MAGNIFICENT MILITARY PORTRAIT AND ORIG LINCOLN SIGNED CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION TO COMMANDER JOHN L. WORDEN OF THE USS MONITOR.

Revised: 10/19/2007

(Additional Information) In a recent phone call from a prospective client it was asked if this was the exact same lot offered in our October 2005 Firearms Auction as Lot # 3485. Indeed this is the exact same lot in the same condition. The inquirer went on to ask if there was anything wrong with this lot? There is nothing wrong with this lot, it is exactly as we had offered it and sold it in 2005. At that time the lot realized far more than the current estimate. The winning bidder was Gary Zimet, whose address at the time was 5 Cardinal Dr., Washingtonville, NY 10992. Despite various attempts Mr. Zimet never settled his account (we have since been told that this was not the first occasion Mr. Zimet has done this). This is an outstanding historical lot, having come down directly from Commander Worden to his present day descendants.

MAGNIFICENT MILITARY PORTRAIT AND ORIG LINCOLN SIGNED CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION TO COMMANDER JOHN L. WORDEN OF THE USS MONITOR. Portrait is oil on board and is a copy of an identical portrait hanging in the US Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland by Philipp Albert Gliemann (1822-1871). This portrait and genre painter was born in Germany in 1822-died in 1871. Gliemann was a student of the Academy of Art in Dresden and of the historical painter Julius Hubner. This portrait measures 19-3/4” x 24” (slightly smaller than the signed portrait in the Naval Academy Museum), and is unsigned but obviously from the hand of the same artist. Portrait of Worden is a half-length portrait in uniform with his head and eyes looking slightly up and left of the viewer. His dark hair is swept to the right and his sideburns run into a neatly combed full beard and mustache. He is depicted in US Navy, regulation uniform of dark blue with brightly highlighted, gold, full dress epaulets on each shoulder, bearing a sgl star. On his right sleeve is the regulation braid for a Rear Admiral, being two slightly raised bands on a broad band of gold embroidered lace with a five-pointed gold star above. Cuff of his white shirt is showing. Both of his hands hold the grip and knuckle bow of his elaborate, gold-plated, eagle pommel sword. Worden’s left pinky finger displays an oval garnet ring. Background is shades of gray, green, and black. Frame is of fancy gilded gesso and wood measuring 28” x 32”. Portrait is accompanied by Worden’s Congressional Resolution, which is a framed, partially printed document on vellum, measuring 15” x 18” and reads as follows: “Thirty-Seventh-Congress of the United States of America; At the-Third-Session, begun and held at the City of Washington, on Monday, the-First-day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two-A RESOLUTION Tendering the thanks of Congress to Commander John L. Worden of the United States Navy.-Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in pursuance of the recommendation of the President of the United States, and to enable him to advance Commander John L. Worden one grade, in pursuance of the ninth section of the act of Congress of sixteenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, that the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby, tendered to the Commander John L. Worden, for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, in the remarkable battle betwee(sic) the United States iron-clad steamer ‘Monitor,’ under his command, and the rebel iron-clad frigate ‘Merrimack,’ in March, eigh-ten (sic) hundred and sixty-two”. The document is signed by Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dan Clark, President Pro Tem of the Senate. At the bottom is signed in Abraham Lincoln’s own hand “Approved, February 3, 1863. Abraham Lincoln.” This portrait and this magnificent Presidential signed Congressional Resolution are related to the sgl most famous naval engagement of the American Civil War period. It began at dawn on March 1862, as CSS Virginia prepared for a renewed combat. Previous day, she had utterly defeated two big Federal warships, Congress and Cumberland, destroying both and killing moiré than 240 of their crewmen. This day, she expected to inflict a similar fate on the grounded steam frigate Minnesota and other enemy ships, probably freeing the lower Chesapeake Bay region of Union sea power and the land forces it supported. Innovative C.S.S. Virginia would thus contribute importantly to the Confederacy’s military, and perhaps diplomatic, fortunes. However, as they surveyed the opposite side of Hampton Roads, where the Minnesota and other potential victims awaited their fate, the Confederates realized that things were not going to be so simple. There, looking small and low near the lofty frigate, was a vessel- the USS Monitor, the U.S. Navy’s own ironclad, which had arrived the previous evening after a perilous voyage from New York. Though her crew was exhausted and their ship untested, the Monitor was also preparing for action. Undeterred, Virginia steamed out into Hampton Roads. Monitor positioned herself to protect the immobile Minnesota, and a general battle began. Both ships hammered away at each other with heavy cannon, and tried to run down and disable the other, but their iron-armored side prevented vital damage. Virginia’s smokestack was shot away, further reducing her already modest mobility, and Monitor’s technological troubles hindered the effectiveness of her two eleven-inch guns, the Navy’s most powerful weapons. Ammunition supply problems required her to temporarily pull away into shallower water, where the deep-drafted Virginia could not follow, but she always covered the Minnesota. Soon after noon, Virginia gunners concentrated their fire on Monitor’s pilothouse, a small iron blockhouse between bow and stern. A shell hit blinding Lieutenant John L. Worden, the Union ship’s Commanding Officer, forcing another withdrawal until he could be relieved. By the time she was ready to return to the fight, Virginia had turned away toward Norfolk. John Lorimer Worden was born on March 12, 1818 in the town of Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, NY. After his initial schooling, he became a U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1834 at the age of 16. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1846 and he served in the store ship Southampton off California during the war with Mexico. As the secession crisis moved toward Civil War in early 1861, Lieutenant Worden was sent to Pensacola with secret instructions for the local naval Commander. While returning to Washington, D.C. by rail, he was arrested by Southern authorities and held as a prisoner of war for several months, an experience that badly damaged his health. He was eventually exchanged for a Lt. Sharpe of the Confederate Navy and returned to New York to recover his health in the care of his wife Olivia Toffey and her family for about seven months in the Quaker Hill area of Dutchess County. In February 1862, upon resuming active duty, he was given command of the revolutionary ironclad USS Monitor and took her into the historic battle with the CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862. Receiving serious eye injuries in the action, he had to relinquish command. Reportedly, Worden bore the powder marks from his facial wound for the rest of his life, as well as some loss of sight. However, this battle made him a major war hero in the North. While recovering, Worden was promoted to Commander in July of 1862. Further promoted to Captain, he commanded the Monitor-class Montauk during the first months of 1863, bombarding Fort McAllister, Georgia in January, destroying the Privateer Rattlesnake in February, and participating in the April 7, 1863 attack to recapture Fort Sumter. Captain Worden spent the remainder of the Civil War on the important duty of supervising the construction of new ironclads. He received the rank of Commodore in 1868 and the next year began five years as Superintendent of the U.S. naval Academy, during which time he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral John L. Worden died in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1897. CONDITION: Framed oil painting is in very good condition, but unrestored. Scratches on Worden’s forehead and chipped paint loss on canvas near corners. Light paint flaking at the upper left hand corner and in the lower right hand corner. Painting has darkened with the age of its varnish. No defects affect the subject. Frame is in excellent condition with one broken scroll at the bottom. Partially printed Congressional Resolution is framed and in very good condition with some fading to the ink and signatures. 4-54211 JL20 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1504	$40,250.00	Revised: 10/19/2007 (Additional Information) In a recent phone call from a prospective client it was asked if this was the exact same lot offered in our October 2005 Firearms Auction as Lot # 3485. Indeed this is the exact same lot in the same condition. The inquirer went on to ask if there was anything wrong with this lot? There is nothing wrong with this lot, it is exactly as we had offered it and sold it in 2005. At that time the lot realized far more than the current estimate. The winning bidder was Gary Zimet, whose address at the time was 5 Cardinal Dr., Washingtonville, NY 10992. Despite various attempts Mr. Zimet never settled his account (we have since been told that this was not the first occasion Mr. Zimet has done this). This is an outstanding historical lot, having come down directly from Commander Worden to his present day descendants. MAGNIFICENT MILITARY PORTRAIT AND ORIG LINCOLN SIGNED CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION TO COMMANDER JOHN L. WORDEN OF THE USS MONITOR. Portrait is oil on board and is a copy of an identical portrait hanging in the US Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland by Philipp Albert Gliemann (1822-1871). This portrait and genre painter was born in Germany in 1822-died in 1871. Gliemann was a student of the Academy of Art in Dresden and of the historical painter Julius Hubner. This portrait measures 19-3/4” x 24” (slightly smaller than the signed portrait in the Naval Academy Museum), and is unsigned but obviously from the hand of the same artist. Portrait of Worden is a half-length portrait in uniform with his head and eyes looking slightly up and left of the viewer. His dark hair is swept to the right and his sideburns run into a neatly combed full beard and mustache. He is depicted in US Navy, regulation uniform of dark blue with brightly highlighted, gold, full dress epaulets on each shoulder, bearing a sgl star. On his right sleeve is the regulation braid for a Rear Admiral, being two slightly raised bands on a broad band of gold embroidered lace with a five-pointed gold star above. Cuff of his white shirt is showing. Both of his hands hold the grip and knuckle bow of his elaborate, gold-plated, eagle pommel sword. Worden’s left pinky finger displays an oval garnet ring. Background is shades of gray, green, and black. Frame is of fancy gilded gesso and wood measuring 28” x 32”. Portrait is accompanied by Worden’s Congressional Resolution, which is a framed, partially printed document on vellum, measuring 15” x 18” and reads as follows: “Thirty-Seventh-Congress of the United States of America; At the-Third-Session, begun and held at the City of Washington, on Monday, the-First-day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two-A RESOLUTION Tendering the thanks of Congress to Commander John L. Worden of the United States Navy.-Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in pursuance of the recommendation of the President of the United States, and to enable him to advance Commander John L. Worden one grade, in pursuance of the ninth section of the act of Congress of sixteenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, that the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby, tendered to the Commander John L. Worden, for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, in the remarkable battle betwee(sic) the United States iron-clad steamer ‘Monitor,’ under his command, and the rebel iron-clad frigate ‘Merrimack,’ in March, eigh-ten (sic) hundred and sixty-two”. The document is signed by Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dan Clark, President Pro Tem of the Senate. At the bottom is signed in Abraham Lincoln’s own hand “Approved, February 3, 1863. Abraham Lincoln.” This portrait and this magnificent Presidential signed Congressional Resolution are related to the sgl most famous naval engagement of the American Civil War period. It began at dawn on March 1862, as CSS Virginia prepared for a renewed combat. Previous day, she had utterly defeated two big Federal warships, Congress and Cumberland, destroying both and killing moiré than 240 of their crewmen. This day, she expected to inflict a similar fate on the grounded steam frigate Minnesota and other enemy ships, probably freeing the lower Chesapeake Bay region of Union sea power and the land forces it supported. Innovative C.S.S. Virginia would thus contribute importantly to the Confederacy’s military, and perhaps diplomatic, fortunes. However, as they surveyed the opposite side of Hampton Roads, where the Minnesota and other potential victims awaited their fate, the Confederates realized that things were not going to be so simple. There, looking small and low near the lofty frigate, was a vessel- the USS Monitor, the U.S. Navy’s own ironclad, which had arrived the previous evening after a perilous voyage from New York. Though her crew was exhausted and their ship untested, the Monitor was also preparing for action. Undeterred, Virginia steamed out into Hampton Roads. Monitor positioned herself to protect the immobile Minnesota, and a general battle began. Both ships hammered away at each other with heavy cannon, and tried to run down and disable the other, but their iron-armored side prevented vital damage. Virginia’s smokestack was shot away, further reducing her already modest mobility, and Monitor’s technological troubles hindered the effectiveness of her two eleven-inch guns, the Navy’s most powerful weapons. Ammunition supply problems required her to temporarily pull away into shallower water, where the deep-drafted Virginia could not follow, but she always covered the Minnesota. Soon after noon, Virginia gunners concentrated their fire on Monitor’s pilothouse, a small iron blockhouse between bow and stern. A shell hit blinding Lieutenant John L. Worden, the Union ship’s Commanding Officer, forcing another withdrawal until he could be relieved. By the time she was ready to return to the fight, Virginia had turned away toward Norfolk. John Lorimer Worden was born on March 12, 1818 in the town of Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, NY. After his initial schooling, he became a U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1834 at the age of 16. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1846 and he served in the store ship Southampton off California during the war with Mexico. As the secession crisis moved toward Civil War in early 1861, Lieutenant Worden was sent to Pensacola with secret instructions for the local naval Commander. While returning to Washington, D.C. by rail, he was arrested by Southern authorities and held as a prisoner of war for several months, an experience that badly damaged his health. He was eventually exchanged for a Lt. Sharpe of the Confederate Navy and returned to New York to recover his health in the care of his wife Olivia Toffey and her family for about seven months in the Quaker Hill area of Dutchess County. In February 1862, upon resuming active duty, he was given command of the revolutionary ironclad USS Monitor and took her into the historic battle with the CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862. Receiving serious eye injuries in the action, he had to relinquish command. Reportedly, Worden bore the powder marks from his facial wound for the rest of his life, as well as some loss of sight. However, this battle made him a major war hero in the North. While recovering, Worden was promoted to Commander in July of 1862. Further promoted to Captain, he commanded the Monitor-class Montauk during the first months of 1863, bombarding Fort McAllister, Georgia in January, destroying the Privateer Rattlesnake in February, and participating in the April 7, 1863 attack to recapture Fort Sumter. Captain Worden spent the remainder of the Civil War on the important duty of supervising the construction of new ironclads. He received the rank of Commodore in 1868 and the next year began five years as Superintendent of the U.S. naval Academy, during which time he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral John L. Worden died in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1897. CONDITION: Framed oil painting is in very good condition, but unrestored. Scratches on Worden’s forehead and chipped paint loss on canvas near corners. Light paint flaking at the upper left hand corner and in the lower right hand corner. Painting has darkened with the age of its varnish. No defects affect the subject. Frame is in excellent condition with one broken scroll at the bottom. Partially printed Congressional Resolution is framed and in very good condition with some fading to the ink and signatures. 4-54211 JL20 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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