JOHN STOBART LITHOGRAPH, "NEW BEDFORD",PENCIL SIGNEDJohn Stobart Lithograph, "New Bedford", Pencil signed lower right in margin and numbered in margin "763/950". Viewed size: 15 1/2" x 21"; frame 26 1/2" x 30 3/4"....
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2 1/2 PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER 8" BY10", SIGNEDby Goddard London, dated November 9, 1849. Lemuel Goddard was an American sperm oil merchant in England and a partner to New Bedford shipowners Swift and Allen...
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ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845): ORIGINALSHIP'S PASSPORT FOR THE WHALESHIP COMMODORE ROGERSSigned by President Andrew Jackson. Printed ship's passport for the whaleship Commodore Rogers , finished in a secretarial...
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[Reference Books] Worcester Porcelain(20 Volumes) Marshall, H. Rissik, COLOURED WORCESTER PORCELAIN OF THE FIRST PERIOD
Sandon, Henry, FLIGHT AND BARR WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1783-1840 (signed)
Twitchett, John and...
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4 CIVIL WAR BOOKS INC. TN & MCCLELLANSIGNED BIOGRAPHY1st item: General George McClellan autographed biography, MCCLELLAN'S OWN STORY, published by Charles L. Webster & Co., 1887 (first edition), original pictorial...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ONDEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
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GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVESALE, 1852 ALAMA...1st item: Slave receipt, recording $425 received from Daniel Montgomery for "Polly aged about 16 and George aged about 12 years," sold by John Fitzhugh,...
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JOHN SUTTER AND JAMES W. MARSHALL AUTOGRAPHSFramedJohn Sutter (1803-1880) and James W. Marshall (1810-1885) autographs. The John Sutter signature, "J.A. Sutter" is on lined paper bearing handwritten date, "1879". (Accompanied...
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CAROLINE VALCHER, O/C PARK SCENE W/FOUNTAINCaroline Fleur Osborne, Duchess of Leeds, later Caroline Hobart, Lady Hobart, (níše Vatche 1931-2005), framed, not examined out of frame, signed "Leeds" lower right....
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NEW BEDFORD CUSTOM HOUSE LEDGER 1843-1846NEWBEDFORD CUSTOM HOUSE LEDGER 1843-1846 , Kept by Rodney French Esq. Collector, David Silvester Inspector, New Bedford Sept. 23, 1843. "In September 1843, President John Tyler...
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FRAMED 1864 WHALING CONTRACT FROM D.LPEARL SHIPPING AG...1864 Whaling Contract from D.L. Shipping Agent Out of New Bedford, "Between D.L. Pearl Shipping Agent and the Subscribers, That we will Perform a whaling...
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A LATE 19TH-CENTURY GILT-COPPER ELECTROTYPETANKARD Elkington Mason & Co. of Birmingham circa 1860, of cylindrical form, with S-scroll handle, the hinged lid with baby Bacchus finial, after a 17th-century ivory tankard...
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TWO 19TH C DOCUMENTS RELATED TO WHALINGTOINCLUDE A CREW LIST FOR THE SHIP CORNELIUS HOWLAND BOUND FOR A WHALING VOYAGE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, NEW BEDFORD 1851, OWNER EDWARD W. HOWLAND. 19" X 11 1/2", SHOWS 6 TEARS...
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JOHN FAUNCE LEAVITT (MASSACHUSETTS/CONNECTICUT,1905-1974), “SHIP ‘KUTUSOFF’ OF NEW BEDFORD, 1841”., WATERCOLOR, 17” X 23.5” SIGHT. FRAMED 22” X 27.75”.JOHN FAUNCE LEAVITT, Massachusetts/Connecticut, 1905-1974,...
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TOGGLE-HEAD HARPOON LAST HALF OF THE19TH CENTURY LENGTH 32.75".TOGGLE-HEAD HARPOON, Last Half of the 19th Century, Stamped "JDD" for James D. Driggs of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Marked "BK Rous" for the...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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JACOBUS HOUBRAKEN (DUTCH, 1698-1780),TEN ENGRAVINGS FROM THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN Engravings, 18th century (possibly later printings), to include: "John Russell, The First Earl of Bedford,"...
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TRIBAL- ARROWHEADS AND OTHER CHISELEDSTONE, 30+ PIECES, NATIVE AMERICAN, WITH NOTE WHICH READS "THAXTON, BEDFORD, VIRGINIA, 1905, J...TRIBAL- Arrowheads and other chiseled stone, 30+ pieces, Native American,...
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CHARLES SIDNEY RALEIGH (1830-1925, WAREHAM,MA)ship's portrait of the steam whaler bark, Belvedere. Oil painting on canvas signed lower left, dated 1880. The painting depicts the Belvedere under sail and steam exiting...
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MARINE MEDICAL CHEST "DUCHESS OF BEDFORD",MORPHINE Black and Red Painted Heavy Duty Steel Trunk, with side handles and brass front latch/lock, painted lid: "Duchess of Bedford, Canadian Pacific Line, Built by John...
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WHALING SHIP MODEL, CA. 1900. WhalingBark "Helen Snow", New Bedford, built in a rather crude manner, but by the Captain of the ship, (as described below). Having the hunting and rendering details of whaling gear...
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PRINT “NEW BEDFORD WHALER JOHN & WINTHROP"23” X 28”. FRAMED 31” X 36”.PRINT "NEW BEDFORD WHALER JOHN & WINTHROP", By William Gilkerson. Signed lower right and remarqued with a whaleman and harpoon. Dimensions:...
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FINE GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND ROSEWOODMARQUETRY SERPENTINE-FRONT TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COBB, IN THE FRENCH TASTE32 1/4 x 45 x 21 1/2 in.
Note: John Cobb (1710-1778) was one of England's finest cabinet-makers...
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JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY, AMERICAN (1853-1921),THE FRUIT FARM, OIL ON CANVAS, 10 1/2 X 14 INCHESJOHN FRANCIS MURPHY, American, (1853-1921) The Fruit Farm, oil on canvas signed lower left "J. FRANCIS MURPHY" oil on...
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20 BOOKS RELATED TO WHALING TO INCLUDE:1.GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA BY CARL C. CUTLER, 1930, ILLUSTRATED. 2. WHALING AND SEALING, CHATHAM ISLAND BY RHYS RICHARDS, 1982. 3. OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. REVENUE STEAMER NUNIVAK...
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WHALING JOURNAL TO THE PACIFIC ON BOARDTHEWHALESHIP "GOOD RETURN II" OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED MAY 30TH, 1839. 243 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS WHALE STAMPS. THE JOURNAL WAS KEPT BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TABER WHOSE...
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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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CASED SHIP MODEL OF THE WHALESHIP JOHNR. MANTA,early 20th century. Two masted whaling schooner. The model was restored by W. E. Dawson M.D. The John R. Manta was 102' in length and built in Essex, MA in 1904....
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Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815 Italy)After Hans Holbein 'John Russell (with One Eye)' Engraving, 1796. On pink wove paper. Impression 15x11.5'', framed 28x23.5''. Portfolio page with information on John Russel,...
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Continental School (19th Century) "Tauro".Oil on canvas no signature found framed in a gilt liner frame hand lettered with "Tauro" and with "J. B. Bedford" overall 22-1/2" x 19". Canvas size 19" x 15-5/8". Having...
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AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER GOVERNOR JOHNJAY FROM HIS FARM IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEW YORK DATED JULY 20 1797 Jay was a founding father diplomat abolitionist the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and was Governor...
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NEW BEDFORD SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL WHARFC. 1875 BY JOHN STOBART (ENGLISH/AMERICAN 1929-). Limited edition print signed and numbered (28/450) lower right. Snow covered night scene. In a gilt frame 27''h. 29 1/2''w....
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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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NEW BEDFORD. THE VIEW ACROSS TO FAIRHAVENFROM CENTRE STREET IN 1884 BY JOHN STOBART (ENGLISH/AMERICAN 1929-). Limited edition print signed and numbered ( 866/950) lower right. Snowy winter evening. In a gilt frame...
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French and Indian War Map Horn--ForbesTrail to Fort Pitt 14'' length triple raised ring with smooth spout engraved with forts and Royal Coat of Arms. This well-travelled map horn shows every fort from New York...
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