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74318: Royal Doulton 1962 Figurine Fair Lady HN #2193 - $133.00 Royal Doulton figurine Fair Lady HN #2193. The list price in the Charlton Catalogue of Royal Doulton Figurine's the 1996 Edition lists value at $268.75. It measures 7-1/4 inches tall. This one is dated 1962. Excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74319: Royal Doulton 1984 Figurine Gillian HN# 3042 - $115.00 Royal Doulton figurine Gillian HN# 3042. The list price in the Charlton Catalogue of Royal Doulton Figurine's the 1996 Edition lists value at $225.00. It measures 8-1/4 inches tall. This one is dated 1984. Excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74316: Royal Doulton Figurine Carolyn HN # 2974 Dated 1982 - $124.00 Royal Doulton figurine Carolyn HN #2974. The list price in the Charlton Catalogue of Royal Doulton Figurine's the 1996 Edition lists value at $250.00. It measures 5-1/2 inches tall. This one is dated 1982. Excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74315: Royal Doulton Figurine HN #2361 The Laird - $178.00 Royal Doulton figurine The Laird HN #2361. The list price in the Charlton Catalogue of Royal Doulton Figurine's the 1996 Edition lists value at $400.00. It measures 8 inches tall. This one is dated 1967, it is an early issue. Excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74317: Royal Doulton Figurine Penny HN #2338 - $52.00 Royal Doulton figurine Penny HN #2338. The list price in the Charlton Catalogue of Royal Doulton Figurine's the 1996 Edition lists value at $110.00. It measures 4-3/4 inches tall. This one is dated 1967. Excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74967: Rudy Vallee's C-MELLODY SAXOPHONE - $10,000.00 Rudy Vallee's C-MELLODY SAXOPHONE. This is an early 1917-1919 saxophone in prime playing condition and has its original case. It was given to Phillip Berle (Milton Berle's older brother) at the beginning of WWII. With this sax, Phil Berle was able to join the orchestra serving Pacific Theater, becoming "Coast Guard Entertainment". Their ship was hit while heading for Midway Isle. After repairs were made at Honolulu, Hawaii, they went stateside till the war ended. Phil Berle was custodian of the musical instruments for the group before, during and after the war. Mr. Rudy Vallee gave Phil Berle, the treasured C-melody as thanks for doing a job well done. Phil Berle willed it to Lara Penelope Carlyle, a close musical friend, to place next to a special wall mounted family trombone. The saxophone is inscribed PATE Dec 8 1917 1119954 C P4488 L. It has a Buescher mouthpiece and has the original case it was given to Phil Berle in from Rudy Vallee. The saxophone measures 24-3/4 inches high from the bottom of the horn to the top, not including the mouthpiece. From the back to the lip of the horn it measures 8-1/2 inches. We have included pictures of Phil Berle, Milton Berle, and between them is Lara Penelope Carlyle, who was willed Rudy Vallee's saxophone from Phil Berle. Lara Penelope Carlyle, the present owner of this saxophone, requested we sell this for her as she has no children to will it to. She requested we offer it on the internet hoping it will be sold to someone that will appreciate this rare saxophone and its interesting provenance. Born Hubert Prior Vallee in 1901, he changed his name to Rudy after the famous saxophonist Rudy Wiedoft. During his college days, Vallee played Wiedoft's records over and over, earning the 'Rudy' nickname from his fellow students at the University of Maine. Vallee later met his idol and the two Rudys developed a friendship that lasted until Wiedoft died. One of Rudy's saxophones, which once belonged to Wiedoft, was later sold to a Little Rock Attorney as a gift for then-governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton. When Rudy transferred to Yale, he formed a band called the Yale Collegians, and made his singing debut at the Heigh Ho Club in New York City, after hastily volunteering to handle the vocals himself because he was fearful of losing the engagement. This launched the crooning--a natural, soft, untrained style amplified by use of a megaphone--that he made famous before Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. When WABC Radio in New York broadcast Rudy's shows from the Heigh Ho Club, he began using the "new" microphone, engaging in a sensuous dance and sliding his fingers up an down the column.Rudy's first two records were "A Dream" and "Nola," recorded in 1921. His final recordings were in 1973 narrating Grimm's fairy tales. He was first to record "As Time Goes By," 13 years before "Casablanca" was made. "The Fleischmann Hour," nationally known as the Rudy Vallee Hour--the first-ever radio talk show--debuted in 1928 with 200 million listeners. It was a live variety revue and Rudy's guests were a mixture of the famous and the unknown. He was the first to invite black musicians to be on his show, and in appreciation, artists such as Louis Armstrong and Josephine Baker invited Rudy to their clubs in Harlem. Among his blunders: turning down the Andrew sisters and believing that Barbra Streisand had no talent. During his first nine months in New York, he became a legend. At 28 he wrote his autobiography, Vagabond Dreams Come True. He saved the life of the sheet music industry during the Great Depression, when sales of everything but Rudy's music virtually stopped. He starred in the film, "The Vagabond Lover," the first of 33 he would make. In 1961 Rudy stared in the smash Broadway hit, "How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying," making a huge comeback. The show ran for four years, and Rudy later starred in the movie version. 72487: Superb Antique Enamel Vase Formal Gentleman Signed - $799.00 Exquisite artist signed Paolo enamel vase depicting a gentleman in a beautiful landscaped setting. Along the base are painted oak leaves. The painting is very high quality. The man has a flower in his hand and his hat in the other hand. He is getting ready to meet his girlfriend. This is a beautiful enamel vase in excellent condition measuring 4-1/2 inches high. Widest width 2-3/4 inches. This will be a wonderful addition to anyone's collection of French enamels. The colors and quality are as good as it gets. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74233: Superb Antique German Palace Urns Gilt Metal Griffins Raised Gold Earthen Ware - $10,000.00 Superb museum quality unique 19th century German Palace urns. The urns have Griffin gilt metal decorative sides and animal claw feet. They have mythological gilt metal faces.They have raised gold decoration on the surface with a beautiful design all over the urns. They measure 28 inches high by 13 inches wide.This unique pair will be a welcome addition to any palacial collection or mansion that can accommodate a pair this size. 74780: Superb Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Jardinieres Dragons - $1,600.00 Extraordinary pair of large antique Chinese cloisonné jardinières dragons. They are late 19th century/early 20th century, each of circular form, brass mounted and decorated with 2 dragons over a band of shield shaped medallions enclosing mythological creatures on a mottled green gilt ground. They measure 7-1/2 inches high with a 12 inch diameter. This is an extraordinary pair in great condition guaranteed to please as are all our items. 72280: Three Mixed Metal Modernism Ashtrays - $124.00 Collection of 3 mixed metal modernism ashtrays. Two are marked TAXCO MEXICO the larger one is marked ECHO EN MEXICO. These are beautifully hand crafted each with 3 ball feet. First measures 5 inches long by 2-5/8 inches wide by 1-1/2 inches high. The 2nd measures 4-1/8 inches long by 2-3/4 inches wide by 1-1/4 inches high. The third and largest measures 6-1/2 inches long by 4 inches wide by 2 inches high. Very good used condition no dents or dings could use a gentle polishing. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 72178: Unusual Amphora Pottery Handled Vase With Bird - $385.00 Unusual Amphora pottery vase with handles. The vase is decorated with a golden bird on one side and an Art Deco style tree on the other. The border has light green ovals decorating it all the way around. The vase has a hairline firing crack above the bird and a hairline firing crack near the bottom side mentioned for the sake of accuracy. The vase measures 8-1/4 inches wide and 7 inches high. From handle tip to handle tip it measures 5-3/4 inches. Aside from the previously mentioned hairliner firing cracks, it is in excellent condition. Guaranteed to please as are all our items. 74448: Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Stein #675 - $223.00 Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Stein #675. The stein has its original metal top with high relief maple leaf sculpture at the top and what appears to be a sculptured pine cone on the top in front of the thumb press. The thumb press and metal rim are in excellent condition. The thumb press has a shell like design. The underside is impressed with the Roman Numeral 2, capital C 3, or may be 03, and the number 675. In black it is marked Villeroy & Boch Mettlach. Please click photos to enlarge and see markings on the underside. The stein is shaped like a barrel and looks like a barrel with bands going around it. Height to the top of the thumb press is 6 inches. From the front of the barrel to the back of the handle it measures 5-3/4 inches. The diameter at the top when cover is open, 3-1/4 inches. This is a nice original early stein in great condition. It will make an interesting addition to anyone's stein collection.