Oil on canvas bust portrait painting of George Washington (after the original of America's first president by Gilbert Stuart). Signed "B. Cambon" upper right, possibly for Felix Urbain Cambon (France, 1875-1961). Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 19 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed: 23" H x 18 7/8" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. […]
Lot 646: 12 Pcs. Ephemera incl. TN Obsolete, Colonial and CSA Currency
Archive of twelve (12) paper ephemera and obsolete currency items, most Tennessee related, including one (1) Slabbed 1779 United States $45 colonial currency note, issued on January 14, 1779, printed by Hall and Sellers, serial number 132445, includes a handwritten note indicating that this was the last pay issued to Guilford Dudley, a Revolutionary War […]
Lot 645: James Fulton Archive, incl. Chinese Paintings, Poss. Tingqua or Youqua, ALS
Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860 by Fulton, who served as Pay Director of the U.S. Navy and was stationed onboard the U.S.S. Saginaw. The Saginaw served in the East India Squadron and […]
Lot 644: TN Lunsford Bramlett Archive, incl. Polk White House Invitation, 8 Items
Archive of six (6) documents pertaining to Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, Esq. (1785-1858), Tennessee judge, planter and politician, 8 items total. 1st-2nd items: One page printed and handwritten White House dinner invitation from President James Knox Polk (1795-1849), 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849, to the Honorable Lunsford M. Bramlett, Chancellor […]
Lot 643: Early James K. Polk Signed TN Legal Document
Early James K. Polk (1795-1849) signed document detailing a legal case from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Lawrence County, Tennessee, dated October 1822. The case, in which Polk acted as an attorney, describes a lawsuit between George Grisham and Aron Angling with Tyron W. Yancy over a matter of $100 and an additional […]
Lot 642: 1805 TN Supreme Court Book, John Overton and Hugh White Opinions
CASES RULED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY AND FEDERAL COURT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BY AND OF THE JUDGES OF THAT STATE, BOOK THE THIRD. This early hand written legal book contains entries describing cases and opinions brought before the forerunner of the TN State Supreme Court, from May […]
Lot 641: TN Archival Lot, incl. 4 Books, 1 CDV Album, 2 ALS
Archive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV) album, two (2) autographed signed letters (ALS). 1st item: LIFE AS IT IS; OR MATTER AND THINGS IN GENERAL, First Edition, by John William McNairy "J.W.M." Breazeale, printed by James Williams, […]
Lot 639: Homann Map, British Territories in North America, c. 1737, DOMINICA ANGLORUM
DOMINICA ANGLORUM IN AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS map, published by the Heirs of Johann Baptist Homann after Herman Moll, Nuremberg, ca. 1737-40. Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring depicting the British territories of North America, divided into four smaller inset maps, titled: "Newfoundland od Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay", "New Engelland New York New Yersey und Pensilvania", "Virginia und […]
Lot 640: 3 European Maps, incl. Schenk, Valk, & Homann
1st item: ESTATS DE POLOGNE SUBDIVISES SUIVANT LESTENDUE DES PALANTINATS map, published by Pieter Schenk, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring depicting the States of Poland, including cities and towns, territory borders, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and other points of interest, with French and Latin text. Titled, across top above map; decorative title […]
Lot 637: Kitchin, MAP OF NORTH AMERICA, 1787
MAP OF NORTH AMERICA DRAWN FROM THE LATEST AND BEST AUTHORITIES, drawn by Thomas Kitchin, engraved by G. Terry, published by Jonathan Harrison, London, 1787. Copperplate engraving with handcoloring depicting America and Canada, including cities and towns, territory borders, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and other points of interest including Native American tribe locations and […]