Willow Auction House's Fall Great Estates Curated Auction features nearly 200 lots of first edition books, furniture, artwork and ethnographic items.
The sale features a large selection of books from a private New York City collector, including first editions and publications in their original serialized parts by George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte, H.G. Wells, William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens.
Also up for auction is a variety of mid-century modern, oak and English furniture, including pieces by Tommi Parzinger, Paul Evans, Eames and Harvey Probber.
The sale also includes a large selection of artwork, including paintings by William Merritt Chase, Hermann Herzog, David Burliuk and Alfred Kowalski, as well as an Andy Warhol Cow Screenprint on wallpaper, and a large Franz Bergman cold painted bronze.
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LOTE 167:
Charles Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock 1st Ed
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Vendido por: $100
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Preço estimado :
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Comissão da leiloeira: 28%
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Charles Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock 1st Ed
Charles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). Master Humphrey's Clock, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1841. Chapman and Hall, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Brown cloth with gilt.
Corners bumped and fraying, spines worn and fraying, top and bottom of spine missing volume I, front board partially detached volume I, spine partially detached volume I, front and rear boards loose volume II, bottom and top of spine torn volume II, spine partially detached volume III, foxing volume III, some foxing volumes I and II, bindings loose.
Provenance: Swann, New York, sale 1214, lot 72, 3/19/1981; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
