Kerr Eby (American 1889-1946) etching titled "The Caissons Go Rolling Along", a depiction of a scene from World War I. Pencil signed in lower right, edition of 90. Housed under glass in silver gilt molded frame with ivory colored mat. Plate – 13 3/4" H x 9 3/8" W. Sight – 14 3/4" H x […]
Lot 182: 3 Powder Horns w/ Bags & Spyglass, 6 items
Group of six (6) 19th century hunting related items including powder horns, one (1) 1857 dated powder horn example with carved scrimshaw decoration including a masted ship, soldier with rifle, house, chicken, and fish with the initials CHC and SSC and a wooden plug, 9 1/4" L; one (1) uncarved powder horn with the initials […]
Lot 183: W. Richards Company, London Double Barrel Shotgun, 16 gauge
W. Richards Company, London Side by Side Double Barrel Shotgun, 16 gauge. Lock plates marked "W. Richards", top of rib marked "Fine Twist". Walnut stocks with checkered wrist, forearms, and exposed double hammers, round barrels, lock plates, trigger guard, receiver, and breech with decorative engravings, horn butt plate with embossed cartouche of a stag and […]
Lot 178: End of Civil War Era Atlanta, GA/TN Archive, Nenney Fami
Archive of twelve (12) end of Civil War era Atlanta, GA/TN documents, pertaining to the Nenney Family. 1st item: Letter from W. L. Nenney, Atlanta, GA, to his brother Charles G. Nenney, Russellville, TN, dated October 25, 1865. The letter begins by recounting a disruption that occurred when Nenney was staying at their Uncle Jo's […]
Lot 179: Window Flag or Bunting, Union Shop #5
Window flag or bunting banner, decorative fan center, with twelve printed white stars encircling a large single star, all on a dark blue cotton field. Wooden dowl support rods sewn to side; silk flange and fringe at bottom edge. American Federation of Labor label at top reading " Union Shop No. 5 / This ____ […]
Lot 175: 15 Civil War items, incl. 1864 bond receipt, buttons
Fifteen (15) Civil War related items, including 1864 bond receipt and Union buttons. 1st item: CSA printed and hand written depository receipt issued in Mobile, Alabama on March 30, 1864, certifying that H. H. Coleman "has paid at this office One thousand Dollars, for which amount Registered Bonds of the Confederate States of America, bearing […]
Lot 176: Civil War NY Calvary Roster, Lee & Stonewall Prints
Three (3) Civil War items including memoral roster and prints of Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. 1st item: "Soldiers Memorial" lithographed roster, listing names of the men in the 22nd Regiment, Company I, New York Calvary, mustered into The United States Service, February 2, 1864, by Lieut., Henry C. Cook, U.S.A., at Rochester. […]
Lot 177: 5 Civil War Prints, incl. Southern Prisons by Sachse
Five (5) Civil War era prints, subjects including Southern prisons and Indiana regiments. 1st item: Lithograph titled "Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Supported Gratuitously by The Citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Created and printed by William Boell, 311 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1861. The top scene depicts soldiers marching from the Dining Saloon to board the Philadelphia and Baltimore […]
Lot 172: 2 War Books: History, 1816, and Civil War Tactics, 1862
Two (2) war related books, including 1st edition History of the Late War and Mobile Civil War imprint. 1st item: History of the Late War in the Western Country, First Edition, by Robert B. McAfee, 1816. Published by Worsley and Smith, Lexington. Octavo, 534 pages, hardbound in dark brown leather, ink inscriptions from previous owners, […]
Lot 174: 2 Dearborn/Marshall Family Books, incl. Infantry-Tactics, Vol. I, 1835
Two (2) Dearborn/Marshall Family Books, including Major Greenleaf Dearborn signed. 1st item: Major Greenleaf Dearborn signed, Infantry-Tactics; Or Rules for the Exercise and Manoeuvers of the United States Infantry, Vol. I, by Major-General Scott, U.S. Army, 1835. Published by George Dearborn, printed by Scatcherd and Adams, New York. 32mo, 202 pages including Table of Contents, […]