628 . CURRIER & IVES “ A MIDNIGHT RACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI ”, circa 1860 , large folio hand-colored two-stone lithograph depicting a moonlit competition of steamboats Natchez and Eclipse . Inscribed below the plate “ F . F . Palmer , after H . D . Manning , in giltwood frame with reverse-painted gold and black surround . Sight 20 in . x 28 ⅝ in . Framed 26 ½ in . x 35 ½ in .
2,000 / 3,000
629 . NAUTICAL FRENCH PIQUET TOOTHPICK BOX , 18 th Century , hinged box with 44 gold inlaid stars and line . The center with a bezel set sailing ship on the open seas . Note 3 stars are missing . 3 ¼ in . x ¾ in . x ⅜ in . 800 / 1,200 From the Starbuck East Brick , Nantucket
630 . BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY CAPTAIN ’ S QUARTERS BOX ON STAND , circa 1840 , having a hinged top opening to a slanted writing surface with stationery pocket behind and an oval dressing glass framed by exotic hardwood ; raised on a cupboard with pair of paneled doors , on short square legs . Height 35 ¼ in . Width 19 ¾ in . Depth 12 in .
1,000 / 1,600
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