(LOT OF 3) CHINESE 'QIANJIANG' ENAMELED'LANDSCAPE' PORCELAIN PLAQUES (lot of 3) Chinese 'qianjiang' enameled 'landscape' porcelain plaques in the style of Cheng Men (active 1862-1908). The rectangular plaques are...
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TWO SILHOUETTE SAMPLE ALBUMS, ATTRIBUTEDTO EVELINA BARDWELL EARLY TO MID-19TH CENTURY APPROX. 3.5" X 4.25" AND 3.75" X 5". TO EVELINA BARDWELL, Early to Mid-19th Century, Leather-bound pocket-size albums containing...
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ASIAN: FOUR CHINESE HAND PAINTED PORCELAINPLAQUES OF FIGURES, 20TH C., DEPICTS VARIOUS MEN AND WOMEN WALKING THROUGH GARDENS, AND PREFORMING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, TWO SIGNED UPPER LEFT CORNER, TWO SIGNED UPPER RIGHT...
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5 ITEMS PERTAINING TO CSA PRIVATE J.M.WILSON, INCL. 2 ...Five (5) items pertaining to Confederate soldier James Madison Wilson, Private, 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's), Company K, of Giles County, TN....
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3 ARTHUR SHEPPARD WORKS, FRAMED W/C& 2 DRAWINGSThree (3) Arthur Sheppard (California, 1875-1954) humorous genre scenes, including framed watercolor and drawings. 1st item: Watercolor and ink on paper painting...
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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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HENRY O'CONNOR "WWII BATTLE SCENE" WATERCOLORHenry"Henno" Michael O’Connor (American, 1891-1975). Ashcan school watercolor on artist's paper depicting a stirring WWII battle scene showing the horrors of war and the...
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HIGH GRADE SWORD CANE-Ca. 1880 -Sizablehorn handle of a beautiful pale color fashioned in a well-proportioned L-Shape with a gently curving and plain hand rest and a longer vertical stem with simulated thorns,...
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FIRST RATE SWORD CANE-Ca. 1880 -SizableSiam horn handle of a beautiful pale color fashioned in a well-proportioned L-Shape with a gently curving and plain hand rest and a faux sprig vertical part chased and gilt...
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HIGH GRADE SWORD CANE-Ca. 1880 -Sizablehorn handle of a beautiful pale color fashioned in a well-proportioned L-Shape with a gently curving and plain hand rest and a longer vertical stem embellished with tortoiseshell...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYERW/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details...
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1950S CISNEROS / SPRATLING SILVER BUCKLEBRACELETMiguel Cisneros Arce (Mexican, active mid 20th century) and William Spratling (American/Mexico expatriate, 1900-1967). A gorgeous William Spratling design sterling...
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JAMES KIVETORUK MOSES - MIXED MEDIA- INUIT HUNTINGJames Kivetoruk (Kivitauraq) Moses (Inupiat/Inupiak, ca. 1899-1982). Mixed media on paper, ca. 1960s. Signed and inscribed "Home Alaska" on lower left. A sophisticated...
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2 JAMES KIVETORUK MOSES MIXED MEDIA- "HOME ALASKA"James Kivetoruk (Kivitauraq) Moses (Inupiat/Inupiak, ca. 1899-1982). Two mixed media works on paper, ca. 1960s. Both signed and inscribed "Home Alaska" on lower...
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MATT HEFFNER, 2014, MIXED MEDIA, MADMEN SERIES Matt Heffner (American active 21st century), 2014, mixed media, "Untitled" from the Mad Men series, signed, dated, and titled en verso. Provenance: From the Private...
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SEVEN ASSORTED MEN'S ACTIVE OUTERWEARVESTS, SIZE XL AND LSeven Assorted Men's Active Outerwear Vests, Size XL and L,...
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY, "YO-SEMITE FALL,2634 FEET HIGH" BY THOMAS HOUSEWORTH (ACTIVE: 1859-1887), LARGE FORMAT PHOTO DEPICTING TWO MEN FISHING ON SANDBAR IN RIVER, DWARFED BY THE ENORMITY OF MOUNTAINS AND FALLS...
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TWO NEWCOMB COLLEGE ART POTTERY VASESAND A NEWCOMB COLLEGE ART POTTERY LILY PAD BOWL / JOSEPH MEYERS / LEONA NICHOLSON AND A NEWCOMB COLLEGE ART POTTERY LILY PAD BOWL / JOSEPH MEYERS / LEONA NICHOLSON , New Orleans,...
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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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SUISEKI GAFU, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK,C.1814 Sato Suiseki, active c.1806-1840; SUISEKI GAFU, "The Sketch Book of Suiseki" with text by Hayano Masami (Osaka: Kawachiya Kihei, 1814) 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.; traditional...
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(2) 19TH C. ALBUMS OF CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS:COURT PORTRAITS & TORTURE/PUNISHMENT BY YOUQUA (ACTIVE C.1840-1880) Qing Dynasty Canton Export Books of Pith Paintings, with artist's label "Youqua, Old St. No. 34" and owner...
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MATT HEFFNER, 2014, MIXED MEDIA, MADMEN SERIES Matt Heffner (American active 21st century), 2014, mixed media "Untitled" from the Mad Men series, signed, dated, and titled en verso. Provenance: From the Private...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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An American Late Classical Carved WalnutArmoire mid-19th c. New Orleans massive ogee cornice over molded doors shelf interior with medial belt of drawers ogee bracket feet height 93 1/2 in. width 73 in. depth 28...
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Charles J. Belden Photograph of a SheepCamp Silver gelatin photograph unmarked but by Charles Belden of two men tending the chuck wagon at a sheep camp on the expansive Wyoming range. Ca 1910s-1940s 8 x 10 in....
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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[Stereoviews-Labor Activism] Three Coxey'sArmy Stereoviews Lot of 3 including 2 of Coxey's Army approaching Washington D.C. by J.F. Jarvis (Underwood & Underwood) the first ''On to Washington! Marshal Browne and...
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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AMERICAN 18th C. SCHOOL GIRL WORK SAMPLER:Hannah Cox (1786-1802) Marblehead Mass. ''Hanna Cox her work in the 11 year of her age Marblehead August 25 1797. On Earth Let My ExamPles Shine And When I Leave This State...
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Talley Family Civil War Archive IncludingDiaries of Joseph R. Talley IL 27th Inf. & Charles Talley DE 7th Inf. 6 letters (4 war-date); 13 documents; 3 diaries (2 war-date); 11 banknotes; 2 photographs. 1853-1934....
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Sergeant R. Ross Wallace 74th Ohio InfantryCivil War Diary Pocket diary Feb. 1-Sept. 2 1864. A typical hard-bitten western regiment the 74th Ohio Infantry was organized in February 1862 and within twenty months could...
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Confederate General Order Books of GeneralsDaniel Frost & Mosby Parsons 1st Brigade 2 bound volumes acquired from a family in Tennessee.The slender volumes in this lot relate to two of the most flamboyant and intriguing...
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Confederate Order Book 1st VirginiaRegiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
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M1851 Colt Navy Presented to CaptainMichael Grealish by Col George H. Hoyt .36 cal. 7.5" octagonal barrel S/N 132996. Single line New York address. Factory engraved with one-piece ivory grips.? Blued finish...
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First African American PresidentialCandidate George E. Taylor Campaign Imprint Printed campaign handbill featuring a standing portrait of George Edwin Taylor with the following printed below: Candidate for...
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Spanish Colonial School (18th Century)"Portrait of a Colonial Official", oil on canvas, 30" x 39", unsigned, indistinctly inscribed on canvas verso "Retrato de Don Juan de Gayos?". Presented in a second quarter...
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