RARE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MARITIME SILVERPRESENTATION TRUMPETThe Bark Greenpoint left New York Nov. 1852 and arrived in San Francisco on March 10th 1853 after a voyage of 139 days, Captained by Robert McCormack....
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PCGS GEM PROOF 1855 KELLOGG $50 RESTRIKEJohn G. Kellogg was highly skilled in coin minting, as he worked previously for private mints. As the economy enlarged from the gold rush, Kellogg became the most trusted...
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THREE-MONTH JOURNAL, HANDWRITTEN FROMTHE NEWBedford Whaleship America with Captain Charles Seabury in command. She sailed from New Bedford on April 1, 1849 and arrived in San Francisco on September 22 carrying...
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NUMISMATICS. (5) $2.50 QUARTER EAGLEGOLD COINS. Comprised of (1) 1853 (Philadelphia struck) $2.50 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle gold coin with a total mintage for this date & mint: 1,404,668; (1) 1877 S (San Francisco)...
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(LOT OF 200) MOSTLY US SOUVENIR STERLINGSPOONS (Lot of 200) Mostly US souvenir sterling spoons, includes some California and Gold Rush, two European enamel spoons and multiple Aesthetic examples, total weighable...
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GOLD RUSH SCALE, NAVY BUCKLE AND 5 OTHERASSORTED NOVEL...A group of assorted novelties. 1st item: California Gold Rush style pocket scale in a tole or painted tin oval box, the hinged lid decorated with an eagle....
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TATUM DAVIS ARCHIVE, TEXAS C. 1850SAgroup of about 70 letters from 1828-1850s related to Howell Tatum Davis (b .1813-d. 1861, brother of John Davis, son of Frederick Davis, who moved to Texas circa 1840s). The...
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2 TEXAS MAPS INC. GREENLEAF, TALLIS1stitem: Jeremiah Greenleaf, "Texas Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities," from a rare 1848 reissue of Greenleafís 1842 Universal Atlas. Greenleaf's 1842 map of Texas...
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GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS,TNApproximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850,...
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3 GOLD RUSH RELATED COINS1st item: 1853$1 US Liberty Head gold coin, head with crown facing left and surrounded by stars, the reverse center marked "1 DOLLAR 1853" within an open wreath and "United States of America"...
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FRED DENNETT ARCHIVE, INC. TIN INGOTIngotand archive originally belonging to Fred Dennett, 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1908-1913. 1st item: South Dakota tin ingot stamped "Nigger Hill", with Stephen...
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A MASSIVE COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 40016MM FILMS.A Massive Collection of More Than 400 16mm Films. American, 1920s - 70s (bulk 1930s - 40s). A single collector's archive of vintage 16mm safety films (single, double,...
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SPANISH/MEXICAN MONTE DEALING BOX.Spanish/MexicanMonte Dealing Box. Manufacturer unknown, mid or late nineteenth century. Heavy solid brass dealing box for the game popularized during the Mexican War (1846 – 48) and in...
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AN ANTIQUE POCKET MAP, "MAP OF MEXICOAND CALIFORNIA, S...AN ANTIQUE POCKET MAP, "Map of Mexico and California, Second Edition," SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1863, hand colored engraving on paper, compiled by Julius...
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JOHN TALLIS (1817-1876) A 'GOLD RUSH'MAP, "MEXICO, CAL... MAP, "Mexico, California and Texas," LONDON, EDINBURGH AND DUBLIN, CIRCA 1851, hand-colored lithograph on paper, "The Illustrations by H. Warren & Engraved...
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1904 $20 GOLD LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLEPCGS MS61One 1904 twenty dollar gold coin featuring on the obverse the bust of Lady Liberty encircled by 13 stars with the year below her head. The reverse depicts a spread-winged...
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1861 S $20 GOLD LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLEEAGLEOne U.S. Civil War era 1861-S twenty dollar gold coin featuring on the obverse the bust of Lady Liberty encircled by 13 stars with the year beneath. The reverse with...
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1895 S $20 GOLD LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLEEAGLE NGC MS61One 1895-S twenty dollar gold coin featuring on the obverse the bust of Lady Liberty encircled by 13 stars with the year below her head. The reverse depicts...
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1897 SHREVE & COMPANY STERLING GRAVYLADLEFeatured in this lot is this 1897 sterling gravy ladle made by Shreve & Company in San Francisco, California. Silversmith and jewelry retailer Shreve & Company has a...
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RICHARD BALL SPENCER (ENGLAND, 1812-1897),PORTRAIT OF THE BLACK BALL LINE SHIP LEGION OF HONOUR., OIL ON CANVAS, 20" X 30". FRAMED 25.5" X 35.5".RICHARD BALL SPENCER, England, 1812-1897, Portrait of the Black Ball...
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1852 WASS, MOLITOR & CO. (SAN FRANCISCO)$10 GOLD LARGE HEAD COINthis is a rare Territorial gold issue with limited numbers of survivors today, as most of these were melted down by the soon-to-be-opened San Francisco...
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2 ON-BOARD KEPT WHALING CHARTS. THESEARE LIEUT.M. Maury Nautical wind and current charts used by many whalers. The track of two voyages were recorded daily on the same two charts. A) ship Alexander Coffin, Sept....
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RARE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH GOLD- ANDSILVER-MOUNTED DRESS BOWIE KNIFE DATED 1859 LENGTH OF BLADE 5”. TOTAL LENGTH 9”. SILVER-MOUNTED DRESS BOWIE KNIFE, Dated 1859, Bone and silver coffin-form handle with...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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HISTORICAL EARLY CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSHERA LETTER DATED 1850 Historical Early California Gold Rush era letter dated 1850, the signed letter by George K. Danchy to his family, consisting of four pages recto and...
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RARE 4 PAGE WHALING LETTER. THIS ISA COMMERCIALletter headed toward Oahu, Honolulu, May 10, 1850, from Augustus Howell to his brother in New York. The Howell family was heavily involved in the whaling industry...
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American School, 19th Century
Portraitof Ysidora Pico Forster
Circa 1840
oil on canvas
32 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches.
Ysidora Pico Forster (1808-1883) united the two prominent Pico/Forster families of Southern California....
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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SMITH JEWETT:PORTRAIT HEAD OF A STYLISH WOMAN Oil on canvas signed on verso ''W.S. Jewett / possessor / 1833'' and stamped ''Prepared by / Dechaux and Parmetier / New York;'' unframed....
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Attributed to George Harrison Hite (American1807-1880) "Captain Louis Coxetter" and "Ferdinand Coxetter" both miniature watercolors on ivory inscribed "painted by George Hite Donaldsonville April 1830" en verso of one...
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