A few examples of appraisal values for
TIDBIT

• 2pc Old Silverplated Cut Glass Tidbit
  2pc Old Silverplated Cut Glass Tidbit Trays 10'' to 13''
• THREE AMERICAN STERLING SILVER SERVING
  THREE AMERICAN STERLING SILVER SERVING ITEMS The first, a Gorham bowl, pattern number 199 (2 1/2 x 5 in. dia.); the second, a Gorham Rose Scroll tidbit tray, pattern number 1237, (6 1/4 in. dia.); and last a footed bowl, mark of National, with gadrooned rim (3 x 5 in. dia.), all without monograms.
• (2) Pcs Steuben crystal, c/o flared
  (2) Pcs Steuben crystal, c/o flared trumpet vase By George Thompson (6-3/4" h x 9-5/8" dia), shallow bowl tidbit with stylized bird on branch handle (10-1/2" dia)
• (8) Pcs porcelain, c/o Johnson Bros
  (8) Pcs porcelain, c/o Johnson Bros Chippendale tureen (one handle repaired), (4) Lenox Ambassador Collection Newbury Square 8-1/8" plates, Lenox Temple Collection Citation Gold 2-tier tidbit, Lenox 6" scalloped bowl, Lenox 13-3/8" divided serving dish
• 1880 "A TRAMP ABROAD" BY MARK TWAIN
  1880 "A TRAMP ABROAD" BY MARK TWAIN 1ST ED. RAREFeatured in this lot is a Rare 1880 First Edition of "A Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn. Profusely illustrated with 328 engravings by artists True Williams, Walter Francis Brown, Benjamin Henry Day, and William Wallace Denslow. A Tramp Abroad, published in 1880, is a work of travel literature including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events by American author, Mark Twain. The book details a journey by the author with his friend Harris, through central and southern Europe. The book contains shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases Twain's unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, "A Tramp Abroad" includes, among its adventures, a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mont Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study Art with his own wonderfully primitive pictures included in this volume. This brown cloth bound, gold gilt stamped, illustrated hardcover is in good overall condition. The covers and spine exhibit some scuffing and soiling. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and foxing throughout, but there is no other obvious marring observed. Measurements are 9"L x 6"W x 2"D, with a 2lb. 8oz. approximate weight.*
• OLIVE COMMONS MIAMI HANDPAINTED TEA
  OLIVE COMMONS MIAMI HANDPAINTED TEA SETExceedingly rare porcelain tea set, including teapot, creamer, sugar, cake plate and handled tidbit tray, all hand-decorated by Miami artist Olive Commons, best known for her miniatures on porcelain jewelry. Teapot measures 7" high, cake plate 9-3/8" wide. All pieces in excellent condition. Tibit tray and teapot signed "Commons Miami" on the bottoms. All other pieces have conjoined "OC" monogram within the painting.
• SILVERPLATE WATER PITCHER & TIDBIT DISH,
  SILVERPLATE WATER PITCHER & TIDBIT DISH, 7PCS Two-piece grouping of 20th century American and English silverplate tableware comprising a Barbour Silver Plate Co.-International Silver Co. monogrammed water pitcher (pattern 5168) and a Viners of Sheffield reticulated tidbit or canape dish with colorless crystal inserts. Approx. of the pitcher, h. 11.25", w. 12", d. 4".
• NC FOLK POTTERY, BILLY RAY HUSSEY, RED-HEAD
  NC FOLK POTTERY, BILLY RAY HUSSEY, RED-HEAD LION Early 1980s, modeled gazing upwards as if contemplating a tidbit, raised on an oval base, inscribed on the bottom "BH Owens".
• ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'IMARI' TEACUPS AND
  ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'IMARI' TEACUPS AND SAUCERS AND TIDBIT PLATES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMETER OF DISHES: 8 IN. (20.32 CM.)ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'IMARI' TEACUPS AND SAUCERS AND TIDBIT PLATES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, with iron-red marks under bases and retailed by Samson and Moredon, the 'Imari' pattern a variant, including eight teacups, six saucer dishes, six footed egg cups and five tidbit plates (25) Dimensions: Diameter of dishes: 8 in. (20.32 cm.) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York. White Oak Plantation, Yulee, Florida
• TIFFANY & CO. PORRINGER AND SANBORNS
  TIFFANY & CO. PORRINGER AND SANBORNS DISH WITH OTHER SILVER AND PLATED TABLE WARES WIDTH (OF SANBORNS DISH): 7 1/2 IN. (19.05 CM.)TIFFANY & CO. PORRINGER AND SANBORNS DISH WITH OTHER SILVER AND PLATED TABLE WARES, including a small Tiffany & Co. porringer, a rectangular tray with beaded edge, monogrammed, a Sanborns (Mexico) lobed dish, a Reed & Barton plated coaster with attached shell form tidbit dish, [a silver inlaid dinner fork -MISSING!], two pairs of silver salt and pepper shakers, and 7 Gorham plated leaf form butter pats, approx. 21 ozt weighable (16) Dimensions: Width (of Sanborns dish): 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm.)
• GROUP OF DECORATIVE ACCESSORIESGROUP
  GROUP OF DECORATIVE ACCESSORIESGROUP OF DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, including a Derby silverplated two-handled rectangular monogrammed tray, 10 caned serving dishes, an Italian painted metal plant form tidbit tray, all atop a circular base, and an openwork metal wastebasket with applied floral garland (13)
• Lot of silver plate & brass items, including
  Lot of silver plate & brass items, including Pyrex casserole dish with lid, Crescent gadrooned edge side handle gravy boat with under tray, H&L Lambert swing handle footed basket, FB Rogers 2-tier tidbit, 7" Paul Revere reproduction bowl, (2) Virginia Metalworks Williamsburg "King George" Trivets (one with original box), (2) Virginia Metalworks Williamsburg "William and Mary" trivets (one with original box), brass chamberstick
• (109) Pcs Syracuse China porcelain dinnerware,
  (109) Pcs Syracuse China porcelain dinnerware, Old Ivory Nimbus Platinum pattern, c/o (14) 9-3/4" dinner plates, (18) 8" salad plates, (14) 6-1/4" B&B plates, (16) 5" fruit bowls, (8) 7-1/2" soup bowls, (16) teacups (one non-matching), (14) saucers, sauceboat with attached undertray, (2) oval serving bowls, 14" x 10-1/4" oval platter, (2) 12-1/4" x 8-7/8" oval platters, sugar bowl, creamer, non-matching 3-tier tidbit (chip on center dish)
• (10) Pcs porcelain, c/o Wedgwood Georgetown
  (10) Pcs porcelain, c/o Wedgwood Georgetown Collection Devon Rose ice bucket, (2) Leonard Vienna tidbits, Lenox 7-1/4" iris vase, Precious Moments cross form trinket box with rosary, (5) Susan Winget rooster 11" plate, no condition issues
• (14) Pcs Lenox porcelain, c/o Holiday
  (14) Pcs Lenox porcelain, c/o Holiday sugar bowl & creamer, 4-1/4" square holly bowl, Christmas tree form dish, 8" holly vase, Mr & Mrs Santa Claus shakers, 15-1/2" x 5-3/8" boat form bowl, 4-3/4" melon form vase with gilt interior, 6-5/8" acanthus leaf compote, green mark triple shell tidbit, green mark 4-1/4" bowl with gold rim,5-7/8" bowl, acanthus leaf condiment jar (missing lid)
• (106) Pcs Spode Christmas Tree Dinnerware
  (106) Pcs Spode Christmas Tree Dinnerware to include (12) dinner plates, 10-1/2" dia, (18) luncheon plates, 7-1/2" dia, (8) b and b plates, (8) fruit bowls, 5-1/8" dia, (8) cereal bowls, 6-1/4" dia, (6) teacups, (8) mugs, (6) saucers, open salt, (6) cork coasters, (1) cork trivet, (4) pottery trivets, (2) ash trays, (1) ornament, (1) cake plate, (2) serving bowls, (4) shakers, (1) coffee pot, 2-tier stand, handled plate, bell, (2) candlesticks, (2) napkin rings and (2) hot pads. All marked England except tidbit has mark obscured and coasters are unmarked.
• ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER LILY PAD
  ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER LILY PAD TRAYCirca 1900 sterling silver handled tidbit or sweetmeat tray. Repousse. Hallmarked by smaller shop (unidentified), but appears to be a design by Wallace. Measures about 8-3/4" diameter. Weighs 360 grams. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• (45+) Pcs Candlewick glassware, c/o
  (45+) Pcs Candlewick glassware, c/o (6) 8-3/8" salad plates, (1) 6-3/8" B&B plate, (7+3) teacups, (7) saucers, (3) tumblers, center bowl, cake stand with brass base, tidbit, divided condiment bowl with spoons, (2) divided bowls, (2) nappy bowls, heart shaped nappy, (6) shakers, 6" bowl, pair of candlesticks, double light candlestick, serving spoon, (2) ashtrays
• (20) Pink glass serving pieces, including
  (20) Pink glass serving pieces, including (2) American pattern pitchers, (2) ice buckets, cake dishes, divided dishes, bowls, tidbit, candy jar, biscuit jar (missing lid), sugar bowl & creamer, candle holders
• (60+) Pcs assembled set of green Depression
  (60+) Pcs assembled set of green Depression glass dinnerware, pressed & etched including plates, teacups, sherbets, bowls, platters, tidbit
• (53) Pcs Japan/Nikko Industries porcelain
  (53) Pcs Japan/Nikko Industries porcelain dinnerware, Blue Danube/Blue Onion/Blue Bonnet patterns, c/o (4) 10-3/8" dinner plates, (12) 8-3/4" salad plates, (6) 7-1/4" B&B plates (3 chipped), (3) 5-3/8" fruit bowls, (8) 6-1/8" cereal bowls, (1) 7-5/8" soup bowl (chip), (1) cream soup saucer, (2) teacups, (3) saucers, (2) crescent bone dishes, (2) round serving bowls, divided serving bowl, 14" x 10" & 12-1/4" x 8-3/4" oval platters, covered casserole, cake stand, sugar bowl, (2) candle lamp bases, 2-tier tidbit, Please ask for condition report.
• Archive of Documents Associated with
  Archive of Documents Associated with the Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and the will of John R. Sturges. Among the receipts are several for supplies for the Confederacy as well as other sales of local products. The earliest item is an indenture for land dated 26 Jan. 1838 purchased by Nathaniel Sturges from Thomas Owen. Nathaniel Sturges Sr. was the brother of Samuel Sturges the father of William and John Sturges. The senior Nathaniel came to the Waynesboro area about the same time as his brother although the exact date is unclear. However he died in 1826 but his son Nathaniel Jr. was born about 1816. Records list him as a merchant possibly with his cousin William who was a witness to this indenture. Unfortunately Nathaniel died of pneumonia on 25 Dec. 1841. Mourning Ribbon 2.5 x 8.5 in. In Memory of Alexander H. Stephens Governor of Georgia Citizen Augusta GA. with albumen image of Stephens affixed to circle in center of ribbon. Alexander Stephens was Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1861 ??" 1865 and Governor of Georgia 1882-1883. He also represented Georgia??Ts 8th district before (1843-1859) and after (1873-1882) the war. Receipt 7 x 9.75 in. for $50 to be paid to Daniel Carter To Services as nurse and for burial of three Small Pox Cases Waynesboro July 15th 1866. The court was ordered to pay the above account to W. U. Sturges who is authorized to act for it (William Urquhart Sturges). Services rendered 15 July 1866; statement dated 31 Aug. 1866. Receipt from The Ladies??T Southern Aid Association printed on back of a cdv (2.5 x 4 in.) of Jefferson Davis for $1 to aid the Davis family. This part of Georgia was still agriculturally productive and Waynesboro is just a few miles from Savannah the most important port in Georgia even though the port town fell early in the war and Federal troops occupied Fort Pulaski. Apparently a large quantity of goods was still sold to the Confederate Army in spite of the presence of Union troops nearby as receipts in the Sturges documents indicate. One receipt is from Thos. A. Rogers Agent Quarter Master at Waynesboro GA for 29 lbs bacon and a bushel of corn for Lieut. V. Fulcher Burke Co. 9 May 1865. And a second receipt from Rogers for 450 pounds of bacon tax in kind signed as Q.M. Agent May 1864. Receipt 2.75 x 6.75 in. $1000.00 due W U Sturgis in Conf. money Oct. 21 1864 ??" Nathl. Scales(?). 5 x 8 in. Received Burk County Ga of R J Morrison (2) Two Beeves on foot Estimated to weigh five 500 pounds net for the use of the Confederate Government [sic] for which I have given certificate of Indebtedness for impressments Commishener. Price the same having bin delivered under paragraph IV of General Orders No. 26 from A. & I Generals office ??" This delivery entitles said Morrison to a credit of 25+ per cent on above amount provided his exemption has bin applied for. April 1st 1864 Ged. Alexander Com. Agt. Receipt from Thos. Pierce to W. Sturgis Esq. Waynesboro 2 Sept 1864 for 471 bushels of corn. I owe you a balance of 9 ?? bushels which I will ship any day I can get the sacks. Please send me a receipt for the 470 lbs of Bacon. The lot contains more than 100 receipts and notes. One group contains 20 pre-war and war date receipts plus 16 loan receipts. There are also 30 post-war receipts many addressed to William Sturges as Clerk of the Superior Court of Burke County. In addition there are 6 promissory notes dated 1859 to 1862 and 16 tax receipts from the same period plus one each from 1876 and 1881. Two of the receipts in this group are from Wm. Holmes. This was a period when the Sturges family was building. John was home from college and starting his career. Another group of nearly 3 dozen receipts cover everything from shipping agricultural products primarily corn and cotton to the purchase of household goods such as hairbrushes and Venetian blinds. There is certainly more information to be gleaned from these tidbits by the historians of the war. One item also included in this group of receipts is from prospective builder E.C. Conner (?) dated 13 Feb. 1879: If you let me build that house I can save you at least five hundred less than the bids you git??|. There are also the odd recipes stuck in the papers ??" one for white wash one for pickling beef pork etc. Also included are a couple of receipts for labor at least one of which is for a Cold. Man. Both date during the war 1862 and 1863. It was common to rent out slaves for large projects even before the war but as the conflict progressed it became more and more difficult to feed and clothe them so any cash they could generate went to help in their support. And for the hiree it was certainly less expensive to rent the slaves than to buy them. One somewhat curious group is 8 receipts and 3 letters from the Cotton States Life Ins. Co. for a policy on William Sturges. They date from 1877 to 1882 and the signer is difficult to read but appears to be ?Wimberly.? By 1880 and presumably earlier the elder Sturges was institutionalized so this may be a legal representative. Another group of receipts gives a view other aspects of the community. There are three receipts for annual payments from the estate of Miles Roberts for the support of two minor children ??" 1861 1863 1864. It is not clear why William Sturges is administering the account other than possibly as an employee of the courts. Another note is a request for a pair of shoes for ?William ? although it is not clear whether this is one of the minor children or possibly another dependent of the court. 10 pp approx. 5.5 x 7.5 in. Letter from William R. Holmes to ?Cousin John? ??" (Is this John Sturges??) Castleville Camp Georgia 18 January 1862. Holmes tells John that they are planning to form a regiment from Burke County (and surrounding counties if necessary) when their current terms expire. He notes that he has been asked to be Colonel of the new regiment but would rather not be in charge of all of those men. He would however accept a Lieutenant Colonelcy and suggests Cousin John might make a good Colonel of the unit or Capt. Musgrave if John does not want it. He has the entire group mapped out ??" Herman Perry for adjutant etc. And he notes: Camp fellowship develops what men are as we know our family friends failings so we learn the faults of those we associate with in Camp. We have some noble fellows in our company unfortunately we have lost one noble fellow..[illeg.] Holmes as so many others during the war has his complaints about superior officers. He has a particular problem with Colonel Paul Jones Semmes. He notes that at one point he resigned his commission: The cause of it was Semmes not giving me permission to leave camp when I was sick as I desire to go to a house 1-1/2 miles from camp that I might take mercury which I needed since confined to my tent for three weeks & am just now able to do duty; We do not intend to enlist again before we return home as we are not willing to put ourselves in the power of the Infernal Tyrant that governs the Army of the Potomac. You can??Tt form any idea how very badly we have been treated & what we have had to go through. Col Semmes backed by Johnston & Smith is as damned a tyrant as ever lived. The Old Hell Cat & myself are at sword??Ts point now. I told him at Fairfax C.H. what I thought of his conduct & since then he & I just speak. I expect him to court martial me as I left without & against his orders Camp & went to Warrenton to get some cloths [sic] as I was naked & was determined not to die a natural death from disease but chose rather to be shot so let the old Cuss rip now he has a chance at me. Capt. William R. Holmes enlisted in Co. D 2nd Regt. GA Vol. Infy (Burke Sharpshooters). He was promoted to Lt. Col. 28 Apr. 1862. He was killed at Sharpsburg MD on 17 Sept. 1862 while trying to hold a bridge over the Antietam River against far superior numbers of Union troops while waiting for the main body of Confederate forces to reach it. There is a small group of receipts in this collection from John R. Sturges. There are two promissory notes two receipts for materials one from 1861 for laths presumably associated with the building of his house. A receipt for Jany. 1 1862 is interesting being the account of Col. John R. Sturges for Jan. to April 1861 from R.E.J. Thompson Dealer in Pure Drugs Medicines Oils Brushes Chemicals Perfumery Fancy and Toilet Articles &c. &c. in Waynesboro. The account is for 4 bottles of brandy matches and candles. And certainly the brandy was medicinal??| But John purchased nothing after April ??" the war was on. Three other receipts are interesting even though that they are after John??Ts death. Two are for Frank Barton and the third for Henry Moore. One of the Barton receipts notes that it is to money put in his hands for safe keeping while in Camp during the year 1862. And while the receipt for Henry Moore does not specify that this is the case it is implied that it might be something along these lines. The officers of these units often held pay for the enlisted men if asked to do so. One of the most significant items in the group is the will of John R. Sturges. It was made out in Virginia 17 June 1862. It is actually a fairly simple instrument but has some telling conditions. I John R. Sturges a citizen of the County of Burke State of Georgia now in the service of the Confederate States of America make this my last will and testament??|. I direct that my Executor sell at private or public sale ??| that tract of land lying in Burke county State of Georgia adjoining lands of John R. Whitehead John Scott Mrs. Martha Boyd and others being the tract on which John Owen late of said County of Burke lived and which was bought by me at his administrators sale in the fall of 1858 or 1859. If the proceeds of such sale exceed the principal and interest of the consideration money I paid for the said tract of land??| I direct one half of such excess to be paid to Mrs. Catharine M. Owen of Burke County aforesaid in pursuance of a promise I made to her shortly after the death of her husband John B. Owen that she should share the next profits of the sale of the land. All my property real or personal except the one half of the excess before mentioned I give and bequeath to my beloved brother William U. Sturges of the same County of Burke to have and hold forever. If my niece Mrs. Abby S. Jones wife of Henry H. Jones of Liberty County State of Georgia should wish to have any of my personal effects as a keepsake my Executor will permit her to have whatever she may select??|. Two weeks later he was dead. The question certainly comes up ??" why did he wait a year or more before making a will? Why now? The ?Burke boys? signed up in 1861. Much of the paper associated with the will relate to legal considerations in getting the will recognized in Georgia. But the concern for the Owen family is clear as is his recognition of the widow as deserving of a share in the profits from the land she was working. (Although it raises the obvious question ??" was he merely in favor of women??Ts rights or did he have other designs on this young widow? John Sturges never married.) Overall a varied group of items relating to the period just before the Civil War to the period after. One encounters the same individuals in these receipts and letters ??" the interwoven lives of those in a small close-knit community. Condition: Variable as expected particularly the little receipts and notes.