black ink by approximately 23 members of the cast and crew. Notable and identifiable signatures include Danny Burstein (Tevye), Samantha Massell (Hodel), Adam Kantor (Motel), Hayley Feinstein (Bielke), Mitch Greenberg (Nachum/Yussel), Julie Benko, Lori Wilner (Golde understudy), and Alix Korey (Yente). The lower section of the poster includes the production's billing block, listing the creative team and producers, and specifies the opening night as December 20, 2015. No Certificate of Authenticity or additional provenance documentation is included with this lot. Dimensions: 14"L x 22"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 29 - 1944 Federal Motor Truck Company Advertising Calendar w/ Knute Munson Pin-Up
A large-format wrapped lithographed paper advertising wall calendar for the Federal Motor Truck Company of Detroit, Michigan, dated 1944. The upper section features a pin-up style illustration by artist Knute Munson, printed with K. Munson's signature in the lower right of the image. Titled Perfect Service, the artwork depicts a woman in a white tennis outfit holding a racket and ball. In the background are two period Federal trucks, one red stake-bed model and one blue box truck, both bearing the National Trucking Lines logo. The center body contains the company name and location in blue block lettering. A paper calendar pad is attached at the bottom, showing January 1944 with smaller grids for December 1943 and February 1944. Flanking the calendar pad are two Army-Navy E Award flags with text noting the award for excellence in war equipment production. The calendar is finished with black metal binding strips at the top and bottom edges. The bottom border includes the text Since 1910 Known In Every Country Sold On Every Continent. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 34.00"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 30 - 1954 Marilyn Monroe Golden Dreams Pin-Up Calendar
This vintage wall calendar from 1954 features the Golden Dreams nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe. The image, originally captured by photographer Tom Kelley in 1949, depicts Marilyn reclining against a red draped background. A separate paper calendar pad is stapled to the lower portion of the mount, currently displaying the month of January 1954. Printed markings on the image include Posed by MARILYN MONROE, Golden Dreams, and MADE IN U.S.A. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 15.50"W Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 31 - 1958 Advertising Pin-Up Wall Calendar with Art by Gil Elvgren
This original 1958 advertising wall calendar features a pin-up illustration by artist Gil Elvgren. The artwork depicts a blonde woman in Western-style clothing, including a white shirt, black fringed skirt, and red cowboy boots with spurs, kneeling beside a campfire while holding a frying pan. The caption coming right up is printed in red script below the illustration. The calendar advertises Red's Auto Glass Shop and The J. W. Goss Company of Warren, Ohio, identified as a manufacturer of Mirraco Mirror Clips and Brackets. A multi-page paper calendar pad is attached at the bottom, with the January 1958 sheet visible. The pad includes lunar phases and references to preceding and succeeding months. The piece is finished with black binding strips at the top and bottom. The signature Elvgren with a copyright symbol is located in the center right of the illustration. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 35.50"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 32 - American Psycho: The Musical Starring Benjamin Walker, Original Broadway Production Poster
This original Broadway production window card poster was created for the 2016 musical adaptation of Bret Easton Elliss novel American Psycho. The production, which ran at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, starred Benjamin Walker in the lead role of Patrick Bateman. The poster features the show's iconic promotional artwork, depicting a male silhouette in a suit bisected by a color scheme of vibrant blue and deep red with a stylized blood splatter design. The credits listed include book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik, and direction by Rupert Goold. The lower border specifies the preview date of March 24 and the opening night of April 21, 2016. Additionally, the bottom footer features a credit for Mr Porter as the men's wardrobe provider. This item is a significant piece of memorabilia from the musical's original Broadway debut. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 33 - Baby - The New Musical, Original Broadway Window Card Poster, Art by Fraver
This is an original theatre production poster for the 1983 Broadway musical Baby. This window card style poster was designed for the show's run at the Barrymore Theatre, located at 243 West 47th Street, New York City. The graphic design features the title "BABY" in bold red block lettering with integrated musical notation, set against a stylized sheet music background. The poster credits the book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., who also directed the production. The principal cast listed includes Liz Callaway, James Congdon, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler, Todd Graff, and Martin Vidnovic. The piece is signed in the lower-left vertical margin with the printed mark "FRAVER," the professional moniker of renowned theatrical poster artist Frank Verlizzo. This item represents a significant piece of 1980s Broadway memorabilia, originating from the initial New York City production. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 36 - Catskills on Broadway Original Broadway Production Poster Featuring Freddie Roman
This original Broadway production poster for Catskills on Broadway is a significant piece of theatrical ephemera from the 1991 production. The show, conceived by Freddie Roman, brought the classic humor of the Borscht Belt to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and featured a starring cast of Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence, Dick Capri, and Louise Duart. The window card design showcases bold, stylized typography set against a white background, framed by a repeating pattern of line-art portraits of the four leads in a primary color palette of red, yellow, and cyan. The poster lists the full production team, including presenters Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Stephen D. Fish, and 44 Productions, with technical credits for Lawrence Miller (Set), Peggy Eisenhauer (Lighting), and supervision by Larry Arrick. No Certificate of Authenticity or documented provenance is provided with this item. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 37 - Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, Original Broadway Window Card Poster, Lyceum Theatre 2014
This original theater production poster was created for the 2014 Broadway run of Disgraced, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Ayad Akhtar. The window card advertised the production at the Lyceum Theatre and features a graphic collage design. The imagery includes color and black-and-white photographic portraits of the primary cast members: Hari Dhillon, Gretchen Mol, Josh Radnor, and Karen Pittman. The layout incorporates thematic elements such as a tipped wine glass and a dinner party scene. The lower portion of the poster lists comprehensive production credits, including director Kimberly Senior and the design team of John Lee Beatty, Jennifer Von Mayrhauser, Kenneth Posner, and Jill BC Du Boff. Producing organizations include The Araca Group and Lincoln Center Theater. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 38 - Dream: A New Musical Broadway Poster, Royale Theatre
This framed original poster advertises the Broadway production Dream: A New Musical, staged at the Royale Theatre at 242 West 45th Street. The design features a soft-focus, stylized full-length image of a performer with the title rendered in minimalist script. Along the right margin, the full cast and creative credits are printed, including Lesley Ann Warren, John Pizzarelli, Margaret Whiting, and music based on the lyrics of Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Conceived by Louise Westergaard and Jack Wrangler, and directed and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, the musical premiered in 1997 as a tribute to Mercer's songbook. Dimensions: 14.25"L x 22.25"H Date or Era: 1997 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 39 - Funny Girl Broadway Program, Barbra Streisand
Original Broadway program for Funny Girl featuring Barbra Streisand in her iconic role as Fanny Brice. The front cover displays the distinctive upside-down illustration with vibrant yellow and pink lettering and stylized artwork. The interior includes a black and white photograph of Streisand and production credits listing key contributors such as Julie Styne, Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart, Jerome Robbins, and Garson Kanin. This collectible theater program captures the essence of the 1960s Broadway production and remains a treasured piece of musical history. Measures 9"L x 12"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 40 - Glengarry Glen Ross, Original Opening Night Broadway Production Poster, November 11, 2012
This is an original opening night Broadway production poster for the 2012 revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross. The production premiered on November 11, 2012, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. The poster features a graphic, distressed typographic design on a dark navy blue background, framed by a cream-colored textured border. The principal cast is prominently listed at the top, featuring Academy Award winner Al Pacino alongside Bobby Cannavale, David Harbour, and Richard Schiff. The play's title is centered in a large, gold-toned distressed font, positioned above a facsimile signature of the playwright, David Mamet, and a graphic X mark. Additional credits include John C. McGinley, Jeremy Shamos, and Murphy Guyer, with direction by Daniel Sullivan. The bottom section contains the full production credit block, the specific opening night date, and the venue information. This window card represents a key piece of theatrical memorabilia from a celebrated revival featuring a star-studded ensemble. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 41 - Grand Hotel: The Musical, Original Broadway Window Card, Directed-Choreographed by Tommy Tune
This original theatre production poster is a window card for the Broadway musical Grand Hotel, which premiered at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City in 1989. The production was directed and choreographed by the legendary Tommy Tune. The poster features the show's signature graphic design: a golden oval plaque inscribed with the title, set against a textured, light-colored wall with a subtle reflection of a woman's face. The comprehensive billing block at the bottom credits the book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional contributions by Maury Yeston. The listed cast includes notable performers such as Karen Akers, David Carroll, Michael Jeter, Jane Krakowski, and Liliane Montevecchi. The bottom margin features the Jujamcyn Theatres logo and the venue address at 302 West 45th Street. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 42 - Grind: A New Musical 1985, Original Hand-Painted Poster
This is an original hand-painted theatrical poster design for the 1985 Broadway production of Grind: A New Musical. Executed in gouache, watercolor, and ink on illustration board, the artwork is signed Morrow in the lower-left corner, attributed to the noted theatrical illustrator Douglas Morrow. The piece serves as a comprehensive promotional concept for the production directed by Harold Prince, featuring a star-studded cast including Ben Vereen, Leilani Jones, Timothy Nolen, and Stubby Kaye. The intricate composition includes various credit blocks for Larry Grossman (Music), Fay Kanin (Book), and Ellen Fitzhugh (Lyrics), alongside vibrant character vignettes. The central figure depicts the burlesque performer SATIN, while the lower register illustrates a stylized street scene outside the Mark Hellinger Theatre, located on 51st Street, West of Broadway. This unique piece of entertainment memorabilia captures the essence of the mid-1980s Broadway era and represents a significant artifact from a production starring Ben Vereen. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 43 - Jerry's Girls Original Broadway Theatre Poster Board, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
This original theatre poster board, commonly referred to as a window card, was produced for the 1985 Broadway engagement of the musical revue Jerry's Girls at the St. James Theatre, located at 246 West 44th Street, New York City. The production showcases the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman and features a celebrated starring cast including Dorothy Loudon, Chita Rivera, and Leslie Uggams. The poster features a distinctive graphic design by the artist Gentile, whose signature is visible vertically on the lower-left side of the grey field. The central imagery consists of stylized, overlapping legs in vibrant shades of red, purple, and pink, with the foremost leg embellished with a vertical row of eleven black stars. The title is rendered in a stylized white interlocking script. Production credits listed on the card include presentation by Zev Bufman and Kenneth-John Productions, choreography by Wayne Cilento, and staging and direction by Larry Alford. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 44 - Joan Rivers Sally Marr and her escorts Original Theatre Production Poster, 1994
This original Broadway theatrical window card poster promotes the 1994 production of Sally Marr...and her escorts, starring Joan Rivers. The play, authored by Joan Rivers, Erin Sanders, and Lonny Price, was staged at the Helen Hayes Theatre at 240 West 44th Street, New York City. The poster features a full-length photograph by Francesco Scavullo of Joan Rivers in character as Sally Marr, the mother of comedian Lenny Bruce. Rivers is depicted in an energetic pose wearing a large brown fur coat, a patterned dress, a floral corsage, gold heels, and red gloves. In the background, a smaller figure of a man representing Lenny Bruce is seen in silhouette smoking at a microphone. The tagline at the top states, She was more than Lenny Bruce's mother. The lower portion provides comprehensive production credits. Printed vertically on the right-hand side is the attribution to Francesco Scavullo, and the bottom right edge bears the copyright for Serino Coyne, Inc., dated 1994. This item is a legitimate 1994 theatrical promotional piece. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 45 - Johny Belinda Movie Poster
Poster Titled Johnny Belinda Movie Poster Mounted on board Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 46 - La Cage aux Folles Japanese Production, Original Framed Theatrical Poster, Imperial Theatre Tokyo
This is an original promotional poster for the Japanese production of the musical La Cage aux Folles, staged at the prestigious Imperial Theatre (Teigeki) in Tokyo. Dating to circa 1985, the poster highlights the production's connection to the 1984 Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, specifically noting its six category wins. The production stars Masao Kondo as Albin and Mitsuo Okada as Georges, with a supporting cast featuring Kumiko Mori, Lisa Akikawa, and Akane Muramachi. The credits cite music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the original play by Jean Poiret. The poster includes specific performance dates for February 3rd through 28th and contemporary ticketing information for Ticket Pia, serving as internal authentication of its origin as original theatrical ephemera for the Toho musical special performance. Dimensions: 42.00"L x 1.00"W x 30.00"H
Lot: 47 - Lucky Brand "Lucky You" Framed Ad Poster
Framed vintage-style advertisement poster for Lucky Brand's "Lucky You" fragrance, dated 2000. The artwork features a retro-inspired diner scene with a pin-up style waitress pouring coffee for a man, accompanied by playful script reading "Get Lucky! XXXOOO." Marked â(c)2000 Lucky Brand. The ad includes small images of the men's and women's cologne bottles and is presented in a dark wood frame with glass front. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 12.25"H Date or Era: 2000
Lot: 48 - Madonna Drowned World Tour 2001 Framed Promotional Poster
A striking original framed poster from Madonna's iconic Drowned World Tour 2001, her first concert tour in eight years following The Girlie Show. The tour took its name from her Ray of Light track Drowned World/Substitute for Love and captured Madonna at the height of her reinvention, blending cyberpunk aesthetics with theatrical performance. This poster features a haunting close-up of Madonna's face in ethereal blue tones, framed in a simple dark wood frame with backing intact. The typography and stylized design reflect the futuristic, avant-garde direction of the tour, making it not only a music collectible but also a piece of pop art. The Drowned World Tour was staged across Europe and North America, selling out arenas worldwide. Promotional materials from this tour are increasingly scarce, and framed examples in good condition like this one are sought after by collectors. Dimensions: 26.25"L x 38.25"H Date or Era: 2001 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 49 - Menopause Out Loud! Musical, Original Theater Production Poster
This original theater production poster promotes the musical parody Menopause Out Loud!, featuring book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders. The production was staged by G4 Productions at the Panasonic Theatre located at 651 Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada. The poster's graphic design includes a purple curtain background and a cartoon illustration of four women performing a high-kick routine, accompanied by the tagline The Hilarious Musical Celebration of Women and The Change! and a Men Love It Too! burst. The bottom portion of the poster provides a synopsis of the show's plot, which follows four women at a lingerie sale, and lists parodies of popular baby-boomer hits. It also displays ticketing information for Ticketmaster.ca and features the Toronto Star as the presenting sponsor. This piece of theatrical memorabilia captures the branding of the successful international musical franchise during its Canadian run. Dimensions: 13.50"L x 19.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 50 - My One and Only Japanese Poster Sandy Duncan Tommy Tune
This lot features an original promotional theater poster for the Japanese production of the Broadway musical My One and Only, billed as "The New Gershwin Musical." Presented by TV Asahi and Suntory Broadway Musical, this specific tour featured acclaimed performers Sandy Duncan and Tommy Tune. The poster showcases iconic photography by Kenn Duncan, credited in the lower right corner of the image field. This bilingual piece includes both English and Japanese text, advertising a short engagement from May 11th to May 14th at the Festival Hall in Osaka. The bottom right corner features a promotional logo for Suntory Brandy V.S.O.P., a primary sponsor of the production. This is an authentic piece of vintage theatrical memorabilia produced specifically for the Japanese market, containing all standard production credits and period-appropriate sponsorship branding. No Certificate of Authenticity or additional provenance documentation is included with this lot. Dimensions: 21.00"L x 1.00"W x 29.50"H
Lot: 51 - My One and Only Original Broadway Production Poster, Starring Sandy Duncan and Don Correia
This original Broadway production poster for The New Gershwin Musical - My One and Only - features music by George and Ira Gershwin. The window card promotes the production at the St. James Theatre, located on 44th Street West of Broadway in New York City. This version of the poster features performers Sandy Duncan and Don Correia in the lead roles. The creative team includes a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, with staging and choreography by Thommie Walsh and Tommy Tune. The graphic design is attributed to Fraver (Frank Verlizzo) and features photography by Kenn Duncan. The artwork utilizes a modernist aesthetic with a primary color palette of red, black, and white, centered on an action photograph of the leads in formal dance attire. No Certificate of Authenticity or specific provenance documentation is provided with this item. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 52 - Prince of The City Movie Poster
Poster Titled Prince of The City Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 54 - Sam Shepard's True West Original Theatre Production Poster, Directed by Gary Sinise
This lot features an original theatre production poster for the landmark 1982 Off-Broadway run of Sam Shepard's True West at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. Directed by Gary Sinise, this specific production is a significant piece of American theater history, representing the successful transfer of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production from Chicago to Manhattan. This run is famously remembered for the explosive performances of Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, a pairing that solidified the Steppenwolf ensemble's national reputation. The poster features a bold, minimalist graphic design with the playwright's name in red sans-serif font set at an angle. The title "TRUE WEST" is executed in oversized white block lettering against two black, angled trapezoidal backgrounds, creating a forced-perspective visual effect. The upper margin lists producers Harold Thau, Proscenium Services, Inc., Wayne Adams, and Kenneth-John Productions, Inc., in association with Robert Courson, Jay J. Miller, and Richard Sturgis. The lower margin identifies the venue as the Cherry Lane Theatre at 38 Commerce Street, N.Y.C. This is a rare promotional artifact from one of the most influential productions of the late 20th-century stage. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 55 - Steppenwolf's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Original Broadway Window Card Poster
This is an original promotional window card poster for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Directed by Pam MacKinnon, this production originated at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre before transferring to the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2012 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the play's original opening. The production featured a critically acclaimed cast including Tracy Letts and Amy Morton. The poster design features a graphic illustration of a square-shouldered whiskey bottle filled with amber liquid, serving as a thematic reference to the heavy alcohol consumption central to the play's plot. The central black and gold label displays the title and credits in various vintage-style typefaces, finished with the phrase 100 Proof at the base. This item is a primary marketing piece from the 2012 Broadway run. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 56 - The Glass Menagerie, Original Broadway Production Poster, Signed by Cast
This lot features an original Broadway production poster for the 2013-2014 revival of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Staged at the Booth Theatre in New York City and directed by John Tiffany, this production was a critically acclaimed transfer from the American Repertory Theater. The window card is hand-signed in silver metallic ink by the four principal cast members: Cherry Jones (Amanda Wingfield), Zachary Quinto (Tom Wingfield), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Laura Wingfield), and Brian J. Smith (The Gentleman Caller). These signatures were obtained during the production's Broadway run. No third-party Certificate of Authenticity is present with this lot; signatures are offered as-is based on visual inspection and consistency with known examples from the cast. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 57 - The Romance of Rosy Ridge Movie Poster
Poster Titled The Romance of Rosy Ridge Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 58 - The Three Musketeers: A Musical Adventure, Original Broadway Theatre Poster
This is an original Broadway window card poster for the 1984 production of The Three Musketeers: A Musical Adventure, staged at the Broadway Theatre located at 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street, New York. This specific production featured a "New Version" book by Mark Bramble, with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse and Clifford Grey. The production was directed by Tom OHorgan and choreographed by Lester Wilson, produced by a team including Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld. The poster features stylized, colorful cartoon illustrations of the characters set against large blue serif typography. A prominent illustration in the lower left depicts Michael Praed as D'Artagnan mounted on a white horse. The comprehensive credit block in the lower right lists a notable cast including Michael Praed, Chuck Wagner, Ron Taylor, Brent Spiner, Liz Callaway, and Ed Dixon. This item represents a piece of 1980s Broadway history, particularly notable for its short run and the early career appearances of its cast members. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 59 - Wicked Behind the Emerald Curtain Broadway Promotional Poster
Original Broadway promotional poster for Wicked Behind the Emerald Curtain, a behind-the-scenes experience offering audiences a magical journey into the world of the hit Broadway musical. This striking design features the iconic green velvet curtain pulled back to reveal stage blueprints and theatrical imagery, highlighting the artistry and complexity of Broadway's celebrated production. Wicked, with music and lyrics by American composer Stephen Schwartz, has become one of the most successful musicals in theater history. The poster promotes the exclusive Saturday morning event at the Gershwin Theatre, New York City, where cast members guided visitors through the show's costumes, sets, and secrets. A bold and colorful piece of Broadway history that captures the enduring allure of Wicked for theater enthusiasts and collectors alike. Dimensions: 14"L x 22"H Date or Era: 2007 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 60 - Wrong Turn at Lungfish Original Production Window Card Poster Directed by Garry Marshall
This is an original Broadway production poster for the play Wrong Turn at Lungfish, written by the prolific team of Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz. Directed by Garry Marshall, the production features a distinguished cast including Academy Award winner George C. Scott, Jami Gertz, and Tony Danza, with Kelli Williams. This theatrical window card was produced for the production at the Promenade Theatre, located at 2162 Broadway in New York City. The poster notes the play's world premiere at the Steppenwolf Theatre on June 6, 1990, under the leadership of Randall Arney and Stephen B. Eich. The graphic composition features a minimalist teal bifurcated arrow centered on a deep purple field, with the title rendered in a stylized red and orange font with blue drop shadows. Technical credits include set design by David Jenkins, costumes by Erin Quigley, lighting by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound by Tom Morse, with casting by Lynn Stalmaster. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 61 - Zorba Starring Anthony Quinn, Original Broadway Production Poster - The Man is Back!
This is an original Broadway theatrical window card poster promoting the 1983 revival of the musical Zorba. The production is historically significant for starring Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn, who returned to the title role he originally made famous in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. This revival opened at the Broadway Theatre (Broadway at 53rd Street) and was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, who also directed the original film. The musical features a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. The poster prominently features the tagline "THE MAN IS BACK!" and lists a distinguished cast including Lila Kedrova (who won both an Oscar and a Tony for her portrayal of Madame Hortense), Robert Westenberg, Taro Meyer, and Debbie Shapiro. The graphic design is attributed to Gentile, with the central black-and-white halftone photography of a smiling Quinn credited to the legendary Broadway photographer Martha Swope. The poster includes the RCA Records and Tapes logo, noting the availability of the cast album. This piece serves as a primary artifact from one of the most notable star-vehicle revivals of the 1980s. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 62 - 2pc Collectibles Including a WWII Era Humorale Stationery and George Petty Pin-Up Poster
This lot features two collectibles, including the a large-format pin-up illustration poster signed in the plate by George Petty. It depicts a PanAm flight attendant in a blue uniform kneeling and gesturing toward a small cartoon sailor figure, accompanied by the printed caption, ...so take my advice and just bet your shirt! The second item is a World War II-era Humorale Stationery portfolio titled When You Write, designed for corresponding with service members. The front cover features cartoon depictions of a U.S. Army soldier, a Marine, and a Sailor. The interior flaps provide instructional guides titled WHAT TO WRITE and WHAT NOT TO WRITE, offering advice on maintaining morale through correspondence. The portfolio contains Gold Seal writing paper and airmail envelopes, and features a handwritten notation on the lower right interior flap. Dimensions: 18.50"L x 14.00"H Weight: 262.00g
Lot: 63 - 3pc Esquire and American Pin-Up Calendar Collection (1947â"1967)
This three-piece collection features iconic mid-century pin-up art from major publishers including Esquire. The lot includes a 1947 vertical calendar page and bound with a red metal spiral, as well as a 1949 Esquire calendar featuring classic glamour illustrations. Completing the set is a 1967 "Artist's Sketch Book" memo calendar bound with its original white plastic spiral, which includes a vintage promotional imprint for a Virginia-based auto parts distributor. Together, these pieces showcase the evolving aesthetic of mid-century calendar ephemera across three distinct decades. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 14.25"H Weight: 10.20oz
Lot: 64 - 3pc Pin-Up Girl Calendar Featuring Elvgren Frush and Armstrong
This three-piece collection showcases the work of prominent American pin-up illustrators across various formats. The lot includes a spiral-bound wall calendar featuring the art of Gil Elvgren, published by AGI with permission from Brown & Bigelow and featuring 1951 dates. This is accompanied by a framed calendar advertisement from The Gerlach-Barklow Co. featuring the Pearl Frush illustration Sweet Simplicity alongside a 1946 calendar grid. Completing the set is a 2019 spiral-bound wall calendar dedicated to the pin-up art of Rolf Armstrong. Together, these items celebrate the enduring legacy of mid-century glamour across different eras. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 30.25"H Weight: 5.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 65 - 4pc Adult Books and Calendar
A collection of four adult interest books and one calendar focusing on the history and graphic art of mid-twentieth-century pulp, crime, and exploitation media. The group includes several high-quality publications by Taschen under the Shake imprint. Featured volumes include The Best of American Girlie Magazines, a small-format, thick softcover published in 1997 that reproduces cover art from titles such as Beauty Parade and Titter. Large-format softcover titles include True Crime Detective Magazines 1924-1969 by Eric Godtland and Dian Hanson, containing over 450 color cover reproductions, and Unseen America: The Greatest Cult Exploitation Magazines by Eric Godtland and Alan Betrock. The lot is completed by the 2007 Dangerous Dames wall calendar, featuring a collection of hard-boiled femme fatale paintings by noted illustrator Robert E. McGinnis. Each publication is bound in pictorial softcover wrappers with high-gloss internal pages and vibrant color printing. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 66 - 4pc Group of Vintage London Theatre Programs
A group of four vintage theatre programmes from notable London productions, including two from The Talk of the Town Theatre Restaurant, The Boys in the Band at Wyndham's Theatre, and Miss Saigon at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Includes both musical and dramatic performances, spanning mid-20th century to late 20th century. A nostalgic glimpse into historic West End entertainment and graphic design. Dimensions: 6"L x 8.5"H Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 67 - A Collection of Five Art Books and One Calendar on American Pulp and Western Art
This collection comprises five art books and one calendar focused on the graphic design and history of mid-20th-century American pulp fiction and Western illustration. The set includes a mixture of hardcover and trade paperback volumes, featuring high-quality color reproductions of original magazine covers and interior art. Titles and themes include Escapade magazine, with covers featuring contributors such as Nelson Algren and Groucho Marx, and Lariat Story Magazine, specifically the November issue featuring Man from Texas. The collection includes retrospective titles such as Cowboys (An Adventures in Art Book) published by Rizzoli and works focused on pulp art cover paintings. The books are primarily in quarto and folio formats, printed on semi-gloss stock with intact cloth or pictorial bindings. One calendar is included as part of this lot. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 68 - Nine the Musical, Original Theatre Board, Starring Sergio Franchi
This original theatre board for Nine, A Love Story, celebrates the production as the 1982 Tony Award winner for Best Musical. This promotional poster dates to circa 1983 when Sergio Franchi joined the Broadway cast as a replacement for the lead role of Guido Contini. The design features a photographic collage by photographer Kenn Duncan, centering on Franchi surrounded by the female ensemble in elaborate costumes. Production credits include book by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti, and direction by Tommy Tune. The poster identifies the venue as the 46th Street Theatre at 226 West 46th Street in New York City. Producers listed include Michel Stuart, Harvey J. Klaris, Roger S. Berlind, James M. Nederlander, Francine LeFrak, and Kenneth D. Greenblatt. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 69 - 3pc Pin-Up Art Calendars Including Two Signed by Olivia De Berardinis and Joel Beren
This three-piece collection of pin-up art ephemera features the work of artist Olivia De Berardinis, highlighted by a 1984 "Sexy-Ladies" calendar poster depicting a nude woman in red Western attire. This offset lithograph features a hand-written inscription and signatures by the artist and her partner, Joel Beren. The set also includes a 1987 "Exotica" spiral-bound wall calendar designed by Frank Miller, which bears a personalized presentation inscription from Olivia and Joel. Completing the lot is a single calendar page from Tattoo Life / Micromutazioni featuring a photographic pin-up of model Jessie Lee D. showcasing extensive tattoo work. Dimensions: 17.75"L x 24.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 70 - 4pc Avalanche Publishing Pin Up Art Calendars 1995-1998
This lot consists of four large-format wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Carson, California, between 1995 and 1998. The collection includes two volumes titled Pin Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960 (1995 and 1996) and two volumes titled Pin Up: The Art of Glamour from the Golden Age to the Present (1997 and 1998). The calendars feature offset lithographic reproductions of mid-century commercial pin-up illustrations and contemporary glamour art printed on heavy semi-gloss paper. Featured artists include Joyce Ballantyne, with biographical text provided within the 1996 edition detailing her work for Esquire and Penthouse. The reverse of each calendar displays thumbnail images of the monthly illustrations, which depict figures in various lingerie, swimwear, and themed costumes characteristic of the genre. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 9.40oz
Lot: 71 - 4pc Avalanche Publishing Vintage Style Pin Up Calendars
This collection consists of four vintage-style wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance, California. The set includes calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. These items feature stylized illustrations of the female form in the tradition of mid-century pin-up art, specifically reproducing works from the Golden Age of Glamour (1930s-1950s). The artwork includes reproduced signatures and attributions to notable illustrators including Gil Elvgren, Pearl Frush, and Peter Driben. The 1994 calendar is titled Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930 1950, while the 1997 edition is a 16-month calendar titled The Art of Glamour from the Golden Age to the Present. Construction consists of offset lithography on glossy cardstock and paper. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.10oz
Lot: 72 - 4pc Pin Up Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour Wall Calendars
This collection consists of four wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance, California. The set includes calendars for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Each item features offset lithograph reproductions of classic pin-up illustrations from the Golden Age of Glamour, spanning the period of 1930 to 1960. The subject matter depicts female figures in various playful cheesecake poses and period attire, including lingerie, swimsuits, and themed costumes such as cowgirl and nautical outfits. Notable artists represented in the collection include Gil Elvgren, whose signature is visible in the plate on the 1995 cover, as well as Alberto Vargas, George Petty, and Peter Driben. The calendars are printed on glossy heavy-weight paper and include 16-month formats with barcodes and ISBNs on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 73 - 4pc Pin Up Wall Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour
This lot consists of a set of four 16-month wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance and Carson, California. The collection includes calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998. These publications feature high-quality reproductions of classic American pin-up illustrations from the period known as the Golden Age of Glamour, approximately 1930 to 1960. The subject matter includes artistic representations of the female form in various stylized poses and costumes, reflecting mid-20th-century commercial and magazine art. The calendars are printed via offset lithography on heavy-weight glossy paper. Visible markings include printed signatures from prominent illustrators such as George Petty and Bobby Toombs. Each calendar bears the Avalanche Publishing logo and copyright information on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.50oz
Lot: 74 - 4pc Pin-Up Art from the Golden Age of Glamour Wall Calendars 1994-1998
This collection consists of four large-format wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Carson, California. Titled Pin-Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour, these items feature high-quality offset lithograph reproductions of mid-20th century pin-up illustrations originally created between 1930 and 1950. The group includes editions for the years 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1998. The 1994 edition cover prominently features a work by renowned illustrator Gil Elvgren, depicting a woman in a white evening gown posing before a fireplace, with the artist's printed signature visible in the lower-center portion of the artwork. The interior pages, as shown on the reverse of the items, contain twelve different illustrations per calendar, showcasing women in various stylized, glamorous, and suggestive poses characteristic of the mid-century cheesecake genre. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 75 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Mid-Century Pin-Up Advertising Calendars and Ephemera
A collection of five vintage mid-century advertising pin-up calendars and related promotional ephemera dating from 1947 to 1954. These items feature "cheesecake" style illustrations used for marketing by various industrial and commercial firms. The collection includes Power Electric Company (Jackson, Mississippi) wall calendar for December 1947, featuring a pin-up illustration by Gil Elvgren titled "It's Nothing to Sneeze At." The reverse side includes a detailed list of industrial stock and represented brands such as Westinghouse and Gates Rubber Company. A. Reed Wilson Co. (Kansas City, Missouri) narrow wall calendar for May 1951, featuring a pin-up in a white bikini with the slogan "Get in the Swim." The advertisement is for maintenance supplies and equipment. The Perolin Company, Inc. (Manufacturing Chemists) calendar pad for July, August, and September 1953, featuring a Gil Elvgren illustration titled "What's the Answer?" depicting a woman playing a flute. The reverse side features a detailed advertisement for boiler treatment products. Neely Enterprises promotional advertisement for an electronics sales and service company, featuring two pin-up illustrations by Gil Elvgren and a calendar pad for September 1953. Rayco Paint Co. (Chicago, Illinois) calendar advertisement for sign and screen process supplies, featuring a pin-up in a red and white outfit with calendar pads for September and October 1954. This item is housed in a clear protective sleeve. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 11.50"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 76 - 5pc Pin-Up Art Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960
This collection consists of five wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing, titled Pin-Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960. The set includes individual calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Each calendar features color offset lithograph reproductions of mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations by prominent artists of the genre, including Gil Elvgren and Earl Moran. The imagery depicts stylized female subjects in various poses, ranging from classic glamour to artistic nudity, characteristic of the historical American pin-up style. The covers feature stylized script and serif lettering. The back panels include publication information for Avalanche Publishing, Carson, California, and copyright dates from the mid-1990s. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.00oz
Lot: 77 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Black Bikini Figurine
This mid-century modern glazed ceramic figurine features a reclining girl on a pillow in a classic pin-up pose. The figure is depicted with auburn hair, a black bikini, and a red garter on her left thigh, resting atop a lime-green ruffled pillow. The woman is posed with her hands behind her head and her legs raised. The piece is finished with a glossy glaze and includes hand-painted facial and nail details. The base of the figurine contains a rectangular opening with an unglazed rim. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.80 lb
Lot: 78 - Mid-Century Porcelain Exotic Tropical Pin-Up Figurine, Clara
This mid-century modern chalkware figurine, marked Clara, depicts a tropical pin-up figure in a stylized pose. The semi-nude female figure balances a gilded bowl of fruit on her head, including a pineapple, grapes, and citrus fruits. She is depicted with red hair and wears a purple waist wrap and coordinating purple high-heeled sandals. The figurine is mounted on an integral green base with a brown tree-trunk support at the rear. The item features a polychrome painted finish with metallic gold accents. The underside of the base bears the incised name CLARA. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 79 - MSR Imports Wooden Display Rack with a Collection of Pin-Up Matchbook Covers
This lot consists of an assortment of mid-20th-century pin-up ephemera and a contemporary wooden display rack. The collection includes a group of flat vintage matchbook covers featuring burlesque and pin-up themes. Notable examples include a tri-color cover for the French Casino in New York City featuring a topless showgirl, a cover for Mark's Cafe in Clairton, Pennsylvania, and a cover for the Golden Hotel in Glendale, Pennsylvania. Also included is a set of color photographic cards by Sidelines International of Denver, Colorado, manufactured in Japan. One visible card depicts a topless model in bikini bottoms posed by a swimming pool. The lot further contains a small red velvet-flocked mechanical novelty box featuring a cartoon pin-up of a blonde woman in lingerie with a metal lever. The included display match box with pin up match boxes is organized on a large rectangular wooden display rack. The rack features horizontal slats designed for the organization of postcards or matchbooks. An interior label identifies the rack as imported by MSR Imports of Pennsauken, New Jersey, and manufactured in Taiwan. Dimensions: 24.00"L x 14.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 80 - Collection of Mid-Century Pin-Up Ephemera & Risque Novelty Items
This collection consists of mid-century adult-oriented novelty ephemera and pin-up collectibles, primarily manufactured in the United States. The items are produced using offset lithography on cardstock and paper, with some components featuring die-cut cardboard, molded plastic, and fabric. The lot includes a membership certificate for the Camp Tradeass Nudist Colony, featuring humorous printed names such as Dr. I. Pincher Titts, Mr. Belly Button Peach, Miss Squirma B, and Mr. O. Stradle Pratt, Pres. A 1942 calendar page for the month of December features a pin-up illustration and is marked Brown and Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn. for the Bond Battery Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Also included are two matchbook covers, one for Miss Lola The famous Dancer marked For Gentlemen only, and another for Hotsy Totsy in her original Fanny Dance. A die-cut cardboard novelty depicts a woman in a swimsuit with two pink fabric pom-poms applied as anatomical embellishments. The collection contains two mechanical peep-show cards with cutout windows, one yellow and one cream-colored. A clear molded plastic tray features three female silhouettes in reclining poses. Additionally, there are vintage Beauty in Charm! water-slide decals. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 6.10"W x 1.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 81 - 4pc Collection of Vintage Advertising Pin-Up Ink Blotter Ephemera
This group of four vintage advertising ink blotters features mid-century pin-up style illustrations paired with company calendars and promotional information. The collection includes a blotter for Crowder Jr. Co. of Pennsylvania with a cowgirl theme titled Quick on the Trigger; a Globe Ticket Company blotter from Tacoma, Washington, containing a calendar for March 1959; a C.S.I. Industrial Supply Co. blotter from Cleveland, Ohio, featuring a three-month calendar for late 1952; and a Washington Concrete Company blotter from Washington, Iowa, which includes a September 1964 calendar and an artist-themed illustration with a printed Gil Elvgren signature. Each piece is constructed of cardstock with a blue absorbent paper backing. Two items are currently housed in clear protective plastic sleeves. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 4.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 82 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera and Photography Featuring Gil Elvgren
This lot consists of a collection of 5pc pin-up ephemera and photography, including promotional items for various American industrial companies from the mid-20th century. The collection features several items with illustrations by renowned artist Gil Elvgren (1914â"1980) and one item by artist Park Sherman. Included is a 1954 vertical advertising calendar for Quality Park Envelope Company with Park Sherman art, a G.O. Carlson Inc. promotional card titled Me??? with Elvgren art, and a desk calendar for Shields Ampoule Machine Corp. also featuring an Elvgren illustration. The lot further includes a large color cardstock print of a woman with playing cards signed Elvgren and a glossy black and white silver gelatin photograph of a model on Kodak paper. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 7.50"W Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 83 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera Including Gil Elvgren Art
This 5pc pin-up ephemera collection consists of mid-century promotional advertising materials. The lot features a Philip Haas Co. bi-fold pamphlet for frost-proof closets and yard hydrants with hitchhiking-themed artwork. A 1963 calendar mailer customized for Roche & Hull, Inc. includes an illustration by Gil Elvgren. Also included is a cardstock print titled Your Choice, signed by Elvgren, depicting a woman seated at an easel. A 1954 calendar for Pryne Instant Heat ceiling heaters features a western-themed pin-up and is held in a protective plastic sleeve. The collection is rounded out by a small cardstock card captioned Don't Be Late! depicting a woman in a dark blue dress. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 84 - Six Pin-Up Offset Lithographs After Gil Elvgren
This lot comprises six offset lithographs after Gil Elvgren, featuring mid-century pin-up subject matter. The collection includes three larger prints housed in contemporary brushed silver-tone metal frames with easel backs and hanging hardware. Subjects depict women posed with a striped towel, on a diving board, and in a boudoir setting holding a hammer. Each of these framed prints bears the facsimile signature of Elvgren in red script within the matrix. Accompanying these are three smaller unframed lithographs protected in plastic sleeves with cardboard backings. These smaller prints depict women with an umbrella, at a signpost, and on a ladder, and each bears the printed mark LITHO U.S.A. in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 8.50"W x 0.50"H
Lot: 85 - 6pc Collection of Mid-Century Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera and Studio Photography
This group of six vintage pin-up collectibles comprises advertising materials, a studio photograph, and film. The collection features a multi-fold promotional business card for Earl J. Ball entertainment in Philadelphia, dated 1952; a March 1958 advertising calendar for Quality Park Envelope Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; and a 1963 50th Anniversary calendar for Wittle's Lebanon Parts Service of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, which features a printed illustration titled Your Choice by Gil Elvgren. Also included is a vintage western-themed color postcard and a large-format black-and-white studio photograph depicting a model in cowgirl attire. The sixth item is the original 35mm color negative for the photograph, produced on Kodak VPS (Vericolor Professional) film stock. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 86 - 1960s Esquire Jumbo Risque Erotic Playing Cards Made in Hong Kong
A pack of giant playing cards featuring erotica, produced by Esquire as model number 7-111. These plastic-coated cards feature full-color photographic images of nude female models on the face of each card. The reverse of the cards displays a pink and white decorative scrollwork pattern centered around a stylized nude female figure. The set is housed in its original cardboard box which features a wood-grain printed exterior and a yellow manufacturer label. The label identifies the product as New Improved Esquire Plastic Coated Playing Cards of Superior Quality, manufactured in Hong Kong. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 1.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 12.50oz
Lot: 87 - Bill Medcalf Quick on the Draw Pin-Up Playing Card Double Deck
This double deck set of pin-up playing cards features Western-themed illustrations by American artist Bill Medcalf (1920-2005). Produced circa 1950, this erotica collectors card grouping was created as a promotional item for the Master Blue Print Co. of Madison, Wisconsin. The set consists of two distinct decks housed in a single presentation box. One deck depicts a redheaded woman in a red bikini, cowboy hat, and red boots. The second deck depicts a blonde woman in a yellow and white Western-style outfit with a white cowboy hat. Both subjects are rendered in a classic mid-century pin-up style using offset lithography on cardstock. The exterior box lid is printed with the title Quick on the draw in red script and block letters, along with the company name and location. Each card back bears the printed signature of the artist, Bill Medcalf, in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 88 - Erotica Playing Card Deck Pocket Pin-Ups
This erotica playing card pack, titled Pocket Pin-Ups: An informal history of the '50s pin-up magazine, was authored by Max Allan Collins and published by Kitchen Sink Press. The item consists of a collection of illustrated cards housed in a pictorial cardboard slipcase. The front of the box features a color photograph of model Bettie Page in a red polka-dot bikini. The cards themselves are high-quality color reproductions of vintage 1950s pin-up magazine covers. Visible titles on the card faces include Show (dated December 1954), M-A-F, and various other mid-century publications. The box spine and front panel bear the title, author's name, and the Kitchen Sink Press faucet logo. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 89 - Hollywood Pinups Movie Legends Trading Card Set
This collection of non-sport trading cards is titled Movie Legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood: Hollywood Pinups, produced by 21st Century Archives, Inc. of Royal Oak, Michigan. The set features artistic pin-up depictions of Golden Age Hollywood actresses, utilizing artwork from noted illustrators including Vargas, Petty, Elvgren, Moran, Mozert, and Armstrong. This erotica collectors card pack includes a group of cards printed on semi-gloss cardstock with white borders. The original retail box is present, which notes that five different Special Marilyn cards were randomly inserted into the product line. Markings on the packaging include the manufacturer address in Royal Oak, Michigan, and the statement Printed in Canada Packaged in USA. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 90 - Kitchen Sink Press The Women of Whisper Magazine Pin-Up Art of the 40s Erotica Collectors Card Pack
This boxed set of 36 erotica collectors cards is titled The Women of Whisper: Magazine Pin-Up Art of the 40s. Published by Kitchen Sink Press, the collection was compiled and annotated by pop-culture historian Michael Barson. The cards feature full-color reproductions of vintage 1940s cheesecake magazine covers, including titles such as Whisper, Beauty Parade, and Titter. The artwork illustrates classic mid-century pin-up styles, with many covers featuring the work of artist Peter Driben. The cards are produced using modern offset lithography on cardstock. The box includes a printed history of the era's cheesecake magazines and features the Kitchen Sink Press faucet logo on the side panel. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 91 - Vintage Remembrance Pin-Up Playing Card Decks Winning Aces
This erotica collectors card grouping features a double deck set of mid-century pin-up playing cards manufactured by Remembrance Playing Cards, a brand of Brown and Bigelow. Titled Winning Aces, this set was produced circa 1940-1950 as a promotional item for Industrial Engineering and Mfg. Co. of Brimfield, Indiana. The set includes two complete decks with offset lithograph illustrations on the reverses. The red deck features a blonde model in black lingerie kneeling with a wishbone, and the green deck features a blonde model in pink lingerie holding playing cards. The cards are stored in a gold-tone presentation box with an interior lid containing a thematic poem set against a gold-tone background. The underside of the box bears a label for Redi-Slip Finish and the Remembrance trademark. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 8.20oz
Lot: 92 - A Collection of Gil Elvgren and George Petty Pin-Up Collector Trading Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of a large assortment of modern trading cards reproducing mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations. The lot includes a significant portion of the Gil Elvgren's Calendar Pinups series, produced in 1993 by Comic Images of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, under license from Brown and Bigelow, Incorporated. These cards feature full-color reproductions of Elvgren's artwork on the obverse, with titles, original publication dates, and descriptive narratives on the reverse. Also included is a series of cards produced by 21st Century Archives featuring the work of George Petty. One specific card titled Tennis Girl is presented in a rigid plastic protector and contains a detailed checklist on the reverse documenting Petty's illustrations for Esquire and True magazines from 1933 to 1956. The cards are printed on standard cardstock with a glossy finish on the illustrated sides. Artist signatures including Petty and Elvgren are reproduced on the card fronts. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.70oz
Lot: 93 - 2 Boxes Painted Ladies Erotica Collectors Card Grouping by Max Allan Collins
A set of Painted Ladies collectible trading cards, curated by Max Allan Collins and published by Comic Images in 1994. This erotica collectors card grouping features a retrospective of mid-20th century American pin-up art, with a primary focus on the calendar illustrations. The cards are produced via offset lithography on glossy cardstock. The front of the outer slipcase is titled Painted Ladies and identifies the compiler as Max Allan Collins. The reverse of the cards includes biographical information and series titles such as Calendar Pinups 2. Production marks on the card backs include Copyright 1994 Comic Images, Produced by Comic Images, Saddle Brook, NJ 07662, and designed by Michael Studios. The illustrations depict various stylized poses typical of the 1940s and 1950s, including subjects such as A Live Wire and various beach and western-themed pin-up scenes. Several cards feature the facsimile signature of artist lower right corner. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 10.70oz
Lot: 94 - 2pc 21st Century Archives Inc. 1940s Illustrations by Vargas Pin-Up Girls Trading Card Sets
This erotica playing card grouping consists of two complete sets of non-sport collectible trading cards published by 21st Century Archives Inc. featuring the artwork of Alberto Vargas. The first set, titled 1940s Illustrations by Vargas Pin-Up Girls (Series I), contains a complete base set of 51 cards and includes one Prizm holographic foil insert card. The second set, titled PIN-UP GIRLS II (Series II), contains a complete base set of 50 cards and one Prizm insert card. These cards feature full-color reproductions of classic mid-century glamour and pin-up illustrations originally published in Esquire magazine. The Series II cards include biographical text for each illustration written by Reid Stewart Austin. Each card is printed on cardstock with white borders. The reverse of the packaging for Series II notes that the first series was named Non-Sport Card Design of the Year. Both boxes bear the Varga signature logo and the publisher information for 21st Century Archives Inc. of Royal Oak, Michigan. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 7.10oz
Lot: 95 - 2pc Decks of Sassy Swimsuits Novelty Erotica Collectors Playing Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of two complete decks of novelty playing cards titled Sassy Swimsuits. Produced in Belgium during the late 20th century, circa 1980s to 1990s, the cards are constructed of laminated cardstock using an offset lithography printing process. The set is housed in a clear plastic two-compartment storage case. Each deck features a unique back design: one with a pink border depicting a blonde model and the other with a blue border depicting a brunette model. The card faces, ranging from Ace through King, display individual color photographs of glamour models in various swimwear and suggestive poses, with some cards featuring artistic nudity. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.30oz
Lot: 96 - 2pc Gil Elvgren Brown & Bigelow Advertising Pin-Up Playing Card Decks
This set of erotica playing card grouping features two vintage decks of advertising playing cards published by Brown and Bigelow under the Remembrance brand. Both decks feature pin-up illustrations by artist Gil Elvgren, with his printed signature visible on the artwork of each box and card back. The first deck was produced for Jim Adkins Gulf, Steelton, Pennsylvania. The illustration depicts a woman in a sheer light blue gown and black stockings. The second deck was produced for the Latex Glove Company, located at 442 W. Division St., Chicago 10, Illinois. The illustration features a woman in a sheer negligee holding a yellow flower. Both decks utilize the Redi-Slip finish. The Latex Glove Company box retains a partial blue U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamp on the top flap. The reverse of the Jim Adkins box features a red and yellow geometric design labeled Bridge, while the Latex Glove Company box reverse shows a green and brown Good Luck design with a horseshoe and four-leaf clover. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 0.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.60oz
Lot: 97 - 2pc Kitchen Sink Press Spicy Naughty 1930s Pulp Covers Trading Card Sets
This lot features two complete trading card sets published by Kitchen Sink Press. The sets consist of full-color offset lithograph reproductions of vintage spicy pulp magazine covers from the 1930s. Set One is housed in a blue box featuring a woman in a contorted bridge pose wearing lingerie and includes the National Recovery Administration NRA eagle logo with the text We Do Our Part. Set Two, the companion set, is in a purple box featuring a woman in a yellow one-piece swimsuit with a cigarette holder and includes thirty-nine additional cards. The cards depict classic pin-up and risque illustrations from the Depression era, with visible titles including Bedtime Stories, Broadway, and Gay Parisienne. The artwork showcases stylized artistic poses characteristic of early 20th-century American erotic ephemera. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.70oz
Lot: 98 - 2pc Vintage Erotica Playing Card Decks Including Gaiety Brand 54 Models
A pair of vintage erotica playing card decks. The grouping includes one deck of Gaiety Brand 54 Models Colour Playing Cards in an orange and yellow cardboard box. The second deck is a bridge size set housed in a white cardboard box featuring a nude model on the exterior. Both decks contain cards featuring full-color photographs of nude and topless glamour models. The cards are constructed of printed cardstock with a glossy coating. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 0.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 4.70oz
Lot: 99 - 3pc George Petty Pin-up and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Trading Cards
This 3pc Erotica playing card grouping features collectible sets highlighting classic pin-up illustration and sports memorabilia. The collection includes a display box for The Petty Girl Premium Collectible Trading Cards by 21st Century Archives, Inc., featuring the airbrush and watercolor art of George Petty. This box originally housed packs containing randomly inserted Ridgid Tool cards. Also included is a complete 50-card set of The Petty Girl II Premium Collectible Trading Cards, published in 1995 by 21st Century Archives, Inc. These cards feature the red Petty script signature on the front and biographical text by Reid Stewart Austin on the reverse. The third item is an officially licensed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders card deck, which contains color photography of the squad in cameo and game action poses. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.00"W x 5.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 100 - 3pc Sets of Gil Elvgren Pin-Up Erotica Playing & Trading Cards
This lot consists of a three set erotica playing card grouping featuring the artwork of American illustrator Gil Elvgren. The collection includes one factory-sealed deck of plastic-coated playing cards and two sets of informational trading cards produced by 21st Century Archives. The cards feature full-color offset lithographic reproductions of Elvgren's mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations, depicting stylized female figures in various thematic poses, including a witch on a broomstick and a woman on a motorcycle. Many cards bear the printed signature of the artist on the obverse. The reverse of the trading cards includes the copyright mark 1995 Brown & Bigelow, Inc. and the 21st Century Archives logo. Each trading card is individually numbered and includes the original artwork title, such as A Sharp Lookout, the original publication year, and a descriptive paragraph regarding the historical context of the illustration and models. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 0.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 5.70oz
Lot: 101 - A Group of 32 Comic Images Elvgren & Friends Pin-up Trading Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of approximately 32 oversized trading cards from the Elvgren and Friends series published by Comic Images in 1997. The collection features color reproductions of classic mid-century American pin-up art by illustrators Gil Elvgren and Earl Moran. The reverse of the cards includes titles, humorous verses, and biographical text regarding the artists. Notable subjects include an ice skater in a pink sweater with a printed Earl Moran signature, a woman on a seesaw titled Teeter Taught Her, and an artist at an easel titled Drawing Attention. The cards are marked as authorized by Drake Elvgren and Marianne Ohl Phillips and were produced in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 1.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 7.10oz
Lot: 102 - 52 American Beauties Pin-up Playing Card Deck with Illustrations by Gil Elvgren
This vintage erotica playing card pack, titled 52 American Beauties, features illustrations by American artist Gil Elvgren (1914â"1980). The set consists of a complete deck of plastic-coated playing cards housed in the original cardboard tuck box. Each card displays a full-color offset lithograph print of a pin-up illustration in Elvgren's signature style, depicting women in various stylized, suggestive, and humorous scenarios. The subjects are shown in lingerie, swimsuits, or themed costumes. The box front features an Orientalist-themed illustration of a snake charmer. Visible markings include 52 American Beauties, PLASTIC COATED, BY Elvgren, and PLAYING CARDS on the box. Individual cards, such as the 3 of Hearts titled A WARM WELCOME, bear a printed cursive Elvgren signature. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 0.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 3.30oz
Lot: 103 - 4pc Gil Elvgren Packs of Notes Featuring Erotica
This lot consists of 4 packs of notes where each cover features erotica illustrations by American artist Gil Elvgren. These vintage offset lithographs were published by Brown and Bigelow Div. of Standard Packaging Corp. U.S.A. The illustrations depict stylized female figures in playful scenarios, with specific titles including OH, NO! and SCREEN TEST! Each pack bears a facsimile signature Elvgren in the plate. One pack contains a fold-out section on the reverse with a Calendar for 1969 and a Calendar for 1970. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 0.75"W x 6.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 104 - Betty Buckley Autographed Shure SM58 Microphone
Black Shure SM58 handheld microphone inscribed in silver marker "To Shan Shan Love Betty Buckley." The Tony Award winning star of Cats and acclaimed stage and screen performer signed the piece across the handle in bold, clear script. A personal dedication from one of Broadway's most celebrated voices, presented on an industry-standard stage microphone. Dimensions: 2"W x 6.5"H
Lot: 105 - 101 Strings Million Seller Movie Themes Vinyl LP, Alshire S-5311
This vintage 101 Strings album features movie themes and other selections, including tracks such as "The Entertainer," "What'll I Do," and "Tubular Bells." Released by Alshire International (S-5311), this record offers classic instrumental renditions of popular movie tunes, performed by the renowned 101 Strings Orchestra. The album is housed in its original cover, featuring a striking image of the model, and includes a detailed track listing on the back cover. Condition: The vinyl shows signs of use but plays well. Cover shows minor wear and tear. Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.5"H Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 106 - 101 Strings Vinyl LP, Million Dollar Movie Hits
This 12.5"L x 12.5"H vinyl LP features the 101 Strings Orchestra performing tracks from iconic movie hits. The album, titled Million Dollar Movie Hits and Other Original Selections, includes a mix of popular movie themes like "Claudia Theme," "Theme from Picnic," and "Sea of Tranquility." The record is in good condition, with minor signs of wear on the cover, and is housed in its original packaging. Manufactured by Alshire International, this LP is a rare and unique addition for collectors of vintage movie soundtracks and 101 Strings music. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 107 - A Trio of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Live at the London Palladium Double LP Album
A trio of vintage vocal music recordings consisting of one gatefold double LP album cover and two accompanying black vinyl records. The album is titled JUDY GARLAND AND LIZA MINNELLI 'LIVE' AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM, issued by Capitol Records under the catalog number SWBO 2295. The cover is explicitly marked "NEW IMPROVED FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO." The front features a color photograph of the two performers. The interior gatefold contains extensive liner notes, detailed track lists for four sides, and black-and-white performance photographs. The two 33 1/3 RPM vinyl discs feature the colorful Capitol Records rainbow ring labels, confirming the title and STEREO format. 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 108 - A&M Records Mart Crowleys Vinyl Record, The Boys in the Band
A 1970 stereo vinyl LP of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band," released by A&M Records, featuring the original New York cast recording of the groundbreaking stage play. This production, notable for its candid exploration of gay identity and interpersonal relationships, is preserved here in a cast performance featuring Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Cliff Gorman, Keith Prentice, and others. The front cover bears a blue-toned photographic image of the ensemble framed by vivid psychedelic flourishes and a celebratory cake motif, while the reverse provides cast and production credits, including direction by Robert Moore and engineering by Bill Halverson, Wally Heider, and Bob Simpson. The vinyl is labeled with the classic orange A&M branding. Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.5"H Date or Era: 1969 Manufacturer or Brand: A&M Records Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 109 - Bananarama Vinyl Record, Wow!
A sizzling vinyl of Bananaramas Wow, pressed on black vinyl with a sharp cream London label, wrapped in a fiery red cover showing the trio embraced by shirtless men in bold glamorous poses, the back contrasts with a sleek black layout and glowing tracklist, includes hits like I Heard a Rumour, Love in the First Degree, I Want You Back, and Nathan Jones, a vibrant pop statement packed with attitude and irresistible energy. Artist: Bananarama Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.25"W Date or Era: 1987 Manufacturer or Brand: Polygram Records Inc Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 110 - Barbra Streisand The Broadway Album 1985 Vinyl LP
A single vinyl Long Play (LP) record, "The Broadway Album," by Barbra Streisand. The album was released by Columbia Records, featuring compositions by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, and others. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard jacket, which features a photograph of the artist in a formal gown and straw hat on the front cover. The back cover confirms the catalog number FC 40092 and displays the UPC barcode (7464-40092-1), along with comprehensive track information. The record itself is black vinyl with the standard orange and yellow Columbia label, confirming the artist, album title, and catalog number on side 1. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 111 - Barry Manilow 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe 1984 Arista LP
A 1984 release vinyl LP album titled 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe by Barry Manilow, released on the Arista label (Catalog No. AL8-8164). The album is a jazz-influenced work featuring collaborations with notable musicians including Gerry Mulligan, Sarah Vaughan, and Mel Torme. The album jacket features a photograph of Manilow in front of a neon sign spelling "Paradise CAFE." The back cover lists detailed musician credits and track listings, divided into a First Set and Second Set, noting the album was Digitally Recorded at Winnie Studio C, Los Angeles, California. The back cover also displays the UPC barcode 7822-18264-1. The black vinyl disc features the standard Arista multicolored mountain/wave graphic label. The album jacket measures 12.5" x 12.5". Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 112 - Bette Midler Mud Will Be Flung Tonight! 1987 Atlantic Records LP
A vintage 12-inch vinyl long-playing (LP) record featuring the 1987 comedy album by Bette Midler titled Mud Will Be Flung Tonight! The album was issued on the Atlantic Records label, bearing the catalog number 81291-1. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve. The front cover features a stylized photograph of a messy dressing table reflecting Bette Midler, surrounded by framed portraits. The back cover includes production credits and a stage photo of Midler, noting the performance venue as "Mort Glickman's Comedy Gulag." The black vinyl disc features a center label confirming the title, artist, track list, and the â- 1987 copyright date. Dimensions: Standard 12-inch LP format. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 113 - Bette Midler. Divine Madness. Atlantic Records, 1980. Original LP Record.
Bette Midler. Divine Madness. New York: Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1980. Original US release vinyl LP album (SD 16022). 12-inch 33 1/3 RPM record contained in a glossy pictorial cardboard sleeve. The album features the soundtrack from Midler's 1980 concert film. The record label is green and red Atlantic Records, bearing the production date P 1980. The front cover features Bette Midler superimposed on Mount Rushmore. The back cover features a photograph of Midler dressed as a mermaid atop a structure resembling the Lincoln Memorial, listing tracks including Big Noise From Winnetka, Paradise, Stay With Me, My Mother's Eyes, and Chapel of Love. The sleeve catalog number is SD 16022. A Warner Communications Company. Printed in U.S.A. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 12.00"W
Lot: 114 - Blue Angel Self-Titled Album featuring Cyndi Lauper 1980 Polydor LP
A single 12-inch vinyl LP album, the self-titled debut by the band Blue Angel, featuring lead singer Cyndi Lauper. The album was published by Polydor and dated â- 1980 Polydor Incorporated. The cardboard sleeve features five stylized portraits of the band members on the front against a burnt orange background. The back cover provides individual portrait photographs of the five members: John Turi, Johnny Bazaar, Cyndi Lauper, Lee Kowitz, and Arthur Rockin' Nelson, along with track listings for Side One and Side Two. The catalog number PD-1-6300 is present on both the sleeve and the black vinyl record label, which carries the prominent orange Polydor logo. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 115 - Cyndi Lauper She's So Unusual 1983 Portrait Vinyl LP Record
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album, "She's So Unusual," by Cyndi Lauper, released in 1983 on the Portrait label. This is the original pressing, catalog number FR 38930, reflecting the Pop and New Wave style of the early 1980s. The object consists of a black vinyl disc housed in a printed cardboard sleeve. The front cover features the artist dancing in an urban environment with the album title and artist name superimposed. The back cover displays the track listing, production credits, and a distinctive photographic detail of the soles of white shoes painted to depict a portion of Van Gogh's Starry Night. The back cover also includes the barcode 7464-38930-1. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 116 - Cyndi Lauper True Colors LP Record Album
Single vintage cardboard LP record album sleeve for the Cyndi Lauper album True Colors, originally released in 1986 by Portrait Records. The front cover features a close-up photographic portrait of the artist alongside the title text and includes a circular promotional sticker listing key tracks and the number 4913-S1. The back cover displays a full 10-track listing across Side 1 and Side 2, production credits, and a barcode (7464-40313-1), set against a complex image of the artist standing among multiple framed mirrors. This item is the sleeve only; the vinyl record is not present. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 117 - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand No More Tears Casablanca Records Vinyl
This is a single 12-inch vinyl record, a release from 1979 (P 1979), featuring the musical collaboration between Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. The single is titled "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and was released on the Casablanca Records label under Catalog NBD 20199. The vinyl is pressed on black vinyl, listing a track runtime of 11:40 for the main track. The printed cardboard sleeve features a black and white photographic portrait of the two artists on the front. The reverse of the sleeve promotes the Donna Summer Greatest hits on radio record compilation, "Greatest Hits On The Radio Volumes I & II." Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 118 - Donna Summer Bad Girls 1979 Double LP Record Album
A two-item lot comprising the vintage 1979 double Long Play (LP) record album Bad Girls by Donna Summer. The lot includes the black vinyl record disc and its original printed cardboard jacket. The album was produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The jacket features vibrant photographic artwork on the front displaying the artist's name and album title. The back lists the four sides of tracks. The vinyl disc bears the Casablanca Records and Filmworks label, marked with the catalog number NBLP-2-7150 and explicitly dated P 1979 Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 119 - Donna Summer Live and More 2x Vinyl LP Record Album
This lot consists of one vintage vinyl LP record album, "Live and More," by Donna Summer. Research confirms this album was originally released as a double vinyl LP set (2x LP). The album is representative of the late 1970s Disco period. The front cover features a dramatic close-up color photograph of Donna Summer singing into a microphone. The reverse side displays a full-length photograph of her performing, alongside an extensive tracklist. Key tracks include the "MacArthur Park Suite." Production credits are listed for Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The visible black vinyl record features a Casablanca Records and FilmWorks label, identifying the catalog number as NBLP 7119-2 and marking the side as STEREO SIDE 2. This vintage record is the highly sought-after "Live & More" album by Donna Summer. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 120 - Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money 1983 LP Record Album
A single black vinyl LP record album, Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money, released in 1983 by Mercury Records / PolyGram Records (catalog number 422-812265-1). The record is housed in its original color jacket featuring a photograph of Summer dressed in a waitress uniform, with the title text and a visible name tag reading DONNA. The reverse displays the full tracklist and a second color photograph of Summer in a diner setting. The black vinyl disc features a red and white Mercury label listing the track titles for Side A and confirming the 1983 copyright information. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 12.25"W x 0.25"H Weight: 7.7oz
Lot: 121 - Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well 12-Inch Single RCA CHESST 3 1984
This is a 12-inch vinyl single featuring the song I Know Him So Well from the musical Chess, performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson. The record was released in 1984 by RCA Records and distributed by RCA Ltd Record Division, London. The music and lyrics were composed by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The single is formatted for 45 RPM playback. Side A contains the title track I Know Him So Well. Side B features Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquillity) performed by Tommy Korberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quilley, and Bjorn Skifs, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra and The Ambrosian Singers. The item includes the original picture sleeve featuring photographic portraits of Paige and Dickson against a black and white graphic design. The back of the sleeve includes the RCA logo, catalog numbers CHESST 3 and PC 68258, and distribution information for 1 Bedford Avenue, London. The vinyl label for Side 1 displays the RCA logo, catalog number CHESST 3, and matrix number PL 70500, with copyright and phonographic copyright dates of 1984 attributed to 3 Knights Ltd. Dimensions: 12" dia.
Lot: 122 - Falco Falco 3 1985 Promotional Vinyl LP Record
A single 12-inch vinyl LP record of the album Falco 3 by the Austrian artist Falco, consistent with the 1985 release. This is a promotional copy, confirmed by the rectangular sticker on the back cover stating, "LOANED FOR PROMOTION ONLY. NOT FOR SALE." The record is housed in a cardboard sleeve featuring a central photograph of the artist in formal wear against a crowd backdrop. The front cover includes a circular pink sticker noting the inclusion of the tracks "ROCK ME AMADEUS" and "VIENNA CALLING." A circular purple retail sticker from the New York store "SOUNDS" marked $4.49 is also present. The black vinyl disk features a white center label marked "FALCO 3." The tracklist confirms popular songs including "Rock Me Amadeus," "Jeanny," and "Tango The Night." Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 123 - Gian Stellari & Orchestra â" Great Songs from Great Italian Films Vinyl LP
Original 1960 Epic Records pressing of Great Songs from Great Italian Films by Gian Stellari and His Orchestra. This album features orchestral arrangements of iconic Italian film scores, including Anna, Love Theme from La Strada, and Arrivederci Roma. A celebration of Italy's cinematic and musical heritage, the record captures the romance and drama of beloved Italian films. Dimensions: 12.5"L Date or Era: 1960 Manufacturer or Brand: Epic Records Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 124 - Hal Mooney Musical Horoscope LP Mercury Records MG 20775
Vintage vinyl record Musical Horoscope by Hal Mooney and His Orchestra, released by Mercury Records. This long-playing microgroove album (MG 20775) features musical compositions inspired by the twelve zodiac signs, with arrangements reflecting the personality traits associated with each astrological sign. The album cover features a striking mid-century design with a glamorous portrait of a woman surrounded by zodiac symbols. The back cover includes detailed descriptions of each zodiac sign, enhancing the thematic experience. Custom High Fidelity recording for superior sound quality. Dimensions: 12.5"H Date or Era: 1958
Lot: 125 - Herschel Bernardi Sings Fiddler On The Roof Columbia Masterworks Vinyl LP
This is a vintage Columbia Masterworks vinyl LP record album featuring Herschel Bernardi performing songs from the musical Fiddler On The Roof, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The album jacket features a photograph of Bernardi in character on the front cover and detailed liner notes and track listings on the reverse. The vinyl disc is black and housed in a cardboard jacket. The jacket displays multiple catalog numbers, including OS 2916 (front cover) and OS 3016 (back cover and disc label). The album is a stereophonic recording. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 126 - Joan Rivers - What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most? LP Record Geffen GHS 4007
A single vinyl LP record and its corresponding gatefold sleeve for the comedy album Joan Rivers - What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most?. The album was released by Geffen Records, catalog number GHS 4007, dating from 1982 or 1983. The front sleeve features a photographic portrait of Rivers wearing a fur boa. The title is modified by a handwritten "Semi" notation above the printed text "What becomes a Legend most?". The sleeve retains several affixed stickers, including a red circular "SOUNDS" retail sticker priced at $4.49 and a warning sticker stating, "Contains language which may be unsuitable for some listeners." The rear sleeve features a parody photograph of a royal wedding party and lists the track titles for Side A and Side B. The black vinyl disc features white and green Geffen Records labels. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 127 - Joan Rivers EXCERPTS FROM What becomes a Semi-Legend most! Promotional LP
A single 12-inch promotional vinyl record album (LP) by Joan Rivers, titled EXCERPTS FROM What becomes a Semi-Legend most!. The album is associated with the full Geffen Records release GHS 4007, dating to the mid-1980s. The black vinyl disc is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve, featuring a black and white photograph of Rivers lighting a cigarette. The front cover includes the promotional text "JOAN RIVERS PUTS OUT FOR D.J.'s WHO PLAY THIS ALBUM" and retains a retail sticker overlay reading "$5.99 SOUNDS St. Mark's Place NYC." The reverse side lists 16 tracks and is explicitly marked "Promotional Copy. Not for sale." The vinyl label confirms the manufacturer as Geffen Records and the speed as 33 1/3 RPM. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 128 - Joe Mooney, Lush Life Vinyl Record, Atlantic 1255
This is an original Joe Mooney â" Lush Life (Atlantic 1255) vinyl record, featuring a collection of jazz-infused vocal performances by the renowned jazz pianist and vocalist. Released by Atlantic Records, the album showcases Mooney's signature warm, intricate style. The cover art features a vintage lounge-inspired aesthetic, adding to its collectible appeal. Includes both the record and cover, measuring 12.5"L x 12.5"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 129 - John Carlton & The Craftsmen All-Stars â" Movie Themes, Vinyl LP
Original Craftsmen Records pressing of Movie Themes, featuring instrumental renditions of classic film scores, including Man with the Golden Arm, Gigi, and Some Enchanted Evening. The album cover features actress Kim Novak, enhancing its collectible appeal for both film and music enthusiasts. Dimensions: 12.5"L Date or Era: 1950s Manufacturer or Brand: Craftsmen Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 130 - Judy Garland - Gay Purr-ee Soundtrack LP Record, Warner Bros. 1962
This item is an original 1962 Warner Bros. Records vinyl album for "Gay Purr-ee," the Original Motion Picture Sound Track. The printed cardboard cover features a vibrant blend of photographic and illustrative styles, with a central portrait of Judy Garland surrounded by whimsical cartoon cats and Parisian landmarks against a black background. Prominent text includes "THE VOICE OF JUDY GARLAND IN A UPA PRODUCTION 'GAY PURR-EE'," alongside credits for co-stars Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Hermione Gingold, and Paul Frees, and various production details. The reverse provides a full track listing for Side One and Side Two, extensive liner notes, and specifies "VITAPHONIC MONOPHONIC B 1479 HIGH FIDELITY" and "MADE IN U.S.A.". This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"H Weight: 0.20 lb
Lot: 131 - Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli "Live" At The London Palladium 1972 Capitol LP
A 1972 pressing of the album Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli "Live" At The London Palladium, released by Capitol Records. The lot consists of one (1) black vinyl LP housed in its original full-color printed cardboard jacket. The recording captures the 1964 London Palladium concert. The catalog number ST-11191 is printed on the sleeve spine and the disc label. The vinyl features the distinctive yellow, orange, and red concentric ring Capitol label, marked "â- 1972 Capitol Records, Inc." The back cover provides detailed liner notes and track listings, including "Over the Rainbow" and "The Man That Got Away." 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 132 - Judy Garland Judy At Carnegie Hall Judy In Person Double LP Set
A vintage double-record vinyl LP set titled Judy At Carnegie Hall / Judy In Person, recorded live and complete on Sunday, April 23rd. The set was distributed by Capitol Records under the FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO designation, catalog number SWBO 1569. This lot consists of three items total: one album jacket and two black vinyl discs. The front cover features a striking red, black, and white concert advertisement design detailing the performance and the orchestra conducted by Mort Lindsey. The back cover includes a photograph of Garland performing. Both vinyl records feature the purple/burgundy Capitol label and include visible track listings for records 1 and 2. The album jacket measures 12.5 inches x 12.5 inches. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 133 - Judy Garland The Beginning Vinyl LP Compilation 1979 DRG Records SL 5187
This vinyl LP compilation album titled The Beginning features artist Judy Garland and was released in 1979 by DRG Records with catalog number SL 5187. The record contains a series of archival recordings from the 1940s originally issued on the Decca label. The front cover depicts a color photograph of Garland in a blue garment leaning on a pedestal, with the title rendered in blue script. The back cover includes the same photographic imagery alongside a comprehensive tracklist of songs recorded between 1940 and 1947, including selections from films such as Girl Crazy and The Shocking Miss Pilgrim. Credits on the reverse cite a special arrangement with MCA Records Inc. and indicate the album was printed in the USA. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 134 - Judy Garland The Garland Touch Vintage Capitol Records LP Album W 1710
A single vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album titled The Garland Touch by artist Judy Garland. The album was released by Capitol Records under the catalog number W 1710. The record features a colorful rainbow-rimmed Capitol label with the HIGH FIDELITY designation. The track listing includes I Happen to Like New York, You'll Never Walk Alone, More Than You Know, and Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe. The black vinyl disc is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve featuring a close-up photograph of the artist on the front and liner notes and track details on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 135 - Judy Garland The Wit & The Wonder Of DRG Records Vinyl LP SL 5179
One vinyl LP record album, Judy Garland - The Wit & The Wonder Of, released by DRG Records under catalog number SL 5179, â- 1977. The album is a compilation of live and recorded tracks spanning the years 1938 to 1967. The record is black vinyl with an orange, red, and white center label displaying the DRG Records logo and track information for Side A. The corresponding cardboard sleeve features archival black and white photographic portraits of Judy Garland, including one on the front holding a single rose and one on the back holding a large bouquet, alongside detailed track listings and recording dates. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 136 - Madonna - Madonna The Debut Album 1983 Sire Records Vinyl LP
A single vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record of Madonna's eponymous debut album, released by Sire Records in 1983 (catalog number 1-23867). The record is housed in its original pictorial cardboard sleeve featuring high-contrast black-and-white portraits of the artist. The back cover lists the tracklist, including the hits Lucky Star, Borderline, and Holiday. The copyright date of 1983 is visible on the back cover. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 137 - Madonna - True Blue 1986 12-Inch Vinyl LP Record
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record of Madonna's 1986 album, True Blue. The set includes one black vinyl disc housed in a cardboard jacket. The front cover features a high-contrast profile photograph of the artist. The reverse displays the full tracklist, including "Papa Don't Preach," "La Isla Bonita," and "Live to Tell," set against a deep blue background. Producer credits list Madonna, Patrick Leonard, and Stephen Bray. The disc label bears the Sire Records logo and confirms the track listing for Side A. The jacket features a visible UPC barcode (0-7599-25442-2). 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 138 - Madonna Angel Into the Groove 12-Inch Maxi Single Sire 1985
A single 12-inch vinyl record maxi single by Madonna, titled Angel, released circa 1985 on the Sire label. The record features the tracks "Angel (Extended Dance Mix)" and "Into the Groove." The reverse sleeve credits production to Nile Rodgers and notes that "Into the Groove" is featured in the Orion motion picture Desperately Seeking Susan. The black vinyl disc plays at 45 RPM and bears the catalog number 0-20335 partially visible on the label. The full-color printed paper/cardboard sleeve features a close-up portrait of the artist on the front and is marked "SPECIALLY-PRICED 2-CUT MAXI SINGLE." Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 139 - Madonna Like A Virgin Vintage Vinyl LP Album Sire Records 1-25157
A single vintage vinyl LP record album, Madonna's "Like A Virgin," released by Sire Records. The album is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve featuring stylized black and white photography of the artist, consistent with the mid-1980s Pop music era. The record itself is black polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The center label displays the catalog number 1-25157, the artist name "madonna," the album title, and production credits attributed to Nile Rodgers. The back cover lists the nine tracks, including "Material Girl" and "Like A Virgin," and features a barcode. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 140 - Marvin Hamlisch - Ice Castles Soundtrack Arista 1978 Promo DJ Copy
Marvin Hamlisch. Ice Castles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album. New York: Arista Records, Inc., 1978. Promotional Disc Jockey (DJ) Copy, indicated by the stamp on the rear jacket. 12-inch vinyl LP record, 33 1/3 RPM, housed in the original pictorial cardboard sleeve (jacket). The album features music composed, conducted, and produced by Marvin Hamlisch, including the track "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" sung by Melissa Manchester, and "Voyager" performed by The Alan Parsons Project. The front jacket features a large orange and red sticker highlighting the theme song by Marvin Hamlisch and the catalog number AL 9502 STEREO. The rear jacket credits the film as "A John Kemeny Production of a Donald Wrye Film" and lists the starring cast, including Robby Benson and Lynn-Holly Johnson. The record label and rear cover confirm the publication date P 1978 Arista Records, Inc. The catalog number is AL 9502. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 12.00"W
Lot: 141 - Monty Python's Previous Record 12-Inch Vinyl LP CAS 1063
A single 12-inch vinyl LP record, Monty Python's Previous Record, originally released by Charisma Records in 1972. The record is housed in its original illustrated cardboard sleeve featuring surrealist pop-art imagery, depicting a large blue coiled tube and a hand reaching toward a yellow and brown butterfly. The back cover confirms the track listing and the catalog number CAS 1063, noting copyright dates of 1972 by Charisma Records, Inc. The black vinyl disc features the track list for Side A and the identification CAS 1063 on the center label. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 142 - Original Broadway Cast Recording Flora The Red Menace Liza Minnelli 1965 LP
A single vintage vinyl LP record featuring the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the 1965 musical comedy Flora The Red Menace. The musical features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, starring Liza Minnelli in her debut Broadway leading role. The record is a STEREO release on the RCA Victor Dynagroove label, catalogue number LSO-1111. The LP is housed in its original cardboard gatefold sleeve. The cover features bold, cartoon-style graphic artwork dominated by orange and yellow tones, depicting the title character holding a sign marked I AM. The interior gatefold contains extensive liner notes, plot summaries, photographs of key cast members, and a full track listing. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 143 - Queen Save Me United Kingdom Picture Sleeve and Somebody To Love Canadian 7-Inch Vinyl Single
This lot features two distinct Queen records components that are mismatched. The first component is an original 7-inch picture sleeve for the single Save Me b/w Let Me Entertain You, released by EMI Records under catalog number EMI 5022. This sleeve was manufactured in England circa 1980 and features a group portrait of band members Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, and Brian May on both the front and reverse. The reverse side indicates the tracks are taken from the album Queen Live Killers and notes production by Queen and engineering by Mack. The second component is a 7-inch vinyl single for Somebody To Love b/w White Man, released in 1976 by Elektra Records. The record features the Elektra butterfly label with catalog number E 45362 and matrix numbers 45362-A and 45362-B. Side one contains Somebody To Love (4:53) and side two contains White Man (4:57). The labels indicate the tracks were produced by Queen, engineered by Mike Stone, and recorded in the United Kingdom. The vinyl is housed in a WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. company sleeve with a Scarborough, Ontario address. Dimensions: 7.25" dia.
Lot: 144 - Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Vinyl LP, Columbia Records
Original Rhonda Vinyl LP featuring the legendary Rhonda Fleming, released by Columbia Records. This album showcases the vocal talents of Fleming, known for her contributions to classic Hollywood and music. The orchestration is conducted by Frank Comstock, delivering a lush and refined sound. Rhonda Fleming was an iconic actress and singer recognized for her beauty and talent in the golden age of Hollywood. The album cover features a striking portrait of Fleming, making it a collectible piece for fans of classic film and music history. Dimensions: 12.25"H Date or Era: c. 1958 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 145 - Television's Greatest Hits Volume II Double LP Compilation Sleeve
This lot consists of one rectangular cardboard sleeve for the compilation album, Television's Greatest Hits Volume II: From the 50s and 60s. Market intelligence identifies this as the packaging for a 2 x Vinyl (LP, Compilation) set, copyrighted 1986 by TeeVee Toons, Inc. The cover design evokes mid-20th-century television nostalgia, featuring the title text displayed on a vintage screen alongside a classic broadcast microphone. The packaging advertises 65 TV themes from the 1950s and 1960s, with specific themes listed including Hogan's Heroes, The Monkees, Peter Gunn, and The Honeymooners. The back confirms the album is copyrighted and manufactured by TeeVee Toons, Inc. The sleeve lists the extensive tracklist across four sides (Side One through Side Four). The item is a standard 12-inch LP format, relating to the keyword Dimensions. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 146 - The Chipmunks Chipmunk Punk Vinyl LP 1980 Excelsior XLP-6008
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album set titled CHIPMUNK PUNK, featuring the animated characters Simon, Theodore, and Alvin. The album was released on the Excelsior label with the catalog number XLP-6008. The recording is copyrighted (P) and (C) 1980 by Polydor International, Inc. The cardboard sleeve features vibrant cartoon artwork depicting the three chipmunks in punk/new wave attire standing against a brick wall. The back cover lists the track titles for Side One and Side Two, and notes the musician roles, attributing lead guitar to Alvin, bass and vocals to Simon, and drums and vocals to Theodore. The record is black vinyl. Dimensions: 12-inch LP format Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 147 - The Chipmunks Go Hollywood 1982 RCA Vinyl LP Record Album AFL1-4376
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album titled The Chipmunks Go Hollywood, released by RCA Records in 1982. The album is catalog reference number AFL1-4376. The album sleeve is constructed of printed cardboard featuring a colorful, cartoon-style illustration on the front cover depicting the characters in parody movie posters, including "The Ultimate Challenge ALVIN III" and "E.T. & ME." The back cover features the track listing and nine distinct, small illustrative panels corresponding to the songs, such as "Eye of the Tiger," "Fame," and "9 to 5." The album includes the black vinyl disc, which displays an RCA center label confirming the 1982 copyright date and track list, including "Introducing Charlene of the Chipettes." The dimensions of the item are standard for a 12-inch LP. Dimensions: 12 inches (diameter of disc) Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 148 - The Return to Oz Original Cast Soundtrack Vinyl LP RFO-101 Liza Minnelli 1978
This is a vintage vinyl LP record featuring the original cast soundtrack for the production The Return to Oz. The album is a limited, non-commercial pressing released under the label R.F.O. (Rescued From Oblivion), catalog number RFO-101. The production features music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, with scoring and conducting by Walter Scharf. The cast includes Liza Minnelli as Dorothy, Danny Thomas as the Tin Woodman, Milton Berle as the Cowardly Lion, Peter Lawford as the Scarecrow, Ethel Merman as the Bad Witch, Rise Stevens as the Good Witch, Herschel Bernardi as the Carousel Horse, Jack E. Leonard as the Sign Post, and Paul Lynde. The front cover displays a white background with a stylized rainbow and illustrations of the primary characters. The back cover contains a full tracklist and extensive liner notes printed in Japanese. A notice on the back cover states the record was issued as a tribute to Cahn, Van Heusen, and Scharf. The record features a green center label with black text, indicating a mono recording and a 1978 copyright and phonogram date. Dimensions: 12" dia.
Lot: 149 - The Rink - Broadway Cast LP, Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli (1984)
An original Broadway cast 12-inch vinyl LP record album for "The Rink," featuring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli, copyrighted 1984. The album cover presents a minimalist modern graphic design, primarily a bold red silhouette of two facing profiles on a white background, with text identifying the stars, musical title, and "Original Broadway Cast," along with a "Digital RECORDING" emblem. The reverse side provides detailed track listings for "Side 1" and "Side 2," extensive production credits, including Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, alongside several production photographs of the performers. Visible markings include a barcode (8 422-823125-1), Polydor and PolyGram Records branding. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"H
Lot: 150 - Whitney Houston Self-Titled 1985 Arista Records Vinyl LP AL 8-8212
Whitney Houston self-titled debut studio album, released in 1985 by Arista Records under catalog number AL 8-8212. The lot includes the original cardboard sleeve and a 33 1/3 RPM vinyl LP. The front cover displays a portrait of the artist in a white gown against a garden backdrop, while the reverse features a full-length image of Houston in a swimsuit on a beach. The reverse also contains the tracklisting, production credits, and artist acknowledgments. The Side 2 record label is finished in black with the Arista logo and includes the tracks How Will I Know, All At Once, Take Good Care Of My Heart, Greatest Love Of All, and Hold Me. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 151 - Two Queen 7-Inch Vinyl Record Singles Including Bicycle Race and Play The Game
This lot consists of two 7-inch vinyl record singles by the British rock band Queen, both released by Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States market. The first record is Play The Game, released in 1980 with catalog number E-46652. The original picture sleeve features a color group portrait on the front and four individual portraits on the reverse. The B-side is titled A Human Body. The second record is the double A-side single Bicycle Race and Fat Bottomed Girls, released in 1978 with catalog number E-45541. This single was released in conjunction with the album Jazz. The front sleeve features the original artwork depicting a woman on a bicycle, while the reverse shows a black and white photograph of the band members seated on stone steps. Both records include their original paper picture sleeves and are printed with the Elektra logo and copyright information. Dimensions: 7.25" dia. Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 152 - Two Queen 7-Inch Vinyl Records Including Bicycle Race and You're My Best Friend
This lot consists of two 7-inch vinyl records by the rock band Queen, both Canadian pressings released on the Elektra label. Both discs feature the multicolored butterfly label design and were manufactured and distributed by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. The first record, catalog number E45541, was released in 1978 and features the tracks Bicycle Race and Fat Bottomed Girls. It is accompanied by its original picture sleeve. The sleeve front depicts the band members on stone steps, while the reverse features the Bicycle Race artwork and the text From Their Album JAZZ. The sleeve is marked Printed in U.S.A. at the bottom right. The second record, catalog number E 45318, was released in 1975 and features the tracks You're My Best Friend and '39. This disc is housed in a vintage generic WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. company sleeve, which includes the Scarborough, Ontario distribution address. Measurements: 7 inches diameter each. Dimensions: 7.25" dia.
Lot: 153 - Three Billion Millionaires Monoaural LP featuring Judy Garland and Bing Crosby
A single vintage 12-inch monoaural vinyl long-playing record (LP) titled Three Billion Millionaires. The production, dated 1962 ((c) Peter Farrow), features an ensemble cast including Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, and special guest Adlai E. Stevenson. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve, which features a graphic illustration executed in a stained-glass style on the front and a collage of cast photos on the back. The record label identifies the catalog numbers UXL 4 and FB 11003. Track titles include Tower of Babel and Marching Band. Web research suggests this item is associated with the 1963 US LP release. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 154 - 13pc RnB CD Lot Sonique Ginuwine Mary J Blige One Twelve
13 piece RnB CD collection featuring standout albums by top artists including Sonique Hear My Cry, Ginuwine 100 Percent Ginuwine, and Mary J Blige's Mary and The Breakthrough. Includes two editions of Part III by One Twelve, as well as albums by Will Downing, Brian McKnight, Lionel Richie, Shaggy, the Jackson 5, and Jagged Edge. A well-rounded selection for fans of late 90s and early 2000s rhythm and soul. Each CD case measures approximately 5.75"L x 5"H. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 155 - A Collection of approximately 25 Bill and Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Pins and Buttons
This collection consists of approximately 25 political campaign buttons and pins primarily related to the political careers of Bill and Hillary Clinton, dating from circa 1992 to 2008. The items include standard circular pinbacks and rectangular pins constructed of celluloid or plastic-covered paper inserts on metal bases. Featured items include 1992 Democratic National Convention pins from New York City depicting Bill Clinton and Al Gore, and various 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign buttons with slogans such as Hillary for President 08 and A Champion for Women. The lot also contains satirical and commemorative pieces, including a purple rectangular pin depicting Hillary Clinton as the Statue of Liberty with the text First Lady for the Next Millennium, a blue button reading DON'T WHITEWASH WHITEWATER, and a speculative pin for Clinton in 2004 advocating to Repeal the 22nd Amendment. Another pin features both Bill and Hillary Clinton with the slogan Buy one, Get one free! in 2008. Manufacturing marks include the union bug for Slater Corporate Graphics (marked NO SLATER CORP) and the USWA union bug with the text UNION MADE. Dimensions: 3.00" dia. Weight: 14.00oz
Lot: 156 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Summer 1955 Issue
This lot presents a single vintage periodical, Physique Pictorial, identified specifically as the Summer 1955 (SMR 1955) issue. The magazine is rendered primarily in black and white, featuring mid-century physique photography characteristic of the era. The cover prominently displays the title "PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL" and the price "35," centered on a photographic portrait of a smiling, muscular young man in light briefs. An additional interior or back image depicts a young man wearing a jacket and holding skis. The publication is constructed of printed paper. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 157 - Athletic Model Guild Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 13, No. 1
A vintage issue of the periodical Physique Pictorial, Volume 13, No. 1, published by the Athletic Model Guild. The cover features a black and white illustration rendered in line art and shading, depicting two muscular males wearing briefs, one seated at the edge of a water body and the other standing. The cover lists the price as 35 cents. The magazine contains internal pages with black and white photography characteristic of mid-century physique publications, including an image of an athletic model posing on a beach leaning against a surfboard. The periodical is printed on paper stock. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 158 - Athletic Model Guild Physique Pictorial Volume 36 Booklet
A single vintage erotic booklet published by the Athletic Model Guild, titled Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume 36 on the cover. This periodical features mid-20th-century black-and-white physique photography. The covers display a muscular male model posed outdoors wearing a cowboy hat, bandana, and studded leather chaps that reveal the torso and posterior. The front cover shows the model facing forward with hands on hips, and the back cover shows the model turned toward the viewer in a rear view. The cover price is marked at $2.50. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 159 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Vol. 37, Bob Kisler Cover 1983
Original vintage issue of Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 37, dated November 1983, featuring Bob Kisler. Physique Pictorial is a historically significant physique and art publication renowned for its photography, illustration, and influence on underground publishing and LGBTQ+ cultural history. This later-era issue remains highly collectible among enthusiasts of vintage physique art and magazine ephemera. Softcover format, original printing. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Date or Era: 1983 Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 160 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Vol. XV No. 1 Vintage Periodical
This is a single vintage periodical titled Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume XV, Number 1. The magazine is a paper-based publication featuring black and white illustrations and photographs related to male physique culture, consistent with mid-20th-century publications of this genre. The cover illustration depicts a muscular man in a singlet interacting with a uniformed police officer, with the partial location text "North Beach" visible in the background. The issue is marked with the original price of 35 cents. Internal content includes photography, such as an image of a muscular young man smiling while lifting two dumbbells on a staircase, wearing a minimalist posing strap. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 161 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 25
This issue of Physique Pictorial, published by Bob Mizer through the Athletic Model Guild, represents an early example of the influential American physique magazine that helped define mid-20th-century homoerotic visual culture. Featuring black-and-white hand etched or photography of athletic male models posed in classical and fitness-inspired compositions, the magazine reflects the eras careful balance between art, bodybuilding, and coded erotic imagery. Printed in digest format, Physique Pictorial was widely circulated through mail order and remains highly collectible today for its cultural significance and association with early LGBTQ publishing history. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 25.00"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 162 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 34
This original Physique Pictorial magazine exemplifies the Athletic Model Guilds distinctive photographic style, with carefully staged studio and outdoor images highlighting the male physique in a restrained yet expressive manner. Front cover features Chuck Robinson with the back cover of two male, names not noted. Known for its minimalist layouts and emphasis on form over narrative, the publication served both as an art magazine and a catalog for AMG photographic offerings. Issues such as this are increasingly scarce and are sought after for their role in shaping underground publishing and physique photography in postwar America. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 163 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 41
Presented is a classic issue of Physique Pictorial, featuring black-and-white photography characteristic of Bob Mizers long-running publication. The imagery focuses on athletic male models posed in timeless, sculptural arrangements inspired by classical art and physical culture. Physique Pictorial enjoyed a lengthy publication run and played a pivotal role in the evolution of male figure photography, making individual issues appealing to collectors of vintage magazines, art photography, and mid-century Americana. Front cover features Stephan Zefferelli with the back cover featuring Bob Christerson. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 164 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Vol. 35, Bo Richards Cover 1981
Physique Pictorial, Vol. 35, No. 4 (August 1981), featuring Bo Richards on the cover, is an original vintage issue of the influential American physique magazine celebrated for its iconic male photography and lasting impact on bodybuilding, art, and queer visual culture; published in the magazine¢â¬â¢s later period, this issue reflects the refined aesthetic and editorial style that made Physique Pictorial a landmark of 20th-century underground publishing, with black-and-white interior photography, staple binding, and English-language text. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 165 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 21, July 1972
Original issue of Physique Pictorial, Volume 21, July 1972, published by Bob Mizers Athletic Model Guild, one of the most influential and collectible physique magazines of the 20th century, celebrated for its high-quality photography, classical aesthetic, and central role in the visual history of male physique art and LGBTQ+ publishing; this issue features black-and-white and color photographic studies of male models emphasizing idealized form and artistic composition, reflecting the post-Stonewall era shift toward more open homoerotic expression; softcover format. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 166 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 40
Vintage issue of Physique Pictorial, a cornerstone publication of the physique magazine movement founded in 1951 by photographer Bob Mizer. Front cover presents Jerry Suter with back cover featuring Ernie Ree. This issue showcases posed male figure studies rendered in crisp black-and-white, emphasizing musculature, symmetry, and idealized athletic form. Originally marketed as a fitness and art magazine, Physique Pictorial became an important outlet for visual expression during a period of restrictive obscenity laws, making surviving examples desirable to collectors of photography, counterculture ephemera, and LGBTQ history. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 167 - Physique Pictorial Vol. 10 No. 2 August 1960
A vintage monochrome periodical identified as Physique Pictorial Volume 10, No. 2, published in August 1960. This erotic book is associated with the Athletic Model Guild (AMG) and its founder, Bob Mizer. The publication features black and white photographic plates and line-drawn illustrations characteristic of mid-century physique magazines. The cover displays the title, volume, and issue number, along with the original price of 35 Cents. Interior content includes a photographic plate featuring the model identified by the text marking as Eddie Woods. The publication is printed on stock paper. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.50"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 168 - Physique Pictorial Vol. 15 No. 2, January 1966, Featuring Sam Calhoun
A vintage single copy of the periodical Physique Pictorial, Volume 15, Number 2, published circa January 1966, associated with Bob Mizer. This paper periodical features a high-contrast, stylized illustration on the front cover depicting a seated, muscular man wearing underwear labeled WILL 'M. The cover displays the title Physique Pictorial, the price of 35 cents, and the volume designation VOL. 15 No. 2. The second visible page features a black and white photograph of posing model Sam Calhoun. This publication is a significant example of mid-century male physique photography and illustration. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 169 - Physique Pictorial Volume 12 Number 4 Vintage Magazine
A single vintage issue of the specialized publication Physique Pictorial Volume 12 No. 4. The magazine is constructed of paper and features a high-contrast black-and-white photograph on the cover depicting a young, muscular male model wearing a light-colored posing strap or singlet against a stylized geometric backdrop. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 170 - Physique Pictorial Volume 6 Number 1 Spring 1956 Featuring Phil Granuchi
A single vintage physique publication identified as Physique Pictorial Volume 6 Number 1, dated Spring 1956. This issue was published by the Athletic Model Guild (AMG) and features model Phil Granuchi on the cover. The cover displays a black and white photograph of Granuchi flexing his bicep while wearing denim jeans on a beach. The title "Physique pictorial" is printed vertically, with the price "35c" marked in the upper right corner and the season "SPRING" in the lower right. The interior includes additional photographs of Granuchi, such as a seated outdoor pose in brief swim trunks. The publication is constructed of printed paper, consistent with mid-century photo booklets of the era. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 1.9oz
Lot: 171 - Vintage Physique Pictorial Covers, Athletic Model Guild
A pair of vintage periodical covers from the Physique Pictorial series, associated with the Athletic Model Guild (AMG). These erotic booklets feature black and white photographic prints of muscular, semi-nude male models. The first cover is identified as Volume 27 and features model Ross Judd, depicted in a cowboy hat and boots, posing next to a wagon wheel. The back cover features model Joseph Schaller, shown holding a rope or fabric against a plain backdrop. Both covers utilize the characteristic grain of vintage physique magazine printing. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 172 - A Pair of Pages from Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 13 No. 3
A pair of pages extracted from the vintage publication Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 13 No. 3. The pages are rendered on printed paper in black and white. The first page is the cover or title page, featuring the arched block lettering title PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL, the price 35 cents, and the designation VOL 13 No. 3. The photograph on the cover depicts a muscular male model wearing dark briefs and posing outdoors. The second page is an internal illustration, a high-contrast drawing executed in a style resembling graphite or charcoal, showing a rear view of a nude, muscular male figure in a standing pose. This internal illustration is signed simply Jones in script in the lower left corner. Both pages exhibit the visual graininess and high contrast typical of vintage printed media from this era. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 173 - Iron Man Bodybuilding Magazine Vol 25 No 2 Feb Stan Brice Cover
A single vintage issue of the periodical Iron Man Bodybuilding Muscle Magazine, identified as Volume 25, No. 2, dated February. This specific issue features the inscription "Season's Greetings" at the top of the cover and is priced at 35. The cover displays a color photographic portrait of Stan Brice, identified as "Mr. Northern Calif.," posing outdoors in black briefs on a wooden dock near two small trophies, set against a backdrop of a marina. The issue focuses on muscle-building techniques, nutrition programs, and contest results, including coverage of Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. The cover highlights "The Nutrition Program That Made Stan Brice A Winner." An internal page features an advertisement for "Iron Man Barbells" sold by Body Culture Equipment Co., Alliance, Nebraska, complete with detailed pricing and descriptions of various barbell sets and components. Dimensions: See Desc. Weight: 3.9oz
Lot: 174 - Collection of Vintage Erotica, Novelty Games, Hanger, and Adult Ephemera
This collection comprises an assortment of mid-century to contemporary adult-themed novelty items, sexy items, and memorabilia. The lot includes a 1965 Jump: Chicks and Checkers board game produced by Cockamamie Enterprises, featuring pin-up style illustrations. Also included is a Marilyn Monroe 12-inch vinyl picture disc, matrix number AR 30031-A, featuring a track list of twelve songs including Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend and Heat Wave. A hand-carved hardwood reclining nude sculpture is present, which functions as a novelty nut cracker. The collection features a novelty lower torso leg display hanger made of molded plastic with red fabric and black lace trim. Additional items include miscellaneous adult ephemera such as a Belle's Fancy Stories booklet, stickers, a humorous lithograph print, and a 2003 pin-up calendar. Dimensions: 18.00"L x 9.50"W x 2.00"H Weight: 5.15 lb
Lot: 175 - Three Lovisi, Harrison, and Burton Volumes on Vintage Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Paperbacks
A collection of three reference volumes documenting the history, art, and cultural impact of mid-20th-century pulp fiction and adult paperbacks. The group includes: Bad Girls Need Love Too: Pleasure Yourself with Pulp Fiction by Gary Lovisi, published by Krause Publications in 2011; Hip Pocket Sleaze: The Lurid World of Vintage Adult Paperbacks by John Harrison, published by Headpress in 2005; and Sin-A-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties, edited by Brittany A. Esabella and B. G. Burton, published by Feral House in 2005. Bad Girls Need Love Too is an octavo-sized pictorial hardcover with its original pictorial dust jacket. Hip Pocket Sleaze is an octavo-sized softcover edition with illustrated wrappers. Sin-A-Rama is a large quarto-format pictorial hardcover. Each volume is extensively illustrated with high-quality color reproductions of vintage paperback covers from the 1950s and 1960s, including titles such as Like Crazy, Man, Jazzman in Nudetown, and This Way for Hell. The books serve as visual and historical surveys of the erotica and sleaze genres, featuring commentary on authors, artists, and the publishing houses of the period. Dimensions: 6.75"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 4.40oz
Lot: 176 - Three Vintage Male Erotica Books
This lot of 3 vintage male erotica books comprises a trio of mid-to-late 20th-century publications focusing on adult-oriented erotic subjects. The primary volume is The Satyrical Drawings of Martin Van Maele, published by The Cythera Press in 1970. This quarto-sized hardcover book is presented with its original tan pictorial dust jacket featuring La Grande Danse Macabre des Vifs. The interior contains numerous monochrome plates of intricate erotic and satirical illustrations. The copyright page confirms the 1970 publication date and carries Library of Congress catalog card number 70-20202. Accompanying this work are two softcover items. The first is Foreskin by Bud Berkeley and Joe Tiffenbach, a perfect-bound book with mustard-yellow wrappers and red title text. The second is a staple-bound pamphlet titled Isixs by Dunsmore, subtitled Blazingly Intimate Short Stories, featuring black pictorial wrappers with orange lettering. No signatures, bookplates, or previous owner markings are visible in any of the items. Dimensions: Largest book: 7.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.60oz
Lot: 177 - 3pc Les Parisiennes Pulp Erotica Zebra Books, c. 1970s.
A trio of mass-market paperback volumes from the Les Parisiennes series, subtitled The Girls of Paris. The collection includes Soft Thighs (LP-118) by Anton Michand, Parisian Interludes (LP-119) by Joseph Dupree, and The Small Rooms of Paris (LP-113) by Anton Michand Brandon. Each 12mo volume features illustrated softcover wrappers stating the contents as original translations of explicit French erotica. The books display a stylized Z publisher mark on the spines and front covers. Front covers and solid black back covers are decorated with the series logo incorporating a Paris skyline silhouette. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 7.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 178 - Collection of 4 Pulp Erotica Soft Cover Books, Les Parisiennes
This collection of 4pc pulp erotica books consists of vintage mass-market paperbacks from the Les Parisiennes: The Girls of Paris series. The titles included are Earthy Delights by Count P. de Claweran (marked LP-124), The Young Parisians by Raoul Martine (marked LP-111), Soft and Savage by Hector Casale, and Secret Books. Each volume is presented in octavo-sized pictorial softcover wrappers featuring artistic depictions of nudity and the series logo framed by an Eiffel Tower and arch graphic. The covers include the taglines Explicit French Erotica and Original Translations. The back covers are uniform, featuring a solid black ground with the series logo centered. These items are mass-market pocket-sized editions, likely published in the late 20th century, with original price markings of $3.50 visible on select titles. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.10oz
Lot: 179 - Four Piece Vintage Casino Soft Cover Books Erotica Fiction
Soft cover books included The Physician's Wife by Richard Alcourt; Not Wanting to Swing by Lonnie Jar; New Playmate by Vanessa Clifton and Nympho Twins by Jeff David. Books are used but in good condition. Publication dates 1977, 1978. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.60oz
Lot: 180 - 4pc Collection of Pulp Erotica Soft Cover Books
Four vintage adult fiction novels in mass-market paperback format, dating from the 1960s and early 1970s. The titles included are Darkroom Dyke by Les Cooper (Raven Books RB 737), Sucked Into Sin by Nancy and Rod (Companion Books CB596), Flesh Whip by Michael Hunt (Raven Books RB 728), and Yacht Orgy by Curt Strong (Casino Books CSN-113). These volumes are characteristic of the sleaze pulp genre, featuring illustrated pictorial wrappers. The books are in their original softcover bindings as issued, with cover prices ranging from 75 cents to 2.25 dollars. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 181 - Lot of 6 Pulp and Hollywood Postcard Books. Pantheon and Prion, 1991-2002.
A collection of six softcover postcard books featuring vintage pulp fiction cover art and classic Hollywood cinema imagery. The lot includes three titles published by Prion Books Limited in 2002: She Tried to be Good: Sirens and Vamps from the Pulp Classics, Too Late to Resist: Steamy Clinches from the Pulp Classics, and Thrill-Mad Pussycats: High-Voltage Temptresses from the Pulp Classics. These volumes utilize images from the Peter Chapman Collection and contain 23 full-color, detachable postcards each. Also included are three titles published by Pantheon: Love Was Cheap and Life Was High: Postcards from Paperback Cover Art of the 40s and 50s (Edited by Barry Jay Kaplan), Born to be Bad: Postcards from the Great Trash Films Volume II (Selected by Michael Barson), and Career Girls: Postcards of Hollywood's Working Women (Selected by Michael Barson). The books are perfect-bound in landscape-oriented pictorial wrappers. Interior content includes reproductions of vintage paperback covers such as The Moon Pool by A. Merritt and Strangler's Serenade by William Irish. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 5.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 7.30oz
Lot: 182 - Six Piece Collection of Vintage Pulp Erotica Books - Mixed Publishers and Authors, mid-20th Century.
This collection of 3pc Pulp Erotica books features adult-themed titles published in the United States during the mid-20th century. The group includes examples of the lesbian pulp fiction genre, such as License For Lust published by Private Edition Books (PE-323). Also included are Debbies Erotic Dreams by Aldrich Gillie, a Casino Books release (CSN 118) priced at $2.25, and Voluptuous Voyage by Dallas Mayo, a Midwood first printing (F198). These mass-market paperbacks are octavo in size and feature the characteristic illustrated softcovers of the era, complete with promotional synopses and publisher logos like the Casino Books CB mark. All volumes were printed in the U.S.A. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 10.80oz
Lot: 183 - 6pc Erotica Sleaze and Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1959-1984.
This 6-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a diverse range of mid-to-late 20th-century pulp fiction, spanning erotica, sleaze, historical fiction, and science fiction. The assortment features The Pagan Empress by Kevin Mathews (Midwood-Tower), Cleopatra by Jeffrey K. Gardner (Pyramid Books), Carnival Mistress by Stan O'Dair (Brandon Books), Love is for Everybody by Angela Gilbert (Gold Star Books), Assassin of Gor by John Norman (Ballantine/Del Rey), and Superluminal by Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket Books). These octavo-sized softcovers are presented in their original illustrated wrappers, highlighting the evolving graphic cover art styles and sensationalist marketing trends characteristic of their respective genres and eras. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 184 - 6pc Vintage Lesbian Pulp Fiction Books, Nurse Theme. Mid-20th Century.
This 6-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores lesbian pulp fiction through the popular mid-century "medical and nursing" lens. The assortment includes Lesbians in White by J. D. Ford (Brandon House), Lesbian Captive by Adam Coulter (Brandon House), The Young Nurses by Harry Whittington (Pyramid Books), The Gay Nurses by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), Nurses' Quarters by Lee Morell (Beacon), and White Cap Lesbian by Rick Raymond (Brandon House). These volumes are bound in original pictorial softcover bindings featuring stylized pulp illustrations and promotional taglines. Published during the 1950s and 1960s, the collection serves as a thematic survey of how underground genre fiction utilized professional settings to market sensationalist narratives. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 185 - 7pc Gold Star Books Pulp Fiction Paperback Books, 1963-1964
This collection features a sequential seven-book run by author Hank Janson, published by Gold Star Books in the early 1960s. The set includes Kill Her With Passion, Lover, Brazen Seductress, A Nice Way to Die, It's Bedtime, Baby!, Hell's Angels, and Hot House. Defined by their provocative "good girl art" (GGA) covers, these vintage paperbacks represent the classic mid-century blend of mystery and sleaze pulp fiction. Each volume showcases the signature Gold Star logo and "England's Outstanding Mystery Writer" tagline. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 186 - 7pc Pulp Fiction Novels. Gold Star Books, circa 1960-1962.
This collection of seven vintage mass-market paperbacks features a sequential run of titles by author Hank Janson, all published by Gold Star Books in the early 1960s. The set includes Her Weapon is Passion, Cold Dead Coed, Fanny, Expectant Nymph, The Sexy Vixen, The Affairs of Paula, and A Nympho Named Sylvia. Characterized by illustrative "good girl art" (GGA) pulp covers, these volumes showcase the signature aesthetic of mid-20th-century sleaze and mystery publishing, with each title prominently featuring the tagline "England's Outstanding Mystery Writer." Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 5.00oz
Lot: 187 - 8pc Collection of Brandon House Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels, 1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a thematic selection of lesbian pulp fiction published by Brandon House during the 1960s. The lot includes Two Kinds of Love by Victor Jay, Two Reel Gay Girls by Jack Donne, The Gay Tease by Gus Stevens, Two Times for Love by Robert Hadley, The Two Way Amazon by Rex Weldon, Two Way Mistress by Mark Savage, Two Way Beach Girl by Peter Kanto, and Two Women in Love by Stanley Curson. These pocket-sized volumes are bound in original illustrative pictorial wrappers, featuring the stylized cover art and sensationalist blurbs-such as descriptions of romantic servitude-that defined the era's adult-themed marketing. Printed on characteristic high-acid paper, the collection remains a cohesive example of the provocative niche publishing and graphic aesthetics of the mid-20th century. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 188 - 8pc Collection of Lesbian Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1962-1969.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features mid-century adult-oriented fiction, specifically focusing on the lesbian pulp and sleaze genres of the 1960s. The lot includes Sex Week by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), A Labor of Love and Love Like a Shadow by Kimberly Kemp (Midwood), The Restless Beds by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Sonia's Endless Nights by Pierre Gabron (Les Parisiennes), Amateur Night by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Two for the Road by Gerald Kramer (Midwood), and Satan's Mate by Patrice Caval (Nightstand Books). These octavo softcovers are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring the distinctive illustrative art and provocative promotional text of the era, including stated first printing notices on select volumes. The collection serves as a representative survey of specialized 1960s imprints and their characteristic sensationalist marketing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 189 - 8pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection. Brandon House and Beacon Signal, c. 1953-1965.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores the mid-century lesbian pulp and sleaze fiction genres. Issued primarily by Brandon House and Beacon Signal, the lot includes Meet Jennie Harkins by Wayne Wallace, Share My Wife by John Conway, Pamela's Sweet Agony by Peggy Swenson, Mademoiselle Lesbian by Renee Coquelin, Never Love a Man by Dominique Napier, Twilight Women by Les Scott, The Lavender Girls by Stan O'Dair, and The Lavender Runway by Tony Trelos. These softcover octavo-format volumes feature period-typical illustrative cover art and sensationalist taglines. Printed on standard wood-pulp paper, the collection serves as a visual and thematic archive of the provocative marketing and niche storytelling prevalent in 1950s and 60s underground publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 190 - 8pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels. Midwood and Brandon, circa 1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases the lesbian pulp fiction genre, a prominent subcategory of mid-century adult-themed literature. The assortment includes The Path Between by Jay Warren (Midwood), The Free Love Virgin by Randy Salem (Brandon House), The Bashful Lesbian by Olivia Rangely (Brandon House), The Serpent's Tongue by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), The Girls at Wendy's by Rick Raymond (Brandon House), The Lavender House by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), and The Innocent Lesbian by Rex Weldon (Brandon House). Also featured is a Midwood double novel containing The Sex Between and When Ladies Love by Jason Hytes. These octavo-style softcovers are bound in original illustrative pictorial wrappers, featuring the stylized figures and sensationalist marketing typical of underground genre publishing in the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 191 - 8pc Vintage Pulp Fiction, Sleaze, and Erotica Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1950s-1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks offers a diverse cross-section of mid-century pulp fiction, spanning crime, westerns, and adult-themed sleaze. The lot features Silent Outrage by Guy F. Brown (Brandon House), The Love Expert by Victor Jay (Brandon House), Midnight Lace by MacKinlay Kantor (Bantam Books), Too Young to Wait by Peter Kanto (Brandon House), School for Wives by Alexander Trocchi (Brandon House), and The Spider in the Cup by Norman Hales (Signet Books). Also included are two vintage multi-title editions: a Midwood double novel featuring Lady of Leisure by Connie Nelson and Never Let Me Go by Toni Stevens, and an Ace Double Novel containing One Against a Bullet Horde by Walker A. Tompkins and Law for Tombstone by Charles M. Martin. These volumes are bound in original illustrative softcover wrappers, showcasing the range of mid-century aesthetics from gritty noir to provocative adult-oriented cover art. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 192 - 9pc Erotica and Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, ca. 1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features a selection of mid-century adult erotica and sleaze pulp fiction centered on provocative themes. The assortment includes The 3rd Theme by March Hastings (N.L.), The Three Way Set by Frederic Colson (Brandon House), Bold Affair by Orrie Hitt (Kozy Books), The Erotic Triangle by Josh Emery (Dragon Edition), The Threeway Apartment by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Three Way Swap by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), The Thrill Seekers by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), The Three Day Lover by Steve Marshall (Brandon House), and Three-For-All by D. W. Masters (Bee-Line Books). Printed on period-standard newsprint, these volumes are bound in pictorial softcover wrappers that showcase the sensationalist illustrative art and bold marketing characteristic of underground genre publishing in the 1960s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 193 - 9pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1958-1965.
This 9-piece collection of vintage pulp fiction and "sleaze" paperbacks features a provocative assortment of mid-century adult-themed titles. The lot is primarily comprised of Brandon House publications, including The Pay For Play Girl by Norma Gilbert, The Pleasure Studio by Will Newbury, The Love Trap by Nick Allan, Sister For Sale by Stanley Curson, The Pleasure Salesman by Gus Stevens, Born To Be Made by Victor Jay, and Sophisticated Sinner by Tony Trelos. Completing the collection are Louisville Saturday by Margaret Long (Bantam Giant) and Over-Exposed by Jason Hytes (Midwood). These mass-market paperbacks are defined by their evocative pictorial covers and sensationalist narratives, documenting the bold aesthetic of mid-20th-century soft-core erotica. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 194 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Novels. Various Publishers, circa 1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores the lesbian pulp and adult sleaze genres of the 1960s. The lot includes Strange Seduction by Arthur Adlon (Beacon Signal), Honey Lips by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Joy Wives by Drew Palmer (Saber Books), Bedroom A Go-Go by Amy Irwin (Brandon House), Pamela's Sweet Agony by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Pleasure House by Wayne Vance (Brandon House), All the Girls Together by Roger Reed (Bee-Line Books), Lady, Be Bad by Brett Halliday (Dell), and Model Mistress by Laura Duchamp (Midwood). These volumes are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring era-specific illustrative art and are printed on period-standard high-acid paper stock. The collection serves as a representative sample of provocative mid-century marketing from prominent genre publishers like Brandon House and Midwood. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 195 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Books. Brandon House and Pyramid Books, c. 1950-1965.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks focuses on mid-century lesbian-interest and sleaze pulp fiction. The lot features eight titles from Brandon House and one from Pyramid Books, including: Bed Slave by Rex Weldon, Strange Desire by Wayne Wallace, Lesbian Triangle by Jerry Jason, Executive Lesbian by Stanley Curson, Paula's Girls by Amy Irwin, Whitecap Lesbian by Rick Raymond, The Wilder Scene by Wayne Wallace, Counterfeit Lesbian by Stanley Curson, and Female Convict. Each volume is bound in its original pictorial wrappers, showcasing the provocative cover art and sensationalist advertising copy that defined the underground marketing of adult genre fiction in the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 196 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Paperback Books. Various Publishers, circa 1950s-1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores mid-century lesbian pulp and adult sleaze, specifically focusing on the popular "campus and dormitory" tropes of the era. The assortment includes Velvet Seduction by Marcia Marcoux (Brandon House), Jenny's Games by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), That Kind of Girl by Stanley Curson (Brandon House), Girls' Dormitory by Orrie Hitt (Beacon), Pajama Party by Peggy Swenson (Midwood), Dormitory Women by R. V. Cassill (Signet), Girls Dormitory by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Unnatural by Sloan Britton (Midwood), and Private School by J. C. Priest (Beacon). These octavo-sized editions are bound in provocative illustrated covers, with several featuring the distinctive work of pulp artist Rader. The collection serves as a thematic archive of mid-century genre fiction, characterized by sensationalist marketing and the colorful, stylized aesthetics of the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 197 - 10pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Books. Midwood, Brandon House, and Others, c. 1960s.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks highlights the adult pulp and sleaze fiction genres of the mid-20th century. The lot features Intimate by Martha Marsden (Midwood), Divorce Bait by Nick Allan (Brandon House), The Passion Thing by Frederick Colson (Brandon House), two copies of Bedroom Suburb by Joseph Anthony (Brandon House), Day In, Day Out and Daughter of Shame by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Chains of Silk by John Balmer (Midwood), The Young Widow by Grace Miller (Casino Books), and Sin Lottery by Bob Howard. These octavo-sized softcovers are bound in illustrated wraps featuring the sensationalist taglines and provocative cover art characteristic of the era, with several Midwood volumes specifically designated as stated first printings. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 198 - 10pc Mid-Century Sleaze and Erotica Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1950-1965.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features a provocative selection of mid-century adult pulp and sleaze fiction. The assortment includes His For The Taking by Jess Draper (Midwood), Free and Easy by Greg Hamilton (Midwood), Male Mistress by Richard E. Geis (Brandon House), A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Signet), The Wayward Bride by Liz Genell (Brandon House), The Harem by Louis-Charles Royer (Pyramid Books), Tormented Triangle by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), Two Sided Triangle by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), Love Me Wild by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), and One Touch of Ecstasy by Gwynne Wimberly (Monarch Books). These volumes are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring suggestive cover art and promotional taglines typical of the era. The collection serves as a visual record of the sensationalist marketing and high-acid wood pulp production that defined underground and mainstream paperbacks of the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 4.00oz
Lot: 199 - 10pc Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Erotica Paperback Books, 1952-1988
This 10-piece collection features a diverse range of vintage mass-market paperbacks spanning mid-century hardboiled crime, pulp fiction, and adult sleaze. The selection includes Rage of the Soul and Conjugal Love (Signet), an Ace Double containing A Run for the Money and The Thin Edge of Mania, Lover Boy (Midwood), The Sex Twist (Beacon Signal), and Closed-Circuit Switch (Companion Book). Rounding out the group are genre fiction titles including The Executioner: Mountain Rampage (Gold Eagle), Dead Reckoning (Harlequin), and Beloved Gambler (Silhouette). These pocket-sized softcovers are defined by their vibrant pictorial wrappers, documenting the evolving graphic cover art styles and sensationalist marketing trends from the 1950s through the 1980s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 200 - 10pc Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Erotica Paperback Books. Various Publishers.
This 10-piece collection showcases a gritty assortment of mid-20th-century mass-market paperbacks, focusing heavily on the pulp fiction and "sleaze" genres. Defined by provocative "good girl art" (GGA) pictorial wrappers, the lot features titles such as Kill Me with Kindness / The Guilty Bystander (Ace Books), Lust Candidate (Calvin/WWNC), So Violent, My Love (Brandon House), and The Money Trap (Monarch Books). The selection is anchored by several Midwood Enterprises titles, including Fringe Benefits, Strictly Business, Horizontal Secretary, Down and Out, and Cafe Society Sinner. Completing the group is Thomas Wolfe's Only The Dead Know Brooklyn (Signet). These vintage pocketbooks serve as a striking retrospective of the sensationalist narratives and bold cover illustrations that dominated mid-century soft-core erotica and crime publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 4.00oz
Lot: 201 - 10pc Sleaze and Erotica Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1950s-1960s.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a range of mid-century pulp fiction and exploitation titles defined by their provocative noir and erotica aesthetics. The assortment features Sinners' Town by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), The College Pro by Tommy Bernard (Brandon House), This Bed is Warm by Colden Parks (Brandon House), The Carnal Trap by Robert N. Owen (Brandon House), Faculty Wife by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Search for Sin by Charles Castleman (Midwood), Night Shift Nurse by Sidney Wilson (Midwood), Season for Sin by Louis Lorraine (MAC), The Damned and the Innocent by Glenn Canary (Monarch Books), This Way Out by James Ronald (Popular Library), and an Ace Double containing Knock 'Em Dead by Jack Karney and Point of No Escape by Mel Colton (Ace). These octavo softcovers are characterized by their bold illustrative wrappers, serving as a vibrant retrospective of the sensationalist "house originals" and graphic cover art dominant in mid-20th-century genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 202 - 12pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperback Books. Multiple Publishers, c. 1945-1966.
This collection of 12 vintage mass-market paperbacks highlights mid-20th-century pulp fiction and adult sleaze genres, characterized by their bold, sensationalist cover art. The lot includes One of the Girls by Richard Mezatesta, Island of Sin by Dallas Mayo, Down and Out by Les Masters, and The Seduction Game by Vin Fields (Midwood). Other featured titles are The Faster We Live by Bill Brennan (Monarch), Midnight Lace by MacKinlay Kantor, The Yellow Room by Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Only the Good by Mary Collins (Bantam), as well as Man Trap by Matt Harding and The Joy Wheel by Paul W. Fairman (Lion). Rounding out the group are Sweepings by Lester Cohen (Crest Giant) and 7 Days to Love by Colin Johns (Beacon Signal). These pocket-sized volumes feature iconic pictorial wrappers and evocative taglines, serving as a vibrant retrospective of the provocative aesthetic and marketing trends dominant in mid-century genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 203 - 12pc Vintage Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, circa 1960s.
This lot consists of a collection of 12 vintage mass-market paperback books representing the mid-century erotica and sleaze pulp fiction genre. The assembly primarily features volumes published by Brandon House, alongside representative titles from Midwood and Beacon. The collection includes the following titles: The Reluctant Tease by Amy Irwin; Penthouse Party by Gerald Kramer; His Lesbian Love by Wayne Wallace; The Agency Girls by Matt Stern; The Passion Hunters by Pamela Kaye; The Nine to Five Mistresses by Gus Stevens; Man for Hire by Robert N. Owen; A Man Called Sex by Peter Kanto; The Bedroom Broker by Gus Stevens; Summer Swap by Wm. M. White, Jr.; All Kinds of Loving by David Spencer; and Beat Nymph by Peggy Swenson. Each volume features the stylized pictorial wrappers characteristic of the pulp genre during this period. The Penthouse Party volume is noted on the front cover as a First Printing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 204 - 13pc Vintage Sleaze and Mystery Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1950s-1960s.
This 13-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a variety of mid-century sleaze, erotica, and mystery pulp fiction. The assortment features two copies of Trouble-Maker by Russell Trainer (Midwood), The Drifter by March Hastings (Midwood), The Affairs of Gloria by Victor Jay (Brandon House), The Highest Bidder by Vin Fields (Midwood), Liza's Apartment by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Date With a Dead Man by Brett Halliday (Dell Publishing), Murder Takes No Holiday by Brett Halliday (Dell Publishing), Play For Pay by Hal Kantor (GSN), Kim by Robert Colby (Monarch Books), Sign Here For Sin by Richard Donalds (Midwood), Bedroom Eyes by Maurice Dekobra (NL), and No Way Back by Russell Trainer (Midwood). These pocket-sized softcovers are bound in their original pictorial wrappers, featuring the bold illustrative art and sensationalist themes that defined the "house originals" and mystery series of the era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 205 - 3pc Vintage Hollywood Film Books, Movie Stars & Directors
This lot includes three vintage books covering Hollywood's golden era, legendary movie stars, and film history. I Remember It Well by Vincente Minnelli with Hector Arce is an autobiography of the acclaimed director, offering insights into classic Hollywood filmmaking. The Great Movie Stars: The International Years by David Shipman provides a comprehensive look at international film legends, while Video Review's Movies on Video edited by Roy Hemming serves as a guide to films available on video, featuring over 3,300 reviews. A fantastic set for collectors of classic film history and memorabilia. Lot measures 8.5"L x 4.5"W x 11"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 206 - 4 Classic Hollywood Biographies Hardcover Books
Collection of four hardcover books featuring biographies of legendary Hollywood actresses. Titles including: The Bennett Playbill by Joan Bennett and Lois Kibbee (1970) is a memoir of actress Joan Bennett and her famous theatrical family. Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon by Charles Higham and Roy Moseley (1983) chronicles the glamorous career and private life of Merle Oberon. Betty Grable: The Reluctant Movie Queen by Doug Warren (1981) provides an insightful look into the life of pin-up icon and Hollywood star Betty Grable. Limelight and After: The Education of an Actress by Claire Bloom (1982) is the memoir of Claire Bloom, detailing her experiences in stage and film. Each book is a first edition and contains historical photographs and in-depth narratives about these legendary women of Hollywood. The dimensions of the collection measures: 6.5"L x 4.5"W x 9.25"H. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 207 - 4 Classic Hollywood Film Books
A collection of four books celebrating the golden era of Hollywood and its legendary stars. Titles include The Films of Nancy Carroll by Paul Nemcek (1969), Why a Duck? edited by Richard J. Anobile with an introduction by Groucho Marx (1971), Claudette Colbert: An Illustrated Biography by Lawrence J. Quirk (1985), and John Wayne and the Movies by Allen Eyles (1976). These volumes feature in-depth film analyses, rare photographs, and insights into the lives and careers of iconic actors. The dimensions of the collection measure: 11"H x 3.25"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 208 - 4 Classic Hollywood Film Books, Cinema History Collection
A collection of four books exploring the history and impact of Hollywood cinema. Titles include Guts & Glory: Great American War Movies by Lawrence H. Suid (1978), Flesh and Fantasy by Penny Stallings (1978), and more. These books delve into war films, Hollywood's golden era, cinematic disasters, and the evolution of the Western genre, providing a deep dive into film history. The dimensions of the collection measures: 10.5"H x 4"W. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: c. 1960
Lot: 209 - 4 Hollywood Biographies Hardcover Books
Titles including: June Allyson by June Allyson with Frances Spatz Leighton (1982); Baby Doll: An Autobiography by Carroll Baker (1983); Knock Wood by Candice Bergen (1984); Julie Andrews by Robert Windeler (1983). This collection features biographies and memoirs of iconic Hollywood actresses, offering personal insights into their lives and careers. and many more. The dimensions of the collection measure: 9.25"H x 4.5"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 210 - Three-Piece Movie Memorabilia Grouping Featuring 1949 Elizabeth Taylor Magazine and Julie Andrews Photo
This lot consists of a three-piece movie memorabilia grouping. The first item is a vintage Nord France magazine featuring a cover portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, dated 1949 per user-provided facts. The magazine contains 24 pages and features a back cover with a Humour section of comic strips and a handwritten notation 2-26-44 L. Taylor. The second item is a signed musical program for a special evening honoring Helen O'Connell with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, directed by Lee Castle, dated September 26 and 27, 1981. The program is autographed in blue ink with the inscription To Dolores / Love Helen O'Connell. The third item is an official black and white promotional movie still for the 1965 20th Century-Fox production The Sound of Music. The sheet features two scenes: the Von Trapp family on a hillside and Maria, played by Julie Andrews, playing guitar for the children in a field. The still includes printed copyright information for MCMLXV and property marks for the National Screen Service Corp. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.50"H
Lot: 211 - 4pc Hollywood Theme Books on Photography and Costume Design
This lot of 4 Hollywood theme books includes a selection of trade paperback volumes focused on the history of film photography, portraiture, and costume design. The group comprises Naked Hollywood by Weegee and Mel Harris (Da Capo Press); In a Glamorous Fashion: The Fabulous Years of Hollywood Costume Design by W. Robert La Vine (Scribners), featuring a foreword by Cecil Beaton; Hollywood Glamor Portraits: 145 Photos of Stars 1926-1949, edited by John Kobal (Dover, ISBN 0-486-23352-9); and Hollywood Movie Stills: The Golden Age by Joel W. Finler (Batsford). These softcover editions are extensively illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates, promotional movie stills, and archival star portraits. The volumes offer a comprehensive visual history of the aesthetic and technical aspects of the American film industry during the mid-20th century. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 11.75"H Weight: 5.00 lb 6.90oz
Lot: 212 - 10 Classic Hollywood Movie Star Publicity Stills, including Sinatra
This collection consists of ten original vintage black-and-white silver gelatin publicity still photographs produced by major American film studios for press distribution and theatrical promotion between 1941 and 1943. The assortment features portraits and scene stills of several prominent Hollywood stars of the Golden Age. Films and actors depicted include The Shanghai Gesture (1941, United Artists) starring Gene Tierney and Victor Mature; The Black Swan (1942, 20th Century-Fox) starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara; White Savage (1943, Universal Pictures) featuring Maria Montez and Jon Hall; Higher and Higher (1943, RKO Radio Pictures) featuring Frank Sinatra and Michele Morgan; and Du Barry Was a Lady (1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) starring Lucille Ball and Red Skelton. The photographs are printed on standard glossy paper and exhibit high contrast and fine detail. Marginal notations include printed studio credits, copyright notices, and production codes. Several prints feature handwritten production or archive numbers in the margins. Studios represented include United Artists, Universal, 20th Century-Fox, RKO Radio Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 0.50oz
Lot: 213 - 10 Classic Hollywood Publicity Stills, including Judy Garland
This lot comprises a collection of 10 black and white movie stars photos, featuring promotional materials primarily from 1941-1942 and surrounding years. The group includes gelatin silver publicity stills for major studio productions such as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Ziegfeld Girl (1941) starring Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, and Lana Turner; Paramount's The Fleet's In (1942) with William Holden and Dorothy Lamour; and 20th Century Fox's Springtime in the Rockies (1942) with Betty Grable and John Payne. Also present are stills for Warner Bros.' City for Conquest (1940) featuring James Cagney and Ann Sheridan; MGM's Bathing Beauty (1944) with Red Skelton and Esther Williams; and individual portraits of stars Carole Lombard for Paramount (dated 1934) and Irene Dunne for Columbia Pictures. The prints are characterized by the presence of studio logos, copyright information, cast credits, and film titles printed in the margins. Many photos exhibit handwritten identification numbers, archival notations, and crop marks indicative of their original use as promotional press materials. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 214 - 10 Original Vintage Black and White Hollywood Publicity Stills, 1939-1944
This collection contains 10 original vintage black and white movie publicity stills from various Hollywood studio productions. These 10pc black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942 and the surrounding years were issued to press outlets for promotional purposes. The collection includes scenes from the following productions: Buffalo Bill (1944, 20th Century-Fox): Two stills featuring Joel McCrea in the title role and Maureen O'Hara. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring Constance Bennett and Bruce Cabot. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942, Universal Pictures): One still featuring Robert Stack and Anne Gwynne. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939, Columbia Pictures): One still featuring a group cast including Boris Karloff. The Fighting 69th (1940, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in military uniform. City for Conquest (1940, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring Ann Sheridan in a fur coat. Swing Fever (1943, M-G-M): Two stills featuring cast members and promotional trio portraits. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943, 20th Century-Fox): One still featuring lead actors. The photographs are printed on glossy paper and include printed captions along the bottom margin providing the film title, production company, and cast names. Several prints include studio copyright notices and property stamps from the National Screen Service Corp. Small production or negative reference numbers such as S1286-12 and FS-38 are visible on some images, and one print bears a handwritten number 49/009 in the margin. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 215 - 10pc Black & White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940, Garland, Rooney, Crawford, MacMurray
This lot features a collection of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photographs from the early 1940s, along with an accompanying typewritten studio publicity sheet. The collection includes promotional stills and portraits featuring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Girl Crazy, Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion, and Alan Hale with Mickey the Mascot in Action in the North Atlantic. The Alan Hale image is accompanied by a Warner Bros. Studio typewritten promotional blurb on tan paper. Additional photographs include a glamour portrait of an actress in a patterned wide-brimmed hat, a romantic scene from a 1944 Universal Pictures production, and a lively harness racing scene with a crowded grandstand. Several prints retain printed studio information in the margins, including copyright notices for Loew's Inc., Universal Pictures Co., Inc., and Vitagraph Inc. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 ounces
Lot: 216 - 10pc Black & White Movie Stars Photos from 1941-1942
This collection includes ten original vintage black-and-white and sepia-toned publicity stills and promotional photographs from various 1940s Hollywood productions. The lot features materials from major studios including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and 20th Century-Fox. Represented films include Jackass Mail (MGM, 1942) starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main; The Forest Rangers (Paramount, 1942) featuring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, and Susan Hayward; Yankee Doodle Dandy (Warner Bros., 1942) with multiple images of James Cagney as George M. Cohan, Irene Manning, Marjorie Dean, Poppy Wilde, and Walter Catlett; Hello, Frisco, Hello (20th Century-Fox, 1943) with Alice Faye and John Payne; and The Constant Nymph (Warner Bros., 1943) starring Joan Fontaine and Charles Boyer. Several photographs retain their original typed studio snipes on the reverse, providing cast lists and scene descriptions. Notable studio photographer backstamps are present on the Warner Bros. images, including credits for Mac Julian, Schuyler Crail, and Bert Six. Property stamps for the National Screen Service Corp. and studio copyright notices are visible on the borders and reverse of various items. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 217 - 10pc Black and White Hollywood Movie Star Promotional Photos c. 1940
This collection consists of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin press prints produced in the early 1940s, including items from 1941-1942. These photographs serve as promotional stills for major Hollywood studio productions from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, RKO Radio Pictures, and 20th Century Fox. Featured films include Keeping Company (1940), Roxie Hart (1942), Panama Hattie (1942), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), and The Master Race (1944). The stills feature prominent stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Ginger Rogers, Maureen O Hara, John Garfield, George Montgomery, and Red Skelton. Each print includes integrated margin information providing the film title, studio name, and copyright notices. Several examples also bear Made in U.S.A. stamps. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 218 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Photos c. 1940
This lot features 10pc black and white movie stars photos from the 1940's, consisting of vintage promotional portraits and production stills from several major Hollywood studios. The collection includes scenes from the Paramount Pictures production The Story of Dr. Wassell starring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day; the United Artists film The Hairy Ape featuring William Bendix and Susan Hayward; Universal Pictures' Son of Dracula; Samuel Goldwyn's The North Star released through RKO Radio Pictures; and the M-G-M musical Broadway Rhythm. Each photographic print includes a printed caption in the lower margin detailing film titles, leading cast members, and studio attributions. Several items also feature standard National Screen Service Corporation licensing text and copyright information. The photographs are printed on standard weight photographic paper. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 219 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Photos c. 1940, Crawford, Errol Flynn, Reagan
This collection consists of ten vintage silver gelatin prints serving as original promotional movie stills from Hollywood productions released between 1942 and 1943. The assortment features iconic actors and scenes from major studio films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, and Paramount Pictures. Featured titles include Above Suspicion starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray; Desperate Journey with Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan; Tarzan's New York Adventure featuring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Johnny Sheffield; Tarzan Triumphs with Johnny Weissmuller and Frances Gifford; The North Star depicting wartime scenes with actors in German military uniforms; and Happy Go Lucky featuring Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, and Rudy Vallee. Each unmounted photograph includes printed film titles and studio attributions in the lower margins, along with National Screen Service Corp. copyright stamps and year codes such as 42 and 43. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 220 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Promotional Photos from 1941-1942
A collection of ten vintage silver gelatin prints serving as promotional movie stills for Paramount Pictures and United Artists productions from the early 1940s. The group features dramatic and romantic publicity shots from several films, including The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (1942), and The Shanghai Gesture (1941). Prominent actors depicted include John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Betty Field, and Gene Tierney in various period costumes and action sequences. The photographs are unmounted and unframed, featuring printed margins with film credits, copyright information, and production negative numbers. One print is marked Made in U.S.A. in the right-hand margin. The prints are presented as an assortment of handled ephemera from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 221 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photographs c. 1940
A 10-piece collection of vintage black and white movie star publicity photographs, primarily from Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox productions. The group includes promotional stills for various musical and comedy films of the early 1940s. Featured actors include the comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, along with Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean, Betty Grable, and Victor Mature. Identifiable film titles include Song of the Islands (1942), Pardon My Sarong (1942), Mister Big (1943), and Hit the Ice (1943). The prints feature printed margins with production numbers, alongside copyright and studio attributions. One photograph for Pardon My Sarong is accompanied by its original typed caption slip from Universal providing scene details. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 222 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This collection consists of 10 vintage silver gelatin publicity stills from prominent Hollywood motion pictures released between 1940 and 1944. The assortment includes four scenes from the Academy Award-winning film Mrs. Miniver (1942) featuring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; a dramatic still from The Glass Key (1942) starring Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, and Brian Donlevy; a musical sequence from Pin Up Girl (1944) featuring Betty Grable; a scene from Reveille with Beverly (1943) with Ann Miller, William Wright, and Bob Crosby; and a group portrait from Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) featuring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Young, and Laraine Day. Also included is a fashion-oriented publicity still of actress Jean Parker in a powder blue suit with a wide coachman's collar. The photographs feature printed captions and studio credits in the lower margins for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, and Columbia Pictures. Several prints display production negative numbers. The Jean Parker photograph includes a typed descriptive blurb on the reverse regarding her ensemble and accessories, along with a pencil inscription of her name. These unmounted prints are characterized by the high-contrast tonal range typical of period silver gelatin laboratory work. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 223 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This is a collection of 10 vintage gelatin silver print publicity photographs from the early 1940s, including items from 1941-1942, produced by major American film studios for promotional distribution. The group features stills from several notable productions of the era. Included are two prints from the Warner Bros.-First National film Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) featuring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, and Dennis Morgan. A group of three photographs depicts Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms in the Columbia Pictures production Blondie Plays Cupid (1940), marked with production codes. The collection also contains two images from the Sol Lesser/United Artists production Stage Door Canteen (1943), one showing a musical performance (SDC-NY-26) and another featuring a promotional shipping crate (SDC-51). One photograph from the 20th Century Fox film Roger Touhy, Gangster! (1944) features Preston Foster (marked 615/27). A single photograph from the 1944 Columbia film Cover Girl depicts Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, and Phil Silvers and is accompanied by a detached original typed caption snipe. One photograph features James Stewart and Walter Huston. Most prints include studio credit lines and copyright information printed directly in the lower margins. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 224 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This is an assortment of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photographs spanning the mid-1930s through the mid-1940s, with strong representation from the 1941â"1942 period. The collection consists of original studio-issued publicity stills and portraits prepared for newspaper and magazine reproduction by major studios including Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Columbia Pictures, and United Artists. Featured material includes a 1935 Paramount portrait of Marlene Dietrich at her Beverly Hills home with an accompanying typed publicity snipe; stills from Pittsburgh featuring John Wayne and Randolph Scott; images from Pin-Up Girl starring Betty Grable, Joe E. Brown, and Martha Raye; stills from Angels Over Broadway featuring Rita Hayworth, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Thomas Mitchell; and a small-format still from Johnny Come Lately starring James Cagney and Grace George mounted on secondary paper stock. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 225 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This 10pc collection consists of original vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photos and promotional sheets from the 1941â"1942 period, issued by major studios including RKO Radio Pictures, Republic Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and United Artists. The collection features promotional material from wartime-themed productions including The Devil with Hitler, Hitler's Children, The Fighting Seabees, Stand By for Action, The Invaders, Wake Island, and Women in War, featuring prominent actors such as John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, and Patric Knowles. Several items include unique promotional layouts such as a montage of fictional newspaper headlines for The Invaders, along with printed studio credits, copyright notices, and National Screen Service Corp. licensing text, and one sheet includes a blue-ink typed caption identifying the cast of Women in War on the reverse. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 226 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This lot consists of ten vintage silver gelatin press photographs and publicity stills from the 1930s and 1940s Hollywood era. The collection includes dramatic portraits and production scenes featuring stars such as Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou for the 20th Century Fox film Roxie Hart (1942), Eleanor Powell and C. Aubrey Smith in Sensations of 1945 (1944), and Marion Davies and Roscoe Karns for the Warner Brothers film Cain and Mabel (1936). The grouping also includes photographic reproductions of promotional illustrations and production stills for Universal Pictures productions, including Arabian Nights (1942) and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944). Many of the prints feature printed credits and copyright information in the lower margins, such as GINGER ROGERS in ROXIE HART and Copyright 1943 Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Several prints display handwritten production codes and studio numbers. One photograph includes an original typed promotional snipe adhered to the reverse identifying Marion Davies and Roscoe Karns in Cain and Mabel. These unmounted prints are authentic promotional materials distributed by studios to newspapers and magazines during the early 1940s. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 227 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos from 1941-1942
This collection consists of 10 original vintage Hollywood publicity stills, produced as silver gelatin prints. The photographs feature various scenes and portrait poses from major studio productions of the early 1940s, including Keeping Company (MGM, 1940), Ship Ahoy (MGM, 1942), White Savage (Universal, 1943), Du Barry Was a Lady (MGM, 1943), Cobra Woman (Universal, 1944), and The Girl Friend (Columbia). Identified performers featured in the lot include Ann Sothern, Maria Montez, Robert Stack, Bert Lahr, Red Skelton, and Virginia O'Brien. Most of the prints bear printed captions in the side margins with studio credits for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and copyright information, along with production identification numbers. One sheet features two distinct photographic images with original typewritten descriptive labels pasted on the reverse identifying the players and films, including cast members Paulita Arvizu, Vivian Austin, and Beth Dean for Cobra Woman. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 228 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills c. 1940
This collection includes 10 original vintage gelatin silver print publicity stills from various early 1940s Hollywood film productions. The subject matter includes dramatic and comedic scenes featuring prominent stars of the era, such as Marlene Dietrich and Richard Barthelmess in The Spoilers (1942), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari (1940), Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943), and Loretta Young and Alan Ladd in China (1943). Additionally, there is a studio fashion portrait of Myrna Loy for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which includes a descriptive typed caption on the reverse identifying her black satin afternoon suit, white satin vest, and ivory buttons set in silver frames. Most prints bear printed captions in the lower margins with studio credits for Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, along with production reference numbers. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 oz
Lot: 229 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills from Go West, This Gun for Hire, and More
This lot consists of 10 black and white glossy movie star publicity stills dating from 1941-1942 and the surrounding period. A significant portion of the collection features scenes from the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Go West, starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx) along with Diana Lewis. These stills include Western-themed scenes, train car interiors, and promotional group portraits. Most bear printed identification in the lower or side margins reading GO WEST, A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture, alongside various production numbers. Also included is a promotional portrait for the 1942 Paramount picture This Gun for Hire, featuring Veronica Lake and Robert Preston, with a full printed caption in the lower margin. Another photograph depicts Glenn Ford in a United States Navy uniform alongside Evelyn Keyes, bearing the studio mark. The photographs are produced on glossy studio stock with standard identifying text and credits printed within the margins. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 230 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940
This collection includes 10pc black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942 featuring prominent actors and productions from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The assortment consists of vintage silver gelatin publicity stills issued by major studios including Warner Bros. First National Pictures and MGM. Represented film titles include Casablanca, Across the Pacific, Kings Row, Edge of Darkness, Northern Pursuit, and Gaslight. Iconic stars depicted include Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Ronald Reagan, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Charles Boyer, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet. The photographs contain printed credit blocks in the margins identifying the studio, cast, and production. Visible markings include production codes. Copyright information for Vitagraph Inc. and Loew's Inc. is present alongside Made in U.S.A. stamps. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 231 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940
A collection of 10 black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942, consisting of various promotional film stills and publicity photographs dating from the early to mid-1940s. The group features several prominent Hollywood actors and major studio productions, including John Wayne and Richard Barthelmess in The Spoilers (1942), and Veronica Lake with Robert Preston in This Gun for Hire (1942). Multiple scenes feature the comedy duo Abbott and Costello from films such as Hit the Ice (1943) and It Ain't Hay (1943). Other represented titles include Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940), Two Girls and a Sailor (1944), and a graphic still for The Invaders (1941). Most of the photographs include printed captions in the lower margins identifying the cast, film title, and studio credits for major production houses such as Universal Pictures, Paramount, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The images are printed on heavy photographic paper and bear standard industry copyright and distribution notices. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 232 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Publicity Photos c. 1930 & 1940
This collection consists of ten vintage black and white silver gelatin publicity photographs featuring prominent Hollywood film and radio stars from the 1930s and 1940s. The assortment includes production stills from Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind starring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland, images from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Dragon Seed featuring Katharine Hepburn, promotional stills for RKO Radio Pictures's They Got Me Covered with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, an NBC Blue Network promotional photograph of The Lane Sisters from 1936, and a Paramount Pictures publicity still of Fred MacMurray dated 1937. Many photographs retain printed studio information in the margins, including film titles, copyright notices, and National Screen Service Corp. property credits. The collection also includes two original typewritten promotional sheets on NBC-Blue Network and Paramount stationery related to the Lane Sisters and Fred MacMurray images. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 oz
Lot: 233 - 10pc Collection of Original Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos 1941-1942
Collection of ten original black and white Hollywood publicity photographs and related ephemera dating from 1935â"1943, including silver gelatin studio stills issued by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Pictures, United Artists, and Fox Film. The group includes promotional portraits and scene stills featuring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in The Spoilers (1942); Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea in Lady of Burlesque (1943); Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942); Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942) and I Dood It (1943), including a chorus line scene; Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara in portraits attributed to Immortal Sergeant (1943); and Rosina Lawrence in a fashion promotional still for Welcome Home (1935), with original typed studio description on the reverse. Several photographs retain printed studio captions, copyright dates, film titles, and National Screen Service reference numbers including 42/177, 43/297, and 42/266. Each photograph measures approximately 8 x 10 inches. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 234 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills c. 1940
This assortment consists of ten original vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity stills issued by major Hollywood studios during the early 1940s, including the 1941â"1942 period, produced for promotional use by Republic Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. The collection features promotional scenes and portraits from several films, including Earl of Puddlestone featuring the Higgins Family (James, Lucile, and Russell Gleason) and Harry Davenport; Phantom Lady starring Ella Raines and Elisha Cook Jr.; My Gal Sal featuring Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, and John Sutton; Beyond the Blue Horizon starring Dorothy Lamour and Richard Denning; The Desperadoes featuring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor; and The Fighting Seabees starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The prints retain visible studio captions and markings referencing Technicolor production notes, studio credits, and copyright statements from the issuing companies. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 235 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills Photographs
This lot features a wonderful selection of ten vintage, original black-and-white silver gelatin publicity photographs from major Hollywood studios, including Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. The collection showcases prominent stars from the Golden Age of cinema, with a primary focus on film productions from 1941 to 1942. Among the highlights are Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in a romantic close-up for the 1942 Universal film The Spoilers, and Loretta Young in a promotional still for the 1941 Columbia Pictures production Bedtime Story. Other stills include two scenes featuring Loretta Young and Richard Greene in folk costumes for The Men in Her Life (1941), a portrait of singer Gladys Swarthout for the 1938 film Champagne Waltz, and Alan Ladd in a 1944 Paramount Pictures production. One photograph also beautifully depicts Carmen Miranda in her characteristic, elaborate headgear. Most of these stills retain their original studio margins, complete with printed copyright information, production codes, and credits. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 236 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Stars Photos from 1941-1942
This lot consists of ten original vintage black and white gelatin silver print publicity and production stills representing various Hollywood motion pictures from the early 1940s. The collection features promotional photography from major studios including Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Vitagraph Inc. (Warner Bros.). Notable films and stars represented in the assortment include Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur in the Columbia Pictures production The More the Merrier (1943), Maria Montez and Jon Hall in the Universal production White Savage (1943), and Robert Paige and Virginia Bruce in the 1942 film Pardon My Sarong. Other images capture a barn dance scene from the same 1942 production, a close-up portrait of a couple in U.S. Marine Corps uniforms from 1941, and a production still from When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) featuring Allan Jones and Jane Frazee. The photographs include various studio markings and production codes in the margins. Several prints retain their original copyright information for Universal Pictures and Vitagraph Inc. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 237 - 11pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photographs, 1941-1942
This collection consists of 11 vintage silver gelatin publicity stills and promotional photographs from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily feature Hollywood legends such as Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, and Paul Henreid. The prints document scenes and portraits from major motion pictures of the era, including Now, Voyager, Double Indemnity, Mr. Skeffington, In This Our Life, Above Suspicion, and Watch on the Rhine. One photograph depicts a trophy presentation at the CBS Guild Theatre featuring Bette Davis. Many of the unmounted prints include original printed production credits, film titles, and studio inventory codes in the margins. Two photographs include original typewritten publicity captions adhered to the reverse for Watch on the Rhine, bearing Photograph by Bert Six studio stamps and Warner Bros. Studio markings from Burbank, California. Other visible studio credits include Paramount Pictures Inc., First National Picture, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 238 - 14pc Hollywood Memorabilia Collection Including 1940s Movie Photos, Rin Tin Tin w/ Printed Autograph, and Columbia Album of Players Magazine
This 14pc collection of Hollywood and entertainment memorabilia primarily dates from the late 1930s through the mid-1940s. The assortment includes publicity stills, promotional booklets, and printed cards from major studios including MGM, Paramount, Columbia, and Walt Disney Productions. Featured items include: - A Columbia Pictures promotional booklet titled Columbia Album of Players Appearing in Columbia Pictures 1941-1942 Season featuring the studio torch-bearing logo. - Multiple 8x10 inch glossy black-and-white publicity stills from the 1942 MGM film White Cargo featuring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, with production credits in the margins. - A black-and-white promotional still of Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra with management credits for Gale Incorporated, New York City. - A Paramount Pictures publicity still from the 1944 film Going My Way featuring Bing Crosby and Jean Heather. - A sepia-toned portrait of Rin Tin Tin with a printed inscription reading Most Faithfully, Rin-Tin-Tin. - Walt Disney Productions materials including a black-and-white still from Dumbo depicting the circus fire scene and a color lithograph print of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. - A promotional card for the 1940 film Boom Town featuring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr. - A candid snapshot of Gary Cooper and George Raft on the set of the 1937 film Souls at Sea, accompanied by a typed descriptive paper snippet. - A group of miscellaneous production photographs including a large-scale set photo and a humorous portrait of a dog in a chair. The reverse of several items contains handwritten pencil notations, production codes such as 85-17 and 2006-51, or typed descriptive captions. Largest item dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 239 - 18-Piece Collection of Vintage Hollywood Movie Star and Publicity Photos
This assortment consists of eighteen vintage promotional and publicity photographs related to mid-20th-century cinema and performance. The collection primarily comprises black and white silver gelatin prints along with one color lithographic lobby card for the 1968 film Girl in Gold Boots. Notable subjects identified within the group include burlesque artist Lili St. Cyr, Mara Corday, Cassandra Peterson, Ava Gardner, Virginia Leith, Morgan Fairchild, and Rita Hayworth. Several photographs of Lili St. Cyr are present, bearing printed identification marks such as LSC-6, LILI ST CYR 25, and LILI ST CYR 13. A promotional set for Mara Corday includes an attached typed press release from Universal-International titled Stardom Arrives for Mara. A production still for the 1982 film The Seduction features Morgan Fairchild and includes a detailed caption identifying Avco Embassy Pictures and photographer Laurel Moore. Other items include film production stills with identification numbers 469-125 and Sp 501-38, as well as portraits featuring Cassandra Peterson in her Elvira persona and various starlets in pin-up or "cheesecake" poses. Several prints in the collection feature three-hole binder punches along the left margin. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"W Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 240 - Johnny Weissmuller Signed Publicity Photograph as Tarzan
A publicity photograph featuring Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan. This black and white photographic print features a composite image of the actor Johnny Weissmuller. It depicts him in three distinct poses: a full-body shot on the left showing him shirtless and in a loincloth, alongside two headshots on the right, one with an intense expression and the other smiling. Prominently displayed at the bottom center is an autograph in black ink, "Johnny Weissmuller." Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H
Lot: 241 - 10pc MGM Black and White Publicity Stills Featuring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, c. 1940
This lot features a collection of ten original vintage black and white silver gelatin publicity stills of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early 1940s. The collection includes scenes from Strike Up the Band, The Human Comedy, Girl Crazy, and likely Babes on Broadway, showcasing musical performances, dance numbers, classroom scenes, Western-themed imagery, and candid promotional portraits of the celebrated screen duo. Notable images include Rooney and Garland in theatrical costumes and formal attire, Rooney portraying Homer Macauley in classroom and delivery bicycle scenes, and the pair appearing alongside bandleader Tommy Dorsey. Several stills retain visible studio production numbers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer credits, National Screen Service Corp. licensing text, and Loew's Inc. copyright notices dated 1943. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 242 - 16pc Pinup and Artwork Photo Positives
A collection of Kodak photo positives of various artworks including works by Robert Reid, John La Gatta, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, and James Montgomery Flagg. The lot also includes photo postives of pinup artworks by Gil Elvgren and Peter Driben. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 3.80oz
Lot: 243 - Adams, Henry. Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original, Hardcover
This is a hardcover copy of Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original by Henry Adams, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, in 1989. The volume is a stated first edition as indicated on the copyright page. This biography and catalogue were published in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition organized by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and as a companion to the PBS documentary by Ken Burns. The book is bound in publisher cloth with a teal-colored spine and orange boards. It is accompanied by its original pictorial dust jacket, which features Benton's painting Self-Portrait with Rita on the front cover and Persephone on the rear cover. The interior is extensively illustrated with numerous color and black and white plates of Benton's artworks, murals, and archival photographs. Bibliographic details include a bibliography on page 344 and an index. The work was manufactured in Italy. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 12.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 244 - An Assortment of Marilyn Monroe Periodicals, Identification Guide, and Ephemera
This Marilyn Monroe ephemera lot features an assortment of publications and items documenting the iconic actress. The collection includes several magazines: the January 1997 Playboy (Holiday Anniversary Issue); Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector (Spring 2012); Liberty (Fall 1973); JFK's Love Affairs (1976); Hollywood Then & Now (August 1990); and Hollywood Studio Magazine (Vol. 15, No. 4). Accompanying these is the softcover booklet Marilyn Monroe: The Collector's & Dealer's Price & Identification Guide by Denis C. Jackson. The lot is rounded out by two black-and-white photographs depicting Monroe in a bikini with a fur coat and in a seated pose. These items provide a diverse retrospective of her career and enduring cultural impact through vintage articles, price guides, and photographic prints. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 0.50"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 245 - Arnett, Paul, et al. Thornton Dial in the 21st Century Hardcover
This large-format hardcover exhibition monograph, Thornton Dial in the 21st Century, was published in 2005 by Tinwood Books, an imprint of Tinwood Media, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Tinwood Alliance. The volume serves as the comprehensive catalogue for the exhibition of the same name held from September 25, 2005, to January 8, 2006. It features a pictorial dust jacket illustrating Thornton Dial's mixed-media work Lord Gave Us a Little Light (The Beginning of the End). The book is bound in black boards with light green lettering on the spine. The contents include extensive color plates and photographs of Dial's artwork, including full-page and double-page spreads. Bibliographic details include ISBN 0-9719104-3-X and Library of Congress Control Number 2005908116. The volume was manufactured in the United States, printed by The Stinehour Press in Vermont. This copy is a stated first impression. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 1.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 246 - Art Models 3 and Art Models 4 Hardcover Books. Live Model Books LLC, 2008-2009
This lot features two volumes from the Art Models series by authors Maureen and Douglas Johnson, published by Live Model Books LLC of Salem, New Hampshire. The collection includes Art Models 3: Reader's Choice (copyright 2009, ISBN 978-0-9816249-3-8) and Art Models 4 (copyright 2008, ISBN 978-0-9764573-9-8). These 2pc live model books are subtitled Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts and are designed as professional reference material for artists, featuring extensive full-color photographic plates of male and female models in a variety of poses. Both quarto-sized volumes are bound in publisher's pictorial boards with photographic covers and were printed in Korea. The copyright pages identify these volumes as the Hard Cover with Disk format. The spines are printed with red and black lettering and the LMB publisher logo at the base. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 247 - Barlow, Margaret. Women Artists Hardcover
Barlow, Margaret. Women Artists. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1999. This large quarto volume provides an extensive survey of female artists spanning five centuries of Western art history. The binding features a publisher's orange cloth spine with white lettering and pictorial paper-covered boards. The front cover displays a detail from Mary Cassatt's Lydia Leaning on Her Arms (1879), while the back cover features a geometric composition by Sonia Delaunay. The volume includes its original translucent vellum wrap-around band with the title printed in green. The interior is profusely illustrated with approximately 400 color plates. The text incorporates biographical snippets, diary entries, and letters from various artists, including Cecilia Beaux, Rosa Bonheur, Leonora Carrington, Mary Cassatt, and Malvina Hoffman. The book was designed by Charles J. Ziga of Ziga Design and printed in Hong Kong. Distributed by Publishers Group West. ISBN: 0-88363-398-1. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 1.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 248 - Becattini, Alberto. The Golden Age of Pin-Up Art: Books One and Two
A lot of 2 volumes, The Golden Age of Pin-Up Art Books One and Two, featuring text by Alberto Becattini. These quarto-sized volumes were published in December 1994 by Glittering Images edizioni d'essai in Florence, Italy. The books are part of the series Esthetique Fetish and Bizarre and are bound in publisher's white pictorial boards. Book One features front cover art by Gil Elvgren and back cover art by Peter Driben. Book Two features front cover art by Robert McGinnis and back cover art by Ernest Chiriaka. The editorial staff included Riccardo Morrocchi and Stefano Piselli, with Piselli also credited for the concept and design. The text is presented in Italian, English, and French. Each volume includes an adult advisory disclaimer on the front and back covers. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 249 - Claude Monet's Gardens at Giverny by Dominique Lobstein
A contemporary hardcover volume titled Claude Monet's Gardens at Giverny, authored by Dominique Lobstein with photography by Jean-Pierre Gilson. The book was published by Abrams in association with Editions de la Martiniere Groupe, Paris. The English translation was published in 2013, identified by ISBN 978-1-4197-0960-9. The cover features a full-color photographic plate depicting flowering wisteria hanging over the garden pond. The volume contains numerous full-color photographic plates illustrating Monet's famous gardens at Giverny. The original French edition title is Claude Monet a Giverny: Un maitre en son Jardin. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.00"W x 12.50"H
Lot: 250 - Erte. Erte at Ninety: The Complete Graphics. E.P. Dutton, 1982. First Edition (DJ)
Erte at Ninety: The Complete Graphics by Romain de Tirtoff, known as Erte. Published in New York by E.P. Dutton, Inc. in 1982. This copy is a First Edition. The book is a hardcover quarto featuring black cloth boards and its original illustrated dust jacket. The volume serves as a comprehensive catalog of the artist's graphic works, containing 223 pages of text and numerous full-page color plates. This example features a facsimile signature by Erte. Included with the book is a collection of loose promotional cards and printed materials related to The Erte Sculpture Collection, depicting various bronze works. Dimensions: 10.75"L x 1.25"W x 14.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 251 - First Edition Johnston, Alfred Cheney. Enchanting Beauty, 1937
This first edition trade paperback book, titled Enchanting Beauty, features the photography of Alfred Cheney Johnston. Published in 1937 by Swan Publications, Inc., the volume is a large-format, spiral-bound softcover with off-white cardstock covers. The front cover is decorated with a circular, color-tinted photographic vignette depicting a nude female figure with a fan. The interior contains a series of black and white photographic plates showcasing artistic female nudes in various staged compositions, characteristic of Johnston's work for the Ziegfeld Follies. The copyright page states Copyright 1937, by Swan Publications, Inc. and identifies this volume specifically as a First Edition. The binding is a metal spiral holding together the cardstock pages and covers. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 252 - Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell -Booklet,1st E - Our Songs and Poems, Signed
The 1937 illustrated softcover booklet features a collection of original songs and poems with musical notation, written and composed by the performing duo. The cover bears printed signatures reading Sincerely, Gene & Glenn. Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell were a popular radio and vaudeville comedy team known for their musical humor and stage performances during the 1930s. Artist: Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8"H Date or Era: 1937 Manufacturer or Brand: Rayner, Dalheim & Co. Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 253 - Hanson, Dian (Ed.). The Art of Pin-Up Hardcover
This is an oversized hardcover art book titled The Art of Pin-Up, edited by Dian Hanson with contributions from Louis K. Meisel and Sarahjane Blum. Published by Taschen in 2014, this volume is a large-format folio edition. The book is protected by its original white dust jacket, which features a prominent pin-up illustration by Gil Elvgren on the front cover and an illustration by Peter Driben on the rear. The work contains over 500 pages focusing on the top ten masters of the pin-up genre, utilizing the archives of the Brown and Bigelow calendar company. The copyright page indicates the volume was printed in Italy and carries ISBN 978-3-8365-3570-0. Editorial coordination was handled by Martin Holz, with art direction by Josh Baker and design by Marco Zivny. The text includes translations in German by Egbert Baque and French by Philippe Safavi. The volume is bound in white publisher's boards with red and black lettering on the spine. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 2.50"W x 16.00"H Weight: 12.50 lb
Lot: 254 - Items: Is Fashion Modern?, Antonelli/Fisher, MoMA Softcover 2017
Paola Antonelli and Michelle Millar Fisher. Items: Is Fashion Modern?. New York: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 2017. Softcover edition, published in conjunction with the major exhibition held at MoMA from October 1, 2017, to January 28, 2018. Perfect-bound softcover with stiff pictorial wrappers. Format appears to be a large quarto. The volume is highly illustrated throughout, featuring 111 garments and accessories that have influenced the world in the past 100 years. The back wrapper includes the promotional text: AN A TO Z OF 111 GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE WORLD IN THE PAST 100 YEARS, FROM ICONS OF FASHION TO HUMBLE MASTERPIECES OF DESIGN. ISBN 978-1-63345-056-5. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H
Lot: 255 - Jackson Pollock by Ellen G. Landau, Hardcover
This large-format hardcover art monograph, titled Jackson Pollock, is written by Ellen G. Landau and published by Abradale Press, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in 2000. Originally copyrighted in 1989, this edition contains 288 pages including critical analysis, a bibliography, an index, and numerous color plates and black-and-white illustrations of the artist's work. The pictorial dust jacket features a front cover photograph by Evelyn Hofer of the paint-splattered studio floor in The Springs and a back cover displaying a twelve-photograph grid by Hans Namuth of Pollock at work. The volume was designed by Mark La Riviere, edited by Phyllis Freeman, and printed and bound in Japan. This edition carries ISBN 0-8109-8186-6. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 1.50"W x 10.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb
Lot: 256 - John Yau. Marjorie Strider. Hollis Taggart Galleries
This softcover monograph, titled Marjorie Strider, documents the career and artistic output of the American Pop artist (1931-2014). The volume is bound in pictorial paper wrappers featuring a graphic design of a woman's face, divided by the artist's name in bold blue and yellow sans-serif block lettering. Includes an essay by John Yau. The interior is profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, notably including reproductions of her three-dimensional "Girlie" paintings and bikini-clad figures from the 1960s. The publication is quarto in format and perfect-bound. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.50"W x 8.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 257 - Lor of 5 Hard and Softcover Books on Japanese Art and Prints. Various Publishers, 1969-1983.
A collection of five reference volumes focused on Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) and graphic arts. The group includes: 1. Stern, Harold P. Master Prints of Japan: Ukiyo-E Hanga. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1969. Large quarto. Bound in publisher's red cloth with an illustrated dust jacket. Contains numerous tipped-in color plates and black and white illustrations. 2. Munsterberg, Hugo. The Japanese Print: A Historical Guide. New York and Tokyo: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1982. First edition, second printing (1983). Octavo. Bound in publisher's black cloth with silver spine lettering and illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. ISBN 0-8348-0167-1. 3. Hillier, Jack Ronald. The Japanese Print: A New Approach. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1975 (reprint). Octavo. Bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. 4. Stewart, Basil. A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. Octavo. Bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. Unabridged republication of the original 1922 edition. ISBN 0-486-23809-1. 5. Japanese Graphic Art. London: Octopus Books, 1972. Quarto. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with black spine lettering. Features comprehensive coverage of Japanese artistic techniques and history. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.50"H Weight: 9.00 lb 7.40oz
Lot: 258 - Museum of Art and Design Hardcover Book, Dead or Alive
Authored by David Revere and Lowery Stokes Sims McFadden. Published in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design exhibition held from April 27 to October 24, 2010. The book documents works by over 30 international artists who utilize organic materials, including insects, feathers, bones, silkworm cocoons, plant materials, and hair, to create installations and sculptures. ISBN: 9781890385200. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.50"W x 10.50"H Weight: 1.60 lbs.
Lot: 259 - Nancy Spector. Richard Prince Hardcover. Guggenheim Museum, 2007. First Edition.
This Richard Prince by Nancy Spector book was published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition Richard Prince: Spiritual America, held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from September 28, 2007, to January 9, 2008. The monograph was organized by Nancy Spector and features a design concept by Sagmeister, Inc. This hardcover edition is bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards, featuring artwork by Prince on the front and back. The volume is profusely illustrated with color plates documenting the artist's most significant series, including Cowboys, Nurses, Jokes, and Hoods. It was printed in Germany by GZD and includes an exhibition history and bibliography. ISBN 978-0-89207-363-4. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 1.50"W x 11.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 2.80oz
Lot: 260 - Nicolas Party Monograph Published by Phaidon, includes a Dedication
A 2022 softcover art monograph titled "NICOLAS PARTY," published by Phaidon, with contributions by Stephane Aquin, Stefan Banz, Ali Subotnick, and Melissa Hyde. The front cover features a stylized, modern portrait painting in muted tones, depicting a figure with blue hair and eyes wearing a seahorse pendant. The back cover displays a vibrant still life of various stylized fruits or gourds. The book is printed on paper. An interior page contains a typed dedication "To Stefan" and a handwritten message in blue ink from "Julie & Stephane" to "Jon," wishing him a "Happy Birthday" and recalling shared experiences. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 11.50"W
Lot: 261 - O'Keeffe, Georgia. Georgia O'Keeffe, Hardcover
This is the first trade edition of Georgia O'Keeffe's autobiographical art book, published by The Viking Press in 1976. The large-format hardcover volume is bound in publisher's cloth and includes the original pictorial dust jacket. The front of the dust jacket features O'Keeffe's 1936 painting Summer Days, while the back displays a black-and-white photograph of the artist in the New Mexico landscape. The interior consists of numerous high-quality color plates reproducing O'Keeffe's most significant works, accompanied by text written by the artist herself. The copyright page confirms the 1976 publication date and lists ISBN 0-670-33708-0. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 1.25"W x 16.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 262 - A Trio of Vintage American Periodicals: Cosmopolitan, See, and Look, 1937-1949
This lot consists of three vintage American magazines from the mid-20th century. The collection includes Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan (February 1937), See (March 1948), and Look (February 1, 1949). The Cosmopolitan issue features a cover illustration of a woman in fencing gear and promotes a feature titled The Land of the Lindbergh Circle. The See magazine features actress Jane Russell on the cover and includes articles by Pearl S. Buck and Howard Watson Ambruster. The Look magazine cover features a fashion story regarding necklines and a feature on Arthur Godfrey. Advertising on the rear covers includes Lucky Strike cigarettes with a skiing illustration, Chesterfield cigarettes featuring Joan Fontaine, and a D. Van Nostrand Company home-study course for mathematics. Interior features include an aviation article titled Aviation is going Upstairs in 1937! by Donald E. Keyhoe, sports photography of boxers, and pin-up style photography. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 0.50"W x 14.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 263 - Scott, Art and Wallace Maynard. The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis. Pond Press, 2001.
This trade paperback book, titled The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis, is a comprehensive bibliography and art reference compiled by Art Scott and Dr. Wallace Maynard, featuring a foreword by Richard S. Prather. Published by Pond Press in 2001, this quarto-sized volume contains a definitive listing of 1,068 titles and 1,432 editions of paperback cover illustrations by the artist Robert McGinnis. The book is illustrated with 380 color reproductions of McGinnis's work, ranging from hardboiled detective fiction to Westerns and the James Bond series. The volume is bound in black cardstock wrappers with French flaps. The front cover prominently features McGinnis's artwork for the Mike Shayne mystery Marked For Murder by Brett Halliday. The spine is lettered in white with the title, lead compiler name, and publisher logo. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.50"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 264 - Signed Charles Martigrette. Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-ups Hardcover
Martignette, Charles G. and Louis K. Meisel. Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-ups. Cologne: Taschen, 1999. Large folio format. Publisher's pictorial boards under a matching pictorial dust jacket. This comprehensive monograph illustrates four decades of pin-up and calendar art by Gil Elvgren, containing numerous full-page color plates. The volume was designed by Armando Chitolina and Giorgio Martinoli. This specific copy is a notable association copy, featuring a lengthy autograph inscription signed by co-author Charles G. Martignette on the red front free endpaper. The inscription is written in black ink and dated October 2000, reading: To my adopted Brother + Sister Harriet + Ray Wankel with love and appreciation for your ever so special friendship Thank you for helping to make this book possible I love you both very much Charles Martignette Florida 10/2000. The copyright page identifies the publication year as 1999, printed in Spain, with ISBN 3-8228-6611-3. The text is edited by Nina Schmidt with translations in German and French. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 1.25"W x 13.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 265 - Stebbins, Theodore E., Jr. Martin Johnson Heade, Hardcover
This hardcover art book is a first edition exhibition monograph titled Martin Johnson Heade, authored by Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and published in 1999 by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in association with Yale University Press. The volume is bound in the publisher's black cloth and features a color-illustrated dust jacket. It served as the official catalogue for a major traveling exhibition held from late 1999 through mid-2000 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The book contains a comprehensive scholarly review of Heade's career and is profusely illustrated with high-quality color plates of his landscapes, seascapes, and still lifes. The front cover of the dust jacket features a detail of Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, and the rear displays a detail of The Stranded Boat. Internal spreads include plates such as Dawn (1862) and Twilight, Singing Beach (1863). Bibliographic details include ISBN 0-300-08169-3 for the cloth edition and Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 99-60202. The volume was printed in Singapore. Dimensions: 11.50"L x 1.00"W x 10.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 266 - Thomas H. Garver, George Tooker Hardcover Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1985. First Edition (DJ)
This is a first edition hardcover monograph of the American artist George Tooker, authored by Thomas H. Garver. The volume was published in 1985 in New York by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., as an Imago Imprint. The book is a large-format quarto bound in the publisher's white cloth boards with the title and author printed in red on the spine. The copyright page confirms its status as a first edition with a complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and ISBN 0-517-56018-6. The work serves as a comprehensive survey of Tooker's career, containing numerous high-quality color and black-and-white plates reproducing his egg tempera paintings and lithographs, such as Window I (1955), Window II (1956), and the subway-themed works. The front of the original dust jacket features the artist's Self-Portrait I (1984). The internal contents include a bibliography and an index. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.75"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 267 - Vintage Barbie Dolls Softcover Book with Ken Doll Clothes
A 4-piece Barbie lot comprising one collector's reference book and three items of doll clothing. The volume is titled The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls: With Barbie & Skipper Fashions and the Whole Family of Barbie Dolls by Hillary James, published as a Schiffer Book for Collectors in 2006. This quarto-sized softcover book features pink pictorial wrappers and contains a price guide with full-color photographic illustrations of Barbie, Ken, Midge, and Skipper dolls. The three pieces of clothing are attributed to the Mattel Ken doll line and include a short-sleeved tan shirt with a green and yellow pictographic print and metal snap closures from the Dreamboat outfit (model #785); a red and white vertically striped short-sleeved jacket with a white plush-textured collar from a Ken swim outfit; and a black fabric garment associated with Ken graduation clothes. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.25"H. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.25"H Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 268 - Two Circus Art Books, Images from the World Between & Love of the Circus
This lot of 2 circus art books comprises two significant works documenting the visual history and cultural impact of the circus. Images from the World Between: The Circus in 20th Century American Art, is authored by Donna Gustafson and published by the American Federation of Arts in association with MIT Press. This quarto-sized hardcover features a pictorial dust jacket with orange lettering and a tightrope walker graphic. The work includes essays by Karal Ann Marling, Ellen Handy, Lee Siegel, and Eugene R. Gaddis, examining the circus through the lenses of painting, photography, and sculpture by artists including Diane Arbus, George Bellows, and Alexander Calder. The second book, The Love of the Circus, is published by Octopus Books and features a maroon cloth binding with a silver-tone illustration of two trapeze artists on the front board. The interior is heavily illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, including vintage posters such as those for the Circus Renz featuring Codomas, photographs of animal trainers with lions and tigers, and a colorful clown illustration signed Dimitri Knie. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 13.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 10.90oz
Lot: 269 - Two Soft and Hardcover Books, Art Models and Art Models 2. Live Model Books LLC, 2006-2007.
This lot comprises a 2pc set of Live model books authored by Maureen and Douglas Johnson and published by Live Model Books LLC in Salem, New Hampshire. The collection includes the first volume, Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing Painting and Sculpting (2006), and the second volume, Art Models 2: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts (2007). Both are large-format quarto volumes bound in original publisher's pictorial hardcovers. These books are designed as reference resources for the visual arts, including drawing, painting, and sculpting, and feature numerous photographic plates of male and female nude models in varied poses and rotations. The first volume includes a foreword by Butch Krieger. Both titles were printed in Korea. While the copyright pages mention accompanying digital media (diskette or video disc), these items are not verified as present in this lot. Measurement is for largest item: 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Weight includes all items: 4.8 lbs. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 270 - Two Volumes: Greenberg, Jill & W Magazine. HORSES & W: The First 40 years
A collection of two large-format pictorial monographs on photography and fashion history, both sealed in the original protective shrinkwrap. The lot comprises two volumes. Volume I: Greenberg, Jill. HORSES. New York: Rizzoli, c. 2012. Oversized quarto volume bound in pictorial boards, featuring a highly saturated image of a rearing horse. The volume contains numerous full-color photographic plates of horses. Volume II: W Magazine. W: THE FIRST 40 YEARS. New York: Assouline/Abrams, c. 2012. Oversized quarto volume bound in pictorial boards, featuring a black and white fashion portrait and large red W title lettering. This volume chronicles the history and photography of W Magazine, covering the first forty years of publication. Both volumes are sealed and presumed to be standard trade editions. No internal edition statements, publication dates, or pagination are visible due to the protective plastic wrapping. Measurement included is for largest book. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.25"W x 13.25"H
Lot: 271 - 2 Hardcover Books, The First Time I Saw Paris, The World Atlas of Coffee
Collection of two hardcover books. Includes "The First Time I Saw Paris: Photographs and Memories from the City of Light" by Peter Miller, a photographic memoir capturing Paris in the 1950s through personal recollections and black-and-white imagery. "The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing - Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed" by James Hoffmann, a detailed and illustrated reference on coffee, covering cultivation, brewing, and tasting for enthusiasts and professionals. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 4.50 lbs.
Lot: 272 - 2 Theatre History Books, American & Broadway Musicals
Titles include: A Pictorial History of the American Theatre by Daniel Blum, published by Greenberg (1951); and The Broadway Musical: A Picture Quiz Book by Stanley Green, published by Dover Publications (1977). These books provide a rich visual and historical overview of American theatre and Broadway musicals. A fascinating collection for theatre enthusiasts and collectors. The dimensions of the collection measures: 12"H x 1.5"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 273 - 2pc Bawdy Bisques and Bathing Beauties Reference Books
This lot consists of two specialized reference volumes by author Sharon Weintraub focusing on antique collectible figurines. The first volume is titled Bawdy Bisques & Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risque Kin, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. in 2005. This quarto-sized book is bound in the publisher's original blue pictorial boards and includes 160 color-illustrated pages with a price guide for collectors. The second volume, Naughties, Nudies & Bathing Beauties, was published by Hobby House Press in 1993. This softcover work features a values guide and photographic documentation of various figurines. Both books provide historical and stylistic overviews of antique German bathing beauties and related bisque novelties. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.40oz
Lot: 274 - 2pc Burlesque History Hardcover and Softcover Books
A lot of two books exploring the history and visual culture of burlesque and Parisian music halls. The first volume is Len Rothe, The Queens of Burlesque: Vintage Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, 1997. This softcover quarto (Schiffer Pictorial Essay) features an extensive collection of black-and-white photographs of mid-century burlesque performers. It carries ISBN 0-7643-0449-6 and was designed by Blair R.C. Loughrey. The second volume is Jacques Damase, Les Folies du Music-Hall: A History of the Music-Hall in Paris, with a foreword by Noel Coward, published by Spring Books, London, 1960. This hardcover quarto is bound in the publisher's purple cloth and retains its original color pictorial dust jacket. The book provides a historical account of the Parisian stage, illustrated with numerous black-and-white plates and photographs of performers including Josephine Baker, Marlene Dietrich, and Maurice Chevalier. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.50oz
Lot: 275 - 2pc Famous Artists Course Binders
A collection of two volumes of the Famous Artists Course from the Famous Artists Schools. The titles included are Lettering Lesson 17, and Commercial Art, Illustration and Design. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 2.25"W x 14.50"H Weight: 13.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 276 - 2pc Hardcover Books: Psychology of Sex 1942 and Great Psychologists 1944
This lot consists of two books focused on psychological studies. The first volume is Psychology of Sex: A Manual for Students by Havelock Ellis, published by Emerson Books, Inc., New York, 1942. It is an octavo volume bound in publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and blind-stamped titles on the front board. The second volume is The Basic Teachings of the Great Psychologists by S. Stansfeld Sargent, Ph.D., published in 1944 by The New Home Library, New York. This octavo is bound in publisher's red cloth featuring a black graphic of concentric lines on the front board and spine. The title page for the Sargent volume identifies the author as an instructor in psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 1.50"W x 8.75"H Weight: 552.00g
Lot: 277 - 2pc Philip Pearlstein Monographs
This lot of Philip Pearlstein books consists of two large-format monographs focused on the work of the American realist painter. The first volume is titled Philip Pearlstein: The Complete Paintings, authored by Russell Bowman with an introduction by Hilton Kramer and an essay by Irving Sandler. Published by Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd. in 1983, it was produced in association with a major retrospective at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This comprehensive volume contains 120 full-color and over 500 black-and-white illustrations and is bound in publisher's cloth with a pictorial dust jacket. The second volume is titled Philip Pearlstein Since 1983, featuring an essay by Robert Storr and published by Abrams in 2002. This book focuses on the artist's work from the later decades of his career, containing 70 illustrations, including 60 plates in full color. It also features an interview with the artist. The volume is bound in publisher's cloth with its original pictorial dust jacket. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 3.70oz
Lot: 278 - 2pc Volumes: Art Models 5 and Art Models 6
This lot comprises two volumes from the Live Model Books series: Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts and Art Models 6: The Female Figure in Shadow and Light. These 2pc live model books are quarto-sized hardcovers with pictorial boards and red cloth spines. Both volumes serve as anatomical references for artists, containing a comprehensive collection of color and monochrome photographic plates featuring male and female nude models in a variety of poses. Art Models 6 includes a companion disk (CD-ROM) located in a sleeve on the rear interior cover. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 279 - 2pc Winslow Homer Art Books
A collection of two art books dedicated to the life and work of American artist Winslow Homer. The first item is a clothbound hardcover edition of Winslow Homer by Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. and Franklin Kelly, published in 1995 by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Yale University Press. This volume served as the exhibition catalog for a major retrospective traveling to the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1995-1996). It features extensive scholarly text, color plates, and a facsimile of the artist's signature on a palette design. The second item is a trade paperback edition of Winslow Homer by Lloyd Goodrich, published by A&W Visual Library. This volume offers a survey of Homer's career with numerous illustrations of his maritime and rural subjects. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb
Lot: 280 - Three Parfrey, Haining, and Bolton Soft and Hardcover Books, It's a Man's World; Terror!; and Superheroes.
This lot comprises three quarto-sized hardcover volumes exploring pulp media, horror illustration, and the intersection of superheroes with high fashion. The first volume, It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps, edited by Adam Parfrey and published by Feral House (2003), documents the history and visual culture of mid-century men's adventure magazines. The volume is a hardcover with a dust jacket and includes numerous full-color reproductions of pulp art, including a 1963 cover for All Man illustrated by Norm Eastman. The second volume, Terror! A History of Horror Illustrations from the Pulp Magazines by Peter Haining, was published by A & W Visual Library in 1976. This quarto-sized hardcover with a dust jacket provides a historical overview of horror and gothic themes in the pulp magazine era, featuring classic monster and macabre imagery. The third volume, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy by Andrew Bolton, was published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press in 2008. It serves as the catalog for the museum's exhibition of the same name. The book is bound in pictorial boards and features high-fashion photography and analysis of garments inspired by superhero motifs and athletic gear. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 6.00 lb 1.10oz
Lot: 281 - 3pc Adult Interest Publications
This lot of 3 adult books comprises a historical survey of periodicals and a cinematic pictorial. The primary volume is The Illustrated History of Girlie Magazines: From National Police Gazette to the Present by Mark Gabor. This quarto-sized first edition hardcover was published by Harmony Books, New York, in 1984. It is bound in pink paper-covered pictorial boards and contains both color and black-and-white plates. The copyright page features a full number line from 10 to 1, confirming its first edition status. Accompanying this is Showgirls: Portrait of a Film, a folio-sized softcover published by Newmarket Press in 1995 as a Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook. The volume includes text by director Paul Verhoeven and photography by Douglas Kirkland, Bettina Rheims, Mary Ellen Mark, and Murray Close. The third item is Tease! magazine, issue number 2, a stapled softcover periodical published by Pure Imagination, featuring art and photography by Spillane, Yeager, and Elvgren. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.75"W x 12.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 1.20oz
Lot: 282 - 3pc American Art History Books
A collection of three volumes regarding American art history and cultural development, including hardcover and trade paperback formats. The largest volume is The USA: A History in Art by Bradley Smith, published by Doubleday Windfall. This work provides an expansive survey of the American artistic tradition. The second volume is Ambition and Love in Modern American Art by Jonathan Weinberg, which analyzes themes within modernism. The third volume, Clyde Singer's America by M. J. Albacete, features essays by Nannette V. Maciejunes and Christopher S. Duckworth and is presented in a wide landscape format. All books are profusely illustrated with high-quality color and black-and-white plates, depicting various works ranging from early colonial pieces to modern works by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Clyde Singer. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 1.50"W x 13.00"H Weight: 9.00 lb
Lot: 283 - 3pc Art Books on British Painting and Symbolism
This 3pc art books collection features two hardcovers and one trade paperback focused on British painting and symbolism. The first volume, titled The Age of Rossetti, Burne-Jones and Watts: Symbolism in Britain 1860-1910, was edited by Andrew Wilton and Robert Upstone with contributions from Barbara Bryant, Christopher Newall, and MaryAnne Stevens. It was published by Flammarion in association with the Tate Gallery in 1997 and is a quarto-sized hardcover with its original pictorial dust jacket (ISBN: 2-08013-643-7). The second book is Constable's England by Graham Reynolds, published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and George Braziller in 1983. This hardcover volume with a dust jacket examines the work and life of John Constable. The third item is a softcover exhibition catalog titled British Impressions from David Messum, which includes several color plates, such as Plate 51 featuring The Novel by Richard Jack (1866-1952). Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 284 - 3pc Art Deco Reference Books
A lot of three reference books focused on the Art Deco movement and style. The collection includes: Edward Lucie-Smith, Art Deco Painting, New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. and London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1990, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN 0-517-58000-4; Judith Miller, Art Deco, DK Collector's Guides, Dorling Kindersley, hardcover with dust jacket; and Mary Frank Gaston, Collector's Guide to Art Deco, Collector Books, softcover. The volumes are profusely illustrated with color plates and photographs, including works by Boris Grigoriev and designs in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. The Lucie-Smith volume is a quarto with 192 pages. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 0.75"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 11.80oz
Lot: 285 - 3pc Books on Tamara de Lempicka
A lot of three books documenting the life and Art Deco style of painter Tamara de Lempicka. Passion by Design: The Art and Times of Tamara de Lempicka by Baroness Kizette de Lempicka-Foxhall as told to Charles Phillips. Published by Cross River Press, Ltd., an affiliate of Abbeville Press, Inc., New York, 1987. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. This volume includes a bibliography and index. Printed in Japan. ISBN 0-89659-760-1, Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence by Laura Claridge. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1999. Stated First Edition, First Printing with a complete number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. ISBN 0-517-70557-5, and Tamara de Lempicka. Devised and designed by Anthony Mathews and Roy Walker for Idea Editions, 1978. Text and photographs copyright by Franco Maria Ricci Editore, 1978. English translation by John Shepley. Large format softcover in pictorial wrappers. Printed in Italy by G. Spinelli and C. S.p.A., Florence. ISBN 0 905093 00 5. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.75"H Weight: 4.00 lb 15.30oz
Lot: 286 - 3pc Boris Vallejo Fantasy Art Books
This collection of three volumes features the fantasy artwork of Boris Vallejo and his collaborators in both hardcover and large-format trade paperback editions. The group includes: Mirage by Boris Vallejo (Ballantine Books, 1982), showcasing a series of full-color fantasy paintings; Enchantment (Ballantine Books, 1984), featuring stories by Doris Vallejo with illustrations by Boris; and Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection (Harper, 2005), a hardcover retrospective of collaborative and individual works. These volumes are extensively illustrated with highly detailed color and monochrome plates, including anatomical studies and fantasy figures, with various plates featuring printed signatures from the artists. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 287 - 3pc Edward Hopper Hardcover Books
This lot of 3 Edward Hopper books by Lloyd Goodrich and Gail Levin consists of three large-format art monographs in cloth bindings with original dust jackets. The collection includes a folio-sized volume of Edward Hopper by Lloyd Goodrich, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., with a dust jacket featuring the iconic painting Nighthawks. The second book is Edward Hopper by Gail Levin, published by Crown Publishers, with a dust jacket illustrated with the work Hotel Room. The third item is an Abradale Press edition of Goodrich's Edward Hopper, published by Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., with a dust jacket showing a detail of Nighthawks. Each volume contains numerous color plates and critical text regarding Hopper's life and artistic career. Dimensions: 15.00"L x 1.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 288 - 3pc Fantasy Art Reference Books,1984-2006
This collection consists of three hardcover reference books focused on the technical methods of fantasy and science fiction art. The group includes: The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques, edited by Martyn Dean (Arco Publishing/Dragon's World, 1984), featuring a pictorial dust jacket and vibrant futuristic color plates; The Fantasy Figure Artist's Reference File by Peter Evans (Barron's, 2006), a spiral-bound volume containing hundreds of photographic anatomical and costumed model studies; and The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques by John Grant and Ron Tiner (Running Press, 1996), an A-to-Z directory of artistic methods. These volumes serve as comprehensive instructional guides, illustrated with technical diagrams and galleries of finished works to document the craftsmanship behind the genre. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 289 - 3pc Hardcover Book Colletion: Art Models 7, 8, and 10
A trio of 3pc Live model books by Maureen and Douglas Johnson, published by Live Model Books (LMB). This collection includes Art Models 7: Dynamic Figures for the Visual Arts, Art Models 8: Practical Poses for the Working Artist, and Art Models 10: Photos for Figure Drawing Painting & Sculpting. These softcover quarto-format reference works are intended for painters, sculptors, and illustrators, featuring numerous high-quality, full-color photographic plates of nude male and female models in various dynamic and practical poses. Individual plates include model identification and reference codes such as adrina006 and adrina027. The covers of volumes 7 and 8 indicate the inclusion of a companion disk. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 290 - 3pc Pin-Up Art Books, Including Signed Edition of Petty
This trio of hardcover volumes explores 20th-century pin-up illustration, focusing on the works of George Petty, Gil Elvgren, and Billy DeVorss. The collection includes signed and limited edition copies as detailed below. Volume I: Petty: The Classic Pin-Up Art of George Petty by Reid Stewart Austin, with a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner. Published by Gramercy Books, New York, 1997. Quarto. Publisher's cloth binding with original pictorial dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author on the title page in black marker with a heart symbol followed by the name Reid. ISBN: 0-517-20115-1. Volume II: Pin-Up Poster Book: The Elvgren Collection. Published by Collectors Press, Portland, 1997. Limited Edition, hand-numbered 145 of 1,000 on the limitation page. Hardcover with pictorial boards. This volume is signed by Marianne Ohl Phillips and Drake Elvgren. The copyright page states First Edition, 1997 with number line 9876543210. ISBN: 1-888054-11-5. Volume III: Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection. Published by Collectors Press, Portland, 1995. Hardcover with pictorial boards. Stated First Edition on the copyright page with number line 9876543210. ISBN: 0-9635202-5-3. Each volume contains high-quality, full-color plates and biographical text characteristic of the pin-up genre. Approximate Dimensions: 12.25 x 9.25 inches per volume. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 0.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 5.00 lb 2.40oz
Lot: 291 - A Collection of 4 Art Books including Mark Tansey and Helmut Newton. Various Publishers, 1992-1996. (DJ)
This group of 4 art books includes a selection of hardcovers and trade paperbacks focusing on contemporary painting and photography. The largest volume in the collection is Mark Tansey: Visions and Revisions by Arthur C. Danto, published by Abrams, which features a monochromatic red dust jacket. Another significant work is The Best of Helmut Newton, published by Thunder's Mouth Press in 1996 as a stated First Edition. This hardcover volume features pictorial boards and contains numerous color and black and white plates, with art direction by June Newton. Also present is Schmeltz by Ramsay, a hardcover with pictorial boards depicting a nude figure, and a fourth volume titled Living American Artists and the Figure featuring pictorial covers. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 1.00"W x 11.75"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 292 - A Collection of Four Art Books on the Nude Theme. 1974-2010.
This lot features a collection of four art books and exhibition catalogs focusing on the nude theme in art. The group includes three hardcovers and one trade paperback. Highlights include William H. Gerdts, The Great American Nude: A History in Art, published in 1974 by Praeger Publishers, Inc., New York, as part of the American art and artists series (ISBN 0-275-43510-5). This quarto-sized volume contains numerous color and black-and-white plates documenting historical American artworks. Also present is Bram Dijkstra, Naked: The Nude in America, published by Rizzoli, a large hardcover with its original dust jacket. The largest volume in the set is VB 08-36: Vanessa Beecroft Performances, published by Hatje Cantz, a folio-sized hardcover exploring performance art. The group is completed by the softcover exhibition catalog The Nude in Contemporary Art, published by The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 2.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 293 - Lot of 4 Impressionist Hard and Softcover Books including Monet's Giverny 1982-2001
A lot of 4 books and exhibition catalogs focusing on Impressionist art. The primary volume is Monet's Giverny: An Impressionist Colony by William H. Gerdts, published by Abbeville Press, New York, 1993. This is a stated first edition. The book is bound in publisher's teal cloth with gilt lettering and is accompanied by its original pictorial dust jacket. The text provides a history of the artist colony at Giverny and is illustrated with numerous color plates and archival photographs. The collection also includes William Chadwick (1879-1962): An American Impressionist by Richard H. Love, a softcover catalog featuring color plates such as Laurel at Flying Point, Old Lyme. Also included are The Giverny Luminists: Frieseke, Miller and Their Circle, a softcover exhibition catalog, and East Meets West: American Impressionism, published by the Fleischer Museum. All items are richly illustrated with color plates of Impressionist paintings. Monet's Giverny: 11.25 x 11.25 inches. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.25"W x 10.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 294 - Lot of 4 Thomas Sully Hard and Softcover Art Books. Various Publishers, 1922-1983.
A collection of four publications focused on the life and artistic output of American portraitist Thomas Sully (1783-1872). The assembly includes a copy of Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter by Monroe H. Fabian, published for the National Portrait Gallery by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1983, which is a hardcover volume with its original dust jacket. Also included is The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872) by Edward Biddle and Mantle Fielding, published by Garnier and Company in 1969 as a reprint of the 1921 edition; this navy blue cloth-bound volume features white library call numbers on the spine and contains photogravure plates and a facsimile of the artist's manuscript register. The third item is a limited edition softcover reprint of Sully's Hints to Young Painters, published by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation in 1965, featuring an introduction by Faber Birren. The final piece is a softcover exhibition catalog titled Memorial Exhibition of Portraits by Thomas Sully, published by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1922. The books contain various illustrations of Sully's works, such as portraits of Frances Ann Kemble and Mrs. Joseph Klapp. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 295 - Four Piece Group of Casino 1977 Soft Cover Erotic Fiction
Adult themed books include Lessons from Teacher by George Burns; Daughter's Fickle Mother by Rod Strong; Held for Lust by Joseph Addison and Diplomat's Plaything by Curt Aldrich. Books are used but in good condition. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.40oz
Lot: 296 - Four Pop Art Hardcover and Softcover Books, Various Publishers
A collection of four books focused on the history, artists, and exhibition of the Pop Art movement. The lot of 4 Pop Art books comprises various formats including hardcovers and softcovers. The first volume is Pop Art: A Continuing History by Marco Livingstone, published by Thames and Hudson. This large quarto hardcover is bound in publisher's cloth with an illustrated dust jacket and contains 366 illustrations, 300 of which are in color. The second volume is Pop Art by Tilman Osterwold, published by Taschen in 1999. This large quarto hardcover features an illustrated dust jacket with cover art from Tom Wesselmann's Great American Nude No. 98 (1967). The third volume is An Illustrated Dictionary of Pop Art by Jose Pierre, published by Barron's. This octavo softcover is bound in illustrated paper wrappers. The fourth volume is pop impact! from Johns to Warhol: selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art. This quarto exhibition catalogue is bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 15.30oz
Lot: 297 - 4pc Alberto Vargas Art Books, 1978-1991
A set of four books dedicated to the pin-up art and career of Alberto Vargas. The collection includes a variety of formats and publishers, documenting the artist's work from the 1920s through the 1950s. The set includes the following titles: 1. Varga by Tom Robotham. Published by Mallard Press, 1991. First edition thus. Large format hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. ISBN 0-7924-5599-1. This volume features a retrospective of the Varga Girl calendars and illustrations. 2. Varga: The Esquire Years, A Catalogue Raisonne. Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. Published by Alfred van der Marck Editions. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. This volume serves as a comprehensive catalog of Vargas's work during his tenure at Esquire magazine. 3. Vargas by Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin. Foreword by Hugh Hefner. Published by Harmony Books, 1978. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. An autobiographical and biographical account of the artist's life and career. 4. Vargas 20s-50s. Published by Benedikt Taschen, 1990. Softcover trade paperback. Part of the Taschen Small Art Series, featuring color plates of iconic pin-up illustrations. All volumes are heavily illustrated with full-color plates, sketches, and reproductions of original paintings, including "Black Notes, 1936" and various calendar girl series. Dimensions: 10.75"L x 0.50"W x 14.50"H Weight: 8.00 lb 1.60oz
Lot: 298 - 4pc Art Reference Books and Catalogs
This group consists of four art history and reference publications, featuring a mix of hardcovers with dust jackets and trade paperbacks. The collection includes the following titles: 1. Melot, Michel, Antony Griffiths, Richard S. Field, and Andre Beguin. Prints: History of an Art. New York: Skira/Rizzoli, 1981. Large format folio. Publisher's brown cloth with an illustrated dust jacket. This comprehensive volume explores the technical and historical evolution of printmaking. 2. Palmer, Arnold. More Than Shadows: A Biography of W. Russell Flint, R.A. London and New York: Studio Publications, 1943. Hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket. This work provides a biographical account of the artist W. Russell Flint. 3. Johnson, R. Stanley. Old Master Prints & Drawings 1450-1800. Chicago: R.S. Johnson Fine Art, 1994. Trade paperback exhibition catalog. Published March 1994. ISBN: 0-9628903-6-7. Library of Congress Catalogue Card No. 94-065603. Printed by Ries Graphics, USA. 4. Art News Annual. Volume XXVI. New York: The Art Foundation Press, 1957. Large format softcover with pictorial wrappers. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 13.75"H Weight: 10.00 lb
Lot: 299 - 4pc Books and Publications Focused on the Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
A collection of four publications documenting the artistic career and personal life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The grouping includes two large-format hardcover volumes and two softcover publications. The hardcovers consist of Georgia O'Keeffe: The New York Years, published by Knopf | Callaway, bound in light gray cloth boards with silver-toned spine text, and Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers, also published by Knopf | Callaway, featuring a pictorial dust jacket with an illustration of a white flower. Both volumes bear the publisher's running dog logo on the spines. The softcover publications include the trade paperback biography O'Keeffe & Stieglitz: An American Romance by Benita Eisler, published by Penguin Books (ISBN 0140170944), and A Painter's Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O'Keeffe by Margaret Wood, featuring a black and white photographic portrait of O'Keeffe on the front cover. Dimensions: 13.25"L x 1.00"W x 16.25"H Weight: 10.00 lb
Lot: 300 - 4pc Disc Set of Art Models by Maureen and Douglas Johnson
This 4 disc set of Art Models Life Nudes For Drawing Painting And Sculpting is authored by Maureen and Douglas Johnson and published under the Live Model Books imprint. The collection provides high-resolution photographic reference material intended for students and professional artists. The lot consists of four volumes: Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing, Painting and Sculpting; Art Models 2: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts; Art Models 4: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts; and Art Models 10: Photos for Figure Drawing, Painting & Sculpting. Each volume is presented in its original black plastic DVD case with a printed paper cover insert. The interior of one case reveals a printed companion disk and a small instructional pamphlet. Identifying markings include ISBNs 9780976457367, 9780981624907, 9780981624921, and 9781936801466. Copyright information on the items indicates dates between 2007 and 2009. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 12.70 lb
Lot: 301 - 4pc Pin-Up Girl Art Books and Calendars, 1976-2000.
This lot consists of a collection of four publications documenting the history and aesthetics of pin-up and glamour art. Included is Michael Colmer's Calendar Girl, published by A&W Visual Library in 1976. This softcover volume provides a chronological history of glamour calendar art across six decades and was previously published under the title Glamour Calendar Art. Also included is Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art by Jim Silke, published by DH Press in 2005, which serves as a survey of glamour artists and illustrations. The collection further contains a Glamour International softcover titled American Girl 1900-1920, and an Olivia 2001 Calendar featuring the artwork of Olivia De Berardinis, published by Ozone Productions, Ltd. in 2000. The calendar includes a May 2001 illustration titled Jingle Jangle, based on a 1999 watercolor on board. Each item is a large-format softcover or wall calendar, extensively illustrated with full-color plates and vintage magazine art reproductions. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 13.10oz
Lot: 302 - A Collection of 5 Art Books on American, Magic, and Super Realism. Various Publishers. (DJ)
A collection of 5 art books and catalogs focused on the themes of American realism, magic realism, and super realism. The group includes the following volumes: Edward Lucie-Smith, American Realism, published by Abrams, a large quarto hardcover with a dust jacket featuring George Bellows boxing scene; Lance Humphries, Daniel Garber: Romantic Realist, published by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the James A. Michener Art Museum, 2006, a hardcover with a dust jacket; Edward Lucie-Smith, Super Realism, Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1979, stated first edition, a hardcover with a blue dust jacket featuring a diner scene; American Realists and Magic Realists, published by the Museum of Modern Art, a softcover exhibition catalog with a magnifying glass graphic; and Luciano Ventrone: The Thrill of the Real, a slim softcover exhibition catalog. The books are illustrated with numerous color and black and white plates, including works by Richard Estes, Alex Colville, and other prominent realist painters. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 303 - A Lot of 5 Vintage Men's Interest Magazines including Esquire, Modern Man, and True, 1937-1955
This lot comprises 5 vintage periodicals focused on men's interest, dating from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s. The collection includes 3 issues of Esquire: The Magazine for Men, published by Esquire, Inc. These issues are dated August 1937, October 1946, and November 1947. The covers feature the publication's signature "Esky" mascot in various scenarios, including a beach scene, a group of firefighters, and a football game. The lot also contains the August 1951 issue of Modern Man: The Picture Magazine for Men, published by Publishers' Development Corp. This issue prominently features "Elvgren Creates a Calendar!" on the cover, depicting the work of pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The front cover of this issue includes a stamped or handwritten number "629." Completing the collection is the January 1955 issue of True: The Man's Magazine, published by Fawcett Publications. This is designated as a "Special Auto Show Issue... The 1955 Cars" and features a composite cover showing various True magazine editions. The magazines are quarto in size and softbound in their original pictorial wrappers. Interior content includes a variety of photography, illustrations, and articles. Notable features visible in the interior include a piece on "Live Steamers" model engines and an illustrated nature story titled "Great Cat-Eyed Bird" by Russell Annabel, with illustrations by C. E. Monroe, Jr. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.25"W x 14.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 15.80oz
Lot: 304 - Lot of 5 Soft and Hardcover Books on Famous Actresses. Various Publishers, circa 1979-1988
This lot of 5 books of famous women/actresses comprises five hardcover volumes dedicated to the cinematic and personal histories of legendary Hollywood performers. The collection includes: The Films of Susan Hayward by Eduardo Moreno (Citadel Press); Kim Novak on Camera by Larry Kleno (A.S. Barnes); Elizabeth Taylor by Tom Hutchinson (Galley Press); Sexbomb: The Life and Death of Jayne Mansfield by Guus Luijters and Gerard Timmer (Citadel Press); and Joan Collins by Joan Collins (Gallery Books). Each volume is quarto-sized and bound in publisher cloth or boards with its original dust jacket. The Kim Novak volume retains its unclipped dust jacket with a 19.95 dollar price and features an Ex Libris bookplate for Robert and Barbara Hill with an owl illustration. The books are heavily illustrated with photographic records of the actresses' film careers. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 305 - 5pc Collection of Art Books
This collection consists of five art-related publications, including three hardcover volumes with dust jackets and two softcover exhibition catalogs. The group includes: The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline by Harry F. Gaugh, published by Abbeville Press, 1985, a hardcover volume examining the artist's work with numerous illustrations; Reynolds, a hardcover exhibition catalog for the Royal Academy of Arts (1986), published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, featuring a red dust jacket; Honore Sharrer, a hardcover monograph published by Spanierman Gallery, LLC, 2002, with an orange dust jacket; Mischa Askenazy 1884/88-1961, a softcover catalog from De Ville Galleries; and Jose Escofet: New Works, a landscape-format softcover catalog. The volumes contain various color and black-and-white plates, including Giuseppe Baretti on page 122 of the Reynolds volume and Portrait of David Orr's Mother in the Kline volume. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 15.80oz
Lot: 306 - 5pc Collection of Art Books and Catalogues on the Nude Theme
A collection of five art books and exhibition catalogues focused on the nude theme and the study of the human form. The set includes a mix of hardcover and trade paperbacks. Notable volumes include Mark Edward Smith, The Nude Female Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist, published by Watson-Guptill (hardcover); Gill Saunders, The Nude: A New Perspective (hardcover); and Boris Vallejo, Hindsight: His Photographic Art, published by Paper Tiger (hardcover with dust jacket). The lot also contains Luciano Ventrone, Beyond the Veil, a large-format softcover exhibition catalogue, and Nude or Naked in 1974, a stapled exhibition pamphlet from the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery. These works represent various artistic disciplines, including photographic reference, hyper-realistic painting, and art historical survey. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.75"H Weight: 4.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 307 - 5pc Collection of New York Art Books and Exhibition Catalogs
A collection of 5 books and exhibition catalogs focused on New York art and artists. Titles include: Tom Blackwell: The 21st Century, The New York Project: Paintings of the City by Artists from Around the World, Alan Wolfson: The New York Nocturnes, City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection, and New York. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 10.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 308 - 5pc Fantasy Art Books Including Rowena Morrill, Ken Kelly, and Dragonlance
This collection of five softcover art books showcases the portfolios and technical mastery of prominent fantasy illustrators from the 1980s. The lot includes: The Fantastic Art of Rowena (Pocket Books, 1983), featuring a foreword by Theodore Sturgeon and introduction by Boris Vallejo; Imagination: The Art and Technique of David A. Cherry (Donning Company, 1987); The Art of Ken Kelly (Friedlander Publishing Group, 1990), with an introduction by Frank Frazetta; Great Masters of Fantasy Art (Taco, 1986); and The Art of the Dragonlance Saga, edited by Mary Kirchoff (TSR, 1987). These quarto-sized volumes are profusely illustrated with high-quality color plates, documenting iconic imagery from the Dragonlance series alongside the individual career retrospectives of leading genre artists. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 309 - 5pc Mid-Century Erotic Humor Ephemera and Novelties
This collection features five mid-20th-century adult-oriented novelty items, magazine ephemera, and barware accessories, including sexy items, bottle covers, and golf tees. The lot includes a February 1939 issue of Movie Humor magazine, subtitled Hollywood Girls and Gags!, featuring offset lithographic pin-up style cover art titled OH, SHOOT and a reverse-side color advertisement for a Remington Portable Typewriter. A Bally-Hi molded flesh-toned rubber liquor bottle cover shaped as a female torso with a lei and grass skirt is included with its original orange cardboard box labeled Bali Bali and a paper instruction slip. The collection also contains two female figurines lighters; one is white with a painted tuxedo-style bodysuit and fishnet stockings, and the other is monochrome pink plastic. A molded plastic novelty item featuring a nude female upper torso with a tapered green lower section functions as a letter opener ad is inserted in a small blue decorative box titled Sexy Anna, The Beach Girl.. Also included is a boxed set of Headown novelty golf tees molded in the shape of female legs, featuring a green foam display base and three tees, with packaging marked Copyright 1980 Creative Products Mfg., Inc. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 4.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 310 - Collection of 6 Art Books: California Impressionism. Various Publishers, 1990-1998
A collection of 6 art books including hardcover and trade paperbacks focused on California Impressionism and regional landscape painting. The group features three hardcover volumes with original dust jackets: California Impressionism by William H. Gerdts and Will South (Abbeville Press); Selections from The Irvine Museum (The Irvine Museum); and All Things Bright & Beautiful: California Impressionist Paintings from The Irvine Museum (The Irvine Museum, 1998, ISBN 0-9635468-2-1). The trade paperback portion of the collection includes the exhibition catalogs California Impressionists, California Light 1900-1930, and Gallery Selections from George Stern Fine Arts. The books are heavily illustrated with full-color plates of works by artists including Jack Wilkinson Smith, William Wendt, Colin Campbell Cooper, and E. Charlton Fortune. All Things Bright & Beautiful was printed in Italy. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.50"W x 10.25"H Weight: 12.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 311 - 6pc American Art Books and Periodicals
This lot comprises a collection of 6pc art books and trade paperbacks focusing on American art history, theory, and collecting. The group includes two hardcover volumes and four softcover publications. Featured titles include "The American Art Book" published by Phaidon Press, a large-format reference book with a bold red and blue typographic cover; "American Art Now" by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by William Morrow and Company (1985), which is a hardcover volume with its original pictorial dust jacket; "American Artists on Art from 1940 to 1980" edited by Ellen H. Johnson; and "American Art: Thoughts of a Collector" by Dr. A. Everette James. The collection further contains two scholarly periodicals: "Smithsonian Studies in American Art" (Spring 1989) published by Oxford University Press for the National Museum of American Art, and "American Art" (Fall 2015, Vol. 29, No. 3) published by the University of Chicago Press for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. These softcover journals are illustrated with numerous color and black-and-white plates, including works by artists such as Gari Melchers. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 12.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 312 - 6pc Art History and Reference Volumes
This lot consists of six publications specializing in art history, techniques, and reference terminology. The collection includes a mix of hardcovers and softcover trade paperbacks. The group features the following titles: David Hopkins, After Modern Art 1945-2017, Oxford University Press, 2018 (Oxford History of Art series), softcover with pictorial wrappers; Barbara Rose (Editor), Readings in American Art 1900-1975, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, softcover with illustrated wrappers; Margy Lee Elspass, North Light Dictionary of Art Terms, North Light Books, softcover with graphic wrappers; Ralph Mayer, Art Terms & Techniques, HarperCollins, 1991 (Second Edition), hardcover in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust jacket; The Art Institute of Chicago, Pronunciation Dictionary of Artists' Names, Bulfinch Press, 1993 (Third Revised Edition), hardcover in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust jacket; and The Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms, New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown and Company, 1979 (Second Revised Edition), softcover in red wrappers, ISBN 0-8212-0748-2. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 1.00"W x 9.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.50oz
Lot: 313 - 6pc Collection of Art Books on American Modernism
A collection of 6 volumes concerning the history of American Modernism and regional art movements, comprised of a mix of hardcover and softcover trade paperbacks. The lot includes After Many Springs: Regionalism, Modernism and the Midwest by Debra Bricker Balken (Yale University Press/Des Moines Art Center, 2009, hardcover with dust jacket); a modern mosaic: Art and Modernism in the United States, edited by Townsend Ludington (University of North Carolina Press, 2000, softcover); The Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America (Yale University Press, 2006, hardcover with dust jacket); American Modern (MFA Publications, hardcover); The Color of Modernism: The American Fauves (softcover); and Concerning Expressionism: American Modernism and the German Avant-Garde (softcover). The volumes feature high-quality color plates and comprehensive scholarly text. The Societe Anonyme volume features a library classification label on the lower spine reading 709 .04074 So1354. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 314 - 6pc Collection of New York City Art Books and Paperbacks
A 6-piece collection of hardcover and trade paperback books focusing on the art and cultural history of New York City. The primary volume is City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti / The Martin Wong Collection by Corcoran and McCormick, published by Skira Rizzoli in 2014, featuring a pictorial dust jacket and extensive interior color plates. Included is New York by Tama Janowitz and Kanji Ishii, published by Assouline in 2006, which is housed in a custom-illustrated slipcase with a retail label from Saks Fifth Avenue. The set also includes The Art of the City: Views and Versions of New York by Peter Conrad, published by Oxford University Press in 1984, complete with its original dust jacket. The collection is further comprised of three softcover exhibition catalogs: The New York Project: Recent Cityscape Paintings, Alan Wolfson: New York Nocturnes, and KissKiss by Tom Blackwell, along with one calendar. These volumes examine the urban environment through diverse artistic lenses, ranging from contemporary street art to classical and historical comparisons, including mentions of movements such as the Pre-Raphaelites within the critical discourse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 9.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 315 - 6pc Louis Icart Reference Books and Catalogs
This lot consists of six reference books and exhibition catalogs focused on French Art Deco artist Louis Icart. The group includes three hardcovers with dust jackets: Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen (Schiffer, 1998); Icart by S. Michael Schnessel (Clarkson N. Potter, 1976); and The Etchings of Louis Icart by S. Michael Schnessel and Mel Karmel (Schiffer, 1982). The set is completed by a spiral-bound Collector's Guide to Louis Icart by S. Michael Schnessel, a softcover price guide by Dolores Riddle, and an Icart Society promotional catalog. These quarto-sized volumes feature numerous color and monochrome illustrations of the artist's etchings, drypoints, and paintings. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 1.60oz
Lot: 316 - A Collection of Seven Issues. LIFE Magazine. Time Inc., 1944-1953.
This lot consists of a collection of 7pc periodicals - LIFE. These mid-century magazines are large-format, softcover publications with staple bindings. The visible top issue is dated August 8, 1949, and features the iconic red and white LIFE logo. The cover photograph depicts a woman in a straw hat with a headline regarding Fairfield County country homes. The issues range from approximately 1944 to 1953. Each issue contains characteristic black and white photojournalism, cultural editorial content, and contemporary commercial advertisements. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 0.50"W x 14.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 317 - 7pc Art Books and Ephemera
This lot features a collection of 7 art books, trade paperbacks, and exhibition catalogs focused on American and Latin American art history. The primary volume is Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, by Holiday T. Day and Hollister Sturges. This first edition was published in 1987 by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and distributed by Indiana University Press. The softcover quarto contains essays by Edward Lucie-Smith and Carlos Fuentes, with cover art by Tarsila do Amaral. The collection further includes several publications related to The Art Students League of New York: The Art Students League: Selections from the Permanent Collection by Ronald G. Pisano (published by Heckscher Museum and Gallery Association of New York State), The Immortal Eight and Its Influence, and Nulla Dies Sine Linea: No Day Without a Line. Additional items include No Boundaries: Important Hudson River School Paintings published by Questroyal Fine Art, LLC; Streamlined, an exhibition catalog featuring Art Deco architecture and industrial design; and a red softcover booklet titled Society of American Fakirs of the Art Students League of New York 1891-1914. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb
Lot: 318 - 7pc Abstract Art Books and Exhibition Catalogs
This collection of seven softcover art books and exhibition catalogs focuses on mid-20th-century abstract expressionism and geometric abstraction. The lot includes scholarly monographs and gallery publications such as "Stuart Davis: Art and Theory, 1920-31" (The Pierpont Morgan Library) and several Michael Rosenfeld Gallery catalogs, including "1950-1965: Abstraction on Paper," "Between Tachisme and Abstract Expressionism," and "Pathways and Parallels." Additional volumes highlight individual masters and movements, featuring "Charles Green Shaw: The 1930s & 1940s," "Charles Biederman: Works from the Thirties," and "Geometric Abstraction: Two Generations." These quarto and octavo-format volumes are richly illustrated with color reproductions and offer critical essays documenting the evolution of American and international abstract art. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.25"W x 11.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 4.90oz
Lot: 319 - 8-Piece Collection of Vintage Entertainment and Celebrity Periodicals, 1983-2008
This lot comprises an 8-piece collection of vintage entertainment and celebrity-focused periodicals. The assortment features high-profile issues from the early 1980s through the late 2000s, including the August 1992 Vanity Fair with the Demi Moore Birthday Suit cover story and the December 2001 Italian edition of Class with Charlize Theron. Also present are issues of Playboy from June 2001 and July 2008 featuring Brande Roderick and Cindy Margolis. The group includes several retrospective publications focused on Elizabeth Taylor, such as Home Video from January 1983, Screen Greats: The Eternal Liz, and a Ladies Home Journal Special Portrait. Other titles include Hollywood Then and Now and issues of Celebrity Sleuth. Each periodical is in softcover format with original pictorial wrappers and contains numerous color and black-and-white photographs and feature articles. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 0.50"W x 11.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 320 - 10pc Madonna Magazines/Books
This lot comprises a collection of 10 publications focused on the musical artist Madonna, consisting of one hardcover book and nine magazines or special edition periodicals. The centerpiece is the hardcover volume titled Madonna: Portrait of a Material Girl by Rebecca Gulick, featuring black paper-covered boards with a color pictorial front. The magazine component includes the April 1991 issue of Vanity Fair with the cover story by Lynn Hirschberg. The remaining items include various special interest publications: In Concert Presents Madonna Blond Ambition (Collector's Edition), Biograph presents Madonna Superstar of the Century!, Madonna into the Nineties, and a French-language magazine titled Madonna Classe X: Les Photos du Livre-Scandale qui va Choquer L'Amerique. The collection is largely composed of quarto-sized publications from the early 1990s, featuring extensive color photography and editorial content related to the artist's career during the Blond Ambition and Erotica eras. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.30oz
Lot: 321 - 10pc Realism Art Books. Various Publishers, 1975-2004.
This lot consists of 10 volumes and exhibition catalogs focusing on the history and development of realism in 20th-century art, primarily within the American tradition. The collection includes: American Realist Painting 1945-1980 by John L. Ward (UMI Research Press, 1989); Contemporary American Realism since 1960 by Frank H. Goodyear, Jr. (New York Graphic Society, 1981); Realism in 20th Century Painting by Brendan Prendeville (Thames & Hudson, 2000); Super Realism: A Critical Anthology edited by Gregory Battcock (Dutton); Social Concern and Urban Realism: American Painting of the 1930s by Patricia Hills; and Realism by Kerstin Stremmel (Taschen). Exhibition catalogs include American Realism Between the Wars (Nassau County Museum of Art), Realism and Realities: The Other Side of American Painting 1940-1960, Triumph of Realism (Brooklyn Museum, 1967), and the bilingual Visions of America: Urban Realism 1900-1945. The books are a mix of hardcover editions with dust jackets and trade paperbacks. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 12.00 lb 15.20oz
Lot: 322 - Pair of Art Deco Polychrome Porcelain Figural Bookends
A pair of Art Deco glazed porcelain bookends featuring stylized female figures in repose. Each figure is depicted in a kneeling or seated pose wearing a white gown adorned with gilded rose and leaf motifs. The figures are positioned against a lavender-colored circular disc and a yellow rectangular structure designed to resemble the spine of a book, complete with raised red bands. The bases are finished with a white glaze and feature a horizontal black band above a gilded rim. On the reverse of the white base, each bookend bears incised numerical characters. The bookend with the figure's arm resting by her side is incised with the numbers 1168. and the bookend with the figure's arm raised behind her head is incised with the numbers 1167. The undersides of both pieces are unglazed white porcelain, each featuring a central circular hole plugged with cork, indicating the items were weighted internally. The style and model numbers are characteristic of European porcelain production, such as German or Czechoslovakian origins, from the Art Deco period circa 1930. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.75"W x 6.00"H Weight: 4.20 lb
Lot: 323 - Royal Doulton Figurine, Angela HN1204
A Royal Doulton figurine titled Angela, model HN1204. This hand-painted porcelain figure depicts a seated young woman in a flowing pink and lavender dress, holding an open fan with bold red and purple accents. She rests gracefully on a cream pedestal base. The base is marked with the Royal Doulton backstamp, model number HN1204, and the inscription "Potted by Doulton & Co." Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Leslie Harradine Dimensions: 4.25"L x 7.5"H Date or Era: 1926 Manufacturer or Brand: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
Lot: 324 - Two Porcelain Figurines Including Goebel Nude and Franklin Mint Lady Rose
This lot features two porcelain figurines of distinct styles. The first is a Goebel porcelain figurine, model number FF 73/1, manufactured in West Germany. The piece depicts a seated nude female figure with dark hair in the pose of adjusting a sandal. It is finished in a high-gloss glaze with polychrome details on the hair, face, and footwear. The underside is incised with the Goebel mark, W. Germany, and model number FF 73/1. The second is a Franklin Mint figurine titled Lady Rose, designed by Jegou. This 1988 piece depicts a blonde woman in a gown with an iridescent mother-of-pearl glaze finish, seated on a large pink rose blossom with a green foliate base. The underside features a black printed stamp with the title, designer name, The Franklin Mint, copyright 1988, and crafted in Taiwan. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 5.50"W x 9.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb
Lot: 325 - Ars Pulchra Torino Italian Porcelain Figurine, Pirate Adventurer M 1295
This large porcelain sculpture was manufactured by Ars Pulchra in Torino, Italy, and reflects the Art Deco style of the mid-20th century. The polychrome glazed figure depicts a female adventurer or pirate in a theatrical, mid-stride pose. The subject is portrayed semi-nude, wearing a vibrant orange headscarf, matching gauntlet-style gloves, and tall cuffed boots with gilt buckles. Her attire consists of high-waisted black trunks and an open black vest embellished with intricate hand-painted scrolling gilt floral patterns. A sword in a scabbard is attached to her belt, and a large, wide-brimmed black hat with a pale lavender plumed feather rests on the ground between her feet. The underside of the base features several hand-painted marks in black, including a stylized emblem of three wavy horizontal lines positioned above a trident shape. The inscriptions include ARS PULCHRA, TORINO, MADE IN ITALY, M 1295, and the letter B. The base also includes the marks DECORAZIONE IN ORO and the letter B, referring to the gold decoration. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 8.50"W x 18.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 326 - Peggy Davies Ceramics One-of-a-Kind Colorway Reclining Nude Figurine by Victoria Bourne
This contemporary Art Deco style glazed ceramic figurine, an artist original colorway for Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne, depicts a reclining female nude. The figure is posed in an elongated, stylized manner, wearing a light seafoam green hooded garment draped over her head and shoulders. The figure is situated upon a rectangular plinth with a black top surface and a solid cream reverse. The front of the plinth features four distinct decorative panels of animal print motifs including leopard spot, yellow and black zebra stripe, pink and black tiger stripe, and giraffe patterns. The base includes handwritten inscriptions in black ink reading Artists Original Colourway 1/1 For Peggy Davies and By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 3.50"W x 6.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 327 - Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne Artist Original Colorway Figurine, Lolita
A rare and unique Peggy Davies figurine by Victoria Bourne titled Lolita, presented in the artist's original colorway and marked as a one-of-one piece. The hand painted figure depicts a stylized nude female kneeling on a rectangular base decorated with floral motifs, finished in a glossy glaze. The underside is inscribed "Artist's Original Colorway for Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne". Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Victoria Bourne Dimensions: 6"L x 8.25"H Date or Era: 20th century Edition Number and/or Size: 1 of 1 Manufacturer or Brand: Peggy Davies Ceramics Country of Origin: England
Lot: 328 - Victoria Bourne for Peggy Davies Artist Original Proof Glazed Ceramic Seated Nude Figurine
A hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine depicting a seated nude female figure. The figure is posed in a relaxed, cross-legged position with one arm resting on a raised knee and the other supporting her weight. The figure is modeled with short, jet-black hair in a wave-bob style and features a high-gloss finish throughout. The figure is mounted on an oval base decorated with stylized black feather-like motifs against a cream-colored ground. The underside of the base features the inscriptions: Artists Original Proof For Peggy Davies By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 7.25"L x 4.00"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 329 - Arnart Imports Emilio Pucci Fashion Model Figurine
This resin figurine, part of the Pucci series produced for Arnart Imports, depicts a woman in mid-twentieth-century fashion. The figure is posed with her right hand on her hip and a light-colored jacket draped over her left shoulder. She wears a wide-brimmed hat with a black band, a long-sleeved blouse, and a black knee-length pencil skirt secured with a buckled belt. The figure stands on a circular base featuring a potted plant with large green leaves. The upper surface of the base is incised with the name Pucci. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 1.15 lb
Lot: 330 - Guido Cortese Art Deco Style Figurine of a Woman Posing with Dog
This piece depicts a slender woman with a blonde hairstyle wearing a salmon and gray tiered evening gown with a black floral waist accent and a thigh-high slit. A dog with a gold collar is positioned beside the figure. The sculpture is mounted on an integral gray base featuring the signature Guido Cortese. Dimensions: 5.75"L x 5.00"W x 14.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.80oz
Lot: 331 - H. Schreiber Porcelain Figurine of a Naked Woman by K. Steiner
This hand-painted figure is depicted in a kneeling pose with a slight twist to the torso, gazing upward and to her left. The body features a matte bisque finish to simulate skin texture, while the blonde hair, pale blue hair ribbon, and oval base are finished with a clear glaze. The hair is styled with short bangs and a ponytail. The upper surface of the base bears an incised signature of K. Steiner, and the underside is marked with a factory stamp, H. Schreiber, and model number 9365. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 14.50oz
Lot: 332 - HS Unterweissbach German Porcelain Bathing Beauty Figurine by Kurt Steiner
A German porcelain figurine produced by Unterweissbacher Werkstatten fur Porzellankunst depicting a young woman in a kneeling pose. The figure is dressed in a light blue marbleized one-piece bathing suit with thin straps. The construction utilizes a matte bisque finish for the skin tones and a high-glaze finish for the bathing suit and the base. The base is molded to resemble undulating water. The underside of the base features a blue underglaze mark with the word Germany printed below. A hand-painted number 5 in iron-red is also present on the underside. An incised signature K. Steiner is located on the upper surface of the base near the figure foot. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 7.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 333 - Italian Art Deco Style Polychrome Ceramic Figurine of an Exotic Dancer
This polychrome glazed ceramic figurine depicts a woman in a dramatic, stylized pose, characteristic of mid-20th century Italian ceramic production. The figure is dressed in an exotic, theatrical costume featuring an elaborately patterned, floor-length skirt decorated with hand-painted floral motifs in shades of pink, purple, and blue. The central panel of the dress and the bodice are finished in a yellow ground with green geometric fish scale patterns and gold-tone accents. The figure wears a complex black and gold headpiece along with several pieces of gold-tone jewelry, including armbands, bracelets, and a neckpiece. The sculpture stands on an octagonal white-glazed base accented with a double gold-line border. The underside of the base bears hand-painted marks in black, including the number 90B, Italy, and a cursive L. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 9.00"W x 18.25"H Weight: 5.70 lb
Lot: 334 - Keramos Wien Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Dancer Figurine
This Art Deco style glazed ceramic figurine depicts a female dancer in a dynamic pose. The figure is portrayed with her head turned and one leg raised, dressed in a green halter-top bodice and an expansive, tiered ruffled skirt in shades of ivory and green. The dancer holds the edges of her skirt with both hands. The figure is mounted on a circular, stepped base with a black glazed finish. The underside of the base features several markings, including a hand-painted 11/B and a circular black stamp with a shield and banner reading WIEN KERAMOS KNIGTH CERAMICS. A green stamped mark reads MADE IN AUSTRIA, and a small hand-painted cursive L is also present. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 7.00"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 335 - Kevin Francis Banksy Street Art Collection Pepsi Rat Ceramic Prototype Figure
A unique Kevin Francis ceramic trial figurine from the Banksy Street Art Collection by decorator Victoria Bourne. The high-gloss glazed piece depicts a brown textured rat in a snarling pose with red eyes and bared teeth. The rat is clutching a blue and red barrel that features the Pepsi logo and a large white X. The figurine is mounted on a rectangular base with a mottled light-green and cream glaze. The underside contains hand-written text in black ink that reads: Banksy Street Art Collection, Kevin Francis Ceramic Trial, May 12th 2019, 1 of 1, By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.70 lb
Lot: 336 - Kevin Francis Banksy World Polluters Series United States Ceramic Figurine by Victoria Bourne
A limited edition glazed ceramic sculpture by artist Victoria Bourne for Kevin Francis, titled United States from the World Polluters series. The satirical figure depicts a snarling, creature-like animal with a textured yellow body and a green collar. The figure is shown clutching a barrel adorned with the stars and stripes of the United States flag on its side and a prohibited fuel symbol featuring a gas pump with a red circle and slash on the end. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with a grey and white cobblestone pattern, accented by a red glaze drip on one side. The underside of the base is hand-inscribed in black ink: Artist Edition No. 2 out of 10 World Polluters "United States" By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40 lb
Lot: 337 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Banksy Street Art Gangsta Rat Limited Edition Figurine
This hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine, titled Gangsta Rat, is part of the Street Art series produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics and is inspired by the work of street artist Banksy. The piece features an anthropomorphic brown rat seated on a circular base with a molded cobblestone texture. The character is styled with hip-hop-inspired accessories, including a blue and orange baseball cap worn sideways, a gold-toned hoop earring in its right ear, and a thick gold-toned chain necklace. The rat wears an orange jersey with the name JOJO on the front in black-outlined orange lettering and NY on the back in blue. Its right hand is resting on a black boombox. The underside of the base is marked with the Kevin Francis Ceramics logo, the series title Street Art, and the model name Gangsta Rat. It is number 8 of 100, is dated 2020, and bears the mark Hand Made In England. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40 lb
Lot: 338 - Kevin Francis Ceramics First Edition Banksy Street Art Collection Chimpanzee Figure
A unique polychrome glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection, decorated by Victoria Bourne. The figurine depicts a standing chimpanzee on a rectangular base textured to look like cobblestones and is based on Banksy's stencil artwork. The monkey wears a sandwich board with black text on a white background. The front of the board is inscribed with the phrase IF GRAFFITI CHANGED ANYTHING IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL, while the back is inscribed with Will work for idiots in a stencil-style font. The underside of the base is hand-signed and dated in black ink with the following text: First Edition 1/1 for Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection 2.12.14 by Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 339 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection Artist Copy Banksy Figurine, I Want Change
A polychrome glazed ceramic figurine titled I Want Change from the Street Art Collection by Kevin Francis Ceramics. The sculpture depicts a seated figure draped in a vibrant orange-red hooded cloak featuring horizontal wavy white stripes. The figure holds a white rectangular placard that reads KEEP YOUR COINS, I WANT CHANGE in black hand-lettered text. A small white collecting cup is positioned at the figure's feet. The stylized face is glazed in white with red accents for the eyes and facial hair. The piece is mounted on a circular base with a grey and white marbleized glaze. The underside of the base is hand-inscribed in black ink with the following marks: KEVIN FRANCIS CERAMICS, STREET ART COLLECTION, 27/6/2024, INSPIRED BY BANKSY, ARTIST COPY 1/1, and the signature D Smith. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 4.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 2.90oz
Lot: 340 - Kevin Francis Limited Edition Banksy Bomb Hugger Ceramic Figurine
A contemporary ceramic sculpture by Kevin Francis, dated June 2018. This piece is finished in a uniform matte black glaze and depicts a young girl with her hair in a ponytail standing on a rectangular plinth while embracing a vertical aerial bomb. The composition is a three-dimensional representation of the Bomb Hugger motif popularized by the street artist Banksy. The figure and bomb are modeled in a simplified, representational style. The integral rectangular base features a recessed top surface with a molded diamond pattern. The underside of the sculpture is unglazed, revealing a light-colored ceramic body. The bottom bears handwritten inscriptions in silver-toned ink reading KEVIN FRANCIS, JUNE 2018, and the edition number 2/5. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 2.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 6.80oz
Lot: 341 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Banksy The Fallen Angel Prototype Ceramic Figurine by Andrew Moss
A high-gloss polychrome glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, produced in 2023. Titled The Fallen Angel and sculpted by Andrew Moss, this piece is inspired by the street art of Banksy. The figurine depicts a seated male figure with large black wings, wearing a jumpsuit with a red and pink mottled glaze and black sneakers. The figure is posed in a hunched position on a rectangular plinth that features a vertical monochromatic dripping glaze effect. Elements on the base include a small white bottle marked with a red X and a discarded gold-toned halo. The figure holds a cigarette in his right hand. The underside of the base is inscribed in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection 2023 The Fallen Angel inspired by Banksy 1/1 Sculpted by Andrew Moss. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 342 - Kevin Francis Street Art Limited Edition Ceramic Banksy Monkey Figure
A contemporary glazed ceramic figurine by Kevin Francis titled Street Art, depicting a standing chimpanzee based on Banksy. The figure is designed wearing a sandwich board over its shoulders and is finished in a uniform, high-gloss cream glaze. The front of the sign features black stenciled-style text reading People say graffiti is ugly irresponsible and childish... while the reverse concludes the statement with ..but that is only if it is done properly. The monkey is positioned on a square base with a molded tile pattern. The underside of the base features hand-written notations in black ink reading Kevin Francis Street Art 1/5 March 2018. A hand-painted signature in gold pigment is also present on the underside. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 343 - Kevin Francis Ceramics by Dan Smith Artist Edition Figurine, Signed
Designed by artist Dan Smith, the figurine features a pin-up style female figure with auburn hair, wearing a black strapless corset, stockings, and black high-heeled pumps. The figure is seated upon two oversized cream-colored marbleized dice, positioned in front of three large playing cards representing the Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, and Ace of Clubs. The underside of the base contains several handwritten marks: an inscription in black ink reading U.S.A Artist Edition / For Kevin Francis Ceramics / By Dan Smith with the initials DS, and a signature in gold ink with 2013 date, likely identifying the decorator. Dimensions: 6.25"L x 5.25"W x 8.75"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.90oz
Lot: 344 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Limited Edition The D'Andon Panda Figurine
A limited edition glazed ceramic figurine by Kevin Francis Ceramics, part of the Street Art series, titled The D'Andon Panda (Brown). The piece depicts a panda bear in a standing pose atop a square base decorated to resemble tiles or pavement. The panda holds a silver-toned handgun in each paw, referencing contemporary street art motifs. The figure is finished with a glossy chocolate brown and cream glaze, while the firearms feature a metallic silver finish. The underside of the base states the maker as Kevin Francis Ceramics, the series, the title, and the edition number 9 of 100. It also includes the date 2014, the location of manufacture as England, and the phrase "Eats, shoots and leaves." Dimensions: 7.25"L x 4.25"W x 9.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 11.40oz
Lot: 345 - Kevin Francis Peggy Davies Twentieth Century Icons Ceramic Figurine, Marilyn Monroe
The actress is depicted in a pin-up pose, seated on a fluted pedestal decorated with a multi-colored polychrome glaze. She is wearing a turquoise blue basque featuring crimson ruffled trim and matching red high-heeled shoes. A matching closed parasol rests at the base of the pedestal. The underside of the base contains a comprehensive printed backstamp stating: KEVIN KF FRANCIS, ESTABLISHED 1987, MARILYN MONROE, TWENTIETH CENTURY ICONS SERIES, COLOURWAY NO 4 - TURQUOISE BASQUE, MODELLED BY ANDY MOSS, TO THE DESIGN OF JOHN MICHAEL, A LIMITED EDITION OF 2000, NUMBERS 1501-2000 IN THIS COLOURWAY, THIS IS NUMBER 1,630, HAND MADE & HAND PAINTED IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND, PRODUCED BY Peggy Davies CERAMICS. The edition number 1,630 is hand-written in black ink. The initials SG are hand-painted on the underside. Dimensions: 5.75"L x 5.25"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 11.10oz
Lot: 346 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Media Toxic Rats Prototype Figurine
A contemporary hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, titled Media Toxic Rats. This unique artist-decorated piece depicts an aggressive rat with a mottled blue body and a vibrant magenta face, featured with bared teeth and green-tipped claws. The rat is shown clutching a rolled-up copy of The New York Times, which features a red X over the masthead and the publication's Gothic T logo on the end. The figure is mounted on a cream-colored rectangular base. The underside is hand-inscribed in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, Media Toxic Rats 1/1, By Victoria Bourne, 20.2.23. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 347 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Prototype Peace Dove Figurine by Goin
This unique glazed ceramic figurine titled Peace Dove is part of the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection. The design is based on the street artist Goin's Peacemaker. The figurine depicts a young girl with pigtails wearing a high-contrast yellow and black dress, kneeling on a blue and white checkered base while holding a grey dove. The piece is rendered in a contemporary style with bold, graphic coloring. The underside of the base features handwritten inscriptions in black ink that read: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, Peace Dove by Goin, 1/1, By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 3.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 348 - Kevin Francis Street Art Heavy Weaponry Unique 1 of 1 Yellow Elephant with Missile by Victoria Bourne
This is a unique, hand-painted glazed ceramic sculpture from the Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art collection, titled Heavy Weaponry. The figure depicts a walking elephant finished in a bright yellow glaze. A large, glossy black missile is strapped to the elephant's back with a painted brown leather-style strap and silver-toned buckle. The tusks are finished in a contrasting off-white glaze. The underside of the piece bears the handwritten inscription in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art / collection 1/1 / By Victoria Bourne / 16/11/2022. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 3.50"W x 9.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb 15.10oz
Lot: 349 - Lot of Four Kevin Francis Artist Edition Halloween Political Face Pots
The set includes Nancy Pelosi depicted as a pirate with an eye patch and skull-and-crossbones headband, Michelle Obama as a vampire with blood at the corners of her mouth, and Barack Obama with two lid variations: one depicting him as a vampire and the other as a green-skinned zombie with red eyes. All pieces are constructed from high-gloss glazed ceramic. Each base interior is printed with the subject's name and a specific quote: Nancy Pelosi Happy Halloween, President Barack Obama Hope, and First Lady Michelle Obama Eat Well. The undersides of the bases feature a circular Face Pots backstamp for the Kevin Francis Artist Edition series. The Nancy Pelosi base is hand-numbered 3/7 in gold-tone pigment and includes an artist's signature or mark. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 2.50"W x 2.50"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 350 - Rosenthal Art Deco Porcelain Figurine The Spring by Dorothea Charol
This glazed and hand-painted porcelain figurine, titled The Spring, was designed by artist Dorothea Charol for the Rosenthal porcelain factory in Selb, Germany. The figure depicts a female dancer in a dynamic and expressive pose, captured with arms outstretched and one leg raised. She wears a short, sleeveless light green dress featuring a thin waist tie and a small orange flower accent. The dancer is set upon a circular base that includes subtle, low-relief floral elements. The figurine is marked with the impressed name D.CHAROL on both the upper surface and the underside of the base. The underside also bears a green underglaze factory mark consisting of a crown above two crossed roses, the script Rosenthal, and the block letters Germany. The model number 211 is impressed into the porcelain on the underside. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 5.25"W x 11.25"H Weight: 9.80oz
Lot: 351 - Royal Dux Czechoslovakia Porcelain Figurine of a Nude Woman with Bonnet
This Royal Dux Czechoslovakia porcelain figurine depicts a nude woman sitting on a stand posing with a bonnet. The Art Deco style figure is shown kneeling with her hands behind her head. She wears a white headscarf decorated with gold floral patterns. The figure is positioned on a white tufted cushion accented with gold v-shaped marks, which rests on a square base featuring a cobalt blue border and a gilt rim. The piece is constructed of hand-painted glazed porcelain. The underside of the base bears a green underglaze stamp reading ROYAL DUX CZECHOSLOVAKIA and incised characters 705 F1. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 5.50"W x 7.75"H Weight: 1.00 lb 7.30oz
Lot: 352 - Schaubach Kunst Art Deco Porcelain Volleyball Player Figurine
This porcelain figurine, produced by Schaubach Kunst in Germany, depicts a female athlete in an Art Deco style. The figure is captured in a graceful pose, holding a white ball in her right hand with her left arm extended outward. She is dressed in a white short-sleeved athletic romper featuring light green-blue piping at the neck, sleeves, and waistline. The figurine is made of glazed polychrome porcelain and is mounted on a circular, slightly domed white base decorated with a thin gray line near the perimeter. The underside of the base displays a green underglaze factory mark featuring a crown above a curved banner containing the words SCHAU BACH, with the word KUNST positioned directly below. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 3.00"W x 9.50"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 353 - Schaubach Kunst German Porcelain Figurine of a Reclining Lady
This porcelain figurine depicts a lady laying with her dress flailed out, posing and smiling in a mid-century style. Produced by the Schaubach-Kunst factory in Germany, the figure is constructed from polychrome glazed and bisque porcelain. The subject is shown reclining on her stomach with her legs crossed and raised behind her. She wears a pale blue ruffled dress and dark brown strappy heels, with a white bow accenting her blonde hair. The figure features a matte bisque finish on the skin surfaces, while the hair, clothing, and footwear are finished with a glossy glaze. The underside of the base displays a green printed mark consisting of a stylized crown above a vertical oval containing the words SCHAUBACH KUNST. Below the oval are two crossed lines and the word GERMANY. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 2.20oz
Lot: 354 - Pair of Vintage Ceramic Glazed Naughty Frogs
A pair of vintage novelty ceramic figurines depicting anthropomorphic frogs. These molded earthenware or stoneware items are finished in a high-gloss, mottled glaze of deep green and brown tones. The dorsal side of each figure is realistically modeled, while the ventral side features human anatomical details. One figure features female breasts and genitalia, and the other features male genitalia. Small dark circular spots on the undersides are kiln stilt marks from the firing process. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 2.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 355 - Two German Art Deco Porcelain Dancer Figurines by Rosenthal and Hutschenreuther
This lot consists of two polychrome glazed porcelain figurines produced by prominent Bavarian manufacturers during the Art Deco period. The first figurine is a Rosenthal dancer designed by Dorothea Charol. The figure is depicted in a balletic pose with arms raised over her head, standing on the toes of her right foot. She wears a short white tunic featuring ruffled orange trim and gilded star motifs, with a cluster of purple grapes or flowers at the waist. The underside bears an underglaze green crown mark above the words Rosenthal Bavaria, along with the incised signature D. CHAROL and the model number 335. The second figurine is a Hutschenreuther dancer designed by Karl Tutter. The dynamic figure is shown in a leaning dance pose wearing a sleeveless white dress with a pink lining that flows behind her. The figure has dark auburn hair and is barefoot. The base is marked with a green printed Hutschenreuther Selb Germany Kunstabteilung lion mark, the incised name TUTTER, and the mark 5 K. This piece also retains a brown and gold paper factory label for Hutschenreuther Kunstabteilung and a round gold foil retailer label for W. Weitz Hannover. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 3.50"W x 12.75"H Weight: 1.70 lb
Lot: 356 - 2pc Art Deco Style Resin Bathing Beauty's Figurines
A grouping of contemporary decorative figurines crafted in the Art Deco revival style. These pieces are made of hand-painted cast resin and represent female bathers in vintage-style swimwear. One figure is shown leaning back on her arms in a cream swimsuit with a palm tree motif, a brown swim cap with a green bow, and brown shoes. The other figure is shown seated with hands on her knees in a leopard-print swimsuit, a brown swim cap with a brown bow, and brown shoes. Both figures are detailed with red nail polish. The base of each figurine features a gold foil sticker stating MADE IN PHILIPPINES. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 4.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 357 - 2pc Figure Quarterly Magazines including Marilyn Monroe Cover
This lot of 2 Figure Quarterly magazines consists of mid-20th-century publications focusing on figure studies and pin-up photography. The first publication is a softcover magazine featuring a cover photograph of a blonde model and promoting figure portfolios by Anthony DiMarco, Paul Wagner, and Eric Herman. Interior pages include black-and-white underwater photography of models Arline Hunter and Virginia De Lee with accompanying descriptive text. The second publication is a spiral-bound volume, the cover of which depicts a color photograph of Marilyn Monroe in a black corset and fishnet stockings. The interior includes an instructional section titled Evolution of Illustration: Abstract Patterns Before Calling Model, featuring artistic sketches and photographic figure studies. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 358 - 2pc German Art Deco Style Porcelain Figurines Including Wallendorf Standing Nude
This set of two vintage porcelain figurines includes a standing nude by Wallendorfer Porzellan-Manufaktur and a seated bathing beauty in the Art Deco style. The collection consists of one matte nude lady with glazed hat/stand and one glazed in seated pose. The standing figure is crafted from bisque porcelain with a matte body, holding a glazed white wide-brimmed hat and wearing teal-colored glazed platform sandals. The underside of the base bears the green underglaze mark of Wallendorf featuring a crown over W and 1764. The seated figure is a fully glazed porcelain bathing beauty wearing a cobalt blue two-piece swimsuit and headband with gold-tone painted trim. This figure, which is in the style of 1920s-1930s German or Austrian porcelain, features the faintly impressed characters PN002 on the lower back. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 3.25"W x 10.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 359 - 2pc Peggy Davies Ceramics Figurines including Rita Hayworth Cover Girl and Ellen Terry
This lot features two hand-painted ceramic figurines produced by Peggy Davies Ceramics. The first is a bone china figurine representing actress Ellen Terry from the Illustrious Ladies of the Stage series. The figure is depicted standing, wearing a red bodice with a tasseled neckline and a tiered skirt in yellow and pale green decorated with green leaf motifs. She wears a floral crown on her hair. The underside of the circular base is marked with red stamps containing the series title, the name Ellen Terry, and text reading Ceramic Sculpture by Peggy Davies, Bone China, Hand Painted and produced by Specialists, and Made in England. The second figurine depicts actress Rita Hayworth titled Cover Girl from the Pin-Up Parade collection. The figure is shown kneeling on a suitcase in a tan shirt, camouflage shorts, a matching cap, and black boots. The base is marked with the subject name, the Pin-Up Parade logo, and text stating Produced by Peggy Davies Ceramics. It is further identified as a commission by Arncliffe and is number 30 of 100. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 3.75"W x 9.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 360 - Collection of Five Bisque Porcelain Bathing Beauty Figurines
A collection of five hand-painted bisque and glazed porcelain beauty figurines executed in the Art Deco style. The assortment includes reclining nudes, a figure in a period orange swimsuit, and a mermaid. The largest reclining figure features two gold-painted spherical elements and a gold-tone wire and bead anklet. The standing figure, the figure in the orange swimsuit, and the mermaid bear stamped or incised marks reading JAPAN on the bases or sides. These pieces are modeled after the miniature bathing beauty figurines popular during the 1920s. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 3.00"W x 2.50"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 361 - Boehm Pompeian and Herculanean Collection Bisque Porcelain Figurine, Aphrodite
A bisque porcelain figurine titled Aphrodite from the Pompeian and Herculanean Collection by Boehm. The figure depicts a nude female in a classical pose, standing on her left leg with her right leg raised and bent. The sculpture is made of white bisque porcelain with a matte, unglazed finish and stands on an integral circular base. The underside of the base contains several printed marks: Pompeian and Herculanean Collection by Boehm, Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, a horse head logo, Boehm, Limited Issue, a signature for Edward Marshall Boehm, model number 8HC2, the title Aphrodite, Made in U.S.A., and Number 19. Dimensions: 5"L x 4.5"W x 10.5"H Weight: 13 oz.
Lot: 362 - Three Bel Ombre Italy Porcelain Lady Head Bust Music Boxes and Ornament
This lot consists of three vintage decorative porcelain lady head busts designed in the Art Deco flapper style. Each figure features hand-painted facial details with prominent makeup and is embellished with various fabrics and feathers. The first item is a large porcelain head wearing a silver-toned, rhinestone-encrusted headpiece and large white feathers. This head is set into a voluminous black satin base designed as a pin cushion. The base contains a mechanical wind-up musical movement. A small gold oval sticker on the plastic underside is marked Sanyo Japan, and the plastic is embossed with Sanyo, Japan and winding instructions. A fabric tag on the side is marked ROC. The second item is a smaller porcelain head wearing a black fabric turban adorned with a black feather and a clear rhinestone. This figure wears a necklace of black and gold-toned beads and is mounted on a white, felt-backed stand. The reverse of the stand bears a gold-toned label for Porcellana Bel Ombre, Italy. The third item is a medium-sized bust featuring a porcelain head and shoulders wearing a patterned fabric hat in shades of gold, blue, and purple, embellished with black and white feathers. A black feathered collar with additional long brown feathers serves as the base, which also contains a mechanical wind-up musical movement. Dimensions: 7.00"H x 5.75" dia. Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 363 - Oswald Aulestia Giclee on Canvas Titled Balcony B4
This contemporary giclee on canvas is titled Balcony B4 by the Spanish artist Oswald Aulestia (b. 1946). The composition features a photographic image of a classical architectural window facade juxtaposed with a vibrant, pop-art style illustration of multiple stylized faces. The central graphic elements are rendered in a bold color palette with thick black outlines, positioned behind a green balcony railing. A white dashed line containing alphanumeric characters, including 3, 4, 7, 8, M, and K, runs vertically through the center of the work. The piece is executed on a textured canvas substrate and is hand signed in white marker in the lower right corner. Artist: Oswald Aulestia (Spanish b. 1946) Dimensions: 38.00"L x 0.75"W x 50.00"H Weight: 4.60 lb
Lot: 364 - Jo Moore (American b. 1954) Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas, One Cloud, Signed
A large original Abstract Expressionist painting by Jo Moore titled One Cloud, executed in oil and acrylic on canvas. The composition is characterized by a dominant, saturated red color field. To the left, a dark, gesturally painted rectangular outline is visible, while the right side features a diffused, atmospheric form in white and purple tones that suggests the titular cloud. The application of the medium varies from thin, dark washes to soft, blended passages where the lighter tones bleed into the red ground, emphasizing the texture of the canvas support. The work is presented on a wooden stretcher with corner and center bracing. The verso of the canvas is inscribed in red marker with the title One Cloud, a copyright symbol, and the signature Jo Moore. Artist: Jo Moore (American b. 1954) Dimensions: 60.00"L x 1.50"W x 36.00"H Country of Origin: USA Weight: 11.25 lb
Lot: 365 - Philip Core (American, 1951-1989) Mixed Media on Wove Paper, Tattoo, 1980
This original figurative drawing by American artist Philip Core (1951-1989), titled Tattoo, is executed in ink, soft pastel, and watercolor on white wove paper. The stylized illustrative work depicts a male figure with nautical motifs, including stars and a sailor-style cap. The artist signature and date are integrated into the composition as a tattoo on the figure's left forearm, inscribed PHILIP . CORE . and 1980 encircling a stylized anchor. The piece is housed in a gold-toned frame behind a white mat. Artist: Philip Core (American, 1951-1989) Dimensions: 17.00"L x 0.75"W x 13.75"H Weight: 2.80 lb
Lot: 366 - Romero Britto (Brazilian/American, b. 1963) The Hug Acrylic 3-Dimensional Wall Panel, 1993
Romero Britto (Brazilian/American, b. 1963) The Hug acrylic 3-dimensional wall panel. This contemporary mixed media wall relief is executed in a high-gloss acrylic medium on a rectangular panel. The composition is characteristic of the artist's Neo-Pop style, utilizing vibrant colors and bold black outlines to define sections filled with various graphic patterns including polka dots, stripes, and swirls. The central figure is depicted with outstretched arms in a hug gesture, with the hands and the central bow tie raised from the background in three-dimensional relief. The artwork features an integrated deep blue border. The piece bears a facsimile signature of Romero Britto and dated 1993 in the lower central-left section. Artist: Romero Britto Dimensions: 62.00"L x 19.00"H Weight: 14.00 lb
Lot: 367 - M. Harold (20th/21st Century), Seated Nude Figure, (Signed)
M. Harold (20th/21st Century). This original oil on stretched canvas depicts a seated nude figure with her head resting on her arms, partially draped in a translucent white cloth. The composition features a contemporary figurative style set against a vibrant, abstract-expressionistic background executed with heavy impasto and palette knife work. Signed M. Harold in the lower right. The work is presented in an ornate gilded frame with a broad liner. Dimensions: 30.00"L x 2.00"W x 26.00"H
Lot: 368 - Earl MacPherson (American 1910-1993) Two Sided Mixed Media on Paper, Marilyn Monroe, Signed
This lot consists of two works on off-white wove paper by Earl MacPherson, comprising a mixed media study and a hand-embellished print. The first work is a conceptual study executed in charcoal, conte, pastel, and ink. It features the title WHAT'S YOUR PORTRAIT FANTASY? in red characters across the top and is annotated MARILYN II in graphite on the left. The sheet includes extensive technical and conceptual handwritten notes in ink, such as Modigliani or Monroe, This paper takes oil easily & DRIES QUICKLY, DETAILS IN CONTE & PENCIL, and TRY ALUMINUM FROM COURIER FOR BACKING. The second work is a hand-embellished print depicting the subject in sheer pink lingerie. It is annotated MARILYN II and signed lower right: Earl Mac Pherson. This work is also numbered lower left: 21/280. Artist: Earl MacPherson (American 1910-1993) Dimensions: 18.00"L x 24.00"H Country of Origin: USA Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 369 - Larry Kolasa, Libertad, Mixed Media on Paper, 2004
This contemporary mixed media artwork is executed in watercolor, gouache, and oil pastel or crayon resist on paper. The composition features the Spanish word Libertad! rendered in white gestural script across a vibrant, multi-colored wash background of green, purple, and blue. Below the text is a grid of abstract figures holding candles or torches. The work is signed Larry Kolasa and dated 11-04 in the lower right corner, and it is further titled Libertad in the lower center. The artwork is housed in a white frame with a double mat featuring a gold-toned inner border. Artist: Larry Kolasa Dimensions: 41.25"L x 2.00"W x 33.25"H Weight: 13.00 lb
Lot: 370 - Spanish School, Contemporary 'De ver, dan ganas'
Spanish School, Contemporary. This mixed media collage on board features an abstract composition characterized by a repeated grid of photographic images depicting closed eyes across the upper register. The central and lower portions of the work are composed of layered, cut, and torn paper and fabric elements in vibrant yellow, deep black, brown, pink, and orange hues, including a small section of blue floral patterned textile. The work is mounted onto a light-colored wooden strainer frame, which is visible from the verso along with the Masonite-type support. A small printed label on the upper left of the verso reads De ver, dan ganas. Mixed media collage on Masonite-type board. Dimensions: 19.75"L x 19.75"H Weight: 5.25 lb
Lot: 371 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original Production of Zach Hand-Painted Celluloid w/ COA, Signed
This original hand-painted production celluloid features the character Zach, known as the Fifth Turtle, from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. The cel depicts the character with blond, spiky hair and a blue backpack against a printed color laser background showing architectural city details and a blue sky. A gold foil authenticity seal is located in the upper left corner, inscribed ORIGINAL PRODUCTION and TURTLES ANIMATION ART. The seal further includes copyright text reading TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CHARACTERS 1990 MIRAGE STUDIOS and PROGRAM 1987-1991 MURAKAMI WOLF SWENSON, INC. The piece is presented in a light-toned wood frame with a cream-colored mat and a thin black inner border. The verso retains a Certificate of Authenticity from The Animation Sensation, identifying the work as a hand-painted production cel from 1991 that was under the camera during the production of the animated series. Dimensions: 15.75"L x 1.00"W x 12.75"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 372 - Gerdts, William H. Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, Three Volumes
A three-volume hardcover set titled Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, authored by William H. Gerdts and published by Abbeville Press in 1990. This comprehensive survey covers regional painting in America from 1710 to 1920. The set is organized geographically: Volume One covers New England, New York, and the Mid-Atlantic; Volume Two covers the South and the Near Midwest; Volume Three covers the Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, and Pacific. Each volume is bound in publisher's cloth with a glossy pictorial dust jacket. The set is housed in a red cloth-bound slipcase featuring gold-stamped lettering on the front and spine, and inset color plates on the side panels. The work is extensively illustrated with numerous color and black-and-white plates of American regional art. The copyright page indicates the work was printed and bound in Japan. The set includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1-55859-033-1. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 6.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 25.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 373 - Drizz, Mixed Media Portrait, Taken
This contemporary mixed media work is by the artist Drizz, as indicated by the signature on the verso. The piece features a high-contrast, stylized portrait of a male figure with his head tilted back and eyes closed, rendered in a style suggestive of stencil or street art. The composition utilizes a palette of high-gloss black paint contrasted against matte white, gray, and pink tones. The work is executed on a square, deep-profile support with a canvas-textured surface, and the image wraps around the thick edges. The verso is finished in white and bears the title TAKEN inscribed in black marker at the top. Below the title is a large, incised stylized signature consisting of a decorative initial followed by the letters DRIZZ. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 1.25"W x 11.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 374 - Julie Fournier (American, 21st Century), Airtight, Panel #1, 2007
This contemporary abstract painting is executed in oil or acrylic on a deep gallery-wrapped canvas support. The composition features a central biomorphic form in varying shades of pink and rose, characterized by a vertical central cleft and smooth, blended transitions. This form is set against an orange and peach-toned background composed of rhythmic, swirling impasto brushstrokes. The work is signed and dated in red paint at the lower left Julie Fournier 1-07. The reverse of the wooden stretcher bears handwritten notations in black marker: JULIE FOURNIER / TRIPDYCK: AIRTIGHT / PANEL #1, along with a stamped number 051005. An artist business card for SmilingEye Studio identifying Julie Fournier, IDSA, of Detroit, Michigan, is attached to the back. The painting extends around the sides of the deep stretcher bars. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 10.70oz
Lot: 375 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) Pastel on Paper, Reclining Nude Female, Signed
This expressionistic pastel on toned wove paper depicts a reclining nude female figure from the back. The work is rendered with gestural strokes and white highlights to emphasize form and light. The drawing is signed in cursive in the lower right corner: Rehberger. Includes a Certificate of Appraisal dated April 1, 2025. The artwork is housed in a simple metallic-toned frame. Artist: Gustav Rehberger Dimensions: 27.50"L x 21.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb
Lot: 376 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995), Seated Nude Female, Wax Crayon on Paper
This expressionistic drawing by Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) is executed in reddish-brown wax crayon on tan toned wove paper. The work depicts a seated female nude in a huddled, gestural pose, characterized by vigorous, fluid lines and heavy shading that define the figures form. The composition is consistent with mid-century figurative expressionism. The work is signed in the lower left corner in wax crayon: Gustav Rehberger. The drawing is housed in a gold-toned metal frame with a wide black mat and is equipped with a hanging wire on the verso. Accompanying the lot is a Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates Fine Art Appraisers, listing the provenance as Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger (Austrian/American 1910â"1995) Dimensions: 21.00"L x 1.00"W x 23.00"H Weight: 6.20 lb
Lot: 377 - Amma Fordjour, Gouache on Paper, Portrait of Singer Khalid, Signed
Vibrant gouache on paper by visual artist, graphic artist, and musician Amma Fordjour, dated 5/6/17, depicting a cheerful portrait of American singer and songwriter Khalid. The artwork captures the artist's bold, expressive style with rich colors and dynamic line work. Khalid is shown smiling and flashing a peace sign, set against a lively background of bright blue and yellow. The work is framed under glass in a black contemporary frame with white matting. Signature and date on upper center. Amma Fordjour is an artist recognized for stylized and colorful portraiture, often portraying figures of cultural and musical significance. Her work emphasizes emotion and personality through strong visual contrasts and stylized gestures. Artist: Amma Fordjour (American 20th-21st century) Dimensions: 16"L x 20"H Date or Era: 2017 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 378 - Spiegel, Pair of Mid-Century Modern Watercolor and Gouache Paintings of Deer
This pair of original artworks is signed Spiegel in the lower right corner of each piece. The works are executed in a combination of watercolor and opaque gouache on textured heavy paper. The stylized mid-century modern compositions each feature a leaping deer or gazelle rendered in earth tones against a vibrant pink wash background. Minimalist decorative elements include stylized leaves, a tree, and clouds. Each painting is housed in a matching light-colored wood frame with a gilded inner edge. The signature Spiegel is inscribed in white in the lower right corner of both works. No labels are present on the verso. Artist: Spiegel Dimensions: 13.25"L x 1.00"W x 17.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 379 - Keramos Austria Sculpture Woman Dancer
This Art Deco glazed porcelain figurine depicts a dancer. The figure is captured in a dynamic pose, partially draped in a large, vibrantly patterned robe featuring intricate motifs in shades of yellow, ochre, blue, and brown. The figure is set upon an oval, stepped base finished in a high-gloss black glaze. The underside of the base features a printed mark for Keramos (Wiener Kunstkeramik und Porzellanmanufaktur AG) within a diamond shape, along with the text Made in Austria. To the right of these marks is a stylized W beneath a triangular roof-like shape and the number 33. An incised model number 618 is located to the left of the central marks. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 6.50"W x 21.50"H Weight: 6.20 lb
Lot: 380 - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture, Female Nude Combing her Hair
This bronze sculpture depicts a standing female nude shown in the act of arranging her hair with both arms raised. The figure is positioned atop a rectangular bronze tasseled cushion, which is further mounted on a square, white-veined marble plinth. The work features a bright, warm golden-brown patina. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 3.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.90 lb
Lot: 381 - Raymonde Guerbe (French, 1894-1995), Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Seated Nude, Signed
This Art Deco sculpture, titled Mai, is the work of French artist Raymonde Guerbe, who signed the piece with her pseudonym Guerbe. The figure is cast in bronze and depicts a seated female nude in a semi-reclined pose. The figure features stylized hair with straight bangs and floral clusters at the sides, consistent with the aesthetic of the 1920s and 1930s. The sculpture is integrated into a trapezoidal metal base which is mounted upon a rectangular, variegated dark marble plinth featuring white and tan veining. The cast signature Guerbe is located on the back of the base. Artist: Raymonde Guerbe (French, 1894-1995) Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.00"W x 11.50"H Country of Origin: France Weight: 19.50 lb
Lot: 382 - Joan Salvado (Spanish 1890-1976) Art Deco Sculpture, The Favorite, Signed
This Art Deco sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Salvado titled The Favorite (La Femme au Chat et l'Oiseau), depicts a reclining nude female gazing at a seated cat, while her raised hand holds a small bird. She rests her left arm on a tasseled pillow decorated with a floral motif. The work is cast in metal with a dark patina and is mounted on a rectangular black marble base. The edge of the pillow bears the incised signature J. Salvado. Artist: Joan Salvado (Spanish 1890-1976) Dimensions: 15.00"L x 4.00"W x 5.00"H Country of Origin: Spain Weight: 4.30 lb
Lot: 383 - Varner, Hunting Partners, Bronze Sculpture, 1979, Edition 16/50
This contemporary bronze sculpture, titled Hunting Partners, was created by the artist Steve Varner in 1979. The three-dimensional work depicts a stylized female figure in a loincloth and horned headpiece standing beside a male lion with its mouth agape, evoking a fantasy or mythological theme. The sculpture features a well-preserved medium-brown patina and is mounted onto a custom-carved, scalloped wooden plinth. The base of the bronze casting is incised with the marks VARNER, 1979, the edition number 16/50, and the title HUNTING PARTNERS. Dimensions: 13.75"L x 12.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 20.00 lb
Lot: 384 - Alvaro, Framed Contemporary Fashion Illustration for Joey New York
A framed contemporary fashion illustration signed Alvaro in the lower right. The composition features a central female figure wearing a white robe with purple trim, seated in a meditative pose atop a large blue cosmetic jar labeled JOEY NEW YORK CALM AND CORRECT Gentle Smoothing Moisturizer. The figure is surrounded by several hands in white sleeves extending from the edges of the composition, each offering various skincare products including items labeled JOEY MEDISPA, EGG CREAM, and PEEL. The lower right corner depicts a purple shopping bag filled with additional branded products. The work is set against a solid light blue background. The piece is presented in a brushed silver-toned metal frame with a wide white mat. Artist: Alvaro Dimensions: 31.00"L x 1.25"W x 36.00"H
Lot: 385 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) Mixed Media Drawing, Nude Female Study, Signed
This expressionistic study by Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) is executed in pen, ink, and reddish-brown pastel on cream-toned wove paper. The composition, titled Nude Female Study, 13 Figures, features thirteen gestural depictions of the nude female form in various poses, arranged around a large, centrally placed figure rendered in soft pastel. The work is signed in the lower right with the artist's stylized signature. The work is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame featuring a gilded, beaded inner lip. This lot is accompanied by a 2025 Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates, which dates the piece to circa 1980 and notes a provenance from Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger (Austrian/American 1910â"1995) Dimensions: 28.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 5.60 lb
Lot: 386 - Gustav Rehberger (American, 1910-1995) Pen & Ink on Paper, Nude Female Studies, Signed
This expressionist pen and ink drawing on toned paper is by Gustav Rehberger (American, 1910-1995). The composition depicts seventeen nude female figures in various anatomical and gestural poses, rendered with energetic and fluid linework. The work is signed by the artist in stylized cursive in the lower center. The drawing is housed in a polished metal frame with a dark brown mat. Included with the lot is a Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates, which titles the work Nude Female Study, 17 Figures, dates the piece to circa 1980, and notes provenance from Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger Dimensions: 25.00"L x 20.00"H Weight: 5.60 lb
Lot: 387 - Original Art Deco Inspired Fashion Color Drawing on Paper, Signed & Dated
Striking original hand-drawn fashion illustration on paper depicting two mirrored female figures, each elegantly posed with bare backs and draped in flowing skirts of violet and magenta, accented by intricately patterned black and silver sashes. The figures are rendered with graceful Art Deco-inspired lines and stylized detail, joined at the fingertips in a balanced, symmetrical composition. Signed by the artist and dated June 1 1997, this work captures the sophistication and theatricality of high-fashion presentation during the late 20th century. Professionally framed and using archival museum-quality materials to preserve its vivid color and fine linework. A captivating addition for collectors of original fashion illustration and decorative art. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 19.75"L x 25.75"H Date or Era: 1997
Lot: 388 - A Set of 7 Issues. Illustration Magazine. The Illustrated Press, Inc., 2009-2014.
A set of 7 art magazines from the publication Illustration, issued by The Illustrated Press, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. This group includes issue numbers twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, and forty-two. Edited, published, and designed by Daniel Zimmer, these large quarto softcover volumes are dedicated to the history of mid-century American commercial illustration. Each issue features scholarly articles and extensive galleries of work by prominent artists. Specifically, issue thirty-seven features Elaine Duillo, Coby Whitmore, and George Ziel; issue thirty-eight (Volume Ten, Summer 2012) profiles Jon Whitcomb, Sheilah Beckett, and Wesley Snyder; and issue forty-two highlights Isaac Paul Rader, Ted Lewin, and Edwin John Prittie. The magazines are printed in China on high-quality glossy stock with full-color and monochrome reproductions of story illustrations, advertisements, and sketches. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 389 - Wayne Hall 1944 Original Illus. for The Hidden Town, Signed
A striking original pen-and-ink illustration created for the July 16, 1944 publication of The Hidden Town, a serialized story by Frederick R. Bechdolt. This drawing, likely used for the second installment (as noted on the reverse), features a stylish mid-century interior with a dramatic scene between a man and woman. The man leans toward the seated woman, who rests a sun hat on her lap, exuding a blend of mystery and domestic tension. The illustration is signed HALL in ink at the lower right. A handwritten note on the back includes a publication date, the installment number, and a caption: "Tell me how much you remember of the days when you were a little girl here" (Page 31). A pasted label on the drawing reads "mortise for type," indicating space reserved for the printed caption. Framed under glass with a pale green mat and black wooden frame. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905 - 1969) Dimensions: 16"L x 12"H Date or Era: 1944
Lot: 390 - Wayne Hall Original 1945 Illustration for Unlovingly Yours, Signed
An original ink illustration by Wayne Hall, created for the story Unlovingly Yours by Frank Adams, published May 13, 1945. This piece served as the visual accompaniment to the third installment of the serialized fiction, likely featured in a mid-20th-century American magazine. Rendered in striking black ink with subtle tonal washes, the composition captures a dramatically lit interior scene: a woman descends a grand staircase while a cluster of well-dressed figures - including two men and another elegantly attired woman -look on from below. A waiter or butler lurks just behind an elaborate display of tiered lamps, adding to the layered narrative tension of the scene. Hall's confident, linear style and strong use of contrast contribute to a cinematic atmosphere, typical of wartime pulp and romance illustration. A handwritten note affixed to the reverse of the frame provides key publication details and a quotation: "I am sure, Trueman, that you will be able to take care of this affair with as little commotion as possible..." (Page 45). Signed "Hall '45" in ink lower right. Framed and matted in archival materials. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905 - 1969) Dimensions: 17"L x 13"H Date or Era: 1945
Lot: 391 - Wayne Hall Original Illustration, Don't Say That Word, 1945, Signed
Original ink illustration by artist Wayne Hall, created for the short story "Don't Say That Word" by Rupert Hughes, published March 4, 1945. The drawing captures a moment of restrained social tension: a well-dressed man and woman stand before a seated older figure in a formal interior, surrounded by framed portraits and lamplight. The caption on the verso card reads: "Miss Harnwell, it's a real kindness you'd do to us if you'd see us no more." Executed in bold, expressive linework and signed by the artist Hall in the lower right. Verso includes the original studio production card noting the story, author, and publication date. Housed under glass in a black frame with teal matting. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905-1969) Dimensions: 14.5"L x 16.5"H Date or Era: 1945
Lot: 392 - 4pc Art and Figure Drawing Books and Magazines
This group of four art instruction publications focuses on figure drawing, anatomy, and fashion illustration. The collection includes one hardcover volume and three trade paperbacks or magazine formats. The primary volume is 100 Studies of the Figure by John Rawlings, published by Bonanza Books, New York. This edition is a fourth printing from January 1960, published by arrangement with The Studio Publications and The Viking Press. The book is illustrated with numerous sepia-toned and black-and-white photographic figure studies. The collection also features Draw Fashion Models! by Lee Hammond, a trade paperback from the Discover Drawing Series published by North Light Books. This instructional guide includes detailed diagrams and sketches for rendering fashion figures and facial features. Also present is the softcover book Figure Drawing in Proportion: Easy to Remember, Accurate Anatomy for Artists by Michael Massen, which contains annotated anatomical studies and proportional guides. The final item is the Spring 2007 issue of American Artist: Drawing magazine, which includes features on master landscapes, Prud hon's chalk drawings, and Ossorio's personal vision. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 393 - A Collection of 6 Art Books and Catalogs on American Modernism and Illustration
A group of six art history volumes and exhibition catalogs primarily focusing on 20th-century American modernism, expressionism, and illustration history. The collection consists of both hardcover and trade paperback editions from various academic and commercial publishers. Included in this lot are: Bram Dijkstra, American Expressionism: Art and Social Change 1920-1950 (Abrams, 2003, hardcover with dust jacket); Sarah Burns, Inventing the Modern Artist: Art and Culture in Gilded Age America (Yale University Press, 1996, hardcover with dust jacket); Abraham A. Davidson, Early American Modernist Painting 1910-1935 (Harper and Row, softcover); Ernest W. Watson, Forty Illustrators and How They Work (Watson-Guptill Publications, hardcover in red cloth); The Orchestration of Color: The Paintings of Arthur B. Carles (Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2000, softcover catalog); and The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (American Federation of Arts, softcover catalog). The collection is illustrated with plates in both color and monochrome. Weight includes all listed items. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 15.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 394 - After Marc Chagall (Russian 1887-1985) Limited Edition Offset Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), this large limited edition offset lithograph on archival paper is titled Romeo and Juliet. The composition features embracing figures, a donkey head, and architectural elements including a red archway. The work is hand-numbered 292/500 in graphite in the lower left and features a signature of Marc Chagall in the plate on the lower right. The piece is housed in a contemporary black frame with a metallic inner border and multi-layered matting, including a black velvet-textured outer mat. Artist: After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Dimensions: 51.25"L x 1.00"W x 38.75"H Edition Number and/or Size: 292 of 500 Weight: 18.00 lb
Lot: 395 - Georges Schreiber (Belgian/American, 1904-1977), Horse and Trumpet (Signed)
Georges Schreiber (Belgian/American, 1904-1977). Color lithograph on light-toned wove paper. This dynamic modernist circus scene features a multi-figure composition depicting a musician with a trumpet in the lower-left foreground, a rearing spotted horse at the center, and acrobatic figures tumbling and on a trapeze above. Signed in pencil lower right: Schreiber. A gallery label from Gallery Art in Aventura, Florida, is affixed to the verso. Dimensions unavailable. Artist: Georges Schreiber (Belgian 1904-1977) Dimensions: 16.50"L x 0.50"W x 26.00"H
Lot: 396 - Tito Salomoni (Italian 1920-1989) Lithograph Toy Boat signed
Lithograph titled Toy Boat Signed lower right numbered 139/200 Sight size 23" x 29"
Lot: 397 - Edna Hibel Geisha Girls Lithograph
This lithograph by Edna Hibel (1917-2011) features six female figures dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos. The artwork utilizes an impressionistic style characterized by soft pastel tones of pink, blue, and purple with delicate line work. The piece is signed Hibel in red in the lower right corner. It is professionally housed behind glass with a wide cream-colored mat and a gold-toned metallic frame. Artist: (American 1917-2014) Dimensions: 51.50"L x 1.00"W x 27.50"H Weight: 15.50 lb
Lot: 398 - Olivia De Berardinis (American b. 1948) Lithograph on Paper, Erotic Nude, Signed & Numbered
An Olivia De Berardinis limited edition lithograph that features an erotic nude study. The reclining female figure wearing lace lingerie and a blindfold, positioned against a textured square backdrop. The subject is rendered with charcoal-like textures. It is hand-signed in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 5/30 in the lower left margin. The piece is housed in a dark wood frame. Artist: Olivia De Berardinis (American b. 1948) Dimensions: 28.00"L x 1.50"W x 36.00"H Edition Number and/or Size: 5 of 30 Country of Origin: USA Weight: 8.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 399 - Autographed 1983 Broadway Cast Photograph from the Musical Baby
A framed, purplish-toned photograph of the original 1983 Broadway cast of Baby at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, autographed in gold ink by Barbara Gilbert, Larry Raiken, Philip Hoffman, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler, and Michael Shea. Dimensions: 20.25"L x 1.00"W x 16.50"H
Lot: 400 - Leonard Bernstein's On the Town Autographed Cast Photograph Featuring Moule Waldros and Ken Ward
This professional auction lot features a framed cast photograph from the Leonard Bernstein musical On the Town, extensively autographed in silver-tone ink by the production ensemble. The photograph includes the signatures of Moule Waldros, Ken Ward, David Cohn, and Deborah Phelan, as well as principal performers George Hearn and Gene Barry. Other notable signatures present on the image include Merle Louise, Walter Charles, Jay Garner, Elizabeth Parrish, Jay Pierce, Jennifer Smith, Marie Santell, Bob Burland, Sydney Anderson, David Evans, and Eric Lamp. This item represents a comprehensive piece of Broadway memorabilia from a staging of the classic Bernstein work. No formal Certificate of Authenticity (COA), studio documentation, or provenance chain is included with this lot. The signatures are consistent with known examples from the cast members of the period. Dimensions: 23.00"L x 0.75"W x 18.00"H
Lot: 401 - Raquel Welch Autographed Photograph by Andre Weinfeld
An autographed photo of Raquel Welch, captured by photographer Andre Weinfeld. The black and white portrait depicts the actress with a short hairstyle, wearing a dark strapless gown and a prominent ring. The photograph is signed in the upper right quadrant in purple ink with the inscription Especially for you! Raquel Welch. A vertical attribution at the lower left edge reads PHOTO: ANDRE WEINFELD. The item is housed in a wood-grain finish frame. Autograph not authenticated. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 10.25"H Weight: 13.20oz
Lot: 402 - Janet Treby (British, b. 1955), Hand-Enhanced Serigraph on Canvas, Signed
This hand-embellished serigraph on canvas by British artist Janet Treby is titled Visions of Orion. The central composition depicts several women in flowing garments adorned with metallic gold star motifs, set against a multi-layered background. A rectangular inset to the left shows a Neo-Classical male nude figure from behind. The piece incorporates hand-applied gold leaf and metallic paint embellishments throughout the composition. It is signed Treby in gold in the lower right corner and is inscribed with the title in the center. The lower left corner is marked A/P (Artist's Proof) 4/10. The artwork is presented in a gold-toned wood frame with a wide, linen-covered mat. Artist: Janet Treby (British b.1955.) Dimensions: 61.00"L x 2.50"W x 51.00"H Edition Number and/or Size: Artist Proof 4 of 10 Weight: 29.40 lb
Lot: 403 - A Contemporary Photographic Print of a Woman in a Peaked Cap
This contemporary photographic print is produced on a rigid substrate, likely acrylic or metal. The composition depicts a stylized portrait of a woman with long dark hair wearing a black peaked cap with a jeweled circular emblem and a white top. The subject is shown holding a cigarette with blue-tinted smoke trailing across her face. The artwork utilizes a high-contrast aesthetic with a dominant cool blue color palette throughout. The word Love is inscribed in white cursive script in the lower right corner. Artist: Fred Love Dimensions: 24.00"L x 1.25"W x 36.00"H
Lot: 404 - After Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Framed Print on Paper, Gay Trio
This Art Deco work by Louis Icart is titled Gay Trio. The composition depicts a woman in a ruffled white gown and a stylish hat seated at a bar, flanked by a wire-haired terrier and a black Scottish Terrier. The print features a signature of Louis Icart in the lower right margin. It is presented in a gilt metal frame with a textured blue fabric mat and a gold-tone inner fillet. Artist: After Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Dimensions: 16.25"L x 1.00"W x 24.50"H Country of Origin: France Weight: 4.00 lb 16.00oz
Lot: 405 - Ari Harpaz Large Contemporary Figurative Print
A striking large-format print featuring a surreal figurative composition with intricate detail and shading. This piece portrays a thought-provoking scene of a nude figure seemingly emerging from or interacting with a textured, sculptural space, blending elements of realism and abstraction. The monochromatic palette is accented with subtle warm tones, adding depth and contrast to the composition. The print is signed in the lower corner. Published by American Art, this compelling piece is ideal for collectors of contemporary and figurative art. Measures 26.25"L x 40"H. Artist: Ari Harpaz (Romanian/Israeli, 1941 - 2008) Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 406 - CF, Stylized Pop Art Portrait of a Man
This color screenprint or digital giclee depicts a stylized male portrait in a vibrant Pop Art aesthetic. The work is characterized by bold, dark outlines and saturated fields of pink, blue, and flesh tones. The initials CF are visible in white in the lower-left corner of the image. No edition number, publisher's stamps, or further signatures are visible. The print is housed in a simple white frame behind a wide white mat. Artist: CF Dimensions: 15.50"L x 1.00"W x 18.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 407 - David C. Haslitt (American, 20th century) Homoerotic Art Print
Framed homoerotic art print by artist David C. Haslitt. Initials DCH and dated 08/06 lower right corner. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 0.75"W x 14.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 408 - Earl Steffa Moran (American, 1893-1984) Fine Art Print
Vintage Pin Up Print from Marilyn series. Titled 'The Spanish Girl' originally created in 1949. Printed in 1994 by Illustrations Remembered Inc. Measures 24.5" x 19" (sheet size). Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 409 - 2pc Works by Billy DeVorss (American, 1908-1985), and F. Earl Christy (American, 1882-1961) No. 14 University Girl Penn's
This lot consists of a pair of illustration prints featuring feminine subjects in 20th-century styles. The first work is a print by Billy DeVorss (American, 1908-1985), depicting a woman in an Art Deco style wearing a green turban and dress with white opera gloves and large earrings against a vibrant orange background. The work is features a printed signature of DEVORSS in the lower center. It is housed in a wide, dark wood frame featuring a carved foliate motif and a tan inner mat. The second item is a color illustration print titled 'No 14 University Girl Penn's' by F. Earl Christy (American, 1882-1961). It features a woman in a large feathered hat and a blue coat holding a pennant with a blue letter P on an orange field, representing the University of Pennsylvania. This work features a printed signature of F. EARL CHRISTY at the lower left and is presented in a simple dark-stained wood frame with a brass plate inscribed U. of P. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 14.50"L x 1.50"W x 16.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb
Lot: 410 - 11pc Collection of Bettie Page Photographs, Including an Autographed Print by Paula Klaus
This collection consists of 11 photographic prints featuring the iconic mid-20th-century pin-up model Bettie Page. The assortment includes various silver gelatin prints and one-color chromogenic print. The subject matter encompasses a wide range of themed photography common to Page's career, including artistic nudity, "cheesecake" pin-up poses, and several bondage-themed scenes. One print is a holiday-themed chromogenic image of Page wearing a Santa hat. One silver gelatin print depicts Page with another model and features a blue ink inscription in the upper left corner reading Sincerely Paula Klaus. Several prints include identification codes transcribed from the original negatives, visible in the lower corners or margins, such as B.P. 141, B.P.-10, B.P. 113, 7513, and Y-844. These codes are characteristic of archival prints and distributions from Movie Star News. The collection features various costumes and props, including leopard-print swimwear, lingerie, fishnet stockings, and bondage apparatus. The prints are unmounted. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 411 - Boudoir Porcelain Figural Dancer Lamp
This Art Deco style figural lamp is constructed in two primary glazed porcelain sections. The base features a pair of porcelain legs mounted to a circular pedestal base, which supports a brass lamp socket and bulb. The top section is a porcelain half-doll figure of a dancer depicted with arms raised in a stylized pose. The figure features hand-painted facial details, black hair, and a yellow hair pin. The dancer wears a multi-tiered, ruffled fabric skirt in shades of yellow and orange, which is supported by an internal wire frame to function as the lamp shade. The lamp is equipped with a white plastic-coated electrical cord and a two-prong plug. No factory marks, numbers, or signatures are visible on the porcelain surfaces or the underside of the base. Based on the style and construction, the piece is consistent with German porcelain half-dolls produced during the early to mid-20th century. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 8.00"W x 16.00"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 412 - Peruvian Arpillera 3D Textile Wall Hanging, Playa Nudista
This Peruvian arpillera is a three-dimensional textile work composed of various appliqued and embroidered fabrics on a cloth backing. The narrative scene depicts a nudist beach, titled Playa Nudista in red embroidered thread at the upper left. The composition features numerous small, three-dimensional stuffed fabric figures in various states of activity on a tan beach and in a blue sea. Details include figures sunbathing on mats and towels under umbrellas, swimming with inner tubes, or floating on a yellow raft. The background includes stylized palm trees, a beach ball, a red boat, mountains, white felt clouds, and a yellow sun with radiating stitched rays. The work is suspended from a horizontal wooden dowel and is housed in a clear acrylic shadow box frame. Dimensions: 19.50"L x 3.00"W x 18.50"H Weight: 6.90 lb
Lot: 413 - Peruvian Arpillera Folk Art Beach Scene 3D Patchwork Pillow
This Peruvian arpillera folk art piece is a handmade 3D patchwork textile, designed as a decorative pillow while utilizing the construction techniques of a beach arpillera patchwork wall hanging tapestry. The front features a vibrant, multi-dimensional appliqued beach scene constructed from various colorful fabric scraps with hand-embroidered details. The composition depicts numerous three-dimensional stuffed figures engaged in activities such as swimming, surfing, and sunbathing. The scene includes palm trees, beach umbrellas, and sailboats set against a turquoise water and tan beach background. A yellow fabric element in the lower foreground features the hand-embroidered Spanish word HELADO. The pillow is finished with a pink crocheted yarn border and a solid light blue fabric reverse. Dimensions: 17.00"L x 4.50"W x 17.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 414 - Assortment of Vintage Gentlemen's Novelties and Promotional Items
This collection consists of items dating from the mid-20th century, approximately 1920s to 1960s, many featuring risque or adult themes including Sexy Tokens, Clam Locket, Viewers, and Pocket Knife. Other included items are mechanical novelty silhouette in a black-painted metal frame that animates a male figure in an explicit sexual motion via a central pivoting lever. Also included is a cast white-metal hinged locket in the form of a walnut, often referred to as a clam locket, which opens to reveal two raised relief-molded figures of a reclining nude woman. Two plastic promotional keychains for the Olsonite company are present, shaped like toilet seat lids in maroon and light green, marked Tops for Bottoms and Solid Olsonite Seats. The lot contains two circular metal-backed pocket mirrors, one featuring an Art Deco stylized woman's profile and the other a color-tinted portrait. Novelty tokens include a silver-tone coin marked Oh! and Heads and a copper-tone erotic token marked Tails. Additional small collectibles include a red plastic Stanley-style micro-viewer for pin-up transparencies, a single-blade folding pocket knife with yellow-swirled synthetic scales, a painted plastic mermaid figurine, a small metal-framed lithographic print of a pin-up in orange lingerie, and a circular metal plaque with a lithograph of a couple in a rowboat. Completing the group is a square metal tag marked Pee Bee, a green plastic cylinder marked 39 cents, a metal matchbox cover, and a brass clip with footprint motifs. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 3.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 415 - 7pc Adult Novelty Gag Gifts Including Boobie Pacifier & Hippie Lipsticks
This collection consists of seven adult-themed novelty items produced in the late 20th to early 21st century. The first item is a Boobie Pacifier, contained within its original retail blister packaging. The pacifier is constructed of flesh-toned plastic with a nipple molded in the form of a female breast. The backing card features a silhouette of a female torso. The remaining six items are Hippie Lipsticks by Lil Pecker. These gag gifts are designed to appear as standard cosmetic lipsticks but contain a molded plastic phallus. Each Hippie lipstick is housed in its original box. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 2.00"H Weight: 7.90oz
Lot: 416 - Cameo Girls Convention Carrie Limited Edition Figure Head Vase by Maddy Gordon
This Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase, titled Convention Carrie, was designed by artist Maddy Gordon for The Encore Group. The figure is constructed of cast resin with a matte painted finish. The bust depicts a blonde girl with long pigtails secured by pink bands, wearing oversized pink-rimmed sunglasses on her head. She is dressed in a blue top and wears a patterned pink and blue bracelet on her left wrist. A feature of this model is the smaller miniature version of the bust held in her open left palm. The back of the blue top is accented with a small, raised white cameo on a gold-toned ground. The top of the head features a circular aperture designed for use as a floral vase, which includes a clear plastic liner. The underside of the base bears the printed logo for Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases and the text: Convention Carrie by Maddy Gordon, Edition #298/ 500, 2007 The Encore Group All rights reserved LV-125. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.13 lb
Lot: 417 - Royal Dux Bohemia Large Art Nouveau Figural Vase, Woman Sitting with Lute
This large hand-painted matte bisque porcelain figural vase by Royal Dux Bohemia, featuring an Art Nouveau design. The figurine depicts a woman in a flowing green classical-style dress seated against a naturalistic rocky outcrop and a slender tree. She is modeled in a contemplative pose, holding a lute in her lap. The color palette consists of muted green, cream, and brown tones with subtle gilding accents on the dress and tree. The base features an applied pink porcelain triangle with the words ROYAL DUX BOHEMIA. An impressed four-digit model number 1707 is located on the base above the pink triangle. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 9.00"W x 22.50"H Weight: 9.00 lb 1.10oz
Lot: 418 - Trio of Mid-Century Japanese Ceramic Lady Head Vases
This trio of mid-century ceramic lady head vases was manufactured in Japan for the export market, likely during the 1950s or 1960s. These styles are frequently associated with American distributors such as Napco, Lefton, or Enesco. The set consists of three glazed earthenware busts designed with openings at the crown to function as floral containers. The first figure features blonde hair styled with large iridescent pink bows, closed eyes with applied eyelashes, and a light green halter top. The second figure features reddish-brown hair with a yellow bow, open blue eyes, and a mustard yellow top. The third figure features blonde hair under a purple pillbox hat with a matching purple bodice and closed eyes with applied eyelashes. Two of the figures are embellished with dangling faux-pearl earrings attached with metal wire. Hand-painted facial features and clothing details are present on all three pieces. Markings include a black ink stamp reading JAPAN and a partial paper label on the middle vase, and a two-line black ink stamp reading MADE IN JAPAN on the right vase. The left vase is unmarked. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.00"W x 5.50"H Weight: 7.50 lb
Lot: 419 - United Design Cameo Girls Abigail 1953 Heads Up Deluxe Lady Vase Limited Edition
A limited edition hand-painted cold-cast resin lady head vase from the Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases collection produced by United Design Corporation. This piece, titled Abigail 1953 Heads Up, depicts a woman in mid-century fashion with blonde coiffed hair, a wide-brimmed cream-colored hat featuring a purple ribbon, and a pink dress with a detailed lace-texture pattern. The figure is adorned with pearl-style earrings, a matching pearl necklace, and a cameo brooch at the collar. A distinctive feature of this model is the figure holding a miniature version of the same head vase in her white-gloved left hand. The base is marked with the 10th Annual Head Vase Convention 2002 Special Collector's Edition designation and the Cameo Girls silhouette logo. It is hand-numbered 90/500. The underside also bears the United Design Corporation copyright for 2002 and the model number LV-054. The item includes a cylindrical water reservoir insert in its original packaging, designed to be placed inside the head to hold water for floral use. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.75"W x 6.25"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 420 - United Design Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase Sasha 1964 Perfect Match Limited Edition
This is a limited edition Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase titled Sasha 1964 - Perfect Match, produced by the United Design Corporation. The hand-painted cold-cast resin figure depicts a blonde woman in 1960s styling, wearing a black and white checkered headscarf tied in a large bow, pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a white lace-textured bodice over a black garment. The figure is uniquely designed holding a miniature, identical bust of herself in her outstretched hand. The lower back edge of the lace bodice features an incised mark reading UDC2003 and an applied gold-toned oval medallion with a raised cameo profile. The base is printed with the Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases logo and the United Design manufacturer stamp dated 2004 with model number LV-087. This item is hand-numbered as edition 364 of 750. Designed by Debby Kaspari. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 421 - 2pc Ceramic Lady Figurines, NAPCO Japan Can-Can Dancer & Kaye of Hollywood Hula Girl Flower Vase
This lot features a set of 2 vintage lady figurines produced in the mid-20th century. The first is a NAPCO Japan Can-Can Dancer, model number C1946, dated 1956. This glazed ceramic figure is depicted in a dynamic pose, lifting a green gown to reveal a ruffled cream-colored petticoat. She wears black gloves, a black choker, and a green hat accented with an orange feather. The figure is detailed with textured black stockings and gold-toned shoes featuring rhinestone embellishments. The base is marked with black printed text reading C1946, NAPCO, and 1956. The second item is a Kaye hula girl flower vase, model 512, by designer Dorette Saltzman for Kaye of Hollywood. The stylized figure is posed with her hands behind her head, integrated into a vessel base formed by cream-colored calla lily blossoms. She wears a dark green gown decorated with pink floral motifs and black vine patterns, with pink roses adorning her black hair. The base is hand-inscribed in black script with 512-Kaye. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 5.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 2.15 lb
Lot: 422 - 3pc Collection of Female Nude Vases and Cup
This 3pc collection of female nude vases and upside down cups consists of two ceramic vessels and one glass object. The first ceramic vase is modeled as a female torso with an off-white glaze, featuring hand-painted floral sprays in red, yellow, and blue, and tinted nipple accents. The second ceramic vase is a similarly shaped female torso with a uniform pale pink glaze. Both ceramic pieces exhibit faint impressed or incised marks on the bases. The third item is a stylized draped figure made of glass with a dark iridescent finish, designed to function as an upside down cup. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 2.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 423 - 4pc Enamel on Copper Decorative Plates
This collection consists of four decorative plates and chargers featuring vitreous enamel on copper. The assortment includes a large charger with a high-gloss red field, a central black abstract burst motif, and five applied, amber-colored glass cabochons. A second plate depicts a still life of pears, grapes, and strawberries on an olive-green ground. Two additional plates feature stylized nude female figures perched upon pears against ochre and light green backgrounds. The techniques employed include sgraffito and figurative hand-painting. As noted in the provided markings, two of the pieces are signed Ames. One plate features an incised date of 1984 on the reverse. The undersides are finished in various enamel treatments, including a solid black gloss and a speckled blue green. Plates are signed by artists Jean Goodwin Ames and Sasha B. Dimensions: 10.00" dia. Weight: 3.60 lb
Lot: 424 - Mid-Century Nude Woman Figure with Clear Glass Bowl
This mid-20th-century decorative ensemble consists of a hand-painted chalk figure of a sexy woman and a coordinating clear glass bowl. The sculpture is crafted from a painted ceramic material, likely chalkware or earthenware, and depicts a seated female nude with flowing red hair. The figure is partially draped in a green, seaweed-like garment and is perched atop a rocky outcropping. The base is designed as stylized green waves accented with two small orange fish. The form features a central depression intended to hold the accompanying clear glass spherical bowl, which is designed for use as a small fishbowl or terrarium. The piece is hand-painted with matte glazes or cold paint, utilizing a color palette of naturalistic flesh tones, vibrant red, and deep green. The underside of the base is covered with a blue felt pad. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 9.00"W x 16"H Weight: 7.32 lb
Lot: 425 - 2pc Mid-Century California Pottery Porcelain Figures with Dress Bowls
This set of t0w porcelain figures with dress bowls represents the mid-century California pottery movement. One figure depicts an auburn-haired woman in a yellow strapless gown with arms outstretched, seated within a shallow, scalloped yellow bowl. This piece is finished with a soft matte glaze. The second figure is designed by Hedi Schoop and features a blonde woman with a pink rose in her hair and hands, wearing an off-the-shoulder pink gown with blue lace-patterned detailing. This figure emerges from a scalloped, shell-like bowl with a glossy blue and pink ombre glaze. The unglazed base of this piece is inscribed with the handwritten script Hedi Schoop Hollywood Calif. Dimensions: 13.50"L x 11.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 10.30oz
Lot: 426 - Three Japanese Ceramic Risque Novelty Mugs in the Style of Dorothy Kindell
This lot features three glazed earthenware novelty mugs manufactured in Japan, designed in the risque style associated with Dorothy Kindell. The first mug is a barrel-form vessel with a molded wood-grain texture and a dark brown glaze, featuring a white figural handle in the shape of a nude female. The second mug is finished in an amber glaze with a figural nude female handle; it features embossed text reading There Is One In Every Family and Bottoms Up with a relief of feet and buttocks in a pinkish-tan glaze. The third mug is a tan barrel-shaped vessel with incised wave and geometric patterns and a dynamic nude female handle. The underside of the tan mug is marked with a black Japan stamp. Dimensions: 4.50"L x 2.75"W x 4.25"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 427 - Set of 4 Mid-Century Japanese Ceramic Risque Novelty Mugs in the Style of Dorothy Kindell
A set of 4 ceramic risque mugs produced in Japan during the mid-20th century, designed in the style of American ceramicist Dorothy Kindell. Each mug features a barrel-shaped earthenware body with a figural handle modeled as a reclining female figure wearing a long green gown with her arms raised behind her head. The bodies are finished in a tan glaze and decorated with incised horizontal bands containing scrolling wave patterns and geometric zigzag borders near the rim and base. The figural handles are finished with hand-applied glazes in green and flesh tones. One mug bears a black printed mark reading Japan on the underside. This design represents a Japanese export version of Kindell's popular novelty barware. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 4.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 428 - Set of 4 Mid-Century Japanese Risque Ceramic Mugs
These earthenware items are designed in the style of Dorothy Kindell's novelty barware. Each mug features a barrel-form body with molded wave-patterned bands encircling the upper rim and lower base. The handles are sculpted as stylized female figures in various poses, depicting a striptease sequence. The mugs are finished in a multi-colored glaze, with glossy tan barrel bodies, semi-matte flesh-toned upper figures, and bright glossy green lower portions. The bases of three mugs are stamped Japan in black sans-serif lettering. The fourth mug features a black mark consisting of a stylized floral or four-part knot symbol with the word JAPAN printed in an upward-curving arc. One mug retains a rectangular gold-foil retailer sticker with the handwritten numbers 5857 over 4.00. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 2.90 lb
Lot: 429 - 5pc Japanese Ceramic Novelty Mugs After the Dorothy Kindell Striptease Series
A set of five barrel-form ceramic mugs featuring handles sculpted as nude female figures in various poses, based on the Striptease series design by Dorothy Kindell. The mugs are constructed of glazed earthenware with a uniform tan monochrome finish and prominent all-over crazing. Each barrel is decorated with incised bands, including a wave pattern at the rim and a geometric triangular pattern at the base. The underside of four mugs bears a black underglaze mark consisting of the words MADE IN JAPAN printed above a circular logo. These items are characteristic of mid-century Japanese novelty barware produced for the export market. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 3.00"W x 5.00"H Weight: 3.22 lb
Lot: 430 - Collection of Mid-Century Novelty Ceramic Sexy Mugs and Butt Bank
The three mugs are designed with cylindrical bodies and handles formed as standing nude female figures. The figures are hand-painted with yellow hair and flesh-toned skin. One mug features a solid off-white glaze, while the other two display a vertical wood-grain pattern in light and dark brown glazes. The base of the light brown mug bears the incised mark GINGER, and the base of the dark brown mug bears the incised mark LOWDER. The coin bank is a sculptural representation of a human buttocks with a coin slot at the top. It is finished in a glossy flesh-toned glaze and features a purple felt lining on the base with a central access hole. These items are representative of mid-20th-century American adult humor and souvenir ceramics. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 3.50"W x 6.50"H Weight: 4.90 lb
Lot: 431 - 2pc Playboy Mugs with Silver and Black Finishes
This lot consists of two vintage branded mugs associated with the Playboy media and lifestyle company. The first item is a ceramic beer stein featuring a matte black finish and a dark glazed interior. It is decorated with an embossed Playboy rabbit head logo within a square border on the front. The base of the ceramic mug is marked with raised characters reading PLAYBOY. The second item is a metal tankard with a silver finish and a clear glass bottom. It features a stamped Playboy rabbit head logo within a square border on the side. The metal vessel is designed with a flared base and a D-shaped handle. The inner rim is incised with the mark MADE IN HONG KONG. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 6.50"H Weight: 870.00g
Lot: 432 - Three Katsurani Japan Ceramic Nude Woman and Men Mugs
This collection consists of three glazed earthenware novelty mugs manufactured by Katsurani in Japan during the mid-20th century. These items are characteristic of the naughty peek-a-boo ceramics produced for the Western export market. Each mug features a molded figural design with movable anatomical elements attached via thin metal wires. The first mug is shaped like a tree trunk with a dark-haired figure and a movable element representing buttocks inscribed with the hand-painted text BOTTOMS UP. The second mug depicts a bearded male figure with textured hair and a movable green leaf at the groin. The third mug features a blonde female figure with movable elements representing breasts. The decoration includes hand-painted facial features and hair, with flesh tones applied using airbrushed or sponge-applied underglaze beneath a clear gloss glaze. The center mug bears an incised mark on the base reading KATSURANI along with a circular blue and white paper label stating MADE IN JAPAN. The other two mugs are attributed to the same maker based on identical construction, materials, and glaze characteristics. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 2.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 433 - 4pc Ceramic and Glass Risque Glasses and Mugs
This 4pc collection of ceramic and glass risque glasses and mugs consists of two ceramic mugs and two glass shot glasses dating to the mid-20th century. The ceramic mugs are crafted from glazed earthenware with a vertically fluted or ribbed body. Each mug features a handle molded into the shape of a nude female figure, with additional relief-molded nude female figures decorating the exterior walls. One mug is finished in a tan glaze and the other in a chartreuse green glaze. Both ceramic mugs are marked on the base with a black ink stamp reading JAPAN. The two shot glasses are made of molded clear glass in the form of a female torso set on a circular pedestal base. The underside of the glass bases is molded with the text MADE IN TAIWAN. These items are typical of mid-century novelty barware produced in the style of designers such as Dorothy Kindell. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.00"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.95 lb
Lot: 434 - Five Risque Ceramic Shot Glasses and Mug, Attributed to Japan
This set of 5 risque ceramic shot glasses and mug is crafted from glazed earthenware, likely produced in Japan. Each piece is designed in the form of a barrel; the shot glasses feature molded vertical grain and horizontal banding to simulate wood staves, while the larger mug features molded circular motifs around the upper and lower rims. The handles are the primary decorative element, sculpted as three-dimensional nude female figures in various poses, appearing to climb or cling to the sides of the barrels. The entire set is finished in a uniform, high-gloss tan monochrome glaze. The circular bases are unglazed and appear plain. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 2.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 435 - 7pc Playboy Mugs and Drink Stirrers
This lot consists of vintage branded barware from Playboy Enterprises. The set includes 2 Playboy mugs and 5 drink stirrers (7 pieces total). The tankards are constructed from aluminum with a matte, brushed finish and feature traditional clear glass inset bottoms. Each mug is decorated with a rectangular recessed panel on the side containing an embossed Playboy bunny logo. The vessels are designed with a tapered cylindrical form, a flared weighted base, and a classic D-shaped handle with a thumb rest. The accompanying drink stirrers are made of molded black plastic, each topped with a three-dimensional stylized rabbit head in profile. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 5.00"H Weight: 11.30oz
Lot: 436 - Mid-Century Japanese Novelty Barware w/ Fox Glass Sitter & Surprise Nude Figurine
This mid-century novelty barware set includes a clear glass brandy snifter, two hand-painted glazed ceramic figurines, and an original presentation box. The primary figurine is an anthropomorphic fox glass sitter, depicted in formal evening attire consisting of a black tuxedo jacket with red lining, striped trousers, and a black top hat. The fox is designed with a hooked arm to rest on the rim of the glassware. The second figurine is a small, pale pink ceramic nude female in a kneeling pose. The brandy snifter features a clear glass bowl on a short stem. The underside of the glass base retains a gold-toned scalloped foil sticker printed with MADE IN JAPAN and a central black graphic. The small female figurine bears a red and gold foil sticker marked JAPAN. The set is housed in its original cardboard presentation box covered in a red tartan plaid paper. Dimensions: 4.75"H x 4.00" dia. Weight: 4.90oz
Lot: 437 - 3pc Vintage Novelty Female Torso Drinking Glasses
A set of three vintage novelty drinking glasses, often categorized as mid-century adult barware. Each piece features a clear, machine-made glass vessel with a slightly bulbous bowl permanently set into a molded base. The bases are constructed from a matte, flesh-toned heavy plastic, anthropomorphized in the form of a female torso. The design includes red pigment accents on the nipples and a decorative red border with a repeating circular relief pattern at both the top and bottom of the molded base. Dimensions: 3.00"H x 3.50" dia. Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 438 - Set of Four Vintage Nude Risque Drinking Glasses
A collection of four vintage nude risque glasses crafted from clear glass. These tumblers feature various decorative decals, including three color photographic images of nude and semi-nude women and one pin-up style illustration. The glasses are constructed of molded clear glass with a weighted base. Embossed marks are present on the undersides, including circular logos and alphanumeric characters. Dimensions: 5.00"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 1.15 lb
Lot: 439 - 4pc Mid-Century Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Highball Glasses
A set of 4 risque glasses featuring mid-century American pin-up girl illustrations. These highball-style drinking glasses are constructed of clear machine-made glass with applied multi-color decals. Each glass utilizes a peek-a-boo design where the exterior decal depicts a partially clothed woman, while the interior-facing side of the decal reveals a nude or semi-nude version of the same figure. The illustrations are rendered in a style characteristic of the 1940s and 1950s, featuring stylized female figures with voluminous hair in classic glamour poses. Dimensions: 2.50"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 440 - 4pc Mid-Century Risque Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Highball Glasses
A set of four vintage risque highball glasses featuring peek-a-boo or reveal novelty illustrations. These mid-20th century tumblers are constructed of clear glass with multi-color applied decals. The design utilizes a transparency effect where the figure appears clothed on the exterior of the glass but is revealed in the nude when viewed through the clear glass from the opposite side. The set includes four distinct subjects: a figure in a white evening gown holding a cocktail glass, a figure in a red and white checkered outfit holding a parasol, a figure in a pink and white polka-dot dress, and a bridal figure in a white wedding gown holding a floral bouquet. Dimensions: 2.50"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 441 - Set of 6 Vintage Cera Vogue Cover Bar Glasses
A set of six clear glass lowball tumblers. Each glass features a unique multi-color screen-printed illustration inspired by early 20th-century fashion magazine covers. The designs are enclosed in a black rectangular frame with the VOGUE masthead at the top. The specific illustrations include a woman seated on a crescent moon, a woman in a white fur wrap with a red vintage automobile, a woman in a cloche hat riding a zebra, a woman reclining on a blue and black striped chaise lounge, a woman in a black gown with a peacock, and a formal scene with a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a backless gown. Each glass is marked with Cera Glass Company manufacturer mark. Dimensions: 4.25"H x 3.25" dia. Weight: 4.00 lb 3.80oz
Lot: 442 - Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pin-Up Novelty Tall Glasses
This set of six ceramic tall glasses or vases features mid-20th-century novelty pin-up style decorations. The collection consists of six cylindrical forms of varying heights, constructed from earthenware with a glossy, high-fired glaze. Four pieces are finished in a pale celadon green, while two feature an off-white or cream glaze. The decoration consists of hand-painted nude female figures in a classic mid-century aesthetic. Several figures are depicted in various poses with oversized bottles marked XXX, while one piece features a solid black silhouette. The decorative elements are applied in slight relief under the glaze. One celadon-colored piece bears the incised initials CR on the unglazed base. Dimensions: 7.00"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 3.30 lb
Lot: 443 - 6pc Blown Glass Duck and Penguin Cocktail Sticks
Charming set of six vintage blown glass cocktail stirrers, each topped with a detailed glass figure - five orange and yellow ducks and one black and white penguin. Crafted from clear glass with applied color details, these whimsical swizzle sticks bring a playful touch to any barware collection. Likely hand-blown in Murano or similar Italian style. Dimensions: 4.5"L
Lot: 444 - 6pc Mid-Century Risque Novelties and Figural Bottle Openers
This assortment consists of six mid-century barware novelties and sexy items featuring nude figures. Included is an S.S. Adams Pluck-Em Puzzle made of white plastic or celluloid in the form of a female bust with inset metallic spheres, bearing the molded mark ADAM'S PLUCK-EM PUZZLE MADE IN U.S.A. on the reverse. The collection also contains a chrome-plated metal Manneken Pis figurine on a bell-shaped base with a handle and an aperture for liquid. Two cast metal figural bottle openers are present: one in cast brass featuring a reclining nude woman and one in patinated metal featuring a standing nude woman. The lot is completed by a dark patinated cast metal reclining nude figurine with a square mounting base and a figural pocket knife with brass handles embossed with an Art Deco-style nude female figure and a steel blade. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 445 - 17pc Mid-Century Adult Novelty Ephemera and Barware Accessories
This collection of mid-20th-century adult novelty ephemera includes barware accessories and printed textiles. The group features a printed pin-up textile depicting a central figure in a red skirt and blue bikini top with a border of monochromatic line drawings showing couples in various suggestive poses. Also included is a set of molded black plastic placards titled Sexy Strippers featuring stylized female silhouettes in gold-toned relief. Each placard contains a speech bubble with various ribald puns such as Chaste Makes Waste, Two is Company Three is an Orgy, and Sex Is An In And Out Thing. The barware component consists of several plastic cocktail mixers and picks, including three black stirrers embossed with Bottoms Up Cocktail Mixer and topped with flesh-colored plastic leg finials. Additional assorted plastic picks in various colors feature figurative shapes and sex poses. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 7.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 9.60oz
Lot: 446 - Cera Vogue Ice Bucket with Two Pairs of Ice Tongs
The ice bucket is attributed to Cera, circa 1960s, and features a vinyl-wrapped cylindrical body with a clear acrylic Lucite swivel handle and lid knob. The exterior displays wrap-around graphics replicating 1920s Vogue magazine covers, including designs by Eduardo Garcia Benito. One panel depicts a woman in a yellow tiered dress with a red ostrich feather fan on a checkered floor, and the opposite panel shows a woman in a white fringed dress with a red wrap and cigarette holder. The first pair of ice tongs is silver-plated metal with grasping ends cast as bird talons. The second pair of ice tongs is chrome-plated metal and is stamped MADE IN USA on the interior. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 7.50"W x 9.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 447 - 5pc Wine Risque Opener and Corks with Bag Claw Novelty Barware Collection
This 5pc wine risque opener and corks with bag claw collection features an assortment of novelty bar accessories and wine tools manufactured from molded plastic, metal, and rubber. The group includes three red anthropomorphic figures in the Happy Man style, comprising a corkscrew with a metal worm, a bottle stopper with two rubber O-rings, and a bottle opener. The set further contains a dark brown molded plastic bottle stopper depicting an embracing couple, which bears the incised marks MADE IN and HONG KONG on the reverse of the figures arms. Completing the collection is a flesh-toned plastic bottle stopper in the form of a reclining female figure attached to a black ribbed plastic base. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 9.00oz
Lot: 448 - 4pc Japanese & American Ceramic Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers
This lot consists of four mid-20th-century novelty ceramic salt and pepper shakers. The first set is an Atlantic City souvenir comprising a three-piece assembly: a base modeled as a reclining female lower torso and legs, and two nested shakers modeled as breasts. The pieces are made of glazed earthenware with a cream-colored finish and red-painted accents on the nipples. The thigh of the base features a printed mark with a red graphic and the words Atlantic City in black script. The second set is a pair of shakers modeled as wooden barrels with nude female figures leaning over the tops. These are hand-painted with a brown wood-grain effect and black horizontal bands, while the figures are finished in a white glaze with brown-painted hair. Both shakers are stamped JAPAN in blue ink on the undersides. The third item is a single novelty shaker modeled as a toilet with the lid in an upright position. It features a white glaze with hand-applied yellow and blue accents on the rim, lid, and base. The underside of the base is stamped JAPAN in black ink. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 449 - 5pc Mid-Century Japanese & American Risque Souvenir Ceramic Novelties
This collection of five mid-20th-century novelty ceramics features various risque designs typical of the American souvenir market from the 1950s and 1960s. The group includes a three-piece salt and pepper set Florida souvenir consisting of a reclining woman in a white bathing suit with two removable breast-shaped shakers, two individual salt and pepper shakers shaped as kneeling women in red bathing suits, and a figurine of a woman reclining in a red bathing suit. Also included is a novelty tray or ashtray shaped as a pair of legs in high heels and a red garter, which features a separate red-rimmed funnel-shaped insert. The pieces are constructed from glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted and cold-painted details for the hair, facial features, and clothing. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 0.50"W x 1.50"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 450 - 6pc Japanese Risque Novelty Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers
This collection of novelty ceramic salt and pepper shakers was produced in Japan during the mid-20th century. The group includes four shakers modeled as wooden-style barrels with a female figure emerging from the top, and a pink and green sombrero that fits to a seated nude female figure. The items are constructed of glazed earthenware with a high-gloss finish. Decoration includes hand-painted glazes and cold-painted facial features. One barrel shaker features a red and gold decal on the front reading Souvenir of Frostburg, MD. Markings on the undersides include black stamped Japan marks, silver foil Japan labels, and handwritten characters in black ink. The shakers are designed with multiple pour holes on the top or back surfaces. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 2.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 451 - 8pc Mid-Century Japanese Novelty Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers
This collection consists of eight glazed earthenware salt and pepper shakers produced in Japan during the mid-20th century. The set includes four shakers modeled as wooden barrels with figural forms draped over the tops, two shakers shaped like outhouses with figures peeking around the sides, and two small shakers depicting crouched figures. The outhouse-form shakers are decorated with hand-painted details in a palette of tan, brown, and black, used to define wood grain, architectural elements, and anatomical features. Several of the barrel-form shakers bear a black underglaze stamp on the base reading JAPAN. One outhouse-form shaker retains a red and silver diamond-shaped foil sticker also marked JAPAN. All pieces feature small perforations at the top for dispensing and larger circular openings at the base for filling. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.50"W x 2.50"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 452 - Group of Four Dorothy Kindell Strip Tease Series Ceramic Nude Shakers and Coupe
This four-piece group of ceramic nude shakers and coupe is attributed to Dorothy Kindell from the Strip Tease barware series. The collection includes one stemmed coupe and three barrel-form shakers. Each piece is crafted from glazed earthenware. The coupe features a shallow bowl with incised vertical lines and stylized leaf patterns, supported by a figural stem in the form of a kneeling nude female figure on a circular base. The three shakers are barrel-shaped with molded geometric borders and handles formed by arched nude female figures. Two shakers are finished in a warm brown high-gloss glaze, while the coupe and the third shaker feature a light tan glaze. Dimensions: 3.00"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 453 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Black Ashtray
This mid-century modern pottery figurine depicts a reclining female figure in a pin-up pose. The figure is dressed in a strapless black gown featuring an iridescent luster finish. She is positioned on an asymmetrical white base resembling draped fabric or a shell, accented with gold-tone highlights on the edges. The figure is detailed with blonde hair, red lips, and red-painted fingernails and toenails. The piece is constructed of glazed ceramic earthenware. The reverse unglazed rim features the incised mark BUNNIE PENNEY. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 454 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue and Gilt Ashtray
The piece is constructed of glazed earthenware and features a hand-painted polychrome finish. The design depicts a three-dimensional reclining figure of Marilyn Monroe with red hair, dressed in a flowing blue garment detailed with gold-tone accents. The figure is set against a cream-colored scalloped base. The underside of the tray bears the molded mark HOLLAND (c) MOLD and the hand-incised signature Ann Smith alongside the numerals 63, identifying the individual hobbyist and the year of production as 1963. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 455 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Ashtray
A mid-century decorative ceramic console dish featuring a reclining female figure in a pin-up or glamour style. The figure is modeled with eyes closed and arms positioned behind her head, partially draped in a flowing light blue garment that extends to form the basin of the dish. The piece is constructed of glazed ceramic with a satin or semi-gloss finish on the figure and drapery in tones of peach, brown, and light blue. The figure is detailed with brown hair and red painted lips. The underside and outer rim are finished in a cream-colored gloss glaze. The underside bears an incised copyright symbol followed by an illegible name in cursive script beginning with the letter C. This item is consistent with the style of California pottery produced during the 1940s and 1950s. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 456 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Ashtray
This is a mid-20th-century glazed ceramic figural dish or ashtray produced by Holland Mold. The piece depicts a reclining pin-up style female figure with auburn hair, blue eyes, and red lips. She is partially draped in a flowing, semi-translucent blue gown that extends to form the irregular, cream-colored basin of the dish. The item is constructed of slip-cast ceramic with a high-gloss glazed finish. The underside rim features the embossed mark HOLLAND MOLD. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 457 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Bikini Ashtray
This vintage ceramic woman ashtray is a mid-century novelty piece produced in the style of California Pottery from the 1950s. The item is constructed from glazed earthenware in a freeform, shell-like shape. A three-dimensional reclining female figure is modeled along the front rim, hand-painted with black hair and a blue two-piece swimsuit. The upper portion of the bowl features integrated cigarette rests. The decoration utilizes a combination of glazing techniques: the well and reverse side are finished in a dark brown to black drip or flow glaze with turquoise accents, while the flat area beneath the figure is finished in a cream-colored glaze. The base is unmarked and shows an unglazed portion with a recessed center. Dimensions: 11.50"L x 10.00"W x 3.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 458 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Green and Chartreuse Ashtray
The piece is attributed to the ceramicist Geza Salyi and bears the incised signature G. Salyi on the unglazed base. The form consists of a shallow, irregularly shaped dish with a three-dimensional pin-up style figure reclining amongst draped fabric. The decoration is executed in hand-applied polychrome glazes. The exterior and main garment are finished in a deep forest green, while the draped lining is a bright chartreuse, yellow accented with a pattern of small dark green dots. The figure features flesh tones with fine painted details including black hair, blue eyes, and red lips, fingernails, and toenails. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.40oz
Lot: 459 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Green and Yellow Ashtray
This mid-century ceramic decorative dish is a Holland Mold design, featuring a three-dimensional reclining pin-up style female figure. The figure is modeled with strawberry-blonde hair and wears a draped garment in shades of lime green and yellow. She is positioned on a pale pink, shell-form base with an undulating rim. The piece is finished in a high-gloss glaze with hand-painted details and gold luster accents. The back of the figure's head features hand-applied gold script reading For MARY. The unglazed underside of the rim bears an impressed mark reading FREEMAN, indicating this specific example was produced by the Freeman-McFarlin pottery company of California using the Holland mold. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 1.40oz
Lot: 460 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Pink Ashtray, Marilyn Monroe
This mid-century modern ceramic ashtray is modeled as a reclining blonde pin-up figure, identified as Marilyn Monroe. The piece is constructed from hollow-cast glazed earthenware with a high-gloss finish. The figure is depicted resting on a pink pillow, with her voluminous pink garment forming the shallow basin of the tray. Decorative details, including the yellow hair, facial features, and red-painted fingernails and toenails, are hand-applied. The underside features an incised heart symbol and one remaining cork protective pad. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 10.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 461 - Mid-Century Double-Sided Cast Alloy Novelty Ashtray
This mid-20th-century novelty ashtray is composed of cast alloy and features a double-sided relief design. The oval vessel is designed with two integrated cigarette rests at the flared ends. The interior well contains high-relief figures of a tall woman in a form-fitting evening gown and a shorter man in a suit, accompanied by the embossed text OH! and AH!. The reverse side of the ashtray is cast in relief to show the same scene from a rear perspective. The piece is sand-cast with a textured background. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 0.50"H Weight: 8.50oz
Lot: 462 - Newman Brothers Inc. Mid-Century Risque Novelty Cast Metal Ashtray
This mid-20th century oval novelty ashtray was manufactured by Newman Brothers, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The item is constructed from a cast copper alloy featuring a copper-toned finish. The obverse displays a raised relief scene of a tall woman in a form-fitting evening gown standing next to a shorter, stout man in a tuxedo. The reverse side of the tray depicts the rear view of the same two figures, with the man's hand placed on the woman's backside. The rim of the tray includes two integrated cigarette rests. The manufacturer marks NEWMAN BROS. INC. and CIN. O. are cast into the reverse. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 8.50oz
Lot: 463 - Pearl China Co. Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Red Ashtray
A mid-20th century glazed ceramic wall pocket manufactured by the Pearl China Co. of East Liverpool, Ohio. The piece features a reclining blonde pin-up figure modeled in relief, wearing a high-gloss red gown with dark green and black mottled accents. The figure is set against a light green, leaf-shaped background that forms the basin of the pocket. The item is finished in a polychrome palette with a high-gloss glaze, while the reverse and interior are finished in a cream-colored glaze. This specific form is often associated with Holland Mold designs. An impressed mark reading Pearl is located on the green-glazed rim of the reverse. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 464 - 2pc Art Deco Bavarian Porcelain Figural Vanity Trinket Dish & Cigarette Holder
This set of two porcelain figurines consists of a yellow and purple floral trinket dish with a removable lid and a Bavaria cigarette holder, both designed in the Art Deco style. The trinket dish features a kneeling female figure wearing a yellow bathing suit and a purple cloche hat, holding a matching purple shoe. The figure is mounted on a circular lid with a cushioned texture. The base of the dish has a textured yellow surface decorated with a relief band of purple flowers and green foliage. The cigarette holder depicts a reclining female figure with her legs raised in the air, supporting a tiered, pink-glazed holder. The figure is dressed in a yellow dress with a ruffled skirt and blue undergarments. The items are constructed of hand-painted glazed porcelain. The underside of the cigarette holder is marked with the word Bavaria and the hand-painted number 339. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.25"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 465 - 2pc Mid-20th Century Erotica Tin Pin-Up Advertising Ashtrays
A pair of mid-20th-century lithographed tin advertising ashtrays featuring pin-up style illustrations. The first ashtray features a teal blue rim with text for Alberts Coney Island, 10413 Dix Ave., Dearborn, Michigan, including the phone number and the slogan Clean Place to Eat. The central well depicts a woman in a bathroom setting with the caption A-CUTE SITUATION. The second ashtray features a red rim with text for General Forbes Tavern, 324 Bedford St., Johnstown, Penna., and the advertisement BEER - WINE - LIQUOR. The central well depicts a woman in a yellow dress with a dog and the caption HELP WANTED. The red ashtray includes the printed mark LITHO IN U.S.A. at the bottom of the central image. Both items are square in form with four cigarette rests and a circular central well. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 4.00"W x 0.50"H Weight: 1.70oz
Lot: 466 - Three Risque Novelty Ceramic Ashtrays
A collection of four mid-century novelty porcelain ashtrays featuring risque relief-molded figures and humorous text. The group includes a white rectangular ashtray depicting a woman in a lei and grass skirt titled MISS FLORIDA with the prompt TURN ME OVER on the front, which reveals the figure from the reverse side on the back. A second ashtray with a yellow border features a nude blonde woman with the text TURN ME OVER on the front and FOR YOUR HOT BUTTS AND ASHES on the reverse, which depicts her back and buttocks. A third oval-shaped ashtray features a man and woman with the text OH!, where the reverse side shows the woman's dress raised to reveal her buttocks. Each ashtray is constructed with molded cigarette rests and finished with a multi-color painted glaze. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 467 - Set of Four Shafford Japan Nude Pin-Up Playing Card Ceramic Ashtrays
A set of four mid-century glazed ceramic novelty ashtrays manufactured by Shafford in Japan. This set comprises four trays designed as the Aces from a deck of cards: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. Each tray features a recessed central basin in the shape of the respective suit symbol, finished in a contrasting red or black glossy glaze. Adhered to each tray is a three-dimensional, hand-painted reclining nude female figure in varying poses, draped over or alongside the central symbol. The background and figures are finished in a uniform cream-colored glaze. The corners of each tray are marked with the letter A and the corresponding suit symbol to complete the playing card motif. The underside of each piece bears the Shafford maker mark in black script above the word JAPAN in block letters. These items were produced for the international export market during the mid-20th century and represent the risque novelty collectibles popular during that era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 2.50"H Weight: 1.80 lb
Lot: 468 - Assortment of Four Vintage Metal and Porcelain Risque Ashtrays
An assortment of vintage metal risque ashtrays and novelty barware, including promotional and speakeasy-style examples of mid-20th-century American origin. The collection features a cast aluminum oval ashtray marked for The Federal Machine and Welder Co. of Warren, Ohio, decorated with a central relief of a dancer in a flared dress. A circular cast metal ashtray, likely aluminum, depicts a nude couple in a high-relief embrace in the Art Nouveau style, with indistinct characters at the base of the scene. Also included is an irregularly shaped three-notch ashtray cast from a heavy metal alloy featuring a low-relief reclining nude female figure, hand-marked F50 on the reverse. The group is completed by a molded white ceramic ashtray with gold-tone luster highlights, depicting a stylized nude male figure with a phallic-shaped mechanical lever. These pieces are characteristic of the mid-century market for novelty and promotional items. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 2.50 lb
Lot: 469 - Four Risque Ceramic Vintage Novelty Barware, Toothpick Holder and Ashtrays
This barware collection includes various hand-painted earthenware and porcelain pieces produced for the novelty market. The first item is a What a Bust figurine, constructed of bisque porcelain with cold-painted decoration. The piece depicts a tuxedoed man embracing a classical female bust on a blue base. The front is inscribed WHAT A BUST and the underside is marked JAPAN in black ink. The second item is a bathtub-shaped ashtray featuring a reclining woman wearing a top hat. The glazed earthenware piece includes the inscription FOR COOLING BUTTS AND ASHES along the rim. The exterior of the tub is decorated with hand-painted pink and blue floral motifs under the glaze. The third item is a leaf-shaped dish or ashtray in glazed earthenware. It features a reclining blonde woman in a green dress. The piece is finished in a multi-tonal green and brown glaze. The front rim and base are incised with a copyright date of 1951 and the mark BHASEM-L.B. The fourth item is a Boobie Picks toothpick holder or miniature mug. The glazed earthenware vessel is molded with anatomical breast features and features the printed text BOOBIE PICKS in black capital letters. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 470 - Four Vintage Ceramic Risque Tableware Collectibles
A collection of 4 vintage ceramic risque tableware collectibles featuring mid-20th-century novelty and decorative themes. The group includes a porcelain figural bathtub container featuring a reclining woman with raised legs and a separate red fan accessory, decorated with floral transfer patterns and gold accents. This item is designed in the style of vintage bisque flipper or nodder novelties. Also included is a glazed ceramic ashtray shaped as a seated nude woman with blonde hair and red accents, inscribed with the text FOR YOUR HOT ASHES in the center. The collection features a terracotta-style composite sculpture of a bearded male head formed by numerous small intertwined nude figures, mounted on a semi-circular base which is incised on the underside with the number 158. The final item is a decorative egg painted with multiple figures in an orange and green palette, resting on a textured white foliate-style stand. The items display various glazed and unglazed finishes. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.13 lb
Lot: 471 - Five Novelty Risque Vintage Ceramic Ashtrays
A collection of five vintage ceramic novelty ashtrays featuring risque and humorous themes. The group includes a rectangular peach-glazed example with a high-relief reclining nude figure and printed text reading WATCH YOUR BUTT alongside a palm tree graphic. The underside of this piece retains an original gold foil label for Kenmar Japan. Also included are two oval ashtrays with relief depictions of couples in suggestive poses, one finished in light blue glaze and marked OH! and the other in a monochrome medium blue glaze. Both oval couple ashtrays feature double-sided relief designs. The collection is completed by an oval ashtray depicting two figures in yellow and blue bathing suits among floral motifs and a white boat-shaped ashtray with a reclining nude figure molded into the well. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.75"W x 0.75"H
Lot: 472 - Five Vintage Risque Advertising Pin-Up Ashtrays
A group of five vintage advertising ashtrays featuring pin-up imagery. The collection includes one square orange plastic ashtray and four lithographed tin ashtrays. The plastic example is decorated with a central black logo of a female figure holding a key, encircled by the repeated text THE PLAYBOY CLUB. Three of the turquoise-colored tin ashtrays advertise McCOYS COFFEE SHOP in Midland, PA, and include the phrase SWIPED FROM alongside central photographic pin-up illustrations of nude or partially nude women. The fourth tin ashtray features advertising for SUBURBAN TAXI with text reading RADIO DISPATCHED and 24-HOUR SERVICE surrounding a photographic image of a woman in a red robe. The tin examples are constructed of pressed metal with lithographed surfaces, while the Playboy example is molded plastic. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 6.00oz
Lot: 473 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Erotic Novelties and Tobacciana
This collection consists of five vintage items featuring erotic and pin-up themes. The group includes a lithographed metal cigar tin for Cuban Honeys, which features a blonde pin-up illustration and text indicating the cigars were produced in the Dominican Republic from Cuban seed. Also included is a complete deck of 54 playing cards titled Erotica Paintings Collection, which depicts various historical and classical erotic artworks on the face of each card. The collection further contains three novelty items in their original cardboard packaging: a box titled Proposition featuring a line-art illustration of a man and a topless woman; a box titled Wanted! A Man With Three Hands containing a molded pink novelty bust; and a small box titled The Odd Couple containing two small plastic nude figures designed as a mechanical or magnetic novelty toy. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 3.00"H Weight: 12.00oz
Lot: 474 - 1966 Mattel Twist N Turn Barbie Doll and Happy Go Pink Outfit
This set features a vintage 1966 Mattel Twist N Turn Barbie doll accompanied by the Happy Go Pink fashion ensemble. The doll is constructed of vinyl with a rotating waist and bendable legs. It features rooted blonde synthetic hair and painted facial features, including blue eyes with lashes and orange-red lips. The doll is dressed in a two-piece orange fabric swimsuit. The included Happy Go Pink outfit consists of a sheer pink long-sleeved bodice with a collar, joined by a metallic silver waistband to a white fabric skirt. The skirt features three tiers of pink floral-patterned embroidery and a metal hook-and-eye closure at the back. Accessories include a pair of sheer pink stockings on their original cardboard inserts and a chrome-finished metal display stand. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 11.50"H. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00oz
Lot: 475 - Barbie Accessory Carrying Case with Brunette Doll, Red Flair Outfit, and Yellow Dress
This 7pc Barbie lot features a brunette Mattel Barbie doll from 1961 and associated accessories. The doll is constructed of vinyl and features rooted hair in a brunette bubble-cut style. It has stationary painted facial features, including blue side-glancing eyes with blue eyeshadow and red lips. The wardrobe items included in the lot are two Silk Sheath dresses, including a green dress with an off-the-shoulder collar and bow detail. The Red Flair outfit consists of a red velvet-textured coat with puff sleeves, a matching hat, and a red plastic hanger. Also present is a pair of yellow knit pants. The collection is housed in a black vinyl Barbie carrying case, marked with a 1962 copyright by Mattel Inc. and featuring the Barbie script logo. The interior of the case is lined in white quilted-pattern vinyl and includes a doll compartment and a metal hanging rod. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 476 - Barbie Midnight Blue 2 Piece Evening Gown and Cape Ensemble, No. 1617
A vintage two-piece doll evening ensemble produced by Mattel for the Barbie fashion doll, identified as the Midnight Blue outfit, catalog number 1617, introduced in 1965. The set includes a sleeveless, floor-length evening gown and a coordinating hooded cape. The gown features a full skirt made of midnight blue satin-finish fabric and a contrasting light-colored bodice (originally pale pink) with a white faux fur trim at the neckline. The coordinating cape is fashioned from matching midnight blue satin-finish fabric and is distinguished by a stand-up hood made of silver-toned metallic mesh. The gown is secured with a single metal snap closure at the back. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 10.00"H Dimensions: 3.50"L x 10.00"H Weight: 2.10oz
Lot: 477 - Mattel Barbie Carrying Case Including 1961 Blonde Ponytail Doll, Jeans Outfit and On the Go Dresses
This set comprises a vintage Mattel Barbie fashion doll and associated accessories. The doll is a 1961 model featuring a vinyl body with blonde hair rooted in a ponytail style with curly bangs. The face is detailed with fixed blue side-glancing eyes, black eyeliner, molded eyelashes, and painted eyebrows. Included with the doll is the Jumping Jeans outfit, consisting of a red and white horizontal-striped sleeveless knit top and dark blue denim capri-length pants accented with white stitching. The lot also features two On the Go dresses, both styled as sleeveless sheath dresses with white polka dot patterns on green and red grounds respectively. The items are housed in a light blue vinyl Ponytail carrying case. The front of the case is decorated with graphics depicting Barbie in a pink evening gown with a fur stole and a blue party dress. The lower right corner of the case is marked Ponytail followed by Copyright TM Lic., and Copyright by Mattel Inc. 1962. The interior of the case includes a dedicated doll compartment and a cardboard accessory drawer. Two red plastic hangers are included for the additional dresses. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 478 - Mattel Disney Theme Parks 50th Anniversary Then and Now Barbie Doll, 11.5 Inches
Manufactured by Mattel, this vinyl and plastic doll commemorates the 50th anniversary of Disney Theme Parks (1955â"2005). The doll features rooted blonde hair and painted blue eyes. This "Then and Now" edition includes two complete original outfits illustrating the evolution of Disney park fashion. The "Then" ensemble features a white t-shirt with a vintage Mickey Mouse Club logo, a blue pleated skirt, white bobby socks, and a classic black Mickey Mouse ear hat. The "Now" ensemble consists of a metallic gold "Golden Celebration" vest, khaki cargo-style pants, black and white sneakers, and a contemporary Mickey Mouse ear hat. Accessories include a small Tinker Bell figurine and replicated Disney attraction tickets. Marked on packaging with model number C6845 and (c)2004. Height 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 2.50"W x 13.00"H
Lot: 479 - Vintage Barbie 2pc Outfits White Magic and Black Magic by Mattel
A group of vintage doll fashions manufactured by Mattel for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll, comprising the 2pc outfits known as White Magic and Black Magic. One garment retains an original woven fabric label that reads Barbie in cursive with a registered trademark symbol and copyright Mattel. The White Magic ensemble, catalog number 1607, includes a cream-colored satin-finish dress with a wide portrait collar and a gathered skirt, accompanied by a matching cream satin pillbox hat featuring a bow accent. The Black Magic ensemble, catalog number 1609, consists of a black sleeveless sheath dress with a functional center-front metal zipper and a black nylon mesh overskirt detailed with black ribbon trim and waist ties. These garments are constructed from synthetic satin-finish fabric and netting. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 6.00"H Dimensions: 3.00"L x 6.00"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 480 - Vintage Barbie Evening Enchantment Complete Outfit #1695
This set is the complete #1695 Evening Enchantment ensemble for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll, originally released in 1967. The outfit includes a red sleeveless sheath dress crafted from a textured fabric, featuring a thick band of white marabou feather trim around the hip area. The dress is equipped with a silver-tone metal zipper at the back, with a pull embossed vertically with the letters YKK. Accompanying the dress is a matching red mesh stole or wrap that features a white marabou feather accent at one end. The ensemble is completed by a pair of red molded plastic high-heeled closed-toe pumps. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 10.00"H. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 481 - Vintage Mattel Barbie Country Fair Outfit #1603 with Blouse Skirt and Clutch Purse
This vintage three-piece doll ensemble is identified as the Country Fair outfit, reference #1603, produced by Mattel for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll circa 1964. The set consists of a yellow bodysuit-style blouse, a floral print skirt, and an orange vinyl clutch purse. The bright yellow short-sleeved bodysuit is constructed from a woven cotton-like fabric and features a pointed collar, a pleated back yoke, and a single white plastic button closure on the front. A black and white woven cloth label is sewn inside the collar and is marked with stylized script reading Barbie and a bottom-line reading (c) BY MATTEL. The gathered, knee-length skirt is made of red cotton fabric featuring a dense floral print in shades of yellow, white, and dark brown. The accessory is a bright orange vinyl clutch purse featuring a decorative silver-tone metal flip-clasp. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.25"H Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.25"H Weight: 0.80oz
Lot: 482 - Vintage Mattel Barbie Dog n Duds Accessory Lot with Gray Poodle
This lot features an assortment of vintage Barbie doll accessories, including the Dog n Duds set number 1613, produced by Mattel between 1964 and 1965. The focal point is a gray plush poodle named Tuffy, crafted from looped fabric over a firm frame. The dog is fitted with a red plastic collar detailed with silver-tone studs and a gold-tone metal chain leash. Accompanying the poodle is a removable red velvet-style vest accented with gold-tone trim and a gold metallic buckle. The collection includes a variety of coordinated accessories such as a silver metallic fabric clutch purse with a strap, two plastic rotary telephones in white and lime green, and a cream-colored plastic dog bone. Textile items include a pair of white fabric opera-style gloves and a single black knit garment piece. The lot is further complemented by an assortment of plastic doll hangers in blue, white, pink, and red, along with a pair of yellow open-toe plastic shoes and a single gold-tone plastic shoe. Dimensions: 4.50"L x 3.50"H Dimensions: 4.50"L x 3.50"H Weight: 2.50oz
Lot: 483 - Collection of Vintage Mattel Barbie Clothing and Accessories
This collection of vintage vinyl Barbie doll apparel and accessories features components from two distinct mid-to-late 1960s ensembles. Included is a hot pink corduroy maxi-length skirt from the Disco Date outfit, which features a lime green waistband, five faux-pearl button accents down the front, and a rear metal snap closure. The accompanying accessory set includes a pair of white plastic ice skating boots with silver-toned blades, a pair of red high-heel pumps, a miniature black vinyl record, and two circular blue and gold record labels. Also included is a Close-Up outfit consisting of a hot pink mesh bra-style top with ribbon straps and a yellow fabric flower accent, and a coordinating neon orange and yellow mesh tiered half-slip with a pink mesh waistband, long trailing pink chiffon sashes, and a matching yellow fabric flower. One garment retains the original white woven cloth label with black script reading Barbie (c) BY MATTEL. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 7.00"H Dimensions: 3.00"L x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40oz
Lot: 484 - Two Vintage Barbie Fashion Outfits Leisure Leopard and Solo in the Spotlight
This lot features two vintage outfits designed for a standard 11.5-inch fashion doll, such as Barbie. The first garment is identified as the Leisure Leopard ensemble (Outfit #1479), originally released in 1969. This full-length gown is constructed from a pleated synthetic fabric featuring a bold leopard print. It is designed with a plunging V-neckline and a wide front slit that reveals an integrated bright yellow micro-pleated underskirt. The outfit includes a yellow plastic doll hanger. The second garment is the sheath dress from the Solo in the Spotlight ensemble (Outfit #982). This form-fitting strapless dress is made from a black textured knit fabric with woven metallic silver lurex threads, creating a shimmering boucle effect. The back of the black dress is secured with three metal snap fasteners: one silver-toned and two brass-toned. No manufacturer labels are present on either garment. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 8.00"H Dimensions: 4.00"L x 8.00"H Weight: 1.20oz
Lot: 485 - Three Vintage Mattel Barbie Doll Outfits including Fancy Free, Glo Go, and Cheerleader
This lot features three vintage outfits produced by Mattel for the Barbie doll during the 1960s and early 1970s. The Fancy Free outfit (No. 1818, circa 1970) is a complete set including a sleeveless dress with a metallic magenta bodice and a white skirt decorated with red polka dots and red abstract swirls, paired with a pair of red high-heeled pumps. The Cheerleader outfit (No. 976, 1964-1965) is an incomplete set consisting of a white knit turtleneck sweater with a red embroidered M on the chest, a flared red corduroy skirt, and a red and white crepe paper pom-pom. A white fabric label sewn into the sweater features the Barbie trademark in script over the Mattel copyright. The third item is a red and blue vertically split sleeveless cotton dress with white ric-rac trim and decorative pocket flaps, identified as the Glo Go outfit. The garments are crafted from materials including cotton, knit, corduroy, and metallic-accented fabric, and are equipped with metal snap closures. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.50"H. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.50"H Weight: 2.30oz
Lot: 486 - Three Vintage Mattel Barbie Fashion Items Including Garden Tea Party and Busy Morning
This lot consists of three authentic vintage Barbie doll fashion items manufactured by Mattel, dating from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. The collection includes two dresses and one accessory. The first item is the Garden Tea Party dress, reference number 1606, introduced in 1964. The second item is the Cotton Casual dress, reference number 912, dating from 1959 to 1962. The third item is a semi-circular woven straw-style handbag associated with the Busy Morning and Picnic Set ensembles. The top of the bag is embellished with colorful miniature artificial flowers and fruit clusters. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 6.50"H Dimensions: 6.50"L x 6.50"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 487 - 7-Piece Vintage Mattel Barbie Doll Fun at the Fair Outfit #1624 and Accessories
This set is identified as the Fun at the Fair ensemble, model number 1624, manufactured by Mattel for the Barbie doll line in 1965. The group includes a sleeveless cream-colored blouse featuring a repeating multi-color floral print and Barbie script, and a coordinating red woven A-line skirt. The clothing is constructed from a woven cotton-blend fabric and features metal snap fasteners for closure. Accessories in this lot consist of two pairs of footwear and a branded hanger. The footwear includes a pair of red molded vinyl sneakers with textured white soles and a pair of red molded plastic roller skates with gray wheels. The orange plastic clothes hanger features a molded openwork design with the Barbie logo in script. This specific floral fabric was also utilized in the Barbie Learns to Cook set from the same era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"H Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 488 - Mattel Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds Special Edition Doll, 11.5 Inches
Produced by Mattel as part of the Timeless Treasures collection in 2000, this vinyl fashion doll features a detailed likeness of actress Elizabeth Taylor. The doll is designed with fixed, painted violet eyes and rooted, short black synthetic hair. She is dressed in her original violet v-neck evening gown featuring a multi-layered ruffled skirt. Accessories include a reproduction Swarovski crystal necklace and earrings, shoes, a doll stand, and a Certificate of Authenticity. The packaging features Elizabeth Taylor's facsimile signature on the front window. Model number 4382-402. Height 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 10.00"H
Lot: 489 - Mattel Disney Holiday Princess Belle Special Edition Doll, 11.5 Inches
Produced by Mattel, this vinyl collector doll depicts Princess Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. As the second entry in the Holiday Princess series, the doll features stationary painted green eyes with detailed lashes and rooted brunette synthetic hair styled in a period-accurate updo with ringlets and a gold ribbon. She is dressed in her original factory-issued burgundy velvet gown, which includes a gold-patterned front panel, white tulle sleeve accents, and silk rose embellishments at the neckline and sleeves. The reverse of the packaging bears the 1997 copyright and Item No. 16710. The set includes a matching holiday ornament for the owner. Height approximately 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 4.50"W x 13.75"H
Lot: 490 - Franklin Mint Harley-Davidson Candy Collector Doll
This fashion doll features rooted blonde hair and painted facial features. The doll is dressed in an original outfit consisting of a black fringed halter top, blue denim jeans with black fringe at the ankles, and black high-heeled boots. Accessories include removable black sunglasses, a silver-tone chain belt with a logo charm, a black bracelet, and a floral tattoo. The back of the neck is marked No. AA0177. The doll is mounted on a circular metallic and black base with a Harley-Davidson Bar and Shield logo plate. The item is presented in a clear acrylic display case with a mahogany-finished wooden base. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 13.00"W x 22.50"H Weight: 13.10 lb
Lot: 491 - German Bavaria Porcelain Half Doll Bonnet Lottchen
This hand-painted glazed porcelain half doll depicts a woman in late 18th or early 19th-century style attire. The figure is shown with her head tilted, wearing a large yellow bonnet decorated with blue patterns and a light blue ribbon tied at the back. She wears a pink and orange striped shawl draped over a white bodice that features red rose floral motifs and a central green panel with black dots simulating corset lacing. The figure is depicted with gray-painted gloves. The base of the figure is flared and contains circular sewing holes for attachment to a textile base or pincushion. The underside of the base rim bears a black stamped mark for BAVARIA. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.75"W x 4.00"H Weight: 2.50oz
Lot: 492 - Three Vintage German Style Porcelain Pincushion Half Dolls
These items were manufactured as decorative toppers for pincushions, tea cozies, or whisk brooms. The first figure is an Art Deco style bust of a woman wearing an exotic headpiece with yellow and blue stripes and a black fiber plume. The figure features a single gold-tone hoop earring. The second figure is a doll in a stylized Dutch-style costume, featuring a peaked bonnet, pink bodice, and green waistband. The figure is modeled with hands on hips and includes two attachment holes at the base. The third and largest figure is a bust of a woman in a floral-patterned ensemble with a head covering and sleeves decorated with rose motifs. She wears a light blue shawl and holds a floral sprig to her chest. The base includes multiple attachment holes. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.50"W x 3.75"H Weight: 4.20oz
Lot: 493 - Two German Hand-Painted Porcelain Half Dolls
This lot features two hand-painted glazed porcelain half dolls manufactured in Germany. Both items bear a blue ink stamp on the lower reverse of the base reading Germany. The first figure depicts a woman with brown hair in a high bun, wearing a blue bodice with white ruffled sleeves and pink trim. She holds a polychrome floral bouquet in her left hand and a small circular object in her right hand. The second figure depicts a woman with grayish-white hair and arms raised behind her head, wearing a light blue bodice with yellow shoulder straps. Each base is constructed with two circular holes for attachment to a fabric foundation. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 1.50"W x 3.00"H Weight: 2.90oz
Lot: 494 - Two Porcelain and Bisque Half Dolls, Japanese and German
This lot consists of two ceramic half dolls. The first is a Japanese glazed porcelain half doll depicting a woman with brown hair in a bun and her arms positioned behind her head. She wears a white strapless corset accented with gold-painted trim. The unglazed base is stamped JAPAN. The second is a German matte bisque half doll with articulated arms attached by a wire. The figure features a grey 18th-century style coiffure. The lower back is impressed with model number 3538 and Made in Germany. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb
A single issue of the vintage physique periodical, Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume XIV, Number 3. Research indicates this issue was published in February 1965 by Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild (AMG). The cover features a monochrome line art illustration, widely attributed to the artist Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen), depicting three muscular male figures in leather and denim attire, with a motorcycle visible marked TOM-4. A small artist signature or stamp is present in the lower left corner of the cover art. The original cover price is printed as 35 cents. Interior content includes black and white photographic prints of male models, such as the image of Rex referenced on page 39, displaying a tattoo on his arm. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 2 - La Cage aux Folles 2004 Broadway Revival, Original Window Card Poster
This is an original Broadway production poster for the 2004 revival of the musical La Cage aux Folles at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. The window card features a vibrant graphic illustration by artist Robert de Michiell, depicting a drag performer in a voluminous pink feathered headdress and matching boa with a MOM heart tattoo on the arm. The poster bills starring cast members Gary Beach and Daniel Davis, with creative credits for Jerry Herman (Music and Lyrics), Harvey Fierstein (Book), Jerry Mitchell (Choreography), and Jerry Zaks (Direction). The lower portion of the poster includes the comprehensive billing block for the production company and creative team, alongside ticketing information for the Marquis Theatre. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H
Lot: 3 - Peggy Davies Ceramics Victoria Bourne Decorators Trial Erotic Figurine March 2012
This glazed ceramic erotic figurine was produced as a decorators trial for Peggy Davies Ceramics in March 2012. The piece is hand-decorated by artist Victoria Bourne and depicts a nude couple in an intimate embrace. The female figure is modeled with long, flowing red hair and fair skin, while the male figure is rendered with a dark brown skin tone. The figures are positioned atop a bed draped with a yellow-colored cloth, supported by four rectangular legs with a pinkish hue. The entire sculpture features a high-gloss glaze finish. The underside of the base contains handwritten inscriptions in black ink reading: Decorators trial, March 2012, Victoria Bourne for Peggy Davies Ceramics. A stylized signature is present below the text. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 5.75"W x 8.75"H Weight: 3.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 4 - Ottorino Mancioli (Italian 1908-1990), Oil on Paper, Male Nudes, Signed
This oil and graphite painting on paper, by Italian artist Ottorino Mancioli, dated 1931, depicts two muscular nude male figures in dynamic poses. The work is executed in a Futurist and Cubist fusion using a palette of warm earth tones including ocher, sienna, and deep brown. The media are applied with visible brushwork over loose graphite underdrawings. The artwork is signed and dated in the upper left corner, Mancioli, dated 1931, preceded by a circled monogram. The piece is presented in a deep-set, neutral-toned mat within a wide, silver-finished beveled frame. Artist: Ottorino Mancioli (Italian 1908-1990) Dimensions: 39.50"L x 1.50"W x 37.00"H Weight: 19.00 lb
Lot: 5 - A Contemporary Framed Color Photographic Print of a Male Torso
A framed contemporary color photographic print featuring a four-panel, mirrored composition of a male torso. The subject is shown with arms crossed over the chest, a visible shoulder tattoo, and striped fabric at the waist, set against a background of bare trees and a blue sky. The photograph is divided into four symmetrical quadrants by white intersecting lines. The work is an artist proof, inscribed in the lower-left margin as AP 5/5 and signed in ink by the artist in the lower-right margin. The signature appears to read Richard Walling. The print is presented with a white mat and housed in a slender black frame under glazing. Dimensions: 36.00"L x 2.00"W x 46.00"H Weight: 15.50 lb
Lot: 6 - Two Novelty Collectibles Including NECA A Christmas Story Leg Lamp and Erotica Telephone
This lot features two novelty collectibles including a licensed film-related decorative piece and a vintage sculptural telephone and lamp. The first item is a miniature leg lamp produced by NECA under license from Turner Entertainment Co., based on the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The piece consists of a molded resin leg in a fishnet stocking and black high-heeled shoe, topped with a yellow fabric shade featuring black fringe. The underside of the base is printed with NECA. The second item is a vintage Erotica novelty telephone, copyrighted in 1982 by LTC and manufactured in Hong Kong. The telephone is designed as a kneeling nude female figure with red hair that serves as the integrated handset. The figure is mounted on a gold-toned plastic base with a push-button keypad. Markings on the base include Erotica, copyright 1982 LTC, and a Passed Q.C. sticker. The lot includes a printed advertisement for the phone from L.C.G. Inc. of Mission, Kansas, which refers to the item as a masterpiece of a European artist. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 2.65 lb
Lot: 7 - 2pc Vintage Dorothy Kindell Ceramic Nude Pinup Decanter and Bowl
A collection of vintage ceramic figural pieces by noted California ceramic artist Dorothy Kindell, designed in her signature mid-century pinup style. The first piece is a decanter with stopper which features a stylized nude female figure as the handle, rendered in glazed ceramic. The second item is double handled ceramic bowl with nude females as the handle design. A desirable example of American studio ceramics and retro bar decor, highly collectible among fans of figural decanters and mid-century design. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 11.75"L x 6.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1 lb 15 oz
Lot: 8 - 3pc Esquire, Ballyhoo, and Brown & Bigelow Pin-Up Calendars (1952 -1958)
This three-piece collection features iconic pin-up illustrations from major mid-century publishers organized across the 1950s. The lot begins with two calendar leaves from the 1952 Esquire calendar, showcasing classic glamour artwork from the period. This is followed by two leaves from the 1953 Ballyhoo Calendar Co., which include various seasonal pin-up themes. Completing the set is a 1958 Brown and Bigelow spiral-bound wall calendar, serving as a well-preserved example of mid-century advertising and calendar design. Together, these pieces represent the diverse "glamour girl" styles utilized in mid-century media. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 14.50"H Weight: 14.00oz
Lot: 9 - 2pc Martignette, C.G. and L.K. Meisel. The Great American Pin-Up Hardcovers
This lot of 2 The Great American Pin-Up books published by Taschen includes two distinct editions authored by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel. The first item is a large folio edition, first published in 1996, featuring pictorial boards with a cover illustration by Gil Elvgren of a woman on a sailboat mast. This volume contains a handwritten inscription on the orange front endpaper that reads: Dear Ray and Harriet / Thanks for you [sic] assistance / and support of this genre. The inscription is dated 10/1/96 and is signed by both authors, Louis Meisel and Charles Martignette. This volume bears ISBN 3-8228-8497-9. The second item is a smaller quarto edition featuring pictorial boards with a cover illustration by Earl Armstrong of a woman in a drum major uniform. This volume bears ISBN 3-8228-1701-3. Both volumes provide a comprehensive historical overview of the American pin-up genre and are extensively illustrated with over 900 full-color plates and reproductions of works by artists including Gil Elvgren, Earl Moran, and others. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 1.50"W x 12.75"H Weight: 9.00 lb 1.70oz
Lot: 10 - Set of Four Vintage Risque Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Drinking Glasses
A set of four clear glass tumblers featuring mid-century pin-up girl decals. These novelty drinking glasses utilize a peek-a-boo effect, where the figures appear partially draped in white garments when viewed from the front, but are revealed in the nude when viewed through the back of the glass. The illustrations depict a stylized red-headed woman in various poses, executed in a style consistent with mid-20th century pin-up art. These items represent a popular category of adult-themed novelty barware from the 1940s and 1950s. Dimensions: 4.50"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 11 - 7pc Mid-Century Gay Style Novelty Mechanical Wiggle Figures with Original Box
This collection includes seven mechanical wiggle novelty figures produced by Gay Style Novelty of Hollywood, California. These mid-20th century items, circa 1940s to 1950s, are constructed from molded rubber or soft plastic figures housed within clear and colored cellulose or plastic casings. Each figure is mounted on a metal wire that extends through the base as a crank handle, designed to oscillate the figure when turned. The subjects include two mermaids with green-painted tails, three pin-up figures in various poses (two in blue swimwear and one nude), and one loose figure depicting a topless exotic dancer wearing a veil and harem-style trousers. The exotic dancer is mounted on a blue-stained wooden base. The original cardboard retail box is included, featuring the maker mark Another Gay Style Novelty Hollywood, Calif. The box sides are printed with the text SHE WIGGLES / SHE TWISTS / HURRY / HURRY and illustrations of a carnival barker and a topless dancer. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 2.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 12 - Judy Garland "For Collectors Only" Live Session LP Record
A vintage vinyl LP record, Paragon 1002, titled "FOR COLLECTORS ONLY." The release features Judy Garland and is contextualized on the sleeve as "THE HISTORIC 'LIVE SESSION' OF APRIL 26, 1962" plus four songs never before released in America. The sleeve is constructed of printed cardboard featuring a high-contrast black and white photograph of the singer performing. The reverse side includes extensive liner notes, track listings, and the label identification PARAGON 1002. The accompanying disk is black vinyl with a label matching the release title. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 13 - Rare Queer Cult Cinema VHS Collection Including Andy Warhol's Flesh, Trash & Heat and Derek Jarman's Sebastian
This collection comprises four vintage VHS tapes featuring significant works of 20th-century underground and independent queer cinema. The first component is a boxed set titled Andy Warhol Presents, containing a trilogy of films directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Joe Dallesandro. The set includes the titles Flesh (1968), Trash (1970), and Heat (1972). These landmark films explore themes of street life, addiction, and Hollywood parody within the New York underground scene. The three tapes are housed in individual cardboard slipcases featuring stylized graphic illustrations of Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles, all contained within a primary cardboard slipcase. These versions were published by Paramount Home Video. The second component is a single VHS release of Derek Jarman's 1976 film Sebastian, originally titled Sebastiane. This historical drama portrays the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and is notable for its homoerotic aesthetic and Latin dialogue. The film features an original score by Brian Eno and stars Neil Kennedy, Richard Warwick, and Lindsay Kemp. This 1986 release by Video Award Motion Pictures, Inc. is housed in a white plastic clamshell case with a printed graphic insert. Both titles are significant for their depiction of the nude form and erotic themes in an avant-garde cinematic context. Dimensions: Largest item: 9.00"L x 1.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 14 - Madonna, Sex, Photography Book in Original Sealed Foil Wrapper, 1992
This is a copy of the photography book titled Sex by Madonna, published in 1992 by Warner Books. The item is presented in its original, characteristic silver metallic Mylar vacuum-sealed foil wrapper. The front of the packaging features a monochrome blue-toned photographic portrait of Madonna with vertical text reading MADONNA SEX. The reverse side shows a similarly toned close-up image of a human form and contains the original publisher label. This label includes the ISBN 0-446-51732-1, a barcode for 9780446517324, the Warner Books logo, and the original price of $49.95 FPT. The label also bears the advisory text WARNING! ADULTS ONLY! EXCLUSIVELY! SPECIAL CD INSIDE. The publication was photographed by Steven Meisel and art directed by Fabien Baron. This specific item remains sealed, and according to the packaging, contains the exclusive Erotica CD single. The book itself is known to be a large-format, spiral-bound volume with aluminum covers. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.75"W x 15.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 10.20oz
Lot: 15 - Three Pulp Fiction Reference Books including Queer Pulp
This lot comprises three reference volumes documenting the history and cover art of mid-20th-century pulp fiction, specifically focusing on LGBTQ+ and bad girl themes. The collection includes: 1. Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback by Susan Stryker (Chronicle Books, 2001). Hardcover with original pictorial dust jacket. 2. Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949â"1969 by Jaye Zimet, with a foreword by Ann Bannon (Viking Studio, 1999). Hardcover with original pictorial dust jacket. 3. Bad Girls Need Love Too: Pleasure Yourself with Pulp Fiction by Gary Lovisi (Lighthouse Books, 2011). Trade paperback. Each volume is profusely illustrated with full-color reproductions of vintage paperback covers from the 1940s through the 1960s, featuring erotica and pulp art. The texts provide historical analysis and cultural context for titles such as Whip-Hand by Hodge Evens, The Velvet Underground by Michael Leigh, and Private School by J. C. Priest. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.10oz
Lot: 16 - 7pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels. Brandon House and Midwood, circa 1958-1965.
This 7-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases the mid-century lesbian pulp fiction genre, specifically focusing on titles utilizing the era's contemporary "gay" terminology. The lot includes The Bride Turned Gay by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Reluctant Gay Girl by Tony Trelos (Brandon House), 21 Gay Street by Sheldon Lord (Midwood), Call Me Gay by Peter Kanto (Brandon House), Gay Girl For Hire by Stanley Curson (Brandon House), The Gay Way by Amy Irwin (Brandon House), and Gay Ritual by Angelo Balthazar (Brandon House). These duodecimo softcovers are bound in original illustrated pictorial wrappers featuring sensationalist taglines and provocative cover art. Printed on period-standard paper stock, the collection remains free of personal inscriptions, serving as a well-preserved visual record of 1950s and 60s underground genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 17 - Neret, Gilles (ed.). Serge Jacques Softcover
This substantial photography monograph, edited by Gilles Neret, was published by Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH in 1998. The volume serves as an extensive retrospective of vintage pin-up and artistic photography from the 1950s and 1960s, primarily drawn from the archives of the French publication Folies de Paris et de Hollywood. The book is bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards and contains 766 pages featuring a vast collection of black-and-white and color photographic plates. The accompanying text is presented in a trilingual format including English, German, and French. The front cover bears a distinctive red inset label with publication details in French. The copyright page confirms the printing in Germany and lists the ISBN as 3-8228-7880-4. The work includes contributions from numerous photographers, including Serge Jacques, Roland Carre, Georges-Harrison Marks, Rex Features, Roderick Donavan, Zoltan Glass, Mario-Costa, A.K. Bikett, Andre Belorgey, and Archives Paris-Hollywood. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 7.75"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.40oz
Lot: 18 - 3pc Objet d'Elegance Collection Dance of the Seven Veils Resin Figurines
This lot consists of three figurines from the Objet d'Elegance Collection, specifically identified as part of the Dance of the Seven Veils series. These Art Deco style figures are crafted from cold-cast resin and decorated with hand-painted metallic and matte finishes. The first figure wears a dark textured costume with purple accents and a blue floral veil, mounted on a black multi-sided base. The second figure features an Egyptian-style beaded bodice and a large blue and brown patterned veil, also on a black multi-sided base. The third figure is dressed in a black beaded costume with a blue and silver striped cape attached to the arms by gold-toned wires, standing on a marbled orange-toned base. Two figurines retain gold-toned labels on the front of the base for the Objet d'Elegance Collection. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.50"W x 14.50"H Weight: 14.11 lb
Lot: 19 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Banksy Flower Thrower Figurine Trial E by John Michael
This polychrome glazed ceramic figurine is a three-dimensional interpretation of the iconic Flower Thrower stencil art by the British street artist Banksy. Part of the Street Art series by Kevin Francis Ceramics, the piece depicts a masked protestor in a dynamic throwing stance. The figure is dressed in a black jacket and trousers, brown boots, and a black cap, with a red bandana with black polka dots obscuring the face. In the right hand is a vibrant, multi-colored bouquet of flowers. The figure stands on a rectangular base designed to resemble a section of tiled pavement. The underside of the base features handwritten inscriptions in black identifying the piece as part of the Kevin Francis Street Art series and the subject as Banksy Flower Thrower. The notation Trial E indicates this is an early production trial or prototype piece. The work is by John Michael. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.00"W x 9.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 7.70oz
Lot: 20 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Banksy The Fallen Angel Sculpture inspired by Banksy Figurine
This is a contemporary glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, titled The Fallen Angel, inspired by Banksy. The piece depicts a winged male figure in a dejected, seated pose upon a rectangular plinth. The figure is finished in a high-contrast black and white glaze and is dressed in modern attire including a hooded jacket and sneakers. The scene is detailed with a small white bottle featuring a red X and a gold-toned halo resting on the base beside the figure. The underside of the base features handwritten text in black: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, 2023, The Fallen Angel inspired by Banksy, Open Edition no 21. Sculpted by Andrew Moss. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 21 - Wayne Hall, Original Ink Drawing on Paper, Elegant Woman at Hotel, Signed
An original ink drawing by Wayne Hall, brimming with narrative tension and mid-century glamour. At the center stands an elegantly dressed woman in a tailored black dress, holding a note as she pauses before speaking. Her gaze is turned away, lips slightly parted, as if considering her next move. In the background, a uniformed hotel clerk and a sharply suited man at the reception desk watch attentively, suggesting an unfolding drama. Hall's precise ink work, bold shadowing, crisp linework, and subtle cross-hatching, imbues the piece with the atmospheric pull of a film noir still, rich with mystery and sophistication. Hall's confident use of line and shadow gives the scene both depth and cinematic flair, recalling the style and narrative intensity of mid-20th-century pulp illustration and noir-era drama. Wayne Hall was a skilled American illustrator known for his ability to convey character, mood, and narrative in a single frame. His work appeared in periodicals, advertisements, and serialized fiction during the golden age of illustration, blending precision draftsmanship with a flair for the theatrical. This piece exemplifies his mastery of black-and-white composition, balancing bold ink areas with delicate cross-hatching to evoke both glamour and suspense. Signature on center left. Artist: Wayne Hall (American 1905-1969) Dimensions: 16.75"L x 21.75"H Date or Era: c. 1940 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 22 - A.V. Phibes (American, 20th c), Cocktail, Digital Giclee Print, 2006
This digital giclee print, titled Cocktail, is by the artist A.V. Phibes. The work is a stylized, comic-book-inspired male pin-up illustration featuring a man with dark hair and a shoulder tattoo reclining in a large martini glass while holding a cigar. The composition is set against a light blue background with radial sunburst patterns and floating bubbles. The artwork was originally created using pen and ink and then colored digitally. This is a limited edition print, numbered 4/10 in the lower-left corner. It is hand-signed and dated A.V. PHIBES 2006 in the lower middle-right. An artist information label on the reverse identifies the artist as A.V. Phibes with a Brooklyn, New York address and specifies the medium as a digital giclee. The print is housed in a black frame with a glass front and an easel back. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 1.00"W x 15.00"H
Lot: 23 - Morgan Fairchild Autographed 1982 Photograph by Harry Langdon
This autographed photograph of Morgan Fairchild features a black-and-white publicity portrait of the American actress. The image is a professional studio portrait captured by celebrity photographer Harry Langdon, as indicated by the vertical printed text on the lower right edge reading HARRY LANGDON PHOTOGRAPHY 1982. The photograph is personally inscribed in blue ink on the left side with the message Love, Morgan Fairchild. The item is presented in a gold-toned metal frame with a dark inner border and protective glass. Autograph not authenticated. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 10.25"H Weight: 15.50oz
Lot: 24 - Group of 4 Vintage Pin Up Ashtrays
This collection consists of four vintage ashtrays of mid-20th-century origin. One example is composed of cast metal, likely bronze or brass, featuring a dark patinated finish. This circular ashtray is designed with three cigarette rests and a center well decorated with a relief-cast stylized female nude figure in profile. The remaining three ashtrays are constructed from pressed tin with lithographed pin-up illustrations in the mid-century glamour style. The turquoise-ground ashtray depicts a cowgirl in a red scarf and hat riding a yellow hobby horse. The yellow-ground ashtray depicts a blonde showgirl in a red corset and black stockings seated in a purple hatbox. The white-ground ashtray depicts a reclining red-haired woman wearing long green gloves and fishnet stockings. These lithographed items are characteristic of mid-century advertising and barware tobacciana. Dimensions: 1.75"H Weight: 1.12 lb
Lot: 25 - 1963 Mattel Skipper Doll with Red Sensation Patent Jacket and Jumpsuit Outfit
A vintage 1963 Skipper doll produced by Mattel, featuring brunette rooted hair with bangs and painted facial features including blue eyes and coral-toned lips. The doll is constructed of vinyl and hard plastic with straight legs and a non-twist waist. This lot includes two complete ensembles. The first, identified as Red Sensation, consists of a red sleeveless A-line cotton dress accented with four gold-tone decorative buttons on the bodice and a single patch pocket on the skirt, accompanied by white knit gloves and red pumps. The second ensemble, identified as Patent n Pants, includes a red vinyl double-breasted jacket featuring white braid trim at the cuffs and gold-tone buttons, paired with a one-piece sleeveless jumpsuit. The jumpsuit is designed with a white bodice decorated with red and blue polka dots and blue slim-cut trousers featuring red decorative tabs at the waist. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 9.00"H. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 9.00"H Weight: 5.80oz
Lot: 26 - Benjamin Walker American Psycho The Musical Signed Opening Night Broadway Production Poster, April 21, 2016
This original opening night Broadway production poster for Benjamin Walker's American Psycho The Musical is dated April 21, 2016. The item served as a promotional window card for the production at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. The visual design utilizes a split-field color scheme of blue and red behind a stylized silhouette of a man in a business suit. This example is signed in silver-toned ink by approximately 15 members of the original Broadway cast and creative team. Legible signatures include Alice Ripley, Helene Yorke, Sydney Morton, and Ericka Hunter. The poster also features signatures attributed to lead actor Benjamin Walker and composer Duncan Sheik. The lower section contains the full billing block for the production directed by Rupert Goold with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik. No certificate of authenticity or additional provenance is provided with this lot. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 27 - Die The der Maria Brawn Movie Poster
Poster Titled Die The Der Maria Brawn Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 23.5" x 30"
Lot: 28 - Fiddler on the Roof, Original Broadway Theatre Poster, Signed by Danny Burstein and Cast
This is an original Broadway theatre poster for the 2015 revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof, which performed at the Broadway Theatre located at 1681 Broadway, New York City. The poster features a central photographic image of lead actor Danny Burstein as Tevye, accented by stylized yellow brushstrokes and the production title in decorative typeface. The item is signed in black ink by approximately 23 members of the cast and crew. Notable and identifiable signatures include Danny Burstein (Tevye), Samantha Massell (Hodel), Adam Kantor (Motel), Hayley Feinstein (Bielke), Mitch Greenberg (Nachum/Yussel), Julie Benko, Lori Wilner (Golde understudy), and Alix Korey (Yente). The lower section of the poster includes the production's billing block, listing the creative team and producers, and specifies the opening night as December 20, 2015. No Certificate of Authenticity or additional provenance documentation is included with this lot. Dimensions: 14"L x 22"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 29 - 1944 Federal Motor Truck Company Advertising Calendar w/ Knute Munson Pin-Up
A large-format wrapped lithographed paper advertising wall calendar for the Federal Motor Truck Company of Detroit, Michigan, dated 1944. The upper section features a pin-up style illustration by artist Knute Munson, printed with K. Munson's signature in the lower right of the image. Titled Perfect Service, the artwork depicts a woman in a white tennis outfit holding a racket and ball. In the background are two period Federal trucks, one red stake-bed model and one blue box truck, both bearing the National Trucking Lines logo. The center body contains the company name and location in blue block lettering. A paper calendar pad is attached at the bottom, showing January 1944 with smaller grids for December 1943 and February 1944. Flanking the calendar pad are two Army-Navy E Award flags with text noting the award for excellence in war equipment production. The calendar is finished with black metal binding strips at the top and bottom edges. The bottom border includes the text Since 1910 Known In Every Country Sold On Every Continent. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 34.00"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 30 - 1954 Marilyn Monroe Golden Dreams Pin-Up Calendar
This vintage wall calendar from 1954 features the Golden Dreams nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe. The image, originally captured by photographer Tom Kelley in 1949, depicts Marilyn reclining against a red draped background. A separate paper calendar pad is stapled to the lower portion of the mount, currently displaying the month of January 1954. Printed markings on the image include Posed by MARILYN MONROE, Golden Dreams, and MADE IN U.S.A. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 15.50"W Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 31 - 1958 Advertising Pin-Up Wall Calendar with Art by Gil Elvgren
This original 1958 advertising wall calendar features a pin-up illustration by artist Gil Elvgren. The artwork depicts a blonde woman in Western-style clothing, including a white shirt, black fringed skirt, and red cowboy boots with spurs, kneeling beside a campfire while holding a frying pan. The caption coming right up is printed in red script below the illustration. The calendar advertises Red's Auto Glass Shop and The J. W. Goss Company of Warren, Ohio, identified as a manufacturer of Mirraco Mirror Clips and Brackets. A multi-page paper calendar pad is attached at the bottom, with the January 1958 sheet visible. The pad includes lunar phases and references to preceding and succeeding months. The piece is finished with black binding strips at the top and bottom. The signature Elvgren with a copyright symbol is located in the center right of the illustration. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 35.50"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 32 - American Psycho: The Musical Starring Benjamin Walker, Original Broadway Production Poster
This original Broadway production window card poster was created for the 2016 musical adaptation of Bret Easton Elliss novel American Psycho. The production, which ran at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, starred Benjamin Walker in the lead role of Patrick Bateman. The poster features the show's iconic promotional artwork, depicting a male silhouette in a suit bisected by a color scheme of vibrant blue and deep red with a stylized blood splatter design. The credits listed include book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik, and direction by Rupert Goold. The lower border specifies the preview date of March 24 and the opening night of April 21, 2016. Additionally, the bottom footer features a credit for Mr Porter as the men's wardrobe provider. This item is a significant piece of memorabilia from the musical's original Broadway debut. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 33 - Baby - The New Musical, Original Broadway Window Card Poster, Art by Fraver
This is an original theatre production poster for the 1983 Broadway musical Baby. This window card style poster was designed for the show's run at the Barrymore Theatre, located at 243 West 47th Street, New York City. The graphic design features the title "BABY" in bold red block lettering with integrated musical notation, set against a stylized sheet music background. The poster credits the book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., who also directed the production. The principal cast listed includes Liz Callaway, James Congdon, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler, Todd Graff, and Martin Vidnovic. The piece is signed in the lower-left vertical margin with the printed mark "FRAVER," the professional moniker of renowned theatrical poster artist Frank Verlizzo. This item represents a significant piece of 1980s Broadway memorabilia, originating from the initial New York City production. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 36 - Catskills on Broadway Original Broadway Production Poster Featuring Freddie Roman
This original Broadway production poster for Catskills on Broadway is a significant piece of theatrical ephemera from the 1991 production. The show, conceived by Freddie Roman, brought the classic humor of the Borscht Belt to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and featured a starring cast of Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence, Dick Capri, and Louise Duart. The window card design showcases bold, stylized typography set against a white background, framed by a repeating pattern of line-art portraits of the four leads in a primary color palette of red, yellow, and cyan. The poster lists the full production team, including presenters Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Stephen D. Fish, and 44 Productions, with technical credits for Lawrence Miller (Set), Peggy Eisenhauer (Lighting), and supervision by Larry Arrick. No Certificate of Authenticity or documented provenance is provided with this item. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 37 - Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, Original Broadway Window Card Poster, Lyceum Theatre 2014
This original theater production poster was created for the 2014 Broadway run of Disgraced, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Ayad Akhtar. The window card advertised the production at the Lyceum Theatre and features a graphic collage design. The imagery includes color and black-and-white photographic portraits of the primary cast members: Hari Dhillon, Gretchen Mol, Josh Radnor, and Karen Pittman. The layout incorporates thematic elements such as a tipped wine glass and a dinner party scene. The lower portion of the poster lists comprehensive production credits, including director Kimberly Senior and the design team of John Lee Beatty, Jennifer Von Mayrhauser, Kenneth Posner, and Jill BC Du Boff. Producing organizations include The Araca Group and Lincoln Center Theater. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 38 - Dream: A New Musical Broadway Poster, Royale Theatre
This framed original poster advertises the Broadway production Dream: A New Musical, staged at the Royale Theatre at 242 West 45th Street. The design features a soft-focus, stylized full-length image of a performer with the title rendered in minimalist script. Along the right margin, the full cast and creative credits are printed, including Lesley Ann Warren, John Pizzarelli, Margaret Whiting, and music based on the lyrics of Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Conceived by Louise Westergaard and Jack Wrangler, and directed and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, the musical premiered in 1997 as a tribute to Mercer's songbook. Dimensions: 14.25"L x 22.25"H Date or Era: 1997 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 39 - Funny Girl Broadway Program, Barbra Streisand
Original Broadway program for Funny Girl featuring Barbra Streisand in her iconic role as Fanny Brice. The front cover displays the distinctive upside-down illustration with vibrant yellow and pink lettering and stylized artwork. The interior includes a black and white photograph of Streisand and production credits listing key contributors such as Julie Styne, Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart, Jerome Robbins, and Garson Kanin. This collectible theater program captures the essence of the 1960s Broadway production and remains a treasured piece of musical history. Measures 9"L x 12"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 40 - Glengarry Glen Ross, Original Opening Night Broadway Production Poster, November 11, 2012
This is an original opening night Broadway production poster for the 2012 revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross. The production premiered on November 11, 2012, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. The poster features a graphic, distressed typographic design on a dark navy blue background, framed by a cream-colored textured border. The principal cast is prominently listed at the top, featuring Academy Award winner Al Pacino alongside Bobby Cannavale, David Harbour, and Richard Schiff. The play's title is centered in a large, gold-toned distressed font, positioned above a facsimile signature of the playwright, David Mamet, and a graphic X mark. Additional credits include John C. McGinley, Jeremy Shamos, and Murphy Guyer, with direction by Daniel Sullivan. The bottom section contains the full production credit block, the specific opening night date, and the venue information. This window card represents a key piece of theatrical memorabilia from a celebrated revival featuring a star-studded ensemble. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 41 - Grand Hotel: The Musical, Original Broadway Window Card, Directed-Choreographed by Tommy Tune
This original theatre production poster is a window card for the Broadway musical Grand Hotel, which premiered at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City in 1989. The production was directed and choreographed by the legendary Tommy Tune. The poster features the show's signature graphic design: a golden oval plaque inscribed with the title, set against a textured, light-colored wall with a subtle reflection of a woman's face. The comprehensive billing block at the bottom credits the book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional contributions by Maury Yeston. The listed cast includes notable performers such as Karen Akers, David Carroll, Michael Jeter, Jane Krakowski, and Liliane Montevecchi. The bottom margin features the Jujamcyn Theatres logo and the venue address at 302 West 45th Street. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 42 - Grind: A New Musical 1985, Original Hand-Painted Poster
This is an original hand-painted theatrical poster design for the 1985 Broadway production of Grind: A New Musical. Executed in gouache, watercolor, and ink on illustration board, the artwork is signed Morrow in the lower-left corner, attributed to the noted theatrical illustrator Douglas Morrow. The piece serves as a comprehensive promotional concept for the production directed by Harold Prince, featuring a star-studded cast including Ben Vereen, Leilani Jones, Timothy Nolen, and Stubby Kaye. The intricate composition includes various credit blocks for Larry Grossman (Music), Fay Kanin (Book), and Ellen Fitzhugh (Lyrics), alongside vibrant character vignettes. The central figure depicts the burlesque performer SATIN, while the lower register illustrates a stylized street scene outside the Mark Hellinger Theatre, located on 51st Street, West of Broadway. This unique piece of entertainment memorabilia captures the essence of the mid-1980s Broadway era and represents a significant artifact from a production starring Ben Vereen. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 43 - Jerry's Girls Original Broadway Theatre Poster Board, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
This original theatre poster board, commonly referred to as a window card, was produced for the 1985 Broadway engagement of the musical revue Jerry's Girls at the St. James Theatre, located at 246 West 44th Street, New York City. The production showcases the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman and features a celebrated starring cast including Dorothy Loudon, Chita Rivera, and Leslie Uggams. The poster features a distinctive graphic design by the artist Gentile, whose signature is visible vertically on the lower-left side of the grey field. The central imagery consists of stylized, overlapping legs in vibrant shades of red, purple, and pink, with the foremost leg embellished with a vertical row of eleven black stars. The title is rendered in a stylized white interlocking script. Production credits listed on the card include presentation by Zev Bufman and Kenneth-John Productions, choreography by Wayne Cilento, and staging and direction by Larry Alford. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 44 - Joan Rivers Sally Marr and her escorts Original Theatre Production Poster, 1994
This original Broadway theatrical window card poster promotes the 1994 production of Sally Marr...and her escorts, starring Joan Rivers. The play, authored by Joan Rivers, Erin Sanders, and Lonny Price, was staged at the Helen Hayes Theatre at 240 West 44th Street, New York City. The poster features a full-length photograph by Francesco Scavullo of Joan Rivers in character as Sally Marr, the mother of comedian Lenny Bruce. Rivers is depicted in an energetic pose wearing a large brown fur coat, a patterned dress, a floral corsage, gold heels, and red gloves. In the background, a smaller figure of a man representing Lenny Bruce is seen in silhouette smoking at a microphone. The tagline at the top states, She was more than Lenny Bruce's mother. The lower portion provides comprehensive production credits. Printed vertically on the right-hand side is the attribution to Francesco Scavullo, and the bottom right edge bears the copyright for Serino Coyne, Inc., dated 1994. This item is a legitimate 1994 theatrical promotional piece. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 45 - Johny Belinda Movie Poster
Poster Titled Johnny Belinda Movie Poster Mounted on board Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 46 - La Cage aux Folles Japanese Production, Original Framed Theatrical Poster, Imperial Theatre Tokyo
This is an original promotional poster for the Japanese production of the musical La Cage aux Folles, staged at the prestigious Imperial Theatre (Teigeki) in Tokyo. Dating to circa 1985, the poster highlights the production's connection to the 1984 Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, specifically noting its six category wins. The production stars Masao Kondo as Albin and Mitsuo Okada as Georges, with a supporting cast featuring Kumiko Mori, Lisa Akikawa, and Akane Muramachi. The credits cite music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the original play by Jean Poiret. The poster includes specific performance dates for February 3rd through 28th and contemporary ticketing information for Ticket Pia, serving as internal authentication of its origin as original theatrical ephemera for the Toho musical special performance. Dimensions: 42.00"L x 1.00"W x 30.00"H
Lot: 47 - Lucky Brand "Lucky You" Framed Ad Poster
Framed vintage-style advertisement poster for Lucky Brand's "Lucky You" fragrance, dated 2000. The artwork features a retro-inspired diner scene with a pin-up style waitress pouring coffee for a man, accompanied by playful script reading "Get Lucky! XXXOOO." Marked â(c)2000 Lucky Brand. The ad includes small images of the men's and women's cologne bottles and is presented in a dark wood frame with glass front. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 12.25"H Date or Era: 2000
Lot: 48 - Madonna Drowned World Tour 2001 Framed Promotional Poster
A striking original framed poster from Madonna's iconic Drowned World Tour 2001, her first concert tour in eight years following The Girlie Show. The tour took its name from her Ray of Light track Drowned World/Substitute for Love and captured Madonna at the height of her reinvention, blending cyberpunk aesthetics with theatrical performance. This poster features a haunting close-up of Madonna's face in ethereal blue tones, framed in a simple dark wood frame with backing intact. The typography and stylized design reflect the futuristic, avant-garde direction of the tour, making it not only a music collectible but also a piece of pop art. The Drowned World Tour was staged across Europe and North America, selling out arenas worldwide. Promotional materials from this tour are increasingly scarce, and framed examples in good condition like this one are sought after by collectors. Dimensions: 26.25"L x 38.25"H Date or Era: 2001 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 49 - Menopause Out Loud! Musical, Original Theater Production Poster
This original theater production poster promotes the musical parody Menopause Out Loud!, featuring book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders. The production was staged by G4 Productions at the Panasonic Theatre located at 651 Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada. The poster's graphic design includes a purple curtain background and a cartoon illustration of four women performing a high-kick routine, accompanied by the tagline The Hilarious Musical Celebration of Women and The Change! and a Men Love It Too! burst. The bottom portion of the poster provides a synopsis of the show's plot, which follows four women at a lingerie sale, and lists parodies of popular baby-boomer hits. It also displays ticketing information for Ticketmaster.ca and features the Toronto Star as the presenting sponsor. This piece of theatrical memorabilia captures the branding of the successful international musical franchise during its Canadian run. Dimensions: 13.50"L x 19.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 50 - My One and Only Japanese Poster Sandy Duncan Tommy Tune
This lot features an original promotional theater poster for the Japanese production of the Broadway musical My One and Only, billed as "The New Gershwin Musical." Presented by TV Asahi and Suntory Broadway Musical, this specific tour featured acclaimed performers Sandy Duncan and Tommy Tune. The poster showcases iconic photography by Kenn Duncan, credited in the lower right corner of the image field. This bilingual piece includes both English and Japanese text, advertising a short engagement from May 11th to May 14th at the Festival Hall in Osaka. The bottom right corner features a promotional logo for Suntory Brandy V.S.O.P., a primary sponsor of the production. This is an authentic piece of vintage theatrical memorabilia produced specifically for the Japanese market, containing all standard production credits and period-appropriate sponsorship branding. No Certificate of Authenticity or additional provenance documentation is included with this lot. Dimensions: 21.00"L x 1.00"W x 29.50"H
Lot: 51 - My One and Only Original Broadway Production Poster, Starring Sandy Duncan and Don Correia
This original Broadway production poster for The New Gershwin Musical - My One and Only - features music by George and Ira Gershwin. The window card promotes the production at the St. James Theatre, located on 44th Street West of Broadway in New York City. This version of the poster features performers Sandy Duncan and Don Correia in the lead roles. The creative team includes a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, with staging and choreography by Thommie Walsh and Tommy Tune. The graphic design is attributed to Fraver (Frank Verlizzo) and features photography by Kenn Duncan. The artwork utilizes a modernist aesthetic with a primary color palette of red, black, and white, centered on an action photograph of the leads in formal dance attire. No Certificate of Authenticity or specific provenance documentation is provided with this item. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 52 - Prince of The City Movie Poster
Poster Titled Prince of The City Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 54 - Sam Shepard's True West Original Theatre Production Poster, Directed by Gary Sinise
This lot features an original theatre production poster for the landmark 1982 Off-Broadway run of Sam Shepard's True West at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. Directed by Gary Sinise, this specific production is a significant piece of American theater history, representing the successful transfer of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production from Chicago to Manhattan. This run is famously remembered for the explosive performances of Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, a pairing that solidified the Steppenwolf ensemble's national reputation. The poster features a bold, minimalist graphic design with the playwright's name in red sans-serif font set at an angle. The title "TRUE WEST" is executed in oversized white block lettering against two black, angled trapezoidal backgrounds, creating a forced-perspective visual effect. The upper margin lists producers Harold Thau, Proscenium Services, Inc., Wayne Adams, and Kenneth-John Productions, Inc., in association with Robert Courson, Jay J. Miller, and Richard Sturgis. The lower margin identifies the venue as the Cherry Lane Theatre at 38 Commerce Street, N.Y.C. This is a rare promotional artifact from one of the most influential productions of the late 20th-century stage. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 55 - Steppenwolf's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Original Broadway Window Card Poster
This is an original promotional window card poster for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Directed by Pam MacKinnon, this production originated at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre before transferring to the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2012 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the play's original opening. The production featured a critically acclaimed cast including Tracy Letts and Amy Morton. The poster design features a graphic illustration of a square-shouldered whiskey bottle filled with amber liquid, serving as a thematic reference to the heavy alcohol consumption central to the play's plot. The central black and gold label displays the title and credits in various vintage-style typefaces, finished with the phrase 100 Proof at the base. This item is a primary marketing piece from the 2012 Broadway run. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 56 - The Glass Menagerie, Original Broadway Production Poster, Signed by Cast
This lot features an original Broadway production poster for the 2013-2014 revival of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Staged at the Booth Theatre in New York City and directed by John Tiffany, this production was a critically acclaimed transfer from the American Repertory Theater. The window card is hand-signed in silver metallic ink by the four principal cast members: Cherry Jones (Amanda Wingfield), Zachary Quinto (Tom Wingfield), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Laura Wingfield), and Brian J. Smith (The Gentleman Caller). These signatures were obtained during the production's Broadway run. No third-party Certificate of Authenticity is present with this lot; signatures are offered as-is based on visual inspection and consistency with known examples from the cast. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 57 - The Romance of Rosy Ridge Movie Poster
Poster Titled The Romance of Rosy Ridge Movie Poster Not Signed or Numbered. Sight size 27" x 41"
Lot: 58 - The Three Musketeers: A Musical Adventure, Original Broadway Theatre Poster
This is an original Broadway window card poster for the 1984 production of The Three Musketeers: A Musical Adventure, staged at the Broadway Theatre located at 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street, New York. This specific production featured a "New Version" book by Mark Bramble, with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse and Clifford Grey. The production was directed by Tom OHorgan and choreographed by Lester Wilson, produced by a team including Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld. The poster features stylized, colorful cartoon illustrations of the characters set against large blue serif typography. A prominent illustration in the lower left depicts Michael Praed as D'Artagnan mounted on a white horse. The comprehensive credit block in the lower right lists a notable cast including Michael Praed, Chuck Wagner, Ron Taylor, Brent Spiner, Liz Callaway, and Ed Dixon. This item represents a piece of 1980s Broadway history, particularly notable for its short run and the early career appearances of its cast members. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 59 - Wicked Behind the Emerald Curtain Broadway Promotional Poster
Original Broadway promotional poster for Wicked Behind the Emerald Curtain, a behind-the-scenes experience offering audiences a magical journey into the world of the hit Broadway musical. This striking design features the iconic green velvet curtain pulled back to reveal stage blueprints and theatrical imagery, highlighting the artistry and complexity of Broadway's celebrated production. Wicked, with music and lyrics by American composer Stephen Schwartz, has become one of the most successful musicals in theater history. The poster promotes the exclusive Saturday morning event at the Gershwin Theatre, New York City, where cast members guided visitors through the show's costumes, sets, and secrets. A bold and colorful piece of Broadway history that captures the enduring allure of Wicked for theater enthusiasts and collectors alike. Dimensions: 14"L x 22"H Date or Era: 2007 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 60 - Wrong Turn at Lungfish Original Production Window Card Poster Directed by Garry Marshall
This is an original Broadway production poster for the play Wrong Turn at Lungfish, written by the prolific team of Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz. Directed by Garry Marshall, the production features a distinguished cast including Academy Award winner George C. Scott, Jami Gertz, and Tony Danza, with Kelli Williams. This theatrical window card was produced for the production at the Promenade Theatre, located at 2162 Broadway in New York City. The poster notes the play's world premiere at the Steppenwolf Theatre on June 6, 1990, under the leadership of Randall Arney and Stephen B. Eich. The graphic composition features a minimalist teal bifurcated arrow centered on a deep purple field, with the title rendered in a stylized red and orange font with blue drop shadows. Technical credits include set design by David Jenkins, costumes by Erin Quigley, lighting by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound by Tom Morse, with casting by Lynn Stalmaster. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 61 - Zorba Starring Anthony Quinn, Original Broadway Production Poster - The Man is Back!
This is an original Broadway theatrical window card poster promoting the 1983 revival of the musical Zorba. The production is historically significant for starring Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn, who returned to the title role he originally made famous in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. This revival opened at the Broadway Theatre (Broadway at 53rd Street) and was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, who also directed the original film. The musical features a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. The poster prominently features the tagline "THE MAN IS BACK!" and lists a distinguished cast including Lila Kedrova (who won both an Oscar and a Tony for her portrayal of Madame Hortense), Robert Westenberg, Taro Meyer, and Debbie Shapiro. The graphic design is attributed to Gentile, with the central black-and-white halftone photography of a smiling Quinn credited to the legendary Broadway photographer Martha Swope. The poster includes the RCA Records and Tapes logo, noting the availability of the cast album. This piece serves as a primary artifact from one of the most notable star-vehicle revivals of the 1980s. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 62 - 2pc Collectibles Including a WWII Era Humorale Stationery and George Petty Pin-Up Poster
This lot features two collectibles, including the a large-format pin-up illustration poster signed in the plate by George Petty. It depicts a PanAm flight attendant in a blue uniform kneeling and gesturing toward a small cartoon sailor figure, accompanied by the printed caption, ...so take my advice and just bet your shirt! The second item is a World War II-era Humorale Stationery portfolio titled When You Write, designed for corresponding with service members. The front cover features cartoon depictions of a U.S. Army soldier, a Marine, and a Sailor. The interior flaps provide instructional guides titled WHAT TO WRITE and WHAT NOT TO WRITE, offering advice on maintaining morale through correspondence. The portfolio contains Gold Seal writing paper and airmail envelopes, and features a handwritten notation on the lower right interior flap. Dimensions: 18.50"L x 14.00"H Weight: 262.00g
Lot: 63 - 3pc Esquire and American Pin-Up Calendar Collection (1947â"1967)
This three-piece collection features iconic mid-century pin-up art from major publishers including Esquire. The lot includes a 1947 vertical calendar page and bound with a red metal spiral, as well as a 1949 Esquire calendar featuring classic glamour illustrations. Completing the set is a 1967 "Artist's Sketch Book" memo calendar bound with its original white plastic spiral, which includes a vintage promotional imprint for a Virginia-based auto parts distributor. Together, these pieces showcase the evolving aesthetic of mid-century calendar ephemera across three distinct decades. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 14.25"H Weight: 10.20oz
Lot: 64 - 3pc Pin-Up Girl Calendar Featuring Elvgren Frush and Armstrong
This three-piece collection showcases the work of prominent American pin-up illustrators across various formats. The lot includes a spiral-bound wall calendar featuring the art of Gil Elvgren, published by AGI with permission from Brown & Bigelow and featuring 1951 dates. This is accompanied by a framed calendar advertisement from The Gerlach-Barklow Co. featuring the Pearl Frush illustration Sweet Simplicity alongside a 1946 calendar grid. Completing the set is a 2019 spiral-bound wall calendar dedicated to the pin-up art of Rolf Armstrong. Together, these items celebrate the enduring legacy of mid-century glamour across different eras. Dimensions: 16.00"L x 30.25"H Weight: 5.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 65 - 4pc Adult Books and Calendar
A collection of four adult interest books and one calendar focusing on the history and graphic art of mid-twentieth-century pulp, crime, and exploitation media. The group includes several high-quality publications by Taschen under the Shake imprint. Featured volumes include The Best of American Girlie Magazines, a small-format, thick softcover published in 1997 that reproduces cover art from titles such as Beauty Parade and Titter. Large-format softcover titles include True Crime Detective Magazines 1924-1969 by Eric Godtland and Dian Hanson, containing over 450 color cover reproductions, and Unseen America: The Greatest Cult Exploitation Magazines by Eric Godtland and Alan Betrock. The lot is completed by the 2007 Dangerous Dames wall calendar, featuring a collection of hard-boiled femme fatale paintings by noted illustrator Robert E. McGinnis. Each publication is bound in pictorial softcover wrappers with high-gloss internal pages and vibrant color printing. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 66 - 4pc Group of Vintage London Theatre Programs
A group of four vintage theatre programmes from notable London productions, including two from The Talk of the Town Theatre Restaurant, The Boys in the Band at Wyndham's Theatre, and Miss Saigon at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Includes both musical and dramatic performances, spanning mid-20th century to late 20th century. A nostalgic glimpse into historic West End entertainment and graphic design. Dimensions: 6"L x 8.5"H Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 67 - A Collection of Five Art Books and One Calendar on American Pulp and Western Art
This collection comprises five art books and one calendar focused on the graphic design and history of mid-20th-century American pulp fiction and Western illustration. The set includes a mixture of hardcover and trade paperback volumes, featuring high-quality color reproductions of original magazine covers and interior art. Titles and themes include Escapade magazine, with covers featuring contributors such as Nelson Algren and Groucho Marx, and Lariat Story Magazine, specifically the November issue featuring Man from Texas. The collection includes retrospective titles such as Cowboys (An Adventures in Art Book) published by Rizzoli and works focused on pulp art cover paintings. The books are primarily in quarto and folio formats, printed on semi-gloss stock with intact cloth or pictorial bindings. One calendar is included as part of this lot. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 68 - Nine the Musical, Original Theatre Board, Starring Sergio Franchi
This original theatre board for Nine, A Love Story, celebrates the production as the 1982 Tony Award winner for Best Musical. This promotional poster dates to circa 1983 when Sergio Franchi joined the Broadway cast as a replacement for the lead role of Guido Contini. The design features a photographic collage by photographer Kenn Duncan, centering on Franchi surrounded by the female ensemble in elaborate costumes. Production credits include book by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti, and direction by Tommy Tune. The poster identifies the venue as the 46th Street Theatre at 226 West 46th Street in New York City. Producers listed include Michel Stuart, Harvey J. Klaris, Roger S. Berlind, James M. Nederlander, Francine LeFrak, and Kenneth D. Greenblatt. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 69 - 3pc Pin-Up Art Calendars Including Two Signed by Olivia De Berardinis and Joel Beren
This three-piece collection of pin-up art ephemera features the work of artist Olivia De Berardinis, highlighted by a 1984 "Sexy-Ladies" calendar poster depicting a nude woman in red Western attire. This offset lithograph features a hand-written inscription and signatures by the artist and her partner, Joel Beren. The set also includes a 1987 "Exotica" spiral-bound wall calendar designed by Frank Miller, which bears a personalized presentation inscription from Olivia and Joel. Completing the lot is a single calendar page from Tattoo Life / Micromutazioni featuring a photographic pin-up of model Jessie Lee D. showcasing extensive tattoo work. Dimensions: 17.75"L x 24.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 70 - 4pc Avalanche Publishing Pin Up Art Calendars 1995-1998
This lot consists of four large-format wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Carson, California, between 1995 and 1998. The collection includes two volumes titled Pin Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960 (1995 and 1996) and two volumes titled Pin Up: The Art of Glamour from the Golden Age to the Present (1997 and 1998). The calendars feature offset lithographic reproductions of mid-century commercial pin-up illustrations and contemporary glamour art printed on heavy semi-gloss paper. Featured artists include Joyce Ballantyne, with biographical text provided within the 1996 edition detailing her work for Esquire and Penthouse. The reverse of each calendar displays thumbnail images of the monthly illustrations, which depict figures in various lingerie, swimwear, and themed costumes characteristic of the genre. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 9.40oz
Lot: 71 - 4pc Avalanche Publishing Vintage Style Pin Up Calendars
This collection consists of four vintage-style wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance, California. The set includes calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. These items feature stylized illustrations of the female form in the tradition of mid-century pin-up art, specifically reproducing works from the Golden Age of Glamour (1930s-1950s). The artwork includes reproduced signatures and attributions to notable illustrators including Gil Elvgren, Pearl Frush, and Peter Driben. The 1994 calendar is titled Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930 1950, while the 1997 edition is a 16-month calendar titled The Art of Glamour from the Golden Age to the Present. Construction consists of offset lithography on glossy cardstock and paper. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.10oz
Lot: 72 - 4pc Pin Up Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour Wall Calendars
This collection consists of four wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance, California. The set includes calendars for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Each item features offset lithograph reproductions of classic pin-up illustrations from the Golden Age of Glamour, spanning the period of 1930 to 1960. The subject matter depicts female figures in various playful cheesecake poses and period attire, including lingerie, swimsuits, and themed costumes such as cowgirl and nautical outfits. Notable artists represented in the collection include Gil Elvgren, whose signature is visible in the plate on the 1995 cover, as well as Alberto Vargas, George Petty, and Peter Driben. The calendars are printed on glossy heavy-weight paper and include 16-month formats with barcodes and ISBNs on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 73 - 4pc Pin Up Wall Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour
This lot consists of a set of four 16-month wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Torrance and Carson, California. The collection includes calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998. These publications feature high-quality reproductions of classic American pin-up illustrations from the period known as the Golden Age of Glamour, approximately 1930 to 1960. The subject matter includes artistic representations of the female form in various stylized poses and costumes, reflecting mid-20th-century commercial and magazine art. The calendars are printed via offset lithography on heavy-weight glossy paper. Visible markings include printed signatures from prominent illustrators such as George Petty and Bobby Toombs. Each calendar bears the Avalanche Publishing logo and copyright information on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.50oz
Lot: 74 - 4pc Pin-Up Art from the Golden Age of Glamour Wall Calendars 1994-1998
This collection consists of four large-format wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing of Carson, California. Titled Pin-Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour, these items feature high-quality offset lithograph reproductions of mid-20th century pin-up illustrations originally created between 1930 and 1950. The group includes editions for the years 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1998. The 1994 edition cover prominently features a work by renowned illustrator Gil Elvgren, depicting a woman in a white evening gown posing before a fireplace, with the artist's printed signature visible in the lower-center portion of the artwork. The interior pages, as shown on the reverse of the items, contain twelve different illustrations per calendar, showcasing women in various stylized, glamorous, and suggestive poses characteristic of the mid-century cheesecake genre. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 75 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Mid-Century Pin-Up Advertising Calendars and Ephemera
A collection of five vintage mid-century advertising pin-up calendars and related promotional ephemera dating from 1947 to 1954. These items feature "cheesecake" style illustrations used for marketing by various industrial and commercial firms. The collection includes Power Electric Company (Jackson, Mississippi) wall calendar for December 1947, featuring a pin-up illustration by Gil Elvgren titled "It's Nothing to Sneeze At." The reverse side includes a detailed list of industrial stock and represented brands such as Westinghouse and Gates Rubber Company. A. Reed Wilson Co. (Kansas City, Missouri) narrow wall calendar for May 1951, featuring a pin-up in a white bikini with the slogan "Get in the Swim." The advertisement is for maintenance supplies and equipment. The Perolin Company, Inc. (Manufacturing Chemists) calendar pad for July, August, and September 1953, featuring a Gil Elvgren illustration titled "What's the Answer?" depicting a woman playing a flute. The reverse side features a detailed advertisement for boiler treatment products. Neely Enterprises promotional advertisement for an electronics sales and service company, featuring two pin-up illustrations by Gil Elvgren and a calendar pad for September 1953. Rayco Paint Co. (Chicago, Illinois) calendar advertisement for sign and screen process supplies, featuring a pin-up in a red and white outfit with calendar pads for September and October 1954. This item is housed in a clear protective sleeve. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 11.50"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 76 - 5pc Pin-Up Art Calendars from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960
This collection consists of five wall calendars published by Avalanche Publishing, titled Pin-Up: Art from the Golden Age of Glamour 1930-1960. The set includes individual calendars for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Each calendar features color offset lithograph reproductions of mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations by prominent artists of the genre, including Gil Elvgren and Earl Moran. The imagery depicts stylized female subjects in various poses, ranging from classic glamour to artistic nudity, characteristic of the historical American pin-up style. The covers feature stylized script and serif lettering. The back panels include publication information for Avalanche Publishing, Carson, California, and copyright dates from the mid-1990s. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.00oz
Lot: 77 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Black Bikini Figurine
This mid-century modern glazed ceramic figurine features a reclining girl on a pillow in a classic pin-up pose. The figure is depicted with auburn hair, a black bikini, and a red garter on her left thigh, resting atop a lime-green ruffled pillow. The woman is posed with her hands behind her head and her legs raised. The piece is finished with a glossy glaze and includes hand-painted facial and nail details. The base of the figurine contains a rectangular opening with an unglazed rim. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.80 lb
Lot: 78 - Mid-Century Porcelain Exotic Tropical Pin-Up Figurine, Clara
This mid-century modern chalkware figurine, marked Clara, depicts a tropical pin-up figure in a stylized pose. The semi-nude female figure balances a gilded bowl of fruit on her head, including a pineapple, grapes, and citrus fruits. She is depicted with red hair and wears a purple waist wrap and coordinating purple high-heeled sandals. The figurine is mounted on an integral green base with a brown tree-trunk support at the rear. The item features a polychrome painted finish with metallic gold accents. The underside of the base bears the incised name CLARA. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 79 - MSR Imports Wooden Display Rack with a Collection of Pin-Up Matchbook Covers
This lot consists of an assortment of mid-20th-century pin-up ephemera and a contemporary wooden display rack. The collection includes a group of flat vintage matchbook covers featuring burlesque and pin-up themes. Notable examples include a tri-color cover for the French Casino in New York City featuring a topless showgirl, a cover for Mark's Cafe in Clairton, Pennsylvania, and a cover for the Golden Hotel in Glendale, Pennsylvania. Also included is a set of color photographic cards by Sidelines International of Denver, Colorado, manufactured in Japan. One visible card depicts a topless model in bikini bottoms posed by a swimming pool. The lot further contains a small red velvet-flocked mechanical novelty box featuring a cartoon pin-up of a blonde woman in lingerie with a metal lever. The included display match box with pin up match boxes is organized on a large rectangular wooden display rack. The rack features horizontal slats designed for the organization of postcards or matchbooks. An interior label identifies the rack as imported by MSR Imports of Pennsauken, New Jersey, and manufactured in Taiwan. Dimensions: 24.00"L x 14.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 80 - Collection of Mid-Century Pin-Up Ephemera & Risque Novelty Items
This collection consists of mid-century adult-oriented novelty ephemera and pin-up collectibles, primarily manufactured in the United States. The items are produced using offset lithography on cardstock and paper, with some components featuring die-cut cardboard, molded plastic, and fabric. The lot includes a membership certificate for the Camp Tradeass Nudist Colony, featuring humorous printed names such as Dr. I. Pincher Titts, Mr. Belly Button Peach, Miss Squirma B, and Mr. O. Stradle Pratt, Pres. A 1942 calendar page for the month of December features a pin-up illustration and is marked Brown and Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn. for the Bond Battery Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Also included are two matchbook covers, one for Miss Lola The famous Dancer marked For Gentlemen only, and another for Hotsy Totsy in her original Fanny Dance. A die-cut cardboard novelty depicts a woman in a swimsuit with two pink fabric pom-poms applied as anatomical embellishments. The collection contains two mechanical peep-show cards with cutout windows, one yellow and one cream-colored. A clear molded plastic tray features three female silhouettes in reclining poses. Additionally, there are vintage Beauty in Charm! water-slide decals. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 6.10"W x 1.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 81 - 4pc Collection of Vintage Advertising Pin-Up Ink Blotter Ephemera
This group of four vintage advertising ink blotters features mid-century pin-up style illustrations paired with company calendars and promotional information. The collection includes a blotter for Crowder Jr. Co. of Pennsylvania with a cowgirl theme titled Quick on the Trigger; a Globe Ticket Company blotter from Tacoma, Washington, containing a calendar for March 1959; a C.S.I. Industrial Supply Co. blotter from Cleveland, Ohio, featuring a three-month calendar for late 1952; and a Washington Concrete Company blotter from Washington, Iowa, which includes a September 1964 calendar and an artist-themed illustration with a printed Gil Elvgren signature. Each piece is constructed of cardstock with a blue absorbent paper backing. Two items are currently housed in clear protective plastic sleeves. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 4.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 82 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera and Photography Featuring Gil Elvgren
This lot consists of a collection of 5pc pin-up ephemera and photography, including promotional items for various American industrial companies from the mid-20th century. The collection features several items with illustrations by renowned artist Gil Elvgren (1914â"1980) and one item by artist Park Sherman. Included is a 1954 vertical advertising calendar for Quality Park Envelope Company with Park Sherman art, a G.O. Carlson Inc. promotional card titled Me??? with Elvgren art, and a desk calendar for Shields Ampoule Machine Corp. also featuring an Elvgren illustration. The lot further includes a large color cardstock print of a woman with playing cards signed Elvgren and a glossy black and white silver gelatin photograph of a model on Kodak paper. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 7.50"W Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 83 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera Including Gil Elvgren Art
This 5pc pin-up ephemera collection consists of mid-century promotional advertising materials. The lot features a Philip Haas Co. bi-fold pamphlet for frost-proof closets and yard hydrants with hitchhiking-themed artwork. A 1963 calendar mailer customized for Roche & Hull, Inc. includes an illustration by Gil Elvgren. Also included is a cardstock print titled Your Choice, signed by Elvgren, depicting a woman seated at an easel. A 1954 calendar for Pryne Instant Heat ceiling heaters features a western-themed pin-up and is held in a protective plastic sleeve. The collection is rounded out by a small cardstock card captioned Don't Be Late! depicting a woman in a dark blue dress. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 84 - Six Pin-Up Offset Lithographs After Gil Elvgren
This lot comprises six offset lithographs after Gil Elvgren, featuring mid-century pin-up subject matter. The collection includes three larger prints housed in contemporary brushed silver-tone metal frames with easel backs and hanging hardware. Subjects depict women posed with a striped towel, on a diving board, and in a boudoir setting holding a hammer. Each of these framed prints bears the facsimile signature of Elvgren in red script within the matrix. Accompanying these are three smaller unframed lithographs protected in plastic sleeves with cardboard backings. These smaller prints depict women with an umbrella, at a signpost, and on a ladder, and each bears the printed mark LITHO U.S.A. in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 8.50"W x 0.50"H
Lot: 85 - 6pc Collection of Mid-Century Pin-Up Advertising Ephemera and Studio Photography
This group of six vintage pin-up collectibles comprises advertising materials, a studio photograph, and film. The collection features a multi-fold promotional business card for Earl J. Ball entertainment in Philadelphia, dated 1952; a March 1958 advertising calendar for Quality Park Envelope Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; and a 1963 50th Anniversary calendar for Wittle's Lebanon Parts Service of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, which features a printed illustration titled Your Choice by Gil Elvgren. Also included is a vintage western-themed color postcard and a large-format black-and-white studio photograph depicting a model in cowgirl attire. The sixth item is the original 35mm color negative for the photograph, produced on Kodak VPS (Vericolor Professional) film stock. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 86 - 1960s Esquire Jumbo Risque Erotic Playing Cards Made in Hong Kong
A pack of giant playing cards featuring erotica, produced by Esquire as model number 7-111. These plastic-coated cards feature full-color photographic images of nude female models on the face of each card. The reverse of the cards displays a pink and white decorative scrollwork pattern centered around a stylized nude female figure. The set is housed in its original cardboard box which features a wood-grain printed exterior and a yellow manufacturer label. The label identifies the product as New Improved Esquire Plastic Coated Playing Cards of Superior Quality, manufactured in Hong Kong. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 1.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 12.50oz
Lot: 87 - Bill Medcalf Quick on the Draw Pin-Up Playing Card Double Deck
This double deck set of pin-up playing cards features Western-themed illustrations by American artist Bill Medcalf (1920-2005). Produced circa 1950, this erotica collectors card grouping was created as a promotional item for the Master Blue Print Co. of Madison, Wisconsin. The set consists of two distinct decks housed in a single presentation box. One deck depicts a redheaded woman in a red bikini, cowboy hat, and red boots. The second deck depicts a blonde woman in a yellow and white Western-style outfit with a white cowboy hat. Both subjects are rendered in a classic mid-century pin-up style using offset lithography on cardstock. The exterior box lid is printed with the title Quick on the draw in red script and block letters, along with the company name and location. Each card back bears the printed signature of the artist, Bill Medcalf, in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 88 - Erotica Playing Card Deck Pocket Pin-Ups
This erotica playing card pack, titled Pocket Pin-Ups: An informal history of the '50s pin-up magazine, was authored by Max Allan Collins and published by Kitchen Sink Press. The item consists of a collection of illustrated cards housed in a pictorial cardboard slipcase. The front of the box features a color photograph of model Bettie Page in a red polka-dot bikini. The cards themselves are high-quality color reproductions of vintage 1950s pin-up magazine covers. Visible titles on the card faces include Show (dated December 1954), M-A-F, and various other mid-century publications. The box spine and front panel bear the title, author's name, and the Kitchen Sink Press faucet logo. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 89 - Hollywood Pinups Movie Legends Trading Card Set
This collection of non-sport trading cards is titled Movie Legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood: Hollywood Pinups, produced by 21st Century Archives, Inc. of Royal Oak, Michigan. The set features artistic pin-up depictions of Golden Age Hollywood actresses, utilizing artwork from noted illustrators including Vargas, Petty, Elvgren, Moran, Mozert, and Armstrong. This erotica collectors card pack includes a group of cards printed on semi-gloss cardstock with white borders. The original retail box is present, which notes that five different Special Marilyn cards were randomly inserted into the product line. Markings on the packaging include the manufacturer address in Royal Oak, Michigan, and the statement Printed in Canada Packaged in USA. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 90 - Kitchen Sink Press The Women of Whisper Magazine Pin-Up Art of the 40s Erotica Collectors Card Pack
This boxed set of 36 erotica collectors cards is titled The Women of Whisper: Magazine Pin-Up Art of the 40s. Published by Kitchen Sink Press, the collection was compiled and annotated by pop-culture historian Michael Barson. The cards feature full-color reproductions of vintage 1940s cheesecake magazine covers, including titles such as Whisper, Beauty Parade, and Titter. The artwork illustrates classic mid-century pin-up styles, with many covers featuring the work of artist Peter Driben. The cards are produced using modern offset lithography on cardstock. The box includes a printed history of the era's cheesecake magazines and features the Kitchen Sink Press faucet logo on the side panel. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 91 - Vintage Remembrance Pin-Up Playing Card Decks Winning Aces
This erotica collectors card grouping features a double deck set of mid-century pin-up playing cards manufactured by Remembrance Playing Cards, a brand of Brown and Bigelow. Titled Winning Aces, this set was produced circa 1940-1950 as a promotional item for Industrial Engineering and Mfg. Co. of Brimfield, Indiana. The set includes two complete decks with offset lithograph illustrations on the reverses. The red deck features a blonde model in black lingerie kneeling with a wishbone, and the green deck features a blonde model in pink lingerie holding playing cards. The cards are stored in a gold-tone presentation box with an interior lid containing a thematic poem set against a gold-tone background. The underside of the box bears a label for Redi-Slip Finish and the Remembrance trademark. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 8.20oz
Lot: 92 - A Collection of Gil Elvgren and George Petty Pin-Up Collector Trading Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of a large assortment of modern trading cards reproducing mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations. The lot includes a significant portion of the Gil Elvgren's Calendar Pinups series, produced in 1993 by Comic Images of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, under license from Brown and Bigelow, Incorporated. These cards feature full-color reproductions of Elvgren's artwork on the obverse, with titles, original publication dates, and descriptive narratives on the reverse. Also included is a series of cards produced by 21st Century Archives featuring the work of George Petty. One specific card titled Tennis Girl is presented in a rigid plastic protector and contains a detailed checklist on the reverse documenting Petty's illustrations for Esquire and True magazines from 1933 to 1956. The cards are printed on standard cardstock with a glossy finish on the illustrated sides. Artist signatures including Petty and Elvgren are reproduced on the card fronts. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.70oz
Lot: 93 - 2 Boxes Painted Ladies Erotica Collectors Card Grouping by Max Allan Collins
A set of Painted Ladies collectible trading cards, curated by Max Allan Collins and published by Comic Images in 1994. This erotica collectors card grouping features a retrospective of mid-20th century American pin-up art, with a primary focus on the calendar illustrations. The cards are produced via offset lithography on glossy cardstock. The front of the outer slipcase is titled Painted Ladies and identifies the compiler as Max Allan Collins. The reverse of the cards includes biographical information and series titles such as Calendar Pinups 2. Production marks on the card backs include Copyright 1994 Comic Images, Produced by Comic Images, Saddle Brook, NJ 07662, and designed by Michael Studios. The illustrations depict various stylized poses typical of the 1940s and 1950s, including subjects such as A Live Wire and various beach and western-themed pin-up scenes. Several cards feature the facsimile signature of artist lower right corner. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 1.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 10.70oz
Lot: 94 - 2pc 21st Century Archives Inc. 1940s Illustrations by Vargas Pin-Up Girls Trading Card Sets
This erotica playing card grouping consists of two complete sets of non-sport collectible trading cards published by 21st Century Archives Inc. featuring the artwork of Alberto Vargas. The first set, titled 1940s Illustrations by Vargas Pin-Up Girls (Series I), contains a complete base set of 51 cards and includes one Prizm holographic foil insert card. The second set, titled PIN-UP GIRLS II (Series II), contains a complete base set of 50 cards and one Prizm insert card. These cards feature full-color reproductions of classic mid-century glamour and pin-up illustrations originally published in Esquire magazine. The Series II cards include biographical text for each illustration written by Reid Stewart Austin. Each card is printed on cardstock with white borders. The reverse of the packaging for Series II notes that the first series was named Non-Sport Card Design of the Year. Both boxes bear the Varga signature logo and the publisher information for 21st Century Archives Inc. of Royal Oak, Michigan. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 7.10oz
Lot: 95 - 2pc Decks of Sassy Swimsuits Novelty Erotica Collectors Playing Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of two complete decks of novelty playing cards titled Sassy Swimsuits. Produced in Belgium during the late 20th century, circa 1980s to 1990s, the cards are constructed of laminated cardstock using an offset lithography printing process. The set is housed in a clear plastic two-compartment storage case. Each deck features a unique back design: one with a pink border depicting a blonde model and the other with a blue border depicting a brunette model. The card faces, ranging from Ace through King, display individual color photographs of glamour models in various swimwear and suggestive poses, with some cards featuring artistic nudity. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.30oz
Lot: 96 - 2pc Gil Elvgren Brown & Bigelow Advertising Pin-Up Playing Card Decks
This set of erotica playing card grouping features two vintage decks of advertising playing cards published by Brown and Bigelow under the Remembrance brand. Both decks feature pin-up illustrations by artist Gil Elvgren, with his printed signature visible on the artwork of each box and card back. The first deck was produced for Jim Adkins Gulf, Steelton, Pennsylvania. The illustration depicts a woman in a sheer light blue gown and black stockings. The second deck was produced for the Latex Glove Company, located at 442 W. Division St., Chicago 10, Illinois. The illustration features a woman in a sheer negligee holding a yellow flower. Both decks utilize the Redi-Slip finish. The Latex Glove Company box retains a partial blue U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamp on the top flap. The reverse of the Jim Adkins box features a red and yellow geometric design labeled Bridge, while the Latex Glove Company box reverse shows a green and brown Good Luck design with a horseshoe and four-leaf clover. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 0.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.60oz
Lot: 97 - 2pc Kitchen Sink Press Spicy Naughty 1930s Pulp Covers Trading Card Sets
This lot features two complete trading card sets published by Kitchen Sink Press. The sets consist of full-color offset lithograph reproductions of vintage spicy pulp magazine covers from the 1930s. Set One is housed in a blue box featuring a woman in a contorted bridge pose wearing lingerie and includes the National Recovery Administration NRA eagle logo with the text We Do Our Part. Set Two, the companion set, is in a purple box featuring a woman in a yellow one-piece swimsuit with a cigarette holder and includes thirty-nine additional cards. The cards depict classic pin-up and risque illustrations from the Depression era, with visible titles including Bedtime Stories, Broadway, and Gay Parisienne. The artwork showcases stylized artistic poses characteristic of early 20th-century American erotic ephemera. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.00"W x 3.75"H Weight: 6.70oz
Lot: 98 - 2pc Vintage Erotica Playing Card Decks Including Gaiety Brand 54 Models
A pair of vintage erotica playing card decks. The grouping includes one deck of Gaiety Brand 54 Models Colour Playing Cards in an orange and yellow cardboard box. The second deck is a bridge size set housed in a white cardboard box featuring a nude model on the exterior. Both decks contain cards featuring full-color photographs of nude and topless glamour models. The cards are constructed of printed cardstock with a glossy coating. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 0.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 4.70oz
Lot: 99 - 3pc George Petty Pin-up and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Trading Cards
This 3pc Erotica playing card grouping features collectible sets highlighting classic pin-up illustration and sports memorabilia. The collection includes a display box for The Petty Girl Premium Collectible Trading Cards by 21st Century Archives, Inc., featuring the airbrush and watercolor art of George Petty. This box originally housed packs containing randomly inserted Ridgid Tool cards. Also included is a complete 50-card set of The Petty Girl II Premium Collectible Trading Cards, published in 1995 by 21st Century Archives, Inc. These cards feature the red Petty script signature on the front and biographical text by Reid Stewart Austin on the reverse. The third item is an officially licensed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders card deck, which contains color photography of the squad in cameo and game action poses. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.00"W x 5.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 100 - 3pc Sets of Gil Elvgren Pin-Up Erotica Playing & Trading Cards
This lot consists of a three set erotica playing card grouping featuring the artwork of American illustrator Gil Elvgren. The collection includes one factory-sealed deck of plastic-coated playing cards and two sets of informational trading cards produced by 21st Century Archives. The cards feature full-color offset lithographic reproductions of Elvgren's mid-20th-century pin-up illustrations, depicting stylized female figures in various thematic poses, including a witch on a broomstick and a woman on a motorcycle. Many cards bear the printed signature of the artist on the obverse. The reverse of the trading cards includes the copyright mark 1995 Brown & Bigelow, Inc. and the 21st Century Archives logo. Each trading card is individually numbered and includes the original artwork title, such as A Sharp Lookout, the original publication year, and a descriptive paragraph regarding the historical context of the illustration and models. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 0.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 5.70oz
Lot: 101 - A Group of 32 Comic Images Elvgren & Friends Pin-up Trading Cards
This erotica collectors card grouping consists of approximately 32 oversized trading cards from the Elvgren and Friends series published by Comic Images in 1997. The collection features color reproductions of classic mid-century American pin-up art by illustrators Gil Elvgren and Earl Moran. The reverse of the cards includes titles, humorous verses, and biographical text regarding the artists. Notable subjects include an ice skater in a pink sweater with a printed Earl Moran signature, a woman on a seesaw titled Teeter Taught Her, and an artist at an easel titled Drawing Attention. The cards are marked as authorized by Drake Elvgren and Marianne Ohl Phillips and were produced in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 1.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 7.10oz
Lot: 102 - 52 American Beauties Pin-up Playing Card Deck with Illustrations by Gil Elvgren
This vintage erotica playing card pack, titled 52 American Beauties, features illustrations by American artist Gil Elvgren (1914â"1980). The set consists of a complete deck of plastic-coated playing cards housed in the original cardboard tuck box. Each card displays a full-color offset lithograph print of a pin-up illustration in Elvgren's signature style, depicting women in various stylized, suggestive, and humorous scenarios. The subjects are shown in lingerie, swimsuits, or themed costumes. The box front features an Orientalist-themed illustration of a snake charmer. Visible markings include 52 American Beauties, PLASTIC COATED, BY Elvgren, and PLAYING CARDS on the box. Individual cards, such as the 3 of Hearts titled A WARM WELCOME, bear a printed cursive Elvgren signature. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 0.75"W x 3.75"H Weight: 3.30oz
Lot: 103 - 4pc Gil Elvgren Packs of Notes Featuring Erotica
This lot consists of 4 packs of notes where each cover features erotica illustrations by American artist Gil Elvgren. These vintage offset lithographs were published by Brown and Bigelow Div. of Standard Packaging Corp. U.S.A. The illustrations depict stylized female figures in playful scenarios, with specific titles including OH, NO! and SCREEN TEST! Each pack bears a facsimile signature Elvgren in the plate. One pack contains a fold-out section on the reverse with a Calendar for 1969 and a Calendar for 1970. Dimensions: 3.25"L x 0.75"W x 6.25"H Weight: 3.60oz
Lot: 104 - Betty Buckley Autographed Shure SM58 Microphone
Black Shure SM58 handheld microphone inscribed in silver marker "To Shan Shan Love Betty Buckley." The Tony Award winning star of Cats and acclaimed stage and screen performer signed the piece across the handle in bold, clear script. A personal dedication from one of Broadway's most celebrated voices, presented on an industry-standard stage microphone. Dimensions: 2"W x 6.5"H
Lot: 105 - 101 Strings Million Seller Movie Themes Vinyl LP, Alshire S-5311
This vintage 101 Strings album features movie themes and other selections, including tracks such as "The Entertainer," "What'll I Do," and "Tubular Bells." Released by Alshire International (S-5311), this record offers classic instrumental renditions of popular movie tunes, performed by the renowned 101 Strings Orchestra. The album is housed in its original cover, featuring a striking image of the model, and includes a detailed track listing on the back cover. Condition: The vinyl shows signs of use but plays well. Cover shows minor wear and tear. Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.5"H Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 106 - 101 Strings Vinyl LP, Million Dollar Movie Hits
This 12.5"L x 12.5"H vinyl LP features the 101 Strings Orchestra performing tracks from iconic movie hits. The album, titled Million Dollar Movie Hits and Other Original Selections, includes a mix of popular movie themes like "Claudia Theme," "Theme from Picnic," and "Sea of Tranquility." The record is in good condition, with minor signs of wear on the cover, and is housed in its original packaging. Manufactured by Alshire International, this LP is a rare and unique addition for collectors of vintage movie soundtracks and 101 Strings music. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 107 - A Trio of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Live at the London Palladium Double LP Album
A trio of vintage vocal music recordings consisting of one gatefold double LP album cover and two accompanying black vinyl records. The album is titled JUDY GARLAND AND LIZA MINNELLI 'LIVE' AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM, issued by Capitol Records under the catalog number SWBO 2295. The cover is explicitly marked "NEW IMPROVED FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO." The front features a color photograph of the two performers. The interior gatefold contains extensive liner notes, detailed track lists for four sides, and black-and-white performance photographs. The two 33 1/3 RPM vinyl discs feature the colorful Capitol Records rainbow ring labels, confirming the title and STEREO format. 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 108 - A&M Records Mart Crowleys Vinyl Record, The Boys in the Band
A 1970 stereo vinyl LP of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band," released by A&M Records, featuring the original New York cast recording of the groundbreaking stage play. This production, notable for its candid exploration of gay identity and interpersonal relationships, is preserved here in a cast performance featuring Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Cliff Gorman, Keith Prentice, and others. The front cover bears a blue-toned photographic image of the ensemble framed by vivid psychedelic flourishes and a celebratory cake motif, while the reverse provides cast and production credits, including direction by Robert Moore and engineering by Bill Halverson, Wally Heider, and Bob Simpson. The vinyl is labeled with the classic orange A&M branding. Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.5"H Date or Era: 1969 Manufacturer or Brand: A&M Records Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 109 - Bananarama Vinyl Record, Wow!
A sizzling vinyl of Bananaramas Wow, pressed on black vinyl with a sharp cream London label, wrapped in a fiery red cover showing the trio embraced by shirtless men in bold glamorous poses, the back contrasts with a sleek black layout and glowing tracklist, includes hits like I Heard a Rumour, Love in the First Degree, I Want You Back, and Nathan Jones, a vibrant pop statement packed with attitude and irresistible energy. Artist: Bananarama Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.25"W Date or Era: 1987 Manufacturer or Brand: Polygram Records Inc Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 110 - Barbra Streisand The Broadway Album 1985 Vinyl LP
A single vinyl Long Play (LP) record, "The Broadway Album," by Barbra Streisand. The album was released by Columbia Records, featuring compositions by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, and others. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard jacket, which features a photograph of the artist in a formal gown and straw hat on the front cover. The back cover confirms the catalog number FC 40092 and displays the UPC barcode (7464-40092-1), along with comprehensive track information. The record itself is black vinyl with the standard orange and yellow Columbia label, confirming the artist, album title, and catalog number on side 1. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 111 - Barry Manilow 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe 1984 Arista LP
A 1984 release vinyl LP album titled 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe by Barry Manilow, released on the Arista label (Catalog No. AL8-8164). The album is a jazz-influenced work featuring collaborations with notable musicians including Gerry Mulligan, Sarah Vaughan, and Mel Torme. The album jacket features a photograph of Manilow in front of a neon sign spelling "Paradise CAFE." The back cover lists detailed musician credits and track listings, divided into a First Set and Second Set, noting the album was Digitally Recorded at Winnie Studio C, Los Angeles, California. The back cover also displays the UPC barcode 7822-18264-1. The black vinyl disc features the standard Arista multicolored mountain/wave graphic label. The album jacket measures 12.5" x 12.5". Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 112 - Bette Midler Mud Will Be Flung Tonight! 1987 Atlantic Records LP
A vintage 12-inch vinyl long-playing (LP) record featuring the 1987 comedy album by Bette Midler titled Mud Will Be Flung Tonight! The album was issued on the Atlantic Records label, bearing the catalog number 81291-1. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve. The front cover features a stylized photograph of a messy dressing table reflecting Bette Midler, surrounded by framed portraits. The back cover includes production credits and a stage photo of Midler, noting the performance venue as "Mort Glickman's Comedy Gulag." The black vinyl disc features a center label confirming the title, artist, track list, and the â- 1987 copyright date. Dimensions: Standard 12-inch LP format. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 113 - Bette Midler. Divine Madness. Atlantic Records, 1980. Original LP Record.
Bette Midler. Divine Madness. New York: Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1980. Original US release vinyl LP album (SD 16022). 12-inch 33 1/3 RPM record contained in a glossy pictorial cardboard sleeve. The album features the soundtrack from Midler's 1980 concert film. The record label is green and red Atlantic Records, bearing the production date P 1980. The front cover features Bette Midler superimposed on Mount Rushmore. The back cover features a photograph of Midler dressed as a mermaid atop a structure resembling the Lincoln Memorial, listing tracks including Big Noise From Winnetka, Paradise, Stay With Me, My Mother's Eyes, and Chapel of Love. The sleeve catalog number is SD 16022. A Warner Communications Company. Printed in U.S.A. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 12.00"W
Lot: 114 - Blue Angel Self-Titled Album featuring Cyndi Lauper 1980 Polydor LP
A single 12-inch vinyl LP album, the self-titled debut by the band Blue Angel, featuring lead singer Cyndi Lauper. The album was published by Polydor and dated â- 1980 Polydor Incorporated. The cardboard sleeve features five stylized portraits of the band members on the front against a burnt orange background. The back cover provides individual portrait photographs of the five members: John Turi, Johnny Bazaar, Cyndi Lauper, Lee Kowitz, and Arthur Rockin' Nelson, along with track listings for Side One and Side Two. The catalog number PD-1-6300 is present on both the sleeve and the black vinyl record label, which carries the prominent orange Polydor logo. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 115 - Cyndi Lauper She's So Unusual 1983 Portrait Vinyl LP Record
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album, "She's So Unusual," by Cyndi Lauper, released in 1983 on the Portrait label. This is the original pressing, catalog number FR 38930, reflecting the Pop and New Wave style of the early 1980s. The object consists of a black vinyl disc housed in a printed cardboard sleeve. The front cover features the artist dancing in an urban environment with the album title and artist name superimposed. The back cover displays the track listing, production credits, and a distinctive photographic detail of the soles of white shoes painted to depict a portion of Van Gogh's Starry Night. The back cover also includes the barcode 7464-38930-1. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 116 - Cyndi Lauper True Colors LP Record Album
Single vintage cardboard LP record album sleeve for the Cyndi Lauper album True Colors, originally released in 1986 by Portrait Records. The front cover features a close-up photographic portrait of the artist alongside the title text and includes a circular promotional sticker listing key tracks and the number 4913-S1. The back cover displays a full 10-track listing across Side 1 and Side 2, production credits, and a barcode (7464-40313-1), set against a complex image of the artist standing among multiple framed mirrors. This item is the sleeve only; the vinyl record is not present. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 117 - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand No More Tears Casablanca Records Vinyl
This is a single 12-inch vinyl record, a release from 1979 (P 1979), featuring the musical collaboration between Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. The single is titled "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and was released on the Casablanca Records label under Catalog NBD 20199. The vinyl is pressed on black vinyl, listing a track runtime of 11:40 for the main track. The printed cardboard sleeve features a black and white photographic portrait of the two artists on the front. The reverse of the sleeve promotes the Donna Summer Greatest hits on radio record compilation, "Greatest Hits On The Radio Volumes I & II." Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 118 - Donna Summer Bad Girls 1979 Double LP Record Album
A two-item lot comprising the vintage 1979 double Long Play (LP) record album Bad Girls by Donna Summer. The lot includes the black vinyl record disc and its original printed cardboard jacket. The album was produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The jacket features vibrant photographic artwork on the front displaying the artist's name and album title. The back lists the four sides of tracks. The vinyl disc bears the Casablanca Records and Filmworks label, marked with the catalog number NBLP-2-7150 and explicitly dated P 1979 Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 119 - Donna Summer Live and More 2x Vinyl LP Record Album
This lot consists of one vintage vinyl LP record album, "Live and More," by Donna Summer. Research confirms this album was originally released as a double vinyl LP set (2x LP). The album is representative of the late 1970s Disco period. The front cover features a dramatic close-up color photograph of Donna Summer singing into a microphone. The reverse side displays a full-length photograph of her performing, alongside an extensive tracklist. Key tracks include the "MacArthur Park Suite." Production credits are listed for Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The visible black vinyl record features a Casablanca Records and FilmWorks label, identifying the catalog number as NBLP 7119-2 and marking the side as STEREO SIDE 2. This vintage record is the highly sought-after "Live & More" album by Donna Summer. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"W x 0.25"H
Lot: 120 - Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money 1983 LP Record Album
A single black vinyl LP record album, Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money, released in 1983 by Mercury Records / PolyGram Records (catalog number 422-812265-1). The record is housed in its original color jacket featuring a photograph of Summer dressed in a waitress uniform, with the title text and a visible name tag reading DONNA. The reverse displays the full tracklist and a second color photograph of Summer in a diner setting. The black vinyl disc features a red and white Mercury label listing the track titles for Side A and confirming the 1983 copyright information. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 12.25"W x 0.25"H Weight: 7.7oz
Lot: 121 - Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well 12-Inch Single RCA CHESST 3 1984
This is a 12-inch vinyl single featuring the song I Know Him So Well from the musical Chess, performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson. The record was released in 1984 by RCA Records and distributed by RCA Ltd Record Division, London. The music and lyrics were composed by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The single is formatted for 45 RPM playback. Side A contains the title track I Know Him So Well. Side B features Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquillity) performed by Tommy Korberg, Elaine Paige, Denis Quilley, and Bjorn Skifs, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra and The Ambrosian Singers. The item includes the original picture sleeve featuring photographic portraits of Paige and Dickson against a black and white graphic design. The back of the sleeve includes the RCA logo, catalog numbers CHESST 3 and PC 68258, and distribution information for 1 Bedford Avenue, London. The vinyl label for Side 1 displays the RCA logo, catalog number CHESST 3, and matrix number PL 70500, with copyright and phonographic copyright dates of 1984 attributed to 3 Knights Ltd. Dimensions: 12" dia.
Lot: 122 - Falco Falco 3 1985 Promotional Vinyl LP Record
A single 12-inch vinyl LP record of the album Falco 3 by the Austrian artist Falco, consistent with the 1985 release. This is a promotional copy, confirmed by the rectangular sticker on the back cover stating, "LOANED FOR PROMOTION ONLY. NOT FOR SALE." The record is housed in a cardboard sleeve featuring a central photograph of the artist in formal wear against a crowd backdrop. The front cover includes a circular pink sticker noting the inclusion of the tracks "ROCK ME AMADEUS" and "VIENNA CALLING." A circular purple retail sticker from the New York store "SOUNDS" marked $4.49 is also present. The black vinyl disk features a white center label marked "FALCO 3." The tracklist confirms popular songs including "Rock Me Amadeus," "Jeanny," and "Tango The Night." Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 123 - Gian Stellari & Orchestra â" Great Songs from Great Italian Films Vinyl LP
Original 1960 Epic Records pressing of Great Songs from Great Italian Films by Gian Stellari and His Orchestra. This album features orchestral arrangements of iconic Italian film scores, including Anna, Love Theme from La Strada, and Arrivederci Roma. A celebration of Italy's cinematic and musical heritage, the record captures the romance and drama of beloved Italian films. Dimensions: 12.5"L Date or Era: 1960 Manufacturer or Brand: Epic Records Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 124 - Hal Mooney Musical Horoscope LP Mercury Records MG 20775
Vintage vinyl record Musical Horoscope by Hal Mooney and His Orchestra, released by Mercury Records. This long-playing microgroove album (MG 20775) features musical compositions inspired by the twelve zodiac signs, with arrangements reflecting the personality traits associated with each astrological sign. The album cover features a striking mid-century design with a glamorous portrait of a woman surrounded by zodiac symbols. The back cover includes detailed descriptions of each zodiac sign, enhancing the thematic experience. Custom High Fidelity recording for superior sound quality. Dimensions: 12.5"H Date or Era: 1958
Lot: 125 - Herschel Bernardi Sings Fiddler On The Roof Columbia Masterworks Vinyl LP
This is a vintage Columbia Masterworks vinyl LP record album featuring Herschel Bernardi performing songs from the musical Fiddler On The Roof, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The album jacket features a photograph of Bernardi in character on the front cover and detailed liner notes and track listings on the reverse. The vinyl disc is black and housed in a cardboard jacket. The jacket displays multiple catalog numbers, including OS 2916 (front cover) and OS 3016 (back cover and disc label). The album is a stereophonic recording. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 126 - Joan Rivers - What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most? LP Record Geffen GHS 4007
A single vinyl LP record and its corresponding gatefold sleeve for the comedy album Joan Rivers - What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most?. The album was released by Geffen Records, catalog number GHS 4007, dating from 1982 or 1983. The front sleeve features a photographic portrait of Rivers wearing a fur boa. The title is modified by a handwritten "Semi" notation above the printed text "What becomes a Legend most?". The sleeve retains several affixed stickers, including a red circular "SOUNDS" retail sticker priced at $4.49 and a warning sticker stating, "Contains language which may be unsuitable for some listeners." The rear sleeve features a parody photograph of a royal wedding party and lists the track titles for Side A and Side B. The black vinyl disc features white and green Geffen Records labels. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 127 - Joan Rivers EXCERPTS FROM What becomes a Semi-Legend most! Promotional LP
A single 12-inch promotional vinyl record album (LP) by Joan Rivers, titled EXCERPTS FROM What becomes a Semi-Legend most!. The album is associated with the full Geffen Records release GHS 4007, dating to the mid-1980s. The black vinyl disc is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve, featuring a black and white photograph of Rivers lighting a cigarette. The front cover includes the promotional text "JOAN RIVERS PUTS OUT FOR D.J.'s WHO PLAY THIS ALBUM" and retains a retail sticker overlay reading "$5.99 SOUNDS St. Mark's Place NYC." The reverse side lists 16 tracks and is explicitly marked "Promotional Copy. Not for sale." The vinyl label confirms the manufacturer as Geffen Records and the speed as 33 1/3 RPM. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 128 - Joe Mooney, Lush Life Vinyl Record, Atlantic 1255
This is an original Joe Mooney â" Lush Life (Atlantic 1255) vinyl record, featuring a collection of jazz-infused vocal performances by the renowned jazz pianist and vocalist. Released by Atlantic Records, the album showcases Mooney's signature warm, intricate style. The cover art features a vintage lounge-inspired aesthetic, adding to its collectible appeal. Includes both the record and cover, measuring 12.5"L x 12.5"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 129 - John Carlton & The Craftsmen All-Stars â" Movie Themes, Vinyl LP
Original Craftsmen Records pressing of Movie Themes, featuring instrumental renditions of classic film scores, including Man with the Golden Arm, Gigi, and Some Enchanted Evening. The album cover features actress Kim Novak, enhancing its collectible appeal for both film and music enthusiasts. Dimensions: 12.5"L Date or Era: 1950s Manufacturer or Brand: Craftsmen Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 130 - Judy Garland - Gay Purr-ee Soundtrack LP Record, Warner Bros. 1962
This item is an original 1962 Warner Bros. Records vinyl album for "Gay Purr-ee," the Original Motion Picture Sound Track. The printed cardboard cover features a vibrant blend of photographic and illustrative styles, with a central portrait of Judy Garland surrounded by whimsical cartoon cats and Parisian landmarks against a black background. Prominent text includes "THE VOICE OF JUDY GARLAND IN A UPA PRODUCTION 'GAY PURR-EE'," alongside credits for co-stars Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Hermione Gingold, and Paul Frees, and various production details. The reverse provides a full track listing for Side One and Side Two, extensive liner notes, and specifies "VITAPHONIC MONOPHONIC B 1479 HIGH FIDELITY" and "MADE IN U.S.A.". This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"H Weight: 0.20 lb
Lot: 131 - Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli "Live" At The London Palladium 1972 Capitol LP
A 1972 pressing of the album Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli "Live" At The London Palladium, released by Capitol Records. The lot consists of one (1) black vinyl LP housed in its original full-color printed cardboard jacket. The recording captures the 1964 London Palladium concert. The catalog number ST-11191 is printed on the sleeve spine and the disc label. The vinyl features the distinctive yellow, orange, and red concentric ring Capitol label, marked "â- 1972 Capitol Records, Inc." The back cover provides detailed liner notes and track listings, including "Over the Rainbow" and "The Man That Got Away." 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 132 - Judy Garland Judy At Carnegie Hall Judy In Person Double LP Set
A vintage double-record vinyl LP set titled Judy At Carnegie Hall / Judy In Person, recorded live and complete on Sunday, April 23rd. The set was distributed by Capitol Records under the FULL DIMENSIONAL STEREO designation, catalog number SWBO 1569. This lot consists of three items total: one album jacket and two black vinyl discs. The front cover features a striking red, black, and white concert advertisement design detailing the performance and the orchestra conducted by Mort Lindsey. The back cover includes a photograph of Garland performing. Both vinyl records feature the purple/burgundy Capitol label and include visible track listings for records 1 and 2. The album jacket measures 12.5 inches x 12.5 inches. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 133 - Judy Garland The Beginning Vinyl LP Compilation 1979 DRG Records SL 5187
This vinyl LP compilation album titled The Beginning features artist Judy Garland and was released in 1979 by DRG Records with catalog number SL 5187. The record contains a series of archival recordings from the 1940s originally issued on the Decca label. The front cover depicts a color photograph of Garland in a blue garment leaning on a pedestal, with the title rendered in blue script. The back cover includes the same photographic imagery alongside a comprehensive tracklist of songs recorded between 1940 and 1947, including selections from films such as Girl Crazy and The Shocking Miss Pilgrim. Credits on the reverse cite a special arrangement with MCA Records Inc. and indicate the album was printed in the USA. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 134 - Judy Garland The Garland Touch Vintage Capitol Records LP Album W 1710
A single vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album titled The Garland Touch by artist Judy Garland. The album was released by Capitol Records under the catalog number W 1710. The record features a colorful rainbow-rimmed Capitol label with the HIGH FIDELITY designation. The track listing includes I Happen to Like New York, You'll Never Walk Alone, More Than You Know, and Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe. The black vinyl disc is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve featuring a close-up photograph of the artist on the front and liner notes and track details on the reverse. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 135 - Judy Garland The Wit & The Wonder Of DRG Records Vinyl LP SL 5179
One vinyl LP record album, Judy Garland - The Wit & The Wonder Of, released by DRG Records under catalog number SL 5179, â- 1977. The album is a compilation of live and recorded tracks spanning the years 1938 to 1967. The record is black vinyl with an orange, red, and white center label displaying the DRG Records logo and track information for Side A. The corresponding cardboard sleeve features archival black and white photographic portraits of Judy Garland, including one on the front holding a single rose and one on the back holding a large bouquet, alongside detailed track listings and recording dates. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 136 - Madonna - Madonna The Debut Album 1983 Sire Records Vinyl LP
A single vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record of Madonna's eponymous debut album, released by Sire Records in 1983 (catalog number 1-23867). The record is housed in its original pictorial cardboard sleeve featuring high-contrast black-and-white portraits of the artist. The back cover lists the tracklist, including the hits Lucky Star, Borderline, and Holiday. The copyright date of 1983 is visible on the back cover. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 137 - Madonna - True Blue 1986 12-Inch Vinyl LP Record
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record of Madonna's 1986 album, True Blue. The set includes one black vinyl disc housed in a cardboard jacket. The front cover features a high-contrast profile photograph of the artist. The reverse displays the full tracklist, including "Papa Don't Preach," "La Isla Bonita," and "Live to Tell," set against a deep blue background. Producer credits list Madonna, Patrick Leonard, and Stephen Bray. The disc label bears the Sire Records logo and confirms the track listing for Side A. The jacket features a visible UPC barcode (0-7599-25442-2). 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 138 - Madonna Angel Into the Groove 12-Inch Maxi Single Sire 1985
A single 12-inch vinyl record maxi single by Madonna, titled Angel, released circa 1985 on the Sire label. The record features the tracks "Angel (Extended Dance Mix)" and "Into the Groove." The reverse sleeve credits production to Nile Rodgers and notes that "Into the Groove" is featured in the Orion motion picture Desperately Seeking Susan. The black vinyl disc plays at 45 RPM and bears the catalog number 0-20335 partially visible on the label. The full-color printed paper/cardboard sleeve features a close-up portrait of the artist on the front and is marked "SPECIALLY-PRICED 2-CUT MAXI SINGLE." Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 139 - Madonna Like A Virgin Vintage Vinyl LP Album Sire Records 1-25157
A single vintage vinyl LP record album, Madonna's "Like A Virgin," released by Sire Records. The album is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve featuring stylized black and white photography of the artist, consistent with the mid-1980s Pop music era. The record itself is black polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The center label displays the catalog number 1-25157, the artist name "madonna," the album title, and production credits attributed to Nile Rodgers. The back cover lists the nine tracks, including "Material Girl" and "Like A Virgin," and features a barcode. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 140 - Marvin Hamlisch - Ice Castles Soundtrack Arista 1978 Promo DJ Copy
Marvin Hamlisch. Ice Castles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album. New York: Arista Records, Inc., 1978. Promotional Disc Jockey (DJ) Copy, indicated by the stamp on the rear jacket. 12-inch vinyl LP record, 33 1/3 RPM, housed in the original pictorial cardboard sleeve (jacket). The album features music composed, conducted, and produced by Marvin Hamlisch, including the track "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" sung by Melissa Manchester, and "Voyager" performed by The Alan Parsons Project. The front jacket features a large orange and red sticker highlighting the theme song by Marvin Hamlisch and the catalog number AL 9502 STEREO. The rear jacket credits the film as "A John Kemeny Production of a Donald Wrye Film" and lists the starring cast, including Robby Benson and Lynn-Holly Johnson. The record label and rear cover confirm the publication date P 1978 Arista Records, Inc. The catalog number is AL 9502. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 12.00"W
Lot: 141 - Monty Python's Previous Record 12-Inch Vinyl LP CAS 1063
A single 12-inch vinyl LP record, Monty Python's Previous Record, originally released by Charisma Records in 1972. The record is housed in its original illustrated cardboard sleeve featuring surrealist pop-art imagery, depicting a large blue coiled tube and a hand reaching toward a yellow and brown butterfly. The back cover confirms the track listing and the catalog number CAS 1063, noting copyright dates of 1972 by Charisma Records, Inc. The black vinyl disc features the track list for Side A and the identification CAS 1063 on the center label. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 142 - Original Broadway Cast Recording Flora The Red Menace Liza Minnelli 1965 LP
A single vintage vinyl LP record featuring the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the 1965 musical comedy Flora The Red Menace. The musical features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, starring Liza Minnelli in her debut Broadway leading role. The record is a STEREO release on the RCA Victor Dynagroove label, catalogue number LSO-1111. The LP is housed in its original cardboard gatefold sleeve. The cover features bold, cartoon-style graphic artwork dominated by orange and yellow tones, depicting the title character holding a sign marked I AM. The interior gatefold contains extensive liner notes, plot summaries, photographs of key cast members, and a full track listing. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 143 - Queen Save Me United Kingdom Picture Sleeve and Somebody To Love Canadian 7-Inch Vinyl Single
This lot features two distinct Queen records components that are mismatched. The first component is an original 7-inch picture sleeve for the single Save Me b/w Let Me Entertain You, released by EMI Records under catalog number EMI 5022. This sleeve was manufactured in England circa 1980 and features a group portrait of band members Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, and Brian May on both the front and reverse. The reverse side indicates the tracks are taken from the album Queen Live Killers and notes production by Queen and engineering by Mack. The second component is a 7-inch vinyl single for Somebody To Love b/w White Man, released in 1976 by Elektra Records. The record features the Elektra butterfly label with catalog number E 45362 and matrix numbers 45362-A and 45362-B. Side one contains Somebody To Love (4:53) and side two contains White Man (4:57). The labels indicate the tracks were produced by Queen, engineered by Mike Stone, and recorded in the United Kingdom. The vinyl is housed in a WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. company sleeve with a Scarborough, Ontario address. Dimensions: 7.25" dia.
Lot: 144 - Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Vinyl LP, Columbia Records
Original Rhonda Vinyl LP featuring the legendary Rhonda Fleming, released by Columbia Records. This album showcases the vocal talents of Fleming, known for her contributions to classic Hollywood and music. The orchestration is conducted by Frank Comstock, delivering a lush and refined sound. Rhonda Fleming was an iconic actress and singer recognized for her beauty and talent in the golden age of Hollywood. The album cover features a striking portrait of Fleming, making it a collectible piece for fans of classic film and music history. Dimensions: 12.25"H Date or Era: c. 1958 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 145 - Television's Greatest Hits Volume II Double LP Compilation Sleeve
This lot consists of one rectangular cardboard sleeve for the compilation album, Television's Greatest Hits Volume II: From the 50s and 60s. Market intelligence identifies this as the packaging for a 2 x Vinyl (LP, Compilation) set, copyrighted 1986 by TeeVee Toons, Inc. The cover design evokes mid-20th-century television nostalgia, featuring the title text displayed on a vintage screen alongside a classic broadcast microphone. The packaging advertises 65 TV themes from the 1950s and 1960s, with specific themes listed including Hogan's Heroes, The Monkees, Peter Gunn, and The Honeymooners. The back confirms the album is copyrighted and manufactured by TeeVee Toons, Inc. The sleeve lists the extensive tracklist across four sides (Side One through Side Four). The item is a standard 12-inch LP format, relating to the keyword Dimensions. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 146 - The Chipmunks Chipmunk Punk Vinyl LP 1980 Excelsior XLP-6008
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album set titled CHIPMUNK PUNK, featuring the animated characters Simon, Theodore, and Alvin. The album was released on the Excelsior label with the catalog number XLP-6008. The recording is copyrighted (P) and (C) 1980 by Polydor International, Inc. The cardboard sleeve features vibrant cartoon artwork depicting the three chipmunks in punk/new wave attire standing against a brick wall. The back cover lists the track titles for Side One and Side Two, and notes the musician roles, attributing lead guitar to Alvin, bass and vocals to Simon, and drums and vocals to Theodore. The record is black vinyl. Dimensions: 12-inch LP format Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 147 - The Chipmunks Go Hollywood 1982 RCA Vinyl LP Record Album AFL1-4376
A vintage 12-inch vinyl LP record album titled The Chipmunks Go Hollywood, released by RCA Records in 1982. The album is catalog reference number AFL1-4376. The album sleeve is constructed of printed cardboard featuring a colorful, cartoon-style illustration on the front cover depicting the characters in parody movie posters, including "The Ultimate Challenge ALVIN III" and "E.T. & ME." The back cover features the track listing and nine distinct, small illustrative panels corresponding to the songs, such as "Eye of the Tiger," "Fame," and "9 to 5." The album includes the black vinyl disc, which displays an RCA center label confirming the 1982 copyright date and track list, including "Introducing Charlene of the Chipettes." The dimensions of the item are standard for a 12-inch LP. Dimensions: 12 inches (diameter of disc) Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 148 - The Return to Oz Original Cast Soundtrack Vinyl LP RFO-101 Liza Minnelli 1978
This is a vintage vinyl LP record featuring the original cast soundtrack for the production The Return to Oz. The album is a limited, non-commercial pressing released under the label R.F.O. (Rescued From Oblivion), catalog number RFO-101. The production features music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, with scoring and conducting by Walter Scharf. The cast includes Liza Minnelli as Dorothy, Danny Thomas as the Tin Woodman, Milton Berle as the Cowardly Lion, Peter Lawford as the Scarecrow, Ethel Merman as the Bad Witch, Rise Stevens as the Good Witch, Herschel Bernardi as the Carousel Horse, Jack E. Leonard as the Sign Post, and Paul Lynde. The front cover displays a white background with a stylized rainbow and illustrations of the primary characters. The back cover contains a full tracklist and extensive liner notes printed in Japanese. A notice on the back cover states the record was issued as a tribute to Cahn, Van Heusen, and Scharf. The record features a green center label with black text, indicating a mono recording and a 1978 copyright and phonogram date. Dimensions: 12" dia.
Lot: 149 - The Rink - Broadway Cast LP, Chita Rivera & Liza Minnelli (1984)
An original Broadway cast 12-inch vinyl LP record album for "The Rink," featuring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli, copyrighted 1984. The album cover presents a minimalist modern graphic design, primarily a bold red silhouette of two facing profiles on a white background, with text identifying the stars, musical title, and "Original Broadway Cast," along with a "Digital RECORDING" emblem. The reverse side provides detailed track listings for "Side 1" and "Side 2," extensive production credits, including Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, alongside several production photographs of the performers. Visible markings include a barcode (8 422-823125-1), Polydor and PolyGram Records branding. This item is both the album cover and album record. Dimensions: 12.50"L x 12.50"H
Lot: 150 - Whitney Houston Self-Titled 1985 Arista Records Vinyl LP AL 8-8212
Whitney Houston self-titled debut studio album, released in 1985 by Arista Records under catalog number AL 8-8212. The lot includes the original cardboard sleeve and a 33 1/3 RPM vinyl LP. The front cover displays a portrait of the artist in a white gown against a garden backdrop, while the reverse features a full-length image of Houston in a swimsuit on a beach. The reverse also contains the tracklisting, production credits, and artist acknowledgments. The Side 2 record label is finished in black with the Arista logo and includes the tracks How Will I Know, All At Once, Take Good Care Of My Heart, Greatest Love Of All, and Hold Me. Dimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H
Lot: 151 - Two Queen 7-Inch Vinyl Record Singles Including Bicycle Race and Play The Game
This lot consists of two 7-inch vinyl record singles by the British rock band Queen, both released by Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States market. The first record is Play The Game, released in 1980 with catalog number E-46652. The original picture sleeve features a color group portrait on the front and four individual portraits on the reverse. The B-side is titled A Human Body. The second record is the double A-side single Bicycle Race and Fat Bottomed Girls, released in 1978 with catalog number E-45541. This single was released in conjunction with the album Jazz. The front sleeve features the original artwork depicting a woman on a bicycle, while the reverse shows a black and white photograph of the band members seated on stone steps. Both records include their original paper picture sleeves and are printed with the Elektra logo and copyright information. Dimensions: 7.25" dia. Weight: 4.00oz
Lot: 152 - Two Queen 7-Inch Vinyl Records Including Bicycle Race and You're My Best Friend
This lot consists of two 7-inch vinyl records by the rock band Queen, both Canadian pressings released on the Elektra label. Both discs feature the multicolored butterfly label design and were manufactured and distributed by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. The first record, catalog number E45541, was released in 1978 and features the tracks Bicycle Race and Fat Bottomed Girls. It is accompanied by its original picture sleeve. The sleeve front depicts the band members on stone steps, while the reverse features the Bicycle Race artwork and the text From Their Album JAZZ. The sleeve is marked Printed in U.S.A. at the bottom right. The second record, catalog number E 45318, was released in 1975 and features the tracks You're My Best Friend and '39. This disc is housed in a vintage generic WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. company sleeve, which includes the Scarborough, Ontario distribution address. Measurements: 7 inches diameter each. Dimensions: 7.25" dia.
Lot: 153 - Three Billion Millionaires Monoaural LP featuring Judy Garland and Bing Crosby
A single vintage 12-inch monoaural vinyl long-playing record (LP) titled Three Billion Millionaires. The production, dated 1962 ((c) Peter Farrow), features an ensemble cast including Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, and special guest Adlai E. Stevenson. The record is housed in its original printed cardboard sleeve, which features a graphic illustration executed in a stained-glass style on the front and a collage of cast photos on the back. The record label identifies the catalog numbers UXL 4 and FB 11003. Track titles include Tower of Babel and Marching Band. Web research suggests this item is associated with the 1963 US LP release. Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5" Dimensions: 12.5" x 12.5"
Lot: 154 - 13pc RnB CD Lot Sonique Ginuwine Mary J Blige One Twelve
13 piece RnB CD collection featuring standout albums by top artists including Sonique Hear My Cry, Ginuwine 100 Percent Ginuwine, and Mary J Blige's Mary and The Breakthrough. Includes two editions of Part III by One Twelve, as well as albums by Will Downing, Brian McKnight, Lionel Richie, Shaggy, the Jackson 5, and Jagged Edge. A well-rounded selection for fans of late 90s and early 2000s rhythm and soul. Each CD case measures approximately 5.75"L x 5"H. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 155 - A Collection of approximately 25 Bill and Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Pins and Buttons
This collection consists of approximately 25 political campaign buttons and pins primarily related to the political careers of Bill and Hillary Clinton, dating from circa 1992 to 2008. The items include standard circular pinbacks and rectangular pins constructed of celluloid or plastic-covered paper inserts on metal bases. Featured items include 1992 Democratic National Convention pins from New York City depicting Bill Clinton and Al Gore, and various 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign buttons with slogans such as Hillary for President 08 and A Champion for Women. The lot also contains satirical and commemorative pieces, including a purple rectangular pin depicting Hillary Clinton as the Statue of Liberty with the text First Lady for the Next Millennium, a blue button reading DON'T WHITEWASH WHITEWATER, and a speculative pin for Clinton in 2004 advocating to Repeal the 22nd Amendment. Another pin features both Bill and Hillary Clinton with the slogan Buy one, Get one free! in 2008. Manufacturing marks include the union bug for Slater Corporate Graphics (marked NO SLATER CORP) and the USWA union bug with the text UNION MADE. Dimensions: 3.00" dia. Weight: 14.00oz
Lot: 156 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Summer 1955 Issue
This lot presents a single vintage periodical, Physique Pictorial, identified specifically as the Summer 1955 (SMR 1955) issue. The magazine is rendered primarily in black and white, featuring mid-century physique photography characteristic of the era. The cover prominently displays the title "PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL" and the price "35," centered on a photographic portrait of a smiling, muscular young man in light briefs. An additional interior or back image depicts a young man wearing a jacket and holding skis. The publication is constructed of printed paper. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 157 - Athletic Model Guild Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 13, No. 1
A vintage issue of the periodical Physique Pictorial, Volume 13, No. 1, published by the Athletic Model Guild. The cover features a black and white illustration rendered in line art and shading, depicting two muscular males wearing briefs, one seated at the edge of a water body and the other standing. The cover lists the price as 35 cents. The magazine contains internal pages with black and white photography characteristic of mid-century physique publications, including an image of an athletic model posing on a beach leaning against a surfboard. The periodical is printed on paper stock. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 158 - Athletic Model Guild Physique Pictorial Volume 36 Booklet
A single vintage erotic booklet published by the Athletic Model Guild, titled Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume 36 on the cover. This periodical features mid-20th-century black-and-white physique photography. The covers display a muscular male model posed outdoors wearing a cowboy hat, bandana, and studded leather chaps that reveal the torso and posterior. The front cover shows the model facing forward with hands on hips, and the back cover shows the model turned toward the viewer in a rear view. The cover price is marked at $2.50. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 159 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Vol. 37, Bob Kisler Cover 1983
Original vintage issue of Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 37, dated November 1983, featuring Bob Kisler. Physique Pictorial is a historically significant physique and art publication renowned for its photography, illustration, and influence on underground publishing and LGBTQ+ cultural history. This later-era issue remains highly collectible among enthusiasts of vintage physique art and magazine ephemera. Softcover format, original printing. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Date or Era: 1983 Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 160 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Vol. XV No. 1 Vintage Periodical
This is a single vintage periodical titled Physique Pictorial, identified as Volume XV, Number 1. The magazine is a paper-based publication featuring black and white illustrations and photographs related to male physique culture, consistent with mid-20th-century publications of this genre. The cover illustration depicts a muscular man in a singlet interacting with a uniformed police officer, with the partial location text "North Beach" visible in the background. The issue is marked with the original price of 35 cents. Internal content includes photography, such as an image of a muscular young man smiling while lifting two dumbbells on a staircase, wearing a minimalist posing strap. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 161 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 25
This issue of Physique Pictorial, published by Bob Mizer through the Athletic Model Guild, represents an early example of the influential American physique magazine that helped define mid-20th-century homoerotic visual culture. Featuring black-and-white hand etched or photography of athletic male models posed in classical and fitness-inspired compositions, the magazine reflects the eras careful balance between art, bodybuilding, and coded erotic imagery. Printed in digest format, Physique Pictorial was widely circulated through mail order and remains highly collectible today for its cultural significance and association with early LGBTQ publishing history. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 25.00"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 162 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 34
This original Physique Pictorial magazine exemplifies the Athletic Model Guilds distinctive photographic style, with carefully staged studio and outdoor images highlighting the male physique in a restrained yet expressive manner. Front cover features Chuck Robinson with the back cover of two male, names not noted. Known for its minimalist layouts and emphasis on form over narrative, the publication served both as an art magazine and a catalog for AMG photographic offerings. Issues such as this are increasingly scarce and are sought after for their role in shaping underground publishing and physique photography in postwar America. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 163 - Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 41
Presented is a classic issue of Physique Pictorial, featuring black-and-white photography characteristic of Bob Mizers long-running publication. The imagery focuses on athletic male models posed in timeless, sculptural arrangements inspired by classical art and physical culture. Physique Pictorial enjoyed a lengthy publication run and played a pivotal role in the evolution of male figure photography, making individual issues appealing to collectors of vintage magazines, art photography, and mid-century Americana. Front cover features Stephan Zefferelli with the back cover featuring Bob Christerson. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 164 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Vol. 35, Bo Richards Cover 1981
Physique Pictorial, Vol. 35, No. 4 (August 1981), featuring Bo Richards on the cover, is an original vintage issue of the influential American physique magazine celebrated for its iconic male photography and lasting impact on bodybuilding, art, and queer visual culture; published in the magazine¢â¬â¢s later period, this issue reflects the refined aesthetic and editorial style that made Physique Pictorial a landmark of 20th-century underground publishing, with black-and-white interior photography, staple binding, and English-language text. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 165 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 21, July 1972
Original issue of Physique Pictorial, Volume 21, July 1972, published by Bob Mizers Athletic Model Guild, one of the most influential and collectible physique magazines of the 20th century, celebrated for its high-quality photography, classical aesthetic, and central role in the visual history of male physique art and LGBTQ+ publishing; this issue features black-and-white and color photographic studies of male models emphasizing idealized form and artistic composition, reflecting the post-Stonewall era shift toward more open homoerotic expression; softcover format. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 166 - Physique Pictorial Magazine, Volume 40
Vintage issue of Physique Pictorial, a cornerstone publication of the physique magazine movement founded in 1951 by photographer Bob Mizer. Front cover presents Jerry Suter with back cover featuring Ernie Ree. This issue showcases posed male figure studies rendered in crisp black-and-white, emphasizing musculature, symmetry, and idealized athletic form. Originally marketed as a fitness and art magazine, Physique Pictorial became an important outlet for visual expression during a period of restrictive obscenity laws, making surviving examples desirable to collectors of photography, counterculture ephemera, and LGBTQ history. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 167 - Physique Pictorial Vol. 10 No. 2 August 1960
A vintage monochrome periodical identified as Physique Pictorial Volume 10, No. 2, published in August 1960. This erotic book is associated with the Athletic Model Guild (AMG) and its founder, Bob Mizer. The publication features black and white photographic plates and line-drawn illustrations characteristic of mid-century physique magazines. The cover displays the title, volume, and issue number, along with the original price of 35 Cents. Interior content includes a photographic plate featuring the model identified by the text marking as Eddie Woods. The publication is printed on stock paper. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.50"H Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 168 - Physique Pictorial Vol. 15 No. 2, January 1966, Featuring Sam Calhoun
A vintage single copy of the periodical Physique Pictorial, Volume 15, Number 2, published circa January 1966, associated with Bob Mizer. This paper periodical features a high-contrast, stylized illustration on the front cover depicting a seated, muscular man wearing underwear labeled WILL 'M. The cover displays the title Physique Pictorial, the price of 35 cents, and the volume designation VOL. 15 No. 2. The second visible page features a black and white photograph of posing model Sam Calhoun. This publication is a significant example of mid-century male physique photography and illustration. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 169 - Physique Pictorial Volume 12 Number 4 Vintage Magazine
A single vintage issue of the specialized publication Physique Pictorial Volume 12 No. 4. The magazine is constructed of paper and features a high-contrast black-and-white photograph on the cover depicting a young, muscular male model wearing a light-colored posing strap or singlet against a stylized geometric backdrop. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 170 - Physique Pictorial Volume 6 Number 1 Spring 1956 Featuring Phil Granuchi
A single vintage physique publication identified as Physique Pictorial Volume 6 Number 1, dated Spring 1956. This issue was published by the Athletic Model Guild (AMG) and features model Phil Granuchi on the cover. The cover displays a black and white photograph of Granuchi flexing his bicep while wearing denim jeans on a beach. The title "Physique pictorial" is printed vertically, with the price "35c" marked in the upper right corner and the season "SPRING" in the lower right. The interior includes additional photographs of Granuchi, such as a seated outdoor pose in brief swim trunks. The publication is constructed of printed paper, consistent with mid-century photo booklets of the era. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 1.9oz
Lot: 171 - Vintage Physique Pictorial Covers, Athletic Model Guild
A pair of vintage periodical covers from the Physique Pictorial series, associated with the Athletic Model Guild (AMG). These erotic booklets feature black and white photographic prints of muscular, semi-nude male models. The first cover is identified as Volume 27 and features model Ross Judd, depicted in a cowboy hat and boots, posing next to a wagon wheel. The back cover features model Joseph Schaller, shown holding a rope or fabric against a plain backdrop. Both covers utilize the characteristic grain of vintage physique magazine printing. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.25"W x 8.25"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 172 - A Pair of Pages from Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 13 No. 3
A pair of pages extracted from the vintage publication Physique Pictorial Magazine Volume 13 No. 3. The pages are rendered on printed paper in black and white. The first page is the cover or title page, featuring the arched block lettering title PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL, the price 35 cents, and the designation VOL 13 No. 3. The photograph on the cover depicts a muscular male model wearing dark briefs and posing outdoors. The second page is an internal illustration, a high-contrast drawing executed in a style resembling graphite or charcoal, showing a rear view of a nude, muscular male figure in a standing pose. This internal illustration is signed simply Jones in script in the lower left corner. Both pages exhibit the visual graininess and high contrast typical of vintage printed media from this era. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8.50"H Weight: 2oz
Lot: 173 - Iron Man Bodybuilding Magazine Vol 25 No 2 Feb Stan Brice Cover
A single vintage issue of the periodical Iron Man Bodybuilding Muscle Magazine, identified as Volume 25, No. 2, dated February. This specific issue features the inscription "Season's Greetings" at the top of the cover and is priced at 35. The cover displays a color photographic portrait of Stan Brice, identified as "Mr. Northern Calif.," posing outdoors in black briefs on a wooden dock near two small trophies, set against a backdrop of a marina. The issue focuses on muscle-building techniques, nutrition programs, and contest results, including coverage of Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. The cover highlights "The Nutrition Program That Made Stan Brice A Winner." An internal page features an advertisement for "Iron Man Barbells" sold by Body Culture Equipment Co., Alliance, Nebraska, complete with detailed pricing and descriptions of various barbell sets and components. Dimensions: See Desc. Weight: 3.9oz
Lot: 174 - Collection of Vintage Erotica, Novelty Games, Hanger, and Adult Ephemera
This collection comprises an assortment of mid-century to contemporary adult-themed novelty items, sexy items, and memorabilia. The lot includes a 1965 Jump: Chicks and Checkers board game produced by Cockamamie Enterprises, featuring pin-up style illustrations. Also included is a Marilyn Monroe 12-inch vinyl picture disc, matrix number AR 30031-A, featuring a track list of twelve songs including Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend and Heat Wave. A hand-carved hardwood reclining nude sculpture is present, which functions as a novelty nut cracker. The collection features a novelty lower torso leg display hanger made of molded plastic with red fabric and black lace trim. Additional items include miscellaneous adult ephemera such as a Belle's Fancy Stories booklet, stickers, a humorous lithograph print, and a 2003 pin-up calendar. Dimensions: 18.00"L x 9.50"W x 2.00"H Weight: 5.15 lb
Lot: 175 - Three Lovisi, Harrison, and Burton Volumes on Vintage Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Paperbacks
A collection of three reference volumes documenting the history, art, and cultural impact of mid-20th-century pulp fiction and adult paperbacks. The group includes: Bad Girls Need Love Too: Pleasure Yourself with Pulp Fiction by Gary Lovisi, published by Krause Publications in 2011; Hip Pocket Sleaze: The Lurid World of Vintage Adult Paperbacks by John Harrison, published by Headpress in 2005; and Sin-A-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties, edited by Brittany A. Esabella and B. G. Burton, published by Feral House in 2005. Bad Girls Need Love Too is an octavo-sized pictorial hardcover with its original pictorial dust jacket. Hip Pocket Sleaze is an octavo-sized softcover edition with illustrated wrappers. Sin-A-Rama is a large quarto-format pictorial hardcover. Each volume is extensively illustrated with high-quality color reproductions of vintage paperback covers from the 1950s and 1960s, including titles such as Like Crazy, Man, Jazzman in Nudetown, and This Way for Hell. The books serve as visual and historical surveys of the erotica and sleaze genres, featuring commentary on authors, artists, and the publishing houses of the period. Dimensions: 6.75"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 4.40oz
Lot: 176 - Three Vintage Male Erotica Books
This lot of 3 vintage male erotica books comprises a trio of mid-to-late 20th-century publications focusing on adult-oriented erotic subjects. The primary volume is The Satyrical Drawings of Martin Van Maele, published by The Cythera Press in 1970. This quarto-sized hardcover book is presented with its original tan pictorial dust jacket featuring La Grande Danse Macabre des Vifs. The interior contains numerous monochrome plates of intricate erotic and satirical illustrations. The copyright page confirms the 1970 publication date and carries Library of Congress catalog card number 70-20202. Accompanying this work are two softcover items. The first is Foreskin by Bud Berkeley and Joe Tiffenbach, a perfect-bound book with mustard-yellow wrappers and red title text. The second is a staple-bound pamphlet titled Isixs by Dunsmore, subtitled Blazingly Intimate Short Stories, featuring black pictorial wrappers with orange lettering. No signatures, bookplates, or previous owner markings are visible in any of the items. Dimensions: Largest book: 7.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.60oz
Lot: 177 - 3pc Les Parisiennes Pulp Erotica Zebra Books, c. 1970s.
A trio of mass-market paperback volumes from the Les Parisiennes series, subtitled The Girls of Paris. The collection includes Soft Thighs (LP-118) by Anton Michand, Parisian Interludes (LP-119) by Joseph Dupree, and The Small Rooms of Paris (LP-113) by Anton Michand Brandon. Each 12mo volume features illustrated softcover wrappers stating the contents as original translations of explicit French erotica. The books display a stylized Z publisher mark on the spines and front covers. Front covers and solid black back covers are decorated with the series logo incorporating a Paris skyline silhouette. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 7.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 178 - Collection of 4 Pulp Erotica Soft Cover Books, Les Parisiennes
This collection of 4pc pulp erotica books consists of vintage mass-market paperbacks from the Les Parisiennes: The Girls of Paris series. The titles included are Earthy Delights by Count P. de Claweran (marked LP-124), The Young Parisians by Raoul Martine (marked LP-111), Soft and Savage by Hector Casale, and Secret Books. Each volume is presented in octavo-sized pictorial softcover wrappers featuring artistic depictions of nudity and the series logo framed by an Eiffel Tower and arch graphic. The covers include the taglines Explicit French Erotica and Original Translations. The back covers are uniform, featuring a solid black ground with the series logo centered. These items are mass-market pocket-sized editions, likely published in the late 20th century, with original price markings of $3.50 visible on select titles. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.10oz
Lot: 179 - Four Piece Vintage Casino Soft Cover Books Erotica Fiction
Soft cover books included The Physician's Wife by Richard Alcourt; Not Wanting to Swing by Lonnie Jar; New Playmate by Vanessa Clifton and Nympho Twins by Jeff David. Books are used but in good condition. Publication dates 1977, 1978. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.60oz
Lot: 180 - 4pc Collection of Pulp Erotica Soft Cover Books
Four vintage adult fiction novels in mass-market paperback format, dating from the 1960s and early 1970s. The titles included are Darkroom Dyke by Les Cooper (Raven Books RB 737), Sucked Into Sin by Nancy and Rod (Companion Books CB596), Flesh Whip by Michael Hunt (Raven Books RB 728), and Yacht Orgy by Curt Strong (Casino Books CSN-113). These volumes are characteristic of the sleaze pulp genre, featuring illustrated pictorial wrappers. The books are in their original softcover bindings as issued, with cover prices ranging from 75 cents to 2.25 dollars. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 181 - Lot of 6 Pulp and Hollywood Postcard Books. Pantheon and Prion, 1991-2002.
A collection of six softcover postcard books featuring vintage pulp fiction cover art and classic Hollywood cinema imagery. The lot includes three titles published by Prion Books Limited in 2002: She Tried to be Good: Sirens and Vamps from the Pulp Classics, Too Late to Resist: Steamy Clinches from the Pulp Classics, and Thrill-Mad Pussycats: High-Voltage Temptresses from the Pulp Classics. These volumes utilize images from the Peter Chapman Collection and contain 23 full-color, detachable postcards each. Also included are three titles published by Pantheon: Love Was Cheap and Life Was High: Postcards from Paperback Cover Art of the 40s and 50s (Edited by Barry Jay Kaplan), Born to be Bad: Postcards from the Great Trash Films Volume II (Selected by Michael Barson), and Career Girls: Postcards of Hollywood's Working Women (Selected by Michael Barson). The books are perfect-bound in landscape-oriented pictorial wrappers. Interior content includes reproductions of vintage paperback covers such as The Moon Pool by A. Merritt and Strangler's Serenade by William Irish. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 5.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 7.30oz
Lot: 182 - Six Piece Collection of Vintage Pulp Erotica Books - Mixed Publishers and Authors, mid-20th Century.
This collection of 3pc Pulp Erotica books features adult-themed titles published in the United States during the mid-20th century. The group includes examples of the lesbian pulp fiction genre, such as License For Lust published by Private Edition Books (PE-323). Also included are Debbies Erotic Dreams by Aldrich Gillie, a Casino Books release (CSN 118) priced at $2.25, and Voluptuous Voyage by Dallas Mayo, a Midwood first printing (F198). These mass-market paperbacks are octavo in size and feature the characteristic illustrated softcovers of the era, complete with promotional synopses and publisher logos like the Casino Books CB mark. All volumes were printed in the U.S.A. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 10.80oz
Lot: 183 - 6pc Erotica Sleaze and Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1959-1984.
This 6-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a diverse range of mid-to-late 20th-century pulp fiction, spanning erotica, sleaze, historical fiction, and science fiction. The assortment features The Pagan Empress by Kevin Mathews (Midwood-Tower), Cleopatra by Jeffrey K. Gardner (Pyramid Books), Carnival Mistress by Stan O'Dair (Brandon Books), Love is for Everybody by Angela Gilbert (Gold Star Books), Assassin of Gor by John Norman (Ballantine/Del Rey), and Superluminal by Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket Books). These octavo-sized softcovers are presented in their original illustrated wrappers, highlighting the evolving graphic cover art styles and sensationalist marketing trends characteristic of their respective genres and eras. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 184 - 6pc Vintage Lesbian Pulp Fiction Books, Nurse Theme. Mid-20th Century.
This 6-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores lesbian pulp fiction through the popular mid-century "medical and nursing" lens. The assortment includes Lesbians in White by J. D. Ford (Brandon House), Lesbian Captive by Adam Coulter (Brandon House), The Young Nurses by Harry Whittington (Pyramid Books), The Gay Nurses by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), Nurses' Quarters by Lee Morell (Beacon), and White Cap Lesbian by Rick Raymond (Brandon House). These volumes are bound in original pictorial softcover bindings featuring stylized pulp illustrations and promotional taglines. Published during the 1950s and 1960s, the collection serves as a thematic survey of how underground genre fiction utilized professional settings to market sensationalist narratives. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 185 - 7pc Gold Star Books Pulp Fiction Paperback Books, 1963-1964
This collection features a sequential seven-book run by author Hank Janson, published by Gold Star Books in the early 1960s. The set includes Kill Her With Passion, Lover, Brazen Seductress, A Nice Way to Die, It's Bedtime, Baby!, Hell's Angels, and Hot House. Defined by their provocative "good girl art" (GGA) covers, these vintage paperbacks represent the classic mid-century blend of mystery and sleaze pulp fiction. Each volume showcases the signature Gold Star logo and "England's Outstanding Mystery Writer" tagline. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 186 - 7pc Pulp Fiction Novels. Gold Star Books, circa 1960-1962.
This collection of seven vintage mass-market paperbacks features a sequential run of titles by author Hank Janson, all published by Gold Star Books in the early 1960s. The set includes Her Weapon is Passion, Cold Dead Coed, Fanny, Expectant Nymph, The Sexy Vixen, The Affairs of Paula, and A Nympho Named Sylvia. Characterized by illustrative "good girl art" (GGA) pulp covers, these volumes showcase the signature aesthetic of mid-20th-century sleaze and mystery publishing, with each title prominently featuring the tagline "England's Outstanding Mystery Writer." Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 5.00oz
Lot: 187 - 8pc Collection of Brandon House Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels, 1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a thematic selection of lesbian pulp fiction published by Brandon House during the 1960s. The lot includes Two Kinds of Love by Victor Jay, Two Reel Gay Girls by Jack Donne, The Gay Tease by Gus Stevens, Two Times for Love by Robert Hadley, The Two Way Amazon by Rex Weldon, Two Way Mistress by Mark Savage, Two Way Beach Girl by Peter Kanto, and Two Women in Love by Stanley Curson. These pocket-sized volumes are bound in original illustrative pictorial wrappers, featuring the stylized cover art and sensationalist blurbs-such as descriptions of romantic servitude-that defined the era's adult-themed marketing. Printed on characteristic high-acid paper, the collection remains a cohesive example of the provocative niche publishing and graphic aesthetics of the mid-20th century. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 188 - 8pc Collection of Lesbian Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1962-1969.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features mid-century adult-oriented fiction, specifically focusing on the lesbian pulp and sleaze genres of the 1960s. The lot includes Sex Week by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), A Labor of Love and Love Like a Shadow by Kimberly Kemp (Midwood), The Restless Beds by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Sonia's Endless Nights by Pierre Gabron (Les Parisiennes), Amateur Night by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Two for the Road by Gerald Kramer (Midwood), and Satan's Mate by Patrice Caval (Nightstand Books). These octavo softcovers are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring the distinctive illustrative art and provocative promotional text of the era, including stated first printing notices on select volumes. The collection serves as a representative survey of specialized 1960s imprints and their characteristic sensationalist marketing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 189 - 8pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection. Brandon House and Beacon Signal, c. 1953-1965.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores the mid-century lesbian pulp and sleaze fiction genres. Issued primarily by Brandon House and Beacon Signal, the lot includes Meet Jennie Harkins by Wayne Wallace, Share My Wife by John Conway, Pamela's Sweet Agony by Peggy Swenson, Mademoiselle Lesbian by Renee Coquelin, Never Love a Man by Dominique Napier, Twilight Women by Les Scott, The Lavender Girls by Stan O'Dair, and The Lavender Runway by Tony Trelos. These softcover octavo-format volumes feature period-typical illustrative cover art and sensationalist taglines. Printed on standard wood-pulp paper, the collection serves as a visual and thematic archive of the provocative marketing and niche storytelling prevalent in 1950s and 60s underground publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 190 - 8pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels. Midwood and Brandon, circa 1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases the lesbian pulp fiction genre, a prominent subcategory of mid-century adult-themed literature. The assortment includes The Path Between by Jay Warren (Midwood), The Free Love Virgin by Randy Salem (Brandon House), The Bashful Lesbian by Olivia Rangely (Brandon House), The Serpent's Tongue by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), The Girls at Wendy's by Rick Raymond (Brandon House), The Lavender House by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), and The Innocent Lesbian by Rex Weldon (Brandon House). Also featured is a Midwood double novel containing The Sex Between and When Ladies Love by Jason Hytes. These octavo-style softcovers are bound in original illustrative pictorial wrappers, featuring the stylized figures and sensationalist marketing typical of underground genre publishing in the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 191 - 8pc Vintage Pulp Fiction, Sleaze, and Erotica Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1950s-1960s.
This 8-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks offers a diverse cross-section of mid-century pulp fiction, spanning crime, westerns, and adult-themed sleaze. The lot features Silent Outrage by Guy F. Brown (Brandon House), The Love Expert by Victor Jay (Brandon House), Midnight Lace by MacKinlay Kantor (Bantam Books), Too Young to Wait by Peter Kanto (Brandon House), School for Wives by Alexander Trocchi (Brandon House), and The Spider in the Cup by Norman Hales (Signet Books). Also included are two vintage multi-title editions: a Midwood double novel featuring Lady of Leisure by Connie Nelson and Never Let Me Go by Toni Stevens, and an Ace Double Novel containing One Against a Bullet Horde by Walker A. Tompkins and Law for Tombstone by Charles M. Martin. These volumes are bound in original illustrative softcover wrappers, showcasing the range of mid-century aesthetics from gritty noir to provocative adult-oriented cover art. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 192 - 9pc Erotica and Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, ca. 1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features a selection of mid-century adult erotica and sleaze pulp fiction centered on provocative themes. The assortment includes The 3rd Theme by March Hastings (N.L.), The Three Way Set by Frederic Colson (Brandon House), Bold Affair by Orrie Hitt (Kozy Books), The Erotic Triangle by Josh Emery (Dragon Edition), The Threeway Apartment by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Three Way Swap by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), The Thrill Seekers by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), The Three Day Lover by Steve Marshall (Brandon House), and Three-For-All by D. W. Masters (Bee-Line Books). Printed on period-standard newsprint, these volumes are bound in pictorial softcover wrappers that showcase the sensationalist illustrative art and bold marketing characteristic of underground genre publishing in the 1960s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 193 - 9pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1958-1965.
This 9-piece collection of vintage pulp fiction and "sleaze" paperbacks features a provocative assortment of mid-century adult-themed titles. The lot is primarily comprised of Brandon House publications, including The Pay For Play Girl by Norma Gilbert, The Pleasure Studio by Will Newbury, The Love Trap by Nick Allan, Sister For Sale by Stanley Curson, The Pleasure Salesman by Gus Stevens, Born To Be Made by Victor Jay, and Sophisticated Sinner by Tony Trelos. Completing the collection are Louisville Saturday by Margaret Long (Bantam Giant) and Over-Exposed by Jason Hytes (Midwood). These mass-market paperbacks are defined by their evocative pictorial covers and sensationalist narratives, documenting the bold aesthetic of mid-20th-century soft-core erotica. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 194 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Novels. Various Publishers, circa 1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores the lesbian pulp and adult sleaze genres of the 1960s. The lot includes Strange Seduction by Arthur Adlon (Beacon Signal), Honey Lips by Wayne Wallace (Brandon House), Joy Wives by Drew Palmer (Saber Books), Bedroom A Go-Go by Amy Irwin (Brandon House), Pamela's Sweet Agony by Peggy Swenson (Brandon House), Pleasure House by Wayne Vance (Brandon House), All the Girls Together by Roger Reed (Bee-Line Books), Lady, Be Bad by Brett Halliday (Dell), and Model Mistress by Laura Duchamp (Midwood). These volumes are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring era-specific illustrative art and are printed on period-standard high-acid paper stock. The collection serves as a representative sample of provocative mid-century marketing from prominent genre publishers like Brandon House and Midwood. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 195 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Books. Brandon House and Pyramid Books, c. 1950-1965.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks focuses on mid-century lesbian-interest and sleaze pulp fiction. The lot features eight titles from Brandon House and one from Pyramid Books, including: Bed Slave by Rex Weldon, Strange Desire by Wayne Wallace, Lesbian Triangle by Jerry Jason, Executive Lesbian by Stanley Curson, Paula's Girls by Amy Irwin, Whitecap Lesbian by Rick Raymond, The Wilder Scene by Wayne Wallace, Counterfeit Lesbian by Stanley Curson, and Female Convict. Each volume is bound in its original pictorial wrappers, showcasing the provocative cover art and sensationalist advertising copy that defined the underground marketing of adult genre fiction in the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 196 - 9pc Lesbian Pulp Fiction Paperback Books. Various Publishers, circa 1950s-1960s.
This 9-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks explores mid-century lesbian pulp and adult sleaze, specifically focusing on the popular "campus and dormitory" tropes of the era. The assortment includes Velvet Seduction by Marcia Marcoux (Brandon House), Jenny's Games by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), That Kind of Girl by Stanley Curson (Brandon House), Girls' Dormitory by Orrie Hitt (Beacon), Pajama Party by Peggy Swenson (Midwood), Dormitory Women by R. V. Cassill (Signet), Girls Dormitory by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Unnatural by Sloan Britton (Midwood), and Private School by J. C. Priest (Beacon). These octavo-sized editions are bound in provocative illustrated covers, with several featuring the distinctive work of pulp artist Rader. The collection serves as a thematic archive of mid-century genre fiction, characterized by sensationalist marketing and the colorful, stylized aesthetics of the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 197 - 10pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Books. Midwood, Brandon House, and Others, c. 1960s.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks highlights the adult pulp and sleaze fiction genres of the mid-20th century. The lot features Intimate by Martha Marsden (Midwood), Divorce Bait by Nick Allan (Brandon House), The Passion Thing by Frederick Colson (Brandon House), two copies of Bedroom Suburb by Joseph Anthony (Brandon House), Day In, Day Out and Daughter of Shame by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Chains of Silk by John Balmer (Midwood), The Young Widow by Grace Miller (Casino Books), and Sin Lottery by Bob Howard. These octavo-sized softcovers are bound in illustrated wraps featuring the sensationalist taglines and provocative cover art characteristic of the era, with several Midwood volumes specifically designated as stated first printings. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 198 - 10pc Mid-Century Sleaze and Erotica Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1950-1965.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks features a provocative selection of mid-century adult pulp and sleaze fiction. The assortment includes His For The Taking by Jess Draper (Midwood), Free and Easy by Greg Hamilton (Midwood), Male Mistress by Richard E. Geis (Brandon House), A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Signet), The Wayward Bride by Liz Genell (Brandon House), The Harem by Louis-Charles Royer (Pyramid Books), Tormented Triangle by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), Two Sided Triangle by Gus Stevens (Brandon House), Love Me Wild by Rex Weldon (Brandon House), and One Touch of Ecstasy by Gwynne Wimberly (Monarch Books). These volumes are bound in original pictorial wrappers featuring suggestive cover art and promotional taglines typical of the era. The collection serves as a visual record of the sensationalist marketing and high-acid wood pulp production that defined underground and mainstream paperbacks of the 1950s and 60s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 4.00oz
Lot: 199 - 10pc Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Erotica Paperback Books, 1952-1988
This 10-piece collection features a diverse range of vintage mass-market paperbacks spanning mid-century hardboiled crime, pulp fiction, and adult sleaze. The selection includes Rage of the Soul and Conjugal Love (Signet), an Ace Double containing A Run for the Money and The Thin Edge of Mania, Lover Boy (Midwood), The Sex Twist (Beacon Signal), and Closed-Circuit Switch (Companion Book). Rounding out the group are genre fiction titles including The Executioner: Mountain Rampage (Gold Eagle), Dead Reckoning (Harlequin), and Beloved Gambler (Silhouette). These pocket-sized softcovers are defined by their vibrant pictorial wrappers, documenting the evolving graphic cover art styles and sensationalist marketing trends from the 1950s through the 1980s. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 200 - 10pc Pulp Fiction and Sleaze Erotica Paperback Books. Various Publishers.
This 10-piece collection showcases a gritty assortment of mid-20th-century mass-market paperbacks, focusing heavily on the pulp fiction and "sleaze" genres. Defined by provocative "good girl art" (GGA) pictorial wrappers, the lot features titles such as Kill Me with Kindness / The Guilty Bystander (Ace Books), Lust Candidate (Calvin/WWNC), So Violent, My Love (Brandon House), and The Money Trap (Monarch Books). The selection is anchored by several Midwood Enterprises titles, including Fringe Benefits, Strictly Business, Horizontal Secretary, Down and Out, and Cafe Society Sinner. Completing the group is Thomas Wolfe's Only The Dead Know Brooklyn (Signet). These vintage pocketbooks serve as a striking retrospective of the sensationalist narratives and bold cover illustrations that dominated mid-century soft-core erotica and crime publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 4.00oz
Lot: 201 - 10pc Sleaze and Erotica Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, c. 1950s-1960s.
This 10-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a range of mid-century pulp fiction and exploitation titles defined by their provocative noir and erotica aesthetics. The assortment features Sinners' Town by Stan O'Dair (Brandon House), The College Pro by Tommy Bernard (Brandon House), This Bed is Warm by Colden Parks (Brandon House), The Carnal Trap by Robert N. Owen (Brandon House), Faculty Wife by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Search for Sin by Charles Castleman (Midwood), Night Shift Nurse by Sidney Wilson (Midwood), Season for Sin by Louis Lorraine (MAC), The Damned and the Innocent by Glenn Canary (Monarch Books), This Way Out by James Ronald (Popular Library), and an Ace Double containing Knock 'Em Dead by Jack Karney and Point of No Escape by Mel Colton (Ace). These octavo softcovers are characterized by their bold illustrative wrappers, serving as a vibrant retrospective of the sensationalist "house originals" and graphic cover art dominant in mid-20th-century genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 202 - 12pc Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperback Books. Multiple Publishers, c. 1945-1966.
This collection of 12 vintage mass-market paperbacks highlights mid-20th-century pulp fiction and adult sleaze genres, characterized by their bold, sensationalist cover art. The lot includes One of the Girls by Richard Mezatesta, Island of Sin by Dallas Mayo, Down and Out by Les Masters, and The Seduction Game by Vin Fields (Midwood). Other featured titles are The Faster We Live by Bill Brennan (Monarch), Midnight Lace by MacKinlay Kantor, The Yellow Room by Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Only the Good by Mary Collins (Bantam), as well as Man Trap by Matt Harding and The Joy Wheel by Paul W. Fairman (Lion). Rounding out the group are Sweepings by Lester Cohen (Crest Giant) and 7 Days to Love by Colin Johns (Beacon Signal). These pocket-sized volumes feature iconic pictorial wrappers and evocative taglines, serving as a vibrant retrospective of the provocative aesthetic and marketing trends dominant in mid-century genre publishing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 203 - 12pc Vintage Erotica Sleaze Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, circa 1960s.
This lot consists of a collection of 12 vintage mass-market paperback books representing the mid-century erotica and sleaze pulp fiction genre. The assembly primarily features volumes published by Brandon House, alongside representative titles from Midwood and Beacon. The collection includes the following titles: The Reluctant Tease by Amy Irwin; Penthouse Party by Gerald Kramer; His Lesbian Love by Wayne Wallace; The Agency Girls by Matt Stern; The Passion Hunters by Pamela Kaye; The Nine to Five Mistresses by Gus Stevens; Man for Hire by Robert N. Owen; A Man Called Sex by Peter Kanto; The Bedroom Broker by Gus Stevens; Summer Swap by Wm. M. White, Jr.; All Kinds of Loving by David Spencer; and Beat Nymph by Peggy Swenson. Each volume features the stylized pictorial wrappers characteristic of the pulp genre during this period. The Penthouse Party volume is noted on the front cover as a First Printing. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 204 - 13pc Vintage Sleaze and Mystery Pulp Fiction Paperbacks. Various Publishers, 1950s-1960s.
This 13-piece collection of vintage mass-market paperbacks showcases a variety of mid-century sleaze, erotica, and mystery pulp fiction. The assortment features two copies of Trouble-Maker by Russell Trainer (Midwood), The Drifter by March Hastings (Midwood), The Affairs of Gloria by Victor Jay (Brandon House), The Highest Bidder by Vin Fields (Midwood), Liza's Apartment by Joan Ellis (Midwood), Date With a Dead Man by Brett Halliday (Dell Publishing), Murder Takes No Holiday by Brett Halliday (Dell Publishing), Play For Pay by Hal Kantor (GSN), Kim by Robert Colby (Monarch Books), Sign Here For Sin by Richard Donalds (Midwood), Bedroom Eyes by Maurice Dekobra (NL), and No Way Back by Russell Trainer (Midwood). These pocket-sized softcovers are bound in their original pictorial wrappers, featuring the bold illustrative art and sensationalist themes that defined the "house originals" and mystery series of the era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 205 - 3pc Vintage Hollywood Film Books, Movie Stars & Directors
This lot includes three vintage books covering Hollywood's golden era, legendary movie stars, and film history. I Remember It Well by Vincente Minnelli with Hector Arce is an autobiography of the acclaimed director, offering insights into classic Hollywood filmmaking. The Great Movie Stars: The International Years by David Shipman provides a comprehensive look at international film legends, while Video Review's Movies on Video edited by Roy Hemming serves as a guide to films available on video, featuring over 3,300 reviews. A fantastic set for collectors of classic film history and memorabilia. Lot measures 8.5"L x 4.5"W x 11"H. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: 20th century
Lot: 206 - 4 Classic Hollywood Biographies Hardcover Books
Collection of four hardcover books featuring biographies of legendary Hollywood actresses. Titles including: The Bennett Playbill by Joan Bennett and Lois Kibbee (1970) is a memoir of actress Joan Bennett and her famous theatrical family. Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon by Charles Higham and Roy Moseley (1983) chronicles the glamorous career and private life of Merle Oberon. Betty Grable: The Reluctant Movie Queen by Doug Warren (1981) provides an insightful look into the life of pin-up icon and Hollywood star Betty Grable. Limelight and After: The Education of an Actress by Claire Bloom (1982) is the memoir of Claire Bloom, detailing her experiences in stage and film. Each book is a first edition and contains historical photographs and in-depth narratives about these legendary women of Hollywood. The dimensions of the collection measures: 6.5"L x 4.5"W x 9.25"H. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 207 - 4 Classic Hollywood Film Books
A collection of four books celebrating the golden era of Hollywood and its legendary stars. Titles include The Films of Nancy Carroll by Paul Nemcek (1969), Why a Duck? edited by Richard J. Anobile with an introduction by Groucho Marx (1971), Claudette Colbert: An Illustrated Biography by Lawrence J. Quirk (1985), and John Wayne and the Movies by Allen Eyles (1976). These volumes feature in-depth film analyses, rare photographs, and insights into the lives and careers of iconic actors. The dimensions of the collection measure: 11"H x 3.25"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 208 - 4 Classic Hollywood Film Books, Cinema History Collection
A collection of four books exploring the history and impact of Hollywood cinema. Titles include Guts & Glory: Great American War Movies by Lawrence H. Suid (1978), Flesh and Fantasy by Penny Stallings (1978), and more. These books delve into war films, Hollywood's golden era, cinematic disasters, and the evolution of the Western genre, providing a deep dive into film history. The dimensions of the collection measures: 10.5"H x 4"W. Dimensions: See Description Date or Era: c. 1960
Lot: 209 - 4 Hollywood Biographies Hardcover Books
Titles including: June Allyson by June Allyson with Frances Spatz Leighton (1982); Baby Doll: An Autobiography by Carroll Baker (1983); Knock Wood by Candice Bergen (1984); Julie Andrews by Robert Windeler (1983). This collection features biographies and memoirs of iconic Hollywood actresses, offering personal insights into their lives and careers. and many more. The dimensions of the collection measure: 9.25"H x 4.5"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 210 - Three-Piece Movie Memorabilia Grouping Featuring 1949 Elizabeth Taylor Magazine and Julie Andrews Photo
This lot consists of a three-piece movie memorabilia grouping. The first item is a vintage Nord France magazine featuring a cover portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, dated 1949 per user-provided facts. The magazine contains 24 pages and features a back cover with a Humour section of comic strips and a handwritten notation 2-26-44 L. Taylor. The second item is a signed musical program for a special evening honoring Helen O'Connell with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, directed by Lee Castle, dated September 26 and 27, 1981. The program is autographed in blue ink with the inscription To Dolores / Love Helen O'Connell. The third item is an official black and white promotional movie still for the 1965 20th Century-Fox production The Sound of Music. The sheet features two scenes: the Von Trapp family on a hillside and Maria, played by Julie Andrews, playing guitar for the children in a field. The still includes printed copyright information for MCMLXV and property marks for the National Screen Service Corp. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.25"W x 13.50"H
Lot: 211 - 4pc Hollywood Theme Books on Photography and Costume Design
This lot of 4 Hollywood theme books includes a selection of trade paperback volumes focused on the history of film photography, portraiture, and costume design. The group comprises Naked Hollywood by Weegee and Mel Harris (Da Capo Press); In a Glamorous Fashion: The Fabulous Years of Hollywood Costume Design by W. Robert La Vine (Scribners), featuring a foreword by Cecil Beaton; Hollywood Glamor Portraits: 145 Photos of Stars 1926-1949, edited by John Kobal (Dover, ISBN 0-486-23352-9); and Hollywood Movie Stills: The Golden Age by Joel W. Finler (Batsford). These softcover editions are extensively illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates, promotional movie stills, and archival star portraits. The volumes offer a comprehensive visual history of the aesthetic and technical aspects of the American film industry during the mid-20th century. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 11.75"H Weight: 5.00 lb 6.90oz
Lot: 212 - 10 Classic Hollywood Movie Star Publicity Stills, including Sinatra
This collection consists of ten original vintage black-and-white silver gelatin publicity still photographs produced by major American film studios for press distribution and theatrical promotion between 1941 and 1943. The assortment features portraits and scene stills of several prominent Hollywood stars of the Golden Age. Films and actors depicted include The Shanghai Gesture (1941, United Artists) starring Gene Tierney and Victor Mature; The Black Swan (1942, 20th Century-Fox) starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara; White Savage (1943, Universal Pictures) featuring Maria Montez and Jon Hall; Higher and Higher (1943, RKO Radio Pictures) featuring Frank Sinatra and Michele Morgan; and Du Barry Was a Lady (1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) starring Lucille Ball and Red Skelton. The photographs are printed on standard glossy paper and exhibit high contrast and fine detail. Marginal notations include printed studio credits, copyright notices, and production codes. Several prints feature handwritten production or archive numbers in the margins. Studios represented include United Artists, Universal, 20th Century-Fox, RKO Radio Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 0.50oz
Lot: 213 - 10 Classic Hollywood Publicity Stills, including Judy Garland
This lot comprises a collection of 10 black and white movie stars photos, featuring promotional materials primarily from 1941-1942 and surrounding years. The group includes gelatin silver publicity stills for major studio productions such as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Ziegfeld Girl (1941) starring Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, and Lana Turner; Paramount's The Fleet's In (1942) with William Holden and Dorothy Lamour; and 20th Century Fox's Springtime in the Rockies (1942) with Betty Grable and John Payne. Also present are stills for Warner Bros.' City for Conquest (1940) featuring James Cagney and Ann Sheridan; MGM's Bathing Beauty (1944) with Red Skelton and Esther Williams; and individual portraits of stars Carole Lombard for Paramount (dated 1934) and Irene Dunne for Columbia Pictures. The prints are characterized by the presence of studio logos, copyright information, cast credits, and film titles printed in the margins. Many photos exhibit handwritten identification numbers, archival notations, and crop marks indicative of their original use as promotional press materials. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 214 - 10 Original Vintage Black and White Hollywood Publicity Stills, 1939-1944
This collection contains 10 original vintage black and white movie publicity stills from various Hollywood studio productions. These 10pc black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942 and the surrounding years were issued to press outlets for promotional purposes. The collection includes scenes from the following productions: Buffalo Bill (1944, 20th Century-Fox): Two stills featuring Joel McCrea in the title role and Maureen O'Hara. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring Constance Bennett and Bruce Cabot. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942, Universal Pictures): One still featuring Robert Stack and Anne Gwynne. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939, Columbia Pictures): One still featuring a group cast including Boris Karloff. The Fighting 69th (1940, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in military uniform. City for Conquest (1940, Warner Bros.-First National): One still featuring Ann Sheridan in a fur coat. Swing Fever (1943, M-G-M): Two stills featuring cast members and promotional trio portraits. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943, 20th Century-Fox): One still featuring lead actors. The photographs are printed on glossy paper and include printed captions along the bottom margin providing the film title, production company, and cast names. Several prints include studio copyright notices and property stamps from the National Screen Service Corp. Small production or negative reference numbers such as S1286-12 and FS-38 are visible on some images, and one print bears a handwritten number 49/009 in the margin. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 215 - 10pc Black & White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940, Garland, Rooney, Crawford, MacMurray
This lot features a collection of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photographs from the early 1940s, along with an accompanying typewritten studio publicity sheet. The collection includes promotional stills and portraits featuring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Girl Crazy, Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion, and Alan Hale with Mickey the Mascot in Action in the North Atlantic. The Alan Hale image is accompanied by a Warner Bros. Studio typewritten promotional blurb on tan paper. Additional photographs include a glamour portrait of an actress in a patterned wide-brimmed hat, a romantic scene from a 1944 Universal Pictures production, and a lively harness racing scene with a crowded grandstand. Several prints retain printed studio information in the margins, including copyright notices for Loew's Inc., Universal Pictures Co., Inc., and Vitagraph Inc. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 ounces
Lot: 216 - 10pc Black & White Movie Stars Photos from 1941-1942
This collection includes ten original vintage black-and-white and sepia-toned publicity stills and promotional photographs from various 1940s Hollywood productions. The lot features materials from major studios including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and 20th Century-Fox. Represented films include Jackass Mail (MGM, 1942) starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main; The Forest Rangers (Paramount, 1942) featuring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, and Susan Hayward; Yankee Doodle Dandy (Warner Bros., 1942) with multiple images of James Cagney as George M. Cohan, Irene Manning, Marjorie Dean, Poppy Wilde, and Walter Catlett; Hello, Frisco, Hello (20th Century-Fox, 1943) with Alice Faye and John Payne; and The Constant Nymph (Warner Bros., 1943) starring Joan Fontaine and Charles Boyer. Several photographs retain their original typed studio snipes on the reverse, providing cast lists and scene descriptions. Notable studio photographer backstamps are present on the Warner Bros. images, including credits for Mac Julian, Schuyler Crail, and Bert Six. Property stamps for the National Screen Service Corp. and studio copyright notices are visible on the borders and reverse of various items. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 217 - 10pc Black and White Hollywood Movie Star Promotional Photos c. 1940
This collection consists of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin press prints produced in the early 1940s, including items from 1941-1942. These photographs serve as promotional stills for major Hollywood studio productions from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, RKO Radio Pictures, and 20th Century Fox. Featured films include Keeping Company (1940), Roxie Hart (1942), Panama Hattie (1942), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), and The Master Race (1944). The stills feature prominent stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Ginger Rogers, Maureen O Hara, John Garfield, George Montgomery, and Red Skelton. Each print includes integrated margin information providing the film title, studio name, and copyright notices. Several examples also bear Made in U.S.A. stamps. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 218 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Photos c. 1940
This lot features 10pc black and white movie stars photos from the 1940's, consisting of vintage promotional portraits and production stills from several major Hollywood studios. The collection includes scenes from the Paramount Pictures production The Story of Dr. Wassell starring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day; the United Artists film The Hairy Ape featuring William Bendix and Susan Hayward; Universal Pictures' Son of Dracula; Samuel Goldwyn's The North Star released through RKO Radio Pictures; and the M-G-M musical Broadway Rhythm. Each photographic print includes a printed caption in the lower margin detailing film titles, leading cast members, and studio attributions. Several items also feature standard National Screen Service Corporation licensing text and copyright information. The photographs are printed on standard weight photographic paper. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 219 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Photos c. 1940, Crawford, Errol Flynn, Reagan
This collection consists of ten vintage silver gelatin prints serving as original promotional movie stills from Hollywood productions released between 1942 and 1943. The assortment features iconic actors and scenes from major studio films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, and Paramount Pictures. Featured titles include Above Suspicion starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray; Desperate Journey with Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan; Tarzan's New York Adventure featuring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Johnny Sheffield; Tarzan Triumphs with Johnny Weissmuller and Frances Gifford; The North Star depicting wartime scenes with actors in German military uniforms; and Happy Go Lucky featuring Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, and Rudy Vallee. Each unmounted photograph includes printed film titles and studio attributions in the lower margins, along with National Screen Service Corp. copyright stamps and year codes such as 42 and 43. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 220 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Promotional Photos from 1941-1942
A collection of ten vintage silver gelatin prints serving as promotional movie stills for Paramount Pictures and United Artists productions from the early 1940s. The group features dramatic and romantic publicity shots from several films, including The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (1942), and The Shanghai Gesture (1941). Prominent actors depicted include John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Betty Field, and Gene Tierney in various period costumes and action sequences. The photographs are unmounted and unframed, featuring printed margins with film credits, copyright information, and production negative numbers. One print is marked Made in U.S.A. in the right-hand margin. The prints are presented as an assortment of handled ephemera from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 221 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photographs c. 1940
A 10-piece collection of vintage black and white movie star publicity photographs, primarily from Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox productions. The group includes promotional stills for various musical and comedy films of the early 1940s. Featured actors include the comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, along with Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean, Betty Grable, and Victor Mature. Identifiable film titles include Song of the Islands (1942), Pardon My Sarong (1942), Mister Big (1943), and Hit the Ice (1943). The prints feature printed margins with production numbers, alongside copyright and studio attributions. One photograph for Pardon My Sarong is accompanied by its original typed caption slip from Universal providing scene details. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 222 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This collection consists of 10 vintage silver gelatin publicity stills from prominent Hollywood motion pictures released between 1940 and 1944. The assortment includes four scenes from the Academy Award-winning film Mrs. Miniver (1942) featuring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; a dramatic still from The Glass Key (1942) starring Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, and Brian Donlevy; a musical sequence from Pin Up Girl (1944) featuring Betty Grable; a scene from Reveille with Beverly (1943) with Ann Miller, William Wright, and Bob Crosby; and a group portrait from Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) featuring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Young, and Laraine Day. Also included is a fashion-oriented publicity still of actress Jean Parker in a powder blue suit with a wide coachman's collar. The photographs feature printed captions and studio credits in the lower margins for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, and Columbia Pictures. Several prints display production negative numbers. The Jean Parker photograph includes a typed descriptive blurb on the reverse regarding her ensemble and accessories, along with a pencil inscription of her name. These unmounted prints are characterized by the high-contrast tonal range typical of period silver gelatin laboratory work. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 223 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This is a collection of 10 vintage gelatin silver print publicity photographs from the early 1940s, including items from 1941-1942, produced by major American film studios for promotional distribution. The group features stills from several notable productions of the era. Included are two prints from the Warner Bros.-First National film Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) featuring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, and Dennis Morgan. A group of three photographs depicts Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms in the Columbia Pictures production Blondie Plays Cupid (1940), marked with production codes. The collection also contains two images from the Sol Lesser/United Artists production Stage Door Canteen (1943), one showing a musical performance (SDC-NY-26) and another featuring a promotional shipping crate (SDC-51). One photograph from the 20th Century Fox film Roger Touhy, Gangster! (1944) features Preston Foster (marked 615/27). A single photograph from the 1944 Columbia film Cover Girl depicts Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, and Phil Silvers and is accompanied by a detached original typed caption snipe. One photograph features James Stewart and Walter Huston. Most prints include studio credit lines and copyright information printed directly in the lower margins. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 224 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This is an assortment of 10 vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photographs spanning the mid-1930s through the mid-1940s, with strong representation from the 1941â"1942 period. The collection consists of original studio-issued publicity stills and portraits prepared for newspaper and magazine reproduction by major studios including Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Columbia Pictures, and United Artists. Featured material includes a 1935 Paramount portrait of Marlene Dietrich at her Beverly Hills home with an accompanying typed publicity snipe; stills from Pittsburgh featuring John Wayne and Randolph Scott; images from Pin-Up Girl starring Betty Grable, Joe E. Brown, and Martha Raye; stills from Angels Over Broadway featuring Rita Hayworth, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Thomas Mitchell; and a small-format still from Johnny Come Lately starring James Cagney and Grace George mounted on secondary paper stock. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 225 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This 10pc collection consists of original vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity photos and promotional sheets from the 1941â"1942 period, issued by major studios including RKO Radio Pictures, Republic Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and United Artists. The collection features promotional material from wartime-themed productions including The Devil with Hitler, Hitler's Children, The Fighting Seabees, Stand By for Action, The Invaders, Wake Island, and Women in War, featuring prominent actors such as John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, and Patric Knowles. Several items include unique promotional layouts such as a montage of fictional newspaper headlines for The Invaders, along with printed studio credits, copyright notices, and National Screen Service Corp. licensing text, and one sheet includes a blue-ink typed caption identifying the cast of Women in War on the reverse. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 226 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos c. 1940
This lot consists of ten vintage silver gelatin press photographs and publicity stills from the 1930s and 1940s Hollywood era. The collection includes dramatic portraits and production scenes featuring stars such as Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou for the 20th Century Fox film Roxie Hart (1942), Eleanor Powell and C. Aubrey Smith in Sensations of 1945 (1944), and Marion Davies and Roscoe Karns for the Warner Brothers film Cain and Mabel (1936). The grouping also includes photographic reproductions of promotional illustrations and production stills for Universal Pictures productions, including Arabian Nights (1942) and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944). Many of the prints feature printed credits and copyright information in the lower margins, such as GINGER ROGERS in ROXIE HART and Copyright 1943 Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Several prints display handwritten production codes and studio numbers. One photograph includes an original typed promotional snipe adhered to the reverse identifying Marion Davies and Roscoe Karns in Cain and Mabel. These unmounted prints are authentic promotional materials distributed by studios to newspapers and magazines during the early 1940s. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 227 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos from 1941-1942
This collection consists of 10 original vintage Hollywood publicity stills, produced as silver gelatin prints. The photographs feature various scenes and portrait poses from major studio productions of the early 1940s, including Keeping Company (MGM, 1940), Ship Ahoy (MGM, 1942), White Savage (Universal, 1943), Du Barry Was a Lady (MGM, 1943), Cobra Woman (Universal, 1944), and The Girl Friend (Columbia). Identified performers featured in the lot include Ann Sothern, Maria Montez, Robert Stack, Bert Lahr, Red Skelton, and Virginia O'Brien. Most of the prints bear printed captions in the side margins with studio credits for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and copyright information, along with production identification numbers. One sheet features two distinct photographic images with original typewritten descriptive labels pasted on the reverse identifying the players and films, including cast members Paulita Arvizu, Vivian Austin, and Beth Dean for Cobra Woman. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 228 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills c. 1940
This collection includes 10 original vintage gelatin silver print publicity stills from various early 1940s Hollywood film productions. The subject matter includes dramatic and comedic scenes featuring prominent stars of the era, such as Marlene Dietrich and Richard Barthelmess in The Spoilers (1942), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari (1940), Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943), and Loretta Young and Alan Ladd in China (1943). Additionally, there is a studio fashion portrait of Myrna Loy for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which includes a descriptive typed caption on the reverse identifying her black satin afternoon suit, white satin vest, and ivory buttons set in silver frames. Most prints bear printed captions in the lower margins with studio credits for Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, along with production reference numbers. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 oz
Lot: 229 - 10pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills from Go West, This Gun for Hire, and More
This lot consists of 10 black and white glossy movie star publicity stills dating from 1941-1942 and the surrounding period. A significant portion of the collection features scenes from the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Go West, starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx) along with Diana Lewis. These stills include Western-themed scenes, train car interiors, and promotional group portraits. Most bear printed identification in the lower or side margins reading GO WEST, A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture, alongside various production numbers. Also included is a promotional portrait for the 1942 Paramount picture This Gun for Hire, featuring Veronica Lake and Robert Preston, with a full printed caption in the lower margin. Another photograph depicts Glenn Ford in a United States Navy uniform alongside Evelyn Keyes, bearing the studio mark. The photographs are produced on glossy studio stock with standard identifying text and credits printed within the margins. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 230 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940
This collection includes 10pc black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942 featuring prominent actors and productions from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The assortment consists of vintage silver gelatin publicity stills issued by major studios including Warner Bros. First National Pictures and MGM. Represented film titles include Casablanca, Across the Pacific, Kings Row, Edge of Darkness, Northern Pursuit, and Gaslight. Iconic stars depicted include Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Ronald Reagan, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Charles Boyer, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet. The photographs contain printed credit blocks in the margins identifying the studio, cast, and production. Visible markings include production codes. Copyright information for Vitagraph Inc. and Loew's Inc. is present alongside Made in U.S.A. stamps. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 231 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Photos c. 1940
A collection of 10 black and white movie stars photos from 1941-1942, consisting of various promotional film stills and publicity photographs dating from the early to mid-1940s. The group features several prominent Hollywood actors and major studio productions, including John Wayne and Richard Barthelmess in The Spoilers (1942), and Veronica Lake with Robert Preston in This Gun for Hire (1942). Multiple scenes feature the comedy duo Abbott and Costello from films such as Hit the Ice (1943) and It Ain't Hay (1943). Other represented titles include Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940), Two Girls and a Sailor (1944), and a graphic still for The Invaders (1941). Most of the photographs include printed captions in the lower margins identifying the cast, film title, and studio credits for major production houses such as Universal Pictures, Paramount, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The images are printed on heavy photographic paper and bear standard industry copyright and distribution notices. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 232 - 10pc Black and White Movie Stars Publicity Photos c. 1930 & 1940
This collection consists of ten vintage black and white silver gelatin publicity photographs featuring prominent Hollywood film and radio stars from the 1930s and 1940s. The assortment includes production stills from Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind starring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland, images from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Dragon Seed featuring Katharine Hepburn, promotional stills for RKO Radio Pictures's They Got Me Covered with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, an NBC Blue Network promotional photograph of The Lane Sisters from 1936, and a Paramount Pictures publicity still of Fred MacMurray dated 1937. Many photographs retain printed studio information in the margins, including film titles, copyright notices, and National Screen Service Corp. property credits. The collection also includes two original typewritten promotional sheets on NBC-Blue Network and Paramount stationery related to the Lane Sisters and Fred MacMurray images. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50 oz
Lot: 233 - 10pc Collection of Original Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photos 1941-1942
Collection of ten original black and white Hollywood publicity photographs and related ephemera dating from 1935â"1943, including silver gelatin studio stills issued by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Pictures, United Artists, and Fox Film. The group includes promotional portraits and scene stills featuring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in The Spoilers (1942); Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea in Lady of Burlesque (1943); Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942); Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942) and I Dood It (1943), including a chorus line scene; Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara in portraits attributed to Immortal Sergeant (1943); and Rosina Lawrence in a fashion promotional still for Welcome Home (1935), with original typed studio description on the reverse. Several photographs retain printed studio captions, copyright dates, film titles, and National Screen Service reference numbers including 42/177, 43/297, and 42/266. Each photograph measures approximately 8 x 10 inches. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 234 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills c. 1940
This assortment consists of ten original vintage black and white silver gelatin movie star publicity stills issued by major Hollywood studios during the early 1940s, including the 1941â"1942 period, produced for promotional use by Republic Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. The collection features promotional scenes and portraits from several films, including Earl of Puddlestone featuring the Higgins Family (James, Lucile, and Russell Gleason) and Harry Davenport; Phantom Lady starring Ella Raines and Elisha Cook Jr.; My Gal Sal featuring Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, and John Sutton; Beyond the Blue Horizon starring Dorothy Lamour and Richard Denning; The Desperadoes featuring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor; and The Fighting Seabees starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The prints retain visible studio captions and markings referencing Technicolor production notes, studio credits, and copyright statements from the issuing companies. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 235 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Star Publicity Stills Photographs
This lot features a wonderful selection of ten vintage, original black-and-white silver gelatin publicity photographs from major Hollywood studios, including Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. The collection showcases prominent stars from the Golden Age of cinema, with a primary focus on film productions from 1941 to 1942. Among the highlights are Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in a romantic close-up for the 1942 Universal film The Spoilers, and Loretta Young in a promotional still for the 1941 Columbia Pictures production Bedtime Story. Other stills include two scenes featuring Loretta Young and Richard Greene in folk costumes for The Men in Her Life (1941), a portrait of singer Gladys Swarthout for the 1938 film Champagne Waltz, and Alan Ladd in a 1944 Paramount Pictures production. One photograph also beautifully depicts Carmen Miranda in her characteristic, elaborate headgear. Most of these stills retain their original studio margins, complete with printed copyright information, production codes, and credits. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 236 - 10pc Vintage Black and White Movie Stars Photos from 1941-1942
This lot consists of ten original vintage black and white gelatin silver print publicity and production stills representing various Hollywood motion pictures from the early 1940s. The collection features promotional photography from major studios including Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Vitagraph Inc. (Warner Bros.). Notable films and stars represented in the assortment include Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur in the Columbia Pictures production The More the Merrier (1943), Maria Montez and Jon Hall in the Universal production White Savage (1943), and Robert Paige and Virginia Bruce in the 1942 film Pardon My Sarong. Other images capture a barn dance scene from the same 1942 production, a close-up portrait of a couple in U.S. Marine Corps uniforms from 1941, and a production still from When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) featuring Allan Jones and Jane Frazee. The photographs include various studio markings and production codes in the margins. Several prints retain their original copyright information for Universal Pictures and Vitagraph Inc. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 237 - 11pc Black and White Movie Star Publicity Photographs, 1941-1942
This collection consists of 11 vintage silver gelatin publicity stills and promotional photographs from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily feature Hollywood legends such as Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, and Paul Henreid. The prints document scenes and portraits from major motion pictures of the era, including Now, Voyager, Double Indemnity, Mr. Skeffington, In This Our Life, Above Suspicion, and Watch on the Rhine. One photograph depicts a trophy presentation at the CBS Guild Theatre featuring Bette Davis. Many of the unmounted prints include original printed production credits, film titles, and studio inventory codes in the margins. Two photographs include original typewritten publicity captions adhered to the reverse for Watch on the Rhine, bearing Photograph by Bert Six studio stamps and Warner Bros. Studio markings from Burbank, California. Other visible studio credits include Paramount Pictures Inc., First National Picture, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 238 - 14pc Hollywood Memorabilia Collection Including 1940s Movie Photos, Rin Tin Tin w/ Printed Autograph, and Columbia Album of Players Magazine
This 14pc collection of Hollywood and entertainment memorabilia primarily dates from the late 1930s through the mid-1940s. The assortment includes publicity stills, promotional booklets, and printed cards from major studios including MGM, Paramount, Columbia, and Walt Disney Productions. Featured items include: - A Columbia Pictures promotional booklet titled Columbia Album of Players Appearing in Columbia Pictures 1941-1942 Season featuring the studio torch-bearing logo. - Multiple 8x10 inch glossy black-and-white publicity stills from the 1942 MGM film White Cargo featuring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, with production credits in the margins. - A black-and-white promotional still of Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra with management credits for Gale Incorporated, New York City. - A Paramount Pictures publicity still from the 1944 film Going My Way featuring Bing Crosby and Jean Heather. - A sepia-toned portrait of Rin Tin Tin with a printed inscription reading Most Faithfully, Rin-Tin-Tin. - Walt Disney Productions materials including a black-and-white still from Dumbo depicting the circus fire scene and a color lithograph print of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. - A promotional card for the 1940 film Boom Town featuring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr. - A candid snapshot of Gary Cooper and George Raft on the set of the 1937 film Souls at Sea, accompanied by a typed descriptive paper snippet. - A group of miscellaneous production photographs including a large-scale set photo and a humorous portrait of a dog in a chair. The reverse of several items contains handwritten pencil notations, production codes such as 85-17 and 2006-51, or typed descriptive captions. Largest item dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 239 - 18-Piece Collection of Vintage Hollywood Movie Star and Publicity Photos
This assortment consists of eighteen vintage promotional and publicity photographs related to mid-20th-century cinema and performance. The collection primarily comprises black and white silver gelatin prints along with one color lithographic lobby card for the 1968 film Girl in Gold Boots. Notable subjects identified within the group include burlesque artist Lili St. Cyr, Mara Corday, Cassandra Peterson, Ava Gardner, Virginia Leith, Morgan Fairchild, and Rita Hayworth. Several photographs of Lili St. Cyr are present, bearing printed identification marks such as LSC-6, LILI ST CYR 25, and LILI ST CYR 13. A promotional set for Mara Corday includes an attached typed press release from Universal-International titled Stardom Arrives for Mara. A production still for the 1982 film The Seduction features Morgan Fairchild and includes a detailed caption identifying Avco Embassy Pictures and photographer Laurel Moore. Other items include film production stills with identification numbers 469-125 and Sp 501-38, as well as portraits featuring Cassandra Peterson in her Elvira persona and various starlets in pin-up or "cheesecake" poses. Several prints in the collection feature three-hole binder punches along the left margin. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"W Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 240 - Johnny Weissmuller Signed Publicity Photograph as Tarzan
A publicity photograph featuring Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan. This black and white photographic print features a composite image of the actor Johnny Weissmuller. It depicts him in three distinct poses: a full-body shot on the left showing him shirtless and in a loincloth, alongside two headshots on the right, one with an intense expression and the other smiling. Prominently displayed at the bottom center is an autograph in black ink, "Johnny Weissmuller." Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H
Lot: 241 - 10pc MGM Black and White Publicity Stills Featuring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, c. 1940
This lot features a collection of ten original vintage black and white silver gelatin publicity stills of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early 1940s. The collection includes scenes from Strike Up the Band, The Human Comedy, Girl Crazy, and likely Babes on Broadway, showcasing musical performances, dance numbers, classroom scenes, Western-themed imagery, and candid promotional portraits of the celebrated screen duo. Notable images include Rooney and Garland in theatrical costumes and formal attire, Rooney portraying Homer Macauley in classroom and delivery bicycle scenes, and the pair appearing alongside bandleader Tommy Dorsey. Several stills retain visible studio production numbers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer credits, National Screen Service Corp. licensing text, and Loew's Inc. copyright notices dated 1943. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 242 - 16pc Pinup and Artwork Photo Positives
A collection of Kodak photo positives of various artworks including works by Robert Reid, John La Gatta, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, and James Montgomery Flagg. The lot also includes photo postives of pinup artworks by Gil Elvgren and Peter Driben. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 3.80oz
Lot: 243 - Adams, Henry. Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original, Hardcover
This is a hardcover copy of Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original by Henry Adams, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, in 1989. The volume is a stated first edition as indicated on the copyright page. This biography and catalogue were published in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition organized by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and as a companion to the PBS documentary by Ken Burns. The book is bound in publisher cloth with a teal-colored spine and orange boards. It is accompanied by its original pictorial dust jacket, which features Benton's painting Self-Portrait with Rita on the front cover and Persephone on the rear cover. The interior is extensively illustrated with numerous color and black and white plates of Benton's artworks, murals, and archival photographs. Bibliographic details include a bibliography on page 344 and an index. The work was manufactured in Italy. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 12.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 244 - An Assortment of Marilyn Monroe Periodicals, Identification Guide, and Ephemera
This Marilyn Monroe ephemera lot features an assortment of publications and items documenting the iconic actress. The collection includes several magazines: the January 1997 Playboy (Holiday Anniversary Issue); Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector (Spring 2012); Liberty (Fall 1973); JFK's Love Affairs (1976); Hollywood Then & Now (August 1990); and Hollywood Studio Magazine (Vol. 15, No. 4). Accompanying these is the softcover booklet Marilyn Monroe: The Collector's & Dealer's Price & Identification Guide by Denis C. Jackson. The lot is rounded out by two black-and-white photographs depicting Monroe in a bikini with a fur coat and in a seated pose. These items provide a diverse retrospective of her career and enduring cultural impact through vintage articles, price guides, and photographic prints. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 0.50"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 245 - Arnett, Paul, et al. Thornton Dial in the 21st Century Hardcover
This large-format hardcover exhibition monograph, Thornton Dial in the 21st Century, was published in 2005 by Tinwood Books, an imprint of Tinwood Media, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Tinwood Alliance. The volume serves as the comprehensive catalogue for the exhibition of the same name held from September 25, 2005, to January 8, 2006. It features a pictorial dust jacket illustrating Thornton Dial's mixed-media work Lord Gave Us a Little Light (The Beginning of the End). The book is bound in black boards with light green lettering on the spine. The contents include extensive color plates and photographs of Dial's artwork, including full-page and double-page spreads. Bibliographic details include ISBN 0-9719104-3-X and Library of Congress Control Number 2005908116. The volume was manufactured in the United States, printed by The Stinehour Press in Vermont. This copy is a stated first impression. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 1.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 246 - Art Models 3 and Art Models 4 Hardcover Books. Live Model Books LLC, 2008-2009
This lot features two volumes from the Art Models series by authors Maureen and Douglas Johnson, published by Live Model Books LLC of Salem, New Hampshire. The collection includes Art Models 3: Reader's Choice (copyright 2009, ISBN 978-0-9816249-3-8) and Art Models 4 (copyright 2008, ISBN 978-0-9764573-9-8). These 2pc live model books are subtitled Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts and are designed as professional reference material for artists, featuring extensive full-color photographic plates of male and female models in a variety of poses. Both quarto-sized volumes are bound in publisher's pictorial boards with photographic covers and were printed in Korea. The copyright pages identify these volumes as the Hard Cover with Disk format. The spines are printed with red and black lettering and the LMB publisher logo at the base. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 247 - Barlow, Margaret. Women Artists Hardcover
Barlow, Margaret. Women Artists. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1999. This large quarto volume provides an extensive survey of female artists spanning five centuries of Western art history. The binding features a publisher's orange cloth spine with white lettering and pictorial paper-covered boards. The front cover displays a detail from Mary Cassatt's Lydia Leaning on Her Arms (1879), while the back cover features a geometric composition by Sonia Delaunay. The volume includes its original translucent vellum wrap-around band with the title printed in green. The interior is profusely illustrated with approximately 400 color plates. The text incorporates biographical snippets, diary entries, and letters from various artists, including Cecilia Beaux, Rosa Bonheur, Leonora Carrington, Mary Cassatt, and Malvina Hoffman. The book was designed by Charles J. Ziga of Ziga Design and printed in Hong Kong. Distributed by Publishers Group West. ISBN: 0-88363-398-1. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 1.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 248 - Becattini, Alberto. The Golden Age of Pin-Up Art: Books One and Two
A lot of 2 volumes, The Golden Age of Pin-Up Art Books One and Two, featuring text by Alberto Becattini. These quarto-sized volumes were published in December 1994 by Glittering Images edizioni d'essai in Florence, Italy. The books are part of the series Esthetique Fetish and Bizarre and are bound in publisher's white pictorial boards. Book One features front cover art by Gil Elvgren and back cover art by Peter Driben. Book Two features front cover art by Robert McGinnis and back cover art by Ernest Chiriaka. The editorial staff included Riccardo Morrocchi and Stefano Piselli, with Piselli also credited for the concept and design. The text is presented in Italian, English, and French. Each volume includes an adult advisory disclaimer on the front and back covers. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 249 - Claude Monet's Gardens at Giverny by Dominique Lobstein
A contemporary hardcover volume titled Claude Monet's Gardens at Giverny, authored by Dominique Lobstein with photography by Jean-Pierre Gilson. The book was published by Abrams in association with Editions de la Martiniere Groupe, Paris. The English translation was published in 2013, identified by ISBN 978-1-4197-0960-9. The cover features a full-color photographic plate depicting flowering wisteria hanging over the garden pond. The volume contains numerous full-color photographic plates illustrating Monet's famous gardens at Giverny. The original French edition title is Claude Monet a Giverny: Un maitre en son Jardin. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.00"W x 12.50"H
Lot: 250 - Erte. Erte at Ninety: The Complete Graphics. E.P. Dutton, 1982. First Edition (DJ)
Erte at Ninety: The Complete Graphics by Romain de Tirtoff, known as Erte. Published in New York by E.P. Dutton, Inc. in 1982. This copy is a First Edition. The book is a hardcover quarto featuring black cloth boards and its original illustrated dust jacket. The volume serves as a comprehensive catalog of the artist's graphic works, containing 223 pages of text and numerous full-page color plates. This example features a facsimile signature by Erte. Included with the book is a collection of loose promotional cards and printed materials related to The Erte Sculpture Collection, depicting various bronze works. Dimensions: 10.75"L x 1.25"W x 14.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 251 - First Edition Johnston, Alfred Cheney. Enchanting Beauty, 1937
This first edition trade paperback book, titled Enchanting Beauty, features the photography of Alfred Cheney Johnston. Published in 1937 by Swan Publications, Inc., the volume is a large-format, spiral-bound softcover with off-white cardstock covers. The front cover is decorated with a circular, color-tinted photographic vignette depicting a nude female figure with a fan. The interior contains a series of black and white photographic plates showcasing artistic female nudes in various staged compositions, characteristic of Johnston's work for the Ziegfeld Follies. The copyright page states Copyright 1937, by Swan Publications, Inc. and identifies this volume specifically as a First Edition. The binding is a metal spiral holding together the cardstock pages and covers. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 252 - Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell -Booklet,1st E - Our Songs and Poems, Signed
The 1937 illustrated softcover booklet features a collection of original songs and poems with musical notation, written and composed by the performing duo. The cover bears printed signatures reading Sincerely, Gene & Glenn. Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell were a popular radio and vaudeville comedy team known for their musical humor and stage performances during the 1930s. Artist: Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell Dimensions: 5.25"L x 8"H Date or Era: 1937 Manufacturer or Brand: Rayner, Dalheim & Co. Country of Origin: United States
Lot: 253 - Hanson, Dian (Ed.). The Art of Pin-Up Hardcover
This is an oversized hardcover art book titled The Art of Pin-Up, edited by Dian Hanson with contributions from Louis K. Meisel and Sarahjane Blum. Published by Taschen in 2014, this volume is a large-format folio edition. The book is protected by its original white dust jacket, which features a prominent pin-up illustration by Gil Elvgren on the front cover and an illustration by Peter Driben on the rear. The work contains over 500 pages focusing on the top ten masters of the pin-up genre, utilizing the archives of the Brown and Bigelow calendar company. The copyright page indicates the volume was printed in Italy and carries ISBN 978-3-8365-3570-0. Editorial coordination was handled by Martin Holz, with art direction by Josh Baker and design by Marco Zivny. The text includes translations in German by Egbert Baque and French by Philippe Safavi. The volume is bound in white publisher's boards with red and black lettering on the spine. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 2.50"W x 16.00"H Weight: 12.50 lb
Lot: 254 - Items: Is Fashion Modern?, Antonelli/Fisher, MoMA Softcover 2017
Paola Antonelli and Michelle Millar Fisher. Items: Is Fashion Modern?. New York: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 2017. Softcover edition, published in conjunction with the major exhibition held at MoMA from October 1, 2017, to January 28, 2018. Perfect-bound softcover with stiff pictorial wrappers. Format appears to be a large quarto. The volume is highly illustrated throughout, featuring 111 garments and accessories that have influenced the world in the past 100 years. The back wrapper includes the promotional text: AN A TO Z OF 111 GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE WORLD IN THE PAST 100 YEARS, FROM ICONS OF FASHION TO HUMBLE MASTERPIECES OF DESIGN. ISBN 978-1-63345-056-5. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H
Lot: 255 - Jackson Pollock by Ellen G. Landau, Hardcover
This large-format hardcover art monograph, titled Jackson Pollock, is written by Ellen G. Landau and published by Abradale Press, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in 2000. Originally copyrighted in 1989, this edition contains 288 pages including critical analysis, a bibliography, an index, and numerous color plates and black-and-white illustrations of the artist's work. The pictorial dust jacket features a front cover photograph by Evelyn Hofer of the paint-splattered studio floor in The Springs and a back cover displaying a twelve-photograph grid by Hans Namuth of Pollock at work. The volume was designed by Mark La Riviere, edited by Phyllis Freeman, and printed and bound in Japan. This edition carries ISBN 0-8109-8186-6. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 1.50"W x 10.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb
Lot: 256 - John Yau. Marjorie Strider. Hollis Taggart Galleries
This softcover monograph, titled Marjorie Strider, documents the career and artistic output of the American Pop artist (1931-2014). The volume is bound in pictorial paper wrappers featuring a graphic design of a woman's face, divided by the artist's name in bold blue and yellow sans-serif block lettering. Includes an essay by John Yau. The interior is profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, notably including reproductions of her three-dimensional "Girlie" paintings and bikini-clad figures from the 1960s. The publication is quarto in format and perfect-bound. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.50"W x 8.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 257 - Lor of 5 Hard and Softcover Books on Japanese Art and Prints. Various Publishers, 1969-1983.
A collection of five reference volumes focused on Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) and graphic arts. The group includes: 1. Stern, Harold P. Master Prints of Japan: Ukiyo-E Hanga. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1969. Large quarto. Bound in publisher's red cloth with an illustrated dust jacket. Contains numerous tipped-in color plates and black and white illustrations. 2. Munsterberg, Hugo. The Japanese Print: A Historical Guide. New York and Tokyo: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1982. First edition, second printing (1983). Octavo. Bound in publisher's black cloth with silver spine lettering and illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. ISBN 0-8348-0167-1. 3. Hillier, Jack Ronald. The Japanese Print: A New Approach. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1975 (reprint). Octavo. Bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. 4. Stewart, Basil. A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. Octavo. Bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. Unabridged republication of the original 1922 edition. ISBN 0-486-23809-1. 5. Japanese Graphic Art. London: Octopus Books, 1972. Quarto. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with black spine lettering. Features comprehensive coverage of Japanese artistic techniques and history. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.50"H Weight: 9.00 lb 7.40oz
Lot: 258 - Museum of Art and Design Hardcover Book, Dead or Alive
Authored by David Revere and Lowery Stokes Sims McFadden. Published in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design exhibition held from April 27 to October 24, 2010. The book documents works by over 30 international artists who utilize organic materials, including insects, feathers, bones, silkworm cocoons, plant materials, and hair, to create installations and sculptures. ISBN: 9781890385200. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.50"W x 10.50"H Weight: 1.60 lbs.
Lot: 259 - Nancy Spector. Richard Prince Hardcover. Guggenheim Museum, 2007. First Edition.
This Richard Prince by Nancy Spector book was published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition Richard Prince: Spiritual America, held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from September 28, 2007, to January 9, 2008. The monograph was organized by Nancy Spector and features a design concept by Sagmeister, Inc. This hardcover edition is bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards, featuring artwork by Prince on the front and back. The volume is profusely illustrated with color plates documenting the artist's most significant series, including Cowboys, Nurses, Jokes, and Hoods. It was printed in Germany by GZD and includes an exhibition history and bibliography. ISBN 978-0-89207-363-4. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 1.50"W x 11.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 2.80oz
Lot: 260 - Nicolas Party Monograph Published by Phaidon, includes a Dedication
A 2022 softcover art monograph titled "NICOLAS PARTY," published by Phaidon, with contributions by Stephane Aquin, Stefan Banz, Ali Subotnick, and Melissa Hyde. The front cover features a stylized, modern portrait painting in muted tones, depicting a figure with blue hair and eyes wearing a seahorse pendant. The back cover displays a vibrant still life of various stylized fruits or gourds. The book is printed on paper. An interior page contains a typed dedication "To Stefan" and a handwritten message in blue ink from "Julie & Stephane" to "Jon," wishing him a "Happy Birthday" and recalling shared experiences. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 11.50"W
Lot: 261 - O'Keeffe, Georgia. Georgia O'Keeffe, Hardcover
This is the first trade edition of Georgia O'Keeffe's autobiographical art book, published by The Viking Press in 1976. The large-format hardcover volume is bound in publisher's cloth and includes the original pictorial dust jacket. The front of the dust jacket features O'Keeffe's 1936 painting Summer Days, while the back displays a black-and-white photograph of the artist in the New Mexico landscape. The interior consists of numerous high-quality color plates reproducing O'Keeffe's most significant works, accompanied by text written by the artist herself. The copyright page confirms the 1976 publication date and lists ISBN 0-670-33708-0. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 1.25"W x 16.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 262 - A Trio of Vintage American Periodicals: Cosmopolitan, See, and Look, 1937-1949
This lot consists of three vintage American magazines from the mid-20th century. The collection includes Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan (February 1937), See (March 1948), and Look (February 1, 1949). The Cosmopolitan issue features a cover illustration of a woman in fencing gear and promotes a feature titled The Land of the Lindbergh Circle. The See magazine features actress Jane Russell on the cover and includes articles by Pearl S. Buck and Howard Watson Ambruster. The Look magazine cover features a fashion story regarding necklines and a feature on Arthur Godfrey. Advertising on the rear covers includes Lucky Strike cigarettes with a skiing illustration, Chesterfield cigarettes featuring Joan Fontaine, and a D. Van Nostrand Company home-study course for mathematics. Interior features include an aviation article titled Aviation is going Upstairs in 1937! by Donald E. Keyhoe, sports photography of boxers, and pin-up style photography. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 0.50"W x 14.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 263 - Scott, Art and Wallace Maynard. The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis. Pond Press, 2001.
This trade paperback book, titled The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis, is a comprehensive bibliography and art reference compiled by Art Scott and Dr. Wallace Maynard, featuring a foreword by Richard S. Prather. Published by Pond Press in 2001, this quarto-sized volume contains a definitive listing of 1,068 titles and 1,432 editions of paperback cover illustrations by the artist Robert McGinnis. The book is illustrated with 380 color reproductions of McGinnis's work, ranging from hardboiled detective fiction to Westerns and the James Bond series. The volume is bound in black cardstock wrappers with French flaps. The front cover prominently features McGinnis's artwork for the Mike Shayne mystery Marked For Murder by Brett Halliday. The spine is lettered in white with the title, lead compiler name, and publisher logo. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.50"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 264 - Signed Charles Martigrette. Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-ups Hardcover
Martignette, Charles G. and Louis K. Meisel. Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-ups. Cologne: Taschen, 1999. Large folio format. Publisher's pictorial boards under a matching pictorial dust jacket. This comprehensive monograph illustrates four decades of pin-up and calendar art by Gil Elvgren, containing numerous full-page color plates. The volume was designed by Armando Chitolina and Giorgio Martinoli. This specific copy is a notable association copy, featuring a lengthy autograph inscription signed by co-author Charles G. Martignette on the red front free endpaper. The inscription is written in black ink and dated October 2000, reading: To my adopted Brother + Sister Harriet + Ray Wankel with love and appreciation for your ever so special friendship Thank you for helping to make this book possible I love you both very much Charles Martignette Florida 10/2000. The copyright page identifies the publication year as 1999, printed in Spain, with ISBN 3-8228-6611-3. The text is edited by Nina Schmidt with translations in German and French. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 1.25"W x 13.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 265 - Stebbins, Theodore E., Jr. Martin Johnson Heade, Hardcover
This hardcover art book is a first edition exhibition monograph titled Martin Johnson Heade, authored by Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and published in 1999 by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in association with Yale University Press. The volume is bound in the publisher's black cloth and features a color-illustrated dust jacket. It served as the official catalogue for a major traveling exhibition held from late 1999 through mid-2000 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The book contains a comprehensive scholarly review of Heade's career and is profusely illustrated with high-quality color plates of his landscapes, seascapes, and still lifes. The front cover of the dust jacket features a detail of Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, and the rear displays a detail of The Stranded Boat. Internal spreads include plates such as Dawn (1862) and Twilight, Singing Beach (1863). Bibliographic details include ISBN 0-300-08169-3 for the cloth edition and Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 99-60202. The volume was printed in Singapore. Dimensions: 11.50"L x 1.00"W x 10.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 266 - Thomas H. Garver, George Tooker Hardcover Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1985. First Edition (DJ)
This is a first edition hardcover monograph of the American artist George Tooker, authored by Thomas H. Garver. The volume was published in 1985 in New York by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., as an Imago Imprint. The book is a large-format quarto bound in the publisher's white cloth boards with the title and author printed in red on the spine. The copyright page confirms its status as a first edition with a complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and ISBN 0-517-56018-6. The work serves as a comprehensive survey of Tooker's career, containing numerous high-quality color and black-and-white plates reproducing his egg tempera paintings and lithographs, such as Window I (1955), Window II (1956), and the subway-themed works. The front of the original dust jacket features the artist's Self-Portrait I (1984). The internal contents include a bibliography and an index. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.75"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 267 - Vintage Barbie Dolls Softcover Book with Ken Doll Clothes
A 4-piece Barbie lot comprising one collector's reference book and three items of doll clothing. The volume is titled The Complete and Unauthorized Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls: With Barbie & Skipper Fashions and the Whole Family of Barbie Dolls by Hillary James, published as a Schiffer Book for Collectors in 2006. This quarto-sized softcover book features pink pictorial wrappers and contains a price guide with full-color photographic illustrations of Barbie, Ken, Midge, and Skipper dolls. The three pieces of clothing are attributed to the Mattel Ken doll line and include a short-sleeved tan shirt with a green and yellow pictographic print and metal snap closures from the Dreamboat outfit (model #785); a red and white vertically striped short-sleeved jacket with a white plush-textured collar from a Ken swim outfit; and a black fabric garment associated with Ken graduation clothes. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.25"H. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.50"W x 10.25"H Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 268 - Two Circus Art Books, Images from the World Between & Love of the Circus
This lot of 2 circus art books comprises two significant works documenting the visual history and cultural impact of the circus. Images from the World Between: The Circus in 20th Century American Art, is authored by Donna Gustafson and published by the American Federation of Arts in association with MIT Press. This quarto-sized hardcover features a pictorial dust jacket with orange lettering and a tightrope walker graphic. The work includes essays by Karal Ann Marling, Ellen Handy, Lee Siegel, and Eugene R. Gaddis, examining the circus through the lenses of painting, photography, and sculpture by artists including Diane Arbus, George Bellows, and Alexander Calder. The second book, The Love of the Circus, is published by Octopus Books and features a maroon cloth binding with a silver-tone illustration of two trapeze artists on the front board. The interior is heavily illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, including vintage posters such as those for the Circus Renz featuring Codomas, photographs of animal trainers with lions and tigers, and a colorful clown illustration signed Dimitri Knie. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 13.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 10.90oz
Lot: 269 - Two Soft and Hardcover Books, Art Models and Art Models 2. Live Model Books LLC, 2006-2007.
This lot comprises a 2pc set of Live model books authored by Maureen and Douglas Johnson and published by Live Model Books LLC in Salem, New Hampshire. The collection includes the first volume, Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing Painting and Sculpting (2006), and the second volume, Art Models 2: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts (2007). Both are large-format quarto volumes bound in original publisher's pictorial hardcovers. These books are designed as reference resources for the visual arts, including drawing, painting, and sculpting, and feature numerous photographic plates of male and female nude models in varied poses and rotations. The first volume includes a foreword by Butch Krieger. Both titles were printed in Korea. While the copyright pages mention accompanying digital media (diskette or video disc), these items are not verified as present in this lot. Measurement is for largest item: 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Weight includes all items: 4.8 lbs. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 270 - Two Volumes: Greenberg, Jill & W Magazine. HORSES & W: The First 40 years
A collection of two large-format pictorial monographs on photography and fashion history, both sealed in the original protective shrinkwrap. The lot comprises two volumes. Volume I: Greenberg, Jill. HORSES. New York: Rizzoli, c. 2012. Oversized quarto volume bound in pictorial boards, featuring a highly saturated image of a rearing horse. The volume contains numerous full-color photographic plates of horses. Volume II: W Magazine. W: THE FIRST 40 YEARS. New York: Assouline/Abrams, c. 2012. Oversized quarto volume bound in pictorial boards, featuring a black and white fashion portrait and large red W title lettering. This volume chronicles the history and photography of W Magazine, covering the first forty years of publication. Both volumes are sealed and presumed to be standard trade editions. No internal edition statements, publication dates, or pagination are visible due to the protective plastic wrapping. Measurement included is for largest book. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.25"W x 13.25"H
Lot: 271 - 2 Hardcover Books, The First Time I Saw Paris, The World Atlas of Coffee
Collection of two hardcover books. Includes "The First Time I Saw Paris: Photographs and Memories from the City of Light" by Peter Miller, a photographic memoir capturing Paris in the 1950s through personal recollections and black-and-white imagery. "The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing - Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed" by James Hoffmann, a detailed and illustrated reference on coffee, covering cultivation, brewing, and tasting for enthusiasts and professionals. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 4.50 lbs.
Lot: 272 - 2 Theatre History Books, American & Broadway Musicals
Titles include: A Pictorial History of the American Theatre by Daniel Blum, published by Greenberg (1951); and The Broadway Musical: A Picture Quiz Book by Stanley Green, published by Dover Publications (1977). These books provide a rich visual and historical overview of American theatre and Broadway musicals. A fascinating collection for theatre enthusiasts and collectors. The dimensions of the collection measures: 12"H x 1.5"W. Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 273 - 2pc Bawdy Bisques and Bathing Beauties Reference Books
This lot consists of two specialized reference volumes by author Sharon Weintraub focusing on antique collectible figurines. The first volume is titled Bawdy Bisques & Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risque Kin, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. in 2005. This quarto-sized book is bound in the publisher's original blue pictorial boards and includes 160 color-illustrated pages with a price guide for collectors. The second volume, Naughties, Nudies & Bathing Beauties, was published by Hobby House Press in 1993. This softcover work features a values guide and photographic documentation of various figurines. Both books provide historical and stylistic overviews of antique German bathing beauties and related bisque novelties. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.40oz
Lot: 274 - 2pc Burlesque History Hardcover and Softcover Books
A lot of two books exploring the history and visual culture of burlesque and Parisian music halls. The first volume is Len Rothe, The Queens of Burlesque: Vintage Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, 1997. This softcover quarto (Schiffer Pictorial Essay) features an extensive collection of black-and-white photographs of mid-century burlesque performers. It carries ISBN 0-7643-0449-6 and was designed by Blair R.C. Loughrey. The second volume is Jacques Damase, Les Folies du Music-Hall: A History of the Music-Hall in Paris, with a foreword by Noel Coward, published by Spring Books, London, 1960. This hardcover quarto is bound in the publisher's purple cloth and retains its original color pictorial dust jacket. The book provides a historical account of the Parisian stage, illustrated with numerous black-and-white plates and photographs of performers including Josephine Baker, Marlene Dietrich, and Maurice Chevalier. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 15.50oz
Lot: 275 - 2pc Famous Artists Course Binders
A collection of two volumes of the Famous Artists Course from the Famous Artists Schools. The titles included are Lettering Lesson 17, and Commercial Art, Illustration and Design. Dimensions: 12.25"L x 2.25"W x 14.50"H Weight: 13.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 276 - 2pc Hardcover Books: Psychology of Sex 1942 and Great Psychologists 1944
This lot consists of two books focused on psychological studies. The first volume is Psychology of Sex: A Manual for Students by Havelock Ellis, published by Emerson Books, Inc., New York, 1942. It is an octavo volume bound in publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and blind-stamped titles on the front board. The second volume is The Basic Teachings of the Great Psychologists by S. Stansfeld Sargent, Ph.D., published in 1944 by The New Home Library, New York. This octavo is bound in publisher's red cloth featuring a black graphic of concentric lines on the front board and spine. The title page for the Sargent volume identifies the author as an instructor in psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 1.50"W x 8.75"H Weight: 552.00g
Lot: 277 - 2pc Philip Pearlstein Monographs
This lot of Philip Pearlstein books consists of two large-format monographs focused on the work of the American realist painter. The first volume is titled Philip Pearlstein: The Complete Paintings, authored by Russell Bowman with an introduction by Hilton Kramer and an essay by Irving Sandler. Published by Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd. in 1983, it was produced in association with a major retrospective at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This comprehensive volume contains 120 full-color and over 500 black-and-white illustrations and is bound in publisher's cloth with a pictorial dust jacket. The second volume is titled Philip Pearlstein Since 1983, featuring an essay by Robert Storr and published by Abrams in 2002. This book focuses on the artist's work from the later decades of his career, containing 70 illustrations, including 60 plates in full color. It also features an interview with the artist. The volume is bound in publisher's cloth with its original pictorial dust jacket. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 3.70oz
Lot: 278 - 2pc Volumes: Art Models 5 and Art Models 6
This lot comprises two volumes from the Live Model Books series: Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts and Art Models 6: The Female Figure in Shadow and Light. These 2pc live model books are quarto-sized hardcovers with pictorial boards and red cloth spines. Both volumes serve as anatomical references for artists, containing a comprehensive collection of color and monochrome photographic plates featuring male and female nude models in a variety of poses. Art Models 6 includes a companion disk (CD-ROM) located in a sleeve on the rear interior cover. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 279 - 2pc Winslow Homer Art Books
A collection of two art books dedicated to the life and work of American artist Winslow Homer. The first item is a clothbound hardcover edition of Winslow Homer by Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. and Franklin Kelly, published in 1995 by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Yale University Press. This volume served as the exhibition catalog for a major retrospective traveling to the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1995-1996). It features extensive scholarly text, color plates, and a facsimile of the artist's signature on a palette design. The second item is a trade paperback edition of Winslow Homer by Lloyd Goodrich, published by A&W Visual Library. This volume offers a survey of Homer's career with numerous illustrations of his maritime and rural subjects. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb
Lot: 280 - Three Parfrey, Haining, and Bolton Soft and Hardcover Books, It's a Man's World; Terror!; and Superheroes.
This lot comprises three quarto-sized hardcover volumes exploring pulp media, horror illustration, and the intersection of superheroes with high fashion. The first volume, It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps, edited by Adam Parfrey and published by Feral House (2003), documents the history and visual culture of mid-century men's adventure magazines. The volume is a hardcover with a dust jacket and includes numerous full-color reproductions of pulp art, including a 1963 cover for All Man illustrated by Norm Eastman. The second volume, Terror! A History of Horror Illustrations from the Pulp Magazines by Peter Haining, was published by A & W Visual Library in 1976. This quarto-sized hardcover with a dust jacket provides a historical overview of horror and gothic themes in the pulp magazine era, featuring classic monster and macabre imagery. The third volume, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy by Andrew Bolton, was published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press in 2008. It serves as the catalog for the museum's exhibition of the same name. The book is bound in pictorial boards and features high-fashion photography and analysis of garments inspired by superhero motifs and athletic gear. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 6.00 lb 1.10oz
Lot: 281 - 3pc Adult Interest Publications
This lot of 3 adult books comprises a historical survey of periodicals and a cinematic pictorial. The primary volume is The Illustrated History of Girlie Magazines: From National Police Gazette to the Present by Mark Gabor. This quarto-sized first edition hardcover was published by Harmony Books, New York, in 1984. It is bound in pink paper-covered pictorial boards and contains both color and black-and-white plates. The copyright page features a full number line from 10 to 1, confirming its first edition status. Accompanying this is Showgirls: Portrait of a Film, a folio-sized softcover published by Newmarket Press in 1995 as a Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook. The volume includes text by director Paul Verhoeven and photography by Douglas Kirkland, Bettina Rheims, Mary Ellen Mark, and Murray Close. The third item is Tease! magazine, issue number 2, a stapled softcover periodical published by Pure Imagination, featuring art and photography by Spillane, Yeager, and Elvgren. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.75"W x 12.25"H Weight: 4.00 lb 1.20oz
Lot: 282 - 3pc American Art History Books
A collection of three volumes regarding American art history and cultural development, including hardcover and trade paperback formats. The largest volume is The USA: A History in Art by Bradley Smith, published by Doubleday Windfall. This work provides an expansive survey of the American artistic tradition. The second volume is Ambition and Love in Modern American Art by Jonathan Weinberg, which analyzes themes within modernism. The third volume, Clyde Singer's America by M. J. Albacete, features essays by Nannette V. Maciejunes and Christopher S. Duckworth and is presented in a wide landscape format. All books are profusely illustrated with high-quality color and black-and-white plates, depicting various works ranging from early colonial pieces to modern works by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Clyde Singer. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 1.50"W x 13.00"H Weight: 9.00 lb
Lot: 283 - 3pc Art Books on British Painting and Symbolism
This 3pc art books collection features two hardcovers and one trade paperback focused on British painting and symbolism. The first volume, titled The Age of Rossetti, Burne-Jones and Watts: Symbolism in Britain 1860-1910, was edited by Andrew Wilton and Robert Upstone with contributions from Barbara Bryant, Christopher Newall, and MaryAnne Stevens. It was published by Flammarion in association with the Tate Gallery in 1997 and is a quarto-sized hardcover with its original pictorial dust jacket (ISBN: 2-08013-643-7). The second book is Constable's England by Graham Reynolds, published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and George Braziller in 1983. This hardcover volume with a dust jacket examines the work and life of John Constable. The third item is a softcover exhibition catalog titled British Impressions from David Messum, which includes several color plates, such as Plate 51 featuring The Novel by Richard Jack (1866-1952). Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 284 - 3pc Art Deco Reference Books
A lot of three reference books focused on the Art Deco movement and style. The collection includes: Edward Lucie-Smith, Art Deco Painting, New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. and London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1990, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN 0-517-58000-4; Judith Miller, Art Deco, DK Collector's Guides, Dorling Kindersley, hardcover with dust jacket; and Mary Frank Gaston, Collector's Guide to Art Deco, Collector Books, softcover. The volumes are profusely illustrated with color plates and photographs, including works by Boris Grigoriev and designs in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. The Lucie-Smith volume is a quarto with 192 pages. Dimensions: 9.75"L x 0.75"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 11.80oz
Lot: 285 - 3pc Books on Tamara de Lempicka
A lot of three books documenting the life and Art Deco style of painter Tamara de Lempicka. Passion by Design: The Art and Times of Tamara de Lempicka by Baroness Kizette de Lempicka-Foxhall as told to Charles Phillips. Published by Cross River Press, Ltd., an affiliate of Abbeville Press, Inc., New York, 1987. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. This volume includes a bibliography and index. Printed in Japan. ISBN 0-89659-760-1, Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence by Laura Claridge. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1999. Stated First Edition, First Printing with a complete number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. ISBN 0-517-70557-5, and Tamara de Lempicka. Devised and designed by Anthony Mathews and Roy Walker for Idea Editions, 1978. Text and photographs copyright by Franco Maria Ricci Editore, 1978. English translation by John Shepley. Large format softcover in pictorial wrappers. Printed in Italy by G. Spinelli and C. S.p.A., Florence. ISBN 0 905093 00 5. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.75"H Weight: 4.00 lb 15.30oz
Lot: 286 - 3pc Boris Vallejo Fantasy Art Books
This collection of three volumes features the fantasy artwork of Boris Vallejo and his collaborators in both hardcover and large-format trade paperback editions. The group includes: Mirage by Boris Vallejo (Ballantine Books, 1982), showcasing a series of full-color fantasy paintings; Enchantment (Ballantine Books, 1984), featuring stories by Doris Vallejo with illustrations by Boris; and Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection (Harper, 2005), a hardcover retrospective of collaborative and individual works. These volumes are extensively illustrated with highly detailed color and monochrome plates, including anatomical studies and fantasy figures, with various plates featuring printed signatures from the artists. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 287 - 3pc Edward Hopper Hardcover Books
This lot of 3 Edward Hopper books by Lloyd Goodrich and Gail Levin consists of three large-format art monographs in cloth bindings with original dust jackets. The collection includes a folio-sized volume of Edward Hopper by Lloyd Goodrich, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., with a dust jacket featuring the iconic painting Nighthawks. The second book is Edward Hopper by Gail Levin, published by Crown Publishers, with a dust jacket illustrated with the work Hotel Room. The third item is an Abradale Press edition of Goodrich's Edward Hopper, published by Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., with a dust jacket showing a detail of Nighthawks. Each volume contains numerous color plates and critical text regarding Hopper's life and artistic career. Dimensions: 15.00"L x 1.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 288 - 3pc Fantasy Art Reference Books,1984-2006
This collection consists of three hardcover reference books focused on the technical methods of fantasy and science fiction art. The group includes: The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques, edited by Martyn Dean (Arco Publishing/Dragon's World, 1984), featuring a pictorial dust jacket and vibrant futuristic color plates; The Fantasy Figure Artist's Reference File by Peter Evans (Barron's, 2006), a spiral-bound volume containing hundreds of photographic anatomical and costumed model studies; and The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques by John Grant and Ron Tiner (Running Press, 1996), an A-to-Z directory of artistic methods. These volumes serve as comprehensive instructional guides, illustrated with technical diagrams and galleries of finished works to document the craftsmanship behind the genre. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 289 - 3pc Hardcover Book Colletion: Art Models 7, 8, and 10
A trio of 3pc Live model books by Maureen and Douglas Johnson, published by Live Model Books (LMB). This collection includes Art Models 7: Dynamic Figures for the Visual Arts, Art Models 8: Practical Poses for the Working Artist, and Art Models 10: Photos for Figure Drawing Painting & Sculpting. These softcover quarto-format reference works are intended for painters, sculptors, and illustrators, featuring numerous high-quality, full-color photographic plates of nude male and female models in various dynamic and practical poses. Individual plates include model identification and reference codes such as adrina006 and adrina027. The covers of volumes 7 and 8 indicate the inclusion of a companion disk. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 290 - 3pc Pin-Up Art Books, Including Signed Edition of Petty
This trio of hardcover volumes explores 20th-century pin-up illustration, focusing on the works of George Petty, Gil Elvgren, and Billy DeVorss. The collection includes signed and limited edition copies as detailed below. Volume I: Petty: The Classic Pin-Up Art of George Petty by Reid Stewart Austin, with a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner. Published by Gramercy Books, New York, 1997. Quarto. Publisher's cloth binding with original pictorial dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author on the title page in black marker with a heart symbol followed by the name Reid. ISBN: 0-517-20115-1. Volume II: Pin-Up Poster Book: The Elvgren Collection. Published by Collectors Press, Portland, 1997. Limited Edition, hand-numbered 145 of 1,000 on the limitation page. Hardcover with pictorial boards. This volume is signed by Marianne Ohl Phillips and Drake Elvgren. The copyright page states First Edition, 1997 with number line 9876543210. ISBN: 1-888054-11-5. Volume III: Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection. Published by Collectors Press, Portland, 1995. Hardcover with pictorial boards. Stated First Edition on the copyright page with number line 9876543210. ISBN: 0-9635202-5-3. Each volume contains high-quality, full-color plates and biographical text characteristic of the pin-up genre. Approximate Dimensions: 12.25 x 9.25 inches per volume. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 0.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 5.00 lb 2.40oz
Lot: 291 - A Collection of 4 Art Books including Mark Tansey and Helmut Newton. Various Publishers, 1992-1996. (DJ)
This group of 4 art books includes a selection of hardcovers and trade paperbacks focusing on contemporary painting and photography. The largest volume in the collection is Mark Tansey: Visions and Revisions by Arthur C. Danto, published by Abrams, which features a monochromatic red dust jacket. Another significant work is The Best of Helmut Newton, published by Thunder's Mouth Press in 1996 as a stated First Edition. This hardcover volume features pictorial boards and contains numerous color and black and white plates, with art direction by June Newton. Also present is Schmeltz by Ramsay, a hardcover with pictorial boards depicting a nude figure, and a fourth volume titled Living American Artists and the Figure featuring pictorial covers. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 1.00"W x 11.75"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 292 - A Collection of Four Art Books on the Nude Theme. 1974-2010.
This lot features a collection of four art books and exhibition catalogs focusing on the nude theme in art. The group includes three hardcovers and one trade paperback. Highlights include William H. Gerdts, The Great American Nude: A History in Art, published in 1974 by Praeger Publishers, Inc., New York, as part of the American art and artists series (ISBN 0-275-43510-5). This quarto-sized volume contains numerous color and black-and-white plates documenting historical American artworks. Also present is Bram Dijkstra, Naked: The Nude in America, published by Rizzoli, a large hardcover with its original dust jacket. The largest volume in the set is VB 08-36: Vanessa Beecroft Performances, published by Hatje Cantz, a folio-sized hardcover exploring performance art. The group is completed by the softcover exhibition catalog The Nude in Contemporary Art, published by The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 2.00"W x 11.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 293 - Lot of 4 Impressionist Hard and Softcover Books including Monet's Giverny 1982-2001
A lot of 4 books and exhibition catalogs focusing on Impressionist art. The primary volume is Monet's Giverny: An Impressionist Colony by William H. Gerdts, published by Abbeville Press, New York, 1993. This is a stated first edition. The book is bound in publisher's teal cloth with gilt lettering and is accompanied by its original pictorial dust jacket. The text provides a history of the artist colony at Giverny and is illustrated with numerous color plates and archival photographs. The collection also includes William Chadwick (1879-1962): An American Impressionist by Richard H. Love, a softcover catalog featuring color plates such as Laurel at Flying Point, Old Lyme. Also included are The Giverny Luminists: Frieseke, Miller and Their Circle, a softcover exhibition catalog, and East Meets West: American Impressionism, published by the Fleischer Museum. All items are richly illustrated with color plates of Impressionist paintings. Monet's Giverny: 11.25 x 11.25 inches. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.25"W x 10.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 294 - Lot of 4 Thomas Sully Hard and Softcover Art Books. Various Publishers, 1922-1983.
A collection of four publications focused on the life and artistic output of American portraitist Thomas Sully (1783-1872). The assembly includes a copy of Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter by Monroe H. Fabian, published for the National Portrait Gallery by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1983, which is a hardcover volume with its original dust jacket. Also included is The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872) by Edward Biddle and Mantle Fielding, published by Garnier and Company in 1969 as a reprint of the 1921 edition; this navy blue cloth-bound volume features white library call numbers on the spine and contains photogravure plates and a facsimile of the artist's manuscript register. The third item is a limited edition softcover reprint of Sully's Hints to Young Painters, published by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation in 1965, featuring an introduction by Faber Birren. The final piece is a softcover exhibition catalog titled Memorial Exhibition of Portraits by Thomas Sully, published by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1922. The books contain various illustrations of Sully's works, such as portraits of Frances Ann Kemble and Mrs. Joseph Klapp. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.25"W x 11.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 295 - Four Piece Group of Casino 1977 Soft Cover Erotic Fiction
Adult themed books include Lessons from Teacher by George Burns; Daughter's Fickle Mother by Rod Strong; Held for Lust by Joseph Addison and Diplomat's Plaything by Curt Aldrich. Books are used but in good condition. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 14.40oz
Lot: 296 - Four Pop Art Hardcover and Softcover Books, Various Publishers
A collection of four books focused on the history, artists, and exhibition of the Pop Art movement. The lot of 4 Pop Art books comprises various formats including hardcovers and softcovers. The first volume is Pop Art: A Continuing History by Marco Livingstone, published by Thames and Hudson. This large quarto hardcover is bound in publisher's cloth with an illustrated dust jacket and contains 366 illustrations, 300 of which are in color. The second volume is Pop Art by Tilman Osterwold, published by Taschen in 1999. This large quarto hardcover features an illustrated dust jacket with cover art from Tom Wesselmann's Great American Nude No. 98 (1967). The third volume is An Illustrated Dictionary of Pop Art by Jose Pierre, published by Barron's. This octavo softcover is bound in illustrated paper wrappers. The fourth volume is pop impact! from Johns to Warhol: selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art. This quarto exhibition catalogue is bound in pictorial softcover wrappers. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 7.00 lb 15.30oz
Lot: 297 - 4pc Alberto Vargas Art Books, 1978-1991
A set of four books dedicated to the pin-up art and career of Alberto Vargas. The collection includes a variety of formats and publishers, documenting the artist's work from the 1920s through the 1950s. The set includes the following titles: 1. Varga by Tom Robotham. Published by Mallard Press, 1991. First edition thus. Large format hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. ISBN 0-7924-5599-1. This volume features a retrospective of the Varga Girl calendars and illustrations. 2. Varga: The Esquire Years, A Catalogue Raisonne. Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. Published by Alfred van der Marck Editions. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. This volume serves as a comprehensive catalog of Vargas's work during his tenure at Esquire magazine. 3. Vargas by Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin. Foreword by Hugh Hefner. Published by Harmony Books, 1978. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. An autobiographical and biographical account of the artist's life and career. 4. Vargas 20s-50s. Published by Benedikt Taschen, 1990. Softcover trade paperback. Part of the Taschen Small Art Series, featuring color plates of iconic pin-up illustrations. All volumes are heavily illustrated with full-color plates, sketches, and reproductions of original paintings, including "Black Notes, 1936" and various calendar girl series. Dimensions: 10.75"L x 0.50"W x 14.50"H Weight: 8.00 lb 1.60oz
Lot: 298 - 4pc Art Reference Books and Catalogs
This group consists of four art history and reference publications, featuring a mix of hardcovers with dust jackets and trade paperbacks. The collection includes the following titles: 1. Melot, Michel, Antony Griffiths, Richard S. Field, and Andre Beguin. Prints: History of an Art. New York: Skira/Rizzoli, 1981. Large format folio. Publisher's brown cloth with an illustrated dust jacket. This comprehensive volume explores the technical and historical evolution of printmaking. 2. Palmer, Arnold. More Than Shadows: A Biography of W. Russell Flint, R.A. London and New York: Studio Publications, 1943. Hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket. This work provides a biographical account of the artist W. Russell Flint. 3. Johnson, R. Stanley. Old Master Prints & Drawings 1450-1800. Chicago: R.S. Johnson Fine Art, 1994. Trade paperback exhibition catalog. Published March 1994. ISBN: 0-9628903-6-7. Library of Congress Catalogue Card No. 94-065603. Printed by Ries Graphics, USA. 4. Art News Annual. Volume XXVI. New York: The Art Foundation Press, 1957. Large format softcover with pictorial wrappers. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 13.75"H Weight: 10.00 lb
Lot: 299 - 4pc Books and Publications Focused on the Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
A collection of four publications documenting the artistic career and personal life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The grouping includes two large-format hardcover volumes and two softcover publications. The hardcovers consist of Georgia O'Keeffe: The New York Years, published by Knopf | Callaway, bound in light gray cloth boards with silver-toned spine text, and Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers, also published by Knopf | Callaway, featuring a pictorial dust jacket with an illustration of a white flower. Both volumes bear the publisher's running dog logo on the spines. The softcover publications include the trade paperback biography O'Keeffe & Stieglitz: An American Romance by Benita Eisler, published by Penguin Books (ISBN 0140170944), and A Painter's Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O'Keeffe by Margaret Wood, featuring a black and white photographic portrait of O'Keeffe on the front cover. Dimensions: 13.25"L x 1.00"W x 16.25"H Weight: 10.00 lb
Lot: 300 - 4pc Disc Set of Art Models by Maureen and Douglas Johnson
This 4 disc set of Art Models Life Nudes For Drawing Painting And Sculpting is authored by Maureen and Douglas Johnson and published under the Live Model Books imprint. The collection provides high-resolution photographic reference material intended for students and professional artists. The lot consists of four volumes: Art Models: Life Nudes for Drawing, Painting and Sculpting; Art Models 2: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts; Art Models 4: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts; and Art Models 10: Photos for Figure Drawing, Painting & Sculpting. Each volume is presented in its original black plastic DVD case with a printed paper cover insert. The interior of one case reveals a printed companion disk and a small instructional pamphlet. Identifying markings include ISBNs 9780976457367, 9780981624907, 9780981624921, and 9781936801466. Copyright information on the items indicates dates between 2007 and 2009. Dimensions: 5.25"L x 0.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 12.70 lb
Lot: 301 - 4pc Pin-Up Girl Art Books and Calendars, 1976-2000.
This lot consists of a collection of four publications documenting the history and aesthetics of pin-up and glamour art. Included is Michael Colmer's Calendar Girl, published by A&W Visual Library in 1976. This softcover volume provides a chronological history of glamour calendar art across six decades and was previously published under the title Glamour Calendar Art. Also included is Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art by Jim Silke, published by DH Press in 2005, which serves as a survey of glamour artists and illustrations. The collection further contains a Glamour International softcover titled American Girl 1900-1920, and an Olivia 2001 Calendar featuring the artwork of Olivia De Berardinis, published by Ozone Productions, Ltd. in 2000. The calendar includes a May 2001 illustration titled Jingle Jangle, based on a 1999 watercolor on board. Each item is a large-format softcover or wall calendar, extensively illustrated with full-color plates and vintage magazine art reproductions. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb 13.10oz
Lot: 302 - A Collection of 5 Art Books on American, Magic, and Super Realism. Various Publishers. (DJ)
A collection of 5 art books and catalogs focused on the themes of American realism, magic realism, and super realism. The group includes the following volumes: Edward Lucie-Smith, American Realism, published by Abrams, a large quarto hardcover with a dust jacket featuring George Bellows boxing scene; Lance Humphries, Daniel Garber: Romantic Realist, published by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the James A. Michener Art Museum, 2006, a hardcover with a dust jacket; Edward Lucie-Smith, Super Realism, Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1979, stated first edition, a hardcover with a blue dust jacket featuring a diner scene; American Realists and Magic Realists, published by the Museum of Modern Art, a softcover exhibition catalog with a magnifying glass graphic; and Luciano Ventrone: The Thrill of the Real, a slim softcover exhibition catalog. The books are illustrated with numerous color and black and white plates, including works by Richard Estes, Alex Colville, and other prominent realist painters. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 303 - A Lot of 5 Vintage Men's Interest Magazines including Esquire, Modern Man, and True, 1937-1955
This lot comprises 5 vintage periodicals focused on men's interest, dating from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s. The collection includes 3 issues of Esquire: The Magazine for Men, published by Esquire, Inc. These issues are dated August 1937, October 1946, and November 1947. The covers feature the publication's signature "Esky" mascot in various scenarios, including a beach scene, a group of firefighters, and a football game. The lot also contains the August 1951 issue of Modern Man: The Picture Magazine for Men, published by Publishers' Development Corp. This issue prominently features "Elvgren Creates a Calendar!" on the cover, depicting the work of pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The front cover of this issue includes a stamped or handwritten number "629." Completing the collection is the January 1955 issue of True: The Man's Magazine, published by Fawcett Publications. This is designated as a "Special Auto Show Issue... The 1955 Cars" and features a composite cover showing various True magazine editions. The magazines are quarto in size and softbound in their original pictorial wrappers. Interior content includes a variety of photography, illustrations, and articles. Notable features visible in the interior include a piece on "Live Steamers" model engines and an illustrated nature story titled "Great Cat-Eyed Bird" by Russell Annabel, with illustrations by C. E. Monroe, Jr. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 0.25"W x 14.00"H Weight: 5.00 lb 15.80oz
Lot: 304 - Lot of 5 Soft and Hardcover Books on Famous Actresses. Various Publishers, circa 1979-1988
This lot of 5 books of famous women/actresses comprises five hardcover volumes dedicated to the cinematic and personal histories of legendary Hollywood performers. The collection includes: The Films of Susan Hayward by Eduardo Moreno (Citadel Press); Kim Novak on Camera by Larry Kleno (A.S. Barnes); Elizabeth Taylor by Tom Hutchinson (Galley Press); Sexbomb: The Life and Death of Jayne Mansfield by Guus Luijters and Gerard Timmer (Citadel Press); and Joan Collins by Joan Collins (Gallery Books). Each volume is quarto-sized and bound in publisher cloth or boards with its original dust jacket. The Kim Novak volume retains its unclipped dust jacket with a 19.95 dollar price and features an Ex Libris bookplate for Robert and Barbara Hill with an owl illustration. The books are heavily illustrated with photographic records of the actresses' film careers. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 305 - 5pc Collection of Art Books
This collection consists of five art-related publications, including three hardcover volumes with dust jackets and two softcover exhibition catalogs. The group includes: The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline by Harry F. Gaugh, published by Abbeville Press, 1985, a hardcover volume examining the artist's work with numerous illustrations; Reynolds, a hardcover exhibition catalog for the Royal Academy of Arts (1986), published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, featuring a red dust jacket; Honore Sharrer, a hardcover monograph published by Spanierman Gallery, LLC, 2002, with an orange dust jacket; Mischa Askenazy 1884/88-1961, a softcover catalog from De Ville Galleries; and Jose Escofet: New Works, a landscape-format softcover catalog. The volumes contain various color and black-and-white plates, including Giuseppe Baretti on page 122 of the Reynolds volume and Portrait of David Orr's Mother in the Kline volume. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 15.80oz
Lot: 306 - 5pc Collection of Art Books and Catalogues on the Nude Theme
A collection of five art books and exhibition catalogues focused on the nude theme and the study of the human form. The set includes a mix of hardcover and trade paperbacks. Notable volumes include Mark Edward Smith, The Nude Female Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist, published by Watson-Guptill (hardcover); Gill Saunders, The Nude: A New Perspective (hardcover); and Boris Vallejo, Hindsight: His Photographic Art, published by Paper Tiger (hardcover with dust jacket). The lot also contains Luciano Ventrone, Beyond the Veil, a large-format softcover exhibition catalogue, and Nude or Naked in 1974, a stapled exhibition pamphlet from the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery. These works represent various artistic disciplines, including photographic reference, hyper-realistic painting, and art historical survey. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 1.00"W x 11.75"H Weight: 4.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 307 - 5pc Collection of New York Art Books and Exhibition Catalogs
A collection of 5 books and exhibition catalogs focused on New York art and artists. Titles include: Tom Blackwell: The 21st Century, The New York Project: Paintings of the City by Artists from Around the World, Alan Wolfson: The New York Nocturnes, City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection, and New York. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 1.00"W x 10.25"H Weight: 10.00 lb 7.00oz
Lot: 308 - 5pc Fantasy Art Books Including Rowena Morrill, Ken Kelly, and Dragonlance
This collection of five softcover art books showcases the portfolios and technical mastery of prominent fantasy illustrators from the 1980s. The lot includes: The Fantastic Art of Rowena (Pocket Books, 1983), featuring a foreword by Theodore Sturgeon and introduction by Boris Vallejo; Imagination: The Art and Technique of David A. Cherry (Donning Company, 1987); The Art of Ken Kelly (Friedlander Publishing Group, 1990), with an introduction by Frank Frazetta; Great Masters of Fantasy Art (Taco, 1986); and The Art of the Dragonlance Saga, edited by Mary Kirchoff (TSR, 1987). These quarto-sized volumes are profusely illustrated with high-quality color plates, documenting iconic imagery from the Dragonlance series alongside the individual career retrospectives of leading genre artists. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 4.00 lb 13.00oz
Lot: 309 - 5pc Mid-Century Erotic Humor Ephemera and Novelties
This collection features five mid-20th-century adult-oriented novelty items, magazine ephemera, and barware accessories, including sexy items, bottle covers, and golf tees. The lot includes a February 1939 issue of Movie Humor magazine, subtitled Hollywood Girls and Gags!, featuring offset lithographic pin-up style cover art titled OH, SHOOT and a reverse-side color advertisement for a Remington Portable Typewriter. A Bally-Hi molded flesh-toned rubber liquor bottle cover shaped as a female torso with a lei and grass skirt is included with its original orange cardboard box labeled Bali Bali and a paper instruction slip. The collection also contains two female figurines lighters; one is white with a painted tuxedo-style bodysuit and fishnet stockings, and the other is monochrome pink plastic. A molded plastic novelty item featuring a nude female upper torso with a tapered green lower section functions as a letter opener ad is inserted in a small blue decorative box titled Sexy Anna, The Beach Girl.. Also included is a boxed set of Headown novelty golf tees molded in the shape of female legs, featuring a green foam display base and three tees, with packaging marked Copyright 1980 Creative Products Mfg., Inc. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 4.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 310 - Collection of 6 Art Books: California Impressionism. Various Publishers, 1990-1998
A collection of 6 art books including hardcover and trade paperbacks focused on California Impressionism and regional landscape painting. The group features three hardcover volumes with original dust jackets: California Impressionism by William H. Gerdts and Will South (Abbeville Press); Selections from The Irvine Museum (The Irvine Museum); and All Things Bright & Beautiful: California Impressionist Paintings from The Irvine Museum (The Irvine Museum, 1998, ISBN 0-9635468-2-1). The trade paperback portion of the collection includes the exhibition catalogs California Impressionists, California Light 1900-1930, and Gallery Selections from George Stern Fine Arts. The books are heavily illustrated with full-color plates of works by artists including Jack Wilkinson Smith, William Wendt, Colin Campbell Cooper, and E. Charlton Fortune. All Things Bright & Beautiful was printed in Italy. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 1.50"W x 10.25"H Weight: 12.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 311 - 6pc American Art Books and Periodicals
This lot comprises a collection of 6pc art books and trade paperbacks focusing on American art history, theory, and collecting. The group includes two hardcover volumes and four softcover publications. Featured titles include "The American Art Book" published by Phaidon Press, a large-format reference book with a bold red and blue typographic cover; "American Art Now" by Edward Lucie-Smith, published by William Morrow and Company (1985), which is a hardcover volume with its original pictorial dust jacket; "American Artists on Art from 1940 to 1980" edited by Ellen H. Johnson; and "American Art: Thoughts of a Collector" by Dr. A. Everette James. The collection further contains two scholarly periodicals: "Smithsonian Studies in American Art" (Spring 1989) published by Oxford University Press for the National Museum of American Art, and "American Art" (Fall 2015, Vol. 29, No. 3) published by the University of Chicago Press for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. These softcover journals are illustrated with numerous color and black-and-white plates, including works by artists such as Gari Melchers. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 12.00 lb 2.00oz
Lot: 312 - 6pc Art History and Reference Volumes
This lot consists of six publications specializing in art history, techniques, and reference terminology. The collection includes a mix of hardcovers and softcover trade paperbacks. The group features the following titles: David Hopkins, After Modern Art 1945-2017, Oxford University Press, 2018 (Oxford History of Art series), softcover with pictorial wrappers; Barbara Rose (Editor), Readings in American Art 1900-1975, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, softcover with illustrated wrappers; Margy Lee Elspass, North Light Dictionary of Art Terms, North Light Books, softcover with graphic wrappers; Ralph Mayer, Art Terms & Techniques, HarperCollins, 1991 (Second Edition), hardcover in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust jacket; The Art Institute of Chicago, Pronunciation Dictionary of Artists' Names, Bulfinch Press, 1993 (Third Revised Edition), hardcover in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust jacket; and The Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms, New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown and Company, 1979 (Second Revised Edition), softcover in red wrappers, ISBN 0-8212-0748-2. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 1.00"W x 9.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.50oz
Lot: 313 - 6pc Collection of Art Books on American Modernism
A collection of 6 volumes concerning the history of American Modernism and regional art movements, comprised of a mix of hardcover and softcover trade paperbacks. The lot includes After Many Springs: Regionalism, Modernism and the Midwest by Debra Bricker Balken (Yale University Press/Des Moines Art Center, 2009, hardcover with dust jacket); a modern mosaic: Art and Modernism in the United States, edited by Townsend Ludington (University of North Carolina Press, 2000, softcover); The Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America (Yale University Press, 2006, hardcover with dust jacket); American Modern (MFA Publications, hardcover); The Color of Modernism: The American Fauves (softcover); and Concerning Expressionism: American Modernism and the German Avant-Garde (softcover). The volumes feature high-quality color plates and comprehensive scholarly text. The Societe Anonyme volume features a library classification label on the lower spine reading 709 .04074 So1354. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 1.25"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 314 - 6pc Collection of New York City Art Books and Paperbacks
A 6-piece collection of hardcover and trade paperback books focusing on the art and cultural history of New York City. The primary volume is City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti / The Martin Wong Collection by Corcoran and McCormick, published by Skira Rizzoli in 2014, featuring a pictorial dust jacket and extensive interior color plates. Included is New York by Tama Janowitz and Kanji Ishii, published by Assouline in 2006, which is housed in a custom-illustrated slipcase with a retail label from Saks Fifth Avenue. The set also includes The Art of the City: Views and Versions of New York by Peter Conrad, published by Oxford University Press in 1984, complete with its original dust jacket. The collection is further comprised of three softcover exhibition catalogs: The New York Project: Recent Cityscape Paintings, Alan Wolfson: New York Nocturnes, and KissKiss by Tom Blackwell, along with one calendar. These volumes examine the urban environment through diverse artistic lenses, ranging from contemporary street art to classical and historical comparisons, including mentions of movements such as the Pre-Raphaelites within the critical discourse. Dimensions: 12.00"L x 0.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 9.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 315 - 6pc Louis Icart Reference Books and Catalogs
This lot consists of six reference books and exhibition catalogs focused on French Art Deco artist Louis Icart. The group includes three hardcovers with dust jackets: Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen (Schiffer, 1998); Icart by S. Michael Schnessel (Clarkson N. Potter, 1976); and The Etchings of Louis Icart by S. Michael Schnessel and Mel Karmel (Schiffer, 1982). The set is completed by a spiral-bound Collector's Guide to Louis Icart by S. Michael Schnessel, a softcover price guide by Dolores Riddle, and an Icart Society promotional catalog. These quarto-sized volumes feature numerous color and monochrome illustrations of the artist's etchings, drypoints, and paintings. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 11.00 lb 1.60oz
Lot: 316 - A Collection of Seven Issues. LIFE Magazine. Time Inc., 1944-1953.
This lot consists of a collection of 7pc periodicals - LIFE. These mid-century magazines are large-format, softcover publications with staple bindings. The visible top issue is dated August 8, 1949, and features the iconic red and white LIFE logo. The cover photograph depicts a woman in a straw hat with a headline regarding Fairfield County country homes. The issues range from approximately 1944 to 1953. Each issue contains characteristic black and white photojournalism, cultural editorial content, and contemporary commercial advertisements. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 0.50"W x 14.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 317 - 7pc Art Books and Ephemera
This lot features a collection of 7 art books, trade paperbacks, and exhibition catalogs focused on American and Latin American art history. The primary volume is Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, by Holiday T. Day and Hollister Sturges. This first edition was published in 1987 by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and distributed by Indiana University Press. The softcover quarto contains essays by Edward Lucie-Smith and Carlos Fuentes, with cover art by Tarsila do Amaral. The collection further includes several publications related to The Art Students League of New York: The Art Students League: Selections from the Permanent Collection by Ronald G. Pisano (published by Heckscher Museum and Gallery Association of New York State), The Immortal Eight and Its Influence, and Nulla Dies Sine Linea: No Day Without a Line. Additional items include No Boundaries: Important Hudson River School Paintings published by Questroyal Fine Art, LLC; Streamlined, an exhibition catalog featuring Art Deco architecture and industrial design; and a red softcover booklet titled Society of American Fakirs of the Art Students League of New York 1891-1914. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 8.00 lb
Lot: 318 - 7pc Abstract Art Books and Exhibition Catalogs
This collection of seven softcover art books and exhibition catalogs focuses on mid-20th-century abstract expressionism and geometric abstraction. The lot includes scholarly monographs and gallery publications such as "Stuart Davis: Art and Theory, 1920-31" (The Pierpont Morgan Library) and several Michael Rosenfeld Gallery catalogs, including "1950-1965: Abstraction on Paper," "Between Tachisme and Abstract Expressionism," and "Pathways and Parallels." Additional volumes highlight individual masters and movements, featuring "Charles Green Shaw: The 1930s & 1940s," "Charles Biederman: Works from the Thirties," and "Geometric Abstraction: Two Generations." These quarto and octavo-format volumes are richly illustrated with color reproductions and offer critical essays documenting the evolution of American and international abstract art. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.25"W x 11.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 4.90oz
Lot: 319 - 8-Piece Collection of Vintage Entertainment and Celebrity Periodicals, 1983-2008
This lot comprises an 8-piece collection of vintage entertainment and celebrity-focused periodicals. The assortment features high-profile issues from the early 1980s through the late 2000s, including the August 1992 Vanity Fair with the Demi Moore Birthday Suit cover story and the December 2001 Italian edition of Class with Charlize Theron. Also present are issues of Playboy from June 2001 and July 2008 featuring Brande Roderick and Cindy Margolis. The group includes several retrospective publications focused on Elizabeth Taylor, such as Home Video from January 1983, Screen Greats: The Eternal Liz, and a Ladies Home Journal Special Portrait. Other titles include Hollywood Then and Now and issues of Celebrity Sleuth. Each periodical is in softcover format with original pictorial wrappers and contains numerous color and black-and-white photographs and feature articles. Weight includes all items. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 0.50"W x 11.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 12.00oz
Lot: 320 - 10pc Madonna Magazines/Books
This lot comprises a collection of 10 publications focused on the musical artist Madonna, consisting of one hardcover book and nine magazines or special edition periodicals. The centerpiece is the hardcover volume titled Madonna: Portrait of a Material Girl by Rebecca Gulick, featuring black paper-covered boards with a color pictorial front. The magazine component includes the April 1991 issue of Vanity Fair with the cover story by Lynn Hirschberg. The remaining items include various special interest publications: In Concert Presents Madonna Blond Ambition (Collector's Edition), Biograph presents Madonna Superstar of the Century!, Madonna into the Nineties, and a French-language magazine titled Madonna Classe X: Les Photos du Livre-Scandale qui va Choquer L'Amerique. The collection is largely composed of quarto-sized publications from the early 1990s, featuring extensive color photography and editorial content related to the artist's career during the Blond Ambition and Erotica eras. Dimensions: 9.50"L x 0.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb 10.30oz
Lot: 321 - 10pc Realism Art Books. Various Publishers, 1975-2004.
This lot consists of 10 volumes and exhibition catalogs focusing on the history and development of realism in 20th-century art, primarily within the American tradition. The collection includes: American Realist Painting 1945-1980 by John L. Ward (UMI Research Press, 1989); Contemporary American Realism since 1960 by Frank H. Goodyear, Jr. (New York Graphic Society, 1981); Realism in 20th Century Painting by Brendan Prendeville (Thames & Hudson, 2000); Super Realism: A Critical Anthology edited by Gregory Battcock (Dutton); Social Concern and Urban Realism: American Painting of the 1930s by Patricia Hills; and Realism by Kerstin Stremmel (Taschen). Exhibition catalogs include American Realism Between the Wars (Nassau County Museum of Art), Realism and Realities: The Other Side of American Painting 1940-1960, Triumph of Realism (Brooklyn Museum, 1967), and the bilingual Visions of America: Urban Realism 1900-1945. The books are a mix of hardcover editions with dust jackets and trade paperbacks. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 0.50"W x 12.00"H Weight: 12.00 lb 15.20oz
Lot: 322 - Pair of Art Deco Polychrome Porcelain Figural Bookends
A pair of Art Deco glazed porcelain bookends featuring stylized female figures in repose. Each figure is depicted in a kneeling or seated pose wearing a white gown adorned with gilded rose and leaf motifs. The figures are positioned against a lavender-colored circular disc and a yellow rectangular structure designed to resemble the spine of a book, complete with raised red bands. The bases are finished with a white glaze and feature a horizontal black band above a gilded rim. On the reverse of the white base, each bookend bears incised numerical characters. The bookend with the figure's arm resting by her side is incised with the numbers 1168. and the bookend with the figure's arm raised behind her head is incised with the numbers 1167. The undersides of both pieces are unglazed white porcelain, each featuring a central circular hole plugged with cork, indicating the items were weighted internally. The style and model numbers are characteristic of European porcelain production, such as German or Czechoslovakian origins, from the Art Deco period circa 1930. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.75"W x 6.00"H Weight: 4.20 lb
Lot: 323 - Royal Doulton Figurine, Angela HN1204
A Royal Doulton figurine titled Angela, model HN1204. This hand-painted porcelain figure depicts a seated young woman in a flowing pink and lavender dress, holding an open fan with bold red and purple accents. She rests gracefully on a cream pedestal base. The base is marked with the Royal Doulton backstamp, model number HN1204, and the inscription "Potted by Doulton & Co." Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Leslie Harradine Dimensions: 4.25"L x 7.5"H Date or Era: 1926 Manufacturer or Brand: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
Lot: 324 - Two Porcelain Figurines Including Goebel Nude and Franklin Mint Lady Rose
This lot features two porcelain figurines of distinct styles. The first is a Goebel porcelain figurine, model number FF 73/1, manufactured in West Germany. The piece depicts a seated nude female figure with dark hair in the pose of adjusting a sandal. It is finished in a high-gloss glaze with polychrome details on the hair, face, and footwear. The underside is incised with the Goebel mark, W. Germany, and model number FF 73/1. The second is a Franklin Mint figurine titled Lady Rose, designed by Jegou. This 1988 piece depicts a blonde woman in a gown with an iridescent mother-of-pearl glaze finish, seated on a large pink rose blossom with a green foliate base. The underside features a black printed stamp with the title, designer name, The Franklin Mint, copyright 1988, and crafted in Taiwan. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 5.50"W x 9.00"H Weight: 3.00 lb
Lot: 325 - Ars Pulchra Torino Italian Porcelain Figurine, Pirate Adventurer M 1295
This large porcelain sculpture was manufactured by Ars Pulchra in Torino, Italy, and reflects the Art Deco style of the mid-20th century. The polychrome glazed figure depicts a female adventurer or pirate in a theatrical, mid-stride pose. The subject is portrayed semi-nude, wearing a vibrant orange headscarf, matching gauntlet-style gloves, and tall cuffed boots with gilt buckles. Her attire consists of high-waisted black trunks and an open black vest embellished with intricate hand-painted scrolling gilt floral patterns. A sword in a scabbard is attached to her belt, and a large, wide-brimmed black hat with a pale lavender plumed feather rests on the ground between her feet. The underside of the base features several hand-painted marks in black, including a stylized emblem of three wavy horizontal lines positioned above a trident shape. The inscriptions include ARS PULCHRA, TORINO, MADE IN ITALY, M 1295, and the letter B. The base also includes the marks DECORAZIONE IN ORO and the letter B, referring to the gold decoration. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 8.50"W x 18.50"H Weight: 3.00 lb 1.00oz
Lot: 326 - Peggy Davies Ceramics One-of-a-Kind Colorway Reclining Nude Figurine by Victoria Bourne
This contemporary Art Deco style glazed ceramic figurine, an artist original colorway for Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne, depicts a reclining female nude. The figure is posed in an elongated, stylized manner, wearing a light seafoam green hooded garment draped over her head and shoulders. The figure is situated upon a rectangular plinth with a black top surface and a solid cream reverse. The front of the plinth features four distinct decorative panels of animal print motifs including leopard spot, yellow and black zebra stripe, pink and black tiger stripe, and giraffe patterns. The base includes handwritten inscriptions in black ink reading Artists Original Colourway 1/1 For Peggy Davies and By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 3.50"W x 6.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 327 - Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne Artist Original Colorway Figurine, Lolita
A rare and unique Peggy Davies figurine by Victoria Bourne titled Lolita, presented in the artist's original colorway and marked as a one-of-one piece. The hand painted figure depicts a stylized nude female kneeling on a rectangular base decorated with floral motifs, finished in a glossy glaze. The underside is inscribed "Artist's Original Colorway for Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne". Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Victoria Bourne Dimensions: 6"L x 8.25"H Date or Era: 20th century Edition Number and/or Size: 1 of 1 Manufacturer or Brand: Peggy Davies Ceramics Country of Origin: England
Lot: 328 - Victoria Bourne for Peggy Davies Artist Original Proof Glazed Ceramic Seated Nude Figurine
A hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine depicting a seated nude female figure. The figure is posed in a relaxed, cross-legged position with one arm resting on a raised knee and the other supporting her weight. The figure is modeled with short, jet-black hair in a wave-bob style and features a high-gloss finish throughout. The figure is mounted on an oval base decorated with stylized black feather-like motifs against a cream-colored ground. The underside of the base features the inscriptions: Artists Original Proof For Peggy Davies By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 7.25"L x 4.00"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 329 - Arnart Imports Emilio Pucci Fashion Model Figurine
This resin figurine, part of the Pucci series produced for Arnart Imports, depicts a woman in mid-twentieth-century fashion. The figure is posed with her right hand on her hip and a light-colored jacket draped over her left shoulder. She wears a wide-brimmed hat with a black band, a long-sleeved blouse, and a black knee-length pencil skirt secured with a buckled belt. The figure stands on a circular base featuring a potted plant with large green leaves. The upper surface of the base is incised with the name Pucci. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.25"W x 12.00"H Weight: 1.15 lb
Lot: 330 - Guido Cortese Art Deco Style Figurine of a Woman Posing with Dog
This piece depicts a slender woman with a blonde hairstyle wearing a salmon and gray tiered evening gown with a black floral waist accent and a thigh-high slit. A dog with a gold collar is positioned beside the figure. The sculpture is mounted on an integral gray base featuring the signature Guido Cortese. Dimensions: 5.75"L x 5.00"W x 14.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.80oz
Lot: 331 - H. Schreiber Porcelain Figurine of a Naked Woman by K. Steiner
This hand-painted figure is depicted in a kneeling pose with a slight twist to the torso, gazing upward and to her left. The body features a matte bisque finish to simulate skin texture, while the blonde hair, pale blue hair ribbon, and oval base are finished with a clear glaze. The hair is styled with short bangs and a ponytail. The upper surface of the base bears an incised signature of K. Steiner, and the underside is marked with a factory stamp, H. Schreiber, and model number 9365. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb 14.50oz
Lot: 332 - HS Unterweissbach German Porcelain Bathing Beauty Figurine by Kurt Steiner
A German porcelain figurine produced by Unterweissbacher Werkstatten fur Porzellankunst depicting a young woman in a kneeling pose. The figure is dressed in a light blue marbleized one-piece bathing suit with thin straps. The construction utilizes a matte bisque finish for the skin tones and a high-glaze finish for the bathing suit and the base. The base is molded to resemble undulating water. The underside of the base features a blue underglaze mark with the word Germany printed below. A hand-painted number 5 in iron-red is also present on the underside. An incised signature K. Steiner is located on the upper surface of the base near the figure foot. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 7.50"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 333 - Italian Art Deco Style Polychrome Ceramic Figurine of an Exotic Dancer
This polychrome glazed ceramic figurine depicts a woman in a dramatic, stylized pose, characteristic of mid-20th century Italian ceramic production. The figure is dressed in an exotic, theatrical costume featuring an elaborately patterned, floor-length skirt decorated with hand-painted floral motifs in shades of pink, purple, and blue. The central panel of the dress and the bodice are finished in a yellow ground with green geometric fish scale patterns and gold-tone accents. The figure wears a complex black and gold headpiece along with several pieces of gold-tone jewelry, including armbands, bracelets, and a neckpiece. The sculpture stands on an octagonal white-glazed base accented with a double gold-line border. The underside of the base bears hand-painted marks in black, including the number 90B, Italy, and a cursive L. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 9.00"W x 18.25"H Weight: 5.70 lb
Lot: 334 - Keramos Wien Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Dancer Figurine
This Art Deco style glazed ceramic figurine depicts a female dancer in a dynamic pose. The figure is portrayed with her head turned and one leg raised, dressed in a green halter-top bodice and an expansive, tiered ruffled skirt in shades of ivory and green. The dancer holds the edges of her skirt with both hands. The figure is mounted on a circular, stepped base with a black glazed finish. The underside of the base features several markings, including a hand-painted 11/B and a circular black stamp with a shield and banner reading WIEN KERAMOS KNIGTH CERAMICS. A green stamped mark reads MADE IN AUSTRIA, and a small hand-painted cursive L is also present. Dimensions: 7.50"L x 7.00"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 335 - Kevin Francis Banksy Street Art Collection Pepsi Rat Ceramic Prototype Figure
A unique Kevin Francis ceramic trial figurine from the Banksy Street Art Collection by decorator Victoria Bourne. The high-gloss glazed piece depicts a brown textured rat in a snarling pose with red eyes and bared teeth. The rat is clutching a blue and red barrel that features the Pepsi logo and a large white X. The figurine is mounted on a rectangular base with a mottled light-green and cream glaze. The underside contains hand-written text in black ink that reads: Banksy Street Art Collection, Kevin Francis Ceramic Trial, May 12th 2019, 1 of 1, By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.70 lb
Lot: 336 - Kevin Francis Banksy World Polluters Series United States Ceramic Figurine by Victoria Bourne
A limited edition glazed ceramic sculpture by artist Victoria Bourne for Kevin Francis, titled United States from the World Polluters series. The satirical figure depicts a snarling, creature-like animal with a textured yellow body and a green collar. The figure is shown clutching a barrel adorned with the stars and stripes of the United States flag on its side and a prohibited fuel symbol featuring a gas pump with a red circle and slash on the end. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with a grey and white cobblestone pattern, accented by a red glaze drip on one side. The underside of the base is hand-inscribed in black ink: Artist Edition No. 2 out of 10 World Polluters "United States" By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40 lb
Lot: 337 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Banksy Street Art Gangsta Rat Limited Edition Figurine
This hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine, titled Gangsta Rat, is part of the Street Art series produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics and is inspired by the work of street artist Banksy. The piece features an anthropomorphic brown rat seated on a circular base with a molded cobblestone texture. The character is styled with hip-hop-inspired accessories, including a blue and orange baseball cap worn sideways, a gold-toned hoop earring in its right ear, and a thick gold-toned chain necklace. The rat wears an orange jersey with the name JOJO on the front in black-outlined orange lettering and NY on the back in blue. Its right hand is resting on a black boombox. The underside of the base is marked with the Kevin Francis Ceramics logo, the series title Street Art, and the model name Gangsta Rat. It is number 8 of 100, is dated 2020, and bears the mark Hand Made In England. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40 lb
Lot: 338 - Kevin Francis Ceramics First Edition Banksy Street Art Collection Chimpanzee Figure
A unique polychrome glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection, decorated by Victoria Bourne. The figurine depicts a standing chimpanzee on a rectangular base textured to look like cobblestones and is based on Banksy's stencil artwork. The monkey wears a sandwich board with black text on a white background. The front of the board is inscribed with the phrase IF GRAFFITI CHANGED ANYTHING IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL, while the back is inscribed with Will work for idiots in a stencil-style font. The underside of the base is hand-signed and dated in black ink with the following text: First Edition 1/1 for Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection 2.12.14 by Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 339 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Collection Artist Copy Banksy Figurine, I Want Change
A polychrome glazed ceramic figurine titled I Want Change from the Street Art Collection by Kevin Francis Ceramics. The sculpture depicts a seated figure draped in a vibrant orange-red hooded cloak featuring horizontal wavy white stripes. The figure holds a white rectangular placard that reads KEEP YOUR COINS, I WANT CHANGE in black hand-lettered text. A small white collecting cup is positioned at the figure's feet. The stylized face is glazed in white with red accents for the eyes and facial hair. The piece is mounted on a circular base with a grey and white marbleized glaze. The underside of the base is hand-inscribed in black ink with the following marks: KEVIN FRANCIS CERAMICS, STREET ART COLLECTION, 27/6/2024, INSPIRED BY BANKSY, ARTIST COPY 1/1, and the signature D Smith. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 4.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 2.90oz
Lot: 340 - Kevin Francis Limited Edition Banksy Bomb Hugger Ceramic Figurine
A contemporary ceramic sculpture by Kevin Francis, dated June 2018. This piece is finished in a uniform matte black glaze and depicts a young girl with her hair in a ponytail standing on a rectangular plinth while embracing a vertical aerial bomb. The composition is a three-dimensional representation of the Bomb Hugger motif popularized by the street artist Banksy. The figure and bomb are modeled in a simplified, representational style. The integral rectangular base features a recessed top surface with a molded diamond pattern. The underside of the sculpture is unglazed, revealing a light-colored ceramic body. The bottom bears handwritten inscriptions in silver-toned ink reading KEVIN FRANCIS, JUNE 2018, and the edition number 2/5. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 2.50"W x 7.00"H Weight: 6.80oz
Lot: 341 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Banksy The Fallen Angel Prototype Ceramic Figurine by Andrew Moss
A high-gloss polychrome glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, produced in 2023. Titled The Fallen Angel and sculpted by Andrew Moss, this piece is inspired by the street art of Banksy. The figurine depicts a seated male figure with large black wings, wearing a jumpsuit with a red and pink mottled glaze and black sneakers. The figure is posed in a hunched position on a rectangular plinth that features a vertical monochromatic dripping glaze effect. Elements on the base include a small white bottle marked with a red X and a discarded gold-toned halo. The figure holds a cigarette in his right hand. The underside of the base is inscribed in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection 2023 The Fallen Angel inspired by Banksy 1/1 Sculpted by Andrew Moss. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 342 - Kevin Francis Street Art Limited Edition Ceramic Banksy Monkey Figure
A contemporary glazed ceramic figurine by Kevin Francis titled Street Art, depicting a standing chimpanzee based on Banksy. The figure is designed wearing a sandwich board over its shoulders and is finished in a uniform, high-gloss cream glaze. The front of the sign features black stenciled-style text reading People say graffiti is ugly irresponsible and childish... while the reverse concludes the statement with ..but that is only if it is done properly. The monkey is positioned on a square base with a molded tile pattern. The underside of the base features hand-written notations in black ink reading Kevin Francis Street Art 1/5 March 2018. A hand-painted signature in gold pigment is also present on the underside. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 3.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 343 - Kevin Francis Ceramics by Dan Smith Artist Edition Figurine, Signed
Designed by artist Dan Smith, the figurine features a pin-up style female figure with auburn hair, wearing a black strapless corset, stockings, and black high-heeled pumps. The figure is seated upon two oversized cream-colored marbleized dice, positioned in front of three large playing cards representing the Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, and Ace of Clubs. The underside of the base contains several handwritten marks: an inscription in black ink reading U.S.A Artist Edition / For Kevin Francis Ceramics / By Dan Smith with the initials DS, and a signature in gold ink with 2013 date, likely identifying the decorator. Dimensions: 6.25"L x 5.25"W x 8.75"H Weight: 2.00 lb 8.90oz
Lot: 344 - Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art Limited Edition The D'Andon Panda Figurine
A limited edition glazed ceramic figurine by Kevin Francis Ceramics, part of the Street Art series, titled The D'Andon Panda (Brown). The piece depicts a panda bear in a standing pose atop a square base decorated to resemble tiles or pavement. The panda holds a silver-toned handgun in each paw, referencing contemporary street art motifs. The figure is finished with a glossy chocolate brown and cream glaze, while the firearms feature a metallic silver finish. The underside of the base states the maker as Kevin Francis Ceramics, the series, the title, and the edition number 9 of 100. It also includes the date 2014, the location of manufacture as England, and the phrase "Eats, shoots and leaves." Dimensions: 7.25"L x 4.25"W x 9.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 11.40oz
Lot: 345 - Kevin Francis Peggy Davies Twentieth Century Icons Ceramic Figurine, Marilyn Monroe
The actress is depicted in a pin-up pose, seated on a fluted pedestal decorated with a multi-colored polychrome glaze. She is wearing a turquoise blue basque featuring crimson ruffled trim and matching red high-heeled shoes. A matching closed parasol rests at the base of the pedestal. The underside of the base contains a comprehensive printed backstamp stating: KEVIN KF FRANCIS, ESTABLISHED 1987, MARILYN MONROE, TWENTIETH CENTURY ICONS SERIES, COLOURWAY NO 4 - TURQUOISE BASQUE, MODELLED BY ANDY MOSS, TO THE DESIGN OF JOHN MICHAEL, A LIMITED EDITION OF 2000, NUMBERS 1501-2000 IN THIS COLOURWAY, THIS IS NUMBER 1,630, HAND MADE & HAND PAINTED IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND, PRODUCED BY Peggy Davies CERAMICS. The edition number 1,630 is hand-written in black ink. The initials SG are hand-painted on the underside. Dimensions: 5.75"L x 5.25"W x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 11.10oz
Lot: 346 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Media Toxic Rats Prototype Figurine
A contemporary hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine from the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, titled Media Toxic Rats. This unique artist-decorated piece depicts an aggressive rat with a mottled blue body and a vibrant magenta face, featured with bared teeth and green-tipped claws. The rat is shown clutching a rolled-up copy of The New York Times, which features a red X over the masthead and the publication's Gothic T logo on the end. The figure is mounted on a cream-colored rectangular base. The underside is hand-inscribed in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, Media Toxic Rats 1/1, By Victoria Bourne, 20.2.23. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 347 - Kevin Francis Street Art Collection Prototype Peace Dove Figurine by Goin
This unique glazed ceramic figurine titled Peace Dove is part of the Kevin Francis Street Art Collection. The design is based on the street artist Goin's Peacemaker. The figurine depicts a young girl with pigtails wearing a high-contrast yellow and black dress, kneeling on a blue and white checkered base while holding a grey dove. The piece is rendered in a contemporary style with bold, graphic coloring. The underside of the base features handwritten inscriptions in black ink that read: Kevin Francis Street Art Collection, Peace Dove by Goin, 1/1, By Victoria Bourne. Dimensions: 4.25"L x 3.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 348 - Kevin Francis Street Art Heavy Weaponry Unique 1 of 1 Yellow Elephant with Missile by Victoria Bourne
This is a unique, hand-painted glazed ceramic sculpture from the Kevin Francis Ceramics Street Art collection, titled Heavy Weaponry. The figure depicts a walking elephant finished in a bright yellow glaze. A large, glossy black missile is strapped to the elephant's back with a painted brown leather-style strap and silver-toned buckle. The tusks are finished in a contrasting off-white glaze. The underside of the piece bears the handwritten inscription in black ink: Kevin Francis Street Art / collection 1/1 / By Victoria Bourne / 16/11/2022. Dimensions: 10.25"L x 3.50"W x 9.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb 15.10oz
Lot: 349 - Lot of Four Kevin Francis Artist Edition Halloween Political Face Pots
The set includes Nancy Pelosi depicted as a pirate with an eye patch and skull-and-crossbones headband, Michelle Obama as a vampire with blood at the corners of her mouth, and Barack Obama with two lid variations: one depicting him as a vampire and the other as a green-skinned zombie with red eyes. All pieces are constructed from high-gloss glazed ceramic. Each base interior is printed with the subject's name and a specific quote: Nancy Pelosi Happy Halloween, President Barack Obama Hope, and First Lady Michelle Obama Eat Well. The undersides of the bases feature a circular Face Pots backstamp for the Kevin Francis Artist Edition series. The Nancy Pelosi base is hand-numbered 3/7 in gold-tone pigment and includes an artist's signature or mark. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 2.50"W x 2.50"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 350 - Rosenthal Art Deco Porcelain Figurine The Spring by Dorothea Charol
This glazed and hand-painted porcelain figurine, titled The Spring, was designed by artist Dorothea Charol for the Rosenthal porcelain factory in Selb, Germany. The figure depicts a female dancer in a dynamic and expressive pose, captured with arms outstretched and one leg raised. She wears a short, sleeveless light green dress featuring a thin waist tie and a small orange flower accent. The dancer is set upon a circular base that includes subtle, low-relief floral elements. The figurine is marked with the impressed name D.CHAROL on both the upper surface and the underside of the base. The underside also bears a green underglaze factory mark consisting of a crown above two crossed roses, the script Rosenthal, and the block letters Germany. The model number 211 is impressed into the porcelain on the underside. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 5.25"W x 11.25"H Weight: 9.80oz
Lot: 351 - Royal Dux Czechoslovakia Porcelain Figurine of a Nude Woman with Bonnet
This Royal Dux Czechoslovakia porcelain figurine depicts a nude woman sitting on a stand posing with a bonnet. The Art Deco style figure is shown kneeling with her hands behind her head. She wears a white headscarf decorated with gold floral patterns. The figure is positioned on a white tufted cushion accented with gold v-shaped marks, which rests on a square base featuring a cobalt blue border and a gilt rim. The piece is constructed of hand-painted glazed porcelain. The underside of the base bears a green underglaze stamp reading ROYAL DUX CZECHOSLOVAKIA and incised characters 705 F1. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 5.50"W x 7.75"H Weight: 1.00 lb 7.30oz
Lot: 352 - Schaubach Kunst Art Deco Porcelain Volleyball Player Figurine
This porcelain figurine, produced by Schaubach Kunst in Germany, depicts a female athlete in an Art Deco style. The figure is captured in a graceful pose, holding a white ball in her right hand with her left arm extended outward. She is dressed in a white short-sleeved athletic romper featuring light green-blue piping at the neck, sleeves, and waistline. The figurine is made of glazed polychrome porcelain and is mounted on a circular, slightly domed white base decorated with a thin gray line near the perimeter. The underside of the base displays a green underglaze factory mark featuring a crown above a curved banner containing the words SCHAU BACH, with the word KUNST positioned directly below. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 3.00"W x 9.50"H Weight: 8.00oz
Lot: 353 - Schaubach Kunst German Porcelain Figurine of a Reclining Lady
This porcelain figurine depicts a lady laying with her dress flailed out, posing and smiling in a mid-century style. Produced by the Schaubach-Kunst factory in Germany, the figure is constructed from polychrome glazed and bisque porcelain. The subject is shown reclining on her stomach with her legs crossed and raised behind her. She wears a pale blue ruffled dress and dark brown strappy heels, with a white bow accenting her blonde hair. The figure features a matte bisque finish on the skin surfaces, while the hair, clothing, and footwear are finished with a glossy glaze. The underside of the base displays a green printed mark consisting of a stylized crown above a vertical oval containing the words SCHAUBACH KUNST. Below the oval are two crossed lines and the word GERMANY. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 2.20oz
Lot: 354 - Pair of Vintage Ceramic Glazed Naughty Frogs
A pair of vintage novelty ceramic figurines depicting anthropomorphic frogs. These molded earthenware or stoneware items are finished in a high-gloss, mottled glaze of deep green and brown tones. The dorsal side of each figure is realistically modeled, while the ventral side features human anatomical details. One figure features female breasts and genitalia, and the other features male genitalia. Small dark circular spots on the undersides are kiln stilt marks from the firing process. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 2.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 3.00oz
Lot: 355 - Two German Art Deco Porcelain Dancer Figurines by Rosenthal and Hutschenreuther
This lot consists of two polychrome glazed porcelain figurines produced by prominent Bavarian manufacturers during the Art Deco period. The first figurine is a Rosenthal dancer designed by Dorothea Charol. The figure is depicted in a balletic pose with arms raised over her head, standing on the toes of her right foot. She wears a short white tunic featuring ruffled orange trim and gilded star motifs, with a cluster of purple grapes or flowers at the waist. The underside bears an underglaze green crown mark above the words Rosenthal Bavaria, along with the incised signature D. CHAROL and the model number 335. The second figurine is a Hutschenreuther dancer designed by Karl Tutter. The dynamic figure is shown in a leaning dance pose wearing a sleeveless white dress with a pink lining that flows behind her. The figure has dark auburn hair and is barefoot. The base is marked with a green printed Hutschenreuther Selb Germany Kunstabteilung lion mark, the incised name TUTTER, and the mark 5 K. This piece also retains a brown and gold paper factory label for Hutschenreuther Kunstabteilung and a round gold foil retailer label for W. Weitz Hannover. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 3.50"W x 12.75"H Weight: 1.70 lb
Lot: 356 - 2pc Art Deco Style Resin Bathing Beauty's Figurines
A grouping of contemporary decorative figurines crafted in the Art Deco revival style. These pieces are made of hand-painted cast resin and represent female bathers in vintage-style swimwear. One figure is shown leaning back on her arms in a cream swimsuit with a palm tree motif, a brown swim cap with a green bow, and brown shoes. The other figure is shown seated with hands on her knees in a leopard-print swimsuit, a brown swim cap with a brown bow, and brown shoes. Both figures are detailed with red nail polish. The base of each figurine features a gold foil sticker stating MADE IN PHILIPPINES. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 4.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 4.50oz
Lot: 357 - 2pc Figure Quarterly Magazines including Marilyn Monroe Cover
This lot of 2 Figure Quarterly magazines consists of mid-20th-century publications focusing on figure studies and pin-up photography. The first publication is a softcover magazine featuring a cover photograph of a blonde model and promoting figure portfolios by Anthony DiMarco, Paul Wagner, and Eric Herman. Interior pages include black-and-white underwater photography of models Arline Hunter and Virginia De Lee with accompanying descriptive text. The second publication is a spiral-bound volume, the cover of which depicts a color photograph of Marilyn Monroe in a black corset and fishnet stockings. The interior includes an instructional section titled Evolution of Illustration: Abstract Patterns Before Calling Model, featuring artistic sketches and photographic figure studies. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 11.00"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 358 - 2pc German Art Deco Style Porcelain Figurines Including Wallendorf Standing Nude
This set of two vintage porcelain figurines includes a standing nude by Wallendorfer Porzellan-Manufaktur and a seated bathing beauty in the Art Deco style. The collection consists of one matte nude lady with glazed hat/stand and one glazed in seated pose. The standing figure is crafted from bisque porcelain with a matte body, holding a glazed white wide-brimmed hat and wearing teal-colored glazed platform sandals. The underside of the base bears the green underglaze mark of Wallendorf featuring a crown over W and 1764. The seated figure is a fully glazed porcelain bathing beauty wearing a cobalt blue two-piece swimsuit and headband with gold-tone painted trim. This figure, which is in the style of 1920s-1930s German or Austrian porcelain, features the faintly impressed characters PN002 on the lower back. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 3.25"W x 10.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 359 - 2pc Peggy Davies Ceramics Figurines including Rita Hayworth Cover Girl and Ellen Terry
This lot features two hand-painted ceramic figurines produced by Peggy Davies Ceramics. The first is a bone china figurine representing actress Ellen Terry from the Illustrious Ladies of the Stage series. The figure is depicted standing, wearing a red bodice with a tasseled neckline and a tiered skirt in yellow and pale green decorated with green leaf motifs. She wears a floral crown on her hair. The underside of the circular base is marked with red stamps containing the series title, the name Ellen Terry, and text reading Ceramic Sculpture by Peggy Davies, Bone China, Hand Painted and produced by Specialists, and Made in England. The second figurine depicts actress Rita Hayworth titled Cover Girl from the Pin-Up Parade collection. The figure is shown kneeling on a suitcase in a tan shirt, camouflage shorts, a matching cap, and black boots. The base is marked with the subject name, the Pin-Up Parade logo, and text stating Produced by Peggy Davies Ceramics. It is further identified as a commission by Arncliffe and is number 30 of 100. Dimensions: 3.75"L x 3.75"W x 9.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 360 - Collection of Five Bisque Porcelain Bathing Beauty Figurines
A collection of five hand-painted bisque and glazed porcelain beauty figurines executed in the Art Deco style. The assortment includes reclining nudes, a figure in a period orange swimsuit, and a mermaid. The largest reclining figure features two gold-painted spherical elements and a gold-tone wire and bead anklet. The standing figure, the figure in the orange swimsuit, and the mermaid bear stamped or incised marks reading JAPAN on the bases or sides. These pieces are modeled after the miniature bathing beauty figurines popular during the 1920s. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 3.00"W x 2.50"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 361 - Boehm Pompeian and Herculanean Collection Bisque Porcelain Figurine, Aphrodite
A bisque porcelain figurine titled Aphrodite from the Pompeian and Herculanean Collection by Boehm. The figure depicts a nude female in a classical pose, standing on her left leg with her right leg raised and bent. The sculpture is made of white bisque porcelain with a matte, unglazed finish and stands on an integral circular base. The underside of the base contains several printed marks: Pompeian and Herculanean Collection by Boehm, Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, a horse head logo, Boehm, Limited Issue, a signature for Edward Marshall Boehm, model number 8HC2, the title Aphrodite, Made in U.S.A., and Number 19. Dimensions: 5"L x 4.5"W x 10.5"H Weight: 13 oz.
Lot: 362 - Three Bel Ombre Italy Porcelain Lady Head Bust Music Boxes and Ornament
This lot consists of three vintage decorative porcelain lady head busts designed in the Art Deco flapper style. Each figure features hand-painted facial details with prominent makeup and is embellished with various fabrics and feathers. The first item is a large porcelain head wearing a silver-toned, rhinestone-encrusted headpiece and large white feathers. This head is set into a voluminous black satin base designed as a pin cushion. The base contains a mechanical wind-up musical movement. A small gold oval sticker on the plastic underside is marked Sanyo Japan, and the plastic is embossed with Sanyo, Japan and winding instructions. A fabric tag on the side is marked ROC. The second item is a smaller porcelain head wearing a black fabric turban adorned with a black feather and a clear rhinestone. This figure wears a necklace of black and gold-toned beads and is mounted on a white, felt-backed stand. The reverse of the stand bears a gold-toned label for Porcellana Bel Ombre, Italy. The third item is a medium-sized bust featuring a porcelain head and shoulders wearing a patterned fabric hat in shades of gold, blue, and purple, embellished with black and white feathers. A black feathered collar with additional long brown feathers serves as the base, which also contains a mechanical wind-up musical movement. Dimensions: 7.00"H x 5.75" dia. Weight: 1.90 lb
Lot: 363 - Oswald Aulestia Giclee on Canvas Titled Balcony B4
This contemporary giclee on canvas is titled Balcony B4 by the Spanish artist Oswald Aulestia (b. 1946). The composition features a photographic image of a classical architectural window facade juxtaposed with a vibrant, pop-art style illustration of multiple stylized faces. The central graphic elements are rendered in a bold color palette with thick black outlines, positioned behind a green balcony railing. A white dashed line containing alphanumeric characters, including 3, 4, 7, 8, M, and K, runs vertically through the center of the work. The piece is executed on a textured canvas substrate and is hand signed in white marker in the lower right corner. Artist: Oswald Aulestia (Spanish b. 1946) Dimensions: 38.00"L x 0.75"W x 50.00"H Weight: 4.60 lb
Lot: 364 - Jo Moore (American b. 1954) Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas, One Cloud, Signed
A large original Abstract Expressionist painting by Jo Moore titled One Cloud, executed in oil and acrylic on canvas. The composition is characterized by a dominant, saturated red color field. To the left, a dark, gesturally painted rectangular outline is visible, while the right side features a diffused, atmospheric form in white and purple tones that suggests the titular cloud. The application of the medium varies from thin, dark washes to soft, blended passages where the lighter tones bleed into the red ground, emphasizing the texture of the canvas support. The work is presented on a wooden stretcher with corner and center bracing. The verso of the canvas is inscribed in red marker with the title One Cloud, a copyright symbol, and the signature Jo Moore. Artist: Jo Moore (American b. 1954) Dimensions: 60.00"L x 1.50"W x 36.00"H Country of Origin: USA Weight: 11.25 lb
Lot: 365 - Philip Core (American, 1951-1989) Mixed Media on Wove Paper, Tattoo, 1980
This original figurative drawing by American artist Philip Core (1951-1989), titled Tattoo, is executed in ink, soft pastel, and watercolor on white wove paper. The stylized illustrative work depicts a male figure with nautical motifs, including stars and a sailor-style cap. The artist signature and date are integrated into the composition as a tattoo on the figure's left forearm, inscribed PHILIP . CORE . and 1980 encircling a stylized anchor. The piece is housed in a gold-toned frame behind a white mat. Artist: Philip Core (American, 1951-1989) Dimensions: 17.00"L x 0.75"W x 13.75"H Weight: 2.80 lb
Lot: 366 - Romero Britto (Brazilian/American, b. 1963) The Hug Acrylic 3-Dimensional Wall Panel, 1993
Romero Britto (Brazilian/American, b. 1963) The Hug acrylic 3-dimensional wall panel. This contemporary mixed media wall relief is executed in a high-gloss acrylic medium on a rectangular panel. The composition is characteristic of the artist's Neo-Pop style, utilizing vibrant colors and bold black outlines to define sections filled with various graphic patterns including polka dots, stripes, and swirls. The central figure is depicted with outstretched arms in a hug gesture, with the hands and the central bow tie raised from the background in three-dimensional relief. The artwork features an integrated deep blue border. The piece bears a facsimile signature of Romero Britto and dated 1993 in the lower central-left section. Artist: Romero Britto Dimensions: 62.00"L x 19.00"H Weight: 14.00 lb
Lot: 367 - M. Harold (20th/21st Century), Seated Nude Figure, (Signed)
M. Harold (20th/21st Century). This original oil on stretched canvas depicts a seated nude figure with her head resting on her arms, partially draped in a translucent white cloth. The composition features a contemporary figurative style set against a vibrant, abstract-expressionistic background executed with heavy impasto and palette knife work. Signed M. Harold in the lower right. The work is presented in an ornate gilded frame with a broad liner. Dimensions: 30.00"L x 2.00"W x 26.00"H
Lot: 368 - Earl MacPherson (American 1910-1993) Two Sided Mixed Media on Paper, Marilyn Monroe, Signed
This lot consists of two works on off-white wove paper by Earl MacPherson, comprising a mixed media study and a hand-embellished print. The first work is a conceptual study executed in charcoal, conte, pastel, and ink. It features the title WHAT'S YOUR PORTRAIT FANTASY? in red characters across the top and is annotated MARILYN II in graphite on the left. The sheet includes extensive technical and conceptual handwritten notes in ink, such as Modigliani or Monroe, This paper takes oil easily & DRIES QUICKLY, DETAILS IN CONTE & PENCIL, and TRY ALUMINUM FROM COURIER FOR BACKING. The second work is a hand-embellished print depicting the subject in sheer pink lingerie. It is annotated MARILYN II and signed lower right: Earl Mac Pherson. This work is also numbered lower left: 21/280. Artist: Earl MacPherson (American 1910-1993) Dimensions: 18.00"L x 24.00"H Country of Origin: USA Weight: 2.00oz
Lot: 369 - Larry Kolasa, Libertad, Mixed Media on Paper, 2004
This contemporary mixed media artwork is executed in watercolor, gouache, and oil pastel or crayon resist on paper. The composition features the Spanish word Libertad! rendered in white gestural script across a vibrant, multi-colored wash background of green, purple, and blue. Below the text is a grid of abstract figures holding candles or torches. The work is signed Larry Kolasa and dated 11-04 in the lower right corner, and it is further titled Libertad in the lower center. The artwork is housed in a white frame with a double mat featuring a gold-toned inner border. Artist: Larry Kolasa Dimensions: 41.25"L x 2.00"W x 33.25"H Weight: 13.00 lb
Lot: 370 - Spanish School, Contemporary 'De ver, dan ganas'
Spanish School, Contemporary. This mixed media collage on board features an abstract composition characterized by a repeated grid of photographic images depicting closed eyes across the upper register. The central and lower portions of the work are composed of layered, cut, and torn paper and fabric elements in vibrant yellow, deep black, brown, pink, and orange hues, including a small section of blue floral patterned textile. The work is mounted onto a light-colored wooden strainer frame, which is visible from the verso along with the Masonite-type support. A small printed label on the upper left of the verso reads De ver, dan ganas. Mixed media collage on Masonite-type board. Dimensions: 19.75"L x 19.75"H Weight: 5.25 lb
Lot: 371 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original Production of Zach Hand-Painted Celluloid w/ COA, Signed
This original hand-painted production celluloid features the character Zach, known as the Fifth Turtle, from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. The cel depicts the character with blond, spiky hair and a blue backpack against a printed color laser background showing architectural city details and a blue sky. A gold foil authenticity seal is located in the upper left corner, inscribed ORIGINAL PRODUCTION and TURTLES ANIMATION ART. The seal further includes copyright text reading TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CHARACTERS 1990 MIRAGE STUDIOS and PROGRAM 1987-1991 MURAKAMI WOLF SWENSON, INC. The piece is presented in a light-toned wood frame with a cream-colored mat and a thin black inner border. The verso retains a Certificate of Authenticity from The Animation Sensation, identifying the work as a hand-painted production cel from 1991 that was under the camera during the production of the animated series. Dimensions: 15.75"L x 1.00"W x 12.75"H Weight: 2.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 372 - Gerdts, William H. Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, Three Volumes
A three-volume hardcover set titled Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, authored by William H. Gerdts and published by Abbeville Press in 1990. This comprehensive survey covers regional painting in America from 1710 to 1920. The set is organized geographically: Volume One covers New England, New York, and the Mid-Atlantic; Volume Two covers the South and the Near Midwest; Volume Three covers the Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, and Pacific. Each volume is bound in publisher's cloth with a glossy pictorial dust jacket. The set is housed in a red cloth-bound slipcase featuring gold-stamped lettering on the front and spine, and inset color plates on the side panels. The work is extensively illustrated with numerous color and black-and-white plates of American regional art. The copyright page indicates the work was printed and bound in Japan. The set includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1-55859-033-1. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 6.00"W x 12.00"H Weight: 25.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 373 - Drizz, Mixed Media Portrait, Taken
This contemporary mixed media work is by the artist Drizz, as indicated by the signature on the verso. The piece features a high-contrast, stylized portrait of a male figure with his head tilted back and eyes closed, rendered in a style suggestive of stencil or street art. The composition utilizes a palette of high-gloss black paint contrasted against matte white, gray, and pink tones. The work is executed on a square, deep-profile support with a canvas-textured surface, and the image wraps around the thick edges. The verso is finished in white and bears the title TAKEN inscribed in black marker at the top. Below the title is a large, incised stylized signature consisting of a decorative initial followed by the letters DRIZZ. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 1.25"W x 11.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 3.00oz
Lot: 374 - Julie Fournier (American, 21st Century), Airtight, Panel #1, 2007
This contemporary abstract painting is executed in oil or acrylic on a deep gallery-wrapped canvas support. The composition features a central biomorphic form in varying shades of pink and rose, characterized by a vertical central cleft and smooth, blended transitions. This form is set against an orange and peach-toned background composed of rhythmic, swirling impasto brushstrokes. The work is signed and dated in red paint at the lower left Julie Fournier 1-07. The reverse of the wooden stretcher bears handwritten notations in black marker: JULIE FOURNIER / TRIPDYCK: AIRTIGHT / PANEL #1, along with a stamped number 051005. An artist business card for SmilingEye Studio identifying Julie Fournier, IDSA, of Detroit, Michigan, is attached to the back. The painting extends around the sides of the deep stretcher bars. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 10.70oz
Lot: 375 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) Pastel on Paper, Reclining Nude Female, Signed
This expressionistic pastel on toned wove paper depicts a reclining nude female figure from the back. The work is rendered with gestural strokes and white highlights to emphasize form and light. The drawing is signed in cursive in the lower right corner: Rehberger. Includes a Certificate of Appraisal dated April 1, 2025. The artwork is housed in a simple metallic-toned frame. Artist: Gustav Rehberger Dimensions: 27.50"L x 21.50"H Weight: 6.00 lb
Lot: 376 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995), Seated Nude Female, Wax Crayon on Paper
This expressionistic drawing by Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) is executed in reddish-brown wax crayon on tan toned wove paper. The work depicts a seated female nude in a huddled, gestural pose, characterized by vigorous, fluid lines and heavy shading that define the figures form. The composition is consistent with mid-century figurative expressionism. The work is signed in the lower left corner in wax crayon: Gustav Rehberger. The drawing is housed in a gold-toned metal frame with a wide black mat and is equipped with a hanging wire on the verso. Accompanying the lot is a Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates Fine Art Appraisers, listing the provenance as Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger (Austrian/American 1910â"1995) Dimensions: 21.00"L x 1.00"W x 23.00"H Weight: 6.20 lb
Lot: 377 - Amma Fordjour, Gouache on Paper, Portrait of Singer Khalid, Signed
Vibrant gouache on paper by visual artist, graphic artist, and musician Amma Fordjour, dated 5/6/17, depicting a cheerful portrait of American singer and songwriter Khalid. The artwork captures the artist's bold, expressive style with rich colors and dynamic line work. Khalid is shown smiling and flashing a peace sign, set against a lively background of bright blue and yellow. The work is framed under glass in a black contemporary frame with white matting. Signature and date on upper center. Amma Fordjour is an artist recognized for stylized and colorful portraiture, often portraying figures of cultural and musical significance. Her work emphasizes emotion and personality through strong visual contrasts and stylized gestures. Artist: Amma Fordjour (American 20th-21st century) Dimensions: 16"L x 20"H Date or Era: 2017 Country of Origin: USA
Lot: 378 - Spiegel, Pair of Mid-Century Modern Watercolor and Gouache Paintings of Deer
This pair of original artworks is signed Spiegel in the lower right corner of each piece. The works are executed in a combination of watercolor and opaque gouache on textured heavy paper. The stylized mid-century modern compositions each feature a leaping deer or gazelle rendered in earth tones against a vibrant pink wash background. Minimalist decorative elements include stylized leaves, a tree, and clouds. Each painting is housed in a matching light-colored wood frame with a gilded inner edge. The signature Spiegel is inscribed in white in the lower right corner of both works. No labels are present on the verso. Artist: Spiegel Dimensions: 13.25"L x 1.00"W x 17.50"H Weight: 4.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 379 - Keramos Austria Sculpture Woman Dancer
This Art Deco glazed porcelain figurine depicts a dancer. The figure is captured in a dynamic pose, partially draped in a large, vibrantly patterned robe featuring intricate motifs in shades of yellow, ochre, blue, and brown. The figure is set upon an oval, stepped base finished in a high-gloss black glaze. The underside of the base features a printed mark for Keramos (Wiener Kunstkeramik und Porzellanmanufaktur AG) within a diamond shape, along with the text Made in Austria. To the right of these marks is a stylized W beneath a triangular roof-like shape and the number 33. An incised model number 618 is located to the left of the central marks. Dimensions: 11.00"L x 6.50"W x 21.50"H Weight: 6.20 lb
Lot: 380 - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture, Female Nude Combing her Hair
This bronze sculpture depicts a standing female nude shown in the act of arranging her hair with both arms raised. The figure is positioned atop a rectangular bronze tasseled cushion, which is further mounted on a square, white-veined marble plinth. The work features a bright, warm golden-brown patina. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 3.00"W x 11.00"H Weight: 3.90 lb
Lot: 381 - Raymonde Guerbe (French, 1894-1995), Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Seated Nude, Signed
This Art Deco sculpture, titled Mai, is the work of French artist Raymonde Guerbe, who signed the piece with her pseudonym Guerbe. The figure is cast in bronze and depicts a seated female nude in a semi-reclined pose. The figure features stylized hair with straight bangs and floral clusters at the sides, consistent with the aesthetic of the 1920s and 1930s. The sculpture is integrated into a trapezoidal metal base which is mounted upon a rectangular, variegated dark marble plinth featuring white and tan veining. The cast signature Guerbe is located on the back of the base. Artist: Raymonde Guerbe (French, 1894-1995) Dimensions: 10.50"L x 5.00"W x 11.50"H Country of Origin: France Weight: 19.50 lb
Lot: 382 - Joan Salvado (Spanish 1890-1976) Art Deco Sculpture, The Favorite, Signed
This Art Deco sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Salvado titled The Favorite (La Femme au Chat et l'Oiseau), depicts a reclining nude female gazing at a seated cat, while her raised hand holds a small bird. She rests her left arm on a tasseled pillow decorated with a floral motif. The work is cast in metal with a dark patina and is mounted on a rectangular black marble base. The edge of the pillow bears the incised signature J. Salvado. Artist: Joan Salvado (Spanish 1890-1976) Dimensions: 15.00"L x 4.00"W x 5.00"H Country of Origin: Spain Weight: 4.30 lb
Lot: 383 - Varner, Hunting Partners, Bronze Sculpture, 1979, Edition 16/50
This contemporary bronze sculpture, titled Hunting Partners, was created by the artist Steve Varner in 1979. The three-dimensional work depicts a stylized female figure in a loincloth and horned headpiece standing beside a male lion with its mouth agape, evoking a fantasy or mythological theme. The sculpture features a well-preserved medium-brown patina and is mounted onto a custom-carved, scalloped wooden plinth. The base of the bronze casting is incised with the marks VARNER, 1979, the edition number 16/50, and the title HUNTING PARTNERS. Dimensions: 13.75"L x 12.50"W x 14.25"H Weight: 20.00 lb
Lot: 384 - Alvaro, Framed Contemporary Fashion Illustration for Joey New York
A framed contemporary fashion illustration signed Alvaro in the lower right. The composition features a central female figure wearing a white robe with purple trim, seated in a meditative pose atop a large blue cosmetic jar labeled JOEY NEW YORK CALM AND CORRECT Gentle Smoothing Moisturizer. The figure is surrounded by several hands in white sleeves extending from the edges of the composition, each offering various skincare products including items labeled JOEY MEDISPA, EGG CREAM, and PEEL. The lower right corner depicts a purple shopping bag filled with additional branded products. The work is set against a solid light blue background. The piece is presented in a brushed silver-toned metal frame with a wide white mat. Artist: Alvaro Dimensions: 31.00"L x 1.25"W x 36.00"H
Lot: 385 - Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) Mixed Media Drawing, Nude Female Study, Signed
This expressionistic study by Gustav Rehberger (Austrian-American, 1910-1995) is executed in pen, ink, and reddish-brown pastel on cream-toned wove paper. The composition, titled Nude Female Study, 13 Figures, features thirteen gestural depictions of the nude female form in various poses, arranged around a large, centrally placed figure rendered in soft pastel. The work is signed in the lower right with the artist's stylized signature. The work is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame featuring a gilded, beaded inner lip. This lot is accompanied by a 2025 Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates, which dates the piece to circa 1980 and notes a provenance from Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger (Austrian/American 1910â"1995) Dimensions: 28.00"L x 22.00"H Weight: 5.60 lb
Lot: 386 - Gustav Rehberger (American, 1910-1995) Pen & Ink on Paper, Nude Female Studies, Signed
This expressionist pen and ink drawing on toned paper is by Gustav Rehberger (American, 1910-1995). The composition depicts seventeen nude female figures in various anatomical and gestural poses, rendered with energetic and fluid linework. The work is signed by the artist in stylized cursive in the lower center. The drawing is housed in a polished metal frame with a dark brown mat. Included with the lot is a Certificate of Appraisal from Richard Beau Lieu and Associates, which titles the work Nude Female Study, 17 Figures, dates the piece to circa 1980, and notes provenance from Small World Gallery, NY. Artist: Gustav Rehberger Dimensions: 25.00"L x 20.00"H Weight: 5.60 lb
Lot: 387 - Original Art Deco Inspired Fashion Color Drawing on Paper, Signed & Dated
Striking original hand-drawn fashion illustration on paper depicting two mirrored female figures, each elegantly posed with bare backs and draped in flowing skirts of violet and magenta, accented by intricately patterned black and silver sashes. The figures are rendered with graceful Art Deco-inspired lines and stylized detail, joined at the fingertips in a balanced, symmetrical composition. Signed by the artist and dated June 1 1997, this work captures the sophistication and theatricality of high-fashion presentation during the late 20th century. Professionally framed and using archival museum-quality materials to preserve its vivid color and fine linework. A captivating addition for collectors of original fashion illustration and decorative art. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 19.75"L x 25.75"H Date or Era: 1997
Lot: 388 - A Set of 7 Issues. Illustration Magazine. The Illustrated Press, Inc., 2009-2014.
A set of 7 art magazines from the publication Illustration, issued by The Illustrated Press, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. This group includes issue numbers twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, and forty-two. Edited, published, and designed by Daniel Zimmer, these large quarto softcover volumes are dedicated to the history of mid-century American commercial illustration. Each issue features scholarly articles and extensive galleries of work by prominent artists. Specifically, issue thirty-seven features Elaine Duillo, Coby Whitmore, and George Ziel; issue thirty-eight (Volume Ten, Summer 2012) profiles Jon Whitcomb, Sheilah Beckett, and Wesley Snyder; and issue forty-two highlights Isaac Paul Rader, Ted Lewin, and Edwin John Prittie. The magazines are printed in China on high-quality glossy stock with full-color and monochrome reproductions of story illustrations, advertisements, and sketches. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 0.75"W x 11.00"H Weight: 7.00 lb 9.00oz
Lot: 389 - Wayne Hall 1944 Original Illus. for The Hidden Town, Signed
A striking original pen-and-ink illustration created for the July 16, 1944 publication of The Hidden Town, a serialized story by Frederick R. Bechdolt. This drawing, likely used for the second installment (as noted on the reverse), features a stylish mid-century interior with a dramatic scene between a man and woman. The man leans toward the seated woman, who rests a sun hat on her lap, exuding a blend of mystery and domestic tension. The illustration is signed HALL in ink at the lower right. A handwritten note on the back includes a publication date, the installment number, and a caption: "Tell me how much you remember of the days when you were a little girl here" (Page 31). A pasted label on the drawing reads "mortise for type," indicating space reserved for the printed caption. Framed under glass with a pale green mat and black wooden frame. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905 - 1969) Dimensions: 16"L x 12"H Date or Era: 1944
Lot: 390 - Wayne Hall Original 1945 Illustration for Unlovingly Yours, Signed
An original ink illustration by Wayne Hall, created for the story Unlovingly Yours by Frank Adams, published May 13, 1945. This piece served as the visual accompaniment to the third installment of the serialized fiction, likely featured in a mid-20th-century American magazine. Rendered in striking black ink with subtle tonal washes, the composition captures a dramatically lit interior scene: a woman descends a grand staircase while a cluster of well-dressed figures - including two men and another elegantly attired woman -look on from below. A waiter or butler lurks just behind an elaborate display of tiered lamps, adding to the layered narrative tension of the scene. Hall's confident, linear style and strong use of contrast contribute to a cinematic atmosphere, typical of wartime pulp and romance illustration. A handwritten note affixed to the reverse of the frame provides key publication details and a quotation: "I am sure, Trueman, that you will be able to take care of this affair with as little commotion as possible..." (Page 45). Signed "Hall '45" in ink lower right. Framed and matted in archival materials. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905 - 1969) Dimensions: 17"L x 13"H Date or Era: 1945
Lot: 391 - Wayne Hall Original Illustration, Don't Say That Word, 1945, Signed
Original ink illustration by artist Wayne Hall, created for the short story "Don't Say That Word" by Rupert Hughes, published March 4, 1945. The drawing captures a moment of restrained social tension: a well-dressed man and woman stand before a seated older figure in a formal interior, surrounded by framed portraits and lamplight. The caption on the verso card reads: "Miss Harnwell, it's a real kindness you'd do to us if you'd see us no more." Executed in bold, expressive linework and signed by the artist Hall in the lower right. Verso includes the original studio production card noting the story, author, and publication date. Housed under glass in a black frame with teal matting. Artist: Wayne Hall (American, 1905-1969) Dimensions: 14.5"L x 16.5"H Date or Era: 1945
Lot: 392 - 4pc Art and Figure Drawing Books and Magazines
This group of four art instruction publications focuses on figure drawing, anatomy, and fashion illustration. The collection includes one hardcover volume and three trade paperbacks or magazine formats. The primary volume is 100 Studies of the Figure by John Rawlings, published by Bonanza Books, New York. This edition is a fourth printing from January 1960, published by arrangement with The Studio Publications and The Viking Press. The book is illustrated with numerous sepia-toned and black-and-white photographic figure studies. The collection also features Draw Fashion Models! by Lee Hammond, a trade paperback from the Discover Drawing Series published by North Light Books. This instructional guide includes detailed diagrams and sketches for rendering fashion figures and facial features. Also present is the softcover book Figure Drawing in Proportion: Easy to Remember, Accurate Anatomy for Artists by Michael Massen, which contains annotated anatomical studies and proportional guides. The final item is the Spring 2007 issue of American Artist: Drawing magazine, which includes features on master landscapes, Prud hon's chalk drawings, and Ossorio's personal vision. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 0.50"W x 12.25"H Weight: 3.00 lb 10.00oz
Lot: 393 - A Collection of 6 Art Books and Catalogs on American Modernism and Illustration
A group of six art history volumes and exhibition catalogs primarily focusing on 20th-century American modernism, expressionism, and illustration history. The collection consists of both hardcover and trade paperback editions from various academic and commercial publishers. Included in this lot are: Bram Dijkstra, American Expressionism: Art and Social Change 1920-1950 (Abrams, 2003, hardcover with dust jacket); Sarah Burns, Inventing the Modern Artist: Art and Culture in Gilded Age America (Yale University Press, 1996, hardcover with dust jacket); Abraham A. Davidson, Early American Modernist Painting 1910-1935 (Harper and Row, softcover); Ernest W. Watson, Forty Illustrators and How They Work (Watson-Guptill Publications, hardcover in red cloth); The Orchestration of Color: The Paintings of Arthur B. Carles (Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2000, softcover catalog); and The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (American Federation of Arts, softcover catalog). The collection is illustrated with plates in both color and monochrome. Weight includes all listed items. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 1.00"W x 12.25"H Weight: 15.00 lb 6.00oz
Lot: 394 - After Marc Chagall (Russian 1887-1985) Limited Edition Offset Lithograph
After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), this large limited edition offset lithograph on archival paper is titled Romeo and Juliet. The composition features embracing figures, a donkey head, and architectural elements including a red archway. The work is hand-numbered 292/500 in graphite in the lower left and features a signature of Marc Chagall in the plate on the lower right. The piece is housed in a contemporary black frame with a metallic inner border and multi-layered matting, including a black velvet-textured outer mat. Artist: After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) Dimensions: 51.25"L x 1.00"W x 38.75"H Edition Number and/or Size: 292 of 500 Weight: 18.00 lb
Lot: 395 - Georges Schreiber (Belgian/American, 1904-1977), Horse and Trumpet (Signed)
Georges Schreiber (Belgian/American, 1904-1977). Color lithograph on light-toned wove paper. This dynamic modernist circus scene features a multi-figure composition depicting a musician with a trumpet in the lower-left foreground, a rearing spotted horse at the center, and acrobatic figures tumbling and on a trapeze above. Signed in pencil lower right: Schreiber. A gallery label from Gallery Art in Aventura, Florida, is affixed to the verso. Dimensions unavailable. Artist: Georges Schreiber (Belgian 1904-1977) Dimensions: 16.50"L x 0.50"W x 26.00"H
Lot: 396 - Tito Salomoni (Italian 1920-1989) Lithograph Toy Boat signed
Lithograph titled Toy Boat Signed lower right numbered 139/200 Sight size 23" x 29"
Lot: 397 - Edna Hibel Geisha Girls Lithograph
This lithograph by Edna Hibel (1917-2011) features six female figures dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos. The artwork utilizes an impressionistic style characterized by soft pastel tones of pink, blue, and purple with delicate line work. The piece is signed Hibel in red in the lower right corner. It is professionally housed behind glass with a wide cream-colored mat and a gold-toned metallic frame. Artist: (American 1917-2014) Dimensions: 51.50"L x 1.00"W x 27.50"H Weight: 15.50 lb
Lot: 398 - Olivia De Berardinis (American b. 1948) Lithograph on Paper, Erotic Nude, Signed & Numbered
An Olivia De Berardinis limited edition lithograph that features an erotic nude study. The reclining female figure wearing lace lingerie and a blindfold, positioned against a textured square backdrop. The subject is rendered with charcoal-like textures. It is hand-signed in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 5/30 in the lower left margin. The piece is housed in a dark wood frame. Artist: Olivia De Berardinis (American b. 1948) Dimensions: 28.00"L x 1.50"W x 36.00"H Edition Number and/or Size: 5 of 30 Country of Origin: USA Weight: 8.00 lb 14.00oz
Lot: 399 - Autographed 1983 Broadway Cast Photograph from the Musical Baby
A framed, purplish-toned photograph of the original 1983 Broadway cast of Baby at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, autographed in gold ink by Barbara Gilbert, Larry Raiken, Philip Hoffman, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler, and Michael Shea. Dimensions: 20.25"L x 1.00"W x 16.50"H
Lot: 400 - Leonard Bernstein's On the Town Autographed Cast Photograph Featuring Moule Waldros and Ken Ward
This professional auction lot features a framed cast photograph from the Leonard Bernstein musical On the Town, extensively autographed in silver-tone ink by the production ensemble. The photograph includes the signatures of Moule Waldros, Ken Ward, David Cohn, and Deborah Phelan, as well as principal performers George Hearn and Gene Barry. Other notable signatures present on the image include Merle Louise, Walter Charles, Jay Garner, Elizabeth Parrish, Jay Pierce, Jennifer Smith, Marie Santell, Bob Burland, Sydney Anderson, David Evans, and Eric Lamp. This item represents a comprehensive piece of Broadway memorabilia from a staging of the classic Bernstein work. No formal Certificate of Authenticity (COA), studio documentation, or provenance chain is included with this lot. The signatures are consistent with known examples from the cast members of the period. Dimensions: 23.00"L x 0.75"W x 18.00"H
Lot: 401 - Raquel Welch Autographed Photograph by Andre Weinfeld
An autographed photo of Raquel Welch, captured by photographer Andre Weinfeld. The black and white portrait depicts the actress with a short hairstyle, wearing a dark strapless gown and a prominent ring. The photograph is signed in the upper right quadrant in purple ink with the inscription Especially for you! Raquel Welch. A vertical attribution at the lower left edge reads PHOTO: ANDRE WEINFELD. The item is housed in a wood-grain finish frame. Autograph not authenticated. Dimensions: 8.25"L x 0.75"W x 10.25"H Weight: 13.20oz
Lot: 402 - Janet Treby (British, b. 1955), Hand-Enhanced Serigraph on Canvas, Signed
This hand-embellished serigraph on canvas by British artist Janet Treby is titled Visions of Orion. The central composition depicts several women in flowing garments adorned with metallic gold star motifs, set against a multi-layered background. A rectangular inset to the left shows a Neo-Classical male nude figure from behind. The piece incorporates hand-applied gold leaf and metallic paint embellishments throughout the composition. It is signed Treby in gold in the lower right corner and is inscribed with the title in the center. The lower left corner is marked A/P (Artist's Proof) 4/10. The artwork is presented in a gold-toned wood frame with a wide, linen-covered mat. Artist: Janet Treby (British b.1955.) Dimensions: 61.00"L x 2.50"W x 51.00"H Edition Number and/or Size: Artist Proof 4 of 10 Weight: 29.40 lb
Lot: 403 - A Contemporary Photographic Print of a Woman in a Peaked Cap
This contemporary photographic print is produced on a rigid substrate, likely acrylic or metal. The composition depicts a stylized portrait of a woman with long dark hair wearing a black peaked cap with a jeweled circular emblem and a white top. The subject is shown holding a cigarette with blue-tinted smoke trailing across her face. The artwork utilizes a high-contrast aesthetic with a dominant cool blue color palette throughout. The word Love is inscribed in white cursive script in the lower right corner. Artist: Fred Love Dimensions: 24.00"L x 1.25"W x 36.00"H
Lot: 404 - After Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Framed Print on Paper, Gay Trio
This Art Deco work by Louis Icart is titled Gay Trio. The composition depicts a woman in a ruffled white gown and a stylish hat seated at a bar, flanked by a wire-haired terrier and a black Scottish Terrier. The print features a signature of Louis Icart in the lower right margin. It is presented in a gilt metal frame with a textured blue fabric mat and a gold-tone inner fillet. Artist: After Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Dimensions: 16.25"L x 1.00"W x 24.50"H Country of Origin: France Weight: 4.00 lb 16.00oz
Lot: 405 - Ari Harpaz Large Contemporary Figurative Print
A striking large-format print featuring a surreal figurative composition with intricate detail and shading. This piece portrays a thought-provoking scene of a nude figure seemingly emerging from or interacting with a textured, sculptural space, blending elements of realism and abstraction. The monochromatic palette is accented with subtle warm tones, adding depth and contrast to the composition. The print is signed in the lower corner. Published by American Art, this compelling piece is ideal for collectors of contemporary and figurative art. Measures 26.25"L x 40"H. Artist: Ari Harpaz (Romanian/Israeli, 1941 - 2008) Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 406 - CF, Stylized Pop Art Portrait of a Man
This color screenprint or digital giclee depicts a stylized male portrait in a vibrant Pop Art aesthetic. The work is characterized by bold, dark outlines and saturated fields of pink, blue, and flesh tones. The initials CF are visible in white in the lower-left corner of the image. No edition number, publisher's stamps, or further signatures are visible. The print is housed in a simple white frame behind a wide white mat. Artist: CF Dimensions: 15.50"L x 1.00"W x 18.50"H Weight: 2.00 lb 11.00oz
Lot: 407 - David C. Haslitt (American, 20th century) Homoerotic Art Print
Framed homoerotic art print by artist David C. Haslitt. Initials DCH and dated 08/06 lower right corner. Dimensions: 11.25"L x 0.75"W x 14.25"H Weight: 1.00 lb 8.00oz
Lot: 408 - Earl Steffa Moran (American, 1893-1984) Fine Art Print
Vintage Pin Up Print from Marilyn series. Titled 'The Spanish Girl' originally created in 1949. Printed in 1994 by Illustrations Remembered Inc. Measures 24.5" x 19" (sheet size). Dimensions: See Description
Lot: 409 - 2pc Works by Billy DeVorss (American, 1908-1985), and F. Earl Christy (American, 1882-1961) No. 14 University Girl Penn's
This lot consists of a pair of illustration prints featuring feminine subjects in 20th-century styles. The first work is a print by Billy DeVorss (American, 1908-1985), depicting a woman in an Art Deco style wearing a green turban and dress with white opera gloves and large earrings against a vibrant orange background. The work is features a printed signature of DEVORSS in the lower center. It is housed in a wide, dark wood frame featuring a carved foliate motif and a tan inner mat. The second item is a color illustration print titled 'No 14 University Girl Penn's' by F. Earl Christy (American, 1882-1961). It features a woman in a large feathered hat and a blue coat holding a pennant with a blue letter P on an orange field, representing the University of Pennsylvania. This work features a printed signature of F. EARL CHRISTY at the lower left and is presented in a simple dark-stained wood frame with a brass plate inscribed U. of P. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 14.50"L x 1.50"W x 16.50"H Weight: 5.00 lb
Lot: 410 - 11pc Collection of Bettie Page Photographs, Including an Autographed Print by Paula Klaus
This collection consists of 11 photographic prints featuring the iconic mid-20th-century pin-up model Bettie Page. The assortment includes various silver gelatin prints and one-color chromogenic print. The subject matter encompasses a wide range of themed photography common to Page's career, including artistic nudity, "cheesecake" pin-up poses, and several bondage-themed scenes. One print is a holiday-themed chromogenic image of Page wearing a Santa hat. One silver gelatin print depicts Page with another model and features a blue ink inscription in the upper left corner reading Sincerely Paula Klaus. Several prints include identification codes transcribed from the original negatives, visible in the lower corners or margins, such as B.P. 141, B.P.-10, B.P. 113, 7513, and Y-844. These codes are characteristic of archival prints and distributions from Movie Star News. The collection features various costumes and props, including leopard-print swimwear, lingerie, fishnet stockings, and bondage apparatus. The prints are unmounted. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 7.00oz
Lot: 411 - Boudoir Porcelain Figural Dancer Lamp
This Art Deco style figural lamp is constructed in two primary glazed porcelain sections. The base features a pair of porcelain legs mounted to a circular pedestal base, which supports a brass lamp socket and bulb. The top section is a porcelain half-doll figure of a dancer depicted with arms raised in a stylized pose. The figure features hand-painted facial details, black hair, and a yellow hair pin. The dancer wears a multi-tiered, ruffled fabric skirt in shades of yellow and orange, which is supported by an internal wire frame to function as the lamp shade. The lamp is equipped with a white plastic-coated electrical cord and a two-prong plug. No factory marks, numbers, or signatures are visible on the porcelain surfaces or the underside of the base. Based on the style and construction, the piece is consistent with German porcelain half-dolls produced during the early to mid-20th century. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 8.00"W x 16.00"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 412 - Peruvian Arpillera 3D Textile Wall Hanging, Playa Nudista
This Peruvian arpillera is a three-dimensional textile work composed of various appliqued and embroidered fabrics on a cloth backing. The narrative scene depicts a nudist beach, titled Playa Nudista in red embroidered thread at the upper left. The composition features numerous small, three-dimensional stuffed fabric figures in various states of activity on a tan beach and in a blue sea. Details include figures sunbathing on mats and towels under umbrellas, swimming with inner tubes, or floating on a yellow raft. The background includes stylized palm trees, a beach ball, a red boat, mountains, white felt clouds, and a yellow sun with radiating stitched rays. The work is suspended from a horizontal wooden dowel and is housed in a clear acrylic shadow box frame. Dimensions: 19.50"L x 3.00"W x 18.50"H Weight: 6.90 lb
Lot: 413 - Peruvian Arpillera Folk Art Beach Scene 3D Patchwork Pillow
This Peruvian arpillera folk art piece is a handmade 3D patchwork textile, designed as a decorative pillow while utilizing the construction techniques of a beach arpillera patchwork wall hanging tapestry. The front features a vibrant, multi-dimensional appliqued beach scene constructed from various colorful fabric scraps with hand-embroidered details. The composition depicts numerous three-dimensional stuffed figures engaged in activities such as swimming, surfing, and sunbathing. The scene includes palm trees, beach umbrellas, and sailboats set against a turquoise water and tan beach background. A yellow fabric element in the lower foreground features the hand-embroidered Spanish word HELADO. The pillow is finished with a pink crocheted yarn border and a solid light blue fabric reverse. Dimensions: 17.00"L x 4.50"W x 17.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 414 - Assortment of Vintage Gentlemen's Novelties and Promotional Items
This collection consists of items dating from the mid-20th century, approximately 1920s to 1960s, many featuring risque or adult themes including Sexy Tokens, Clam Locket, Viewers, and Pocket Knife. Other included items are mechanical novelty silhouette in a black-painted metal frame that animates a male figure in an explicit sexual motion via a central pivoting lever. Also included is a cast white-metal hinged locket in the form of a walnut, often referred to as a clam locket, which opens to reveal two raised relief-molded figures of a reclining nude woman. Two plastic promotional keychains for the Olsonite company are present, shaped like toilet seat lids in maroon and light green, marked Tops for Bottoms and Solid Olsonite Seats. The lot contains two circular metal-backed pocket mirrors, one featuring an Art Deco stylized woman's profile and the other a color-tinted portrait. Novelty tokens include a silver-tone coin marked Oh! and Heads and a copper-tone erotic token marked Tails. Additional small collectibles include a red plastic Stanley-style micro-viewer for pin-up transparencies, a single-blade folding pocket knife with yellow-swirled synthetic scales, a painted plastic mermaid figurine, a small metal-framed lithographic print of a pin-up in orange lingerie, and a circular metal plaque with a lithograph of a couple in a rowboat. Completing the group is a square metal tag marked Pee Bee, a green plastic cylinder marked 39 cents, a metal matchbox cover, and a brass clip with footprint motifs. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 3.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 415 - 7pc Adult Novelty Gag Gifts Including Boobie Pacifier & Hippie Lipsticks
This collection consists of seven adult-themed novelty items produced in the late 20th to early 21st century. The first item is a Boobie Pacifier, contained within its original retail blister packaging. The pacifier is constructed of flesh-toned plastic with a nipple molded in the form of a female breast. The backing card features a silhouette of a female torso. The remaining six items are Hippie Lipsticks by Lil Pecker. These gag gifts are designed to appear as standard cosmetic lipsticks but contain a molded plastic phallus. Each Hippie lipstick is housed in its original box. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 2.00"H Weight: 7.90oz
Lot: 416 - Cameo Girls Convention Carrie Limited Edition Figure Head Vase by Maddy Gordon
This Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase, titled Convention Carrie, was designed by artist Maddy Gordon for The Encore Group. The figure is constructed of cast resin with a matte painted finish. The bust depicts a blonde girl with long pigtails secured by pink bands, wearing oversized pink-rimmed sunglasses on her head. She is dressed in a blue top and wears a patterned pink and blue bracelet on her left wrist. A feature of this model is the smaller miniature version of the bust held in her open left palm. The back of the blue top is accented with a small, raised white cameo on a gold-toned ground. The top of the head features a circular aperture designed for use as a floral vase, which includes a clear plastic liner. The underside of the base bears the printed logo for Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases and the text: Convention Carrie by Maddy Gordon, Edition #298/ 500, 2007 The Encore Group All rights reserved LV-125. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 1.13 lb
Lot: 417 - Royal Dux Bohemia Large Art Nouveau Figural Vase, Woman Sitting with Lute
This large hand-painted matte bisque porcelain figural vase by Royal Dux Bohemia, featuring an Art Nouveau design. The figurine depicts a woman in a flowing green classical-style dress seated against a naturalistic rocky outcrop and a slender tree. She is modeled in a contemplative pose, holding a lute in her lap. The color palette consists of muted green, cream, and brown tones with subtle gilding accents on the dress and tree. The base features an applied pink porcelain triangle with the words ROYAL DUX BOHEMIA. An impressed four-digit model number 1707 is located on the base above the pink triangle. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 9.00"W x 22.50"H Weight: 9.00 lb 1.10oz
Lot: 418 - Trio of Mid-Century Japanese Ceramic Lady Head Vases
This trio of mid-century ceramic lady head vases was manufactured in Japan for the export market, likely during the 1950s or 1960s. These styles are frequently associated with American distributors such as Napco, Lefton, or Enesco. The set consists of three glazed earthenware busts designed with openings at the crown to function as floral containers. The first figure features blonde hair styled with large iridescent pink bows, closed eyes with applied eyelashes, and a light green halter top. The second figure features reddish-brown hair with a yellow bow, open blue eyes, and a mustard yellow top. The third figure features blonde hair under a purple pillbox hat with a matching purple bodice and closed eyes with applied eyelashes. Two of the figures are embellished with dangling faux-pearl earrings attached with metal wire. Hand-painted facial features and clothing details are present on all three pieces. Markings include a black ink stamp reading JAPAN and a partial paper label on the middle vase, and a two-line black ink stamp reading MADE IN JAPAN on the right vase. The left vase is unmarked. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.00"W x 5.50"H Weight: 7.50 lb
Lot: 419 - United Design Cameo Girls Abigail 1953 Heads Up Deluxe Lady Vase Limited Edition
A limited edition hand-painted cold-cast resin lady head vase from the Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases collection produced by United Design Corporation. This piece, titled Abigail 1953 Heads Up, depicts a woman in mid-century fashion with blonde coiffed hair, a wide-brimmed cream-colored hat featuring a purple ribbon, and a pink dress with a detailed lace-texture pattern. The figure is adorned with pearl-style earrings, a matching pearl necklace, and a cameo brooch at the collar. A distinctive feature of this model is the figure holding a miniature version of the same head vase in her white-gloved left hand. The base is marked with the 10th Annual Head Vase Convention 2002 Special Collector's Edition designation and the Cameo Girls silhouette logo. It is hand-numbered 90/500. The underside also bears the United Design Corporation copyright for 2002 and the model number LV-054. The item includes a cylindrical water reservoir insert in its original packaging, designed to be placed inside the head to hold water for floral use. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.75"W x 6.25"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 420 - United Design Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase Sasha 1964 Perfect Match Limited Edition
This is a limited edition Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vase titled Sasha 1964 - Perfect Match, produced by the United Design Corporation. The hand-painted cold-cast resin figure depicts a blonde woman in 1960s styling, wearing a black and white checkered headscarf tied in a large bow, pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a white lace-textured bodice over a black garment. The figure is uniquely designed holding a miniature, identical bust of herself in her outstretched hand. The lower back edge of the lace bodice features an incised mark reading UDC2003 and an applied gold-toned oval medallion with a raised cameo profile. The base is printed with the Cameo Girls Deluxe Lady Vases logo and the United Design manufacturer stamp dated 2004 with model number LV-087. This item is hand-numbered as edition 364 of 750. Designed by Debby Kaspari. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 421 - 2pc Ceramic Lady Figurines, NAPCO Japan Can-Can Dancer & Kaye of Hollywood Hula Girl Flower Vase
This lot features a set of 2 vintage lady figurines produced in the mid-20th century. The first is a NAPCO Japan Can-Can Dancer, model number C1946, dated 1956. This glazed ceramic figure is depicted in a dynamic pose, lifting a green gown to reveal a ruffled cream-colored petticoat. She wears black gloves, a black choker, and a green hat accented with an orange feather. The figure is detailed with textured black stockings and gold-toned shoes featuring rhinestone embellishments. The base is marked with black printed text reading C1946, NAPCO, and 1956. The second item is a Kaye hula girl flower vase, model 512, by designer Dorette Saltzman for Kaye of Hollywood. The stylized figure is posed with her hands behind her head, integrated into a vessel base formed by cream-colored calla lily blossoms. She wears a dark green gown decorated with pink floral motifs and black vine patterns, with pink roses adorning her black hair. The base is hand-inscribed in black script with 512-Kaye. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 5.00"W x 11.50"H Weight: 2.15 lb
Lot: 422 - 3pc Collection of Female Nude Vases and Cup
This 3pc collection of female nude vases and upside down cups consists of two ceramic vessels and one glass object. The first ceramic vase is modeled as a female torso with an off-white glaze, featuring hand-painted floral sprays in red, yellow, and blue, and tinted nipple accents. The second ceramic vase is a similarly shaped female torso with a uniform pale pink glaze. Both ceramic pieces exhibit faint impressed or incised marks on the bases. The third item is a stylized draped figure made of glass with a dark iridescent finish, designed to function as an upside down cup. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 2.50"W x 6.00"H Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 423 - 4pc Enamel on Copper Decorative Plates
This collection consists of four decorative plates and chargers featuring vitreous enamel on copper. The assortment includes a large charger with a high-gloss red field, a central black abstract burst motif, and five applied, amber-colored glass cabochons. A second plate depicts a still life of pears, grapes, and strawberries on an olive-green ground. Two additional plates feature stylized nude female figures perched upon pears against ochre and light green backgrounds. The techniques employed include sgraffito and figurative hand-painting. As noted in the provided markings, two of the pieces are signed Ames. One plate features an incised date of 1984 on the reverse. The undersides are finished in various enamel treatments, including a solid black gloss and a speckled blue green. Plates are signed by artists Jean Goodwin Ames and Sasha B. Dimensions: 10.00" dia. Weight: 3.60 lb
Lot: 424 - Mid-Century Nude Woman Figure with Clear Glass Bowl
This mid-20th-century decorative ensemble consists of a hand-painted chalk figure of a sexy woman and a coordinating clear glass bowl. The sculpture is crafted from a painted ceramic material, likely chalkware or earthenware, and depicts a seated female nude with flowing red hair. The figure is partially draped in a green, seaweed-like garment and is perched atop a rocky outcropping. The base is designed as stylized green waves accented with two small orange fish. The form features a central depression intended to hold the accompanying clear glass spherical bowl, which is designed for use as a small fishbowl or terrarium. The piece is hand-painted with matte glazes or cold paint, utilizing a color palette of naturalistic flesh tones, vibrant red, and deep green. The underside of the base is covered with a blue felt pad. Dimensions: 8.50"L x 9.00"W x 16"H Weight: 7.32 lb
Lot: 425 - 2pc Mid-Century California Pottery Porcelain Figures with Dress Bowls
This set of t0w porcelain figures with dress bowls represents the mid-century California pottery movement. One figure depicts an auburn-haired woman in a yellow strapless gown with arms outstretched, seated within a shallow, scalloped yellow bowl. This piece is finished with a soft matte glaze. The second figure is designed by Hedi Schoop and features a blonde woman with a pink rose in her hair and hands, wearing an off-the-shoulder pink gown with blue lace-patterned detailing. This figure emerges from a scalloped, shell-like bowl with a glossy blue and pink ombre glaze. The unglazed base of this piece is inscribed with the handwritten script Hedi Schoop Hollywood Calif. Dimensions: 13.50"L x 11.00"W x 7.00"H Weight: 6.00 lb 10.30oz
Lot: 426 - Three Japanese Ceramic Risque Novelty Mugs in the Style of Dorothy Kindell
This lot features three glazed earthenware novelty mugs manufactured in Japan, designed in the risque style associated with Dorothy Kindell. The first mug is a barrel-form vessel with a molded wood-grain texture and a dark brown glaze, featuring a white figural handle in the shape of a nude female. The second mug is finished in an amber glaze with a figural nude female handle; it features embossed text reading There Is One In Every Family and Bottoms Up with a relief of feet and buttocks in a pinkish-tan glaze. The third mug is a tan barrel-shaped vessel with incised wave and geometric patterns and a dynamic nude female handle. The underside of the tan mug is marked with a black Japan stamp. Dimensions: 4.50"L x 2.75"W x 4.25"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 427 - Set of 4 Mid-Century Japanese Ceramic Risque Novelty Mugs in the Style of Dorothy Kindell
A set of 4 ceramic risque mugs produced in Japan during the mid-20th century, designed in the style of American ceramicist Dorothy Kindell. Each mug features a barrel-shaped earthenware body with a figural handle modeled as a reclining female figure wearing a long green gown with her arms raised behind her head. The bodies are finished in a tan glaze and decorated with incised horizontal bands containing scrolling wave patterns and geometric zigzag borders near the rim and base. The figural handles are finished with hand-applied glazes in green and flesh tones. One mug bears a black printed mark reading Japan on the underside. This design represents a Japanese export version of Kindell's popular novelty barware. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 4.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 2.00 lb
Lot: 428 - Set of 4 Mid-Century Japanese Risque Ceramic Mugs
These earthenware items are designed in the style of Dorothy Kindell's novelty barware. Each mug features a barrel-form body with molded wave-patterned bands encircling the upper rim and lower base. The handles are sculpted as stylized female figures in various poses, depicting a striptease sequence. The mugs are finished in a multi-colored glaze, with glossy tan barrel bodies, semi-matte flesh-toned upper figures, and bright glossy green lower portions. The bases of three mugs are stamped Japan in black sans-serif lettering. The fourth mug features a black mark consisting of a stylized floral or four-part knot symbol with the word JAPAN printed in an upward-curving arc. One mug retains a rectangular gold-foil retailer sticker with the handwritten numbers 5857 over 4.00. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.00"W x 4.25"H Weight: 2.90 lb
Lot: 429 - 5pc Japanese Ceramic Novelty Mugs After the Dorothy Kindell Striptease Series
A set of five barrel-form ceramic mugs featuring handles sculpted as nude female figures in various poses, based on the Striptease series design by Dorothy Kindell. The mugs are constructed of glazed earthenware with a uniform tan monochrome finish and prominent all-over crazing. Each barrel is decorated with incised bands, including a wave pattern at the rim and a geometric triangular pattern at the base. The underside of four mugs bears a black underglaze mark consisting of the words MADE IN JAPAN printed above a circular logo. These items are characteristic of mid-century Japanese novelty barware produced for the export market. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 3.00"W x 5.00"H Weight: 3.22 lb
Lot: 430 - Collection of Mid-Century Novelty Ceramic Sexy Mugs and Butt Bank
The three mugs are designed with cylindrical bodies and handles formed as standing nude female figures. The figures are hand-painted with yellow hair and flesh-toned skin. One mug features a solid off-white glaze, while the other two display a vertical wood-grain pattern in light and dark brown glazes. The base of the light brown mug bears the incised mark GINGER, and the base of the dark brown mug bears the incised mark LOWDER. The coin bank is a sculptural representation of a human buttocks with a coin slot at the top. It is finished in a glossy flesh-toned glaze and features a purple felt lining on the base with a central access hole. These items are representative of mid-20th-century American adult humor and souvenir ceramics. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 3.50"W x 6.50"H Weight: 4.90 lb
Lot: 431 - 2pc Playboy Mugs with Silver and Black Finishes
This lot consists of two vintage branded mugs associated with the Playboy media and lifestyle company. The first item is a ceramic beer stein featuring a matte black finish and a dark glazed interior. It is decorated with an embossed Playboy rabbit head logo within a square border on the front. The base of the ceramic mug is marked with raised characters reading PLAYBOY. The second item is a metal tankard with a silver finish and a clear glass bottom. It features a stamped Playboy rabbit head logo within a square border on the side. The metal vessel is designed with a flared base and a D-shaped handle. The inner rim is incised with the mark MADE IN HONG KONG. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 6.50"H Weight: 870.00g
Lot: 432 - Three Katsurani Japan Ceramic Nude Woman and Men Mugs
This collection consists of three glazed earthenware novelty mugs manufactured by Katsurani in Japan during the mid-20th century. These items are characteristic of the naughty peek-a-boo ceramics produced for the Western export market. Each mug features a molded figural design with movable anatomical elements attached via thin metal wires. The first mug is shaped like a tree trunk with a dark-haired figure and a movable element representing buttocks inscribed with the hand-painted text BOTTOMS UP. The second mug depicts a bearded male figure with textured hair and a movable green leaf at the groin. The third mug features a blonde female figure with movable elements representing breasts. The decoration includes hand-painted facial features and hair, with flesh tones applied using airbrushed or sponge-applied underglaze beneath a clear gloss glaze. The center mug bears an incised mark on the base reading KATSURANI along with a circular blue and white paper label stating MADE IN JAPAN. The other two mugs are attributed to the same maker based on identical construction, materials, and glaze characteristics. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 2.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 433 - 4pc Ceramic and Glass Risque Glasses and Mugs
This 4pc collection of ceramic and glass risque glasses and mugs consists of two ceramic mugs and two glass shot glasses dating to the mid-20th century. The ceramic mugs are crafted from glazed earthenware with a vertically fluted or ribbed body. Each mug features a handle molded into the shape of a nude female figure, with additional relief-molded nude female figures decorating the exterior walls. One mug is finished in a tan glaze and the other in a chartreuse green glaze. Both ceramic mugs are marked on the base with a black ink stamp reading JAPAN. The two shot glasses are made of molded clear glass in the form of a female torso set on a circular pedestal base. The underside of the glass bases is molded with the text MADE IN TAIWAN. These items are typical of mid-century novelty barware produced in the style of designers such as Dorothy Kindell. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 3.00"W x 5.50"H Weight: 1.95 lb
Lot: 434 - Five Risque Ceramic Shot Glasses and Mug, Attributed to Japan
This set of 5 risque ceramic shot glasses and mug is crafted from glazed earthenware, likely produced in Japan. Each piece is designed in the form of a barrel; the shot glasses feature molded vertical grain and horizontal banding to simulate wood staves, while the larger mug features molded circular motifs around the upper and lower rims. The handles are the primary decorative element, sculpted as three-dimensional nude female figures in various poses, appearing to climb or cling to the sides of the barrels. The entire set is finished in a uniform, high-gloss tan monochrome glaze. The circular bases are unglazed and appear plain. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 2.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 435 - 7pc Playboy Mugs and Drink Stirrers
This lot consists of vintage branded barware from Playboy Enterprises. The set includes 2 Playboy mugs and 5 drink stirrers (7 pieces total). The tankards are constructed from aluminum with a matte, brushed finish and feature traditional clear glass inset bottoms. Each mug is decorated with a rectangular recessed panel on the side containing an embossed Playboy bunny logo. The vessels are designed with a tapered cylindrical form, a flared weighted base, and a classic D-shaped handle with a thumb rest. The accompanying drink stirrers are made of molded black plastic, each topped with a three-dimensional stylized rabbit head in profile. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 5.00"H Weight: 11.30oz
Lot: 436 - Mid-Century Japanese Novelty Barware w/ Fox Glass Sitter & Surprise Nude Figurine
This mid-century novelty barware set includes a clear glass brandy snifter, two hand-painted glazed ceramic figurines, and an original presentation box. The primary figurine is an anthropomorphic fox glass sitter, depicted in formal evening attire consisting of a black tuxedo jacket with red lining, striped trousers, and a black top hat. The fox is designed with a hooked arm to rest on the rim of the glassware. The second figurine is a small, pale pink ceramic nude female in a kneeling pose. The brandy snifter features a clear glass bowl on a short stem. The underside of the glass base retains a gold-toned scalloped foil sticker printed with MADE IN JAPAN and a central black graphic. The small female figurine bears a red and gold foil sticker marked JAPAN. The set is housed in its original cardboard presentation box covered in a red tartan plaid paper. Dimensions: 4.75"H x 4.00" dia. Weight: 4.90oz
Lot: 437 - 3pc Vintage Novelty Female Torso Drinking Glasses
A set of three vintage novelty drinking glasses, often categorized as mid-century adult barware. Each piece features a clear, machine-made glass vessel with a slightly bulbous bowl permanently set into a molded base. The bases are constructed from a matte, flesh-toned heavy plastic, anthropomorphized in the form of a female torso. The design includes red pigment accents on the nipples and a decorative red border with a repeating circular relief pattern at both the top and bottom of the molded base. Dimensions: 3.00"H x 3.50" dia. Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 438 - Set of Four Vintage Nude Risque Drinking Glasses
A collection of four vintage nude risque glasses crafted from clear glass. These tumblers feature various decorative decals, including three color photographic images of nude and semi-nude women and one pin-up style illustration. The glasses are constructed of molded clear glass with a weighted base. Embossed marks are present on the undersides, including circular logos and alphanumeric characters. Dimensions: 5.00"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 1.15 lb
Lot: 439 - 4pc Mid-Century Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Highball Glasses
A set of 4 risque glasses featuring mid-century American pin-up girl illustrations. These highball-style drinking glasses are constructed of clear machine-made glass with applied multi-color decals. Each glass utilizes a peek-a-boo design where the exterior decal depicts a partially clothed woman, while the interior-facing side of the decal reveals a nude or semi-nude version of the same figure. The illustrations are rendered in a style characteristic of the 1940s and 1950s, featuring stylized female figures with voluminous hair in classic glamour poses. Dimensions: 2.50"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 440 - 4pc Mid-Century Risque Peek-A-Boo Pin-Up Highball Glasses
A set of four vintage risque highball glasses featuring peek-a-boo or reveal novelty illustrations. These mid-20th century tumblers are constructed of clear glass with multi-color applied decals. The design utilizes a transparency effect where the figure appears clothed on the exterior of the glass but is revealed in the nude when viewed through the clear glass from the opposite side. The set includes four distinct subjects: a figure in a white evening gown holding a cocktail glass, a figure in a red and white checkered outfit holding a parasol, a figure in a pink and white polka-dot dress, and a bridal figure in a white wedding gown holding a floral bouquet. Dimensions: 2.50"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 1.60 lb
Lot: 441 - Set of 6 Vintage Cera Vogue Cover Bar Glasses
A set of six clear glass lowball tumblers. Each glass features a unique multi-color screen-printed illustration inspired by early 20th-century fashion magazine covers. The designs are enclosed in a black rectangular frame with the VOGUE masthead at the top. The specific illustrations include a woman seated on a crescent moon, a woman in a white fur wrap with a red vintage automobile, a woman in a cloche hat riding a zebra, a woman reclining on a blue and black striped chaise lounge, a woman in a black gown with a peacock, and a formal scene with a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a backless gown. Each glass is marked with Cera Glass Company manufacturer mark. Dimensions: 4.25"H x 3.25" dia. Weight: 4.00 lb 3.80oz
Lot: 442 - Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pin-Up Novelty Tall Glasses
This set of six ceramic tall glasses or vases features mid-20th-century novelty pin-up style decorations. The collection consists of six cylindrical forms of varying heights, constructed from earthenware with a glossy, high-fired glaze. Four pieces are finished in a pale celadon green, while two feature an off-white or cream glaze. The decoration consists of hand-painted nude female figures in a classic mid-century aesthetic. Several figures are depicted in various poses with oversized bottles marked XXX, while one piece features a solid black silhouette. The decorative elements are applied in slight relief under the glaze. One celadon-colored piece bears the incised initials CR on the unglazed base. Dimensions: 7.00"H x 2.50" dia. Weight: 3.30 lb
Lot: 443 - 6pc Blown Glass Duck and Penguin Cocktail Sticks
Charming set of six vintage blown glass cocktail stirrers, each topped with a detailed glass figure - five orange and yellow ducks and one black and white penguin. Crafted from clear glass with applied color details, these whimsical swizzle sticks bring a playful touch to any barware collection. Likely hand-blown in Murano or similar Italian style. Dimensions: 4.5"L
Lot: 444 - 6pc Mid-Century Risque Novelties and Figural Bottle Openers
This assortment consists of six mid-century barware novelties and sexy items featuring nude figures. Included is an S.S. Adams Pluck-Em Puzzle made of white plastic or celluloid in the form of a female bust with inset metallic spheres, bearing the molded mark ADAM'S PLUCK-EM PUZZLE MADE IN U.S.A. on the reverse. The collection also contains a chrome-plated metal Manneken Pis figurine on a bell-shaped base with a handle and an aperture for liquid. Two cast metal figural bottle openers are present: one in cast brass featuring a reclining nude woman and one in patinated metal featuring a standing nude woman. The lot is completed by a dark patinated cast metal reclining nude figurine with a square mounting base and a figural pocket knife with brass handles embossed with an Art Deco-style nude female figure and a steel blade. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 445 - 17pc Mid-Century Adult Novelty Ephemera and Barware Accessories
This collection of mid-20th-century adult novelty ephemera includes barware accessories and printed textiles. The group features a printed pin-up textile depicting a central figure in a red skirt and blue bikini top with a border of monochromatic line drawings showing couples in various suggestive poses. Also included is a set of molded black plastic placards titled Sexy Strippers featuring stylized female silhouettes in gold-toned relief. Each placard contains a speech bubble with various ribald puns such as Chaste Makes Waste, Two is Company Three is an Orgy, and Sex Is An In And Out Thing. The barware component consists of several plastic cocktail mixers and picks, including three black stirrers embossed with Bottoms Up Cocktail Mixer and topped with flesh-colored plastic leg finials. Additional assorted plastic picks in various colors feature figurative shapes and sex poses. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 7.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 9.60oz
Lot: 446 - Cera Vogue Ice Bucket with Two Pairs of Ice Tongs
The ice bucket is attributed to Cera, circa 1960s, and features a vinyl-wrapped cylindrical body with a clear acrylic Lucite swivel handle and lid knob. The exterior displays wrap-around graphics replicating 1920s Vogue magazine covers, including designs by Eduardo Garcia Benito. One panel depicts a woman in a yellow tiered dress with a red ostrich feather fan on a checkered floor, and the opposite panel shows a woman in a white fringed dress with a red wrap and cigarette holder. The first pair of ice tongs is silver-plated metal with grasping ends cast as bird talons. The second pair of ice tongs is chrome-plated metal and is stamped MADE IN USA on the interior. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 7.50"W x 9.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 447 - 5pc Wine Risque Opener and Corks with Bag Claw Novelty Barware Collection
This 5pc wine risque opener and corks with bag claw collection features an assortment of novelty bar accessories and wine tools manufactured from molded plastic, metal, and rubber. The group includes three red anthropomorphic figures in the Happy Man style, comprising a corkscrew with a metal worm, a bottle stopper with two rubber O-rings, and a bottle opener. The set further contains a dark brown molded plastic bottle stopper depicting an embracing couple, which bears the incised marks MADE IN and HONG KONG on the reverse of the figures arms. Completing the collection is a flesh-toned plastic bottle stopper in the form of a reclining female figure attached to a black ribbed plastic base. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 9.00oz
Lot: 448 - 4pc Japanese & American Ceramic Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers
This lot consists of four mid-20th-century novelty ceramic salt and pepper shakers. The first set is an Atlantic City souvenir comprising a three-piece assembly: a base modeled as a reclining female lower torso and legs, and two nested shakers modeled as breasts. The pieces are made of glazed earthenware with a cream-colored finish and red-painted accents on the nipples. The thigh of the base features a printed mark with a red graphic and the words Atlantic City in black script. The second set is a pair of shakers modeled as wooden barrels with nude female figures leaning over the tops. These are hand-painted with a brown wood-grain effect and black horizontal bands, while the figures are finished in a white glaze with brown-painted hair. Both shakers are stamped JAPAN in blue ink on the undersides. The third item is a single novelty shaker modeled as a toilet with the lid in an upright position. It features a white glaze with hand-applied yellow and blue accents on the rim, lid, and base. The underside of the base is stamped JAPAN in black ink. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.75"W x 3.50"H Weight: 11.00oz
Lot: 449 - 5pc Mid-Century Japanese & American Risque Souvenir Ceramic Novelties
This collection of five mid-20th-century novelty ceramics features various risque designs typical of the American souvenir market from the 1950s and 1960s. The group includes a three-piece salt and pepper set Florida souvenir consisting of a reclining woman in a white bathing suit with two removable breast-shaped shakers, two individual salt and pepper shakers shaped as kneeling women in red bathing suits, and a figurine of a woman reclining in a red bathing suit. Also included is a novelty tray or ashtray shaped as a pair of legs in high heels and a red garter, which features a separate red-rimmed funnel-shaped insert. The pieces are constructed from glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted and cold-painted details for the hair, facial features, and clothing. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 0.50"W x 1.50"H Weight: 13.00oz
Lot: 450 - 6pc Japanese Risque Novelty Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers
This collection of novelty ceramic salt and pepper shakers was produced in Japan during the mid-20th century. The group includes four shakers modeled as wooden-style barrels with a female figure emerging from the top, and a pink and green sombrero that fits to a seated nude female figure. The items are constructed of glazed earthenware with a high-gloss finish. Decoration includes hand-painted glazes and cold-painted facial features. One barrel shaker features a red and gold decal on the front reading Souvenir of Frostburg, MD. Markings on the undersides include black stamped Japan marks, silver foil Japan labels, and handwritten characters in black ink. The shakers are designed with multiple pour holes on the top or back surfaces. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 2.50"W x 4.00"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 451 - 8pc Mid-Century Japanese Novelty Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers
This collection consists of eight glazed earthenware salt and pepper shakers produced in Japan during the mid-20th century. The set includes four shakers modeled as wooden barrels with figural forms draped over the tops, two shakers shaped like outhouses with figures peeking around the sides, and two small shakers depicting crouched figures. The outhouse-form shakers are decorated with hand-painted details in a palette of tan, brown, and black, used to define wood grain, architectural elements, and anatomical features. Several of the barrel-form shakers bear a black underglaze stamp on the base reading JAPAN. One outhouse-form shaker retains a red and silver diamond-shaped foil sticker also marked JAPAN. All pieces feature small perforations at the top for dispensing and larger circular openings at the base for filling. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.50"W x 2.50"H Weight: 10.00oz
Lot: 452 - Group of Four Dorothy Kindell Strip Tease Series Ceramic Nude Shakers and Coupe
This four-piece group of ceramic nude shakers and coupe is attributed to Dorothy Kindell from the Strip Tease barware series. The collection includes one stemmed coupe and three barrel-form shakers. Each piece is crafted from glazed earthenware. The coupe features a shallow bowl with incised vertical lines and stylized leaf patterns, supported by a figural stem in the form of a kneeling nude female figure on a circular base. The three shakers are barrel-shaped with molded geometric borders and handles formed by arched nude female figures. Two shakers are finished in a warm brown high-gloss glaze, while the coupe and the third shaker feature a light tan glaze. Dimensions: 3.00"H x 4.50" dia. Weight: 15.00oz
Lot: 453 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Black Ashtray
This mid-century modern pottery figurine depicts a reclining female figure in a pin-up pose. The figure is dressed in a strapless black gown featuring an iridescent luster finish. She is positioned on an asymmetrical white base resembling draped fabric or a shell, accented with gold-tone highlights on the edges. The figure is detailed with blonde hair, red lips, and red-painted fingernails and toenails. The piece is constructed of glazed ceramic earthenware. The reverse unglazed rim features the incised mark BUNNIE PENNEY. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.30 lb
Lot: 454 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue and Gilt Ashtray
The piece is constructed of glazed earthenware and features a hand-painted polychrome finish. The design depicts a three-dimensional reclining figure of Marilyn Monroe with red hair, dressed in a flowing blue garment detailed with gold-tone accents. The figure is set against a cream-colored scalloped base. The underside of the tray bears the molded mark HOLLAND (c) MOLD and the hand-incised signature Ann Smith alongside the numerals 63, identifying the individual hobbyist and the year of production as 1963. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb
Lot: 455 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Ashtray
A mid-century decorative ceramic console dish featuring a reclining female figure in a pin-up or glamour style. The figure is modeled with eyes closed and arms positioned behind her head, partially draped in a flowing light blue garment that extends to form the basin of the dish. The piece is constructed of glazed ceramic with a satin or semi-gloss finish on the figure and drapery in tones of peach, brown, and light blue. The figure is detailed with brown hair and red painted lips. The underside and outer rim are finished in a cream-colored gloss glaze. The underside bears an incised copyright symbol followed by an illegible name in cursive script beginning with the letter C. This item is consistent with the style of California pottery produced during the 1940s and 1950s. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.20 lb
Lot: 456 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Ashtray
This is a mid-20th-century glazed ceramic figural dish or ashtray produced by Holland Mold. The piece depicts a reclining pin-up style female figure with auburn hair, blue eyes, and red lips. She is partially draped in a flowing, semi-translucent blue gown that extends to form the irregular, cream-colored basin of the dish. The item is constructed of slip-cast ceramic with a high-gloss glazed finish. The underside rim features the embossed mark HOLLAND MOLD. Dimensions: 8.00"L x 10.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 457 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Blue Bikini Ashtray
This vintage ceramic woman ashtray is a mid-century novelty piece produced in the style of California Pottery from the 1950s. The item is constructed from glazed earthenware in a freeform, shell-like shape. A three-dimensional reclining female figure is modeled along the front rim, hand-painted with black hair and a blue two-piece swimsuit. The upper portion of the bowl features integrated cigarette rests. The decoration utilizes a combination of glazing techniques: the well and reverse side are finished in a dark brown to black drip or flow glaze with turquoise accents, while the flat area beneath the figure is finished in a cream-colored glaze. The base is unmarked and shows an unglazed portion with a recessed center. Dimensions: 11.50"L x 10.00"W x 3.50"H Weight: 2.30 lb
Lot: 458 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Green and Chartreuse Ashtray
The piece is attributed to the ceramicist Geza Salyi and bears the incised signature G. Salyi on the unglazed base. The form consists of a shallow, irregularly shaped dish with a three-dimensional pin-up style figure reclining amongst draped fabric. The decoration is executed in hand-applied polychrome glazes. The exterior and main garment are finished in a deep forest green, while the draped lining is a bright chartreuse, yellow accented with a pattern of small dark green dots. The figure features flesh tones with fine painted details including black hair, blue eyes, and red lips, fingernails, and toenails. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.40oz
Lot: 459 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Green and Yellow Ashtray
This mid-century ceramic decorative dish is a Holland Mold design, featuring a three-dimensional reclining pin-up style female figure. The figure is modeled with strawberry-blonde hair and wears a draped garment in shades of lime green and yellow. She is positioned on a pale pink, shell-form base with an undulating rim. The piece is finished in a high-gloss glaze with hand-painted details and gold luster accents. The back of the figure's head features hand-applied gold script reading For MARY. The unglazed underside of the rim bears an impressed mark reading FREEMAN, indicating this specific example was produced by the Freeman-McFarlin pottery company of California using the Holland mold. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.00 lb 1.40oz
Lot: 460 - Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-Up Style Girl in Pink Ashtray, Marilyn Monroe
This mid-century modern ceramic ashtray is modeled as a reclining blonde pin-up figure, identified as Marilyn Monroe. The piece is constructed from hollow-cast glazed earthenware with a high-gloss finish. The figure is depicted resting on a pink pillow, with her voluminous pink garment forming the shallow basin of the tray. Decorative details, including the yellow hair, facial features, and red-painted fingernails and toenails, are hand-applied. The underside features an incised heart symbol and one remaining cork protective pad. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 10.00"W x 3.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 461 - Mid-Century Double-Sided Cast Alloy Novelty Ashtray
This mid-20th-century novelty ashtray is composed of cast alloy and features a double-sided relief design. The oval vessel is designed with two integrated cigarette rests at the flared ends. The interior well contains high-relief figures of a tall woman in a form-fitting evening gown and a shorter man in a suit, accompanied by the embossed text OH! and AH!. The reverse side of the ashtray is cast in relief to show the same scene from a rear perspective. The piece is sand-cast with a textured background. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 0.50"H Weight: 8.50oz
Lot: 462 - Newman Brothers Inc. Mid-Century Risque Novelty Cast Metal Ashtray
This mid-20th century oval novelty ashtray was manufactured by Newman Brothers, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The item is constructed from a cast copper alloy featuring a copper-toned finish. The obverse displays a raised relief scene of a tall woman in a form-fitting evening gown standing next to a shorter, stout man in a tuxedo. The reverse side of the tray depicts the rear view of the same two figures, with the man's hand placed on the woman's backside. The rim of the tray includes two integrated cigarette rests. The manufacturer marks NEWMAN BROS. INC. and CIN. O. are cast into the reverse. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 3.50"W x 3.50"H Weight: 8.50oz
Lot: 463 - Pearl China Co. Mid-Century Ceramic Pin-up Style Girl in Red Ashtray
A mid-20th century glazed ceramic wall pocket manufactured by the Pearl China Co. of East Liverpool, Ohio. The piece features a reclining blonde pin-up figure modeled in relief, wearing a high-gloss red gown with dark green and black mottled accents. The figure is set against a light green, leaf-shaped background that forms the basin of the pocket. The item is finished in a polychrome palette with a high-gloss glaze, while the reverse and interior are finished in a cream-colored glaze. This specific form is often associated with Holland Mold designs. An impressed mark reading Pearl is located on the green-glazed rim of the reverse. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 7.00"W x 2.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 464 - 2pc Art Deco Bavarian Porcelain Figural Vanity Trinket Dish & Cigarette Holder
This set of two porcelain figurines consists of a yellow and purple floral trinket dish with a removable lid and a Bavaria cigarette holder, both designed in the Art Deco style. The trinket dish features a kneeling female figure wearing a yellow bathing suit and a purple cloche hat, holding a matching purple shoe. The figure is mounted on a circular lid with a cushioned texture. The base of the dish has a textured yellow surface decorated with a relief band of purple flowers and green foliage. The cigarette holder depicts a reclining female figure with her legs raised in the air, supporting a tiered, pink-glazed holder. The figure is dressed in a yellow dress with a ruffled skirt and blue undergarments. The items are constructed of hand-painted glazed porcelain. The underside of the cigarette holder is marked with the word Bavaria and the hand-painted number 339. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 4.25"W x 7.00"H Weight: 1.11 lb
Lot: 465 - 2pc Mid-20th Century Erotica Tin Pin-Up Advertising Ashtrays
A pair of mid-20th-century lithographed tin advertising ashtrays featuring pin-up style illustrations. The first ashtray features a teal blue rim with text for Alberts Coney Island, 10413 Dix Ave., Dearborn, Michigan, including the phone number and the slogan Clean Place to Eat. The central well depicts a woman in a bathroom setting with the caption A-CUTE SITUATION. The second ashtray features a red rim with text for General Forbes Tavern, 324 Bedford St., Johnstown, Penna., and the advertisement BEER - WINE - LIQUOR. The central well depicts a woman in a yellow dress with a dog and the caption HELP WANTED. The red ashtray includes the printed mark LITHO IN U.S.A. at the bottom of the central image. Both items are square in form with four cigarette rests and a circular central well. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 4.00"W x 0.50"H Weight: 1.70oz
Lot: 466 - Three Risque Novelty Ceramic Ashtrays
A collection of four mid-century novelty porcelain ashtrays featuring risque relief-molded figures and humorous text. The group includes a white rectangular ashtray depicting a woman in a lei and grass skirt titled MISS FLORIDA with the prompt TURN ME OVER on the front, which reveals the figure from the reverse side on the back. A second ashtray with a yellow border features a nude blonde woman with the text TURN ME OVER on the front and FOR YOUR HOT BUTTS AND ASHES on the reverse, which depicts her back and buttocks. A third oval-shaped ashtray features a man and woman with the text OH!, where the reverse side shows the woman's dress raised to reveal her buttocks. Each ashtray is constructed with molded cigarette rests and finished with a multi-color painted glaze. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 1.50 lb
Lot: 467 - Set of Four Shafford Japan Nude Pin-Up Playing Card Ceramic Ashtrays
A set of four mid-century glazed ceramic novelty ashtrays manufactured by Shafford in Japan. This set comprises four trays designed as the Aces from a deck of cards: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. Each tray features a recessed central basin in the shape of the respective suit symbol, finished in a contrasting red or black glossy glaze. Adhered to each tray is a three-dimensional, hand-painted reclining nude female figure in varying poses, draped over or alongside the central symbol. The background and figures are finished in a uniform cream-colored glaze. The corners of each tray are marked with the letter A and the corresponding suit symbol to complete the playing card motif. The underside of each piece bears the Shafford maker mark in black script above the word JAPAN in block letters. These items were produced for the international export market during the mid-20th century and represent the risque novelty collectibles popular during that era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 2.50"H Weight: 1.80 lb
Lot: 468 - Assortment of Four Vintage Metal and Porcelain Risque Ashtrays
An assortment of vintage metal risque ashtrays and novelty barware, including promotional and speakeasy-style examples of mid-20th-century American origin. The collection features a cast aluminum oval ashtray marked for The Federal Machine and Welder Co. of Warren, Ohio, decorated with a central relief of a dancer in a flared dress. A circular cast metal ashtray, likely aluminum, depicts a nude couple in a high-relief embrace in the Art Nouveau style, with indistinct characters at the base of the scene. Also included is an irregularly shaped three-notch ashtray cast from a heavy metal alloy featuring a low-relief reclining nude female figure, hand-marked F50 on the reverse. The group is completed by a molded white ceramic ashtray with gold-tone luster highlights, depicting a stylized nude male figure with a phallic-shaped mechanical lever. These pieces are characteristic of the mid-century market for novelty and promotional items. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 1.00"H Weight: 2.50 lb
Lot: 469 - Four Risque Ceramic Vintage Novelty Barware, Toothpick Holder and Ashtrays
This barware collection includes various hand-painted earthenware and porcelain pieces produced for the novelty market. The first item is a What a Bust figurine, constructed of bisque porcelain with cold-painted decoration. The piece depicts a tuxedoed man embracing a classical female bust on a blue base. The front is inscribed WHAT A BUST and the underside is marked JAPAN in black ink. The second item is a bathtub-shaped ashtray featuring a reclining woman wearing a top hat. The glazed earthenware piece includes the inscription FOR COOLING BUTTS AND ASHES along the rim. The exterior of the tub is decorated with hand-painted pink and blue floral motifs under the glaze. The third item is a leaf-shaped dish or ashtray in glazed earthenware. It features a reclining blonde woman in a green dress. The piece is finished in a multi-tonal green and brown glaze. The front rim and base are incised with a copyright date of 1951 and the mark BHASEM-L.B. The fourth item is a Boobie Picks toothpick holder or miniature mug. The glazed earthenware vessel is molded with anatomical breast features and features the printed text BOOBIE PICKS in black capital letters. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 3.25"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 470 - Four Vintage Ceramic Risque Tableware Collectibles
A collection of 4 vintage ceramic risque tableware collectibles featuring mid-20th-century novelty and decorative themes. The group includes a porcelain figural bathtub container featuring a reclining woman with raised legs and a separate red fan accessory, decorated with floral transfer patterns and gold accents. This item is designed in the style of vintage bisque flipper or nodder novelties. Also included is a glazed ceramic ashtray shaped as a seated nude woman with blonde hair and red accents, inscribed with the text FOR YOUR HOT ASHES in the center. The collection features a terracotta-style composite sculpture of a bearded male head formed by numerous small intertwined nude figures, mounted on a semi-circular base which is incised on the underside with the number 158. The final item is a decorative egg painted with multiple figures in an orange and green palette, resting on a textured white foliate-style stand. The items display various glazed and unglazed finishes. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.50"W x 5.00"H Weight: 1.13 lb
Lot: 471 - Five Novelty Risque Vintage Ceramic Ashtrays
A collection of five vintage ceramic novelty ashtrays featuring risque and humorous themes. The group includes a rectangular peach-glazed example with a high-relief reclining nude figure and printed text reading WATCH YOUR BUTT alongside a palm tree graphic. The underside of this piece retains an original gold foil label for Kenmar Japan. Also included are two oval ashtrays with relief depictions of couples in suggestive poses, one finished in light blue glaze and marked OH! and the other in a monochrome medium blue glaze. Both oval couple ashtrays feature double-sided relief designs. The collection is completed by an oval ashtray depicting two figures in yellow and blue bathing suits among floral motifs and a white boat-shaped ashtray with a reclining nude figure molded into the well. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 3.75"W x 0.75"H
Lot: 472 - Five Vintage Risque Advertising Pin-Up Ashtrays
A group of five vintage advertising ashtrays featuring pin-up imagery. The collection includes one square orange plastic ashtray and four lithographed tin ashtrays. The plastic example is decorated with a central black logo of a female figure holding a key, encircled by the repeated text THE PLAYBOY CLUB. Three of the turquoise-colored tin ashtrays advertise McCOYS COFFEE SHOP in Midland, PA, and include the phrase SWIPED FROM alongside central photographic pin-up illustrations of nude or partially nude women. The fourth tin ashtray features advertising for SUBURBAN TAXI with text reading RADIO DISPATCHED and 24-HOUR SERVICE surrounding a photographic image of a woman in a red robe. The tin examples are constructed of pressed metal with lithographed surfaces, while the Playboy example is molded plastic. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 1.00"H Weight: 6.00oz
Lot: 473 - 5pc Collection of Vintage Erotic Novelties and Tobacciana
This collection consists of five vintage items featuring erotic and pin-up themes. The group includes a lithographed metal cigar tin for Cuban Honeys, which features a blonde pin-up illustration and text indicating the cigars were produced in the Dominican Republic from Cuban seed. Also included is a complete deck of 54 playing cards titled Erotica Paintings Collection, which depicts various historical and classical erotic artworks on the face of each card. The collection further contains three novelty items in their original cardboard packaging: a box titled Proposition featuring a line-art illustration of a man and a topless woman; a box titled Wanted! A Man With Three Hands containing a molded pink novelty bust; and a small box titled The Odd Couple containing two small plastic nude figures designed as a mechanical or magnetic novelty toy. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.50"W x 3.00"H Weight: 12.00oz
Lot: 474 - 1966 Mattel Twist N Turn Barbie Doll and Happy Go Pink Outfit
This set features a vintage 1966 Mattel Twist N Turn Barbie doll accompanied by the Happy Go Pink fashion ensemble. The doll is constructed of vinyl with a rotating waist and bendable legs. It features rooted blonde synthetic hair and painted facial features, including blue eyes with lashes and orange-red lips. The doll is dressed in a two-piece orange fabric swimsuit. The included Happy Go Pink outfit consists of a sheer pink long-sleeved bodice with a collar, joined by a metallic silver waistband to a white fabric skirt. The skirt features three tiers of pink floral-patterned embroidery and a metal hook-and-eye closure at the back. Accessories include a pair of sheer pink stockings on their original cardboard inserts and a chrome-finished metal display stand. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 11.50"H. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.50"W x 11.50"H Weight: 6.00oz
Lot: 475 - Barbie Accessory Carrying Case with Brunette Doll, Red Flair Outfit, and Yellow Dress
This 7pc Barbie lot features a brunette Mattel Barbie doll from 1961 and associated accessories. The doll is constructed of vinyl and features rooted hair in a brunette bubble-cut style. It has stationary painted facial features, including blue side-glancing eyes with blue eyeshadow and red lips. The wardrobe items included in the lot are two Silk Sheath dresses, including a green dress with an off-the-shoulder collar and bow detail. The Red Flair outfit consists of a red velvet-textured coat with puff sleeves, a matching hat, and a red plastic hanger. Also present is a pair of yellow knit pants. The collection is housed in a black vinyl Barbie carrying case, marked with a 1962 copyright by Mattel Inc. and featuring the Barbie script logo. The interior of the case is lined in white quilted-pattern vinyl and includes a doll compartment and a metal hanging rod. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 1.10 lb
Lot: 476 - Barbie Midnight Blue 2 Piece Evening Gown and Cape Ensemble, No. 1617
A vintage two-piece doll evening ensemble produced by Mattel for the Barbie fashion doll, identified as the Midnight Blue outfit, catalog number 1617, introduced in 1965. The set includes a sleeveless, floor-length evening gown and a coordinating hooded cape. The gown features a full skirt made of midnight blue satin-finish fabric and a contrasting light-colored bodice (originally pale pink) with a white faux fur trim at the neckline. The coordinating cape is fashioned from matching midnight blue satin-finish fabric and is distinguished by a stand-up hood made of silver-toned metallic mesh. The gown is secured with a single metal snap closure at the back. Dimensions: 3.50"L x 10.00"H Dimensions: 3.50"L x 10.00"H Weight: 2.10oz
Lot: 477 - Mattel Barbie Carrying Case Including 1961 Blonde Ponytail Doll, Jeans Outfit and On the Go Dresses
This set comprises a vintage Mattel Barbie fashion doll and associated accessories. The doll is a 1961 model featuring a vinyl body with blonde hair rooted in a ponytail style with curly bangs. The face is detailed with fixed blue side-glancing eyes, black eyeliner, molded eyelashes, and painted eyebrows. Included with the doll is the Jumping Jeans outfit, consisting of a red and white horizontal-striped sleeveless knit top and dark blue denim capri-length pants accented with white stitching. The lot also features two On the Go dresses, both styled as sleeveless sheath dresses with white polka dot patterns on green and red grounds respectively. The items are housed in a light blue vinyl Ponytail carrying case. The front of the case is decorated with graphics depicting Barbie in a pink evening gown with a fur stole and a blue party dress. The lower right corner of the case is marked Ponytail followed by Copyright TM Lic., and Copyright by Mattel Inc. 1962. The interior of the case includes a dedicated doll compartment and a cardboard accessory drawer. Two red plastic hangers are included for the additional dresses. Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Dimensions: 10.50"L x 2.50"W x 12.50"H Weight: 1.25 lb
Lot: 478 - Mattel Disney Theme Parks 50th Anniversary Then and Now Barbie Doll, 11.5 Inches
Manufactured by Mattel, this vinyl and plastic doll commemorates the 50th anniversary of Disney Theme Parks (1955â"2005). The doll features rooted blonde hair and painted blue eyes. This "Then and Now" edition includes two complete original outfits illustrating the evolution of Disney park fashion. The "Then" ensemble features a white t-shirt with a vintage Mickey Mouse Club logo, a blue pleated skirt, white bobby socks, and a classic black Mickey Mouse ear hat. The "Now" ensemble consists of a metallic gold "Golden Celebration" vest, khaki cargo-style pants, black and white sneakers, and a contemporary Mickey Mouse ear hat. Accessories include a small Tinker Bell figurine and replicated Disney attraction tickets. Marked on packaging with model number C6845 and (c)2004. Height 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 9.00"L x 2.50"W x 13.00"H
Lot: 479 - Vintage Barbie 2pc Outfits White Magic and Black Magic by Mattel
A group of vintage doll fashions manufactured by Mattel for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll, comprising the 2pc outfits known as White Magic and Black Magic. One garment retains an original woven fabric label that reads Barbie in cursive with a registered trademark symbol and copyright Mattel. The White Magic ensemble, catalog number 1607, includes a cream-colored satin-finish dress with a wide portrait collar and a gathered skirt, accompanied by a matching cream satin pillbox hat featuring a bow accent. The Black Magic ensemble, catalog number 1609, consists of a black sleeveless sheath dress with a functional center-front metal zipper and a black nylon mesh overskirt detailed with black ribbon trim and waist ties. These garments are constructed from synthetic satin-finish fabric and netting. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 6.00"H Dimensions: 3.00"L x 6.00"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 480 - Vintage Barbie Evening Enchantment Complete Outfit #1695
This set is the complete #1695 Evening Enchantment ensemble for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll, originally released in 1967. The outfit includes a red sleeveless sheath dress crafted from a textured fabric, featuring a thick band of white marabou feather trim around the hip area. The dress is equipped with a silver-tone metal zipper at the back, with a pull embossed vertically with the letters YKK. Accompanying the dress is a matching red mesh stole or wrap that features a white marabou feather accent at one end. The ensemble is completed by a pair of red molded plastic high-heeled closed-toe pumps. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 10.00"H. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 10.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 481 - Vintage Mattel Barbie Country Fair Outfit #1603 with Blouse Skirt and Clutch Purse
This vintage three-piece doll ensemble is identified as the Country Fair outfit, reference #1603, produced by Mattel for the 11.5-inch Barbie doll circa 1964. The set consists of a yellow bodysuit-style blouse, a floral print skirt, and an orange vinyl clutch purse. The bright yellow short-sleeved bodysuit is constructed from a woven cotton-like fabric and features a pointed collar, a pleated back yoke, and a single white plastic button closure on the front. A black and white woven cloth label is sewn inside the collar and is marked with stylized script reading Barbie and a bottom-line reading (c) BY MATTEL. The gathered, knee-length skirt is made of red cotton fabric featuring a dense floral print in shades of yellow, white, and dark brown. The accessory is a bright orange vinyl clutch purse featuring a decorative silver-tone metal flip-clasp. Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.25"H Dimensions: 6.00"L x 4.25"H Weight: 0.80oz
Lot: 482 - Vintage Mattel Barbie Dog n Duds Accessory Lot with Gray Poodle
This lot features an assortment of vintage Barbie doll accessories, including the Dog n Duds set number 1613, produced by Mattel between 1964 and 1965. The focal point is a gray plush poodle named Tuffy, crafted from looped fabric over a firm frame. The dog is fitted with a red plastic collar detailed with silver-tone studs and a gold-tone metal chain leash. Accompanying the poodle is a removable red velvet-style vest accented with gold-tone trim and a gold metallic buckle. The collection includes a variety of coordinated accessories such as a silver metallic fabric clutch purse with a strap, two plastic rotary telephones in white and lime green, and a cream-colored plastic dog bone. Textile items include a pair of white fabric opera-style gloves and a single black knit garment piece. The lot is further complemented by an assortment of plastic doll hangers in blue, white, pink, and red, along with a pair of yellow open-toe plastic shoes and a single gold-tone plastic shoe. Dimensions: 4.50"L x 3.50"H Dimensions: 4.50"L x 3.50"H Weight: 2.50oz
Lot: 483 - Collection of Vintage Mattel Barbie Clothing and Accessories
This collection of vintage vinyl Barbie doll apparel and accessories features components from two distinct mid-to-late 1960s ensembles. Included is a hot pink corduroy maxi-length skirt from the Disco Date outfit, which features a lime green waistband, five faux-pearl button accents down the front, and a rear metal snap closure. The accompanying accessory set includes a pair of white plastic ice skating boots with silver-toned blades, a pair of red high-heel pumps, a miniature black vinyl record, and two circular blue and gold record labels. Also included is a Close-Up outfit consisting of a hot pink mesh bra-style top with ribbon straps and a yellow fabric flower accent, and a coordinating neon orange and yellow mesh tiered half-slip with a pink mesh waistband, long trailing pink chiffon sashes, and a matching yellow fabric flower. One garment retains the original white woven cloth label with black script reading Barbie (c) BY MATTEL. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 7.00"H Dimensions: 3.00"L x 7.00"H Weight: 1.40oz
Lot: 484 - Two Vintage Barbie Fashion Outfits Leisure Leopard and Solo in the Spotlight
This lot features two vintage outfits designed for a standard 11.5-inch fashion doll, such as Barbie. The first garment is identified as the Leisure Leopard ensemble (Outfit #1479), originally released in 1969. This full-length gown is constructed from a pleated synthetic fabric featuring a bold leopard print. It is designed with a plunging V-neckline and a wide front slit that reveals an integrated bright yellow micro-pleated underskirt. The outfit includes a yellow plastic doll hanger. The second garment is the sheath dress from the Solo in the Spotlight ensemble (Outfit #982). This form-fitting strapless dress is made from a black textured knit fabric with woven metallic silver lurex threads, creating a shimmering boucle effect. The back of the black dress is secured with three metal snap fasteners: one silver-toned and two brass-toned. No manufacturer labels are present on either garment. Dimensions: 4.00"L x 8.00"H Dimensions: 4.00"L x 8.00"H Weight: 1.20oz
Lot: 485 - Three Vintage Mattel Barbie Doll Outfits including Fancy Free, Glo Go, and Cheerleader
This lot features three vintage outfits produced by Mattel for the Barbie doll during the 1960s and early 1970s. The Fancy Free outfit (No. 1818, circa 1970) is a complete set including a sleeveless dress with a metallic magenta bodice and a white skirt decorated with red polka dots and red abstract swirls, paired with a pair of red high-heeled pumps. The Cheerleader outfit (No. 976, 1964-1965) is an incomplete set consisting of a white knit turtleneck sweater with a red embroidered M on the chest, a flared red corduroy skirt, and a red and white crepe paper pom-pom. A white fabric label sewn into the sweater features the Barbie trademark in script over the Mattel copyright. The third item is a red and blue vertically split sleeveless cotton dress with white ric-rac trim and decorative pocket flaps, identified as the Glo Go outfit. The garments are crafted from materials including cotton, knit, corduroy, and metallic-accented fabric, and are equipped with metal snap closures. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.50"H. Dimensions: 7.00"L x 6.50"H Weight: 2.30oz
Lot: 486 - Three Vintage Mattel Barbie Fashion Items Including Garden Tea Party and Busy Morning
This lot consists of three authentic vintage Barbie doll fashion items manufactured by Mattel, dating from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. The collection includes two dresses and one accessory. The first item is the Garden Tea Party dress, reference number 1606, introduced in 1964. The second item is the Cotton Casual dress, reference number 912, dating from 1959 to 1962. The third item is a semi-circular woven straw-style handbag associated with the Busy Morning and Picnic Set ensembles. The top of the bag is embellished with colorful miniature artificial flowers and fruit clusters. Dimensions: 6.50"L x 6.50"H Dimensions: 6.50"L x 6.50"H Weight: 1.90oz
Lot: 487 - 7-Piece Vintage Mattel Barbie Doll Fun at the Fair Outfit #1624 and Accessories
This set is identified as the Fun at the Fair ensemble, model number 1624, manufactured by Mattel for the Barbie doll line in 1965. The group includes a sleeveless cream-colored blouse featuring a repeating multi-color floral print and Barbie script, and a coordinating red woven A-line skirt. The clothing is constructed from a woven cotton-blend fabric and features metal snap fasteners for closure. Accessories in this lot consist of two pairs of footwear and a branded hanger. The footwear includes a pair of red molded vinyl sneakers with textured white soles and a pair of red molded plastic roller skates with gray wheels. The orange plastic clothes hanger features a molded openwork design with the Barbie logo in script. This specific floral fabric was also utilized in the Barbie Learns to Cook set from the same era. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"H Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"H Weight: 1.00oz
Lot: 488 - Mattel Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds Special Edition Doll, 11.5 Inches
Produced by Mattel as part of the Timeless Treasures collection in 2000, this vinyl fashion doll features a detailed likeness of actress Elizabeth Taylor. The doll is designed with fixed, painted violet eyes and rooted, short black synthetic hair. She is dressed in her original violet v-neck evening gown featuring a multi-layered ruffled skirt. Accessories include a reproduction Swarovski crystal necklace and earrings, shoes, a doll stand, and a Certificate of Authenticity. The packaging features Elizabeth Taylor's facsimile signature on the front window. Model number 4382-402. Height 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 5.00"L x 4.00"W x 10.00"H
Lot: 489 - Mattel Disney Holiday Princess Belle Special Edition Doll, 11.5 Inches
Produced by Mattel, this vinyl collector doll depicts Princess Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. As the second entry in the Holiday Princess series, the doll features stationary painted green eyes with detailed lashes and rooted brunette synthetic hair styled in a period-accurate updo with ringlets and a gold ribbon. She is dressed in her original factory-issued burgundy velvet gown, which includes a gold-patterned front panel, white tulle sleeve accents, and silk rose embellishments at the neckline and sleeves. The reverse of the packaging bears the 1997 copyright and Item No. 16710. The set includes a matching holiday ornament for the owner. Height approximately 11.5 inches. Dimensions: 10.00"L x 4.50"W x 13.75"H
Lot: 490 - Franklin Mint Harley-Davidson Candy Collector Doll
This fashion doll features rooted blonde hair and painted facial features. The doll is dressed in an original outfit consisting of a black fringed halter top, blue denim jeans with black fringe at the ankles, and black high-heeled boots. Accessories include removable black sunglasses, a silver-tone chain belt with a logo charm, a black bracelet, and a floral tattoo. The back of the neck is marked No. AA0177. The doll is mounted on a circular metallic and black base with a Harley-Davidson Bar and Shield logo plate. The item is presented in a clear acrylic display case with a mahogany-finished wooden base. Dimensions: 14.00"L x 13.00"W x 22.50"H Weight: 13.10 lb
Lot: 491 - German Bavaria Porcelain Half Doll Bonnet Lottchen
This hand-painted glazed porcelain half doll depicts a woman in late 18th or early 19th-century style attire. The figure is shown with her head tilted, wearing a large yellow bonnet decorated with blue patterns and a light blue ribbon tied at the back. She wears a pink and orange striped shawl draped over a white bodice that features red rose floral motifs and a central green panel with black dots simulating corset lacing. The figure is depicted with gray-painted gloves. The base of the figure is flared and contains circular sewing holes for attachment to a textile base or pincushion. The underside of the base rim bears a black stamped mark for BAVARIA. Dimensions: 3.00"L x 1.75"W x 4.00"H Weight: 2.50oz
Lot: 492 - Three Vintage German Style Porcelain Pincushion Half Dolls
These items were manufactured as decorative toppers for pincushions, tea cozies, or whisk brooms. The first figure is an Art Deco style bust of a woman wearing an exotic headpiece with yellow and blue stripes and a black fiber plume. The figure features a single gold-tone hoop earring. The second figure is a doll in a stylized Dutch-style costume, featuring a peaked bonnet, pink bodice, and green waistband. The figure is modeled with hands on hips and includes two attachment holes at the base. The third and largest figure is a bust of a woman in a floral-patterned ensemble with a head covering and sleeves decorated with rose motifs. She wears a light blue shawl and holds a floral sprig to her chest. The base includes multiple attachment holes. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.50"W x 3.75"H Weight: 4.20oz
Lot: 493 - Two German Hand-Painted Porcelain Half Dolls
This lot features two hand-painted glazed porcelain half dolls manufactured in Germany. Both items bear a blue ink stamp on the lower reverse of the base reading Germany. The first figure depicts a woman with brown hair in a high bun, wearing a blue bodice with white ruffled sleeves and pink trim. She holds a polychrome floral bouquet in her left hand and a small circular object in her right hand. The second figure depicts a woman with grayish-white hair and arms raised behind her head, wearing a light blue bodice with yellow shoulder straps. Each base is constructed with two circular holes for attachment to a fabric foundation. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 2.50"L x 1.50"W x 3.00"H Weight: 2.90oz
Lot: 494 - Two Porcelain and Bisque Half Dolls, Japanese and German
This lot consists of two ceramic half dolls. The first is a Japanese glazed porcelain half doll depicting a woman with brown hair in a bun and her arms positioned behind her head. She wears a white strapless corset accented with gold-painted trim. The unglazed base is stamped JAPAN. The second is a German matte bisque half doll with articulated arms attached by a wire. The figure features a grey 18th-century style coiffure. The lower back is impressed with model number 3538 and Made in Germany. Measurement is for largest item. Dimensions: 5.50"L x 2.00"W x 7.50"H Weight: 1.00 lb
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