late 17th Century English SchoolPortraitlate 17th Century English SchoolPortrait of a Gentlemanwearing a lace jacket and a gold coloured coatoil on canvas 71.5cm x 56cm (28" x 22")
1711 INDENTURE NEW JERSEYIndenture1711 INDENTURE NEW JERSEYIndenture dated 1711, between Claes Arentsen Toers and John Garretson. Also signed by John Conrad Codweis. Wax seal lower right. Creases and small holes throughout. Approximately 14 3/4" x 11 1/4" (with frame 17" x 14").
Fine 1671 betrothal needlework,Fine 1671 betrothal needlework, man and woman in court attire separated by a shield and "1671", distant castle, birds and flowers in corners, partial sun at top, silk thread and purl with raised work, some painted details, on ivory satin ground, British, circa 1671, 8 x 9-3/4 in.; modern frame. Losses to silk thread, some areas unfinished, fading, shattering to silk ground, needle holes along edges, possibly formerly attached to a pillow. Edyth Medlin Antiques, Raleigh, North Carolina
Bennet (Thos) A Confutation ofBennet (Thos) A Confutation of Quakerism, 8vo, 1st edition, Cambridge 1705 (1)
ENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCAENGLISH CONTRACT OF INDENTURE CIRCA 1700 calligraphy on parchment a contract from Peter Courthope (born 1639 died 1724) of Danny Mansion Hurstpierpoint Sussex for leasing land from William Zinoff. Dated January 28 1700 - h:15.50 w:28.25 in.
Thirty one sheets of early newspapersThirty one sheets of early newspapers 1679 to 1682 '' Mercurius Civicus '' '' The Impartial Protestant Mercury '' '' The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence'' '' Smith's Protestant Intelligence '' and '' The Protestant (Domestic) Intelligence of 1681 ''.
Benj. West/H.R. Robinsen, New YorkBenj. West/H.R. Robinsen, New York "William Penn's Treaty with the Indians when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania 1681". Hand colored lithograph, the sight size approx. 18-1/2" x 24-1/4", French matted and framed under glass overall approx. 29-1/2" x 34-1/2".
A number of historic proclamationsA number of historic proclamations and other documents of the years 1659 to 1715 including the taking and subsequent execution of Lord Monmouth after the rebellion of 1685 proclamations after the treaty of Breda 1667 details of the court which sentenced Charles I in 1648 and a later court sentencing after the Jacobite rebellion in 1715.
Important 17th Century AccountImportant 17th Century Account of China by Jan Nieuhof Die Gasantschaft der Ost Indischen Geselschaft in den Vereinigten Niederlandern an den Tartarischen Cham (An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China), German edition printed in Amsterdam by Jacob Mörs (or Moers), 1669, 420 pages (plus index) with all illustrations including 108 text-engravings, 35 plates, and one fold-out map, 12 x 8-1/2 in.,
Philosophical Transactions forPhilosophical Transactions for the months of January and February, numb.137, pages 923-944, with diagram, printed John Martyn, printer to the Royal society, 1678
A hand coloured print in supportA hand coloured print in support of John Wilkes imprisoned for libelling Parliament dated 1768 together with 19th c. prints titled ''Un Tournoi'' and '' Un Melee''.
Book dated 1821.Book dated 1821.
WILLIAM PENN. An important 17thWILLIAM PENN. An important 17th century sammelband of seventeen Quaker tracts (1668-1679) possibly to have passed to the present vendor from his first wife Gulielma Maria Springett via the maternal line comprising (in order of appearance) THE SANDY FOUNDATION SHAKEN 1668 36pp; THE GUIDE MISTAKEN AND TEMPORIZING REBUKED 1668 63pp; THE GREAT CASE OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE 1670 [6] 3-55pp [1]; TRUTH RESCUED FROM IMPOSTURE (loss to bottom corner of title page) 1670 49 48-71pp [3]p; THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH VINDICATED 1672 1-8 errata 9-138pp; THE SPIRIT OF ALEXANDER THE COPPER-SMITH 1673 28pp; JUDAS AND THE JEWS 1673 130pp errata; URIM AND THUMMUM 1674 32pp; CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AS IT WAS SOBERLY DESIRED IN A LETTER 1674 8pp; A JUST REBUKE TO ONE & TWENTY LEARNED AND REVEREND DIVINES 1674 32pp; SAUL SMITTEN TO THE GROUND 1675 16pp; A TREATISE OF OATHS 1675 [2] [4] 166pp; ENGLAND'S PRESENT INTEREST DISCOVERED 1675 [4] 62pp including errata most hand numbered; EPISTOLA CONSULIBUS NEC NON SENATUI CIVITATIS EMBDENSIS Rotterodami Petrus van Wijnbrugge 1675 [7] pp; THE SKIRMISHER DEFEATED AND TRUTH DEFENDED 1676 [2] 41pp [1]; A BRIEF ANSWER TO A FALSE AND FOOLISH LIBELL 1678 26pp; ONE PROJECT FOR THE GOOD OF ENGLAND [1679] 11pp folded. Contemporary mottled tan calf with five section spine and tab 'W:Penns Writings' front board repaired at spine. Estimate ?5 000-10 000 William Penn (1644-1718) married Gulielma Springett (1644-1694) in April 1672 in Chorley Wood. They had fourteen children but few survived to adulthood and only the eldest William appears to have had children. The present vendors maternal grandmothers family were the Springetts an important Sussex family. Indeed Gulielma's father has a memorial and is buried in Ringmer parish church. The binding is original however it has been repaired down the right hand fold has a crack running the full length of the spine and is worn on the other fold some chipping here. Old but not original front end papers. Pages at the beginning of the book are browned and with some slight damp marks. As one moves into the book the pages become cleaner and fairly bright. First two pages of Saul 1675 and loose at the bottom. Latter tracts are folded in at end some miss-creasing and small holes. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?8 000
1682 A CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY1682 A CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES BOOK England,1682Antiquarian book, written by Samuel Newman, an English born clergyman who was prosecuted by the church for nonconformity and fled to Massachusetts where he founded the town of Rehoboth.
1 vol. Regii Sanguinis Clamor1 vol. Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad Coelum Adversus Parricidas Anglicanos. The Hague, 1652. 12mo, contemp. vellum; some edge wear. Attacking the executioners of Charles I in 1649, also attacking John Milton & Cromwell, et al. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
Large "Paterson's Twenty-Four MilesLarge "Paterson's Twenty-Four Miles 'Round London With Reference to the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry", dated 5 July 1791, presented in a later parcel-gilt ebonized wood frame in the neoclassical taste and glazed, h. 41", w. 41-1/2", d. 1".
English silk on linen sampler datedEnglish silk on linen sampler dated 1741 with two religious verses. 16.5"x5.5"
Attributed to Edward Bird (1772-1819)/TheAttributed to Edward Bird (1772-1819)/The Conscription/soldiers in a tavern/oil on canvas, 24cm x 29cm/see illustration
A quantity of historic documentsA quantity of historic documents and ephemera including a document dated 1480 documents of the 16th and 17th century several Acts of Parliament of William III George II etc. 17/18th loan and payment documents including dated 1691 for services in Ireland dated 1710 signed Walpole dated 1729 signed Marlborough and Godolphin books of verses etc.
2 vols. (1 wrappers) English Law2 vols. (1 wrappers) English Law & C - 18th-Century English Imprints: [Acts]: Anno Regni Georgii III... Parliament..., The Thirty First Day of October,... 1780... [to] Fifth Day of December, 1782... London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1782. Sm. Thick folio, contemp. paneled calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label; scuffed, front cover detached. Internally clean. * Observations on The Bedford Charity. London, 1761. 4to, orig. self wrappers. Minor scattered spotting & occasional minor dampstaining.
1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF CAMBRIDGE1801 WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE Massachusetts, New York,Dated 1801Primitive view of Cambridge College with a man and horse drawn cart traveling a dirt road in the foreground.
18th century British caricature,18th century British caricature, man bowing before a nobleman, inscribed below "Good…church warden your humble servant./Bow not thy head to me fellow for the exalted to so high a station, I am, but a man.", circa 1760-1780, inscribed verso "J.W.H and G.L.", watercolor on paper, 7-5/8 x 7-1/2 in.; black-painted wood frame. Taped at top at two points and bottom at one point, minor foxing, light toning. Forsyth's Antiques, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991
1714 MASSACHUSETTS-BAY CHARTER,1714 MASSACHUSETTS-BAY CHARTER, ACTS & LAWS "The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary, to the Inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England", printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, Boston, 1714, title + 1-13; bound with, "Acts and Laws, of Her Majesties Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England", printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, Boston, 1714, title, reprint statement dated 1713, 1-254, followed by "The Table" (index), i-vi, then Acts and Laws 255-328, front and back boards detached, spine attached to majority of pages, book block split between pages iv-v of the index, faint stamping to front cover, 12"h x 7.5"w
Pennsylvania Chronicle SeptemberPennsylvania Chronicle September 21 1767 with advertisement for "Property for sale in Virginia George Washington Trustee" and with advertisements by Cadwalader and Samuel Morris. 18.5"x11.75"
late 17th Century English SchoolPortraitlate 17th Century English SchoolPortrait of a Young Ladyoil on canvas 58.5cm x 38cm (23" x 15")
18th century Charleston engraving,18th century Charleston engraving, South Carolina, "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina", panoramic view by William Toms, after Bishop Roberts, second edition (1779), originally published in The London Magazine , June 1762, uncolored, on laid paper, 8 x 20-1/4 in. (sight); modern wood frame. Folds and creases, minor smudges, toning, areas of foxing, possible restorations, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions. David Stockwell Antiques, Willmington, Delaware, 1972
1 vol. (Pennsylvania, State.)1 vol. (Pennsylvania, State.) The Acts of The General Assembly of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania..., The Laws Now in Force, Passed Between The 30th Day of September 1775 and The Revolution. Together with The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of The State of Pennsylvania, and The Articles of Confederation of The United States of America. Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1782. Folio, contemp. sheep; rubbed & occasionally blistered, but holding. Lacking front free endpaper. Scattered, generally light, foxing, some dampstaining to margins of title page, occasional smudging to margins of Declaration. Ex-library labels on back paste-down & bottom portion of spine. Evans 17656 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
1726 ENGLISH RELIGIOUS BOOK: Titled1726 ENGLISH RELIGIOUS BOOK: Titled '' A Treatise on the Religouse Observation of the Lords-Day According to the Express Words of the Fourth Commandment'' Third Edition printed for J. clark and R. Hett oat the bible and Crown in the Poultry; and E. Matthews at the Bible in Paternoster-Row 1726. 1/2 leather with marble boards. 7 1/2'' x 5 3/4''.CONDITION: Note staining and wear to cover foxing and water marks to pages.
ENGRAVING - 18th century BritishENGRAVING - 18th century British titled 'The Most Noble Charles Marquis Cornwallis' by Benj. Smith after Copley depicting the general whose surrender to Washington at Yorktown ended our Revolutionary War unframed SS: 17 1/4'' x 13 1/4'' condition: clip
1806 Indenture between Jeremiah1806 Indenture between Jeremiah Bishop and Samuel Cook state of NY framed behind glass some loss and creases.
17th century British needlework,17th century British needlework, two figures, soldier with tents in background, woman in court dress in front of buildings, oval panel surrounded by stylized flowers, insects and birds above lion and leopard, silk on silk ground, British, late 17th century, 17 x 21 in. (sight); wood frame. Extensive fading and browning to silk, approximately 1-1/2 x 6 in. area with losses of silk ground and some shattering, losses to embroidered elements, possible pest damage; frame with losses and chips.
1821 PROBATE COURT DOCUMENT FRAMED1821 PROBATE COURT DOCUMENT FRAMED Featuring a contemporary transcript of the last will and testament of Ebenezer Ellis (1751-1820), of Bridgwater, Plymouth County, Mass., who served in the American Revolutionary War, attested by Ebenezer Hayward, Register. Sight size 12 x 8 1/4 in., framed.
Attributed to Jan Palthe (DutchAttributed to Jan Palthe (Dutch 1719-1769) Portrait of a Gentleman oil on panel 24 x 18 inches.
1 vol. (Franklin, Benjamin, printer.)1 vol. (Franklin, Benjamin, printer.) (Pennsylvania, Province.) Votes and Proceedings of The House of The Province of Pennsylvania. Beginning the Fourth Day of December, 1682. Volume the First. In Two Parts. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1752. Folio, modern 3/4 brown morocco & marbled bds. Light to moderate foxing, some dampstaining, repairs to title page & leaves of the first 3 signatures. lacking last leaf. Ex-library - ink deaccession stamp on modern front blank. Evans 6908; Miller 563 ,200-
1 piece. Manuscript Document.1 piece. Manuscript Document. William III, King of England. [London: October 14, 1701.] 1 p., folio, approx. 13 x 8 1/2 inches (336 x 216 mm), browned at edges. An act to secure an excise on tobacco exported from Pennsylvania, County New Castle, and the "Lower Counties upon the Delaware", other American colonies to provide funds for a minister and a school teacher in Philadelphia. Contemporary copy, possibly the original order to prepare the official document for the King's signature, "our will and pleasure is that you forthwith prepare a Bill for our royal signature..." The official bill was signed by William III in Holland. ,200 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
1 piece. Manuscript Map. "Plan1 piece. Manuscript Map. "Plan of Charleston Pennisula in The State of Massachusetts from Accurate Survey by Peter Tufts, 1818." Drawn by Mary A. Wilson, 1829. Approx. 17 x 21 inches (430 x 530 mm). Mounted & browned. Not examined out of wood-backed 19th-century frame.