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08/27/2026

Arms of the United States Creamware Pitcher
England, circa 1800

A Liverpool creamware pitcher printed in black with the Arms of the United States, the eagle displayed with a striped shield and supporting a ribbon inscribed E Pluribus Unum. The transfer is titled “Arms of the United States,” with the inscription below reading “May success attend our Agriculture, Trade and Manufactures,” a patriotic sentiment reflecting the commercial and civic aspirations of the early American republic.

The design incorporates elements derived from the Great Seal of the United States, formally adopted by Congress in 1782. The eagle, shield, olive branch, arrows, and constellation of stars unite symbols of national identity, peace, defense, and the union of the states, while E Pluribus Unum expresses the creation of a single republic from many.

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08/25/2026

The Doors, Love & Canned Heat Pasadena Civic Auditorium Concert Poster
Pasadena, California, June 2, 1967

A vibrant and unusually scarce psychedelic concert poster advertising a 1967 performance featuring The Doors, Love with Arthur Lee, Canned Heat, and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Designed by artist Gary Weisser, the poster is executed in striking fluorescent pink, orange, and white, with wildly distorted lettering and a pulsating composition that embodies the visual language of the emerging Los Angeles and San Francisco psychedelic poster movement.

Issued during the formative early period of The Doors and at the height of the Southern California counterculture scene, the poster is particularly notable for its rarity, with comparatively few examples having surfaced publicly. Although The Doors ultimately canceled and were replaced by the Fifth Dimension, the original design survives as an exceptional and visually arresting document of the psychedelic concert era.

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08/20/2026

Charles Thompson Battersea Enamel Tieback
England, circa 1785

A rare Battersea enamel portrait tieback depicting Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1789. Produced for the American market in the years following independence, the piece reflects the demand for objects commemorating figures associated with the founding of the new republic.

Thomson was one of the most important and now comparatively overlooked figures of the American Revolution, serving as secretary of the Continental Congress throughout the Revolutionary era and signing the Declaration of Independence as secretary.

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08/19/2026

Early Lady Justice Engraving
Circa 1800

A rare engraving depicting Lady Justice enthroned, holding scales and a sword as emblems of balance and authority. At her feet rests a serpent, while behind her rises a monumental column surmounted by an eagle and inscribed “Independence of America,” an unusually explicit invocation of national sovereignty within the visual language of the early republic.

The composition unites classical allegory with distinctly American symbolism, aligning the identity of the young republic with enduring ideals of law, justice, and independence. Despite extensive research, no directly comparable example has been identified in standard references, suggesting the rarity of both the image and its highly developed symbolic program.

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08/17/2026

Jefferson-Era Political Manuscript Letter Concerning the Embargo Act
Brooklyn, New York, May 12, 1808

An important early American political manuscript letter addressing the controversy surrounding the Embargo Act of 1807 and the fierce partisan divisions it produced. Addressed to a Republican meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, the letter condemns efforts to circulate petitions seeking repeal of the embargo and warns that such agitation threatened to inflame sedition and undermine the stability of the republic.

Written amid the Napoleonic Wars, when British and French interference with American shipping placed enormous pressure on the young nation’s neutrality and commerce, the letter offers a vivid contemporary account of the political passions surrounding Jefferson’s foreign policy. Its lengthy firsthand discussion of petitioning, political organizing, military participation, and accusations of sedition provides an unusually detailed glimpse into the intensely partisan political culture of the early republic.

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08/16/2026

General Lafayette Lithophane
Circa 1824

An exceptionally rare porcelain lithophane depicting Lafayette in military uniform. When backlit, the translucent porcelain reveals a finely modeled portrait through subtle tonal gradations characteristic of early lithophanes. Intended for domestic display, such objects represent a remarkable form of early nineteenth-century visual culture, combining portraiture with the novel effects of translucent porcelain.

Examples depicting historical figures are exceptionally scarce, making this an unusual and evocative Lafayette portrait from the period of his celebrated American tour.

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08/12/2026

“Join the Conspiracy — Days of Rage” Chicago Protest Poster
Chicago, 1969

A striking political poster issued to promote the “Days of Rage” demonstrations held October 8–11, 1969, organized by the Weather Underground, a faction of Students for a Democratic Society. The design features a collage of New Left figures above the slogan “Join the Conspiracy,” echoing the language of the Chicago conspiracy trials while signaling a turn toward more confrontational activism.

Emerging from the tensions surrounding the 1968 protests and their aftermath, the Days of Rage marked one of the most dramatic escalations of late-1960s protest culture. Produced for street distribution and public display, posters of this type stand as vivid artifacts of the period’s radical political expression.

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08/11/2026

“Free the Wilmington 10 Now!” Political Protest Button
American, circa 1972–1973

A bold and graphic protest button issued in support of the Wilmington Ten, a group of civil rights activists whose controversial convictions in Wilmington, North Carolina, drew national attention. The design features a stylized portrait set behind prison bars, reinforcing the call for their release and reflecting the broader movement challenging racial injustice within the American legal system.

Buttons of this type served as highly visible expressions of solidarity, circulated among activists and supporters during a period of renewed civil rights advocacy in the early 1970s. The strong graphic composition and urgent slogan capture both the immediacy of the cause and the wider climate of political protest.

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08/10/2026

Lafayette–DeWitt Clinton Historical Flask
Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, 1825–1835

Molded in a rare light olive-yellow tone, this historical flask features panels honoring Lafayette and DeWitt Clinton. The Lafayette panel exhibits a distinctive “Milky Way” effect created by fine bubbles and sand inclusions, adding unusual character to the glass.

The flask commemorates both Lafayette’s celebrated American tour and Clinton’s role in the completion of the Erie Canal, uniting themes of national celebration and economic transformation in a single object. It is a particularly evocative example of the historical glassware produced during a period of intense national enthusiasm and civic achievement.

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08/09/2026

“Poor People’s March 1968 – We Shall Overcome” Civil Rights Pennant
Washington, D.C., 1968 - Felt - Length: 23½ inches

A felt pennant issued for the Poor People’s Campaign, featuring a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. above the phrase “We Shall Overcome.” Organized in the final year of King’s life, the campaign sought economic justice for impoverished Americans and culminated in demonstrations in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1968.

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