TRANSATLANTIC SKETCHES, COMPRISING VISITSTO...Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in North and South America, and the West Indies. With Notes on Negro Slavery and Canadian Emigration...
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OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Horicon Marsh- Canada Geese, 1949
signed "Owen J. Gromme" lower right
oil on canvas, 29 3/4 by 39 3/4 in.
According to the Webster family, “The Horicon Marsh was fairly close to where...
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THE WARD FLYING MALLARD PAIRThe WardBrothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1936 and 1937
21 in. tall and 19 in. wingspan
The Wards’ ability to capture likeness of species is...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
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EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISEDWING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
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DIARY OF LT PAUL SHIRLEY, USN, USS SUSQUEHANNADiary(log) of the steam/sail ship, U.S.S. Susquehanna written by Lt. Paul Shirley, 3/31/1856 - 5/22/1858 (approx. 168 pages total, two volumes). Paul Shirley (1820 - 1876) was...
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HICKS FAMILY ARCHIVE, TNAn extensivearchive of material related to the family of Edward Dickson Hicks II, Edward Dickson Hicks III and Edward Dickson Hicks IV of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The archive...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, 11 ITEMS TOTAL1stitem: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right,...
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5 ITEMS PERTAINING TO CSA PRIVATE J.M.WILSON, INCL. 2 ...Five (5) items pertaining to Confederate soldier James Madison Wilson, Private, 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's), Company K, of Giles County, TN....
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HUGO D'ALESI OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEPLUS CDVHugo D'Alesi (Romania/France, 1849-1906) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a road winding through a grove of trees, under a partly cloudy sky. Signed "F....
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, LAWENFORCEMENT CERTIFI... ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL CARE RENDERED AFTER BATTERY, WILLIAM S. TAYLOR, DEPUTY SHERIFF, SIGNED, E. J. ARNOLD, PHYSICIAN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY,...
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Y LOUIS XV TORTOISESHELL AND BOULLEMARQUETRY BRACKET CLOCK, BALTAZAR, PARIS
18TH CENTURY the waisted rococo case set with individual blue and white Roman numeral chapters and black and white seconds chapters,...
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Y LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'SDESK, BY J. WARRINGTON IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
LATE 18TH CENTURY/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY the double hinged and ratchet adjusted top with a reeded edge, above a secretaire drawer...
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THOMAS MORAN, AMERICAN (1837-1926),VENICE, 1903, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 30 INCHESTHOMAS MORAN, American, (1837-1926) Venice, 1903, oil on canvas signed and dated lower left "T. Moran 1903" oil on canvas Dimensions:...
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PAIR OF MINIATURE PORTRAITS, EARLY 19THC.Portraits of J. B. Banister and his wife, Sarah Ann. Housed in period appropriate frames that resemble those used by Cephas Thompson, portrait artist. Sight size 3 1/2"...
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DAKOTA WAR OF 1862 PHOTOGRAPHY GROUPAhistorically significant group of carte-de-visite depicting figures from the Outbreak of 1862 and one stereo viewer card. The Indian Massacre of 1862 stemmed from the frontier...
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FOUR ANTIQUE SCHOOL BOOKS: PETER'S BURROWE'SPIANO FORTE PRIMER, 1869; RAY'S NEW PRIMARY ARITHMETIC ECLECTIC EDUCATIONAL SERIES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS, 1877; A PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY, 1843; BESSIE'S VISIT,...
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CHEN YANNING (CHINESE 1945-)
ROARINGTIGER ??? ????? ?? ????ink and colour on paper, framed, titled, stamped and signed upper right(1)58.5cm x 38.6cm; 80cm x 58.6cm overallProvenance: Susan J and Michael Gassaway...
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6 BOOKS CONCERNING NORTH AMERICA. TOINCLUDE:DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW MEXICO BY JOHN T. HUGHES, OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF MISSOURI CAVALRY, PUBLISHED BY J. A. & U. P....
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RARE DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF ALFRED AND JAMESJ. COLLINS BY MILTON W. HOPKINS (CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/OHIO 1789-1844). Oil on canvas signed on the back. The two sons of the Collins family identified on the back with...
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Asa Park (Kentucky 1790-1827) Portraitof Lafayette Kentucky Portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette ca 1824-1825 a half-portrait of Lafayette housed in an ornately carved gilt and gesso frame unsigned; 27.75 x 23...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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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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Platt D. Babbitt daguerreotype, 1853,Niagara Falls at Point View, whole plate image with 12 figures in foreground, original eglomise mat and walnut frame inscribed in brown ink on verso "Taken at Niagara...
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Otto Weber (German, 1832-1888) "TheHorse Market", oil on canvas, 48" x 70", signed lower right "O. Weber", verso retains partial label en verso "Otto Weber/Rillestrag?/Parlag No. 9 ?". Presented in a period...
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1 vol. American 19th-Century Photographs.Carte-de-Visite Album, ca. 1870. Lg. oblong 8vo, orig. brown morocco, gilt, a.e.g., brass clasps. Approx. 48 cartes-de-visite - includes family portraits, portrait of African-American...
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CSN Engineer Benjamin S. Herring Archive1853-1891 This fine lot features the following: Benjamin Herring's gray military vest with four attached naval buttons plus six unattached naval buttons most likely from the...
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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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Replica bronze Liberty Bell whitechapel foundry, london, 1975 On hanging frame and trailer. PROVENANCE: In 1975, Chairman of the Liberty Bell Foundation, Edward J. Piszek commissioned this full-size...
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6 pieces. 19th-Century Engravings:Philadelphia and William Penn: Sartain, J., after Inman, H. "William Penn." Philadelphia: J. S. Earle, n.d. [ca. 1770]. Hand-colored engraving. 22 1/2 x 16 inches (570 x 406...
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U.S. Grant ALS 1883 Ulysses S. Grant(1822-1885). General-in-Chief of the Union Army during the last part of the Civil War (1864-1869) and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877).Lot includes ALS...
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Francis W. Picken war letter, two pages,"State of South Carolina/Head Quarters" printed letterhead, January 15, 1862, to the Governor of North Carolina (Henry T. Clarke), discussing preparations for war:...
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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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Searle related journals, sketchbooks(Helen L. Searle (Pattison), New York/Illinois, 1830-1884); (1) journal/sketchbook, 123 pages, bonded leather with embossed name and date on closure "Helen L. Searle...
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1 vol. St. Johnston, Reginald. Froma Colonial Governor's Note Book. London: Hutchinson, (1936). First edition. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; minor wear, d/j (light edge wear). Photo plates. With...
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5 vols. Bookplates, Ephemera, Photos- Reference: Radbill, Samuel X. Bibliography of Medical Ex Libris Literature. Los Angeles: Hieprand, 1951. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Author's bookplate (signed in pencil)...
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