Pair of English Joshua Child Percussion Pistols, .50 caliber. Lockplate stamped "Josh Child" with scrolling engravings throughout including to lockplate, top of barrel, breechblock, tang, ramrod holder, trigger guard, and oval escutcheon inlaid to butt, trigger guard tangs with pineapple finials, one with German silver inlaid band with line engravings to butt. Walnut stocks with […]
Lot 666: English New Land Pattern Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol, .67 cal.
British New Land Pattern Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol, .67 caliber. Lockplate stamped with "V.R." surmounted by a crown, two proof marks stamped to top of barrel near breech, trigger guard engraved "Q.O.R/Y.C/16". Round barrel, walnut stocks, steel mounted with brass furniture, swivel ramrod. Barrel length: 8 3/4". Overall length: 15". First quarter 19th century. CONDITION: […]
Lot 665: Pair of Spanish Pedro Esteva Miquelet Flintlock Pistols, .68 cal.
Pair (2) of A. Pedro Esteva, Barcelona Miquelet Flintlock Pistols, .68 caliber. Top of barrel stamped "A.P/EST/VA" surmounted by a crown with additional hallmark, one pistol with proof mark surmounted by a crown to left side of lock plate. Scrolling foliate and cannon engravings throughout including hardwood stocks, gilt-brass mounts, and iron furniture, transitional octagonal […]
Lot 664: Colt Single Action Army Revolver, .45 cal.
Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver, .45 caliber, serial number 123983, all visible serial serial numbers matching. Top of barrel marked "Colt's PT F.A. MFG. Co. Hartford.CT. U. S. A.", left side of frame marked "PAT. Sept. 19. 1871. July 2. 72. Jan. 19. 75.". Colt checkered hard rubber stocks with Colt logos and […]
Lot 662: 5 WWI Items incl. Binoculars and FDR Letter
Two (2) TLS including one (1) signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt; two (2) pairs of binoculars related to his "Eyes for the Navy" initiative, and one (1) World War I era medicine or pill box, 5 items total. Most of the items pertain to Mr. Fulton M. Wilson of Fayetteville, Tennessee, who answered FDR's call […]
Lot 663: James Earl Fraser Bronze Bas Relief Plaque, T. Roosevelt, Dec. Arts Label
James Earl Fraser (American, 1876-1953) bronze bas relief plaque depicting the profile bust portrait of 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) followed by an inscribed quote "Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords." Signed and dated "Fraser 1920" in mold upper left. Label with attribution and copyright […]
Lot 661: 32 WWI Trench Art Items, incl. Artillery Shell Lamp, Vases
Grouping of thirty-two (32) World War I era trench art items, 36 items total. 1st-5th items: Five (5) decorative items made from brass artillery shells, including one (1) fitted as a lamp with one (1) Tiffany-style glass and bronze shade in shades of grey, two (2) bud vases monogrammed with script "CB" (not photographed), one […]
Lot 660: 2 CDV Albums, Postcard Album, & Book by J. Camille Chaigneau, 4 Items
Four (4) albums or books, including two (2) Belle Epoque period French photographic albums, one (1) early 20th-century postcard album belonging to French author and spiritualist J. Camille Chaigneau, and one (1) copy of Chaigneau's book, LES CHRYSANTHEMES DE MARIE, published 1880. Chaigneau's social circle in Paris included a group of Belle Epoque artists and […]
Lot 658: Mexican-American War Cavalry Sash and Civil War Cap Box, 2 items
1st item: Mexican-American War Cavalry Sash, comprised of gold silk, terminating in gold silk net with tassels at each end. 130" L x 6" W. 2nd item: Civil War musket cap box. Brown leather, single stitched, with a brass numeral "1" affixed to shield-shaped exterior flap having a tab closure and brass finial that opens […]
Lot 659: 3 19th C Photographs, Tennessee and Virginia interest
1st item: Quarter plate ambrotype of young Catherine "Kate" Fulton Wilson (Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1851-1879), wearing a plaid dress and seated on a chair, with a doll and what appear to be miniature andirons on a cloth-covered table beside her, while a small dog sleeps at her feet. Housed in a decorated leather union case […]