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Robert Forbes

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn
A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Mailtand joined the navy straight from school and, whilst serving on the frigate HMS Southampton under captain Robert Forbes, he was involved in his first major action when he was pr...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver

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Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines
Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines

Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines

Located in valatie, NY

An introduction by Robert L. Forbes, who helped assemble the Forbes toy boat collection with his father, Malcolm S.

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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Capri

Capri

By Carole A. Feuerman

Located in Solana Beach, CA

Her selected collectors include the Emperor of Japan, President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norman Brahman, the Caldic Collection, Mark Parker, Ariella Werth...

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2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Canvas

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Located in Marseille, FR

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George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
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Located in London, GB

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Located in Queens, NY

English Renaissance (19th Century) curved sword with brass fluted handle and black leather scabbard. Condition: Good; Minor losses

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TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: TOLKIEN, J. R. R. TITLE: The Hobbit or There and Back Again. PUBLISHER: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND IMPRESSION AND THE FIRST...

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Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London

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Located in London, Park Royal

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Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic

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