- SURVEYORS TRANSIT, LONDON, 1918Surveyors
SURVEYORS TRANSIT, LONDON, 1918Surveyors Transit, London, 1918, instrument components marked '35', in wooden storage case with engraved brass plaque 'Stanley London 1918' on lid. MEASURMENTS: Height: of surveyor 11 1/4 in. x Width:
- JAMES A. FLOOD, USS TEXAS, PANAMA CANAL,
JAMES A. FLOOD, USS TEXAS, PANAMA CANAL, O/C.James A. Flood (American, b. 1944), USS Texas transiting the Panama Canal, 1930, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on plate. Original Show label on reverse dated from the Alamo (CA.) Kiwanis C
- BUFF & BUFF SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT WITH
BUFF & BUFF SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT WITH TRIPODBuff & Buff Surveyor's Transit, circa 1910, serial number 4592. Appx. 12" tall, compass needle 4", Brass and silver scales. Complete with Mahogany carrying case and collapsible wooden tripod.
- FRENCH LOUIS XV-XVI TRANSITIONAL MARBLE
FRENCH LOUIS XV-XVI TRANSITIONAL MARBLE TOP COMMODEFrench Louis XV-XVI Transitional Marble Top Inlaid Commode. The geometric multiwood inlaid body with 2 drawers, gray shaped marble top and ormolu mounts. 34 1/2"t x 51"w x 21 3/4"d. Good condition wit
- GIDEON JACQUES DENNY, "ENDURANCE"Gideon
GIDEON JACQUES DENNY, "ENDURANCE"Gideon Jacques Denny (Am. 1830-1886), "Endurance", Transitional Steam/Sail in Heavy Seas, oil on canvas, signed lower left, dated 1881 and titled verso. 13" x 22"; Frame 21 1/2" x 30 1/2". Very good c
- H. BAILEY NEWCOMB COLLEGE TRANSITIONAL
H. BAILEY NEWCOMB COLLEGE TRANSITIONAL VASE, 5 1/2"Henrietta Bailey (1874-1915) Newcomb College Transitional Vase with daffodils, 5 1/2" tall. Marked on bottom: NC/GQ70/HB/66 and C in a circle. Very good condition.
- ART DECO, PLATINUM, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE
ART DECO, PLATINUM, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE BRACELET
Old European and transitional cut diamonds weighing approximately 4.00-5.00 carats total and French cut sapphires. 7 inches long.
Gross weight: 16.60 dwt.
- CULTURED PEARL, GREEN CHALCEDONY AND
CULTURED PEARL, GREEN CHALCEDONY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE
Cultured pearls measuring approximately 7.50 mm, strung and knotted with green chalcedony beads and yellow gold, carved wood, single and transitional cut diamond clasp. 30 inches long.
Gross weight: 86.50 dwt.
- BICOLOR GOLD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE
Rose
BICOLOR GOLD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE
Rose gold tubogas chain measuring approximately 8.00 mm wide with bicolor gold slide charm set with round brilliant and transitional cut diamonds. 16 1/2 inches maximum length.
Gross weight: 55.40 dwt.
- Two Fireman's Porcelain Occupational
Two Fireman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified J. A. Baker in gilt lettering and depicting a steam fire pumper against a blue wrap, and an example identified Wm. B. Peake in gilt lettering and depicting a fire wagon marked Wm. Penn / No. 18.
undersides unmarked.
Height of larger 3 7/8 inches.
The William Penn Hose Company No. 18 was organized on February 3, 1830, in Kensington, Philadelphia. The firm operated exclusively as a hose company until 1864 when it acquired a steam fire engine and began to serve as a steam fire engine company. The company's service in this capacity continued until 1871 when the city of Philadelphia established a paid fire department.
U.S. Federal Census returns from 1920 identify a William Peake (circa 1875-1956) working as a fireman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born in England and immigrated to the United States with his wife, Mary, in 1892. According to early census records, Peake worked first as a laborer before transitioning to a career as a fireman between 1910 and 1920.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Railroad Worker's Porcelain Occupational
Three Railroad Worker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising two examples related to the New York Elevated Railroad Company, identified for F. Schneider and D. H. Nicholson in gilt lettering, and a third mug identified A. D. Ross depicting an engine labeled F.R.R.
underside of Ross mug marked T&V.
Height of largest 4 inches.
together with an unmarked shaving brush.
The New York Elevated Railroad Company was established on October 27, 1872, as a reorganization of the West Side Patented Elevated Railway Company, the pioneering attempt at building an elevated rapid transit line. It was operated under the auspices of financier and railroad magnate Jay Gould (1836-1892), who had gained control of several elevated railway lines in New York during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Marquetry
A Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Marquetry Marble-Top Commode
18th/19th Century
Height 33 1/4 x width 43 1/2 x depth 18 inches.