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. , .Prinltri tf Amtrii.in H'mn and Uartji’n. . 
Wanted: Antique Girandole or bullVeye 
mirror with eagle and sconces. D. P. 
Wanted: Early American portraits 
(painted). Information desired concern- 
ing the whereabouts of original painted 
portraits of Jonathan Edwards, Sir Will- 
iam Pepperill. William Shirley (Governor 
of Massachusetts), and Jonathan Belcher 
(Governor of New Jersey). X. \. /. 
Wanted: Autograph letters or documents 
of Colonel Brinton Paine (Revolutionary 
period). 
Wanted: Old carved backgammon men 
and early straw-work objects. N. V. 
Wanted: Autograph of Francis Lovelace 
(colonial Governor of New York). W. X. 
Wanted: Colonial postmaster’s commis- 
sion signed by Benjamin Franklin. 
H.T. Z. 
Wanted: Autograph documents (letters, 
memoranda, etc.) touching upon history 
of Malden, Massachusetts, written before 
mo. L. N. R. 
Offered: Franklin grate with attractive 
brass trimmings and in good condition. 
B. F. 
Wanted: Autograph letters of Abigail 
Adams with addresses. A. A. 
Offered: Fine proofs by the best Ameri- 
can wood-engravers ; also portraits of 
Lincoln, Washington, Franklin, etc. 
B. J. G. 
Wanted: Old original pencil drawings by 
noted artists, signed. V. D. B. 
Wanted: Arundel print in fine condition, 
of Benozzo Gozzoli's angels. L. H. B. 
Wanted: Caricatures of Mulready’s de- 
sign for English envelopes, H. O. 
Wanted: Early stamped (not embossed) 
book-plates. G. T. 
Wanted: Early Italian stone mosaic work 
set in metal (jewelry pieces). X. 
Wanted: Persian paintings on sheets of 
mica. O. L. B. 
Wanted: Specimens of nineteenth cen- 
tury Chinese glass and other oriental 
glass. F. J. 
Wanted: Small boxed mirror, Persian. 
Rose-pattern lacquer. H. M. B. 
Offered: Exceptionally handsome ster- 
ling silver tea and coff.ee set, made by 
Chas. Fox, London, 1831, and old Shef- 
field tray, 19x36 inches. Set comprises 
coffee pot, tea pot, cream and sugar 
bowls, pomegranate design of applied sil- 
ver. Offers for complete set only consid- 
ered. Photographs on request, W. R. 
Offered: Autograph of General George 
Washington on face of Army frank : old 
beaded pin-cushion, beauty: old beaded 
bag, wreath and cluster of leaves and 
flowers worked on old velvet, clasp top; 
old French porcelain cup and saucer, 
large size, corrugated gold bands, very 
pretty; large Battledore and Shuttlecock, 
copjier lustre pitcher, rare; Bunker Hill 
Monument glass cup plate; 13k2-inch 
round pewter plate. I. V. V. 
Offered: Louis XVI bronze clock set. 
Took gold medal in large collection of 
period clocks in Paris in 1889. Cost 
$1,000; sell for $500. Miniature by Du- 
bois 205 years old. European collection 
of souvenir spoons, gold, silver and enam- 
el. Will sell singly. Also some exquisite 
old Dutch silver cabinet pieces. C. A. M. 
