WARREN W. SHEPPARD (AMERICAN, 1858-1937)CLIPPER SHIP AT SEA Oil on canvas. Signed 'Warren Sheppard' (lower left).
Warren W. Sheppard (American, 1858-1937)
Warren W. Sheppard was a marine painter born in Greenwich,...
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CHINESE EXPORT CARVED HARDWOOD CONSOLETABLE WITH MARBLE TOP33 x 37 1/2 x 22 in.
Literature: A virtually identical console table is illustrated in Carl L. Crossman, The Decorative Arts of The China Trade , 1991,...
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THREE-MONTH JOURNAL, HANDWRITTEN FROMTHE NEWBedford Whaleship America with Captain Charles Seabury in command. She sailed from New Bedford on April 1, 1849 and arrived in San Francisco on September 22 carrying...
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BEN SHAHN (1898-1969) NIGHTS OF TRAVELLITHOGRAPHFramed lithograph on paper, signed in print lower right Ben Shahn (New York, 1898-1969), from the portfolio "For the Sake of A Single Verse" by Rainer Maria Rilke,...
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J&W CARY (LONDON) 1816 CELESTIAL ANDTERRESTRIAL GLOBESAn exceptional matching pair of Regency period floor globes, one terrestrial and one celestial, by John and William Cary (1754-1835 and 1759-1825, respectively)...
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PAIR VA CHARCOAL PROFILE PORTRAITS,ATTRIB. CHARLES BUR...Companion pair of charcoal profile portraits on paper, unsigned but attributed to Charles Burton (1782 - after 1847) depicting Captain David Evans Moore...
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1830 TENNESSEE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OFKINHECHE, CHICKASA...Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright...
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ARCHIVE OF 19TH C SHIP CAPTAIN MARTINA. BRANDTAmazing archive of 19th c Ship Captain Martin A. Brandt comprising: 1) "History of the State of California", Chapman Publishing, 1904. It bears a written page (p....
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A MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY CARY'S NEWTERRESTRIAL AND CE... TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL 18" GLOBES ON STANDS, BY JOHN AND WILLIAM CARY, STRAND, LONDON, 1816, the terrestrial globe with circular printed cartouche...
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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THE TRUE TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH,1819The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: Beginning about the Yeare 1593, and Continued to this Present...
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THE TRUE TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH,1819The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: Beginning about the Yeare 1593, and Continued to this Present...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Study for "The Meeting" , 1980
Marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left
Four silhouetted figures against tiles, set...
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ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)RobertGordy
American, 1933-1986
Still Life with Brick , 1971
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right
The brick in a field of small fruits and nuts, framed.
Education:
1956...
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Ledger Drawing, likely of Luther StandingBear (Oglala-Brulé Lakota, 1868-1939)
ca 1885-1895
drawn with graphite pencil on thin unlined paper; depicting a well-dressed man wearing a bow tie, long coat, and trousers;...
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CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE ON STANDEarly 19th c. Library Globe on Floor Stand, made and sold by John & William Cary, Strand (London), March 1st, 1816, with cartouche: "Exhibiting the Tracks and Discoveries...
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C. 1779, ANTARCTICA & CAPTAIN COOK'STRAVELS MAP Antonio Zatta (Italian fl. 1775-1797), "Emisfero Terrestre Meridionale Tagliato su l'Equatore", circa 1779, hand colored etching on paper depicting map of Antarctica...
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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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BRASS-BOUND CAMPHORWOOD TRAVEL DESK19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 7.25”. WIDTH 19.25”. DEPTH 11.25”., 19th Century, Top with brass plaque "BF Jones", for whaling captain Benjamin Franklin Jones of New Bedford,...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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6 BOOKS CONCERNING NORTH AMERICA. TOINCLUDE:DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW MEXICO BY JOHN T. HUGHES, OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF MISSOURI CAVALRY, PUBLISHED BY J. A. & U. P....
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ELEVEN FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS ON HISTORYAND TRAVEL Selection of eleven The Folio Society hardcover books on history and travel comprising, "Beryl Bainbridge, "Everyman Man For Himself", 2016, Jacques Barzun, "From...
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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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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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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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Attributed to George Harrison Hite (American1807-1880) "Captain Louis Coxetter" and "Ferdinand Coxetter" both miniature watercolors on ivory inscribed "painted by George Hite Donaldsonville April 1830" en verso of one...
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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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William Woodward (American/New Orleans1859-1939) "SS Atenas Moored at Old Havana Harbor" c. 1920-21 oil on canvas unsigned 30 in. x 24 in. framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of a prominent merchant...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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Robert Linn with his Stereoview CameraLookout Mountain Civil War Photograph by I.H. Bonsall Albumen photograph depicting photographer Robert "Royan" Linn posed with his assistants and his stereoview camera on...
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3 vols. Travel - 18th-Century Imprints:(Cook, James.) Captain Cook's Three Voyages to The Pacific Ocean. Boston: Manning and Loring for Thomas & Andrews and D. West, Jan. 1797. Vol. 1 (of 2) only. 12mo, contemp....
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5 vols. British Travels in America:Hall, Captain Basil. Travels to North America, in The Years 1827 and 1828. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. 1st Am. ed. 2 vols. 12mo, orig. bds., paper spine labels;...
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1 vol. [Lewis, Meriwether; Clark, William.]Travels in The Interior Parts of America, Communicating Discoveries Made in Exploring The Missouri, Red River, and Washita, by Captains Lewis and Clark... London: Richard...
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A small selection of dressing tableitems formerly the property of Captain Richard Henessey each engraved with Henessey crest and initials comprising - eight French silvery metal topped and cut-glass bottles/boxes...
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Colt Richards Conversion Revolver Presentedto Daniel Huston USA .44 cal. 8" round barrel with single line address ?S/N 2722. Full nickel-plated finish with ivory grips.?Backstrap with one line inscription Daniel Huston...
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TWO GREEN-PAINTED SHIP'S HALF-HULL MODELSEach with a black and ochre hull on a painted green back plate one is the USS Vincennes and the other is the USS Fairfield. Note: Please see lot 98 for further information...
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