The Estate of Delaware Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel

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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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WALNUT STAND379 - WALNUT STAND
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WALNUT STAND WITH DROP-LEAF TABLES. Stand holds two drop-leaf tables that can be removed. Stand: 21.5” H, 20” W, 20” D
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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QUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIR379A - QUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIR
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QUEEN ANNE STYLE WING CHAIR. Has pad feet and cream colored & shell decorated upholstery. Marked with tag underneath seat cushion that reads “...
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE STAND380 - WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE STAND
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WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE SMOKING STAND. Has candle slide. 26” H, 11.5” x 11.5”
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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QUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIR380A - QUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIR
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QUEEN ANNE STYLE ARM CHAIR. Orange velvet upholstery. 39.5” H to top of back.
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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CHERRY WILLET BEDROOM SUITE380B - CHERRY WILLET BEDROOM SUITE
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6 PIECE CHERRY WILLET BEDROOM SUITE. Consists of two cannonball single beds (42” H, 39.5” W), nightstand with tapered legs and single dovetailed draw
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK381 - DELAWARE BOOK
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THE CHURCHES OF DELAWARE BOOK BY FRANK R. ZEBLEY. 1947. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware 1949-1953, 1...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK382 - DELAWARE BOOK
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A HISTORY OF DELAWARE BOOK BY WALTER A. POWELL. Christopher Publishing House, Boston, 1928. Typewritten note attached in inside of front cover reads
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for (40.00 + 6.00BP) = 46.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK383 - DELAWARE BOOK
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DELAWARE TERCENTENARY ALMANACK & HISTORICAL REPOSITORY, 1938 BOOK. Delaware Tercentenary Commission. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. El...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK384 - DELAWARE BOOK
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WILMINGTON DELAWARE, THREE CENTURIES UNDER FOUR FLAGS, 1609-1937 BOOK BY ANNA T. LINCOLN. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1937
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK385 - AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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HISTORY OF ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY JOSEPH A.L. ERRIGO. E.J. FitzMaurice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949. ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bgc40 for (30.00 + 4.50BP) = 34.50
 
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AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK386 - AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATION IN DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY PAUL DOLAN. The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1951. Signed on reverse of
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for (20.00 + 3.00BP) = 23.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK387 - DELAWARE BOOK
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NEW SWEDEN ON THE DELAWARE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER WARD. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1938. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bennis322 for (20.00 + 3.00BP) = 23.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK388 - DELAWARE BOOK
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DELAWARE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, A POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1961. Written
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for (50.00 + 7.50BP) = 57.50
 
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DELAWARE BOOK389 - DELAWARE BOOK
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THE ECONOMIC WRITINGS OF DUPONT DE NEMOURS BOOK BY JAMES J. MCLAIN. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Governo
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK390 - DELAWARE BOOK
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DELAWARE'S OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREAS AND THEIR PRESERVATION BOOK BY LORRAINE M. FLEMING. Delaware Nature Education Society, Hockessin, Delaware...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK391 - DELAWARE BOOK
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LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE, THE DELAWARE STATE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Co
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for (30.00 + 4.50BP) = 34.50
 
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DELAWARE BOOK392 - DELAWARE BOOK
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THE LOYALISTS OF REVOLUTIONARY DELAWARE BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Govern
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bgc40 for (20.00 + 3.00BP) = 23.00
 
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MARYLAND BOOK393 - MARYLAND BOOK
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MARYLAND FOLK LEGENDS AND FOLK SONGS BOOK BY GEORGE G. CAREY. Tidewater Publishers, Cambridge, Maryland, 1971. Written in pen on first page "...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK394 - DELAWARE BOOK
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A CALENDAR OF RIDGELY FAMILY LETTERS, 1742-1899, IN THE DELAWARE STATE ARCHIVES BOOK BY LEON DE VALINGER, JR. AND VIRGINIA E. SHAW. Volume 3. Public
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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DELAWARE BOOK395 - DELAWARE BOOK
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DELAWARE BOOKPLATES BOOK BY HENRY I. LAW. The Bruin Press, Washington, 1940. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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