FAR 392 - Winter Collectors Auction w/Select Items

Woven Splint Wood Buttocks Basket Originating From Franklin Country, Virginia. This Was An Inherited Family Piece Belonging To Consignors Grandmother. Bears Some Splitting And Broken Weave But Overall Good, Solid Condition. - Lot 1 Dimension: 10.5H 12D 13W

Marked With Rv Stamp. Florentine Pattern. One Fleabite To Rim, Chip To Base. - Lot 3 Dimension: 5H 7W

Two Handled With Wild Yellow Roses. Good With General Wear, No Chips Or Cracks. Adhesive On Base. Interior Shows Signs Of Having Held Water. - Lot 2 Dimension: 12.75H

Wooden Piece Of Unknown Use, Possibly Part Of A General Store Coin Operated Dispenser Or Slot Machine . Front Access Door (Currently Locked And Missing Key) With Hole Cut Inside, Likely Previously Housed Glass. Beveled Glass Windows In Upper Section On All Four Sides (One Is Also A Hinged Door) Framed By Low Relief Fretwork. Hole Cut In Top, Open Bottom. Shows Signs Of Age And Wear, Some Loose Joinery And Scuffs But Overall A Solid Piece. - Lot 4 Dimension: 22H 17D 17W

Leather Bound Personalized Diary Of Reverend James Lester Shipley ( B. 1838 Baltimore, Md. D. 1937 Bedford, Va.), A Graduate Of Dickinson College, Afterwards Went Into The Methodist Ministry, Receiving Both His Degree And Preaching License In 1860. A Year Later, He Joined General Stonewall Jackson's Brigade As A Chaplain, Where He Served Until The Summer Of 1862. Following, He Became Chaplain, And Later Trustee, Of Randolph - Macon College. This Diary Includes His List Of Sermons Preached All Over The Commonwealth And Maryland , Interspersed With Entries Such As- "My Labors In Winchester Station Were Abruptly Closed On March 11,1862 By The Entrance Into Winchester Of The Invading Federal Army...", And- " I Served During The Three Summer Months As A (?) In Gen. T. J. Jacksons Army Under The Auspices Of The Soldiers Tract Association Of Richmond..", As Well As References To Randolph-Macon College. There Are Also Records Of Baptisms, As Well As Marriages; Several Noted As Paid With Confederate Script, And Many Listed In The Remarks Table As, Colored. The Final Section, Personal Notes, He Used As An Autobiographical Memoir. Condition Of This Historical Piece Is Remarkably Good. - Lot 7

Having Belonged To Rev. James Lester Shipley, Who Is Included In This Album, Along With Members Of Family And Unknown Others. Majority Are Post And Civil War, Circa 1865, From Studios In Baltimore, New York, And Virginia. Includes A C.d.v. With 1822 Two Cent Tax Stamp From Petersburg, Va. Not All Pages Are Filled. Album Is In Poor Condition But Most Photographs Are Good. - Lot 8

Basket Style Pot , With Two Dragons Handle. Terracotta Piece With Heavy Glazing. Firing Marks And Holes On Underside. Unknown Use, Though Likely A Ceremonial Piece. Bears Few Cracks And Green Paint Marks. - Lot 5 Dimension: 10.25H 8D 9.5W

S. Kirk & Son Letter Opener, Mid 19th Century Stebbins & Co. Butter Knife (Possibly Coin But Believed To Be Sterling), Set Of 7 Simpson, Hall, & Miller Tablespoons With Monogrammed- C-, Whiting Shoehorn, D. Low Napkin Ring With Monogram, Sterling Weighted 3 Inch Candleholders,And More. Multiple Pieces Monogrammed And Tarnished. Total Weight,Excluding Weighted Or Pieces With Only Sterling Handles, Is 27.625 Ozt. - Lot 11

Photographs And Correspondence, As Well As Sermon Log/ Diary Circa 1881-1900 Whilst In West Virginia And Virginia, From The Reverend James Lester Shipley Of Baltimore And Virginia, And His Family. Also A Small Leather Pouch With His Initials Embossed On Front, Books, Including: The Sunday Service Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South From 1867 ( Personal Copy With His Name Embossed On Front), Holy Bible From 1858, And The Faithful Promiser ( 1865 Christmas Souvenir To His Wife). Fair To Good Condition. - Lot 9

Eight Gorham Pierced Shell Nut Dishes In Their Cromwell Pattern, Lily Motif And A Monogrammed Sterling Handled Cake Servers, Gorham Spoon In Their Imperial Chrysanthemum Pattern Pierced Bon Bon Spoon, And Five Matching Teaspoons. Tarnished. Total Combined Weight Excluding Cake Servers: 11.920 Ozt. - Lot 12

Represents Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas , Valentines Day, And Easter. Variety Of Figures Including Jack-O- Lanterns, Easter Bunny, Owl, Bear, Cupid, Reindeer, Sun, Turkey, Dog, Elephant, Santa And His Sleigh, Chicks Carrying Egg Carriage, And More. Likely Homemade Piece Of Gold Painted And Soldered Metal And Tin. Overall Good Condition. - Lot 10 Dimension: 17.5H 17W

Signed By Artist Hassan Soliman (Egyptian 1928-2008) And Dated 1989. Sight Size 27 X 38.5 Inches. Professionally Framed. Thumbtack Holes Present On Border Of Paper. - Lot 6 Dimension: 47.5H 35.5W

GOEBEL 347 With Tmk-5 Underglaze Mark, As Well As Incised 1957 On Underside. Excellent Condition. - Lot 15 Dimension: 7.5H 4.75D 8.25W

Four Bullseye Bulb Lantern, Embossed On Top- The Non Sweating Adlake Lamp Chicago. Ultimate Patent Date Of 1908. Bears Loss Of Paint, Also Has Been Repainted/Touched Over Its Lifetime. White Paint Residue On One Face. - Lot 13 Dimension: 15.75H 9.25D 9.25W

Two Bulb Lantern, Embossed On Top- Dressel Arlington N.j. U. S. A. Bears Loss Of Paint Which Is Still Flaking Off. - Lot 14 Dimension: 15.75H 9D 9.25W

Printed On Cheesecloth. Map Of China, Prepared For The China Inland Mission 1899. By Long. E. Of Greenwich, By Permission Of E. Bretschneider, Printed In London: Stanfords Geographical Establishment. With Original Hardcover Folder. Tack Holes Along Border And Some Minor Discoloration, Overall Good Condition. - Lot 16 Dimension: 37.5H 43.5W

Ritual Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Published In Richmond By John Early, For The Aforesaid Church, In 1851. Embossed On Front Cover In Gold Leaf Is : Rev. John Early. Lynchburg- And So Likely His Personal Copy. Rev. Early (B.1786 Bedford Co., Va. D. 1873) Was A Co-Founder Of Randolph Macon College, Founding Trustee Of What Became Vanderbilt University, As Well As A Preacher To The Slaves Of Thomas Jefferson At Poplar Forest. Covers Are Scuffed And Pages Bear Foxing, But Binding Is Still Tight. - Lot 18

Typewritten Copy Of The Last Will And Testament Of Meshak Perdue Of Franklin County, Virginia; As Entered Into A Will Book At The Clerks Office Of Franklin County. Meshak, Born In 1758, And Died January 1838 In Rocky Mount,Va. In The Will, He Gives Possession Of Multiple �Negroes� To His Many Children; Mentioning, � ...I Have Reserved For My Own Use And Benefit Durung (Sic) My Natural Life, My Negro Man Robert, A Blacksmith By Trade And All Monies In My Possession...�; As Well As Land,Money, And Other Items. Testimony Was Taken 27 December 1837. There Is Also Included A Sheet Of Genealogical Information With Handwritten Entries For The Perdue/ Dillion Family. - Lot 17

GOEBEL 10/1 Pastel Painted Version Of The Figurine From 1974. There Is A Half Inch Chip And One Small Nick To Base As Shown. - Lot 20 Dimension: 8H

GOEBEL 14/A AND 14/B Boy Bookend Bears Some Moderate Crazing, Otherwise Good Condition. With Tmk-3 Mark. - Lot 24 Dimension: 5.75H