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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AMERICAN INDUSTRY BOOK435 - AMERICAN INDUSTRY BOOK
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‘BUILDING EARLY AMERICA, CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE HISTORY OF A GREAT INDUSTRY’. From the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia,
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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WILMINGTON DELAWARE BOOK436 - WILMINGTON DELAWARE BOOK
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‘WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, PORTRAIT OF AN INDUSTRIAL CITY, 1830-1910’ BY CAROL E. HOFFECKER AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Published by the University Press of Virg
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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DELAWARE HISTORY BOOK437 - DELAWARE HISTORY BOOK
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‘A TIME TO REMEMBER, 1920-1960, PICTURE STORY OF FORTY YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE’ BY CHARLES A. SILLIMAN AUTHOR SIG
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORIES438 - U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORIES
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SET OF 7 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORIES. United States Government Printing Office. Includes 83rd Congress, 1st Session, March 1953; 83rd Congress, 2
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DELAWARE HISTORY BOOKS439 - DELAWARE HISTORY BOOKS
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‘DELAWARE, A HISTORY OF THE FIRST STATE’ EDITED BY H. CLAY REED 3 VOLUME BOOK SET. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1947. From t
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PRINT440 - DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PRINT
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DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. Depicts the first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge in 1952. Marked at lower left “Jan. 1952”. Mark
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to bynsl for (80.00 + 12.00BP) = 92.00
 
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GOVERNOR CARVEL BROADSIDE441 - GOVERNOR CARVEL BROADSIDE
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LARGE BROADSIDE OF DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL. Circa 1964. Depicts a seated Governor Carvel. Shows some wear and damage at bottom. 39.5” x
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING442 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1971) ‘CORNFIELDS, AUTUMN’ LAUREL, DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a corn field with farmhouse and outbuildings. Believed to b
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING443 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1978) ‘WAGON AT THE EDGE OF THE CORNFIELD’ LAUREL, DELAWARE PAINTING. Depicts a wagon with crows in a cornfield on a farm near Laurel,
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR GREEK PAINTING444 - HENRY PROGAR GREEK PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR ‘STONESTEPS, ARACHOVA, GREECE’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a stone stairway in a Greek village. Signed in lower left “Henry Progar”.
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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