- RARE SILK AND METAL THREAD 'POLONAISE'
RUG, ISFAHANApproximately 6 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 2 1/2 in.
Note: The above offered rug is illustrated in F.R. Martin, History of Oriental Carpets before 1800 , Vienna, 1808,...
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with an armorial.
5 x 10 1/2 x 6 in.
Condition
Lacking key. Minor wear and some losses overall. Otherwise in good condition. Not withstanding this report or any discussion...
[more like this] - 32 PCS MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS AND
EPHEMERA INC. 1825 ...Group of Assorted Ephemera, 1779-1940s. Includes: 1825 Diploma on vellum, University of Pennsylvania, signed by Frederick Beasley, R.M. Patterson and...
[more like this] - RARE 1807 NC GOV. NATHANIEL ALEXANDER
SIGNED CERTIFICAT...Scarce Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808) signed document as Governor of North Carolina, establishing William ("Will") White as secretary of state, May 8,...
[more like this] - FLORENTINE LEGAL DOCUMENT CIRCA 1500A
Florentine legal document between Gangalandi and Laurentius, on vellum, circa 1500. This appears to be an agreement between the Church of St. Martin of Gangalandi in Florence...
[more like this] - HANDWRITTEN LEGAL CONTRACT ON VELLUM
DATED 1493A legal contract handwritten on vellum dated 1493, signed by six persons. This large folded document is either French or Italian and is dated 1493. It seems to be...
[more like this] - LEGAL DOCUMENT ON VELLUM DATED 1465A
handwritten legal document on vellum, dated 1465, between Antonio Urbino and another man, possibly from Florence. A folded legal document dated 1465, with several small drawings...
[more like this] - CONTINENTAL SCHOOL CARVING, FEMALE SAINT
W/ROSARYwith small chip to robe edge front left, loss to rosary in same area, a couple small stains. 7 3/4" high, 1 3/4" wide. International clients may be ineligible to bid...
[more like this] - EARLY CONTINENTAL CASED SEWING KIT &
FOUR TOOLSincluding one agate handled hook and two with engraved bone handles. Soiling, rust, stains, bends to one tool end, case lacking needle. Largest: 2 1/2" high, 4 1/2"...
[more like this] - TWELVE FANS, MANY WITH HAND-PAINTED
DECORATION, MATERIALS INCLUDE CELLULOID, IVORY, MOTHER OF PEARL, SEQUINS, LACE, EMBROIDERY, ETC., ITEMS OF INTEREST INCLUDE FRENCH FAN WITH YELLOW CELLULOID HANDLE, HAND-PAINTED...
[more like this] - ASIAN: IVORY, TWO PIECES: HINGED LID
BOX, JAPANESE, 19TH/20TH C., WITH STAINED CARVING OF A DOG IN LOW RELIEF, SIGNED, WEAR/LOSS TO...ASIAN: Ivory, two pieces: hinged lid box, Japanese, 19th/20th C., with stained...
[more like this] - Joseph Galloway British Tory DS 1767
DS 2pp 8 x 13 in. Philadelphia 23 Oct. 1767. Summary of land titles to demonstrate ownership of a 1000 acre piece signed by Galloway Joseph (1731-1803). Apparently the land...
[more like this] - John Penn manuscript document (1741-1788,
North Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence, signer of the Articles of Confederation, member of Continental Congress), undated note in Penn's hand discussing...
[more like this] - Three Levi Hollingsworth Philadelphia
documents, two signed by Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800, first Governor of Pennsylvania), all manuscript documents on vellum with docket information verso; deed dated November...
[more like this] - Three Philadelphia deeds, all manuscript
documents on vellum, several signatures of prominent Philadelphians: John Morris "of the City of Philadelphia a free black man and Phillis his wife", deeding a 95...
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