COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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18TH C. PAIR, OVAL SHIP MERCHANT & WIFEPORTRAITS Attributed to James Sharples (Sharpless) (British (active Pennsylvania, New York), 1751/52-1811), undated, oil on metal panel, pair of oval half length portraits...
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BRITISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY 24"x 36" canvas British Merchant Navy Schooner with Red Ensign Flag. Oil on canvas, unsigned, framed in a carved and gilded wood frame, overall 32" x 43 ½"....
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ATTRIB. THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (BRITISH,1768-1842) OIL PA...DESCRIPTION: Attributed Thomas Buttersworth (British, 1768–1842) "The Gale of Plymouth" Oil on Canvas. Features a rendering of a large ship sailing...
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TWO CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAINSOUP BOWLS, WALLA...circa 1745, centered with arms of Wallace, gilt shield form with central iron red lion rampant, flanked by blue triangles and tassels, above the motto,...
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A 19TH C. BRITISH WOOLWORK PICTUREA19TH C. BRITISH WOOLWORK PICTURE
English, 19th century, embroidery. "Woolie" depicting a merchant clipper ship with red ensign flags on open water, sailing near a lighthouse...
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BRITISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1870,), BRITISHMERCHANT BRIG OFF DOVER, OIL ON CANVAS, 18.5" X 23". FRAMED 24" X 28".BRITISH SCHOOL, Circa 1870, British merchant brig off Dover under full sail and flying a red duster...
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CANTON SCHOOL (CHINA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY),THE GREAT FIRE, CANTON, 1822, SHOWING THE HONGS ABLAZE AND NUMEROUS JUNKS AND SAMPANS IN THE FOREGROUND., OIL ON CANVAS, 9.5" X 11.5". FRAMED 14" X 16".CANTON SCHOOL, China,...
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MARGARET HAMILTON (GREAT BRITAIN, FL.1870-1910), BRITISH MERCHANT MARINE OFFICER., GOUACHE ON BROWN PAPER, 12.5" X 10". FRAMED 19.5" X 16.5".MARGARET HAMILTON, Great Britain, fl. 1870-1910, British Merchant...
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THREE INTERESTING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTSComprising: 1) Napier Christie (an English soldier or Loyalist in New York) ADS, May 11, 1780, draft on a London merchant; 2) Part-printed order to the Sheriff of Northumberland...
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ONE ENGLISH & TWO SCOTTISH DOCUMENTSComprising: 1) Release granted by William Hammond to Robert Leyborne of land formerly the property of his uncle, John Hammond at Stockbridge, May 20, 1522, written in Latin...
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CHINA TRADE PAINTING OF A BRITISH MERCHANTSTEAMSHIP AT SEA, POSSIBLY THE 'VICEROY', WOO CHEONG, HONG KONG, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURYChina Trade Painting of a British Merchant Steamship at Sea, Possibly the 'Viceroy',...
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CHINESE EXPORT OIL ON CANVAS, "PROTESILAUS,"BRITICHINESE EXPORT OIL ON CANVAS, "Protesilaus," British Merchant Steamer in high seas. The ship was built in 1910 and sunk in 1940 by a mine on route to Liverpool. Unsigned....
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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GROUP, 8 MIDGET CLASSICS SHAKESPEARE& DICTIONARYGroup of eight Midget Classics published by Burgess & Bowes Ltd, London, England. New - old stock in cardboard boxes comprising English - French dictionary, English...
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LLOYD H. THOMAS (MAINE, 1910-1990),"RED JACKET" DIORAMA., BAS-RELIEF WOODEN SAILS AND HULL AND OIL ON PANEL, 18" X 24". FRAMED 19.5" X 25.75".LLOYD H. THOMAS, Maine, 1910-1990, "Red Jacket" diorama. Depicts...
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WOODEN MODEL OF AN ARMED LATE18TH CENTURYBRITISH MERCHANT SHIP Contemporary, fully rigged with wooden construction throughout, this vessel is named Nais on her stern; she sports two deck guns, ten swivel guns and,...
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18PC. COLLECTION OF VELLUM INDENTURES:To Include: 1) 5 19th-Century British legal documents from 1820-1837. Handwritten in ink with signatures, wax seals, and embossed tax stamps. Comprises lease agreements, mortgage,...
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EPHEMERA: WAR DATED LETTER FROM WETHERSFIELD,CT FROM A MAN ENGAGED IN PURCHASING CAPTURED BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS TO HIS PARTNER, IN PART "...I SEND YOUR ACCT. OF COST OF THE SLOOP HAWK...WE HAVE TWO PRIZES NOW LYING...
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LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON 'TRIGRAMS' TRIPODCENSER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY ? ????????????sturdily potted, of tapering cylindrical shape raised on three cabriole legs, the exterior moulded with the eight trigrams...
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TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE MUSTARDSEED GARDEN PAINTING MANUAL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ? ???????????????ink and colours on paper, both depicting peonies, unframed (2)27.4cm x 32.6cm; 27.5cm x 32cmProvenance:...
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TWO FRAMED NAUTICAL SCENES PICTURINGBRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS Decorative contemporary works after antique maritime paintings, to include a large oil on canvas painting with indiscernible signature lower right,...
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LOT OF 20 EUROPEAN PRINTS AND ETCHINGSSPANNINGFROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE 18TH CENTURY. TO INCLUDE: JOHN BROWNE (1742-1801, ENGLAND) ENGRAVING PUBLISHED BY JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) “THE CASCADE" PRINTED IN...
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BRITISH PRE-RAPHAELITE SCHOOL PAINTING,C. 1890 British Pre-Raphaelite School, oil on canvas, ca. 1890, depicting a young girl with unbound black hair in a studio setting, wearing a Venetian silk brocade robe and...
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SHIP'S DRUG SAFE, BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY,"NOVA SCOTIA", 1926, "LAUDENUM" Heavy Tin Box in black paint, white lettering on top reads "Warren Line/ 1926/ S.S. Nova Scotia/ Furness and Whitby/ 6796T./ 406'." Painted...
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SHIP'S DRUG SAFE, BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY,"OXFORDSHIRE", 1912, "COCAINE" Heavy Tin Box in forest green paint, white lettering on top reads "H&W Oxfordshire/Bibby Line/1912/8,646 T./474 ft.", painted label on front...
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Chinese Export silver tankard early19th century The tapered cylindrical form engraved with the initials "R F," scroll handle, engraved on underside " Presented to Rodney Fisher by Benjamin Rush, Canton...
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19TH C. NAVAL SILK AND GILT METAL EMBROIDERYWITH RAISED WORK OF THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM the English Lion and the Unicorn of Northern Ireland and Scotland (chained because in medieval times a unicorn was...
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Siamese Twins Chang & Eng Bunker withtheir Children Civil War CDV Ca 1865-1870. CDV with backmark of Boston photographer S. Masury. Born in Thailand (Siam) in 1811 the conjoined twins Chang and Eng (who later...
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Joseph F. Wallet Des Barres (English1722-1824) "Gulph of Mexico" c. 1780 hand-tinted copper engraved map from The Atlantic Neptune showing the coast from the Apelousa River eastward to Pensacola sheet 33 1/4...
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American Colonial silver spoons by AlexanderCrouckeshanks Boston circa 1768 pair teaspoons one reduced in size and engraved No. 6 and the other engraved with initial D and No. 2; marked: AC spaced by pellet and with...
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* (MAP) LOTTER M. A. & G. F. A New andCorrect Map of North America with the West India Islands ... According to the last Treaty of Peace Concluded at Paris the 20th of Jan. 1783. [London 1784]. Engraved map on...
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18th century map, eastern United States,"Virginia Marylandia et Carolina, in America Septentrionali, Brittanorum industria exclutae…" by Johann Baptist Homann, originally published in Homann's...
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British1812-1852) "The Belfry Godenberg" perhaps 1840s traces of graphite under sepia watercolor on cream-colored wove paper titled at bottom center but unsigned 7 7/8 in. x 5 3/4...
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British Merchant Navy Flag InstructionSet 20th century, painted hinged wooden box with brass mounts, pair of practice masts, over 100 metal paint-patterned flags and pennants stored in individual slots in box,...
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Bronze Buddhist horse drawn chariot;possibly literally depicting "The Long Chariot of Longchenpa", gilt surface, five headed stallion pulls cart with circular receptacle for bowl, deity sits on platform mounted...
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