(3) ORIGNAL PHOTOS OF THE NUCLEAR TESTSON THE BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS The first test on the islands in the South Pacific, the Able test, a 23 kt (96 TJ) device detonated on July 1, 1946 at an altitude of...
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THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
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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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17TH C. BLUE & WHITE "DESHIMA ISLAND"PATTERN POTTERY P...17th century blue and white van Frytom Delft style pottery plate in the "Deshima Island" pattern, depicting three Western figures with a bull outside of...
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IMPORTANT RHODE ISLAND DYER FAMILY COATOF ARMS(late 18th century)
Heraldic crest with three stags, surmounted by a profile with palm fronds, unsigned, inscribed verso "Capt. Dyer", oil on canvas, 12-1/2 x 10-1/2...
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169. CLASSIC PITCAIRN ISLAND CANE -CA.1900 -REDWOOD RI...169. Classic Pitcairn Island Cane -Ca. 1900 -Redwood right fist handle on its coconut wood shaft with a light colored, flush set and joining wood washer...
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TROPICAL WOOD CLASSIC PITCAIRN ISLANDCANE-Ca. 1890 -Plain turned tropical wood knob with a substantial flattened top and well-proportioned longer stem on an ebony shaft with three-stacked contrasting wood washer’s...
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TOM MCNEELY (B. 1935) "JUAN PONCE DELEON" WCTom McNeely (Canadian, B. 1935) "Juan Ponce de Leon's Discovery of Florida" Signed lower right. Original watercolor on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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KEITH REYNOLDS (B. 1929) "GOLDEN HINDE"OILKeith Reynolds (American, B. 1929) "Golden Hinde" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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KEITH REYNOLDS (B. 1929) "JAPANESE WARSHIPS"OILKeith Reynolds (American, B. 1929) "Japanese Warships Nagara and Isuzu" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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CHRIS CALLE (B. 1961) "MICRONESIA"ChrisCalle (American, B. 1961) "Micronesia (Issued by U.S.)" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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19TH C. CAROLINE ISLANDS YAP LIMESTONERAI CURRENCYOceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wheel shaped stone disc known as a "rai" (also a raay or dei) with a...
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ONNE VAN DER WAL (NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND,CONTEMPORARY), “NIRVANA MAST AND SAILS”., PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS, 55.25” X 35.25”. UNFRAMED.ONNE VAN DER WAL, Newport, Rhode Island, Contemporary, "Nirvana Mast and...
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CHINESE SCHOOL (CIRCA 1847,), "PUERTODE WHAMPOA EN EL RIO DE CANTON"., WATERCOLOR HEIGHTENED WITH GOUACHE ON PAPER, 22" X 33" SIGHT. FRAMED 31.25” X 42”.CHINESE SCHOOL, Circa 1847, "Puerto de Whampoa en...
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BOLDLY POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STOOTH DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP "HECTOR" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.75". WITH WOODEN STAND. TOOTH DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP "HECTOR", Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a whaling...
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MABEL MAY WOODWARD (RHODE ISLAND, 1877-1945),FIGURES ON A DOCK OVERLOOKING SAILING VESSELS IN THE HARBOR., OIL ON CANVAS LAID DOWN ON BOARD, 8" X 10". FRAMED 14" X 16".MABEL MAY WOODWARD, Rhode Island, 1877-1945, Figures...
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GORDON HOPE GRANT (NEW YORK/CALIFORNIA/UNITEDKINGDOM, 1875-1962), “SAILING ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.”, OIL ON MASONITE, 9” X 12”. FRAMED 16.25” X 19.25”.GORDON HOPE GRANT, New York/California/United Kingdom,...
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SHADOW BOX MARITIME DIORAMA OF A FULL-RIGGEDSHIP OFF TWIN LIGHTHOUSES AMERICA, CIRCA 1900 SHADOW BOX HEIGHT 19.25". WIDTH 30.5". DEPTH 7". SHIP OFF TWIN LIGHTHOUSES, America, Circa 1900, Ship with black hull, and...
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LOG OF THE AMERICA'S CUP YACHT "RESOLUTE"MAY 2- AUGUST 5, 1914 MAY 2- AUGUST 5, 1914, Rare and exceptional, the only known original America's Cup log book in private hands. Entries from May 2 to August 5, 1914,...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH 19THCENTURY LENGTHS 4.5" AND 4.75".PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH, 19th Century, Obverses with port-view portraits of vessels under sail, one a full-rigged ship and the other...
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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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HAND-COLORED ETCHING "NEW YORK, FROMGOVERNORS ISLAND" ON PAPER, 15.5" X 22" SIGHT. FRAMED 20.25" X 26.75". GOVERNORS ISLAND", After William Guy Wall (America, 1792- c. 1864). Engraved by John Hill (America,...
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POSSIBLY CLEMENT DREW (19TH CENTURY),A SMALL BOAT SAILING PAST THREE LIGHTHOUSES., OIL ON BOARD, 10" X 12". FRAMED 13.25" X 15.25".POSSIBLY CLEMENT DREW 19th Century A small boat sailing past three lighthouses....
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LISA ETRE, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (B. 1955),CARIBBEAN SCENE, 1983, LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 19 1/2"H X 7 1/2"W (SIGHT), 22 3/8"H X 10 3/8"W (FRAME)Lisa Etre, U.S. Virgin Islands, (b. 1955) Caribbean scene, 1983, lithograph...
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EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (PENNSYLVANIA, 1835-1910),"NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND", 1890, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, COASTAL SCENE WITH FOAMING WATER, ROCKS, SAILING SHIPS, AND A TOWN ACROSS THE COVE, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEF...Edmund...
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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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IMPORTANT SHADOW BOX DIORAMA OF PILOTBOAT NO. 8 ESCORTING A SHIP INTO STATEN ISLAND DATED 1869 HEIGHT 21.5". WIDTH 27.5". BOAT NO. 8 ESCORTING A SHIP INTO STATEN ISLAND, Dated 1869, A rare and early signed...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PANEL WITHWHALING SCENE 19TH CENTURY 5.25" X 11.5". WHALING SCENE, 19th Century, Depicts an active whaling scene off an island, with a three-masted whaleship, four whaleboats and...
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EARLY POLYCRHOME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7"., 19th Century, Obverse depicts "The S. Nassau Off Sunday Isl. In A Severe Squal[ sic] From The WSW.", titled in a banner above a scene of a ship...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHPATRIOTIC AND SAILING MOTIFS 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". PATRIOTIC AND SAILING MOTIFS, 19th Century, Obverse depicts an American-flagged topsail schooner, a sailor climbing...
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WORK ON PAPER, CHIURA OBATA Chiura Obata(Japanese/American, 1885-1975), Angel Island, ink wash on paper, signed and stamped lower right, sheet (unframed): 15"h x 20.5"w. Note: In this historically significant view,...
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SKELETON HALF HULL BY JOE ALBURY Half-Ribbed1/4 Scale Model of "Man-o-War Sailing Dinghy" by Joe Albury of historic Man-O-War Cay in Abaco, part of the Bahamian Out Islands, being a model of his 14 foot handmade sailing...
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20C DYER DINGHY SAILBOAT KEEL SAIL &RUDDER United States,20th CenturyWhite with oak top edge frame with sail, rudder, keel, and oars.Wood, metalBoat 96' x 48" x 20" tall,From a Barrington, Rhode Island gentleman....
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A. Hansen (American first half 20thcentury) VENICE oil on canvas framed signed: lower left A. Hansen H27 1/2'' W39'' Canvas has been relined; UV light examination indicates inpainting and possible repaired...
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Executive Officer Henry W. WashburnUSS Morning Light Civil War Archive War-date archive of five letters one partial letter and three transmittal covers. Written by ill-starred Acting Master Henry W. Washburn...
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USS Brooklyn Landsman George TittleCivil War Archive This archive of seven letters written between January 16 and June 18 1861 by Surgeon??Ts Steward George A. Tittle aboard the USS Brooklyn gives the reader...
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