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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POLITICAL BOOK425 - POLITICAL BOOK
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GOVERNORS OF THE AMERICAN STATES AND TERRITORIES, 1951. Prepared for the 43rd Annual Meeting Governors' Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee hel...
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DELAWARE BOOK426 - DELAWARE BOOK
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THE JOURNAL AND ORDER BOOK OF CAPTAIN ROBERT KIRKWOOD OF THE DELAWARE REGIMENT OF THE CONTINENTAL LINE BOOK EDITED BY REV. JOSEPH BROWN TURNER. The H
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FRAMED MAP OF DELAWARE427 - FRAMED MAP OF DELAWARE
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FRAMED CONTEMPORARY MAP OF DELAWARE. Titled "Delaware/from the beft/Authorities/1796". From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. ...
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LAUREL DELAWARE PRINT428 - LAUREL DELAWARE PRINT
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LAUREL, DELAWARE BICENTENNIAL PRINT. 1802-2002. Depicts different landmarks in the town of Laurel, Delaware. Artist signed in lower right "J...
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ATLAS OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK429 - ATLAS OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
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ATLAS OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. Beers, Comstock & Cline, New York, 1873. Atlas shows loss to binding and extreme wear. From the Estate of Gov...
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1910 BUICK MANUAL430 - 1910 BUICK MANUAL
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1910 BUICK MECHANICAL FEATURES MANUAL. Models 16 and 17. Shows a small amount of water damage at top of front cover. From the Estate of Governor ...
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1854 NEW YORK MANUAL431 - 1854 NEW YORK MANUAL
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‘MANUAL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR 1854’ BY D.T. VALENTINE. McSpedon & Baker, New York, 1854. Book has lithograph map atta...
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AUTHOR SIGNED POEM BOOK432 - AUTHOR SIGNED POEM BOOK
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‘FRAGMENT FROM A LETTER’ BY EVELYN BEHNEY AUTHOR SIGNED POEM BOOK. Dorrance and Company, Philadelphia, 1962. Signed in blue ink on title page “to th
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BOOK433 - FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BOOK
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‘ROOSEVELT AND FRANKFURTER, THEIR CORRESPONDENCE, 1928-1945’ BY MAX FREEDMAN BOOK. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1967. Signed on inside of fron
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SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE BOOK434 - SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE BOOK
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‘CALENDAR OF SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE PROBATE, 1680-1800’. Compiled by Leon deValinger, Jr. Public Archives Commission, State of Delaware, Dover, 1964
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