SPRING ART, ANTIQUES & EPHEMERA SALE 2005-05-22 Auction - 293 Price Results - Kaminski Auctions in MA - Page 9
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1424: RECORDS COURTS OF ESSEX IN 17TH C., 1911-19211679: NINE CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS LETTERS 1861-41705: 100+ DOCUMENTS 1770-1906 MAINE
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Beverly, MA, United States
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SPRING ART, ANTIQUES & EPHEMERA SALE

Kaminski Auctions announces a two-day spring auction on Saturday, May 21, featuring fine art, antiques and decorative accessories from several Boston North Shore estates and collections, and Sunday, May 22, featuring antiquarian books and ephemera. Highlights of Saturday's sale will be 18th, 19th and 20th Century furniture to include an early 19th Century Sheraton mahogany card table, a 19th Century cherry slant-lid desk, and a circa 1920 American flame satinwood ten-piece bedroom suite. Of special interest will be numerous pieces of fine art to include a William MacGill oil on board landscape, a 19th Century oil on canvas of the S.S. Priam, a signed Douglas Volk portrait of a young girl, a signed E. Barnes oil on canvas of a coastal village and a John Joseph Enneking oil on board of a boat on a stream. Several sculptures and exceptional decorative pieces will be offered to include a pair of 19th Century five-light bronze wall sconces with majolica tile inserts, an early 20th Century classical marble nude figure with alabaster robe, a signed Frederic Remington bronze titled 'The Sergeant' and a Russian enameled silver egg. Numerous pieces of sterling including Tiffany, Gorham, Whiting, etc., and fine jewelry will also be offered. Highlights of Sunday's sale will include the lifetime collection of antiquarian books, ephemera, coins and paper currency of dealer/collector, Nicholas D'Urso of Medford, MA. Items of special interest in this sale will be 18th and 19th Century letters, documents, deeds, journals, Civil War letters and documents, indentures, etc.
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CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS AND 1862-1865 LETTERS: Civil War-related documents and letters, 1862-1865, 16 pages total, one undated written about the war, some military, some civilian. Good condition overall, expected folds, soiling, one badly
1612: CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS AND 1862-1865 LETTERSEst. US$150-US$200
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WORLD WAR I PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS: World War I postcards and photographs to include two 1917 postcards, army hospital and Camp Hancock, three photographs, soldiers in uniform, one group photograph, Ft. Point, San Francisco, signed
1613: WORLD WAR I PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDSEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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NINE ANCIENT ARTIFACTS SPEARHEADS CARVINGS: Nine ancient artifacts to include Eskimo walrus harpoon spearhead, Roman sling bolt, Mayan carving, carved walnut, other spearheads. Expected wear, some age encrustation.
1614: NINE ANCIENT ARTIFACTS SPEARHEADS CARVINGSEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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FOUR EARLY PHOTOS ST AUGUSTINE FLORIDA: Four early Florida photographs and one souvenir booklet, to include Ponce de Leon Hotel, 8" x 5", and Hotel Tampa, 8 1/2" x 6 1/2", both by J.G. Mangold, both mounted; St. George Street, 9 7/8" x 7
1615: FOUR EARLY PHOTOS ST AUGUSTINE FLORIDAEst. US$100-US$200
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THIRTEEN LEAFS 1481-1548 PRINTED RELIGIOUS TEXTS: Thirteen original religious leafs, 1481-1548, from 6" x 1/2" to 12" x 17", to include [Incunabula] 1 page"Rationale Divinorum Officiorum", Anton Koberger (Nuremberg, 1481), two-color red, black, 8" x
1616: THIRTEEN LEAFS 1481-1548 PRINTED RELIGIOUS TEXTSEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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SEVEN LEAFS 1539 PRINTED CIVIL LAW TEXT: Seven early leafs from "Pandectarum, seu Digestorum Juris Civilis….",Francois Renault (Paris, 1539), two-color red, black, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", early notations in some leaf margins, toning, minor
1617: SEVEN LEAFS 1539 PRINTED CIVIL LAW TEXTEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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SIX LEAFS 1490-1572 PRINTED LITERARY TEXT: Six early literary leafs to include [Incunabula] 1page "Cornucopiae: Sive Commentarios Linguae Latinae", Bernard of Cremona and Simon of Liverno (Venice, 1490), 8" x 11 3/4", minor toning; 1 page
1618: SIX LEAFS 1490-1572 PRINTED LITERARY TEXTEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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SIXTEEN LEAFS 1556-1801 PRINTED BIBLE TEXT: Sixteen leafs from early Bibles, 1556-1801, to include "Biblia Interprete Sebastiani Castalloni…", seven leafs, printed by Johannes Operini (Basel, Switzerland,1556), 9" x 14 1/2"; "La Sacra
1619: SIXTEEN LEAFS 1556-1801 PRINTED BIBLE TEXTEst. US$100-US$300See Sold Price
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CUT AUTOGRAPH OF JAMES MADISON WITH SEAL: Cut signature, President James Madison, vellum with seal from a document, 3 3/4' x 7/8". Strong signature, fold passes through "J", toning spots, most fading to letter "M", seal in good condition.
1620: CUT AUTOGRAPH OF JAMES MADISON WITH SEALEst. US$150-US$250
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EIGHT 1861-1865 CIVIL WAR LETTERS: Eight letters, six with envelopes from Virginia, one dated 1861, others dated 1865, 17 pages total, from Oscar Titus (North Prescott, Massachusetts), soldier, Massachusetts 3rd Cavalry, to his wife,
1621: EIGHT 1861-1865 CIVIL WAR LETTERSEst. US$200-US$400
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SIGNED 1901 CHARCOAL DRAWING OF SHEEP: Charcoal drawing, sheep, dated 1901, signed Agnes, mat opening 17 3/4" x 12". Framed to 24 1/2" x 19 1/2". Some discoloration along left edge of image, wood frame has nicks.
1622: SIGNED 1901 CHARCOAL DRAWING OF SHEEPEst. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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DAVID MORRISON WATERCOLOR OF EAST GLOUCESTER: Watercolor drawing, "Fishing boats, East Gloucester,Mass.", David Morrison, mat opening 15 1/4" x 12". Framed to 23 1/4" x 20". Good condition.
1623: DAVID MORRISON WATERCOLOR OF EAST GLOUCESTEREst. US$150-US$300See Sold Price
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1734 SIGNED LAND DEED MASSACHUSETTS B. LINCOLN: Two 18th Century signed documents, to include one document signed by Benjamin Lincoln (senior), Justice of the Peace, 2 pages, dated January 14, 1734/5, land deed between Simon Joy, Weymouth, and
1624: 1734 SIGNED LAND DEED MASSACHUSETTS B. LINCOLNEst. US$100-US$150See Sold Price
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CIRCA 1860 AUTOGRAPHS OF AUTHORS: Four circa 1860s author's autographs, to include 1847 card,signed William Cullen Bryant (poet); card signed John G. Whittier, signature quite light; cut signature of poet O.W. Holmes, some ink
1625: CIRCA 1860 AUTOGRAPHS OF AUTHORSEst. US$100-US$200
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SIGNED 1801 WILLIAM ELLERY ADS: 1 page ADS (Newport, Ocotober, 12, 1801), from Daniel Updike to William Ellery, signer of Declaration of Independence, acknowledging Ellery's donation to Washington Academy, 6 1/4" x 7 3/4", folded
1626: SIGNED 1801 WILLIAM ELLERY ADSEst. US$300-US$500See Sold Price
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SALVADOR DALI SIGNATURE ON $2 BILL: Salvidor Dali signature on $2.00 bill, rare form. Bill is crisp, signature appears enhanced at bottom of "D" where ink is much darker.
1627: SALVADOR DALI SIGNATURE ON $2 BILLEst. US$75-US$150See Sold Price
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13 PIECES 1722-1808 MASSACHUSETTS DOCUMENTS: Thirteen 18th Century documents, most related to Hezekiah Luther, Swanzey, 1722-1808, from 6" x 3 1/4" to 7 1/2" x 12 1/4", to include land deeds, town meeting records, receipts. Fair to good
1628: 13 PIECES 1722-1808 MASSACHUSETTS DOCUMENTSEst. US$150-US$300See Sold Price
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TWO BOSTON PHILA CHECKS 1804, 1909: Two early checks from Philadelphia and Boston, dated 1804 & 1909. Good condition.
1628A: TWO BOSTON PHILA CHECKS 1804, 1909Est. US$75-US$125See Sold Price
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NINE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTS 1864-1913: Nine 19th and 20th Century Southern documents, autograph, including: 2 documents dated 1864 (Chattanooga, Tenn. & Bridgeport, Alabama), an animal forage document and a Quartermaster's stores;
1629: NINE SOUTHERN DOCUMENTS 1864-1913Est. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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SEVEN CIVIL WAR LETTERS ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS: Seven Civil War letters, 22 1/2 pp. total, written by David R. Burgess of the Illinois Volunteers, dated 1863-1864 (Kentucky, Vicksburg), some war commentary, some racist remarks, all in ink and
1630: SEVEN CIVIL WAR LETTERS ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERSEst. US$150-US$300
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CIVIL WAR COLORED SOLDIER WOTTON MASS. 5TH: Nine Civil War items related to colored soldier Wallace M. Wotton of the Mass. 5th Infantry, dated 1863-1875, including: printed 1863 orders forming regiment "composed of men of color", (w/
1631: CIVIL WAR COLORED SOLDIER WOTTON MASS. 5THEst. US$200-US$400See Sold Price
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SIXTEEN CIVIL WAR ERA ENVELOPES: Sixteen Civil War era envelopes, all with canceled stamps; some to soldiers. Crisp to soiled condition; some w/ edge torn off; some with pencil notations.
1632: SIXTEEN CIVIL WAR ERA ENVELOPESEst. US$75-US$125See Sold Price
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RARE CONFEDERATE POW LETTERS 1864: Two RARE Civil War Confederate prisoner-of-war letters, dated August 20, 1864 and December 23, 1864, Fort Warren, Boston, 3 pp., 5" x 8", both written to a Mr. Keyes and asking for release; good
1633: RARE CONFEDERATE POW LETTERS 1864Est. US$150-US$300
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RARE CIVIL WAR POW LETTER 1864: RARE Civil War Confederate prisoner-of-war letter, dated December 8, 1864, Fort Warren, Boston, 1 p. 5" x 8", asking to be pardoned as he was "only a fireman." Folds, some soiling; otherwise, very
1634: RARE CIVIL WAR POW LETTER 1864Est. US$100-US$200See Sold Price
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