Textiles, Rugs, Quilts, and Fashion

Two (2) Scott County, Virginia baskets signed by Jesse Jones (b. 1907), including a huge buttocks basket form. Baskets consisting of white oak, rib-type split construction with handles secured by nails at the rim. Both signed in pencil "Jesse Jones" on the handle. The large basket is additionally dated "1986" and the small basket is dated "7-83". Large basket: 26 1/2" H x 36" W x 35" D. Smaller basket: 9 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W x 11" D.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Small basket with stain to the base, large basket with wear to the handle, otherwise both baskets overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Set of four (4) Scott County, Virginia graduated baskets signed by Jesse Jones (b. 1907) including one (1) miniature. All buttocks style consist of white oak, rib-type split construction with handles secured by nails at the rim. All signed in pencil "Jesse Jones" on the handle, two (2) dated circa 1980. Ranging in size from 5" H x 5 1/2" W to 12" H x 12 1/2" W. 20th century. Biography: Jesse Jones was a mountain basket weaver who lived in the isolated mountains of Scott County, VA. His work is featured in the book BASKETS AND BASKET MAKERS IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, written by John Rice Irwin (1982).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: All four baskets in overall good condition with light wear to handles, surface grime, and light wear to weavers. [See more photos →]

Very Large Middle Tennessee split white oak rectangular form buttocks basket by Mary M. Davis (Cannon County, TN. 1928-2014). Ribbed construction with tightly woven wearers, a wide woven rim, and fixed handle, signed on the center inner rim. Additionally inscribed to interior base center "Mrs. Mary M. Davis 1986 Woodbury, TN I-1976. 335 East Main St. 37190. Took from 260 to 300 hours to make this basket." 21" H x 19" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with light surface grime and very light wear to weavers. [See more photos →]

Four (4) Tennessee graduated split white oak buttocks baskets signed by Mary M. Davis (Cannon County, TN, 1928-2014), all having wide woven rims and centers and ribbed construction. All signed in pencil on the interior base with maker's name and address. Ranging in size from 8 1/8" H x 7 3/4" W x 7 " D to 11 7/8" H x 11 1/2" W x 11 1/2" D. All 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with two having very minor breaks to weavers at base of handles. Light overall grime noted to all. [See more photos →]

Large Lexington, North Carolina carrying or picnic basket comprised of split oak with alternating blue-green dyed weavers, two folding wood handles, a hinged and ribbed lid with latch and reinforced corners and solid poplar base. Pencil inscription to base reads "J. T. Hill/Lexington 1925/(illegible) 400/J. H. Yates Lex., NC/Mrs. J. H. Yates Basket/Lexington NC/Aug 11-1925" and one base support additionally signed J H YATES LEX. N.C.14 1/4" H x 18 3/8" W x 13 1/4" D. Circa 1925.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface grime and some splitting to wooden base. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Farahan Sarouk rug, wool on wool, center shaped medallions on salmon, dark blue and red fields surrounded by floral or foliate designs with ivory medallions to the corners. Secondary colors of ivory, red, green, and dark blue. 134" H x 101 1/2" W. Circa 1920.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of David Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected general overall wear. [See more photos →]

Persian rug or carpet, Kerman or Kirman, Lavar design. Central red floral medallion or diamond field surrounding two shaped medallions to the interior flanked by two foliate spandrels in red and blue, with concentric foliate borders. Woven in colors of red, blue, green, and ivory. 11' 3" x 8' 8". 1st quarter 20th century.

PROVENANCE: the Estate of Emilee Barnes Frincke, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general overall wear. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Tabriz rug or carpet, wool on cotton, the center with multiple foliate medallions within three foliate borders. Woven in colors of ivory, rust, blue and green. 124" H x 93" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Barbara K. Lipman, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Light scattered wear, some staining at borders. Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Persian Heriz rug or carpet, wool on wool, Central medallion with palmettes on a foliate ground within a red shaped ground, dark blue ground foliate border. Woven in colors of red, blue, salmon, green and ivory. 96 1/2" x 134". Circa 1920-1930.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Dr. Thomas Bechtel, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition, overall general wear, fringe loss, losses to edges and minor scattered staining. [See more photos →]

Persian Bijar carpet, wool on wool, central foliate diamond design on a dark blue field with ivory spandrels having small floral medallions, all within concentric borders including one large floral border. Woven in colors of blue, red, gold and ivory. 201" H x 95 1/2" W. Late 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall heavy use wear with abrash lines and piling repairs, scattered stains, losses to borders. [See more photos →]

Antique Persian Ferahan Sarouk rug, flat weave, the center with diamond shaped ivory and salmon fields both with foliate designs, flanked by dark blue foliate spandrals, woven in colors of blue, salmon, ivory and green. 75" H x 51" W. Circa 1920.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall general wear with fading to colors; fringe loss and wear to ends. [See more photos →]

Large Persian Serab runner, wool on wool with six central medallions on an ivory ground within three concentric borders. Woven in colors of rust, ivory, blue, green, and tan/light gold. 10'8" H x 3'3" W. Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general wear and some losses to ends/fringe. [See more photos →]

Caucasian style rug from Northwest Persia, wool on wool, dark blue field with multiple medallions and four narrow geometric borders. 5' 7" x 10' 10". Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general wear, abrash and piling losses to center and borders, losses to ends/fringe. [See more photos →]

Persian Serab runner rug, wool on wool, four central medallions and three narrow borders, in colors of blue, green, red, rust and ivory. 126" x 37". Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Dr. Thomas Bechtel, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some loss to piling around borders, fringe loss to ends. [See more photos →]

Persian Malayer rug or carpet, wool on wool, with central diamond on blue foliate ground flanked by ivory ground foliate spandrels, with four foliate borders. Woven in colors of blue, red, rust, green and ivory. 82" H x 62" W. 1st quarter 20th century.

PROVENANCE: the Estate of Emilee Barnes Frincke, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light general wear and losses to fringe. [See more photos →]

Northwest Persian village rug or carpet, wool on wool, dark blue center with overall foliate designs within five concentric borders. Woven in colors of blue, rust, and ivory. 69" H x 59" W. 1st Qtr. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: the Estate of Emilee Barnes Frincke, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general wear, some losses to pilling around borders and center. [See more photos →]

Three (3) samplers, most likely American, including Connecticut and Pennsylvania, all silk on linen. 1st item: Lydia G. Satterlee Connecticut needlework sampler containing 3 alphabets and numbers, her initials, heart motif, name, and birthdate of November 8, 1798, over pictorial motifs of a figure feeding ducks and a tall plant or tree and the initials LGA lower right. Features cross, eyelet, and box stitches. Housed in an ebonized wood frame. Sight: 9 1/2" H x 7" W. Framed: 12" H x 10" W. 2nd item: Martha Jane Bard 1834 sampler with 4 cross-stitched alphabets divided by geometric bands, over signature, and date. No border visible (maybe under mat). Housed in a molded wood frame. Sight: 17" H x 8" W. Framed: 23" H x 14" W. Likely Martha Jane Bard Breckenridge Quigley, b. 1821, Pennsylvania. 3rd item: Small cross-stitched square depicting a strawberry plant with yellow blossom. Unsigned. Float mounted in a wide giltwood cove molded frame with ebonized outer edge. Inscription en verso "Coulter family, Phila, PA". Sight: 4" H x 5" W. Framed: 13" H x 12" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Patricia Kiegel, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: All with some fading and in later frames, under glass, unless otherwise noted. Lydia Satterlee sampler: Some scattered staining and overall discoloration to ground. Possibly unfinished. Martha Jane Bard sampler: Small stain upper left corner, otherwise very good. Strawberry needlework: Discoloration, minimal fading, overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Family Register sampler for the True family of E. Salisbury, Mass., possibly the work of Ploomy A. or Ruth Annette True, who are listed with respective 1844 and 1846 birth dates along with their parents John and Charlotte True and sibling Andrew C. True. Cross stitched names, dates, and strawberry border. Housed in a giltwood molded frame. Sight: 13" square. Frame: 15" square. 2nd item: Sarah Roberts 1829 needlework sampler, featuring 4 rows of alphabets over signature and date in cross stitch and queen's stitch, with hearts, baskets of flowers, and love birds, enclosed in a geometric border. Housed in a wood frame. Sight: 16" H x 9 1/2" W. Frame: 16 1/2" H x 12" W. 3rd item: Abigail Ann Higbie 1833 needlework sampler on dark linen, 3 rows of alphabet over signature and date, with large basket of flowers, enclosed in a chain stitch border. Housed in a later parcel gilt and ebonized frame. Old Springfield, Massachusetts framing label en verso. Sight: 17" H x 7" W. Frame :8" H x 8" W. Note: Abigail Brigham "Abby" Higbee or Higbie was born 1819 in Salem, Massachusetts to Lemuel Higbee and Betsy Francis. She married William Harrington and died in Peabody in 1899. (Source: Ancestry.com).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Patricia Kiegel, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: All with some fading and in later frames, under glass, unless otherwise noted. True Family Sampler: Scattered small stains and discoloration. Sarah Roberts sampler: Two 1/2" areas of ground and thread loss at upper left edge, in second alphabet. Possible repair or reinforcement to one Y and some loss/repair to love bird. Light discoloration, overall good condition. Abigail Ann Higbie sampler: Several significant areas of thread loss to letters/numbers. [See more photos →]

Graphically strong pieced Southern quilt made of cotton cloth in Oxblood brown,
dark blue, and orange solid colors in the "Seven Stars" pattern (in reference to the star cluster "The Seven Pleiades" in the constellation Taurus). Quilting is by the piece. Quilting knots are visible on back. Initials "B. S." embroidered in a corner on back. 72" H x 89" W. Circa 1890. Note: Oxblood brown, dark blue, and orange colors are typically found in Carolina and Georgia quilts of the late 1800s. Dark quilting thread used over dark pieced area is a regional characteristic. Another similar example of this sewing is seen in the "Slashed Star" pattern quilt, also included in this sale.

CONDITION: Very good condition overall. Appears unwashed; colors not faded; seams are secure.
Tiny bite out of the binding. Backing has scattered discoloration, including along fold lines, and scattered minor spotting. [See more photos →]

Southern pieced cotton quilt stitched in distinctive colors of oxblood brown, dark blue, and orange in the "Slashed Star" pattern, first published by Ladies Art Co. as a mail order pattern offered in 1889. Quilting is by the piece. Quilting knots visible on back. 72" x 94". Circa 1890. Note: Oxblood brown, dark blue, and orange colors are typically found in Carolina and Georgia quilts of the late 1800s. Dark quilting thread used over dark pieced area is a regional characteristic. Similar sewing is seen in the "Seven Stars" pattern quilt that is also in this sale.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Appears unwashed, colors not faded, seams are secure. One water stain on front, measuring 11" x 6", in addition to minor spotting. Hole, measuring 1/2", at center of quilt due to stress of repeated folding. Backing fabric is discolored and stained. Hole, measuring 1" x 3/4", to backing, not visible on front. [See more photos →]

American pieced cotton quilt, Sunburst pattern, comprised of lapis blue and red printed cotton with alternating medallions of brown and rose cotton chintz within ivory squares; embroidered ivory ground and backing. Approximately 114" x 110". Second quarter of the 19th century. Note: This pieced "Sunburst" pattern was popular in the Mid-Atlantic region in the first half of the 19th century. The quilt's large size, dense quilting, and the imported print fabrics suggest it was made in the 1830s-1840s. It descended in the Hazlehurst family of Baltimore, Maryland.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of F. Hamilton Hazlehurst, longtime chair of the Vanderbilt University Art Department.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition for age. Sunburst blocks containing a chintz print with a brown background show consistent fabric loss with batting showing through. Those made of the Lapis Blue and Red prints and the strip borders do not show any fabric deterioration. Scattered dark and rust colored stains up to 1/2"; scattered areas of light grime and discoloration. [See more photos →]

1st item: Cotton red and green floral applique quilt attributed to Rachel Roess of Pennsylvania. The center panel contains an intricately engineered four-leafed plant surrounded by four fylfots expressing good luck, constructed with double green, cheddar yellow, and turkey red fabrics on an embroidered ivory ground with tiny applique touches to the geese, birds, and floral displays. The deep swag border is an original design as well as the quilt's edge, cut to echo the border. Approximately 90" x 88". Circa 1860's. 2nd-3rd items: Cabinet card photograph of Rachel Roess, taken by South Oil City, PA photographer J.W. Sires, and a 1946 photograph of Rachel Roess's direct descendants Lillian Roess Brecht, Elizabeth Brecht McKee, and Katherine (Kitty) McKee, who have all owned this quilt. Note: The quilt was washed in 2001 and was believed by the family to be about 100 years old at that time, however, the style and fabrics are more frequently associated with the 1860s or 70s. Provenance: by descent to Katherine McKee of Nashville (age 85 in 2021), from her mother Elizabeth Brecht McKee (born 1900), from her mother Lillian Elizabeth Roess Brecht (1876-1959), from her mother Rachel Aggers Roess, maker of this quilt. Rachel Roess was born in Chartiers Township, PA in 1844 and died in Oil City, PA 1925, where her husband worked in the oil business.

CONDITION: Expected fabric wear and fading for a quilt of this age. Thinning of the Double Green and Turkey Red fabrics with cotton batting coming through in places. Staining and spotting evident in white cloth. Turkey Red binding is weak and pulling away in spots. [See more photos →]

American Crazy quilt top, stitched of individual blocks with embroidered initials (unknown
names), a date "Jan 27, 1897", flowers, fans, animals, and leaves. There is one block with painted initials. The seam line embroidery stitching is exceptional with a multitude of different designs. Fabrics include a wide variety of suiting wool, challis, sculpted and plain velvets, and some silk. 74 3/4" H x 75" W. Note: The quilt top is unusually large for most crazy quilt projects.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection.

CONDITION: Excellent condition with little fading and fabric deterioration. Some small moth holes are visible along the lower border. The quilt top has not been quilted or backed. [See more photos →]

New with Tag Chanel black quilted calfskin leather and pony hair drawstring tote bag, medium, including dual woven-in leather chain straps and gunmetal-tone hardware. Drawstring closure with dual double "C" logo accents opens to a black fabric lined interior with one zip pocket with double "C" logo rectangular pull, interior gunmetal-tone label stamped "CHANEL (REGISTERED) MADE IN ITALY", to zip pocket. Hologram sticker reads: 10758092, lower left of interior. Includes Chanel dustbag, authentication card with matching serial number, two Chanel booklets, and Chanel price tag. 12" H x 14 1/2" W x 7" D. Overall with straps: 19" H. Serial number corresponds to years 2005-2006.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: New with Tag condition. [See more photos →]

New with Tag Chanel cream leather luxe ligne bowler bag, medium, including dual woven-in leather chain straps and silver-tone hardware. Stitched double "C" logo to exterior of bag with embedded chain trim, zip top with double "C" logo pull opens to a silver metallic lined interior with two slip pockets and one zip pocket with double "C" logo rectangular pull, stamped "CHANEL (REGISTERED) MADE IN ITALY" to zip pocket. Hologram sticker reads: 11402894, lower left of zip pocket. Includes Chanel dustbag, authentication card with matching serial number, and Chanel price tag. 6 3/4" H x 13 1/4" W x 6 1/2" D. Overall with straps: 14" H. Serial number corresponds to years 2006-2008.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: New with tag condition with few scattered minute, inconspicious stains, primarily to bottom. Exterior logo pull retains original paper wrapping. [See more photos →]

Judith Leiber clear and pink crystal zebra stripe pattern heart minaudiere clutch with chain strap and silver tone hardware. Red stone cabochon clasp opens to a silver lame interior, silver tone label stamped “Judith Leiber (Registered) NEW YORK” to interior. Includes two (2) product registration certificates, one numbered 87759, one (1) silver lame coin purse, one (1) mirror with one (1) brown Judith Leiber dustbag, one (1) pink Judith Leiber dustbag, one (1) Neiman Marcus tag, and one (1) Judith Leiber box. Clutch: 3 3/4″ H x 4 1/2″ W x 2 3/8″ D. Box: 3 3/4″ H x 7 1/2″ W x 7 1/2″ D.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: Overall very good, gently used condition. Minute chip to edge of mirror. [See more photos →]

Salvatore Ferragamo Gancini mustard ostrich and calfskin leather shoulder bag, with dual braided top handles and gold tone hard ware. Cross over strap with turn-lock closure opens to reveal a khaki fabric interior lining with two slip pockets and one zip pocket with rectangular logo pull; mustard leather label stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo MADE IN ITALY BW-21 6446" to zip pocket. 10 1/2" H x 17 1/2" W x 4" D. Overall with straps: 17 1/4" H.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, TN.

CONDITION: Overall very good, gently used condition. [See more photos →]

Set of three (3) large Scott County, Virginia baskets signed by Jesse Jones (b. 1907). All buttocks style comprised of white oak, rib-type split construction with handles secured by nails at the rim. All signed in pencil "Jesse Jones" on the handle, one with additional pencil inscription "Christmas 1986". Ranging in size from 14" H x 16" W to 16" H x 19" W. 20th century. Biography: Jesse Jones was a mountain basket weaver who lived in the isolated mountains of Scott County, VA. His work is featured in the book BASKETS AND BASKET MAKERS IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, written by John Rice Irwin (1982).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some surface grime and wear to handles. Overall light wear weavers. Largest with partial break to weaver on bottom of basket. [See more photos →]

Four (4) Middle Tennessee split white oak buttocks form baskets with ribbed construction and wide woven centers, including one (1) rectangular form with wide woven rim, one (1) rectangular form with vertically woven rim, one (1) round form with wide woven rim, and one (1) miniature round form with vertically woven rim. All unsigned. Ranging in size from 4 3/4" H x 4 3/4" W x 4 7/8" D. to 10 1/2" H x 12" W x 8 3/4" D. Possibly Cannon Co., 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with light wear and minor fraying to interiors. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Southern split oak baskets having ribbed construction, including one (1) large melon form, one (1) buttocks form with red weavers, and one (1) buttock form. Ranging in size from 10 7/8" H x 13 7/8" W x 11 1/2" D to 13 3/4" H x 18" W x 15" D. Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Donley and Eunice Hill, Andersonville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with surface grime. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Tennessee Shaker brown ash cathead twill weave nesting baskets. Largest signed and dated to underside "Billy Bob"; smaller two signed and dated to underside "BB 93". All with paper labels with Billy Bob maker's mark, contact address and number, and brief descriptions attached to handles with ribbon. Ranging in size from 4 3/8" H x 3 7/8" dia. to 7 1/4" H x 6 1/8" dia. Late 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection.

CONDITION: All in overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

1st item: Small Kerman pictorial rug "Tree of Life" pattern rug, wool on wool, in colors of blue, rust, green and ivory. 50 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W. First quarter 20th century. 2nd Item: Persian Ferahan Sarouk rug or carpet, wool on wool, the center with two medallions having foliate designs on salmon and ivory grounds and blue foliate spandrels with foliate borders. 58" H x 39 1/2" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with general wear and some piling loss. Some fraying and possible repair to borders. 2nd item: Overall wear expected with age and heavy use, losses to ends. [See more photos →]

1st item: Turkish Milas carpet, wool on wool, woven in colors of red, blue, gold and ivory. 96" H x 54" W. 3rd quarter of 20th century. 2nd Item: Small Caucasian carpet, wool on wool, woven in colors or red, blue, green and ivory. 45" H x 34 1/2" W. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Both items overall good condition with light wear. 1st item has losses at ends. [See more photos →]

Pakistani Peshwar Chobi rug, wool on wool, center with double medallion design on an ivory ground with foliate spandrels and foliate borders. 160 1/2" H x 121 1/2" W. Late 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Barbara K. Lipman, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some scattered grime and light staining. [See more photos →]

Persian workshop wool on cotton pictorial rug or carpet, the center depicting figures on horseback and an interior in a landscape setting with floral and pictorial borders. Woven in colors of green, gold, red, blue, brown, and ivory. 77" H x 50" W. 2nd quarter 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Barbara K. Lipman, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general wear, some scattered staining. [See more photos →]

Northwest Persian village Malayer rug, wool on wool, central dark blue ground foliate diamond field flanked by blue ground foliate spandrels and foliate borders. 78 1/2" H x 64 1/2" W.1st Quarter 20th century.

PROVENANCE: the Estate of Emilee Barnes Frincke, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some losses to pilling along borders and in center. [See more photos →]

Miniature Turkish silk Hereke Ozipek prayer rug, 22 x 22 knotting, featuring a design of a vase flanked by columns on a dark red field with floral border. Secondary colors of ivory, teal, gold, and green. Paper Ozipek label with dimensions 19 cm x 28 cm, medium, origin, numbering, and illegible artist's signature, en verso of rug. Belle Meade Framer's sticker label, en verso of frame. Housed and hinge mounted with red velvet mat in a giltwood frame. Sight: 14" H x 7 7/8" W. Frame: 21 5/8" H x 15 3/8" W. Purchased in Turkey 2013. Copy of certificate available to winning bidder.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Large Tabriz Persian medallion carpet, wool on wool construction. Center with ivory, blue, and red medallions, foliate designs, and floral borders. 18' 10" L x 13' W.

PROVENANCE: Deaccessioned by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation to benefit the acquisitions fund.

CONDITION: Overall poor condition with heavy wear, piling loss, and staining. [See more photos →]

Framed Ottoman Turkish silk and metallic Suzani style embroidered square velvet cover with crochet border, the center with Sultan's Tugra monogram flanked by Islamic calligraphy and foliate cartouche decoration and the corners with cresent and star decoration. Float mounted in a maple frame. Embroidery: 20" square. Framed: 24 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Estate of Judge John Nixon, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Textile in overall very good condition with some scattered losses to crochet border. Not examined out of the frame. [See more photos →]