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George Henry Burgess (8 June 1831 – 22 April 1905) was an English American painter, wood engraver and lithographer. In London, he received training in lithography. With two other brothers preceding them, in 1850 Burgess traveled to California in the company of his brother Charles. Once there, the Burgess brothers set up a jewelry and watch repair business in Sonora. Unsuccessful at mining, George spent time sketching the gold fields and mining activity. In 1856, he made the first of three trips to Hawaii, where he painted the royal family and made preparations for lithographic views of Honolulu. In San Francisco, his primary source of income was painting portraits, but he often revisited the Gold Rush theme. Burgess’ most well-known work is the massive San Francisco in July, 1849, now located at the Oakland Museum of California.
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George Henry Burgess Views of Honolulu 1857. Sold for nearly $80,000.
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Karl Bodmer Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior
Stunningly beautiful collection of 81 hand-colored aquatints by the Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, a complete collection from the illustrated travelogue, “Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior of North America”. Bodmer, who journeyed with the German Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied from 1833-34 along the Missouri River, produced what is considered the best depictions of the indigenous peoples and landscapes during the frontier era, an America then still unspoiled by western migration. Of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains that they encountered, Bodmer’s depictions of the Blackfeet and Mandan tribes are especially important as the populations of these tribes were greatly affected by the smallpox epidemic of 1837, thus making Bodmer’s work the last visual testament to their culture.
Prince Max, as he was called, chose Bodmer to accompany him on the expedition along the Missouri River to visually depict the scenes that the Prince would write about. The result is this collection: three volumes of text by the Prince and two volumes of aquatints by Bodmer, in the first Paris edition published by Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1840-43 (“Voyage dans l’interieur de l’Amerique du Nord”). Text volumes in French also include 37 wood-engraved illustrations, only lacking the map in completeness. The two complete volumes of illustrations include the large folio volume with 48 oversized hand-colored aquatints measuring approximately 24.5″ x 18″, and the quarto volume with 33 hand-colored aquatints measuring approximately 12.5″ x 10.25″. The complete set of 81 aquatints is magnificent in their display, a time capsule with their hand-coloring evoking the sense of awe and discovery of the expedition. All volumes are bound in half black morocco and blue paper-covered boards with gilt accenting, and with black morocco labels to illustrated volumes. Minor handling wear to volumes, with a few small repaired tears to plates, some plates supplied with variance to margins, minute toning and foxing, a few plates beginning to separate from binding. Overall a very good plus set with excellent display quality. Sold for $175,000.
Jessie Willcox Smith Original Cover Art for ”Good Housekeeping” From November 1920 Entitled ”We Give Thee Thanks”
Beloved American illustrator, Jessie Willcox Smith original cover art for the November 1920 issue of ”Good Housekeeping” as well as the April 1922 issue of the UK edition, entitled ”We Give Thee Thanks”. Mixed media on illustration board measures 18.25” x 19”, showing two children praying before their meal. Signed ”Jessie Willcox Smith” at lower right. Artwork is one of Willcox Smith’s most memorable pieces, with limited edition lithographs even being made of it, a quintessential example of her work featuring two gently postured children in a moment of gratitude and familial warmth.
Jessie Willcox Smith was the exclusive cover artist for ”Good Housekeeping” from 1917-1933, and was the second woman inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, followed shortly thereafter by Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley, fellow members of the Red Rose Girls, a group of female artists who flourished during the Golden Age of Illustration. Very good condition with no restoration apparent under blacklight. Artwork was given to Anne Champe Orr, the needlework editor for ”Good Housekeeping”, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $82,500.
The Last King of Hawaii, Kalakaua Letter Signed From
Letter signed, ”Kalakaua” as the last King of Hawaii. Handwritten letter is datelined Honolulu, 3 June 1882. It reads in full, ”William N. Prushing [?] heretofore appointed by me as one [?] Trustees of Palau College, having resigned his office of Trustee. I hereby nominate and appoint Nathaniel B. Emerson M.D. as one of the Trustees of Palau College, as provided by law.” Single-page letter on ruled card-style stationery measures 7.75” x 9.75”. Foxing, toning and wormholes. Very good overall. With an LOA from Robert Earhart, owner of Coin Depot in La Verne, California. Sold for $1,563.
King Kalakaua document signed as King of the Hawaiian Islands. The very last Hawaiian king signs, ”Kalakaua R” to the document, datelined Honolulu, 5 March 1875. Here, Civil War Colonel and reciepient of the Medal of Honor, William M. Wherry is appointed Knight Companion to the Royal Order of Kamehameha 1. The order was established in 1865 as an affirmation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom. It was later driven underground upon the overthrow of King Kalakauna’s sister, but it was reinstated in the early 20th century and still exists today. Single-page partially-printed document bears a red seal to the lower left. Measures 10” x 16”. Remarkably well-preserved document shows only faint creasing to edges and at folds through center, with light rippling around seal, else fine. Sold for $1,420.
Remarkable Document Signed By Queen Liliuokalani, The Last Monarch of Hawaii — She Grants Citizenship Rights to Henry Cooper, the Man Who Would Overthrow Her Kingdom the Following Year
Stunning piece of U.S. political history in which the last monarch of Hawaii grants denization to the man who would lead the coup against her monarchy the following year. 30 June 1892 document signed clearly by Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii from 1891-1893 before it was annexed by the United States, details the “Denization” of Henry Ernest Cooper, an American citizen and businessman. Just one year later, as Chairman of the “Citizens’ Committee of Safety,” Cooper would plot and effect the overthrow of Liliuokalani’s kingdom, ultimately reading the proclamation establishing the provisional Government of Hawaii on 17 January 1893. The very next day he was appointed to the advisory council to President Sanford B. Dole and would alternatively serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting President and Attorney General of the new Republic of Hawaii. Document reads in part: “We do by these Letters Patent of Denization confer upon Henry E. Cooper, a citizen of the United States of America…temporarily resident in this Kingdom, without abjuration of allegiance, all the rights, privileges and immunities of a native, subject nevertheless in all respects to an accountability to the Laws of this Kingdom, and the like fealty to Our Throne, as if he had been duly naturalized, and to our pleasure.” It was signed at the Palace of Iolani in Honolulu and is countersigned by Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Parker. It features a royal seal and measures 11″ x 17″. Some creasing from folding, minor chipping and discoloration where a second seal was once apparently affixed. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $1,156.
Hawaiian King Kamehameha IV and Princess Kamehameha Signed 1859 Royal Document — Granting Land in Honolulu
Hawaiian King Kamehameha IV and Princess Kamehameha signed document from 1859, granting land to Nuuhiwa of Honolulu (Nuuhiwa was a prominent figure at the time in Honolulu). Written in Hawaiian, document has blind-stamped royal seal, signed “Kamehameha” and “Kaahumanu” by the King and Princess on 7 January 1859. King Kamehameha IV reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii from 11 January 1855 to 30 November 1863. Measures 9.75″ x 4″. Some separation along vertical folds, repaired with archival tape, and foxing. Very good condition. Sold for $1,080.
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George Henry Burgess Views of Honolulu 1857