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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270NEW YORK POLITICAL BOOKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY FOR YEAR 1918. Nathan N. Tiffany, Chairman & John F. Kelly, Clerk. Leather bound fro...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to astron999647 for 23.00
271MASONIC EDITION HOLY BIBLEJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
MASONIC EDITION HOLY BIBLE. John A. Hertel Co., Chicago. Red letter edition. Fourth page reads "This Holy Bible is presented to Elbert N. Car...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to selanderb for 69.00
272HISTORY OF TEXAS BOOKSJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
HISTORY OF TEXAS FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN 1685 TO ITS ANNEXATION TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1846" BY H. YOAKUM, ESQ. Two volume set. The Ste...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to carl9803 for 80.50
273DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Wooden gavel with dovetailed box & lid. Lid to box has metal plate that is engraved &qu...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
2741857 NEW YORK MAPJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
FRAMED 1857 MAP OF NEW YORK. Titled "Map of the Original Grants of village lots from the Dutch West India Company to the inhabitants of New Am...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
275ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOK SETJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE WAR YEARS BY CARL SANDURG BOOK SET. Four volume set. Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, 1939. Written at top of first p...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
2761901 MAP OF NEW YORKJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
1901 MAP OF NEW YORK. Titled "1901 National Publishing Company's New Railroad, Post Office, Township, and County Map of New York with Dist...
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
277CRANBERRY GLASS LAMPSJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PAIR OF ETCHED CRANBERRY GLASS NIGHT LAMPS. White marble bases with brass stems and etched grape and vine decorated cranberry glass bowls. Electrifi
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to cottage31 for 69.00
278FLOW BLUE PLATESJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
LOT OF 3 FLOW BLUE PLATES. Floral decorated cobalt blue decorated at borders. Consists of 3 plates, S.W. Dean (1904-1910) plate that measures 9.5” D
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
279EARLY PINE DOCUMENT BOXJoseph C. O'Neal & Sons
EARLY PINE SLANT-TOP DOCUMENT BOX. Dovetailed construction. Ebonized paint. Exterior has applied lithograph figures and scenes. 7” H, 17.5” L, 10”
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 150.00