6PCS ENGLISH MAGAZINES, AMERICAN COLONIESNEWS Six English periodicals with news items about the colonies. Examples date from 1733 to 1783. #1: The Gentleman's Magazine dated April 1733 containing a descriptive letter...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,1755 The Gentleman?s Magazine, 1755. An early mention of George Washington in a London magazine. A report, reading in part: "The poor men who suffered at the meadows with...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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(3) SPANISH COLONIAL 'VARA' GOVERNORS'CANES(lot of 3) Spanish Colonial "Vara" governors' canes, late 18th/ early 19th c., varied, with wood shafts, repousse and chased silver (content unknown) mounts in floral...
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GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY CLOCK, DIALSIGNED JOHN BARR, PT. GLASGOW7 ft. 10 3/4 in. x 20 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Note on the interior door: 'This clock was imported in 1751 by Obadiah Curtis, a ship owner of Boston....
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ROYAL GOVERNOR'S COOK HN2233 - ROYALDOULTON FIGURINERoyal Doulton backstamp.
Named in honor of King William III, 18th century Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia, the oldest of the British colonies in America....
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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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JEREMIAH THEUS, IMPORTANT GEORGIA PORTRAIT(Charleston,South Carolina/Swiss, 1716-1774)
Portrait of James Habersham, Jr., unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., good old gilt wood frame with applied decoration, 37-1/2 x 32 in.
Note:...
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SAMUEL OGLE, COLONIAL MD GOVERNOR, DS,C.1740 Samuel Ogle (c.1694-1752, Governor of Maryland for much of the period 1731 - 1752) handwritten document, signed, not dated, but c. 1740; 1 1/2 pp., folio, with integral...
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DOCUMENT: RHODE ISLAND MILITARY APPOINTMENT,1792, ORDERED AND SIGNED BY ARTHUR FENNER (1745 - 1805), WHO SERVED AS FOURTH GOVERNOR...DOCUMENT: Rhode Island Military Appointment, 1792, ordered and signed by Arthur Fenner...
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ZENGER, JOHN PETER. THE TRYAL OF JOHNPETER ZENGER, OF NEW-YORK, PRINTER, WHO WAS LATELY TRY'D AND ACQUITTED FOR PRINTING AND PUBLIS.. PETER ZENGER, OF NEW-YORK, PRINTER, WHO WAS LATELY TRY'D AND ACQUITTED FOR...
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CADWALLADER COLDEN, 1722 LETTERAn 18thCentury personal letter from Cadwallader Colden to his wife. Colden was a Scottish physician educated in London before moving to Colonial Philadelphia. The British educated...
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1809 COLONIAL TENNESSEE COMMISSION DOCUMENT1809Commission for James Parker and Henry King to become Justice of the Peace for Washington County. Signature of Governor John Sevier, who was a Revolutionary War soldier as...
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RARE YUNGZHENG ERA DIAPER BORDERED ARMORIALPLATE Yungzheng Era,circa 1723-35
A truly elegant Chinese export porcelain Yongzheng period plate made for the Dutch market, richly hand-painted in Famille Rose enamels, centered...
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FOUR NEW JERSEY COLONIAL LOTTERY TICKETSMany things in Colonial America were financed and paid for using Lotteries. George Washington ran or supported many a Virginia lottery. Their use is similar to ours today...
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Lot of Colonial Williamsburg items,c/o Lang and Wise 2003 #19 Governor's Palace 0506009 (10" x 10-1/8" x 12" h), Lang & Wise 1997 (2) gates (one chipped), (2) straight walls, (4) corner walls, Royal Goedewaagen...
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19th Century English School in 17thCentury Style/Portrait of John Endecott (1588-1665)/half length, wearing a black cap and coat with white collar/oil on canvas, 96.5cm x 73.5cm/ Note: Endecott was the first...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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TWO 18TH CENTURY MILITARY COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS.ONE IS AN APPOINTMENT FOR EBENEZER AKIN TO BE LIEUTENANT OF THE FOURTH FOOT COMPANY IN THE TOWN OF DARTMOUTH, SIGNED BY WILLIAM SHIRLEY, GOVERNOR IN CHIEF, 12 1/2"...
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55 CIVIL WAR ERA SIGNATURES AND 4 ENVELOPES.MOSTOF THE SIGNATURES ARE MILITARY FIGURES, SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MOST ARE OF THE SMALL CLIPPED VARIETY, AVERAGE SIZE 1 1/2" X 3". SOME OF THE...
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APPROXIMATELY 60 SIGNED LETTERS, CA1866, DEALINGWITH ACTIVITY IN THE THIRTY-NINTH U. S. CONGRESS, MANY PIECES ON SENATE STATIONARY, MILITARY COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY VARIOUS MAJOR GENERALS SUCH AS MAJOR GENERAL...
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15 vols. Swedish-American ColonialHistory: Johnson, Amandus. The Swedish Settlements on The Delaware, 1638-1664. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society, 1911. 1st ed. 2 vols. 4to, orig. blue cloth, gilt,...
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American political figures, 98 signaturesincluding "P[ierce] Butler" (1744-1822, signer of Constitution), autograph check, June 17, 1799, spindle hole, adhesions verso ; "Warren Hastings" (1732-1818,...
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Alonzo de Leon Spanish General DS 1683About 9 pp folio approx. 8.25 x 12 in. n.p. 1683. Two groups of pages each with official seals and dates. One group several paragraphs in different hands and signed by several...
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Circle of Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazary Mendoza (Mexican, mid-1700's-1802; Active New Orleans ca. 1782-1802) "Portrait of Don Estevan (Stephen) Minor", oil on canvas, unsigned, 35" x 27". Presented in a period...
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Attributed to Matthew Harris Jouett(American/Kentucky, 1788-1827; Active New Orleans ca. 1817-1827) "Madame Estevan Minor", oil on canvas, unsigned, 32" x 26-1/2". Presented in a period carved giltwood frame....
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Twenty Books, Southern Decorative ArtsThe Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Palmetto and Magnolia; John Bivins, The Regional Arts of the Early South; Graham Hood, The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg; George Rogers,...
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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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Diorama of a colonial paneled LR withfireplace, sofa, blue wing chair, secretary desk, Governor Winthrop desk, 3 fold screen, blue and white porcelain accessories, dragon design blue and white Chinese rug, 26"...
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Thomas John Gullick (fl.1851-84) oilon ivory Miniature of Major General Sir Harry Wakelyn Smith Bart Governor of Cape Colony 1847-8 label verso exhibited at the RA 1852 4 x 3.5in. Estimate ?400-600 FURTHER IMAGES...
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Rosina Emmet Sherwood (American 1854-1948)pair of portraits "Frederick Lippitt (1916-2005)" and "Mary Ann Lippitt (1918-2006)" 1920 pastel on paper both initialed "R.E.S" and dated lower right and left respectively...
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Colonial South Carolina land grant withsurvey dated 6 November 1751 hand-written deed for 109 acres in Colleton County on vellum attached with survey map showing some hand coloring and signed by Colonial Governor...
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Williamsburg Reproduction Queen AnneLooking Glasswith black lacquered frame gilded with figures in the Chinese style with 18th century style paper label en verso two part glass mirror with beveled edges.The...
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Colonial South Carolina Deeds, Surveydated June 18, 1702, manuscript document on vellum empowering Nathaniel Johnson and James Moore (both governors of Colonial Carolina) to grant land along the Cooper River...
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1 vol. St. Johnston, Reginald. Froma Colonial Governor's Note Book. London: Hutchinson, (1936). First edition. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; minor wear, d/j (light edge wear). Photo plates. With...
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American Percussion Fowler with ResearchDocuments .85 cal. smoothbore 46" round barrel.?British?proofs at breech?and? Virginia marked on top of the barrel and dated "1750."? The barrel has both rear and front sights;...
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