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NEW BEDFORD

• NEW BEDFORD, FORT PHOENIX FOLK
  NEW BEDFORD, FORT PHOENIX FOLK ART SCENE OILpainting on canvas. Depicts people at the shore of Fort Phoenix looking across the harbor at New Bedford. Factories in the distance, sailboats in the water. Oil on canvas laid down on board. Sight size 5 3/4" x 11 1/2", overall 9 1/2" x 15 1/4". In a modern gilded frame and mat. Haley and Steele framers.
• ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BOOK BY MARY
  ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BOOK BY MARY JEANBLASDALE, PUBLISHED BY THE OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, NEW BEDFORD, 1990. 220 PAGES, OUTLINING THE WORK OF NEW BEDFORD AREA ARTISTS. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
• NEW BEDFORD. THE VIEW ACROSS TO
  NEW BEDFORD. THE VIEW ACROSS TO FAIRHAVEN FROM CENTRE STREET IN 1884 BY JOHN STOBART (ENGLISH/AMERICAN 1929-). Limited edition print signed and numbered ( 866/950) lower right. Snowy winter evening. In a gilt frame 27''h. 30 3/4''w. John Stobart and Maritime Heritage Prints announced as of January 1 2011 they will no longer sell limited edition prints.
• MAP OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
  MAP OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS LATE 19TH CENTURY 21” X 30” SIGHT. FRAMED 28.5” X 38”.MAP OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, Late 19th Century, Dimensions: 21" x 30" sight. Framed 28.5" x 38".
• MARY JEAN BLASDALE'S ARTISTS OF NEW
  MARY JEAN BLASDALE'S ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD,A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1990.
• SURVEY CHART OF NEW BEDFORD,
  SURVEY CHART OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY 16" X 25.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 21.25" X 32".SURVEY CHART OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Depicts Wards 4 and 5, including some of the waterfront. Dimensions: 16" x 25.5" sight. Framed 21.25" x 32".
• 19TH C MAP OF NEW BEDFORD CITY,
  19TH C MAP OF NEW BEDFORD CITY, FAIRHAVEN ANDOXFORD, HAND COLORED, SHOWS SLIGHT CREASING. SIGHT SIZE 9 1/2" X 10 1/2". FRAMED AND UNDER GLASS. PROVENANCE: FROM THE MICHAEL IPPOLITO ESTATE.
• (VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - NEW BEDFORD:
  (VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - NEW BEDFORD: 70 POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY(VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - NEW BEDFORD: 70 POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Photo of older man in horse-drawn cart containing three children, nine whaling-related scenes (three are Hutchinsons), "The Man in Overalls" ('07 Old Home and Textile Carnival), "Ideal Grocery", "The Southern Massachusetts Telephone Co." card, old railroad station on Pearl St., Manomet Mill, Wamsutta Mills, Steamboat Wharves, Acushnet Avenue (Hutchinson), Hutchinson's Book Store Basement Toy Shop (great advertising on back), three Holmes Mills interior views, transfer station, Bristol County Court House (copper windows), Tuck of Purchase St., two "Camp Hall - New Bedford Girl Scouts, Inc." cards and more. A few duplicates. Provenance: The Estate of Hilary Bamford.
• LOT OF 3 CANVAS BACKED MAPS, ALL
  LOT OF 3 CANVAS BACKED MAPS, ALL PLAN OF THE CITYOF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS, FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEYS BY J. C. SIDNEY, C. E. PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CLARK, PHILADELPHIA, 1850. DEPICT THE VARIOUS STREETS, WARDS, DOCKS, ETC. FLORAL BORDER, IMAGES OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS INTERSPERSED AROUND MAP. TWO HAVE DOWELS AT THE END, ONE OF WHICH HAS COME LOOSE. THE THIRD MAP DOES NOT HAVE THE DOWELS. THE MAP WITHOUT DOWELS SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CHIPPING AND LOSS TO BORDER. OVERALL SIZE 49" X 33". WATER STAINING, DISCOLORATION.
• LOT OF 19 DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
  LOT OF 19 DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TOMASSACHUSETTS. INCLUDING NEW BEDFORD, FALL RIVER, BERKLEY, NEWBURYPORT, PEMBROKE, ETC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: A LETTER GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WRITTEN BY CORPORAL CHARLES J. ELDRIDGE OF THE 33RD MA VOLUNTEERS, AN INVENTORY FROM PEMBROKE DATED 1737 AND SIGNED BY ISAAC WINSLOW, A LETTER WRITTEN IN 1810 BY MINISTER THOMAS ANDROS WHO WAS A VETERAN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE PRISON SHIP JERSEY, FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS FROM FALL RIVER (LATE 19TH C. SUBJECTS INCLUDE HUNTERS), FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO NEW BEDFORD (LATE 19TH C. SUBJECTS INCLUDE HUNTERS, TAILORS, AND OFFICER PORTRAITS), CORRESPONDENCE LETTERS REGARDING WAR PENSION FOR A NEW BEDFORD WOMAN, AND $20,000 IN CONFEDERATE MONEY.
• LOT OF FOUR 19TH C. CANVAS BACKED
  LOT OF FOUR 19TH C. CANVAS BACKED MAPS. TOINCLUDE: TWO COPIES OF PLAN OF THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS, FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEYS BY J. C. SIDNEY, C. E. PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CLARK, PHILADELPHIA, 1850, WITH DOWELS AT TOP FOR HANGING, 49" X 33", DISCOLORATION, PAPER LOSS, CHIPPING AT EDGES. MAP OF THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN, BRISTOL COUNTY, MA, SURVEYED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BY H. F. WATTING, SUP’ OF THE STATE MAP, 1855, WOODEN DOWL AT BOTTOM LARGELY DETACHED, POOR CONDITION, HEAVY PAPER LOSS AT TOP, APPROX. SIZE 31" X 25". FINALLY, BLACK AND WHITE NEGATIVE COPY OF PLAN OF THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS, FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEYS BY J. C. SIDNEY, C. E. PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CLARK, PHILADELPHIA, 1850, FAIR CONDITION, PAPER LOSS AT EDGES, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN AROUND BORDER, 35 1/2" X 23 1/4".
• "ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD: A
  "ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD: A BIOGRAPHICALDictionary" by Mary Jean Blasdale. Published by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1990. Hardcover, with original dust jacket that has some scratches and slight tear to verso. Otherwise excellent condition. Hard-to-find book that is out of print. 220 pages. Excellent resource for New Bedford area artists. Quarto.
• COLLECTION OF APPROX. 111
  COLLECTION OF APPROX. 111 POSTCARDS, AND ONEpamphlet, related to New Bedford and the surrounding towns. Including: steamboat wharf, dock scenes, fort rodman, the fishing fleet, churches, King's Mill Rochester, Long Pond, Acushnet Sanitarium. About 25% of these cards are mid-late 20th c. , the rest are early 20th century. Pamphlet for the Acushnet Centennial, 1960. In a bound album. Overall good condition, no notable issues.
• ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BOOK BY MARY
  ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BOOK BY MARY JEANBlasdale. Biographical dictionary. Rare reference work, which is out of print, documenting most of the important artists who worked in the New Bedford area in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hardcover. 9" x 11 1/2". Never been opened, in original shrink wrap.
• NEW BEDFORD SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL
  NEW BEDFORD SNOWFALL ON CENTRAL WHARF C. 1875 BY JOHN STOBART (ENGLISH/AMERICAN 1929-). Limited edition print signed and numbered (28/450) lower right. Snow covered night scene. In a gilt frame 27''h. 29 1/2''w. John Stobart and Maritime Heritage Prints announced as of January 1 2011 they will no longer sell limited edition prints.
• WILLIAM BRADFORD
  WILLIAM BRADFORD (MASSACHUSETTS/CALIFORNIA, 1823-1892), NEW BEDFORD HARBOR., WATERCOLOR AND WASH, 8.5" X 16". FRAMED 15.25" X 23".WILLIAM BRADFORD, Massachusetts/California, 1823-1892, New Bedford Harbor. Signed lower right "W. Bradford". Dimensions: Watercolor and wash, 8.5" x 16". Framed 15.25" x 23". Provenance: The collection of Francis Dolloff.Private Collection, Massachusetts.
• 7 PCS OF NEW BEDFORD AREA
  7 PCS OF NEW BEDFORD AREA SOUVENIR CHINATO INCLUDE OLD WHALERS, TOWN SCENE, WHARF SCENE AND FORT PHOENIX, ETC. 2 1/4" TO 4".
• CLIFFORD WARREN ASHLEY
  CLIFFORD WARREN ASHLEY (MASSACHUSETTS, 1881-1947), "NEW BEDFORD DOCKS"., OIL ON CANVAS, 30" X 25". FRAMED 35" X 30".CLIFFORD WARREN ASHLEY, Massachusetts, 1881-1947, "New Bedford Docks". Signed lower left "C.W. Ashley". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 30" x 25". Framed 35" x 30". Provenance: According to family history, this painting was acquired from the artist by Alexander Gault Grant, Massachusetts, and descended through the family.Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 2016.The Collection of Michael Gill.
• NEW BEDFORD CITY ATLAS, 1881,
  NEW BEDFORD CITY ATLAS, 1881, ORIGINAL BINDING,LOOSE SPINE, SCUFFED CORNERS, MINOR FOXING AND DISCOLORATION. MINOR WATER STAINING AT BOTTOM OF SEVERAL PAGES. MOST MAPS IN GOOD CONDITION. 18" X 15".
• AFTER WILLIAM ALLEN WALL (NEW
  AFTER WILLIAM ALLEN WALL (NEW BEDFORD ARTIST),19TH CENTURY COLORED LITHOGRAPH TITLED “NEW BEDFORD 50 YEARS AGO (1810)”. BY ENDICOTT AND CO, NEW YORK, COPYRIGHTED BY CHARLES TABOR AND CO, 1858. IN ORIGINAL WALNUT FRAME WITH GOLD LINER. MATTING SHOWS TANNING AND DISCOLORATION, ALSO SEVERAL SMALL CREASES IN THE SKY. SIGHT SIZE 16” X 23 1/2”, WITH FRAME 25” X 32”.
• * ENGRAVED WHALE’S TOOTH "NEW
  * ENGRAVED WHALE’S TOOTH "NEW BEDFORD 1825" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5".* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH "NEW BEDFORD 1825", 20th Century, Street scene of New Bedford showing houses and a church. Titled below. * Per Federal Regulation, this item may only be purchased by a Massachusetts resident and will not be shipped out of state., Dimensions: Length 5".
• MATTAPOISETT ARTIST PRISCILLA ALDEN
  MATTAPOISETT ARTIST PRISCILLA ALDEN HATHAWAY(1931-2019, New Bedford, degree from Boston University) oil painting on canvas, depicts a dock scene in New Bedford harbor with Fairhaven skyline in the distance. Sight size 15 1/2" x 19 1/2", overall 20" x 24". Plain carved driftwood frame. Excellent original condition.
• W.A. ROBINSON & CO. INC.
  W.A. ROBINSON & CO. INC. ADVERTISEMENT NEW BEDFORD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRAMED 16.5” X 12.5”.W.A. ROBINSON & CO. INC. ADVERTISEMENT, New Bedford, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Watercolor on paper depicting four whales, some in chains. Dimensions: Framed 16.5" x 12.5". Provenance: Richard A. Bourne Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
• NEW BEDFORD WHALESHIP PHOTOGRAPH.
  NEW BEDFORD WHALESHIP PHOTOGRAPH. EARLY 20TH C. Aframed photograph of a whaleship at the dock in New Bedford Harbor, unsigned, but in the style of Albert Cook Church. Sight size 20" x 15", overall in modern silver gilt frame 28" x 23 1/2".
• AFTER WILLIAM ALLEN WALL, CA. 1858,
  AFTER WILLIAM ALLEN WALL, CA. 1858, TITLED NEWBEDFORD 50 YEARS AGO, BY ENDICOTT AND CO., NEW YORK. MODERN FRAME AND MATTING. APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM FRAME. SIGHT SIZE 18 1/2" X 24 1/2", OVERALL WITH FRAME 23 1/2" X 30". FRAME SHOWS SOME CHIPPING AND LOSS TO GESSO. PROVENANCE: DEACCESSIONED FROM THE NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM.
• ALBUM CONTAINING APPROX. 68 VINTAGE
  ALBUM CONTAINING APPROX. 68 VINTAGE STEREOPTICONcards related to New Bedford (67) and Cuttyhunk (1). Along with 15 Taunton cards. Includes: Taunton waterworks in Lakeville, New Bedford factories, birdseye view of the city, the Congregational Church, County and Williams Street, waterfront, Custom House, whaleships at dock, whaling scenes, paddlewheel steamers at dock, etc. Good overall condition.
• COLLECTION OF APPROX. 190 POSTCARDS
  COLLECTION OF APPROX. 190 POSTCARDS RELATED TONew Bedford. Includes depictions of: Washington Club, New Bedford Country Club, Galligan Building, Parker House, the Hotel Waverly, Weld Square, Purchase Street scenes, Hawthorne Street, old homes, etc. In a bound album. Overall good condition, no notable issues.
• LOUIS SYLVIA (1911-1987,
  LOUIS SYLVIA (1911-1987, SO.DARTMOUTH ARTIST),OIL PAINTING, TITLED "OLD NEW BEDFORD" ON VERSO, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, STREET SCENE WITH WHALESHIP AT DOCK. IN ORIGINAL FRAME. SIGHT SIZE 8 3/4" X 11 3/4", OVERALL 10 1/4" X 13 1/4".
• LARGE COLLECTION OF APPROX. 257
  LARGE COLLECTION OF APPROX. 257 VINTAGEpostcards, many by S. H. Hutchinson and Co. , New Bedford. Images include: whaleships, Nonquitt, Cuttyhunk, New bedford street scenes, New Bedford factories, whaling scenes, lighthouses, Fairhaven churches, Saint Luke's, residence of Henry Rogers, steamboat piers, firestation, Lincoln park, trolly cars Onset Line, Brooklawn park, Marion, Mattapoisett, Chilmark, Herring run, etc. In a bound album. Overall good condition, no notable issues.
• BOUND ATLAS OF NEW BEDFORD CITY,
  BOUND ATLAS OF NEW BEDFORD CITY, MA. GEORGE H.Walker & Co. Publisher. 1881. 79 pages, with colored maps and black and white engravings. Cloth boards with leather trim. Folio. All pages and maps are complete, some very minor tears and discoloration, some light foxing. Overall good condition. Shows scuffing and wear to edges of boards. Blank frontispage is mostly missing.
• FRANK CLINTON TOBEY (1865-1892, NEW
  FRANK CLINTON TOBEY (1865-1892, NEW BEDFORD)FRAMED WATERCOLOR, DEPICTING THE NEW BEDFORD WATERFRONT WITH A SHIP APPROACHING THE DOCK. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT F. C. TOBEY. SIGHT SIZE 4 1/2" X 10 1/2", OVERALL WITH MODERN GOLD FRAME AND MAT 8 1/2" X 14 1/2".
• COLLECTION OF 3 LARGE ALBUMS
  COLLECTION OF 3 LARGE ALBUMS CONTAININGadvertising pamphlets and photographs related to New Bedford. To include: 1847-48 street directory, program for Union Street Railways, EMployee Relief Association, 1905, 1929-1930 New Bedford business directory, 1898 New Bedford Cemeteries, Hurricane "Carol" 1934. The second album contains a vintage photo of New Bedford Country Club, a photo of Petit Apothecary on Purchase Street 1907, photo of Lincoln Corner in Acushnet ca. 1880, New Bedford Monumental works, Hotel Bristol, etc. Many of the photos are early reprints from the New Bedford Sunday Standard newspaper, Olympia theater 1953, Bridge Diner, New Bedford Cordage Co stock cert. , early 20th c. bills of sale for various New Bedford establishments. Album three contains: an 1867 booklet belonging to Edward Lovett which lists all provisions needed for a whaling voyage, pamphlets for the Charles W. Morgan, Arctic Whalemen, New Bedford and the China Trade, program for the World premier of Down to the Sea and Ships 1922, New England whale fisheries, etc. Overall good condition, no notable issues.
• THE BARK CATALPA OF NEW BEDFORD,
  THE BARK CATALPA OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED 1876.Framed and glazed lithograph. By Forbes Litho Manufacturing Co., Boston. The bark Catalpa was involved in the rescue of the Fenians from Australia. The print shows the Fenians escaping in a large rowboat with a British warship in pursuit. Sight size 13" x 17 1/2", overall 18 1/2" x 22 3/4". Shows foxing.
• LARGE COLLECTION OF APPROX. 252
  LARGE COLLECTION OF APPROX. 252 VINTAGEpostcards, many by S. H. Hutchinson and Co. , New Bedford. Images include: New Bedford wharf scenes, Fairhaven bridge, Lincoln Park, Palmer's Light, Unitarian Church, Mattapoisett Herring Run, whaling scenes, steamship, Hotel Sippican, Marion, Nonquitt, Dumpling Light, Dartmouth Mills, Brooklawn Park, life saving station Cuttyhunk, CF Wing Department Store. Overall good condition, no notable issues.
• BOOK TITLED ARTISTS OF NEW
  BOOK TITLED ARTISTS OF NEW BEDFORD BY MARY JEANBLASDALE, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL WRAPPER. THIS BOOK IS OUT OF PRINT AND VERY HARD TO FIND.
• A.J. PETERS BLUBBER SPADE NEW
  A.J. PETERS BLUBBER SPADE NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 72.5”.A.J. PETERS BLUBBER SPADE, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 19th Century, Blade stamped "AJP". On original wooden pole. Dimensions: Length 72.5".