THORNE-RIG PEEPEdwin Thorne (1861-1935)Rig
Jamaica Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1900
7 3/4 in. long
This decoy descended through the Thorne family to the past executive director of Ducks Unlimited, William Thorne,...
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GEORGE A. CUSTER'S OWN S&W NO. 2 ARMYREVOLVERThis is a fine, historic Smith and Wesson Model 2 Army Tip-Up Revolver owned personally by George Armstrong Custer from the Dr. Lawrence A. Frost of Monroe, Michigan...
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RARE / FINE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTISIS KNOTEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a mold-formed pendant of a hieroglyph known as the Isis knot ("tet" or "tit"...
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SIX VOLUMES FROM "THE HOLY GRAIL OFYACHTING" YACHTING", The Holy Grail of Yachting: The Art of the America's Cup 1858-1970, by Alan Granby and Janice Hyland. West Palm Beach, Fl: America 3 Foundation, 2013-...
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MAP "THE WORLD ON MERCATOR'S PROJECTIONSHEWING THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN COOK ROUND THE WORLD." CIRCA 1800 ENGRAVING WITH HAND-COLORING, SHEET SIZE 10" X 13.5". SHEWING THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN COOK ROUND THE WORLD.",...
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CANTON SCHOOL (CHINA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY),THE GREAT FIRE, CANTON, 1822, SHOWING THE HONGS ABLAZE AND NUMEROUS JUNKS AND SAMPANS IN THE FOREGROUND., OIL ON CANVAS, 9.5" X 11.5". FRAMED 14" X 16".CANTON SCHOOL, China,...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONEGAME BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75”. GAME BOX, Early 19th Century, Pierced double-dome top with sliding covers carved with male and female figures above soldiers...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED COQUILLANUT “MARENGO” SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5”. NUT "MARENGO" SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX, Early 19th Century, In the form of a French ship of the line. Hinged...
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WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,1817-C. 1888 AND C. 1854-1893), CLIPPER SHIP DREADNOUGHT., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 30". FRAMED 33.75" X 40".WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-c. 1888...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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THREE ARTIFACT DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATINGCHARLESTON FOOD AND DRINK THROUGH TIME Discovered during a renovation of "The Dale- Brewton - Pinckney House," 73 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1716, includes...
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FOUR ARTIFACT DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATINGTRADES IN COLONIAL CHARLESTON Discovered during a renovation of "The Dale- Brewton - Pinckney House," 73 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1716, included are...
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"DESCRIPTION OF THE LARGEST SHIP INTHE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ..." 1853 SLIPCASE 10.5" X 6.5". THE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ...", 1853, An extremely rare first and only edition...
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DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL CIRCA 1900 HEIGHT11.25”. WIDTH 6.25". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 7.25". DEPTH 4.5".DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL, Circa 1900, Signed in the case "Nederlandsche Instrumentenfabriek Utrecht". Lacquered...
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WILLIAM GAY YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,1817-1892), THE CLIPPER SHIP CHALLENGE FIRED UPON BY C.S.S. ALABAMA., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 30". FRAMED 30" X 36".WILLIAM GAY YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-1892, The...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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MAP "POLYNESIA. ISLANDS IN THE PACIFICOCEAN" CIRCA 1851 STEEL ENGRAVING ON PAPER, SHEET SIZE 10.5" X 14.25". UNFRAMED. OCEAN", Circa 1851, Published by J. & F. Tallis, London and New York. Drawn and engraved...
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(4) CHINESE CANTON GLAZED CUPS W/ FIGURES,19TH C. Chinese ,19th C, 4 piece lot of Cantonese porcelain: with panel illustrations of figures in pastel hues gathered outside the entrance to a building with flowers, foliage...
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CHINESE CANTON GLAZED TEACUP SET W/PLATE ,19TH C A Chinese, 19th C, porcelain teacup and saucer each piece painted with repeating circular panel illustrations showing household artifacts against a white ground....
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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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Lieutenant George W. Weston 26th IowaInfantry Civil War Archive Lot includes 15 letters and documents (12 war-date); Weston's bayonet & scabbard; scrapbook and relics; wallet including receipts; Bible; 6 photographs....
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A Large Collection of Prints and Engravings,18th, 19th and 20th centuries, depicting Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts, architecture and classical figures, featuring eight hand-colored engravings from Le Moyen Age and...
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David Shaner (1934-2002 USA) Black Vesselwith Handles1980Stoneware; ht. 13.5 dia. 14 in.Reference:Clark Garth.?American Ceramics: 1876 to the Present.?Abbeville?Press NY 1987. This work is illustrated on page 172....
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A Fine American Classical Carved andGilt Stenciled Mahogany Breakfast Table late 18th/early 19th c. drop-leaf top above a stenciled apron each corner with beribboned lyre tapered faceted support circular plinth...
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A Pre-Columbian Pottery Female Figurec. 550-900 Maya Jaina mold-made figure modeled standing with her hands clasped together at her chest wearing a cowl headdress large ear spools a long bead necklace with zoomorphic...
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Books related to Revolutionary War:George Newmann, dust jacket, History of the Weapons of the American Revolution ; Debra Sprouse, A Guide to Excavated Colonial and Revolutionary War Artifacts ; Jack Coggins,...
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