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American School, c. 1833 The American Ship Eleanor
Lot: 1147Sold for: $135$110American School, c. 1833 The American Ship Eleanor Unsigned, dated "1833." Pencil on paper, 7 x 6 3/8 in., in a modern black frame. Condition: Minor toning at edges of mat, not examined out more ...
American School, 20th Century, after Ary Sheffer (1795-1858) Portrait of Commodore Charles Morris
Lot: 1148Sold for: $1,169$950American School, 20th Century, after Ary Sheffer (1795-1858) Portrait of Commodore Charles Morris Unsigned. Oil on canvas, the captain bust length in uniform, a faint red, white and blue more ...
American School, Late 19th Century The Battle of Hampton Roads, between the Monitor
Lot: 1149UnsoldAmerican School, Late 19th Century The Battle of Hampton Roads, between the Monitor and the Merrimack, March 9, 1862 Unsigned. Oil on canvas, a multi-vessel encounter between Confederate and more ...
Five Photographs or Cards Framed Together
Lot: 1150Sold for: $369$300Five Photographs or Cards Framed Together, third quarter 19th century, four photographs of gentlemen, two with visible "Walter" marks, surrounding the central printed image of the ironclad "Virginia more ...
Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of Officers who Served on Board the USS Monitor
Lot: 1151Sold for: $615$500Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of Officers who Served on Board the USS Monitor, 19th century, Lieutenant John Lorimer Worden, Lieutenant Samuel Dana Greene, and Commander John P. Bankhead, ht. 4, more ...
Carte-de-visite of Admiral David Farragut
Lot: 1152UnsoldCarte-de-visite of Admiral David Farragut, Matthew Brady, Washington, D.C., 19th century, the back marked "BRADY'S/NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERIES/NO.352 PENNSYLVANIA aV./WASHINGTON, more ...
Rare Carte-de-visite of the C.S.S. Tennessee After Capture
Lot: 1153Sold for: $400$325Rare Carte-de-visite of the C.S.S. Tennessee After Capture, c. 1864, showing a side view of the ship in a harbor with other ships in the background, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 3 1/2 in. Note: The more ...
Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of 19th Century Naval Officers
Lot: 1154Sold for: $160$130Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of 19th Century Naval Officers, Commodore Stephen C. Rowan, Commodore William Shubrick, and Chief Engineer Alban C. Stimers, ht. 4, wd. 2 1/2 in. more ...
Albumen Photograph of a Print of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliot (1782-1845)
Lot: 1155Sold for: $160$130Albumen Photograph of a Print of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliot (1782-1845),late 19th century, the cabinet card mounted in an oval mat in an molded gilt oval frame, ht. 12 5/8, wd. 10 5/8 in. more ...
Pencil Drawing of the Ironclad Virginia
Lot: 1155AUnsoldPencil Drawing of the Ironclad Virginia, 20th century, according to an inscription at lower right, this work is done "from a drawing by Lt. B.L. Blackford/March 7, 1862," 8 x 11 in. (sight),matted, more ...
Large Paint-decorated Shadowbox Diorama of a Four-masted Sailing Vessel
Lot: 1156Sold for: $492$400Large Paint-decorated Shadowbox Diorama of a Four-masted Sailing Vessel, America, late 19th century, the central vessel and other small vessel on a painted putty "sea" and blue sky above, small more ...
Woolwork Picture of a Three-masted Vessel
Lot: 1157Sold for: $738$600Woolwork Picture of a Three-masted Vessel, England, late 19th century, the square-rigged vessel flying a Union Jack, on a blue sea with light blue sky above, 12 x 16 in., in a molded figured maple more ...
British Officer's Bicorne Hat
Lot: 1158Sold for: $234$190British Officer's Bicorne Hat, c. mid to late 19th century, beaver hat body with gold lace and button, brown silk lining marked "ENGLISH MANUFACTURE/CHRISTY'S LONDON," ht. 10 1/2 in. more ...
Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad.
Lot: 1159Sold for: $492$400Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1729. Octavo pamphlet, 61 pages, with the final more ...
[Everett, David] (1770-1813),An Essay on the Rights and Duties of Nations
Lot: 1160Unsold[Everett, David] (1770-1813),An Essay on the Rights and Duties of Nations, Boston: David Carlisle, 1807, early ownership signature on title page, sixty-two pages, binding reinforced minor damp more ...
Enfield, William (1741-1797),Institutes of Natural Philosophy, Theoretical and Practical
Lot: 1161UnsoldEnfield, William (1741-1797),Institutes of Natural Philosophy, Theoretical and Practical, Boston, Thomas & Andrews, 1811, with fifteen engraved plates, ht. 10 3/8, wd. 8 3/8 in. more ...
Russell, J. Jr. (fl. circa 1815) The History of the War Between the United States and Great Britain, which Commenced in June 1812 and C
Lot: 1162Sold for: $246$200Russell, J. Jr. (fl. circa 1815) The History of the War Between the United States and Great Britain, which Commenced in June 1812 and Closed in February 1815. Hartford: B. & J. Russell, 1815. more ...
Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, Held at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, upon Captain James Barron of the United States Navy, in M
Lot: 1163Sold for: $123$100Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, Held at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, upon Captain James Barron of the United States Navy, in May, 1821. Washington City: Jacob Gideon, junior, 1822. First more ...
Tratado de Amistad, Limites y Navegacion Concluido entre el Rey Nuestro Senor y los Estados Unidos de America: Firmado en San Lorenzo e
Lot: 1164UnsoldTratado de Amistad, Limites y Navegacion Concluido entre el Rey Nuestro Senor y los Estados Unidos de America: Firmado en San Lorenzo el Real a 27 de Octubre de 1795. Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1796. more ...
Spanish Language Manuscript Letter Book Regarding Shipping, 1797-1817.
Lot: 1165Sold for: $2,952$2,400Spanish Language Manuscript Letter Book Regarding Shipping, 1797-1817. A collection of manuscript retained copies in a secretarial hand, thousands of letters in Spanish, written by Antonio Argote more ...
de Bry, Theodor (1528-1598) Single Leaf, View of the Roanoke, Virginia Settlement [from] America , c. 1590.
Lot: 1166Sold for: $338$275de Bry, Theodor (1528-1598) Single Leaf, View of the Roanoke, Virginia Settlement [from] America, c. 1590. Single leaf from a German edition of the book, the engraving by Flemish master engraver de more ...
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Facsimile Steel-engraved Draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Lot: 1167Sold for: $615$500Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Facsimile Steel-engraved Draft of the Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia: Charles Toppan, 1829. Four folio-format wove paper sheets printed on rectos only, from more ...
Hamilton, Alexander (1755-1804) Period Manuscript Copy of a Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs, 13 May 1791.
Lot: 1168Sold for: $5,535$4,500Hamilton, Alexander (1755-1804) Period Manuscript Copy of a Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs, 13 May 1791. Folio bifolium inscribed over two pages, docketed on the more ...
[Decatur, Stephen and James Barron], Correspondence Between the Late Commodore Stephen Decater and Commodore James Barron
Lot: 1169Sold for: $185$150[Decatur, Stephen and James Barron], Correspondence Between the Late Commodore Stephen Decater and Commodore James Barron, Boston: Russell & Gardner, 1820, twenty-two pages, (edges frayed, binding more ...
War of 1812, Broadside, Bermuda, 18 December 1812.
Lot: 1170Sold for: $923$750War of 1812, Broadside, Bermuda, 18 December 1812. Partially printed broadside issued by George III of Great Britain memorializing the capture of Moses Myers' ship Nancy, manuscript details more ...
Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Archive of Correspondence and Documents.
Lot: 1171Sold for: $523$425Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Archive of Correspondence and Documents. Eight documents relating to the successful international trading business of Norfolk, Virginia's first recorded Jewish settler, and more ...
Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Bill of Lading for the Ship John , 21 March 1796.
Lot: 1172Sold for: $197$160Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Bill of Lading for the Ship John, 21 March 1796. Partially printed typographical document fulfilled by hand, printed on laid paper, regarding the impending journey of the more ...
Hull, Commodore Isaac (1773-1843) Secretarial Letter Signed, Washington Navy Yard, 10 February 1832.
Lot: 1173Sold for: $246$200Hull, Commodore Isaac (1773-1843) Secretarial Letter Signed, Washington Navy Yard, 10 February 1832. Single leaf inscribed on one page, docketed on verso. To Nash Legrand, Navy Agent for the port of more ...
Hull, Isaac (1773-1843) Autograph Letter Signed, 16 November 1831.
Lot: 1174Sold for: $400$325Hull, Isaac (1773-1843) Autograph Letter Signed, 16 November 1831. Folding wove bifolium with self-envelope, inscribed over two pages, to Nash LeGrand, Naval Agent at Norfolk, Virginia, concerning more ...
USS Brandywine
Lot: 1175Sold for: $185$150USS Brandywine, Three Documents Related to the U.S. Naval Frigate, 1830. Three manuscript documents related to the Navy's maintenance of the Brandywine during the Gunboat Diplomacy segment of the more ...