VINCENNES (SèVRES) PORCELAIN CABINETPLATESAn exceptional near pair of Vincennes (Sèvres) porcelain cabinet plates, both richly decorated with gilt & enamelled cobalt borders, one with a central hand painted...
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32 PCS MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS ANDEPHEMERA INC. 1825 ...Group of Assorted Ephemera, 1779-1940s. Includes: 1825 Diploma on vellum, University of Pennsylvania, signed by Frederick Beasley, R.M. Patterson and...
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MONUMENTAL HARRY BERTOIA "SUNLIT STRAW"SCULPTUREHarry Bertoia (Italian/American, 1915-1978). Monumental 45 foot sculpture titled "Sunlit Straw," 1964-65, comprised of thousands of interlocking brass-coated steel...
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THREE HAND ILLUMINATED SPANISH HISTORYBOOKSincluding: a full leather volume with elaborately gilt decorated boards, with metal clasps intact, aeg, undated, text referencing Sevilla; Titulos De una Casa en la Calle...
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3 BOOKS ON ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND PEACHTREESTREET Selection of three hard cover author signed books on Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia architecture, and Peachtree Street comprising: Medora Field Perkerson, "White Columns...
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ADVERTISING: TWO TIN SIGNS: RICHARDSONROOT BEER, REFERENCED 1939, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, SOME DENTS AND PAINT CHIPPING, 10" H. X 16...ADVERTISING: Two tin signs: Richardson Root Beer, referenced 1939, New York...
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ANTIQUE CABINET CARD REFERENCING CRAZYSNAKELate 19th/early 20th C. black and white standing portrait of a man in traditional Native American Indian garb wearing a full feather headdress, bow and arrow held in...
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WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHER WILLIAM HENRY JACKSONLETTER WITH SIGNATURE, ON HIS STAMPED LETTERHEAD, NEW YORK, JUNE 10, 1937, REFERENCING A RECOGNITION MEDAL FOR SERVICE TO COLORADO AND THE WEST FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.Western...
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ENGRAVING OF TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO WITHLETTER TO AMERICAN ENVOY TO PARIS REFERENCING THOMAS JEFFERSON Tadeusz Kosciuszko letter to William Harris Crawford referencing Thomas Jefferson....
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CHIPPENDALE TALL CASE CLOCK. NathanGulick (1777-1826) Easton Pennsylvania ca.1800 cherry and pine. Broken-arch pediment and a shell-carved door all resting on ogee bracket feet. Dial with ship and calendar...
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Important Southern Edgefield Districtstoneware pictorial jug attributed to Stoney Bluff possibly Dave South Carolina circa 1860 rich alkaline glaze with single ring spout aside strap handle leading to ovoid body...
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MESSA Lou (American 20th C.): MorningMist Watercolor sight size 8 1/2'' x 19 1/2'' signed framed 18 1/2'' x 30''. Original credit card receipt affixed verso for $675.00 in 1991. Also affixed is Messa's biography...
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Three Civil War soldier tintypes: one-sixthplate, uniformed standing soldier, cavalry sword suspended from belt, image of seated child opposite (possibly same person), both in thermoplastic case, with inserted 1894...
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U.S. Army Indian Scout William E. ArchboldLeQuesne Archive 3 letters; 7 manuscripts; ribbon; newsclippings; 13 photographs; and 3 baskets that were purportedly presented to LeQuesne by Sitting Bull's daughter. 1884-1904....
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Lot misc. antique reference books mostlyreferencing glass including ''Old Glass...'' (Moore) ''The Pairpoint Glass Story (Avila) Steuban catalogs ''Lalique For Collectors'' (McClinton) ''Louis C. Tiffany'' (Koch)...
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)Autograph Letter, one page, duodecimo, signed and dated June 17th, 1844, no place given, to Cornelius Mathews (1817-1889), reading: "My Dear Mr. Mathews, I send you the...
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Michael Dillon (American 1947-2008)large abstract acrylic on canvas signed verso M. Dillon N.Y.C. 1994 unframed referenced in ''Three American Friends'' for exhibit history; purchased from the artist ...
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Michael Dillon (American 1947-2008)large abstract acrylic on canvas referenced in ''Three American Friends'' for exhibit history; purchased from the artist....
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Chinese porcelain plaque, hand paintedcharacters referencing a book about the Buddha, 10" x 6 3/4". Estimate $100-200...
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James Longstreet Confederate GeneralPost-War ALS to Pres. U.S. Grant James Longstreet (1821-1904). Confederate Lieutenant General considered Lee's most trusted subordinate. Postwar ALS to President Grant 3pp...
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An American Inlaid Cherrywood "FolkArt" Chest of Drawers mid-19th c. rectangular top above a frieze drawer and four graduated drawers all with "chip carved" molding flanked by beveled columns surmounted by...
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An American Belle Époque Carved MahoganyBookcase late 19th/early 20th c. attributed to R.J. Horner New York molded cornice above scrolling vine frieze centered by a lion's mask pair of glazed doors enclosing adjustable...
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John P. Cowan (American/Tennessee, b.1920; Active Texas) "Feeding Gulls", watercolor, sight 19" x 27-1/2", signed lower left, verso retains a letter dated March 3, 1961, written by the artist to Mr. Wintermann...
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OFHIS CHILD: A signed real life image postcard of who we believe to be Ernest Hemingway's oldest son Jack ''Bumby'' Hemingway from his first marriage taken in Spain around 1933....
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Abraham Lincoln Civil War handwrittensigned letter Executive Mansion September 28 1861 written to the Paymaster General quoting a message received from Mr. Thomas requesting that he supply ration money for Mulligan's...
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[Books and Other Imprints] Works ofthe Learned Sr. Thomas Brown Kt. Browne Thomas. Works of the Learned Sr. Thomas Brown Kt. London: Printed for Thomas Basset Richard Chiswell Thomas Sawbridge Charles Mearn...
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A Rare Pair of American Classical GiltBronze-Mounted and Birdseye Maple Inlaid Mahogany Games Tables early 19th c. Boston each with foldover top canted corners conforming skirt with birdseye maple panels carved...
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Pair of portraits: middle aged womanwearing white bonnet with blue ribbon lace collar black silk 1840s style dress and gold chain with Maltese cross signed ''J. Vila-'' (?) LR probable area of repair off...
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CHIPPENDALE EASY OR WINGBACK CHAIR.Rhode Island late 18th century mahogany and maple. Resting on ball and claw feet. 15 1/2''h. seat 45''h. overall. Accompanying this chair is a letter dated 1945 referencing...
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ANTIQUE AMERICAN PAINTED SEA CHESTMid-19thCenturyUnder Early 20th Century green paint with decoration of a three-masted ship. Lid with painted decoration Capt. Allen Ship Maro Nantucket 1819''. Iron strap hinges rope...
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L. & J.G. Stickley Dining Table Americanca 1907-1912 a L. & J. G. Stickley No. 384 dining table having a circular leather top over lower cross stretchers with through-tenons with original finish and red brand mark...
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Andrew Wyeth, American, b 1917, ALS,July 28, 1945, a reply to Dudley Lunt, referencing a chapter on NC Wyeth Lunt was preparing for the Bulletin of the Historical Society of Delaware . It concludes, "I am beginning...
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Andrew Wyeth, American, b 1917, ALS,Nov 6, 1968, an acknowledgment to Dudley Lunt, referencing a letter sent to Wyeth on the occasion of a show of NC Wyeth's work in Harrisburg. "Dear Dudley, That was a moving...
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FREDERICK W SHAFFER COLLECTION OF PRECOLUMBIAN WHORLS: Approximately 378 numbered spindle whorls or weights and decorative beads that date back from 500 to 1500 A.D many in perfect condition. Discovered in archeological...
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DRUCKER Mort. Caricature drawing ofIan Fleming holding a gun pen on board signed and dated lower right 2002 with plastic overlay and instructions for 30% gray background overall: 12 1/4'' h. x 9 1/8''...
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[Civil War - Manuscripts] Civil WarGeneral Orders Referencing the Firing Squad for Union Deserters & a Confederate Spy Lot of 2 including: General Orders No. 114 dated May 4 1863 ordering William F. Corbin...
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