Historical document and ledger archive relating to Peter Scales and Nancy Minor, the parents of Lt. Dabney Scales of Memphis. 1st item – Orange County, Virginia receipt account book for Peter Scales from the 1830s period. Receipt book has family names from the area including Merriwethers, Hicks, Minor, Crump, and Herndon. Entries include advertising in […]
Lot 196: U.S. Model 1873 Springfield Carbine
Model 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield Carbine, .47, serial #143002, with percussion action, adjustable rear sight and sling attachment on left of magazine. Stock is stamped with an image of an eagle, while breech is stamped "VPP" with a symbol of an eagle head between the second and third letters, and "R" is stamped on the top […]
Lot 182: GA 9th CSA Civil War Archive – E. S. Cassady
Confederate Archive of 4th Private Elbert S. Cassady, Georgia Company G, 9th Regiment (Walker Co., GA – Lafayette Volunteers). 10 total letters (2 pre-war, 8 Civil War period) letters from Elbert S. Cassady to his cousin, Nancy E. Sawyers (Nancy E. Sawyers McBee married name) of Knox Co., TN, 5 covers (most war period), 1 […]
Lot 175: Confederate Naval CDV Album Archive – CSS Shenandoah, Florida, Alabama
Important Naval Photographic Archive CDV Album of Lieutenant Dabney Scales of the CSS Shenandoah including images of uniformed and non-uniformed Confederate Naval officers from the CSS Shenandoah, CSS Florida, and the CSS Alabama, a 1/4 plate ambrotype of Dabney Scales in uniform, and extracts from the log of the CSS Shenandoah from August 2-5, 1865 […]
Lot 140: KPM Porcelain Plaque, 3 Fates
KPM porcelain plaque depicting The Three Fates, after a painting by Friedrich Paul Thumann (German, 1834-1908): "Clotho" the spinner, "Lachesis" the caster of lots, and "Atropos" the inevitable – "the cutter of the thread of life". Impressed KPM mark with scepter en verso. 9 3/4" H x 7 1/8" W sight, 16 3/8" H x […]
Lot 123: Pr. Ralph E. Earl Portraits, Hardy Cryer and Wife
Pair of Tennessee portraits by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (1788 – 1838) depicting the Reverend Hardy Murfree Cryer (b. 1792–1846), in dark coat with ruffled collar, and a woman believed to be his first wife Elizabeth Rice Cryer (b. 1793–1832) in black mourning dress with white lace collar and cap. Housed in black and gilt […]
Lot 99: 3.10 round diamond, GIA cert., 14k
3.10 carat round brilliant cut diamond with GIA certificate # 2165761222, dated November 7, 2014, stating diamond grade of VS1 clarity and L color. Cut Grade: Very Good; Depth: 59.6%; Table: 63%; Crown Angle: 32.5; Crown Ht: 12.0%; Pavillion Angle: 41.6; Pavillion Depth: 43.5%; Star Length: 55%; Lower Half: 85%; Girdle: Very Thin to Medium, […]
Lot 82: 3 pcs Lamothe New Orleans Silver
Three pieces of New Orleans / Creole coin silver flatware by Jean-Marie Lamothe and Jean-Baptiste Lamothe, two tablespoons and one fork, all in the "Mid-Rib Fiddle" pattern (also known as "Uniplat" in France). All are marked "Lamothe" in rectangle and are monogrammed en verso L.L. Spoons 8-1/4" L, fork 8"L. 6.495 oz troy combined weight. […]
Lot 77: 6 Klein Miss. coin silver spoons
Six pieces Vicksburg, MS coin silver flatware: 3 tablespoons, 1 dessert spoon, and 2 teaspoons, all with various marks related to John Alexander Klein (working Leesville, Virginia 1833-circa 1836, then Vicksburg, Mississippi circa 1836 through at least 1854). Includes 2 fiddle and thread pattern tablespoons, monogrammed Smith; 1 olive variant pattern tablespoon also marked Patent […]
Lot 64: 12 Memphis Coin Silver Spoons
Assembled set of 12 Memphis, Tennesssee coin silver spoons, including 6 tablespoons and 6 dessert spoons, all marked F.H. Clark & Co. in rectangles, the tablespoons and two dessert spoons with additional italicized marks Memphis in separate rectangles (attr. Frederick Harvey Clark, working Memphis circa 1850-d. 1866 as F.H. Clark & Co.). Note that all […]
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