GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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HOUDINI, HARRY. HOUDINI BUSINESS CARD.NEW YORK, 1920S....Houdini, Harry. Houdini Business Card. New York, 1920s. Pictorial gilt-foil business card for Houdini as ÒIllustrious PresidentÓ of Society of American...
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1905 ELGIN GRADE 306 14K GOLD FILLEDPOCKET WATCHFor your consideration is this 1905 Elgin Grade 306 pocket watch with a Bates And Bacon 14k gold filled case circa 1905. In 1864, the Elgin National Watch Company...
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US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTSERVICE SIGNFeatured in this lot is this U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service sign circa 1961. The sign features cardstock construction that depicts a scene of Smokey...
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US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTSERVICE SIGNFeatured in this lot is this U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service sign circa 1962. The sign is constructed from cardstock and shows a depiction of a road...
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EIGHT AMERICAN SILVER EAGLES, WITH 2008REVERSE OF 2007...1999 business strike; 2000 business strike; 2001 with holographic detail (x2); 2003 business strike; 2008-W satin finish, ANACS SP69; 2008-W satin finish...
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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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LETTER FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORELetter from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, Thursday, November 4, 1937 My Dearest, There is no reason for me to tell you how...
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19C. CHARLES TILLINGHAST ATTORNEY ADVERTISINGSIGN Rhode Island,Circa 1830Yellow and blue sign marked "C. F. Tillinghast, Attorney at Law." The Tillighast family is a prominent Rhode Island family, Charles Foster Tillinghast...
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LOUIS FREUND (1905-1999) OIL ON MASONITEDATED 1935Louis (Harry Louis) Freund (1905-1999)Mattison's Blacksmith Shop, Conway Arkansas (1935 or 1936)The untitled Regionalist Movement oil on Masonite is signed and dated...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), BUSYDAY ON THE WATER., OIL ON MASONITE, 7.5" X 11.75" SIGHT. FRAMED 11.5" X 15.5".AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century, Busy day on the water. Monogrammed "JSW" and dated 1878 lower...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY,), BUSYVIEW OF THE HUDSON RIVER., OIL ON BOARD, 9.5" X 21" SIGHT. FRAMED 15" X 26".AMERICAN SCHOOL Busy view of the Hudson River. Unsigned. Oil on board, 9.5" x 21" sight. Framed...
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1909 JAPANESE BUSINESS MISSION SILKSCROLLA 1909 Mejji Restoration era silk scroll, manufactured by IIda and Co, presented to the United States by the Honorary Commercial Commissioners of Japan. The 1909 Business...
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SYD J. BROWNE (AMERICAN 1907-1991),MONKEY BUSINESS, LITHOGRAPH PRINT, SIGNED L.R., FRAME: 15 1/2 X 14 IN. (39.37 X 35.56 CM.)Syd J. Browne (American 1907-1991), Monkey Business, Lithograph Print, Signed l.r.,,...
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GEORGE BELLOWS (AMERICAN, 1882–1925),"THE STREET", 1917, LITHOGRAPH ON LAID PAPER, (MASON 47), DEPICTS A BUSY STREET SCENE UNDER A...George Bellows (American, 1882–1925), "The Street", 1917, lithograph on laid...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ABOUT BLACK HISTORYIncluding:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2010; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American...
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ASSORTED U.S. POSTAL STATIONERY; CATALOG;REVENUES Including a quantity of unused postal stationery; U.S. Postal Stationery Society POSTAL CARD CATALOG, 2000, 4to, in loose-leaf format; and a selection of American...
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EDGAR LOUIS YAEGER, MICHIGAN / FRANCE(1904 - 1997), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 1937, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 1/2"H X 27 1/2"W (SIGHT), 25"H X 32"W (FRAME)Edgar Louis Yaeger, Michigan / France, (1904 - 1997) untitled abstract,...
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THOMAS EDISON SIGNED ELECTRIC LIGHTCOMPANY LETTER United States,1884Letter penned to Charles L. Clarke, the first president of the Edison Electric company, by Samuel Insull, an American business magnate and...
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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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Don Swann American 1889-1954 Busy BaltimoreHarbor etching ed. 48/300 signed ''Don Swann'' lr 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. framed Estimate $ 70-100 All property is sold as-is. No condition report is supplied. Prospective buyers...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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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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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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19th C. Maine Seaman/Machinist DanielD. Merrill and wife Eliza A. Russell Bartlett manuscript collection of papers consisting of personal and business correspondence of American Seaman and machinist Daniel D....
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Will Rogers typed letter, photos: 36lines to Mr. Watson Webb, undated, "I just learned…that you were in the insurance business. I had no idea in the world that you had any business outside polo,...
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TWO SPENCERIAN DRAWINGS. American 2ndhalf-19th century. Running deer Framed. 19'' h. 23'' w. Together with a bird signed ''James Cumming Jr. St. Louis MO'' on a printed advertisement for ''Burnham's American...
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Vietnam Zippo Lighter Collection Lotof 282 Vietnam War-era Zippo lighters featuring personalized and anonymous engravings chosen by U.S. soldiers sailors and airmen during deployment. The collection has been...
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Circa 1849 English Pop-Up Poetry ValentineCollected by Esther Howland English 19th century ?ca 1849. Pop-up valentine with a paper lace border a monochrome lithograph having a hand-colored floral bouquet at center...
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An American Renaissance Carved Oak andElm Armchair mid-to-late 19th c. attributed to George E. Hixon Boston paneled arched back with X-form supports terminating in lions heads scrolled acanthus arms X-form legs...
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Safety Era Ephemera lot - 6 pieces -(1) Columbia die cut Lady Cyclist wearing her Bloomers - 6'' tall. Folds open to become a stand up - 1 hand missing; (2) Blotter for a Track Racer by McKee & Harrington of...
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Harriet Manigault archive, miniatures:(Harriet Manigault Wilcocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1793-1835), The Manigault name is among the most prominent in South Carolina and specifically Charleston history,...
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Seven American business leaders: "BMBaruch" (Barnard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, financier, economist) signed letter, five typed lines, July 29, 1949, 9-3/4 x 7-5/8 in., with "Barnard Baruch" cut signature...
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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Salesman's Book of Fruit and FlowerColor Plates Some refer to these as Nurserymen's books but this one folds into thirds and slips into a 7.25 x 10 in. leather case - clearly for travel. The 5.25 x 8.5 in....
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