WAR OF 1812, HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROMHOME Moses Goodman, Jr. (September 25, 1781 - November 9, 1836) was a deacon in the church of West Hartford, Connecticut, and a colonel in the War of 1812, who commanded 83...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE W/ WRITTENORDERS One page broadside, ?At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of October, A. D. 1780,...
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CONNECTICUT CONSTITUTION HANDWRITTENSPEECH, 1818 A closely written speech justifying the proposed constitution. Appears to have been used at a town meeting. The manuscript originator penned this for a rare look...
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FOUR VOLUMES OF PAOLETTI'S PLASTER CAMEOS,ROMEPresented in faux marble and parchment faux books, each spine marked Paoletti Impronte, each double sided, containing numbered plaster cameos with a handwritten description...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTDATED 1780 4” X 6.5” SIGHT. FRAMED 12” X 12”., Dated 1780, "This certifies that Jacob Crain has furnished one cord of wood for the use of my Company under the Command...
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EARL E. COLLINS O/C MARINE PAINTING,LIGHTNING CLIPPER ...Earl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the clipper ship "Lightning" sailing across tumultuous...
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EARL E. COLLINS O/C MARINE PAINTING,SHOOTING STAR CLIP...Earl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the clipper ship "Shooting Star" sailing across turbulent...
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GROUP ASSORTED CIVIL WAR RELATED EPHEMERA,14 PCSAssorted Civil War related Ephemera and letters. 1st item: 1876 letter or transcription of a letter by Maryland Governor John Lee Carroll to Maj. Genl. Fitzhugh Lee...
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MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1819- 1904) PAINTING,"SUNSET"Framed Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) oil on board painting, "Sunset". Appears to be unsigned. Circa 1870. Handwritten on board verso, "6 3/4 - 12 3/4 / Vose". Bears...
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CHERRY TALL CASE CLOCK, HAVING THREEBRASS FINIALS AND ...Cherry Tall Case Clock, having three brass finials and carved fretwork atop of tombstone door flanked by columns on case with arch top door flanked by...
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MARGOLIS MAHOGANY TIP KETTLE STAND,HAVING PIE CRUST ED...Margolis Mahogany Tip Kettle Stand, having pie crust edge on pedestal ending in tripod base, handwritten paper label "This table was made for Mr. & Mrs....
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SET OF EIGHT MARGOLIS MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALESTYLE DINING...Set of Eight Margolis Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, all having leather slip seats, ball and claw feet, marked with handwritten paper labels from...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKSLargeCollection of Leather Bound Books, to include a first edition copy of "The Life of Lewis Bourbon, Late Prince of Conde", published in 1693; along with one volume of "The Plays...
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FIRST EDITION MARK TWAINFirst EditionMark Twain "The Innocents Abroad" or "The Near Pilgrim's Progress" printed by the American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut 1869, good condition, has small page tear...
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1900S ARCHITECTURAL ETCHINGS BY J. PENNELL,R. LOGANJoseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926). "Stock Exchange" etching, ca. 1904. Hand signed in pencil at lower center. Hand titled in pencil at lower right. AND Robert Fulton...
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CARLOS ESTEVEZ MIXED MEDIA - "EL ARTESIN SU HISTORIA"Carlos Estevez (Cuban, b. 1969). "El Arte Sin Su Historia" mixed media on paper, 2002. Signature, title, and date with location (Havana) handwritten below....
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RARE EARLY 18TH C. BOOK OF BRITISH POLITICALHISTORY, LORD EDWARD COKE "Abridgment of the First Part of My Ld. Coke's Institutes; with Some Additions explaining many of the difficult Cases and shewing in what Points...
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ROBERT DEYBER (AMERICAN/CONNECTICUT,1955-2021)Robert Deyber (American/Connecticut, 1955-2021), "The Butt of Jokes", acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, titled on stretcher, handwritten artist label with personalization...
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ROBERT DEYBER (AMERICAN/CONNECTICUT,1955-2021)Robert Deyber (American/Connecticut, 1955-2021), "What Goes Around Comes Around", acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, titled on stretcher, titled, inventory number,...
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1777 ENLISTMENT BOUNTY BRADLEY BATTALIONHandwritten document on watermarked laid paper, ordering the payment of 180 pounds to Captain Josiah Childs for the enlistment of his Connecticut Company, dated Hartford,...
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1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND GRANTDated55 years after the Pilgrims landed. Handwritten, listing many early Pre Revolutionary War 17th C. Connecticut settlers. Document has been reinforced with two Connecticut Civil...
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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NEW JERSEY/NEWYORK/UNITED KINGDOM, 1817-1894), YACHTING IN THE SOUND, WITH A VIEW OF NEW YORK., OIL ON BOARD, 8” X 12”. FRAMED.JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH, New Jersey/New York/United...
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18TH C. CONNECTICUT SAMPLER FROM THEMAHL FAMILY Dated Alphabet Sampler, "Hannah --illegible--She Rot This in the Year 1764", unframed but with old label off the frame of Riley's Art Store of Hartford Conn. and...
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Vice Admiral David G. Farragut signedcarte de visite by Alexander Gardner circa 1865 seated portrait in uniform signed lower margin and verso D.G. Farragut Vice Admiral. Marked Alex. Gardner photographer to the...
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THE CONNECTICUT SHORE LONG ISLAND SOUNDBY CHARLES HAYDEN (MASSACHUSETTS 1865-1901). Oil on canvas signed lower left. Depicts an impressionistic verdant landscape illuminated by a bright blue sky. 20''h. 30''w....
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Pair of 19th Century Portraits by AmmiPhillips (Attributed) Attributed to Ammi Phillips (American 1788-1865) ?ca 1836. Oil on canvas portraits of a man and wife the man wearing a brooch and holding a quill pen...
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Mary Louise Fairchild (American 1858-1946)"Blind Woman (Still Life en verso)" 1935 watercolor and gouache on paper signed and dated lower right handwritten note en verso 15 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. framed. Provenance:...
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Two c.1870 albums with 300+ seaflowerand seaweed mounts specimens collected from New England beaches the Indian Ocean and the waters off the Island of Wight among other locations one prepared by Susanna Nexson...
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ON THE RIM-GRAND CANYON BY F. LUIS MORA(NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT 1874-1940). Oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1911. Depicts two American Indians on horseback overlooking the Grand Canyon. 17 1/4''h. 37...
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Mt. Rushmore National Memorial ConstructionPhotographs by Charles d'Emery Lot of 15 silver gelatin photographs by Charles d'Emery with 13 that document the construction of Mt. Rushmore during the 1930s. Six photographs...
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