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A Collection of Five Letters
A Collection of Five Letters Belonging to Theodore Sedgwick (1811-1859) Co-Counslor of the Amistad Case Letters from clients and/or attorneys regarding to case activities one being signed by Theodore Sedgwick. Group includes 1838 by Wyndham Robinson of Philadelphia PA 1840 by Ridley Livingston of Cherryfield MA 1841 a letter written by Sedgwick appointing John Bradish as his agent 1843 by Stockton Steele of Natchez LA 1848 by Louis Chitte of Virginia & Paris with text in French.
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THOMAS SEDGEWICK STEELE
THOMAS SEDGEWICK STEELE (AMERICAN, 1845-1903), TWO AT A CAST Oil on canvas (lined), signed at lower right, stretcher retains label from Charles G. Calder of Providence, Rhode Island, presented in the original gilt Florentine style frame within a larger mahogany and burlwood veneered shadowbox frame.
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[Civil War] Stereoviews of Generals
[Civil War] Stereoviews of Generals John Sedgwick amd W.F. Smith Lot of two stereoviews from the ca 1890s Taylor & Huntington printing of the Anthony/Brady War Views series on oversized orange mounts with the recto titles: 2177. ''Uncle John Sedgwick '' (commander of the Sixth Corps. Killed at Cold Harbor.); and 2243. Gen. W.F.(Baldy) Smith Commander of the Bloody Sixth Corps. The Ed Burchard Stereoview Collection
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TERRELL S. LESTER (NY/ME/CO,
TERRELL S. LESTER (NY/ME/CO, 1948- ) "Caterpillar Hill, No. 2, Sedgwick, Maine", color photo print, pencil signed and titled on mounting, in a wooden frame with mat, under plexi-glass, OS: 31" x 37", SS: 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Good condition.
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WARTIME LETTER FROM GEN GEORGE
WARTIME LETTER FROM GEN GEORGE MCCLELLAN TO MAJ GEN SEDGWICK AND PRINT, IN ONE FRAME. A Wartime Steel Engraving of McClellan seated in camp, writing orders, his aide in the background holding the reins of his horse. Along with an undated ALS letter from Meade to Sedgwick that reads "I can give him a note from Meade, but if you or Sykes want another good Staff Officer, I am sure this gentleman will prove a very tolerable one. I am most obliged to you for your kindness to Arthur, take care of the boy and make a good soldier out of him. My love to him & all my friends, not forgetting Sykes, Hust & McMahon. Ever your attached friend, Gen McClellan; Maj Gen Sedgwick, Cmdg 6th Inf. " Housed in silver molded stick frame, two-window slate grey mat, under glass, OS: 14 3/4" x 18 1/2", letter: 7 1/2" x 11 1/4"; print: 7" x 5 1/4", light edge toning.
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SYDNEY LAWRENCE BRACKETTAmerican
SYDNEY LAWRENCE BRACKETTAmerican 1852-1910Rocks Low Tide Swampscott Mass''. Signed lower right ''S.L. Brackett''. Titled in pencil on stretcher.Oil on canvas 12'' x 18''. Framed.''
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ESSIE TREAT WARD
ESSIE TREAT WARD (AMERICAN/ARKANSAS, 1902-1981)Essie Treat Ward (American/Arkansas, 1902-1981) , "Whew Miranda It's Hot Up Here", "Old Pionees Who Never Saw The Wonders of the Modern World", "Believe This'll Be Enough Miranda" and "Scat Thar", 4 oils on masonite, each signed lower right and titled lower center, each 18 in. x 24 in ., framed alike. (4 pcs.)
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Ellsworth Woodward (American/New
Ellsworth Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1861-1939) "The Squire", etching, sight 9" x 6-1/2", pencil titled lower left, pencil signed lower right "E. Woodward". Glazed, double matted and presented in a carved giltwood frame.
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C.A. SEWARD (1884-1939)
C.A. SEWARD (1884-1939) PENCIL-SIGNED BLOCK PRINTC.A. Seward (1884-1939)Threshing Beans (1934)The rare block print from a small edition is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left. Unframed and apparently never framed saving the paper from the effects of acidic materials.Published C.A. Seward Artist andDraftsman, Spencer Museum of Art, 2011; The Prairie Print Makers, Ellington, Foreman & Thompson, KS Commission for the Arts, 1980. In the Middle of America, C. A. Seward & Friends, B. Thompson, Wichita Art Museum, 2013; C. A Seward, Margaret Whittemore, Prints, Vol. IV, No 1, Nov., 1933; The Print.Connoisseur, Vol. V., No. 3, July 1925; American Lithographers, Printmaker.Image measures 8.75 x 10.75, sheet is 12.75 x 14.25 inches.Very good -plus condition, the full untrimmed sheet with deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, or repair, apparently never framed. There is a short edge tear top left.
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H. BERNARD ROBINSON (20TH C. MAINE)
H. BERNARD ROBINSON (20TH C. MAINE) (2) Views of Maine, including: "Benjamin River, Sedgwick, Maine, 1940" & "Mount Cadillac from Sedgwick, Maine, 1940", oil on canvas, laid to plywood, both signed lower right, titled on labels verso. In two different frames and sizes: molded pine, OS: 16 1/2" x 16 1/4", SS: 14" x 13 3/4" & gold and black painted, OS: 17 1/4" x 17", SS: 14 1/4" x 14", yellowed, light scratches.
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MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK. Silk
MASSACHUSETTS NEEDLEWORK. Silk on linen. Signed ''Wrought by Elizabeth Kendall Greenwich aged 12 years / under tuition of Persis Dodd Princton [sic] 1813''. Three plump dove-like birds appear in the tree branches and among the flowers. A large basket with additional blooms is on the ground. Imperfections. In a period decorated frame 18''h. 17''w. Ex David Good (Ohio). Elizabeth was born to Samuel and Molly Kendall in April 25 1801 in Greenwich Hampshire County. She married Joseph Raymond in 1830 and the couple raised three children in Royalston where she died in 1887. The instructess Persis Dodd had connections to Princeton in neighboring Worchester County as she was born there in 1791 to William and Anna Dodd. In 1815 she married Leonard Woods in Enfield Hampshire County. Both Greenwich and Enfield were disincorporated in 1938 and flooded to creat the Quabbin Reservoir. Some loss to silk stitches maining in the upper right corner. The background linen is tender and has been stitched to additional backing. Some toning on edges and center of tree. Soften colors in shades of gold. blues and tans.
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EDMUND N. RUSSELLAmerican
EDMUND N. RUSSELLAmerican 1852-1927Whaleships in New Bedford Harbor. Signed and dated lower left E.N. Russell 1905''.Oil on board 24'' x 30''. Framed.''
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(Richard) Berkeley Sutcliffe
(Richard) Berkeley Sutcliffe (1918-1979)/The Guards Saw No One But a Girl in Rags/scene from Cinderella/watercolour with gouache, 26cm x 20cm/Provenance: Arthur Jeffress, Davis Street; sold at Holloways, Banbury, June 27 2001, Lot 140
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FREDERICK LESTER SEXTONAmerican
FREDERICK LESTER SEXTONAmerican 1889-1975New England winter landscape. Unsigned. Inscribed on upper stretcher bar Painted by husband Frederick Lester Sexton - Dorothy J. Sexton''.Oil on canvas 20'' x 28''. Framed.''
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Etching, John Sloan (American,
Etching, John Sloan (American, 1871-1951) attributed, plate signed, Suffragettes march, matted and framed; as-is condition- General marks and surface wear, scratches, rubbing, flaws, and losses. Possible restorations; sight L 6" H 4 3/4" (Approx.)
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Sedrick Huckaby (American/Texas
Sedrick Huckaby (American/Texas b. 1975) "Self-Portrait" 2010 oil on wood panel signed and dated en verso 9 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. in a hand-crafted artist's frame.
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Leonard Russell Squirrell
Leonard Russell Squirrell (1893-1979)/Westminster from the South Bank/with a tug, barge and other vessels on the Thames, an extensive cityscape/signed and dated 1957/watercolour, 62cm x 197cm/Provenance: Purchased at auction in the late 1960s
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SEEDWORK COMPOSITION IN SHADOWBOX
SEEDWORK COMPOSITION IN SHADOWBOX Modeled with an open winged swan above four cygnets within an arch of flowers grapes and cherries on pleated wine red silk ground painted and parcel gilt frame; 28 1/2 x 33 1/4 x 7 in. Provenance: The Berkshire Museum Pittsfield MA.
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STEPHEN SEYMOUR THOMAS (AMERICAN,
STEPHEN SEYMOUR THOMAS (AMERICAN, 1868-1956)Stephen Seymour Thomas
American, 1868-1956
Landscape
Oil on board
Signed and inscribed: "To Mrs. Higbee, with compliments of S. Seymour Thomas". Riverside landscape in soft color. Silvered wooden frame.
Sight: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.59 x 31.75 cm.), frame: 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33.02 x 41.91 cm.)
The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.
Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple’s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point.
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WILLIAM CHADWICK (CONNECTICUT,
WILLIAM CHADWICK (CONNECTICUT, 1879-1962), OIL ON MASONITE, LATE SUMMER LANDSCAPE WITH WIDE SKY WITH PUFFY CLOUDS, LANDSCAPE BELOW W...William Chadwick (Connecticut, 1879-1962), oil on masonite, late summer landscape with wide sky with puffy clouds, landscape below with lavender-toned mountains in distance, trees turning to amber hue in foreground, signed lower left, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age, ss: 13" h. x 17" w.
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GEO. A. WILKINS S. BERWICK ME:
GEO. A. WILKINS S. BERWICK ME: WOMAN CHILD AND CAT IN THE FRONT GARDEN Toned silver print. Geo. A. Wilkins was an amateur photographer living in S. Berwick ME. In a 1904 census he was listed as a shoe operator and his wife Lizzie Fiske did ''housework.'' Provenance: Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau. 4 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. 11 x 13 in. (frame).
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Large silk on linen sampler early
Large silk on linen sampler early 19th c. wrought by Elizabeth Sedgwick with house Adam & Eve etc. 26" x 20". Provenance:... ?
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CHARLES WALDO JENKINS (NY,
CHARLES WALDO JENKINS (NY, 1821-1896) Antebellum Portrait of a Lady, oil on canvas, unsigned, with Goupil & Cie NYC stencil verso having the 366 Broadway address, where they were active from 1848-1858. Subject is seated with a lace trimmed blue silk dress, paisley shawl, large gold earrings and brooch, housed in a shallow gold painted gesso frame, OS: 46" x 37", SS: 37 1/2" x 29 1/2". Multiple repaired punctures, 4" tear in background to left of her head.
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STEPHEN SEYMOUR THOMAS (AMERICAN,
STEPHEN SEYMOUR THOMAS (AMERICAN, 1868-1956)Stephen Seymour Thomas
American, 1868-1956
Landscape
Oil on board, signed and inscribed: "To Mrs. Higbee, with compliments of S. Seymour Thomas"
The riverside landscape rendered in soft color, in a silvered wooden frame.
Sight: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.59 x 31.75 cm.), frame: 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33.02 x 41.91 cm.)
The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.
Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple’s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point.
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ESSIE WARD FOLK ART PAINTING
ESSIE WARD FOLK ART PAINTING Arkansas,1902-1981Titled "Siesta" depicts an older gentleman laying on the ground with a hat over his face beside a white horse with an older woman walks buy using a cane. Ward's works often depict pioneer life and feature the characters Miranda and Hezzakaiah. Her primitive, and sometimes humorous, works have since given her the affectionate title of "Grandma Moses of the Ozarks."
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Sarah E. Melendy Westcott (American
Sarah E. Melendy Westcott (American 19th/20th century) A Village Along a River in Spring: Chicago 1853 oil on canvas signed S.E. Melendy Westcott and titled (lower right) 29 3/4 x 46 1/2 inches.
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Gregory Stewart Hull (1950-* Sedona
Gregory Stewart Hull (1950-* Sedona AZ) South Lake
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Massachusetts four-gallon stoneware
Massachusetts four-gallon stoneware jug mid 19th c. inscribed Edmands & Co. with a cobalt spotted bird on a floral branch with... ?
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James A. Seddon letter, 14-line
James A. Seddon letter, 14-line autograph letter, datelined "Treasury Department/May 17th 1846" (Washington, D.C.) to Robert J. Walker, recommending W. McArthur, of Virginia, "for a clerkship in your department", signed "James A. Seddon" (James Alexander Seddon, 1815-1880, who became the fourth Confederate States Secretary of War), 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. Slight darkening, light pencil notations, fold through "J" of "James". Early American History Auctions, June 7, 2003, Lot 235; Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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William Sargent Kendall
William Sargent Kendall (American, 1869-1938), Scribner's: January ca. 1895, Robert Blum's painting, lithograph poster; published by J.E. Rhodes, NY; 17 1/4" x 12 1/2"; cover art monogrammed lower right (SK). Pressed seam, damage and staining to border.
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LEONARD BASKIN JUDITH BIBLICAL
LEONARD BASKIN JUDITH BIBLICAL LITHOGRAPH Massachusetts, New York,1922-2000Depicts Judith defiantly holding the head of Holofernes with sword in hand over a Hebrew inscription. Baskin studied sculpture with Maurice Glickman at the Educational Alliance in New York City before studying abroad at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. Later, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence where he was able to familiarize himself with the Great European Collections.
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Seward (William) Anecdotes of
Seward (William) Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, chiefly of the last two preceding Centuries, 4 vols., Cadell 1804, Cradock (J) Litany on Miscellaneous Memoirs, Nichols 1828, Hayley (W) The Life and Letters of William Cowper, 4 vols., Johnson 1809 and Chesterfield (P D S Earl of) Letters, 4 vols., Dodsley 1775, 8vo., orig. bindings
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Massachusetts two-gallon
Massachusetts two-gallon stoneware jug mid 19th c. inscribed Edmands & Co. with a cobalt bird on a branch with a flower and a... ?
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EDWARD SACHSE. "CAMP WASHBURN,"
EDWARD SACHSE. "CAMP WASHBURN," LITHOGRAPH "Camp Washburn, 10th Maine Regiment, Col. George L. Beal, Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD." Color lithograph, sight size: 10 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., framed.
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EDWINA SANDYS, LARGE SIGNED
EDWINA SANDYS, LARGE SIGNED SERIGRAPH, 1980 Edwina Sandys (British, b. 1936), Untitled figures, screen print on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, numbered 63/90 lower left, framed under glass, 43.25"h x 33.25"w (frame)
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Edward Field Sanford sculpture (New
Edward Field Sanford sculpture (New York, 1886-1951), "Inspiration", neoclassically styled Art Deco nude holding a cherub, signed in base "Sanford 1929 ©" and "QGPJ Gorham Co. Foundry", parcel gilt patinated bronze, black slate base, 19-1/2 in. Slate base with small chips, minor abrasions to patinated surface. Perry Estate, Nyack, New York.