EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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GEORGE HARLOW PORTRAIT OF CAPT. JOHNROBINSON FRANCKLINGeorge Henry Harlow (English, 1787-1819) Captain John Robinson Francklin, circa 1805-1815 Oil on canvas 30" x 25" An oil portrait executed by George Henry...
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DONELSON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVEAnarchive of 10 early photographs related to members of the Donelson family of Middle Tennessee, including some of the children of Andrew Jackson Donelson and Emily Tennessee...
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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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ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR PEXEL CAPTAIN WITHTELESCOPE19th century watercolor painting of a standing boat captain peering through a telescope, identified on bottom PILOTE FROM PEXEL (navigator from the island of Pexel...
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OIL ON CANVAS "PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN RICHARDGIBBS OF THE...Oil on Canvas "Portrait of Captain Richard Gibbs of the Ship Nantucket" , depicting Gibbs (b. March 2, 1811-November 16, 1880) sitting in a chair before a window...
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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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CHARLES HAIGH-WOOD, PORTRAIT OF A LADY,O/CCharles Haigh-Wood, British, 1856-1927, Full Length Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. Escombe, wife of Captain Escombe), O/C, numerous labels verso. Note: Subject identified via...
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WWI UNIFORMS IDENTIFIED TO CAPTAIN EDWARDT. LANE United StatesC. 1917-19An officer's overcoat with two rows of black braid on each cuff, and a service chevron on the left sleeve; a lightweight woolen tunic with captain's...
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COATEE IDENTIFIED TO JULIUS ADOLPHUSDE LAGNEL United StatesC. 1847-49Blue superfine broadcloth body with three small eyelets on each shoulder for epaulets, with scarlet superfine broadcloth piping around the...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), PORTRAITOF CAPTAIN CROSBY OF BREWSTER, CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 4.75" X 3.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 6.75" X 6".AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century, Portrait of Captain Crosby...
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BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY QUINTANTWITH PEDESTAL MOUNT CIRCA 1885 HEIGHT ON STAND 18". WIDTH OF ARC 10". WITH PEDESTAL MOUNT, Circa 1885, By Henry Porter (Wm. Carey & Co). Signed on the index arm "Platina...
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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NEW JERSEY/NEWYORK/UNITED KINGDOM, 1817-1894), SCHOONER YACHT PALMER, THE START OFF STATEN ISLAND. CIRCA 1870., OIL ON BOARD, 8" X 12". FRAMED 12.5" X 16.5".JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH, ...
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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NEW JERSEY/NEWYORK/UNITED KINGDOM, 1817-1894), SCHOONER YACHT PALMER , THE FINISH OFF THE CLIFFS OF DOVER. CIRCA 1870-1875., OIL ON BOARD, 8" X 12". FRAMED 12.5" X 16.5".JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH,...
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BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), PORTRAITOF A CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY Oil on canvas, unsigned, the canvas with stencil of artists' supplier Thomas Brown of 163 High Holborn in London, presented in a period gilt...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CAmerican School,19th c., "Captain Samuel Beekman (1767-1850) and Helen Ten Broeck Beekman (1768-1855)", silhouettes, unsigned, each embossed "MUSEUM" below bust, handwritten inscription identifying...
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EIGHT ROYAL DOULTON PORCELAIN DICKENSWARESHAPED-SQUARE PLATES SHAPED-SQUARE PLATES, circa 1908, black printed portrait marks, pattern nos. D5175 and D5195, each center printed with a portrait character, including:...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN, DS AS PRESIDENT, JSA1863dated officer's appointment signed by President Lincoln and the secretary of war, Edwin Stanton. Names Connecticut officer Eleazer H. Ripley captain in the 85th Reserve Corps....
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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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PORTRAIT OF SHIP CAPTAIN JAMES LAWRENCEAMERICA, CIRCA 1815 WATERCOLOR AND INK ON PAPER, 10" X 8". FRAMED 13.75" X 12"., America, Circa 1815, Colorful Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur-style design of diamonds and stylized...
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TEN CDVS OF UNION OFFICERS AND MEN PLUSTWO GEM TINTYPES Mostly identified, the CDVs as follows: Union officer studio portrait signed "Apelheimer" on back; Corporal John W. Hill, 2nd Mass Cavalry; 2nd Lt. George...
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CA 1840, AMERICAN OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS,PORTRAITOF A SEA CAPTAIN WITH TELESCOPE, SHIP IN BACKGROUND. CAPTAIN IDENTIFIED AS CAPT. ALFRED PRATT, DATED 1842. PAINTING HAS BEEN CLEANED AND LINED BY MORTON BRADLEY, ARLINGTON,...
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C.H. GIFFORD (CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD,1839-1904,FAIRHAVEN ARTIST), OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. THIS LITTLE GEM DEPICTS FISHERMAN COMING ASHORE IN ROUGH SEAS. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT DATED 1903. ALSO IDENTIFIED ON THE VERSO...
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ID'D CONFEDERATE COLT MODEL 1860 ARMYREVOLVER. .44 caliber six-shot cylinder with engraved naval scene 7 1/2'' round barrel walnut grips. S/n 141907. Accompanied by original leather flap holster with old...
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SAVAGE NAVY MODEL REVOLVER. .36 caliber7 1/8'' octagonal barrel walnut grips. On the right grip is stamped ''8th Illinois J.V. Morris 1864.'' Research has identified a John V. Morris who served in the 8th...
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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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IDENTIFIED PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTIONARYWAR FLINTLOCK RIFLE: Identified to John Frailey, a private in Captain George Forepaugh's Co., Bradfords Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia. Rifle is direct from the family,...
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CSA Account Book of Capt. W.S. Wickhamfrom Creation of Army of Tennessee 7.5 x 3 in. leather-bound memo book inscribed on cover CS Army / Captain / W L Wickham / Pay Department / 1862 - 63 with similar inscriptions...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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Camp Life in Fredericksburg-1863 AlbumenPhotograph by Gardner 4.25 x 3.25 in. outdoor albumen on larger mount showing eight members of General Hooker??Ts staff in animated mock combat beneath the inked caption presumably...
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PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER..44 caliber six-shot cylinder 8'' round barrel silver-plated finish and scrollwork engraving and ivory grips. S/n 45126. Engraved on the backstrap is ''Capt. A.J. Hite...
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CIVIL WAR CAMP PHOTOGRAPH. Lage-platephotograph titled below ''Capt Langdon's Quarters '' with the officer's identified (from left to right Gibbs Ramsay Janeway McCrea Hall Langdon and ''Orderly.'') Matted...
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[Civil War - CDV] Civil War CDVs & CabinetCard of Officers & Soldiers from Maine Lot of 7 including: CDV of Lt. J.A. Fessenden ink identified on verso by Wearn & Hix of Columbia S.C. Joshua Abbe Fessenden of Rockland...
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Spanish American War Large Format PhotographsLot of 6 including: two photographs of military procession down the streets of Spokane mounted to 7 x 9 in. stamped on recto Amateur Photo by RANDLES Seattle Wash. and on...
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American School 19th century silhouetteof john rogers goldsborough, rsn, 1831 Signed and dated "George Habersham Wash. D.C., 1831" lower left, sitter identified lower right, also inscribed in pencil, "John Rogers...
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Russian Civil War Photos and SlidesThe slides were taken with a Rollei Heidoscope camera by Captain Victor Rodzianko except for the photo of the Captain himself. The slides document the Russian Civil War of...
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