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

WALNUT STAND WITH DROP-LEAF TABLES. Stand holds two drop-leaf tables that can be removed. Stand: 21.5” H, 20” W, 20” D

QUEEN ANNE STYLE WING CHAIR. Has pad feet and cream colored & shell decorated upholstery. Marked with tag underneath seat cushion that reads “...

WALNUT QUEEN ANNE STYLE SMOKING STAND. Has candle slide. 26” H, 11.5” x 11.5”

QUEEN ANNE STYLE ARM CHAIR. Orange velvet upholstery. 39.5” H to top of back.

6 PIECE CHERRY WILLET BEDROOM SUITE. Consists of two cannonball single beds (42” H, 39.5” W), nightstand with tapered legs and single dovetailed draw

THE CHURCHES OF DELAWARE BOOK BY FRANK R. ZEBLEY. 1947. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware 1949-1953, 1...

A HISTORY OF DELAWARE BOOK BY WALTER A. POWELL. Christopher Publishing House, Boston, 1928. Typewritten note attached in inside of front cover reads

DELAWARE TERCENTENARY ALMANACK & HISTORICAL REPOSITORY, 1938 BOOK. Delaware Tercentenary Commission. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. El...

WILMINGTON DELAWARE, THREE CENTURIES UNDER FOUR FLAGS, 1609-1937 BOOK BY ANNA T. LINCOLN. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1937

HISTORY OF ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY JOSEPH A.L. ERRIGO. E.J. FitzMaurice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949. ...

THE ORGANIZATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATION IN DELAWARE AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK BY PAUL DOLAN. The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1951. Signed on reverse of

NEW SWEDEN ON THE DELAWARE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER WARD. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1938. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. ...

DELAWARE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, A POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1961. Written

THE ECONOMIC WRITINGS OF DUPONT DE NEMOURS BOOK BY JAMES J. MCLAIN. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Governo

DELAWARE'S OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREAS AND THEIR PRESERVATION BOOK BY LORRAINE M. FLEMING. Delaware Nature Education Society, Hockessin, Delaware...

LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE, THE DELAWARE STATE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. Delaware American Revolution Bicentennial Co

THE LOYALISTS OF REVOLUTIONARY DELAWARE BOOK BY HAROLD BELL HANCOCK. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1977. From the Estate of Govern

MARYLAND FOLK LEGENDS AND FOLK SONGS BOOK BY GEORGE G. CAREY. Tidewater Publishers, Cambridge, Maryland, 1971. Written in pen on first page "...

A CALENDAR OF RIDGELY FAMILY LETTERS, 1742-1899, IN THE DELAWARE STATE ARCHIVES BOOK BY LEON DE VALINGER, JR. AND VIRGINIA E. SHAW. Volume 3. Public

DELAWARE BOOKPLATES BOOK BY HENRY I. LAW. The Bruin Press, Washington, 1940. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of ...

RAILS ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE, A HISTORY OF RAILROADING ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, 1827-1978 BOOK BY JOHN C. HAYMAN. Maryland Publishers, 1979. From th

THIS WAS CHESAPEAKE BAY BOOK BY ROBERT H. BURGESS. Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., Cambridge, Maryland, 1963. Written in blue ink at top of second pag

HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE BOOK BY BETTY HARRINGTON MACDONALD. Delaware State Society of Daughters of the American Colonist

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF LEWES DELAWARE, 1609-1985 EDITOR SIGNED BOOK BY JAMES E. MARVIL. Limited Edition number 192 of 1,500 copies. The Lewes Histor

THE BAY AND RIVER DELAWARE, A PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK BY DAVID BUDLONG TYLER. Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge, Maryland, 1955. Written in blue ink

TALES OF THE DELAWARE BENCH AND BAR BOOK BY DUDLEY CAMMETT LUNT. University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1963. Written in blue ink at top of

DELAWARE'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II, 1940-1946 BOOK BY WILLIAM H. CONNER AND LEON DE VALINGER, JR. Two volume set. Public Archives Commission of t...

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN SLOAN, 1871-1951 BOOK. The Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Wilmington, Delaware, 1961. From the Estate of Governor &am...

STATUES OF CAESAR RODNEY AND JOHN M. CLAYTON, PRESENTED IN THE ROTUNDA, UNITED STATES CAPITOL BOOK. United States Government Printing Office, Washing

THE DELAWARE CITIZEN BOOK BY CY LIBERMAN AND JANE M. ROSBROW. Life Insurance Company of North America, Wilmington, Delaware, 1952. From the Estate o

DELAWARE BLUE BOOK, 1957-1958 BY ARDEN ELLSWORTH BING. 1958. Written in blue ink at top of first page "Elbert Carvel/May 1958". From th...

THE FARMERS BANK, AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE FARMERS BANK OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, 1807-1957 BOOK BY DUDLEY

MILTON S. HERSHEY BOOK BY KATHERINE B. SHIPPEN AND PAUL A.W. WALLACE. Random House, New York, 1959. First page reads "To the Honorable/Elbert...

SIGNED "STATE PAPERS AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES" OF WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR (1949-1953) OKEY L. PATTESON EDITED BY ROSALIND CARROLL FUNK. Rose C...

TEXAS ALMANAC AND STATE INDUSTRIAL GUIDE, 1952-1953 BOOK SIGNED BY TEXAS GOVERNOR ALLAN SHIVERS. The Dallas Morning News. Stamped on front cover &...

MARYLAND BUILDS, REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1950 TO JANUARY 8, 1961 BOOK. Bal

WHEN GOVERNORS CONVENE BOOK BY GLENN E. BROOKS. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1961. Signed in blue ink on inside of front cover "To Ber...

THE MASON-DIXON LINE, STORY FOR A BICENTENARY, 1763-1963 BOOK BY HUBERTIS M. CUMMINGS. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Internal Affairs,

DELAWARE NOTES BOOK. 16th Series. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1943. From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel (Govern...

THE LIFE OF JOHN MARSHALL BOOK BY ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE. Volume 4. The Building of the Nation, 1815-1835. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1919. Wr

JOHN ADAMS BIOGRAPHY BOOK SET BY PAGE SMITH. Two volume set. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1962. Both volumes are written...

GEORGE WASHINGTON, A BIOGRAPHY BOOK SET BY DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN. 6 volume set. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1954. From the Estate o...

DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE BOOK SET. 1896-1897. 5 volume set. Supreme Court of the State of

DELAWARE CODE ANNOTATED BOOK SET. Edward Thompson Co., Brooklyn, New York. 15 hard cover volume set with four paper cover supplements. From the Est

DELAWARE CORPORATION LAW ANNOTATED, 1963 BOOK. The Corporation Trust Company, 1964. Stamped at bottom of front cover "Hon. Elbert N. Carvel&q...

THE BOOK OF BIRDS, INTENDED FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE. Leavitt & Allen, New York, 1858. Signed in pencil on inside of ...

POCKET CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY, JANUARY 1953 FOR THE 83RD CONGRESS. Written at top right of first page in black ink "George T. Ness, Jr./4/24/...

DELAWARE HISTORY BOOKS. Consists of 57 paper cover volumes of "Delaware History" spanning 1951-2000". From the Estate of Governor &...

DELAWARE HISTORY, DELAWARE SILVERSMITHS, 1700-1850 BY RUTHANNA HINDES. Volume XII, Number 4, October, 1967. Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmingt

“GOVERNORS OF THE AMERICAN STATES AND TERRITORIES, 1950”. Prepared for the 42nd Annual Meeting Governors’ Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West V

GOVERNORS OF THE AMERICAN STATES AND TERRITORIES, 1951. Prepared for the 43rd Annual Meeting Governors' Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee hel...

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

FRAMED CONTEMPORARY MAP OF DELAWARE. Titled "Delaware/from the beft/Authorities/1796". From the Estate of Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. ...

LAUREL, DELAWARE BICENTENNIAL PRINT. 1802-2002. Depicts different landmarks in the town of Laurel, Delaware. Artist signed in lower right "J...

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...

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 ...

‘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...

‘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

‘ROOSEVELT AND FRANKFURTER, THEIR CORRESPONDENCE, 1928-1945’ BY MAX FREEDMAN BOOK. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1967. Signed on inside of fron

‘CALENDAR OF SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE PROBATE, 1680-1800’. Compiled by Leon deValinger, Jr. Public Archives Commission, State of Delaware, Dover, 1964

‘BUILDING EARLY AMERICA, CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE HISTORY OF A GREAT INDUSTRY’. From the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia,

‘WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, PORTRAIT OF AN INDUSTRIAL CITY, 1830-1910’ BY CAROL E. HOFFECKER AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Published by the University Press of Virg

‘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

SET OF 7 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORIES. United States Government Printing Office. Includes 83rd Congress, 1st Session, March 1953; 83rd Congress, 2

‘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

DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. Depicts the first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge in 1952. Marked at lower left “Jan. 1952”. Mark

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

HENRY PROGAR (1971) ‘CORNFIELDS, AUTUMN’ LAUREL, DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a corn field with farmhouse and outbuildings. Believed to b

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,

HENRY PROGAR ‘STONESTEPS, ARACHOVA, GREECE’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a stone stairway in a Greek village. Signed in lower left “Henry Progar”.

HENRY PROGAR (1972) ‘EVERGREEN TREES, EDGE OF GRAND CANYON’ OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts the tops of evergreen trees overlooking the Grand Canyon.

HENRY PROGAR ‘REFLECTIONS IN KOOLIN CREEK’ DELAWARE VALLEY OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a forest stream scene at Koolin Creek near the Pennsylvania

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

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”.

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

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

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,

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.

HENRY PROGAR (1975) ‘LIGHTHOUSE AND APPROACHING STORM’ OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a shoreline with a lighthouse. Painting is believed to be of a

HENRY PROGAR ‘ARACHOVA, GRECIAN VILLAGE’ WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a village scene along a street. Signed in lower left “Henry M. Progar”. Marke

M.M. RICHARDSON (1973) ‘CYPRESS AT TRUSSUM POND’ LAUREL, DELAWARE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a group of cypress trees in pond. Signed at lower r

LEWIS M. MILLER OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts three cows in pasture with small barn. Signed faintly in lower right. Marked on verso “Lewis M. Mill

BLACK AMERICANA OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING. Depicts two African-American women cooking with dog lying down on floor. Signed at bottom “Almandoz ‘55”. 2

ROGER DEERING (CIRCA 1950) ‘A MOUNTAIN BIRCH’ OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING. Depicts a fall mountainous forest scene. Signed in lower right “Roger Deering”

MAURA GOLIN (1964) ‘CALM ISLAND’ WOODBLOCK PRINT. Depicts a short-haired female lying down. Signed in lower right “Maura E. Golin ‘64” and numbered

MAURA GOLIN ‘PENELPE’ WOODBLOCK PRINT. Depicts a seated female. Signed in lower right “Maura E. Golin” and titled in lower left “Penelope”. 15.5” x

MAURA GOLIN ‘TIN FLUTE’ WOODBLOCK PRINT. Depicts a boy playing a flute. Signed in lower right “Maura E. Golin” and titled in lower left “Tin Flute”.

MARY CROWTHER FLORAL STILL LIFE WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts a floral bouquet. Signed in lower right “Mary V. Crowther, II”. 19” x 21” framed.

MARY CROWTHER STILL LIFE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING. Depicts fruit on a table with a pitcher. Signed in lower right “M. Valliant Crowther, II”. 22” x 1

MARY CROWTHER (1964) STILL LIFE OIL ON BOARD PAINTING. Depicts a group of fruit with flowers on a table. Signed in lower right “M.V. Crowther”. 16”

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ‘TRIAL ADVOCACY’ JUDICIAL PRINT. Depicts a scene in a courtroom. Wall plaque hanging behind judge reads “University of Baltimore

FRAMED COLOR LITHOGRAPH. Depicts a group of 3 British Man-o-Wars during an attack on an uknown fort. 22” x 19” framed.

WILDFOWL WATERCOLOR PAINTING. Depicts of group of 5 mallard ducks in flight. Signed in lower right “Paul Kud”. 21” x 17” framed.

FRAMED SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK YARDLONG PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a shoreline scene of West Neck Park on Shelter Island at the eastern tip of Long Island.

FRAMED SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK YARDLONG PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a shoreline scene of West Neck Park on Shelter Island at the eastern tip of Long Island.

FRAMED SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK YARDLONG PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a shoreline scene of West Neck Park on Shelter Island at the eastern tip of Long Island.

FRAMED SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK YARDLONG PHOTOGRAPH. Depicts a road side scene of West Neck Park on Shelter Island at the eastern tip of Long Island.

WALNUT OGEE WALL MIRROR. Shows a small area of loss to veneer. 18” x 24.5”

VICTORIAN WALNUT HANGING RACK WITH MIRROR. 44” H

FRAMED WILDFOWL PRINT. Depicts a pair of bufflehead ducks in pond. Signed in lower right “A. Nope, Jr.” 27.5” x 21.5” framed.