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BAKER HISTORIC CHARLESTON

• THREE ARTIFACT DISPLAYS
  THREE ARTIFACT DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATING CHARLESTON FOOD AND DRINK THROUGH TIME Discovered during a renovation of "The Dale- Brewton - Pinckney House," 73 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1716, includes tavern artifacts such as circa 1750-1900 bottles and kitchen artifacts, each in a custom wood shadow box under seeded antique style glass with corresponding framed description sheet.
• Charleston Renaissance School (20th
  Charleston Renaissance School (20th century) "Calhoun St. 2nd Presbyterian Church", inscribed verso "This is for Charlie Bracket/Norman[?]", pastel on paper, 11-7/8 x 15-1/2 in.; original wood cushion molding frame,
• 19th century map of Charleston,
  19th century map of Charleston, "Birds Eye View of the City of Charleston, South Carolina, 1872, Drawn and Published by C. Drie" (Camille Drie, dates unknown), streets and buildings with reference key at bottom, color lithograph, 23-1/2 x 35-1/2 in. (sight); modern frame. Poor condition with extensive foxing, losses, tears and moisture stains, cellophane tape and tape residue, fading, toning, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions.
• CHARLESTON FORGE IRON & WOOD
  CHARLESTON FORGE IRON & WOOD BAKER'S RACKDecorator baker's rack, Charleston Forge, late 20th c., having iron frame fitted with four graduated bow front wooden shelves, retaining maker's tag, approx 73"h, 31"w, 16.75"d
• Baker-Manch
  Baker-Manch
• 18th century Charleston
  18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "A View of Charles Town, the Capital of South Carolina, in North America", published by Carrington Bowles, London, circa 1772, after Thomas Mellis, hand colored, on laid paper, 7-3/4 x 11-1/8 in. (page); modern wood frame. Trimmed including plate mark at right margin, hinged with archival tape, cloth tape remnants, adhesive residue in top margin, toning, creases and folds, stains in margins, pencil inscriptions; frame with abrasions. John Bivins, Jr. Collection
• Rare Charleston lithograph,
  Rare Charleston lithograph, bird's-eye view of Charleston, South Carolina, from the harbor looking toward the ocean, circa 1860, drawn by J. W. Hill, engraved by Weltwood & Peter, hand colored lithograph, 19-7/8 x 38 in. (sight); modern gilt and painted wood frame. Trimmed at margins, faded, stains, abraded surface, extensive repairs to tears and losses, restoration by W. Graham Arader III (with copy of receipt).
• BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CHARLESTON,
  BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Hand-colored lithograph after John William Hill, published by Smith & Brothers of New York and Boston in 1851 as part of their series depicting famous American cities, in later 20th century frame.
• Charleston Antique Furniture
  Charleston Antique Furniture BookRauschenberg Bradford L. and Bivins John Jr. THE FURNITURE OF CHARLESTON 1680 - 1820 (Winston-Salem North Carolina: Old Salem Inc. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts 2003) in three volumes over 1 000 pp. 4to (11.25'' x 8.75'') black cloth with dust jackets all three volumes in slipcase.Internally fine; moderate wear and stains to the slipcase; creases to dust jackets at the spine.
• Revolutionary map, Charleston
  Revolutionary map, Charleston Harbor, "A Birds Eye View from part of Mount Pleasant…" by William Faden (1750-1836), London, 1776, showing panoramic view of islands in Charleston Harbor including fortifications, encampments, and a legend detailing various points of interest in the battle, copper engraving on laid paper, page 9-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; modern wood frame. Loose, toning, minor foxing, fading, creases, 1/2 in. tear in upper margin, several minor repaired losses within plate area, pencil and ink inscriptions verso; frame with abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.
• Charleston Renaissance school (late
  Charleston Renaissance school (late 19th/early 20th century) SOUTHERN OAK WITH MOSS IN CEMETERY oil on artist board framed unsigned H12'' W15 1/2'' Provenance: Glenville North Carolina collection. Estate of Edgar C. Jones Coral Gables Florida.
• FOUR LARGE ARTIFACT DISPLAYS OF
  FOUR LARGE ARTIFACT DISPLAYS OF PORCELAIN SHARDS FROM CHARLESTON Discovered during a renovation of "The Dale- Brewton - Pinckney House," 73 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1716, frames include transfer-ware/shell edge/import china, hand-decorated ceramics, 19th century bowls , and dish handles; each with a framed description of the contents, presented under old seeded glass.
• Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston, South Carolina painting, view of St. Philip's church, signed lower right "Bryant", oil on canvas, American, late 20th/early 21st century, 36-1/8 x 24 in.; painted wood frame. Good condition; frame with abrasions.
• 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
• S.C. Baker American (20th
  S.C. Baker American (20th century) FOLK ART CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENE oil on board framed signed: lower left H30'' W48'' Provenance: Herbert Hemphill purchased from Baker's daughter Niagara Falls New York. South Carolina private collection. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• Charleston Antique Furniture
  Charleston Antique Furniture BookRauschenberg Bradford L. and Bivins John Jr. THE FURNITURE OF CHARLESTON 1680 - 1820 (Winston-Salem North Carolina: Old Salem Inc. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts 2003) in three volumes over 1 000 pp. 4to (11.25'' x 8.75'') black cloth with dust jackets all three volumes in slipcase.Very fine condition; some minor spotting to the top of the slipcase.
• 1861 Harper's Weekly ''Charleston
  1861 Harper's Weekly ''Charleston Duringthe Bombardment of Sumter''.
• FOUR ARTIFACT DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATING
  FOUR ARTIFACT DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATING TRADES IN COLONIAL CHARLESTON Discovered during a renovation of "The Dale- Brewton - Pinckney House," 73 Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1716, included are shoemaker's leather, 1800s pipes, hardware and blacksmith items, all with corresponding descriptive framed sheets, presented in custom shadow box frames under antique style seeded glass.
• Anne Ball South Carolina (mid
  Anne Ball South Carolina (mid 20th Century) CHARLESTON LOWCOUNTRY CABIN watercolor framed signed: lower right sight size: H15'' W11 1/4'' Provenance: Purchased from the artist in the 1960s. Moore South Carolina private collection. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• 1841 Charleston Harbor map,
  1841 Charleston Harbor map, "Reduced from the Original Survey of Major H. Bache U.S.T.E….New York, E & G. W. Blunt", soundings noted, hand tinted lithograph, 9-1/2 x 11-1/8 in. Creases, folds, minor toning. Collection of the Late John Bivins
• Historic Staffordshire, Charleston:
  Historic Staffordshire, Charleston: blue transfer lidded sauce tureen, cartouche shape with conforming lid, one side with "Exchange Charleston", the other with "Bank Savannah", rose and leaf borders, lid marked "Insane Hospital, Boston" (lid as made and correct for this tureen), circa 1825, 7-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Lid with rim chip and related 3 in. crack with some loss at chip, overall light crazing and normal base wear. Richard and Virginia Wood, Baltimore, 1969
• 19th century Charleston silhouette,
  19th century Charleston silhouette, profile of young man in detailed jacket, signed at bottom in ink "M. Beasley 1829 Charleston, S.C.", gouache on paper, 2-3/4 x 2-1/4 in.; painted gold frame. Toning, minor foxing; frame with abrasions. Label verso indicates silhouette was part of the Elizabeth L. Maurier Collection; The Estate of the Late Grace Shorter, South Salem, New York.
• Rare Charleston Blue Transfer
  Rare Charleston Blue Transfer Bowl British, mid 19th century, view of the Charleston Exchange, floral borders, handles with flowers in relief, 3 x 11 in.,
• Revolutionary War map of
  Revolutionary War map of Charleston, "A N.W. bN. View of Charles Town from on board the Bristol Commodore Sir Peter Parker…taken in Five Fathom Hole the day after the Attack upon Fort Sulivan [sic] by the Commodore & his Squadron…" by William Faden (1750-1836), London, 1776, showing panoramic view of Charleston Harbor with legend detailing various points of interest in the battle, copper engraving on laid paper with watermark, page 9-13/16 x 12-11/16 in.; modern wood frame. Toning, minor foxing, fading, creases, stains, top margin reinforced with paper, ink inscription verso, backed on linen; frame with abrasions. Deaccessioned from MESDA and Old Salem to benefit the Acquisition Fund.
• Charleston Exposition
  Charleston Exposition certificate, headed "The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition", appointing E.M. Seabrook as "Commissioner for Charleston County", September 24, 1900, vignette of ships, trains, African Americans picking cotton and cane, framed, 12 x 15 in. (sight). Folds, creases, minor soiling, traces of gold seal remain. South Carolina Private Collection
• Books: South Carolina history
  Books: South Carolina history sporting literature and art THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN ENGLAND FIRST BISHOP OF CHARLESTON. Ed. Sebastian G. Messmer. 7 vols. Cleveland OH: Arthur H. Clark 1908; Burton E. Milby. CHARLESTON FURNITURE 1700-1825. Charleston SC: The Charleston Museum 1955; Dabbs Edith M. FACE OF AN ISLAND. New York: Grossman 1971. With dustjacket; Thompson Henry T. OUSTING THE CARPETBAGGER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia SC: R.L.Bryan 1927. With dustjacket; THE LETTERBOOK OF ROBERT PRINGLE. Ed. Walter B. Edgar 2 vols. Columbia SC: University of South Carolina Press 1972. Dickert D. Augustus. HISTORY OF KERSHAW'S BRIGADE. Dayton OH: Morningside Bookshop 1976; Flagg Jared B. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WASHINGTON ALLSTON. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1892; Babcock Havilah. I DON'T WANT TO SHOOT AN ELEPHANT. New York: Henry Holt 1958; Stoney Samuel Gaillard. PLANTATIONS OF THE CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY. Charleston SC: Carolina Art Association 1945. With Dustjacket; with over one hundred additional titles; many with dustjackets a few signed by authors. (approx.128pcs)
• LENHARDT M. John (American 20th
  LENHARDT M. John (American 20th Century): Street Scene Charleston South Carolina OIL/Canvasboard 16'' x 20'' signed gilded frame with overpaint 20'' x 24''.
• Twenty Books, Southern Decorative
  Twenty Books, Southern Decorative Arts The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Palmetto and Magnolia; John Bivins, The Regional Arts of the Early South; Graham Hood, The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg; George Rogers, Charleston in the Age of the Pinckneys; Beatrice Ravenel, Architects of Charleston; Tennessee State Museum, The Pottery of Charles F. Decker; Barry Huffman, Catawba Clay; McKissick Museum, I Made This Jar: The Life and Works of the Enslaved African American Potter, Dave; H. E. Comstock, Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region; Benjamin Caldwell, Tennessee Silversmiths; Newbern and Melchor, Classical Norfolk Furniture; Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, 1972; Wallace Gusler, Furniture of Williamsburg and Eastern Virginia 1710-1790; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Art of Tennessee; Southern Perspective, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 2005, some water damage; Henry Greene, Furniture of the Georgia Piedmont Before 1830; Burroughs, Southern Antiques; Society of Colonial Dames, South Carolina Portraits; Chamberlain & Chamberlain, Southern Interiors; Duncan Phillips, American Etchers, Volume II, Alfred Hutty, spine torn and panels loose,
• Elizabeth O'Neill Verner
  Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (Charleston, South Carolina, 1883-1979), "On South Battery, Charleston", etching, 5-1/8 x 3-1/4 in. (plate), original black-painted frame,
• 19th century map of Charleston,
  19th century map of Charleston, S.C., "The Siege of Charlestown", depicting the June 18, 1776 British attack on Charleston Harbor, published by Richard Phillips, London, 1806, copper engraving on laid paper, 10-1/2 x 14-1/4 in. (page). Loose, toning, minor foxing, stains, creases, minor tears and losses at margins (not affecting map).
• Robert Mills map of the
  Robert Mills map of the Charleston District 1838 Mills Robert. CHARLESTON DISTRICT SOUTH CAROLINA. From ATLAS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Philadelphia: J. W. Kite Printer 1838. Handcolored border framed. sight size: H34 1/4'' W33 1/4'' overall: H43 3/4'' W42 1/2'' Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection. Laid to thick paper; losses and tears along edges; slight creases; minor age discoloration.
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL O/C, VIEW OF ST.
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL O/C, VIEW OF ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH, CHAR...Southern School, early 20th century oil on canvas view of St. Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Signed, partially illegibly, Andre --ack, lower right. Backing board contains taped note with old inscription to previous owner from "Cleova and the Artist." Molded giltwood frame. Canvas - 19"H x 14"W. Frame - 24" H x 20"W. Circa 1940. Condition: Buckling to canvas, particularly at the lower edge. Canvas has been laid down on a backing board, with outer edges of canvas adhered to the board. Needs removal and re-stretching. Grime throughout. Some wear and surface losses to frame.
• Historic Staffordshire Charleston
  Historic Staffordshire Charleston Tureen British, early 19th century, blue transferware, marked on base "Exchange Charleston/Bank Savannah", lid marked "Insane Hospital Boston", 7 in., with matching 8-1/4 in. under plate marked "Exchange Charleston", and 6-3/4 in. ladle
• Alfred Hutty (South Carolina
  Alfred Hutty (South Carolina 1877-1954) BISHOP'S GATE CHARLESTON drypoint etching framed signed: lower right in pencil image size: H5 3/4'' W7 1/8'' Provenance: Descended in the Lowndes Hampton Mullally Families of Charleston South Carolina. Good original condition. Matte burning to image edge sheet toned and tape residue top corners.
• 19th Century Map of Charleston,
  19th Century Map of Charleston, South Carolina "Plan of the Siege of Charleston in S. Carolina", from John Marshall's Life of George Washington, published by C.P. Wayne, 1807, depicting the June 18, 1776, British attack on Charleston Harbor, engraving on wove paper, 10 x 15 in. (plate),
• Charleston Renaissance school
  Charleston Renaissance school (early 20th century) A WALK IN THE GARDEN mixed media on paper framed unsigned. H10'' W8'' Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection Image is laid down having stable separation at lower body otherwise good overall condition.