American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

An impressive pair of citrine pressed glass candlesticks that prompted many positive comments in the office for their beauty, 8.75" tall. Also,...

All have some ruby red glass. Decanter with stopper 9", rectangular holder attached to base 3.75x5", 2 glasses 5", tripod leg bowl 3x...

Tiffany Studios of New York circa 1915 patinated bronze lamp with rotating harp-form frame and authentic, gold iridescent Favrile glass shade. Medium

Authentic Tiffany Studios of New York three-bulb, table lamp with leaded glass Acorn design shade and gilted bronze base. The leaded Favrile glass lam

Nouveau table lamp, made after the famous Tiffany Lily Lamp. The high quality contemporary bronze table lamp is an Art Nouveau sculpture AFTER the ori

Brass reproduction John Scott physicians lamp. 26" tall.

Lot of about 20 vintage fountain pens, automatic pencils, crowquills, plus ink points.

This group of four includes two vintage photographs: J.R. Wood & Sons, New York, NY, c1880, 8" x 6" on 8.5" x 7" cardboard; ...

Oak Sec., circa 1894 drawer, center secretary foldout desk section, top double door glass pane shelf area with carved gingerbread on top. Overall widt

Large diamond dust backed parlor mirror from Bodie, with Provenance. 47 inches wide 16 inches tall the mirror itself 39.5" x 52 half inches nea...

This is an Eastlake hall mirror, with a 44.5" tall x 21" wide mirror, and two 10" wide x 8" deep shelves. This piece of classic ...

Large double door, two drawer armoire/3 shelf display case glass panes in both doors. Overall height 86 inches overall with 53 inches depth 16 3/4 inc

19th century oak display case, Wedertz family Bodie. 25 inches wide 58 and half inches long 36 inches tall one center shelf. Makers plat grand rapids

Large floor model display case from Wedertz family Bodie to Bridgeport. With original brass plaque, the son manufacturing company, Columbus Ohio at f

Three antique door knobs: two crystal; one brown swirling glass. Two spindles for use as invoice spears on your roll top desk. 6 and 7 inches tall.

Vintage Hawaiian handmade wooden poi bowl. Could be monkey pod. Matching hand-carved designs are on both sides, with two fish facing inward toward ano

This horn was made for cooking. At first glance this horn looks like a long-hunter's gun-powder horn; however there is no powder residue. It sto...

Blond wood table top butter churn, no maker mark. Mechanism turns freely. 13x11x14". 1 leg has 2.75" and 1" chip loss.

Very fine old China, c. 1900-20. Marked with Asian symbol on base. Multi color floral pattern. Pitcher with lid, 9.5" tall. 3x 4" thin wal...

This Enterprise Mfg. red cast iron coffee grinder was in the Bridgeport, CA general store. Patented 1873. Paint appears to be original. 16x13x10&quo...

Detroit store/hardware scale, original blue color, embossed metal sign on top "Detroit Automatic Scale Company", yellow decal on bottom, a...

Extremely Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar. Stamped "THOMAS & BRO", circa 1873, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened...

Lot of 16 sterling silver salt spoons, each about two inches long and 2-3 grams.

Lot of three 6 inch long silver spoons stamped Stock Exchange Rifle Club Staff. Salvatore Falcone Collection

A trio of hand carved wooden utensils from Africa, possibly from the 1920s. Includes two serving spoons with human/native figures as handles, and one

The ship was carrying a large cargo of Vietnamese ceramics dated to the mid-to-late 15th century. The provenance of the pieces was known to be the kil

A copper alloy food container with a ChamplevÈ enameling decoration. According to the consignor, this is from the early 1970s. It has two typ...

Large collection of fine silver plate items in excellent condition, perfect for office or home entertainment purposes from a member of the famous Lax

Ornate silver plate metal tray, 10 x 10 inches, with cherub handles. Made by Simpson-Hall-Miller, one of the most sought after items of the company.

Five inch tall metal statue of Mutt and Jeff, created in 1907 by cartoonist Bud Fisher, they became a long-running and hugely popular "two mism...

Nevada County Directory for 1871-72: containing the names, business and location of merchants, farmers. manufacturers, professional men, miners, book-

Directory of the County of Placer, for the Year 1861. Containing a history of the county, and of the different towns in the county; with the names of

"Business Directory of San Francisco and the Principal,"A.L. Burt, NY, c1877, 593 pp. California business directory. Great reference. Embo...

Corbett & Ballenger's Denver City Directory, 1882. 675pp, John Ford (the great numismatist) bookplate in front inside cover. Tenth Annual di...

Hardcover, 270 pages. "Arizona As It Is; or, The Coming Country, Compiled from Notes of Travel During the Years 1874-1875, and 1876," by H...

"The Marvellous Country; or, Three Years in Arizona and New Mexico." S.W. Cozzens, second edition, 1875. "Illustrated by upwards of o...

Pioneer Days in California by John Carr, copyright 1891. 452 pages. bump damage on boards, along with some scuffs. Also included is The Life of David

BOLTON, Herbert Eugene. Anza's California Expeditions. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1930. xxi [3] 529 + xii [4] 473 + xxi [1, blank...

Haskins, C W - "The Argonauts of California Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents That Occurred in California in Early Mining

"Around the Horn in '49. Journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company" Printed by L. J. Hall on the Board of Henry Lee 184...

6 western and California trail books. New Mexico, Gila Trail, Old California Trail(faded spine), Old Trails West, Destiny Road etc. See photo. Califo

"California As it is & As it May Be Or a Guide to the Gold Region" by F. P. Wierzbicki, introduction by George D. Lyman (1815-1860), 1...

Two books about emigrants who reached the California Gold Rush by sea. Includes: "Gold Rush by Sea, from the Journal of Garrett W. Low," K...

(3) Books on Pre-Gold Rush California Diaries and Letters. "Josiah Belden 1841 California Overland Pioneer: His Memoir and Early Letters" ...

2 volumes, 1933 printing, California in 1851, The Letters of Dame Shirley by Carl J Wheat. Tales of Gold Rush life, mobs, hangings, whippings etc as w

1998 To California on the Southern Route by Patricia A Etter, 2009 California Odyssey, an Overland Journey on the Southern Trails, 1849 by William Gou

"California: For Health, Pleasure, and Residence. A Book for Travellers and Settlers." Charles Nordhoff. 1873. 255 pp. 6.75" x 9"...

"Characteristics and Prospects of California." Rev. Horace Bushnell, D.D. 1858. Paperback booklet. Originally published in the "New E...

1934 Alonzo's Pen-Knife Sketches or Chips of the Old Block by Grabhorn Press. Original illustrated letters written by one of California's pi...

(2) Classic pioneer guides to California, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press reprints. "The Emigrants' Guide to Oreganand California&...