JOHN ADAMS, MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT,1798 Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress. April 3d, 1798. Printed 1798. President John Adams' report to Congress on the infamous "XYZ...
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THE WORKS IN ARCHITECTURE, LONDON...TheWorks in Architecture, London, of Robert and James Adam, Esquires , by Robert Adam (1728-1792) and James Adam. London: printed for the authors and sold by Peter Elmsly, 1778-1786...
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LARGE ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERLargeEnglish needlework sampler inscribed Agnes Parkinson's Work Age 10 , with sawtooth border enclosing Adam and Eve in the garden, birds, flower trees, etc., 20 1/2" x 21 1/2".
Competitive...
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PAIR OF GEORGE III ADAMS & COMPANY MAHOGANYTERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES ON LATER BASES23 x 16 in. diam.
Note provided by Chris Jussel from Vernay & Jussel Antiques, NY. "To His Most Sacred Majesty George The Third,...
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SHERATON REVIVAL INLAID REVOLVING MAHOGANYBOOKCASE + 2...1st item: Sheraton Revival inlaid mahogany bookcase, comprised of a round inlaid rotating top above 8 bookshelves divided by geometric inlaid panels above four...
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CAROLINE VALCHER, O/C PARK SCENE W/FOUNTAINCaroline Fleur Osborne, Duchess of Leeds, later Caroline Hobart, Lady Hobart, (níše Vatche 1931-2005), framed, not examined out of frame, signed "Leeds" lower right....
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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1799-1820 BRITISH STERLING SUGAR CUBETONGS (2)Featured in this lot are two 1799-1820 British sterling sugar cube tongs made by two different silversmiths. The first sugar cube tong was made by John Lias in London...
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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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MARGARET MAY DASHIELL, VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA(1869 - 1958), MASQUERADE, MARDI GRAS REVELERS, OIL ON BOARD, 27"H X 34 3/4"W (SIGHT), 29 1/4"H X 37"W (FRAME)Margaret May Dashiell, Virginia, Louisiana, (1869 - 1958) masquerade,...
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JOHN ADAMS DESCENDANTS' FAMILY SILVER,THREE SPOONS AND A FORK THREE SPOONS AND A FORK, including a fork with four tines, four unread marks and a small circular punch, with a round English terminal, the reverse...
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ENGLISH ADAM AND EVE SAMPLER WROUGHTBY SUSAN MIDGLEY, AGED 11 BY SUSAN MIDGLEY, AGED 11, early 19th Century, reads "May the Lord of his Glory/Protect me from Harm/And guide me and teach me/The way of the Lamb/Susan...
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ENGLISH ADAMS STYLE SATINWOOD WORK TABLEEnglishAdams style satinwood work table, early 19th c. , the top with a central hand painted scene with boy and girl, the case with a slide out writing surface and single drawer,...
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LARGE ENGLISH ADAM & EVE SAMPLER, WROUGHTBY ELLEN NELSON DATED 1812 BY ELLEN NELSON DATED 1812, top two lines...."SHE TOOK OF THE FRUIT & DID EAT & GAVE UNTO HER HUSBAND WITH HER DID EAT/ELLEN NELSON SAMPLER AGED...
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20) SHELF BOOKS: SIR WALTER SCOTT &SAMUEL JOHNSON(lot of 20) Library shelf books: Literature subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, including: (11) by Sir Walter Scott (Scottish, 1771-1832),...
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FRAMED ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK, BRITISH Workedin multicolor silk on loose ground, type register with alphabet above pious verse by John Bunyan: "He that is down needs fear no fall / He that is low no pride / He that is...
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MARIANNE DE TREY AND OTHER BRITISH STUDIOPOTTERY CERAMICS POTTERY CERAMICS, Marianne de Trey (British, 1913-2016) a small porcelain bowl covered in celadon glaze with wax resist and cobalt decoration, shallow impressed...
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TWO ENGLISH SAMPLERS, ONE DEPICTINGADAM AND EVE, SIGNED ELIZABETH PRIOR BENTLEY, 183717 1/2 in. x 14 1/4 in., frame.
14 1/4 in. x 14 1/4 in., frame.
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The largest in good overall condition with minor...
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? AN UNRECORDED ITALIAN [URBINO] ISTORIATOMAIOLICA DISH, ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLA DA URBINO, CIRCA 1520-23
SAMSON AND DELILAH Depicting the treacherous Delilah, with scissors and holding to one side the locks of hair...
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§ ALFREDO AVELLA (1924-1981)
BROKENCIRCLE GREEN-RED stained, leaded and painted glass, within stained wooden frame58cm x 54.5cmNote: Alfredo Avella was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He began his...
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? JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (BRITISH 1836-1893)
EVENINGIN KNOSTROP Signed and dated 1881, oil on board34cm x 44cm (13.5in x 17.25in)Provenance: Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, No.28603John Atkinson Grimshaw’s innovation was to...
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? JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (BRITISH 1836-1893)
GREENOCKSigned inscribed and dated 'T.20.92', signed, inscribed and dated verso 'Quayside Greenock T.20.92', oil on canvas31cm x 46cm (12in x 18in)Provenance: Christie's, 20 July...
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LOUIS XVI STYLE MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTEDGUERIDON IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILLER, STAMPED C. MELLIER & CO.
19TH CENTURY the circular brass banded top raised on slender fluted tapering legs joined by an interlaced...
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WAX PORTRAIT OF ADMIRAL DUNCAN BY JOHNFLAXMAN, CA. 19TH CENTURY 7" x 7¼" Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, KB (1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown...
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[ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS]:7 works, comprising:
GILBERT, Christopher. Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall. London: The National Art-Collections Fund and the Leeds Art Collections Fund,...
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ANN RICHARDSON'S NEEDLEWORK DATED 1827,ENGLISH Worked in multi-color silk threads on linen ground, with verse to upper register honoring the maker's grandmother, "When I was in my tender years / I lost a loving...
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Set coin silver flatware: Kings stylepattern, 38 pieces, marked "R&W. Wilson" (Robert and William Wilson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1825-1846), with one English silver butter knife, London, 1857, Victoria,...
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ENGLISH SAMPLER. Matilda Moxham CroomsHill Greenwich Kent 1796 silk on linen. Motifs worked in wide bands including a religious verse a large bird flanked by tiny buildings a depiction of Adam and Eve and...
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19th century Adam and Eve sampler, Adamand Eve with snake in tree above three-story house with fence, stitched at bottom "Emmily.Halloway.Her.Work.Aged.ten.years.June.10.1846", field with flowerpots,...
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CHAUCER (GEFFREY) THE WORKES OF OURANCIENT AND LEARNED ENGLISH POET engraved title and facsimile portrait plate and armorial plate re-backed tan calf London Adam Islip 1602 (ink library stamp to title page)...
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Collection of American and British needleworksamplers 19th century consisting of: Rhode Island sampler with manor house inscribed: Christian McNicol sewed this sampler in the 7th year of her age with Janet Held in Johnston-1832...
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SAMPLER. Kezia Smith American or English1827 silk on linen. Minutely worked pairs of motifs include angels holding crowns ''S'' handled baskets of flowers and blooming trees. Adam and Eve appear under the title...
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TWELVE LEATHERBOUND VOLUMES. IncludesCorrespondence of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke London: Francis and John Rivington 1844 four volumes; Story Roba di Roma London: Chapman and Hall 1875; Lights of...
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