151

PERSIAN RUGS

Two Persian Oriental rugs: Bokhara scatter rug, 4' 7" x 5' 7"; and a smaller scatter rug.

152

PERSIAN SAROUK RUG

Oriental rug, Persian Sarouk scatter, central medallion on a blue field, 6' 8" x 4' 2". 

153

"FLYING CLOUD" PRINT BY N. CURRIER

N. Currier, large folio, clipper ship "Flying Cloud", 1852, artist E. Brown, Jr., label on back "Holman's Print Shop, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts", 21" x 27 1/2". 

154

THE "AMERICA" SHIP PRINT

Large folio print, the "America" winning the match at Cowes for the Club Cup, from the original sketch taken on the spot by Oswald W. Brierly, labeled on back "From the Old Picture Store, 16 Brattle Street, Boston, Mass.", 21" x 28 1/2". 

155

FOUR-DRAWER BUREAU

19th c. cherry and poplar, four-drawer bureau, on turned legs, paneled ends, turned wood pulls on raised, carved drawer fronts, minor imperfections, 4' h, 40" w, 19" d. 

156

STONEWARE PIECES

Three early stoneware pieces: Large (15 1/2" h) "Charlestown" ovoid crock, offset handles and three incised hearts, crack at top; Ovoid 1-gal. jug, marked "Burlington, VT.", good condition, 11 3/4" h; Ovoid 1-gal. crock with cobalt handles and a lid, chip on rim, 10 1/2" h. 

157

CHARLESTOWN CROCKS

Two early stoneware pieces, both marked "Charlestown": ovoid crock with offset handles and cobalt decoration, incised swag and tassels on both sides, shows pitting and cracks, 14" h; and a 1-gal. jug with brown lip and base, imperfections, 12" h. 

157A

RARE STONEWARE JUG

Rare early 19th c. stoneware salt glazed jug, with cobalt blue incised fish, cracked (but stable), crack on back, incised rings (on bottom of neck), 15" h. 

158

STONEWARE CROCK

19th c. stoneware crock, 2-gal., cobalt blue bird with upturned bill on a leafy branch, light glaze, incised ring around circumference under handle, 9" h, 8" dia. 

159

STONEWARE JUG

19th c. stoneware jug, 3-gal., cobalt blue swirled flowers (four roses), some browning, overall good condition, 17 1/2" h. 

160

GRAINED BLANKET BOX

19th c. six-board blanket box, original sponge and grained finish, red and ochre, dovetailed case, till box, lock, molded base, some wear to top, 17" h, 38" w, 17 1/2" d. 

161

CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS

Instructions for Ordnance Officers from the War Department, Washington, May 23, 1864; Special Order No. 114 from Headquarters Department of Washington, 22d Army Corps., Washington, D.C., May 13, 1865 by command of Maj. Gen. Augur to E.W. Plaiston; Payment receipt for flour purchased by Mr. D. R. Spaulding from the Cheshire County Store, Keene, N.H., June 11th, 1864; Muster-Out Roll of 1st Lieutenant Patrick H. White in the 1st Regiment of Illinois Light Artillery…called into the Service of the United States by The President…on the 16th of June, 1861; Handwritten letter from the Treasury Department dated November 12th, 1844 in reply to a letter from Abe Knowlton about whether his son Samuel Knowlton (enlisted in the 6th Infantry of the Peace Establishment) is yet living. Letter was referred to the Adjutant Generals Office; Handwritten letter from the Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Nov. 12, 1844, in reply to the letter regarding Samuel Knowlton and whether he was living. Samuel was shot by the Indians on the 29th of July, 1841, while riding express between Fort Pleasant and R. Gamble, in Florida; Special Order No. 157 from Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, Washington, Nov 26th, 1861 by command of Maj. Gen. McClellan to Capt. John F. Glenn, includes small carte-de-visite of Geo. B. McClellan; Handwritten letter from G.W. Hough to General M.D. Hardin at the Ordnance Office in Washington, dated June 24, 1865, asking if Lieutenant Barstow could come to his office to assist him on that day; Two handwritten letters: one is Special Order No. 326 from the War Department, Adjutant Generals Office, Washington, June 23, 1865, ordering Sergeant John Rapell, U.S. Army, to duty at Fort Washington, Maryland, as an Adjutant to Ordnance Sergeant Joseph Cameron, U.S. Army; the other is from the Ordnance Office, Washington, June 28th, 1865, to Maj. J.G. Benton, Comdg Washington Arsenal, from C.W. Barstow, 1st Lieut. & Act. Ord. Off., in regards to repairing a mortar wagon; Seven handwritten letters with dates of March 20, 1862, September 5, 1864, June 8, 1864 (mentions the capture of the Rebels), one dated December 12th referring to the speech by Henry Clay, another dated November 24th from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and two dated April 22nd and September 15th from Burlington, Vermont. 

161A

CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA

Sheet music for "The Star Spangled Banner", by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Francis H. Brown, 1861, Published by J.G. Gregory, N.Y. (covers are missing), illustrated, darkened toning and foxing; The Civil War in Song & Story, by Frank Moore, P.F. Collier, Publisher, good condition, overall toning; Hand-colored war song on paper, "When this Cruel War is Over", with a battle scene at the top of Gettysburg, Penn., July 3, 1863, folded and separated at the bottom fold, on the reverse is a partial letter home dated 1864 "Annapolis, Der Wife, I received your kind letter..."; Two illustrated song sheets published by Charles Magnus, "The Captain of the Provost." (Parody), and "The Bill Posters Dream, or Cross Readings.", both with hand-colored top third depicting Queen Street Hospital, Alexandria, Va. and USA General Hospital, McKim's Mansion, Baltimore, Md, overall good condition; Three Confederate Bank Notes, "Twenty Dollars", Richmond, Va, July 25 1861, (split repaired with tape); "One Dollar", Bank of the State of Georgia, July 16, 1861, (shows slaves picking cotton and train in the background); "Ten Dollars", Richmond, February 17th 1864; Printed song sheet, "The Song of the Thirty Third!", for the thirty-third Regiment Mass. Vol., composed in June 1965 by George G.B. DeWolfe, fold lines, stained and a tear at the center fold; Miscellaneous cartes-de-visites (four) including Gen. Burnside and Cyrus E. Baker; and a photo of Hollis Civil War Veterans decorating soldiers graves for Memorial Day in the South Cemetery, Hollis, N.H.; and a collection of commemorative Civil War stamps. 

162

A. LINCOLN POLITICAL PAPER LANTERN

Rare 19th c. political paper lantern, with crossed 36-star American flags, thin white wood slats, original flat tin hanger, ex. "George Lincoln collection, Hingham, Mass...used for the celebration of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration in 1865." (JPR), (Note: Nevada admitted to Union as 36th State, Oct 31, 1864), (JPR collection). 

163

CANDLESTAND WITH CHECKERBOARD

Late 18th/early 19th c. maple candlestand, in early yellow painted finish, with a red and yellow checkerboard top outlined in orange, missing feet, good color, turned shaft, found in Hingham, MA, 24" h, 15 1/2" dia, (JPR collection). 

164

ROCKING CHAIR

19th c. maple and pine rocking chair, original yellow painted finish, freehand decorated top with shells and leaves, brown, green and red, outlined in dark brown on spindle top, legs and seat, with history from Buckfield, Maine family of Governor Long of Hingham, Mass., 39 1/2" h, (JPR collection). 

165

TAVERN TABLE

Late 18th c. country Hepplewhite tavern table, pine, oval top, molded skirt, square tapered legs, pegged on top, black over old green, 25" h, 27 1/2" w, 24" d. 

166

CLOCK REEL YARN WINDER

Exceptional 18th/early 19th c. clock reel yarn winder, maple and oak, original dark patinated finish with tripod turned base, found in Hingham, Mass., 42" h, (JPR collection). 

167

PERSIAN BOKHARA

Oriental rug, Persian Bokhara, burgundy and cobalt, with eight central tiles, fringed ends, 9' 2" x 7' 5". 

168

STONEWARE PITCHERS

Two 19th c. stoneware pitchers, one with blue floral decoration, the other with scenes depicting a tavern with young boy drinking and on opposite side a Pilgrim lady, bands of blue floral decoration on top and bottom, both good condition, 8 3/4" and 9 3/4" h. 

169

"MICROBE KILLER" JUGS

Two interesting stoneware jugs: "William Radamis Microbe Killer, No. 1", 11" h; and "Keep jug tightly closed, William Radamis Microbe Killer, No. 2", 11 1/2" h. 

170

BLANKET BOX

19th c. New England blanket box, pine, original green painted finish, applied molded top, six-board construction, till box intact, bootjack ends, 23" h, 42" w. 

171

OILS OF BIRDS

Two 19th c. oils on board of birds on branches, a cardinal with white flowers, and a mockingbird with yellow flowers, gilded original frames, some imperfections, both 13" x 7 1/2", (from the James Baird collection). 

172

BAMBOO SKI POLES - HENRY BESTON'S

Henry Beston's early 20th c. bamboo ski poles, leather strap and black grips, oval red and gold decal "Lund", (C.A. Lund Co., Hastings, Minn. USA), "acquired from Hingham Author Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston...", 58 1/2" l, (JPR collection). 

173

ROCKING CHAIR

19th c. New England, maple and pine, spindleback rocking chair, original brown painted finish with decoration, labeled on bottom "Katherine Babbitt". 

174

HENRY BESTON'S OIL LAMP, CAMERA, COMPASS, ETC.

Oil lamp; ink bottle with ink, pen and two mechanical pencils; lighter; camera and photographs; glass plate; lamp inscribed "H.B., Fo'castle" on side; cylindrical ink bottle with wood stopper, 3 1/4" h; cigarette lighter marked "HB" in black; and "VP Autographic Kodak Special, patd. 1913", with three photos of beach of the Outermost House, and negatives and a glass plate (8" x 4 3/4") of a shipwreck; Lufkin measure in a yellow case, "Henry Beston kept it in a drawer at the Outermost House..."; small brass cased compass; paper calendar, "Wm. Leavens & Co Inc., 1927", stamped at top "The Fo'castle, H Beston"; metal perpetual calendar with Indian Chief, "Mohawk Trail"; standard barometer, Charles & Large, Brooklyn, NY, marked "The Fo'castle, H Beston"; metal paperweight in the shape of a steamer longneck clam, marked "Nora June 2 1916"; (JPR collection). 

174A

HENRY BESTON'S FOUND OBJECTS

Two items found "from the Marconi Station Site in 1937 from a box of found objects at Outermost House": a washed up bottle from Belfast, Ireland, Grattan & Co Ltd, Ginger Ale, and a small piece of shale with embedded fossil material; Photograph and negative of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station; and a Taxidermy (Dovekie) bird found on the beach near Outermost House, (JPR collection). 

175

BLANKET BOX

Small 19th c. six-board storage chest, with hand-forged nails, original putty blue/gray painted finish, molded top board, bootjack ends, 22" h, 32 1/2" w, 14 1/2" w.