PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AFTERGILBERT STUART(American, 1755-1828)
A fine copy of Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum type portraits, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 36-1/2...
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LANCASTER CO. PA PAINT DECORATED BLANKETCHEST.Early 19th Century Lancaster County Pennsylvania Softwood Stamped Paint Decorated Blanket Chest. Unusual blue pinwheel in circle with sawtooth edge, gray/green decoration....
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JACOB EICHHOLTZ OIL PORTRAIT OF GEORGEWASHINGTON.Rare and Important Jacob Eichholtz Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of George Washington. Original and untouched. Unsigned. (Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...
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RARE ASSEMBLED SET OF EIGHT PHILADELPHIACLASSICAL DINI...attributed to the shop of Richard Parkin, circa 1835, each with figured mahogany tablet back, striped over the rail upholstered seats, on carved and turned...
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Five Molded Glass Olive Green Flasks
American,19th Century
one pint size circa 1840-1860 likely by Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks (Keene, New Hampshire) having an American eagle on one side, a cornucopia on the other,...
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"ADDRESS OF THE MUTINEERS," PHILADELPHIA,JUNE1783 Timothy Matlack (1730-1829, scribe of the Declaration of Independence and subsequently of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania; a founder of the Free Quaker sect...
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PHILADELPHIA SACKBACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIRPhiladelphiasackback Windsor armchair , bearing the stamp of Joseph Burden (active 1793-1837), with shaped handholds. Provenance: A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania collection.
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CHRISTIAN ALSDORF FRAKTUR BIRTH CERTIFICATEChristianAlsdorf (Southeastern Pennsylvania active 1789-1821) , Lancaster County ink and watercolor fraktur birth certificate for Judith Alsdorf, b. 1799, 9" x 7 1/4". Provenance:...
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RARE MENDENHALL, LANCASTER #3 SURVEYOR'SCOMPASSca. 18th century- Revolutionary War era; post top compass with two brass tombstone arch top L mount lineal sight on brass arms, the compass with 5 3/8" dial with decorative...
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RAFAEL FERRER, PUERTO RICO (1933), HALLWALLS,1977, BLOCK PRINT ON PAPER BAG, 17"H X 11 7/8"WRafael Ferrer, Puerto Rico, (1933) Hallwalls, 1977, block print on paper bag Biography from the Archives of askART: Following...
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Matthew Pratt (Pennsylvania, 1734-1805),oil on canvas portrait of Mdme. Barbara (Erb) Forney, signed on the canvas "Madame Barbara Forney Lancaster 1732 M.Pratt Pinxt." a wood plaque states "Married in 1745 Peter...
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7 vols. Sachse, Julius F.: The GermanSectarians of Pennsylvania, 1708-1742; 1742-1800. 2 vols. Married set: Vol. 1: Philadelphia: Printed for the author, 1899. 1st ed., #8/350; vol. 2: Philadelphia: (P.C. Stockhausen),...
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4 vols. Pennsylvania Mennonite History:Cassell, Daniel K. Geschichte der Mennonites. Philadelphia, 1890. 1st ed., orig. gilt-lettered black cloth; edge wear, hinges broken. Frontis., full page illus. * Wenger,...
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4 vols. Dallas, Alexander James, editor.Laws of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1797, 1793, 1795, 1801. Vols. 1-4. Folio, contemp. calf; rubbed & worn, covers detached but present. Some internal...
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4 vols. Pennsylvania Railroad and OtherTravel: (Bromwell, William). Off-Hand Sketches. A Companion... Tourist and Traveller... Philadelphia, Pottsville and Reading Railroad. Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1854. 12mo,...
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1856 James Buchanan autograph letter,ALS, to General Robert Patterson from James Buchanan (15th President of the United States, 1857-1861), pre-presidential letter dated November 17, 1856, sent from Wheatland,...
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Set of six Philadelphia or Lancastersilver teaspoons ca. 1780 bearing the touch of William Haverstick each with an embossed phoenix... ?...
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6 vols. Americana - Including Travel:Wansey, Henry. An Excursion to The United States of North America, in The Summer of 1794. 2nd ed. 12mo, 19th-Century 3/4 crushed red morocco & marbled bds., spine gilt, t.e.g.;...
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Pennsylvania Moravian tall case clock,walnut throughout with arched hood, dial signed "Gottlieb Eberman, Lancaster" (probably Johann Gottlieb Eberman, 1759-1801, watchmaker, clockmaker and tavern owner...
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William Bingham signed stock certificatefor one share of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company, March 16, 1795, signed "Wm Bingham" as president and "Tench Francis" as treasurer,...
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3 pieces + 2 vols. Muhlenberg FamilyMaterial: Printed document, filled-in in ms. Berlin, 1798. 1 p., folio. Membership certificate of Gotthief Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1735-1815) for contributions in botany...
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1 vol. Ellis, Franklin; Evans, Samuel.History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. First edition. 4to, orig. 1/2 morocco & brown cloth, gilt, a.e.g.; rebacked, orig. gilt-lettered...
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24 pieces. (Philadelphia 18th-CenturyNewspaper.) The Pennsylvania Packet. (Philadelphia), August 3, 1772, October 26, 1772, October 30, 1775, August 11, 1778, November 19, 1778, November 24, 1778, December 12,...
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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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A Good American Classical Mahogany GamesTable c. 1825 Philadelphia the foldover top above a molded frieze with patera-carved corners the well-carved pedestal on a concave plinth raised on foliate paw feet original...
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A Group of Philadelphia Coin SilverTablespoons fiddle and fiddle typt various makers including 2 R. & W. Wilson c. 1825-1846; W. Faber c. 1825-1850; 4 C. Koch (Carl Koch c. 1846-1848; and P. Fries c. 1837;...
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1 piece. Hand-Colored Aquatint. Strickland,W(illiam). "Lancaster - Schuylkill Bridge Over the River at Philadelphia...," [Philadelphia]; W. Kneass, [ca 1813]. 16 1/4 x 22 1/8 inches (412 x 560 mm) - sheet size. Light...
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French and Indian War Map Horn--ForbesTrail to Fort Pitt 14'' length triple raised ring with smooth spout engraved with forts and Royal Coat of Arms. This well-travelled map horn shows every fort from New York...
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6 vols. (3 wrappers) African-AmericanSubjects: (Periodical Literature.) The African Observer. Philadelphia, [April - June], 1827. Vol. I, nos. 1-3. 8vo, orig. printed tan wrappers; minor creasing & edge wear....
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3 vols. Germantown History: Pennypacker,Samuel Whitaker. The Settlement of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and The Beginning of German Immigration to North America. Lancaster, 1899. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. rose cloth, morocco...
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18th Century Indenture from LancasterCounty Vellum 27 x 15 in. dated March 31 1764 at Lancaster Township Lancaster County Pennsylvania between John Shank and Michel Crydar for land on the Great Canastoga Creek.?...
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17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
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11 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Hazard, Thomas R. Recollections of Olden Times: Rowland Robinson of Narragansett and His Unfortunate Daughter. Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, 1879. 8vo, orig. cloth; some...
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10 vols. (2 wrappers) Genealogy & C:Clyde, John C. Genealogies, Necrology, and Reminiscences of "Irish Settlement,... Scotch Irish... Settlers..." Forks of Delaware. N.p., 1879. 4to; modern brown cloth. Title...
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5 vols. Genealogy: Cope, Gilbert. Genealogyof The Sharples Family, Descended from John and Jane Sharples, Settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682. Philadelphia, 1887: Thick 4to; contemp. green buckram plates, occasionally...
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9 vols. Genealogy: Santee, Ellis M.Genealogy of The Santee Family in America. Wilkes-Barre, 1927. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Plates. Minor interior dampstaining. * Schwenk, Enus S., et al. Genealogy of The...
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