The Great American Whiskey Collection

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Glass code: 84, distilled, aged and bottled by Rebel Yell Distillery 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1241: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 bottle 75cl)

Festive Spirits | Whisky & Whiskey

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Original retail sticker adhered to front label denoting "U.S. Navy Mess $4.65", Glass code "74" 1 bottle 4/5 quart (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions ﻿All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 259: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle 4/5 Quart)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 bottle 4/5 quart)

Rare Bourbon + Rye | The Thoroughbred Collection of American Whiskeys

Rebel Yell 80 proof NV Glass code indicates 2002 bottling, good level 1 bt 75 cl (cn) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or shipment to the District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Location, Storage and Delivery in the Conditions of Sale.

View 1 of Lot 227: Rebel Yell 80 proof NV (1 BT75)

rebel yell 80 proof nv (1 bt75)

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Distilled, aged and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, Louisville, Kentucky, Italian tax strip adhered over original tax strip, front label worn and damaged, back label stained 1 bottle 4/5 quart (original tube) Please refer to images for levels and conditions All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1242: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle 4/5 Quart)

Whisky & Whiskey | Featuring the American Export Collection

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Distilled, aged, and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, front label slightly worn and soiled, glass a little greasy Please refer to images for levels and conditions 1 bt half-pint (nop) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. ﻿Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 174: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 BT Half-Pint)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 bt half-pint)

Whisky & Whiskey | Featuring An Exclusive Macallan

Rebel Yell 90 Proof NV Distilled, aged, and bottled by Rebel Yell Distillery, Louisville, KY, bottle code:85 Please refer to images for levels and conditions 1 bottle 75cl (no original packaging) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 385: Rebel Yell 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle 75cl)

rebel yell 90 proof nv (1 bottle 75cl)

Whisky & Whiskey, Featuring A Vintage Whiskey Collection

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof 1964 Distilled, aged, and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, tax strip worn, front and back label slightly worn and soiled, shoulder label adhered to the front of the bottle stating "Souvenir Louisville, Kentucky" Please note this bottle is sealed with a paper tax strip only 1 bottle half-pint (no original packaging) Please refer to images for levels and conditions ﻿ All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 280: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof 1964 (1 Half-Pint)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof 1964 (1 half-pint)

Whisky & Whiskey Featuring The Richard Gooding Collection

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Distilled, aged, and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, glass code: 65, ullage: mid shoulder, front label very slightly worn 1 4/5 Quart (nop) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business.

View 1 of Lot 293: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 4/5 Quart)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 4/5 quart)

Whisky & Whiskey | Rare Finds from Scotland & Kentucky

Rebel Yell 80 proof NV Glass code: 90, good level, neck label very slightly wrinkled, Greek import 1 bt 70cl (nop) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or shipment to the District of Columbia, New Hampshire and New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business.

View 1 of Lot 392: Rebel Yell 80 Proof NV (1 BT 70cl)

rebel yell 80 proof nv (1 bt 70cl)

Rebel Yell 7 Year Old 90 Proof NV Mississippi Repeal 1909-1966, A Commemorative bottling August 2nd 1966, bottle # M5589, distilled, aged and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, Louisville, Kentucky, tax strip tarnished and soiled, front label worn, back label very lightly worn 1 bottle quart (original tube) Please refer to images for levels and conditions All Lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of sale and sold “AS IS” in accordance with the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Prospective buyers should inspect each Lot to satisfy themselves as to condition. The images provided here are provided to assist you with assessing the condition of each Lot and are for guidance only; they should not be considered a replacement for inspecting the Lot in person. Buyers are encouraged to collect their purchased Lots in person at our New York premises. Please note we do not ship spirits to any location outside of Manhattan. ﻿Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business. Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

View 1 of Lot 1243: Rebel Yell 7 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle Quart)

rebel yell 7 year old 90 proof nv (1 bottle quart)

Whisky & Whiskey | Festive Spirits and American Classics

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Distitlled, aged, and bottled by Stitzel-Weller, glass code: 65, ullage: very top shoulder, labels worn and tarnished 1 bt 4/5QT (nop) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business.

View 1 of Lot 614: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 4/5QT)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 4/5qt)

View 1 of Lot 260: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 Bottle 4/5 Quart)

Whisky & Whiskey | Rare Scotch, Bourbon & Rye featuring the Hard Water Collection

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV Glass code: 77, distilled, aged, and bottled by Rebel Yell distillery, damaged front label, stained back label 1 bt 1.75 litre (nop) Please note that all spirits are sold for collection in New York or delivery within New York via specialized carriers. For delivery outside of the United States, please see Important Information for Purchases at Wine and Spirit Sales in the Conditions of Business.

View 1 of Lot 306: Rebel Yell 6 Year Old 90 Proof NV (1 BT 1.75 BT Litre)

rebel yell 6 year old 90 proof nv (1 bt 1.75 bt litre)

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman

[Yale] Engravings, Lithographs and Autographs collected by Wm. R Webb, Class of 53, Yale [New Haven: 1853] Thick 8vo (258 x 175 mm) 123 engraved portraits (often from daguerrotypes) of Yale students and faculty, including one mounted salt print photograph, numerous engraved views of the campus, interleaved with autograph sentiments from the class of 1853; scattered foxing. Original pictorial extra gilt morocco with depiction of Yale gilt-stamped to upper and lower covers, edges gilt; covers detached, some rubbing, spot of loss under last raised band on the spine. An elaborate production. One of the earliest Yale Yearbooks. Prior to 1852 students would exchange daguerrotypes and use their own autograph albums. For the present yearbook, they were asked to provide engraved portraits (though one student used a salt print photo). Notables herein include Andrew D. White, co-founder and president of Cornell University, ambassador to Germany; George Shiras, Jr., Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; Cornelius Hedges, lawyer, miner, explorer of the area known as Yellowstone National Park and Yung Wing. Wing was the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university. He returned to China, a dedicated reformer and supporter of the court of the Taiping rebels in Nanjing, brokering deals with Europe and the United States to build an arsenal comparable to those of the West. His later career included being a founder of the Chinese Educational Mission, sending over 100 students to New England for higher education. His views on political reform in China resulted eventually on a large bounty, the equivalent of over $1,000,000 today, and the fled to Hong Kong from Shanghai. He was able to return to Yale at the end of his life to see his sons graduate from his alma mater.

[yale] | the first chinese student to graduate from an american university

Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana

Doubleday, Abner Autograph manuscript with cover title “Gen. Abner Doubleday’s Account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Original Autograph Manuscript with Twelve (sic) Original Maps.” [New York, ca. 1875–1885] 20 pages (209 x 170 mm) written on the rectos only of twenty nearly consecutive leaves of blue-line wove paper (one intervening blank leaf, another leaf without manuscript text, bearing only a large tipped-on map), 9 of the text leaves with tipped-on or pasted-down maps or plans, 4 of these with over-slip maps illustrating changes in troop positions, for a total of 14 maps (maps range in size from 28 x 128 mm to 208 x 235 mm), the maps and plans are largely drawn or finished by hand on slips cut from a mauve lithographed topographical map of the battlefield, text with a number of seemingly immediate deletions and emendations, as well as a more formal, later revision in red ink affecting four pages, including the addition of an extensive paragraph (ca. 85 words) to the penultimate text page. Bound, with additional blank leaves, in early twentieth-century green buckram, front cover lettered in gilt as above. Half blue morocco slipcase, chemise. A moment-by-moment account of the first day of Gettysburg, the most famous—and arguably the most consequential—battle in American history, in the hand of one of the commanders of the victorious Union forces. Abner Doubleday (1819–1893) was a career officer in the United States Army, graduating from West Point in 1842. Commissioned as a lieutenant in the First Artillery Regiment, he served at Monterrey and Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War. Over the next decade he held various posts and saw action in the Southwest and Florida in various iterations of the American Indian Wars. Fortune, good or otherwise, found Doubleday, by then a captain, second in command at Fort Sumter to Major Robert Anderson when the South Carolina Militia artillery fired the first shots of the Civil War. Doubleday was the first to return cannonade, later writing in Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860–’61 (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876), “In aiming the first gun fired against the rebellion I had no feeling of self-reproach, for I fully believed that the contest was inevitable, and was not of our seeking. The United States was called upon not only to defend its sovereignty, but its right to exist as a nation. The only alternative was to submit to a powerful oligarchy who were determined to make freedom forever subordinate to slavery. To me it was simply a contest, politically speaking, as to whether virtue or vice should rule” (pp. 143–144). After Sumter was abandoned by the Union garrison, Doubleday continued to rise in rank as he served in the initial defenses of Washington, D.C., before leading troops in the Shenandoah Valley, and at Second Manassas, the Rappahannock River, Groveton (Virginia), South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, after which he was promoted to major general of volunteers. Doubleday’s finest achievement in the Civil War came on 1 July 1863, when command of the First Corps fell to him after corps commander Major General John F. Reynolds was killed in the dawn of the battle. Leading 9,500 Union troops against ten Confederate brigades with almost twice that strength, the First Corps was obliged to retreat through Gettysburg and take up a defensive position on Cemetery Hill. Still, Doubleday’s men inflicted ferocious casualty rates on the rebels. “Gettysburg proved to be Doubleday's last major battle, however. He left the Army of the Potomac afterward, believing that Meade was planning to reorganize the army along political lines. … Humiliated by Meade's decision to replace him as corps commander, Doubleday resented Meade’s treatment of him [Meade gave permanent command of the First Corps to a more junior officer, Major General John Newton.] Before long he began to circulate rumors that Meade had planned to retreat after the second day of the battle. He repeated these charges in an appearance before the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in March 1864” (Simpson and Van Atta, in American National Biography). Although Meade was thought to dislike Doubleday, he likely passed him over for permanent command because of an inaccurate report by Major General Oliver O. Howard, commander of the Eleventh Corps that Doubleday’s First Corps broke first, causing the entire Union line to collapse. In retirement, Doubleday became a notable historian of the Civil War, publishing, in addition to numerous articles, three major monographs: Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860–’61 (cited above), Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1882), and Gettysburg Made Plain: A Succinct Account of the Campaign and Battles with the Aid of One Diagram and Twenty-nine Maps (New York: The Century Co., 1888). His publications were intended in part to justify his own actions and undermine Meade’s decisions, and sometimes mired him in controversy. The present manuscript, however—running to some 1,800 words—is for the most part a straightforward and objective account, perhaps an early working draft later revised for publication. The account begins with a map showing the positions of the two armies at 6:00 a.m. after “The Confederate general A. B. Hill advances with two divisions of his Corps to take Gettysburg, which is only held by Buford’s division of Cavalry.” Doubleday further explains, “Pender’s division with 48 guns is back of Heth but is not represented in this map, as it would take up too much space.” The second entry is datelined 10:10 a.m. and describes the pivotal moment of day, again accompanied by a map, this one with an overlay: “Meredith’s brigade (commonly called the Iron Brigade) is ordered into the woods by the Corps Commander Genl. Doubleday who has ridden up from the rear of the column at Marsh Creek. “At this juncture Genl. Reynolds goes into the woods in advance of the troops and is killed. Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle. “The Confederate general Heth sends two brigades under Archer and Davis to attack the Union forces. “A curious state of things now occurs for the left of each force folds around the right of the other. “The Union left is quite successful. It captures Archer and a great part of his brigade, but the two Union regiments on the right are flanked and ordered to fall back to the town by Genl. Wadsworth. The third regiment (the 147 N. Y.) is surrounded by the enemy and loses heavily. Hall’s battery being attacked by skirmishers also retires as its supports are gone. “Genl. Doubleday sends his reserve, the 6th Wisconsin regiment, to rescue the 147 N. Y. The 6th Wisconsin under Lieutenant Colonel Dawes goes forward to the attack. It is joined by two regiments of Cutler’s brigade under Col. Fowler; the 14 Brooklyn and the 95th New York, who were about to attack the same enemy.” The manuscript moves forward just twenty minutes, to 10:30 a.m., with the text explicating another map with an overlay. “The plate represents the 2d Wisconsin who led the attack against Archer taking charge of the prisoners in the woods. The three remaining regiments have crossed the stream and formed line of battle on the other side. “Fowler and Dawes advanced to attack Davis’ Confederate brigade the greater part of which rushes into a railroad cut for shelter. Here being assaulted in front and flank, most of them are captured. “Genl. Doubleday finding his immediate front clear of the enemy reforms his lines east of Willoughby’s Run. “A glance at the Map would naturally lead one to inquire why Hill did not at once advance his reserves and sweep away the small force opposed to him. The fact is[,] owing to the absence of Stuart’s cavalry[,] that the movements of the Union army were not known to Genl. Lee or his subordinates. Hill therefore did not know whether he would find 5000 men or 50,000 in his front.” The cartographically illustrated narrative advances to 2:45 p.m., by which time, O. O. Howard’s Eleventh Corps has joined the First Corps in the field. At this point, Doubleday’s disaffection with the aftermath of the battle begins to show slightly, though his tone remains largely sober and impartial. “Ewell's two divisions under Rodes and Early now make a furious attack against both the First and the Eleventh Corps. “As Hill did not move promptly to second Ewell the First Corps repulsed the attack at all points, resisting repeated assaults, driving back O'Neal's brigade on the North and capturing all but one regiment of Iverson's brigade on the West. Daniel's attack on Stone’s brigade soon after was also driven back. “The enemy were more successful in their advance against the Eleventh Corps which indeed was too far out. Barlow being badly wounded and his division left in an angle between Dole’s Confederate brigade on the North and that of Gordon on the northeast the right flank of the Eleventh Corps was turned and forced back.” After further details of the battle, Doubleday admits that his own men could no longer carry the fight forward. “The First Corps from its heavy losses was no longer in a condition to repel the advance of four large brigades under Pender which up to this time had not been engaged but which now came forward.” The retreat of the First and Eleventh Corps are detailed next, but without finger-pointing or blame being assigned by Doubleday: “The Eleventh Corps are overwhelmed by superior numbers and are almost entirely driven from the field back to the rallying point on cemetery Ridge. … General Doubleday orders the First Corps to retreat undercover of a severe artillery fire from Seminary Ridge.” The manuscript concludes with the ending of the first day of battle, “Genl. Hancock now turns over the command of the troops to Genl. Slocum and rides back to report the state of affairs to Genl. Meade. The latter leaves Taneytown and reaches the field of battle soon after midnight.” The striking maps and plans are precise and detailed, depicting the shifting battlefield almost minute by minute. The positions of infantry, cavalry and artillery of both the Union and Confederate armies are indicated by Doubleday in red, yellow, green, blue and black inks, with the movements of troops, and the names of commanders are clearly designated. A number of similar maps appear in Gettysburg Made Plain, and versions of five of the maps from the present manuscript are reproduced in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume III: The Tide Shifts; Retreat from Gettysburg (New York: The Century Co., 1988), pp. 272, 282, illustrating General Henry J. Hunt’s chapter on “The First Day at Gettysburg.” PROVENANCE The Walpole Galleries, New York, 26 June 1916, lot 82 (undesignated consignor) — John Gribbel (bookplate; Parke-Bernet, 30 October 1940, lot 181) — Clendenin J. Ryan (Parke-Bernet, 5 November 1958, lot 54) — The Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 20 June 79, lot 690)

View 1 of Lot 503: (Gettysburg) | “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Abner Doubleday’s autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen insightful maps and plans 

(gettysburg) | “genl. doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: abner doubleday’s autograph witness to the first day of the battle of gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen insightful maps and plans

Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript, Part 2

Elizabeth I--Privy Council Letter signed by six councillors, addressed to Lord Burghley as Lord Treasurer ordering the immediate payment of an additional £2000 to a group of merchants for victualling 4000 troops in Ireland for two months, signed by Sir Robert Cecil, George Lord Hunsdon, Sir William Knollys, Sir John Fortescue, Roger Lord North and Lord Buckhurst, with a subscription signed by Burghley ordering the payment to be made, 1 page, folio, integral address leaf, Greenwich, 29 June 1598 FUNDS FOR A NEW ENGLISH ARMY TO BE SENT TO IRELAND. 1598 saw a significant escalation of the war in Ireland as the rebel Earl of Tyrone laid siege to the English fort on the river Blackwater near Armagh. This letter provided funds for the supply of the 4000 troops who were being raised to relieve the garrison at Blackwater. On 14 August this army was attacked by Tyrone as it marched from Armagh to Blackwater under the command of Sir Henry Bagenal. The resulting battle of Yellow Ford was a complete victory for Tyrone: the English lost half their army, Blackwater was surrendered, the English retreated from Armagh, and other Irish lords came out in rebellion. This led to a heightening of the conflict, and at the end of the year the Queen's favourite, the Earl of Essex, was appointed as Lord Lieutenant with a much larger army.

View 1 of Lot 30: Elizabeth I--Privy Council | Warrant signed by six councillors, to Lord Burghley as Lord Treasurer, 29 June 1598

elizabeth i--privy council | warrant signed by six councillors, to lord burghley as lord treasurer, 29 june 1598

Important Chinese Art

ink and color on silk, depicting the siege of the fortified city of Pingyu in western Henan province, occupied by the Nian rebels under the local Nian rebel leader Chen Daxi, engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing Imperial army in their efforts to regain control of the city, the Nian rebels behind the high walls built around the city and further fortified with a deep moat, the rebels with distinctive orange-red headscarves, and flags of yellow, white, red, blue and black high above the gates, the Imperial army on stocky horses, the locally recruited infantry wearing uniforms of red, blue and white corresponding with their banners, all armed with swords, spears, muskets, bows and arrows charging toward the city walls, storming and attacking the rebels inside, all under the leadership of a number of named generals, among them Jia Huishan, Bayan Kexi, Wu Yuanbing, Zheng Yuanshan, Liu Zishun, Zhou Denggao, Yang Feixiong, Gui Fengqing, Yu Zhaoda, Yin Jiabin, Sheng Bao, and Zhang Yao, framed and glazed

an important imperial nian rebellion battle painting 'siege of pingyu', from a set of eighteen paintings commemorating the campaign of the victories over the nian, 1853-1868, by qingkuang (fl. late 19th century) et. al. qing dynasty, guangxu period |

After the Pirates stormed their way to the pennant in 1909 with a record of 110 wins and 42 losses, they faced a World Series matchup with the Detroit Tigers. It was portrayed as a battle between the leagues two greatest stars; the Pirates beloved Wagner – the fan favorite, the best player in the National League who, at 35, would soon be nearing the end of the road – and the feisty Cobb – at 22 already a three-time American League batting Champion and one of the game’s most feared and disliked players. The press knew this meeting would result in a good story, even if it had to be fiction. The most widely told tale to come out of the 1909 World Series involved a confrontation at second base between Wagner and Cobb.  Cobb got on first and presumably yelled at Wagner, "Look out Krauthead, I’m comin’ down". Wagner, they said, told "Rebel" he'd be there, and according to which legend you prefer, applied a tag that either knocked Cobb out cold, loosened several of Cobb's teeth, or put three stitches in Cobb's lip. Cobb, along with play-by-play accounts of that Series, refuted the confrontation. As it turned out, no embellishment was necessary to make this one of the greatest Series in history.  Fred Clarke summed it up famously by stating, "Pennants are not won by managerial hot air or by newspapers. Championships are won on the grass." Throughout the classic seven-game affair, the Tigers managed to thwart the Pirates veteran starters, but they couldn't handle newcomer Babe Adams. Adams, the unexpected leader on the mound, won three games in the Series. The Pirates also jumped on the back of Honus Wagner, who simply sparkled in every facet of the game. After trading wins for six games, the Pirates ran away with game seven and their first World Championship. This is the 1909 World Championship medallion awarded to Pirates catcher George Gibson. For 11 years, Gibson was a full-time or platooned catcher for the Bucs. The burly Canadian set a Pittsburgh record with 1,113 games caught from 1905 through 1916. Throughout his years in Pittsburgh, first as a player, then as a manger, hired by owner Barney Dreyfus in 1920, he formed a deep and lasting friendship with Honus Wagner. Crafted in gold, the award features a large real diamond secured in the center of a baseball diamond shaped setting. A wreath decorates the perimeter, surrounding the words, “World’s Champions 1909”. The pin, which originates directly from the Gibson estate, is the era’s equivalent to a World Series ring. At some point, Gibson, or a close relative had the post removed from the back and mounted it on a larger (1 1/8”) scalloped edge gold medallion. Engraved on the reverse is “George Gibson, London Canada”. Accompanying the medallion is a Christmas postcard greeting written by Gibson to Honus Wagner in 1919, and a Canadian Western Union Telegraph featuring a large inscription from Wagner to Gibson reading. With best wishes to George from J. Honus Wagner Pirates, 1943” (10/10). The group is accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Gibson family. Additional LOAs from JSA and PSA/DNA.

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