- AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL REGISTER,
AMISTAD TRIAL, NILES NATIONAL REGISTER, MARCH 1841 Niles National Register, March 20, 1841. A very important issue, as an inside page has: "The Case of the Amistad" being the report of the Supreme Court on this historic slavery-related event. The "Amistad" was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner of this name in 1839. The rebellion broke out when the schooner, traveling along the coast of Cuba, was taken over by a group of captives who had earlier been kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery. The Africans were later apprehended on the vessel near Long Island, New York, by the United States Navy and taken into custody. The ensuing widely publicized court cases in the United States helped the abolitionist movement. In 1840, a federal trial court found that the initial transport of the Africans across the Atlantic (which did not involve the Amistad) had been illegal, because the international slave trade had been abolished, and that they were thus not legally slaves but free. Furthermore, given they were illegally confined, the Africans were entitled to take what legal measures necessary to secure their freedom, including the use of force. The Supreme Court affirmed this finding on March 9, 1841, and the Africans traveled home in 1842. The case influenced numerous succeeding laws. This case was made famous by the 1997 movie "Amistad" by Stephen Spielberg. This issue has extensive reporting on this case taking over 1 1/2 pages, and as noted in the prefacing comments: "...Mr. Justice Story delivered the opinion of the court...", followed by a detailed review of the case from beginning to end, with the verdict of the court as noted above, in a Baltimore newspaper, close to Washington, D.C. where the verdict was given and since the verdict was rendered on March 9 this is likely one of the earliest reports to be found in a newspaper. 16pp.
- ATTR. WASHINGTON COOPER, PORTRAIT OF
ATTR. WASHINGTON COOPER, PORTRAIT OF MARY A.G. OWENAttributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee, 1809-1882), oil on canvas portrait of Mary Amis Goodwin Owen of Lebanon, Tennessee (b. Granville County, NC 1787-d. 1878, Lebanon, TN). Subject was the wife of a prominent Wilson County doctor, Dr. John Owen, and the mother in law of Tennessee's 14th Governor, William Bowen Campbell (1807-1867). Mrs. Owen is depicted seated in a chair, wearing a black dress with white collar and bonnet, holding a pair of gold spectacles. Unsigned; period inscription en verso: "Lebanon, Tennessee". Original giltwood molded frame. 29" x 36" sight, 37" x 44" framed. Provenance: Purchased by consignor in 2013 from Camp Bell, the historic Campbell home on Coles Ferry Pike in Lebanon, TN, where it descended in the subject's family. Note: A file of biographical/genealogical research on the subject accompanies this lot, including a photograph of a portrait of the subject's daughter, Frances Isabella "Fanny" Owen Campbell, who married Gov. Campbell; a photo of Mrs. Owen's antebellum home (the Dr. John Owen-Campbell Home, built in Lebanon 1848 and now on the National Register), and photos of the gravestones for Mrs. Owen and her husband, Dr. John Owen.
Condition:
Scattered craquelure and accretions, a few scattered minute fleabite sized flakes, one 3/4" tear to upper background, one 2" scratch to upper right quadrant, 1" area of tenting to lower right quadrant.
- TERRA COTTA LION HEAD FROM HERMITAGE
TERRA COTTA LION HEAD FROM HERMITAGE HOTELArchitectural ornament from Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN, large molded terracotta head of roaring lion, painted cream with concrete remnant on back. Impressed numbers on back. 12 1/2" H x 17 3/4" D overall x 15 1/2" W. Circa 1910. The Hermitage Hotel, a landmark in downtown Nashville, was designed by Middle Tennessee architect J.E.R. Carpenter and finished in 1910. It has lodged a who's who of American politicians, entertainment personalities, and foreign dignitaries, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. One of the most notable features of the Beaux Arts style hotel is the polychromed terra cotta architectural ornamentation found at the base, top floor and roof cornice. Around 2001, restorations were made to the projecting cornice and some pieces were removed and replaced with fiberglass reproductions. Some of the original intact architectural elements were made available to Historic Nashville Inc., including this lion head, which is being sold along with its original certificate of authenticity from Historic Nashville Inc. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall good condition with some cracking and weathering to paint. Two chips to paint, approximately 3/4" L each at top back of head and chips at both ears, approximately 1-1/4" and 2" L.
- W.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLE
W.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLE MEADE ARCHIVEAn archive of material related to Gen. William Giles Harding and Belle Meade Plantation. Featured is a rare Nashville imprint - LIST OF BLOODSTOCK THE PROPERTY OF W.G. HARDING OF BELLE MADE NEAR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, published by Paul, Tavel and Hanner, Nashville, 1869, listing race horses owned by the noted Southern breeding farm and their pedigrees. Green paper covers with some light grime and chipping. Internal pages with some light foxing. 5 1/4" x 3". Also included is a handwritten "family tree" of a thoroughbred horse named Misdeal (corner folds). Other papers included in this lot include a record of an 1840 sale of Berkshire pigs to W.G. Harding (chew losses); an 1840 record of sale for an imported heifer calf to W.G. and David M. Harding; and a record of an 1883 land sale from W.G. Harding to E.D. Hicks, approximately 9 lots of land in the Nashville area "in trust for the sole and separate use and benefit of my two granddaughters, Sophie Johnson and Selene Curd," signed W.G. Harding. There are also copies of the obituary of W.G. Harding's son in law and business partner, Gen. William H. Jackson, "of national distinction and one of the HIghest Ranking Confederates." Also included are several photographic images of Belle Meade Mansion taken by Nashville photographer Otto Giers, circa 1880s. Note: The famous thoroughbred farm known as Belle Meade was founded on land originally belonging to early Nashvillian John Harding (not far from Devon Farm, owned by his brother, David Morris Harding). Belle Meade passed to Gen. William Giles Harding, who expanded his father John's house into a Greek Revival Mansion and brought international prominence to its horse breeding operation. Belle Meade is on the National Register and currently open to the public as a landmark historic property. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
All items with light fading and toning, other condition issues (where present) are noted in the above description.
- CHARLES FLEISCHMANN 19TH C. W/C, MARYLAND
CHARLES FLEISCHMANN 19TH C. W/C, MARYLAND FARM SCENECharles Louis Fleischmann (District of Columbia/Maryland, 19th century) watercolor on paper landscape painting, depicting a farm with man plowing in a field, with horse and buggy, farm buildings, and brick house in the background, and cattle grazing in the foreground. Signed and dated "Ch L. Fleischmann 1886" lower right. Handwritten old paper label reading "July 14, 1893/Dear Maurice,/I expect by/this time you have returned" pasted en verso. Unframed. 13 3/4" H x 18 1/2" W. Biography: A painter and illustrator of German origin, Charles Fleischmann settled in the Washington DC area and was active there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He painted primarily agricultural subjects, and many of his paintings are in the collection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His work is also on view at the National Arboretum, the Fruit Laboratory and the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville Maryland. (source: Askart). Provenance: by descent in the consignor's family; ancestors included the Hamilton and Caldwell families as well as the Brewer family of Rockville and Bingham County, Maryland. The Bingham-Brewer home in Rockville is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Condition:
Overall good condition with creases, toning, areas of dampstaining, primarily to right side of sheet. Areas of white archival tape repair, largest 6" x 1/2", visible en verso. Old 4" repair to lower right that corresponds to location of handwritten label, en verso.
- WESTERN NC MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH WAGON
WESTERN NC MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH WAGON AND FIGURES, H...American School, Western North Carolina, mid 19th century oil on canvas landscape painting from the Asheville, NC region depicting a view of mountains in the background and a rocky cliffside to the left, with a winding road and wagon with cattle team lead by an African American figure in the foreground, a white figure on horseback in the mid-ground, and an African American sheep herder in the background, all under a cloudy blue sky. Signed in lower left "J.J.[illegible]. Sight: 20 1/4" H x 16 7/8" W. Framed: 26 1/8" H x 22 3/4" W. Note: Although the artist's identity remains unknown, due to the Mears family provenance this painting was likely created by a nineteenth-century artist working in the Hudson River School style and active in Western North Carolina. George Augustus Mears was born in 1838 to James Barnes Mears of Tennessee and Margaret Elvira Mears (born Penland) in North Carolina. He had 8 siblings, including Myra E. Wells (born Mears) and Lieut. Samuel Marion Mears. George married Nancy M. Mears (born Roberts) (1844-1916) and had 9 children, including Samuel Parley Mears and Ella Webster (born Mears). In 1885 he constructed the George A. Mears House located at 137 Biltmore Avenue, a two-and-a-half-story brick Queen Anne-style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1979. After serving in the Confederate 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry during the Civil War, Mears was an Asheville merchant who was in business between 1870 and 1910 on South Main Street, principally with his Mears Daylight Store, which burned in the 1920s. (Adapted from the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe Co. and Ancestry.com).
Condition:
Fine craquelure throughout. Minute abrasions to edges, primarily lower corners and top edge. Scattered minute exfoliation. Patch repair en verso with corresponding retouching near wheels of wagon. Scratch to varnish lower quadrant measuring approximately 11 1/2" L.
- JOHN AUSTIN BLACK AND WHITE TEMPERA
JOHN AUSTIN BLACK AND WHITE TEMPERA ON ARTIST BOARD "BO...John Austin (American 1918-2001) Black and White Tempera on Artist Board "Borden Flats Lighthouse" , signed lower right Austin. Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse. The light was built in 1881, and added to the National Register of Historic Places as Borden Flats Light Station on June 15, 1987
6 in. x 8 in. Framed 12 in. x 14.5 in.
Provenance: The Estate of Stephen Weinroth, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Condition:
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
- JOHANN BERTHELSEN (D.1972) LITTLE CHURCH
JOHANN BERTHELSEN (D.1972) LITTLE CHURCH 24" X 18"Framed oil painting on canvas board, The Little Church Around the Corner, signed lower right Johann Berthelsen (New York, Denmark, 1883-1972), sight: 23.25"h, 17.25"w, overall: 32.75"h, 26.75"w, 11.5lbs
**Note: "The Little Church Around the Corner" was a favorite subject of Johann Berthelsen paintings, produced in various sizes, mostly in winter scenes. This painting is among the largest sizes. The "Little Church" is the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. It was built in New York City in 1849 and is still holding services. The building, a stop on the Civil War-era Underground Railroad, was listed in the National Register of Historic Place in 1973.**
- TANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
TANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER "WEATHERLY" AMERICA, CIRCA 1962 HEIGHT 10.5". LENGTH 62". WIDTH 11".TANK TEST MODEL FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER "WEATHERLY", America, Circa 1962, By Lou Banks, Jr. Built up in lifts from wood. Interior of the hull has been hollowed. Exterior of the hull has been shaped, faired and finished to a race finish. Sand glued in place on the leading edge of the bow down to the bottom of the keel; this sand was used to cause a disturbance to the laminar flow so that the flow below the waterline and around the keel could be more easily documented. Exterior of hull marked #2281, the identification number for the Davidson Lab at Stephens Institute, where the model was tested. Interior of hull marked "Weatherly - Feb. 5 1960 - L.B. Jr.". Dimensions: Height 10.5". Length 62". Width 11". Provenance: Bill Luders, Luder's Yachts.Benjamin D. Gilbert, Darien, Connecticut.Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine.Robert Wallstrom, Blue Hill, Maine.Don Mallow, Blue Hill, Maine.Christie's East, Maritime Sale, New York, August 2000, purchased by Richard Kelton.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Tow Tank models are engineering tools used to evaluate the hydrodynamic flow around hulls, keels, rudders and propellers. They are built to a specified scale and then towed through a long shallow pool at varying speeds and angles. Changes in the model are analyzed, evaluated and finalized, and then incorporated into the final design. The most famous tanks in the U.S. are at the Webb Institute, David Taylor Tow Tank and at the Steven's Institute.This model, No. 2281, represents proposed changes to Weatherly as of February 5, 1960. It was made by Lou Banks, Jr., who made models for the Steven's Institute.The 12-meter yacht Weatherly was designed by Philip Rhodes. She was built by Luders Marine Construction in 1958 for a syndicate of owners formed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius S. Walsh and Arnold D. Frese. Skippered from 1958 through 1961 by Arthur Knapp, Weatherly competed with Columbia , Easterner , and Vim for the right to defend the America's Cup, but she was eliminated in the 1958 selection trials by Columbia , who went on to successfully defend the Cup that year.After her loss, Weatherly was evaluated using several tank test models to help with her reconfiguration in anticipation for the 1962 America's Cup defense. Modified by Bill Luders at Luders Marine, Weatherly was altered with a shortened stern, squared-off rudder and numerous small changes in order to save weight. The weight saved in the redesign was put into the keel to improve her ability to carry sail.The defender selection trials pitted Weatherly against Columbia , Easterner and the newly designed and built Nefertiti . On 25 August 1962, the N.Y.Y.C. selected Weatherly to defend the Cup against Australian challenger Gretel . Skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, Jr., in September 1962, Weatherly defended the Cup 4–1 against Gretel .Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derector shipyard in Mamaroneck, New York. She then motored up the Hudson and through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes and on to the Palmer Johnson Shipyard in Wisconsin, where she was modified for offshore racing both on deck and below. Weatherly had an active racing career on the Great Lakes and the SORC under the ownership of Doug Jones.In the mid-1970s, Weatherly was sold. She is now normally berthed dockside at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and is available for charter. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
- TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN
TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY" AMERICA, DATED JULY 20, 1961 HEIGHT 11.5". LENGTH 60.25". WIDTH 10.5".TANK TEST MODEL FOR A PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE 12-METER YACHT "WEATHERLY", America, Dated July 20, 1961, Attributed to Lou Banks, Jr. Model built for Philip L. Rhodes as a proposed design for the America's Cup defender Weatherly. Built to the scale of 13.3":1', the standard for Davidson Laboratories. Model built up in wood, with the interior hollowed and the exterior shaped and faired to a race finish. Sand has been glued to the leading edge of the bow down to the bottom of the keel; the sand was used to create a disturbance to the laminar flow so that the flow below the waterline could be easily evaluated. The hull is marked No.: 2095 at the bow, the identification for the Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute, where the model was tested. Interior of the hull marked "July 20 1961", the test date. Dimensions: Height 11.5". Length 60.25". Width 10.5". Provenance: Christie's East, New York, NY., Sale 8539, July 2001, purchased by The Kelton Foundation.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Tow Tank models are engineering tools used to evaluate the hydrodynamic flow around hulls, keels, rudders and propellers. They are built to a specified scale and then towed through a long shallow pool at varying speeds and angles. Changes in the model are analyzed, evaluated and finalized, and then incorporated into the final design. The most famous tanks in the U.S. are at the Webb Institute, David Taylor Tow Tank and at the Steven's Institute.This model, No. 2095, represents Weatherly as she was built with proposed changes in August 1958. It, and the next lot, which represents proposed changes to Weatherly as of February 5, 1960, were both made by the same modeler, Lou Banks, Jr., who made models for the Steven's Institute.This model differs from the final design, particularly in the shape of the bottom back edge of the keel, which is more rounded than later versions. The Davidson Lab at the Stephens Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey was the primary tow tank for designers testing new hull designs. Most of the models tested in the late 1950s and 1960s were made by only a few makers specified by the Institute to preserve a standard of quality and scale. The most prominent of these makers was Lou Banks, Jr.The 12-meter yacht Weatherly was designed by Philip Rhodes. She was built by Luders Marine Construction in 1958 for a syndicate of owners formed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius S. Walsh and Arnold D. Frese. Skippered from 1958 through 1961 by Arthur Knapp, Weatherly competed with Columbia , Easterner , and Vim for the right to defend the America's Cup, but she was eliminated in the 1958 selection trials by Columbia , who went on to successfully defend the Cup that year.Modified by Bill Luders at Luders Marine for the 1962 Cup, Weatherly was altered with a shortened stern, squared-off rudder and numerous small changes in order to save weight. The weight saved in the redesign was put into the keel to improve her ability to carry sail.The defender selection trials pitted Weatherly against Columbia , Easterner and the newly designed and built Nefertiti . On August 25, 1962, the N.Y.Y.C. selected Weatherly to defend the Cup against Australian challenger Gretel . Skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, Jr., in September 1962, Weatherly defended the Cup 4–1 against Gretel .Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derector shipyard in Mamaroneck, New York. She then motored up the Hudson and through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes and on to the Palmer Johnson Shipyard in Wisconsin, where she was modified for offshore racing both on deck and below. Weatherly had an active racing career on the Great Lakes and the SORC under the ownership of Doug Jones.In the mid-1970s, Weatherly was sold. She is now normally berthed dockside at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina and is available for charter. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
- 'THE WASHINGTON DIRECTORY AND NATIONAL
'THE WASHINGTON DIRECTORY AND NATIONAL REGISTER', 1846, GAITHER & ADDISON FOR JOHN T. TOWERS, WASHINGTON'The Washington Directory and National Register', 1846, Gaither & Addison for John T. Towers, Washington,
- 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES,
1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, VOLUME 1 AND 21976 National Register of Historic Places, Volume 1 and 2