RARE PAPER COVERED BENTWOOD BOX CA.18TH-EARLY19th century; attributed to Annville area, Lebanon Co., PA by unknown maker; oval bentwood box crafted with fruitwood bands that have metal clip fasteners and fixed...
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LONG SCROLL GILT EMBOSSED LEATHER PAPER,KINKARAKAWAKAMI, BY ROTTMANN STROME AND CO
MEIJI PERIOD, 1884-1890 ?? ?1884-1890? '????? ?????'? ???? ???? ??leather, gilt decorated with hibiscus flowers in tendrils, a rectangular...
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JEAN ZUBER AND CO., VUES D'AMéRIQUEDU NORD (VIEWS OF NORTH AMERICA) PANORAMIC WALLPAPER PANELS, AFTER JEAN-JULIEN DELTIL (1791-1863)The set of twenty-seven woodblock panels printed in colors on heavy paper.
Overall...
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FOUR SMALL BOXES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIESHEIGHTS FROM 1.5" TO 2.25". LENGTHS FROM 3" TO 4.25".FOUR SMALL BOXES, 19th and 20th Centuries, Three paper-covered and one painted wood, all with floral designs. Dimensions:...
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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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8 TENNESSEE MILITARY & SURVEY MAPSAssortedTN Military & Survey Maps, 8 items total. 1st item: "Survey of Cumberland River. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the survey of the Cumberland river....
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ANDREW JACKSON WAR OF 1812 COMMEMORATIVEHAT OR BAND BO...President Andrew Jackson "Old Hickory" War of 1812 commemorative oval pasteboard or cardboard hat box, covered with colorful woodblock printed wallpaper....
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A GROUP OF EIGHT NAPOLEONIC AND OTHERASSORTED DESKTOP ... ASSORTED DESKTOP OBJECTS, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, comprising a burled walnut pipe carved as the bust of Napoleon and mounted with faux horn stemmed mouthpiece,...
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ENGLISH CASED HANDHELD MICROSCOPE ANDLIFEBOAT COMPASSEnglish Cased Handheld Microscope, 19 th Century , leather covered brass in fitted mahogany case with extra lenses, adapters, and specimen slides. Accompanied...
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THE GOLDEN AGE: DUTCH PAINTERS OF THE17TH C. HAAKFeatured is this Original First Edition of "The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century" by Bob Haak, 1984 Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., Publishers New...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "MUSK OX WITH YOUNG"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Musk Ox with Young" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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FRAMED 18TH C. MUGHAL PAINTING - ROSTAM& EAGLECentral Asia, India, possibly Gujarat or Kashmir, Mughal Period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Finely delineated in tempera and gold leaf on handmade paper, a miniature...
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17TH C. OTTOMAN LEATHERBOUND MANUSCRIPTOF ISLAMIC TEXT...Near East, likely Ottoman Empire, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A remarkable, leatherbound book containing hundreds of laid-paper pages of an Islamic text...
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20TH C. US POSTAGE STAMP MINT SHEETS& DOLLAR BILLS**First Time At Auction**
North America, United States, ca. 20th to 21st century CE. A great collection of stamps and three circulated American $1- and $5-dollar...
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YOSHITORA UTAGAWA WOODBLOCK "BATTLEOF DAN'NOURA" 1861Yoshitora Utagawa (Japanese, active 1830-1880). "The Great Battle of Dan'noura" woodblock (triptych), Edo period, 1861. Marks: censor's seal aratame. A striking...
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CHINESE PAKTONG MOUNTED HUANGHUALI CABINETON STAND19th century with later elements, paneled doors, Paktong nickel copper alloy hardware, interior with loose drawers, shelves, and other components, later faux papered...
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JIZHOU 'PAPERCUT' TEABOWL
SOUTHERN SONGDYNASTY ?? ???????????robustly potted with gently rounded sides on tapered foot rising to a straight mouth, the interior resist-decorated with thirteen paper-cut-out plum...
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MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) AND WILLIAM MORRIS(1834-1896)
COLLECTION OF LETTERS comprising a letter to Katie dated 25th August 1928 from Haltwhistle whilst on holiday with 'MF' (her companion Mary Lobb), asking for a...
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GIO PONTI (ATTR) ITALIAN MID-CENTURYPARTNERS DESKItalian mid-century modern fruitwood partner's desk, attributed to Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979), c.1950s, curved tabletop with dual inset surfaces, centering...
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CHARLES SELIGER, NEW YORK (1926-2009),UNTITLED, 1948, INK ON PAPER, 6 1/2"H X 4 1/2"W (SIGHT), 12"H X 10 1/4"W (FRAME)Charles Seliger, New York, (1926-2009) Untitled, 1948, ink on paper Signed lower left,...
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DANIEL KOTZ, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, INDIANA(1848 - 1933), SPRING PASTURE, 1911, PASTEL ON PAPER, 19 1/2"H X 24 1/2"W (SIGHT), 28 3/4"H X 33 3/4"W (FRAME)Daniel Kotz, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, (1848 - 1933) Spring...
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HANS WEGNER J-16 FOR FDB MOBLER MID-CENTURYMONDERN TEAK AND RUSH SEAT ARM ROCKER (COVERED IN PAPER)Hans Wegner J-16 for FDB Mobler Mid-Century Mondern Teak and Rush Seat Arm Rocker (covered in paper)...
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(2) ITALIAN MID-CENTURY MODERN POTTERYJAR & BOWL(lot of 2) Italian mid-century modern pottery, attributed to Bitossi Ceramiche for Rosenthal Netter, c.1960s, including: (1) jar and cover, with parcel gilt design,...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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ARABIC ILLUMINATED QUR'AN. 17TH CENTURY5 3/4 X 4 X 1 1/2 IN. (14.61 X 10.16 X 3.81 CM.), [Islam] Qur'an. 18mo. Arabic manuscript on paper, housed in custom slipcase which is dated 1681/1696 (Damadzadeh, 1108 Hejira)....
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§ JOHN WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1879-1955)
EXTENSIVEARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS AND SKETCHES mixed media (pencil; pen and ink; watercolour; bodycolour) some 150 items in total, on various paper and card stocks, various dimensions,...
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TWO AMERICAN WALLPAPER BOXES. Nineteenthcentury. Ovoid boxes with printed wallpaper covering. Covered bentwood box with line drawings and lined with 1850 newspaper. Splits and wear. 5.5"h. 10.5"l. Oval cardboard...
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AN INTERESTING LOT OF NINE PIECES OFEPHEMERARELATED TO DUXBURY AND THE SHIPPING TRADE IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: 1) A BOUND LOG BOOK KEPT BY JOSEPH SOUL OF DUXBURY IN 1801 FOR THE...
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PABLO PICASSO (spanish 1881-1973) "LA GRANDE CORRIDA, AVEC FEMME TORERO" 1934, edition of 50, bears pencil signature in the margin; Vollard, publisher; Lacourière, printer. Etching. 19 1/2 x 27 1/8 in....
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James Purdy (1914-2009) Letters ShortStories and Books When James Purdy died 13 March 2009 the New York Times referred to his work as ?wayward and unclassifiable.? Playwright poet author of short stories and...
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Lot of 11 Books by James Purdy MostSigned Lot of 10 books by James Purdy plus one book of essays about Purdy. One of the most influential writers of the second half of the twentieth century avant garde Purdy...
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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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*(MIDDLE EAST) QUR'AN A small illuminatedQur'an mid-nineteenth-century. Approximately 390 leaves 15 lines to a page written in black and bordered in red and gilt illuminated floral devices in margins two leaves with...
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3 vols. Pearls, Precious Metal, PortraitMiniatures: Kunz, George Frederick; Stevenson, Charles Hugh. The Book of The Pearl. New York: Century, 1908. 1st ed. Lg. 8vo, orig. richly decorated blue cloth, t.e.g., other...
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Three North Carolina Governors' DocumentsAmerican, 18th through 20th centuries: Richard Caswell (1729-1789, first and fifth Governor of North Carolina), North Carolina Inferior Court manuscript document dated July...
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