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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
including: Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso, by Brevet Lt. Col. J. E. Johnston et al, Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1850, bound in brown cloth with blindstamped cover; History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1847, two volumes (complete); Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845; Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition by George Wilkins Kendall, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1844, two volumes (complete); The Covode Investigation, Report No. 648, House of Representatives, ordered printed June 16, 1860; Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics by Brevet Lieut. Col. W. J. Hardee, Louisville, KY: J. W. Tompkins & Co., 1861, volume II only
Provenance: A Historic Edenton Family Collection
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A Historic Edenton Family Collection
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Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.
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fragile, wear to extremities, some boards starting, scuffs and losses to boards, scattered staining throughout
