Sold20221888 - Letter From Ward Attendant at Insane AsylumWriting Home Discussing the working Conditions. Please see photos and come to the 2 day preview for condition.See Sold Price
Sold2023Asylum for the Insane cast iron sign9 1/4" T x 10 1/4" W black with gold letters and border good conditionSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ralph Albert Blakelock Asylum Painting American Modernist 19th Century Landscape PaintingOriginal oil by Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919). A very rare asylum work, painted in at the end of his life while living in an insane asylum in upstate NY. Passed down from in the family of a nurSee Sold Price
Sold2022James Moulton Burfield (British, circa 1845-1888) Letters censoredJames Moulton Burfield (British, circa 1845-1888) Letters censored signed and dated 'J.M.Burfield'./1875.' (lower right) oil on canvas 82.9 x 62.2cm (32 5/8 x 24 1/2in).See Sold Price
Sold2022Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter SignedALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, October 30, 1888. Handwritten letter to a friend with important scientific content about cholera, in part: "We have juSee Sold Price
Sold2022General Sherman Signed Letter Dated Dec. 8th 1888Property from a Savannah, GA Estate Description: General Sherman Signed Letter Dated Dec. 8th 1888, signed letter to L. P. Delahoussaye Esq., a prominent confederate soldier, New Orleans, LA, theSee Sold Price
Sold20231888 Charles DARWIN Letters Origin Species Evolution Biology Huxley SCIENCE 2v1888 Charles DARWIN Letters Origin Species Evolution Biology Huxley SCIENCE 2v An impressive, 1888 edition of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin collected and edited by his son Francis Darwin. ThiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Agnews State Hospital, Great Asylum for the Insane Photo AlbumThe Great Asylum For The Insane Photo Album. Agnews State Hospital, Santa Clara California, famously the site of the largest loss of life following the Great 1906 Earthquake. Includes Photographs Of dSee Sold Price
Sold2018Asylum For The Insane Glass WindowNice reverse decal " asylum for the insane for disturbed women" glass window. Displays very well. No cracks or chips in glass. Measures approximately 30" tall by 30" across.See Sold Price
Sold2023Asylum for the Insane signheavy duty cast iron 10" x 9" good condition black with gold trimSee Sold Price
Sold2022RUSSIAN SILVER LETTER OPENER, OVCHINNIKOV, 1888-1917RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER LETTER OPENER, OVCHINNIKOV, 1888-1917 The handle of the knife is decorated with engraving in the style of Ivan Bilibin. It is depicting the wooden hut in the forest, on the rooSee Sold Price
Sold2023Group of American 18th/19th century autographs(1) John Bayard, 1703-1807, US Patriot, manuscript deed, (2) Henry Ward Beecher 1880 letter, (3) Henry Cabot Lodge TLS, (4) Abraham Van Vechten, 1762-1848, American lawyer, 1833 letter, (5) David KirkSee Sold Price
Sold2023Victorian English sterling silver centerpiece, E. Barnard & Sons, 1888A Victorian era English sterling silver centerpiece with fruit and flower motif and pierced acanthus leaves handles, London Silver hallmarks, letter date for 1888, Victorian Duty mark, and maker's marSee Sold Price
Sold2017Three Vintage Royal Worcester Wall Pocketsin the form of an Iris, one with date letter "Z" for 1888. 9 x 6 in. Private Collection of a Lady, Chapel Hill, NC.Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.comSee Sold Price
Sold2022Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian Subscription Agreement, Olney, Set #74, 1907Edward S. Curtis(1868 - 1952)The North American Indian Subscription Agreement, Olney, Set #74, 1907letter press printsigned: Elam Ward Olneyinscribed: this copy to be signed by Theodore Roosevelt10 3/See Sold Price
Sold2022IRVING BERLIN (1888-1989) Very early typed letter signed to singer Lillian Shaw providing the lyricsIRVING BERLIN (1888-1989) Very early typed letter signed to singer Lillian Shaw providing the lyrics for "Yiddle On Your Fiddle Play Some Ragtime." New York: 13 December 1909. A one page typed letterSee Sold Price
Sold2022Irving Berlin Collection: Nine (9) Typed Letters Signed 1955-1968Irving Berlin Collection: Nine (9) Typed Letters Signed 1955-1968 (1888-1989) Hailed as one of the greatest songwriters in American History, the acclaim and popularity of Berlin is without equal compoSee Sold Price
Sold2022(MORMONS.) Reply of Joseph Smith to the Letter of J. A. B--- of A---n House, New York.(MORMONS.) Reply of Joseph Smith to the Letter of J. A. B--- of A---n House, New York. 24 pages. 12mo, disbound; minor wear and soiling. Liverpool: R. Hedlock and T. Ward, [1844] First separate editioSee Sold Price
2015James Howard Bridge Memorandums 1885, 1887, 1888Together with "Triumphant Democracy" Published by Charles Scribner's Sons1886 signed Andrew Carnegie with an annotation by Bridge and a letter from the publisher.See Sold Price
Sold2015James Howard Bridge Memorandums 1885, 1887, 1888Together with "Triumphant Democracy" Published by Charles Scribner's Sons1886 signed Andrew Carnegie with an annotation by Bridge and a letter from the publisher.See Sold Price
Sold2019Dorothea L. Dix Handwritten letter with signatureDorothea L. Dix (1802-1887), American Philanthropist. Handwritten letter to William Letchworth (known for his charitable work) dated June 29, 1874 on stationary from the Minnesota Hospital for InsaneSee Sold Price
Sold2016A GOOD QUALITY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY LETTERA GOOD QUALITY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY LETTER OPENER, carved and pierced to its centre in high relief with Guanyin and a boy attendant, reserved on a ground of trellis, ribboned emblems and peony,See Sold Price
Sold2021Irving Berlin Collection: Two Signed Letters, OriginalIrving Berlin Collection: Two Signed Letters, Original Birthday Composition and Additional Lyrics to a Friend for 25 Years, Samuel Hoffman (Rare) (1888-1989) Hailed as one of the greatest songwritersSee Sold Price
Sold2022COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824–1889). AutographCOLLINS, William Wilkie (1824–1889). Autograph letter signed (“Wilkie Collins”) to his cousin Jane Ward, 12 January 1881. 3 pages, 8vo (180 x 114 mm), personal letterhead on a bifoliSee Sold Price
May 16DuMouchellesEnglish Sterling Silver William Chawner Ladles & Grape Scissors by Fenton & Hutton, Ca. 1890, W$150
6 days LeftWinter Associates +MILITARY: WW2 U.S. Navy Airship Erection and Piloting Manual for K-Series Airships, c. 1943, manual$25
May 14Fleischer's AuctionsEllen Sherman's Deluxe Presentation Copy Gen. Sherman's Memoirs$275(2 bids)
6 days LeftMynt AuctionsSigmund Freud Signed & Framed 4.5x5.75 Letter Dated August 29 1933 BAS$140(3 bids)
4 days LeftJay Anderson AuctionDated 1852 Rosewood & Brass High Quality Lap Desk made for letter writing when traveling.w 16" d 10"$30(2 bids)