EXCEPTIONAL MERGANSERFred M. Nichols(1854-1924)
Lynn, MA, c. 1890
17 in. long
Ongoing research has identified this decoy and its two rigmates as the work of Massachusetts master carver Fred Nichols. This hollow...
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EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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79 EASTON PRESS LEATHER BOUND BOOKS80leather bound books - 79 Easton Press and 1 Harvard Classics. 77 Easton Press The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Louisa May Alcott Little Women, Victor Hugo Les Miserables,...
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Five Books Presented to Alice and VincentMassey by John Burgon Bickersteth Henry LaFarge ed., LOST TREASURES OF EUROPE. New York: Pantheon Books, 1946, inscribed “Vincent and Alice from Burgon Batterwood Christmas...
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COL. HARDY MURFREE SIGNED LAND SALETO JAMES ROBERTSONLand sale document between two of Tennessee's most important early figures, Col. Hardy Murfree and Gen. James Robertson, signed by Murfree; also signed by...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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SAMUEL BECKETT "THE LOST ONES" C. KLABUNDEILLUS.Large format limited edition (250) presentation published by The New Overbrook Press (Stamford CT) 1984. "The Lost Ones" text illustrated with seven individual intaglio...
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WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,1817-C. 1888 AND C. 1854-1893), CLIPPER SHIP DREADNOUGHT., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 30". FRAMED 33.75" X 40".WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-c. 1888...
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DRESDEN PORCELAIN PLAQUE OF 'SAINT MARYMAGDALENE' MEISSEN, LATE 19TH CENTURYDresden Porcelain Plaque of 'Saint Mary Magdalene', Meissen, Late 19th Century After a, presumably lost, painting by Pompeo Girolamo...
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14K YELLOW GOLD MOURNING PENDANT14KYELLOW GOLD MOURNING PENDANT, 14K yellow gold mourning locket pendant approx. 3 1/8 inches x 1 3/4 inches, inside engraved "In memory of Dr. Samuel Poultney, Born in Philadelphia,...
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§ GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)
ST.MARY'S HATCH, 1926 (TASSI 22) Etching, signed in pencil to margin12cm (4 3/4in), 18cm (7in)Provenance: Mrs A. M. Bernhard-Smith, Twenty-One Gallery, LondonChristie's, South...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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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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New York City Draft Riots Civil WarBroadside A rare printed?broadside?urging New Yorkers to not riot stating in part: To the Laboring Men of New York...Stop and Think!...Stand by the Law!...For when the law...
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[Civil War - Cased Images] Col. HawkesFearing Jr. 8th New Hampshire Quarter Plate Tintype in Wall Frame A quarter plate tintype of Fearing in uniform housed in a thermoplastic wall frame with penciled identification...
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[American Indian - Mexico] Books onMayan Culture and Art lot of 5 books including:Gallenkamp Charles. The Riddle and Rediscovery of a Lost Civilization: Maya. Brattleboro: The Book Press 1985.Hay Clarence L....
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