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TREASURE

• STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE,
  STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE, ETC.Lunt Treasure pattern sterling silver flatware service, 68.55 ozt, plus sixteen silver handled knives and utensils. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. Monogrammed.
• 2 JAPANESE SCULPTURE BOOKS.2
  2 JAPANESE SCULPTURE BOOKS.2 Japanese Art Books. Treasures of the Koyasan Temples & Japanese Sculpture of the Suiko Period, 1923.
• CARTIER DIAMOND PLUIE DE DIAMANTS
  CARTIER DIAMOND PLUIE DE DIAMANTS 18KYG LARIAT NECKLACEAnother highly coveted and discontinued treasure is the Cartier 18k yellow gold and diamond "Pluie de Diamants" (Rain of Diamonds) lariat necklace, the diamonds are round full brilliant-cut, VVSI clar
• CARTIER DIAMOND TANK DIVAN WATCH W/
  CARTIER DIAMOND TANK DIVAN WATCH W/ 2 ADDITIONAL STRAPSA highly coveted and discontinued treasure is the Cartier 18 karat white gold and diamond Tank Divan watch, model number Divan 2614, reference number 274094; 38mm x 30mm case, 6mm height; featuring a
• ALICE BABER (1928-1982), "BURIED
  ALICE BABER (1928-1982), "BURIED TREASURE OF THE JAGUAR," 1978, WATERCOLOR ON THICK WOVE PAPER,Alice Baber(1928-1982)"Buried Treasure of the Jaguar," 1978Watercolor on thick wove paperSigned and dated in pencil, lower right: © Baber; signed and dated again, titled, and inscribed Sacr
• AN EXQUISITE GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON'
  AN EXQUISITE GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON' SEALAn Exquisite Gilt-Bronze 'Dragon' Seal Chinese Qing Dynasty Mark of Qianlong Four-character (the treasure of Emperor)and of the Period (1736-1795) Size:6.5cmx5cm
• CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BASIN W/
  CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BASIN W/ DRAGON, 19TH C. Chinese famille rose basin w/ Dragon & Carp, dated to 19th C, with flared rim goes outward, decorated with iron red carp fish in the ocean wave with a green dragon chasing a flaming pearl above amongst colorful clouds, the border of inner wall painted with eight Chinese treasures with floral design at the rim, three iron red bamboo motif on outter wall D:15"(38 cm) Collection of a private Boston, MA Collector Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: in overall good condition with minor surface wear
• COLLECTION OF JEWELRY INTEREST
  COLLECTION OF JEWELRY INTEREST BOOKS Collection of Jewelry Interest Books, comprising: Nicholson, Nicholas B.A. (ed.) "Jewels of the Romanovs: Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court" [signed by author], Keay, Anna "The Crown Jewels", Adams, Noel "Bright Lights in the Dark Ages", Hill, Gerard "Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths", Loring, John "Tiffany Jewels", Dubin, Lois "Arctic Transformations", Christie's "The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor", Mascetti, Daniela (et al) "Earrings", Vilimkova, Milada "Egyptian Jewelry", Buranelli, Vincent "Gold: An Illustrated History", Holcomb, Melanie (ed.) "The Body Transformed", Coffin, Sarah D. "Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels". Largest: 12" H x 9.5" W. Keywords: Books, Library, Literature, Reading
• COLLECTION OF BOOKS BY AND ON THE
  COLLECTION OF BOOKS BY AND ON THE KENNEDY FAMILY Collection of books by and on the Kennedy family, comprising Faber, Harold "The Kennedy Years", Frolick, S.J. "Once There Was A President", Shaw, Mark "The John F. Kennedys", Webb, "The Living JFK", Wood, James Playstead "The Life and Words fo John F. Kennedy", Ridge Press "There Was A President", Lowe, Jacques "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis", Russell, Condon "Jackie's Treasures", Spada, James "JAckie: Her Life In Pictures", Suares, J.C. "Uncommon Grace", O'Donnel, Kenneth (et. al.) "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye", Bishop, Jim "A Day In The Life of President Kennedy" (x2), Kennedy, John F. "Profiles in Courage", Lincoln, Evelyn "My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy", Kennedy, John F. "The Strategy of Peace". 16 pieces. Largest: 13" H x 10.25" W. Keywords: Kennedy, Democrats, Non-Fiction, Political Books, Kennedy Style, Jackie Kennedy, JFK, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
• COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART IN
  COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART IN RUSSIAN MUSEUM BOOKS Collection of Western art in Russian museum books, comprising: Bessonova, M. "Impressionist to Early Modern Paintings from the USSR", Marchenko, Elena "Masters of World Painting in Soviet Museums", Morath, Inga "In Russia", Duncan, David Douglas "Great Treasures of the Kremlin", Varshavskaya, MAria (et. al.) "Rubens: Paintings from Soviet Museums", Piotrovskii, B. "The Paintings Galleries of the Hermitage Museum" (in French). 6 totale. Largest: 14" H x 10.5" W.
• COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ART BOOKS
  COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN ART BOOKS Collection of Russian and Balkan Art Books, comprising: "Treasures of Etchmiadzin" (In Armenian), Petrov, Vsevolod "Yuri Vasnetsov", Savinov, A. "Shishkin", Sychova, N. "The Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow", Duncan, David Douglas "The Kremlin", Korin, Pavel "Kholui Lacquer, etc.", Odom, Anne (et. al.) "A Taste for Splendor", Asharina. Nina "Russian Decorative Art", Boguslavskaya, I. "Painted Trays: Zhostovo", Kotov, Vitaliy "Palekh", "The Hermitage", Ouspensky, Lev "Leningrad, Art et Architecture" (in French), Razina, Tatiana (et. al.) "Folk Art in the Soviet Union", Semyonov, V. B. "Malachite", Gordeyeva, O. "Russian Kerchiefs and Shawls", Nenarokomova, I. (et al) "Art Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin", Nasibova, Aida " The Art Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin", Baranova, O. "Kuskovo". 18 total. Largest: 11.5" H x 11" W.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR DEBT CERTIFICATE,
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR DEBT CERTIFICATE, MASS BAY, 1777 This December 1, 1777, complete Revolutionary War debt loan certificate document is displayed in a black matted and black frame and preserved under two sided UV protected glass. The loan is between John Smith and the state of the Massachusetts Bay. The elaborately illustrative designs highlight the presentation of this historical document. Interesting devices shown are a lone pine surrounded in a circle comprised of a rattlesnake. The left side has a scrolling cursive word, "Massachusetts" below running the full length of the document in an alternating ribbon, thus leaving a circle between the ribbons of which the words "death to counterfeit this" is spelled out. Certificate is #2090, for 15 pounds invested with the descriptions of terms, signed by the acting treasurer H. Gardner and witnessed by J. Scollay and P. Boyer, (Peter Boyer), also a signer of Mass bay colonial currency. Also present is a fine 1"round notary impression of a scribe's hand holding quill pen and the words, DAT VIRES UNIO", which adds to its overall completeness and presentation.
• JAMES DUANE, SIGNED REVOLUTIONARY
  JAMES DUANE, SIGNED REVOLUTIONARY WAR DOCUMENT This important pay order document to James Duane (1733-1797) is boldly written and clearly readable. For service to the state of New York, Duane set out from Livingston Manor to attend a NY state Constitutional Convention in White Plains New York; meeting with others from the highlands and then going to Fishkill, New York and then back to Livingston Manor. This pay document lists his days of work from August 30, 1776 to February 1777 which was confirmed and paid by James Livingston (American, 1733-1797), of Livingston Manor. Document then proceeds to show he then received his monies from Peter Van Brugh Livingston, who was the first state treasurer of New York. Signed J, Duane and witnessed by John J. Meyers. James Duane was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, a signer of the Articles of Confederation, and a member of the Congress of the Confederation from 1781 until 1783. Duane became Mayor of New York in 1784 and served in that office for four years. He was elected to the New York Senate where he served from 1782-1785 and from 1788-1790. On September 25, 1789, President George Washington nominated Duane to the Federal District Court in New York and following confirmation by the United States Senate, Duane held that judicial office until he resigned due to ill health in 1794. James Duane is a Founding Father of the United States. The document is mounted in a double-sided glass frame.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR, INDEPENDENCE
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR, INDEPENDENCE HALL PAY DOCUMENT Revolutionary War pay order for repairs to the Assembly Room of the Statehouse, later to be named Independence Hall. ADS, 1 page. Dated February 13, 1779 in Philadelphia to State Treasurer David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), famous astronomer and clockmaker. To pay Charles Schultz on order sixty pounds, two shillings and six pence, in full for sundry iron work for the Assembly Room. Darkly signed by John Bayard (1738-1807), as Speaker of the House of the Assembly. Schultz receipt at lower right. Both Bayard and Rittenhouse were members of the Committee of Safety and the Constitutional Convention. Bayard was a member of the Sons of Liberty and as Colonel served at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Princeton. The fledgling American government returned to the State house in July 1778 after the British occupation seven months earlier. The State house later became known as Independence Hall due to the keen interest shown by the Marquis de Lafayette in his visit to Philadelphia during his farewell tour in 1824, wanting to see the 'Hall of Independence' which he deemed sacred to the cause of liberty. The Assembly Room to which this document refers, so important to American history, is pictured on the reverse side of the US two-dollar bill, from the original painting by John Trumbull entitled 'Declaration of Independence.'
• TWO CHINESE TEK SING CARGO BLUE &
  TWO CHINESE TEK SING CARGO BLUE & WHITE BOWLS Two Chinese Tek Sing Cargo blue and white footed bowls, circa 1820, recovered from the 1822 wreck, decorated in the tea leaf pattern with blossoms in a curving grid, the undersides with two character marks, and retaining labels from the Nagel Auctions Tek Sing Treasures sale. Approximate Dimensions: h. 2.90", dia. 3".
• CHINESE BLUE & WHITE LIDDED
  CHINESE BLUE & WHITE LIDDED PRUNUS URN Chinese blue and white lidded urn, having a dome form lid with a Fu lion finial, above a baluster form body with a ruyi band at the neck and body covered in prunus blossom branches on a cobalt ground, tapering to a band of Buddhist treasures, the underside with a blue underglaze four character Kangxi style mark. Provenance: From The Estate of Carolyn Joiner Childers, Monroe, Georgia. Approximate Dimensions: h. 9", dia. 3.30".
• ASIAN CARVED HARDWOOD SCROLL BOX
  ASIAN CARVED HARDWOOD SCROLL BOX Asian carved and ebonized hardwood scroll box, of rectangular form, the sliding lid relief carved with the Eight Buddhist Treasures, opening to a silk lined interior, apparently unmarked. Approximate Dimensions: h. 3.5", w. 31.5", d. 3.75".
• WELLS FARGO AND CO. STOCK
  WELLS FARGO AND CO. STOCK CERTIFICATE, 1870 Unframed Wells Fargo and Co. (American 1852), stock certificate in the amount of 100 shares issued to Simon Rothschild (German 1827-1927), April 14,1870, signed by Ashbel H. Barney, president, George K. Otis, secretary, and countersigned by C. Goddard, treasurer; later received by his niece Flora Rothschild Blum (American b. 1865), and nephew Frederic William Rothschild (American 1867-1940). Approximate dimensions: h. 8.25", w, 12".
• A PAIR OF CHINESE FIRST CIVIL
  A PAIR OF CHINESE FIRST CIVIL RANK BADGES WITH CRANES Qing dynasty (1644-1912), silk embroidered with gold wrapped thread and polychrome silk threads in a Peking Knot stitch, each square badge has a red head crane to the center standing on a craggy blue rock over blue swirling waves populated with Buddhist treasure motifs, flora and peaches to left and right sides, and bats fly among blue ruyi head clouds and an iron red sun in the upper left corner, border is filled with gold and blue longevity symbols, reverse side is lined with iron red silk.
• A PAIR OF CHINESE KESI FIRST
  A PAIR OF CHINESE KESI FIRST CIVIL RANK BADGES WITH CRANES Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each square badge with metallic gold ground decorated in kesi stitch with a red head crane to the center standing on a craggy blue rock over blue swirling waves with Buddhist treasure motifs, Chinese ruyi head clouds surround the pheasant and an iron red sun is featured in the upper left corner, border with gold thread floriate decoration.
• AN IMPRESSIVELY LARGE CHINESE KRAAK
  AN IMPRESSIVELY LARGE CHINESE KRAAK WARE CHARGER Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1563-1620), extremely large dish hand painted in underglaze blue with a sprouting vase with large blooms to the center and alternating shaped panels to rim border with flowers and Buddhist treasure motifs.
• A CHINESE MING KRAAK BLUE AND WHITE
  A CHINESE MING KRAAK BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1563-1620), hand painted in underglaze blue with a pair of geese by water in an octagonal star reserve to center of dish, the border has cartouche panels alternating between pairs of flowers with fruit and Buddhist treasure motifs.
• TWO TALL CHINESE FLOOR BLUE AND
  TWO TALL CHINESE FLOOR BLUE AND WHITE GLAZED CELADON GROUND VASES 19th century, each vase with celadon ground and hand painted with blue and white enamels, the tallest with sages reading a handscroll in an outdoor landscape, the second vase with Buddhist and auspicious treasure motifs and roundels with textile designs, both with necks flanked with double foo lion faux handles.
• A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERED AND GILT
  A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERED AND GILT SEWING BOX 19th century, black lacquered box hand painted in gold with Chinoiserie landscapes bordered by flowers, Buddhist treasure symbols, and butterflies, box has a hinged cover that opens to reveal a divided tray with some areas fitted with covers, comes together with a key.
• A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE
  A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN 19th century, includes two porcelain plates, hand painted in famille verte palette with highlights in gilt, both of a formal noble gathering, thick green ground border with moths and shaped reserves containing Chinese Treasure motifs, export foot rim (8 1/2 in. diameter) (nicks to rim of both plates), and a square shaped vase hand painted in the famille verte palette with Chinese figures holding Buddhist symbols or offerings, circular rim and foot, with an apocryphal four character Kangxi mark to underside (7 in.)(good estate condition).
• CHINESE ANTIQUE CARVED HARD STONE
  CHINESE ANTIQUE CARVED HARD STONE SEAL PASTE DRAGON BOX WITH BUDDHIST AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS 4" x 3 ?" x 3 ?" Of octagonal form carved hand stone box with lid, for seal paste, lid finial fashioned as 3D open work coiled dragon, lid sides carved with "Bagua Heaven Trigrams", box carved with open work design depicting Buddhist auspicious symbols; carved with four-character seal mark "Treasure of Wu Rui" on the bottom.
• EASTON PRESS 100 GREATEST BOOKS
  EASTON PRESS 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN, 32 VOL. Various Sizes 32 vol., Leather bound with gilt trim, including: Marie-Henri Beyle (Stendhal), "The Red and the Black" (2 copies); Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre"; Sir Richard F. Burton, translator, "The Arabian Nights"; James Fenimore Cooper, "The Last of the Mohicans" (2 copies); Stephen Crane, "The Red Badge of Courage"; Daniel Defoe, "Robinson Crusoe" (2 copies); Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities"; Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations" (2 copies); Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo"; George Elliot, "The Mill on the Floss"; Benjamin Franklin, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"; Lionel Giles, translator, "The Analects of Confucius" (2 copies); Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, "The Federalist"; Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native"; Victor Hugo, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"; Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Books"; Michel de Montaigne, "Essays"; William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"; John Steinbeck, "Of Mice and Men"; Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island"; Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels"; Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"Leo Tolstoy, "War and Peace"; Ivan Turgenev, "Fathers & Sons"; Mark Twain, "Huckleberry Finn"; Jules Verne, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea";
• FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS
  FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIMES, 60 VOL. Various Sizes 60 vol. Each leather bound with gilt edging, including, Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams", 1982; "The Confessions of Saint Augustine", 1976; Aristophanes, "Five Comedies", 1982 (2 copies); Sir Francis Bcon, "Essays Advancement of Learning New Atlantis", 1982;Charles Baudelaire, "The Flowers of Evil", 1977; William Blake, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience", 1980; Geovanni Boccaccio, "The Decameron", 1970; Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights", 1975; John Bunyan, "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1976; Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim", 1977; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote de La Mancha", 1976; Charles Darwin, "The Origin of Species", 1975; Daniel Defoe, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders", 1978; Charles Dickens "David Copperfield", 1976; Feodor Dostoevsky, "Crime and Punishment", 1975; George Elliot, "The Mill on the Floss", 1982; Euripides, "1976; William Faulkner, "The Sound and the Fury", 1976; Henry Fielding, "Tom Jones, 1979; Gustave Flaubert, "Madame Bovary", 1978; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust", 1979; Pere Gotiot, "Balzac", 1977; Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native", 1978; Ernest Hemingway, "A Farewell to Arms", 1975; Henrik Ibsen, "Six Plays", 1977; Henry James, The Ambassadors", 1980; Henry James, "Nine Tales", 1977 (2 copies); Franz Kafka, "The Trial", 1977; D.H. Lawrence, "Women in Love", 1979; Thomas Mann, "Five Stories", 1977; Herman Melville; "Moby-Dick", 1974; John Stewart Mill, "Political Writings", 1982; Moliere, "Seven Plays", 1980; Blaise Pascal, "Notes from the Editors", 1979; Patronius, "Satyricon", 1980; Plutarch, "Twelve Illustrious Lives", 1981; Edgar Allan Poe, "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe", 1974; Marcel Proust, "Swann's Way, 1982 (2 copies); Francois Rabelais, "Gargantua and Pantagruel", 1978; Jean Racine, "Six Tragedies", 1982 (2 copies); Jean Jacques Rousseau, "Political Writings, ", 1982; William Shakespeare, "Six Histories", 1981; William Shakespeare, "Tragedies",1975; Bernard Shaw, "Three Plays", 1979; "The Tragedies of Sophocles", 1981; Laurence Sterne, "The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", 1980; Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island", 1975; Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels", 1974 (2 copies); William Makepeace Thackeray, "Vanity Fair, "1977; Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1976 (2 copies); Loe Tolstoy, "War and Peace", 1981; Ivan Turgenev, "Fathers and Sons", 1981; Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", 1975; Emile Zola, "Nana", 1981.
• MOUNTED MIROKU (BODHISATTVA) BUDDHA
  MOUNTED MIROKU (BODHISATTVA) BUDDHA PLAQUE, AFTER NATIONAL TREASURE OF JAPAN FROM THE ASUKA PERIOD (AD592 - 710) 11 ½" x 8" plaque White metal plaque with bronze patina depicting a buddha bust, mounted to canvas back with wood frame, signature plaque lower right corner: "Mandated by Banbado" (workshop name), overall 19 ?" x 15 ?". Note: The original work is the camphor wood statue of Miroku (Bodhisattva), a national treasure of Japan dating from the Asuka period (AD592 - 710).
• TWO ARCHITECTURE BOOKS BY WILLIAM
  TWO ARCHITECTURE BOOKS BY WILLIAM PAIN, 18TH C.Two architecture books by William Pain, 18th c. , The Builder's Pocket-Treasure , Boston: William Norman, 1794, and The Practical House Carpenter , Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1797. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Treasure: boards detached, front board present, lacking backboard. Some dampstaining, some plates with discoloration around edges. Carpenter: overall toning.
• CONNECTICUT CLASSICAL THREE-PART
  CONNECTICUT CLASSICAL THREE-PART BREAKFRONTConnecticut Classical mahogany three-part breakfront, ca. 1840 , with early chalk inscription Henry G. Taintor Hampton Conn. , 92 3/4" h., 72" w. Provenance: Henry G. Taintor an active member of the Connecticut political scene, serving as a state representative, senator, and treasurer. NO in-house shipping for this lot. Condition: Approx. 24" d. (lower section), 11 1/2" d. (upper section). A couple repaired cracks and hairlines to veneer of the lift-off cornice. Overall good condition with general wear to finish. Veneer flaking along base. Minor veneer losses. Lacks finials. Most panes of glass appear to be period. Center drawer is a butler's desk (34 1/2" h. writing height).
• RARE TIN AND WOOD PATENT MODEL
  RARE TIN AND WOOD PATENT MODEL CANDLE MOLDRare tin and wood model candle mold, first quarter of the 19th c. , with twenty molds, 20 1/2" h., 16 1/4" w. A similar example can be found in Donald Hogan, Unwanted Treasures of the Patent Office , 1958. Provenance: U.S. Patent Office, Richard K. Bourne, Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1979; A St. Louis, Missouri collection. NO in-house shipping for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• Group of Metal Christmas
  Group of Metal Christmas Ornaments and Waterford. Group includes a 1996 Waterford Christmas ornament in original box, a 24kt gold finish ornament celebrating Texas by Nation's Treasures, 6 Santa ornaments about 3'' high in a silvertone metal, 4 silvertone angels, 3 photo ornaments, 2 gold tone personalized ornaments from 1985, a 4.5''x5'' silvertone ornament by Wendell August, a colored metal wreath ornament and a snowman pin If you have any doubt, please ask questions! We will provide extra pictures, or can schedule an in person or video conference preview at your convenience. In house Flat Rate Shipping of $15 is a domestic shipping estimate for first lot and includes insurance. We will gladly combine multiple lots for your convenience and economy. Each additional lot we can pack in the same box is $5 each. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
• AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER BY
  AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER BY FRANKLIN DELANORoosevelt, dated February 6, 1918, as Secretary of the Navy, to Louis Haas, Madison Avenue, New York City. An interesting text dealing with the Navy’s borrowing binoculars for use in World War I. Along with a canceled reimbursement check from the Treasurer of the United States for $1 for the binoculars. Sight size 10 1/2" by 8", on watermarked United States stationary, good condition.
• Folk Art. A Scottish Presbytery
  Folk Art. A Scottish Presbytery patchwork quilt, 19th c, in the manner of Welsh chapel work, centred by an eight-pointed star inscribed Robert Brown, Minister, between the verses of Psalm CXXXII and a pair of shaking hands:  Behold how good and how/pleasant it is/for brethren/to dwell inunity, around which radiate further names and their roles within a kirk, including W.H. Hastings, Session Clerk, A. Turbull, Secretary, andW. Thompson, Treasurer, the red and white field with further names of the congregation, mostly families, including the surnames Brown, Hamilton, Frazer, Thompson, Turnbull, Archbold, Ferguson, Johnston, Waugh, Keith, and others, inscribed between borders of Scottish thistles, English roses and Irish shamrocks, triangular hem, 380 x 220cm More Information Varying degrees of staining, at times pronounced. Some of the names faded or indistinct, but mostly legible.
• 1. -The Flowering of American
  1. -The Flowering of American Folk Art, Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, 1987, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 2. -The Index of American Design, Erwin O. Christensen, 1950, hardcover with plain dust jacket (good) 3. -American Folk Painters of Three Centuries, Hudson Hill Press/Jean Lipman & Tom Armstrong, 1st ed, 1980, soft cover (excellent) 4. -American Folk Painters of Three Centuries, Hudson Hill Press/Jean Lipman&Tom Armstrong, 1st ed, 1980, hard cover, no dust jacket (good/excellent) 5. -Young Faces, Hirshl & Adler Folk, 1987, soft cover, excellent 6. -Images of Childhood- An Illustrated Social History, Anita Schorsch, 1979, 1st ed, hard cover, (dust jacket with some tears and losses) 7. -Little by Little, Nina Fletcher Little, 1998, soft cover (excellent) 8. -Michigan Folk Art, It’s Beginnings to 1941, Michigan State University, 1976, soft cover, 104pp (1 1?4 inch “bite” out of lower corner front cover) 9. -Metalworking Early America, Donald Fennimore, 1996, hardcover with dust jacket (small tear to dust jacket) 10.-American Expressions of Liberty, Mingel International Museum, 1996, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 11.-Young America, A Folk Art History, Lipman, Warren and Bishop, 1986, soft cover (excellent) 12.-American Folk Art, Expressions of a New Spirit, Museum of America Folk Art, 1982, hard cover with dust jacket (good) 13.-American Painted Furniture, Dean Fales, 1972, 1st ed, hardcover no dust jacket, occasional underlining of text in pen 14.-American Folk Portraits, Paintings and Drawings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1981, hard cover with dust jacket (good/excellent) 15.-American Folk Portraits, Paintings and Drawings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1981, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent)(another copy) 16.-America’s Quilts and Coverlets, Carleton Safford and Robert Bishop, 1972, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 17.-Folk Art in Maine, Uncommon Treasures 1750-1925, Kevin Murphy ed, 2008, hard cover with dust jacket (good/excellent) 18.-American Naïve Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries, 111 Masterpieces from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1969, soft cover (good) 8/28/2023 19.-Weathervanes, Charles Klamkin, 1973, hardcover, no dust jacket (good) 20.-Weathervanes, Charles Klamkin, 1973, hardcover with dust jacket with minor losses 21.-Yankee Weathervanes, Myrna Kaye, 1975, 1st ed, hard cover with dust jacket (good) 22.-Yankee Weathervanes, Myrna Kaye, 1975, 1st ed, hard cover with dust jacket (good), (another copy) 23.-A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs, Bishop and Coblentz, 1984, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 24.-American Antique Weathervanes, The Complete Illustrated Westervelt Catalog of 1883, A.B. & W.T. Westervelt, Dover, 1982, soft cover (2 page loose) 25.-Illustrated Catalog/Pricelist, Copper Weathervanes Manufactured by Thomas Jones, soft cover, 80 pp (excellent) 26.-Horsing Around, 19th Century Cast Iron Hitching Posts, Collection of Bill and Bunny Savino, 2008, soft cover (excellent) 27.-Northeast Auctions Catalog: The Collection of John Howland Ricketson III, May 29, 1993, soft cover (excellent) 28.-Litchfield County Furniture, 1730-1850, Litchfield Historical Society, 1969, soft cover (excellent) 29.-Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers, George H. Eckhardt, 1955, hard cover with dust jacket with minor tear 30.-A Treasury of American Clocks, Brooks Palmer, 1967, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 31.-The Book of American Clocks, Brooks Palmer, 1974 printing, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 32.-English Sliver, Judith Banister, 1966, hardcover with dust jacket (excellent) 33.-Chinese Export Porcelain, An Historical Survey, Elinor Gordon ed, Antiques Magazine CT Transfer Fee $20