THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. 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...
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CONFEDERATE NAVAL CDV ALBUM ARCHIVE- CSS SHENANDOAH, F...Important Naval Photographic Archive CDV Album of Lieutenant Dabney Scales of the CSS Shenandoah including images of uniformed and non-uniformed Confederate...
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C.C. GIERS MASONIC PHOTO ALBUM, INC.ANDREW JOHNSONPhotographic Album belonging to Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, containing approximately 110 CDVs of members of Nashville's York Rite Commandery of Knights...
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MICHAUX: TRAVELS ALLEGANY OHIO TENNESSEEW/ 1805 MAPMichaux, F. A. TRAVELS TO THE WESTWARD OF THE ALLEGANY MOUNTAINS, IN THE STATES OF OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND TENNESSEE, IN THE YEAR 1802, Containing accounts relative...
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TN EPHEMERA AND PRINTS, 30 PCSAssortedTN Prints and Ephemera, 30 items total. 1st item: "Fourth Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Nashville, Tennessee" imprint, published by Smith, Camp, and Company,...
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JOHN F KENNEDY AUTOGRAPHED BOOK[KennedyAutograph Signature] Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage. New York Harper & Brothers, (1956). Hardback in dust jacket SIGNED by Kennedy on title page. Cache of related material...
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15 PCS. GEORGIA COIN SILVER FLATWAREFifteen(15) pieces of coin silver with marks for Georgia makers and retailers. Includes 1 tablespoon marked W. CATLIN in rectangle for Willys Catlin, working Augusta c. 1823; 2 teaspoons...
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6 PCS. WORCESTER & CHELSEA PORCELAIN,INCL. DR. WALL, F...Six (6) pieces English Worcester and Chelsea porcelain dishes, including Dr. Wall period and Flight Barr & Barr. 1st-4th items: Four (4) Royal Worcester...
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BUFFALO BILL AND PAWNEE BILL ARCHIVEOF PHOTOS AND EPHE...Cody, Hon. W. F. Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Archive of Photos and Ephemera. 1880s Ð 1900s. Fourteen pieces, including a 3 x 5" photo of a young Buffalo...
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W. W. COLE'S WITH DR. W. F. CARVER ANDHIS GREAT WILD W...W. W. Cole's with Dr. W. F. Carver and his Great Wild West Show. St. Louis: Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers, 1886. Double sided herald featuring...
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DR. W.F. CARVER, CHAMPION RIFLE SHOTOF THE WORLD.Dr. W.F. Carver, Champion Rifle Shot of the World. New York: Graphic Co., 1878. Pictorial Western sharpshooting broadside for William F. Carver. Mounted and varnished...
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7 EARLY TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL REPORTS,INCL. 3 TN MAPS &...Seven (7) Tennessee geological survey reports including 4 by Gerard Troost (Netherlands/Tennessee, 1776-1850), first State Geologist, with three rare 1840...
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AN ANTIQUE EARLY TEXAS DOCUMENT, PROMISSORYNOTE SIGNED... NOTE SIGNED BY STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, MARCH 22, 1833, hand inscribed ink on paper, signed L/R, "Stephen F. Austin," the document ordering Mr. W. Kinstray of Austin...
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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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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
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PICASSO CERAMIC PLATE "TETE AU MASQUE"(1956)Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). "Tete au Masque" (Head with Mask) ceramic plate, 1956 - Reference: A. Ramie 362. Ed: 200. Inscribed "F 200" and 120/200 in black...
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SUPERB & IMPORTANT TAINO CORAL ZEMIFACEPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing...
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VARIOUS BOOKS
ON LALIQUE AND SCENT BOTTLESInvitation to an exhibition 17/8/28Catalogue des Verreries de René Lalique, Paris, March 1932Noel 1934 catalogueMorrison McClinton, K., Lalique for Collectors, New York,...
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(23) BOOKS: HISTORICAL KNIVES, BOWIE,BAYONETS(lot of 23) Collection of books, comprising: (1) "Edmund Davidson: The Art of the Integral Knife," David Darom, 2008, colored illustrations, 143 pages; (1) "Blades...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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A SELECTION OF DESSERT WINE (9)A selectionof dessert wine (9), Various wineries and vintages W & J Graham's Vintage Port, 1994 (1) Quinta Do Noval Porto, 2003 (1) Danielle, A California Port with Natural Chocolate...
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A FENDI "PAOLINA" TWEED AND LEATHERDAYBEDA Fendi "Paolina" tweed and leather daybed, Late 20th century Each pillow with an embossed leather patch: [double "F" logo] / Fendi With tan and dark brown woven upholstery...
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A FENDI "PAOLINA" TWEED AND LEATHERDAYBEDA Fendi "Paolina" tweed and leather daybed, Late 20th century Each bolster pillow button embossed: [double "F" logo] / Fendi With tan and dark brown woven wool upholstery...
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F.W. MEER (AMERICAN, LATE 18TH/EARLY19TH C.)F.W. Meer (American, late 18th/early 19th c.) , "Portrait of Gertrude A. Meer", 1909, signed and dated lower left, 1936 label inscribed with signature, sitter information...
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[SNUFF BOTTLES]
A Group of Auctionsand Dealers' Catalogue on Snuff Bottles
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— SYDNEY L. MOSS LTD. An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles. London, 1965.
— SYDNEY L. MOSS LTD. An Exhibition...
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TWO ANTIQUE DOCTORS SIGNS. A singlesided gilt and black painted sign, Dr. E. J. Farr V.S., 6”H x 27”W; smaller gilt decorated tin sign, Dr. A.F. Burdick., 5” x 17.5”....
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UNKNOWN SAILBOATS ON TURBULENT SEA,WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SIGNED N.F., LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY. 18 1/2"H 15 1/4"W (FRAME)Unknown sailboats on turbulent sea, watercolor on paper, signed N.F., late 19th...
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19TH C. MINIATURE CHERRY CHEST WITHHISTORY. A mid-19th C. MA origin miniature cherry chest with four dovetailed drawers with original knobs, on a cut out base, In pencil reads “made in 1844”. Inscribed...
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American political figures, 98 signaturesincluding "P[ierce] Butler" (1744-1822, signer of Constitution), autograph check, June 17, 1799, spindle hole, adhesions verso ; "Warren Hastings" (1732-1818,...
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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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Civil War-Era Carte de Visite Album,with embossed green cover, brass clasp and gilt edges, containing eighty-eight cartes de visite, depicting a variety of portrait subjects, chief among them Gen. George B....
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Four Books by Dr. Friedrich Delitzschon Cuneiform Tablets Assyrische Lesestücke nach den Originalen theils revidirt theils zum ersten Male hrsg. nebst Paradigmen Schrifttafel Textanalyse und kleinem Wörterbuch...
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FINE MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL. SallyF. Cheever Danvers Essex County 1820-1825 watercolor on paper. Skillfully painted brush stokes simulating needlework stitches inscribed ''Sacred to the Memory of'' and...
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CASED SURGICAL KIT. Paris France late 19th century. Fitted plum velvet lined case containing surgical and amputation instruments some by L. Mathieu. Includes knives bone saw bullet probe and director....
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