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signed and dated "AF Tait N A 1867" lower right
oil on board, 10 by 14 in.
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signed and dated "A.F. Tait N.Y. 1871" lower right
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numbered, titled, signed, and inscribed on back
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1840-1910S LARGE STERLING SPOON COLLECTION(9)For your consideration are nine marked sterling spoons from various makers circa 1870-1910s. The first and largest spoon in this collection was made by S. Hennell in London,...
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RARE BOUND VOLUME OF JOHN ABBOT WATERCOLORS(English/American,1751-circa 1840)
Birds of Georgia, Consisting of the most rare and beautiful kinds, Drawn and Coloured from Nature by John Abbot, 1823, 73 watercolors on wove paper, original...
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VERY FINE CLASSICAL ROSEWOOD AND BRONZEPIANOFORTE, SAC...brass plaque inscribed "Made by A. Babcock for G. D. MacKay, Boston", circa 1825, highly figured mahogany and rosewood case with ebonizing, brass inlay and...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(American, 1741-1827)
Rareand Important Portrait Miniature of George Washington, 1779, the "Colonel Nathaniel Ramsay miniature", painted after Washington's full length portrait from his 1779 sitting...
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Interarms Mark X custom bolt actiontarget rifle serial number B231757; .22-250 REM caliber Mauser type action marked ''MARK X'' and ''ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA -INTERARMS- MANCHESTER ENGLAND'' full pistolgrip walnut...
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