ABOLITIONIST NEWSPAPER, THE LIBERATOR,NOV 7, 1862 The Liberator full copy with great details of the upcoming Emancipation to start Jan 1, 1863. Articles and speech about what is going to occur and how employment...
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PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD,FRUITWOOD AND PENWORK CARD TABLES
LATE 18TH CENTURY the crossbanded demilune tops decorated sunflower motifs within flower head and ribbon borders, opening to green baize...
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THREE LETTERS FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOOREThree Letters from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore, Mailed Tuesday, November 30, 1937, South Carolina Dearest Alice, Well here...
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ROBERT WOODRUFF AND HIS CIGARS Lots1016-1028 in this auction are associated with Robert Woodruff's affinity for cigars.
Cigars have a long history of popularity. Indeed, in 1873 France was selling one billion...
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ICHAUWAY PLANTATION, SOUTH GEORGIA Lots949-974 in this auction are associated with Ichauway Plantation, The Woodruff's South Georgia hunting camp and retreat.
Ichauway, Creek Indian for ?where deer sleep? was...
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EISENHOWER & THE WOODRUFFS Lots 927-947in this auction are associated with President Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower and his relationship with the Woodruffs.
Supreme Allied World War II Commander, President of the United...
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BALDWIN GARDINER COIN SILVER HOT WATERURNAmerican Classical Coin Silver Hot Water Urn , Baldwin Gardiner, New York, act. 1827-1847, marked "B. GARDINER" in serrated arc over "NEW.YORK" in complementary serrated...
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UNION SOLDIER'S LETTER WRITTEN ON SHERMAN'SMARCH THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA From D.S. Jones, Goldsboro, NC to Miss Charlotte Earle, Leon, New York, reading, in part: to "Our first mail since leaving Savannah brought me...
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THURLA HEARN BORDELON (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,1900)Thurla Hearn Bordelon (American/Louisiana, 1900-1987), "The Old Time Religion on the Plantation", 1979, oil on canvas board, monogrammed lower right, signed, titled and...
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TWELVE BOOKS MOSTLY ON SOUTHERN PEOPLE,PLACES, AND PASTIMES Largest 4to (over 9 in. spine), to include: The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barret Browning (1897);Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian (1943);...
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An autograph letter, signed, from Col.Richard Kidder Meade to General Henry Knox. Meade (1746-1805) was like his friend Alexander Hamilton an aide-de-camp of George Washington, and is perhaps best remembered...
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Three Currier & Ives lithographs 19thc. to include Good Times on the Old Plantation 10" x 13" The Fall of Richmond VA 9 1/2" x... ?...
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THE HENDERSON FAMILY LIBRARY BOOKCASE.Possibly Richard Rood Marietta Ohio ca.1830 cherry and poplar. One-piece with paneled doors interior shelves and resting on turned feet. Imperfections. 98 1/2''h. 56...
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General John B. Gordon's RenaissanceRevival rosewood half-tester bed third quarter 19th century tapered faceted posts support arching half-tester with carved brackets and shaped paneled headboard; shaped heavy...
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Books: Southern history and relatedAdams Nehemiah. A TOUR AMONG THE PLANTERS and THREE MONTHS AT THE SOUTH: A SOUTH-SIDE VIEW OF SLAVERY (in 2 volumes and slipcase) Beehive Press 1974. Brown John. SLAVE LIFE...
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Boyd Alvyk Cruise (Mississippi/New Orleans1909-1988) "Two Columns: Chretien Point Plantation" watercolor on paper signed and dated "1937" lower right sight 10 3/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. matted and framed. Note: Chretien...
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Circle of Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazary Mendoza (Mexican, mid-1700's-1802; Active New Orleans ca. 1782-1802) "Portrait of Don Estevan (Stephen) Minor", oil on canvas, unsigned, 35" x 27". Presented in a period...
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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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CSA Account Book of Capt. W.S. Wickhamfrom Creation of Army of Tennessee 7.5 x 3 in. leather-bound memo book inscribed on cover CS Army / Captain / W L Wickham / Pay Department / 1862 - 63 with similar inscriptions...
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GOOD TIMES ON THE OLD PLANTATION BYCURRIER & IVES. Handcolored lithograph on paper. Small folio with passing river barge C# 2451. Minor imperfections. In a frame 13''h. 17''w. 10''h. 14''w. Trimmed...
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Yellow Jade Gu-Form Chinese Vases Chinese19th century Qing dynasty. A pair of very fine yellow jade fluted gu-form vases each with flared mouth and base the bulbous central section with relief carvings a lotus flower...
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Archaistic Jadeite Lidded Wine VesselChinese 19th century fangku form. An elaborate elongated faceted baluster-form jadeite vase in brilliant emerald green and lavender tones finial with a dragon chasing a pearl;...
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Spinach Jade Chinese Marriage Bowl Chinese.A mottled green spinach jade four-footed marriage bowl. The interior has a traditional double-fish motif together with peonies and foliage in relief; the exterior with ornately...
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American school (circa 1850) PAIR OFPORTRAITS: MR. AND MRS. HENRY M. CRANE OF NEW YORK oil on canvas in original frames unsigned one titled on verso H34'' W26 3/4'' overall: H46 1/2'' W38 1/2'' (2pcs) Provenance:...
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James T. Lloyd/ Publisher "Lloyd's Mapof the Lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled from Government surveys in the Topographical Bureau Washington D.C. Revised and corrected to...
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Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana1886-1988) "Pickin' Cotton" oil on canvas board monogrammed middle right Dixie Art Supplies Inc. label en verso 16 in. x 20 in. framed. Provenance: Estate of Gayle M....
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''GOODBYE TO TRAVIS'' BY ARTHUR BURDETTFROST (CALIFORNIA 1851-1928). Watercolor and gouache on paper en grisalle. An illustration of the story of Major Johathan Wilby and his ex-slave Travis. Signed and dated...
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Rare Antebellum Louisiana PlantationCoin (.900) Silver Five-Piece Tea Set, dated 1858 and monogrammed "M.C.B" for Margaret Cyrilla (Brownson) Bisland (1839-1906), mistress of Fairfax Plantation, St. Mary Parish,...
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Harriet Manigault archive, miniatures:(Harriet Manigault Wilcocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1793-1835), The Manigault name is among the most prominent in South Carolina and specifically Charleston history,...
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The Francis-Fisher-Coxe Chippendalecarved mahogany card table carving attributed to the 'garvan carver' philadelphia, pennsylvania, circa 1760 The rectangular top with conforming hinged leaf opening...
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Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
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Four Books About the Southern BlackMan in Poetry and Story The Black Christ & Other Poems by Countee Cullen New York: Harper & Brothers 1929 12mo hardbound in blue paper boards with past down title illustrated...
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Clarence Millet A.N.A. (American/NewOrleans 1897-1959) "Playing Catch Audubon Woods Camp West Feliciana Parish Louisiana (unfinished pencil sketch en verso)" prior to 1939 oil on canvas laid down on board signed...
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Hezekiah Niles/Editor Niles' WeeklyRegister containing Political Historical Geographical Scientific Statistical Economical and Biographical Documents Essays and Facts... 1811-1836 printed in Baltimore volumes...
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Andres Molinary (Gibraltar/New Orleans1847-1915) "Le Chemin des Chapitoulas" oil on canvas signed lower right a typewritten label reading "Mrs. Boullemet 2625 St. Charles Ave" en verso 18 in. x 30 in. in a period...
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William Henry Buck (American/New Orleans1840-1880) "Louisiana Sugar Mill" oil on academy board signed "Sketch by Buck" lower right pencil-signed en verso "W.E. Seebold Bookseller Stationer and Fine Arts New Orleans"...
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