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

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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HENRY PROGAR GRAND CANYON PAINTING445 - HENRY PROGAR GRAND CANYON PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1972) ‘EVERGREEN TREES, EDGE OF GRAND CANYON’ OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts the tops of evergreen trees overlooking the Grand Canyon.
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE VALLEY PAINTING446 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE VALLEY PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR ‘REFLECTIONS IN KOOLIN CREEK’ DELAWARE VALLEY OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a forest stream scene at Koolin Creek near the Pennsylvania
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR STILL LIFE PAINTING447 - HENRY PROGAR STILL LIFE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1959) ‘FRUIT IN WOODEN BOWL’ STILL LIFE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a group of fruit in a wooden bowl with a pitcher. Signed in low
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR GRAND CANYON PAINTING448 - HENRY PROGAR GRAND CANYON PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR ‘A TREE AT THE EDGE OF THE GRAND CANYON’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a tree at the Grand Canyon. Signed in lower right “Henry Progar”.
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING449 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1970) ‘GHOSTLY FOREST’ SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a group of trees in a forest. Believed to be a scene fro
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING450 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1975) ‘DUCK CREEK, EARLY EVENING’ DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a group of four small boats at the edge of Duck Creek near Sm
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING451 - HENRY PROGAR DELAWARE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1982) ‘AUTUMN, STUMPS ON THE HILL’ DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts two tree stumps at Progar’s residence in New Castle County,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR PAINTING452 - HENRY PROGAR PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1978) ‘BARN AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS’ OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a tree stump and a group of trees with a barn in the background.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR LIGHTHOUSE PAINTING453 - HENRY PROGAR LIGHTHOUSE PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR (1975) ‘LIGHTHOUSE AND APPROACHING STORM’ OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a shoreline with a lighthouse. Painting is believed to be of a
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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HENRY PROGAR GREEK PAINTING454 - HENRY PROGAR GREEK PAINTING
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HENRY PROGAR ‘ARACHOVA, GRECIAN VILLAGE’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a village scene along a street. Signed in lower left “Henry M. Progar”. Marke
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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