Vintage Guitars & Memorabilia | Skinner Auction 2955B

Fine Musical Instruments & Memorabilia featuring the Collection of Little Jimmy Dickens Sale 2955B

November 5, 2016

Boston

Fine Musical Instruments & Memorabilia featuring the Collection of Little Jimmy Dickens

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Auction & Specialist Information

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Web Site & Online Bidding

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Event Information

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Fine Musical Instruments, Lots 1–356

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Vintage Guitars & Memorabilia, Lots 357–572

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Glossary of Terms

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Conditions of Sale

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Absentee Bid Form

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Company Directors & Specialty Departments

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Administrative Staff & Client Services

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Reception & Extended Auction Preview: An Evening with Deke Dickerson Friday, November 4 5:30-7PM R.S.V.P. to 508.970.3240 photo credit: Susie Delany

“It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it,” claims journeyman musician/singer/entertainer Deke Dickerson. As usual, Dickerson interjects dry wit into a serious proclamation of his career intent: keeping America’s roots music alive while interjecting new creativity—a blood transfusion, if you will—into genres of music that flourished in decades previous.

Deke Dickerson has been carrying the torch since he was 13, playing in his first rockabilly band in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri. After moving to Los Angeles at the age of 22, Dickerson carved out a niche for himself in Tinseltown. In addition to playing in his primary band, Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Fonics, as well as several side projects, Dickerson has provided rootsy music for a slew of television shows and movie projects (including scoring the music for the cult favorite, Johnny Knoxville–produced The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia).

“This music isn’t a cartoon to me, or some weird retro thing to be laughed at,” states Dickerson. “This is the great music of the American 20th-century experience: rock and roll, rockabilly, western swing, rhythm and blues, surf music, garage, and punk. It’s every bit as vital and important as jazz or classical; it just hasn’t gotten its due yet. There has to be somebody out there waving the flag for this music. Wherever I go, anywhere on the planet, people love this music, yet it’s kept out of the mainstream media simply because it’s considered ‘old.’”

Dickerson’s new releases showcase his versatility as well as his desire to touch all bases in the roots music pantheon. In the last three years, he has released an album of vocal versions of surf instrumentals, Sing The Instrumental Favorites, with the popular current surf act Los Straitjackets.

He has released an all-rockabilly album, Echosonic Eldorado, that sounds as if it could have come out of Sun Studios in Memphis circa 1956.

He has released an album with the legendary surf group the Trashmen, of “Surfin’ Bird” fame, Bringing Back the Trash, that is every bit as wild and crazed as the Trashmen’s recordings from the early 1960s. And he traveled to Memphis to record an EP, Soul Meets Country, with blues/ R&B sensation Nikki Hill, backed by the Bo-Keys, an all-star group made up of legendary Memphis soul musicians and top-of-the-heap younger players. Such versatility has endeared Dickerson to fans and impressed music journalists as well.

Dickerson has also made a name for himself in other avenues. He has his own signature guitar, manufactured by the Hallmark Guitar Company of Maryland. He writes for several guitar magazines and has two books published by Voyageur Press, The Strat in the Attic and The Strat in the Attic 2. Two of Dickerson’s songs are used in the newest Disneyland ride, Cars Land, at Disney’s California Adventure theme park.

Dickerson is well known as a historian of roots music and regularly contributes liner notes to reissue projects for such labels as Capitol, RCA, Bear Family, and Sundazed.

Held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’s November 5 Auction of Fine Musical Instruments & Memorabilia

Fine Musical Instruments Lots 1–356

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1 English Violin Case, W.E. Hill & Sons, London, c. 1890, one of twelve “Apostle� cases produced to house Stradivarius violins, with music-themed marquetry of exotic woods, fine paper lining and brass hardware. $4,000-6,000

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2 Sam Maloof (1916-2009) Walnut Music Stand, California, late 20th century, music holder and turned pole both adjustable raised on four curved legs, with calamander and ebony accents, ht. to 51 1/4, wd. 41 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000 3 Music Stand, 19th Century, the adjustable turned shaft with tripod base and splayed feet, ht. 50, wd. 19 1/2 in. $100-150 4 French Double-action Concert Harp, Erard, Paris, 19th Century, the brass action plate engraved Erard/13, Rue du Mail/PARIS, also engraved 3166, forty-six strings, seven pedals, height 69 1/2 in., with cover and shipping crate. $1,200-1,600

5 English 7-string Lute Guitar, Edward Light, London, c. 1830, no. 59, inscribed Patronised/by the/Society of Arts, lacquered and gilded with foliate motif, scale length 18 3/4 in. $600-800

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6 French Lyre Guitar, c. 1810, unlabeled, with eagle head finials, scale length 25 in. $400-600

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7 Italian Lyre Mandolin, Raffaele Calace, Naples, 1905, bearing the maker’s label. $200-300 8 Portuguese Lyre Cittern, Joao Pedro Gracio, Lisbon, 19th Century, bearing the maker’s label. $200-300 9 German Bowed Zither, c. 1880, unlabeled, length of back 414 mm, with case. $1,000-1,500

10 Italian Rebec, Workshop of Leopoldo Franciolini, Florence, c. 1890, unlabeled, the fruitwood form with inlaid floral and pictorial motifs. $300-500 11 Two Violas da Gamba, Treble and Alto, c.

1960, unlabeled, length of backs 388, and 502 mm. $200-300 12 Bass Viola da Gamba, Domingos F. Capela, Anta Espinho, 1969, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 740 mm. $600-800 13 Three Pochettes, of various sizes and styles. $400-600 14 Three Mute (or Practice) Violins, various styles. $150-200 15 Three Mute (or Practice) Violins, various styles. $150-200 16 Three Mute (or Practice) Violins, various styles. $150-200 10

17 Pedagogical Violin, stamped PAT’D; together with two mute (or practice) violins. $150-200

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18 Alto Saxophone, Selmer Super Balanced Action, 1951, serial no. 47742, with Selmer mouthpiece, registration card, hang tag, and case. $1,600-1,800 18

19 Alto Saxophone, C.G. Conn 6M Transitional, 1931, serial no. 245808, the bell engraved with art deco motif and naked lady, with Conn mouthpiece, and case. $400-600

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20 Alto Saxophone, Eugen Schuster Majestic Aristocrat, c. 1940, serial no. 743, with case. $100-200

21 American Silver Flute, Wm. S. Haynes, Boston, the body joint engraved WM. S. HAYNES Co./BOSTON MASS/U.S.A./7155/ PATENTED, body length 26 1/2 in. $400-600

22 Assorted Wood and Metal Violin Templates, from the workshop of Henri Miller, Mirecourt, bearing the maker’s notes and brands. $100-200

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23 Spruce Violoncello Soundboard Blank, consisting of two quartersawn wedges, lg. 37, wd. 10, dp. 2 in., weight 12.4 lbs. $30-50

26 Six Pernambuco Boards, of varying dimensions, approximate length 40 in., weight 21.2 lbs. $200-400

24 Maple Board, quartersawn for bridge blanks, lg. 49, wd. 8, dp. 2 in., weight 20 lbs. $100-160

27 Eleven Pernambuco Boards, of various dimensions, approximate length 40 in., weight 25.4 lbs. $200-400

25 Pernambuco Board, together with two partially worked bow blanks and one off cut, approximate dimensions 39 x 2 x 1/2 in., weight 1.6 lbs. $30-50

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28 Pernambuco Billet, approximate dimensions 38 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in., weight 7 lbs. $100-200

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29 Pernambuco Billet, approximate dimensions 39 x 4 x 2 1/2 in., weight 13 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $200-300 30 Pernambuco Billet, approximate dimensions 39 x 4 x 3 in., weight 15.4 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $200-300

31 Three Ebony Billets, approximate dimensions 26 x 2 1/2 x 2 in., weight 15.8 lbs.

37 Thirty-three Snakewood Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, weight 13.6 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $50-100

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500

32 Three Ebony Billets, approximate dimensions 27 x 2 1/2 x 2 in., weight 19.6 lbs.

38 Thirty-three Pernambuco Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, weight 11.6 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $50-100

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500

33 Two Ebony Billets, approximate dimensions 24 x 4 x 2 in., weight 20 lbs.

39 Thirty Pernambuco Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, weight 9.8 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $50-100

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500

34 Eight Snakewood Boards, of varying dimensions, approximate length 42 in., weight 29.6 lbs.

40 Thirty Pernambuco Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, weight 9.8 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $200-400 35 Nine Snakewood Boards, of varying dimensions, approximate length 42 in., weight 37.4 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $200-400 36 Ten Snakewood Boards, of varying dimensions, approximate length 42 in., weight 40 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500 41 Thirty Pernambuco Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, some partially worked, weight 11.2 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500 42 Thirty Pernambuco Bow Blanks, of varying dimensions, some partially worked, weight 12.4 lbs.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $300-500

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1950, labeled Copie de/Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1721, length of back 395 mm, with case. $400-600 45 Viola, unlabeled, length of back 404 mm. $600-800 46 Three Violas, labeled G.A. Pfrehpchuery, Hans Schiller, and Jurgen Johannes Schroder, length of backs 410, 407, and 420 mm. $600-900 47 Czech Viola, labeled Andreas Lankl/Rothau b. Graslitz 1900, length of back 396 mm, with case and German nickel-mounted bow stamped E.WERNER. Insurance Appraisal: Roger Johnson, 1993. $900-1,200 48 French Viola, Marc Laberte Workshop, Mirecourt, labeled Ateliers de Lutherie d’Art/ MARC LABERTE/MIRECOURT_Vosges_ France, length of back 419 mm, with case and bow. $1,000-1,400 49 Viola, labeled Ferrari Giuseppe da Ferrara/ fece in Roma 1949, inscribed upon the label G. Ferrari, length of back 415 mm, with case and two bows. $1,200-1,600 50 Viola, 20th Century, labeled Laurentius Bellafontana/fecit Genuae 1939., length of back 408 mm, with case. $1,200-1,800

43 German Viola, 20th Century, labeled Made in Germany, length of back 390 mm, with case and bow stamped W.F.K.M./GERMANY. $200-300

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Insurance Appraisal: Douglas Bearden, 1983. $2,000-3,000

56 Violoncello, c. 1890, labeled LUTHERIE ARTISTIQUE/G. CERPI,/Marchand des/ Violons, Altos, Violoncelles et Archets./PARIS ET LONDRES, length of back 747 mm, with case. $700-900

52 Viola, c. 1880, labeled Giuseppe Marconcini/ fecit Ferrara anno 184_, length of back 422 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000

57 American Violoncello, Charles Roman, Miami, 1973, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 753 mm, with case. $800-1,200

51 Welsh Viola, W.T. McCool, Chepstow, 1982, no. 38, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, length of back 413 mm, with case.

53 American Viola, John A. Gould, Boston, 1927, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 420 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000 54 German Violoncello, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius, length of back 769 mm, with case. $300-500 55 Violoncello, labeled Juan Matabosch/Fecit./ Barcelona 179_, length of back 741 mm, with case. $400-600

58 German Violoncello, Fritz Mueller, Leipzig, labeled Reproduction of/Antonius Stradivarius 1722/made by Fritz Mueller, branded FRITZ MUELLER/LEIPZIG, length of back 758 mm, with case and bow stamped W.H. SCHUSTER. $1,800-2,200

60 Nickel-mounted Contrabass Bow, Samuel Kolstein, the octagonal stick unstamped, weight 133.2 grams. $400-600 61 Nickel-mounted Contrabass Bow, the octagonal stick stamped R. A. MEINEL, weight 146.4 grams. $600-800 62 Silver-mounted Contrabass Bow, Gordon E. Bailey, the round stick stamped G.E. BAILEY, weight 141.7 grams. $800-1,200 63 Viol Bow, Arnold Dolmetsch, the fluted stick stamped ARNOLD/DOLMETSCH, weight 69.5 grams. $500-700

59 German Violoncello, Benedikt Lang, Mittenwald, 1981, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 757 mm. $1,800-2,200

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64 French Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, c.

1900, the round stick stamped E. SARTORY A PARIS, with later mounts, weight 80.6 grams. $4,000-6,000

73 Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick stamped PECCATTE, weight 67.4 grams. $600-800

65 French Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, Nicolas Maline, c. 1845, the round stick unstamped, weight 72.6 grams.

74 French Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, Charles Louis Bazin, the round stick stamped P BEUSCHER PARIS, weight 74.6 grams. $800-1,200

Certificate: Isaac Salchow, 2013. $8,000-12,000 66 Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, the octagonal stick stamped with the maker’s mark and W.GERMAN, weight 78.3 grams. $100-200 67 Nickel-mounted Three-quarter Size Violoncello Bow, Finkel Workshop, the octagonal stick stamped JAC FLUCK and SWISS MADE, weight 73.1 grams, (without hair). $100-200 68 Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick stamped MARCO RAPOSO, weight 80.8 grams. $200-400 69 Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 78.6 grams. $300-500 70 Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, Gustav Prager, the octagonal stick stamped GUSTAV PRAGER and with the maker’s mark, weight 74.8 grams. $300-500 71 Two Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bows, the octagonal sticks stamped ALFRED KNOLL, and ERICH STEINER, weight 82.6, and 82.9 grams. $300-500 72 Nickel-mounted Violoncello bow, the round stick stamped L.BAUSCH, weight 68.2 grams, (without hair). $300-500

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75 Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, Lothar Seifert, the round stick stamped *LOTHAR SEIFERT* and GERMANY, weight 86.5 grams. $800-1,200 76 Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, N. David Crowder, the octagonal stick stamped N.D. CROWDER, weight 88.1 grams. $1,200-1,500 77 French Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, Marc Laberte, the octagonal stick stamped MARC LABERTE and FRANCE, weight 80.2 grams. $1,000-2,000 78 English Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, W.E. Hill & Sons, the round stick stamped H&S., weight 71 grams. $2,000-3,000 79 French Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, Marc Laberte, c. 1950, the round stick stamped V.J. FERELLI, weight 79.3 grams. $2,000-3,000 80 Nickel-mounted Violoncello Bow, c. 1850, the round stick unstamped, weight 70.8 grams. $2,000-3,000 81 French Silver-mounted Violoncello Bow, Victor Fetique, the round stick stamped VTOR FETIQUE A PARIS, weight 82.7 grams. $3,000-5,000 82 French Violoncello Bow, Fonclause School, the octagonal stick stamped LUPOT, weight 67.9 grams, (without tip). $3,000-5,000

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83 Silver-mounted Viola Bow, Workshop of J.S. Finkel, the octagonal stick branded J. BRADLEY TAYLOR. BOSTON, also stamped SWISS MADE, weight 70.1 grams. $500-700

84 Gold-mounted Viola Bow, Dörfler Workshop, Bubenreuth, the round stick stamped *Egid Dörfler*, weight 73.1 grams. $1,500-2,000 85 Silver-mounted Viola Bow, the octagonal stick stamped ARTHUR THOMA, weight 68.5 grams, (without hair). $400-600 86 Nickel-mounted Viola Bow, the round stick stamped ERNST KREUSLER and GERMAN, the frog stamped with the maker’s mark, weight 61.3 grams, (without hair). $400-600 87 Silver-mounted Viola Bow, the round stick stamped Johs Monnig and GERMANY, weight 71.3 grams. $500-700 88 Silver-mounted Viola Bow, E.M. Penzel, the octagonal stick stamped *E.M.PENZEL*, weight 72.1 grams. $600-800 89 Nickel-mounted Viola Bow, H.R. Pfretzschner, the octagonal stick stamped H.R.PFRETZSCHNER and GERMANY, weight 66.5 grams. $700-900 90 French Nickel-mounted Viola Bow, Morizot Frères, the round stick unstamped, weight 71.1 grams. $800-1,200 91 French Nickel-mounted Viola bow, the round stick branded LUPOT, weight 68.6 grams. $2,000-3,000

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92 American Violin, David Bailey Rockwell, Boston, 1889, labeled Made by D.B. Rockwell/April 22 1889 No.56/BOSTON, MASS., length of back 362 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200

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93 German Violin, labeled Roderich Paesold GmbH/Bubenreuth anno 1987/Mod. Nr. 804, length of back 355 mm, with case. $100-200

100 Czech Violin, labeled John Juzek/Violinmaker in Prague/Made in Czechoslovakia, length of back 360 mm, with case and two bows. $200-300

94 German Violin, labeled Otto Ernst Fischer/ Guarneri Model ~ OF600, length of back 357 mm, with case. $100-200

101 German Violin, labeled Johann Georg Meisel/ Violinmacher in Klingenthal/1784, length of back 352 mm, with case and bow. $200-300

95 Czech Three-quarter Size Violin, labeled Copy of/Antonius Stradivarius/Made in Czecho-Slovakia., length of back 337 mm, with case and bow. $100-200

102 Violin, labeled LUIGI BAJONI/FECE/L’ANNO 1834/MILANO, length of back 359 mm, with case. $200-300

96 Violin, bearing the repair label of George Shurka, Bethlehem, 1929, with case and bow. $100-200 97 German Violin, labeled Nicolaus Amatus, length of back 360 mm. $200-300 98 German Violin, unlabeled, length of back 357 mm. $200-300 99 German Violin, unlabeled, length of back 360mm, with bow. $200-300

103 Violin, unlabeled, length of back 357 mm, with case. $200-300 104 Polish Violin, Andrzej Bednarz, Zakopane, 1959, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, stamped internally, length of back 357 mm. $200-400 105 French Violin, branded internally PILLEMENT/A.MIRECOURT, length of back 367 mm. $200-400 106 Violin, labeled Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, length of back 363 mm, with case. $200-400

107 Violin, labeled GEBRUDER PLACHT,/MusikInstrumenten-und Saiten-Fabriks-Niederlagen/ WIEN,BUDAPEST,&NEW-YORK., length of back 359 mm, with case and bow stamped *KARL HERMANN*. $200-400 108 Violin, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1733, length of back 359 mm. $200-400 109 Violin, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1698, length of back 360 mm. $200-400 110 Violin, labeled William J. Hu & Snow/Beijing anno 2002 JHS, length of back 356 mm. $300-500 111 German Violin, labeled Joh. Bapt.

Schweitzer/fecit ad formam/Hieronym. Amati Pestini 1814, bearing repair labels dated 1873 and 1892, length of back 362 mm. $300-500 112 German Violin, labeled Copy of/Antonius Stradiuarius/Made in Germany., length of back 361 mm. $300-500

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113 French Violin, Ch. J.B. Collin-Mezin Fils, Mirecourt, 1919, labeled Ch. J.B. COLLIN-MEZIN Fils/No. 17 Extra LUTHIER 1919/MEDAILLE D’OR–EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900/Collaborateur PARIS, length of back 359 mm, with case and two bows. $600-800

120 French Violin, c. 1910, labeled MADE IN FRANCE, length of back 358 mm. $300-500

114 German Violin, Johannes Brückner, Markneukirchen, 1923, inscribed internally, length of back 358 mm, with case and bow. $800-1,200

122 German Violin, labeled Johann Gottlob Ficker, Vilino/Corretpontent Romani Cremona, 93., length of back 360 mm. $300-500

115 German Violin, Hermann Fiedler, Dresden, no. 14704, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 360 mm. $300-500

123 American Violin, W.G. Latimer, Hudson, 1920, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 360 mm. $300-500

131 French Violin, unlabeled, length of back 364 mm, with case. $400-600

116 French Violin, Jenny Bailly, Paris, 1919, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 359 mm. $300-500

124 Saxon Violin, c. 1860, labeled Mathias Thir, fecit,/Viennae, Anno 1777., length of back 361 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

132 American Violin, 1922, bearing an illegible inscription, length of back 360 mm, with case. $400-600

117 French Violin, Mirecourt, unlabeled, branded below back button le Marquis delair/ doiseaux anno, length of back 366 mm, with case and bow stamped F.WINKLER. $300-500

125 French One-half Size Violin, Jerome Thibouville-Lamy, labeled COMPAGNON, length of back 298 mm, with case. $300-500

133 Violin, labeled Antonio PANZA/Modena 1878, length of back 358 mm, with case and two bows. $400-600

126 French Three-quarter Size Violin, labeled Ch. J.B. Collin-Mezin fils, length of back 335 mm. $300-500

134 Violin, labeled MARCUCCI CUSTODE/fece in S. Agata sul Santerno/l’anno 1933, length of back 354 mm, with case and bow. $400-600

127 German Violin, labeled THE “CONCERT” VIOLIN/TRADE MARK./MADE IN GERMANY./ INSIDE CONSTRUCTION/-BY-/AUGUST GEMUNDER & SONS,/New York., length of back 360 mm, with case. $300-500

135 German Violin, Oskar C. Meinel, Markneukirchen, 1937, bearing the maker’s label and internal brand, length of back 362 mm, with case and two bows. $400-600

118 German Violin, labeled Copy of/Nikolaus Amati/made in Germany., length of back 360 mm, with case and bow. $300-500 119 French Violin, c. 1880, labeled Francois Richard,/Paris., length of back 357 mm. $300-500

121 Violin, labeled Carlo Lorenzini/Fecit Venetia An 1916, length of back 357 mm. $300-500

128 German Violin, labeled Jacobus Hornsteiner/ Hand-Made Reproduction/Jacobus Stainer/ GERMANY, length of back 358 mm. $400-600 129 German Violin, labeled August Riechers fecit/Berlin No. 416/Nach Stradivari 1697, length of back 349 mm. $400-600 130 German Violin, labeled Christian Hoffmann,/ Sachsen, 1897, length of back 357 mm. $400-600

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136 German Violin, Klingenthal School, c. 1850, unlabeled, length of back 358 mm, with case and two bows. $800-1,200

137 Violin, labeled Varagnolo Ferruccio Padovano/ alunno di Leandro Bisiach/fece in Milano l’anno 1914, length of back 355 mm. $1,200-1,600 138 French Violin, Marc Laberte Workshop, Mirecourt, labeled Ateliers de Lutherie d’Art/ MARC LABERTE/MIRECOURT_Vosges_ France, length of back 358 mm, with case and bow. $400-600 139 French Violin, 19th Century, stamped internally CHAROTTE, length of back 359 mm, with case. $400-600 140 Violin, Schweitzer School, 19th Century, bearing an illegible label, length of back 363 mm, with case. $400-600 141 Violin, labeled Cav. Uff. CELESTE FAROTTO/ Fece in Milano l’anno 1914, length of back 358 mm, with case. $400-600 142 French Violin, Mirecourt, 19th Century, branded internally C.Chevrier, length of back 364 mm, with case. $400-600

143 Violin, 18th Century, labeled GIO: PIETRO. CASPAN,/IN VENETIA,/1670., length of back 347 mm, with case. $400-600

151 German Violin, labeled Francois Guillmont/ Aix la Chapelle, length of back 359 mm, with case. $600-800

144 Violin, Prague School, 18th Century, labeled Hieronimus Amati, length of back 352 mm, with case. $400-600

152 German Violin, labeled Joannes Baptista Guadagnini/Cremonensis fecit Taurim/alumnus Antoni Stradivari 1706, length of back 367 mm, with case and two bows. $600-800

145 German Violin, unlabeled, length of back 361 mm, with case. $400-600 146 Czech Violin, labeled Copy of/Joh. Bapt.

Schweitzer/Made in Czechoslovakia., length of back 362 mm, with case and bow stamped TUBBS. $400-600 147 German Violin, labeled Eduard Reichert/ Dresden, fecit anno 1899, length of back 357 mm, with case and two bows. $400-600 148 German Violin, labeled Special Model/ Paganini./L. LUDWIG, length of back 362 mm. $400-600 149 French Violin, Mirecourt, c. 1890, labeled Francois Richard,/Paris., length of back 364 mm, with case. $500-700 150 American Violin, labeled A.W. Van Dorston/ maker, Jan, 1911., length of back 358 mm, with case. $600-800

153 French Violin, Jerome Thibouville-Lamy, unlabeled, length of back 358 mm. $600-800 154 Violin, labeled Franciscus Geissenhof fecit/ Viennae Anno 1804., length of back 359 mm. $600-800 155 Czech Violin, labeled Nicolaus Amatus Cremone/Hieronymi filii fecit, An 1618/Made in Czechoslovakia, length of back 359 mm. $600-800 156 German Violin, labeled COPY OF/Josef Guarnerius/made in Germany, length of back 356 mm. $600-800 157 Violin, labeled Franz Diener/fecit Graslitz Anno 1816, length of back 355 mm. $600-800 158 Violin, labeled Felice Beretta, 1770, length of back 360 mm. $600-800

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159 Swiss Violin, Gustave Senn, Basel, 1941, no. 159, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally G.SENN.BASEL, length of back 359 mm, with case. $1,400-1,800

160 French Violin, Paul Bisch, Mirecourt, 1957, no. 529, bearing the maker’s internal brand, also branded at lower rib MELVIN STONE N.Y., length of back 357 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200 161 German Violin, Hopf Family, 19th Century, branded internally *HOPF* and below the back button HOPF, also branded internally F.STERBACH/PHILA., length of back 353 mm, with case. $600-800 162 American Violin, Henry J. Ruping, Brooklyn, 1922, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, length of back 356 mm, with case. $600-800 163 German Violin, Klingenthal School, labeled Friedeich Hoyer,/in Klingenthal. 17__, length of back 355 mm, with case. $600-800 164 French Violin, Mirecourt, c. 1910, labeled A LA VILLE DE CREMONE./NICOLAS DUCHENE, A PARIS., length of back 367 mm, with case and bow. $600-800 165 Violin, for The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 1905, no. 1142, labeled Emanuele Bausch/Copy of Straduarius/1905, length of back 362 mm, with case. $600-800

166 Violin, labeled MADE IN ITALY, length of back 352 mm, with case. $600-800 167 Violin, 20th Century, labeled LAURENTIUS BELLAFONTANA / Fecit Genuae / A.D. 1967, length of back 359 mm, with case. $600-800 168 American Violin, William Urff, Philadelphia, labeled William Urff,/Manufacturer of all Kinds of/STRING INSTRUMENTS./Philadelphia, branded below back button WmURFF, with case and C.F. Albert violin rest. $600-800 169 American Violin, W.B. McLaughlin, labeled W. B. McLAUGHLIN/HIGH GRADE VIOLINS/ Artistic Repairing/746 Fifth Avenue South/ ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, branded below back button with monogram, length of back 354 mm, with case. $600-800

174 German Violin, Eduard Reichert, Dresden, 1911, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 360 mm. $600-800 175 German Violin, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1796, length of back 358 mm. $600-800 176 Violin, labeled West Coast String Instruments/ Model: HB02 Anno: 2005/Made in the workshop of Anthony Shan, length of back 357 mm. $600-800 177 Violin, labeled Joh. Bapt. Schweitzer/fecit at forman/Hieronym. Amati Pestini 1813, bearing two repair labels dated 1895 and 1910, length of back 363 mm. $600-800

170 German Violin, labeled Carlo Micelli/Anno 1922, length of back 360 mm, with case $600-800

178 American Violin, Lindsey & Niles, Los Angeles, 1923, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, length of back 361 mm, with case $600-800

171 German Violin, Klingenthal School, c. 1880, unlabeled, with checkerboard binding, length of back 354 mm, with case. $600-800

179 German Violin, Karl Herrmann, Markneukirchen, c. 1920, labeled Andreas Morelli/Hand-Made Reproduction, length of back 358 mm, with case.

172 German Violin, labeled Carlo Antonio Testore, length of back 354 mm. $600-800 173 German Violin, labeled Josef Guarnerius fecit/ Cremonae anno 17 IHS, length of back 358 mm. $600-800

Bill of Sale: Northwest Conn Co., 1928. $600-800 180 German Violin, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart, 1937, no. 57, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 356 mm, with case. $600-800 181 German Violin, unlabeled, length of back 362 mm. $700-900

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182 American Violin, Asa Warren White, Boston, 1877, labeled -BY-/A. W. WHITE,/86 Tremont Street/BOSTON./Jan 1877, length of back 360 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200

190 German Violin, labeled JOSEPH ET ANTONIUS/GAGLIANI FILII NICO-/LAJ ET NEPOTES JA-/NUARJ F. NEAP. 1768, length of back 360 mm. $800-1,200

183 American Violin, Douglas Bearden, St. Louis, 1972, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of back 355 mm, with case.

191 Czech Violin, John Juzek, Prague, 1979, no.

135, labeled Master art copy of: Guarnerius, length of back 356 mm. $800-1,200

Insurance Appraisal: Douglas Bearden, 1992. $1,800-2,200 184 German Violin, Albin L. Paulus, Jr., Markneukirchen, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 358 mm. $700-900 185 French Violin, labeled COUESNON, LUTHIER, PARIS, length of back 358 mm. $700-900 186 German Violin, labeled Hermann Lowendall/ Berlin/Reproduction of Joseph Guarnerius/ Cremona 1731, branded internally HERMAN LOWENDALL/BERLIN, length of back 355 mm. $800-1,000 187 German Violin, bearing two labels, Special Model/Hironimus Amati., and Carlo Alberi/ Violin Maker/B. & J. New-York/Sole Importer., length of back 359 mm. $800-1,000 188 German Violin, labeled Anno 1750 Carlo Bergonzi/fece in Cremonae, length of back 362 mm. $800-1,200 189 French Violin, Jenny Bailly, Paris, 1920, no.

135, bearing the maker’s label and signed internally, length of back 356 mm. $800-1,200

192 American Violin, William B. Knox, Utica, 1909, labeled Wm.B.Knox/VIOLIN MAKER/ Copy Jos Guarnerius./UTICA,N.Y., length of back 358 mm. $800-1,200 193 American Violin, Nicholas Heinz, New York, c. 1920, branded internally N. HEINZ, length of back 363 mm, with case and bow. $800-1,200 194 Violin, labeled Joannes Baptista Zanoli, also Repaired by/F. L. Bullard, 1892., length of back 363 mm, with case. $800-1,200 195 Violin, labeled GAETANO GADDA di MANTOVA/premiato con Medaglia d’Oro/ Allievo di STEFANO SCARAMPELLA/Fece in Mantova anno 1930, length of back 355 mm, with case. $800-1,200 196 German Violin, Hans Schirmer, Adorf, c.

1930, bearing the maker’s internal brand, length of back 357 mm, with case. $800-1,200

198 Violin, 20th Century, labeled GAND & BERNADEL Freres/Luthiers du Conservatoire/ No 205 PARIS 1882, branded internally and externally S.BERNADEL A PARIS, length of back 360 mm, with case. $800-1,200 199 Czech Violin, Workshop of Frantisek Xavier Drozen, 1933, labeled F.X. DROZEN/ VYTVORILL. P. 1933/V TURNOVE, length of back 357 mm, with case. $800-1,200 200 French Three-quarter Size Violin, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1749, length of back 340 mm, with case. $800-1,200 201 German Violin, labeled Georg Carl Kretzschmann/Violin-macher in Neukirchen 17__, length of back 355 mm, with W.E. Hill & Sons case. $800-1,200 202 Composite Violin, unlabeled, bearing the catalog numbers 6429 stamped in pegbox and 6328 stamped at end of fingerboard, length of back 353 mm, with case. $800-1,200 203 American Violin, unlabeled, length of back 359 mm, with case. $800-1,200 204 French Violin, 19th Century, labeled Joseph Gagliano Filius/Nicolai fecit Neap 1761, length of back 363 mm, with case. $800-1,200

197 German Violin, Hermann Todt, Markneukirchen, 1922, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 357 mm, with case. $800-1,200

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205 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Bernard Ouchard, the octagonal stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENEVE, weight 57.4 grams. $1,000-2,000

206 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Joseph Arthur Vigneron, the round stick stamped A VIGNERON A PARIS, with later frog, weight 59.5 grams. $1,200-1,500

207 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Charles Nicolas Bazin, c. 1900, the round stick branded TOURTE, weight 59.5 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, 2016. $2,000-3,000 208 English Violin Bow, Early 19th Century, the octagonal stick unstamped, the frog stamped GILKES, weight 44.5 grams, (without hair or grip). $2,000-3,000

211 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped A.J.MASKREY, weight 59.9 grams, (without hair). $200-300 212 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped PAUL HERRMANN, weight 56.2 grams. $200-400 213 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped DODD, weight 56 grams, (without hair). $200-400 214 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped *Egid. Dorfler*, weight 58.8 grams. $200-400 215 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped Fritz Gutter, weight 64.1 grams. $200-400

209 Nickel-mounted One-half Size Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 37.6 grams, (without hair or tip). $100-200

216 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 61.7 grams. $200-400

210 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped GUSTAVE BERNARDEL, weight 61.8 grams. $200-300

217 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, H.R. Pfretzschner, the octagonal stick stamped H.R.PFRETZSCHNER, the frog stamped with the maker’s mark, weight 58.5 grams. $200-400 218 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped V. SCHAEFFER - BRASIL, weight 61.1 grams. $300-500

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219 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 56.1 grams. $300-500 220 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped MAUCOTEL & DESCHAMP PARIS, weight 61.5 grams. $400-600 221 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped HENRY A PARIS, weight 59.2 grams. $400-600 222 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped Johs.Monnig, weight 64.1 grams. $400-600 223 Two Nickel-mounted Violin Bows, the round sticks stamped ALBERT SCHUBERT, and W.A. Pfretzschner, weight 51.5, and 52.7 grams, (both without hair). $400-600 224 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, H.R. Pfretzschner, the octagonal stick stamped H.R.PFRETZSCHNER, the frog stamped with the maker’s mark and MADE IN GERMANY, weight 56.8 grams. $400-600 225 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped **SILVESTRE & MAUCOTEL A PARIS**, weight 58.2 grams, (without hair). $400-600

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226 Gold-mounted Violin Bow, Carl Albert Nürnberger, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NÜRNBERGER*, also stamped 81 and GERMANY, weight 60.6 grams. $2,000-3,000

227 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped PAUL JOMBAR PARIS, weight 60 grams. $2,000-3,000

228 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Ouchard School, the round stick unstamped, weight 59 grams. $3,000-4,000

229 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Henry Louis Gillet, c. 1935, the round stick stamped L.GILLET, weight 61.7 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, 2014. $3,000-5,000 230 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Vuillaume School, the round stick stamped faintly A PARIS, weight 65.3 grams. $400-600 231 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NÜRNBERGER*, also stamped 57 and GERMANY, repaired at head, weight 56 grams, (without hair). $500-700

232 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, L. Bausch School, c. 1900, the octagonal stick stamped TOURTE, weight 64.5 grams.

Bill of Sale: Giovanni Longiaru, 1956. $500-700 233 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped A. VIGNERON A PARIS, weight 61.1 grams. $500-800 234 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped L.HERRMANN, weight 58.5 grams. $500-800 235 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped LUPOT, weight 60.5 grams. $500-800 236 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped PECCATTE, weight 62.6 grams. $500-800 237 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped DODD, weight 61.4 grams. $600-800 238 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped faintly LOWENDAHL, with engraved adjuster and ferrule, weight 54.8 grams, (without hair). $500-800 239 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NÜRNBERGER*, weight 62.7 grams. $600-800

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240 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped ALBERT NURNBERGER and GERMANY, weight 58 grams. $800-1,000

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241 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, G.A. Pfretzschner, the octagonal stick stamped G.A.PFRETZSCHNER and GERMANY, weight 59.4 grams. $800-1,200 242 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, School of Nicolas Maire, the round stick unstamped, weight 60.8 grams. $800-1,200 243 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, H.R. Pfretzschner, the octagonal stick stamped H.R.PFRETZSCHNER, the frog stamped with the maker’s mark, weight 59.7 grams. $800-1,200 244 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped E. SARTORY A PARIS, weight 54.8 grams. $800-1,200 245 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, stamped BUTHOD A PARIS, weight 57.2 grams. $800-1,200 246 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped EDUARD REICHERT, DRESDEN, weight 59.7 grams. $1,000-1,500

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247 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Claude Thomassin, the octagonal stick stamped C.THOMASSIN A PARIS, weight 57.8 grams. $4,000-6,000

248 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Joseph Alfred Lamy, the round stick stamped A. LAMY A PARIS, weight 58.9 grams. $6,000-8,000

253 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped VUILLAME A PARIS, weight 59.4 grams. $1,200-1,500 254 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Marcel Lapierre, the octagonal stick stamped M.LAPIERRE, weight 58.9 grams, (without hair).

261 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped L.BAUSCH, weight 59.3 grams. $2,000-3,000 262 French Silver-mounted Violin Bow, Sebastien Adam, the round stick branded ADAM, weight 59.4 grams.

Certificate: Sebastien Adam, 2015. $2,000-3,000

Bill of Sale: Giovanni Longiaru, 1949. $1,200-1,600 249 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Nicolas Maline, c. 1870, the round stick unstamped, weight 59.8 grams.

Certificate: Jean-Franรงois Raffin, 2014. $10,000-15,000 250 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Francois Peccatte, c. 1845, the round stick branded VANDERBORGHT., with later frog and button, weight 60.7 grams.

Certificate: Jean-Franรงois Raffin, 2009. $12,000-15,000 251 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Workshop of Ludwig Bausch, the round stick stamped L.BAUSCH.LEIPZIG, weight 59.5 grams. $1,000-1,500 252 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Morizot Freres, the round stick stamped L. MORIZOT, weight 58.9 grams. $1,200-1,500

255 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped CUNIOT-HURY, weight 61.1 grams. $1,200-1,800 256 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped CUNIOT-HURY, weight 58 grams. $1,200-1,800 257 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Franรงois Lotte, the rounds stick branded FRANCOIS LOTTE, weight 57.5 grams. $1,800-2,200 258 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Probably Charles Louis Bazin, c. 1935, the round stick unstamped, weight 59.2 grams. $1,800-2,200 259 Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, c. 1950, the round stick unstamped, weight 60 grams. $1,500-2,500

263 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick branded N.LEMAIRE A PARIS, weight 61.7 grams. $2,000-3,000 264 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 61.5 grams. $2,000-3,000 265 Silver-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped JAS TUBBS, weight 57.7 grams. $2,000-3,000 266 English Gold-mounted Violin Bow, the round stick and frog stamped DODD, weight 59.6 grams. $2,000-3,000 267 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Celestin Emile Clasquin, c. 1920, the octagonal stick stamped C.CLASQUIN PARIS, weight 60.3 grams.

Certificate: Jean-Franรงois Raffin, 2012. $3,000-5,000

260 French Nickel-mounted Violin Bow, Probably Charles Nicolas Bazin, the round stick stamped J.HEL A LILLE, weight 58 grams. $1,500-2,500

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268 American Violin, O.H. Bryant, Boston, 1922, no. 124, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 355 mm, with case and O.H. Bryant & Son handbill and repair tag. $2,000-4,000

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269 American Violin, Henry Richard Knopf, New York, 1924, no. 323, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally and at lower rib H.R.KNOPF.NEW YORK, length of back 359 mm, with case.

Literature: The Violin Makers of the United States, p. 172, illustrated. $4,000-5,000

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270 Violin, R.G. Sykes, 1910, bearing the maker’s label, branded at lower rib R.G.SYKES., length of back 357 mm. $2,500-3,500

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271 English Violin, John Wilkinson, London, 1928, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 354 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000

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272 French Violin, Workshop of Charles Fetique, Mirecourt, c. 1930, labeled LUTHERIE ARTISTIQUE/CHARLES FETIQUE/a MIRECOURT (Vosges), length of back 359 mm, with Tonareli fiberglass case.

Certificate: Jean-Jacques Rampal, 2014. $2,000-3,000

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273 French Violin, Auguste Delivet, Toronto, 1924, no. 403, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally A.DELIVET.PARIS, length of back 359 mm. $4,000-6,000

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274 German Violin, Ernst Heinrich Roth, Markneukirchen, 1926, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally ERNST HEINRICH ROTH/MARKNEUKIRCHEN, also branded A925, length of back 355 mm. $2,000-3,000

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275 German Violin, Heinrich Th. Heberlein, Jr., Markneukirchen, 1911, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally, length of back 356 mm. $3,000-4,000

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276 American Violin, Albert & Merke, Philadelphia, c. 1900, branded internally AMERICAN STAR VIOLIN/MANUFACTORY/ ALBERT&MERKE/PHILADELPHIA, length of back 360 mm, with case. $2,000-3,000

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277 American Violin, George Gemunder, Astoria, 1895, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 362 mm, with case. $6,000-8,000

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278 Violin, School of Valentino Siani, unlabeled, length of back 355 mm, with case. $4,000-6,000

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279 Violin, Attributed to Carlo Carletti, bearing the maker’s label, inscribed on lower back Carlo Carletti/in pieve di cento/anno 1925, length of back 360 mm. $5,000-7,000

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280 Violin, Attributed to Riccardo Genovese, bearing the maker’s label, inscribed on upper rib, length of back 359 mm. $6,000-8,000

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281 Flemish Violin, labeled Nicolaus Gagliano Filius/Alexandri fecit Neap. 1773, length of back 355 mm, with case.

Certificate: Lyon & Healy, c. 1929, ascribed to Nicolas Gagliano. $7,000-9,000

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282 Violin, labeled Baptista Gioffreda/Turin 1863, length of back 360 mm, with case. $8,000-12,000

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283 French Violin, Alexandre Delanoy, Bordeaux, 1890, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of back 359 mm. $8,000-12,000

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284 French Violin, Probably Honore Derazey, c. 1870, labeled Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1721, length of back 361 mm, with case. $8,000-12,000

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285 Violin, labeled Paolo Antonio Testore figlio/di Carlo Giuseppe Testore/in Contrada Larga di Mila-/no al Segno dell’Acquila/1759, length of back 353 mm, with case. $10,000-15,000

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286 French Violin, Vuillaume School, c. 1860, labeled Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, length of back 359 mm, with case. $10,000-15,000

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287 Italian Violin, Ascribed to Anselmo Curletto, c. 1930, labeled ENRICO MARCHETTI Mediolanensis/Premiato con diciotto Medaglie alle/primarie Esposizioni estere e nazionali/ Fecit Taurini anno Domini 1912, branded internally E.MARCHETTI, length of back 353 mm.

Certificate: Jean-Jacques Rampal, 2012. $15,000-20,000

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288 French Violin, Jacques Pierre Thibout, Paris, 1827, labeled Nouveau procede approuve par l’Institut./THIBOUT, Luthier, rue Rameau,/No. 8, a Paris, 1827, length of back 359 mm, with case.

Certificate: Dario D’Attili, 1984. $20,000-25,000

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Property from the Estate of a Gentleman 289 Italian Violin, Venetian School, 18th Century, labeled Dominicus Montagnana Sub Si./gnum Cremonae Venetiis 1738, length of back 355 mm, with case, and gold-mounted bow faintly stamped VTOR FETIQUE A PARIS FRANCE, and silver-mounted bow stamped A LAMY A PARIS. $20,000-30,000

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290 Italian Violin, Giovanni Pistucci, Naples, c. 1900, labeled Ferdinandus Gagliano filius/ Nicolai fecit Neap. 17__, length of back 357 mm, with case.

Certificate: Reuning & Son, 2014. $35,000-50,000

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291 Italian Violin, Milanese School, c. 1925, unlabeled, length of back 358 mm, with case. $4,000-6,000

292 Italian Violin, Bottali-Roth-Pelitti Workshop, Milan, c. 1920, bearing the maker’s internal brand, length of back 352 mm, with case. $4,000-6,000

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293 Violin, Turin School, labeled ENRICO MARCHETTI Mediolanensis/Premiato con diciotto Medaglie alle/primarie Esposizione estere e nazionali/Fecit Taurini anno Domini 1927, length of back 356 mm, with case. $6,000-8,000

296 Violin, Bohemian School, c. 1780, labeled Fait par le noble de Tempis/Lieut: de Lacy a OllmĂźtz 78J, length of back 355 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000

294 Italian Violin, Workshop of Fausto Mario Bertucci, bearing the maker’s internal brand, length of back 360 mm, with case. $3,800-5,500

297 Violin, labeled Carolus Ferdinandus Landulphus/fecit Mediolani in via S. Mar-/ garita anno 1753, length of back 358 mm, with case and bow stamped MATTHIAS ALBANI. $3,000-5,000

295 Tyrolean Violin, possibly Albani School, 18th Century, bearing an illegible label, length of back 359 mm. $3,000-5,000

298 Violin, c. 1820, bearing the repair label of Giuseppe Martino, length of back 356 mm, with case.

Certificate: Horace Petherick, 1905, ascribed to Nicolas Amati. $3,000-5,000

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299 Violin, Workshop of Charles F. Albert, Philadelphia, 1893, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 362 mm, with case and C.F. Albert violin rest. $3,000-5,000

300 Czech Violin, John Juzek, Prague, 1939, labeled John Juzek/Violinmaker in Prague/No: 265 yr: 1939/Master art copy of Strad/MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, length of back 359 mm, with case and two bows. $2,000-3,000 301 American Violin, Jerome Bonaparte Squier, Boston, labeled J. BONAPARTE SQUIER,/ BOSTON, MASS., inscribed on the label Top 200 years old made by/wood from Faneul [sic] Hall, length of back 362 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000 302 Violin, Early 19th Century, unlabeled, length of back 358 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000

303 Violin, Possibly British School, 18th Century, labeled Antonius Amati/fecit Cremonae 1632., length of back 353 mm. $3,000-5,000 303

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304 Violin, labeled Fait par FENT./Maitre Lutier, rue Montmatre,/Cul-de-sac Saint Pietre, a Paris., length of back 355 mm. $2,000-4,000 305 Violin, labeled Hector Soffriti filius Aloysi/ fecit Ferrariae An. Dom. 1915, repair label GENGLER VIOLINS/SEATTLE, WASH./1962, length of back 354 mm, with case and German silver-mounted frog with engraved adjuster and ferrule. $3,000-5,000 304

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306 American Violin, Giuseppe Martino, Boston, 1926, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 354 mm. $3,000-4,000

307 English Violin, William Robinson, London, 1927, no. 180, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 354 mm. $2,000-4,000

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308 Violin, labeled LUIGI SALSEDO/LIUTAI/fecit Italia/Anno 1927, length of back 357 mm. $2,000-3,000 309 German Violin, Justus Marx, Cassel, 1923, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, length of back 355 mm. $3,000-4,000 310 Violin, Possibly Italian, 18th Century, labeled Carlo Antonio Testore, with later scroll, length of back 356 mm. $2,000-4,000

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311 German Violin, Heberlein Workshop, Markneukirchen, labeled Januarius Gagliano Filius/Alexandri Fecit Neap 1776, length of back 355 mm. $2,000-3,000 312 German Violin, Markneukirchen, labeled Carlo Robelli/Reproduction of G.B. d. Gabrielli, length of back 360 mm. $2,000-3,000 313 German Violin, Emil Karl Schönfelder, Wernitzgrün, bearing the maker’s manuscript label, branded internally K.E./SCHÖNFELDER, length of back 361 mm. $1,800-2,200 314 French Violin, D. Nicolas, Mirecourt, bearing the maker’s internal brand, signed on lower back, length of back 363 mm. $1,800-2,200 315 Violin, Landolfi School, labeled Petrus Antonius a Costa, length of back 357 mm, with case. $2,000-3,000 316 English Violin, John Barrett, London, 1723, labeled Made by John Barrett at ye Harp/& Crown in Pickadilly London 1723, length of back 356 mm, with case. $1,500-2,500 317 German Violin, Ernst Heinrich Roth, Markneukirchen, c. 1930, bearing the maker’s internal brand, also branded C 86, length of back 358 mm, with case. $1,800-2,500 318 German Violin, Klingenthal, labeled REGRADUATED/and RECONSTRUCTED/by/ Frank L. Shaffer/ACCORDING TO ACOUSTIC PRINCIPLES/Canton Ohio/All for Better Tone, branded internally, length of back 356 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200 319 French Violin, Mirecourt, c. 1900, labeled BERNARDEL Luthier Eleve de Lupot/Rue Croix des Petits Champs, no. 23/A PARIS 18, length of back 365 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200

320 German Violin, Oskar Meinel, Markneukirchen, 1934, bearing the maker’s label, branded internally OSKAR E MEINEL/ MARKNEUKIRCHEN, length of back 358 mm. $1,800-2,200 321 English Violin, John Joseph Reddall, Birmingham, 1895, inscribed on upper back, labeled Domenicus Antonio Marino. Esatta Copia Di/Joseph Guarnerius Fecit/Cremone Anno 1741 I.H.S., length of back 360 mm, with case. $1,500-2,500 322 French Violin, Mirecourt, labeled Chevrier, luthier a Bruxelles,/1840., length of back 357 mm, with case. $1,600-2,000 323 French Violin, c. 1900, labeled Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris/Rue Croix des Petits Champs, length of back 363 mm, with case. $1,400-1,600 324 Violin, labeled Mario Antonio Frosali, Legnanensis/Fecit Los Angeles, 1964, length of back 353 mm, with case and two bows $1,200-1,800 325 Danish Violin, Hans Poulsen, Copenhagen, 1889, bearing the maker’s label on neck block, stamped internally Nr 21:om byggd 1963 av/Gustav Hammarlund/Torna Hällestad, also stamped with device on bass bar, length of back 356 mm, with case. $1,200-1,800 326 American Violin, Gustav Henning, Miami, 1920, no. 125, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 357 mm. $1,200-1,600 327 Violin, labeled Geo. Heinl & Co. Limited/ Hand Made & Varnished According to/the Specifications of Frank R. Heinl 2003, length of back 356 mm. $1,200-1,600

329 Violin, labeled Pietro Antonio Landolfi, length of back 354 mm, with case. $1,000-2,000 330 German Violin, labeled Mathias Neuner, Geigenma-/cher in Mittenwald. 1850, length of back 354 mm, with case. $1,000-2,000 331 German Violin, Johann Gottfried Hamm, labeled Johann Gottfried Hamm,/probe Violino Stadt Neukir-/chen, bey Adorf in Voigt-/lande.

Fecit Ao. 17__, branded internally HAMM, length of back 359 mm, with case. $1,200-1,800 332 German Violin, Mittenwald, labeled A.W. White, length of back 356 mm, with case. $1,200-1,600 333 American Violin, Robert Glier, Cincinnati, 1915, labeled No. 4/Jan 1915/Robert Glier/ Violin-maker/The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co/Selling Agents./Cincinnati., length of back 354 mm, with case. $1,200-1,600 334 German Violin, Markneukirchen, c. 1930, labeled H.A. FISCHER/Geigenbaumeister/ MARKNEUKIRCHEN./Made in Germany, length of back 360 mm, with case and two bows. $1,200-1,600 335 Violin, labeled GB de Lorenzi/Vicenza 1876, length of back 358 mm, with case. $1,200-1,600 336 Seven Violin Bows, various mounts. $50-100 337 Sixteen Violin Bows, various mounts, with twelve-slot case.

Provenance: The estate of Randy L. Steenburgen. $100-200

328 Hungarian Violin, Workshop of Luciano Tomassi, Budapest, 2012, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 355 mm. $1,200-1,500

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338 Five Bows, various mounts, including one violoncello bow, two viola bows, and two threequarter size violin bows. $200-300

346 Biddulph, Peter, Giuseppe Guarneri Del Gesu, London, 1998, two deluxe volumes, number 61 of 500, with original bill of sale.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $800-1,200

339 Four Violin Bows, various mounts. $300-500 340 Twenty-one Bows, various mounts and types, including one violin bow stamped *ALBERT NÜRNBERGER*. $300-500 341 Twelve Bows, various mounts and types, with twelve-slot case. $400-600 342 Twenty-eight Bows, various mounts and types. $400-600 343 Four Violin Bows, various mounts, stamped WERNER, LUPOT, TODT, and BAUSCH, with case. $600-800 344 Ten Violin Bows, various mounts, with twelveslot case. $600-800 345 Fifty-seven Books on Violins and Violinmaking, including: Enzyklopädie des Geigenbaues, Die Geigen und Lautenmacher, You Can Make a Stradivarius Violin, Violons, Vuillaume, Les Violons, and fifty others. $50-100

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $400-600

347 Vatelot, Etienne, Les Archets Francais, two volumes, with bill of sale; together with Childs, Paul, The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, New York, 1996, deluxe edition, number 178 of 400, boxed.

353 Six Books on Violins, including: Hamma, Walter, Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Jalovec, Karel, Italienische Geigenbauer, and four others.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $1,000-1,500

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $100-200

348 Childs, Paul, The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, New York, 1996, deluxe edition, boxed, still sealed in the shrinkwrap.

354 Rosengard, Duane, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, number 51 of 200; together with Draley, Daniel, A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740, number 38, and Doring, Ernest N., How Many Strads? and The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $300-400 349 Three Books on Antonio Stradivari, including: Beare, Charles, Antonio Stradivari: The Cremona Exhibition of 1987, Goodkind, Herbert K., Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari, and Doring, Ernest N., How Many Strads?, enlarged and expanded edition, number 72 of 300.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $300-400 350 Childs, Paul, The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, New York, 1996, deluxe edition, boxed, still sealed in the shrinkwrap; together with Roda, Joseph, Bows for Musical Instruments, Chicago, 1959, number 3058, with inscription by Henry Schwab, 1973.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $350-500 351 Rosengard, Duane, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, number 50 of 200; together with Hill, William Henry, Stradivari and Guarneri, and Doring, Ernest N., How Many Strads?, enlarged and expanded edition, number 73 of 300.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $250-350

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352 Three Books on Bows, including: Childs, Paul, The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, Bowden, Sidney, Pajeot, and Roda, Joseph, Bows for Musical Instruments.

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Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $300-400 355 L’ Esposizone di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, number 466 of 500; together with Draley, Daniel, A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740, number 579, Weisshaar, Hans, Violin Restoration, and two other books.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $300-400 356 Biddulph, Peter, Giuseppe Guarneri Del Gesu, London, 1998, two deluxe volumes, number 62 of 500.

Provenance: The estate of Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. $800-1,200

Vintage Guitars & Memorabilia featuring the Collections of Little Jimmy Dickens and Marty Stuart Lots 357–572

With Regards to Mr. Dickens…

Little Jimmy Dickens is to be regarded as a true American original. He is a bona fide folk hero and master architect concerning the vernacular of twentieth century folk and country music.

As an entertainer, song stylist, band leader and songwriter, Mr. Dickens has influenced every strand of country music culture since the beginning of his professional career in the late 1930s. Little Jimmy Dickens either shook hands, performed, hunted, fished, played poker or befriended everyone from the original Carter Family to the current roster of country music’s biggest stars. When Mr. Dickens passed away on January 2, 2015, the last star from country music’s genesis cast was stilled. With him went a virtual library of wisdom, stories, anecdotes and songs from country music’s golden era. What he left behind was a profound musical legacy and a vast trove of artifacts pertaining to his nine decade plus life and career.

Amongst scholars, fans and collectors alike, it has often been speculated that the Dickens collection held a substantial amount of country music treasures. However, for anyone to hope to see beyond the gates of Mr. Dickens’ intensely private world seemed unrealistic. Those speculations did prove to be accurate. At the beginning of 2016 Jimmy’s wife, Mona, offered some of her hand selected choices from the estate’s inventory for consideration to a select group of Mr. Dickens’ friends and colleagues. Later in the year, on the week of April 18th, Grand Ole Opry manager, Pete Fisher; consultant, Kerry Keane; Skinner Inc. curator, Adam Tober and I gathered at the Dickens home for a series of meetings to discuss the possibility of what now is being offered on the pages of this book.

The home was indeed a treasure chest. I witnessed a room filled with costumes made famous by Mr. Dickens. I touched instruments that he considered to be special. There were literally hundreds of awards and gifts that were given to Mr. Dickens by the music industry, his peers and fans. His personal effects were especially touching, some dating back to his childhood days in West Virginia. Other items such as his trademark diamond J.D. ring and gold eagle necklace seemed to personify the story of a country boy who sang his way to the top of the American dream.

The photography archives had been carefully edited and arranged by Mrs. Dickens and placed on tables in the dining room. The photographs were filed by the decade in which they were taken. In looking through the images, every so often a picture would stop me cold and I’d ask, “Who took this?” The answer was always, “Jimmy.” I had no idea that Mr. Dickens was a photographer. His access and especially his perspective on his subjects or the scene in which he was documenting was profound. Until I went to the Dickens home I was under the impression that only two color images of Hank Williams existed. In Mr. Dickens’ files, I saw two more with an archival note on his box of slides that led me to believe that more color pictures of Hank were to be found inside.

When I had finished what time allowed me to see in Mr. Dickens’ photography files, I felt as though I had been in the presence of unpublished pages from the Book of Exodus.

As stunning as the collective impact of the costumes, the instruments, the photography was, what spoke the loudest to me was the music, namely the records. The basement is where Mr. Dickens kept his recordings, rows of pristine 78 rpm discs with titles that served as a reminder that Little Jimmy Dickens did indeed choose songs with timeless appeal. Song by song he contributed mightily to the formations of the American recording industry and to the empire of country music. Deep in the grooves of his records, a serious artist is to be found, a master of his craft. As famed WSM disc jockey and country music historian, Eddie Stubbs, has said, “Often imitated, never equaled,” that’s Mr. Dickens.

There’s an old gospel song with the title “I Was There When It Happened, (So I Guess I Oughtta Know)”. That title could be applied to the life and times of Little Jimmy Dickens and his treasures. Mr. Dickens occupies a place in American history like no other.

To know him was to know a statesman. Every song he sang mattered as did everything he possessed. Everything that pertained to Little Jimmy Dickens mattered. That is why it is important for one of American music’s most beloved person’s treasures to be handled with proper care. Under Pete Fisher’s guidance, the cast of Skinner, Inc. was brought into the Dickens home. Being the gentlemen that they are, Kerry Keane and Adam Tober brought with them their expertise, integrity and dignity from the world of moving treasures. When everyone in the room found the beam of Mr. Dickens’ standards, the road appeared.

The last time I saw Mr. Dickens was backstage at the Grand Ole Opry. He walked up to me, stuck out his hand and said, “LOVE IS THE WORD...,” and it is.

With regards to Mr. Dickens, Marty Stuart

The Collection of Little Jimmy Dickens Roy Acuff first introduced Jimmy Dickens to the Grand Ole Opry stage in 1948, and Dickens went on to wow audiences both at the Opry and around the world with his shiny rhinestone-studded outfits, timeless songs, and country humor for more than six decades.

Dickens was the oldest of 13 children born to a West Virginia farm couple. He started singing on radio station WOLS while attending the University of West Virginia, opening his program by crowing like a rooster. There, he set his sights on an entertainment career that would eventually find him spreading his brand of “Hillbilly Fever” near and far.

The entertainer made 13 trips to Europe, and he twice entertained the troops in Vietnam. In 1964, he became the first country artist to completely circle the globe on a world tour. That same year, he released “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose.”

The single topped the country charts and became a pop hit as well.

By then, Dickens had been a beloved figure among the country faithful for years. He’d had a string of down-home novelty hits, including “A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed,” “Out Behind the Barn,” and “Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait),” the song that prompted Hank Williams to dub his diminutive friend “Tater.” Dickens was also a master of the recitation and a ballad singer so exceptional that George Jones once honored his friend with the tribute album George Jones Sings Like the Dickens.

Dickens was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983, and kept audiences laughing, clapping, and singing along until his death in 2015 less than two weeks after his 94th birthday and his final Grand Ole Opry performance.

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Hank Williams, Jimmy Dickens, and friend, c. 1949

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357 Little Jimmy Dickens Approximately 1,000 Slides, mostly 35mm Kodachrome, spanning the 1940s to 1970s, including two color images of Hank Williams. $3,000-5,000

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358 Little Jimmy Dickens Large Group of Photographs, many dating to the 1950s, including Hank Williams, Hank Thompson, Hank Snow, and others. $600-1,200

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359 Little Jimmy Dickens Approximately Seventy Reel-to-Reel Recordings, including mixes, demos, and song submissions, of various tape speeds. $2,000-4,000

360 Little Jimmy Dickens Large Collection of Vinyl Records, some signed. $2,000-3,000

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Mona, age 25, 1968

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“I was a huge fan of Little Jimmy Dickens in the 50’s & 60’s. My best friend, Betty Miles painted this portrait of Jimmy for me as a Christmas present in 1967”

361 Portrait of Little Jimmy Dickens “I was a huge fan of Little Jimmy Dickens in the 50’s & 60’s. My best friend, Betty Miles painted this portrait of Jimmy for me as a Christmas present in 1967. I had heard on the radio that Jimmy was going to be a DJ for 3 days at a radio station in Des Moines, Iowa in 1968. I had a picture of me taken holding this portrait of Jimmy and sent the photo and a letter to Jimmy to this radio station in Des Moines.

I just told him what a huge fan I was and how much I loved his music. He read my letter on air and said ‘I should be holding Mona instead of her holding me.’

In July 1971 I was so excited that Jimmy’s show was coming to my hometown in Indiana. I bought tickets immediately. After the show I went back stage to see if I could take a picture of him and did and as I was walking away I turned and ask him if he remembered getting a letter and picture of a woman holding a portrait of him when you worked as a DJ in Des Moines. He looked at me and asked if I was that girl and I said yes. ‘Come on my bus I want to show you something.’ I followed him and sat down he pulled the picture from his briefcase. He said ‘I’ve searched for your face in every crowd, I’ve written you letters from Italy to Spain and from all over the world but I never mailed any of them. Now that I found you I’m never going to let you go.’

That was the beginning of our courtship and love affair. We were married on December 24, 1971 and were married for 43 years.

Jimmy was and will always be the love of my life.”

—Mona Dickens $300-500

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Whether an icon of the stage and screen or a country singer on tour for the first time, Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors in North Hollywood, California, was a destination for the hip and aspiring alike.

Born Nuta Kotlyarenko (Kiev, 1902), Nudie Cohn plied his trade on New York City showgirls before setting his sights on the stars of the Golden West. He wrapped Elvis in gold lamé and John Lennon in Western wear; he put rhinestones on cowboys and cowboy boots on rockstars. From Nashville to Beverly Hills, anyone who was anyone owned a Nudie suit, and Little Jimmy Dickens owned many.

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362 Little Jimmy Dickens Blue and Orange Nudie Suit, Hat and Boots, the blue jacket and pants with orange underlay and piping, the orange felt cowboy hat labeled The Barrel Racer/by/Eddy Bros., and the orange leather cowboy boots with perforated details and braided edge, all with rhinestone embellishments; together with an orange button-down shirt, chest 41 1/2, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 30 1/4, waist 32, inseam 26 1/2 in., hat size 6 1/2, boot size men’s 5 1/2. $3,000-5,000

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363 Little Jimmy Dickens Forest Green Nudie Suit, embroidered with Western motif and embellished with rhinestones, the back with lonesome cowboy, chest 40, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 29, waist 32, inseam 28 in. $1,800-2,200

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364 Little Jimmy Dickens Purple Nudie Suit, with purple piping and pink diamond underlay, embellished with rhinestones, chest 41, shoulders 18, sleeve 29 1/2, waist 32, inseam 28 in. $1,000-1,500

365 Little Jimmy Dickens Rust Nudie Suede Coat, 1954, with belted closure and topless tag, chest 40 1/2, shoulders 19, sleeve 31 in. $600-800 366 Little Jimmy Dickens Gray Check Nudie Bolero Jacket, with smile pockets and envelope button closures, chest 39, shoulders 16, sleeve 29 1/2 in. $600-800

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367 Little Jimmy Dickens Pair of Red Nudie Pants, with applique flames and embellished with rhinestones, waist 30, inseam 27 in. $600-800

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368 Little Jimmy Dickens Seven Pairs of Nudie Pants, labeled Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors/North Hollywood, Calif., assorted styles and colors, including two pre-1963 pants with topless tag, waists approximately 29 to 32 in. $800-1,200 369 Little Jimmy Dickens Ten Neckerchiefs, Four Scarves, and a Bandana, including a red neckerchief by Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors, embellished with rhinestone crown. $50-100

370 Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors Advertisement, inscribed to Mona Dickens “Hi Mona, Be Sweet for Nudie,” with 8 x 10-in. glossy photograph of Nudie Cohn and Elvis Presley.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $30-50

Jimmy with Gino King and the band, c. 1967; image part of Lot 357

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Jimmy and Carl Smith, and Hank Snow, both part of Lot 358

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371 Marty Stuart Black Nudie Suit, embroidered with light blue roses and smile pockets, chest 46, shoulders 18 1/2, sleeve 30, waist 36, inseam 29 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $800-1,200

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372 Carl Smith Light Blue Nudie Suit Vest and Pants, chest 41, waist 33, inseam 33 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $600-800

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373 Hank Snow Pair of Cream Nudie Pants, embroidered with flamingos and embellished with rhinestones, waist 29, inseam 28 1/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $600-800

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Photograph part of Lot 358

374 Little Jimmy Dickens Baby Blue Suit, embroidered with multicolored musical notes and embellished with rhinestones, the interior embroidered With Love Mona, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 40, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 28, waist 31, inseam 27 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000

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375 Little Jimmy Dickens Royal Blue Suit, embroidered with a desert motif including large Native American figure on back, embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 41, shoulders 18, sleeve 29, waist 34, inseam 28 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000 376 Little Jimmy Dickens Navy Blue Suit, embroidered with floral motif and embellished with rhinestones, interior embroidered With Love Mona, labeled Manuel, chest 38 1/2, shoulders 18, sleeve 30, waist 34, inseam 28 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000 377 Little Jimmy Dickens Red Suit, embroidered with a Western theme including cacti and desert blossoms, the back with a large eagle preying on a snake, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel, chest 39 1/2, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 29 1/2, waist 31, inseam 27 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000

378 Little Jimmy Dickens Mauve Suit, embroidered with peacock feather motif and embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel, chest 39, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 29, waist 33 1/2, inseam 27 1/2 in., with signed photograph. $1,000-1,500

379 Little Jimmy Dickens Maroon Suit, embroidered with pink and cream floral motif and monogrammed cuffs, embellished with rhinestones, the interior embroidered With all my Love/Mona, labeled Designed for J Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 39 1/2, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 29, waist 32, inseam 28 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 380 Little Jimmy Dickens Pink Suit, embroidered with blue floral and vine motif, embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel, chest 38, shoulders 19, sleeve 29, waist 36, inseam 27 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 381 Little Jimmy Dickens Black Suit, with embroidered and appliqued velvet floral motif, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 39, shoulders 17, sleeve 29 1/2, waist 31, inseam 27 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 382 Little Jimmy Dickens Teal Suit, embroidered with purple floral motif and monogrammed cuff, embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 40, shoulders 18 1/2, sleeve 30, waist 32, inseam 27 1/2 in. $800-1,200 383 Little Jimmy Dickens Lavender Suit, embroidered with blue floral motif and monogrammed cuff, embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 40 1/2, shoulders 17, sleeve 28, waist 31, inseam 27 1/2 in. $800-1,200

384 Little Jimmy Dickens Red Suit, with beige piping and silver diamond underlay, embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 38, shoulders 17 1/2, sleeve 29, waist 31, inseam 27 in. $800-1,200 385 Little Jimmy Dickens Light Blue Suit, embroidered and appliqued with a velvet floral motif, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 37, shoulders 17, sleeve 29, waist 31 1/2, inseam 27 1/4 in. $800-1,200 386 Little Jimmy Dickens Pink Suit, embroidered with maroon flower motif and embellished with rhinestones, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 38, shoulders 16 1/2, sleeve 29, waist 31, inseam 27 in. $800-1,200 387 Little Jimmy Dickens Burgundy Suit, labeled Designed for Jimmy Dickens/Manuel of California, chest 38 1/2, shoulders 18, sleeve 29, waist 32 1/2, inseam 28 1/2 in. $400-600 388 Little Jimmy Dickens Six Pairs of Pants, labeled Manuel Exclusive Clothier, assorted styles and colors, waists approximately 32 to 34 in. $100-200

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389 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Jackets and One Pair of Pants, labeled Jaime Custom Tailoring, North Hollywood, CA, the two jackets also labeled Jimmy Dickens. $150-300

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390 Little Jimmy Dickens 14kt Gold and Diamond Eagle Pendant, made by Slack, the eagle with diamond head and ruby eyes resting on a diamond encrusted log, on an 18kt gold chain, pendant lg. 2 1/2, lg. 18 1/2 in., total 51.6 dwt. $10,000-15,000

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391 Little Jimmy Dickens Grand Ole Opry 50th Anniversary Ring, 10kt bicolor gold ring, the interior inscribed JD, size 11, 15.2 dwt. $3,000-5,000

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392 Little Jimmy Dickens 14kt Gold Seiko Nugget Wristwatch, the black rectangular diamond with diamond and baton numeral indicators, enclosing a quartz movement, on a 14kt gold nugget bracelet band. $2,500-3,500

393 Merle Haggard Rogers Supreme Gold-plated and Diamond Automatic Wristwatch, the bezel set with four diamonds and the dial with diamond and baton numeral indicators, on an adjustable bracelet band.

394 Little Jimmy Dickens Five Gold-plated Wristwatches, including an Elgin wristwatch with rectangular dial, a Seiko wristwatch with flexible bracelet band, and a Helbros wristwatch with black dial. $100-150 395 Little Jimmy Dickens Group of Sterling Silver Jewelry and Accessories, including a Liberty-head dollar bangle, two butterfly bangles, three bangles set with turquoise stones, and three belt buckles. $400-600

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickson. $200-300

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“Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait)”

396 Little Jimmy Dickens Four Leather Belts, a brown belt with handpainted and hand-tooled eagle decoration with “Tater” along the back and signed on the interior, a brown belt with hand-tooled guitars, “Jimmy” in metal along the back, and “JD” near the end, a black belt with braided accents with braided accents and metal plaque along the back reading “Jimmy Dickens,” and a white patent-leather belt stamped with “Jimmy” along the back. $400-600

397 Little Jimmy Dickens Four Personalized Belt Buckles, a sterling silver and turquoise buckle inscribed to Little Jimmy Dickens, two two-toned buckles commemorating the 1983 Hall of Fame induction, and a hand-tooled leather “Tater” buckle; together with a belt plaque reading “Jimmy,” total 7.4 troy oz. $400-600 398 Little Jimmy Dickens Approximately Twenty-five Belt Buckles, including a large agate buckle, a beaded eagle buckle, and a carved antler buckle. $50-100 399 Little Jimmy Dickens Approximately Twenty-five Souvenir Belt Buckles, including a buckle from the Grand Ole Opry, a figural Winchester buckle, a Prairie Queen Festival buckle, and a large champion buckle. $50-100

400 Seven Leather Belts, including two metallic belts and a black belt with multicolored braid embellishment.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 401 Little Jimmy Dickens Group of Fraternal Order Jewelry and Accessories, including an embossed leather guitar strap, wristwatch, a ring, a brooch, large belt buckles, (some enameled), two money clips, framed certificates and plaques. $50-100 402 Smiley Wilson Brown Leather Belt and Cuff Links, the belt with hand-tooled decoration and white woven border and the cuff links with buffalo-head nickels; together with a Jimmy C. Newman “Cajun Country” belt buckle.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150 403 Faron Young Black Leather Belt, set with eighteen molded Liberty dollars.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $300-500

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404 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Money Clips and a Tie Bar, a twotoned clip inscribed “Little/Jimmy Dickens/ December 19, 1920,” one inscribed JD, a clip with set with a penny, and the tie bar with enameled wave design. $100-150

405 Waylon Jennings Autographed Black Felt Gambler Cowboy Hat, signed To Jimmy + Mona-/A Hell of a Man + Woman-/Love Waylon, stamped FLANIGAN’S/”COWBOY STUFF”/Clements, Calif.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $1,800-2,500

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406 Carl Smith Autographed White Felt Cowboy Hat, signed To Little Jim/The Biggest Man I Know!/Carl Smith/+WW/P.S. I Luv Mona 1996, stamped American/HAT CO./HOUSTON, TEXAS.

407 Little Jimmy Dickens Brown Suede Lace-up Shirt, with fringe embellishments, labeled Desert Suedes created

by Taylors of California, chest 37, shoulders 17, sleeve 31 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $200-400

N.B. Gifted to Jimmy by Hank Williams in 1951. $800-1,000

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408 Little Jimmy Dickens Seven Music Industry Award Plaques, including The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Nomination for Best Country & Western Single 1965, and Columbia Records Gold Guitar Award, both for “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose�; together with WFJX and KDAV acknowledgments. $2,000-3,000

409 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Passports, including one issued in 1967 with stamps from Vietnam, China, Thailand, The Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong. $2,000-3,000 410 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Scrapbooks, with black and white photographs and clippings, one in the shape of a guitar, dating to the mid1950s, signed by Jimmy Dickens, Jimmy Wilson, Buddy Emmons, and Howard Rhoton. $100-200 411 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Payroll Books, dating to the 1950s. $100-150 412 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Pieces of Leather Luggage, a two-piece hand-tooled leather duffle and garment bag set, both with tooled Jimmy Dickens label, and a brown patchwork leather garment bag, embroidered JD. $300-500 408

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413 Little Jimmy Dickens Hand-tooled Leather Briefcase Panel, handpainted scene personifying the song “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose,” inscribed “Little” Jimmy Dickens along the top, lg. 8 1/8, wd. 13 3/4 in. $300-500 414 George Jones Mustard Leather Jacket, with blue leather piping and red leather arrows, labeled Bounty Hunter Limited/Marcos, Colorado, chest 41, shoulders 20, sleeve 30 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $300-500

415 George Jones Cream Leather Jacket, with braided leather trim and fringe, suede underlay, and beadwork embellishments, labeled Arturo/Burray Olson Design, size 42.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $300-500 416 George Jones Native American Blanket Jacket, with blue suede sleeves and fringe, labeled Manuel Exclusive Clothier, chest 44, shoulders 20 1/2, sleeve 33 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $200-300

417 George Jones Black Leather Vest, with multicolored suede Native American-inspired applique, labeled Arturo/Burray Olson Design, size medium.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-200 418 George Jones Autographed Photograph of George Jones and Little Jimmy Dickens, signed Jimmy Dickens, In my heart, you’re the biggest little man in the whole world. Can’t help but love you, George Jones, framed dimensions 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100

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419 George Jones Gold-plated 45 RPM Record, the plaque reading GEORGE JONES/WINE COLORED ROSES/24KT. GOLD PLATED RECORD/ LIMITED EDITION 20/2500; together with George and Nancy Jones holiday greetings, and Barbara Mandrell birth announcement poster.

Provenance: The estate of Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 420 Little Jimmy Dickens Aluminum Presentation Chamber Pot, inscribed SKYLINE N CO OPEN MESS/ PRESENTED TO/Little Jimmy Dickens/you know what to do with it/”TATER”/your Friend Rusty/Hanau Germany/1966, ht. 9 1/4, dia.

8 1/4 in. $30-50

421 Little Jimmy Dickens Covered Wagon Lamp, gifted by Colonel Tom Parker on behalf of Elvis Presley, Christmas 1956, ht. 25 1/2, wd. 14 1/2, dp.

31 in.

Above: 421, photograph part of Lot 410 Left: 424

Provenance: Letter from Jimmy Dickens, 2006. $300-500 422 Jack Ruby Leather Horse Collar Mirror, given to Little Jimmy Dickens by Jack Ruby, Dallas, 1952, ht. 28 1/4, wd. 18 in.

Provenance: Letter from Jimmy Dickens. $100-200 423 Little Jimmy Dickens Brad Paisley, Who Needs Pictures and Part Two, RIAA certified platinum records sales award, framed and presented to Jimmy Dickens, ht. 22 1/4, wd. 22 1/2 in. $800-1,200

424 Group of Large Format Photographs, including two signed prints by Kenny Rogers, and two signed prints by Marty Stuart.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $300-500

425 Little Jimmy Dickens Group of Song Lyrics, Personal Letters, and Cue Cards, most handwritten. $300-500

426 Little Jimmy Dickens Presidential Letters of Appreciation, from Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush; together with photographs of Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and NASA Astronaut Jon A. McBride. $300-500

427 Bill Monroe Bill Blass Silk Tie, with paisley design, with note from James Monroe to Little Jimmy Dickens.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $200-300 428 Jessi Colter Orange Crocheted Tunic and Skirt, with faux pearl fringe edges, collar, and armband, labeled Phyllis, chest 27, shoulders 15, sleeve 31, waist 29 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $200-300

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429 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Personalized Jackets, one denim, embroidered TATER with Gibson Guitars Custom Shop logo on the back, one red nylon bomber jacket embroidered LITTLE JIMMY with United Shows of America patch on the back. $100-200 430 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Personalized Team Jerseys, one Harlem Globetrotters with Grand Old Opry 85 on back, one studded NHL Nashville Predators with Dickens 1 on back. $100-200 431 Little Jimmy Dickens, Two Charity Softball Uniforms, one for Conway Twitty’s Twitty Birds, and one for Barbara Mandrell’s Hot-Shots, both signed; together with 15th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge t-shirt, tickets and pass, size small. $100-200

432 Guy Gilchrist (b. 1957) Three Original “Nancy” Comic Strip Panels, two framed, all inscribed to Little Jimmy Dickens.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $300-500

433 Little Jimmy Dickens Golf Clubs, Bag, and Shoes, the white leather bag personalized in blue: Little Jimmy Dickens, signed Jimmy Dickens/custom made, including six clubs, matching shoes, and six Gaylord Entertainment souvenir balls. $200-300 434 Little Jimmy Dickens Group of Vintage Men’s Clothing, a red silk brocade tuxedo jacket, three jackets with piped arrows, a red and white striped jacket, a blush pinstripe suit, and two button-down shirts. $200-300 435 Little Jimmy Dickens Concept Art for Unrealized Animated Special, watercolor on paper, eight sheets. $100-200 436 Little Jimmy Dickens Signed Hee Haw Overalls, by Liberty Overalls, waist 32, inseam 27 1/2 in. $100-200 437 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Straw Cowboy Hats, a Resistol hat with black ribbon band, donkey pin, and signed on the brim, and a two-toned cowboy hat with chevron band and horse pin, both size 6 7/8. $100-200 438 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Felt Cowboy Hats, a Resistol black hat and an Eddy Bros. cream hat, size 6 7/8. $100-200

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439 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Stetson Felt Cowboy Hats, a white XXXXXX hat and an XXXX gray hat, both with enameled eagle pins, size 7 and 6 7/8. $100-200 440 Little Jimmy Dickens Six Straw Cowboy Hats, including a Resistol with feather band, three signed, approx. size 6 7/8-8. $50-100 441 Little Jimmy Dickens Five Straw Cowboy Hats, including a blue and white hat and a pink hat, three signed, approx. sizes 6 3/4-7. $50-100 442 Little Jimmy Dickens Cavanagh Burgundy Felt Fedora, with black braided hatband, interior inscribed “Made Expressly For/Jimmy Dickens,” size 6 7/8. $50-100 443 Little Jimmy Dickens Resistol Blue Felt Cowboy Hat, with a striped ribbon hat band and edge, signed on brim, size 6 7/8. $50-100 444 Little Jimmy Dickens Stetson Pink Felt Cowboy Hat, 4X Beaver, signed on the brim, size 6 7/8. $50-100

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445 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Souvenir Packs of Cigarettes, commemorating his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. $20-30 446 Little Jimmy Dickens Seven Porcelain Cameos, with stands. $30-50

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454 Little Jimmy Dickens Pair of Vintage Tony Lama Leather Cowboy Boots, black lower, light blue upper with dark blue phoenix; together with Manuel boot jack signed Tater’s Puller, size women’s 6 1/2. $100-150 455 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Pairs of Leather Cowboy Boots, a pair of black, white and red Justin boots, a pair of black snakeskin J. Chisholm boots, and a pair of black, white and red Nashville Cowboy boots, sizes women’s 6 C, 6 1/2 M, and 6 B. $100-150 456 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Pairs of Leather Cowboy Boots, a pair of green snakeskin J. Chisholm boots, a pair of black snakeskin Texas Brand boots, and a pair of blue boots, women’s sizes 6 1/2 M, 7 M, and 7. $100-150

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447 Old Crow Medicine Show CD, Backstage Passes, Guitar Strap, and Six Vintage Capos, the CD with note from the band to Little Jimmy Dickens.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $30-50 448 Alan Jackson Pair of Blue Jeans, signed on pocket, labeled Wrangler; together with two photographs, waist 33, inseam 38 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $30-50 449 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Grand Ole Opry Souvenirs, one personalized desk set, set of four coasters, and Patsy Cline Commemorative Stamp Plaque. $30-50

450 Riders in the Sky Red Furry Chaps, with yellow felt fringe, signed Jimmy Dickens Hee Haw. Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 451 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Leather Jackets, two black, one with snakeskin applique, and one red; together with one red polyester/rayon jacket. $50-100 452 Little Jimmy Dickens Pair of Vintage Bally Wingtip Dress Shoes, in black leather, stamped DUOMO/MADE IN ITALY, men’s size 6 D. $50-100 453 Two Pairs of Women’s Leather Cowboy Boots, a brown pair with embroidery and snakeskin butterflies, a gray pair with maroon hearts, sizes 7 1/2 B, and 6 1/2 B. Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100

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457 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Pairs of Leather Cowboy Boots, a pair of J. Chisholm green snakeskin boots, a pair of J. Chisholm brown and black alligator boots, and a pair of Justin blue and black boots, sizes women’s 7 M, 7 1/2 M, and 6 1/2 B. $100-150 458 Little Jimmy Dickens Three Pairs of Black Leather Cowboy Boots, a pair of patent leather Tony Lama boots, a pair of J. Chisholm boots, and a pair of lower profile boots, sizes men’s 5 D, women’s 7 M, and 6 1/2 B. $100-150 459 Little Jimmy Dickens Four Pairs of Leather Cowboy Boots, a pair of Rudel alligator boots, a pair of Larry Mahan gold boots, a pair of Larry Mahan brown and red boots, and a pair of Ban Post two-tone brown boots, sizes men’s 5 1/2 E, women’s 6 1/2, 6 1/2, and 6. $100-150 460 Five Publicity Images of Little Jimmy Dickens, black and white, including Columbia Records and Moeller Talent, Inc., headshot, 16 x 20 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-200

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461 Little Jimmy Dickens Five Photographs of Brad Paisley, four framed black and white photographs of the two of them fishing, one signed to Jimmy Dickens from Brad Paisley, and a color photograph of the two of them with guitars. $200-300

468 Portrait of Tex Ritter, in barn wood frame, titled The Final Encore, framed dimensions 13 3/4 x 16 in.

462 Little Jimmy Dickens Large Group of Awards, Trophies, and Plaques, including plaque of appreciation from George and Nancy Jones, Jones Country Music Park, 1983. $50-100

469 Portrait of Gino King, oil on canvas, holding his Mosrite double-neck guitar with rose shirt and black neckerchief, signed Wodrich/”89” l.r., ht. 19 3/4, wd. 16 in.

463 Little Jimmy Dickens Eight Fishing and Hunting Trophies and Plaques, including Porter Wagoner Fishing Tournament Best Dressed; sold with three photographs. $50-100 464 Portrait of Little Jimmy Dickens, large photographic print, framed dimensions 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150 465 Autographed Portrait of Carl Smith, signed To My Buddy Mona, Carl Smith, large photographic print, framed dimensions 24 x 28 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $200-300 466 Portrait of Little Jimmy Dickens, ink on paper, with plaque reading LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS/GRAND OLE OPRY - 1948; together with sepia-tone artwork, framed dimensions 28 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 467 Autographed Portrait of Carl Smith, signed Mona, I love you, Carl Smith, photographic print, framed dimensions 17 x 21 in. $50-100

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Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $30-50 470 Little Jimmy Dickens Large Group of Framed Pictures, including photographs with Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Vince Gill, Bob Hope, Waylon Jennings, and others. $150-250 471 Roy Acuff Memorabilia, including signed Elect Roy Acuff Governor poster in frame, large photographic print in barn wood frame, signed photograph with Little Jimmy Dickens and Grandpa Jones; together with two sets of commemorative coins and memorial trophy.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $150-250 472 Little Jimmy Dickens Four Porter Wagoner Celebrity Fest Plaques, for Country Music Entertainer of the Year, with photograph. $100-200

475 “Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar” Poster, framed dimensions 28 x 41 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150 476 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Souvenir Tiles, a Country Music Hall of Fame tile from 1983 and a Music City Walk of Fame tile from 2010, approx. ht. 12, wd. 12 in. $50-100 477 Autographed Photograph of Ferlin Husky, 1972, signed Little Jim + Mona, There aren’t too many of us left, Ferlin, 15 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 478 Autographed Pioneer Marshal Print, signed To Tater, my long time friend, and one of my favorite folks, Monte Hale, framed dimensions 18 x 15 in. $50-100 479 Little Jimmy Dickens Group of Books, including personalized copies of The Country Music Who’s Who, 1964, 1965, 1966, Pictorial History of Country Music, two gospel hymnals, and others. $50-100 480 Little Jimmy Dickens Ferrington Guitars, signed and accompanied by letter from Danny Ferrington, with original hardshell case. $50-100

473 Vintage Song Books and Magazines, including Little Jimmy Dickens, Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb, some signed; together with large group of assorted Grand Ole Opry literature.

481 Casey Tibbs Pair of Crocket Aluminum Spurs, with leather and engraved metal fasteners.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-200

Provenance: From the estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150

474 Little Jimmy Dickens Country Music Hall of Fame Album and Letters, dated October 10, 1983, including letters of congratulations from Merle Haggard, and Joe and Rose Lee Maphis. $100-150

482 Three Framed Images of the Grand Ole Opry, black and white, framed dimensions 23 x 27, 20 x 23 1/2, 18 x 22 in.

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Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150

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483 Little Jimmy Dickens Six Souvenir Clocks, four in the shape of guitars, one rectangular, and one converted 78 RPM vinyl record for “Take an Old Cold ‘Tater (And Wait),” some signed. $100-150 484 Little Jimmy Dickens Coin-embedded Lucite Toilet Seat, lg. 17, wd. 14 1/4 in. $100-150

485 Little Jimmy Dickens Astro Boy Alarm Clock, multicolored plastic and battery powered, ht. 9 1/4 in. $20-30 486 Little Jimmy Dickens Japanese Concert Poster and Program, c.

1965. $50-100 487 Little Jimmy Dickens CMA Awards Costumes, including Justin Bieber and doctors scrubs costumes; together with two framed photographs. $100-150

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488 Little Jimmy Dickens Hand-carved Pine Bench, the seat inscribed The Tater Man/Little Jimmy Dickens, affixed with a plaque stating the artist as William Britton; together with a photo of the maker, Jimmy Dickens, and the bench, ht. 17, wd.

42, dp. 15 in. $100-150 489 Little Jimmy Dickens Two Framed Royalty Checks, one for 25 cents from Marty Robbins Enterprises, one for 88 cents from Gaylord Entertainment; together with a Western Union Telegram plaque. $30-50

490 Pair of Mother-of-pearl Opry glasses and Two Paper Fans, the fans depicting Jamup and Honey from the WSM Grand Ole Opry.

Provenance: The etate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 491 Five Works on Paper, a Dan E. Brawner artist proof print of a duck with personalized inscription, two woodblock prints, and two illustrated poems by Loretta McCrady.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $50-100 492 Little Jimmy Dickens Four Signed Hatch Show Prints, including Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner, and many others. $50-100 493 Jefferson Island Jamboree Poster, framed dimensions 26 3/4 x 32 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150

494 “Mr. Personality of Country Music” Poster, framed dimensions 29 1/2 x 22 in.

Provenance: The estate of Little Jimmy Dickens. $100-150

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495 Dale Evans Hand-tooled Leather Fold-out Pocketbook, opening to three zippered compartments, with two brass clasps, monogrammed DE, ht. 11, wd. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Christie’s, Sale 2276, Lot 21, 2009. $400-600

496 Chuck Berry Guitar Player Award, brass sculpture and wood base, with a plaque reading Presented to/CHUCK BERRY/LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/From The Editors Of/GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE, designed by Marc d’Estout, ht. 2, dp. 6, wd. 6 in. $200-300

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497 Keith Richards, “Run Run Rudolph,” 1978, acetate test pressing, with “Harder They Come” B-side, 45 rpm. $500-1,000

498 The Blues Brothers, Briefcase Full of Blues, 1978, RIAA certified platinum record sales award, framed dimensions 17 x 21 in. $400-600 499 Billy Squier, Emotions in Motion, 1982, RIAA certified platinum record sales award, framed dimensions 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. $200-400 500 Duran Duran, Rio, 1982, RIAA certified platinum record sales award, framed dimensions 16 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. $400-600 501 The Power Station, The Power Station, 1985, RIAA certified platinum record sales award, framed dimensions 17 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. $200-400 502 Crowded House, Crowded House, 1986, RIAA certified gold record sales award, framed dimensions 17 x 21 in. $200-400

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503 Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters, 1995, RIAA certified platinum record sales award, framed dimensions 17 x 21 in. $400-600 504 Eric Johnson, Ah Via Musicom, 1990, RIAA certified gold record sales award, framed dimensions 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. $150-300 505 Music Industry Promotional Items, including light-up in-store display for The Police, “Ghost in the Machine,” Darwin’s Ape statuette for Van Halen, “OU812,” Capitol Records Promotion Department badge, two The Rutles matchbooks, three belt buckles, and large group of pop culture pins, buttons, and accessories. $100-200 506 Four Vintage Promotional Sweatshirts, two Duran Duran, one Pet Shop Boys, one I.R.S. Records; sold with a Capitol Records sweater, approximate size medium. $50-100 507 Denny Dent (American, 1948-2004)

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Portrait of Jimi Hendrix, 1984 Signed “Denny Dent” l.c.

Acrylic on paper, 71 x 53 in., framed.

Condition: Not examined out of frame. $2,000-3,000 498

The Collection of Marty Stuart

“If you were to give country music an address, you might say it’s at the corner of sacred and profane...”

If you were to give country music an address, you might say it’s at the corner of sacred and profane, two doors up from the blues and folk, and just across the street from gospel, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. And on a deeper emotional and spiritual level, it resides where Saturday night meets Sunday morning.

No one understands these coordinates better than Marty Stuart. For over forty years, the five-time Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, photographer and historian has been building a rich legacy at this very crossroads.

Born in the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, Marty Stuart caught the music bug early, displaying prodigious talent on every stringed instrument he picked up. At an age when most kids are running bases in little league, 13-year-old Stuart was logging cross-country interstate miles as a mandolinist with the legendary Lester Flatt’s road band. In his twenties, Stuart toured with Johnny Cash, and also played with other legends such as Bill Monroe, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. By the late 1980s, Stuart was a solo artist, rising faster than mercury in the heat of a hillbilly fever.

All of Stuart’s immersion in authentic country music has also found creative expression through the lens of a camera. Inspired by the photographs of jazz drummer Milt Hinton of his fellow musicians, Stuart realized in the early 1970s that he could fill a similar role as a chronicler. And for decades, he’s been capturing strikingly beautiful images of performers and fans that feel like little windows into the soul of our country.

Of his photography, Stuart says, “Whether it was the doorman at the Opry, or Ernest Tubb’s bus driver, or stars or songwriters or musicians, everybody stood still for me and let me take pictures. I’d aim to capture what they all meant to me. It was basically like taking pictures of my family. It takes a tribe to raise a kid, and they were my tribe. All of those people invested something in me when I was a kid, and I wanted to remember that kindness.

The thing about that era of those old masters is that most of them were really country people. They were down to earth. Basically, farm people who’d come to town and got a job singing songs. That’s what I related to, coming from Mississippi. The other side of it, I wanted to take pictures of my life on the road to send home to my family and they could see what I was up to. It was basically documenting family.

“Songwriting, photography, guitar playing, entertaining, singing, designing TV shows - it’s all the same thing to me,” Stuart continues. “If I take a good photograph, it absolutely makes me do everything else better. If I play a good guitar solo, it absolutely affects how I take the next picture. It’s all interwoven.”

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508 Beige Nudie Suit and Shirt, with brown piping, envelope pockets, and mother-of-pearl buttons, with pre-1963 topless tags, chest 46, shoulders 21 1/2, sleeve 35, waist 34, inseam 33 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $2,000-3,000 509 Cowboy Chuck Ryan Navy Blue Nudie Suit, with light blue piping and buckle accents; sold with two additional pairs of pants, chest 44, shoulder 21, sleeve 33, waist 45, inseam 30 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $1,000-1,500 510 Cowboy Chuck Ryan Beige and Brown Nudie Suit, with buckle embellishments; together with a hand-painted Stetson necktie, chest 50, shoulders 20, sleeve 31, waist 44, inseam 32 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $1,000-1,500 511 Black Three-piece Nudie Suit, 1978, with black piping and smile pockets, chest 50, shoulders 21, sleeve 33, waist 42, inseam 32 1/4 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $800-1,200

512 Hank Thompson Band Red Nudie Band Shirt, with gray piping and snaps, the bib and back embroidered with musical notes and reading Sing out for/Falstaff, made for Butch White, chest 35, shoulders 17 1/4, sleeve 31 in.

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514 Beige Nudie Shirt, with beige piping and mother-of-pearl buttons, chest 42, shoulders 19, sleeve 31 in.

516 Red Nudie Shirt, with cream piping and smile pockets, chest 39, shoulders 18 1/4, sleeve 30 1/4 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $200-300

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $200-300

515 Green Lace-up Nudie Shirt, with mustard piping, brown striped yoke and cuffs, and smile pockets, chest 40, shoulders 19 1/4, sleeve 30 in.

517 Green and Black Houndstooth Nudie Shirt, with maroon piping, yoke and cuffs, and smile pockets, chest 43, shoulders 19 1/4, sleeve 33 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart.

Literature: Hillbilly Hollywood, p. 28, illustrated. $300-500

Literature: Hillbilly Hollywood, p. 28, illustrated. $300-500

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart.

Literature: Hillbilly Hollywood, p. 28, illustrated. $800-1,200 513 Bill Anderson Band Cream Nudie Band Pants, embroidered with orange and yellow abstract design, embellished with rhinestones, waist 32, inseam 31 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $600-800

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518 Judy Lynn Cream and Gold Nudie Outfit, embroidered with gold lame floral motif and heavily embellished with rhinestones, with matching patent leather boots and neckerchief; sold with two advertising signs, chest 36, shoulders 17, sleeve 29, waist 23, inseam 26 in., shoe size women’s 6.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $3,000-5,000

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519 Cream Nudie Parade Outfit, the shirt and pants with gold applique and fringe, a matching neckerchief and gold leather belt with sterling silver buckle, and a Resistol cowboy hat; sold with a pair of white and gold leather cowboy boots with rhinestone heel, chest 44, shoulders 20 1/2, sleeve 34, waist 39, inseam 31 in., hat size 6 7/8, boot size 11.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $4,000-6,000

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520 White Felt Nudie Cowboy Hat, stamped RESISTOL/”SELF-CONFORMING”/Made in Texas, U.S.A., also stamped Nudie’s RODEO TAILORS/NORTH HOLLYWOOD, with rhinestone band, labeled size 7 1/4.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $300-500

521 Nudie Cohn Green Leather Cowboy Boots, with green piping and pull straps, labeled Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors, approximate size men’s 8.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $800-1,200

522 Nudie Cohn Yellow and Blue Leather Cowboy Boots, with quilted underlay and braided back and edge, unlabeled, approximate size men’s 8.

523 Nudie Cohn Signed Convertible Top Boot, c. 1973, off one of Cohn’s “Nudie Mobiles,” likely a Pontiac Grand Ville, the vinyl inscribed by soldering iron, bearing the signatures of dozens of his celebrity clientele, including John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Colonel Tom Parker, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Hank Williams Jr., Glen Campbell, Gene Autry, and others, wd. 66, dp. 32 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $20,000-30,000 524 Maybelle Carter Orange Fiberglass Archtop Guitar Case, c.

1970, bearing a tag reading JOHNNY CASH SHOW/MAYBELLE CARTER, and inscribed externally Black Fender Acoustic/Maybell [sic] Carter, wd. 18, lg. 42 in.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $200-300

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $1,000-1,500

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525 Marty Stuart Gibson Earl Scruggs Special 5-string Banjo, 1997, serial no. ES-97-17, head and rim signed by Earl Scruggs, with original hardshell case and warranty booklet. $4,000-6,000 526 Lanham 5-string Banjo, 1983, stamped internally MARTY LANHAM, red finish with gold-plated hardware, the Carpathian elm resonator with Audubon-inspired carving and inlay, with hardshell case.

527 Tenor Banjo, unbranded, the peghead, fingerboard, and resonator with pearloid veneer. $100-200 528 Wm. L. Lange Paramount Aristocrat Special Tenor Banjo, 1930, serial no. 13094, the head and neck carved with foliate motif, the resonator inlaid with floral marquetry, with case. $2,000-3,000

Letter: Marty Lanham, Nashville Guitar Company, 2016. $2,500-3,500

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529 5-String Fretless Presentation Banjo, c.

1870, the rosewood neck with inlaid floral and pictorial motifs, the rim with five-pointed stars and tintypes, the fingerboard engraved J.W. Smith, with case.

N.B. According to note included with instrument and signed Emma G. Cargill, the banjo was presented to the superintendent of the New York City Central Park Zoo by Tammany Hall. $6,000-8,000

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530 Marty Stuart Gibson F-5 Master Model Mandolin, 2002, serial no. V70330, signed upon label by Charlie Derrington, with original hardshell case and strap. $4,000-6,000

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531 Marty Stuart Rigel G-110 Mandolin, c. 1997, serial no.

1397, gold-plated hardware and internal piezo pickup, with original hardshell case and strap. $1,000-1,500 532 Gibson Style A-Jr. Mandolin, serial no.

86092, factory order no. 9659. $200-400

533 Gibson EM-200 Electric Mandolin, 1955, serial no. 5 8541, with original hardshell case. $1,800-2,200 534 Marty Stuart Gibson EM-200 Electric Mandolin, 1967, serial no. 307297, with original hardshell case. $1,200-1,600 535 E.F. Elliott Electric Mandolin, c. 1999, made by former Mosrite luthier, Ed Elliott, with strap and strap locks.

N.B. Same model instrument as used by Marty Maguire of the Dixie Chicks. $1,000-1,500 536 E.F. Elliott Electric Mandolin, c. 2011, made by former Mosrite luthier, Ed Elliott, with gig bag.

N.B. Same model instrument as used by Marty Maguire of the Dixie Chicks. $1,000-1,500 537 Marty Stuart Schwab Electric Mandolin, c. 1980, with custom hardshell case and strap marked Asleep at the Wheel. $600-800 538 C.F. Martin & Co. Style 1 Ukulele, c. 1940, stamped internally C.F. MARTIN & CO./ NAZARETH, PA. $200-400

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539 C.F. Martin & Co. T-15 Tiple, 1949, serial no.

111281, stamped internally C.F. MARTIN & CO./NAZARETH, PA. $300-500

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540 Marty Stuart Harmony Buck Owens American Acoustic Guitar, 1969, serial no. 9925H169, the pickguard engraved To My Friend/MARTY STUART/From,/BUCK OWENS/Saturday, January 11, 1992, with hardshell case. $1,200-1,600

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541 Marty Stuart Cort Triggs TRG-1 Electric Guitar, 1998, serial no. 8032979, made in Korea, modified

by Jim Triggs with Bigsby and Gibson P-94 pickup, with hardshell case.

544 Gary Hogue Mullen D-10 Pedal Steel Guitar, blue sparkle finish, signed and dated on the underside Gary Hogue/4-20-99, with original hardshell case.

Provenance: Letter from Jim Triggs to Marty Stuart, 1998. $200-300

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $800-1,200

542 Marty Stuart Gretsch Sparkle Jet 6129T Electric Guitar, 1995, serial no. 959129-557, made in Japan, blue pearloid drum wrap top, with original hardshell case. $400-600 543 Marty Stuart Beard Round Neck Resonator Guitar, 1995, serial no. 9506356, with Barcus-Berry pickup, with hardshell case and two slides, one glass and one brass.

Provenance: Letter from Paul Beard to Marty Stuart, 1996. $400-600

545 Marty Stuart McKnight “The Deacon� Acoustic Guitar, 2007, serial no. 800707-0907-OO, labeled Designed by & built for Marty Stuart, 1959 Sitka spruce top, Panama rosewood back and sides, tortoiseshell binding, bass side sound port, under-saddle piezo pickup, with original hardshell case. $2,000-3,000 546 Marty Stuart R. Hayes Bugs Bunny Electric Guitar, 1999, serial no. 004, licensed by Warner Bros., with flight case and certificate of authenticity. $800-1,200 547 Marty Stuart Fender Custom Shop Clarence White Telecaster Electric Guitar, 1994, custombuilt by Fred Stuart, serial no. CW001, with original hardshell case and case candy. $3,000-4,000

548 Marty Stuart Fender Custom Shop Bajo Sexto Telecaster Electric Baritone Guitar, 1992, custom-built by Fred Stuart, serial no.

V058537, with certificate of authenticity, case candy, and original hardshell case. $2,000-3,000 549 Marty Stuart Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar, c.

1960, serial no. 45286, Desert Sand finish, slab board with clay dots, with hardshell case. $600-800 550 Marty Stuart Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar, 1962, serial no. 77459, cherry sunburst finish, slab board with clay dots, with original hardshell case. $400-600

551 Marty Stuart Fender Custom Shop Relic Nocaster Electric Guitar, 1995, serial no. R0278, Vince Cunetto era, with certificate of authenticity, case candy, and original hardshell case. $3,000-4,000

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552 Marty Stuart Fender Custom Shop “Mary Kaye” Relic Stratocaster, 1996, serial no. R1687, Vince Cunetto era, with original hardshell case, case candy and certificate of authenticity. $3,000-4,000 553 Marty Stuart Fender Guitar Center 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Jaguar Electric Guitar, c.

1994, serial no. GC30006, made in Japan, signed by members of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, including Bill Schultz, with original hardshell case. $800-1,200 554 Marty Stuart Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar, c. 1960, serial no. 50127, sunburst finish, tortoiseshell pickguard, slab board with clay dots, with original brown Tolex hardshell case and white Ace strap. $2,500-3,500 555 Marty Stuart Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar, 1963, serial no. L08917, with case and strap. $1,500-2,500

556 Wayne Moss Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar, 1964, serial no. L39281, Olympic White with matching headstock, signed on back of headstock, with original hardshell case and strap.

N.B. Used by Wayne Moss on Waylon Jennings’s “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,” and other recordings.

Provenance: The collection of Marty Stuart. $4,000-6,000

557 Marty Stuart Mosrite JM65 Single Neck Electric Guitar, 1990, serial no. V0157, bearing the plaque reading Custom Made For/MARTY STUART/

by Semie Moseley/1990, sunburst finish with matching violin tailpiece, with original hardshell case. $2,500-3,500

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558 Mosrite Joe Maphis Special Double Neck Electric Guitar, c. 1980, custom made by Semie Moseley, sunburst finish, one-piece figured maple top, figured walnut back, with hardshell case.

Literature: Eleki Guitar Book, p. 35, illustrated. $4,000-6,000

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559 Mosrite Custom Axe Electric Bass Guitar, c. 1980, serial no. B0161, custom made by Semie Moseley, sunburst finish, one-piece figured maple top and back, with flight case.

Literature: Eleki Guitar Book, p. 34, illustrated. $4,000-6,000

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560 Gibson Style U Harp Guitar, 1908, serial no.

8618, factory order no. 1004, with original hand tooled leather case. $6,000-8,000

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561 A.C. Zemaitis Custom Acoustic Guitar, 1970, bearing the maker’s signed label, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, D-shaped soundhole, engraved headstock emblem and truss rod cover, with original handmade hardshell case.

Letter: Tony Zemaitis, 1970, including photograph of the maker with Eric Clapton’s 12-string guitar. $12,000-18,000

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562 Mark Holly Grammer Custom Acoustic Guitar, c. 1970, serial no. 1450, the fingerboard inlaid MARK HOLLY, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, with hardshell case. $600-800 563 Rickenbacker 4002 Electric Bass Body Wings, c. 1980, bird’s-eye maple with blackwhite-checkerboard laminated binding. $100-200 564 Hyde Custom Electric Guitar, c. 1990, serial no. 00004, sunburst finish, made in Bakersfield, California, by Lonnie Hyde and former Mosrite luthier, Bill Gruggett, with flight case. $1,600-2,400

565 Gibson ES-335 Electric Guitar, 1982, serial no. 82292536, natural finish, with original hardshell case and hang tag. $1,200-1,600

566 Leo Fender Fender Musicmaster II/Mustang Prototype Electric Guitar, 1967, from the workbench of Leo Fender, Daphne Blue body, Candy Apple Red headstock, the body exhibiting prototypes for the three-bolt Micro-Tilt neck adjustment and a Jazzmaster-style tremolo system, with hardshell case.

Literature: Guitar Legends: The Evolution of the Guitar from Fender to G&L, p. 81, illustrated.

Insurance Appraisal: Larry Wexer, Mandolin Bros., 1994.

Certificate: Geoff Fullerton, 2009. $6,000-8,000

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567 Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar, 1954, serial no. 5079, weight 6.4 lbs., with original Bulwin “poodle� hardshell case. $8,000-12,000

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568 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar, 1957, serial no. 7 2369, with original Lifton “California girl� hardshell case, weight 9 lbs. $15,000-25,000

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569 John Beland Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar, 1954, serial no. 5238, with Parsons-White Pull-String, serial no. 0021, 1976, signed extensively, including Roger McGuinn, Chet Atkins, Thumbs Carllile, Ricky Nelson, James Burton, Ray Price, George Jones, J.J. Cale, Charlie Pride, Glen Campbell, Dickey Betts, Merle Travis, Roy Nichols, and others, with case.

Provenance: With a copy of an email from John Beland, Flying Burrito Brothers, 1999. $18,000-25,000

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570 C.J. Ramone Mosrite The Ramones Model Electric Bass Guitar, 1990, serial no. RB001, white finish with matching headstock, signed on back of headstock Made in U.S.A./By Semie Moseley/1990, with original hardshell case.

Provenance: Photograph of Semie Moseley and C.J. Ramone with bass.

Music videos: “Substitute,” Radioactive Records, 1994; “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up,” Radioactive Records, 1995; “Spiderman,” MGM Home Video, 1995.

Television appearance: MTV Awards, 1995.

N.B. This instrument is the only Mosrite bass ever used by The Ramones. $15,000-25,000

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571 Johnny Ramone Mosrite Johnny Ramone Model Electric Guitar, 1990, serial no. R9003, Pearl White finish, signed on back of headstock Made in U.S.A./By Semie Moseley/1990, with original hardshell case and hang tag.

Provenance: Letter from Johnny Ramone (John Cummings), 2003, including inspection tag signed by Semie Moseley.

N.B. One of three known custom Mosrite guitars given to Johnny Ramone by Semie Moseley c. 1988-1990. $40,000-60,000

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572 Waylon Jennings Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar, 1953, inscribed by Tadeo Gomez on neck end TG 6-15-53, and in neck pocket Tadeo 6-4-53, the body with hand-tooled leather wrap, with flight case stenciled WAYLON/NASHVILLE TN and bearing the tag of Waylon Jennings’s trucking company, Road Inc. Certificate: Waylon Jennings, 1997, with photograph.

N.B. Documented by Waylon Jennings as his #2 guitar. $100,000-150,000

End of Sale 2955B

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Glossary of Terms All items in the catalog are described according to the following table of terminology.

Please note that all statements in this catalog as to Authorship, Period, Origin, are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale. All weights and measurements are approximate.

Authorship will be described in the following ways: Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work is by the maker.

Ascribed to Joseph Guarneri: The work is believed to be by the named maker, in the opinion of the authors of the accompanying certificates or letters.

Attributed to Joseph Guarneri: A traditional attribution with which we may not agree.

Probably Joseph Guarneri (also possibly): A work which we have no definitive opinion on.

School of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work of a follower executed in the style of the maker or area stated.

Workshop of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work is executed in the style of the named maker and possibly under his supervision.

Labeled Joseph Guarneri (also stamped, branded, etc.): In our judgment the instrument is not necessarily the work of this maker, but bears the maker’s mark.

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Conditions of Sale 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank.

The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. Sales in Massachusetts, Florida, and New York are subject to the respective current sales taxes. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties may be exempt from sales tax upon submission of proper documentation.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law).

The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

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