TOBIAS LEAR, ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1803-1805.

TOBIAS LEAR, ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1803-1805. Lot of five pieces. 40 pp., 8vo. “Of sundries purchased…and shipped on board the U.S. Brig Syren (?), Charles Stewart, Commander…Nov 22, 1803”. Included are a number of gold snuff boxes and gold repeating watches which were subsequently given to various notables including the Bey of Tripoli, the Bey of Tunis, the Bashaw of Tripoli, the Prime Minister of Algiers, the Moorish Secretary of the Bey of Tunis, the Christian Secretary of the Bey of Tunis and others. This account book also deals with yards of cloth material, damask and gold brocade “distributed at Tripoli”; two chests of tea, also articles sent by Richard O’Brien to Joseph L. Cathcart and by him to Tobias Lear. These include a necklace of a hundred pearls valued at twelve hundred dollars and a diamond ring solitaire valued at eight hundred dollars. This account book is accompanied by two invoice books detailing the cost of jewelry and cloth, the first totaling $16,302 and the second $15,903. These account and invoice books are accompanied by two account books detailing construction work costs done on a parcel of land. 1815-16. CONDITION: Good. 9-98649 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010

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
	2050	$17,825.00	TOBIAS LEAR, ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1803-1805. Lot of five pieces. 40 pp., 8vo. “Of sundries purchased…and shipped on board the U.S. Brig Syren (?), Charles Stewart, Commander…Nov 22, 1803”. Included are a number of gold snuff boxes and gold repeating watches which were subsequently given to various notables including the Bey of Tripoli, the Bey of Tunis, the Bashaw of Tripoli, the Prime Minister of Algiers, the Moorish Secretary of the Bey of Tunis, the Christian Secretary of the Bey of Tunis and others. This account book also deals with yards of cloth material, damask and gold brocade “distributed at Tripoli”; two chests of tea, also articles sent by Richard O’Brien to Joseph L. Cathcart and by him to Tobias Lear. These include a necklace of a hundred pearls valued at twelve hundred dollars and a diamond ring solitaire valued at eight hundred dollars. This account book is accompanied by two invoice books detailing the cost of jewelry and cloth, the first totaling $16,302 and the second $15,903. These account and invoice books are accompanied by two account books detailing construction work costs done on a parcel of land. 1815-16. CONDITION: Good. 9-98649 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010 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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