HAND-PAINTED SWORDFISH BILL SWORD AMERICA,HAND-PAINTED SWORDFISH BILL SWORD AMERICA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 43".HAND-PAINTED SWORDFISH BILL SWORD, America, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Carved wooden dolphin-form handle. Bill depicts a Great White Fleet vessel at sea and crossed American flags. Dimensions: Length 43".
7 ASIAN ITEMS INC. US-CHINA FLAG SET1st-3rd7 ASIAN ITEMS INC. US-CHINA FLAG SET1st-3rd items: Cloisonne vase and pair of cups and saucers, all decorated with US 48-star flag and Chinese flag on black ground, possibly Great White Fleet related (vase: 6 1/4" H, cups: 1 3/8" H, saucers: 2 3/4" dia), 1st quarter 20th century. 4th item: Brass teapot with blue enamel and relief decoration, marked "China" on base, early to mid-20th century, 7 1/2" H with handle raised. 5th-6th items: Pair of Chinese cylindrical porcelain vases with iron red ground and scholar scene vignettes, 8 1/8" H, early 20th century. 7th item: Censer or incense burner, yellow glazed porcelain body with enameled phoenix decoration and silver metal pierced top, 3 3/4" H. Mid-20th century. Provenance: Riceville, TN collection.
Condition:
1st-3rd items: Two dents in cloisonne bottle. 5th item: One vase with 1" rim chip. 7th item: 1/16" scratch on base. Other items in very good condition.
2 GREAT WHITE FLEET EMBROIDERED PICTURES,2 GREAT WHITE FLEET EMBROIDERED PICTURES, USAT SHERMAN ...Two Great White fleet embroideries. 1st item - Great White Fleet embroidered silk needlework patriotic picture of an eagle perched over American flag, constructed of silk and metallic threads on silk with glass eye, a silk embroidered American ship below titled, "USAT Logan", and embroidered banner "E Pluribus Unum." Titled top, "In Memory of My Cruise in the Philippine Islands" and in smaller letters underneath, "Siberia". Titled in silk at the bottom, "China Hawaii Japan". 25 1/2' X 19 1/2" sight, 28 1/2" x 22 5/8" framed. Asian export for the American market, late 19th century/early 20th century. The Logan was used to transport troops during the Spanish American War and was formally named the U.S.A.T. Manitoba. 2nd item - Great White Fleet embroidered silk needlework titled "In Remembrance of my Cruise in Phillipines" with a silk and metallic thread embroidered American eagle holding a shield above a photographic print of the American sailor flanked by six flags on each side including the flags titled for China and Japan. Below in an oval vignette is an embroidered picture of the U.S.A.T. Sherman. 19 3/8" x 15 3/8" sight, 21 1/8" x 17 1/4" framed. Asian export for the American market, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance - Robert C. and Cora Reid Greene Estate, Phenix City, Alabama.
Condition:
1st item - overall very good condition. 2nd item - overall very good condition with tear to background silk in upper left margin, frame repainted gold.
LARGE USS CONNECTICUT ARCHIVE, GREATLARGE USS CONNECTICUT ARCHIVE, GREAT WHITE FLEETUSS Connecticut Spanish American War / Great White Fleet commemorative items relating to John Addison Baxter Smith (1843-1918), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and his son, John Baxter Smith, U.S. Navy Paymaster. Addison Baxter Smithís early career included serving blockade duty on the USS Housatonic during the blockade of Charleston in the Civil War. He survived after the ship destroyed by a Confederate torpedo. In his later years, he served as the head of steam engineering at the New York Naval Yard and was charged with building the machinery for the battleship ìConnecticutî. 1st grouping ñ 4 brass and metal souvenir cannons stamped, ìUSS Connecticut Sept. 29, 1904_ on each cannon. 2 1/4_ W x 3_ H. 2nd grouping ñ 2 sterling souvenir spoons, 1 of Navy Sailor holding rifle and marked ìNavyî, 5 3/8_ L, other of sailing vessel marked Olympia and profile of Commodore Dewey, 4 3/4_ L (1.13 total oz troy). 3rd item ñ Large Commemorative sterling charger, engraved en verso ìFrom the Ward Room Officers USS Connecticut December 7th 1914_, retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, monogrammed ìSî, 12 1/8_ diameter (21.24 oz troy). 4th item ñ Gorham silver-plated dinner fork and knife, monogrammed ìUSNî en verso and with eagle emblem on front, 7 7/8_ L and 9 1/2_L. 5th item ñ Sterling silver cigarette case with the monogram of John Baxter Smith (U.S. Navy Paymaster) and a list of Naval ships including the USS Vermont, Princeton, and Connecticut (3.2 oz troy). 6th item ñ Large Gelatin toned silver print titled lower left ìThe U.S.S. Connecticut Copyright 1907 by Enrique Mullerî (reference: Enriques Robert Muller, Battleships of the United States Navy, New York, 1912). Note with the print, ìUSS Connecticut ñ Flagship of Atlantic Fleet 1914 ñ last ship that John A. B. Smith served on ñì. 17 1/2_W x 15_H sight, 23 1/2_W x 21 1/2_H framed. 7th grouping ñ three Great White fleet medals including 2 medals depicting the flags of the US and Japan and the date 1908, one having the flags enameled only, the second medal having the leaves surround and ribbon enameled in addition to the flags. Japanese hallmark on anchor base verso. The third medal with a propeller hasp and the medal depicting Admirals Sperry and Togo on the face and the lines, ìOn arrival of U.S. Fleet Yokohama Oct. 1908 and the profile of an American warship. An attached note, ìMedal given your Grandfather John Addison Baxter Smith when the ìGreat White Fleetî went around the world 1908_. All items late 19th/early 20th century. Total weight of all sterling silver: 25.57 oz troy.
Condition:
1st grouping - excellent. 2nd grouping - bowl of Navy spoon has minor bend. 3rd item - surface scratches and fleabites. 4th item - pitting and oxidation to knife blade. 5th item - some denting to case. 6th item - some toning to photographic print, a couple of stains to matting near print edge. 7th item - overall very good condition with expected wear, minor wear to enamel.
GREAT WHITE FLEET CHINESE CLOISONNEGREAT WHITE FLEET CHINESE CLOISONNE VASEGreat White Fleet Imperial Chinese cloisonne vase, depicting the crossed flags of America and China with the Longevity character mark, all on a blue floral ground. 8 1/4" H. Circa 1908. Provenance: Collected by the consignor's grandfather, John Baxter Smith - U.S. Navy Paymaster, who was born in 1881, attended the Norfolk Academy and was made a paymaster with the rank of ensign in 1902. He stayed in the service through 1919, when he resigned as a Lt. Commander. Smith served on the following ships: Vermont, Princeton, Elacano, Villalobos, Wilmington, Monadnock, Ohio, Rhode Island, Lancaster, and Connecticut. He sailed with the Great White Fleet, although it is not certain on which ship he served during the Great White Fleet tour.
Condition:
Overall very good condition. Some oxidation evident to brass.
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA GREAT WHITESPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA GREAT WHITE FLEET PATRIOTIC U....Spanish American War Era Great White Fleet Patriotic U.S. Navy Embroidery , circa 1900 , "In Remembrance of My Cruise in China and Japan, Philippines and Hawaii Aboard the USS Albany", embroidered with flying spread winged eagle clutching Federal shield and 4 American flags and photograph of the young sailor.
30 in. x 23 ½ in. Overall 36 in. x 29 ½ in.
Condition:
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PATRIOTIC "WASHINGTON E PLURIBUS UNUM"PATRIOTIC "WASHINGTON E PLURIBUS UNUM" SOUVENIR EMBROID...Patriotic "Washington E Pluribus Unum" Souvenir Embroidery, circa 1905-1910, east Asian Coast polychrome silk and metallic threads on silk ground, depicting eagle, flags, shield, cannon, etc. Note: Most likely made in Japan and acquired by a Navy man when the U.S. Fleet visited Yokohama in 1908 during it's round the world tour as "The Great White Fleet"
21.75 in. x 19.5 in. Framed 24 in. x 21.75 in.
Condition:
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PATRIOTIC SILKWORK BANNERGreat WhitePATRIOTIC SILKWORK BANNERGreat White Fleet, 1907, "In Remembrance Of My Cruise In China Japan And Philippine Waters", eagle and U.S. flag backdrop, President Theodore Roosevelt at center, flanked by Naval generals, above battleship scene, life preserver, crossed cannons, cannonballs, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" at bottom,ÿframed 50-1/2 x 30-1/2 in., Provenance: The Ann and Joel Finn Collection; Note: These patriotic silkworks were originally marketed to sailors on shore leave in various Asian seaport souvenir shops.ÿ
Condition:
good overall, light stains and discoloration, frame extremities with visible distressÿ
FRAMED GREAT WHITE FLEET SOUVENIR SCARFsilkFRAMED GREAT WHITE FLEET SOUVENIR SCARFsilk scarf bearing images of Theodore Roosevelt and Great White Fleet ships, "souvenir of our famous cruise around the world", with Sotheby's New York sticker, framed 23-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York; Flowerdew Hundred Estate, North Prince George, Virginia
Condition:
visible creasing and light staining, not removed from frame for examination
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH "NEWPORT HARBOR" CIRCACHROMOLITHOGRAPH "NEWPORT HARBOR" CIRCA 1900 ON PAPER, SHEET SIZE 28" X 41". FRAMED 33.75" X 46.75".CHROMOLITHOGRAPH "NEWPORT HARBOR", Circa 1900, Published by Forbes Publishing, circa 1900. Depicts the dayliner Mount Hope off Newport, Rhode Island, amongst the ships of the Great White Fleet. Dimensions: On paper, sheet size 28" x 41". Framed 33.75" x 46.75".
F.W. DILLINGHAM (LATE 19TH CENTURY,),F.W. DILLINGHAM (LATE 19TH CENTURY,), U.S. WARSHIP, LIKELY FROM THE GREAT WHITE FLEET., OIL ON CANVAS, 16" X 24". FRAMED 19" X 27".F.W. DILLINGHAM, Late 19th Century, U.S. warship, likely from the Great White Fleet. Signed and dated lower right "F.W. Dillingham 1898". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 16" x 24". Framed 19" x 27".
GEORGE C. KING (AMERICA, LATE 19TH CENTURY),GEORGE C. KING (AMERICA, LATE 19TH CENTURY), U.S. WARSHIP, LIKELY PART OF THE GREAT WHITE FLEET., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 36". FRAMED 28" X 40.5".GEORGE C. KING, America, Late 19th Century, U.S. warship, likely part of the Great White Fleet. Signed and dated lower right "Geo. C. King 98", possibly George Clinton King (New York, 1848-). Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 24" x 36". Framed 28" x 40.5".
MATHEW WALKER (AMERICA, 20TH CENTURY),MATHEW WALKER (AMERICA, 20TH CENTURY), U.S. WARSHIP, LIKELY FROM THE GREAT WHITE FLEET., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 14" X 20" SIGHT. FRAMED 19" X 24".MATHEW WALKER, America, 20th Century, U.S. warship, likely from the Great White Fleet. Signed lower right "Mathew Walker". Dimensions: Watercolor on paper, 14" x 20" sight. Framed 19" x 24".
SCRAPBOOK PERTAINING TO WORLD WAR IISCRAPBOOK PERTAINING TO WORLD WAR II NAVY FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM HALSEY MOST PHOTOGRAPHS 8" X 10". ALBUM 11.5" X 11.5".SCRAPBOOK PERTAINING TO WORLD WAR II NAVY FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM HALSEY, Includes approx. 24 black and white photographs of Halsey, the U.S.S. Enterprise, Navy planes and battle scenes, as well as a commemoration of the Enterprise's action against Japanese forces and twelve folding cards from the "Aircraft of the World" series, mostly on American combat aircraft. Contained in a brown faux leather photo album. Dimensions: Most photographs 8" x 10". Album 11.5" x 11.5". Provenance: William "Bull" F. Halsey (1882-1959) is only one of four people to have attained the rank of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1904, served in the Great White Fleet, and commanded a destroyer during World War I. During World War II, on his flagship Enterprise , he commanded forces that raided Japanese-held targets in the Pacific, notably at Guadalcanal, the Solomon chain and Leyte Gulf.
A.F. OLSON (AMERICA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY),A.F. OLSON (AMERICA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY), A GREAT WHITE FLEET SHIP IN PORTLAND HARBOR, POSSIBLY THE U.S.S. MAINE ., OIL ON CANVAS, 17" X 14". FRAMED 23" X 19".A.F. OLSON, America, Early 20th Century, A Great White Fleet ship in Portland Harbor, possibly the U.S.S. Maine. Signed lower right "A.F. Olson". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 17" x 14". Framed 23" x 19".
GERMAN TOY CLOCKWORK BATTLESHIP CA 1900GERMAN TOY CLOCKWORK BATTLESHIP CA 1900 USS "Indiana", painted tin, 16" x 21" x 5". Retaining original wheeled trolley.
The "Indiana" (BB-1) was the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, launched in 1893, commissioned in 1895, part of the "Great White Fleet".
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POSTCARDS OFCOLLECTION OF AMERICAN POSTCARDS OF THE GREAT WHITE FLEET/WWI U.S. NAVY SHIPSCOLLECTION OF AMERICAN POSTCARDS OF THE GREAT WHITE FLEET/WWI U.S. NAVY SHIPS, 113 Great White fleet postcards with a few WWI/U.S. Navy cards, with 6 steamliner postcards, circa 1950s/1960s (119 total)
BOOKS: (SPERRY, CHARLES). AROUND THEBOOKS: (SPERRY, CHARLES). AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE FLEET 1907 – 1909. A PICTORIAL LOG OF THE CRUISE, ANNAPOLIS, MD. 1929. FIRST EDITION, 280 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VOYAGE. FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES S. SPERRY W...BOOKS: (SPERRY, CHARLES). Around The World With The Fleet 1907 – 1909. A Pictorial Log Of The Cruise, Annapolis, Md. 1929. First Edition, 280 pages of photographs of the voyage. From the Library Of Charles S. Sperry with a carte-de-viste of him as a young man and an 8 x 10 photograph as Rear-Admiral. (WITH) COGGLESHALL, GEORGE. Voyages To Various Parts Of the World….1799-1844. New York 1851. First Edition, Presentation Copy to C. S. Sperry…"With the Best Respects of the Author". Sperry led the Great White Fleet during the major portion of its historic cruise around the world in 1908-1909." (Wikipedia), covers loose and missing most of backstrip, 2 volumes
SET OF 12 COLORED LITHOGRAPHS AFTERSET OF 12 COLORED LITHOGRAPHS AFTER FREDERICKCOZZENS (1846-1928, NY). THE PRINTS DEPICT "THE GREAT WHITE FLEET", SIGNED AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., HARTFORD, CT. EACH IN NEW GILDED FRAMES AND MATS. SIGHT SIZE 7 1/2" X 12". OVERALL 14" X 18 1/2".
LOT OF 9 LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURYLOT OF 9 LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY NAVALIMAGES. TO INCLUDE: USS ATLANTA CA. 1883, GERMAN IMPERIAL NAVAL CRUISER SMS BADEN CA. 1894, USS TENNESSEE, USS VIRGINIA, AMERICAN COAST GUARD CUTTER, TWO BATTLE SHIPS FROM THE AMERICAN GREAT WHITE FLEET. ALSO TWO IMAGES OF SHIP’S CREWS, ONE OF UNIDENTIFIED AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS, AND ONE OF THE USS SCORPION, TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. FOUND IN A DARTMOUTH BARN, ALL BUT ONE IMAGE IS FRAMED. SOME ARE LOOSE IN FRAME, AND SOME IMAGES SHOW CRAZING AND CRACKING. BUT OVERALL, GOOD CONDITION.
(15) MARINE LITHOGRAPHS AFTER FREDERIC(15) MARINE LITHOGRAPHS AFTER FREDERIC SCHILLER COZZENS (NY, 1846-1928) Set of (15) Framed Images of "The Great White Fleet", colored lithographs, signed and dated "Fred S. Cozzen, '93" lower left in plate, copyright 1893, American Publishing Co., Hartford, Conn., Armstrong & Co. Lith, Boston, in black painted and gilded wooden frames with double mats, most with plate #s and ships identified verso, six with past owner's hand drawn ship images and ship identifications verso, OS: 14 3/8" x 17 7/8", SS: 7 5/8" x 12". One frame edge nick, otherwise good condition.
COLLECTION OF 1920'S-30'S PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS,COLLECTION OF 1920'S-30'S PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS, LARGELY RELATED TO AVIATORS, ESP. LINDBERGH (38) Photographs & (3) Autographs, including: Amelia Earhart on her plane 'Friendship'; Meeting for the Treaty of Versailles to end WWI; Gov. Moore of NJ with Edison on the 50th Anniversary of the Gramophone; President Wilson's wife with family friend; Biplane landing on the USS Lexington; The great White Fleet at anchor in the Bay of Cuba; Unknown artist in NYC studio circa 1890; Autographs of Marian Anderson & Cornelia Otis Skinner; Vivien Leigh in a crowd of admirers; Three Nursery Rhyme themed Circus Wagons; Pilot Captain Mathews landing in Sydney; Chamberlain & Levine landing at Tempelhoff; Lawyers of the Scopes Trial; Mrs. Vincent Astor arrives from abroad; French aviator Delmotte flies over sheep; Lindbergh takes Congressman air riding; Lindbergh and Secy of War stride to plane; Giant German Flying Boat "O-X" flies over Spain; Lindbergh with his wife; Lindbergh's NYC ticker tape parade; Knute Rockne & wife; Lindbergh with President of Cuba; Lindbergh wins the Wilson Award; Lindbergh revisits Bourget Field; Lindbergh flies from Washington after visiting the Hoovers for a week; British unveil statue of FDR; Lindbergh with Bleriot; Lindbergh in Spirit of St Louis takes off from Mexico; Lindbergh receiving the Cross of Honor in front of the Capitol; Lindberg with Hoover on election day; Lindbergh with Marshal Foch; Lindbergh with wife and plane; Lindbergh receives the Flying Cross from President Cooldge; Lindburgh presented the Congressional Medal by President Coolidge; President Coolidge awards Lindbergh with the Huubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society; Photo signed by Marcel Doret; Canada welcomes FDR; Lindbergh sees Mexican Bullfight; (2) candid photos of Rosalind Russell boarding a train in 1938.
Toy Battleship Ca 1910s a toy battleshipToy Battleship Ca 1910s a toy battleship modeled after the battle steamers of the Spanish-American/Great White Fleet era on four metal wheels with an internal flywheel mechanism to sustain momentum once pushed probably made by Dayton Friction Toy Co.; ht. 7.5 lg. 15.5 dp. 3.5 in.
Fine gouache on board ship portraitFine gouache on board ship portrait of a dreadnaught probably from The Great White Fleet signed l.r. "T.F. Black 1905". 14.5"x24.5"
JAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD FABRICJAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD FABRIC EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED PANEL MADE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET ''In memory of our Famous Cruise Around the World '' depicting a painted panel of the Great White Fleet a photograph on silk of President Theodore Roosevelt and three naval officers. Provenance: Property from a Private Collector. 42 1/4 x 24 in. 46 1/4 x 28 1/8 in. (frame).
JAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD AND FABRICJAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD AND FABRIC EMBROIDERED PAINTED PANEL MADE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET ''In remembrance of my cruise in China Japan and P.I.'' with a painted panel of one of the ships from the Great White Fleet. Together with a photograph of a sailor. Provenance: Property from a Private Collector. 39 x 24 1/4 in. 44 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (frame).
JAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD FABRICJAPANESE SILK METALLIC THREAD FABRIC EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED PANEL MADE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET ''In remembrance of my cruise around the world '' depicting a painted panel of The Great White Fleet an American eagle flags and photo of a sailor. Provenance: Property from a Private Collector. 41 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. 46 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (frame).
Spanish American War Large Format PhotographsSpanish American War Large Format Photographs Lot of 6 including: two photographs of military procession down the streets of Spokane mounted to 7 x 9 in. stamped on recto Amateur Photo by RANDLES Seattle Wash. and on verso 16th Infantry U.S.A. Spokane April 21 '98.; photograph of a tent camp mounted to 5.5 x 10 in. identified in the negative The Sunny South 31st Mich. camp on New Years Day 1899; photograph mounted to 8 x 10 in. of soldiers at camp two of whom are peeling potatoes penciled on recto Dec. 1898 Augusta Ga. and on verso Taken while stationed at Camp McKenzie Augusta Ga Dec. 1898.; photograph of a tent camp mounted to 5.5 x 6.5 in. identified on verso as 14th Penna at Camp Meade Sept. 1898; and a lithographed portrait of Robley D. Evans Captain U.S.N. with printed advertisement for N.K. Fairbank's Fairy Soap on verso. ''Fightin' Bob'' Evans (1846-1912) commanded the USS Iowa during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba was promoted to Rear Admiral and later commanded the Great White Fleet on its worldwide tour.
Framed advertisement: ''United StatesFramed advertisement: ''United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of Baltimore '' and a framed advertisement for the ''Great White Fleet'' early 20th century; framed Estimate $ 100-200 All property is sold as-is. No condition report is supplied. Prospective buyers should submit an inquiry requesting detailed examination of each lot prior to bidding. Back   Inquiry   Email Lot  © Alex Cooper. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are originalcopyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. Forfurther information telephone 410-828-4838 Schedule •  Catalogues •  Archives •  Login •  RegisterAbout Us | Consignors | Buyers | Catalogs | Contact Us | FAQ | Join Our Mailing ListHome | Oriental Rugs | Real Estate Auctions | Alex Cooper's Artfact Page | Alex Cooper Live! Blog908 York Road Towson Maryland 21204Baltimore: (410) 828-4838 | Fax: (410) 828-0875 | Toll-Free: (800) 272-3145antiques@alexcooper.comSite by Fastspot