Case Antiques, Inc.

In an auction containing 600 lots of items with national and
international appeal, Southern decorative arts carried the day at the
Spring Case Antiques Auction, held May 22 at the company’s gallery. It
was the company’s largest sale to date and attracted a record number of
Internet, phone and absentee bidders, as well as a crowd of well over
100 people in the salesroom.

Several of the most desired pieces had histories from Horse Shoe Bend
Plantation, a 19th-century Greek Revival home in Grainger County,
Tenn., which was flooded after construction of the Cherokee Dam in the
early 20th century. They included the sale’s top-selling lot, a rare
East Tennessee cherry cupboard or press with turned pilasters and glazed
doors over a base with unusual pie safe tins. Estimated at
$6,000-8,000, it surged to $15,890. A cherry bookcase on chest from the
same estate brought $2,838, while a one-drawer table with shaped under
tier and turned legs achieved $1,135 (est. $250-$350) and an East
Tennessee birdcage candlestand perched at $738 (est. $350-$450) despite a
replaced leg. A one-piece walnut glazed-door corner cupboard that
descended in an early Nashville family was notable for its height (108
inches tall), original feet and dentil molded cornice. It closed at
$5,675, while a Middle Tennessee cherry sugar chest with turned legs and
unusual wooden liner found a sweet spot at $7,377. A red painted dower
chest attributed to North Carolina or South Carolina sold for $908 (est.
$500-$700).

Southern pottery continued its hot streak. The most sought-after
piece was a redware pitcher by Greeneville, Tenn., potter Christopher
Haun. The lead glazed pitcher featured manganese or iron oxide loop
designs and unusual compass star and cross hatched stamping, as well as
the name C.A. Haun & Co., but had lost its handle. Haun, a Union
sympathizer during the Civil War, was hanged by the Confederates for his
part in burning a railroad bridge in 1861. His pieces are scarce, and
this was the only known marked pitcher form by him. It generated a
fierce floor battle that culminated at $9,988. A 9 1/2-inch-tall
stoneware jar with double lug handles by Tennessee potter William
Grindstaff, in excellent condition, hammered down for $1,702 while an
urn-form jar with tan band, also stamped Grindstaff but broken and
glued, brought $482 (est. $100-$200).

“Most pottery with that level of damage has no value, but the fact
that these pieces in this kind of damaged condition are bringing these
kinds of prices tells you a lot about the strength of the market for
marked Tennessee and overall Southern pottery,” said John Case, company
president.

A 4-gallon stoneware jar with bold cobalt floral decoration
attributed to Charles Decker of the Keystone Pottery in Washington
County, Tenn., competed to $2,610, while a miniature stoneware jar with
cobalt-stamped four leaf clover design signed “E.W.”, found near
Kentucky, brought $851 (est. $400-$500), and a North Carolina ring jug
marked W.H. Hancock made $2,383 (est. $1,200-$1,400). A Georgia Lanier
Meaders face jug with rock teeth was snapped up for $1,475, while an
Edwin Meaders rooster crowed at $908.

Civil War material also made a strong showing. An archive of letters
related to Confederate soldier Thomas Bell, who was stationed and
captured at Fort Donelson, doubled its estimate at $2,724, and a lot of
G.A.R. and Wilder’s Brigade ribbons and other items related to Union
soldier Isaac Harrell earned $2,497 (est. $900-$1,200). A wooden
Confederate canteen painted with a scene of a Confederate flag displayed
over a headstone marked “unknown” was believed to be the work of
Alabama infantry captain and artist Charles Moore, and realized its high
estimate, $1,362. Other Civil War related items in general including
relics and weapons brought good results, and a carved wooden cane that
descended from the estate of a Union soldier, depicting a Confederate
snake chasing a Tennessee mockingbird seeking safety under a Union eagle
shield hit $568. A circa 1869 autograph book belonging to Andrew
Johnson, inscribed with the signatures of U.S. senators and the chief
justice of the Supreme Court was offered along with a Johnson signed
check dated 1867 and tallied $1,816.

Other Southern pieces of note included a 1794 Tennessee map that
arrived at $1,362 and a crazy quilt signed and dated 1885 that realized
$738.

Silver was healthy as a category. The top silver lot was a Baltimore
repoussé Castle pattern five-piece tea service with marks for Schofield
and at least one overstruck Steiff mark. Estimated at $2,500-$3,500, it
saw heavy online and phone activity and hammered down for $7,945. A
Tennessee coin silver punch ladle bearing the mark of Nashville
silversmith John Campbell served up $2,838 (est. $800-$1,200) and a
bulbous pitcher with wood handle by William Spratling brought $1,589.
Flatware in late 19th and early 20th century patterns by Alvin,
Scheibler, Tiffany and Wood and Hughes was also in good demand.

The sale’s anticipated top lot, a painting of ballerinas by
20th-century Russian-American artist Grigory Gluckmann (est.
$60,000-$80,000), failed to reach its reserve, but Case negotiated a
private sale for an undisclosed price within a few hours of the
auction’s end. A Continental School portrait of Philip the IV of Spain,
which appeared to be an early canvas laid down on a later 19th century
canvas, brought $4,313 (est. $1,500-$2,500), while a nude etching by
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1896) finished at $5,902. A
miniature watercolor on paper portrait of a Tennessee gentleman by John
Wood Dodge (American, 1807-1893), found at a Middle Tennessee tag sale,
sold to a Southern institution for $2,270, and an etching of the
California coast by Tennessee artist Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer
(1873-1943) realized $738.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the sale was a pair of Asian carved
panels with applied raised ivory, jade and other stones out of a local
estate. Attracting five phone bidders and multiple online bidders, it
soared to $10,215 against a $600-$800 estimate. Other strong performers
in the sale included a set of 12 hand-painted Haviland oyster plates,
$2,384; an Auguste Edouart silhouette of two women and a bird, $1,362;
and a circa 1810 watercolor fraktur attributed to Ohio, $851. A 38-star
American flag flew to $1,589 against a $375-$475 estimate and a circa
1900 John Robinson Circus advertising poster rang up double its estimate
at $624.

Case is currently accepting consignments for its Fall sale, slated
for Sept. 25 at its gallery in the historic Cherokee Mills Building,
2240 Sutherland Ave. in Knoxville. Potential consignors may call the
Knoxville gallery at (865) 558-3033 or Case’s Nashville office at (615)
812-6096 or visit www.caseantiques.com.

 Highlights from the May 22nd, 2010 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below:

 (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium)

For a complete catalog listing of all hammer prices from this auction, click here.

 If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at jdcase@caseantiques.com.

 

Lot 3 - The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and its Makers Through 1850 by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams. 1988. Edge wear, small puncture and 3/4″ tear all to dust jacket, otherwise book is in excellent condition. Est. $400-$450. Realized $482.

Lot 7 - 18th century Tennessee Map, published by Stockdale of Picadilly, entitled “A Map of the Tennessee Government, 1794.” Engraving showing the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and giving the locations of Clarksville, Nashville, and Knoxville. Overall very good condition, some browning to margins, adhesive at corners of margins under mat, slight tear to lower margin under mat. Sight - 7 1/2″ H x 9 1/2″ W. Framed - 11 3/8″ H x 14 3/4″ W. Est. $700-$900. Realized $1,362.

Lot 12 - Lot of two Andrew Johnson related pieces, including an autograph book and signed check. 1st item - Autograph book belonging to Andrew Johnson inscribed with the signatures of United States Senators and the Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Signatures from the three states without senators not included. Overall very good condition with general expected wear to book binding edges. Measures 8″ H x 5 1/2″ W. Circa 1869. 2nd item - Andrew Johnson signed check dated September 19th, 1867 and drawn from the First National Bank Washington, issued by the estate of Johnson’s granddaughters, Mrs. Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett. Overall excellent condition with one small “V” tear to back of check. Measures 3 1/4″ H x 8 1/4″ W. Circa 1867. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,816.

Lot 13 - James K. Polk (11th President of the United States) State of Tennessee signed document, 1841, composed while he was Governor of Tennessee. Governor Polk’s bold signature has been written in deep brown ink and appears on lower right of document. Document describes the purchase of forty acres in Bradley county in the Ocoee district by Franklin L. Blair and his heirs. Very good condition with creases and a few adhesive residue marks, several very small brown spots to lower edge of document. Measures 15 1/4″ H x 11 1/8″ W. Circa 1841. Est. $400-$450. Realized $482.

Lot 15 -  Civil War carved wooden cane descended from the estate of a Union Civil War soldier from Jefferson County, Tennessee. Carving on cane depicts Confederate snake chasing a TN mockingbird that is seeking safety under a Union Eagle shield. Overall very good condition. 35 3/4″ L. Late 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $567.

Lot 21 - Painted Confederate canteen together with a related chromolithograph. 1st item - Wooden Confederate canteen with painted scene of a Confederate flag displayed over a headstone marked “Unknown” and a footstone marked “C.S.A”. Well executed with faded gold painted border. The scene painted on this canteen is taken from the central vignette of the Confederate Note Memorial chromolithograph. Condition - missing wooden band at spout, missing spout, and top circular edge of back wooden facing missing. 7 1/4″ Diameter. 19th century. 2nd item - Chromolithograph titled, “The Confederate Note Memorial” published by the American Oleograph Co. of Milwaulkee, Wisconsin, 1875, Charles F. Moore. Lithograph features four Confederate notes with vignettes and verses dedicated to the Confederate soldiers and depicts Confederate currency notes. Overall very good condition with foxing to margins and one hole to margin. 19″ H x 24″ W. Late 19th century. Note: This canteen and chromolithograph were accompanied by copies of Civil War letters possibly associated with Charles Moore. A Charles E. Moore is referenced in the book, “The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause” Holzer & Boritt, p. 106, “Charles E. Moore copyrighted an “oleograph” version of it (the chromolithograph) in Milwaulkee in 1879, with the title Confederate Note Memorial…”. The consignor obtained several copies of the chromolithograph, the canteen, and letters from a descendant. The detailed painting of the canteen accompanied with the Civil War letter copies relating to the Moore family suggests the canteen may have been decorated by Charles Moore and belonged to him. This lot also contains six (6) photo copies of Civil War era letters. Recent biographical information from a Moore descendant includes the following: Charles Franklin Moore was born Feb 14,1831 in St.Johnsbury, VT . He lived most of his life in Alabama where he owned a successful photography studio and was a self taught artist with many of his portraits in the possession of the family. Charles Moore served in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of Captain with the Alabama Infantry, 1st Regiment Company D. Moore married Mary Frances Terrell Rembert in Kansas City, MO and they had a son James Lovell Moore. Mr. Charles Moore died on December 3,1875 in Dayton, AL at the age of 44. Alabama state records shows a Charles F. Moore with the 1st Alabama Regiment, Company D “Red Eagles” as a volunteer on sick leave. The discrepancy between the middle initial with the Charles E. Moore referenced in The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause and the Charles F. Moore biography above has not been resolved at this time. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,362.

Lot 22 - Civil War Letter Archive relating to Cornelius Bell, his brother, CSA Lieut. Thomas Bell, and the 30th Tennessee Regiment. Cornelius Bell, b. 1832, was a successful farmer in Robertson County. His brother, Thomas Bell, was 2nd Lieutenant (made 1st Lieut. Sept. 29, 1862), 30th Tennessee Regiment Company H. Lieut. Bell was captured at the fall of Fort Donelson and sent to Johnson’s Island prison in Ohio. He was freed as part of a prisoner exchange in Sept. 1862 but returned to action. He was wounded at Atlanta, Ga., on July 22, 1864 and died less than a month later (Aug. 15, 1864) with pneumonia listed as cause. Lot consists of 15 letters written by Lt. Bell to his brother Cornelius, some with outstanding content and sentiment. 1 letter from Red Springs TN where the 30th enrolled and description of activity as they traveled, 3 letters from Fort Donelson including mention of construction work at the fort and skirmishes with Federal gunboats, 9 letters from Johnson’s Island prison in Ohio with descriptions of the final days at Fort Donelson, prison life, status updates on other officers and his refusal to earn his own release by signing an Oath of Allegiance. 1 undated letter either from Fort Donelson or after his release from prison, “looking for a fight in a few days,” and 1 letter from Georgia, written shortly before his death. Also included are a letter critical of the Confederate cause, written to Lieut. Bell by his uncle, a Union sympathizer, and 3 letters from 1st Corporal A. B. Rogers of the 30th Tenn., who was captured at Fort Donelson, exchanged, and captured again at Raymond, Miss. (He died in Point Lookout Prison in Maryland Nov. 1, 1863).  Est. $800-$1200. Realized $2,724.

Lot 25 - Painted zinc figural watch trade sign for “CONDERMAN BROS. JEWELERS”. Condition - Separation to seam at top of watch. Extensive losses to paint with some paint touch up. Denting to both upper and lower areas. 34″ H x 24 1/2″ W. 19th century. Lot $400-$600. Realized $625.

Lot 30 - East Tennessee cherry press, cherry veneer, yellow pine secondary. Two part construction. Top consisting of an ogee cornice top with 8 pane glass doors over one long drawer, applied pilaster turnings on sides. Press base consists of two drawers, original punched tins in lower case doors with turned pilasters on bottom skirt and sides, feet with triple ball turnings, the first two ball turnings compressed. Overall very good untouched condition with old surface. Some slight veneer loss with loss/wear to stiles on upper and lower sections, absence of backboard on upper case covering lower drawer. Note - the absence of pins in the lower case doors with tins and lack of disturbance to these members indicate the tins are possibly original to the press. Top measures 54″ H x 42 1/4″ W x 13 1/8″ D. Base measures - 45 3/4″ H x 44 1/4″ W x 20 5/8″ D. Total Height 8′ 3 3/4″. Second quarter of the 19th century. Provenance - Thomas Reed (later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate. Est. $6000-$8000. Realized $15,890.

Lot 31 - East Tennessee cherry bookcase on chest, poplar secondary wood. Two part construction. Top with cove molded cornice over 8 pane glass doors enclosing adjustable shelves. Shelves with scratch bead fronts. Base with four graduated drawers, shaped skirt and bracket feet. Condition: Old, possibly original surface, bracket feet may be early to mid-19th century replacements. Missing veneer on left stile. Split to one drawer. One broken glass pane. 90 1/2″ H x 39 3/4″ W x 19 1/2″ D. Early 19th century. Provenance - Thomas Reed (later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend Plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate. Est. $2500-$3000. Realized $2,838.

Lot 32 - East Tennessee cherry bird cage candlestand, turned standard on tripod foot. Condition - Original surface. One leg appears to be an old replacement from the 19th century. Split to top, old breaks to base where legs dovetailed, couple of chips to baluster turned standard. 24 5/8″ H x 18 1/4″ Diameter. Early 19th century. Provenance - Thomas Reed(later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend Plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate. Est. $350-$450. Realized $737.

Lot 36 - Tennessee cherry press or server, one square-nailed drawer over two paneled cabinet doors, scratch-beading on drawer and doors with inlaid escutcheons on drawer and doors. Square tapered legs. Condition: Old refinish, drawer sides with minor rebuilding, replaced hinges. 43 1/8″ H x 33 1/8″ W x 17 1/2″ D. Found in Hickman County, Tenn. Circa 1840. Est. $400-$500. Realized $539.

Lot 42- Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, Tennessee, 1873-1943) etching titled, “Along the California Coast” depicting wooded seacoast scene. Titled lower left, signed lower right with printing information lower left “32nd print, Edition 58″. Unframed. Excellent with some slight toning to paper. Sight - 10 1/2″ H x 13 1/4″ W. Full margin - 12 3/8″ H x 17 7/8″ W. Est. $350-$450. Realized $738.

Lot 45 - Tennessee watercolor on composition board by Knoxville artist Walter Hollis Stevens (1927-1980) titled “July” and signed lower left. Exhibited at the Jackson Avenue Gallery exhibit of Walter Hollis Stevens works titled “Visions From the Landscape, Late Watercolors - 1975-1980″ . Listed as #8 in the exhibition catalog. Overall very good condition. Acid free mounting, framed. Watercolor measures - 30″ H x 40″ W. Margins are 2 7/8″ on top and bottom and 3 7/8″ on sides. Overall - 37 1/4″ H x 49 1/4″ W. Est. $600-$1000. Realized $795.

Lot 47 - Miniature painted portrait on paper of a Southern gentleman by John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working in Nashville, 1840-1861). Frame case contains card with C.C. Giers Studio label (located in Nashville, TN). Portrait depicts a bearded gentleman attired in black coat and black tie on brown background. Housed in gold frame case that can be worn as a pendant or as a pin. Script en verso of portrait reads “Painted by John W. Dodge, Nashville, Tenn, July 1857, Likeness of Geo. T. Tomp–.” Very good condition with slight browning visible on shirt, frame loose from having been examined out of frame. 2 3/4″ H x 2 1/4″ W. A portrait miniature artist and dioramist, John Wood Dodge was born in New York City and was a member of the National Academy. In 1839, suffering ill health and possibly seeking an area with fewer competitors, he moved to Southern states and lived as an itinerant portraitist, basing himself in Nashville. From 1840 until 1861, he painted the likenesses of many of the region’s most prominent citizens, including Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. By 1857, Dodge was still painting portraits on ivory but also coloring over photographs, as photography became a greater influence in the field of portraiture. However, examination of this particular painting under high power magnification indicates, in our opinion, that it is executed entirely in watercolor on paper. A similar Dodge portrait miniature on paper of John Harding is in the collection of the Tennessee State Museum. The sitter’s identity has not been determined. Dodge’s account books do not contain the year 1857. However, 1860 census records show a well-to-do land owner named George T. Thompson, age 43, living in Nashville with his wife, Martha Trabue Thompson, and family. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,497.

Lot 49 - Aloys E. Segerer (German/American, d.1949), gilt framed oil on board panoramic landscape depicting the French Broad river in background with homestead, country road and cattle in foreground. Signed and dated lower right, “Aloys E. Segerer, 1931?”. Condition - Overall very good condition with some slight damage to corners of frame. Sight - 23 1/4″ H x 47 1/2″ W. Framed - 29″ H x 54″ W. Early 20th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $794.

Lot 51 - Continental/English gilt framed oil on canvas of mother with child seated in courtyard with rooster, chickens, chicks, and dog. Overall good condition with two small patches to painting in lower dress and mid window areas with later gilding applied to frame. Blacklighting flouresces a small area in the forest meadow background to the left, a small background spot behind the rooster tail and at the lower floor area of the figures. Sight - 11″ H x 9″ W. Framed - 17 1/4″ H x 15″ W. Early 19th century. Est. $400-$450. Realized $482.

Lot 53A - Heavy coin silver soup or punch ladle in the fiddle tipt pattern. Handle with engraved script monogram “FMK” and marked “J. Campbell” (John Campbell (1803-1875), working Fayetteville, N.C. 1818-1836, Nashville, Tennessee 1836-1857). Very Good condition with overall minor surface scratching. Ladle measures 13 3/4″ Length. Total weight 5.86 ounces troy. Circa 1850. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $2,837.

Lot 57 - 18 pieces Sterling Silver Flatware, Wood & Hughes “Humboldt” pattern, retailed Memphis, Tennessee. All pieces engraved” E. W. Nevill to Laural 1870″ in script and marked “W. C. Byrd” and ” W & H Sterling”. Lot includes Five (5) 5 7/8″ teaspoons, Six (6) 7 3/4″ dinner forks, Six (6) 8 1/4″ tablespoons, One (1) 7 1/4″ butter knife. Good condition with surface scratches and one damaged teaspoon bowl. Total weight 27.70 ounces troy. Est. $300-$500. Realized $482.

Lot 63 - George III sterling silver chamberstick ,hallmarks for John Carter, London, 1773. Finely gadrooned rim, scrolled handle, engraved crest. Together with a wick trimmer and snuffer, each unmarked. Condition: chamberstick with minor dents and scratches, missing bobeche; snuffer with worn finial and missing handle/attachment. Chamberstick 3″ height, 5 1/4″ diameter, 5.15 oz troy; 7.115 oz troy total weight. Deaccessioned by Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art to benefit the acquisitions fund. Est. $200-$300. Realized $397.

Lot 65 - 2 sterling silver serving pieces in the “Bridal Rose” pattern by Alvin. Fish or Ice Cream slice, 11″ length, and a serving fork with pierced design, 9″ length. Both pieces monogrammed. Excellent condition with light scratching. 9.43 oz troy. Est. $150-$250. Realized $340.

Lot 66 - Sterling silver serving spoon, marks for George W. Shiebler and Co., New York, c.1900, the handle cast in a high relief Iris or Orchid design, excellent condition. 10″ length, 5.22 oz troy.  Est. $200-$300. Realized $397.

Lot 67 - Wood and Hughes figural sterling silver spoon / fork, figural cherub handle over a reeded shaft, gilt-washed bowl with pierced edge and serrated end, marked on back W & H Sterling and inscribed “1862/1912″ on front of bowl. Slight bend to end tines, overall very good condition. Measures 11 1/2″ length, 3.19 oz troy. Est. $300-$500. Realized $737.

Lot 69 - Baltimore sterling silver Castle Pattern tea and coffee service, marks for Schofield Co., also marked Sterling and 925/1000 Fine (except for waste bowl, which is unmarked). Creamer also appears to have overstruck mark (possibly Steiff). Elaborate repousse floral decoration with central castle motif, the handles decorated with cast figural ram head. Set includes 13 1/2″ coffee pot (marked 7004), 12 1/2″ tea pot (7003), 8 1/2″ sugar bowl (7001), 9″ cream pitcher (7000), 6 3/4″ waste bowl (Unmarked). Excellent condition with considerable patina - no dents, scratches, or repairs noted. Total Weight 108.50 ounces troy. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $7,945.

Lot 71 - Ornate repousse silver plate, scroll and cartouche border with classical scene in center. Unmarked, probably Continental .800 silver. 10 1/2″ diameter. Light scratching and small dents, overall good condition. Deaccessioned by Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art to benefit the acquisitions fund. Est. $200-$250. Realized $340.

Lot 74 - Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped with “g” on shoulder and “1 W GRINDSTAFF” on lower base. Excellent condition. 9 1/2″ H. Late 19th century. Note: The sale proceeds of this item will be donated to Harvest Field Ministries, a ministry serving several communities in the country side above Port au Prince, Haiti, recently devastated by an earthquake. The funds will be used to supply meals to orphans and to help rebuild an orphanage for girls that was destroyed in the community of Coq Chante. Est. $1400-$1800. Realized $1,702.

Lot 75 - Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped “W GRINDSTAFF, TN” on the shoulder of the jar. Unusual urn form with round and indented handles with light tan band around middle of jar. Condition - Broken and re-glued. 8″ H. 19th century. Est. $100-$200. Realized $482.

Lot 78 - Rare redware pitcher by Christopher Alexander Haun (1821-1861), Greene County, Tennessee. Lead glaze with manganese or iron oxide loop designs. The marked pitcher is stamped on upper rim including the letters “C A Haun & Co” and compass star stamping with cross hatch stamping at terminus of handle. Condition - Handle missing with light wear and shallow chips around rim and base. Hairline cracks with minor exfoliation to glaze. 8 1/4″ H. Note - Haun was a Union sympathizer during the Civil War and participated in burning a Confederate railroad bridge (Lick Creek) in Greene County, TN. In 1861, Confederate forces captured Christopher Haun and put him to death by hanging. As of this writing, this is the only known marked Christopher Haun pitcher form. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $9,988.

Lot 79 - Miniature stoneware pottery jar with stamped four leaf clover design around body, each with cobalt highlights. Signed in script on base, “E. W.”. Found near Kentucky - Tennessee border near Tompkinville, KY. Excellent condition. 2 3/4″ H. Early 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $850.

Lot 80 - Large 4 gallon stoneware jar with extruded lug handles, bold cobalt decorated five petal tulip design on both sides, “4″ capacity mark on rim consistent with known Decker forms from Keystone Pottery, Washington Co., TN. The large open tulip design is associated with potter, Charles Decker. Overall excellent condition with a couple of light flake chips to rim. 14 1/4″ H. Late 19th century. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,610.

Lot 82 - Lanier Meaders early rock teeth face jug with painted eyes and runny dark olive glaze. Inscribed “Lanier Meaders” on base. Overall excellent condition. Measures 9 3/4″ H. Est. $1200-$2400. Realized $1,475.

Lot 83 - Southern face jug by Lanier Meaders (1917-1998), White County, Georgia. Matte Green with Green alkaline glaze on handle, ears and facial features, matte black pupils, including a single row of slightly protruding clay teeth. Signed on bottom “Lanier Meaders”. Excellent condition. Measures 10 1/4″ H. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection. Est. $600-$900. Realized $964.

Lot 85 - Georgia Folk Pottery Rooster, Edwin Meaders, alkaline olive glaze with sideways turned head, incised signature on the bottom in script “Edwin Meaders”. Overall excellent condition with mild rubbing to glaze on base. Measures 15″ H. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection. Est. $500-$800. Realized $908.

Lot 87 - Early Burlon Craig (Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1914-2002) single eyebrow face jug in dark olive mottled alkaline glaze with some areas of rutile. Face design includes bulging eyes, deformed nose and broken-china teeth. Marked “B B Craig, Vale N C ” on bottom surface. Overall excellent condition. Measures 8″ H x 6 3/4″ W. Est. $350-$450. Realized $397.

Lot 93 - Pair of French empire style gilt and onyx urns. Tapering onyx and metal urns raised on onyx bases. Upper gilt metal depicts grapevines and birds. Condition - Overall very good condition with onyx for one urn showing old separation crack. 12 1/4″ H x 4 3/4″ W. 19th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $539.

Lot 95 - William Waldo Dodge (Asheville, North Carolina, working 1923-1942), two sterling silver trophy plates from Biltmore Forest Country Club, 1939 and 1941. Hallmarked on reverse. Overall good condition, one plate has slight bent on edge, owner name engraved on back of both plates. Each 7″ diameter. 15.830 oz. troy. Est. $300-$350. Realized $340.

Lot 96 - William Spratling Mexican sterling silver pitcher, bulbous form fitted with shaped rosewood handle(eagle profile) with rivet decoration around lower handle, impressed “Spratling Made In Mexico” and “Spratling Silver”. Overall very good condition with a slight dent to rim. 6 1/2″ H. Circa 1940-1944. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,589.

Lot 99 - Arts & Crafts era screen, three-panel form with painted landscape to one side and green foliate scene to verso. Wooden frame with applied brass tacks to perimeter of each panel. Overall very good condition with old repair to tear in one panel. 60 3/4″ H x 62 1/4″ W. Early 20th century. Est. $500-$700. Realized $624.

Lot 106 - Rookwood Standard glaze or transitional Iris glaze scenic vase, depicting four birds in flight with blue green to yellow glaze color, marks for Kataro Shirayamadani, 1893. Marks include the Rookwood logo, which indicates the date, shape #216 and the incised signature of the artist. Excellent condition with some fine cracklure. Minor firing imperfections to glaze on underside of rim. 11″ H. Circa 1893. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,157.

Lot 114 - Assembled lot of snuff bottles, 1 red pottery urn form with metal and black onyx stopper (possibly replaced), 1 brownish green pottery vase form with coral stopper and crack to coral (stopper possibly replaced), 1 green carved jade with minor losses to carving, and 1 blue ceramic painted with man atop horse and gilt highlights, missing stopper. 4 pieces total. Ranging in height from 3 7/8″ to 2 3/8″. 20th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $908.

Lot 115 - Assembled lot of snuff bottles, 1 Peking glass with white jade stopper, 1 amber glass with metal top and white jade and wooden stopper, 1 carved hard stone decorated with lizard and blue glass stopper (possibly replaced), and 1 carved white jade with coral stopper having some discoloration to jade. 4 pieces total. Ranging in height from 3 1/4″ to 2 3/4″. 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $737.

Lot 117 - Assembled lot of Oriental cloisonne snuff bottles, 2 urn forms, 1 bulbous jar form and 1 crane form. 4 pieces total. Ranging in height from 3 1/2″ to 2 1/4″. All very good condition, one not with original top, two with missing spoon. Late 19th and Early 20th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $368.

Lot 119 - Assembled lot of Oriental ivory snuff bottles, 1 marble with ivory or bone base top and stopper with some discolorization, 1 carved and inscribed with scholar with age cracks, 1 octagonal form with carved men and flower on scrolled base, one inscribed with dragon and with sticky label residue, and 1 inscribed with tree and bird scenes with some age cracks. 5 pieces total. Ranging in height from 3 1/4″to 2″. 20th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $368.

Lot 122 - Pair of black framed Oriental panels with applied raised jade, ivory, and other stones depicting vases with floral arrangements, fruit, animals and other Oriental motifs. Excellent condition. Each measures 42 1/8″ H x 13 1/4″ W. Est. $600-$800. Realized $10,215.

Lot 126 - Famille Rose bowl depicting Chinese figures in a rural landscape painted in iron green and red with pinks and purple surrounded by elaborate gilt and red floral motifs to bowl and inside rim, the interior with a central floral medallion. Unmarked. Condition - Overall good with chip to inside bowl rim, several residual areas of yellowing to bowl rim and some very mild scratches noted to outer glazed surface. 4 1/4″ Height x 10″ Width. Most likely 18th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $454.

Lot 128 - Ch’ing Dynasty vase with predominately blue and pale bluish-green decoration in imitation of Cloisonne work. Stamped wax plaques on base. Condition - Excellent condition. 8″ H x 4″ D. 2nd item - Ch’ing dynasty vase with white fired background and decorated cherry blossoms and branches. Signed on base. Condition - Excellent condition. 9″ H. 19th century. Est. $300-$350. Realized $964.

Lot 130 - Large blue and white scenic plaque, cartouche shaped with scene of man and child walking along a canal lined village street with boats and church. Mark for Royal Tichelaar Makkum (Netherlands, in operation since 1572). Condition: small chips and imperfections at edges, light surface crazing. 23″ x 18 1/2″. Est. $500-$700. Realized $539.

Lot 131 - Set of three handcrafted Herend Porcelain animal figures, having a white ground with orange and fired gold accents. 1st item - Rhinoceros with stamps on the underside, ” #709, 15333-0-00/VH 7 G99, Herend Hungary, Handcrafted”. Excellent Condition. Measures 2 3/4″ H x 1 1 3/4″ W x 5″ D. 2nd item - Ram with stamps on the underside ” #187, 75559, SVH D99 and Herend Hallmark”. Excellent Condition. Measures 4 1/4″ H x 1″ W x 4″ D. 3rd item - Moose with stamps on underside, ” #709, 75563/SVH L98 and Herend Hallmark. Excellent Condition. Measures 5 1/4″ H x 4″ W x 5 7/8″ D. Est. $250-$350. Realized $482.

Lot 132 - Set of three handcrafted Herend Porcelain animal figures, having a white ground with orange and fired gold accents. 1st item - Rhinoceros with stamps on the underside, ” #709, 15333-0-00/VH 7 G99, Herend Hungary, Handcrafted”. Excellent Condition. Measures 2 3/4″ H x 1 1 3/4″ W x 5″ D. 2nd item - Ram with stamps on the underside ” #187, 75559, SVH D99 and Herend Hallmark”. Excellent Condition. Measures 4 1/4″ H x 1″ W x 4″ D. 3rd item - Moose with stamps on underside, ” #709, 75563/SVH L98 and Herend Hallmark. Excellent Condition. Measures 5 1/4″ H x 4″ W x 5 7/8″ D. Est. $350-$400. Realized $397.

Lot 133 - Set of twelve Haviland Limoges hand decorated porcelain oyster plates with various hand painted fish, shell fish and ocean plants. Numbered in black script underside, K/83. Marked H & Co. Overall very good condition with two plates having a chip to underside rim, a third plate with a flea bite size chip to underside; all decoration excellent. Each plate measures 8 3/4″ Diameter. Est. $500-$800. Realized $2,383.

Lot 139 - Cameo art glass vase, acid cut in freesia design, bulbous form, ranging in color from deep to light plum and white frosted glass. Signed Legras. Overall excellent condition with a couple of small areas of unetched glass. 8″ H. France, early 20th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $454.

Lot 140 - Two glass vases. 1st item - Lalique France crystal art glass vase with partially draped nude woman holding torch above her head. Signed on lower back with Lalique Paris sticker on interior rim. Excellent condition. Measures 13 1/4″ H x 6 1/2″ W. 20th century. 2nd item - Venetian blue cut to clear glass vase with gilt decorations. Unmarked. Overall very good condition with expected mild rubbing to some gilt painted designs. Measures 6″ H x 4 1/4″ W. Est. $300-$350. Realized $369.

Lot 143 - 14 karat Patek Phillipe Swiss lever pocket watch sold by H. W. Curtis, a Knoxville, Tennessee retailer, circa 1890. Gold open face case with high quality keyless bar movement with a going barrel. Steel teeth winding wheels. Plain cock movement with a polished steel regulator, compensator balance with a blue steel overcoil hair spring. Club foot lever escapement, the lever counter balanced with extensions to the arms. Escape and lever pivots with end stones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Breguet numerals and gilt hands. Open face case with ribbed middle. Gold cuvette inscribed “Samuel Vance Carter Oct 22, 1896″ - Movement No. 87.585 - Patek Philippe & Co. Geneva.” Engraved on the gear works, “W. H. Curtis Knoxville, Tenn.” Condition - slight hairline crack to face, not tested for functionality - appears to have a broken balance staff. Date of manufacture: 1890. Lot includes Patek Philippe authentication certificate. Certificate states this movement was sold without the case in 1891. Est. $1200-$1400. Realized $1,362.

Lot 145 - One pair 14K white gold mounted diamond earrings in circular design with pear shaped drops, ( VS1 clarity, K-L color), surrounded by round diamonds, (VS1 clarity, K-L color). Total of eighty (80) brilliant cut diamonds, total weight approximately 4.25, for pierced ears. Very good condition.  Total weight, 12.6 grams. Est. $1600-$1900. Realized $2,951.

Lot 146 - Ladies 14K yellow gold, pave set, diamond and black-enamel cluster ring. Maker’s mark “Suberi Brothers” located on interior. Ring includes one cushion shaped old mine-cut diamond, approximately 1.50 carats, Imperfect clarity, M-N color, surrounded by twenty-four round old mine-cut melee alternating with black enamel ribbon accents, approximately 1.72 carats, SI1, M-N color. Reverse pierced filigree design. Appraised value $3532.00. Excellent Condition. Measures 7/8″ square. Weight 7.3 grams. Circa 1910-1930. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $1,930.

Lot 147 - Ladies platinum bangle bracelet with eleven (11) round, Old European cut diamonds mounted in line across top half of bracelet, approximately 4.05 total carat weight, with 1.25 ct. diamond at center of bracelet, two side diamonds with an approx. total wt. of 1.30 cts., four side diamonds with an approx. wt. of 1.00 ct., two side diamonds with approx. wt. of .30 ct. and two side diamonds with approx. wt. of .20 ct. The average quality of stones is approximately I1 clarity, M-N color. Filigree top and sides of bracelet, chasing on bottom, 4″ safety chain. Overall good condition, with bend and loss of shape to lower bracelet edge which is easily repaired. Weight 14.5 grams. Est. $1500-$2500. Realized $2,610.

Lot 148 - Ladies 18K white gold mounted Aquamarine ring, contains one large, round, faceted, natural Aquamarine, approximately 20 carats. Marked 18K. Excellent condition. Stone measures 19.6mm diameter x 11.5mm depth. Weight 15.2 grams. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $1,078.

Lot 149 - Ladies 18K yellow gold mounted diamond and emerald crown pin / pendant. Crown design includes one 12.0mm x 10.04mm square- shaped natural emerald surrounded by eighty-six round single cut diamonds and one pear-shaped diamond drop ( 1.07 carats, pale yellow). Total diamond weight, approximately 2.62 carats. The emerald measures approx. 12.0mm in length, 10.4mm in width and 3.65mm in depth and weighs approx. 2.99 carats. The color is a medium dark yellowish green hue with characteristic inclusions. Excellent condition. Appraised 18K, acid tests 17K. Pendant measures 2 1/2″ H x 1 1/2″ W. Weight 19.8 grams. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $1,589.

Lot 160 - Middle Tennessee walnut corner cupboard, single case construction. Original dentil molded cornice with repeating incised circle design, glazed doors, medial and side molding, bracket foot base. Older dark finish. Condition - Hinges to one lower door replaced. Scattered minor breaks and losses to cornice and side moldings, scattered surface nicks and abrasions, glass replaced. 102 7/8″ H x 59 1/2″ D x 26 7/8″ W. Tennessee, circa 1820. Provenance: Descended in the Buchanan family of Nashville, early settlers of Davidson County. Est. $5500-$6500. Realized $5,675.

Lot 161 - Middle Tennessee sugar chest, cherry with walnut and poplar secondary woods. Lift top with breadboard ends, interior divider with unusual dovetailed box fitted in right well area, dovetailed case and lower drawer, turned legs. Interior well box with walnut sides, poplar chamfered bottom panel. Cut out for interior liner box matches alignment for lock. Original locks and hinges. Condition - older refinish, old butterfly repair to split visible on underside of breadboard top, later drawer supports, traces of dark stain residue on front corner of breadboard top, expected wear and abrasions. 38″H x28″W x 20″D. Circa 1825. From an old Davidson County, TN family. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $7,378.

Lot 163 - Red painted dower chest, attr. Georgia or North Carolina. Yellow pine chest on frame, with lift top, dovetailed sides and drawers, interior till, two drawers, applied molding and bracket feet. Old iron nails on top with possibly original rat-tail hinges. Overall good condition with expected wear to paint, box has an old split on three sides. 39 1/4″ H x 49″ W x 24″ D. Early 19th century. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection and featured on page 23, April 1997 issue, of “Early American Homes” magazine. Est. $500-$700. Realized $908.

Lot 165 - Bibb Co. Georgia diminutive red painted blanket chest with bracket feet, shaped sides and applied molding. Condition - Overall good condition with general wear to paint. 19th century. 18″ H x 38 1/4″ W x 17″ D. Provenance: a private Georgia collection. Est. $300-$350. Realized $482.

Lot 167- East Tennessee yellow pine farm table, harvest table length, tongue and groove constructed top with rounded edges and tapered Hepplewhite legs. Condition - Old refinish to top with expected wear and some slight losses to top and base. 30 3/4″ H x 98″ L x 40″ D. 19th century. Provenance - Thomas Reed(later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend Plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate. Est. $400-$700. Realized $681.

Lot 168 - East TN walnut one drawer table, poplar secondary wood, one pull, top with round edges over one dovetailed drawer and shaped underskirt resting on turned legs. Condition - Overall good condition with expected wear. Original finish. 31″ H x 30 1/4″ W x 17 3/4″ D. Provenance - Thomas Reed (later spelled Read) of Horseshoe Bend Plantation, Grainger County, Shirley Reynolds estate. Mid 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $1,135.

Lot 176 - Pair of inlaid mahogany knife boxes with serpentine fronts, shell-inlaid slant top, herringbone inlaid edges, with herringbone and banded inlaid conforming case. Interior inlaid. Very good condition. 13 3/4″ H x 8 1/2″ W x 12″ D. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $800-$900. Realized $1,702.

Lot 177 - An oak Aesthetic movement or Eastlake display easel with elaborate turned, pierced and carved floral decoration. Overall very good condition. 82″ H x 25″ W. Late 19th century. Est. $450-$650. Realized $795.

Lot 179 - Classical Recamier, crotch mahogany veneer, with rolled headrest, well executed carved medallions resting on reeded and turned feet. Overall very good condition with slight wear to bottom veneer. Approximately 81″ L x 33″ H x 27 1/2″ D. American, circa 1840. Est. $1000-$1400. Realized $1,589.

Lot 182 -  Italian painted Bombe four drawer chest with shaped top and sides and raised on cabriole legs. Paint decorated with cherubs and floral sprays. Overall good condition with expected wear and losses to paint. 36 1/2″ H x 48″ W x 21 3/8″ D. Early 20th century. Est. $500-$600. Realized $1,702.

Lot 188 - Oil on canvas by Robert Cleminson (British, active 1864-1903) depicting pair of spaniels flushing out game birds. Signed lower left, “R. Cleminson”. Cleminson was known for his sporting art paintings; dogs were a favorite subject. Original giltwood frame. Overall very good condition with latex paint spatter evident on upper sky. Sight - 27 1/2″ H x 35″ W. Framed - 34 1/2″ H x 42″ W. Late 19th century. Est. $1400-$1800. Realized $1,475.

Lot 195 - Auguste Edouart (American, 1789-1861), silhouette depicting two seated women, one holding a bird the other holding refreshments in chairs with rug, wooden floor and baseboard sketched into picture. Bird’s eye maple frame. Titled on front ”Lucinda Carpenter, Tweeter and Abigail Forrester”. Signed lower left ”Aug. Edouart 1841”. Condition - Overall toning with scattered multiple foxing / brown spots. Sight - 9 7/8″ H 11 1/4″ W. Framed - 15 7/8″ H x 14 1/8″W. Est. $1000-$1400. Realized $1,362.

Lot 199 - Framed oil on board pastoral scene depicting cows in meadow. Unsigned, possibly William Rickarby Miller (British/American, 1818 - 1893). Very good condition. Sight - 4 1/4″ H x 7 1/2″ W. Framed - 11 3/4″ H x 14 3/4″ W. 19th century. Est. $500-$800. Realized $908.

Lot 223 - Set of twelve sterling silver service plates, Frank W. Smith Silver Co. (1886-1958). Monogrammed with embossed classical rim design. Marked “Sterling P 56-1″. Condition very good with surface scratches from normal use. Each plate measures 10 1/2″ Diameter. Total weight 138.87 ounces troy. Est. $1800=$2400. Realized $2,270.

Lot 224 - Set of twelve sterling silver salad or dessert plates, Frank W. Smith Silver Co. (1886-1958). Embossed classical design at rim. Marked “Sterling/P50-2″. Monogrammed. Condition very good, light surface scratches. Each plate measures 8 1/4″ Diameter. Total weight 83.02. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,362.

Lot 226 - Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Twelve, Buttercup pattern, 138 total pieces. Monogrammed “McN”, marked “C. D. Peacock” retailer and “Patent 1900″. Includes (12) 9 1/2″ dinner knives, (12) 6″ butter knives, (12) 7″ dinner forks, (12) 5 3/4″ salad forks, (12) 5 1/2″ pickle forks, (12) 7″ table spoons, (11) 5 3/4″ teaspoons, (12) 5 1/4″ soup spoons, (12) 7 1/2″ iced tea spoons, (12) 5 3/4″ grapefruit spoons, gold washed. (12) 4″ demitasse spoons, gold washed. (6) 8 3/8″ Serving spoons, (1) 7 3/4″ pickle fork. Includes felt lined storage case, painted roses on lid. Very good Condition, 3 teaspoons with damaged bowls. Total weight 145.18 troy ounces. Early 20th century. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $2,270.

Lot 227 - International sterling silver water goblets, set of twelve. Monogrammed LMHY. Marked “International, Sterling, 52″ Very good condition with light surface scratches. Each Goblet measures 6 1/2″ H. Total weight 47 ounces troy. Est. $600-$900. Realized $734.

Lot 248 - A Continental silver plated figure of a stag, elk or reindeer in an unlikely palm tree setting, signed WMF (Wurttembergische Megallwarenfabrik). Overall excellent condition, with some corrosion residue noted on tree leaves and base. Measures 13 1/2″ H x approximately 8″ W at base. Continental, late 19th century. Est. $200-$400. Realized $397.

Lot 251 - Set of twelve (12) two handled pierced sterling silver bouillon cup holders with eleven (11) Lenox porcelain cup inserts and twelve (12) sterling silver saucers. Holders marked “Sterling 959″ and saucers marked “Sterling 563″. Condition very good, missing one porcelain Lenox cup. Surface scratches noted on plates from normal use. Plates measure 5 1/2″ diameter. Cup and holder 2 3/8″ H x 4 1/4″ Diameter. Total silver weight 50 ounces troy. Est. $400-$500. Realized $851.

Lot 258 - Buncombe County, North Carolina alkaline glazed wide mouth jug with one handle and dark brown alkaline glaze. Overall very good condition. 11″ H. 19th century. Est. $300-$350. Realized $397.

Lot 260 - Salt-glazed stoneware pottery ring jug, stamped “W.H. Hancock” (1845-1924, Moore Co., NC). Excellent condition. 8″ diameter including spout. Provenance - Descended through a Sullivan Co., TN family with descendants who migrated from North Carolina. Est. $1200-$1400. Realized $2,384.

Lot 261A - Virginia cobalt decorated stoneware pitcher with incised line around rim and upper midsection decorated with cobalt blue flower and lines at handle and pour spout. Attributed to Southwest Virginia area. Condition - overall very good condition with shallow chip to base. 8 1/4″ Height. Late 19th century. Est. $500-$600. Realized $624.

Lot 262 - Virginia marked redware/transitional stoneware jar, marked “J.B. MAGEE” with applied cobalt floral decoration (J.B. Magee, Washington County, Virginia). Condition - chip to rim with small chips to base. 8″ H x 8″ Diameter. Late 19th century. Est. $250-$300. Realized $454.

Lot 263 - Tennessee Whiskey pottery jug, manganese glaze, signed “Miller & Rains, Cumberland Gap, Tenn”. Half gallon capacity. Condition - Various firing flaws with old narrow chip to shoulder. 7 3/4″ H. Late 19th/Early 20th Century. Est. $100-$150. Realized $341.

Lot 272 - Meaders face pitcher, Cleater and Billie Meaders, with ceramic teeth and eyes, olive glaze drip, marked on base “Cleater and Billie Meaders, 1990″. Excellent condition. Measures 9 7/8″ H. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection. Est. $200-$300. Realized $341.

Lot 276 - Georgia Folk pottery “Hanging Hog” by C.J. Meaders. Green alkaline glaze with porcelain teeth and eyes. Signed in script on interior “The Hanging Hog” by C.J. 1994. Excellent condition. 9″ H x 8 1/4″ D x 10 1/2″ W. Note from the potter accompanying piece reads: The 1st “hanging hog” was born in August of 1994. As a result of the “hanging hog”, many folks have received financial fortunes, relief from lower back pain, reduction of hair loss and improved perspective on life. Hopefully the “hanging hog” can benefit you. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection. Est. $350-$350. Realized $426.

Lot 278 - Three hand colored maps of North America by John Cary, London, 1806. 1st map - “A New Map of North America” showing continent of North America. 2nd map - “A New Map of Part of the United States containing those of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.” 3rd map: “A New Map of the United States of America” showing “The Western Territory”, Alabama and Mississippi shown as part of Georgia, Tennessee spelled “Tennessee”. All three with contemporary mats and figured wood frames. Condition: all with light overall discoloration and couple of small dark areas of minor soiling and/or creasing, overall good condition. All maps approximately 18 3/8″ x 21″ sight, 25″ x 27 1/2″ framed. Examination of one map out of the frame revealed hinge mounting with tape, map was not glued down. Est. $500-$700. Realized $851.

Lot 281 - Mahogany stick barometer and thermometer, broken arch pediment with brass finial, hinged glazed door over an engraved brass dial, unsigned. Case with line inlaid edges and matched pattern veneers. Condition: thermometer replaced; 1/2″ section of inlay missing from bottom of case, otherwise good functional condition. 40″ height x 6″ width x 2″ depth. Probably English, first quarter 19th century. Est. $500-$800. Realized $1,362.

Lot 293 - A pair of French enameled and gilded candlesticks and a 3-light candelabra, all in a pattern similar to the Medallion pattern by Baccarat and possibly the work of that maker. Lot consists of a three-arm candelabra, colorless glass with scalloped edges and bobeches, supported on a circular base with beaded design and embellished with hand enameled white floral and gilt decoration. Hooks support clear cut crystal spear style notched prisms. Accompanied by two single candlesticks in an identical pattern. Lot includes two additional bobeches and additional prisms. Candlesticks in excellent condition, some tiny chips to a few prisms, some prisms replaced. Candelabra, 23 1/2″ height, candlesticks 12″ height. French, circa 1900. Est. $800-$1000. Realized $1,248.

Lot 298 - A pair of Victorian green and opaline or alabaster glass mantle lustres, trumpet form with applied gilt and drop prisms. Overall good condition with a couple of small indentation flaws or chips to interior funnel on one and and small chip to base on another, missing 3 prisms, some wear to applied gilt decoration. Measures 11 1/4″ H x 6 3/8″ W. Probably French, Late 19th century. Est. $200-$400. Realized $738.

Lot 299 - Large sterling silver overlay crystal vase in the Art Nouveau style. Excellent condition. 15″ H. Early 20th century. Est. $150-$200. Realized $511.

Lot 301 - Pair of Blue Bristol Glass mantel luster lamps painted with gilt and floral accents, hung with clear glass prisms. Scattered losses to gold paint, nicks and chips on several prisms. 12″ H x 5 3/8″ Diameter. Est. $100-$200. Realized $398.

Lot 306 - Ladies two piece Coral jewelry set, beaded necklace and earrings. 1st item - One Coral necklace with 67 round, tapered, natural Coral beads. The largest bead at center measuring 10.0mm in diameter tapering to 5.5mm beads at the ends. Sterling silver clasp, leaf pattern, centered with one round, 4.0mm coral bead. Appraised value $750.00. Very good condition. Measures 19″ long. Weight 15.6 grams. 2nd item - One pair natural Coral earrings set in 18 karat yellow gold rope frame. Appraised value $1400.00. Very good condition. Each earring measures 23mm diameter. Weight 40.2 grams. Est. $300-$400. Realized $511.

Lot 316 - 1st item: Royal Vienna Two-Handled Oval Urn with pierced top, the two panels depicting Middle Eastern scenes with a cobalt blue ground enhanced with gilt highlight, marked with blue beehive mark under glaze, also marked Austria. Gilt highlight shows slight wear around base. 11″ H, early-mid 20th century; 2nd item: European Porcelain Figurine of Woodsman dressed in traditional Alpine clothing, smoking a pipe, holding an ax and posed on a fallen log. Maker’s mark either German or French. Excellent condition, 8 3/4″ H. 20th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $568.

Lot 319 - Large Royal Doulton Burslem flow blue and white transfer ware turkey platter, marked Royal Doulton and 0748H in blue, impressed mark for Burslem Doulton, oval with cartouche, scroll and swag decorated border, large central image of turkey. Condition: losses to line of gilding at edge sides of platter, a few light surface scratches, overall very good condition. 21″ x 17″. English, late 19th to early 20th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $624.

Lot 329 - Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on board seascape with rocks, signed and titled en verso, “Rough Surf, Kermit Ewing, Knoxville, TN 1971″. Signed on canvas lower left. Condition - Excellent condition. Sight - 13 1/2″ H x 17″ W. Framed - 16 1/2″ H x 18 1/2″ W. Est. $300-$350. Realized $341.

Lot 335 - Framed oil on board seascape painting by Walter E. Brightwell, Jr. (American, 1919-2005), depicting rocky seashore at foreground and foamy white water from crashing waves with white clouds filling sky. Signed lower right “Brightwell”. Monogram stamped en verso, middle bottom on stretcher “Sumna, 131 Aerrepont St., Brooklyn, NY 11201″. Condition - Overall good condition with modest craquelure in sky and minor paint loss spot in upper left quadrant. Sight - 10″ H x 20″ W. Framed - 16 3/4″ H x 26 3/4″ W. Est. $250-$350. Realized $426.

Lot 337 - English folk art portrait, oil on board painting of young girl seated in red chair with skipping rope. Gilded oval frame with brass plate reading, “English School, circa 1850, Little Girl with Skipping Rope”. Retailer label en verso reads ” John H. Paris, Liverpool”. Condition - overall very good condition with blacklighting showing two small spots on collarbone area of child. Sight - 11 1/2″ H x 9 3/4″ W. Framed - 19 1/2″ H x 17 1/2″ W. Est. $350-$450. Realized $511.

Lot 344 - Pair English or French school three-quarter length portraits, oil on board, depicting young girl and boy dressed in 18th century attire with carved wooden frame. Condition - young boy in overall very good condition with blacklighting showing minor touch up to background near head region with no inpainting/restoration evident anywhere on the painting of the child, young girl with inpainting to nose, forehead, spot on chin, a couple areas flouresce on lower dress. Each measuring: Sight - 10″ H x 8 1/2″ W. Framed - 12 1/2″ H x 11 1/4″ W. 18th century. Est. $800-$1000. Realized $1,135.

Lot 346 - Framed oil on board by James Marion Fortenbury (American, 1885-1959), depicting retrievers in foreground with hunters in background. Signed lower right “Fortenbury” and dated “1907″ - date partially obscured. Overall very good condition with slight nick/dent to left hunter’s foot. Sight - 8″ h x 12″ W. Framed - 12 3/4″ H x 16 3/4″ W. Est. $250-$300. Realized $369.

Lot 354 - Watercolor, wooden speed boat race, unknown monogram signature, 1936. Very good condition. Sight - 5 7/8″ H x 9″ W. Framed - 11 1/2″ H x 14 3/4″ W. Est. $100-$200. Realized $369.

Lot 357 - Continental school oil on canvas painting, a three-quarter length portrait attributed to the image of a young Philip IV of Spain (1605-1665), with elaborate ruff and fanciful embroidery. Label en verso, upper center: “Plaza Art Galleries, Inc. New York City, E.P. & W.H. O’Reilly Auctioneers”. Later wood frame with black and gold finish. Condition - blacklighting shows scattered inpainting to face (approx. 30%) and almost complete inpainting on hand resting near hat. The inpainting to the head area includes a spot over the right side of the forehead, scattered inpainting under the eyes, bridge of nose, and upper right lip. Part of inpainting in both areas may possibly be overpaint to blend with inpainting. The rest of the canvas shows minimal inpainting. Removal of the frame reveals an earlier canvas laid down on a later 19th century canvas. Mid 20th century frame has minor chipping and paint loss. Sight - 50 1/2″ H x 36 1/4″ W. Framed - 57 1/4″ H x 43 1/16″ W. Original canvas 18th century or earlier with 19th century relined canvas. Est. $1500-$2500. Realized $4,313.

Lot 362 - Framed oil on canvas, Still Life with Amaryllis in a Neo-Classical Urn, by Joan B.N. van Gent (Dutch 1891-1974), signed lower right, Excellent condition. 24 1/4″H x 36″ W sight, 31 1/4″ H x 43 3/8″ W framed. Est. $300-$350. Realized $568.

Lot 370 - Pair of Framed Japanese Woodblock Prints both signed and titled on plate. One print depicts Japanese ladies strolling in a courtyard setting and the other depicts boats in harbor with mountains in background. Overall very good condition. Sight - 12 3/4″ H x 8 1/4″ W. Framed and matted - 20 1/2″ H x 16″ W. Early 20th century. Est. $175-$225. Realized $284.

Lot 372 - Late Sheraton cherry chest attributed to Tennessee. Two drawers and larger top drawer overhanging three smaller drawers, all with round wood pulls, and brass escutcheons, flanked by columns, on double-ball turned feet. Paneled sides and double paneled back. Condition - Overall general wear and scratching to top. Older refinishing. Black stain applied to drawer interiors. 48″ H x 42 1/2″ W x 21″ D. Mid 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $965.

Lot 382 - Set of eight bench-made hoop back Windsor dining chairs, each with a scooped saddle seat and turned legs, mixed woods. Each marked with impressed maker’s stamp and year made. Very good condition with overall expected wear. Each measures 33″ H x 15 1/2″ W. Late 1930s and early 1940s. Est. $250-$350. Realized $425.

Lot 387 - Diminutive Queen Anne drop leaf table in a black surface. Condition - wear to top and repaired breaks to two feet, paint on base has covered wear/abrasions to cabriole legs. 28″ H x 36 1/2″ W x 35 1/2″ Diameter. Late 18th/ early 19th century. Provenance: From a private Georgia collection. Est. $400-$500. Realized $568.

Lot 390 - Continental oil on canvas pastoral scene depicting three cows and farmer. Carved gilt frame. Signed lower left. Condition - Canvas backed by old board. Some very minor areas of inpainting noted in sky, foreground and eye of cow. Sight - 20 1/2 H x 16 1/2″ W. Framed - 26″ H x 22″ W. 19th century. Est. $300-$350. Realized $539.

Lot 398 - 53 pcs. sterling silver flatware marked “Wallace Sterling,” Stradivari pattern, no monograms. 8 dinner knives with stainless blades (9″), 7 dinner forks (7″), 8 salad/dessert forks (6 1/4″), 15 teaspoons, 1 round bowl soup spoon, 3 demitasse spoons, 6 flat handle solid butter spreaders, 1 hollow handle master butter knife, 1 sugar spoon, 1 pickle fork, 1 solid serving spoon (8 1/4″), 1 pierced serving spoon (8 1/4″). Together with four silverplated iced tea spoons and a silverplated floral pattern serving spoon. Excellent used condition. Total weighable silver: 45.565 oz troy. Mid 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $681.

Lot 407 - Set of twelve sterling silver frappe cups in a fluted design with flared rim and gold washed bowl. Marked “Sterling”. Condition good, with dents noted in base of one cup. Cups measure 5 3/4″ H with one slightly smaller height cup at 5 1/4″ H. Total weight 25 ounces troy. Est. $150-$250. Realized $425.

Lot 415 - Two pieces Mexican silver. 1st item: a Mexican silver tray or platter, oval with scalloped edges, engraved leaf and flower design border. Marked 0.925 with crowned mark for Caral, a Mexico City retailer. Scratches and some small dents. 14″ x 12″, 22.98 oz troy. 2nd item: a cylindrical colored glass jar overlaid with a pierced floral chased silver design and having a silver lid. Base marked “Heche en Mexico 925″ with rubbed maker’s mark, possibly that of Jose Marmolejos. 4 5/8″ height. Both Mexican, circa mid 20th century. Est. $200-$400. Realized $341.

Lot 416 - Alvin sterling silver flatware, Southern Charm pattern including 8 knives, 8 dinner forks, 8 salad forks, 8 teaspoons and 11 iced tea spoons. 43 pieces total including wooden lined flatware case. All pieces marked “Alvin Sterling Southern Charm”. Very good condition with overall expected surface scratches and minimal tarnish residue to reverse of some handles. Nine secondary silver plate serving pieces in similar pattern included with lot. Total sterling weight 61.73 ounces troy. Est. $350-$450. Realized $681.

Lot 418 - 1st item - German silver footed bowl with elaborate floral repousse border, 10 1/4″ diameter, marked .900. 2nd item - Four nut bowls (4 1/4″ diameter) having hammered surfaces and floral repousse rims, marked A.J. 800. 3rd Item - An oval dish with hammered surface and floral border (8 1/4″ x 6 1/4) and two matching small nut dishes (4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″), marked 800. 8 pieces total, all in very good condition, German, late 19th to early 20th century. Total weight: 32.16 oz troy. Est. $250-$350. Realized $397.

Lot 421 - Asian decorative items, 4 pieces. 1st item - Pair of miniature Chinese export silver vases, hammered surface with undulating rim and ovoid body decorated with dragons and fiery sphere, raised circular foot. Marked on base. Condition - Some denting to bodies and bases. 3″ H. Early 20th century. 2nd item - Pair of carved stone Foo dogs, hand carved, unpolished, pair of male figural forms “traditional guardians” on bases. Numbered ” F 377 and F 378″ on bases. Overall excellent condition. Larger measures 6″ H x 5″ L, the other 6″ H x 4 1/2″ L. 20th century. 3rd item - Famille Rose compote depicting four red dragons on compote surface with decorative green and blue motifs around pedestal base. Excellent condition. Measures 3 3/8″ H x 5 1/2″ Diameter. 4th item - Famille Rose Creamer depicting green leaves with alternating colorful dragonflies, decorated inside rim. Condition - Very small chip with small firing defect to handle. Measures 4 3/4″ H x 7″ W. Est. $200-$250. Realized $482.

Lot 423 - Champleve enamel ceremonial bowl with Foo dog handles, jade bowl, coral and carnelian embellishments. Marked 922 Silver. Very good condition. Measures 4 7/8″ H x 7 1/4″ W. 2nd item - Metal Classical style compote with intertwined gilt handles and figural heads decorating circumference of bowl. Good condition with mild corrosive residue on gilt bowl and base. Measures 4 3/4″ H x 7 1/2″ W. 20th century. Est. $150-$200. Realized $539.

Lot 432 - 1st item - Framed Chinese silk and metallic threads embroidered panel depicting dragons and other various emblems above billowing waves. Sight - 29 1/4″ H x 41 1/4″ W. Framed - 36 3/4″ H x 48″ W. Overall very good condition with no visible tears or staining. 19th century. 2nd item - Oriental carved and gilded panel, most likely from a bed, depicting birds with various floral motifs. Condition - Overall excellent condition with later gilt paint. 23 1/4″ L x 6 1/4″ H. 20th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $851.

Lot 452 - Pair of Oriental Ginger Jars and Porcelain Hotei Chinese “God of Happiness”. 1st item - Pair of Lidded Blue and White Ginger Jars with Flowering Dogwood Pattern. Includes carved stands. Good condition. Each jar and stand measures 11 1/4″ H x 8 1/4″ W. 2nd item - Porcelain Hotei Chinese “God of Happiness” with blue and white painted robe. Very good condition, hairline break to fan. Measures 18″ H x 10 1/2″ W x 9″ D. 20th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $482.

Lot 489 -Lot of two trade signs. 1st item - Turtle farm trade sign comprised from turtle shell, painted, reading ” Turtles 25 cents each. Food 10 cents per bag”. Very good condition with some age cracks and wear to paint. 10″ H x 10″ W. 20th century. 2nd item - Charter fishing boat trade sign comprised of saw tooth fish mouth reading ” Charter Boats, $25.00 All Day”. 7 1/2″ H x 30 3/4″ W. Mid-20th century. Est. $100-$150. Realized $369.

Lot 492 - Prisoner made folk art tramp art lamp, double frame with pull out drawer with applied matchstick decoration. 19″ H x 13 1/4″ W x 8 1/4″ D. Early 20th century. Est. $150-$200. Realized $312.

Lot 500 - Framed Circus advertising poster for “John Robinson’s 10 Big Shows Combined, 3 combined menageries, Roman Hippodrome, Grand $300,000 Street Pageant and Big Real Wild West” with vignettes of John Robinson, founder, and his sons John G. Robinson and John F. Robinson. Condition - Some tears to edges with water stain to upper right corner, appears to be laid down on acid free board. Frame has drill holes for mounting. Sight - 26 3/4″ H x 39 5/8″ W. Framed - 28 3/4″ H x 41 5/8″ W. Circa 1900. Est. $150-$250. Realized $624.

Lot 504 - Kazak rug, from the Southwest Caucasus region with five alternating cruciform medallions on a red ground. Condition - Overall wear with some losses, especially to corners. Overall fading to colors. 131″ Length x 62″ Width. Late 19th century. Est. $400-$450. Realized $1,078.

Lot 504 - East Tennessee crazy quilt signed “Mary M. Crawford” and dated “1885″. Velvet, silk and other multicolored fabrics, many embroidered embellishments including witch, horseshoe, birds, rooster, dog. Yellow borders with applied silk rosettes. Unusual cut corner treatment. 74 1/2″ H x 79″ W (includes lace trim). Condition: minimal fraying to silk patches, minor soiling, overall very good condition. Est. $400-$600. Realized $738.

Lot 517 - Three vintage teddy bears, all with jointed arms and legs, glass eyes and swivel heads. Each with scattered wear to mohair and slightly loose heads, surface grime. 14″, 13″ and 11″ lengths. Early 20th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $426.

Lot 528 - Pierced sterling repousse silver vase, ornate rose pattern, with trumpet form pressed glass liner. Marked on base “Sterling 626, 16 1/2″. Condition - Overall very good condition with two areas of separation to sterling overlay in upper section. Replaced glass insert. 15 1/4″ Total H. 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $795.

Lot 529 - Lot of four sterling silver table picture frames, repoussé sterling with English hallmarks. Largest one has damage at top near opening. Opening sizes measure 5 1/2″ x 3 1/2″, 5 1/4 x 3 3/4″, 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″, 3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″. Late 19th to early 20th century. Est.$100-$200. Realized $425.

Lot 531 -  Set of twelve sterling silver dessert or sherbet cups, weighted, with embossed floral and urn design. Marked “Sterling, Weighted” and signed MHF. Condition very good with surface scratches from normal use, dents noted to interior bowl of one cup. Each cup measures 4 3/4″ H x 3 3/4″ Diameter. Est. $150-$250. Realized $568.

Lot 564 - Early illuminated English or French Indenture document in Latin. Nicely detailed with extensive calligraphy. Overall very good condition with creasing and waviness to paper with slight toning. Sight - 17 3/4″ H x 26 1/2″ L. Framed - 19 3/4″ H x 28 3/4″ L. Probably late 17th century. Est. $100-$125. Realized $454.

Lot 568 - Le Blason Des Armoiries (The Blazon of the Armorial bearings) by Hierome of Bara, Lyon, originally published in 1581. Leather cover, 260 total pages. Last page with the date of printing, 11th February, 1581. Condition - Staining to cover, title page illegible/stuck to interior of cover, wear to edges, staining and some toning. 9 1/2″ H x 6 3/4″ W. Est. $400-$500. Realized $454.

Lot 578 - Hand sewn thirty-eight (38) star cotton United States American flag with thirty-seven stars arranged around one larger central white star with inclined blue star and six white and seven red stripes. Overall good condition with scattered brown spots and fading throughout, scattered very small holes in several red stripes, multiple tears noted throughout hanging border. Measures 45″ H x 82″ W. Acquired from Greeneville, Tennessee estate. Late 19th century. Est. $375-$475. Realized $1,589.

Lot 581 -  Lot of two 1840 model dragoon sabers. 1st item - Model 1840 dragoon Saber with scabbard. Brass handle with original leather and brass wire wrapped handle. Older patina. 43 3/8″ L. 2nd item - Model 1840 Dragoon Saber with scabbard. Brass handle with original leather. Both scabbard and saber blade repainted with contemporary paint. Dent to scabbard. 42 3/4″ L. Est. $250-$350. Realized $624.

Lot 583 - Lot of 6 Civil War and other weapon related items. 1st item - Large leather covered Civil War era powder flask with brass fittings and marked “AM Flask & Cap co.” on top. Good condition with overall wear to leather. 9″ L. 2nd item - Civil War era pewter and brass powder flask with raised dog design. Overall good condition with some dents to bottom and overall oxidation to pewter and brass. 6 7/8″ L. 3rd item - Allen and Wheelock single shot pistol with walnut grips. Marked “Allen & Wheelock” and “639″ on upper barrel. Overall good condition with smooth dark patina. 8 1/4″ L. 4th item - Single cavity iron pistol bullet mold, folding scissor type. Very good condition. 5 1/2″ L. 5th item - Folding double cavity brass bullet mold. 4 1/2″ L. Very good condition with some exterior pitting. 6th item - Pair brass and black painted binoculars, probably Victorian era. Condition - Some denting to eyepiece and loss of paint. 5″ H. Est. $200-$300. Realized $369.

Lot 593 - Grouping of three World War Helmets, two World War I and one World War II. 1st item - French World War I Adrian helmet, oxidized and minor dent on top right. 2nd item - German World War I M-16 “Stahlheim” steel helmet, heavily oxidized. 3rd item - Spanish World War II Z45 helmet with original insignia and liner, chipping scattered throughout. All items in as found condition with overall wear unless otherwise noted. Ranging in height from 6″ to 7 1/2″. Est. $100-$150. Realized $369.

John Case, President, Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions and Appraisals will cover Redware and Greene County Pottery at the “Journey Stories of East Tennessee’s Finest Craftsmen” event at Dickson-Williams Mansion in Greeneville, TN on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event begins at 10am Eastern time. Event details available in an Adobe PDF file via the link below.

Click here for a PDF of the Event flyer - Journey Stories of East Tennessee’s Finest Craftsmen in Greeneville, TN at Dickson-Williams Mansion, Saturday, July 10, 2010

Our upcoming October 16th, 2010 auction will feature Southeastern estates from Tennessee and Georgia as well as items deaccessioned from a Tennessee museum. If you have questions or need more information on this sale, please contact us at 865-558-3033 (Knoxville) or 615-812-6096 (Nashville) or email us at: jdcase@caseantiques.com

Highlights from the January 23rd, 2010 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below:

 (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium)

 If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at jdcase@caseantiques.com.

Lot 6 - Rare 1904 Giers Confederate Cavalry Veterans photo of Troop A, Nashville, TN. Some of the officers include Captain George F. Hager, 5th Sergent & Quarter Master Sergent J. P. Hickman and 1st Lieutenant W. T. Hardison. Pictured at lower right are African American porters J. Luster and William King. 15″ Height x 20″ Width. Overall excellent condition with slight loss to tips of corners on right side and left middle edge. Est. $600-$800. Realized $2,043.

Lot 11 - Civil War Era Diary with Civil War era letter. 1st item - Civil War Era Diary, circa 1862-1863 belonging to H. C. Hays, originally from New York, living in McGregor, Iowa. He was a merchant who bought and sold hogs, wheat and lumber. Mr. Hays describes the life of a civilian during this period of the Civil War. The diary contains numerous references to the Civil War including specific battles, President Lincoln, military leaders, slavery, the draft and his own personal observations. He describes his pastime of hunting and fishing, his evolving love for Sarah Harris, and the relative life of luxury he enjoyed during the midst of the Civil War. Note - a typed transcription of entries will be included in this lot. Condition - Very good condition with all pages intact and some wear/losses to outer leather cover. 3″ Width x 6″ Height. 2nd item — Civil War era letter dated Sept. 24, 1863. Written by an unidentified Confederate soldier stationed in Mobile, ALA to his sister. Describes his health and the war in Mobile and asks for letters from his family. Overall very good condition with two very small holes and creasing. 8″ Height x 10″ Width. Est. $200-$250. Realized $454.

Lot 14 - Civil War Photograph of the riverboat Cumberland, inscribed on front ” Presented to Hanly Beard by his friend J. M. Cottonham” with photographer information en verso reading ” MUNN & PAUL Photographers, Cairo, ILL”. USS KENWOOD (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Kenwood, a stern wheel steamer was launched 3 April 1863, by H. A. Jones at Cincinnati, Ohio; purchased for the Navy by Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter and commissioned at Cairo, Illinois, 24 May 1863, Acting Master John Swaney in command. Kenwood joined the Mississippi River squadron, 1 June 1863, and operated on the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Fort Pillow. Following brief river convoy duty, Kenwood participated in the joint Army-Navy expedition which captured Yazoo City, Mississippi, 13 July 1863. Kenwood was sent to the Port Hudson, Louisiana, Division, 19 August 1863 and served as a convoy and patrol gunboat at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until 10 February 1865, when she was ordered to the 4th River District at Natchez. After helping to neutralize Rebel forces west of the Mississippi, Kenwood was sent 28 May 1865 to New Orleans, Louisiana, as a transport for officers. Following this duty, she steamed to Mound City, Illinois, and decommissioned 7 August 1865. Kenwood was sold at Mound City to W. J. Priest 17 August 1865. After merchant service, was renamed CUMBERLAND(shown in this photo), she exploded and sank at Shawneetown, Illinois, 14 August 1869 with the loss of 18 lives. Condition - Overall excellent condition with toning to photograph and card stock with losses to edges of card stock. Photograph measures 6″ Height x 8″ Width, mounted on card stock 8″ Height x 9 1/4″ Width. Est. $300-$400. Realized $454.

Lot 20 - Grouping of State of Georgia obsolete currency, 17 items total, including (1) $1 dollar note dated January 1st, 1864, Fine, (2) $2 dollar notes dated January 1st, 1864, Very Fine & Fine, (1) $4 dollar note dated January 1st, 1864, Very Good, (1) $5 dollar note dated January 15th 1862, Very Good, (4) $5 dollar notes dated April 6th, 1864, Fine & Very Good, (2) $50 dollar notes dated January 15th, 1862, Fine, (1) $ 50 dollar note dated April 6th, 1864, Very Good, (1) $100 dollar note dated January 15th, 1862, Very Fine, (2) $100 dollar notes dated February 1st, 1863, Very fine, and (2) $100 dollar notes dated April 6th, 1864, Very good. Est. $300-$400. Realized $369.

Lot 21 -  Grouping of Augusta, Georgia obsolete currency, 19 items, including (1) 25 cents note from Augusta Savings Bank dated Dec. 2, 1861, Good, (1) 50 cents note from The City Bank dated Jan 1, 1862, Poor, (1) $1 dollar note from the Union Bank dated Sept.15, 1854, Good, (1) $1 dollar note from The Mechanics Bank dated Nov. 1, 1858, Very Good, (1) $1 dollar obsolete currency note issued by The Bank of Augusta with railroad vignette on corner, dated May 1, 1861, Serial # 5125, Fine. (1) $1 dollar note from The City Bank dated July 4th, 1855, Good, (1) $2 dollar note from The Mechanics Bank dated Nov. 1, 1858, Very Good, (1) $2 dollar note from The Bank of the State of Georgia, Branch Bank of Georgia dated January 9, 1860, red reverse, Fine, (1) $5 dollar note from The City Bank dated July 4th, 1850, Very Good, (1) $5 dollar note from The Mechanics Bank, illegible date, Good, (1) $5 dollar note from The Augusta Insurance and Banking Co., illegible date, Good, (1) $10 dollar obsolete currency note issued by The Bank of Augusta, dated 1870, no serial number, About Uncirculated, (1) $10 dollar note from The Mechanics Bank dated January 10, 1854, Very Good, (1) $10 dollar obsolete currency note issued by The bank of Augusta with Oglethorpe vignette, dated July 4th, 1850, serial # illegible, Fine, (1) $10 dollar obsolete currency note issued by The bank of Augusta with Oglethorpe vignette, dated 1850, serial # 3031, Poor, (1) $10 dollar note from The Union Bank dated Sept. 5, 1854, Fine, (1) $20 dollar note from The city Bank dated Oct. 2, 1852, Fine, (1) $20 note from The Mechanics Bank, dated January 10, 1854, Fine, and (1) $20 dollar note from The Union Bank dated Sept. 2, 1854, red reverse, Good due to holes in center of note. Est. $250-$350. Realized $340.

Lot 22 - A framed Federal duck stamp collection, 1934-1993, comprising 60 different migratory bird hunting stamps. Unused stamps marked U.S. Department of Agriculture 1934-1938 and the remaining stamps are marked U.S. Department of Interior. Mint condition. Est. $600-$800. Realized $1,589.

Lot 32 - Still life painting, oil on board, by Tennessee artist Cornelius Hankins (1863-1946). Depicting a still life with a plate of fruit, glass and pitcher. Signed lower right “Cornelius Hankins”. Hankins studied with Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan school and William Merritt Chase in New York. Retains the original frame. Overall very good condition with three or four scattered pinhole flakes, some slight losses to gilt frame. Sight - 13 1/2″ Height x 18 1/2″ Width. Framed - 20″ Height x 25″ Width. Early 20th century. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $1,702.

Lot 33 - Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, Tennessee, 1873-1943) etching, titled in pencil, “Still life with apples”. Signed in pencil lower right margin, “E. Sophonisha Hergesheimer and “Edition 52, 23rd print”. Also signed in the plate, “E.S.H.”. Unframed. Overall very good condition with stain to left margin border. Sight 12″ Height x 14 1/2″ Width. Full margin - 14 1/4″ Height x 17 3/8″ Width. Early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $738.

Lot 35 - Edwin Wappler (American, 20th century) framed oil on board landscape painting, depicting trees and buildings in the middle ground with mountains in background. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with some overall grime. Sight - 14″ Height x 17 1/8″ Width. Framed - 17 1/2″ Height x 20 3/4″ Length. Early 20th century. Est. $225-$325. Realized $539.

Lot 37 - Folk art ship portrait on paper, labeled “Pendarvers” (spelled on ship, “Pendavers”), 1891. Some tears to paper in sky area. Wood and giltwood frame with some separation at corners. 16 x 21 1/2″ sight, 19″ x 24 1/2″ framed. 19th century. Est. $150-$250. Realized $369.

Lot 46 - Lot of 6 coin silver spoons, 4 marked for Samuel Bell. 1st item - Lot of four Tennessee coin teaspoons with the mark of Knoxville silversmith, Samuel Bell (1797-1881). Monogrammed “D”. Samuel Bell was active in Knoxville from 1819-1852 and the mark on this spoon is similar to the mark illustrated in Benjamin Caldwell’s “Tennessee Silversmiths”, p.33-34. Bell also served two terms as Knoxville’s mayor from 1840-42 and 1844-46. In 1852, Bell moved to San Antonio, Texas and continued his vocation as a silversmith. Condition - Overall very good condition with some minor pitting to bowls, light surface scratching, slight wear to tips and some loss of curvature to handle. All measure 6″ Length. 2nd item - Two coin silver spoons, not marked, but with same monogram (D) in the same style as marked Bell spoons. Condition - minor pitting to bowls, overall light scratching and slight wear to tips. One spoon measures 5 3/4″ Length and the other 6″ Length. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,589.

Lot 47 - Rare Tennessee coin silver calling card case. Scalloped sides with engine turned geometric design to front and back, front has center cartouche engraved “L.J. Greenough”. Hinged lid. Marked under lid: “Coin” on one side and on the other side, “HOPE” with masonic emblem (David Large Hope, b. 1799 at Ramsey Plantation, outside Knoxville, d. 1869). According to Tennessee Silversmiths by Benjamin Caldwell, Hope apprenticed in Huntsville, Ala. and returned to Knoxville by 1828, the year he received the degree of Master Mason at Mt. Libanus Lodge, Knoxville. Hope purchased the contents of Samuel Bell’s silversmithing shop when Bell moved to Texas around 1852, and Hope remained active in the silversmithing and jewelry business until 1869. Minor pitting, polish reside around hinge, overall excellent condition. 3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″. 1.535 oz troy. Knoxville, Tennessee circa 1860. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $2,838.

Lot 51 - Pair of sterling julep cups inscribed on bottom, “Harry McCord / Richmond, Kentucky / Sterling”. Monogrammed. 3 3/4″ Height. 7.800 troy ounces total. Est. $150-$200. Realized $482.

Lot 54 - Gorham sterling coffee and tea pots. 1st item - Gorham sterling teapot (9 7/8″ Height), marked “1 5/8 pint”, “sterling” with Gorham hallmarks. 2nd item - Gorham sterling coffeepot (11″ Height), marked “2 pint” and “sterling”, with Gorham hallmarks. No monograms. Both items in overall very good condition. 39.745 ounce troy total. Est. $400-$500. Realized $738.

Lot 60 - Gold, enamel and diamond portrait miniature pin, woman with jeweled neckline and Russian style headdress set with 21 small rose cut diamonds, and a necklace of gold filigree. Marked 07 and 12 on back. Gold tested 18K. Some tiny scratches to enamel surface. 1 3/4″ length. European, possibly Russian, late 19th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $482.

Lot 71 - Joe Parrott (American, Tennessee 20th century) oil on board depicting scene of downtown Nashville. Signed and dated lower right “Parrott, 75″. Overall very good condition with slight loss to paint in lower left corner. Sight - 23 1/2″ Height x 28 1/4″ Width. Framed - 29 3/4″ Height x 35″ Width. Est. $300-$350. Realized $425.

Lot 72 - Large framed Oil on Canvas, Tennessee, depiciting landscape with prominent sky. Signed and dated (1966) lower right (illegible - possibly Robert Birdwell). Knaffl & Bros. (Knoxville) framing tag on back. Excellent condition. Sight - 39 1/2″ Height x 35 1/2″ Width. Framed - 43″ Height x 39″ Width. Est. $300-$400. Realized $1,021.

Lot 73 - Elaborate gilt framed oil on canvas depicting scene of forest and lake. Appears to be signed Wm S B Maine ‘82 (sp?) lower right. Overall excellent condition. Sight - 11 1/4″ Height x 19 1/4″ Width (Canvas size 12″ x 20″). Framed - 22 3/4″ Height x 30 3/4″ Width. 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $2,156.

Lot 76 - Framed oil on board painting by Rhoda Brady Stokes (Mississippi/Louisiana, 1902-1988) entitled “Denner Time - The Bradys”. Signed and dated lower right, “Rhoda B. Stokes, ‘65″. Excellent condition. Sight - 17 1/2″ Height x 24″ Width. Framed - 22 3/4″ Height x 28 3/4″ Width. Stokes was a primarily self-taught 20th century folk artist and is sometimes referred to as “Louisiana’s Grandma Moses.” Many of her paintings were inspired by her childhood at her family’s farm in Mississippi, which was known as The Brady Place. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $3,859.

Lot 82 - Oil on canvas by William Fulton Soare (American,1896-1940), depicting seated lady holding a flower. Gilt ogee frame. Signed “Soare” lower left. Soare studied at the Sorbonne and was a successful and prolific commercial illustrator whose work often depicted the pop culture of the 1930’s. Condition - Some flaking middle right and tears upper right & lower middle. Sight - 23 3/4″ Height 17 1/2 Width. Framed - 30 3/4 Height x 24 1/2″ Width. Circa 1930’s. Est. $400-$600. Realized $539.

Lot 83 - C. S. Hammond & Co. terrestrial globe on metal tripod base with astrological and monthly horizon and metal engraved meridian. Overall good condition with some yellowing to globe and small losses to horizon. 30 3/4″ Height x Approx. 24″ Diameter. Circa mid to late 1930’s. Est. $400-$600. Realized $851.

Lot 93 - East Tennessee decorated stoneware jar, attributed to Charles Decker of Keystone Pottery, Washington County, TN. Jar with four cobalt decorated flowers around circumference, and incised line on upper midsection. Extruded lug handles with colbalt decoration. Stamped “2″ for capacity on rim. Overall excellent condition. 12″ Height. 19th century. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $2,156.

Lot 96 - Rare South Carolina lidded stoneware butter crock by Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, with original domed lid and applied lug handles. Green alkaline glazed stoneware with slip swag decoration on both crock and lid. Stamped “Chandler Maker” on top of lid and on shoulder of crock. Condition - Old chip to inside rim of crock, above right lug handle(does not penetrate the wall). One small chip to lower edge of lid handle. Overall height - 9″. Crock measures 7″ Height x 8 1/2″ Diameter. Lid measures 9 1/2″ diameter. Second quarter of the 19th century. Thomas M. Chandler (born 1810 Virginia, died 1854 North Carolina) is referred to as ” . . . Edgefield’s premier potter . . .” states Cinda Baldwin on page 47 of Great and Noble Jar. Though born in Virginia, Thomas may have brought a northern influence into South Carolina pottery. He enlisted in the army in Albany, New York in 1832 (Baldwin, page 148). This suggests that he may have potted briefly in New York. A decorated jar made by him bears a decided resemblance to New York state wide mouth jar forms with lug handles. His straight-sided cake crocks are also reminiscent of northern cobalt decorated crocks. In 1838, he married into the Durham family of potters in Edgefield. The 1840 census shows Thomas, 29 years old, and family living near others involved in the pottery industry. There are no slaves listed in either his household or Isaac Durham’s (page B of this census is shown below). A jar signed in script “Chandler Maker/1844″ is perhaps the earliest recorded piece of pottery made by him. Among his known stamps are: Chandler, Chandler/Maker and Chandler/Warranted (Baldwin, pages 51 and 54). In the 1850 census Thomas and his wife, Margaret, have four daughters and two sons. Thomas is 40 years old and his occupation is listed as “Stoneware Manufactory”. They are living next door to Francis Devillin, age 44, potter. According to Cinda Baldwin (page 53), Thomas Chandler had $1500 invested in his pottery at that time and eleven slave and journeyman potters working. A full range of forms were produced. Thomas set up a trust for his wife and children in 1852. He placed all of his property, including slaves, in that trust. He died in North Carolina in 1854 (Baldwin, pages 54 and 75). Thomas Chandler appears to have played an important role in the development of decorated Edgefield wares. Cinda Baldwin (page 148) states “Chandler was clearly a key figure in the production of Edgefield decorated stoneware, having turned ware at all of the Edgefield factories where slip decoration was widely used” (research courtesy Carole Wahler). Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $18,160.

Lot 97 - Edgefield decorated stoneware jug, possibly Chandler. Ovoid form with crescent lug handles and brown alkaline glaze. Both sides decorated in iron slip with a “broken stem flower” design. Overall very good condition with some minor old wear to glaze in a couple of areas. 13 1/4″ Height. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,610.

Lot 105 - Elaborately pieced tramp art/folk art picture frame with cut out heart and hands design, contains a 19th century family portrait. Very good condition. Measures 15″H x 12 3/4″W. Late 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $567.

Lot 111 - Southern, probably Maryland, dulcimer or scheitholt in wooden case with old bow. Constructed with yellow pine for the body and walnut for the scrolled handle. Five string with two floral circular sound openings. Condition - Overall good condition with strings missing and small with two small cracks to top end of body. 32 1/2″ Length x 3 1/2″ Width. 19th century. Est.$200-$300. Realized $567.

Lot 112 - Needlework alphabet sampler, signed and dated 1845, silk on linen, probably Connecticut. Floral border and small motifs including birds seated in tree. Signed Chloe Jane Blakeslee, 9 years of age, May 23, 1845. With alphabets and verse, “Even a child is known by his doing. Proverbs 20_11″. The 1850 Census shows a Chloe J. Blakeslee, born about 1836, living in New Haven, CT. Her father was Wriley Blakeslee and her mother’s name was Lydia. Her father ran the Eagle Hotel in New Haven. Contemporary giltwood frame. Condition - Some fading to needlework, soiling, and toning. Sight - 16 1/2″ Height x 16 5/8″ Width. Framed - 19 1/2″ Height x 20 1/8″ Width. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,021.

Lot 115 - Middle Tennessee Quilt, Putnam County, Rose of Sharon or Whig Rose variant pattern. Signed and dated “From Grandma, Oct. 1855″ or “1885″. Condition - Overall very good condition with minor scattered staining. 78 1/2″ Height x 84 1/2″ Width. Probably late 19th century. Est. $800-$900. Realized $908.

Lot 121 - Large American needlework sampler, signed and dated 1834, silk on linen, depicting a large house or school/academy. Floral border with bird at top left corner, birds, flowers, baskets and trees, along with initials of family members. Center cartouche with heart is inscribed “Elizabeth Leitenger aged 10 Years Nov. 27th, 1834,” with large initials LGR below, possibly a teacher’s initials. Contemporary birdseye maple frame with beige mat. Condition: areas of ground loss at fold lines and lower border, all over toning and fading. 21″ x 20 3/4″ sight; 27 1/2″ x 27 1/2″ framed. Est. $400-$600. Realized $851.

Lot 131 - American brilliant cut glass whiskey jug or decanter with diamond cut stopper decorated in fan, strawberry diamond cut and checked square motifs with hobstar cut on base. Rare form. Excellent condition. 7 3/8″ H (including stopper). Est. $300-$400. Realized $426.

Lot 147 - Gustave Brisgand (French, 1880-1950), portrait of reclining nude, signed at lower right. While plate mark indicates a colored etching, examination under 10X magnification indicates hair and other features are hand drawn. Overall very good condition, fade lines to edge of right margin. Sight 11″ x 23″, framed 18″ x 29″, in carved gilded frame. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,248.

Lot 149 - Oil on canvas landscape painting by Adolf Robert Shulz (American, Indiana 1869-1963) in original gilt carved frame. Depicting trees and meadow with a lumniscent sky. Signed “Adoph R. Shulz” lower right. Condition - Professionally conserved by Cumberland Art in Nashville in 1989 (label on back) - crackelure, relined with a couple of small spots of inpainting in sky. Sight - 24″ Height x 30″ Width. Framed - 31 1/2″ Height x 37 1/2″ Width. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $6,129.

Lot 151 - Framed oil on masonite painting depicting skaters at the Wohlman Memorial Skating Rink in Central Park by Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991), titled “Central Park Skating”. The perspective of the painting is westward toward the famous Dakota Building. Signed and dated lower left, “Jos Delaney ‘68″. Recently illustrated and discussed in the 2009 book, “The Life, Art and Times of Joseph Delaney, 1904-1991 by Frederick C. Moffatt” on page 148. This painting was also featured in the 2004 “Life in the City: The Art of Joseph Delaney” exhibit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (illustrated in the 2004 catalog, p. 29) and the Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Overall excellent condition, original frame. Sight - 31 1/2″ Height x 29″ Width. Framed - 37 3/4″ Height x 36″ Width. Consignor purchased the painting directly from Joseph Delaney, Knoxville Collection. Biography (Courtesy of Frederick C. Moffatt) - Joseph Delaney was born in Knoxville in 1904, the ninth of ten children born to a Methodist Minister. He and his older brother, Beauford, discovered their interest in art by drawing on Sunday School cards. In 1930, Joseph left Tennessee for New York where Beauford was also working as an artist, and enrolled in the Art Students League under the tutelage of Thomas Hart Benton and Alexander Brooke. The subject matter he found there, including the city’s landmarks and its people, are the images for which he is best known. In 1986, Delaney returned to Knoxville to live and was artist-in-residence for the University of Tennessee Art Department until his death in 1991. Delaney’s works are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Chicago Art Institute, The Knoxville Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Est. $15000-$25000. Realized $28,375.

Lot 155 - Watercolor by Elisee Maclet (French, 1881-1962) street scene of Montemart, signed lower right. Matted in gilt carved frame. Excellent condition. Sight - 10 5/8″ Height x 13 1/2″ Width. Framed - 20 1/2″ Height x 23 3/8″ Width. Est. $500-$800. Realized $681.

Lot 157 - Portrait of Andrew Jackson by William Stewart Watson (Scottish, 1800-1870), signed lower right ” Stewart Watson/Pinxt 1836″. Watson is believed to have painted in both America and Europe for several years before settling in Edinburgh. He is primarily known for his portraits, including miniatures, and paintings of historical subjects. Condition - Professionally conserved in 2001. Blacklighting reveals inpainting/restoration to areas around eyes, nose, and forehead. A couple of areas flouresce in right hairline area, one small area flouresces in chest area and one to background. Conservation report available to sucessful bidder. Sight - 27 1/4″ Height x 23 1/4″ Width. Framed - 34 1/4″ Height x 31″ Width. Provenance - By family oral tradition, a gift from President Jackson to Colonel Albert James Pickett(1810-1858) when Pickett visited Jackson at The Hermitage in 1837. The painting was given to his daughter Mary Pickett Harris and descended through her family. The great grandchild of Mary Pickett Harris consigned the portrait with Christies in 2001 where the present consignor acquired the portrait. Albert Pickett was a prominent writer and Alabama historian who was influential in Alabama politics during the second quarter of the 19th century. Pickett was a Jacksonian Democrat who was instrumental in organizing a counter response to a group of Alabama anti-Jackson States Rights legislators who were successful in 1835 in endorsing Judge Hugh White of TN for President over Martin Van Buren. President Jackson presented Pickett with this portrait as a result of his loyalty. Est. $7500-$8500. Realized $36,320.

Lot 161 - Etching by Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988) entitled, “Woman Walking in Subway Station, 1963, (Teller 57)”. Edition 25. Pencil signed lower right and numbered lower left. Associated American Artists certificate en verso. Isabel Bishop gifted an etching with this title to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987. Excellent condition. Sight - 8 1/4″ Height x 6″ Width. Framed - 18″ Height x 15 1/4″ Width. Est. $125-$175. Realized $312.

Lot 162 - Pablo Picasso, (Spanish, 1881-1973), etching entitled “Nu De Dos”, signed in plate. The Collector’s Guild, Ltd. authentication label en verso. Framed and matted. Excellent condition. Sight - 15 1/4″ Height x 11 3/4″ Width. Framed - 22 3/4″ Height x 18 3/4″ Width. Est. $400-$500. Realized $511.

Lot 163 - Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) soft ground etching entitled, “La Danse a la Campagne, 2e Planche” (Dancing in the Countryside ), stamped signature lower right. Condition - Overall very good condition, faint stain middle of image, sheet edge taped to matte and trimmed. Image - 8 11/16″ Height x 5 3/8″ Width, Framed - 18 6/8″ Height x 14 6/8″ Width. Sheet size - 11 3/4″ Height x 7 7/8″ width (trimmed). Est. $3000-$4000. Realized $9,988.

Lot 164 - Miniature painting on ivory, signed lower right “Vernet” (school of Jules Vernet, French, 1792-1843 or Emile Jean-Horace Vernet, French, 1789-1863) depicting Christopher Columbus at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella, similar to a painting by Wencesla Von (Vanclave) Brozik, 1851-1901. Excellent condition. Sight - 5 1/2″ Height x 9 1/4″ Width. Framed - 10 3/4″ Height x 14 5/8″ Width. 19th century. Est. $3800-$4200. Realized $4,313.

Lot 170 - Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) 1927 colored etching entitled “Jealousy” depicting woman with parakeets. Pencil signed right lower corner and numbered, A32, left lower margin with windmill blindstamp of artist. Copyright and date in plate, published by Les Graveurs Modernes, Paris. Framed and matted. Overall excellent condition. Sight - 10 1/2″ Height x 11″ Width. Framed 19 1/4″ Height x 19 3/4″ Width. Est. $400-$800. Realized $908.

Lot 171 - Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) 1926 colored etching entitled “Smoke, Fumee” depicting woman lounging topless with opium on incense burner. Titled. Pencil signed in right lower margin and numbered in left lower margin with windmill blindstamp of the artist. Mat with colored designs accenting etching. Overall very good condition with overall toning. Sight - 15 3/4″ Height x 20 1/2″ Width. Framed - 27″ Height x 31 1/4″ Width. Est. $700-$1100. Realized $1,475.

Lot 174 - Signed Salvador Dali colored lithograph titled “Sirene au dauphin”, numbered 142/150 and artist signed lower right. From the suite titled “Hommage a Albrecht Durer” published in 1971 which is referenced in the Albert Field catalog. Watermarked paper, BKF Rives, France. Unframed. Condition - Overall very good condition with toning to paper outlining former matte, light spotting to lower left margin and tape residue to upper and lower sheet edge. Engraving - 23″H x 15 1/4″W. Paper - 29 1/2″H x 22 1/8″W. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $1,362.

Lot 176 - Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Sepia etching entitled “Rembrandt”, circa 1968, signed in plate. The Collector’s Guild, Ltd. Authentication label en verso. Excellent condition. Sight - 7 1/8″Height x 5 1/4″ Width. Framed - 15″ Height x 11 3/4″ Width. Est. $125-$175. Realized $425.

Lot 183 - Mermaid figural ivory handled fish serving set, both pieces with pierced, engraved sterling blades finely decorated on both sides with mermaids, and inscribed “Hon. Simon Cameron/From Frank S. Johnson”. Simon Cameron served as Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War from 1861-1862, and later as U.S. Minister to Russia. Marks for Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield England, date mark for 1859-1860, Sterling. 12 3/4″ length (knife), 9 3/4″ (fork). Condition - Overall very good condition with a 1 5/8″ crack to back side of knife handle. Est. $1200-1800. Realized $1,816.

Lot 187 - Sterling Silver Ice Cream or Fish Slice, Tiffany & Co. Persian pattern, gilt-washed blade with engraved floral pattern. Monogram “A”. Slight wear to gilt wash. 11 3/8″ length, 4.2 oz troy, Circa 1872-1891. Est. $400-$600. Realized $568.

Lot 189 - Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, Frances I pattern. 46 total pieces including five piece place setting for 8(dinner fork, salad fork, teaspoon, iced tea spoon and knife) plus 6 serving pieces consisting of 1 butter knife, 1 serving spoon, 1 serving spoon, 1 sugar shell spoon, 1 pierced berry spoon and 1 dessert sever. Not monogrammed. Excellent condition. 76.475 ounce troy total weight. Est. $800-$1100. Realized $1,702.

Lot 190 - Wallace sterling tea set, Rose Point pattern. 5 pieces total. Includes teapot(11″ Height), coffeepot (12″ Height), sugar (7 1/2″ Height), creamer (6 1/2″ Height), and waste bowl (4 1/8″ Height). Overall very good condition. 81.55 oz. troy total weight. Est. $1500-$2000. Realized $1,930.

Lot 191 - Wallace sterling silver water pitcher, Rose Point pattern. Very good condition. 9 1/8″ Height. 20.705 oz. troy total weight. Est. $400-$600. Realized $681.

Lot 192 - 40 piece lot of Kirk & Son sterling flatware, Repousse pattern, including 4 dinner forks, 4 salad forks, 4 dinner knives, 8 butter knives, 8 teaspoons, 8 dessert spoons, 1 large berry spoon, 1 small berry serving spoon, 1 sugar tong and 1 small demitasse/sugar spoon. Very good condition. 43.165 ounce troy total weight. Est. $500-$700. Realized $738.

Lot 193 - Towle sterling silver flatware, Old Lace pattern, service for eight in case (40 pieces) plus large serving spoon, ice cream fork and seafood fork. Lightly used condition. 56.010 ounce troy total weight. Est. $450-$550. Realized $851.

Lot 196 - English Sterling teapot and creamer, Greek Revival style with fine acanthus design at handles and spout, ribbed borders and chased designs on finials and shoulders. Ivory ferrules. Marked “Eng Sterling 925/1000,” retailers marks “Browne & Spaulding, 568 and 570 Broadway, 24″ on base. Browne and Spaulding opened in New York in the mid 1800s and was a well known upscale jewelry retailer until 1871, when the company dissolved and the principals went to work for neighboring Tiffany & Co. Excellent condition, very heavy. Teapot 7 1/2″ height, sugar 6″ height. 45.86 oz troy. Est. $450-$650. Realized $908.

Lot 197 - Pair of English silver reticulated compotes, hallmarked and dated 1916. Stamped “Creighton Bros., London & New York” and “LAC (Lionel Alfred Crichton)”.   Overall very good condition.  3 1/8″ Height x 6 1/4″ Diameter.  18.545 ounce troy total weight. Est. $400-$600. Realized $738.

Lot 200 - Regency style figural sugar urn, cover with final and chased leaf design, neoclassical style border with tripod caryatid base, female masks and paw feet. Partially legible continental marks, possibly Russian. Monogrammed. Some scattered small dents and pitting, overall good condition. 6 5/8in tall, 12.765 oz troy. Est. $350-$450. Realized $539.

Lot 204 - Miniature grain painted Wythe County, VA blanket chest with the initials and possible name painted on front of chest. Poplar primary wood with dovetailed case resting on bracket feet. Condition - Overall very condition, possible old replacement of side moldings. 12 7/8″ Height x 24 1/2″ Length x 11 3/4″ Depth. 2nd quarter of 19th century. Est. $700-$900. Realized $1,135.

Lot 206 - Tennessee cherry book or china press, cherry and flame figured cherry or walnut veneers, poplar secondary wood. Two sections: top with molded cornice over veneered frieze, two glazed doors, each with 8 panes, opening to interior with three fixed shelves. Lower section with two drawers over two flat panel cupboard doors, opening to interior with one shelf. Paneled sides on lower section, short turned feet. Condition: older surface with old loss to upper left door edge near hinge, loss to feet, lock removed on top door, brass escutchoen on lower door probably added later, frieze on lower section probably had a mahogany veneer strip lost, scattered shrinkage and abrasions. Overall dimensions: 90 1/2″ height (52 1/2″ top section) x 46 3/4″ x 19 1/4″. Provenance: descended in the Gwin family of Sumner County TN family (Hartsville area) and by oral tradition was made by a member of the family, James Gwin. Note some design and construction similarities to a sideboard in this sale descending from the same family. Attributed to Sumner County, Tennessee, circa 1835. Est. $4500-$5500. Realized $9,534.

Lot 207 - Tennessee cherry sideboard with flame figured cherry or walnut veneers and poplar secondary wood. Shaped backsplash, overhanging top section with long center drawer topped by veneered freize and flanked by two shorter side drawers, base with two-door cupboard section with interior shelf, two drawers on each side, flanked by fully turned columns on bases with applied bosses. Short turned feet. Cockbeaded drawers. Paneled sides. Round wood pulls appear original. Condition: feet have been shortened with casters added. Old tin repair to back. Stains to top. Scattered shrinkage, scratches and abrasions. Overall dimensions: 44 1/4″ height x 58″ width x 22 1/2″ depth. Provenance: descended in the Gwin family of Sumner County family (Hartsville area) and by oral tradition was made by a member of the family, James Gwin. Note some design and construction similarities to the press in this sale descending from the same family. Attributed to Sumner County, Tennessee, circa 1835. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $1,589.

Lot 226 - Wythe Co., VA stoneware jug, 8 gallon capacity with sine wave decoration, applied lug handles, and unusual ribbed rim. Overall very good condition with two old cracks near bottom and various firing flaws. 22 1/2″ Height. Found in Cripple Creek area of Wythe County, VA. Note - a smaller Wythe Co. jar with similar sine wave incising and handles was sold in the April 19, 2008 auction, lot #77. Est. $400-$600. Realized $851.

Lot 241 - Handel Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, bronze, three-socket form with reticulated cap and original patina. Signed in plate on base. Fitted with leaded floral design glass shade, also marked but possibly added to base at later date. Excellent condition. 24″ Height. Est. $800-$1000. Realized $1,816.

Lot 244 - Lot of one decanters and set of 4 glass stemware. 1st item - Large Brilliant cut glass handled Decanter with diamond cut stopper, alternating hobstars with fan, strawberry and cross cut diamond motifs. Double notched applied handle. Overall very good condition. Small chip noted. 11 7/8″ Height including stopper. 2nd item - Set of four brilliant cut glass stemware with hobstar, fan, strawberry and zippered motifs. Excellent condition. 5 1/8″Height x 2 3/4″ Diameter. Est. $200-$300. Realized $454.

Lot 256 - Seven assorted cut glass powder/rouge jars with repousse silver lids, most marked sterling and engraved with monograms. Ranging in height from 1 1/4″ to 5 1/2″. Minor small chips and dents, overall good condition. Late 19th to early 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $425.

Lunt sterling tea and coffee service, “La Pierre” pattern. Urn form with bud finials, circular stepped base. Set consists of teapot (10″ height), coffee pot (11 3/4″ height), creamer (5 3/8″ height), waste bowl (4″ height), and covered sugar bowl (7 1/4″ height). Overall excellent condition. 59.69 oz. troy total weight. Est. $700-$900. Realized $851.

Lot 268 - Mexican ladies silver cuspidor, hand hammered. Marked “J. N. Flores”, “BTON” and “ANAS”, most likely pseudo Spanish Colonial marks. Excellent condition. 5″ Diameter x 1 3/4″ Height.  11.469 ounce troy total weight. Est. $150-$250. Realized $511.

Lot 269 - Grouping of sterling silver flatware and footed platter. 1st item - Forty-four (44) pieces International “Swan Lake” sterling silver flatware consisting of of six (6) dinner knives, two (2) butter knives, seven (7) dinner forks, eight (8) salad forks, eight (8) soup spoons, seven (7) desert spoons, one (1) sugar spoon, one (1) serving spoon, one (1) slotted serving spoon, one (1) meat fork, one (1) gravy ladel and one (1) desert server. Overall good condition with tarnish residue noted on several pieces. 74.285 ounces troy. 2nd item - S. Kirk and Son footed sterling platter. Overall good condition, small dents noted at applied foot area. 1 1/2″H x 7 1/2″ Diameter 7.510 ounces troy. Total weight 83.795 ounces troy. Est. $600-$800. Realized $1,135.

Lot 292 - Framed oil on canvas depicting portrait of an Italian soldier wearing green hat. “VGO . PAGIOLANUS” in block lettering on upper left corner. Overall very good condition with cracklure to canvas, blacklighting does not reveal inpainting, appears to be relined. Black frame with gilt carved gadrooned borders. Sight - 26″ Height x 20″ Width. Framed - 31 1/4″ Height x 25 1/4″ Width. 19th century painting, early 20th century frame. Est. $300-$350. Realized $795.

Lot 294 - Folk art painted watch hutch decorated with grain paint, stenciled chickens on top, white stone and tin elements, columns with gilt and black reverse painted glass door. Interior fitted with one shelf and decorated with stenciled bird. Overall very good condition, stenciling of chickens on top and interior stenciled bird are later additions. 12″ Height x 11 1/2″ Width x 4 1/4″ Depth. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $150-$200. Realized $1,078.

Lot 300 - American Hepplewhite style four drawer pine chest of drawers on French bracket feet with shield shape escutcheons and shaped skirt. Condition - Old refinish, various abrasions and minor repairs. 40 1/4″ Height x 38″ Width x 20″ Depth. Early 19th century. Mid Atlantic region. Est. $450-$550. Realized $795.

Lot 311 - Pottsdam, NY stoneware jar with cobalt decoration, 2 gallon capacity and applied handles. Stamped ” Leslie & Blaisdell, Importer and Dealer, Snookery, Glassware, Stoneware & Furniture, Potsdam, N.Y.” with the number “2″. Decorated with cobalt floral spray decoration. Condition - overall excellent condition with a couple of shallow chips to the inside edge of handles. 10″ Height. 19th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $454.

Lot 343 - Assorted stereoview chromolithograph cards from a variety of makers including boxed series entitled “St Louis Fair”, copyright 1904 by T. W. Ingersoll (99 cards), “San Francisco Earthquake” (60 cards), “Japan” (100 cards), ” Europe” (99 cards), copyright Griffith & Griffith, “The Life of Christ” (25 cards). Boxed sets in overall very good condition. Lot also includes many miscellaneous cards apart from the boxed sets (10-15 cards). Lot also includes a stereoviewer. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $397.

Lot 363. Early Victorian hair work ring with chased gold frame, size 7. Excellent condition. Est. $100-$200. Realized $369.

Lot 366 - Ladies 18K yellow gold ring, basketweave design. Setting includes fifteen 1mm (approx) round rubies measuring 1/2″ x 1/4″ across top of ring. Marked 18K .310 oz troy. Est. $400-$450. Realized $454.

Lot 375 - Lot of two gold coin jewelry items. 1st item - Austrian tri-gold coin ring. Ring reads “LOD.ILL.REX A.A,1915 HVNGAR.BOHEM.GAL.” Coin measures 3/4″ diameter. .260 oz troy. 2nd item - Ladies English gold coin brooch. Coin reads “VICTORIA.DEI.GRA.BRITT.REGINA.FID.DEF.IND.IMP. (back)1896. Coin measures 7/8″ diameter. Brooch measures 1 1/4″diameter. Setting marked 585 A*D .410 oz troy. Total weight - .67 oz troy. Est. $400-$600. Realized $567.

Lot 404 - Southwest Santo Domingo jar with brown geometric decorations on a cream ground. Condition - Hairline crack emanating from rim to mid-section and some overall loss to paint decoration. 9 1/2” Height. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $340.

Lot 410 - Aesthetic movement jardiniere or planter, earthenware or faience with enameled floral, bird and butterfly decoration resting on bronze base with elephant head figural feet. Incised urn mark on underside of planter. Condition - Overall very good condition with minor repair to one handle.  15 3/8″ Height x 24 1/2″ Length x 11 1/4″ Depth. Late 19th century. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $1,248.

Lot 412 - Pair of brass and porcelain enameled bud vases depicting woman and child/cerub with landscape and architecture on reverse. Overall excellent condition. 9 3/4″ Height. Early 20th century. Est. $100-$150. Realized $624.

Lot 413 - Naples porcelain plate depicting the coronation of Josephine by Napoleon with green, floral and gilt border. Marked on back with crowned “N” mark, Naples, and “Napoleon 1st couronant Josephine”. Overall excellent condition with some loss of gilt to perimeter. 9 5/8″ diameter. Est. $100-$150. Realized $369.

Lot 421 - Japanese woodblock print signed and titled on plate and margins, depicting pagoda in night setting. Excellent condition. 15 1/2″ Overall Height x 11″ Overall Width. Est. $125-$175. Realized $738.

Lot 422 - Two piece Chinese oil lamp or hand warmer, famille rose decoration with pierced top. Overall very good condition with expected rubbing to gilt and painted designs. 7 3/4″ Height x 5 1/4″ Width. 19th century. Oral provenance - Originally purchased from Mrs. H. Leo Gould. This item was part of his personal collection. Mr. Gould was working in the Russian Embassy in Peking at the time of the Russian Revolution. He remained in Peking and was later attached to the American Legation. During this period, he purchased Chinese works of art for many American patrons, including the Rockefellers. Est. $225-$325. Realized $425.

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Highlights from the September 26th, 2009 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below:

 (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium)

 

Lot 1 - Signed woodblock print and 1st edition signed copy of “The Tennessee”. 1st item - Woodblock - Signed and titled in pencil in bottom margin “Steamboat Sending, Ed. 25, T. S. Davidson”. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Sight -9 1/2″ Height x 12 3/4″ Width. Framed -11″ Height x 14″ Width. 2nd item - Book - First edition “The Tennessee, The Old River: Frontier to Secession” by Donald Davidson, illustrated by Theresa Sherrer Davidson”. Condition - Overall excellent condition, with slight loss to edges of book jacket and pencil inscription on title page. 8 1/4″ Height x 5 1/2″ Width..Est. $100-$200. Realized $908.

Lot 8 - Greene (British type) carbine, .54 caliber. Marked on lock plate “Mass. Arms. Co., Chickapee Falls, U.S.A. 1856″. Large crown over the cypher of Queen Victoria VR on the lock plate with British proof marks on barrel and on stock behind trigger plate. Also marked “Greene’s Patent, June 27, 1856″ on trigger plate, lockplate with Maynard primed lock. 2,000 of these arms were made under contact to the British government in 1855-1857, for use in the Crimean War. They saw apparently saw little actual service in this conflict. It is purported that some of these were repurchased by the U.S. for use during the Civil War although this is not documented. Condition - Old patch repair to left side of trigger plate. Expected wear and scratching throughout. Barrel Length - 18″. Overall Length - 34 1/2″. Est. $1400-$1800. Realized $1,816.

Lot 13 - William N. Beals (b. 1822, Tennessee) long rifle, block stamped, “WM N BEALS” on top of barrel. Pictured in the book “Notes on Southern Long Rifles”, by Jerry Noble on page 157 but with incorrect attribution. William N. Beals worked as a rifle maker in Unicoi County, Tennessee from 1850-1870. Rifle is walnut with iron mounts. Condition - Portion of full stock near end of barrel restored. 64″ total length. Approximately 48 1/4″ barrel length. Est. $2000-$3000. Realized $3,632.

Lot 16 - Lot of two General Thomas related CDV’s. 1st item - Autographed CDV of Major General George H. Thomas, commanding general of the Union forces during the Civil War. Autograph reads, “Geo. H. Thomas Maj Genl USV”. Thomas’s defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 prevented the Union Army from being completely routed, earning him his most famous nickname, the “Rock of Chickamauga.” He followed soon after with a dramatic breakthrough on Missionary Ridge in the Battle of Chattanooga. In the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of 1864, he achieved one of the most decisive victories of the war, destroying the army of Confederate General John Bell Hood, at the Battle of Nashville, December 14-15, 1864. Back of CDV reads, “A.S. Morse, Photographer, Dep’t of the Cumberland, Branch of Hd Qts, 25 Union Street, Nashville, Tenn.”. Excellent condition. 4″ Height x 2 3/8″ Width. 2nd item - CDV of Commemorative Coin of Major General George H. Thomas. A CDV of a commemorative medal struck in Nashville in 1865 during the Union occupation. Coin reads: ” I WILL HOLD THE TOWN TILL WE STARVE. BY JOINT RESOLUTION ADOPTED NOV. 2, 1865″ and ” TO MAJOR GENERAL GEROGE H. THOMAS FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE”. Back of CDV reads, “C.C. Giers, National Portrait Gallery, 42 & 44 Union St., Nashville, Tenn. Albums, Gilt Frames, & Good Pictures for Album constantly on hand. Duplicates of this picture can be had if desired. Negative No. ___.”. Excellent condition. 2 3/8″ Height x 4″ Width. Estate of T. Vance Little, Brentwood, TN. Est. $400-$600. Realized $540.

Lot 17 - Lot of two Western related CDV’s. 1st item - CDV titled on front, “Grierson’s Springs, Texas, 10th Cavalry US”. CDV shows encampment with soldiers. Likely belonging to General George P. Buell who commanded the 10th Calvary in Texas. Very good condition with slight browing to perimeter. 2 1/2″ Height x 4 ” Width. 2nd item - Untitled CDV depiciting 3 indians, possible Apache or Comanche with one holding a large knife. Illegible pencil script on back. Condition - Overall spotting with wear to edges. 4″ Height x 2 3/8″ Width. 19th century. Estate of T. Vance Little, Brentwood, TN. Est. $200-$300. Realized $1,362.

Lot 18 - Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) orotone titled, “The Maid of Dreams”. 1909. Signed in negative lower right and dated “09″ lower left. Framed in original Curtis Studio frame. Remnants of original Curtis Studio label en verso, top left. Excellent condition. Sight - 9 1/2″ Height x 7 1/2″ Width. Framed - 13 1/4″ Height x 11″ Width. Circa 1909. Est. $5000-$10000. Sold for $7,378.

Lot 20 - 1st item - Pass for Guards and Pickets written from Brigade headquarters near Bulls Gap. 2nd item - Prisoner of War letter dated May 16th, 1865 discussing the taking of the oath of allegiance for repatriation. 3rd item - Battlefield letter from “Camp at Cave Springs, October 15th, 1864. Details the troop movements through Georgia, Chattanooga, Nashville and Columbia and how the army is destroying railroad tracks as they advance. 4th item - Lot of three Civil War era letters from Russelleville, TN (Hawkins Co) discussing shortages of supplies, thefts and other effects of the war. Est. $300-$350. Realized $369.

Lot 37 - Lot of three obsolete currency items. Obsolete currency issued by “The Central Bank of Tennessee”, Nashville, TN. 5 dollar notes with battle vignette by Danforth, Wright & Co. Design has a battle vignette at the top center flanked by liberty and agricultural motifs. Dated July 10th, 1855. Condition - One note has loss to edge, upper left. Serial numbers 5602, 5714 and 5715. Est. $200-$300. Realized $369.

Lot 44 - Two (2) carvings by Clarence Stringfield (Tennessee, 1903 - 1976). 1st item - Carved head of a dog signed on back in blue pen, “C. Stringfield”. Very good condition with some wear to ears. 7 1/2″ Height x 5 1/8″ Width. 2nd item - Carving of pheasant in flight. Signed on back C. Stringfield. Fitted on back with hanger. Excellent condition. 10 1/4″ Height x 18 1/4″ Width x 5″ Depth. Est. $450-$550. Realized $510.

Lot 48 - Carl C. Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor. Signed lower right bottom “65 Sublett”. Titled “Winter Bluff”. Overall very good condition. Sight - 16 3/4″ Height x 22 1/4″ Width. Framed - 24 7/8″ Height x 30 7/8″ Width. Est. $300-$350. Realized $539.

Lot 56 - Tennessee miniature cherry chest of drawers, original surface, found in Knox County, TN. Poplar secondary. Three dovetailed drawers with wooden pulls and two locks, shaped skirt on small turned feet. 26 1/2″ Height x 25 1/2″ Width x 16 1/2″ Depth. Condition - Losses/fading to original surface on top, loose pulls, and expected wear throughout. Mid 19th century. Est. $500-$800. Realized $1,248.

Lot 58 - Washington County, Tennessee cherry two drawer Sheraton stand on delicate and elaborate ring turned legs with wooden pulls, pegged top, and dovetailed drawers. Overall excellent condition, refinished. 29 1/8″ Height x 23″ Width x 21 6/8″ Depth. Circa 1825. Provenance: Descended through Keebler family of Limestone, TN. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,816.

Lot 59 - East Tennessee diminutive press with figured cherry primary, poplar secondary. Press top with arched pediment, two glazed doors over two dovetailed drawers. Base with two dovetailed drawers over two doors. Carved pilasters both top and bottom, resting on turned feet. Condition - Older refinish. Crack to bottom right glass pane, small patch to top. 92″ Height x 41 3/4″ Width x 20″ Depth. Provenance - Descended through the Trobauch family of Hamblen County, TN. Attributed to Greene or Hamblen County. Est. $8000-$9000. Realized $9,080.

Lot 69 - Paint decorated half-spindle back windsor settee, found in Columbia, TN, probably Mid-Atlantic.  Shaped crest rail, painted fruit and floral decoration on green background. Shaped and elaborate gilt decorated plank seat with arrow design. 35″ Height x 70 3/4″ Length x 21 1/2″ Depth.  Circa 1840. Est.$1000-$1200. Realized $1,135.

Lot 85 - Tennessee Iron Mountain pottery stoneware vehicle sculpture, artist signed, illegible, possibly Kameko. Depicts man in racing car with unusual Japanese style glaze decoration. 9″ Length x 4 1/2″ Height. Excellent condition. 2nd item - Iron Mountain pottery miniature sculpture. Jonesborough estate. Est. $400-500. Realized $1,135.

Lot 87 - East Tennessee salt-glazed stoneware pitcher, attributed to Charles Decker of Keystone Pottery, Washington County, TN. Found in Chuckey, TN - near pottery site. Large size pitcher with incised line around rim, upper midsection. Condition - overall excellent, slight hairline at rim approx. 1.5″, shallow inconspicous chip at inner pouring lip. 10 5/8″ Height. Late 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $795.

Lot 88 - Early redware jar, Greene Co., TN. Small handleless jar with unusual pedestal base, glazed on underside, found in Greene Co. Condition - light glaze flakes to rim with some slight chipping to base. 7 3/8″ Height. 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $851.

Lot 89A - Large East Tennessee whiskey or liquor jug marked, “Sullivan Saloon R. H. Jones, prop. 100 North Central Street, KNOXVILLE, - TENN.” Additionally marked, “UHL pottery works Indiana 4″. The “4″ denotes the gallon capacity. Pulled handle with light brown glaze from rim to shoulder transitioning to white on sides. Condition - overall very good condition with one chip to rim and a few hairlines to rim, most of which do not go all the way through to the inside. 17″ height. Est. $400-$450. Realized $1,248.

Lot 92 - Early Middle TN stoneware pottery jar, probably Spears family, with incised lines and lip on upper shoulder. Condition - Small chip to underside of lip. Indentions in base appear to be in the making. Mid 19th century. 12 1/8″ Height. Est. $300-$400. Realized $454.

Lot 93 - Early needlework sampler, attributed to Kentucky, signed Ann Preston and dated 1811. Provenance: Purchased from the Underwood estate of Davidson County, Tennessee, in the 1990s. The family had early histories in both Tennessee and Kentucky. Genealogical records show Ann Preston married William Lashbrooke in 1814 in Mason County, Kentucky. Lashbrooke served in the Kentucky Confederate Army and enlisted August 21, 1861 at Camp Burnett, Tennessee. Silk on linen, cross-stitched upper and lowercase alphabets with numbers and decorative dividing lines, two shades of red, aqua and green, with green border. Overall good condition: even toning and some fading, 3/8″ stain, some minor thread loss, loosely stitched to cardboard backing, some fraying to edges (outside of the border), later stained wood frame. Not examined out of frame. 11″x 8″, 14″ x 11″ framed. Est. $500-$600. Realized $908.

Lot 99 - Carved ivory bust of Mary, Queen of Scots. Hinged chest opens to reveal a triptych with a scene from Assasinat de Riccio. The base is supported by four faces with masks. Condition - separations to the base, backside of base edge with minor losses. Slight discolorization to some areas of ivory. 6″ Height x 4 1/4″ Width x 4 1/4″ Depth. Late 19th century. Est.$1200-$1600. Realized $2610.

Lot 100 - 19th Century Derby silver figural race horse humidor. Quadruple plate in rectangular form. Raised on bun feet, the cover surmounted with jockey & horse. Marked on bottom “Derby Silver Co., Derby, CT, Quadruple Plate”. Condition - wear to plating, especially top surface. 7 1/2″ Height x 9 3/8″ Width x 5 1/4″ Depth. Est. $300-$400. Realized $454.

Lot 102 - 1925 Steinway Baby Grand Piano, Model M, serial number 236206. Mahogany with a gold painted sound board embossed “Steinway & Sons, New York”. Refinished in 1990. Repaired in October 2000 including soundboard repair, re-strung with oversize pins, action regulated and new damper felts. Lot comes with the original Steinway bench. Piano tuned week of 9/7/09. Condition - Some fading to top of case due to sun exposure, minor wear and loss to keys, soundboard cracks repaired on upper side. 38 7/8″ Height x 57 3/4″ Width x 68 1/4″ Length. Est. $7000-$9000. Realized $10,442.

Lot 103 - Period Sheraton tripodal mahogany globe stand with reeded tapered legs and joined by a spindle-turned stretcher, resting on brass casters. Fitted with contemporary (1961) globe. Globe stand early 19th century. Excellent condition. 41 1/2″ Height. Est. $150-$250. Realized $1,475.

Lot 143 - Watercolor, school of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, lake scene with cows similar to Corot’s painting titled “The Lake”. Carved gilt frame encased in shadow box frame. Condition - watercolor laid down on thin cardboard stock. Sight - 6 1/4″ x 8 1/4″. Excellent condition. Outer frame - 9 1/4″ Height x 11 1/4″ Width. 19th century. Jonesborough estate. Est. $400-$800. Realized $880.

Lot 144 - Framed etching by Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926). Seascape of breaking waves with ships on the distant horizon. Pencil signed bottom left margin “Moran”. Signed & dated in bottom left plate “T. Moran 1880″. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Sight - 6 7/8″ Height x 12 1/4″ Width. Framed - 17 1/2″ Height x 21 1/2″ Width. 19th century. Est. $350-$550. Realized $795.

Lot 145 - Oil on canvas of black woman. Painting depicts black woman with folded arms gazing out a window. Signed bottom right corner, “Kazi”. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Sight - 35 5/8″ Height x 39 3/4″ Width. Framed - 36″ Height x 40 1/4″ Width. 20th century. Est. $400-$450. Realized $965.

Lot 150 - Watercolor depicting an Arabian or Turkish market scene with partially nude women in an elaborately carved frame, signed E. Barnsback lower right. Sight - 21″ Height x 13 3/8″ Width. Framed - 25 1/4″ Height x 17 3/8″ Width. Late 19th/ early 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $568.

Lot 153 - Diminutive East Tennessee one drawer stand on turned legs, original surface. Walnut primary, poplar and yellow pine secondary. Probably Loudon or Blount County. Condition - Break to one knob of drawer. 27 3/4″ Height x 21 1/4″ Width x 17 3/4″ Depth. Est. $250-$350. Realized $681.

Lot 154 - Middle Tennessee cherry fall leaf table (Smith Co. history). Apron has mahogany inlay band, double ring turned feet, old refinish. Overall very good condition, old losses to inlay band. 28 7/8″ Height x 64 3/8″ width extended (22 3/4″ w/out extension) x 45 3/4″ depth. Circa 1830. Nathan and Jean Harsh Collection. Est. $400-$500. Realized $568.

Lot 157 - Southern walnut chest of drawers, possibly East Tennessee. Two drawers over three drawer construction, inlaid escutcheons, applied pilasters, carved scalloped skirt, and turned feet. Pencil inscriptions on the back include the word, “August”. Note - this scalloped skirt is similar in design to an East Tennessee sideboard in Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia (p. 32, figure 18). Condition - Refinished, one carved block at base of pilaster replaced. 48 1/4″ Height x 40″ Width x 20 1/4″ Depth. Second quarter of 19th century. Est. $1000-$1400. Realized $1,362.

Lot 158 - East Tennessee diminutive inlaid chest of drawers, possibly Knox County. Walnut primary, poplar secondary. Three drawers over turned feet with inlaid escutcheons, carved front apron with half-crescent inlay and inlaid circles in spur returns, carved scalloped side skirts. Dark inlay band around base. Appears to retain the original brasses. Signed on back “J. B. Harlow, Knoxville, TN”. Condition - Old refinish, top side molding old replacement, old triangular patch to back corner of top . 41″ Height x 39 1/4″ Width x 21 1/4″ Depth. Circa 1820-1825. Provenance - Descended through the Trobauch family of Hamblen County, TN. Note - a rare signed example of a transitional Federal/Sheraton chest from the East Tennessee region. Est. $2000-$2500. Realized $3,859.

Lot 164 - Tall Federal inlaid slant front desk, possibly Kentucky, fitted interior including twelve drawers and pigeon holes with oval brasses and inlaid escutcheons on French feet. Extensive inlay throughout including herringbone, diamond, fan and string inlay on slant front, four-petal flower and string inlay on pull-outs, string inlay on drawer fronts, diamond inlay on front stiles, and herringbone, floral vine, and fan inlay on shaped skirt. Condition - Old refinish, old age crack to top right corner of slant front, several patches to interior around hinges of slant front, brown stain to top right side, blocks to rear feet replaced, backboards have been moved and refinished, various areas of inlay repair and expected wear throughout. 55 1/2″ Height x 40 1/4″ Width x 20 1/2″ Depth. First quarter of the 19th century. Est. $6500-$8500. Realized $7,378.

Lot 170 - Diminutive blue painted dry sink, probably Mid-Atlantic states. Unusual off center lower door configuration with skirt to match. Condition - Two replaced backboards and three replaced foot facings. 41 3/8″ Height x 32 3/8″ Width x 18 5/8″ Depth. 19th century. Est. $350-450. Realized $624.

Lot 174 - American Late Classical Revival mahogany bookcase. Overhanging top with ogee frieze over a pair of glazed doors flanked by acanthus-carved columns, raised on carved feet. Condition - Minor veneer repairs. 60 1/2″ Height x 54″ Width x 17 3/4″ Depth. Late 19th century. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $850.

Lot 182 - Large still life oil on canvas of basket and peaches, unframed. Depicting ripe peaches with basket, leaves in background. Unsigned. Condition - a couple of paint loss areas in background and basket rim, streak on one peach in foreground, a couple of minor touch up spots in background (less than 1/8″ diameter), tacking to edge loose. Wear to edges. 22″ Height x 47 3/4″ Width. 19th century. Est. $300-$350. Realized $850.

Lot 183 - Folk art snake cane with elaborate scales and carving. Snake comprises upper half of the cane with black painted wood comprising lower half. Ferrule consists of what looks to be a silver band with a 12 gauge shotgun shell tip. Excellent condition with very slight age cracks to wood on snake. 33 3/4″ Length. 20th century. Provenance - Oral history from the Elvis Presley estate. Est. $300-$400. Realized $511.

Lot 185 - Carving by Roy Pace (Greenbrier, TN). Carved on bottom “Roy Pace 2000″. Painted carving depicts two men, one manually turning a large wheel for the other man working on a lathe. Pace’s work is on exhibit in the Tennessee State Museum. He became blind shortly after the time this sculpture was made and no longer carves. Overall excellent condition. 11″ Height x 17″ Width x 8 1/8″ Depth. Est. $300-$400. Realized $681.

Lot 193 - Scarce Alabama double dipped alkaline glazed jug, combed sine wave incising on upper shoulder and lower midsection. Sand Mountain, Alabama area. Excellent condition. 10″ Height. 19th century. Est. $2000-$2200. Realized $3,632.

Lot 198A - Tennessee stoneware jug attributed to William Grindstaff. The unusual “2″ capacity mark appears to be a “2″ and is a distinctive mark with a similar shape to known Grindstaff capacity marks (refer to the marked 2 gallon Grindstaff jar sold at our May 16th, 2009 auction, lot 148). Evidence of an old glaze run from rim to shoulder. Overall excellent condition. 15 3/4″ height. Late 19th century. Note - this jug and the Knoxville Sullivan Saloon jug in lot 89A are from a Knoxville, TN estate. Est. $200-$250. Realized $511.

Lot 201 - Exceptional and large North Carolina alkaline glazed jug, stamped on the upper shoulder “DH 5″ (Daniel Hartsoe, Lincoln County, NC 1836-1916). Glass rutile drip length of jug. During the Civil War, Daniel served in the Confederacy (Company B, 23rd NC Troops). Overall excellent condition with firing flaw or shallow chip on side of handle. 18″ Height. 19th century. Est. $2000-$3000. Realized $8,172.

Lot 203 - Lot of two Middle Tennessee stoneware forms. 1st item - Stoneware jar with bulging midsection, thin tapered rim. Condition - overall very good condition, couple of light chips to tapered rim edge. 7 7/8″ height. 19th century. 2nd item - Stoneware vase with reddish brown glaze and central band of green glaze. Overall excellent condition, minor roughness to inside rim. 5 3/4″ height. Late 19th or early 20th century. Est. $200-$250. Realized $738.

Lot 205 - Six gallon cobalt floral decorated stoneware churn. Marked on side “W. R. Elam & Co. Columbia, Ten.” IN 1875 W. R. Elam (VA) opened a hardware house in Columbia, Tennessee. In 1883 F. J. Swing became a partner. Later, J. D. Dobbins bought out Elam and R. C. Ewing succeeded to his father’s interest. Decoration is similar to potter, J. H. Miller of Brandenburg, Kentucky. Condition - Significant cracks visible where jar was broken and glued. Inside of the jar has been excessively restored to cover cracks visible on the outside. 19″ Height x 9 1/2″ Width. Late 19th century. Est. $700-$900. Realized $1,475.

Lot 208 - Pair of stoneware jars attributed to Middle Tennessee. 1st item - two handled stoneware jar with 3 gallon capacity mark. Stamped “3″ on two sides near top jar rim. Condition - Chips to both handles and rim of jar. Misshaped rim. Firing imperfections. 15 1/4″ Height. 2nd item - Two handled stoneware jar. Stamped on one side “2″, other side with illegible makers mark.Condition - Few areas of hairline cracking, especially lower bottom. Chip to handle. Glazing and firing imperfections. 11 3/4″ Height x 11 10 1/4″ Width. 19th century. Est. 150-$250. Realized $539.

Lot 212 - 1844 Mitchell’s Map of the States of Missouri, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory Compiled from the Latest Authorities. Includes Indian Territories by tribe names, steam boat routes and partials of surrounding states. The western part of the old Arkansas Territory is now called Indian Territory. There is a table of steam boat routes in the lower right corner of the map. Full color map measures 18″ x 22″, folds into tooled leather cover that measures 3 ½”x 5 3/8″ with “Mitchell’s Map of Missouri & Arkansas” in a decorative gilt border. The inside front cover has the 1840 populations of Missouri and Arkansas. Condition - A few small holes worn at folds and some partially erased pencil writing on reverse with previous owners stamp. Provenance - From George Gelbach Collection, Edenton, NC. Est. $700-$900. Realized $1,248.

Lot 215 - Fine and large Hawaiian Calabash Poi Bowl, appearing to consist of Koa wood. Hollowed circular form. Older brown patina on the exterior with old dry surface interior. Numerous repairs including one panel secured with a number of butterfly repairs. 15 1/4″ diameter. 19th century. Oral history from Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii - consignor’s grandmother bought this bowl and other Iolani palace items in the early 1940s (between 1940-1942). The consignor’s great grandmother and grandmother operated one of the first hotels in Kamuela. Items purchased from the Iolani palace auction were used to furnish this hotel. Est. $2000-$4000. Realized $3,859.

Lot 216 - Two Hawaiian Poi bowl fashioned from Koa wood in the calabash style. 1st item - Hollowed spherical form tapering to upright sides with thin rim. 6″ diameter, 4 3/4″ height. 2nd item - Hawaiian Poi bowl fashioned from Koa wood. Hollowed spherical form with thin rim. 5 5/8″ diameter, 4 1/2″ height. Provenance - Oral history from Iolani Palace. 19th century. Est. $500-$900. Realized $795.

Lot 219 - The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and Its Makers Through 1850″ by Derita Coleman Williams & Nathan Harsh. Shrink wrapped, unopened. Some foxing/browning to page edges. Est. $400-$500. Realized $624.

Lot 222 - Book by Thomas Worlidge titled, A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems; Most of Them in the Possession of the Nobility and Gentry of This Kingdom; Etched After the Manner of Rembrandt. Printed in London by Dryden Leach. 2 volumes in one. Brown morocco, gilt strap-work border on covers, spine gilt, all edges gilt. Second Edition. Originally published in 1768 in an octavo edition with the engravings printed on satin, this quarto edition, though bearing the date of 1768, was published after 1780. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 48 printed pages and 182 plates including un-captioned supplemental plate of Hercules slaying the Nemaean lion. Condition - Some wear to front cover and extremities, front joint and hinge slightly separated, and some foxing. 10 7/8″ Height x 8 1/2″ width. Est. $400-$600. Realized $738.

Lot 226 - Gorham sterling silver/parcel gilt flask. Japanese Aesthetic Movement style with wheat grass and pheasant motifs on hammered surface. Condition - Two dents to left and right bottom sides of flask and on small dent to left of hallmarks. Two small dents to cap. 6 1/2″ Height x 3 1/2″ Width x 1 1/2″ Depth. 7.85 oz. troy total weight. Circa 1880. Est. $1200-$1500. Realized $1,248.

Lot 228 - Set of twelve sterling silver goblets, flared rims and stepped bases, gold wash interiors, marked Alvin Sterling 157. Light scratching and a couple of small dents, overall very good condition. 6 1/2″ height, approx. 56 oz troy total weight. Mid 20th century. Est. $600-$800. Realized $738.

Lot 232 - Lot of Towle sterling flatware, 57 pieces and 1 Reed & Barton pierced serving spoon. 1st item - Towle sterling flatware, Craftsman pattern, 57 pieces, including - 8 dinner forks, 8 salad forks, 8 spoons, 6 soup spoons, 8 knives(stainless steel blades), 6 butter knives, 1 small knife(stainless steel blade - 6 7/8″ Length), 1 small fish knife (7″ Length), 1 carving knife, 1 carving fork, 1 serving fork, 3 serving spoons, 1 ladle, 1 large dessert server, 1 small dessert server, 1 berry spoon, and 1 iced tea spoon. All monogrammed “M”. 2nd item - 1 Reed & Barton pierced serving spoon. 8 3/4″ length. 88.62 oz troy total weight. Est. $400-$500. Realized $568.

Lot 250 - Southern wardrobe, possibly Kentucky. Walnut primary and poplar secondary wood. Old dry surface. Two doors over two drawers with three interior shelves. Bracket feet with scalloping on the single board ends. Condition - Front cornice loose, wood loss to left of top drawer and overall expected wear. 70 1/2″ Height x 45″ Height x 18 1/4″ Depth. 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $851.

Lot 256 - Meissen figural of a dancing girl and boy each standing on one leg. The girl is holding a bouquet and wearing a garland of flowers. The boy is standing with his arm around her shoulder and other arm holding her arm. A golden arrow rests on the gilt edged. Marked on bottom with crossed swords. Incised with “23″ and “2990″. Condition - Overall excellent condition with small thumb missing on one cherub. 4 1/8″ Height. Withers estate, Knoxville. Est. $250-$350. Realized $482.

Lot 257 - Pair of Meissen porcelain figures of a man and woman.  Man is holding two birds and an egg basket. Condition - Break to index finger on right hand.  Break to tail feathers of one bird and string holding birds. Old break to left arm. 5 1/4″ Height.   Woman is holding a platter of apples and a basket of apples. Good condition with slight chip to basket rim and to tip of platter.  5 1/4″ Height.  Both Early 19th century.  Est. $125-$225. Realized $851.

Lot 260 - Pair of planters with enameled floral designs, brass inserts and base. Enamel design of gold leaves, vines and highlights with enameled pink flowers. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Firing flaw to one flower petal on one planter. 12 1/4″ Height. Late 19th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $397.

Lot 261 - Limoges painted porcelain service with coy fish decoration. Provenance - Oral history - Iolani Palace - Presented to Princess Kailani, sister of the last King of Hawaii. 1st item - Twelve Limoge hand painted porcelain plates. Coy fish scenes with two flowers on gilt rimmed plate. Six plates have fish facing right & six facing left. Coy fish color varies. Signed T. Barin below painted fish. Stamped on underside of each plate “Limoges, Coronet, France” & “Limoges, France”. Condition - Overall very good condition with some roughness to gilt edges of plates. One plate has crude repair to chip on edge. 9 1/8″ Diameter. 2nd item - Large Limoges platter with hand painted Coy fish and flowers with gilt rim. Artist signed. Stamped on underside of both pieces “Limoges, Coronet, France” & “Limoges, BMoem, France”. Overall very good condition with minor rubbing to gilded edge. 10 1/4″ Height x 24 1/2″ Width. 3rd item - Gravy boat with hand painted coy fish & flowers on boat & 2 flowers on underplate. Design matches 12 plates. Stamped on underside of both pieces “Limoges, Coronet, France” & “Limoges, BMoem, France”. Overall excellent condition, with very minor gilt loss to inside rim of boat & rim of underplate. Boat - 3 1/4″ Height x 7 5/8″ Width. Underplate - 9 1/4″ Width x 6 1/4″ Depth. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $568.

Lot 268 - Pair of Staffordshire pottery lions, standing with glass eyes and applied gilt decoration to manes and paws. Condition - Overall excellent condition. 10 1/4″ height. Late 19th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $454.

Lot 277 - Woman’s 14K gold Victorian chaitelaine comprised of a double inverted ring chain with a sliding enamel pendant. Pendant is hand painted and depicts young child with raised arms and is surrounded by elaborate filigree work. 31″ total length. Total weight - 57.4 grams (1.845 oz. troy). Gold chain and sliding pendant tested 14K gold; small swivel catch at end of chain is 10K gold. Circa 1870-1880. Est. $700-$900. Realized $1,248.

Lot 296 - Marine related etchings and engravings. 1st item - Framed etching of wharf scene by Kerr Eby (American, 1889-1946 titled “Polperro, No. 1″ with boats in the foreground and houses and hills in the background. Plate signature reads “Eby Polperro 1925″. Pencil signature reads “Kerr Eby”. Numbered 60/90. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Sight - 10 1/2″ Height x 11 5/8″ Width. Framed - 17 1/2″ Height x 21 1/2″ Width.2nd item - Etching of harbor town by Gordon Grant(American, 1875-1962) with docked sailing ships in the background and strolling people in the forefront. Signed in bottom right margin. Condition - Overall excellent condition. Sight - 9 3/4″ Height x 12″ Width. Framed - 14 5/8″ Height x 16 6/8″ Width. 3rd item - Colored engraving of ship, signed lower right, possibly “Wolf” , titled “St. Raphael”. Numbered 57/500. Condition - Stain to bottom right margin, not affecting the engraving. Sight - 10″ Height x 11 3/4″ Width. Framed - 15″ Height x 17 7/8″ Width. Est. $325-$425. Realized $426.

Lot 302 - Framed oil on board, signed lower left, “L. Godwin, ‘ 64″(Larry Godwin, American, Alabama), abstract depicts five piece band of a small circus. Larry Godwin is a recognized artist and sculptor based in Brundidge, Alabama. Overall very good condition. Sight - 21 1/2″ Height x 35 1/2″ Width. Framed - 26 1/2″ Height x 40 1/2″ Width. Provenance - Purchased from the Fine Art Studio in Brunbridge, Alabama in 1965. Estate of Steve Cowan, Knoxville, TN. Est. $350-$450. Realized $511.

Lot 350 - Large watercolor depicting Franklin, Tennessee street scene with a country general store at corner, signed lower right “Pauline J. Snyder” (Tennessee, 20th century). Original frame. Condition - Some scratching/losses to frame otherwise very good condition. Sight - 21 3/4″ Height x 25 3/4″ Width. Framed - 29 1/4″ Height x 33 1/4″ Width. Est. $200-$300. Realized $397.

Lot 327 - Chinese porcelain jar and cover, with Kangxi marks. Chrysanthemum floral design in yellow, green and red enamels on an ecru ground with crackle glaze. Overall excellent condition with crazing from the firing process. 14 1/2″ height. 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $738.

Lot 336 - Alaskan Eskimo baleen basket with ivory walrus finial. Made by Marvin Sabvan Peter (1911-1962.) Peter is a well known expert baleen basket weaver from Point Barrow. Inscribed on the underside of the ivory walrus finial “1942, 189, M.S.P.” and “189″ in the ivory insert in bottom of basket. Condition - Overall excellent condition with two small pinhole areas of loss in lid, a few loose baleen weavers. 2 7/8″ Height x 3 7/8″ Width. Est. $500-$600. Realized $1,078.

Lot 347 - Washington County, TN half-round table in the old surface, tapered legs. Later constructed hidden drawer on backside of table. Condition - expected wear with abrasions, chips to top. 19th century. 36 3/4″ W x 20 1/2″ D x 28″ H. Provenance: Descended through Keebler family of Limestone, TN. Est. $100-$200. Realized $1,078.

Lot 358 - Lot of two WWII bronze ships bells. 1st item - World War II US Navy Ships Bell from LST with the year “1942″. 10″ Height x 9 3/4″ Diameter. Provenance - From the LST 202. The LST-202 was a LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship. During World War II, the LST-202 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater LST Flotilla 7, Group 21, Division 42. The LST-202 participated in the following campaigns - Bismarck-Archipelago operations, Eastern New Guinea operations, Western New Guinea operations, and Leyte operations. The LST-202 earned five battle stars for World War II service. Watts Piner collection, Newport, TN. 2nd item - World War II US Navy ships bell from the LST 200, circa 1946. 7 5/8″ Height x 3 5/8″ Diameter. Provenance - Watts Piner collection, Newport, NC. Est. $200-$250. Realized $1,362.

Lot 367 - Vintage postcard albums with approximately 450 cards. Many examples from Knoxville, TN, New York, Washington, D.C., Southwest and California. Also African American and Western Indian examples. Condition - Cards in very good condition. Album has wear to edges and some loose pages. 9 1/2″ Height x 13 1/2″ Width. Early 20th century. Est. $150-$250. Realized $851.

Lot 378 - Coca Cola Bottle sign, large embossed die cut tin, marked “Coca Cola Trademark”, marked “AM 84″ for AM Sign Co., Lynchburg, VA. Condition - Good condition with various surface scratching to enamel paint throughout. 6 ft. Height x 20 1/2″ Width. Late 1950’s or early 1960’s. Provenance - Presented to the consignor from an uncle who worked at the Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Bristol, TN. Est. $350-$450. Realized $539.

Lot 379 - Lot of two Coca Cola button signs. 1st item - Red Coca Cola button sign marked “Drink Coca Cola trademark”, tin. Condition - Good condition with overall losses to red paint, especially perimeter, and various scratches throughout 24″ Diameter. Circa 1950’s/1960’s. 2nd item - White Coca Cola button sign with bottle decoration, tin. Condition - Scuffs and scratches, especially around perimeter. 24″ Diameter. Circa 1950’s. Est. $300-$350. Realized $454.

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Highlights from the May 16th, 2009 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below:

 (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium)

Lot 1 - Painted Tole flower metal box with hinged lid & 2 locks. Old painted surface, possibly not original with fading tole painting. One lock missing. Small pinhole to lid. Three feet missing from bottom. 10″ Height overall x 13″ Width x 9 3/4″ Depth. 19th century. Est. $100-$200. Realized $340.

Lot 10 - Rare Civil War period East Tennessee field map. Drawn in blue, red, and black inks on oilcloth. Note - this map shows the town of Zollicoffer which is the present town of Bluff City, TN. This town was named after Confederate General Zollicoffer in 1862 and was renamed Union in 1865. The town was named Bluff City in 1887. Condition - Some minor fraying to edges & mall rip to upper right edge. Some bleed through of lettering & ink of words, foxing & grime to edges. 11 3/4″ Height x 16″ Width. Circa 1862. Est. $1,000-$1,500. Realized $2,838.

Lot 11 - Early French Map of Southern United States “Carte de la Partie Sud des Etats Unis de L’Amerique Septentrionale” by M. Bonne, Paris, c. 1780. A rare colored map of the southeastern US printed during the Revolutionary War by America’s French Allies, from a small folio of maps. Numbered in pencil lower right, 2487. Condition - Taped central fold with expected browning to edges. Small brown spot to top edge. Taped by top edge to contemporary matting. 10″ Height x 14 3/4″ Width. Est. $150-$200. Realized $340.

An Infantry Officer’s Sword, blade by J. J. Runkel, Solingen, engraved with foliage, Royal arms and G.R. cypher, gilt hilt with wire-bound grip, similar to 1796 model. Expected oxidation to blade with wear to gilding on hilt area. 39 1/4″ Length. 19th century. Germany. Est. $200-$250. Realized $369.

Lot 20 -  F.C. Middleton oval chromolithograph of Andrew Jackson on canvas, printed on paper and laid on canvas, original wood stretcher in a period carved gilt frame. Marked on reverse “Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1861 by E. C. Middleton, In the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Cincinnati. Overall excellent condition. Frame has some cracks, minor loss & marring. Sight - 16″ Height x 12 3/4″ Width. Framed 22 1/8″ Height x 19″ Width. Circa 1861. Est. $400-$600. Realized $510.

Lot 25 - Retablo in giltwood gothic twisted column arched frame. Unsigned. Oil painting on tin depicts Jesus with crown of thorns. Minor losses to carving and gilding, scratches to tin. 21 1/4″ x 8″. Probably Spanish, 19th century. Est. $200-$400. Realized $369.

Lot 27 - A well executed oil on board painting of four white and black spotted puppies. Unsigned. Scene depicts puppies sleeping, sitting & standing. Overall excellent condition, with minor paint loss to left side where the board touches the frame. Sight 7 3/4″ Height x 18 ” Width. Framed - 8 3/4″ Height x 19 1/4″ width. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $511.

Lot 34 - Oil on board of cabin scene, signed lower right “Quist”, attributed to Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834-1914). Painting was a second career for Thomas Campbell, who immigrated to the United States at age 19, and was ordained as a minister in 1866. He and his family moved to East Tennessee in hopes a climate change would improve the health of his wife, Susan, but she died in 1892. At that point, Campbell, retired from the ministry and turned to art, which had been his hobby, into his job. He founded the art department at Maryville College in 1902 and headed it until his death. His paintings were exhibited regionally and won several prizes and medals. He was also active in the Nicholson Art League, and was a talented wood carver who produced picture frames and small pieces of furniture. Campbell mostly painted pastoral landscapes. His adopted daughter Elizabeth Quist “finished” many of his paintings after his death in 1914. This well executed painting was likely painted by Campbell and signed by Quist. Overall excellent condition. Sight - 8 3/4″ Height x 11 5/8″ Width. Framed - 6 5/8″ Height x 9 5/8″ Width. Early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $908.

Lot 40 - Southern cut Valentine with an East Tennessee history. Scalloped valentine is framed in a grain painted contemporary frame. Written script in each of the eight panels with Amish blues & red stars, diamonds & hearts. Off white & blue ribbon is woven throughout central portion. Condition - Overall excellent condition with some glue discoloration and fading to red ribbon and applied cut-out decorations. Framed - 23″ Height x 23″ Width. Sight - 18 7/8″ Diameter. 3rd quarter of the 19th century. Est $900-$1200. Realized $2,270.

Lot 44 - Walnut carved whippet found in Walland area of Blount Co., Tennessee. Depicting a dog with a raised head, carved collar, and front legs crossed, detailed carving of ribs & paws. Initials “MC” carved on bottom. Condition - small hairline cracks throughout sculpture. Abrasions to snout of dog. Some areas of darkened wood, especially front legs. 11″ Height x 20 3/4″ Length x 4″ Depth. Early 20th Century. Est $300-$400. Realized $1,078.

Lot 54 - The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture, by Derita Coleman Williams and Nathan Harsh, edited by Tracey Parks. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Museum Foundation and the Tennessee Historical Society, 1988. Condition - mint - shrink wrapped. 11 1/4″ x 8 1/4″. Nathan and Jean Harsh Collection. Est. $400-$500. Realized $568.

Lot 55 - Middle TN cherry press, with walnut secondary. Consisting of two dovetailed drawers with wooden pulls and inlaid escutcheons over two mortised doors on tapered legs. Interior fitted with one shelf. Condition - Old refinish with some slight staining to top and expected wear throughout. 46 1/2″ Height x 15 1/8″ Depth x 42 7/8″ Width. Circa 1840. Est. $500-$900. Realized $1,362.

Lot 56 - Classical mahogany dressing table with classical posts supporting mirror, two small drawers over one large drawer with division, marble inset for writing surface. Dovetailed drawers, octagonal pedestal, scrolled feet base. Marble has several old repaired cracks. Missing small veneer piece to base. 75 3/4″ Height x 32 1/8″ Width x 24 3/4″ Depth. Provenance - Descended from the Perkins Family of Meeting of the Waters Plantation, Franklin, Tennessee. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $1,475.

Lot 60 - Knox Co., TN drop leaf walnut table with turned legs. Condition - refinished, old break to tip of one foot, expected abrasions for age. 28 3/4″ Height x 45 3/4″ Width x 64 1/8 Length (with leaves). Circa 1830. Est. $300-$400. Realized $454.

Lot 62 - East Tennessee Sheraton cherry chest of drawers with applied turned pilasters, small size, Sullivan Co., TN. Refinished with expected wear, some drawer sides built up, evidence of previous two post drawer pulls. 43 3/4 Height x 19 3/4″ Depth x 41 5/8″ Width. Circa 1840. Est. $400-$600. Realized $680.

Lot 66 - Southern broken arch pediment corner cupboard, walnut, one piece, with reeded arch pediment and scalloped skirt. Condition - upper doors may have been altered in the late 19th/early 20th century, one lobe of cut out skirt appears to be an old replacement. 88 1/2′ Height x 21 1/2″ Depth x 46 1/2″ Width. Circa 1825. Probably Georgia or Carolinas. Provenance - descended through Dr. Edgar Shepard estate (Atlanta area). Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $3,632.

Lot 67 - East Tennessee cherry Jackson Press, Piedmont area of Jefferson Co., TN. Consisting of a simple cornice top with 18 pane glass doors over two long doors, each containing two beveled panels. Press base consists of three graduated drawers with turned pilasters, resting on turned feet. Dovetails of drawers match with dovetails at the top of the upper case. Circa 1835. Condition - small patch to bottom lower right drawer, a few replaced panes of glass, back turned feet are loose, some surface abrasions with overall expected wear. 78″ Height x 44 3/4″ Width x 24″ Depth. Circa 1835. Est. $2000-$3000. Realized $2,270.

Lot 73 -  English Georgian inlaid hanging corner cupboard. Barrel front with inlaid compass stars. Interior fitted with 4 shelves & 3 small drawers. Condition - scratches to one inlaid compass star, repair to top right hinge. 41″ Height (to top of cornice) x 29 3/4″ Width x 18″ Depth. Late 18th century. Est. $500-$1000. Realized $1,475.

Lot 76 - Rare Kentucky red and white jacquard coverlet, the corner blocks inscribed “Made by H. Wilson, Kentucky, 1849″. Good overall condition with most of fringe intact, two holes- one larger by middle seam and one to mid-left side, and various staining throughout. 100″ x 78 1/2″. Mid 19th century. Est. $1000-$1800. Realized $1,135.

Lot 78 - Hawaiian applique design quilt, with mustard yellow design on cream background. A balanced design with what is probably a unique border added to a well-known center design. The quilt design, usually called KOHALA BEAUTY, refers to an area on the Big Island of Hawaii. The pattern collections written in the article “Communities of Quilters” for AQSG (American Quilt study Group) both have copies of this pattern. The border design was created to balance the larger size (100+ inches). HQRP (Hawaiian Quilt Registry Project) has registered about 80 quilts that are 100 inches or more in at least one dimension. The quilter went from a blind or slip stitch to an overcast stitch to navigate the apex of the curves. Overall excellent condition with only one very minor spot to underside. 8′ 7″ Height x 8′ 5″ Width. Mid 20th century. Provenance - Descended from consignor’s grandmother, Hawaiian native. Research courtesy of Laurie Woodard and Merikay Waldvogel. Est. $400-$600. Realized $3,292.

Lot 84 - Carl Sublett landscape watercolor. Titled & signed bottom right “Grand Canyon, 83 Sublett”. Additional writing in bottom right illegible. Embossed stamp of “Carl C. Sublett” in lower right corner. Overall excellent condition. Sight - 17 3/8″ Height x 23 3/4″ Width. Framed - 27 1/4″ Height x 32 5/8″ Width. Est. $400-$800. Realized $795.

Lot 86 - Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee, 1913-1994) framed acrylic on board titled en verso “The Children at the Shop” and dated “11-88″. Signed lower right, “Carroll Cloar”. Gilt carved frame. Excellent condition. Sight - 22 1/4″ Height x 33 1/2″ Width. Framed - 29 1/4″ Height x 40 1/4″ Width. Est. $10000-$15000. Realized $19,295.

Lot 96 - Three framed watercolors of Hawaiian birds. One depicted bird is extinct. (1) Labeled “Iiwi”, “Vestiaria Coccinea”. (2) Labeled “Acrulocescus Nobilis”. (3) Labeled “Nene”, “Bernicla Sandvicenis”. Slight browning around perimeter of matting, otherwise overall excellent condition. Some marring & scratching to frames. Sight - 10 3/4″ Height x 8 3/4″ Width. Framed - 20 1/8″ Height x 16 5/8″ Width. Est. $100-$200. Realized $425.

Lot 106 -  Salvador Dali colored etching, Richard III, pencil signed lower right corner and numbered lower left corner, 111/150. In pencil on backside of BFK paper, “Richard III”. On watermarked BFK Rives paper, hinged mounted. Condition - sight image and margins excellent, browning to paper margins under mat. Sight - 10 5/8″ Height x 8 5/8″ Width, Framed - 17 1/8″ Height x 14 5/8″ Width, BFK Rives paper 10 5/8″ x 14 5/8″. Circa 1971. Est. $150-$250. Realized $340.

Lot 109 - color lithograph of a female nude, appearing to have the reverse mirror signature, A. Derain (Andre Derain - French, 1880-1954) in the plate. Overall very good condition with one toning spot. Framed - 23 3/4″ Height x 20 1/2″ Width. Sight - 15 1/4″ Height x 13 1/4″ Depth. Est. $100-$200. Realized $425.

Lot 110 - M. Liepke (Malcolm T. Liepke, born in 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) signed lithograph titled “Brunette Girl” depicts girl sitting with arms folded over her head. Signed & numbered “M. Liepke, 121/175″. Liepke’s works are exhibited in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. He is known for his figurative painting . Overall excellent condition. Sight - 20″ Height x 16 7/8″ Width. Framed - 33″ Height x 30″ Width. Est. $300-$600. Realized $1,163.

Lot 112 - Japanese bronze vase with flowers in relief on both sides of vase & coy fish near base, prob. Meiji period. Etched detail encircles rim. Marked on bottom with Japanese signature. Oxidation to surface. 13 3/4″ Height x 6 1/4″ Width. Late 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $568.

Lot 115 - American Coin Silver “castle top” calling card case with architectural view, attributed to Leonard & Wilson of Philadelphia. Rectangular case with shaped edges and hinged lid. Embossed design of an eagle on one side, with a Greek Revival building on the other. The building is believed to be the Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. William Strickland, using the Greek Parthenon as inspiration, won the design competition for the bank in 1818. It became a vanguard for the Greek Revival style in America and helped establish Strickland’s architectural career. The Leonard & Wilson firm of Philadelphia made calling card cases with views of important American buildings in the mid 1800s, similar to the sterling “castle top” card cases produced by Nathaniel Mills in England depicting European buildings (not all of them castles). Although this case is unmarked other than a small stamped “B” or “D,” the eagle design is similar to those on several marked Leonard & Wilson examples. Condition: excellent. Inscribed inside: Peggy Clark. 3 5/8″ x 2 1/2″. 1.49 oz. troy. Circa 1850. Est. $350-$450. Realized $510.

Lot 116 - American coin silver kettle on stand. Kettle with elaborate chased & embossed floral, scroll, & grape leaf design. Hinged lid with grape cluster finial, ivory ferrules. Front inscribed with crest, shield, & banner “Sabiltate et Victoria”. Reverse inscribed with monogram “MSS”. bottom of kettle marked “Hood and Tobey” (retailers, Albany, New York, mid-19th century). Detachable chased and pierced base with four grape cluster feet & ring for burner (not included). Overall excellent condition - faint scratches to the lid and handle. There are also two very small indentions, one to the left of the crest and one to the right of the monogram. 16 3/4″ Height overall. 59.1 oz. troy. Circa 1850. Est. $1200-$1800. Realized $1,702.

Lot 119 - Three William Spratling Mexican silver spoons with wrapped silver handles. Impressed “925″ below a Spratling print circle mark. 4 3/8″ length. Total weight - 3.225 oz. troy. Est. $200-$300. Realized $595.

Lot 120 - 143 pcs. Gorham sterling silver flatware, New Medici pattern, in walnut case. Service for 12 plus extra pieces. 12 knives (9 1/8″), 12 forks (7 1/2″), 18 salad/dessert forks, 18 teaspoons, 20 place/dessert spoons, 12 iced tea spoons, 12 hollow handle butter spreaders, 15 seafood/cocktail forks, 8 cream soup spoons, 4 demitasse spoons, pie server, 2 serving forks (8 1/2″), 2 gravy ladles, 2 table/serving spoons, 2 pierced table/serving spoons, 2 sugar shells, 1 knife (9 3/4″). Excellent to mint condition. Total weighable silver: 173.56 oz troy. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,270.

Lot 125 - English traveling medicine or apothecary chest, mahogany, with London label. Retains the original label on the inside of the lid, “Matthews & Cole Chemists & Druggists No. 57 …London Medicine Chests for the East & West Indies & Private family’s….” Hinged lid opens to reveal four deep central compartments with four shallow compartments and one slot for a tile. The front central door opens to reveal six bottle holders over eight dovetailed short drawers with turned bone handles. The rear cabinet drawer opens to reveal eight large bottle holders, brass cabinet handles on side, resting on bracket feet. Includes two graduated dispensing flasks with etched measurements, three larger bottles labeled Colic Mixture, Glauber’s Salts, and Gregory. Also contains a smaller glass cup with cover labeled “Yellow Bafilicon”, an ivory weight container with four graduated & marked weights and punched brass plates, and a brass balance scale with glass weighing pans, a glazed tile, and the original key with ivory tag marked “medicine chest”. Ink inscription on the bottom of the ivory container with weights, “M.A. from John April 26 59″. Condition - overall very good condition with side base bracket moldings of chest missing, discoloration to felt of two bottle holders on front side, dividers missing in one of the small dovetailed drawers, some roughness to larger measuring flask. 15″ height x 10″ width x 8 1/4″ depth. Circa 1845-1850, England. Est. $400-$700. Realized $880.

Lot 128 - Pair of reticulated Canton fruit bowls and underplates. The fruit bowls have shell handles. Overall very good condition with handles on one bowl having clean breaks and glued, some roughness to shell handles. Bowls - 7 5/8″ Depth x 9 1/4″ Width. Plates - 8″ Depth x 9 3/8″ Width. Mid 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $908.

Lot 132 - Tiffany porcelain tureen and underplate, Old Dresden Flowers style floral and gold decoration. Footed, oval tureen with lid having a fruit form finial, with separate under tray. Both marked on underside Tiffany Private Stock/Hand painted in France, with hand painted French decorator mark and numbers. Minor edge/gold wear, overall very good condition. Platter 13 5/8″ long, tureen 7 1/2″ height x 10″ length. Probably early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $596.

Lot 136 - American copper tea kettle, marked “I. BABB” on handle. In 1796, A Mathias Babb opened a coppersmith shop in Reading, PA. The mark on this kettle is likely one of Mathias’ sons. Overall very good condition with a couple of minor dents. 13 1/2″ Height to top of handle x 14 1/2″ Width from spout. Early 19th century. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,475.

Lot 140 - Hand painted Royal regimental bass drum with original painted wood elements. Condition - some losses to painted surface with stain on drum head. Ropes intact. Fitted with glass top for use as table. Drum - 19 7/8″ Height x 31 7/8″ Diameter. Drum Stick - 15 3/8″ Length. Glass Top - 35 3/4″ Diameter. British, late 19th century. Est. $300-$600. Realized $1,078.

Lot 145 - Hand stitched Plains Cree Indian beaded vest. Front of vest is black velveteen with elaborate hand stitched overlay beadwork in flower/tree pattern sewn with green, blue, red, pink, orange and silver glass beads with five floral design metal buttons. Front left of vest has two stitched pockets, with only one being open. 20 3/4″ Length x 20″ Width. 20th century. Provenance - Chester Myron Spidell & Ethel Marion Spidell settled in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1918 and homesteaded on 160 acres with their four children. Chester used his carpentry skills to build a log cabin for his family, and other structures in the area including a one-room schoolhouse, several barns and a bridge. He and his family left the area in 1924 and moved to California. During the time Chester lived in Meadow Lake, he received this beaded vest as a gift from a Cree Indian. Est.$500-$700. Realized $738.

Lot 146 - Alaskan Eskimo Walrus Baculum Club, consisting of walrus bone with bear carving on one end. Carving depicts a bear, possibly polar, with open mouth and teeth. Inserted baleen bands between baculum and ivory tips. Condition -small chip to one ear. 19 3/8″ Length. Early 20th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $568.

Lot 148 - Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped “W. Grinstaff” and an additional “2″ stamp, denoting gallon capacity. Lug handles with rolled rim, incised line around shoulder. Condition - crack to back side of jar. 11 3/4″ height. Late 19th century. Note - a similar Grindstaff jar was sold in the April 2008 auction. Est. $500-$600. Realized $1,475.

Lot 155 - Lanier Meaders (White County Georgia, 1917-1998) devil face jug. Horned devil face with bulging eyes & ceramic teeth. Olive green alkaline glazed. Inscribed on bottom “Lanier Meaders”. Overall excellent condition. Minor firing crack to one horn and base. 10 1/4″ Height. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $2,270.

Lot 156 - Stoneware alkaline glazed compote attributed to Arie Meaders. Pooling of glaze at bottom of compote. Firing crack to underside; does not go through. Roughness to base of compote, with loss of glazing. Arie had been moved to a nursing home and this was reported to be one of her last pieces. Consignor purchased near Arie’s home near Georgia, unsigned. 5″ Height x 7 1/2″ Width. Nathan and Jean Harsh Collection. Est. $300-$400. Realized $595.

Lot 166 - Early East Tennessee candlestand. Old red/salmon paint with padded feet. Found in Boozy creek area of Sullivan County. Condition - water stains to top & old breaks to standard. 25 1/4″ Height x 14 7/8″ Diameter. Circa - 1830. Provenance - Sullivan Co., Boozy Creek area. Est. 250-$350. Realized $681.

Lot 168 - Washington County, Tennessee miniature Sheraton chest of drawers, Limestone area. Consisting of two small side by side drawers over two long drawers, dovetailed drawers with scratch beading, turned feet. Cherry primary, walnut and poplar secondary woods. Overall very good condition, older refinish, break to back strip of top. 19 1/4″ Height x 18 3/4″ Width x 13 3/8″ Depth. Descended through the Keebler family. Circa 1840 - 1850. Est. $2200-$2600. Realized $8,966.

Lot 169 - Rare Sullivan Co., TN two drawer walnut table. Dovetailed drawers with upper drawer containing compartments in the interior (appears to be for writing), turned Sheraton legs with the original brass casters on the feet tips. Marked with chalk on the underside of the second drawer for a Kingsport resident. Overall very good condition with an older surface. 30 1/8″ Height x 19 1/4″ Depth x 21 5/8″ Width. Circa 1830. Note - the compartment interiors and delicate leg turnings are similar to a school of medicine or tavern innskeeper tables illustrated For a similar table by the same cabinet shop, refer to figure 29, page 41 of “Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee” by Betsy K. White. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,362.

Lot 172 - Southern two section cherry bookcase press, yellow pine and poplar secondary woods. Consisting of a canted cornice, dovetailed frieze, 16 pane top section resting on a two door lower section with bracket feet. Condition - Some patching around top area of lower right door, upper right door hinges, and bed molding for upper case. Brackets have been added to support interior shelves due to warping. 93 3/4″ Height x 17 1/4′ Depth x 55″ Width. Circa 1835. Provenance - descended through Dr. Edgar Shepard estate (Atlanta). Est. $3000-$4000. Realized $6,583.

Lot 173 - Rare East walnut Tennessee lazy Susan table, Piedmont area of Jefferson Co., TN. Circular top with original revolving lazy Susan center, supported by post and cross member supports. Turned Sheraton legs, square nail construction. Older refinish, light abrasions & expected wear to top. 28″ Height x 59″ Diameter. Mid 19th century. Est. $1200-$2400. Realized $3,292.

Lot 204 - French picture musical clock framed painting, label of Maison Wurtel, Paris. The painting depicting a scene of a village beside a river, with men fishing in the foreground and mountains in the distance. The clock tower with white enamel Roman dial inscribed M A WURTEL (almost obscured), within a giltwood frame of rectangular outline. Interior of frame box - original Maison Wurtel Paris label to left of the clock and the Maison Wurtel manufacturer’s paper label to lower right interior with a play list of four tunes written in ink. Two winding keys also present. Condition - oil painting has some restoration around perimeter of clock face and a small spot in the lower left foreground, otherwise a couple of small inpaint spots to sky. Canvas has been laid down on board. Some losses to corners of gilt frame. Clock and music box appear to be in working order, not tested for functionality. Sight - 25″ Height x 31 1/2″ Width. Framed - 32 1/2″ Height x 39 1/4″ Width. Mid -19th century. Provenance - estate of Dr. Edgar Shepard of Atlanta, a known early clock and musical box collector. Est. $2000-$3000. Realized $2,838.

Lot 205 - Oil colored etching entitled “Papillon II” or “Woman in Wings” by Louis Icart (French 1880-1950) depicting a woman in butterfly wings. In original frame. This etching is the more scarce blue coloration of the wings. Louis Icart windmill Paris blind stamp in lower left corner (partially obscured by mat). Signed in pencil at the lower right corner, “Louis Icart”. Copyright information in top left corner, “© copyright 1936 by L. Icart City New York” . Condition - colors are excellent with expected toning to mat. Examination out of frame reveals etching glued down on board and matting. Sight - 9½” Height X 8 ¼” Width. Framed - 16 ¼” Height x 18 ¼” Width. 1936. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $3,405.

Lot 207 - Oil on board titled “The Seine” by Jonas Lie (New York, 1880-1940), signed lower left corner. Stamped in verso “Jonas Lie Estate, Trustee’s Reg. No 190″. Also written in verso “#41 The Seine”. Sight - 9 1/2″ Height x 7 1/2″ Width. Framed - 12″ Height x 15″ Width. Overall excellent condition. Early 20th century. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $5,000.

Lot 227 - 124 piece Lunt Sterling silver flatware, Charles II pattern, service for 12 plus extra pieces, in mahogany case. 12 knifes (9 3/4″), 12 forks (7 1/2″), 12 salad forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 ice tea spoons, 13 flat handle butter spreaders,12 cocktail/seafood forks, 12 demitasse spoons, 6 round bowl soup spoons (6 1/2″), 6 round bowl soup spoons (6 1/4″), 4 place spoons (7 1/4″), 4 table/serving spoons (8 1/2″), serving spoon and serving fork (9in), gravy ladle, cream ladle, master butter knife, and 2 extra teaspoons/sugar spoons. Condition: 2 place spoons and serving spoon/fork are monogrammed and some serving pieces have very slight pitting, otherwise all pieces in excellent condition. Total weighable silver: 162.11 oz troy. Est. $1200-$1800. Realized $2,100.

Lot 240 - 18K gold & diamond bracelet and earring set. Previously owned by gentlemen who served on the board of the NYSE. (Bracelet) Three rope chains & 3 tassels with white gold & diamond accents. Diamonds VS clarity. Length of bracelet 7 1/4″. Marked “18K S+F” on clasp. 87.5 grams/2.81 oz. troy. 2nd item - Clip on earrings with two rope chains & 2 tassels. Diamonds VS clarity. Marked 18K on clips. Length 2 1/4″. 28 grams/.9 oz. troy. Condition - cracks visible on clip posts. Total weight - 115.5 grams/ 3.71 oz. troy. Est. $1500-$2000. Realized $4,086.

Lot 241 - 18K yellow gold bracelet designed by Elizabeth Gage (English born). Seven link bracelet with gold abstract plaques, decorated with wirework. Stamped on the clasp back. Excellent condition. 7 7/8″ Length. 1.425 oz. troy. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $2,380.

Lot 248 - Silver on copper meat dome, oval with cast floral border and handle, unmarked. 18″ x 13 3/4″. Some minor dents and wear, overall good condition. English, Mid to late 19th century. Est. $100-$200. Realized $482.

Lot 251 - Pair of carved and polychrome painted wood Santos figures. Male saint has large age crack to base and lower section with appropriate paint wear. 10 7/8″ Height. Female saint has large loss of wood to lower left area of robe with appropriate paint loss. 10 3/4″ Height. 19th century. Est. $100-$200. Realized $369.

Lot 262 - Burlon Craig (North Carolina, 1914-2002) stoneware face jug with green and white swirl, glazed ceramic teeth and marked on bottom,” BB Craig, Vale NC”. Excellent condition with various firing imperfections. 9 1/2″ Height. Est. $100-$200. Realized $340.

Lot 274 - Lot of Limoges porcelain including game bird platter, 12 plates, and 1 saucer, all pieces artist signed. 1st item - Limoges porcelain platter decorated with 2 pheasants, 1 male and 1 female. Marked “L.R.L. Limoges * France” on underside and stamped “16″. Excellent condition. 12″ Height x 18″ Width x 2 3/8″ Depth. 2nd item - 12 Limoges porcelain plates painted with four different scenes. All marked “L.R.L. Limoges * France” on underside. Two plates decorated with wild turkeys. Four plates decorated with 3 mallard ducks. Four plates decorated with 4 snipes. Two plates decorated with unknown hawk type bird. Condition - Minor rubbing to gilt borders, otherwise excellent condition. All plates measure 8 1/2″ Diameter. 3rd item - 1 Limoges porcelain saucer, marked “L.R.L. Limoges * France” on underside and decorated with two grouse birds. Excellent condition. 6 ” Diameter. Late 19th century. Est. $350-$450. Realized $653.

Lot 332 - Rare Victorian oil lamp, etched glass shade with classical scenes. Base has four cherubs perched on each corner foot. Oil chamber has a frosted glass insert visible through Gothic cutout panes. Overall excellent condition. Base - 8″ Height. Oil Chamber - 9 1/2″ Height. Shade - 7 1/4″ Height. Chimney - 10 1/4″ Height. Overall - 26″ Height x 6 3/4″ Width . Provenance - The Sherman House, New Baltimore (Greene County), New York. Est. $350-$450. Realized $2,157.

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Highlights from the December 6th, 2008 Southern Antiques Auction in Knoxville are listed below:

 

(prices realized include a 12.5% buyer’s premium)

 

If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at jdcase@caseantiques.com.

Lot 1 - “The Militia Law of the State of Tennessee”. “Printed by Authority, Nashville: S. NYE & CO., PRINTERS TO THE STATE, 1836.” Losses and damage to right edges of book. Some foxing & staining to pages. Some losses to binding and cover. 8 3/8″ height x 5 1/4″ width. Circa 1836. Est. $200-$400. Realized $394.

Lot 2 - The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture, by Derita Coleman Williams and Nathan Harsh, edited by Tracey Parks. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Museum Foundation and the Tennessee Historical Society, 1988. Condition near mint - shrink wrapped, slight tear to back cover near top. 11 1/4″ x 8 1/4″. Est. $300-$350. Realized $506.

Lot 13 - Small framed mountain landscape watercolor, signed Krutch (Charles Krutch, Tennessee, 1849-1934), lower left corner. Setting is likely the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Krutch, a member of a prominent and artistic Knoxville family, was most known for his mountain landscapes. Sight 4 3/4″ height x 6 3/4″ width, framed 10″ height x 12 1/4″ width. Overall excellent condition. Not examined out of frame. Late 19th or early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $3,825.

Lot 14 - Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977) framed oil on board portrait painting of Ellen McClung Berry. Retains note from sitter stating, “Original sketch of me for big portrait of Hugh and myself painted about 1938 by Eleanor McAdoo Wiley of Knoxville - Ellen McClung Berry. P.S. My dress is a copy of the one worn by Paulette Goddard in the movie “Reap the Wild Wind”. Contemporary gilt frame. Excellent condition. Sight 17 1/2″ height x 14 3/4″ width. Framed 18 1/4″ height x 21″ width. 20th century. Note - this portrait painting is a study for a larger painting executed by Eleanor Wiley which is illustrated in the “Art & Furniture of East Tennessee”, Namuni Hale Young, p. 106, figure 60 (also illustrated in color on back cover of book). Est. $300-$500. Realized $675.

Lot 15 - Large Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977) oil on canvas painting of Knoxville home (possible McClung family association). Depicting a house on a hill and sheep in the lower left corner, signed lower right bottom, “Eleanor McAdoo Wiley”. Sight 37 1/4″ height x 49 1/4″ width. Framed 41 3/4″ height x 53 1/2″ width. 20th century. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $1,012.

Lot 20 - Wood engraving depicting the Tennessee state capitol, Nashville, TN by Ernest Pickup (Ernest Alexander Pickup, Tennessee, 1887-1970), signed in pencil lower right and initials “EAP” in the plate. Pickup began his career in 1912 as a commercial artist working in Nashville. In the 1930’s, he began to work with wood engraving and became nationally recognized for his work. He was one of the few Tennessee artists who worked with wood engraving. The majority of his prints reflected nature as well as historical and rural places in and around Nashville. Condition - overall very good condition, slight foxing. 13″ height x 8 3/4″ width. Early 20th century. Est. $150-$300. Realized $365.

Lot 24 - Miles Jefferson Early (American, 1886-1957) oil on canvas painting, possibly Texas landscape. Notation on back of canvas “An Early Autumn Landscape” “Miles J. Early”. Overall excellent condition. Sight - 9 1/2″ height x 11 1/2″ width. Framed - 12 1/2″ height x 14 1/2″ width. Est. $300-$600. Realized $506.

Lot 26 - Ernest Fredericks (American, 1877-1927) landscape oil on board. Sight - 10 1/4″ height x 13 1/4″ width. Framed - 14 1/4″ height x 17 3/8″ width. Very good condition. Early 20th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $563.

Lot 29 - Early New England portrait painting of unidentified woman with an elaborate lace hat and collar holding a dog in a gilt carved frame. Condition - canvas cleaned, re-lined with repair to tear in upper right curtain area, minor inpainting to a couple of crackelure lines on right extreme side of face, frame has been re-gilded. Framed - 36 3/4″ height x 30 3/4″ width. Sight 29 1/4″ height x 23 3/8″ width. American, early 19th century. Est. $2800-$3200. Realized $4,500.

Lot 32 - Gouache illustration painting entitled, “The Horseman”. Lower right corner with illegible signature. Overall very good condition. Framed 13 2/8″ height x 10 5/8″ width. Sight - 5″ height x 3″ width. English, late 19th century/early 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $365.

Lot 33 - Oil on canvas signed E. de St. Giles (Scotland, 19th century). Depiction of a girl mending or fitting a younger girl’s dress or apron. Signed upper right. Inscribed on back “Painted by St. Giles” and “Wemyss”. By oral history, obtained directly from the artist and descended in the Wemyss family of Fairvue Plantation, Nashville, Tennessee. Probably original giltwood/composition frame. Old patches to back of canvas at upper middle area of background and lower right corner, some inpainting/restoration at the location of patches. Scattered small areas of loss/flaking to paint and frame. 31 1/2″ x 24 1/2″ canvas; 41″ x 33 5/8″ frame. Mid to late 19th century. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $2,250.

Lot 36 - Fine Southern inlaid walnut blanket chest, MESDA label with attribution to Tennessee. Overhanging lift top with breadboard ends and molded edge, cartouche shaped brass escutcheon, two half-width drawers flanked by quarter-ring-turned corner molding, atop ogee bracket feet. Interior till. Drawers have line inlay and chamfered sides. Crab lock similar to chests found in Greene and Jefferson County, TN. Secondary woods: poplar, white pine, and yellow pine. Overall in very good condition with old butterfly patch repair to interior of top, small area of wood loss to exterior of left rear foot, break to corner of right top molding edge, small old square patch to case side. Original hardware and pulls with losses to old strap hinges; old escutcheon, possibly not original. Old surface. MESDA label to left drawer (#5-11649, 11/19/82). 28″ height x 50 3/4″ width x 23″ depth. Circa 1800. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $4,500.

Lot 37 - East Tennessee chest of drawers, inlaid heart between top two drawers and inlaid design in top of stiles, turned pilasters, resting on bracket feet with an elaborate cut out skirt. Diminutive size. Overall very good condition, old refinish. 43 1/8″ height x 36 1/2″ width x 17 7/8″ depth. Tennessee, Circa 1850-1860. Roane Co., Tennessee estate. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $5,850.

Lot 39 - East Tennessee walnut one drawer stand, dovetailed drawer, carved shell pulls, lozenge molding around drawer. The ball and spike leg on this table is similar to Greene Co. examples. A marble top fitted for this table is included in this lot. 29 5/8″ height x 25 3/8″ width x 19″ depth. Tennessee, circa 1840. Roane Co., Tennessee estate. Est. $350-$450. Realized $731.

Lot 42A - Virginia medicine or innskeeper table, Russell or Wythe County, Virginia. Top swivels to reveal a well with compartments. For a similar table by the same cabinet shop, refer to figure 29, page 41 of “Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee” by Betsy K. White. Condition - warped top with thin contemporary board glued on underside, missing drawer knobs, older refinish. 29 1/2 height x 19 5/8″ width x 19 1/4 depth. Second quarter of the 19th century. Est. $400-$800. Realized $1,012.

Lot 43A - Middle Tennessee candle stand, Davidson Co. history. Cut corner top, pineapple carved baluster, scrolled feet. Condition - old repairs to two of three legs near base of standard, couple cracks at base, some burns and expected wear to top. 27 1/2″ height x 19 3/4″ x 19 1/2″. Circa 1840. Est. $250-$350. Realized $394.

East Tennessee one drawer stand, Sullivan or Carter Co., TN. Original surface with key, dovetailed drawer, ring turned legs. Condition - abrasions and some staining to top, part of drawer bottom is a later 19th century replacement (circular saw marks). 27 3/4″ height x 24″ width x 19 7/8″ depth. Circa 1830. Note - the turnings on this table are similar to a Sullivan Co., TN one drawer table sold by this auction house on May 12th, 2007, lot#10. Est. $300-$350. Realized $365.

Lot 56 - Rare Regency telescopic Music Stand. Adjustable tilting top having pegs that pop in or out for holding page; telescoping adjustable stand with reeded ring turnings, tripod base with splayed reeded legs and button feet. Rosewood. Condition: hinge possibly replaced, 2 missing screws which prevent it from latching properly, slight staining to top. 30 1/4″ height (adjusts to 52″) x 19″ width x 15 5/8″ depth. Probably English, Early 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $562.

Lot 60 - Tennessee red and white coverlet, Maryville Woolen Mill. The corners inscribed “M.W.M. Tenn.”. The borders decorated with eagles, birds, potted flowers, foliage, and dogs carrying flags, the interior with foliage decoration. Condition - Faded with various light staining, fabric losses and fringe losses. 78″ x 75″. Late 19th century. The Maryville Woolen Mill Co. in Blount County, Tennessee operated from 1874 to 1906. Provenance - Felknor estate in Dandridge, TN. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,800.

Lot 60A - Important Franklin, Tennessee house sampler by Mary Elizabeth Collins, April 1836. This sampler relates to a group of four documented samplers from Middle TN. The group is referred to as the “Cartouche, Wreath, and Vase Group”. This specific sampler contains nine different stitching techniques and the baskets are characteristic of Middle Tennessee samplers from the early 1830s to the late 1850s (research courtesy of Jennifer C. Core, Tennessee Sampler Survey). Condition - 5th row of letters show deterioration. Some missing linen to top right edge. Framed - 19 7/8″ height x 19 6/8″ width. Sight - 16 5/8″ height x 16 1/2″ width. Note: Sampler has been photographed and documented by the Tennessee Sampler Survey. Est. $10,000-$12,000. Realized $28,125.

Lot 61 - Unusual East Tennessee three tiered wall basket in an old red paint surface. Overall very good condition with old break to lower edge of bottom basket. Descended from a prominent African American family of Morristown, TN. 23 1/4″ height x 9 1/4″ width. 19th century. Est. $300-$600. Realized $1,575.

Lot 63A - Small paint decorated Odd Fellows box from an Odd Fellows lodge, Bardstown, Kentucky. Red, yellow, and black polychrome painted chest with gilt carved pediment on lid, turned two color feet. Dowels of feet extend through interior of chest, beveled panel interior. Note in interior, “Bardstown, KY lodge, circa 1855″. Condition - Overall very good condition with unpainted top edge visible on front and back indicating a possible missing cloth liner with minor abrasions and wear throughout. 12 1/2″ height x 21″ width x 9 3/4″ depth. 19th century. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $1,463.

Lot 68 - Middle Tennessee stoneware two gallon jar, J. A. Roberts. Marked “J. A. ROBERTS, 2″. Originally born in NC, Roberts learned the pottery trade from his father. He became an active potter in the Cookeville, TN area by the early 1870’s and continued potting until after 1900. Condition - roughness to glaze at midsection, a couple of pit marks, minor chip to one handle. 12 7/8″ height x 7 1/4″ width. Late 19th/early 20th century. Research courtesy of Carole Wahler. Est. $200-$300. Realized $338.

Lot 70 - Washington County, Tennessee cobalt decorated churn, stamped “4″ for gallon capacity, cobalt decorated dots around lower rim and handles, attributed to Charles Decker of the Keystone Pottery. A full page color illustration of this jar is pictured in “The Pottery of Charles F. Decker: a life well made”, Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum, page 43. The churn was also exhibited in the 2004 Charles F. Decker exhibit at the Jonesborough / Washington County, Tennessee Historical Society. Excellent condition. 15 1/4″ height. 19th century. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $1,238.

Lot 72 - Rare East Tennessee Lewis Manning Haun jar (Greene County, Tennessee), cobalt decorated stoneware jar, signed L.M.H. with “2″ and “50″, all in cobalt. Also stamped with leaf pattern around handles. Condition - various chips/breaks to the rim and one handle missing. Various firing flaws to body. 13 1/2″ height. Third quarter of 19th century. Note - currently, this is the only known example of a jar by Lewis Haun. Est. $1400-$1600. Realized $2,250.

Lot 74 - Early Middle TN two-handled stoneware jar with arched lug handles, curled edges. 3 gallon capacity with “3″ marked in script. Small chip to rim. Gray with brown runs. 14 1/8″ height x 5 1/2″ width. 19th century. Est. $400-$450. Realized $619.

Lot 75A - Large Middle Tennessee salt glaze stoneware water cooler with lid , wooden spicket, pulled strap handle and lug handle. “8″ incised on jar shoulder, indicating gallon capacity. Condition - Overall very good condition with large chip to underside of lug handle and some slight firing imperfections to body. 20 1/2″ height. Late 19th to early 20th century. Est. $500-$600. Realized $1,125.

Lot 76 - Oil on board painting depicting black woman at fireplace hearth with kitten in the foreground. Additional documentation included with this lot including an old color tinted photograph of the artist, Daisy Yarbrough (Nashville, TN). Overall very good condition. Framed - 22 1/2″ height x 16 3/8″. Sight - 17 1/2″ height x 11 1/2″ width. Early 20th century. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $844.

Lot 80 - Important oil on canvas, “Daffodil Time” attributed to Catherine Wiley (Tennessee, 1879-1958). Illustrated in “Art & Furniture of East Tennessee”, Namuni Hale Young, p. 86, illustration 21. This painting was identified by Eleanor Wiley as her sister’s work, Catherine, at the time paintings were sold from Eleanor’s estate. Condition - minor areas of inpainting. Back of stretcher has writing, “from Miss Wiley”. Framed - 22″ height x 28 1/2″ width. Sight - 17 1/2″ height x 23 1/2″ width. Early 20th century. Est. $10,500-$11,500. Realized $12,375.

Lot 86 - Framed Tennessee landscape watercolor painting depicting a stream with trees, signed Krutch (Charles Krutch 1849-1934), lower left corner in a carved frame. Krutch, a member of a prominent and artistic Knoxville family, was known for his landscapes. Excellent condition. 12 5/8″ height x 15 1/4″ width - Framed. 6 1/2″ height x 8 7/8″ width - Sight. Late 19th - Early 20th century. Roane Co., Tennessee estate. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,350.

Lot 87 - Framed landscape watercolor painting, signed “L Branson” (Lloyd Branson, 1861-1925) lower left side. Branson moved to New York in 1873 to study at the National Academy of Design, where he won a first prize in 1875. In a partnership with Frank McCrary from 1885 to 1903, Branson became a leader in the East Tennessee arts community. Branson died on June 12, 1925. Research courtesy of James A. Hoobler, Tennessee State Museum. Overall very good condition, old foxing spot to upper left corner. Not examined out of frame. 13″ height x 20″ width - Framed. 6 1/4″ height x 13 1/2″ width - Sight. Late 19th - Early 20th century. Roane Co., Tennessee estate. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,575.

Lot 88 - Framed oil on board painting of an East Tennessee river scene, most likely the Tennessee river, possibly of the Lyons Bend area of Knoxville, TN. Signed on back “Mrs. J. P. Cavanaugh” with old Knoxville, TN label. Painting unsigned, possibly Lloyd Branson or Thomas Campbell. Excellent condition. 11″ height x 19″ width - Framed. 5 3/8″ height x 13 3/8″ width - Sight. Late 19th - Early 20th century. Roane Co., Tennessee estate. Est. $400-$600. Realized $844.

Lot 91 - Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977) framed portrait studies of Ellen McClung Berry with son Hugh. Retains note stating ” Dear Peggy, You have the original sketch by Eleanor McAdoo Wiley of my head with hat for the large portrait of my son Hugh holding a toy ship and myself. the dress I am wearing is a copy of the one worn by Paulette Goddard in the movie “Reap the Wild Wind”. Elaborate contemporary gilt frame. Condition - some abrasions with minor paint loss. Sight 8 1/2″ height x 6 1/2″ width. Framed 19 1/2″ height x 17 3/4″ width. 20th century. 2nd item - Eleanor McAdoo Wiley framed OOC portrait of Ellen McClung Berry with son Hugh. Condition - Canvas shows rippled surface with paint runs. Sight 7 1/4″ height x 7 1/4″ width. Framed 12 1/4″ height x 12 1/4″ width. 20th century. Note - these portaits are a study for a larger painting executed by Eleanor Wiley which is illustrated in the “Art & Furniture of East Tennessee”, Namuni Hale Young, p. 106, figure 60 (also illustrated in color on back cover of book). Est. $300-$500. Realized $675.

Lot 94 - Three pieces of Nashville coin silver. Tablespoon or serving spoon (8 1/2″) and teaspoon (5 3/4″) with rounded tip fiddle handles, both marked “J. Flowers Nashville T” (Joshua Flowers, working Nashville 1840-1860 and later). Both monogrammed MTP on front of handle. Condition: Some denting to bowls and small areas of pitting. Circa 1855. Together with a teaspoon (6″) with tip fiddle handle, engraved cornucopia on front of handle and monogram “H” on back of handle. Marked “Gates and Pohlman” (W.T. Gates and William H. Pohlman. According to Tennessee Silversmiths by Benjamin H. Caldwell, the pair began working in Nashville in 1865 and retailed imported silver). Condition: some denting to bowl, slight crimp to handle. Circa 1865. Total weight for all 3 pieces: 2.45 oz troy. Est. $100-$200. Realized $225.

Lot 95 - Williamson County Tennessee coin silver, seven pieces, marked E.B. Cayce (Eldred B. Cayce, working Franklin, Tenn., 1852-1898). One tablespoon or serving spoon (8 1/4″) and six teaspoons (6 5/8″) with rounded tip fiddle handles. Large spoon has rounded fins. Each monogrammed DMB on front of handle, with pseudo hallmarks on back (star, S, eagle). Overall very good condition with only a few minor spots of discoloration, scratches, and small dents. Total weight 7.605 oz troy. Circa 1855. Est. $200-$300. Realized $900.