Summer Fine Art & Antique Auction Saturday, June ... - Case Antiques

June 30, 2012 6/30/2012LOT #158 Two 14K Waltham Hunting Case Watches w/ BirdsTwo 14K American Waltham Co. ladieshunting case pocket watches with birddecoration. (1) 14K yellow gold Waltham lady'shunting case watch with enameled bird anddragonfly on watch cover. Case #40581, works#7482871, white face with italic numerals andsecondary dial. 2" H x 1-1/2" diameter. (2) 14Kyellow and rose gold Waltham lady's huntingcase watch with bird and floral decoration, case#20067, 15 jewel works # 15481413. Whiteenamel face with roman numerals andsecondary dial. 1-7/8" H x 1-3/8" diameter. 73.4total grams including works. Condition: Worksnot tested for functionality. (1) Some loss toenamel. Monogrammed "ML". (2) Minor dentsalong upper edge. 400.00 - 500.00159 Large Folio Book of William Hogarth PrintsVery large folio volume: "The Works ofWilliam Hogarth (1697-1764), From theOriginal Plates Restored by James Heath, withthe addition of many subjects not beforecollected, to which are prefixed, a biographicalessay on the genius and productions of Hogarth,and explanations of the subjects of the plates,by John Nichols". Thomas Cook (1744-1818),engraver, printed for Baldwin, Cradock and Joh,Paternoster Row by G. Woodfall, Angel Court,Skinner St., London, printed 1837-1838.Includes a six page biographical essay,twenty-seven pages of explanatory textconcerning the plates, two full page engravingsof Hogarth, 116 bound engraved platesdepicting Hogarth's most noteworthy works, andtwo risque plates in a hidden pocket at the rearof the folio. Bound in a quarter Moroccanleather over marbleized board cover, gilt edgedpages. Pages measure 25" H x 20" W.Condition: Wear/losses to cover, especially tocorners and edges. Interior toning and scatteredfoxing. Water stain to upper right corner of allpages. 300.00 - 400.00Case Antiques, Inc.LOT #160 Rare book on American Fish, 277 platesGeorge Brown Goode, THE FISHERIES ANDFISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITEDSTATES SECTION ONE, NATURALHISTORY OF USEFUL AQUATIC ANIMALSWITH AN ATLAS OF 277 PLATES. Publishedby the U.S. Government printing office, 1884.Gray cloth boards. A massive and historicreport, submitted to the U.S. National Museum(Smithsonian) during the 1880s, consisting offive sections. This scarce book, (Section 1) iscomprised entirely of 277 black and whitelithographic plates of American aquatic breeds -fish, walrus, seal, manatee, lobster and othershellfish, etc. with the first several pages beinga guide to the illustrations. 2 foldout plates and3 maps also included (Map of the River Basinsof the Atlantic Slope by McDonald and 2 worldmaps showing geographical distribution ofseals, walrus, sea lions and sea elephants).11-3/4" x 9-1/4". Condition: All plates appear tobe in very good condition with toned edges andoccasional light foxing, except for one fold-outplate of mollusks, torn and heavily toned.Significant wear and fading to cover, gilt titleworn off, frontspiece and title pages with somestaining and foxing. 150.00 - 250.00161 Gould's Synopsis of The Birds of Australia, GeorgeA Synopsis of The Birds of Australia and theAdjacent Islands by John Gould, F.L.S.,published by the author, 20 Broad Street,Golden Square, London, 1837-38. 73hand-colored lithographic plates by and afterElizabeth Gould, 8 pp. Description of NewSpecies at end. Owner's bookplate on end paper:George Ernest Morrison. Paper label on endpaper: Angus and Robertson, Booksellers to theUniversity, 89 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.Sheets: 10-5/8" x 7-1/8", Volume: super octavo.Dark green half-leather, gilt-ruled, decorativestamped binding, all edges gilt. Provenance:George Ernest Morrison (1862-1920) was ajournalist, traveller and political adviser to theChinese government. He sold his library ofWestern language works on China, over 20,000volumes, maps and pamphlets in 1917 to BaronIwasaki, then president of Japan's MitsubishiCorp. The collection is now held by the TokyoToyo Bunka Kenkyusho. (See AustralianDictionary of Biography, Australian NationalUniversity). Condition: Minor scattered foxingPage: 29