Auction Details
On Saturday, Oct. 14, Jos. C. O’Neal & Sons Auctioneers & Appraisers will be holding an auction from the Estate of Former Delaware Governor Elbert N. Carvel and Mrs. Ann Valliant Carvel at the O’Neal Auction Center in Laurel, Delaware. This single-event will consist of the antiques, furniture, art pottery, Delaware art, political ephemera and memorabilia, as well as personal effects from the Carvel estate.
Among the many items to be offered include a Potthast, Baltimore, Maryland mahogany 10 piece dining room set and sideboard that is described on page 35 of Cecilia Cohen’s book “Only in Delaware”; a mahogany slant-front desk carved with the State Seal of Delaware, made for Gov. Carvel by Franklin Kinnamon and one of only three known to have been made; a Van Briggle Pottery collection; as well as paintings by Delaware artist Henry Progar & other Delaware artists. Also being offered are numerous items of political history that include important letters and telegrams from Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton; signed and unsigned photographs of former Presidents; and over a half dozen scrapbooks put together by Mrs. Carvel that spans Gov. Carvel’s political career.
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91GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION CUPJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION CUP. 14KT gold cup with case was presented to Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
92GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTOGRAPHJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
FRAMED DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a seated Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1953, 1961-1965). Photo
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
93JAPANESE MEDALLIONJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
JAPANESE MEDALLION. Reads "Kanagawa Prefecture/Iwataro Uchiyama Governor". The reverse side of medallion shows Oriental text and is mark...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
94MASONIC BADGEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL MASONIC BADGE. Badge is engraved at top "Elbert N. Carvel/1964 1965" and has initials "P" an...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
95GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. Print is of a full-length painting of Governor Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1953, 1961-1
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
961900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICATEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
1900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICATE. Serial No. M161926. Stamped to the order of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 1917. The
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to lgoodsell22 for 1,610.00
97PAIR OF 1900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PAIR OF 1900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICATES. Consecutive numbers. Certificates are attached together at reverse side. One certificate is Serial No.
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
981900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICATEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
1900 U.S. $10,000 GOLD CERTIFICATE. Serial No. K16291. Stamped to the order of Fourth Street National Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to 79-ee for 747.50
99GOVERNOR CARVEL CUFF LINKSJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL CUFF LINKS AND BUTTONS. Lot consists of 3-14KT gold buttons with diamonds and a pair of 14KT gold cuff links with
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
100NUR TEMPLE PRESENTATION BADGEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL NUR TEMPLE PRESENTATION BADGE. 14KT gold badge reads at top "Elbert N. Carvel/Past Potentate" and is d...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00