• FORSYTHES ANTIQUES AUCTION •
April 22, 2018 at 1:00 pm

Eastgate Holiday Inn, 4501 Eastgate Blvd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45245.

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Lot # 151 - 180

LOT#	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	CONDITION	LOW EST	HIGH EST

151	Fine Dog & Hunter Shot Flask	Double sided with two hunting dogs and hunter with top hat and rifle at gate, four steel ring handles, else all brass, 8 1/2" high. See No. 951, page 373 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953.	Minor dents, nice old polished patina.	100	200
152	Two Dog & Hunter Shot Flasks	Both brass including Dog & Hunter No. 942 page 372 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided, 8 1/4" high; and Medallion No. 686, with hunter & dog, page 329 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided, 6" high.	Both with wear and minor dents, 2nd lacking spout.	100	200
153	Two Brass Shot Flasks	Both with hunting dog and game birds, but could not fine in Riling's book, both double sided, 6 & 6 1/2" high.	Both Fine to Very Good.	100	200
154	Two Hunting Dog Shot Flasks	Both brass, including one with hound head with floral surround, see No.933, page 371, in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, single sided with top marked James S. Dixon & Sons Sheffield/Improved Patent, 7 1/2" long; and flask with lower panel with three turkeys and upper panel with seated hunting dog, 7 3/4" long.	1st missing spout; 2nd with minor dents.	100	200
155	Rare U.S.N. Fould Anchor Shot Flask	Not in Riling's book, but like No's 863-865, only marked James Dixon Sheffield/Improved Patent, 9 1/4" long	One minor dent, else Fine.	300	600
156	Colt Eagle Shot Flask	Brass with spread winged eagle clutching revolver and flask in talons on each side, pistol type flask, see No.806, page 353 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, 4 1/2" high.	Minor dents, nice old polished patina.	80	150
157	Hanging Game Shot Flasks	Lot of 2, 1st marked on top A.M. Flask & Cap Co. No.619, page 321 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided with two hanging rings, 8 1/4" long; and No. 622, page 321 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided with four hanging rings, 7 3/4" long.	Minor dents, 2nd missing one hanging ring, nice old polished patina.	100	200
158	Three Brass Shot Flasks	Two are revolver type, one shell motif, double sided, 4 1/2" long; plus one with vining oak leaves, double sided, 4 1/2" long; and one with three game birds feeding on ground with scroll surround, double sided, 7" long.	Minor dents, nice old polished patina.	100	200
159	Two Nice Shot Flasks	Both brass with scroll and floral bodies, one marked on top G. & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with shield device in center, four ring handles, 8" long; and unmarked example, with four ring handles, 8 1/2" long.	Both Fine.	100	200
160	Three Game Shot Flasks	All brass including one with buffalo hunt with Indian on horseback with stag head above, and fox head below, with oak leaf surround, double sided, 6 3/4" long; plus standing stag with oak leaf surround, stag head above and fox head below, four ring handles, single sided, 7 1/2" long; and medallion with running rabbit, double sided and two ring handles, 6 3/4" long.	1st & 2nd missing spout, 2nd with dents on plain side; 3rd with minor dents, else Fine.	100	200
161	Two Shot Flasks	Both brass tops and 1st with copper bottom, marked on top James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, medallion type with four ring handles, 9 3/4" long; and fluted type all brass, 7" long.	1st with dents, 2nd with slight or minor dents.	100	200
162	Two Shot Flasks	Including one with brass top and copper bottom in shell pattern with four ring handles, 8 1/2" long; and 2nd with ivy leaves over netting, also with four ring handles, 7" long.	Both with minor dents and lacking spouts.	100	200
163	Two Fluted Shot Flasks	Both brass including one marked on top A.M. Flask & Cap Co. with four ring handles, 9 3/4" long; and fluted with stylized floral at top and four ring handles, 8" long.	Minor dents, else Fine.	80	150
164	Two Shell Scroll Shot Flasks	Both brass and double sided with four ring handles, 8 & 9" long.	1st minor dent; 2nd Fine.	80	150
165	Dixon Revolver Shot Flask	Brass with original black leather wrap, marked on lid J. Dixon & Sons Sheffield, 3" high.	Fine.	60	120
166	Floral Medallion Shot Flask	All brass with tear-drop shaped medallion with netting interior with flowers at crosses, four ring handles, 8" long.	Fine.	60	120
167	Netting Shot Flask	Brass with netting covering body and acanthus leaves at top and bottom, two ring handles, 8" long.	Lacking one ring, else Fine.	60	120
168	Inlaid Kentucky Full Stock Percussion Rifle	Walnut with octagonal 40" barrel, signed with illegable signature on front side of barrel, with raised font & rear sights, scroll engraved percussion lock plate, brass trigger guard with hair trigger and brass inlaid steel end cap, fine inlaid brass patch box on right side of stock, inlaid brass star and two crescent moons on left side. Total length 56", all in nice old patina.	Fine.	400	800
169	Stevens Arms .22 Caliber Breech Loading Rifle	With 18 3/4" round barrel marked on top, "J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. Crack Shot/ Chicopee Falls, Mass. U.S.A. 22 Long R.F.," with standing front and rear sights, walnut but stock and fore-stock, marked on trigger guard, "R 52" with steel butt plate, total length 34 1/4", in nice old patina.	Retains much of original bluing. Fine.	100	250
170	Colt #3 Derringer 41 Cal Derringer	Single shot pistol with side piviting and blued 2 1/2" round barrel marked COLT on top with standing brass front sight, nickle plated steel frame, marked on left side 41 Cal, two piece walnut grip, 5" long.	85% of blueing present, Fine.	300	600
171	Colt Open Top Pocket Revolver	Circa 22 caliber with 2 3/8" long round barrel, marked on top with worn name and U.S.A., nickle plated brass frame, seven shot with curly maple grips, 5 3/4" long.	Slight pitting to barrel and nickle worn, non-working.	100	200
172	Revolving Pepper Box /Dagger Gun Cane	Circa 1860 , with crooked goat horn grip, tapered malacca shaft with nickle collar and nickle and steel ferrule. Push down on grip and turn to extract the circa .22 caliber nickle plated six shot revolver with flip-up trigger, marked with double crown and letter U on cylinder and right side of frame, just below loading slot with cover, original double edged dagger mounted through cylinder, total length of revolver when removed is 10", cane with grip is 34 1/2" long.	Fine, small split at top of wood shaft.	1200	2200
173	Sword Cane And Folk Art Walking Stick	Lot of two including a French sword cane with steel grip and shaft, 28 1/2" tapered steel blade marked Made In France, total length 37"; and an early 20th century Mexican folk art carved hardwood cane with carved spread winged eagle clutching snake in beak and two bull fighting scenes, with floral and geometric carving, pyro decoration and red stained hightlights, old varnish finish, 35" long.	Both Fine.	100	200
174	Civil War Photo Album	CDV sized with 22 cdv's including albumen of Lincoln, Major Gen. Rosencrans, Maj. Gen, Meade, Admiral Farragut, Maj. Gen. Ben Butler, all with imprint of G. W. Tomlinson, Boston, plus two other albumens of unidentified Union General; plus Albumen of Tom Thumb & wife, imprint of Philadelphia Photographic Co.; plus albumen of child on hobby horse & tintype of child on hobby horse; plus printed engraving of Union Generals including Curtus Kelly, Com. Wilkes, Gen. Lander, Com. Hollins, abolitionists H.W. Beecher & Edward Everett, all in leather bound album, 5 x 6".	All Very Good to Fine.	100	300
175	CSA Army Confederate Telegraph Sherman in Alabama	Partially printed letter sheet headed Received at Richmond, Va. March 8^th 1864 By telegraph from Demopolis (Alabama), March 8^th To General S. Cooper, A.V.P. General. And reading as follows: The following dispatch received from Gnl. Jackson (either Henry R. or John K.) dated Canton (Alabama) March 2^nd 7PM. Enemy army sixteenth & seventeenth army Corps between twenty five & thirty thousand Infantry and fifteen hundred Cavalry left Canton that morning, after remaining three days. Sherman reached there28th remained six hours & passed on to Vicksburg, leaving McPherson in command. Sent back nine couriers in great haste to McPherson on 29^th. Army moved immediately towards Vicksburg, via Livingston & Brookville. Large number of empty transports passed down the river to Vicksburg. Said to be to take Sherman’s army up the river. Enemy destroyed railroad 8 miles below Canton. In the county houses burned and provisions destroyed. Over two hundred of the enemy killed or captured. Reverse reading: Ross Killed fifty five out of seventy negro Cavalry near Yazoo City. Several small wagon trains taken. Enemy destroyed 20 rail road bridges. Transports going down Yazoo river. Signed L. Polk Lt. Genl. (Leonidas Polk).	Normal folds, else Fine.	600	1200
176	Two CSA Confederate Telegraphs From Alabama	The first is a partially printed manuscript letter sheet signed by Major General Dabney Herndon Maury the then commander of Mobile dated March 6, 1864 and reading: Thirteen vessels off the bar, no firing this morning. Signed by Capt. John W. Riely. Riely was later a part of General Longstreet’s staff. The second telegraph, also partially printed manuscript is circa 3 1/2” x 6” dated March 17, 1864 sent to Richmond from Demapolis, Alabama to J.A. Siddon, (James Alexander, the State Secretary of War) and reading The plans of J.J. Pollard are all matured & ready for execution, please send authority to vindicate & turn over the cotton from evidence before I recommend that the dept continue. Docketed on reverse: Contract without alteration having made his arrangements any change very seriously interfere with his ---- plans a prompt reply is of the highest importance. L. Polk Lt. Genl. (Leonidas Polk; Second cousin of President James Polk, KIA June 14, 1864 during the Atlanta campaign).	Both with normal folds, else Fine.	300	600
177	Early Civil War Era Canteen	Drum form bent wood with three leather strap loops and part of old linen strap, in original red painted finish, with wonderful untouched patina, 7" diameter x 3" thick.	Paint circa 99%, lacking stopper, else Fine.	300	600
177a	Civil War Soldiers Letter 61^st OVI	A single folded letter sheet (4 ¾ x 7 3/4”), unline with four pages of penciled text, no cover, dated June 10, 1864. Reading the following with all spelling errors retained: Dear Wife I take the favorable opportunity to write you a few lines to let you known that I am well and hope these few lines may find you and the little Daughter and little hopper Bill well I would like to see the little babe and you and will. Well we have had a hard time of it. We have been fighting and marching for 30 days & we have Drove the Seshers 80 miles capturing some and killing a great many of them. Our loss in the regiment is three killed and 30 wounded the evening of the 25^th we had a severe fight (Battle of New Hope Church) was 28 miles from Atlanta we captured some and got a large amount of tobacco and other things and got twenty thousand dollars I will enclose one of the bills in this letter we are getting reenforced nearly every day the to armys is not a mile a part & they are laying still but dont no how long it will be so we have plenty to eat and plenty to do Well dear wife you wanted me to send a name for the Babe you may call it Sara Send if you liking some of its little silky hair Well I saw Perry Wright and the rest of the boys that come from Captina they are all well You wanted to know what general we are under It is old fighting Joseph Hooker general Williams commanding the division and Colonel robinson commanding the Brigade. You can tell Mary that my arm did not get sore she did not do it right (eight lines faded) Direct yours 1 Division 3 Brigade 61 OVI by the way of Chatinoug ten.	Normal folds with some separation at same with rice paper repairs, even toning.	100	200
178	Folk Art Painting Civil War Veteran	Oil on canvas half length portrait of a white haired and bearded Civil War vet wearing his GAR medal and U.S. military issue Campaign medal for the Civil War, name on reverse A. Beckwith, 24 x 32", framed 27 1/2 x 36".	Minor paint loss, else Fine.	100	300
179	Two Early U.S. Parade Flags	Both glazed linen, one with 42 stars in Great star pattern, 20 x 14"; and 2nd 13 star 7 x 4", pressure mounted together in same frame, 18 1/2 x 22 1/2.	Minor wear at margins, Very Good.	100	300
180	Rare 39 Star U.S. Flag	Printed on cotton with canton pattern of 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7 five pointed stars, sight 16 x 12", matted & framed, 24 3/4 x 21 1/4". When North & South Dakota where admitted as states at the same time they were the 39 & 40th states, so there was never an official 39 star flag.	Appears Fine, not removed from frame.	300	600