- 1745 POWDER HORN WITH VIEW OF PHILADELPHIA
A wonderful Colonial powder horn,10.5" long, with an engraved scene of Philadelphia. Legend reads "Iacob Schoezer/ His Horn/ Made feb ye 1st 1745", British coat of arms "Honi...
[more like this] - WILLIAM RUSSELL BIRCH (1755-1834) AND
THOMAS BIRCH (1779-1851), TWO VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIAWilliam Russell Birch (1755-1834) and Thomas Birch (1779-1851)Two Views of Philadelphia, from The City of Philadelphia,...
[more like this] - TN EPHEMERA AND PRINTS, 30 PCSAssorted
TN Prints and Ephemera, 30 items total. 1st item: "Fourth Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Nashville, Tennessee" imprint, published by Smith, Camp, and Company,...
[more like this] - 1876 CENTENNIAL SOUVENIRS, CDVS AND
2 BALTIMORE VIEWS, ...A collection of ten (10) souvenirs from Philadelphia and the 1876 Centennial Exposition, plus four (4) Civil War era CDVs with Revenue Stamps, and two...
[more like this] - CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE OR HARDSTONE
SNUFF BOTTLEfooted flask form with relief carved figural decoration, one side with figure holding a banner, one side with profile view of a woman, two mask and ring side handles,...
[more like this] - WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS, AMERICAN (1833-1905),
SEASCAPE - COAST OF MAINE, 1887, OIL ON CANVAS, 19 X 32 INCHESWILLIAM TROST RICHARDS, American, (1833-1905) Seascape - Coast of Maine, 1887, oil on canvas signed and dated...
[more like this] - SUSETTE KEAST (PENNSYLVANIA, 1892-1932),
CITY SQUARE AS VIEWED THROUGH A COLONNADE., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 18.5" X 13.75" SIGHT. FRAMED 26" X 20".SUSETTE KEAST, Pennsylvania, 1892-1932, City square as viewed through...
[more like this] - TWO COPPER PLATES ENGRAVED BY JAMES
TRENCHARD FOR "COLUMBIAN" MAGAZINE PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1787 TRENCHARD FOR "COLUMBIAN" MAGAZINE Philadelphia, Circa 1787 Together with two envelopes with pencil inscriptions...
[more like this] - FORTY NEW YORK STEREOVIEWSForty New
York stereoviews, to include twenty-one views of Watkins Glen by R. D. Crum, three views of Watkins Glen by the Purviance Philadelphia company, eight views of Niagara Falls,...
[more like this] - Rare thirteen stars and stripes American
Centennial flag made in Philadelphia by Thomas Coulson, framed with plaque "VERY RARE 13 STARS & STRIPES FLAG / 5-3-5 STAR PATTERN / PHILADELPHIA 1876 CENTENNIAL / MAKER:...
[more like this] - THREE EARLY PHILADELPHIA VIEW LITHOGRAPHSThree
early Philadelphia view lithographs, largest frame - 22 3/4" x 32 1/2".
NO in-house shipping for this lot....
[more like this] - JOHANNES 'JAN' KIP (NETHERLANDS, 1653-1722)
(5) Birdseye Views of 17th c. English Country Estates, handcolored copper etchings by Jan Kip after the original paintings by Leonard Knyrff (1650-1721) for "Britannia Illustrata",...
[more like this] - SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICAL
BOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
[more like this] - J. LIBERTY TADD (PHILADELPHIA B. 1863)
OIL ON CANVASJ. Liberty Tadd (Born 1863)Thomas K. Kirkbride's Study (1880)The rare work by this teacher and craftsman who is more known for having instructed painters and...
[more like this] - 2 vols. Philadelphia 19th-Century Guides:
Mease, James. The Picture of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: B. & T. Kite, 1811. 1st ed. 12mo, modern cloth. Fold. frontis. view. Moderate foxing to frontis., some offsetting...
[more like this] - 1 vol. Janson, Charles William. The
Stranger in America. London: Albion Press, for James Cundee, 1807. First edition. 4to, contemp. 1/2 calf & marbled bds., gilt-paneled spine, morocco spine label; occasionally...
[more like this] - 2 vols. Philadelphia Graphic Arts Reference:
Snyder, Martin P. City of Independence: Views of Philadelphia Before 1800. New York: Praeger, (1975). 1st ed. 4to, orig. beige cloth; minor wear, d/j (minor edge wear). Color...
[more like this] - 1862 Horace Binney Writ of Habeas Corpus
Pamphlets Lot of 4 including Horace Binney's 1862 pamphlet The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus under the Constitution (Philadelphia: T.B. Pugh) and three responses...
[more like this] - 4 vols. 19th-Century Female Education:
Oakland Female Institute Circular(s) and Catalogue(s) for The Year(s) Ending.... 1846-1860, 1862-1870, 1872. Philadelphia, 1846-1860, 1862-1870, 1872. 8vo, contemp. bds.,...
[more like this] - A Rare American Renaissance Carved Burled
and Gilt-Incised Walnut Library Table c. 1876 Philadelphia inscribed "Phila 1876 Paris 1878"; inset tooled Morocco leather top paneled skirt; baluster-carved and incised tapered...
[more like this] - RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH TOWN (OHIO RIVER
VALLEY LATE 19TH CENTURY). Oil on academy board initialed ''MPW'' and dated 1894. Early autumn landscape of a wide river with a covered bridge and small town in the background....
[more like this] - [Stereoviews - Washington DC] Washington
D.C. Stereoview Collection Lot of 38 stereoviews mostly of Washington landmarks. Included are a Bierstadt view of City Hall Bell & Bro. views of the White House Capitol...
[more like this] - 6 vols. (1 wrappers) Philadelphia &
Pennsylvania - Graphic Art & Architecture Reference: Tatum, George B. Penn's Great Town: 250 Years of Philadelphia Architecture... in Prints and Drawings. Philadelphia: Univ....
[more like this] - 4 pieces. Hand-Colored Engravings.
Birch, William. [Birch's Views of Philadelphia]: "The City & Port of Philadelphia, on The River Delaware from Kensington." 1800. 1st ed. 11 x 13 1/4 inches (279 x 336 mm)....
[more like this] - Remarkable Collection of Hand-Colored
Civil War Magic Lantern Slides A collection of approx. 170 beautifully hand-colored Civil War magic lantern slides made from paper photographs and stereoviews originally produced...
[more like this] - 2 pieces. Color Lithographs - Philadelphia
in The Civil War: "Interior View of The Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon... 1009 Ostego St., Philadelphia." Philadelphia: M.H. Traubel, 1862. Chromolithograph, 34...
[more like this] - HANDCOLORED LITHO - Rare Handcolored
Lithograph 'Philadelphia Viewed from Camden' 1850 New York published by Smith Bros. & Company depicting the distant city before it expanded into the surrounding hills the...
[more like this] - Lot. Philadelphia Views - Hand-Colored
Mounted Engravings, ca. 1840-1870. 4to & smaller, bright & clean. In custom 1/4 brown morocco & cloth box, gilt-lettered & richly gilt-paneled spine....
[more like this] - 7 pieces. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania
Views: Campbell, R., after Birch, T. "View of The Dam and Water Works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia." N.p.: Edwd. Parker, 1824. Engraving, sm. folio sheet; trimmed within platemark,...
[more like this] - 4 pieces Hand-Colored Lithographs.
Whitefield, E. [Panoramic views from Independence Hall Tower]: "South View: Looking Towards Navy Yard..." * "North View: Looking Across Chestnut St. Towards Spring Garden..."...
[more like this] - 2 pieces. Schuylkill River Views:
[Birch, William.] "Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia," with insert in lower center, "The Bridge as it Appears Now Covered." Engraving. [Philadelphia], [1806] or later....
[more like this] - [Railroad-Misc.] Group of 35 StereoviewsÂ
Lot of 35 views of railroads including scarce Underwood & Underwood interior--Repairing locomotives Pennsylvania R.R. shops Altoona. Shows locomotives to left and right being...
[more like this] - Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portrait
by 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...
[more like this] - Harriet Manigault archive, miniatures:
(Harriet Manigault Wilcocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1793-1835), The Manigault name is among the most prominent in South Carolina and specifically Charleston history,...
[more like this] - 6 pieces. Hand-Colored Steel Engravings
- Philadelphia Views, ca. 1850: "Penitentiary, Philadelphia." * "Fairmount Gardens, Philadelphia." * "Girard's-Bank in Philadelphia." * "A Pic-Nic on The Wissahickon." * "The...
[more like this] - 6 vols. Philadelphia & Environs - History,
Description & Travel: Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in The Olden Time. Philadelphia, 1897. Revised by Willis P. Hazard. 3 vols. 4to, orig. pebbled...
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