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RARE VIRGINIA SLAVE DOCUMENT,
RARE VIRGINIA SLAVE DOCUMENT, NORFOLK, C.1754 Robert Dinwiddie (1692-1770), Lt. Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758) part-printed document, signed, August 15, 1754 (the 28th year of George II's reign) appointing a commission to investigate and try the case of Violet and Beck, two female slaves, accused of "having prepared and administered a poisonous medicine," to the son of one of their masters, signed by Dinwiddie, l.r., with portion of the colony's seal; folio, 15 x 11 3/4 in., by sight, framed.
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VIRGINIA TRUE (1900-1989): SAND
VIRGINIA TRUE (1900-1989): SAND DUNES Oil on board 14 x 16 in. c.1930 signed.
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EARLY ANONYMOUS DARE COUNTY REDHEAD
EARLY ANONYMOUS DARE COUNTY REDHEAD Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, before 1900, carved and painted wood.
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Virginia/Tenn
Virginia/Tenn
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DARREN VIRGIL, NATIVE AMERICAN
DARREN VIRGIL, NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN, OIL PASTEL ON PAPER, 30" H X 44"WDarren Vigil, (b. 1959) "Woman & Her Conscience," 1989, Oil pastel on paper Signed in pencil at the lower edge, at center: Darren ©; signed again, titled, dated, and inscribed on the frame's backing paper: To Mark & Cary, "I've always wanted to be fed with some desire of enthusiasm" Oil pastel on paper Dimensions: Image/Sheet: 44" H x 30" W
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VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, UNTITLED
VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, UNTITLED (DRUM CHANT)Virginia Alice Stroud, (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek, b. 1951) Untitled (Drum Chant), gouache on board signed upper left: Virginia Stroud [artist's cipher] © gouache on board Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (34 x 26.4 cm.), Frame: 21 x 18 x 1 in. (53.3 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Texas
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Wax over porcelain artist doll by
Wax over porcelain artist doll by Brigitte Deval marked "Virginia 22/250", dated 1981 or 1987, blue eyes, brown hair, dressed in a pink silk dress with sheer overdress trimmed with lace, 27"h.
Condition: Good condition. Note: pillow not included.
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VIRGINIA CUTHBERT (AMERICAN,
VIRGINIA CUTHBERT (AMERICAN, 1908-2001) “TEASELS” oil on canvas. signed 'Virginia Cuthbert' (lower right).
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John White's 16th century map of
John White's 16th century map of Virginia and North Carolina, "Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, Equestris ordinis viri Anno Dm. MDLXXXV regm vero Sereniss: nostrae Reginae Elisabethae XXVII. Hujus vero Historia peculiari Libro discripta est, additis etiam Indigenarum Iconibus" by John White, from A Briefe and True Report of the New Founde Land of Virginia , Part 1 of Great Voyages published by Theodore De Bry, Frankfurt, 1590, copper engraving on laid paper with undecipherable watermark, State 2 map with the initial letter "C" imposed onto the letter "E" in "Chesapiooc", plate 11-7/8 x 16-1/4 in., page 13 x 18 in.; modern wood frame. Hinged at top with archival tape and at bottom with Scotch tape, 1 in. strip of top margin restored including most of upper border, reinforced center crease, moderate soiling, fading, toning, creases, minor foxing; frame with abrasions and minor losses, Village Smith Galleries label on backing. Abraham Lincoln Bookstore, Chicago, 1982; Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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VIRGINIA PEN, INK, AND WATERCOLOR
VIRGINIA PEN, INK, AND WATERCOLOR FRAKTURBerkeley, Virginia pen, ink, and watercolor fraktur , inscribed Zilpha J. McIntire the daughter of John and Jane McIntire was born in the year of our Lord, March the eleventh, 1815 , with birds and potted flowers, in a period painted pine frame, 9 1/2" x 11 3/4".
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Small stains, 1 1/2'' loss to right edge, minor foxing. Not examined out of frame.
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VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, YELLOW
VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, YELLOW NOSE AND THE SABERVirginia Alice Stroud, (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek, b. 1951) Yellow Nose and The Saber, gouache on ledge paper titled lower left of center: Yellow Nose and The Saber signed lower right: Virginia Stroud [artist's cipher] © gouache on ledge paper Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (14.6 x 31.8 cm.), Frame: 17 5/8 x 24 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (44.8 x 62.2 x 3.8 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Texas
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VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD. GIRL ON
VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD. GIRL ON HORSEBACK, GOUACHE Gouache, signed and dated ll, sheet size: 7 x 8 in., framed.
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SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED
SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED AND ARMED VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE In half case, the tinted silhouette image shows a youthful volunteer holding a massive bowie knife while wearing a gray frock coat and conforming kepi.
Benjamin Tisdale enlisted as a Private in Co. "C," 21st Virginia Infantry at Christiansville, Mecklendburg County on June 20, 1861. His regiment fought in the major campaigns from the Peninsula to the Valley before turning north to Pennsylvania. Private Tisdale was taken prisoner at Gettysburg on July 5, 1863 and found himself in the wretched confines of Fort Delaware less than two weeks later. He was released at war's end, taking "the Oath" back home in Southside Virginia on June 21, 1865. The inside back of the case is pencil inscribed "B. N. Tisdale / July 18 - 1865," which likely marks the end of his incarceration; below is an undated inscription simply reading "Benjamin N. Tisdale / Christiansville / Virginia."
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VERY RARE CONFEDERATE RECRUITING
VERY RARE CONFEDERATE RECRUITING BROADSIDE FOR THE 13TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY Charleston, Kanawha County (West Virginia), July 25, 1862, offering a $25 advance on a bounty paid to able-bodied men willing to enlist. A period manuscript note at the bottom of the sheet names the 13th Virginia, which went on to fight under Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, himself a native of Western Virginia. Presented behind glass in a vintage rustic oak frame (13-1/2 x 13-1/2 in.).
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THE VIRGINIAN.The Virginian. New
THE VIRGINIAN.The Virginian. New York: Metropolitan Printing Co., 1914. Color lithograph for the dramatization of Wister's classic Western starring silent film star Dustin Farnum, adapted by Wister together with Kirke La Shelle. 40 x 30 _". Linen-backed. Restored losses and over-painting in margins; repaired tears, creases, and abrasions along folds and in margins. B+.
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A large map of Virginia and
A large map of Virginia and Maryland, titled Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland by Robert de Vaugondy (1755) after the map by Peter Jefferson and Joshua Fry. On laid paper, with a fold crease down the middle. Not examined out of frame.
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THREE SCARCE BOOKS ON EARLY
THREE SCARCE BOOKS ON EARLY VIRGINIA AND ONE ON REVOLUTIONARY NORTH CAROLINA To include: Jefferson, Thomas. Notes of the State of Virginia (Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825), 12mo (7 in.), full calf, gilt to spine (wear to boards; tight binding; toned leaves); De Hass, Willis. History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia; Embracing an Account of the Various Expeditions in the West Prior to 1795 (Wheeling: H. Hoblitzell, 1851), 8vo (9-1/4 in.), the top board illustrated with a gilt scalping scene (overall wear; some internal foxing; the edges and interior stamped JOHN J. D. PRESTON several times); Kegley's Virginia Frontier (Roanoke: The Stone Press, n.d.), third printing, 4to (11 in.), green linen (light scuffs, else very good condition); Graham. George W. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775 and Lives of Its Signers (New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1905), small 8vo (8 in.), maroon boards with gilt embellishments. (Some damp stains to boards; a few penciled notations in the text, very good condition).
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VIRGINIA RODECKER JARBOE (AMERICAN,
VIRGINIA RODECKER JARBOE (AMERICAN, 1930-2007), SUMMER IDYLL Oil on canvas, signed at lower right, presented within a wide linen mat and hardwood frame.
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Virginia Keep Clark (IL
Virginia Keep Clark (IL 1878-1962) Portraitacrylic on canvas charming full length portrait of a child Jane McLennan Ober (1937-2010) signed lower left and dated 1939. Housed under glass and presented in gold tone cove molded frame. Virginia Hynson Keep Clark recieved her training at the Indiana School of Art the Arts Student League of New York and the Chase School or art. Her early work is that of an illustrator but she is best known as a portrait painter whose subjects include President Benjamin Harrison's daughter Elizabeth the artist Charles Prendergast and Wallis Simpson the Duchess of Windsor among others. The sitter of this portrait Jane McLennan Ober was the daughter of prominent Donald Roderick McLennan co-founder of Marsh & McLennan of Illinois.SS 39 x 24 in.; DOA 44 x 29 in.Jane Mclennan Ober and by descent to her daughter Katherine Noyes Maclennan.
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT: CASED 1/4 PLATE TINTYPE PHOTO OF ATTRACTIVE SOUTHERN WOMAN, CA. 1850 Middle Aged Woman of substantial means, in the original gutta perha case featuring the bronze equestrian portrait of Gen. George Washington designed by Thomas Crawford and completed under the supervision of Randolph Rogers after Crawford's death, opened in 1849. Features four prominent Virginians around the plinth who played critical roles in the American Revolutionary War. 5" x 4". Case is fine, photo has damage to small area in background.
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Jefferson Davis & Alexander
Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens Virginia Election Ballot Plus CDVs A printed ballot for the CSA election of 1861 endorsing Jefferson Davis for president Alexander H. Stephens for vice president and delegates for each of Virginia's 16 districts.? Framed with vignette CDVs of the successful candidates 9.75 x 13 in. overall.Interestingly congressional candidate Roger A. Pryor has been scratched out.? Pryor (1828-1919) was one of the most outspoken proponents of secession before and during the war but with his personal status and financial prospects diminished following surrender he became a kind of reverse carpetbagger moving to New York joining the law practice of Union general Benjamin Butler and speaking in favor of reunification.? The Virginian who saved this ballot was obviously not pleased with him. Condition: Ballot in very good condition.? Stephens' CDV moderately stained.? Piece is professionally framed hence the items were not removed for examination.
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Virginia School Girl Needlework
Virginia School Girl Needlework (Henningham H. Watkins, Richmond, Virginia, 1808), nine lines alphabet and numbers over a four-line verse, stitched bottom "Henningham H. Watkins May 31, 1808", lines separated by finely stitched bands of alternating potted urns, clover border, hemstitched outer border, silk on linen, 15-1/2 x 11 in.; gilt and black-painted wood frame,
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VIRGINIA BULLSEYE CANTEENCivil
VIRGINIA BULLSEYE CANTEENCivil War Confederate metal canteen with center brass Virginia --Sic Semper Tyrannus-- military button and hand painted 61-65 war dates. 7 inch diameter and 2.5 in thick. burlap and fabric wrapped body and original cotton striped shoulder strap attr. Confederate (worn). 6 inch diameter and 2.25 inches thick. VA estate collection.
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VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, EMBRACE OF
VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, EMBRACE OF COLOR, 1990Virginia Alice Stroud, (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek, b. 1951) Embrace of Color, 1990, gouache on paper signed lower right: Virginia A. Stroud / [artist's cipher] © affixed verso: Certificate of Authenticity gouache on paper Dimensions: 20 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (53 x 37.8 cm.), Frame: 29 3/8 x 23 3/8 x 7/8 in. (74.6 x 59.4 x 2.2 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Arizona
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BOOK: THOMAS JEFFERSON, NOTES ON
BOOK: THOMAS JEFFERSON, NOTES ON VIRGINIA, 1801JEFFERSON, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. Published by Rawle in Philadelphia, 1801. First Hot-Pressed Edition. Wear to leather covers with front board detached. Wear to title page where stamp was removed. This item can be shipped in-house.
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New Market Virginia sampler, yellow
New Market Virginia sampler, yellow house with fence flanked by two large trees, small outbuilding or gate to left of house, six-line top panel, stitched on bottom line "Virginia Miles Age 12 years New Market March 8th 1844", inner sawtooth border, strawberry vine outer border, silk on linen, 16 x 17 in.; wood frame with gilt cove molding. Fading, browning of linen, some loose threads, stretched over cardboard and glued to the back, some discoloration to glued-down areas. The 1850 U.S. Census lists Virginia Miles as 17 years old and living in Shenandoah, Virginia. Marriage records from Virginia indicate that she married George Bouse, a Methodist minister, in 1851. They lived for a time in Maryland and later in Taylor, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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VIRGINIA SNEDEKER OIL ON CANVAS
VIRGINIA SNEDEKER OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT, 1932 Virginia Snedeker (American, 1909-2000) oil on canvas painting depicting a brunette woman's portrait, a pink and blue tapestry hangs behind her, she wears a red dress, an Art Deco onyx necklace, and looks left, signed and dated upper left, unframed. 11" H x 9" W. Note: Virginia Snedeker was a working American Scene artist who studied at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League of New York. She earned her living illustrating for The New Yorker in the twentieth century.
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VIRGINIA BERRESFORDMartha's
VIRGINIA BERRESFORDMartha's Vineyard 1902-1995Irises in purples white and yellow. Executed with a broad-stroked palette knife on a stippled blue ground. Signed lower right Berresford''. Marked in pen verso ''West Tisbury Church Fair 1976''. Artist's biography from Vineyard Bookshelf newspaper attached to the reverse.Oil on board 20'' x 16''. Framed.''
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BEYER, EDWARD. ALBUM OF VIRGINIA OR
BEYER, EDWARD. ALBUM OF VIRGINIA OR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE OLD DOMINION. 1858BEYER, EDWARD. ALBUM OF VIRGINIA OR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE OLD DOMINION. 1858, yellow paste downs; the prints that remain the Album are: the title page; Harper's Ferry from Jefferson Rock; The Drum's. The Tapestry Room. Weyer's Cave; View from the Peak of Otter; View from the Hawk's Nest; Falling Springs; Bullard Rock on the New River; Four View's of Weyer's Cave...; The Salt Pond from the Salt Pond Knob; Natural Bridge; Kanawha Falls; Hygeia Hotel and Old Point Comfort; View from the Little Sewell Mountain No 11
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VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, UNTITLED
VIRGINIA ALICE STROUD, UNTITLED (TWO FIGURES WITH PARASOL), 1979Virginia Alice Stroud, (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek, b. 1951) Untitled (Two Figures with Parasol), 1979, gouache on board signed and dated lower right of center: Virginia A. Stroud / 1979 © / [artist's cipher] gouache on board Dimensions: 25 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (64.1 x 49.5 cm.), Frame: 33 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 3/4 in. (85.1 x 69.9 x 1.9 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Texas
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VIRGINIA ROHM WILSON (AMERICAN,
VIRGINIA ROHM WILSON (AMERICAN, 1851-1930) GRAFTON DUVAL OIL ON BOARD: 6 X 8 IN. (SIGHT)VIRGINIA ROHM WILSON, (AMERICAN, 1851-1930) GRAFTON DUVAL, Oil on board: 6 x 8 in. (sight) Framed; lower right signed: Virgina R Wilson; verso inscribed with biography of Grafton Duval Provenance: Estate Collection of Albert E. Mitchler, Washington, D.C.
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ALBEE EDWARD Who's Afraid of
ALBEE EDWARD Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? New York: Atheneum 1963. 8vo softcover. Inscribed by Albee to the f.f.e.p. and dated ''NYC 3-18-65.'' Inner hinges slightly cracked; some soiling to covers; crease to center of spine.
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VIRGINIA CUTHBERT (NEW
VIRGINIA CUTHBERT (NEW YORK/VIRGINIA, 1908-2001), "THE HOT SUMMERTIME"., OIL ON CANVAS, 33" X 39". FRAMED 34.5" X 40.5".VIRGINIA CUTHBERT, New York/Virginia, 1908-2001, "The Hot Summertime". Signed lower left "Virginia Cuthbert". Titled and signed on stretcher. Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 33" x 39". Framed 34.5" x 40.5". Provenance: Albright Knox Gallery.Cuthbert studied under Charles Hawhorne at the Provincetown Art Colony during the summer of 1930.
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ROBIN DARE MIXED MEDIA PRINT ON
ROBIN DARE MIXED MEDIA PRINT ON PAPERROBIN DARE (Spokane, Washington, 20/21st century) mixed media print on paper, "Les Deux Grandes Bottom." Signed lower right, dated 2001, edition 41/44, titled lower left, 26.75" x 18.25" (image), 34" x 24.75" (frame).
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RAPHE HAMOR, A TRUE DISCOURSE OF
RAPHE HAMOR, A TRUE DISCOURSE OF THE PRESENT ESTATE OF VIRGINIA, PUBLISHED 1860, ONE VOLUMERaphe Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present Estate of Virginia, Published 1860, One Volume
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VIRGINIA STROUD, UNTITLED (WOMEN AT
VIRGINIA STROUD, UNTITLED (WOMEN AT WORK BY TIPIS), 1983Virginia Stroud, (Cherokee-Muscogee Creek, b. 1951) Untitled (Women at Work by Tipis), 1983, gouache on paper signed and dated lower right: Virginia A Stroud 1983 © GGGS gouache on paper Dimensions: 19 x 24 1/2 in. (48.26 x 62.23 cm.), Framed: Provenance: Private Collection, California