EARLY KNOX CO. DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RELATINGTO STOCKLEY DO...Late 18th and early 19th century Knox County, Tennessee document archive relating to Stockley Donelson (1752 - 1805), brother of Rachel Donelson (wife of...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN DOCUMENT ARCHIVERELATING TO TN MILI...Grouping of early Knox County, Tennessee documents relating to the Militia, and Revolutionary War soldier signed deeds from Knox County, Governor Willie...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN PARDON, BOOK AND AUTHORAUTOGRAPHSPresident Abraham Lincoln signed pardon release order for Wilburn Bybee dated Oct. 7, 1864, partially printed on blue paper, approx. 8" x 10", adhered within the...
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PAIR OF GOV. WILLIE BLOUNT LAND GRANTSPairof Willie Blount Land Grants. No. 2172 and No. 5209. 1st item: 1810 signed Tennessee Governor Willie Blount (1768-1835) and Secretary Robert Houston (1765-1834) land grant...
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EARLY JAMES K. POLK SIGNED TN LEGALDOCUMENTEarly James K. Polk (1795-1849) signed document detailing a legal case from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Lawrence County, Tennessee, dated October 1822....
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12 WEST TN DOCUMENTS INCL. CIVIL WARCSA GENERALS VAUGH...Twelve (12) Tennessee documents, 1836-1887, including signatures of Confederate Generals Alfred Jefferson Vaughan (dated 1881, as Shelby County Court...
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GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVESALE, 1852 ALAMA...1st item: Slave receipt, recording $425 received from Daniel Montgomery for "Polly aged about 16 and George aged about 12 years," sold by John Fitzhugh,...
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ATTRIBUTED TO PETER LELY (DUTCH/ENGLISH1618-1680) A PA...attributed to PETER LELY (Dutch/English 1618-1680) A PAINTING, "Portrait of a Lady in Grey with Pearls and Sapphires, Thought to be Louise de Keroualle,...
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(2) FRAMED LADIES' PAINTED & PRINTEDFOLDING FANS(lot of 2) Ladies' folding fans, each housed in giltwood frame, comprising: (1) having foliate and ribbon crest to giltwood frame, housing fan with painted scene...
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(4) CONTINENTAL LADY'S HAND-PAINTEDFOLDING FANS(lot of 4) Continental lady's hand-painted folding fans, late 19th c., including: (1) painted silk leaf with couple in garden landscape, signed P. Garcia, reverse...
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AN EIGHT-PANEL JAPANESE FOLDING SCREENOF THE TALE OF GENJI Meiji or Taisho period, early 20th century, silk with colors and ink, the screen illustrates a passage from the novel The Tale of Genji written in the...
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CHINESE COURT NECKLACE W/ LAPIS,TURQUOISE&CRYSTAL A Chinese lapis beeds necklace. After the necklaces worn in the Imperial Court, this magnificent long beaded necklace features dark purple beads with 4 large blue...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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GOTHIC STYLE HOODED, HEAVILY CARVEDOAK COURT CUPBOARD CABINET OAK COURT CUPBOARD CABINET, in three parts,19th Century with older elements, replacements and enhancements, rectangular form, the overhanging hood...
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19TH C. CHINESE EXPORT FOLDING FAN.Mid-19th C. Chinese export folding fan with hand painted decoration on both sides, court scenes, intricately carved bone sticks, with original lacquered case. Fan open 11”H...
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FLORIDA SEMINOLE INDIAN WAR DOCUMENTALBERTJAMES HENDRY, Private, Florida Mounted Volunteers, discharge document. PIONEER family, pre-Civil War May 10, 1860. Record of Hillsborough County Florida 3rd Seminole Indian...
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PRUSSIAN CIVIL SERVANT DEGEN COURT SWORDPRUSSIANCIVIL SERVANT DEGEN COURT SWORD, 31" etched blade with 3/4 length fuller, folding clamshell design guard, wire wrapped brass grip with decorative "D" guard and pommel. Leather...
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A CHINESE COROMANDEL BLACK LACQUER TWELVE-PANELSCREEN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Each panel decorated with a continuous scene of courtly ladies engaged in leisurely pursuits in gardens and landscapes with bridges and pavilions,...
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RARE GROUP OF A SCHOLAR'S PORTRAIT ANDHIS ANCESTOR PORTRAITS
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD, 1831AD ??? ??????????????? ???? ???????ink and colour on paper, framed, comprising the commissioner- Zhou Zaotang's portrait,...
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CHINESE RESIN SCULPTURE OF A WOMAN WITHFLOWERS Chinese resin figurine depicting a barefoot court lady holding a vase with flowers and wearing a shell-like headpiece and robes with elegant drapes and folds, upon...
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19C CHINESE ZITAN FOLDING COURT CHAIRCHAIR China,19th CenturyPierced horseshoe back decorated with floral tendrils and deer over red brocade cushion, diamond patterned foot rest and crossed legs....
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5 vols. Lawn Tennis & C: Peile, Lieut,S.C.F. Lawn Tennis as a Game of Skill. New York: Scribner's, 1885. 1st Am. Ed. 12mo, orig. pictorial cloth; joints & extremities scuffed. 6 pp. adverts at end. Some internal...
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1 vol. + 1 piece. Tanner, H.S., pub.The Stranger's Guide to The Public Buildings, Places of Amusement, Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Roads, Avenues, Courts, Wharves, Principal Hotels, Steam-Boat Landings, Stage Offices,...
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3 vols. Judaica: This Is Palestine:A Concise Guide to Important Sites in Palestine, Transjordan & Syria. Jerusalem, 1947. 12mo, orig. pictorial beige wrappers. With 3 fold. maps & charts. * Goitein, E. David,...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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GROSS Chaim (American 1904-1991): 13Lithographs to include; 1) Lithograph of Ballet Dancers 30 3/4'' x 23'' pencil signed lower right #'d printer's proof 4/5 lower left unframed. 2) Lithograph with Three Figures...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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Documents from Early America Plus Lotof 13. ADS account sheet for Jelles Fonda from William Walker 2pp 7 x 11.75 in. Linon (New York?) 3 Jan. 1791. Account for transportation over about 3 years 7 Jan. 1788 to...
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A Chinese Painted Pottery Figure ofa Tang Court Lady or "Fat Lady" Tang Dynasty (618-907) elegant voluptuous figure modeled wearing voluminous robes which fall in heavy folds and accentuate the graceful sway...
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Ten slavery related manuscripts: two-pageletter, Martindale, North Carolina, July 3, 1864, "…we had considerable stir in our county last Wednesday about the Yanks taking Morganton & Camp Vance…Our...
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Two early Tennessee documents: manuscriptboldly signed "Andrew Ewing, the second Monday in January", 1795, 14 lines, "The United States of America: To the Sheriff of Davidson County…of such...
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RMS TITANIC Plan of First Class Accommodations.An early printing after the original with no text printed to the verso and White Star Line house flag in black. Showing in detail the layout deck plan for First Class passengers...
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John Marshall Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt Signed Book Horneman Frederick.?The Journal of Frederick Horneman's Travels from Cairo to Mourzouk the Capital of the Kingdom of Fezzan in Africa. In the Years 1797-8.?Cleveland-Row...
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Gothic Revival court cupboard, carvedand parcel gilt, one case construction, relief carved with linen fold, Gothic tracery, shield and figural decoration, central paneled door with wrought iron lock opening to...
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John Marshall Masonic letter, twice-signedsingle hand written page authorizing initiation of a new member: "Virginia/In the name of th[e] Holy Craft, I john Marshall [De]puty Grand Master by order of the Grand...
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22 Supreme Court Justices: signatureson 33 items: "Hugo L. Black" 1967 letter and card; "Harry A. Blackmun" 1970 letter; "William J. Brennan" Jr. 1973 letter and two note cards;...
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