The WWI MC AFC order, decorations andmedals of Wing Commander William Harold Nelson Shakespeare, pilot of the first trans European flight by a commercial aeroplane, 1919, The Most Excellent Order of the British...
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS GROUP TOPILOT OFFICER GEORGE HIGHTON 192 SQUADRON GVI Cased Distinguished Flying Cross; 1939 to 45 Star; Aircrew Europe Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; Condition NEF (large rings...
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A GROUP OF MINIATURE MEDALS includingthe Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939/45 Star, Air Force Cross, Europe, France And Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal....
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MILITARY PAINTINGa naive portrait ofan unidentified Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot in uniform displaying the Distinguished Flying Cross & WWII Campaign ribbons within a heavily ornamented gilt frame....
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FINE AMERICAN INLAID TRINKET BOXFINEAMERICAN INLAID TRINKET BOX , circa 1848-1851, thirteen 5-point stars above a flying eagle with olive branch in beak, over 6 American flags emanating from a central Federal...
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Three Chinese silver match boxes, 19th/20thCentury, two engraved with flying dragons, the other a flying horse to the front, a cross on the back, floral sides and marked the maker 'Han Lao Feng Xiang', the largest...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOTHE LOCKET ENGRAVER 1840S LENGTH 5.75". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 7.25". THE LOCKET ENGRAVER, 1840s, Obverse depicts a characteristic Locket Engraver...
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PAIR OF ENGRAVED STEER HORNS DATED 1880LENGTHS APPROX. 16".PAIR OF ENGRAVED STEER HORNS, Dated 1880, One depicts a pierced heart containing "1880", a woman's heeled boot, a cross within a floriform medallion,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH "PREPEAR TOMEET THY GOD" DATED 1868 LENGTH 5.25". MEET THY GOD", Dated 1868, Obverse depicts a couple in formal dress. The man is wearing a stovepipe hat and holding a cane, and the...
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CHARM BRACELET Mixed link bracelet,likely gold-filled with nine charms to include: a June 16 1956 calendar, stamped 14K (.75 in.); a San Francisco cable car, stamped 14K (7/8 in.); a flying fish, stamped 14K...
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FLYING DUCK DECOY, A STICK-UP FLYEROF A BLUEBILL DRAKE, PROBABLY NEW YORK OR WISCONSIN, CARVED WOOD WITH OLDER POLYCHROME FINISH, O...Flying duck decoy, a stick-up flyer of a bluebill drake, probably New York...
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WOODEN SLOOP MODEL "GJOA", FIRST SHIPTO TRAVERSE THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE (1903 - 1906) UNDER CAPTAIN ROALD AMUNDSEN, SINGLE MAST, FLY...Wooden sloop model "Gjoa", first ship to traverse the Northwest Passage (1903...
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GROUP OF FOUR MEISSEN FIGURESGROUP OFFOUR MEISSEN FIGURES, late 19th/early 20th Century, each with underglaze blue crossed swords mark, including a rococo-style place card holder with kneeling putto, incised...
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(10) VOLS. VINTAGE NON-FICTION, SOMESIGNED Includes: 1) Father Paul Schulte "The Flying Priest". The Flying Cross over the Arctic. Harper & Brothers, 1940, ADVANCE COPY signed by the author, contains only the...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOSAMUEL W. TENNEY FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.75". SAMUEL W. TENNEY, First Half of the 19th Century, An intricate scene of an eagle clutching a "Liberty and Freedom"...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE PANEL WITH ARCHITECTURALDESIGNS 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14.75". DESIGNS, 19th Century, Three large neoclassical stone buildings, each finely detailed with columns, triangular pediments, parapets, grand...
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A VICTORIAN SOUP TUREEN, LINER AND COVERThe Barnards, London 1845, of baluster bombe form, applied cast acanthus, floral and C-scroll decoration throughout, with a centrally applied marital Armorials of Campbell...
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COLLECTION OF 1920'S-30'S PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS,LARGELY RELATED TO AVIATORS, ESP. LINDBERGH (38) Photographs & (3) Autographs, including: Amelia Earhart on her plane 'Friendship'; Meeting for the Treaty of Versailles to...
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An Unusually Large Scrimshaw Tooth DepictingA Seaport
Mid 19th Century
depicting an unidentified port-of-call, featuring a huddle of buildings, one flying an American flag, two distinctive church towers surmounted with...
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19C JAPANESE TRIPTYCH SAMURAI WOODBLOCKPRINT Japan,19th CenturyDepicting warriors on horseback crossing a river with arrows from opposing soldiers flying over head....
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LG FLY FISHING CATALOGUE EPHEMERA BOOKGROUP United States,20th CenturyIncludes over fifty articles relating to fishing including slides, books, a belt buckle, and other ephemera. Books include "Salmon Fishing"...
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A WW2 Distinguished Flying Cross awardedto Pilot Officer Reginald George Gaisford Bomber Command No 408 Squadron Regianld Gaisford served as wireless operator on 31 sorties against the enemy on one occasion his...
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A Japanese Fukagawa Glazed PorcelainCharger Circular shape footed charger two sections hand enameled in polychrome depicting a monk crossing a bridge buildings on an island with Mt. Fujiyama as background; a...
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Two Japanese satsuma vases: one withvery fine polychrome and gilt decoration of a festival procession with Ebisu, god of good fortune, carrying a red sea bream, shoulder with flying white cranes, floral cartouches,...
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General Fred K. Mahaffey Archive Archiveconsisting of 4-star General's license plate two-star General's flag three-star General's flag and two four-star General's flags. 2nd Battalion presentation flag (framed)...
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A collection of ephemera LieutenantHenry Albert William Hopson RFC/RAF The 1914/1918 and Civilisation medal RFC Character Certificate Royal Air Force Training Transfer Card Army Book 425 Pilot's Flying Log...
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Liverpool creamware commemorative pitchercirca 1820 Of baluster form decorated with inscriptions "Commodore Decatur," and "Destroyed the Frigate Philadelphia 1814 Captured and Brought in the British Frigate Macedonia...
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1 vol. (Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.)The Autocrat of The Breakfast-Table. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. 16mo, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; spine detaching, edges occasionally frayed. Presentation copy,...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE FISHINGBOOKS & LURES: Approx. 13 vintage books on fishing and game hunting to include 1) 1898 New York Fisheries Game and Forest Commission report. 2) 1983 The Undiscovered Zane...
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COLLECTION OF FLYING ACES MEMORABILIA:All mounted in riker mounts to include 1) Howard French World War I ace signed photo place card and related items. 2) Major General Fredrick ''Boots'' Blesse Korean War ace...
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US WWII Assorted Homefront Items Lotof Ten Lot includes: one Prevue plastic pin Keep'em Bombing; one Prevue plastic button card of four plane buttons; one US Army visor woman's compact; Keep'em Flying child's...
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Books - lot of 3 : (1) The EuropeanMagazine ~ January to June 1819. About 575 pages. Important: Page 91 lists Dennis Johnson's of Long Acre patent for the Pedestrian Curricle (sic. Hobby Horse) on Dec. 22nd...
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A WWII Distinguished Flying Cross /Air Force Cross group to Pilot Officer Ronald Thomas Hemming 201844 R.A.F.V.R. comprising D.F.C. (20.2.45) A.F.C. (13.6.46) 1939-45 star France and Germany star and D.M. with...
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TWENTY-ONE UNFRAMED WAR BOND POSTERSWWIand WWII1) WWII: The Fighting Filipinos'' depicting a soldier with a grenade. By ISIP. Slight stain lower right. 40'' x 27''. 2 & 3) WWI: Two by Joseph Pennell entitled ''That...
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Chinese wucai bowl Kangxi mark, 19thcentury Of globular form, tapering slightly to base; vividly decorated in polychrome palette to depict three dragons flying through cloudy ether between cross-hatch band...
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(AVIATION) LEMON FRANK Flights: UnforgettableExploits of the Air. New York: Currier Press for the Wright Aeronautical Corporation (1928). Portfolio plain blue wraps with pastedown label (in pieces). With six (of seven)...
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