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Elmer Crowell Great Grey Heron hunting decoy

Elmer Crowell (East Harwich, MA 1852-1952) carved and painted wood Great Grey Heron c. 1890's decoy 48 inches tall. Replacement Value: $300,000 A. Elmer Crowell (1862 – 1952) was a master decoy carver from East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell specialized in shorebirds, waterfowl, and miniatures. Crowell's decoys are consistently

Steinway Grand Piano with Stool

Steinway grand piano with stool Serial Number 557809H1484 Replacement Value: $57,000 Steinway & Sons was founded on March 5, 1853 by German immigrant Henry Engelhard Steinway in a Manhattan loft on Varick Street. Henry was a master cabinet maker who built his first piano in the kitchen

Presidential (Abraham Lincoln) dinner plate, 1861

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

Multi-Blade Exhibition Knife, English, circa 1895

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

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

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: