18TH CENTURY SILVER SALVER Edward Catter,London, 1772. With royal coat of arms, inscribed 'Birescit Vulnere Virtues' ("Virtue grows powerful by wounds"). Weight: 38.4 troy ounces....
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OBJECTS OF VIRTU, TO INCLUDE A MOTHEROF PEARL CARObjects of virtu, to include a mother of pearl card case, Gorham sterling silver vermouth dispenser, beaded change purse, six sterling silver corn cob holders,...
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9 PC. MISC. LOT OF OBJECTS OF VIRTUE9 piece misc. lot of objects of virtue consisting of 2 silver compacts with enamel panels; 2 other compacts including, one a hexagon form with enamel work, the other a clam...
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1815 signed needlework sampler, 'Virtue'sthe chiefest beauty of the mind/The noblest ornament of humankind/virtue's our safeguard and our guiding star/that stirs up reason when our senses err', signed Celia Foot...
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20TH CENTURY SCHOOL: THE VIRTUES III;AND THE VIRTUES IVTwo gouache on paper, both indistinctly signed and titled on the reverse.
Both 22 x 30 in. (sheet), 28 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (frame).
Condition
Both in excellent...
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FRAMED SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER "OH VIRTUE"BY MARY CRABca. 1795 dated; silk thread embroidery on non-bleached homespun cloth with trailing strawberry vine border, poetical verse entitled "OH Virtue" and extensive scene...
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J. W. FISKE FOUNTAIN W/ ZINC VIRTUEFIGURE, IRON BASEFiske garden or drinking fountain with a painted zinc figure of Virtue, standing atop a painted cast iron columnar base. The zinc sculpture of the woman,...
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ANTIQUE GOLD LOVER'S EYE BROOCHminiaturepainting of blue eye behind glass or crystal, black enamel, bezel decoration tested non-gold, frame tested 14kt. yellow gold, 5/8 x 13/16 in., 4.2 grams
Note: A ?lover?s...
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ANTIQUE LOVER'S EYE BROOCHminiaturepainting of blue eye behind glass or crystal, set in a decorative floral frame, tested non-gold, 7/8 x 1 in., 5.9 grams
Note: A ?lover?s eye? miniature is usually a painted...
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TROLLOPE PHINEAS FINN & PHINEAS REDUX1ST EDITIONSAnthony Trollope (England, 1815-1882). 2 sets of first edition books, Phineas Finn and Phineas Redux, each in 2 volumes. Phineas Finn, The Irish Member, in 2 volumes....
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HENRY HOLIDAY (1839-1927)
STUDY FORTHE FIGURE OF VIRTUE black and white chalk on buff paper50cm x 25cmProvenance: Moss Gallery, LondonNote: This study is thought to be for the stained glass window Henry Holiday...
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13 PC. STERLING SILVER COMMEMORATIVEITEMS & OBJECTS OF VIRTUE: Approx. 34.99 Troy ounces. Comprising; 1- Black, Starr, & Frost Sterling trophy cup. 1- Whiting Silver bowl, monogrammed. 1- Tiffany frame. 1- Tiffany...
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Barber (JT), A Tour throughout SouthWales and Monmouthshire, London T Cadell and W Davies, 1803, 8vo, half Morocco with gilt tooled titles and marbled boards, frontispiece and multiple plates, fold out map;...
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An English Needlework Embroidered Schoolgirl’sSampler
Wrought by Margaret Branch, Dated 1769
the text reads: Virtue's the chiefest Beauty of the Mind / The Noblest ornament of Human Kind: / Virtue's our Safeguard, and...
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TROLLOPE PHINEAS FINN & PHINEAS REDUX1ST EDITIONSAnthony Trollope (England, 1815-1882). 2 sets of first edition books, Phineas Finn and Phineas Redux, each in 2 volumes.
Phineas Finn, The Irish Member, in 2...
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LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF A FEMALE SAINT ORVIRTUE, GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY OVERALL HEIGHT: 10 3/4 IN. (27.3 CM.) VIRTUE, GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, depicted with her...
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GEORGE VIRTUE (BRITISH 1684-1756), "PORTRAITOF JAMES CRAGGS, SR. ESQ. - POSTMASTER GENERAL OF GREAT BRITAIN", ENGRAVING, 1728, AFTE...George Virtue (British 1684-1756), "Portrait of James Craggs, Sr. Esq. - Postmaster...
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IVES REWARD OF VIRTUE GAME, CA. 1850IvesReward Of Virtue Game, ca. 1850 , early American game closely based on earlier English versions of Reward of Merit, with fold open board, retaining bright printing, as well...
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ENGLISH SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER, 19THCENTURY CENTURY, silk on linen, "Tell me ye knowing and difcerning few/Where I may find a friend both firm and true/Who dares ftand by me when in deep Diftrefs/And then his...
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'MAP OF NORTH AMERICA' C.1850, GEORGEVIRTUEFramed "Map of North America", c. 1850, published by G. Virtue (George Virtue (London, 1794-1868), showing Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America
hand...
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BENSON J. LOSSING, WASHINGTON AND THEAMERICAN REPUBLIC, PUBLISHED BY VIRTUE & YORSTON, NEW YORK C. 1870, 1 VOLUMEBenson J. Lossing, Washington and the American Republic, Published by Virtue & Yorston, New York...
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19TH CENTURY BOOK SETS FEATURING HISTORIESOF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND To include: Hume, David and Smollett, Tobias, Farr Edward.. History of England (London: George Virtue, n.d., circa 1860), 4to (11 in.), three-quarter...
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(45 PCS) ENGLISH SILVER FLATWARE Groupof (45) Pieces of Late 18th & 19th c. English Sterling Silver Flatware, similar pattern, assorted makers, most with engraved crest of the Howard family (with lion, griffin...
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Scottish needlework sampler thirdquarter 18th century Worked in green and red silks on wool with a four line verse beginning 'Virtue's the chiefest Beauty of the Mind...', alphabet and number series, ...
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Two Victorian Scottish Sporrans, includinga nickel-silver-mounted leather and horsehair example of the traditional type, first quarter 20th century, with black and white horsehair and the applied crest (a tower) and...
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Books: Bartlett W. H. - American Scenery....LondonVirtue (n.d. CA 18) 4to two volumes in one 1/2 leather (worn); along with Bartlett W.H. - Canadian Scenery....London Virtue (n.d. CA 18) two volumes in one 1/4 leather...
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1 vol. Turner, Joseph Mallord William.The Turner Gallery. London: James S. Virtue, n.d. [ca. 1875]. With a Memoir and... Text by Ralph Nicholson Wornum. Folio, contemp. 3/4 brown morocco & green cloth, gilt,...
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2 vols. Shakespeare, William. The Works.New York: Virtue & Yorston, n.d. [ca. 1870]. Imperial Edition, edited by Charles Knight. Folio, orig. 3/4 black morocco & pebbled brown cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; joints & extremities...
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Two-Volume Folio Set of The Works ofShakespere, (sic) published by Virtue and Yorston, New York, third quarter 19th century, lavishly illustrated with steel engravings, the volumes quarto-bound with marbleized...
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Group of Ten Books Relating to Furniture,including American Furniture; McKim, Mead and White; Great American Mansions and Their Stories; Homes and the American Presidents; Over New Orleans; American Painted Furniture,...
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Transfer decorated creamware presentationpitcher attributed to herculaneum pottery, late 18th/early 19th century Decorated with "Washington-Map of the United States" (McCauley No. 58), the other side with "First...
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Micromosaic mounted Aesthetic side tablecirca 1880 The circular top centered by a panel depicting St. Peter's Square, encircled by smaller oval plaques depicting the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, the Arch of Constantine,...
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After Antonin-Marie Moine (French, 1796-1849)"Chactas", a fine bronze sculpture with reddish-brown patina, fourth quarter 19th century, the rockwork inscribed "Antonin Moine 1838", "52" and (indistinctly) "DEBR...",...
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French Carved Horn Snuffbox, firstquarter 19th century, the lid carved with a bas-relief scene of "Atala a Tombeau", l. 3", w. 1-3/4". The scene here - the burial of Atala - is taken from Francois-Rene de...
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"Switzerland Illustrated" by WilliamBeattie with engraved plates by W.H. Bartlett, 2 volumes. Volume 2 with fold-out map. London: George Virtue, 1834 and 1836. Minor wear to binding, some light foxing throughout....
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"American Scenery" by N.P. Willis, Esq.with steel engraved plates from drawings by William Henry Bartlett. Divisions I-V, mostly New England illustrations. London: J.S. Virtue, 19th century. Wear to binding, a...
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