GOYARD, STEAMER TRUNK Goyard, steamertrunk
originally belonging to Mrs. William H Crocker, San Francisco and Hillsborough, CA ( her father in law was Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" railroad magnates),...
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WILLIAM EDMONDSON BIRD SCULPTUREWilliamEdmondson (American/Tennessee, c. 1884-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a bird with chiseled side and tailfeathers, perched and extended slightly forward, as if peering...
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WILLIAM EDMONDSON SQUIRREL SCULPTUREWilliamEdmondson (American/Tennessee,1884-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a squirrel, sitting on its haunches and eating a nut, atop an integral carved base. Exhibited, "William...
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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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WILLIAM EDMONDSON SCULPTURE, NURSINGSUPERVISORWilliam Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951), "The Nursing Supervisor," carved limestone sculpture depicting a woman with long hair, long skirt and apron in...
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THREE FRAMED CIVIL WAR PASSES, INCL.BURKE'S STATION, V...Grouping of three Civil War Passes framed together. 1st item: a United States Military Telegraph pass granting James H. Rice passage through Burke's Station...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR. FINANCIAL RECORDS,1920—50.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr. Financial Records, 1920—50. Massive career-spanning archive, housed in 13 large cartons and comprised...
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AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "KOSSE& SCOTT'S MAP...AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "Kosse & Scott's Map of the City of Houston and Environs," 1867, hand colored engraving on paper, compiled and drawn by...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "GENERAL TOPOGRAPHICALMAP, SHEET XXII,...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "General Topographical Map, Sheet XXII," WASHINGTON D.C., 1891-1895, lithograph on paper, from Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "MAP OF THEUNITED STATES AND ...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "Map of the United States and Mexico, Including Oregon, Texas and the Californias," NEW YORK, CIRCA 1846, hand colored lithograph...
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AN ANTIQUE PROMOTIONAL MAP, "CORRECTMAP OF TEXAS," DEC...AN ANTIQUE PROMOTIONAL MAP, "Correct Map of Texas," DECEMBER 28, 1876-1880, newsprint on paper with hand coloring, advertising, "Homes in Texas! The Farmer,...
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2 GRACE DRAYTON SCHOOL CAMPBELL'S SOUPKIDSSchool of Grace Drayton (American, 1877-1936). Group of two 1930s gouache on illustration board paintings depicting young children for Campbell's Soup advertising campaigns.
One...
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IMPORTANT 1925 JOHN HELD JR. NANTUCKETTRAVEL POSTERImportant 1925 John Held Jr. (1889-1958) Nantucket Travel Poster, advertising for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company and The New England Steamship...
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ANATOL SHULKIN NEW JERSEY STONE CO RAILROADW/CAnatol Shulkin, American, born Russia, 1899 - 1961, New Jersey Stone Co. and Railroad Siding, watercolor, signed. (Shulkin lived and taught art in NJ) Dimensions: 14x19,...
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BAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE AND PATEK PHILLIPPE18K GOLD, ENAMEL, AND SEED PEARL LAPEL WATCHBAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE and PATEK PHILLIPPE 18K Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Lapel Watch, the blue guilloche enamel dial with...
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BREGUET 18K GOLD POCKETWATCHBREGUET18K Gold Pocketwatch, the hunter case pocket watch with monogram and wreath decoration; the white dial with Roman numeral indicators and subsidiary seconds dial; enclosing...
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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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J.E. CALDWELL & CO. 18K GOLD, EMERALD,AND DIAMOND RINGJ.E. CALDWELL & CO. 18K Gold, Emerald, and Diamond Ring, ca. 1890; centering an emerald-cut emerald measuring approx. 7.10 x 5.00 x 3.90 mm. framed by four...
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J.E. CALDWELL & CO. PLATINUM, 18K GOLD,DIAMOND, AND NATURAL PEARL BROOCHJ.E. CALDWELL & CO. Platinum, 18K Gold, Diamond, and Natural Pearl Brooch, the platinum-topped-gold brooch centering a pearl measuring approx....
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GOLD, SILVER, DIAMOND, AND NATURAL PEARLBRACELETGold, Silver, Diamond, and Natural Pearl Bracelet, ca. 1895; the rhodium-plated gold and silver graduated open-work bracelet set with old mine-cut diamonds, the largest...
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GROUP OF NEW YORK DOCUMENTS, 1802-1890Eightdocuments, from 1802 to the 1890s, including Civil War period indentures and other real estate related items, including a hand-drawn map. One piece is a handwritten 1853 deed...
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An Important Victorian Silver PresentationCovered Serving Dish of British Railroad Interest
Benjamin Smith, London, 1839
the finial in the form of an arm gripping a roll of parchment surmounting a lobed dome with...
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An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
visible through the top of the stopper of the bottle is...
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IMPORTANT SET OF SENATE RAILROAD EXPLORATIONREPORTS REPORTS Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean....
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MAP: "GETTYSBURG BATTLE-FIELD", BY JOHNB. BACHELDER, 1863, BIRDSEYE VIEW LITHOGRAPH, PUBLISHED BY ENDICOTT & CO., NEW YORK, TEARS A...MAP: "Gettysburg Battle-Field", by John B. Bachelder, 1863, birdseye view lithograph,...
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CIVIL WAR GENERAL GRENVILLE DODGE AUTOGRAPHCutsignature of General Grenville Mellen Dodge. Union Army Officer Dodge served as Intelligence Chief for Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater. At the request of Abraham Lincoln...
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COLLECTION OF 20 BOOKS RELATED TO CUBA.TOINCLUDE: 5 VOLS THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, 1920, PUBLISHED BY B. F. BUCK & CO. INC., NY, LEATHER SPINES AND CORNERS, MARBLED BOARDS, 9 1/2" X 6 1/4",...
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AMERICAN RAILROAD COIN SILVER PRESENTATIONpitcher,by Mulford & Wendell, Albany, NY. Also a touchmark with a star, M, and anchor, probably John Chandler Moore. Inscription reads "Presented to William C. Young late superintendent...
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10 HONORE PORCELAIN PLATES, IMPORTANTPROVENANCE Circa 1830-50; each plate having peach band border with gilt foliate decoration, painted floral center(each plate different), all marked "Ed. Honore Paris," 8 3/4...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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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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LARGE KPM PLAQUE OF HENRY WILLIAM FRIES:17'' X 13 1/2'' period gilded gesso frame with wear and repair 27'' X 23'' inscribed verso impressed KPM mark. Fries was a very important Salem N.C. businessman. He had been...
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CIVIL WAR ALS FROM MAJOR GENERAL HENRYW. HALLECK. Pittsburg Landing Tennessee dated April 22 1862 to Major General John Pope. 1 page front and back. Imperfections. A West Point graduate Halleck (1815-1872)...
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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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First African American PresidentialCandidate George E. Taylor Campaign Imprint Printed campaign handbill featuring a standing portrait of George Edwin Taylor with the following printed below: Candidate for...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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