1852 GOLD $50 U.S. ASSAY OFFICE CALIFORNIACOINCalifornia 1852 U.S. Territorial $50 octagonal gold coin, Assay 887 (.887 fine gold), housed in PCGS slab marked "Genuine, Filed Rims-VF Details" and "Genuine, Not Gradable,"...
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JOURNALS OF WEST POINT CADET CLARENCEEDMUND BENNETT AND OTHER PAPERS PERTAINING TO HIS MILITARY SERVICE 1851-1870 EDMUND BENNETT AND OTHER PAPERS PERTAINING TO HIS MILITARY SERVICE, 1851-1870, Bennett (1833–1902)...
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PAINTING, JARED YOUNG CHONG Jared YoungChong (American, 1904-1990), "Over Fiji From Air," 1972, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled verso, canvas (unframed): 39.5"h x 50"w. Note: Jared Young Chong...
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COLLAGE, JARED YOUNG CHONG Jared YoungChong (American, 1904-1990), "Kilauea," 1976, rice paper, dye and acrylic collage on board, signed and dated lower left, title label verso, sight: 41.5"h x 47.5"w, overall...
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1850 ZACHARY TAYLOR CALIFORNIA STATEHOODINTEREST BOOK ...TAYLOR, Zachary; SHERMAN, W.T.; et al. California and New Mexico - Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Information in Answer to a...
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2 TEXAS MAPS INC. GREENLEAF, TALLIS1stitem: Jeremiah Greenleaf, "Texas Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities," from a rare 1848 reissue of Greenleafís 1842 Universal Atlas. Greenleaf's 1842 map of Texas...
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FRED DENNETT ARCHIVE, INC. TIN INGOTIngotand archive originally belonging to Fred Dennett, 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1908-1913. 1st item: South Dakota tin ingot stamped "Nigger Hill", with Stephen...
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NATIVE AMERICAN/WESTERN U.S. EXPEDITIONEPHEMERA1st item: "Map Showing the Location of the Indian Reservations Within the Limits of the United States and Territories" compiled from the Official and other Authentic...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "MAP SHOWING INDIANRESERVATIONS WITHIN...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Map showing Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States," 1889, color lithograph on paper, "Compiled under the direction...
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AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "TRAVELLER'SMAP OF ...AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "Traveller's Map of the State of Texas," CHARLES M. PRESSLER, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1867, photolithograph with color on paper, "Compiled...
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A CIVIL WAR ERA MAP, "JOHNSON'S CALIFORNIAWITH TERRITO...A CIVIL WAR ERA MAP, "Johnson's California with Territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona," NEW YORK, CIRCA 1866, colored cerography on...
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A LOUIS XIV MAP, "L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE,"HUBERT JA...A LOUIS XIV MAP, "L'Amerique Septentrionale," HUBERT JAILLOT, PARIS, 1696, hand colored engraving on paper, "Divisée en ses principals parties, ou sont distingués...
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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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JOHN WALKER (1787-1873) A REPUBLIC OFTEXAS MAP, "CENTR... TEXAS MAP, "Central America including Texas, California and the Northern States of Mexico," LONDON, OCTOBER 15, 1842, hand-colored lithograph on paper,...
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RARE "DONE IN THE OPEN" FREDERIC REMINGTON1902Presented in this lot is the Rare "Done in the Open, Drawings by Frederick Remington", 1902 copyright Robert Howard Russell, P. F. Collier & Son Publisher, New York. "Done...
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SIX CALIFORNIA TERRITORIAL FRACTIONALGOLD COINSfifty cent denomination: 1852, 1871; twenty five cent denomination: 1859 (weak date), 1870, 1880; "1855" backdated souvenir token
Provenance: Private Collection
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STUNNING MAYA GREENSTONE MASK W/ EARSPOOLS**OriginallyListed At $22000**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning mottled greenstone mask, made to be worn...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER W/ CROSS DESIGNPre-Columbian,southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An interesting and striking cylinder vessel, painted a shiny black...
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MAYA POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian,Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A delightful ceramic figure of a kneeling woman with an exaggeratedly...
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PRE-CLASSIC MAYA POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE,EX-ARTEPre-Columbian, El Salvador and Honduras, Maya Territories, Proto-Maya, Pre-Classic period, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A lovely pottery figure of a female depicted standing...
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FINE MAYA PLUMBATE POTTERY VESSEL W/DEATH SCENE, TL'DPre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Guatemala, Maya, Post-Classic Period, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. A hand-built plumbate pottery vessel incised with elaborate motifs,...
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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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THOMAS MORAN(Pennsylvania/California,1837-1926)
On the Welsh Coast, 1885, signed and dated with artists monogram cipher "TM 85" lower right, oil on panel, 12-1/4 x 25 in.; original carved gilt wood and composition...
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STUNNING MAYA GREENSTONE MASK (FOR KINGIN GRAVE)**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning mottled greenstone mask,...
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CARLOS ESTEVEZ MIXED MEDIA - "EL ARTESIN SU HISTORIA"Carlos Estevez (Cuban, b. 1969). "El Arte Sin Su Historia" mixed media on paper, 2002. Signature, title, and date with location (Havana) handwritten below....
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1853 U. S. ASSAY OFFICE $20 900 THOUS.,CALIFORNIA TERRITORIAL GOLD Authenticated and graded by NGC as AU DETAILS / RIM FILING. This being an historic official United States Government $20 gold piece that pre-dates...
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ASTLEY DAVID MIDDLETON COOPER, CALIFORNIA,MISSOURI (1856-1924), DIPTYCH; CHERUBS WITH ROSES, 1895, OIL ON BOARD, 19 1/2"H X 23 1/2"W, 21"H X 25"W (FRAME)Astley David Middleton Cooper, California, Missouri, (1856-1924)...
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1852 WASS, MOLITOR & CO. (SAN FRANCISCO)$10 GOLD LARGE HEAD COINthis is a rare Territorial gold issue with limited numbers of survivors today, as most of these were melted down by the soon-to-be-opened San Francisco...
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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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MARIA MARTINEZ, SAN ILDEFONSO TRIBENATIVE AMERICAN BLACK-ON-BLACK POTTERY BOWL WITH A BAND OF SERRATES, SIGNED MARIE & JULIAN C. 1925-1943, HAND COILED CLAY POTTERY BOWL., 4 1/4"H X 5 1/2"DIAM (AT WIDEST)Maria...
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5 BOOKS RELATED TO WESTERN EXPANSION.TO INCLUDE:VOLS I & II OF DUFROT DE MOFRAS: TRAVELS ON THE PACIFIC COAST TRANSLATED, EDITED, AND ANNOTATED BY MARGUERITE EYER WILBUR, FINE ARTS PRESS, SANTA ANNA, CA, 1937,...
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Christopher Kit Carson DS Fort UnionNew Mexico 1866 Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868). Soldier and frontiersman. Fort Union New Mexico 1866 requisition signed as Bvt. Brigadier General. Requisition for Subsistence...
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California Modoc Basketry Hat decoratedwith bands of red yarn; typed museum tag Modoc Indian Cap from Indian Territory/ Exum Unthank collection/ Presented by Mrs. Unthank 10-26-1922. height 4.5 in. x diameter 7...
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2 vols. Chinese in The American West:Joint Select Committee Relative to The Chinese Population of The State of California. Report of... (San Francisco), (March 11, 1862). 8vo, modern 1/2 crushed brown morocco...
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