RARE JOHN CHURCHMAN MAP OF DELAWAREPENINSULA AND CHESA...John Churchman (1753-1805), To the American Philosophical Society, This Map of the Peninsula Between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays with the said Bays and...
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CHARLES W PEALE, MARYLAND LADY PORTRAITC.1774 Charles Willson Peale (American 1741-1827), 'Portrait of Mrs. Peregine Frisby', 1773-1775, oil on canvas portrait depicting a seated lady in blue, grey, and white attire...
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6 ITEMS GUATEMALAN TEXTILES, E. 20THC.1st item: Rare Guatemalan ceremonial Tzute, cotton and silk on cotton panels. Yellow geometric figures of people, horses, and birds against multicolor vertical bands, sewn...
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GROUP OF 3 ANTIQUE TRIBAL AREA RUGS1stitem: Antique Tekke Turkoman area rug, 51" x 40 3/4", light red field, secondary colors of orange, blue, teal, green, black and ivory. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Antique...
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BRANSON G. STEVENSON LITHOGRAPHS ANDADDITIONAL WESTERN...1st item: Branson G. Stevenson "Butte Hill" Lithograph (15 7/8" H x 22 1/2" W) and 2 Stevenson Christmas card lithographs (17 3/8" H x 10 3/4" W). Branson...
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MID-CENTURY CHROME MAGAZINE RACK BYFRED FARRMid-century modern chrome magazine rack, designed by Fred Farr, scroll design with black bakelite handle. Marked "Revere, Rome, NY" on the base. 17 1/2" H x 11 3/4"...
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CHARLES J. COOK GELATIN PRINTS, NUDESCharlesJ. Cook (American, early 20th century) group of 6 silver gelatin prints, all of female nudes, four in outdoor settings, all signed in pencil on matte, "Chas J Cook," lower...
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8 CHARLIE COOK GELATIN PRINTS, MOSTLYNUDEEight (8) Charles J. Cook (American, early 20th century) gelatin silver prints. Each print features a female figure, including one portrait, one woman on her knees appearing...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(Pennsylvania,1741-1827)
A Clergyman, said to be Dr. William Schaffer, minister, circa 1790, unsigned, oil on canvas, 36 x 27 in.; 18th century gilt wood frame, 42-3/4 x 33-1/2 in., Provenance:...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(American, 1741-1827)
Rareand Important Portrait Miniature of General George Washington, c. 1785, the ?H. Patterson Harris? miniature, painted after Washington's sitting with Peale in 1779, watercolor...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE (1741-1827)CharlesWillson Peale (1741-1827), Portrait of Edmund Physick, oil on copper, signed with artist initials CP, dated 1795 lower right, inscribed peale, pinxit 1796 on back E. Physick_...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(American, 1741-1827)
Rareand Important Portrait Miniature of George Washington, 1779, the "Colonel Nathaniel Ramsay miniature", painted after Washington's full length portrait from his 1779 sitting...
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ONE PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED JOHNJ[AMES] AUDUBON, ON WOVE PAPER, TO COLONEL JOHN JAMES ABERT, FROM NEW YORK, JULY 17, 1837One page autograph letter signed John J[ames] Audubon, on wove paper, to Colonel John...
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MARCUS & CO. PLATINUM, OPAL, DIAMOND,AND SYNTHETIC RUBY PENDANT NECKLACEMARCUS & CO. Platinum, Opal, Diamond, and Synthetic Ruby Pendant Necklace ca. 1910; the shield-form pendant centering an oval cabochon...
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ISIDORE KONTI, (AUSTRIAN/AMERICAN, 1862-1938),PUSHING MEN: A PAIR OF BOOKENDS, BRONZE, EACH: HEIGHT: 6 1/4 IN., LENGTH: 6 1/2 IN.ISIDORE KONTI (Austrian/American, 1862-1938) Pushing Men: A Pair of Bookends bronze ...
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COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE, CHIAPAS & ANTIGUA,(2) VOLS Sidney David Markman. Colonial Architecture of Antigua Guatemala. The American Philosophical Society, 1966; with, Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas...
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ALBERT-ERNEST DE CARRIER-BELLEUSE (FRANCE,1824-1887), SEATED FIGURE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOLDING HIS STAFF AND TRICORN, AND WITH A BOOK MARKED "SCIENCE" IN HIS RIGHT POCKET., BRONZE, HEIGHT 15.5".ALBERT-ERNEST DE...
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AFTER FRANÇOIS MARIE SUZANNE (19THCENTURY), STANDING FIGURE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOLDING A TRICORN AND A SCROLL., BRONZE, HEIGHT 14.75". TOTAL HEIGHT 22.75".AFTER FRANÇOIS MARIE SUZANNE, 19th Century Standing...
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RED SKELTON, THE PHILOSOPHER, PRINTON CANVAS Red Skelton (American, 1913-1997) The Philosopher,, authorized giclee print on canvas in numbered edition,1496/5000 to verso with Skelton Seal and additional Skelton...
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, RARE FACSIMILE LETTER,C. 1817 Engraving on laid paper, A. Anderson Sc., of a 1744 letter from Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, physician and acting Governor of the Province of New York, informing...
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18) BOOKS: EUROPEAN & SOUTH AMERICANART & CULTURE(lot of 18) Books and magazines: on the subjects of art, culture, and jewelry, including:(1) "Gislebertus Sculptor of Autun", Denis Grivot, George Zarnecki, The...
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WILLIAM WINTERBOTHAM. AN HISTORICAL,GEOGRAPHICAL, COMMERCIAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF THE AMERICAN UNITED STATES. LONDON. 1795. FOUR VOLUMES 8 1/2 X 5 1/4 IN. (21.59 X 13.34 CM.) GEOGRAPHICAL, COMMERCIAL AND...
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ONE REGIONAL AND TWO NATURAL HISTORYHARDCOVER VOLUMESOne Regional and Two Natural History Hardcover Volumes,, Consisting of: 'The Architectural Heritage of the Merrimack: Early Houses and Gardens', John Mead...
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TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENTSCIENCE AND MATHEMATICAL VOLUMESTwo Early 19th Century American Enlightenment Science and Mathematical Volumes,, Consisting of: 'Conversations on Natural Pholosophy...A Dictionary...
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A copy of Elements of Natural Philosophy;Explaining the Laws and Principles of Attraction, Gravitation, Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Electricity, and Optics: with a General View of the Solar System,...
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MORTIMER E. WIEN "SCHOLAR & PHILOSOPHER"BUST Mortimer E. Wien (American, 1896-1922) "My Grandfather Morris Wien, The Scholar and Philosopher" bronzed plaster bust sculpture of a rabbi on a square ebonized wood base,...
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1vol. (Franklin, Benjamin.) Smith,William. Eulogium on Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. President of the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1792. First edition. 8vo, orig. self...
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BUST OF THOMAS JEFFERSON AFTER JEAN-ANTOINHOUDON (FRENCH 1741-1828). Cast plaster unsigned. 27 1/2''h. Ex Jim Welch (Ohio). Only a small number of plaster versions of Houdon's bust of Jefferson exist. Among...
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3 pieces + 2 vols. Muhlenberg FamilyMaterial: Printed document, filled-in in ms. Berlin, 1798. 1 p., folio. Membership certificate of Gotthief Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1735-1815) for contributions in botany...
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1 vol. (wrappers) Rush, Benjamin. AnEulogium, intended to Perpetuate the Memory of David Rittenhouse, Late President of The American Philosophical Society,... Philadelphia: Printed for J. Ormrod, n.d. [1796]....
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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Bartram's Travels, two reprints:Joseph Ewan, William Bartram Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788, The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1968, 180 pp., 16 x 11-1/2 in., excellent condition,...
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After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828),Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), painted plaster, of the period, possibly the working copy, after a bust from terracotta held by the Museé du Louvre, Paris, and marble...
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Norwood MacGilvary ''Nude under Tree''oilpainting on canvas. Canvas: 16.25''H x 12.5''W; Frame: 23.25''H x 19.5''W. Signed lower left ''Norwood MacGilvary'' and fingerprint. Norwood Hodge MacGilvary (American...
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Lot. American Philosophical Society:Transactions. Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1804. Vol. VI, Part I. 4to, orig. bds.; moderately worn spine mostly gone. With 4 plates. Scattered foxing, plates heavily foxed,...
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