BILL OF RIGHTS, COLUMBIAN CENTINEL NEWSPAPER,1792 Ratification of the Bill of Rights. The Columbian Centinel. Boston; Wednesday, March 21, 1792. printed by Benjamin Russell. volume XVII [17], number 3, total number 825....
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THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
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HENRY O'CONNOR "WWII BATTLE SCENE" WATERCOLORHenry"Henno" Michael O’Connor (American, 1891-1975). Ashcan school watercolor on artist's paper depicting a stirring WWII battle scene showing the horrors of war and the...
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A SMALL CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE ORHARDSTONE CENSERtripod censer with foo dog mask handles suspending articulated rings, carved domed cover with three articulated rings, raised on three foo dog feet, 1-3/4...
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CHINESE CARVED BLACK AGATE VASEmottledblack and dark grey with white streaks, of squared tapered form, carved archaic beast with meandering body on each side, 5-3/8 x 2 in.; with carved hardwood stand
Provenance:...
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CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONEBOWLwith sloped sides and flared rim, ring foot, 3 x 8-1/2 in.; with a carved hardwood stand
Provenance: The Estate of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane, Brookline, Massachusetts;...
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CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONECENSER WITH STAN...late 19th/early 20th century, tripod censer with lingzhi handles suspending articulated rings, carved domed cover with tall three -lingzhi head knop set...
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CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONEVASEflattened bottle form with two scroll handles, the body carved with masks on either side, 5 x 2 in.; with carved hardwood stand
Provenance: The Estate of Ernest B. and...
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CHINESE CARVED SPINACH JADE OR HARDSTONETABLE SCREENpanel of mottled green jade, carved scene with phoenix and qilin in a landscape, gilt decorated peonies and songbirds on the reverse, 10-3/4 x 7-1/8 in.; resting...
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CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONE'LOTUS' BOWLwith petal form rim, exterior petal panels each containing one of the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems', central carved flower head to interior and base, 1-7/8 x 6 in.
Provenance:...
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CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONECOVERED VASEsquared flattened form with foo dog handles suspending articulated rings, carved with taotie mask and lotus blossom on either side, the cover with articulated...
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CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONEBEAKER OR "KU"flaring trumpet form with central knop, carved with taotie masks separated by notched flanges, carved lappets and Greek fret motifs, 6-3/4 x 4 in.; with carved...
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CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONE'LOTUS' BOWLwith petal form rim, exterior petal panels each containing one of the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems', central carved flower head to interior and base, 1-7/8 x 6 in.
Note:...
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E. AMBROSE WEBSTER, (AMERICAN, 1865-1935),CONSUELA, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 24 IN., FRAME: 40 X 34 IN.E. AMBROSE WEBSTER, (American, 1865-1935) Consuela, oil on canvas signed E. A. Webster, l.l. 30 x 24 in., frame:...
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PHILIP SHELTON SEARS, (AMERICAN, 1867-1953),STEPPING STONES, 1923, BRONZE WITH GREEN PATINA, HEIGHT: 44 IN.PHILIP SHELTON SEARS (American, 1867-1953) Stepping Stones 1923, bronze with green patina inscribed P.S....
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EKUA HOLMES, (AMERICAN, B. 1955), LETTHE GAMES BEGIN, 2008, COLLAGE AND ACRYLIC ON PAPER, 30 X 22 1/2 IN., FRAME: 36 1/2 X 29 1/4 IN.EKUA HOLMES, (American, b. 1955) Let the Games Begin, 2008, collage and...
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WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP "SAPPHO"16" X 10.25"., Begins July 21, 1848 and ends January 18, 1852. The ship departed New Bedford and traveled around Cape Horn to Chile, the Galapagos, the coast of Colombia...
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(VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - TOWNS BEGINNINGWITH "O": 39 POSTCARDS EARLY 20TH CENTURY WITH "O": 39 POSTCARDS, Early 20th Century, Ocean Bluffs Casino and Winship's Drug Store. Two Oakdale views. Oakham: three Maple...
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ADA GILMORE CHAFFEE, MASSACHUSETTS,MICHIGAN (1883-1955), FLORAL STUDY, WATERCOLOR AND PENCIL ON PAPER, 12”H X 16”WAda Gilmore Chaffee, Massachusetts, Michigan, (1883-1955) floral study, watercolor and...
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LARGE MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY RECORD SAMPLEROF THE RYAN FAMILY WROUGHT BY MARY ANN RYAN, 1827, EXHIBITED AT 1989 D.A.R. MUSEUM SHOW 'FAMILY RECORDS' 24" X 24" OF THE RYAN FAMILY WROUGHT BY MARY ANN RYAN, 1827, EXHIBITED...
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DONALD FREDERICK WITHERSTINE (MASSACHUSETTS,1895-1961), "MOROCCAN ARCH"., OIL ON BOARD, 15" X 18". FRAMED 22" X 25".DONALD FREDERICK WITHERSTINE, Massachusetts, 1895-1961, "Moroccan Arch". Artist identified, titled...
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ELLIOT ORR (MASSACHUSETTS/FLORIDA, 1904-1997),"THE DAY BEGINS"., ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 20" X 24". FRAMED 26" X 30".ELLIOT ORR, Massachusetts/Florida, 1904-1997, "The Day Begins". Signed and dated lower left "Elliot Orr,...
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FINE FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETARY,POSSIBLY SEYMOUR, NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTSIn three parts.
7 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 40 x 21 in.
Note: This secretary is an early example of the Northeastern Massachusetts style...
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ELIZABETH GILBERT JEROME, AMERICAN (1824-1910),SOUTH AMERICAN SUNSET, 1870, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 50 INCHESELIZABETH GILBERT JEROME, American, (1824-1910) South American Sunset, 1870, oil on canvas signed and dated lower...
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NANTUCKET WHALING JOURNAL OR LOGBOOK,1869.Journal is 8 volumes with 30 leaves leather bound diary type binding with brass clasp. Part of clasp is missing as well as some pages missing from the beginning of the...
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*Prototype Searle Semi-Automatic Pistol.32 cal. 3" barrel no serial number. Prototype ?no markings. Finished in the white with black grips. Includes eight mechanical drawings used to build the pistol from 1917...
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RARE AMERICAN COIN SILVER HOT WATERKETTLE ON STANDBy Jones Ball & Poor of Boston Massachusetts. Allover repousse floral decoration to kettle and stand. Raised floral finial. Two engraved cartouches: Presented...
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TWO SAMPLERS. Phebe Lamborn Americanpossibly Massachusetts 1800 silk and wool on linen. Signed and dated below rows of alphabets separated by a wide band of stylized tulips. In a frame 14 1/2'' h. 13 1/2''w....
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Corporal George F. Lewis 12th MassachusettsInfantry Civil War Archive 9 letters 1861-1864. Organized by Fletcher Webster a son of the great statesman Daniel Webster the 12th Massachusetts Infantry began recruiting...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Family CDV Album with Confederate GeneralsA mixed group of of 57 military and civilian CDVs from an album now missing descended from William Crovatt of Brunswick Georgia to his son Judge Alfred J.Crovatt (1858-1926)...
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M1849 Colt Revolver Presented to EdwardR. Hutchins .31 cal. 4" octagonal barrel with single-line New York address S/N 188996.? Brass backstrap and triggerguard. One piece walnut grips.Edward Ridgeway Hutchins (1841-1927)...
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Pair of 19th Century Portraits by AmmiPhillips (Attributed) Attributed to Ammi Phillips (American 1788-1865) ?ca 1836. Oil on canvas portraits of a man and wife the man wearing a brooch and holding a quill pen...
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RARE COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN EARLY RELIGIOUSTRACTS. Includes John Wickliffe Consolation for Troubled Consciences London: Robert Redman ca. 1530; Pierre Viret The Second Part of the Demoniacke World... trans. by...
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Manuscript: (Whaling Log) Folio manuscriptlogbook titled ''Sperm Whales Seen and Taken in Bark Fanny.'' lists whales take from August 18 1860 - February 15 1867 with stamp figures of whales (2 pages); ''Bowheads...
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A Fine Civil War Regimental PresentationCoin Silver Pitcher c. 1861 Bigelow Brothers & Kennard Boston wc. 1845-1863 engraved with vignettes of war camps the tents marked "Co. B" and "N.E.G."; the large void cartouche...
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