A few examples of appraisal values for
IMMIGRANT

• 1764 FREDERICK, MARYLAND LAND
  1764 FREDERICK, MARYLAND LAND DEED1764 Frederick, Maryland land deed signed by John Dickson and Thomas Price, members of the first landowning families of Frederick, between Daniel Dulany, Esquire, of Annapolis, and Conrad Road. Dulany (1685-1753) was the founder of Frederick, a large landowner who offered new immigrants, mostly German farmers, plots of land at very low prices. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
• LARGE GREEN PAINT & CHIP CARVED
  LARGE GREEN PAINT & CHIP CARVED DECORATED OVALbride's box ca. 18th-early 19th century; although Scandinavian form construction, the oval bentwood band box appears to be white pine with thin cut bentwood slat band with splint lace construction and pegged pine bottom, lid of box with bent sapling hoop handle, slide into clip and held by turning flag shape fastener that is held in lace mount, box has decorative geometric snowflake checkering with old deep forest green painted surface, 22 1/4"x 14 3/4"x 13 1/4"; Condition: unknown origin, possible immigrant crafted piece (?), box has evidence of bug damage, nice form
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) Oil on artist board, pencil signed 'G. Renouard' (on reverse). George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. He was born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• FRANK DUVENECK (AMERICAN,
  FRANK DUVENECK (AMERICAN, 1848-1919) STUDY OF A MALE MODEL Oil on canvas laid on masonite. Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919) Frank Duveneck was an American figure and portrait painter. Born in Covington, Kentucky, the son of German immigrant Bernhard Decker. Considered to be one of the most innovative late 19th century American painters, Frank Duvenck lived and worked for the majority of his life in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he influenced many important American talents of the time, including John Henry Twachtman, Robert Blum, and Edward Henry Potthast.
• EUROPEAN PAINTED PINE IMMIGRANT
  EUROPEAN PAINTED PINE IMMIGRANT TRUNK, CA. 1800European painted pine immigrant trunk, ca. 1800, 20 1/2" h., with floral decorated panels, 46 1/2" w. NO in-house shipping for this lot.
• An Undertaker's Porcelain
  An Undertaker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to William Collier Late 19th/Early 20th Century bearing the name William J. Collier in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn hearse. underside unmarked. Height 3 1/2 inches. together with a printed advertisement for W. J. Collier & Sons, Undertakers and Embalmers in Port Jervis, New York. The Colliers are also listed as the proprietors of Delaware House, providing coaching, carting, and freighting services. According to the genealogical record, William Joseph Collier (1854-1935) was born on July 1, 1854, in Port Jervis, New York to Irish immigrants Thomas and Margaret Collier. U.S. Federal Census records from the early twentieth century indicate that he worked first as a liveryman but had established his own undertaking business by 1920. He and his wife, Barbara Anne, had three children together, including sons Fred and Thomas, presumably his business partners. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• A Brewmaster's Porcelain
  A Brewmaster's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Circa 1917-1920 bearing the name H. H. Gilson in gilt lettering and depicting a man holding a glass of beer and and brewer's trade emblem. underside marked T & V / Limoges / France. Height 3 1/2 inches. The crest is identified to the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, founded in 1886 as the National Union of United Brewery Workers. Through the early twentieth century, membership was comprised primarily of German immigrants and, for many years, the union's publications were issued exclusively in German. The name was changed in 1917 and was changed again just three years later to the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America, likely in the wake of Prohibition, as it operated until 1973 when the union merged with the Teamsters. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• Three Porcelain Occupational
  Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs Depicting Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagons Late 19th/Early 20th Century comprising a laundry wagon example for W.M. Sherman, marked T&V Limoges France; a Brooklyn Wholesale Confectionery example for Louis Senft; and a Borden's Dairy example for Frank A. Baer, marked Felda China / Germany.Height of largest 3 3/4 inches. Louis Senft is listed in Brooklyn, New York City Directories as a Confectioner on Graham Avenue by 1906. He was born circa 1877 in New York to German immigrants Henry and Lizzie Senft. The U..S. Federal Census of 1940 suggests that Senft still worked in the candy industry at that time. The New York Condensed Milk Company was founded by inventor and entrepreneur Gail Borden in Wassaic, New York in 1861. The company changed its name to Borden Dairy in 1919 to honor its late founder, and the firm enjoyed remarkable growth during the 1920s, adding ice cream and cheese to its repertoire. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• Three Barber's Porcelain
  Three Barber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs Early 20th Century comprising an example identified R. W. Chappell in gilt lettering and depicting two barbers in their shop; an example identified Edmond Grenier with a barber's chair; and one identified D. Williams depicting barber's tools. underside of Chappell mug marked D & Co., underside of Williams mug signed J. Ritter in gilt. Height of largest 3 7/8 inches. U.S. Federal Census returns from 1910 through 1930 record an Edmund Grenier (1881-1935) working as a barber in Herkimer, New York. Grenier was born to French-Canadian immigrants and married Josephine Blancett before 1910, and the couple had three children together. Massachusetts City Directories also list an Edmond Grenier (circa 1883-1956), variably recorded as Armand Grenier, working as a barber in Fall River during the 1920s and 1920s. Also of French-Canadian descent, Grenier wed Rose Beauregard on October 24, 1904, and they had at least three children together. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• A Porcelain Occupational Shaving
  A Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Depicting a Railway Express Co. Truck Early 20th Century bearing the name Redamus Mengozzi in gilt lettering against a magenta wrap, and depicting a gentleman driving a truck labeled Railway Express Co.underside marked Royal China International.Height 3 5/8 inches. City Directories from Orange, New Jersey record a Redamus Mengozzi working as a hatter on Liberty Street from 1927 until 1930. He was born around 1904 in New Jersey to Italian immigrant Alphonsina "Fonzina" Mengozzi. By 1910, Fonzina married her second husband, Carmino Battista, himself a finisher in a hat factory, when Mengozzi was still a young boy. Mengozzi died in East Orange on January 9, 1940. Any connections between this Redamus Mengozzi and the Railway Express Company, established as the American Railway Express Agency in 1918 and renamed by 1929, remain unfounded. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• A Patriotic Porcelain Shaving Mug
  A Patriotic Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting the U.S.S. Mississippi Early 20th Century bearing the name M. Fogelson and U.S.S. Mississippi in gilt lettering, and depicting the lead naval battleship in the Mississippi class between two American flags.underside marked Bavaria and signed C.P. Haim.Height 3 3/4 inches. The Mississippi was built by the United States Navy between 1904 and 1908. She served with the Atlantic Fleet from 1909 to 1912, when she was placed on reserve. In 1914, the Mississippi was reactivated as an aviation support ship during the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. She was purchased shortly thereafter by Greece in July 1914 and renamed Kilkis, becoming the flagship of the Greek fleet amidst the country's naval arms race with the Ottoman Empire. U.S. Army Transfer Service Documents recording the arrivals and departures of enlisted men between 1910 and 1939 indicate that M. Fogelson may refer to Michel Fogelson (1892-1963), or possibly his brother Mair Fogelson, both Russian or Polish immigrants who came to the United States in the early twentieth century and served in the Navy during World War I. According to Military Naturalization Petitions, Fogelson took the Oath of Allegiance on June 28, 1918, in Washington, DC, and was aboard the President Grant with Co. L, 50th Infantry by 1919. Military records connect him to the Grant, the Princess Matoika, and the Cantigny, but unfortunately, any connections to the Mississippi remain unfounded. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• A Dry Goods Store Proprietor's
  A Dry Goods Store Proprietor's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to John E. Schuon 20th Century bearing the name John E. Schuon in gilt lettering to base and depicting a photographic transfer image of a horse-drawn flour wagon that reads John E. Schuon to body.underside unmarked.Height 3 7/8 inches. John Schuon was born around 1864 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to German immigrants Heman and Matilda Schuon. By 1900, Schuon is recorded as having married Clara Daniels and working as a merchant of flour, bread, and coal. Subsequent census returns and Allentown City Directories from the 1920s and 1930s record that Schuon was the owner of a flour, feed, and coal outfit on Hamilton Avenue. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• A Quarryman's Porcelain
  A Quarryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Ralph DeMagistris Early 20th Century bearing the name Ralph De Magistris in gilt lettering, featuring the image of a gentleman driving a dump truck full of stone.underside marked J & C Bavaria.Height 4 inches. Genealogical records document Ralph DeMagistris (1896-1956) as a resident of Providence, Rhode Island. DeMagistris was the son of Italian immigrants, and his father, Mariano, worked as a stone mason in the housing industry. As a young man, DeMagistris operated a truck for a local bakery as a deliveryman, and later, U.S. City Directories from the 1930s list him as the manager of the Providence Crushed Stone and Sand Company. He worked in this capacity until at least 1950, according to U.S. Federal Census returns. Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
• (8) Waterford and style crystal
  (8) Waterford and style crystal vases to include vintage flared 10" flower vase, designers gallery collection cloisters vase, 10"h, carina pattern vase pair, 5 1/8"H each, immigrant pattern flared rim waisted vase, 7"H, a 4 3/8"H attendants vase, lismore pattern bud vase, 9 1/4"H along with a crystal Mikasa square base deco style vase, unsigned, 8 1/2"H, each item signed Waterford save the Mikasa vase.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) DOCK SCENE Oil on canvas. George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) "SUMMER SHADOWS" Oil on canvas. Titled on paper label on reverse. George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas. Signed 'Renouard' (lower right). George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) WINTER LANDSCAPE Oil on masonite. George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (AMERICAN,
  JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (AMERICAN, 1823-1900) "HASTINGS ON HUDSON" Circa 1885. Oil on canvas. Signed 'J. F. Cropsey' and dated (lower right). Authenticated and recorded with The Newington-Cropsey Foundation. This work will be recorded in an upcoming Catalogue Raisonne. Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) Jasper Francis Cropsey was born February 18, 1823, on his father's farm in Rossville, Staten Island, New York. He was the eldest of eight children in a family descended from Dutch and French Huguenot immigrants. In 1837, at the age of fourteen, Cropsey won a diploma at the Mechanics Institute Fair of the City of New York for a model house that he built. That same year he was apprenticed to the architect Joseph Trench for a five-year period. After eighteen months, Cropsey, who had shown an early proficiency in drawing, found himself responsible for nearly all of the office's finished renderings. Impressed with his talents, his employer provided him with paints, canvas, and a space in which to study and perfect his artistic skills. During this period Cropsey took lessons in watercolor from an Englishman, Edward Maury, and was encouraged and advised by American genre painters William T. Ranney (1813-1857) and William Sidney Mount (1807-1868). It was in 1843 that Cropsey first exhibited a painting at the National Academy of Design, a landscape titled Italian Composition, probably based on a print, which was quite well received. He was elected an associate member of that institution the following year and a full member in 1851.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) Oil on canvas laid on Masonite. Signed 'Renouard' (lower left). George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN,
  GEORGE A. RENOUARD (AMERICAN, 1884-1954) Oil on canvas laid on Masonite. Signed 'Renouard' (lower right). George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) George A. Renouard was a noted painter, printer, and graphic artist. Born in Rochester, New York and later moved to New York City, New York where he studied at the Pratt Institute and Erasmus Hall. Renouard often depicted life among the less fortunate peoples in society, such as immigrants, beggars and drunkards, the unemployed, and the poor working class. Many of his works clearly show the love and empathy he had for his fellow man. He actively painted along the south shore in Brooklyn, Long Island, Staten Island, Vermont, the Catskill Mountains, the Berkshires, as well as Rockport, Massachusetts, and its environs. He is well known for his beautiful landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still lifes and nautical themes. He primarily worked in oils, but also worked in watercolor, etching, and lithography.
• RARE AND IMPORTANT GEORGIA
  RARE AND IMPORTANT GEORGIA ATTRIBUTED PAINT DECORATED L...dated 1871, case with strong yellow, blue, and green stylized decoration on bright red ground, painted with initials "JH" and date of 1871, poplar and yellow pine (by microanaylsis) construction, hinged lid with open interior with compartment with a sliding cover, original butt hinges and iron lock on brightly painted shaped feet, cut nail construction, 21-3/4 x 37-1/4 x 16 in. Provenance: according to correspondence from Richard and Betty Ann Rasso, family tradition states that this chest was made for Jane Hall, a descendant of Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia (Lyman Hall has no known direct line of descendants; Jane Hall was possibly a relative through another line of the family); Elliott and Grace Snyder Antiques, Richard & Betty Ann and Rasso Antiques East, Chatham, New York, purchased July 6th, 1999; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina Note: While the design precedents for this fascinating chest point to Europe, the yellow pine and poplar materials confirm its American and likely southern origin. The 1871 date of the chest and its unusual feet and paint design point to a first generation European immigrant working here. While the Georgia provenance is anecdotal, its connections to that state remain a strong possibility. Reconstruction era Georgia had a number of European communities, many of them enticed to the state for labor. Condition: excellent condition overall, some minor surface splatter, edge wear and bumps including at front molding, slight warping to top, other minor wear and surface flaws
• EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS CHEST. First
  EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS CHEST. First half 19th century, pine. Lid with routed edge, dovetailed case and interior till. Refinished with traces of green paint. Age cracks, replaced hinges, missing rope handles. 15.5"h. 39.25"w. 17"d.
• EUROPEAN DECORATED IMMIGRANT CHEST.
  EUROPEAN DECORATED IMMIGRANT CHEST. First half 19th century, pine. Dovetailed case, interior till missing lid, forged iron hardware, worn floral decoration. Shrinkage, age splits, missing lock and has been over varnished. 17.5"h. 33"w. 17"d.
• SILVERPLATE. EPERGNE AGINCOURT
  SILVERPLATE. EPERGNE AGINCOURT (1844 SHIP). An ornate silver epergne that was presented to Captain Neatby by the passengers of the Agincourt (1844 ship). The Agincourt is noted for being a prisoner transport ship however it also served as a transport ship for immigrants to Australia. Engraved with the following "Presented/ to /Captain Neatby/ by the/ Cabin Passengers of the/ Ship Agincourt/ from Sydney to London/ May 1848." From a White Plains, NY estate. Dimensions: 17 1/2" in height X 22" in width. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches, minor dings/dents, and losses to silverplate. One sconce has become detached. Glass bowl is not original and exhibits flee bites and a crack.
• Paint decorated immigrants trunk,
  Paint decorated immigrants trunk, 18th c., with shoe felt paint of a later date. 24"h x 54.25"w x 26"d Condition: Wear, scratches, dents as expected with age.
• CA. 1720 MOHAWK VALLEY BLANKET
  CA. 1720 MOHAWK VALLEY BLANKET CHEST. Early red painted pine example with hand forged strap hinges, Rosemead nails, linen fold applied corner mouldings on bracket base. 22”H x 55”W x 18.5”D. Provenance: Acquired out of an old house in Johnstown NY, settle by German immigrants in 1709. Sussman Collection.
• CHILD'S WALKING STICK, EASTERN
  CHILD'S WALKING STICK, EASTERN ONT., LATE 19TH C.A child's walking stick with a double-headed pommel and a twisting snake. Symbols include a white cross on a red shield and the Edelweiss flower, suggesting that it was possibly carved by a Swiss immigrant with memories of the homeland. Eastern Ontario, late 19th century. Dimensions, 20.5" x 1.25". FRANCAIS: Canne pour enfant avec pommeau à deux têtes et un serpent tordu. Symboles incluent une croix blanche sur un bouclier rouge et la fleur d'Edelweiss, suggérant qu'elle a été sculptée par un immigrant suisse avec des souvenirs de la patrie. Est de l'Ontario, fin du XIXe siècle.
• ETHEL MAGAFAN (1916-1993)
  ETHEL MAGAFAN (1916-1993) AMERICANEthel Magafan, thrashing, egg tempera with Sgraffito technique, signed lower right, 8" h x 25.75" w. Note: Daughter of a Greek immigrant father and a Polish immigrant mother, Ethel Magafan grew up in Colorado. Her works are listed in the following museums: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Academy of Design, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock, New York; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York; Schenectady Museum, New York; State University of New York, Albany; Ulster County Community College, New York; The Newark Museum, New Jersey; Portland Museum, Maine; Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine; Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Massachusetts; Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States Department of the Interior, and Howard University, all in Washington, DC; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington; Norfolk Museum, Virginia; Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida; Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana; Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame University, Indiana; Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale; Des Moines Art Center, Iowa; Springville Museum of Art, Missouri; Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City; Fred J. Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma; Wichita Art Museum, Kansas; Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock; Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California; Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, Colorado; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Denver Art Museum; Denver Public Library Western Art Collection; Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver; and Rotron Europa N.V., Breda, Holland.
• NORWEGIAN ROSEMALED IMMIGRANT TRUNK
  NORWEGIAN ROSEMALED IMMIGRANT TRUNK DATED 1828 22" x 40" x 19½" Hand painted in read and blue with monogram to the front left and dated to the front right, interior side compartment with lid, metal hardware.
• HICKS FAMILY ARCHIVE, TNAn
  HICKS FAMILY ARCHIVE, TNAn extensive archive of material related to the family of Edward Dickson Hicks II, Edward Dickson Hicks III and Edward Dickson Hicks IV of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The archive covers the men and their families over a time period from roughly 1850-1960, with the majority of ephemera dating from 1865, when Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894) inherited the property from his aunt Fanny Harding and began raising Devon Farm cattle. The archive includes several hundred letters, many in original envelopes with postage stamps; dozens of postcards; several hundred receipts for furnishings, farm purposes, and services such as tuition of children from tutors and the Shelby Female Insititute (many on decorative letterhead of late 19th-early 20th century Nashville establishments); approximately 1 dozen land documents including deeds/indentures; broadside for the sale of Ed Hicks property Grassland, 12 miles southwest of Nashville; 50 to 100 photographs of family members, many identified verso, including an 8" x 10" print of Hunter Giers Hicks greeting First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt outside a train (the two ladies were said to have been friends), a photograph of Hunter Giers Hicks as a baby with her nurse Minnie, taken by her father, noted Nashville photographer Otto Giers, and scenes of cattle and farm life. 7 small notebooks/journals are present, including Ed Hicks account of his visit to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition in New Orleans in 1885 and his expenditures; 1858 savings deposit book; 1866 diary with mostly farm related entries; a circa 1868 account book; an 1849 school notebook; "Mrs. Hicks'" (probably Mary Ann White Hicks or Harriet Cockrill Hicks) 1903-1905 journal with entries, mostly personal, but including an eclipse in Africa "visible in America at daylight,", seeing a ferris wheel, yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, creating "anxiety throughout the South"; peace between Russia and Japan - "Roosevelt is a peace maker;" and a 1907-1909 diary likely also from Mrs. Hicks, opens with "Today President Roosevelt arrived at nine o'clock and one grand __ was given him. He spoke at the Auditorium and then went to the Hermitage to visit the tomb of Andrew Jackson." Includes some newspaper clippings, poems and other notes in the back. Other notable items in the archive include: Holy Bible, printed London 1853 by Eyre & Spottiswoode (no family info); ephemera related to Ed Hicks II's role as administrator for the estate of John Davis c. 1853-1854; a 1856 "Phrenological Character" report on E.D. Hicks given at Fowler and Wells Phrenological Cabinet in New York ("You have a comparatively tough and enduring constitution, but have the appearance of having lived in a bad climate or having engaged in some occupation that was too confining for health, and have thus apparently run down..." ); 1857 letter commissioning Edward Hicks as delegate to the Southern Commercial Convention in Knoxville on orders of Gov. Andrew Anderson; Appointment signed by Governor Alvin Hawkins appointing Ed Hicks Fish Commissioner for Middle Tennessee, 1862; survey map of land along the Harpeth, possibly Devon Farm; plot of a field belonging to Jas. Greer, "Surveyed by Ed Hicks May 20, 1872 His first survey for which he received $1.30"; Broadside/advertisement for the Hurricane Mills Woolen Mills in Waverly, TN dated 1868; ephemera related to Hicks' role in the Nashville Commercial Insurance Co including an 1868 telegram: "Our store was burned last night send an agent immediately," signed J.M. White & Co. of Dresden, TN; an 1875 booklet titled Nashville Fire Alarm Telegraph Signal Stations; Emma Hicks' autograph book with tipped in Victorian lithographed illustrations, circa 1892, containing approximately 50 autographs of young ladies; an 1891 secretarial signed letter from Gov. John P. Buchanan to Ed Hicks expressing regret at not being able to attend a meeting of the University of Nashville board of trustees; letter from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture commissioning Ed Hicks to collect samples of grain for the World's Columbian Exhibition in 1893; a softcover book, "Information for Immigrants concerning Middle Tennessee and counties in that Division traversed by The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, published 1896 in Nashville and picturing "Hicks Cattle Farm, Davidson County"; wallet stamped E.D. Hicks Jr. (III) with hunting/fishing license and other various cards etc inside; newspaper obituary clippings and some family genealogy information; ephemera related to the Dobson-Hicks Seed Company, late 19th to early 20th century; 4 letters dated 1957 related to Ed Hicks service on the Nashville Metropolitan Charter Commission; and 2 personal letters from Gov. Buford Ellington including one expressing sadness at Ed Hicks' death in 1962. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Most items in good condition with expected toning, light handling grime, some tears to fold lines on earlier paper items and corner chips on photographs. A few documents exhibit chew losses. Several 19th century envelopes are worn with holes. Due to the large number of items in this archive, a personal examination is advised if you are planning to bid.
• KY CAPITOL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT
  KY CAPITOL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT & PLATE1st item: Ink on vellum calligraphy presentation document for the Governor of Kentucky, referencing the construction of the state's Capitol Building. Calligraphy by Kentucky historian, author and attorney Charles Mutzenberg. Features hand drawn holly border and vignette at top wtih the seal of Kentucky, and cartouche with banner reading "Testimonial for Governor J.C. W. Berkham," given by the Citizens of Frankfort, Kentucky, December Tenth, 1907. Hand written text reads as follows: "In presenting the Testimonial, Mayor Hume said 'It affords me great pleasure as Mayor of Frankfort to present this written testimonial of the appreciation of her citizens of your services in securing the construction of our new Capitol Building where the wisdom of our fathers had placed the permanent seat of government. We knew you first as a Page in the House of Representatives where later you were to wield the gavel as Speaker. Then when as Governor in those dark days frought with misery and terror for the people of Frankfort, we gradually realized that our ship of state was guided by an able and conservative statesman, who was a Kentuckian first and a partisan afterwards. The conservatism, the breadth of view, the generosity displayed by the youngest man who ever took the oath of office as Governor of Kentucky have won encomiums from your bitterest enemies and brought peace and good will to reign in the State of Kentucky, yes, even in the Capitol City, the storm center of her politics. In offering this testimonial, I cannot forbear reference to that lady, who having lived in the old mansion as the petted daughter of Governor Wickliffe, returned after so many years to occupy it as mistress until the coming of the fair young bride who joined her as the First Lady. The object lesson of two typical Kentucky women, devoted Christians both training up your little ones in the way they should go made us point with pride to the mansion as all that a Kentucky home should be. In addition to these resolutions of gratitude and esteem, our citizens regardless of party have asked me to present two beautiful gifts, a silver service to be suitably inscribed and to contain engravings of the old and new Capitol. We desire this to be handed down to John Cripps Wickliffe Beckham, Jr. and to be kept by his posterity as a memento of our appreciation of his father's services. The tall clock, which we trust will sound with its Westminster Chimes to the hours of a long and happy life for you and your dear wife, we wish to become the heritage of your daughter Eleanor, the only child ever born in the old mansion. Again thanking you for your good will and services in behalf of Frankfort, I offer these slight tokens of our appreciation of them. To Governor J.C. W. Beckham: On retirement from the high office in which you have so truly served the people, the citizenship of the Capitol City deem it a pleasure to say to you Well Done good and faithful servant. It goes without saying that devotion and fidelity to duty were to be expected from your high character and that of your distinguished ancestry. We nevertheless cannot refrain from giving this public expression of our appreciation as a testimonial from those who knew you best during the trying and eventful time of your occupancy of the Executive Chair. May your faithfulness over a few things lead an appreciative and discriminating people to call you to higher things!' -- E.E. Hume, Mayor Frankfort & Chairman of Committee." Signed lower right corner "Chas. G. Mutzenberg, Frankfort KY". Sight: 26" x 22", in later gold leaf frame: 28 1/2" x 24 3/4". 2nd item: Porcelain souvenir plate depicting the Kentucky State Capitol building with banner below image reading "Kentucky's New State Capitol, Frankfurt, Ky." 8 3/8" dia. Both items descended in Gov. Beckham's family. Biographical Note: Charles G. Mutzenberg was born in Switzerland and came to Kentucky with a group of immigrants who settled in East Bernstadt, Laurel County, Ky. in the 1880s. Though he likely had some art and calligraphy training in Europe, there is no record of his artistic studies. This proclamation was done the year he arrived in Frankfort to clerk for Judge Edward Clay (E C) O'Rear, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. While clerking for Judge O'Rear, Mutzenberg passed the Bar and began practicing law about 1909. Mutzenberg may be best known for his 1917 book "Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies," on the infamous Hatfield & McCoy feud. (Biographical research courtesy of Gary Gardner). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Some creasing; band of discoloration and foxing to upper edge. Light fading to lettering.
• CARL WORNER FOLK ART BOTTLE
  CARL WORNER FOLK ART BOTTLE SALOON DIORAMACarl (Karl) Worner (Germany/United States, 19th/20th Century) folk art carved and assembled miniature wood and paper saloon bottle diorama titled "Find the 6 Man". Depicts a Cincinnati, Ohio saloon belonging to Joseph Albermann, with a bartender serving two patrons at the bar and two other patrons seated at a table drinking beer and playing cards. "Find the 6 Man" written in graphite on the front floor edge; additional graphite inscription along the bottle base in German reading "Drink Noch Eins" (Drink One More). The "hidden" sixth man is sketched in graphite on the reverse side in a privy or cubbyhole between the floral cardstock drawing. Painted elements throughout including a hunt scene over the bar with painted and labeled bottles and other items behind the bar and on the floor next to the table. Many items are labeled with a mixture of English and German. Housed in a tall round liqueur bottle with a carved long wood plug. 24 1/4" H x 6" dia. 1st Qtr. 20th century. Note: Joseph Albermann is listed in a 1907 & 1909 Cincinnati, Ohio city directory as a saloon owner. He is additionally listed as a bartender/saloon owner in the 1910 US Census. Copies of these documents are available to the winning bidder. Artist Biography: Carl (Karl) Worner or Warner was a German immigrant to the United States who was a prolific folk art bottle builder. He presumably made hundreds of these bottles, as over 100 bottles have survived. His bottles fell into four main categories: religious (crucifixion), clocks, bar or saloon scenes, and non-saloon dioramas. Some of his most well-known bottles depict saloons and often feature a "missing man" element along with elaborate bar details with many words often written in his native German language. (Adapted from: https://folkartinbottles.com/) Private Cincinnati, Ohio estate. Condition: Diorama in overall very good condition with nice bright paint and clear details. Interior of bottle with grime, no attempt has been made to clean the interior.
• LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY WINDSOR SETTEE,
  LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY WINDSOR SETTEE, ATTRIB. CHALLENKentucky Windsor settee or bench, attributed to William Challen, Lexington. Plain crest over a tripartite back, each section fitted with four spindles having oval ornaments and one central Federal urn ornament spindle, downward-sweeping scrolled arms supported by one turned spindle, above a curved woven rush seat raised on eight turned legs, joined by shaped and turned stretchers, the front stretchers with a central diamond-shaped design. Mixed woods. 35 1/2" H x 70 1/2" W x 17 1/4" D. Circa 1810-1830. Note: A side chair attributed to Challen in the MESDA object database (Acc. 5691.2) has the identical turned feet and stretchers with a central diamond flanked by double-ring turnings. https://mesda.org/item/collections/side-chair/20893/. Challen was a British immigrant who worked in London, relocated to New York City by 1796, and was in Lexington, Kentucky by 1809. The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky. Condition: Overall very good condition with an older efinished surface, expected use wear commensurate with age. Some losses to varnished rush seat, primarily to front corners.
• EARL E. COLLINS O/C MARINE
  EARL E. COLLINS O/C MARINE PAINTING, LIGHTNING CLIPPER ...Earl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the clipper ship "Lightning" sailing across tumultuous waters, an American flag visible at the stern. Signed and dated "Earl Collins '82" lower right. Handwritten index card with history of the Lightning en verso of frame. Housed in a metallic silver wooden frame with off white linen liner and metallic silver wood fillet. Sight: 19 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 25 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Note: "Built by Donald McKay, the Lightning was the first clipper built in the United States for a British firm. In 1862, returning to Liverpool, it struck an uncharted rock in Rip. No water entered the vessel but, on arrival at Liverpool, a rock 6 feet long was found sticking through its timbers and beginning to work loose. Under Capt. 'Bully' Forbes, the Lightning made its first voyage to Australia in 77 days, and on its return voyage made it in a record 64 days. It had the distinction of carrying, free of charge, early consignments of introduced animals, including rabbits, sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea. The Lightning's entire life was spent on the Australian run carrying immigrants and cargo. The wreck of the Lightning caused by the fire was the worst shipping calamity in Geelong's history. A fire that had broken out was discovered at about 1 am. Water was pumped into lower hold in an attempt to douse it but the efforts of local volunteer fire brigades were unsuccessful. The blazing ship was towed away from the Yarra Street Wharf by James Deane's tug Resolute. Attempts to scuttle the vessel by boring holes and cutting the outside planking also failed. The Volunteer Artillery had also been unsuccessful in attempts to sink the vessel to put out the fire. The wreck was finally removed with explosives. The Lightning finally sank at about 6 pm., her location about 200 yards from Wharf in 25 feet of water. Geelong's Centenary celebrations included a re-enactment of burning of Lightning." (adapted from Heritage Council Victoria, Victorian Heritage Database: https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/shipwrecks/415). Condition: Overall very good condition.
• SILVER JULEP CUP AND 23 SPOONS,
  SILVER JULEP CUP AND 23 SPOONS, G. WOLF, KYCoin and sterling silver julep cup and spoons marked for George Wolfe and Wolf & Durringer, working Louisville, Kentucky, 1859-1900, 24 pieces total. 1st item: Sterling julep cup or beaker with incuse mark GEORGE WOLF & CO STERLING with English or pseudo hallmarks, engraved "Mrs. Belle Meissenger Dec. 2 1883". 3 1/2" H. 2nd - 24th items: Twenty-three (23) coin and sterling spoons, including seven (7) coin silver teaspoons marked WOLF & DURRINGER LOUISVILLE, monogrammed SE; eight (8) sterling silver dessert spoons with incuse mark GEO WOLF STERLING with additional W & H marks for Wood and Hughes of New York, all monogrammed "Fannie"; seven (7) coin silver teaspoons with incuse marks GEO WOLF COIN with additional mark for Whiting, New York, monogram FAA; and one (1) coin silver teaspoon with incuse marks G WOLF COIN, monogram STP. Ranging in size from 5 5/8" L to 7 1/4" L. Combined weight, items marked sterling: 11.52 troy ounces. Combined weight, items coin silver: 8.50 troy ounces. Note: German immigrant George Wolfe first appeared in the Louisville directory in 1859 and by 1860 was in partnership with Joseph Durringer. The partnership seems to have dissolved by 1872. Wolfe, who seems to have been mainly a retailer, used a variety of marks throughout his career, sometimes without the E in his last name. By 1883 the firm's name had changed to George Wolf/Wolfe & Co. (source: M. Boultinghouse, SILVERSMITHS OF KENTUCKY, p. 285-286). The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Condition: 1st item: Some small dents, wear to monogram. 2nd - 24th items: Overall good condition with some small dents and wear to bowls.