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EXCEPTIONAL CALLIGRAPHIC DRAWING DEPICTING NAPOLEON Probably French, Second Quarter of the 19th Century Napoleon on horseback surrounded by a foliate wreath. From the painting of Napoleon by Jacques Louis David. Inscribed “Executed with the pen by Charles F. Harriman” at lower center. Napoleon executed in sepia, vivid blues and black, and horse executed in sepia tones. 19” x 16.5” sight. Framed 24.75” x 21.5”. 650/950 Provenance: Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., Summer Americana Auction, August 2013, Lot #1480.

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NEEDLEWORK TAPESTRY 20th Century Depicts unicorns in a garden setting with pastel flower blossoms on a rust red ground and green hillside. Marked at bottom “Musée de Cluny XV Siècle”. 33” x 34”. 300/500

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CONTINENTAL CARVED WOODEN PLANTER 20th Century Under green and gold paint. Front carved with urn, bird and floral decoration. Foliate-carved legs. Tin liner. Height 27.5”. Width 91”. Depth 16.5”. 600/900

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PENNSYLVANIA TAVERN TABLE 18th Century In walnut. Multi-board rectangular top with cut corners. Single drawer in apron. Bold turned legs and stretchers. Height 27.5”. Top 38.5” x 29.5”. 400/600

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