The Shaker Collection of Erhart Muller
Description:
Imprints, Canterbury, New Hampshire,The Story of Shakerism, by Jessie Evans, East Canterbury 1939 and 1941; auction catalog: Shaker Farm Guernseys Dispersal Sale May 7, 1945 (rare); four copies of 1950 Shaker tracts; a Shaker "Rhubarb" label; The Life and Gospel Experiences of Mother Ann Lee, by Henry C. Blinn; A Brief Exposition of the Principles and Regulations of the Shaker Society, East Canterbury, 1895; A Concise History of The United Society of Believers 1898, by Charles Robinson; and a Shaker hymnal, East Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1908.
Estimate $150-200
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Keywords
Charles C. Adams, Jim Johnson, John S. Williams, Marguerite Fellows Melcher, Mary Rose Boswell, Stephen Guion Williams, James McMurtry Longo, Janet Streeter Fowke, Charles Edson Robinson, Dorothy M. Filley, Benjamin Collins Woodbury, Caroline B. Piercy, Edward D. Andrews, June Sprigg, Galen Beale, Edward Andrews, Faith AndrewsStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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