Art & Decorative Accessories Auction - DAY 2

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewMarch 5, 12-7 pm EST- March 6, 12-7 pm EST- March 7, 7-9 am EST

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Session Two on March 7, 2002 features Limoges fish & game sets as well as many other fine porcelain items, cobalt decorated stoneware, Victorian glass inc. pickle castor and bride’s basket collection, pair of life-sized cloisonné cranes, a pair of Satsuma palace vases, Bronzes by L. Laoust & Aug. Mariotoz, alabaster & marble statues inc. bust of Robert E. Lee by E. Gazzeri. Also featured is an Important Revolutionary War period-carved powder horn, a large Frank/McNair/Patterson Family archive (Civil War), a General Zebulon Pike mourning watercolor, a 19th c. hoax mermaid, a document box w/Boyer/McGill Family archive. Many pieces of Ephemera will be sold including a Civil War Pro-Union broadside from Delaware w/great graphics, 19th c. Advertising broadsides, and Advertising ephemera. Several lots of Furniture and Rugs are included in the auction. Furniture in the auction spans many eras and includes Baroque, Victorian, American, and English. Rugs in the auction include an Antique Goravan, Sarouk, and Lillihan. Please check out our auction for more detailed descriptions of these and more items
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Set of Ten Davenport Gaudy Ironstone Plates.555 - Set of Ten Davenport Gaudy Ironstone Plates.
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Cobalt blue and iron red decoration with green and purple painted accents in a floral design, gilt trim, marked Davenport with anchor, 10 dia. Conditi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Two Ridgway Earthenware Pitchers.556 - Two Ridgway Earthenware Pitchers.
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Larger has a pewter lid, both with raised decoration of scrolls and acanthus leaves with figural designs, figural handles, grapevine border, both mark
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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English Parian Pitcher.557 - English Parian Pitcher.
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19th c., leaf design with vines and shell border on base, 10 t.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Pair of Miniature Portraits on Ivory.558 - Pair of Miniature Portraits on Ivory.
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Detailed portraits of woman and man, woman wearing jewelry and black dress, man in black jacket and white shirt, portrait of woman signed illegibly, m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Horse Weathervane with Lightning Rod.559 - Horse Weathervane with Lightning Rod.
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Wrought iron twisted shaft supports vane with tin horse and iron directionals, 69 t. Condition: Repair to horse tail.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Watercolor Mourning Picture.560 - Watercolor Mourning Picture.
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In Memory of Genl. Zebulon M. Pike who fell in the arms of glory in the moment of victory at York, UC April 27th, 1813, picture portrays two mourning
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War Period Powder Horn.561 - Revolutionary War Period Powder Horn.
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Carved design powder horn displaying name and date area Dan Pond-His Powder Horn-1776. Other designs on horn include:1.) circle of 12 interlocking r
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dome Document Box with Archive.562 - Dome Document Box with Archive.
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Wallpaper covered, domed document box measuring 11.5 x 7.5 x 5.5. Wallpaper covering exhibits three patterns. Sides, front, and back show floral patte
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Large Family Archive of Frank/McNair/Patterson Families.563 - Large Family Archive of Frank/McNair/Patterson Families.
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Large grouping of correspondence, photography, documents, genealogical papers, stock certificates, stereoviews, railway passes, deeds, related ephemer
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mermaid in Case.564 - Mermaid in Case.
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19th century hoax mermaid measuring 2 x 8, constructed from monkey and fish sections. Unit is housed in cherry case measuring 12.5 x 15x 5. Mermaid
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Saur Imprint.565 - Saur Imprint.
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Book titled Some Gospel Treasures or the Holiest of all Unvailingà by John Everard D.D., 4to, 268pp/280pp, printed by Christopher Sower(sic)), ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Phrenology Book.566 - Phrenology Book.
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Book titled Phrenology Exemplified and Illustrated with Upwards of Forty Etchings being Scraps No.7, For the Year 1837 (Second Edition) by D.C. Johnst
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Travelers Guide-Hudson River.567 - Travelers Guide-Hudson River.
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Booklet titled The Traveler's Steamboat and Railroad Guide to the Hudson Riverà published by Phelps & Watson, New York, 1857. Booklet...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Pair of Decorated Lacquer Writing Folders.568 - Pair of Decorated Lacquer Writing Folders.
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1.) Floral decorated with mother of pearl inlays measuring 9 x 6, with some paint loss and hinge taping, 2.) Geometric decorated with pearl studs at c
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Union Case.569 - Union Case.
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Double sixth plate union case The Faithful Hound (Krainik 89). Case exhibits makers label by A.P. Critchlow & Co. and some minor edge nicks. Ca...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Union Case.570 - Union Case.
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Ninth plate union case Constitution and the Laws (Krainik 371). Case exhibits makers label by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. and one minor edge chi...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Stereoview.571 - Stereoview.
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Stereoview titled Interior View. Anthony's Photographic and Stereoscopic Warehouse Image shows 6 men working in a room with a variety of 10 ste...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Prohibition Goblet.572 - Prohibition Goblet.
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Drinking goblet measuring 10 1/2 high x 6 dia., presenting transfer vignettes related to prohibition including How Dry I Am; Don't Drink the Wat...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Copper-Plate Engraving of Washington.573 - Copper-Plate Engraving of Washington.
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French engraving titled Le General Washington engraved by le Mire.. Image shows Washington standing in front of tent with numerous British papers sc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Copper-Plate Engraving.574 - Copper-Plate Engraving.
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Engraving of British Revolutionary War military officer Lieutenant General Thomas Musgrave, Governor of Gravesend & Tilbury Fort and Colonel of ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Naval Print.575 - Naval Print.
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Early 19th century Naval print titled The Capture of the Thetis, Spanish Galleon 36 Guns 250 Men from Vera Cruz, by His Majesty's Frigate Ethali...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Military Lithograph.576 - Military Lithograph.
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1841 lithographic print titled Camp Lafayette at York, PA August 1841 by Huddy & Duval of Philadelphia. Upper portion of sheet shows colored pr...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Western Lithograph.577 - Western Lithograph.
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Lithograph titled Grace Church, San Francisco by B.F. Butler's lithographer, San Francisco. Sheet measures 16 x 19 with light stain to right bo...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Scroll Print of London.578 - Scroll Print of London.
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Rolled scroll titled Grand Panorama of London and the River Thames. Sold by Azulay, Thames Tunnel. Scroll measures 6.5 x 18 feet and exhibits a hand
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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18th Century Estate Bill.579 - 18th Century Estate Bill.
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Document detailing expenses for the executors of the estate of John Tice of Haddonfield, New Jersey. 2-page document measuring 13 x 7.75 dated July 2
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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18th Century Ship Insurance Document.580 - 18th Century Ship Insurance Document.
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Ship insurance policy for the ship Mercury bound from Philadelphia to the Barbados. Document dated December 19, 1769. Sheet measures 16 x 13 and pre
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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18th Century Ship Insurance Document.581 - 18th Century Ship Insurance Document.
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Ship insurance policy for the sloop Lively bound from Philadelphia to Newbury in New England. Document dated November 15, 1774. Sheet measures 16 x
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18th Century Original Pen & Ink of Starfish.582 - 18th Century Original Pen & Ink of Starfish.
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Detailed pen & ink of feather starfish with long descriptive text (in script German) on reverse. Specimen was found in St.Croix in 1780. Sheet...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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18th Century Dartmouth Diploma.583 - 18th Century Dartmouth Diploma.
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Vellum diploma measuring 9 x 12 with accompanying impressed tab seal for D. Hiram Payne being a baccalaureate degree from Dartmouth College, dated 178
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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18th Century Bond for Purchase of Sugar Refinery.584 - 18th Century Bond for Purchase of Sugar Refinery.
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Pre-printed document with manuscript details being a bond for 2000 pounds sterling loaned to Jacob Morgan and Andrew Douglas by Ernst Ludwig Baisch fo
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early 19th Century License to Use Patented Mill Equipment.585 - Early 19th Century License to Use Patented Mill Equipment.
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Pre-printed license with manuscript details dated June 29th 1813, allowing George Zin of Lebanon, Pennsylvania the use of certain patented grain milli
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early 19th Century British Theater Broadsides.586 - Early 19th Century British Theater Broadsides.
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Grouping of 45 British theater broadsides for various plays, operas, and events dating from 1799 thru 1840. Broadsides measure 10 x 7.5 or slightly la
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Autograph of Isaac Hull.587 - Autograph of Isaac Hull.
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Clipped signature of Isaac Hull signed Very Truly Yours, Isaac Hull. Mounted signature measures 1.25 x 3.5 and is framed with a steel engraving of Hu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Travel Diary.588 - Travel Diary.
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Incomplete travel diary by an unknown author dating from September 13 - October 29, 1841. This 48pp diary gives detailed descriptions of travel from
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Letter Sheet Declaring Bankruptcy of Thomas Dyott.589 - Letter Sheet Declaring Bankruptcy of Thomas Dyott.
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Letter sheet dated May 16, 1842, declaring bankruptcy of Thomas Dyott in Philadelphia. Dyott was a well known glassmaker and manufacturer of lamps. D
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Regimental Orders for Connecticut Militia.590 - Regimental Orders for Connecticut Militia.
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Letter sheet headed Regimental Orders. First Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, Connecticut Militia dated September 16, 1843. Printed sheet det
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Political Handbill-Whig Ticket.591 - Political Handbill-Whig Ticket.
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Handbill listing the Whig ticket for the state officers for Connecticut elections held in the early 1850's. Sheet presents eagle with flag and ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mid 19th Century Tax Broadside.592 - Mid 19th Century Tax Broadside.
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Broadside from Stonington, Connecticut, detailing tax payments for the year 1858 and payment locations. Sheet measures 9 x 12 and exhibits some burn
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Civil War Pro-Union Broadside.593 - Civil War Pro-Union Broadside.
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Rare, illustrated, political broadside satirizing the nomination of Charles Brown to political office in Delaware. The broadside states By voting for
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Document Grouping.594 - Civil War Document Grouping.
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Grouping of documents related to the Civil War service of William R. Dunn, 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, including discharge, mustering docume
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Anti-Slavery Print/Photograph.595 - Anti-Slavery Print/Photograph.
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Albumin photograph of print titled Emancipation. Photograph presents Columbia with free slaves kneeling about her and holding United States flag. P
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell Broadside.596 - Liberty Bell Broadside.
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Broadside titled Philadelphia's Welcome to the Glorious Old Liberty Bell by Edward J. Virtue. Broadside celebrates the Liberty Bell's retur...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Early 19th Century Broadside for Mineral Water.597 - Early 19th Century Broadside for Mineral Water.
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Broadside for the Philadelphia Mineral Water Association detailing stock opportunities for this venture. Sheet measures 16 x 10 and exhibits some sta
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Advertising Lithograph.598 - Advertising Lithograph.
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Lithograph advertising for Joseph Laing & Co., Lithographers, Engravers and Printers, and Edward Evans, Wholesale and Retail Clothing Warehouse,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Advertising Broadsides-Clothing.599 - Advertising Broadsides-Clothing.
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Pair of broadsides from the Naumkeag Clothing Company of Salem, Massachusetts. Broadside illustrated with Indian trademark measuring 12 x 7 for busin
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Early 19th Century Broadside for Ice.600 - Early 19th Century Broadside for Ice.
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Broadside advertising Pure Schuylkill Ice. The Philadelphia Ice Company. Sheet details officers of this company as well as prices for ice at various
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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19th Century Ice Related Receipts.601 - 19th Century Ice Related Receipts.
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Grouping of 4 receipts for ice supply companies dated 1830, 1847, 1860 and 1863. Various sizes.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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19th Century Illustrated Broadside for Sugar Refinery.602 - 19th Century Illustrated Broadside for Sugar Refinery.
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Small broadside detailing types of sugar available and cost at date June 1, 1859. Top of broadside shows image of Pennsylvania Steam Sugar Refinery o
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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19th Century Mead Label.603 - 19th Century Mead Label.
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Label for Patent Portable Carbonated Sarsaparilla Mead, prepared at the Middlesex Laboratory in Lowell, Massachusetts. Label displays illustration of
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Grouping of 19th Century Business Cards.604 - Grouping of 19th Century Business Cards.
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Grouping of 5 business cards for Hair Dressing Rooms, General Store, Grocery, Lock Works, and Oil Feeder Manufacturer. Various sizes circa 1840...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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