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Hake’s Auctions Lot 29: “SUCCESS TO THE AMERICAN NAVY!” EAGLE PERCHED ON BRITISH LION LIVERPOOL JUG

7.5″ tall. Scarce example. Eagle victorious over the British lion w/ 16-stars between it’s spread wings. Obverse w/ oak leaf garland encircling poetry : “Come Freedom’s Sons & Join the Choir. Let Patriot Pride Your Hearts Inspire…Columbia’s Warriors Never Yield to Force by Flood or Field. Her Eagle Never Cowers.” Referenced in Arman p. S.71, […]

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Hake’s Auctions Lot 23: JOHN ADAMS PORTRAIT CARVED CARNELIAN INTAGLIO W/ ORNATE GOLD FILAGREE SETTING & WAX SEAL

3/4″W x 1″H intaglio x 2″H including hanger. Exceptional craftsmanship suggests a prestigious jewelry house. The Massachusetts Historical Society holds a motto intaglio in a very similar setting, which is identified as Boston’s Jones, Ball & Poor c.1848. That piece was sent by First Lady Louisa Catherine to Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert Charles […]

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