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  • 8 Lionel Trains O Gauge 2 Locomotives, 6 Cars
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 353

    8 Lionel Trains O Gauge 2 Locomotives, 6 Cars

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    $200 - $300
  • Lionel 8309 Southern Mikado Steam Engine & Tender
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 354

    Lionel 8309 Southern Mikado Steam Engine & Tender

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    $100 - $200
  • Lionel Jersey Central Locomotive & 2 Cars
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 355

    Lionel Jersey Central Locomotive & 2 Cars

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    $100 - $200
  • Lionel NY Central Locomotive & 8 Cars, Wooden Case
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 356

    Lionel NY Central Locomotive & 8 Cars, Wooden Case

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  • Lionel 5450 Dreyfuss Hudson Locomotive & Tender
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    $400 - $500
    Lot 357

    Lionel 5450 Dreyfuss Hudson Locomotive & Tender

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  • 3 Lionel Pennsylvania GG-1 Locomotives O Gauge
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    Lot 358

    3 Lionel Pennsylvania GG-1 Locomotives O Gauge

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  • Lionel Joshua Lionel Cowen Locomotive & 7 Cars
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    Lot 359

    Lionel Joshua Lionel Cowen Locomotive & 7 Cars

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    $100 - $200
  • Lionel Chicago & Alton Locomotive & 5 Cars O Gauge
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    Lot 360

    Lionel Chicago & Alton Locomotive & 5 Cars O Gauge

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  • 9 Lionel Trains Locomotives, Dummy Units, Cars
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    Lot 361

    9 Lionel Trains Locomotives, Dummy Units, Cars

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    $200 - $400
  • Lionel Service Station Special 3 Illuminated Budd
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    Lot 362

    Lionel Service Station Special 3 Illuminated Budd

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  • 9 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives, Dummy, Cars
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 363

    9 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives, Dummy, Cars

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    $200 - $400
  • Lionel 225E Passenger Set
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    Lot 364

    Lionel 225E Passenger Set

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  • 12 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives & Cars
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    Lot 365

    12 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives & Cars

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  • 20 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives & Cars
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    Lot 366

    20 Lionel O Gauge Trains Locomotives & Cars

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    $300 - $500
  • 8 O Gauge Trains Lionel, MTH
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    Lot 367

    8 O Gauge Trains Lionel, MTH

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    $200 - $400
  • Train Collector's Association 25th Anniversary Set
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    Lot 368

    Train Collector's Association 25th Anniversary Set

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    $100 - $150
  • 16 Williams Electric Trains Locomotives & Cars
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    Lot 369

    16 Williams Electric Trains Locomotives & Cars

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    $500 - $700
  • Williams Electric Trains 4949 Locomotive & Tender
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    Lot 370

    Williams Electric Trains 4949 Locomotive & Tender

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  • 2 Williams Collector Series O Gauge Train Sets
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    Lot 371

    2 Williams Collector Series O Gauge Train Sets

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  • Lot Train Accessories Lionel Tracks, Transformers
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    Lot 372

    Lot Train Accessories Lionel Tracks, Transformers

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  • 2 N Scale Train Sets Con-Cor & Rivarossi
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    Lot 373

    2 N Scale Train Sets Con-Cor & Rivarossi

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  • Aldous Huxley 3 Books Antic Hay, Texts 1st Edition
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    Lot 374

    Aldous Huxley 3 Books Antic Hay, Texts 1st Edition

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  • Dorothy Sayers 8 Books Including 1st Editions
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    Lot 375

    Dorothy Sayers 8 Books Including 1st Editions

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  • Ernest Hemingway 4 Books Including 1st Editions
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    Lot 376

    Ernest Hemingway 4 Books Including 1st Editions

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  • George Orwell 3 Books Early Printings 1984, Wigan
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    Lot 377

    George Orwell 3 Books Early Printings 1984, Wigan

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  • Virginia Woolf 4 Books Including First Editions
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    Lot 378

    Virginia Woolf 4 Books Including First Editions

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  • Hugh Lofting Doctor Dolittle 2 Books
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    Lot 379

    Hugh Lofting Doctor Dolittle 2 Books

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  • T.S. Eliot 2 Books 1st Editions Practical Cats
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    Lot 380

    T.S. Eliot 2 Books 1st Editions Practical Cats

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  • 5 Illustrated Books Edward Gorey, Arthur Rackham
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    Lot 381

    5 Illustrated Books Edward Gorey, Arthur Rackham

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    $200 - $400
  • Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes 2 Books
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    Lot 382

    Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes 2 Books

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  • J.M. Barrie 2 Books Peter Pan 1st Editions
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 383

    J.M. Barrie 2 Books Peter Pan 1st Editions

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    $100 - $200
  • 6 Books Mary Poppins, Tolkien, Some 1st Editions
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 384

    6 Books Mary Poppins, Tolkien, Some 1st Editions

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    $300 - $400
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby First Edition
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    Lot 385

    F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby First Edition

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    $100 - $200
  • Charlotte & Emily Bronte 3 Illustrated Books
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    Lot 386

    Charlotte & Emily Bronte 3 Illustrated Books

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    $100 - $200
  • The Memoirs of Richard Nixon Signed
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    Lot 387

    The Memoirs of Richard Nixon Signed

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    $100 - $200
  • Thomas Malory Le Morte d'Arthur Aubrey Beardsley
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    Lot 388

    Thomas Malory Le Morte d'Arthur Aubrey Beardsley

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    $200 - $300
  • Francois Rabelais 2 Books
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    Lot 389

    Francois Rabelais 2 Books

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    $100 - $200
  • John Motley Netherlands History 9 Volumes
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    Lot 390

    John Motley Netherlands History 9 Volumes

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    $400 - $500
  • Henry Schliemann Mycenae 1878
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    Lot 391

    Henry Schliemann Mycenae 1878

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    $100 - $200
  • Romain Rolland Jean-Christophe 3 Volumes 1915
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    Lot 392

    Romain Rolland Jean-Christophe 3 Volumes 1915

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    $100 - $200
  • Emile Male l'Art Religieux French Art Books 2 Vols
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    Lot 393

    Emile Male l'Art Religieux French Art Books 2 Vols

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    $100 - $200
  • 3 Antiquarian Books Colloquia 17th & 18th Century
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 394

    3 Antiquarian Books Colloquia 17th & 18th Century

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    $300 - $500

Auction Description

Princess Maria Romanoff Estate & July Estate Finds by Willow Auction House

Our Princess Maria Romanoff Estate and July Estate Finds includes art, furniture, books, trains and other toys, silver, jewelry, pottery, porcelain and glass.

The auction begins with items from the estate of Princess Maria Romanoff. Born Princess Maria Valguarnera di Niscemi on November 29, 1931, in Palermo, Sicily, Princess Maria married Prince Alexander Nikitich Romanoff, the son of HH Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia, in 1971. Known as Mimi, she started a successful jewelry design business under the name Mimi di N Design. Along with her husband, Mimi was a serious collector of art and antiques from around the world. Items from the estate include a large selection of artwork, with a pair of oil paintings attributed to Barbara Dietzsch, an ink and watercolor by the American artist Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas, an oil on canvas attributed to Thomas Lawrence and an engraving by Johannes Wierix among the highlights. Princess Maria's collection also features a pair of Japanese 6 panel screens depicting Uji River scenes, a pair of Persian pottery tiles, two large English ironstone dinner sets, two sets of Russian military books, Russian icons, Greek pottery, an 18k gold Lily of the Valley brooch as well as a selection of costume jewelry and sterling silver pieces.

Starting at lot 200, the July Estate Finds portion of the sale includes a large collection of Lionel and other trains, as well as Danish modern furniture, a large selection of books including some first editions, an Ines Smrz art deco screen, and a selection of sterling and other silver including a Reed & Barton Francis I pattern sterling flatware set with service for 12+ and a Tiffany & Co. Makers St. Dunstan sterling charger.

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