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Select items from different departments round out an exciting year of auctions for our last auction of 2025. Items from the Silver department include Southern examples from Virginia, Charleston, SC, and Maryland, as well as France to include Christofle flatware. Fine jewelry examples include gold, diamonds and Buccellati cufflinks. A wide selection of Persian rugs. Decorative Arts items include Meissen porcelain, Southern pottery, and a pair of cut glass mushroom lamps. Property sold from the collections of the American Folk Art Museum includes early quilts.
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Lot 1130

20 Sporting Titles

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

including Tennis, Origins and Mysteries by Malcom D. Whitman, New York: The Derrydale Press, 1932, quarter cloth over paper covered boards, numbered 17/400 at limitation page; Yacht Navigation and Voyaging by Claud Worth, New York: Yachting Inc., 1929, second edition; A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints, with an introduction by Eugene V. Connett, New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937, inscription from Connett to previous owner at front free fly; with 17 other titles, cloth bindings, most without jackets, many with previous owner's bookplate to front free fly papers, some with gift inscriptions, 22-1/2 x 12-3/4 x 9-1/2 in. overall

Provenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia

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Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia

overall good condition, some fading to spines, areas of discoloration to boards, corners bumped, tearing and losses to jackets, some scattered foxing throughout; one of three copies (not inscribed copy) of <em>A Decade of Sporting</em> with moisture mark at foot of spine with some bleeding into interior; George Stubbs and Ben Marshall with moisture marks to boards and into interior Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.