- CHARLES DICKENS, REPORT OF DICKENS DINNER,
1842 Report of the Dinner Given to Charles Dickens, published by William Crosby and Company, Boston, 1842, February 1, 1842. 66 pages in the original wrappers. Reported by...
[more like this] - THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.
Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
[more like this] - THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORKby
Hannah Ewell at age 16 (in the Seventeenth year of her age), possibly Hannah Ewell of Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1769-1849, two upper registers in deep blue background over...
[more like this] - TIFFANY SILVER 62ND CONGRESS PRESENTATION
PITCHERAmerican sterling silver presentation pitcher, Tiffany & Company Makers, c.1902-1907, directorship of Charles T. Cook, model 82140, engraved: "presented to the Hon....
[more like this] - ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL CIRCA 1810
RETAINS WHAT APPEARS TO BE ITS ORIGINAL HAND-STITCHED CANVAS COVER, APPROX. 13.75" X 8.75". PAGES APPROX. 12.5" X 8".ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL, Circa 1810, "Journal of...
[more like this] - EDWARDIAN SILVER CASTER, CHESTER, GEORGE
NATHAN & RIDLEY HAYES, 1912 HEIGHT: 7 1/2 IN. (19.1 CM.) NATHAN & RIDLEY HAYES, 1912, marked to body and mostly obscured marks to cover, marked under base 'Made in England',...
[more like this] - SET OF SIX MASSACHUSETTS NATHAN HASKELL
LABELED LATE FEDERAL MUSTARD PAINTED "FANCY" CHAIRS AND A MATCHED CHAIR, MID-19TH CENTURY LABELED LATE FEDERAL MUSTARD PAINTED "FANCY" CHAIRS AND A MATCHED CHAIR, MID-19TH...
[more like this] - SOLON FRANCIS MONTECELLO BADGER (MASSACHUSETTS,
1873-1919), THREE-MASTED SCHOONER “NATHAN F. COBB”, OIL ON CANVAS, 22” X 36”. FRAMED 29.75” X 43.75”.SOLON FRANCIS MONTECELLO BADGER, Massachusetts, 1873-1919,...
[more like this] - LOT OF 15 PIECES OF EARLY EPHEMERA,
MOSTLY FROMCAPE CODE. RANGING IN AGE FROM THE EARLY 18TH TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: CA. 1810 DIARY ENTRY OF A WOMAN WHICH MENTIONS GENERAL WILLIAM H. SUMNER (WITH...
[more like this] - 1782 DOCUMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ON THE BIRTH OF THE DAUPHINE OF FRANCE True Copy, attested by John Avery, First Secretary 1780-1806, reading: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, In Senate, June 4th, 1782. Ordered...
[more like this] - ALDEN SPOONER (ATTRIBUTED), RARE, BOWFRONT
CHEST,American federal period. 1805-1820. Satinwood banded inlay on top edge. Cherry with pine secondary wood. Four graduated drawers, supported by French feet. Original brass...
[more like this] - A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Block
Front Chest of Drawers
likely Nathan Bowen, Marblehead, Massachusetts, circa 1760
the backboards incised N.B.
Height 32 1/2 x width 36 x depth 22 inches.
Provenance:
Charles...
[more like this] - JOSEPH ALEXANDER AMES PORTRAIT PAINTING
OF A MAN Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire,1816-1872Finely executed portrait of a distinguished gentleman with full red beard and black suit standing with a cane. Ames...
[more like this] - FOLKSY FEDERAL CANDLESTAND. Probably
Massachusetts 1800-1820 maple and curly maple. Square top over a baluster-turned standard and resting on scroll-cut legs. Retains traces of its original finish. 26 1/2''h....
[more like this] - INLAID FEDERAL CARD TABLE. Possibly
Nathan Lombard Worcester County Massachusetts cherry with mahogany veneer. Square tapered legs D-shaped apron with conforming hinged top supported by swing leg. Inlay...
[more like this] - Manuscript: (Whaling Log) Folio manuscript
logbook titled ''Sperm Whales Seen and Taken in Bark Fanny.'' lists whales take from August 18 1860 - February 15 1867 with stamp figures of whales (2 pages); ''Bowheads...
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