WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTSWar of 1812 General Orders. A broadside from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated July 18, 1814. This demand directive set quantities of men needed for the militia. Nicely...
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19TH-20TH C. EUROPEAN STERLING FORKS& SPOONS (7)Featured in this lot is a collection of various decorative sterling forks and spoons from Europe circa 1800-1900s. The collection includes four forks and three...
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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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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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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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THREE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MILITIABELT PLATES To include: a brass crossbelt plate fitted with a silvertone "C," the back with an attachment pin and a mid-20th century label inscribed "Mass. Volunteer militia...
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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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AMERICAN MILITIA BASS DRUM ProbablyNew England, 2nd quarter 19th century: handsomely decorated with a flying eagle, carrying shield and draped flag on a grain-painted ground; constructed of thin pine staves...
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WEAPON: 18TH C. AMERICAN MADE SOCKETBAYONET, WELL MARKED - 202 - O/N - A, POSSIBLY SHORTENED AND POSSIBLY FOR A MILITIA MUSKET, WEA...WEAPON: 18th C. American made socket bayonet, well marked - 202 - o/n - A,...
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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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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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SIX AMERICAN MILITARY IMAGES SPANNINGTHE CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR I To include: Salt print, corporal in likely New York militia uniform, circa 1861, identified as Aloysius Berman, however not in Civil War database...
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LOT OF THREE DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE: AN1813-14PAYROLL ACCOUNT ADDRESSED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO RETURN J MEIGS (THE “INDIAN AGENT” FOR THE CHEROKEE. AN “INDIAN AGENT” WAS SOMEONE AUTHORIZED TO INTERACT...
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JON H. PUGH 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDERHORN: Early 19th Century scrimshaw decorated powder horn bearing the name Jon H. Pugh and dated 1804 inside a scrimshaw cartouche and on the reverse with a scrimshaw American...
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American Militia Eagle Pommel Swordearly19th century English import marked WARRENTED at the ricasso ivory grip the curved blade is saw-toothed for 8 in. and is etched with gilt floral sprays military motifs and...
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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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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 black fur tricorne militiahat c.1850 by R.P. Kenyon & Co. Hartford CT with a molded gilt metal heraldic eagle and pleated ribbon adornment. 6"h.x14"w....
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IDENTIFIED PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTIONARYWAR FLINTLOCK RIFLE: Identified to John Frailey, a private in Captain George Forepaugh's Co., Bradfords Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia. Rifle is direct from the family,...
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Patek Philippe gold pocket watch Charlestonretailed circa 1880-85 SN 63618 18K yellow gold engine-turned case centering shield surrounded by foliate designs and engraved with initials jeweled movement marked: Patek...
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Order of the Spanish American War medalLt. James J. Igoe late 19th/early 20th century gold medallion above anchor and crossed cannons on white enamel cross supported from spread-winged eagle under ribbon and gold...
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Colt model 1889 .38 caliber US NavyMartial model revolver late 19th century SN7522 six-shot round cylinder hard-rubber grips barrel inscribed: COLT'S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT USA. PATENTED AUG.5 1884 NOV....
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MILITIA SWORD. American 1st half-19thcentury. Ribbed bone handle and brass guard with American eagle and an American Indian pommel. Blued blade with gilt engraved decoration. Wear. 33 1/2''l. overall. Brass scabbard...
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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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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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PORTRAIT OF COLONEL A.J. PLEASONTONAFTER JOHN NEAGLE (AMERICAN 1796-1865). Oil on canvas unsigned. Late 19th-century painting of dashing young man in uniform. On reverse ''Copied after original painting...
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Portrait of Paul Revere After PealeOil on Canvas Early 19th century American. A portrait of Paul Revere either after the American portraitist Charles Willson Peale or his son Rembrandt Peale unsigned with inscription...
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SILHOUETTE. Signed Frederick ChapmanBemis Heights 1777. Full-length profile of Massachusetts militia soldier Abijah Wood (1743-1819) in uniform with his gun against a pen and ink landscape of stone wall and...
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Long Land Pattern Type British BrownBess Musket with Bayonet .75 cal. 46" round barrel. Marked on the top about 3" from the breech V 111 REG. with British proofs;? also marked at the breech with the initials...
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Eve Arnold ''In China (Twelve Photographs)''chromogenicprints 1979. Each print is signed dated and numbered in ink on the reverse ''Eve Arnold 1979 8/60''. Titles include: ''Inner Mongolian Steppes'' ''Szechwan'' ''Retired Worker''...
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A Pair of American Classical CarvedMahogany Side Chairs early 19th c. New York each having a crotch-veneered crest rail carved foliate scroll splat reeded stiles trapezoidal slip seat paneled rail molded saber...
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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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HELMET PLATE - War of 1812 Vintage AmericanMilitia Home-made Eagle Helmet Plate in cut brass with engraved eye center hole for mounting 5 7/8'' x 5 3/8'' slightly convex good condition. From the Marvin Sadik Collection....
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