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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GRANITEWARE STRAINER505 - GRANITEWARE STRAINER
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
GRANITEWARE STRAINER WITH FEATHER BALLS. Blue graniteware strainer with Styrofoam balls with applied bird feathers. Strainer: 5.25” H, 10” Dia.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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WOODEN STORAGE BOX506 - WOODEN STORAGE BOX
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PRIMTIVE PAINTED WOODEND STORAGE BOX. Square-nailed construction. Brown painted with hand painted floral decoration and stenciling. 10” H, 14.5” W,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to shiloh*ant.. for 80.50
 
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PRIMITIVE WOODEN GAME507 - PRIMITIVE WOODEN GAME
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PRIMITIVE WOODEN GAME. Primitive game with wooden base and metalware rings and handle. 13” L
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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SPLINT-OAK BASKET508 - SPLINT-OAK BASKET
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PRIMITIVE SPLINT-OAK BASKET. Double handled. 13” H to top of handles.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to gkprims for 34.50
 
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SPLINT-OAK BUN BASKET509 - SPLINT-OAK BUN BASKET
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PRIMITIVE SPLINT-OAK BUN BASKET. Has single handle. 9” H to top of handle.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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SPLINT-OAK BASKET510 - SPLINT-OAK BASKET
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PRIMITIVE SPLINT-OAK BASKET. Has single handle and wooden block base. 14” H to top of handle.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to gkprims for 23.00
 
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WATERFORD TABLE LAMPS511 - WATERFORD TABLE LAMPS
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
PAIR OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL TABLE LAMPS. Waterford crystal bodies with brass bases. Electrified. Retain original Waterford tags. 27” H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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LAUREL DELAWARE PHOTOGRAPH512 - LAUREL DELAWARE PHOTOGRAPH
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
1952 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts the 1952 Laurel High School, Laurel, Delaware, football team with coach George Schollenberger.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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KENNEDY INAUGURATION TICKET513 - KENNEDY INAUGURATION TICKET
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
1961 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION TICKET. For the inauguration of John F. Kennedy as President and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice-President. Shows a small a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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GOVERNOR CARVEL CAMPAIGN POSTER514 - GOVERNOR CARVEL CAMPAIGN POSTER
Joseph C. O'Neal & Sons
DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL CAMPAIGN BROADSIDE. Circa 1964. Cardboard. Reads “Delaware is 1st with Carvel/Send Him to the U.S. Senate!/Vote Democratic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1.00 - 100,000.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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