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A. Moreau bronze statue

Category: 
Other
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
marble, bronze
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
signed A. Moreau
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known): 
unknown
Price Paid (If known): 
$100
Size and dimensions of this item: 
about 20'' tall 20'' long 12'' wide
Weight: 
30-40 pounds
Condition: 
Excellent
History: 
it's been sitting in an antique dealers house for the past 50 years
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

This statue has a black marble base, and is a statue of a woman walking two dogs. The statue is signed A. Moreau. The statue is made of bronze.

Free Classifieds: 
No, I don't want to sell it
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Authentic World Legendary Bruce Burk Hand Carved Wooden Duck

Category: 
Home Furnishings
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
Wood
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
Artists Name Burned Into Wood
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known): 
1960s-70s
Price Paid (If known): 
10.00
Size and dimensions of this item: 
15 1/2" long x 10" front to back, 29" tall
Weight: 
7 1/2 lbs.
Condition: 
Excellent
History: 
Found At 61 mile sale in historic Sainte Genevieve MO in 2007
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

This is a duck lamp standing 29 inches tall, has a depth of 10 inches, and has a length of 15 1/2 inches from bill to tail. The duck alone is 15 1/2 inches long, 5 3/8 inches deep, and 6 7/8 inches tall. Not sure what kind of wood it is, but it's solid. Having a medium colored stain and real looking glass eyes on both sides, this is a very nice real-to-life size item. Mounted on a 1 1/2 inch thick solid wood base with a routed edge. Most of the work I've seen of Burks has the same sort of edge on the base. The bottom of the base and the bottom of the duck both have the Bruce Burk name stamp burned into the wood. The base is attached with two flat-head wood screws. The condition is as follows: Duck has just a couple of extreme minor dings and a spot of the end of the tail that has the finish worn a bit, about 3/8 of an inch inward. Lamp hardware appears to be made of high quality solid brushed brass. Lamp shade is made of very heavy paper/board substance with gold strips around top and bottom edges. Lamp shade has aging effects including tiny surface "crazing" cracks, but not all the way through. I'm guessing that this dates back to the late 1960s, or early 1970s. I have no clue as to the value or rarity of this piece. Any information would be greatly appreciaited. If still alive, Bruce Burk will be 92 years old now. I've been looking for an actual Bruce Burk duck carving listed for sale on anywhere on any site for two years, and have never found anything except his books. The following are bits and pieces I found on the internet.

Bruce Burk was born January 7, 1917

Burk worked on design changes for the long-distance history making, around the world flight, which was Howard Hugh's plane. Burk spent over two months at the Lockheed facility making design changes to the aircraft. The new plane was completed in Spring 1938 and was towed to the Hughes Burbank hangar where final planning for the world flight began in earnest. Hughes with his four-man flight crew, which included Bruce Burk, flew the plane to New York where the successful, much-publicized trip around the world began and ended.
During this period, Hughes spent almost all of his afternoons and early evenings at the hangar where Burk worked with him closely. Later, after the successful flight, Hughes rarely came to the hangar but asked Burk to bring whatever he was working on to the Hughes home on Muirfield Drive in the Wilshire Country Club. Hughes decided to enter the war effort and, in 1939, started design work, again, on a twin-engine interceptor similar to the previous proposal. This fighter was eventually built at Hughes’ expense and dubbed the D-2. Burk worked on the landing gear design for this new interceptor. Early in World War II, Hughes and Henry Kaiser worked on a design for the highly touted Hughes Flying Boat, dubbed by the press as the Spruce Goose. Burk's assignment on this project was the design of the wings which were made chiefly of birch wood. With a wingspan longer than a football field, this monster transport was six times larger than any aircraft of its day.
In 1935, Hughes achieved a land speed record of 352 mph in his Hughes H-1 Racer. Burk later painted the racer in flight. The H-1, above with Hughes, and Burk's painting, are on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Burk's rendering of the H-1 was used as a two-page spread in Walter J. Boyne's Smithsonian Book of Flight, 1987.
In 1949, Hughes put Burk in charge of his personal aircraft and Burk reported directly to Hughes. Burk assembled a small division of top mechanics and technicians within Hughes Aircraft to handle the many projects Hughes was interested in until his death in 1976. Burk retired from Hughes Aircraft shortly after Hughes died. It was quite by chance that he became interested in bird carving and painting. He decided he needed a duck carving to accompany a lamp for the den of his new home. After losing much of his investment in a failed business venture, Burk decided to earn extra money by selling his carvings. In 1961, while still at Hughes Aircraft, Burk showed several of his pieces to Kerr’s Sport Shop and they immediately bought his work. Later, Ralph Terrill of Crossroads of Sport, a well-known New York City sport art dealer, became interested in handling Burk’s work. As Burk neared retirement, he found himself producing wildfowl carvings for private collectors. In 1965 Burk was one of only two carvers representing the western half of the country. Please read the full story and history of Bruce Burk at the International Wildfowl Carvers Association website.

Free Classifieds: 
Yes, list item as "For Sale"
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Parker Double Bell Alarm Clock 1905

Category: 
Clocks
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
nickel-cased
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
Trademark PARKER
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known): 
1905
Size and dimensions of this item: 
Height 5" x 6 and a half in. base
Condition: 
Good
History: 
Parker Clock Co. , Meridan, Conn. # 604
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

missing small knob to set alarm, Can be turned by hand.

Free Classifieds: 
No, I don't want to sell it
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Ceramic figures

Category: 
Ceramics and Porcelains
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
Ceramic
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
Made in Japan
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known): 
Over 60 years old
Price Paid (If known): 
unknown
Size and dimensions of this item: 
5.5 inches tall by 5 inches long
Weight: 
a few ounces
Condition: 
Excellent
History: 
Belonged to my Grandmother as long as I can remember, atleast 60 years
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

This was in my Grandmothers collection of Ceramics for as long as I can remember. 60 years. I loved these so much as a child and was fortunate to have recieved them when she passed away. I have no idea of their value or if they have any but would love to know. They are very special to me.

Free Classifieds: 
No, I don't want to sell it
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silver champagne bucket

Category: 
Silver and Silver Overlay
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
silver
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
international silver co.
Date Period (Estimated date of item if known): 
1961
Condition: 
Fair
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

international silver co. silver champagne bucket from the beverly hilton circa 1961.silver soldered. no.05102

Free Classifieds: 
No, I don't want to sell it
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Roccoco Revival rocking chair

Category: 
Home Furnishings
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
wood, webbing, springs, upholstery
Price Paid (If known): 
inherited
Condition: 
Excellent
History: 
Inherited from Grandparents who collected antiques
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

Unusual rocking chair with very low arms. Inherited about 26 years ago. It was in very bad condition and I completely refurbished it with new webbing, re-tyed springs, new stuffing and cushion, new high-quality upholstery and fabric trim.

Free Classifieds: 
Yes, list item as "For Sale"
Photos: 
Roccoco Revival rocking chair
Roccoco revival rocking chair detail
Roccoco revival rocking chair detail
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