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SUPREME COURT

• [Autographs and Manuscripts]
  [Autographs and Manuscripts] Group of NY Supreme Court Documents from the Early 19th Century  Lot of approx. 60 documents; 4 dated 1818 26 dated 1828 and 30 dated 1831. In the New York State court system the Supreme Court is the highest trial court with a Supreme Court in each county. These documents are from different courts - Schnectady Albany Orange Genesee NYC etc. In most states and the federal system ''supreme court'' is used to refer to the highest court in the system; in New York however the highest court is the Court of Appeals. This is an historical hold-over from the English court system and New York claims the oldest (continuous) court in the New World being established in 1691. These documents cover many different civil cases.
• 1965 SIGNED US SUPREME COURT
  1965 SIGNED US SUPREME COURT PHOTO1965 photo by Joseph Scherschel, staff photographer for the National Geographic magazine, depicting the 9 United States Supreme Court or "The Warren Court", standing and sitting around a large library table. Signatures of each Justice in the lower margin: Chief Justice Earl Warren (1891-1974), William J. Brennan (1906-1997), Potter Stewart (1915-1985), Byron White (1917-2002), Abe Fortas (1910-1982), William O. Douglas (1898-1980), John M. Harlan (1899-1971), Tom C. Clark (1899-1977), and Hugo Black (1886-1971). 15 1/4" x 10 3/8" image, mounted to card sight 18 1/2" x 12", 26" x 19" matted in giltwood and ebonized frame. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Photograph faded and lightly discolored. Brennan's signature faded with loss to upper part of "B". Other signatures lightly faded, some light pencil inscriptions added underneath to identify justices. Some chips to frame.
• * (U. S. SUPREME COURT) Color
  * (U. S. SUPREME COURT) Color photograph signed by the Burger Court: John Paul Stevens Lewis F. Powell Harry A. Blackmun William H. Runquist Thurgood Marshall William J. Brennan Jr. Warren Burger Potter Stewart and Byron White. Image of the Justices casually seated on or leaning against a large table signed in varying inks below the image. Framed. The image by Yoichi Okamato was used on the cover of a January 1977 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. 13 3/4 x 18 inches.
• SUPREME COURT PHOTOGRAPHWilliam
  SUPREME COURT PHOTOGRAPHWilliam H. Taft Supreme Court Photograph, circa 1927, signed by all 9 justices, including that of Taft, the only president to later become a Supreme Court chief justice. Black and white photograph by Harris & Ewing shows four seated and five standing justices, with Taft in the center. The justices, all signing below the image, include Taft, James C. McReynolds, Oliver W. Holmes Jr., Edward T. Sanford, George Sutherland, Pierce Butler, Willis Van Devanter, Joseph McKenna, and Louis D. Brandeis. Image size 8-7/8" x 12-1/2" , Sight 11" x 14", framed 13" x 16". Provenance: Descended in the family of William Thomas Hammock, an attorney who became Assistant Attorney General of Arkansas. He was a prominent Mason, county and probate judge. He was presented with this photograph in the 1920s while serving as a judge in Arkansas. Condition: Minor light toning. Appears to retain the original wooden frame and framing materials.
• [Autographs and Manuscripts]
  [Autographs and Manuscripts] Smith Thompson DS as Chief Justice of the New York State Supreme Court  Smith Thompson (1768-1843). Secretary of the Navy (1818-23) and U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1823-1843). DS as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New York (Attorney-at-Law license) dated January 11 1816. Framed together with a Counsellor-at-Law license obtained by the same man Seth B. Roberts dated October 1818 and signed by Thompson's successor as Chief Justice Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848); 16.5'' x 18.25'' overall.
• THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE
  THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. AUTOGRAPHED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN BURGER.THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. AUTOGRAPHED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN BURGER., [Autographs] Shnayerson, Robert. The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Abrams/The Supreme Court Historical Society. 1986. 4to. 303pp. Signed on flyleaf with inscription from Burger and his wife, Vera Provenance: Estate of Nina Rodale Houghton, wife of the late Arthur A. Houghton, President of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Carmichael Farm, Queenstown, Maryland
• Two prints showing 18th Century
  Two prints showing 18th Century Supreme Court Justices, John Rutledge and Oliver Ellsworth, copyright 1901. 13" x 10".
• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF U.S.,
  SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF U.S., HARPER'S WEEKLY LITHOGRAPH AND ALEXANDER THE GREAT, FRENCH ENGRAVING, FRAME OF LARGER: 25 X 30 1/2 IN. (63.50 X 77.47 CM.)Supreme Court Justice of U.S., Harper's Weekly Lithograph and Alexander the Great, French Engraving,, Dimensions: Frame of larger: 25 x 30 1/2 in. (63.50 x 77.47 cm.)
• MARGARET HUDDY, AMERICAN 20TH
  MARGARET HUDDY, AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY, VIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT AND EAST CAPITOL STREET, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, FRAME: 50 1/2 X 70 IN. (128.27 X 177.80 CM.)Margaret Huddy, American 20th Century, View of the Supreme Court and East Capitol Street, Watercolor on Paper,, Dimensions: Frame: 50 1/2 x 70 in. (128.27 x 177.80 cm.)
• GLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM U.S. COURT
  GLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCESGLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, pillar form, with etched decoration of courthouse Provenance: Estate of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Benefit Washington National Opera
• Early 19th Century/Portrait of a
  Early 19th Century/Portrait of a Lord Chief Justice/seated, wearing a red ermine lined robe/reverse painting on glass, 31cm x 28cm
• Seven autographs of Supreme Court
  Seven autographs of Supreme Court justices from 1943, sent to a Marine during World War II, c/o the autographs of William O. Douglas, Owen Roberts, Stanley Reed, Robert Jackson, Hugo Black (twice, one on a card and one on the TLS accompanying the card) and Chief Justice Harlan Stone on a TLS.
• 22 Supreme Court Justices:
  22 Supreme Court Justices: signatures on 33 items: "Hugo L. Black" 1967 letter and card; "Harry A. Blackmun" 1970 letter; "William J. Brennan" Jr. 1973 letter and two note cards; "Harold H. Burton" 1960 letter; "James F. Byrnes" 1967 letter; three "Tom C. Clark" inscribed and signed note cards; three "William O. Douglas" note cards; "Abe Fortas" 1968 letter; "Arthur J. Goldberg" 1962 letter and cut signature; "John M. Harlan" note card; "Charles E. Hughes" 1908 check and 1922 passport (signed as Secretary of State); "Thurgood Marshall" note card; "Frank Murphy" 1941 letter; "Sandra O'Connor" First Day Cover (Charles Evans Hughes stamps); "Lewis F. Powell", Jr. (signed beneath his image on flyer); "William H. Rehnquist" note card; "Owen J. Roberts" card; "John J. Simca" on People Magazine cover featuring him January 20, 1975; "Potter Stewart" 1959 letter (his newspaper image pasted thereupon), note card, and engraving of Supreme Court building; "M. (Morrison) R. (Remick) Waite" on cut portion of album page, also signed "M.C. Butler" (Matthew C. Butler, CSA General) on verso; "Earl Warren" 1974 letter; "Byron R. White" note card; items designated "note card" are imprinted "Supreme Court of the United States/Washington, D.C."; all in archival sleeves housed in green leather "Presidential" series album, with gilt border and title, by Exposures, 14-1/2 x 13 in. Normal folds, slight toning throughout. Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• STORY, JOSEPH. (ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
  STORY, JOSEPH. (ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT). AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED DOCUMENT TO THOMAS J. GRIMKE, JUNE 27, 1827 THANKI...Story, Joseph. (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court). Autograph Letter, signed document to Thomas J. Grimke, June 27, 1827 thanking Grimke for his "Polite present of your oration before the South Carolina Bar Association." 1 page, folio. (with an additional letter on the verso of the same sheet dated July 14, 1827, "I have again to thank you…." but Incomplete.
• MARGARET HUDDY, AMERICAN 20TH
  MARGARET HUDDY, AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY, PEDIMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, FRAME: 36 X 26 1/2 IN. (91.44 X 67.31 CM.)Margaret Huddy, American 20th Century, Pediment of the Supreme Court, Watercolor on Paper,, Dimensions: Frame: 36 x 26 1/2 in. (91.44 x 67.31 cm.)
• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BENJAMIN N.
  SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SIGNED LETTERdated May 26, 1934; matted, framed and glazed together with an image of Cardozo; with COA from The Scriptorium Dimensions: Frame: 24 x 19 1/4 in. (61 x 48.9 cm.) Provenance: The Estate of Alan Ladd Condition:
• SOUTH INDIAN COURT SCENE
  SOUTH INDIAN COURT SCENE MINIATURE PAINTING India,Late 19th- Early 20th CenturyDepicts a gentleman holding a sword sheathed in a blue scabbard in one hand and a flower in the other towards a woman with long flowing black hair influenced by Deccan School miniatures.
• 1805 TN SUPREME COURT BOOK, JOHN
  1805 TN SUPREME COURT BOOK, JOHN OVERTON AND HUGH WHITE...CASES RULED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY AND FEDERAL COURT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BY AND OF THE JUDGES OF THAT STATE, BOOK THE THIRD. This book contains entries describing legal cases and opinions in what was the forerunner of the TN State Supreme Court, from May 1805 to Nov. 1808. The book begins with the case in the Metro District, Nashville, of "Jackson and Evens," over whether a contract made in another state is subject to the statute of limitations of Tennessee or the other state. The book continues to detail cases argued in the Washington and Hamilton Districts of early Tennessee, involving slave rights, property and contract disputes, horse auctions, and even the authorization of George Roulstone to publish law journals. There is extensive writing recording the opinions of judges John Overton, Hugh Lawson White, and David Campbell, who served during this time period. (Overton, in particular, seems to have had much to say on many of the cases). 277 pp. 11 1/2"H x 7 1/4"W. Note: Tennessee's early legal system relied on a series of Districts, added as the then-territory became more populated. The 1796 Constitution of Tennessee formally instituted the frontier practice of having 2 types of courts: an "inferior" Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions (which heard law cases involving modest sums of money or property and minor punishments) and the Superior Court of Law and Equity, considered the "superior" court. The Superior Courts of Law and Equity had sole jurisdiction over cases punishable by loss of life or limb and cases of greater dollar value. They also served as courts of appeal, for those dissatisfied a Court of Pleas decision. The three traveling Superior Court judges heard cases in Jonesboro (Washington District), Knoxville (Hamilton District), Carthage (Winchester District), Clarksville (Robertson District), and Nashville (Mero District). Many of Tennessee's leading pioneers served as Superior Court judges, including Andrew Jackson (who stepped down in 1804), John Overton (who took Jackson's place), John McNairy, Archibald Roane, and Willie Blount. Descended in the family of Judge John Overton through his daughter, Elizabeth Overton Lea of Nashville to present consignor. Condition: Covers and spine in fragile condition with most of the leather worn away, front cover fully separated, half of first page missing. The interior pages, however, remain in good readable condition with soiling/light oxidation and small losses at edges, and light toning.
• WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. AUTOGRAPHED
  WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1921 LETTER: 6 1/2 X 4 1/2 IN. (16.5 X 11.4 CM.), FRAMED: 12 3/4 X 10 3/4 IN. (32.4 X 27.3 CM.)WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1921, [Presidential] signed in ink on Supreme Court letterhead, a note of thanks for a Christmas greeting Dimensions: Letter: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 11.4 cm.), Framed: 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (32.4 x 27.3 cm.) Provenance: Purchased at Frogtown Books, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, 2007
• POSSIBLY PERSIAN DISH WITH
  POSSIBLY PERSIAN DISH WITH ANIMALSPOSSIBLY PERSIAN DISH WITH ANIMALS, with elephant and other animals Provenance: Estate of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Benefit Washington National Opera
• INDIAN CALIGRAPHIC MINIATURE
  INDIAN CALIGRAPHIC MINIATURE COURT SCENE PAINTING India,20th CenturyCentral image depicting two figures with halos surrounded by women wading in a shallow pool filled with lotus blossoms with gold botanical drawings and calligraphy throughout the page.
• State Trials, a complete collection
  State Trials, a complete collection of, 4 of 6 vols and 80 other large leather bound volumes, three boxes/Provenance: Spetchley Park
• Seven books, law, related: includes
  Seven books, law, related: includes rare Kentucky imprint Constitution of the United States, 1825; MacNally, Rules of Evidence on Pleas of the Crown, 1804; Thomas Lloyd, The Trial of Alexander Addison, 1803; John Holmes, The Statesman…, 1840, others; detailed listing available.
• COURT OFFICIAL HAT ??????????of
  COURT OFFICIAL HAT ??????????of conical form, the creamy ground overlaid with red threads, wide edge bound with patterned silk roll, lined in burgundy fabric, topped with a red bead finial and jade tube(1)34.5cm diameter
• MACK JENNEY AND E. F. TYLER
  MACK JENNEY AND E. F. TYLER (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY) THE MEETING ROOM AT THE SUPREME COURT WATERCOLOR, INK AND GRAPHITE: 32 1/4 X 17...MACK JENNEY and E. F. TYLER, (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY) THE MEETING ROOM AT THE SUPREME COURT, Watercolor, ink and graphite: 32 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (sight) Framed; lower center inscribed: Decoration of Conference Room No 164/ United States Supreme Court Building/ Washington D.C./ Mack Jenney & Tyler/ Decorators/ One half inch equals one foot; lower left inscribed: Cass Glbert/ Cass Gilbert JR./ John R Rockart/ Architects; lower right inscribed: David Lynn/ Architect of/ The Capitol/ Contracting Officer
• COURT OFFICIAL HAT ??????????of
  COURT OFFICIAL HAT ??????????of conical form, red threads overlaid the creamy ground, wide edge bound with patterned silk roll, lined in burgundy fabric, topped with a red bead finial and jade tube(1)34cm diameter
• MUGHAL SCHOOL, 20TH C. COURT SCENE,
  MUGHAL SCHOOL, 20TH C. COURT SCENE, TEMPERA Tempera on fabric, 45 x 36 in., framed.
• EUROPEAN CHINESE COURT SCENE INK
  EUROPEAN CHINESE COURT SCENE INK DRAWING China,19th CenturyDetailed ink drawing depicting two young children greeting each other while four older men look on in an ornate room with a portrait of the emperor.
• LITHO STIPPLE METHOD - 'William
  LITHO STIPPLE METHOD - 'William Murray Earl of Mansfield Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench' by Meyer and Jackson after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1782) in original walnut ogee frame gold liner glazed SS: 15 1/.2'' x 11 3/4'' OS: 19'' x 1
• GLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM HOFSTRA
  GLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, WHERE JUSTICE GINSBURG GUEST LECTUREDGLASS PAPERWEIGHT FROM HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, WHERE JUSTICE GINSBURG GUEST LECTURED, Provenance: Estate of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Benefit Washington National Opera
• Sacrosanctum concilium Tridentinum:
  Sacrosanctum concilium Tridentinum: cum citationibus ex utroque Testamento, juris Pontificii constitutionibus, aliisque S.R. Eccl. Conciliis.: Ultima hac editione quam absolutissimum cui accedunt ad calcem XXVI juris antiqui constitutiones quae nominatim ab hoc Concilio innovantur Patavii - Superiorum Bermissii, 1753. Full vellum binding, Latin text, ink inscriptions throughout. 458pg. Ink text on spine. Apprx 7-3/4" x 4-1/2".
• THURGOOD MARSHALL, SIGNATURE ON A
  THURGOOD MARSHALL, SIGNATURE ON A U.S. CARDThurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court justice, signature on a Supreme Court of the United States card, 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition.
• Relief plaque, Justice John
  Relief plaque, Justice John Marshall (1735-1835), high relief bronzed plaster bust on wood panel, inscribed at bottom "John Marshall 3rd Chief Justice of U.S.", unsigned, circa 1880 by unknown artist (costume) and after the quarter bust executed by Jean-Antoine Houdon, French, 1740-1828, 10-3/4 x 7-3/4 in.; original oak frame. Light areas of rubbing at collar and nose. Former Collection of a Mid-Atlantic Museum
• SELECTION OF FIVE BOOKS MAINLY ON
  SELECTION OF FIVE BOOKS MAINLY ON HUGO BLACK Selection of five hardcover and softcover books mainly on the politician and associate chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Hugo Black (American 1886-1971) comprising, Steve Suitts, "Hugo Black: How His Roots And Early Career Shaped The Great Champion Of The Constitution", Hugo Black, Jr., "My Father: A Remembrance", two copies (hard and softcover) Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, "Hugo Black: The Alabama Years", and Virginia Foster Durr, "Outside The Magic Circle" (inscribed and signed by the author). Provenance from the Estate of Marjorie & Ralph Knowles, Atlanta, GA. Approx. of the largest h. 9.5", w. 6.25", d. 1.5".
• THOMAS JEFFERSON (ATTRIB.),
  THOMAS JEFFERSON (ATTRIB.), SIGNED ACT OF CONGRESS Thomas Jefferson (American, 1743-1826), "An Act to establish the judicial Courts of the United States", January 4, 1790, printed on laid paper, signed in ink "Th. Jefferson" as Secretary of State, serving under George Washington and John Adams, Argosy bookshop label verso, mounted and framed under glass with a print of Jefferson, 15"h x 8.5"w (sheet), 31.75"h x 17.75"w (frame)
• THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES TO
  THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE LAND BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1872The Case of the United States to the Land Before the Tribunal of Arbitration, Government Printing Office, 1872,