TN 1896 CENTENNIAL ARCHIVEArchive ofitems related to the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville. Descended in the family of Edward Dickson Hicks, an organizer of the Tennessee event and son in...
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EATON "LIFE ANDREW JACKSON" PHILA. 1817Eaton,John Henry and John Reid. THE LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON, MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES: COMPRISING A HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE SOUTH, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT...
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3 LAURIE SIMMONS "VENTRILOQUISM" SUITEPRINTS 1986Laurie Simmons (American, b. 1949). Group of three prints including two photogravures and one photolithograph from the "Ventriloquism" suite, each pencil signed...
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HELEN DURANT, "AFFECTION" TWO WOLVESA/C Helen Durant (American / Georgia b. 1947), "Affection", depicting tenderness between two wolves, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, pencil signed lower right, framed. Provenance:...
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1822 MONUMENT OF PARENTAL AFFECTIONCHAP BOOK Massachusetts,1822The second edition of "A Monument of Parental Affection, To A Dear And Only Son" authored by Joshua Gilpin (1765-1840) and printed and published...
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1 vol. Chagall, Marc. The JerusalemWindows. New York: G. Braziller; Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, (1962). Text and notes by Jean Leymarie. Folio, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates, other illus., including 2 orig....
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Leatherbound books: history and criticismCampbell John Lord. THE LIVES OF THE CHIEF JUSTICES OF ENGLAND. 3 vols. London: John Murray 1849. H8 3/4''; Campbell John Lord. THE LIVES OF THE LORD CHANCELLORS AND KEEPERS...
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1 vol. Jacobs, Helen Hull. Modern Tennis.Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1933). First edition. 12mo, orig. green cloth; light edge wear, later issue d/j (some chipping to edges - just affecting a few letters). Photo...
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The Excellent Old Ballad of Chevy ChaceBroadside Describing the Battle of Otterburn English broadside ca 17th century. Folio approx. 9.5 x 14.25 in. The ballad is recorded in the Stationer's Register (London) an...
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Two Currier & Ives ''The American FireMan'' HandColored Lithographs. ''Prompt to Rescue'' and ''Facing the Enemy.'' Medium folios. After Louis Maurer published by Currier and Ives New York 1858. From a Mt Vernon...
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Pair T.M. Rooke watercolors (ThomasMatthew Rooke, British, 1842-1942), interior church scenes with figures: "San Miguel Xenes, Spain" 11-1/4 x 8-1/2 in., modern gilt wood frame, water damage top left...
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Dutch School painting, chemist seatedin a room observing a solution in a bottle, book open on a desk, unsigned, oil on panel, Dutch School, 19th century, 15-5/8 x 13-1/8 in.; modern painted wood frame. Retouch...
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William Couper (American/Norfolk 1853-1942)"Evangeline" marble bust dated and signed "1881-Wm. Couper-Florence" on rear truncation height 21 1/4 in. Note: This very important marble bust is more fully inscribed...
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Three early U.S. maps: "A Planof the Country from Frogs Point to Croton River Showing the Positions of the American and British Armies from the 12th of October 1776 Until the Engagement on the White Plains...
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Nathaniel D. Hackett Wisconsin 1st HeavyArtillery Civil War and Personal Archive 330 items dating from 1860-1947. While serving in the 1st Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery Davis Hackett kept in close correspondence...
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John Archibald Woodside Pennsylvania(1781-1852) ARAB CHIEFTAIN ON STALLION 1831 oil on canvas framed signed & dated: lower middle Woodside 1831 H17'' W20 1/2'' Other Notes: Verso bearing old label: Wm. G. Herrmann...
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A Chinese Republic Period Scroll PaintingPaintedto depict a lady seated beneath an ancient pine with child with four lines of caligrophy upper left four seals and a signature 73''L X 20.5''W circa early 20th century. Private...
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DUPRE LOUIS Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinopleou Collection de Portraits de Vues et de Costumes Grecs et Ottomans Peints sur les Lieux D'Apres Nature Lithographies et Colories Par L. Dupre Eleve de David; Accompagne d'Un...
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William Hooper manuscript document,North Carolina, Salisbury District, September 5, 1768, "The Jurors of our Sovereign Lord the King George III do present upon this oath that James Noland late of the County...
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Pair paintings, classical scenes, followerof H. Robert, both unsigned, oil on canvas, 54-3/4 x 30 in.: the Falls of Tivoli with two figures on rocky outcropping, three wax fill patches verso, retouch at falls, sky...
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Pair 19th century portraits, gentlemanwith long sideburns, 36-1/4 x 27-3/4 in., retouch throughout affecting approximately 50 percent of surface, mostly in background ; woman wearing a blue lace-trimmed dress,...
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9 vols. United States Congress - Journals& C: Journals of The House of Representatives... Second Session... Fourth Congress. Philadelphia: W. Ross, 1796. 8vo, bdg. lacking. Some internal dampstaining. Evans 32969....
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3 vols. Arctic Travel & Exploration:Hearne, Samuel. Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay to The Northern Ocean,... in The Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. Dublin: for P. Byrne and J. Rice, 1796....
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Lansingburgh, New York lithograph, bird's-eyeview drawn and published by L.R. Burleigh (1853-1923), Troy, New York, 1891, key in the title margin identifies 65 businesses, churches, other points of interest, 20-3/4 x...
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4 vols. Occult Subjects, incl. Magic- French Imprints: Salverte, Eusebe. Des Sciences Occultes, ou Essai sur la Magie,... Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1843. 2nd ed. 8vo, contemp. olive calf & cloth, morocco spine...
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Pair Charles Fraser paintings, bothunsigned, attributed to Charles Fraser (Charleston, South Carolina, 1782-1860), landscapes, oil on canvas: mill ruins on a river, titled verso "Sunrise", 18 x 24...
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* (RELIGION) BIBLE ARABIC Biblia SacraArabica. Rome: Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide 1671. 3 vols. Folio early calf half-titles and engraved title pages to each vol. errata leaf to vol. 3. Arabic text and...
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BIBLE: CHARLES I [KING OF ENGLAND] (1600-1649)17TH CENTURY ROYAL BINDING; a full tan leather binding probably bound for King Charles with tooled and gilt royal armorial to centre of both boards corner pieces and ermine...
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YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950) FOUR WORKS.Plum Gateway & Cryptomeria Avenue: Color woodblocks signed and titled in pencil in the lower margins. Misty Day in Nikko & Sarusawa Pond: Color woodblocks framed together;...
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Token of Affection Watercolor American19thcentury watercolor on paper of a basket laden with summer blooms with central inscription (For my Sister) in midst of flowers; basket inscribed ''Token of Affection '' signed...
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Four Abel Warshawsky oils, ephemera(California, 1882-1962): butterfly signed and inscribed "A.G. Warshawsky/To Luisa A1-love", oil on tissue, 3-1/2 x 4 in., top right corner missing ; butterfly signed...
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Pair paintings, classical scenes, followerof H. Robert, both unsigned, oil on canvas, 54-3/4 x 30 in.: the Falls of Tivoli with two figures on rocky outcropping, three wax fill patches verso, retouch at falls, sky...
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Pair 19th century American portraits,unsigned, oil on canvas: seated man with arms folded, lined with linen, restretched on old stretcher with Shattauck keys, crackle, retouch throughout face, background, proper...
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Old Master painting after Rubens, pastorallandscape with peasants in a field with sheep, dog, distant double rainbow, unsigned, oil on canvas, Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Flemsih School, 18th century, 36 x 47-3/4 in.;...
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Carel Voet painting (Carel (Karel) BorchaertVoet, Flemish, 1671-1743), still life with Kniphofia (torch lily), Agapanthus, trumpet vine, and a cereus cactus bloom in a Chinese vase with fruit on a stone ledge in an...
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George Washington autograph, MountainRoad Lottery ticket number 258, dated 1768, partially printed document signed "G. Washington", on laid paper, 1-1/4 x 3-1/4 in. Trimmed (not affecting signature),...
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