CIVIL WAR AUTOGRAPH BOOK, EX-ROSENBACH19th c., leather bound autograph book stamped "Harry Rogers" on front, autographs (some cut), some as notes or letters, includes Major General George Meade, President Millard...
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ADAM STYLE MARBLE, WEDGWOOD CONSOLETABLESNear pair of Neoclassical Adam style green painted console tables with Scagliola marble tops and applied Wedgwood plaques; demilune form with applied carved floral garland...
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3 TN HISTORY BOOKS INC. PLAN OF METRO1stitem: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection...
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19TH C. FRAMED AQUATINT OF IROQUOISAquatintengraving after a painting by Harry (Henry) Hall (United Kingdom, c. 1814ñ1882) depicting the famous horse Iroquois. The thoroughbred and his jockey stand in profile in the...
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GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 2 - UNBOUNDIMAGESAn archive of images of Nashville, most circa 1880s. 1st group: sixteen loose 11 1/2" x 15" album pages, each containing 9 images of Nashville businesses, homes, institutions...
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GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 1 - ALBUM OFSTEREOVIEW IMAGESAn archive of images of Nashville, circa 1884, all mounted on album pages, most inscribed with identifying captions. Most are stereoview prints. 40 pages...
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SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchiveof approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
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W.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLEMEADE ARCHIVEAn archive of material related to Gen. William Giles Harding and Belle Meade Plantation. Featured is a rare Nashville imprint - LIST OF BLOODSTOCK THE PROPERTY...
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KENTUCKY FEDERAL SIDEBOARDKentucky Federaltambour-door sideboard, attributed to Lexington, Kentucky; cherry and crotch walnut or cherry with maple and applewood inlay, poplar secondary wood; blocked and serpentine...
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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN SAUCERAND PLATE, HAN...comprising: circa 1790, saucer centered with arms of Hannay of Kirkdale, shield left side with three black bucks' heads, impaling Meade, having a black ground...
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CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL CHARGER,MEADEcirca 1722, with coat of arms for the Meade family, enamel and gilt decoration, 12-3/8 in. diameter
Note: Similar example pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial...
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THOMAS MORAN(Pennsylvania/California,1837-1926)
A Glimpse of Georgica Pond, Long Island, signed lower right "T Moran 1885", oil on canvas, 22 x 18 in.; original gilt wood and composition reverse profile frame...
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LETTERS AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYLettersto and from Dr. Rhoda Metraux, of American Museum of Natural History.
1978 letters (and one from 1983) inquiring about and giving permission for Rhoda Metraux (American Museum...
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SIGNED NOTE FROM MARGARET MEAD TO LEDOUXOriginalnote written and signed by Margaret Mead to Louis Pierre Ledoux and copy of Louis Pierre Ledoux's 'Mad Dream'
Margaret Mead responds to Louis Pierre Ledoux's sharing of an...
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MARGARET MEAD -REO F. FORTUNE EQUIPMENTLIST NOTESMargaret Mead / Reo F. Fortune equipment list and notes on the Murik
1927 Equipment List used by R F. Fortune, and Notes written by Margaret Mead and husband R....
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CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LOW BOWLChineseBlanc de Chine Low Bowl, with lion head handles; height: 2 3/4 in.; diameter: 5 1/4 in. Provenance: China-Bohlken, Berlin, 1930 ($23); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933), Indianapolis,...
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN TEA CUP AND A SHALLOWBOWLA Chinese Porcelain Tea Cup and a Shallow Bowl, with red painted reign marks on bottom; beaker height: 3 in.; bowl diameter: 4 in. Provenance: Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933),...
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CHINESE EGGSHELL COUPChinese EggshellCoup, with rice and floral design; incised reign mark; diameter: 3 1/2 in., height: 2 1/2 in. Provenance: S.H. Mori, Chicago, Illinois, 1930 ($350); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933),...
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CHINESE YELLOW DOUBLE GOURD VASEChineseYellow Double Gourd Vase, with blue underglaze double circle; height: 8 in. Provenance: R.H. Macy, 1932 ($70); Franklin B. Mead (1875-1933), Indianapolis, Indiana; by descent...
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CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE GU-FORM VASEChineseBlanc de Chine Gu-Form Vase, blue underglaze marks on the bottom; height: 7 1/2 in. Provenance: The Howard Bach Collection; Bluett & Sons, London, 1932 ($200); Franklin B....
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WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (CONNECTICUT/NORTHCAROLINA, 1893-1951), “JUDGEMENT PROOF”., OIL ON CANVAS, 21” X 17”. FRAMED 22” X 18”.WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE, Connecticut/North Carolina, 1893-1951, "Judgement...
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MAP: "GETTYSBURG BATTLE-FIELD", BY JOHNB. BACHELDER, 1863, BIRDSEYE VIEW LITHOGRAPH, PUBLISHED BY ENDICOTT & CO., NEW YORK, TEARS A...MAP: "Gettysburg Battle-Field", by John B. Bachelder, 1863, birdseye view lithograph,...
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WARTIME LETTER FROM GEN GEORGE MCCLELLANTO MAJ GEN SEDGWICK AND PRINT, IN ONE FRAME. A Wartime Steel Engraving of McClellan seated in camp, writing orders, his aide in the background holding the reins of his horse....
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1863 CIVIL WAR RAPPAHANNOCK SOLDIER'SLETTER7th Indiana Infantry Private Theodore "Dory" Longwood, Nov 9, 1863. Pvt Longwood and his brother Sergeant Mortimer "Morty" served under General George Meade. Gen Meade...
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SEVEN VINTAGE BOOKS AND CATALOGS FORHALLOWEEN1) Dromgoole, Will Allen. Harum Scarum Joe. New York & Boston, H.M. Caldwell Co. 1899.2) Goldberg, Charles and Levey, Jacques.Sir Halloween. William Morrow & Company,...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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Asa Park (Kentucky 1790-1827) Portraitof Lafayette Kentucky Portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette ca 1824-1825 a half-portrait of Lafayette housed in an ornately carved gilt and gesso frame unsigned; 27.75 x 23...
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Two Superb Beaux Arts Bronze and CopperRailings early 20th c. possibly by McKim Mead and White the turned acanthine balustrades centered by a beribboned eagle cartouche and flanked by decorative panels of urns...
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Gibbs & Pitt 12-bore SxS sporting guncirca 1880 serial number 33322; 1873 Patent 1st Model push-forward underlever Gibbs & Pitt patent triggerplate action patent no 284 of 1873 use number 170 side safety with...
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[RELIGION] Books on Christianity andNatural Theology Lot of 7 vols. Paley William. Natural Theology: or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Diety Collected from the Appearances of Nature. Hallowell:...
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Braddock Mead (British 1688-1757) andThomas Jefferys/Publisher "A Map of the most Inhabited part of New England containing the Provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire with the Colonies of Conecticut and...
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ANGEL CREST BY JO MEAD (ILLINOIS 1919-2000).Signed on the back with a Christmas presentation. Cast plaster with original polychrome paint. Two angels flanking a shield. 30 1/2''h. 25''w. Condition reports are...
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(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) NICOLAY JOHN G. ANDHAY JOHN The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Francis D. Tandy n.d. 24 vols. [uniformly bound with:] The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln. By Francis Fisher Browne....
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PLAQUE BY JO MEAD (ILLINOIS 1919-2000).Cast plaster. Roman banquet scene. On a wooden base with brackets. 27''h. 70''w. Condition reports are available on all items. Please note: unless a condition report...
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PAIR OF ARCHITECTURAL BRACKETS BY JOMEAD (ILLINOIS 1919-2000). Cast plaster. Classical style shelves with acanthus leaves and faux marbelized painted surface. 20''h. Condition reports are available...
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