MR. WEST AND FAMILY ENGRAVING BY FACIUSMr.West and Family engraving by Facius, after Benjamin West, published 1779 , image - 20" x 25 1/2".
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DIARY OF LT PAUL SHIRLEY, USN, USS SUSQUEHANNADiary(log) of the steam/sail ship, U.S.S. Susquehanna written by Lt. Paul Shirley, 3/31/1856 - 5/22/1858 (approx. 168 pages total, two volumes). Paul Shirley (1820 - 1876) was...
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3 KY & TN MAPS: VANCE, TANNER, JOHNSON1stitem: "Map of Kentucky and Tennessee Compiled from the Latest Authorities", drawn by D. H. Vance, engraved by J. H. Young, published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, 1826....
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VA BIRTH/SLAVE RECORD INC. JOHN OVERTONCirca1760s birth and baptism record from the area around Louisa County and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, including reference to the birth of John Overton and baptisms of two of...
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RARE WEST TENNESSEE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER,LUCY MACON GREE...Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, stitched by Lucy Macon Green and dated 1842, silk on linen. Strawberry border enclosing five rows of alphabets and...
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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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7 BARBARA VAN CLEVE PHOTOS - RANCH LIFE,1980SBarbara Van Cleve (American, b. 1935). "Filly Chasing" "Running Before the Storm"; "Noon Break"; "Running Horses"; "Team Roping Motion"; "Tough Hombres" and "Barbara...
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AFRICAN BWA POLYCHROME WOOD KOBIAY SPIRITMASK**Originally Listed At $800**
West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastical plank Kobiay mask which is a representation of a...
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CHINESE EXPORT MORRIS FAMILY QUAKERCOW CUP/SAUCER Jiaqing Era, circa 1810 made for the Morris Family of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. The 'Quaker Farmer' pattern, examples of which are found executed...
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GRAFTON TYLER BROWN, (AMERICAN, 1841-1918),LOWER FALLS AND GRAND CANYON OF YELLOWSTONE FROM HAYDEN POINT, OIL ON CANVAS, 21 X 14 IN., FRAME: 28 X 21 1/2 IN.GRAFTON TYLER BROWN, (American, 1841-1918) Lower Falls and...
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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL TUREEN, WESTFAMILY OF PHILADELPHIA 18th c. Porcelain Covered Tureen & Underplate, painted with the West family armorial crest (griffin above a ducal cornet, shield below with W monogram),...
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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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AMERICAN SCHOOL, PITTSBURGH, 19TH CENTURY30" x 25" Portrait of Mary Glass West (Pittsburgh, 1831-1871), wife of Matthew Hay West (Pittsburgh, 1799-1872), at 27 yrs old, ca. 1858. Oil on canvas, unsigned, possible...
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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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A Louisiana Carved Cherrywood CampecheRocking Chair early 19th c. distinctive architectural half-round crest continuous back and seat with leather upholstery and nailhead trim serpentine arms and supports over...
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THREE VIRGINIA (WEST VIRGINIA) MARKINGSAMPLERS. All related to Henderson Hall Wood County late 18th-early 19th century silk on linen. The earliest is signed ''Susanna/ hMcMahonhersampl/er''. The maker was...
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THE HENDERSON FAMILY LIBRARY BOOKCASE.Possibly Richard Rood Marietta Ohio ca.1830 cherry and poplar. One-piece with paneled doors interior shelves and resting on turned feet. Imperfections. 98 1/2''h. 56...
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in ViennaPhotograph Albumen photograph of Buffalo Bill's Wild West performers aboard a boat in Vienna with N. Stockmann's K.U.K. Hof-Photograph imprint on mount's recto and verso with...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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Nathaniel D. Hackett Wisconsin 1st HeavyArtillery Civil War and Personal Archive 330 items dating from 1860-1947. While serving in the 1st Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery Davis Hackett kept in close correspondence...
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A West Indies Carved Courbaril Armoirein the Louis XV Taste early 19th c. Martinique associated cornice shaped paneled doors enclosing later shelves scrolled skirt cabriole legs scrolled toes hoof feet height...
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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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M1849 Colt Revolver Presented to EdwardR. Hutchins .31 cal. 4" octagonal barrel with single-line New York address S/N 188996.? Brass backstrap and triggerguard. One piece walnut grips.Edward Ridgeway Hutchins (1841-1927)...
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Yomud family bag face west turkestan,circa late 19th century 11 in. x 10 in. Generally good condition apart from some end losses and selvage losses. On reverse, one end with darker wool than other...
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Yomud family Turkoman spindle bag west turkestan, circa 1900 9 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. Generally full pile but with apparent restorations as indicated by different colored yarns- mainly in borders....
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Ben E. Green Politician & Colonel UnpublishedHandwritten Memoirs & Related Ephemera 406pp manuscript; 2 pamphlets. Ca 1900. It never ceases to amaze how so many arguments for the causes of the Civil come together combine...
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Benjamin West P. R. A. (British 1738-1820)"Seated Female Figure (Probably Study for a Portrait)" probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s graphite on buff laid paper unsigned 7 5/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. in a composite dealer's...
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EARLY FRAMED MEDALLION QUILT. Virginiaor West Virginia late 18th-early 19th century cotton. Multiple borders of small tan and brown prints interspersed with pink florals in sawtooth diamonds and star patterns...
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George Washington Miniature PortraitAfter Edward Savage After Edward Savage (American 1761-1817). Miniature portrait on ivory 2 x 1.5 in. placed in a 6 x 5 in. frame. ? Ca 1800s-1830s.? Portrait is backed with...
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
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ARCHIVE OF THE FITZHUGH FAMILY OF VIRGINIAAND WEST VIRGINIA. A large and diverse gathering of letters documents and ephemera spanning the entirety of the 19th century as well as genealogical information created...
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17 vols. Pennsylvania and Related Genealogy:Alexander, John E. A Record of The Descendants of John Alexander. Philadelphia: A. Martien, 1878. 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear. Inscribed by author on endpaper. * Ambler,...
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14 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Maris, George L. and Anne M. The Maris Family in The United States. West Chester, Pa.: (F.S. Hickman), 1885. 4to, orig. cloth, new endpapers; some wear to covers and spine....
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12 vols. Pennsylvania & Related Genealogy:Haines, John W. Richard Haines and His Descendants: A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey, Since 1682. (Boyce, Va.), (1961). 2 vols. 8vo, orig. cloth; vol. 1 slightly...
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