A few examples of appraisal values for
1731

• ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA
  ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA 1700 calligraphy on parchment a contract from Peter Courthope (born 1639 died 1724) of Danny Mansion Hurstpierpoint Sussex for leasing land from William Zinoff. Dated January 28 1700 - h:15.50 w:28.25 in.
• Important 17th Century Account of
  Important 17th Century Account of China by Jan Nieuhof Die Gasantschaft der Ost Indischen Geselschaft in den Vereinigten Niederlandern an den Tartarischen Cham (An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China), German edition printed in Amsterdam by Jacob Mörs (or Moers), 1669, 420 pages (plus index) with all illustrations including 108 text-engravings, 35 plates, and one fold-out map, 12 x 8-1/2 in.,
• Thirty one sheets of early
  Thirty one sheets of early newspapers 1679 to 1682 '' Mercurius Civicus '' '' The Impartial Protestant Mercury '' '' The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence'' '' Smith's Protestant Intelligence '' and '' The Protestant (Domestic) Intelligence of 1681 ''.
• 18th century Charleston
  18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina", panoramic view by William Toms, after Bishop Roberts, second edition (1779), originally published in The London Magazine , June 1762, uncolored, on laid paper, 8 x 20-1/4 in. (sight); modern wood frame. Folds and creases, minor smudges, toning, areas of foxing, possible restorations, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions. David Stockwell Antiques, Willmington, Delaware, 1972
• A number of historic
  A number of historic proclamations and other documents of the years 1659 to 1715 including the taking and subsequent execution of Lord Monmouth after the rebellion of 1685 proclamations after the treaty of Breda 1667 details of the court which sentenced Charles I in 1648 and a later court sentencing after the Jacobite rebellion in 1715.
• Fine 1671 betrothal needlework, man
  Fine 1671 betrothal needlework, man and woman in court attire separated by a shield and "1671", distant castle, birds and flowers in corners, partial sun at top, silk thread and purl with raised work, some painted details, on ivory satin ground, British, circa 1671, 8 x 9-3/4 in.; modern frame. Losses to silk thread, some areas unfinished, fading, shattering to silk ground, needle holes along edges, possibly formerly attached to a pillow. Edyth Medlin Antiques, Raleigh, North Carolina
• A quantity of historic documents
  A quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
• late 17th Century English
  late 17th Century English SchoolPortrait of a Gentlemanwearing a lace jacket and a gold coloured coatoil on canvas 71.5cm x 56cm (28" x 22")
• The Rev Calvert Jones/Amnity of
  The Rev Calvert Jones/Amnity of Cardigan/dated March 1831/watercolour, 25cm x 17cm
• 1873
  1873
• Book dated 1821.
  Book dated 1821.
• 1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF
  1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE Massachusetts, New York,Dated 1801Primitive view of Cambridge College with a man and horse drawn cart traveling a dirt road in the foreground.
• Dated 1904
  Dated 1904
• Attributed to Edward Bird
  Attributed to Edward Bird (1772-1819)/The Conscription/soldiers in a tavern/oil on canvas, 24cm x 29cm/see illustration
• 1711 INDENTURE NEW
  1711 INDENTURE NEW JERSEYIndenture dated 1711, between Claes Arentsen Toers and John Garretson. Also signed by John Conrad Codweis. Wax seal lower right. Creases and small holes throughout. Approximately 14 3/4" x 11 1/4" (with frame 17" x 14").
• Philosophical Transactions for
  Philosophical Transactions for the months of January and February, numb.137, pages 923-944, with diagram, printed John Martyn, printer to the Royal society, 1678
• RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAI
  RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR LS, MORDECAI GIST, 1783 Brig. General Mordecai Gist (1743-1792, a leading officer in the Maryland Line, hero of the Battle of Long Island) to General Anthony Wayne, dated at James Island, SC, January 17, 1783, declining to give an opinion concerning the newly reestablished "Charles Town Assemblies;" 1 p, wax signet at lower left, 12 x 7 1/2 in.; endorsed by Wayne.
• 2 vols. (1 wrappers) English Law &
  2 vols. (1 wrappers) English Law & C - 18th-Century English Imprints: [Acts]: Anno Regni Georgii III... Parliament..., The Thirty First Day of October,... 1780... [to] Fifth Day of December, 1782... London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1782. Sm. Thick folio, contemp. paneled calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label; scuffed, front cover detached. Internally clean. * Observations on The Bedford Charity. London, 1761. 4to, orig. self wrappers. Minor scattered spotting & occasional minor dampstaining.
• ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY
  ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY MARY 12 1770 REPRODUCTION
• A hand coloured print in support of
  A hand coloured print in support of John Wilkes imprisoned for libelling Parliament dated 1768 together with 19th c. prints titled ''Un Tournoi'' and '' Un Melee''.
• 17th century miniature portrait,
  17th century miniature portrait, gentleman with goatee and white lace collar, dated upper right corner "1627", oil on undetermined ground, Flemish School, 3 x 2 in.; bezel set frame low silver content or silver plate.. Craquelure, not examined out of frame.
• A collection of broadsides relating
  A collection of broadsides relating to voting in the Houses of Parliament concerning the reform bill, 1831 and another; General Conway's Resolution in the house of Commons 27 Feb 1782 against the Further Prosecution of the Offensive War on the continent of North America; Sir Thomas Phillipps Address to the Electors of Worcester 1831, signed with autograph note and integral address panel
• HUNGARY, KARL III (1711-1740),
  HUNGARY, KARL III (1711-1740), DUCAT, 1739 KB, KING STANDING RIGHT, REV., MADONNA AND CHILD (FR. 171), WAVY FLAN, FINE,
• 1776 SCRIMSHAW POWDER
  1776 SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORNRevolutionary War powder horn JACOB FRENCH, MADE NY ON BOARD PRISON SHIP JERSEY, TAKEN PRISONER AT FT. WASHINGTON BY KING GEORGE'S HIRED HESSIAN DOGS, NOV. 16 1776 - BEDFORD MY HOME ISLAND OF MANHATTAN. 12.5 in long.
• 1 piece. Hand-Colored Engraving
  1 piece. Hand-Colored Engraving - Vue d'Optique. "Vue de l'Hotel de Ville de Marsaille, et d'une Parthie du Port. d'ou l'on Enleve les Corps Morts, du Temps de la Peste arrive en 1720." Paris: J. Chereau, n.d. [ca. 1750]. 9 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches (240 x 438 mm), margins. Laid-down. Framed.
• 1831 MILTARY ORDER SIGNED BY KING
  1831 MILTARY ORDER SIGNED BY KING WILLIAM IV OF ENGLAND (REIGNED 1830 - 1837) Docketed as "Horse Guards 14 Jany 1831; Memorandum; The Service Companies of the 87th to proceed to the Maritius". Bifold with blank interior, ALS "It is Most humbly submitted to Your Majesty: That as soon as Ships can be prepared and the season will permit, the Service Companies of the 87th Regiment be ordered to embark for the Mauritius to relieve the 82nd which has been abroad since 1819." Signed "Appd. W.R." and in red pencil: "Memo to Adj. General 18th Jany, Do to QMGen Do Letter to Lieut. Genl. Honble Sir C. Colville 1st February". Mauritius, an Indian Ocean Island nation, was one of the leading providers of sugar at the time. This very year, the constitution of 1831 provided for a Council of Government, in which representation was largely by Europeans.
• Benj. West/H.R. Robinsen, New
  Benj. West/H.R. Robinsen, New York "William Penn's Treaty with the Indians when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania 1681". Hand colored lithograph, the sight size approx. 18-1/2" x 24-1/4", French matted and framed under glass overall approx. 29-1/2" x 34-1/2".
• A small 17th c. map of
  A small 17th c. map of Worcestershire.
• THREE SOVEREIGNS 1910, 1912 &
  THREE SOVEREIGNS 1910, 1912 & 1913(3)
• 17TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS PORTRAIT,
  17TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS PORTRAIT, PRAGUEOil on canvas painting of Joes Cztiborius Kotva. Inscription at bottom states he is a theologian during the time of "Ferdi. II" or Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (1619-1637). Painting is set in Bohemia (today Prague, Czech Republic) as the Church of Our Lady before Tyn can be seen over the subject's shoulder. A small suit of armor stands on the table next to a goblet. Well stabilized and relined. Some loss at bottom along with wear and visible repairs. Modern frame with period styling.
• Conrad Trevits (Southeastern
  Conrad Trevits (Southeastern Pennsylvania late 18th/early 19th c.) ink and watercolor fraktur birth certificate for Catharina Mengin ... ?
• THREE INTERESTING HISTORICAL
  THREE INTERESTING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS Comprising: 1) Napier Christie (an English soldier or Loyalist in New York) ADS, May 11, 1780, draft on a London merchant; 2) Part-printed order to the Sheriff of Northumberland Co., Mass., March 10, 1800, to seize property from Jacob Smith to the value of $100. to repay debt, the complaint of the merchant stated at length, with transcript of the account attached; and 3) Contemporary transcript of the report of a Board of Survey concerning inferior uniforms supplied to the 2nd Infantry at Madison Barracks, New York, June 3, 1844.
• ISAAC TIRION (DUTCH 1705-1769)
  ISAAC TIRION (DUTCH 1705-1769) IMPERIO DEL GIAPPONE Hand coloured engraving: Framed 1740
• 1 vol. History of the First
  1 vol. History of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry... November 17th, 1774 to... November 17th, 1874. Trenton; Princeton, (1875). 4to, orig. full blind floral-stamped brown morocco, gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g.; scuffed, joints, corners & spine ends often rubbed. With engraved vignette title + 18 plates (includes chromolithographic plate & facsimile). Some offsetting from chromolithographic plate, internally generally clean.
• 17th century British needlework,
  17th century British needlework, two figures, soldier with tents in background, woman in court dress in front of buildings, oval panel surrounded by stylized flowers, insects and birds above lion and leopard, silk on silk ground, British, late 17th century, 17 x 21 in. (sight); wood frame. Extensive fading and browning to silk, approximately 1-1/2 x 6 in. area with losses of silk ground and some shattering, losses to embroidered elements, possible pest damage; frame with losses and chips.
• A Victorian lacquered brass three
  A Victorian lacquered brass three drawer telescope by Samuel and Benjamin Solomons 39 Albemarle Street London inscribed ''Focusing Tube Patent 135'' with low and high power engraved scales to end Note : The Solomons were at this address between 1840 and 1875 at which time they were Opticians to the Government