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Important Historic Americana | September 28, 2024

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Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more
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Lot 1176

Autographs of Members of the Senate and House During 1860-61 Session

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Current Bid
$550

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an impressive compendium of over 225 signatures of Civil War era politicians, bound by J.B. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia in handsome gilt leather with marble endpapers, all edges gilt, signatures include: John C. Ten Eyck, Francis Spinner (later U.S. Treasurer), Zebulon Vance, Alfred Iverson Sr., Thomas Bragg, and many others 

Provenance: Private Asheville, North Carolina Collection

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Private Asheville, North Carolina Collection

good overall, rub to leather boards most noticeable at corners