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The Gentleman's Library

Auction 18519
New York
17 Nov 2010, starting at 11:00 EST.
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Auction highlights

A massive globe by Malby's of London
Sold for US$ 103,700 inc. premium
A Rare and Important 36-inch Terrestrial Library Globe
circa 1849 62 x 50 in. (157.4 x 127 cm.) height ...
German ivory bust set, 19th century
Sold for US$ 24,400 inc. premium
A German carved and stained ivory chess set
19th century
Saber-Tooted Cat Skull on Stand
Sold for US$ 21,960 inc. premium
Saber-Tooted Cat Skull on Stand
Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937) The Artist's Study, 11 rue de l'Université 17 x 13 1/2in
Sold for US$ 20,740 inc. premium
Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937) The Artist's Study, 11 rue de l'Université 17 x 13 1/2in (43.2 ...

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A tussling dog boot scraper
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A tussling dog boot scraper. 20th century 24-1/2 x 7-1/2 in. (62.2 x 19 cm.)
Sold for US$ 2,684 inc. premium
A collection of ten wooden gavels<br> 19th and 20th centuries 12 x 4-1/2 in. (30.4 x 11.4 cm.) the largest. 10
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Ten turned wood gavels. 19th and 20th centuries 12 x 4-1/2 in. (30.4 x 11.4 cm.) the largest. 10
Sold for US$ 1,037 inc. premium
A group of five hour glasses<br> 19th and 20th centuries 10-1/4 in. (26 cm.) height of the largest 5
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A group of five hour glasses. 19th and 20th centuries 10-1/4 in. (26 cm.) height of the largest 5
Sold for US$ 1,220 inc. premium
A library globe on stack of leather books and marble base
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A 16-inch terrestrial library globe on a leather-bound book and marble base.
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,500
£960 - 1,600
€1,100 - 1,900
A color-printed pictorial world map by Paul M. Paine entitled "Map of Great Adventures," New York, 1928
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A color-printed pictorial world map by Paul M. Paine entitled "Map of Great Adventures," New York, 1928 22 x 29 in. (56 x 75 cm) ...
Estimate:
US$ 400 - 600
£260 - 380
€300 - 450
A color-printed double hemisphere pictorial map by James Daugherty entitled "This World of Ours," c.1930
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A color-printed double hemisphere pictorial map entitled "This World of Ours,". circa 1930 26 x 36 in. (64 x 92 cm.) sheet.
Estimate:
US$ 400 - 600
£260 - 380
€300 - 450
A hand-colored engraved "Map of the City & County of New-York" by George Hayward, New York, 1858
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A hand-colored engraved "Map of the City & County of New-York" by George Hayward, New York, 1858 29-1/2 x 23 in. (75 x 59 cm)
Estimate:
US$ 600 - 800
£380 - 510
€450 - 600
W. H. Mann Central Park, New York 29 1/2 x 26 3/4in (74.9 x 67.9cm)
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W. H. Mann Central Park, New York 29 1/2 x 26 3/4in (74.9 x 67.9cm)
Sold for US$ 427 inc. premium
A large chart of Long Island
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A large chart of Long Island. modern, 21st century 30-3/4 x 108 in. (78.1 x 274.3 cm.) framed.
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,500
£960 - 1,600
€1,100 - 1,900
A rosewood two part campaign chest / desk
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An Edwardian brass-mounted campaign secretary early 20th century 40-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 38-3/4 in. (102.9 x 44.5 x 98.3 cm.)
Sold for US$ 5,124 inc. premium
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