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  • Marcia Brown Book, Unsigned Beauties of Costume Jewelry
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Marcia Brown Book, Unsigned Beauties of Costume Jewelry

    Est: $10 - $200

    Collector Books: Kentucky, 2000. Hardcover collector's guide of costume jewelry with identification and values. This detailed guide explores the beauty and craftsmanship of unsigned costume jewelry, providing identification tips and value estimates. Featuring vibrant illustrations and insightful commentary, it is a valuable resource for collectors and enthusiasts of vintage jewelry. 270-pages. ISBN: 9781574321821. Artist: Marcia "Sparkles" Brown Issued: 2000 Dimensions: 11.25"H Country of Origin: United States

    Lion and Unicorn
  • MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "The Marquis of Carabas."
    Jun. 20, 2024

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "The Marquis of Carabas."

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "The Marquis of Carabas." Study for interior illustration for the book, Puss and Boots by Charles Perrault (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952). Pen, ink and watercolor on thin board. 12 3/8 x 10 inches, taped to mat. Inscribed, "With best wishes and appreciation to Genevieve Hoyt from Marcia Brown."

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) Felice the cat.
    Jun. 09, 2022

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) Felice the cat.

    Est: $400 - $600

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) Felice the cat. Illustration published on the dedication page of Brown's book Felice (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958). Watercolor on paper. 6x4 inches, image, on 12 1/2x8 3/4-inch sheet. Signed "Marcia Brown" in ink, lower right image, captioned along bottom, and with a crossed-out preparatory sketch on verso. Tipped to matte and framed to 17x15 inches. Provenance: Bush Galleries. Unlike most of her previous works, this is an original story rather than a retelling of a folktale. Felice is a tender children's story about a homeless cat in Venice who is befriended by a canal boatman's son.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "In due time the marriage ceremonies were performed with exceeding pomp and grandeur."
    Jun. 09, 2022

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "In due time the marriage ceremonies were performed with exceeding pomp and grandeur."

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "In due time the marriage ceremonies were performed with exceeding pomp and grandeur." Illustration for the double-page spread published in The Flying Carpet Retold from Richard Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights, by Marcia Brown (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956). Flow-master and watercolor on paper. 254x390 mm; 10x15 1/2 inches, on 11 3/4x17-inch sheet. Signed "Marcia Brown" in lower right image and again in lower right margin, with her ink stamp lower left. Tipped to window matte and framed to 17 1/2x22 1/2. Provenance: Bush Galleries.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Marcia J. Brown (American, 1918 - 2015) Cool Waters
    Apr. 24, 2022

    Marcia J. Brown (American, 1918 - 2015) Cool Waters

    Est: $100 - $500

    Mid to late 20th century, a Chinese style landscape painting by American book illustrator Marcia J. Brown. Chinese ink & watercolor on paper

    Locati LLC
  • MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "A good stone soup should have cabbage..." [CHILDRENS]
    Jun. 24, 2021

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "A good stone soup should have cabbage..." [CHILDRENS]

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    MARCIA BROWN (1918-2015) "A good stone soup should have cabbage..." Illustration intended for Stone Soup by Brown (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947). Pen, ink and watercolor on thin board. 190x385 mm; 7 1/2x15 inches, on 11x17 1/4-inch sheet. Not signed. Hinged to board with matte and archivally framed. A copy of a later edition of the book accompanies the lot. Provenance: Acquired by current owner from Illustration House, February 1996. Brown's retelling of the traditional folk tale was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in1948. Though the composition is nearly identical, numerous details in the final published illustration differ.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Marcia Brown Floral Oriental Brush Painting LISTED
    Dec. 12, 2018

    Marcia Brown Floral Oriental Brush Painting LISTED

    Est: $100 - $1,000

    Oriental brush painting by famed children's book illustrator and three time Caldecott Medal winner Marcia J Brown. Features the work titled: "Summer Fullness". Sight measures 19.5" x 13.5". Frame measures 32.5" x 21.25". Good overall condition with some wear to frame. Hill Auction Gallery in house continental USA domestic shipping $145 plus insurance.

    Hill Auction Gallery
  • Marcia Brown Floral Oriental Brush Painting LISTED
    Nov. 29, 2017

    Marcia Brown Floral Oriental Brush Painting LISTED

    Est: $200 - $500

    Oriental brush painting by famed children's book illustrator and three time Caldecott Medal winner Marcia J Brown. Features the work titled Summer Fullness. Sight measures 19.5" x 13.5". Frame measures 32.5" x 21.25". Good overall condition. Guaranteed authentic. Will not ship. Will refer third party shippers.

    Hill Auction Gallery
  • MARCIA BROWN (AMERICAN, 1918-2015) ILLUSTRATION "AT LAST MASTER SLY BOOTS CAME TO A GREAT CASTLE" Mixed media on paper: 10 3/4 x 17...
    Nov. 21, 2017

    MARCIA BROWN (AMERICAN, 1918-2015) ILLUSTRATION "AT LAST MASTER SLY BOOTS CAME TO A GREAT CASTLE" Mixed media on paper: 10 3/4 x 17...

    Est: $200 - $300

    MARCIA BROWN (AMERICAN, 1918-2015) ILLUSTRATION "AT LAST MASTER SLY BOOTS CAME TO A GREAT CASTLE" Mixed media on paper: 10 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (sight) Framed; lower left inscribed "For Anne Eaton 'At last master sly boots came to a great castle...' and lower right signed Marcia Brown

    Potomack Company
  • MARCIA BROWN (20TH C.) AMERICAN WOMAN SEATED ON A
    Sep. 24, 2009

    MARCIA BROWN (20TH C.) AMERICAN WOMAN SEATED ON A

    Est: $300 - $500

    MARCIA BROWN (20TH C.) AMERICAN WOMAN SEATED ON A STRIPED SOFA; OIL ON CANVAS LAID DOWN ON MASONITE 15.75" x 19.75" - 40 x 50.2 cm.

    Waddington's
  • Marcia Brown (20th Century), American WOMAN SEATED
    Jun. 09, 2009

    Marcia Brown (20th Century), American WOMAN SEATED

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Marcia Brown (20th Century), American WOMAN SEATED ON A STRIPED SOFA; Oil on canvas laid down on masonite; signed lower right 15.75" x 19.75" - 40 x 50.2 cm.

    Waddington's
  • BROWN, Marcia (b. 1918)
    Dec. 13, 2006

    BROWN, Marcia (b. 1918)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    "Cinderella" signed and captioned on verso watercolor on illustration board (some adhesion residue at edges), matted and framed 7 3/8 x 17 in. (188 x 432 mm), sheet size This was reproduced as a double-page illustration on pages [16-17] of the Caldecott Medal winning Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper (New York, 1954); a signed copy in dust jacket is included. "Cinderella is... by turns tender and wry... [it] is a picture-story book... colored--chiefly in a rose and blue...--but more than anything else it is a book of sparkling and witty drawings" (Bader). This fine drawing captures the moment when the fairy godmother turns Cinderella into a princess in a dazzling gown, accompanied by her golden carriage, splendid horses and regal footmen. (2)

    Christie's
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