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• AFTER JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) A
  AFTER JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) A NAVAL SCENE coloured engraving, published 1750, depicting the British Ships The Jason, The Ruby and The Diamond, with French captured vessels, dedicated to Sir Charles Howard, 50cm x 60cm
• A breech-loading military wall
  A breech-loading military wall (rampart) gun, P J Malherbe Liege, for the Russian imperial government, c1837, the 126cm cal. 20mm rifled barrel with brass sight, folding pivot pin, lidded chamber, lockplate stamped P J MALHERBE A LIEG* 1837, brass fittings and walnut stock  Provenance: By descent in the Harcourt-Vernon family of Grove Hall, Retford, Nottinghamshire (demolished 1952) until acquired privately by the present vendor in 1953.   A similar example by Malherbe also dated 1837 and captured during the Crimean War at the siege of the Bomarsund Fortress at its surrender in 1854, is in the collection of the Royal Armories (Object No XII. 4623) More Information Steel slightly pitted, apparently lacking back sight
• WARREN W. SHEPPARD (AMERICAN,
  WARREN W. SHEPPARD (AMERICAN, 1858-1937) CLIPPER SHIP AT SEA Oil on canvas. Signed 'Warren Sheppard' (lower left). Warren W. Sheppard (American, 1858-1937) Warren W. Sheppard was a marine painter born in Greenwich, New Jersey to a ship captain father who instilled in his son a love and respect for the sea. He studied privately with Mauritz F. H. De Haas and took courses in drawing at Cooper Union in New York City. Sheppard traveled along the Mediterranean coast in 1879, sketching the ports of Naples, Gibraltar, Geneo, and Messina. His foreign tours continued between 1888 and 1893, with stays in Paris and Venice, where he captured the architecture and busy canals of the Floating City. This fondness for travel also translated to his home country. He sailed along the East Coast from New Jersey to Main in search of subjects and was an expert navigator, eventually writing the book “Practical Navigation”.
• CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE URN ON
  CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE URN ON STAND, 7"Chinese carved green jade lidded urn with captured rings on handles and captured links from handle to top, body carved with foliate designs on stand, top with intricate through carved handle, on throu
• Box 2pc WWII Japanese Leather Pouch
  Box 2pc WWII Japanese Leather Pouch and Silk Flag - Captured at Guadalcanal per family
• 19TH CENTURY SEAFARING, 15
  19TH CENTURY SEAFARING, 15 LETTERS BY J RUTHERFORD 15 readable documents related to Captain John Rutherford (1762-1814). A manuscript archive of John Rutherford, he was a captured Revolutionary war soldier and merchant seaman. During one of his many expeditions, in a correspondence dated May 11, 1800, the letter describes how he was robbed of his valuables after his ship, the brig 'Nathaniel,' was captured by a French privateer ship called the 'Little Liberty Commands.' Then a letter dated Oct 9, 1809 with the entry" I am once more a prisoner, I was captured by a small privateer...who took us to St Martins..." Following with another letter posted in a stampless cover from Norfolk, VA dated Sept 10th, 1811, having one entry describing his feeling about his brother who had escaped during the Great Newburyport Fire of May 31, 1811, when the bulk of the town burned down. With heartfelt advice using nautical comparisons. Another letter describes leaving Newburyport on August 15, 1809 in the schooner 'Two Sons,' as the master, and being captured by a privateer schooner. The master being Mathew Paien, and taken to St Martins with full discharge of goods being carried out and quantities listed. There are several deeds, a letter of condolence for the loss of his wife from a friend and some papers and correspondence of his wife Jane and a document dated Jan 14, 1784, historically the same day as the when the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation, from Ipswich, which came with the collection but with unrelated names, describing the pay and conditions for a person to work on a boat, with a total archive of 15 different documents. An interesting collection
• EARLY GEORGIA HISTORY, THE LONDON
  EARLY GEORGIA HISTORY, THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1742 Georgia pre-revolutionary war history detailed account of its early struggles with colonialism. This document is a sworn disposition such printed in the periodical describing the intense circumstances surrounding the ongoing naval and ground fight for Georgia involving Fort Frederica and the British naval invasion planned as well as a deposition from a sailor who was captured and held onboard the ship the Pretty Nancy who gave a full account of the hardships of war. Descriptions of casualties, naval battles, types of cannons used on board ships and the different described ships and types of shot used. This document is housed under black matting covered in glass and surrounded in a detailed brown frame.
• THREE CHINESE HARDWOOD PEDESTALS OR
  THREE CHINESE HARDWOOD PEDESTALS OR TABLES Three Chinese carved hardwood pedestals or tables, early 20th century, one having a circular inset top and two with petal form inset pink marble tops, all captured in conforming frames with beaded rim, above pierced and carved foliate double aprons, rising on figural legs with masks issuing trailing flowers, the largest joined by a coin form lower shelf and the medium size joined by a stretcher, all ending in scroll feet. Approximate Dimensions: largest h. 21", dia. 21".
• PAIR CHINESE DUCAI PHOENIX LOW
  PAIR CHINESE DUCAI PHOENIX LOW BOWLS, MARKED Pair of Chinese Ducai phoenix low bowls, the interiors having a blue wave band at the rim, centering two confronting phoenixes amidst lotus scrollwork, the exteriors having lotus scrollwork, the undersides with blue underglaze six character Yongzheng style marks captured in two circles. Approximate Dimensions: h. 1.5", dia. 8".
• UNISSUED BRITISH-MADE CONFEDERATE
  UNISSUED BRITISH-MADE CONFEDERATE SHOES England,C. 1861-65Leather English army bootees with a tall upper and leather pulls, double pegged heels, hobnails on the outer edge of the sole, marked on the sole in front if the heels "CS/A", and marked on the sole in a circle "P.C", with a roll book from the Corporal A.J. Grim Post Number 640 from Spring City, Pennsylvania, with a listing of their officers from 1905 to 1922. Note: G.A.R. Post 640 was disbanded in the early 1920s as many of the members had died. It is thought that these bootees were captured by a member of the post. There is a similar pair although with brass eyelets pictured in "Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy," Time-Life Books, Virginia, 1991, p. 174.
• CONFEDERATE LETTERS FROM MALCOLM
  CONFEDERATE LETTERS FROM MALCOLM MCCLEOD United States,Two letters from Malcolm McCleod, Co. E, 32nd Alabama Volunteer Infantry, one from Camp Mobile dated July 9, 1862, to his wife Ruth Pugh (Chapman) McCleod mentioning he had been sick, asking how things were on the farm; a letter to Ruth from Chattanooga Valley dated October 4, 1863, which says in part "Sunday has once more rolled around/and I am still living, and in reasonable health.- Thank/god for his extended kindness to me. Health is the only good/thing that I at present can boast of. We are still/in line of battle, in front of Chattanooga and in an open/old field; exposed to both sunshine and rain; having no/covering but our blankets. I am now seated on the ground/with my blanket stretched over me to ward of the rays of/the sun" he goes on to complain about not having tents and lack of rations as well as the loss of so many in battle. A third letter is written to Ruth, but on August 22, 1864, from her brother, not signed, but possibly written by Wesley Robinson, from "Line of Battle near Atlanta" bemoaning those who have been killed, including her brother Steve (also mentioned in Malcolm's letter) and that "there was several shell bursted in the/rifle pit where he was & he was never/seen afterwards." Note: Malcolm McCleod was born on April 3, 1824 in Clarke County, Alabama. He married Ruth McCleod on September 30, 1847. According to the family genealogy he wrote a letter on August 10, 1863, from camp with a poem about his own death, which came not long after writing his October 4, 1863 letter when he was wounded badly on November 25 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga. He was captured after being wounded and his left leg amputated. He died on December 20, 1863.
• AFTER CHARLES WIMAR TITLED
  AFTER CHARLES WIMAR TITLED "ABDUCTION OF DANIELBoone’s daughter" folk art painting. Second half 19th-century. Unsigned. On July 14, 1776, Boone's daughter Jemima and two other teenage girls were captured outside Boonesborough by an Indian war party, who carried the girls north towards the Shawnee towns in the Ohio country. Boone and a group of men from Boonesborough followed in pursuit, finally catching up with them two days later. Boone and his men ambushed the Indians while they were stopped for a meal, rescuing the girls and driving off their captors. The incident became the most celebrated event of Boone's life. James Fenimore Cooper created a fictionalized version of the episode in his classic book The Last of the Mohicans (1826). In an antique gilt molded frame. Sight size 17 3/4" by 22". Overall size 21" by 25 1/2". Relined and re-stretched.
• A breech-loading military wall
  A breech-loading military wall (rampart) gun, P J Malherbe Liege, for the Russian imperial government, c1837, the 126cm cal. 20mm rifled barrel with brass sight, folding pivot pin, lidded chamber, lockplate stamped P J MALHERBE A LIEG* 1837, brass fittings and walnut stock  Provenance: By descent in the Harcourt-Vernon family of Grove Hall, Retford, Nottinghamshire (demolished 1952) until acquired privately by the present vendor in 1953.   A similar example by Malherbe also dated 1837 and captured during the Crimean War at the siege of the Bomarsund Fortress at its surrender in 1854, is in the collection of the Royal Armories (Object No XII. 4623) More Information Steel slightly pitted, apparently lacking back sight
• HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH
  HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (AMERICAN, 1880-1980) THE STAR Bronze with brown patina, on marble base. Inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1918' (on the base) - stamped and numbered 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS Q505' with foundry device (along the base). Literature: The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 34-35, another example illustrated. C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 101-05, 206, another example illustrated. J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, pp. 35, 38-39, 42, other examples illustrated. J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, pp. 20, 30-31, 66-67, 79n80, 99, 106, 107n10, 143-45, 148, 220, 237, 277, no. 1918:3, illustrated.
• GRAND TOUR BRONZE SATYRS ON STANDS,
  GRAND TOUR BRONZE SATYRS ON STANDS, PAIR Pair of Grand Tour bronze satyrs / fauns, 19th century, long revered as lovers of wine, music, dancing, and frolicking, each modeled crouched in a splayed pose captured in a moment of play, one with "BY ET 146" stamped to interior, raised on later bases. 10" H x 10" W x 3.25" D. Provenance: Removed from a 983 Park Avenue estate
• POMPEIAN BRONZE ART NOUVEAU
  POMPEIAN BRONZE ART NOUVEAU BOOKENDS, PAIR Pair of Art Nouveau polychrome decorated bookends, circa 1910, depicting a couple captured in a kiss within a landscape, impressed mark to base "Pompeian Bronze Co" within a circle. 6.75? H x 4.75? W x 2.75? D.
• FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE DANCER AFTER
  FRENCH ART DECO BRONZE DANCER AFTER CHIPARUS French Art Deco period bronze figural sculpture, after Demetre Chiparus (Romanian 1886-1947), modeled as a dancer captured mid-twirl with arms raised and toes pointed, on black plinth base, unsigned, marked under skirt "Made in France" and with circle foundry mark "L.N. Paris J.L." for Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann. Figure 11.75? H x 5.5? W x 4.25? D, Overall 16" H. Note: Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann is a Parisian art foundry in the Art Deco period.
• GLAZED PORCELAIN RELIEF PLAQUE OF
  GLAZED PORCELAIN RELIEF PLAQUE OF CHILDREN Porcelain relief sculpture plaque with white crackle glaze in giltwood frame, depicting four children possibly captured in a moment of joyous song or recoiling in terror, illegibly signed lower right, reversed inscribed "Hand Made Painted / Made In Italy." Overall: 9? H x 12.75? W x 1.5? D.
• CARVED MARBLE AND BRONZE BUST OF
  CARVED MARBLE AND BRONZE BUST OF A COUPLE Continental carved marble sculpture with bronze foliate details, depicting a couple captured in a moment of quiet longing, on a tapered square base, unsigned. Overall: 23.5? H x 15.25? W x 9.5? D. Provenance: Removed from a private Bronxville, New York estate.
• CONTINENTAL BAROQUE STYLE PUTTI
  CONTINENTAL BAROQUE STYLE PUTTI SCULPTURE Continental Baroque style paint decorated figure of a winged putti / cherub, 20th century, the loins modestly swathed with billowing fabric and captured in a moment of musical expression. Possibly Raphael or or Gabriel or Israfil intently waiting to blow his horn. 19.5? H x 10.25? W x 9? D.
• CLODION MANNER FRENCH TERRACOTTA
  CLODION MANNER FRENCH TERRACOTTA BUST French terracotta bust, 20th century, in the manner of Claude Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), of a maiden in 18th century dress captured in a reflective moment, base impressed to interior "MADE IN FRANCE" and "Q F". 20.75? H x 12.25? W x 8? D.
• ART DECO CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A
  ART DECO CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A GIRL Carved and polished marble bust of a girl, circa 1930, in the manner of Affortunato Gory, modeled in a cap and collared coat captured in demure moment of happy remembrance, unsigned. Minor chips, losses. 9.5? H x 8? W x 4.25? D.
• AFTER J.E. MASSON BRONZE HUNTING
  AFTER J.E. MASSON BRONZE HUNTING DOG SCULPTURE After Jules Edmund Masson (French, 1871-1932) bronze sculpture of a dog with his captured fowl, signed "J.E. Masson." 11.25" H x 8.5" W x 5" D.
• PERTHSHIRE LATTICINO RIB MILLEFIORI
  PERTHSHIRE LATTICINO RIB MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT IN BOX (1991)The beautiful, tightly packed millefiori cluster is captured in a bubble of colorless glass surrounded by twenty vertically arranged latticinio ribs surrounding the encased millefiori design. The art glass weight is from a limited edition of 300 pieces and cane signed P 1991 inside the base. The original card and box are included.Diameter is 2.569 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches or areas of heavy wear.
• ITALIAN CARVED SAVONAROLA
  ITALIAN CARVED SAVONAROLA ARMCHAIRItalian Savonarola chair, early 20th c., oak frame with carved backrest, squared armrests ending in turned handholds with captured ring, slatted curule frame, on a shoe base, approx 37"h, 27.5"w, 19"d
• (2) ITALIAN SAVONAROLA CARVED
  (2) ITALIAN SAVONAROLA CARVED CURULE ARMCHAIRS(lot of 2) Italian Savonarola armchairs, early 20th c., having carved back with shell crest, squared arms ending in turned handholds with captured ring, slatted frame, ending in trestle base, approx 35.75"h, 27"w, 20.25"d
• WWII 9TH ARMORED DIVISION MAP, UNIT
  WWII 9TH ARMORED DIVISION MAP, UNIT PATCH, BOOKLETFramed WWII map, "Campaign of the 9th Armored Divison in Western Europe", Major General John W. Leonard, Commanding, the 9th Armored from its' landed at Normandy in September, 1944, engaged in heavy fighting at Bastogne and other cities, captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen defeating the German effort to destroy bridges across the Rhine, and continued into Germany, together with a 9th Armored Division uniform patch and booklet "The Story of te 9th Armor Division", map overall: 14"h, 28.5"w, total: 3.25lbs *Note: Former property of Vincent William Bubnis, Jr.(1918-1972), 9th Armored Divisioin, service June 1944-March 1945.
• (PAIR) ITALIAN SAVONAROLA WALNUT
  (PAIR) ITALIAN SAVONAROLA WALNUT CURULE CHAIRS(pair) Italian Savonarola walnut chairs, 19th c., carved back with scrolling foliates and shell crest, squared armrests ending in turned handholds, (one) with captured rings, slatted seat and curule frame, ending in trestle feet, approx 37.5"h, 27.5"w, 20"d
• JAPANESE WW2 SIGNED FLAG &
  JAPANESE WW2 SIGNED FLAG & OFFICER SWORDS 1) Large (slightly as found) "captured" Japanese flag, with large Japanese inscription, several American GI inscriptions, and several Japanese soldier inscriptions. 39" x 27.5", as is but not fragile. WW2 Japanese officer's sword, 35", some dents to scabbard. WW1 / WW2 Japanese Cavalry saber, 39.75", numbered "82992".
• JUDAICA. FRANK MEISLER JERUSALEM
  JUDAICA. FRANK MEISLER JERUSALEM SPHERE SCULPTURE. Frank Meisler "Large" mixed metal rotating sculpture depicting Jerusalem in the form of a sphere. Mounted on a multi-tier base with applied plaque reading, "Jerusalem Frank Meisler, Israel". Accompanied by the Frank Meisler booklet with description stating, "Jerusalem Sphere In ancient time, maps of the day depicted Jerusalem as a circular city situated in the center of the "navel" of the world. Frank Meisler has captured the uniqueness of this 4,000 year old city, characterized by its ancient walls and stone architecture, in a gold and silver sphere". Sphere is in two pieces which separates to reveal a light fixture. From a Woodbury, CT estate. Dimensions: sphere with base measures approx. 17.25" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. Lighting component has not been tested.
• MILITARIA. GERMAN WWI U-BOAT
  MILITARIA. GERMAN WWI U-BOAT SOUVENIR RELIC. An engraved German WWI u-boat souvenir/relic high pressure gas canister?. The canister's nut bears a proof mark of a M topped by a crown. The engraving reads the following, "Taken From German Submarine U-1121 Apr.18-1919". From a Waterbury, CT estate. Dimensions: canister measures approx. 10.50" in height. By consigner provenance this relic was part of the famous captured SM U-111 German u-boat. The date engraved on the relic coincides with the u-boat's arrival in Portland, Maine. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. Canister exhibits brassing.
• BRONZE MODEL OF THE VENDôME
  BRONZE MODEL OF THE VENDôME COLUMN ON A BLACK MARBLE BASE18 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/ 2in. Note: The Vendôme column was erected from 1806-1810 to celebrate Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz, the bronze facing of the Vendome column is made from the 1,100 Russian and Austrian cannons captured during the battle. it is directly inspired by Trajan's column. The original figure surmounting the column was that of Napoleon in Roman dress. This statue was taken down and melted after Napoleon's fall, but replaced by King Louis Philippe with one showing Napoleon in this classic tricorn hat and redingote. This was later deemed undignified by Napoleon III, and replaced with a copy of the original statue. During the Commune of 1871, at the instigation of painter Gustave Courbet, the column was torn down. Courbet was later ordered to pay for the cost of reassembling the column and he fled into exile to Switzerland. When the column was re-erected in 1874, it was again with a copy of the original statue of Napoleon in Roman imperial dress. The Neoclassicist: Niall Smith Condition In good overall condition with minor nicks along the marble base. With a slightly green patination.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• E.L. STORK GEORGIA STONEWARE RING
  E.L. STORK GEORGIA STONEWARE RING JUG Early 20th c. Alkaline Glazed Ring Flask, ca. 1910, made by ceramicist Edward Leslie Stork (1869-1925) at his Orange, GA pottery (founded 1910), with handle and footed base, impressed "E.L. Stork, Orange, GA" near base, with affixed handwritten label on base: "Whiskey Jug captured by U.S. officers in raid on moonshiners in mts of north Georgia. Carried on arm while ploughing - hunting, etc.", 10 1/2" high, 9" diam.
• JAMES E. BUTTERSWORTH (US/UK,
  JAMES E. BUTTERSWORTH (US/UK, 1817-1894) American Warship Rounding on a Headland at Sunrise, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in original etched cove gilt frame, OS: 15 1/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2", small repairs. This appears to be a representation of the grounding of the USS Frigate "Philadelphia", off the approach to the harbor of Tripoli, Lebanon, while pursuing the Barbary pirates in what became known as the first Barbary War, on Oct. 31, 1803. She was captured, but ultimately destroyed by Lt. Stepehen Decatur, on Feb. 16, 1804, in a daring night-time raid, the first action of the USMC ("to the Halls of Tripoli".)
• USS Barb ephemera and USN
  USS Barb ephemera and USN grouping to include USS Barb photographic copy, letter to Russell Custer acknowledging his part in Captain Gene Fluckeys receipt of The Congressional Medal of Honor, signed Captain Gene Fluckey, (3) USS Barb patches, Naval Machinist patches, uniform bars incl. Navy unit commendation, Asia Pacific with star, USNR pin, ship pin, (2) belt buckles, US Air Force Academy Zippo lighter, Elgin WWII 1941 U.S. Navy Timer Stopwatch and Bombing Timer reading what appears to be "U.S. NAVY BUR SHIPS "N" TIMER STOP SER. No 4158 1941, wound tight, not currently working, Saturday Evening Post Oct., 22 1949 with details of Barb Escape, Polaris Vol. 28 No. 1 WWII US Submarine Veterans publication with Barb story, Polaris Vol. 23 No. 3 WWII US Submarine Veterans publication with Barb story, Naval History magazine with Barb on cover, hand typed note from Barb shipmate Max C. Duncan, copy of Secretary of Navy commending USS Barb, Barb movie reunion itinerary with hand written notes on back and (16) wonderful photos depicting USS Barb in Philadelphia October 1945, Barb flag, shipmates, Dick Maxwell, Russell Custer and Paul Champan, Phila Navy Day Oct 1945 photo with wives/women incl. Arlene Chapman, Thelma Brady, and Ethel Ditterline, (5) photos including captured Japanese prisoners, (1) of Captain Fluckey and two Japanese prisoners July 1945 on way to Midway, Crew of USS Barb October 1944 Majuro, Marshall Islands and assorted newspaper clippings. From the Estate and collection of Russell Allen Custer
• PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON ANCHORSca.
  PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON ANCHORSca. 1790-1820; this type of anchor with a diamond shaped eye for the wooden stock at the top of a long shank was typical in Nova Scotia and was called a "Grand Banks Anchor". These anchors were recovered from an unknown location in the Chesapeak Bay around 1960. They are two bow anchors of a Schooner-size vessel originating in the Nova Scotia area. It is thought that they may be from the Schooner "St. Lawrence", a part of the British force in the Chesapeak during the War of 1812. The ship was run aground during the Battle at St. Leonard's Creek in 1814 and would have jettisoned heavy anchors at that time. The damaged ship was retrieved and repaired by the British, but the anchors, not being standard Admiralty issue may have been abandoned. The St. Lawrence was previously captured and taken into the British fleet. WIthout knowing where they were found, their past is an interesting conjecture. A sturdy wooden two-wheel dolly goes with the anchors - by slipping it under the joint of the flukes with the shank and lifting the ring at the top of the shank, two people can pull or push the anchors with no trouble. The dolly has cast iron wheels about 8"d. The anchors are 8'7" in length, 55" wide at fluke tips and 14"d ring, estimated at weighing about 600 pounds.