Group of Scottish style jewelry and silverware, many with thistle decoration. 1st group: Three pins including one straight bar pin with banded agate and silver metal thistle emblem mounted at center (3-3/8" L); one cloak pin with carnelian and rose quartz (quartz cracked, 2-1/2" L); one sterling double thistle pin with 2 faceted purple stones […]
Lot 327: Grouping of 5 TN Books
Grouping of five books on the subject of the state of Tennessee. (1) "Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540-1800" by Samuel Cole Williams, published by The Watauga Press, Johnson City, TN, 1928. First Edition. Blue cloth hardcover with gold gilt top edge, 540 pages. Very good condtion. (2) "Lieut. Henry Timberlake's Memoirs, 1756-1765", edited […]
Lot 178: Sampler by Elizabeth Fay Blake, Eli Whitney's niec
Circa 1800 needlework marking sampler, signed E.F. Blake, attributed to Elizabeth Fay Blake, the niece of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825). The rectangular sampler has a cross stitched border enclosing upper and lower case alphabets, a cursive upper case alphabet and a row of numbers. Two small flowers are placed at the end of […]
Sampler by Elizabeth Fay Blake, Eli Whitney's niece
Circa 1800 needlework marking sampler, signed E.F. Blake, attributed to Elizabeth Fay Blake, the niece of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825). The rectangular sampler has a cross stitched border enclosing upper and lower case alphabets, a cursive upper case alphabet and a row of numbers. Two small flowers are placed at the end of […]
Lot 56: T.D. Rice "Jim Crow" Silver Presentation Cup
George III sterling silver two handled cup and cover with gilded interior, London date marks for 1765, maker's mark IS or TS, engraved with 1837 inscription: Presented by The London Crow Club to T.D. Rice ( Thomas Dartmouth Rice ) Esq. The Original — This 26 of April 1837" along with several names, presumably club […]
Lot 455: 16 pcs American Federal Coin Silver flatware
Sixteen pieces of 18th and early 19th century American Federal coin silver flatware, most with bright-cut decorations and monograms including 1 pair sugar tongs, mark for Joseph Rogers (working Newport, Rhode Island circa 1780); 3 teaspoons with marks for Edward Putnam (working Salem, Massachusetts Circa 1810; 1 teaspoon with mark for Joseph Jr. and Nathaniel […]
Lot 53: Four 18th c. U.S. Maps, Mainly Southern
Four (4) 18th c. maps of southern United States. 1st item: Abraham Bradley Jr. "Map of the Southern Part of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" drawn and engraved for Morse's American Gazetteer. Boston, 1797. 8-1/4" H x 15-5/8" W. Provenance: Charles Edwin Puckett, Antique Art, Prints, Maps, Books, & Historical Documents. 2nd item: Thomas Kitchin's […]
Lot __ Inv. #3942: 18th Century English Two Handled Cup
George III sterling silver two handled cup and cover with London date marks for 1765 and maker's mark IS or TS, engraved with 1837 inscription: Presented by The London Crow Club to T.D. Rice ( Thomas Dartmouth Rice ) Esq. The Original — This 26 of April 1837" along with several names, presumably club members, […]
Lot 9: Confederate currency, 4 pcs
Lot of 4 pieces of obsolete currency, Confederate paper money, all Richmond notes. 1ST ITEM: $5 note, 3rd issue (Sept. 2, 1861) sailor vignette, serial #5604, fine condition. 2ND ITEM: $10 note, 3rd issue, train vignette and vignette of Ceres with urn and Commerce, serial #48779, good condition with 3 taped repairs. 3RD ITEM: $10 […]
Confederate currency, 4 pcs
Lot of 4 pieces of obsolete currency, Confederate paper money, all Richmond notes. 1ST ITEM: $5 note, 3rd issue (Sept. 2, 1861) sailor vignette, serial #5604, fine condition. 2ND ITEM: $10 note, 3rd issue, train vignette and vignette of Ceres with urn and Commerce, serial #48779, good condition with 3 taped repairs. 3RD ITEM: $10 […]
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