Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals, has announced the opening of a branch office in Nashville, Tennessee. The company also announced the Nashville office will be under the direction of Sarah Campbell Drury, who has been hired as Vice President for Decorative Arts. Drury was formerly President of Campbell-Drury, LLC, an art and antiques appraisal firm in Nashville, and a contributing writer to several art and antiques publications. She is a graduate of David Lipscomb University and an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA).
“Over the past four years, we’ve had a significant number of buyers and consignments from the Middle Tennessee area and conducted a very successful auction there, the Glen Leven Plantation auction,” said company president John Case. “While we will not be opening a second gallery immediately, we do foresee having some future sales in Nashville. And it allows us to build our buyer and consignor base, work more closely with estate attorneys, trust officers and institutions, and to provide better and more convenient customer service, which is our company’s hallmark.”
“I first became impressed with Case when they helped one of my appraisal clients handle a large estate with very successful sales results and an outstanding amount of personal attention,” said Drury. “I’m honored to be a part of this team and its effort to provide more options for buying and selling art and antiques in Middle Tennessee.”
For more information, contact Case in Nashville at (615) 812-6096, or in Knoxville at (865) 558-3033, or through the company’s website, www.caseantiques.com.
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Early regional pottery of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia is featured in the July 2009 issue of A! Magazine for the Arts, a publication of Arts Alliance Mountain Empire in Bristol, TN. For more information: Early Regional Pottery.
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John Case, President, Case Antiques, Inc. will give a lecture on East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia Earthenware at the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts Summer Institute 2009: Ethnicity to Regionalism: Explorations in Backcountry Material Culture on July 14th.
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East Tennessee welcomed the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) staff & friends for a Winter study trip to East Tennessee January 5th-8th, 2009. The trip agenda included visits to the William King Regional Center in Abingdon, Virginia, the Carter Mansion in Elizabethton, TN, and private collections in Kingsport. Visits to Greeneville included the Valentine Sevier House, the Nathaniel Greene Museum, Dickson Williams Mansion, and private collections in Greeneville. The last stop of the trip in Knoxville included the East Tennessee History Center, Ramsey House Museum, and private collections in the surrounding area. Lecture/talks during the trip included a presentation given by Namuni Hale Young on the Furniture of East Tennessee, The Art of East Tennessee by Steve Cotham, a Ramsey House lecture given by Dr. Charles Faulkner, and an East Tennessee pottery talk given by John Case. We enjoyed our MESDA friends and look forward to their future visit to our great state.
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Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (b. Pennsylvania 1873- d. Nashville 1943)
Like the Italian Renaissance artist who shared her middle name, Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer was a female painter who thrived in a male-dominated field. A great-great-granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. She won numerous awards and was judged the best pupil of her senior class. Hergesheimer also studied in Madrid and in Paris, where in a single year, four of her paintings were selected to hang at the Paris Salon. In 1907, Hergesheimer was commissioned to paint a portrait in Nashville, and decided to make it her home. She was acclaimed for her sensitive portraits of prominent citizens, landscapes, still lifes, and prints.
Anna Catherine Wiley (b. 1879-d.1958)
Catherine Wiley was one of the early female students at the University of Tennessee, and taught art and drawing there from 1905 until 1918. She is credited with establishing formal art instruction at the school, and with making the program into one of the South’s best. Wiley also studied at the Art Students League in New York under Frank DuMond, and spent summers learning from major American impressionists such as Robert Reid, Jonas Lie, and Martha Walter. She won two gold medals at the Appalachian Exposition in 1910, and claimed the prize for best Southern artist at the Southwestern Fair in Atlanta in 1917. She served as President of the Nicholson Art League and director of the Fine Arts Department of Knoxville’s National Conservation Exposition. Her paintings – often depicting women in picturesque settings — were exhibited at many prominent venues including the National Academy of Design in New York, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1926, Wiley suffered a mental collapse which ended her painting career. She remained institutionalized until her death.
Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (b. 1876-d. 1977)
Like her younger sister Catherine, Eleanor Wiley studied at the University of Tennessee. She also studied at the Stevens Art School in Gatlinburg and was a founder of the Knoxville Art Center, later the Dulin Gallery of Art, and was a member of the Nicholson Art League. She is best known for her portraits, landscapes with historic houses, and still lifes.
Lloyd Branson (b. 1853-d. 1925)
Branson is known as the first East Tennessee artist to receive formal art training in Europe (at the National Academy of Design in Paris). He also studied at the National Academy of Design in New York, where he won first prize in 1875 for his drawing of a Greek gladiator. In 1877, he returned to Knox County and bought a photography studio and art gallery, which was in operation until 1905. He lived in Knoxville the rest of his life, becoming one of the area’s most prominent artists – although he continued to send paintings to the East Coast for exhibitions. Branson is known for his portrait and regional history painting. He also taught painting to several students who would become notable in their own right (including Catherine Wiley), and was a founding member of the Nicholson Art League.
Charles Christopher Krutch (b. South Carolina 1849- d. Knoxville 1934)
Krutch moved with his family to Knoxville as a child, and when he was old enough, began working as a portrait photographer (for awhile, with Lloyd Branson). His notable painting skills – which earned him the nickname “The Corot of the South” — were entirely self-taught. He limited his subject matter to the Great Smoky Mountains, often hiking to remote areas and boarding with mountain families to capture backcountry vistas. In 1934, shortly before his death, he was named the first artist of the new Works Projects Administration program in the arts in Knoxville.
Samuel Shaver (b. 1816-d. Illinois 1878)
Little is known about Samuel Shaver’s early education and training, but he was one of the earliest native Tennesseans to achieve prominence for his painting. In addition to creating portraits of some of East Tennessee’s most important and wealthy citizens, he taught painting and drawing at the Female Institute in Rogersville. He had a studio in Knoxville during the Civil War and was active in the East Tennessee Arts Association.
Ernest A. Pickup (b. 1887- d. 1970)
Ernest Pickup, whose family owned a rubber stamp business in Nashville, began his career as a successful commercial artist. But when business slowed during the Great Depression, he began creating woodblock prints. Inspired by artists such as Rockwell Kent, he captured the architectural and natural landmarks of the Nashville area with blocks of carved boxwood, ink and paper. His work was exhibited nationally and in 1937 the Society of American Etchers selected his work Finis: A Study in Finalities as one of their Best 100 Prints of American Artists. Pickup’s printmaking declined as his commercial art business grew during the 1940s. He was one of the few Tennessee artists to gain national recognition in the medium of wood engraving.
Thomas Campbell (b. England 1843- d. East Tennessee, 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 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.
Louis E. Jones (b. New York 1878-d. East Tennessee 1958)
Originally from Woodstock, New York, Louis E. Jones was a formally trained impressionist painter who found inspiration in the mountains of East Tennessee. He founded the Cliff Dwellers Gallery in 1933.
George Dury (b. Bavaria, 1817- d. Nashville, 1894)
Dury studied art at the Academie der Bildende Kiensti in Munich, and as a young man won acclaim for his small cabinet portraits. Among his subjects were Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and Queen Theresa of Greece. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1849 and by 1850, established a studio on Union Street in Nashville. There he made a name for himself painting the prominent citizens of Middle Tennessee. His business survived the Civil War, and his portraits of Mr. and Mrs. William Blackmore were exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
Edward Hurst (b. Knoxville, 1912-d. Scotland, 1972)
Although he lived in New York and Great Britain for much of his adult life, Hurst was the son of a noted Knoxville portrait photographer and visited East Tennessee regularly until his death. He was a student of Catherine Wiley in Tennessee, and he also studied in New York, Munich, and Florence. He had a successful career painting portraits, still lifes and landscapes. After developing an allergy to oil paints, he began working in watercolor, crayons and pastels.
Compiled by Sarah Campbell Drury
Sources:
Art and Furniture of East Tennessee by Namuni Hale Young * Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Winter 1987, Portrait Painting in Tennessee by James Kelly * The Tennessee Encyclopedia Online * He Came into this World Drawing by Beverly St. John
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Highlights from the September 27th, 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.
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Lot 1 - “The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and Its Makers Through 1850″ by Derita Coleman Williams & Nathan Harsh. Condition - original book jacket. Very good condition. Est. $350-$450. Realized $478.
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Lot 3 - Early Tennessee book, “The Botanic Physician, or Family Medical Adviser” book by J. E. Carter, written by A. H. Mathes. Published by B. Parker & Co., 1837, Madisonville, Ten. Title continues, “Being An Improved System, Founded On Correct Physiological Principals. Comprising A Brief View Of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygieine, Or Art Of Preserving Health: A Materia Medica, Exclusively Botanical, Containing A Description Of More Than Two Hundred And Thirty Of The Most Valuable Vegetable Remedies: To Which Is Added A Dispensatory, Embracing More Than Two Hundred Recipes For Preparing And Administering Medicine. The Diseases Of The United States, Wuith Their Symptoms, Causes, Cures, And Means Of Prevention. Likewise A Treatise On The Diseases Peculiar To Women And Children.” Condition - overall very good condition for age with some wear to leather cover, expected foxing and toning to pages. Circa 1837. Est. $400-$600. Realized $788.
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Lot 4 - Williamson Co., Tennessee side chair, attributed to Richard Poyner school of chair makers. Consisting of arched slats, mule ear back stiles with single peg at the top of back stiles. Refer to Rick Warrick’s Williamson Co., TN book for similar examples. Richard Poyner was a slave who purchased his freedom in the 1850s and prolific chair maker in Williamson County, TN. Very good condition, appears to retain the original seat. 33″ H x 17 1/2″ W x 13 1/2″ D. 19th century. Est. $150-$250. Realized $281. |
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Lot 5 - Middle Tennessee one-drawer stand with tapering turned legs, on ball and spike feet, probably Davidson Co. Poplar secondary wood. Dovetailed drawer with original round wood pull. Condition: some fading to top, scattered small chips and wear. Old refinish. 30 1/8″ height x 27 1/2″ width x 21 3/4″. Circa 1820. Provenance: Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $400-$500. Realized $618.
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Lot 6 - Middle Tennessee one-drawer cherry stand with spiral twist legs. Dovetailed drawer with cockbeaded edges and brass escutcheon, ball and spike feet. Poplar secondary wood. Unusually sturdy interior construction and a compass star mark on the side of one drawer, both of which relate to a dressing stand from Glen Leven Plantation sold by this auction house Sept. 15, 2007. Condition: old refinish with later lock, scattered abrasions and wear. 29 3/4″ height x 24″ width x 20 1/8″. Circa 1840. Provenance: Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $400-$500. Realized $900.
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Lot 7 - Tall Case Clock with Nashville, Tennessee history. Cherry and poplar case with enameled wood dial marked Read and Watson, Cincinnati. Broken arch pediment hood with turned wooden finials, four free standing columns with sidelights. Painted face with floral and gilt spandrels. Waist with scratch beaded door, base resting on dovetailed bracket feet with spur returns. Condition - small right hand corner section of wood dial has been cut out, modified to run on electricity, but original 30 hr wooden works retained. Weights absent. A couple of small patches near base. 95 1/2″ height x 17″ x 10″. Circa 1815. Provenance: Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $3000-$5000. Realized $3,937.
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Lot 9 - Middle Tennessee banquet table end. Cherry with poplar secondary wood. Kidney shaped front with rectangular fold-down leaf, apron with finely figured flamed cherry veneer, and five ring-turned and tapered legs ending in ball and spike feet. Fifth leg swings out to support the leaf. Condition: old refinish, replaced hinges, some staining and shrinkage cracking to top, scattered scratches and chips to legs, some areas of dry, cracked veneer, old patches where hinges have been moved. 29 3/4″ height x 46″ width x 45″ depth. Circa 1825. Provenance: Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $500-$700. Realized $1,012. |
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Lot 13 - Late Sheraton / Classical cherry chest attributed to Tennessee with shaped splash board and dovetailed gallery sides. Larger top drawer overhanging three smaller drawers, all with round wood pulls, scratch beaded edges and brass escutcheons, flanked by urn and spiral twist pilasters, on double-ball turned feet. Paneled sides and double paneled back. Secondary wood: poplar. Condition: older refinish; small area of loss to side of back splash, scattered small losses and area of loose molding, drawer sides built up, overall good condition. 55 1/2″ height x 43 1/4″ x 24″. Probably Tennessee, circa 1840. Provenance: Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $500-$700. Realized $844.
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Lot 16 - Exceptional East Tennessee cherry two drawer table with reeded legs, Greene or Jefferson Co., TN. Figured cherry drawer fronts with dovetailed drawers, brass pulls, poplar secondary. Older refinish. Overall very good condition for age, rear leg broken at ring turning near stile, reset in the past. 28 3/4″ H x 23 3/8″ W x 18 1/2″ D. Circa 1830. Note - the ball and spike turned foot on this table is typical for Greene Co. but the reeded legs have been observed on Jefferson and Grainger Co. pieces. Est. $400-$600. Realized $562.
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Lot 22 - Southern two drawer table with spiral legs, acanthus leaf carving at the top of stiles. Walnut primary with dovetailed drawers and wooden knobs, applied cockbeading to drawers. Older surface, found in East TN. Condition - very good condition for age with expected wear to top and legs. 28 3/4″ H x 20 3/4 W x 19 1/4″ D. Circa 1830. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,462.
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Lot 23 - East Tennessee rocking chair highly figured wood for arms and stiles, probably tiger maple. Sullivan or Hawkins Co. TN. Arched slats with finials, turned lozenges on front stiles. Contemporary split oak seat. 38 1/2 H x 22″ W x 31 1/2 D. Old dry surface. Very good condition with breaks to contemporary split oak seat. Circa 1860. Est. $200-$300. Realized $365.
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Lot 24 - Early Cumberland County, Tennessee blanket chest, Crab Orchard area. Walnut paneled chest with delicately turned feet, interior till. Yellow pine secondary wood. Applied molding on top appears to retain the original hinges. Condition - molding on left side is missing, top for interior till split. Acquired from the estate of Mrs. Nellie T. Beeson who was a descendant of the Baker family, one of the earliest settlers of Crab Orchard. 26″ H x 48″ W x 18 1/2″ D . Second quarter of 19th century. Est. $800-$1200. Realized $1,238.
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Lot 28 - Victorian Stained Glass Window #1 from the historic Elliston-Buford Mansion, Nashville, Tennessee. Multi-colored slag and textured leaded glass in a floral and scroll design with colored jewels, in oxidized hardwood frame. The Elliston-Buford Mansion was built on Elliston Place circa 1860-1880 and was the home of was the home of Lizinka Elliston Buford and husband Edward L. Buford, a Nashville businessman and Confederate War veteran. Lizinka’s grandfather was Nashville Mayor and silversmith Joseph Thorpe Elliston (1814-1817). Around 1928, the five-acre Elliston Place site (which included another mansion, Burlington) became part of the original Father Ryan High School campus. This window was removed when the mansion was renovated in the 1970s. The home was destroyed by fire in 1992. Overall very good condition. 59 1/2″ x 40 1/4″. Circa 1881. Est $300-$500. Realized $844.
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Lot 35 - Wythe County, Virginia walnut table with elaborate carved skirt on turned Sheraton feet, old surface. This table relates to a group of similar tables from Wythe Co. attributed to cabinetmaker, James Seagle. Overall very good condition with a couple of screws to underside of top missing, expected wear for age. .28 3/4″ H x 20 1/4″ wide x 20 1/4″ deep. Mid 19th century. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $1,237.
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Lot 36 - Wythe County, Virginia painted meetinghouse bench in old blue green paint with traces of red paint underneath. Scrolled arms and spindle back. Very good condition for age, old split to seat. 34 1/2″ H x 72 1/2″ W x 19 1/2 D. Second quarter of 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $1,012.
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Lot 38 - Piedmont North Carolina table, possibly Catawba Valley. Primary wood appears to be maple, two board top joined with tongue and groove joint. Ring and ball turned legs, terminating in a spike. Original surface. Condition - overall excellent condition with expected scratching and staining to top surface. 31″H x 305/8 W x 22 3/4 D. Circa 1825. Est. $400-$800. Realized $675.
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Lot 48 - Pair of early carved butter prints, one with a rooster design and the other with cow design. Found in Southwest Virginia. Overall excellent condition. Rooster print 4 1/2″ H x 4 1/2″ W x 3 1/8″ D. Cow print 4 1/4″ H x 4 1/4 W x 2 7/8″ D. 19th century. Est.$300-$350. Realized $675.
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Lot 52 - Rare and early North Carolina small carrying basket with old brown paint surface. Condition - excellent, no breaks or losses. 7″ to top of handle x 6-3/4 D x 7-1/4 W. 19th century. Found in Cameron, NC. 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $535. |
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Lot 57 - East Tennessee house and alphabet sampler by Minerva E. Carmack, 1845. Alphabet with house design. Wear to the middle of sample where it may have been folded. Small hole, approx. 1/4″ to center. Some wear to outer middle margins. Sampler has been glued down on paper board. Sight 11″x 14″, framed 18 5/8″ H x 15 5/8″ W. Circa 1845. This sampler was recently documented by Jennifer Core and Janet Hasson of the Tennessee Sampler Survey, Nashville, TN. Minerva Carmack was born February 15, 1828 in Hawkins County and died February 16, 1906 and was buried at the Watterson Cemetery, Stanley Valley Road, Hawkins Co., TN. Minerva married Edward Watterson about 1846 (no record found) and had ten children. They resided in the Stoney Point area of Hawkins County. Minerva may have been the third child of Cornelius Carmack, a founder of Hawkins Co. Of the thirty East Tennessee samplers documented in the Tennessee Sampler Survey, five are from Hawkins County. Of these five Hawkins Co. samplers, four have houses in the design. Est. $1,000-$1,200. Realized $6,300.
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Lot 58 - Pair of East Tennessee applique cotton quilts, similar to a Hawaiian quilt pattern. 1st quilt - red geometric snowflake design on white background, Sullivan Co., TN. Bright red applique with minor staining, some fading to red. 71″ H x 78 1/2″ L. 2nd quilt - red geometric snowflake design on white background, Greene Co. TN. 73 1/2″ H x 77″ length. Faded red applique with some slight staining. One quilt made a few years later than the other. These quilts were made by Margaret Elizabeth Dale Riley of Kingsport, TN. Mid 20th century. Est. $350-$450. Realized $956.
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Lot 63 - Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped “Knoxville, TN” on the shoulder of the jar. This half crescent mark is a known Grindstaff mark. Overall very good condition with one old, shallow rim chip. 7 5/8″ H. Late 19th century. Est. $150-$250. Realized $1,237.
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Lot 64 - Exceptional glazed and stamped redware jar by J. A. Lowe (John Alexander Lowe, 1833-1902), Greene County, Tennessee. A pottery site attributed to him has been located and excavated near the Harmon Cemetery. Hundreds of sherds were recovered from the site bearing the name J. A. Lowe. The 1860 census for Greene County shows Lowe as living nearby with Blue Springs as the Post Office. Lowe enlisted in the Confederate Army two days after Christopher Alexander Haun was hung by Confederate forces on December 11, 1861. Haun was a Union sympathizer who took part in burning the Lick Creek railroad bridge during the Civil War. This important event in East Tennessee’s Civil War history was initiated with a campaign by Union loyalists to burn 9 bridges. It was led by William B. Carter and strongly supported and encouraged by President Abraham Lincoln. Several potters from the Pottertown area were among the men who conspired and succeeded in burning the bridge. However, the Union loyalists allowed the guards to go free based upon their solemn promises to not reveal their identities. Union troops did not materialize as promised, and the Confederates were able to pursue and capture some of the perpetrators. The Confederate guards, who were allowed to live, were the very ones who served as witnesses to implicate the five men who were hung, four of them potters. Among those sentenced to hang was the potter Christopher Alexander Haun. His pots clearly speak for his having been a master potter. In a letter which Haun wrote to his wife in his last hours he said “have Bohanan, Hinshaw or Low to finish off that ware and do the best you can with it for your support.” It is highly probable that Haun was referring to J. A . Lowe in this letter. This decorated J. A. Lowe jar has very similar characteristics to known C. A. Haun jars. The general form of the jar, the appearance of the extruded handles with the decoration at the handle attachments and the stamp design around the shoulder of the jar with the name of the potter are all similar to marked C. A. Haun jars. J. A. Lowe was almost 29 years of age when Haun was hung. Whether Lowe apprenticed under C. A. Haun is not known at this time. Lowe’s Confederate Certificate of Disability for Discharge dated February 21, 1862 (Courtesy of Donahue Bible) records his occupation as potter. It is also not known if Lowe ever potted again after being discharged from the military. He and his family were living in Indiana by 1865. They had moved to Arkansas by 1880. He died in Arkansas. At this time this jar is the only known example of J. A. Lowe’s work. Condition - overall very good condition with a few old chips to the rim. Height 13 5/8″, circa 1860 (research and description assistance courtesy of Carole Wahler). Est.$14,000-$18,000. Realized $63,000.
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Lot 65 - Unusual Southwest Virginia or East Tennessee redware bottle. Lead glaze and possible traces of copper oxide glaze, sine wave incising around shoulder. Bottle is flattened on two sides, glazed on the bottom. Very good condition. 5 1/2″ height. 19th century. Note - the sine wave incising, rim, glaze voids, and footed base of this bottle is very similar to redware associated with the Cain pottery of Sullivan Co., TN. However, the presence of copper oxide in the glaze and the glazed bottom is more atypical for Cain forms. Sine wave redware forms with similar glaze void issues are also attributed to Jesse Henkel of Botetourt Co., VA. Est. $500-$700. Realized $1,238. |
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Lot 66 - East Tennessee redware jug, lead glazed with manganese decoration. Found in Sullivan County, TN, attributed to the Cain pottery of Sullivan County. Condition - handle missing, chip to rim of jug. 10 3/4″ height. 19th century. Est. $500-$800. Realized $1,012. |
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Lot 72 - Rare Maysville, Kentucky stoneware churn, stamped “J & E Wood” “5″ in cobalt, “Maysville, KY” in blue. Cobalt highlights on handles. Hairline crack to rim, extends into the inside of the jar below handle. Chip to edge of one handle. 17″ H x 8-3/4″ D. Late 19th century. Est. $400-$600. Realized $5,175.
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Lot 73 - North Carolina green alkaline glazed double handle jug, impressed “5″ near rim, denoting gallon capacity. Probably Catawba Valley, NC. Condition - one rim chip, otherwise excellent. 17″ height. 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $478.
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Lot 74 - Small Southern jug with a yellow-brown alkaline glaze, pulled handle. Excellent condition. 5″ height. Circa 1850. Est. $300-$500. Realized $844.
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Lot 75 - Southwest Virginia stoneware jar, signed in script across jar, ” James Vestal “. Later painting of bird on the jar. 9 1/4″ height. Excellent condition. 19th century. Note - This jar was exhibited at the Great Road Style exhibit, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA and is illustrated in the Legacy in Clay: Pottery of Washington County, Virginia catalog. James (b. 1858) was the son of potter, Jessee Vestal. At the time of the 2005 exhibit, this jar was one of only two known pieces signed by James Vestal. Est. $500-$1000. Realized $1,800.
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Lot 78 - Wythe County, Virginia jar with sine waves around upper shoulder area, handles with flared edge (handles similar to two Wythe Co. examples sold in the April 19, 2008 auction). Overall very good condition with old small chips to underside of rim, wear to handles and base. 11 1/2″ height. 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $844.
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Lot 79 - East Tennessee oil on canvas of the Sam Houston school house by Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1876-1977), signed lower right corner. Titled on verso, “Sam Houston school house / back view.” on verso. Original frame. Very good condition. 18″ x 24″ canvas, 21 3/4″ H x 27 3/4″ W frame. 20th century. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $2,588.
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Lot 80 - East Tennessee portrait of a girl in dress, oil on canvas in gilt frame. Provenance - Gagg estate Knoxville. Depicts a girl in white dress with blue sash holding flowers on black background. Condition - small hole and paint loss to lower left arm. Minor paint loss to bottom edge of canvas next to frame. Black background has loss of paint next to right shoulder, old stain under right eye, probably the result of water dripping on the canvas. Canvas measures 24-1/2″ H x 20″ W. Framed 29″ H x 24-1/2″ W. 19th century. Est. $500-$1000. Realized $1,800.
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Lot 81 - Framed oil on board landscape depicting bridge over stream, signed Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834 - 1914) lower right. Depicting woman on bridge with man fishing in stream, house in the background. Original gilt carved frame. Excellent condition. Framed 17 1/2″ H x 21 1/4″ W; unframed 8 1/2″ H x 12 3/8″ W. 19th century. Note - consignor’s grandfather of this Campbell was a friend of Thomas Campbell when he lived in North Knoxville. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $2,135.
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Lot 84 - Rare and important watercolor on paper of James H. Lowrey, dated May 28, 1836, original frame. History - James H. Lowrey, a prominent citizen of Riceville, Tennessee was born in Washington County, VA on December 18, 1814, the eldest of 9 children of John and Elizabeth(Henry). He attended the Emory and Henry College of Washington County, Virginia. He taught school in Virginia for twenty years, the latter portion of which he was engaged in farming. ln 1856 he moved to McMinn County, TN. He settled on Mouse Creek, two miles from Riceville, where he established a drug house and was appointed postmaster. He was later elected County Trustee and served a two year term. Condition - overall excellent conserved condition. Professionally cleaned, flattened and restored in 1995 (all documents available to successful bidder, last photo shows watercolor before conservation). Sight 12″ H x 9 7/8″ W. Framed 14 1/16″ H x 12 1/16″ W. Circa 1836. Exhibited Great Road Style: Decorative Arts of Southwest Virginia at William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, Virginia. Est. $4000-$4500. Realized $8,325.
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Lot 85 - East Tennessee landscape by L. E. Jones (Louis Edward Jones, Tennessee, 1878-1958), oil on artist board, signed lower left corner, “L. E. Jones 1953″ and titled on back, “Autumn Days in the Smokies”. Very good condition with scuff line to bottom margin near center. 12″H x 13 7/8″W sight and 13 3/4″H x 15 3/4″ W framed. Circa 1953. Est. $800-$1,100. Realized $1,668.
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Lot 91 - Tennessee coin silver tablespoon, fiddle back design, marked “E. Wiggers” (Ernest Wiggers, Nashville, Tennessee - Davidson County). This mark is illustrated in Dr. Benjamin Caldwell’s book, “Tennessee Silversmiths”, p. 168, illustration 131a. Caldwell notes that much of Wiggers work appears to be hand made and he may have been working prior to 1860. The fiddle back design of this spoon appears to date from the 1850 period. Excellent condition. No monogram. 8″ length. Circa 1855. Est. $100-$125. Realized $225.
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Lot 97 - Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 163 pcs. Mahogany cased partial flatware service in the Francis I pattern (introduced 1907). Comprised of 24 knives with stainless blades (7 at 9 1/2″, 14 at 9in, 3 at 8 3/4″); 24 forks (8 at 7 3/4″, 16 at 7 1/4″); 27 teaspoons; 24 iced tea spoons; 4 tablespoons, 12 hollow handle butter spreaders, 1 flat handle butter spreader, 2 master butter knives, 3 pierced tablespoons, 2 large salad or vegetable serving spoons (9 1/2″), 2 pierced cold meat serving forks (8″), 2 strawberry forks, 2 pierced tomato servers, 2 gravy ladles (6 1/2″), 1 cream ladle, 2 pierced nut spoons, 2 sugar shells, 2 oyster forks, 1 cheese/jelly knife. Silverware is in very good to excellent overall condition; case with scratching and dings. Combined weight approximately 280.86 oz troy. Est. $3000-$5000. Realized $4,500.
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Lot 100 - Heavy Tiffany sterling silver water pitcher. Art Nouveau style organic form with strap-like leaves that lap over the edge of the base, on four pod-like feet. Marked 6 pints, Tiffany & Co., 11349D Makers 6105, 925-1000 “M” (Mark used 1907-1938). Complimentary to many flatware services of the period including Lap Over Edge, Faneuil, Gramercy, Hamilton. Condition: minor scratches consistent with age, overall excellent condition. 6 pint capacity, 8 5/8″ height, 45 oz troy. Circa 1910. Est. $1200-$2200. Realized $2,250.
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Lot 105 - Six pieces of German silver set with knight monogram. Marked FOEHR (Eduard Foehr, Stuttgart), 800 and German hallmarks of imperial eagle and crown. Attributed to German maker, Bruckmann and Sohne. Warming kettle 16 1/2″ H (from base to tip of handle) x 10″ W; 66.9 oz troy; tea pot 7 3/4″ H x 9 1/4″ W, 21.195 oz troy; coffee pot 10 3/4″ H x 7 1/2′ W, 22.11 oz troy; waste bowl 3 1/2″ H x 5 1/4″ W, 8.535 oz troy; 2 creamers 4 1/8″ H x 4 7/8″ W, 6.33 oz troy and 5 3/8″ H x 5 3/4″ W , 8.67 oz troy (all measured from tip of spout to back of handle). 133.74 oz troy total silver weight. Very good condition. Est. $1500-$2000. Realized $2,025. |
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Lot 106 - Elaborate Frank Smith Co.sterling silver basket with rococo style, openwork handle and borders, scrolls and bellflower decoration, swing handle with footed base. Marked ” Bigelow Kennard & Co. ” and “2218 Sterling” and hallmark for the Frank W. Smith Silver Company. Monogrammed “K” in center of basket. Excellent condition. 12 6/8″ L x 10 1/2″ H to handle x 10 1/4″ W. 34.42 oz. troy. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $2,025.
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Lot 109 - 8 sterling silver goblets, Gorham and Wallace. Four goblets stamped Gorham Sterling #272. 6 1/2″ H x 3 1/2″ W. 23.86 oz troy total weight. Four goblets stamped Wallace #14. 6 6/8″ H x 3 1/2″ W, 25.08 oz troy total weight. All in very good condition. Total 48.94 oz troy. Early to Mid 20th century. Est. $350-$450. Realized $788.
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Lot 111 - J. E. Caldwell sterling silver candlesticks with fluted columns and Corinthian capitals. Marked J.E. Caldwell & Co. with Sterling and Gorham hallmarks. Appears to be weighted. Excellent condition. 7 1/2″ H x 3 1/4″ W. Est. $300-$400. Realized $450.
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Lot 121 - Monumental Wilmurt gilt carved frame with mirror. Frame is labeled ” T. A. Wilmurt & Son, Mirror & Picture Frames, 54th E. 13th Street, New York.” Wilmurt & Son served as the framers for several major artists including John Singer Sargent and Jasper Cropsey. Condition - old regilding, some gilt loss to outer top edge of frame, other minor losses to edges. Frame 46-1/2″ H x 69-1/4″ W x 4″ D, mirror dimension 33 1/4″H x 56″ W. Circa 1900. Note - The Metropolitan Museum of Art has at least two Wilmurt frames in their permanent collection. Est. $1000-$1200. Realized $2,025.
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Lot 129 - American stamped copper tea kettle / teapot, ” W. Heyser Chambersburg PA”. Gooseneck spout, dovetailed bottom. Condition - some dents and replaced finial. 10″ H to top of handle x 11″ W of spout x 8 1/4″ D. Early 19th century. Est. $300-$600. Realized $1,215. |
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Lot 139 - 18th century rare and significant panoramic French Revolution engraving, titled “IX Thermidor”. This engraving depicts July 27, 1794, the final stages of the reign of terror from the French Revolution. The classical figures are depicted in the Hall of Liberty in Paris. Right lower left margin reads, ” Compose et dessine par Lethiere ” and lower right margin reads, “Grave par Coqueret Lar G. 1798″. Overall very good condition with center crease, folds to upper right and left corner margins, crease through extreme right edge of image. 35″ length x 12 3/4″ H. Circa 1798. France. Margaret Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $300-$500. Realized $619.
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Rare colored stippled engraving titled, “A Cudgelling Match between English & French Negroes in Dominica”, A. Brunias (Agostino Brunias, 1728-96). Brunias was a painter born in Italy in 1730. In 1764, Brunias travelled to the West Indies and primarily resided in Dominica, painting West Indian scenes and slave life. Note - Margaret Lindsley Warden notes in her typed inventory this engraving was purchased by Dr. John Berrien Lindsley of Nashville during a European tour of the 1850s. These engravings were shown at an art exhibition in June 1945 at 1806 E. Belmont Circle. Several of Margaret’s engravings were later exhibited at the Parthenon Gallery in 1954, but it is unknown if this engraving was part of this exhibit. Condition - overall very good condition with one old stain to reverse that is visible in the reverse side of the print, hinge mounted. Sheet size 11-1/2″ H x 14-3/8″ W. Framed 16-1/4″ H x 19-3/4″ W. Late 18th century.Est. $500-$1000. Realized $1,462.
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Lot 141 - Audubon Havell edition, Plate CCXXXVII, Great Esquimaux Curlew, from John James Audubon’s original edition of The Birds of America produced by hand-colored engraving on wove paper. Marked upper left corner with No. 48, and upper right Plate CCXXXVII; Audubon credit lower left - Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S., and lower right - Engraved, Printed and Coloured by R. Havell, London 1835. Bird’s name centered below image Great Esquimaux Curlew. J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermark 183(?illeg). Condition - toning to image, minor foxing to side margin edges, side margins folded back approx. 2 1/2″ but intact, some old tears to side margins. sheet size 25 1/4″ x 37 3/4″. Circa 1835. Thompson family of Glen Leven Plantation, Nashville. Est. $1000-$1200. Realized $2,363.
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Lot 145 - Exceptional complete set of Audubon Octavo Birds and Quadrupeds (total 10 volumes). Includes the 7 volume - The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories. New York: V. G. Audubon, Roe Lockwood & Son, 1860. The set also includes the 3 volume - The Quadrupeds of North America. New York: V. G. Audubon, 1856. This complete 10 volume set contains a total of 655 hand colored lithographed plates - 500 plates for the Birds of America volumes, 155 plates for the Quadrupeds of North America. Bird plate size 10 3/8″ x 6 5/8″. Quadruped plate size 10 1/2″ x 6 5/8″. Each volume with the inscription, “From Library of Hardy Bryan Aug 1860″ and the later inscription, “To Hardy Bryan Branner from His Mother Magnolia Bryan Branner May 2nd 1897 with love”. Hardy Bryan Branner was mayor of Knoxville in 1880, a graduate under Robert E. Lee at Washington College, and co-founder of Standard Knitting Mills. He is buried in Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville. Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville was named after his mother. Condition - plates with vibrant colors and generally clean with no creases or tears. All 655 plates present. Very occasional minor foxing or spotting, a few plates just slightly discolored at margins, a few plates with slight toning. Some tissue guards with foxing/browning and less than four tissue guards missing on the entire set. Foxing to text pages of Bird volumes, less so with the Quadrupeds text. Brown embossed morocco covers, marbled endpapers, spines with gilt lettering, scuffs to edges. Est. $30000-$40000. Realized $36,000.
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Lot 172 - 1st item - colored stippled engraving after Angelica Kauffman and Bartoloni, titled “Griselda”. Lower margin reads, “a Paris, chez Efnauts et Rapilly No. 250.” Condition - five to six brown spots to margins, old crease or mended tear to lower right margin. 11 1/4″ x 15″. Matted and hinge mounted. Late 18th century. 2nd engraving - Colored stipple engraving after Angelica Kauffman and M. Barolozzi, titled “Nymphs Sacrificing to Love”. Lower margin reads, “London Pub.d May 9 1785 by I. Burchall No. 473 Strand, & G Durand No 8 Catherine Street.” Condition - scattered foxing and browning from age, upper right margin edge torn, lower right margin edge folded. Matted and hinge mounted. 11 1/2″ x 16 1/2″ margins. Matted and hinge mounted. Circa 1785. Note - Margaret Lindsley Warden notes in her typed inventory this engraving was purchased by Dr. John Berrien Lindsley of Nashville during a European tour of the 1850s. These engravings were shown at an art exhibition in June 1945 at 1806 E. Belmont Circle. Several of Margaret’s engravings were later exhibited at the Parthenon Gallery in 1954, but it is unknown if this engraving was part of this exhibit. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $150-$300. Realized $365.
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Lot 215 - French Louis XV style gilt decorated armchair with carved floral crest. Older upholstery. Condition - overall very good condition with wear to old upholstery, fraying on the front edge of seat and upholstered armrests. 37″ H x 25″W x 21 1/4′ D. Early 20th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $478.
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Lot 217 - Pair of French inlaid lingerie chests. Each fitted with interior drawers. Very good condition with scuffs and minor patch repair to sides. 33 3/4″ H x 13 3/4″ W x 13 3/4″ D. 20th century. Est. $300-$500. Realized $618.
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Pair of French brass floral candelabras, originally for church altar (most likely Roman Catholic or Episcopal). This ornate metalwork shows sheaves of wheat, bunches of grapes, and lilies. The sheaves of wheat and bunches of grapes symbolize the blessed bread and wine of the sacrament of the Eucharist. The lily is a symbol of purity. The candelabra bases contain angel figures and the supports are dolphin feet designs. Overall very good condition with minor losses interior of lilies. 40 1/2″ height. France, 19th Century. Est. $400-$800. Realized $956.
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Lot 228 - Pair of pearl necklaces. 1st necklace - cultured pearls, knotted with white 14K marked gold filigree clasp. Excellent condition. 16 1/4″ length. 2nd necklace - Double strand of cultured pearls. Silver hasp. Excellent condition. 20″ length. Est. $150-$250. Realized $478.
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Lot 236 - An exceptional Revolutionary War period scrimshaw decorated powder horn in an old patina. The powder horn is engraved, “John Hoffman August 16th 1773″ and contains an engraved bird and tulip and associated geometric and floral engraving. Dome wooden plug with concentric incised rings and carved gadrooning. Horn and plug with old patina. Remnants of leather strap. The wooden plug has turning characteristics of the Philadelphia area and the tulip and bird decoration is reminiscent of Pennsylvania Dutch designs from the Southeastern PA area. Condition - overall very good condition, inspection reveals all nail brads present, a couple of old chips near cap, small horn crack (stable) to backside(approx. length 2″), expected wear to engraving on underside. Length of horn - 10 3/4″ length, plug diameter 2 1/2″. Circa 1773. Note - there are several John Hoffmans that served in the Revolutionary War, including ones from the state of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $3,600.
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Lot 241 - Colt 1849 pocket revolver with case and accouterments. Model 1849 pocket pistol, .31 caliber, 5 shot, octagonal barrel of 4″, serial# 141563 with all numbers matching (wedge pin not verified. Cylinder retains stage coach scene engraving. Barrel stamped “Address SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY” and left side of frame is marked “COLT PATENT”. Original case contains an eagle and stars flask with an old surface, a bullet mold marked “COLTS PATENT”, a can of Eley Bros London primers, assorted lead bullets, and wooden case. Provenance - descended from the original 19th century owner, Homer Metcalf of New York. Note - escutcheon for case retained but not shown. Est. $1400-$1800. Realized $3,262. |
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Lot 245 - Civil War Naval sword, Ames Model 1860 Navy Cutless. Blade marked with anchor hallmark and letters P G G and smaller letters T R with numbers below these letters, mostly illegible. Guard marked 14M 181. Total length is 31 1/2″ length. Blade 26″. Hilt 6″. Condition - blade has been re-plated with a nickel finish, hilt guard with expected tarnishing and wear for age. Circa 1860. Est. $200-$300. Realized $365.
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Lot 261 - Royal Crown Derby Red Aves pattern soup tureen with underplate, red bird pattern on white background with scrolled handles, trimmed in gold. Excellent condition. Tureen 7 1/2″ height x 12″ diameter; underplate 14″ diameter. England, circa 1970. Est. $300-$400. Realized $731.
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Lot 276 - Pair of fine decorated Chinese vases. Red marks on underside are similar to the Ching Dynasty mark but likely after the Ching period. Both vases depict a standing female facing a sitting male, designs with Chinese letters between the figures. Overall excellent condition. 8″ H x 4 1/2″ D. Early 20th century. Est. $200-$300. Realized $450.
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Lot 277 - Minton Hollins & Co Stokes on Trent tile ceramic tile of moon and child with pinecones and bat, framed. Stamped Minton Hollins & Co., Stoke On Trent. Excellent condition. 6 5/8″ H x 6 5/8″ W. Early 20th century. Est. $100-$125. Realized $450.
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Lot 289 - Three Tennessee trophy cups, from Knoxville TN schools, early 20th century. (1) Handled cup engraved with 1910 Knox Prep School Baseball Championship. Silverplated. Condition - tarnishing, handles slightly bent. 9 1/2″ H x 8 3/4″ W. (2) 1915 Central High School Horn handled cup. Silverplate with foliate designed rim and base, three horns for handles. Expected tarnishing. 10″ H x 9″ W. (3) Sterling trophy engraved for 1921 Knoxville High School 4th Corps Area Rifle Championship. Marked Bailey, Banks & Biddle. Sterling. Condition - tarnishing, handles bent. 17.175 oz. troy. 10 3/4″ H x 8″ W. Est. $150-$200. Realized $394.
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Lot 316 - Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball on stand, concentric carved balls depicting dragons with ebony eyes, the pedestal with a small puzzle ball supported on a pierced carved base depicting dragons. Overall excellent condition, no breaks detected. 14 1/2″ height. Note - International shipping is not available for this lot. This lot will only be shipped within the United States. This item was legally imported into the United States. Est. $350-$550. Realized $1,238. |
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Highlights from our April 19th, 2008 Southern Antiques Auction in Knoxville are listed below:
(prices realized include a 10% buyer’s premium)
If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at jdcase@caseantiques.com.
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Lot#2 - Carte-de-visite CDV photo album of Nashville Tennessee interest, embossed leather covers, pressed metal clasps, Contains carte-de-visites and early reproductions from negatives of Felix Grundy, Ann Phillips Rogers Grundy, Jacob McGavock, Louisa Grundy McGavock, Jacob McGavock Lindsley, Dr. John Berrien Lindsley, Sarah “Sallie” McGavock Lindsley, Mary McGavock Todd, Mary Louise McGavock, and others. Most from Nashville photograph galleries including C.C. Giers and T.M. Schlier. Also included is one of the earliest known images of the Felix Grundy home, Grundy Place. This mansion, originally located near the Tennessee state capital was purchased by Felix Grundy’s law partner, James K. Polk, who later became president. The house then became known as Polk Place. 5″ x 6″. Cover and frontspiece detached, spine loose, some images foxed but mostly in good condition. Names inscribed in pencil script. Lindsley Warden estate. Est $300-$500. Realized $1,760. |
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Lot#6 - “History of Tennessee Illustrated 1887. East Tennessee Edition. ” Nashville, Goodspeed Publishing, 1887. Thick volume with gilt lettering and leather spine and corners, marbled edges and ends. With fold-out map of “Aboriginal Tennessee.” Edges of spine rubbed and chipped, covers rubbed esp. at edges. Hinges reinforced. Very good condition. Circa 1887. Est $200-$250. Realized $440. |
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Lot#7 - Unusual medical cabinet with ten drawers each side, for a total of 20, attributed to Tennessee. A note of family records indicates this was Dr. John Berrien Lindsley’s medicine cabinet. Locking mechanisms on both sides of the case with keys, dovetailed drawers. Walnut primary, poplar secondary wood. Old surface. Condition - overall very good condition except for missing side base molding. Dimensions 28 1/8″ height x 25 1/2″ width x 12 1/2″ depth. Circa 1860. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $400-$800. Realized $1,320. |
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Lot#12 - Sullivan County, Tennessee two drawer stand in the old surface. Dovetailed drawers with cockbeading, turned Sheraton legs. Provenance - Juanita Hall estate of Washington Co., TN. Walnut primary, poplar secondary. The original house for this estate was lost when TVA flooded the area in the early 20th century. Condition - Very good condition, no pulls, old minor loss of some cockbeading. 18″ width x 17 1/2 depth x 29″ height. Circa 1830. Est. $450-$550. Realized $935. |
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Lot#13 - Rare Tennessee work or tavern table from Washington County, TN. Consisting of a top with large overhang top, square base with turned Sheraton legs. The top chamfered underneath at the edges. Primary wood appears to be cherry. Note - the double ring turned leg on this table is similar to other one and two drawer tables from Sullivan County (refer to tables sold in May 2006 auction). However the larger tavern table form appears unique. Appears to retain original surface. Provenance - Juanita Hall estate of Washington Co., TN. Condition - top screwed down due to warpage. Dimensions 34″ width x 26″ depth x 29″ height. Circa 1830. Est. $500-$700. Realized $1,045. |
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Lot#16 - Early Sevier County, Tennessee rocking chair. Exceptional turned finials, carved arm supports, arched slats, turned stiles, original split oak seat. Original surface. Excellent condition for age. 40 5/8″ height x 23″ width x 31 1/2″ depth (rockers). Circa 1840. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,045. |
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Lot#19 - Williamson County, Tennessee side chair, branding mark on lowest slat, “L P”, attributed to the Poynor school of chair makers. Consisting of arched slats, ring turned stiles, and bulbous turning at the terminus of the front feet. Refer to Rick Warrick’s Williamson Co. TN book for similar examples. Very good condition, some minor breaks to rush seat. 36 1/4″ height x 15″ depth x 17 1/2″ width. Late 19th century. Est. $125-$175. Realized $550. |
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Lot#24 - Exceptional East Tennessee one drawer table. Diminutive proportioned cherry table with exceptional turned legs, dovetailed drawers, original pulls. Provenance - Wooten family of Elizabethton, TN. Condition - overall excellent condition, older surface, cleaned at one point. 21 1/2″ width x 19″ depth x 27 1/4″ height. Circa 1825-35. Hearn estate. $450-$550. Realized $770. |
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Lot#25 - Unusual and diminutive Hepplewhite style inlaid three drawer chest. Consisting of string inlay dovetailed drawers and skirt, string inlaid around top, shaped skirt and splayed feet. Mahogany veneer drawer fronts with dovetailed drawers, poplar and pine secondary. Very good condition. 28 3/4″ width x 36 1/4″ height x 19 3/8″ depth. Late 19th century. Est. $1600-$2200. Realized $2,750. |
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Lot#26 - Middle Tennessee two drawer stand, Wilson Co., TN. Dovetailed drawers, curved corners to front top, paneled sides with molding, mortise and peg construction, resting on tapered legs. Older surface with cherry and walnut primary woods. Very good condition. 30″ height x 17 1/2″ width x 17 1/2″ depth. Circa 1850-60. Est. $450-$550. Realized $660.
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Lot#33 - Rare and exceptional Wythe County, Virginia side table with an elaborate carved skirt, dovetailed hidden drawer, hand planed bottom of drawer, on turned Sheraton feet. Original surface. Walnut primary wood, poplar secondary. This table relates to a group of similar tables from Wythe Co. and appears to be from the earliest period. Overall excellent condition. 28″ width x 19 1/2″ depth x 28 5/8″ height. Circa 1830-1840. Hearn estate. Est. $1600-$1800. Realized $7,040. |
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Lot#50 - Tennessee folk art banjo with octagonal resonator. End with heart shaped tuner, inlay band, and leather. Found in Grainger County, TN. Condition - couple of tuning keys missing, one slat of resonator bottom missing, overall roughness. 35 1/4″ length. 19th century. Est. $125-150. Realized $467. |
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Lot#54 -Two Virginia folk art carvings. 1st item - Virginia folk art butter mold, found in Wythe County, Virginia. Circular mold with hearts, stars, leaf floral designs, central sunburst design to mold, saw tooth border. Tapering cone mold form with carved wooden handle, all one piece of wood. Possibly poplar. Condition - Overall good condition with expected wear for age, old age cracks to handle area. 4 3/4″ x 4 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ depth. Circa 1840-60. 2nd item - Wythe County, Virginia folk art heart carving, possibly used for a mold. Walnut carved heart with relief carving on both sides. One side with carved heart with graduated borders, leaf/vine type relief designs in borders. Other side with boot relief carving with circles and vine type designs surrounding boot. Very good condition for age. 3 7/8″ length. 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $605. |
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Lot#55 - Exceptional and rare Southern folk art carved mold, found in Wythe County, Virginia, dated 1831. Exceptional textured gouge carving, creating a level of detail and perception of depth indicative of a master carver. Circular mold consisting of hexagonal star with flower designs between points, outer circular border consisting of gouged carved date of “1831″ and the initials, “C S” with a cross between the initials, carved hearts between flower with vine and leaves. Condition - Very good condition with minor chips to outer border, old age crack in area near “1″ of 1831 date, back of mold original fitted for a handle now lost. 4 3/16″ x 4 1/16″ x 1 3/8″ depth. Circa 1831. Est. $1200-$1400. Realized $3,290. |
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Lot#60 - Two (2) carvings by Clarence Stringfield (Tennessee, 1903 - 1976). 1st item - Dove on branch carving by C. Stringfield. Depicting a dove resting on a stump or cut branch, signed on the bottom in blue pen, “C. Stringfield”. In orange script on the bottom, “16–”. Overall excellent condition. 14″ height. 2nd item - carved owl by C. Stringfield, signed on the bottom in pen, “C. Stringfield” Overall very good condition with abrasions to left ear. 11″ height. Est. $400-$600. Realized $990. |
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Lot#65 - Extremely rare glazed earthenware bottle, attributed to the Cain pottery of Sullivan County, TN. Lead glaze with a manganese overglaze to the bottle neck, resulting in a pleasing alternate glaze color design. Incised sine wave design around the circumference of the bottle shoulder, surrounded by incised line borders on each side, footed base, partial glaze to the unglazed bottom, a couple of manganese drips to the lower body. The sine wave incising pattern, double rim, footed base, use of manganese as a second color, and crevice/roughness to the lead glaze base are all attributes of redware from the Cain pottery. The successful glazing of manganese to the neck to create the alternate color effect and bottle form are unique. Condition - minor, shallow chips to rim, clean break to base of the neck, reglued with minimal loss. 8″ height. Circa 1850. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $3,740. |
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Lot#69 - Large East Tennessee redware jar with pulled handles and sine wave incising around the upper shoulder, attributed to the Cain pottery of Sullivan County, TN. Speckled glaze. Found in the Blountville, TN area with two similar glazed pieces. Descended through the Black family of Blountville. Condition - stabilized cracks to the base of the jar. 13 5/8″ height. Circa 1860. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $4,180. |
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Lot#73 - Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped “W. Grinstaff” with another stamp of circular shape. Lug handles with rolled rim, incised line around shoulder. Condition - restoration to rim area, spider hairlines to base, extending in three directions. 12″ height. Late 19th century. Est. $300-$400. Realized $1,045. |
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Lot#76 - Rare and large Middle Tennessee stoneware jar, quadruple handles, two on each side, the upper handle terminus joining the lower strapped handle. The lower handle with a triangular shaped terminus. This unique handle design is similar to a group of signed George Washington Dunn pieces. Condition - excellent, some roughness to inside of rim, possible firing flaw. No chips or cracks. 23″ height. Found in a Bristol, TN church. Early 20th century. Est. $800-$900. Realized $1,980. |
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Lot#113 - Exceptional Georgia alkaline glazed churn with lug and strap handle, the underside of the handle incised “4″, denoting gallon capacity. Rich green alkaline drips on inside and outside of jar. Condition - old minor flake chip to handle, otherwise excellent. 16 7/8″ height. Late 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $880. |
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Lot#128 - Early Tennessee willow basket by Linda Whaley (1840-1926), Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia Whaley or “Aunt Liddy” (named by the people of Gatlinburg) was Pi Beta Phi Arrowcraft’s first basket instructor. She was known for her baskets made from willow bark using a design her father, Joel Kear, brought from Scotland (Reference: Southern Arts and Crafts 1890-1940, Mint Museum). Liddy’s husband was killed during the Civil War at Harry’s Ford in the Smokies (Reference: Mountain Ways by Aiken, p. 29, 293). Liddy’s work was also cited by Allen Eaton in his book, Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. Original brown paint with painted willow handle. Excellent condition. 7″ width x 6 3/4″ height. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $175-$225. Realized $880. |
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Lot#138 - North Carolina painted buttocks basket, found in Mt. Airy, North Carolina area. Old red paint. Excellent condition with one weaver at rim broken. 10 1/4″ height x 11 1/2″ width. Late 19th or Early 20th century. Est. $225-$300. Realized $522. |
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Lot#141 - Early Southern sampler, probably Virginia. Consisting of alphabet in green and brown lettering with letters. Includes “Sarah - Ott - August 27″ twice, and the bottom reads, “In the Year of Our Lord 1807″. Old Richmond, Virginia art shop label on back. Condition - fading, stitching in very good condition (not examined out of frame). 13″ x 19 1/4″ frame. Circa 1807. Hearn estate. Est. $400-$500. Realized $1,430. |
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Lot #145 - Rare Watauga County, North Carolina quilt. Made by Nancy Lucinda Horton, b.1824 Watauga Co., NC. The Great Divide/Rocky Mountain pattern with appliqué and reverse appliqué with long seams hand sewn with chrome yellow, indigo with lighter blue print, double pink, printed turkey red, indigo with chrome orange print. The quilting pattern consists of feathered cross in center of blocks, corner sunbursts. border has feathered vine with half inch diagonal lines in background. Overall very good condition with back having light browning, some brown spots on front, repair to small section of fringe border. Dimensions - 94 1/2″ x 73 1/2″. Circa 1850. Est. $1000-$1400. Realized $2,310. |
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Lot#147 - Large abstract watercolor/gouache by Tennessee artist Carl Sublett (Tennessee 1919-2008). Abstract of a face profile blowing a trumpet, with red, pink, orange, and blue background colors. Signed lower left corner, “Sublett ‘58″ Very good condition. 17″ x 19 1/4″ painting, 24 1/4″ x 27″ frame. Circa 1958. Est. $350-$450. Realized $522. |
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Lot#150 - Tennessee Impressionist mountain landscape by L.E. Jones (Louis Edward Jones, Tennessee, 1878-1958). Oil on board, signed and dated lower left corner, “L. E. Jones 1946″. Depicting a road or trail in the foreground with mountains in the background (probably Smokey Mountain National Park). Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Inscription on back includes writing “Gift to Robert Mildrix…” Very good condition. 16″ x 20″ painting, 18″ x 22″ frame. Circa 1946. Est. $1000-$1400. Realized $2,750. |
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Lot#151 - Tennessee Impressionist mountain landscape by L.E. Jones (Louis Edward Jones, Tennessee, 1878-1958). Oil on board, signed and dated lower right corner, “L. E. Jones 1943″. Title of painting on verso, “A Winter Day in the Sugarlands - Louis E. Jones.1943″. Appears to be in the original frame. Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Very good condition, couple of inconspicuous tiny flecks of paint. 11 3/8″ x 13 1/4″ painting, 15 3/8″ x 17 1/4″ frame. Circa 1943. Est. $600-$800. Realized $2,530. |
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Lot#153 - Tennessee mountain landscape by Thomas Campbell (Tennessee 1834-1914), signed lower right, “Thomas Campbell”. East Tennessee mountain scene possibly Chimneys in the Smokey Mountain National Park. Excellent condition. 6 1/2″ width x 9 5/8″ height, frame 9 3/8″ x 12 5/8. Early 20th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $770. |
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Lot#156 - Tennessee oil on canvas by Knoxville artist, Walter Hollis Stevens (1927 - 1980). Titled on back, “Church in the Trees, Knoxville Oct ‘57″ and signed on the canvas, upper right corner, “Stevens 57″. Excellent condition. 24″ x 30″ canvas, 31 3/4″ x 37 3/4″ frame. Circa 1957. Accompanying this lot is an exhibit catalog, “Walter Hollis Stevens, An exhibition of paintings 1956-1980″ by Frederick Moffat, University of Tennessee, Dulin Gallery of Art (now Knoxville Museum of Art), Knoxville, TN. Est. $350-$450. Realized $1,870.
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Lot#158 - Early Tennessee oil on canvas child portrait of Hugh Albert McGavock (1842-1854). The youngest son of Jacob and Louisa McGavock, Hugh died at 13 years old after a protracted illness on July 30th, 1854. Retains the original gilt frame. Attributed to Tennessee artist George Dury (family historical records). Overall very good condition for age. Accompanying this lot is the 1854 obituary for Hugh McGavock and an invitation to his July 30th funeral. Dimensions 9 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ sight, 10 1/4″ x 12 3/8″ stretcher, 15 3/8″ x 17 5/8″ frame . Circa 1852. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $6,710. |
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Lot#159 - Monumental gilt plaster casting from one of the horses of Helios, the rising sun. Wesley Paine, Director of the The Parthenon, Nashville, indicates this is probably an interim cast made by Belle Kinney & Leopold Scholz as they were working on the Nashville Parthenon pediment figures, showing the process of their work. In the original Parthenon marble and the Nashville Parthenon cast, the lower jaw of the horse is missing; the sculptors have replaced it in this cast. The importance of this cast exists in the fact there is very little of the Kinney/Scholz oeuvre known, especially their plasters, and this cast illustrates the process of the sculptors working out the Nashville Parthenon sculptures. In the early 20th century, the Nashville Parthenon purchased several casts of marbles from the original Parthenon from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. These casts were used as study pieces for Belle Kinney and Leopold Scholz in the reconstruction of the pediment sculptures of the Nashville Parthenon at Centennial Park. This important sculpture was presented as a gift to Miss Margaret Lindsley Warden. Dimensions 36″ length, 31″ height, 10 1/2″ height. Note - Belle Marshall Kinney (1890-1959) was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago and later served as an instructor of sculpture there. Kinney married the Austrian sculptor, Leopold F. Scholz in 1921 and they collaborated on several works including the Victory sculpture at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville and the Nashville Parthenon reconstruction. Kinney also received commissions for sculptures of several famous Tennesseans including Andrew Jackson at the U.S. Capitol, Admiral Albert Gleaves at Annapolis, Maryland, and Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, and James K. Polk at the Tennessee State Capitol. Additional works include the Monument to the Women of the Confederacy, War Memorial Building, Nashville, Monument to the Women of the Confederacy, Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson, Col. Richard Owen, Indiana State Capitol, Indianapolis, IN, and the Bronx Victory Memorial - Pelham Bay Park, New York City (the Tennessee Encyclopedia for History & Culture, Tennessee Historical Society, referenced). Est. $4500-$6500. Realized $10,120. |
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Lot# 160 - Important portrait of William Walker, “The Grey Eyed Man of Destiny”, by Nashville artist, George Dury (1817-1894). The painting is signed on the back, “Dury 1858″. Oil/gouache on paper. This painting had previously been attributed to artist Washington Cooper in John Edwin Woodrow’s book, “John Berrien Lindsley” (illustrated on page 85). William Walker was a physician, lawyer, and journalist. A Nashvillian, Walker was the only Tennessee born president of another country, the Republic of Nicaragua. At age 14, Walker graduated from the University of Nashville. He was then awarded a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania at age 19. He invaded Mexico in 1853 and proclaimed himself President of Lower California. He was elected President of Nicaragua in 1856. Walker later made an attempt to wage war with Honduras, was captured and executed in 1860. Walker was a close friend of Dr. John Berrien Lindsley, and this is the only portrait known painted from life of him. Original frame. Condition - very good condition for age, small tear to upper margin. Dimensions sight 7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″, frame 13 1/4″ x 16 1/4″. Circa 1858. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $8000-$10000. Realized $13,750. |
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Lot#161 - Large oil on canvas of Steeplechase course, Nashville, TN. Gift of the artist Preston Frazer, son of Sadie Warner (Mrs. George) Frazer to Miss Margaret Warden. Scene showing horse track with riders warming up their horses. Condition - some flaking of paint in the upper sky area. 36 1/4″ x 27 3/4″, 41 1/2″ x 32 5/8″. Early 20th century. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $300-$400. Realized $880.
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Lot#162 - Framed print or drawing of horse, Morgan Chief. Titled, “Morgan Chief, Property of D. H. McGavock, Nashville, TN”. Signed lower left corner, “A.C. Webb, Del.” Retains the original frame. Condition - foxing and water stains. Print appears to be laid down on canvas. David H. McGavock built Two Rivers Mansion in Davidson Co., TN. Print sight 19 1/2″ x 23 1/2″, frame 26″ x 30″. 19th century. Warden estate. Est. $400-$500. Realized $2,200. |
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Lot#163 - An important panoramic East Tennessee landscape oil on canvas by Thomas Campbell (1834-1914, born in England, active Tennessee). Titled on back “Tenn Mill and Mine”, showing a mill in the foreground and a large factory complex in the background right. Provenance - Calderwood Lodge of Calderwood Dam, Tennessee. Condition - overall very good condition, layer of grime, a few scattered pin holes, minor flaking of paint in a couple of areas. Dimensions 39 1/4″ length x 21 1/4″ canvas, 29″ x 47″ carved gilt frame. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Est. $5000-$8000. Realized $37,400, a record price for this Tennessee artist. |
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Lot#164 - East Tennessee watercolor of early industrial view of Knoxville, TN. Signed and dated lower left corner and inscription in lower right corner, “Knoxville, Tennessee”. The scene depicted appears to be a view from the South of the Tennessee river looking North into downtown Knoxville. 9 3/8″ x 13 1/2″ sight, 16 3/4″ x 20 1/4″. Early 20th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $770.
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Lot#169 - Rare Nashville, Tennessee coin silver table spoon, marked “E. Raworth” (Edward Raworth, Nashville, Tennessee, working 1808-1820). Caldwell states Edward Raworth was one of Davidson County’s earliest silversmiths. His mark is illustrated in Caldwell’s Tennessee Silversmiths, p.141, figure 107 and 107b. Spoon is monogrammed “HALL “. Very good condition. 9 1/8″ length. Weight - 2.34 oz troy. Early 19th century. Est. $175-$225. Realized $385. |
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Lot#170 - Rare large Nashville, Tennessee coin silver ladle, marked “W.H. Calhoun. Nashville.T.” (William H. Calhoun, Nashville, Tennessee, working 1839-1865). This mark appears to be from Calhoun’s earliest period (1845-1850) and Caldwell illustrates this mark in Tennessee Silversmiths, p.50, figure 47b. Ladle is monogrammed. Very good condition, slight crease to bowl (very inconspicuous). Length 12 1/2″. Weight - 6.38 oz troy. Circa 1845-1850. Est. $800-$1000. Realized $3,080. |
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Lot#180 - Set of 12 Coin Silver Teaspoons, marked “Coin,” “Patent 1861.” Wm. Kendrick (working Louisville, KY, 1810-1880). Anthemion Design handle. Monogrammed M. Mc. on back of handles. Very good condition. 5 7/8″ length. Total wt. 10 oz troy. Circa 1861. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $300-$500. Realized $990.
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Lot#182 - Sterling Presentation Pitcher, elaborate repoussé cottage and bridge pattern with rococo style decoration, central cartouche inscribed “To Sallie M. Lindsley from her mother,” flared rim with acanthus handle. Sarah “Sallie” McGavock Lindsley was the wife of Dr. John Berrien Lindsley. Her mother was Louisa Grundy McGavock, daughter of the Hon. Felix Grundy. Marks for Bailey & Co., 136 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, with pseudohallmarks denoting sterling standard.. Minor small dents, overall excellent condition. 11″ height. 37.72 oz troy. Circa 1850. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $3500-$4000. Realized $14,300. |
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Lot#183 - Pair of Coin Silver Era sterling goblets with Tennessee interest. Elaborate Rococo style floral/swag repoussé pattern. Marked Bailey & Co., with pseudohallmarks denoting sterling standard. Inscribed “To Sallie M. Lindsley from her Mother.” Sarah “Sallie” McGavock Lindsley’s mother was Louisa Grundy McGavock, daughter of the Honorable Felix Grundy. One goblet has a dent and does not stand straight; other goblet in very good condition. 6 1/2″ height. 11.83 oz troy total wt. Circa 1857. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $1000-$1200. Realized $1,760. |
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Lot#184 - Silver goblet with circular and chevron type chasing design, inscription “John J. McGavock to Louise Lindsley”. No hallmarks. Louise Lindsley was born in 1858, the first child of Sallie McGavock Lindsley and John Berrien Lindsley. Louise Lindsley never married, and Margaret Lindsley Warden and her mother lived with Louise Lindsley for many years. Condition - crease dent in lower bowl, minor dents. 4 7/8″ height. 3.35 oz troy. Circa 1865. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $300-$350. Realized $990. |
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Lot#188 - Large 18th century coin silver English salver with engraved coat of arms, beaded border, and quad feet. English hallmarks on the underside and engraved script, “43 = 8 04 depth”. Overall excellent condition for age, tray slightly warped. 14 1/8″ diameter. Weight - 42.47 oz troy. Late 18th century. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $1,980. |
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Lot#191 - Sterling silver calling card case with cards of Nashville interest. Envelope style case with chased scroll design. Cards include Randal W. McGavock, Jn McGavock, Miss Margaret Lindsley Warden. Hallmarks for Birmingham, England, 1904-05. Excellent condition. 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″. 1.9 oz troy. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $200-$250. Realized $495. |
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Lot#195 - Tiffany & Co. ladies flask, marked “Tiffany & Co. 7858 M 9096 Sterling” near base. Floral repousse pattern. Excellent condition. Length 7″. Weight - 4.29 oz troy. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. Est. $250-$300. Realized $1,760. |
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Lot#198 - Gorham Sterling oval silver tray, Rococo style floral and cartouche design. Marked on underside with Gorham hallmarks and “Sterling A6409 14in”. Gorham date mark for 1911. Good condition with surface scratches. No monograms. 14 1/2″ by 10″, 23.21 oz troy. Circa 1911. Est. $300-$400. Realized $605. |
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lot#210 - Monumental Gorham 7 piece Sterling silver tea set: coffee pot, tea pot, warming pot with stand, waste bowl, covered sugar, and creamer. Rococo style design with flowers, scrolls and cartouches, and blackberry form finials. Marked on underside with Gorham hallmarks and A and number series A2721-A2727. Monogrammed. Excellent condition. Height of warming pot with stand 15 1/2 in. Weight of warming pot with stand 86.3 oz troy, waste bowl 19.66 oz troy, coffee pot 45.93 oz troy, sugar 27.81 oz troy, creamer 18.16 oz troy, tea pot 39.2 oz troy. Total weight of six pieces - 237.06 oz troy. Early 20th century. Massive Gorham sterling silver tray in a Rococo style design with flowers, scrolls and cartouches, classical scrolled feet. Monogrammed. Marked “Sterling A691 24In” and Gorham hallmarks. Overall very good condition with scratches and a couple of slight dents. 31″ length x 21 1/2″ width. 175 oz troy. Early 20th century. Total weight of all items 412.06 oz troy. Est. $9000-$12000. Realized $13,750. |
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Lot#214 - Set of 12 Gorham sterling silver goblets, grape & cable repousse pattern, gilt wash interiors. Marked on underside with Gorham hallmarks and Sterling 336A, with Gorham date mark for 1917. Excellent condition. Monogrammed. Total of 12 goblets. Overall excellent condition with two goblets having one minor dimple each. 6 5/8″ height, total weight 87.34 oz troy. Circa 1917. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $6,160. |
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Lot#222 - Monumental Gorham sterling silver centerpiece basket. Pierced floral and cartouche design with swing handle and tin liner. Monogrammed on side and engraved with the date “1905″ on the other side. Marked “Sterling D Y R” and Gorham hallmarks. Excellent condition. 15″ width x 17 1/2″ height, 59.1 oz troy. Circa 1905. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $3,740. |
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Lot#224 - Set of 12 Gorham sterling silver dinner or service plates, Rococo style floral and cartouche design. Marked on underside with Gorham hallmarks and “Sterling A6620″. Gorham date mark for 1919. Some surface scratches to centers, otherwise excellent condition. Monogrammed on border. 10 3/4″ diameter, 205.87 oz troy total weight. Circa 1919. Est. $4000-$6000. Realized $7,700. |
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Lot#233 - Important cameo brooch portrait of Confederate Colonel Randal McGavock, former mayor of Nashville, killed in the Civil War at the Battle of Raymond, Mississippi in 1863. Randal McGavock references in his journals having this cameo made in Rome (”Pen and Sword, the Life and Journals of Randal McGavock” by Herschel Gower). Randal quotes in his journal, “My cameo came in today and I think the artist has succeeded admirably in getting a good likeness.” The cameo is signed in the lower right corner “Saulini F. Roma 1851.” Gold setting tested as 18K. Total weight 23.1 grams. Attributed to the Saulini workshop in Rome. Tommaso Saulini (Italian, 1793-1864) and Luigi Saulini (1819-1883) were master cameo carvers from this workshop established in 1836. Tommaso was a renowned specialist in portraiture, both in hardstone and shell who produced sculptural engravings from his workshop in Via del Babuino in Rome. Luigi (1819-1883) engraved the portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and won a medal at the 1862 International Exhibition in London.Excellent condition with slight discoloration to area near ear. 2 3/8″ x 2″. Circa 1851. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $3500-$4500. Realized $8,140. |
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Lot#233A - Pair of cameo earrings and cameo brooch, each bordered with pearls (total 3 items), owned by Sarah (Sallie) McGavock. 1st item - Ladies black onyx cameo brooch. Setting tested as 18K gold. White cameo on black, surrounded by approximately 40 round pearls. Cursive inscription on back, “Sallie McGavock 1857″. This is the year Sallie married John Berrien Lindsley. Condition - two pearls missing around border edge. 1 1/4″ x 1 5/8″. Total weight 23.1 grams. Circa 1857. 2nd item - Pair of ladies cameo and pearl pierced earrings . Each earring is set with an oval shaped black on white onyx stone came. The cameo is surrounded by a pear shaped gold setting with round pearls. Each earring is marked with a cursive inscription on back, “Sallie McGavock”. Overall excellent condition. 9/16″ x 7/8″ cameo setting tested 14-18K gold. Total weight of both earrings 7.3 grams. Circa 1855. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $700-$1000. Realized $1,760. |
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Lot#235 - Coastal Impressionist seascape on board, probably California school. Unsigned, in the original gilt frame. Condition - very good condition, painting with a thin layer of grime from age, upper left corner with gold overpaint from gilt frame.18 1/2″ x 23 5/8″ painting, 23 1/2″ x 28 1/2″ frame. Early 20th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $715. |
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Lot#237 - Oil on canvas after Richard Ansdell by H.J. Murcott, depicting a border collie guarding an injured ram from a flock of seagulls. Inner frame with writing, “Painted by H.J. Murcott, 1872 from the original picture by Richard Ansdell, R.A.” There is a H.J. Murcott listed in the London directory of the 19th century as an Art Dealer. Condition - overall very good condition with old paint loss to ram jaw area, pin holes around seagulls in sky. 14 1/4″ x 24 1/4″ sight, 23 1/2″ x 33 1/2″ frame. Late 19th century. Est. $400-$500. Realized $935. |
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Lot#237A - Robert Hopkin watercolor of ship on high seas (Scottish/American, 1832-1909). Signed lower right corner “R. Hopkin”. Excellent condition. Retains the original frame with rope border and rope knot over top of painting. 8 3/4″ x 6 1/2″ sight, 15″ x 12 1/2″ frame. Later 19th century. Est. $350-$450. Realized $550. |
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Lot#240 - Portrait of a Tyrolean woman with a mountain landscape in the background. . 8 3/8″ x 7 1/8″ portrait sight, 15 3/4″ x 14 1/4″ carved gilt frame. An inventory for the Lindsley Warden estate states this painting was brought home by Confederate Colonel Randal McGavock during his European tour of the 1850s. Condition - overall excellent condition, frame has old losses to two corners. Circa 1850. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $1000-$1500. Realized $3,190. |
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Lot#241 - French bronze of nude by Joseph Michel Ange Pollet (French 1815-1870) marked ” Pollet ” in the base with foundry mark E. de Labroue. This bronze is pictured in the book “Nashville Interiors” by Amelia Edwards, p. 63, referring to the McGavock/Lindsley residence - “The small bronze statue is called Hesperus, Goddess of the Dawn by Pollet. It is now in the home of Margaret L. Warden.” Condition - very good condition with old patina and some wear to patina at raised surface. 13 1/8″ height. 19th century. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $3,960.
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Lot#244 - Numbered colored lithograph by Marc Chagall, Woman with a Fan. Signed in the plate “Chagall” and numbered in pencil lower left margin “20/100″. Very good condition, framed and matted, appearing to have full margins. Browning to the back of the lithograph. 18 1/8″ x 22 1/8″ full margins, 22 1/2″ x 26 1/2″ frame. Mallonee estate. Dimensions. Circa 1925. Est. $500-$800. Realized $825. |
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Lot#245 - Signed Lithograph titled Cat and Canary by Will Barnet (American, b. 1911). Signed, titled in pencil lower right hand margin, numbered ed 133/225 in pencil, middle lower margin, and signed in pencil lower right margin. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Overall very good condition. Framed and matted under glass. 15 1/2″ x 18″ lithograph sight, 25 1/4″ x 30 1/4″ frame. Mallonee estate. Est. $400-$500. Realized $935. |
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Lot#247 - Rockwell Kent signed wood engraving, The Bather. Signed in pencil lower right margin, “Rockwell Kent”. Certificate of Authenticity from the Associated American Artists attached stating, “Edition 50. Pencil signed by the artist.” Also contains the original invoice for the engraving ($110). Sight dimensions 5 1/4″x 7 3/4″, 15 1/4″ x 19 1/4″ frame. Mallonee estate. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $1,870. |
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Lot#248 - Rockwell Kent signed wood engraving, Fair Wind. Signed in pencil lower right margin, “Rockwell Kent”. Certificate of Authenticity from the Associated American Artists attached stating, “Edition limited to 150. Pencil signed by the artist.” Sight dimensions 6 1/4″ x 7 1/2″ (Image size 5 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches; sheet size 8 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches). 15″ x 18 3/4″ frame. Mallonee estate. Est. $1000-$2000. Realized $1,980. |
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Lot#250 - Fernand Leger (French, 1881-1955) pencil signed lithograph titled ” Deux figure ” Colour-lithograph on paper. Marked in the plate lower left corner F. LEGER 29. Also signed in pencil ” F. Leger ” in lower right corner and numbered in pencil lower left corner ” 51/100″. Pencil inscriptions for title on verso. Very good condition. Matted and framed under glass. 10 3/4″ x 13 3/4″ sight, 18 1/8″ x 21 5/8″ frame. Mallonee estate. Est. $300-$400. Realized $2,310. |
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Lot#253 - Color lithograph of ” Cakewalk ” by Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) from the Rhythm portfolio. Signed in pencil by Hirschfeld in lower right corner and numbered 12/120 lower left corner. Very good condition with expected aging. 20″ x 26″ sight, 21 3/4″ x 27 3/4″ frame. Note - “Rhythm: Ten Original Lithographs” with illustrations by Hirschfeld and text by Brooks Atkinson was published in 1970 in an edition of 120. Mallonee estate. Est. $600-$800. Realized $2,090. |
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Lot#259 - Johnny Friedlaender (German, 1912-1992) composition color etching edition 7/95, signed “Friedlaender” in pencil lower corner and the edition “7/95″ in the lower left corner. Etching and aquatint in colors. Art gallery label on back titles the work, ” Vers Le Nord Et Vers Le Sud “. Note Johnny Friedlaender (December 26, 1912—June 18, 1992) was a leading twentieth century artist, whose works have been exhibited in Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Japan and the United States. His preferred medium of aquatint etching is a technically difficult artistic process, of which Friedlaender has been a pioneer. Excellent condition. Framed and matted under glass. 22 1/4″ x 29 3/4″ etching, 28 3/4″ x 37 1/2″ frame. Mallonee estate. Est. $250-$350. Realized $412.
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Lot#274 - Important Meissen female nude porcelain by Walter Schott, marked on the base with blue cross swords and incised in the base a cursive “F 68″. Additional number marking with only a “2″ legible. This Meissen work, titled ” Nude Flora ” was modeled in 1897 and is pictured in Laurence Mitchell’s Meissen Collector’s Catalogue, p. 219, plate 79. The Nude Flora model Consists of a female nude surrounded by a rocky outcrop of floral roses. Meissen bought this model and another titled “The Bowling Lady” near the turn of the 20th century. The Nude Flora model is considerably more rare than the more common Bowling Lady model. Condition - overall excellent, one flake to base rim, a couple of glaze imperfections to florals on reverse. 15 5/8″ height. Circa 1902-05. Germany. Est. $3000-$4000. Realized $6,820. |
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Lot#270 - Cold painted Austrian bronze bust of a Roman Centurion. Gilt painted helmet and uniform, ebony face, resting on an alabaster base. Early wooden core to bust. Condition - overall excellent, light and expected wear to gilt painting of helmet and uniform. 11 5/8″ height. 19th century. Mallonee estate. Est. $300-$400. Realized $4,400. |
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Lot#288 - Important pair of English decorated urns with separate griffin bases, each urn marked on the underside with the gold Chelsea mark. Urns consist of a cover with gilt floral finial and gilt border decoration, brass type metal rim, handles with gilt decoration terminating in a head design, large panel of urn with crane or pheasant species surrounded by a floral landscape on both sides, elaborate gilt decoration surrounding large panels, painted birds panels at base of urn, resting on a square base with gilt tracery. Separate porcelain base consisting of four griffin figures at each corner with gilt rope draped between each griffin. gilt decoration on griffin base, bottom unmarked. Condition - excellent condition for age. Blacklighting did not detect any restoration. Some wear to gilt decoration on handle. Griffin bases have minor chips to top edge. 14 5/8″ height of urns with cover, height of griffin base 3 1/2″ height, total height with bases 18 1/8″ height. Late 18th century. England. Mallonee estate. Est. $2000-$2800. Realized $2,970. |
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Lot#293 - Important pair of porcelain cups and saucers with painted scenes, attributed to the Imperial St. Petersburg porcelain factory of Russia. One cup with mark on underside in French script, one saucer with a cursive “r” impressed in script. One cup depicts two soldiers with rifles walking, the second cup shows a young couple observing an acrobat doing a hand stand. The landscape scene around the border of both saucers are similar. Condition - overall excellent condition, minor wear to gilt edge, faint spider hairline in underside of one saucer. Dimensions 3 1/2″ height of cups, 5″ diameter of saucer. Circa 1825-35. Russia. Mallonee estate. Est. $200-$400. Realized $660. |
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Lot#294 - Early and rare Royal Crown Derby set of six (6) cabinet plates with painted topographical scenes of Europe. All plates with early Derby crown mark in red script on verso. Each plate also titled in red script on the back: Near Winster Derbyshire, View in Cumberland, Near Naples, Near Zurich Switzerland, In Westmorland, In Germany. Each plate with gilt classical scrolled border. Condition - “Near Winster, Derbyshire” plate has two crack repairs in border area, “In Germany” plate has faint hairline to border, “View In Cumberland” has two small spots fluoresce under blacklight, indicating inpainting, “Near Zurich Switzerland” plate has four small spots fluoresce in foreground of landscape, indicating inpainting. All remaining plates in excellent condition with minor wear to gilt on border edge. 9″ diameter. Circa 1800-1820. England. Mallonee estate. Est. $1500-$2500. Realized $2,640. |
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Lot#303 - Large service of Royal Crown Derby Red Aves pattern. Consisting of a coffee pot (9 1/4″ height with cover) , creamer (4 3/4″ height), sugar with covered lid, gravy boat and underplate, 10 teacups, 10 saucers (5 7/8″ diameter), 10 bread plates (6 1/4″ diameter) , 10 salad plates (8 3/8″ diameter), 10 dinner plates (diameter - 10 1/2″) , 2 candlesticks (height 10 1/2″ height), 6 crescent shaped plates ( 8 5/8″ width), medium cachepot (4 3/4″ height), 2 oval vegetable bowls (9 5/8″ width), round covered vegetable bowl (9′ width), oval serving platter (13 5/8″ width) , large octagonal serving bowl (10 3/4″ diameter), large charger (13 7/8″ diameter), one small semicircular shell tray (5″ width), two small candy type trays of different design (3 3/4″ width). Total of 77 pcs. Excellent condition. Mallonee estate. Est. $900-$1200. Realized $2,200. |
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Lot#318 - Grouping of early Baccarat decanters and liquors with gold tracery. Includes Baccarat decanters and 16 liquors. Condition - wear to gold tracery on a couple of decanters, chips to stoppers on two decanters, excessive wear to gold tracery on three liquors, a couple of liquors with minor base chips, small corner base chip on two decanters. Decanters with stopper height 8″, height of liquor 2 3/4″. 19th century. France. Additional items - five crystal liquors with vine tracery, do not appear to be Baccarat. Condition - chip to rim on one liquor, base chips to a couple of liquors. 2 7/8″ height. 19th century. Est. $350-$450. Realized $550. |
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Lot#331 - Early English chest on chest, oak and pine secondary. Resting on bracket feet, retaining the original brasses. Condition - some insect damage to blocking of top cornice (only visible from top), right cornice return replaced, left cornice return with a section of newer cornice, breaks to feet, drawer sides built up from expected wear. 68 1/2″ height x 44 1/2″ width x 22″ depth. Circa 1770. Mallonee estate. Est. $1500-$2000. Realized $2,420. |
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Lot#342 - Gustav Stickley oak sideboard, number 814. Label on back, plate rack with original hardware. Original label on back. Very good condition, minor scuffs to top. 48″ height x 66″ length x 24″ depth. Early 20th century. $3000-$4000. Realized $6,600. |
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Lot#343 - Gustav Stickley oak china cabinet, number 803. Remnant of original label on back. Three adjustable shelves, original hardware and glass. Very good condition. 59 7/8″ height x 36″ width x 15″ depth. Early 20th century. Est. $2500-$3500. Realized $4,180.
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Lot#351 - Georgia folk pottery face jugs (total 2). 1st item - Reggie and Flossie Meaders face jug, elongated curved cap. Marked on underside “Reggie Flossie Meaders”. Excellent condition. 7 1/2″ height. 2nd item - Green alkaline glazed face jug by Michael Purdue, marked on bottom, “Michael “Bugsy” Perdue 9/04″. Excellent condition. 12 1/2″ height. Mallonee estate. Est. $250-$300. Realized $440. |
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Lot#352 - Rare Pigeon Forge pottery (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) Santa Clause figure with red glazed had and suit. Marked on the bottom, ” Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn. “. Excellent condition. 5 1/4″ height. 20th century. Est. $100-$150. Realized $275. |
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Lot#358 - Silver plated wire work stand fitted with two inkwells having original Bristol cobalt glass inserts, sander (does not open), and quill holders, on oval base with four classical style feet. Marked JFC and crowned L. 3 3/4″ height x 7 1/2″ width. Very good condition. English, early 19th century. Est. $100-$200. Realized $605. |
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Lot#365 - Large Ansonia patinated spelter figural clock, Ansonia Clock Co, NY, consisting of a figure playing the harp adjacent to clock housing, resting on a base in the Renaissance Revival style. This clock is considered part of the “music” series. The clock was a wedding present to Annie Dickinson Lindsley Warden in 1898. Condition - some flaking to metal patina on figural arm and base, clock not checked for functionality. Back plate for clock present but not attached. Retains the original key. 22″ height x 19 1/2″ width. Late 19th century. Lindsley Warden estate. Est. $400-$500. Realized $825. |
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Lot#379 - Civil War flag pike, iron pike triangular tip and iron base mount. Oral history from the battle of Franklin, TN. Overall very good condition. 91″ length. Third quarter of 19th century. Est. $250-$350. Realized $715.
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Highlights from our September 15th, 2007 Southern Antiques Auction in Nashville are listed below:
(prices realized include a 10% buyer’s premium)
If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at jdcase@caseantiques.com.
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Lot#182 - Rare portrait on ivory of young boy, attributed to John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working in Nashville, 1840-1861). Miniature depicts a young boy wearing a black hat and tartan plaid jacket, possibly a posthumous portrait. An enclosure on the back shows a braided lock of hair under glass. The pink-tinged clouds in the background and position of the sitter are typical of Dodge’s work. Dodge worked as a portrait painter in Nashville from 1840-1861, painting many of the city’s most prominent citizens. Recent research has revealed Dodge painted a miniature of Mary House Thompson, the first mistress of Glen Leven and John Thompson’s wife. Mary had a young son, Jimmy House, from a previous marriage who is believed to have died in childhood. It is very possible this is a posthumous portrait of him. Very good condition with light foxing and a minor brown spot to right side of the background, one hasp missing on the back of the oval case. Dimensions of oval portrait 1 7/8″ x 2 1/4″. Circa 1845. Glen Leven estate. Est. $3000-$4000. Realized $22,000, an auction record for the artist. |
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Lot#54 - Tennessee classical dressing stand with mirror, walnut, poplar secondary. Probably Nashville or Davidson County. Tilting rectangular molded mirror supported on two turned tapered uprights terminating in acorn shaped finials. Rectangular plain overhanging surface over single long drawer with round wood pulls, on four turned and tapering legs terminating in disk feet. Provenance - Susan West’s notes state that the shaving stand was among the “Harris furniture from Glen Leven” given to her by “Aunt Margaret” in 1967. Condition - original finish, original pulls. Dimensions - 76″ height x 41″ width x 22″ depth. Circa 1840. Glen Leven estate. Est. $3000-$4000. Realized $9,900. |
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| Lot#45 - Tennessee Jackson Press. Consisting of an angled cornice and locking, glazed mullioned doors encasing recessed top section with three shelves. Sits atop projecting lower section with fully finished and overhanging top having two short locking drawers with round wooden pulls. Fully turned side pilasters flanking two double-paneled cupboard doors and post and panel sides. Bevel panel back on top and bottom, indicating the top is original to the bottom. Cherry, poplar secondary. Provenance - the press is referred in Susan and Conn Harris Wests’ notes as a “Jackson Cabinet” and is listed as “unassigned” in terms of its provenance. Condition - overall very good condition; old refinish, drawer supports built up. Three panes of glass cracked. Split to interior left drawer; does not go all the way through and is not visible from front. Minor scratches and nicks consistent with age. Keys retained. 82 ½” height x 43 ¾” width x 23 ½” depth. Circa 1840. Glen Leven estate. Est. $4500-$5500. Realized $13,200. |
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Lot#48 - Rare Tennessee miniature chest of drawers, cherry primary, poplar secondary. Single board top with one dovetailed drawer above two smaller dovetailed drawers. Square nails visible on drawer supports. Shaped protruding apron over two turned incised ball feet; plain block rear feet with chamfered corners. Provenance - Susan West’s notes referred to this chest as a “salesman sample”. Probably Davidson Co., TN. Condition - older refinish, stress crack to back of chest, rear right block foot old replacement. Dimensions - 16″ height x 15″ width x 9 1/4″ depth. Circa 1835. Glen Leven estate. Est. $2500-$3000. Realized $3,630. |
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Lot #12 - Important and rare Confederate Civil War officer’s sash of woven crimson silk, terminating in tassels at each end. Provenance - Susan West describes this Confederate sash as a family heirloom, and thought it was probably from the Wilson side of the family. According to family records and oral history, Thomas B. Wilson (brother of Fanny, son of John Robert Wilson and Eliza Pitts Wilson), fought for the Confederacy. Also, Fanny Wilson Harris’ husband, Albert Harris, served as a doctor during the Civil War. Condition - a couple of small black stains on one tassel, minor snags, overall very good condition with bright color. Length 106″. Circa 1860. Glen Leven estate. Est. $900-$1100. Realized $2,420. |
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Lot#8 - Signed Book of Common Prayer by Confederate Chaplain, Charles Todd Quintard. Inscribed inside cover, “Miss (or Mrs?) Wilson with regards of her friend C. T. Quintard”. Additional inscription, “Hold fast the form of sound words. 2 Timothy I.13 23rd June 1864.” Prayer written by Quintard inside cover, “O Almighty God, who hast built Thy Church upon a foundation of the Apostles + Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head cornerstone; grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” “Miss Wilson” probably refers to Fanny Wilson. C. T. Quintard was a trained surgeon who later became an ordained Episcopal Chaplain to the 1st Tennessee Regiment of the Confederate Army. He accompanied General Braxton Bragg at Chattanooga and General Hood at the Battle of Franklin. Quintard was elected as the Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee in September, 1865. He had an integral role in re-establishing Sewanee after the Civil War and served as the school’s first Vice-Chancellor. Glen Leven estate. Est. $200-$300. Realized $1,980. |
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Lot#43 - Tennessee rectangular biscuit rock/table with limestone surface and poplar base, round legs with ring turning at top, remnants of old gray paint. According to Susan West’s notes, the biscuit rock has always been at Glen Leven to the best of her knowledge. Condition - legs cut down and partially decayed, paint mostly worn away, wood worn especially near one top corner near stone, also a large area of repair in that area. Stone with minor chips and stains but overall good condition. 24″ height x 30″ width x 36″ depth. Second quarter of the 19th century. Glen Leven estate. Est. $250-$350. Realized $4,400. |
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Lot#58 - Wooden lounge or daybed, striped chenille upholstery with brass tacks, cross stretcher supports. Attributed to Tennessee. Good condition for age. 25″ height x 25″ width x 72″ length. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Glen Leven estate. Est. $150-$200. Realized $2,090. |
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Lot#65 - Wooden gameboard with alternating woods of oak and walnut, together with ebonized and lighter wooden chest figures. Paper label remnants on back and pencil inscription, “Presented to AWH (Albert Wynne Harris) 1897″ (1877?). Provenance - descended in Susan West’s family apparently belonged to Albert Wynne Harris or Albert Wynne Harris, Jr. Condition - overall very good condition with some minor wear/shrinkage. 10″ x 10″ gameboard, king figure 2 3/4″ height. Late 19th century, Southern. Glen Leven estate. Est. $200-$250. Realized $2,640. |
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Lot #111 - Important Mississippi coin silver child’s mug, marked on bottom “Klein and Lampkin” for John Klein and John Lampkin, silversmiths/jewelers in Vicksburg, Mississippi. John Klein moved to Vicksburg, MS from Leesburg, VA and opened a shop in 1836. In the 1850 census, he is listed as a jeweler. John Lampkin, a jeweler born in Georgia, is also listed in Klein’s household in the 1850 census and was 20 years old. The mug is inscribed “Mary Lucy Harris” on front. Flared beaded rim over a raised bulbous bead border, concave waist, bottom with raised circular motif with geometric designs at base, round beaded base. C scroll handle with volute and spur. Condition - minor denting and scratching. 3 3/8″ height, 2.78 oz troy. Circa 1850. Glen Leven estate. Est. $3000-$3500. Realized $4,125. |
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Lot#107 - Silver water pitcher with Overton family provenance and inscriptions, inscribed “Bailey & Co./136 Chestnut St. Philadelphia,” figural lion, S, shield marks, and two lion passant marks; inscribed “M.M.O. to H.V.O”. Descended in Susan West’s family and referred to in her notes as “Flower Pitcher” that “came from Traveller’s Rest.” “M.M.O” is believed to refer to Mary McConnell White Overton (1782-1861, wife of Judge John Overton), and “H.V.O.” is believed to refer to Harriet Virginia Maxwell Overton (second wife of John Overton II). Mary McConnell White Overton was Harriet Virginia Maxwell Overton’s mother-in-law, and the dates would be consistent with the date of the pitcher’s manufacture. Also, according to Traveller’s Rest curator Rob DeHart, in Harriet Overton’s will (dated 2/7/1899) she leaves her “solid silver pitcher” to her daughter, Mrs. Thompson (Mary McConnell Overton Thompson). Condition - very good condition, scattered small areas of pitting. Dimensions 11 1/4″ height, 32.930 oz troy (Sterling 925/1000). Circa 1846-1859. Philadelphia, PA. Glen Leven estate. Est. $5000-$6000. Realized $7,150. |
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Lot #95 - Rare set of five Nashville coin silver spoons, marked “E. Raworth” (Edward Raworth, Nashville, Tennessee, working 1808-1820). Caldwell states Edward Raworth was one of Davidson County’s earliest silversmiths. His mark is illustrated in Caldwell’s Tennessee Silversmiths, p.141, figure 107 and 107b. Spoons are monogrammed “B”. Condition - tip of one handle bent (probably teeth marks), one spoon with slight crease to bowl. Monogram shows wear on handle tip. Overall good condition for age. 6 1/2″ length. Heir of Glen Leven estate. Est. $1000-1500. Realized $1,760. |
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Lot#105 - Coin Silver Serving Spoon, marked “J.Campbell” in rectangle. Monogram “J. Thompson” (believed to refer to John Thompson, builder of Glen Leven, 1793-1876). John Campbell is known to have worked in Nashville from 1836-1857. Plain tipt pattern with rounded fins. Minor dents, minor pitting to handle, overall good condition, 1.730 oz troy. 8 3/4″ length. Glen Leven estate. Est. $300-$400. Realized $1,100. |
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Lot#103 - Rare Tennessee coin silver coffee pot, marked “W. H. Calhoun Tenn.” with three pseudohallmarks (William H. Calhoun, Nashville, Tennessee, working 1839-1865). Engraved in one of the cartouche shields, “To Mrs H. Bruner 1865″. The engraving would be a later date, as Calhoun’s mark on the coffee pot is associated with his work in the 1850s. Elaborate floral and leaf repousse engraving, branch design handle, flower finial. Condition - excellent, missing ivory insulators for handle. 12 3/8″ height, approx. 35 oz troy. Circa 1855. Private collection. Comment - the coffee pot form marked by a Tennessee silversmith is very rare, as no other documented examples are presently known. Est. $5000-$5500. Realized $7,150. |
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Lot#185 - Large tin type of John Thompson, builder of Glen Leven and letter describing cost to build Glen Leven. Unusually large tin type of John Thompson, builder of Glen Leven and a prominent citizen of early Nashville. Very good condition. 4 1/2″ x 6″ case. Circa 1860. Additional item - letter (possibly copy) dated 1856 from A. E. Franklin to John Thompson on the proposal and cost to build Glen Leven. The letter reads, “Nashville March 15, 1856 Mr. J Thompson Sir I will build your house according to the plan and specifications gave me by your wife for $7,4,44 and give you round fluted columns in front and 9 white walnut doors without extry charge__ further I will bind myself to get your house done by the 10th of Sept next under a forfeit of $1000 dollars to give you all I agree to by you. A. E. Franklin”. Early type written transcription of this hand written letter accompanies lot. Glen Leven estate. Est. $300-400. Realized $3,300. |
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Lot#195 - Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972) wood engraving, “Stars”, October 1948, signed “M C Escher” in pencil lower left margin and “eigen druk” (artist’s impression) in lower right margin. Uncut sheet of wove paper. Signature and date “MCE/X - “48″ in block. Condition - very light foxing to right margin, lower right and upper left margin corners creased, not affecting image; straight crease from center of upper margin diagonally through margin, image and center right margin, but only faintly visible in image. Circa 1948. Glen Leven estate. Note - Author Bruno Ernst writes in his book, The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher, “During this same period (1946-1956) Escher’s interest in straightforward geometrical spatial figures such as regular multisurfaces, spatial spirals, and Moebius strips came to the fore. The origin of this interest is to be found in Escher’s delight in natural crystal shapes…The first print was Crystal (1947). Stars (1948) is almost certainly the high point.” (p.23). Est. $5500-7500. Realized $12,100. |
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Lot#188 - Tennessee Impressionist mountain landscape by L.E. Jones (Louis Edward Jones, Tennessee, 1878-1958). Oil on canvas, signed lower right corner. Appears to be in the original frame. Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Some minor losses to frame, painting overall in very good condition. 25″ x 30″, 31″ x 36″ frame. Early 20th century. Private collection. Est. $2000-$2400. Realized $13,750, an auction record for the artist. |
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Lot#187 - Tennessee Impressionist mountain landscape by L.E. Jones (Louis Edward Jones, Tennessee, 1878-1958). Oil on board, signed and dated lower right corner. Appears to be in the original frame. On back of painting in black script, “Mt Leconte Gatlinburg TN Smokey Mtns.” Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Minor losses to frame, painting in very good condition overall. 20″ x 24″ painting, 26″ x 30″ frame. Early 20th century. Private collection. Est. $1400-1800. Realized $9,020. |
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Lot#238 - Rare pair of double overlay glass lusters, cobalt cut to white cut to clear, possibly Massachussetts Sandwich Glass Company. Enameled with gold and white accents, tops depicting scenes of churches and cottages. Clear cut and notched glass prisms. Provenance - according to family history, these belonged to Anna Green Hunter Young, Susan West’s great grandmother on her father’s side. Condition - some prisms chipped, one prism broken but pieces retained, some wear to gold accents. 13″ height. Mid 19th century. Glen Leven estate. Est. $500-$600. Realized $1,870. |
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Lot#239 - Old Paris porcelain service with scalloped rims trimmed in gold, framing a white ground with hand painted florals. Some impressed marks (W over W, illegible letters) and numbers. Descended through Susan West’s family. Total of 56 pieces. Circa 1860. Glen Leven estate and Heirs of Glen Leven. Est. $1800-$2200. Realized $2,420.
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Lot#262 - Rare Zenith Stratosphere console radio with inscriptions “Zenith 16-A-63 N100346 N99745″, 16 tube console radio with main chassis and power pack chassis, multicolored “airplane” dial, shadowgraph tuning, two speakers. Retangular case with sliding doors over dial, flanked by marquetry inlaid panels. Lower section with inset rounded center panel with pierced wooden grillwork over the speakers, flanked by two flat panels with similar grillwork and marquetry inlay. Ogee bracket feet and open back. Condition - case good condition with expected wear and scratches. Right shutter doors over dials does not close easily, warped veneer. Inner workings appear original with some degradation to chrome plating. one vacuum tube broken. Functionality not examined. 43″ height x 28″ width x 17″ depth. Circa 1936. Illinois. Glen Leven estate. Est. $12000-$15000. Realized $23,100. |
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Highlights from our May 12th, 2007 Southern Antiques Auction are listed below:
(prices realized include a 10% buyer’s premium)
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Lot 40. Desk and bookcase, attributed to Jesse Needham (c.1770-after 1840), Randolph County, North Carolina, dated 1812. Walnut primary wood; tulip poplar secondary. HOA 89 ½” ; WOA 44 5/8″ desk case, 42 ½” bookcase; DOA 21 1/16″ desk case, 9 7/8″ bookcase;Inscriptions: [S] B/ 1812 on sliding partition behind prospect case; Bo[de]? on base of prospect case; “Right hand” and “Left Hand” respectively on document drawers; “Glass” on bottom board of bookcase, all in red crayon. Additionally there are numerous construction marks in red crayon throughout the case.
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