Bill House Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bill House Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 20, 2023
(Bill of Rights) Peter Muhlenberg | "the Amendments, brought before the House by Mr. Maddison"
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
(Bill of Rights) — Peter Muhlenberg Autograph letter signed ("PMuhlenberg") as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, to Benjamin Rush, conveying the still-confidential proposed amendments to the Constitution that would become the Bill of Rights One page (255 x 197 mm) on a bifolium (unwatermarked), New York, 10 June 1789, integral autograph address leaf directed to "Doctor Benjamin Rush Philadelphia," with franking signature ("PMuhlenberg"), postal stamp ("FREE"), and reception docket; lightly browned, dampstain at left vertical quadrent, short fold separations, seal tear. Peter Muhlenberg—a member of one of Pennsylvania's most prominent families, who served variously as a Lutheran minister, Continental officer, vice president of Pennsylvania, and United States senator—here writes as a member of the first congress to friend and political ally Benjamin Rush (and indirectly to Benjamin Franklin), enclosing "the Amendments, brought before the House by Mr. Maddison on Monday last." "I do myself the Honor to enclose you the Amendments, brought before the House by Mr. Maddison on Monday last. as they are not to be made public at present, I will thank you to keep them for your own perusal, and to let me know your sentiments, relative to the propriety & necessity of them. They were well received by the House, as it was alleged, that unless some amendment took place, some States, who were at present otherwise inclined, might be induced to Join in demanding a Convention. Mr. Gerry spoke warmly on this subject—reprobated the idea of a Convention & concluded with saying, that if the present Government would not do, he despaired of any other; & dreaded that a Military one would follow its rejection &c. "The mail is just closing—can therefore add no more at present. I wrote you on the 4th instant." As James Hrdlicka writes in Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions, "When the first Congress, along with President George Washington, gathered in New York City in 1789, Americans did not assume that the process of constitution-making was now—or ever would be—complete. Many expected the document to be amended almost immediately. Several state conventions had ratified the Constitution with the expectation that their suggestions for its improvement would be taken up and adopted. Most of the proposed amendments grew out of one of the main critiques that Antifederalists such as the Pennsylvania addressers had leveled against the Constitution: that it lacked a bill of rights resembling those attached to most state constitutions" (pp. 81–82). There was no shortage of suggestions as to what a bill of rights should contain. In addition to the provisions of the various state declarations of rights, the ratifying conventions put forth a substantial number of proposals, ranging from South Carolina's four to New York's fifty-seven. The most influential of the proposed amendments originated in Virginia's Ratifying Convention, which inspired James Madison's 4 May 1789 proposal that debate begin in the House of Representatives on a series of amendments to the Constitution to serve as a bill of rights. The debate began on 8 June, just two days before Muhlenberg wrote the present letter. It is not certain that Rush would have welcomed the amendments; at Pennsylvania's ratifying convention, where he strongly supported the adoption of the new constiution, he also stated that he "considered it an honor to the late convention that this system has not been disgraced with a bill of rights. Would it not be absurd to frame a formal declaration that our natural rights are acquired from ourselves?" In a significant postscript, Muhlenberg asks Rush to share the proposed amendments with their mutual friend Benjamin Franklin: "This matter will not be brought forward again until the Revenue System is complete. I will thank you to communicate them to Doctor Franklin." After going through House debate and Senate reconciliation, twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution were sent to the states for ratification by President Washington on 2 October 1789.Tthe necessary threshold of adoption by three-quarters of the states was achieved with the late 1791 ratifications by Vermont and Virginia. While the first two proposed amendments failed to gain the support of three-quarters of the states, the proposed third through twelfth amendments were adopted and became the first ten amendments to the Constitution—the Bill of Rights. PROVENANCE: The Alexander Biddle Papers (Parke-Bernet, 24 May, 1943, lot 166; sold with a second Muhlenberg letter to Rush, 2 July 1789)
Sotheby's
Dec. 04, 2021
Bill Saunders' "The White House" Limited Edition Artist Proof Print
Est: $35 - $45
Bill Saunders' "The White House" limited edition print signed and numbered Artist Proof 3/50 AP. This print is in mint condition and has never been framed. This print is of a farm house and a barn, with mountain terrain in the background.
Oakwood Auctions
Dec. 17, 2020
Bill Clinton White House China Dinner Plate
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Lenox china dinner plate made for the Bill Clinton White House to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the White House in 2000. Elegant dinner plate features a double gold band bracketing a pale yellow and raised white design, with the north front of the White House at top; the dinner and dessert plates are the only two in the collection with the White House at this 12:00 position on the china. This 200th anniversary collection is also the only time depictions of the White House were used in the design of White House china. Plate reads on the underside, ''The White House / 200th Anniversary / 1800-2000 / Lenox'', and measures 10.625'' in diameter. A few small spots of darkening to gold band, overall near fine condition.
Nate D Sanders Auctions
Jun. 20, 2020
Bill Clinton Signed White House Letter
Est: -
Letter Is In Response To A NRA Member Writing About Gun Rights. Nr12541 Gh Proceeds For This Item Benefits "the Make-a-wish Foundation"
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Oct. 15, 2019
Elvis Presley, "Baby let's Play House/ I'm left, You're Right, She's Gone" vinyl record by Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill
Est: zł2,000 - zł3,000
shellac, 10", 78 rpm
Desa Unicum SA
Dec. 15, 2018
Bill Saunders' "The White House" Limited Edition Artist Proof Print
Est: $150 - $175
Bill Saunders' "The White House" limited edition print signed and numbered Artist Proof 3/50 AP. This print is in mint condition and has never been framed. This print is of a farm house and a barn, with mountain terrain in the background.
Oakwood Auctions
Oct. 20, 2018
Bill Saunders' "The White House" Limited Edition Artist Proof Print
Est: $150 - $175
Bill Saunders' "The White House" limited edition print signed and numbered Artist Proof 3/50 AP. This print is in mint condition and has never been framed.
Oakwood Auctions
Jul. 12, 2018
BILL and HILLARY CLINTON signed 'White House' Christmas Card
Est: $750 - $1,000
MS20305 - Great, Collectible piece! Every year the President and First Lady send out their annual Christmas Cards. The vast majority come with pre-printed signatures but a Choice Few are hand-signed for special guests, dignitaries, celebrities, etc. We've got an original 1994 'White House' Presidential Christmas Card hand-signed by both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Original card comes embossed with the Seal of the President of the United States. Comes with original envelope and tissue.
Antiquities Of California
May. 05, 2018
BILL and HILLARY CLINTON signed 'White House' Christmas Card
Est: $750 - $1,000
Great, Collectible piece! Every year the President and First Lady send out their annual Christmas Cards. The vast majority come with pre-printed signatures but a Choice Few are hand-signed for special guests, dignitaries, celebrities, etc. We've got an original 1994 'White House' Presidential Christmas Card hand-signed by both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Original card comes embossed with the Seal of the President of the United States. Comes with original envelope and tissue.
Antiquities Of California
Mar. 13, 2018
Bill House, large painting
Est: $100 - $150
Bill House (American, 20th c.), "Medieval Village", acryllic on canvas, no visible signature, 60"h x 72"w (canvas), 60.75"h x 72.75"w (framed)
Millea Bros Ltd
Feb. 12, 2017
BILL HOUSE OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $800 - $1,200
BILL HOUSE (ILLINOIS 20TH C. ARTIST), OIL ON CANVAS, H 36", W 48':Landscape river scene without fame; signed lower right.
DuMouchelles
Jul. 11, 2010
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON MASONITE, 24" X 31", WINTER
Est: $400 - $600
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON MASONITE, 24" X 31", WINTER LANDSCAPE: AMERICAN 20TH C.: Signed lower left, linen mat, framed.
DuMouchelles
Dec. 13, 2009
BILL HOUSE, PRINT, ARTIST PROOF, 1970, 17" X 18",
Est: $50 - $100
BILL HOUSE, PRINT, ARTIST PROOF, 1970, 17" X 18", 'SUNBIRD': Pencil signed and dated 1970. Bill House, contemporary Detroit-area artist.
DuMouchelles
Aug. 15, 2009
BILL HOUSE, PRINT, ARTIST PROOF, 1970, 17" X 18",
Est: $75 - $125
BILL HOUSE, PRINT, ARTIST PROOF, 1970, 17" X 18", 'SUNBIRD' Pencil signed and dated 1970. Bill House, contemporary Detroit-area artist.
DuMouchelles
Aug. 15, 2009
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON CANVAS, 30" X 36", 'BOAT'
Est: $400 - $600
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON CANVAS, 30" X 36", 'BOAT' Signed at the lower right. Bill House, contemporary Detroit-area artist.
DuMouchelles
Jul. 12, 2009
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON MASONITE, 24" X 31", WINTER
Est: $400 - $600
BILL HOUSE, OIL ON MASONITE, 24" X 31", WINTER LANDSCAPE: AMERICAN 20TH C.: Signed lower left, linen mat, framed.
DuMouchelles