J. & R. LAMB CARRARA MARBLE AND MOSAICALTAR J. & R. Lamb Studios, New York, circa 1900. Carved marble with classical columns and relief carved script. Inlaid mosaic tiles with stylized flowers, cross and chalice...
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BUFFLEHEAD PAIRWinsor White (1902-1975)
Duxbury,MA, c. 1940
10 in. long
Winsor White was an early collector from Duxbury, Massachusetts and a contemporary of Dr. George Ross Starr Jr. The cork bodies have wooden tails...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER HENGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ½ in. long
"Jim reserved special spots on his shelves, fireplace, and walls for his favorite birds. I remember the first time I...
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TUCKED-HEAD CANVASBACKThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1950
16 in. long
A rare tucked-head Ward with a balsa body. The underside is inscribed...
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BRANTNathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942)
WestCreek, NJ, c. 1920
17 1/4 in. long
A classic New Jersey hollow brant decoy with the Starr fan stamp on the underside.
Working repaint with moderate gunning wear.
Provenance:...
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JAMAICA TURTLE DECOY31 in. long
Thisexact turtle decoy is listed as lot 671 in the 1986 Bourne auction catalog featuring the collection of Dr. George Ross Starr Jr. The underside bears a penned inscription with...
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TWO STARR COLLECTION BRANT20 in. long
Twobrant from the collection of Dr. George Ross Starr Jr. with his fan stamp and inscriptions on the undersides. One is by the Mason factory and the other is attributed to J....
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CUZCO SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, ARCHANGEL,19TH C.A 19th century Cuzco School painting of The Archangel Saint Raphael holding an arquebus, oil on canvas (perforation lower left), unsigned & unframed, measuring 31.5"...
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CUZCO SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, ARCHANGEL,19TH C.A 19th century Cuzco School painting of The Archangel Saint Raphael casting Satan from Heaven, oil on canvas, unsigned & unframed, measuring 28" h x 22" w. Provenance:...
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George Nakashima. Important Arlyn coffeetable. 1978, redwood root burl, American black walnut. 16 h × 56 w × 38¼ d in. result: $100,800. estimate: $60,000–80,000. Table features rich and expressive burl grain,...
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ROCKINGHAM GLAZED SHAVING MUG.RockinghamGlazed Shaving Mug. Embossed toby design, faintly stamped on base "E&W Bennett Canton Ave Baltimore, MD" prototype for John Bell product. See "Pottery From The Shenandoah...
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C.C. GIERS MASONIC PHOTO ALBUM, INC.ANDREW JOHNSONPhotographic Album belonging to Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, containing approximately 110 CDVs of members of Nashville's York Rite Commandery of Knights...
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15 DECORATIVE ARTS & SOUTHERN POTTERYREFERENCE BOOKSTwo groups of fifteen (15) total reference books, general decorative arts and Southern pottery. The general decorative arts grouping includes seven (7) general...
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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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SUPERB CHANCAY FIGURAL VESSEL - MOTHER& CHILDPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1250 CE. A very large bi-chrome earthenware egg-shape bodied effigy vessel with a single strap handle on the...
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987 American) ''Flowers''1965 Acrylic and Screenprint Inks on Canvas 14''x14''. Signed and dated on verso overlap. Also notated ''Andy Warhol /65 Billy'' on verso. Purchased from Gordon Locksley of...
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EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIAPERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL MID-19TH CENTURY PERTAINING TO RHODE ISLAND'S CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL Mid-19th Century A U.S. Army General Hospital, named Lovell...
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HATTERAS ROOT HEAD BRANT, DR. GEORGESTARR COLLECTION Hatteras, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, Dr. George Starr collection stamp....
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BARON J. AMHERST, ALS TO HENRY GLADWIN,JUNE 1767 Baron Jeffrey Amherst (1717-1797, leading British officer in the French & Indian War, captured Louisburg in 1758, commander in chief in North America, 1759, Gov....
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CREOLE WALNUT AND FRUITWOOD LADDER-BACKARMCHAIRSTwo Creole Walnut and Fruitwood Ladder-Back Armchairs , early 19th c. and later, turned stiles, curved box stretchers, rush seats, h. 35 in., d. 21 1/2 in., d. 20...
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LOUISIANA CREOLE CARVED WALNUT ARMOIRELouisianaCreole Carved Walnut Armoire , late 18th/early 19th c., associated period cornice, shaped recessed panel doors, fiches hinges, shaped escutcheons, shaped apron, short cabriole...
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DR. GEORGE CROZAT WALNUT PLANTATIONDESKDr. George Crozat Louisiana Walnut Plantation Desk , c. 1830, gallery with scrolled sides, sloping lift lid flanked by open compartments, frieze drawers, turned legs,...
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DR. GEORGE CROZAT MAHOGANY GONDOLA CHAIRDr.George Crozat French Restauration Mahogany Gondola Chair , c. 1825, back-scrolled crest, rectangular splat, molded supports, saber legs , h. 31 1/2 in., w. 19 in., d. 15 1/2...
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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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A Fine Louisiana Classical MahoganyBibliothèque mid-19th c. probably New Orleans beaded cornice molded frieze two glazed and paneled doors enclosing shelf interior flanked by baluster-turned and barley-twist...
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Lincoln assassination letter, detailedeyewitness account of events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre on the evening of April 14, 1865: four-page manuscript letter datelined...
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Georgia grain-painted chest, yellowpine with five dovetailed drawers with walnut fronts and turned feet, Griffin notes: "The oak graining covering the entire piece was 'done in 1902 by painter who...
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Very probably John Ruskin (British 1819-1900)"Bones of a Female Foot" 1844 graphite watercolor and gouache on gray wove paper laid down; unsigned 7 1/16 x 12 in. in a modern mount; inscribed in a later hand en verso...
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Dr. Sunday's Medicine Show Print Dr.Sunday's Medicine Show poster by Mart Tepper autographed Gary Keep on Truckin - Skip Gay; 21 x 14 in.Dr. George "Skip" Gay was a co-founder of Rock Medicine Services which...
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An American Classical Mahogany TesterBedstead c. 1825 New Orleans canted and molded tester on massive acanthus and pineapple-carved supports molded rails and paneled headboard brass ball feet height 104 in. length...
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Joseph Hewes manuscript document (1730-1779,North Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of Continental Congress, first Secretary of the Navy), legal document in Hewes' hand dated November 25th,...
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Hand-colored lithograph "An Attemptto burn John Harris" published by j.t. bowen, philadelphia After William S. Reeder, lithographer Ralph Trembly, gilt frame. 21 1/2 x 27 5/8 in. (sight) PROVENANCE:...
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Mayo brothers photo, letters: dual photographsigned "C.H. Mayo" and "W.J. Mayo" under their respective portraits and inscribed "Greetings to Charles L. DeVault", all in black ink, 11 x 13-7/8...
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Margaret French Cresson (American 1889-1973).Portrait Bust of Dr. George G. Merrill bronze greenish-brown patina mounted on green variegated marble base signed in cast ''M.F. CRESSON 1928 '' mounted on green marble base...
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Twenty-Two New Orleans and Southern-RelatedBooks, including Lafcadio Hearn novels Chita, Gleanings in the Buddha-Fields and Out of the East, Mrs. George B. Penrose's monograph War Relief Work in Old New Orleans, The...
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A Fine Louisiana Classical MahoganyArmoire early 19th c. cove-molded cornice plain frieze flush-panel sides and doors with astragal closure pierced escutcheons fiche hinges and brass box lock; interior with...
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