Michael Ivankovich Antiques
& Auction Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 1536 * Doylestown, PA 18901
(215)-345-6094
E-Mail: ivankovich@wnutting.com
Reference Books For Sale:
eBooks and Softcover Bound Books
All New...eBooks Now Available

Some titles accessible now and more eBooks to come...
a whole series of Wallace Nutting and Nutting-Like related titles soon to be listed
eBooks Currently Offered:
The Michael Ivankovich 2008 Value Guides & Catalog Reprints



The Alphabetical & Numerical Index to Wallace Nutting Pictures


Wallace Nutting's
"The Coming Out of Rosa"


Wallace Nutting Silhouettes


Wallace Nutting Ironwork,
Including a Reprint of the
1926 Ironwork Catalog


Wallace Nutting Books


1927 Wallace Nutting
Furniture, Rugs and
Ironwork Catalog


1921 Wallace Nutting
Great American Idea Catalog


Wallace Nutting
Drexel Furniture


1918 Wallace Nutting Windsors -
Correct Windsor Furniture Catalog



EARLY 20TH C. HAND-PAINTED PHOTOGRAPHY
IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES

By Michael & Susan Ivankovich
This book will take you through the earliest years of hand-painted pictures, into the golden age of hand-painted photography. 1900 -1940. Throughout this 40-year period there were more hand-painted pictures sold than in all the rest of history combined. Although Wallace Nutting was the most famous and beslselling photographer of this time, this book takes you beyond Nutting, into the world of E. C. Barnhill, J. Carleton Bicknell, Royal Carlock, David Davidson, Norman Edson, H. Marshall Gardiner, Gibson, William James Harris, F. Jay Haynes, Charles Higgins. Edmond Royce, Charles Sawyer. Fred Thompson, Stephen Willard, and nearly 200 other photographers in this rapidly expanding field. It will explain the intricacies of the photographic hand-painting process, provide an in-depth understanding of grading and condition, and will clearly explain an easy-to-use, five-point grading system to help you differentiate among "good," "better," and "best" photographs. The book also provides a complete overview of the importance of regional!ty including New England, Florida, the western Uniled States, Canada, and other high areas of collecting. Finally, preservation and conservation techniques are shared by author Michael ivankovich, one of the country's leading authorities.
256 pgs. $24.95.

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BOOKS ON WALLACE NUTTING PICTURES

THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO WALLACE NUTTING PICTURES: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES, by Michael Ivankovich. This Wallace Nutting Price Guide will help collectors to set a value on any Wallace Nutting picture. Including the most recent pricing available, this book discusses the History of Wallace Nutting Collecting; Understanding the Main Determinants of Value; What is Rare and What is Not Rare; How to Grade and Rate Picture Condition; How to Recognize Authentic and Fake Signatures; Collecting Wallace Nutting Memorabilia; Identifying Fakes & Reproductions; Summaries of Top Prices Paid; and much, much more. This 8 ½"x11" sized book has hundreds of photographs. 176 pgs. $18.95.

 

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THE WALLACE NUTTING EXPANSIBLE CATALOG: This complete reprint of Wallace Nutting ‘s 1915 Salesman's Catalog features nearly 1000 Wallace Nutting pictures which were being sold in 1915. This is the best visual reference book on Wallace Nutting pictures available. Our 2nd best-selling Nutting book. 160 pgs. $14.95.

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BOOKS ON WALLACE NUTTING FURNITURE


THE COLLECTORS GUIDE TO WALLACE NUTTING FURNITURE: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE, by Michael Ivankovich

Most people have heard about Wallace Nutting's Hand-Colored Photographs, and many are aware that he authored nearly 20 Books on travel and antiques, but relatively few know much about Wallace Nutting's Reproduction Furniture. In this book nationally-known Wallace Nutting expert Michael Ivankovich explains why Wallace Nutting Furniture is one of the most highly sought after types of furniture from the early twentieth century.

Beginning with Windsor chairs, Wallace Nutting went on to copy nearly 1000 different forms of period furniture in styles ranging from early Pilgrim and William & Mary through the Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton periods. This guide provides a wealth of information and is divided into two parts. Part I includes 16 Chapters and tells the entire Wallace Nutting Furniture Story, including:

* The Furniture Production Process
* Wallace Nutting Furniture Markings
* Differentiating Between Nutting's Good-Better-Best Pieces
* Ways to Identify Un-signed Nutting Pieces
* Wallace Nutting Ironwork
* Drexel "Wallace Nutting" Furniture
* Identifying Contemporary Wallace Nutting Fakes
* Understanding the Wallace Nutting Furniture Numbering System
* Understanding & Evaluating Condition...and Introducing an All-New 5-Point Furniture Grading System
* Much more

Part II includes 10 Chapters. It breaks all Wallace Nutting Furniture down by Category & Series and includes both Actual Auction and Expert Pricing on each and every piece ever produced by Wallace Nutting.

If you own any Wallace Nutting Furniture, or if you have any intention of acquiring any Wallace Nutting Furniture...this book is a must for you. 160 pgs. * 8.5" x 11" size * Hundreds of Mostly Color Photographs * $19.95 * Add $5.95 P&H * PA Residents Add 6% Sales Tax

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THE WALLACE NUTTING GENERAL CATALOG, SUPREME EDITION: This reprint of Nutting's 1930 Furniture Sales Catalog was originally published at the peak of his Furniture business. It is the most complete visual reference book of Wallace Nutting Furniture in print, picturing nearly 1000 different forms of Nutting Furniture. 160 pgs. $13.95

WALLACE NUTTING...THE GREAT AMERICAN IDEA: This is a reprint of the 1922-23 Transition Years Script Branded Furniture Catalog, picturing 40+ furniture pieces that were produced with the Script Brand. 40 pgs. $11.95.

BOOKS ON
WALLACE NUTTING-LIKE PHOTOGRAPHERS



THE HAND-PAINTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES HENRY SAWYER, by Carol Begley Gray, Michael Ivankovich, John Peters: This book will show you the difference between the good-better-best Sawyer hand-painted pictures. It's new 8.5x11" large format size contains new information on Charles Sawyer, a more in-depth background on Sawyer pictures, many new color plates, a current and more comprehensive Price Guide, a complete reprint of Sawyer's 1924 Picture Catalog, (with Addendums and Updates) listing most known Sawyer titles, and a whole lot more. A must for all Sawyer collectors. 60 pgs. $18.95.

 

 

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