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Miter
Prussian Foot Guards Regiment
Late 19th Century

Prussian Foot Guards Regiment mitre, yellow felt with white tape, black leather liner, stamped white metal.
(Height: 14.5-inches.)

Price: $2,495

604-12

Large Wilkinson King George V Toby

The King George V toby is the largest, most desireable, of a numbered set of World War I leaders made by the Wilkinson Royal Staffordshire Pottery Company, and was limited to 1,000 sets. They were designed by Carruthers Gould, whose signature appears on the base, but are generally referred to as Wilkinsons. This one is 587A (the A designates that it is King George V).
Dimensions: 12.5-inches high, 5.75-inches wide, 6-inches deep.

Price: $2,200

Cabinet Card
Brings Plenty...Sioux Indian
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company

Photo of man identified on reverse as Brings Plenty, a Sioux appearing in the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company Show, Season 1894.
Condition: the bottom of the card has been trimmed off.
Dimensions: 5.75-inches by 4.25-inches.

Price: $435

426-22

Cast Plaster Statue
Plains Warrior
By J. Nardi Co.
Circa 1908

Cast plaster statue of a Plains Warrior standing with arms crossed, at his feet is his broken bow and broken arrows, the figure and base have a lovely bronze patina. The work is signed on the base "COPYRIGHT 1908 / J. NARDI CO." The exhibits some minor flaking and there are a few shallow chips but overall condition is very good with no apparent restorations. (Height: 38-inches.)

Price: $1,785

565-12

Watercolor Coat of Arms
The Gross Family
Attributed to John Coles (C. 1775-1826)

Measures 14 by 17.5-inches.

Price: $925

264-17

Large Historical Calligraphy Drawing

Dimensions: 20.375 by 25.375-inch frame, 17.625 by 22.625-inch sight size.

Price: $1,295

232-120

Anti-Slavery Woodcut
Protesting Daniel Webster's Support of the Fugitive Slave Law
Circa 1850
Woodcut in black and gold produced by noted Abolitionist publisher William M. Harned, NYC circa 1850... - SOLD

Depicting Daniel Webster holding scroll with a quote from his famous, or infamous, Seventh of March Speech supporting the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, at the bottom of the illustration is another Webster quote "No Higher Law" that he used to support Supreme Court Justice Grier's strict interpretation of the law; Grier is shown conjuring Lucifer in the form of a slave catcher, while several captive slaves kneel; behind Webster a male figure of Liberty doffs his crown and bows his head in shame while further in the background a statue of Liberty falls; behind the alter a male runaway slave fights off a pack of dogs while his family runs toward the open arms of an abolitionist woman while mounted slave hunters close in behind. The paper is toned and has wrinkles, but no apparent tears or repairs. (15.375-inches by 11.25-inches view, 22-inches by 18.75-inches framed.)

416-1 - SOLD

Watercolor
Fairy Hose Cart-5
E.J. Lines Foreman
Signed...Henry C. Curtis
27 Congress Avenue

A scene depicting an early hose cart with fireman in parade hat.
The work is mounted in a period painted frame and as depicted has stains.
Frame: 19.75 by 16 inches; View: 15.5 by 11.5 inches.

Price: $11,500

339-3

Profile Portrait...Watercolor on Wax
A Young Revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte
Nineteenth Century

This image is believed to be a portrait of Napoleon as a young man. Done in wax with vibrant watercolor decoration, this is not the Napoleon with Roman emperor hairstyle as he is usually depicted, rather this is the young revolutionary Bonaparte. Mounted on a piece of watered silk and in a modern shadowbox frame. An outstanding piece remaining in very good condition, not examined out of frame. (Approximately 5-inches x 5-inches framed; wax portrait approximately 2.5-inches in length.)

Price: $775

232-87

Set of Hand Colored Woodcuts
Depicting George Washington
19th Century

The five woodcuts depict historic scenes of Washington: the Battle of Queenstown, Col. George Washington on his horse, the Battle of Eutaw, the Battle of Monmouth, and Washington Descending the Ohio.
Dimensions: 37.5 by 8-inch frame, 36 by 6.5-inch view area.

Price: $425

463-1

A scarce...Civil War Period
Collapsible and Portable
Soldier's Writing Kit
Stamped-PATD DEC. 24 1861 - SOLD

The soldier's rollup writing kit is in fine condition and consists of a cylindrical tin tube-like tray compartment with black Japanned ends. The tray which retains original cover flap is approximately 8.5-inches long with a 1.5-inch wide diameter. Compartment features a 1.5-inch wide opening; the entire length of the tube that was used to hold paper and writing implements.

When laid flat, the flexible wooden slats with their cloth backing present a hard-surface writing area approximately 5.5-inches by 8.25-inches which is stabilized underneath by a small wooden cross-bar that fits into two brass hooks nailed to the outer surface of the first and last slat. This example remains in excellent condition excepting that half of the crossbar is missing. Neatly stamped on the crossbar is the patent date "PAT'D DEC 24 1861". When not in use, the entire kit can be completely rolled up.

146-31 - SOLD

Group of Votes for Women Ceramics

Clockwise from top left:
Votes for Women Bowl
Measures 8-inches in diameter.
Price: $600
(X 60)

Votes for Women Plate
Measures 9-inches in diameter.
Price: $525
(X 52)

Votes for Women Saucer
Measures 6-inches in diameter.
Price: $375
(X 37)

Votes for Women Plate
Measures 9-inches in diameter.
Price: $450
(X 45)

Centennial Stevensgraph

Measures 5 by 3-inches.

Price: $175

110-152

Important Liverpool Pitcher of American Historical Interest
One of the great rarities in historical creamware...

"The Gallant Defence [sic] of Stonington August 9th 1814...Stonington is free whilst her Heroes have one gun left". The reverse polychrome scene above "United States Frigate Guerriere, Com Macdonough, bound to Russia July 1818". Owners initials "CL" in cartouche under spout; transfers are crisp and bold - a great scene of ships attacking this small costal Connecticut town while the defenders fire a cannon from a fortress having an American flag flying overhead; overall condition appears to be perfect with exceptional professional restoration to a couple of cracks. (See Anglo-American Ceramics by David and Linda Arman, pages 44, 100, 188.)

Price: $28,000

232-43

Admiral Nelson Trafalgar Victory
Commemorative Goblet
Circa 1805+

Blown goblet with attached foot and stem; cut and engraved decoration with gilt highlighting of a ship and the words "Nelson's Victory"; possibly decorated to commemorate Admiral Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805; trace of gilded monogram, possibly "JEC." The goblet is in excellent condition.
With the defeat of his fleet at Trafalgar in 1805, Napoleon's hope to break the British blockade and to invade England was dashed. For England the victory came dearly, for it cost the life of the nation's greatest captain, Horatio Viscount Nelson. English merchants and manufacturer's immediately upon learning of the great victory, and the loss of the popular navel commander, began producing a variety of commemorative items. This flint goblet is an example of the type of souvenir that was marketed to a grieving, adoring public. It is somewhat unusual in that it puns the name of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory and the positive result of the Battle of Trafalgar for England. Approximately 8-inches high; diameter: 5.5-inches.

Price: $1,675

232-20

British Copper and Brass Powder Flask
Circa 1858

Approximately 9-inches. Manufactured by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield as Convex Flute Beaded. April 1858 Registration mark on flask. "JAMES DIXON & SONS / SHEFFIELD" on patented brass cap. Seams excellent, good old lacquer, some slight dents. Pictured in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, pg. 258, fig. 300.

Price: $550

230-18

Lot of Mining Material

11 pieces of Mining related belonging to a single owner. New York and Austin Silver Mining Company, Features several mining documents, some revenue stamped pay documents, stock/bond issues, a commercial insurance log, Wells Fargo waybill, et. Mostly 1860s and 1870s, with some interesting forms and content. Very worth lot of early mining paper representing New York, Florida, Nevada and California during some of the peak years.

Price: $650 for the lot

808-11

Majolica Garfield Commemorative Pitcher

Relief profile portraits of Garfield on either side, eagle under lip, battle torn American flag on front, stick handle. Second type English Registry mark on bottom with day and month, 29 October, readable, but year mark obscured with glaze. Garfield died in September 1881. Some soiling and small glaze chips, but no damage to body. Approximately 7.75-inches.

Price: $1,900

570-11

Miter Prussian Foot Guards Regiment Late 19th Century

Large Wilkinson King George V Toby

Cabinet Card Brings Plenty...Sioux Indian Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company

Cast Plaster Statue Plains Warrior By J. Nardi Co. Circa 1908

Watercolor Coat of Arms The Gross Family Attributed to John Coles (C. 1775-1826)

Large Historical Calligraphy Drawing

Anti-Slavery Woodcut Protesting Daniel Webster's Support of the Fugitive Slave Law Circa 1850 Woodcut in black and gold produced by noted Abolitionist publisher William M. Harned, NYC circa 1850... - SOLD

Watercolor Fairy Hose Cart-5 E.J. Lines Foreman Signed...Henry C. Curtis 27 Congress Avenue

Profile Portrait...Watercolor on Wax A Young Revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte Nineteenth Century

Set of Hand Colored Woodcuts Depicting George Washington 19th Century

A scarce...Civil War Period Collapsible and Portable Soldier's Writing Kit Stamped-PATD DEC. 24 1861 - SOLD