- Sterling Pill Box, Spoons and Table
Sterling Pill Box, Spoons and Table Items to include Birmingham 1852 pillbox signed WD, 2 1/2"L, 1912 Chester sterling repousse handled letter opener, 8"L, a GR stamped illegibly marked Birmingham berry spoon, an English salt spoon, a Gorham sterling punch ladle in floral decoration along with a Gorham sterling 'Chippendale' pattern gravy boat and underplate, 23.2 TO
- DELUXE PHILADELPHIA DERINGER, .44 CALIBERDeluxe
DELUXE PHILADELPHIA DERINGER, .44 CALIBERDeluxe Philadelphia Deringer, single-shot, .44 caliber. Walnut checkered stock with 4" seven groove, double silver banded barrel, single set trigger, blank silver engraved inscription plaque at the top of the wrist, engraved silver trigger guard, reverse side of action plate, and barrel key escutcheons. Barrel stamped DERINGER PHILADEL and " P ", lock plate stamped DERINGER PHILADEL. 6" total L. Note: this model was produced from produced from 1852 through 1868. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Mechanically sound. Right stock chipped at shoulder. Barrel swivel loose. one escutcheon missing. Untouched brown patina, dark bore.
- SOUTHERN HISTORICAL CARVED FIGURED MAHOGANY
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL CARVED FIGURED MAHOGANY CANOPY BEDAmerican, mid 19th century, highly figured bookmatched mahogany veneers throughout, scrolled leaf and flame carved headboard, blind fretwork pilasters, 115 x 74 x 85 in., inside 64 x 77-1/2 in.
Provenance: From the estate of Mrs. Eugenia Fairfax, came out of Oak Hill Plantation, the ancestral home of President James Monroe and his wife in Loudoun County, Virginia where the Fairfax family lived from 1852 to 1922. Descended Lt. Col. John W. Fairfax (1828-1908) to his son, Henry Fairfax (1850-1916), to his wife Eugenia Tennant Fairfax (1873-1966), to her daughter Eugenia Tennant Fairfax (1897-1986)
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Condition:
very good condition, repolished and with some conservation, scattered veneer repairs and distress including at canopy, some minor shrinkage cracks and distress at laminations
- COLLECTION OF 28 BRITISH SOVEREIGN GOLD
COLLECTION OF 28 BRITISH SOVEREIGN GOLD COINS, VICTORIA AND GEORGE VCollection of 28 British Sovereign Gold Coins, Victoria and George V, featuring 12 Queen Victoria from 1852-1901 and 16 George V from 1912-1931; gross weight: 143.66 dwts. Condition: Victoria: 1852, 1853, 1871, 1876, (4)1879, (2)1880, 1882, 1901;George V: 1912, (5)1914, 1915, (2)1918, (2)1920, (4)1925, 1931. Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.
- [BINDING]. GREVILLE, Charles Cavendish
[BINDING]. GREVILLE, Charles Cavendish Fulke (1794-1865). [The Greville Memoirs]. A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. And King William IV. 3 volumes. -- A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852. 3 volumes. -- A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1852 to 1860. 2 volumes. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874, 1885, 1887.
3 parts in 8 volumes, 8vo (215 x 138 mm). Uniformly bound in later blue straight-grained morocco gilt, spines in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, red morocco lettering-pieces gilt in 3, gilt-decorated in the rest, top edges gilt, others uncut, STAMP-SIGNED BY ZAEHNSDORF (slight staining and chipping).
Second edition of the first part; FIRST EDITIONS of the second and third parts.
- FOUR PORTLAND COIN CO. HALF DOLLAR GOLD
FOUR PORTLAND COIN CO. HALF DOLLAR GOLD COINSfrom 1852, 1853, 1854, and 1858 each 12.5 mm diameter Condition:
- STAMPS: STAMP COLLECTION OF NETHERLAND
STAMPS: STAMP COLLECTION OF NETHERLAND AND NETHERLAND ANTILLES IN TWO SCOTT SPECIALTY THREE-RING BINDERS, FROM 1852-1995 IN EXCELLEN...STAMPS: Stamp collection of Netherland and Netherland Antilles in two Scott Specialty three-ring binders, from 1852-1995 in excellent condition with Scott numbers, Combination of mint and used, including semi-postal and Air Post, over 1500 stamps C32A-C45, C18-C32, many good sets of Antilles.
- ANTIQUE BRASS SURVEYOR'S COMPASS/THEODOLITE
ANTIQUE BRASS SURVEYOR'S COMPASS/THEODOLITE Quality Transit with compass and scope, marked W. & L.E. Gurley on the silvered dial. The company, in Troy, New York, produced precision instruments from 1852 to the present day. This theodolite is from around 1900, includes a wooden tripod and later plumb bob. No case. Roughly 13" x 13" x 8".
- TWO ENGLISH OR AMERICAN FRAMED NEEDLEPOINTS,
TWO ENGLISH OR AMERICAN FRAMED NEEDLEPOINTS, 1852 AND 1853, SIGHT: 17 X 17 IN. (43.2 X 43.2 CM.), FRAME: 20 3/4 X 20 1/2 IN. (52.7 X 52.1 CM.)TWO ENGLISH OR AMERICAN FRAMED NEEDLEPOINTS, 1852 AND 1853, Signed: TM 1852 and TM 1853 (2) Dimensions: Sight: 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm.), Frame: 20 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (52.7 x 52.1 cm.) Provenance: Estate of Hilary Paley Califano
- A Victorian silver caddy spoon with
A Victorian silver caddy spoon with foliate handle and fluted bowl embossed with a flower Hilliard & Thomason Birmingham 1852 3in. Estimate ?100-150 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?110
- Set of (6) Californian Coin Silver Dessert
Set of (6) Californian Coin Silver Dessert Spoonsmarked ''J. W. Tucker S.F. Cal.'' (John W. Tucker active in San Francisco CA from 1852-1886) with beaded design to handles monogrammed ''JCW''.7.5 in.7.54 total troy oz.
- * An American Sterling Silver Medallion
* An American Sterling Silver Medallion Bud Vase Gorham 1852-1865 the spherical body monogrammed E.B. set with circular roundels depicting busts surmounted with a flared rim raised on a tapering standard terminating in a flared circular foot; approximate weight 1.93 ozt. Height 4 1/2 inches.
- STYLE OF ALFRED DE BREANSKI (UNITED
STYLE OF ALFRED DE BREANSKI (UNITED KINGDOM 1852-1928) HIGHLAND LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas: 12 x 18 in Framed'; verso inscribed on stretcher; Ro...
- [Naval History] manuscript and illustrated
[Naval History] manuscript and illustrated document by John Thomas Newton Commander of the Home Squadron U.S. Navy 1852-1855 eleven pages 7 1/8 in. x 5 in. illustrating in great detail the flag signals used by the ships Columbia Princeton Cyane Albany Decatur and Fulton mounted on paper 15 in. x 11 in. extracted from a 19th c. scrap book. Note: The Home Squadron part of the U.S. Navy was organized in 1838. Its ships were assigned to protect coastal commerce aid ships in distress suppress piracy and the slave trade and make coastal surveys. It was discontinued after the outbreak of the Civil War when the Union blockade forced a reassignment of ships to close off Southern ports. John Thomas Newton (1793-1857) was appointed in 1809 as a midshipman. He served on the Hornet and commanded the steamers Fulton and Missouri and the navy yard in Pensacola FL. He became flag officer and commodore of the Home Squadron from 1852-1855 and commanded the navy yard in Portsmouth NH from 1855-1857.
- Books: South Carolina and Southern literature
Books: South Carolina and Southern literature consisting of: Conroy Pat. THE BOO. Verona VA: McClure Press 1970. With dustjacket; Kennedy John P. HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON: A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY. New York: George P. Putnam 1852. With gilt-leather spines and marbled boards; Pinckney Josephine. THREE O'CLOCK DINNER. New York: Viking Press 1945. Signed by author on flyleaf includes dustjacket; Nielsen Virginia Doar. NO TIME FOR CRYING. Charleston SC: Oyster Point Press 1969. With dustjacket; THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS. Vols. I-IV. Ed. Mary C. Simms Oliphant Alfred Taylor Odell and T.C. Duncan Eaves. Columbia SC: University of South Carolina Press 1952-1955. With dustjackets; McGarvey Margaret. D. DAWN AND OTHER POEMS. Darien GA: Ashantilly Press 1964. With dustjacket; Heyward Du Bose. ANGEL. New York: George H. Doran 1926. Numbered 165 and signed by author; Gilman Samuel. CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITERATURE. Boston: Crosby Nichols and Company 1856; Gilman Caroline. THE POETRY OF TRAVELLING IN THE UNITED STATES. New York: S. Colman 1838; and similar titles including many works by Pat Conroy Josephine Humphreys William Gilmore Simms James Dickey and others. Many with dustjackets some signed by authors. (62pcs) Some dust jackets with frays and tears; books appear to be in mostly good condition; not all books closely examined.
- Alfred De Breanski Sr. (United Kingdom
Alfred De Breanski Sr. (United Kingdom 1852-1928) "The Head of a Scotch Lake". Oil on canvas apprx. 20" x 30-1/4" signed in the lower left signed and titled verso framed in a decorative gilt frame overall apprx. 25" x 35".
- COINS: Various dates from 1852 to 1876
COINS: Various dates from 1852 to 1876 three cent nickels and three cent silvers average grade = Fine-12. (16 coins)
- Bohemian cranberry etched cut-to-clear
Bohemian cranberry etched cut-to-clear glass sweet meat urn, and similar souvenir cup 1) urn - etched hunter and hunting dog scenic decoration; 2) cup - etched European town decoration, initialed and dated "FM 1852" urn: 9 in. H., 4 1/2 in. Diam.; cup: 4 1/4 in. H., 4 in. W.