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 60700
- BEAUTIFUL MAGNUS HAND COLORED PRINTS A VIEW OF NEW ORLEANS, 1850'S,
6" X 7", circ 1850's hand colored Magnus print
of the City of New Orleans from the view of the Cotton Press. A
panoramic view showing the crescent bend of the river with steamboats
and steamships at dock. and moving up and down the river. A beautiful
view of the City in the 1850's when the City was known as the
"Queen City" of the South. Trifle damp stain on outside of
margin unaffecting print..............................................$75.00/ea.
two for.......................................................$120.00
3092 - NEW ORLEANS ANTEBELLUM
IRONSTONE PLATE, 10" dinner plate, ironstone, excavated
in New Orleans and dates from the Antebellum period to the Civil War.
Some staining as it was excavated in New Orleans. Completely intact,
fine........................$40.00
 120100 - BEAUTIFUL LETTER SHEET OF NEW ORLEANS IN 1856, Letter
dated December 30th, 1856 from John Phelps to his Father. Phelps
describes his office as being at the rear of the St. Charles Hotel
which he notates in pen that location on the letter sheet engraving
above as well as the location of St. Patrick's Cathedral. The view is
by Kimmel as is known as the "View from the Cotton Press"
showing the view of the City of New Orleans downriver from the Cotton
Press. A notation on the back of the letter identifies the writer as
John Phelps of Held & Massie & Company, 43 Carondelet St.,
Commission merchants. Some archival repairs, a nice New Orleans letter
sheet written during the "Golden Age" of New Orleans, prior
to the War............................................SOLD
We
now have available several unique
Lincoln
related and Robert E. Lee relic displays that come with impeccable
provenance.
The
Lincoln
displays consist of hair strands that belonged to Abraham Lincoln,
Mary Lincoln, and William Seward. These hair strands originated from
the estate of Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of
Governor Joseph A. Wright of
Indiana
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The Lincolns and the Wrights were friends and the hair locks
these hair strands originated from were given to Mrs. Wright by the
Lincolns
just after
Lincoln
’s 1865 Inauguration. Mrs. Wright collected hair locks from famous
personalities and these were given to her by the
Lincolns
as a token of their friendship.
Also included in the “Assassination Display” is a relic
from the bed sheet of
Lincoln
as he lay dying in the Peterson house that originated from the papers
of Charles K. Tuckerman who was the 1st American Minister
to
Greece
who was in
Washington
at the time of the assassination. Certificates of authenticity and
provenance documents accompany every display. Each hair relic consists
of several strands of hair.
The relics are covered with a 3X magnified cover to amplify the
hair for better viewing. All displays are double matted in elegant
suede with Florentine gold trim and are sold unframed.
Framed displays may be ordered at an additional charge.
Antebellum
Southern Silverware - Charleston & New Orleans
A selection of
marked Antebellum Silverware from two of the Queen Cities of the South
before the Civil War...
5000 - WILLIAM KING,
CHARLESTON, SC, silver
teaspoon with strong hallmark W. KING. King is listed as a Charleston
silversmith in the 1830's. P.B. engraved on the spoon. Scarce early
Charleston silversmith. Very Fine.......................$175.00
5001 - JOHN EWAN,
CHARLESTON, SC, silver
teaspoon, engraving of a lion on handle, J. EWAN. Ewan worked in
Charleston as a silversmith 1823-52. This example is circ 1830 by Ewan.
Very fine - have two examples..........................$195.00/each
5002 - JOHN EWAN, CHARLESTON,
SC, silver teaspoon,
engraving J. EWAN. Ewan worked in Charleson as a silversmith 1823-52.
Larger teaspoon than the above. SOLOMONS engraved in the handle. J.
EWAN hallmark. Very fine......................$195.00
5003 - HYDE AND
GOODRICH, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 1852-1861,
New Orleans manufacturers who also produced military buttons for the
Confederate Government during the Civil War. Silver table fork, marked
HYDE & GOODRICH, attractive pattern. Very
fine............................................$165.00
5004 - HYDE AND
GOODRICH, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 1852-1861,
New Orleans manufacturers who also produced military buttons for the
Confederate Government during the Civil War. Silver table spoon,
marked HYDE & GOODRICH. Attractive pattern that matches the
above fork. Very fine...................................$165.00
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