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Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004) The Mission Council, Saigon, April 28
Lot: 1142Sold for: $7,500$6,000Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004) The Mission Council, Saigon, April 28, 1971, printed 1975. Signed and numbered "Avedon 4/50" in ink on the reverse, title, image description, copyright, and ...
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Mezzotint of the Honorable Sir William Howe
Lot: 1026Sold for: $1,250$1,000Mezzotint of the Honorable Sir William Howe, after Corbutt, published by John Morris, Rathbone Place, London, 1777, showing Howe in full military dress, identified in the matrix below "The HONble ...
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Washington, George (1732-1799) Certificate of Military Discharge for Joel Doolittle (1753-1813) with Badge of Merit, Signed, 9 June 178
Lot: 1034Sold for: $7,380$6,000Washington, George (1732-1799) Certificate of Military Discharge for Joel Doolittle (1753-1813) with Badge of Merit, Signed, 9 June 1783, Typographically printed document fulfilled by hand, signed ...
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William Russell Birch (Pennsylvania/England, 1755-1834) Portrait Miniature of General George Washington
Lot: 231Sold for: $123,000$100,000William Russell Birch (Pennsylvania/England, 1755-1834) Portrait Miniature of General George Washington Signed in initialed and dated "W.B./1797" l.r., inscribed "Gen'l Washington/America" on ...
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2nd Lieutenant Charles Wilson, 19th U.S.C.T. Archive, Sword, and Veteran's Medals
Lot: 319Sold for: $3,998$3,2502nd Lieutenant Charles Wilson, 19th U.S.C.T. Archive, Sword, and Veteran's Medals, c. mid to late 19th century, a wooden box filled with war-time unit papers, rolls, four diaries from 1863-66, a ...
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Chastellux, Francois-Jean de (1734-1788) Voyages de M. le Marquis de Chastellux dans lAmerique Septentrionale dans les Annees 1780, 17
Lot: 1134Sold for: $492$400Chastellux, Francois-Jean de (1734-1788) Voyages de M. le Marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amerique Septentrionale dans les Annees 1780, 1781 & 1782. Paris: Prault, 1786. Two octavo volumes, half-titles ...
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Muhlenberg, Peter (1746-1807) Secretarial Letter Signed, Cumberland, Old Courthouse, 14 September 1782.
Lot: 86Sold for: $923$750Muhlenberg, Peter (1746-1807) Secretarial Letter Signed, Cumberland, Old Courthouse, 14 September 1782. Single legal-format laid paper sheet inscribed on one page, likely addressed to General ...
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Henry Merwin Shrady (American, 1871-1922) George Washington at Valley Forge
Lot: 277Sold for: $6,765$5,500Henry Merwin Shrady (American, 1871-1922) George Washington at Valley Forge Signed "H.M/ SHRADY" in the bronze on the top of the base near the horse's rear hooves, incised "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS ...
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Marshall, John (1755-1835) The Life of George Washington
Lot: 39Sold for: $2,583$2,100Marshall, John (1755-1835) The Life of George Washington. Philadelphia: C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807. First edition, six octavo volumes, frontispiece portrait in volume one, bound in full contemporary ...
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Collett, John (1720-1780) Paul Jones Shooting a Sailor Who Had Attempted to Strike his Colours in an Engagement.
Lot: 461Sold for: $6,150$5,000Collett, John (1720-1780) Paul Jones Shooting a Sailor Who Had Attempted to Strike his Colours in an Engagement. London: Carrington Bowles, 2 December 1779. Mezzotint with original hand-coloring, ...
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"COMMODORE HOPKINS" Mezzotint Portrait
Lot: 180Sold for: $1,968$1,600"COMMODORE HOPKINS" Mezzotint Portrait, Thomas Hart, London, England, 1776, lettered in the plate below the image "COMMODORE HOPKINS,/COMMANDER in CHIEF of the AMERICAN FLEET./Published as the Act ...
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Two Historic Lakota German Silver Pendants Owned by Famed Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
Lot: 190Sold for: $39,975$32,500Two Historic Lakota German Silver Pendants Owned by Famed Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, c. 1850s, the first cloud-shaped form with hide suspension, engraved on the front with four-petal and ...
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Gage, Thomas (1721-1787) An Address of the Gentlemen and Principal Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, to His Excellency Governor Gage.
Lot: 32Sold for: $23,370$19,000Gage, Thomas (1721-1787) An Address of the Gentlemen and Principal Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, to His Excellency Governor Gage. [Boston: No Printer, 1775]. The left-hand half only of this ...
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Continental School, 16th Century Style Portrait of Hartmann von Hartmann
Lot: 630Sold for: $480$400Continental School, 16th Century Style Portrait of Hartmann von Hartmann Unsigned, sitter identified in an inscription in Latin purported to have been on the reverse of the original canvas. ...
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Gage, Thomas (1720-1787) General Return of the Number of Rations and Provisions Issued to His Majestys Troops in North America under t
Lot: 26Sold for: $3,600$3,000Gage, Thomas (1720-1787) General Return of the Number of Rations and Provisions Issued to His Majesty's Troops in North America under the Command of His Excellency, the Honorable Major General ...
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Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) and John J. Pershing (1860-1948) Letters Signed.
Lot: 49Sold for: $338$275Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) and John J. Pershing (1860-1948) Letters Signed. A secretarial note, Berlin 16 January 1874, to an A.J. Johnson of New York, thanking him for sending a copy of the ...
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Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) Letter Signed, 16 October 1758.
Lot: 51Sold for: $660$550Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) Letter Signed, 16 October 1758. Single page letter in a secretarial hand, with Pitt's signature. To Captain John Moore (1718-1779), Commander in ...
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Stillman, Samuel (1738-1807) A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of George Washington, Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the Unite
Lot: 474UnsoldStillman, Samuel (1738-1807) A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of George Washington, Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. Who Died December 14, 1799, Aged 68. ...
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Washington, George (1732-1799)
Lot: 140Sold for: $26,070$22,000Washington, George (1732-1799), Manuscript signed letter, one page, September 20th, 1778, as Commander and Chief of the Continental Army, to Lord Sterling (William Alexander), concerning ...
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Washington, George (1732-1799)
Lot: 141Sold for: $9,800$8,000Washington, George (1732-1799), Signed document, one page, as General and Commander in Chief of the United States of America, discharge issued to Cornelius McDormet, private in the First New York ...
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Washington, George (1732-1799)
Lot: 97Sold for: $10,665$9,000Washington, George (1732-1799), Signed document, June 8, 1783, as General and Commander in Chief, one page, a discharge for Private William Lynch of the first New York Regiment, countersigned by ...
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Framed Theorem Depicting a Bouquet Flowers
Lot: 632Sold for: $1,422$1,200Framed Theorem Depicting a Bouquet Flowers, Sarah Ann Henshaw Ward, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, early 19th century, signed "S.A.H. Ward" l.c. Watercolor on paper, 15 3/4 x 17 3/4 in., in a period ...
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William Gale for Tiffany & Co. Five Piece Sterling Presentation Tea and Coffee Service
Lot: 136Sold for: $10,665$9,000William Gale for Tiffany & Co. Five Piece Sterling Presentation Tea and Coffee Service , c. 1863, comprising baluster form coffeepot, teapot, kettle on stand with burner, covered sugar, and lidded ...
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Two Portrait Prints of George Washington
Lot: 573Sold for: $1,126$950Two Portrait Prints of George Washington, the first titled WASHINGTON. Scene- Dorchester Heights, March 17, 1776., from a copy by M.A. Swift taken from the original picture by Gilbert Stuart in ...
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Neoclassical Ormolu French Mantel Clock for the American Market
Lot: 109Sold for: $112,575$95,000Neoclassical Ormolu French Mantel Clock for the American Market, Dubuc, Paris, c. 1810, with Washington depicted in commander-in-chief military regalia, with a sword in his left hand and his ...
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Washington, George (1732-1799)
Lot: 70Sold for: $7,110$6,000Washington, George (1732-1799), Signed document, one page June 17th, 1783, as General and Commander in Chief, discharging Alexander McMasters of the first New York Regiment from the American Army, ...
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A Neoclassical Cast-Brass and Mercury-Gilded Mantel Clock
Lot: 515Sold for: $35,250$30,000A Neoclassical Cast-Brass and Mercury-Gilded Mantel Clock, made for the American market, Dubuc, Paris, c. 1810, with an eight-day spring-powered clockwork with strikes the hour and half hour, the ...
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Tile From the Apollo Command Module
Lot: 230Sold for: $646$550Tile From the Apollo Command Module, enclosed in a Perspex cell, mounted on a similar but unused tile, with brass plaques engraved Allen A. Navarro and Avco 5026-39 Ablator Flown on Space Shuttle ...
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A Neoclassical Cast-Brass and Mercury-Gilded Mantel Clock
Lot: 269Sold for: $76,375$65,000A Neoclassical Cast-Brass and Mercury-Gilded Mantel Clock, made for the American market, Dubuc, Paris, c. 1810, with an eight-day spring powered clockwork that strikes the hour and half hour, the ...
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Attributed to Thomas Bardwell (British, 1704-1767), Vice Admiral Edward Vernon, Commander in Chief in the West Indies (British, 1684-17
Lot: 306Sold for: $5,581$4,750Attributed to Thomas Bardwell (British, 1704-1767) Vice Admiral Edward Vernon, Commander in Chief in the West Indies (British, 1684-1757) Unsigned, identified on labels affixed to the stretcher. ...