Satirical French Courtroom Image [France]. L'Incidente. N.p.: De L'Editrice P.V., c. 1900. Attractively glazed and matted 13" x 8-1/2" colored lithograph in handsome 21-1/4" x 16-3/4" wooden frame, small brass plaque to center of bottom. Light toning to margins, vivid image. $650. * A rather grotesque, and very funny, image..... More
"English-Beauties" For Sale in India Gillray, James [1756-1815]. A Sale of English-Beauties, In the East Indies. London: William Holland, May 16, 1786 (printed later). 15" x 21" etching on wove paper, trimmed to edges, attractively mounted and matted. Light even toning, light soiling, vertical crease through center, minor tear near..... More
"Well Friend, Where A'You Going, Hay?" Gillray, James [1756-1815]. Affability. [London: Hannah Humphrey, c. 1795]. 13-1/4" x 9-1/4" hand-colored etching and aquatint (measured to plate marks) on wove paper, without watermark, attractively mounted and matted. Light even toning to margins. A good impression with vivid colors. $950. * "The King..... More
"Swamped in the Flood of New-Taxes" Gillray, James [1756-1815]. A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain, Or, John Bull Swamped in the Flood of New-Taxes: Cormorants Fishing in the Stream. London: Hannah Humphrey, May 9, 1806. 8-3/4" x 14" hand-colored etching (measured to plate marks) on wove paper, without watermark..... More
Impressive Caricature of One of the Great American Lawyer-Statesmen of the Nineteenth Century [Evarts, William M. (1818-1901)]. [Caricature of Evarts]. N.p., S.n., c.1872. 14-1/4" x 11-1/4" engraved woodcut caricature of Evarts by "Wiist" mounted on 21" x 17" board, clipped autograph signature of Evarts mounted below image. Moderate toning, light..... More
"I Am Getting to be a Regular Scold" [Manuscript]. Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. Darrow, Ruby [1870-1957]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, With Long Postcript by Ruby Darrow, Signed, (Chicago?) May 29, (1927)]. Single-page letter on 10-3/4" x 7" sheet and 6-1/2" x 4-3/4" portrait photograph of Clarence Darrow in attractively matted and glazed..... More
Frankfurter Letter to a Distinguished Lawyer Concerning Alger Hiss [Manuscript]. Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. [Stryker, Lloyd Paul (1885-1955)]. [Typed Letter, Signed (With Full Signature), On U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, Washington, DC, November 29, 1950]. Single-page letter on 10" x 8" sheet and 7"x 5" portrait photograph of Frankfurter in judicial attire..... More
"A Peep Into the Court of Kings Bench" Dighton, Robert (Senior) [1752-1814]. Term Time or The Lawyers All Alive in Westminster Hall. [London, 1795]. Glazed and attractively matted 13-3/8" x 9-7/8" watercolor and pen and black ink on laid paper, signed, numbered and captioned on bottom margin, in handsome 24"..... More
Handsome Engraved Image of Vinson Vinson, Fred M. [1890-1953]. [Engraved Image of Vinson] N.p: S.n., c. 1950. 4-1/2" x 3-3/4" steel-plate engraving (measured to plate marks), mounted and matted, acetate overlay to image. Light soiling and minor edgewear to matte, image clean. $35. * Vinson was chief justice of the..... More
"That Scar Was Won by a Slave" Kemble, E[dward] W[indsor] [1861-1933]. "Look!" He Cried, "And Bless the Sight, For that Scar was Won by a Slave." [New York], September 1887. Attractively glazed and matted 10-1/2" x 8-1/2" pen-and-ink drawing in handsome 16" x 14-1/2" wooden frame. A few minor nicks..... More
A Philadelphia Lawyer Who Served as Pennsylvania's Deputy Attorney General [American School, 19th Century]. [Smith, Lewis Waln (1846-1881)]. [Portrait of Lewis Waln Smith]. Philadelphia, c.1870. 24" x 30" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise..... More
A Notable Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Lawyer and Democratic Politician [American School, 19th Century]. [Hirst, William L. (1804-1876)]. [Portrait of William L. Hirst]. 31-1/4" x 39-1/2" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $4,000. * Hirst..... More
Impressive Portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Taney [Healy, George P.A. (1813-1894), After]. [Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)]. [Portrait of Roger Brooke Taney]. 40-3/4" x 33" (image size). N.p., n.d. $6,500. Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, plaque reading "Rodger [sic] Brooke Taney/ Nat 1813-Ob 1864 /..... More
Portrait of a Prominent Philadelphia Lawyer-Politician by a Notable Female Artist Waugh,Ida [1846-1919]. [Haly, William Worthington (1805-1851)]. [Portrait of William Worthington Haly]. Philadelphia, n.d. 30" x 25" (image size), signed "Ida Waugh, 1889" in lower right corner. $5,000. Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, plaque reading "William..... More
An Important Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist [American School, 19th Century]. [Troubat, Francis Joseph (1802-1868)]. [Portrait of Francis Joseph Troubat]. Philadelphia?, c.1837. 29" x 24-1/4" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, small plaque reading "Francis J. Troubat/ Born 1802-Died 1868" to head of frame. Some minor nicks..... More
A Great Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Jurist [American School, 19th Century]. [Read, John Meredith (1797-1874)]. [Portrait of John Meredith Read]. Philadelphia, c.1815. 25" x 20" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame. Some minor nicks and chips to frame, gilding slightly dulled, otherwise fine. $3,500. * Read was..... More
A Distinguished Politician and Jurist in Maryland and Pennsylvania Neagle, John [1796-1865] [Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860), After]. [Tilghman, William (1756-1827)]. [Portrait of William Tilghman]. Philadelphia, c. 1815. 29" x 24" (image size). Oil on canvas in ornate nineteenth-century gilded wood frame, small plaque reading "William Tilghman/ Chief Justice of Penna. 1806-1827/..... More
"Both Alike Have Gain'd the Public Scorn" [Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801)]. [Eden, William, 1st Baron Auckland (1745-1814)]. The Loss of Eden, And Eden!, Lost. London: Printed & Publish'd... by W. Hinton, 21 December 1785. 8-1/4" x 12-1/2" hand-colored etching (image size) above eight lines of verse, attractively mounted and matted. Margins..... More
"I Can Determine Guilt, But I Cannot Return Life" [Ivanov, D., Artist]. District Safety Commission. [Traffic-Safety Poster Depicting Lady Justice]. [N.p. (Bulgaria?), n.d.]. 40" x 27." Light edgewear with a few nicks and minor tears to margins, colors vivid. A well-preserved item. $750. * This bright blue poster is dominated..... More
"His Famous Wig Composed Entirely of Split Hairs and Adorned with the Ceremonial Crimson Tape" Robinson, Boardman [1876-1952]. [Becker-Rosenthal Murder Trial]. Mr. Justice Precedent. [New York, 1914]. 21" x 15-1/2" gouache image on 26" x 19-1/2" sheet, image signed twice and inscribed by Robinson, caption in pencil below image, most..... More
"Spy" Portrays a Group of Influential MPs at Rest Spy (Ward, Sir Leslie [1851-1922]). "On The Terrace: A Political Spectacle-'The Ayes Have It-The Noes Have It.'" Supplement to Vanity Fair, November 30, 1893. 18-1/2" x 12-1/2" (image size) color lithograph, matted and glazed in attractive 26" x 21-1/4" wooden frame..... More
Darrow Reacts to His Critics Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. [6" x 8-3/4" Black-and-White Portrait Press Photograph of Darrow seated and Reading]. [New York: Associated Press Photo, May 21, 1934]. Margins trimmed away on three sides of images, minor crease to bottom right corner, stamps, annotations and caption to verso. $125. *..... More
The Essence of the Law... Cheesebrough, G.R. [1936-1993]. Obedientia Est Legis Essentia (Obedience is the Essence of the Law). N.p.: Circa, 1980. 18" x 24" color lithograph, glazed and matted in a handsome 20" x 26" frame. Signed and numbered by artist. A few minor scratches and nicks to frame..... More
The Nature of Equity Cheesebrough, G.R. [1936-1993]. Equitas Sequitur Legem (Equity Follows the Law). N.p.: Circa, 1980. 18" x 24" color lithograph, glazed and matted in a handsome 20" x 26" frame. Signed and numbered by artist. A few minor nicks to frame, otherwise fine. $150. * From a series..... More
Frankfurter ALS With Interesting Content Concerning Judges [Manuscript]. Frankfurter, Felix [1882-1965]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, On Harvard Law School Letterhead, Signed F.F. and Dated Sept. 19] c.1935. Three-page letter on three 5" x 8" sheets and 5"x 7" portrait photograph of Frankfurter in judicial attire in attractively matted and glazed 28"..... More