GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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INDIAN TRADE SILVER ARM BANDSPair ofNative American Indian Coin Silver Armbands styled as large cuff bracelets, molded edges above engraved bands of feather-like decoration, the centers with band of pierced...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS,TNApproximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850,...
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2 POST CIVIL WAR TN KKK RELATED LETTERSTwo(2) Tennessee Ku Klux Klan related handwritten letters. 1st item: One double-sided page handwritten letter from the KKK written with the intention of threatening another unidentified...
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INUIT/THULE/DORSET TOOL COLLECTIONTwenty-sixearly Inuit, Thule and Dorset ivory and bone tools, some with incised decoration including a net float, bolo weight, ivory fid, net needles, harpoon parts, labret, fish hook...
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GROUP EARLY INUIT IVORY WOOD & BONETOOLSGroup of early Inuit ivory wood and bone tools including four adze handles and a knife handle from the Brevig Mission area, two awls, two drum handles, a toggle, harpoon...
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL CARVING, FEMALE SAINTW/ROSARYwith small chip to robe edge front left, loss to rosary in same area, a couple small stains. 7 3/4" high, 1 3/4" wide. International clients may be ineligible to bid...
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(45) VINTAGE SIGNS RELATED TO TRAFFIC,PARKING,danger, etc. Most are early to mid-20th c., some are later. To include: Pedestrian Crossing, Entrance, No Parking, Warning Security Dog, Danger, No Trespassing, Safety...
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THREE ALBUMS CONTAINING EPHEMERA RELATEDTOTaunton, MA area. Album one includes: trade pamphlets, "Boylan the Shoe Hustler", dance cards for the Ragtime Social Club, White and Warner Co. stoves, numerous photographs...
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TWO NEW BEDFORD AREA RELATED TRADE CARDALBUMS.One album includes: GIfford & Co. Clothiers, N&E Organ Co. , George W. Chase Ladies Corsets, J. Howland Books. This album contains approx. 58 pieces. The other album...
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ENGLISH COROMANDEL NéCESSAIRE DE VOYAGEOR DRESSING/ VANITY CASE BY JENNER & KNEWSTUB, 1884, LONDON, COROMANDEL WOOD CASE WITH FITTED BLUE VELVET INTERIOR DESIGNED AND WITH PATENTED MECHANISMS BY GEORGE BETJEMANN...
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ASIAN: INLAID ROSEWOOD ELEPHANT, INDIA,IVORY INLAY, GANESH PICTURED ON FOREHEAD, CLOTH DRAPED OVER BACK WITH FLORAL DESIGN, STRINGS...ASIAN: Inlaid rosewood elephant, India, ivory inlay, Ganesh pictured on forehead,...
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MINIATURE: YOUNG MAN AND WOMAN BOTHON OVAL SUPPORTS, LIKELY IVORY, ACCOMPANIED BY HAND WRITTEN CLIPPED NOTE READING "PAINTINGS BY M...MINIATURE: Young man and woman both on oval supports, likely ivory, accompanied...
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ASIAN: PAIR OF CARVED IVORY FIGURESOF AN EMPEROR AND EMPRESS, CHINESE, 20TH C., BOTH CARVED DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL ROBES AND SEATED...ASIAN: Pair of carved ivory figures of an emperor and empress, Chinese,...
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ASIAN: FOUR CARVED PIECES OF CARVEDIVORY, CHINESE, EARLY TO MID 20TH C., INCLUDING: TWO CENSOR JAR FORM WITH CARVED DRAGON FINIAL AND HANDLES, SIGNED ON BASE, ONE WITH RINGS AND ONE WITHOUT, INK WASH, SOME...
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RARE VENETIAN ENAMEL AND PARCEL GILTDECORATED COPPER CHARGER
LATE 15TH/ EARLY 16TH CENTURY the well centred by a raised boss with white gadrooned border and green band enclosed by an outer gadrooned border in...
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RARE VENETIAN ENAMEL AND PARCEL GILTDECORATED COPPER CHARGER
LATE 15TH/ EARLY 16TH CENTURY the well centred by a green and white armorial, enlcosed by a raised boss with an inner gadrooned border and an outer...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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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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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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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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A Pair of American Rococo Carved andLaminated Rosewood Méridiennes mid-19th c. attributed to John Henry Belter New York in the pattern known as "Fountain Elms" each with cornucopia floral fruit and nut carved...
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