Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 73

The Manuscript, Space & Collectibles Auction

The Claude Harkins Collection of Washingtonia and Other Historical Highlights

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 60		English Oak Liquor Chest, c. 1750, A rare 18th century French and Indian War period English officer's liquor chest. Height - 11½ in., Width - 16½ in., Depth - 11½ in. Containing 11 hand-blown decanters, six large and five small, with glass stoppers and gold-leaf decoration on the tops. Tops of two of the small bottles are broken. This beautiful chest and bottles are associated with George Washington and Braddock's defeat. Washington's supply wagon was captured and he saved Braddock's supply wagon, which is said to have contained this chest. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $693
Lot 61		[Mount Vernon Ladies' Association] Ambrotype of Ann Pamela Cunningham, Sixth plate ambrotype of the woman who founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and served as its first regent, and who oversaw the purchase and restoration of Mount Vernon. Cunningham (1816-1875) is pictured to the left of Washington's tomb; three other women are visible at the right margin. Fine condition. The ambrotype is housed in a period case with floral and bird designs. The hinge of the case is broken; both clasps are present. Cunningham, who was raised on a plantation in South Carolina, was motivated to raise funds to purchase and restore Mount Vernon after her mother sailed past Mount Vernon and wrote to her about the distressing state of disrepair into which the home of our First President had fallen. Cunningham launched an unprecedented appeal for donations through newspaper articles directed toward the women of the south, beginning in December 1853. In 1854, the appeal was extended to women of the north. Mount Vernon was owned by George Washington's great-grandnephew, John Augustine Washington III. On April 6, 1858, Washington sold Mount Vernon to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association for $200,000. The terms were $18,000 down, with an additional $57,000 to be paid no later than the first of the year. The rest was to be paid in three annual installments, but with donations from thousands of people, including President James Buchanan. The Association was able to pay Mount Vernon's purchase price in full on December 9, 1859, two years earlier than expected and took possession on February 22, 1860, the 128th anniversary of George Washington's birth. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is the oldest private preservation organization in the United States. It is still all female and still presides over Mount Vernon, which attracts over one million visitors each year. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 62		[Mount Vernon] Pencil Drawing Made in 1839 by A 12-Year-Old Girl, Drawn by Cornelia Rider, aged 12 years, signed and titled in the lower margin. The drawing is 11¾ x 9 in.; the sheet is 15½ x 12 in. The sheet is toned with scattered foxing; a couple of small dampstains are visible at upper edge away from image. A charming drawing by a young lady who must have been a visitor to Mount Vernon. In 1839, the Washington family still owned Mount Vernon but did not have the wherewithall to maintain it. In 1858, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, under the leadership of Ann Pamela Cunningham, bought Mount Vernon from George Washington's great-grandnephew. The Association still owns and maintains the estate. Cowan's Auctions, Nov. 17-18, 2004, lot 610; Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 63		[Spanish American War] U.S. Silk Regimental Battle Flag With 45 Stars, Extremely rare, military grade battle flag with the following characteristics: large, almost square-- 66 x 53 in.-- with 45 embroidered stars on each side of the canton, bullion fringe, and red, white, and blue sleeve along hoist edge. Some small splits at edges and a couple of small repairs. Utah became the 45th state in 1896. The 45-star flag was used from then until 1907 when Oklahoma became a state. This was a patriotic period because the Spanish American War took place in 1898. A flag like this one was raised following the successful assault on San Juan Heights, made famous because of the participation of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 64		[Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand] 18th Century Watercolor Triptych, Watercolor/gouache portraying three scenes from the military life of General von Steuben, by Otto Lohr (1865-1952), painter and glass painter born in Munich and professor at the Academy of Arts in Munich, 11¾ x 5¼ in. Signed "O. Lohr" at lower right edge of third panel. The first figure shows Friedrich the Great appointing Steuben wing adjutant; a wing adjutant was used for special tasks, sometimes for diplomatic missions, and was a staff officer. The second figure depicts Steuben showing General Washington the newly-trained troops in 1778, and the third shows British troops at Yorktown surrendering to troops under Steuben on October 19, 1781. Von Steuben (1730-1794) was a Prussian-born military officer who served as inspector general and Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Also referred to as Baron von Steuben, it was he who taught the Continental Army the essentials of military drills, tactics, and discipline during the terrible winter at Valley Forge (1778). His Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, written during the winter of 1778-79, served as the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812. He served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years and was commander of one of the three divisions of Washington's troops during the Yorktown campaign. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 65		"Washington Departing Mount Vernon," Mezzotint Engraving, 1800, After the painting by Jeremiah Paul, Jr. (1720-1820), 24 x 18 in., hand-colored; in frame 36 x 30 in. Engraved by Edward Bell and published by Atkins and Nightingale, 1800. Depicting George Washington taking leave of his family in 1794 to take command of 15,000 volunteer militia in Pennsylvania to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Washington is in his uniform and standing on Mount Vernon's portico. He holds a riding whip is in his left hand; his right hand reaches toward Mrs. Washington in a sign of farewell. In the background, a slave is waiting with Washington's saddled horse. Behind Martha are all three of Washington's adopted children: Elizabeth, George Washington and Eleanor Custis. A wonderfully executed mezzotint. Jeremiah Paul Jr. was a Philadelphian who studied under Charles Willson Peale and his son Rembrandt Peale. Paul was one of the founders of the first major art exhibition in America, the Columbian exhibition, in Philadelphia in 1795. In 1803, Paul left Philadelphia and traveled around the country painting miniatures, portraits, signs, and conducting exhibitions. He died in St. Louis. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 66		[Washington, George and Martha] Mahogany Knife Box Gifted to Martha Washington, Fine mahogany knife box with oval central panel in lid. 15 in. in height x 11½ in. deep x 9½ in. wide. Family history states that this knife box was given as a wedding present to General George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custiss Washington by Mary Dandridge (Martha's mother) on January 6, 1759. The knife box has blocked front with fine mahogany veneer, oval escutcheon plate and small ring pull. Interior has fitted cutlery slots and line inlay. Minor imperfections, else fine. Descended from the Custiss family to the Hawker family to the Murray family; bought by Claude Harkins at James D. Julia, Inc., July 13, 2001, Lot 230. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,320
Lot 67		[Washington, George and Martha] Two Porcelain Drawer Pulls, c. 1840s, Bust-length portraits on porcelain after the Gilbert Stuart paintings, each 1½ x 2 in. George wears a purple jacket and white shirt. Martha wears a pink dress, a white fichu, and a pink hat on top of an elaborate white cap. Both of their lips and cheeks are tinted pink and their eyes are yellowish brown. The brass screw attached to the back of each is 1¾ in. A lovely pair. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 68		[Washington, George] Bronze Bust - Identical Copy of Houdon Bust at Mount Vernon, Height: 18 in., width: 13 in., depth: 9 in., on black marble base. 19th century. Engraved on the flat portion at the back of the bust is a "Certificate and Oath" New York City, May 6th, 1898, swearing that the bust is "a perfect reproduction of the Life-Cast Bust of Washington, cast and modeled from life at Mount Vernon, Va., in the year 1785, by the eminent French sculptor, Jean Antoine Houdon…." The notary name and seal are engraved. At lower left is "The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co…. (Copyright 1898)". A copy of the same bust is in the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C. In 1784, the Virginia legislature resolved to honor Washington's service by having a marble statue made of him. Thomas Jefferson, who was minister to France, recommended French neo-classical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) who accepted the commission. Houdon insisted upon coming to America to study Washington himself. He arrived on October 2, 1785 at Mount Vernon and stayed for two weeks. First he made a plaster cast of Washington's face (this life mask is in the Morgan Library and Museum in New York), then used the mask to complete the face on his clay bust. The clay bust was left at Mount Vernon when Houdon returned to Paris. Using the life mask, Houdon sculpted the magnificent life-size statue of Washington which was installed in the rotunda of the Capitol building in Richmond in 1796. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 69		[Washington, George] Bronze Sculpture of Washington Giving 1st Inaugural Speech, Bronze sculpture, full figure, 10¼ in. on 6½ in. metal plinth., 19th century. Washington's right hand is held out, in oratorical style. Washington's first inaugural address took place on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. New York was the first US Capitol and the site where the first United States Congress met. The presidential oath of office was administered by Robert Livingston, who was Chancellor of New York. The Bible used in the ceremony was from St. John's Masonic Lodge No.1. Washington was a Mason and by using this Bible, no preference was given to any particular religion. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 70		[Washington, George] Cedar Shingle From Mount Vernon, 5 x 17½ in., in a 13 x 26 in. frame. This specially-numbered shingle (Number 47), taken from the roof of Mount Vernon, is one of a limited quantity selected for framing. Made of cedar, this shingle was adapted from an 18th-century design used by Washington; however, the original red shingles were hand-rived from cypress. The roof on Mount Vernon is replaced approximately every 25 years. The shingles which are removed are framed and sold to pay the cost of the new roof. This shingle was placed on the roof around 1970 and was removed in 1993 in favor of a cypress shingle. Estimated Value $200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $84
Lot 71		[Washington, George] "George Washington at the Battle of Trenton," c. 1800, After John Trumbull, Oil on paneled and cradled board, 25½ x 35 in., attributed to Adolph Ulrick Wertmuller. In gold-gilt frame, 34 x 45 in. This is a copy of the celebrated portrait of Washington by John Trumbull, commissioned by the city of Charleston, South Carolina in 1792. Washington is portrayed heroically as the Commander-in-Chief of American revolutionary forces; in fact, the citizens of Charleston thought the general was portrayed too heroically and refused to pay for the painting. Trumbull kept it until 1806 when members of the Society of the Cincinnati in Connecticut gave $500 to Yale University to purchase it. It is believed that this painting was acquired in Sweden by Ira Nelson Morris (1875-1942) while serving as minister plenipotentiary to Sweden during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Wertmuller (1751-1811) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He studied in Stockholm, Rome, and Paris and was elected as a member of the Royal Academies of Sculpture and Painting in Paris and Stockholm. As the first court painter to King Gustaff III of Sweden, he was commissioned to paint a portrait of Marie Antoinette (now in the Nationalmuseum at Stockholm). In 1787 he painted "Danaê and the Shower of Gold," his most famous picture. He came to Philadelphia in May 1794 and Washington is said to have given him a single sitting for the portrait which was engraved by H.B. Hall for Irving's Life of Washington. Wertmuller returned to Stockholm in 1796 to settle personal and financial affairs and stayed until 1800, when he moved back to America and married Betsey Henderson, granddaughter of the Swedish painter Gustavus Hesselius (1682-1755). Wertmuller became an American citizen in 1802 and enjoyed life as a farmer on a farm along the Delaware River at Naamann's Creek, 20 miles south of Philadelphia. Ira Nelson Morris; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Jan. 12, 1963, lot 156; Sotheby's New York, June 19, 1981, lot 22; Christie's, June 16, 1999, lot 180, cost was $52,900 + $8,000 for frame. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $57,600
Lot 72		[Washington, George] "George Washington's Headquarters at Newburg," c. 1840s, by George Gunther Hartwick (1817-1899), oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in.; in gold-leaf frame, 40 x 34 in. After the Battle of Yorktown, Washington remained at Newburg until the Treaty of Paris was signed on 3 September 1783. This painting was used on the cover of the "Washington's Headquarters" brochure. Hartwick was active as an artist between 1847 and 1869. He carried on the landscape traditions of the seventeenth-century Dutch, George Henry Durrie and Thomas Birch. He was in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1840s. His works are known for their outstanding composition, contrasting textures and their animated quality. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,700
Lot 73		[Washington, George] "The Lansdowne Portrait," c. 1830, After Gilbert Stuart, by Sanford Mason, oil on canvas, 30 x 48 in.; in custom-made, period, gold-leaf frame 43 x 49 in. Signed by the artist. The full-length portrait shows Washington dressed soberly in a black velvet suit, his right hand outstretched. At his left side is a dress sword, signifying a democratic form of government. There are numerous symbols in the portrait, from the background with the Doric columns, the storm clouds at left ceding to a rainbow at right, to the books representing Washington's leadership, to the silver inkwell with Washington's coat of arms, and the table leg shaped like the Roman fasces, a Roman symbol of power and authority. Stuart noted that Washington's clenched-teeth expression came from a set of false teeth which he had recently inserted. The original Lansdowne portrait by Gilbert Stuart was commissioned in April 1796 by wealthy Pennsylvania senator William Bingham and was given as a gift of appreciation to British Prime Minister William Petty FitzMaurice, the second Earl of Shelburne and first Marquess of Lansdowne, who supported American independence. It now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, which purchased it for $10 million. Sanford Mason (1798-1862?) was born in Rhode Island. He began as a sign painter, then turned to portrait work around 1824. He opened a studio in Boston about 1826 and exhibited at the Athenaeum in 1827-28, then returned to Providence. He spent most of the 1830s in Boston and Lowell, Mass, and from 1842-47 was in Philadelphia, after which time he went back and forth between Boston and Philadelphia. His son was the artist William Sanford Mason (1824-64). Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Purchased from a private collector during the late 1990s for $80,000, plus $5,000 for frame. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $45,600
Lot 74		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 75		[Washington, George] Original Terracotta Bust in Uniform by Corbet, c. 1798, 21½ x 19 in, on a white marble base. French sculptor Charles-Louis Corbet (1758-1808) trained in Douai and then in Paris with Pierre-François Berruer. He exhibited regularly from 1782 to 1790 at the Salon organized by the Lille Académie. In 1798 he was commissioned by the revolutionary government to portray General Bonaparte from life. The bust, which was exhibited at the Salon in July 1798, is one of the few to portray Bonaparte before his coup. Busts made by Corbet include Louis XVI, the composers Gluck, and Grétry, and allegories such as Voltaire and Death. In a magazine article in American Collector, included with this lot, the curator of sculpture at the Louvre says that Corbet had to have visited Houdon's studio to have been able to make this likeness. Legend has it that Lafayette gave this bust to relatives in New York when he returned to the United States (July 1724-September 1825) for his triumphal tour. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Purchased from an antique dealer in Georgetown in the 1990s. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $28,800
Lot 76		[Washington, George] "Piece of Elm Tree… Under Which George Washington Took Command of the American Army on July 3, 1775, 2½ x 5¾ x ¾ in. piece of the elm tree formerly standing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a brass plaque attached with the above information and "Presented by The City of Cambridge 1924." The tree was blown over by a storm in 1923, or, by some accounts, was accidentally pulled over by a city worker. In any event, in 1924, the city of Cambridge cut the tree into rectangular pieces and presented them to prominent people. Washington travelled from Philadelphia to Cambridge to take command of the inexperienced and poorly-equipped Continental Army, composed of some 17,000 men, having been appointed by the Continental Congress two weeks earlier. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $500 - 750 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 77		[Washington, George] Pine Miniature on Prepared Ivory, c. early 1800s, By Robert Edge Pine or his daughter Sarah. A chest-up portrait of Washington in civilian clothing facing right, 2 3/8 x 2¾ in.; in 5 x 5 in. frame. Signed with manuscript "P". An extraordinarily high quality image. Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788) was an English portrait and historical painter. He went to America around 1784 and painted portraits of America's Founding Fathers, including Charles Carroll, Robert Morris, George Read, Thomas Stone, and George Washington (1785). Pine died before finishing his historical painting, "Congress Voting Independence"; it was finished by Edward Savage and now hangs in Independence Hall. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $5,000 - 10,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,600
Lot 78		[Washington, George] Silhouette Portrait Attributed to Folwell, c. 1800-1810, Right profile, waist-length silhouette of Washington in uniform, 3¾ x 6 in. image on 6 x 7¼ in. paper, in original 10¼ x 11½ in. wood frame. Attributed to miniature painter, engraver, and silhouettist Samuel Folwell of Philadelphia (1765-1813). Gold highlights are visible on parts of the jacket--buttons, epaulettes, etc. and on his hair, which is tied back in a queue. Original frame shows wear and brass mat is tarnished but the silhouette is very sharp. Dr. Joseph Field Collection; Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 79		[Washington, George] "Washington Crossing the Delaware," c. 1874, After Emanuel Leutze, Oil on canvas, 39 x 27 in.; in gold-leaf frame 48 x 35 in. Signed "W 1874", this painting is attributed to Thomas Worthington Whittridge for the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. Whittredge (1820-1910) was a student of Emanuel Leutze's at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany while Leutze was painting "Washington Crossing The Delaware," finished in 1850 and now hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In fact, Whittredge was one of the art students Leutze used as a model for figures in the painting; he supposedly served as the model for George Washington and also for a steersman. The painting depicts Washington standing stalwartly in the prow of a boat, leading his ragtag Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware in a surprise attack on Hessian troops quartered at New Jersey. The defeat of Johann Rall's Hessians was a psychological turning point in the Revolutionary War: As a young man in Cincinnati, Ohio, Whittridge painted landscapes and portraits. After studying in Europe for ten years (1849-1859), he returned to America and became a prominent member of the Hudson River School of landscape painters, becoming friends with other artists of that group, including Albert Bierstadt and Sanford Robinson Gifford. Whittredge was president of the National Academy of Design from 1874 to 1875 and was a member of the selection committees for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and the 1878 Paris Exposition. Whittredge's paintings hang in major museums, as well as the White House. Purchased at Christie's, New York, Jan. 10, 1998, lot 1485, for $40,250. Mr. Harkins spent an additional $7,000 for conservation and framing. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $72,000
Lot 80		[Washington, Martha] Engraving of Martha Dandridge Custis As A Young Woman, c. 1910, Engraved by J. Rogers after the painting by John Woolaston, 26 x 19 in., in original gilt frame with original blown glass and original wood backing; engraving is 24 x 31 in. The English artist John Wollaston was in America between 1749 and 1767. During that time, he painted many of the leading figures of the American upper class including the young married lady Martha Dandridge Custis, her husband Daniel Parke Custis, and their children. When nineteen-year-old Martha Dandridge married the very wealthy 38-year-old Custis on 15 May 1750, she moved into the upper echelon of Virginia society. Custis died in 1757, leaving her a widow at the age of 26 with two small children (two other children died at the ages of 3 and 4). Custis died intestate but according to English common law, which prevailed in Virginia at the time, Martha was assured one third of the estate, the other two thirds to go to her children when they became adults. The 26-year-old widow owned some 17,500 acres of land and over 300 slaves. Less than 18 months later, she would marry George Washington. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,620
Lot 81		[Washington, Martha] Handmade Brussels Lace Riding Veil, Original hand-made riding veil used by Martha Washington at Mount Vernon, 19 x 96 in., folded in frame (44 x 26 in.). The veil is constructed of homemade, cream-colored Brussels net lace. The long, rectangular panel features a design of oval shapes surrounding a simple center medallion (on a net ground) flanked by secondary medallions (on a net ground) and elliptical forms on a ground of dense lace patterns. The oval designs and medallion are defined by double rows of hedebows (the circular buttonhole designs). The edge of the panel is trimmed in picots. This veil was first sold in February 1917 at Stan V. Henkels in Philadelphia, Catalogue No. 1186, Lot 5. The sale was called "The Great Historical Sale," and included "Relics of George and Martha Washington and of James Monroe Belonging to Mrs. Hortense Monroe McIntire Including Lady Washington's and Mrs. Monroe's Laces and Dresses" (photocopy of title page, explanatory page, and two pages containing first seven lots). This veil was sold again at Christie's on 17 November 1941, lot 276 (photocopy of catalogue page included), and then at Alderfer's (in Philadelphia) on 28 September, 2001, lot 870 (photocopy of catalogue page included). In the 1941 Christie's sale, the two lots before this veil (lot 276) were the veil that Martha wore in the famous Gilbert Stuart painting that hangs in the White House alongside the Lansdowne portrait of Washington (lot 274) and Martha's wedding veil (lot 275). Mrs. Hortense Monroe McIntire was the great-great-granddaughter of James Monroe, whose mother was the youngest daughter of Lloyd N. Rogers and Miss Hortensia Hay, a granddaughter of President James Monroe. When James Monroe was Minister to France, his daughter went to school in Paris and while studying under the famous Mme. Campan, formed a friendship with Hortense Beauharnais, daughter of Empress Josephine by her first husband. The friendship was kept up and Monroe's daughter, who had married Judge Hay, named her daughter Hortensia after Hortense, who was Queen of Holland at the time and who became godmother to Hortensia. Hortensia's granddaughter, Hortense Monroe McIntire, received this veil and other Washington relics from her grandmother. A branch of the Rogers family (mentioned above) married into the Washington family. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 82		[Centennial Flag] 13 Star Flag in Very Rare 5-3-5 Star Pattern, 1876 Centennial flag with 13 stars in 5-3-5 pattern and 13 stripes. Wool bunting, machine sewn, 53 x 34 in. Framed to 58½ x 41¼ in. The two painted-over stars are a mystery. Perhaps the family who owned it lost two sons to war. Dr. S.R. Goody, fabric expert, examined this flag in July 2008. A copy of her report is available to interested parties. Purchased from Monroe Post No. 87 American Legion, Ohio. The flag descended through seven generations of the Coulson family from Philadelphia. Thomas Coulson was a weaver in Philadelphia in 1876 and probably made this flag. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 83		Ethan Allen Running Horse Weathervane With Bullet Hole, 19th century, copper with verdigris surface, mounted on a custom stand, 31 inches long. A bullet hole goes through both sides and a wasp nest is in the horse's mouth. Made by Harris & Co., 111 Kingston Street, Boston, Mass. Included is a photocopy of the title page of a vintage catalog of "Boston Copper Weather Vanes…Manufactured by Harris & Co…." featuring a running horse weathervane exactly like this one. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 84		[Franklin, Benjamin], Porcelain statue of Benjamin Franklin, 7¼ in. high on a ½ in. pedestal. He holds a cane in his right hand and a document in his left; a book is at his feet. Stamped "Made in Germany" on the bottom and "PHILA" within a circle, as well as the initials "ER" and an "S" with two arrows through it. No maker or date noted. Probably 19th century. Purchased from an antique shop in Georgetown in the 1990s. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 85		Hand-carved 13 Star American Shield, 24 x 31 in., made from thick, heavy wood, probably pine, displaying a curvature. Hand-painted gesso coating. Stars are hand-carved on a blue background in the upper third, with red and white stripes on the lower portion. Unmarked as to carver or origin. Probably made for the 1876 Centennial. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690