Heritage Sets New Record With Auction of Edward C. Gillette Collection he Edward C. Gillette Collection of Early Political and Presidential Display Items, offered at auction by Heritage Auction Galleries on March 1, 2008, realized $770,297 for 440 lots
Collection appeared in the dedicated March 1st auction catalog," Slater added. "However, a number of significant pieces have also been held back for inclusion in the political section of Heritage's fall auction of general Americana." More information about that auction can be obtained by emailing Slater at TomS@HA.com.
Highlights of the auction included:
George Washington: Sought-After "March The Fourth - 1789 Memorable Era" Inaugural Brass Shank Button:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48003&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,962
George Washington: Great Liverpool Pitcher Featuring the Most Desirable George Washington Portrait Transfer:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48005&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $9,560
Abraham Lincoln: Incredible Walking Stick Made From a Piece of a Fence Rail Split by Lincoln:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48130&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $10,755
George Washington: Superb 1849-Dated Oil Portrait After Gilbert Stuart:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48018&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,962
John Adams: Massive Creamware Punch Bowl, the Finest Presidential Liverpool Piece We Have Ever Handled:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48023&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $15,535
Thomas Jefferson: Supremely Rare Large Sulfide Portrait in a Beveled Crystal with Original Brass Suspension Loop:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48027&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,962
Thomas Jefferson: Amazing Scrimshaw Ivory and Silver Page-Turner:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48031&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,962
James Monroe: Extremely Rare White House China Dinner Plate:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48036&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $14,340
Andrew Jackson: Superb Large Copper Lustre Pitcher with Much Rarer, Vivid Blue Background:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48042&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,962
Andrew Jackson: Superb Miniature Portrait on Ivory Attributed to James Longacre:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48046&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $17,925
John Quincy Adams: Important Miniature Portrait on Ivory by Noted Artist Edward Dalton Marchant:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48053&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,365
Hannibal Hamlin: Important Coin Silver Teapot by Gale & Hughes of New York, Engraved to Lincoln's Future First Vice President in Memory of an Earlier Vice President, Daniel D. Tompkins:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48069&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $5,377
Henry Clay: Magnificent Paris Porcelain Cup with Hand Painted Portrait:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48088&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $13,145
Daniel Webster: Massive 1853-Dated Bronze Statue of the Highest Quality:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48096&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $11,950
Winfield Scott: Extremely Rare Lithopane Portrait with Original Cast Metal Display Stand:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48103&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $10,456
Lincoln & Hamlin: Currier "Grand National" Banner, Superb and Surely Unimprovable Example:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48112&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $11,352
Abraham Lincoln: Especially Nice Signed Civil War Appointment:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48128&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $7,767
Abraham Lincoln: Superb Solid 18K Gold Memorial Watch:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48155&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $7,767
George McClellan: Ornate Sword and Scabbard Made for Presentation Purposes and Featuring a High-Relief Bust of McClellan:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48180&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $19,120
William Jennings Bryan: Legendary "Octopus Poster" From the 1900 Campaign:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48260&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $8,365
William McKinley: Superb and Extremely Rare Glass Political Campaign Lamp:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48240&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $3,346
Theodore Roosevelt: Magnificent, Unique, Signed, Hand-Knotted Persian Rug, Dated with the Election Year of 1904:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48270&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $17,925
McKinley & Roosevelt: The Sitting and Former President are Featured on this Spectacular Huge 1903-Dated Barnum and Bailey Circus Poster:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48277&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $11,950
Theodore Roosevelt: Wonderful "Giant" Lidded 12.5" Stein with High-Relief Imagery of T.R. on Safari:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48290&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $3,107
Lincoln and Bell & Everett: Two Scarce Postally-Used 1860 Campaign Envelopes:
http://www.HA.com/6004*48171&type=prte-pr030408b
REALIZED: $5,078
For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit www.HA.com.
Prospective consignors and sellers of political memorabilia, Americana, and related collectibles are invited to visit www.HA.com/Sell. Or simply email Tom Slater at TomS@HA.com,
