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CIVIL WAR PHOTO BY ALEXANDER
CIVIL WAR PHOTO BY ALEXANDER GARDNER: SLAVE PENSlave Pen Alexander Va. , August 1863, Neg by Wm R. Pyell. Original period photograph mounted on heavy paper. Featured in Garner's book,7.5 x 9 3/16
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A Terracotta Sculpture of a Slave
A Terracotta Sculpture of a Slave French terracotta sculpture of a male nude seated on a rocky outcrop unsigned reminiscent of the "dying slave" theme.
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J. MONKS ORIENTALIST ARAB SLAVE
J. MONKS ORIENTALIST ARAB SLAVE MARKET WC PAINTING Europe,Early 20th CenturyImpressionist work depicting aristocratic slave owners perusing available slaves, some seen naked and restrained.
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Ivory needle case early 19th c.
Ivory needle case early 19th c. with medallion depicting a chained slave beneath the inscription Am I Not A Man and a Brother 2"... ?
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[SLAVERY] BAXTER, RICHARD. Baxter's
[SLAVERY] BAXTER, RICHARD. Baxter's directions to slave-holders, revived
Estimate:$200-$300
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A quantity of historic documents
A quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
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Carved and painted wood slave
Carved and painted wood slave doll with a leather skirt 19th c. 7 3/4" h. ?
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Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old
Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old ledger and various old newpaper articles.
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SLAVE DOCUMENT: 1842 BILL OF
SLAVE DOCUMENT: 1842 BILL OF SALEThis a handwritten "Bill of Sail (sic)" for a male slave from William Moore to Benjamin Hozettan for the sum of $550. It is dated July, 1842. The slave is named as Macom and is approximately 21 years old. There is one other small signature at the b shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
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Rare copper slave tag "Charleston
Rare copper slave tag "Charleston N.529 Fruiterer 1823" diamond shaped. 2.25"x2.25"
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J?R?ME LEMAITRE STRAW HAT.
J?R?ME LEMAITRE STRAW HAT.
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FRAMED INDENTUREDated October 16
FRAMED INDENTUREDated October 16 1772For David Scudder Minor of Newport in the County of Newport and Colony of Rhode Island to serve nine years as an apprentice to tanner Joseph Freeborn and his wife Abigail. 11 x 7''.Provenance: From the Herreshoff House in Bristol Rhode Island from the estate of Norman Herreshoff. Proceeds to benefit the restoration of The Herreshoff House.''
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1837 Charleston Slave Tag sheet
1837 Charleston Slave Tag sheet copper, diamond shape with clipped corners, made by William M. Rouse, marked "Charleston/1042/Servant/1837", 2-1/2 x 2-3/4 in.,
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VIENNA BRONZE SCHOOL, SLAVE TRADER,
VIENNA BRONZE SCHOOL, SLAVE TRADER, C. 1905 Austria, cold painted bronze, depicting an Arab man and nude female on carpet, stamped "Vienna" twice to underside, 5"h x 5"l x 3.5"w
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1849 Charleston Slave Tag copper,
1849 Charleston Slave Tag copper, diamond shape with clipped corners, made by William M. Rouse, marked "Charleston/1849/Servant/297", 2 x 2 in.,
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1844 Charleston Slave Tag copper,
1844 Charleston Slave Tag copper, diamond shape with clipped corners, made by John Mood, stamped "Charleston/1180/Servant/1844", 2-3/8 x 2-1/4 in.,
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Rare metal slave tag- ?Charleston
Rare metal slave tag- ?Charleston 1804 FISHER N 19''. 2'' x2''
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After Emmanuel Villanis (French
After Emmanuel Villanis (French 1858-1914) Slave Girl. Cast bronze with brown patina the name "E. Villanis" cast into the side of the bench on which she sits removable drape in her lap. Overall apprx. 16"H x 11-1/2"W x 8-1/2"D.
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Scarce 1809 slave bill of sale.
Scarce 1809 slave bill of sale.
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VINTAGE ALABASTER MODEL OF A
VINTAGE ALABASTER MODEL OF A PEASANT YOUTH the youth seated wearing simple garb and a pointed hat with a sheaf to one side and holding a wineskin - h:13 in. Other Notes: TPC
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SLAVE DOCUMENT, BILL OF SALEof a
SLAVE DOCUMENT, BILL OF SALEof a 15-year old girl named Hester. Slave for life. Dated: 1820. Seller: William J Harris, Dorchester County, Maryland to: Samuel H Welch, Baltimore, Maryland; For $250. 13 1/4" high, 8" wide. Stains, toning, folds, small edge losses. Weoffer in-house packing and shipping of this item to an address in the United States for $45 via USPS Priority Mail. The price includes insurance up to $5000. Tracking information will be sent to your email address. International buyers areresponsible for arranging third party shipping.
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2 vols. (1 wrappers) Slavery:
2 vols. (1 wrappers) Slavery: Dumont, P.J. de. Histoire de l'Esclavage en Afrique. Paris: Pillet Aine, 1820. 3rd ed. 8vo, contemp. 1/4 calf & marbled bds., red morocco spine label; scuffed, extremities rubbed. With 2 engraved portraits (one of Dumont in shackles), facs. letter. Scattered internal light foxing. Includes first-hand account of the African slave trade. * Sumner, Charles. White Slavery in The Barbary States... Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1847. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. orange wrappers bound into 20th-Century library bds. Ex-library, ink "Withdrawn" stamp on front wrapper, perforated stamp on title page. Drawing a parallel between white Christian slavery in Algiers & African-American slavery. Sabin.
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Five volumes to include a slave
Five volumes to include a slave narrative titled "Aunt Sally: On the Cross the Way of Freedom", Cincinnati: Western Track and Book Society 1866; "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington, copyright 1901, The Country Life Press, Garden City, NY; "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" Boston, Sherman French & Company 1912; together with "The White Man's Burden" by B.F. Riley, DD, LLD Birmingham, AL 4th edition; "Blue Blood", Boston 1877
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Romare Bearden SLAVE SHIP Color
Romare Bearden SLAVE SHIP Color screenprint
Estimate:$1,500-$2,500
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Harold Napoleon King
Harold Napoleon King (American/Louisiana, 1940-2005) "Slave Trade", lithograph, signed lower right, sight 17-1/2" x 23-1/2". Glazed, matted and framed.
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(MARYLAND: AFRICAN-AMERICANS)
(MARYLAND: AFRICAN-AMERICANS) Two accomplished pencil sketches of domestic activities near Baltimore, early 20th Century attributed to "Sallie" (reported to have been a slave) and inscribed on the mats, "Stemer's Run 1904". One depicts an African American boy tending a cauldron in a farmyard; the other an elderly African-American woman seated in a kitchen.
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Staffordshire abolitionist's
Staffordshire abolitionist's pitcher mid 19th c. decorated with scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin 8" h. ?
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Charleston South Carolina Porter
Charleston South Carolina Porter Slave Tag by Lafar Dated 1825 Copper slave tag diamond shaped with clipped corners 2 in. square. Stamped Charleston / 1825 / Porter / 629 / Lafar. Peter Lafar was a Charleston South Carolina silversmith who made these slave tags from ca 1812-1828. Condition: Tag includes hole for suspension; few dents; expected wear.
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North Carolina slave bill of
North Carolina slave bill of sale, 22 line manuscript court copy, October 23, 1830, "…I the said James Ellis…do Bargain and Sell unto…David George a negro girl named Alcey about twenty six years old which negroe I do warrant and forever defend unto him…", docketed on verso, 12 x 7 in. (sight); sandwiched between glass in modern frame. Folds, separations, toning, minor smudges (as written). Private Collection, Pinehurst, North Carolina
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[Slavery New York City]
[Slavery New York City] Manuscript certificate of manumission by Philip Hone to his slave Charlotte February 23 1809 signed by Mayor DeWitt Clinton and P.C. Van Wyck Estimate $ 200-300
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RARE ABOLITIONIST ANTI-SLAVERY
RARE ABOLITIONIST ANTI-SLAVERY ROUNDEL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY depicting an African man in chains, in relief, kneeling before Britannia, below a banner inscribed 'Britannia Set Me Free', the background painted with a ship on the waves, behind convex glass with a reverse painted black and gilt border, within a moulded alabaster frame11.5cm diameter including the frame
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CHARLESTON, SC "MECHANIC" SLAVE
CHARLESTON, SC "MECHANIC" SLAVE HIRE BADGE, 1830 Slightly concave, small copper badge stamped "CHARLESTON 1830 MECHANIC No 20", with hole at top, clipped corners, 2"squ
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SWANDER, ALLEGORICAL PORTRAIT OF
SWANDER, ALLEGORICAL PORTRAIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN R. Morris Swander; "Emancipation Proclamations. Allegorical Portrait of Abraham Lincoln." (Philadelphia: Swander, Bishop & Co., 1865) Lithograph, 22 x 16 1/2 in. visible, framed. The words of Lincoln's two emancipation proclamations, Sept. 22, 1862 and Jan. 1, 1863, written to form a portrait of the President, within a border illustrating the social change for African Americans from 1860 to 1865.
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Ian Norbury (born 1948)/Slave
Ian Norbury (born 1948)/Slave Girl/design for a wood sculpture created and exhibited in 1988/signed lower left/red chalk drawing highlighted with white, 40cm x 29cm
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MICHEL BAYNE, DAVE THE SLAVE
MICHEL BAYNE, DAVE THE SLAVE 18.5" TRIBUTE JUG Michel Bayne (American/South/North Carolina b. 1959), "Dave the Slave", double handled glazed stoneware jug, inscribed "Dave was the finest Slave Potter so I am told/Little did he Know the Clay he touched would turn to gold", signed and dated November 27, 2009 below the poem, with an additional inscribed signature below handle. Approximate measurements: h. 18. 5", dia. 13. 25".
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[Civil War - Cased Images] Sixth
[Civil War - Cased Images] Sixth Plate Tintypes of African American Soldier and Wife A sixth plate Union case containing two Civil War-era sixth plate tintypes: one showing an African American soldier standing proudly with his weapon and one showing an African American woman presumably his wife. Condition: Very good.