AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HARTFORD BROADSHEET,1782 A printed broadsheet dated January 10th, 1782, Hartford Connecticut. An act, signed by George Wyllys, excellent content regarding the need to raise a new regiment of...
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2 SLAVE DOCUMENTS, NASHVILLE TN & NORTHCAROLINA2 Slavery related items pertaining to Charles Ordway, Hardee Murfree, and Gen. Thomas Eaton of Tennessee and North Carolina. 1st item: Handwritten one-page inventory...
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IMPORTANT VIRGINIA PORTRAIT(AmericanSchool, 19th Century)
John Mason McCarty (1795-1852), not visibly signed, oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in.; gilt wood frame, 33-1/2 x 27-1/4 in.
Provenance: Descended in the family...
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(3) AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE MAHOGANY SIDECHAIRS(lot of 3) American Empire style mahogany chairs, 19th c., having a curved top rail, center shaped splat, over green upholstered slip seat, on saber legs, approx 34.75"h,...
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(2) AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE MAHOGANY SIDECHAIRS(pair) American Empire style mahogany chairs, 19th c., foliate carved crest over curved frame, pierced vasiform center splat, green upholstered seat, rising on saber...
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MARYLAND WAR OF 1812 MILITARY SHOULDER-BELTPLATEAmerican War of 1812 silver (content unknown) military shoulder-belt plate, obverse of the oval plate engraved 30th Regt. (30th Regiment, Maryland Militia, Cecil County),...
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F. GUTEKUNST PAINTED PHOTOGRAPH JOSEPHVEAZEYFramed American painted photograph portrait, Joseph Wallace Veazey (1815-1854), son of Col. Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842) and Mary Wallace Veazey (1789-1867), embossed...
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(2) PHILADELPHIA CUT PAPER SILHOUETTEPORTRAITS(lot of 2) Framed American cut paper silhouettes, (one) with label for N. Joseph Englebert Art Shop, 257 South 11th St., Philadelphia, (one) with faintly embossed...
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(3) AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT MINIATURES(lotof 3) Unframed American watercolor portrait miniatures, mid 19th c., largest: approx 2.75"h, 2.25"w *Provenance: The Veazey family was a prominent fixture of the Eastern Shore...
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(3) AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT MINIATURES(lotof 3) Unframed American watercolor portrait miniatures, mid 19th c., (one) on paper, largest: approx 3.25"h, 2 5/8"w *Provenance: The Veazey family was a prominent fixture...
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AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT MARY WALLACEVEAZEYFramed American watercolor portrait on paper, Mary Wallace Veazey (1789-1867), third wife of Col. Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842), mounted to board, corners trimmed,...
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AMERICAN MARY WALLACE 1802 NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Mary Wallace, age 13, 1802, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers, reading: "If there's a pow'r above us, (And...
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AMERICAN ELIZABETH PAGE 1786 NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Elizabeth Page, April 1786, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers, hymn from Isaac Watts (United Kingdom, 1674-1748)...
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION MARY BLACK NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Mary Black, with upper and lowercase alphabet, floral and geometric border, "July 31, The British King Lost States thirteen,"...
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AMERICAN VEAZEY (ATTRIB.) NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, with alphabet, flowers, and birds, center wreath with initials SV, possibly Sarah Veazey (Cecil, Maryland, 1795-1811),...
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AMERICAN SARAH VEAZEY LUSBY NEEDLEPOINTSAMPLERFramed American needlepoint sampler on linen, Sarah Veazey Lusby (Cecil, Maryland, 1784-1844), age 11, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers, motto reading:...
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THOMAS VEAZEY MARYLAND POLITICAL DOCUMENT,1838Document: addressed to his excellency Thomas W. Veazey (American, 1774-1842), dated Baltimore 12th September, 1838, requesting the acceptance of a portrait, reading: "Dear...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH PERTAININGTO JOSEPH WARREN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". TO JOSEPH WARREN, Mid-19th Century, Both sides with interesting geometric compositions executed in black, red and subtle blue,...
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EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIAPERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL MID-19TH CENTURY PERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL Mid-19th Century A U.S. Army General Hospital, named Lovell...
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GROUPING OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MILITARYINSIGNIA AND BUTTONS To include: U.S. Navy Rating Badge for Line Petty Officer, 1840s-1880s (4 x 3-3/8 in.); Civil War era major's shoulder straps and postwar militia lieutenant's...
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AMERICAN MILITIA OFFICER'S CHAPEAU DEBRAS Or bicorne, early 19th century; black felt, edged with gilt wire ribbon and with a black leather cockade; lined with leather and glazed cloth; 15 3/4 in. W., 10 1/2 in....
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICER'S SWORD, ELIASGRAVES American hunting sword or cuttoe, 3rd quarter 18th century: hand-forged straight, single-edged blade, with false edge toward tip, 24 3/8 in. L.; Bronze hilt with simple...
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WILLIAM PEPPERELL, ALS, MAINE, 1738Sir William Pepperel (1696-1759, Massachusetts/Maine merchant, jurist, and militia officer, named the 1st American-born baronet for the capture of Ft. Louisburg in 1745) autograph...
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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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SAMUEL ELBERT REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERALDatedMarch 18, 1772, receipt signed by Samuel Elbert, Continental Army officer and Georgia militia brigadier general. Measures about 6-1/8" x 1-7/8". This document is one of several...
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THREE US CIVIL AND POST WAR OFFICERSDRESS SWORDS Collections of three dress swords, the first sword may be a Weyersberg (German), militia sword, with mother of pearl grip scales complete, the guard having the...
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AMES MILITIA OFFICER'S GILT SWORD &SHEATH Ames Manufacturing Company (American est. 1774), militia officer's presentation grade sword with silver and gilt accents, having a knighthead / helmet pommel, silver...
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Framed 1790 document, "Philad May 7th1790, Dear Sir, Monday the 10th instant being field day the Battalion will parade at three o'clock on the green at the lower end of third street in the district of southwark,...
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Colt firearms related books: three copiesJohn Parsons, The Peacemaker ; two copies Ted Tivey, The Colt Rifle ; R. L. Wilson, Colt An American Legend ; A Century of Achievement: Colt 100th Anniversary Firearms Manual...
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Presentation US M1860 Naval Cutlassby Ames 26" blade marked Ames and on the reverse an anchor and dated 1861.? Leather covered handle brass cupped guard with brass pommel.? Engraved on the cupped guard To Andrew...
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A Group of Antique American Swords including3 Model 1860 Field Officer's swords two with scabbards and one militia/society sword by Pettibone Bros. Ohio (4 pcs.)...
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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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American Colonial silver spoons by AlexanderCrouckeshanks Boston circa 1768 pair teaspoons one reduced in size and engraved No. 6 and the other engraved with initial D and No. 2; marked: AC spaced by pellet and with...
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Lewis Cass Soldier Diplomat & StatesmanQuarter Plate Daguerreotype Quarter plate by Mathew Brady (1822-1896). A rare portrait of the aging Cass taken in 1849. Housed in wall frame and accompanied by original backing...
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MILITIA SWORD. American mid 19th century.Officer's sword with brass guard with American eagle and knight's helmet. Mother-of-pearl grip. Blued blade with seventeen gilt stars on each side. Brass scabbard. 36''l....
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Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
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