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1 Auction & Specialist Information

2 Web Site & Online Bidding

4 Lots 1000–1393

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1000Three Early Maritime Prints, two probably French, 17th century, one English, 18th century, the first titled “Description D’un Navire Royal,” published by Francois-Gerard Jollain, after 1667; the second showing numbered parts of a deconstructed ship, of unknown origin; the third a labeled cross-section of a ship’s hull with English captions; to 14 x 19 3/4 in. (sheet), all unframed.$300-500

1001Early Engraving of Sir Francis Drake, 18th century, on woven paper with visible plate mark, Drake in an oval frame with panoply of arms below on an elaborate pedestal with battle scene, in a molded black and gilt frame, ht. 17 1/4, wd. 11 1/4 in.$200-300

1002“JOHN PAUL JONES” Engraved Portrait, drawn by G. Samuels after Charles Willson Peale, 19th century, in a gilt frame, sight ht. 7, wd. 5 1/2 in.$300-500

1003Logbook Entries from the Voyage of the Minerva, Captain Nicholas Pocock, c. 1776, pen and ink on paper, detailing observations on May 2nd-7th and 14th-25th, May 1776, aboard the Minerva “From Bristol towards Nevis,” each day with typical records of distance, latitude, longitude, and weather, and also with detailed watercolor en grisaille depictions of the Minerva at sail, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.$3,000-5,000

1004English School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

Portrait of a British Officer, Possibly General CornwallisUnsigned.Oil on canvas, the figure painted within an oval surrounded by brown spandrels, 31 x 25 in., in an ebonized molded wood frame with beaded liner.Condition: Strengthening to spandrels, no evidence of repair or retouch elsewhere.$3,000-5,000

1005Cast Plaster Portraits of Admirals Howe and Duncan, England, early 19th century, the two high relief cast plaques with quarter-length profile views of each admiral, the reverse of one inscribed “Admiral/Earl Howe,” the other “Admiral/Lord visct Duncan,” in molded oval black-stained frames, ht. 6, wd. 5 in.$600-800

1006Nine Printed Portrait or Pictorial Views, 18th and 19th century, including portraits of Thomas Jefferson (after Gilbert Stuart), Ulysses S. Grant, lithographs titled “Dinner Given to the Japanese Commissioners on board USSF Powhatan,” and “Action of Quallah Battoo...,” and five engravings with nautical themes: ship-building, salvaging wrecks, and a port village view, many with inscriptions in French.$300-500

1007Nine Natural History Book Plates, London, early 19th century, all hand-colored, each showing multiple species including insects, mollusks, birds, and whales, each 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.$100-150

1008Copy of 1797 British Naval Correspondence, late 18th/early 19th century, six handwritten pages, including correspondence from John Dalrymple, and a reference to Admiral Horatio Nelson’s plans to dine aboard the HMS Vanguard off the coast of Naples, Italy.$400-600

1009Engraved Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, A. Easto, late 18th century, the circular portrait with inscription “Engrav’d by A. Easto from an Original Miniature.,” in a round molded frame, frame dia. 4 1/8 in.$400-600

1010Miniature Watercolor Memorial to Admiral Lord Nelson, England, early 19th century, oval, depicting a woman seated in mourning next to a stone marker inscribed “Nelson,” with a sailing vessel in the distance, the reverse with fancy hairwork highlighted in gilt threads and seed pearls under beveled glass, 2 x 1 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased c. 1960s from a descendant of Nelson’s family, the memorial having belonged to Nelson’s daughter Horatia.$2,000-3,000

1011Carved Bone Admiral Lord Nelson Snuffbox, England, early 19th century, a hinged lid with cut out circular medallion depicting a panoply of arms on a pedestal, the back with two hearts pierced by an arrow resting on a plinth, the inside of the lid with a hand-painted depiction of Lord Nelson, (imperfections), lg. 2 7/8, wd. 1 3/4, dp. 3/4 in.$400-600

1012Brass “Admiral Lord Nelson” Memorial Snuff Box, England, early 19th century, the circular top with beaded edge centering a bust of Nelson, fits tightly onto a cylindrical box with Greek key design, inscribed on the bottom with Nelson’s achievements, dia. 2 1/4 in.$300-500

1013Admiral Lord Nelson Enamel Mirror Supports, probably Bilston, England, early 19th century, the convex enamel plaques with a bust of Nelson in naval uniform inscribed “ADMR LD NELSON,” mounted on a turned and threaded post, lg. 2 7/8, dia. 2 in.$600-800

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1014Manuscript Transcripts of Admiral Nelson’s Fleet Logbooks from the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805, likely copied in the 1830s, most sheets watermarked “HUXHAM MILL/1832,” transcriptions describe maneuvers, battle damage, death of Nelson, and aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar, includes section of logbooks from the following ships: HMS Africa, October 21-30; HMS Victory, October 19-26; HMS Temeraire, October 22-November 3; HMS Britannia, October 21-November 1; HMS Agamemnon, October 21-26; HMS Orion, October 21-November 3; HMS Minotaur, October 21-30; HMS Spartiate, October 21-30; HMS Royal Sovereign, October 19-30; HMS Belleisle, October 21-25; HMS Bellerophon, October 19-28; HMS Revenge, October 21-28; HMS Polyphemus, October 21-November 3; HMS Swiftsure, October 21-30; HMS Dreadnought, October 21-30; HMS Defiance, October 21-31; HMS Thunderer, October 21-31; HMS Defence, October 21-31; HMS Prince, October 21-27; HMS Euryalus, October 20-30; HMS Naiad, October 22-25; HMS Phoebe, October 21-31, HMS Sirius, October 19-31; HMS Pickle, October 21-27; and HMS Entreprenante, October 22-31; a document noting the ships’ names and abridged extracts from some of their logs; and a document noting the disabled state of masts, yards, etc. of the fleet, twenty-seven items total, (folds, minor tears and separations), ht. 12 3/4, wd. 8 in.

Provenance: Likely compiled by the 1805 captain of HMS Sirius in the 1830s, when he was working in London.$3,000-5,000

1015Engraved Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, early 19th century, Nelson in full military uniform with medals in a laurel above a crest and image of the sword of the Spanish admiral, in a modern molded frame, sight ht. 6 1/2, wd. 4 in.$150-250

1016Large Paper Maquette for a Memorial to Admiral Lord Nelson, England, early 19th century, designed as an obelisk under a Gothic arch, the upper spandrels with Nelson’s “Victories,” and “Rewards,” the obelisk with his wreathed name and his most notable engagements: Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar, all above his countenance surrounded by symbols of British patriotism and war, 25 1/2 x 18 1/2 (sight), in modern gray mat and silvered frame.

Note: The closest existing memorial in design to this maquette is at London’s Guildhall. It incorporates much of the content shown here, arranged differently, and was built from 1806 to 1811.$1,000-1,500

1017Pair of Engraved Portraits of Admiral Nelson, 19th century, hand-tinted engraved images mounted in molded oval frames, marbled paper backs, ht. 7 3/8, wd. 6 in.$300-500

1018Miniature Watercolor Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, inscribed “Baron Nelson of the Nile—by Maria Teresa Tesi, c. 1798” on the paper backing, the subject seen in full regalia, dia. 2 in. (sight), in a later circular molded wood frame.$2,000-3,000

1019Grand Tour Miniature Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, 19th century, with Boule frame (damage), image 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.$200-300

1020Grand Tour Miniature Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, late 19th century, with incised “French Ivory” paneled frame (minor losses), image 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.$300-500

1021Pair of Grand Tour Portrait Miniatures of Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton, 19th century, the subjects each seen bust-length, Nelson in the typical view, Lady Hamilton with a large pink feathered hat and ermine shawl, 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in., in black molded frames.$400-600

1022Cast Copper Bust of Admiral Lord Nelson, England, 20th century, the bust on a square plinth mounted to a turned oak pedestal, the plinth inscribed “MADE OF COPPER /FROM/NELSON’S FLAGSHIPS,” and “PRESENTED BY/BRITISH/SAILORS SOCIETY,” overall ht. 11 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500

1023Copper Nelson’s Victory Centenary Memento, c. 1905, sheet copper shield mounted on wood plaque, the shield decorated with anchor and presentation inscription “Presented by the BRITISH & FOREIGN Sailor’s Society Containing Victory Copper From LORDS OF ADMIRALTY,” ht. 15, wd. 13 1/4 in.$300-500

1024Seaman’s Quadrant, 17th century, the triangular wood body with arched bottom engraved with arcs and scales, the reverse side with circular brass plate engraved with depictions of constellations, ht. 4 1/4, wd. 6 in.$800-1,200

1025Brass G. Adams Horary Quadrant, “Instrument Maker to His Majesty, Fleet Street London,” scale from 0-90 on radius edge with half markings, and engraved in center of plate as above.$300-500

1026Early Printed Bookplate of a Compass, France, 17th/18th century, a compass rose with cardinal and other points labeled in French, dia. 9 1/4 in. (sight), in a modern mat and frame.$300-500

1027Framed and Printed Navigational Pages, France, 18th century, with one page of text, and two circular compositions showing navigational tools, in modern frame, overall with frame 15 3/4 in. square.$200-300

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1028Seventeen Engravings by James Ferguson After J. Mynde, England, probably 18th century, one image titled “The Orrery, made by James Ferguson” likely used as the frontispiece for the second edition of Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, published London, 1757, other engravings include diagrams, representations of instruments, some titled, most cropped close to the image, some restored, and many with creasing, soiling, small losses, and imperfections.$300-500

1029Brass and Steel Compass, Carlo Bordogna, Milan, Italy, late 18th/early 19th century, the compass points protected by a threaded cover, marked with maker’s name near the hinged end, lg. 5 1/4 in.$200-300

1030Small Brass Sector, Butterfield, Paris, late 18th century, with calibrated scale on one side, maker’s name on the other, foliate engraved flourishes, lg. 3 1/2 in.$200-300

1031Brass Sector, France, late 18th century, calibrated scales on both sides, lg. 6 3/4 in.$200-300


1033Brass Sector, France, late 18th/early 19th century, calibrated scales on both sides, lg. 6 1/2 in.$200-300


1035Brass Sector, M. Berge, London, late 18th century, calibrated scales on both sides, marked on one side at the hinged end with maker’s name, lg. 6 1/2 in.$200-300

1036Shagreen-cased Brass and Steel Drafting Tool Set, England, late 18th/early 19th century, comprising a compass and six attachments and two wooden rules, the case with hinged lid, (wear, missing one element), overall ht. 5 1/4 in.$300-500

1037Cary Reflecting Sector and Plotting Instrument, London, mid-19th century, lacquered brass instrument with protractor scale engraved 0-130 and marked “Cary London,” sighting pinnula and half-silvered horizon mirror connected to indexing arm, protractor vernier plate with index mirror and marked “Patent 73,” and a 4 1/4-in. plotting knife-edge engraved scale.$600-800

1038A. Abraham Full Circle Protractor, Liverpool, late 19th century, 8-in. engraved scale 0-360, inner scale divided in four quadrants 0-90, cross arm engraved “A. Abraham Liverpool,” dual facing knife-edge rulers on longitude arms, fitted in a felt-lined mahogany case.$400-600

1039Cary Brass Plotting Compass, London, 19th century, 9 1/4-in. dia. geared circle with thumbscrew vernier adjustment and calibrated scale 0-360 degrees, engraved on the rotating cross frame “Cary London,” central glass aperture with crosshairs, two hinged arms with steel pointers and a fitted mahogany box.$600-800

1040Boxed Brass Compass Circle, early 19th century, engraved dial numbered 0-360, centrally mounted rotating arm with two scales engraved 0-30 and 30-60, with two detachable knurled thumbscrews, in original mahogany blue velvet-lined box, circle dia. 9 in.$400-600

1041Charles W. Dixey Proportional Dividers, New Bond Street, Optician to the Queen, nickel silver instrument with steel points, scales on each edge and engraved as above, lg. 6 1/2 in.$300-500

1042Wooden Gunter’s Rule, England, late 18th/early 19th century, with precise calibrations for navigation and other uses, old surface, lg. 24 in.$300-500

1043Wooden Gunter’s Rule, England, early 19th century, with precise calibrations for navigation and other uses, lg. 24 in.$200-250

1044Wooden Gunter’s Rule, England, early 19th century, with precise calibrations for navigation and other uses, lg. 24 in.$200-300

1045T. Shaw 12-inch Boxwood Rule, London, c. 1846, engraved rule and scale with sliding brass extension rule, steel tips, and brass rule joint engraved “T. Shaw 1846.”$200-250

1046Boxwood Folding Rule, marked “P.E.” on rule joint, with engraved Gunter’s scale, lg. 6 in.$200-300

1047Unmarked Brass Gunner’s Calipers, 19th century, engraved inch scale on both edges, tables for shots, steel points, lg. 6 3/4 in.$300-500

1048Wood and Brass Cordage Caliper Measure, Whitlock Cordage Co., Jersey City, New Jersey, with sliding brass arm and incised table, maker’s name and advertisement on reverse, lg. closed 6 1/2 in.$100-150

1049R.W. Ash Brass Right-angle Gauge, 19th century, 12-in. instrument with arch calibrated 0-90 in both directions with 1-degree increments, and hinged center pointer.$300-500


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1050Brass, Steel and Wood Chart Tool, probably England, early 19th century, with knurled thumbscrew tighteners fixed to brass bodies die-stamped “L.H.D.” which slide on a mahogany rail, above substantial tapered steel points, ht. 6 in.$200-250

1051Stainless Steel Equal Spacing Divider, Theo Alteneder & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, with eleven points spaced equally, which remain so even when the instrument is extended, maker’s name near hinged end, (outer two points slightly bent), lg. 12 1/4, wd. fully extended 21 3/4 in.$100-150

1052Pair of Steel Dividers, Bemis & Call Hardware & Tool Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, mid-19th century, lg. 9 5/8 in.$100-150

1053Large Brass Navigational 18-inch Parallel Rule, Wilfred O. White & Sons, Boston/New York/Baltimore, late 19th century, maker’s name on lower parallel.$150-250

1054Hardwood and Brass 12-inch Rolling Parallel Rule, B.J. Hall & Co., Ltd., London/Birmingham, England, late 19th century, (minor wear).$150-250

1055Hardwood and Brass 18-inch Parallel Rule, early 20th century, each blade having chamfered straight edges, and shaped brass hardware with ringed center decoration.$150-250

1056T.S. & J.D. Negus 18-inch Polished Brass Parallel Rule, first half 20th century, engraved as above, with cardinal points and scales.$200-250

1057Small Carved Whalebone Slide-lid Dominoes Box, possibly French Prisoner-of-war-made, late 18th/early 19th century, with incised geometric carving throughout, the box supported on four stile feet, opening to a domino set, lg. 4 3/4 in.$400-600

1058Scrimshaw-decorated Whale’s Tooth, America, late 19th century, engraved on one side with two single-masted sailing vessels, highlighted in red and black pigment, lg. 5 in.$600-800

1059Small Scrimshaw-decorated Whale’s Tooth Depicting Neptune, America, 19th century, (chip to tip), lg. 5 in.$300-500

1060Scrimshaw-decorated Whale’s Tooth, America, 19th century, engraved with a whaleship and three manned whaleboats, and lower border of repeating half circles, lg. 5 3/4 in.$600-800

1061Scrimshaw-decorated Whale’s Tooth, America, 19th century, each side decorated with a fashionably dressed woman, (drilled at tip), lg. 6 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1062Carved Whale’s Tooth with Five Miniature Whalebone Dice, America, 19th century, the tooth carved to serve as an ashtray, lg. 5 1/4 in.$300-500

1063Turned and Carved Whale Ivory “N. Pearce” Stamp, America, early 19th century, the turned handle and post ending in carved name stamp “N. Pearce,” lg. 2 3/4 in.$800-1,200

1064Carved Whale Ivory and Whalebone Jagging Wheel, America, 19th century, the pierced wheel with wavy edge supported by a carved hand and forearm, continuing to turned collar and carved handle inlaid with abalone, and scrolled terminal, lg. 6 1/4 in.$400-600

1065Carved Whale Ivory Jagging Wheel, America, 19th century, with two-tined fork, small ridged wheel, and serpent terminal, with shell inlay, lg. 6 1/2 in.$600-800

1066Carved and Turned Whale Ivory Jagging Wheel, America, 19th century, with ribbed and spiral-carved sections separated by ebony bands, with two-tined fork, zigzag wheel, and ring terminal, lg. 8 1/4 in.$600-800

1067Carved and Scrimshaw-decorated Whale Ivory Jagging Wheel, America, 19th century, the handle carved to look like a small tree branch, the zigzag wheel supported by a flower-decorated mount, lg. 7 1/4 in.$400-600

1068Turned Whale Ivory and Hardwood Jagging Wheel, America, 19th century, the zigzag wheel mounted to a ring-turned, incised, and swelled handle, (yellowed, repaired at collar), lg. 6 1/4 in.$300-500

1069Handwritten and Hand-drawn “Descriptions of Whales by Capt. Thos. W. Roys Ship ‘Sheffield’ 1854,” mid-19th century, the twenty-four-sheet booklet filled with pencil drawings of whale species, observations about their size, appearance and behavior, and observations about how much whale oil and other byproduct they provide, and several pages on where and when to best hunt them, the back page inscribed “To be returned to/ Lieut. M[atthew]. F[ontaine]. Maury/May 1854/National Observatory/Washington.,” 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.

Note: Captain Thomas Welcome Roys was a ship captain who discovered that the Bering Sea contained a species of whale called the Bowhead, a discovery which helped to jumpstart the Arctic whaling trade. Lieutenant Matthew Fontaine Maury was known as “The Pathfinder of the Seas.” With respect to whaling, he was one of the first to track the migrations of whales, and utilized sailor’s shipboard logs to help him compile the data needed for his research.$1,500-2,500


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1070Two S. Thomas & Co. Sperm Whale Product Receipts, New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1858, printed indicating that S. Thomas & Co. were located at the Corner of Front and Union Streets in New Bedford, filled out in pen with the products and prices paid for “Sperm Oil,” “Sperm Candles,” and “Winter Sperm Oil,” minor staining at edges.$100-150

1071Whalebone Cane with Whale Ivory Knop, America, late 19th century, the tapered shaft with brass cap end, joined to the turned and incised ivory knop highlighted with red pigment by an ebony band, lg. 34 1/2 in.$600-800

1072Turned and Carved Hardwood and Whale Ivory and Coconut Dipper, America, 19th century, slightly curved handle with ivory finial joined to the hollowed coconut shell bowl by an ivory mount, lg. 17 1/2 in.$300-500

1073Carved Coconut Shell, America, 19th century, with incised carving throughout depicting a sailing vessel, a bottle, a goblet, meandering vine and geometric motifs surrounding the name “H. WOODGATE,” roman numerals “LXIII” and the arabic numerals “6” and “3,” the end of the shell carved with a face, lg. 5 1/4 in.$300-500

1074Three Carved Whalebone Seam Rubbers, America, 19th century, with incised details, (one lacks finial), lg. to 5 1/4 in.$400-600

1075Three Carved Hardwood Seam Rubbers, America, early 19th century, each with faceted terminals, one with incised initials “T,” “R,” and “C” on three of the facets, lg. to 6 1/2 in.$500-700

1076Two Carved Hardwood Seam Rubbers, America, early 19th century, one with faceted removable top allows it to be used as a needle case, lg. 5 3/4 in.$250-350

1077Three Carved Hardwood Seam Rubbers, America, early 19th century, with faceted terminals, lg. to 5 3/4 in.$300-500

1078Carved Hardwood Seam Rubber, America, early 20th century, with finial carved as a bust of a man bearing a resemblance to Teddy Roosevelt, lg. 4 3/4 in.$150-250

1079Two Turned Whalebone Fids, America, 19th century, one with flattened end, one with rounded end, each with pierced hole, lg. 6, 12 in., respectively.$400-600

1080Carved Whalebone Block, America, 19th century, lg. 4 in.$300-500

1081Two Carved and Incised Whalebone Clothespins, America, 19th century, lg. to 4 3/4 in.$200-300

1082Turned Wood Needle Case and Set of Four Bone Knitting Needles, America, late 19th century, the friction-fit top with flared collar, four double-ended needles, case lg. 13, needle lg. 9 in.$200-300

1083Two Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Razors, 19th century, one with handle engraved with an image of a sailing ship and flowers on one panel and the other side with a whale and the name “JOSIAH LANE” on ribbons; the second razor with handle engraved with the figure of a man in uniform and crossed flags, lg. 6 in.$400-600

1084Wood and Bone Whale Stamp, 19th century, the oak handle with a bone disk where it joins the body of the stamp, the stamp in the shape of a whale carved from bone, on custom metal stand with label on bottom reading “BARBARA JOHNSON COLLECTOR IN BALAENIS,” stamp ht. 3, wd. 2 3/8, dp. 7/8 in.$200-300

1085Three Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Items, America, 19th/20th century, including a pair of “playing bones” with whaling scenes, and a tapered objects with a snake inscribed “Seaman Lewis/Viper,” lg. to 8 1/2 in.$200-250

1086Four Carved Sailor-made Objects, America, 19th century, a whalebone whistle, a fish-form folding toothpick, a bone “jackknife,” and a folding multi-tool, lg. to 3 1/2 in.$400-600

1087Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Love Token, 19th century, decorated with two birds facing each other holding a ribbon with a heart connecting to a circle and star, the initials “CL” and “MS” above the hearts, lg. 6, wd. 1 in.$400-600

1088Five Whale Ivory or Bone Sailor-made Objects, America, 19th century, including a turned seal and four scrimshaw-decorated leg-form items, one with initials “DWM” and a stemmed flower, one with the letter “T” and a whale’s tail, lg. to 3 1/4 in.$600-800

1089Five Carved Whale Ivory or Whalebone Bodkins, America, 19th century, with faceted, incised, or turned detail, one with a fist finial, lg. to 5 in.$400-600

1090Ten Whalebone Objects, America, 19th century, including three turned bodkins, and seven small busks or “playing bones,” lg. to 10 in.$200-250

1091Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Plaque, early 19th century, the curving piece of baleen decorated with two small sailing vessels, a whale’s tail, a three-masted vessel, and a lighthouse, (fraying, losses, breaks), lg. 18 1/2 in.

Note: According to the consignor, this is reportedly the earliest known piece of scrimshaw.$600-800


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1092Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Busk, America, 19th century, one shaped and one rounded end, decorated on one side with a central panel depicting a whaleship flying an American flag, a harpooned whale, and two whale boats, inscribed “Whale,” lg. 12 1/2 in.$400-600

1093Small Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Busk, America, 19th century, with one shaped and one peaked end, decorated on one side with patriotic and military motifs including cannon, a sailing vessel, an eagle and shield above crossed flags, and a monument, the other side with a palm tree, flower, compass rose, and cornucopia, centering the initials “NB,” lg. 10 in.$400-600

1094Scrimshaw-decorated Whalebone Busk, America, 19th century, one shaped and one rounded end, composed of stars and pinwheels above a sailing vessel flying the American flag, highlighted with red and black pigments, lg. 11 1/4 in.$400-600

1095Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Busk, America, 19th century, one rounded and one shaped end, one side with foliate motifs centering the initials “S.M,” the other with varied designs including a lighthouse lettered “SALEM,” an eye, an urn of flowers, and a ten-pointed star, lg. 13 in.$300-500

1096Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Busk, America, 19th century, slightly tapered form with rounded ends with incised carving of flowers and foliate devices, the reverse with faint presentation inscription, lg. 14 1/4 in.$300-500

1097Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Busk, America, mid-19th century, one shaped end and one pointed end, decorated on one side with pictorial motifs including an anchor, a square-rigged vessel, a shield issuing a floral and foliate spray, and an urn of flowers, with initials “KN,” and date “1864,” lg. 13 3/4 in.$300-500

1098Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Busk, America, 19th century, slightly tapered form with rounded ends decorated on one side with sections depicting a sailing vessel, two figures, a diamond centering the letter “G” surrounded by symbols, a landscape with house, and others, all divided by sawtooth borders, (losses), lg. 15 1/2 in.$200-300

1099Scrimshaw-decorated Wooden Busk, America, 19th century, with one shaped and one rounded end, decorated with geometric devices centering a central reserve with crossed branches highlighted with green pigment below the name “S Smith” highlighted in yellow, lg. 12 3/4 in.$200-300

1100Turned and Stipple-decorated Maple Rolling Pin, America, mid-19th century, with turned handles, slightly swelled form decorated with a whale and lettered “ELLEN,” lg. 16 1/2 in.$200-250

1101Dark Brown Etched Blown Glass Rolling Pin “LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS/JACK 1847,” probably England, mid-19th century, decorated with marine imagery including anchors and sailing vessels, and with an image showing the “Iron Bridge over the River Weir,” lg. 16 1/2 in.$400-600

1102Pair of Bone Playing Pieces, 19th century, two lengths of polished bone with rounded ends, lg. 5 1/4, wd. 7/8 in.$150-250

1103Two Sailor’s Bags, 19th century, each of cylindrical form with hand-stitched bodies, one constructed of heavy linen canvas, the other of heavy cotton canvas with a wood and leather bottom, ht. to 19, dia. to 8 in.$200-250

1104Six Sailor-made Items, England or America, 19th century, including a punchwork-decorated leather knife holster with knife, a canvas sleeve for a small spyglass containing a spyglass, a ropework-decorated knife and sheath, a ropework whimsy around a large piece of shot, and two ropework straps, lg. to 19 in.$400-600

1105Pair of Cord-wrapped Leather and Fabric Becket Handles, 19th century, the blue fabric “monkey fists” joined by a red leather-wrapped post around which the leather- and cord-wrapped handles are fixed, lg. 11 1/2 in.$400-600

1106Pair of Carved Mahogany and Painted Ropework Becket Handles, America, early 19th century, the carved mahogany brackets ornamented with stars, the elaborate ropework handles painted dark blue, overall lg. 11 in.$300-500

1107Pair of Canvas-covered Ropework Becket Handles, America, probably early 20th century, lg. 8 1/4 in.$200-250

1108Group of Ropework or Ropework-decorated Items, 19th century, including a shallow covered cylindrical basket, and three ropework-decorated bottles, ht. to 13, dia. to 10 in.$300-500

1109Carved Teak Wooden Knife Made From the Deck Planking of the Schooner “America,” spiral carved handle with a straight blade, lg. 8 3/4 in.$200-250

1110Carved Bone and Metal Button Hook, 19th century, ring-carved handle with geometric designs and a plated steel hook, lg. 12 3/8 in.$200-300


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1111Carved Ivory Pipe, America, late 19th century, the tapering bowl ornamented with rope carving, the stem with carved fish, overall lg. 8 in.$300-500

1112Parasol with Carved Dog Handle, 19th century, blue silk canopy with wooden struts, the upper wooden shaft, hinged at the midpoint then continuing to a carved bone handle, ending in a dog’s head, (wear, faded, some separations in folds), open ht. 26, dia. 22 in.$400-600

1113Small Horn Flask, early 20th century, surface incised with initials “LS” and the dates “1903” and “1911,” flat wood base, lg. 4 1/4 in.$300-500

1114Two Whale Ivory and Fish Vertebrae Canes, America, 19th century, with whale’s tooth handles and stacked vertebrae shafts, lg. 37 1/4, 35 in.$400-600

1115Pair of Scrimshaw-decorated Walrus Tusks, America, 19th century, one tusk carved on one side with two women, one of whom stands in front of a mirrored bureau, and a mustachioed military officer, and on the other side with a stemmed flower and a seaman; the other tusk carved on one side with three figures - a seaman, a figure in a headdress holding a skull and crossbones flag, and a woman with her hands clasped, lg. 12 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

1116Four Carved Whalebone or Walrus Ivory Objects, America, late 19th/early 20th century, a whalebone fishing lure with barbed iron hook, a pair of baleen-mounted tweezers, a brass-mounted parallel, and a likely Inuit walrus-carved and scrimshaw decorated letter opener, lg. to 7 1/2 in.$400-600

1117Scrimshaw-decorated Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board, probably Alaska, early 20th century, carved on the playing surface side with a whale among icebergs and a floral device, and on the reverse with a representation of the Alaskan coastline from Wales to Norton Bay, (damage to end), lg. 19 in.$300-500

1118Scrimshaw-decorated Baleen Plaque, B. Hughey, Barrow, Alaska, early 20th century, with two walruses on ice floes, signed and inscribed by the maker at lower right, (slight fraying, edge losses, drilled for hanging on a cord), lg. 11 3/4 in.$400-600

1119White-painted and Polychrome Decorated Carved Pine “Don’t Give Up the Ship” Plaque, John Haley Bellamy (Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1836-1914), the spreadwing eagle surmounted by a banner carved with a star and inscribed with the slogan, the reverse with incised initials “JB,” (some retouch), lg. 26 in.$2,000-3,000

1120“Sailor’s Rights” Decorated Swordfish Sword, America, 19th century, with white-painted wood handle and sheet metal hilt, the blade with forty-one retained “teeth” is lettered in black “SAILOR’S RIGHTS” and decorated with a sperm whale, overall lg. 25 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1121J.C. Sinclair 9-inch Brass Bridge Sextant, Troughton, London, late 19th century, pierced frame with an upper bridge, silvered scale from 0-140 and marked “Troughton London,” sliding index arm with vernier and adjustable magnifier, multiple sunshades, horizon mirror, four additional eyepieces, turned wood handle, all housed in a dovetailed mahogany fitted box with paper label reading in part “Lilly & Reynolds Ltd. London.”$600-800

1121A15-inch Ebony Octant, 19th century, with ivory scale calibrated 0-90, brass index arm, locking thumbscrew, and ivory vernier reading 0-20, sighting pinnula, mirror magnifier, sun shades, unmarked ivory maker’s plaque on cross-arm, and pencil handle, two retail labels on inside lid from “R.L. Shaw Beekman N.Y.” and “Kagger & Brothers Baltimore,” handwritten note reading: “Quadrant Used by Capt. Simeon H... on the Florance Shay in the days of the clipper ships,” housed in a mahogany keyhole case.

Note: The sale/purchase and exportation/importation of ivory and all other endangered species may fall under various federal, state, and international restrictions. The buyer of this lot is solely responsible for understanding all applicable restrictions prior to purchase.$600-800

1122Charles Kennedy’s Boxed Octant, Negus, New York, patinated pierced frame with brass and inset silver scale reading 0-120, and engraved “Negus New York,” index arm with vernier scale 0-20, and magnifier, brass sighting scope, horizon mirror, dual grouping of sun shades, ribbed ebony handle, all housed in a green felt-lined fitted box with two eyepieces, plaque on the lid reading “Charles Kennedy Culzean Castle AYR.”$1,500-2,500

1122AJames Imray 10-inch Ebony Octant, H. Duren, New York, 19th century, engraved ivory scale reading 0-100, brass index arm with thumbscrew lock down, vernier from 0-20, sighting pinnula, mirror magnifier, sun shades, cross-arm boss reading “J. Imray Minories London,” and “H. Duren New York,” housed in a keystone mahogany box with interior retail label from C.R. Sherman & Co., New Bedford.

Note: See lot 1121A.$600-800

1123E. & C.W. Blunt 8-inch Brass Octant, New York, 19th century, inset silvered scale calculated 0-105, index arm with vernier, lock-down screw and magnifier, 3-in. sighting scope, horizon mirror, sun shades, and rosewood handle.

Provenance: This octant reportedly belonged to Admiral Farragut.$1,000-1,500


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1123AE. & G.W. Blunt 11-inch Ebony Octant, New York, 19th century, engraved ivory scale reading 0-110, brass index arm with thumbscrew lock down, vernier from 0-20, sighting pinnula, mirror magnifier, sun shades, cross-arm boss reading “E. & G.W. Blunt New York,” housed in a keystone oak box.

Note: See lot 1121A.$600-800

1124Miniature Portrait, Reportedly of Captain David Porter, United States Navy, America, early 19th century, the curly-haired subject seen with a black ascot and blue waistcoat, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in., mounted in a red leather case with hook enclosures.

Note: Captain David Porter commanded the American 32-gun ship Essex during the War of 1812.$800-1,200

1125U.S. Navy Belt Buckle, America, mid-19th century, laurel-decorated plate, the clasp with eagle over fouled anchor, the back of the pieces engraved “COMMODORE/CHARLES MORRIS/1799-1856/U.S.N.,” lg. 3, ht. 2 1/4 in.$200-300

1126Miniature Portrait of Lieutenant Hugh Cameron, early 19th century, the lieutenant in full military dress, in gold-toned frame with loop hanger, the reverse with aperture revealing cobalt enamel and gilt initials, 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.$800-1,200

1127Smith, Elder & Co., Publishers, After John Christian Schetky (England, 1778-1874), London, England, 19th century, four lithographs on paper numbered “No. 1” through “No. 4” depicting the engagement between the American frigate Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, images 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in., each image identified in a matrix below. Condition: Paper toned, color faded, one with repaired hole in margin.$600-800

1128American School, Late 19th Century

The Shannon vs. The ChesapeakeUnsigned.Watercolor on paper, 6 x 9 1/4 in. (sight), in a modern mat and frame, together with a print of the battle.Condition: Minor fading.$300-500

1129Capture of the Guerriere by the Constitution Engraved Print Gifted to George Roosevelt, image originally published in John Howard Hinton’s The History and Topography of the United States, Vol. 1 (Samuel Walker, Boston, 1834), the back of the frame with presentation inscription to George Roosevelt from his father dated Christmas 1984, in a black wood frame, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 11 3/8 in.$100-150

1130Anglo-American School, 19th Century

Steam Frigate Merrimack in Stormy SeasSigned “Stuart” l.l.Oil on canvas, the frigate on her voyage to Southampton, England, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), in a giltwood and gesso frame.Condition: Surface grime, minor retouch.$300-500

1131Anglo-American School, 19th Century

Steam Frigate Merrimack in Calm WatersSigned “Stuart” l.l.Oil on canvas, the frigate on her voyage to Southampton, England, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), in a giltwood and gesso frame (losses).Condition: Surface grime, minor retouch.$300-500

1132Silver Josiah Tattnall Presentation Beaker, Stodder & Frobisher, Co., c. 1816-25, straight-sided with flaring rim and molded base, marked “Stodder & Frobisher” on the base, engraved on the side “Tuttnall/U.S.N./to/J. Percival/U.S.N” and on the back “J. Percival/U.S.N./to/P. Holmes/1861,” (old repair to top of seam), ht. 3 3/8, dia. 3 in.$400-600

1133The Honorable East India Company’s Ship INGLIS..., W.J. Huggins, Publisher, London, England, c. 1830, lithograph on paper, plate size 19 x 25 1/2, image 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in., in a modern frame.$400-600

1134Six Framed Pages from the “Private Scrap Book” of Lucius M. Mason, U.S. Navy, c. 1844, including a “title page” with Mason’s name and the date August 17th, 1844 in ink, and five pictorial representations with captions, and four with Mason’s signature, including “The Constitution in the increase of the gale off Tristan da Cunha on the night of the 24th of Sep 1844,” “The Canoe of the Natives of Madagascar,” A scene at sea by moonlight, in a light breeze,” “’Bombay Man’ smoking,” and ‘”A Native of the harbor of St. Augustine Bay, on the island of Madagascar.”

Note: The USS Constitution, under the command of John Percival, cruised around the world from May 1844 to September 1846. Mason was a midshipman who died in 1845 during the voyage, and was buried at sea.$1,500-2,500

1135Three Ink or Watercolor and Ink Drawings and a Logbook Page from the Frigate Merrimack’s 1857-60 Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, probably A. Bovill, c. 1857-60, two watercolor representations titled “U.N.S. [sic] Merrimac (The anchorage on the Real--- River),” and “(Payta. Inner Point),” and an ink-captioned pencil sketch on blue paper showing the Guayaquil, a “(Peruvian Brig of War),” according to the artist, the logbook page with typical information (obscured by the placement of one watercolor), overall 19 x 16 1/4 in. with frame.$300-500

1136Watercolor and Pen Drawing “The Sea port and Town of Payta [sic] as seen from the Anchorage,” signed by A. Bovill, 19th century, a panoramic view in watercolor and pen on paper depicting the Peruvian seaport town of Paita, with some vessels and landmarks identified, 4 3/4 x 21 in. (sight), in a modern frame and mat.$300-500


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1137Five Pencil and Gouache Sketches “Drawn by Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Chas Paget” Framed Together, 19th century, depicting British vessels under sail, sketches to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in., overall dimensions 20 1/2 x 28 in., matted and framed.$600-800

1138Pencil Sketch of the German Thirty-two Gun Frigate Deutschland, 19th century, inscribed below the image “Deutsche Frigatte Deutschland von 32 Kanonen,” matted, in a wood frame, (image with minor toning, mat foxed), sight ht. 4, wd. 6 1/4 in.$200-250

1139Five Pages Framed Together Showing the Plans of the HMS Vixen, England, c. 1858-59, the pages pen and ink and watercolor on paper depicting various decks, the raising of the starboard paddle wheel, and rigging, wd. of individual drawings to 15 3/4 (sight), overall 37 1/2 x 20 in. with frame.$800-1,200

1140Group of Illustrations Related to Ship Timber Hewing, c. 1823, twelve hand-colored plates from Peter Guillet’s Timber Merchant’s Guide (Baltimore: J. Lovegrove, 1823) showing from what parts of various trees specific ship’s timbers should be hewed; and a print titled “ENGRAVED for ANDERSONS HISTORY of COMMERCE,” ht. to 8, wd. 5 in.$300-500

1141Small Section of Yellow Pine “Ledge” from the Frigate USS Chesapeake.

Provenance: Collected in Hampshire, England, from the “Chesapeake Mill,” a structure erected soon after the 1813 capture off Boston and subsequent dismantling of the frigate USS Chesapeake. The mill was built from the ledges, beams, and carlings of the Chesapeake.$300-500

1142Carved Mug from the Maststep of the America, and an Early Blown Glass Bottle, early and mid-19th century, the mug with carved thumbprint-like impressions and similarly carved applied handle, the blown olive glass bottle with applied shooting star seal and handwritten label reading “Vieux Cognac/1811,” mug ht. 6 1/2, bottle ht. 13 in.

Note: A typed 20th century card on the underside of the mug reads: “This Beaker, carved from the maststep of the original AMERICA during her construction, was used by James Steers to drink Colonel Hamilton’s rum while off Le Havre. 1851.” The rum referred to in the note was reportedly in the bottle included in this lot. The America was designed and built by Steers (and others) to prove the shipbuilding prowess of the United States, and was captained across the Atlantic from June 21 to July 11, 1851, ending her voyage in Le Havre. James Steers was one of several passengers.$1,500-2,500

1143English School, 19th Century

Portrait of a YachtSigned “R.B. Davies” l.r.Oil on artist board, the two-masted vessel flying a Union Jack off the stern, distant landscape beyond, 13 x 18 in., in an exotic wood veneer frame and gilt liner.Condition: Minor retouch, especially to address frame abrasion along right edge.

Note: The portrait is reportedly of an America’s Cup yacht.$2,000-3,000


Portrait of a YachtSigned and dated “C. Simmons 1889” l.r.Oil on artist board, 16 x 20 in., in a modern faux burl veneer frame with gilt liner.Condition: Inpainting at extreme edges.$2,000-3,000

1145English School, 19th Century

Naval Battle SceneUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 13 x 15 1/2 in., in a giltwood and gesso frame.Condition: Relined.$300-500


Ship in High SeasUnsigned.Oil on board, 16 x 10 3/4 in., in a tiger maple frame.Condition: Craquelure, 3 1/2-in. crack extending into board from upper edge.

Provenance: Formerly in the Teddy Roosevelt collection.$200-300

1147American School, c. 1833

The American Ship EleanorUnsigned, dated “1833.”Pencil on paper, 7 x 6 3/8 in., in a modern black frame.Condition: Minor toning at edges of mat, not examined out of frame.$200-300

1148American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Captain William Walton MorrisUnsigned.Oil on canvas, the captain bust length in uniform, a faint red, white and blue flourish at upper left, 25 x 21 in., in a molded gilt-gesso frame.Condition: Relined, restretched.$1,500-2,500


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The Battle of Hampton Roads, between the Monitor and the Merrimack, March 9, 1862Unsigned.Oil on canvas, a multi-vessel encounter between Confederate and Union warships, 16 x 24 in., in a modern frame.Condition: Lined, repaired tears, retouch through much of water and background.

Note: The Battle of Hampton Roads was a turning point for naval warfare, the first battle to pit ironclads against one another. According to the consignor, this may have been executed by an eyewitness of the Battle, since it includes the escort vessels and James River Fleet.$2,000-3,000

1150Five Photographs or Cards Framed Together, third quarter 19th century, four photographs of gentlemen, two with visible “Walter” marks, surrounding the central printed image of the ironclad “Virginia or Merrimac.,” also marked “Walter,” overall 25 3/4 x 17 1/2 in., including frame.

Note: This is the only known carte-de-visite of the Virginia, and the gentlemen pictured here are her pilots during the Battle of Hampton Roads.$600-800

1151Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of Officers who Served on Board the USS Monitor, 19th century, Lieutenant John Lorimer Worden, Lieutenant Samuel Dana Greene, and Commander John P. Bankhead, ht. 4, wd. 2 1/2 in.$300-500

1152Carte-de-visite of Admiral David Farragut, Matthew Brady, Washington, D.C., 19th century, the back marked “BRADY’S/NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERIES/NO.352 PENNSYLVANIA aV./WASHINGTON, D.C./Broadway & Tenth St. New York.,” with two-cent stamp affixed to reverse, (minor spots), ht. 3 7/8, wd. 2 1/2 in.$400-600

1153Rare Carte-de-visite of the C.S.S. Tennessee After Capture, c. 1864, showing a side view of the ship in a harbor with other ships in the background, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 3 1/2 in.

Note: The Confederate ironclad Tennessee was captured by the Union Navy during the Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. This view of the Tennessee is considered rare by military historians.$600-800

1154Three Carte-de-visite Photographs of 19th Century Naval Officers, Commodore Stephen C. Rowan, Commodore William Shubrick, and Chief Engineer Alban C. Stimers, ht. 4, wd. 2 1/2 in.$200-300

1155Albumen Photograph of a Print of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliot (1782-1845), late 19th century, the cabinet card mounted in an oval mat in an molded gilt oval frame, ht. 12 5/8, wd. 10 5/8 in.

Note: Handwritten note on back of frame reads “This picture of Commodore Elliot/belongs to: Hope Tabor Morse -/Ruth W. Plummer.”$100-150

1155APencil Drawing of the Ironclad Virginia, 20th century, according to an inscription at lower right, this work is done “from a drawing by Lt. B.L. Blackford/March 7, 1862,” 8 x 11 in. (sight), matted, unframed.$100-150

1156Large Paint-decorated Shadowbox Diorama of a Four-masted Sailing Vessel, America, late 19th century, the central vessel and other small vessel on a painted putty “sea” and blue sky above, small lighthouse at lower right, in a molded gilt-gesso frame, overall 34 x 39 in.$800-1,200

1157Woolwork Picture of a Three-masted Vessel, England, late 19th century, the square-rigged vessel flying a Union Jack, on a blue sea with light blue sky above, 12 x 16 in., in a molded figured maple frame.$400-600

1158British Officer’s Bicorne Hat, c. mid to late 19th century, beaver hat body with gold lace and button, brown silk lining marked “ENGLISH MANUFACTURE/CHRISTY’S LONDON,” ht. 10 1/2 in.$300-500

1159Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, with Regard to the Negociations and other Transactions Abroad. London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1729. Octavo pamphlet, 61 pages, with the final blank, disbound, tape along spine, blind-stamp to title, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.A defense of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) against charges of neglecting England’s West India commerce.$400-600

1160[Everett, David] (1770-1813), An Essay on the Rights and Duties of Nations, Boston: David Carlisle, 1807, early ownership signature on title page, sixty-two pages, binding reinforced minor damp staining to lower edge, 8 x 4 7/8 in.$400-600

1161Enfield, William (1741-1797), Institutes of Natural Philosophy, Theoretical and Practical, Boston, Thomas & Andrews, 1811, with fifteen engraved plates, ht. 10 3/8, wd. 8 3/8 in.$200-300

1162Russell, J. Jr. (fl. circa 1815) The History of the War Between the United States and Great Britain, which Commenced in June 1812 and Closed in February 1815. Hartford: B. & J. Russell, 1815. Octavo, bound in full contemporary sheepskin, worn, toning to contents, 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.$400-600


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1163Proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, Held at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, upon Captain James Barron of the United States Navy, in May, 1821. Washington City: Jacob Gideon, junior, 1822. First edition, octavo, untrimmed, stab sewn, water stains, wear, loss to pages, 9 1/2 x 6 in.Commodore Barron was put on trial following his service in the French navy. The court considered the charge that Barron had made derogatory statements about the U.S. Navy and government, and that he was absent from duty following his five-year suspension which occurred after he lost the Chesapeake to the Leopard.$200-250

1164Tratado de Amistad, Limites y Navegacion Concluido entre el Rey Nuestro Senor y los Estados Unidos de America: Firmado en San Lorenzo el Real a 27 de Octubre de 1795. Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1796. Octavo, lacking the two folding forms for international passports, stab sewn, original paper wrappers, front cover damaged with loss, Sabin 96587; Palau VII, p. 65; 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.This document presents the text of Pinckney’s Treaty in parallel columns in Spanish and English. “Pinckney’s Treaty, known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.” (Wikipedia)$1,000-1,500

1165Spanish Language Manuscript Letter Book Regarding Shipping, 1797-1817. A collection of manuscript retained copies in a secretarial hand, thousands of letters in Spanish, written by Antonio Argote Villalobos, Spanish consul at New Orleans, and later Norfolk, Virginia, regarding shipping and Spanish privateering in the United States, most letters addressed to Josef Ignacio de Viar and Don Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón (1763-1824); folio-format amalgam of chunky signatures stab-sewn together, with inserts, in various secretarial hands; first and last few leaves browned, chipped, with some marginal losses, the edges dusty, contents good. [Together with] a bound manuscript port log in Spanish regarding shipments to Cuba and other ports from Norfolk, including detailed manifests; newspaper notifications of the law regarding Spanish imports clipped and tacked inside the front board, 1817-40, front board detached. (2)$800-1,200

1166de Bry, Theodor (1528-1598) Single Leaf, View of the Roanoke, Virginia Settlement [from] America, c. 1590. Single leaf from a German edition of the book, the engraving by Flemish master engraver de Bry after Roanoke colonist, artist, and governor of the “Lost Colony,” John White (c. 1540-c. 1593), showing the Roanoke island settlement, Albemarle Sound, the outer banks, and mainland, including four sinking boats in “Trinity Harbor,” and a sea monster; text printed in German, in gothic fraktur type; page 228 from the original book, matted and framed, 12 1/4 x 8 in.$300-500

1167Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Facsimile Steel-engraved Draft of the Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia: Charles Toppan, 1829. Four folio-format wove paper sheets printed on rectos only, from Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830; the sheets pasted together at the top, with old folds, offsetting, deckled edges, 13 3/4 x 9 in.$600-800

1168Hamilton, Alexander (1755-1804) Period Manuscript Copy of a Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs, 13 May 1791. Folio bifolium inscribed over two pages, docketed on the verso, on wove Lathrop and Willard watermarked paper; concerning “the landing and securing duties in different districts and the mode of estimating duties by the actual weighing, gauging, and measuring of goods,” writing faded, old folds, 10 x 8 in.$800-1,200

1169[Decatur, Stephen and James Barron], Correspondence Between the Late Commodore Stephen Decater and Commodore James Barron, Boston: Russell & Gardner, 1820, twenty-two pages, (edges frayed, binding loose, some internal staining), 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.$300-500

1170War of 1812, Broadside, Bermuda, 18 December 1812. Partially printed broadside issued by George III of Great Britain memorializing the capture of Moses Myers’ ship Nancy, manuscript details fulfilled in a secretarial hand, matted and framed, some offsetting, old folds, 15 1/4 x 12 in.

Note: This event is considered one of the principal events of conflict leading to the War of 1812.$800-1,200


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1171Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Archive of Correspondence and Documents. Eight documents relating to the successful international trading business of Norfolk, Virginia’s first recorded Jewish settler, and a successful international merchant, c. 1794-1816 including: the two-page invoices and bills lading for the cargoes of the schooners Lisbon and Eagle, 8 September 1794; a letter dated 18 August 1795, Norfolk, discussing business regarding the brig Norfolk, the scarcity of flour, and other business; an inventory of the ship Georgiana; a single leaf of a letter dated New York, 23 July 1812, lacking any subsequent pages and signature, regarding the Proclamation of the Act of War (of 1812); a copy of a claim for the value of the ship Nancy and its cargo, captured by the British sloop of war Goree while anchored off of Bermuda with a cargo of flour on 18 December of 1812; an autograph letter signed by Moses Myers to his son Myer Myers in Norway, sent from Norfolk, Virginia, 10 December 1817, regarding their business, with self-envelope and seal intact; inventories of several ships from September 1816, including the brig Fame and the schooner Ann Pollard; and Albert Almond of Norfolk’s appointment as Notary Public, Norfolk, Virginia, 3 December 1816; various sizes. (8)Moses Myers’s company was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1819, ill-affected as it was by the War of 1812 and the Embargo Acts. The house he built in Norfolk, Virginia in 1792 is the “the most intact, and best documented, surviving residence of a Jewish family in the United States from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; in fact the house is the best surviving example of a known Jewish residence in United States of any period before 1800,” according to the National Parks Service.$800-1,000

1172Myers, Moses (1753-1835) Bill of Lading for the Ship John, 21 March 1796. Partially printed typographical document fulfilled by hand, printed on laid paper, regarding the impending journey of the ship John, under Captain Daniel Jennings, out of Norfolk, Virginia, destined for France, carrying hemp, tar, and turpentine, encapsulated, 10 x 5 in.Not in ESTC.$150-250

1173Hull, Commodore Isaac (1773-1843) Secretarial Letter Signed, Washington Navy Yard, 10 February 1832. Single leaf inscribed on one page, docketed on verso. To Nash Legrand, Navy Agent for the port of Norfolk, Virginia, requisitioning old canvas and suitable spars for schooner building be sent along to the Washington Navy Yard aboard the first vessel or steam boat leaving from Norfolk to Washington, docketed on verso, signs of old mount, old folds, some toning, matted and framed, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.$400-600

1174Hull, Isaac (1773-1843) Autograph Letter Signed, 16 November 1831. Folding wove bifolium with self-envelope, inscribed over two pages, to Nash LeGrand, Naval Agent at Norfolk, Virginia, concerning some masts needed for a schooner currently under construction at the Washington, D.C., Naval Yard; old folds, tear from when the letter was originally opened, 8 x 9 3/4 in.$300-500

1175USS Brandywine, Three Documents Related to the U.S. Naval Frigate, 1830. Three manuscript documents related to the Navy’s maintenance of the Brandywine during the Gunboat Diplomacy segment of the ship’s long career, two of the three matted and framed, old folds.$300-500

1176Woodbury, Levi (1789-1851) Secretarial Letter Signed, 4 December 1832. Single wove bifolium inscribed over one page to Lieutenant Levin Minn Powell (1803-1885) of White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, asking that he proceed to Norfolk and report to Commodore Lewis Warrington (1782-1851) for duty on the sloop of war, Natchez, old folds, 8 x 9 3/4 in.$200-250

1177U.S. Navy, Norfolk, Virginia, Thirteen Documents. A group of manuscript and partially printed documents and letters relating to the business of the Naval Agent in Norfolk, mostly dated 1830-40, including correspondence addressed to Naval agents Nash LeGrand, George and William Loyall; and material related to the ship Porpoise, some period secretarial copies. (13)$800-1,200

1178Documents and Indentures, 1790s-1830s. Seven documents, including manuscript and printed indentures, and other assorted papers from Virginia from the same era. (7)$300-500

1179Percival, John [aka Mad Jack Percival] (1779-1862) and James Barron (1768-1851) Documents Related to the Schooner Porpoise. Five documents (four of which matted and framed together) related to the U.S. Navy’s topsail schooner Porpoise, c. 1830, some period duplicates, different sizes.In the early 1830s, the Porpoise cruised the West Indies in search of pirates.$600-800

1180Morris, Captain Charles. Autograph letter signed to daughter Julia Morris, 2 March 1846, at Miss Mercer’s School in Belmont, Virginia, mentioning Julia’s mother’s health, a visit to a cousin prevented by a snow storm, and Julia’s superior performance at school; with original envelope, matted and framed, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in., together with a picture of Captain Morris and his wife, a transcription of the letter, and a dated letter on New York Yacht Club stationery signed by B. Devereaux Barker, III of the Library Committee, mentioning the letter.$400-600

1181Ericsson, John (1803-1889) Autograph Letter Signed, 18 January 1860, and Two Photographs. Single page letter inscribed on wove lined paper, to an unnamed recipient, regarding engineering specifications; with a carte-de-visite of Ericsson, and a photograph of the U.S.S. Monitor, the three items matted and framed together, 17 1/2 x 15 in. overall.$300-500


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1182Naval Ordnance Practice Logbook, Experimental Battery, Washington Navy Yard, 1857-59, manuscript logbook detailing the testing and practice of iron and bronze American Dahlgren naval cannon, shot, fuzes, and equipment as well as tests of carriages for specific ships including the USS Pensacola; includes sketches of targets, and projectiles, a detailed report on bursting of a 64-pounder gun on July 14, 1859 includes sketches of the burst gun and resulting damage to its carriage, 280 pages with index, ht. 11 3/8, wd. 9 1/2 in.$3,000-5,000

1183Logbook of United States Frigate Brandywine and Sloop of War Vincennes, many records apparently kept by Midshipman Richard W. Meade, United States Navy, 1826-1829, comprising hundreds of pages of detailed records of longitude, latitude, and weather observations for the Brandywine, the Vincennes, and the schooner Dolphin, all of which were off the South American Pacific Coast in about 1827, the leather-bound volume with cloth cover, 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

1184Falconer, William (1732-1769), A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine, modernized by William Burney, London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1830, (binding detached), ht. 10 7/8, wd. 9 in.$600-800

1185Two Books Owned by Commodore Stephen Decatur’s Wife and Son, The Life and Character of Stephen Decatur (Middletown, Connecticut: Clark & Lyman, 1822) with “Stephen Decatur” [the Commander’s son] ownership inscription on front endpaper with marginal notes on pages 312-313 regarding Commodore James Barron’s absence from service during the War of 1812; and The Book of Common Prayer (Oxford: Dawson, Bensley, and Cooper, 1807) with presentation inscription “To Mrs Decatur/from/Mr. G.P. Wise,” book ht. 7 1/2, wd. 4 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1186Two Commodore Charles Morris Biographies, The Autobiography of Commodore Charles Morris (Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1880) with presentation inscription “Charles Morris Addison/from Mother/November 5th, 1880” and presentation inscription “Julian K. Roosevelt” inscription on front endpapers; and reprint of the article “An Old-Navy Autobiography” from The New-England Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 2, 1931, ht. to 10 5/8, wd. 6 7/8 in.$200-250

1187Patterson, Howard (1856-1916), Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia, Cleveland: The Marine Review Pub. Co., 1901, ex library, ht. 10 1/3, wd. 7 1/4 in.$300-500

1188Barksdale, Arthur Sydnor Jr., History of the Norfolk Navy Yard in World War II, typescript of book, 327 pages in cloth-covered binder, includes twelve photographs of United States naval ships including: USS Relief, USS Seattle, USS California, USS Oklahoma, USS Idaho, USS Langley, USS Arizona, USS Tennessee, USS Colorado, USS Nevada, USS Alabama, a US Navy airship; a program for the launching of the USS Shangri-La; and a program for the launching of the USS Missouri, bound ht. 11 1/2, wd. 10 3/4 in.$800-1,200

1189The north part of America: conteyning Newfoundland, new England, Virginia, Florida, new Spaine, and Noua Francia wth ye rich Iles of Hispaniola, Cuba, Iamaica, and Porto Rieco on the south, and upon ye west the large and goodly Iland of California, Renold Elstracke Sculpsit, as published in Samuel Purchas’s ‘Purchas his Pilgrimes,’ c. 1625, showing California as an island, 11 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. (plate).

Note: This map is an example of the propagation of the myth of California as an island, and contains an inscription at the lower left reading in part “California sometimes supposed to be a part of ye westerne continent, but scince by a Spanish Charte taken by ye Hollanders it is found to be a goodly Ilande.”$1,000-1,500

1190A Survey of the Buildings and Encroachments on the River Thames, on both sides, from London Bridge Eastwards to the Lower End of Lyme-House. London: 1684. Two-page folding typographical table from Thomas Hale’s An Account of Several New Inventions and Improvements Now Necessary for England, with a manuscript document from 1731 mounted over an engraved chart, the three matted and framed together, 33 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.$300-500

1191Five Maps Showing the Gulf of Mexico, late 17th/early 18th century, Nicolas De Fer: Les Costes Aux Environs De La Riviere De Misisipi, 9 x 13 1/4 (plate); Dauphin: Le Vieux Mexique ou Nouvelle Espagne avec les costes de la Florida,” 9 x 12 3/4 (plate); Moll: A Map of the Bay of Campechy, and A Map of the Middle Part of America; and three leaves probably from Moll, Thesaurus Geographicus, 1695, one showing “A Map of the English Plantations in America.”$400-600

1192The Description and Uses Of a New and Correct Sea-chart Of the Western and Southern Ocean, Shewing the Variations of the COMPASS, as observed by Edmund Halley, 1700, from the English Pilot, Published and Sold by W. Mount & T. Page on Tower Hill, London, c. 1750, with printed text attached to sides, showing all or parts of four continents, a compass at center, and many place names on all continents, 25 x 30 3/4 in. (sheet).$800-1,200

1193A Correct Map of the Coast of New England. London: Mount and Page, 1737. Large, four-folio panel map, from The English Pilot, fourth book, with an inset of Boston Harbor, toned, old folds, unframed, 46 x 19 in.$400-600


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1194Johannes Cloppenburg’s Nova Virginiae Tabula, Map. Copper-plate engraved map on paper, c. 1738, based on the Blaeu map, after John Smith; matted and framed with a photo-mechanical reproduction of a folding plate depicting nine heroic scenes from John Smith’s autobiographical account of his adventures in eastern Europe from The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from Anno Domini 1593 to 1629, 28 x 20 in. overall.$300-500

1195A General Chart of the Western Ocean, from the English Pilot, Published and Sold by W. Mount & T. Page on Tower Hill, London, 1759, with place names along coast, compasses at sea, and rhumb lines, 18 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (sheet), (minor toning and edge imperfections).$600-800

1196A Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, London. ‘Printed for Robt Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the act directs 20 Feby 1775,” showing parts of four continents, centered on the Atlantic Ocean, 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (plate).$400-600

1197A Chart of the Harbour of Boston With the Soundings, Sailing-Marks, and Other Directions, from the North American Pilot for New England, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1776, with settlements and fortifications, 20 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (image).$800-1,200

1198Malte-Brun, Conrad (1775-1826), Atlas Complet du Precis de la Geographie Univselle, Paris, 1837, eighty-six numbered plates, (foxed at margins), ht. 15 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in.$600-800

1199Map of Europe, France, c. 1835, depicting Europe, parts of Northern Africa, and the Westernmost areas of Asia, inscribed in the lower left “Grave par Thierry,” and in the upper right “Pl. 35 et 36.,” with hand-colored country borders, (foxing to paper edge, hinged to backing at upper margin), image 12 x 17 1/2 in., matted.$150-250

1200Pen and Ink Track of H.M.S.S Vixen from Callao to Valparaiso, Chilli [sic], c. 1860, in red and black pen on laid paper, the track plotted in red, the South American Pacific coastline and salient landmarks in black, 10 1/4 x 9 in. (sight), in modern mat and wooden frame.$400-600

1201War Department Railroad Survey, Geological Map of a Part of the State of California Explored in 1853 by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, Savony, Major & Knapp, New York, Lithographers, c. 1855, lithographed and hand-colored, with major points, bodies of water, and areas of note indicated, hand-coloring with key to indicate geological findings of William Blake, Geologist of the Expedition, 22 x 16 in. (image), (creasing to lower left, evidence of folds, discoloration to margins).$200-300

1202Twenty-one Various Maps and Charts, England, America, and Europe, 18th, 19th, and 20th century, including views of the World, North America, Boston Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, The Great South Ocean, Dampiers voyage around the world, The Battle of Waterloo, publishers and engravers include Blunt, Cadell & Davies Strand, Gray & Todd, and others (tears, stains, separations along folds, losses).$800-1,200

1203Three Nautical Charts, from United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, mid-20th century, including “Chesapeake Bay Wold Trap to Smith Point,” “Cape May to Cape Hatteras,” and “Approaches to New York Nantucket Shoals to Five Fathom Bank” (losses, soiling, and separation at folds, especially to first chart).$100-150

1204Three Nautical Charts, from United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, mid-20th century, including “Chesapeake Bay Entrance,” “Norfolk Harbor and Elizabeth River,” and “Hampton Roads.”$100-150

1205Waltham Watch Co. Chronometer Watch, no. 21491450, 2 1/2-in. arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and marked “8 Days” and “Waltham Watch Co.,” three-quarter nickel plate lever escapement movement, housed in a brass gimbaled bowl, three-tier mahogany box and a velvet-lined outer box.$600-800

1206T.S. & J.D. Negus Two-Day Marine Chronometer, New York, No. 1834, 4-in. silvered roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and serial number as above, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, gold hour, minute, and indicator hands, blued second hand, two-day chain fusee movement with maintaining power, two-arm split, bi-metallic balance and helical hairspring mounted in a gimbaled brass bowl, all in a brass-bound, three-tiered mahogany box, ht. 7 1/2 x wd. 7 1/2 x dp. 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1207Thomas Blundell Two-day Ship’s Chronometer, no. 225, George Street, Liverpool, mid-19th century, 4-in. silvered roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and serial number as above, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, gold hour, minute, and indicator hands, blued second hand, two-day chain fusee movement with maintaining power, two-arm split, bimetallic balance and helical hairspring mounted in a gimbaled brass bowl, all in a brass-bound, three-tiered mahogany box.$1,000-1,500


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1208Hamilton 21 Marine Chronometer for the U.S. Maritime Commission, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, no. 2E10732, 4-in. silvered arabic numeral dial inscribed “Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A.,” Up-Down indicator, seconds, “2E10732 U.S. Maritime Commission,” three-quarter nickel damascened plate marked by maker and “Model 21, 14 Jewels, 2E10732,” chain fusee, maintaining power, steel balance with brass timing screws, helical hairspring spring detent escapement in a gimbaled brass bowl, and three-tier brass-bound mahogany box with carrying handles, and plaque reading “U.S. Maritime Commission,” all in an outer padded, felt-lined transport box, wd. 12, ht. 9 1/4, dp. 10 in.$800-1,200

1209Hamilton U.S. Maritime Commission Model 21 Two-day Marine Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 4-in. silvered arabic numeral dial marked “Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A. 2E10580 U.S. Maritime Commission,” full plate nickel damascened movement marked in part “Hamilton Watch Co. Lancaster, Penna. Model 21, 14 Jewels,” chain fusee with maintaining power, uncut steel balance, helical hairspring, spring detent escapement, fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, in a three-tier bass bound-box with carrying handles and a lined transportation box, outer box wd. 10 1/ in.$800-1,200

1210S.S. Catawaba Victory Hamilton No. 21 Marine Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 4-in. silvered arabic numeral dial inscribed “Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A.,” Up-Down indicator, seconds, “6532” and “1941,” three-quarter nickel damascened plate marked by maker and “Model 21, 14 Jewels, 6532-1941,” chain fusee, maintaining power, steel balance with brass timing screws, helical hairspring spring detent escapement in a gimbaled brass bowl, and three-tier brass-bound mahogany box with carrying handles, all in an outer padded, felt-lined transport box with bronze plaque reading “S.S. Catawaba Victory,” wd. 12, ht. 9 1/4, dp. 10 in.$800-1,200

1211Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Deck Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2 1/4-in. matte silver arabic numeral dial marked “Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A.,” with up/down sector and seconds bit, 21-jewel, stem-wind, pin-set movement marked in part “U.S. Navy-BU Ships 1942,” in a fully gimbaled brass bowl, all in a three-tier mahogany case, ht. 6 in.

Provenance: Brass plaque indicates that this chronometer watch was presented by Julian K. Roosevelt to the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, New York, in memory of his father George E. Roosevelt.$800-1,200

1212Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Deck Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1941, 2 1/4-in. matte silver arabic numeral dial marked “Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A.,” with up/down sector and seconds bit, reverse of brass case engraved “BUREAU OF SHIPS U. S. NAVY 7653-1941 Chronometer Watch,” 21-jewel, stem-wind, pin-set movement, in a two-tier mahogany case, and outer box.$600-800

1213Morris Tobias Chain Fusee Open Face Watch, London, enamel roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, gold hands, key-wind, key-set, chain fusee movement with lever escapement marked “Morris Tobias, Minories, 1812,” in a swing-out, silver case, all in a modern mahogany three tier box, dia. 53 mm.

Note: According to the consignor, this watch was reportedly used by the Royal Navy in Greenwich to calibrate chronometers.$600-800

1214Carved Walnut-cased “Neptune Chelsea” Ship’s Bell Clock, retailed by Riggs & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the case carved in high relief and in the round, the crest with Neptune holding his trident, on a base of rockery and marine plants, overall ht. 14 1/4, clock dia. 5 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

1215Tiffany & Co. Brass Ship’s Bell Clock, New York, 4-in. brass dial with applied arabic numerals, pierced hands, reading “Tiffany & Co. New York,” hinged bezel, mounted on a mahogany stand, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike mechanism.$2,000-3,000

1216Chelsea “US Navy” Brass Wall Clock, Boston, 8-in. arabic numeral silvered dial, marked “U.S. Navy” moon hands, seconds bit, hinged bezel, eight-day time-only movement, overall dia. 10 in.$400-600

1217Chelsea Brass Wall Clock, Boston, no. 124220, 4-in. roman numeral silvered dial, seconds bit, moon hands, screw-fit bezel, eight-day time-only movement, overall dia. 5 1/2 in.$400-600

1218Seth Thomas Brass Ship’s Bell Wall Clock, 5 1/2-in. arabic numeral silvered dial marked “Seth Thomas,” seconds bit, hinged bezel, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike mechanism, overall dia. 7 in.$300-500

1219Wheel Barometer, probably America, late 19th century, the scrolled cornice above a Fahrenheit thermometer, convex mirror with reeded ebonized frame, and silvered barometer dial below, (cornice reglued), overall ht. 38 in.$300-500

1220“Timby’s Patent” Rosewood Stick Barometer, Worcester, Massachusetts, c. 1857, the rectangular case with beaded edge and molded sides with two oval beaded glazed openings showing maker’s name, mercury level, and Fahrenheit thermometer, (minor loss to beaded at bottom of upper oval), overall ht. 37 1/2 in.$300-500


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1221G. Hechelmann Aneroid Barometer, no. 8798, Germany, 6-in. white dial marked as above, brass bezel, mounted on stained wood case, overall dia. 9 in.

Note: Reportedly removed from Adolf Hitler’s yacht, and presented to the consignor’s grandfather at the end of World War II.$200-300

1222Wooden Diptych Sundial, probably Germany, 18th/19th century, with printed listing of cities and latitudes on the top, opening to an interior of printed paper dials centering a compass, (exterior dirty and worn), lg. 3 3/4 in.$200-300

1223Wooden Diptych Sundial, probably England, 19th century, the case opens to instructions and a compass dial surrounded by incised numerals, with side-mounted brass support latch, lg. 3 in.$200-300

1224Boxed Gimbaled Compass, Alex Megarey, 196 Water Street, New York, 19th century, with paper dial marked with the cardinal and primary intercardinal directions, in black-painted slide lid box, (dial askew, box worn), dial dia. 3 1/2, box wd. 7 3/4 in.$300-500

1225Boxed Gimbaled Compass, J. Kehew, New Bedford, late 19th century, with paper dial marked with the cardinal and primary intercardinal directions, in slide lid box, dial dia. 3 1/2, box wd. 6 3/4 in.$300-500

1226Boxed Gimbaled Compass, John Bliss & Co., New York, late 19th century, with paper dial marked with the cardinal and primary intercardinal directions, in slide lid box, dial dia. 4 1/2, box wd. 7 1/2 in.$300-500

1227Brass Gimbaled Compass, J. Sewill, Liverpool, 19th century, brass sighting mechanism, mount and housing, printed green paper label with a fleur-de-lis at North, maker’s name printed at center, dial dia. 7 in.$300-500

1228T.S. & J.D. Negus Gimbaled Compass, New York, 6 1/2-in. revolving silvered compass with cardinal points and fleur-de-lis representing north, lock-down screw on side, collapsible sighting lines, all mounted to a gimbaled bracket with lead weight below, overall dia. 10 in.$200-250

1229Brass- and Wood-cased Lighted “Boat Compass,” White, Thomson & Co., Glasgow, Scotland, late 19th/early 20th century, with wood and brass swing handle above the trapezoidal chamber revealing the compass, removable side-mounted lamp, on square oak case with hinged door labeled on the interior, (label mostly illegible), overall ht. 15 1/4 in.$800-1,200

1230Buff & Buff Mfg. Co. Surveyor’s Transit, Boston, no. 27394, 10-in. scope with fine adjustment knobs, bubble level, vertical scale with silvered vernier, “A”-frame supports, silvered horizontal compass marked as above with cardinal points, fleur-de-le representing north, enclosed horizontal scale with dual viewing windows and verniers, resting on four adjustable legs, ht. 13 1/4 in.$400-600

1231Elliot Bros. Brass Surveying Instrument, no. 3, London, 5 1/2-in. dia. silvered vertical rotating scale with movable perpendicular eyepiece, dual magnifiers, horizontal scale divided in four quadrants, marked as above, resting on three adjustable feet, ht. 10 in.$800-1,200

1232Brass and Teak WWII-era Compensating Binnacle, Lionel Corporation, New York, mid-20th century, the domed cover with oval viewing window, revealing the gimbaled compass, flanked by the brass arms which would support the compensating balls, (balls replaced with reproductions), overall ht. 53 in.$600-800

1233Two British Model 1804 Cutlasses, c. 1804, cast iron grips, iron handguard and knuckle bows, steel blades marked with a crown over “GR,” with a small crown over “8,” and marked “J.GILL” on one spine, the other not marked, blade lg. 29 1/4, overall lg. 34 in.$500-700

1234Eagle Pommel Naval Sword Belonging to Captain Charles Morris, c. 1812, brass hilt and guard with eagle pommel, ivory grip, steel blade with gilt etching of a panoply of arms and foliate designs, blade lg. 31, overall lg. 36 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1235American Midshipman’s Dirk, c. early 19th century, turned ivory grip, gilt eagles on the handguard, etched double-edged blade, and an etched brass scabbard, blade lg. 6 3/4, overall lg. 10 1/4 in.$400-600

1236Pair of Ames Model 1860 Naval Cutlasses, c. 1862, brass handguard and pommels, painted wooden grips, steel blades faintly marked “AMES” and dated “1862,” blade lg. 26, overall lg. 32 in.$500-700

1237Whitney Saber Bayonet and Scabbard, c. 1862, cast-brass hilt marked “G 43,” steel blade marked “COLLINS & CO./HARTFORD/CONN.” and dated “1862,” leather scabbard with brass throat and scabbard tip, blade lg. 22 1/2, overall lg. 28 3/8 in.$600-800

1238Boarding Axe, c. late 19th century, steel axe and pick, and a wooden handle, overall lg. 16 1/2 in.$200-250


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1239Two Marine Corps Non-Commissioned Officer’s Swords and Scabbards, c. mid 20th century, brass hilts with foliate designs, leather and wire-wrapped grips, steel blades etched with foliate designs and “United States Marines,” and black leather scabbards with brass throats and drags, blade lg. 27 3/4, overall lg. 33 1/2 in.$300-500

1240Steel Rigger’s Knife From the HMS Illustrious, England, second quarter 20th century, with folding 3-in. blade and fid, fixed flathead screwdriver point, and metal loop, closed lg. 4 3/4 in.$200-250

1241Two Antler-handled Rigger’s Knives and a Folding Multi-tool, probably America, first half 20th century, including a near pair, one marked “ENCORE,” the other with indistinct marking, each with 3-in. blades and fids, and a steel multi-tool marked “U.S,” with blade, flathead screwdriver, can opener, and leather punch, all with loops for carrying, lg. closed to 4 3/4 in.$300-500

1242Ryan & Watson Sea Service Flintlock Pistol, c. late 18th/early 19th century, walnut stock with brass fittings, lock plate marked with a crown over “GR,” tail of the lock marked “RYAN &/WATSON,” barrel marked with a crown over “GR,” and a crown over “GP,” barrel lg. 12, overall lg. 20 in.$600-800

1243Naval or Light Infantry Powder Horn, c. late 18th/early 19th century, horn with brass spout and spring stopper, brass eyelets for carrying cord, and a concave oak plug with turned stopper, overall lg. 17 in.$400-600

1244Miniature Cast Brass Cannon Barrel, possibly Spain, 18th/19th century, trunnions set below center on barrel, dolphins on top, molded crest of a castle in front of vent and “MDLXX” above, lg. 7 1/4 in.$300-500

1245Miniature Cast Brass Cannon Barrel, 18th/19th century, trunnions set along center axis of barrel, stepped cascabel, lg. 5 3/4 in.$300-500

1246Four Cannon Implements, a wooden rammer with turned head marked “1793/GH,” an iron worm, an iron pick, and an iron linstock head, lg. to 28 3/4 in.$600-800

1247Miniature Cast Bronze Carronade on Wood Bed, England, 19th century, barrel of typical carronade form with elevating screw mounted on a sliding support on an oak bed, paper label on bottom reads “G.H.L. [?] Esq.,” barrel lg. 5 3/4 in.

Note: According to the consignor, this is an important Royal Navy Patent Model.$400-600

1248Cast Iron Signal Cannon, probably 19th century, black-painted barrel with gold-painted bands of generally English form, trunnions set at center, with gold painted crest of a crown over an intertwined set of initials below in front of the vent, lg. 13 7/8 in.$300-500

1249Miniature Brass Cannon on Wood Carriage, probably England, 19th century, barrel generally of Blomfield pattern on carriage with wood trucks and iron fittings, barrel lg. 5 3/4 in.$300-500

1250Miniature Cast Brass Canon on Wood Carriage, 19th/20th century, long barrel with trunnions set just below center, flared muzzle, large button on cascabel, on wood carriage, (spots of corrosion on barrel, carriage incomplete), barrel lg. 7 3/8 in.

Note: Barrel was apparently cast using metal from a scrapped ship.$200-300

1251Cast Brass Signal Cannon on Wood Carriage, late 19th/20th century, barrel with flared muzzle and large button on cascabel, wooden carriage with turned trucks, and sheet brass trunnion caps, barrel lg. 13 in.$400-600

1252Iron and Brass Lyle Line Throwing Gun, Heat Transfer Products, Inc. New York, c. 1900, black-painted turned steel barrel with brass mounts affixed to a gold-painted iron carriage, serial number A-68, with turned wood rammer, gun ht. 17 1/2, barrel lg. 28 in.$1,000-1,500

1252AMiniature Cast Brass Cannon on Wood Carriage, 20th century, the brass barrel of generally English form on a mahogany carriage with copper banded trucks, a wooden rammer, and a bucket with shot, barrel lg. 10 1/2 in.$300-500

1253Captain James Cook Memorial Medal, Lewis Pingo, England, 1783, struck in bronze, the obverse with bust of Cook facing left, the reverse with Fortune leaning against a naval column with a British shield and holding a rudder on a globe, (cleaned), dia. 43.0 mm.$300-500

1254Admiral Richard Howe and the Battle of the Glorious First of June Medal, England, 1794, designed by C.H. Kuchler and struck in copper, the obverse with bust of Howe facing right, the reverse with a view of the battle, (deep mahogany toning, a little uneven on the reverse, light wear to highest areas), dia. 49.2 mm.$600-800


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1255Alexander Davisson’s Medal for the Battle of the Nile, Birmingham, England, 1798, designed by C.H. Kuchler and struck by Matthew Boulton in silver, the obverse with figure of Peace standing on rocky shoreline holding an oval medallion with a bust of Lord Nelson, the reverse with a view of the British fleet going into action, the edge with incuse legend “FROM ALEXR DAVISON, ESQR, ST JAMES’ SQUARE = A TRIBUTE OF REGARD,” with a pressed metal case, (obverse violet and rose toning, reverse bright), dia. 47.6 mm.

Note: Davisson struck specimens of this medal in gold, silver, gilt copper, and copper. The silver medals were presented to lieutenants and warrant officers who took part in the Battle of the Nile.$800-1,200

1256Alexander Davisson’s Medal for the Battle of the Nile, Birmingham, England, 1798, designed by C.H. Kuchler and struck by Matthew Boulton in copper, the obverse with figure of Peace standing on rocky shoreline holding an oval medallion with a bust of Lord Nelson, the reverse with a view of the British fleet going into action, the edge with incuse legend “FROM ALEXR DAVISON, ESQR, ST JAMES’ SQUARE = A TRIBUTE OF REGARD,” (deep mahogany brown, reverse with some mottling), dia. 47.6 mm.

Note: Davisson struck specimens of this medal in gold, silver, gilt copper, and copper. The copper medals were presented to seamen and marines who took part in the Battle of the Nile.$300-500

1257Admiral Lord Nelson Returned to England Medal, Birmingham, England, 1800, designed by Peter Kempson and struck in bronze, the obverse with a bust of Nelson facing left, the reverse with Nelson’s ship approaching the shore and Britannia holding out a wreath, (deep mahogany brown toning to both sides), dia. 38.0 mm.$300-500

1258Captain Isaac Hull Naval Medal, United States Mint, Philadelphia, c. 1812, struck from dies engraved by John Reich, the obverse with bust of Hull facing left, the obverse with scene depicting the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere in battle, rim break between 9:00-10:00, (deep mahogany brown toning), dia. 65.0 mm.$600-800

1259Admiral Nelson Memorial Medal, England, 1814-20, designed by Thomas Webb and Jean-Pierre Droz for James Mudie and struck in silver, the obverse with bust of Nelson facing left, the reverse with figure of Britannia holding a trident, (gray toning overall), dia. 41.0 mm.$300-500

1260Comitia Americana John Paul Jones Medal, Paris Mint, 1845-60, a restrike from the original dies, the obverse with bust of Jones facing right, the reverse with ships in battle, the edge marked “CUIVRE,” (mahogany brown toned), dia. 56.0 mm.$300-500

1261Commodore Matthew C. Perry Medal, c. 1854, designed by Francis N. Mitchell and struck in bronzed copper, the obverse with a bust of Perry facing left, the reverse with laurel and oak, and presentation inscription from the merchants of Boston to Perry, (chocolate brown toning), dia. 63.0 mm.$600-800

1262Portsmouth, Virginia Yellow Fever Award Medal, c. 1856, designed by Francis N. Mitchell and struck in copper, the obverse with a view of the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, the reverse with presentation legend, laurel and open center field, (mahogany brown toning), dia. 63.7 mm.$300-500

1263Thirteen Naval Medals, an Earl Howe Admiral of the White medal, c. 1794; an Earl Howe Admiral of the Fleet medal, c. 1794; a Lord Viscount Duncan of Camperdown Admiral of the Blue medal, c. 1797; a First Battle Between Iron Clad and War Vessels medal, c. 1862-64; a reproduction of the Commander Duncan N. Ingraham Presidential Presentation medal; and reproductions of eight War of 1812 American naval victory medals, dia. to 76.0 mm.$600-800

1264Bronze Cinque Ports Liberty Medal Awarded to Robert Wringe, c. 1901, suspended from a blue, yellow, and white ribbon, the obverse with shield over ribbon lettered “CINQUE PORTS,” the reverse with two fish over an oyster shell, the edge engraved “R. WRINGE, 1901, BRIGHTLINGSEA.,” in a fitted case, ht. 4 1/8, 1 7/8 in.

Note: Robert Wringe was awarded this medal as captain of Sir Thomas Lipton’s 1901 America’s Cup Challenger, Shamrock II.$200-250

1265Comitia Americana Edward Preble Tripoli Medal, a late 19th or early 20th century copy in bronzed pewter, (wear on highest areas exposing base metal), dia. 63.5 mm.$200-300

1266George III Sterling Silver Bosun’s Call, England, 1800-01, Peter, Ann & William Bateman, maker, engraved and scrolled designs, lg. 4 3/4 in.$300-500

1267Provincial Victorian Sterling Silver Bosun’s Call, Chester, 1898-99, Hilliard & Thomason, maker, with engraved and scrolled designs and embossed anchors, lg. 5 in.$150-250

1268Sterling Silver Bosun’s Call, America, late 19th/early 20th century, with engraved inscription “Mildred P. Barry.”$150-250


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1269Three Silvered Bosun’s Calls, England, late 19th century, with engraved designs.$200-250

1270Five Silvered Bosun’s Calls, England or France, 19th century, all with engraved designs, one early example marked “BAUDOUIN/A-TOULON.”$300-500

1271Brass Presentation Land Hailer, England, c. 1825, with mouthpiece and tapered cone of typical form, with engraved pictorial presentation reading “SIR WILLIAM WALLACE./Captain JOHN SELBY NESBITT./17.May 1825,” (some dents), lg. 18 3/4 in.$600-800

1272Silver-plated Presentation Land Hailer, late 19th/early 20th century, cone-shaped with flared end engraved “PRESENTED BY A FRIEND/TO/R. Talbot,” ht. 9 1/8, dia. 4 1/2 in.$400-600

1273Three Brass Land Hailers, 19th century, one with dovetailed seam, one with vestiges of red paint in the cone, and the third with rolled seam and red-painted cone (dents and imperfections).

Note: These hailers were used as period-appropriate props in the movie Master and Commander.$400-600

1274Cased Presentation Spyglass, 19th century, leather-covered brass body with single extension housed in a mahogany case, the end of the brass body engraved “LT. WILLIAM H. PARKER/C.S.N.A.,” closed lg. 20 5/8 in.

Provenance: Reportedly presented by Jefferson Davis to the recipient, William Harwar Parker, of the Confederate States Naval Academy.$2,000-3,000

1275Leather-covered Brass Presentation Spyglass, Dollond, London, 19th century, with presentation engraving “Presented by Lord Cochrane to A. Burrows of Ship Geo. Washington,” (imperfections), lg. closed 21 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500

1276Brass and Mahogany Four-draw Spyglass, E. Dixey, London, early 19th century, with original sliding eyepiece cover and sliding end cover, lg. closed 15 in.$400-600

1277Brass and Mahogany Two-draw Spyglass, T. Harris & Son, London, 19th century, with sliding eyepiece cover and original brass end cap, brass tubed inscribed “DAY-OR NIGHT” under the maker’s name, (cracks to mahogany), lg. closed 20 1/2 in.$400-600

1278Pair of Brass Telescoping Binoculars, America, 19th century, inscribed “USN” and “NIGHT GLASS” on the bridge near the focus dial, lg. closed 5 in.

Provenance: These binoculars reportedly belonged to Admiral David Farragut.$200-300

1279Brass-mounted Turned Oak Ship’s Helm, England or America, late 19th century, fits on a custom wooden stand, helm dia. 42 1/4 in.$600-800

1280Small Mahogany Helm, England or America, 19th century, (surface imperfections), overall dia. 24 1/2 in.$200-300

1281Small Mahogany Inlaid Helm, England or America, late 19th/early 20th century, line and dot inlaid around the wheel, (surface imperfections), overall dia. 21 1/2 in.$300-500

1282Wood-handled Brass Helm, Brown Bros. and Co., Ltd., Rosebank Ironworks, Edinburgh, Scotland, early to mid-20th century, the eight-spoke helm with turned mahogany handles, and hub marked with the maker’s name, overall dia. 24 in.$200-250

1283Cast Brass “U.S.” Bell, late 19th/early 20th century, the bell mounted on a cast brass support mounted to a modern wood base, overall ht. 15 1/2, bell dia. 9 3/4 in.$400-600

1284Lighted Brass Ship’s Engine Order Telegraph, Chadburns, Liverpool or London, England, late 19th/early 20th century, with side-mounted lantern, on a circular wooden stand, overall ht. to top of handle 42 1/2 in.$400-600

1285Brass Ship’s Steering System, Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 20th century, unmarked brass helm mounted to the steering pedestal, the pedestal marked “LIDGERWOOD MFG. CO./ELIZABETH, N.J.,” and “MFG. BY/DUTCHESS TOOL CO., INC./BEACON, N.Y.,” overall ht. 44 3/4 in.$600-800

1286Brass Mark XV Sperry-Gyro Compass Repeater on Brass Pedestal, manufactured by The Chrysler Corporation for Sperry Gyroscope Co., Inc., first half 20th century, with US Navy Mark III azimuth circle, overall ht. 56 1/2 in.$400-600

1287“Sailors Angel” Line Cutting Tool, 19th century, hinged flat ovoid wooden box with dual blades engage by rope pulls on either side, one half of the box painted white, the other painted red, lg. 15 in.$200-250

1288Carved and Painted Trailboards from the Susan Constant, America, 20th century, tapering forms painted green, with carved letters and borders painted gold, each lg. 41 in.$200-300

1289John Bliss & Co. Taffrail Log, New York, late 19th century, the dial plate with three brass needles, marked with the maker’s name and patents, together with a brass spinner marked “T. WALKER & SON LTD/BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.”$100-150


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1290Walker Patent Harpoon Sounding Machine, Thomas Walker & Son, Ltd., Birmingham, England, 19th century, brass body with recording rotator and measuring dials, records depth to 150 fathoms, machine lg. 9 1/2 in.$400-600

1291Boxed Stadimeter, Schick Incorporated, Stamford, Connecticut, 20th century, black-painted brass instrument with wood handle, lens, and other attachments housed in a brown-stained box, ht. 6 1/2, wd. 12 5/8, dp. 6 3/4 in.$200-300

1292Negus Patent Log, c. 1900, brass body with white dial and copper propeller attached by a cotton cord, instrument lg. 5 1/2 in.$300-500

1293Sailor’s Tool Kit, late 20th century, includes a pair of lineman’s pliers, a steel fid, and a wood-handled knife marked “ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Co./MADE IN ENGLAND,” all housed in a leather holder, ht. 9 in.$200-250

1294Copper and Brass “PERKO” Ship’s Lantern, Perkins Marine Lamp and Hardware, Brooklyn, New York, late 19th century, with colorless ribbed Fresnel lens, overall ht. 18 in.$300-500

1295Brass “PERKO” Ship’s Lantern, Perkins Marine Lamp & Hardware Company, Brooklyn, New York, late 19th century, with colorless ribbed Fresnel lens behind brass wire cage housing a kerosene burner, ht. 18 in.$200-250

1296Iron Marine Lantern, late 19th century, with cast loop hanger, colorless Fresnel lens, and kerosene burner, ht. 17 1/2 in.$100-150

1297Large Carved Laminated Half-hull Model of a Paddle Steamer, probably America, late 19th century, the model embellished with ebonized beading and detail throughout, mounted to a tan-painted panel with applied molded edge, overall ht. 11, lg. 63 1/2 in.$3,000-5,000

1298Large Carved Laminated Half-hull Model of a Sidewheeler, probably America, late 19th century, with incised detail at the bow and where the wheel would be mounted, lg. 58 in.$2,500-3,500

1299Carved Laminated Half-hull Model of a Sailing Vessel, America, 19th century, the model mounted to a plaque with applied molded edge, overall ht. 7 3/4, lg. 32 in.$600-800

1300Carved Laminated Half-hull Model, America or England, 19th century, unmounted, (minor losses, green paint stains), lg. 22 in.$400-600

1301Carved Laminated Half-hull Model, America or England, late 19th century, the model mounted to a white-painted board with black-painted border, overall ht. 8, lg. 35 3/4 in.$400-600

1302Carved and Laminated Half-hull Model, America or England, late 19th century, the long slender model applied to a light blue-painted plaque with rounded ends, overall ht. 4 3/4, lg. 32 in.$400-600

1303Carved and Painted Half-hull Model of a Two-masted Vessel, probably America, late 19th/early 20th century, mounted on a molded walnut panel with ovolo corners, lg. 37 1/2 in.$400-600

1304Painted and Carved Mounted Half-hull Yacht Model, America, first half 20th century, the green and brown-painted hull on a black-painted plaque with molded edge, overall lg. 47 in.$600-800

1305Painted Carved Half-hull Model of a Yacht, likely America, early 20th century, white and gold painted hull, lg. 46 in.$600-800

1306Carved Green and White-painted Half-hull Model, probably America, late 19th/early 20th century, the model mounted to a mahogany board with molded edge, overall ht. 8 1/2, lg. 31 in.$600-800

1307Mounted Half-hull Model of the Challenger Yawl Keewaydin, America, 20th century, the vessel identified and with its statistics on a brass tag at lower right, all mounted on a panel with beaded edge, panel lg. 30 1/4 in.$400-600

1308Carved Laminated Half-hull Model of the Royal Yacht Squadron-Schooner Tatania, England, 20th century, the model affixed to a plaque with molded edge, identifying information on a tag at lower right, overall ht. 7 1/4, lg. 30 1/4 in.$600-800

1309Working Pond Boat Eileen Joyce, early 20th century, on custom stand, overall lg. 56 in.

Note: Raced competitively prior to WWII. The owner was killed in action serving in the Royal Air Force.$2,000-3,000

1310Wooden Pond Boat Nerina, early 20th century, on custom stand, lg. 57 in.

Note: Raced competitively prior to WWII. The owner was killed in action serving in the Royal Air Force.$2,000-3,000

1311Painted and Gilt Wooden Model of the San Felipe, “Flag Ship of the Spanish Armada,” Jim Martin, 1995, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details including 92 cannon, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 34 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500


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1312Wood Model of the 1628 Swedish Ship-of-war Wassa, Jim Martin, 1990, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 37 in.$600-800

1313Painted Wooden and Gilt-metal-mounted Model of HMS Sovereign of the Seas, Jim Martin, late 20th century, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 42 in.$800-1,200

1314Painted Wooden Model of the Royal Yacht Royal Caroline, Jim Martin, 1994, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 33 in.$600-800

1315Wooden Ship Model of the Golden Hind, 20th century, full-bodied with rigging, cannon, and painted details, on a wooden stand with name plate, lg. 21, ht. 17, wd. 8 1/4 in.$300-500

1316Wooden Model of the HMS Victory, Jim Martin, 1990, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 40 in.$1,000-1,500

1317Painted Wooden Model of the Frigate USS Constitution, Jim Martin, late 20th century the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 37 1/2 in.$800-1,200

1318Small Cross-section Model of the Frigate USS Constitution, late 20th century, finely detailed model of one section of the ship, from the rigging, crow’s nest and deck through the hull, complete with cannon, barrels, and storage boxes, no stand, ht. 26 in.$200-300

1319Small Wood Ship Model of the Topsail Schooner Lynx, Jim Martin, dated 1991, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details including eight cannon, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 35 in.$400-600

1320Painted Wood Ship Model of the Danmark, Jim Martin, 1987, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 39 1/2 in.$600-800

1321Large Wood and Sheet Metal Model of the British Clipper Ship Cutty Sark, Jim Martin, late 20th century, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 44 in.$800-1,200

1322Wooden Whaleboat Model, Jim Martin, 1991, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details including harpoons and oars, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 24 in.$400-600

1323Small Carved and Painted Model of a “New Bedford Whale Boat,” Jim Martin, 1988, the boat fully outfitted with oars, harpoons, line, bailing buckets, on a wooden stand, ht. 11 1/4 in.$200-300

1324Small Model of the Virginia Pilot Boat Swift, Jim Martin, 1990, the highly detailed model under sail with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 21 in.$400-600

1325Wooden Model of the Schooner Bluenose, Jim Martin, 1989, the highly detailed model under sail with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 34 1/4 in.$400-600

1326Wooden Model of the America’s Cup Yacht Puritan, Jim Martin, 1992, the highly detailed model under sail with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 33 1/2 in.$400-600

1327Wooden Model of the Skipjack Willie L. Bennett, Jim Martin, 20th century, full-body model with cloth sails, rigging and painted details, on a walnut stand, lg. 24, ht. 21 1/4, wd. 6 1/4 in.$600-800

1328Wooden Model of a British Amphibious Craft, Jim Martin, 1991, the highly detailed model with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 25 in.$400-600

1329Painted Wooden Model of the Schooner Blue Nose II, Jim Martin, 1987, the highly detailed model under sail with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 27 1/2 in.$400-600

1330Small Wooden Schooner Model, Jim Martin, 1990, the highly detailed model under sail with complete rigging and deck details, on wooden stand, overall lg. approx. 25 in.$400-600

1331Ship in a Bottle, the five-masted vessel with an American flag, bottle lg. 12 1/4 in.$200-300

1332Ship in a Bottle on Stand, the three-masted ship under full sail, bottle lg. 12 in.$200-300

1333Ship in a Bottle, a three-masted ship with a two-masted steamer at its stern and a three-dimensional background with houses, trees, and a lighthouse, bottle lg. 12 in.$100-150


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1334Ship in a Bottle, the three-masted ship under full sail, bottle lg. 8 in.$100-150

1335Ship in a Bottle, a three-masted vessel flying signal and code flags and pennant lettered “P. HILL,” in a custom carrying case/stand, (ship not affixed to interior bottom), overall ht. 10, overall wd. 10 1/2 in.$100-150

1336Ship in a Bottle, early 20th century, the three-masted ship sailing in front of a lighthouse, overall lg. 11 3/4 in.$150-250

1337Framed Printed “Naval Engagement off Santiago de Cuba” Sketches and Notes, drawn by George H. Warford, 1898, detailing the various stages of the engagement between American and Spanish vessels on July 3, 1898, as observed from the U.S. Flagship Brooklyn, 23 1/2 x 33 in., in a modern mat and frame.$600-800

1338Photograph of the 1901 Battleship USS Maine, early 20th century, the photograph mounted on a textured card, (losses to corners), overall 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

Note: The battleship depicted here was the second USS Maine, commissioned in 1901, years after the famous 1898 explosion of the first Maine.$100-150

1339U.S. Naval Officer’s Hat, Gloves, and Sword Belt, early 20th century, bicorne-style hat with wide gold braid, naval button, and silk cockade on the front, and bullion fringe at ends, a pair of kid gloves with buttons marked “RONSARD,” and a black and gold sword belt, all housed in a rectangular japanned metal box, box ht. 6, wd. 18 1/2, dp. 8 in.$300-500

1340Lieutenant Robertson’s Cased Signal Flag Training Kit, early 20th century, the hinged dovetailed case lettered “Lieut. W.F. Robertson. R.N.V.R,” opens to reveal the painted underside of the top with a warship flying a British flag approaching harbor, and an interior containing ninety-one open compartments, many marked, many containing painted sheet metal signal and code flags, which can be hung on any of the dozens of nails in the rigging of the ship or shore building above, ht. open 26, case ht. 3 1/4, wd. 18, dp. 24 in.$1,000-1,500

1341USA School of Aerial Photographic Reconnaissance, Langley Field, Virginia, Photograph Album, c. 1918-19, cloth-bound album containing fifty-nine photographs of aircraft, pilots, vehicles, in-flight images, and wireless communication equipment, album ht. 10, wd. 14 1/4 in.$400-600

1342Two Bigot D-Day Coxswain Navigational Charts, 1944, two charts, Omaha Beach-East and Omaha Beach-West, documenting water depths and map of seaside towns and roads, ht. 17, wd. 22 in.$1,200-1,800

1343Waltham Broad Arrow “Admiralty Pattern No. 6” Torpedo Timer/Anti-Submarine Stopwatch, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1940-45, chrome-plated case with dial indicating 0-6 seconds and 0-5000 yards, reverse of case marked with broad arrow and “PATT 6/U4336,” (works, slight wear to case, slight spotting to dial), case dia. 2 1/4 in.$200-300

1344U.S. Navy Non-tumble Type Torpedo Gyroscope, mid-20th century, nickel plated on brass mount marked on the frame “MK X 11-2 GYRO 4143,” housed in a wood stand, ht. 4 3/8, wd. 4 3/4, dp. 3 3/4 in.$200-250

1345Three Items Relating to the United States Submarine Seawolf (SS 197), mid-20th century, including a cast medal model of the submarine, a plank owner plaque, and a photograph of the submarine dated 1945, model lg. 7 1/4 in.$300-500

1346Lighted World War II-era Copper Naval Compass, Beck-Dee Corporation, Chicago, mid-20th century, with carrying handle, side-mounted fluid lamp, beveled glass front, and maker’s tag affixed to front, ht. 9 3/4 in.$300-500

1347Signed and Inscribed Photograph of Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, and two “Allen Fisher Gardner Hauck Walker” Space Shuttle Patches, late 20th century, the photograph inscribed “Reach for the Stars,” the patches to commemorate a 1984 Space Shuttle Flight.

Note: Culbertson manned the International Space Station in 2001, and was the only American not on earth on September 11, 2001.$100-150

1348U.S. Navy Keuffel & Esser Co. Station Pointer, New York, 20th century, no. 72147, aluminum arms, one engraved “U.S. Navy, BU.Nav Protractor, Three-arm, Metal, right-handed 1939,” 6-in. dia. 360 degree scale with movable verniers, lg. 21 in.$300-500

1349American Naval Commissioning Pennant, 20th century, constructed of nylon, with seven white stars in a blue field and single longitudinal stripes of red and white, brass grommet on a white tab with initials “DB” in ink, ht. 2 1/4, lg. 47 in.$200-250

1350Gold-washed Sterling Silver and Enamel-decorated Cigarette Case, W. Benson, Ltd., England, 20th century, the textured case centering the enameled flags representing the International Code, ht. 5, wd. 3 1/2 in.$300-500


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1351Silver-plated Centennial Club Presentation Cigarette Box, c. 1971 rectangular box lined with mahogany and compartmentalized, the lid with blue and white enamel pennant and engraved “1971 CENTENNIAL CLUB CRUISE/MONDAY RACE/FIRST/WARLOCK,” with five dice inside, ht. 1 1/2, wd. 6 1/4, dp. 3 1/4 in.$200-250

1352Sterling Silver Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia Presentation Plate, J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1931, rope border, engraved in center “THE CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB/OF PHILADELPHIA/OCEAN RACE/JUNE 1931,” dia. 6 in.$200-300

1353Two Sterling Silver New York Yacht Club/America’s Cup Presentation Cups, 20th century, a beaker marked “ENSKO/NEW YORK” on the base and engraved on the side “NYYC/AMERICA’S CUP COMMITTEE/1962,” and a small London silver cup with the mark of Herbert & Lawrence Parsons and engraved on the side “NYYC/AMERICA’S CUP/1970/JULIAN K. ROOSEVELT,” ht. to 3 3/4, dia. to 3 1/4 in.$300-500

1354Sterling Silver Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Trophy, 20th century, Paul Revere Exemplar 1768 reproduction bowl, the side engraved “SEAWANHAKA-CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB/OYSTER BAY-NEWPORT RACE/THIRD/MISTRESS,” ht. 3 3/8, dia. 6 1/4 in.$200-300

1355Three Pewter Presentation Yacht Racing Award Steins, two mugs presented to Julian K. Roosevelt, one for his service in the America’s Cup Races and committee, the other for participating in the Newport-Bermuda yacht race of 1966; and a third engraved “Won by/YAWL/Nonpareille./IN A MATCH RACE/WITH YAWL/Cythera./October 5th 1887.,” ht. to 4 7/8 in.$200-300

1356Copper Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Trophy, Black, Starr & Frost, New York, c. 1909, mug-form, engraved on the front “SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB/SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY RACE/MAY 31, 1909/SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CLUB MEMBERS/N.Y.Y.C. 30 FOOTERS/WON BY/DAHINDA,” ht. 6 1/4, wd. 5 in.$100-150

1357Framed Black-and-white Photograph of Yachting Team Medal Ceremony at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, c. 1952, back with inscription identifying team members, in a black wood frame, ht. 7 1/4, wd. 9 3/4 in.

Note: Julian K. Roosevelt was a member of the United States yachting team that won the gold medal at those Olympic games.$100-150

1358Framed Helsinki Olympics Yachting Photographs, c. 1952, photograph of the yacht LLanoria and a photograph of its crew at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, in a black frame, ht. 18, 12 3/4 in.$100-150

1359Framed Color Photograph of the Yawl Warlock, titled and dated “WARLOCK - 1964” on the mat, in a modern wood frame, sight ht. 9, wd. 7 1/2 in.$100-150

1360“Beat the Bird” Pin, 1964, white pin with blue printed inscription “BEAT THE BIRD,” attached to inscribed fragment of notepaper from “Robbins Nest,” Middletown, Rhode Island, pin dia. 1 1/4 in.

Note: “Beat the Bird” was a slogan used by the crew of the 12-meter yacht Constellation seeking to defeat the yacht American Eagle during the 1964 round-robin races known as the “Observation Trials” to pick the America’s Cup defender at Newport, Rhode Island. The note here, on the “Robbins Nest” stationery, is reportedly the proverbial “cocktail napkin” on which the slogan was coined, by famed America’s Cup yachtsman Eric Ridder.$300-500

1361Jok Sturrock’s Coveralls Worn on the Sailing Yacht Dame Pattie, 1960s, white canvas with two breast, two side, and three right side rear pockets, and button front and sleeve cuffs, the back printed “DAME PATTIE” in blue, printed “YAKKA COVERALLS” label and inked “JOK/STURROCK” above, (minor stains), size 7 1/4, overall lg. 63 1/2 in.

Note: Alexander Stuart “Jok” Sturrock (1915-1997) skippered the Australian racing yacht Dame Pattie in the 1967 America’s Cup race. The Dame Pattie was designed by Warwick Hood and built by W.H. Barnett in New South Wales, Australia, for that race.$800-1,200

1362Group of New York Yacht Club and 1980 America’s Cup Items Framed Together, late 20th century, two photographs depicting figures involved in the “Enterprise-Freedom Campaign,” a photograph of the 12-Meter Yacht Freedom, and a paper award lettered “The Enterprise-Freedom Campaign extends thanks and appreciation to Julian Roosevelt for supporting the 12-Meter Yacht Freedom in the successful defense of the America’s Cup 1980,” overall 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. including frame.$400-600

13631987 America’s Cup Pennant, late 20th century, the slightly tapered pennant in red, white, and blue nylon, composed of a white silhouette of the iconic cup on a blue field above the year “87,” and a larger white field trimmed in red centering the number 12 above a line indicating 12-meter class, with “US” below, the heading stamped “Original Flag,” overall lg. 41 in.

Note: This pennant was reportedly removed from the mast of the Stars and Stripes 87 after Dennis Conner’s successful challenge for the 1987 America’s Cup, and found its way into the consignor’s father’s collection.$600-800


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1364Photograph of the Yacht Tempest, by Norman Fortier, c. 1975, color photographic print (faded), image 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in., framed and matted, with photographer’s signature and identifying inscription on the mat.

Note: According to the inscription, the Tempest was the 1975 Edward Welch Clucas Memorial Trophy Winner.$100-150

1365Framed Chart Relating to the Square-rigged Vessel Bounty’s Cruise from Oyster Bay, Long Island, to St. Petersburg, Florida, c. 1965, the chart marked to indicate the route taken, with typed note signed by the captain of the voyage Ross MacKay, certifying that Julian Roosevelt served as chief officer and was “of strictly sober habits,” with ten period photographs showing the ship and crew, (rippling and soiling to chart, fading to photographs), overall 29 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. including frame.

Note: The Bounty, built in 1960 for the purpose of filming the 1962 feature film Mutiny on the Bounty, was an enlarged reproduction of the famous (1787) ship HMS Bounty. The 1960 ship sank off the coast of North Carolina in Hurricane Sandy.$400-600

1366Two New York Yacht Club Burgees, 20th century, constructed of nylon, one blue with red cross and white star, the other red and white with blue “22” in center, (minor fraying from use), ht. to 23, lg. to 36 in.$300-500

1367Embroidered and Gilt New York Yacht Club Crest, 20th century, crest composed of an anchor behind a shield with a red cross on a blue background, above a ribbon with the motto “NOS AGIMUR TUMIDIS VELIS, on a black cloth background, in a gilt frame, ht. 8, wd. 7 in.$200-300

1368Unites States Forty-eight-star Naval Flag, cotton bunting flag with four brass grommets on the cotton canvas header, (severely frayed), ht. 35, lg. 38 in.

Note: Purported to have been Admiral William Halsey’s battle flag that was damaged in a typhoon.$300-500

1369Forty-six-star United States Flag, America, 1908-12, cotton bunting, the header with two brass grommets, (minor holes), ht. 38, wd. 65 1/2 in.$600-800

1370Large Lot of Hand-drawn Boat and Ship Designs and Printed Blueprints, America, early to mid-20th century, including 11 hand-drawn pen or pencil designs and templates for Andrew Higgins’s (of “Higgins boat” fame) “50 FT. TANK LIGHTER”; further hand-drawn plans for a “40 FT. PERSONNEL BOAT,” a “30 FT SAILING WHALEBOAT,” various “PT” boats, and others, and a variety of printed plans for well-known vessels and yachts including the Merrimack, the Virginia, Hampton-One, the Vanguard 28, and the Weekender, approximately 95 sheets overall.$1,000-1,500

1371Oval Parcel-gilt and Mahogany Carved Incised “RELIEF” Plaque, America, early 20th century, with molded edge, lettered “RELIEF/REBUILT BY/N.N.S.B&D.D. Co./NEWPORT NEWS VA./1906,” 15 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.

Note: The abbreviation on the sign refers to The Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company, which has built some of the most famous ships in American history.$150-250

1372Group of Drafting Tools, 20th century, including a brass parallel rule marked “U.S.,” a wooden parallel rule, a slide ruler, a wooden architect’s scale, a box of brass and steel drafting instruments, and seventeen complex curve templates marked “J.O.H.,” lg. to 24 3/4 in.

Provenance: Reportedly belonged to World War II ship designer Jeff Hudgins.$400-600

1373Bound Set of Blueprints for the Battleship USS Texas, 1895, eight pages of plans and index, ht. 6, wd. 14 in.$400-600

1374Painted and Carved Wood and Sheet Copper Model of the New York Class Battleship USS Texas, reportedly sailor-made, early 20th century, on a custom wood base with molded edges, model lg. 52, base lg. 56 in.$800-1,200

1375Julian K. Roosevelt (American, 1924-1986)

Schooner Mistress Racing in the Solent (England), 1931Signed “Julian Roosevelt” l.r.Oil on board, 9 x 12 in., in a giltwood frame.Condition: Light scratch along bottom edge.$200-250

1376Benjamin Stephenson (Massachusetts, 1886-1973)

Portrait of the MistressSigned and dated “Stephenson/1935” l.l., identified and inscribed on the reverse.Oil on canvas, the vessel cruising off the coast, 21 x 28 in., in a giltwood frame.Condition: Nine small patches to reverse with associated retouch.

Note: The Mistress, captained by George E. Roosevelt, was flagship of the Cruising Club.$500-700

1377T.S. & J.D. Negus Brass Parallel Rule from the 12-meter Yacht Mistress, first half 20th century, 18-in. rule engraved “Julian K. Roosevelt. Chairman N.Y.Y.C. Race Committee 12-25-58 F.S.R.,” cardinal points and scales.$200-250


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1378Three Items Relating to the Yacht Mistress Framed Together, America, mid-20th century, including the Club Commodore’s Flag: a blue wool pennant featuring a white anchor surrounded by thirteen white stars; a photograph of the Mistress; and a photograph of her captain George E. Roosevelt, overall 32 x 25 in.$400-600

1379Bronze Schooner Mistress Plaque, c. 1931, cast rectangular plate, the front with relief image of a sailing schooner identified “MISTRESS/1931,” the reverse with stamped inscription “SCHOONER MISTRESS/1931/ISLE OF WIGHT RACE/JULIAN K. ROOSEVELT,” ht. 4 1/4, wd. 2 3/4 in.$200-250

1380Gorham Sterling Silver New York Yacht Club Award for the Mistress, c. 1949, shell-form tray engraved “N.Y.Y.C/1949/Cruising Schooners & Ketches/NEW LONDON TO NEWPORT 2ND/MISTRESS,” ht. 6, wd. 6 in.$100-150

1381Sternpost Flag off the Schooner Mistress, mid-20th century, the 24 x 36-in. flag with canton showing a diagonal anchor surrounded by a ring of stars, the design of the New York Yacht Club’s Commodore flag, with thirteen red or white stripes, on a tapering turned post, ht. 70 1/2 in.

Note: The Mistress, a former NYYC flagship, was built in 1930 for George Roosevelt, the nephew of President Teddy Roosevelt. It has had a long history of ownership, and began a world voyage in 2014.$300-500

1382Leather Cased Ship Knife, 20th century, the straight-bladed knife with synthetic handle in a silver-mounted leather case, the mounts engraved “JULIAN/ROOSEVELT” and “14 NOV. 1971,” overall lg. 8 1/2 in.$200-300

1383Items Relating to the Launch of the 12-meter America’s Cup Yacht Constellation Framed Together, c. 1964, including an invitation to the launch at City Island, New York, and a Rosenfeld photograph of the famous yacht under sail, overall 17 1/2 x 14 3/4 in., framed.$200-300

1384Small Compensating Compass from the 12-meter Yacht Constellation, Danforth/White, Portland, Maine, mid-20th century, the domed compass chamber on a brass mount, now fixed to a wooden platform, overall ht. 8 1/2, overall wd. 16 in.$200-250

1385Compass from the 12-meter Yacht Constellation, mid-20th century, liquid-filled compass mounted in a black-finished brass body, ht. 6, dia. 7 1/2 in.$300-500

1386Walker’s “Excelsior” Boxed Yacht Log from the America’s Cup 12-meter Yacht Constellation, Birmingham, England, mid-20th century, the hinged pine box with interior label and directions.$300-500

1387American School, Early 20th Century

Evening Sailing SceneSigned “F. Thomas” l.l.Oil on canvas, the central vessel with running lights lit with a smaller vessel off her starboard, and a lighthouse off her stern to port, 20 x 30 in., in a gilt-gesso and wood frame.Condition: Canvas rippling, retouch to areas in lower left quadrant and at left center.$300-500

1388John M. Barber (Annapolis, Maryland, Late 20th/21st Century)

Yacht RaceSigned and dated “BARBER 1985,” in the print, l.r.Photomechanical reproduction, 13 1/4 x 23 1/2 (sight), framed and matted.Condition: Not examined out of frame.$300-500

1389Artist Signed Old Ironsides - Sail 200 Print, J.A. Kendall, 1997, the screenprint in sepia tones showing the ship in a stern view, signed and dated in the print “J.A. Kendall/1987,” titled and signed in pencil in the lower margin, image 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in., in a modern molded wood frame.$100-150

1390Chromolithograph of the USS Constitution, 20th century, a photomechanical reproduction of an oil painting, image 20 1/2 x 27 in. (sight), in a modern frame.$100-150

1391The “America,” Schooner Yacht Lithograph, 20th century copy, in a black wood frame, ht. 9, wd. 12 in.$100-150

1392Seven Posters of Nautical Interest, late 20th century, including a poster titled “Ships and Submarines of the United States” with embossed Department of the Navy seal, a numbered (213/950) poster by William McGrath titled “Richmond [Virginia] at Moonlight in 1863,” a poster for the USS Arleigh Burke, a poster showing the crew of the Apollo 12, and three copies of a poster for an event commemorating the 125th anniversary of the first battle of ironclads.$100-150

1393“International Naval Rendezvous” Framed Poster, late 20th century, a later reproduction of the c. 1893 chromolithograph depicting the event, when ships from four continents gathered at Hampton Roads, image 19 x 28 in. (sight), in a modern mat and frame.$50-100

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Stephen L. Fletcher

Richard Albright

John Deighton

Karen M. Keane

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Stephen L. Fletcher

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Marie Keep

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Marie Keep

Kerry Shrives

Stuart G. Slavid

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Eric Jones

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Carol McCaffrey

Jane D. Prentiss

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L. Emerson Tuttle

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508.970.3206

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508.970.3203

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508.970.3201

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508.970.3202

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508.970.3216

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508.970.3264

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508.970.3203

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508.970.3296

Discovery AuctionsCarly Babione

Kyle Johnson

Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson

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508.970.3202

European Furniture & Decorative ArtsStuart G. SlavidStephanie Opolski

Gwendolyn L. Smith

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508.970.3203

Historic Arms & MilitariaJoel [email protected]

508.970.3215

JewelryVictoria BratbergJohn Colasacco

Kaitlin Shinnick

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617.874.4313

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508.970.3256

Musical InstrumentsAdam [email protected]

508.970.3216

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508.970.3247

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508.970.3264

SilverStuart G. [email protected]

508.970.3203

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Anna Ward

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