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Chief Black Bird, Oglala Sioux by Adolph Alexander Weinman

Bronze sculpture entitled Chief Black Bird, Oglala Sioux signed on back of the piece by the artist Adolph Alexander Weinman (American, 1870-1952) Roman Bronze Works, NY 16x16x13 Replacement Value: $225,000 Adolph Alexander Weinman is best known for his architectural sculpture and for designing the “Walking Liberty” on the half-dollar and ten-cent coins of 1916. Weinman

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Elmer Crowell Great Grey Heron hunting decoy

Elmer Crowell (East Harwich, MA 1852-1952) carved and painted wood Great Grey Heron c. 1890’s decoy 48 inches tall. Replacement Value: $300,000 A. Elmer Crowell (1862 – 1952) was a master decoy carver from East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell specialized in shorebirds, waterfowl, and miniatures. Crowell’s decoys are consistently regarded as the finest and most desirable

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Deer Hunting by Moonlight by artist George Catlin (American, 1796 – 1872)

Gilt framed oil on board entitled Deer Hunting by Moonlight by the artist George Catlin (American, 1796 – 1872) 18×26 Replacement Value: $500,000 Born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, George Catlin became the first American artist of stature to visit and depict the Plains Indians on his own volition, and he spent about eight years traveling

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Bronze sculpture “Chief Black Bird”

Bronze sculpture entitled Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux signed on back of the piece by the artist Adolph Alexander Weinman (American, 1870-1952) Roman Bronze Works, NY 16x16x13 Replacement Value: $225,000 Adolph Alexander Weinman is best known for his architectural sculpture and for designing the “Walking Liberty” on the half-dollar and ten-cent coins of 1916. Weinman

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Wawayanda River in Warwick by artist Jasper Francis Cropsey

Gilt framed and double matted oil on canvas entitled Wawayanda River in Warwick signed and dated lower right by the artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 – 1900) 1884 20×30 Replacement Value: $475,000 Jasper Cropsey was a mid-nineteenth century painter and architect known for his detailed, romantic autumn landscapes. A member of the Hudson River

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Frank Weston Benson Oil (American, 1862 – 1951) 1903

Gilt framed oil on canvas entitled Hilltop signed and dated lower right by the artist Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862 – 1951) 1903 69×49 Replacement Value: $6,525,000 Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Frank Benson was a painter of impressionist seascapes and landscapes, often with figures posed by his wife and children, and also numerous hunting scenes.

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Canada Goose by artist John James Audubon (American, 1785 – 1851) 1833

Gilt framed watercolor and gouache with graphite and charcoal, laid on board entitled Canada Goose signed and dated lower right by the artist John James Audubon (American, 1785 – 1851) 1833 (inscribed John J. Audubon of Louisiana, Boston) 39×26.5 Replacement Value: $2,000,000 John James Audubon’s entire career was devoted to preserving images of rapidly declining

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Footlight Flirtation by Everett Shinn (American, 1876-1953)

Gilt framed oil on canvas entitled Footlight Flirtation signed and dated lower right by the artist Everett Shinn (American, 1876-1953) 1912 29×34 Replacement Value: $7,000,000 A prominent New York-based artist in the early 20th century, Everett Shinn was a Social Realist painter who focused on lower-class urban themes. Although his ongoing reputation seems to be

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