35 star American flag from West Virginia, red, white and blue stripes made of wool bunting and stars made from cotton, all hand stitched. Signed in margin " Dr. L. B. Putnam, 1866". Losses to fabric throughout. 72 1/2" H x 115" W.
Lot 13: Lot of 3 Maps, TN and KY
Lot of three 19th century maps. 1st item – 1860 county map of Kentucky and Tennessee. Overall good condition with some browning to margins. 12" H x 15 1/2" w. 2nd item – Johnson's Map of Kentucky and Tennessee published by A. J. Johnson, New York in 1865. Condition – Some browning to folds and […]
Lot 14: Two 19th c. Powder Horns
Lot of two 19th century powder horns. 1st item – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area powder horn with screw tip and carved plug. Overall excellent condition. 10 1/4" L. Circa 1830. 2nd item – American powder horn with wooden plug. Condition – Overall good condition with break to tip. 8 1/4" L. 3rd quarter of the 19th […]
Lot 7: 13 Obsolete Currency Notes, Georgia
Grouping of 13 Obsolete Currency Notes, all marked "State of Georgia" including 1) Two 1864 $2 bills with steamship at sea, green treasury seal on front, 2) Two 1864 $4 bills, with an allegorical Moneta seated with treasure and pictures of slaves harvesting cotton. Green treasury seal on front, 3) One 1864 $5 bill, with […]
Lot 8: Lot of 2 Civil War Related Lithographs
Lot of 2 lithographs. 1st item: Old Autocrat Whiskey Lithograph advertisement using the Kurz and Allison print, "Battle of Corinth," showing the battle with Confederate forces advancing on fortified Union forces. Marked lower right "Copyright 1891 by Kurz & Allison, Chicago." Occasional brown spotting, on paper, losses to frame. Sight – 17 1/2" H X […]
Lot 9: Kurz & Allison Civil War Battle Scene (Fort Sanders)
Kurz & Allison Civil War Battle Scene depicting the battle of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee. Overall very good condition in an older frame, note a couple of stains. Sight 20 1/8" H x 27 1/4" W. Framed – 24 1/4" H x 31 1/2" W. Published 1891, 28 years after the battle.
Lot 10: Presidential Lithograph, Washington to Polk
Framed lithograph of Presidents Washington through Polk by EB & EC Kellogg, Hartford, CT featuring vignettes of the first 11 presidents, Washington through Polk, along with the dates served. Original cherry wood frame. Very good condition with bright colors, small loss to upper right margin. Sight – 13 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Framed […]
Lot 11: Theodore Roosevelt signed & dated photograph
Theodore Roosevelt signed photographic print, oval photograph of Roosevelt hand signed "Theodore Roosevelt May 18th 1905", imprinted "copyrighted 1903 C.M. Bell Photographic Co., Washington, DC". Overall fading to paper, signature and date in good condition. Sight: 7 5/8" H x 5 9/16" W; framed: 8 1/4" H x 6 1/4" W.
Lot 3: 4 Volume Set, "Tennessee, A History"
Four volume set entitled, "Tennessee, A History" by Philip Hamer, professor of history at the University of Tennessee. First Edition. Published in 1933. Condition – Very good condition with no markings, slight wear to covers.
Lot 4: 1862 Confederate South Carolina Slave Document
Confederate South Carolina Executor's Bill of Sale dated October, 1862, in the second year of the Independence of the Confederate States. Document records the sale of a female slave "Juno" and her four children "Scott, Eliza, Susan & James" to a Dr. George Prince from the estate of Rebecca Holmes in the state of South […]