WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT PORTRAITMEDALLION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, CA. 1769-1780WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY Black Basalt Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1769-1780, height: 2 1/8 in. Condition: Please note:...
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EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISEDWING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
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EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolgerFamily
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
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8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL.ANDREW LYTLE, R.P...8 Fugitive Poet related publications including signed and first edition books. 1st Item: ALL THE KING'S MEN, Robert Penn Warren, Franklin Library, 1977,...
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THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS,SIX (6)Six leather bound books to include: 1) A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L.Mencken, Al Hirschfeld Frontispiece Illustration - Limited Edition Hardcover – The Franklin Library...
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THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS,SIX (6)Six leather bound books to include: 1) Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years by Carl Sandburg - Limited Edition Hardcover - The Franklin Library 1978...
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THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS,SIX (6)Six leather bound books to include: 1) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison , illustrated by Steven H. Stroud - Limited Edition Hardcover - The Franklin Library 1980 (100...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS,SEVEN (7)Seven leather bound books to include: 1) Collected Poems by Marianne Moore, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker, introduction by T. S. Eliot - Limited Edition Hardcover...
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CURRIER & IVES "AM. WINTER SPORTS: TROUTFISHING"Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American/British, 1819-1905) and lithographed by Charles Parsons (American/British, 1821-1910) for Currier and Ives, United States. Hand colored...
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FADEN - UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA,MAPWilliam Faden, (1749-1836), The United States of North America: with the British territories and those of Spain... , London, 1796, "Published as the Act directs, Feby....
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FRANKLIN MINT, BOXED "PEOPLE OF COLONIALAMERICA"Franklin Mint, Boxed Set of the "People of Colonial America"1975, mahogany case with fitted interior holding 13 pewter figurines, marked. As found in Philip Roth's...
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1960S LEONARD BASKIN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK- "ICARUS"Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Icarus" hand-carved wooden block for creating woodcuts, ca. 1967 to 1968. An impressively large original block for Leonard...
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GEORGE WEBSTER, (ENGLISH, 1797-1864),THE UNITED STATES SHIP OF WAR THE FRANKLIN OF 80 GUNS, OIL ON CANVAS, 25 X 30 IN., FRAME: 30 X 35GEORGE WEBSTER (English, 1797-1864) The United States Ship of War The Franklin...
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CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LOW BOWLChineseBlanc de Chine Low Bowl, with lion head handles; height: 2 3/4 in.; diameter: 5 1/4 in. Provenance: China-Bohlken, Berlin, 1930 ($23); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933), Indianapolis,...
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN TEA CUP AND A SHALLOWBOWLA Chinese Porcelain Tea Cup and a Shallow Bowl, with red painted reign marks on bottom; beaker height: 3 in.; bowl diameter: 4 in. Provenance: Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933),...
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CHINESE EGGSHELL COUPChinese EggshellCoup, with rice and floral design; incised reign mark; diameter: 3 1/2 in., height: 2 1/2 in. Provenance: S.H. Mori, Chicago, Illinois, 1930 ($350); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933),...
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CHINESE YELLOW DOUBLE GOURD VASEChineseYellow Double Gourd Vase, with blue underglaze double circle; height: 8 in. Provenance: R.H. Macy, 1932 ($70); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933), Indianapolis, Indiana; by descent...
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CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE GU-FORM VASEChineseBlanc de Chine Gu-Form Vase, blue underglaze marks on the bottom; height: 7 1/2 in. Provenance: The Howard Bach Collection; Bluett & Sons, London, 1932 ($200); Franklin B....
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PAUL REVERE COIN SILVER SPOONPAUL REVERECoin Silver Spoon,, turned-back with an oval handle; no monogram; marked Revere; lg. 8 5/8 in.; 2.13 ozt. Provenance: By descendant of Benjamin Franklin; Property formerly...
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FRANKLIN D. BRISCOE, (AMERICAN, 1844-1903),CRASHING WAVES, OIL ON BOARD, 10 X 14 IN., FRAME: 15 1/2 X 19 1/4 IN.FRANKLIN D. BRISCOE, (American, 1844-1903) Crashing Waves, oil on board signed F. D. Briscoe lower...
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JO DAVIDSON, (AMERICAN, 1883-1952),FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, BRONZE, HEIGHT: 12 IN., OVERALL HEIGHT: 20 IN.JO DAVIDSON, (American, 1883-1952) Franklin D. Roosevelt, bronze inscribed Joe Davidson 1935 and stamped...
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AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON, (FRENCH,1741-1828), BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, BRONZE, HEIGHT: 14 IN., OVERALL HEIGHT: 18 1/2 IN.After JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON, (French, 1741-1828) Benjamin Franklin, bronze inscribed houdon...
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[BINDINGS] -- [BIOGRAPHY] -- [LITERATURE].A group of 3 works related to biography and literature, comprising:
1) FREEMAN, Douglas Southall. R.E. Lee a Biography. NY & L: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949, 1949, 1949,...
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COINS: FRANKLIN MINT'S "COIN SETS OFALL NATIONS" WAS ISSUED BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1980S. COMPLETE SET OF BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED CO..COINS: Franklin Mint's "Coin Sets of All Nations" was issued beginning in...
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1979 FRANKLIN LIBRARY FINE BINDING LINCOLNAbraham Lincoln, His Speeches and Writings (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature), Franklin Library, 1979. Leather Bound. Bound in full green leather. Stamped...
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(9) LEATHER-BOUND FRANKLIN LIBRARY SHELFBOOKS(lot of 9) Books: on the subject of classic literature, with leather bindings, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmarks, gilt page ends, raised spine bands, gilt cover...
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SELECTION OF 20TH-CENTURY LITERATUREIn English translation; primarily Folio Society and other fine press imprints, comprising about 20 volumes, notably: James Joyce, ULYSSES (London: Folio, 1999) 3rd printing,...
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FRANKLIN MINT, LOT OF THREE "SHAKESPEARE"MEDAL COLLECTIONS, EACH SET IS ONLY PARTIALLY COMPLETE, SIXTY-FOUR PROOF STERLING SILVER MEDALS INTERSPERSED WITHIN THREE ALBUMS, AND EACH STERLING SILVER MEDAL WEIGHS 40.8...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY HISTORICAL LITERATUREBOOKS, 12 Twelve leather-bound historical literature books with gilt lettering published by the Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising Giovanni Boccaccio's...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY EUROPEAN LITERATUREBOOKS, 11 Eleven leather-bound European and Russian literature books with gilt lettering comprising Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," Ivan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons," Anton...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY FRENCH LITERATURE BOOKS,11 Eleven leather-bound French literature books with gilt lettering published by the Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising Moliere's "Comedies," Marcel...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY AMERICAN LITERATUREBOOKS, 19 Nineteen leather-bound American literature books with gilt lettering published by Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising Richard Henry Dana's...
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FRANKLIN LIBRARY BRITISH LITERATUREBOOKS, 20 Twenty books of British literature published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss," Charlotte...
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Attributed to Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki(German, 1726-1801) miniature portrait of benjamin franklin Unsigned, watercolor on ivory, gilt frame. H: 4 in. W: 3 1/2 in. (overall) PROVENANCE: Literature:...
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Rare Southern coin silver spoon by FranklinTurner Cheraw South Carolina (wk. 1812-23) Fiddle pattern marked: Turner. L8 1/2'' and 1.5oz troy Provenance: Charleston South Carolina collection. Literature: Burton E. Milby....
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BOOKS: Signed literature: William BurroughsNaked Lunch Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition Grove 1984 1/500 signed slipcase; Harlan Ellison's Medea: Harlan's World signed by contributors; Irving Stone Lust for...
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