Antique BINDING Tool
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PHOTOGRAPHS & CABINET
A carefully curated assortment of photographs, including early works by European, Asian, and American masters, along with documentary, travel, vernacular, portraits, and portfolios. An eclectic offering of antique scientific instruments, book-binding tools, toys, and decorative objects.
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Versailles Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1904, No. 6479
1904. Albumen silver print from glass negative, from the Atget's series on sculptures on the grounds of Versailles, annotated in the artist's hand in pencil on verso, "Versailles Bosquet de L'arc de Triomphe", with his inventory number '6479'; 1904; 8 1/2 X 7 inches (217 x 178 mm). Ex..... More
Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1904, No. 6483
Albumen silver print from glass negative, from the artist's series on sculptures on the grounds of Versailles. Annotated in Atget's hand in pencil on verso "Versailles - Bosquet de L'arc de Triomphe - La France par Tuby" (sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Tuby), with his inventory number "6483"; 1904; 8 1/2 x...... More
Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) - Portfolio, 1982; Electa Editrice Portfolios
Milano, Italy: Electa Editrice Publishers, 1982. Limited Edition Portfolio. A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves and limitation leaflet with preface, Limited edtion of 1000 of which this in No. 785. Housed in portfolio and slipcover, portfolio: 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in (415 x 317 mm); each..... More
GerdaGerdago Pixie, Art Deco, Reading Pixie Figures Book, JB Hirsch Bookend Statues on Onyx Base
ca 1930. Two reading pixie figures in painted metal on green onyx base, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in (191 x 157 x 79 mm) each. Small areas of light paint loss on blue areas and some rubbing on one let. Small hip on the bottom right..... More
Pressed Steel and Tin Wind Up Steam Fire Pumper Truck
Keene, NH: Kingsbury Co., 1920s. Pressed steel and tin, painted red, gold and blue, measuring 4 5/8 x 9 x 3 1/2 in. (118 x 230 x 90 mm); cast iron driver figuine with some paint loss, white rubber wheels marked with the manufacturer's name and patented; steel bell under..... More
Clown Act
c 1950. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "In the United States meanwhile emerged another type of clown, not exclusive to..... More
"Clown Emmett Kelly Out of Makeup"
c 1960. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "Emmett Kelly, a pantomine clown whose "Weary Willie" character has..... More
Early 1900's Street Parade
c 1900. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "One of the factors that made circus so popular was..... More
Elephant as a symbol of the circus
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) The Greatest Show on Earth Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) from the Roland Butler Collection, hand stamp on verso. According to Pliny the Elder: "The elephant..... More
Elephant Long Mount Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
c 1940. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Suvasini Ramaswamy published this account in The Wire on February..... More
"A Free Look"
c 1950. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "The world of the circus is a world of mystery..... More
Gargantua - Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
c 1940. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Gargantua, a headliner with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum &..... More
Kathryn Kramer Pretty Bareback Riding Star with Clown Jack LeClaire
c 1945. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. This photograph was published on Pat Cashin's website Clown Alley on Saturday, February..... More
Lou Jacobs Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown with Giraffe
c 1950. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. September 1992 newspaper obituaries lauded Lou Jacobs as the “emblem..... More
Lou Jacobs World Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown
c 1950. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "Lou Jacobs was one of the most famous professional clowns..... More
Miss Friedel Luciana Paster, Dressage Rider, RBB&B Circus, 1951
1951. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. [On the website of the Robert L. Parkinson Library & Research Center (The World’s..... More
M’Toto - Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Gorilla
c 1940. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Animals have always played a big role in the circus; elephants, tigers, lions..... More
Passaic Falls Bridge 1870
Paterson, New Jersey: 1870. Albumen silver print. 10 11/16 x 16 3/16 inches. The first iron, and fourth bridge to cross the Chasm was placed there July 2, 1868, was eighty-five feet long and was built by the Watson Machine Company, builders of the Post Patent bridges. E. M. Graff..... More
Photograph of Exotic Circus Dancer
c 1960. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Pirkko Gerdes-Ussin came to the United States from Finland in..... More
Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
c 1900. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Many characteristics of the modern circus—such as parades, acts of skill, animals, and..... More
Antique Chronometric Anemometer by Queen & Co. Philadelphia, model no. 3384
Philadelphia & England: Queen & Co., c 1890. Brass anemometer, model no. 3384, marked "Queen & Company, Philadelphia" and "Made in England, with main dial marking feet and 5 smaller dials marking marking from 'hundredths' to 'millionths'. The anemometer measures 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (171..... More
Hyde Park, London, 1934
c 1937. Gelatin silver print. Vintage. 11 7/8 x 14 5/8 in (302 × 372 mm); archivally matted and framed. The verso with mounted photographer's label with address "Flat 11, Douglas Hous, 6 Maida Avenue, London W2 1TG, Tel: 01-723 6269", hand annotated "Hyde Park, ca. 1937." Nearly pristine condition..... More
Big Ben and Bodicea, London
c 1940. Gelatin silver print. Vintage. 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in (192 × 220 mm); archivally matted and framed. Minimal oxidation mirroring (only discernible in counterlight) in the edges, minimally rubbed in the outermost corners. The verso signed "W. Suschitzky", with photographer's stamp and hand annotation "Big Ben and..... More