5VOL WILLIAM TEMPLE COLLECTED WORKSFive volume collection of works by Sir William Temple, Bar (1628-1699). Memoirs Of The Life and Negotiations of Sir William Temple, Bar. Containing the most important Occurrences...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR, INDEPENDENCE HALLPAY DOCUMENT Revolutionary War pay order for repairs to the Assembly Room of the Statehouse, later to be named Independence Hall. ADS, 1 page. Dated February 13, 1779 in Philadelphia...
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CONNECTICUT COURANT, WASHINGTON ANDHANCOCK, 1787 The Connecticut Courant, Monday, June 11, 1787. #1168. American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793), a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776...
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WILLIAM ROBERTSON, PHRASOLOGIA GENERALIS1681 Phraseologia Generalis...A Full, Large and General Phrase Book by William Robertson, A.M. Published 1681 by John Hayes (Cambridge) and sold by George Sawbridge (London)....
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Quailand Chicks, 1867
signed and dated "AF Tait N A 1867" lower right
oil on board, 10 by 14 in.
signed and dated on back
Kennedy & Co., New York and Winsor & Newton labels on...
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Onthe Qui Vive!, 1871
signed and dated "A.F. Tait N.Y. 1871" lower right
oil on panel, 12 by 16 in.
numbered, titled, signed, and inscribed on back
"On the Qui Vive" is old...
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSECHINA PLATEA White House Haviland Limoges porcelain fish plate from the Rutherford B. Hayes service, designed by artist Theodore R. Davis, depicting two lobsters, signed lower...
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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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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON(New York, 1785-1851)
Black-TailedHare, Plate LXIII from the imperial folio The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, 1845-1848, hand colored lithograph, sheet 21-3/8 x 27-1/4 in.; modern wood...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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LARGE CHINESE TANG SANDSTONE BUDDHISTLOHAN HEADEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1270 CE. A remarkable life-sized Lohan head hand-carved from a warm-gray sandstone. The bald head and...
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YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Mirror Veil , 1979
Mixed media, signed, titled, and dated to interior
Sheets of glass, layered and constructed...
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YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Protractor Box , 1977
Mixed media, signed, titled, and dated to verso
A large protractor, the shadowbox...
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YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Protractor Box
Mixed media shadow box, signed, titled, and dated 1977 to verso
A bronze plumb bob held suspended...
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AFTER KARL BODMER, (SWISS-FRENCH, 1809-1893),THREE PLATES FROM 'TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA', AQUATINT AND ENGRAVINGAfter KARL BODMER, (Swiss-French, 1809-1893) Three Plates from 'Travels in the Interior...
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1777 RESOLUTION TO EXTEND GRACE, IMPORTANTHistoricallysignificant document, one of only a couple of dozen handwritten copies circulated to New York counties in 1777. This was a resolution to accept people back into the good graces...
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JOHN COX (1915-1990) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPHJohnRogers Cox (1915-1990)Wheat Shocks (1951)The striking lithograph published by Associated American Artists on cream wove paper in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the...
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LETTERS AND EPHEMERA SAVED BY A LONGTIMEKENNEDY FAMILY FRIEND Comprising a small and private archive compiled by Kennedy friend and confidant Binky Van Lair, its most important item being a Typed Letter Signed "John...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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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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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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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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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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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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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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JOHN LA FARGE (american 1835-1910)"A BOY AND HIS DOG (DICKEY HUNT)" Oil on paperboard laid on canvas 40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4cm) provenance: Albert Stickney, New York, 1884(?)-1908. Mrs. Albert Stickney,...
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IMPORTANT JOHN SHELL FULL STOCK PENNSYLVANIARIFLE: Signed barrel and numbered #367 on inlaid brass plate. Full Curly maple stock with numerous brass and silver inlay including stag sunburst plaque with owners initials...
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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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