(VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - FALL RIVER THROUGHFAIRHAVEN: 107 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE-20TH CENTURY FAIRHAVEN: 107 POSTCARDS, Early to Late-20th Century, Early: White's Corner Fayville, Drury Post Office (Florida), Fairhaven...
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THREE SILVER ALBUMEN YACHTING PHOTOGRAPHSFRAMED 22.75" X 26.75" AND 20" X 38"., One depicts a white-hulled yacht underway, signed in pencil lower left "Colleen". Two housed in a common frame, marked on mat "Pierce...
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ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD (1840-1905, NY,FAIRHAVEN,MA) photograph of the artist in his studio with palette and brushes, by NY Photogravure Co. Photograph is autographed by the artist and also comes with a clipped...
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FIVE 19TH C PHOTOGRAPHS FROM FAIRHAVENTO INCLUDEA CASED DAGUERREOTYPE OF HERBERT TERRY, 3" X 3" IN LEATHER FRAME, SHAPED AS A BOOK. AMBROTYPE OF AN UNKNOWN BOY, 2 1/2" X 2". OVAL DAGUERREOTYPE OF JANE TERRY,...
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BOOK TITLED "THE STORY OF THE LIBERTYLOANS" BYLAMBERT ST. CLAIR, JAMES WILLIAM BRYAN PRESS, 1919, LEATHER BOUND. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLORED LIBERTY LOAN POSTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. APPROXIMATELY 140 ILLUSTRATIONS....
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APPROXIMATELY 60 SIGNED LETTERS, CA1866, DEALINGWITH ACTIVITY IN THE THIRTY-NINTH U. S. CONGRESS, MANY PIECES ON SENATE STATIONARY, MILITARY COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY VARIOUS MAJOR GENERALS SUCH AS MAJOR GENERAL...
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EARLY 19TH C WATERCOLOR DRAWING, PORTRAITOFNATHANIEL DREW OF FAIRHAVEN, 2 1/2" X 2 1/2", SIGNED N.D. IN PERIOD WOODEN FRAME. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB....
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OCEANIC COVERED BASKET, CA 1860 FROMTHE MALAYISLANDS. 15 1/2" HIGH, 9". IT WAS BROUGHT TO FAIRHAVEN BY CAPTAIN ZENAS E. BOURNE. IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE COLONIAL CLUB FROM MISS HELEN TABER IN THE EARLY 20TH...
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19TH C SCRIMSHAW BALEEN COVERED BOXBELONGINGTO CAPTAIN SIMPSON JENNEY OF EAST FAIRHAVEN. HE WAS A WHALING MASTER. THE BOX IS ENGRAVED WITH A FEDERAL STYLE HOUSE, POSSIBLY FAIRHAVEN AND AN URN AND FLORAL DESIGN....
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COIN SILVER CUP OR CHALICE BY BENJAMINPITMANOF PROVIDENCE, RI, CA 1810, 6 1/2" HIGH, ENGRAVED ON FRONT CENTRE CHURCH, PROBABLY FAIRHAVEN, 6.7 TROY OZ. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB....
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R. H. L. TABER (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST) OILPAINTING ONCANVAS, LATE 19TH C, RIVER SCENE WITH FIGURES AND ROW BOAT, SUNSET IN THE DISTANCE. IN ORIGINAL CARVED AND GILDED FRAME. SIGHT SIZE 12" X 18". PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN...
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DOCTOR EDWARD SISSON (1828-1919, NEWBEDFORDARTIST). WATERCOLOR OF FAIRHAVEN BRIDGE, SIGHT SIZE 10 3/4" X 21". PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB....
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PAIR OF EARLY 19TH C IMARI FLOOR VASES,35" HIGH,13 3/4" DIAMETER. PANELS WITH LANDSCAPE AND COURT SCENES, SIDES WITH FLORAL AND BIRD DESIGNS, RUFFLED TOPS. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB RECEIVED FROM MRS....
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L D ELDRED (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST LEMUEL),OILPAINTING ON CANVAS, UNDER GLASS. TITLED "THE OLD MILL POND", FAIRHAVEN. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT L D ELDRED, 1902. SIGHT SIZE 18" X 30". OVERALL 24" X 36". PROVENANCE: ...
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JOURNAL OF A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFICOCEANON BOARD THE "ELIZA L. B. JENNEY" OF FAIRHAVEN, JOHN CHURCH, MASTER, 1842. THE LOG COVERS FROM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1842 THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1846 AND WAS PROBABLY...
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EARLY 19TH C OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS,PORTRAIT OFCAPTAIN JOHN TABER, WHALING MASTER OF THE SHIP "GOOD RETURN" OUT OF FAIRHAVEN. DEPICTING THE YOUNG CAPTAIN WITH RULER IN HAND, WHALESHIP IN BACKGROUND. PAINTING...
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EARLY 19TH C AMERICAN OIL PAINTING ONCANVAS,PORTRAIT OF ELEGANTLY DRESSED GENTLEMAN WEARING SPECTACLES, PROBABLY FROM FAIRHAVEN. UNSIGNED. ORIGINAL UNTOUCHED CONDITION. IN ORIGINAL CARVED AND GILDED FRAME....
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L D ELDRED (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST LEMUEL),OILPAINTING ON CANVAS TITLED "THE OLD HARRIS HOUSE", MIDDLE STREET, FAIRHAVEN. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT L.D. ELDRED '96. SHOWS SOME SLIGHT PAINT LOSS. IN ORIGINAL CARVED AND...
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L D ELDRED (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST LEMUEL)OIL PAINTINGON CANVAS TITLED SAILING SHIPS OFFSHORE. SIGHT SIZE 12" X 20". IN ORIGINAL CARVED AND GILDED FRAME. FRAME SHOWS MINOR DAMAGE WITH REPAIR. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN...
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L D ELDRED (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST LEMUEL)OIL PAINTINGON CANVAS, TITLED "OLD MILL POND", SIGNED LOWER LEFT L D ELDRED, 1905. SIGHT SIZE 16" X 26". OVERALL 25" X 35". IN ORIGINAL CARVED AND GILDED FRAME. PAINTING...
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EARLY 19TH C FEDERAL WORK TABLE, MAHOGANYWITHUNUSUAL EBONY INLAY, 2 DRAWERS WITH RAISED PANEL SIDES AND BACK. ACANTHUS CARVED PEDESTAL SUPPORTED CARVED ANIMAL FEET. PINE AND MAHOGANY SECONDARY WOOD. POSSIBLY NEW...
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19TH C SHELL CARVED BROOCH DEPICTINGA CLASSICALFIGURE WITH WINGS AND SNAKES ON HIS HEAD. SNAKE FRAME WITH GARNET EYES. FRAME IS GOLD. TOTAL WEIGHT 19.6 DWT. 2 1/4" HIGH, 1 7/8" WIDE. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN...
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L D ELDRED (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST LEMUEL,1848-1921)OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, VENICE HARBOR SCENE. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. UNTOUCHED ORIGINAL CONDITION. PAINTING NEEDS CLEANING. SHOWS SLIGHT CRAQUELURE. SIGHT SIZE...
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19TH C SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER, ALPHABETSIN CENTER,VINE AND FLORAL BORDER, WROUGHT BY MARY A. SPOONER, FAIRHAVEN, AGE 11. 13 3/4" X 14 3/4". FRAMED AND UNDER GLASS. SHOWS MINOR FABRIC LOSS AND DISCOLORATION. ...
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INSPIRATIONAL WATERCOLOR VERSE WITHFLORAL BORDERON THE ART OF WRITING BY SARAH SHAW, 1824, PROBABLY FAIRHAVEN. SIGHT SIZE 12 1/2" X 8". FRAMED AND UNDER GLASS. PROVENANCE: FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB....
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AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER WROUGHTBY SARA SHAW(SARA SHAWS) OF FAIRHAVEN IN 1828. DOUBLE ALPHABET, FLORAL DESIGN WITH FEDERAL HOUSE. 17" X 7 3/4". IN A GILDED VICTORIAN FRAME AND UNDER GLASS. GOOD CONDITION....
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SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLER FROM FAIRHAVEN SEMINARY,1825WITH 5 ALPHABETS AND POETIC VERSE. WROUGHT BY MARY T. STODDARD, AGED 9 YEARS. 16 1/2" X 16". EXCELLENT CONDITION. PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED, MATTED AND UNDER GLASS. PROVENANCE:...
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WILLIAM BRADFORD (1823-1892), OIL PAINTINGONBOARD TITLED "OLD TACK WORKS WHARF" FAIRHAVEN, 1888. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. SIGHT SIZE 6 1/2" X 10 1/4". NEEDS CLEANING AND HAS SEVERAL DROPS OF WHITE PAINT SPLATTERED ON...
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PAIR OF 18TH C OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS,ITALIAN,UNSIGNED. ONE DEPICTS 3 MEN PLAYING CARDS AND 1 MAN IS CHEATING. THE OTHER SHOWS A MAN WITH A SWORD HOLDING HANDS WITH A YOUNG WOMAN. IN PERIOD GILDED FRAMES. ...
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO SIMPSON JENNEY A WHALESHIP CAPTAIN FROM FAIRHAVEN, MA TO INCLUDE A 1869 DOCUMENT FOR 1/8 SHARE IN THE SCHOONER ELLEN RODMAN, NUMEROUS 19TH C DEEDS FOR PROPERTY IN FAIRHAVEN,...
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E. B. COGGESHALL (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST),FRAMEDSEPIA WATERCOLOR DEPICTING WHALE SHIPS AT DRY DOCK SIGNED LOWER RIGHT AND DATED 1895. IN A PERIOD OAK FRAME. SIGHT SIZE 13 3/4" X 19", OVERALL 25 1/4" X 30 1/4"; PROVENANCE:...
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AFTER LEMUEL D. ELDRED, (1950-1921,FAIRHAVEN)FRAMED AND GLAZED ETCHING DEPICTING A WHALE SHIP DOCKED IN NEW BEDFORD WITH FAIRHAVEN IN THE DISTANCE. SIGNED IN PLATE AND DATED 1906, IN ORIGINAL PERIOD OAK FRAME....
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L. D. ELDRED (LEMUEL ELDRED, 1848-1921,FAIRHAVEN,MA) ETCHING DEPICTING A WHALESHIP AT DOCK IN NEW BEDFORD WITH FAIRHAVEN SKYLINE IN DISTANCE, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT IN PENCIL, SIGNED LOWER LEFT IN PLATE, DATED 1906. IN ORIGINAL...
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CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD, (FAIRHAVEN ARTIST,C. H.GIFFORD, 1839-1904) OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. DEPICTS NEW BEDFORD HARBOR WITH LUMINIST SKY WITH FAIRHAVEN SKYLINE IN THE DISTANCE. SIGNED LOWER LEFT, DATED 1898. SIGHT...
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LEMUEL D. ELDRED (1848-1921, FAIRHAVEN)ETCHINGDEPICTING WHALESHIPS IN NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, WITH THE FAIRHAVEN BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT IN PENCIL, SIGNED LOWER LEFT IN PLATE. DATED 1903. REMARKED...
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CHARLES H. GIFFORD (1839-1904, FAIRHAVEN,MA)FRAMED AND GLAZED WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, TITLED “OFF FAIRHAVEN, MA", DEPICTING A BUCOLIC SCENE OF FISHERMAN AT THE SHORE OFF SCONTICUT NECK. FISHING BOATS AND SAILING BOATS...
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