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This round tripod pottery bowl was produced by the Chupicuaro culture from
the area of Guanajuato, Mexico, with an estimated age of 300 - 100 BCE. It
has an unpainted buff earthenware finish with the very whimsical decorative
appearance of a bird’s nest containing two chicks, whose heads serve as
handles. This lovely item has a slightly rounded bottom and deeply incised
wavy lines that go around the bowl to mimic the appearance of an actual bird’
s nest. The Interior is undecorated. Dimensions: 10 cm high, 15 cm in
diameter.
Condition is very good. The bowl is intact, not cracked or restored, with only
minor wear marks, mostly around the legs and on the bottom. Provenance -
This item was recently purchased from the estate of the late Willis Pratt, a
career academic at the University of Texas in Austin. Dr. Pratt frequently
visited Central Mexico between the mid 1930’s and mid 1960’s and amassed
a collection of many pre-Columbian artifacts which he kept and displayed in
his home in Austin. Guaranteed authentic.
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$250
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Extremely Rare view of Admiral David Farragut and Captain Drayton on the
Deck of the USS Hartford in Mobile Bay in October of 1861. Taken after the
battle by former Confederate photographers McPherson and Oliver of Baton
Rouge La. Period ink inscription states " Deck of the Hartford Mobile Bay Oct
1864" This is autographed by both Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton
below. Wonderful view of the Deck of the USS Hartford Farraguts Flag Ship
in the battle. First time I have every seen this very rare view and
autographed by the participants. CDV has McPherson and Oliver
frontmarks. Wonderful.
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CDV of Bvt Lt Colonel Jacob L Green. Served in tthe 7th Michigan Infantry,
and the 6th Michigan Cavalry of Custer's Wolverine Brigade. Joined Custer
staffs as AAG and served wtih him through the war and into Texas where he
was Custer's Chief of Staff. POW at Trevillian Station and held in Macon
Prison before being paroled. Such a close friend of Custer's he was Custer's
Best Man at his wedding to Libby in 1864. Rare backmark by Wm Frank
Browne Photographer to Kilpatrick's division and Custer's personal favorite
Photographer. Rarely seen image of this personal Custer friend who served
with him throughout the Civil War. Rare.
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$750
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Wonderful view of Bvt Brigadier General Silas P Richmond 3rdMass
Regiments. Wonderfully autographed below the portrait of his dog. First
time I have ever seen a dog in a high ranking Officers carte de visite. Great
photo. Backmark by Allen and Horton Boston.
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Spectacular CDV of Captain Charlton Morgan, younger brother of Colonel
John Morgan and one of his raiders while as a Prisoner of War along with
autograph as such. Photographer is Giron of Philadelphia. One of the
younger brothers, five of which fought for the Confederacy during. "In 1859
he graduated from Transylvania University and was soon appointed as U. S.
Consul to Messina, Italy. Even while serving as a representative of the United
States he fought and was wounded in the Italian fight for independence. He
resigned in 1861 to take a job in London as the Secretary of Southern
Committee. Soon he was back home in Kentucky to enter the Confederate
Army. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Shiloh, and when
exchanged became a captain in his brother, John Hunt Morgan's Kentucky
Regiment. He was captured along with brother John prior to the end of war,
however, saw his last involvement back in that regiment which was now under
the command of General Basil Duke (a brother-in-law of his.)" Very Rare.
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Scarce Autographed CDV of Medal of Honor Winning General Newton Martin
Curtis. Lost and eye which can be noted in the photo at Fort Fisher where
he earned the MOH for his assault on the fort. Mathew Brady bm. Slight
crease in right shoulder that looks like a line. Rarely seen in signed views.
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$900
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Important Memorial collage for the death of Elmer Elsworth Colonel of the NY
Fire Zouaves in 1861. Titled Ellsworth Memorial published by Anthony on a 9
by 14 inch mount are cdv images of Ellsworth and Lt Frank Brownell his
avenger who killed Marshall proprietor of the Marshall House and slayer of
Ellsworth. In the middle is a very rare photo of the aftermath of the days
event with Fire Zouves of Ellsworth's regiment standing aroung the front door
of the Marshall House in Alexandria where Ellsworth and Marshall were killed
over the hauling down of the Confederate Flat. Easily seen are dozen or
more soldiers wearing their french style cloth hats with covering down to the
neck. A small African American boy (possibly slave) is seen sitting on the
front porch. Along with several officials in civilian clothing. The flag pole is
seen at upper right and the flag torn down is behind Lt. Brownell in his photo
on the floor. Some light water staining at right with a couple of period marks.
Very Rare and only the second I have ever seen.
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$2850-
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Autographed CDV of Admrial Louis Goldsborough by Kindler of Rhode
Island. "During the Aegean Anti-Piracy Campaign, Goldsborough led a four-
boat night expedition from Porpoise in October 1827 to rescue British
merchant brig Comet from Mediterranean pirates. In 1830 he was appointed
first officer in charge of the newly created Depot of Charts and Instruments at
Washington, the crude beginning of the United States Hydrographic Office.
Goldsborough suggested creation of the depot and initiated the collection
and centralization of the instruments, books and charts that were scattered
among several Navy yards. After two years he was relieved by Lieutenant
Charles Wilkes. After cruising the Pacific in the frigate United States, he
participated in the bombardment of Veracruz in Ohio during the Mexican-
American War. He served consecutively as: commander of a detachment in
the expedition against Tuxpan; senior officer of a commission which explored
California and Oregon (1849–1850); superintendent of the United States
Naval Academy (1853–1857); and commander of the Brazil Squadron (1859–
1861). Goldsborough was given command of the Atlantic Blockading
Squadron in September 1861, relieving Flag Officer Silas Horton Stringham.
In October of that year the Atlantic squadron was split into the North Atlantic
Blockading Squadron and South Atlantic Blockading Squadron;
Goldsborough took command of the North squadron, and Flag Officer
Samuel Francis DuPont assumed command of the South squadron. During
his command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, which he
commanded from its inception to September 1862, he led his fleet off North
Carolina, where in cooperation with troops under General Ambrose Burnside,
he captured Roanoke Island and destroyed a small Confederate fleet. After
aiding the capture of Roanoke Island, Goldsborough and his command were
sent to Hampton Roads at the request of Major General George B. McClellan
to help protect Union forces landing on the Virginia Peninsula at the start of
the Peninsula Campaign. Goldsborough refused to be placed under
McClellan's direct command, telling Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus
Vasa Fox that he would instead cooperate with McClellan. After sending six of
his vessels to attack the Gloucester Point batteries, Goldsborough withdrew
them, saying the area was too dangerous for his ships—even though none of
them sustained any damage—and fearful of a return appearance by CSS
Virginia, which had laid waste to a Union naval force in Hampton Roads while
Goldsborough was at Roanoke Island. At the start of the Seven Days
Battles, Goldsborough was asked again, this time by President Abraham
Lincoln, to come to McClellan's aid. Goldsborough continued to hold back his
fleet, forcing Lincoln to accept a recommendation by Secretary of the Navy
Gideon Welles to detach ships under Goldsborough's command and place
them under Commodore Charles Wilkes, who as a lieutenant had relieved
Goldsborough at the Depot of Charts and Instruments (see above), and who
would report directly to Welles. This move, coupled with newspaper accounts
critical of the Navy, so seriously hurt Goldsborough that he requested that he
be relieved. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in August 1862, and in
September passed command of the squadron to Acting Rear Admiral Samuel
Phillips Lee. Goldsborough would finish the war performing administrative
duties in Washington, D.C."
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$500
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Autographed CDV of Adjutant General of the V Corps Frederick T Locke.
Served with the V corps from the beggining of the War through the end of the
War and was breveted Brigadier General for Five Forks. Addis Washington
DC bm. Served the Commanders of the V Corps Fitz John Porter through
Charles Griffin. Nice image.
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$500
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Rare pare of Autographed and presented CDV's or Robert E Lee and his
wife Mary Custis Lee. Firstly an autographed view of the famous General in
Uniform with a backmark of the Lee Gallery Richmond. Secondly an
Autographed view of Mary Custis Lee by the Stonewall Gallery Lexington VA
(Very Rare). Lastly Mrs Lee presents both of the images to "For my kind
though unknown friend T L Jones" and then signs the back of her image
again M C Lee. While on the back of Robert's she writes "Thos Laurens
Jones from his friend Mary Custis Lee" in her hand. The Mary Lee image is a
bit light and has been mounted in the past with several small paper mounts
on the verso. The Robert image has both front and backmarks of the Lee
Gallery. Great combination signed by both members of the family.
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$6500
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Autographed CDV of General Benjamin S Roberts. "At the outbreak of the
Civil War, Roberts was Major of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry. He served in Arizona
and New Mexico in 1861 and 1862. He was promoted to Brigadier General of
Volunteers on June 16, 1862, and assigned to General John Pope's staff as
Inspector General and Chief of Cavalry. He saw action at Cedar Mountain,
Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs and the Second Battle of Bull Run.
After Bull Run, he was manipulated by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to
prefer charges of disloyalty, disobedience and misconduct against Fitz John
Porter, and testified at the subsequent court-martial, which ruined Porter's
career. After the court-martial, Roberts was banished to Minnesota, where
he chased Indians, until being recalled to Washington in February 1863. He
commanded a division in VIII Corps later in 1863, another in XIX Corps in
1864, and then served in the District of West Tennessee in 1865. He was
brevetted Brigadier General, United States Army, for his actions at Cedar
Mountain, and major general, Volunteers, for Second Bull Run." Ulke bm.
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$650
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