Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company


Session 1 - Auction Listings with Photos - May 1, 2007
"Prices DO NOT include 15% Buyers' Premium"
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Lot

Photo Lot Title

Description

Prices Realized

1

 

6 FRENCH MACHINE MADE TAPESTRIES,
c. 1930

Mostly Middle Eastern subjects, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$175

2

 

6 MACHINE MADE TAPESTRIES, c. 1930

5 Belgian w/ Middle Eastern & Continental scenes; woodland scene; t/w 1 plush table cover and small mat, both w/ Middle Eastern designs, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$90

3

 

5 ITALIAN MACHINE MADE TAPESTRIES,
c. 1930

Middle Eastern & Continental designs, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$20

4

 

2 SILK VELVET FABRIC REMNANTS,
EARLY 20th C

Both on Wullschleger & Co. cards: 1 brown cut velvet;1 red, green & blue print; t/w 2 cotton remnants: 1 stylized floral block printed stripe,
1 large scale floral w/ bird, all C.E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$60

5

 

HOME FURNISHING FABRIC SAMPLES,
20th C

Generous lot (two bags), cotton, wool & silk, including several yards of floral silk w/ metallic brocade, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$275

6

 

LOT OF FURNISHING & DRESS FABRICS,
1860-1930

Including woven or printed silks, printed linen, etc, as-is.

$200

7

 

ASSORTED COTTON & RAYON SAMPLES,
c. 1930

Miscellaneous samples, mostly Sandoz Corp,
C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent

$100

8

 

CONVERSATIONAL TEXTILE SAMPLES,
c. 1930

Brightly printed cotton samples, probably Japan, including black subjects & baseball, t/w assorted tweed and other samples, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$425

9

 

SILK DAMASK FURNISHING FABRIC, EARLY 20th C

2 remnants of blue green in large scale rococo pattern, good; t/w 5 sage green silk brocade panels & 1 teal blue & cream panel, fair.

$130

10

14 PRINTED FLORAL MFGR. SWATCH CARDS, c. 1930

Floral prints on voile or chiffon, all w/ "Celanese Brand Fabrics" cards, some samples w/ multiple colorways, C. E. Mullin Colllection, excellent.

$375

11

12 PRINTED SILK MFGR. SWATCH CARDS, c. 1930

Voiles or satins, most small scale novelty or floral prints, w/ multiple colorways on "Celanese Brand Fabrics" cards, some samples w/ multiple colorways, C. E. Mullin Colllection, excellent.

$275

12

2 PRINTED METALLIC LAME SAMPLE CARDS, 1930s

Both on original mfgr.'s cards "Wullschleger & Co": 1 card w/ gold lame, 9" x 17" & 1 w/ silver, 9"
x 35"; each card has 2 colorways: 1 purple & blue; 1 orange & blue,
C. E. Mullin Colllection, excellent.

$125

13

3 PRINTED FLORAL LAME SAMPLE CARDS, 1930s

All on original mfgr.'s cards "Wullschleger & Co"; 1 large piece & 2 w/ 6 smaller colorway pieces: 1 card w/ 3 silver lame morning glories; 1 w/ 6 gold rose bouquets; 1 w/ 4 abstract poppies; smallest piece 8.5" x 9", largest 19" x 34",
C. E. Mullin Collection, (small holes) good.

$100

14

 

FRENCH FABRIC SAMPLES, 1920s

8 carded Wullschleger samples including silk taffetas, brocades, & lame; t/w two pages of swatches, (4 sides) from Robert Hirsch & Dony Arditti & Cie, Paris,
C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$250

15

 

AEROGRAPH DECORATED VELVET SAMPLES, c. 1930

6 sample squares airbrush decorated in floral & seascape motifs, t/w 2 Aerograph sample books w/ various marbling & other decorative techniques, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$50

16

 

HUNDREDS OF SAMPLES MEN'S SHIRTING, c. 1900

Most woven cotton swatches grouped & on original importer's cards, marked "James McCutcheon & Co., Fifth Ave & 34th St. New York", and w/ various stamps, e.g: "Fancy Colored Madras", "White Striped Shirting Linen", "Printed French Percales", "Imported Russian Cord Batiste", etc., thousands of different samples,
good-excellent.

$3,000

17

 

CASED DISPLAY OF TEXTILE TEACHING AIDS, 1930

2 cases w/ various samples of world textile production of rayon, viscose & bemberg, identified by manufacturer, denier, filament, twist, & dye/bleaching techniques; t/w swatches of finished fabric & products,
C.E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$50

18

 

BOX OF VISCOSE DYE SAMPLES, c. 1930

Assorted shades of pink & blue showing the effects of dyes at different ph levels, & 1 additional box showing different stages of dye process; t/w group of artificial silk photographs, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$20

19

CORTICELLI SILK DEMONSTRATION CARDS, c. 1930

7 educational cards illustrating, w/ actual samples, the phases of silk production from cocoons to finished corded silk, 5" x 9",
C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$100

20

TAILORS SWATCH BOOK OF GENTS FASHIONS, 1913

“Spring & Summer, 1913, S. L. Nelson Custom Tailor, St. Louis”,  large folio 22” x 16.5”, 60 pages of men’s fashions with fabric swatches and images of sample wares in various sporting and outdoor situations, cover loose and spine open,  staining to page edges, images and fabrics good,
one swatch missing), fair

$800

21

 

CASED DISPLAY OF FRENCH TIE DYE, c.1930

Assorted French silk scarves & yardage exhibiting tie dye technique: approx. 9 scarves and 9 yardage samples, largest sample
1 x 3 yards, smallest 12 x 12 inches, C. E. Mullin Collection, good-excellent.

$375

22

 

7 PRINTED SILK SCARVES, PRE-1932

Some tie dyed & some batik, C.E. Mullin Collection, good-excellent.

$130

23

 

4 LADIES PRINTED SILK SCARVES,
1910-1930

Each w/ colorful floral prints: 1 cocoa, 1 black,
1 ivory & 1 slate blue, t/w large lot of small silk remnant pieces,
C.E. Mullin Collection,
good-excellent.

$250

24

 

10 LADIES SILK SCARVES, PRE-1932

some tie dyed, some block printed, various sizes, C.E. Mullin Collection, fair-excellent.

$300

25

 

FRENCH TIE DYED SCARVES, c. 1930

6 French silk scarves all exhibiting tie dyed technique w/ knife pleating, C. E. Mullin Collection , excellent.

$110

26

 

FRENCH TIE DYED SCARVES, c. 1930

4 scarves, all w/ tie dyed technique, 1 having wooden bead ornamentation,
C.E. Mulllin Collection, excellent.

$80

27

 

PRINTED & TIE DYED SILK SCARF, INDIA,
c. 1930

Pale lime green silk w/ brown batik or block print border, red & white tie dyed center panel,
C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$275

28

 

2 TIE DYE SCARVES, JAIPUR, INDIA,
PRE-1932

Both silk w/ small multi-colored tie dye patterns, C.E. Mullin Collection, good.

$20

29

3 PIECES TIE-DYE SILKS, PRE-1930

1 crimson, yellow & green fine silk scarf; 2 pieces selvedge to selvedge yardage: 1 heavy crepe w/ green, blue, & yellow dye patterns, 32" x 68" (few small holes); 1 lightweight crepe w/ orange, coral, yellow, & pale blue, 39" x 74"; C. E. Mullin Collect ion, good-excellent.

$170

30

 

9 BATIK SILK SCARVES, PRE-1932

All multi-colors, some
w/ hand painted florals,
C.E. Mullin Collection,
fair-excellent.

$475

31

JAPANESE TIE DYED SILK SCARF, c. 1930

Red on white silk w/  stylized floral design, 13" x 40", excellent; t/w 1 green & blue on white silk panel, 18" x 36", (few small holes) good; t/w 2 small samples and a purple square decorated
w/ cranes, C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$500

32

6 WOVEN PICTORIAL SILKS, c. 1930

All in gray tones including portraits of Napoleon & Jeanne d'Arc, largest
15 x 19" smallest 6 x 8",
C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$450

33

 

5 WOVEN PICTORIAL SILKS, c. 1930

All after famous European painters, mostly gray tones, 2 in color, largest 14 x 18", smallest 6 x 8", C. E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$130

34

 

FRAMED PICTORIAL SILK, c. 1930

The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, executed by Wullschleger Co. Lyoos, France, t/w leather bound book explaining the process, C. E. Mullin Collection, (water stained corner does not invade image), fair

$350

35

 

HEMENWAY FIBRE ART HANGING,
LATE 20th C

Woven wool w/ appliquéd fish, signed Hemingway, good.

$70

36

SIGNED SONIA DELAUNAY ARTWORK, MID 20th C

Framed cubist abstract circles in bold colors, 15.5" x 19.25", signed "Sonia Delaunay" & "33/125", in silver metal frame, excellent.

$1,300

37

 

LOT OF C. E. MULLIN RELATED EPHEMERA, 20th C

"Chemical Who's Who", Dr. Mullin's book "Acetate Silk & Its Dyes", t/w certificates of merit and degrees, newspaper articles, obituary, correspondence from various mills and manufacturers, some textile samples, etc.

$130

38

 

LOT OF TEXTILE RELATED BOOKS,
20th C

Including 2 quilt books, Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Needlework,
good-excellent.

$80

39

 

8 SEWING ACCESSORIES, 20th C

Including metal shoe pin cushion, novelty tape measures, sea-chest thimble case, etc. good.

$100

40

 

STERLING HOOKS & TATTING SHUTTLES,
c. 1900

3 shuttles, 2 glove hooks; t/w 1 metal advertising hook, good.

$150

41

 

8 GOLD & GF THIMBLES, 1900-1950

5 marked gold, various
K, 3 GF, good-excellent.

$400

42

 

3 THIMBLE HOLDERS & THIMBLES,
EARLY 20th C

1 sterling case & thimble;
1 sterling thimble in sweet grass basket; 1 velvet lined box w/ 8 K gold thimble, good.

$175

43

 

4 ANIMAL MOTIF SEWING ITEMS, 20th C

1 sterling silver bear thimble; 1 turtle tape measure; 1 bear & 1 pig pin cushion,
good-excellent.

$400

44

 

2 SEWING BASKETS & CONTENTS, MID 20th C

1 sweet grass w/ crochet pin cushions; 1 painted woven grass w/ tatting, fair.

$20

45

 

4 TURKEY RED NOVELTY HANDKERCHIEFS, 1870s

Cream cotton ground w/ red & black printed designs, including 1 advertising "Tony Denier's Humpty Dumpty",
fair-good.

$100

46

INDIGO & CREAM WOVEN COVERLET, EARLY 19th C

Cream cotton & indigo dyed wool, reversible coverlet, center seam, fringed, 64" x 88", excellent.

$200

47

PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL PRINT BANDANA, 1876

Ivory cotton ground, black pattern of exhibition buildings, orange border, 25.5" X 27", (top & bottom unfinished) excellent.

$275

48

AMERICAN PRINTED SILK BANDANA,
c. 1880

Pale yellow silk printed w/ 3.5" paisley border in red, blue, orange & brown, collection tag indicating "Cheney Brothers 1880, part of the first job of silk printing in America", t/w what appears to be original Cheney Brothers tag marked "style 256/27" , 17.5" X 17.25",
C.E. Mullin Collection, excellent.

$150

49

PAIR GLAZED CHINTZ PANELS, c. 1800

Brown ground w/ cream, red & blue tropical flower pattern, woven binding tape along 1 long side, 25.5" x 85" each, (few pin holes on 1) good.

$300

50

FLORAL CHINTZ PARTIAL BED HANGING, c. 1820

1 long horizontal piece, 17.5" x 180" plus 3.5" printed red & tan border, striped woven cotton hem binding on 3 sides, (few holes in border print) good.

$275

51

MONUMENTS OF EGYPT TOILE, 1808

Brown on off-white roller print, 38" x 73", 1 seam, (many mends, some tears) fair.

$375

52

AMERICAN EAGLE TOILE PIECE,
EARLY 19th C

Blue on cream ground depicting eagle w/ stars & stripes set among floral border, lined in linen,
20" x 24", excellent.

$300

53

 

LARGE LOT CALICO PIECES, 1850-1890

Mostly small prints, various colors, generous lot.

$800

54

 

PIECED QUILTS & SQUARES, 1870s

1 pieced quilt top of small squares in browns & turkey red prints, good;
1 finished larger block quilt in turkey red, brown & indigo prints, fair; 2 calico print partial quilt tops & assorted squares, good.

$275

55

 

RESCHT EMBROIDERED SQUARE,
EARLY 20th C

Red wool felt w/ colorful embroidery & wool insertions, Arabic script in corner medallions, fair.

$275

56

 

2 GOLD METALLIC EMBROIDERED REMNANTS, 1890s

1 ivory satin front skirt panel; 1 burnt orange velvet remnant w/ gold embroidered motifs,
as-is.

$250

57

EMBROIDERED & JEWELED PANEL,
LATE 19th C

Ivory satin w/ stylized scrolling flowers in padded chenille, copper & gold embroidery w/ faceted crystal & blue glass beads & pearls, 20" x 39" (background silk cracked, some losses) good.

$475

58

 

GOLD & FLORAL BROCADE SILK COPE, 19th C

Ivory ground w/ large floral bouquets in plum & rose, trimmed w/ gold galloon & gold fringe, (some wear to fabric) good.

$0

59

 

GOLD & FLORAL BROCADE SILK COPE, 19th C

Raspberry red ground
w/ large multicolor floral bouquets, trimmed w/ gold galloon & gold fringe, (some wear to fabric) good.

$0

60

 

STOMACHER & STATUE BODICE,
18th C

1 boned ivory silk w/ red floral brocade stomacher; 1 orange, cream & green small jacket for church figurine; t/w 1 19th C blue velvet bodice, fair.