- THREE FRENCH BOOKSAdolphe Thiers' Histoire
THREE FRENCH BOOKSAdolphe Thiers' Histoire (French Revolution); Napoleon on St. Helene; and Pliny the Younger.Lot includes 23 volumes: 1. Histoire du consulat et de l'empire faisant suite ? la r?volution fran?aise. Ado
- ALEXANDER CALDER, FROM OUR UNFINISHED
ALEXANDER CALDER, FROM OUR UNFINISHED REVOLUTIONAlexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)One Plate, from Our Unfinished Revolution, 1976off-lithograph in colors on Arches wove papernumbered 11/ 175, published/printed by Alba Editions, Inc., New York/M
- A Chinese porcelain Ox-blood glazed
A Chinese porcelain Ox-blood glazed Langyao vase. Kangxi period (1661-1722). Baluster form, with compressed stem. On crackle ground. Height - 31.5cm. Ground out seal mark (POSSIBLY CULTURAL REVOLUTION) Provenance - From the private collection of Lady Karen Watson of Richmond.
- BLUE PRINTED WALLPAPER LIDDED COLLAR
BLUE PRINTED WALLPAPER LIDDED COLLAR BOX CA.1816-1820; traditional Lancaster Co. form wallpaper box with wooden round block heads (lid and bottom board) and mounted cardstock, the lidded box with fine two-color black and white roll print on blue ground wallpaper, the lid's rim with fine salmon ground, red and black print wallpaper, interior lined with dated 1816 House of Representative documents that relate to recognition of Michael Wheeland, 5 3/4"d, 4 1/4"h; [Note: possibly related to Michael Wheeland, an "old soldier" who served in Revolutionary War; evidently the interior lining is a printed record of PA House of Representatives in his recognition]; Condition: minimal paper wear to lid, bottom of box has almanac sheet wallpaper
- A Group of Eight Cultural Revolution
A Group of Eight Cultural Revolution Posters, Circa 1966-1970 ?1966-1970? '?????'???????? ?1966-1970? '?????'????????
- JACOB MAENTEL, THREE WATERCOLOR PORTRAITSJacob
JACOB MAENTEL, THREE WATERCOLOR PORTRAITSJacob Maentel (American 1763-1863) , three watercolor and ink on paper portraits of the Hottenstein family of Berks County, Pennsylvania, including Jacob Hottenstein in a Revolutionary war uniform, Henry Hottenstein, inscribed Gebohren den 8 January 1791 , and Miss Doretha Hottenstein, wearing a long blue dress and having a bird perched on her finger, inscribed Gebohren den 24th Juny 1805 , largest 10" x 8".
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Condition:
Frame size - 12 3/4'' x 11''. Some discoloration to paper and a few small repairs.
- ROUND BENTWOOD STORAGE BOX WITH LATER
ROUND BENTWOOD STORAGE BOX WITH LATER DECORATIONRound bentwood storage box with late 19th/ early 20th c. decorations depicting George Washington and Revolutionary War soldiers on a blue ground, 7 1/4" h., 10 1/4" dia.
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- EVOLUTIONS DE TERRE. ART MILITAIREEvolutions
EVOLUTIONS DE TERRE. ART MILITAIREEvolutions de Terre. Art Militaire from the Encyclopedie Diderot et d'Alembert , Guillame Le Blond, Paris: ca. 1780. Incomplete military manual from the Enlightenment encyclopedia.
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Condition:
Unbound. Text pages 72-87 only. Total of sixty-three numbered plates, many folding, with 9,10,11 missing. Pages in good condition.
- FRAMED BODICE WITH SAVANNAH PROVENANCE,
FRAMED BODICE WITH SAVANNAH PROVENANCE, 18TH CENTURYProperty from a Savannah Estate in a shadowbox frame, with label that reads: 'Rev. Grandmother, Mary (Sharp) Low gave twenty of her silk dresses to the cause of the Revolution - This is the waist of o
- MAJOR JOHN ANDRE REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPY
MAJOR JOHN ANDRE REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPY WITH LETTERMajor John Andre (1750-1780), Revolutionary War Spy. Bound handwritten long letter dated October 3, 1769, at the age of 19 with signature / autograph and image. British Major John Andre joined with Be
- Two Contemporary Waterford Glass Vases
each
Two Contemporary Waterford Glass Vases
each marked 'Evolution by Waterford' to underside.
Height of larger 8 1/2 x width 12 inches.
- ALBERTO KORDA FIDEL CASTRO SILHOUETTE
ALBERTO KORDA FIDEL CASTRO SILHOUETTE PHOTO PRINT Alberto Korda (Cuban, 1928-2001), Fidel Castro Silhouette, Photograph Print, signed lower right, burlwood frame. Image: 10.75" H x 13.75" W; frame: 19.25" H x 22.25" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Photography, Silhouette, Cuban Revolution, Landscape
- SEVRES PORCELAIN "FEUILLE-DE-CHOUX"
SEVRES PORCELAIN "FEUILLE-DE-CHOUX" PLATES, 6 Assembled Set of Six Sevres Porcelain "Feuille-de-Choux" Dinner Plates, variously marked: all with interlaced L marks, various painters, various dates, one marked in black underglaze with date mark for 1780, and with additional 1920s iron red inventory number for the Gatchina Palace-Museum Reserve, No. 422i. Each: 9.75" diameter. Provenance: From a 140 East 56th Street estate. Note: This pattern was so popular in Europe that the Russian imperial court placed orders for it in the 18th and 19th centuries, ultimately producing their own version which became known as the Great Peterhof Banqueting Service at the Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory during the period of Nicholas I (1825-1855). The Gatchina Palace inventory number and Sevres date number on this plate indicate that it may have been part of the original purchase by the Tsesarevich and Grand Duke Paul Petrovich (later Emperor Paul I) and his wife Maria Feodorovna from the Manufacture de Sevres in May of 1782. The plate likely remained at Gatchina until the revolution and was sold abroad in the 1930s.
Keywords: Hand-painted ceramics, Gilt accents
- PRINT, MARCEL DZAMA Marcel Dzama (Canadian,
PRINT, MARCEL DZAMA Marcel Dzama (Canadian, b. 1974), "Here's a Fine Revolution," 2015, color spit bite aquatint with soft ground etching, pencil signed and dated lower right, Crown Point Press blind stamp lower right, edition 2/25, sheet: 29"h x 38"w, overall (with frame): 31.75"h x 40.25"w
- ALBERT EINSTEIN, THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS,
ALBERT EINSTEIN, THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS, 1938 The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta. By Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld. Published 1938 by Simon and Schuster. First edition. Dust jacket is present and in very good condition. 8vo. 319pp.
- 19TH CENTURY SEAFARING, 15 LETTERS BY
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
- 9VOL DAVID HUME, HISTORY OF ENGLAND,
9VOL DAVID HUME, HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 1808 Nine volume set (of out 10) of The History of England From The Invasion of Julius Caesar to The Revolution in 1688 by David Hume. Published 1808-1810, by R. Scholey, London. Bound in brown leather with gilt titling and decoration on the spine. Book set is missing volume 9.
- WILLIAM EDDIS, LETTERS FROM AMERICA,
WILLIAM EDDIS, LETTERS FROM AMERICA, 1792 Letters From America, Historical and Descriptive, Comprising Occurrences From 1769 to 1777, Inclusive. by William Eddis. Printed in 1792 for the Author, in London. First edition. Modern parchment spine over older marbled boards. Page edges were left rough. A loyalist, Eddis wrote his 42 letters during an important period of American history giving valuable information on public feeling immediately before the revolution with emphasis on government, trade manners and the progress of war. The concluding letters narrate the difficulties and dangers the author experienced in consequence of his refusing to take the oath tendered him by the Americans. With errata and lists of subscribers. Sabin 21801, Howes E-41.
- 2VOL ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE
2VOL ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE PRINTED 1807 Two volume set of The Eloquence of the British Senate; or, Select Specimens From The Speeches of the Most Distinguished Parliamentary Speakers, From the Beginning of the Reign of Charles I. To the Present Time. Published 1807 by Thomas Ostell. First edition. A rare two volume set containing many speeches, including those given during the American Revolution. The Earl of Chatham's speeches for the American Colonies are contained here as well. Bound in three quarter tan leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling on the spine with decoration. 8vo.
- JOHN PAUL JONES, MEMOIRES DE PAUL JONES,
JOHN PAUL JONES, MEMOIRES DE PAUL JONES, 1798 Memoires de Paul Jones, ou il expose ses principaux services, et rappelle ce qui lui st arrive de plus remarquable pendant le cours de la revolution americaine, particulierement en Europe, ecrits par luimeme en anglais, et traduits sous ses yeux par le citoyen Andre. Published 1798 by Louis in Paris. First edition of the first biography of the man who became known as the Father of the American Navy. Half-title page present with engraved frontispiece. Half bound in tan leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine. 12mo. 244pp.
- THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMON
THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMON SENSE Leather bound sammelband containing works by Thomas Paine. Many works published at different times have been collected into one volume. Book is fully bound in leather with gilt titling and decoration. Marbled end papers. Included works are: Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution, Part 1 - 1795, J.S. Jordan. Rights of Man; Part the Second Combining Principle and Practice - 1792, J.S. Jordan. Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation - 1792, H.D. Symonds. Dissertation on First Principles of Government - London, Printed for the Proprietors. A Letter to George Washington on the Subject of The Late Treaty Concluded Between Great Britain and the United States of America, Including Other Matters - 1797, T. Williams. Agrarian Justice, Opposed to Agrarian Law, and to Agrarian Monopoly, Being a plan for Meliorating the Condition of Man, by Creating in Every Nation A National Fund - 1797, T. Williams. The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance - 1796, T. Williams. Two Letters to Lord Onslow, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surry: and one to Mr. Henry Dundas, Secretary of State, on the Subject of the Late Excellent Proclamation First Published in the Patriotic Paper of The Argus - 1792, James Ridgway (sixth edition). A Letter to the Earl of Shelburne, Now Marquis of Lansdowne, on His Speech, July 10, 1782, Respecting the Acknowledgement of American Independence - 1791, J. Ridgway. Reasons For Wishing to Preserve the Life of Louis Capet - James Ridgway. Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America - 1792, H.D. Symonds. A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America - 1795, J. Ridgway. Prospects on the War and Paper Currency of Great Britain - 1793, James Ridgway.
- AMERICAN REVOLUTION, D'ESTAING, EXTRAIT
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, D'ESTAING, EXTRAIT DU JOURNAL Extrait du journal d'un officier de la marine dr l'escadre de m le Comte D'estaing,1st edition, 1st issue. Engraved portrait bound in modern morocco over marbled boards with a gilded black label of title and date also with added end papers at the front and verso. 8vo. (3), 158pp. Howes e198.
- EARLY GEORGIA HISTORY, THE LONDON GAZETTE,
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.
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE W/ WRITTEN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE W/ WRITTEN ORDERS One page broadside, ?At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of October, A. D. 1780, order for raising of troups for the militia, 2500 men, per George Washington, will be formed into 5 regiments. Verso has a handwritten order by Colonel Obadiah Johnson (1736-1801), dated June 26, 1780, ordered by General Douglas, thus ordering Captain Joseph Raynoford to provide one sergeant and two privates to be ready to fight being fully equipped?out of the state?whenever needed. An unusual piece being orders written on orders as paper was scarce at that time. Mounted in a double-sided glass frame, giving access to observe the whole document both front and back. Bristol B5063; Evans 16741
- 6PCS LOT OF WAR NEWSPAPERS, REVOLUTION
6PCS LOT OF WAR NEWSPAPERS, REVOLUTION AND 1812 6 different newspapers about the birth of our nation from the period just after the Stamp Act to the War of 1812, the list as follows. The Boston Chronicle, Nov 7 to the 14th;The Massachusetts Centinel, April 11th 1787; The Independent Gazetteer, Oct 15th 1787; The New Haven Gazette, December 13th, 1787 and May 1st 1788; and finally The Weekly Register, August 28th 1813. Condition, each publisher has different size paper stock of which these fall.
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE, PRINTED
REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE, PRINTED 1776 Massachusetts Militia broadside printed by Benjamin Edes. An important Revolutionary War broadside published in 1776 regarding the mustering of a militia. Text: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1776.Whereas doubts may arise in the minds of some of the good people of this state, who are willing to go out at this important juncture against our unnatural enemies, agreeable to the resolve of this Court passed the 12th instant, about what time they shall be held in that service: Therefore for removing any difficulties of that nature, - It is resolved, That all those persons who shall march out on the exigence, shall be recalled within the space of two months from this date, at the furthest, and as much sooner as the service may admit of." It goes on to empower officers to collect fines for sending another person to fight in one's stead, and allows officers to muster the militia "when and so often as they may respectively find it necessary, in order for the obtaining the Quota designed. Published by Benjamin Edes, Watertown, MA, 1776. Mounted in a black gilt border over impressed designs with archival glass. Evans 14867. Bristol B4268. Shipton & Mooney 43087. Ford 1998. Cushing, Massachusetts Laws 950.
- AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CONTINENTAL ARMY
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CONTINENTAL ARMY BROADSIDE A broadside 1p, 1781, At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1781: An act, in further addition to an act, intitled, "An act for filling up this state?s quota of the Continental Army, signed: A true copy of record, examin?d by George Wyllys, secretary. Excellent content regarding the need to enlist more soldiers. Text, in part: "At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut...An Act...intitled 'An Act for filling up this State's Quota of the Continental Army.' Be it enacted by the Governor...That the several towns within this State, who have not yet obtained their full compliment of Recruits for the Continental Army...do proceed in manner as is directed...to procure the number of such recruits...the commanding officers...in such deficient towns...are hereby directed...to detach peremptorily...as many able bodied effective men as such town be deficient...muster said detached men...appoint a place of rendezvous...give the necessary orders for marching...to the army...if any person so detached...voluntarily inlist...he shall be entitled to receive...a bounty or premium...six pounds in gold or silver." Evans 17121
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HENRY CHAMPION SIGNED
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HENRY CHAMPION SIGNED DOCUMENT Official document dated February 5, 1777 to raise a company in the Continental Battalion. Signed by William Belcher, Ezekiel Williams with Elijah Robinson and General Henry Champion. An early document showing the creation of a company of soldiers for the Revolutionary War.
- THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER,
THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER, SIGNED The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Published 1759. Personal copy of Colonel Thomas Dawes. Personally owned and signed four times, with a near full page written about courts in his hand. Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809) was an American Revolutionary War Patriot who served as a Massachusetts Militia Colonel; afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts government. He was also an architect and builder who designed many of the most notable buildings in Boston, including the Old Street House and the Brattle Street Church. The cousin of William Dawes who rode to warn "The British Are Coming," along with Paul Revere On His "Midnight Ride". Bound in leather with decoration on front and back boards. 4to.
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MASSACHUSETTS TAX
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MASSACHUSETTS TAX ORDER, 1780 State of Massachusetts Bay tax raising document. The house of representatives dated June 14, 1780, read and concurred by John Hancock, Speaker, later to become first signer of Declaration of Independence and nine time governor of the state of Massachusetts. On June 15, 1780, the same day as the state constitution was ratified thus allowing a tax to be levied to support the United States against the "common enemy." A rarely seen document. Mounted and framed with in a dark brown frame.
- COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL ORDERS 1791 A general orders broadside marked Head-quarters, Boston, April 12th, 1791. 1 page. Printed by Thomas Adams, and signed in print by William Donnison (1757-1834), Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, serving at various times as an Aide to Governor Hancock, Adjutant General of the Massachusetts Militia and Judge of Common Pleas, thus setting up the states militia. The reverse filing note has the name of Captain Reuben Barton from Sutton written out. Reuben Barton was a Private in Capt. Daniel Bucknam's company.
- WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTS
WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTS War of 1812 General Orders. A broadside from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated July 18, 1814. This demand directive set quantities of men needed for the militia. Nicely detailed giving orders to all generals up to General Dearborn. A complete document of great historical value, administered by John Brooks (1752-1825), American Revolutionary Patriot. During the War of 1812, Brooks was the state militia's adjutant general with the rank of major general and later became the state's 11th governor. Signed in print as Adj. General.
- AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CRISIS, SEPT
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CRISIS, SEPT 9, 1775 The Crisis, dated September 9, 1775 is a fine example of an early newspaper from London printed on Fleet Street by T.W. Shaw containing a scathing full edition letter to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792). He was briefly Prime Minister in the 1760s and quickly became one of the most vilified men in the British world. Burned in effigy (often represented by a jackboot) from London to Virginia, the Scottish Lord Bute was a powerful symbol of pervasive fears that hidden forces behind the throne were bent on corrupting the British constitution. This letter discussed the weakness of the king and the disgrace that has come from the colonies having the revolution and the ramifications of such action with mention of brave Washington and cowardly Americans. Very strong wording with emotionally driven content. Signed CASCA, most likely a reference to one of the assassins of Julius Caeser, who's fear was the king was going to go against the ideals of the empire as was the case in the direction of the letter.
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CONNECTICUT PAY SLIP,
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CONNECTICUT PAY SLIP, 1781 A Revolutionary War pay slip signed by Elijah Hubbard (1745-1808), a lawyer and merchant of Middletown and New London, Connecticut. A Patriot of the American Revolution for Connecticut with the rank of commissary of which this document concludes,This ALS document is dated February 23rd, 1781 and is a pay statement for services rendered to the state of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War as a commissary agent. Nicely laid out clear and concise in the manuscript and is in matting ready to frame.
- ABBE RAYNAL,THE REVOLUTION OF AMERICA,
ABBE RAYNAL,THE REVOLUTION OF AMERICA, 1781 Bound example of The Revolution of America by Abbe Raynal. Printed 1781 by Lockyer Davis, London. Bound in brown calf with gilted spine decorations and title label. (2),[181] (+1 advert), (2),
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HANDWRITTEN BATTLEFIELD
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HANDWRITTEN BATTLEFIELD ORDERS Nicely laid out set of Revolutionary War field battle orders, well scribed and easily readable discussing time sensitive and pertinent battle orders including attack orders. Set upon a brown matting surrounded by a dark brown UV protected glass covered frame.