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FALL AMERICANA AUCTION - Session 2

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person Preview. Wednesday, November 20, 12:00 –4:00 PM and Thursday, November 21, 9:00 AM-1:00

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<p>Cowan’s is pleased to offer more than 800 lots of fine historical and decorative Americana during our special Fall Auction, November 20-21. On November 20 th more than 400 lots of rare historical Americana will be sold, including an exceptionally rare hand-painted flag presented by the Ladies of Gordonsville, Virginia to the "Greys" on the eve of the Civil War; a rare North Carolina First National Confederate Flag; George Barnard's photographic album documenting "Sherman's March"; a campaign flag from the 1860 presidential campaign featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln; many fine American Indian photographs by Gardner and Rhinehart; Revolutionary swords, including one by Samuel Drowne, and another from England, both identified; five Civil War presentation swords; a Colt Pocket Model revolver presented to a Gettysburg combatant; Civil War Achives and letter groups, and many other choice lots.
<p>On November 21st the offering will include more than 400 lots of American furniture, folk and decorative arts, including the Collection of Nan Gordon formerly of Cincinnati and now of Prescott, Arizona; fine furnishing from the Edwin and Barbara Charitable Remainder Trust of Cleveland, Ohio; transportation prints from the Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland, Ohio and other select consignments. This sale will begin with a fine selection of autographs of many American presidents, including Jefferson, three Lincoln documents; many presidential signed appointments; a fine inscribed Mark Twain photograph; an exceptional autograph book containing Lincoln's signature, George Armstrong Custer, and numerous Civil War generals and dignitaries.
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper486 - Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper<p>showing an early British steam powered horseless coach that never realy caught on made in 1829 and...
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,487 - Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,<p>depicting a 1902 - "Peerless Two Cylinder" on small town street with horse carriage in ...
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,488 - Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,<p>depicting an open 1901 - "Curved Dash Olds" with a couple traveling down a city street,...
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,489 - Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,
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Irwin Myers - Pastel and Gouache on Paper,<p>depicting a 1897 Oldsmobile spooking a horse on a small town road, 18" x 25"; frame 26....
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Blueprint of Early Automobile490 - Blueprint of Early Automobile
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Blueprint of Early Automobile<p>Framed; 23" x 45"; Reads "Special Torpedo Body/Welch motor Car Co./Pontiac, Mich./Scale=3:1 Dat...
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithographs by Gamy,491 - Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithographs by Gamy,
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithographs by Gamy,<p>showing a 1912 Peugoet in the 1912 Grand Prix De L' A.C.F. Marked "Mabil...
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy,492 - Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy,
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy,<p>showing a two seater race car on a banked speedway in an Excelsior. Framed; 17.5&q...
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy493 - Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gamy<p>showing 4 people racing through the desert, scarring camels in touring car. Dated 1...
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Eliott,494 - Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Eliott,
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Early French Automobile Hand-Colored Lithograph by Eliott,<p>showing 2 men in race car traveling through countryside at a high rate of speed w...
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Early French Automobile Chromolithograph by Montaut,495 - Early French Automobile Chromolithograph by Montaut,
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Early French Automobile Chromolithograph by Montaut,<p>dated 1908, showing a two man race car on a beach front road, bank swallow in lower rig...
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