ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Quailand Chicks, 1867
signed and dated "AF Tait N A 1867" lower right
oil on board, 10 by 14 in.
signed and dated on back
Kennedy & Co., New York and Winsor & Newton labels on...
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Onthe Qui Vive!, 1871
signed and dated "A.F. Tait N.Y. 1871" lower right
oil on panel, 12 by 16 in.
numbered, titled, signed, and inscribed on back
"On the Qui Vive" is old...
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EARLY KNOX CO. DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RELATINGTO STOCKLEY DO...Late 18th and early 19th century Knox County, Tennessee document archive relating to Stockley Donelson (1752 - 1805), brother of Rachel Donelson (wife of...
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EARLY KNOX CO., TN DOCUMENT ARCHIVERELATING TO TN MILI...Grouping of early Knox County, Tennessee documents relating to the Militia, and Revolutionary War soldier signed deeds from Knox County, Governor Willie...
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HARDING FAMILY ARCHIVE, ACCOUNT BOOKExtensivearchive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business...
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GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OFLAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John...
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TN CIVIL WAR BROADSIDE, PAMPHLET, LETTERThree(3) Civil War era documents, including a Tennessee 1865 Franchise Act broadside, Civil War Surgeon letter from Nashville, and an 1858 slavery related pamphlet. 1st item: Broadside...
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1830 TENNESSEE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OFKINHECHE, CHICKASA...Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright...
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2 EARLY TENNESSEE RELATED NEWSPAPERARTICLES PLUS 1 MAU...1st item: December 29, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States, Philadelphia, including article written by John Sevier (1745-1815), announcing...
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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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A RARE ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR ERA MAP, "PRESSLER'SMAP OF TH...A RARE ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR ERA MAP, "Pressler's Map of the State of Texas," THE STRAND, GALVESTON, 1862, hand colored engraving on paper, "Compiled from the Records...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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A GROUP OF SIX NASA PRINTS, APOLLO 17,CREW SIGNED, ORA... CREW SIGNED, ORANGE SOIL, CIRCA 1972, comprising six color offset lithographs published by the "U.S. Government Printing Office," "Prime Crew of Eleventh...
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LAWSON'S HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINATheHistory of North Carolina Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of That Country, etc. , by John Lawson, Raleigh: Strother and Marcom, 1860, first American edition,...
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FLORIDA MAP LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RRLAND 1898This huge fold-out 1898 map shows not only "Lands held by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co" but also "those Vacant Government Land Subject to Homestead Entry."...
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OCALA GOVERNMENT LAND SALE 1885 MARIONCOUNTYOriginal sale document of 80 acres of land in 1885 to Houston Elledge by the U.S. Government General Land Office, signed by president Grover Cleveland (likely secretarial)....
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TWO ENGRAVINGS FROM THE SERIES "THESIEGE OF HAVANA IN 1762" LONDON ENGRAVING, 18" X 26" TO THE PLATE MARK. FRAMED 21" X 29". SIEGE OF HAVANA IN 1762", London, Plate V, "This Perspective View of the Landing...
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(VIEW) CONNECTICUT: 132 POSTCARDS EARLYTO MID-20TH CENTURY(VIEW) CONNECTICUT: 132 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Covering "L" through "N": towns. Includes: "City of Middleton" bus (not a postcard) and...
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Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk, Attributed toSeneca Chief Cornplanter
late 18th century
delicate handle crafted of fruitwood; diminutive forged blade having upturned tines and engraved linear decorations on bowl; inked...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THELAND BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1872The Case of the United States to the Land Before the Tribunal of Arbitration, Government Printing...
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An original tax demand to H.R.H ThePrince of Wales for land in the parish of Brighton in the tax year 1805-6 the demand for ?29 may be for land acquired by the Prince along what is now New Road in 1804 in readiness...
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Rare books: Ottoman Empire history andreference Edrehi Isaac HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL OF ASIA AND THE TURKS TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS IN TURKEY. Vol I-III in one. Boston: Isaac...
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Silhouette of Kentucky First Lady Mrs.Issac Shelby Lexington KY Watercolor on paper titled Mrs. Isaac Shelby / Lexington KY l.r. signed and dated J.W. Dodge 1802 l.l.; 7.75 x 5.5 in. The silhouette is executed...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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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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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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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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Thomas Bolling Robertson Governor ofLouisiana ALS 3pp ALS dated July 12 1812 from New Orleans. Written to Fulwar Skipwith former governor of the annexed Republic of West Florida concerning unrest in eastern...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Clarence Millet (Ameri-can/Louisiana1897-1959) "Beyond Flows the Mississippi" oil on canvas signed lower right signed and titled en verso 30 in. x 35 in. in a period frame. Note: Louisiana artist Clarence...
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George III Irish silver hotwater urnby Robert Breading Dublin dated 1803 Classical urn on pedestal flanked by lion's-mask and ring handles engraved with crest and arms above motto: Virtute et Fidelitate; and...
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