Franklin D. Roosevelt typed letter, signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President on White House letterhead, to Charles Boyd Coleman of Chattanooga, TN, dated February 20, 1943. A letter of response from Coleman who was petitioning for a commissioned position in the Army of the United States. The letter reads in part: "Dear Mr. Coleman, I […]

Buffalo Pottery Roosevelt Bears ceramic pitcher or jug, with four sides having brown and polychrome transfer vignettes of bears engaged in various scenes from the book THE ROOSEVELT BEARS, THEIR TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES. Brown transfer mark on base: BUFFALO / POTTERY / 1907 / COPYRIGHT EDWARD STERN & C / UNDERGLAZE / WARRANTED. Buffalo, New […]

Two (2) ceramic transferware pitchers. 1st item: Clews Historical Staffordshire blue and white cream pitcher, AMERICA AND INDEPENDENCE, with transferware decoration of Doveridge Hall, flanked by figures emblematic of America and Independence, with banners printed across the rim above for states including Tennessee, Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, Vermont, Kentucky, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, the Carolinas, […]

Rare Historical Staffordshire black and white glazed earthenware plate with transfer print scene depicting the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Lexington, Kentucky. Plate titled below the scene. 9" dia. Circa mid-1830s. Provenance: the Estate of Lynn Scholl Renau, Louisville, Kentucky. Note: "This plate depicts a view of the Thomas January house on Second Street in Lexington, Kentucky […]

Two blue and white Historical Staffordshire plates including one Kentucky scene by Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, England. 1st item: Blue and white Historical Staffordshire plate depicting a Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Shell border with shaped center. 9"dia. Early 19th century. 2nd item: Blue and white Historical Staffordshire plate depicting a maritime Liverpool wharf […]

Assembled group of Herend porcelain tea service items, 27 pieces, Rothschild Bird pattern, including 1 tea pot with lid, 13 footed cups, 11 saucers, 1 creamer, and 1 sugar bowl with lid. All pieces marked on the base. Ranging in size from 2" H x 4 7/8" W to 6 1/4" H x 10 1/2" […]

Pair of pearlware urns and covers in the Chinese style, possibly Worcester Dr. Wall period or Swansea , each decorated in the blue and white Willow pattern with vignettes containing pagoda and landscape designs and having applied gilt decoration around the shoulders; domed tops with recumbent foo dog finials. Each vase signed with underglaze blue […]

13 piece Limoges porcelain fish set with platter and plates, the platter handpainted with two swimming fish surrounded by vignettes of ten individual fish, set against a green background with scalloped gilt rim, signed J. Barin, back stamped Limoges Coronet; the twelve plates handpainted with similar design, also signed. Platter: 24" x 10 1/2", plates: […]

Old Paris porcelain figural garniture set, comprised of a clock and matching candleabra. The centerpiece with a central clock flanked by figures of two young lovers standing on a naturalistic ground, all on a shaped Rococo style base and fitted with a conforming carved gilt wood base, unmarked. Brass clock works with impressed medallion mark […]

A Meissen relief porcelain ewer with relief decoration depicting bathing maidens and cherubs in an outdoor scene on a white ground with red naturalistic twist handle. Together with a basin or underplate having matching relief decoration to the rim. Both pieces with blue crossed swords mark and impressed "G 146" to the underside. Ewer – […]