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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379WALNUT STANDJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
WALNUT STAND WITH DROP-LEAF TABLES. Stand holds two drop-leaf tables that can be removed. Stand: 21.5” H, 20” W, 20” D
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
379AQUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIRJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
QUEEN ANNE STYLE WING CHAIR. Has pad feet and cream colored & shell decorated upholstery. Marked with tag underneath seat cushion that reads “...
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
380WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE STANDJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE SMOKING STAND. Has candle slide. 26” H, 11.5” x 11.5”
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
380AQUEEN ANNE STYLE CHAIRJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
QUEEN ANNE STYLE ARM CHAIR. Orange velvet upholstery. 39.5” H to top of back.
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
380BCHERRY WILLET BEDROOM SUITEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
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
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 950.00
381DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
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...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
382DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
A HISTORY OF DELAWARE BOOK BY WALTER A. POWELL. Christopher Publishing House, Boston, 1928. Typewritten note attached in inside of front cover reads
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for 46.00
383DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE TERCENTENARY ALMANACK & HISTORICAL REPOSITORY, 1938 BOOK. Delaware Tercentenary Commission. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. El...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
384DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
WILMINGTON DELAWARE, THREE CENTURIES UNDER FOUR FLAGS, 1609-1937 BOOK BY ANNA T. LINCOLN. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1937
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
385AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
HISTORY OF ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY JOSEPH A.L. ERRIGO. E.J. FitzMaurice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949. ...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bgc40 for 34.50
386AUTHOR SIGNED DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATION IN DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY PAUL DOLAN. The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1951. Signed on reverse of
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for 23.00
387DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
NEW SWEDEN ON THE DELAWARE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER WARD. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1938. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. ...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bennis322 for 23.00
388DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, A POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1961. Written
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for 57.50
389DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
THE ECONOMIC WRITINGS OF DUPONT DE NEMOURS BOOK BY JAMES J. MCLAIN. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Governo
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
390DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE'S OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREAS AND THEIR PRESERVATION BOOK BY LORRAINE M. FLEMING. Delaware Nature Education Society, Hockessin, Delaware...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
391DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE, THE DELAWARE STATE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Co
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for 34.50
392DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
THE LOYALISTS OF REVOLUTIONARY DELAWARE BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Govern
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bgc40 for 23.00
393MARYLAND BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
MARYLAND FOLK LEGENDS AND FOLK SONGS BOOK BY GEORGE G. CAREY. Tidewater Publishers, Cambridge, Maryland, 1971. Written in pen on first page "...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
394DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
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
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
395DELAWARE BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE BOOKPLATES BOOK BY HENRY I. LAW. The Bruin Press, Washington, 1940. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of ...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 20.00