IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
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GEORGE GARDNER FISH PASTEL ON PAPER"THE BRIDE AND THE ...George Gardner Fish (Nantucket 1822-1906) Pastel on Paper "The Bride and the Maidens" , depicting Fish's two daughters, Madeleine and Anna, with friend;...
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CHINESE BRONZE MONKEY FORM BELT HOOKON STANDTang dynasty or Tang style, bronze cast monkey form belt hook, displaying an animated pose as if swinging in the trees, 1-1/4 x 4 in., with metal stand, dimensions...
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AN UNIVERSAL HISTORY, 60 VOLUMES60 volumestotal (complete), including: An Universal History, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time... , "Compiled from Original Authors", including Sale, George (1697?-1736),...
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CLASSIC CHAVIN BROWNWARE STIRRUP VESSEL- HOUSE**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example...
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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A pair of hand-built clay foundation cones...
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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A lovely pair of hand-built clay foundation...
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TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONES (PR)Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A wonderful set of two hand-built clay...
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§ ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)
MAQUETTENO. 2 FOR TRIANGULATED STUDY NO. 1, 1960 steel wire painted grey on black base23.5cm high (including base), 13cm wide (9.25in high, 5.1in wide)Provenance: In Barns-Graham's...
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§ ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)
PLATE,CIRCA 1952 signed 'ADAMS' (to reverse), painted earthenware25cm diameter (9.8in diameter)Provenance: In Barns-Graham's notes about her collection she states she purchased...
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§ ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)
RECTANGULARBRONZE FORM NO.2., 1953 from an edition of 6, bronze15.5cm high, 10.2cm wide (6.1in high, 4in wide)Provenance: In Barns-Graham's notes she refers to owning two sculptures...
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§ ROBERT ADAMS (BRITISH 1917-1984)
SPHERE,1980 signed, numbered and dated 'ADAMS OO/ 1980' (to base), bronze9cm high, 7cm wide (3.5in high, 2.75in iwde)Provenance: In Barns-Graham's notes she refers to owning two...
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EARLIEST LEICA M2 VINTAGE 35MM CAMERAOneof the very first batch of 200 Leica M-2 cameras ever made, out of 82,000. Serial number 926184, made in late 1957. Inside is clean, with smoothly functioning shutter, clean...
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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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(2) EARLY UNFRAMED MAPS OF BOSTON, EARLIESTOF REVOLUTIONARY WAR Including: "A Plan of the Town and Chart of the Harbour of Boston Exhibiting a View of the Islands Castles Forts and Entrances into the said Harbour",...
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5 vols. Lawn tennis - 19th-CenturyRules Books: What are The Laws of Lawn Tennis? An Oration in Praise of Autocracy, not to be Delivered before The National Lawn Tennis Committee, A.D. 1880. Oxford: J. Vincent,...
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5 vols. American Revolution. Proceedingson The Occasion... Dedication...Monument...One Hundredth Anniversary of The Paoli Massacre... September 20, 1877. West Chester, 1877. 8vo, orig. cloth; worn and faded. Minor...
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1 vol. Pleasanton, Gen. A.J. The Influenceof The Blue Ray of The Sunlight... in Developing Animal and Vegetable Life. Philadelphia, 1876. First edition. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; edges rather worn & frayed....
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1 vol. Pennell, Joseph & ElizabethRobins. A Canterbury Pilgrimage. London: Seeley, 1885. First edition. Sq. 8vo, orig. pictorial & gilt-lettered brown cloth; light wear, corners slightly bumped, spine ends...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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Rare Twenty-Three-Piece Early SteubenCrystal "7846" Partial Service for Six Persons, designed by Steuben founder Arthur Amory Houghton in 1939, the service comprised of six iced water goblets, h. 6", six red...
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First Edition of Joseph E. Johnston'sNarrative of Military Operations Directed During the Late War Between the States, New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1874, in quarter Morocco with gilt title on spine, 602...
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Non-Ceremonial Upper Amazonian ShrunkenHead, or tsantsa, a genuine human head shrunken and preserved in the traditional manner, h. 4", with hair length 25", presented on a custom steel and wood stand, h. 25",...
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(MAP) MUNSTER SEBASTIAN Tabula novaruminsularum quas diversis respectibus Occidentales & Indianas vocant. Woodcut map with hand-coloring. [Basel 1552] State 5 (1552) of Munster's map of the Americas first issued...
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WISE, JOHN A System of Aeronautics,Comprehending its Earliest Investigations, and modern practice and art...
Estimate:$400-$600...
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Parker Brothers P grade shotgun, 12ga. side-by-side, 28 in. Damascus barrels, checkered walnut stock, black powder, no modern ammunition, serial number 67137, accompanied by copy of article from Parker Pages...
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Royal Automobile Club full member'scar badge, c 1907, Number A30, the earliest 'double winged' brass version, hollow cast, enameled Union Jack on one side, bust portrait of King George on the other, by 'Elkington...
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1 vol. Brerwood, Edw(ard). EnquiriesTouching the Diversity of Languages and Religions, Through The Chiefe Parts of The World. London: John Bill, 1622. Second edition. Sm. 4to, later 1/2 green calf & marbled...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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Early Hanoverian Provincial Pewter Charger,first half 18th century, by John Duncumb, Wribbenhall, near Bewdley, Worcestershire, of circular form, with concave threaded rim and recessed plateau en suite, the rim impressed...
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Rare and unusual Chippendale mahoganybombe cased slant-front desk, Massachusetts circa 1760; attributed to Benjamin Frothingham, Charlestown, MA cabinetmaker, 1734-1809. Massachusetts Bombe Furniture is the...
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W. C. Handy, Lionel Hampton signed photographs:sepia toned photo of Handy seated, holding cane, inscribed in dark blue ink "To Pat Master/Best Wishes/W.C. Handy/10-9-1945 (William Christopher Handy, 1873-1958, the...
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1 vol. Arlington, L.C. The ChineseDrama, from The Earliest Times until To-Day. Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1930. First edition. 4to, orig. green cloth-backed, color pictorial bds., gilt-lettered spine, top...
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Western Electric Company candlestickphone, patent in USA, various patent dates-earliest August 16 '04. 12"H....
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1 vol. Goethe, (Johann Wolfgang von).Les Affinities Electives,... Traduit de l'Allemand. Paris: S.C. L'Huillier, 1810. 3 vols. in 1. 12mo, contemp. marbled bds.; edge wear, corners & spine ends heavily rubbed....
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