J. VALET A LIEGE MODEL 1728 MUSKET ANDBAYONET Present day Belgium,C. 1744-47.76 bore, NSN, walnut stock, steel fittings, lock marked "JACQUES VALET/A LIEGE", the hammer was refaced during the period, the left...
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BOOK: "HISTORY OF ROME," 1734, FOLDOUT MAPSBook: "Historie Romaine" vol. XVIII in original French, Francois Catrou (1659-1737) and Pierre Julien Rouille (c. 1682-1740), Paris, 1734, engraving of Marc Anthony,...
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STERLING. ASSORTED GROUPING OF STERLINGHOLLOWWARE and Flatware. Including (2) monogrammed Tiffany & Co. sterling shoehorns - stamped, "Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling 925-100" with a date stamp of "M"; a monogrammed...
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JEWELRY. FRENCH ELOI PERNE SILVER COINKNIFE. An engraved French Eloi Perne silver coin knife. This knife by Eloi Perne features an 1847 5 Fr. French Louis Philippe I.900 silver coin case, an engraved "Au Sultan"...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826): SEA LETTERFOR THE SCHOONER FANNY & CATHERINESigned by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, June 7, 1804.
33 x 28 1/2 in. (Framed).
Note on the reverse from Bauman Rare Books: The printed...
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18TH C. FRENCH ENGRAVED LETTER BOX Frenchwooden letter box, 18th century, covered with figural color engravings depicting boar and falconry hunts and multiple fetes, various ink inscriptions to the interior and various...
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SIX 18TH & EARLY 19TH C. FRAMED PRINTSIncluding three French engraved portraits of noblemen, 1st half 18th century; and three English colored lithographs illustrating Tudor architecture; all framed with gilt black...
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SMALL COMMEMORATIVE BOXESA groupingof three small boxes: 1) An Asian wooden box fitted with a detachable lid decorated with a light green carved jade floral medallion, the base engraved with gilt lettering...
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ENGRAVINGS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARYOFFICERS AND DIGNI...7 Engravings of Lafayette, Paine, Deane, Franklin, Wayne, Amherst, and print of General Green. 1ST GROUPING: 2 engraved portraits of the Marquis de Lafayette....
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NAPOLEON III BOULLE LAP DESK & VICTORIANINLAID DESK ST...Two (2) decorative desk accessories, lap desk and inkstand letterbox. 1st item: Napoleon III ebonized lap desk with tortoiseshell, foliate and bird brass...
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DESCRIPTION DE L EGYPTE, PANCKOUCKE,1820-1830Description de l Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l expedition de l Egypte. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1830...
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SEVEN FRENCH EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITYMEDALSsociety of agriculture, science, and art, bronze, unengraved, 36 mm; Pierre Puget, bronze, engraved "2e Prix/de/Ed. Bouisson/sculpture/1901", 41 mm; ministry of public...
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WASHINGTON AT VALLY FORGE, AFTER CHRISTIANSCHUSSELE(American/French, 1824-1879)
General George Washington, seated, holding letter from Reverend Jacob Duche, begging Washington to negotiate for peace with the British,...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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AMERICAN & FRENCH STERLING SILVER DESKITEMS, 4PCS Group of four American and French sterling silver desk accessories comprising: a French beaker (marks of Sixte-Simon Rion, Paris, 1819-1838), a small Webster Co....
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3) ENGLISH SILVER INKWELL, PORTUGUESELETTER KNIFE(lot of 3) Desk accessories, including: (1) English sterling silver inkwell, Alexander Clark & Co. Ltd., c.1925, engine-turned guilloche decoration, Birmingham...
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FRENCH GOTHIC REVIVAL BRONZE EXTERNALBELL CLOCKFrench Gothic Revival bronze wall-mounted clock, late 19th c., having scrollwork finial over Gothic arches at top, bell with elaborate engravings of foliate, birds,...
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(2) LARGE PEWTER TANKARDS, ETAINS DUMANOIR(lot of 2) Pewter tankards, 20thc., including: (1) French tankard, Etains Du Manoir, having dual acorn thumbrest, spouted lid, body accented with thin bands, approx...
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ENGRAVING REFERENCE BOOKS “LE PEINTREGRAVEUR” APPROX. 9" X 6".ENGRAVING REFERENCE BOOKS "LE PEINTRE GRAVEUR", By Adam Bartsch. Würzburg: Verlagsbruckerei Würzburg G.m.b.H., 1920. Nouvelle edition. French...
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American or French School, 19th Century
Portraitof Thomas Jefferson
oil on panel
unsigned
8 1/2 x 7 inches.
The back of the frame retains several labels: a printed label reading MFA / 95 / BB and one printed M.F.A. with...
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A GROUP OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKSAgroup of classic children's books, Eleven hardcover books: Walt Disney Studios. "Mickey Mouse in King Arthur's Court." New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933 The octavo...
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(2) FRENCH HISTORY BOOKS BY M. ARMANDDAYOT. LARevolution Francaise, 492 pages, shows foxing to frontispages, numerous illustrations and plates, a few minor tears to page edges. Also Le Second Empire, 1851-1870,...
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FRAMED 1824 LETTER FROM LAFAYETTE WITHENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF THE SAME YEAR A translation into English from the original French: "Paris, 14 May, 1824. I quickly profit, my dear general, by the departure of Mr. Garcia...
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[TASSIE, James (1735-1799)]. RASPE,Rudolf Erich (1736-1794).
A Descriptive Catalogue of a General Collection of Ancient and Modern Engraved Gems, Cameos as well as Intaglios, Taken from the most Celebrated...
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LORENZ SCHWARTZ BOUND COMPLETE WRITINGSOF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT, THE ROYCROFT BINDERY, 1908, VOL. 1 11 1/2 X 8 IN. (29.21 X 20.32 CM.) OF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT,...
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JEAN FILHOS CHRISTOFLE "CARIATIDES"LETTER OPENER Jean Filhos (French, 1921-2002) for Christofle silverplate "Cariatides" erotic letter opener or page turner with a group of nude figures at handle, engraved...
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EARLY CONTINENTAL SPOONS Group of (6)17th - 19th c. Assorted Silver Spoons, incl.: Spoon with ship form handle, repousse Amsterdam city mark to bowl, 6 1/2" long; Small ladle, probably Dutch, with bird and archer...
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9 vols. Leather Bindings - French Subjects:James, G.P.R. The Life and Times of Louis The Fourteenth. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 4 vols. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered & emblematic...
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Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau(French worked in Italy 1721-1820) "A Chimneypiece in the Neo-Classical Style" c. 1770s/1780s ink and two tones of gray wash on cream-colored laid paper (perhaps with an even...
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* (ENGRAVINGS) [CROZAT JOSEPH ANTOINE][Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus Beaux tableaux et d'apres les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.] [Paris: Chez Basin 1729-1742 or later] Large folio full green morocco...
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1 vol. Graffigny, Francoise d'Happoncourtde. Lettres d'une Peruvienne. Paris: Migneret, 1792. 8vo, modern period-style brown calf-backed marbled bds., red morocco spine label; minor wear. Engraved frontis. portrait...
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4 vols. French Travels & Soldiers inAmerica: Comettant, Oscar. Voyage Pittoresque et Anecdotique dans le Nord et le Sud Des Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Paris, 1866. Lg. 8vo, contemp. green pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered...
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Twenty-Six-Piece Collection of SilverFlatware, consisting of a set of five Alvin sterling "Hamilton" teaspoons, the pattern introduced in 1910; a set of four matching sterling after-dinner coffee spoons; a pair...
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4 vols. Occult Subjects, incl. Magic- French Imprints: Salverte, Eusebe. Des Sciences Occultes, ou Essai sur la Magie,... Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1843. 2nd ed. 8vo, contemp. olive calf & cloth, morocco spine...
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Rare Edition, A General Historie ofFrance, 1611, Written by John de Serres vnto the yeare 1598 much augmented and continued vnto this present…, translated from the French by Edward Grimeston (died 1640) and...
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Lalique Opalescent Glass "RampillonVase", second quarter 20th century, designed by Rene Lalique (French, 1880-1945) on March 8, 1927, and in production until 1947, signed on the base in engraved block letters...
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