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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181DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Gorham silverplate platter is engraved "The Delaware Judicial Conference/Honors/Elbert ...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
182DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL SHOVELJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL GROUND BREAKING SHOVEL. Shovel is engraved "Groundbreaking/Jell-O-Dover Plant/General Foods Corporation/Oct...
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
183DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Framed certificate reads "The National Capital/Sesquicentennial Commission/On the occas...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
184FRAMED UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PHOTOGRAPJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
FRAMED DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PHOTOGRAPH. Circa late 1980s photograph depicts Governor Elbert N. Carvel with other
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
185DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Wooden wall plaque with metal plate is engraved "The Honorable Elbert N. Carvel/Governo...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 1.00
186DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTOGRAPHSJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PHOTOGRAPHS. Consists of approx. 65 photos of Governor Carvel during his second term as Governor (1961-1965). Fro
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
187DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL DESK PLATEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL DESK PLATE. Orange desk plate is in the form of Tennessee and reads "Governor/Elbert N. Carvel/Delaware/Nat...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
188DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL DESK PLATEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL DESK PLATE. Clear acrylic desk plate is painted on reverse with light blue paint. Plate reads "Gov. Elbert...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
189DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL DUTCH PRESENTAJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL DUTCH PRESENTATION AWARD. Framed certificate is written in Dutch and reads "on the recitation of our Minist...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
190DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL RIBBONJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL INAUGURATION PIN & RIBBON. Pin depicts the State Seal of Delaware and the ribbon reads "Governor's ...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 30.00