FRAMED NEW YORK CITY "TAVERN LETTER"SIGNED BYRichard Varick, NYC mayor ca. 1797; printed letter to William Dustan to have licnese to operate tavern with conditions of no gaming, gambling, cock fighting, playing...
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LORD GEORGE GORDON, HANDWRITTEN LETTER,1781 Lord George Gordon (26 December 1751 ? 1 November 1793) handwritten letter discussing voting and religious rights. Gordon was an anti-Catholic and instigator of the Gordon...
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3PCS EARLY ISSUES OF THE BOSTON GAZETTE,1804 Three separate editions, in the August 9th 1804 edition are many printed letters and much area news, in September there is a nice full page printing of the prices in...
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OIL PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN SPOTTISWOODEIII (1594-1675)A 17th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman identified as Sir John Spottiswoode, son of the archbishop and grandson of the Scottish reformer, each...
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SIR THOMAS MORE D6792 - LARGE - ROYALDOULTON CHARACTER...Royal Doulton Character Jug, Sir Thomas More D6792 (dark green hat, brown fur-trimmed collar, gold chain of office). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series:...
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MICHAEL SUTTY PORCELAIN FIGURE OF AKNIGHT WITH LIONModeled as Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales standing in a gothic doorway.
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (25 February 1475 ? 28 November 1499)...
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DOULTON LAMBETH GEORGE TINWORTH FIGURINEMENU HOLDERA stoneware Guy Fawkes mouse figural group, circa 1885, incised 'I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot', modelled as three mice, the central...
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ATTRIB. CHARLES BALTHAZAR J.F. DE SAINT-MEMIN,PORTRAIT...Attrib. Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (French, 1770-1852) watercolor and charcoal or chalk on paper portrait of a gentleman in side-profile, bust-length...
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YEU-QUA CHINESE EXPORT PORTRAIT MINIATUREOF MARION STE...Yeu-Qua or Yeuqua (Chinese, fl. 1860-1885) miniature watercolor bust portrait of Marion Stewart Forsyth-Antisell of Detroit, Michigan (b. 1830-d.1882), as...
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DEAN ELLIS (1920 - 2009) "JEFFERSONDAVIS"Dean Ellis (New York, 1920 - 2009) "Jefferson Davis" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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CARTWRIGHT, THOMAS. A CONFUTATION OFTHE RHEMISTS TRANSLATION, GLOSSES, AND ANNOTATIONS ON THE NEW TESTAMENT, SO FARRE AS THEY CONTAINE MANIFEST IMPIETIES, HERESIES, IDOLATRIES, SUPERSITIONS, PHOPHANESSE, TREASONS,...
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American School, 19th Century
Portraitof a Gentleman, Possibly Richard Noble Thweatt, Jr.
oil on canvas
unsigned
29 x 24 1/2 inches.
Richard Noble Thweatt (1780-1835) was a prominent planter from Virginia who...
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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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A copy of A Collection of State-Trialsand Proceedings Upon High-Treason, and Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, From The Reign of Queen Anne to the Present Time (London, 1766; volume IX only). This work was originally...
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Parliament, Law etc. Fitzherbert, Anthony.The New Natura Brevium…To which is added A Commentary…By [Matthew] Hale, 1730. 4to. -- The Faithful Register; Or, The Debates of the House of Commons, n.d., bound with...
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Foulis (Henry) The History of Treasonsand Usurpations, first edition, London 1671, Folio (1)...
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A folder of letters etc., includingone on a treason trial at Westminster after Culloden, with a collection of eighteen loose engraved plates, decorative ceilings...
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A MIXED COLLECTION OF COINS, TRADE TOKENS,MEDALS ETC to include; FiveWestminster school medals; medium bronze Queen Victoria jubilee medal x 2; British dairy Farmer silver medal; Bronze Royal Society British Academy...
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CESARINE HENRIETTE FLORE DAVIN (FRANCE,1773-1844) Portrait miniature of "Anna Boleyn", as identified on the kid leather backing, oil on ivory, signed lower right, in a delicate gilt bronze frame with integral easel,...
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WILLIAM MAXWELL EVARTS UNIFACE BRONZEPLAQUE Brenner did this plaque from an 1870 painting of Evarts. He is dressed in period style in a dignified post showing the left side of his face. At the bottom reads William...
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A Large Archive of Confederate MartyrWilliam B. Mumford 1860s-1950s hundreds of photographs and ephemera from Mumford his family and later generations including newspapers tintype albums CDVs cabinet cards advertisements...
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NINTH PLATE TINTYPE OF A CONSCRIPTEDAND TREASONOUS CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. American 3rd quarter-19th century. Half-length portrait of Orson Litchfield in civilian attire. Accompanied by a one-cent piece stamped...
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M1851 Colt Navy Presented to CaptainMichael Grealish by Col George H. Hoyt .36 cal. 7.5" octagonal barrel S/N 132996. Single line New York address. Factory engraved with one-piece ivory grips.? Blued finish...
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Thomas Bolling Robertson Governor ofLouisiana ALS 3pp ALS dated July 12 1812 from New Orleans. Written to Fulwar Skipwith former governor of the annexed Republic of West Florida concerning unrest in eastern...
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U.S. Custom House Richmond VA Photographtaken after the Evacuation Fire of 1865 Unmounted albumen photograph 8 x 10 in. Attributed to Brady ca April 1865 though A.J. Russell made similar photographs around the same...
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Charles I King of England DS Blank manuscriptdocument signed with wafer seal 1p 8.75 x 13 in. n.p. n.d. (ca 1640s). Boldly signed Charles R at top. Seems to be a ship pass for a fishing vessel: We are gratiously pleased...
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Presentation Sword to Capt. James McGrathNY Emmett Guards A beautiful M1850 Militia Staff Sword with 32" double-edged blade having 31" center fuller and etched panels of panoply of arms.? Gilt brass eagle pommel...
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6 vols. (3 wrappers) African-AmericanSubjects: (Periodical Literature.) The African Observer. Philadelphia, [April - June], 1827. Vol. I, nos. 1-3. 8vo, orig. printed tan wrappers; minor creasing & edge wear....
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