US CONSTITUTION, INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER,1789 The Independent Gazetteer; or, The Chronicle of Freedom. August 19, 1789. Volume VIII, Number 1150. Important content about accepting the 4th amendment and debate on...
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US CONSTITUTION, THE CONNECTICUT COURANT,1787 The Connecticut Courant, dated Oct 22,1787 being number 1187, this unbound example comes mounted in an ornate black double sided glass frame, reporting on the debates...
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Y DUTCH COLONIAL ROSEWOOD AND EBONISEDCENTRE TABLE
17TH CENTURY AND LATER the shaped rectangular crossbanded top with a gadrooned border, above a frieze with carved mounts and ebonised panels, on turned cup-and-cover...
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AN IMPORTANT POTTIER & STYMUS LOUNGECHAIR An important Pottier & Stymus lounge chair commissioned for James Clair Flood's Linden Towers mansion in Menlo Park, CA, circa 1878. Executed in the Art Furniture taste,...
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Wharton Esherick. Important corner cabinetfor Marjorie Content. 1934, padouk. 58 h × 52 w × 39¼ d in. result: $25,000. estimate: $25,000–35,000. Cabinet features six central drawers, flanked on each side by eight...
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Wharton Esherick. Important corner cabinetfor Marjorie Content. 1934, padouk. 58 h × 52 w × 39¼ d in. result: $88,200. estimate: $22,000–28,000. Cabinet features six central drawers, flanked on each side by eight...
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Wharton Esherick. Important vanity forMarjorie Content. 1932, padouk, mirrored and clear glass. 83½ h × 44 w × 16¼ d in. estimate: $40,000–50,000. Vanity features six hidden compartments to each side: four...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCEFROM CHARLIE MILLER...Miller, Charlie (Charles Earle Miller). Important Archive of Correspondence from Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross. Remarkable for their content - both...
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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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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(American, 1741-1827)
Rareand Important Portrait Miniature of General George Washington, c. 1785, the ?H. Patterson Harris? miniature, painted after Washington's sitting with Peale in 1779, watercolor...
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GOLDSBOROUGH FAMILY RARE IMPORTANT SOUTHERNINLAID FIGU...Maryland or Virginia, possibly Annapolis, circa 1795, with distinctive scrolled pediment inlaid with a three masted sailing ship and plow centering a large wheat...
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT (ATTRIB.), TYPEDLETTER, SIGNED Two-page letter to the Rev. Josiah Strong, typed on White House stationary, dated December 13, 1906, with signature attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, content...
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MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT, JAMES G. BLAINE,AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT As follows: Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885), two volumes, 4to (9-12 in.), gilt green...
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THEO WUJCIK, AMERICAN (1936 - 2014),PORTRAIT OF JAMES ROSENQUIST, 1972, LITHOGRAPH, 17"H X 19"W (IMAGE), 24 1/2"H X 22"W (FRAME)Theo Wujcik, American, (1936 - 2014) Portrait of James Rosenquist, 1972, lithograph...
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JOHN BRADFORD ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK, JULY15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 15, 1776, WITH MENTION OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, three pages of...
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WAR OF 1812, HISTORIC CONTENT ALS, DETROITOutstandingcontent, written by Captain John Sharp, who effectively accuses his commander, Brigadier General William Hull, of treason in his surrendering of Detroit to the British General...
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FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, IMPORTANT CONTENTTLSTyped letter on New York governor letterhead, signed by FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32nd U.S. president). Dated March 15, 1932, the letter deals with Roosevelt's concerns about...
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(3) VINTAGE ART DECO LADIES MESH PURSES(lotof 3) Vintage Art Deco ladies mesh purses, c.1920s-1930s, including: (1) silver-tone metal with pierced floral frame, divided interior with coin purse, approx 7.5"h, 10"w,...
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Y A RARE SCOTTISH GEORGE II COFFEE URN
ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES KERR, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1730 The ovoid body raised on three cabriole legs, with a chased border of shells and diaper work around the shoulder and cover, with a vacant...
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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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MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM'BOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????elegantly carved with steep and gently flaring plain sides, supported on a medallion of a blossoming chrysanthemum, the thin polished...
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MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE HANDLEDBOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????????the delicate body intricately carved in low relief on the exterior with a band of acanthus leaf, the tip rising from the rim...
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WILLIAM WHITE (1825–1900) FOR BISHOPSCOURT, SOWTON, DEVON
TWO GOTHIC REVIVAL ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1860 oak, with velvet upholstery(2)53.5cm wide, 110.5cm high, 50cm deep; the other 66cm wide, 106.5cm high, 52.5cm...
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THE MILDMAY SERVICE – A PAIR OF GEORGEI BRITANNIA STANDARD DINNER PLATES Paul de Lamerie, London 1725, each of circular outline with a moulded border, engraved with armorial and crest to border, the reverse engraved...
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‡ RENé LALIQUE (FRENCH 1860-1945)
CALENDALSCENT BOTTLE, MOLINARD - 4 designed 1930clear, frosted and sepia stained, sealed with contentsmoulded R. LALIQUE, stencilled MOLINARD PARIS FRANCE11.8cm (4 5/8in) highIMPORTANT...
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(NO ONLINE BIDDING) PAIR OF MONUMENTALFAMILLE ROSE 'WUSHUANGPU' FLOOR VASES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????? ???????each of baluster form with flared mouth and applied stylised chi dragon handles, decorated...
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SIGNED LETTERS BY JOAN CRAWFORD (AMERICAN,1904 - 1977) 7" x 6 ¼" Three original signed letters of important content (one with an envelope) on powder blue personal letterheads with watermarks, discussing films "What...
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IMPORTED OFC SCHENLEY BLENDED WHISKYSEALEDImported O.F.C. Schenley Canadian blended whiskey, 86 proof, 4/5 quart. Top cap is sealed with intact tax stamp strip. No loss to labels. Original holiday box included....
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Richard Clague (French/New Orleans 1821-1873)"Idyllic Landscape with a Maiden and Young Man along a Path" oil on canvas unsigned 18 in. x 22 in. in a gilt frame. Provenance: Estate of the artist; to his cousin Augustus...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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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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Babylonian Wisdom Literature, by W.G. Lambert Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975, corrected edition. 4to. Blue cloth binding with gold lettering on spine. DJ in wraps. Text in English, providing a reliable...
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Unusual Asian Trade .900 Silver "Samorodok"Cigarette Case, first quarter 20th century, of rectangular form with slightly bowed sides and deeply textured finish, with an applied medallion of a wine bottle and playing...
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Collodion Glass Negative From AbrahamLincoln's Last Sitting Descended in the Family of M.P. Rice Alexander Gardner (1821-1882). ?Stereoscopic glass plate collodion negative 4.25 x 7 in. approx. .0625 in. thick...
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