African-Americana auctions, set of 19 Swann Galleries

(NATIVE AMERICANS.) Edward S. Curtis. The North American Indian. [Prospectus]. Tri-fold printed brochure advertising the discounted sale of 19 remainder sets of Curtis's monumental 40-volume photograp

(ALLEGORIES.) An Emblem of America / An Emblem of Europe / An Emblem of Asia / An Emblem of Africa. Set of 4 hand-colored mezzotints, each about 14¼ x 10¼ inches; America with conservation o

American A set of 8 Queen Anne style dining chairs, including 1 arm- and 7 side-, mid to late 20th century Stained mahogany Apparently unmarked Approx. height 40.25", width 19.125", seat depth 17.5"

(PICTORIAL MAPS.) D.E. Bates. Cunard R.M.S. Caronia / Great African Cruise 1950. Color offset-printed pictorial map advertising the Caronia's route on a two-and-a-half-month's-long affair: departing N

(PICTORIAL MAPS.) Louise Jefferson. Africa, A Friendship Map. Offset color-printed pictorial map of Africa. 28¼x26¼ inches sheet size; margins shaved to decorative border, imprint at lower e

(AMERICANA.) Group of 4 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed: James Monroe * Rutherford B. Hayes * Timothy Pickering * Daniel Webster. Format and condition vary. Vp, 1794-1876 Monroe. Partly-printed

(ALLEGORIES.) Europe, America / Asia, Africa. Pair of hand-colored mezzotints, 10¼ x 14¼ inches; some restoration in margins, light toning. - London: P. Gally, 6 October 1804 This pair of re

(RELIGION.) Deed selling the property of the First African Baptist Church of Philadelphia to its creditor. Document Signed by Sheriff Caleb North (with remnant of his wax seal), two witnesses, and a c

NORMAN NORELL (1900-1972) Two fashion studies for African-American model or actress. Together, two fashion studies, circa 1920s. Gouache, watercolor, and ink on board. 546x381 mm; 21½x15 inches.

(AFRICA.) Abraham Ortelius. Two double-page engraved maps of northern Africa in original hand-color. Antwerp, 1603 - Fessae, et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberr. (Canary Islands, Morocco, Straits of Gi

(INDIAN OCEAN.) Hendrick Doncker. Oost Indien Van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot Ceilon. Double-page engraved chart of eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Sri Lanka. 21x24¾

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) Free South Africa. Offset lithograph poster. 1219x1200 mm; 48x47¼ inches. 1985.Haring Posters 26.

(ALLEGORIES.) Africa / America. Mezzotint, 10¾ x 15½ inches; one-inch area on top edge tastefully filled, just touching image, 3 short repaired closed tears. - Amsterdam: A. Poncia & Co., ci

(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1697.) Pedro Muñoz de Castro, et al. Exaltacion magnifica de la Betlemitica rosa de la mejor americana Jerico. Frontispiece plate of founder Hermano Pedro de San José Betan

(AFRICA.) Two hand-colored double-page engraved eighteenth-century maps of the continent. Nuremberg, 1715-1730s - Homann Heirs. Africa Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae. 20¾x24&#188

MOLL, HERMAN. A General Chart of the Sea Coast of Europe, Africa & America. According to E. Wright's or Mercator's Projection. Hand-colored engraved map of the Atlantic Ocean and continents adjacent.

A Late 19th or early 20th century The Tangled Ball of Yarn oil painting on canvas. The black Americana painting depicting a motherly African American seated with young child un tangling a ball of yarn

NORMAN BARR (1908-1994) The Yellow Chair. Oil on linen. 1067x914 mm; 42x36 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. 1940. Provenance: [Rose Hill Auction Gallery, Ltd., Englewood, NJ, May 19, 2003, lot 172]

Set of 16 vintage Anglo-Indian saber leg hardwood chairs (4 arm and 12 side) with elaborate abalone shell (mother of pearl) inlay and ram's head crest. Side chair is 34 high x 19 d x 20.5 w, seat is 1

Chromogenic print. "Bombay," woman stepping into a small fire. Signed and dated 1979. Ex. Swann Galleries, NY. 8.5" X 12.5" (15" X 19")

Set 12 fancy sterling silver reticulated demitasse cup holders and matching saucers by Reed and Barton with Lenox porcelain inserts circa early 1900's. Total weight silver 19.2 ozt. Very good conditio

A Fine, 20th century bronze of young African American boy dressed in a vintage golfers hat and clothing laying on his stomach as shown. No foundry stamps found. Condition and execution is very good as

If you are an Irishman your place is with your chums under the flags. Provenance: Swann Galleries, October 2000, Lot 290 A. Image sight is: 30 1/8" x 19 1/4".

French, late 19th century. Sixty-five piece Old Paris porcelain luncheon set, including twenty luncheon plates, fourteen salad plates, twenty soup bowls, and eleven fruit or dessert bowls, each with a