WHALING & MARITIME ITEMS: Collection of 15+ scrimshaw antique whale’s teeth; about 15 antique iron harpoons, rare & experimental; Two 14-foot whaling gaffs; 20+ sailor-made carved canes; 2 whale bone Swifts; many sailor made bone bodkins, busks, fids, 16" paddle, whistles & whimsies; 6 pie crimpers; Aletha Macy framed shadowbox with sheet metal whales etc. Nancy Chase carved miniatures; carved bone whaleboat; 3 whale bone rolling pins; Beckenhaupt whales; whale vertebrae. NAUTICAL: Many pieces including 10+ Chelsea ship’s bell clocks including limited edition 18" mariner; Rare Neptune carved oak mast head with provenance; Large 19th c. eagle ship figurehead; 25+ old & antique cased ship models, half-hulls & dioramas, one attributed Sayles; 6' antique wood yacht; 50" wood pond sailboat; 40" wood “Danmark” ship in case; 46" shadowbox ship “Defender”; Wood ship figurehead of lady; 6 carved & painted wood ship plaques; 4 camphorwood trunks; Nautical weathervanes; 84" antique eagle stern board; rare hand sewn sailor trousers; 1929 silver lifesaving medal; sawfish bill & swordfish swords; walrus oosik; Sunderland pink luster maritime jug; several ship’s lanterns & wood ship pulley blocks.
CIVIL WAR & MILITARIA: From private Virginia collection – rare Confederate collectibles, including Gen. Robert E. Lee signed letter on day after surrender at Appomattox; Fayetteville CSA 1863 musket; Harpers Ferry 1852 musket; Barnett London Confederate rifle from Virginia battle, 1863; Fruwirth Confederate carbine; 2 authentic CSA buckles & belts; 2 Confederate pikes including Froelich bridle cutter; stirrups; Confederate felt hat “4” badge dated 1861; 3 Confederate canteens, one with Virginia button; Confederate haversack & field gear; Georgia militia shako & Union shako; Simeon North pistol; Bacon Arms revolver; 2 Colt Army/Navy pistols; Remington rolling block pistol 1866; Civil War telescope in pouch; 3 Civil War cased photos including Confederate soldier & drummer boy; 3 powder horns; US eagle pommel swords; Rare J.P. Reynolds CW record “escutcheon” painting for Col. Curtiss Gardiner, 27th NY Volunteers; Painting of CW officer; Framed medals etc for WWI soldier John Wagner Sr.; Herman Frette WWI uniform & gear; Civil War re-enactors uniform & accouterments; Antique bowie knives; Middle Ages iron weapon relics; Robert E. Lee oil portrait; Civil War glass negatives of ships & battle scenes.
CANES & BASKETS: Private collection 50+ antique canes including rare signed London rifle cane with detachable butt by Cogswell & Harrison; 20+ sailor made whale bone canes; weapon canes; pocket watch cane; Robert Burns & McKinley bust canes; carved dog heads, one articulated; silver & gemstone Pratt cane; 1844 “Tippo Sultan NY”; several fist & hand canes; Carved bone whale handled; Tiffany sterling tennis motif; 2 horse leg canes; captain’s canes; plantation canes.
NANTUCKET BASKETS: 12+ Nantucket purses & baskets signed by Boyer, Dias, Newman, P. Whitten; Nest 5 baskets signed A. Martin; Antique attributed Appleton; sweet grass basket with whale.
PAINTINGS: Over 100! 15 China trade paintings, many in Hong Kong harbor, some signed; several ship portraits; Thomas Willis silk & oil; James G. Tyler; W. Alexander; W. Ferdinand Macy; Graham Flight; War 1812 marine battle dated 1859; Sea captain attributed J. Boilly; Arctic whaling signed K. Olsen; Arup Jensen; USS Charleston by AA Whortmann; 2 authentic w/c landscapes by Adolph Hitler (w/prov.); Nantucket artwork by Ruth H. Sutton; Salvatore Colacicco (3); D. Lazarus (7); Paul Longenecker; Y. Parent; Anita Dommin; G.S. Hill; Michael Harrell; Roy Allison; Paul Lipp; Nick Van der Plas; D. Kooharian; P. Lurrie; Huge sea captain portrait signed Bruce Taylor Nantucket; Nantucket maps; Other artwork: Pair fine ca. 1800 large folk art portraits attributed Erastus Field; Oil painting Civil War officer & Reynolds escutcheon painting; W.H. Littlefield; abstract tropical gouache by Stefan Szczesny, Kruckman, Jay Connaway, Johan Madsen horses; Haley ’62 NY “Zen” cubist; K. Larsen; H. Oxhandler (2); Copp ’46; Cesare Stea 1935; T. Franchi- genre; 19th c. oil of buffalo carp, signed?
JEWELRY & SILVER: Russian & Fabergé silver objects including peacock form enamel kovsh; bird form egg holder; Faberge honey pot & cat & egg box on stand; Fabergé cockerel jewel cask; 12 Russian enamel spoons; 30 lots SW Native American jewelry including 10 Squash Blossom necklaces, Navajo pawn cuff bracelets; rings, more; 3 pc. coin silver tea set signed J. Crawford; Early British silver spoons; Large sterling pitchers; Sterling flatware sets; piece of 8 reale pendant & gem necklace; Tiffany silver jewelry; Many gold & silver jewelry lots; David Yurman bracelet; Nantucket spoons J. Easton; 3 pair of sterling candlesticks including Tiffany.
MISC.: Rare 19th c. iron 62" cigar store Indian; 5' 19th c. carved pipe tobacco store trade sign; 3 early figural wood Scottish tobacco/snuff boxes; bronze fountain of boy & goose signed F. Hoffman III 1963; Lead fountain cherub; bronze of girl holding ball signed Morris Singer Foundry; Large architectural iron eagle; 12 Japanese Meiji carved ivory erotic figures; 12 Chelsea clocks; Nantucket 6 arm metal chandelier, Coffin family; Fine China trade vest & 3 hand fans; 4 China Trade camphor trunks; 1817 Sampler M. Allee; old weathervanes; old signs including 1925 checkerboard; Statue of Liberty clock; Berge London telescope.