A copy of the 2012 book "BLOODSHOT/Blood of the Machine", hand signed in marker by KEVIN VANHOOK (1965-), the noted American comic book writer, comic book artist, visual effects supervisor, and filmmaker. Book and dust jacket are in clean, excellent condition.

Vintage Chinese Rosewood Animal shaped lidded box, nice carving circa 1980s the tail seems to have been reattached possibly when made since its well done. Cute piece beautiful wood grain, size 4.5"l by 3.5" high

A clean copy of the 2010 first edition of the book "Michael Jackson: The Making of Thriller", signed by DOUGLAS KIRKLAND, the noted photographer of celebrities, who in 1983 was invited to document the making of that now world-famous, iconic video. Kirkland in 1961 made a series of erotic photos of Marilyn Monroe, and his career grew rapidly in the sixties and seventies...

An excellent clean fresh copy of the first edition of the 2012 book "An Evening with Marilyn", signed by the photographer DOUGLAS KIRKLAND and inscribed to an admirer/friend "George". The high quality printing, three pound book and dust jacket measures approximately 14" by 10". It is lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photos of the 1961 interlude between then-little known photographer Douglas Kirkland and the famous sex symbol...

Here is another Florentine purse that measures 8-3/4" (l) x 7" (w) closed. The purse is embossed on both sides. The leather handles show modest wear.

Offered is an extraordinarily rare, 1842, Warren County, Georgia, Apprehension Order for a SLAVE boy named Henry who is accused of committing a violent assault and battery with intent to kill.

The single page, 16" x 25" document was folded in half by its author, and the charge is written out on one side of the folded page and then completed on the back of the same side of the page (see photos)...

Offered is a near-mint, 1935, 2nd edition of Helen Bannerman's, original Little Black Sambo story, accompanied by five additional and delightful Little Black Sambo stories by noted author and illustrator Frank Ver Beck...

Important exhibited piece by well-known Nihonga painter Hirai Baisen(1889 – 1969), made in collaboration with Kyoto potter Kuze Kyūhō I(1874-1947). Piece dates to late 1920s or early 1930s, a time when Baisen was withdrawing from national exhibitions, focusing on creating pieces for a large group of collectors that supported him until his passing. Daikoku’s magic mallet was decorated with painted pine, bamboo and plum, known in Japan as “Three Friends of Winter” or shochikubai...

Offered is a highly-collectible and seldom-found, circa 1850's, Staffordshire, England, earthenware, pictorial ABC plate featuring a Southern US slavery theme: slaves picking cotton.

Entitled "Gathering Cotton", the plate depicts eight slaves, including two children, picking cotton and placing it in woven straw baskets.

Plates such as this, particularly those with the alphabet embossed around the rim, were produced for use by children as subtle educational tools...

Offered is an extraordinarily rare, 1844, Warren County, Georgia, ARREST WARRANT for a SLAVE girl named Ally who is accused of drowning two young (Caucasian) girls in Sweetwater Creek, Georgia. The girls aged 7 and 10, were daughters of Thomas Roney, who filed the charge...

Vintage c 1980s Cicada shaped gold painted ink stick from pine soot, traditional Chinese calligraphy ink in a cool glass window box 3.5 by 2.25" box stick 3"

Ca 1960 A vintage leather purse with an ornate gilt design on both sides purchased in Florence. The gilt is in excellent condition; the leather interior is somewhat discolored. The other side is nicely embossed. 9-3/4" x 6-1/4'

Civil War Union General staff button by Scovill of Waterbury, CT. In the 2006 appraisal there is an attached note that read, "Josephine, a button from the Confederate uniform from father S. A. Ashe." This Josephine was Sam Ashe's (S. A. Ashe) sister. William Shepard Ashe, whose button this belonged to, was Secretary of Transportation for the CSA. Appraised in 2006 for insurance purposes, see photo. This button is from the original family and is the first time on the market...

Gilt brass Confederate Reunion General Service coat button, marked "R. E. Wilson, Winston, NC". Circa 1875, two piece, it has a domed front shell with "CSA". Appraised in 2006 for insurance purposes, see photo. This button is from the original family and is the first time on the market. Guaranteed authentic.

5 gilded brass Confederate General Officers and Officers of the General Staff vest buttons. Marked "Wm. Dowler", "Superior Quality". Two piece with domed shell with an eagle surrounded by 14 five-pointed stars. Appraised in 2006 for insurance purposes, see photo. This button is from the original family and is the first time on the market. Guaranteed authentic.

A magnificent eighteenth Century porcelain figurine of ornate drink street vendor in French high fashion with gold leaf highlights 7” tall

BVLGARI Rettangolo Ladies 17181 Stainless Steel Royal Blue Quartz. 21mm diameter. Excellent original condition. Royal Blue matching crocodile pattern leather strap with stainless steel deployment. Very little, if any signs of use. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET or BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.

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Wedding Dress From Siwa-Oasis Egypt Textile Framed Measuring 13x21 inches. The garment is hand sewed with Applied find needlework in silk. …....