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We have been retained by the Executrix of the Dorothy C. Vondy Estate to sell the real and personal property at Auction including some militaria from her late well known collector/husband Franklin Vondy.
Antiques & Collectibles: c. 1850 Wedding Vest worn by Captain Charles Hawbolt; Handmade by wife, Elizabeth Vondy; Victorian Crazy Quilt Fan, framed; Lift Top School Desk from “Clara Barton” school; “J. Heron, Greenock” Tall Case Clock, calendar, 1786 (hardware replaced); Sampler “1831 Elizabeth Vondy aged 10 years Chatham; “Stinger” Caricature; Cricket Boot Jack; Walnut Humidor; Firkin Sewing Box; Coin Silver Spoons VT; Oak Dresser; Horseman Baby Doll, composition w/sleep eyes, “E.I.H. Co., Inc., 14”; Small Metal Document Box; Mom’s Code Telegraph; Gorgeous Strand of 18 Brass Bells 3”; MOP Opera Glasses; (2) Sad Irons; 3 Wagner Cast Iron Fry Pans, #5, #7, #10; Johnson Brothers “Friendly Village” Dinnerware; Long Gun; Sabre Leg Chair; Weathervane Hooked Rug; Misc. Pots & Pans; Deco Magnus Organ, miniature 11” Long x7” deep; William Spencer Record Cabinet; Swiss “Thorens” Music Box w/ 11 Discs 7 ” X 5 ” (needs repair); Coin Spot Glassware: Clear: Covered Pedestal Compote, Water Set with 6 Glasses, Footed Bowl, Low Bowl, Oval Bowl, set of 4 Footed Bowls, Creamer, Sugar, Ashtray; Amber Coin Spot: Candlesticks, Pair of Vases, Nappy, Pair of Footed Bowls; Red Coin Spot: Vase, Pitcher; Centennial Silk, Philadelphia Fair; Misc. Coins, 1865 2¢ Piece; Early English Penny; Kerosene Banquet Lamp; Nut Grinder; Jewelry include: Ladies Diamond Ring w/2 round diamonds, approx. .32ct each; Ladies Ring w/3 mine cut diamonds; Qty of Costume Jewelry incl. Trifari Eagle “Jelly Belly” red/white/blue; Trifari, Eisenberg Ice, ART, JJ, Solvar, AAI, more: Ethan Allen Contemporary Bedroom Set with Double Bed, Double Chest, Tall Chest, Desk with Mirror, and 2 Night Stands; VCR; Color TV; Boston Rocker; Maple Breadbox End Stands; (2) Boston Rockers; Maple Cushman Kitchen set with 4 Chairs, including 2 Arm Chairs; Lift Chair; Lawn & Garden Hand Tools; 1983 Plymouth Station Wagon
Ephemera & Books: J.W. Hobbs letter of “National Association for the Employment of Reserve & Discharged Soldiers” to Mr. Vondy; Norman Rockwell Signature c.1962 , ALS; Qty Zane Grey Books incl: 1st Edition, “Under the Tonto Rim”, Wild Horse Mesa”, “Fighting Caravans”; 64 volumes Zane Grey, publ. Walter J. Black, Inc.; Assortment of US Stamps; Catalogs for Britain’s Soldiers; Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, New York, The Macmillan Company, 1936; ; W.K. & L.W. Rodderow Holy Bible, Philadelphia, William Harding 1869; more incl. Military(see below).
Militaria: Powder Horn, incised diamond, “Elisha Prouty”, October 2, 1817, Manchester, VT; Combat Medals; Uniforms and Decorations of World War I & II; Silk Maps; Army & Air Force Patches; Embroidered Insignias US Army; 4 Military Miniatures; War Graves Commission Letter and Medals; Uniforms – Naval and Army; Scouting Collectibles; War Helmets; US Air Force Fighter Pilot Helmet & Bag; Buttons; Centrifuge; Photographs; Trench Art; War Posters: 20” X 27” “The Sky’s the Limit” Keep Buying War Bonds; 25 ” X 38’ “Keep ‘Em Flying” Is Our Battle Cry! Do Your Part for Duty – Honor Country; “Remember December”; GAR Grave Marker; Medals include: US Armed Forces Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, German WWI Victory Medals, French, English; State of Vermont War Recognition Letters, framed;
Military Books: “A Guide to the American Battle Fields In Europe”, 1927, prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission; “History Company “E” 303 Engineers” 1917-1919; Collier’s Photographic History European War & The World’s War; Pictorial History of the World War, S.J. Duncan-Clark, 1919; Vermont in the World War, 1917-1919; The Story of American Heroism; Sparks from the Campfire, 1890; History of the Civil War, Passing of Spain, 1898; US Marine Training Manuals; “Battle of Waterloo, The Second Restoration of Louis XVIII & the Deportation of Napoleon Bonaparte”, embellished w/engravings”, 1817; more…
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