1st item: T-39 $100 one hundred dollar bill, issued in Richmond, Virginia, dated August 4, 1862. Vignette of a steam train, foreground, with warships in the background, top center, vignette of a milkmaid in a naturalistic setting, lower left. Printed by J. T. Paterson and Company, Columbia, SC. Serial number 29324. For Register/For Treasurer signatures. […]
Lot 650: CSA Gen. J. C. Breckinridge Signed Letter to Brig. Gen. Thomas Gordan, 1862
Civil War era ALS. One page handwritten letter from Major General John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861, and Confederate Secretary of War in 1865, no location, to Brigadier General Thomas Jordan (1819-1895), no location, dated May 16, no year but believed to […]
Lot 637: Jackson Donelson TN ALS Archive incl. Emily Donelson signed letter, 14 items
Archive of fourteen (14) letters, primarily related to the family of American politician Andrew Jackson Donelson, Sr., (1799-1871) and his wife Emily Tennessee Donelson (1807-1836), including 1 letter written and signed by Emily Donelson. Note: Emily Donelson took over the duties of the First Lady to President Andrew Jackson following the death of his wife, […]
Lot 628: Gen. James Robertson Orders Cherokee Reparations, 1797-98
Father of Middle Tennessee Brigadier General James Robertson (1742-1814) related one-page handwritten reparation document to the Cherokee, addressed to Dr. Anthony Foster and issued by order of Robertson "…in consequence of two Indians being kill'd [sic] on Stones River [in Murfreesboro, TN] by White people (to Wit)" dated November 21, 1797. Below is a list […]
Lot 476: 6 Civil War & World War I items, incl. Pittman Cartridge Box
1st item: J. I. Pittman, New York Union Model 1841 rifleman's leather cartridge box. Brown leather, single stitched with scalloped edge to outer flap and lunate interior flap over implement pouch with tab closure. Interior flap marked "MADE BY J.I. PITTMAN NEW YORK". Includes closing tab, brass finial, two metal buckles, and two belt loops. […]
Lot 976: Pair Meissen Figures, Hunter and Huntress with Dogs
Pair of (2) German Meissen porcelain polychrome and parcel-gilt figures, depicting a hunter and huntress, each in eighteenth century attire with green coats and tricorn hats holding a rifle upright to their side and accompanied by a seated dog, upon circular, naturalistic bases with small tree stumps. Both with Meissen marks and incised numbers to […]
Lot 481: Harold Betts O/C Winter Scene, Hunter and Dogs Illustration
Harold Harrington Betts (American, 1881-1951) oil on canvas painting, possibly an illustration, depicting a hunter with a rifle over his shoulder, accompanied by three dogs, walking at dusk or dawn along a street into the light of an open barn door. Footprints are visible in the snow beneath the subjects' feet, and faint smoke billows […]
Lot 469: After Alphonse de Neuville O/B Painting, French Soldier
After Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (French, 1835-1885), likely by Jules Desire Lubin (French, b. 1854) or Jean Lubin (French, mid-19th century), oil on board Impressionist painting depicting a French soldier in military uniform, standing with rifle strapped to his shoulder and trumpet in his right hand. Other soldiers stand in the background, under a grove of […]
Lot 813: Clare Leighton Wood Engraving, Moonshine Still, North Carolina
Clare Leighton (British/American 1901-1988), "Moonshine Still," wood engraving on paper depicting a man engaged in the production of moonshine while another keeps watch with rifle in hand. Deckled edges, matted. Unsigned. Image: 7 1/4" H x 5" W. Sheet: 8 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Matted: 13 3/4" H x 11 1/2" W. Provenance: […]
Lot 766: Civil War Colt Special Model 1861 Pine Packing Crate
Civil War era Original Packing Crate for twenty (20) Colt Special Model 1861 rifle-muskets, sold by Marcellus Hartley and Company, New York. Constructed of pine boards with square nails and round screws. Retains one of the wooden brackets to seat the barrel and ramrod for five of the guns; small cut out pocket at one […]
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