July 30, 2016 Auction Highlights

Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo (Spanish/Filipino, 1924-1984), “Plaza de Pilatos I,” oil on canvas abstract painting, with artist signature “Zobel” and Spanish inscription lower right. English translation: “Afternoon light in the face of Pilate (Casa de Pilatos) from the window of my study, seen through the square, Seville, 31 of December 1972”. Additionally signed, titled, and dated en verso. Housed in molded, silvered and gilt wood frame. Sight – 31 1/8″ H x 38 3/4″ W. Framed – 33 1/2″ H x 41 1/8″ W. Biography: Manila-born, Harvard-educated artist Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo was not only a painter but also an important patron of the arts, collector, teacher, photographer, and writer. As an artist, Zobel is best known for abstractions that reflect the dual influences of Abstract Expressionism (particularly the works of Mark Rothko ), and Japanese and Chinese painting and calligraphy. Zobel was extremely active in the Manila art scene in the late 1950’s. He served as the President of the Philippine Art Association, and because of Zobel’s urging and vision, in 1967 the Ayala Foundation established the Ayala Museum, which focuses on Philippine art and culture. Zobel won several international art prizes, and his work is in the collections of museums including the Ayala Museum and National Museum of the Phillipines; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid; the Museo de Arte Abstracto, Spain; The British Museum in London; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Case wishes to thank John Seed, Professor of Art at Mt. San Jacinto College, for the use of his biographical information on Zobel for this catalog entry). Provenance: From the estate of Robert L. Zarbock, Escondido, California. After graduating from the University of Illinois School of Music, Zarbock became a producer of symphonic operatic music at RCA Record’s Victor label for many years. Upon retirement, he settled in California, where he served on the San Diego Opera Guild and the California Center for Arts. Proceeds to benefit Zarbock’s alma mater, the University of Illinois. (Note: see also two drawings by Zobel in this auction). CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Some slackness in lower right quadrant (needs restretching) and upper left quadrant, scattered very light craquelure, a few scattered minor accretions, scattered minor abrasions to exterior edges of frame. [See more photos →]

8.03 round brilliant diamond set in platinum and diamond fashion ring, GIA report number 2173543789, dated March 22, 2016, stating J color, SI2 clarity, 12.88 – 13.01 x 7.85 mm measurements, Very good cut, Good polish, Very good symmetry and No fluorescence. The JB Star handmade mounting contains 24 princess cut diamonds and 34 straight baguette diamonds channel set with a total weight of approximately 1.84 cts., approximately VS clarity and G-H color. Molded in the inside of each shank are the initials “JBS” for JB Star. Ring size 7 3/4. 19.4 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: See GIA report 2173543789. Minor surface scratches on mounting. Discoloration of stones in mounting as seen in photo caused by grime plus some surface grime on center diamond. [See more photos →]

Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee, 1913-1994) framed acrylic on board titled “Weeping Willow,” depicting a solitary older man sitting on the porch of a white Victorian house, under a bright sky, with verdant and immaculately clipped lawn in the foreground. An expansive weeping willow encroaches on the left side of the house, creating shadows across the porch. Signed lower left “Carroll Cloar” and additionally signed, titled, and dated July 1967 en verso. Housed in the original painted wooden frame with gilt liner. Sight – 22 1/2″ H x 33 1/2″ W. Framed – 29″ H x 39 1/2″ W. Biography (Courtesy of The Johnson Collection): Arkansas-born Carroll Cloar was known for incorporating nostalgic images from his Southern childhood, often merged with dreamlike motifs, into powerful “magic realist” scenes. Cloar graduated from Southwestern College (now Rhodes College) in Memphis, Tennessee, and went on to study at the Memphis Academy of Arts under the artist George Oberteuffer. In 1936, he moved to New York to attend the Art Students League. There, Cloar’s achievements earned him a McDowell fellowship which he used to travel across the American Southwest, West Coast and Mexico. Cloar served with the Army Air Corps during World War II and was deployed to Saipan and Iwo Jima. Upon his return from the war, he was awarded a Guggenheim traveling scholarship to fund an extended sojourn to Central and South America in 1946. Two years later, several of his images were featured in a Life Magazine article titled “Backwoods Boyhood,” and Cloar’s career went on to receive additional national acclaim. By the mid 1950s, Cloar had settled permanently in Memphis, where he produced paintings, often executed in casein tempera and acrylic paints. His works are in the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Brooks Museum of Art, and Library of Congress. In 1993, Cloar’s painting “Faculty and Honor Students, Lewis Schoolhouse” was one of six paintings by American artists selected to commemorate the inauguration of President Clinton. CONDITION: Painting overall excellent condition. Frame with some chips to corner. [See more photos →]

6.83 round brilliant diamond set in platinum three-stone ring, the center stone with GIA report 2173539943, dated March 23, 2016, stating M color, SI2 clarity, 11.98 – 12.02 x 7.59 mm measurements, Very good cut, Good polish, Very good symmetry and Faint fluorescence. The mounting contains one center round brilliant diamond weighing 6.83 ct, M color, SI2 clarity, 4-prong setting, tapered shank with each side containing one round brilliant diamond in 3-prong setting with a total weight of approximately 2.00 ct, approximately SI2 and I1 clarity and approximately I-J color. Marked 950 Plat 50 Co. Ring size: 5 3/4. 10.5 grams. A platinum band, size 6 1/2, marked Plat, 2.9 grams, is included. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: See GIA report 2173539943. Minor surface scratches on mounting and platInum band. Some surface grime on stones and fibers caught between stones as seen in photos. [See more photos →]

Continental School bust length view of a young man with shoulder length dark hair, black clothes, and a white collar, against a dark background. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Stretcher with mortise joinery. Previous owner’s note on back attributes the painting to Bartolome Esteban Murillo (Spain, 1617-1682) or one of his students. Sight – 18 3/8″ H x 15 3/4″ W. Framed – 25 1/2″ H x 22 1/2″ W. Late 17th/Early 18th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Varnish irregularities and darkened in certain areas. Canvas showing expected crackelure. Scattered cracks and minor losses to frame. [See more photos →]

Chinese White Jade Bowl, inverted bell-shaped form atop a short, slightly splayed foot ring. 6 3/4″ diameter by 2-15/16″ H (170 mm diameter x 73 mm H). Qing Dynasty, Ch’ien Lung Period, mid to late 18th century. Note: This is the companion bowl to one sold at our July, 2016 auction. This bowl is being consigned by another member of the same family. It is a slightly larger size. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with a couple of inclusions on the inside edge of the bowl approximately 1/32″ in length. The outside edge of the bowl has no visible inclusions or chips. [See more photos →]

Five (5) Pieces Chinese porcelain. 1st item: Republic period amphora-shaped vase with flared rim and figural decoration, 11 3/4″ H. Second half 19th century. 2nd item: Iron red and blue bowl depicting Shouxing, The Old Man of the South Pole in the center and 8 other deities on surface of bowl. Blue Hsuan T’ung character mark on base. 8 3/4″ dia. 3rd item: Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain plate with floral, bat, butterfly and key decoration. 8 1/2″ dia. Mid-19th c. 4th item: Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain plate with vase of flower decoration to center. Paper affixed to back stating it was brought over from “God’s Providence Old Chester England.” 9″ dia. Late 18th-early 19th century. 5th item: Chinese Export Rose Mandarin porcelain plate with reticulated basket weave pattern on rim. 8 1/2″ dia. Mid-late 19th c. Provenance: From the collection of Edward S. Thompson, formerly of Columbus, Ohio and Maryville, TN, deceased 1979, by descent to present owner. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Minor loss to gilding. 1st item: Traces of dirt inside vessel. 4th item: 3/8″ rim chip mostly below rim edge. No issues detected under blacklight examination. [See more photos →]

“Nashville Panorama,” an important and large circa 1880 watercolor view of the city of Nashville from Fort Negley (built during the Civil War by Union troops and freed slaves). Visible are many Nashville landmarks including the Tennessee State Capitol, the University of Nashville, Howard School, and the Cumberland River, along with churches, brick and log homes, various figures, horses and carriages. Unsigned, artist unknown. Titled NASHVILLE TENN. lower margin. 21″ x 36″ sight, 29″ x 42″ matted and framed. Published, “The Tennessee Historical Quarterly: Landscape and Genre Painting in Tennessee, 1810-1985″ by James C. Kelly, Tennessee Historical Society, 1985. Exhibited, The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Sept. 5-Nov. 20, 1985; Dixon Gallery, Memphis, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 1986; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Feb. 6-March 31, 1986, and the Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, April 10-May 11, 1986. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 15″ light water stain down center, a couple of 1/2” areas of discoloration in the sky, overall light toning and fading. Examination out of frame reveals margins present and watercolor is not mounted or glued down. Later frame. [See more photos →]

Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952) orotone, “The Three Chiefs.” Image depicts three Native American Blackfoot chiefs on horseback, on a Montana prairie under a clouded sky. Curtis signature in the negative lower right with copyright lower left. Orotone is framed in its original Curtis-designed “batwing” frame, and backed in the frame by an advertising broadside promoting a movie based on Curtis’s North American Indian project. It reads: “Curtis, Author of the North American Indian tells the intimate story of Indian life with Motion Pictures of esoteric rites / Incomparable Art Slides and thrilling musical scenic effects by Mr. Curtis’ Full Orchestra rendering Special Indian Music, arranged by Henry E. Gilbert”. Sight – 10 1/4″ H x 13 1/4″ W. Framed – 15 3/4″ H x 18 3/4″ W. Circa 1910. Note: “The Three Chiefs” is widely regarded as one of Curtis’s most important photographs. He captured the image during a two week stay on a Blackfoot Reservation in Montana during the summer of 1900, and it was published as a photogravure in his documentary venture “The North American Indian”. There, Curtis described this particular image as “Three proud old leaders of their people. A picture of the primal upland prairies with their waving grass and limpid streams. A glimpse of the life and conditions which are on the verge of extinction.” Provenance: Private East Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Orotone and broadside are in excellent condition. Very minor abrasions to frame, primarily to the corners. [See more photos →]

1st item: Pedro Friedeberg giltwood miniature hand and foot chair, signed on underside. 3″ H x 4″ W x 5″ D. Circa 1960s. 2nd item: Marc Chagall lithograph, “The Red Rooster,” surrealist image with figures, plant and bird. Unsigned/trimmed. 8 3/4″ H x 15 1/4″ W. 3rd item: Beatrice Levy- Raiken (American, 20th c.) molded acrylic abstract Mid-Century sculpture mounted on a painted wood base. Ink signed on the base “B. Levy-Raiken/7208 Westwood Dr./Tamarac, FLA”. 6 1/2″ H x 5 1/2″ W x 2 1/2″ D. 20th century. Provenance: Private Florida Collection. CONDITION: 1st item: Repaired break to one leg, very tiny paint flake to end of thumb. 2nd item: Full crease to center, 2 small 1/4″ spots of foxing or water, mat burn to exterior edges, taped to mat along upper edges. Scattered small creases. Likely trimmed. Tear to corner. Mat in poor condition with grime. 3rd item: Minor abrasions/losses to painted base, otherwise very good condition. [See more photos →]

George Warren Rickey (American, 1907-2002) ” Space Churn With Cams II ” abstract kinetic steel sculpture, signed and dated “Rickey 1972″ and numbered 15 on base. 11 3/4″ H x 6 5/8” W. Provenance: private Nashville, Tennessee collection, purchased June 7, 1972 from Staempfli Gallery, New York. Insurance appraisal dated May 18, 1990 by Maxwell Davidson Gallery for $12,000. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook) – George Rickey is known for his precisely engineered kinetic sculptures. He was born in Indiana, and studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford, England, and with Andre Lhote in Paris. From 1930 until the late 40s, he was a fresco and mural painter, and also a teacher, chairing the art department at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1941 to 1948. He completed his first mobile in 1945 while serving in the Air Force, and in 1949, he began glass kinetic works, after which he experimented with a variety of materials. Stainless steel became his preferred medium. His sculptures (many of which are very large scale) are included in collections at the Tate Gallery, London; the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; J. Paul Getty Museum; MOCA, Los Angeles; and Kunsthalle der Stadt, Germany to name a few. CONDITION: Some scattered surface scratches and minor spots of oxidation, most noticeably to pennant and joints. [See more photos →]

Harry Bertoia (Italian-American, 1915-1978) beryllium sonambient sculpture, “Wheat”. Sculpture – 14 7/8″ H x 6 1/2″ W x 2 3/4″ D. Base – 10″ W x 5″ D. Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection, purchased Dec. 8, 1970 from Staempfli Gallery, New York. Insurance appraisal dated April 20, 1990 by George Staempfli for $7,500. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook): Harry Bertoia is known for his kinetic and sound sculpture as well as painting, abstract monoprints, and furniture design. In 1936, this Italian born artist studied at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts and then attended Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield, Michigan, where he later taught and established the metalworking department. During this time, he began experimenting with jewelry forms and explored ideas that would later emerge into his sculpture. In 1943, he moved to Venice, California and worked with designer Charles Eames in the war effort until 1946. Shortly after that he began his first experiments with metal sculpture. In 1949, he moved to Barto, Pennsylvania where he joined Hans Knoll in Knoll Associates. He became a prolific architectural sculptor. His first commission was a screen for the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. His first sculpture exhibition was in 1951 at the Knoll Showroom in New York. It was his custom not to sign his works. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor expected oxidation. [See more photos →]

Large Carl Ritter Von Dombrowski (German, 1872-1951) oil on canvas landscape painting of three Russian wolfhounds or borzoi, in garden setting. Signed lower right. Housed in carved and gilded composition frame, likely original. Sight – 37" H x 50-1/2" W. Framed – 50 1/2" H x 64" W. Old paper stamp on back of frame, and "10-P-19" penciled and painted on back of stretcher and painted on back of frame. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Carl von Dombrowski was the son of an author of hunting literature and became a hunting and nature enthusiast at a young age. He studied in Munich and Vienna at the Academies and worked and lived in Munich after 1919. Provenance: Estate of James J. Allen, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Painting in very good condition with no visible inpainting or repairs. Frame with separation at upper right inside corner. [See more photos →]

Diamond baguette bracelet set in 18K yellow gold mounting, containing fifty-nine (59) straight baguette step cut diamonds. Estate’s jeweler’s appraisal states each diamond approximately 0.30 ct. to 0.35 ct, approximate average color J-K, approximate clarity VS2-SI1. Diamond total weight approximately 17.70 cts. Diamonds are set in end bezel type mountings, one diamond per link. Bracelet mounting is 18K yellow gold, stamped, cast construction, white gold wire wrap type hinge construction, white gold catch tongue and applied fold under hidden style safety catch. 6 13/16″ L x 5/16″ W. Appraisal available upon request. 30.9 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good, almost new, condition. [See more photos →]

Ladies baguette diamond platinum eternity ring containing twenty-four (24) straight baguette cut diamonds. Estate’s jeweler’s appraisal states average weight approximately 0.30 ct each, weighed total weight of all diamonds 7.00 cts., approximate average color E-F, approximate average clarity VVSII-VSI. Diamonds are set in single row completely around the ring and share end prongs. Mounting is combination cast/hand constructed, width 6.6 mm. Inside stamp hallmarks KWIAT 20434. Ring size approximately 5-3/4. Appraisal available on request. Gross weight entire piece: 8.7 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches on mounting and slight surface grime. [See more photos →]

Large Philadelphia cobalt decorated stoneware presentation pitcher, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, with applied relief molded bust decoration of George Washington, encircled by an applied relief molded wreath beneath the spout, along with two smaller relief molded female busts above and below, possibly emblematic of Fortune and/or Lady Liberty. Incised script with cobalt highlights near base, “Coaquanock Lodge No. 463, I.O.O.F. ” with the I.O.O. F. circle symbol flanking both sides of the inscription. Extensive cobalt floral decoration to both sides of body depicting leafy stems branching into two flower heads with additional leaf/feather decoration below the rim and flanking the spout. 13 3/8″ H. Second half 19th century, possibly made to coincide with Washington’s Centennial inauguration celebration. Note: A relief molded Washington pottery pitcher having decoration similar to this example can be found in “Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America” by Donald Blake Webster, page 151, illustration 190. Biography (courtesy The American Odd Fellow, Volume 3, by John W. Orr, page 18, 1864): “Coaquanock Lodge, No. 463, was instituted on the 4th of March, 1852, in [Philadelphia], by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, since which time it has relieved 150 brothers in distress and sickness; 30 widowed families; and buried 15 brothers. Its present number of members in good standing is 122, principally of young men.” Records for this lodge date until 1925. Provenance: Private Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Old staple repair to side and old repaired breaks to rim. [See more photos →]

1st item: Chinese Blanc De Chine porcelain center bowl with archaistic figural dragon handles and blue six character Yung Cheng mark within two concentric circles to the base. 5 1/4″ H x 10 1/4″ dia. 20th century. 2nd-3rd items: Pair of Chinese Famille Rose export shallow dishes having scalloped rims, central figural decoration and blue and white borders. 6 1/2″ dia. Late 19th century. 4th item: Chinese Famille Rose octagonal porcelain plate with central enameled floral and gilt duck decoration with additional floral decoration to the underside of the rim. 8 1/2″ dia. 19th century. 5th item: Chinese shaped rectangular porcelain dish with blue and white mountainous landscape decoration and red rim. Underside of rim with additional decoration and base with blue Ch’eng Hua character mark. 6th item: Chinese yellow ground octagonal vase/cup with green precious object decoration. 4 1/8″ H. 20th century. 7th item: Chinese Hawthorne pattern blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jar with cherry blossom decoration. Base marked with blue concentric circles. 4 1/2″ H. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 8th item: Chinese porcelain light celadon vase, bottle form with flared rim with celadon floral and bat decoration. Dark brown glazed base. 13″ H. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 9th item: Chinese porcelain low bowl with dark green enameled dragon decoration to the center, outer rim with relief cloud and dark green enameled dragon decoration. Base with blue Daoguang seal mark. 7″ dia x 1 3/4″ H. 19th century. 10th item: Chinese blue and white export porcelain plate with central figural and landscape decoration and foliate decoration to the rim. 9 1/4″ dia. Late 19th century. 11th item: Chinese blue and white export porcelain plate with landscape decoration and applied European or American decorated silver handle and mounts. 9 1/2″ dia. 6 1/2″ H w/ handle. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Firing crack to side. Fleabites to spines of one dragon. One dragon handle with old repair. Interior with scratching and rust spots. 2nd-3rd items: One with minor damage/chips to rims, one with two 1/2″ x 3/4″ repairs. 4th item: Scattered chipping and losses to rim. 5th item: Few scattered shallow chips to rim, otherwise overall very good condition. 6th item: 3/16″ x 3/16″ chip to rim with fleabites to rim, otherwise overall good condition. 7th item: Overall good condition with hairline at jar rim. 8th item: Old restoration to rim, 3 1/2″ W x 2″ H with scattered overpaint. 9th item: Two areas of old restoration evident to rim, 1 3/4″ x 2″ with overglazing on bowl. 10th item: Old repaired break to rim, 2″ x 7″, scattered chips to rim and base. 11th item: Scattered fleabites to rim, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

12 Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. sterling silver repousse goblets, Baltimore Rose pattern, having deep relief carved floral decoration featuring roses to the bowls and base. Signed on the base with Baltimore Silversmiths hallmarks and impressed “163” and “BaltoRose”. Each measuring 6 3/4″ H. 81.675 total troy ounces. Circa 1903-1905. Note: Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was founded by Frank Schofield in 1903. The name was changed in 1905 and eventually the company became known as Schofield. CONDITION: All overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Large, early and scarce map of Davidson County – NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS MADE BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, 1871 surveyed and mapped by Wilbur F. Foster, Civil and Topographical Engineer; Engraved, printed and manufactured by G.W. and C. B. Colton of New York. Depicts different colored civil districts along with roads, railroads, streams, schools and businesses, post offices, and some residences with owner names. Pictorial view of the city of Nashville from the west including image of the State Capitol building, at lower margin. 54″ x 49″ sight, 55 1/4″ x 50 1/2″ in stained hardwood frame. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Multiple tape-repaired tears, scattered holes up to 2″ diameter, many creases, appears lacquered. [See more photos →]

14K white gold diamond line bracelet containing 42 round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of 8.40 cts, approximately SI1-SI2 clarity and approximately K color. 7 1/8" L with safety clasp. 16.7 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition, please see description. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chinese Ming style Buddhist bronze figures depicting the warrior god guardians Veda Skanda and WeiTuo Skanda. Each depicted standing in a standing posture, the WeiTuo figure with sword and raised hand and the Veda figure with both hands in prayer posture balancing his sword. The bases of both fitted with wood inserts. 15″ H and 15 7/8″ H respectively. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: The bases of both fitted with wood inserts. Overall general wear/ slight losses and oxidation. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold bracelet constructed of curved half-tubes, 7/16" W, connected by four tube rings, 1-1/8" dia., clasp is spring loaded with a single safety clasp. Marked 750 and 30 or OE. 7-1/4" interior circumference when closed. 91.7 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Tennessee Sheraton sugar chest, cherry with poplar secondary, rectangular top with molded lip over a dovetailed case with interior divider, single dovetailed drawer having glass knobs, on tall turned feet. 38 3/4" H x 27" W x 20" D. Circa 1830. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Minor abrasions with some staining and age cracks to the top. Losses to the underside of the lid and top edge. Replaced hinges. Missing lock to case and drawer. Some deep, circular and oval gouges to front panel. Strip near hinges replaced or added on interior, spot near left hinge patched. [See more photos →]

An extensive archive of material related to the family of Edward Dickson Hicks II, Edward Dickson Hicks III and Edward Dickson Hicks IV of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The archive covers the men and their families over a time period from roughly 1850-1960, with the majority of ephemera dating from 1865, when Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894) inherited the property from his aunt Fanny Harding and began raising Devon Farm cattle. The archive includes several hundred letters, many in original envelopes with postage stamps; dozens of postcards; several hundred receipts for furnishings, farm purposes, and services such as tuition of children from tutors and the Shelby Female Insititute (many on decorative letterhead of late 19th-early 20th century Nashville establishments); approximately 1 dozen land documents including deeds/indentures; broadside for the sale of Ed Hicks property Grassland, 12 miles southwest of Nashville; 50 to 100 photographs of family members, many identified verso, including an 8″ x 10″ print of Hunter Giers Hicks greeting First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt outside a train (the two ladies were said to have been friends), a photograph of Hunter Giers Hicks as a baby with her nurse Minnie, taken by her father, noted Nashville photographer Otto Giers, and scenes of cattle and farm life. 7 small notebooks/journals are present, including Ed Hicks account of his visit to the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition in New Orleans in 1885 and his expenditures; 1858 savings deposit book; 1866 diary with mostly farm related entries; a circa 1868 account book; an 1849 school notebook; “Mrs. Hicks'” (probably Mary Ann White Hicks or Harriet Cockrill Hicks) 1903-1905 journal with entries, mostly personal, but including an eclipse in Africa “visible in America at daylight,”, seeing a ferris wheel, yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, creating “anxiety throughout the South”; peace between Russia and Japan – “Roosevelt is a peace maker;” and a 1907-1909 diary likely also from Mrs. Hicks, opens with “Today President Roosevelt arrived at nine o’clock and one grand __ was given him. He spoke at the Auditorium and then went to the Hermitage to visit the tomb of Andrew Jackson.” Includes some newspaper clippings, poems and other notes in the back. Other notable items in the archive include: Holy Bible, printed London 1853 by Eyre & Spottiswoode (no family info); ephemera related to Ed Hicks II’s role as administrator for the estate of John Davis c. 1853-1854; a 1856 “Phrenological Character” report on E.D. Hicks given at Fowler and Wells Phrenological Cabinet in New York (“You have a comparatively tough and enduring constitution, but have the appearance of having lived in a bad climate or having engaged in some occupation that was too confining for health, and have thus apparently run down…” ); 1857 letter commissioning Edward Hicks as delegate to the Southern Commercial Convention in Knoxville on orders of Gov. Andrew Anderson; Appointment signed by Governor Alvin Hawkins appointing Ed Hicks Fish Commissioner for Middle Tennessee, 1862; survey map of land along the Harpeth, possibly Devon Farm; plot of a field belonging to Jas. Greer, “Surveyed by Ed Hicks May 20, 1872 His first survey for which he received $1.30”; Broadside/advertisement for the Hurricane Mills Woolen Mills in Waverly, TN dated 1868; ephemera related to Hicks’ role in the Nashville Commercial Insurance Co including an 1868 telegram: “Our store was burned last night send an agent immediately,” signed J.M. White & Co. of Dresden, TN; an 1875 booklet titled Nashville Fire Alarm Telegraph Signal Stations; Emma Hicks’ autograph book with tipped in Victorian lithographed illustrations, circa 1892, containing approximately 50 autographs of young ladies; an 1891 secretarial signed letter from Gov. John P. Buchanan to Ed Hicks expressing regret at not being able to attend a meeting of the University of Nashville board of trustees; letter from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture commissioning Ed Hicks to collect samples of grain for the World’s Columbian Exhibition in 1893; a softcover book, “Information for Immigrants concerning Middle Tennessee and counties in that Division traversed by The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, published 1896 in Nashville and picturing “Hicks Cattle Farm, Davidson County”; wallet stamped E.D. Hicks Jr. (III) with hunting/fishing license and other various cards etc inside; newspaper obituary clippings and some family genealogy information; ephemera related to the Dobson-Hicks Seed Company, late 19th to early 20th century; 4 letters dated 1957 related to Ed Hicks service on the Nashville Metropolitan Charter Commission; and 2 personal letters from Gov. Buford Ellington including one expressing sadness at Ed Hicks’ death in 1962. CONDITION: Most items in good condition with expected toning, light handling grime, some tears to fold lines on earlier paper items and corner chips on photographs. A few documents exhibit chew losses. Several 19th century envelopes are worn with holes. Due to the large number of items in this archive, a personal examination is advised if you are planning to bid. [See more photos →]

Marlin Model 1893 Engraved Special Order Lever Action Rifle, .38-.55 caliber, serial number 139497, under receiver just behind forestock. Figured and flame grain American walnut straight stock with “A” style checking, serpentine pistol grip stock and crescent buttplate. Factory engraving on barrel and receiver including running elk in a circle surrounded by scroll and border engraving on left side of receiver, and a standing buck deer in a circle surrounded by scroll and border engraving on right side. 26″ octagon to round barrel stamped, MARLIN FIRE-ARMS CO. NEW-HAVEN, CT. U.S.A. PATENTED. OCT. 11. 1887. APRIL 2. 1889. AUGUST 1. 1893. Adjustable sight stamped MARBLE’S GLADSTONE MICH. U.S.A. Lyman front sight stamped PAT. JAN. 29. 79 – MAY. 6. 87. Overall length – 44 5/8″. Black and tan snakeskin case included. CONDITION: Faint case coloring. Divot in top of barrel. Bore is good, no pitting, standard size. Original stock has numerous scattered dents and dings. [See more photos →]

David McGary (American, b. 1958) patinated and painted bronze sculpture, titled Stronghearts. Depicts a Sioux mother with her baby son and daughter, the surviving family of a Strong Hearts Society warrior who died protecting his family and the tribe. #22 from an edition of 50. 28″ H x 17 1/2″ W x 8 1/2″ D. Provenance: Middle Tennessee collection, acquired directly from artist, 1997. Dave McGary is known internationally for his sculptures depicting Native American Indians. His sculpture “Chief Washakie” is part of the National Statuary Collection, displayed at the U.S. Capitol. A Master Work of the same sculpture is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This item includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist and a wood shipping crate. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Archive of approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee. (Their plantation on the banks of the Harpeth River would come to be known as Devon Farm after passing into the hands of Fanny's nephew, Edward Hicks II). Includes 68 slave bills of sale, indentures, and/or receipts, some pertaining to the sale of multiple African American men, women, and children, plus notebooks, a slave census, copy of Fanny Harding's will, and other related documents. 8 of the slave bills are partially printed, from the state of Maryland, the remainder are handwritten (some are labeled copies, all are period, earliest one dates circa 1816) and involve participants in the slave trade from Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, and (primarily) Tennessee. Notable among the slave receipts is an 1833 bill of sale for $800 paid by David Harding to his nephew William Giles Harding of neighboring Belle Meade Plantation, with William G. Harding acting as guardian for Elizabeth Harding "the only heir of William Harding", for "seven negro slaves, to wit Mariah and her six children namely Tom, Elizabeth, Patsy, Robert, Major and Lucy," and an 1832 bill of sale from Elizabeth Harding to David Harding for $400 for the sale of "one negro man named Major", witnessed by Felix Robertson (son of Nashville founder James Robertson) and Willoughby Williams (a sheriff of Davidson County and colonel in state militia). Also notable is the 1820 sale of a slave named Mandaville from John B. Harding of Powhatan Virginia to David M. Harding for $650, witnessed by Giles Harding, and the 1859 sale of a "slave named Josephine about age twenty" for $1,400 from F.M. and Sallie Blackwell of Alabama to Fanny G. Harding. In addition to the bills of sale are the following documents: 1) A pencil-written census on lined paper listing 20 names in a column labeled "white" and 14 names in a column labeled "black", with what appears to be a count of members of various households. Undated. 2) A receipt from the Richmond, VA Enquirer newspaper, dated May 19, 1821, to David M. Harding, for advertising "Cash for Negroes" at a charge of $1.75. 3) Partially printed receipt from Hamilton and Fuller, "Manufacturers of Negro Brogans, Men's and Boy's Calf, Kip, and Thick Boots & Shoes, Ladies Shoes of All Kinds, House Servants Shoes etc. Corner of Market and Church Street, Nashville" dated 1856 in account with Mr. (sic) F. J. Harding (likely Fanny Harding). Note Hamilton's name is scratched out with "Eben" inserted over it. The Bill is for 2 pairs Brogans at $1.75 each and is signed Eben Fuller. 4) Receipt to David M. Harding from William G. Anderson for several health related goods and services including "24 portions quinine, dawes, capricum and … for four servant children" and "to visit by night, bleeding, cupping, and call same day and cupping for servant man" etc. 5) David Harding small marbleized cover notebook recording expenditures including "to board negroes". 6) David Harding notebook recording supplies "bought for negroes" including shirts and pantaloons, buttons, cloth for coats, sugar, coffee, salt etc. 7) April 27, 1864 handwritten true copy will of David Harding's widow, Fanny Davis Harding (1801-1865), which notes "I desire that my mulatto boy Henry, now aged about 5 years, and my two negroes Sam and West… shall be liberated and manumitted according to law" and bequeaths her land to Edward Hicks. A few brief scrap notes referencing slaves are also included. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Most pieces are good condition with scattered small tears to fold lines, handling grime, toning, and small edge losses. 5 slave receipts are in poor condition with considerable losses to text material. [See more photos →]

President Abraham Lincoln signed pardon release order for Wilburn Bybee dated Oct. 7, 1864, partially printed on blue paper, approx. 8″ x 10″, adhered within the book “Abraham Lincoln, A History” by John G. Nicolay and John Hay (New York: The Century Company, 1890; measuring 9″ x 6 1/2″), along with unrelated letters autographed by the book’s authors. These letters, also adhered to the front leaves, include a handwritten note on Supreme Court of the United States letterhead addressed to Harry Hance of West Chester, PA and dated March 11, 1886, reading “My Dear Sir, I regret I am unable to send you an autograph of President Lincoln or to indicate where one could be obtained. Yours Truly, John G. Nicolay”; and a printed note, signed in ink, on Department of State letterhead dated April 6, 1901 and addressed to Fred M. Hopkins of New York, reading “Dear Sir: The address you speak of was published by John Lane in London. I think he also has a publishing office in New York. I am not able to say whether he has any copies of the address on hand. I regret I have none myself. Yours sincerely, John Hay.” A note fully adhered to the front fly leaf from the bookseller Harry E. Davis of Chicago explains that this book was the first of ten volumes of the original 1890 edition of the first book publication of “Abraham Lincoln: A History” by Nicolay and Hay; that the three signed inserts contain original signatures; and that the book was bound in full dark blue Morocco with emblematic tooling to the order of Randall E. Briscoe, Houston, Texas, 1952. John Nicolay (1831-1902) and John Hay (1838-1905) were Lincoln’s private secretaries and biographers. After Lincoln’s assassination, both continued in political careers. Nicolay went on to be Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court and Hay later became the U.S. Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Wilburn Bybee of Barren County, Kentucky, was incarcerated for “Robbing the U.S. Mail.” His pardon case file is on record at the National Archives/Library of Congress and may be viewed online at http://lincolnpapers2.dataformat.com/images/1864/10/243400.pdf . Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Center fold of pardon paper and left edges of Nicolay and Hay letters have been adhered with linen tape into the fly leafs of the book at its hinge and we have not attempted to remove them; signatures are in good, clear condition and unaffected by any adhesive or folds. The letters do show some light discoloration and small stains. Book exterior in overall good condition with a few scratches to the back cover and light edge toning. Silk end papers have some minor foxing and glue staining at edges. NOTE: ONLY Volume 1 is present. [See more photos →]

Two Swiss gold and enamel Zarfs or cups, for the Turkish or Ottoman market, with hand painted porcelain inserts, each stamped with underglaze blue mark with eagle and cyrillic writing, similar to that used by Gardner Porcelain of Russia. The gold filigree and enamel frames feature decorative scalloped borders over floral vignettes, larger one is also adorned with seed pearls and figural leaves. Each raised on a tapering enameled stem and spreading, pierced enamel decorated foot. Each zarf also comes with its original protective silk-lined case. Small zarf – 2″H frame only, 2 3/4″ with insert. Large zarf – 2 3/8″ frame only, 2 3/4″ with cup. CONDITION: Each frame has some minor small areas of discoloration to filigree and about a half dozen tiny chips to enamel at upper rim. Smaller frame has a couple of miniscule chips to enameling on the foot. Floral vignettes are in excellent condition and there appear to be no breaks to the filigree or losses to seed pearls. Larger frame has some wear to green enamel on the leaves and some soft, clear sticky residue on the feet and interior of a putty used to hold it and the inner cup in place. This comes off, but we have not attempted to remove all of it to avoid risking damage. Smaller cup broken and poorly repaired; larger cup has significant hairline. Both cases have exterior wear and some staining to the interior linings, latch on larger case is broken. [See more photos →]

American Late Classical mahogany sofa, box form with molded crest rail and scrolled arms and feet. 35" H x 78 1/4" W x 29 1/4" D. 2nd quarter 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Structurally sound with some old powder post beetle activity to skirt and back rail, overall general use wear. Early 20th century upholstered fabric. [See more photos →]

Gabriella Crespi (Italian, born 1922) abstract bronze sculpture in the form of a head with lightly hammered surface, untitled. Signed and numbered 300/3 on the base edge. 17 1/2″ H x 12″ W x 14″ D. Provenance: Private Florida collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Anthony Thieme (Massachusetts, California, 1888 – 1954) impressionist oil on board coastal scene, titled en verso "Lobster House Rockport". Signed lower right "A. Thieme". Housed in a gilt carved frame. Sight – 11 5/8" H x 15 5/8" W. Framed – 14 3/4" H x 18 3/4" W. CONDITION: Overall very light craquelure. Minor scattered abrasions to the frame. Recently cleaned. [See more photos →]

Japanese Kanbun-Shinto period (1658 -1683) samurai sword made by 1st generation Yukihiro in the Hizen province. Iron Maru Gata tsuba with engraved landscape decoration. Bronze engraved endcap and collar, both having engraved wave decoration. Black lacquered saya or scabbard and partially bound ray skin handle. Inscribed on the tang. Examined in May 1950 and authenticated by Hakushi Inamu. Framed authenticity certificate included (24 3/4" H x 20 3/4" W). Blade measures 30 3/4" L. 41 1/2" total length. Biography: (Courtesy The Japanese Sword Society of Canada): Yukihiro, born 1617, son of Yoshinobu,younger brother of 1st generation Masahiro, and grandson of 1st generation Tadayoshi. He received his "Dewa Daijo" title in 1648. and "Nokami" in 1663. In 1650 Yukihiro traveled to Nagasaki to study Dutch forging techniques with Tanenaga and Hisatsugu. It is assumed the Yukihiro also studied the Ichimonji technique in Edo with Noriyoshi. Yukihiro became the retained smith of the Nabeshima clan and moved to Nagase. He also lived in Hiroshima for a time and studied with Morifusa. Yukihiro died in 1683 – 3rd year of Tenna. CONDITION: One inconspicuous blade edge nick, approximately 8" down from tip measuring 1/16" x 1/64". Cord wrapping on handle partially missing. [See more photos →]

Tennessee Sheraton walnut sugar chest, poplar secondary. Rectangular molded hinged top with breadboard ends over a deep, dovetailed case divided into one large and two small sections and fitted into a lower section with single dovetailed and scratchbeaded drawer. Ring turned and tapered legs ending in spike feet, which retain some of the old alligatored varnish. Plain sides. Original brass hinges. 36 1/2" H x 28 1/4" W x 17" D. Middle Tennessee, circa 1835. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Full horizontal cracks to front, right side and back of case. Front has two deep horizontal scratches, the largest 14" wide. Top has losses to the lower edge of molding and does not sit perfectly square. 2" patch to back. Older patina with traces of the original surface. [See more photos →]

Signed Mid-Century Modern bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman with clasped hands and bare feet, her hair pulled into a high bun. Signature on base appears to read “Oman”. 16″ H. Mounted to square wood base, 1″ H, with additional stepped travertine base, 2″ H. Attr. 3rd quarter 20th century. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Account books and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers Gallery with beginning date 1872, the other titled Giers and Koellein, no beginning date, but circa 1895, both containing hundreds of signatures of Giers photography customers, presumably sitters, over a period of several years. Most of the clients who signed listed their residences from the Middle Tennessee area, but a few hailed from further environs including Charleston, Buffalo NY, Memphis, Kentucky, and as far as Mexico. (Giers Gallery book – 10 1/2" x 8" x 1 3/8". Giers and Koellein book – 10 1/4" x 8 1/4" x 1 3/8"). 3rd item: Partial C.C. Giers ledger, much of it written in German, circa 1872 (12 1/8" x 7 1/2" x 3/4"). 4th item: Memorial of the International Exhibition 1876, souvenir booklet with 48 views of the event in Philadelphia, "compliments of C.C. Giers," with views including the Photographic Association Studio, where C.C. Giers exhibited his work (wear to cover, toning to interior pages). (3 1/8" x 4 7/8" x 1/4"). 5th item: 3 Pages from Frank Leslie's and Harper's Weekly with engravings based on Giers photographs. 6th item: 2 photographic images of C.C. Giers including CDV with his own photography studio backstamp verso and a sixth-plate tinted tintype portrait. (CDV overall – 4 1/8" x 2 1/2". Tintype overall – 4 3/4" x 3 7/8"). 7th item: 2 Thuss, Koellein and Giers envelopes, 1 empty, the other containing a lock of hair and addressed to Miss E. Childress (both envelopes toned and torn). 8th item: Will of Carl C. Giers, dated Oct. 16, 1875, ordering his business property, "especially my business on Union Street, together with its good will and fixtures", to be sold, with the income invested and interest to benefit his wife, Pauline. (Toning, scattered minor stains). 9th item: June 2, 1883 Bill of sale transferring ownership of Armstrong's Photographic Gallery at 139 Union Street in Nashville to the partnership of W.G. Thuss, Emil Koellein, and Otto Giers, "together with its good will, furniture, fixtures, specimens, apparatus, negatives stock and materials." (Toning, 1/2" tear at fold, light grime). 10th item: Civil War certificate, partially printed and dated Dec. 26, 1864, noting that "Giers and Co is duly authorized to sell supplies to loyal persons at Nashville and that he may be permitted to ship to that place during the month of December, supplies… to the amount of $500." Signed by C.A. Fuller. Together with a Special License to ship to Insurrectionary States and Districts, allowing C.C. Giers to import $200 worth of "goods, wares and merchandise", signed by W.D. Gallagher and dated July 19, 1862. 1/2" loss at top of page. (Note: Giers was allowed to continue his photography business during the Civil War, in fact photographing numerous Civil War officers on both sides of the conflict. However, as these certificates show, operating the business in a Union occupied Southern city carried its share of red tape). 11th item: Apron from Giers' studio; metal door plate "Chas. C. Giers" (3 1/2" x 7"). 12th item: Light magnifier or lens from a piece of photography equipment (1 1/2" x 3 1/4"). 13th item: Metal printing plate depicting the Giers photography shop along with a late 20th century card showing a reprint of the image. (Plate – 1 5/8" x 4 3/8" x 7/8". Card – 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"). 14th item: C.C. Giers TN and Pacific Railroad Pass. 15th item: 4 Koellein, Patterson, and Giers trade cards (grime). 16th item: Otto B. Giers "First Class Photographer" ad (adhered to 1960s photo album page). 17th item: Giers and Koellein sign: "Notice: All Photographs Must be Paid for in Advance". 18th item: Souvenir booklet from the Photographer's Association of American convention dated July 23-27 1900 (6 1/2" x 10 1/8" x 1/4"). 19th item: Souvenir programme of the Photographer's Association of Kentucky and Tennessee, McMinnville TN June 20-23, 1905 with ads and samples of photography from various area studios (9 3/4" H x 6 5/8" W x 3/8" D). 19th item: Register book, lacking covers, dated March 20 -Dec. 19, 1868, containing signatures and residences – possibly another Giers photography customer register. Book is fragile with separations to spine, newspaper clippings pasted to some pages, chew losses to corners (7 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 3/8"). 20th item: Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings related to C.C. Giers, including some of his letters to the editor favorable to immigration ("Let them come"), a critical report from the Tennessee exhibit at the World's Fair in Vienna, 1873 ("Tennessee makes a poor show in the world"), etc. Lacking covers, pages heavily toned, clippings glued down. 21st item: Large document signed by Tennessee Gov. John C. Brown appointing Giers as Commissioner to the 1873 Vienna Exposition, vignette of the state Capitol at top, seal at bottom. (Fragile with full tears at lower fold lines). (20 7/8" x 15 5/8" approx.). Note: Carl C. Giers immigrated from Germany and arrived in Nashville in 1852. He set up a photo gallery downtown, photographing many Nashville occupants and visitors – including notable Civil War figures during the city's Union Occupation. C.C. Giers passed away in 1877 and the studio was sold, but his son, Otto Giers, only 19 when his father died, took up the trade and continued it as part of the firm Thuss, Kollein and Giers. He went on to make a name for himself photographing a series of documentary photos of the city of Nashville (included in this auction), the Nashville Centennial Exposition, and other important citizens, sites, and events. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Covers of 1872 Giers Gallery sitters' book fully detached and badly worn; front cover of the Giers and Koellein book missing and back cover nearly detached. Ledger in poor condition with pest damage, lacking covers, heavy toning and foxing. Other items used and worn, see item description above. [See more photos →]

Collection of 13 Civil War Related carte de visite cards from various studios, including several officers in uniform including a signed Major General James "Birdseye" Mc Pherson CDV, Kearny, Thomas, McClellan, Hooker, Thomas Waldon (NY Private), Brig. General Robert P. Kennedy, 3 other unnamed subjects and 1 group shot of soldiers in uniform. Lot also includes a hand tinted card of an African American female with a white child and a portrait card depicting the "Old Abe" or Live Eagle, the symbol on the flag of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment. Note: Major General James "Birdseye" Mc Pherson was killed at the Battle of Atlanta, facing the army of John Bell Hood, his old West Point classmate. He was the second highest ranking Union officer killed during the Civil War. CONDITION: All overall good condition with minor toning and wear to edges. [See more photos →]

Ladies diamond ballerina ring in platinum mounting with separate 18K yellow gold custom made jacket. Estate's jeweler's appraisal states that ring contains one oval brilliant diamond weighing approximately .90 ct. (approx. E-F, VS1-2) and twenty tapered baguettes weighing approximately .12-.15 each, with estimated total weight of approximately 2.75 cts. (approx. F-G, VVS2-VS1). total diamond weight in ring is approximately 3.65 cts. Mounting stamped Irid Plat., 9/16" H x 1/2" W top. Ring size 6 with 2 14K white gold cleats. 7.1 grams. Also with a custom 18K fitted jacket, 7.2 grams. Overall dimensions of face of ring: approximately 5/8" H x 9/16" W, jacket size 6-1/4. Appraisal available upon request. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface grime. [See more photos →]

Archive of items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave information. Davis fought as an adolescent in the Revolutionary War, and came to the Nashville area in 1788. He also convinced his father, Frederick Davis, to move his family to Middle Tennessee. This archive includes the original handwritten copy of Davis's will (unsigned) and a leatherbound journal used by Edward Dickson Hicks II, grandson and executor of John Davis's will, containing a summary of the will, with bequests of considerable amounts of property, as well as several African American slaves "A Negro woman Fanny and her children…. Negroes Aaron, Jack, Charles, Mary and children… Merritt, Sarah and her children… " A separate page lists "Statement of Sales Negroes Belonging to Estate John Davis Esq Deceased", showing 3 adult slaves Charles, Jack and Mary, and 6 children Will, Joe, Tom, Andy, Louis and Eliza" valued in total at $5,516.00. Other items include a leather wallet with receipts; some letter correspondence (mostly business related), a certificate for one share of stock in the Richland Turnpike Company dated 1851, and an 1851 letter from Ephraim H. Foster giving John Davis his power of attorney to sell land for him (Foster is known for the portrait of him and his family by Ralph Earl in the collection at Cheekwood). Items attesting to Davis's career as a surveyor are present including two Gov. William Carroll signed documents commissioning Davis surveyor of Davidson County in 1832 and 1833, and 19 assorted survey maps, signed or attributed to John Davis for property mainly in Davidson, Sumner, Hickman and Humphreys Counties circa 1800-1850. There are 14 land indentures between Davis and other Tennessee land owners, plus a 1798 land indenture transferring land along both sides of the Big Harpeth in Davidson County (Nashville) from James McKain of Sumner and Davidson County to John Davis's father Frederick Davis. There are also two notable land grants to Davis signed by North Carolina governor Sam Ashe and dated 1796, in which Davis is the assignee of land in Davidson County (in TN; note 1796 was the year Tennessee became a separate state from North Carolina). One is witnessed by Jonathan Robertson (son of Gen. James Robertson, the other is for land given in consideration for services of surveyor Martin Armstrong, but surveyed by Davis in 1792 (both with small survey maps signed by Davis, attached). A third, 1793 land grant names Davis and John Brown assignees for land in the Mero district of Nashville originally granted to James Pervis. (Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight's name is printed, not signed). In addition to the documents, there are several prints based on old oil portraits of John and Frederick Davis, two framed (largest 14" x 12) framed, and a framed photograph of a miniature portrait of John's daughter, Nancy Watkins Davis (1806-1830, wife of Edward Dickson Hicks Sr.; note the original portrait miniature on which this is based is also being sold in this auction). Provenance: the estate of Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All paper items with expected toning and light fading, small occasional losses and stains. Will and slave document have notable edge losses; will also has hole and stains. 1793 land grant has full tears at all fold lines and tape residue. [See more photos →]

Civil War military appointment commission document signed by both President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in black ink, dated July 1863, conferring the rank of Captain in the Veterens Reserve Corps to James H. Remington. Housed in black painted wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 22 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. Note: James H. Remington was born in Warwick, RI in 1838. He attended East Greenwich Academy before going to Brown University, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1862. In September of that year he was mustered as captain of Company H, 7th Regiment, RI Infantry. His active military career only lasted until December 13, 1862 when he was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia. A musket ball shattered his lower jaw and he was formally discharged by reason of disability in May 1863. Remington returned to Rhode Island where he was elected in April l863 to the RI House of Representatives as a representative from Warwick. He resigned his seat in June as he was eager to return to military service. He accepted a captain's commission in the newly formed Veterans Reserve Corps (initially called the Invalid Corps). He was immediately ordered to report for duty at Knight General Hospital in New Haven, CT where he assisted with the formation of companies for the Veterans Reserve Corps. After serving with several different units in Connecticut and Virginia, he settled in as captain with Company E, 1st Regiment of the Veterans Reserve Corps. The company's primary duty was in Elmira, NY to guard rebel prisoners at Camp Chemung from November 1864 to June 1865. (Biography courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society). CONDITION: Fading of ink to the center of the document, some minor stains to the perimeter, possible tear lower right margin. Nice clear Presidential signature. [See more photos →]

George III style paint decorated and parcel gilt credenza or cabinet, blockfront top with painted griffin and foliate decoration, over a conforming frieze with circle and rosette decoration. Front features two central doors with oval vignettes enclosing classical grisaille painted scenes of beauties with cherubs, after Angelica Kauffman; opening to reveal two interior shelves. The doors are flanked by two tapering columns with gilded ram’s head mask capitals, all atop a band of acanthus and bead molding and a plinth base. 38″ H x 78 3/4″ W x 13 1/4″ D. English or Continental late 19th century. CONDITION: Some losses to applied gilt decoration and some exfoliation on painted vignette panels. Overall general wear and paint loss, particularly to plinth base. [See more photos →]

19th century portrait of a Devon Farm cow in a landscape setting by livestock illustration artist Lou Burk (American, 1845-1914). Signed and dated '85 lower right. Housed in the original silver-gilt frame with molded clover motif. 20" x 16" sight, 20" x 24" framed. Note: Devon Farm was nationally known for its production of Devon Cattle. Lou Burk was born in Kentucky in 1845. He grew up on a farm in Illinois and went on to a career painting cattle, horses and other animals for catalog illustrations for livestock farmers and breeders (biographical information courtesy Askart: the Artists' Bluebook). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 2" scratch right edge, center, some streaking to right corner, scattered inclusions, overall light grime. 2" molding loss to upper right corner of frame, other scattered smaller frame losses. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chinese porcelain wall pockets having iron oxide and floral gilt grounds, figural dragon handles, robin's egg blue interiors and central enamel cartouche decoration, one depicting a beauty seated by a balcony window overlooking a landscape scene, the other with Chinese poem and two red seals stating that the pockets were made during the Qianlong Emperor reign. Qianlong seal form marks in gilt to the bases. 7 7/8" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Greenville, Delaware collection. CONDITION: Old repair to head of one dragon handle of one wall pocket. Old repair the lower body and upper leg of dragon handle of the other. Protective adhesive tape applied to backs of each. Minor wear to gilt decoration. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold panther link necklace, marked ITALY, 18K, 17 1/4" L x 13/16" W plus safety clasp. 125.6 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Oil on canvas portrait of Edward Dickson Hicks as a child (likely Edward Dickson Hicks II, 1831-1894). Depicts the subject at about age 3 in a full-length, standing pose, wearing a green gown with gold trim and white ruffled collar, holding a riding crop in one hand, the other hand resting on his dog. A column and loosely rendered landscape are visible in the background. Unsigned. Original giltwood and composition frame. Sight – 48 3/4" x 36". Framed – 58 1/2" x 45 1/2". 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1/4" flake in lower right quadrant background. Blacklighting shows varnish irregularities possibly in the head and lower torso region of the child but closer examination of these areas do not indicate inpainting or restoration. Frame has several scattered surface losses up to 1" on lowermost edge. [See more photos →]

Partial album of original albumen prints, most 9" H x 7 1/2" W, mounted to boards 13 1/2" H x 11" W, depicting important buildings and houses in the city of Nashville in the post-Reconstruction era, most attr. Otto Giers. Included are several elegant homes, buildings at Vanderbilt University, University School, the office of the Nashville Banner, stores in the central business district including Peter Zinser Furniture; the Warren Music Store; J. W. Lawless & Co.; Armstrong Furniture; I. Gans Notions & Toys; an unidentified church, and "The Grand" (likely a hotel). 27 photographs in all. Most are attributed to Nashville photographer Otto Giers, who began a project in the 1880s to document his city, some have signatures lower right of photographers believed to have been working with Otto Giers during this time. An important visual account of Nashville in the post-Reconstruction era. For additional information, ref. Images of America: Nashville From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers Vol. 1 and II by Jim Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Most images in good condition with light toning and light grime, scattered light foxing to borders, Covers have been lost, so exterior images show more grime than internal images. [See more photos →]

Civil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July 18, 1842 to Charles and Rebecca Lones, the first of nine children. The Lones' were a prominent Knoxville family that originally moved to the area in the 1770's. Military biography (courtesy: Record Group 94 and Dyer, pp 1636-1637): Lones enlisted in the Union Army on April 1, 1862 at the age of 19. Commissioned Captain by the Governor of Tennessee on February 1, 1864, Lones saw action during the Tullahoma Campaign, Chickamauga, Sparta, East Tennessee Campaign, New Hope Church, Allatoona Hills, Kenesaw Mountain, the Siege of Atlanta, the Raid on Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Franklin, Nashville, Pursuit of Hood, and the expedition into Mississippi. Jacob died on February 7, 1929 and is buried in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery. Archive includes two tintypes, one of Jacob and one of Jacob as a captain with two members of his company, Jacob's tan colored captain's epaulette, letters, books, and documents spanning from before the Civil War until the 1920's. Notable letters dating from the Civil War include a report from Jacob to Lieutenant Thurman that details how certain members of his command were wounded or killed in combat, dated January 23, 1865, Waterloo, Alabama. Jacob writes "1st Lut John Roberts wounded near Lovejoy Station Ga on the 29th of July and dies at Jonesborou (sic) Ga August 1st 64 of wound" and "Privat (sic) James L Smith killed near Linville Tenn Dec 24th 1864." One letter, dated March 31st 1865 addressed from Lones to Nashville, TN, provides a brief history of the Command of Co C First Regiment Tennessee Cavalry Vols. Another letter, dated March 30th 1864, Knoxville, TN, addressed from F.W. Reith Lt. Col. Commanding to Guards and Prikits (sic) stating "will pass Luiet (sic) Lones through the lines until the 3rd of April." Also included is Lones' copy of the New Testament, New York: American Bible Society, 1846, inscribed "J.K. Lones April 1862" on front page. Tucked into the bible is a handwritten note from R. Lones (probably his mother, Rebecca Lones) with two copies of a list of seven behaviors to uphold as a good Christian. The majority of the Civil War era documents are Quartermaster invoices completed by Jacob, starting 1863 and ending 1866, detailing the receipt and return of supplies. Also included are Muster Rolls and Payroll forms, ca. 1864-1867. Several copies of Jacob's Pension statements, dating from 1862-1925, are present in the archive. Documents pertaining to Jacob's wife, Pauline Lones nee Sharp, and her family are also included in the archive. One letter is dated July 24, 1860, from John Baxter, written by J.M. Fleming, to the Honorable Seth J.W. Lucky Chancellor & C., sitting in Chancery at Knoxville, TN. In the letter Baxter is "humbly complaining" that a few months back he gave Andrew Sharp, the father of Pauline Lones, $5900 with which to purchase a "family of Negroes from one McMahem of Sevier County…" but this deal allegedly did not follow through as planned. The letter specifies amounts paid for expenses related to the slave trade, such as "…$1200…in the purchase of one Negro man…" and "…$30 per month for the labour (sic) of [a] Negro while in their employ." Baxter does state at the end of the letter that Andrew Sharp should not be held responsible for the debt and Baxter asks his Honor for an injunction. Also included are love letters sent to Jacob by Pauline ca. 1870-1890, journal entries/essays by Pauline ca. 1868, several school "rewards" given to Pauline ca. 1861, newspaper clippings, postcards, and wedding invitations received by the couple after they were married on January 31, 1871. A copy of Jacob's will, dated January 14, 1899, is also present. In the will, Jacob appoints his wife as executor and primary benefactor. It describes property he owned in Knoxville, "including a livery stable on Henly (sic) Street South on Clinch Street and bounded by Sharp on the North and running back 130 feet, to an Alley being the same property, purchased from B.P. Flenniken…" Another notable letter from the archive is dated August 7, 1918, and was written by Sgt. L.L. Lones to Jacob K. Lones, his uncle, addressed "Some where is France." Responding to a letter from his uncle, he spends the majority of the letter asking about members of his family and his home. The bottom of the letter is marked in purple pencil that it has been censored. The letter is in a "Soldier's Mail" envelope with a "Passed by Censor No. 6376" stamp on the middle left of the envelope. A number of other letters, mementos, including a late 19th century photograph album, checks, a 1865 copy of the History of the First Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry by William Thurman, Louisville, KY Hart & Mapother Printers, etc., are also included in the archive. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some toning and losses along fold lines and at corners/edges. Thurman book and photo album have considerable binding wear and losses (and Thurman book lacks cover). [See more photos →]

Gorham sterling silver tea set with sterling silver tray, all in the Chantilly Pattern with Rococo style chased design. Tea service includes tea and coffee pots, creamer with gilded interior, sugar bowl with lid, and waste bowl with gilt interior, all marked Gorham Sterling. Sugar and cream pitcher additionally marked Hand Chased. Coffee pot 10 1/2"H. Tray or Platter is oval with scalloped sides and two cutout side handles and marked Gorham Sterling 737 Hand Chased. 25 1/2" x 17 1/2". Tea set: 89.12 oz troy. Tray: 113.335 oz.troy. 202.45 total troy ounces. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Holloware pieces excellent condition, no monograms.Tray with some surface scratches, cloudiness and wear. [See more photos →]

Approximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850, at his home Devon Farm in Nashville, Tennessee. Entry March 13, 1850: "Have the California Fever on the high order. I am resolved to go." Runs through April 1851, describes his journey in detail. Notes of purchases in back of book (and one page that has come loose) including a mule for $40, whiplash, harness, etc. Note that the diary does not describe his return home, and the entries, which are in pencil near the end, become progressively lighter and harder to read. Also included are a scrap of paper with reference to a Trading Expedition in 1851 and two pages labeled by Hicks' great granddaughter Sarah Hunter Hicks Green as "Translations of Shoshonis Indian Tribe Language by Ed Hicks II – he kept this folded up in his diary." Pocket diary 4" x 2 1/2". This archive also includes a letter from Ed Hicks II to Alexander C. Robertson, written in Sacramento City Calif. Aug. 4, 1850, describing his journey from the St. Joseph area. "The amount of suffering on the road will be very great all of the emigrants started from the states with light loads of provisions and expecting to make short trips but all are doomed to disappointment, and as men on the plains eat twice as much as they do at home they are sure to get out of food. I have seen men offer one dollar for a hard biscuit, two dollars for three pints of water." Also included is Hicks' leather "bullet bag" mentioned in his diary on March 17, 1850 ("Horton presented me a Bible, Bullet bag"). In addition is a pair of Spanish or Mexican brass spurs with figural decoration, that Hicks wore when he went west for the Gold Rush (1-7/8" rowels, 6" L x 3" W x 2-3/8" D, circa 1840), and a family archival photo (8 1/4" x 10") of the same spurs together with his pistols (pistols not included). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Paper items exhibit toning. Edge tears and losses to Indian document. Wear and stains to bullet bag. Leather diary cover is worn with tape residue and losses. Interior pages are in good condition. Spurs in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Tranter Revolver, .44 caliber, serial number No. 12959 T, Side Arm of Lt. Colonel Henry Clay Yeatman, cased with accoutrements. Checkered English walnut stocks, no visible cracks, complete and intact. Safety is present, bore is dark. Name of retailer stamped on top of barrel "R. S. GARDEN. 29 PICCADILLY. LONDON". Barrel length – 6". Housed in original English leather box with Robert S. Garden label inside of lid. Inside of box lined with brown velvet and partitioned to hold tin of Tranter patented lubricating bullets, cleaning rod and nipple wrench, and unmarked bag flask. Box – 2 3/4" H x 14" W x 7" D. Included is a copy of "North South Trader" Vol. XI, No. 2, Jan-Feb 1984, with article by Ted P. Yeatman in which he discusses the Tranter Revolver's history. The revolver was used during the Civil War by Lt. Colonel Henry Clay Yeatman, his great-grandfather. Article on pages 25-26. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Mechanically good. Some screw heads turned, screw head on left side of frame beneath cylinder turned out and needs to be reseated. Cylinder pin retention screw missing. Finish approximately 40% blue. Balance fading to a brown patina, surface uncleaned. Latch on box broken. Wear on exterior and interior of box to be expected from age. [See more photos →]

Two Daniel Cribbs Alabama pottery forms. 1st item: Daniel Cribbs (Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1800–1892) double handled stoneware jug with thin light colored slip beneath the glaze. Stamped below the neck "Daniel Cribbs, Tuscaloosa" with incised "5", denoting gallon capacity. 18" H. 2nd item: Unmarked, salt glazed stoneware handled preserving jar with lid, attributed to Daniel Cribbs. Note the "triangular" tapering of the handle of this jar, and glaze, are very similar to the marked double handled jug. Both forms were found at the same location. 10 1/2? H. 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Some chipping to base edge, otherwise overall very good condition. 2nd item: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

An archive of images of Nashville, most circa 1880s. 1st group: sixteen loose 11 1/2" x 15" album pages, each containing 9 images of Nashville businesses, homes, institutions and churches (note exception: first page includes 5 stereoview images). Subjects include the Customs House, County Jail, Watkins Institute, Spring Park in East Nashville, the Penitentiary, Mt. Olivet cemetery (9 images), National Cemetery (18 images), the City Cemetery (9 images), Woodland Street Suspension Bridge, Insane Asylum (10 images),Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Depot, School for the Blind, Hume School, Howard School, James K. Polk's Tomb, interior of the State Capitol library, City Hall, Court House, Vanderbilt University campus (9 images), "Old Rue Deaderick," Public Square, Church Street, the Maxwell House Hotel, and 3 images of stables and figures at Belle Meade Plantation. Churches include Holy Trinity, Christ Church, Central Baptist College Hill, 1st Presbyterian Church, Church of Advent, McKendree Methodist, the Jewish Temple, St. Mary's, Also included are steamboats on the Cumberland River, general river views, and African Americans working in a field. 2nd group: Group of 10 Thuss, Koellin and Giers stereoview cards, Views of Nashville, Tennessee and Vicinity including Vanderbilt University, downtown streets, and 2 unidentified mansions (one overgrown). 3rd group: More than 2 dozen albumen prints mounted to paper or cardboard backings (some are fragments of old album pages). Identifiable scenes include the State Insane Asylum, funeral procession, the Suspension Bridge, "Dr. Sheffield's Home" with figures on porch, City Hospital, Natural Stone Bridge and a few other scenes possibly in the Sewanee-Beersheba Springs area of Middle Tennessee, the State Capitol overlooking houses and buildings (post Civil War) and a large 10" x 13 1/2" image of a crowd of well dressed men standing outside a train, inscribed in pencil on back "the Davidson County Democratic Club on way to convention that nominated Grover Cleveland, taken at Depot on Church Street." (Large creased area with tears at upper edge), left corner missing, grime/possible mildew to left edge). 4th group: more than 2 dozen loose albumen images. Identifiable subjects include the old James K. Polk mansion (no longer standing), Broadway, Fort Negley "about 1886", Fort Morton " about 1886," State Capitol, Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail car, Nashville riverfront with steamboats, the Pontoon Bridge and Ferry used while building the Woodland Street Bridge, scenes of the great Nashville snowstorm, Union Street decked out for the visit of president Grover Cleveland, the Andrew Jackson monument at the State Capitol; images from the building of bridges, and " The Cole Residence (later Medical Arts Building)". 5th group: 14 illustrated images of Nashville architectural landmarks (possibly taken from a book and based on Giers photographs) and 3 early 20th century reprint photographs of Civil War officers camped out by a tent (likely taken by Giers during the Union occupation of Nashville) along with 2 illustrated images of elevations of Ft. Negley. Approximately 100 total images. Note: Carl C. Giers immigrated from Germany and arrived in Nashville in 1852. He set up a photo gallery downtown, photographing many Nashville occupants and visitors – including notable Civil War figures during the city's Union Occupation. C.C. Giers passed away in 1877 and the studio was sold, but his son, Otto Giers, only 19 when his father died, took up the trade and continued it as part of the firm Thuss, Kollein and Giers. In 1885, he undertook a series of documentary photographs of Nashville sites (some of which are represented here). Some of these images were published in the 2 vol. series IMAGES OF AMERICA: NASHVILLE FROM THE COLLECTION OF CARL AND OTTO GIERS by James Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Mounted images exhibit light grime, fading/toning, and some edge losses. Loose images range from good condition with light fading and toning to fragile condition with some losses. Some loose images are curled with parts missing. [See more photos →]

Richard Jolley glass fish sculpture, titled on the base “Tropical Fish”, depicting an underwater ocean scene with seven (7) fish. Signed and titled on the base. 11 1/4″ H x 8 3/4″ W (at the base). 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Framed Birdseye view map of Nashville, Tennessee, 1888, looking Northwest and showing 89 points of interest including the State Capitol, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University, University of Nashville Medical Dept, Montgomery Bell Academy, St. Ceceila Academy and St. Bernard Academy, numerous other schools, churches, and larger businesses including office of the Nashville Banner newspaper. "Presented by the Nashville Banner" in top margin, "Drawn and Published by Welloe & Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin" in lower margin. 21 1/2" x 39 1/2" sight, 23" x 41" in molded black frame. 2nd and 3rd items: 2 copies of a NEW MAP OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE SHOWING NEW WARD BOUNDARIES, by Marshall and Bruce, dated 1922. Nashville Street Railway Directory en verso showing streetcar routes. 21" x 32". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Toning, with creases, as issued; several tears at creases including full tear with 2" loss at upper and lower left side, 3 strips of tape, 2"L, to lower left edge, other scattered losses and tears. 2nd and 3rd items: toning, some corner folds, a few scattered tears at fold lines. One is in worse condition than the other, with some stains and an extraneous scrap of paper adhered to it. [See more photos →]

Early English engraved map depicting Charleston, South Carolina, titled "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina", after the painting by Bishop Roberts. Engraved by William Henry Toms for London Magazine and published in 1779, 2nd edition. Unframed. 8 1/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Note: The 1st edition map was published in 1762 with very minor differences. CONDITION: Overall good condition with fold lines, a couple of tears to margin at left side. Slight losses to left margin. [See more photos →]

A pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chairs by Knoll, circa 1970. Original brown tufted leather cushions with leather support straps, polished steel X-form legs. 29 1/2" H x 30 1/4"W x 30"D. Provenance: Consignor's father acquired these while working for Knoll in the 1960s-70s. CONDITION: One chair has a 3" area of light white staining to front left side of cushion, some scattered small abrasions. Both have light scratches to legs. [See more photos →]

East Tennessee, Hawkins Co., blue painted pie safe, poplar and yellow pine. Two dovetailed drawers with wooden pulls, punched tin lower doors and sides. Each of the eight (8) tins with a column and arch design. Interior with two shelves, inset double paneled back and turned legs. 45" H x 43 3/4" W x 17 1/2" D. 3rd qtr. 19th century. CONDITION: Expected wear to paint, minor abrasions and bruises commensurate with age. [See more photos →]

Vintage Persian Qashqai or Qashqai area rug, wool on linen, Tree of Life pattern, colors of navy, red, gold, ivory, green and black. Birds and berries motif in primary border. Black and ivory and red and green end borders. Customs tag stapled on back. 5'1" W x 7'8" L. c. 1935. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Scattered areas of low pile. [See more photos →]

Rembrandt H. Van Rijn (Netherlands, 1606-1669) etching, "Adoration of the Shepherds : with the Lamp" on ivory laid paper. Signed "Rembrandt F" lower middle left in the image. Label verso with reference information – State II/III, Bartsch #45, Hind #273. Etching having a sharp, dark impression with good contrasts. Float mounted and housed in a gilt wood frame. Plate – 4 1/4" H x 5 1/16" W. Framed – 17 7/8" H x 18 5/8" W. Circa 1654. CONDITION: Very slight toning to paper. Minor abrasions to frame. [See more photos →]

Archive and medals related to the Crimean War service of General J. Scott Robertson of England. 1st item: Shadowbox frame containing 3 military decoration medals awarded by Queen Victoria to Gen. Robertson: The English Order of the Bath – a gold (tested 18K, but not hallmarked, weighing approximately 72 grams) and enamel cross with lions surrounding a center decorated with three crowns, a thistle and rose within a wreath, inscribed "Tria Juncta In Uno" and "Ich Dien," 1 3/4" x 2 1/8"; an 1854 Regina Victoria Medal, engraved "R. Ferguson Boy 1C", and a 1854 La Crimea medal, each approx. 1 1/4" diameter. 2nd item: Framed lithograph, DEPARTURE OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS FROM TRAFALGAR SQUARE, FEB. 22, 1854, ON THEIR ROUTE TO THE EAST by J. Kunzley and D.J. Pound, 11" x 14" framed. 3rd item: Framed lithograph, THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL, 1855, published by Harry Bill, with card and handwritten labels affixed to mat. Card reads "With Best Wishes from Sir Julian Pauncefote, H.B.M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary", while handwritten labels read "Julian Paunceofote British Legation Washington DC' and "Thos. Mosley Late 17th Lancers one of the "600" Light Brigade Battalion Oct. 25, 1854." 17" x 20 1/2" framed. 4th and 5th items: two 10" x 7" sepia toned prints of General J. Scott Robertson and his wife, Emily Hutton Robertson, who "accompanied Florence Nightingale to nurse the wounded during the Crimean war", 17" x 13" and 18" x 15" framed. 6th item: Framed Statement of Services of Commissary-General J. Scott Robertson, along with framed 3 3/4" x 6" British flag. Glass on both sides of frame and informational packet attached on back. 16" x 20" overall. 7th item: American citizenship papers dated 1886 and 1896 for James Scott Robertson, renouncing his English citizenship for American citizenship. Note: General Robertson was Purveyor in Chief of the Crimean War. It is unclear if the Naturalization papers belonged to him or perhaps a son of the same name. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Victoria Regina and La Crimea medals show oxidation; Order of the Bath in excellent condition. Glass broken on Siege of Sebastopol print, light toning and creasing to print, tears at top appear to have been repaired. Some folds at tear lines to naturalization papers. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold choker necklace of rectangular linked lozenges, 17 1/2" L x 13/16" W. Marked ITALY, 18K. 119.7 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some scattered flea bites on a few links. [See more photos →]

Rudolph Ingerle (American, 1879-1950), oil on canvas landscape painting, titled "On the Banks of the Tuckasegee,". Housed in giltwood molded frame with acanthus carvings at corners. Sight – 29 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed – 37" H x 32" W. Artist Biography: Ingerle, sometimes called 'The Painter of the Smokies', was born to a Moravian family, immigrated to the U.S. as a child and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was an early founder of the Indiana School of Painting in Brown County and the Society of Ozark Painters. Ingerle first visited the Smoky Mountains in 1920 and fell in love with Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. At that time, the natural beauty of the area was threatened by logging companies. Ingerle painted numerous landscapes there and is among the artists credited with raising awareness of the need for protection, which helped result in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. His work was exhibited in one man shows at the Mint Museum and Hickory Museum of Art during his lifetime, and was featured in the 2006 Art of Tennessee exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Painting in overall very good condition with a few scattered inclusions to mountain areas, frame with some losses to gilt at lower right corner. [See more photos →]

Important land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John Davis, a fellow early settler and surveyor of Nashville. The document, executed March 20, 1795, records Robertson selling 440 acres of land in Sumner County to his friend Davis (in fact, Davis's daughter Ciddy married Robertson's son Jonathan). According to this document, the land had been a tract of military land originally granted William Powell for his services in the Continental army in the Revolutionary War and then assigned to Col. Hardy Murfree (see related Murfree-Robertson lot in this auction). James Robertson's autograph (J.L. Robertson) is bold and clear, partially covered at the end by remnants of a seal, but nonetheless a very scarce example of the signature of one of Middle Tennessee's most important historical figures. 12" x 13 1/2". Biography (courtesy The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture): James Robertson, early leader of both the Watauga and Cumberland settlements, has been called the "Father of Middle Tennessee." Born in 1742 in Virginia, he later moved to North Carolina, where he grew increasingly frustrated with the provincial rule of Governor William Tryon. Encouraged by favorable descriptions of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, Robertson and several of his neighbors set out for the new frontier. In May 1772, when the Watauga settlers met to establish a government, they selected Robertson as one of the five magistrates to lead the Watauga Association. He was also elected commander of the Watauga Fort. In 1777, Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Land Company acquired a large tract of land from the Cherokees, including most of what constitutes present-day Middle Tennessee; Robertson and eight other men were sent to scout it out in 1778. The following year, Robertson returned with a group of about 250 people to establish a permanent settlement, known today as Nashville. In 1791, President George Washington appointed him brigadier general of the U.S. Army of the region, and In 1804, he was commissioned US Indian Agent to the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. A journey in 1814 to the Chickasaw Agency at Chickasaw Bluff resulted in his falling ill, and he died a short time later. He is buried in Nashville's City Cemetery. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Seal remnants and fold across Robertson's name. Toning, particularly along fold lines. Fading to writing, reverse side. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Talish runner, wool on wool, blue center field, secondary colors of red, ivory, brown, gold, blues, yellow, rust and purple. Dated backwards and signature backwards, possibly copied from an earlier version. A. Morjikian, NYC retailer label on back. 2'11" W x 11'9" L. c. 1900. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Abrash, corrosion in dark brown areas, selvedge rebound, wear on one corner of fringe, possible dye run or animal stain at one corner. [See more photos →]

14K white gold diamond line bracelet containing 39 round brilliant diamonds with a total weight of approximately 7.80 cts. approximately SI-I clarity and approximately K color. 7-1/8" L with safety clasp. 18.8 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition, please see description. Minor surface grime. [See more photos →]

Thierry Poncelet (Belgium, b. 1946) oil on canvas depicting a dog, a Mastiff or a Saint Bernard, in a suit. He rests his right arm against the back of a chair, a ring with a red stone visible on his human hand. Signed "Th. Poncelet" top right of painting. Housed in a gilt carved wood frame. Sight – 30 7/8" H x 24 3/4" W. Framed – 39 1/4" H x 33 1/4" W. CONDITION: Slight peeling or light exfoliation of varnish layer to right side of background near head. A couple of small bulges of painted surface in right ear area (stable). Minor losses to frame (1 1/2" loss to frame, lower left). [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold "Gucci" chain style link necklace with lobster claw clasp. Marked 585 and 30. 132 grams, 33" L. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches and minor grime. [See more photos →]

1976 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival serigraph, first edition, signed by the Louisiana folk artist Maria Laredo, portraying Fats Houston, the grand marshal of the Eureka marching jazz band. Pencil signed lower right and numbered in pencil lower left "First Edition, 44/1000". Matted and housed in a contemporary black frame. Sight – 33" H x 40" W. Framed – 41" H x 28 1/4" W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

John Frederick Herring, Jr. (British, 1815-1907) oil on board titled "The Farm Yard". The painting depicts a barn scene with horses, pigs, ducks, and cows in the foreground and middle ground and three English fox hunters with hounds in the background. Signed J. F. Herring lower right. Housed in carved giltwood frame. Back of board includes title and artist along with the stamps of the board makers with London addresses. Sight – 9 5/8" H x 10 1/2" W. Total – 10 1/4" H x 10 7/8" W. Framed – 16" H x 16 1/2" W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Some light yellowing to varnish, slight discoloration around edges where frame was located, slight paint chipping on corners. [See more photos →]

Chinese carved white jade and silver hand mirror, with pierced, high relief dragon and eel decoration to handle and incised, low relief decoration of an elephant to back of glass. Underside of handle is silver, engraved with floral decoration and flanked by 2 shou symbols. 9" L. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: Considerable buildup of grime in carved crevices. 1" glass crack and small losses to silvering of mirror (behind glass). [See more photos →]

French 'Chinoiserie' bronze-mounted cloisonne enamel jardiniere, in the manner of Ferdinand Barbedienne. The ovoid bowl having a blue enameled ground with Chinese floral, insect and bird decoration surmounted by a Ju-i gilt bronze rim with shaped gilt bronze foo dog and foliate handles and a footed gilt bronze base with lion's head masks. The back of the bronze base marked with the initials "sr" and the number "18". 14 1/8" H x approx. 16" W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: One small area of loss to base of bowl, a couple to the interior bowl base. Scattered minor dings and wear to outer bowl. [See more photos →]

Kentucky rifle marked Settle and percussion fowling piece. 1st item: Kentucky half stock long rifle, .40 caliber. Barrel stamped FELIX SETTLE 1857. Walnut stock, brass trigger guard and butt plate, metal frame and barrel. Set triggers. Buck horn rear sight and blade front sight. Lock plate stamped RIDDLE. Barrel length – 40". Overall – 56" L. 2nd item: Half stock percussion fowling piece, .69 caliber, unmarked. Walnut stock. Barrel length – 34 1/4" L. Overall length – 50 1/2". 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Barrel with rust/oxidation, especially near tip. Loss to wooden surrounds of lockplate, split in fore stock. 2nd item: Older brown patina to barrel. Abrasions to stock and barrel, wooden stock losses near barrel area. Cleaning rod and metal bands missing. [See more photos →]

A group of about 70 letters from 1828-1850s related to Howell Tatum Davis (b .1813-d. 1861, brother of John Davis, son of Frederick Davis, who moved to Texas circa 1840s). The letters are addressed to Davis in various parts of Texas and were likely returned to his family upon his death, as he had no known descendants. The letters mainly focus on life in pre-Civil War Texas in the state's third-oldest city, Matagorda and environs. One letter from Robert Clark reads "I received a letter from you wanting to know whether I wanted your Negro boy again this year. I should like to have him upon the same time I had him last year, he is well. I am now on my road to Houston with a load of cotton…". One letter mentions the journey of Edward Hicks II (Howell's great-nephew) from Texas to California during the gold rush – Joseph Blount Robertson, also a nephew of Howell, writes in a letter dated May 13th, 1850, "I fear that Ed's frail constitution may not be able to endure the hardships of the journey. But I suppose that he has enough Davis blood to bring him out after a while if only he can stand the first few weeks." A letter from Edward Hicks II, dated July 14th, 1854, lightly scolds his uncle for not writing more often, stating "Not having heard from you for sometime, I have concluded to write to you an see if I could not wake up "Old Rip Van Winkle"." Davis also received letters from John Duncan, a student at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. One letter, written just after Duncan was accepted into the university, dated July 20th, 1855, reads "I think that Chapel Hill is a very fine institution one of the best in the south. There are near four hundred students in this place. Some of them are very fine young men but most of them are hard to beat in doing mischief. The college is situated upon the top of a very high hill sloping on all sides and there never was a prettier and better situated place for a college in the south than this place." A letter written by R. Caldwell, accompanying a letter from Master Jack Duncan and John Duncan, dated August 2nd, 1846, reads "After the excitement produced by the Mexican War that subsided, the tedium of the people of Matagorda was relieved by some of the largest parties there, give in correspondence of the marriage of the following parties. Charles Power to the Sister of Maj Genl. Sam Houston…". A letter dated Nov 24th, 1828, written by William D. Hardeman, a student at UNC Chapel Hill, describes life on campus, including "…a very shocking affair…amoung four or five of the students. They got to fighting with bouring [sic] knives and the affray ended in four being cut, two lying at the point of death, one from a cut in the forehead, the other from a cut in the right lung." Many letters are business (farming, cotton) related while some tell of deaths and births in Nashville. Some letters retain old envelopes and postage stamps. Most date from the late 1840s through the 1850s. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some expected toning and foxing, a few with tears at fold lines. [See more photos →]

Large Japanese Meiji bronze okimono depicting a kneeling Oni mounted with a lidded urn having animal mask handles, cabriole legs and finial of a small child with mask, all resting on an engraved table style base with cabriole legs. 32 5/8" H x 11 3/4" W x 9 3/4" D. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) oil on canvas abstract still life. Signed and dated George Cress '76 lower right. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame painted with linen liner. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 39" W. Framed: 34" H x 44 1/4" W. Biography (courtesy Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol. XLIV No. 2: "Landscape and Genre Painting in Tennessee 1810-1985"): George Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama and studied at Emory University, American University, and the University of Georgia, where he studied under fellow Southern contemporary artist Lamar Dodd. He was a central figure in Chattanooga's arts community and served as President of the Tennessee Arts Council and sat on the board of the Hunter Museum of Art. From 1951-1984 he was painter in residence at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga; the Cress Gallery of Art at UTC is named in his honor. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Brass surveyor compass and Gunter's Scale used by John Davis to survey Davidson County (Nashville) in the late 1700s. Brass Compass with engraved eight-point dial, with North indicated by a fleur-de-lis; the outer ring is divided into four 90-degree quadrants; steel directional needle on central brass post. No maker's mark. Retains partial wood cover. Dial 4 1/2" diameter, overall length 12". Wooden Gunter's Scale with incised markings, 24"L; label adhered in the 19th century identifies it as "Gunter's Scale, formerly owned by John Davis, Commissioned Surveyor, Davidson County 1792." Note: This instrument, a precursor of the slide rule, was used by surveyors, mechanics, craftsmen, and even retailers to make logarithmic and trigonometric calculations from the 1600s to the late 1800s. John Davis (1770-1853) fought as an adolescent in the Revolutionary War, and migrated to Tennessee in 1788. He found work surveying the land around Nashville and eventually became a prominent landholder himself. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Compass: Some expected wear and oxidation to brass arms, dial in good condition, appears in need of recalibration. Scale: some wear and age related oxidation, a few small stains. [See more photos →]

Antoine Bouvard (French, 1870-1956) oil on canvas painting. View of a street or sidewalk along a Venice canal with figures including a gondolier, a grocer working at a stand, and another figure carrying a basket, fore and middle ground. Bell tower of St. Mark's Square, background. Signed "Bouvard" lower left. Partial label en verso. Housed in whitewash frame. Sight – 17 1/4" H x 23 1/4" W. Framed – 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. CONDITION: Two 1-1/4" scratches, one in sky area, the other on sidewalk, one 1/8" diameter hole in sky area with 5/8" area of paint loss around it. Light overall grime. [See more photos →]

1st item: Japanese Meiji period inlaid rectangular bronze box, comprised of three stacking sections and having domed top with mixed metal butterfly, dragonfly and foliate decoration. Incised signature to the base. Conforming bronze cage included with the box, perhaps used as a cricket cage. Box – 3" H x 4" W x 2 3/4" D. Cage – 3 5/8" H x 4 3/8" W x 2 7/8" D. 2nd item: Miniature coconut with Asian/Indian intricately carved decoration, with conforming hardwood stand. Coconut – 3" H. 4 1/2" total H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Both pieces with old patina, some wear to surface and to gilding on box with mixed metal. Small dent to one corner of middle section. 2nd item: Coconut overall very good condition. Repaired break to leg of stand. [See more photos →]

An early metal State of Tennessee issued license plate reading "1915/24407/TENN/EXPIRES DEC. 31, 1915". 5 7/8" H X 15" W. Note: 1915 was the first year Tennessee issued a state license plate. Tennessee was one of the first states to issue regulated plates. CONDITION: Overall rust and loss to paint due to exposure and age. Tear lower right margin, approx. 1", some bending to upper right corner. License plate is in original condition. Remaining paint is original. [See more photos →]

18K rose gold three-dimensional fish-scale links, invisible clasp with 2 safety clasps, stamped 750, 7 1/8" L x 1 5/8" W, 90.7 grams. CONDITION: Excellent condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Cavalier Michele Federico (Italian, 1884 – 1966) oil on canvas seascape titled "Faraglioni Rocks, Capri", bird's eye view of monumental coastal rocks with ships in placid waters below. Signed lower right "Mich Federico, Capri" and housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 21 1/8" H x 27" W. Framed – 30 3/4" H x 36 3/4" W. CONDITION: Painting overall very good condition. Very minor general wear to frame. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Isphahan area rug, wool on linen foundation, Tree of Life pattern, colors of red, gold, blue, ivory, cream, brown, navy and pink. 4'6" W x 6'5" L. c. 1910. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Scattered areas of low pile. Very minor bleeding of red dye. Wear to one corner. Low fringe. [See more photos →]

Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AV Stater, Abydus mint. Obverse of coin with Laureate head of Apollo and a Charioteer driving biga on reverse, ivy leaf below. 323-316 BC. AU55 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU55 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

Large Chinese pale blue monochrome bottle form vase. Yung Cheng seal form mark to base. Includes conforming carved hardwood stand. Vase – 15 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W. Stand- 5 3/4" dia. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Jesse Bardin (South Carolina, 1923-1987) "Flight into Autumn," abstract oil on canvas. Sight – 50" H x 40" W. Framed – 53" H x 43" W. Circa 1963. Property of the Hunter Museum of Art, being sold to benefit future acquisitions. CONDITION: Very minor abrasions to frame, canvas excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Norman Wilfred Lewis (New York, 1909-1979) lithograph titled "Woman". Depicts the head and shoulders of a woman in profile rendered in abstract form, her hand against her jaw in contemplation. Signed "Norman Lewis Nov 6 1944" in pencil, lower right, with a Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York label on the back. Sight – 8" H x 14 5/8" W. Matted – 14 1/8" H x 19 7/8" W. Provenance: From the estate of Robert L. Zarbock, Escondido, California. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Light toning overall and small foxing spot at the lower middle margin. [See more photos →]

Southern agricultural coin silver presentation goblet, inscribed "Premium Awarded by the Tennessee Agricultural and Horticultural Society", within an engraved wreath cartouche; applied cast cow decoration on the reverse; leaf and berry decorated border repeated beneath the bulbous bowl, raised on a stem spreading to a rounded foot encircled with a decorative band of long, slender leaves. Marked on underside for Bailey & Kitchen (Joseph T. Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen, working Philadelphia, 1832-1848). 4 7/8"H, 3.335 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, a farm famous for breeding Devon Cattle. CONDITION: Repair at bottom of cup/top of stem, two 1/4" dents around cow, some denting to foot ring, a few other scattered small dents and scratches, some unevenness to rim. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold link bracelet of 5 handmade hinged plaques depicting Incan and Mayan gods in bright and satin finish and animal pierced work, each plaque stamped 18K with bird's head hallmark. 7 1/2" L x 9/16" with safety chain. 88.7 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

George Ayres Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) oil on board Cubist style abstract painting. Signed and dated George Cress 1957 lower right. Housed in a wooden frame painted grey with off white matte. This lot also includes an article about a Cress exhibit in the Cumberland County Bank, published in the Crossville Chronicle, Thursday, April 1, 1971 (attached to back of frame). Sight – 21" H x 14 3/4" W. Framed – 35 1/4" H x 27 3/4" W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artist's Bluebook and Landscape and Genre Painting in Tennessee 1810-1985: Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol. XLIV No. 2 ): George Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama and studied at Emory University, American University, and the University of Georgia, where he studied under fellow Southern contemporary artist Lamar Dodd. He was a central figure in Chattanooga's arts community and served as President of the Tennessee Arts Council and sat on the board of the Hunter Museum of Art. From 1951-1984 was painter in residence at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga; the Cress Gallery of Art at UTC is named in his honor. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Marks on matte, scuffs on frame. [See more photos →]

An archive of images of Nashville, circa 1884, all mounted on album pages, most inscribed with identifying captions. Most are stereoview prints. 40 pages containing approximately 150 views (300 images) including Fort Negley and the "Negro Settlement" at Fort Negley, and numerous views of the grounds and Interior of the State Capital Building including corridors, Hall of Representatives, library with images of portraits, flags, and artifacts, and views from the Capitol looking in each direction (note one is a panoramic stereoview), and numerous views of Vanderbilt University, the Great Snow , the City Cemetery, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, National Cemetery, and Mount Calvary Cemetery. Other images include the Cumberland Riverfront, High Street, City Hall, Customs House, Court House, a young black child standing in a field with dilapidated houses behind him, Spring Park, Stevenson Avenue, Park Street, Spruce Street, Cherry Street, College Street, Market Street, Nashville Public Square, Cole Building, Woodland Street Suspension Bridge, the Railroad Bridge, German Lutheran Church, St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral (interior and exterior), St. Ann's Church, Church of the Assumption, St. Peter's Chapel, Elm Street Church, Central Baptist Church, McKendree Church, Trinity Church, Church of the Advent, Jewish Synagogue, the Penitentiary, Gilchrist Hotel, Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Depot, the "Insane Asylum" including the "Colored Department", Roger Williams University, Hume Fogg School, Howard School, School for the Blind, South Nashville Normal School, Ward Seminary, Price's Seminary, St. Bernard Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Fisk University – Jubilee Hall and Livingston Hall, the Wharf (riverfront), Central Tenn. College, French Spring Lick (Sulphur Spring), Tulane Hotel, Belle Meade Plantation, the Surry Jones Gospel Tent, and residences of Captain Ryman, Col. E.W. Cole, Gen. Houston, William Morrow, J. W. Thomas, and William Duncan. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. Note: Carl C. Giers immigrated from Germany and arrived in Nashville in 1852. He set up a photo gallery downtown, photographing many Nashville occupants and visitors – including notable Civil War figures during the city's Union Occupation. C.C. Giers passed away in 1877 and the studio was sold, but his son, Otto Giers, only 19 when his father died, took up the trade and continued it as part of the firm Thuss, Kollein and Giers. In 1885, he undertook a series of documentary photographs of Nashville sites (some of which are represented here). Some of these images were published in the 2 vol. series IMAGES OF AMERICA: NASHVILLE FROM THE COLLECTION OF CARL AND OTTO GIERS by James Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Some pages have images clipped, but the majority are intact with light discoloration and edge chipping (mostly affecting the rigid album boards). All images are adhesive-mounted to album pages, which have become brittle. 17 pages have come unbound from spine. Leather exterior of album is extremely worn, including the spine. [See more photos →]

32" strand Mikimoto Pearls, 7.5 x 8 mm, pinkish-white color, with 18K clasp and "M" hang tag plus original case and box. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Mesembria Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 250-175 BC. AU 50 grading by ANACS. CONDITION: AU 50 grading by ANACS. [See more photos →]

English School, large oil on board portrait of a brown horse set against a landscape background. Unsigned; attributed to Harry (Henry) Hall (United Kingdom, c. 1814 – 1882). Housed in a giltwood frame. Attached verso are 2 1/4 pages of a catalog that lists artists including Hall, with Hall's name marked with red ink and a small photograph of the painting. Sight – 20 1/2" H x 24 3/4" W. Framed – 25 5/8" H x 30" W. Provenance: private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Areas of minor inpainting to torso, lower feet and head. Light surface grime. Please refer to blacklight photos. [See more photos →]

Black Chanel Grand Shopping Tote with gold hardware, classic Chanel chain leather and interlocking C logo. Serial # 9893088 with original box and dust cover. 10" H x 13 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition [See more photos →]

Platinum diamond eternity band containing 15 round brilliant cut diamonds. Jeweler's appraisal states that diamonds have a total weight of approximately 4 ct., are set in a shared prong setting and average SI clarity and H color. Ring size 6 1/2. 5.7 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Good condition with 2 stones with one chip each on girdle. [See more photos →]

Gold charm link bracelet with 22 charms of varying gold karat weight, most with world travel themes including airplane, buildings, palm tree, maple leaf, anchor, street sign, sea shell, 15 are 14K, 3 are 10K, 2 are 18K and 2 are gold-plated, 7 1/2" L x 1 5/8" D. Unmarked gold bracelet tests 10K gold or higher (samples across six random coiled links). Safety chain marked 14K and one single ring link near hasp marked 12K gold filled. 94.4 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Roman coliseum charm is dented. Surface scratches due to use. [See more photos →]

East Tennessee, Greene County blanket chest, walnut primary and yellow pine secondary, rectangular lid with molded edge, exposed dovetails on case and bracket feet and shaped center foot. Interior till with wrought iron strap hinges. 21 1/4" H x 47" W x 18 3/4" D. Late 18th/Early 19th century. Note: Featured in the book "Art & Furniture of East Tennessee" by Namuni Hale Young on page 4, Figure 1. This piece also relates to Figure 291 on page 222 in the book "The Art & Mystery of Tennessee Furniture" by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams. CONDITION: Older refinish. Restored side moldings to top of chest. Old repair to spur return on left side. Age crack to left rear foot. [See more photos →]

Ladies 18K yellow gold Italian bangle bracelet in a twist/cable, hollow tubular design with hinge and hidden plunger lock. Stamped 18K ITALY. 6 5/8" interior circumference. 3/8" W. 53.1 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with very small scattered shallow dents and scratches. [See more photos →]

Louis E. Jones (Tennessee, 1878-1958) oil on board titled “Golden October in the Smokies” 1944. Depicts a landscape with a river surrounded by trees with autumn foliage, fore and middle ground, Smoky Mountains against a light blue sky, background. Signed and dated L.E. Jones 1944 lower left. En verso, title, date, and signature of artist. Housed in a giltwood frame with ebonized edge. Sight – 9 5/8″ H x 11 3/8″ W. Framed – 12 3/4″ H x 14 1/2″ W. Note: Louis Jones was an impressionist painter originally from Woodstock, New York who established the Cliff Dwellers Studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Areas of paint loss, largest area 3/8″ L, top left and right edges. Minor scuffs and chips on corners of frame. [See more photos →]

Towle King Richard Sterling Flatware, 95 pieces, including a service for 8 consisting of modern hollow dinner knives (9" L), dinner forks (8" L), teaspoons, iced teaspoons, place spoons, round bowl soup spoons (6 1/8" L), ice cream forks, seafood forks plus 10 individual hollow handle butter spreaders and 7 strawberry forks. Serving pieces include 2 mustard spoons, 1 single-tine butter pick, 1 flat handle master butter knife, 1 hollow handle master butter knife, 1 cracker spoon, 1 preserve spoon, 1 small pierced flat server and 1 pastry server. Additional serving pieces with sterling hollow handles and stainless tops include 1 ice scoop, 2 square lasagna servers and 2-piece salad serving set. 5 1/8" L to 9 3/4" L. 110.18 weighable oz troy. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All overall very good condition, some pieces like new condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Men's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust watch, stainless and gold, grey face with baton hour markers, manual movement, calendar date aperture at three, acrylic crystal, 35mm gold bezel, Model 1601/3, case serial number 2912507, bracelet interior length – 7" L. With original snap case, polishing cloth and paperwork including passport. Provenance: Collection of the late Edwin and Rebecca Raskin, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition, watch running at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

"Tennessee" Map, drawn by Samuel Lewis, engraved by Alexander Lawson, published by John Conrad & Co., Philadelphia, 1804. From "A New And Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps" by Aaron Arrowsmith and Samuel Lewis. Uncolored map of early Tennessee featuring early towns and roads, including Knoxville and Clarksville, county lines and Native American lines, names of counties, rivers, mountains, and remarks about the land including the inscription "Low Broken Ground" vertical across the area of Western Tennessee. Title cartouche, top center, scale of miles, top center, legend, lower right. "Longitude W. from Philada." centered above map, "Long. W. from London" centered below map. Map surrounded by scale notations and double line border. Housed in wooden frame with grey matte. Sight – 8 3/8" H x 10 3/8" W. Framed – 13 1/4" H x 15 1/4" L. CONDITION: Overall foxing spots and water damage, top and lower left. Tape to upper margin edges when examined out of the frame. [See more photos →]

German Meissen porcelain allegorical figure, "Day", depicting a cherub draped in pink holding a torch and flower. Blue Meissen crossed swords mark to bottom with 40 painted in red. Base additionally impressed 40 and etched L1346. Fitted with a glass dome cover. Figure – 14" H. Glass dome cover – 19" H. 19th century. CONDITION: Repair to left hand and 2 old breaks to hair. [See more photos →]

Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, Francis 1st pattern, 106 pieces, including 12 dinner knives (9 1/8" L), 12 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 10 salad forks, 16 teaspoons, 7 round soup spoons (5 7/8" L), 7 iced teaspoons, 7 oyster/cocktail forks, 8 flat butter spreaders, 6 fruit spoons, 2 demitasse spoons, 4 table spoons (8 3/8" L each), 1 pierced table spoon, 1 cold meat fork, 1 tomato server, 1 olive/pickle fork, 1 pierced bon bon spoon, 1 master butter spreader, 1 jelly server, 1 sugar shell, 1 cream/sauce ladle, 1 baby spoon, 2-piece carving set with guards, 1 pie server, 1 cheese server and 1 cake breaker (10 1/2" L). Mixed dates of manufacture. 120.85 weighable oz troy. No monograms. Lot includes wooden storage case. CONDITION: Very good condition with surface scratches due to age. No monograms. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold heavy link bracelet with "U-shaped" links. marked 14K with maker's mark. Approximately 7 1/4" interior circumference. 106.4 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: The joint of the clasp appears to have been fused closed and no longer opens. [See more photos →]

Chanel Jumbo Classic Flap Bag, Dark Brown Leather with silvertone classic Chanel chain leather and CC turnlock as designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Serial # 14043263, with original box, dust bag and paperwork. 7 3/4" H x 11 3/4" W x 3 12" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent, new condition. [See more photos →]

Erte (Iromain De Tirtoff – Russian/French, 1892-1990), limited edition gilded and cold painted cast bronze sculpture, "Pleasure of the Courtesan" number 31. Stamped on the base "Copyright 1988 Chalk & Vermilion and Sevenarts AP 31/37". 19" H x 10 1/4" W x 7 1/4" D. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Babylon Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 317-311 BC. AU50 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU50 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

Pair diamond platinum eternity rings, each containing twenty-seven (27) rectangle step cut baguette diamonds, each 3.0 x 1.5 mm, approximate diamond total weight per ring is 0.85 ct., total weight for both is 1.70 cts., approximately G-H color and approximately VS1 clarity. Diamonds are flush channel set end to end. Width: 2.5 mm each. Ring size 6 each. Total weight: 6.5 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Kirk Stieff sterling silver flatware set, Repousse pattern, 104 pieces including 12 dinner knives (9" L), 11 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 11 salad forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 soup spoons, 12 iced teaspoons, 10 seafood forks, 9 flat butter spreaders, 9 demitasse spoons, 2 large tablespoons (8 3/8" L), 2 small tablespoons (7 3/4" L), 1 berry/casserole spoon (9 1/8" L), 1 bon bon spoon. 98.55 total oz troy excluding dinner knives. No monograms. CONDITION: Very good condition with surface scratches due to age. No monograms. [See more photos →]

19th century oil on canvas painting after Cigniani, Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Unsigned. Housed in a giltwood frame with gilt mat having octagonal opening. Sight – 38" H x 38" W. Framed – 52" H x 52" W. Accompanied by a file of information on its restoration and research into the history conducted by the late owner. Painting was professionally conserved at Winterthur's Art Conservation Program in 1985 with full report enclosed. According to this documentation, the painting had been in Mrs. Green's family for four generations and was originally owned by Carl C. Giers. It passed to his son Otto, whose wife, Sarah "Sallie" Hunter, "being very much a Victorian Lady, did not feel the painting was proper to hang in her house, so she relegated it to an outside shed in the back of the house and this is where it sustained most of the damage that occurred over the years." When their daughter, Hunter Giers Hicks (Mrs. Edward Dickson Hicks IV) inherited it, she brought it out and hung it in the main house. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Back covered with restoration board, which we have not attempted to repair. Possible repaired 4 1/2" tear in background near woman's hair, and a couple of 1/8" flakes joined by scratch at lower edge. Blacklight shows 10" area of restoration extending from woman's forearm to bottom edge, 2" area of restoration between woman's breasts, and widespread infill of craquelure. [See more photos →]

19th century miniature portrait of Rachel Donelson Jackson (1767-1828), wife of President Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Jackson is depicted in a black dress with white sheer lace collar and bonnet with mantilla. Watercolor on ivory, housed in an oval beaded gilt metal frame (likely later) with gilt mat. Sight – 2 3/8" x 1 3/4". Framed – 3 3/4" x 3". Circa 1830. This lot is accompanied by a 1942 biographical booklet on Rachel Jackson by Nellie Treanor Stokes, published by the Ladies Hermitage Association. Rachel Jackson (1767-1828) moved with her family from Virginia to Tennessee as an adolescent (her father, John Donelson, is recognized as the co-founder of Nashville). Her first marriage ended in a divorce of controversial timing, which led to scandal during her second husband, Andrew Jackson's, presidential campaign. Jackson was elected, but Rachel died of a heart attack shortly before the inauguration. Throughout their marriage, Rachel kept a fairly low profile and spent most of her time in Nashville, running the Jacksons' home, The Hermitage. Partly as a result of that, her sudden death, and a fire at the Hermitage in 1834, very few portraits of her exist. According to the book "Andrew Jackson: A Portrait Study," by James G. Barber, only three life portraits of Rachel are known to have been painted: two oil on canvas portraits (painted in 1825 and 1827, both by Ralph E.W. Earl, both now in the collection of The Hermitage), and one miniature portrait (artist unknown). That miniature is assumed to have been destroyed in the fire. It was referred to in a Jackson letter in 1813, but in 1842, he noted he had no likeness of Rachel or himself from their early years. Only three post-mortem miniatures are mentioned in Barber's book, all based on the 1827 Earl portrait. Jackson commissoned one of them in 1830 from James B. Longacre, but Jackson angrily sent it back to Longacre when he felt it did not convey Rachel's likeness (whereabouts currently unknown). Jackson gave the second miniature portrait (circa 1830-1831), to his granddaughter, Rachel Jackson Lawrence as he lay dying (it is now in the collection of The Hermitage). That miniature is signed by Louisa Catherine Strobel, but for many years was misattributed to Anna Peale. Barber's book states that the third miniature, "now unlocated," was also misattributed to Anna Peale. In 1941, Fanny O. Walton, who acquired it from her cousin John Lawrence (son of Rachel Jackson Lawrence) offered it for sale to the Ladies Hermitage Association. But the LHHA declined to buy it, believing they already had a Peale miniature. (ref. Barber, p. 229). We believe this is that portrait. Provenance: acquired by consignor from the estate of a Jackson family member. CONDITION: 2 cracks, each running the length of the image. Frame is likely not original. Not examined out of frame. [See more photos →]

Three Civil War era albumen and salt prints of prominent Confederates including General Stonewall Jackson, CSA President Jefferson Davis, and an unidentified Confederate General with moustache, plus one Carte de Visite sized image of Jefferson Davis with his name inscribed on front. Sizes – 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" to 13 1/4" x 10". Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with surface grime, fading, stains, tears and/or losses at edges. Jackson image with small holes and small punctures. Large Jackson and Davis images have later name inscriptions written in pen on back. Other photograph has some staining to back side. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Tarsus Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 333-327 BC. AU50 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU50 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

Carthage Gold AV Stater, Zeugitana, North Africa. Obverse head of Tanit left, wreathed in grain, wearing necklace and triple-drop earring, dot border. Reverse horse standing with three pellates and dot border. 350-320 BC. EF45 graded by ICG. CONDITION: EF45 graded by ICG. [See more photos →]

An archive of material related to Gen. William Giles Harding and Belle Meade Plantation. Featured is a rare Nashville imprint – LIST OF BLOODSTOCK THE PROPERTY OF W.G. HARDING OF BELLE MADE NEAR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, published by Paul, Tavel and Hanner, Nashville, 1869, listing race horses owned by the noted Southern breeding farm and their pedigrees. Green paper covers with some light grime and chipping. Internal pages with some light foxing. 5 1/4" x 3". Also included is a handwritten "family tree" of a thoroughbred horse named Misdeal (corner folds). Other papers included in this lot include a record of an 1840 sale of Berkshire pigs to W.G. Harding (chew losses); an 1840 record of sale for an imported heifer calf to W.G. and David M. Harding; and a record of an 1883 land sale from W.G. Harding to E.D. Hicks, approximately 9 lots of land in the Nashville area "in trust for the sole and separate use and benefit of my two granddaughters, Sophie Johnson and Selene Curd," signed W.G. Harding. There are also copies of the obituary of W.G. Harding's son in law and business partner, Gen. William H. Jackson, "of national distinction and one of the HIghest Ranking Confederates." Also included are several photographic images of Belle Meade Mansion taken by Nashville photographer Otto Giers, circa 1880s. Note: The famous thoroughbred farm known as Belle Meade was founded on land originally belonging to early Nashvillian John Harding (not far from Devon Farm, owned by his brother, David Morris Harding). Belle Meade passed to Gen. William Giles Harding, who expanded his father John's house into a Greek Revival Mansion and brought international prominence to its horse breeding operation. Belle Meade is on the National Register and currently open to the public as a landmark historic property. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All items with light fading and toning, other condition issues (where present) are noted in the above description. [See more photos →]

Pierre Mortier / Nicolas Sanson, CARTE PARTICULIERE DE LA CAROLINE, DRESSE FUR LES MEMOIRES LE PLUS NOUVEAUX, published Amsterdam, circa 1696. Copper engraving with hand colored highlights. The first map of South Carolina printed in Continental Europe. Housed in ebonized frame with gilt liner and cream silk matte. Sight – 19" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed – 28" H x 32" W. Scarce map of the coastal region around Charleston and the Cooper River, depicting the area from the Santee River in the North to the Edisto River in the south. It shows several early roads and Indian settlements, as well as names and locations of dozens of early landowners, including the Santee and Sewel Indian Forts, the Kayawah (Kiawah) Indian Settlement, and Colletons Barony along the Cooper River. (Sir John Colleton was one of the eight proprietors of the Carolina Grant, a member of the Council for Foreign Plantations and of the Royal African Company, which introduced slavery into the British possessions in North America). This map is generally regarded as the first obtainable map of the region to appear in a commercial atlas. Cumming 121, Kendall Early Maps of Carolina 17C. Provenance: Private collection, acquired several years ago from Carolina Prints, Charleston, South Carolina. Documentation will be provided to winning bidder. CONDITION: Some light toning, possible repaired tear at upper left corner and on far left side near word "Occident", a couple of light creases. Map has not been fully examined out of frame, but appears to be hinge mounted to backing board rather than glued down. [See more photos →]

14K white gold diamond ladies Hamilton wrist watch mounted in custom 14K yellow gold custom hinged cuff bracelet jacket, 6" interior circumference x 1 1/16 W at front and 11/16" W at back. 97 grams total. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Watch not running at time of inspection. Scattered light surface scratches on yellow gold bracelet. [See more photos →]

1st item: French Mirecourt violin with label reading, "Georges Chanot a Paris, Quai Malaquais, Annee 1856". Label appears to be after George Chanot. Belly likely spruce. Back, neck, scroll and ribs maple. 24 1/4" L. 2nd item: Silver mounted octagonal bow with ebony frog and abalone and mother-of-pearl inserts stamped "Otto Schuller", 29 1/4" L. 3rd item: Silver mounted round bow with ebony frog and abalone and mother-of-pearl inserts, unmarked. 29 3/4" L. With leather case with zippered canvas cover – 31 1/4" L x 10" D x 4 1/2" H. CONDITION: Violin missing bridge and with damaged strings. Both bows with damaged horsehair and missing one mother-of-pearl eye. [See more photos →]

Extensive collection of over 1000 buttons in various sizes and materials, including examples of military, enamel, picture, animal, cameo, black glass, colored glass, clear glass, mosaic, silver shell, rhinestone, Satsuma, and Asian. All housed in collectors trays. Lot also includes 7 books related to button collecting. Titles include: 1) Discovering Old Buttons by Primrose Peacock, 2) Button button by Osborne, 3) Buttons: A Collector's Guide by Victor Houart, 4) Buttons: Art in Miniature by Lancaster Miller, 5) Buttons by Epstein & Safro, 6) Buttons by Fink & Ditzler and 7) The Big Book of Buttons by Hughes & Lester. CONDITION: All in protective collectors trays, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Sidon Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 333-305 BC. AU50 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU50 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

1st item: Jack Daniels 2 Gallon advertising stoneware whiskey jug with Bristol glaze and stenciled in cobalt on the body "JACK DANIEL'S, OLD TIME DISTILLERY, LYNCHBURG, TENN." with "2" on the upper neck denoting gallon capacity. 12 3/4" H. Circa 1870 -1875. 2nd item: Jack Daniels 1 Gallon advertising stoneware whiskey jug with Bristol glaze and stenciled in cobalt on the body "JACK DANIEL'S, OLD TIME DISTILLERY, LYNCHBURG, TENN." 10 1/2" H. Circa 1870 -1875. CONDITION: 1st item: Some chipping to rim, shoulder and base. 2nd item: Large loss/chip to neck and rim. Minor fleabites to handle. Overall craquelure to glaze with stain on lower body. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold vintage link tourmaline bracelet, with alternating floral incised links and faceted green or pink tourmaline mounted links, chain mounted border. 7 1/2" L x 1 1/16" W plus safety chain and clasp. 1st quarter 20th century. Marked 18K. 63.2 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Surface scratches due to use. [See more photos →]

A collection of material related to Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee (plus 2 horse/cattle catalogs related to nearby Richland Farm). Includes: a medal for the Tennessee Agricultural and Mechanical Association, in velvet lined union case; a small medal from the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, Dec. 16, 1884-May 31, 1885; several photographs including a circa 1860s cdv of a cow with African American man standing alongside; a framed front page of the Sept. 1, 1888 issue of The Tennessee Farmer, picturing Damsel 3749, a prize cow owned by Ed. D. Hicks, Devon Farm, with accompanying article "A Valuable Breed: Facts about Devon Cattle in Middle Tennessee." (light fading, no glass); a framed cabinet card of "Damsel"; oval cattle number tag; a hand drawn map of the Devon Farm property circa 1900; softcover booklet, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN DEVON CATTLE CLUB AND CATALOG FOR EDWARD D. HICKS, DEVON FARM pub. Zanesville, Ohio 1885 (staining to right side); C.H. DANA'S NEW SHEEP REGISTER; a Guest Book for Devon Farm with signatures of guests from 1941-1974; conical copper rain gauge; a detailed weather notebook for 1860-1864; second weather notebook for 1864-1869 which also lists "daily employment," a list of employed "hands," a seed experiment, and pedigrees of two cows; an 1869 farm ledger; a 1" tall porcelain cow figurine; various photos and ephemera related to E.D. Hicks, who served as president of the Southern Seed Association; Handwritten 20th century manuscript, Devon Farm by Paul Preising including map of property, family tree, and some early photographs; several copies of agricultural newspapers circa 1866-1900 including Spirit of the Farm, Field and Farm Turf, and Bulletin of the Devon Cattle Club; a 20th century scrapbook of news clippings and photos pertaining to Devon Farm, including a headline from April 4, 2002 on the sale of the property to PE Enterprises, with intent to donate it as land for Ensworth High School; a scrapbook of home remedies and recipes, a broadside, "Scale of Points for Devon Bull" (folded, with toning at top); remnants of a prize ribbon; about a dozen 19th century photographs of Devon Farm including cattle, farmhands, and Hicks family members, and numerous 20th century photographs of the property and its inhabitants; a 1979 architectural award for Devon Farm; correspondence and a 1955 advertising calendar from the Dobson Hicks Seed Company; and 2 metal printing plates depicting cows. Also included are 2 auction catalogs from the sale of Short Horn Cattle (1887) and Thoroughbred and Trotting Horses (1873) from Richland Farm, owned by family relative Mark S. Cockrill (pencil inscriptions in horse catalog, including some sale prices). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All paper and photographic items have expected toning and light handling grime. Weather/farm journals have worn covers, 1864-69 journal is lacking spine and in fragile condition. Other items – see above description. [See more photos →]

Circa 1904 Giers photograph of Confederate Veterans of Company B, Nashville, Tennessee. Among the more than 100 former CSA soldiers pictured are Captain Mark S. Cockrill, Lt. William Aimison, Lt. M.M. Barnes, Lt. Howlette, Quartermaster Spencer Eakin, Chaplain M.B. Pilcher, Surgeon R. J. Neil, and one African-American, Monroe Gooch, who served as a Confederate cook for an officer in the Confederate Army of Middle Tennessee Infantry, which eventually merged into the Confederate Army of Tennessee, under the command of General Braxton Braggs. 17 1/2" x 14 5/8" image. Together with a souvenir ribbon, programme, and souvenir railroad ticket for the United Confederate Veterans Reunion held in Nashville on June 14-16, 1904. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Image in fair condition with considerable toning and some grime, 6" scratch at left corner. Border in poor condition with nearly all of the left side missing, and large losses to remaining border. Reunion ephemera worn with some handling grime. [See more photos →]

Gorham sterling silver mounted cut glass vase, cylindrical glass body cut with scrolling foliate decoration, mounted with a sterling flared lip and footed base, both having engraved and raised scrolling foliate and acanthus leaf decoration. Gorham hallmarks and STERLING on the base. 12 1/8" H x 6 1/4" W. Circa 1900. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Hamilton Place Plantation, Maury Co., Tennessee wrought iron boot scraper designed with turned side rails and secured into a stone block. Scraper – 8" H x 8 3/4" W. Stone – 14" H x 14" W. Mid 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Scraper with oxidation and rust. [See more photos →]

English "Act of Parliament" clock, possibly from the Brighton & South Coast Railway, oak case with applied carved foliate scrolls to the upper case. Clock face is marked "B (S) John Walker, 1 South Molton St. London 1225 S.E.". Case is stamped above door "1225 SE". Dial – 23 1/2" diameter. Case – 90" H x 26 1/2" W x 10" D. Last quarter of the 19th Century. CONDITION: Clock retains pendulum and weights. Not tested for functionality. Overall general wear. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Lampsacus Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 328-323 BC. EF45 grading by ICG. CONDITION: EF45 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

8 Galmer Silversmiths (New York) contemporary sterling silver julep cups with repousse multi-horse decoration and gilt interiors. Bases marked "Galmer Silver 925". Two (2) cups have a rolled rim and the others have a straight rim. All monogrammed. 4 1/8" H. 46.565 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All monogrammed and all but one with the date 11-13-1980 inscribed to bases. One with damage/bending to foot. Others overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

English Georgian mahogany chest of drawers, deal wood secondary, two half-drawers over three long drawers, all dovetailed, older brass pulls, reeded quarter columns, ogee bracket feet. Partial older label, illegible, en verso. 38 1/2" H x 42 1/2" W x 21 3/8" D. English, circa 1770. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with older refinish. Right top, 2nd, and 3rd drawer all with separation and patches to bottom board. Light separation of top board. Back support of left rear foot reduced. [See more photos →]

Southern mahogany hexagonal form brass bound cellarette, in the George III style, with an unusual vaulted top mounted on a Sheraton walnut stand/table with turned legs and brass casters. Table fitted with a thin hexagonal plate, square nailed to the top, to receive the hexagonal cellarette, indicating the cellarette and stand were originally made together. Cellarette – 17 1/4" H. Table – 24 1/2" H x 19 5/8" W x 17" D. Second quarter of the 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Table edge with minor losses. Some separation to wood. Overall general wear and abrasions to surface due to use. [See more photos →]

Archive of items related to the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville. Descended in the family of Edward Dickson Hicks, an organizer of the Tennessee event and son in law of Otto Giers, who photographed several events connected with that Exposition. 1st item: Framed certificate, certifying that "Edward Dickson Hicks is entitled to one share of the Capital Stock of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition Company, organized to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of Tennessee as the sixteenth state of the Federal Union on June 1, 1796." Framed – 13" x 17". (Wear and small losses to frame, toning to certificate). 2nd item: Fine Art Catalog from the Exhibition, 266 pages, with several photographs of the paintings and sculpture exhibited at the event. (Back cover has become detached). 3rd item: Souvenir Programme booklet from the May 1, 1896 Theatre Vendome performance of the Company C Minstrels. 4th item: Portion of book, "Souvenir Nashville Tenn.", containing photographs of officers of the exhibition and prominent citizens and notable buildings of the city. Pages are not numbered, but last page is a photo of Walter M. Drake MD. (Front cover detached, back cover and several last pages missing). 5th item: Part of the Art Album of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exhibition. Issued by the Nashville American Newspaper in segments. 88 plates are present, along with covers for segments # 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. (Toning, some covers missing, some chew losses to several pages, affecting margins (not images). 6th Item: 22 candid photographs taken at the Tennessee Centennial and pasted onto a board. (8" tear to one board, full crease to the other, affecting 4 photos; all toned; Parthenon photo with some losses). 7th item: Photographic print of a conceptual drawing for the TN Exposition Building (Heavily toned, stained, with 1" loss). 8th Item: Postcard of a building at the exhibition. 9th item: Page from a magazine, likely Harper's Weekly, depicting Exposition building with caption: TENNESSEE – THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY OF NASHVILLE. (Edge losses, 1/2" hole affecting margin, toning). 13th item: Envelope with return address letterhead for the Centennial Exposition, addressed to E.D. Hicks. 14th item: Set of 6 demitasse cups and 5 matching saucers with handpainted flowers and lettering "Nashville Centennial 1897". Stamped on bottom "LS & S Limoges, France." (Note: one cup has 1/8" chip and hairline, others in very good condition). Cups 2" H. 15th item: Ruby flashed glass miniature cream pitcher etched Hunter Geers (sic) Tenn. Centennial 1897. 2 3/4"H. (Very good condition).Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: See description above. [See more photos →]

Cyrus Harris, "A Map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government Compiled from the Best Authorities," from Jedidiah Morse's The American Universal Geography. Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1796. Engraving by Amos Doolittle. 7 5/8" x 11 1/2" sight; 14 1/2" x 18 1/2" matted and framed in giltwood frame. Indian boundaries and the Southern boundary of the military reservation set aside for veterans of the North Carolina troops are shown. Roads shown include the "New and Short Road to Virginia." Many forts are indicated including Fort Washington, Fort Massac and Fort Jefferson. CONDITION: Light toning and foxing, fold lines (as issued), note on back from previous seller indicates full margins. Hinge mounted. Conservation framing. [See more photos →]

Greek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Tyre Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 305-290 BC. AU55 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU55 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

19th century Folk Art pastel portrait of a prize Tennessee cow, titled " 17th Rose of Richland at 21 Months, Bred by and the Property of Mark S. Cockrill, Richland Farm near Nashville, Tennessee." Signed C.B. Easley. 13 1/2" x 19 1/2" sight, 16 /1/2 x 22 1/2" in antique giltwood frame. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1" tear and some water damage to lower edge, partially affecting lettering. Two 1/16" holes affecting cow's upper back. Frame regilt with some cracks and small losses. [See more photos →]

Large 19th century American school three-quarter length portrait of a gentleman depicted seated in a red chair with cane. Housed in a period gilt and gesso carved frame. Unsigned. Sight – 34 3/4" H x 27 3/4" W. Framed – 44" H x 37" W. Mid-19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some very minor losses to frame. [See more photos →]

21K yellow gold bib necklace with center heart and pear-shaped links, all with gold dangles and with a twisted chain with lobster claw clasp. 18" L. Together with pair companion 21K chandelier earrings, 1 3/4" L. Both marked 21K ARR. 3rd item: 21K yellow gold hand scarf ring with graduated filigree heart design, companion design to necklace and earrings. Ring size: 6 1/4. Bracelet: 7 3/4" L; marked 21K APR. 56.5 grams total 3 items. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Aaron Shattuck (American, 1832-1928) diminutive circular oil on canvas landscape, titled "Glimpse through the Trees" depicting fall forest setting overlooking a body of water with fall trees and white tower in the distance. Signed in lower right edge, "A.D. Shattuck 1851". Pencil titled, signed and dated "A. D. Shattuck/1851" en verso. Housed in a circular molded plaster gilt frame. Sight – 6 1/2" dia. Framed – 11 1/2" dia. Biography (Courtesy of AskArt): Aaron Draper Shattuck was active/lived in Connecticut and New Hampshire. He is known for pastoral landscape, marine, animal, and portrait painting. Shattuck was considered a 2nd generation Hudson River School painter and exhibited regularly with the artists John Kensett and Samuel Colman. His paintings range in subject from White Mountain scenes to animal pictures and he preferred to work with smaller canvases. In 1856 he was elected associate member of the National Academy, and in 1861, he was Elected to full National Academician. In addition to painting he was an inventor with several patents and a violin maker. Deteriorating eyesight forced him to quit painting around 1888. CONDITION: Painting overall very good condition. Blacklight does not indicate inpainting or restoration. Frame with newer gilt paint. [See more photos →]

Autographed Civil War era Union officer CDV and 5 albumen officer prints, all attributed to C.C. Giers of Nashville. 1st item: Autographed Carte de Viste of Brig. General Thomas H. Ruger, 1833-1907, with Ruger's signature in ink on reverse. Stamped on back for Giers & Co., National Portrait Gallery, Nashville, Tenn. 4" x 2 3/8". 2nd-6th items: Four albumen prints of Union officers including Major General Lovell Harrison Rousseau (b. Kentucky, 1818-d. 1869) and one albumen print of a possibly Mexican War officer. Albumen prints mounted to cards ranging in size from 10" x 8" to 10 1/4" x 9". Note: German born Carl C. Giers began a photography business in Nashville in 1855. It later came to be known as Giers National Portrait Gallery. During Nashville's occupation by Union forces during the Civil War, he photographed soldiers on both sides of the conflict. He went on to serve in the Tennessee legislature following the war, and not long after his death in 1877, his son Otto Giers carried on the family name by entering the photography business. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with surface grime, some fading and/or foxing and losses at edges. [See more photos →]

Two Buccellati sterling frames with sterling silver closure rosettes and green leather backs, stamped "Buccellati Sterling Italy". Large Buccellati 5" x 7" sterling frame measures 11" H x 9" W overall. Smaller Buccellati 3.5" x 5" frame measures 8 1/4" H x 6 1/4" W overall. 15.85 oz troy. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Gilt Bronze Tibetan Avalokiteshvara sectional sculpture depicted with 11 faces and 42 arms with jeweled accents and applied blue pigment to hair standing atop a double lotus pedestal base. 23 3/4" H x 11 3/4" W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with overall general wear. [See more photos →]

1st item: 21K yellow gold bib filigree necklace of clover and heart design with lobster claw clasp, marked 21K. 17" L, 37.5 grams. 2nd item: Pair companion 21K yellow gold filigree chandelier earrings for pierced ears, marked 21K PP, 1 13/16" L, 8.5 grams. 46 grams total. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Chinese Qing Dynasty white and gray/black nephrite brushwasher bowl (also known as chicken bone jade); elaborately carved in a lotus leaf form with bird or phoenix, fruit and leaf decoration along the side and well-articulated vines on the underside. Bowl – 2" H x 7" W x 6" D. Custom carved hardwood stand – 1" H x 7" W x 6" D. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, Tennessee, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Robert William Wood (American, 1889-1979) oil on linen fall landscape painting titled "Smokies," depicting the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Stamped en verso "Reproduction Rights Reserved by Artist/ Painted by Robert Wood and titled "Smokies". Signed lower left and housed in a copper color painted wood frame. Sight – 17 3/4" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed – 20 3/4" H x 26 3/4" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

"A New Map of the Cherokee Nation with the Names of the Towns & Rivers, engraved from an Indian Draught by T. Kitchin ." Depicts Native American villages in western North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Northern Alabama, and Northern Mississippi. Published for the London Magazine circa 1760. Note: A French and Indian War map of the Cherokee Nation, this is one of the earliest maps to depict any part of what would later become known as Tennessee. 7" H x 8 5/8" W. Floated on a cream colored mat with gilt filet and molded giltwood frame, 18" H x 19" W. CONDITION: Margins trimmed, fold lines with 1" tear along one fold, light toning. Not examined out of frame. Conservation framing. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Talish runner, center field of navy with secondary colors of blues, ivory, gold, orange, rust, brown and camel. 3'2" W x 8'11" L. c. 1930. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some abrash. Ends secured. [See more photos →]

Cultured pearl necklace containing eight-six (86) very well matched round cultured pearls, diameters 10 x 9.5 mm., fine white slight rose color, very slight spotting, very high luster, thick nacreous coating. Pearls are arranged on two knotted strands with hidden screw type integral catches. One strand contains 41 pearls, overall length 16 3/4" L; second strand contains 45 pearls, overall length 18 1/4" L. Strands may be attached via hidden screw catches and overall length becomes 35 inches. Gross weight entire strand approximately 111.6 grams. Also included with necklace are a pair of 9.80 mm cultured pearl earrings set on 18K yellow gold posts and large 18K backs. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. See description. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold charm bracelet with 16 charms, mostly travel themes including maps, hula girl, bagpipe player, sombrero, crown, 10 are 14K, 4 are 10K, 1 is 18K and 1 is gold-plated. 7 1/4" L x 1 5/8" D charm plus safety chain. 88.2 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some surface scratches due to use. Some loss of enamel on 10K bagpipe player charm and loss of one garnet on St. Thomas charm. [See more photos →]

1st item: 18K yellow gold link necklace containing faceted blue topaz, amethyst, tourmalines, citrine, various garnets and others. 17 1/8" L, marked 750. 55.5 grams. 2nd item: 18K yellow gold buckle-drop earrings containing amethyst, blue topaz, garnet and green tourmaline, 1 1/2" L x 5/8" W, post and French clip backs. 21.6 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Very good condition. 2nd item: One earring drop removable, other is not. Posts are bent. [See more photos →]

Oil on canvas still life depicting a tabletop display of peaches and grapes arranged in a basket against a black backdrop. signed lower right F or H Branson, possibly a Lloyd Branson relative, Tennessee. Housed in a carved wood and painted frame. Sight – 23 1/4" H x 35" W. Framed – 32 1/4" H x 44" W. Early to mid-20th century. CONDITION: Some scattered abrasions and residue to canvas. Abrasions and paint loss to frame. [See more photos →]

Group of Civil War era photos including TN Governor Brownlow and staff, and assorted images of Union Officers. 1st group: Albumen print of Governor Brownlow (second from left) and with his staff including son James Patton Brownlow (seated to his right) and his other son John Bell Brownlow ( seated fifth from left) during one of his terms as Tennessee governor. Image titled "Gov Brownlow — family", photo identified as of him and his staff in the book "Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers, Volume II" by James Hoobler, published 2000. A single photograph is mounted to the top margin with printed description "A later addition." Main photo – 8 1/2" x 10". Includes a Carl C. Giers, Photographic Art Gallery, Nashville, Tenn. envelope with illegible address, 4 1/8" x 6". Note: this image is pictured on page 24 of the book "Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers, Volume II" by James Hoobler, published 2000. 2nd group: 4 albumen prints of officers, one labeled on reverse " Giers & Co., National Portrait Gallery, Nashville, Tenn", 1 cabinet card size image of a man in a uniform with epaulets and sword, and 3 CDVs including one illustration labeled "General Foster and the Flag of Truce," one illustrated image of several officers at a camp, and one image of a man in uniform with sword and hat, standing in front of an illustrated battle scene backdrop. Sizes – 4" x 2 1/2" to 10" x 8". Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with surface grime, some fading and/or foxing and losses at edges. Albumen print of Governor Brownlow and his staff with fold break lower left corner, ink touch up at center loss, losses to image at center, 1/2" x 3/4" to 3/4" to 7/8" and lower center, 1-1/4" x 4-1/2", plus loss to upper right edge, 2 1/4" to 1/2". [See more photos →]

Pair of Rococo Revival rosewood parlor chairs, attributed to John Henry Belter (1804-1863), carved in the Rosalie with Grape pattern, laminated shield backs, carved skirt and cabriole legs, mounted with casters. Later pink damask upholstery. 36 1/2" H x 17 3/4" W x 15 1/2" D. CONDITION: One chair with small 1/2" x 2" veneer replacement and one approx. 4" veneer re-gluing to back edge. Minor chips/losses to back edge veneer of both. Minor wear/rubbing to legs of one chair. [See more photos →]

Hugh Cameron (United Kingdom, 1835-1918) oil on canvas painting of woman holding child on shoulder with countryside in background, signed and dated, 1878, lower left. Housed in carved gilt frame. Sight – 22 7/8" H x 12 7/8"W. Framed – 31 1/8"H x 21 1/8"W. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Canvas appears to be relined. [See more photos →]

Chippendale parcel-gilt Trumeau looking glass, also called an overmantel mirror, flat giltwood cornice over a painted oil on canvas top section depicting a seascape with ships on choppy waters and a mirrored section below; mahogany frame with giltwood serpentine rabbet edges and gilt molded exterior edges, gilt carved grape and vine and scrollwork decoration to the sides. Painting measures 17" H x 31 1/4" W. Mirror measures 17 1/2" H x 31 1/4" W. Overall – 43 1/4" H x 41" W. English, late 18th century. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Some silvering to glass. Some minor age cracks to wood and scattered restorations. Note on back states the piece was cleaned and restored in 1975. [See more photos →]

Sam Houston signed land document, granting John Davis, assignee of Frederick Davis (father of John Davis), five and a half acres in the first district of Davidson County, "on the west side of the Big Harpeth River and on the lower side of the narrows bend…" dated Sept. 25, 1828. 12 1/4" x 15 7/8". Note: Sam Houston's term as Tennessee governor lasted from 1827 until 1829, when he resigned and moved to Texas. Houston (1793-1863) later became the President of Texas and its Governor. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Light toning and fading, with black mark running 7" along side, fold across Houston. Couple of partial tears at fold lines. [See more photos →]

Chinese Famille Rose porcelain snuff bottle with cricket decoration, celadon jade stopper and red character marks to base reading "Daoguang Emperor of Qing Dynasty". 3 1/4" H. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general wear to base. [See more photos →]

Vintage Northwest Persian runner, wool on wool, 7 medallions, colors of blue, rust, green, peach, gold, ivory and yellow. 3' W x 10'1" L. c. 1930. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some wear to selvedge and fringe. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold Nanis Transformista bracelet of hollow puffed teardrop link design with combination satin and bright finish, marked 750, Italy, with maker's mark. May be worn as straight line or in twisted, scrambled position. 7 1/2" L. 46.8 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good, almost new, condition. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold omega collar necklace, 17" L x 5/16" W, with safety clasp. Marked 18K Italy with maker's mark. 59 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition with some surface scratches. [See more photos →]

35 pcs. Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware, Francis 1st pattern, including serving pieces, plus 1 English Salt. Group includes 12 Francis I ice cream forks, 2 salt spoons with gilt bowls, gravy ladle, cream ladle, lemon fork, jelly server, olive/pickle fork, sugar shell, 1 individual steak knife, master butter knife, cold meat fork, large cold meat fork, large salad serving fork, large salad serving spoon, tomato server, serving spoon, 2 pierced serving spoons, pastry server, wedding cake knife (16-1/2" L), roast carving fork, roast carving knife (13-3/4" L) and cake breaker. 35 items of Francis 1st sterling, 47.39 oz troy weighable silver. Group also includes 7 Reed & Barton Burgundy pattern demitasse spoons, 4-1/4" L, and one English sterling footed salt or mint trough, 1-5/8" H x 3-1/8" L x 1-3/4" D overall, 4.705 oz troy, 8 items. 52.095 total troy ounces. CONDITION: All pieces overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Sterling Strauser (PA, 1907-1995) oil on board impressionist floral still life rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed and dated lower right "Strauser 68". Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 19 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed – 27" H x 23" W. Biography (courtesy Askart/The Artists' Bluebook): Sterling Strauser was born in Bloomburg, Pennsylvania. A self-taught artist, he began painting in 1926 in a near impressionist style which evolved into an assertive Klee-like modernism and later into a form of expressionism. Strauser and his wife, Dorothy, were also collectors and promoters of folk art. Retrospectives of his work were held at Lyzon Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee in 1996 and the Reading Public Museum in Pennsylvania 1999-2000. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

American Chippendale style mahogany blockfront ladies desk or dressing table with carved shells, in the Newport, Rhode Island style. Triple carved shell and block design, dovetailed drawers, and bracket feet. 33 3/4" H x 36 3/4" W x 20 1/4" D, Late 19th to early 20th century. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Some water stains to top. Minor separation to foot return on left front leg from base. Losses to one back rear bottom foot facing. Overall general wear. [See more photos →]

Sam Houston signed land document, granting John Carrington 128 acres in Davidson County on the north side of the Big Harpeth River. Dated June 13, 1828. 12" x 15 1/8". Note: Sam Houston's term as Tennessee governor lasted from 1827 until 1829, when he resigned and moved to Texas. Houston (1793-1863) later became the President of Texas and its Governor. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition with light toning and a couple of spots of foxing. Fold across Houston. [See more photos →]

1st item: Jeremiah Greenleaf, "Texas Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities," from a rare 1848 reissue of Greenleaf’s 1842 Universal Atlas. Greenleaf's 1842 map of Texas was based upon Burr’s map of 1833 (which was the first to show the territorial claims that would eventually become the Republic). Texas is now part of the United States with the only update being the southern border now shown along the Rio Grande (the earlier edition conservatively had the border along the Nueces River) and the addition of San Patricio county. Portions of Indian Territory, Arkansas and Louisiana are also shown. Sheet – 11 5/8" H x 14 3/8" W. Note pencil inscription to side (Greenleaf 1849) appears to be erroneous. Includes a 19" x 20" stained wood frame and old framing materials. 2nd item: Gold Rush Era map of Mexico, California, and Texas, published by John Tallis and Company, London and New York. Steel-engraved map, drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, hand-colored in outline, with decorative border and the "newly discovered Gold districts" colored in yellow, with colored vignettes (by H. Warren, engraved by J. Rogers) of miners "gold washing" plus vignettes of Mexican peasantry and Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan. Texas is shown as an independent country, extending to the Rio Grande in the west, encompassing Santa Fe. Includes a 18" x 14" wood frame. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: 1st item: Overall browning due to old acidic background; some areas of browning/staining (possibly from water) to right side, scattered areas of white substance/residue, edge creasing and chipping. Pencil inscriptions to left and right margin. 2nd item: Map is adhered to cardboard backing. [See more photos →]

1863 Diary of Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894) of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The diary is mostly farming and account related, with very little detail, although a few entries point to life in Union-occupied Nashville, including a note for Friday May 29: "Streets Barricaded" and for Monday June 1: "Firing from Fort Negley at 1/4 past 1 pm". Several entries, including July 7, appear to be written in some kind of code. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Toning, wear. [See more photos →]

Group of six Civil War era albumen prints of Union generals and officers in uniform, attrib. C.C. Giers of Nashville, two with some hand-coloring including one of Brig. General Thomas H. Ruger, 1833-1907. Sizes range from 6-3/8" x 8-3/8" to 10-1/4" x 9". Also included is one photograph of city street scene with two cannon caissons and Union soldiers, 4-5/8" x 7", possibly Nashville. Note: German born Carl C. Giers began a photography business in Nashville in 1855. It later came to be known as Giers National Portrait Gallery. During Nashville's occupation by Union forces during the Civil War, he photographed soldiers on both sides of the conflict. He went on to serve in the Tennessee legislature following the war, and not long after his death in 1877, his son Otto Giers carried on the family name by entering the photography business. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with surface grime and some fading. Image of three seated officers has staining across center. Image of cannons has some tears. [See more photos →]

Moesia, Callatis AV Stater, possibly Calchedon Mint. Obverse with head of Athena in Corinthian helmet. Reverse, Nike standing with wreath and stylis. 260-220 BC. CONDITION: XF grading by NGC Ancients, Strike 4/5, Surface, 4/5. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold Italian wide bracelet with bright lozenge design links, 7 1/2" L x 1 1/8" W with two safety clasps. Marked 14KT ITALY. 48.6 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Slight dent in few links near middle and some scattered surface scratches due to age. [See more photos →]

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Venetian, 1697-1768) drypoint etching on paper titled "View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb" ca. 1740. Signed A. Canal lower left margin. Float mounted in a silvered frame. Plate – 11 9/16" x 11 3/4". Sheet – 11 13/16" x 11-15/16". Framed – 19 1/8" x 19". CONDITION: Foxing at right center and foxing or staining at upper left quadrant. [See more photos →]

Lysimachos AV Stater, Thracian Mint. Obverse, head of the deified Alexander right, wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Reverse, Athena seated left holding Nike in her extended right hand, left arm resting on shield, spear behind. 297-281 BC. AU58 grading by ICG. CONDITION: AU58 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

Southern Federal inlaid mahogany chest of drawers, yellow pine and poplar secondary woods, two half drawers over three graduated long drawers, all dovetailed, with string inlay and inlaid escutcheons, over a band of barber pole inlay above the scalloped apron, all on tall French feet. 39 7/8" H x 40 3/4" W x 18 5/8" D, circa 1800. CONDITION: Wear to back legs. Stains on top surface, a couple of drawer sides have been built up. Replaced brasses. Some glue blocks missing to underside near feet. [See more photos →]

Cowden and Wilcox, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania stamped and cobalt decorated stoneware pottery jar with cobalt horse head design, cobalt accents on the lug handle terminals, and a cobalt 3 denoting capacity. 12" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Two hairlines including a 7 1/4" crack emanating from mid- body to the base and continuing on the bottom, and a 4 1/2" x 3" X -shaped hairline to the left of the horse. [See more photos →]

Gerritt Sinclair (American, 1890-1955) oil on board painting of patrons in an art gallery and an artist at his easel, with paintings covering the deep red walls and a uniformed guard standing at the door. Housed in artist's own handpainted wood frame. Signed and titled en verso "Gerrit Sinclair Art Gallery" and dated 1951. 12" x 9 1/4" sight, 14" x 11 1/4" framed. Biography (Courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Gerrit Van Sinclair studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1910 to 1915. His best known teachers at the Art Institute were John Vanderpoel and John Norton. Following his service in World War I, he became a member of the faculty of the Layton School of Art upon the school's founding in 1920. He continued to teach at the Layton School and at the Oxbow Summer School of Art in Saugatuck, Michigan until his retirement in 1954. During his lifetime Sinclair's paintings were exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, the Whitney Museum in New York, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, the Art Institute of Chicago and in many other museums and galleries. He received numerous prizes and commissions for his work including a W.P.A. mural commission for the Federal Building in Wassau, Wisconsin. His style is a blend of realism and Impressionism but is clearly modern in its abstract concern for composition and color. CONDITION: 1 tiny accretion and 1 miniscule flake upper center, few abrasions and scratches to frame, overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Sam Houston signed land document, granting John Davis, Aaron Franklin, and Parham Strange "80 acres on the waters of Sams Creek…." dated Feb. 5, 1828. 15 1/2" x 12 1/2". Note: Sam Houston's term as Tennessee governor lasted from 1827 until 1829, when he resigned and moved to Texas. Houston (1793-1863) later became the President of Texas and its Governor. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Light toning, 3/4" light stain lower left, fold across Houston. A couple of small partial tears at fold lines, overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

James K. Polk Signed United States Certificate of Merit and Etching. Army of the United States Certificate of Merit issued to Private Jacob Fritshe of Company K. of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons "having distinguished himself in the service of the United States, on the eighteenth day of April, 1847, in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, on the recommendation of Colonel W. S. Harvey, the Commanding Officer of his Regiment." The Certificate of Merit entitled Fritshe to the additional pay at the rate of two dollars per month. Signed by Secretary of War William L. Marcy and United States President James K. Polk on November 25th 1848, in brown ink across bottom. Inscribed "No. 62. Recorded Adjt General’s Office Nov. 25, 1848." with two illegible signatures, likely Roger Jones, Adjutant General during this time (1825-1852), in brown and red ink, top left. Also included is an etching of Polk, signed "J. Reich" under image, lower left. Housed in wooden frame with brown matte. Certificate – 9 1/2" H x 16" W. Etching: Sight – 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. Framed – 17 3/4"H x 29" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Minor spots and marks on surface of certificate. [See more photos →]

Photographic Album belonging to Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, containing approximately 110 CDVs of members of Nashville's York Rite Commandery of Knights Templar, including President Andrew Johnson. Album cover embossed "Sir Knight Chas. C. Giers Nashville Commandery No. 1 at KT " (Note: Giers was listed in some early documents as "Charles" and "Carl" alternately). The vast majority of the images bear the backstamp of Giers, one of Nashville's most important early photographers. Nearly all CDVs have a pencil inscription beneath identifying them (however, these may not be period inscriptions and may not be entirely accurate); some include photographic negative numbers. This Reconstruction era album contains likenesses of some of Middle Tennessee's most prominent citizens including Civil War veterans and politicians. Most recognizable is Andrew Johnson, who joined the Nashville Commandery in 1859 and was elected President of the United States in 1865. Among those pictured are Col. Lucius Polk (erroneously identified as "Genl Polk" ) , George Dickel (of the whiskey business), Dr. Henry Sheffield, John Frizzell, George N. Wells, Robert Bransford, Dr. George Blackie, Sumner Kirkpatrick, W. F. Foster, Capt. William Stockell, John B. Norris, R.H. Howell, C.W. Peden, H.L. Blanton, Thompson Anderson, Frank Stiener (2 identical images), J. M. Anderson, Dr. W.H. Morgan, H.L. Claiborne, J. B. Clemmons, Capt. Geo. Dashiel, Maj. E.F. Falconet, Ed Hicks II, Edwin Fields, Morton B. Howell, Dan Hillman, Jonathan Huntingdon, J.B. Hamblin, Daniel Hillman, George Jenkins, J.C. Warner, etc. Carl C. (C.C.) Giers himself is pictured, and there are two additional cabinet card images of men wearing Masonic aprons, likely the Grand Masters. Album – 11" x 8 3/8". Circa 1869. NOTE: A list of all identification captions is available on request. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Album Cover has separated from internal pages, with spine and front cover detached from back cover. Pages have foxing, handling grime and some scattered small edge tears. The images themselves are in generally good condition with light discoloration and some scattered spots and stains. [See more photos →]

A collection of 11 Chinese snuff bottles and 1 carved hardwood dragon. Includes a blown and molded glass bottle with polychrome fish decoration; Peking Glass bottle with raised blue shou design; 3 glass bottles with reverse painted landscape and floral designs; 2 red cinnabar lacquer bottles, 1 decorated with birds, the other with figures; 1 carved hardstone bottle, possibly jade, with raised floral design; 1 polished horn bottle with white metal mounts and red coral and turquoise jewels; 1 four-part hinged bottle set with champleve enamel decoration; and 1 amber colored snuff bottle with carved figural scene on one side and calligraphy inscription on the other. Sizes range from 1 1/2" H to 3" H. Also included is a finely carved hardwood dragon figure, 5 1/4" L. 20th century. CONDITION: Stopper for horn bottle has broken off inside the neck. Some stoppers do not fit well. Oxidation to four-part bottle. Otherwise generally very good condition. [See more photos →]

Set of 4 round gold bangle bracelets, likely French, with molded floral spray decoration, quatrefoil mark, tested as 18K. 7 7/8" interior circumference. 62.7 grams total. CONDITION: Very good condition with one bangle slightly out of round. [See more photos →]

Anton Ebert (German, 1845-1896) oil on canvas, laid on board, oval portrait of a lady, heavily jeweled and wearing an ermine fur. Signed and dated middle right, "A. Ebert. Wien. 1869". Housed in newer gilt frame. Sight – 29 1/4" H x 23 1/4" W. Frame – 35" H x 29" W. Provenance: Purchased at Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, IL, 1941 by Edward S. Thompson, formerly of Evanston, IL, Columbus, Ohio and Maryville, TN, deceased 1979, by descent to the collection of present owner. CONDITION: Canvas laid down on board. Overall craquelure. Light grime. [See more photos →]

Photographic Archive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose studio and candid albumen prints, CDVs, cabinet cards, and other photographs dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, of mostly unidentified subjects. Notable Giers images include three African American children shooting marbles; 3 members of the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the Confederate Veterans from Fort Worth, Texas (standing with flag and a child) at the 1904 National Convention held in Nashville; members of the Vanderbilt University Football Team on the practice field, and members of other sport teams. There are a few photos of African American subjects, some images of Otto Giers and family including daughter Hunter Giers Hicks, and a CDV of a young Native American boy stamped on back for Jackson Bros. Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. One photograph (framed) depicts Somerset Edward O'Brien Kevil-Davis, British Army: Major Gordon Highlanders Order of Medjidif, with military medals, photograph taken by James Ewing, Aberdeen & Braemar. Photographs vary in sizes from c. 4" H x 2 1/2" W to 11" H x 14" W. Lot also includes a photographic album of CDVs portraits, primarily by C. C. Giers, but a few are by European studios such as Hanns Hanfstaengl, Berlin, and Enlenstein Photograph, Leipzig, of men, women, and children. Two examples of Post-Mortem photography, one of a woman, one of a baby, are included towards the back of the album. Album brown leather embossed with gilt, with white glass beads on covers and metal fasteners, gilt picture boards inside. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, descended in the Hicks-Giers family. CONDITION: Leather on album worn. Picture boards separated from binding. Metal fasteners tarnished. Loose photographs exhibit damage to be expected from age. Framed photograph needs reinforcement. Newspapers browned from age, tears, missing sections from edges. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Civil War era pistols from Devon Farm, Nashville, TN (possible battlefield pick-ups from Battle of Nashville). 1st item: Savage Navy Percussion Revolver .36 cal. Octagonal barrel, walnut grips. Hammer and trigger function. Barrel length – 7 1/8", Overall – 14 1/2". 2nd item: Colt Model 1851 Revolver, .36 caliber, serial number 96321. Brass trigger guard and back strap. Cylinder can be turned by hand. Hammer can be cocked but will not hold. Loading lever works freely. Barrel length – 7 1/2". Overall length – 13". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Both weapons are early war battlefield relics, un-touched. [See more photos →]

Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine, .52 caliber, serial #80557 on tang. Iron mounts and patchbox, walnut stock, barrel marked "New Model 1859", the right side with "C. SHARPS' PAT OCT 5TH 1852", and the left with partial legible letters, "PAT 1848'". Walnut stock and forestock, metal frame, barrel, and butt. 3 groove barrel. Saddle ring bar and ring present. Converted post war from percussion to metallic cartridge. Barrel length – 22". Circa 1859-1866. CONDITION: Mechanically excellent. Metal smooth, light grey turning to brown. Wood dark with normal handling dings. Butt with 3 1/2" crack where it joins the frame. Bright bore. [See more photos →]

Emery Bopp (Kentucky/South Carolina, 1924-2007) "Table D'Hote," oil on canvas, cubist inspired still life. Sight – 35" H x 40" W. Framed – 37 1/4" H x 40 1/2" W. Circa 1964. Property of the Hunter Museum of Art, being sold to benefit future acquisitions. CONDITION: Canvas excellent condition, minor abrasions to frame. [See more photos →]

1st item: Louis Vuitton Monogram Olympe Bag, with brown and tan monogram, raspberry leather trim, rolled shoulder straps. Push lock closure on front. #SP3182 authentication code in back zipper pocket. MSRP $3800. 10 3/4" H x 15 3/8" W x 6 3/4" D. 2nd item: Louis Vuitton Toilette pouch with beige leather lining. TH0972 authentication code. 5 7/8" H x 7 3/8" W x 2" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Excellent unused condition with minor dust in interior. 2nd item: Used condition with wear on exterior and minor scuffing on interior. [See more photos →]

Confederate Civil War items of Private John Randolph Zeigler (1833 – 1919) of Franklin County, Virginia. 1st item: Civil War era engraved light cavalry saber with partial floral and shield engraved decoration to the blade, grip with full sharkskin and twisted gilt copper wrap with scabbard, no visible marks but probably Solingen. Blade measures approximately 32" L. 38" total L . 2nd item: United Confederate Veteran Reunion Medal from Richmond, May 30 – June 3, 1907. 3rd item: Uniform textile fragment, possibly from epaulets, comprised of green woven strip bordered by woven gilt threads, both approximately 5 1/4" L. 4th item: Pair of wrought iron Civil War era spurs with engraved decoration. One retains fragment of the original leather. 5 3/4" L x 4" W. History: Zeigler enlisted in the Confederate Army of Virginia in October, 1864. Enlisted in Company E, Virginia 57th Infantry Regiment on 14 Oct 1864. He was captured as a POW in Richmond VA in April 3rd, 1865 and released on July 1st, 1865. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall general wear to blade with some loss to engraved decoration. No maker's marks visible. 2nd item: Old solder repair to pin. 3rd item: Wear commensurate with age. 4th item: Normal oxidation to metal. [See more photos →]

Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, Francis 1st pattern, 58 pieces including 1 large salad serving spoon, 1 strawberry fork, 6 dinner knives (9 1/8" L), 6 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 6 salad forks, 9 teaspoons, 7 fruit spoons, 7 oyster/cocktail forks, 8 iced teaspoons, 6 flat butter spreaders and 1 youth spoon. 64.80 oz troy excluding dinner knives. No monograms. Mixed dates of manufacture. Lot includes wooden storage case with surface scratches. CONDITION: Very good condition with surface scratches due to age. No monograms. [See more photos →]

Gorham Manufacturing Company sterling silver flatware, Chantilly pattern, 90 pieces including service for 12 consisting of dinner knives (8 7/8" L), forks (7" L), salad forks, teaspoons, iced teaspoons and individual butter spreaders plus 5 serving spoons (8 1/2" L), 4 demitasse spoons (4 1/8" L), cheese server, pie server, baby fork, baby spoon, pickle/olive fork, lemon fork, sugar shell spoon, cream ladle, flat butter spreader and jelly server. Not monogrammed. 76.45 weighable oz troy. CONDITION: All in very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Gorham sterling silver flatware set, Melrose pattern, 72 pieces, including 12 dinner knives (8 3/4" L), 4 dinner forks (7 1/2" L), 8 luncheon forks (7 1/8" L), 12 salad/dessert forks, 8 place spoons (6 3/4" L), 12 teaspoons, 1 round bowl soup spoon, 8 flat butter spreaders, 2 serving spoons, pierced serving spoon, gravy ladle, tomato server, cold meat fork (8" L) and sugar shell. Not monogrammed. 93.73 weighable oz troy. CONDITION: 1 teaspoon with some disposal damage at tip, others in very good condition with minor surface scratches. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

74 pcs. Wallace sterling silver flatware in the Sir Christopher pattern. Includes 12 dinner knives (9" L), 12 flat butter spreaders (6 1/4" L), 1 serving spoon (8 1/2" L), 1 salt spoon (2 7/16" L), 24 teaspoons (6" L), 12 forks (7 1/4" L) and 12 salad/dessert forks (6 1/4" L). No monograms. 78.6 weighable oz troy. Group also includes 1 Rogers Bros. 3X plated fish server (11 3/4" L). 75 items total. CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered surface scratches due to use. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Set of Eight (8) English George III Hepplewhite mahogany side chairs, oak secondary wood, hoop shaped backs with pierced fan splats, drop-in upholstered seats, square tapered legs connected by H stretchers, back legs with inside edge chamfered. All with impressed mark "HM" inside back seat rail, possibly a maker's mark. Each with carved Roman numeral below shoe. 36 3/4" H x 20 5/8" W x 20 1/4" D overall. 15 1/2" seat depth. Circa 1790. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Older finish. Wear to back legs, feet and stretchers. 3 chairs missing 1 corner bracket; 1 chair missing 2 corner brackets. Some with replaced corner brackets. 1 chair with repaired split to lower splat and shoe. Upholstery worn or frayed. [See more photos →]

Eastern North Carolina child's chair with three vertical slats, flanked by turned finials and stiles, with turned arms, later rush seat and turned legs and stretchers. Painted black. This chair is very similar to the child's rocker illustrated in the book "The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820" by John Bivens, Jr., (Illustration 7.2, Page 383). Closer examination of the chair profile and paint exfoliation pattern with this example and the rocker illustrated in the book indicates the chair may be the same with rockers now removed and the feet tipped. 27" H x 13 3/4" W x 11 1/2" D. Early 18th century. CONDITION: Re-painted with contemporary rush seat. Overall general wear, some light wear to paint. Feet have been tipped approximately 2". [See more photos →]

Bronze cast by Societe de Bronzes de Paris from the model of a child by Emmanuel Villanis (French, 1858-1914) titled "Saida" c. 1890. Embossed SAIDA front of base, inscribed E. Villanis back of left shoulder, Societe de Bronze de Paris foundry stamp and 7330 AP back of base. 18 3/5" H x 11" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Warm patina with expected wear on head, base, and inside of base expected due to age. [See more photos →]

Attr. Paul Cornoyer (New York/Missouri, 1864-1923) oil on canvas landscape depicting a grove of trees against a darkening sky. Signed very lightly lower left, Paul Cornoyer. Joel Fletcher, Edenton NC label en verso states title as "Missouri Landscape". Newcomb Macklin style giltwood frame. Sight – 11 1/4" H x 15 3/8" W. Framed – 22 3/8" H x 26 3/8" W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Cornoyer studied at the School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri in 1881. In 1889, he went to Paris for further training, studying at the Academie Julien, and returned to St. Louis in 1894. In 1894, he painted a mural depicting the birth of St. Louis for the Planters Hotel in that city. In 1899, Cornoyer traveled to New York City, upon the encouragement of William Merritt Chase. In New York, Cornoyer became a specialist in Tonal urban scenes, especially after rain with its blurred effects, his masterwork being The Plaza after Rain, purchased in 1910 by the new art museum of St. Louis. In addition, Cornoyer taught at the Mechanics Institute in New York, and later was an instructor in Massachusetts, moving there in 1917. He painted and exhibited his works up until his death in 1923. CONDITION: Some losses to gilding on frame. [See more photos →]

Grouping of fourteen (14) Reed & Barton Presidential pattern sterling julep cups, each having beaded rim and base, all with matching monograms and engraved dates. Bases stamped with Reed & Barton mark, "X253" and President initials. 3 3/4" H. 67.78 total troy ounces. 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All with monograms and dates. All overall very good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

Fernando Zobel de Ayala Montojo (Spanish/Filipino, 1924-1984) ink on paper, untitled. Depicts an abstract form, rendered in black lines, reminiscent of works from the artist's Serie Negra (Series in Black). Signed and dated lower right center, "Zobel 65", with a Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York label en verso. Sight – 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". Sheet: 7-1/2" x 10-1/4". Matted – 14 1/2" H x 17 1/2" W. Provenance: From the estate of Robert L. Zarbock, Escondido, California. (Refer to lots 471 and 472 for additional Zobel works in this sale). CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Very minor toning at matte line. [See more photos →]

Bayless McCarthy & Company, Louisville, KY stoneware advertising jug, 2 gallon size with stenciled cobalt eagle decoration. Eagle holds a banner reading "Eagle Pottery" above the stenciled words "Bayless McCarthy & Co. Louisville. Ky." and "2" (denoting size) flanked by stenciled floral motifs. 14 1/4" H. Last quarter 19th century. CONDITION: 1 shallow chip to rim with a couple of nicks. Scattered firing flaws/bung marks around neck. Some score marks noted to body on right side of eagle decoration. [See more photos →]

South Carolina Edgefield alkaline glaze pottery storage jar, having a squared rim, prominent shoulder and two color slip garland or swag decoration to the body. 9 1/4" H. 3rd quarter 19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with one faint, tight spider hairline at base edge. [See more photos →]

Vintage Persian Kashan meditation area rug, wool on cotton, tree of life pattern with two elephants near base, two pair antelopes, pomegranates in trees, birds in primary border. Navy field with secondary colors of maroon, rust, apricot, gold, greens, taupe, ivory, rose, gold and blues. 4'6" W x 7'1" L. c. 1930. Provenance: Collection purchased from K. A. Menendian Rug Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1940, and descended in family of present owner. CONDITION: Areas of low pile in navy ground near one end, Some corrosion to brown wool. Low fringe. [See more photos →]

Fernando Zobel de Ayala Montojo (The Philippines, 1924-1984) ink on paper, untitled. Depicts an abstract form, rendered in black lines, reminiscent of works from the artist's Serie Negra (Series in Black). Signed and dated lower right, "Zobel 1965", with a Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York label en verso. 7-3/8" H x 11" W sheet. Provenance: From the estate of Robert L. Zarbock, Escondido, California. (Refer to lots 473 and 471 for additional Zobel works in this sale). CONDITION: Overall good condition. A few minor scuffs and marks to surface of paper. [See more photos →]

Large assembled collection of Meissen Blue Onion pattern porcelain dinnerware, mostly 20th century with blue sword mark and green Germany stamp, consisting of 12 dinner plates (ten are 10" dia., two are 9 3/4" dia.), 11 soup bowls/plates (9 3/4" dia.), 14 coffee/tea cups with 16 saucers (5 1/2" dia.), 11 bread plates (6 1/4" dia.), 6 smaller plates (7" dia.), 11 luncheon plates ( 7 3/4" dia.), square serving bowl (10" square), large oval serving platter (18" x 13"), footed compote (9" H), soup tureen (7" x 10"), medium oval platter (13 3/4" x 9"), covered round serving dish (4" H x 11" W), rectangular covered serving dish (4" H x 7 3/4" W), small oval serving platter (10 1/2" x 7 1/2), leaf dish (7 1/4" x 7"), shell shaped dish (4 1/2" x 4") and circular dish (5 3/4" dia.). 93 total pieces. CONDITION: Several saucers with shallow chips to rim. Covered round serving dish with shallow chips to rim and handles, old staple repair to lid. Breaks to to underside of one handle on tureen. Some items with double scratches for seconds but quantity not itemized. [See more photos →]

Archive of material related to the WWI service of Lt. Edward Dickson Hicks III of Nashville, Tennessee (1892-1961, 2nd LT, 122nd Heavy Field Artillery, 33 Division, U.S. Army). Includes several photos of Hicks in uniform (one in oval giltwood frame), and multiple letters between Hicks and the young lady who became his wife in 1920, William Hunter Giers, named for her grandfather and called "Hunter". Also included are Hicks' dog tags, uniform patch and sewing pouch; training notebook with handwritten notes; observation record book from the Samur Artillery School; 1918 notebook/journal from Fort Gordon, Ga; wallet; Waterman fountain pen in original box, pat. 1908; certificate of graduation from Officer's Training School; letters from the War Department including one commissioning him to the Officers' Reserve Corps in 1920; his officer's Identity card; embroidered handkerchief "1919 Souvenir of France"; newspaper clippings on Hicks; a collection of European postcards; a brass artillery shell fuse; and several pamphlets – "Extracts from the Manual of Physical Training for use in the United States Army," "How to recognize the Rank of Uncle Sam's Men Afloat and Ashore," "How to be a Soldier by Brainless Bates: A Compendium of Useless Information"; Red Star Line cruise ship booklet; programme for the 33rd Division Horse Show in Luxembourg in 1919; "When You Get Home" Red Cross booklet. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All items exhibit wear, fading, and toning consistent with age. Frame has been regilt and has some losses. [See more photos →]

Small East Tennessee lead-glazed red earthenware cream pot, attributed to Martin A. Cain, Cain Pottery, Sullivan County. Decorated with straight and combed sine wave incised lines. "M A C 1868" is incised on the unglazed bottom. Martin was the son of William M. Cain and a grandson of Leonard Cain. He potted with his uncle Abraham Cain. Exhibited in the Tennessee Historical Society 2011 exhibition "Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900." 3 3/4" H x 4 1/8" dia. at the top. Note: recognition of the prolific Cain pottery in East Tennessee was noted in published resources as early as 1909, where in the publication "Historic Sullivan," Oliver Taylor states "Another factory which received national attention was the Cain pottery, located at Emanuel Church, and owned by two brothers, William M. and Abe Cain . . . It was operated about 1840 and, among other wares, souvenir jugs were made, many of which are still in existence." (Description & research courtesy of Carole Wahler). CONDITION: Cream pot with one large piece broken and glued (appears to be a fairly clean break), scattered chips to the rim. [See more photos →]

2 CDV Albums depicting members of the Tennessee State Legislature, 1875-1876. 1st item: Leather bound CDV Photo Album titled Members of the House of Representatives, 39th General Assembly, State of Tennessee, Session 1875-76. Most if not all of the photographs were taken by Carl C. Giers, who also served in the state House during the 39th General Assembly. Giers is pictured on the first page, along with Governor James Porter, and 78 other lawmakers (Giers is pictured twice, making 81 CDVs total). Album – 9 1/2" x 7 5/8". 2nd item: Leather bound CDV Photo Album titled Members of the Senate, 39th General Assembly, State of Tennessee, Session 1875-76. Most if not all of the photographs were taken by Giers. Giers is pictured on the first page, along with Governor James Porter, and 29 other lawmakers (31 CDVs total). Album – 7" x 8 1/2". Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Both albums with wear and scuffs to exterior but binding remains in good condition; interior pages and images in overall good condition with some toning and scattered foxing. [See more photos →]

Extensive archive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business and plantation, later known as Devon Farm; Civil War and Slave related ephemera; land documents; and numerous receipts. David M. Harding Account Book for Whiskey Credited for the year of 1849 with records of sales to John Davis, John Harding, and others; partial book titled Account of Making Whiskey with 2 pages in back listing certain repeated names of people (likely slaves) with quantities (likely a production record); a large book that appears to be an early textbook or reference book with wine and beer measures but also geometry and other problems, dates around 1814; 7 land indentures between David M. Harding and Thomas Harding, Christopher Robertson, and other early Nashville landowners, with witness signatures including William Harding and Giles Harding; Survey map of land along Harpeth River; several pages of accounts with John Nichol for household items including furnishings such as tea china and tumblers, fine beaver gloves, food and sundry supplies; a hand written recipe for Cold Beer; a $2,000 check from a New Orleans bank for Mr. George Harding; a scrap of paper with prices for architectural work including stairs, 1804 s.f. flooring, roof, windows, doors etc; and a 1863 Civil War Pass for Mrs. Harding's driver and Fanny Harding's oath of allegiance to the United States Government. There are also several small note books, including one inscribed Thomas Harding, the others apparently David Harding's notes of checks written and amounts received from various accounts. One appears to have a 2 page reference to slaves purchased from the Echols family. Another has 8 checks, dated 1822, from the Commercial and Farmer's Bank of Baltimore, where Harding often traveled to purchase slaves. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Most items exhibit expected toning and light fading but are in overall good condition. Textbook and account books are fragile with edge and corner losses and lack covers, some pages detached. Fanny Davis's oath of allegiance and travel pass were both found on old self-adhesive photo album page, and we have not attempted to remove them. Some land indentures have tears at fold lines. [See more photos →]

1st & 2nd items: A pair of Louis XVI style bergere armchairs with carved painted frames including reeded arms and legs, modern striped upholstery. 41 1/2" H x 24" W x 23" D. 3rd & 4th items: Pair of Louis XVI Style carved footstools, carved painted square frames with reeded bun feet, modern upholstery, thick modern upholstered cushions. 14 1/2" H (w/ cushion) x 20" W x 20" D. 20th century. CONDITION: Chairs overall very good condition with general wear to painted surface and upholstery. Footstools with overall general wear, some scattered light losses. Some stains to upholstery. [See more photos →]

Gentleman's Audemars Piquet 18K yellow gold dress watch # 38471 with gold face and fold clasp, case # 38471, 32 mm round face, movement no. 96900, 17 jewels. 7 1/4" L, 54.6 grams total. Includes original box and certificate of origin and guarantee. Provenance: Collection of the late Edwin and Rebecca Raskin, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Watch runs when wound. Scattered light scratches to dial and loss of enamel to few bars on face. [See more photos →]

Mexico 50 Peso Gold Coin, dated 1947, 37.4999 grams Fine Gold Content, 41.6666 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

American school oil on board portrait, manner of John Singer Sargent, depicting a young woman seated in a carved chair with her feet resting on both Persian and animal skin rugs and holding pink flowers, attired in a white satin dress with pink floral decorated sash and white satin shoes with pink flowers, against a blue satin drape backdrop. Signed upper right corner "John S. Sargent" after John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 15 7/8" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed – 24 1/2" H x 20 1/8" W. Provenance: Thomas Rae, of Toronto, Canada. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Refer to blacklight photos. [See more photos →]

Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. sterling silver repousse repousse pitcher, Baltimore Rose pattern, with deep relief carved floral decoration featuring roses and a grape and vine handle. Signed on the base with Baltimore Silversmiths hallmarks and impressed "1197". Monogrammed on the base. 9" H. 29.740 total troy ounces. Circa 1903-1905. Note: Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was founded by Frank Schofield in 1903. The name was changed in 1905 and eventually the company became known as Schofield. CONDITION: Minor denting to lower body beneath spout. Some denting to base. [See more photos →]

2 Tennessee Photographic portraits of African Americans. 1st item: Thuss cabinet card photograph of "Uncle" Alfred Jackson (born about 1802-d. 1901), slave to President Andrew Jackson, and historian of his home, The Hermitage. This image, taken about 1890, depicts Uncle Alfred sitting in a chair, looking straightforward at the camera. It is inscribed in pencil en verso "The old body servant of Gen. Jackson" and in colored pencil "No. 4". Thuss studio stamp on front. This image is featured in the book Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers, Volume II", page 68, James Hoobler. Alfred was born into slavery at the Hermitage and stayed on through Jackson's death, emancipation, and the eventual transfer of the home to the Ladies Hermitage Association. His memories from the early days of Tennessee statehood through Jackson's military and presidential career, the deaths of Rachel and Andrew Jackson, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, were essential in turning the house into a Presidential Historic Site. He often gave tours of the property and has been called "the first curator of the Hermitage." 2nd item: Albumen print, 6" x 9", mounted on card, of an African American woman wearing a turban on her head and holding a fan and cane; she is depicted seated with her elbow resting on a table. Signed lower right "Giers copy". This print is featured in the book Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers, Volume II, page 42. The author James Hoobler suggests that the sitter may be that of Hannah, Andrew Jackson's slave. Circa 1890. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: loss at lower right corner, image toned, with some grime. 2nd item: losses to upper right and lower left corners of card, lower edge stained; image intact and in good condition with some scattered grime. [See more photos →]

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, bottle form with flaring rim, having deep cobalt decoration consisting of Jui-i head pattern band below the rim, flowers and scrolling vines to the neck, meander pattern band, diaper pattern band, band of rolling waves, flowers and scrolling vines interspersed with precious objects to the body, and a band of stylized flowers above the footed base. Qianlong seal mark to the base. 21" H. 20th century. CONDITION: Old break to rim with one shallow chip. Some chips to base rim. [See more photos →]

Thracian Kings Gold AV Stater, Koson Mint. Obverse Roman consul walking left between two lictors. Reverse Eagle with spread wings standing left on scepter, holding wreath in talon. 44-42 BC. MS64 grading by ICG. CONDITION: MS64 grading by ICG. [See more photos →]

12 Rene Lalique Art Deco champagne glasses, Strasbourg pattern no. 5086, each having a clear glass tapered bowl and round foot, with frosted stems incorporating two male figures. Etched signature R. Lalique to the bases. Circa 1926. 4.5" H. CONDITION: All overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Cornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on board summer landscape depicting a field with haystacks. Signed lower right "Cornelius Hankins". Molded gilt wood frame. Sight – 6 1/2" H x 9 7/8" W. Framed – 10 5/8" H x 14 1/8" W. Note: Hankins studied with Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, and with William Merritt Chase in New York. He was active for much of his career in the Nashville area. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface grime. [See more photos →]

Hamilton Chronometer Watch, used as a ship's master clock; double boxed in Mahogany and glass case with leather strap. Watch marked STERLING, works marked Hamilton Watch Co. Lancaster, PA 21 Jewels, Adjusted 5 Positions, Motor Barrel, Double Roller, 1260324. Watch is engraved on back "U.S. Navy 5113." Watch – 2 5/8" diam. Outer box – 5" H x 8" L x 7" W. Mid 20th century. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Watch runs when wound. Surface scratches at back plate lip. Wooden case in excellent condition with some wear to leather strap. [See more photos →]

Dark Brown Chanel Grand Shopping Tote with silver hardware, classic Chanel chain leather and interlocking C logo. Serial # 11709524 with original box and dust cover. 10" H x 13 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Mathias Finucane (English, fl. 1797), watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of an officer, attired in a scarlet breast coat with white sash. Signed at right "Finucane 1805". Ebonized frame with gilt bezel and acorn hanger. Sight – 2 3/4" H x 2 1/8" W. Framed – 5" H x 4" W. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981) oil on canvas painting, Paris street scene. Depicts a fountain in the Tuileries Garden with the Luxor Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in the background. Signed Jules R. Herve lower left. En verso, signed "Jules R. Herve, 44 Rue Vercingetorix, Paris – 14c". Housed in a carved giltwood frame with linen matte. Sight – 8 1/8" H x 10" W. Framed – 13 3/8" H x 15 3/8" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Rare 19th century North Carolina salt-glazed stoneware pottery jar stamped "G. Wolf" on one lug handle with an additional "G. Wolf" stamp below the handle. 11 1/4? H. Attributed to Gaston B. Wolf who was born in 1837 in Orange County, North Carolina. His father, William, in North Carolina; uncle, Peter, in Washington County, Virginia; cousin, William, in Lee and Wise counties, Virginia (Wise was formed from part of Lee County in 1856); and uncle, Benjamin Phillips, in Carroll County, Tennessee were all potters. At the time of the 1860 census, Gaston was living in Orange County with his parents, four brothers and one sister. On June 21, 1861, at the age of 23, he and a younger brother enlisted in Alamance County in the 6th North Carolina Infantry, Company K (Confederate). Within 8 months an older brother also enlisted in Company K. Neither of his brothers survived the war. Gaston was free to leave the Confederate Army and return home May 22, 1865. He married Ellen Cates in Person County on November 20, 1867. Ella/Ellen/Penelope Wilson Cates was a widow with two children. It appears that at the time of the 1870 Person County census Gaston, Ellen and children were living where Ellen had lived in 1860 (family 140). Gaston’s father, William, and two of his children lived nearby (family 165). Ellen’s parents and a married brother were families 163 and 164. Both Gaston and his father were listed as "Potter" in 1870. It is not clear if they potted together nor where the pottery or potteries were located. Gaston’s father was not found in the 1880 census. If living, he would have been about 73 years of age. Gaston, Penelope (Pernalaper in census) and children were still in Person County in 1880. Gaston’s occupation was recorded as "Farming". This does not necessarily mean that Gaston no longer potted. Potters frequently referred to themselves as farmers if they farmed as well as potted. It is possible that a younger brother, George Franklin, may have potted. A jar stamped G. F. Wolf and 1887 is known and has been attributed to him. The stamp is very similar to this jar’s stamp. It is not known whether it was made while working with Gaston. George Franklin was never found living in Person County. He was, however, found in Alamance County in 1880. Some descendants believe that Gaston lived until the late 1890s (Research courtesy of Carole C. Wahler). CONDITION: Some chips noted to the base. Very faint hairline noted, approx. 2", from rim to just above one handle, does not affect integrity of jar. [See more photos →]

Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1994) pencil on paper drawing titled “The Flowers We Gathered”, depicting a man holding flowers in the foreground and a homestead with figures on the porch in the background. Titled lower middle and signed lower right. Housed in a painted grey wooden frame. Sight – 22″ H x 33″ W. Framed – 27 7/8″ H x 38 3/4″ W. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Some light creasing noted to lower section of paper, otherwise overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Archive of Nashville, Tennessee related Masonic and Fraternal Organization memorabilia. Includes 1 partially printed, highly decorated certificate for Edward Dickson Hicks certifying he has been "dubbed a Knight of the Red Cross Knight Templar and Knight of Malta", at the Nashville encampment, Sept. 9, 1859. 16" x 12" sight, 22 1/2" x 18 1/2" in molded giltwood frame; 1 Partially printed Master Mason's Diploma for C.C. Giers, Nashville Tenn. Oct. 14 1862, signed Chas. C. Giers, John McClelland, S. Kirkpatrick, R.C. Bransford and C.M. Peden, 18" x 13 1/2", folds into a pocket sized leather pouch labeled Moss & Brother Philadelphia Stationers Binders and Manufacturers of Masonic and Odd Fellows Regalia; 1 small book written in German, published 1864, inscribed inside front cover "Germania Lodge No. 355" (C. C. Giers was a member of Nashville's Germania lodge); 3 C.C. Giers CDVs of members of Nashville masons including Giers himself, Andrew Johnson (later President of the United States); and Frank Steiner; 1 black beaded ribbon with insignia; Book – Tennessee Craftsman or Masonic Textbook, undated, circa 1915, the leather pouch cover stamped "Edward Dickson Hicks Jr. May 1, 1917, Observance Lodge No 686 F. & A. M.; Book: A Digest of the Laws, Decisions, Rules and Usages of the Independent Order of Good Templars, Philadelphia: J.C. Garrigues & Co. 1870 (internal inscription in pencil for H.A. Lynes Nashville); Booklet: By-laws and Membership of Corinthian Lodge # 414 F & A.M. Nashville, dated 1960; Booked – The Lodge of Washington and his Masonic Neighbors, Copyright 1928 by the Alexandria-Washington Lodge, with photos and descriptions of antique relics in President George Washington's lodge; and assorted booklets and letters related to the Knights of Phythias and Phythian Sisters, Domain of Nashville, circa 1898-1918 including Instructions for Forming Temples, programme for an 1898 installation service etc; plus 1 Knights of Phythias white metal belt buckle with chain for sword. Also included is a 1799 Masonic Traveling Certificate on parchment for Thomas Harding (1755-1805) from Lebanon Lodge no. 41 of Gainesburg, Va., Goochland County. Contains numerous hand drawn symbols including the all-seeing eye, coffin, scythe and hands, along with the signatures of William Sanders, S. Warden, John Brown and Henry Bishop. 18" x 15". Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All paper items lightly toned with some scattered foxing. Additionally, Hicks certificate: 7" area of staining to upper right corner, scattered chips and cracks to frame gilding. CDVS: corner loss to Johnson CDV, general light grime/fading to all. Belt Buckle and sword chain shows oxidation. [See more photos →]

South Persian Lori area rug, wool on wool, dark blue field with secondary colors of greens, cream, gold, rust, blues and black. Uneven size – 44" to 48 1/4" W x 69" to 73" L. circa 1900. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Uneven size. Scattered minor repairs. [See more photos →]

Towle sterling silver flatware set, King Richard pattern, 60 pieces, including large carving set (13-1/2" L knife), cake/pie server, fish server, 8 dinner knives (8-3/4" L), 8 dinner forks (7-1/2" L), 10 individual hollow handle butter spreaders, 8 salad forks, 8 demitasse spoons (4-1/2" L), 2 youth forks (6" L), 2 youth spoons (5-1/2" L), cold meat fork, pierced serving spoon, serving spoon, casserole spoon, sugar spoon, tomato server, 2 gravy ladles, cream ladle and pierced bon bon spoon. 60 total pieces, 63.03 weighable oz troy. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition with some minor surface scratches. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

1st & 2nd items: Pair of hand tinted portrait photographs by the 19th century Nashville photographer Carl Caspar Giers (1828-1877) of his adopted son Otto Burchartz Giers (1858-1940) and adopted daughter Katherine B. "Katie" Giers Shaw (1864-1918). Both housed in carved gilt Aesthetic Movement frames with fruit, scrolling vine, leaf and cornucopia decoration, oval liners and oval mattes. Sight – 12 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W. Framed – 27 3/4" H x 22 3/4" W. Circa 1875. 3rd item: American Gothic Revival carved walnut side chair, shell carved crocketed crest, carved shield splat, carved stiles with turned finials and curved legs, purportedly used in the Giers studio. 45 1/2" H x 17 1/2" W x 16" D. Circa 1870. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, descendant of C.C. Giers. CONDITION: 1st & 2nd items: Some toning and foxing to both photographs. Interior of glass with grime. 3rd item. Several repaired breaks to back and repairs to both lower stiles where they join the legs. Metal supports added to the back and to side of stiles. [See more photos →]

Alain Rousseau (American/French, b. 1926) oil on canvas beach scene, circa 1960s, depicting women and children in the foreground and a crowded coastline with brightly colored umbrellas in the background. Signed lower left. Giltwood molded frame with linen liner. Sight – 20" H x 24" W. Framed – 26" H x 30" W. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

1 ounce 22K American fine gold Eagle coin, dated 2008, 31.104 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.931 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver, .44 caliber, serial number 103XXX. Barrel marked "Address Col. Sam Colt New York U.S. America". Walnut stock, brass mountings, metal frame with faint "Naval Engagement scene on cylinder. Left of barrel with double U. S. inspector mark "H H". Double U. S. inspector mark "H H" also on the cylinder along with Colt's patent mark and partial serial number. "D" U. S. Inspector mark on backstrap beneath bow and on tirgger guard just behind the grigger. Right rear of barrel frame and cylinder with condemnation mark "C". S inspector mark on Bottom of barrel beneath the barrel rod. Barrel length – 8". Overall length – 13 1/2". Note: Colt later used a number of condemned parts for Single Action Army revolvers sold on the commercial market. Double "HH" inspection mark indicates that this weapon was inspected twice. CONDITION: Mechanically good. Serial numbers questionable, 6 or 9 on wedge does not match. Some frame screws replaced. Rebated cylinder, cut for stock. [See more photos →]

1763 John Baskerville Bible, brown leather front and backboards, spine with raised bands, gilt floral stamp decoration and red title label. Title page reads "The Holy Bible CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW: Tranf(s)lated out of the Original Tongues and the With the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revif(s)ed By His Majesty's Special Command. APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES. CAMBRIDGE, Printed by JOHN BASKERVILLE, Printer to the University. MDCCLXIII (1763). CUM PRIVILEGIO." Beginning end pages together with inserted pages record the family histories of several families, including that of William Woods, native of Ireland, who immigrated to the United States/ Baltimore, Maryland in 1785 and his wife Mary Haggart of Scotland. Several pages detail the births, marriages, and deaths of the family members, beginning with the marriage of William Woods and Mary Haggart on June 7th, 1787 and ending with the death of John Durborow who died on June 21st 1844. Inscription dated December 13th, 1978 describes how bible was purchased at auction by Towne Miller for the price of $5, back of front page. 18 3/4" H x 12 1/2" W x 4 1/8 D. CONDITION: Front cover, first, and last few pages separated from spine. Scattered foxing and browning to some of the interior pages. [See more photos →]

Pair sapphire and platinum eternity rings, each containing thirty-five (35) square brilliant cut natural blue corundum sapphires, each 1.60 mm square, approximate sapphire total weight 1.25 ct., average color medium strong very slightly grayish blue, average type II clarity VSI. Sapphires are flush channel set. Mounting width: 2.7 mm. Ring size: 6 each. 6.2 grams for both rings. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chinese Kangxi style porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Each vase decorated with scenes of Chinese courtiers in blue on white ground with gold detailing, enclosed in a decorative border. Both lamps secured to angular wooden bases painted black. Vases and bases drilled to wire for electricity. 19" H x 5 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. Overall – 26 1/4" H. 20th century. CONDITION: Working condition. Both pagoda lids have been broken and reglued. Scattered chips on most edges of each vase ranging in size from 1/8" to 7/8" long. Raised bump on porcelain of same lamp. Black paint chipped on bases. [See more photos →]

Large sectional gilt bronze Tibetan "Thousand Arm" Avalokiteshvara Buddha, holding various attributes and wearing a multi-headed crown against a mandorla, seated upon a double lotus base adorned with four attendants. 43" H x 36 1/2" W x 9 1/2" D. Late 19th century/ early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general scattered wear. [See more photos →]

Assembled service of English sterling silver oval handled flatware, 65 pieces. Includes 12 teaspoons all marked for Charles Hougham of London, 12 dinner forks (various London makers), 12 salad or dessert forks (most marked for George Adams, London); 11 teaspoons (various London makers); 18 dessert spoons (various London makers). 82.83 oz troy combined weight. Various monograms and crests including rampant lion. Late 18th-early 19th century. CONDITION: Some wear and slight bending to fork tines, otherwise all items very good condition with assorted monograms. [See more photos →]

Tiffany sterling silver cocktail shaker, conical form with domed lid and floral design strainer. Marked on the base "Tiffany & Co., Maker's of Sterling Silver, 22422 & 2 Pints". "T" monogram to body. 9 1/2" H. 21.710 total troy ounces. Mid 20th century. CONDITION: One very shallow area of denting on the body. One minor pit and general surface scratching. [See more photos →]

Tiensch and Stancliff, Louisville Kentucky brass surveyor's transit level compass on stand, steel dial with engraved name "Tiensch & Stancliff Louisville Ky", engraved fleur-de-lis at North, and engraved foliate decoration at center with two intact leveling vials, and a vernier scale to outer circumference. 16 1/2" H x 9" dia. Circa 1859. Note: An excerpt from the March 29, 1856 Louisville Courier states, "And speaking of compasses reminds us of a visit we made yesterday to the mathematical establishment of Messrs. Tiensch & Standcliffe, on Third Street, nearly opposite the post office. There we saw a complete Instrumental outfit for a party of engineers who about starting out to survey the Branch Railroad to Memphis…..More elegant work could not be found in any city, nor any made with greater precision and more attention to the necessary scientific details." Additional note – Adolph Tiensch was born in 1820 in Germany and immigrated to America, setting up shop in Ohio first. He later moved to Louisville, Kentucky in the 1850s, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in 1860. He died in 1897 in Memphis. Lot also includes a surveying book belonging to E. D. Hicks titled "Gibson's Surveying: The Theory and Practice of Surveying: contains all the instructions requisite for the skillful practice of this art" by Robert Gibson, published in New York, 1821 and tripod stand (54" L). Provenance: estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, HIstoric Devon Farm, Nashville, believed to have been used by Edward Dickson Hicks II, who tried his hand at his grandfather, John Davis's 1770-1853) trade of surveying for a brief period in the mid 19th century. CONDITION: Compass and levels functional. General wear and oxidation to brass. Book cover with wear and losses to leather cover, light scattered spotting and browning to some interior pages. Tripod stand with expected general wear. [See more photos →]

Ruby and diamond bracelet set in 18K yellow gold containing 48 round full cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately .75 ct, approximately G-H color and approximately VS1 clarity and 30 square cut natural red corundum rubies, each approximately 2 x 2 mm, medium dark slightly purplish strong, red color, type II clarity VS. Rubies are flush channel set in yellow gold links. Diamonds are flush bead set in eight white gold six-stone round-style links. 7 1/16" L with safety clasp. 22.2 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some surface scratches and light grime. [See more photos →]

Vintage sterling silver flatware set by Whiting, Duke of York pattern, including 11 dinner forks (7-3/4" L0, 12 luncheon forks (7" L), 8 salad/dessert forks, 9 place spoons, 12 teaspoons, 11 ice cream forks, 12 dinner knives with sterling weighted handles (9-3/4" L), 10 knives (8-3/4"L) and 1 knife, 9-1/8" L with newer stainless blade, all with sterling weighted handles but 3 with worn marks. Group also includes 1 sterling weighted knife handle without blade. 87 items total. 71.74 weighable oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All items except knives monogrammed or engraved. All with surface wear and 4 knife handles with heavy wear down to weighted base. [See more photos →]

American Federal style tall case clock with painted dial signed L. Watson Cincinnati (Luman Watson, working Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 to 1834). Mahogany primary, poplar secondary. Flat ogee cornice over arched dial, decorated with a painted Federal eagle atop shield, the spandrels with floral and gilt decoration. Dentil molding over a narrow waist section with chamfered corners and door bead edge molding and brass knob, flared molding atop base, paneled base and serpentine skirt with tall straight bracket feet. Fitted with 20th century German brass works. 88 1/2" H x 18 3/4" W x 11 3/4" D. Clock case circa mid- 19th century. Provenance: Notarized affidavit states that the clock was formerly owned by Eli Lilly, who purchased it from the estate of President Woodrow Wilson. It is said to have stood in Wilson's home in Princeton, NJ. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. CONDITION: Brass works not original and dial likely associated with case. Uneven old varnished surface, most noticeable to door. Crack to dial from hands to 12 position, with some additional crazing, small abrasions, and losses. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold filigree hinged oval bangle bracelet, graduated in shape, 7" interior circumference, together with companion filigree ball and flower ring, size 6. Illegible mark but gold tested as 18K. 41.4 grams total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

64 pieces sterling silver flatware including partial set of International Silver Melody pattern flatware including 7 dinner knives (9 1/8" L), 12 teaspoons (6" L), 4 tablespoons (6 3/4" L), 7 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 6 salad forks (6 1/2" L), 1 lemon fork, 1 serving spoon, 1 pierced serving spoon, 1 ladle and 1 lettuce fork. 41 total pieces and 50.94 weighable troy ounces. Lot also includes a partial set of Gorham Clermont pattern sterling flatware including 6 teaspoons (5 1/2" L), 6 dinner forks (7" L), 2 butter spreaders (5 3/4" L), 2 dinner knives (9" L), 6 Gorham Newcastle sterling teaspoons (6" L) and 1 Gorham Mothers-New sterling dessert spoon (7 1/4" L). 23 total pieces and 18.060 weighable troy ounces. 69 total weighable troy ounces for all. CONDITION: International set and Gorham Mothers-New ladle not monogrammed. Gorham Clermont and Newcastle pieces monogrammed. All with overall general wear. [See more photos →]

1 ounce 22K American fine gold Eagle coin, dated 2008, 31.104 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.931 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

Group of Civil War Ephemera related to Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894), including two documents signed by General Felix Zollicoffer (b. Maury County, TN 1812, d. Kentucky 1862) and Lt. Col Frank McNairy (b. Nashville, 1825, d. Fort Donelson, 1863). 1st item: Leave of absence document for Edward Dickson Hicks, Adjutant Major, First Battalion TN Cavalry, CSA, "having tendered his resignation," signed from headquarters by F.M. McNairy and Gen. Zollicoffer, Oct. 8, 1861. Measures 9 3/4" x 7 1/2" on blue lined paper. Toning at fold lines, overall good condition, mounted to self-adhering photo album page (we have not attempted to remove). 2nd item: Leave of absence document for Edward Dickson Hicks, dated Sept. 4, 1861, also signed by Zollicoffer and by McNairy. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" on lined paper. Small stains and hole on top edge, corner folds. (Note: Ed Hicks had married Mary Ann White, the niece of Zollicoffer's wife Louisa, not long after meeting her at the Zollicoffer home in the 1850s). 3rd and 4th items: Civil War Confederate horse appraisals, on a form titled Certificate for Public Animals, valuing horses at $125 and $100 respectively. One horse is specified as belonging to "3rd Lt. Hicks", the other as 1 horse from "McNairy's Cavalry". Signed by J. B. Clements and Moses Crun (?) and dated May 31,1861. 8" x 7". Note on back of the one for the horse in McNairy's Cavalry reads "I hereby transfer all my right title and interest in the within certificate to S.H. E.D. Hicks he having settled for the horse himself. Walter Brown Camp Cummings Sept. 19 1861." Left corners possibly trimmed, one has edge glued down, both with scattered minor stains. 5th item: Typewritten manuscript, "Nashville Tennessee as a type of the Rebellion: Extracted from the Police Record of Operations of Spies, Smugglers, Traitors, etc. occurring within the lines of the Union Army of the Cumberland, 1863; American Civil War – 1861-1865 Extracted by Charles H. Franklin, Warrant Officer, U.S. Army, Captain, Specialist Reserve March 25, 1935 – Historical Section, Army War College Washington DC 1935". An account of Confederate supporters in the Nashville area, including Andrew Ewing, John Overton, John Bass, Col. J. Acklin (likely misspelling of Joseph Acklen); General William Giles Harding (misspelled as Harding) General Washington Barrow, Dempsey Weaver, Richard Cheatham, John Kirkman, Sarah Polk, and Mark Cockrill; also an account of the fall of Fort Donelson and impact of Union Occupation in Nashville. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: See item description. [See more photos →]

Group of Civil War era albumen prints, CDVs, and a stereoscope of Union officers and two Presidents. 1st item: Autographed CDV of Major General Thomas, signed below image. Stamped on back Giers & Co., Nashville, Tenn., 4" x 2 1/2". 2nd-3rd items: Two CDVs, one of President Andrew Johnson and other a composite illustration view of President Lincoln surrounded by Union officers, 2-1/2" x 4" each. 4th item: Framed oval albumen print of President Andrew Johnson, seated in a chair, published by Giers & Co., Nashville, Tenn. with label verso, and 1976 newspaper articles taped to back of frame, 14" x 12" framed. 5th item: Albumen oval print of General U.S. Grant, 12" x 10" sheet. 6th item: Stereoview portrait of Lieut. Gen'l Ulysses S. Grant, published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., New York, #2965 Prominent Portraits, with 3 cent green Proprietary stamp on reverse, 4" x 7 1/2" framed. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: overall good condition with very small tear at lower right corner. Some toning to paper. 2nd-3rd items: President Johnson CDV with toning and surface grime and Lincoln group CDV with pin hole on mounting paper, some foxing and surface grime. 4th-5th items: Both with surface grime and stains to back. Abrasions to frame. 6th item: Surface grime and stains to image. [See more photos →]

George Dury (Tennessee, 1817-1894) oval portrait of the artist's son, Heinrich (Henry) Dury, at about age 7, brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a red velvet coat with white shirt and lace collar. Unsigned, Circa 1860. Housed in oval giltwood frame. Sight -19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 20" H x 24" W. Note: a very similar, but larger portrait is in the collection at Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville. Dury was known to have painted his children's portraits, and likely painted two images of Henry, displaying one as an advertisement. Provenance: descended in the family of the artist and subject to present consignor. A file of photocopied family information accompanies this lot, including copies of transcriptions of entries from the journal of George Dury's wife (Henry's mother) extending from the couple's arrival in America to the births of their children, the death of Heinrich in 1891, and death of George Dury in 1893, and copies of a detailed 1950s biographical article about the artist. CONDITION: Likely cut down from a larger canvas, now backed with cardboard. Blacklight shows some restoration above subject's lip. 2 1/2" scratch across subject's chest, with a few smaller scattered scratches (all under 1/2"); 1/4" hole at collar area, 1 1/2" abrasion to lower chest, some scattered overpaint, overall craquelure. Frame has 1/2" area of loss and scattered other small abrasions. [See more photos →]

JEFFERSON, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1794. 4 3/4" H X 8 1/4" W (Octavo). 336 Pages. Second Edition (THE FIRST AUTHORIZED EDITION) of Jefferson's only full-length book. Original period treerain leather with red leather spine label. Previous owner signature of Edward Hicks of Devon Farm, Tennessee (1831-1894) to front pastedown in pencil. Lacks the folding map, but all other plates and illustrations intact. Widely considered the most significant book printed in America in the 18th Century. Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia was originally composed as a response to questions from a French diplomat. The book is a historical and statistical account of Virginia, but also provides much insight to the mind of one of America's most beloved Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson's views on religion, politics, natural history and slavery inadvertently established his reputation abroad as a serious scientist, thinker and a man who was a spokesman for his country. Although he never openly submitted his ideas of emancipating the slaves and returning them to a more permanent land in Congress, he did pen such ideas in this book. Note: the 1794 Carey Edition was the first authorized printing. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Large fold-out chart at page 134 complete, but torn at bottom right corner. Light foxing and toning to interior. Scuffing to outer boards. Well preserved overall. [See more photos →]

Reed and Barton sterling silver partial flatware service, Frances 1st pattern, 68 pieces, including 5 dinner knives (9 1/4" L), 8 steak carving knives (9" L), 1 cheese server, 2 dessert spoons (7 1/4" L), 6 round soup spoons (5 7/8" L), 6 teaspoons, 11 flat butter spreaders, 9 cocktail forks, 12 demitasse spoons (4 1/4" L), 2 salt spoons, 1 cream ladle, 1 sugar spoon, 1 sugar shell, 1 cold meat fork, 1 serving spoon and 1 pierced bon bon server (4 3/4" L). 54.545 weighable oz troy. CONDITION: All in good condition with some surface scratches due to use. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Black Chanel Classic Bag w/Flap, silver toned Chanel Reissue chain and hardware, with a Mademoiselle turnlock. Serial # 12515394. Includes original box and dust bag, as well as original price tag and paperwork. 10 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W x 6 1/4" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

One 22K 1 ounce gold South African Krugerrand, dated 1980, 31.1033 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.956 grams, mounted in 14K yellow gold bezel pendant frame, 36.7 grams total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: In very good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

1st item: Letter related to the President Martin Van Buren and Eastin/Polk Families, written to Mary Ann Eastin Polk, from a "M. Van Buren", discussing a recent trip to England, specifically a visit to Lord Byron's former estate, and Thanksgiving plans. (Prior to her marraige to Lucius Polk, Miss Eastin was romantially involved with one of the sons of Martin Van Buren; that son -probably Major Abraham Van Buren- is likely the author of this letter). Undated. Written on both sides of a single piece of paper, creased along the middle. Housed in a wooden frame painted black. Sight – 9" H x 14 1/2" W. Framed – 9 3/4" H x 15 1/4" W. 2nd through 13th items: Group of twelve 19th century books from Hamilton Place, 3 volumes from Don Quixote signed "Van Polk", 4 books with Yeatman bookplate, 5 signed with various Yeatman family member signatures. Titles include "Don Quixote" Vols. II, III, and IV, translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1818, "Lalla Rookh an Oriental Romance" by Thomas Moore, ESQ., 1854, "The History of Missions" by The Rev. William Brown, M.D., 1816, "Les Mysteres de Paris" Vols. 1-2 and 3-4, by Eugene Sue, 1843 plus 5 miscellaneous books, 1" x 2 1/2" x 4 1/8" to 2" x 7 1/2" x 10 3/4". 14th Item: Gelatin Photo Print of St. John's Episcopal Church in Columbia, TN, near the James K. Polk House. The church is depicted from the side behind a stone wall and trees. Housed in a black painted wooden frame. Sight – 9 3/4" H x 13 1/8" W. Framed – 20 1/2" H x 23 3/4" W. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st group: Books in fragile condition. Worn covers, spine and edge wear, foxing on most pages. Cover of smaller book and dictionary separated. 2nd item: Some water damage, toning to letter, primarily along creases. Frame held together with tape. 3rd item: Gelatin print in good condition. Not removed from frame. Foxing on matte. [See more photos →]

General Robert E. Lee cut signature, together with 19th century engraving of Lee in uniform. The signature has been authenticated by Joseph Rubinfine, dealer of American Historical Autographs. Certificate of Authenticity included, signed Joseph Rubinfine and dated December 13, 1983. Signature placed in recess of blue mat below engraving. Housed in gilt wooden frame. Signature – 3/4" H x 2" W. Engraving – 7 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W. Framed – 13 7/8" H x 11 3/8" W. CONDITION: Slight foxing spots top right of signature and on margins of engraving. [See more photos →]

Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, Clovelly pattern, 94 pieces, including 12 dinner knives (9 3/4" L), 7 dinner forks (7 1/2" L), 6 salad forks, 6 fish forks, 5 round soup spoons, 6 iced teaspoons, 7 flat butter spreaders, 4 cocktail forks, 10 demitasse spoons, 11 ice cream forks, 1 sugar spoon, 1 cream ladle, 1 gravy spoon, 1 2-tine butter pick, 1 piccalilli spoon, 1 bacon fork, 1 small cold meat fork (7 5/8" L), 1 chipped beef fork, 1 small tomato server, 1 pierced casserole spoon, 1 casserole spoon (9" L), 1 long handled pierced spoon, 1 egg server, 1 pie server, 2 cheese servers, small 2-piece steak carving set and large 2-piece carving set. Group also includes one sterling silver Alvin pierced egg or tomato server, with scroll tip, 8 3/8" L. 95 pieces total. 71.26 weighable oz troy. CONDITION: Very good condition with surface scratches due to age. No monograms. [See more photos →]

1st Item: Samuel Spode (UK, 1798-1872) Oil on canvas painting of dark chestnut horse in a paddock, signed lower center, "Pd. by S. Spode". Unframed. Canvas: 26-1/2" H x 30" W. Mid-19th century. Sam Spode is known for horse and dog portrait painting, equestrian genre. 2nd Item: Harry Lyman horse engraving, "Brighton", 1886, with lineage and inscribed, "Will make the season of 1887 at Ashwood Stables seven miles west of Columbia, Maury Co. Tenn. at $25 the season." Sight – 14" H x 14 1/2" W. Framed- 15 1/2" H x 16" W. 3rd Item: WALLACE, J.H. American Trotting Register, Containing the Pedigrees of Trotting Horses, Their Ancestors and Descendants, with a Record of the Performances for the Year 1874, not heretofore Published, Vol. III. Published at the office of Wallace's Monthly, New York, 1879, 761 pages, green linen bound cardboard cover, Van Polk graphite signature on frontispiece and title page. 9-3/4" H x 6-3/4" W x 2" D. All items 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st Item: Temporary stretcher and canvas adhered with tacks. 2" x 1/2" slice lower right of horse. 5/8" L tear upper left corner to right of roof. 1/2" tear left upper edge. Overall craquelure, abrasions and surface grime. Approximately 10 small holes or punctures, largest 1/8" x 1/8". 2nd Item: Significant foxing. 4-1/2" loss of paper upper left corner; loss left center edge. Tear across center and right lower quadrant. 3rd Item: Water damage, few holes and grime to cover. Cover is loose from spine. Toning to paper. Insect damage. [See more photos →]

Tennessee Sheraton chest of drawers, cherry with poplar secondary (figured cherry on drawer fronts). Plain rectangular top over four graduated dovetailed drawers with scratchbeaded edges, ring turned legs and ball feet. Paneled sides. 43 3/4"H x 41 1/2" W x 21 1/2"D. Davidson or Rutherford County, circa 1840. CONDITION: Light staining and shrinkage to top, staining to interior of lower drawer on right side. Second drawer from bottom has patch at upper edge. All drawers built up. Missing lower drawer lock. Later surface, with scattered shrinkage and abrasions. [See more photos →]

Architectural ornament from Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN, large molded terracotta head of roaring lion, painted cream with concrete remnant on back. Impressed numbers on back. 12 1/2" H x 17 3/4" D overall x 15 1/2" W. Circa 1910. The Hermitage Hotel, a landmark in downtown Nashville, was designed by Middle Tennessee architect J.E.R. Carpenter and finished in 1910. It has lodged a who's who of American politicians, entertainment personalities, and foreign dignitaries, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. One of the most notable features of the Beaux Arts style hotel is the polychromed terra cotta architectural ornamentation found at the base, top floor and roof cornice. Around 2001, restorations were made to the projecting cornice and some pieces were removed and replaced with fiberglass reproductions. Some of the original intact architectural elements were made available to Historic Nashville Inc., including this lion head, which is being sold along with its original certificate of authenticity from Historic Nashville Inc. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some cracking and weathering to paint. Two chips to paint, approximately 3/4" L each at top back of head and chips at both ears, approximately 1-1/4" and 2" L. [See more photos →]

Lady's 14K yellow gold Hamilton satin woven bracelet with hidden watch face under hinged cover, marked 14K GOLD Hamilton, 876069, on base. 7" L with safety clasp x 3/4" W at top. 45.6 grams complete. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Watch not running at time of inspection. Some grime under crystal. Bracelet in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Wallace Silversmiths "Rose Point" sterling silver flatware, 78 pcs. plus additional assorted sterling flatware. 1st group: Rose Point sterling flatware pattern includes 12 dinner knives (9 1/8" L), 12 luncheon forks (7" L), 12 salad/dessert forks, 12 teaspoons, 8 flat butter spreaders, 4 demitasse spoons, 3 cream soup spoons, 3 iced tea spoons, 3 tablespoons, 1 pierced tablespoon, 1 cold meat fork, 1 sugar spoon, 1 master butter spreader, 1 cream ladle, 1 pierced bon bon, 1 cocktail fork and 1 pie server, 4" to 10 3/4" L, 78 pieces, 69.515 weighable oz troy. 2nd group: 18 sterling flatware and serving items including 8 Gorham "Greenbrier" dinner knives and 3 flat butter spreaders (2.735 weighable oz troy), Alvin "Romantique" lemon fork and olive fork plus miscellaneous sterling soup spoon, sugar tong and Grande Baroque spoon pin (1.07 oz troy together) and 2-piece steak carving set with weighted sterling handles. (2 3/8" to 10 1/8" L) 96 total items, 73.32 total weighable oz troy. Items come in zippered storage chest. CONDITION: Rose Point flatware in overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. Other flatware with some surface scratches due to age. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Persian Hamadan runner, 13' L x 3'1" W, Center blue field with allover floral and palmette design. Red and yellow primary borders with blues, greens, ivory and rose secondary colors. Two worn Albany Carpet Cleaning Co., Allston, MASS tags on reverse. Iran, 1st quarter 20th century. CONDITION: Losses to ends and wear to both sides. One end reinforced. Binding at other end is loose. General wear with heavier wear in scattered areas in blue field. [See more photos →]

1st item: 1914 Indian Head Gold $5 Half Eagle coin in 14K nugget-style frame pendant, 1 1/16" dia., 14.8 grams. 2nd item: 1909 Indian Head Gold $5 Half Eagle coin in 14K twist gold frame pendant, 1 1/8" plus 5/16" bail, 11.9 grams. Total 2 coin pendants: 26.7 grams. 3rd item: 18K yellow gold flat weave chain with push pin clasp, 29" L. 16.6 grams. Note: Chain clasp will not go through ring of nugget style pendant. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some surface scratches on mountings. [See more photos →]

1 ounce 22K American Eagle coin, dated 2008, 31.104 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.931 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

One 22K 1 ounce gold South African Krugerrand, dated 1980, 31.1033 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.956 grams, mounted in 14K yellow gold bezel pendant frame, 36.7 grams total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: In very good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

One 22K 1 ounce gold South African Krugerrand, dated 1980, 31.1033 grams Fine Gold Content, 33.956 grams, mounted in 14K yellow gold bezel pendant frame, 36.7 grams total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: In very good condition. Not graded. [See more photos →]

Two companion 18th century polychrome wooden dummy boards, both figures in period costume, the man holding a rose in raised hand and a tool or knife in other and the woman holding a feather duster. Male – 35" H x 13" W overall x 8" D. Female – 36 1/4" H x 13 3/4" W x 7" D. Likely English, 18th century. Provenance: Estate of James J. Allen, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Surface grime to both figures. Male figure with small chip losses along cap and shoulder, possible repainting on sleeves and forehead and two 3" L cracks near base. Small loss to left elbow. The woman with paint losses primarily in dress area, possible repainting to parts of face and hair and an approximately 24" L split from head down through dress. [See more photos →]

Manner of Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, oil on canvas painting (laid on masonite panel) depicting Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and Baby Jesus Christ being led by two angels out of Egypt. Continental, 18th century. Housed in a 19th century giltwood molded frame. Panel – 18" x 13". Framed – 24" x 19". CONDITION: Canvas has been laid down on a masonite panel; a few scattered accretions; overall craquelure and heavy layer of yellowed varnish. Antique frame is regilt with some losses and scratches. [See more photos →]

Grouping of 14 Kirk Stieff Repousse pattern sterling silver bread and butter plates, the undersides with maker's mark of Kirk Stieff and the pattern number 127F. 6 1/4" dia. 56.655 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface scratching to the centers. [See more photos →]

Jack Spencer (b. 1951) brown tone selenium print titled "Bridge at Bayou Teche Beaux Bridge LA 1/10", 1996. En verso, label affixed with artist's name, title, medium, measurements, and gallery identification number. Housed in dark wooden frame. Sight – 24" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed – 39 1/2" H x 39 3/4" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Platinum Art Deco diamond and sapphire ring containing 15 old mine cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately .80 ct. (VS2-I1, H-I). Ring size 6. 5.1 grams. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface grime. [See more photos →]

A group of mostly Nashville related railroad ephemera from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and connected to the Edward Hicks family. Includes a cabinet card depicting train tracks, labeled "on line of N C & St. L. Ry", measuring 7" x 4 3/4", plus 3 CDVs of locomotives (marked on back Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson New Jersey" and hand dated 1871. Also included are 25 railroad passes circa 1870-1910, most for the NC&St.L. Railway, but one for the Nashville and North Western Railroad made out to Ed Hicks, Director, dated 1870; some Denver City Cable Railway Co. Transfer tickets, accident ticket for the Traveler's Insurance Company; and about 16 pieces of other assorted ephemera including freight receipts and contracts on NC&StL letterhead, a handwritten document "Comings and Expenditures of Nashville and North Western RR from Sept. 1868-May 1 1869," and a copy of the N. C & St. L Ry News Item, August 1924 Huntsville Division issue, with cover photo of Gordon D. Hicks, superintendent of the Nashville division. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Large corner loss to cabinet card. CDVs appear slightly trimmed, one has corner fold. Other items in good condition with expected toning and handling grime. Magazine has some corner creasing. [See more photos →]

Two Civil War era rifles: Burnside carbine and Springfield Model 1861 rifle. Possible early battlefield finds associated with Battle of Nashville. 1st item: Burnside .54 Caliber Percussion breech loading carbine. Action functional. Barrel length – 20". Overall length – 39 1/2". 2nd item: Springfield Model 1861 rifle .58 caliber. Proper swell tip ramrod included. Barrel length – 40". Overall length – 56". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Both relic battlefield pickup condition with oxidation and pitting. Heavily oxidized and metal pitted. Rear sight and middle barrel band missing on Springfield. [See more photos →]

3-Piece French pink Jasperware gilt bronze garniture set comprised of a gilt bronze Japy Freres clock flanked by pair vases. The clock with pink Jasperware dial face, plaque on lower section and domed top with Classical pate-sur-pate relief decoration. Clock works marked with the Japy Freres 'Grande Medaille d'Honneur' mark, "Made in France" 10807-52. Garniture vases comprised of pink Jasperware bodies with Classical pate-sur-pate relief decoration and gilt mounts. Clock measures – 14 1/2" H x 8" W x 4 5/8" D. Vases measure – 9 1/4" H. Mid-19th century. Provenance: Hamilton Place Plantation (Maury County, TN) history. CONDITION: Break to glass cover on clock face. Wear/ losses to numbers on dial, primarily to lower half. Overall grime to porcelain and oxidation and grime to bronze. [See more photos →]

1st item: Sterling silver horse head cane top marked "G.R. 20 .925 871", mounted on a wooden straight shaft stick. Head measures 4 3/4" W x 4" H. 37 1/2" total H. 2nd item: Sterling horse figure on base by Camelot Silverware of Sheffield, marked on the base "CS/ 925/ Sheffield mark/ Z and filled". 6 5/8" H x 8 3/4" L. 3rd item: Faberge sterling silver horse figure, marked on the underside. 2 5/8" H x 4 1/4" W. 2.875 troy ounces. 4th item: S. Kirk & Son sterling silver horse figure, marked on the underside. 2 1/4" H x 1 3/4" W. 2.555 troy ounces. 5th item: Designer sterling silver horse figure marked .925 with the maker's mark on the base. 4" H x 5 1/2" W. 7.395 troy ounces. 6th item: Small sterling horse figure marked .925 and with the maker's mark on the underside of the back leg. 2 1/2" H x 3 7/8" W. 3.190 troy ounces. 16.015 total weighable troy ounces (Items 3-6). Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items overall good condition with general wear. Wear to stick of cane, ferrule missing. [See more photos →]

Josephine Barnard (American/New York, born 1869) oil on canvas impressionist still life titled "Lilac Time" depicting a floral arrangement and solitary candlestick against a draped background. Signed lower right "Josephine Barnard". Entry card en verso from the 45th Annual National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, New York, held in 1936. Card lists the artist's address as Woodstock, NY. Housed in a painted and carved wood frame. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed – 27 1/4" H x 23" W. Early 20th century. Biography (Courtesy of Pettyes: Dictionary of Women Artists): Josephine W. Barnard was born in Buffalo, New York in 1869 and was known to have lived in Brooklyn (1925) and Woodstock, NY (1930s). She studied with Dow, Snell, and Carlson in the US and with Stanhope Forbes in England. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1925 and was a member of both the National Association of Women Artists and the Allied Artists of America. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light surface grime. [See more photos →]

Set of Four (4) George III period mahogany nesting or quartetto tables of graduated sizes, the rectangular tops with satinwood string inlay and crossbanded edges; ring turned legs with pillar and trestle ends joined by rear stretchers and toupie feet. Retain the original iron bracket supports to the underside of the trestles. Ranging in size from 28 3/4" H x 16 1/4" W x 13 1/4" D to 30 1/4" H x 25 1/2" W x 13 1/2" D. English, late 18th/early 19th century. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Top with scattered light scratching and stains due to general use. Green felt strip added to the center of the undersides of each table to prevent scratching. [See more photos →]

1st item: East Tennessee lead glazed earthenware jar with incised line decoration to shoulder and midsection, attributed to the Cain pottery. 7" H. Mid-19th century. Provenance: Virginia Caldwell Collection, Historic Deery Inn, Blountville, Tennessee. 2nd item: East Tennessee earthenware jug attributed to the Cain pottery with sine wave incising around the upper shoulder, copper oxide and lead glazed body. Pulled handle. 8" H. Late 19th century. Note: a similar green glazed jar with a history from the Gaines family of Blountville and attributed to the Cain pottery was sold by Case in October 6, 2012, lot 137. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered chips to rim, body and base. Glaze with some exfoliation and wrinkling typical of many glazed earthenware pieces from the Cain pottery. 2nd item: One area of glaze loss to lower body, possible firing flaw. Some abrasions to band of sine wave and diagonal left of handle. [See more photos →]

Coin Silver waste bowl, embossed with beaded rim. Monogrammed "T J Y" (possibly Thomas J. Yeatman). Marks for "J. Watson Phila." to the base. 5 1/2" H x 9" W. 25.24 oz troy. Circa 1830's. Note: Family oral history states that this piece is part of a tea set given by President Jackson to Lucius and Mary Polk upon their marriage. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Slight wear. [See more photos →]

Charleston, South Carolina coin silver salver with chased shell pattern rim, marked J. Ewan in serrated rectangle (John Ewan, working 1823-1852). Monogrammed JBW (?) on base. 1" H x 5 1/8" dia. Also included with this lot are six coin silver spoons attributed to Northern makers: Pair tablespoons with fiddle tipt handles with engraved leaf decoration and monogram EY, marked on backs Willard and Hawley (Syracuse, NY, 1844-1859), and "premium", 9 1/4" L; Dessert spoon marked J. Farr (New York, c. 1835), monogrammed MF on handle, 7 1/4" L; Dessert spoon with fiddle tipt handle, marked L. Kent (Ohio, mid 19th c.), 7 1/2" L; Teaspoon with reverse tipt handle marked Benedict & Scudder (New York, mid 19th c.), monogrammed MAA, 6 1/8" L.; Teaspoon with reverse tipt handle marked E. Benjamin & Co (Connecticut, c. 1835), monogrammed AP. 10.46 oz troy combined weight. Provenance: Estate of James J. Allen, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Salver: Overall very good condition with scattered minor scratches and small dents to surface, largest is 3/8" L. Spoons: One tablespoon with thumbprint dent; one teaspoon with slight bend and small dent, other teaspoon with fleabite and minor dents. Others in good condition. [See more photos →]

Watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of a dark-haired lady, believed to be Nancy Watkins Davis Hicks (1806-1830), wearing a black dress with lace trimmed v-neck collar and teardrop amethyst earrings; her hair swept up in an elaborate comb; against a blue background. Bronze colored decorative metal frame contains a lock of hair verso. 2 7/8" x 2 3/8". Comes in an antique clamshell case with silk cover and velvet lining. Nancy Watkins Davis was the son of early Middle Tennessee settler John Davis. She married Edward Dickson Hicks Sr. (1802-1839) and died a few months after the birth of their son, Edward Dickson Hicks II (who was raised by his grandparents). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Some deterioration at left and right edges, not affecting subject. A few very small minor imperfections are visible under magnification of the hair area. Oxidation to frame. Silk covering of case is tattered, velvet interior worn. [See more photos →]

James K. Polk signed land document, as Tennessee Governor, granting 225 acres in Davidson County to John Davis. Mentions property of John Harding as a boundary line. Dated February 22, 1840. 15 1/2" x 12". Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Small tear at left lower corner, overall toning, some foxing underneath Polk's autograph. [See more photos →]

Chattanooga, Tennessee Civil War charcoal and pastel on paper Market Street scene depicting Union soldiers with horse drawn wagon and cannons in the left foreground, the Western & Atlantic Railroad building prominent to the right with the remaining downtown buildings visible along Market Street . Block letters lower left margin read "MARKET STREET/CHATTANOOGA/1863". Unsigned. Housed in a period wood frame. Sight – 15 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed – 19 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. 1863. CONDITION: Some water staining upper left and right corners, upper margin and left margin. Overall toning to paper. [See more photos →]

Art Deco Platinum pendant, pear-shaped diamond (5.95mm x 5.5mm x 2.38mm, .46 ct by formula, approximately SI1,G-H) drop pendant with 61 single cut diamonds, 1 cabochon emerald and 2 emerald baguettes and 3 black onyx long baguettes (plus 1 missing), on 14K. 18" L white gold chain. 5.1 grams. CONDITION: One section of black onyx missing. Some surface grime. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold hexagonal "Sun" pendant, possible Freemason related, having incised decoration depicting a king on throne with lion resting at his feet and "Soleil" sun above to one side and an engraved 6 cell "Magic Square of the Sun" grid to the other. Bale added later. Tests as 18K, not marked. 2 3/4" H x 2" W. 34.5 grams. CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface wear. [See more photos →]

1st item: 18K yellow gold windjammer sailing vessel and blue topaz pendant, marked 750, 1 3/4" H x 1 3/8" W, 8.3 grams. 2nd item: 18K yellow gold pendant of Virgin Mary, 1 3/8" L x 1 1/8" W, 7.4 grams. 3rd item: 18K yellow gold Kelbert lady's wristwatch, rectangular face, marked 18K, 750, 4399, satin finish 18K bracelet strap, 7" L x 7/16" W, 28.1 grams. 43.8 grams total for 3 items. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered fleabites on stone. 2nd item: One scratch and some glue residue. 3rd item: Not running at time of inspection. Scratches on crystal. [See more photos →]

Mark Martensen (Arizona/California, b. 1958) oil on canvas painting of a Great Plains Native American chief wearing a war bonnet and breastplate, holding a shield and a spear against an abstract background. Signed "Martensen (copyright)" lower right of image. Housed in a decorative gilt wooden frame. Sight – 47" H x 23" W. Framed – 56 1/4" H x 32" W. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Beige Chanel Grand Shopping Tote with gold hardware, classic Chanel chain leather and interlocking C logo. Serial # 9893440 with original box. 10" H x 13 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition with minor sign of wear on interior. [See more photos →]

American Chippendale mahogany tilt-top tea table, circular dish top with bird cage support, turned and bulbous standard, three splayed cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet. 46 1/2" H when tilted open, 29" H as table, 32 1/2" diameter top, 26" W base, New England, third quarter 18th century. CONDITION: Scattered wear and surface abrasions. 3/8" loss to table top edge. [See more photos →]

Framed 1857 Governor of TN Andrew Johnson signed land grant, deeding 300 acres in Marion County, TN on Cumberland Mountain to James M. Reilly. Land was given on October 26, 1855. Signed February 10, 1857. Signed lower right. Sight – 13 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W. Overall – 20 1/4" H x 18 1/4" W. CONDITION: Separation to paper where previously folded. Some very slight losses at folds. Not examined out of the frame. [See more photos →]

Lalique Ingrid glass vase with frosted contemporary molded leaf design. Inscribed on the base "Lalique, France". 10 1/2" H x 8 1/4" dia. 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Group of seven (7) skater's lanterns in assorted colors including one light blue, one indigo, one purple, one red, one light green, and two clear globes, tin and brass metal. Perforated cap, two larger lanterns with bail handles, and lower burner reservoir. Purple lantern stamped "JEWEL" top of cap. Other six lanterns unmarked. Height of tallest lantern – 7 1/4". Height of smallest lantern – 6 3/8". Late 19th/early 20th century. Estate of J.D. and Jane Vandercook, Hendersonville, TN. CONDITION: Expected oxidation to metal. Indentation on cap of light green lantern. Base of purple lantern painted dark red, paint chipping. Grime, interior of one clear lantern. Cap and base of light blue lantern painted brown, chipping to reveal orange paint underneath. [See more photos →]

Needlework sampler, silk and/or cotton cross stitch on linen, with 3 alphabets and 2 rows of numbers, Signed at bottom Sarah Cotton and dated 1861. Original stained wood frame with replaced backing. 10" x 10". Accompanied by a file of genealogy information on the sitter, Sarah Jane Cotton of Williamson County, Tennessee, born 1853 to William Henry Cotton and Martha Jane Ballard Cotton. The sampler was apparently stitched the same year the Civil War began, and Sarah's father enlisted with the 11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry, Company G, which saw action at the Battles of Franklin, Murfreesboro, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and Atlanta. He survived; Sarah went on to marry George Bartlett Tucker in Williamson County in 1877. They had two children, and she died in 1916. She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee. Also included with this lot is a book, Leiper's Fork and Surrounding Communities by Rick Warwick, which mentions Sarah Cotton's family pp. 124-126. CONDITION: Light discoloration and uneven fading, some light staining at lower left and upper right corners, couple of small dark stains in lower left quadrant, no apparent thread loss. [See more photos →]

French porcelain potpourri jar and cover, attributed to Jacob Petit, square form with pierced gilded relief frieze, the sides with vignettes of young lovers to one side and portrait of female titled "Mlle de Fontanges" to the other side, canted corners, on lion mask and paw feet. Pierced cover with gilt foliate scroll decoration and relief molded and pierced freize. Blue "JP" underglaze mark to the base. 9" H. Note: Mlle. de Fontanges was the young mistress of Louis XIV from 1678 until her death from complications from miscarriages at 19 years of age in 1681. 9" H. 19th century. CONDITION: Old repair to clean break at top corner of urn. Overall general wear to decoration and gilt. [See more photos →]

18K white gold vintage diamond collar pin containing 1 old mine cut center diamond weighing approximately 1 ct, (approximately I1 clarity, K-L color) with 8 single cut diamonds in swirl frame. 2" L x 3/8" H. Unmarked, tests as 18K. 4.7 grams. Circa 1940. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Surface scratches due to age. [See more photos →]

57 pieces Gorham sterling silver flatware in the King Edward pattern, including 8 dinner knives (8-78" L), 7 forks (7-1/8" L), 8 dessert/salad forks, 8 round bowl soup spoons, 12 teaspoons, 6 flat butter spreaders, 1 sugar spoon, sugar tongs (4" L), 2 cold meat forks, 2 table serving spoons, carving knife (9-5/8" L) and fork set. 57.585 weighable oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with single monogram "D". Very good condition. [See more photos →]

19th century medical guide book titled "The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory". Given by Richard Foreman to Jas. A. Mahoney. 1st edition, published 1846 by the Gazette (and was the first book printed by the Gazette) in Chattanooga, TN. Front cover inscribed "Pauline S. Lones, Her Book, Dec. 4th 1882". Pauline was the wife of Captain Jacob Kimberlin Lones (Lonas). CONDITION: Front cover detached along with title page and index pages. Wear and losses to edges of front cover and back cover. Wear and losses to spine. Foxing to interior pages. Last page of book missing. [See more photos →]

1st item: 18K yellow gold custom-made Renaissance style large pendant of carved opaque glass harlequin face framed by semi-precious faceted and cabochon stones, hinged secret interior compartment, pierced quatrefoil top with garnet and amethyst cabochons. 2 1/4" H x 1 5/8" W x 1 1/4" D. Circa 1950. 35.2 grams. 2nd item: 10K custom made link bracelet and drop earrings set with synthetic change-of-color sapphires, bracelet measures 6" L with 2 additional links measuring 3/8" L. each; earrings: 1 1/2" L. Gold tested as 10K, not marked. Circa 1940. 37 grams. CONDITION: Overall good condition. 1st item: Minor surface abrasions to harlequin face. 2nd item: 2 additional bracelet links available. One earring back missing. [See more photos →]

1st item: Pair 18K white gold, Tahitian dark grey pearl and diamond earrings, one pearl measuring approximately 10.90 mm and other pearl measuring approximately 10.97 mm, each mounted with bezel set approximately .20 ct round brilliant diamond, French-clip and post mountings marked 18K. 5/8" H, 8.5 grams. 2nd item: 18K yellow and white gold wide hoop twist "huggie" earrings, 1" H x 3/8" W, 9.5 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Both pairs in good condition with some surface scratches. [See more photos →]

S. Kirk and Son, Inc. sterling silver Repousse pattern tea service, consisting of a teapot (8 3/4" H) , sugar bowl (5 3/4" H) and creamer (5 1/8" H). Each piece having overall hand wrought raised floral decoration and scrolled handles and the bases marked "S. Kirk and Son, Inc. , Sterling, 474H" and "Hand Decorated". 1st half 20th century. 46.87 total troy ounces. CONDITION: All pieces overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Partially printed land indenture dated Nov. 22, 1796, between "James White of the County of Knox and state of Tennessee" (Tennessee is handwritten) and "Charles Roberson of the county of Davidson and state aforesaid." The document records White's sale of 960 acres of land in Davidson County on the Big Harpeth River at the mouth of Bufford Creek to Roberson [spelled Robertson in other parts of the text] for a sum of $700, and was witnessed by James Maxwell and Robert Shannon. 16" x 13". Note: the document was signed less than six months after Tennessee officially gained statehood. White, known as the founder of Knoxville, was a Revolutionary War captain who established Fort White. He represented Knox County at Tennessee's Constitutional Convention, and shortly after the state was officially admitted, White was named Brigadier General for the newly created Hamilton district. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Some staining along outer edges, 3 small holes at fold lines and one small tear an inch above White's signature; fold line across signature and light fading/toning. [See more photos →]

Eli Whitney, .31 caliber, 5 Shot percussion revolver. 6" octagonal barrel, walnut grips, brass trigger guard. Barrel stamped "E WHITNEY N HAVEN". Underside of barrel near ejector joint marked "A124". Overall length – 10 3/4". 1850-1860. CONDITION: Mechanically good. Slight pitting on barrel. Appears to have an older rebluing. [See more photos →]

French marble and bronze annular clock consisting of a cobalt blue enameled orbital sphere dial, mounted with gilt bronze stars and Roman numerals, supported by three gilt bronze cherubs standing atop a marble column pedestal with gilt bronze mounted base. Clock backplate marked "LR / Brevete / SGDG ''. 14 1/4" H x 6" diam. 19th century. CONDITION: Works appear to be complete but not tested for functionality. Key not present. Cobalt sphere repainted. [See more photos →]

Large Herend porcelain rabbit figure, red pattern on swirled base having blue stamp mark and impressed stamp to base (11 3/4" H) together with two miniature Herend rabbits each with one upright ear (2 1/4" H) and housed in shadow box frames (5 1/4" H x 7" W). All 20th century. CONDITION: All three overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Old Pawn concho belt with squash blossom buckle and oval conchos centered with turquoise cabochons, copper straps on back. Unmarked, possibly Navajo, mid 20th century. Buckle – 2 1/2" W x 3 1/2" L. 2nd item: Belt with sterling conchos, each in a rope style frame with beaded design and studded with a large slab of turquoise colored stone (likely reconstituted or simulated turquoise). Copper straps on backs. Buckle marked sterling, other pieces not marked. Buckle – 2 1/4" W x 2 3/8" L. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: 1st belt: crack to 1 turquoise concho stone. 2nd belt: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair platinum and ruby eternity rings with 34 square step cut red corundum rubies channel set completely around the ring, 3 mm width, size 5 3/4 each. Total approximate ruby weight of 2 rings: 2.50 cts. Ring size 5-3/4. 7 grams total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition with some surface scratches. [See more photos →]

1st item: George A . Dickel & Co. stoneware advertising jug, Bristol glaze with cobalt stamp reading "Geo. A. Dickel & Co./ Nashville,–TENN/ONLY/Cascade Distillery Co./TULLAHOMA,–TENN.". 10 1/4" H. 2nd item: Pittsburgh, PA stoneware advertising whiskey jug with cobalt decoration and stenciled letters reading "From SCHMIDT & FRIDAY/Wines & Liquors/Pittsburgh, Pa.". 14 1/2" H. Both early 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st item: Chips to spout and base. Hairline cracks to lower body. 2nd item: Large break to rim and neck with hairline cracks. Minor chipping to the base. [See more photos →]

Virginia coin silver beaker or julep cup, base marked "J. ADAM ALEXa" for John Adam (1775-1848) working Alexandria, VA, c. 1796-1798, 1801-1848. Inscribed "WP to Jennie" to base near mark, possibly William Polk to Jenny Bell Yeatman. 3 1/4" H x 2 7/8" W. 4.25 oz troy. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 2 dents to body. Cup slightly mis-shapen at base. [See more photos →]

"A Map of the Tennassee [sic] Government from the latest Surveys 1810" by John Payne for his New and Complete Universal Geography, Volume 4, America, published by E. Low, New York. Uncolored map of early Tennessee featuring early towns and roads, including Knoxville, Nashville, and "Clerksville" (Clarksville), Native American towns and roads, boundary lines, rivers, mountain ranges, and remarks about the land including the inscription "Light Soil Long Grass. Little Timber. Broken Ground. on the Heads of these Rivers." vertical across the area of Western Tennessee. Title cartouche, lower right, references legend, lower left, scale of miles, lower left. "Engd. for the New Encyclopaedia Published by E. Low N. York" centered above map, "Long. W. from Philada." top right. Map surrounded by scale notations and black line border. Plate – 7 1/2" H x 16" W. Sheet – 9 3/4" H x 16 7/8" L. CONDITION: Overall toning spots. Paper damaged around left and top right edges. [See more photos →]

Grouping of eight (8) Reed & Barton Presidential pattern sterling julep cups having beaded rim and base, all with matching monograms and engraved dates. Bases stamped with Reed & Barton mark, X253 and President initials. 3 3/4" H. 38.215 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All with monograms and dates. All overall very good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

1st-2nd items: Tiffany and Co. sterling silver creamer and covered sugar set, shaped body on stepped base, c-scroll handles, button finial on sugar bowl lid, style 20658, marked "Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver 925-1000 M" for Tiffany director, John C. Moore, active 1907-1947. Creamer 14302, 4 1/2" H, double-handled covered sugar 16313. 6" H. Each monogrammed. 31.040 total oz troy. 3rd item: Dominick and Haff sterling silver ewer with weighted base, 2062, 14 in, retailer's mark on base of Theodore B. Starr Inc. 15" H to top of handle, 4 1/2" diameter of base. Not monogrammed. CONDITION: 1st-2nd items: Surface scratches due to use and age. Very shallow dent lower right front of creamer. Lip of lid of sugar bowl slightly out of round. Both monogrammed. 3rd item: Overall good condition. 3/8" narrow dent on shoulder. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Shadowbox framed collection of watercolor on ivory portrait miniatures. 1st item: George Washington, signed lower right J.K. (or T.K.), oval, in rectangular brass filigree frame. Condition: Some slight slipping of ivory from behind frame. Framed – 3 3/4" H x 3 1/8" W (all dimensions approximate). 2nd item: Painting of a lady in 18th century dress with head resting on hand, wearing pearl bracelet and a dark blue wrap. Signed lower right, R.A.? Oval gold tone frame with laurel and swag motif. Condition: small scratch or imperfection near signature. Framed – 3 1/8" H x 2 1/4" W. 3rd item: Painting of an 18th century lady with flowers in hair and on dress, with bare shoulders. Unsigned. Oval gold tone frame with foliate motif. Condition: Some apparent dust under glass. Framed – 3" H x 2 1/2" W (approximate). 4th item: Painting of a lady with feathered hat and blue dress, profile view full to waist. Possible partial signature at right (illegible). Simple goldtone frame with gadrooned edge and top hook. Condition: chip to glass on right hand side. 2" H x 1 1/2" W (approximate). 5th item: Portrait depicting a woman in Renaissance Style dress with elaborate pearl and gold pendant and ermine robe. Signed lower right Pit– or Pil–. Encased in a gold tone frame with laurel motif, surmounted with small colored stones (not tested) and filigree ball feet. Condition: small area of imperfection near signature which appears to only affect the glass. 3 3/8" H x 2 1/2" W. 6th item: Portrait depicting a young woman with blonde braided hairstyle and fur wrap. Signed illegibly at right. Condition: apparent area of water damage around top of frame, affecting outer 1/8" of image. Goldtone simple oval frame with gadrooned edge and top hook. 1 7/8" H x 1 1/2" W. 6th item: Portrait depicting an 18th century style lady in blue dress with flowers in her hair and bow tying a lace wrap at her neck, waist length view. Signed illegibly at right, D– . Oval gold filigree frame inset with small colored stones. Condition: three stones missing in frame, some warpage to frame. 4" H x 3 1/8" W. Overall – 14" H x 14" W x 1-1/4" D. All portraits likely European, late 19th century. Provenance: Collection of the late Edwin and Rebecca Raskin, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Frames are mounted to octagonal velvet panel and encased under glass, not examined out of glass. See item description above for individual condition issues. [See more photos →]

Wood and Hughes (New York, 1845-1899) Aesthetic movement 900 silver compote having Lion's mask, scroll and acanthus leaf applied rim decoration with hinged oval ring handles, all on a turned base with engraved and beaded decoration. Underside of base marked "W & H 900/1000". 7 3/4" H x 13 1/2" diameter. 33.935 total troy ounces. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Attr. Hugh Henry Armstead (British, 1828-1905), oil on canvas portrait of a horse in its stable. Signed "HH Armstead" lower left. Canvas – 20" H x 14" W. Included with this lot is an ill-fitting giltwood frame, not pictured – 26" H x 21" W. CONDITION: Yellowed varnish and overall craquelure. Abrasions to perimeter of painting; painting has come detached from frame. Small loss to canvas at upper right corner on top of stretcher; 1/2" tear to lower edge of canvas. 1/16" hole to canvas on horse's body. Scattered small abrasions under 1/16". [See more photos →]

Two (2) Horse Paintings, one signed and Two (2) English Fox Hunting Scenes, both unsigned. First item: Oil on canvas depicting fox hunter on a brown horse with his dogs. Signed "B. Hardy" lower right. Canvas labeled en verso "G. Hutchinson, North Street, Leeds". Housed in stained oak frame. Sight – 11 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed – 16 1/4" H x 20 1/4" W. English, late 19th century. Second item: Oil on board featuring a groomsman holding the bridle of a brown horse alongside a stone wall. Partial framing label en verso. Housed in a carved gilt frame. Sight – 6 1/2" H x 9" W. Framed – 11 1/4" H x 13 3/4" W. English, late 19th century. 3rd item: Watercolor on paper depicting an English hunting scene with hunters on horseback racing toward a beach with beachgoers and ocean in the background. Housed in giltwood frame. Sight – 7 1/2" H x 11 1/4" W. Framed – 10 3/4" H x 14 1/2" W. English, late 19th century. 4th item: Gouache, graphite, ink and watercolor on brown paper depicting an English hunting scene with two riders in foreground and others in distance. Housed in wooden frame. Sight – 7" H x 10 3/4" W. Framed – 14 5/8" H x 18 3/4" W. English, late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Craquelure on surface. Damage to frame, top middle. 2nd item: Repaint to body of horse revealed in blacklight photo. Scattered losses to frame. 3rd item: Small areas of loss to frame. 4th item: Tear, 1/2" x 1/2", top right corner of paper. and small pin-pricks in paper to right of rider at right. [See more photos →]

Panoramic oil on canvas painting of a procession of horses, some with riders, others being led. The figures are depicted in a slight round arch, lending to the optical illusion of capturing the entire scene. Trees, rolling hills, and onlookers in the background, along with a domed shaped building in the left and the rising sun. Housed in a bronze painted wood frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 39 1/4" W. Framed – 24" H x 44" W. Mid 19th century. CONDITION: Overall light craquelure, multiple old tape repairs to canvas en verso. Later possible painted addition of horse. Please examine photos and blacklight photos. [See more photos →]

Group of early photographs of people, all believed to have some relation to the Davis-Hicks-Giers family of Nashville, but none positively identified. Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, silhouettes, and miniature portraits. Includes a 6" x 4 3/4" union case with four 1/8th plate photos of members of a family; small leatherbound album with sixth plate daguerreotype of a young man on cover, blank pages inside; 11 sixth-plate size images of 4 women (2 are holding babies), 5 men (1 man is represented twice), and 1 toddler and 1 teenage girl (both hand tinted) ; 2 eighth-plate images of children; 2 tintypes of people posed in bathing suits, 3 1/2" x 2 1/8", and 1 CDV of a young woman in plaid dress (Giers label verso). There is also a photographic print on porcelain or opaque white glass of a woman in mantilla and off the shoulders dress, (tentatively identified as Ida Hamilton Thruston), 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" (sight). Also included is a gilt metal portrait brooch with 2 revolving images of a bearded man (2" x 1 3/4" overall), an unframed watercolor on paper miniature portrait of a man with extraordinary sideburns 2 3/8" x 1 7/8"; 1 watercolor on paper portrait of a woman in circa 1860 plaid dress seated at a table with vase of flowers, 5" x 3 1/2", in contemporary fan shaped frame 9" x 8"; 1 empty eighth plate union case; and 2 silhouettes of men in waistcoats and jackets, ink on paper, each with decorative border in an antique giltwood molded frame, both with illegible writing en verso; one says Giers; 6 1/2" x 5 1/2". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Family photo – case covers separated, father's photo has slipped in frame, some with deterioration around edges. Sixth plate images have scattered degradation, especially image of dark haired bearded man on face, and young man on notebook cover. Tintypes have some abrasions, especially at edges. Image of woman on opaque white glass has spot of discoloration on shoulder. 1 silhouette has staining to upper image, both have wear to frames. Most sixth plate photos lack covers to their cases and two do not have cases at all. [See more photos →]

1st & 2nd items: Pair of Italian sterling silver roosters, both in fighting stance and marked "Sterling, Made in Italy". 4 3/4" L & 7 1/2" L. 16.835 total troy ounces. 20th century. 3rd & 4th items: Pair of gilt silver filigree and enameled foo dogs, one having foot upon a ball, the other having a foot upon a smaller dog, marked "Silver" on base of one paw. 2 1/2" H. 20th century. 7.760 troy ounces. CONDITION: All overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Star Pottery, Greensboro, Pennsylvania stoneware pottery jar. Cylindrical form with cobalt around base of rim, stenciled cobalt eagle with banner reading “STAR POTTERY” on one side with a cobalt floral swag on the shoulder. Decoration below the eagle includes a cobalt “4” denoting capacity flanked by cobalt dashes and a cobalt decoration line around the base edge. 14 1/4? H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Rim and shoulder slightly out of round, in the making. [See more photos →]

John Wesley Cotton (1869-1931) color aquatint titled "The Laguna Coast". Pencil signed lower right and numbered 66/75. Impression size: 14 7/8" H x 9 1/8" W. Sight – 15 3/4" H x 10 1/4" W. Framed – 23 3/4" H x 18 1/4" W. CONDITION: Chip to upper left corner of frame, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

DRAKE, Dr. Edwin L.; et al. The Annals of the Army of Tennessee and Early Western History, including a Chronological Summary of Battles and Engagements in the Western Armies of the Confederacy. Nashville, Tenn: A.D. Haynes, 1878. 5 3/4" H X 8 1/2" W (Crown Octavo). 434 Pages + 99 Page Summary. Original frontis map intact, but with a 4 1/2" rip near the mount. First bound edition of this work by Dr. Edwin Drake. Marbled binding with quarter bound black leather spine. Four raised hubs to spine with gold title work. Contains the original nine issues of 'The Annals of the Army of Tennessee.' Signed and dated, "Edw. D. Hicks, 1882" in pencil on reverse of front free endpaper. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Text is very clean. Binding is sound. Minor scuffing to boards and spine. [See more photos →]

The Troopers Manual or Tactics for Light Dragoons and Mounted Riflemen by Col. J. Lucius Davis, published by A. Morris, Richmond, Va. 1861. Chas. Wynne, printer. First edition of this scarce Civil War related book, with pencil inscription in cover "Edward D. Hicks, Adjut. Major, First Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry." (Edward Dickson Hicks Ii, 1831-1894). Half leather with gilt title on dark leather spine and marbled boards. 6" x 4". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Good condition with edge and spine wear, crack to leather at edge of spine, interior pages with scattered light foxing. [See more photos →]

Lot of seven Asian snuff bottles, including five intaglio carved ivory bottles with varying scenes front and back: Confucius or scholar figure; rat, dragon, foo lions, landscape boulder scenes, etc. 6th bottle has relief carved mother and child scene on front, with signed landscape scene en verso. 7th snuff bottle appears to be highly polished horn with front ivory facing decorated with scene of eagle in tree; signed. Heights range from 2" to 2 5/8". Circa 1900 or earlier. Note: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state, and/or local law. Bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer will be solely responsible for obtaining any necessary license or permits applicable to the sale or transport of the object. Please note that the bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn. CONDITION: Lid to 6th bottle does not fit well and may be a replacement. Other items in very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Edward H. Bohlin black leather watch band with signed filigreed 14K gold and silver decoration, accented with tiny clear stones. Stamped Edward H. Bohlin (in shield), 14K Sterling. 2nd item: Round bolo tie with mixed metal decoration, braided gilt edge and engraved field, centered with raised gold decoration of a steer's head. Stamped Bohlin Made Burbank Calif. 10K Sterling. 1 1/2" diameter. Both circa 1950s. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Overall very good condition, no stones missing. Some oxidation to tiny rivets visible only on back. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold satin finish bracelet Geneve wristwatch with oval single cut diamond bezel around gold face in rectangular top, 7" interior circumference x 7/8" W face. 45.4 grams total. CONDITION: Runs when wound at time of inspection. Crystal with surface scratches and dust inside face. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold bracelet watch by Saks Fifth Avenue, with hidden clasp, 6 3/4" L x 5/8" W. Marked 14K. 49.6 total grams. CONDITION: Not in working condition. Chips and scratches to face. [See more photos →]

French parquetry jardiniere with gilt metal mounts including a pierced gallery, cherub bust mounts to the corners, shaped handles and curved feet, with a removable tin liner. 7" H x 17" W x 11" D. 19th century. CONDITION: Minor losses to marquetry lower edge of short sides, some age cracks to wood of lower edge. Overall very minor general wear. [See more photos →]

Confederate copy of a Model 1840 heavy dragoon saber with a "Dog River" unstopped fuller blade. Stamped "158" and "XX" on guard. Blade length – 36". Overall length – 41 1/2". Found on the property of Devon Farm, possibly associated with the Battle of Nashville period. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Missing grip. Pitting and heavily oxidized blade, possibly battlefield find. [See more photos →]

Naftali Bezem (Israeli, born 1924) mixed media on paper titled "Jacob's Dream" 1997. The image depicted references the biblical story of Jacob's dream during which he has a vision of a connection between the earth and heaven, as described in the Book of Genesis. Signed "N. Bezem" lower left. Housed in wooden frame. Multiple gallery labels en verso identify date of work. Sight – 23 3/4" H x 19 1/4" W. Framed – 34 1/2" H x 27 3/8" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), three works on cardstock paper. Includes a drawing with watercolor of an owl in a nightcap, 11 5/8″ x 8″; a matted drawing with watercolor of an anthropomorphic mushroom, smoking a pipe (9″ x 10 5/8″ sheet, 12″ x 11″ matted); and a matted drawing with gouache of a pipe-smoking gnome, with drawing of an elf smoking a pipe on the reverse, 8 1/2″ x 12 3/8″ sheet, 14″ x 11″ matted. All are signed with monogram W. lower left except the drawing of the elf on the back of the third drawing. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook): Wildner was born in Germany but moved to Detroit with his family as a child and then, as a teenager, to Nashville. He served in the Army in 1944 and went on to study art briefly at the Meinzinger Art School in Detroit. He returned to Nashville to practice commercial art, but by the mid-1950s had decided to pursue his own art career. Whimsical animals and fantastical, often grotesque creatures were a recurring theme of his work. Wildner met with critical and commercial success after a 1962 exhibit of his art at the Nashville site now known as Cheekwood. However, the death of his parents and collapse of his marriage in the 1970’s led him to become reclusive in the last two decades of his life. Provenance: Florida collection, acquired directly from the artist. CONDITION: 3rd item has small light mark to mat. All images in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Stephen Chesley (South Carolina, b. 1952) Oil on board, "Trees, Night Sky", signed lower right. Titled, signed, dated 1998-01 and inventoried SC4097 on reverse. Original gilt paneled frame. Sight: 9-1/2" H x 13-1/2" W, Frame: 16"H x 20" W. American, 20th century. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Stephen Chesley (South Carolina, b. 1952) Oil on board, "Lagoon, Sky", signed lower right. Titled, signed, dated 2001 and inventoried SC9067 on reverse. Original gilt paneled frame. Sight: 9-1/2" H x 13-1/2" W, Frame: 16" H x 20" W. American, 20th century. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

European mahogany marquetry center table, likely Italian, the circular tilt top having a central marquetry floral medallion flanked by eight marquetry shaped vignettes depicting figures in rustic clothing and bordered by a marquetry foliate band, twist and acanthus leaf carved pedestal base, acanthus carved knees and a tripod base ending in curved feet. 31" H x 30 3/4" dia. 3rd Qtr. 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Powderpost beetle damage mainly near base. Top is warped. Missing a couple sections of molding along edge of table. Areas of inlay and veneer loss. [See more photos →]

Two black diamond eternity rings in platinum mountings. Each contains 30 square cut brilliant cut black opaque diamonds, average 2.2 mm x 2.2 mm, approximately 2.65 ct total weight. Diamonds are channel set in single row completely around ring. Mounting is cast construction platinum, width 3.6 mm. Ring size 6 1/4. 12.6 grams together. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some surface scratches on mountings. [See more photos →]

Carved Chinese hardwood figure of Sun Wukong or Monkey King, depicted in a kneeling stance with clenched fists, an open mouth baring fangs and wearing an elaborate crown. 13 1/2" H x 8 1/4" W x 5 1/2" D. Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Coin silver goblet having rope twist design stem, repeating at rim and footring, with acanthus decoration at base and engraved leaf design to the bowl. Monogrammed in cartouche, "H C Y from his Mother" (likely Henry Clay Yeatman). Unmarked. 5 5/8" H x 3" W. 4.45 oz troy. Mid 19th century. 2nd item: Bailey & Company Coin Silver Presentation Cup with Intertwined Snake Handles. Diamond chevron pattern on surface of cup divided by bead trim and on base, leading up to flared rim with egg and dart pattern. Monogrammed "M. P. Y. Sept. 2nd. 1860." for Mary Polk Yeatman to cartouche on body of cup. Stamped "BAILEY & CO. CHESTNUT STREET PHILA." with other marks on bottom. 6 1/4" H x 6" W. 11.30 oz troy. Mid 19th century. 15.75 total troy ounces. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st item: Some bending to footring, stem slightly tilted. 2nd item: Some denting to upper body below rim. Some bending to footring. [See more photos →]

Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth (Austria, 1891-1978) linocut depicting three kittens. A grey and white kitten sleeps in the foreground with a orange kitten and a black kitten behind. Signed "Bresslern-Roth" in pencil, lower right under image and "Hauldrick" in pencil, lower left under image. Housed in a simple wood frame. Sight – 5 7/8" H x 10" W. Framed – 9 5/8" H x 13 5/8" W. Provenance: From the estate of Robert L. Zarbock, Escondido, California. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Extensive photographic and document archive of the family of William Hunter, C.C. Giers, and Otto Giers. William Hunter's daughter Sarah ("Sallie") married Nashville photographer Otto Giers, son of the Civil War photographer Otto Giers, and gave birth to one child, Hunter William Giers. With a photographer for a father, Hunter Giers was one of the most photographed children of her era. This archive includes over 100 images of Hunter, from infancy through about the time of her marriage to Edward Dickson Hicks IV, more than 50 images of Sallie Hunter Giers (some candid, some taken at photo galleries owned by Giers'); small leather CDV album containing images of 9 family members (C.C. Giers and wife Pauline, Otto and Sallie Giers, William Hunter, and others); several cabinet card, CDV, and early 20th century photographic images of other family members including Katie Burkhardt Giers (sister of Otto). There are a few large scale albumen photos mounted on cardstock – two of William Hunter (16" x 20" and 18" x 15"), one of his first wife Mary Ann Galvin Hunter (27" x 23" ), photo mounted to linen of Otto and Sallie Giers with William Hunter, 22" x 27"; 5" x 7" photographic portrait of C.C. Giers on porcelain, framed in giltwood oval frame 14" x 12", hand colored photographic print of a woman, possibly C.C. Giers' mother, also 5" x 7" in 14" x 12" giltwood frame; other large framed photos of Sallie and Hunter Giers; and a 25" x 19" oil on canvas portrait of Hunter Giers' daughter, Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, circa 1930 (canvas is unstretched with no frame). The archive includes more than 4 dozen letters, many retaining envelopes and postage stamps, including some written by C.C. Giers from New York to family back home – at least one on letterhead of E & H.T. Anthony & Co. Photographers; a typewritten letter signed Otto Giers to the Nashville Mayor and Board of Commissioners, complaining that the Treasurer's office is short staffed (Otto Giers served as Treasurer circa 1916); along with several land deeds and other documents related to Giers property, including the family home at 1619 Eighteenth Ave. S. and property on Rutledge Hill. Other items of interest include William Hunter's Family Bible (published by the American Bible Society, 1855) with limited family record included; Newspaper campaign ad for Otto B. "Dad" Giers for his run for Circuit Court Clerk; a Nov. 3 1874 election ticket (Democratic and Conservative) with James D. Porter for Governor and C.C. Giers for Representative; Invitation to the 1920 wedding of Hunter Giers to Edward Dickson Hicks IV; a photograph of 2 Civil War soldiers (stamped Giers; likely a print from an ambrotype) with one labeled as William Hunter; couple of small notebooks including one, leatherbound, with only a couple of entries, including "Grandpa Burkhardt was in secret service of Confederate army, sent to Altoona Prison"; sketchbook with watercolor of the Giers Gallery backyard; German language textbook dated 1870 with C.C. Giers inscription; and binder of material related to Giers property holdings in Nashville (all 20th century copies of documents and news clippings). Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Most photographs with expected toning and occasional corner chips. Large photos have more extensive corner chipping. Image of Wm. Hunter, Otto and Sallie Giers has long crack across Sallie and Otto's faces. Painting of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green has about a half dozen small flakes to background and crease affecting neck area. Some scattered losses to antique frames and regilding on antique giltwood frames. [See more photos →]

FLORIDA, CALLED BY YE FRENCH LOUISIANA & C., hand colored engraved map by Herman Moll (1688-1732), originally appeared in Moll's Atlas Minor (1736). 8 1/8" x 11" plate, 8 3/8" x 11 1/8" sight, 15" x 11" matted in new ebonized bamboo style frame. Significant early Southern map, includes Natchez, but not New Orleans, and many Indian roads and villages in Texas, French forts along the Mississippi Valley, and other good details. CONDITION: Excellent condition, possibly de-acidified. Full margins appear to be present. Map taped at margin corners. [See more photos →]

Military appointment commission's document with steel engraved stamp signature for President Andrew Johnson and hand signed by Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, conferring the rank of Major to J. H. Remington, dated May 1866 with blue seal. Housed in black painted wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 22 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. CONDITION: Some fading of ink to the center of the document, some minor stains to the upper margin, fold lines visible to the center. [See more photos →]

James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etching and drypoint titled "The Music Room". Kennedy 33, II/IIe. Pencil signature lower left, pencil titled lower center and pencil inscription lower right reads "original etching". Published 1859. Plate mark not visible. Sight – 6 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed – 15 3/4" H x 20 3/4" W. Purchased in 1985 from Gerhard Wurzer Gallery, Inc., Houston, TX. CONDITION: Overall good condition with very light spotting lower left and left margin. Margins appear to be present, hinge mounted. [See more photos →]

Group of Japanese Imari porcelain, 5 pieces marked on base, including 1 centerpiece bowl with scalloped rim, 13" diameter; 1 octagonal lobed bowl with sailing vessels in center, marked on base, 9 3/4" dia.; 1 serving bowl with floral decoration, marked on base, 7 1/4" dia,; 1 plate with garden scene, marked on base, 8 1/2" dia.; 1 shallow dish with scalloped rim and female figures, 8 3/8" dia.; 3 various saucers, 2 with maker's marks, 5 1/4" – 6" dia. Late 19th -early 20th century. Provenance: From the collection of Edward S. Thompson, formerly of Columbus, Ohio and Maryville, TN, deceased 1979, by descent to present owner. CONDITION: Scattered loss to gilt on most items. Centerpiece bowl and octagonal bowl in very good condition. 3/16" x 1/8"chip on one saucer.. 3/16" flake to other small saucer. [See more photos →]

Pair of 19th century Italian Grand Tour green serpentine models of "Dog of Alcibiades" depicted on naturalistic rectangular bases. 11 3/4" H x 6" W x 10 1/2" D. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Some minor chips to ears. Separation/crack to one front leg of dog, appears stable. [See more photos →]

Set of 8 sterling silver goblets, bell shaped bowls with spreading round feet. Each marked International Sterling P644 Lord Saybrook. Monogrammed SMM. 6 5/8"H. 47.63 oz troy. CONDITION: Numbers scratched on undersides, monogrammed. Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Joaquin Gasgonia "Palencia" chair, crafted of steel frame with an upholstered v-shaped seat and shaped back. The chair retains the original Balaico Arete-Ugma Manila brass manufacturer plate with serial #C112-019, fixed to the underside of front left steel leg. 20th century. CONDITION: Wear and losses to steel frame. Scattered wear to fabric. [See more photos →]

Lalique French Crystal DEUX POISSONS Pisces sculpture. Inscribed LALIQUE, FRANCE on the base. 11 1/4" H x 11" W. 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Two 19th century English Horse Paintings. 1st item: Oil on canvas English fox hunting scene depicting hunters jumping a fence with a river in the background. Signed and dated "C. T. 98" lower left, signed "E. M. C. Thomas" back of frame. Housed in giltwood frame. Sight – 6 1/4" H x 12 1/4" W. Framed – 13" H x 19" W. English, late 19th century. 2nd item: Oil on board depicting a group of 5 jockeys on horses, foreground with spectators in background, unsigned. Housed in giltwood frame. Sight – 3 5/8" H x 8 3/8" W. Framed – 6 3/4" H x 11 1/2" W. English, late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Surface grime. Cracks and losses to frame. Small repair to image below fence revealed in blacklight photo. 2nd item: Surface grime. Cracks and losses to frame. [See more photos →]

Tennessee Sheraton work table or two-drawer stand, walnut with poplar secondary, broad rectangular top over two drawers, each dovetailed with round pulls, possibly original; turned and tapered legs ending in spike feet. 30" H x 25" W x 23" D. Attrib. Carthage, TN, circa 1830. CONDITION: Some staining to top, nail holes repatched at top, top possibly refinished at different time from base. Locks removed. [See more photos →]

1st item: 18K yellow gold hinged pendant/enhancer with round Essex crystal hand-painted and signed horse head, mounted in gold rope and diamond frame with ruby cabochon and oval bail. Marked 18K with maker's mark. 2" H x 1 1/8" W, 20.2 grams. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold equestrian theme link bracelet, the center with horse head on horseshoe with other links of stirrups, bits and bridles. Marked 14K with maker's mark. 7 1/8" L with lobster claw clasp. 16.4 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: In very good condition with some surface scratches on mounting. Crystal in very good condition. 2nd item: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Southern pie safe, cherry primary, poplar secondary, possibly South Carolina. One long drawer having rabbeted, square nail construction with wooden pulls, over two doors with circular floral punched tins and straight flared foot. Interior fitted with one shelf. Old original surface with remnants of old paint. 47 1/2" H x 45 1/2" W x 18" D. 2nd half 19th century. CONDITION: Scattered abrasions to surface, especially to top, age crack to wood on top. Wear to varnished surface. [See more photos →]

1st item: Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, possibly carnelian, urn form with naturalistic carving, openwork at shoulder area, carved rose lid; 2 3/4" H (not including small hardwood stand, 1/2" H). 19th century. 2nd item: Amber snuff bottle with molded ring form handles at sides and mottled green hardstone lid with silver metal mount. 2 7/8" H. 20th century. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: 1st item has area of imperfection at one side, possibly a natural imperfection, with rough feel to touch. Tape residue on mouth. 2nd item: Very good condition. Minor amount of tape residue on base and lower edge. [See more photos →]

Deluxe Philadelphia Deringer, single-shot, .44 caliber. Walnut checkered stock with 4" seven groove, double silver banded barrel, single set trigger, blank silver engraved inscription plaque at the top of the wrist, engraved silver trigger guard, reverse side of action plate, and barrel key escutcheons. Barrel stamped DERINGER PHILADEL and " P ", lock plate stamped DERINGER PHILADEL. 6" total L. Note: this model was produced from produced from 1852 through 1868. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Mechanically sound. Right stock chipped at shoulder. Barrel swivel loose. one escutcheon missing. Untouched brown patina, dark bore. [See more photos →]

Native American vintage jewelry grouping, including squash blossom necklace, 4 cuff bracelets, 1 belt buckle and 3 rings. 1st item: Vintage Navajo sterling and turquoise squash blossom necklace having 10 graduated blossoms and naja set with seven (7) graduated stones and pendant, all on a double strand of sterling beads. Signed on the back of the naja "GS" for Glenn & Irene Sandoval. 15" folded L. 2nd – 5th items: Four sterling and colored stone cuff bracelets. One (1) marked "Sterling/E. Bahe" the others presumed sterling. 6th item: Sterling and colored stone bolo clip, marked "CC". 7th – 9th items: Three (3) sterling and colored stone rings, two (2) with "teepee" pictorial mark for Benally Bros., Navajo, having large center stone with scrolling feather surround and one (1) unmarked with shaped turquoise stone and feather overlay design. Note: All unmarked items presumed sterling. CONDITION: All items overall very good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

Large group, approximately 145 items, vintage W. Britains Home Farm Series and other painted lead toys including one boxed Tumbrel No. 4F. Group includes farm workers, city people, scarecrow, bird house, water pump, water troughs, milk cans, buckets, wheelbarrows and other yard equipment, chicken coops, corn bin, dog house, wishing well, mirrored pond, sheaves of wheat, footbridges, hedges and trees, fencing, various fowl (23), horses, goats, pigs (12), rabbits, sheep, cat, owl, squirrel, dogs and cows. Group also includes 6 stuffed fabric flour sacks and 2 fabric harvest bags. Approximately 145 items. 1/2" to 5 1/2" L. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Most in good condition with some paint loss. One worker with missing movable arm. Trumbrel cart missing rear gate and with loss to pin on back of wagon. Tumbrel No. 4F driver figure with loss to whip. [See more photos →]

Oval Watercolor on ivory portrait attributed to Ebenezer Calvert (Tennessee, 1850-1924) depicting a man in his late 50s or early 60s, likely William E. Armstrong of Nashville, with white beard and receding dark hair, dressed in a gray suit with black tie and decorated white collar. Pencil inscription en verso "1878 W.E. Armstrong / E. Calvert pinxt Giers Gallery". 2 1/4" x 1 3/4". Housed in a hinged blue silk oval case. Note: William E. Armstrong (b. 1832) purchased the photography gallery owned by C.C. Giers following Giers' death in 1877, and operated it until 1883, when he leased it to Emil Koellein, James Patterson, and eventually, a third partner: Giers' son Otto. Ebenezer Calvert and his brother Peter R. Calvert (1855-1931) were born in Yorkshire England, where they studied art. They immigrated to America in the 1870s. Arriving in Nashville, they worked for several galleries before setting up their own studio in the downtown area. The brothers taught art and did oil and watercolor paintings, pastels, crayon drawings, and miniatures on ivory (source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia). Although no documentation has been found for the Calverts' employment at Giers Gallery, it is likely that they worked for Armstrong when he took over the gallery after Giers death, and this miniature may have been painted as an advertising piece, since it has descended in the Giers/Hicks family. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Sterling Silver Art Nouveau jewelry casket with all over repousse horse decoration. Stamped on the side 'RC' for the maker and 925 denoting sterling. Blue velvet lined interior. 4 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W. 23.585 troy ounces. Early 20th century. 2nd & 3rd items: 2 sterling pill boxes, on English oval form example with Repousse horse and rider decoration to the top ( 1 1/2" H x 2" W) and one American polygon form with all over equestrian repousse decoration and illegible mark to the top (1 3/4" H X 2" W). 4th item: Round Udall & Ballou sterling dish with figural horse decoration to the rim (3 3/8" dia). 5th item: Round English Da-mar sterling dish with engraved and repousse equestrian decoration (4 3/8" dia). Items 2-4 all 20th century, 6.805 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition. Items 2-4: Overall good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

Paul E. Maxwell (Arkansas/Texas, 1925 – 2015) oil on canvas featuring a vase in shades of blue with multicolored flowers rendered in abstract, geometric lines and shapes. Signed "P MAXWELL" lower left. Housed in a wooden frame painted gold on top edge with linen matte. Sight – 23 3/8" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed – 30 5/8" H x 30 3/8" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Charles Lotton (Illinois, 20/21st century) "Multi Flora" iridescent vase. Features pink lilies and iridescent green and gold leaves and stems on a slightly opaque ground. Signed and dated "Charles Lotton 1990" on base. 12 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Slight surface grime on body. [See more photos →]

Pairpoint reverse painted scenic lamp, exeter form shade having a landscape fall harvest scene with horses and figures, mounted on a bronzed metal urn form base with circular foot. Inner border of lamp marked "The Pairpoint Corp'n" and the base marked "Pairpoint/D0011/Made in USA". Shade – 8 1/2" H x 17 1/4" diameter. Overall – 19 3/4" H. 1st Qtr. 20th century. CONDITION: Shade overall excellent condition. Base with expected wear and patination. Not tested for functionality. [See more photos →]

A group of 20 ungraded antique baseball cards, several T-205 and T-206, including Ty Cobb, Cy Young, and a Piedmont Tobacco Card depicting Bill Bernhard of Nashville (Piedmont Tobacco, Factory no. 25, white border, crease across face). Other Piedmont Factory 25 cards include Big Ed or Edward M. Reulbach – Chicago (gold border) and Walsh – Chicago (white border, significant staining). Polar Bear factory no. 6 cards include Ty Cobb (white border, black back, full vertical crease and corner fold), plus gold border cards for Thomas J. Needham – Chicago, Thomas Downey – Cincinnati, Rebel Oakes – St. Louis Cardinals (fold across lower third), Deacon Charles Phillippe – Pittsburg (fold across face), Larry Doyle – New York, Kirb White – Pittsburg (grime on face), Arnold J. Howser – St. Louis (folded left lower corner) and J. Owen Wilson – Pittsburg (fold across face). Sweet Caporal Factory no. 30 cards, all white borders, include Turner – Cleveland (creases at both top corners). Hassan Cigarette cards include Joseph Birmingham – Cleveland (no factory number, smaller than the others at 2 1/4" x 1 1/8", multiple creases), James T. Jimmy Sheckard – Chicago (gold border, factory no. 649), and G.H. Doc White – Chicago (Factory no. 30, gold border, multiple creases). Other cards include Cy Young – Boston (American Caramel Co., white border, some coloring to backside, multiple creases), and Jack Lapp – Philadelphia (Recruit Little Cigars, factory no. 240, fold to upper left corner). CONDITION: All have minor edge wear and handling grime. See description for further details. Ungraded. [See more photos →]

Group of vintage jewelry. 1st group: Two 14K yellow gold rings including synthetic pink and green stone band with leaf highlights, size 8 3/4, and large faceted lemon citrine ring, size 6 3/4. Both rings marked 14K. 15.6 grams including stones. 2nd group: 10 items of 10K yellow gold vintage jewelry including aquamarine, garnet, citrine and marquise synthetic spinel rings, sizes 6 1/4 to 9; 1 bloodstone stick pin, 1 shell cameo pin/pendant (1 5/8" H), Pair blue topaz dangle earrings for pierced ears (1 5/8" L), 1 blue zircon collar pin, 1 green tourmaline link bracelet (7 1/4" L), 1 interlocking clasp with sapphires (1 1/8" W). Gold tested or marked. 51.7 grams total with stones (10K group). Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st group: One green stone missing from band. Some nicks along girdle of lemon citrine. 2nd group: Some surface scratches and nicks on some stones. [See more photos →]

Assorted group of sterling silver flatware by various makers including 37 various teaspoons, serving spoon, jelly knife, sugar tongs, 4 dinner forks, 5 flat butter spreaders, flat handle master butter spreader, 3 seafood forks, 2 iced teaspoons and 1 long-handled matching fork, pierced bon bon, place spoon, sugar spoon, 2 cream ladles, fruit spoon, 4 baby forks, 3 baby spoons, 3 infant feeding spoons, 5 demitasse spoons, 4 soup spoons, 1 strawberry fork, dinner knife, repousse cake server and manicure or sewing tool. Please note that within this group 1 demitasse spoon is English sterling with bust of William Shakespeare, 5 spoons are souvenir spoons and 1 spoon is marked "Sterling Catamore." 31 items are either monogrammed or engraved. 75 items total. 60.98 weighable oz troy. CONDITION: 1 teaspoon with some disposal damage. 31 items with monogram or engraving. All items with some surface wear due to age. [See more photos →]

Eleven (11) sterling bread and butter plates and two (2) round sterling serving trays. 1st-2nd items: 2 Gorham Chantilly Duchess bread and butter plates, pattern no. 738, with Rococo style borders with maker's marks on base. 6 1/8" dia. 3rd item: Shreve Crump and Low Co. bread and butter plate with maker's marks on base. Monogrammed "Y" on edge. 6" dia. 4th-11th items: 8 International Silver Company Lord Saybrook pattern bread and butter plates with maker's marks on base. Monogrammed "J A Y". 6" dia. 12th item: Gorham Chantilly Duchess round serving tray, pattern no. 746, with Rococo style borders with maker's marks on base. 10 3/8" dia. 13 item: International Silver Sterling Courtship pattern round serving tray, embossed with floral motifs. International Silver marks on base. 10" dia. 7.95 oz troy. Mid to late 20th century. 55.94 oz troy combined weight. Late 19th-Mid 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Wear to be expected due to age. All Lord Saybrook bread and butter plates and one Chantilly Duchess bread and butter plate with script monograms. Some plates with tarnish caused by plastic wrap. [See more photos →]

1st item: Framed ticket to Jenny Lind's Wednesday, April 2, 1851 performance in Nashville. The printed ticket, with handwritten number 945, has facsimile signature for tour manager P.T. Barnum and allows entry to the world famous Swedish soprano's second concert in Nashville. Housed in a decorative frame with fabric flowers, 6" H x 4" W. Lind toured the United States in 1850-1852, to great acclaim. Tickets were in such great demand that Barnum sold them in auctions (with admission charged just to get into the auctions) – a marketing ploy that is said to have upset Lind. 2nd item: Rare 1895 "Children from Many Lands" Advertising Calendar for the Greenbrier Distillery, Nashville, Tennessee, published by Raphael Tuck. Includes 12 pages for all months in the year, joined by a metal hanger at top (some pages have become detached). 12 1/2" H x 9" W. 3rd item: assorted grouping of ephemera: two boards for the Green Brier Distillery 1904 "Dream Faces" Advertising Calendar (covers June through December, no internal pages); plus some internal pages from incomplete calendars of the same era published by the Equitable Assurance and John D. Anderson Companies of Nashville, a scrapbook of a few other unrelated images, and 2 Campfire Girls sheet music songs including Mammy Moon and Mystic Fire. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1895 calendar has toning, grime and chipped corners/edges to January cover page, but other pages are in good condition; some have come detached from metal hanging ring. 1904 Dream Faces calendar has 7" loss to left lower corners and losses to upper corners on both pieces. Other prints have grime, toning and scattered chipping. [See more photos →]

Jules Jurgenson 14K yellow gold and diamond gents wrist watch containing 12 single cut diamonds, approximately .25 ct total weight, round white dial with stick numerals and 14K gold mesh strap. 7 7/8" L buckled. 50.1 grams. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Watch not running at time of inspection. 1/16" L scratch on crystal. [See more photos →]

American Federal mahogany bowfront chest, pine secondary, four long graduated dovetailed figured mahogany drawers with narrow inlaid satinwood banding, brasses likely original, inlaid satinwood band along shaped skirts, splayed French front and back feet, Two illegible names written on bottom, 37 1/8" H x 41 1/4" W x 21 5/8" D. New England, Circa 1800. CONDITION: Separation along top. Split along left and right side panel. One replaced veneer patch on left side panel rear foot and reglued veneer on front foot of same side. Some sun fading on front. [See more photos →]

James K. Polk signed land document, as Tennessee Governor, granting 115 acres in Davidson County to John Davis. Mentions property of William Harding and Robert Hill as adjacent boundary lines. Dated May 13, 1840. 15" x 12". Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendent Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Fold lines with slight nick to upper left margin. Minor foxing lower left margin. [See more photos →]

Group of Three (3) Religious oil paintings depicting Cardinal de Medici, Cardinal Borghese, and an Eastern Orthodox Saint. 1st item: Oil on copper depicting Cardinal Medici. Born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici on December 11, 1475, he was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and would later become Pope Leo X from March 9, 1513 to his death on December 1, 1521. Housed in a decorative gilt wooden frame. Sight – 7" H x 5 1/4" W. Framed – 10 3/4" H x 9 1/4" W. 18th century or earlier. 2nd item – Oil on copper depicting Cardinal Borghese. Born Camillo Borghese into the noble Borghese family of Siena on September 17, 1552, he later became Pope Paul V from May 16, 1605 to his death on January 28, 1621. 18th century or earlier. Sight – 7" H x 5 1/4" W. Framed – 10 7/8" H x 9 1/8" W. 3rd item: Oil on board of an Eastern Orthodox Saint. The figure wears robes and a mitre, surmounted by a thin halo with writing, to his left is an icon of the Virgin and Child. Housed in a carved gilt wooden frame. Sight – 6 3/8" H x 5 1/8" W. Framed – 9 3/4" H x 8 1/2". Early 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st item: Some scattered paint flakes, approximately one dozen, largest 1/8". Losses to gilt frame. 2nd item: Scattered paint flakes, approximately 10%, primarily upper half, several to and around the head and face, largest 3/8". Losses to gilt frame. 3rd item: Overall craquelure and grime. Losses to gilt frame. [See more photos →]

Danish Mid Century Modern teak folding "Spider Leg" coffee table with smokey glass top by Selig. 15 1/2? H x 45 1/2? dia. Circa 1950s. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general wear. One slight area of wear/loss to top edge. [See more photos →]

Lalique, France large Champs-Elysées Fern frosted and clear glass centerpiece bowl, designed by Marc Lalique in 1951. Inscribed on the base "Lalique, France". 7 1/2" H x 17 3/4" W x 10" D. 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Continental carved hardwood stand or low table, possibly walnut, with cream, grey and black marble inset top. Carved opposing shell frieze with rope carved edges. Cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees, ending in acanthus and scroll foot feet, joined by carved laurel swags at the top of the legs and shaped stretchers converging to a central point with an acorn type finial. 20 3/4" H x approx. 19" dia. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general expected wear. [See more photos →]

1st item: 14K yellow gold (tested) fashion ring of goddess bust with sapphire eyes and ruby headdress, 1 1/8" H, ring size 8, 19.5 grams. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold mounting (tested) micro-mosaic round pendant with white dove, 7/8" dia., 8.3 grams. 3rd item: 18K yellow gold (marked 750) carved horn ribbed crescent pendant necklace with gold accent, end mounts and chain, 16 1/4" L, maker's mark on chain: "BF". 7.2 grams. CONDITION: All items in very good condition with some surface scratches due to age. One ruby missing from ring. [See more photos →]

Group of three 14K yellow gold gents rings. 1st item: 14K cobra ring with ruby eyes and emerald tongue, 1" H, ring size 8. 2nd item: 14K dragon head and tail ring with ruby eyes and holding ruby ball, 5/8" H, ring size 8 1/4. 3rd item: 14K panther ring with green enamel eyes and black enamel spots, 7/8" H, ring size 7 1/4. All marked 14K. 37.1 grams total. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Small cracks to ruby ball in dragon ring. Small loss of enamel and 2 minute breaks near shoulder on leopard ring. [See more photos →]

An archive of images related to the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, photos attributed to C.C. and Otto Giers. Includes 3 CDVs with C.C. Giers National Photo Gallery stamp on back: A CDV front view of the Hermitage with dark figure on the porch; a CDV view of Jackson's tomb; and a CDV view of Rachel Jackson's tomb; along with approximately 2 dozen loose albumen photographs circa 1892 (the year Col. Andrew Jackson III, the president's grandson, hired C.C. Giers' son Otto to come and take some photographs of the home. The following year, Col. Jackson and his family moved to Cincinnati, taking all of the contents with them). These images include a stereoview sized print of a presentation sword and two chairs on the front porch, including the barrel back chair given to Jackson by President George Washington, along with multiple photos of Jackson's tomb (largest has full vertical tear to left side); slave cabins and buggies (full tears); an old portrait print of Jackson; photos of the interior of the mansion including the front parlor; the Dining room (full horizontal tear to lower third), the "Old Hickory" fireplace mantel, and Jackson's bedroom; an African American man, and Jackson's Masonic apron (note some of these are duplicates of larger images). Also included in this archive are 4 cabinet cards depicting painted portraits of Rachel and Andrew Jackson by Ralph Earl and George Healy (2 are stamped Giers Copy and Giers Art Gallery); 1 cabinet card of the entrance gates to the Hermitage; and one 8 x 10" gelatin print of a University of Nashville diploma signed by Jackson and other notable men of Nashville: Phillip Lindsley, Felix Robertson, James K. Polk, etc. There are also ten receipts dated 1892 from the Library of Congress stating that Andrew Jackson (Jr.) of Hermitage, Tenn. has deposited a photograph in the copyright office, all related to scenes from The Hermitage (presumably the ones made by Otto Giers). Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: CDVs- very good to excellent condition. Albumen prints have not been backed and are fragile with tears and losses, some are curled and so fragile that they cannot be uncurled without tearing the images. Cabinet cards have grime and light staining and some scattered corner losses. [See more photos →]

Paul Turner (Texas, 1904-1993) oil on canvas depicting a meadow filled with bluebonnets with central dirt roadway. Signed lower right and housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 17 3/8" H x 23 3/8" W. Framed – 24 3/4" H x 30 3/4" W. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Biltmore Industries "Golliwog" fireplace broom, walnut, carved grimacing face with tongue sticking out and bristle hair. Handle marked "Forward/Biltmore/NC". Original finish. 22" H. Circa 1905-1914. CONDITION: Overall very good condition, general wear/losses to edges due to use. [See more photos →]

James W. Bartholomew (United Kingdom, 19th century) oil on canvas painting depicting ships in choppy water under foggy/cloudy conditions, with several other boats moored along a mountainous coastline in the background. Signed and date "J W Bartholomew 1850" lower right. Bonham's auction label dated Thursday, November 7th, 1968, secured to back of frame, along with title clipping "Fishing Boats Leaving Harbor in Squally Weather". The clipping misidentifies the artist as F.W. Bartholomew. Housed in an antique giltwood frame with ribbon molding at rabbet edge. Sight – 17 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed – 20 3/4" H x 32 1/2" W. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Relined. Pinpoint sized areas of paint loss scattered on surface of painting, primarily top left of canvas. Some surface grime. Scattered concentrated areas of overpainting, largest approx. 3" diam., mainly in sky area. Scattered losses to frame. [See more photos →]

Albert Sorkau (France, 1874-1951) Oil on canvas painting, titled "The Linen Room". An interior scene depicting two women smiling as they fold white sheets. Signed "Sorkau" lower right. Housed in gilt carved frame, labeled "The Linen Room" lower left and "A. Sorkau" lower right. Sight – 17 3/4" H x 21 3/8" W. Framed – 24 7/8" H x 28 3/8" W. Proceeds to benefit the Knoxville Museum of Art acquisition fund. CONDITION: Craquelure on surface of painting. Gilt frame has losses to corners. Painting slightly loose in frame. [See more photos →]

1st item: 18K yellow gold tri-band stacked oval bangle bracelet, 7" interior x 7/16" H, marked 750, 16.7 grams. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold bangle bracelet, alternating satin and bright zigzag design, 7" interior x 5/16" H, marked 14K, 11.7 grams. 28.4 total grams. CONDITION: Both bracelets in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

American school oil on canvas painting depicting two English Pointer hunting dogs tethered to a tree, in an Autumn landscape setting. Unsigned. Giltwood frame. Sight – 23 5/8” H x 19 ½” W. Framed – 26 7/8” H x 23” W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Repairs to canvas including the top left corner, between the legs of the dog to the left, and a backwards C shaped area in the top right of the painting. Overall light craquelure. Scattered losses to frame. Please refer to blacklight photo. [See more photos →]

2 Chinese carved celadon jade belt hooks, dragon head top with smaller dragon figure on body. One measures 3 3/8" L and the other 3 1/2" L. Both 20th century. CONDITION: One with possible internal fracture to mouth of dragon head, otherwise overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of parcel gilt bronze Neoclassical style sconces, modeled as a quiver of arrows with central patinated bronze oval medallions depicting classical figures representing Justice, adorned with gilt swags of laurel leaves and ribbons. Each has two candle arms with overlaid laurel leaf designs. 16 1/4" H x 11 1/2" W. Early 20th century. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Good condition with some general wear, especially to arms. [See more photos →]

English Chippendale style mahogany hunt table or wine table, demilune shape with drop leaves, serpentine skirt and straight legs with brass castors. 30" H x 91" W (on the diagonal fully extended) x 31" D. 51 1/2" W not including leaves. Late 18th/Early 19th century. CONDITION: Some surface scratches and stains. Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Model 1873 Winchester rifle (3rd Model), .32-.20 Caliber. Serial number 318911. Barrel marked, "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT" and "KING'S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29, 1866. OCTOBER 16, 1860". Tang marked "Model 1873". Walnut stocks, metal frame, octagonal barrel. Standard sights. Barrel length – 24". Overall length – 42 1/2". Serial number corresponds to year 1889. CONDITION: Mechanically good. Butt stock is poor fit, small sliver of wood missing around top tang. Forestock has sliver of wood missing on left and right side just behind nose cap and on bottom at breech end. Bore dark. Replaced dust cover and rear tang screw. [See more photos →]

Sino-Tibetan parcel gilt bronze figure of a deity or guardian, elaborately detailed with snakes around his neck and a turquoise-studded crown, possibly one of the guards of King Dharmapala Pehar; depicted wearing a hat and riding a lion, atop an integral oval lotus base; copper bottom with stamped mark on underside. 7 1/4"H. 20th century. CONDITION: Some minor scattered oxidation, one turquoise stone missing. Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Harry Davis Fluhart Williams (Indiana, Illinois, Florida, 1861-1938) oil on canvas landscape depicting a French village with female figure in the foreground. Signed "Fluhart" lower right. Housed in a contemporary burlwood frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 27" H x 22 7/8" W. Biography: (Courtesy of AskArt): Harry Fluhart was a professional artist and educator for most of his adult life. Fluhart's resume noted that he was a Professor of Fine Arts, Earlham College, 1881-1883 (Richmond, Indiana); Professor of Fine Arts, Knox College, 1885-1887 (Galesburg, Illinois); Studied four years in Munich under Richard Ritter von Poschinger; Studied two years at Delecluse School (Academie Delecluse), Paris; Member, two years, of the artists' colony in the forest of Fontainebleau, France; Member of Society of American Artists of Paris. Source: The Bulletin of John B. Stetson University (1931-1932). Fluhart taught art at John B. Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from 1914 to 1935. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Seth Thomas mahogany "Pillar and Scroll" mantel clock with eglomise panel. 30 day movement, painted clock face with gilt and floral basket decoration, brass fittings, finials and pendulum, with one iron weight. Reverse-painted glass panel depicting large columned white house and pagoda style structure, enclosed in an oak leaf border. Retains the original interior label. 29 3/4" H x 17 1/2" W x 4 1/4" D. Circa 1835. CONDITION: Losses to painted decoration on eglomise panel. Retains only one iron weight. Works not tested or guaranteed. [See more photos →]

Group of 14 land documents, all signed by Tennessee Governor William Carroll at Murfreesborough and concerning various property in Humphreys County directly issued to or assigned to John Davis, John McLemore, and George Campbell. Dates range from 1818 to 1824. Most are partially printed, of uniform size (12" x 15" approx.). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Most are in very good condition with expected toning, very little fading, some partial small tears at fold lines. [See more photos →]

Group of seven (7) silver animal figurals including a pair of German .800 silver fox salt and pepper shakers; sterling fox figure marked 925; marked sterling Kirk and Son hunting dog with bird figure; marked Henryk Winograd 999 silver fox relief paperweight (weighted), and a pair of unmarked silver (tests do not indicate sterling) spaniel figural salt and pepper shakers with red glass eyes. 3/4" H x 4 1/4" W to 4 1/8" H x 7" W. All items 20th century. 11.865 weighable troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Large Middle Tennessee walnut Lazy Susan dining table, circular top comprised of several joined boards with original raised revolving lazy Susan center, with white porcelain knob pulls applied to the perimeter. Square tapered legs; pegged construction. 28" H x approx. 71" dia. 3rd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection, descended in the family. CONDITION: Older refinish. Overall general wear including some staining and abrasions to top and underside.Some separation to a few tongue and groove joints to table base. Porcelain knobs possibly later additions. [See more photos →]

Charles Abel Corwin (NY/CA/IL, 1858-1938) oil on board pastoral scene depicting cows drinking from a stream with a farm in the background. Location: Beekmantown, New York. Signed lower left. Housed in a wood frame. Sight – 11 3/8" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed – 13 5/8" H x 17 5/8" W. Note: A larger work depicting the same farm and titled, "Milking Time, Beekmantown, NY" was sold October, 1991, Bonhams, San Francisco. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: AMERIQUE SEPTENTRION LE DIVISEE EN SES PRINCIPAUX ETATS; A PARIS CHEZ DELAMARCHE GEO. 1783. French engraved and handcolored map of North America, with major American cities noted. 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" (framed to plate mark), in molded giltwood frame 12 5/8" x 10 1/2". 2nd item: Engraved and hand colored map of the Eastern United States by John Russell, late 18th century, depicting points east of the Mississippi River with all to the left titled Louisiana; Tennessee is spelled "Tennessee" and the states south of it labeled Georgia, with several Indian settlements depicted. 7 3/4" x 9 1/8" plate, 8" x 9 1/2" sight, 11 1/2" x 13 3/8" matted in molded giltwood frame. CONDITION: 1st item: light toning, some small stains at upper margin, margins likely trimmed. 2nd item: a few scattered small/light stains, mostly in and around plate marks, overall very good condition. Possibly trimmed. Both possibly deacidified. Neither has been examined out of frame. [See more photos →]

Grouping of six (6) Reed & Barton "Presidential" sterling julep cups, having beaded rim and base,all with monograms and engraved dates to one side. Bases stamped with Reed & Barton mark, "X253" and President initials, 3 3/4" H. Grouping also includes one (1) S. Kirk & Son sterling julep cup, pattern 277, with monograms and engraved dates to one side, 3 3/4" H. 32.21 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All with monograms and dates, monograms not matching. All overall good condition with light general wear, S. Kirk & Son mug with slight pitting to side. [See more photos →]

Set of 8 International sterling silver goblets, Lord Saybrook pattern with gilt wash interiors. Monogrammed. 6 1/2" H. 47.565 total troy ounces. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Some minor plastic residue to outer surface (can be removed w/ intensive cleaning). Monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Assembled grouping of eight (8) sterling silver tall cups or beakers, five (5) with marks for M. Fred Hirsch Silver Company (5 1/4" H) and two (2) with marks for Baldwin and Miller Company (5" H) and one (1) with marks for Revere Silversmiths (5" H), all with matching "J Mc K" monograms. 45.230 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All with surface scratches and general wear due to use. One Hirsch beaker with dent to the base. Revere beaker with very minor denting to base. [See more photos →]

Persian Malayer Sarouk area rug, 5'1" L x 3'4" W, wool on cotton, center medallion, colors of rose, navy, ivory, gold, green and blue. Circa 1900. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some abrash and small areas of wear to warp and weft. Ends reinforced. [See more photos →]

Eight (8) photographs, Charles J. Cook (American, early 20th century). Seven gelatin silver prints and one orotone. Ten of the prints feature nude females, a common theme in Cook’s work, and one depicts a portrait of a screaming man. Five of the prints are signed "Chas J Cook" lower right under image on card stock. Two of the prints are not secured to card stock and are unsigned, as is the orotone. Prints approx. – 7 3/4" H x 6 1/8" W. Cardstock approx. – 15 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W. Note: Cook's work appears in museums including the Museum of Contemporary Photography. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Spots and toning on surface of one of the prints.  [See more photos →]

2 Coach purses, NWT. 1st item: Coach Borough pebbled leather carryall in oxblood/tan color. #32912. Includes dust bag and box. 9" H x 14" W x 6" D. 2nd item: NWT Coach Madison Kimberly Ocelot carryall purse, #25207. Includes dust bag and box. 9 1/2" H x 14" W x 5 1/2" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Excellent condition with minimum wear at corners. 2nd item: New condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: 14K yellow gold lapis, turquoise and diamond criss-cross ring containing approximately .28 ct., marked 14K, ring size 6 1/4. 8.5 grams. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold blue topaz ring with center oval stone and four oval, two round blue topaz and four single cut diamonds in shank, ring size 6. 5.9 grams. 3rd item: 14K (tested) yellow gold large smoky quartz ring, ring size 6 1/2, 8.1 grams. Total weight 3 items: 22.5 grams. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of S. Kirk and Son sterling silver footed bowls, each having raised floral Repousse rims. Bases marked "S. Kirk and Son, Sterling, 229". 4 1/4" H x 9 5 x 8" dia. 38.4 total troy ounces. CONDITION: Both overall very good condition. Minor scratching to interior of bowls. [See more photos →]

Limoges porcelain game plates set, 18" L platter with six 9" diameter plates, each depicting a different hand painted game bird. Blue underglaze mark LS & S (Lewis Strauss & Sons) France, green underglaze mark Limoges France. French circa 1890. Provenance: Collection of the late Edwin and Rebecca Raskin, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Excellent condition, minor wear to gold. [See more photos →]

Seven (7) Charles J. Cook (American, early 20th century) sepia toned gelatin silver prints. Each print features a female figure, including one portrait, one nude gazing at a bowl, and four nudes in nature settings (a common theme in Cook's work). Two are signed and dated "Chas J Cook 1928" in pencil, lower right under image on card stock, the others are signed “Chas J Cook” in pencil, lower right under image on card stock. Each print is secured to off white card stock. Prints approx. – 7 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Cardstock – 13 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W. Note: Cook's work appears in museums including the Museum of Contemporary Photography. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Eight (8) Charles J. Cook (American, early 20th century) gelatin silver prints. Each print features a female figure, including one portrait, one woman on her knees appearing to scream, two women dressed in exotic costumes, and four nudes in nature settings. Also included is a copy of a short description of Cook's work by Baker Brownell (1887-1965), an American Philosopher, Writer, and Educator.  Six are signed  "Chas J. Cook" in pencil, lower right under image on cardstock, one is signed and dated  "Chas J Cook 1928" in pencil, under image on card stock. All but one of the prints are secured to off white card stock. Prints approx. – 7 7/8" H x 6" W. Cardstock – 13 1/4" H x 9 3/4" W. Note: Cook's work appears in museums including the Museum of Contemporary Photography. CONDITION: All overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Gorham sterling silver low center piece, oval form with raised floral repousse decoration to the rim. Center "L" monogram. Base with Gorham hallmarks, "Sterling & AA3554M". 16 1/2" L x 12 1/2" W. 33.895 total troy ounces. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold wide link bracelet of alternating stylized Xs and quatrefoils, both with bright and satin finish. 7 1/2" L x 7/8" W with safety clasp. Marked 14K AP. Possibly made in Italy. 28.7 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of 4 sterling silver picture frames. 1st item: Buccellati sterling frame with repousse leaf pattern and beveled glass insert, 5 1/8" H x 4 1/8" W. 2nd item: Lunt sterling frame with hammered design, 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. 3rd item: English sterling frame with "X" design, 8 3/4" H x 6 3/4" W. 4th item: Lunt sterling octagonal frame: 5 3/8" x 5 3/8". Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Most in excellent condition. Lunt octagonal frame with 1/8" and 1/4" L shallow dents. [See more photos →]

Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), two watercolor paintings. 1st item: Image of a mouse atop a table and nibbling a piece of Swiss cheese, with a match at his feet. Monogram signature lower left and lower right. Housed in a painted wooden frame with off white matte. Sight – 10 1/2″ H x 6 3/4″ W. Framed – 19 3/8″ H x 15″ W. 2nd item: Watercolor, gouache and pencil portrait of an owl. Monogram signature lower left. Housed in a wooden frame with grey matte. Image – 11 3/4″ H x 8 3/4″ W. Framed – 20 1/2″ H x 17 3/8″ W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook): Wildner was born in Germany but moved to Detroit with his family as a child and then, as a teenager, to Nashville. He served in the Army in 1944 and went on to study art briefly at the Meinzinger Art School in Detroit. He returned to Nashville to practice commercial art, but by the mid-1950s had decided to pursue his own art career. Whimsical animals and fantastical, often grotesque creatures were a recurring theme of his work. Wildner met with critical and commercial success after a 1962 exhibit of his art at the Nashville site now known as Cheekwood. However, the death of his parents and collapse of his marriage in the 1970’s led him to become reclusive in the last two decades of his life. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Two Chinese jade bangle bracelets, spinach green with celadon inclusions. Inner diameter 2 1/2" or 5.5 cm. 20th century. CONDITION: Both with natural fissures. One with possible hairline crack. [See more photos →]

1st item: Peking or Beijing glass bowl, turquoise color, lotus form, with lobed sides and carved hardwood stand. 10" diameter x 5"H. Chinese, 19th century. 2nd item: Two Chinese porcelain rice bowls, 1 famille rose solid pink with landscape vignettes, 4 7/8" diameter, the other of mille fleur design with vignettes of two women engaged in leisure activities, 5 1/8" diameter. Late Qing or Early Republic Period, 19th to mid 20th century. CONDITION: Peking glass bowl: Small imperfection on interior of bottom, otherwise excellent condition. Porcelain bowls – excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Tobia Scarpa (Italian, b. 1935) Andre coffee or cocktail table by Knoll International, tubular chrome plated steel legs with square glass top. 13 1/4"H x 45" square top. Provenance: Consignor's father acquired while working for Knoll in the 1960s-70s. Mid 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some light scattered scratching to legs and frame. [See more photos →]

A large French copper bas relief plaque with repousse depiction of a rampant lion. Housed in a contemporary brushed steel frame. Acrylic plaque with the piece attributes it to the 17th century, but the lack of patination and wear suggests it is likely early to mid-20th century. Plaque – 34" H x 28 1/2" W. Framed – 32 1/2" H x 38 1/2" W. Collection of the late Edwin and Rebecca Raskin, Nashville, Tennessee, ex-Gordon Cayce Antiques. CONDITION: Scattered minor oxidation and small dents. [See more photos →]

1965 photo by Joseph Scherschel, staff photographer for the National Geographic magazine, depicting the 9 United States Supreme Court or "The Warren Court", standing and sitting around a large library table. Signatures of each Justice in the lower margin: Chief Justice Earl Warren (1891-1974), William J. Brennan (1906-1997), Potter Stewart (1915-1985), Byron White (1917-2002), Abe Fortas (1910-1982), William O. Douglas (1898-1980), John M. Harlan (1899-1971), Tom C. Clark (1899-1977), and Hugo Black (1886-1971). 15 1/4" x 10 3/8" image, mounted to card sight 18 1/2" x 12", 26" x 19" matted in giltwood and ebonized frame. CONDITION: Photograph faded and lightly discolored. Brennan's signature faded with loss to upper part of "B". Other signatures lightly faded, some light pencil inscriptions added underneath to identify justices. Some chips to frame. [See more photos →]

1st item: 14K diamond West Point Class of 1950 class ring containing one oval diamond weighing approximately .50 ct (approximately J-K, I1). Ring size: 7 1/4. 2nd item: 14K West Point tie tack, yellow gold with black highlights, 5/8" x 3/4". 11.1 grams total 2 items. Group also includes one gold tone West Point tie tack. (3 items total) Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Items in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Assorted group of sterling silver table items including 2 individual water goblets, 6 5/8" and 6 3/4" H; 3 small Jefferson bowls, 1 by Towle with turquoise enamel lining, #46, 3" H; 3 various baby cups; 2 bread and butter plates, 6" and 6 7/8" dia.; Birmingham, England sterling footed flower vase, 6 1/2" H; candle snuffer and ring tray. All 43.595 oz troy. Plus pair 990 sterling salt and pepper shakers, marked Toyokoki, 1 7/8" H, 2.57 oz troy. 46.165 total oz troy. Lot also includes a silver metal egg cup with applied Buddha image, marked "Made in Siam", does not test as sterling or 800. 16 pieces total. CONDITION: Most items in very good condition with minor marks, minor dents and scattered surface scratches. Goblets, butter plates, 2 baby cups, 2 bowls, salt and pepper shakers, egg cup and vase are not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

23 items. 1st – 10th items: 10 sterling bread and butter plates, marked "G 6/Sterling" . 6" dia. 11th – 12th items: 2 small sterling bowls with pierced rims, one marked Wallace, both 6" dia. 13th – 15th items: 3 Towle sterling coasters. 3 5/8" dia. 16th – 19th items: 4 sterling ashtrays, monogrammed, illegible maker's mark. 2 1/2" dia. 20th item: Reed and Barton Danbury Mint "Currier and Ives" limited edition Christmas sterling silver plate 1972, #7258, with applied 24K gold and copper decoration. 8" dia. 21st item: Caspi sterling desktop card holder in the form of a briefcase, 1 3/4" H x 2 3/4" W. 22nd item: S. Kirk and Son sterling candle snuffer, 10 1/4" L. 23rd item: Kirk and Son foxhound sterling and marble paperweight. 2 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W. 44.34 total weighable troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All with minor scratches and dents due to usage and age. Chip to marble base of foxhounds. [See more photos →]

Halfstock Percussion Long Rifle, .36 caliber, unmarked, found on Hamblen/Jefferson Co. line (Peoples estate). Refinished walnut stock and forestock, brass hardware, octagonal metal barrel. Cleaning rod included. Previous lubrication hole now filled on stock. Barrel length – 34 3/4". Overall length – 50 1/4". Second half of 19th century. CONDITION: Refinished. Wear on stock expected from age. Previous lubrication hole has been plugged. [See more photos →]

Group of four pieces Herend Porcelain with 24K gold accents, including large size (7") Pelican on rocks; a reticulated and covered potpourri bowl with floral interior and exterior decoration, the top having a strawberry finial; a blue fishnet pattern ram figure, and a red fishnet pattern fox figure. All pieces with blue Herend marks to the underside. Ranging in size from 3" H x 1 1/2" W to 7 1/4" H x 7"W. All 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition [See more photos →]

1st item: FISHER, Richard S. The Book of the World; Being an Account of All Republics, Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations, in Reference to their Geography, Statistics, Commerce, &c. Together with a Brief Historical Outline of their Rise, Progress and Present Condition, &c, &c, &c. New York: J.H. Colton, 1850. 6 1/2" H X 9 3/4" W (Octavo). Vol. 1, 624 Pages plus large folding chart and large folding map; Vol. 2, 721 Pages plus both large folding maps. 100% complete. Second edition. Both volumes bear annotations by the previous owner, John Davis. Davis has signed the ffep in pencil in volume two. He has also noted that the books are "not at all reliable" on the title page of volume one. His annotations in volume one show a bit of disdain for the text. In a few instances he simply writes "lie" in the margin. Books give an interesting look at the state of the population in the United States as of 1850. Each state listing includes the number of "slaves" and/or "colored persons" as part of the population information. 2nd item: BRYANT, William Cullen. Picturesque America or the Land We Live In. New York: Appleton and Company, 1872. 10 1/2" H X 12 3/4" W (Folio). Vol. 1, 568 Pages; Vol. 2, 576 Pages. Two Volumes Complete. First Edition Set. Original Morocco leather with elaborate blind stamping to covers. Title work on spine and cover in gold gilt. All edges gold gilt. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of steel engravings and vignettes. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Scattered foxing. Scuffing and a bit of wear to original embossed boards of volume one. Scuffing and a few white spots to original blind stamped cloth boards of volume two. [See more photos →]

Group of seven (7) pieces Chinese Export blue and white Canton porcelain including a platter with canted corners (10 3/8 " x 13 1/2"), oval platter with reticulated rim (9 3/4" x 11 1/4"), oval platter with red wax seal and number verso (11 3/4" x 9 1/4"), and two pairs of dinner plates (4 total, 8 1/2" dia. & 8 3/4" dia.). All 19th century. CONDITION: One of the larger dinner plates with nick to underside of rim. All other pieces very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Chinese silk embroidered piano shawl, cream ground with dark pink longevity symbol to center, brightly colored floral decoration and peacocks to each corner, with crocheted border and long fringe. 70" H x 72" W. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Chinese embroidered silk panel, possibly rank badge, with central dragon and bat decoration. 18 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Early 20th century. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition, scattered loose threads and stains. 2nd item: Scattered losses, fading and stains. Front panel detached from backing along the top edge. [See more photos →]

Three Civil War era items including 2 photographs and a broadside. 1st item: Cabinet card portrait of Confederate Major Joseph Vaulx, Jr. of Nashville, TN, autographed below image in ink, image published by NY society photographer Benjamin "Jack" Falk, 949 Broadway, N.Y. Major Vaulx served under Major General, B. F. Cheatham in several campaigns including the Battle of Franklin. 6 1/2" x 4 3/16". 2nd item: Ambrotype of unidentified Confederate Army of Tennessee Soldier in partial leather embossed case with brass mat. Gold highlights to his kepi and buttons on coat. Mat stamped Worcester, Mass No. 10, Dean & Emerson's Patent Applied For. 3 3/4" x 3 1/4" x 3/8". 3rd item: Broadside describing leadership conflict at Spring Hill between General Hood and General Cheatham as witnessed by others including Major Vaulx, 19 1/2" x 3 7/8", probably a Confederate field printing. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered foxing, mostly on perimeter. 2nd item: Cover missing and other minor wear to case. Scratches and some loss to image. 3rd item: Overall good condition with some toning to paper. [See more photos →]

Grouping of Four (4) Civil War Items. 1st item: Civil War era .58 caliber cartridge box. Leather with brass "US" army buckle on front flap, with tins inside, metal hardware. Two straps on back. 6" H x 8" W x 2 1/4" D. 2nd item: Civil War era brown leather belt with brass "US" army buckle. Belt – 40 1/2" L. Buckle – 2 1/4" H x 3 3/8" L. 3rd item: Civil War era percussion cap box. Brown leather with brass hardware, two straps on back. 3 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W x 1 3/4" D. 4th item: Civil War era metal "bull's eye" canteen with cork stopper and three sling loops, pewter spout marked, "J. Hall Rohrman Philad". 9 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W x 2 3/4" D. CONDITION: 1st item: Leather in rough condition, front securing strap broken, hardware rusted. Buckle in good condition. 2nd item: Leather in worn condition. Buckle tarnished. 3rd item: Leather in worn condition, front strap secure. 4th item: Rust and dents on surface of metal. [See more photos →]

Japanese Naval Officer's Kai-gunto sword with Shinogi Zukuri blade shape, lacquered black scabbard with gilt brass metal mounts and cloth wrapped metal handle. Blade measures 26 3/4" L. 38 1/4" L. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Slight scattered wear/losses to scabbard, largest area 17 3/4" on side. Gilt brass metal mounts loose. Some white residue/markings present to blade, largest area 1/2". [See more photos →]

1st & 2nd items: Pair of landscape watercolors on wove paper, likely Chinese, both depicting seaside homes atop mountains with bridges and fisherman on a boat. Inscriptions with red seal to upper left corners of both. Housed in wood and gilt painted frames. Sight – 9" H x 6 1/2" W. Framed – 11 1/2" H x 9" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 3rd item: Japanese print depicting two spotted deer with Fall leaves. Signed with red seal lower right corner. Housed in a wooden gilt and lacquer frame. Sight – 15 3/8" H x 6 1/2" W. Framed – 23 1/4" H x 13 5/8" W. Late 19th/Early 20th Century. 4th – 7th items: Grouping of four (4) Asian watercolor/gouache works on rice paper, most likely Chinese. Subjects include a bird with large feet, butterfly with morning glories, a red parrot with raised foot and a butterfly with pink flowering branch. All housed in matching black painted frames. Lot also includes a Chinese silk embroidered textile, the center panel depicting cranes amongst flowering branches with a bat and shou symbol border. Paintings measure overall – 11 1/4" H x 13 1/4" W. Images range from 5 1/4" H x 7 1/2" W to 6 1/8" H x 9 1/8" W. Textile measures – 20 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Items 4-7 all 19th century. CONDITION: Overall toning to paper to first 3 items, otherwise overall good condition. 4th – 7th items: All painting with some tears and darkening of paper. Scattered abrasions/losses to frames. Textile with some fading, stains, tears/losses. [See more photos →]

Warren Platner for Knoll wire stool with original orange upholstered cushion retaining label, atop a circular wire base with shaped waist. 20" H x 16" diameter. Circa 1960s. Provenance: consignor's father acquired while working for Knoll in the 1960s-70s. Mid 20th century. CONDITION: Zippered upholstery case for cushion has several stains and some fading. [See more photos →]

Lalique frosted and clear "Martinets" vase having molded bird design. Designed by Marie-Claude Lalique, 1982. Etched "Lalique, France" to base with paper label reading #12308. 10"H x 6 1/4"W. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Gean Smith (Texas/New York/Illinois, 1851-1928) oil on canvas horse portrait depicting "Star Pointer", signed lower right plus copyright logo. Inscription en verso reads "Star Pointer/ Time 1.59 3/4/The first harness horse to beat 2 minutes". Housed in giltwood frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 22 3/4" H x 18 3/4" W. Note: Star Pointer was the first Standardbred race horse to complete a mile in less than two minutes in a time of 1.59 3/4 minutes. 2nd item: American School oil on canvas depicting three horses, one black, one white, and one brown, drinking from a trough, brick wall with ivy and running water to the left. Unsigned. Housed in giltwood frame. Late 19th/early 20th century. Sight – 8 5/8" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 14 3/4" H x 21 3/4" W. CONDITION: Both paintings overall good condition. 2nd painting with areas of loss to frame. [See more photos →]

Pair of Italian gilt wood and painted tole table ornaments comprised of gilt wood urns with painted and wire wrapped flowers and leaves. One retains an old label. 30" H x 11" W. 20th century. Lot also includes an Italian gilt wood acanthus leaf wall bracket. 10 1/2" H x 11 1/4" W. 20th century. CONDITION: Some surface grime to flowers and leaves. Scattered minor chips to urns. [See more photos →]

Late 18th to early 19th century sundial, slate dial plate with engraved hour lines and numerals, iron gnomon. Two screw holes for attaching to base (not included). 9 3/4" diameter. CONDITION: Wear and erosion from outside exposure, couple of shallow edge chips. Iron gnomon is possible replacement. [See more photos →]

3 Silver and turquoise necklaces. 1st item: Tommy Singer Navajo necklace with turquoise and other polished stone beads of varying shapes, interspersed with cylindrical silver beads with intaglio gilded cross designs. Marked T. Singer on clasp tag. Overall – 28" L. 2nd item: Silver metal sunburst style medallion with small turquoise needle point "rays" and beaded edges, central cabochon, 26" beaded chain. Medallion – 2 1/8" diameter. Unmarked. 3rd item: Turquoise choker length necklace in the form of an eagle with hinged, spread wings and outstretched talons, marked Sterling and W or M on back, possibly for Wayne Etsitty. Wingspan – 4" L. Overall – 16" L. All 20th century. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: All items in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Grouping of 3 Grand Tour items. 1st item: Alabaster Standing Hercules Figure modeled from the Ancient Roman/Greek Farnese Hercules marble statue in the Naples National Archaeological Museum. (The Farnese Hercules measures approximately 10' 8" H and was rediscovered in baths of Caracalla, Rome in 1546). 15" H x 7" W. 2nd item: Classical alabaster plinth carved to depict a lion-like creature biting an archery quiver, surmounted by a club to form an "X" shape, surrounded by foliage and a decorative ribbon above, with a rosette in the center. Alabaster base incised with an egg and dart pattern. Oval piece of alabaster included. Plinth with base – 5 3/4" H x 6 1/4" W X 6 1/4" D. 3rd item: Plaster architectural fragment with Islamic motifs, including tessellations, arabesques, and calligraphy. 11 1/4" H x 11 3/4" W x 1" D. Note – A number of objects from the Yeatman/Polk estate are Grand Tour related. Oral history for the architectural fragment was associated with the Parthenon. Whether this fragment is a plaster casting obtained from a 19th century European Grand Tour in Greece is unknown. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: 1st item: Hercules' left hand broken, base broken. 2nd item: Chips to plinth, sections pasted together with brown glue, brown discoloration on lower left, base cracked and reglued. 3rd item: Severely cracked and repaired on back, cracks and chips on surface. [See more photos →]

Group of eight (8) early 19th century land grants, all Tennessee Governor signed. Includes two (2) signed Joseph McMinn (1816 & 1818), three (3) signed William Carroll (1820 & 1822), two (2) signed Newton Cannon (1838 & 1839), and one (1) signed James Jones (1841). Six of the grants award land to John Davis, one awards land to Daniel Rolfs, assignee of John Overton, and one awards land to Nathaniel M. Carroll. Ranging in size from 9 3/4" x 16" to 13" x 16". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: One McMinn grant with tear to lower right edge, some separation at upper and center folds. One Carroll grant with separation to upper and center folds. All with overall toning and expected fold lines. [See more photos →]

1st – 24th items: 12 Gorham sterling demitasse cups and 12 saucers together with 11 Lenox porcelain liners with gilt rims. All sterling monogrammed "V". Cups – 2 1/4" H. Inserts – 2 1/4" H. Plates – 3 3/4" dia. 33.725 troy oz. total sterling weight. 25th item: 1 small circular Lunt sterling photo frame (2 1/8" dia.). 26th – 27th items: 2 dresser jars with English sterling lids, circa 1900, 3 1/2" H and 3 1/4" H. 28th – 40th items: 2 cut glass salts together with with 11 sterling salt spoons, 5 gold washed. 41th – 42nd items: 2 Nippon porcelain bon-bon dishes, marked on the base. 43rd item: Reed & Barton sterling Windsor pattern bon-bon dish. 44th – 47th items: 1 sterling thimble, 2 sterling perfume funnels, and a sterling locket with chain. Items 28 – 47 total weighable sterling: 3.470 troy ounces. 37.195 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Sterling items overall general wear, other items overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Persian Hamadan runner, wool on cotton, 17' L x 3'10 1/2" W. Colors of blues, ivory, red, rose, peach, beige and black, 1st quarter 20th century. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some areas of low pile, scattered old insect damage and surface grime. [See more photos →]

Ferragamo Dark Brown Calf Leather Satchel and Wallet, both with horsebit logo lock closures. Authenticity tag in interior of bag, dust bag and original box. MSRP satchel: $1350, MSRP wallet, $350. Satchel – 10 1/2" H x 14 5/8" W x 5" D. Wallet – 3 3/4" H x 7 1/4" W x 3/4" D. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition. Both appear to be new. [See more photos →]

Miniature cherry slant-front desk, white pine secondary, dovetailed top over hinged fall front, which opens to reveal an interior prospect section with central drawer flanked by two shorter drawers. Lower section with two dovetailed drawers having oval brass Federal style pulls, atop bracket feet. 22" H x 19 1/2" W x 12 3/8" D. American, first quarter 19th century. CONDITION: Refinished, with replaced brasses. Plug repair to fall front writing surface, visible on exterior (1") and interior (1 1/2"). Old hole to central prospect drawer. 7" L abrasion on right cabinet side. [See more photos →]

Exceptionally early Tennessee land grant, dated 1790 and signed by North Carolina governor Alexander Martin, partially printed document granting 640 acres in Davidson County North Carolina (later Tennessee) on the Harpeth River to Thomas McDaniel, a private in the Continental Line, in consideration of his "signal bravery and persevering zeal". Numbered 1204. It is accompanied by a map of the property surveyed in 1787 and signed by William Nash, witnessed by Frederick Davis (father of John Davis) and Davis Noland. Note: Tennessee became a state in 1796. This is the earliest Middle Tennessee land grant Case has ever offered, and a rare example of Martin's autograph. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: General toning, map is in good condition; land grant has some tears at fold lines, fading to printed text, and there is a crease across Martin's signature. [See more photos →]

1st and 2nd items: 2 Masonic Medals belonging to C.C. and Otto Giers, prominent father-son Nashville photographers. 1st item: Masonic 14K gold medal on green silk ribbon, top section engraved Ihreim Altmaster C.C. Giers von den Mitgliedern der Germania Loge no. 355 Fund A.M. Bruderlich gewidmet. 2nd section engraved den April 14 1873 orient Nashville Tenn., over a decorative third section with pierced openwork design of Mason's compass, engraved with various masonic symbols. 6" L overall. top section of two medals with ribbon: 12.7 grams; third section: 14 grams. Retains original silk lined leather clamshell case. 2nd item: Silver and gold-tone metal badge (back stamped "Silver") with Knight figure inside an arch, engraved Otto B. Giers 4-08-04 on front and Presented by Members of __ Battle Lodge, June 1 1894 and June 30 1894. 3"L. Retains original silk lined leather pouch. 3rd item: Brass Porter Rifles Belt Buckle belonging to Otto Giers, and photograph of Giers in his Drill Uniform, backstamp "Thuss Koellein and Giers (Successors to W.E. Armstrong)" Photographers 139 Union Street Nashville Tenn." Note: The crack military organization named The Porter Rifles (for Gov. James D. Porter), was organized in 1875. They were known as the best drilled company in America and won numerous prizes; their last competition was in 1883 and their final public appearance was at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897. Source: The Nashville Banner, Nov. 2, 1930). Buckle 3" x 2" with raised lettering "PR"; cabinet card photo – 5" x 8". Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Medal is in excellent condition, but ribbon has become fully separated between second and third sections. Case hinge also fully separated; exterior is worn and interior is faded with some fraying. 2nd item: Some minor oxidation to metal, clasp does not close. Wear to pouch with frayed interior; separation at foldover. 3rd item: Buckle with minor oxidation, overall good condition; cabinet card has losses around the perimeter but center image of Giers is intact. [See more photos →]

"VIRGINIA MARYLANDIA et CAROLINA" by Johann Baptist Homann, 1714. Colored areas include Virginia, Carolina, Maryland, West New Jersey, and East New Jersey. State lines colored. Important settlements marked with small black images of buildings or miniature churches. States, regions, rivers, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and other areas of interest identified. Large pictorial title cartouche depicts European merchants, Native Americans, trade goods, and flora and fauna of North America, bottom right. The addition of privilege in the title cartouche indicates that this is the second state. Scale of miles to left of cartouche, bottom right. Scale with mile and directional notations surrounds map with double black and yellow line border. Housed in wooden frame with gilt paint. Image – 19" H x 22 3/4" W. Framed – 23" H x 26" W. CONDITION: Loss to margins, stain to upper right margin and other margins, some tape to creases. Some toning around edges. Map top margin edge affixed to card stock. [See more photos →]

Two (2) CIvil War Officer's Swords. 1st item: Cavalry Officer's Sword Model 1860. Light but visible etching on steel blade, brass guard and shagreen leather wrap with twisted brass wire. Brass mounted metal scabbard. Plain mounts. Gilt in protected areas. Blade length – 32". Overall length with scabbard – 39 1/4". 2nd item: Foot Officer's Sword, dated 1851. Steel blade and brass hilt with decorative engraving on guard. Inspector's mark "JWR" on pommel. Possible Nashville battlefield pick-up. Blade length – 31 3/4". Overall length – 37 1/2". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Good patina. leather washer missing. 2nd item: Moderate to heavy pitting. Small areas of gilt in recessed areas on guard. Leather wrap and wire grip missing. [See more photos →]

Lalique clear and frosted crystal vase, long slender neck with flared rim opening, designed by Marie-Claude Lalique. Base inscribed "Lalique, France". 13 1/2" H. 20th century. 2nd item: Lalique "Marguerite" coupe crystal bowl, frosted and clear glass with sunflower border. Base inscribed "Lalique, France". 13 1/4" dia. 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Assembled grouping of American Art Pottery including Van Briggle and Rookwood. 1st item: Large Van Briggle Art Nouveau figural vase, matte turquoise glaze. Base marked "Van Briggle, Colo Spgs. along with the maker's mark MB". 16 1/2" H. 2nd item: Van Briggle conch shell centerpiece, matte turquoise glaze. Base marked "Van Briggle, Colo. Spgs."along with Van Briggle mark. 6" H x 17" W x 6 1/4" D. 3rd item: Van Briggle flower frog, matte turquoise glaze. Base marked "Van Briggle, Colo. Spgs. along with Van Briggle mark. 4 1/8" L. 4th item: Van Briggle pottery elephant figure with upturned trunk, matte maroon and blue glaze, Van Briggle mark to underside of one foot, 5" H x approx 7 1/4" L. 5th item: Van Briggle shaped vase with raised butterfly decoration, matte maroon and blue glaze. Base marked "Van Briggle, Colo. Spgs. along with Van Briggle mark. 3 1/8" H. 6th item: Rookwood bud vase, yellow/gold matte glaze, base with incised Rookwood mark, date mark XXII for 1922, shape #2125. 5 3/4" H. All items 20th century. CONDITION: All items in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Oil on canvas painting depicting a field of Texas bluebonnets, surrounded by cactus and trees, under a partly cloudy blue sky. Signed lower right R Moseley. Framing label en verso for Samuel Loe Company, Houston Texas. Burnished wood frame with linen liner. 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" sight, 26" x 30" framed. Circa mid 20th century. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Very good overall condition with light surface grime and a few small scattered inclusions. [See more photos →]

French carved and gilt wall mirror having an applied shell, floral and bird pediment, the sides with rope and tassel decoration and shell corners. 65 1/2" H x 33" W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Old repaired breaks to the pediment and top left side. [See more photos →]

Collection of four (4) European glass inkwells including one square form with ebony top, one round form with glass top, one oval form with glass top and a Mark Cross London example with silverplate top that is fitted to hold a pocket watch, monogrammed. Ranging in size from 2 3/4" H to 3 3/4" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Pocketwatch not running at time of inspection. Hairline cracks to enamel dial. Ebony top inkwell with chip to base. Round inkwell hinge slightly bent. All with wear to underside of bases. [See more photos →]

Kurz and Allison George Washington Lithograph and Two (2) Biographies: Washington and Lafayette. 1st item: Kurz and Allison lithographed bust-length portrait of President George Washington. Later parcel gilt stained frame. Sight – 24 1/4" H x 18 1/2" W. Framed – 34 1/2" H x 28 1/2" W. 2nd item: THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON by David Ramsay, M.D., published by D. Mallory & Co., 2nd edition, 371 pages including appendix, 1811. Brown leather and cardboard books bound with "criss-cross" thread pattern along each side of spine decorated with gilt horizontal lines and red leather with title. 7 1/4" H x 4 1/2" W x 1 3/8" D. 3rd item: MEMOIRS OF GENERAL LA FAYETTE, published by Russell Robbins, 455 pages with appendix, 1825. Brown leather and cardboard bound book, spine decorated with gilt bands of Greek keys and floral patterns. Lithographic image of Lafayette on frontispiece, signed "Lafayette" in stone, bottom center. Inscribed "David M. Harding State of Tennessee. Davidson County" in pencil, first page, list of amounts of colors, in pencil, second page. 7 1/4" H x 4 3/8" W x 1 7/8" D. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: 1 1/3" spot of discoloration lower left, line of discoloration across center, couple other spots of foxing. 2nd item: Book in fragile condition. Worn covers, leather missing, top and bottom corners of front cover, 1/2" section, top right of back cover. Leather on spine cracked, missing, top and bottom. Thread from binding missing, crumbling. Severe foxing spots, water damage, on majority of pages. 3rd item: Some white staining on front cover. Leather on spine cracked. Worn around spine and edges of covers. Severe foxing spots on majority of pages, white stains, top right edge of first few pages. [See more photos →]

18K yellow and white gold and diamond free-form fashion pin consisting of hexagonal overlapping shapes, three set with round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately .45 ct. Marked "18K Italy". 1 3/8" H x 2" W x 1/2" D. 20.1 grams. Provenance: Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

1st item: Georgian style silverplated epergne having one center cut glass bowl flanked by four smaller cut glass bowls, all on a raised footed paw base, each arm with scrolling floral decoration. Upper candelabra arm rotates, the other is stationary. 10 1/2" H x 20 3/4" W. Small Bowl – 2 3/4" H x 5" W. Large Bowl – 5 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W. 19th century. 2nd – 3rd items: Pair of silverplated five-light candelabra having classical column bases with intertwined scrolling arms. Both marked "ALPACCA I/0 OZ" with maker's mark depicting a leaping horse. 20" H x 17 1/2" W. 20th century. Provenance: Estate of James J. Allen, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Old break and repair to one bowl. Overall general wear. 2nd – 3rd items: 1 capital and scone slightly loose, crooked. Column on one candelabra repaired shaft at base. [See more photos →]

1st item: 14K yellow gold cabochon amethyst cluster ring, 1" H, ring size 9 3/4. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold opal cluster ring in filigree mounting, 3/4" diameter top, tested 14K, ring size 8. 3rd item: 14K yellow gold shell cameo portrait ring, 1" H, tested 14K, ring size 5 1/2. 25.1 grams total. CONDITION: All in overall good condition. Surface scratches on opals. Two possible breaks in shank of amethyst ring. [See more photos →]

Lunt Belvedere pattern sterling silver flatware, 33 pieces, plus 1 Towle strawberry fork. Lunt Belvedere pattern flatware includes 8 dinner knives (9" L), 8 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 8 salad forks, 8 teaspoons and 1 sugar shell. 35.995 total oz. troy. No monograms on Belvedere pattern. Towle strawberry fork with monogram. CONDITION: Overall good condition with minor surface scratches. One item with monogram. [See more photos →]

Group of three (3) panoramic figural and landscape scrolls, including 2 hand painted ink and color examples with figures in interior settings, landscape decoration including towns and waterways, and one Chinese ink example with warrior figures to the left, central demon monkey figure and sleeping figures in a cave, and extensive Chinese calligraphy with red seals. Ranging in size from approximately 22 ft. to approximately 53 ft. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. CONDITION: All scrolls with some darkening to paper and some scattered stains. One scroll with break and losses to one end and separation at one crease. [See more photos →]

Pair of Grand Tour era oil on board Old Master oval portraits depicting an elder Titian and Leonardo da Vinci. Housed in carved foliate gilt wood and gesso Italian frames. Sight – 8 1/8" H x 6 1/2" W. Framed – 16" H x 14" W. 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Some minor losses to gilt and gesso on frames. Varnish darkened with age. [See more photos →]

Framed English Medieval land deed dated April 15, 1257 together with a Medieval silver penny from the same period. Framed with these two items is a later translation of the deed, likely 19th century. Sight – 2 1/2" H x 7 1/8" W. Overall frame – 19 3/4" H x 15 3/4" W. CONDITION: Creasing to 13th century deed, some toning. [See more photos →]

2 CDV Albums containing CDVs of family and friends of the William Hunter and C.C. and Otto Giers families. 1st item: "Harding's Flexible Chain Back Album" – leather bound with gilt decoration, 6 1/2" x 5 3/4" – containing 29 CDVS of various men, women and children, some with German photographer backstamps, some stamped Giers or other Nashville photographic studios, and 1 tintype of a man playing a flute. Some have names written en verso, including a very early image of Otto Burkhardt and his sister Katie, who were adopted by the Giers when their parents, the Burkhardts, died. 2nd item: Large leather Album, 11" x 8 1/2", containing approximately 65 CDVs and Cabinet cards mostly related to the Hunter-Fee family, several with backstamps for Philadelphia photographic studios. Many subjects are identified in pencil. 3rd through 6th items: 3 miniature portraits of C.C. Giers – two printed on porcelain, 2" x 1 3/4"; and one hand colored photograph in gold plated brooch frame inscribed "Pauline Giers Nashville Tenn. 1876," 2 3/4" x 2 1/3" (not tested for gold content). Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Gold on brooch not tested. Harding Album is in very good condition, while the larger album has torn spine, front cover separated, and considerable exterior wear. CDVs inside exhibit expected toning and light handling grime, some possibly trimmed. [See more photos →]

1st – 8th items: 4 Italian Buccellati sterling salt cellars with ruffled rims and raised paw feet, together with 4 salt spoons. 2 salts and 4 spoons with interior gilt wash. 1 1/4" H x 3" W. 9th item: Sterling toothpick holder with beaded rim and raised on 3 rams head feet. 2 1/2" H x 2 1/4" W. 10th item: Empire Co. sterling cauldron salt cellar with cobalt liner. 2" H x 2 1/4" W. 12.52 total oz troy. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items overall good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

Gorham sterling silver chalice, lid with cross finial, gilt interior, marked on base "Gorham sterling 'lion anchor G' 4539". Base – 9" H x 6" W. 19.88 oz troy. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Ohio River Valley cherry one drawer table with unusual serpentine shaped drawer, octagonal turned tapered legs. Dovetailed drawer, poplar secondary wood. Appears to retain an old, possibly original surface. 28 5/8" H x 20 1/2" W x 18 1/2" D. 2nd quarter of 19th century, possibly Kentucky. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor abrasions to edges of top. [See more photos →]

Two pieces Southwest Virginia Stoneware pottery. 1st item: Virginia stoneware storage jar, 1 gallon capacity mark and "E.W. MORT/ALUM WELLS VA" rectangular stamp mark to the shoulder. 10" H. 2nd item: Virginia stoneware jug, 1 gallon capacity mark and "E.W. MORT/ALUM WELLS VA" rectangular stamp mark to the shoulder. 10 3/4" H. Both items late 19th century. Edward William Mort (1853-1923) was born in Strasburg, VA and possibly trained as a potter in this area. In addition to working with Washington County, Virginia potters, other crocks stamped "E.W. Mort Mohawk" suggest he may have also worked in Greene Co., TN for a period of time. Mort ceased making pottery in 1893 and became a Methodist minister. CONDITION: Both pieces overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

F. B. Norton & Co. 4 gallon stoneware butter churn, decorated with cobalt slip design of a bird or parrot on leaf, cylindrical form with applied lug handles and incised lines around the neck. Stamped "F. B. NORTON & CO / WORCESTER. MASS" and "4" denoting capacity. 16 1/2" H. Circa 1870. Estate of J.D. and Jane Vandercook, Hendersonville, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Clement Read Strudwick (North Carolina, 1900-1958) oil on canvas three-quarter length portrait of an older woman, dressed in formal gown and cape. The sitter is possibly one of the daughters of Jane Erwin Yeatman Bell and Senator John Benjamin Bell (1796-1869) of Nashville, TN. Signed and dated '29 lower right. Original gilt gesso frame. Sight: 51" H x 38" W. Frame: 63-1/2" H x 51" W. Biography: Clement Strudwick was born in TN and spent most of his life in Hillsborough, NC. He spent two years at the University of North Carolina. During the 1920s he was a pupil of George Luks in NYC and he later traveled to Paris to study for a year under Louis Francois Biloul. By 1933 his portraits appeared in Boston, NY, Philadelphia and throughout the South. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface grime. Frame with some losses to gilding, old insect damage to back of frame. [See more photos →]

20th century bronze armillary sphere mounted on a carved marble column pedestal base. 43" total H. Pedestal measures 27" H. CONDITION: Normal verdi gris oxidation to sphere commensurate to outdoor exposure. Some scattered losses to column, most noticeably near the top. [See more photos →]

Austrian Schutz majolica charger with Renaissance style decoration including a young female bust to the center with a griffin and sun border. Impressed "Schutz-Cilli" mark en verso. 23 1/4" dia. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general wear. [See more photos →]

S. Kirk and Son sterling silver low bowl or tray with wide floral shaped repousse border. Underside of rim marked "S. Kirk & Son, Sterling" and "1102". Single letter monogram "L" to the center. 11 1/2" dia. 25.135 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition, minor surface scratching. Monogrammed "L". [See more photos →]

19 pieces sterling silver flatware including Wallace Grande Baroque large ice serving tongs, 7 1/4" L, and solid macaroni server, 10 5/8" L; Lunt hollow asparagus server; Buccellati "Milano" pattern moustache/etiquette spoon; Sorensen Denmark SoS7 pattern pickle/olive fork and cream ladle; Reed & Barton baby spoon; Tiffany toothpaste key; Stieff Colonial Williamsburg reproduction Sucket fork; Gorham Fairfax pattern youth knife, 7 1/2" L, youth fork and teaspoon; Lunt baby pusher; Towle Old Master pattern youth knife, fork and baby feeding spoon and 5 o'clock spoon (bent); Towle baby feeding spoon; Gorham baby spoon. 3 3/4" to 10 5/8" L. 19.76 weighable oz troy. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All baby spoons, Towle Fairfax set and Buccellati spoon with monograms. Towle Old Master child set is not monogrammed. Most items with minor surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Pair of English George III Sheraton mahogany armchairs having arched crestrails, over splats with seven vertical bands joined by carved beaded and fluted panel with central rosette; set-back arms with carved rosette at handhold, slip upholstered seats with shaped fronts; Marlborough legs connected by H stretchers. 38" H x 25 1/2" outside arm W x 23 1/2" seat W x 22" D overall x 18 1/2" seat D. Circa 1780. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with older refininsh and newer seat blocks. Upholstery is worn. [See more photos →]

Early photographs of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, including a Civil War view. 1st item: Early CDV of the Capitol, handwritten inscription below "Capital of Ten. Nashville Tenn. 1864". Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland backstamp. Image – 2 1/8" H x 3 3/8" W. Overall – 2 1/2" H x 3 5/8" W. 2nd item: Framed, partially painted photographic print of the Capitol; 2 figures in late 19th century clothing are visible on the porch with hand painted foliage and building in the foreground. Sight – 13" H x 16" W. Framed – 20" H x 23" W. 3rd item: Loose album page of mounted stereograph prints by Otto Giers including 2 exterior views of the Capital Building and 2 interior views, circa 1884. Images – 4" H x 6 5/8" W. Page – 9 1/2" H x 14 5/8" W (approx.). Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Handling grime and toning, corners possibly clipped. 2nd item: Numerous edge losses, flaking in sky area. Capitol and center of image unaffected. Not fully examined out of frame, but image does not appear to be glued down. Frame has been repainted. 3rd item: grime and soiling, adhered to page. [See more photos →]

Aquatint engraving after a painting by Harry (Henry) Hall (United Kingdom, c. 1814–1882) depicting the famous horse Iroquois. The thoroughbred and his jockey stand in profile in the foreground, while three other horses and their jockeys linger in the background. Titled "IROQUOIS. Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsem and the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster 1881_The property of Mr. Pierre Lorillard. BY LEAMINGTON OUT OF MAGGIE B.B. _TRAINED BY J. PINCUS_RIDDEN BY F. ARCHER" in lower margin. London, Published by A.H. Baily & Co. 15, Nicholas Lane; Paris, Coupil & Co; New York, M. Knoedler & Co. PAINTED BY HARRY HALL lower left under image, ENGRAVED BY E.G. HESTER lower right under image. Housed in a black wooden frame with black and gold matte. Image – 19 3/8" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed – 32 3/4" H x 37 1/2" W. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. Note: Iroquois (1878–1899), was the first American-bred Thoroughbred race horse to win the Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom, Surrey, England. He went on to win the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse. In 1886, Iroquois was purchased by Tennessee cotton planter and former Confederate Civil War general William Hicks Jackson and moved to Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville. Iroquois did well at stud, becoming the leading sire of 1892. The Iroquois Steeplechase horse race, held in Nashville, TN every spring since 1941, is named in honor of Iroquois. CONDITION: Glass missing from frame. 2 very slight abrasions to image, one on rear leg and the other to rear body of horse. Very light grime to surface. Engraving has shifted slightly in the frame. [See more photos →]

Group of eight (8) early 19th century land grants, all Tennessee Governor signed. Includes five (5) signed Joseph McMinn (1816, 1819, 1820), three (3) signed William Carroll (1822). Land awarded to John Davis, John C, McLemore and George W. Campbell. Lot also includes a 1974 letter from Governor Winfield Dunn to Sarah Hunter Hicks Green. The letter asks for her assistance in a TN State Capitol renovation project, specifically requesting access to the Giers family photographic images that may show the original Capitol lighting fixtures. Grants – 15 3/4" H x 12 3/4" W. Letter – 10 3/8" H x 7 1/4" W. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with fold lines, 5 with slight toning. 2 Joseph McMinn grants with dark toning and separation/losses at fold lines, one separated horizontally at the center. Letter overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Assorted group of sterling silver flatware including 11 International Courtship pattern teaspoons, monogrammed, 4 Heirloom Lasting Spring pattern teaspoons, 9 other teaspoons, plus 2 soup spoons, 1 infant feeding spoon, 1 baby fork, 10 various demitasse spoons, 5 various flat butter spreaders, 1 Gorham Chantilly fish/salad fork (5 3/4" L), assorted patterns including 2 sugar spoons, 2 lemon forks, 1 cream ladle, 1 jelly knife and 1 mustard spoon with twisted handle. 52 items. 3 3/4" to 6 1/4" L. 35.625 oz troy. CONDITION: Overall good condition with slight surface scratching and general wear. Some items with monograms. [See more photos →]

Twelve sterling silver demitasse cup holder and saucers, with 14 Lenox porcelain inserts. Marked on underside for Graff, Washbourne & Dunn, Sterling, Patented 5/18 1909. Engraved on underside "Nickey 2-14-1926". 2 1/2" H x 3 5/8" dia. Sterling: 39.79 oz troy. Early 20th century. CONDITION: One porcelain insert has a 1/4" rim chip, otherwise all items in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

55 pcs assorted sterling flatware from Devon Farm. Includes 1 Berry spoon with Repousse bowl, maker's mark RE, London, 1839; 1 Irish sterling spoon monogrammed Sarah 1819, marks for Dublin, 1806, maker's marks rubbed; 1 Dinner fork, marks for Solomon Hougham, London, 1807; 1 Wood and Hughes ladle and 1 butter knife, both Empire Pattern; 1 Aesthetic movement sugar shell with 5 matching teaspoons; 1 Gorham sugar shell; 1 Wood and Hughes sugar shell; 2 sugar tongs; 1 Knowles individual fish knife and 1 individual fish fork, both Tudor Pattern; 1 Gorham cream ladle; 1 Baker Manchester sardine fork; 1 Baker Manchester olive spoon; 1 Alvin olive pick; 1 Gorham dinner fork; 10 teaspoons by assorted makers; 3 assorted demitasse/coffee spoons; 1 Webster baby spoon (dented bowl) monogrammed HG (likely Hunter Giers); 1 Lunt "Treasure" pattern child's feeding spoon with curved handle, monogrammed SHH (Sarah Hunter Hicks); 4 jelly knives with hollow handles; 1 pie server with hollow handle; 1 roast carving set (1 fork + 1 knife) and 1 single roast fork, all with hollow handles; and 8 souvenir spoons: Ocala, FL; Courthouse at Neosho, MO; Cliff House San Francisco; St. Louis; Masonic Temple, Chicago; "1915" with figural bear on handle (possibly a World's Fair spoon); "January"; and The Night Before Christmas (by Gorham). Also included is a 2 pc Southeast Asian serving set (fork and spoon, silver content unknown) with teak handles. Combined weighable silver: 33.13 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Children's spoons with wear and bending, other items in very good condition, most with monograms. Asian silver items have some oxidation and wear. [See more photos →]

International Silver Company sterling silver water pitcher, Sedan Pattern, 4 1/2 pint size. Engraved with floral swags and other decorative motifs. International Silver Company maker's marks on base. 8 1/2" H x 8 3/8" W. 18.02 oz troy. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Eutrope Bouret (French, 1833-1906) bronze sculpture of a nymph in a peasant dress accentuated with "wet" drapery, holding a stringed instrument and small wings on her back. She is supported by a brick column to her left adorned with flowers and plants at the base. Inscribed BOURET on column. Without base – 15" H. With base – 17 1/4" H. 6 1/8" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Headstock of stringed instrument bent. Warm patina. [See more photos →]

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma style large relief-molded earthenware jar, marks for workshop of Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan (1842-1916). Thickly potted, cream ground body with enameled decoration including high relief figural, landscape, animal, bird and floral decoration with animal mask handles on a paneled body. Two (2) black character marks to the base. 17 3/4" H. Early 20th century. Provenance: Greenville, Delaware collection. CONDITION: Some breaks to tips of leaves on panel with female figure, losses to upper left of same panel. [See more photos →]

DICKENS, Charles; HUGO, Victor; et al. Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art (Complete First 15 Volume Run). New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869 – 1876. 8 1/4" H X 11 1/4" W (Imperial Octavo). Original First Edition set of the yearly compendium volumes of the monthly magazine. A highly popular lifestyle magazine in the late 19th Century, Appleton's Journal became Appleton's Booklovers Magazine in 1905. Each volume here bound in the period leather quarter binding and tips over marbled boards. Five raised hubs and title in gold to each volume. The first fifteen included represent the first series. The second series started with volume 16 and ran until the end of the publication in 1881. Thousands of illustrations and many fold-outs. Artists include Winslow Homer, John Filmer and many more. Provides a glimpse of fashion, art, science and city life in the late 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Condition varies. The volumes themselves are roughly very good with minor foxing, scuffing, and general wear. The plates and illustrations exhibit wear and chipping, tearing on occasion. [See more photos →]

Signed Leroy Neiman serigraph titled "16th at Augusta". Pencil signed lower right and numbered 249/1000 lower left. Pencil inscription to the center margin reads "To Michael L. Laney". Housed in a painted wood frame. Certificate of authenticity mounted en verso. Sight – 19 3/4" H x 24" W. Framed – 32" H x 36" W. 20th century. CONDITION: Serigraph overall excellent condition. Frame with very minor abrasions. [See more photos →]

Middle Tennessee Jack Daniels stoneware jug with albany slip top and handle. Stenciled mark "W. T. & C. D. GUNTER, LIQUOR DEALERS Jack Daniel No. 7 Whiskey. 205 BROAD ST. NASHVILLE. – – TENNESSEE" in cobalt on side. Incised "2" on shoulder. 14" H x 9" W. c. 1900. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Few chips, largest 1/2". Stencil faded. 2 3/4" area appearing to be a previous stencil attempt, back of jug. [See more photos →]

Group of Modernist sterling silver items including Porter Blanchard footed bowl (3 1/2" H x 11" dia.); Lunt sterling creamer, 3 1/2" H, and sugar, 1 7/8" H, style 1190; Pair Reed and Barton, style X28, 3-arm candelabra with weighted bases (10" H x 10 3/4" W x 5" D); Pair Empire, style 626, candlesticks with threaded holders (6" H), weighted bases. 7 items total. 23.835 weighable oz troy excluding all candlesticks. CONDITION: No items with monograms. Blanchard bowl with two scratches and few fleabite dents. Other items with scattered surface abrasions. Some surface grime. [See more photos →]

"Washington's Grand Entry into New York, Nov. 25th, 1783," chromolithograph, after the painting by Alphonse Bigot, published in 1860 by John Smith of Philadelphia and printed by T. Sinclair of Philadelphia. Sight – 20 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed – 28 3/4" H x 33 1/4" W. 19th century. CONDITION: Water stain lower left margin, scattered overall foxing. Strong colors. [See more photos →]

Grouping of sterling silver items by various makers, 31 items total. Includes: F. B. Rodgers Silver Co. salt and pepper shaker set, 5" H; Newport salt and pepper shaker set, 4 1/2" H; Frank M. Whiting creamer and sugar set, 3 1/4" H; Webster creamer and sugar set, 3 3/8" H; 2 Fisher toothpick cups, 1 with handles – 2 7/8" H, 1 without – 2 3/4" H; Cornwell toothpick cup, no handles, 2 3/4" H; Dunkirk Silversmiths toothpick cup, no handles, 3" H; Gorham miniature salt cellar with lid. Lid unmarked, tested positive for sterling, 1 1/2" H. Gorham salt spoon, 2 3/8" L; 2 Paye & Baker salt spoons, 2 1/4" L; 2 Westmoreland salt spoons, 2 3/8" L; 2 salt cellars, 7/8" H; Ovoid napkin ring, monogrammed "H R H", 2 1/2" W; 2 toothpick cups, illegible maker's mark, monogrammed, 3 1/4" H; 4 butter pats, no maker's mark, 3" dia; 2 salt spoons, no maker's mark, 2" L – 2 1/8" L; Round napkin ring, no maker's mark, engraved "Margaret FEB. 14. 1902" on surface; and a Miniature pair of tongs, unmarked, tested positive for sterling, 7/8" L. 33.71 total troy ounces. CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected general wear. [See more photos →]

Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997) modernist screenprint silk scarf, numbered 22/150, signed and dated "1969" in the center. 34" H x 34" W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold and enamel Elgin hunting case watch, marked "Warranted 14K", ornate enameled floral and landscape case, white enamel face with Roman numerals and secondary dial. Engraved "To Sallie from her Father, Dec 25 '83." Works #1194038. Size 6. 1 3/4" diameter. 70.3 grams total. Chain is goldplated and not weighed. Given by William Hunter to Sallie Hunter Giers, by descent to Sarah Hunter Hicks Green. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: In working condition at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

Pair Gorham Manufacturing Company sterling silver 5-arm candelabra, Buttercup pattern #987, 13 1/4" H, convertible to single candlestick, 9 1/2" H, with weighted bases and reinforced with metal rods. CONDITION: Very good condition. Threading slightly loose in one stick. No visible nicks or dents and few surface scratches. [See more photos →]

19th century Chinese archaic style bronze vase, mei ping form with raised decoration of birds at shoulder over tapering sides with geometric designs, mask and ring handles. Unsigned, 12" H. Retains old sales card from The Srednick Collection, attributing it to the Tung Chih or Tongzhi period 1862-1874. Provenance: Private Brentwood, TN collection, acquired from The Srednick Collection, Los Angeles, circa 1970s. CONDITION: Considerable oxidation and possible heat damage to lower edge. [See more photos →]

Early Chinese or Southeast Asian porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration of eagle/dragon figure, possibly Immortal Li Tied Kuai, symbolized by gourd smoke. 3"H x 11 1/4 " diameter. Circa 1200-1600. Provenance: collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: Scattered flakes to rim, largest 1/2". [See more photos →]

Rare Nashville, Tennessee coin silver tablespoon with fiddle pattern handle, monogrammed JM and marked RAWORTH & GORDON in rectangle on back (Edward Raworth and Robert Gordon, working together Nashville/Davidson County, Tenn. 1817-1818). Ref. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Tennessee Silversmiths, p. 142. 1.7 oz troy. Early, scarce example of a spoon made during this short-lived partnership between two good silversmiths. CONDITION: Slight wear to tip of bowl, overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Autograph Book featuring signatures of the Members of the House of Representatives, Tennessee Legislature, 1875-1876. Brown leather binding with gilt stenciled cover and gilt page edges. Includes signatures of leading Tennesseans of the day such as Hugh Dunlap Greer, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Tennessee 38th Regiment, Henry Richard Gibson, and Benton McMillin. Gibson, who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1875-1877, went on to represent Tennessee's 2nd district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1895 to 1905. He wrote "May your recollection of me be as vividly photographed on your heart, as you are on mine. The name and image of yourself is enshrined in my memory." McMillin, who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1875-1877, went on to represent Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1899, was elected Governor of Tennessee (1899 to 1903), and served as a diplomat during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, as Minister to Peru (1913–1919) and as Minister to Guatemala (1920–1921). He wrote "Mr. Giers:- For your kindness towards me, I will ever be thankful. I assure you that if every native Tennessean and foreign born Tennessean were as public spirited as you, our beloved State would be more prosperous." 3 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W x 3/4" D. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Fragile condition. Binding on spine no longer present. Front and back pages completely separated from middle pages still bound together with thread. Leather worn and cracked, 2 5/8" crack on front cover. Toning on edges of pages. [See more photos →]

Chinese Export silver footed dish in the form of a lotus leaf, with applied crab, blossom and bud decoration. Marks on underside attributed to Luen Wo (Shanghai, late 19th-early 20th c.). 1" H x 3 1/2" W x 3" D. CONDITION: Excellent condition with some polish residue near crab. [See more photos →]

1st item: Japanese blue and white porcelain teapot having a bronze handle and landscape decoration depicting an Asian fishing village near a river. 12" H. 19th century. 2nd item: Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar. 6" H. 19th century. 3rd item: Japanese blue and white rice bowl with interior line decoration and blue 4-character mark to base. 5 1/2" dia. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 4th item: Japanese blue and white porcelain rice bowl. 6 1/4" dia. 20th century. 5th item: Watercolor and ink landscape scroll painting depicting a house atop mountainous cliff, calligraphy with red seals upper margin, red seal lower right. Chinese or Japanese, early to mid 20th c. Sight – 10 1/2" H x 20 1/4" W. Overall – 30 1/2" H x 14 3/4" W. CONDITION: 1st item: Shallow chip to base. 2nd item: Chips to inner rim. 5th item: Likely cut down. Light grime to silk. [See more photos →]

Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll mahogany mantel clock with eglomise panel depicting a white columned house, likely Mount Vernon. 30 day movement, painted clock face with gilt and floral decoration, brass fittings, finials and pendulum, with iron weights. Retains the original interior label. Circa 1835. 29" H x 17 1/4" W x 4 1/2" D. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Old repaired breaks to crests. Eglomise panel likely replaced/repainted. Works not tested or guaranteed. [See more photos →]

1st item: JONES, Joseph. Explorations of the Aboriginal Remains of Tennessee. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. BOUND WITH: RAU, Charles. The Archaeological Collection of the United States National Museum, in Charge of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington City: Smithsonian Institution, 1876. First Edition of BOTH VOLUMES. 9 3/4" H X 12 3/4" W (Folio). Period custom marbled boards and black leather quarter binding. Four pronounced hubs to spine with gold title work and previous owner name "E.D. Hicks" stamped in gold gilt at the foot of the spine. Signed by Edward Hicks "E.D. Hicks" on the title-page of the first volume. Profusely illustrated. Explores the mounds, customs, weaponry and discoveries made of the aborigines of Tennessee. 2nd item: CLAYTON, Prof. W.W. History of Davidson County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co, 1880. 9 1/4" H X 12" W (Quarto). 499 Pages. Original First Edition copy of this early, important book on the settlement of Nashville and surrounding areas. In the original stamped cloth binding that retains original leather gold tooled spine. Previous owner signature "Willoughby S. Williams, Columbia, TN" on the inside front board. A lower grade specimen with frayed edges and tearing to cloth on rear board. 3rd item: HAWKINS, Charles W.; PITTS, William A.; HAND, Irving; HOWE, Harry A.; HERBERT, R.D.; WEST, Ben; et all. Plan of Metropolitan Government for Nashville and Davidson County. Nashville: Nashville and Davidson County Planning Commissions – Advance Planning & Research Division. 9" H X 11" W (Imperial Octavo). 69 Pages + Appendix (all four original foldouts contained). First Edition copy in the original comb binding as issued. An interesting 1950's look at the issues facing a growing Nashville machine and how to solve the problems such as a lack of cohesion among the surrounding cities and suburbs (Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Oak Hill etc.) Very Good condition overall. Note: Mrs. Green's father, Edward Dickson Hicks IV, served on the Metro Charter Commission that merged Nashville with Davidson County to form Nashville's Metropolitan Government. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition. Occasional foxing and a few dog-eared corners. Scuffing and wear to covers, spine and tips. 2nd item: Text block has separated from binding and book suffers from foxing and minor paper loss. 3rd item: Slight scuffing to original cardstock wraps. [See more photos →]

Two (2) sterling bowls, Gorham and Towle. 1st item: Gorham Marie Antoinette pattern serving bowl, with decorative floral swags at rim. Gorham marks on base. 10 1/8" dia. 2nd item: Towle serving bowl with decorative rim. Towle marks on base. 11 5/8" dia. 34.30 oz troy combined weight. Early 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Overall good condition. Slight wear to be expected from age. [See more photos →]

1st item: Nashville, Tennessee "Belle Meade" miniature whiskey advertising jug having white/tan slip glaze and cobalt stenciled lettering reading "Belle Meade" Nashville, Tenn. and "Belle Meade Mercantile Co's" within a cobalt horseshoe. 3 1/2" H. 2nd item: Memphis, Tennessee miniature whiskey advertising jug have brown and tan glaze with cobalt stenciled lettering reading "Compliments of MEYER & STOTTS, MEMPHIS, –TENN.". 3" H. Both Early 20th Century. CONDITION: Very minor fleabites to rim of 1st jug. Fleabites to handle of second jug. [See more photos →]

Group sterling silver table items. 1st item: Robbe & Berking shot beaker, marked 925. When cup is filled with a clear beverage, a picture of a fox appears. Once empty, the fox vanishes. 2 1/8" H. 2.435 oz troy including crystal "marble". 2nd item: Two Steiff Julep cups, marked on base, Sterling, 0701-13, monogrammed "J McK". 3 3/4" H. 7.735 oz troy. 3rd item: Six R. Wallace & Sons sterling soup spoons, monogrammed. 7" L. 8.125 oz troy. 4th item: 8 bread and butter plates, set of 7 Manchester Silver Co., marked on base, Sterling, 334 S and 1 by unknown maker with embossed rim, marked on base, Sterling, G6. 6" D, not monogrammed. 17.97 oz troy. Total weight: 36.26 oz troy (includes weight of marble). 17 sterling items total. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items are in very good condition with light scratches as expected. One julep cup has 1" dent near lip. Other julep cup has several tiny dents. Cups and spoons with monograms. Plates without monograms. [See more photos →]

Jules Verstreken (Belgium, 1882-1961) oil on canvas landscape depicting a thatched cottage in a marsh setting. Signed "J. Verstreken" lower right. Label en verso reads "Breehtoehe, Heide" together with another label reading "Jules Verstreken/Kempisch Schleider". Housed in an elaborate dark brown carved wood and composite frame. Sight – 21 1/4" H x 29" W. Framed – 31 1/2" H x 39 1/4" W. Early 20th century. Note: Jules Verstreken was a Flemish visual artist who is known for his landscape paintings. CONDITION: Surface grime, overall light craquelure with flake to lower middle sky, residue spatter lower left quadrant (appears to be removal with wet cloth). Repairs to frame with overall general wear and losses. [See more photos →]

Art Nouveau silver tea service having repousse jonquil decoration, the teapot with jonquil finial. All pieces stamped on the base with the pictorial mark for William B. Kerr and Co. Sterling (Newark, New Jersey, 1880s-1927) and 486. Pieces range in size from 2 1/4" H to 8 3/8" H. 15.92 total troy ounces. CONDITION: Some denting to the lower bodies of all three pieces, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Large assortment of American, English, Continental and Asian sterling flatware and serving pieces. 1st group: 31 pieces of sterling flatware, various patterns by manufacturers including Gorham, Towle, Whiting, Alvin, Dominick and Haff plus 1 English and I Norwegian marked sterling spoon. Group includes 23 assorted spoons and 8 miscellaneous serving pieces, 3 7/8"-8 1/2" L, 21.8 oz troy. 2nd group: 2 Chinese Export silver items, 1 teaspoon with embossed flying dragon on handle, 5 1/8" L, and 1 button hook with blue enamel decoration, 3 3/8" L. 0.915 oz troy total. 3rd group: 4 items of Continental silver: 1 egg spoon and 1 butter knife marked 830 silver, 1.04 oz troy, and 2 souvenir spoons marked 800 silver, 0.975 oz troy. 4 3/4" to 5 7/8" L. 4th group: 4 various silver metal spoons: 1 Danish spoon by Christian F. Heise working 1904-1932, marked 826/1000; 1 Japanese spoon marked "Nagasaki 84" with shell and seaweed on handle, 1 Danish enamel bird spoon marked P. Hertz, 924/1000, 1 reverse tipt coin silver fruit spoon illegibly marked. 43 items total. CONDITION: Approximately 14 items with monograms or engravings. Minor losses to enamel. Some surface scratches due to age on most items. [See more photos →]

Five large sterling silver picture frames, all for 8 x 10 photos, including two matching sterling frames by Reed & Barton, style X370, 12:" H x 9 3/4" W, still in original packaging and boxes, 13" L x 10 7/8" W x 1 1/2" D each box. The other three frames by The 925 Inc., Allesandro Co. and one with English sterling hallmarks, 11 3/4" x 9 3/4" to 13" x 10 3/4". Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items in very good condition. Some with very minor abrasions. No monograms. [See more photos →]

Navajo sterling and turquoise squash blossom necklace with ten hand-wrought graduated silver blossoms, hand wrought beads and an engraved naja set with seven graduated turquoise stones. 14" L. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Paul Marcel Balmigere (French, 1882-1953) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a cliffside town set against the ocean. Signed P Balmigere lower left. Housed in a carved composition frame. Sight – 23" H x 31 1/4" W. Framed – 30 3/4" H x 39" W. Biography: (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Born in Candies, France in 1882, Paul Marcel Balmigere is known primarily for his landscape and cityscape paintings. He was a pupil of Francois Flameng and Adolphe Déchenaud. Balmigere exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1927-1938 and at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1927-1939, receiving an honorable mention in 1930, a silver medal in 1935 and the prize awarded by the Société des Paysagistes Français (Society of French Landscape Artists) in 1938. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Areas of in painting right of bell tower. [See more photos →]

5 Lalique glass animal sculptures including a bird, eagle, fox, horse and fish, together with an entwined heart sculpture. All inscribed on the base "Lalique, France". Ranging in size from 1 5/8" H x 2 1/2" D to 5 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. All pieces 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All items overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Windsor child's church or school bench with blue/grey paint, mixed woods, country spindle back and plank seat mounted on a box with storage cubicles, all on turned splayed feet. Found in Alamance County, North Carolina. 20" H x 81" W x 13" D. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with expected general wear. [See more photos →]

1st item: "Cheval Fusion" silk scarf, cream with gold. Features horse made of stirrups and gear. 35" square. 2nd item: "Le Cannes" silk scarf, featuring decorative walking canes on a black background. 35" square. Both scarves include original box. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Both are in excellent, gently used condition. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold and diamond lapel pin of horseshoe with galloping horse, satin and bright finish, containing 8 round diamonds with a total weight of approximately 0.16 ct. Watch works by Geneva. 2 1/4" H x 1 1/4" W. 25.2 grams total. CONDITION: Watch not running at time of inspection. Pin in very good condition with few surface scratches. [See more photos →]

U.S. Model 1884 Trapdoor Springfield Rifle, .50 caliber, serial number 42218. Engraved "U S SPRINGFIELD" with image of eagle on lock plate. Inspector's marks light but visible on barrel. Walnut stock and forestock, Buffington rear sight, and hand made metal shield attached on left side of breach (purpose unknown). Barrel length – 31 1/4". Overall length – 51 1/4". Also included is a small caliber, diamond shaped bayonet, probably European. 23" L. CONDITION: Metal finish better than average, considerable blue showing. Bore is good. Mechanically sound. Missing cleaning rod and butt plate. 3" crack extending to front of lock plate to breach of barrel. Crack behind lock plate. Rust on bayonet. [See more photos →]

European school impressionistic oil on canvas still life depicting a tabletop display of red and yellow poppies arranged in a basket against a black background. Pencil signed "H.H. vo/an Galker"(?sp) top center en verso with the date 1924. Additional German pencil inscription around the stretcher partially reading geschenk (gift) and dated 1934. Housed in an ebony painted ogee wood frame. Sight – 9" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed – 16 3/4" H x 7 1/8" W. 1st half 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Overall craquelure with scattered minor paint loss. Wear/losses to frame. [See more photos →]

THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850, by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams, published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, 1988. 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W. CONDITION: Retains the original dust cover. Some sun fading to dust cover otherwise overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Large grouping of silver flatware, 60 pcs. including 35 coin silver teaspoons, 4 coin silver table or serving spoons and 7 coin silver forks. Makers include: J.L. Smith, W. Goddard, L. lasomus, Platt and Brothers, Butler McCarty and Co., Joseph Brems, J.O. and W. Pitkin, Hazen, H. Muhr and Son, Harding, Hall and Elton, Newell Harding and others. Lot also includes 1 E. Lownes coin silver sugar tongs, 1 Maynard coin silver flat handled master butter, 1 J. C. Blackman coin silver sugar shell and 2 possible coin silver salts spoons by G. F. Barr and "HSB". Sterling silver items include 3 sterling teaspoons by Wendell Mfg. Company, 3 sterling teaspoons by Whiting Mfg. Company, 1 sterling tablespoon by Gorham and 1 sterling tablespoon by Frank Smith Silver Co. Lot also includes 1 silverplated ladle and 1 silverplated teaspoon (not included in total number of pieces). Total weighable coin silver: 34.995 troy ounces. Total sterling weight: 5.20 troy ounces. CONDITION: Overall general wear to all pieces. A few spoon bowls with deep pitting and wear. [See more photos →]

Small Chinese white biscuit porcelain gourd form vase with intricate relief molded dragon decoration, including articulated eyes to the dragon on the lower body; foo dog or temple lion decoration to the top of the body and temple lion mask handles with articulated bail rings. Impressed seal form mark to the base. Fitted with a hardwood stand. 5 1/4" H. 19th century. CONDITION: Some slight losses to relief carving on surrounds of dragon vignettes. One line of residue above one dragon (no visible break) and some removable residue noted at base. [See more photos →]

1st item: 14K yellow gold and smoky topaz duck pin, satin and bright finish mounting of duck carrying bamboo umbrella, 1 1/2" H x 1 1/4" W. Marked "FJG 14K". 13.2 grams. 2nd item: 14K yellow gold link bracelet with alternating gold Asian character links and semi-precious cabochon stones, 7" L with safety clasp, marked "Hong Kong 14K". 19.7 grams. 3rd item: White jade disc pendant in gold-plated mounting, one side with bird decoration, 1 3/4" H, unmarked. Tests less than 10K, 20.6 grams. 4th item: 22K yellow gold signet ring with square top and 4 Asian character marks. Adjustable ring size. Hallmarked inside mounting. Tested as 22K. 6.3 grams. CONDITION: All in very good condition with some surface scratches on mountings due to use. [See more photos →]

Harry Bertoia (Italian, 1915-1978), 2 midcentury modern chairs by Knoll. 1st item: Bertoia Diamond chair, original beige upholstery on a polished steel frame, label removed. 27″ H x 45″W x 35″D. 2nd item: White enameled steel wire chair with yellow butterfly wing style folding vinyl cushion. Label removed. 30 1/4″H x 21″ W x 18 1/2″D. Provenance: Consignor’s father acquired these while working for Knoll in the 1960s-70s. Mid 20th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Some light discoloration to top area of chair cushion and scattered light pilling and fading to upholstery, inner foam is dry. 2nd item: Some scattered surface wear and abrasions to frame paint and small scattered stains and light fading to seat cushion, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Lalique glass eagle sculpture. Retains the original Lalique label and the base inscribed "Lalique, France" on the base. 9" H x 5 1/2" D X 4" W. 2nd item: Lalique glass eagle head or paperweight, inscribed on the base "Lalique, France". Retains the original paper label. 4 3/8" H x 5 1/2" D. Both items 20th century. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Both items excellent condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: A St. John's Polychrome Anasazi Bowl, with white decoration to exterior and black decoration to interior, circa 1175 AD; 2" chip and repaired crack. Illegible writing in pen on underside. Bowl – 8 1/2" diameter. 2nd item: Early Pueblo black and white jar with geometric decoration and narrow neck. Broken and repaired. Pen writing on underside: "Pueblo I-II 700-900 AD $425". 6 1/2" H x 6" diameter. 3rd item: Pueblo bottle form vase with relief decoration just below neck, over black and white geometrics. Pen writing on underside: Von Acoma 1880. Considerable wear to neck. 5"H. Provenance: consignor is an archaeologist who worked and traveled in the Southwest in the mid 20th century. CONDITION: See item description. [See more photos →]

French cut crystal centerpiece bowl with gilt bronze mounts including leaf form hands and feet. Bowl – 6 3/8" H x 18 1/2" W. 23" total W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Reed and Barton Francis 1st sterling silver compote, large X567 form, shaped circular bowl with wide lobed rim having raised fruit and scrolling leaf decoration, the foot with additional raised leaf decoration. 5 1/4" H x 11 1/2" W. 26.570 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

1st item: English sterling silver sugar bowl having a lobed body with repousse flower in cartouche decoration, shaped rim and footed base with gilt wash interior. Marks for Richard Sibley, London, 1860. 3" H x 4 7/8" dia. 7.830 troy ounces. 2nd item: Galmer sterling silver "Iris" cup with raised iris decoration and gilt wash interior. 3" H. 12.80 total troy ounces. 20.63 total troy ounces. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Bowl interior with minor surface scratching. 2nd item: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Perthshire paperweight featuring an arrangement of seaweed and three fish with a scalloped top facet plus twelve side facets. Signed "P 1980" on signature cane on base, labeled "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on base. 3" dia. 2nd item: Perthshire paperweight featuring four blue millefiori forget-me-not flowers with four green leaves and two stems. The arrangement is placed on a latticinio cushion of ivory bands. Signed "P 1976" on signature cane on base, labeled "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on base. 3" dia. 3rd item: Minature John Deacons crown paperweight with tri-colored twist canes alternating with white latticino ribbons. Signed "J 1981" on signature cane on base. 2 3/8" dia. 4th item: Orient & Flume paperweight featuring a white flower with three leaves and a stem on a black base with a top facet plus seven side facets. Signed "OF 84" on signature cane on left side of leaves, inscribed "B. Sillars Orient & Flume CUF4At1984" on base. 3" dia. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Italian Capodimonte porcelain relief plaque, featuring mythological scene of fruit being offered to Zeus, enclosed in a stained hardwood shield shaped plaque. Marked en verso with crowned N. Plaque – 17" H x 15" W. Framed – 24" H x 19" W. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: George A. Dickel & Co. stoneware advertising jug, 2 gallon capacity having a Bristol glaze with cobalt stenciled letters reading "GEO. A . DICKEL & CO. "CASCADE" DISTILLERY, HAND MADE SOUR MASH TENNESSEE WHISKEY" and white slip and cobalt lines around the upper shoulder and base. 13" H. Last qtr. 19th century. 2nd item: J. Cooney & Co. stoneware advertising jug, 1 gallon capacity having a Bristol glaze with cobalt stenciled letters reading "J. COONEY & CO., Wholesale Liquors. NASHVILLE, – TENN." and white slip and cobalt lines around the upper shoulder and base. 9" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Hairline crack approx. 3" to neck. One chip to the shoulder and one small glaze void to upper body. 2nd item: Chip to inner rim and slight chipping to shoulder. [See more photos →]

Group of 2 Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery lighting forms including a grease lamp with pulled handle, brown to green transition color (3 3/4" H) and a candlestick with one pulled handle remaining, brown/tan/brown transition color (4 3/4" H), each with saucer reservoirs. Both Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Very minor flakes to rim of grease lamp. One handle missing for candlestick form. [See more photos →]

Kentucky Coin Silver Julep Cup with molded rim and wreath cartouche, enclosing engraved inscription "Stephens Brindley Bishop". 2 rectangular marks on underside have been obscured by scratching but are attributed to Joseph Lawrence Stephens (Paris, Kentucky c. 1810-1827). 3 1/2" H, 5.61 oz troy. Provenance – Lexington, Kentucky area collection, ex-Clifton Anderson Antiques. CONDITION: Marks illegible, a few tiny scattered dents, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Henri Marie Raymond Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901) lithograph (Delteil 335) titled "Le Marchand de Marrons or The Chestnut Vendor". Frapier edition with monogram on the stone, lower left. Sight – 11" H x 7 3/4" W. Framed – 19 1/8" H x 15 1/8" W. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Round red tole tray with central Classical vignette depicting the goddess Diana and attendants, Greek key pierced rim. 19" dia. 2nd item: Large oval black tole tray with central Classical vignette depicting a shepherd and his lover in a pastoral setting. 20" H x 26" W. Both items Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Both items overall very good condition with general expected wear, some areas of re-painting. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chippendale mahogany side chairs, likely American, with serpentine crest rails, splat formed from four vertical bands, molded ears and stiles, slip seats with striped upholstery, and straight molded legs with fret carved brackets. 38 1/4" H x 20 3/4" W x 18 1/2" D. 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Jean A. Yeatman and Harry C. Yeatman, formerly of Hamilton Place Plantation (near Columbia, Tennessee). CONDITION: Looseness to joints on both chairs, revealing dowel construction. Some seat corner blocks replaced or missing. Losses to carved fret brackets, with one bracket missing. Scattered general wear and abrasions. [See more photos →]

Case iron eagle architectural medallion, featuring a cast relief eagle similar to that on the Great Seal of the United States with a shield on its chest, an olive branch in its left talons, and a bundle of thirteen arrows in its right, dated 1851 or 1881 below the talons with four holes to the perimeter for mounting. 17 1/2" dia. 19th century CONDITION: Overall good condition with later gold paint. Some surface patination, primarily on back of plaque. [See more photos →]

Large collection of dug carved stone artifacts from Devon Farm in Nashville, TN, primarily Native American. Over 500 items, a few mounted on a homemade display board, including arrowheads, points, knives, scrapers, various tools, one shark's tooth, a pestle, and a strand of blue glass beads among others. Together with an old mid-19th century ledger with entries of excavated items including types of items and dates found (all items listed may not be present) and a University of TN newsletter titled "Legends and Lore: Southern Indians, Flowers, Holidays", printed 1961. Collection ranges in size from 1 1/4" H to 5 3/4" H. Pestle – 6" H. Note: Collection is AS FOUND and has not been sorted. Some items may not be Native American related. The book, "Images of America, Nashville from the Collection of Carl and Otto Griers", by James Hoobler, page 24, 1999, mentions "The Mississippian artifacts that [the Hicks family] dug up along the Harpeth River near Devon Farm, his family home." Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Varying as-found condition, some intact, others chipped. [See more photos →]

Grigory Stepanyants (Russian/American, 1927-2007), oil on canvas, pastoral landscape titled VIEW FROM PORCH ROCKER, signed and dated lower left, PA. (Pennsylvania), 1996. Unframed. 24" H x 30" W. Grigory Stepanyants was born in the former Soviet Union, and was trained at the Odessa Art Institute and the Surikov Moscow State Institute of the Arts. Graduating in 1970 as one of the top five students in the Soviet Union, Stepanyants was awarded the rank of "Excellence as an Artist-Painter." He emigrated to the United States in 1976 and established a career as a professional portrait painter and landscape artist living in NYC, Hilton Head, SC, PA, Iowa and TN. Proceeds to benefit West Hills Baptist Church, Knoxville,TN building fund. CONDITION: Unframed. Good condition. Some craquelure upper left quadrant. [See more photos →]

Continental portrait depicting a young female seated with upswept hair and attired in a Victorian style blue dress with lace appliques to shoulder, gilt buttons and buckle, against a draped red curtain backdrop. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 19 1/4" H x 14 3/4" W. Framed – 23 3/4" H x 19 3/8" W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Hole to upper mid margin. Looseness to canvas lower margin with paint flakes and wear. [See more photos →]

Majolica Blackamoor figural floor vase depicting a young boy with sweetmeat basket. Impressed numbers to base. 31 1/4" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of Civil War Dug Artifacts from Devon Farm. 1st item: U.S. Navy Percussion Pistol, Model 1842. Field repair on stock and forestock. 11 1/2" L. 2nd item: Percussion pistol relic without lockplate, hammer, and half of lower grip. 14" L. 3rd and 4th items: 2 .58 caliber bayonets. 20 3/4" L & 18 3/4" L. 5th item: Brass door lock from Devon Farm. Mechanisms intact, key not included. 5 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D. 6th, 7th, & 8th items: Approximately 15 mini balls and 2 bullets stored inside wooden cylindrical container marked "SIR WALTER SCOTTS TOMB. DRYBURGH ABBEY", 2 larger shot and 1 fragment similar to a Schenkel shell fragment. Shots of varying sizes. Container: 2 1/2" H x 2 1/4" W. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Relic condition. Heavily rusted and worn. 2nd item: Relic condition. Bottom of stock broken. Lock plate and other hardware missing. Rusted and worn. 3rd and 4th items: Relic condition. Heavily rusted. 5th item: Some tarnish and rust. Functional condition. 6th, 7th, & 8th: Worn condition. [See more photos →]

Meiji rectangular bronze jardiniere or bulb bowl with high relief dragon decoration to sides. Seal mark on underside. 4" H x 14" W x 9"D. Japanese, 19th century. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, by descent to present consignor. CONDITION: Oxidation and some putty residue to interior. [See more photos →]

1st item: Japanese Totai cloisonne bottle vase with bird and floral cloisonne decoration on a tree bark ground. 8 3/8" H. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Japanese round covered cloisonne box with floral and butterfly decoration, in colors of blue, green black, pink, yellow purple and red. 1" H x 3 1/8" dia. 20th century. 3rd item: Japanese cloisonne covered jar, round form with foliate and butterfly decoration in colors of blue, green black, pink, yellow and red. 4" H x 5" dia. 20th century. 4th item: Japanese oval cloisonne tray with fruit, eggplant, pepper and mushroom decoration. Unusual swirled pinwheel design to the underside. 4 7/8" H x 7" W. 20th century. 5th item: Japanese Ando enameled vase, hammered copper vase with enameled and incised floral designs. Ando mark and signature to the base. 4 7/8" H. 20th century. 6th item: Asian, possibly Korean, slip decorated pottery incense burner, celadon ground with floral slip decoration. 7th item: Asian art pottery vase having mask handles and incised Asian vignette scene decoration. Celadon green glaze ground with blue, brown and cream colors. Chop mark to base with additional illegible signature. 11 1/4" H. 20th century. 8th item: Chinese pink and blue flambe glaze brush wash or ink pot, round squat form. 1 1/2" H x 4" W. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. 9th item: Asian, most likely Japanese, mixed metal lamp, round squat form mounted on a carved wooden stand and brass harp and finial. 10 3/4" H. 20th century. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Slight wear to rim finish. 2nd item: Overall very good condition. 3rd item: Bruise to upper shoulder, bruising/dent to rim, top missing finial. 4th – 9th items: All overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of Aesthetic Movement porcelain jardinieres with hand painted decoration of brightly colored birds, butterflies and flowers, with gilt trimmed rims and griffin wing and tail handles, scattered areas of burnished background. Impressed and hand painted numbers on underside, marks for Royal Bonn. 12" H x 18" diam. (at handles). Late 19th century, Germany. Provenance: the estate of Capt. L. Bush Cole, Nashville, Tennessee (formerly of Texas). CONDITION: Overall light crazing, wear to gilt handles and gilt rim trim, 1"dark mark to side of one planter. Hairlines to bottom of one planter. [See more photos →]

Group of three (3) European porcelain items including a gilt porcelain Dresden compote with bisque swan figural handles and hand painted church tower vignette (4 1/2" H x 7 1/4" W), a gilt porcelain Dresden figural swan creamer having bisque relief wings and oval gilt underplate (3 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W & 4 3/4" H x 6" W) and a Paris Lebon-Halley gilt porcelain cup and saucer with hand painted landscape figural scenes and swan handles (3 3/8" H & 5 1/4" dia.). All items late 19th century. CONDITION: Old repaired chip to rim of Paris cup. All other items overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of 11 assorted early Tennessee land indentures (plus halves of 2 others), dating from 1796-1841, signed by various landowners and purchasers. Several relate to and are signed by Francis Hardgrave (also written as Francis Hargrove). Other individuals signing these documents include Mason Richardson, Thomas Walton, Robert Hulme, John Montgomery (1839), Daniel Koen and John Ganett. Sheet sizes range from 5" x 8" to 16" x 12 1/2". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: General toning and losses along some fold lines with most in good condition, however the page signed by Ganett has considerable fading and two Hargrave documents are missing their upper or lower halves. [See more photos →]

2 Salvatore Ferragamo Black Handbags, black calf leather with gold hardware. 1st item: Shoulder strap, flap top with clasp, 10"H x 12"W. 2nd item: Double shoulder straps, with gold motif round charms around purse. Includes dust bag. 11"H x 12"W. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: Both are in excellent, gently used condition. [See more photos →]

Six Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, including famille rose bottle decorated with horses on front and back and flowers on sides, signed on bottom, and having a red coral stopper, one with overglaze blue paint and heart shaped vignette of courting figures; one with mottle glaze sides and finely painted front and back with landscape and prunus scenes; a yellow stoneware bottle with green and pink floral decoration, signed on bottom; 1 Rose Mandarin decorated bottle with old scholar on one side and young beauty on the other; and one covered with calligraphy writing, possibly a poem, on both sides and on bottom, scroll decorated sides, red coral stopper. Heights range from 2 1/8" to 3 1/8". Mid 19th to early 20th century. CONDITION: Some light wear to decoration on the one with horses and the one with calligraphy writing. Blue one lacks spoon. [See more photos →]

Philip Perkins (American/Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on board abstract painting, untitled, with geometric elements rendered in shades of maroon, orange, gray and white. Simple whitewashed wood frame. Board 10 3/8" x 8 3/8", frame 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. CONDITION: There is a 3" unvarnished strip across the center, possibly as intended (no apparent paint loss). 6" stain across back of board (does not appear to affect image on front). [See more photos →]

Eskimo Wooden doll, carved face and hands, sealskin parka and elaborately decorated stitched and painted pockets, pants and boots, carrying a papoose with carved wood child doll on back. 16"h. Alaska or Greenland, early 20th century. CONDITION: Very good condition with light grime, wear to coat. [See more photos →]

Group of 40 Native American stone and ceramic fetish figures. Includes a Zuni carved stone bird with mother of pearl feet and turquoise ornament, labeled Evalene Boone, 2" H; redware squirrel and 3-color pottery skunk (?), unsigned, and 37 other carved hardstone animal figures including bear, prairie dogs, frog, snake, armadillo, cat, porcupine, bird, horse, and more. Average size about 1" L. Provenance: consignor is an archaeologist who worked and traveled in the Southwest in the mid 20th century. CONDITION: All items very good condition. [See more photos →]

Etching after Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), "Chalands sur la Seine" (Barges on the Seine). Landscape in muted colors, dominated by a river with small barges in a line down the center. Trees and shrubbery on either bank and a turbulent grey and blue sky above. Signed "Renoir" in the plate lower right. "Musee du Louvre Chalcographie" blind stamp in center margin. Plain stained wooden frame. Image – 13" H x 18 1/4" W. Plate – 14 3/4" H x 20 1/8" W. Framed – 22 3/4" H x 27 3/4" W. Circa first half 20th century. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Some slight waviness to paper upper margin. [See more photos →]

Large Sino-tibetan bronze Bodhisattva figure, seated and holding a bell in one hand and a dorje (symbol of enlightenment) in the other. Engraved decorations to base and robes. 13" H, with detachable 2 5/8" H base (15 5/8" H overall). Southeast Asian, probably late 19th to early 20th century. CONDITION: Figure in very good condition with some light wear and oxidation, more significant oxidation to underside of base. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Hamadan, wool on cotton, 6'2" L x 4'2" W, allover rose floral motif center field, turtle primary border, colors of rose, blues, beige, ivory and black. 1st quarter 20th century. Provenance: William Zarnon Estate, Gatlinburg, TN. CONDITION: Center field likely painted. [See more photos →]

Assorted group of vintage sterling silver flatware including 1 Gorham cream ladle; 3 Wallace Hampton pattern luncheon forks; 2 Gorham Chantilly pattern iced teaspoons; 5 Simpson, Hall & Miller spoons, 1 Watrous Mfg. Co. serving fork; 1 miscellaneous sterling spoon with gilt bowl and 2 misc. sterling teaspoons. Group also includes 1 sterling vanity jar lid, 2 5/8" diameter. 16 sterling items with total wt of 18.455 oz troy. Also included is 1 cake server with mother-of-pearl handle and sterling band, 8 5/8" L and 1 Rogers Brother A1 demitasse spoon plus pair weighted sterling 3-arm candelabra by Hamilton, marked 403, 15 1/4" H. 20 items total. CONDITION: 8 sterling flatware items with monogram. Mother-of-pearl handle with small chip. One candelabra base with a 2-3/4" L dent and other minor dents. Threading loose in one stick. [See more photos →]

Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) color woodblock "Marchand de Sel, Coree" (Salt Merchant, Korea). Pencil signed in the image, with good luck hammer seal lower right. Housed in a bamboo frame with woven matte. Sight – 14 3/4" H x 11 1/4" W. Framed – 22 3/4" H x 18 1/2" W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Minor toning to perimeter. [See more photos →]

8 pieces of Tennessee Civil War related ephemera. 1st item: Half of a printed 4 page broadside or pamphlet marking Tennessee's secession from the Union, titled AN ACT TO RAISE, ORGANIZE, AND EQUIP A PROVISIONAL FORCE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, passed May 6, 1861. (Lower half missing). 2nd item: Newspaper clipping titled ACTS OF TENNESSEE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY, An Act to Amend an Act to Organize, Raise and Equip a provisional force… " Undated and incomplete; runs through Section 12. 3rd item: Signature of General Felix Zollicoffer, from cover sheet addressed to John Joslin of Nashville. 8" x 10" sheet. 4th item: Railroad pass, "Conductors … will permit Mr. E.D. Hicks to ride on Thur. __ between Belle Vue and Hicks Crossing to Nashville." Signed __ Thomas Genl. Supt. __, Nashville July ___." Written on half sheet of note paper, 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". 5th item: Partially printed document requiring the Quartermaster's Dept. at Nashville to provide transportation from Nashville to Louisville for J. Bropley (or Bromley) and George Burnes (or Burnet), who were then to proceed to Milwaukee on business connected with the U.S. Military Railroads, by order of Brig. Genl. D.C. McCallum (Daniel Craig McCallum). Dated Dec. 22, 1864, a few days after the Battle of Nashville. 6th item: Discharge paper for Indiana-born Lewis N. Johnston, 3rd Lieut. of Capt. James F. Murphy's Company H, 149th Reg. of 2nd Vol. Infantry, enlisted Feb. 14, 1865. Discharge dated Sept. 1865 at Nashville. 8 1/2" x 10". 7th item: Stonewall Jackson memorial postcard. 8th item: Page from Nashville Banner, 1925, "Civil War Scenes in Nashville" – mostly reprints from Harper's Weekly and Leslie's Magazines, and a 1928 Nashville Banner page, "Nashville's Hotels in the Eighties" depicting various hotels – the Maxwell House, Gilchrist, Nicholson and Commercial. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item in very fragile condition, lower half missing, with foxing, toning, small losses at fold lines, losses and creases at edges. 2nd item: Incomplete content; overall fragile with upper left corner missing, creases and foxing. 3rd item: page toned and slightly faded, with 2 creases across Zollicoffer's signature. 4th item: Good condition, fold across signature. 5th item: Few small tears at fold lines, light soiling and toning. 6th item: some tears at fold lines, overall fading, toning, light grime. 7th item: Good condition, writing on back. 8th item: Tears at fold lines, several edge losses. [See more photos →]

19th century Chinoiserie jewelry or sewing box, sarcophagus form with serpentine sides, gilded vignettes of figures engaged in various activities, divided by images of lanterns on top, elaborate court scenes on sides, empty interior. Raised on gilt and enameled winged dragon feet. 5" H x 9 1/4" W x 8" D. CONDITION: Two feet broken and reglued. Some minor light edge wear. 1" crack to interior side. [See more photos →]

Pair of Japanese cloisonne vases in the Chinese manner, amphora form, dark green grounds with multicolored flowers and geometric shapes. Chinese import marks to the underside reading "Made in Japan". Inventory labels to undersides. Fitted with wooden stands. Vases – 10 1/4" H x 2 1/4" W. Stands – 4 1/4" dia. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition.One with bruise to body, scattered minor losses to enamel. [See more photos →]

DICKENS, Charles. Complete Works (30 Volume Set). New York: Harper & Brothers, circa 1920. 5 1/2" H X 8 1/4" W (Octavo). 30 Volumes Complete. Later Edition Set in original olive green cloth binding. Gold tooling and title work to spine. Rough-cut fore-edge on each volume. PO Bookplate of "C. William Green" on inside front board of each volume. Set includes the classics Great Expectations, The Bleak House, David Copperfield, the Christmas Books, Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers, etc. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. A very clean set with minimal handling. [See more photos →]

Victor Huggins (Virginia/North Carolina, 1936-2007), "Soft Center," acrylic and acrylic stain on unprimed, shaped canvas. Sight – 21 1/2" H x 62 1/4" W. Framed – 22" H x 63" W. Circa 1969. Property of the Hunter Museum of Art, being sold to benefit future acquisitions. CONDITION: Some abrasions to frame, some slight rubbing of canvas to stretcher, otherwise very good condition. [See more photos →]

Myrna Burks (Tennessee/New York, b. 1943), untitled landscape, acrylic and gouache on paper. Sight – 13 7/8" H x 18 1/8" W. Framed – 22 1/2" H x 28 1/2" W. Circa 1969. Property of the Hunter Museum of Art, being sold to benefit future acquisitions. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Group of five contemporary abstract sculptures, manner of Alberto Giacometti, 2 signed Zepol. 1st item: Bronze sculpture of woman with hollow bust and genital area, seated and holding a flower. Signed and dated Zepoe or Zepol 72 on woman's leg, also signed on wood base. 2nd item: Bronze sculpture of two entwined standing human figures. Signed and dated Zepoe or Zepol '72 on wood base. 3rd item: Painted metal, possibly bronze, sculpture of a female figure on one knee, leaning backward, mounted to metal base. Unsigned. 4th item: Bronze sculpture of a nude female seated and leaning on one hand, with other hand and both feet in the air, mounted to wood base. Unsigned. 5th item: Painted metal, possibly bronze, sculpture of an elongated nude figure with male genitalia, mounted to metal base, unsigned. All mid-20th century. Heights range from 8 1/4" to 22 1/4" including bases. Private Florida Collection. CONDITION: 3rd item: some small spots of flaking to paint. All others in very good condition aside from some minor wear and oxidation to bases. [See more photos →]

Nine (9) Assorted Containers and Occupational Daguerreotype. 1st group: 3 small hinged tortoise shell boxes including domed box on bun feet with tartan paper interior; ovoid coin purse with brass inlay and monogram "M W", fitted leather interior; slant-top ring display box with inlaid mother-of-pearl floral spray (3/4-1 7/8" H, 1 1/2-3 1/4" W) all English, mid-late 19th century. 2nd group: 3 small Asian lacquerware containers including ginger jar form tea caddy, black ground with gold floral vine designs, lid with bird and floral spray, red lacquer under lid and red lacquer inner lid; black circular dome covered container with gilt vine decoration and red lacquer interior, black circular covered container with gilt chinoiserie scenes, black interior (2 3/4"-5 1/4" H). 3rd group: 2 eyeglass cases, black Continental papier mache eyeglass case with hinged opening at one end, polychrome floral and gilt decoration (7 5/8" L), Continental or English, late 19th century; Gilt copper chased eyeglass case, inscribed "J B Osgood" on surface (5" L), English, mid-late 19th c. 4th group: Burlwood hinged square box (2" H x 3 3/4" W x 3 1/2" D), English, late 19th century; Hinged crystal clam shell with "pearl" inside and bronze mounts (2 1/4" H), possibly French, late 19th-early 20th century. Also included is a daguerreotype of gentlemen with whiskey, color added to tablecloth and whiskey, in relief stamped fitted leather case with a gilt brass mat. Possibly Occupational of a Distiller. Case – 3 5/8" H x 3 1/4" W x 5/8" D, American, late 19th century. Provenance: Estate of James J. Allen, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: 1st group: Wear and some losses to tortoise shell. Rust to metal frame of coin purse. 2nd group: Lid of tea caddy possibly not original. Lid of 2nd container severely cracked and chipped, 3rd container with craquelure and fading to image. 3rd group: Papier mache case with chips and some overpainting. Gilt copper case with green oxidation to interior. 4th group: Losses to hinges and split left back corner of burlwood box. last item: Daguerreotype case with minor wear, image in very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of Southern coverlets and quilt top, 6 items total. 1st item: Goodwin Guild rose & cream wool coverlet, Whig Rose pattern with the original silk label. 104" x 89". 2nd item: Patterned wool coverlet in blues and cream. 95" x 70". 3rd item: Wool jacquard style coverlet with fringe, in red, green, cream and yellow pattern. 82" x 75". 4th item: Overshot coverlet in orange, blue, cream, two panels construction. 60" x 80". 5th item: Reversible navy and white coverlet, ringed pattern. Stitched "Margaret Cornell, 1799" and "Ella Calkins 1896" in center of navy side, two panel construction. 74" x 88". 6th item: Quilt top with red, salmon and yellow flower pieced design. 61" x 92". Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Most with staining, fabric and fringe losses consistent with use and a few repairs. 4th item: Very good condition with minor stain. [See more photos →]

Charles Grant Beauregard (New York, Quebec/Canada, 1856-1919) Oil on Canvas. Depicts a pastoral landscape with a dirt road beside a creek with a bridge in the background against a cloudy blue sky. Signed "C. G. Beauregard" lower left. Titled and signed in graphite on back top stretcher: "Landscape, near Lake George, N.Y. by C.G. Beauregard". Housed in decorative giltwood frame. Sight – 6 1/4" H x 9 1/8" W. Framed – 10 7/8" H x 13 3/4" W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Book): A Hudson River School artist in the last quarter of the 19th century, Charles Grant Beauregard was born in Montreal and emigrated to upstate New York as a young man, settling in Troy by 1872 and living most of his adult life in this area. He painted portraits on private commission and also taught at the Emma Willard School. Beauregard is known for formal and informal portraiture, pastoral landscapes and other genre works, as well as the occasional still life. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface grime. 5/8" loss to gilt edge on back side of frame near center. [See more photos →]

5 Sterling Frames, including Reed and Barton, Cunill, etc. 1st item: Reed and Barton sterling frame, 12" H x 10" W. 2nd item: KFL sterling frame, 12" H x 10" W. 3rd item: Sterling frame marked ".925". 12" H x 10" W. 4th item: Sterling frame marked .925. 6 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W. 5th item: Cunill Barcelona 1916 sterling frame. 8 1/4" H x 6 1/4" W. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: All frames in excellent to very good condition. No monograms. [See more photos →]

1st item: Burberry 100% silk scarf, beige with check black/beige border. 34" square. 2nd item: 100% silk scarf, beige, black, gold and bordeaux. 34" square. 3rd item: Lightweight wool and silk guaze scarf, giant check in taupe, black, bordeaux and tan, 88" L x 28" W. Estate of Jane McKinnon, Lenoir City, TN. CONDITION: 2nd item: Small stains on upper black and gold corner. Others in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Martin Henry Eckerbusch (b. 1845), Cleburne or Blount County, Alabama alkaline glazed stoneware preserving jar with stamp around the upper shoulder reading "MHE", slightly flared rim and applied strap handle. 7 3/4" H. Circa 1890-1910. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some firing flaws to upper body. [See more photos →]

U.S. Cavalry N. Starr saber and scabbard, Starr contract of 1818. Ricasso marked "US LS N.STARR" (Nathan Starr, Middletown, CT). Iron backstrap/ pommel, reverse P hilt, and wooden grip. Blade – 34". Overall – 40 1/2" L. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Blade and hilt with oxidation, no visible nicks to blade, wire missing from grip, scabbard with old solder repair and possibly repainted. [See more photos →]

Whitney E. Leland (Tennessee, 20th c.), "None 1," watercolor on paper. Sight – 30" H x 22 1/4" W. Framed – 32" H x 40" W. Circa 1972. Property of the Hunter Museum of Art, being sold to benefit future acquisitions. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

George III mahogany and parcel gilt wall mirror, the frame with Rococo fret-carved crest centered by a giltwood phoenix, scroll carved ears and matching apron, and carved gilt rabbet edge to frame. 37" H x 18" W. English, circa 1750-1780. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. CONDITION: Several old repaired breaks to frame. Backboards appear to be original. Glass possibly replaced. [See more photos →]

2 United States Maps, including 1817. 1st item: Northern Provinces of the United States map by John Thomson from "Thomson's New General Atlas", engraved by Nathaniel Rodgers Hewitt, 1817. Colored map features Northern states and parts of Canada with regions, cities, towns, rivers, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and points of interest marked. Title cartouche and British Statute of Miles, lower right. Colored image of "The Great Falls of Niagara" top left. Image – 19 1/2" H x 23 1/4" W. Sheet – 20 5/8" H x 24 1/2" W. 2nd item: "North America Sheet XII. Georgia with parts of North & South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama & Florida" by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), engraved by J. & C. Walker, published by Charles Knight & Co., printed by Russell, Penge., 1833. Map with colored elements features several Southern states with counties, regions, cities, towns, rivers, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and points of interest marked. Plate – 16 1/2" H x 13 3/8" W. Sheet – 17 1/8" H x 13 3/4" W. CONDITION: 1st item: Surface toning, concentrated bottom left. Slight toning around edges. 2nd item: Slight toning around edges. [See more photos →]

Assorted group sterling silver items including Sanborn, made in Mexico, double-hinged folded cigarette case, 3 1/4" x 5 1/2"; WM Co coin silver hand hammered cigarette case with engraving inside cover with gilt interior of Art Deco nude huntress with dog; Elgin sterling cigarette case with gilt interior; Gorham sterling pin cushion or bon bon dish, #4780; Gorham heart-shaped and pierced candy dish, #966; Wallace shaped candy dish, #4114; Alvin small footed pierced candy dish, #1070; Mary Dunhill sterling oval compact; Pair pressed glass dresser containers with sterling lids, 1 5/8" H and 830 silver hand-hammered 4" H amphora bottle. 17.655 total oz troy sterling excluding 2.19 oz troy: Dunhill compact with mirror and 1.94 oz troy: .830 silver amphora form bottle. Group also includes set of 4 silver metal shell dishes, mark not identified. 14 items total. CONDITION: Elgin cigarette case with dedication engraving, Sanborn case with monogram and Dunhill compact with monogram. Items in good condition with scattered surface scratches and minor dents. [See more photos →]

Southerner Derringer, single shot .41 caliber turn barrel pistol, Serial number "4582" (visible under barrel swivel). Wooden stock, spur trigger and brass frame. Top of barrel marked "SOUTHERNER" and side of barrel marked with partially legible manufacuturing marks. Barrel length – 2 1/2". Overall length – 5". Note: Some 6,500 were made between 1867 and 1869 marked on their barrels, "MERRIMACK ARMS & MANUFACTURING CO/NEWBURYPORT/MASS/PATENTED APRIL 9, 1867." Another 10,000 were turned out from 1869 to 1873 by Merrimack's successor with their barrels stamped, "BROWN MANUFACTURING CO/NEWBURYPORT, MASS/PAT APR.9, 1869." (Courtesy of the National Rifleman). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Mechanically sound. Right stock chipped at shoulder. Barrel swivel loose. [See more photos →]

Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) colored etching titled “Le Chameau et les Batons Flottants” (from Les Fables de la Fontaine). Numbered in pencil lower left “XXV/XL” and signed in the plate upper left. Housed in a carved wood frame. Impression – 11 1/2″ H x 9 1/8″ W. Sight – 12 3/8″ H x 10 3/8″ W. Framed – 28 1/4″ H x 24″ W. CONDITION: Overall very good condition to etching. Some stains to matte. [See more photos →]

1st item: Chinese hardstone and white metal dragon bangle, comprised of reddish hardstone bangle (possibly carnelian) with white metal bands accented with goldtone dragons. 2 1/4" interior diameter. 20th century. 2nd item: Pair Chinese hardstone foo dog bookends depicting standing foo dogs with pups, carved moving balls in mouths, edges with Greek Key motif and ends with incised floral decoration. 4" H x 4 3/4" W x 3 1/4" D. 20th century. 3rd item: Chinese archaic style bronze censer with animal mask engraved body and three elephant mask legs. Fitted with a polished hardwood top. Character mark underside. Later gold paint. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" dia. 20th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Some losses to two of dragons on metal mount. 2nd item: Minor scattered chips to edges. 3rd item: Losses to top of one handle. Later 20th century gold paint. [See more photos →]