Rare and Important American Rococo RevivalRosewood Armchair and Matching Sidechair, probably executed by Alexander Roux, New York, third quarter 19th century, the crests of each featuring a spead-winged bird flanked...
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FINE POTOLO PONCHO, QUECHUA, BOLIVIA.PotoloPoncho, Quechua Culture, Bolivia c.1930 Wool Potolo weavings are recognized by their inventive and marvelous mythical beings found on many ancient Peruvian burial cloths....
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TN ARCHIVAL LOT, INCL. 4 BOOKS, 1 CDVALBUM, 2 ALSArchive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV)...
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MYHRE, EDWIN E. MYHRE. ON THE STAGEIN PERSONMason City: Central Show Printing Co., 1955. Three-color panel poster depicts a portrait of the magician and advertises a “ghost show” and “spirit séance”....
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LAMONT PUGH WHITE HOUSE LETTER AND EPHEMERALotof personal possessions of Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral H. Lamont Pugh. Includes: a first edition hardcover of "Diagnosis In Daily Practice" (J.B. Lippincott Company,...
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A RENAISSANCE MAP, "TYPUS ORBIS TERRARUM,"ABRAHAM ORTE...A RENAISSANCE MAP, "Typus Orbis Terrarum," ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, ANTWERP, 1587-1612, hand colored copperplate engraving on paper, a fragment from an edition of...
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A QING DYNASTY SANCAI GLAZE TOMB SHRINE,CHINESE, 1644-... CHINESE, 1644-1912, yellow and green glazed earthenware with hand painting, upper entablature with cascading cloud brackets interspersed by unglazed reserves...
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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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THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE,NIMS & KNIGHT, ... NIMS & KNIGHT, 12", NEW YORK, USA, CIRCA 1882-1892, composed of twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with two polar calottes, a circular reserve "THE...
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WILLIAM ROBERT THRASHER (AMERICAN/TEXAS1908-1997) A PA...WILLIAM ROBERT THRASHER (American/Texas 1908-1997) A PAINTING, "Geese in Flight," 20TH CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/L, "W.R. Thrasher;" 22'' x 36'',...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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GEORGE A. CUSTER'S OWN S&W NO. 2 ARMYREVOLVERThis is a fine, historic Smith and Wesson Model 2 Army Tip-Up Revolver owned personally by George Armstrong Custer from the Dr. Lawrence A. Frost of Monroe, Michigan...
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CHIEF SITTING BULL'S C. SHARPS 1859PEPPERBOXThis historic and important lot includes the C. Sharps four-barrel derringer circa 1859-1862 owned by Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull marked in Togia language as...
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LT. JOHN HILLS - PLAN OF YORKTOWN ANDGLOUCESTER, 1785John Hills (surveyor, active 1777-1819), William Faden (publisher), A Plan of York Town and Gloucester, in the Province of Virginia, Shewing the Works Constructed...
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AMAZING CABINETS OF CURIOSITIES CANE-Ca1870 -This cane features a primate’s skull as a handle and a shaft made of the vertebrae of a reptile’s spine with longer and joining bone segments between the skull and...
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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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PENCIL SIGNED SALVADOR DALI CHRISTMASCARD, 1967Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989). Christmas card from Dali to the Lucas family, 1967 - an original etching by Salvador Dali, pencil signed and numbered 67/150...
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HANDSOME AZTEC STONE FACE OF MANPre-Columbian,Central & Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz region, Aztec culture, Post Classic period, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. A dramatic mask carved from a gray volcanic stone, the head of a young...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREFOR A CANOEOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor...
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RARE VIKING SILVER JELLINGE CHAIN W/DIFFUSER PENDANTNorthern Europe, Scandinavia, Denmark, Viking or Norse culture, ca. late 9th to 10th century CE. A lengthy necklace chain comprised of several braided, twisted...
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LARGE CHINESE TANG SANDSTONE BUDDHISTLOHAN HEADEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1270 CE. A remarkable life-sized Lohan head hand-carved from a warm-gray sandstone. The bald head and...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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SMALL WESTERN ASIATIC CUNNIFORM CLAYTABLETLate Canaanite Period, 1800 to 1500 B.C.E. The hardened clay almost square tablet with rounded corners and edges, completely incised with rows of characters, the reverse...
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PERSONAL POSSESSIONS EXCAVATED IN UNIONARMY CAMPS As follows: two brass banjo or drum tension brackets emblazoned with "UNION FOREVER"; two (2) molded clay pipe bowls, one decorated with an Irish harp and shamrock;...
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STAMP COLLECTION: BRITISH TERRITORIESRandombox lot that includes many items obtained from a Connecticut dealer. Appears to be all GB possessions. From the personal collection (not stock) of a 40-year career dealer...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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Chateau Haut BrionGraves19822 bottles2-3cm''Complexaromatics of scorched earth smoked herbs and sweet red and black currants are followed by a full-bodied silky-textured wine but I have never felt this offering has possessed...
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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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General Fred K. Mahaffey Archive Archiveconsisting of 4-star General's license plate two-star General's flag three-star General's flag and two four-star General's flags. 2nd Battalion presentation flag (framed)...
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Nathaniel D. Hackett Wisconsin 1st HeavyArtillery Civil War and Personal Archive 330 items dating from 1860-1947. While serving in the 1st Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery Davis Hackett kept in close correspondence...
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Chateau Haut BrionGraves19822 bottles1-2.5cm1-3cm 2lbsl''Complex aromatics of scorched earth smoked herbs and sweet red and black currants are followed by a full-bodied silky-textured wine but I have never felt this...
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Rare Menu From the Atlantic ConferenceSigned by All Guests Including Churchill & Roosevelt Printed bifoliate card 7 x 9 in. Ship Harbor Newfoundland August 9 1941 containing the menu and list of those present...
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