GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM (1811-1879) EXHIBITEDMEZZOTINTGeorge Caleb Bingham (1811-1879)The County Election (1854)The nice, strong impression of line and mezzotint engraving after the original painting by George Caleb...
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IMPORTANT ANTIQUE ATLAS DU VOYAGE DELA PEROUSE The atlas volume (atlas volume only, 2 text volumes missing, lacking, gone) from the important book "Atlas Du Voyage De La Perouse". With engraved portrait at...
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IMPORTANT 1ST STATE ENGRAVING, GEN.WOLFE, C. 1767A historically important first state hand coloured engraving of General James Wolfe (1727-1759), after J.S.C. Schaak (active 1759-1780), after a sketch by Wolfe's...
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STEUBEN ROUGE FLAMBE TUMBLERDESCRIPTION:Rouge flambe toothbrush holder with tomato red towards orange coloring and random reeding at the bottom.
Soda-lime glass.
Signed Fredk Carder at the side, above the reeding.
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GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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AN ANTEBELLUM MAP, "J. DE CORDOVA'SMAP OF THE STATE OF...AN ANTEBELLUM MAP, "J. De Cordova's Map of the State of Texas," NEW YORK, 1856, hand colored lithograph on paper, with hand inscribed pencil inscriptions,...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS ENGRAVED SILVERPLATE MOUNTED CARVE... PLATE MOUNTED CARVED WOOD WALKING STICK, COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO, BELONGING TO ARCHIBALD ST. CLAIR RUTHVEN, DATED 1841, of tapering...
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AN IMPORTANT REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP,"MAP OF TEXAS," NEW... "Map of Texas," NEW YORK, 1839, hand colored engraving on paper, "Compiled from surveys on record in the General Land Office of the Republic, to the...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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29 PIECES ENGLISH SILVER FLATWARE ANDLADLES18th/20th century, including nine toddy ladles: four with English silver marks; two with coin inset in bowl; one openwork and engraved bowl; 20 pieces English silver...
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SCARCE J.M. HAPPOLD CHARLESTON S.C.PISTOLlarge caliber percussion pistol, engraved scrollwork on lock with stamped "J.M. Happold 1862", (J.M. Happold[t]), single trigger, likely .68 caliber 8 in. smoothbore...
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RARE PHILADELPHIA COLONIAL COIN SILVERPOCKET WATCHPennsylvania, c. 1771-1777, coin silver double case, inner and outer cases with marks probably for Joseph Carman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1771-1777),...
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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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TWO MINER “STEIGERHäCKCHEN” AXECANES-Ca 1900 -Saxon miner’s axe cane with an ax shaped steel handle decorated with fine engravings and a matching brass cover to the sharp edge, substantial, wide angular-oval...
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RARE ENGRAVED GLASS PRESENTATION TUMBLER,ATTRIBUTED TO...Frederick County, Maryland, New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung, circa 1788-1792, blown colorless non-lead glass, tapered cylindrical form,...
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IMPORTANT AND RARE MARK CATESBY APPENDIX,FIRST EDITION...(British, 1679-1749)
Appendix to Volume II of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands , 1747, complete with twenty (T.1-20), hand colored...
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SILVER, SAPPHIRE, RUBY, AND EMERALDCOMPACTSilver, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald Compact, the engraved silver compact with gilt interior featuring circle-cut sapphires, oval-cut rubies, and emerald-cut emeralds...
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WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799) SIGNEDMEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATIWASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799) signed membership certificate of the Society of the Cincinnati, engraved broadside on...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY BOXEDMARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE LISBON, 1789 EXTERIOR BOX HEIGHT 10". WIDTH 14.5". DEPTH 14.5". MARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE, Lisbon, 1789, Signed and dated at the...
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ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, FRENCH 18TH CENTURY,ETATS-UNIS DE L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE AVEC LES ISLES, ROYALE, DE TERRE NEUVE, DE ST. JEAN, L'ACADIE &C., 1785, HAND COLORED ENGRAVING, FRAME: 21 1/2 X 27 X 27 IN. (54.6...
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PROVIDENCE MARINE SOCIETY CERTIFICATEOFMembership Circa 1832. It is signed by the engraver William Hamlin (1772-1869), as well as the artist Thomas Young (active 1817-1840), Engraved, hand colored, and printed...
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* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH BY PAUL VARDEMAN,"THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". "THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW", 20th Century, A well-executed copy of a Frederick Myrick "Susan's Tooth". Signed at lower edge "P.V."....
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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE NEW WORLDCONTAINING A GENERAL HISTORY OF ALL THE VARIOUS NATIONS, STATES AND REPUBLICS OF THE WESTERN CONTINENT, EDITED BY JOHN LEDYARD DENISON, 1861. 3"H X 6"W X 9 1/4"DA Pictorial...
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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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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau(French worked in Italy 1721-1820) "A Chimneypiece in the Neo-Classical Style" c. 1770s/1780s ink and two tones of gray wash on cream-colored laid paper (perhaps with an even...
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CIVIL WAR-PERIOD LEFAUCHEAUX PINFIRERIFLE. Belgium mid 19th century 12mm (about .44 caliber) 21 1/2'' round barrel six-shot cylinder walnut stock. S/n 1796. Both the Union and Confederate governments...
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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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Kentucky State Agricultural SocietyCoin Silver Award Pitcher New York NY ca 1850 a coin silver presentation pitcher with chased and repoussé landscapes tobacco plants a cabin figures smoking and handling tobacco...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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American Colonial silver spoons by AlexanderCrouckeshanks Boston circa 1768 pair teaspoons one reduced in size and engraved No. 6 and the other engraved with initial D and No. 2; marked: AC spaced by pellet and with...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Engraved Mt. Independence Powder Hornwith Rare Canadian Department Designation 14" length with an engrailed edge blending to a smooth throat. Raised ring and a flat-sided spout. Engraved with floral designs and...
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Jacques Tanesse (New Orleans) "Planof the City and Suburbs of New Orleans from an Actual Survey made in 1815 by J. Tanesse City Surveyor" 1825 engraving drawn by Jacques Tanesse engraved by William Rollinson...
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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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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