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Three Zane Grey books Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 30) "Wanderer of the Wasteland" (1923), "The Call of the Canyon" (1924) and "Fighting Caravans" (1929), all three from the personal library of Dr. Waltman Walters (1895-1988, professor of surgery at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, son-in-law of Dr. William Mayo (a Mayo Clinic Founder)); Dr. Walters' signature in the inside front cover of "The Call of the Canyon"
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Theodore Roosevelt autobiography Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 30) "An Autobiography" (1913) by Theodore Roosevelt with an inscription on an attached Sagamore Hill card reading, "Xmas 1914 For Dr. William Mayo from W.A. White with the best wishes of Theodore Roosevelt;" William Allen White (1881-1968), a small town newspaper editor and Republican Party activist, was a confidant of Theodore Roosevelt; Dr. William Mayo's bookplate in the inside cover
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Eugene Debs book Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 30) "Labor and Freedom" (1916) by Eugene V. Debs, inscribed, "To Dr. William J. Mayo With sincere regard and warmest wishes from his friend Eugene V. Debs Terre Haute April, 1916," with William Mayo's home library stamp on inside cover
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Works of Jules Verne Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 30) complete 15-volume "Edition d'Amiens of the Complete Works of Jules Verne" (1911), each volume with Dr. William Mayo's home library stamp on inside cover; the set has been water-damaged and needs rebinding
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Commemorative cane Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 30) 30" carved wood cane from Dartmouth Medical School, dated 1917, with Dr. Waltman Walters' (1895-1988, professor of surgery at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, son-in-law of Mayo founder Dr. William Mayo) name inscribed on the handle along with names/nicknames of his classmates; protective metal tip is missing from the bottom of the cane
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landscape oil painting Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 30) 8" x 10" oil on board by Paul Conner (American, 1881-1968), entitled "Santa Monica Coast Ranch"
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iron sculpture Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 30) iron sculpture of a male figure by Daniel W. Bannit (Goodhue, MN., 1970), 68" x 32" x 32"
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portrait of a gentleman Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 30) late 19th century unsigned oil portrait of a bearded man, 28" x 22"
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oil seascape Lot #10 (Sale Order 9 of 30) 20" x 14" oil on canvas seascape by R.J. Mitchell (British), picturing a British sailing vessel
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landscape oil painting Lot #11 (Sale Order 10 of 30) 15" x 11" oil on canvas, picturing a stone bridge and a horse rider; unsigned; attached label indicates the painting is of Austrian origin
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cityscape oil painting Lot #12 (Sale Order 11 of 30) 20" x 16" oil on canvas copy of Antoine Blanchard's "Promeneurs pres du Moulin Rouge" -- not painted by Blanchard
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portrait of a horse Lot #13 (Sale Order 12 of 30) 17.5" x 13.5" oil on board, portrait of a horse, by Ferenc Fzessy
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portrait of woman and dog Lot #14 (Sale Order 13 of 30) 30-1/4" x 22" oil on canvas portrait of woman and dog, an early 19th century copy of Jean-Baptiste Greuze's "Love me Love my dog;" not painted by Greuze; in a period early 19th century frame
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winter landscape Lot #15 (Sale Order 14 of 30) 24-1/2" x 18" oil on canvas entitled "Austrian Winter," by A. Kroupa, dated 1904
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animal picture Lot #16 (Sale Order 15 of 30) 15" x 10-3/4" oil on board by E. (or S) Langlois, picturing puppies
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landscape oil painting Lot #17 (Sale Order 16 of 30) 30" x 20" oil on canvas by S. Marsh, picturing deer startled by an approaching locomotive
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seascape painting Lot #18 (Sale Order 17 of 30) 42" x 24" oil on canvas by Thomas Rose Miles (British, active 1869-1906) entitled "Approaching the Wreck," dated 1887
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portrait Lot #19 (Sale Order 18 of 30) 32" x 25-1/2" oil on canvas portrait of a gentleman; signature not visible; first half of 19th century
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seascape painting Lot #20 (Sale Order 19 of 30) 15" x 11-3/4" oil by Edward King Redmore (British, 1860-1941) entitled "Off Gorleston"
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reverse glass painting Lot #21 (Sale Order 20 of 30) 23" x 19" reverse painting on glass picturing a garden party; mid 19th century in original period frame
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landscape oil painting Lot #22 (Sale Order 21 of 30) 15-1/2" x 10" oil on canvas landscape by William Richards (British, 1835-?)
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landscape oil painting Lot #23 (Sale Order 22 of 30) 50" x 30" oil on canvas by William J. Rumb (British, 1825-?)
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landscape oil painting Lot #24 (Sale Order 23 of 30) 20" x 8" oil on canvas by Alfred Walter Williams (British, 1824-1905)
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landscape oil painting Lot #25 (Sale Order 24 of 30) 25" x 12" oil on canvas landscape by R. Williams picturing cows in a meadow
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desk Lot #26 (Sale Order 25 of 30) 40" width x 39" height x 20" depth; Virginia, circa 1800
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chest of drawers Lot #27 (Sale Order 26 of 30) 38-1/2" width x 42" height x 19" depth; Virginia, circa 1800
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card table Lot #28 (Sale Order 27 of 30) Height (folded) 28-3/4" x Width 36-1/4" x Depth 18" (= 36" when open) x Height (when open) 28"; mahogany and mahogany veneer, by Boston cabinet maker William Fisk (1770-1844), circa 1820
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writing desk Lot #29 (Sale Order 28 of 30) height closed 35" x width 24-1/4" x depth 19-1/4" x Main body height above legs 12-1/2 x Open writing surface (felt) 24-1/4 x 17 x Overall depth open 27-7/8; mahogany and mahogany veneer, circa 1820.
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bureau Lot #30 (Sale Order 29 of 30) Anglo-Dutch, stepped & fitted drawer fronts, top and front with elaborate marquetry, bracketed feet, 18th century
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corner cupboard Lot #31 (Sale Order 30 of 30) period Chippendale walnut corner cubboard, upper doors with 8 glazed panes each, scalloped interior shelves, ogee bracket feet, Pennsylvania, c. 1790, 7'4" height x 48" width
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