Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
By NH Auctions and Appraisals LLC
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Nov 6, 2021
41B Main Street Goffstown NH 03045, United States
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This sale has numerous rare items for auction to include; 1. A collection of rare maps to including a first edition Montresor map of New York ordered by General Gage, a Johannes van Kuelen map of the Hudson and New York; the Hermann Moll "Beaver Map"; the 1800 Plan of District of Columbia Washington; several others 2. Currier & Ives lithographs of the City of New York and the Port of New York. 3. Founder's portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton. 4. Seven reverse paintings on glass of Washington and Lafayette. 5. Houdon Washington sculpture and Washington marble sculpture 6. Several eagles to include a pair of eagle brackets, a carved eagle, and an eagle mirror. 7. Fine furniture to include an Effingham Embree Tall Clock, Seymour card table and dining table, two pairs of New York painted chairs, MA and VT sideboards, New Hampshire painted stand; several work tables and nightstands 8. Other collectibles to include, globes, boxes, Palmer Sundial, landscapes, and documents 9. Several textiles to include two 1821 cloth Declaration of Independence and Death of Washington textile 10. Unique items such as a large GAR poster; Balloon poster of 1831, old Railroad poster http://www.withingtonauction.com/
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LOT 50:
Palmer Sun Dial
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Sold for: $600
Start price:
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1,000
Estimated price :
$2,000 - $5,000
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Palmer Sun Dial
This is a very rare 1826 Sun Dial made for Nathanial Neilson of Springfield Estates in Scotland by Robert Palmer in 1826. The sundial has a table of time equations and identifies “at noon places on the ring”. It is practically an analog computer. Research indicates Nathaniel Nielson returned to Scotland by 1810 after working commerce in North America with sufficient wealth to acquire a small estate at Springfield near Castle Douglas for £3,000 (calculated worth at around £2.5 million today). There is perhaps a more sinister implication in Nathaniel's friendship with the family of Sir William Douglas, the founder of the town of Castle Douglas. William Douglas made his fortune in the 'American Trade' - a term often used as an euphemism for involvement in slaving. Dimensions: 14.75" Octagon
Condition: In very good condition with a small chip on the West end of the dial. All notations are easily read.
