July 13, 2019 Auction Highlights

William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951), “Miss Amy,” companion sculpture to “Miss Lucy,” sold in our January 2019 auction (lot #110). Carved limestone sculpture depicting a standing woman wearing a dress with square neckline; her bountiful hair is tied back, creating negative space between her back and her hair, and she holds a book in her left hand; her long skirt reaches all the way to the integral base. 14 1/2″ H x 4 3/4″ W x 7 3/8″ D. Circa 1930/1935. Exhibited, “Will Edmondson’s Mirkels” at the Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood (April 12 through May 21, 1964), and listed as #5 in the catalog, published by Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Additionally exhibited in “The Art of William Edmondson” at the Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood’s exhibit, January 28 – April 23, 2000 (which traveled to four other museums including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York and the High Museum in Atlanta); listed in the exhibition catalog “The Art of William Edmondson” on page 136, figure #23. Provenance: The estate of Janet Marsh Pruitt (Mrs. Earl Pruitt) of Pennsylvania, formerly of Nashville, Tennessee. By descent from her parents, Ross and Anna Marsh. Mrs. Marsh acquired this sculpture along with “Miss Lucy” from a member of the Art Department, likely Professor Sidney Hirsch, while working for Peabody College in Nashville, just a few blocks from where Edmondson lived. Professor Hirsch (who frequently walked past Edmondson’s house) is credited with introducing Edmondson to well-connected arts patrons Alfred and Elizabeth Starr and Harper’s Bazaar photographer, Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Wolfe’s now-famous photographs of Edmondson and his yard full of limestone sculptures brought him to the attention of the New York art world and gained him the acquaintance of Alfred Barr, Jr., director of the Museum of Modern Art. Unlike many Edmondson figures acquired by Nashvillians in the days before Edmondson gained international fame, “Miss Amy” and “Miss Lucy” were not kept outside as garden sculptures. Mrs. Marsh told her family the limestone figures were always used inside as doorstops (which has helped the sculptures avoid surface bleaching and erosion). According to the 1964 “Mirkels” exhibit catalog, which quoted the Marshes, “Miss Amy” was a good member of Edmondson’s Nashville Primitive Baptist church who had been “uplifted to heaven.” Artist’s Biography: William Edmondson was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of freed slaves, and worked most of his life as a railroad employee and janitor. A spiritual experience at the age of 57 prompted him to begin sculpting limestone using a railroad spike as chisel, and he claimed divine inspiration for the works produced during his 17 year art career. Women, Biblical figures and animals were among his favored subjects, although he also produced more utilitarian items such as tombstones and birdbaths. In 1937, Edmondson became the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, and he is regarded as one of the most important self-taught artists of the 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with old patina. Number 1 or 7 (underlined) written in marker on underside of base. Old tape residue to underside of base. Small whitish surface scratch to top of base, about 1/4″L. Overall minor wear particularly to right side in hair (abrasions from door when used as doorstop). Vertical line extending from base near subject’s right shoe appears to be natural variation in stone and does not illuminate under UV light inspection. Minor wear to base, particularly at corners and lowermost edges. [See more photos →]

Three stone diamond ring containing one 7.32 oval brilliant cut diamond and two Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds. The center prong-set 7.32 ct. oval brilliant cut diamond, G color, VS-1 clarity and measuring 15.07 x 11.19 x 6.90 mm, 61.6% Depth, 58% Table, Good Polish, Good Symmetry, No Fluorescence. In addition to the center diamond are two Cut-Cornered Rectangular Modified Brilliant cut Fancy Intense Yellow, Even, diamonds, one weighing 1.08 ct, VVS2 clarity, and measuring 6.40 x 5.94 x 3.39 mm, Very Good Polish, Very Good Symmetry, Faint Fluorescence and the second weighing 1.13 ct, VS1 clarity, and measuring 6.35 x 5.72 x 3.43 mm, Very Good Polish, Fair Symmetry and No Fluorescence. Total weight of diamonds: 9.53 ct. Mounting is a stamped 18KT yellow gold lady’s combination cast and assembled 3-stone, cathedral style, diamond engagement ring with a soldered sizing bar with a polished finish. The center diamond is set in a 4-prong, platinum basket style setting identified with markings of “18K 950PT”. Total weight of diamond engagement ring: 11.4 grams. Ring size 6. CONDITION: See description. Includes GIA Report for 7.32 ct oval brilliant diamond, GIA Report for 1.08 ct FIY diamond, and GIA Report for 1.13 ct FIY diamond. [See more photos →]

Henry Moret, also spelled Henri Moret (France, 1856-1913), “Bateaux de peche dans la rade le matin,” (“Fishing boats in the harbor in the morning”) oil on canvas landscape depicting boats gathered just off the coast of Groix in Northwest France, as viewed from a cliff overlooking the cove, all under a vivid blue sky with scattered white clouds. The impressionist style landscape is rendered in a thick impasto technique, in vivid shades of blue, pink and green. Signed “Henry Moret” lower left and dated, “1902”. Ornate Rococo style giltwood and composition frame with foliate and cartouche molding, pierced edges and plaque, lower center, with name of artist and title “Anse de Groix 1902″ (Cove at Groix). Sight – 19 1/2″ H x 23 1/2″ W (50 cm x 62 cm). Framed – 29 1/4″ H x 33 1/2” W. We wish to thank Jean-Yves Rolland for confirming the authenticity and correct title of this painting. It will be added to his forthcoming Henry Moret catalog raisonne and a certificate of authenticity will be provided to the winning bidder. Provenance: Private Nashville collection; Sotheby’s, Oct. 7 1987, lot #37 (sold under the title “Groix, Bateau de Peche,” 1902). Biography: Henry Moret was best known for his colorful coastal landscapes painted in Normandy and Brittany, and for his involvement in the Pont-Aven artist colony. He studied in Paris under Jean-Paul Lorens at the Academie Julian and Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole National des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and made his debut at the Salon de Paris in 1880. In 1888, he moved to Pont-Aven and was introduced to the tenents of Symbolism by his friends, Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard. In 1896, he settled in the fishing village of Doelen, where his style became increasingly Impressionist and nature-focused. CONDITION: Painting is in excellent condition with no evidence of relining or inpainting. Slight craquelure overall concentrated in top half with impact crackle top center 1″ H x 1 1/2″ W. Moderate 1″ x 1/2″ area of cleavage in boat 5 1/2″ from right side. Minor lifting impasto right edge. Three slight scuffs center to left side above and in rocks, largest 4″ L. See blacklight photos. [See more photos →]

Anna Catherine Wiley (Knoxville, TN, 1879-1958), “The Pea Shellers,” impressionist oil on canvas painting depicting three women seated on the porch of an East Tennessee home, Wolf Creek, shelling peas. The women are seated in ladderback chairs, filling woven baskets with green peas while pods accumulate on the floor; sunlight filters through foliage in the background. According to oral history, the three women in the scene are Helen Peck Allen, Nell Allen and “Mary,” a housekeeper. Miss Wiley was a friend of the Allen family and spent summer weeks at the Allen family estate at Wolf Creek, visiting Helen Peck Allen (in whose family this painting has descended). It was during one of these visits that Wiley painted this scene. Wolf Creek was a summer vacation community located in eastern Cocke County, alongside the French Broad River and bordering the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The Allen house was also known as the Wolf Creek Inn. Note: This painting was exhibited at the Knoxville Museum of Art’s as part of their ongoing exhibit, “Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee”. Wolf Creek was the setting for several Wiley paintings including “Farmstead” and “Indian Woman at Wolf Creek” both illustrated in the 1990 TN State Museum exhibit catalog titled “Southern Impressionist: The Art of Catherine Wiley”, pages 15 and 34. Housed in a later gilt wood frame with egg and dart molded rabbet edge. Sight – 19 1/2″ H x 23 1/8″ W. Framed – 24 1/2″ H x 28 1/2″ W. Provenance: the collection of Helen Peck Allen, by descent to her son David Allen Dashiell, by descent to Georgia Ryan Mott Dashiell. “The art of Catherine Wiley has long been considered one of the more beautiful manifestations of Southern impressionism. Her animated broken brush work, her colorful sun splashed fields and her endearing depictions of genteel ladies and well-dressed children at rest and play seem to suggest a life lived quietly and at peace with the world. Yet her life may well have been far more turbulent, and her descent into the state of madness, which removed her from the world for the last 37 years of her life, far more apparent in her art than simple summations of her importance would imply. Large numbers of women entered the art world towards the end of the 19th century, their pathway smoothed by the arts and crafts route which saw them ushered on from sewing circles and homebased kilns into actual studios where they were taught by the male masters of the day. Catherine Wiley was one of those. She studied at the Art Students League in New York with Frank Vincent Dumond prior to returning to her native Knoxville where she became an associate of Lloyd Branson, the most important local artist of the day. She was a pioneer instructor at the University of Tennessee Art Department and a frequent winner of citations for her work at regional exhibitions, notably acclaimed for most meritorious collection at the Knoxville Appalachian Exposition in 1910. The Pea Shellers, here offered for auction, can be seen as one of the more telling revealing moments in her progress as an artist. Compositional format in her early work is largely horizontal, her decorative figures placed mid-field without any implication of depth or forced perspective. But in The Pea Shellers her subjects have moved inside a shed and are actually at work. Gone is the wide spread vista, replaced by the tri-angular projection of the roof shed over which trailing vine drops into the scene, a spontaneous insertion of nature in motion, as yet untrimmed. Her palette, though still bright, is here more tonal, an essay in the close color harmonics of blue and green which impart a slight shimmer to the otherwise mundane occupation of the inhabitants. This painting is surely mid-career. By 1923 she was painting in a far darker mood. “Under The Arbor,” (Morris Museum of Art) has a well dressed young woman standing at dazed attention beneath a canopy of black leaves, out of place with her setting, even as the setting itself is distant from lush agrarian idealism. By 1925 her mind was gone. One of her final paintings, to be seen at the East Tennessee Historical Society, is so heavily thick with paint that the actual scene itself is unclear, a swirling abstraction lost in space. The Pea Shellers importance springs from what it tells the viewer about Catherine WileyÕs potential, as it seems to indicate that she was beginning to move on from pastoral post card reveries towards an artistic expression more concerned with life than with appearance. It is a painting that can be viewed as evidence that her full potential as an artist was never to be seen by we, her subsequent viewers, for which we are all poorer.”– Estill Curtis Pennington, art historian and author, “Southern Impressionist: The Art of Catherine Wiley,” exhibit catalog for the 1990 exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Two old circular repairs are visible en verso near the upper and lower edges, one measuring 1 3/8″ diameter and the other measuring 1 1/2″ H x 1 5/8″ W. UV light reveals area of touchup to post at lower left corner and to two small areas of beam, upper center, and to a few spots of foliage, upper center. One tiny area of touchup to the area where hair meets upper cheek on the woman facing the viewer and a few tiny scattered spots to background. Some fine scattered cracquelure. [See more photos →]

Edgefield District, South Carolina stoneware alkaline pottery face jug, made at the Thomas Davies Factory (1861-1864) by an unknown African American maker. Light to dark olive green alkaline glaze with kaolin eyes and teeth, wide set eyes, singular eyebrow and large nose. 4 3/4" H x 4 1/4" dia. Circa 1862. Note: This face vessel was examined and documented at the McKissick Museum by Jill Beute Koverman. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition with some glaze voids and firing flaws in the making. [See more photos →]

William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a rabbit with raised paws, sitting on its hind legs, atop a rectangular integral base. 16 5/8″ H x 5″ W x 7 1/2″ D. Rabbits were popular subject matter for Edmondson. A very similar rabbit is visible in the background of a photograph of Edmondson’s yard taken in 1941 by photographer Edward Weston (ref. Edmund L. Fuller, “Visions In Stone: the Sculpture of William Edmondson”, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1973, pages 7 and 9), and six rabbits were exhibited in the William Edmondson retrospective exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum in 1981 (ref. exhibit catalog, p. 64, for an example closely related to this one). Provenance: Private Pennsylvania Collection. Biography: William Edmondson was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of freed slaves, and worked most of his life as a railroad employee and janitor. A spiritual experience at the age of 57 prompted him to begin sculpting limestone using a railroad spike as chisel, and he claimed divine inspiration for the works produced during his 17 year art career. In 1937, Edmondson became the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, and he is regarded as one of the most important self-taught artists of the 20th century. CONDITION: Repaired break to subject’s right ear and very old, tight repaired break to subject’s right arm. General erosion and weathering, particularly to details of subject’s lower left front and rear paws, ear tips, and to subject’s right side. Small 1″ chip to lower right side of base. Moss remnants to surface. [See more photos →]

Leon Augustin Lhermitte, also spelled L’hermitte (French, 1844-1925), “Fenaison,” or “Haymaking,” oil on canvas painting depicting workers in a field; three women and one man work under a sunny sky, harvesting hay to build a haystack while more figures, haystacks and a hut are visible in the background, set against a treeline. Signed lower left, “L. Lhermitte”. Housed in a giltwood molded Rococo style frame; plaque lower center with artist’s name and life dates. Sight – 17 3/4″ H x 21 3/4″ W. (45 cm x 55 cm). Framed – 27″ H x 31″ W. Circa 1917. Note: this painting is illustrated as no. 238 on page 150 in “Leon Augustin Lhermitte: Catalog Raisonne,” by Monique Le Pelley Fonteny (Paris: Editions Cercle d’art, 1991). The catalog entry states that it is a smaller version of Lhermitte’s circa 1890 painting, “Fenaison au Soleil.” Provenance: Private Nashville collection. Biography (source: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza): “Leon Lhermitte was born in the French region Aisne, as the son of a school teacher. In 1863 he went to Paris as a pupil of the Ecole Imperiale de Dessin, where he had the same teacher as Rodin, the well known Lecoq de Boisbaudran. A year later one of his drawings was admitted at the Salon in Paris; his first painting was accepted in 1866. In 1869 he went to London where he met Alphonse Legros, who eventually introduced him to the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel. Lhermitte’s works sold well at Durand-Ruel’s gallery in New Bond Street. One of his paintings, “The Harvest ,” was awarded with a medal at the Paris Salon of 1874. In that period he made several trips to Bretagne. Degas invited Lhermitte to participate in the fourth exhibition of the Impressionists, but Lhermitte refused. His painting “The Payment of the Harvesters” was one of the highlights of the collection of the new Musee du Luxembourg in Paris. The art gallery Boussod, Valadon et Cie., signed a contract with Lhermitte for the exclusive rights to sell his paintings. Boussod and Valadon were the successors of the famous Goupil Gallery, which employed both Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo as sales assistants. The French Government asked Lhermitte to decorate the Salle des Commissions in the Sorbonne, and the city of Paris invited him to make a monumental painting for the decoration of the new Hotel de Ville. At the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, Lhermitte was represented with seven paintings. He was created officer of the Legion d’Honneur and made a member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts. After the Great War, his health, which had never been very good, deteriorated and made it very difficult for him to continue his work. In his last years he only produced some pastels”. CONDITION: Painting is in excellent condition with no evidence of relining. Previous frame abrasions evident left, bottom, and right sides. UV light reveals 1 1/4″L area inpainting top right near forked hay. 1″ H x 2″ W area of scratching lower right between two women. Graphite pencil mark to right of signature evident. Negligible dot of loss middle of left edge. En verso thinning of canvas evident with previous tack holes and wear to edges. See blacklight photos. [See more photos →]

One pair of diamond stud earrings containing round brilliant cut diamonds, one weighing 4.09ct. I1 clarity, K color, second diamond weighing 4.25ct, I1 clarity, K color. The 4.25 carat Round Brilliant measures 10.38 – 10.41 x 6.35 mm, Excellent Cut, Very Good Polish, Very Good Symmetry, Faint Fluorescence (GIA Report 6203329942). The 4.09 carat Round Brilliant measures 10.37 – 10.47 x 6.27 mm, Very Good Cut, Good Polish, Good Symmetry, No Fluorescence (GIA Report 2203330296). Mounted in 14k (tested) white gold 4-prong, basket style polished finish stud earring mountings. 4.43 grams total weight. CONDITION: See description. GIA report 2203330396 and GIA Report 6203329942. [See more photos →]

Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1993) acrylic on board painting titled “Black Angus”, depicting six black cows in an orange/brown grassy field with barn and barren trees in the background, all under a bright blue sky. Signed, dated and titled en verso “Black Angus/Carroll Cloar/May 1967/Acrylic”. Housed in an ebonized and parcel gilt wood frame. Sight – 11 3/8″ H x 15 1/2″ W. Framed – 16 1/2″ H x 20 5/8″ W. Circa 1967. Provenance: Painting was given by the artist to a friend who lived in Memphis, and has descended in her family. 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: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

East Tennessee, Greene or Sullivan County, lead glazed earthenware jar with manganese splotched decoration, pulled loop handles, rim and upper shoulder with incised concentric lines, unglazed base with beaded foot. 15″ H. For a related form, refer to the article, “Earthenware Potters Along the Great Road in Virginia and Tennessee,” J. Roderick Moore, Antiques Magazine, September 1983, p. 532, plate IV. This form is one of the largest found from this group. Provenance: Descended through the Bireley Estate, Hamblen County, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

William Wendt (American/California, 1865-1946) large plein-air impressionist oil on canvas landscape titled “Breezy Uplands” depicting a lush green pasture with a copse of trees to the right under a cloud filled sky. Signed lower right “W. Wendt”. Housed in an elaborate, possibly original gilt and gesso rococo style frame with gilt plaque stating artist name and title. Exhibited, The Art Institute of Chicago, #36, March 2-22, 1905. Sight – 19 3/4″ H x 35 3/4″ W. Framed – 33 1/2″ H x 48 5/8″ W. Provenance: the estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee; acquired 1981 from the estate of Dalton Jobe of Indiana. Biography (source: The California Art Club): William Wendt is often referred to as the “Dean of southern California artists.” Born in Bentzen, Germany, Wendt immigrated to Chicago in 1880 and studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago while working at a commercial art shop. Wendt was a good friend of the artist George Gardner Symons in Chicago and made several trips to southern California with him between 1894 and 1906. After his marriage to sculptress Julia Bracken in 1906, the couple moved to Los Angeles. Wendt was a cofounder of the California Art Club and held the position of president for six years. In 1912 he was elected an Associate of the National Academy. CONDITION: Painting in very good condition with little to no restoration visible under UV light. Light cracquelure throughout. 1/2″ flake upper left corner at frame edge. Old restoration to upper left corner of frame, scattered small losses to frame. [See more photos →]

Henri Lebasque (French, 1865-1937), “Jeune Fille Cousant,” oil on canvas painting of a young girl wearing a pink and yellow dress and a blue bow in her hair, seated in a chair and looking down at a piece of fabric she is sewing. The background is comprised of colorful splashes of red, blue and gray. Signed “H. Lebasque” lower left. Guarisco Gallery, Washington DC label en verso of frame. Housed in a hand carved gilt and white-washed frame. Sight – 21″ H x 17 1/2″ W. Framed – 30″ H x 26 1/2″ W. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN Collection. We wish to thank Denise Bazetoux for confirming this painting is no. 673, page 194, in her book, HENRI LEBASQUE: CATALOG RAISONNE. Biography (source: Askart): Henri Baptiste Lebasque studied portrait painting at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts under Leon Bonnat, and exhibited at the Paris Salons. However, in 1903, with his friend Henri Matisse, Lebasque became a founder of the Salon d’Automne, an alternative to the conservative salons. There, he exhibited alongside Fauvist painters including his close friends Henri Matisse and Henri Manguin. His work is sometimes said to reflect the flatness of shape and color of Fauvism while employing a more fluid presentation. In later life, Lebasque worked closely with his friend and neighbor Pierre Bonnard. In 1957, MusŽe des Ponchettes in Nice presented the first retrospective of his works. His paintings are in the collections of several French and American museums. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with stretcher creases evident top and bottom. Two areas of inpainting visible under UV light: 1. Top left 1/2″L; 2. Top right edge 4 1/4″L x 1/4″W. Canvas does not appear to be relined, but is slightly pliant. Stray brush hair adhered middle of right side 2″ from edge. 1/16″ inclusion or dimple to lap area. Staining to lower half of canvas evident en verso. See blacklight photo. [See more photos →]

Hector Julio Bernabo Carybe (Argentina, 1911-1997) oil on canvasboard abstract painting titled “The Horseman” depicting the profile of a man, possibly a Conquistador or a Horseman of the Apocalypse, on horseback with a second man in an elaborate robe standing with his back towards the viewer in a desert landscape. Signed “Carybe” lower right. Signed and titled with possible museum deaccession numbers, measurements, and biographical information en verso of board and frame. Housed in a wormy wood frame with a white painted rabbet edge. Sight – 17 5/8″ H x 23 5/8″ W. Framed – 24″ H x 29 7/8″ W. Mid/late 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Warping to top quadrant of board. [See more photos →]

Tiffany Studios table lamp comprised of a #470 Lemon Leaf shade with gold dore finish and a #587 Mock Turtle bronze base with three light sockets and a brown/dark green finish. Shade marked along the edge “Tiffany Studios/New York/470” and lamp base marked “Tiffany Studios/New York/587”. Base – 22 7/8″ H. Shade – 18″ dia. 23 1/4″ total H of base with shade. CONDITION: Replaced cap. Old repairs to outer edge and inner cap edge of shade, see photos. Lamp base slightly tilted. Shade and lamp are not original to one another. [See more photos →]

John James Audubon (1785-1851), American Robin – TURDUS MIGRATORIUS, Plate CXXXI, hand-colored aquatint engraving by R. Havell from the double-elephant-folio first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Plate dated 1832. Depicts a male and female robin, feeding their young in a nest. 38 1/4 x 25 1/8". Matted and framed under glass in a burnished molded frame, 50" x 43". Provenance: Middle Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Glued to cardboard backing, making it impossible to confirm watermark. Margins trimmed. Overall toning, darkest at perimeter of paper. [See more photos →]

Stanocola Standard Oil Company enameled advertising sign having a bright yellow center with shield logo and bright red border, manufactured by The Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Company, also known as Balto Enameling Company. Maker’s mark en verso. Sign is mounted to the center of a hand made painted wood and metal rectangular sign with blue background and light blue border and painted white letters reading “Filling Station”. Sign – 30″ dia. Wood Filling Station sign – 19 13/16″ H x 98 1/8″ L. 1920-24. Also included with this lot is a copy of “The “Standard” Dealer” from April 1930 that includes an advertisement, as well as a check for the purchase of gasoline and a bill of lading from Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana from 1924. Provenance: According to a document written and signed by the consignor, the sign was originally displayed at general store in Tusculum, TN that was started by the consignor’s great grandfather in the late 1890’s. It was around that time that the family began a business relationship with Stanocola Standard Oil Company. The sign was taken down by the consignor’s great grandfather in 1924 and stored in the second floor of a building that had been built in 1892 and leased by the family in late 1918-early 1919. When the building was purchased by the family in 1953, the stairs to the second floor were removed during a remodeling project. The sign remained untouched on the second floor until the consignor decided to sell the property in 2010. Photos of the store outside of which the sign was displayed are included with this lot. See related lot #700. CONDITION: Stanocola button sign in excellent condition with a couple of light scratches and minimal oxidation to screw holes on outer black painted perimeter. Filling Station sign has water damage in the corners and some spotting elsewhere, lettering is clear and unmarred. [See more photos →]

Arts & Crafts Handel bronze floor lamp having a cylindrical standard, five socket cluster and bulbous shaped base. Fitted with a metal overlay cattail pattern shade comprised of eight (8) shaped panels of glass in colors of green, tan and reddish brown and fitted with a openwork fleur de lis cap. Shade retains the original Handel tag, base with impressed Handel stamp mark. Shade measures 22″ dia x 11 1/4″ H. Lamp measures 66″ total H. 1st Qtr. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor wear to patina on lamp. Shade glass in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Stanocola Standard Oil Company enameled advertising sign having a bright yellow center with shield logo and bright red border, manufactured by The Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Company, also known as Balto Enameling Company. Maker's mark en verso. 30" dia. Note: This sign was part of a large filling station sign from a general store in Tusculum, TN. The matching enameled sign with hand made wood and metal painted sign is also offered in this sale (see lot #699). CONDITION: Stanocola button sign in excellent condition with a couple of light scratches and minimal oxidation to screw holes on outer black painted perimeter. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Company sterling silver flatware, Audubon pattern, 59 pieces including 12 dinner knives, 10 1/4″ L; 11 dinner forks, 8 1/8″ L; 12 salad forks, 6 3/4″ L; 12 dessert spoons, 7 1/4″ L; and 12 teaspoons, 6 1/4″ L. All marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling. Not monogrammed. American, 2nd half 20th century. 107.86 weighable oz troy. Together with original blue cloth Tiffany bags. Provenance: The estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: One dinner fork missing. Flatware in overall very good condition. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

66 pieces French Puiforcat Royal pattern sterling silver flatware, including 6 dinner knives (9 7/8″ L), 6 dinner forks (8″ L), 6 salad forks (6 7/8″ L), 12 fish forks (7 3/8″ L), 6 teaspoons (5 7/8″ L), 8 dessert/oval soup spoons, 6 tablespoons, 1 jam/caviar/bouillon spoon, 6 fish knives, 6 dessert knives, and 3 flat butter spreaders. Not monogrammed. 120.88 weighable oz troy. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book “Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso”. He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: All pieces with general surface scratching, consistent with use. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Francisco Miralles y Galup or Gallup (Spanish, 1848-1901) oil on panel painting depicting three women seated on a rocky beach; one is holding a young boy in her lap. A bowl of oysters or clams sits in the foreground, while boats sail past and the sun sets in the background. Signed lower right; brass name plaque affixed center of frame. Label en verso for J.B. Pares Gallery, Barcelona Spain along with small paper tag "No. 26". Antique carved giltwood frame with cartouche and foliate scroll moldings, old paper label en verso of frame for Robert Macindoe, Framer, Gilder and Picture Frame Maker, Glasgow. Sight – 20 1/4" H x 25 3/4" W. Framed – 31" H x 36" W. Provenance: Private Nashville collection, ex-Mark Murray Fine Paintings, New York. Biography: Francisco Miralles Y Gallup was known for his depictions of young bourgeoisie women in various settings. He received training from Ramon Marti y Alsina in Barcelona and at the Beaux Arts in Madrid. He later moved to Paris, where his work met with commercial and critical success. He won silver medals at Dieppe in 1875 and at Angouleme in 1877, and a gold medal at Montpellier in 1885. He exhibited at the 1866 Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Barcelona, the Salon and the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris from 1875-1896 and the Sala Pares, Barcelona (at the J.P. Pares Gallery) in 1877. Note: The Sala Pares, founded in 1840 by Joan Baptista Pares, is a historic Barcelona art gallery and exhibition hall. CONDITION: Very good condition with 1/2" x 1/2" area of inpainting top left corner; 2"L scratch lower left side with inpainting; 1/4" area at top edge on right. Possible inpainting to rocks on left side and beside woman's foot. See blacklight photo. [See more photos →]

Henry Rankin Poore (Pennsylvania/Connecticut, 1859-1940) designed Winchester Rifle advertising sign, lithography on board, rectangular form, depicting four “bear-hunting dogs”. Signed “H. R. Poore /Philadelphia” in the stone, lower left. Housed in a Winchester Rifle wooden frame with stenciled advertisement across the top reading WINCHESTER and across the bottom reading RIFLES SHOTGUNS FOR SALE HIRE AND AMMUNITION along with painted or stenciled images of shotgun casings with the Winchester logo in each corner. Image – 25 1/2″ H x 34 3/4″ W. Framed – 32″ H x 41 1/2″ W. American, early 20th century. Provenance: Ex-collection Levi Strauss family. CONDITION: A few areas of minor loss to upper left and lower right quadrants. Some scratching mid-lower margin. Abrasions to frame, mostly to lower corners. [See more photos →]

Franklin Boggs (1914-2009) oil on canvas countryside landscape, likely Tennessee, depicting a gathering of farmers, women and children, engaged in various farming activities including baling hay, pouring grain into bags and talking. Barn to left of scene with horses, chickens and pigs and farm equipment present. Signed lower right and dated ’42. Housed in the original Knaffl & Brothers, Knoxville, TN stained wood frame. Sight – 29 1/4″ H x 39 1/4″ W. Framed – 33 1/2″ H x 43 1/2″ W. Biography: A painter, sculptor and muralist, Franklin Boggs received his art education at the Fort Wayne Art School and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded two European Traveling Fellowships and was in Europe at the outbreak of the war in 1939. Boggs began his art career by recording the activities of the Tennessee Valley Authority and painting murals for the U.S. Post Office. He became a war artist-correspondent for Abbott Laboratories early in 1944 and documented the work of the Army Medical Department in the South Pacific. After the war, Boggs was commissioned to paint in South America and became a full professor and artist-in-residence at Beloit College, where he continued his work as a muralist. His works have been exhibited in many leading U.S. museums including the Metropolitan, Corcoran, Legion of honor and Chicago Art Institute. His murals are in eight states and two are in Finland (Courtesy: PBS). CONDITION: Small area of craquelure, upper mid margin, otherwise overall very good condition. Frame with light general wear. [See more photos →]

Gents’ Rolex Submariner 18k yellow gold and steel watch, 40mm black bezel, black face with white enamel baton hour markers, manual movement, calendar date aperture at three, acrylic crystal. Serial # P987822, Style No. R16613N30B9325, Oyster Perpetual Date, Officially Certified Superlative Chronometer, black dial and bezel, 7 1/2″ interior circumference. Marked 93253 on bracelet. Manufacturered in 2000. Retains original box, warranty, manual, anchor and red hang tags. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collector. CONDITION: Watch not running at time of inspection. No service record available. Minor surface grime on bracelet. [See more photos →]

Steinway and Sons, New York, Model M Grand piano, mahogany case over tapered legs terminating into block feet and mounted with castors. Serial #451263 indicating a manufacture date of 1978. 37 3/4″ H x 56″ W x 74″ D. Fitted with a padded bench of similar design. CONDITION: Sun fading to wood along the left side of the piano case and top. Soundboard and keys in good working order. Piano was professionally moved to our gallery and has been professionally tuned. [See more photos →]

18k yellow gold hand fabricated solid oval link style gold chain necklace in four parts with a 56-inch overall length and satin and polished organic finish. The links are approximate 17.6 x 13.6mm, with 7 open catch links to allow for adjusting the overall length or style. No maker's marks found. Three chains are approximately 16-1/4 inches in length and one chain is approximately 7-7/8 inches in length. 240 grams total weight. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Jacques Martin Ferrieres (French, 1893-1972) oil on board, "Neige dans les Abruzzes," pointillist winter landscape, depicting snow swirling around a mountaintop castle or church, with taller mountains in the background. Signed and dated "Martin Ferrieres 21" lower right. Plaque with title and artist name, center front of frame. Wally Findlay gallery label en verso. Housed in a carved giltwood rococo frame. Sight – 15" H x 18" W. Framed – 22" H x 25 1/4" W. CONDITION: Painting – excellent condition. Small edge chips to frame and losses to molded top edge, up to 1". [See more photos →]

Art Deco platinum diamond and sapphire dinner ring containing three round diamonds, one European cut diamond center stone weighing approx. 1.10 cts (VS2, K-L), one European cut diamond weighing approx. 1.03 cts (VS2, J-K) and one European cut diamond weighing approx. 1.08 cts (VS1, J-K) plus 8 old mine cut diamonds together weighing approx. .20 ct. and 8 French Cut sapphires (worn). Ring size approx. 5 1/2 with two ball sizers added to shank. 6.5 grams. Provenance: The Living Estate of Elizabeth Johnston Davidson Frierson, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Abrasions to girdle on each diamond. All sapphires are worn and mounting with hairline split at two points on bridge below molded flowers. [See more photos →]

Patek Philippe 18k mechanical watch, square face, silvered face with secondary dial, 26 x 37mm, 18J, RF #1432, circa 1940s, brown band with 18k buckle. 8 7/8″ total length. CONDITION: Authenticated as Patek by local watch specialist. Few surface scratches on dial and sides of case. Watch running at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Chinese carved celadon jade items, Ducks and Belt Hook. 1st item: Figural carving depicting a mother and baby duck, the mother with stalk of reeds in her mouth. 2" H x 3 1/4" L x 1 7/8" D. 2nd item: Chinese jade belt buckle in the form of a dragon head top with smaller dragon figure on body. Carved flower hook en verso. 5 5/8" L. Both items Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. CONDITION: Both items overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Oriental Field Sports of the East; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East, Second Edition, taken from the manuscripts and designs by Captain Thomas Williamson, drawings by Samuel Howitt, 1819. Printed by B. R. Howlett for Thomas McClean, London. Oblong folio, 145 marble edged pages with index, 40 hand colored aquatint plates after Samuel Howitt (from sketches by Williamson) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Vivares, hand painted half title page, rebound in three-quarter black pebbled leather with green pebbled leather sides, gilt lettering to spine, five raised hubs, marbled end papers. Illegible 1892 Calcutta inscription to interior. 17 1/4" H x 22 5/8" W x 1 3/4" D. Early 19th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso" He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including lot 66, a tray with Bengal Staff Corps inscription. CONDITION: Covers in worn condition with loss to leather, cracks, largest 3 1/2" to spine, corners bumped. Pages with toning/toning impression, acid burn, foxing spots, creases, tears, pencil inscriptions, etc. to be expected from age. Plates are collated. Plate I laid down onto page. [See more photos →]

Tennessee needlework Family Register sampler, worked 1830 by Elizabeth M. Henley at the Knoxville Female Academy. Elizabeth Henley, granddaughter of Revolutionary War hero Col. David Henley, married Barclay McGhee, grandson of Knoxville settler and politician Col. Charles McClung. Silk on linen sampler with wide floral border, partially unfinished, with zig zag design satin stitch edging in contrasting light and dark threads, enclosing three rows of cross-stitched alphabet, the date 1830 and a row of numbers, over a bud and heart-with-cross motif band, over two verses: “Teach me to feel another’s woe/To hide the fault I see/that Mercy to others show /that mercy show to me” and “When age shall steal on me and youth is no more/and the moralist Time shakes his glass at my door/What charm in lost beauty or wealth shall find/my treasure my wealth is a sweet peace of mind”. Below the side by side verses is Elizabeth M. Henley’s signature and a family register with names and birth dates of her father, Arthur H. Henley, born Nov. 15, 1782; mother Ann E. Henley born Sept. 29, 1798, and siblings and/or possibly cousins: Sally H. Henley, born Feb. 20, 1816; David Henley, born Oct. 5, 1816; Mary K. Henley born Nov. 16, 1820; Alexander S. Henley born Nov. 15, 1822; and Mildred W. Henley (no birth date stated). Housed under glass in an early 20th century stained molded wood frame. 17 1/2″ H x 21 3/4″ W sight; 19 1/2″ H x 23 3/4″ W framed. Note: This sampler has been documented by the Tennessee Sampler Survey ( a copy of this report will accompany the sampler). Elizabeth Henley was born 1819 in Monroe County, Tennesssee to Arthur and Ann Henley. Her grandfather on her father’s side, David Henley, was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, who served as George Washington’s intelligence chief and prisoner of war commandant. He later served as the Agent for the United States War Department for the Southwest Territory (later Tennessee) in the 1790s. Elizabeth’s name appears in the Knoxville Female Academy catalog for 1831 along with that of her sister Mary, and may have been worked while she was attending this school in Knox County, or at the Bolivar Academy in Madisonville, Monroe Co. as it bears a resemblence to other samplers made there at that time, according to the Tennessee Sampler Survey. Sadly, Elizabeth did not live long enough to reach the old age to which she alluded in her verse. She married Barclay McGhee in 1843 and died the following year at the age of 25, twelve days after the birth of their daughter. Barclay McGhee was the son of John Charles McGhee and Elizabeth Betsy Jones McClung McGhee (daughter of Knoxville settler and surveyor Colonel Charles McClung (1761-1835); he also was known as the master of land his family owned on the prehistoric Native American site in Monroe County called Toqua. Three years after Elizabeth’s death, Barclay married her sister Mary (whose name appears on the sampler). In 1856, at the age of 32, Barclay was found dead in a Chattanooga hotel room with a slit throat! Period accounts leave it unclear as to whether his wounds were self inflicted or the result of a deadly feud with a neighbor. Provenance: The Living Estate of Elizabeth Johnston Davidson Frierson, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Sampler has not been fully removed from frame but appears glued to cardboard backing. Overall discoloration to ground and fading to thread. Two significant areas of staining, 2″ diameter center right and 4″ diameter center left, other scattered minor spots of darker discoloration throughout. No apparent holes or significant losses, although the names Alexander and Mildred appear to have possibly been reinforced with darker thread or added later. [See more photos →]

68 pieces Buccellati Borgia pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 dinner knives (9 5/8″ L), 12 dinner forks (8 3/8″ L), 12 fish/salad forks (6 7/8″ L), 12 teaspoons (6 1/8″ L), 12 dessert/place spoons, 2 table spoons, 1 serving spoon, 1 casserole spoon, 1 gravy ladle, 1 cold meat fork, 1 two tined serving fork, and 1 sugar shell spoon. Not monogrammed. 135.23 weighable troy ounces. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: All pieces with overall wear. 4 soup spoons with disposal wear or wear to the edges. 5 teaspoons with disposal wear or wear to the edges. 10 dinner forks with bends to tines. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Late 17th/early 18th century oil on canvas portrait of a Spanish Colonial officer, possibly a member of the viceroyalty, standing In his military dress uniform with sash belt and sword, medal with ribbon around his neck. Subject holds a letter in one hand reading: “Prospecto para mejorar de sueldos a los Individuos de la real casa de Moneda de Santafe” – prospect to improve the salaries of the individuals of the royal mint of Santafe (Bogata, Columbia) and a cane in the other. Coat of Arms upper left corner reading “Armas de los Henriquez de Guzman”. Unsigned. Housed in a later gilt carved Baroque style frame with corner and side ornaments; Wunderly Bros., Pittsburgh framing label en verso. Sight – 34″ H x 26 3/4″ W. Framed – 45 1/2″ H x 38″ W. Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Relined, with overall fine cracquelure. Area of paint loss to lowermost edge of canvas near frame edge near top of subject’s right leg. Triangular shaped area of inpainting/overpainting visible under UV light between crest and subject’s head. Scattered light grime and tiny accretions. A few scattered losses to gilding on frame. [See more photos →]

Large Historical Staffordshire polychrome creamware Liverpool jug or pitcher, transfer print and enameled decoration of the American masted ship the General Mercer to front and the reverse with the coat of arms for the baker’s guild reading “The Baskers Arms/Praise God For All”; decorated underneath the spout with monogram DFN and vignette of an American eagle with American shield, holding a laurel branch and arrows in its talons. Anthemion border design around the top and spout. 9 1/2″ H. Circa 1800-1810. CONDITION: Overall light crazing to glaze. Spider crack to one lower side, hairline to base. [See more photos →]

Jean-Leon Gerome (France, 1824-1904) bronze sculpture depicting two jockeys on horseback, jumping over a hedge. Signed "J L Gerome" left side of base, with Siot Decauville Fondeur Paris foundry mark and stamped "58 I" back of base. 13 3/4" H x 19" W x 7 1/2" D. French, late 19th/early 20th century. Biography: Jean-Leon Gerome was an important French painter and teacher of the late 19th century, and began sculpting relatively late in his career. Born to a privileged family in Vesoul, France, he came to Paris as a teenager to study with Paul Delaroche, with whom he received academic training influenced by the Neo Classical style with a focus on historical accuracy and attention to detail. He also studied at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in the studio of Charles Gleyere, and later taught in his own Atelier. Gerome was a leading advocate of the Academic tradition in France, initially resistant to Impressionism and other Modern styles. Gerome was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 1867. He begin sculpting at the age of fifty four, and his sculpture was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 and at the Paris Salon of 1878. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the South's most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of Nashville's Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nation's longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castle's roof. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Miniscule 1/2" fissure to edge of bronze base in back. Miniscule pin tip sized hole to shoulder of one jockey. Scattered minor oxidation commensurate with age. [See more photos →]

One Gabriel Ofiesh Orbit design 18k, platinum and diamond bangle bracelet of 18k yellow gold 22.2mm wide concave satin finish slip on bracelet with overlapping platinum 4.5mm bright finish bar bracelet containing 54 burnish set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 2.85 – 2.90 x 1.73mm (depth est.) with total weight approximately 4.71ct (VS1 to VS2 clarity, F-G color). Marked 18K PLAT. Trademark is Ofiesh. 7 1/4" center interior circumference. 92.06 grams. See matching earrings, lot 638. CONDITION: Overall good condition with minimal wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Ursula Mary Fookes (British, 1906-1991) linocuts. 1st item: "Pastoral Scene," depicting a walled city rising above a landscape, signed "UMFookes" lower left and numbered 4/50. Sight: 9 3/8" H x 7" W. Framed: 16 3/8" H x 13 11/16" W. 2nd item: "Built Up Town," depicting an urban landscape with tightly packed houses and railroad tunnel. Sight: 9" H x 10 3/4" W. Framed:16 1/4" Hx 17 1/4" W. Both with ivory silk mats and burlwood frames. CONDITION: Not examined out of frame. 1st item: Possible fading. 2nd item: 1/4" blue spot near lower center edge (on road), similar smudges center right (on road/railroad tracks). Matting has been adhered to 3 edges of the print, obscuring any possible signature. [See more photos →]

Perle Fine (New York/Massachusetts, 1905-1988) Abstract Expressionist mixed media collage titled “Encounter” with black, white, and gray paint on shaped and applied wood forms, suggesting human figures intertwining and interacting with geometry and pattern. Signed lower right. Artist’s name and title, en verso. Housed in a plexiglass shadow box. 24 1/4″ H x 24 1/2″ W x 2″ D. American, mid 20th century. Biography: A creator of abstract paintings and collages, Perle studied at the Grand Central School of Art, the Art Students League, and with Hans Hofmann. In 1949 she became one of the few female members of the Eighth Street or Artists Club, at the invitation of Willem de Kooning. She also spent twelve years as a professor of art at Hofstra University in New York. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (source: Askart and the Hofstra Museum). Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Traces of pencil marks to surface of wood. [See more photos →]

Group of ten (10) Continental chairs including a set of eight (8) dining chairs. 1st group: Set eight Italian paint decorated dining side chairs, each carved and decorated overall in polychrome celadon green body and gold outline with padded cream and taupe striped silk upholstered backs and seats, balloon-shaped backs and shaped seats with gilt carved cartouche center seat rail, cabriole legs and scroll feet, Italian, late 19th century/early 20th century. 37 1/2″ H at back x 17 3/4″ seat ht x 18 1/2″ W x 17 1/2″ D. 2nd group: Two (2)Louis XV style silk upholstered open armchairs, carved mixed woods frames, one with rounded back, straight fluted legs and loose seat cushion (37 1/4″ H x 25″ W x 23″ D), other with shaped back, cabriole legs with scroll feet and fitted seat (35 3/4″ H x 27 1/2″ W x 20 1/2″ D). Likely French, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: 1st group: Overall good condition. Abrasions to scroll legs and scattered nicks to paint decoration. Some side rails loose. Some light staining to fabric. 2nd group: Overall good condition with some light staining to fabric, repairs to legs and one arm loose on each chair. [See more photos →]

Max (Louis Octave Maxime) Le Verrier (France, 1891-1973) Art Deco patinated bronze figural lamp “Clarte” depicting a nude female in a verdigris patina with outstretched arms holding a globe lamp and mounted on a stepped black octagonal base. Signed on the back of the base “Le Verrier”. 24″ H x 14 1/2″ D. 20th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book “Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso”. He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Not tested for functionality. [See more photos →]

Continental school painting depicting the Madonna and Christ Child with a young John the Baptist and a lamb, landscape setting in background. Oil on canvas laid down on board, likely 18th century. Housed in a 20th century carved gilt wood frame with an arched opening and green fabric covered mat. Sight – 38 3/4" H x 27 3/8" W. Framed – 49 1/4" H x 37 1/4" W. Provenance: A private Alabama collection. CONDITION: Painting has significant craquelure overall and restoration, including large area of inpainting down leftside. 2 main repairs: first: top center 2" H x 1 1/2" W and second: lower left side on boy's back 3 1/2" H x 1" W. Additional inpainting to right side of Madonna's face 4" H x 1 1/2" W. Scattered minor losses along bottom edge. Top right quadrant has vertical abrasions perhaps caused by being laid down on board. [See more photos →]

Roycroft Arts and Crafts period Mission style three drawer mahogany bookcase, shaped gallery with incised Roycroft orb, over three glass doors with hammered copper hardware enclosing two sections, with four adjustable shelves per section. Through-tenons to side. 61 1/2" H x 69" W x 16" D. American, circa 1905. Note: the Roycroft Shops offered this model of bookcase in both quartersawn oak and mahogany. Provenance: The Estate of Vance C. Carter, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Refinished surface, abrasions to lower front feet, areas of loss to back right foot. [See more photos →]

Set of forty (40) Hermes Paris Toucans Pattern porcelain dinnerware items, including ten (10) dinner plates, 10 dessert/luncheon plates, ten (10) salad plates, and ten (10) soup bowls. Hermes Paris marks with pattern name underside of bases. Dinner plates – 10 3/4″ dia., dessert/luncheon plates – 8 1/2″ dia., salad plates – 7 1/2″ dia., soup bowls – 9 1/8″ dia. French, late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few light surface scratches, areas of grime, minute areas of loss to decorations, firing flaws. 1/4″ chip to one salad plate. [See more photos →]

Set of forty (40) Hermes Paris Toucans Pattern porcelain dinnerware items, including ten (10) dinner plates, 10 dessert/luncheon plates, ten (10) salad plates, and ten (10) soup bowls. Hermes Paris marks with pattern name underside of bases. Dinner plates – 10 3/4″ dia., dessert/luncheon plates – 8 1/2″ dia., salad plates – 7 1/2″ dia., soup bowls – 9 1/8″ dia. French, late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few light surface scratches, areas of grime, minute areas of loss to decorations, firing flaws. Fleabite to rim of one dinner plate. [See more photos →]

European style 18k yellow gold and diamond line bracelet containing 30 round brilliant diamonds with a total weight of approximately 7.50 ct. (approximately SI clarity and H-I color), each prong set in brushed finished hinged square box with side scroll design mounting. Marked 18K with maker's mark (unidentified) on clasp pin. 7 1/2" L x 1/4" W with invisible clasp. 23.4 grams. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

North Carolina, Catawba Valley, stoneware pottery jug or saddle jug, ovoid form with two flattened sides, dark brown alakaline glaze, and one strap handle. Upper shoulder beneath spout with incised initials “D S” for Daniel Seagle (1805-1867) and a “1” denoting capacity. 11 1/2″ H. Mid 19th Century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Some minor scattered firing flaws, overall very good condition. [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 August 1864, conferring the rank of Captain in the Veterans 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 1863 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. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection. 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 →]

Attributed to Ralph Eugene Cahoon (American, 1910-1982), gouache, pencil and possibly oil folk art painting on board, possibly a study, depicting whalers in two rowboats attempting to harpoon a whale with water being expelled from its blowhole; a whaling vessel sails near the shoreline in the background. Signed lower right "R. Cahoon". Pencil inscription en verso reading "To our Fran (sic?) Brad from Ralph C__ & Martha Ives" along with illegible numbers. Housed in a simple carved wood frame with wood liner. Sight – 22" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed – 26" H x 34" W. Circa late 1950s. Provenance: found in the Minnesota estate of American art collectors, who acquired it in the Northeast. Biography: Ralph Cahoon was born in Cape Cod and enjoyed a lifetime love of sailing and painting maritime scenes. He studied fine and graphic art at Boston's School of Practical Art. After marrying his wife Martha Farnham Cahoon (1905-1999), the couple made a name for themselves restoring, paint-decorating and selling antique furniture. They eventually transitioned to easel painting, first using plywood and later, masonite. Their individual styles were very similar, primarily pastel in tone, using greens, soft pinks, grays, and browns, with no attempt to use light or shade to create a third dimension. Mermaids became a hallmark of Ralph's style in the 1960s. Source: Michael David Zellman," 300 Years of American Art." CONDITION: Overall light grime to painting. Some toning and staining en verso. [See more photos →]

William J. McCoy, Jr. (Knoxville, TN, 1906-1995) oil on board painting titled "LeConte Bird Creek Gap" depicting Mount LeConte in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, below a cloudy blue sky. Signed "McCoy" in red, lower right. Title, artist's name, number "#94", and date "Feb. 1969" en verso. Housed in a gilt wood and off white painted frame. Sight – 13 5/8" H x 17 5/8" W. Framed – 17 1/4" H x 21 1/4" W. American, third quarter 20th century. Note: William J. McCoy Jr. painted in the style of the East TN painter Charles Krutch, who also signed his paintings in red. Mr. McCoy's father was an early Knoxville photographer who likely worked with Krutch. CONDITION: Overall good condition with small area of yellow stains to sky and mountain areas near center. 11 1/2" brown horizontal line of paint extending from top left to center right of sky. [See more photos →]

Southwest Virginia, Lee, Russell, or Scott County, two-piece pie safe and sideboard press, walnut primary, poplar secondary. Top comprised of a conforming removable cornice (dovetailed) over three doors having six glass panes. Base with three overhanging dovetailed drawers over three doors with urn and polkberry tins; additional urn and polkberry tins to the sides. Four turned front feet and two bootjack rear feet. 66 1/2" W x 19" D x 81 3/4" H. 3rd Qtr. 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of John Moran, Hyders Gap, VA. CONDITION: Older refinish. Right side tin has buckling. Two shelves on the interior have been replaced with plywood. Glass in excellent condition. Left side of base with sun bleaching. Note – underside of drawers do not indicate previous columns. Front feet are applied to the bottom case with evidence of previously larger brace supports on the underside. [See more photos →]

One pair of Craig Drake diamond hoop cluster earrings in 18k white gold mounting containing one hundred eight (108) prong set round brilliant cut diamonds (3.10 – 2.50 x 1.68, depth est.) approximate total weight of 8.67ct. Clarity SI1 to SI2, Color G-H (approximately). Omega clip backs. 27mm long x 17mm wide domed hoops. Trademark is Craig Drake logo. Marked "750". 22.23 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

George III regimental painted drum, polychrome paint on oak frame with square nail construction and likely original rope tighteners; the front emblazoned with royal coat of arms and banner reading REGt XXXVI SECOND BATTALION on a green background; side campaign scrolls enclosing oval medallions with gilt lettering "VIIIth COMP." and "No. 1". Bronze colored metal stud design to side. Hide top and pair of wooden sticks. 17 1/4" H x 17 1/4" dia. English, third quarter 18th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: Paint appears original and mostly intact. Losses, cracks and repairs to hide top. Missing neck strap. Ropes brittle and torn; some ropes may be missing. Hoops loose. Scattered shrinkage cracks. Sticks are mismatched and may not be original to drum. [See more photos →]

Mathurin Moreau (France, 1822-1912) allegorical bronze sculpture depciting the Roman or Greek god Apollo, depicted raising his right arm; his left arm encircles an urn supported on three caryatids and draped with a garland of laurel leaves. Signed and dated back right corner "Mathurin Moreau, 1871". 25 3/4" H x approx. 12 1/4" D x approx. 12" W. 60.8 lbs. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with even patina; a few minor scattered spots of oxidation. [See more photos →]

Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, Flora Danica Pattern porcelain round tureen and lid, white ground with gold trimmed reticulated borders encircling hand-painted flowers. Both with Royal Copenhagen marks, numbers, date marks for 1969-1973, and Latin inscriptions, underside of bases, lid with two (2) paper labels. Latin inscription “Ranunculus Philonotis Ehrh. Swertia perennis L.” to underside of tureen and “Galeopsis Galeobdolon L.” Latin inscription to underside of lid.Tureen – 5 1/4″ H x 11 3/4″ W x 9 5/8″ D. Lid – 4″ H x 8 3/4″ W x 8 3/4″ D. Overall – 9 1/4″ H. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light surface grime. 5/8″ area of black marks under one handle on tureen. [See more photos →]

Italian 18k yellow and white gold handmade hinged cuff diamond and sapphire bracelet, containing 62 round cut diamonds with total weight of approximately 2 ct (approximately SI-I clarity and G-H color) and 3 cabochon sapphires. Cuff, 26mm wide, brushed finish, white gold hand-engraved edge with scroll and diamond decoration. Marked 750 on interior. Maker not identified. 6 3/8" interior plus 13/16" W opening. 55.7 grams. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Center sapphire slightly loose. [See more photos →]

Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, b. 1919) oil on canvas painting depicting the interior of a bedroom in an African American home, with vivid floral wall paper and two large and colorful quilt-covered beds, one containing three boys, awake and the other containing two girls, asleep; a woman, presumably their mother, is visible ironing clothes through a doorway to the left, and a kitchen with an old fashioned oven can be seen through a doorway to the right. Signed lower right and housed in a simple wood frame. Sight – 17 1/2″ H x 35 1/2″ W. Framed – 21″ H x 38 5/8″ W. American, late 20th century. Biography: Self-taught African American artist Helen LaFrance was born on a Kentucky farm and began painting in her 40s. She is known for her “memory paintings”, drawn from her recollections of life growing up in the rural South. Several museums and private collectors, including Oprah Winfrey, own examples of her work. Now 100 years old, she resides in a Kentucky nursing home. (source: “Helen LaFrance Folk Art Memories” by Kathy Moses). Alternate spelling: Helen La France. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Oil on canvas Impressionist winter landscape painting depicting a European village covered in snow and figures walking along a street. Signed and dated "Malva 1985" lower right, attributed to George Malva (Syrian Republic, b. 1957) or Omar Malva (Syrian Republic/Austria, b. 1951). Includes three gallery publications with examples of Malva's work from Wally Findlay Galleries International, Inc., Herbert Arnot, Inc., New York, and an unidentified source. Housed in a carved tan painted wood frame with off white linen rabbet edge Sight – 19 5/8" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed – 27 1/2" H x 31 1/2" W. Late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: the living estate of Annette Petri, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Italian signed 18k yellow and white gold hand made hinged cuff diamond bracelet, 13 illusion set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 2.40-1.80 x 1.26mm (depth est.) and approximate total weight 0.44ct. (SI-1 clarity, G-H color). Cuff, 26mm wide, brushed finish, white gold hand engraved edge and hand engraved "blanket stitch" trim. Marked on interior "*319 Fl, 750" and with hand engraved maker's name, not identified. 59.55 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition with minor interior wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Carved Period Side Chairs. 1st item: Continental Queen Anne period figured walnut and mahogany carved side chair. Consisting of a carved vasiform splat and shaped crest rail centered by carved foliate decoration, compass shaped upholstered seat with carved side rails, and cabriole legs with foliate carved knees terminating into carved hoof feet. Possibly Dutch. 44 3/4" H x 22" W x 19" D. 2nd item: British Chippendale period figured mahogany carved side chair, comprised of a pierced and carved splat, shaped crest rail with scrolled center and ears, upholstered trapezoidal seat with plain side rails, front carved cabriole legs terminating into ball feet, and splayed back legs terminating into pad feet. Possibly Scottish. 37 3/4" H x 22" W x 19" D. Both chairs 18th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: 1st item: Left side of crest rail with old repair, overall general wear to wood and upholstery. 2nd item: Age crack to left side of crest rail, overall general wear to wood and upholstery. [See more photos →]

Thornton Dial (Alabama, 1928-2016) folk art mixed media on paper painting (charcoal, graphite, vinyl paint, watercolor and colored pencils on paper), titled "Toll Bridge" depicting faces on both sides of a diaphanous, abstract bridge over bright blue water, with a small tiger figure in center of bridge. Signed with initials "TD" lower right. Handwritten note reading "Toll Bridge:/If you got to cross the waters,/you got to pay the toll./1992" attached en verso. Float mounted and matted under glass in a silvered molded frame with gadroon carving. Sight – 29 1/2" H x 41 31/2" W. Framed – 40" H x 52" W. American, late 20th century. Illustrated, "Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger", New Line Books, 2003, page 151. Biography: Thornton Dial Sr. was born into poverty in a rural town in West Alabama. Sometimes known as "Buck" Dial, he became a "jack-of-all-trades", doing mainly iron work and cement work to support himself and his family, while creating assemblages on the side from castoff materials. Fellow self taught artist, Lonnie Holley, brought Dial's work to the attention of art world in 1987 by introducing him to collector Bill Arnett. Arnett championed Dial's works and facilitated his involvement in museum shows, where his two and three-dimensional works began drawing comparisons to Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. In 1993, "Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger" became the artist's first major solo museum exhibition of the 65-year-old African American painter. Organized by guest curator, Thomas McEvilley, this exhibition was presented at the Museum of American Folk Art and The New Museum. In the fall of 2005, the Houston Fine Arts Museum hosted a show, "Thornton Dial in the 21st Century". Dial's works have been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American Folk Art Museum, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, the de Young Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014. (source: The New York Times obituary, Jan. 26, 2016 and The Souls Grown Deep Foundation). Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with waviness to paper. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware, Faneuil pattern, 116 pieces, plus Tiffany & Co. wooden container with fitted interior. Faneuil service including 12 blunt hollow knives with bolster (9 1/4" L), 10 blunt hollow knives with bolster (10 1/4" L), 12 forks (7 5/8" L), 12 forks (7 1/8" L), 12 forks (6 7/8" L), 12 seafood forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 demitasse spoons, 11 gumbo round bowl soup spoons (7 1/2" L), and 11 flat butter spreaders. All marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling M. American, directorship John C. Moore, II, 1907-1947. All hand monogrammed in script: MEMcA. 131.37 weighable oz troy. Set includes Tiffany & Co. storage container. CONDITION: Overall good condition. One knife with bend at bolster. Surface wear due to age and use. All with script monogram. [See more photos →]

Late 19th century European school oil on canvas landscape depicting two children on a path lined with trees partially clad in autumn leaves; the young boy cuts a twig from a bush while the younger girl, wearing a blue coat, watches him. Unsigned. Later gilt and ebonized wood frame with acanthus, rope and bead moldings. 27 1/4" x 22 1/2" sight, 34 1/2" x 29 1/2" framed. Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Relined; new stretcher. UV light reveals significant possible loss and repainting to entire far left edge and lower edge (including inpaint to a 3" area of scratching and loss, lower left); 6" area of inpainting along right edge; 1" repaired tear with inpainting to lower edge near center and 1" area of loss and inpaint lower right. Inpainting to boy's chest area; scattered overall areas of inpainting up to 1" diameter; 1/4" flake (inpainted) left side, center, 3" from edge. Overall light craquelure. Frame: losses to top edge of frame, up to 3"L. 1/2" area of loss to rabbet edge. [See more photos →]

Mrs. Patrick Campbell (born Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940) letter archive, including twelve (12) ALS written by Peter Pan author, Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) to the famous British actress. The twelve J.M. Barrie letters, written between 1888 and 1925, reflect a growing fondness between the pair over the years; James Barrie begins by formally addressing her as "Mrs. Campbell"and progresses from calling her Beatrice to Stella, and in his 1925 letter, he signs off: "My Love, JMB". The most significant letter appears to be one dated 23 Oct. 1921, transcribed by Campbell in her autobiography, "My Life and Some Letters" (beginning on page 349), in which Barrie expresses jealousy over her relationship with George Bernard Shaw: "My Dear Stella, I am much elated to find that you have preserved for so long these two old letters of mine. Is the faint perfume that I fondly think comes from them really lavender? And if it is (I wish I hadn't thought of this), is it lavender meant for me, or were my little missives merely kept so near the beautiful G.B.S. [Shaw] budget that in time they stole some of the sweetness in which, I am sure, he lies wrapt?". He also notes that writer's cramp has forced him to use his left hand to write instead of his usual right hand. Barrie letters approximately 7" H x 5" W. Lot includes four (4) additional letters and 1 telegram, all approximately 8 1/2" H x 11" W, dating from Mrs. Campbell's film career in the 1930s with signatures of Norbert Lusk, Belford Forrest, and Edmund Goulding. Biography (source: The University of Chicago Library, which holds a collection of Campbell's papers): "Beatrice Stella Campbell, known professionally as Mrs. Patrick Campbell, was a renowned English actress, famous for her portrayal of characters at once passionate and intelligent. The daughter of an English businessman in India and an Italian countess, she began her professional stage career in 1888. Her first great success was as Paula in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" by Arthur Pinero. Among her famous Shakespearian roles were Juliet, Lady Macbeth, and Ophelia. She also starred as Melisande in Maeterlinck's "Pelleas and Melisande," and in the title roles in Hofmannsthal's "Elektra," and Yeat's "Deirdre." In 1914 she created the role of Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," and she maintained a warm friendship with the playwright. After World War I, she played few new roles, mainly recreating her former starring parts on tour in the United States and England. During the 1930's she also played minor roles in several American films. She died in 1940 in Pau, France." Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). CONDITION: Barrie letters: All letters with small holes from apparent previous binding; Nov. 1888 letter has old tape at seams; other letters generally good condition with toning and scattered foxing. Other letters: taped seams on MGM and Picture Play letters, chipping to edges of Goulding telegram, general toning and scattered foxing. [See more photos →]

Southern, possibly Middle Tennessee, Lazy Susan dining table, comprised of mixed woods including cherry, maple, walnut and pine. Having a circular top comprised of several joined boards with original raised revolving lazy Susan center, over turned ring legs with castors, pegged construction. 34 1/4" H (w/ lazy Susan center). Large circular top – 54" dia. Lazy Susan – 25 5/8" dia. 3rd Quarter 19th century. Provenance: the collection of Frank Ingraham, Tap Root Farm, Franklin, Tennessee, purchased in Tennessee in the 1960s. CONDITION: Refinished surface. Some natural lightening and discoloration to wood. All over general use wear. [See more photos →]

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver five-arm candelabra, convertible to candle sticks; s-scroll arms with acanthus leaf detail, spiral molded urn-shaped candle cups with removable bead-edged bobeches, spiral tapered central shafts and round bases with beaded rims. Candle bases and bases of detachable arms all marked. Maker Hawksworth, Eyre & Co., Ltd., Sheffield, Sterling, date mark 1906. 19" H x 14 1/4" W x 13 3/4" D. Individual stick – 12 1/4" H. Weighted. Not monogrammed. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Very good condition, minor bend to arms. Minor surface wear. One bobeche missing. [See more photos →]

Pair of 18k yellow gold convertible petal style diamond dangle earrings, with detachable 3-D beaded diamond "en tremblant" dangles. Earrings contain total one hundred forty-four (144) prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 2.50 – 1.50 x 1.20mm and approximate total weight of 4.34ct. Omega clip backs for non-pierced ears. Marked Vahak, Geneve, 750. Petal earrings: 1-5/16" long, with attached dangle: 2 3/8" long. 43 grams total weight. CONDITION: Very good condition. See description. [See more photos →]

Lonnie Holley (Alabama, born 1950), untitled Cubist sandstone sculpture depicting multiple faces, 24"H. Provenance: Nashville, Tennessee collection, acquired directly from the artist. Accompanied by a photograph of the artist and a photograph showing this sculpture in the artist's studio. CONDITION: Note: sandstone is very porous and easily chipped. 1/2" loss on one cheek, 1" loss to base, 1/4" loss along top edge. Natural patination and color variation. [See more photos →]

The United States of North America with the British Territories And Those of Spain, according to the Treaty of 1784 Map, Sixth State, engraved and published by William Faden, Geographer to the King, London, 1796. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring extending from New Britain to Bahama or Lucayas, depicting the original thirteen colonies, the "Tannesse Government" with East Tennessee referred to as "Franklinia," the new national capital "Washington or / the Federal City", and Louisiana. Also depicts cities, towns, various company and Native American lands, early roads, boundary lines, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and other areas of interest. Decorative title cartouche, lower right. Reference to coloring with notation to color key that all lands not settled by Europeans "should belong by right to the Aborigines", center right. Scales, lower left. "Longitude West from London" lower left under image. Map surrounded by scale notations and line border. Ink inscription en verso of frame. Housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Image – 20 7/8" H x 25" W. Sight – 21 5/8" H x 27 3/4" W. Framed – 29 1/4" H x 35 1/8" W. Late 18th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Likely deacidified by David Lloyd Swift in the late 20th century. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Nine (9) Hermes Paris Toucans Pattern porcelain dinnerware items, including one (1) tureen with lid, two (2) oval vegetable bowls, two (2) salad serving bowls, one (1) tart dish, one (1) oval serving platter, one (1) deep round platter, and one (1) low centerpiece bowl. Hermes Paris marks with pattern name underside of bases. Tureen with lid – 6" H x 12 3/4" W x 7 7/8" D. Oval vegetable bowls – 2 5/8" H x 9 3/4" W x 7 1/8" D. Salad serving bowls – 3 3/4" H x 9 1/2" dia. Tart dish – 5 5/8" H x 12 3/8" dia. Oval serving platter – 1 1/4" H x 15 3/4" W x 9 3/4" D. Deep round platter – 2 3/8" H x 11 3/4" dia. Low centerpiece bowl – 1 7/8" H x 12 3/4" dia. French, late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few light surface scratches. [See more photos →]

John Adams Spelman (Minnesota/Illinois, 1880-1941) oil on canvas fall landscape painting depicting trees on a small hill with a picket fence, a group of farmhouses on a field in the middle ground, a mountain range in the background under a cloudy blue sky. Signed and dated J' A' Spelman 24" lower right. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 26 1/4" W. Framed – 29 3/4" H x 33 3/4" W. American, early 20th century. Biography: Minnesota born artist John Spelman studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John H. Vanderpoel and Charles F. Browne. An avid outdoorsman, he was known for his Minnestota and Great Lakes area landscapes. He also spent time in the South painting the mountains around Gatlinburg and Asheville, North Carolina with Chicago painter Rudolph Ingerle, with whom he shared a similar style. CONDITION: Overall good condition with few areas of craquelure. Several areas of brown/orange pigment fluoresce under black light, does not appear to be inpainting, possibly in the varnish. [See more photos →]

Harvey Joiner (Kentucky/Indiana, 1852-1932) oil on artist's board landscape painting of sunlight breaking through a grove of trees onto a flat expanse of grass with low mountain or hills in horizon in background. Signed in green, lower left. Gilt metal placard with artist's name affixed lower center of Arts and Crafts period giltwood frame. Board – 6 1/8" H x 14" W. Framed – 13" H x 21" W. Biography: A painter, Harvey Joiner did portraits, including the first five governors of Indiana, and also worked in St. Louis, where it is thought he studied with David Hoffman. At age 16, he began sketching scenes of African-Americans on the Mississippi River Boats, and by 1880, he had established a studio in Louisville, Kentucky. He specialized in scenes of Kentucky beech woods. He also painted allegorical subjects. (source: Who Was Who In American Art). Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Painting in very good condition. Minor surface grime to inside glass. Some minor losses to paint at outer edges of board, visible only when removed from frame. [See more photos →]

Chopard 18k yellow gold and diamond gents dual time zone wrist watch with oval black onyx face, crossover diamond design and diamond bezel containing fifty-two (52) prong-set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 1.50 – 1.50 x 0.90mm approximate total weight of .64ct. (Clarity SI-I, Color G-H) and thirty-two (32) prong set single cut diamonds, measuring 1.50 – 1.50 x 0.90mm approximate total weight of 0.39ct. (Clarity VS-2, Color G-H). Total diamond weight 1.03ct. Maker's mark and 2104 1 on back. H2327 1 and 0750 marked on buckle. 7 3/8" L x 1 3/16" W. 90.80 grams total weight. No papers or original packaging accompany this watch. CONDITION: Scattered surface wear on back of watch and buckle and minor abrasions on strap. Both time zones running at time of inspection. Works not guaranteed. No original papers or packaging accompany this watch. [See more photos →]

Italian 18k yellow gold hand assembled woven, multi-strand, graduated choker necklace with a twist barrel-shaped locking clasp. Clasp marked "*1842 VI Italy 750". Overall length: 17 inches. 108.20 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of Lalique crystal Cygnes swans comprised of clear and frosted etched glass, inscribed ÒLalique FranceÓ underside of each tail, together with the original glass mirror having an etched rippled water effect. Upright swan measures: 9 1/2_ H x 12 1/2_ L x 7_ W; downturned swan measures: 6 7/8_ H x 14 1/2_ L x 8 3/8_ W. Mirror measures: 33_ L x 24_ W. 20th century. Provenance: the living estate of Annette Petri, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Lalique swans in excellent condition and mirror in very good condition with a couple of small surface scratches. [See more photos →]

18k yellow and white gold emerald cut tanzanite and diamond dinner ring containing 46 round cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately 5.50 ct. (approximately SI-1 clarity and H-I color). The tanzanite weighs approximately 8 ct. The diamonds are set in 18k white gold and the shank is a yellow gold twist design. Marked 18K. Ring size 6 1/2. 15.6 grams. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Tanzanite with few fleabites on pavilion and some internal flaws. [See more photos →]

Lady's 18k Hermes round case Sellier wrist watch, Swiss movement, white analog dial with spear hands and arabic numerals. 18k yellow gold panther link bracelet with double fold clasp. Stamped 18kt. 7 inch interior circumference. 57.05 total grams. Circa 2000/2001. CONDITION: Authenticated by local watch specialist. Watch running with new battery. Crystal scratched. No original papers, packaging or service records available. No extra links. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Neoclassical style sterling silver garniture urns, all with domed lids having urn shaped finials and double handles with acanthus leaf finials. Marks for Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1910 (small urns), 1911 (large urn). Marked "Crichton Bros, New York and London" underside of bases. Not monogrammed. Small urns with lids – 10 3/4" H x 7 5/8" W x 4 1/4" D. Large urn with lid – 18 5/8" H x 12 3/8" W x 7 1/2" D. 97.38 total oz troy. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Large urn with bend to rim rendering the lid unable to fit. Dents, some surface scratching, and use wear. [See more photos →]

Frederick Elliott Hart (District of Columbia/Virginia, 1943-1999), "Daughters of Odessa," bronze maquette sculpture mounted on a black marble base depicting four young women with windswept hair and dresses. Signed "Hart" with (copyright) 2000 and numbered 143/195 with additional mark en verso of base. Sculpture – 12" H. Overall – 14 1/8" H x 10" W x 8" W. Biography: Hart was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in South Carolina. A sculptor and stone cutter in the Classical style, Frederick Hart learned his art while an apprentice at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Public recognition increased when he won a competition to design the facade of the Cathedral, which incorporated his thirteen year masterpiece of "The Creation". He also designed "Three Soldiers", realistic in style, for the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in DC to contrast with the abstraction of Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial. As a proponent of Realism, he was made an honorary member of The American Society of Classical Realism Guild of Artists. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Three-piece set diamond and grey baroque pearls including 17" strand and 18" strand hand-knotted necklaces, one containing 25 baroque pearls, other containing 26 baroque pearls, both with 14k diamond pave clasps. The 17" long strand having 14k white gold diamond pearl screw clasp set with six bezel set round brilliant cut diamonds with total weight of 0.34ct. The 18" long strand having 14k yellow gold diamond pearl screw clasp set with six bezel set round brilliant cut diamonds with total weight of 0.34ct. Clarity of 12 diamonds: SI2, Color of 12 diamonds: H-I. Set also includes a pair of 14k yellow gold convertible dangle style, baroque pearl and diamond earrings, Omega clip backs, with detachable matching pearl dangles with a polished finish. The 14k mountings of the four grey baroque pearls contain a total of ninety-one pave set round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approx. 1.12ct. (Clarity: SI2, Color: H-I), Marked 585. Earrings – 1 1/4" L, Dangles – 1 1/4" L. 35.40 grams/4 pieces earrings. 18" L necklace: 107 grams, 17" L necklace: 93.2 grams. CONDITION: The set is in overall very good condition. The pearls are grey in color, irregular in shape and highly blemished. [See more photos →]

John Adams Spelman (Minnesota/Illinois, 1880-1941) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "The Old Mountain Home Near Big Smokey Mountains" depicting a cabin on a small hill surrounded by trees, a small pond and trees in the foreground, mountain range in the background, below a blue sky dotted with small clouds. Signed and dated "J' A' Spelman 24" lower left. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with rounded corners. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 26 1/2" W. Framed – 28 1/4" H x 31 1/4" W. American, early 20th century. Biography: Minnesota born artist John Spelman studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John H. Vanderpoel and Charles F. Browne and was known for his Minnesota and Great Lakes area landscapes. He also spent time in the South painting the mountains around Gatlinburg and Asheville, North Carolina with Chicago painter Rudolph Ingerle, with whom he shared a similar style. CONDITION: Overall good condition with few areas of craquelure. [See more photos →]

Clementine Reuben Hunter (Louisiana, 1886-1988) oil on canvasboard folk art painting titled "Going to Church" depicting African American figures with flowers coming to and from a church, top right, a funeral scene along the lower register, the grave rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Initialed "CH" center right. Housed in a carved giltwood frame with tan linen rabbet edge. Sight – 17 3/4" H x 23 5/8" W. Framed – 23 5/8" H x 29 3/4" W. American, mid/late 20th century. Biography: A self-taught artist, Clementine Hunter created bright, whimsical folk paintings depicting life in and around the Melrose cotton plantation where she lived and worked, near Natchitoches, Louisiana. She did not start painting until her 50s. She used whatever surfaces she could find, and, working from memory, recorded everyday life, from work in the cotton fields to baptisms and funerals. She rendered her figures, usually black, in expressionless profile and disregarded formal perspective and scale. Though she first exhibited in 1949, Hunter did not garner public attention until the 1970s when both the Museum of American Folk Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibited her paintings. Even with such success, Hunter chose to stay in Louisiana, working at Melrose Plantation until 1970 when she moved to a small trailer a few miles away on an unmarked road. Source: The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Stains to rabbet edge. [See more photos →]

Antique Turkish Oushak carpet, 11'6" x 10'2", late 19th century, wool on cotton, center medallion of celadon green and ivory, salmon primary field with vine decoration, yellow spandrels, celadon green primary border, secondary colors of cream, yellows and pinks. Turkish, late 19th century. Provenance: Atlanta, GA collection. CONDITION: General wear. One knot loose near center medallion. 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" surface stain inside green border near one corner. [See more photos →]

Set of twenty (20) Hermes Paris Toucans Pattern porcelain blue presentation plates or chargers. Hermes Paris marks with pattern name underside of bases. 12" dia. French, late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few light surface scratches. [See more photos →]

South Carolina Edgefield District alkaline glaze pottery storage jar with slip decorated flower and 5 (denoting gallon capacity) to the upper shoulder on both sides. 16 3/4" H x 12" dia. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Chip to underside of one handle, some scattered firing flaws, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Co. 18k white and yellow gold "En Tremblant" hinged petal style diamond brooch/pendant containing one hundred sixty-eight (168) pave set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 2.30 – 1.40 x 1.11mm (depth estimate) with approximate total weight of 3.88ct. (VS clarity; F-G color). The mounting has a pin mechanism and hidden bail for vertical suspension. Pin mechanism is marked Tiffany & Co. 2-1/8" x 1-5/8". 26.7 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etching on laid paper titled "Black Lion Wharf" depicting a fisherman sitting in front of a busy city wharf with boats and buildings in the background. Signed and dated 1859 in the plate at lower right. Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, NY gallery label en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Plate – 6" H x 9" W. Sight – 6 5/8" H x 9 3/8" W. Framed – 13 1/4" H x 16 1/8" W. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: Some toning to perimeter of matte. Light toning to etching. Not examined out of the frame. [See more photos →]

Vintage Jose Hess designer 14k yellow gold bar-link bracelet, 10mm wide, featuring diagonal row thirty-two (32) bezel set round brilliant diamonds with total weight approximately 6.40ct (approximately J-K color and VS clarity). Marked "151949" and "copyright Jose Hess" on clasp. 7 1/4" L. 84.3 grams. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Elaborately inlaid Killearney, Ireland game table, arbutus and walnut with possible other mixed woods and contrasting inlays, mid 19th century. Rectangular top with central pictorial marquetry depiction of Muckross Abbey, Killearney within an oval cartouche bordered in herringbone inlay and enclosed within a wider foliate and cartouche border with herringbone edging; contrasting "barber pole" inlay to edges of top; frieze inlaid with oak leaf and acorn designs issuing from opposing dolphin heads at center; square tapered legs inlaid with trailing leaf/vine, contrasting block inlay at tops, and tapering triangle or icicle inlay to the lower halves; leg inlay repeats on all legs on all sides. Top lifts to reveal a marquetry and parquetry interior with cribbage board enclosed within a leafy vine border and flanked by backgammon-design ends; center of cribbage board signed "Made in the Gap of Dunloe Killearney". Opposing leaf contains a checkerboard within leafy vine and barber pole inlaid borders, flanked by pictorial inlaid vignettes of Glena Cottage and Ross Castle. 30 1/2" H x 31 1/2" W x 17 1/2" D. Provenance: private Middle Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Shrinkage cracks and minor warping throughout. Top has a 2 1/2" area of loss to barber pole inlay at left side of large border and a poorly matched 3/4" area of filled inlay to cartouche border along with wear, abrasions and scuffing, mostly to left side. Leaf with checkerboard has three shrinkage cracks across board, 1 inlaid bud missing. Frieze has two vertical 1" areas of shrinkage with losses. 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" inlay loss to contrasting block inlay at the top and right side of right front leg. Left rear leg has lost nearly all of the contrasting block inlay at the top on all sides. Some small gouges and patches to legs. [See more photos →]

Edward T. Grigware (American, 1889-1960) oil on canvas depicting a path or road entering a hilly landscape. Tall group of trees in center of foreground with fields and hills rising in the background, along with a village and church steeple visible through an opening, left of the central trees. Signed lower left and housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 35 3/4" H x 33 5/8" W. Framed 40 1/8" H x 37 3/4" W. Biography: Grigware grew up in Spokane, Washington, and moved to Chicago around 1911, where he became interested in advertising and commercial art. He painted naval subject matter during his time with the U.S. Navy in the 1930s and 40s, before moving from Chicago to Cody, Wyoming. He lived out the rest of his life there, painting the Western landscape. CONDITION: Painting in good condition with moderate craquelure overall. No evidence of retouching or relining when examined with black light. Minor abrasions and wear to frame. [See more photos →]

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (New York/New Jersey/Denmark, 1850-1921) oil on board marine ship portrait painting depicting the steamship S. S. Vesta sailing a turbulent sea below a cloudy sky. Signed, dated, with inscription "A. Jacobsen. 1915/31 Prisade Av. West Hoboken/N. J." lower right. Additional pencil inscriptions en verso. Housed in a decoratively carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 19 1/4" H x 34 3/4" W. Framed – 27" H x 43" W. Note: we wish to thank the Mariners' Museum and Park in Newport News, VA, for confirming that this painting was recently added to the Antonio Jacobsen catalog raisonne/checklist originated by Harold S. Sniffen, and for providing information on The Vesta. This lot also includes a lithograph of the S. S. Vesta after the painting by Jacobsen, Signed "Antonio Jacobsen" in the print lower right. Housed and matted under glass in a wooden frame. Sight – 12" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed – 20 5/8" H x 28" W. Both items early 20th century. Note: The SS Vesta was a Triple Expansion Engine, 42" stroke, 1875 HP, 5075 DWT. Commissioned April 9, 1913 at New York Shipbuilding Corp at Camden, New Jersey. This vessel was named after the Vesta Oil Works, Brooklyn, which came into the Standard Oil Group on April 1, 1879. The Vesta began her career by hauling Barge 94 from Baton Rouge to ports north of Hatteras. Later she teamed up with Barges 84 and 85. A round trip took from 23 to 25 days. Distinctions: The Vesta opened the port of Beaumont, Texas in 1916 by being the first vessel to go up the newly completed ship canal. The Vesta searched for and found Barge 88, which had broken away and become separated from her tow steamer in the Gulf of Mexico. The Vesta continued tow-tripping until May 1931, when she was sent across the Atlantic to deliver herself to Istanbul to new owners, a British flagged subsidiary, then known as the Standard Transportation Company, Ltd. of Hong Kong.This delivery took place June 20, 1931, three months after the Vesta's name had been changed to Pegasus at Trieste in March. As Pegasus this vessel served in and around the eastern Mediterranean up to and including part of WWII. (source: The Mariners' Museum and Park, Newport News, VA). Artist's Biography: Danish born Antonio Jacobsen became one of America's best known and most prolific painters of nautical subjects. He received some artistic training in Copenhagen as a young man before emigrating to America in 1873 and settling in Hoboken, New Jersey. He got a job decorating safes, which eventually led to a job painting portraits of the vessels of the Old Dominion Steamship Line, and worked the rest of his life as a maritime portraitist. He is said to have created some 6000 ship portraits in the New York Harbor between 1876 and 1919, many of which are now in museum collections. (sources: Harold S. Sniffen, the Mariners' Museum, and AskArt). Provenance: The Estate of Vance C. Carter, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Painting with surface abrasions, scattered areas of paint loss, largest 1" x 3", to board. 1" x 1/2" area of craquelure, top center. Foxing spots en verso of board. Age cracks, areas of loss to frame. Lithograph in overall good condition with toning/acid burn to matt. Lithograph not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Chinese carved celadon jade items. 1st item: Libation cup with figural dragon head handle and a hardwood wooden cover with silver inlay design and jade duck final. 2 3/4" H x 3 7/8" L x 2" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: Carved figural group depicting a scholar standing with staff in his hand and a small boy at his side, holding a flowering branch. 4" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. CONDITION: Both items overall good condition. Figural with scattered natural inclusions. [See more photos →]

Native American Cree or Crow presentation tomahawk, iron blade with incised and colored decoration, handle with an all over carved relief floral and leaf design in colors of red, yellow, blue and green. Lower edge of handle inscribed "AEG Montgomery" for Sgt. Albert Ernest Garland Montgomery. 24" L with blade x 9 1/2" W, blade. Late 19th century. Provenance: Oral history states that this tomahawk was given to Sgt. Albert Ernest Garland Montgomery, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1890. Sgt. Montgomery participated in the 1885 Frog Lake Massacre, which was part of the Cree uprising during the North-West Rebellion in Western Canada. Sgt. Montgomery later died from injuries when thrown from his horse while on parade in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. CONDITION: Minor chip to blade edge, handle with overall general wear, some scratching to handle base. [See more photos →]

Patinated bronze figural garden fountain sculpture depicting a cherub or young child blowing a horn, while riding a fish on crest of a wave. No markings found. 34" H x 16" W x 30" D. 75 lbs. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Copper tube in fish's mouth appears to be sealed. Tube in horn appears to be clear. General overall surface oxidation. [See more photos →]

Rudolph Ingerle (American, 1879-1950) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "The Fascinating Ozarks" depicting a hillside with trees in the foreground, a still creek with a tree lined embankment and field with houses in the middle ground, and a range of pink and purple mountains in the early morning, background. Signed "R. F. Ingerle 15" lower right. Old paper label with title and artist's name en verso of stretcher. Housed in giltwood molded frame with acanthus carvings at corners. Sight – 23 3/4" H x 26 7/8" W. Framed – 31 3/4" H x 34 1/2" W. Early 20th century. 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. CONDITION: Overall good condition with craquelure. [See more photos →]

Adelia Armstrong Lutz (American/Tennessee, 1859-1931) large oil on canvas after the original by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) titled "The Little Knitter". Painting depicts a young dark haired European peasant girl sitting on a terrace with flowers and village visible to her left. Signed lower right of girl "After Wm Bouguereau/ A.L.". Housed in a heavily carved and layered giltwood frame. Sight – 44 3/4" H x 31 1/4" W. Framed – 60" H x 46" W x 7" D. Provenance: Property of a direct descendant of Adelia Armstrong Lutz. Biography: Adelia Armstrong Lutz (1859-1931) was known for painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. She was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. She studied art at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and abroad. Upon her return to Knoxville in 1887, she was a director of the Knoxville Art Club and co-organized the Nicholson Art League. She married John Edwin Lutz in 1885 and they built their home, "Westwood", on Knoxville's Kingston Pike in approximately 1890. Weight: 54 lbs. CONDITION: Some tenting to paint layers to left of child's face. Canvas pliant (not relined). Scattered losses to frame molding. [See more photos →]

Two (2) 14k white gold Edwardian era diamond openwork bar pins. 1st item: 14k white and yellow gold Edwardian pin containing center Old Mine Cut round diamond weighing approximately 1.50 ct (approximately K-L and VS) and 6 Old Mine Cut round diamonds with a total weight of approximately .42 ct, (J-K, I) for a total weight of 1.92. 14k tested, not marked. 18mm (at center) x 47mm W. 6.3 grams. 2nd item: 14k white gold Edwardian pin contining 11 Old Mine Cut round diamonds with a total weight of approximately 1 ct. (approximately J-K, SI-I), 17mm H at center x 40mm W. Tested 14k, not marked. 5.8 grams. Together with blue velvet hinged jewelry pin box marked "Ruth and Sons Jewelers Est. 1875 Montgomery, ALA". 3 items total. CONDITION: All in very good condition. Some surface wear to jewelry box. [See more photos →]

Alfred Heber Hutty (Charleston, South Carolina, 1877-1954), drypoint etching titled "Discussion Group in Carolina," depicting a group of women filling crates in the foreground and conversing with one another in an open field, with trees in the background. Pencil signed Alfred Hutty lower right with snail monogram, additionally pencil signed "2nd state" in lower left. Plate size – 8 3/8" H x 12" W. Sight – 8 3/5" H x 12 1/2" W. Framed – 16" H x 20" W. Circa 1946. CONDITION: Overall good condition, with light toning throughout. Hinge-matted but unframed. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Company round sterling vanity mirror with attached easel stand. Comprised of round beveled glass mirror with a banded sterling silver border having scrolling foliate and cartouche decoration, wood back. Marked on the lower edge "Tiffany & Co./17395C/Makers/4501/Sterling Silver/925-1000/M". 17" dia. Circa 1909-1947. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Slight bending to cross bar/hanger attached to the back. [See more photos →]

East Tennessee Hepplewhite walnut chest of drawers, Grainger/Greene County provenance. Highly figured walnut primary wood, poplar secondary. Comprised of a plain rectangular top, four graduated dovetailed drawers, kite inlaid escutcheons, shaped apron, and bracket feet. 38" H x 38 3/4" W x 17 3/4" D. Circa 1820. Descended from Franklin William Taylor (1810-1886) of Grainger Co., TN, grandson of Daniel Taylor (1761-1834). In 1844, Franklin acquired Deaderick Plantation near Russellville and renamed it, "Greenwood". The home served as headquarters to Confederate General Joseph Kershaw in the Civil War. CONDITION: Older refinish with backboards replaced in the late 19th century, interior patch to top of left side of second drawer, replaced drawer supports and a few drawers with the drawer sides built up. Earlier brass pulls with one bale missing. [See more photos →]

Colonel John Thomas Pickett Confederate Seal Medallion, ALS to Mrs. Varina Anne Davis, second wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, presenting her with the medallion, 3 items total. 1st item: Confederate Seal Medallion, gilt on copper, 1862. Central image depicts George Washington on horseback, encircled by a ring of Southern agricultural crops, the outer ring reading "THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / 22 FEBRUARY 1862 / DEO VINDICE". Housed under glass in a circular metal frame. Medallion – 4" dia. Framed – 4 1/4" dia. 2nd item: ALS. One page handwritten letter. From W. J. Pickett, relation of Colonel John Thomas Pickett to Mrs. Varina Anne Davis, Memphis, TN, dated November 21, 1873. Pickett explains how he came into the possession of the medallion (see above) and presents Mrs. Davis with one, writing "Respected Madame, Some weeks ago my relation Col John T Pickett of Washington City sent me a number of medals (a facsimile impre[s]sion of the great Seal of the Southern Confederacy, the original being…po[s]se[s]sion-to sell for the benefit of the church orphans Home. Some few were…for complimentary distribution-Among them one for you which I send herewith. My relation Col P., hopes you will kindly receive this medal as a memento of the sacred and "lost cause" with which Mr. Davis and yourself were so conspicuously connected. Very Respectfully Yours, W. J. Pickett It may be of interest for you to know that I have placed the medals for sale for The Church Home, at Clark & Co & Byrd's Jewelry Stores, and Wade Bookstores". Housed and secured by metal clasps under glass. 10 1/8" H x 8 1/8" W. 3rd item: Sterling silver hollow knitting needle or pen with embossed swirl patterns to the top. Unmarked but tests sterling. 5 1/4" L. All items third quarter 19th century. Biography: John Thomas Pickett (1820-1884) was educated as a lawyer at Transylvania University, KY. He was appointed to West Point in 1841. He resigned to accept the post as U.S. Council (West Indies (Turk's Island)). He became a General soldiering with Lajos (Lewis) Kossuth in the short lived Hungarian Revolution. Pickett joined the 1849 Round Island expedition, which he helped organize in New York. He served as Lieutenant Colonel and Chief officer with Col. Theodore O'Hara of the vessel Georgiana during the May 1850 expedition. (Caldwell, Lopez Expeditions, p. 59). After Battle of Cardenas Col. Pickett had a $25,000 reward for his head by Capt. Gen. of Cuba. He was indicted June 21, 1850 in New Orleans for his role in the 1850 Lopez Expedition. (Democratic Review, April 1852, 308). Pickett pledged to the 1854 Quitman expedition (New York Times, 6-22-1854-4). From 1853 to 1861 he served as U.S. Consul to Vera Cruz. When the "Southern War of Rebellion" broke out he was appointed the Confederate Commissioner to Mexico. Pickett served as General John Breckenridge's staff, asst. Adjt. General C.S.A. army. In 1863 he was Secretary of First Confederate Peace mission and from 1864-1865 he was Special envoy extraordinary to Mexico (arranged escape of CSA officials). Towards the end of 1865, John Thomas was selected as Santa Anna's chief of staff. During the later half of 1866 and 1867 Pickett was associated with a failed railroad project of the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company. It had failed because Mexico did not take the project seriously. Pickett was a lawyer in D.C. until end of life. (Adapted from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6041204/john-thomas-pickett). Note: According to a letter excerpt from William Earle to Quitman Marshall, Secretary of State, South Carolina, dated December 22, 1888, John T. Pickett had three copies of the seal of the Confederacy made: "At the time of the evacuation of Richmond when our army was trudging through the mud and fighting its way back to Appomatox [sic], the seal was overlooked in the hurry of packing and one who found it gave it to Col. John T. Pickett, late of this city, a true and devoted Confederate and since the time of the war he sent to England and had these copies made and gave three to me". CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with tarnish to be expected from age. Previously hot glued to frame, traces of glue present to back of medallion. 2nd item: Overall good condition with areas of dampstaining, foxing spots, tears, largest 1 7/8" x 7/8", rendering some parts of the letter illegible. 3rd item: Overall good condition with minute dents near tip. [See more photos →]

Olen Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) ceramic sculpture of a head and torso, the head slightly tilted up and to the side; crowned with a corona having circular stamped designs repeated on the neck, over a torso with intaglio cross hatched designs at edges; all raised on four short feet. Bottom sealed. Back of figure signed and dated "O Bryant 2001", lower left. 36 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W x 10 1/2" D. A letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's niece, who served as his studio assistant and personal representative for his estate, will accompany this lot. Provenance: The Estate of Olen Bryant, Cottonwood/Clarksville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Some light drip marks and tiny red inclusions to center back and front; overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Italian Designer Desani & Acuto 18k gemstone fashion bracelet of faceted round cut citrines and green colored stones (unidentified) prong-set in alternating beehive white and yellow gold mounting, 7 3/4″ L or 7 1/8″ L without extension link. 104.3 grams. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Most stones with some minor flaw or surface grime. [See more photos →]

Four-piece coin silver silver tea service with marks for Gale and Hayden of New York, date 1849, and retailer marks for F. H. Clark & Company, Memphis, Tennessee. Consisting of a teapot, coffeepot, covered sugar bowl, and covered creamer. All pieces with square bodies having canted corners and conforming domed lids with flame finials, chased foliate-encircled reserves to body and C-scrolled handles above leaf-scrolled feet. Tea and coffee pots with S-shaped spouts. All pieces with maker's marks to base, tea pot and coffee pot additionally marked with retailer mark. Three-letter script monogram to each piece. Pieces range in size from 7 1/8" H x 7" dia. to 11 1/4" H x 11 3/4" dia. 101.265 total troy ounces. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. CONDITION: All pieces with 3-letter script monogram. Lid to creamer does not sit flush with body. Some dents to upper body of tea pot. All pieces with overall general wear. [See more photos →]

North Carolina, Catawba Valley, stoneware pottery jug, ovoid form with brown alakaline glaze, and one strap handle, incised lines below the spout. Upper shoulder beneath spout with incised initials "D S" for Daniel Seagle (1805-1867) and a "3" denoting capacity. 15" H. Mid 19th Century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Minor fleabites to rim, some minor firing flaws to body, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Nine (9) Native American items, including three (3) Northwest Coast miniature round lidded baskets, likely Makah or Nootka tribes, one (1) Inuit miniature round lidded baleen basket, two (2) round Southwest baskets with geometric designs, one (1) with lid, one (1) carved Inuit soapstone figural depicting seals, one (1) Northwest Coast miniature painted totem, and one (1) painted Northwest Coast Indian water dipper or ladle. Ranging in size from 1 7/8" H x 2 3/4" dia. to 14 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W. Baskets early 20th century, totem first half of 20th century, Inuit and dipper last half 20th century. CONDITION: All items overall good condition with light general wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) pieces Historical Staffordshire, American Views. 1st item: Historical Blue and White Staffordshire transfer printed covered sugar bowl, printed with scene of Boston Harbor, American Eagle, and shield. Manufacutured by JOHN ROGERS & SON, LONGPORT, stamped on the base. 5 3/4" H x 7" W x 4 1/4" D. Circa 1815-42. Note: Ex-collestion of Chester Creutzburg and David Martin, old collection label on the base. 2nd item: Historical Blue Staffordshire transfer printed octagonal platter, depicting the Junction of the Sacandaga and Hudson River, titled en verso upper edge. Impressed crown mark to the center for James & Ralph Clews, working 1818 – 1834. 11" H x 14 1/4" W. CONDITION: 1st item: Sugar bowl with some stains to inside bowl, 1/2" hairline to inner rim. 2nd item: Platter with light overall scratching/wear, light wear to the edges. Very tight line, approx. 5" L, visible under blacklight inspection, possible repair with no visible losses. [See more photos →]

John T. Vansant Manufacturing Company (Phildadelphia, 1881-1884) sterling silver entree dish and cover in the Aesthetic taste, oblong form with domed top, naturalistic branch form top and side handles, atop a base with four bracket feet, the surface covered in repousse ornamentation including flowers, gingko leaves, and fans. Marked on underside with pseudohallmarks for Vansant and stamped "English Sterling 925-1000" to denote silver content equal to that made in England. 5 3/4" H x 10 1/2" W x 6 1/2" D. 34.75 oz troy. Circa 1880. Note: Two covered dishes nearly identical to this one (but with hammered top) are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the High Museum, Atlanta. The High's description notes "Though a short-lived firm, [the John T. Vansant Company] catered to a sophisticated clientele. American silver in the Aesthetic taste is rare". Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection, acquired from the Amburgey Estate, Murfreesboro, Tennessee many years ago. CONDITION: Excellent condition with no significant dents, scratches, or other imperfections. No monograms or monogram removals. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Confederate Washington, Georgia warehouse cedar and cherry wood drum canteens, each with varnished iron bands around the circumference and three iron sling keepers. Bungholes with original pour spouts, one separated from canteen, one still secured. Does not include slings. Includes two (2) notarized Certificates of Authenticity and one (1) Certificate of Origin signed by Michael Dyches, March 2013, one (1) United States Department of Agriculture Center for the Anatomy Research wood identification report from Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Ph.D., February 2013 with one (1) typed catalog listing for two Washington, Georgia warehouse canteens, and one (1) copy of "Canteen Time Capsule" by Shannon Pritchard, published in North South Trader's Civil War, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2013. Approximately 8" dia. x 2 3/8" W. Provenance: Discovered in a Washington, Georgia warehouse by Michael Dyches, Carolina Antique Arms, circa June 2010. Sold to Brian Akins, Lebanon, TN in February 2013. The Estate of Jim Maconkey, Landrum SC. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. One pour spout separated from canteen. Does not include slings. [See more photos →]

Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery pitcher, attributed to the Dunn pottery family working in the Putnam, White and DeKalb counties. Signed and dated in script, "J L Dunn/1887" along the upper mid-section with incised line below and incised line around the neck. Dark brown glaze with band of orange/light brown glaze to center. 9" H. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Old chipping to rim, 2 hairlines across width of base visible from the interior, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

English sterling silver Rococo style tureen, lobed oval form; domed oval lid with removable loop handle, base of handle with molded animal masks to two sides and animal paws to ends. Repousse flower and cartouche decoration on lobed areas; small cutout in edge for a ladle handle (ladle not included). Conforming oval body with scroll border near lip, repousse flower and cartouche decoration with one cartouche enclosing a script monogram, the other a crest; ear-shaped handles with overlaid leaf decoration, all raised on a short, conforming pedestal foot with floral and cartouche decoration. Lid and base both hallmarked for Sheffield, Sterling, 1908 with maker's mark for Martin, Hall & Co.; the body with additional stamped retailer mark, "Gibson Belfast." 11 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W x 9 3/4" D. 118.17 oz troy. Together with an associated Reed & Barton silverplate shaped oval undertray, marked 5105, 18, EPNS on base, 19 1/8" x 13 1/2" x 7/8" H. 3 pieces total. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Tureen and lid in very good condition with minor surface wear. Tray with several surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Tiffany Studios watercolor on paper cartoon, plan for a Mosaic Vestibule at St. Paul's Church in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, dated 1906. Scaled floor plan with a sunburst and floral swags surmounted by a large Greek cross, with Gothic style medallions at each of four corners, all rendered in pastel shades. Scale, title, with Louis Comfort Tiffany approval initials "L.C.T." in pencil, lower right under image; studio name in pencil, lower left under image. Housed and matted under glass in a gilt wood frame with beaded rabbet edge. Sight – 13" H x 17" W. Framed – 17 5/8" H x 25 1/2" W. American, early 20th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few minute foxing spots, toning/acid burn, pencil smudges. [See more photos →]

Civil War era Ames U.S. Model 1849 Rifleman's Knife with Original Leather Scabbard. Slab-sided walnut grips secured to the tang by three steel rivets, cast brass cross guard, spear point blade. Ricasso marked "US WD." property mark, obverse, "AMES MFG. CO./CABOTVILLE/1849" reverse. Hand carved initials on side of handle, "KI". Original black leather scabbard with brass throat and tip. Blade length – 11 7/8". Overall length – 18". CONDITION: Areas of pitting, rust, nicks to edge of blade. Scabbard broken into 2 pieces. Handle with glued break. Brass washer insert for handle is not present. [See more photos →]

Antoine Blanchard (France, c.1910-1988) "Paris, Le Vaudeville" oil on canvas impressionist Parisian street scene painting depicting Le Vaudeville Theatre at right, as it would have appeared in the late 19th century, with pedestrians, horse and buggies clustered along the Boulevard des Capucines, center. Signed lower right. Artist's name and title en verso of canvas. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame with off white linen and gilt rabbet edge. Sight – 12 1/4" H x 17 3/8" W Framed – 23" H x 27 3/4" W. Mid 20th century. Provenance: the living estate of Annette Petri, Nashville, Tennessee, ex-Lyzon Gallery. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Minor area of loss to gilt rabbet edge. [See more photos →]

Group five (5) assorted polychrome painted busts of saints. 1st-2nd items: Associated male and female saint pair with pale cream skin tone and gilt colored hair, female figure with carved fitted walnut base. Male – 14" H, female – 14 1/4" H plus 2 7/8" H base. 3rd item: Terracotta and polychrome painted bust of female saint with brown hair and head tilted to one side, pearls strung across head (possibly replaced), four mounting holes in chest and back area, mounted to cherry wood stand. Bust – 10 1/2" H, overall – 12 1/2" H. 4th item: Carved wood and polychrome painted male saint head with tears falling from eyes, mouth partially open and head slightly tilted, mounted to square wood base. Head – 7" H, base – 3 7/8" H. 5th item: Carved wooden bust of bearded saint with partial white and red wash highlights. Bust – 9 1/4" H, stand – 7" H. All Continental, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The Estates of Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee. CONDITION: All with some surface grime and paint loss. 1st & 2nd items: Cracks in both shoulder areas. 4th item: Losses to base of neck. Hairline crack across front hairline. [See more photos →]

Ilias Lalaounis rock crystal quartz, diamond and 18k gold pendant necklace, rock crystal quartz intaglio featuring flying geese and surrounded by 48 round diamonds plus each leopard head with 2 diamond eyes for a total of 52 round brilliant diamonds with a total weight of approximately .58 ct. (Clarity SI2, Color H-I). Hidden clasp with figure 8 safety, diamond bezel and polished finish. Maker's mark, 750, Greece, A21 on clasp. 18 inches long. 61.5 grams total. Accompanied by original Lalaounis necklace soft case. CONDITION: Very good condition. Minor surface scratches back of crystal. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) lithographs. 1st item: Folies-Bergere, 1893, lithograph on wove paper, numbered 90, printed by Ancourt, published by L'Escaramouche, Paris. Signed with red and black artist's ink stamps, number with possible signature in pencil, lower left. Depicts two Paris Opera dancers in dress rehearsal for a ballet pantomime at the Folies-Bergere. Float mounted under glass in a Spanish style frame. Sheet – 381 mm x 279 mm (15" x 11"). Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 22 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. 2nd item: Au Cirque, 1905, color lithograph or pochoir on wove paper, printed by Daniel Jacomet, published by Librarie de France, Paris. Signed with artist's ink stamp and French text, lower right. Depicts a ballet dancer holding a bouquet of flowers on a stage, a police officer in the background. Matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame with gilt metal trim. Sheet – 432 mm x 320 mm (17" x 12"). Sight – 12" H x 7 3/4" W. Framed – 20" H x 15 3/4" W. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with waviness to paper. Two 1" x 1 1/8" areas of acid burn from tape residue lower left and right. Not examined outside of frame. Areas of loss to frame. 2nd item: Overall good condition. Image loose from support sheet with associated glue remains and handling creases on verso. Elements of frame are loose. [See more photos →]

Italian 18k yellow gold hand assembled 5-strand satin rope diamond bracelet containing 9 bezel set round brilliant cut diamonds measuring 2.20 x 1.32mm with approximate weight of 0.35ct (SI-2 clarity, J-K color) and 4 round brilliant cut diamonds measuring 2.20 x 1.32mm with approximate total weight of 0.16ct. Color: Black. Bracelet marked "*1419 VI ITALY 750". Bracelet with box clasp with safety. 7" overall length. Clasp: 7/16" W, Front of bracelet: 1 1/8" W flexible. 33.2 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Italian 14K two-piece set. 1st item: 14k yellow gold woven and beaded link choker necklace, marked on clasp: DC, Italy, 14kt, 16 1/2" L, 7/16" W. 47.6 grams. 2nd item: Matching 14k yellow gold bracelet with same marks on clasp, 7 1/2" L x 7/16" W, 22.7 grams. 70.3 grams total. Provenance: The Living Estate of Elizabeth Johnston Davidson Frierson, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Both items in very good condition with minor surface abrasions. [See more photos →]

East Tennessee, Blount or Knox County, stoneware pottery preserving jar, with 2 incised lines around the shoulder. Upper body with impressed semi-circle stamp "W. Grinstaff" for William Grindstaff, with an impressed "2" above denoting capacity. 10 5/8" H. Late 19th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Olive Parker Black (NY/MA, 1868-1948) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a creek with mostly leafless trees along the bank, presumably during late autumn. Signed "Olive P Black" lower right. Housed in gilt wood frame. Sight – 13 1/2" H x 19 5/8" W. Framed – 23 7/8" H x 29 3/4" W. American, late 19th/early 20th century. Biography: Olive Black was born in Massachussetts but later studied art in New York, at both the Art Student League and the New York National Academy of Design. Her teachers, including Hugh Bolton Jones and William Meritt Chase, influenced her use of impressionism and Barbizon School style in her work. Black exhibited at many prominent institutions, including the National Academy of Design, the Carnegie Institute, the Boston Art Club, and the Art Club of Philidelphia. (Source: AskArt). CONDITION: Overall very good condition. One very small, (1/16" L) paint loss upper right quadrant in sky area. [See more photos →]

Attributed to Maria Louisa Wagner (New York, 1815-1888) and/or Daniel Wagner (New York, 1802-1888), two miniature portraits of unknown subjects, one signed en verso in pencil "by M. Louise(a) Wagner Albany 1847" and depicting a young woman with long dark ringlets, white gown and choker necklace; the other, larger and unsigned portrait of a young man with dark hair and wearing a black coat and tie, his right hand tucked into his jacket. Both paintings framed under glass in gilt metal cartouche shaped frames. Young woman: Sight – 3" H x 2 1/2" W. Framed – 5" H x 4 1/4" W. Young man: Sight – 4" H x 3 1/3" W. Framed – 6 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W. Note: Siblings Daniel and Maria Louisa Wagner were two of thirteen children born to Frederick and Anna or Hannah Walwort Wagner. They lived and worked in New York City and other towns in New York state in the mid 19th century. The book "Women's Culture: American Philanthropy and Art" states that Maria Wagner took up portrait painting "to help care for her crippled brother," although a newspaper article written in 1888, the year both died, suggests it was Daniel who began painting, following a hip injury that left him permanently disabled, and who then taught his sister to paint. Daniel and Maria seem to have painted both as a team and separately. Before setting up a successful studio in the Dodworth Building in New York, they traveled the state seeking work, eventually earning commissions to paint members of the New York legislature in Albany, Martin Van Buren, Silas Wright, Daniel Webster, and Millard Fillmore and his family. The siblings died within a few months of each other. (For more information, see an excellent history on the Wagners at http://aminports3.blogspot.com/2008/04/wagner-daniel-and-maria-louisa-portrait.html). Provenance: the collection of Frank Ingraham, Tap Root Farm, Franklin, Tennessee, by descent in his family. CONDITION: Portrait of young woman in excellent condition. Portrait of young man has a 1 7/8" crack running the full vertical length of one side to background, near frame edge; subject's image unaffected. Both frames with oxidation to back and losses to metal "teeth" holding portraits in frames. [See more photos →]

Retro aquamarine dinner ring containing one emerald cut aquamarine weighing total 30.8 ct (by formula), set in mid-century 14k white gold setting with ring guard. Ring size: 6 1/4 plus hinged ring guard. 14.5 grams. CONDITION: Minor surface scratches to mounting and few fleabites to stone. [See more photos →]

Italian Baroque style parcel gilt writing or console table, comprised of assembled parts. Faux marble top with foliate carved edge, over a skirt with applied gilt and gessoed acanthus leaf and lamb's tongue molding and polychrome painted faux medallions depicting various busts of nobility. Turned legs with Corinthian capitals, bead and bellflower turned molding and acanthus leaf-capped ball feet. Retailer label of Newel Art Gallery, 883 2nd Ave., NYC, to underside. 35" H x 51 1/2" W x 28" D. Table top frame is 20th century. Other components likely Italian, late 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Top with some stains and does not fit flush into support. One leg with repaired split. Few scattered losses to molding and paint decoration. [See more photos →]

One (1) 18k yellow gold lady's hand fabricated framed, dome style diamond brooch-pendant containing two hundred thirty-seven (237) pave' set round brilliant cut diamonds measuring 1.80 – 1.70 x 1.05mm with approximate total weight of all diamonds being 4.65ct. (SI1 to SI2, G-H). Mounting with a satin and polished finish. Back with pin mechanism and fold down bail for vertical display. Item not marked but tested as 18k. 57.95mm x 35.93mm. 26.7 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

French 18k white and yellow gold hand made fern leaf style brooch pendant containing eighty-two pave' set round brilliant cut diamonds in frond, measuring 1.90 – 1.30 x 0.96mm (depth est.) with approximate total weight of 1.22ct. (VS clarity; F-G color) and three (3) bead set round brilliant cut diamonds in stem end, measuring 3.20 – 1.30 x 1.35mm (depth est.) with approximate weight of 0.13ct (VS clarity; K-N color). Total 85 diamonds with total weight of 1.35 ct. The pin has a fur pin mechanism and hidden bail for vertical necklace display. Wheat chain fringe highlight design. 4 inch overall length. French standard marks en verso. 38.87 grams. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau patinated bronze "Puddle" candlesticks with bulbous candle cups inset with green reticulated blown glass, thin stems, and flat round bases. Marked Tiffany Studios New York and 21100 underside of bases. 17 1/4" H x 5 7/8" dia. American, circa 1905. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some surface wear, scratches. [See more photos →]

Sterling Boyd Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board still life painting depicting a vase of flowers rendered in a heavy impasto technique in shades of blue, green, purple, pink, yellow, black, white and tan. Signed and dated "Strauser 67" lower right. Housed in a gilt wood frame with tan painted wooden rabbet edge. Sight – 17 5/8" H x 13 3/4" W. Framed – 24 3/4" H x 20 1/2" W. American, mid 20th century. Biography: Strauser was born in Bloomsburg, PA. and spent most of his life in East Stroudsburg, PA. Alongside his painting, he worked at the International Boiler Works in East Stroudsburg, PA for 32 years until his retirement in 1962. Throughout his career he maintained correspondence with American artists Victor Joseph Gatto (1893-1965) and Jack Savitsky (1910-1991), both of whom have works exhibited in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. Strauser's works have been exhibited at Belmont University and the Lyzon Gallery both in Nashville, TN. However, many of his pieces are in permanent collections at the Sterling Strauser Gallery at the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, the American Museum in Bath, England, the Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, as well as numerous other museums, and private and corporate collections. (source: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania). Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the South's most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of Nashville's Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Minute brown stains, center right quadrant of painting. Areas of dampstaining to rabbet edge. Areas of loss to frame. [See more photos →]

Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) lithograph on paper titled "The Corral". Pencil signed and additionally signed in plate lower right. From the edition of 250 published by Associated American Artists, New York. Matted and framed under glass in an ebonized molded frame. Image – 9 1/2" H x 13 3/4" W. Sheet – 12" H x 16" W. Framed – 17 3/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Provenance: private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

14k Italian yellow gold link chain necklace with 4 attached 14k charm pendants, including pear-shaped drop with hinged pink tourmaline mirror locket (1 1/2" L), watch pendant, Le Sou Original, 17 jewel, with black opal cluster watch cover (1 3/8" L ), Liberty $10 gold coin pendant (circulated, 7/8" dia.), and puffed heart pendant (7/8" L, tested 14k). 30 1/2" long chain. Clasp marked 14K Italy. 66.2 grams total. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Watch not working at time of inspection. Minor surface wear and grime. [See more photos →]

3-piece S. Kirk and Son sterling silver Repousse tea service comprised of a coffee pot (10 1/2" H), creamer (5 3/4" H) and sugar (7 1/4" H), all pieces marked on base, "S. Kirk & Son, Co., 925/1000, 74, Hand Decorated" together with a pair of S. Kirk & Son sterling silver repousse footed salt and pepper shakers, 2 S. Kirk & Son sterling silver Repousse footed round salt cellars and one salt spoon. 60.45 total troy ounces. (8 items total) CONDITION: All pieces overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990), "Sirens," limited edition gilded and cold painted cast bronze sculpture. Inscribed "Erte" back of center of base, numbered 47/375 with foundry mark Chalk & Vermilion, and dated 1988, back of left side of base. 11 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W x 5 7/8" D. 16.4 lbs Provenance: Private Nashville Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light surface grime. 1/8" area of paint loss to one of the left figure's fins. [See more photos →]

Group of Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain, including Mandarin decoration, 12 items total. 1st item: Chinese export porcelain tea pot with "make do" repaired metal handle, the body decorated with polychrome reserves containing figures in a winter landscape setting with architectural structures in the background, the top with iron red floral reserves and purple trellis borders, traces of gilt to shaped spout. 8 1/4" H x 9" dia. Early 19th century. 2nd item: Chinese export porcelain urn form tea caddy, the body polychrome decorated with reserves containing figures in a landscape setting with water in the background, along with iron red and pink floral reserves and black trellis borders, all on a raised wave base, fitted with a wood top. 4 3/4" H. Early 19th century. 3rd -8th items: Set of Famille Rose porcelain tableware including two luncheon size plates and two cups with saucers. All polychrome decorated with figures in a landscape setting to centers and bodies with pink and green borders with bird in flowering branch, landscape vignettes and monogram decoration. Plates measure 8" dia., saucers measure 1 1/4" Hx 6" dia., Cups measure: 2 5/8" H. All 19th century. 9th item: Chinese Famille Rose export covered serving dish having figure in landscape decoration to the top with floral and insect border, cut corners and gilt fruit finial. 5 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 8" D. 19th century. 10th item: Individual Rose Mandarin teapot with figural landscape vignettes and gilt highlights throughout. 4 1/4" H. 19th century. 11th & 12th items: 20th century Chinese Rose Mandarin jardiniere or cachepot having a shaped oblong body with conforming footed undertray, polychrome enameled floral and figural vignette decoration. Red seal mark to base. 10" H x 14" W x 8 5/8" D. Provenance: A private Alabama collection. CONDITION: 1st item: Metal handle is a replacement for the original, losses to gilt decoration. 2nd item: Overall good condition, some wear to decoration. 3rd – 8th items: All saucers and plates with chips to rim, one teacup with chip to rim. 9th – 12th items: All overall good condition with general wear and losses to gilt decoration. [See more photos →]

19th century American double action pedal harp made by J. F. Browne & Company, New York, 709 Broadway (engraved on brass peg plate). Grand N Model No. 3088 47 String, 7 Pedal Harp, comprised of bird's eye tiger maple and bronze and gilt wood highlights throughout. Gothic motif decoration including raised figures to the capital, shaped column, applied gilt gothic decoration to the lower column all above scrolled foliate, gilt carved and painted base and feet. 68" x 38" x 15". Circa 1860. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: Some age cracks to maple case. Losses to gilt throughout including to figures and gothic trim on the capital and to gothic trim on column base. Losses to paint on soundboard and base. Some strings loose. Pedals or strings not tested for funtionality. [See more photos →]

Archive of sixteen (16) items related to the Adams, Dearborn, and Boyd families, including a journal with first hand account of George Washington's memorial service from the son of President John Adams. 1st item: Journal identified as belonging to Thomas B. Adams (1772-1832), the third and youngest son of the 2nd president of the United States, John and Abigail (Smith) Adams. The first page indicates that the journal was begun on September 1, 1799, the last entry dating May 13, 1800. Thomas mostly writes of his day to day life in Philadelphia, PA including political elections, his dinner and other social engagements, etc., however he does go into detail about the death and subsequent mourning of George Washington in December 1799. In and entry dated Thursday December 26, 1799, he writes of Washington's memorial service, stating "ÉAt 12 o'clock, a detachment of Cavalry waited on the President [John Adams] for the purpose of escorting him to Zion Church in 4th Street. Mr. Shaw & self accompanied him. After some embarra[s]sment proceeding from the misapprehension of orders by the officer who commanded the escort, we arrived at the Church, and about 1 h the proce[s]ion of the Civil & Military which was proceeded by a bier, representing the coffins of the departed Hero, born by four noncommi[s]sioned officers & the pall held by eight distinguished Citizens, also reached the Church; when General Henry Lee of Virginia delivered to a crowded a[s]sembly a funeral Oration, preceded and followed by sacred vocal & instrumental Music. The oration was flat, unfeeling, cold. Not a tear was called to moisten the parching eyes of the Spectators & bearers, not a sigh was uttered by any presentÉCould the bitterest sarcasm that language can expre[s]s be applied to this performance, would it surpa[s]s the simplest fact, the when Washington's funeral Eulogy was delivered to hundreds of his mourning Countrymen, not a tear was shed, not a sigh was heard!". 12mo, bound in soft brown leather covers. Inscribed "Emily Dearborn BoydÉP. Harrod" inside of front cover, ink inscription reading "Journal begun September 1st 1799" with later pencil inscription with Thomas B. Adams attribution, front end paper. 7 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W x 5/8" D. 2nd item: Journal belonging to Henry George Raleigh Dearborn (1809-1884), son of General Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1786-1846) and grandson of General Henry Dearborn (1751-1829). The majority of the journal appears to be transcriptions of other letters, including "Extracts from Austin's Letters", "Method of Making Wine in France", "The Hero's Philosophy. By the King of Prussia. 1773", "A Dissertation on Conjugal Felicity, with Structure on Education", and more. Octavo, hardbound three-quarter brown leather with paper sides, four green paper tabs sewn to inside of covers. Inscribed "Geo. R. Dearborn's" to spine. 8 7/8" H x 3 5/8" W x 5/8" D. 3rd item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn (1802-1880), Houlton, ME, to her brother Joseph Gilman (b. 1809), Dixmont, ME, June 20, 1831. Address panel in Pamela Augusta's hand with traces of red wax seal below. 10" H x 8 1/8" W. 4th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Houlton, MA, to her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Swett Lee Dearborn, Care of General Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1786-1846), Boston, MA, dated January 14, 1836. Address panel in Pamela Augusta's hand with postmark stamp from Houlton, ME, dated January 15, 1836 with traces of red wax seal either side. 10" H x 8 1/4" W. 5th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Fort Preble, ME, to her daughter Annette M. Dearborn, Care of Mr. Albert Kimball, Haverhill, MA, dated June 18, 1850. Address panel in Pamela's hand with postmark stamp from Portland, ME, dated June 19, 1850. 10" H x 8" W. 6th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Fort Preble, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, care of C. H. Boyd, U.S.C.S., East Bowdoinham, ME, dated October 29, 1854. Includes envelope with address in Pamela Augusta's hand, with two black postmark stamps, and a blue three cent stamp.7 3/4" H x 6 1/2" W. 7th item: Civil War era ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Portland, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, wife of Charles Harrod Boyd, Hollis, ME, September 20, 1862. Pamela Augusta mentions the Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, writing "What Terrific fighting there is going on_but I saw by a dispatch from Genl [George B. McClellan] that our victory is complete_but such a dreadful loss of life on both sides, so many of our Genls and field officers killed or badly wounded_I hope we may hear good news from [Romeyn Beck] Ayres, soonÉ". Includes envelope with address in Pamela Augusta's hand. 8" H x 5" W. 8th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Hollis, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, Mrs. C. H. Boyd, South Gardiner, ME, October 9, 1870. Includes envelope with address in Pamela Augusta's hand, two black postmark stamps, and a green three cent Washington stamp. 8" H x 5 1/8" W. 9th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Portland, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, Care of Major C. H. Boyd, U.S.C.S., Topsham, ME, July 27, 1871. 8 1/8" H x 5 1/8" W. 10th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Portland, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, Mrs. C. H. Boyd, U.S.C.S. Camp, Topsham, ME, August 12, 1871. Letter written on stationary with embossed "D". Includes envelope with address that does not appear to be in Pamela Augusta's hand, with black postmark stamp from Portland, ME, October 2. 4 3/4" W. 7" H x 4 3/4" W. 11th item: ALS from Pamela Augusta Gilman Dearborn, Portland, ME, to Annette M. Dearborn Boyd, Care of Major C. H. Boyd, U.S.C.S., Topsham, ME, August 20, 1871. Includes envelope with address in Pamela Augusta's hand, with black postmark stamp from Portland, ME, dated August 21 and a green three cent Washington stamp. Envelope and stationary with embossed "D". 7" H x 4 5/8" W. 12th-14th items: Three (3) empty envelopes addressed to "Mrs. Boyd", two of the envelopes appear to be in Pamela Augusta's hand, one with black postmark stamp from New Orleans, LA, dated January 23, at 4:30 P.M., does not appear to be in Pamela Augusta's hand. Two envelopes with three cent Washington stamps, one red, one green. Note: Some of the later letters (4th-9th items) may have been separated from their original envelopes over the course of time. Letters are cataloged with the envelopes with which they were found. 15th-16th items: A Memoir of the Commerce and Navigation of the Black Sea, and the Trade and Maritime Geography, Vol. I & II, by Henry A.S. Dearborn, 1819. Published by Wells and Lilly, Boston. Octavos, 790 total stipple dot edged pages, hardbound in marbled leather with gilt blind stamped covers, gilt lettering to spine, marbled end papers, red ribbon bookmark to Vol. I. Inscribed "Emily Dearborn Boyd 1911" to front end papers. 9 1/4" H x 5 3/4" W x 1 3/4" D. Late 18th/late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Covers in worn condition, separated from spine. Pages in overall good condition with dampstaining, writing in legible condition. Pages of journal are not completely filled. 2nd item: Covers in overall worn condition. Pages in overall good condition, writing in legible condition. Pages of journal are not completely filled. 3rd-15th items: Overall good condition with foxing spots, toning impressions, dampstaining, tears (primarily along fold lines and wax seals) to be expected from age. Majority of signatures in strong, clear condition. 15th-16th items: Covers in worn condition, corners bumped. Pages with toning, foxing spots, tears, damp staining, pencil marks, etc. to be expected from age. Inscribed "Emily Dearborn Boyd 1911" to front end papers. [See more photos →]

Perle Fine (New York/Massachusetts, 1905-1988) Abstract Expressionist mixed media collage, colored paper and pencil on graph paper featuring blue and yellow overlaid geometric shapes. Signed and dated "'59" lower right. Double matted and housed under glass in a metallic wooden frame. Sight – 8 3/8" H x 10 7/8" W. Framed – 13 7/8" H x 16 1/4" W. American, mid 20th century. Biography: A creator of abstract paintings and collages, Perle studied at the Grand Central School of Art, the Art Students League, and with Hans Hofmann. In 1949 she became one of the few female members of the Eighth Street or Artists Club, at the invitation of Willem de Kooning. She also spent twelve years as a professor of art at Hofstra University in New York. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (source: Askart and the Hofstra Museum). Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Two 1/4" tears to blue colored paper. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) oil on board of his niece Susan Williams Branson (1892-1901). Subject is attired in a white dress with gold locket. Susan was a child musical prodigy and played the violin. She died of diphtheria when she was 9 years old. Possibly signed and dated upper left margin. Portrait is likely posthumous, after a photograph. Image of photograph included with photos. Housed in an oval gilt wood frame. Board – 17″ H x 13 3/4″ W. Sight – 16 3/8″ H x 13 3/8″ W. Framed – 23 3/4″ H x 20 1/2″ W. Biography: Branson is known as the first East Tennessee artist to receive formal art training in Europe (at the National Academy of Design in Paris) and studied at the National Academy of Design in New York. He returned to Tennessee and entered into a business partnership with Frank McCrary from 1885 to 1903, and became a leader in the East Tennessee arts community. (courtesy James A. Hoobler, Tennessee State Museum): Enoch Lloyd Branson was best known for his Southern portraits and depictions of East Tennessee history. He moved to New York in 1873 to study at the National Academy of Design, where he won a first prize in 1875. In a partnership with Frank McCrary from 1885 to 1903, Branson became a leader in the East Tennessee arts community. He was a mentor to Catherine Wiley and is credited with discovering Beauford Delaney. Research courtesy of James A. Hoobler, Tennessee State Museum. CONDITION: Losses to upper left and right margins, not visible with frame. Minor losses to lower corners. Accretions lower left quadrant. [See more photos →]

Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), "The Blues (Pyramids)" or "Le Vague a L'ame," abstract expressionist lithograph from the portfolio "La Memoire Elementaire," depicting pyramids and spheres in red, yellow, blue and white. One of fifty impressions on pearl Japan paper (167 impressions, total – ref. label en verso). Numbered "XXVI/L" in pencil, lower left, and signed "Calder" in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "1065246" in pencil en verso, lower center. Hinge mounted to mat. Two typed information documents with Merrill Chase, Chicago gallery tag en verso of frame. Housed and matted under glass in a silver metal frame. Margins cut to image – 20 1/2" H x 28 1/4" W. Sight – 20 1/8" H x 28 1/8" W. Framed – 28 1/4" H x 36" W. Third quarter 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with toning. Margins cut to image. [See more photos →]

18th century Moro (Philippines) Spanish style burgonet helmet, bronze with pierced crown and sides, hinged ear pieces, with receptacle in front for feather or other adornment. 6 1/8" H x 12 " L x 8 1/2" W. CONDITION: One ear cover or flap missing, the other likely a replacement. Old repair patch to left front brim. [See more photos →]

Charles Emile Jacque (France, 1813-1894) oil on canvas bucolic landscape painting depicting a family of ducks gathering around a trough and beside a rocky outcropping on a seashore, a body of water in the background beneath a cloudy sky. Signed "Ch. Jacque" lower left. Gilt metal placard with artist's name and dates lower center of frame. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight – 9 1/2" H x 13 1/8" W. Framed – 12 1/2" H x 16 1/8" W. Mid/late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition with minute areas of loss to paint, right quadrant. Slight buckling to canvas. Slightly loose in frame. [See more photos →]

Two (2) James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etchings on laid paper titled "Thames Water Lioness" & "Mustard Seller". 1st item: Etching titled "Thames Water Lioness" depicting a row of warehouses lining a wharf background with fishing boats foreground. Signed and dated 1859 in the plate lower right. Housed in a gilt wood frame with Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, NY gallery label en verso. Plate – 3" H x 7 3/4" W. Sight – 3 3/8" H x 8 1/4" W. Framed – 10 1/4" H x 15" W. 2nd item: Etching titled "Mustard Seller" depicting a young woman standing in the doorway of a mustard shop. Signed in the plate lower left. Housed in a gilt wood frame with Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, NY gallery label en verso. Plate – 6" H x 3 1/2" W. Sight – 6 7/8" H x 4 1/8" W. Framed – 12 3/4" H x 10" W. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: 1st item: Etching has slipped in matte, mounting tape visible upper margin. Toning to perimeter of the matte. Not examined out of the frame. 2nd item: Some toning to perimeter of matte. Not examined out the frame. Both frames with minor abrasions. [See more photos →]

Indian Deogarh School Awadh-Mughal style Lucknow Raja equestrian portrait watercolor and gouache on card painting with gilt embellishments, depicting a noblewoman on horseback with two attendants on a green backdrop with sliver of sky at the top, surrounded by a black and orange border. Illegible ink stamp lower right in border. Several ink stamps, Hindi writing, and pencil marks en verso. 12" H x 8 1/4" W. Circa 1730-1740. Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection, acquired 35 years ago from a California dealer. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Areas of loss, creases, 1 1/2" tear to top center. Old piece of archival tape across top of painting en verso. [See more photos →]

Victorian sterling silver presentation tray to Colonel (later General) Montagu Gilbert Gerard, maker's marks for James Beebe, London, 1888. Oval handled form with shaped beaded border and four acanthus leaf feet. Center with engraved grapevine decoration, coat of arms and presentation inscription reading "Presented to: Colonel Montagu Gilbert Gerard C. B./of Rochsoles, and of Bengal Staff Corps./Along with a Dressing Case to Mrs. Gerard/by the Tenantry Feuars, Servants & Others engaged about the estate/On the Occasion of his Marriage/19th September 1888". 18 3/4" H x 27 7/8" W. 111.37 troy ounces. For more information about Colonel Gerard, see this link: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gerard,_Montagu_Gilbert_(DNB12). Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including possibly lot 688, book with Calcutta inscription. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light wear. [See more photos →]

Vertical wool tapestry depicting large lush trees and vegetation framing bridge in waterscape at lower section and castle and mountain range at center. Main border woven with figures, swags and scrollwork. Tapestry and main border woven in shades of green, blue, gold, red and brown. Two newer narrow outer borders of cream and blue and newer linen backing with rings for display. 123 3/4" x 58" (10'3" x 4'8"). Flemish, late 18th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Some fading, patches, wear and repairs throughout. Note areas to right of bridge, background above mountain range, inner diaper border, and blue patches to main border. Please examine photos. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, Flora Danica Pattern porcelain pieces, white ground with gold trimmed reticulated borders encircling hand-painted flowers. 1st item: Viola tricolor var. arenaria Sond. sauce tureen with Polygala amarum L. lid. 5 3/8" H x 6 1/4" H x 4 3/4" D. 2nd item: Erica Tetralix L. salad plate. 1 1/8" H x 7 3/4" dia. 3rd item: Ranunculus nivalis L. pickle/accent dish. 1 5/8" H x 3 3/8" W x 6 1/2" D. All items with Royal Copenhagen marks, numbers, date marks, and Latin names, underside of bases. All items date third quarter of 20th century: pickle/accent dish with date mark for 1967, lid with date mark for 1969-1973, salad plate with date mark for 1974-1978. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light surface grime. 3rd item: Two areas of sticky residue, largest 1/8", to interior. [See more photos →]

Native American Sioux fully beaded hide vest. White beaded ground with red, blue, green and yellow beaded geometric designs to the front and back, retains some of the original fringe. Housed in a homemade shadow box frame. Vest – 21 1/2" H x 20" W. Framed – 27" H x 25" W. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Some minor bead loss at seams and to left front side, overall light grime. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chinese Imperial monochrome lemon yellow glaze saucer dishes, round with incised decoration of writhing, five-toed dragons in clouds. Guangxu mark and period (1875-1909). Labels for Vermeer & Griggs Asian Art on undersides. 3 3/8" dia. Provenance: Private Alabama collection. CONDITION: Couple of minute dark specks to glaze, miniscule fleabite sized firing flaw to rim. [See more photos →]

Reynolds Beal (Massachusetts/Rhode Island, 1866/67-1951) Impressionist pastel and colored pencil drawing on paper depicting a circus scene with performers, visitors, and a horse near a pond and a tree in the foreground, additional visitors and elephants in the middle ground, a truck and tents against a line of trees in the background below a cloudy blue sky. Signed top right. Housed under glass in a carved gilt wood frame with an off-white linen liner. Sight – 13 3/4" H x 16 3/8" W. Framed – 24 3/8" H x 27 1/8" W. American, early 20th century. Biography: The elder brother of painter Gifford Beal, Reynolds was born in New York City. Beal painted the beaches in Provincetown, Key West, Rockport, Atlantic City and Wellfleet, circus scenes and carnivals. He used a variety of styles including Impressionism and Tonalism. As he got older, his work became more complex and vibrant. In addition to oils, he was admired as a watercolorist, and he and Gifford made Rockport, Massachusetts their home. Beal traveled widely. In November 1944, Reynolds and Gifford had a large joint exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Center (now Museum) in Fitchburg, MA, which included eighty-three oils, watercolors, and etchings that had been executed all over the world with subjects including Singapore, Trinidad, Samoa, China, Nassau, Egypt, Haiti, Cape Ann, Atlantic City, and Provincetown. By 1934, he was a participant in the Salmagundi Club, Lotus Club, Century Club, National Academy of Design, and the American Water Color Society. He was also a member of the Society of American Engravers and the National Arts Council. His progressive tenets marked him as a "modernist", and he helped found the Society of Independent Artists and the New Society of Artists, which consisted of fifty of the most important painters of the day, including George Bellows, Childe Hassam, John Sloan, William Glackens, and Maurice Prendergast. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with waviness to paper. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Two (2) musical instruments, Scottish pianoforte with stand & 19th century German violin. 1st item: Mahagony square pianoforte on stand by John & Archibald Watson, Edinburgh, Scotland. Comprised of a mahagony case with inlay banding, 54 keys with ivory natural and ebony sharps, boxwood moldings on fronts, bi-strung throughout. Action is single with overdampers. No handstops or pedals. Raised on a stand with square legs and strecher. 1887 restoration inscription on the underside of original case board included. 30 3/8" H x 44" W x 18" D/ stand. Circa 1765-1780. 2nd item: 19th century German violin with faux Stradivarius paper label. Back of neck marked "Ladies Violin CAK". Together with an unmarked nickel mounted bow and black hardcase. Violin – 23 1/4" L x 8 1/4" W. Case – 30 3/4" L x 9 1/2" W. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Wall Street tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: 1st item: Major cabinet and keyboard restoration due to flood damage and age. Photos and description of work included. Key strings present but not taut and need to be tightened before piano is playable. 2nd item: Case with overall wear. Violin with extensive wear, seam seperations. Bow with old restorations, cannot be restrung due to wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Virginia Confederate Cartridge Boxes. 1st item: Identified Pistol Cartridge Box. Belonged to John W. Perrine, 17th Virginia Cavalry. Brown leather, single stitched with square outer flap and lunate interior flap over implement pouch with tab closure. Interior flap with later inscription reading “JOHN W. PERRINE” over “1863”. Includes closure strap, lead finial, and single wide belt loop. Includes retail listing from The Horse Soldier. 4 1/2″ H x 5 3/4″ W x 1 5/8″ D. Note: Purchased from Horse Soldier, circa 1993. Note: John W. Perrine is listed as having joined October 4, 1862 and served in the 17th Virginia Cavalry. He was captured on November 30, 1864 in Braxton County, West Virginia and was released June 12, 1865 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. He is mentioned in the book “17th Virginia Cavalry” by Nelson Harris, 1994. 2nd item: Pattern 1839 .69 caliber Leather Cartridge Box. Brown leather, single stitched with scalloped edge to outer flap and lunate interior flap over implement pouch with tab closure. Unmarked but believed to have been made by A.J. Hudson, Charlottesville, Virginia. Includes closing tab, lead finial, buckles, and original cartridge tin. Includes letter regarding the cartridge box from J.R. “Butch” Myers, II, Richmond, Virginia, August 19, 2006, additional photocopied photos, a tag from The Natchez Trace Company, and photocopies of two Confederate States of America inventory lists from A.J. Hudson listing items including cartridge boxes, dated August 6 and September 21, 1861. 7 1/4″ H x 8 1/4″ W x 2 3/8″ D. Provenance: The Estate of Jim Maconkey, Landrum, SC. CONDITION: 1st item: Outer flap with some minor flaking. Closure strap with tear to perforation. Does not include cartridge tin. 2nd item: The leather is supple with some checkering. The stitching tight. The closure tab is in place. The interior flap is well made. The tin is original. [See more photos →]

Large grouping of twenty-five (25) Royal Crown Derby porcelain in the Imari pattern. Consisting of a five (5) -piece buffet set including a center covered pedestal bowl flanked by four covered crescent shaped serving dishes, three (3) individual covered tureens including one with brass handle to top, seven (7) dinner plates, two (2) shaped bon bon trays, one (1) oval serving platter, one (1) small oval serving platter, one (1) coffee cup with saucer, two (2) dessert plates, and two (2) large shallow bowls or saucers. Several pieces with cobalt floral vine decoration to the undersides of the rims, some pieces with "Atlanta Antiques Exchange" labels to the undersides. Crescent shaped serving dishes measure 14" L x 5 1/4" H. Pedestal serving bowl measures 9" H. Small tureens measures 5" H x 7" L. Plates range in size from 5 3/4" dia. to 10 1/4" dia. All bearing a red maker's mark dating between 1806-1825, with the exception of one small lidded tureen and one small shaped-rim serving plate which date between 1784-1825. CONDITION: All pieces with overall use wear and losses, especially to gilt decoration. Two small lidded urns with hairlines to lid and minor loss to one; the small urn with metal lid handle has a chip to base rim. Large round tureen with chip to base rim. Few minor chips to rims of small dishes and plates. [See more photos →]

Two (2) vintage diamond jewelry items. 1st item: Platinum and diamond torch pendant containing approximately 95 rose cut diamonds, largest diamonds weighing approximately 0.03 ct. ea. (all stones approximately SI-I, J-L). Torch designed with hinged laurel wreath. Marked 790 on side. Platinum chain mounted at two points on back. Torch: 1 1/2" L, Necklace chain: 17 1/2" L. Both tested as platinum, not marked. Early 20th c. 7 grams. 2nd item: Pair of 14k yellow and white gold (tested) vintage diamond and pearl drop earrings for pierced ears, pearls measuring approximately 9.4 to 9.6mm with rose cut diamond melee, 1 1/4" total length, Early 20th c. 5.9 total grams. Provenance: The Estate of Mildred "Mickey" Brown of Nashville, TN, formerly of Detroit, MI. CONDITION: All items in overall good condition. Some surface grime. Metal tested, not marked. [See more photos →]

Kurt Larisch (Austria/Mexico, 1913-2009) acrylic on canvas surrealist scene depicting a group of tiny human figures moving toward massive geometric shapes. Signed lower left. Housed in a contemporary wood frame with metallic veneer. Sight – 23 1/4" H x 29 1/4" W. Framed – 26 1/4" H x 32 1/4" W. CONDITION: 2 1/2" impact crackle to upper right quadrant, 1" crackle to lower left quadrant. [See more photos →]

Leonard J. Koscianski (Maryland/Ohio, born 1952) pastel on paper painting depicting a close up view of a Cymbidium orchid. Inscribed, signed, and dated "To Pat[rick] Roddy/my good friend/and fellow artist/Leonard Koscianski 1996" lower right. Housed and matted under glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 40 1/2" H x 29" W. Framed – 51 3/4" H x 48 1/2" W. American, late 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Indian School watercolor and gouache on paper paintings, including an equestrian portrait depicting a nobleman on horseback with an attendant by his side, inscription to the nobleman's left and at the top; the other depicting a nobleman holding a bow and shield with an inscription at the top. Both subjects are depicted against solid backdrops with slivers of sky at the top, surrounded by colored borders, and housed under glass in gilt wood frames. Sights range in size from 9 1/8" H x 6" W to 13 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W. Frames range in size form 10" H x 7 1/8" W to 14 1/4" H x 11 3/8" W. Both 19th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition with areas of loss largest approximately 2" x 1/2" to nobleman on horseback painting. Not examined outside of frames. [See more photos →]

George III demilune console table, satinwood and mahogany with polychrome stained wood inlay; the top with crossbanded edges and central inlaid half patera surrounded by inlaid garlands of bellflowers; four square tapering legs inlaid with bellflowers and topped with rectangular reserves having green-stained leafy quatrefoil medallions, joined by a skirt with inlaid bellflower swags. 33" H x 45 1/4" W at back x 20 1/2" D at center. Accompanied by custom glass top. British, early 19th Century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: 12 1/2" long shrinkage split along top. Fading to stained inlay. Scattered areas of replaced veneer to edges. Some losses to line inlay to corners of legs. [See more photos →]

Pair of Gorham sterling silver rectangular vegetable serving dishes, pattern #3832, having shaped floral repousee rims, lobed bodies with gilt wash interiors, and shaped shell and scrolled feet. Each marked on the base. Each monogrammed "GRW" to underside of one foot. 4" H x 10" W x 9" D. 55.835 total troy ounces. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Both pieces overall good condition with light general wear. [See more photos →]

George Vincent (United Kingdom, 1796-1831) oil on canvas landscape depicting one or two travelers in a horse drawn cart full of sacks heading down a country road, lined with large and intricately rendered trees. The cart, possibly a peddler's cart, is closely followed by a figure carrying rolled up rugs or mats, and a dog. Possible signature lower left. Housed in a carved giltwood Rococo style frame. Brass plaque engraved "Landscape/George Vincent" lower center of frame. Sight – 17 3/4" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed – 24" H x 30" W. CONDITION: Edges taped, likely relined; overall grime and craquelure. Black light reveals small areas of repair to sky area, upper right quadrant, up to 1". [See more photos →]

Group of three (3) oil on artist's board paintings, all attributed to Quaker artist, Marcus Mote (Ohio, 1817-1898). 1st item: Profile half-portrait of woman wearing a sheer bonnet and facing right, signed and dated, 1894, en verso. Written on back "Painted by Marcus Mote For her Children. From negative taken from life in 1867, when in her 46 year. now 1894". Housed in a white-washed and gilt trim frame. Sight – 17" H x 13 5/8" W. Framed – 19 3/4" H x 16 3/8" W. American, third quarter 19th century. 2nd item: Self-portrait, half-portrait image seated gentleman with reddish-blonde hair and wearing dark suit. Unsigned. Dates 1867 and 1892, hand-painted, lower left corner. Image mounted to larger background board. Housed in a white-washed and gilt trim frame. Sight – 12" H x 9 1/4" W. Framed – 14 3/4" H x 12" W. American, 3rd quarter, 19th century. 3rd item: Riverscape with large rocks and fallen tree on one bank and lush greenery in background. Unsigned. Housed in a period molded stained frame, likely original. Sight – 12" H x 20 3/4" W. Framed – 14" H x 23 3/4" W. American, third quarter 19th century. Biography: Marcus Mote was born in Miami County, Ohio, the son of a Quaker farmer and cabinetmaker. He was raised in a strict Quaker household where art was not encouraged. In spite of this, he chose art as his career, eventually becoming a self-taught painter of miniature portraits, landscapes, panoramas, biblical scenes and ornamental works. He was also a pen artist, engraver, daguerreotypist and teacher of drawing and painting. (source: indianahistory.org) Provenance: By descent from a Quaker family with the surname Jones, that lived in the same Quaker town, West Milton, Ohio, as Mote. CONDITION: Surface grime to all works. 1st item: Some surface wear and light scratches, note scratch along left side face. Heavy varnish lower left and right quadrants. 2nd item: Surface scratches to left and right of figure in background and deeper scratch at lower center in cape. 3rd item: Overall surface grime to canvas and some wear to frame. [See more photos →]

Possible South Carolina, Edgefield District, Slave Made stoneware pottery storage jar, light and dark brown alkaline glaze with applied lug handles. Two (2) incised cross marks to the right of one handle, associated with Dave Drake and the Lewis Miles Pottery. 13 3/4" H. Mid-19th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition, slightly mis-shapen rim. [See more photos →]

Group of four (4) early 20th century Mexican religious painted folk art retablos, all painted on tin and float mounted onto a painted wood backing, three housed in gilt wood frames and one housed in a black wood frame. One is titled "The Powerful Hand" and depicts the nailed hand of Christ to the center, one depicts a healing scene of a child and Our Lady of Talpa, one depicts a weeping female saint, and one depicts The Trinity, floating in heaven with angels to the corners above. Ranging is size framed: 16 3/4" H x 13" W to 18" H x 14" W. CONDITION: All with minor wear and oxidation. A couple retablos secured to board with pins with slight shifting in the frames. [See more photos →]

Three (3) vintage diamond rings. 1st item: Platinum diamond and sapphire dress ring, dome shaped containing 24 pave set round diamonds with total weight approx. 1.04 cts (SI, J-K) and 17 rectangular French Cut sapphires outlining the diamonds. All in a tapered filigree shank. Ring size 5 1/2 short. Marked Platinum irid. 5.1 grams. 2nd item: Art Deco platinum diamond dress ring, three old mine cut diamonds weighing together approx. .30 ct. and 14 full cut diamonds weighing together approx. .50 ct. (all I-J, SI-I). Ring size 6. 5 grams. 3rd item: Vintage 14k white gold diamond band containing 5 single cut diamonds, approx .08 ct. Ring size 5 3/4, 2 grams. Provenance: The Living Estate of Elizabeth Johnston Davidson Frierson, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Three sapphires missing. 2nd & 3rd items: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Two 18k and 22k gemstone bead necklaces. 1st item: 18k fashion blue topaz necklace of 47 blue topaz shaped lozenge beads and nine 18k brushed yellow gold tubular spacers (including clasp), maker's mark on screw clasp, illegible. Strung on wire. 17" long. 37.8 grams. 2nd item: 22k fashion tourmaline necklace of 69 briolette cut, bead-style, multi-color tourmaline gemstones and 41 mixed 22k yellow gold shaped bead spacers with shepherd's hook clasp. Strung on wire. 20" long. 66.10 grams. CONDITION: Both necklaces in overall very good condition with minor surface wear. [See more photos →]

Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour (French, 1838-1910), "The French Ostler," oil on panel painting of an ostler (also known as "hostler," a groom employed to look after the horses of guests at an inn), wearing a white shirt and red trousers with black riding boots, working with a harness hanging from the wall of a stable. Signed lower left. Label from The Classic Fine Art Galleries en verso. Brass plaque on giltwood molded frame reads, "The French Ostler, E. Berne Bellecour." Sight 13" H x 8 3/8" W, framed: 19" H x 14" W. Biography: Etienne-Prosper Berne Bellecoeur was born in Boulogne-sur-Wed, France. He was a pupil of Picot and F. Barrias at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied portraits and landscapes, genre and military subjects. He was Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1900, 1903, 1904 and 1905. CONDITION: Very good condition with light craquelure. [See more photos →]

William Nowland Van Powell (Tennessee, 1904-1977) large watercolor on paper titled "The Attack by the United States Navy on the Harbor of Tripoli". Signed "Nowland Van Powell" and dated 1952 upper left corner. Watercolor depicts the US naval ships involved in the attack: Vixen, Enterprise, Syren, Argus, Constitution & Gunboat Nautilus. Additional inscriptions describing the scene below the title. Housed in a carved burlwood frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 27 3/4" W. Framed – 32" H x 37 3/4" W. Provenance: painting was given by the artist to a friend who lived in Memphis and has descended in her family. Artist Biography: Memphis, TN architect and artist, Nowland Van Powell (1904-1977) retired from architecture in the 1970s and began to paint full time. He is known for his paintings of ships and naval battles and also for painting Christmas cards for Vice President Spiro Agnew and family in 1971. Van Powell was the author of The American Navies of the Revolutionary War, a collection of his paintings, with descriptive notes by the artist was published in 1974 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. CONDITION: Some slight toning to mat edges and mat, overall good condition. Couple of minute brown spots to paper. Some debris noted upper right margin under the glass. Not examined out of the frame. [See more photos →]

Edward Kellogg (Pennsylvania/Tennessee, born 1944) oil on canvas autumn landscape painting titled "River Houses," depicting houses set into a mountainside, overlooking a river stream. Signed lower right. Titled and dated "1987" in marker on center stretcher, en verso. Housed in a contemporary narrow wood floater frame. Canvas- 36" H x 40" W. Framed-37 3/8" H x 41 1/4" W. Biography (courtesy Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art): Born in Pennsylvania in 1944, Kellogg developed his early artistic interests by studying at the Philadelphia Art Institute. His education included a focus on painting three years at Wheaton College in Illinois, after which he transferred to San Diego State University receiving a BA in art in 1966 and an MA in painting and printmaking in 1968. He was an art professor at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA, 1973-2010, and resides in Chattanooga. His work is included in selected collections throughout the Southern United States and worldwide. CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834-1914) oil on board East TN landscapes. 1st item: Oil on board landscape painting depicting a stream with tree foreground, fenceline mid-ground and homestead with mountainous backdrop. Signed "T. Campbell" lower right. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Sight – 6 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W. Framed – 11 1/2" H x 14 1/2" W. 2nd item: Oil on board panoramic East Tennessee landscape, unsigned but attributed to Thomas Campbell, with sheep and stream foreground, farm with outbuildings and stands of trees background. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Sight – 7 5/8" H x 16 1/2" W. Framed – 10 1/8" H x 18 3/4" W. Provenance: Descended through the Knoxville, TN family of James D. Hoskins, a longtime patron of the artist who was instrumental in bringing Campbell to Tennessee. Biography: Painting was a second career for Thomas Campbell, who immigrated to the United States at age 19, and was ordained as a minister in 1866. He and his family moved to East Tennessee in hopes a climate change would improve the health of his wife, Susan, but she died in 1892. At that point, Campbell, retired from the ministry and turned to art, which had been his hobby, into his job. He founded the art department at Maryville College in 1902 and headed it until his death. His paintings were exhibited regionally and won several prizes and medals. He was also active in the Nicholson Art League, and was a talented wood carver who produced picture frames and small pieces of furniture. Campbell mostly painted pastoral landscapes. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition, very slight craquelure. 2nd item: Minor grime, overall slight craquelure. Minute areas of paint flaking to stand of trees far left and center stand of trees, and lower right corner. [See more photos →]

Chinese Famille Verte Tea Caddy & Spittoon, plus eight (8) Chinese Famille Rose export porcelain items. 1st item: Chinese Famille Verte export porcelain tea caddy, rectangular form with canted sides, with enameled polychrome phoenix and landscape decoration. 4" H, 18th century, possibly Kangxi period. 2nd item: Chinese Famille Verte porcelain spittoon or Zhadou with enameled polychrome flowering prunus decoration. 2 1/4" H. 18th century. 3rd-10th items: Eight (8) assorted Chinese Famille Rose Export porcelain items including two (2) handled cups with enameled floral and figural decoration (2 5/8" H), one (1) teacup with lotus shaped saucer having enameled figural landscape decoration (cup 1 1/2" H/4, saucer 4 5/8" dia.), one (1) teacup with saucer (cup, 1 3/8" H/saucer, 4" dia.) and two (2) additional saucers with enameled figural landscape decoration (4 1/2" dia.). All pieces 19th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. Acquired by consignor's grandfather in The Hague in the early 1900s. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered chipping to lid and shoulder rim and edge, overall general wear to decoration. 2nd item: Chips to rim and one hairline. 3rd-10th items: All pieces with general wear to decoration. One handled cup with chip to rim. Fleabites to center well of lotus saucer. Smaller teacup and saucer with fleabites to rim and edges. One saucer without cup with chip to rim. [See more photos →]

Forty-six (46) English and French Lead Hand Painted Revolutionary War and Napoleonic soldier figurines. Twenty-six (26) Charles C. Stadden, England standing figurines, including one (1) British 17th Light Dragoon 1700", one (1) "French Cuirassier Trumpeter 1810", one (1) "French Grenadier 1815", one (1) "35th Foot Royal Sussex", one (1) Fusilier, and more. All with stamped manufacturer's mark underside of bases, twenty (20) with paper labels underside of bases. Ranging in size from 2 1/2" H x 1 1/8" W x 1 3/8" D to 3 1/4" H x 1 3/8" W x 1 1/4" D; five (5) Wilson equestrian figurines, including one (1) "Lancer Trumpeter Grand Duchy of Berg 1812-13", one (1) "16th Regt Dragoons", and three (3) unidentified. All signed back of wooden bases, two (2) with paper labels underside of bases. All figurines mounted to wooden bases. Ranging in size from 4 1/2" H x 4 5/8" W to 2 1/8" D to 4 3/4" H X 4 5/8" W x 3 5/8" D; three (3) Arturo figurines, including one (1) "Dragons 1806" equestrian, one (1) "ESS Italico Grenadier Campagne 1810", and one (1) unidentified. Signed to top of bases, titled to sides of bases. "ESS Italico" with paper label reading "102B" to wooden base. Only the "ESS Italico" figurine is mounted to a wooden base. Ranging in size from 2 1/2" H x 1 3/8" W x 1 1/4" D to 4 1/4" H x 4" W x 1 7/8" D; two (2) Kurt H. Stackhouse standing figurines, including one (1) "France Guides – Hussars of Augerav [sic]; Army of Germany 1797" and one (1) "France Infantry of the line…Company c. 1812". Both signed back of wooden bases, titled and initialed to paper tag underside of bases. Both figurines mounted to wooden bases. Ranging in size from 3 1/2" to 3 3/4" H x 2 1/8" square; two (2) M. Balder, Paris standing figurines, including one (1) "2nd Canadian Rgt. (Congress Own) 1776 (Corporal) Nr 840" and one (1) "Fourth Connecticut Rgt Continental Line (Corporal) -1777- N 841". Both initialed "MB" to top of bases, signed "M. Balder Paris" underside of bases. Both figurines mounted to wooden bases. Both approximately 3 1/8" H x 2" square; seven (7) signed or initialed standing figurines, including one (1) "Rgt. De Soissonais Officer", one (1) "RL-22 Colbert", one (1) "Grenadier a Cheval Tropeter", one (1) "1125 ADC & Murat", one (1) "Cie. Elite Hussards Soldat Campagne", one (1) "6th Dragoons Officer Spain", and one (1) unidentified. All signed top of bases, two (2) titled to side of bases and additionally signed "Gauretta" with numbers underside of bases. Three (3) with paper labels underside of bases. Only the "Grenadier a Cheval Tropeter" figurine is mounted to a wooden base. Ranging in size from 2 3/4" H x 1 1/4" W x 1 1/8" D to 3 7/8" H x 2 1/8" square; one (1) unsigned "Lasset Old Guard" standing figurine. 3" H x 1 5/8" W x 1 3/8" D. All items mid 20th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some minute areas of paint loss, surface grime. One unidentified Wilson figurine with rider separated from saddle. One 5/8" break to "16th Regt Dragoons" figurine. [See more photos →]

1927 $20 Saint-Gaudens double eagle gold coin, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907). Depicts Liberty holding a torch and olive branch, backed by the rays of the sun, the U.S. Capitol visible; 46 stars circle design, obverse, an eagle in flight, backed by rays from the sun, reverse. Edge lettered "E PLURIBUS UNUM". No mink mark. 34.1mm, .900 purity, 33.43 grams. Provenance: The Living Estate of Elizabeth Johnston Davidson Frierson, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition. See photos. [See more photos →]

Maltby Sykes (Alabama/Maine/Mississippi/Mexico, 1911-1992) Impressionist oil on board painting depicting a small Mediterranean village, the buildings with white stucco walls and red terracotta roof tiles, situated in a pastoral landscape with cypress trees and lilac flowering trees. Signed "Sykes" lower left. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. House of Heydenryk label en verso of frame. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 28 1/2" W. Framed – 32" H x 37" W. Mid/late 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Three (3) small sterling silver trays, including one (1) square form English (London) salver or footed tray with cut corners, hallmarks for Asprey & Company and date marks for 1805, 6 5/8" square; one (1) Gorham sterling silver oval tray with chased floral decoration, marked on the base, 7" H x 10" L; and one (1) round English (London) round footed tray with shaped border, chased floral decoration to the center and worn hallmarks, 6 5/8" dia.; 24.320 total troy ounces. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Wall Street tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: All three trays overall good condition with very light wear. [See more photos →]

19 assorted pieces Majolica. Set 4 George Jones majolica Pond Lily dessert plates, marks to base, two with retail labels, 8", English, circa 1875; Set 6 oyster plates, basketweave turquoise ground, white shells, brown rope border, unmarked, 9 1/2" dia.; Pair majolica lily pad and flower footed compotes, unmarked, 3 1/4" H x 9 5/8" dia.; 7 assorted plates, most with floral and leaf motifs and one also with tropical bird at center (10 1/4"), three with maker's marks of Wedgwood, honeycomb ground (8 1/4"), Etruscan, lily pad (8") and one Rorstrand, geometric (8 1/2"). All items English or Continental, late 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: All items in overall good condition. Oyster plates with minor scattered wear. [See more photos →]

Samuel Houston (1793-1863) signed Tennessee land document, granting Robert Houston, assignee of Archibald G. Powell "fifteen acres by survey bearing date the 17th day of August 1825. Lying in the Ninth District in McNairy County on the waters of Cypre[s]s Creek…" dated July 26, 1828. 15 1/4" H x 12 5/8" W. Note: Sam Houston's term as Tennessee governor lasted from 1827 until 1829, when he resigned and moved to Texas. Houston later became the President of Texas and its Governor. He is the only person in American History to be elected governor of two states by popular vote. CONDITION: Overall good condition with tears along fold lines, largest 2 5/8", foxing spots, dampstaining to be expected from age. Houston signature slightly affected by dampstaining, otherwise in strong clear condition. [See more photos →]

John Austin Sands Monks (IL/MA, 1850-1917) oil on canvas landscape painting of sheep and chickens in pasture, some sheep resting under hay wagon. Ocean to far right. Signed "J.A.S. Monks" lower left. Brass nameplate to center lower frame molding. Arts and Crafts gilt frame likely original. Sight – 21 3/8" H x 26 1/4" W. Framed – 31 3/4" H x 36 7/8" W. American, late 19th/early 20th century. CONDITION: Painting in very good condition. Minor surface grime to glass and 2 1/2" long loss of molding to frame right front edge. Frame with other smaller losses, mostly at corners. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Asian decorative items including Lacquer Tea Caddy. 1st item: Large Chinese carved hardstone vase comprised of two stacked urns flanked by a naturalistic leafy carved urn with pierced leaf and floral decoration, raised on a leaf and floral base with birds perched throughout. 11" H x 9" W. 20th century. 2nd item: Chinese gilt and lacquer octagonal form tea caddy having a domed top with urn finial, the paneled body with figural landscape and foo dog decoration. 8 3/4" H x 6 1/4" dia. 19th century. 3rd item: Bronze Asian vase with mask and ring handles and raised on elephant head-shaped feet. 6" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Crosland's father worked for the United States Diplomatic Corp. and the family lived in China for three years during her childhood. CONDITION: Sculpture overall good condition. Tea caddy top not attached to base, overall general wear and losses to wood and lacquer decoration. Bronze vase with a few minor dings, primarily to mouth. [See more photos →]

Four (4) 1996 US $5 Gold Commemorative Atlanta Olympic Coins, uncirculated, in original package. Cauldron: Obverse, Atlanta Logo: Reverse. CONDITION: Uncirculated. Original packaging. [See more photos →]

1 Coverlet and 3 quilts, including a Tennessee Princess Feather quilt and 2 matching Log Cabin quilts. 1st item: 19th century handmade Tennessee Princess Feather pattern pieced quilt; red, orange and green feathers, leaves and flowers on an ivory quilted background with teal binding. 91" x 71". 2nd item: Red, white and blue overshot geometric pattern coverlet in two pieces, two part construction, 83" x 66". Coverlet was woven in Sevier County circa 1850 and handed down in the McMahan family. 3rd and 4th items: Pair of hand sewn and pieced calico log cabin pattern quilts in colors of blue, red, pink, white and olive; blue binding. Each quilt approximately 75" square. All items attibuted to Tennessee, late 19th/early 20th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Quilt with scattered stains, largest area of staining near lower corner, 6"; a couple of small areas of loss up to 1/3", light fading and grime; overall good condition. 2nd item- Coverlet in very good condition. 3rd and 4th items: Scattered light stains to both; one with a 10" x 4" cluster of stains and some wear losses to one of the brown/tan fabrics used near edge. [See more photos →]

Susan Kliewer (Arizona, born 1940) bronze sculpture titled "Elusive as the Wind" depicting a Native American man on horseback. Titled, signed, dated "(copyright) 2000, and numbered "6/45" to rock outcropping on base. Gilt metal placard with title and artist's name to rotating wooden base. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity and a copy of the "Lost Wax Casting with Susan Kliewer" VHS, 1994. 18 1/8" H x 19 1/4" W x 8 1/2" D. American, early 21st century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Moses Wight (American/Massachusetts, 1827-1895) oil on canvas portrait of a young woman, standing on a veranda between flowering trellises and attired in an off the shoulder, full length blue dress with lace collar and red paisley shawl, holding a leafy branch in her hands. Signed and dated 1858 mid-right margin (on veranda). Charles E. Cobb/Boston, Massachusetts framer label en verso. Housed in an a early 20th century molded gilt wood and composition frame. Sight – 43 1/4" H x 35 1/4" W. Framed – 50 1/4" H x 42 1/4" W. Biography: Moses Wight kept studios in Boston for most of his career and exhibited at the New England Art Union and the Boston Athaneum. He also studied in Paris with Antoine Hebert and Leon Bonnat and in Berlin, where he earned some key European commissions. In the U.S., he painted Ralph Waldo Emerson and Josiah Quincy III. His studio, along with several canvases, was burned in the great Boston fire of 1872. He moved to Paris in 1890. CONDITION: Canvas relined with linen. Shawl and skirt show scattered areas of inpainting under blacklight inspection. Some rubbing to canvas perimeter of frame. See blacklight photo. [See more photos →]

Continental school impressionist oil on board landscape scene titled "Thursday Noontime" depicting a young peasant woman carrying multiple watering jugs and descending a hill, foreground, with goats to left and group of sunbathers and water to right background. Titled and signed "McCoy" upper right corner with additional numbers and illegible writing. Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia label en verso stating that the painting was from a Philadelphia collection. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight – 7 3/4" H x 19" W. Framed – 25 1/2" H x 26 1/2" W. 20th century. CONDITION: Very good condition. Some scratching across bottom quadrant. Inpainting top edge towards right side; spot sky on left side; spot near goat on left side; and spot to right of woman in grass. Minor abrasions to the frame. See blacklight photo. [See more photos →]

Lucien Delarue (France, 1925-2011) oil on linen painting depicting a coastal village surrounded by mountains on the French Riviera with several boats in the harbor. Signed "Delarue" lower right. Typed label with biographical information en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 28 1/4" H x 23 3/8" W. Framed – 36 1/4" H x 31 1/8" W. Late 20th century. Provenance: the living estate of Annette Petri, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light craquelure in the sky quadrant. [See more photos →]

Sterling Boyd Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board still life painting depicting a vase of flowers rendered in a heavy impasto technique in shades of red, pink, yellow, blue, green, brown, and white. Signed and dated "Strauser 79" lower left. Float mounted in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 24" H x 12" W. Framed – 34 3/4" H x 19 1/2" W. American, third quarter 20th century. Provenance: the living estate of Annette Petri, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Mahogany library armchair, serpentine rectangular padded back, arms, and conforming seat, with acanthus and rosette carved arm supports, cabriole front legs with carved scrolled anthemion knees ending in ball and claw front feet, carved rosette and pad back feet. Upholstered in blue and off white woven and striped silk damask. 43 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W x 29 1/2" D. Probably English, 19th century. CONDITION: Wear to all feet. Later upholstery in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of large Chinese export porcelain Rose Medallion garniture vases, baluster form, the body with alternating reserves decorated with flowers, birds and butterflies and scenes of Chinese figures engaged in various activities. Both with gilt rims and applied gilded foo dog handles to upper shoulders. 17 5/8" H. Mid to late 19th century. CONDITION: One with minute fleabites to rim. Both overall good condition with slight overall wear and some light paint streaks extending onto foot ring. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Tiffany & Company sterling silver items. 1st item: Tiffany & Company sterling silver bowl with a raised blossoming clover motif to pierced rim. Base marked "Tiffany & Co./13780/Makers/6725/Sterling Silver/925-1000/C". 2 3/4" H x 10" dia. Circa 1902-07. 17.69 troy ounces. 2nd item: Paneled trumpet vase, marked on the base "Tiffany & Co./ 18377A, Makers/6725/Sterling Silver/925-1000/M". 11 1/2" H. 1st half 20th century. 12.825 troy ounces. 30.515 total troy ounces. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Both items overall very good condition, light general wear. [See more photos →]

2 coin silver julep cups or beakers, including Samuel Kirk, Gorham. 1st item: Julep cup or beaker with cylindrical sides and molded edges, incuse mark on base for Samuel Kirk (working Baltimore, MD, b. 1793-d. 1872) with 11/12. Not monogrammed. 3 1/2" H x 3" dia. 4.915 total troy ounces. 2nd item: Julep cup or beaker with cylindrical tapering sides and beaded edges, incuse marks on base for Gorham, 3, and Coin. Inscribed "Nelle May 1st 1860" to body. 3 3/8" H x 3" dia. 2.995 total troy ounces. 7.91 total troy ounces/2 cups. CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface scratches. 2nd item: Gorham marks have been double struck. [See more photos →]

18k yellow gold wheat chain necklace. Gold wire-wrapped style tube clasp with maker's mark, 18k. 4 mm dia. x 16 1/4" L. 36 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Archive of seven (7) Civil War era items, including letters and diary of William Budlong, Rhode Island 5th Regiment Heavy Artillery, and General R.S. Ewell ALS. 1st item: Original Edition Clayton's Octavo Diary, for 1862, printed by E. B. Clayton's Sons, New York, belonging to Budlong. Partially filled, detailing his time aboard ships including the Kitty Simpson on January 8 and the USS Hunchback on January 17. He describes the events of The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition, writing "We got up from our wet bed in the woods and marched 1 1/4 miles and came onto their Batteries their [sic] the fighting began at about 7 1/2 O clock AM and it was a hot fight they were Drove [sic] from their batteries by the 21 Ma[s]s but they could not hold their Position…our 1st Lieut fell…and lost 2 boys". He mentions Brigadier General Ambrose Burnside (1824-1881) several times, writing "…at 10 o clock Gen Bernside [sic] came down on A steam tug cam [sic] along side in a small boat and Bade us good day was cheered…" on January 9, "…Gen Bernside [sic] and his Aids Came to be Carried to Newport…" March 26, and "…we had Dre[s]s Parade this Afternoon at 4 PM and two Complimentary letters one from Gen Bernside [sic] the other from Gen Parks…" on May 5. Other notations of interest include that "…Gen George Scott of Winsucket came on Board with Dan Curtis & Sargt Borden…" on Jan 21 and that they were "…calld [sic] to help the steamer Louisiana…" on March 11. 6 3/4" H x 4 3/8" W x 1 3/8" D. 2nd item: ALS. One page handwritten letter on lined paper. Concerns Abram M. Lambert, Virginia Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company C, stating that he is aged 24 years old, six feet, and with a fair complexion, requesting transportation between Staunton, VA and Orangr, CH [sic?]. Signed by General Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872), Captain Thompson, and Captain Price, with inscription that the request was approved by order of General Lee, dated March 6, 1864. 11 3/4" H x 8 1/4" W. Note: The 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment was known as the "Fighting Fifth". 3rd item: Cabinet card fragment depicting a group of men, probably soldiers, with beards. 2" H x 1 1/2" W. 4th item: ALS. One page handwritten bifolium letter on lined paper with "United States Capitol" letterhead. From J. H. Perigo, Washington, D.C, to Anna, his niece, dated July 14, 1864. He writes of Washington, D.C. and his religious beliefs, stating "…Remember Anna that youth is the time to seek the Lord seek him then that your Mothers prayer may be answered that you might be saved from the Eveils [sic] of this world and meet her in heaven Above I have seen much of the depravity of the human heart since I have been here…". 8 1/8" H x 10 1/8" W. 5th item: ALS. One page handwritten bifolium letter on lined paper. From Joseph R. Vincent, Westerly, RI, to Anna M. Buel, dated September 9, 1863. He writes of his religious views and church involvement. 7 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W. 6th item: Excerpt from an Evangelist newspaper titled "Furloughs–A Soldier's Testimony. Camp Near Brandy Station, Va., March 1, 1864". Written by a Union Solder identified by the initials T.B.S. describing his experiences in General Joseph Hooker's Division. Part of a religious article en verso. 9" H x 2 7/8" W. 7th item: Bifolium handwritten poem titled "A Mother's Love" by Annie Buel. 8 1/8" H x 10 1/8" W. Mid 19th century. Private Middle Tennessee collection, by descent in the family of William Budlong. CONDITION: All items with toning, foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, tears, etc. to be expected from age. 1st item: Diary in fragmentary condition. 2nd item: Areas of dampstaining, foxing spots render the writing very faint and difficult to read. Top third of letter is separated along fold line. Ewell signature in good condition. 4th item: Letter with losses to edges and dampstaining rendering some of the writing illegible. [See more photos →]

Thomas Blount (1759-1812) owned copy of Journal of the Third Session of the Senate of the United States of American, Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, December 6th, 1790, and In the Fifteenth Year of the Sovereignty of the Said United States, 1791. Printed by John Fenno, Philadelphia. Quarto, 203 pages including index, rebound in brown leather with original blind stamped covers, spine with gilt lettering. Includes An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress, that a New State be Formed within the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Admitted into this Union by the name of the State of Kentucky, pp. 131-132. Inscribed "Tho. Blount/6th Dec. 1793", front end paper. 12 1/2" H x 8" W x 1 1/8" D. Biography: Thomas Blount was a North Carolina Congressman, brother of William Blount and uncle of William Grainger Blount, Born at "Blount Hall", Craven (now Pitt) County, N.C., May 10, 1759. At the age of sixteen he entered the Continental Army; was captured and sent to England as a prisoner of war; and after the Revolutionary War engaged in the mercantile business in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C.. He was a member of the State house of commons in 1788; elected as an Anti-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and as a Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1799); unsuccessful candidate for election in 1802 to the Eighth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses (March 4, 1805-March 3, 1809); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh Congress; elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress and served from March 4, 1811, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 7, 1812; interment in the Congressional Cemetery. (source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000569). CONDITION: Overall good condition with wear, loss, staining, etc. to covers to be expected from age. Pages with toning, foxing spots, areas of dampstaining. Blount inscription in very good, legible condition. [See more photos →]

Thirteen (13) Hermes Moustiers Faience Toucans Pattern porcelain items, including two (2) 4 light candelabra, three (3) wine coasters, two (2) double salt cellars, four (4) coaster tiles, one (1) champagne bucket, and one (1) centerpiece. Hermes Moustiers marks with "Made in France" underside of bases. Candelabra – 10 3/4" H x 10 1/4" W x 10 1/4" D. Wine coasters – 3 1/2" H x 5 7/8" W x 5 3/4" D. Salt cellars – 2" H x 4 1/4" W x 2" D. Coaster tiles – 5/8" H x 5 1/4" W x 6 1/2" D. Champagne bucket – 7 7/8" H x 13 1/4" W x 8 7/8" D. Centerpiece – 8 1/2" H x 16 1/4" W x 8 1/2" D. French, late 20th/early 21st century. Provenance: The Estate of Julia Holland Gasque, Kingston, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with few light surface scratches. One wine coaster with 4 1/2" hairline. Wax residue, surface grime to candelabra. [See more photos →]

German violin, possibly Saxson, after the Milan Testore school, with interior label reading "Paolo Antonio Testore figlio di Carlo GiuseppeLarga di Milano al segno dell Acquila", additional label numbered 202; housed within a black hard case. Lot additionally includes two German nickel mounted round stick bows, one stamped Bausch and the other Sivori and a 1917 dated letter stating that the violin was given as a barter for legal services. All housed in a black leather hard cover case. Violin measures: 23" L x 7 3/4" W. 19th century. Case measures: 31 1/2" L x 10" W. Circa 1800 – 1810. CONDITION: Case has wear and losses throughout. Old repairs to violin neck and pegbox. Some seam separation to lower bout. Overall general use wear. One bow warped. One bow requires re-stringing. [See more photos →]

Five (5) Chanel fashion items. 1st item: Chanel 100% silk cardigan/coat, with brushed gold tone metal logo on back. Geometric pattern in black and gold hues. New with tag. Size 44. 2nd item: Chanel cashmere blend cardigan, in colors of gray and cream with silver inerlocking CC button on pocket. Size 42. 3rd item: Chanel lined wool sailor style pants, with wide leg and 6 black interlocking CC buttons. Size 42 with 41 1/2" outseam. 4th item: Chanel black wool boucle suit with skirt, gold buttons with maker's mark en verso. Size 40. 5th item: Chanel silk scarf with camellia blooms on dark navy background, 34" square. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Excellent condition. 2nd item: Shows some wear, in good condition. 3rd item: Very good condition. 4th item: Very good condition. 5th item: Small stain on background. Did not attempt to clean. [See more photos →]

Ilias Lalaounis 14k yellow gold earrings with round satin gold beads, approx. 7.3-5mm each, interspersed with round cabochon/carved moonstone beads, approx. 9-5mm each, very light blue, eye clean, in a bubble cluster design J-hoop shape. Hinged clip backs for non-pierced ears. Marked 585 with maker's mark. 1 1/8" L x 3/4" W. 30.80 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition with very little surface wear. [See more photos →]

Grouping of seven (7) Southern African American wax folk art figures, made by the Francisco Vargas family of New Orleans, known for their waxwork figures, circa 1900. All figures having finely carved details with handmade clothing and mounted onto wood stands. Figures include a man with sack of cotton on his back (right arm damaged), a female with market basket holding a list and standing next to a bale of hay , a female figure holding fish in left hand (right hand broken), a standing female figure with outstretched right arm (damage to right hand), a young girl with sack of cotton on her back (damage to left arm), a young girl seated with basket of produce in her lap (damage to both arms, missing bale hale seat), and a young boy shown standing and holding a corn stalk in his right hand (missing object at left foot). All child figures and female figure standing next to bale stamped on the base "Genuine Vargas/New Orleans, LA". Ranging is size from 4 3/8" H to 7" H. All Circa 1900. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee. CONDITION: See description above. All figures with wear and grime. [See more photos →]

James K. Polk Signed Mexican War Certificate of Merit and Etching, framed. 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. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Minor spots and marks on surface of certificate. [See more photos →]

Sterling Boyd Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board abstract still life painting depicting a blue vase of flowers against a pale blue-green background, rendered in a heavy impasto technique with flowers in shades of yellows and pinks. Signed and dated "Strauser 73" lower left. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 23 1/4" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed – 30 1/4" H x 18 1/4" W. American, mid 20th century. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Minor abrasions to frame. [See more photos →]

Louis Maurer (New York, 1832-1932) watercolor painting on paper depicting cowhands on horseback, herding long horn cows at a watering hole. Monogram signature lower right. Unframed. Sight – 3 3/8" H x 5 5/8" W. Overall – 8 1/4" H x 12 5/8" W. Biography: A native of Germany, Louis Maurer, immigrated to America in 1851 with his family, having trained in mechanical drawing, anatomy, lithography and ivory carving. He had also helped his father with cabinet making. Maurer took a job for eight years as a lithographer for Currier and Ives, earning a beginning salary of five dollars a week. He became known especially for his prints of trotting horses, and one of his most famous series was called The Life of a Fireman. He developed a system whereby several artists worked on a single print, with each having their specialty. He and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait painted Indian and western subjects, and plagiarized their early efforts from pictures they found in the Astor library that were done by George Catlin and Karl Bodmer. From 1872 to 1884, he had his own successful lithographic firm. At age 50, Louis Maurer began study at the Gotham Art School and later studied with William Merritt Chase at the National Academy of Design. He made two extensive trips West, one of them in 1885 as the guest of Buffalo Bill Cody. On the second trip, he did numerous Rocky Mountain paintings and animal depictions. At the age of 99, he had his first solo exhibition, which was held in New York City. (sources: Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West; Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art; AskArt). CONDITION: Ungramed but retains an older paper matte. Overall very good condition with slight toning to paper. [See more photos →]

Large Continental or Chinese Export Porcelain Urn & 5 English Porcelain Plates, 6 items. 1st item: Large Continental or Chinese Export porcelain urn in the Imari palette, decorated with the arms of Duke of Northumberland, House of Percy with shaped body and scrolling leaf arms and rim on a round base. Base unmarked. 18 1/4" H x 9 1/2" dia. 19th century. 2nd – 6th items: Collection of luncheon or dessert porcelain plates including an early 19th century plate with the arms of Duke of Northumberland, House of Percy, to the center and a bright green border; a 19th century English Royal Crown Derby plate in the Imari pattern; a pair of 19th century English Spode porcelain plates with floral decoration; and one English Chamberlain & Worcester armorial plate with lobed gilt and bright blue border having floral reserves and armorial for the Barony of Ward of Birmingham and bearing the French motto, 'Comme Je Fus' (as I Was). Plates range in size from 8 1/2" dia. to 9 7/8" dia. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: Urn with a a few paint flakes on the base. Duke of Northumberland plate with wear to lower part of arms and old damage to rim, remaining plates overall very good condition with no chips or cracks. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) sketchbooks. 1st item: Sketchbook containing fifteen (15) crayon on paper and ink on paper drawings, primarily depicting female and male nudes with one Central Park landscape and one page handwritten narrative about his experiences in New York. 12 1/4″ H x 9 1/8″ W x 5/8″ D. 2nd item: Sketchbook containing twenty-four (24) crayon on paper drawings depicting female and male nudes. 14 1/4″ H x 11 3/8″ W x 3/4″ D. American, mid 20th century. Note: Both sketchbooks were included in the exhibition “Joseph Delaney: On The Move” at the Knoxville Museum of Art, August 17, 2018-November 4, 2018. Provenance: The Estate of Ougust Delaney, Knoxville, TN. Biography (courtesy of Frederick C. Moffatt): Joseph Delaney was born in Knoxville in 1904. He and his older brother, Beauford, discovered their interest in art by drawing on Sunday School cards. In 1930, Joseph left Tennessee for New York where Beauford was also working as an artist, and enrolled in the Art Students League under the tutelage of Thomas Hart Benton and Alexander Brooke. The subject matter he found there, including the city’s landmarks and its people, are the images for which he is best known. In 1986, Delaney returned to Knoxville to live and was artist-in-residence for the University of Tennessee Art Department until his death in 1991. Delaney’s works are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Chicago Art Institute, The Knoxville Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light wear to covers. Areas of toning to some pages. Some smudging to crayon drawings. [See more photos →]

Set of six (6) Chinese Famille Rose dessert plates, four (4) with finely executed hand-painted polychrome decoration including a flower basket with butterflies to the centers and the rims with alternating fruit, floral and insect decoration and two (2) with hand-painted polychrome decoration depicting figures in an outdoor setting with flowers, birds and butterflies. All with gilt rims and gilt accents. 8" dia. All 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. CONDITION: All plates with overall light wear, no chips or cracks. Some wear and losses to gilt decoration to rims. [See more photos →]

Continental wool tapestry sewn in sections, upper left and right depicting queen with peacock in landscape setting and male figure wearing animal cloak, holding staff and with ladder and bear. Lower two-thirds features landscape with large deer, a tented campground and several sailing vessels in waterway, some with fishermen; right quadrant features landscape with plants and large tree. All woven in shades of green, blue, gold, red and brown. Enclosed in a 1-1/4" wide green border. 51 1/2" x 39 1/4". French or Flemish, late 18th century. CONDITION: Likely cut down from a larger tapestry or tapestries. Reinforced with linen and cotton bands to back and newer green cotton liner with tabs for display. Green border replaced at right side and upper left. Some fading and small repairs. Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Roycroft rocking chairs and four (4) Roycroft books, 6 items total. 1st item: Roycroft mahogany slatted back rocker, carved Roycroft orb and cross mark to front seat rail, rounded arms and woven upholstery to the seat. 35 1/2" H x 25 1/4" W x 30 3/4" D. Circa 1905. 2nd item: Roycroft mahogany corset back rocker, carved Roycroft orb and cross mark to front seat rail, squared arms and woven upholstery to the seat. 35 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W x 34 3/4" D. Circa 1905. 3rd-5th items: Three (3) editions of Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Books: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Lifetime of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, including one (1) 1923 hard cover edition, one (1) 1923 softcover edition, and one (1) 1923 softcover edition with cloth lined butcher paper cover, all printed by Wm. H. Wise & Co. Roycroft Distributors, New York City. 6th item: Book titled The Notebook of Elbert Hubbard, printed in 1927 by The Roycrofters. Provenance: The Estate of Vance C. Carter, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Both rockers with overall use wear, upholstered seats not original. Books in overall good condition. Softcover books with some chipping and wear to covers. Small hardback book cover with wear and fading. [See more photos →]

American inlaid Federal period Pembroke table, mahogany primary and white pine secondary. Comprised of a rectangular mahogany top with hinged oval leaves, top and leaves with line inlay to edges and sides, above an apron fitted with a single dovetailed drawer, line inlay to drawer front and lower edge of apron, all above Hepplewhite tapered legs with band of inlay to top and base of legs, along with urn, line and descending bellflower inlay. New England or Mid-Atlantic States. 27 3/4" H x 19" W or 38 7/8" W (w/leaves) x 31 1/8" D. Circa 1800. CONDITION: Older refinish. Stain to top. Loss of band inlay to lower portions of two legs. [See more photos →]

American Federal Silver sugar bowl and creamer. 1st item: Sugar bowl marked W. Ball in rectangle for William Ball, Philadelphia, b. 1729-d. 1810, or William Ball Jr. , Baltimore, Maryland, b. 1763-d. 1815. Urn form with cover having a knob shaped finial, beaded edges, central engraved ribbon and garland cartouche with conjoined script monogram MM, circular flared pedestal terminating in a square plinth. 10"h. 2nd item: Creamer of nearly identical form with beaded edges, reeded strap handle, circular flared pedestal and square plinth, monogrammed MM. No maker's mark. 6 7/8"H. 20.83 oz troy combined weight. Both pieces American, circa 1800. 3rd item: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston exhibit catalog, SOUTHERN SILVER, copyright 1968. Note: a William Ball, Baltimore cream jug of similar form (not this piece) is illustrated #G-2-A. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Sugar bowl: wear to ribbon garland engraving; some light scattered dents, mainly to back of sugar bowl, up to 1/2". Creamer: Very good condition; light wear. Book: Overall good condition, light toning and foxing to back cover. [See more photos →]

Three (3) contemporary oil on canvas Impressionist style Fox Hunt genre paintings, European, likely English. 1st item: Painting depicting a group of dogs and English fox hunters on horse back, speeding across a wooden bridge in a forest setting. Signed "LG Schosm" lower left. Housed in a carved wooden frame with gilt trim. Sight – 23 3/4" H x 19 3/4" W. Framed – 32 5/8" H x 28 5/8" W. 2nd item: Painting depicting a group of dogs and English fox hunters on horse back about to jump a low fence, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage. Signed "K. Mot.-" lower left. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight – 29 1/2" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed – 38" H x 32 1/8" W. 3rd item: Painting depicting a group of dogs and English fox hunters on horse back, galloping down a dirt road through a forest with autumn leaves. Illegibly signed lower left. Housed in a carved wooden frame with gilt trim. Sight – 23 3/4" H x 19 7/8" W. Framed – 32 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W. All items mid/late 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition. Gaps between canvas and frame, top and top right. 2nd-3rd item: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Olen Bryant ceramic sculptures. 1st item: Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) ceramic sound sculpture of bird, possibly a guinea fowl. Hollow, with beads inside. Signed and dated "'70" on base. 6 1/2" H x 9 1/2" x 6" D. 2nd item: Olen L. Bryant ceramic sculpture of standing conjoined figures. Unsigned. 8 3/4" H x 7" W x 2 1/2" D. A letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's niece, who served as his studio assistant and personal representative for his estate, will accompany this lot. Provenance: The Estate of Olen Bryant, Cottonwood/Clarksville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Both items in very good condition. No evident breaks. [See more photos →]

A Map of the Tennassee [sic] Government from the latest Surveys, 1799, by John Payne, published by E. Low, New York, 1799. From "A New and Complete Universal Geography" by John Payne. Copper plate engraving of early Tennessee depicting 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, lower right, references and scale of miles, lower left. "Long. W. from Philada." top right above map. Map surrounded by scale notations and line border. Housed in a mat and encapsulated in plastic. Image – 7 1/8" H x 15 1/4" W. Sheet – 8 1/2" H x 16 3/8" W. Mat – 14 1/8" H x 19 3/4" W. Late 18th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light toning, few foxing spots. Pencil inscription reading "500" lower left of map. Pencil notations, retail sticker, and ink stamp, en verso of mat. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Chinese Export Yongzheng saucers with applied relief molded decorations. 1st item: Chinese Famille Rose export porcelain saucer having a ribbed body, scalloped rim and polychrome foliate decoration to front; the reverse side with relief molded flowering stems applied to the base, creating a foot. 4 3/8" dia. 2nd item: Chinese export Yongzheng saucer, lotus shape with black and gilt polychrome enameled rim and a Famille Rose polychrome decorated center with relief molded and applied flower and vine decoration. 6 1/8" dia. Both early 18th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. Acquired by consignor's grandfather in The Hague in the early 1900s. CONDITION: 1st item: 5/8 inch loss of short beige stem on base. Loss located at stem cluster, between purple and green stems down to blue flower. Saucer does not rest flat when seated on base due to loss. Minor wear to rim decoration. 2nd item: A couple of chips to rim, losses to a petal area on three of four relief flowers. General wear to polychrome decoration. [See more photos →]

Four (4) nearly identical Russian Baroque Style silver Judaica candlesticks, one pair marked "Sterling" and "84" to underside of base, the other pair marked "84" with illegible hallmark to base, possibly Warsaw. All hand hammered with chased and engraved decoration. Both pairs with removable bobeches. All measure 14" H. Sterling pair weighs 25.655 total troy ounces. .84 silver pair weighs 27.965 total troy ounces. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Some bending to feet on all pairs. [See more photos →]

Two gold designer choker necklaces. 1st item: 18k yellow gold handcrafted Leaf wire-wrapped choker necklace by Jamie Cassavoy, Atlanta, GA, with lobster claw clasp and maker's hang tag, marked 18k, 16" long. 17.4 grams. 2nd item: 14k yellow gold rigid wire choker necklace with drop center and adjustable hook closure. Marked 14k with maker's mark of NB or MB. 15 3/4" L. 16.3 grams. CONDITION: Both items in very good condition. [See more photos →]

General Robert E. Lee cut signature, authenticated, together with a 19th century engraving of Lee in uniform. Certificate of Authenticity included, signed by Joseph Rubinfine, dealer of American historical autographs, 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. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection. CONDITION: Slight foxing spots top right of signature and on margins of engraving. [See more photos →]

One pair 18K yellow gold lady's hand made dangle style aquamarine earrings. Contains two (2) 10x9mm triangular and two (2) 16×7.3mm elongated rectangular aquamarine crystals, bezel set in an organic bright and brushed finished mounting. 1-5/8" total length. Earrings for pierced ears only. Total weight of aquamarine earrings: 18.35 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. Earrings for pierced ears only. [See more photos →]

Marcello Tommasi (Italy, b. 1928) bronze sculpture of a standing little girl, nude, with her hair pulled into a bun on top of her head and arms slightly stretched out from her sides. Incised signature and date "M. Tommasi 1960" lower back of base. 38" H overall x 15" W at hands x 10 3/4" W base x 8" D base. Italian, 2nd half 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Four (4) Volumes of Aspen: The Magazine in a Box, including "The Pop Art" issue designed by Andy Warhol. 1st item: Vol. 1, No. 3, "The Pop Art" issue, edited by Phyllis Johnson, designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton, 1966. Published by Roaring Fork Press Inc., New York. Contents include: the Ten Trip Ticket Book, the movie flip book, the Guild Instruments flyer, the Folk Music on Vanguard pamphlet, the tabloid newspaper, a cardboard divider, and the 33 1/3 flexi-disc acetate recording containing the song, "Loop" written by John Cale and credited to the Velvet Underground, one of the first commercially available recordings by the band. Additional contributors include Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Ernest Trova, Kenneth Noland, Gerald Laing, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, Lou Reed, and Timothy Leary. Also includes subscription form. Does not include the Pop-Art Paint card folder. Housed in a pictorial hinge box designed to look like a box of detergent. Box – 12 1/2" H x 9 1/4" W x 3/4" D. 2nd item: Vol. 1, No. 1, edited by Phyllis Johnson, co-designed by George Lois, Tom Courtos, and Ralph Tuzzo, 1965. Published by Roaring Fork Press Inc., New York. Contents include: Letter from Phyllis Johnson, "Ski-Roaming, Lift-Shunning, Mountain-Touring" booklet with text by Denis Higgins and John Henry Auran, "Jazz: A Cool Duel" booklet with text by musicians Freddie Fisher, Jon Hendricks, and Chuck Israels along with numerous black and white images, "Two Sides of Jazz" record with music on one side by Peanuts Hucko, Yank Lawson, Clancy Hayes, Lou Stein, Lou McGarrity and the Bill Evans on the other side, "A Sanctuary for deer, peacocks, and people" booklet by Peggy Clifford in which she writes about the home/ranch of architect Frederic Benedict, "The Hide-and-Seek Bird of the Timberline" booklet by Timothy Thomas and Tony Gauba about the white-tailed ptarmigan, anthology booklet that contains excerpts from 13 papers presented at the 15 annual International Design conference in Aspen, and "The IBM Pavilion: New York World's Fair 1964-5" booklet. Also includes an ad gallery folder with numerous separate advertisements and a subscription envelope. Housed in a black pictorial card stock hinge box. Box – 12 5/8" H x 9 1/2" W x 3/4" W. 3rd item: Vol. 1, No. 2, "The White Box" issue, edited by Phyllis Johnson, designed by Frank Kirk with Tony Angotti, 1966. Published by Roaring Fork Press Inc., New York. Contents include: "Farewell to a Canyon" by an unnamed author with fourteen (14) loose pages in card folder, "Ski Racing / Edging the Possible" by Martin Luray, single page accordion-folded into card folder, "Scriabin Again and Again." small booklet by Faubion Bowers, "The Adaptable House" by Peggy Clifford, large poster folded into small card folder, "The Young Out's VS the Establishment," small booklet with short essays by Lionel Trilling, Stanley Hirsin, Abby Mann, Norman Corwin, Robert Blumofe, Arthur Knight, John Burchard, David T. Bazelon, Robert Osborn, Albert and David Maysles, Jean Renoir, Carroll Baker, Eva Marie Saint, Dr. Karl Menninger, Jack Garfein, and Richard Dyer MacCann, Music by Alexander Scriabin played by Daniel Kunin, original 33 1/3 acetate flexi-disc recording. Housed in a white hinge pictorial box. Includes original shipping box. Box – 12 7/8" H x 10" W x 7/8" D. Shipping box – 13 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W x 7/8" D. 4th item: Aspen: The Magazine in a Box Vol. 1, No. 4, "The Marshall McLuhan" issue, edited by Phyllis Johnson, designed by Quentin Fiore, 1967. Published by Roaring Fork Press Inc., New York. Contents include: "The Medium is the Massage," poster-sized mosaic of pages from "The Medium is the Massage" by McLuhan and Fiore, "The TV Generation," poster of a color photograph taken at the Tribal Stomp, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with texts on verso by Grace Glueck, Ed Ward, and Dropper Ishmael, "Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse," by John Cage, "The Electronics of Music" booklet by Faubion Bowers and Daniel Kunin, "A Recorded Samplers of Electronic Music" original 33 1/3 acetate flexi-disc recording with "In Memoriam of Edgar Varese" by Mario Davidovsky on one side and "Horn" by Gordon Mumma on the other side, "The Braille Trail" booklet by Bob Lewis and Alfred Etter, "Psycles," excerpts from "The Bikeriders" booklet by Danny Lyon, and advertisements and subscription form folder. Housed in a pictorial hinge box with a circuit board with wrap-around text continuing inside the box. Box – 12 3/8" H x 9 3/8" W x 3/4" D. American, mid 20th century. CONDITION: Boxes and items with foxing spots, toning, tears, etc. to be expected from age. 1st item: Foxing spots throughout. 3rd item: 1 1/2" tear to interior flap of "Farewell to a Canyon" folder. Dampstaining/acid burn to "The Adaptable House" poster. [See more photos →]

Companion set of eight (8) Anna Weatherley Designs porcelain dinner plates, Magnolia pattern, white magnolia flower, green leaf, embossed border and scalloped gilt rim. Handpainted in Hungary and numbered M.191. Copyright 2003. 10 1/2" dia. Please note: Two of eight plates have a different gilt rim pattern. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. No rim chips evident. Three to four plates with minor wear at embossed area in green leaf and/or occassional surface scratch. Please note two of eight plates have a different gilt rim pattern. [See more photos →]

Washington County, Tennessee stoneware pottery pouring or water jar attributed to Charles Frederick Decker (1832-1914) with a pouring spout in the rim, sine wave decoration below the lug handles and one lug handle to the lower base edge. 14 3/8" H x 12 3/4" dia. Biography (Courtesy of Carole Wahler): Charles Frederick Decker was born in Germany in 1832. He arrived in Philadelphia in his late teens. Oral tradition suggests he worked at the Remmey Pottery before establishing his Keystone pottery there at the age of 25. He moved his family to Delaware for a few years and then back to Philadelphia. After 1869, Decker moved to Virginia, six miles north of Abingdon. The pottery he operated there was located on land owned by a man named Mallicote (Mallicoat). In 1872, he established his pottery in the Nolichucky River Valley near present day Johnson City, Tennessee. For a year or so he operated in both Virginia and Tennessee. He was one of a number of potters who settled in the region during the early years of Reconstruction. He named his Chucky Valley pottery the same name that he had used in Pennsylvania, Keystone Pottery. His pottery was marketed not only in East Tennessee, but also in North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky. CONDITION: Old stabilized cracks to one side, beginning at the rim. [See more photos →]

One pair of stamped 18KT yellow gold lady's cast clip style lily pad earrings with a satin finish and with Omega clip backs. 30.24mm long x 23.28mm wide. Trademark is 1987 Cummings. Total weight: 24.6 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

19th century pair of folk art carved scrimshaw sperm whale teeth, one with engraved decoration depicting a man and woman with outstretched arms, the woman with a wreath in one hand and a banner above reading LOVE and the other tooth with engraved decoration depicting a woman and a masted ship. Both measure 4 3/4" L. American, first half of 19th century. CONDITION: Horn with man and woman with hairline to base, approx. 7/8" long. The other carvng with old chip to base. Both with old patina and general wear. [See more photos →]

Lot of two (2) East Tennessee, Knoxville stoneware pottery jars stamped "Weavers & Bro. Knoxville" including one preserving jar and one 2-gallon storage jar with lug handles and additionally stamped "2" denoting capacity. 9 1/4" H and 12 3/4" H. CONDITION: Preserving jar with a couple of fleabites to outer rim. Larger jar with a large chip to inner rim, a couple of chips to outer rim and a couple of indentions to body, in the making. [See more photos →]

Italian 18k yellow gold hand fabricated hollow, freeform style, gold cuff bracelet. 1.5-1.25 inch approx. width with polished finish. Marked 18K ITALY at ends. 3/4 inch opening. 26.6 grams. CONDITION: Normal wear. Bracelet has 3 cracks and several dents on surface top and base edges. [See more photos →]

Middle Tennessee Jackson press, attributed to Maury County, walnut with mahogany veneer, poplar secondary. The top section having a slanted cornice over a figured walnut or mahogany dovetailed frieze, two glazed doors with total of 16 panes opening to three shelves. The lower section with mahogany veneer along the upper edge, paneled sides, one overhanging drawer above three graduated dovetailed drawers having wood pulls flanked by full pilaster turnings with ionic carved capitals and pineapple carved bases, over tall turned feet. Top section and lower section are associated. 91 1/2" H x 47" W x 23" D. 2nd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Nashville collection, found in Maury County. CONDITION: Upper section associated with lower section. Old refinishing with general wear to case. Scattered losses to veneer. Narrow drawer with split on bottom of side. Right drawer with old patch above knob. [See more photos →]

66 pieces Dominick & Haff La Salle pattern sterling silver flatware, including 8 dinner knifes (8 7/8" L), 8 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 8 salad forks (6 1/4" L), 8 five o'clock teaspoons (5 1/2" L), 7 demitasse spoons, 8 round soup spoons, 2 tablespoons, 1 sauce ladle, 8 cocktail/oyster forks, and 8 butter spreaders. All in a hinged lined fitted wood case. All script monogrammed "C". 56.64 weighable oz troy. Provenance: A private Alabama collection. CONDITION: All script monogrammed "C". All pieces with general surface scratching, consistent with use. 1 demitasse spoon with damage. [See more photos →]

Twelve Rare Sterling Silver Serving Pieces, late 19th to early 20th c., including Love Disarmed, Lily, and Scheibler. 1st item: Silver gilt and enamel pastry server with enameled floral design handle and floral relief decoration at bottom of blade, marked F in circle, monogrammed D and 1850-1900 on blade. 9 3/8"L. 2nd item: Gorham Imperial Crysanthemum pattern serving spoon wth pierced, gilt bowl, monogram FBW. 8 1/2"L. 3rd item: Reed and Barton Love Disarmed tomato or cucumber server, 8 1/8" L. 4th item: Towle Georgian pattern cracker Scoop with fluted flat bowl, 8 1/8" L. 5th item: Whiting Lily pattern serving fork, monogram S or JL, 9" L. 6th item: Whiting Violet pattern serving spoon, monogram W, 8 5/8" L. 7th item: William Gale and Sons early Jenny Lind pattern asparagus tongs, monogram H, 10" L. 8th item: W. Galt & Son early twist handle cake knife with engraved handle and blade, monogram MB, 10 1/2" L. 9th item: George Schiebler Louvre pattern fish or ice cream knife, 11 3/8"L. 10th item: Hollow handle candle snuffer, no maker's name, 9 1/2"L. 11th item: Blackinton gilt silver sauce ladle with enameled violet design handle, 5 3/4" L. 12 item: Wood and Hughes master butter knife with fan design handle and engraved blade, monogram R. 7 7/8" L. Note this is the only piece in this lot not actually marked sterling. 36.41 total troy ounces. Provenance: The Estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: All items very good condition, although "Love Disarmed" server has some noticeable wear to handle. [See more photos →]

Group of eleven (11) 19th Century Presidential and Vice Presidential cut signatures, signed documents, and related ephemera of James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison. 1st item: James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, cut signature. Housed in a small plastic archival sleeve. Cut signature – 1 1/8" H x 3 3/4" W. 2nd item: Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841, cut signature on a free frank fragment. Pasted to modern white paper. 2 1/4" H x 4 3/8" W. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) land documents with secretarial signatures for President Martin Van Buren, regarding the claims of James Meyers of Clinton County, Illinois dated January 1, 1840 and Enoch Jeffries Smith of Hempstead County, Arkansas, dated April 10, 1847. Both together with steel cut engravings of Van Buren. Land document sights ranging in size from 9 3/4" H x 15 3/8" W to 10" H x 16" W. Engraving sights range in size from 9 3/4" H x 6 1/8" W to 10" H x 7 1/4" W. Mats range in size from 16 2/4" H x 30" W to 17 1/2" H x 31 1/8" W. 5th item: John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), 7th vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832, cut signature pasted to piece of paper. Also includes piece of paper with pencil inscription reading "Calhoun" (not a cut signature). 1 3/8" H x 2 5/8" W. 6th item: Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), 13th president of the United States from 1850 to 1853, cut signature. 1 1/4" H x 4 1/2" W. 7th item: Land document with secretarial signature for James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861, regarding the claim of Ellenor Paul, widow of Henry Paul, Private, Captain Corcoran's Company, District of Columbia Militia, War of 1812, with David Michael as assignee, dated May 1, 1884. Steel plate engraving of Buchanan with facsimile signature en verso. Sight – 9 3/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Matted – 14 1/2" H x 21 1/4" W. 8th item: General Land Office certificate, No. 663, with secretarial signatures for Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869, regarding the claims of Jesse N. Barker and Mary Jane Barker of Douglas County, Oregon, Notification No. 3185, dated July 11, 1866. Additional writing, en verso. Encapsulated (not laminated) in a plastic archival sleeve. 12 3/4" H x 21 7/8" W. 9th item: Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, cut signature. 1 3/8" H x 2 3/4" W. 10th item: Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897, cut signature. 2 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. 11th item: Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893, cut signature. 7/8" H x 4" W. Provenance: The Estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with toning, dampstaining, tears, foxing spots, etc. to be expected from age. Signatures in overall good condition unless specified. 3rd-4th items: David Lloyd Swift label indicates that the documents were professionally encapsulated, cleaned, and deacidified on October 27, 1987 and November 29, 1988. Signature faint but legible to Enoch Jeffries Smith document. 6th item: Signature slightly smudged, otherwise good condition. Acid burn, tape residue en verso. 7th item: David Lloyd Swift label indicates that the document was professionally cleaned and deacidified on October 8, 1986. Toning/acid burn surface of document. Buchanan signature in overall good condition. 8th item: David Lloyd Swift label indicates that the document was professionally encapsulated, cleaned, and deacidified on January 8, 1990. 9th item: Areas of acid burn slightly affecting signature, otherwise good condition. 10th item: 1" x 1/4" paste stain lower left, slightly affecting flourish of "d", otherwise good condition. Paste stains, acid burn en verso. [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" H x 12" W. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection, purchased from the July 30, 2016 Case Auction of the Estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, a descendant of John Davis. CONDITION: Small tear at left lower corner, overall toning, some foxing underneath Polk's autograph. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Hasui Kawase (Japan, 1883-1957) woodblock prints titled "Cloudy Day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture" published 1946, and "Evening Rain at Kawarago" published 1947, by Wanatabe Shozaburo, Tokyo. Title and seals, lower right. Hinge mounted to mats. Ranging in size from 10 5/8" H x 14 1/2" W to 15" H x 10 5/8" W. Showa Period. CONDITION: Overall good condition with toning. Prints with old masking tape across top. [See more photos →]

Set of six (6) Hepplewhite mahogany dining side chairs, arched crest rail with carved bellflower pattern, pierced splat with carved Prince of Wales plume and swag decoration, flame stitch upholstered slip seats, thumbnail molding around seats, tapered square legs with cross stretchers. 36 1/2" H at back x 18 1/4" Seat H x 21" W at front, 15 1/4" D seat x 20 1/4" overall depth. English or Scottish, late 18th/early 19th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Repairs to several crest rails. Some seat blocks missing or replaced. Scattered abrasions to legs. [See more photos →]

Eight (8) pieces Russian enamel and silver flatware plus one (1) Icon of St. George slaying a Dragon, 9 items total. 1st-6th items: Six boxed gilt silver and Russian enamel coffee spoons, each with twist handles ending in knob finials with blue enamel spear design, the backs of the bowls with red, purple and blue flower and leaf enameling. Marks for the firm of Semyonov, Moscow, 88 zolotniki. Spoons 4"L, wood case 1"H x 6"W x 5"D. 7th item: Russian gilt silver and enamel fork with cloisonne geometric and floral enameling below tines and at end of handle. Mark possibly for firm of Kurlykov, Moscow, with 84 zolotniki mark. AH monogram. 5 1/4"L. 8th item: Russian Silver gilt and enamel coffee or tea spoon, the bowl engraved "St. Petersbourg", the handle with geometric blue and rose enamel, stamped for firm of the Grachevs, St. Petersburg, 88 zolotniki, illegible assayer mark. 4 1/2"L. 9th item: Oil on panel religious icon with repousse silver riza, depicting St. George on horseback, slaying a dragon with a spear. Greek inscription engraved on either side of subject's head. Single small, illegible hallmark to upper edge. 7" H x 5 1/2" W. Provenance: The Estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Wood case has some fraying to the silk interior. All silver/enamel items in very good condition with minimal wear. Icon: oxidation and shrinkage to wood panel including full crack visible on back, craquelure to paint with losses up to 1/8", wear and some warping to silver riza. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Mechanical Banks, one (1) Historical Flask, and one (1) glass bottle, 4 items total. 1st item: Cast Iron "Independence Hall Tower" Centennial mechanical cast iron bank, made to commemorate the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, with lever to one side that rings bell. Marked on the base Enterprise Mfg. Co. Phila./ Pat Sept. 21, 75. Retains some of the original red polychrome paint, originally painted red and blue. 9 1/2" H. 2nd item: Smaller mechanial cast iron bank with traces of red polychrome paint. 3 1/2" H. Late 19th century. 3rd item: Corn for the World historical light green blown glass pint flask, manufactured by Baltimore Glass Works, depicting a partially shucked ear of corn to one side with the inscription "Corn for the World" and the Washington Monument in Baltimore on the reverse side. Plain unfinished top and pontil mark to the base. 8" H. Circa 1860-1870. 4th item: Green glass bottle, possibly for wine or spirits, marked on the base TT CO/Japan/H2. 5 1/4" H. 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of John Moran, Hyders Gap, VA. CONDITION: 1st item: Retains some of the original red polychrome paint, originally painted red and blue. Not tested for functionality. 2nd item: Retains some of the original red polychrome paint, originally painted red and blue. One corner of bank broken. Not tested for functionality. 3rd item: Approx. 1 3/4" L hairline emanating down from spout. 4th item: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

American Federal tall case clock, pine with original faux grain paint simulating flamed mahogany; the dovetailed hood with broken arch pediment having scrolled returns and three brass urn finials, over a tombstone shaped arched wooden dial with painted face having Arabic numerals and secondary round dial, steel hands, fruit and floral-painted spandrels and basket of flowers decoration in the arch; flanked by two slender ring turned and tapered columns. Wooden works and original iron weights. Rectangular case with narrow, feather-decorated waist door, set on a plinth base with scalloped skirt and bracket feet. Paint decoration imitates flame mahogany center inlay framed by straight grain mahogany inlay. 81 1/4" to top center arch, 83 5/8" top center finial. 17 7/8" W x 10 1/2" D bonnet. 15 1/4" x 9 3/8" base. Mid Atlantic, early 19th century. Provenance: the collection of Hank and Mary Brockman, Franklin, TN. CONDITION: Retains two weights and pendulum wire. Old repaired cracks to pediment returns, upper left hood and upper left section of hood door. Denting and bending to finials. Scattered shrinkage cracks, wear and surface abrasions. Repaired split at back right lower cabinet and top base. Works not tested or guaranteed. [See more photos →]

English Minton porcelain footed bowl commemorating the November 21, 1918 surrender of the German High Seas Fleet. Gilt and polychrome painted decoration to the upper half depicting the British and German fleets at sea with the Admiral Beatty's Signal "The German Flag is to be handed down at Sunset to-day and is not to be hoisted again without permission". Lower portion of bowl with cobalt blue ground above a gilt pedestal base. Minton and retailer mark on the base. 5" H x 9 5/8" dia. Early 20th century. Note: Lot also includes a 1968 article on 1918 WWI Armistice. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with very light general wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Historical Staffordshire platters with American scenes. 1st item: Black and White Staffordshire transfer printed platter with shaped rim, depicting and titled en verso "Picturesque view of the Hudson River". Impressed crown mark to the center for James & Ralph Clews, working 1818 – 1834. 10 7/8" H x 13 1/8" W. 2nd item: Brown and White Staffordshire transfer printed platter with shaped rim, depicting and titled en verso "Picturesque views, Newbury, Hudson River". 14 5/8" H x 17" W. 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition with light surface wear. 2nd item: Overall good condition. Wear to rim edges, light surface wear to front and back. [See more photos →]

Southwest Virginia Paint decorated folk art cupboard, poplar and other mixed woods. Comprised of an overhanging plain top above one long drawer, two doors enclosing two shelves with straight feet. Drawer and doors with glass knobs. Front, sides and center of case with applied, carved and green painted geometric designs. Additional green paint accents and polka dot decoration to case. 49" H x 36 3/4" W x 19 1/2" D. Late 19th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. CONDITION: Overall good condition, expected general wear and minor losses. Top sits slightly off center on case, possible loss to back edge or in the making, Some stains to top. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) paintings, including lake landscape and portrait. 1st item: Abstract watercolor landscape on paper titled "Lake Shore", signed lower right "Sublett". Housed in a gilt wood frame with cream liner. Nashville gallery label en verso with title. Sight – 9 7/8" H x 12 3/4" W. Framed – 16 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. 2nd item: Abstract watercolor portrait on paper depicting a man with moustache wearing a cowboy hat. Titled, signed and dated '75 in pencil lower margin. Float mounted on cardstock with rust colored mat and burlwood frame. Sheet – 10 7/8" H x 13 7/8" W. Framed – 20 7/8" H x 23" W. Private Nashville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Both paintings in overall very good condition. Not examined out of frame. [See more photos →]

Southern, likely Middle Tennessee, Classical sideboard, cherry with mahogany veneer, poplar secondary. Slightly overhanging top above two veneered mahogany dovetailed drawers with wooden pulls, lower case having two veneered mahogany paneled doors centered by an unusual double ogee center, flanked by two full pilaster turnings with reeding, and paneled sides. All resting on turned feet. 45" H x 61 1/4" W x 22 1/4" D. 2nd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Descended in the Shelbyville, Tennessee area family of Edward Bowlin Maupin, Sr. and wife Mary Maupin, to current consignor. CONDITION: Refinished surface. Some stains to top. Scattered veneered losses. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Olen Bryant sculptures and two (2) B&W photographs. 1st-3rd items: Exhibited Olen Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) small molded terra cotta sculpture of a head, mounted atop a naturalistic wood base. 12 3/4" H overall. Accompanied by two 12" x 14" black and white photographs of the piece from an unknown exhibition with writing en verso: "Olen Bryant Terra Cotta 1962 12 inches tall owned by artist." Matted, 16" x 14". A letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's niece, who served as his studio assistant and personal representative for his estate, will accompany this lot. 4th item: Olen L. Bryant carved walnut bust titled "Head", with closed eyes and mouth slightly open. Sculpture mounted to oak base. Signature not found but not able to remove bust from base. Exhibition label adhered to base. Bust – 11" H x 6 1/2" x 8 1/4". Base – 1 3/4" H x 6 3/4" x 7 3/4". Provenance: The Estate of Olen Bryant, Cottonwood/Clarksville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st-3rd items: Sculpture: Very good condition. Photographs have some smudges and toning to mats. 4th item: Vertical split from base of hair up and over to forehead. Some surface grime. [See more photos →]

Arts & Crafts table lamp, consisting of a floral leaded glass round shape with red flowers against a green background, a Handel patinated bronze base with stylized floral sprays to base of column, double sockets with acorn pulls below molded finial, and a Gilbert No. 66 plug with cord. Marked "Handel" underside of base, shade is not signed. Both sockets with illegible manufacturer's marks. Shade – 5 1/4" H x 10 1/2" dia. Base – 18" H x 8" W x 8" D. American, early 20th century. CONDITION: Shade in overall very good condition. Areas of wear, oxidation to base. Functional but not guaranteed. [See more photos →]

English Hammersley & Company "Black Bamboo" pattern porcelain partial dinner service, 57 pieces, retailed by Tiffany & Company. Consisting of nine (9) luncheon/salad plates, twelve (12) twin handled soup bowls with twelve (12) underplates, and twelve (12) tea cups with twelve (12) saucers. Marked on the bases "Hammersley & Co./Bone China/Made in England/ Tiffany & Co. New York". Luncheon plates – 8 1/4" dia. Saucers – 5 1/4. Soup underplates – 6 3/4" dia. Cups – 2 3/8" H. Soup bowls – 2 1/8" H x 6 1/2" dia. Early 20th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: One cup with hairline crack. One saucer with hairlines/repair. Remaining pieces overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Collection of approximately seven hundred and thirty (730) medicine, food, clothing, and miscellaneous related trade cards, puzzle cards, bookmarks, and calendars, including Black Americana, Native Americans, Egyptomania, Patriotic, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, and more. 1st-276th items: Approximately two hundred and seventy-six (276) medicine, food, clothing, and miscellaneous related trade cards, puzzle cards, bookmarks, and calendars, including twelve (12) Hoyt's German Cologne bookmarks, eight (8) Clark's Spool Cotton cards, seven (7) Dr. Abbey's Great Specific for Skin Diseases Toll Gate puzzle cards, six (6) Fairbanks Standard Scales calendars, six (6) Malt Bitters puzzle cards, six (6) Edwin C. Burt Fine Shoes cards, five (5) Merrick's Spool Cotton cards, four (4) Colgate & Company bookmarks and calendar, three (3) Scott's Emulsion calendars, three (3) McLaughlin's Coffee cards, two (2) H. W. Clemons, Boots and Shoes bookmarks, two (2) Universal Clothes Ringer cards, two (2) J. P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread card, one (1) Weston & Hill Company Benjamin Harrison Prohibition card, and one (1) Genuine Durham Tobacco Ulysses S. Grant card. 277th-535th items: Approximately two hundred and fifty-nine (259) food related trade cards and booklets, including fifty-two (52) Alden Fruit Vinegar cards, twenty (20) Liebig Company Extract of Beef cards, eleven (11) H. J. Heinz Company cards and booklet, eleven (11) Mellin's Food cards, ten (10) Thompson & Taylor Spice Company cards, nine (9) Jacques' Extracts cards, nine (9) Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk cards, six (6) Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk cards, six (6) Decker & Whittier, Grocers cards, six (6) Peter Kuhn, Staple and Fancy Groceries cards, four (4) Ridge's Food cards, two (2) St. Louis Beef Canning Company cards, one (1) Jell-o booklet, one (1) Nestle's Milk Food booklet, and one (1) Sunkist Orange card. 536th-652nd items: Approximately one hundred and seventeen (117) medicine related cards and booklets, including seventeen (17) Pond's Extract cards, sixteen (16) Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge cards, thirteen (13) Malena Company cards, eight (8) Merchant's Gargling Oil cards, six (6) Syrup of Figs cards, four (4) Hood's Sarsaparilla calendars and card, three (3) Vaseline cards, two (2) Kidd's Cough Syrup cards, and one (1) Tippecanoe card. 653rd-730th items: Approximately seventy-eight (78) medicine, food, clothing, and miscellaneous related trade cards, toy cards, calendars, and booklets, including thirteen (13) Lion Coffee paper toy cards, five (5) Hood's Sarsaparilla calendars, five (5) Dr. Warner's Coraline Corset cards, four (4) Mellin's Food paper stand up cards, two (2) Wolf and Company Lightning Soap cards, and two (2) Youth's Companion calendars. Trade cards range in size from 2 1/8" H x 3 3/8" W to 11 1/4" H x 7 1/2" W. All housed in four (4) three ring binders. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light fading and toning, errant pencil marks, creases, areas of loss, staining, etc. to be expected from age and manner of use. Includes duplicates of some cards. Some cards have been cut down or skinned. [See more photos →]

1920 Commercial DWM Weimar Republic era Luger, 7.65mm semi-automatic pistol. Serial number 5961 L, Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) marking on the top of the slide, Nitro Commercial Proofs on barrel, slide, and receiver. German commercial mark on rear of the receiver, serial numbers match. 4 inch barrel, total length 8 3/8", bore dark, rifling dirty but present. Note: Firearms made after 1898 require passing an FFL background check prior to transfer. Please be prepared with proper identification. CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface dings and loss to blue. 1/4" scratch to the right side of the barrel. Action is good. Bore and rifling dirty. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) clay sculptures, Angel and Sleeping Stone. 1st item: Olen L. Bryant table top pale grey-green clay sculpture depicting a standing angel with small tilted head and wrapped-like gown. Signed on lower interior with initials "OB". 18" H x 8 1/4" wingspan. 2nd item: Olen L. Bryant "Sleeping Stone," sound sculpture made of green washed clay modeled in the form of a stone with serene human features, hollow interior with beads inside. Partial signature to base. 6" H x 7" W x 6 3/4" D. Note: Angels and Sleeping Stones were among Bryant's most spiritual, and popular, forms of sculpture. A letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's niece, who served as his studio assistant and personal representative for his estate, will accompany this lot. Provenance: The Estate of Olen Bryant, Cottonwood/Clarksville, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Scattered white paint flecks on body. Otherwise very good condition. 2nd item: Overall good condition with minor flakes at lower right side and on base. [See more photos →]

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) drypoint etching on tinted Arches paper titled “Le Demon Aile” from the 1969 Venus in Furs series, numbered 1/50, published by Editions Argillet, Paris. Depicts a female winged demon, based on the “Venus in Furs” novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Numbered in pencil, lower right under plate, signed in pencil with “Dali” blindstamp, lower right under plate. Secured (not attached) to might pink and black mat with archival corner mounts. Plate – 12 5/8″ H x 9 1/2″ W. Sheet – 15″ H x 11 1/4″ W. Sight – 14 1/4″ H x 10 1/2″ W. Mat – 18 1/8″ H x 14 1/8″ W. Third quarter 20th century. Note: See The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field, published by The Salvador Dali Archives, Astoria, New York, 1996, p. 40-41. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with toning. Secured (not attached) to mat with archival corner mounts. [See more photos →]

Two (2) East Tennessee stoneware pottery jars. 1st item: East TN transitional redware/stoneware pottery jar with extruded handles, possibly Greene County. 13 3/4" H. 19th century. Exhibited 1996-1997 at the East TN History Center "Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware made in East Tennessee 1800-1900", curated by Dr. Carole Wahler. 2nd item: Large East Tennessee stoneware pottery jar with applied lug handles. Unmarked but with an incised "4" below one handle denoting capacity. 15 5/8" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: 1st jar with stabilized vertical crack running from rim to base, some firing flaws. 2nd jar: scattered firing flaws, overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Assembled group of seven (7) Native American baskets including a Nez Perce corn husk bag, conical form, with geometric designs and canvas to rim (10 3/8" H x 7" dia.); an Apache figural or effigy bowl form basket (2 3/4" H x 4 1/4" H); Modac miniature gambling tray (5 1/4" dia.); a Pima or Akimel O'odham low basket form bowl with zigzag design (1 3/4" H x 7 3/4" dia.); a Pima or Akimel O'odham bowl form basket with geometric maze design (3 1/4" H x 9 1/2" dia.); a Mission bowl form basket with cross and geometric designs (4" H x 6" dia.); and a California, possibly Panamint bowl form basket with stair step geometric designs (4 1/2" H x 7" dia.). All items early to mid-20th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. CONDITION: All baskets overall good condition, last basket described with some staining, losses to base. [See more photos →]

Set of six (6) mid-century modern teak dining side chairs, unmarked but in manner of Vladimir Kagan (German/American, 1927-2016). Each with teak frame with T-shaped crest rail extending to T-shaped foot; trapezoidal upholstered chair back and square seat over a Y-shaped stretcher and round, tapering front legs. 36 1/4" H x 20 1/2" W x 27" D. Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: All with general use wear, protective foot pads with wear, some replaced and some missing. One chair front legs detached from seat. Some scattered stains to upholstery. [See more photos →]

Eight (8) Wallace sterling silver goblets with flared rims and circular bases, pattern #14. All marked on base. 6 3/4" H. 47.76 total troy ounces. Not monogrammed. Provenance: The Estate of Vance C. Carter, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light use wear. Not monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Tiffany & Company sterling silver centerpiece bowl with wide pierced, slightly turned down scrolling foliate rim and four scrolled foliate feet. Marked on the base "Tiffany & Co./ 14337, Makers/2225/Sterling Silver/925-1000/C". 3" H x 13 3/4" dia. Circa 1901. 32.525 troy ounces. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: Script monogram to the center. Overall light general wear with some light scratching. [See more photos →]

U.S. Model 1841 Robbins & Lawrence "Mississippi" Percussion Contract Rifle, .67 caliber. Lock plate marked "Robbins & Lawrence U.S./Windsor V.T./1852", top of barrel marked "U.S./JPC/P". Walnut stocks, round barrel, checkered hammer, brass furniture including patch box inlaid in the right side of the butt stock, rear sight, iron ramrod. Barrel length – 33". Overall length – 50". Mid 19th century. CONDITION: Lock converted to percussion by drum method. Bore is dirty with no visible rifling. Wrist with repaired break. Hammer does not hold at full cock. Stock with wear and areas of loss. Tarnish to brass. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Japanese Shin-hanga woodblock prints, including Hasui Kawase, Kasamatsu Shiro. 1st item: Hasui Kawase (Japan, 1883-1957) woodblock print titled "Rainy Season at Ryoshimachi, Shinagawa" from Selection of Views of the Tokaido, originally published 1931, late 1940's edition, published by Wanatabe Shozaburo, Tokyo. Title and seals, lower left and right, top right. Hinge mounted to white mat. 15 5/8" H x 10 3/8" W. Showa Period. 2nd item: Hasui Kawase (Japan, 1883-1957) woodblock print titled "Bell Tower in the Rain, Okayama" originally published 1947, posthumous edition, by the original publisher S. Watanabe Color Print Co., Tokyo. Title and seals, lower left and right. Hinge mounted to white mat. 15 5/8" H x 10 3/4" W. Heisei Period. 3rd item: Kasamatsu Shiro (Japan, 1898-1991) woodblock print titled "Blooming Cherry at Toshogu Shrine, Ueno", originally published 1935, posthumous edition, by the original publisher S. Watanabe Color Print Co. Title and seals, top and lower right. Hinge mounted to white mat. 15 5/8" H x 10 3/8" W. Heisei Period. CONDITION: Overall good condition with toning, foxing spots. Prints with old masking tape across top. [See more photos →]

North Carolina, Catawba Valley, stoneware pottery jug with dark brown alakaline glaze and pulled strap handle. Incised initials "JFS" for James Franklin Seagle (Lincoln County, NC, 1829-1892) with an incised "1" below denoting capacity. 12" H. Note: James Franklin Seagle was the son of potter Daniel Seagle. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of three (3) East Tennessee M. P. Harmon stoneware pottery jars: one with impressed "M P Harmon, Mohawk" coggle around the circumference of the rim; one with impressed "M P Harmon, Mohawk" coggle around the circumference of the rim with cobalt decoration; and one unmarked but with similar cobalt decoration. M P Harmon/Mohawk is the stamp of the Harmon Pottery, Mohawk (Greene County), Tennessee. Ranging in size from 7 3/4" H to 8 3/4" H. All late 19th century. CONDITION: Smallest unmarked jar with two hairlines and chip to rim. Other cobalt jar with chip to rim. Largest jar with chip to rim and firing flaw to rim. All pieces with scattered firing flaws, surface wear. [See more photos →]

Chinese celadon jade box and cover, carved in the form of a melon with pierced vine, leaf and butterfly decoration to the conforming top, together with a foliate carved hardwood stand. 2 3/4" H x 5" W x 4" D. 4 1/8" H x 5" W x 4" D with stand. 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Bresee, GA. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with no chipping or cracks. Some scattered russet inclusions. [See more photos →]

14k yellow gold three-dimensional flying phoenix pin, 2" x 3" overall. Gold Standard mark on clasp, illegible. Tested 14k. 26.4 grams. CONDITION: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Linda Kyser Smith (New Mexico, b. 1949) oil on panel depicting a couple embracing as they sit at a table with glasses of red wine. Signed "Linda Kyser Smith" lower left. Housed in an ebonized wood frame with gilt stenciled and molded decoration. Sight: 23 1/2" H X 23 1/2" W. Framed: 36 1/2" H x 36 1/2" W. CONDITION: Overall good condition with moderate mildew and grime accumulation across lower right quadrant on woman's dress. [See more photos →]

Seven (7) Native American Cherokee baskets including; one (1) wastebasket form attributed to Agnes L. Welch (North Carolina, b. 1925), white oak with alternating dyed weavers (12 3/4" H x 12 1/4" dia.), one (1) shopping basket form, white oak with alternating dyed weavers (13" H x 18 3/4" L x 11 1/2" W), one (1) fish basket woven by Annie Driver with original Qualla Arts tag, one (1) melon form carrying basket attributed to G. Taylor (11 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W x 8" D), one (1) lidded buttocks basket with dyed weavers on the base (15 1/8" H x 13 3/4" W x 13" D) and two (2) rectangular white oak baskets with dyed weavers (10 3/4" H x 12" L x 6 3/4" D and 10 5/8" H x 15" L x 8 3/4" D). Ranging in date from Early 20th century to middle 20th century. CONDITION: Wastebasket overall good condition, some fading to dyed weavers. Shopping basket with break to weavers on rim at one handle, fading to dyed weavers. Fish basket, melon form basket and buttocks baskets overall good condition. Rectangular baskets with fading to dyed weavers, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

English Regency parcel gilt rosewood classical game or card table, swiveling hinged D shaped top with skirt having applied gilt brass or bronze gadrooned edging and a gilt bronze eagle medallion; the interior of top with green felt liner; four gilt gessoed tapering supports mounted to central plinth with applied brass edging, raised on four saber legs with bronze animal paw feet on casters. 28 3/4" H x 35 3/4" W x 17 3/4" D folded. 1st quarter 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Some splits to top and interior rim. One leg with repaired split with some regilding to the columns. [See more photos →]

Four (4) Chinese Export Rose Medallion/Famille Rose porcelain items, 19th century. 1st-2nd items: Pair of Chinese Export Rose Medallion covered serving dishes with cut corners and gilt shell handle. Cover and interior with polychrome enamel decoration of cartouches with court scenes, birds, butterflies and flowers and gilt borders. Both covers and interiors monogrammed "IRB" in gilt circle. Exterior sides with single large polychrome pink and green chrysanthemum spray. 5 1/2" H overall x 9 1/2" x 8 1/4". Mid/late 19th century. 3rd item: Large shell-shaped Chinese Export Rose Medallion serving dish with central polychrome enamel vignette of figures in courtyard scene framed by wide border of birds, butterflies and floral sprays, top shaped rim with hand painted gilt rays over coral glaze. 1 7/8" H x 9 3/4" x 11". Mid/late 19th century. 4th item: Chinese export Famille Rose soup tureen with butterfly decoration, the tureen of oval form with large gilded floral form finial and woven branch side handles, all with polychrome decoration of birds, butterflies and flowers and heavy gilt along center band. 9 3/4" H x 13" W x 8 1/2" D. Mid 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of Judith E. Crosland, Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Crosland's father worked for the United States Diplomatic Corp. and the family lived in China for three years during her childhood. CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with minor wear to gilt decoration. Two left figures to shell platter appear to have some paint restoration to green skirts. [See more photos →]

6 pcs Southern Coin Silver. 1st item: Coffin end tablespoon, worn mark A. BLANCHARD in rectangle with single eagle mark (Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY 1808-1838). 8 5/8"L. 2nd item: Coin Silver mint julep cup, marked E. & D. KINSEY in rectangle (Edward & David Kinsey, working circa 1836-1850, Newport, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio). Engraved monogram: M.A. Scott in script across front. 3 3/8"H. 3rd item: Coin silver sauce ladle, Olive pattern variant, incuse mark W. KENDRICK (William Kendrick, working Louisville, Kentucky circa 1824-1880). Monogram MHS. 7 1/2" L. 4th item: Coin silver master butter knife, Olive pattern variant, monogram MEP, incuse mark J. KITTS & CO. (John Kitts, Louisville, KY, working 1836-1878), 7 1/8"L. 5th item: Coin silver sugar shell, double fiddle swell handle with monogram "Hubbard," incuse mark on back of handle C. W. WILCOX and PURE COIN in rectangle (attr. to Cyprian Wilcox, Sparta GA 1795-1875). 6"L. 6th item: Coin silver dessert spoon, fiddle tipt handle monogrammed W and marked on back MITCHELL & TYLER in rectangle (working Richmond, Virginia, 1845-1866). 6 7/8"L. Combined weight, all items: 11.47 oz troy. CONDITION: Blanchard spoon: wear to mark and to end of bowl; small dents to bowl. Kinsey julep: scattered small dents to cup, upto 1/4". Mitchell & Tyler spoon: several small dents to bowl. Other items excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Southern Cherry two drawer press or cupboard, figured cherry and cherry primary, walnut and poplar secondary. Comprised of a plain top over two dovetailed drawers above a paneled case enclosing two shelves, over turned partially ebonized Sheraton feet. 55 5/8" H x 42" W x 20" D. Circa 1830. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee. CONDITION: Old refinish. Overall good condition with general use wear. One interior shelf with old cut out to back center. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Tennessee Quilts. 1st item: Middle TN hand stitched crazy quilt circa 1900, Coffee County, attributed to Fanny Hickerson Wooten (also spelled Wooton, 1844-1927). Wool and gabardine crazy quilt with brown cotton backing; green border with tan corner blocks and fuschia stitching, enclosing a field with multiple pieces of fabric in various colors and patterns, embellished with multi-colored stitching and embroidered flowers and fauna including dasies, lilies of the valley, and ferns. Snowflake, cross, and fence designs are also included. Center square is embroidered “For John From Mammy”. 84 1/2″ H x 81″ W. Note: Fanny Hickerson Wooton’s grandson was named John Chumley (1887-1965). 2nd item: Summer weight silk log cabin pattern quilt with strips of solid (primarily black) and printed silk including plaid, striped and damask patterns. Brown calico backing. 76 1/2″ H x 70 1/2″ W. 3rd item: Cotton pieced quilt top with triangular pieces in multicolored prints comprising 42 squares enclosed in a green border. 77″ H x 89″ W. See related quilts and sampler in this auction, lot #592 and 593. Provenance: All quilts descended in the Chumley family and were purchased by the consignor from a member of the Chumley family. CONDITION: 1st item: 6″ stain to back,other scattered small stains to back; scattered stains to front, including a dark 1″ stain in a yellow block and instances of dark fabrics bleeding into pink/fuschia fabrics from folding. Scattered small holes to wool fabrics. Several spots of loss to stitching at edges. Some flower “petals” need restitching to ground. 2nd item: Considerable losses and fraying to silk pieces. 3 squares use velvet strips indicating possible early repairs. 3/4″ hole to brown calico backing. 3rd item: Lacks binding. Fading to green cotton, especially at edges but also affecting some center blocks, 2 holes 1″ diameter, multiple small scattered stains. [See more photos →]

Group of thirty-one (31) porcelain items retailed by Tiffany, including Coalport, Spode, and La Tallec. 1st-12th items: Twelve (12) English Coalport dessert or luncheon plates with gold encrusted urn and cornucopia decoration over a cobalt border with shaped rims and gold medallion decoration to the center. Marked "England/Coalport/Tiffany & Company New York" en verso. 9" dia. Early 20th century. 13th-20th items: Set of eight (8) Imari pattern English Copeland Spode soup bowls with shaped and gadrooned rims. Marked "England/Spode/Copeland/Tiffany & Company New York" en verso. 10 5/8" dia. Early 20th century. 21st-31st items: Set of eleven (11) Tiffany & Company private stock hand painted porcelain dessert plates, all made in Paris, France by Le Tallec. Chinoiserie style decoration including four phoenix birds to the centers, in colors of red, blue and yellow. All with the Le Tallec porcelain hallmark, Tiffany & Co. inscription and numbered en verso. 7 3/4" dia. 20th century. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: 1st group: Seven of the dessert plates with hairlines or stains en verso. 2nd group: One soup bowl with old staple repair to rim, all with chips to rim. 3rd group: All plates very good condition. [See more photos →]

Group of Confederate States of America currency and bonds, 19 items total. Includes Two (2) 1864 $1000 Confederate States of America (CSA) bonds with 60 uncut $30 coupons, Sheet – 27" H x 16 1/2" W; One (1) 1861 $50 Confederate States of America (CSA) bond with 15 uncut $2 coupons, Sheet – 13" H x 14" W; Thirteen (13) CSA $100 bills from 1862 and one (1) from 1863, all with steam engine train vignettes in center, and "milkmaid" left side of bill; Two (2) $50 bills with Jefferson Davis portrait at center dated 1863; and one (1) $10 bill with design of the proposed state capitol of Columbia, SC, dated 1863. Provenance: descended in the family of John C. Cate (1842-1914) of the 31st Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States of America (see related lots, this auction). CONDITION: One $1000 bond shows foxing and staining, wear and loss to edges, 2" tear to upper left quadrant, scattered insect bites; the other $1000 bond is in fragile condition with staining and foxing, losses and tears to edges, 6" L separation at lowest fold, and insect bites. $50 bond shows foxing and staining, and wear at folds. Bank notes: circulated condition with varying degrees of toning, foxing, tears, insect damage. [See more photos →]

57 pcs coin silver, including New Orleans and Tennessee. New Orleans silver includes Tablespoon with double swell fiddle handle and double mark Lund, possibly N.H. Lund (working New Orleans, circa 1850s; wear to tip of bowl); 1 olive pattern variant table or serving spoon marked E.A. Tyler; 1 teaspoon marked H.P. Buckley New Orleans; and 1 teaspoon marked Young & Co. NO with pseudo hallmarks. Tennessse coin silver includes 1 teaspoon marked T. Cain in serrated rectangle (Thomas Cain, working Knoxville, 1809-1813); 1 teaspoon marked E. Wiggers in cartouche (Ernest Wiggers, working Nashville circa 1866) and 2 fiddle tipt handled dessert spoons, 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon all marked G.W. Donigan (George Washington Donigan, working Nashville, 1850-1864; note the teaspoon has an additional mark for W & Hughes, NYC). Specialty pieces include a pastry or tomato server in the "Jenny Lind" pattern with engraved blade marked for Albert Coles, NY, 9 3/8" L; 1 seal top serving spoon with gilt bowl, no mark; 1 James Watson Philadelphia sugar shell; 1 pair Federal bright cut sugar tongs, no mark or monogram; 1 pair sugar tongs marked for J.S. Porter; 1 gravy ladle with bright cut handle, marked PLK for Peter Krider; 2 condiment ladles marked Hildebrand, Strickland; 1 sugar shovel marked E.E. and S.C. Bailey; 1 salt spoon with shell bowl marked J. Hollister; 1 egg spoon with twist handle marked for Albert Coles, NY, and 1 snuff box and 1 utility knife, both unmarked but probably coin silver, with engraved decorations and monograms (snuff box monogramed "H Causer" in banner and knife monogrammed "Belle"). Also included are 10 assorted coin silver tablespoons, marked Hildeburn (2), R & W. Wilson (3), Mermod Jaccard & Co, E & D. Kinsey, J. Moulton, Canfield, and N. Harding; 8 teaspoons marked Moulton, Wm. Kendrick, J. Hollister, G. Hocknell, William Wilson White, R.A. Tibbets (2), and 1 with mark obscured by rubbing; 2 dessert spoons marked J. Hollister, A Sanborn; 1 fork marked for Wood & Hughes, 12 matching teaspoons with fleur-di-lis at tip, marked only COIN, and 1 matching spoon marked sterling (all with same S monogram). 55 pieces coin silver: 53.80 oz troy total. Snuff box and utility knife: 3.84 oz troy. 57 items total. Provenance: The Estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Various monograms. Bailey sugar shovel marked "Bailey" in marker en verso. Wear to tips of Hildebrand, Moulton and Canfield tablespoons and to Cain teaspoon. Small tear to side of bowl of Buckley teaspoon. Wear to some decoration on snuff box. [See more photos →]

Large group assorted sterling silver holloware, 25 pieces, including Gorham, International, Jacobi & Jenkins. 1st-2nd items: Pair Gorham 3-arm sterling candelabra with stepped bases and fixed cups. Bases are weighted. Marked 660 underside of base. Inscribed "Elizabeth from Grandmother Plummer 9-3-48" underside of bases. 13 1/4" H x 11 1/2" W x 4 3/4" D. 3rd-4th items: 2 International Wild Rose pattern footed candy compotes, 1 small, 1 large, with Neoclassical floral spray borders. Large candy compote base is weighted. Not monogrammed. Sizes 2 3/4" H x 6 5/8" dia. and 6 1/8" H x 6 1/2" dia. 5th item: International Courtship pattern sterling serving plate with repousse floral swags to border and interior. Marked H280 underside of base. Not monogrammed. 1" H x 10" dia. 6th-10th items: 5 pieces Dunkirk Sterling including small bowl and 4 ashtrays with line borders. Not monogrammed. Bowl – 1 7/8" H x 5 1/2" dia. Ashtrays – 3/8" H x 3 1/8" dia. 11th-12th items: Watson sterling creamer and open sugar bowl. Marked F280 underside of bases. Not monogrammed. Sugar Bowl – 2 3/4" H x 4 7/8" W x 3 1/4" D. Creamer – 2 7/8" H x 3 1/8" W x 4 1/2" D. 13th item: Alvin small sterling footed candy dish with rolled rim. Marked Y13 underside of base. Not monogrammed. 3 1/4" H x 3 5/8" dia. 14th item: Watrous baby cup with rolled rim and gilt wash interior. Engraved "BFP" and 1923" to either side. 1 7/8" H x 3 3/4" W x 2 3/4" D. 15th item: Wallace small footed candy dish with flared rim. Maker's marks, Sterling, and 6071 underside of base. Not monogrammed. 3 1/4" H x 3 5/8" dia. 16th item: Lunt footed candy bowl with threaded border. Base is weighted. Not monogrammed. 3" H x 5 7/8" dia. 17th item: Gorham sterling porringer with pierced handle and band of foliate decorations to body. Not monogrammed. 1 3/8" H x 5 5/8" W x 4 1/8" D. 18th item: Jacobi & Jenkins small heart shaped candy dish with repousse floral border. Maker's marks, Sterling 925/1000 Fine, and no 641 411 underside of base. 3/8" H x 3 7/8" W x 3 7/8" D. 19th item: Frank M. Whiting & Co. Talisman Rose pattern sterling wine coaster with repousse rose, pierced, and beaded border with glass insert with etched sunburst to center. 3/4" H x 6 3/8" dia. 20th item: Hallmark small basket with pierced body and swing handle. Maker's marks underside of handle. 2 3/4" H x 2 7/8" dia. 21st-22nd items: 2 pieces small footed candy dishes, 1 with line and beaded border, 1 with line, pierced and repousse floral border. Bases are weighted. Marks mostly obscured by old paper labels underside of bases. Not monogrammed. Ranging in size from 2 5/8" H x 5 5/8" dia. to 2 3/4" H x 6 1/2" dia. 23rd item: Small sterling bowl with repousse fruit and flowers border. Inscribed "Lamar 6-12-44" center of bowl. 1 1/2" H x 6 5/8" dia. 24th-25th items: 2 footed candy compotes with line borders. Bases are weighted. Marked Sterling and Weighted with ink inscription reading "EPC" underside of bases. Ranging in size from 5 3/4" H to 6" H x 5 5/8" dia. 37.985 total weighable troy ounces. Provenance: The Estate of Vance C. Carter, Knoxville, TN. CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface scratches, minor wear. 1st-2nd items: Dents to bases of 1 candelabra. 3rd-4th items: Small compote with sticker residue underside of base. 5th item: Dent to surface of plate. 6th-10th items: Bowl with sticker residue underside of base. 21st-22nd items: Dents to bodies and rims. 24th-25th items: Tape residue underside of bases. [See more photos →]

Two (2) pair Bohemian glass lustres. 1st pair: Pair of red mantel garniture lustres with enamel floral swags, gilt decoration and 16 tiered cut crystal prisms. 14 1/2" H overall. 2nd pair: Pair of green mantel lustres with enamel flowers, gilt decoration and 10 cut crystal prisms. 14 1/4" H overall. Both 1st quarter 20th century. CONDITION: All in overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Six (6) Snuff Bottles, Jade, Rock Crystal & Fruit Forms. 1st item: White Jade snuff bottle, flattened ovoid form with elephant head form side handles and polished red stone lid, 2 1/4"H. 2nd item: Celadon jade snuff bottle, bamboo form with low relief ruyi carving and polished red stone lid, 3 1/8"H. 3rd item: Rock Crystal snuff bottle with carved double Chih lung dragon handles. Faint russet inclusions. 3"H. Accompanied by an associated silk lined box. 4th – 6th items: 3 Chinese Fruit Form snuff bottles, including a Peking glass peach or plum with relief molded bat; a yellow fruit form bottle with molded green bat and stem, and a porcelain peach form bottle with metal stem. All approximately 2 1/2"L. Late 19th century to mid 20th century. CONDITION: 1st – 3rd items: Some grime accumulated in carvings, light wear, overall very good condition. Rock crystal bottle does not stand perfectly flat. 4th – 6th items: Porcelain bottle lacks spoon, lids on other bottles sit somewhat loose; otherwise all items excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Five (5) Chanel fashion items. 1st item: Chanel silver metal flower brooch, maker's mark on back, 1" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/4". Original Chanel box included. 2nd item: Chanel gilt metal, black leather and tassel belt consisting of 7 tassels, each with Chanel logo at top. Chanel maker's mark near one end. 44 inch overall length. Each tassel: 5 1/4" long. No box included. 3rd item: Chanel silk scarf with "Chanel" and camellia pattern. 33 1/2" square. 4th item: Chanel woven fringed edge scarf, camellia design on cream background. 38" square. 5th item: 1997 Paris Chanel book. CONDITION: 1st item: Some wear to silver decoration. Box with areas of wear. 2nd item: Overall very good condition. 3rd & 4th items: Both scarves have light makeup stains. Did not attempt to clean. 5th item: Very good condition. [See more photos →]

Marjorie Liebman (Memphis, Tennessee/New York, 1911-2007) impressionist oil on canvas landscape of an arched bridge, possibly the Fernando de Soto bridge in Memphis, rendered in broad strokes applied with brush and palette knife. Signed lower right. Housed in a wood frame. Sight: 22" H x 42" W. Framed: 24 1/2" H x 44 1/2" W. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. Biography: Memphis native Marjorie Liebman studied at the Chicago Art Institute, Washington University Art School, and The Art Students League in New York City. She later received her BFA at the University of Mississippi. During the 1950s, the heyday of American abstract expressionism, she was represented by the Betty Parsons Gallery in Manhattan. In 1953, she and a group of four other women, concerned about the lack of representation of contemporary art in Memphis, founded Art Today to raise funds for the purchase of art by the Memphis-Brooks Museum of Art. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Brooks Museum, the Olsen Foundation in New York, the Cultural Mexican-American Institute in Mexico, and other galleries and private collections. (Source: Askart and The Memphis Commercial Appeal). CONDITION: Good condition. Light craquelure in upper center of painting. [See more photos →]

Five (5) English Sterling Silver Items: Caster, taper candlestick, teapot and salt cellars. 1st & 2nd items: Pair of Georgian gilt silver salt cellars with grapevine and Bacchus mask repousse decoration to the bodies, gadrooned rims and three curved legs and shell feet, with an overall gilt wash. City marks for London, date marks for 1802, illegible maker's mark "K or N M" and engraved armorial to the bases. 2 3/8" H x 3 3/4" dia. 17.440 troy ounces. 3rd item: Sterling silver sugar castor, maker's marks for William Suckling Ltd., Sheffield, and date marks for 1923. 6 3/4" H. 7.080 troy ounces. 4th item: Sterling silver teapot, round body with engraved and chased decoration, wood finial and handle. Maker's marks for Cooper Bros. Sheffield and date marks for 1894. 4 1/2" H x 9" dia. 10.440 troy ounces. 5th item: Sterling taper candlestick and snuffer with figural dragon handle, likely originally part of an inkwell, maker's marks for John Angell and Joseph Angell, London, and date marks for 1832. 2 3/4" H x 3 1/4" dia. 3.500 troy ounces. 38.46 total troy ounces. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. CONDITION: All pieces overall good condition with light general wear. [See more photos →]

4 Decorative Neoclassical Items including hanging cabinet, sconces and gilt arrow. 1st item: Neoclassical style parcel gilt lighted curio cabinet for hanging or table display. Cream colored paint with gilt trim, having an arched pediment with scroll and anthemion crest over an applied gilt crossed spears and ribbon swag, glass door flanked by carved giltwood husks and glass sides; 2 removable, adjustable glass shelves. 47 1/2" H x 24" W x 9 3/4"D. Mid 20th century. 2nd – 4th items: 3 Decorative giltwood wall hangings, including a pair of sconces, each with two candle arms and eagle form heads issuing from a carved harp, 24 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W, and a Neoclassical style giltwood wall ornament with crossed arrows over a laurel wreath and banner, approx. 35"W. Mid 20th c. Provenance: The Estate of Jane Dudley, Nashville, TN and Palm Beach, FL. Social icon Jane Dudley was the founder of one of the SouthÕs most prestigious charity events – the Swan Ball, benefiting Cheekwood. She traveled the world as the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Guilford Dudley, with whom she shared a landmark Nashville estate, Northumberland. A graduate of NashvilleÕs Parmer School, Ward Belmont and Vanderbilt University, she worked briefly for the Tennessean newspaper and later for Tiffany & Co., where she managed corporate accounts for more than twenty years and later served on the board of directors. Mrs. Dudley was also a member of the International Best Dressed List. In 1963 she was the founding chairman of The Swan Ball, now the nationÕs longest running charity ball. She also chaired the Tiffany Feather Ball in New York from 1981-1991, the ball benefiting the Palm Beach Cancer Society in the 1970s (featuring entertainer Bob Hope), and in England, a ball at Blenheim Palace to raise funds for the historic castleÕs roof. CONDITION: 1st item: Some wear to paint, especially lower left corner and frieze. 2nd – 4th items: 3 Decorative giltwood wall hangings, including a pair of sconces, each with two candle arms and eagle form heads issuing from a carved harp, 24 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W, and 1 Neoclassical style wall ornament with crossed arrows over a laurel wreath and banner, approx. 35"W. Mid 20th c. [See more photos →]

Two (2) 19th century weapons, including an Over and Under rifle, and a Bayonet identified to an East Tennessee soldier. 1st item: O/U (Over and Under) rifle with two barrels, top .39 caliber, bottom .42 caliber. Top barrel marked "J.H. Baldwin/Wellsboro PA.", left side of lock plate marked "Joseph Golcher". Walnut stocks, round to octagonal barrels, two hammers, double set triggers, brass furniture including inlaid deer and dog in the left side of the butt stock and patch box inlaid in the right side of the butt stock, scrolling foliate engravings to lock plates and hammers, front and rear sights, two (2) wooden ram rods. Barrel length – 33 1/2". Overall length – 49 1/2". Second half 19th century. Provenance: Kentucky collection, found in Wisconsin. 2nd item: "Brown Bess" style bayonet with East Tennessee history. Ricasso stamped "U/JS", blade engraved "James R. Henderson". Overall length – 19". Note: James R. Henderson, born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, enlisted in the Union Army as a Private in Co. D of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment on April 15, 1862. He was promoted to Corporal on September 4th, 1864. The 1st Tennessee Cavalry played an active role in several major battles of the Civil War including the Battles of Chickamauga, Franklin, and Nashville. CONDITION: 1st item: Converted to percussion. Locks and tang are not flush with stocks. Breaks to stocks, largest approximately 2 1/2". Left hammer is not intact. Right hammer does not hold at full cock. Bores are dirty with no visible rifling. Pitting to barrels. 2nd item: Pitting, areas of rust. Engraving in visible condition. [See more photos →]

3 coin silver mint julep cups of nearly identical form with molded rims and tapering sides, 1 with incuse retailer mark JOHN B. AKIN DANVILLE KY, the other two with incuse retailer marks W. KENDRICK LOUISVILLE KY, all additionally stamped *PLK STANDARD* for Peter Krider, (Philadelphia, PA working 1850-1860). 1 Kendrick cup with engraved inscription AWC FROM S.B. WELLER; the others without monograms or inscriptions. All 3 5/8"H. 13.97 oz combined weight. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Monogrammed Kendrick cup has several small dents and scratches, the others are in very good condition with only a few small light dents and scratches. [See more photos →]

Harry S. Truman, MR. CITIZEN, author signed Limited Edition numbered 859/1000. Published by Bernard Geis Associates, 1960, distributed by Random House, New York. Octavo, 315 red top edged pages with illustrations, hardbound in red cloth with gilt lettering to front cover, red and blue labels with gilt lettering to spine, includes original acetate and pictorial slipcase. Signed and numbered, front end paper. Ex libris book plate, inside of front cover. Book – 9 3/8" H x 6 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D. Slipcase – 9 7/8" H x 6 5/8" W x 1 5/8" D. Provenance: The Estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Truman signature in overall excellent condition. Slipcase and covers with normal shelf wear. Pages in overall very good condition with light toning. [See more photos →]

Group of five (5) Pennsylvania and Maryland stoneware pottery items including: one (1) Jas. Hamilton & Co./Greensboro, Pennsylvania 2-gallon cobalt stenciled and decorated stoneware jar with stenciled floral garland above name and and "2" below denoting gallon capacity (11 1/2" H); one (1) Williams & Reppert/Greensboro, Pennsylvania stenciled and decorated stoneware jar with colbalt floral sprig decoration (10" H); one (1) C. & H. Hast/ Cumberland, Maryland stoneware advertising jar with cobalt stenciled script to body reading "C & H Hast/Dealers in Groceries & Produce/Cumberland, Maryland" (7 3/4" H); a B C Miller/ Baltimore, Maryland one (1) gallon capacity salt glazed stoneware bowl or pan (5 1/4" H x 10 1/4" dia.); and a Mid-Atlantic salt-glazed stoneware spitton with cobalt daub decoration (3 3/8" H 7 7/8" dia.). Ranging in size from All pieces 19th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. CONDITION: 1st item with firing flaw or chip to side and hairline extending through the base. 2nd item with chipping to inner rim. 4th item with chip to rim. All remaining items overall good condition. [See more photos →]