Limoges, France: Haviland & Co. porcelain Presidential (Abraham Lincoln) dinner plate from the White House State Dinner Service ordered by Mary Lincoln in May 1861 9 inches wide Replacement Value: $35,000 White porcelain, 9 in. diameter, shaped edges. Hand-painted in New York by Edward Lycett: in the
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A Magnificent Multi-Blade Exhibition Knife, English, circa 1895. Replacement Value: $17,000 Exhibition knives of the nineteenth century are arguably the finest knives that have ever been made. In all likelihood, their equal will never be seen again. This spectacular knife would has been made with antiquated hand
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Leather bound book entitled The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages by the author Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) published by Charles L. Webster copyright New York, 1887 Inscribed by Samuel Clemens to Harriet Beecher Stowe signed 1887 Replacement Value:
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Bronze sculpture entitled Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux signed on back of the piece by the artist Adolph Alexander Weinman (American, 1870-1952) Roman Bronze Works, NY 16x16x13 Replacement Value: $225,000 Adolph Alexander Weinman is best known for his architectural sculpture and for designing the "Walking
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19th century American paint decorated corner cabinet with 4 paneled doors 88x41x32 Replacement Value: $10,500 Antique furniture brings a unique charm and appeal to a space that modern furnishings often cannot. Cabinetry requires a great deal of woodworking skill and often involves techniques such as creating dados,
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Gilt framed and double matted oil on canvas entitled Wawayanda River in Warwick signed and dated lower right by the artist Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900) 1884 20x30 Replacement Value: $475,000 Jasper Cropsey was a mid-nineteenth century painter and architect known for his detailed, romantic
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Saber tooth Tiger skull 21 inches wide Replacement Value: $55,000 A saber-toothed cat is any of various groups of predatory mammals related to modern cats that were characterized by long, curved saber-shaped canine teeth. These animals belong to taxa of Machairodontinae, Barbourofelidae and Nimravidae, as well as
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Emile Galle cameo glass Ours Polaire vase the bulbous ovoid vessel with everted rim in aquamarine glass overlaid with frosty white and cut with a scene of three polar bears striding on ice floes with icebergs in the distance, circa 1910 14.5 inches tall Replacement Value:
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Pair of Tiffany favrile glass and bronze Curtain Border hanging shades c. 1910, the broad domical shade composed of geometric glass tiles in heavily mottled glass, above a lower border of vertical rectangular sections 16x24 Replacement Value: $225,000 L. C. Tiffany was born in 1848 and lived
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19th century Pennsylvania paint decorated Mahantango chest with 4 drawers, recessed panel sides and turned legs, the whole stamped with yellow and red rosettes, the green painted drawers decorated with colorful birds flanking the tree of life and outlined with black cartouches; the recessed sides
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