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New York City: Early Porcelain Enamel Street Sign.
Auction 6318
| Lot: 43154 | Apr 26, 2025
Sold For:
$10,000.00
Andrew Jackson: An Important Original Oil Portrait by Ralph E. W. Earl.
Auction 6215
| Lot: 43328 | Feb 22, 2020
Sold For:
$10,000.00
Rare Colt First Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver and Holster Attributed to George Leist, Indian Fighter and Monterey California Constable.
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 6076
| Lot: 50441 | Apr 30, 2012
Sold For:
$9,775.00
Frank James: Personally Owned Items with Family Provenance.
(Total: 4 Items)
Auction 6079
| Lot: 44183 | Jun 10, 2012
Sold For:
$9,560.00
1824 Charleston MECHANIC Slave Hire Badge. Number 103.
A slightly convex square-shaped tag with clipped corners, a hole for ...
Auction 635
| Lot: 25076 | Jun 7, 2006
Sold For:
$9,560.00
A 19th Century Western Union Stock Ticker With Wood Base and Glass Dome.
Auction 6286
| Lot: 43215 | Apr 27, 2024
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$9,375.00
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$14,062 or more
Albite var. Anorthoclase in Ramsden silver box from Antarctica, from the British
Terra Nova
Expedition of 1910-1913.
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica.
Auction 6267
| Lot: 47009 | Dec 1, 2022
Sold For:
$9,375.00
Martha Washington: Ornate piece of black lace belonging to Martha Washington.
Auction 6172
| Lot: 43051 | May 13, 2017
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$9,375.00
1817 Charleston FISHER Slave Hire Badge, Number 14.
Auction 6145
| Lot: 42130 | May 18, 2015
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$9,375.00
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Fine Gold and Enameled Irvine & Jachens Presentation Deputy United States Marshal Eagle and Shield Badge to George Whittell.
Auction 6073
| Lot: 33184 | Sep 18, 2011
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$9,200.00
Painting: William Harnden Foster Painting: "Only One Shot".
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Auction 6032
| Lot: 47043 | Nov 17, 2009
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$8,962.50
John Trumbull: A Large Charcoal Sketch of Washington Aide Lt. Col. Robert Hanson Harrison, For Trumbull's Epic Painting "The ...
Auction 6013
| Lot: 48076 | May 13, 2009
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$8,962.50
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$13,444 or more
Milking Cow Mechanical Bank
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Auction 672
| Lot: 25057 | Nov 12, 2007
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$8,962.50
Professor Pug Frog's Great Bicycle Feat Mechanical Bank
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Auction 672
| Lot: 25074 | Nov 12, 2007
Sold For:
$8,962.50
1800 Charleston MECHANIC Slave Hire Badge. Number 183.
A flat octagonal-shaped tag with a hole at the top for suspension, 40mm x 43mm. The "Atmar" hallmark on the reverse at the top denotes manufacture by Ralph Atmar, Jr. He was a goldsmith and engraver whose parents had been banished from Charleston in 1781 by the British because they would not take the loyalty oath. Ralph Atmar, Sr. brought his family back to South Carolina in 1782 and later became a messenger of the state house of representatives. The elements on the obverse are as follows (top to bottom): an engraved "No 183"; "MECHANIC" in individual punches; and "1800" punched. The condition is fine with some light surface roughness and a dark brown patina. Note that there is no "Charleston" on these first year badges.
Although Charleston had licensing laws and issued badges to hired-out slaves as early as 1764, none of these badges are known to have survived. The law that called the badges offered here into existence was passed in July 1800 to go into effect in mid-August of that year. It mandated that masters who hired slaves out as laborers would have to purchase a badge for the slave to wear with fees dependent upon the occupation. The
City Gazette
of September 3, 1800 announced: "Denomination and Price of said badges are as follows: Huckster, not under thirty years of age, six dollars per badge. Mechanic, three dollars. Porters and cart and dray men, two dollars. Washers, Fishers and Hired Servants, one dollar." There were 2116 badges issued in this first year indicating that more than 20% of the slaves in the city of Charleston participated in this system. The Mechanic is one of the rarer occupations and, according to our research, this particular badge is the third lowest number known for this year making it one of the earliest produced of all Charleston slave hire badges and the cornerstone of any advanced collection.
Auction 659
| Lot: 25265 | Feb 27, 2007
Sold For:
$8,962.50
U. S. Civil War Flag: 36-Star Hand-Crafted Flag with Unusual Star Pattern.
Auction 6194
| Lot: 40151 | Dec 9, 2018
Sold For:
$8,750.00
Abraham Lincoln: Large Bronze Sculpture by Gutzon Borglum with Signed Theodore Roosevelt Program.
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 6163
| Lot: 43302 | Sep 17, 2016
Sold For:
$8,750.00
A Superb 19th Century Cane with Gold and Gold Quartz Handle.
Auction 6110
| Lot: 44101 | Nov 24, 2013
Sold For:
$8,750.00
Fine Engraved Antique Gold and Enameled Jeweler-Made Shield Pattern Badge of John C. Day Sheriff, Springfield, Missouri, Circa 1891.
Auction 6073
| Lot: 33177 | Sep 18, 2011
Sold For:
$8,625.00
MAGNIFICENT CIVIL WAR- PERIOD INLAID WOOD IMAGE OF THE FAMED CONFEDERATE RAIDER, THE ALABAMA. Wonderful detail and quality on th...
Auction 1080
| Lot: 1161 | Dec 9, 2003
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$8,625.00
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$12,938 or more
Gandharan Figural Sculpture
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Auction 6005
| Lot: 98034 | Mar 19, 2008
Sold For:
$8,365.00
Babylonian Cuneiform Barrel
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Auction 6005
| Lot: 98063 | Mar 19, 2008
Sold For:
$8,365.00
[Civil War Era] Grand Army of the Republic Display Case with Flag.
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 6251
| Lot: 43352 | Feb 13, 2022
Sold For:
$8,125.00
Hand-Colored Aquatint of Baltimore by William James Bennett.
Auction 6235
| Lot: 43156 | Feb 27, 2021
Sold For:
$8,125.00
Etched Suit of Armor in the 17th Century Style.
Auction 6160
| Lot: 40001 | Dec 11, 2016
Sold For:
$8,125.00
1806 Charleston SERVANT Slave Hire Badge, Number 169, a Very Fine Example of One of the Earliest Dates.
Auction 6168
| Lot: 43485 | Dec 3, 2016
Sold For:
$8,125.00
Lot of Eight Assorted Armor Elements.
(Total: 8 Items)
Auction 6076
| Lot: 50294 | Apr 30, 2012
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$8,050.00
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$12,075 or more
Solid Gold Jeweler-Made Eagle and Shield Badge of Bernard Brannon, Chief of Police for Kansas City, Mo.
Auction 6073
| Lot: 33176 | Sep 18, 2011
Sold For:
$8,050.00
Spectacular, Hand-carved Folk Art Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Train
An awesome project which surely would tak...
Auction 625
| Lot: 25213 | Jun 22, 2005
Sold For:
$8,050.00
Concord Stagecoach: A Marvelous, Large Handcrafted Scale Model.
Auction 6079
| Lot: 44270 | Jun 10, 2012
Sold For:
$7,767.50
"Confectionery Bank" Mechanical Bank
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Auction 672
| Lot: 25020 | Nov 12, 2007
Sold For:
$7,767.50
U.S. House of Representatives: Circa 1857 Chair.
Auction 6225
| Lot: 40111 | Jun 7, 2020
Sold For:
$7,500.00
Abraham Lincoln: Circa 1865 Life-Size Marble Bust by Pio Fedi.
Auction 6163
| Lot: 43287 | Sep 17, 2016
Sold For:
$7,500.00
Ulysses S. Grant: Large Standing Bronze.
Auction 6126
| Lot: 42185 | Nov 8, 2014
Sold For:
$7,500.00
Superb Shreve & Co. 14k Gold California Bear Pocket Watch with Massive, Elaborate Gold Quartz Chain.
Auction 6110
| Lot: 44093 | Nov 24, 2013
Sold For:
$7,500.00
1864-DATED CHARLESTON SLAVE TAG, "MECHANIC". Another of the premier pieces in this "collection". Not only is it for a rare trade...
Auction 1083
| Lot: 1964 | Jul 29, 2004
Sold For:
$7,463.50
Teddy Roosevelt on Horseback Steiff Toy.
Auction 6079
| Lot: 44274 | Jun 10, 2012
Sold For:
$7,170.00
1814 Charleston SERVANT Slave Hire Badge. Number 314.
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Auction 6035
| Lot: 47190 | May 22, 2010
Sold For:
$7,170.00
1806 Charleston SERVANT Slave Hire Badge. Number 169.
A slightly convex octagonal-shaped tag with a hole at the top for suspension, 57mm x 61mm. There is a very clear and distinct "C. PRINCE" hallmark punched on the reverse at the bottom, most likely for Charleston silversmith Charles Prince. The elements on the obverse are as follows (top to bottom): "CHARLESTON" in a crescent-shaped bar punch; "No" in a square punch followed by a hand-engraved "169"; "SERVANT" in a rectangular punch; and 1806 bar punched (the very large loop on the "6" makes this look more like "1800" to the naked eye). The condition is extremely fine; all devices are sharp and well struck; patina is dark and even.
A change in the Charleston slave badge law in 1806 specified that all badges would be good for the period of January through December, or a calendar year as opposed to a fiscal year. The mintage for 1806-dated badges is estimated to be only 821 of which only a handful are known to be extant. The scarcity of the date coupled with its choice condition makes this a very desirable example worthy of the finest collections.
Auction 659
| Lot: 25267 | Feb 27, 2007
Sold For:
$7,170.00
Extremely Rare Ives Sojourner Truth Mechanical Clockwork Toy,
4" x 11" x 5", E. R. Ives & Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, ca. 1880s. An animated Sojourner Truth doll stands behind a podium on a lacquered wood speaker's platform. She is engineered to bend forward, thump the lectern with her right hand, and turn her head while quoting from a stationary book in her left hand. The doll's coal-black face is a garish caricature of the actual reformer, with its wide eyes and red mouth ringed with gleaming white teeth. Reducing the subject to a mere Negro stereotype may not have been entirely unintentional. The doll's original cloth costume consists of a patterned dress with lace collar and beribboned bonnet. The condition of this rare toy is excellent but for a little wear to the velvet that covers the lectern top (where it is struck by her moving hand) and normal aging to garments. The toy's original turning key is not present.
E. R. Ives and Company operated in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from 1872-1932. They are best known for toy trains, but in the early 1880s they produced several moving figures of well-known personalities which are now "Holy Grail" items for collectors of nineteenth century toys. By far the most commonly seen is a walking (or rather lurching) figure of Ben Butler, Civil War general, gadfly politician, and 1884 Greenback / Anti-Monopoly Party candidate for President. Generally considered the most expensive variety depicts Ulysses S. Grant seated in a chair, raising and lowering a cigar. A nice example will run $20,000, if you could find one. Of nearly equal importance is this wonderful mechanical Sojourner Truth. Born a slave in Ulster County, New York, in 1797, she suffered under three hard masters until New York abolished slavery in 1828 and ended up in New York City working as a domestic. She experienced a "spiritual revelation" in 1843 when she adopted the name Sojourner Truth, and began a walking tour of the northeast preaching "God's truth and plan for
Auction 659
| Lot: 25420 | Feb 27, 2007
Sold For:
$7,170.00
Painted Sarcophagus Panel
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Auction 6005
| Lot: 98001 | Mar 19, 2008
Sold For:
$7,170.00
17th Century Half Suit of Armor with Gauntlets and Burgonet.
(Total: 4 Items)
Auction 6076
| Lot: 50289 | Apr 30, 2012
Sold For:
$6,900.00
Make Offer to Owner
$10,350 or more
Gold and Enameled Shield Badge of L.W. Hoover, Sheriff of Cowley County, Kansas.
Auction 6073
| Lot: 33189 | Sep 18, 2011
Sold For:
$6,900.00
George Washington Equestrian Bronze After Henry Kirke Brown's Union Square Monument.
Auction 6327
| Lot: 43003 | Apr 25, 2026
Sold For:
$6,875.00
Abolition Movement: W. T. Copeland Parian Bust of Enslaved Man.
Auction 6310
| Lot: 43189 | Nov 2, 2024
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$6,875.00
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$10,312 or more
A Western Union Telegraph Company Late 19th Century Stock Ticker Machine.
Auction 6286
| Lot: 43213 | Apr 27, 2024
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$6,875.00
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$10,312 or more
Abraham Lincoln: George Bissell Standing Bronze.
Auction 6214
| Lot: 43285 | Nov 2, 2019
Sold For:
$6,875.00
American Folk Art: Pig Weathervane.
Auction 6168
| Lot: 43480 | Dec 3, 2016
Sold For:
$6,875.00
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