Two (2) scarce Maritime hand colored engravings depicting 18th century ship battles. 1st item: THE ACTION BETWEEN THE MARS AND L'HERCULE ON THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF APRIL, 1798, TO THE MEMORY OF THE INTREPID CAPTAIN, ALEX HOOD. Painted by N. Pocock, engraved by T. Hillier, published by L. Brydon, London, 1798. Text below […]
Lot 771: Portuguese Miquelet Lock Percussion pistol, .72 cal.
Portuguese Miquelet Lock Percussion pistol, .72 caliber. Unmarked. Half round, half octagonal barrel with incised line and arch pattern, mahogany stocks with carved fish scales and floral swags, iron mounted with percussion cap in the shape of a seashell, brass tang, trigger guard, back strap, and butt cap, cleaning rod with brass finial and iron […]
Lot 769: New York: View from Fort Columbus, Governors Island Lithograph
View of New York, aquatint, titled "New-York: Taken from the North West Angle of Fort Columbus, Governors Island" from the original sketch by Frederick Caitherwood, engraved by Henry Papprill, 1846. Depicts a view of Lower Manhattan from Governer's Island. Housed in an ebonized and partial gilt wood frame. Sight – 22 5/8" H x 31 […]
Lot 766: 4 Victorian Albums w/ 240 Photographs: India, Wales, Venice, etc.
Four mid/late 19th century albums containing two hundred and forty (240) photographic images including portrait CDVs and landscapes in Wales, Venice and India. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) small albums with one hundred and fifty-one (151) cartes de visite (CDVs) and albums prints pasted to cards. The images depict individuals such as Queen Victoria, family groups, […]
Lot 767: WWI painting "For the Freedom of the People"
World War I Propaganda Illustration oil on canvas painting titled "For the Freedom of the People". Depicts Allies President Woodrow Wilson, Tsar Nicholas, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau, and an Italian Bersaglieri with plumed helmet, sword and flag; all standing around a cannon, in front of a composite style landscape with soldiers, American and other […]
Lot 764: 48 Early Pinback Buttons incl. What Did The Woggle Bug Say?; Santas and Suffrage
Grouping of 48 early buttons, including one (1) 1896 Wizard of Oz "What did the Woggle Bug Say" button, four (4) Santa buttons, three (3) Women's Suffrage buttons, eighteen (18) Napoleon and Perfection cigarette & Cracker Jack "Pretty Lady" buttons, one (1) Charmion, one (1) Salvation Army Founder Booth, and twenty (20) miscellaneous buttons. Sizes […]
Lot 765: 46 Early Pinback Buttons, incl. Beer, Baseball, Firemen
Collection of forty-six (46) early pinback buttons including five (5) P.B. Ale "Oh Be Jolly" & other beer buttons, five (5) assorted fireman buttons, seven (7) baseball buttons (six (6) Sweet Caporal) including Hall of Fame recipients "Home Run Baker" and "3 Finger Brown", assorted food, flour and other buttons. Sizes range from 7/8" to […]
Lot 763: 33 Early Political Pinback Buttons incl. T. Roosevelt & Others
Collection of thirty-three (33) early political pinback buttons, some presidential examples including Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and others. Sizes range from 5/8" to 1 1/4" dia. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Private East TN collection. CONDITION: Most pins are in good to excellent condition. Some have light scratching. […]
Lot 761: 5 Truman Christmas Gifts, incl. Hand Signed Photograph
Five (5) Truman administration Christmas gifts, given to his White House presidential staff during his terms in office. 1st item: Truman signed photographic White House Christmas Card depicting the President and the First Lady Bess Truman boarding Air Force One. Hand signed by both in ink with black printed lettering reading "Christmas 1946" lower center. […]
Lot 762: 20 JFK Family Photographs, incl. C. Stoughton
Twenty (20) John F. Kennedy administration era photographs, including Cecil W. Stoughton. 1st item: One (1) photograph depicting President John. F. Kennedy watching his children Caroline Bouvier Kennedy and John. F. Kennedy, Jr. in the oval office. 2nd-5th items: Four (4) copies of a photograph taken by Cecil W. Stoughton (American, 1920-2008) depicting the Kennedy […]