PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AFTERGILBERT STUART(American, 1755-1828)
A fine copy of Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum type portraits, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 36-1/2...
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IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
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HENRY MACGINNIS (AMERICAN, 1875-1962)BULL RUN DAM, C. ...Henry MacGinnis (American, 1875-1962) Bull Run Dam, c. 1916 oil on canvas In very fine condition with rare Newcomb-Macklin frame Signed H. R. MacGinnis...
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54 PCS COIN AND STERLING, EARLY PATTERNSLargegroup of mid 19th century coin silver and early sterling. Partial New York coin silver flatware service in the early Albert pattern, including 6 serving or tablespoons, 6...
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ARCHIVE OF MASONIC ITEMSArchive of Nashville,Tennessee related Masonic and Fraternal Organization memorabilia. Includes 1 partially printed, highly decorated certificate for Edward Dickson Hicks certifying he has been...
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3 KY & TN MAPS: VANCE, TANNER, JOHNSON1stitem: "Map of Kentucky and Tennessee Compiled from the Latest Authorities", drawn by D. H. Vance, engraved by J. H. Young, published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, 1826....
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54 PCS COIN SILVER FLATWARELarge groupof assorted American coin silver from Northern and Midwestern silversmiths, 54 pcs. Includes 6 Fiddle Tipt pattern forks, marked for Knowles & Ladd (Providence, Rhode Island,...
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2 FRAMED HISTORICAL MAPS, NORTH AMERICA& KENTUCKY, CAR...1st item: Geographical, Statistical & Historical map of North America, 1823, published by Henry Charles Carey (1793-1879) and Isaac Lea (1792-1886) Philadelphia,...
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HENRY BREUER (1860-1932) PAINTINGFramedoil on board Henry Breuer (American, 1860-1932) mountain landscape. Signed lower right, "H.J.Breuer / 10". Depicts a rushing river flanked by shoreline evergreens and snowcapped...
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(23) BOOKS: HISTORICAL, VARIOUS REFERENCE& POETRY(lot of 23) Historical, reference, and poetry books, including: (1) "The Shropshire Lad," A.E. Housman, 1932, 110 pages, loss and wear to book sleeve, (1) "Mayhew's...
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[LEATHER BINDINGS]. A group of 12 worksin 20 volumes, in 19th and 20th-century leather bindings, including:
JOWETT, B. The Politics of Aristotle. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1885. 2 vols. -- MILTON, John. Poetical...
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GROUP OF FOURTEEN AMERICAN SILVER SOUPSPOONS PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON, CIRCA 1790-1810Group of Fourteen American Silver Soup Spoons, Philadelphia and Wilmington, Circa 1790-1810 Six spoons, Joseph Shoemaker,...
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Lot of Philadelphia advertising items,including Pfaelzer Bros & Co 25th Anniversary leather ledger, Stern's Hotel leather purse, Bonschur & Holmes leather case with Cross gold filled pen & pencil set, Odd Fellows...
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FOUR BOXES OF BOOKS ON JAPANESE ANDTHEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART THEATRE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND ART, including 'Shanks' Mare, Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel and Ribaldry' by Ikku Jippensha, Translated...
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COMPLETE TALES OF HENRY JAMES IN TWELVEVOLUMES Complete set of 12 books of "The Complete Tales of Henry James In Twelve Volumes," edited by Leon Edel, in chronological order of his short stories, published by J....
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COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN PREDOMINANTLYCHILD INSTRUCTION AND COMING-OF-AGE HARDCOVER VOLUMESCollection of Fifteen Predominantly Child Instruction and Coming-of-Age Hardcover Volumes,, Consisting of: 'Sermons on...
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EIGHT CLASSIC BOOKS: QUALITY IN LIFESIGNED BY AUTHOR PERCY J. SMITH, LONGFELLOW'S HYPERION, MILLAY'S RENASCENCE AND OTHER POEMS, IRVING'S THE SKETCH BOOK, WINTER'S THE JEFFERSONS, MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH, LISZT'S...
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SIX ANTIQUE REFERENCE MATERIALS: 1890MAP OF ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA, 1833 AN IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE, 1839 ALFRED OU LE JEUNE VOYAGEUR, 1852 MISS BENGER'S MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTTS, 1805 J. BIGLAND...
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COLLECTION OF 5 BOOKS RELATED TO CURRENCY.TOINCLUDE: LARGE BOUND VOLUME THE EARLY COINS OF AMERICA, AND THE LAWS GOVERNING THEIR ISSUE, COMPRISING ALSO DESCRIPTION OF THE WASHINGTON PIECES, THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TOKENS,...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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15 vols. Swedish-American ColonialHistory: Johnson, Amandus. The Swedish Settlements on The Delaware, 1638-1664. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society, 1911. 1st ed. 2 vols. 4to, orig. blue cloth, gilt,...
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3 vols. Fine & Graphic Art Reference:Fairmount Park Art Association. Sculpture of A City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone. New York: Walker, (1974). 1st ed. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered blue cloth; light...
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J. Henry Philadelphia long flintlocklong rifle 19th c. 58" l. ?...
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4 pieces. Manuscript Material relatingto Stephen Girard: Party-Printed Document filled-in in Manuscript. Philadelphia, March 19, 1819. Folio leaf. Remanding payment on behalf of Stephen Girard on a promissory...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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6 vols. Americana - Including Travel:Wansey, Henry. An Excursion to The United States of North America, in The Summer of 1794. 2nd ed. 12mo, 19th-Century 3/4 crushed red morocco & marbled bds., spine gilt, t.e.g.;...
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GROUP OF ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. The Pine Furniture of Early New England Russell Hawes Kettell English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and History of its Origins Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild Living With Antiques:...
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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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13 vols. Books on Books - DescriptiveAuthor Bibliographies: Garland, Herbert. A Bibliography of The Writings of Sir James Matthew Barrie. London: Bookman's Journal, 1928. #253/500. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered...
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8 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania- History, Description & Travel, etc.: Ingram, Henry A. The Life and Character of Stephen Girard. Philadelphia, (1896). 12mo, orig. purple cloth; scuffed. Frontis., plates....
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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* (AMERICANA NATIVE AMERICANA) A groupof five titles in six volumes. The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends. By Henry R. Schoolcraft. Philadelphia: J. Lippincott 1856. 8vo blind-stamped brown cloth title...
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7 vols. Chester County: Daily LocalNews, pub. West Chester... Past and Present. Centennial Souvenir with Celebration Proceedings. - cover title. [West Chester?]: Daily Local News, [1899]. 1st ed. Lg. 8vo, orig....
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6 vols. Chester County: Farm and BusinessDirectory of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Co., 1914. 8vo, orig. cloth-backed pictorial bds.; spine and edges worn. Photo illus., lacking map....
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13 vols. Rush, Williams & Biddle FamilyBooks: Burns, Robert. The Works. Philadelphia, 1804. Vol. 1 (of 3) only. 12mo, contemp. sheep; worn & broken, covers detached. Frontis. Presentation copy to Julia [Rush],...
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12 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Haines, John W. Richard Haines and His Descendants: A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey, Since 1682. (Boyce, Va.), (1961). 2 vols. 8vo, orig. cloth; vol. 1 slightly...
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