CONTINENTAL WAX AND TINSEL DEVOTIONALICON 19th c., possibly German, painted wax bust of Jesus Christ surrounded by tinsel, beads and faux jewels, four relics with hand-lettered labels, in shadowbox frame under...
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CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNEDLETTER A handwritten letter by Charles Dickens with his signature. The letter is to Thomas Milton and is discussing his Chronicle Sketches. Five lines written on the center...
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SILVER. ASSORTED GROUPING OF STERLINGAND ENGLISH Silver Desk Items. Including a English silver cedar lined humidor - with a city mark of Sheffield, maker's mark of Walker & Hall, and a date letter of 1926; a...
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SILVER. ASSORTED SILVER SNUFF AND SCENTBOTTLES. Including an English silver glass mounted snuff bottle and silver spoon both items with a city stamp of London, maker's mark of Hukin & Heath (John Thomas Heath &...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON 1797 LETTER TO LUDWELLLEE (VIRGINIA)A 1797 letter from George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, Founding Father, and first President of the United States, addressed to Ludwell Lee...
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CIVIL WAR AND RELATED DOCUMENTSGroupingof Civil War and other historical documents, 9 items. 1st Item: Civil War Soldier Letter from Col. H. L. Potter (New York 71st Infantry, wounded at Bristol Station, VA on...
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TN ARCHIVAL LOT, INCL. 4 BOOKS, 1 CDVALBUM, 2 ALSArchive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV)...
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T.E. LAWRENCE (BRITISH 1888-1935) "SEVENPILLARS OF WIS...T.E. LAWRENCE (British 1888-1935) "SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM a triumph," JONATHAN CAPE, LONDON, 1935, Alden Press, Oxford, England, first edition from general...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, "BLACKVOMIT" LETTER TO... VOMIT" LETTER TO COLONEL THOMAS WILLIAM WARD FROM JONATHAN HULL, HOUSTON, AUSTIN AND WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1844 hand inscribed ink on paper with...
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1890 DUTCH A. VAN HOBOKEN & CO. GLASSGIN BOTTLE W/ GIN...Northern Europe, Netherlands, South Holland, Rotterdam, ca. 1890 CE. A rare and remarkable glass gin bottle made by A. Van Hoboken & Co. of Rotterdam,...
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MIHAIL CHEMIAKIN MIXED MEDIA CIGAR BOXARTMihail Chemiakin (Russian, 1943). Mixed media cigar box field report from a Russian spy on the secret weapon of tobacco. A wooden Davidoff Aniversario No. 2 Dominican cigar...
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MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, AUTOGRAPH LETTER,SIGNED Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette ( 1757-1834), ALS signed "Lafayettye", one page, dated 1829, addressed to "Madame (?) de Berry", text begins "I want to thank...
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OCTANT BY GILBERT & SONS, LONDON ANDOTHER PROPERTY OF JOHN ADAMS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY OTHER PROPERTY OF JOHN ADAMS, Late 18th/Early 19th Century, Collection of John Adams (1757-1807), of Edmonton,...
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ARCHIVE FROM A BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANYMISSION TO INDONESIA AND THE PHILLIPPINES Circa 1795-1796, to include: Letter Signed "John Canning," affixed with the Canning family seal, one page, 4to, Calcutta, December...
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MIHAIL CHEMIAKIN MIXED MEDIA CIGAR BOXARTMihail Chemiakin (Russian, 1943). Mixed media cigar box field report from a Russian spy on the secret weapon of tobacco.
A wooden Davidoff Aniversario No. 2 Dominican...
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RUSSIAN BRONZE MOUNTED LETTER WAX SEALRussianbronze mounted letter wax seal, decorated with Art Deco bust on top, intertwined snakes & framed bird with crown on sides. Measures 3.75"H. Condition is good, see photos....
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WHITE AGATE, STERLING & LAPIS LETTERWAX SEALWhite agate seal with lapis inlays and sterling hallmarked (illegible) base. Measures 4"H. Condition is good, see photos. Examine all photos closely. Contact AAG for...
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GROUPING OF 4 FRENCH LETTER WAX SEALSGroupingof 4 French seals, consists of small perched eagle 'Garantie Bronze Germany' on bottom, 1 5/8"H; gilt bronze semi-nude figure, 3"H; open wing bronze eagle, 2"H; Joan of Arc...
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FIVE PIECES OF EARLY METAL WARE, INCLUDING:TIN FLOUR CANNISTER WITH STENCILED LETTERING, 6 1/4" H. X 7 1/4" DIAM.; TIN SPRINKLER WI...Five pieces of early metal ware, including: tin flour cannister with stenciled lettering,...
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SIX SEWING AND LETTER IMPLEMENTS 19THCENTURY LENGTHS FROM 2.5" TO 8.5".SIX SEWING AND LETTER IMPLEMENTS, 19th Century, All with bone or ivory handles. Includes a buttonhook, two wax seals, two bodkins and a...
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REVERSE CARVED APPLE JUICE AND BLACKBAKELITE LETTER OPENER AND WAX STAMP. 8 1/2"L (OPENER) 3 3/4"L (STAMP)Reverse carved apple juice and black Bakelite letter opener and wax stamp., Reverse carved and painted...
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PERSONAL WAX SEAL OF GEORGE WASHINGTONFrom a personal letter, not an official one, in red wax, retaining paper remnant, stowed in a small round Chinese lacquer box, seal: 2 1/4" in diam. Includes a vintage handwritten...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR LETTER 1779ALS fromGeorgia colonel Leonard Marbury to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, January 1779. Mentions the appointment of Samuel Elbert to Brigadier General (see Lot #67). Some other interesting...
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CADWALLADER COLDEN, 1722 LETTERAn 18thCentury personal letter from Cadwallader Colden to his wife. Colden was a Scottish physician educated in London before moving to Colonial Philadelphia. The British educated...
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FRENCH ETUI A BILLETS DOUX/ "LOVE LETTER"HOLDERSSeven Antique French Etui a Billets Doux/ "Love Letter" Holders, 19th c., various materials incl. gilt metal, enamel, tortoiseshell, Vernis Martin, one with wax seal,...
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DESK ACCESSORIES: FRENCH, FIVE PIECESOF SILVER WITH BLUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL ACCENTS, PIECES INCLUDE BLOTTER, WAX SEAL, GLASS INKWELL, LETTER OPENER WITH IVORY OR IVORY TYPE TIP, EMPTY PEN OR PENCIL LEAD LINER,...
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7PC MEN'S ESTATE DESK ARTICLE GROUPUnited States, France, Switzerland,Early 20th CenturyIncludes a Napoleon letter opener with MOP blade, a sword and sheath letter opener, a figural hoof handled page turner...
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Lot of assorted Asian carved decorativesand more. Includes a Maria Theresa Thaler style silver coin mounted with brackets on a sterling silver link necklace; a carved wood painted and gilt figural group with wax...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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THREE ROOKWOOD ART POTTERY VASES oviformwax matte vase with impressed Rookwood mark for 1927 with monogram DW for Delia Workum and shape number 927 size letter F painted with irises on a blue/green ground; h: 6.25...
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and LaterNotes and Photographs A view of slavery and the relationships between these social groups before and after the Civil War. The group includes a sale document for two slaves...
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Six War of 1812 participants: eight-lineautograph letter, Paris, April 18, 1809, signed "John Armstrong" (1758-1843, U.S. Secretary of War, 1813-14) as Minister to France, 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 in., pencil notations,...
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Three Levi Hollingsworth Philadelphiadocuments, two signed by Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800, first Governor of Pennsylvania), all manuscript documents on vellum with docket information verso; deed dated November...
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Virginia documents, Wood and Randolph,three signed items: seven-line autograph letter, "In Council, 22d August 1793 to [Alexan]der Campbell", regarding "a letter from John Hamilton Esqr. British...
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1826 Samuel Griswold autograph letterand document, "Directions for Using Your Gin" with handwritten letter in ink dated July 22, 1826 and addressed to E.M. Bayre(?) of Jasper County, Georgia, sent from Clinton,...
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