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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SOUTH CAROLINA POSTER485 - SOUTH CAROLINA POSTER
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SOUTH CAROLINA POSTER SIGNED BY GOVERNOR DONALD RUSSELL PRESENTED TO DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL. Cartoon drawn poster depicts a bird in the s
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to 10barnolds for (20.00 + 3.00BP) = 23.00
 
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DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPH486 - DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPH
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FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL CROSSING THE DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. Depicts Delaware Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor o
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PAINTING487 - DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PAINTING
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OIL ON BOARD PAINTING OF DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL. Depicts a seated Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1954, 1961-1965).
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to portafoy for (20.00 + 3.00BP) = 23.00
 
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO488 - DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO
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MATTED PHOTOGRAPH OF DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL. Depicts Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1954, 1961-1965) inspecting a
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO489 - DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a seated Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1954, 1961-1965) at his Vallian
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO490 - DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PHOTO
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a seated Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware, 1949-1954, 1961-1965) at his Vallian
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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LINCOLN PRINT491 - LINCOLN PRINT
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FRAMED ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRINT. Print of the Emancipation Proclamation written in cursive to form a profile of Lincoln. From the Estate of Governor ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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FRAMED DELAWARE PRINT492 - FRAMED DELAWARE PRINT
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FRAMED DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PRINT. In commemoration of Delaware Highway Day, May 21, 1962. Top of print reads “The Delaware State Highw
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (145.00) = 145.00
 
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GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD493 - GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD
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FRAMED DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Award reads “The Business and Professional Council for Histadrut/Presents this/Honor Sc
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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DELAWARE PRINT494 - DELAWARE PRINT
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FRAMED DELAWARE HIGHWAY PRINT. Print shows an black and white artist’s rendering of the junction of duPont Highway (Present day U.S. Rt. 13) and pres
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Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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