TN IRON INDUSTRY POTTERS LEDGER ANDOTHER TN EPHEMERALedger related to an early Greene County Tennessee furnace and pottery, 1820s, plus a doctor's ledger and various ephemera. 1st item: "Potters Book for the...
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ANTIQUE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND ACTS OFPARLIAMENT ON GAMBL...Antique Legal Documents and Acts of Parliament on Gambling. Including two Acts of Parliament (1801/12) regarding tax duties on cards and dice, and lotteries;...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR. FINANCIAL RECORDS,1920—50.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr. Financial Records, 1920—50. Massive career-spanning archive, housed in 13 large cartons and comprised...
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FIVE CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERED AND GILTBOXES19th century, all with black lacquer ground and gilt chinoiserie decoration, of varying size and form, including: two tea caddies, hinged lids opening to divided interior...
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MEL CRAWFORD (B. 1925) "NOVA SCOTIA"ORIGINALMel Crawford (Canadian, B. 1925) "Nova Scotia" Signed lower left. Original Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008),...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL MID CENTURY ABSTRACTPAINTINGAmerican School, Mid Century Abstract painting. Inscribed verso. Oil on canvas.
Size: 24 x 20 in.
Condition:
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ERIK NITSCHE (1908 - 1998) "ROSE" ORIGINALErikNitsche (Swiss, 1908 - 1998) "Rose - Manuscript Illumination" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A....
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JIM SCHAEFFING (B. 1920) "TO WIN"JimSchaeffing (American, B. 1920)
"To Win"
Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Old gallery label verso.
Sight Size: 24 x 18 in.
Overall Framed Size: 32.5 x 26.5 in.
Schaeffing...
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GANDHARAN STONE OIL LAMP - INDUS VALLEYAfine Gandharan stone oil lamp from the Indus Valley, ca. 3rd - 4th Century AD. This nicely detailed example is 3-3/8 in. long, 2-5/8" wide and is carved from the gray schist...
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GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD - INDUS VALLEYAchoice Gandharan stucco head from the Indus Valley, ca. 4th - 5th Century AD. This lovely example is 3-1/4 in. high and portrays a beautiful youth with black hair. The expressive...
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ISAMU NOGUCHI (1944-1988) AKARI FLOORLAMPIsamu Noguchi (1944-1988)
Mid century Akari Floor Lamp. Hand signed on shade. Washi paper, bamboo, lacquered metal and cast aluminum.
Areas of separation.
Total Height:...
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13TH C. MEDIEVAL ENGLISH SILVER SEALTEMPLAR KNIGHTNorthwestern Europe, England, or Byzantium, Medieval period, ca. 13th century CE. A lovely Medieval era 95% silver seal from the time of crusades! This seal...
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DOCUMENT: 15TH CENTURY FRENCH DEEDHandwrittenvellum document dated to 1432, possibly Old French, from the reign of Charles VII (Charles the Victorious). Signed with a signum after last word. Identified as a deed to a...
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FRANCO-FLEMISH GOTHIC OAK CUPBOARD15thCentury and later, adapted. Rectangular, with an open upper section, the back with linenfold panels, the midsection with two iron-mounted hinged doors, carved with putti in...
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SIX FRENCH DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO DEBTS17TH/18TH CENTURIES 17th/18th Centuries On parchment or laid paper. Five handwritten, one printed. All with tax/revenue stamps. Folded sheets to 13" x 9.5"....
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GROUPING OF MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ITEMSAND RETABLOGrouping of Mexican religious items, including a retablo of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pre 20th Century. A carved cherub altarpiece sculpture, carved figure of St....
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17TH-CENTURY MA DOCUMENT: SIMON BRADSTREETSimon Bradstreet (1603-1697, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1679-'86 and 1689--'92) document, signed, dated at Boston, February 21, 1683: the complaint of Samuel Shrimpton,...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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SCOTT BURNS, ILLINOIS (20TH / 21ST CENTURY),DESIGN #78, LITHOGRAPH, 2005, 10" X 13 3/4", 16" X 20" (FRAME)Scott Burns, Illinois, (20th / 21st Century) Design #78, lithograph, 2005 signed on mat lower right, numbered...
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23 PC. COLLECTION OF VELLUM INDENTURES:To Include: 1) 5 18th-Century legal documents circa 1715-1749. Handwritten in ink with signatures, red wax seals, and embossed tax stamps. Comprises lease agreements, release,...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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LARGE LOT OF EPHEMERA RELATED TO MATTAPOISETT,ROCHESTER,WAREHAM, AND MARION, MA, FROM THE 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH CENTURIES. APPROXIMATELY 300 TOTAL PIECES. FOR MATTAPOISETT, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: MEILINGS MENU, 1857 MAPS, TWO CATHAY...
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LOT OF 15 PIECES OF EARLY EPHEMERA,MOSTLY FROMCAPE CODE. RANGING IN AGE FROM THE EARLY 18TH TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: CA. 1810 DIARY ENTRY OF A WOMAN WHICH MENTIONS GENERAL WILLIAM H. SUMNER (WITH...
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TWO DOCUMENTS ON PARCHMENT 7 ¼" x 12?" paper size Two documents on parchment, possibly 17th century. Purchased from Gordon Andreas Singer in 2008 as Papal documents. Copy of the invoice accompanies the lot....
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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2 pieces. Manuscript Material - 16th-CenturySpanish Colonial Documents: (Legal Document.) Arequipa, Peru, June 26, 1568. 5 pp (on 3 leaves), folio; some dampstaining. Apparently recording the Power of Attorney given...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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The Pashley Manor collection of fortydeeds and manorial records 14th century onwards to include a charter of Free Warren to Sir Edmund de Passeleye of the Warren of Pashley with the great seal of King Edward...
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Three North Carolina Governors' DocumentsAmerican, 18th through 20th centuries: Richard Caswell (1729-1789, first and fifth Governor of North Carolina), North Carolina Inferior Court manuscript document dated July...
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A quantity of historic documents andephemera including a document dated 1480 documents of the 16th and 17th century several Acts of Parliament of William III George II etc. 17/18th loan and payment documents...
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A quantity of historic documents andephemera including 17th century documents on the Restoration of the Monarchy correspondence from Lord to Lady Camarthen etc....
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*Othello Anderson (American 20th/21stcentury) Lake Effect Series (six works) photographs 8 3/4 x 13 inches (each). Price $ 1 000 Property from the Collection of Paul King and Associates Chicago Illinois ?Back???Purchase????...
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The Waring Family American Gothic CarvedRosewood Center Table c. 1845 after a design by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892) New York original hexagonal black marble top conforming skirt with ripple molding and acorn...
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*Theresa Ramey (American 20th/21st century)Blue Elements watercolor 10 x 13 3/4 inches. Price $ 350 Property from the Collection of Paul King and Associates Chicago Illinois ?Back???Purchase???? ? Any condition statement...
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