- THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
[more like this] - WATSON WILLIAMS, TOTEM POLE Watson Williams,
Totem Pole
Nuu-chah-nulth/British Columbia, polychrome decorated and carved cedar, 26"h note: the Williams Family has been carving totem poles for eight generations, and their...
[more like this] - 3 TN HISTORY BOOKS INC. PLAN OF METRO1st
item: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection...
[more like this] - JOHN GADSBY CHAPMAN O/C, SLAIN HART
OR DEERJohn Gadsby Chapman (American, 1808-1889) oil on canvas painting depicting a slain hart or deer on a rock, its eyes still open and tongue hanging out, left front leg...
[more like this] - BOOKS, VAN BUREN LETTER FROM HAMILTON
PLACE PLUS PHOTO ...1st item: Letter related to the President Martin Van Buren and Eastin/Polk Families, written to Mary Ann Eastin Polk, from a "M. Van Buren", discussing...
[more like this] - A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PROMISSARY NOTE,
J. DEVERAUX WOODLI... J. DEVERAUX WOODLIEF (1806-1854) SIGNED AND DATED DECEMBER 1, 1837, a settler and soldier, moved to Washington County, Texas in 1828, and settled on...
[more like this] - WILLIAM ROLLINSON (1762 - 1842), STIPPLE
ENGRAVING ALEX...William Rollinson (1762 - 1842), stipple engraving Alexander Hamilton, "Major General of the Armies of the United States of America, Secretary of the Treasury"...
[more like this] - 1779 SALEM MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED SAMPLERby
Sarah "Sally" Williams (Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, born March 3, 1767 - died October 10, 1850), dated June 1779 at age 13, with the verse "This/Needle Work of/Mine...
[more like this] - 1826 WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SAMPLERstitched "Jane Marie Slade's work done in the 7th year of her age July the 27th A. D. 1826 Washington District of Columbia", under bands of the alphabet and numbers,...
[more like this] - THIRTEEN PIECES SOUTH CAROLINA COIN
SILVER SPOONSmid to late 19th century, most with fiddle handles, including five dinner forks, one lunch fork, and one berry spoon, marks for James E. Spear (Savannah, Georgia,...
[more like this] - 1926 HENTSCHEL ROOKWOOD VASE, SIGNED
/ NUMBEREDRookwood Pottery Vase by William Ernst Hentschel (1892-1962) dated 1926. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A striking and quite sizable glazed ceramic vase decorated...
[more like this] - THREE PLATINUM PRINT PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING
SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S YACHTS "SHAMROCK" AND "SHAMROCK II" 1899/1901 LARGEST 9" X 7.75" SIGHT. EACH FRAMED 17" X 13". SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S YACHTS "SHAMROCK" AND "SHAMROCK II",...
[more like this] - ARTHUR HALL SMITH, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(B. 1929), NIGHTTIME SCENE WITH BOY IN A TREE, LITHOGRAPH, 12”H X 16”WArthur Hall Smith, District Of Columbia, (b. 1929) nighttime scene with boy in a tree, lithograph...
[more like this] - PAIR OF DE MATTEO SILVER HAND HAMMERED
COMPOTES COMPOTES, both marked De Matteo/ Sterling and Hand Hammered, both with flaring upper surface above a twisted and tapering column with three arched berried section...
[more like this] - THOMAS WILLIAM FRIPP (BRITISH COLUMBIA,
CAN. 1864-1931) "Sentinel Mt. Pass, taken from Paradise Valley, Alberta, Canadian Rockies", watercolor and gouache on paper, signed bottom left and dated 1925. Info on old...
[more like this] - WILLIAM NORTHEY (AMERICA, 20TH/21ST
CENTURY), "SHIP 'COLUMBIA', FIRST BOSTON VESSEL TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE, BEING ATTACKED BY NATIVES IN THE STRAITS, OF JUAN DE FUCA"., OIL ON BREADBOARD, 13" X 31.5". UNFRAMED.WILLIAM...
[more like this] - PALMETTO ARMORY CONTRACT SABER BY WILLIAM
GLAZE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Likely made in 1852, the 35-1/2 in. blade stamped "Columbia S.C" on the left side of the ricasso, conventional brass guard with no inspector's...
[more like this] - 26 LEATHER BOUND VOLUME SET, QUARTO,
TITLED"SENATE: EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR A RAILROAD ROUTE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN", 1855, PUBLISHED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. GILT...
[more like this] - 12 vols. (2 wrappers) American Small
& Private Press Books: (Alwil Shop.) Hugo, Victor. John Brown. (Ridgewood, N.J.), (1902). 8vo, orig. bds., paper spine label, glassine, orig. box. * (De Vinne Press.) Gallatin,...
[more like this] - American Sterling Silver Seven-Piece
Coffee and Tea Service, second quarter 20th century, by the William B. Meyers Co., Newark, New Jersey, including a kettle-on-stand, h. 14", coffeepot, h. 10-1/2", teapot,...
[more like this] - 25 pieces. Movie Posters. (Primarily
Romantic Comedies): "Star Dust." 20th-Century Fox, 1940. Without code markings. * "Design for Scandal." MGM, [1941]. Without copyright or code markings. 2 copies. * "Danger...
[more like this] - 17 pieces. Movie Posters. (American
Musicals, primarily 1940s): "Hollywood Cavalcade." 20th-Century Fox, 1939. Without code markings. * "Go West Young Lady." Columbia, 1941. Without code markings. * "What's...
[more like this] - 6 pieces. Movie Posters. (Adapted Important
Stage Plays): "All My Sons." Universal, 1948. Color litho insert format, 36 x 14 inches (915 x 355 mm). Some creasing to corners, occasional edge wear. B+. Arthur Miller....
[more like this] - Rare Confederate .54 caliber Palmetto
Armory Columbia South Carolina percussion pistol circa 1853 NVSN. Manufactured by William Glaze at the Palmetto Arsenal modeled after the US Model 1842 single shot percussion...
[more like this] - Palmetto Armory Confederate .69 caliber
smooth bore musket circa 1852 NVSN. Modeled after the 1842 musket with walnut stock lock marked forward of the hammer ''PALMETTO ARMORY S.C.'' behind hammer is marked ''COLUMBIA...
[more like this] - William Glaze Confederate Palmetto Cavalry
saber Circa 1853. Brass wire-bound leather over wood grip with half-basket brass hilt and Phrygian helmet pommel ricasso marked ''COLUMBIA SC.'' Iron scabbard with two rings...
[more like this] - Confederate William Glaze Model 1840
Palmetto Armory heavy cavalry sword curved steel blade with two wide fullers ricasso marked: COLUMBIA SC; three-bar brass half-basket handguard with knucklebow marked: 78...
[more like this] - Palmetto Armory model 1842 .69 caliber
musket smooth bore percussion cap barrel retained by three shoulder-arm bands and double-strapped top band marked on tang: 1853; front lockplate with palmetto tree surrounded...
[more like this] - Very rare South Carolina Palmetto Regiment
Mexican War silver medal circa 1850 named to William R. Jackson in the Palmetto Regiment. These medals were issued in silver to members of the Palmetto Regiment on their return...
[more like this] - GEORGE INNESS OIL ON PANEL (American
1825-1894) Titled ''The Orchard '' an olive-green meadow with apple trees and russet spots of weeds. In the middle ground is a small pond and in the far distance on the left...
[more like this] - George III sterling ewer by Ebenezer
Coker other table articles Classically swag-and-rosette chased ewer by Coker of London dated 1771 H11'' William IV silver sugar nips by Peter & William Bateman London dated...
[more like this] - Magnificent solitaire diamond ring 4.15
carat round brilliant-cut diamond color N clarity VVS2 mounted in 14K white gold setting ring size 5 1/4. Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection. Estate of...
[more like this] - Tiffany & Co Florentine pattern sterling
flatware service New York circa 1900 comprising: 10 hollow handle knives L10 1/4'' 11 hollow handle knives L9 1/4'' 11 forks L7 1/2'' 10 forks L6 3/4'' 11 salad/dessert forks...
[more like this] - Magnificent solitaire diamond ring 4.96
carat marquise-cut diamond color M clarity VS2 mounted in platinum setting ring size 4 3/4. Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection. Estate of Countess Tarrgonski...
[more like this] - Books: South Carolina and Southern literature
consisting of: Conroy Pat. THE BOO. Verona VA: McClure Press 1970. With dustjacket; Kennedy John P. HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON: A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY. New York: George P....
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