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7168 - COLONIAL DOUBLE GREASE LAMP, Mid 18th Century. Double grease lamp, with hanging hook, elongated lamps with decorative trim which somewhat resembles an early French style, from an old New York Collection. Very fine condition..............................$150.00

7201 - COLONIAL SILVER PLATED KNIFE AND FORK, Three prong fork and matching knife. 6" - 7", 1770-1800, silver plated handles with ornate designs. Really attractive design and style. Choice condition.....................................$185.00

7202 - COLONIAL SIX PIECE KNIFE SET, 7", steel knives with mother of pearl handles with silver trim. 18th Century, 6 identical knives, beautiful surfaces. An excellent example of tableware used by the gentry. From an old New York Collection. 6 knives................................................$395.00

7203 - FRENCH COLONIAL IRON STRIKER, 18th Century, 2.75" iron striker that was dug in Mississippi. Nice form and condition. The French did extensive trading with the Southeast Indian nations in Alabama and Mississippi. This specimen came from northeast Mississippi where the Chickasaws and Choctaws had numerous settlements.................................$125.00

7206 - FRENCH COPPER TRADING BRACELET, c. 1690, 3.5" single copper trade bracelet. These were popularly traded with the Indians of the Southeast region by the French in the period prior to the use of trade silver [pre 1750]. Most came in through Mobile. This example excavated in Alabama. Fine.............$100.00

7207 - PENNSYLVANIA RED WARE POTTERY, 18th Century, 7" high, Pennsylvania red ware pottery with handle, partially glazed, in choice condition...............................$125.00

7208 - PENNSYLVANIA RED WARE BOWL, 18th Century, 7" diameter, red ware Pennsylvania shallow bowl with decorative glaze on the inside. Very fine...............................................$125.00

7209 - LARGE COLONIAL KNIFE AND FORK, MATCHING SET, 18th Century, silver plated handle, matching large knife and fork, 7" - 8", two prong fork, a nice matched pair from an Albany, NY Collection. Very fine..................................$195.00

7210 - THREE CANDLE COLONIAL WAX MOLD, Colonial period, c. 1780. Three tube tinned mold with stand for making three wax candles at a time. Condition is excellent from an old New York Collection................................$125.00

7211 - COLONIAL TRIVET, 18th Century, 5" X 8" wrought iron trivet for standing hot items on with a turned wooden handle in typical triangular fashion, from an old New York Collection. Very fine.........................................$125.00

7212 - COLONIAL IRON TRIVET, 5" X 12", large style pot trivet with a "rat tail" designed handle, quite nice, 18th Century. From an old 18th Century house near Albany, NY..................................................$150.00

7214 - COLONIAL POTTERY, GERMAN SLIP PITCHER, 4.5" X 8", dark glaze with geometric designs in darker glaze, with handle, in excellent condition. Imported into the Colonies in the 18th Century for everyday usage. Ex-New York Collection. Very fine................................................$145.00

7215 - COLONIAL POTTERY, GERMAN SLIP GLAZED PITCHER, 4" X 8" with handle. An attractive imported German example of the pottery imported into the Colonies during then 18th Century. Red-brown glazed finish, from an old New York Collection. Very fine..........................................$135.00

7216 - BLACK GLASS CASED GIN, 18TH CENTURY BOTTLE, 3" X 9" with flattened neck. A popular bottle that was stored in wooden racks/cases for shipping, thus called the "cased gin". Very fine.....................................$145.00

7217 - BLACK GLASS CASED GIN, 18TH CENTURY BOTTLE, 3.5" X 9", flattened neck, stored in racks/cases for shipping. Nice dark color and very popular in the Colonies. Very fine.......................................$155.00

7218 - COLONIAL TRADING KETTLE, MID 18TH CENTURY, 5.5" X 9", flat-bottomed trade brass kettle with bail eyes less the iron bail. Nice hammered sides, excavated in New York and from an old New York collection. Typical of the style traded to the Indians in upstate New York. No holes or any significant blemishes........................................................$250.00

7221 - EXCAVATED AT SAVANNAH, GA, English Mallet green/black glass bottle, c. 1770, 4" X 8.5", had beautiful form and color, minimal ground action. Extremely nice............................................$250.00

7222 - EXCAVATED AT CHARLESTON, SC, c. 1780, 3.75" X 10", English mallet cylindrical bottle, minimal ground action to the dark green glass. Nice form.............................................$165.00





7223 - EXCAVATED AT JAMESTOWN, VA, 3.75" X 9.75", 1780 - 1800, excavated near Jamestown, VA. English made cylinder dark green glass, slight bend to neck.......................................................$135.00

7224 - AMERICAN COLONIAL, DUTCH IMPORTED SMALL PITCHER, 4.5" X 5.5", an ornate glazed pitcher with handle, green and brown trim with a rust colored base. Mid 18th Century and typical of the popular Dutch imported pottery into the Americas, from an old New York Collection..........................................$125.00

7225 - AMERICAN COLONIAL FRENCH IMPORTED POTTERY, 3.5" X 4.0", glazed cream small wide mouthed pitched with handle with ornate flower designs, small fissure but very tight. Mid to late 18th Century...................................$125.00

7226 - AMERICAN COLONIAL POTTERY, DUTCH IMPORT, Mid to late 18th Century. 3.5" X 5", rust colored pitcher with spout with colorful designs of cream, green and pink, with handle and spout. Minor chipping to glaze in spots, bright colors..........................................................$125.00

6142 - FRENCH COLONIAL LOUISIANA, 1740-1770, Copper plate, 6.5" diameter, copper small trade plate or shallow dish excavated from a site near New Orleans. Rounded and bent edges. Conceivable this could have been a lid to a copper or brass trade cooking pot [See Tunica Treasure page 182-184]. Copper food preparation/eating items were imported into Mobile and New Orleans from France quite extensively prior to 1750. This particular plate is 100% intact with a beautiful green patina to the copper with no fissures or damage which is quite unusual. It is interesting to note that plates of this size were often used by Indians in the Southeast as "GORGETS" and polished with river sand. This one being not holed in any spot was not used for this purpose. The old collector's tag affixed to the plate states "From the New Orleans Louisiana area". These early French items are extremely rare to be found in this condition...............................................................$350.00

6143 - RARE RELIC OF GALVEZTOWN IN LOUISIANA, A large oval 21mm X 27mm silver top to a man's ring with some traces of engraving still evident. Excavated years ago in the site of Spanish "Galveztown" in Louisiana near the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge. In 1778, British refugees and American Loyalists fled the American settlement of Canewood and settled in Spanish territory with the permission of Count Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish Governor of Louisiana and viceroy of New Spain (Mexico). In honor of the Spanish Governor, the refugees named their settlement "Galveztown". In 1779, Galvez sent immigrants from the Canary Islands, known as Islenos, to Galveztown hoping to establish a military stronghold against the British in West Florida, who controlled nearby Baton Rouge at the time. The Spanish plans were for the town to be built in traditional Spanish villa layout including a military fort, although evidence of the town's eventual layout, including the fort, is limited. By the end of 1779, Galveztown lost much of its importance as military post after the British lost Baton Rouge, Mobile and Pensacola to the Spanish; and the town began to decline as disease, natural disaster, and scarcity of supplies took their toll. In 1785, the population was down to 242. By 1804, only 28 families and less than 25 slaves remained........................................................$125.00

6144 - FRENCH COPPER TRADE BRACELET, Mid 18th Century, from a trading site in Mississippi. Predates the use of silver in the French trading system with southeastern Indians, 3.5" diameter, open ends, similar to but a little ticker than those seen in the "Tunica Treasure" thus probably later by a few decades than those. Very fine...................................$125.00

6145 - SILVER TEAR DROP TRADE EARRINGS, c. 1770, origin is French and probably made in Canada for the fur trade. Excavated in the southeastern US and probably in sand due to the nice condition of the pieces. Large ring with small attached bob tear drops. We've had these for years and they have just turned up as the ones we had years ago are long sold. A matched pair......................................................$150.00

6146 - DUTCH SLIP DECORATED WIDE MOUTH PITCHER, 1700-1750, 7" high X 5" wide, single handle slip decorated. Originated out of Albany, NY. A very functional early colonial pitcher in fine condition (#23)....................$125.00

6147 - VIRGINIA NARROW MOUTH PETITE JUG, 5" high. A very petite narrow mouth small jug of red ware with a dark brown lead glaze, excavated in Virginia [site unknown], early 18th Century [1700 - 1740]. Choice condition (#41).........................................$150.00

6148 - VIRGINIA, WILLIAMSBURG AREA, CHINESE GINGER POT, 5" X 5", Chinese trade pot with blue-gray glaze. Excavated in the Williamsburg, VA area. Nice overall with a small hairline fissure that is very minor. Mid 18th Century. These Chinese imports were very popular in the 18th Century that were imported into the Colonies through England and France [#88], nice Virginia find................................................$115.00

6149 - DUTCH WIDE MOUTH WITH DUAL HANDLES, c 1680, 3" X 6" with dual handles, glazed finish. A very similar example is shown excavated at Jamestown, VA [not this example] (#81). Very fine.....................................$149.00

6150 - FRENCH 18TH CENTURY GLAZED BOWL, 7" diameter bowl with fancy decorative trim on the inside of the bowl. Perfectly intact. From an old New York collection. Very fine and most attractive...................................$110.00

6151 - FRENCH MID 18TH CENTURY SMALL PITCHER, 7" high, single handle, very narrow base with a beautiful green slip decoration. From an old New York collection, c 1750.................................................$145.00

6152 - FRENCH FLUTED SPOUT DRINKING MUG, 5" X 5", single handle mug with decorative glaze trim in brown, cream, and green with a fluted design pouring spout. From an old New York Collection, choice..........................$125.00

50624 - 18TH CENTURY DELFTWARE PLATE, 9" Delftware plate with a motif of flowers in the traditional blue decor. Delftware or Delft pottery, denotes blue and white pottery made in and around Delft in the Netherlands and the tin-glazed pottery made in the Netherlands from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Delftware in the latter sense is a type of pottery in which a white glaze is applied, usually decorated with metal oxides. Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as plates, ornaments, and tiles. This is an excellent specimen free of fissures. Along with the tiles, these plates were popular for import into the Colonies..................$250.00

5066 - FRENCH JESUIT TRADING RING, 18th Century trading brass Jesuit ring excavated in a French trading site Mackinac, Michigan. Engraved on the face are the Roman numerals XV probably as a tribute to King Louis 15th (1715-1774). Ring is 100% intact with a fissure in the bottom of the ring band. A nice reasonable example.......................................$195.00

50615 - A BEAUTIFUL 18TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED SPOON MADE OF HORN, 10" large spoon carved out of horn with a deep bowl, translucent to the eye, this is a splendid example of 18th Century craftsmanship, exceptional.....................................$100.00 SOLD

50616 - BRITISH TRADE AXE, 18TH CENTURY, CREEK VILLAGE SITE IN GEORGIA, 6" British trade axe, late 18th Century, excavated near a Creek site Muscogee County, Georgia. Oxidized and sealed, forge marks evident. The axe has great form and is quite solid. The British traded in this area with the Creeks and this is a fine relic from Georgia.............................$145.00 SOLD

2274 - THE FOX AND THE HOUND BOARD GAME, Early 19th Century small portable board game known as the "Fox and the Hound". Small wooden figures fit into a sliding compartment in the base, measures 4" X 4" with checkered playing top. Very fine.........................$80.00 SOLD

3231 - EARLY AMERICAN CHILD'S DOLL, 7" high, period 1800 - 1840. Constructed in a wire frame with beeswax head and hands. This doll has a multi-colored dress of red, white, and blue fabric, blue pantaloons, and green slippers. The head and hands are made of beeswax which has toned to a honey brown. The arms move in unison on the wire frame. The eyes are made with small trade seed beads and show no sign of any hair ever being affixed. Condition is excellent for the age of this small child's doll......................................$150.00

3232 - EARLY AMERICAN CHILD'S DOLL, 7" high, period 1800-1840. Constructed in a wire frame with beeswax head and hands. This doll has a wine colored satin dress with a rust colored blouse, striped pantaloons and green slippers. The head and hands are made of beeswax which has toned to a honey brown. The arms move in unison on the wire frame. The head shows no sign of any hair ever being affixed. Condition is excellent for the age of this small child's doll.................................$150.00

11400 - BRITISH ARMY EMBLEMS LION AND CROWN, A nice dug pair of Revolutionary War British army emblems (3/4" - 1"). One being a facing lion and the other a crown, the lion's head is cast and the crown is die stamped. Probably decorative emblems from a cartridge box or other leather accoutrement. Site unknown, but probably New York, both fine condition, the pair...........................................$75.00 SOLD

11401 - BRITISH NAVAL LIEUTENANT'S SNUFF OR TOBACCO BOX REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1.5" high X 2.75" in width. A wooden circular box with a tin cover plate embossed with the Tudor Rose. This was the emblem used in the British Navy to distinguish the rank of Lieutenant. From 1767-87, this emblem was used on all British Navy Lieutenant's buttons. In excellent condition with a wonderful patina to the top of the box.................................................$395.00

11492 - A ROYAL NAVY LIEUTENANT'S BUTTON, French-Indian War to Revolutionary War, emblem of the Tudor Rose. Large coat button, no shank, excavated in upstate New York. Quite uncommon with a nice face....................$175.00 SOLD 

11402 - FOUR INDIAN TRADE SILVER BROOCHES FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, Mid 18th Century to Late 18th Century. Four hand-made brooches in silver all with the keepers, several different sizes must average near 3.4". Excavated in an unknown site in upstate New York. These were worn in clusters on a blouse throughout the Eastern tribes of the US, probably Seneca. The lot of four...................................................$175.00

11800 - 18TH CENTURY BRANDING IRON, 18" with a large English "F". Sleeve for attaching to a pole, excavated in upstate New York, quite unusual style of the letter "F" as most seen are a variant of a block styled letter. Fine...............................$145.00

11801 - LARGE NAUTICAL DIVIDER, A very large iron nautical divider used for charting sea routes. 18" in length. c1770 - 1800. Very fine and operative.........$150.00

11802 - THREE SIDED COLONIAL LANTERN, 12" tinned three sided lantern with large tin hanger still attached. Three sided with glass, the back is a sliding panel for adding/removing the single candle. Mid to late 18th Century. Very fine...................................$350.00

11803 - BELT AXE EXCAVATED NEAR FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, 5" iron belt axe excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Old marking as such. c1750 - 1780. Quite nice with good style..................................$250.00 SOLD

11811 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAMP POT CHAIN AND HOOK, Overall 20" with massive hook for hanging a large cast iron pot for camp cooking. Excavated in a Rev. War site near Petersburg, VA (Yorktown Campaign of 1781). Nice patina...........................$115.00 SOLD

11812 - SPANISH PERIOD OF EXPLORATION IN FLORIDA, 3 items from the same site (1537 - 1600). Spanish relics found in Gilchrist County, Florida which includes a twisted blue glazed Neuva Cadiz tubular trade bead, a small section of chain mail armor, and a copper trade brooch (silver was not used in trade brooches until 1740-50). Desoto traveled up the west coast of Florida in 1537-43 and this county is one that Desoto passed through on his way to northwest Florida. The delicate chain mail has been preserved in beeswax. Relics from this period of early Florida history are impossible to fine...................................................$125.00 SOLD

11813 - CHERRY HILL SITE NEW YORK, SENECA SITE, BRASS TRADING POT, c1680, 7" high X 8" across. Hammered brass trading pot with intact iron bale. Comes with a period iron striker discovered with the pot, both in excellent condition. The pair of pot and striker...........................................$325.00

11814 - A GREAT PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON ANDIRONS, Late 18th Century, upstate New York. A huge and massive pair of "gooseneck" andirons that measures 22" high and 24" deep. Quite massive in weight and could most certainly be used today. Never excavated, has a great look......................................$265.00

72202 - CENTURY MORTAR AND PESTLE, 4.5" X 5.0". Lignum wood with lead weight in base, 7" mortar. Great dark walnut patina, from an old New York Collection. These early pharmaceutical items are extremely popular.................................................$225.00

67 - 18TH CENTURY MEDICAL FLEAM IN ORIGINAL COFFIN STYLE CASE, Brass and steel spring loaded bleeder. Choice condition, in original rounded style 18th Century leather covered case with sold gold decorative trim. Excellent condition....................$295.00 SOLD

71 - MASSACHUSETTS BAY PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON IVORY, Late 18th Century - Federal period. Well-executed oil on ivory of a lady in a blue dress with fancy white-fringed neck trim, red shawl and with a red book in her hand. Originating from the Winslow family, one of the earliest families in Colonial Massachusetts Bay. This miniature may be of Ellen or Susanna Winslow, depicted after their death. The miniature is in an early frame with the hanging device being the thistle and rose which signifies the unification of Scotland and England in 1603. The oval painting, which measures 2 1/2" wide and 3" tall, came from the family of Orlando Winslow whose ancestor Kenelm Winslow came to Plymouth in 1629. Kenelm Winslow was the brother of Edward Winslow, husband of Susanna Winslow. Kenelm Winslow's wife was Ellen Winslow. The earlier photos that accompany this lot are from the family of Orlando Winslow. Early grave markers are shown in other photographs, as well as a silver candle snuffer that belonged to the family. The style of dress and hairstyle dates the image to 1780-1820. The colors remain vivid and the only fault is a small hairline fissure that is stable to the left edge, not affecting the details of the lady...............................$795.00

72 - RECOVERED FROM A SPANISH GALLEON, Large brass spoon fully intact recovered from the wreck of the Senora Del Rosario, which sank on January 30th, 1753 while carrying 819,552 pesos in Spanish treasure from Peru. 7" in length and in excellent condition for sea salvaged metal, comes with certificate......................................$135.00

74 - EXCEEDINGLY RARE 17TH CENTURY STAINED GLASS PANEL FROM 17TH CENTURY VIRGINIA, Complete panel, 12" X 16", pale green glass set in original lead frame. Central panel shows the monogram JCH, other panels show etched floral designs. Some panels have fracture cracks that have been nicely restored. Complete less a trifle small piece of glass less than .05". Originally from a Colonial house between Richmond and Williamsburg, VA, probably a decorative trim on top of a doorway entrance. An early example of 17th Century window decorative trim from an obviously well-to do home in Colonial Virginia. Lead framework tight and intact, a unique Colonial Virginia item. Ex-Bob Thebert Collection.......................................................$750.00  SOLD

78 - CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, GOLD RECOVERED FROM THE S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA, Housed in a sealed certificate display container is gold dust/fragments recovered from the S.S. Central America which sank in 1857 off the East coast of the United States in 8,000 feet of water. Over 25 pounds of gold dust was recovered from the steerage section of the ship. Thousands of US gold coins were also recovered which bring handsome prices on today's market. A great sea find relic, nicely presented...........................$165.00

80 - 17TH CENTURY PEWTER SPOONS, 7" in length with a flat style handle, 2 1/4" round bowl typical of the period. Excellent condition with an olive drab patina to the spoons. Non-dug examples, choice...........................$150.00/each

81 - RARE DUTCH DELFWARE PLATE, 18th Century, 8" ornate blue deft design. Very similar to the designs on the popular delf wall tiles. Moderate wear to edge lip, great color, light and dark blue, completely intact.......................................................$265.00

82 - 1600 - 1620, 3 3/4" - 4", small distinctive bowl. Early style, rare as such (2).....................................................$49.50/each

83 - 1620 - 1660, 3 1/2" - 3 3/4", again the bowl changes slightly more larger and elongated. (3)........................................$45.00/each

84 - 1660 - 1680, 3 3/4" - 4", bowl is larger, still thick stems. (8)..............................$45.00/each 

85 - 1730 - 1750, 4 1/4", thinner stem, large bowl more elongated, really attractive. (2).......................................$45.00/each SOLD

86 - 1730 - 1750, 6 1/4", unusually large stem, excavated at Crown Point, NY at a French & Indian War site. Completely intact with standing from acid in the ground. A great definite site pipe...........................$100.00

87 - 1750 - 1760, 6 1/4", unusually large stem which is rare, hairline crack in bowl which was nicely restored, lots of black soot on bowl................................$49.00

90 - SUPERB FLAME STITCHED CLOTH PURSE, 6" X 7 1/2", popular flame like stitch pattern of the 1770's, (see Neumann pg. 324). Beautiful designs to the exterior in red, white, black, and gold, interior silk lining checkered silk fabric in brilliant colors. Tiny brass rings to draw the purse close with a drawstring. Rarely seen so nice................................$450.00

91 - HEAVY IRON FOUR SPOUT OIL LAMP WITH HOOK, Mid-18th Century American made oil lamp. 4" across with 8" twisted iron spike/hanging hook. This example is made of solid iron in contrast with the usual tinned examples usually seen for sale and in fact this is the first one of heavy iron we have ever handled. Numerous of these were used in Colonial homes. The hook/spike allowed for either jamming the spike between logs or hanging from a timber. Very nice with wick holder intact which many are missing on the tinned examples........$175.00

92 - MASSIVE BRASS COOKING POT WITH IRON FRAMING AND HANDLE, A wonderful example of a large brass cooking pot of the mid-18th Century. The bulbous pot bowl is 3.5" X 7" wide with a 10.5" handle. The hammered brass bowl of the pot is fashioned on an iron frame at the top and is mounted to a iron handle. The pot has seen some excellent use with small contemporary repairs to the bowl and retaining iron ring. Originated from upstate New York and has all the ear markings of an Indian trade pot! One of the very few iron/brass pot combinations we have seen and offered............$225.00

93 - 18TH CENTURY SMALL BOAT ANCHOR FOUND IN VIRGINIA, 7" stem with loop with three 5" anchor feet, wrought iron in excellent condition. One anchor foot is missing. Found in Eastern Virginia, exact site unknown.................................$125.00 SOLD

96 - 18TH CENTURY SILVER FRAMED EYEGLASSES WITH RARE SHAGREEN CASE, Exceptional pair of 18th Century silver framed eyeglasses with round lenses in near perfect condition. Paired with a beautiful shagreen covered hinged case with silver trim. A beautiful set................................$675.00

97 - COLONIAL LARGE SHOE BUCKLES, Brass with silver plate with ornamental designs. 2" X 4" overall, a matching pair of 18th Century shoe buckles with light usage, exceptional condition....................................$165.00

98 - COLONIAL LARGE SHOE BUCKLES, 3" X 3", silver plate on brass. 8 sided large buckles, moderate use if any. Exceptional condition, mid to late 18th Century......................................$165.00

104 - BRITISH TRADE AXE, 18th Century, Muscogee County, GA. Oval socket, 6" with 4" blade. Moderate oxidation, excavated from an old Creek Indian site. A typical Trade axe of the late 18th Century traded to the Creeks who were British allies..............................$135.00

112 - POPULAR PAUL REVERE PIERCED LANTERN, 18th - Early 19th Century pierced tin lantern. 5" X 14", overall with hanging ring (see Neumann pg. 77, figure 309). These are completely closed with a pierced tin-iron side to allow light out, but stopping a rush of air to extinguish the candle. Popular late 18th Century to early 19th Century. Getting difficult to find, excellent condition..........................................$295.00

113 - 18TH CENTURY GRAIN GRINDING BOX, 5.5" X 9.0", 4.0" deep includes the tongue handle. Heavy hardwood with carved out rectangular section for working with grain. Upstate New York find, very fine...........$160.00

114 - 18TH CENTURY FOOT STOVE, 8" X 8" X 6" high. Wooden frame with spindle supports with pierced tin walls with charcoal tin pan inside. Iron bail handle attached (see Neumann pg. 326, figure 1444). Antique Country Furnishings, excellent condition, usage period 1740 - 1830, impossible to find this nice. Bought right out of 1750 house in NY state.............................$495.00 SOLD

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