Late 18th Century Historical Memorabilia

Authentic French Asignat 50 Sols Note, issued during the French Revolution on May 23rd 1793. Assignats were a form of paper currency authorised by the French Constituent assembly to...

Presented is a signed handwritten note by the famous British naval commander, Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Nelson was a British naval commander and national hero, famous for his...

2nd South Carolina 1776 Royal Crown porcelain figurine. 3 ½ inches wide by 3 ½ inches deep by 12 inches tall

Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship. This exceptional antique studded safe, with its typical all-around hobnails and great wrought...

Presented is an August 1776 issue of London's "The Gentleman's Magazine," containing one of the earliest British publications of the Declaration of Independence as well as a rare fol...

Extremely Rare and Important Late 18th Century Nantucket Lighthouse Ledger Page documenting Subscriptions and Donations to rebuild the Brant Point Lighthouse on Nantucket. Brant Poin...

This is an original Thomas Jefferson signature, presented framed with an etched portrait of Jefferson by Jacques Reich. The cut signature reads “Th. Jefferson” and is signed with a quill in black ink. This rare cut Jefferson signature was one of several prominent American statesman autographs collected together and bound in a 1809 volume of the Baltimore Evening Post. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a leading figure in early American history, with a remarkable legacy in politics, law, and academia. He contributed significantly to the development of American democracy as a politician, diplomat, and as the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout his life, Jefferson championed freedom of religion, agricultural innovation, and the importance of education. During the Revolutionary War, Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature, was governor of Virginia, and a member of the Continental Congress. Among the Committee of Five charged by the Second Continental Congress with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the document's primary author. Jefferson served as United States Minister to France from 1785 to 1789. President Washington then appointed Jefferson as the nation's first secretary of state, where he served from 1790 to 1793. In the early 1790s, Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose the Federalist Party. Jefferson thought the national government should have a limited role in citizens’ lives. Jefferson lost the 1796 presidential election to Adams, which according to electoral procedure at the time made him Adams' vice president. Jefferson challenged Adams again four years later, in 1800, and won the presidency. During his two terms as president, the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory, which doubled the country’s size, he reduced the nation’s debt, established the nation’s first national military university at West Point, declared war on Barbary pirates, and implemented the Embargo Act. After leaving office, he retired to his Virginia plantation, Monticello, and helped found the University of Virginia. The original signature is paired with a handsome etched portrait of Jefferson by 20th century artist Jacques Reich. A head and shoulders portrait, Reich based his etched rendition off an 1805 oil-on-canvas painting by Gilbert Stuart...

Gustavian Plaque of the Swedish King Gustaf III, from late 18th century. Made in brass and with a mahogany ( Swietenia Mahogoni) frame. Depicts one of the f...

Presented is an original George Washington signature, presented framed with an oval chromolithographed portrait of George Washington printed by E. C....

Rare unique piece ! Multiple English seal for sealing wax: in bronze, antique, perfect, with the sculpted image of its owner on hard stone. It's ancient, b...

Rare & decorative! This original Japanese Samurai helmet from the Edo Period 1600-1868 circa 18th century. This Nanban helmet(?) Zunari Kabut...

A Pennsylvania etched powder horn, late 18th to early 19th century. Showing a view of Philadelphia and of Allentown with map to various towns wrapping around the horn. End probably r...