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COLONIAL STYLE PORTRAIT OF A
COLONIAL STYLE PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN United States,20th Century Depicts a gentleman with coifed hair dressed in a high collared shirt and navy blue suit jacket.
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TWO COLONIAL AMERICAN INDENTURES
TWO COLONIAL AMERICAN INDENTURES - BOTH GERMANTOWN COLUMBIA COUNTY NEW YORK Circa 1750. Framed.
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1771 AMERICAN COLONIAL
1771 AMERICAN COLONIAL EMBROIDERED SAMPLER TEXTILE United States,Dated 1771Decorated with a delicate border in each corner surrounding a central image of a wood arm chair with caption "Old Arm Chair" below.
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1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND
1675 AMERICAN COLONIAL LAND GRANTDated 55 years after the Pilgrims landed. Handwritten, listing many early Pre Revolutionary War 17th C. Connecticut settlers. Document has been reinforced with two Connecticut Civil War Bonds, somewhat visible through the back of the document. Appr ox. 12-1/4" L x 15-3/8" H. Overall discoloration, tears, ECT. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
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COLONIAL PORTRAIT Colonial Portrait
COLONIAL PORTRAIT Colonial Portrait of Charlotte Coffin, 1782, oil on canvas laid to cradled panel, found in Newburyport, Mass; she is depicted in blue pelisse with ruffled lace trim, a rose in the bow at her breast, her hair is braided and she smiles wistfully, in replica Colonial frame with gilt liner, SS: 35 1/2" x 28 3/4", OS: 42 1/2" x 35 3/4". Restored by Olivier of Boston in 1954, scattered retouching in background and dress, rubs at bottom.
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Continental School, Early 18th
Continental School, Early 18th Century
Portrait of a Native American Princess
oil on unstretched canvas
inscribed to backboard Charles C. Gaul's / Property, further inscribed Charles C. Gaul / Hillsdale / Jan'y 24, 1834
11 x 8 3/4 inches.
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1 vol. Marshall, John. A History
1 vol. Marshall, John. A History of The Colonies Planted by The English on The Continent of North America. Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1824. First edition thus. 8vo, contemp. sheep; scuffed & occasionally rubbed. Some internal toning & scattered light foxing. Howes M-
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EARLY AMERICAN COLONIAL PORTRAIT
EARLY AMERICAN COLONIAL PORTRAIT PAINTING OF GIRL United States,Late 18th-Early 19th CenturyRealist portrait of a smiling girl with blonde ringlet curls wearing a black dress with black lace trim against an open window with red drapery and landscape in the background.
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EARLY AMERICAN COLONIAL PORTRAIT
EARLY AMERICAN COLONIAL PORTRAIT PAINTING OF GIRL United States,Late 18th-Early 19th CenturyRealist portrait of a smiling girl with blonde ringlet curls wearing a black dress with black lace trim against an open window with red drapery and landscape in the background.
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JOHN MARSHALL'S AMERICAN COLONIAL
JOHN MARSHALL'S AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY Marshall, John. A History of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America From Their Settlement, to the Commencement of That War Which Terminated in Their Independence. (Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1824), octavo (9 in.), full calf with gilt title plate on spine, marbled endpapers.
This book was originlly bought from Charlotte, NC bookseller Daniel Gould according to his plate on the inside top board. A second owner notes on a detached flyleaf that he acquired the book in 1835.
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Colonial School, early 20th
Colonial School, early 20th Century/South Africa/Table Mountain beyond the port, numerous boats and an English yacht in the harbour/inscribed 'Cape Town'/watercolour on a bamboo leaf, 3cm x 15cm
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COLONIAL STREETSCAPE (AMERICAN
COLONIAL STREETSCAPE (AMERICAN EARLY 19TH CENTURY). Oil on wood unsigned. Well-done depiction of federal brick-facade buildings on a curved panel. Imperfections 18''h. 26''w. Vertical age crack running the length of the piece in the middle and smaller 6'' hairline at upper left corner craqeleur soil. NOTE: This is possibly English.
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19th Century English
19th Century English School/Colonial Port, Possibly St. Kitts/with drunken sailors to the foreground/oil on canvas, 27cm x 67cm
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[Historic Newspaper: Monroe
[Historic Newspaper: Monroe Doctrine] National Gazette (Philadelphia) December 6 1823 containing the President's state of the Union address delivered on December 2 stating United States policy that ''the American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers;'' together with other news and advertisements; 4pp. folio vertical center fold and other intersecting folds; housed in a cloth folder Estimate $ 150-250 Removed from a bound volume; some rubbing and slightly uneven toning. Edges trimmed.
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ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY
ARTICLE FROM BOSTON AND COUNTRY MARY 12 1770 REPRODUCTION
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Map of Colonial America Carte
Map of Colonial America Carte Nouvelle de L'Amerique Angloise… by Matthieu Albert Lotter, Augsburg, circa 1776, from Lotter's Atlas Geographique, showing the Atlantic seaboard from Canada to Florida with the 13 original colonies filled in and outlined in hand color, on wove paper, 23-3/4 x 19-1/4 in. (sight), modern wood frame,
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REV. WAR PATRIOT/TURNCOAT: ANDREW
REV. WAR PATRIOT/TURNCOAT: ANDREW ALLEN DS, 1771 Andrew Allen (1740-1825, Colonial Attorney General of PA, Colonel in the Pennsylvania Line, fled to Britain in 1776) partial ADS, an indictment against one William Grothouse of Northampton Co. for an unspecified crime, December, 1773; endorsed by John Hays, foreman of the grand jury. Appearing as 1 quarto page, consisting of the first 8 and last 3 lines of the original document, carefully joined.
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Continental, 18th Century
Continental, 18th Century
Portrait of King Charles I
oil on panel
5 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches.
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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.
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WAR OF 1812, SOLDIER'S LETTER,
WAR OF 1812, SOLDIER'S LETTER, RISQUE CONTENTLetter from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, soldier to a friend in Virginia, dated September 1812. Mentions Col. Coles and their hospitable treatment by a Dutch settlement along the Susquehanna. Once drinks were offered to them, "... unfortunately it was my turn to mount guard, which put it completely out of my power to attend their home and drink a little wine with them ... however, the old horse [presumably the colonel] and the rest of the officers gallanted them about the camp in stile ... wehave a good deal of fun on the road shaging [sic] the dutch girls ..." Letter (opened) measures about 10" x 16". This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today's sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. Some separations and bleed. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
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AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR
AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR IN AMERICA...between Great Britain and her Colonies... , by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), London: Printed for R. Faulder, 1780, with folding frontispiece map, 13 engraved portrait plates including Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Arnold, Samuel Adams, Howe, and others, bound in later three quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, four raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, teg, Howes B975, Sabin 34375
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Condition:
light wear to extremities, light scuffs to leather, some offsetting to plates, missing preliminaries; map with some light staining and foxing, and 2-1/2 inch tear at right edge, small separation near "E" in "Ocean"
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PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF COLONEL
PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF COLONEL JOHN AUSTIN England/PortugalC. early 19th centuryPortrait miniature mounted in an early 20th century frame of John Austin as an officer wearing a blue coatee faced with crimson, gold loops and buttons, a white buff belt with a breast plate, and a single epaulet. Note: John Austin served in the British army receiving his commission to ensign in 1800. He served in the 85th Regiment of Foot, the 69th Regiment of Foot, the 58th Regiment of Foot, Portuguese service, and the 97th Regiment of Foot rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1824.
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AMERICAN SCHOOL. (19th century).
AMERICAN SCHOOL. (19th century). PORTRAIT OF COLONIAL WOMAN oil on canvas - Framed 30 1/2 in. x 24 3/4 in.
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15 PIECES OF COLONIAL LINE
15 PIECES OF COLONIAL LINE STEAMSHIP EPHEMERA
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19TH C. IVORY MINIATURE PAINTING OF
19TH C. IVORY MINIATURE PAINTING OF A COLONIAL BRITISH WOMAN IN INDIAN COSTUME A Lovely Young Red-haired Blue-eyed Lady in Mughal dress, translucent white silk with gold trim, displaying large gold and emerald hoop earrings, necklace, rings, holding a golden whisk, seated in front of a drape with landscape having triple domed building in the background, oil on ivory, unsigned, in 1880s vintage worn blue velvet frame having gilt liner, under domed glass, OS: 7 1/2" x 6 3/4", SS: 3 1/2" x 2 3/4", painting is good.
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GROUP OF WAR OF 1812-ERA BUTTONS
GROUP OF WAR OF 1812-ERA BUTTONS AND COINS United States/EnglandFour East India coins dated to the early 19th century; twenty American military buttons; and a large group of civilian tombac, brass, and a gas back button.
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(2) VOLS., LAWS OF THE UNITED
(2) VOLS., LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1796 & 1809 1796, Volume II, printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 576 pages, incl. Acts passed at the First and Second Sessions of the Second Congress, 1791-1792, treaties with Indian nations and with Great Britain, and the Declaration of Independence, 8"h x 5"w; 1809, Volume IX, incl. Tenth Congress of the United States, Brownstown Indian treaty, 309 pages plus index, 8.5"h x 5"w
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(COLONIAL CHARTERS) Charters of the
(COLONIAL CHARTERS) Charters of the British Colonies in America. London: J. Almon n.d. (c. 1774) Thin 8vo rebound in fine modern calf stamped in blind with gilt titles to leather spine label renewed endpapers. Second edition of the first collected edition of the colonial charters. Edges of title page rebacked; lacking first and last blanks; some light brownspotting.
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COTTON FABRIC PRINTED WITH COLONIAL
COTTON FABRIC PRINTED WITH COLONIAL TRADING SCENEFabric Panel “ William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians”
Cotton, plain weave; copperplate and block printed
Adapted from engraving by John Hall (English, 1739-1797)
Published by John Boyd (English, 1719-1804) in London 1775
After painting by Benjamin West (American, 1738-1826) dating from 1771
England
38 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (frame).
Condition
Minor wear, apparently in good condition. Not examined out of frame
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.
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Continental School (18th Century)
Continental School (18th Century) Half length portrait of a captain in full dress uniform. Oil on canvas no signature found framed in a gilt frame overall 31" x 25".
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Lotter map of Colonial America,
Lotter map of Colonial America, 1776, Carte Nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise by Mathias Albrecht Lotter, Augsburg, 1776, double-page copper engraving, hand colored, 24 x 19-1/2 in. (sight), in modern frame. Dampstains at bottom, top margin with soiling and chips, toning, colors faded, affixed between mat and foamcore backing.
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A quantity of mainly 18th century
A quantity of mainly 18th century historic documents including Treasury matters a letter from Brigadier General Picton from Trinidad 1799 sending specimens of exotic timber a 17th century letter from Lady Cranfield to ''Affrick my maid'' an acknowledgment of receipt of pension by Lady Churchill dated 1787 etc.
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Continental School, Late 18th/Early
Continental School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Portrait of an Officer
oil on canvas
30 3/8 x 25 3/8 inches.
Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
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Continental School (First Quarter
Continental School (First Quarter 19th Century), pair of oil on canvas portraits, the first of a gentleman standing in a landscape wearing a black coat and cravat, and the second of a young woman in a white silk and lace cap, wearing a blue dress with red shawl, standing in a landscape with ships visible in the distance, both examples are unsigned, each is 14-1/2" x 12". Presented in matching ebonized wood frames with giltwood liners.
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Two colored engravings 19th
Two colored engravings 19th century, "Engraved for Barnard's New Complete and Authentic History of England" One showing the "Surrender of Earl Cornwallis," the other, "The Manner in which the AMerican Colonies Declared themselves Independent of the King of England" Sight size: 13 x 8 3/
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COLONIAL AMERICAN POWDER HORN C.
COLONIAL AMERICAN POWDER HORN C. 1770sA horn with a carved spout with a wide section for a cord or strap stop, marked in a punch pattern "PERRY OF WAREHA/COPRL IONATHA" with the rest of "WAREHAM" and "IONATHAN" cut off, with a long lobe with a single hole and a pine plug.