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Provenance: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Lewis Henry Machen (1829) - a Senate Clerk who preserved congressional records during the war of 1812. This set is accompanied by the original 1829 auction catalog. These books - first purchased 197 years ago -...
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Ann Eckford's Nauvoo Temple Sampler Cross-stitched linen, ca. 1849 Ann (Anne) Eckford Williams (1836-1918) 18 ¾ x 14 ½ in. This extraordinary sampler, hand-stitched by a teenage convert in mid-19th century Britain, is a rare and deeply personal expression...
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Isaac Newton Handwritten Manuscript on Religion, Concerning a Translation of the Nicene Creed and the True Doctrine of Christ This handwritten religious manuscript by Isaac Newton is a profoundly significant document. It reveals the foundation of Newton's theological dissent from...
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Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) Dean Cornwell was a renowned American illustrator and muralist, celebrated for his masterful use of oil paints. His works appeared prominently in popular magazines (such as the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar) and books,...
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Vasilii Prokofievich Efanov (Russian, 1900-1978)Portrait of Winston Churchill, Seated, Half-Length, in Uniform, (1944)Oil on canvas 40 ×26 in.Provenance: Private collection, UK, by family descent.By autumn 1944, the Allied victory over Germany seemed imminent. During the Fourth Moscow Conference, codenamed "Tolstoy,"...
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