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Silver Tea Caddy
Lot: 1411Sold for: $688$550Silver Tea Caddy, Thomas Johnson, London, 1805, the hinged lid on an oblong body with ribbed decoration, wd. 6 1/4 in., approx. 16.2 troy oz. ...
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Knight's Unique Fancy Ornaments in Five Parts.
Lot: 1119Sold for: $221$180Knight's Unique Fancy Ornaments in Five Parts. London: F. Knight, sold by Simpkin & Marshall, 1834. Folio, engraved throughout, illustrated with thirty numbered plates, ex libris Obadiah Rich ...
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Group of Framed Civil War-era Items
Lot: 1054Sold for: $461$375Group of Framed Civil War-era Items, an Andrew Johnson-signed pardon for Benjamin F. Evans (damage), GAR membership document, image of General Thomas, and other items. Provenance: The collection ...
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Grattius (63 BC-AD 14) Gratii Falisci Cynegeticon.
Lot: 1168Sold for: $111$90Grattius (63 BC-AD 14) Gratii Falisci Cynegeticon. London: Harper, 1699. First Johnson edition, octavo, title printed in red and black, bound in contemporary speckled calf, original label on spine, ...
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Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) A Dictionary of the English Language.
Lot: 339Sold for: $6,765$5,500Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) A Dictionary of the English Language. London: by Strahan for Knapton et al., 1755. First edition, two folio volumes, titles printed in red and black, bookplate of Thomas ...
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Group of American Furniture and Decorative Arts Reference Books and Auction Catalogs
Lot: 1067Sold for: $74$60Group of American Furniture and Decorative Arts Reference Books and Auction Catalogs, catalogs from Sotheby's, Christie's, and Northeast Auctions; Dean Fales, Essex County Furniture; Vernon ...
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Group of American Furniture and Decorative Arts Reference Books and Auction Catalogs
Lot: 232UnsoldGroup of American Furniture and Decorative Arts Reference Books and Auction Catalogs, catalogs from Sotheby's, Christie's, and Northeast Auctions; Dean Fales, Essex County Furniture; Vernon ...
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Lars Johnson (American, b. 1952) Pitcher Plant
Lot: 558Sold for: $369$300Lars Johnson (American, b. 1952) Pitcher Plant Signed, titled, and dated "...Lars Johnson 95" l.r., identified on a printed label affixed to the frame backing paper. Watercolor and graphite on ...
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Johnson, Richard (1733-1793) The History of North America.
Lot: 287Sold for: $738$600Johnson, Richard (1733-1793) The History of North America. Lansingburgh: by Silvester Tiffany, sold by Thomas Spencer, 1795. Second American edition, 12mo, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, ...
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Thomas Johnson & Son Sidelock 16 Gauge Shotgun
Lot: 74Sold for: $615$500Thomas Johnson & Son Sidelock 16 Gauge Shotgun, early 20th century, serial number 7031, walnut stock with finely checkered forend and grip, lockplates and frame finely engraved with foliate scroll ...
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Jefferys, Thomas (c. 1719-1771) The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America, Sir William Johnsons
Lot: 212Sold for: $17,220$14,000Jefferys, Thomas (c. 1719-1771) The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America, Sir William Johnson's (c. 1715-1774) Copy. London: for Thomas Jefferys, 1760. ...
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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Unsigned Legal Brief and Other Ephemera.
Lot: 58Sold for: $6,765$5,500Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Unsigned Legal Brief and Other Ephemera. The brief on blue laid paper, legal size, concerning the case of Lamm v. Bachop, filed on 31 October 1853, inscribed on the ...
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Two Civil War-era Carte-de-visites
Lot: 1175UnsoldTwo Civil War-era Carte-de-visites, a seated portrait of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, c. 1865, and a card titled "Our Present Peace Commissioners," featuring a portrait of President Andrew Johnson ...
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Early Printed Books, Mixed Lot, Six Volumes.
Lot: 126Sold for: $615$500Early Printed Books, Mixed Lot, Six Volumes. Francis Quarles's Divine Poemes, London: by M.F. for Marriot, 1638, octavo, modern half leather and buckram, engraved title; Francisco Pomey's ...
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Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Pardon, Signed, 16 March 1867.
Lot: 33Sold for: $480$400Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Pardon, Signed, 16 March 1867. Single page document, partially printed, completed in a secretarial hand, with Johnson's signature. To the Secretary of State, ...
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Gerard, John (1545-1611) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes
Lot: 146Sold for: $2,400$2,000Gerard, John (1545-1611) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. London: Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers, 1636. Folio, third edition, engraved title, 1630 pages; illustrated ...
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Small Collection of 19th Century Historical Letters and Documents
Lot: 142Sold for: $300$250Small Collection of 19th Century Historical Letters and Documents, many signed by historical figures and politicians, including Levi Lincoln, Richard Rush, Richard Mentor Johnson, Thomas Ewing, ...
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Group of Cabinet Cards Depicting Presidents, Vice Presidents, Massachusetts Political Figures, and People of Interest
Lot: 608Sold for: $1,230$1,000Group of Cabinet Cards Depicting Presidents, Vice Presidents, Massachusetts Political Figures, and People of Interest, presidents including Andrew Johnson with Matthew Brady stamp, Chester A. ...
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Collection of Mostly Mid to Late 20th Century New Orleans Jazz 78s, EPs, and LP Records
Lot: 417Sold for: $120$100Collection of Mostly Mid to Late 20th Century New Orleans Jazz 78s, EPs, and LP Records, approx. sixty 78s, approx. 136 LPs, including several 1940s reissues of earlier recordings, some blues and ...
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Two Sterling Silver Personal Items
Lot: 60Sold for: $60$60Two Sterling Silver Personal Items, a Thomae Co. cigarette case with reeded bands, monogram "G.H.J." to the lid within a diamond-shaped lozenge, and engraved to the inside "Presented to George H. ...
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Thomas Johnson Silver Pair Case Watch
Lot: 264Sold for: $2,583$2,100Thomas Johnson Silver Pair Case Watch, London, c. 1730, no. 39, silver champleve Roman numeral dial marked Johnson on a scrolled banner above chased decoration within the chapter ring, gilt, verge ...
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Witchcraft, Six Volumes:
Lot: 512Sold for: $584$475Witchcraft, Six Volumes: Armstrong's A Syllabus of Lectures on the Visions of the Revelation, Morristown, New Jersey: Johnson, 1815, disbound; Quitman's A Treatise on Magic, Albany: Balance Press, ...
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Federal Carved Mahogany and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Dressing Chest with Mirror
Lot: 169Sold for: $312,000$260,000Federal Carved Mahogany and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Dressing Chest with Mirror, attributed to Thomas Seymour, probably with John Seymour, Boston, c. 1805-10, original brasses, refinished, (minor ...
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Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England
Lot: 551Sold for: $73$60Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England London: T. Bensley, 1807. Three volumes, half morocco, shelf wear, dampstaining, tape repairs to some folding ...
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Collection of Historical, Business, Political, Literature, and Academia Autographs
Lot: 498ESold for: $425$350Collection of Historical, Business, Political, Literature, and Academia Autographs, c. 1930s, including three J.P. Waterman, Walter Winchell (news and radio personality), Charles E. Hughes, (Chief ...
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Kew Blas Art Glass Vase
Lot: 210Sold for: $593$500Kew Blas Art Glass Vase Art glass Massachusetts Flared and crimped rim on tapering cylindrical form in gold iridescent zigzag pattern, ht. 7 1/2 in. Note: The Union Glass Company was ...
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Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England
Lot: 215UnsoldBanks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England London: T. Bensley, 1807. Three volumes, half morocco, shelf wear, dampstaining, tape repairs to some folding ...
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(Library Catalog), Harleian
Lot: 531Sold for: $474$400(Library Catalog), Harleian, Catalogus Biblithecae Harleianae, London: Thomas Osborne, 1743, two volumes, half calf, containing a reprint of Sam Johnson's Proposals, 8vo, (extremity wear, soiling, ...
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(Autograph Album, 19th Century)
Lot: 6Sold for: $2,489$2,100(Autograph Album, 19th Century), Collection of autograph cards laid into an blue cloth album, [c. 1875], and including, Ulysses S. Grant, Caleb Cushing, King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Islands, John ...
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Banks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England
Lot: 122UnsoldBanks, Thomas Christopher (1765-1854) The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England London: T. Bensley, 1807. Three volumes, half morocco, shelf wear, dampstaining, tape repairs to some folding ...