Sold2023LOT(2) INCL. CDV & VOL. "ARCHER ALEXANDER" FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM C.1885LOT (2) INCLUDING VOL. THE STORY OF "ARCHER ALEXANDER" FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM BY WILLIAM G. ELIOT, FIRST EDITION BY CUPPLES, U PHAM & CO. BOSTON 1885 W/RARE C.D.V. ARCHER ALEXANDER 1810-1879 MODEL FOSee Sold Price
Sold2017Copper Horse Weathervane, c 1885Item: Ethan Allen Jr. Horse Weathervane Maker: W.A. Snow Iron Works Origin: Boston, MA Dimensions: 26.5 inches wide x 15.75 inches high Date: 1885-1910 This copper horse vane has Zinc ears for ballastSee Sold Price
Sold2020Victor High Wheel Velocipede, c 1885Victor High Wheel Velocipede, red painted by Victor Overman Wheel Company, Boston, MA with stand, labeled under seat. Circa 1885. (EBAZ286)(MS) Dimensions: Approximately 56 x 56" Property from the esSee Sold Price
Sold2024Royal Crown Derby Porcelain AestheticMovement Gilded Age Vase c.1885, richly decorated in 22ct gilded and bronzed leaves and blossoms, 7 3/4" Catalogued and curated by Nicolaus BostonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Am. Sch. 19th c., "Armenia", Clipper, Ink/GraphiteS. N. Prince, American, act. 1880's, Portrait of the American Clipper "Armenia", pen and graphite, c. 1885, hand printed artist name lower left. Left corner shows a American fort, possibly Boston's FoSee Sold Price
Sold2024Pair of Royal Crown Derby PorcelainAesthetic Movement Vases c.1885, decorated with 22ct gilded fauna against a red ground with twin gilded handles, 5", minor hairline to rim of one Catalogued and curated by Nicolaus BostonSee Sold Price
Sold2024Royal Crown Derby Porcelain ImariVase c.1885 decorated with 22ct gilding and arched twin handles; 6 1/2" Catalogued and curated by Nicolaus BostonSee Sold Price
Sold2024Royal Crown Derby Porcelain TobaccoLeaf Vase c.1885 decorated with 22ct gilding and arched twin handles; 6 1/2" Catalogued and curated by Nicolaus BostonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Schweinfurth, Am., Pr. Venetian Scenes, W/C'sJ. A. Schweinfurth, Am., 1858-1931, Pair of Watercolors of Venice initialed J.A.S., c. 1885. Note: the artist later a prominent Boston-based architect (2 pcs.)(JPAN9000/2) Measurements: 16 1/2 x 6 1/2See Sold Price
Sold20161835 Callahan Brass Firehose Nozzle19th century brass firehose nozzle from the C. Callahan co. Boston Mass. Dated Feb. 3, 1885 marked. Length 22.5".See Sold Price
Sold2021Embossed Silver Fish Serving TrayTitle: Embossed Silver Fish Serving Tray Description: James W. Tufts Boston Quadruple Plate Silver Embossed Fish Serving Tray C. 1875. James W. Tufts, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1885. 14-3/8 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold202219th c Gilt Embossed Hardcover Books19th c gilt embossed hardcover books (13 pcs), 1885 Wood "Animate Creation" (color illus), 1880 Memorial History of Boston (missing vol 4), bound Youth's Companion, Beyond the Mississippi, Darkness &See Sold Price
Sold201819TH C. CAMERA WITH TRIPODBlair Camera Co. of Boston (in business 1885-1899), 8" x 10" wet plate bellows camera called the "Tremont Outfit", ca. 1893, having mahogany case, cloth bellows, nickel plated fittings, brass lens casSee Sold Price
Sold2015C. 1940 HAND COLORED PHOTO OF BOXER JOHN SULLIVANEarly 20th century print from a photo from 1885, bare knuckle boxer John L. Sullivan (1858-1918, 'The Great John L.' or 'The Boston Strong Boy'), copyright in the negative with date lower left, mounteSee Sold Price
Sold20214 19th C. NewspapersIncludes Daily National Journal June 7, 1825; Boston Daily Advertiser Oct 12, 1863; St. Loius Globe-Democrat July 11, 1885; and Utica, NY Saturday Globe January 10, 1903. IMPORTANT: Before bidding, plSee Sold Price
Sold2022French Silver Flatware - Mark L & Cie., c.1885French Mark L & Cie. Sterling Silver and Gilt Flatware Service, Paris, c.1885, shaped handles decorated with interlaced foliage and husks on matte reserves, cast with monograms, backs of bowls with feSee Sold Price
Sold2021PINK PATTERNED SILK DINNER GOWN, BOSTON, c. 18952-pc pink drouget style patterned silk gown w/ faux vest bodice w/ floating CF & CB panel over black silk satin dickie w/ faux reticella chemical lace overlay, massive 1-pc leg o’ mutton sleevesSee Sold Price
Sold2017Copper Horse Weather Vane, c 1885Item: American Copper Horse Weather Vane Date: Circa 1885 Size: 25 inches long In celebrated Blackhawk form with molded body, head and tail In as found gilded surface Attributed to L. W. Cushing & SonSee Sold Price
Sold2022PRUSSIAN BLUE EVENING GOWN, c. 1885Prussian blue silk satin ottoman gown, front & back shaped yoke & front skirt panels of floral spray motif patterned silk satin in 2-tone gold & multi patterned weave, neckline, cuffs, CF, bodice edgeSee Sold Price
Sold2021Victorian Penny-Farthing Bicycle, c. 1885Victorian Penny-Farthing Bicycle, c. 1885 Surrey Machinist Co., London. Driving wheel Ø 52 ¾ in., small wheel Ø 16 ½ in., solid rubber tyres, leather saddle on leaf spring, bell, spoon-brake to thSee Sold Price
Sold2023A PAIR OF GALLÉ YELLOW FAIENCE MODELS OF SEATED SMILING CATS, C. 1885A PAIR OF GALLÉ YELLOW FAIENCE MODELS OF SEATED SMILING CATS, C. 1885 A PAIR OF GALLÉ YELLOW FAIENCE MODELS OF SEATED SMILING CATS, C. 1885 with applied glass eyes, decorated in blue and whiSee Sold Price
Sold2016PAIR c. 1885 EGYPTIAN REVIVAL SLATE & ONYX OBELISKSPair of matching tall Egyptian Revival Slate and Onyx Obelisks. Originally part of a Mantel Garniture, ca. 1875-1880 Unknown French maker for Tiffany & Co., New York, New York. Of typical form, decoraSee Sold Price
Sold2021Wall Telephone with Carbon Pencil Microphone, c. 1885Wall Telephone with Carbon Pencil Microphone, c. 1885 Unmarked, walnut case, Hughes-type carbon pencil microphone with wood membrane, 2 earphones, single bell. Restored. Fernsprech-Wandapparat mit KohSee Sold Price
Sold2015Baby-Eclipse by Shew, c. 1885Baby-Eclipse by Shew, c. 1885 J.F. Shew & Co., London. Rare previously unrecorded plate size approx. 1 7/8 x 3 in., mahogany body with brass fittings and original viewfinder, brass lens with spring shSee Sold Price
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