An absolutely incredible United States War Bond poster from 1942 featuring Santa on his sleight with two of his reindeer. This piece is nothing short of “WOW”! It was recently discovered, folded up, and put away in southern Virginia. [Read more…]
River Landscape Oil on Canvas
October 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
A stunning, river landscape oil painting on canvas in its original frame. This beautiful painting was created in 1880. It features a river, road, and cattle. If one looks closely in the background there is a small boat with three people on it. [Read more…]
Map of Virginia by William Bleau, 1640-1650
October 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This wonderful map of Virginia was derived from Captain John Smith’s map of 1612. While amazingly accurate, this map shows Jamestown (Lameftowne). In the upper left corner is Chief Powhatan with his wives and children. On the right is a Susquehanna chief in a European pose. Look closely at all of the items on his person. Each was chosen for a specific and symbolic reason. [Read more…]
Autumn River by Edmon Parch Lewis, OOC
September 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
A lovely oil on canvas painting of a man fishing during Fall. “Autumn River” by Edmond Parch Lewis (1835-1919) features a man fishing with cows in the background on a beautiful fall day. [Read more…]
Map of Virginia and West Virginia
April 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
A nice map of Virginia and West Virginia by Culton of New York. Copyrighted in 1882, this map is in excellent condition. [Read more…]
Fine Silk Embroidery
May 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
“Striking, meticulous, colorful, pristine” are just some of the words that describe this piece. This is one of the finest silk embroidery pieces one may ever see. Even saying this, does not do this piece justice. [Read more…]
CSS Merrimack vs. USS Congress
June 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
CSS Merrimack vs. USS Congress
A rare engraving of the Merrimack, or Virginia, versus the USS Congress and other ships. It is titled “The Last of the Wooden Navy”. This battle occurs the day before the Monitor arrives at New Port News, VA for their famous battle. [Read more…]
City of Richmond, VA
August 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
City of Richmond, VA
A beautifully hand colored image of Richmond from Harpers Weekly. The frame is 27.5″ long and 21″ deep. This was printed in 1862 and was well taken care of.
