Summer 2022 Auction Highlights

Large LeRoy Neiman (New York/Illinois/Minnesota, 1921-2012) abstract oil on board painting  depicting a wine tasting or dinner party with men and women in formal attire gathered around a banquet table laden with wine bottles and glasses, illuminated by a crystal chandelier. Signed and dated "Leroy Neiman '65" lower right. Remnants of an old gallery label en verso. Newspaper clipping depicting Neiman affixed en verso of frame. Housed in a carved giltwood frame with an off-white velvet liner. Sight: 35 1/2" H x 47 1/2" W. Framed: 44" H x 56" W. Biography: "LeRoy Neiman was described as the most popular living painter in America during his lifetime. While strikingly original, his work reflected the varied influences of Toulouse-Lautrec, Dufy, the New York Social Realists, and the Abstract Expressionists. Probably best known as a portrayer of sporting and social events, he virtually invented the modern genre of sports art and remained its most accomplished and acclaimed practitioner until his death in 2012." (Adapted from the LeRoy Neiman papers, 1938-2005, in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian). PRE-APPROVAL IS REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT. PLEASE CONTACT CASE ANTIQUES, INC. AT THE KNOXVILLE GALLERY FOR DETAILS. 865-558-3033 or BID@CASEANTIQUES.COM.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered areas of craquelure, largest 3" x 1 1/2", primarily to center of board. [See more photos →]

Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright garb and headdress holding a bow and arrow. Inscriptions identifying subject as “Kinhichi”, en verso of interior paper liner, and as “Kinhishee” on the exterior of the back of the frame. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt metal sight edge and oak leaf hanger. Sight: 2 3/4″ H x 2 1/4″ W. Framed: 6″ H x 5″ W. Circa 1830. Note: this portrait was painted in Franklin, Tennessee in August of 1830 during the landmark treaty summit between President Andrew Jackson and the Chickasaw Nation, conducted at the city’s Masonic Hall. Caroline Dudley was the daughter of a prominent Middle Tennessee settler and leader, Guilford Dudley; both were among the spectators invited to witness the treaty event. According to family history, Miss Dudley was so impressed by the appearance of Kinheche or Kin-hee-shee (who according to some accounts may have been a son of the chief), that she was inspired to paint his likeness. Miss Dudley may have been a teacher of art or other similar subjects at the Young Ladies Boarding School run by her mother, Anna Bland Eaton Dudley on the West Harpeth River in Williamson County from 1809-1840 or at Mrs. Long’s School on West Main Street in Franklin, which was run by her sister, Judith from 1826-28 and 1834-37. After Caroline Dudley’s death just two years later at the age of 30, the painting was inherited by her sister Frances and descended in the family to its last private owner, Mary Bright Wilson of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Historical background: “After his Indian Removal Act was passed in May of 1830, President Andrew Jackson invited the Chickasaw Nation to a treaty council to be held the following August in Franklin, Tennessee. During their stay, the Chickasaw delegation met Jackson in the Franklin Masonic Hall, a National Historic Landmark which still stands at 115 2nd Ave South in Franklin. This would be the first treaty negotiation under the Removal Act and a successful outcome was important to the President, who was a charismatic and influential figure among the Chickasaw. Some of the older minkos (chiefs or headmen) had served under Jackson’s command at the Battle of New Orleans and the Creek War, during the War of 1812. They called him “Sharpe Knife”. Jackson appointed John Coffee and John Eaton as treaty commissioners. Coffee was a long time friend who had also served with Jackson in 1812. Eaton, Jackson’s Secretary of War, lived in Franklin. The Chickasaw delegation was led by Levi Colbert – Itawambe Miko (Bench Chief), and included George Colbert, James Colbert, John McLish, Captain William McGilvery, Captain James Brown, Isaac Alberson, Topulka, Ishtayatubbe, Ahtokowa, Hushtatabe, Innewakche, Oaklanayaubbe, Ohekaubbe, Immolasubbe, Immohoaltatubbe, Ishtekieyokatubbe, Ishtehiacha, Inhiyouchetubbe, and Kinheche…” President Jackson met and welcomed the Chickasaw delegation when they arrived in Franklin on August 20, 1830. During the next several days, support for Chickasaw education, Removal expenses, and other related details were worked out. On August 31 the treaty was signed. The Chickasaw agreed to exchange their remaining land in Mississippi and Alabama for land “West of the territory of Arkansaw”, with a stipulation that they could examine the land beforehand. If they didn’t find suitable land, the treaty would be null and void. A supplemental treaty concerning other details was signed the next day, September 1, and “thereupon, the council broke up.” The Chickasaws sent several delegations west of the Mississippi to look for land over the next two years, but nothing suitable was found. In the meantime, the signing of the 1830 Franklin treaty caused a land rush of white squatters anxious to stake their claims before the Chickasaws had even left. By 1832 the Chickasaw Nation was being overrun, even though the Franklin treaty was supposed to prohibit such intrusions. Article 3 extended the protection of the United States to the Chickasaws, but the federal government did nothing to stop the invading squatters – apparently Jackson had let his blade grow dull, at least when it came to protecting Chickasaw land. Since the Chickasaws found no suitable land in the west, the Franklin treaty was considered null and void and was never ratified by Congress. In October, 1832, President Jackson sent John Coffee to the Chickasaw Nation to negotiate a new treaty. Coffee met 65 Chickasaw leaders at the Chickasaw council house on Pontotoc Creek, near present day Tupelo, Mississippi. On October 20, the Chickasaw leaders signed the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek with the United States, agreeing to sell their remaining homeland in Mississippi and Alabama. The Chickasaws became dissatisfied with the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, believing John Coffee had misrepresented the terms during the negotiations. In 1834 they sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., to amend the treaty. Levi Colbert, then 75 years old, began the journey but became ill and died. Before his death he dictated instructions for the delegation, which included his brother George, who had also been present at the Franklin treaty council. George Colbert and the rest of the delegation then traveled on to Washington and negotiated the desired amendments. In 1837, under the provisions of the Treaty of Doaksville, a treaty between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, the Chickasaw bought a section of Choctaw land in Indian Territory. The people whose allegiance and friendship arguably prevented the destruction of fledgling Nashville and the other Cumberland settlements, and helped shape the map of the southeast to the benefit of the United States, finally left the soil of their birth and removed to the west.” Source: The Native American History Association (http://www.nativehistoryassociation.org/franklin_treaty.php) Note: This portrait miniature was the subject of a 1932 article in the Franklin, TN Review Appeal by Park Marshall, cousin of Mary Bright Wilson. A copy is available on request and we thank Williamson County Historian Rick Warwick for providing it. We also wish to thank Janet Hasson of the Tennessee Sampler Survey for providing information on the Young Ladies Schools operated by Caroline Dudley’s mother and sister.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: 1��� separation to upper right edge (near corner), otherwise overall good condition. Frame is old, but may or may not be original. [See more photos →]

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (South Carolina, 1876-1958) tonalist watercolor Low Country landscape painting, titled “The Silent Watchers”, depicting two white cranes perched in branches amid a purple and blue-hued treeline. Below lies a sunlit, marshy body of water, clustered with lily pads. Signed “Alice R. H. Smith” lower right. Printed label with artist name, location, title and original price, en verso. Housed and matted under glass in a giltwood frame. Sight: 21 3/8″ H x 15″ W. Framed: 30 3/4″ H x 24″ W. Note: also included with this lot is a copy of the limited edition book, ALICE RAVENEL HUGER SMITH OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: AN APPRECIATION ON THE OCCASION OF HER EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY FROM HER FRIENDS, Privately published, ed. of 800, 1956, which lists this painting as #599, painted 1953 and originally sold to Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan of Nashville, Tennessee. Biography (adapted from the Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC): Charleston, South Carolina served as the birthplace, lifelong residence, and continuous source of inspiration for Alice Ravenel Huger Smith. Largely a self-taught artist, Smith was instrumental in the Charleston Renaissance along with friends Elizabeth O’Neill Verner, Alfred Hutty, and Anna Heyward Taylor. She served as a founding member of the Charleston Etchers Club and the Southern States Art League and was a part of the Historic Charleston Foundation, Carolina Art Association, and the Music and Poetry Society. Smith produced a body of work influenced by the lyricism of her associate Birge Harrison and other Tonalist landscape painters as well as the Japanese Ukiyo-e prints she studied and created. Smith’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the High Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among many others.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of William and Fletch Coke, Nashville, Tennessee.

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

Swiss double open-face The (Dutch) Kitchen automaton pocket watch attributed to Pierre-Simon Gounouilhou (France/Switzerland, 1779-1847). 18K gold surround and stem, enamels, brass, and steel with back automaton interior kitchen scene, with five (5) actions made of multi-color gold bas-relief engraved elements including a female maid moving a pestle inside a mortar, a dog turning a wheel and vertical spindle, upper left, connecting to a spit with a rotating chicken and a rotating foil within the fireplace simulating flames. Additional gold elements include a fireplace with pieces of meat hanging above and dog playing with a cat on the floor, next to a basket with vegetables, and a broom leaning against a chest. All on a polychrome enamel painted background depicting a beamed ceiling and a wall with shelves displaying various kitchen and fireplace accessories and a male figure emerging from a window to the left side of the scene. Front with a simple white enameled dial having hand-painted Arabic numbers, gold markers, outer minute ring, and separate apertures for the movement winding (between 4 & 5) and for the automaton (at 7). Reverse of the dial with blue enamel and numbered 6031. Brass and steel mechanism with cylinder escapement and rocking oscillator, keywind, and chain/fusee. Watch is double housed in a painted enameled case depicting a landscape scene with three men on a riverbank, one man using a mallet, foreground and a small sailboat in the river to the right with a fort like structure and house in the background. 60mm. Geneva, circa 1805 – 1820. Note: Pierre-Simon Gounouilhou (1779-1847) was born in France and moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1799, becoming a maker of repeating and musical watches, automaton watches, and carriage clocks. He worked in partnership with Francois (q.v. Gounouilhou & Francois). Gounouilhou was one of the few watch and clock makers that produced automaton watches, along with Dubois & Fils (founded in Le Locle in 1785). The Patek Philippe Museum has a similar watch in their collection, inventory no. S-962. The Casa-Museu Medeiros E Almeida has a similar watch in their collection, https://www.casa-museumedeirosealmeida.pt/pecas/relogio-automato-the-dutch-kitchen-destaque-em-junho-2019/. PRE-APPROVAL IS REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT. PLEASE CONTACT CASE ANTIQUES, INC. AT THE KNOXVILLE GALLERY FOR DETAILS. 865-558-3033 or BID@CASEANTIQUES.COM.

CONDITION: A couple of very minute (inconspicuous) chips to lower left side of dial. Old repaired fracture to the enamel around the 7 marker. Very slight wear to clock face crystal. The outer painted enameled case is missing the original glass and has losses around the perimeter and to the upper left side of the back, light overall cracklure. Automaton and watch are functional at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

Ladies 18K yellow gold & platinum ring featuring a 2.85 carat round brilliant diamond, Clarity-VS2, Color-F, with GIA report number 8459038 from a report issued 5/26/94. The ring is marked "18K" and "90 plat 10 irid". The ring is size 5 1/4 and has a gross weight of 4.17 grams. Note: The online GIA report check database does not include reports issued prior to January 1, 2000. This report was issued in 1994, therefore it is not included in the database. Please refer to the attached photos of the GIA report available at the end of the photos for this item. PRE-APPROVAL IS REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT. PLEASE CONTACT CASE ANTIQUES, INC. AT THE KNOXVILLE GALLERY FOR DETAILS. 865-558-3033 or BID@CASEANTIQUES.COM.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Please refer to the attached photos of the GIA report number 8459038 issued 5/26/94. [See more photos →]

Small white jade plaque with shaped corners and cloud crest, one side depicting a basket of flowers, the reverse with raised calligraphy. 2 1/2"H x 2 1/8"W x 1/4"D. Together with a geometric pierced and carved hardwood stand. Measurements of jade piece in stand: 5"H x 3"W x 1"D. Chinese, 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Collection of a Nashville Physician.

CONDITION: Excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Steinway and Sons, New York, Model B Grand piano, ebonized case over tapered legs terminating into block feet and mounted with castors. Serial #496359 indicating a manufacture date circa 1985. Includes a Paul L. Jansen and Son black leather upholstered adjustable bench of similar design. Piano: 38 1/2" H x 58" W x 83" (6' 11") L. Bench: 18 1/4" H x 24 1/2" W x 16 1/2" D.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Professionally tuned on 4/18/22. One key required minor adjustment. Pins are good and there are no apparent problems with the action. Three visible minor separations (minor cracking) in the soundboard, one visible from underneath. There are no tuning or vibration issues manifesting from the separations at this time. Case with some scattered wear and light scratching to the top and sides. Fitted with a dampp-chaser Model H-5 Humidistat, not tested for functionality and missing water tank. [See more photos →]

Men’s 18K Rolex Day-Date Presidential wrist watch, 18K yellow gold bracelet, champagne tapestry dial with bar hour markers, manual movement, date aperture at twelve, calendar date aperture at three, sapphire crystal, 35mm gold bezel. Ref. 18030, Serial # 9158994. Automatic movement, bracelet marked 8385, 18K with additional Rolex hallmarks. Approx. 8″ dia. Circa 1986. Lot includes original leather-lined box, measuring 3 5/8″ H x 7 3/4″ W x 5 3/4″ D.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney.

CONDITION: Watch is in overall good condition with light wear and is in running condition at time of inspection. No papers or service history. Retains the original box. [See more photos →]

Tiffany and Company Audubon pattern sterling silver flatware service for twelve (12). Ninety-four (94) pieces including 12 New French hollow table knives with bolsters (10 1/4" L); 12 individual steak knives with bevel blades (9" L); 12 dinner forks (8 1/8" L); 12 individual salad forks (6 3/4" L); 12 oval soup spoons; 12 iced tea spoons; 12 flat handle butter spreaders; 2-piece large roast carving set with original box; 1 vegetable serving spoon; 1 serving/tablespoon; 1 solid serving fork; 1 large cold meat serving fork; 1 solid gravy ladle; 1 solid piece cream ladle; 1 jelly spoon; and 1 cheese knife with stainless steel blade. 134.715 weighable troy ounces. Note: this pattern, introduced 1871, features designs of birds inspired by the ornithological paintings of John James Audubon. This particular service appears to date from the mid- to late 20th century.

CONDITION: Excellent condition. No monograms. [See more photos →]

Stephen Rolfe Powell (Alabama/Kentucky, 1951-2019) untitled double-lobed and multi-colored murrine art glass sculpture or vase, comprised of multiple bands of fused colored canes. Signed and dated on one side near the base “Stephen Powell 1995″ and initialed BZ. 31 1/2″ H x 20″ W x 10” D.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

After Pablo Picasso, "Le Peintre," color collotype and stencil, circa 1963, depicting an artist with paint brush, rendered in shades of blue. Published by Guy Spitzer, Paris, with blind stamp lower left of image and printed label en verso. Hand-signed by Picasso lower right margin, in blue crayon and numbered 315/350 in pencil, lower left margin. Burnished wood frame with linen matte and gilt fillet. Image: 29 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W (750×595 mm). Sight: 33 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed: 38" H x 30" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Ira A. Lipman, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with a couple of faint creases. Has been examined out of the frame, not mounted or adhered to a backing. Scattered staining to linen mat. [See more photos →]

Important African-American "make-do" quilt by Josie Covington (Triune, TN/1869-1909) comprised of hand-pieced and appliqued blocks made of dress fabrics. Circa 1885-1900. Pieced patterns include basket, bowtie, star, and diamond blocks. Applique designs include doll, hearts, hands, a foot, and scissors. The central applique block includes motifs that may have had a personal significance to the quiltmaker. 83" H x 76" W. Note: The style, coloring and prints of fabrics of this textile have been professionally examined and are consistent with other late 19th/early 20th century quilts in Tennessee, where Josie Covington was living at this time. This quilt was included in a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Links Chapter of Cleveland, and the National Endowment for Humanities from February 1978 through March 1981. It is included in John Vlach's accompanying publication THE AFRO-AMERICAN TRADITION IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS (Cleveland Museum, 1978). The central applique block was printed on invitations, postcards, and posters for most, if not all, of the seven prominent American museums that hosted the traveling exhibits. (A framed example of one of these posters is included with this lot). Artist's Biography: Josie Covington was born 1876 and lived in Triune in Wiliamson County, Tennessee, where she worked as a domestic servant for a family believed to have the last name of Pettus. The 1900 census records her as "widowed" and living with her five children and her mother Bettie Covington (1854-1926). Josie Covington's death certificate states she died in 1909 at the age of 40 of tuberculosis.

PROVENANCE: The collection of Richard H. and Kathleen L. Hulan, acquired from the quilter's daughter, Mary Eunice Covington Jones (1892-1984).

CONDITION: Quilt is structurally strong with two small holes visible in central area of grey striped backing. Repaired corner to upper left. Staining along upper and lower edges, not easily visible with fabric variety. Brown fabrics on quilt top are weak, but not fraying. One small hole with cotton batting protruding on lower middle edge. General fading to green and beige, especially in center block. [See more photos →]

Tiffany and Company sterling silver flatware in the Chrysanthemum pattern, 130 pieces including 12 blunt hollow handle knives with bolsters (9" L); 12 luncheon forks (6 3/4" L); 12 individual salad forks (6 5/8" L); 20 teaspoons (5 3/4" L); 12 dessert or oval soup spoons; 12 iced tea spoons; 12 oyster forks; 13 flat handle butter spreaders; 11 demitasse spoons; 1 five o'clock teaspoon; 4 serving/tablespoons; 2 solid serving forks; 2 large solid cold meat serving forks; 2 solid gravy ladles; 2 sugar spoons; and 1 pie and cake server with stainless steel blade. 205.63 weighable troy ounces including plastic sleeves. Note: this pattern in the Art Nouveau style was introduced in 1880. 116 pieces (all except for the knives and serving pieces) have the early Moore directorship marks (prior to 1892). Remaining pieces are post 1965.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall very good condition, no monograms. [See more photos →]

Tiffany gold iridescent art glass vase having a pulled feather design below the rim and to the upper body. Underside of base inscribed "8522 K L.C.Tiffany – Favrile". 9 3/4" H x approx. 8 3/4" W. Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, light scratching to the base, one area of rubbing noted to one side. [See more photos →]

Hawaiian applique quilt in two shades of pink cotton or cotton sateen, ink-Inscribed en verso to one corner, "1932/Peter Leilani Kaaekuahiwi/From Mother". All appliqued and quilted by hand. The reverse applique on top reveals a lighter coral-colored cloth of the foundation. The quilting thread is yellow and the backing is a light coral color. The pattern name is unknown. 70" x 80". Note: Peter Leilani's mother, the quiltmaker, was A'keao Akana Kaaekuahiwi (b. 1889) and is listed in a 1910 Hawaiian census as a native Asiatic Hawaiian. Peter Leilani (1911-1989), was the oldest of her 8 children.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Even discoloration/fading to backing fabric. Tiny holes evenly spaced might be evidence that the quilt was once tied. Some holes show minute fabric loss. [See more photos →]

David A. Maass (Minnesota, b. 1929) oil on board landscape painting depicting ducks flying in a v-formation over a marshy coast through a cloudy evening sky, with four redhead ducks rendered prominently in the foreground hovering above the choppy wake. Signed "Maass" lower right. Previous sales tag affixed en verso. Housed in a contemporary wood frame with a gilt-painted outer border and filet. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 35 1/4" W. Framed: 30 1/8" H x 42" W. Biography: David Maass was born in 1929 in Rochester, Minnesota, and developed an appreciation for birds and wildlife at a young age. He rescued wounded birds, raised pigeons, and often accompanied his stepfather on hunting trips. He befriended wildlife artists Stu Ferrier through work, and David Hagerbaumer while in the U.S. Marine Corps, both of whom encouraged him and helped to develop his technique. Throughout his career, many of his works and illustrations have been exhibited, published, and recognized to benefit wildlife causes (Adapted from AskArt).

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Oil painting overall very good condition with light grime and some abrasion to lower perimeter due to previous framing technique. Frame with areas of loss, concentrated in corners. [See more photos →]

Four (4) piece New Orleans themed scenic coin silver tea and coffee service; each of the four pieces with hand-chased decoration depicting Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson (by sculptor Clark Mills, erected in 1856) to one side, and a pelican feeding its young, reminiscent of the Louisiana State Seal, to the other side. The decoration, believed to be unique, is possibly by Bernard Terfloth and Christopf Christian Kuchler (active New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858-1866) executed upon an Etruscan pattern tea set with ram’s head handles and repousse floral-decorated lids and feet, either inspired or supplied by a Baltimore maker. Unmarked (any original marks to underside have been obliterated). Coffee pot: 14″ H. Teapot: 12 3/4″ H. Cream pitcher: 8 1/2″ H. Open sugar bowl: 7 3/4″ H. 103.06 oz troy combined weight. Circa 1858.

PROVENANCE: Private Southern collection.

CONDITION: The set is overall in very good condition with good patina. The insulators on the coffee pot are possible replacements and the ones on the tea pot exhibit age cracks. There is some staining to the interiors of the coffee and teapots consistent with use, and scratching on the bottom exteriors of the pieces. There are some small scattered dents, most noticeably on the cream pitcher, the largest about 3/4 diameter (to side of cream pitcher and side of sugar bowl). Tip of spout of teapot slightly misshapen. Teapot lid also has dent with slight misshaping. Sugar bowl may have originally had a lid, no longer present.” [See more photos →]

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) limited edition Madoura charger titled “Visage aux Feuilles” (Face with Leaves), white earthenware ceramic having engobe glaze and partially textured or latticed surface to the center, blue glazed raised face to center with blue glazed raised leaves and raised yellow glazed stars to the rim. Marked and numbered en verso “Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / C 108 / 32/100”. 16 1/2″ dia. Originally created in 1956.

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Some minor voids to slip glaze and clear glaze, in the making. No visible chips or cracks under UV light inspection. [See more photos →]

Brett James Smith (Louisiana/Montana, born 1958) watercolor on paper painting titled "Lunch by the River" depicting a man with a fishing pole sitting on a grassy bank by a river and holding an apple, a mountain range visible in the background. Signed "Brett Smith" with a copyright symbol, lower right. Ponderosa Art Gallery, Hamilton, MT gallery label, en verso. Giltwood placard with artist's name and title, affixed lower center of frame. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame with and off-white linen liner and giltwood fillet. Sight: 13 3/4" H x 21 1/4" W. Framed: 22 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Biography: "Louisiana sporting artist Brett Smith received his early training from his grandfather, who took him fishing and camping, and his father, an art director. Smith spent time as an illustrator before focusing on fine art and the outdoors. His work, which he says mostly comes from his imagination, tends to be scenes from the 1920's western landscape. He likes to keep his figures somewhat anonymous so that the viewer can imagine himself in the picture." (Adapted from Art of the West, September 2002).

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

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

Ladies 18K white gold art deco brooch or hair ornament featuring 218 diamonds of several cuts (round brilliant, single cut, marquise, and baguette) approximately 9.38 carats, Clarity-SI1, Color-G. The brooch tests 18K and is 3 x 1 1/4" in size. Gross weight of the brooch is 33.06 grams.

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

Ladies 14K solitaire engagement ring featuring one Old Mine Brilliant cut 1.93-carat diamond, Clarity-VS1, Color-K, Polish-Good, Symmetry-Fair, Fluorescence-None. GIA report number 2225310018. The ring is marked 14K and is size 5 1/2. Gross weight of the ring is 2.7 grams.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Diamond and ring overall very good condition. Please see the GIA report 2225310018 for a complete condition report for the diamond. [See more photos →]

Large Sterling Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board abstract still life painting, horizontal orientation, depicting two vases of multicolored flowers on a pale green background, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed and dated "Strauser '79" lower right. Float mounted in a patinated giltwood frame with a linen mat and giltwood filet. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 48" W. Framed: 34 7/8" H x 57 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville estate, purchased Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, circa 1990. Copy of receipt available to the winning bidder.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light grime. Frame has been repaired, fragile. [See more photos →]

Robert Daughters (New Mexico, Arizona, Missouri, 1929-2013) oil on canvas expressionist landscape depicting colorful hollyhocks against a green backdrop. Signed lower right in red "R. Daughters". Housed in a contemporary rococo style gilt frame with linen and gilt wood liners. Sight: 11 3/4" H x 8 5/8" W, Framed: 22 1/4" H x 19 1/4" W. Biography (Adaped from AskArt): Daughters is known for Expressionist western landscape, figure and genre painting. He was noted for alternating light and dark colors and call this technique "cloisonne" for its resemblance to the ancient Asian enamel technique. He utilized dark lines to separate colors and define landscape form with sharp contrast.

CONDITION: Painting overall excellent condition. Linen liner with some foxing and spotting. Very mild foxing noted to the back of the canvas. [See more photos →]

Rachel Marshall Hawks (American/Maryland, b. 1879) bronze garden sculpture fountain with verdigris patina, depicting a nude young girl with butterfly. Signed R. Hawks and stamped ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. to base. 36"H x 20"W x 17"D. 73 pounds. Biography: Rachel Marshall Hawks studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art's Rinehart School of Sculpture with Ephraim Keyser. Much of her work consisted of public installations, including the City Hall and Memorial Hospital Fountain in Baltimore and the U.S. Naval Academy. (Source: Artprice).

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Significant oxidation and some scattered areas of corrosion due to outdoor exposure; a few scattered small dents and abrasions. Water holes plugged. [See more photos →]

Kentucky Windsor settee or bench, attributed to William Challen, Lexington. Plain crest over a tripartite back, each section fitted with four spindles having oval ornaments and one central Federal urn ornament spindle, downward-sweeping scrolled arms supported by one turned spindle, above a curved woven rush seat raised on eight turned legs, joined by shaped and turned stretchers, the front stretchers with a central diamond-shaped design. Mixed woods. 35 1/2" H x 70 1/2" W x 17 1/4" D. Circa 1810-1830. Note: A side chair attributed to Challen in the MESDA object database (Acc. 5691.2) has the identical turned feet and stretchers with a central diamond flanked by double-ring turnings. https://mesda.org/item/collections/side-chair/20893/. Challen was a British immigrant who worked in London, relocated to New York City by 1796, and was in Lexington, Kentucky by 1809.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with an older efinished surface, expected use wear commensurate with age. Some losses to varnished rush seat, primarily to front corners. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold solitaire engagement ring featuring one Old Mine Brilliant cut 2.15-carat diamond, Clarity-SI1, Color-M, Polish-Very Good, Symmetry-Fair, Fluorescence-None. GIA report number 2221310336, dated March 03, 2022. Inscription to the inside of the band reading "BJG to Anna 1898". The ring tests 14K and is size 6. Gross weight of the ring is 4.1 grams.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Diamond and band in overall very good condition. Please review the GIA report for full details on the diamond. [See more photos →]

255 pieces Reed and Barton Francis I pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 modern dinner knives (9 1/2" L), 12 modern luncheon knives (8 7/8" L), 12 new French dinner knives (9 3/4" L), 14 new French luncheon knives (9 1/4"L), 11 dinner forks (7 3/4" L), 2 luncheon forks (7 1/4" L), 39 salad forks (6 1/8"), 8 teaspoons (5 7/8" L), 13 individual steak knives, 14 individual fish knives, 2 master butter knives, 14 fish forks, 14 oyster forks, 10 place spoons, 13 gumbo soup spoons, 14 cream soup spoons, 5 dessert spoons, 15 demitasse spoons, 3 tablespoons, 1 iced tea spoon, 2-piece small steak carving fork and knife set, 11 modern butter spreaders, 1 flat handle butter spreader, 1 large jelly server, 3 small cold meat serving forks, 2 pickle/olive forks, 1 lemon fork, 1 gravy ladle, 1 cream ladle, 2 sugar shell spoons, 1 pierced bon bon spoon, and 1 additional hollow knife handle. All pieces stamped with maker's mark and Sterling. 3 dinner forks remain in plastic sleeves. Not monogrammed. Housed in a fitted wooden box with three drawers and a blank placard affixed to lid. Case: 14 3/4" H x 18 1/2" W x 12 3/8" D. 243.895 total weighable troy ounces (including plastic sleeves).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with scattered use wear and some surface oxidation. 3 knives loose in the handle. Case with surface wear and loss of handles. [See more photos →]

Ladies platinum ring featuring a round brilliant diamond approximately 1.54 carats, Clarity-VS1, Color-I, accented by 20 single cut diamonds approximately 0.20 carats total, Clarity-VS2, Color-H. The ring is marked "plat" and is size 7 1/2. Gross weight of the ring is 5.75 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

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

Southern Sugar Press, Kentucky or Middle Tennessee, cherry primary, poplar secondary. Constructed in two pieces, the upper rectangular dovetailed case having a hinged lid with applied molding and a divided interior; the base with a single long dovetailed drawer with divided interior and wood pulls, above two paneled and hinged doors, paneled sides, and ring turned tapered feet. Faded contemporary inscription on back left board references "Corolla Miller of Louisville, KY". 46 1/4" H x 37" W x 18 3/4" D. Second quarter of the 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Tennessee Collection.

CONDITION: Refinished surface and overall general wear. Horizontal separation to top from wood shrinkage. Replaced hinges and lock; area of wood loss to back left hinge area at lid. Drawer interior dividers have been replaced with old wood. Abrasion to lower left stile; wood loss at lower left front foot. Glue blocks for underside of upper case are replacements. [See more photos →]

Ninety-eight (98) pieces Buccellati Italy sterling silver flatware in the Milano pattern, including 14 knives (9 7/8″ L); 14 dinner forks (8 1/8″ L); 13 other forks (7 3/4″ L); 14 place/dessert spoons (7″ L); 14 salad/dessert forks (6 3/4″ L); 14 round bowl soup spoons; 14 butter spreaders; and 1 ladle. Set comes with the original Gump’s wooden silverware chest (9 1/2″ H x 17 1/2″ W x 12″ D) and 6 original Gump’s silver anti-tarnish bags. 130.565 Weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection; consignor acquired the set from Gump’s in San Francisco during the 1970s.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some surface wear/scratching. [See more photos →]

Royal Academy exhibited painting by John Clayton Adams (English, 1840-1906), "The Silver Dart." The large panoramic oil on canvas landscape depicts the Dart river (located in Devon, England) to the center, with a silver reflective beam of light illuminating the river from the sky. Trees line each bank of the river with a herd of cattle on the rocky, mid-right river bank; a small valley and mountains are visible in the far distance. Signed faintly lower left "J. Clayton Adams". Additionally titled on the mid-lower edge of the frame with artist name and "Exhibited Royal Academy 1893" noted on the lower right edge of the frame. Intricately carved gilt and gesso Louis XIV style frame with giltwood liner. Sight: 47 1/4" H x 71 1/4" W. Framed: 60 1/4" H x 84 1/4" W x 3" D. Note: A print of this painting is featured on page 135 in "The Magazine of Art, Volume 19", published in 1896 by Cassell and Company Ltd. Artist Biography (Adapted from AskArt): John Clayton Adams studied at the Bloomsbury Art School and lived in Edmonton, North London. In 1873 he moved to Ewhurst Hill. He painted mostly landscape scenes featuring southern England and occasionally painted Scottish river landscapes featuring the River Tweed. Adams exhibited 75 pictures at the Royal Academy and 25 pictures at the Royal Society of British Artist from the period of 1863 to 1893.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Has been wax lined, compromising texture of paint. Areas of fluorescence to sky and river. Significant area of old restoration with overpainting to lower right corner of painting, does not flouresce under UV light. Light overall craquelure. Frame is antique and possibly original, with light wear, areas of shrinkage cracking. [See more photos →]

Large Flemish wool tapestry depicting a landscape with bird perched atop a rock overlooking a lake, large lush trees and vegetation including flowers and cattails. Tapestry woven in colors of green, blue, gold, brown, tan, and cream. A grey 1 1/2" border has been applied to the perimeter and a beige backing has been added along with a velcro strip added to the top for hanging. 90" H x 59 5/8" W. 18th century or earlier.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, Tennessee Estate.

CONDITION: Some fading, patches, wear, and repairs throughout. Grey border is loose along the lower right edge. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K Georgian brooch and/or pendant featuring one (1) old Euro cut diamond approximately 1.51 carats, Clarity-SI1, Color-H, accented by 35 old mine cut and 12 rose-cut diamonds approximately 1.71 carats, Clarity-SI1, Color-I. The brooch tests 14k and is 1 1/4 x 7/8" in size. Gross weight is 11.11 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

George Northup (b. 1940, American) bronze sculptural lamp titled "Green Drake Day", depicting three Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout fixed upon a naturalistic central branch standard, the whole mounted upon a naturalistic rectangular footed base. Signed, dated, and numbered along the base edge " Northup, 2002, #13/35". Fitted with a long conforming oval copper shade and bronze insect finial. 31 3/8" H (includes finial) x 27" L x 11" W. Note: George Northup is active/lives in Wyoming and is known for wildlife and sporting sculpture.

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, lamp functions at time of inspection. One area of minor bending to upper rim of shade, possibly in the making. [See more photos →]

Civil War Confederate Thomas, Griswold and Company, New Orleans, Louisiana Foot Officer's sword with brass scabbard. Steel blade engraved with scrolling foliate decoration throughout, obverse with flags and crossed cannons below ricasso, reverse with script lettering reading "C.S." to cartouche, brass hilt with pierced scrolling foliate guard, leaf decoration to quillion and pommel, leather grip wrapped in brass wire. Unmarked. Includes a brass scabbard with two suspension mounts molded with scrolling foliate bands and a gold tassel. Blade length: 29 1/4". Overall length with scabbard: 37 3/4". Note: Descended in the family of 14th Vice President of the United States and Confederate Brigadier General John Cabell Breckinridge, through John Breckinridge Gorham of Cherrycote, Lexington, KY.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall good condtion with areas of pitting, largest 3/4" x 2 1/4", primarily to obverse side of blade. Leather mostly intact with some cracking, areas of loss, largest 3/4" x 1", to grip. Scabbard with areas of oxidate to mounts, expected dents. [See more photos →]

Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (American, 1829-1885) large oil on canvas portrait of Martha "Mattie" Ready Morgan of Tennessee, wife of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. The subject is depicted seated on a red chair with upswept dark hair and attired in a pale grey formal gown with flowers to the bodice and a matching ornate satin robe or coat behind her. She wears a glove on her right hand and holds a white lace fan with her left hand. In the background is a window with red silk drapery. Signed and dated lower right "B. F. Reinhart Pinxit 1868". Housed in a gilt carved pebbled cove style frame with applied foliate ornaments to the corners, egg and dart decoration to the outer edge and bead course decoration to the inner edge. Sight: 49 1/2" H x 39 1/4" W. Framed: 62" H x 50" W. Note: the wedding of Mattie Ready Morgan (1840-1887), daughter of Tennessee Congressman Charles Ready, to then-Captain John Hunt Morgan of Kentucky has been described as the social event of the Confederacy. It took place at her father's stately home in Murfreesboro on Dec. 14, 1862. Their marriage lasted only 630 days (ending when Morgan was captured and killed), but has been romanticized as one of the great love stories of the Civil War. American historical painter and portraitist Benjamin Reinhart spent most of the Civil War in London, but returned to Kentucky in the late 1860s, where this painting is believed to have been created. He also painted portraits of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. P.T. Beauregard. The date on this painting is 4 years after Morgan's death and 5 years before Mattie's second marriage to Judge William Henry Williamson of Lebanon, TN; it may have been intended to depict Mattie Morgan in her wedding attire. Although John Hunt and Mattie Morgan's daughters both died young, leaving no direct descendants, the painting has descended in Mattie Morgan's family on the Bone side, along with a tea set said to have belonged to her (also being sold in this auction). This lot also includes two (2) first edition hardcover books related to Martha Ready Morgan and General John Hunt Morgan, including: Author signed, MORGAN AND HIS RAIDERS: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL, First Edition, by Cecil Fletcher Holland, published by The Macmillian Company, New York, 1942; and THE BRIDE AND THE BANDIT: THE STORY OF MATTIE READY OF MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE, WARTIME BRIDE OF GENERAL JOHN HUNT MORGAN, First Edition, printed by Evansville Bindery for private publication, Evansville, 1998. Flyleaf to MORGAN AND HIS RAIDERS with inscription reading "For Mrs. W.P. Bone–in grateful appreciation for her gracious help in the preparation of this book. Cecil F. Holland Nov. 24, 1942" with a later inscription describing the photo of Morgan's mausoleum affixed below Holland's inscription with scotch tape, book also includes fragments of original dust jacket and a newspaper clipping about the book. Books ranging in size from 8 3/4" H x 6" W x 1 1/4" D to 1 3/4" D. Note: a porcelain tea service originally belonging to Martha Ready Morgan is being sold on the second day of this auction, lot 974.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mary Ann Denney, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Painting: Lined; light craquelure throughout. Some areas of inpainting visible under UV light inspection including a 2" patch in drapery area, scattered spots on subject's dress, some light touchup around neck/jaw/cheek area, and a few spots on subject's right arm. Some flourescence noted to upper left and lower left edges of canvas, areas up to 5". Please refer to UV photos provided. Frame with some chipping to edges, and some small losses to carved elements. Books: MORGAN book with normal shelf wear to covers, corners bumped. Pages with toning, pencil marks. Holland's inscription in good, legible condition. BRIDE IN THE BANDIT in overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Lonnie Holley (Alabama, b. 1950) cubist-style sandstone sculptures. 1st item: Large sandstone sculpture of multiple figures and faces in profile or faced front on, with one of the figures painted or stained darker in color. Signed and dated "L H '91" on underside of base. 18 1/2" H x 4" W x 6" D. 2nd item: Two-piece sandstone sculpture of a man and woman's face and possibly a child on the left-hand side, rendered with tonal variation that increases from the right to left side, and topped with a small carved lid or covering with a fish motif on one side and a front-on face or mask en verso. Note: This piece is not attached but rests in a concave cavity on the top of the sculpture covering a carved hole inside, possibly not intended to be a lid but a separate sculpture altogether. Signed "lH" on underside of base. 8 1/2" H x 5" W x 8" D.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with natural patination. 2nd item has one chip on covering piece. Note: sandstone is very porous and easily chipped, use caution when handling. [See more photos →]

Ralph Albert Blakelock (New York/California, 1847-1919) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a heavily forested area under a hazy sky; a river runs through the center of the work and into the foreground where a figure stands fishing, rendered in a delicate impasto. Signed "Blakelock" lower right. Housed in a giltwood frame with bead course decoration. Sight: 11 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Framed: 17" H x 15" W. Biography (courtesy Askart and Michael Zellman, 300 Years of American Art): Ralph Albert Blakelock studied briefly at Cooper Union, and at the Free Academy of the City of New York. In 1867, he first exhibited at the National Academy of Design. Primarily self taught, he declined his wealthy father's offer to pay for more extensive art schooling, and in 1869, embarked on a horseback tour of the West that lasted several years. He lived with Plains Indians, painting pictures of their villages, and traveled and painted through the Rockies and the Sierra Nevadas and in San Francisco and Mexico. His western paintings were in the Hudson River style, although they were rough and more painterly. Returning to New York, he developed what became his signature expression: quiet, moody, nocturnal scenes accented with bright colors depicting light, and trees silhouetted against the sky. He had a labor-intensive technique, which was building up of multiple layers of thick paint, scraping some away, and "adding more to build a complex tonality". (Zellman 420). In 1899, Blakelock had a mental breakdown. He spent the final two decades of his life in a mental institution in New York. It was only in the final few years before his death that collectors began paying substantial sums of money for his work.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Karen Wentz, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with drying cracks resulting in "alligatored" appearance to paint. 2 minute areas of loss in center of work and upper left corner, both less than 1/10" dia. Has not been retouched. See UV light photos for reference. Frame with minor areas of gilt loss. [See more photos →]

Diminutive Kentucky Sheraton blockfront huntboard or sideboard, primary woods include mahogany veneer and cherry, with poplar secondary. Consisting of a shaped top over a convex blockfront dovetailed drawer with brass pulls flanked by curved sides, resting on legs with ball and spiral turnings, ending in cone tapered or "turnip" feet. 40 1/8" H x 40" W x 22" D. Circa 1830.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Older refinish including the interior of the drawer. Some vertical scattered areas of wood shrinkage to front of case. Minor stains and wear to the top. Updated condition note – the lower 7 inches of the feet have been pieced with turnings of similar age in the 19th or early 20th century. [See more photos →]

Large Tennessee Jack Daniels whiskey or liquor stoneware pottery jug with two cobalt stencils reading JACK DANIEL’S OLD NO. 7. LYNCHBURG, – – TENN. and above UHL POTTERY WORKS/3/EVANSVILLE: INDIANA within a cobalt cartouche, “3” denoting gallon capacity. Approx. 16″ H. Late 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The collection of Richard H. and Kathleen L. Hulan.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with a few spider hairlines visible on the underside of the base and three of these hairlines extending on the lower walls of the jug. All hairlines appear stable. [See more photos →]

Seventy-two (72) piece Royal Crown Derby "Gold Aves" pattern porcelain dinner service, featuring 22 karat yellow gold hand decorated birds of paradise and peacocks among flora, with scalloped rims. Includes: twenty-eight (28) dinner plates, five (5) having a slightly different pattern to rims (10 1/2" dia.); sixteen (16) Sheffield dessert plates (8 1/2" dia.); twelve (12) salad plates (8 1/2" dia.); and sixteen (16) rim soup bowls (8 3 /8" dia.). All items with red Royal Crown Derby stamps to underside of bases. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal surface wear and some areas of minor wear to decorations. [See more photos →]

Kentucky Sheraton cherry sugar chest, poplar secondary. Rectangular case form having a plain partially hinged top opening to a divider, highly figured cherry front and figured case sides that dovetail into the base. The base with a shaped skirt and turned Sheraton feet. Beveled backboard with old paint script, "Mahoney". The case underside appears to retain all original glue blocks. 31 3/4" H x 32" W x 18 1/4" D. Kentucky (possibly Lexington area), Circa 1825.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Refinished surface with some scattered expected wear and abrasions. Right side with sun fading. Interior divider appears to be a later replacement or addition with later added interior corner blocks. Top lock is a replacement. Some horizontal wood shrinkage to upper front case. [See more photos →]

Large Kentucky coin silver punch or soup ladle, marked A BLANCHARD in rectangle with single eagle mark for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, 1808-1838 (mark illustrated Boultinghouse, Silversmiths of Kentucky, 1785-1900, p. 299, fig. 29D). Monogrammed with script "L". 14" L, 6.46 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: By descent in a Southern family to present consignor.

CONDITION: Very good condition with some light scratches and tiny scattered dents. [See more photos →]

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain hexagonal jardinieres, each having hand-painted images of birds, crickets, praying mantis, and other insects perched on flowering branches, all on white ground, with molded ruyi-heads to rim and footed base. 7 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W. 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with expected flaws in the making, few scattered fleabites, largest 1/4", to rims, areas of loss to enamel, largest 3/4", to feet, surface grime. Lacking underplates. [See more photos →]

Large Victorian sterling silver oval tray or platter with reeded rims and handles, hallmarked en verso for Henry Stratford, Sheffield, Sterling, 1887-1888. 19 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W (excluding handles); 29 1/2" W (including handles). 129.60 total troy ounces.

CONDITION: A few light scratches; overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Ninety-four (94) pieces Whiting Lily pattern sterling silver flatware, including 12 dinner knives (8 3/4" L); 12 dinner forks (1: 7 5/8" L, 11: 6 3/4" L); 2 salad forks (6 1/8" L); 14 teaspoons (5 7/8" L); 2 five o'clock teaspoons; 12 dessert/oval soup spoons; 6 round bowl gumbo soup spoons; 6 orange spoons with gilt wash to bowls; 3 tablespoons; 1 pierced tablespoon; 1 sugar shell spoon with gilt wash to bowl; 1 master salt spoon; 1 shell berry/casserole spoon; 1 cream ladle with gilt wash to bowl; 1 gravy ladle with gilt wash to bowl; 1 pierced shell serving spoon with gilt wash to bowl; 1 asparagus server with gilt wash to bowl; 1 tomato server with gilt wash to bowl; 1 pie knife with gilt wash to blade; 1 pair of sugar tongs; 1 large cold meat serving fork; 2-piece small knife and fork carving set; 2-piece large knife and fork carving set; 1 large knife sharpener; and 8 flat handled butter spreaders. 12 pieces with various monograms or inscriptions; 1 smaller dinner fork with no monograms or inscriptions; all other pieces monogrammed with script "D". All housed in a fitted wooden box. Box: 5 3/4" H x 16 1/8" W x 11 3/8" D. 130.560 total weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with light surface scratches. Dinner knives with light scattered pitting, one with 1/8" loss to blade. Carving utensils with tarnish, light pitting to blades. [See more photos →]

Ladies platinum ring featuring a natural yellow sapphire approximately 23.91 carats. The ring is marked "irid plat" and is size 6 3/4. Gross weight of the ring is 11.72 grams.

CONDITION: Some chipping on the sapphire around the facet junctions, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Italian or Continental Baroque Style refectory or trestle table, walnut and other mixed woods, comprised of a paneled top over a trestle style base supported by three large supports. 31" H x 113" L x 29 1/4" W. Italian, Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with areas of use wear and wood shrinkage. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) color lithographs. 1st item: Picasso lithograph titled "Dance of Youth" depicting abstract multi-color figures dancing around a dove. Signed and dated in the plate "Picasso 25.7 61." and pencil signed lower right "Picasso" and numbered "166/200" lower left. Housed in a chrome frame with linen matte and coral liner. Sight: 24 3/8" H x 19" W. Framed: 31 1/2" H x 25 1/4" W. 2nd item: Publisher's Edition lithograph titled "Carnet de la Californie". Dated in the plate upper left "8.11.55.VI" and pencil signed lower right "Publisher's Edition" and numbered "118/150 P.S." lower left. Unframed. 11 3/4" H x 17 3/8" W.

PROVENANCE: Private East Tennessee Collection.

CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition. Hinge mounted. Some light overall toning. Minor wear and abrasions to frame. Examined outside of frame, not adhered to a backing. 2nd item: Light toning lower margin, lower left corner with crease and minute loss. Some dampstaining lower half resulting in mild overall waviness to paper. [See more photos →]

Kentucky coin silver soup or punch ladle with round bowl and fiddle handle marked A. Blanchard in rectangle for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY 1808-1838. Monogrammed "SGJ". 13 1/2" L. 7.090 oz troy (Ref. Marquis Boultinghouse, Silversmiths of Kentucky, 1785-1900, pp. 69-77, mark illustrated p. 299, fig. 29D.)

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light surface wear. The bowl with three shallow dents, pitting noted to one side. [See more photos →]

Sam Newton (American/Florida, b. 1948) oil on board waterscape depicting a river at sunset with the sun partially visible below a moss laden tree and multicolor sky, a pier to the center, and wide tree-lined road in the foreground. Signed "S. Newton" lower right. White weathered painted wood frame. Prior owner information (John B. George) written en verso. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 35 1/8" W. Framed: 26 3/8" H x 38 1/4" W. Biography: Sam Newton was one of the Florida African-American painters known as the Highwaymen, which included Sam's brother Harold Newton, James Gibson, Robert Butler, and Alfred Hair. These mostly itinerant artists were influenced by Albert E Backus, the "dean of Florida landscape painting", and often sold their works from the trunks of their cars.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some bowing to board, evident en verso along with foxing along the lower board. Areas of scattered paint exfoliation to dark green paint, mostly to trees, one small pinprick area of exfoliation upper right corner. Frame with minor abrasions to the corners. [See more photos →]

Miniature watercolor portrait depicting Revolutionary War General Thomas Eaton of North Carolina (c. 1739-1809), depicted in late middle age, balding, with blue eyes and wearing a dark blue coat with gold buttons and a white shirt. Housed under glass in a copper frame with flat loop hanger and ball finial; retains its original oval red leather case with remnants of silk lining. Interior of case is inscribed "Gen. Eaton Continental Army NC." Framed: 2 1/2" H x 2" W. Note: Thomas Eaton served in the North Carolina Militia during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and in the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1784, leading troops in the battles of Brier Creek and Guilford Courthouse. He was also a member of the NC Provincial Congress and the NC House of Commons, and the NC Council of State under Gov. Richard Caswell (ref. William S. Powell, The Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, p. 131). Gen. Eaton had considerable wealth and was listed in the 1790 census as one of the largest slaveholders in the state; a note found with the portrait states that he equipped a regiment at his own expense. Eaton's first wife, Anna Bland, bore him a daughter also named Anna, who married Guilford Dudley, originally of Halifax County, VA. Guilford and Anna Dudley resided in Williamson County, Tennessee and the portrait descended in their family to Mary Bright Wilson. Additional note: the next portrait in this auction is believed to depict Gen. Eaton's daughter Harriet.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Two 1/4" areas of exfoliation to lower edge of portrait, on subject's coat; a few other scattered tiny spots of exfoliation; otherwise good condition. Not examined out of frame. Oxidation to frame. Case shows significant wear. Interior has old glue residue and losses to silk lining. [See more photos →]

Sterling Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board still life painting rendered in a heavy impasto technique depicting a vase of flowers set upon a blue surface against a mint green background. Signed and dated "Strauser 78" lower left. Housed in a chrome painted carved wooden frame with mint green fillet. Sight: 23 7/8" H x 11 7/8" W. Framed: 33 7/8" H x 21 5/8" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville estate, purchased Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, c. 1989.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with minor abrasion to paint layer, largest area measuring 1/8" x 3/8" at lower left corner. Frame with scattered minor losses, largest measuring 1/4" x 1/2". [See more photos →]

Hepplewhite style tufted library wingback chair in tawny brown leather upholstery, with a curved seat, nailhead trim, and straight wooden legs and stretchers. 43" H x 30 1/4" W x 24 1/2" D. Early to mid 20th century.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, Tennessee Estate.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Wear to arm rests and seat. Dust cover across bottom with some wear, tearing to one corner. [See more photos →]

CASES RULED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY AND FEDERAL COURT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BY AND OF THE JUDGES OF THAT STATE, BOOK THE THIRD. This early hand written legal book contains entries describing cases and opinions brought before the forerunner of the TN State Supreme Court, from May 1805 to Nov. 1808. It opens with a case in the Mero District (later known as Nashville) of "Jackson and Evens," over whether a contract made in another state should be subject to the statute of limitations of that state or of Tennessee. The book continues to detail cases argued in the Mero, Washington and Hamilton Districts involving slave rights, property and contract disputes, horse auctions, and even the authorization of George Roulstone to publish law journals. There is extensive writing recording the opinions of judges John Overton, Hugh Lawson White, and David Campbell, who served during this time period. (Overton, in particular, seems to have had much to say on many of the cases, and the book may have been written in his hand). 277 pp. 11 1/2"H x 7 1/4"W. Note: Tennessee's early legal system relied on a series of Districts, added as the then-territory became more populated. The 1796 Constitution of Tennessee formally instituted the frontier practice of having 2 types of courts: an "inferior" Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions (which heard law cases involving modest sums of money or property and minor punishments) and the Superior Court of Law and Equity, considered the "superior" court. The Superior Courts of Law and Equity had sole jurisdiction over cases punishable by loss of life or limb and cases of greater dollar value. They also served as courts of appeal, for those dissatisfied a Court of Pleas decision. The three traveling Superior Court judges heard cases in Jonesboro (Washington District), Knoxville (Hamilton District), Carthage (Winchester District), Clarksville (Robertson District), and Nashville (Mero District). Many of Tennessee's leading pioneers served as Superior Court judges, including Andrew Jackson (who stepped down in 1804), John Overton (who took Jackson's place), John McNairy, Archibald Roane, and Willie Blount.

PROVENANCE: Descended in the family of Judge John Overton through his daughter, Elizabeth Overton Lea of Nashville to present consignor.

CONDITION: Covers and spine in fragile condition with most of the leather worn away, front cover fully separated, half of first page missing. The interior pages, however, remain in good readable condition with soiling/light oxidation and small losses at edges, and light toning. [See more photos →]

1st item: Chinese gilt bronze lidded censer or incense burner, the body decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl and bird in flowering branch in relief, rasied elephant head handles, and three elephant mask feet. Lid having dome top with pierced floral decoration, and a recumbant elephant finial. Seal mark to the base underside. 21 1/4" H x 19 1/2" W. 2nd item: Southeast Asian gilt bronze figure depicting the Buddha with right hand raised and left hand facing upward in a meditative pose, seated atop a lotus form pedestal base with incised shou seal decoration to the robe. Old "Made in Nepal" on back of lower base. 15" H x 10" W. Both items 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Both bronzes with overall general expected wear. Buddha bronze with minor wear and losses along the base edge. [See more photos →]

American School oil on canvas portrait painting depicting a young woman with short brunette hair and rosy cheeks dressed in a black gown with tulle sleeves and an accent bodice holding a coral-colored, feather fan and seated before a dark, sea-green background. Unsigned. Illegible pencil inscription, en verso. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight: 35 3/4" H x 23 7/8" W. Framed: 41 3/4" H x 29 7/8" W. Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with slight warping to canvas. Area in the subjects right eye fluoresces under UV light, measuring 1/2" L. Frame with minor areas of splitting and loss to gilt, largest measuring 1 1/4" L. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowls with polychrome and parcel-gilt decorations, including one (1) bulb bowl or jardiniere round form with two pairs of lug handles to each side having gilt rim, enameled decoration of figures in landscape to one side and Chinese characters to the other, unmarked; one (1) bowl with flaring rim and enameled fruit and vine decoration to interior and exterior, stamped with red seal form and "China" to underside; and one (1) footed bowl or compote decorated with flowering branches to interior and exterior, gilt rim and base, and enameled wave decoration to foot, unsigned. Ranging in size from 2 7/8" H x 9 7/8" dia. to 5 1/4" H x 7 3/4" dia. All items late 19th/early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All items with scattered minor wear to polychrome and gilt decoration and scattered minor surface residue. Bulb bowl with scattered fleabites to rim and wear to glaze at base. Bowl with enameled fruit having two minute chips to rim and minor spidering hairline to underside, largest measuring 3" L. [See more photos →]

Italian school Baroque oil on canvas ecclesiastical painting of the Madonna staring down at the Christ Child with her hands folded across her chest, while cherubs hover in the clouds above them. The Christ Child holds a pear in his right hand, a rare symbol of virtue and the virgin's womb, used in the Renaissance and Baroque era. Unsigned. Old label with Italian inscription en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame with stipple engraved details. Sight: 26 1/2" x 20 1/4". Framed: 34 3/4" H x 28" W. Late 16th/ Early17th century, possibly from the Lombardy region.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light craquelure, no visible retouching. Painting has been lined. Frame with scattered losses, and wear to the exterior border. Largest area approximately 2". [See more photos →]

Lorenzo Ghiglieri (American, 1931-2020) bronze sculpture, titled "Photo Finish", depicting three jockeys racing their horses over the finish line at nearly the same moment upon a fitted hardwood base. Signed with copyright on base and dated 2004, numbered 39/200. Overall: 17" H x 40" W x 14" D.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection, ex-Rinascere Studios.

CONDITION: Small area of green verdigris oxidation to one jockey's hand, otherwise excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Rare large English Staffordshire 19th century pottery figure depicting a King Charles Spaniel resting atop a green pillow with a mulberry colored skirt and ribbon decoration to each corner. 7 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W x 9" D.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with no visible repairs or restoration. Small Hairline to back right corner, a couple of paint flakes, one to the left eye and lower edge of pillow skirt. [See more photos →]

19th century English Aesthetic movement bamboo chest of drawers, bamboo trim and mixed woods. Comprised of an overhanging top above 2 one-half drawers above three drawers, above straight bamboo legs with diagonal returns. Top, drawer fronts, and sides with lacquered decoration including birds, foilage, and geometric shapes. 43 1/2" H X 35 1/4" W X 16 3/4" D.

PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, Tennessee collection.

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

Two (2) New with Tags Christian Dior Trotter pattern saddlebags. 1st item: Saddlebag having a white leather exterior with embroidered floral decorations and exterior pocket with magnetic closure, matching top handle, and silver-tone logo hardware. Single flap with velcro closure opens to reveal a black monogram fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket with "CD" logo pull, white leather tab stamped "Christian Dior/Paris" to zip pocket. Manufacturer and serial number "MADE IN ITALY/01-RU-1005" stamped to reverse of white leather tab. 2nd item: Saddlebag having a "Hawaii" multicolored floral canvas exterior and exterior pocket with magnetic closure, hot pink PVC top handle and trim, and silver-tone logo hardware. Single flap with velcro closure opens to reveal a pink monogram fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket with "CD" logo pull, hot pink PVC tab stamped "Christian Dior/Paris" to zip pocket. Manufacturer and serial number "MADE IN ITALY/01RU 1004" stamped to reverse of hot pink PVC tab. Both items include original Christian Dior Boutique Paris retail tags, dust bags, and certificates of authenticity; "Hawaii" bag includes Neiman Marcus tag. Both items approximately 7 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D. Overall with top handles 13 3/4" H. Serial numbers correspond to years 2004-2005.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Both items NWT, overall very good condition. Dust bags with light staining, wear. 1st item: Few areas of pulling to embroidered floral decorations. 2nd item: Few minute scuffs to PVC trim, areas of tarnish to silver tone hardware. [See more photos →]

111 pieces Tiffany and Company Colonial pattern sterling silver flatware, designed by George Paulding Farnham (1859-1927), including 16 dinner knives (8 measuring 9 1/4" L; 8 measuring10" L); 8 dinner forks (7 1/2" L); 21 luncheon/dessert forks (6 3/4" L); 10 salad forks (6 7/8" L); 10 teaspoons (5 3/4" L); 10 round bowl gumbo soup spoons; 4 tablespoons; 3 serving spoons; 3 serving forks; 5 old-style ice cream spoons; 7 demitasse spoons; 4 infant feeding spoons; and 10 flat handle butter spreaders. Monogrammed with script "M". 2 of the larger dinner knives with additional "England" stamp below maker's marks. 150.970 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with light surface wear. Blades are silver plated with some spots of wear to base metal and pitting. On 3 knives, the Tiffany mark on blades has been polished off. A few salad forks have slightly bent tines. [See more photos →]

Alois Lecoque (California/Illinois/Czech Republic/Italy/France, 1891-1981) post-impressionistic oil on canvas painting depicting a snowy city street, possibly in Paris, with a few figures walking the street. Signed "Lecoque" lower right. Label en verso of frame for Scramm Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt and grey trim and an off-white linen liner. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 29 1/4" H x 35 1/4" W. Biography: "Alois Lecoque was born at Prague in 1891, took up art at an early age, studied and painted in many parts of Europe, including his native land, Paris, Rome, Naples, the Dalmatian seashore, and the Isle of Capri. He emigrated to the United States in 1951 and took up residence in Chicago. He later moved to California and established a studio at Laguna Beach. Lecoque was the recipient of many prizes. In Paris, at the Julian Art Institute, he studied under Professors Baschett, Emil Bernard, and others. Later he worked with August Renoir. Lecoque also published several novels, some of them translated into both English and French. Exhibitions include London, 1912; Paris, 1925; Biennale di Venezia, 1926-1928; and Prague, 1926." (Adapted from: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11, Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972; 2015 edition).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light craquelure. Frame with minor abrasions. [See more photos →]

Pair of John Manton and Son, London Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols, .63 caliber, serial number 6383, visible to trigger guard. Lockplate stamped "John Manton & Son", top of barrel near breech stamped "Manton & Son London" with the image of a crown. Octagonal barrel, European walnut stocks with checkered grips, iron mounted with scrolled foliate engravings to lockplate, right side of hammer, trigger guard, and tang, pineapple final engraving to trigger guard tang, fish engraving to hammer, octagonal German silver escutcheon with the engraved stag coat of arms inlaid to top of grip, brass bead front sight, wooden ramrods. Housed in a wooden John Manton and Son case with a paper label, wooden mallet with a brass tip and a key, hinged lid with matching coat of arms to round brass escutcheon. Barrel length: 4 1/2". Overall length: 10". Case: 3" H x 14 1/2" W x 8 1/4" D. First quarter of the 19th century.

CONDITION: Both pistol in overall very good condition with very light pepper pitting, good amount of blue remaining to barrels and trigger guards. Stocks with very light storage dings, light surface grime, rubbing to checkering. One ramrod with 1/4" fleabite to horn tip. Action for both pistols holds at full and half cock. No visible rifling to bores. Case with general wear, natural age shrinkage to lid of one compartment, paper label with toning, dampstaining. [See more photos →]

Roy Ferdinand (New Orleans, 1959-2004) ink, pencil, and paint on paper painting depicting a saxophone player standing on a street corner near a tip box reading "If you Like what you hear drop in a Tip… If you can't spare it jus listen, What you drop, you get" Signed and dated Roy Ferdinand (copyright) 99, lower right. Housed and mounted in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight: 28" H x 22" W. Framed: 32" H x 26" W. Biographical note: Self-taught artist Roy Ferdinand was known for portraying the street life and characters from some of New Orleans toughest neighborhoods. He died of cancer at the age of 45.

PROVENANCE: The personal collection of former Folk/Outsider Art dealer Jamie Teal, Nashville, Tennessee; acquired directly from the artist.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light creasing and wear to edges. Float mounted. Frame in overall good condition, some grime on interior of glass. [See more photos →]

Four (4) Austrian Habsburg carved black forest roe deer antler trophies, all mounted onto carved oak leaf mounts, three with painted Heraldic shields and one with a shield reading "Gaisbach" and dated "1914". Ranging in size from 10" H x 7" W to 12" H x 7 1/4" W. Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All in overall good condition. One heraldic mount with damage/break to one antler tip. Painted mount with minor losses to leaves on left side. Later added modern hanging hardware. [See more photos →]

Early Chinese, possibly Ming Dynasty, polychrome and gilt bronze Meditation Buddha, seated in a double lotus position wearing a crown with both hands in his lap holding a vessel, elongated earlobes, and adorned with a full-length robe, necklace, and five-pointed crown, all atop with lotus base with lotus flowers to each side. Later fitted wood stand included. 6 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W (excluding stand).

PROVENANCE: Private Chattanooga area collection, acquired about 20 years ago from a family that acquired it from a relative who had lived in China.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with expected wear. Two of the crown points with glued tips. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain bowls. 1st item: Bowl with polychrome enamel decoration depicting the Immortals astride numerous natural and mythological animals. Stamped with seal form to underside. 3 3/4" H x 6 3/4" dia. 2nd item: Bowl having orange-glazed exterior with flared rim and green and turquoise foliate and bat motifs, raised on a fitted hardwood stand. Stamped with seal form to underside. 4" H x 7 3/8" dia. Overall with stand: 5 3/8" H. Both items early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with scattered minor surface residue and minute fleabites to rim/base. [See more photos →]

Ladies platinum art deco ring featuring an old Euro cut diamond approximately 1.10 carats, Clarity-SI1, Color-J, accented by 2 baguette and 6 single cut diamonds approximately 0.18 carats, Clarity-SI2, Color-H. The ring is marked "irid 10" and tests platinum. The ring is size 6 3/4 and has a gross weight of 3.83 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

Rembrandt Van Rin (Netherlands, 1606-1669) copperplate etching on ivory laid paper titled "The Return of the Prodigal Son" depicting the moment from the Biblical parable in which the son returns home from his travels, impoverished having wasted his inheritance, and kneels in front of his father who welcomes him with a forgiving embrace. Rendered with sharp, dark impressions and dramatic tenebrism. Signed "Rembrandt F 1636" in plate, lower center. New Hollstein's Second state of three, from the Basan edition. Float mounted and housed in a giltwood frame under glass. Plate: 6 1/8" H x 5 1/4" W. Framed: 12 1/8" H x 11 3/8" W. Note: This work was purchased from the Galleria M. Arte in Padova, Italy in 2000. Copies of the certificate of authenticity and supplemental material are available to the winning bidder.

CONDITION: Very slight toning to perimeter of paper. Examined outside of frame, work is float mounted and corners adhered to backing. [See more photos →]

Louis Bosa (New York, Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981) oil on canvas large genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the background under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Bosa '46" lower right. Housed in a painted wood frame. Sight: 21 3/4" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 29" H x 35" W. Biography: Louis Bosa was born in Codroipo, Italy in 1905. The artist immigrated to Canada and finally settled in New York City in the 1920s where he studied art and modernism under the Art Students League directed by social realist painter John Sloan. In the 1930s and 40s the artist and his wife struggled financially, and his subject matter often included the laboring class in America, as in this work. His artistic career gained traction in the latter half of the 1940s, and throughout his life he became widely exhibited and respected as a teacher for the Art Students League, continuing to paint an array of genre, figure and landscape paintings, and eventually returning to Italy to paint urban and satirical scenes.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light grime, and craquelure resulting from heavily layered paint. Canvas is lined. Frame with overall wear and paint loss. [See more photos →]

Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on canvas painting titled "Lillie Lee and Me" depicting a scene of black and white workers picking cotton in a field, with children and dogs playing in the foreground, and a house with chickens and quilts on a clothesline against a line of trees in the background. Signed "Peti Clements" lower right. Handwritten pencil inscriptions by Clements reading "Best Wishes to the Nortons/from/Lillie Lee & me/Peti – Sept. 1983" and "Lillie Lee & Me/1982/Peti Clements", en verso of canvas. Handwritten retail label with title, en verso of frame. Housed in a wooden frame with an off white linen liner and a wooden fillet. Sight: 15 3/4" H x 19 3/4" W. Framed: 24 1/4" H x 28 1/4" W. Note: Peti Clements was a female African American folk artist. She was raised on a rural Alabama farm and many of her paintings depict scenes of her early everyday life. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Tuscumbia, AL.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions, minor staining to liner. [See more photos →]

Washington County, Georgia huntboard, yellow pine throughout with red wash. Consisting of a two-board plain top over two drawers with molded edges, moldings applied to underside of top and lower case edge. Resting on tall, tapering turned legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 42 1/2" H x 59 1/2" W x 30 3/4" D. Mid-19th century. Note: This item descended from the consignor's great-great-grandfather, Henry Wood (1797-1878), a local Justice of the Peace in Washington County and life-long resident of the Bay Springs Community near Oconee, GA. According to oral history, it was made in the 1840s.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia. Additional provenance information in description.

CONDITION: Retains the original surface. Some warping to boards comprising the top, staining, and losses to one corner of the top. Overall general use wear to the base with losses to red stain. Lower left base side molding is absent. [See more photos →]

Middle Tennessee beaten biscuit table or biscuit board, cherry primary, pine secondary with a marble insert. Triple ogee molded hinged top with nailed construction opening to reveal an inset marble top above one large drawer and square slightly tapered legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 36" H x 24" W x 24 1/8" D. Late 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection; acquired from the estate of Jim Leeson of Williamson County.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected use wear, scattered abrasions. Top with wood shrinkage to one side and one loose hinge. Partial replacement to drawer underside. [See more photos →]

Pair of Venetian style mirrors, each with arched top and beveled glass segmented borders/surrounds. Gilt carved wooden frames. 56" H x 27" W. Italian, Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Both mirrors overall very good condition, light wear with minor scattered losses to gilding. [See more photos →]

Fifteen (15) Saint-Louis Excellence patterned cut crystal champagne flutes with diamond cut ball, faceted body, notched stem, star cut foot, and gilt scalloped highlights and rims. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside of foot. 10 3/4" H x 4" dia. French, circa 1967.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered minute scratches, particularly to bases, largest measuring 5/8" L. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold necklace featuring a 1911 D $20 gold piece containing a Van Cleef & Arpel watch movement. The necklace is marked "14K" and is 24" L. Gross weight of the piece is 67.36 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Karen Wentz, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: The watch is not running at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

Sterling Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board abstract painting depicting a large sunflower against a blue and green background, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed and dated "Strauser 76" top right. Housed in a carved giltwood frame with pierced corner decorations and an off white wooden fillet. Sight: 10 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Framed: 17 1/2" H x 20 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville estate, purchased Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, 1989. Copy of receipt available to the winning bidder.

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

Francesco J. Spicuzza (Wisconsin, 1883-1962) impressionistic oil on board landscape painting depicting a rural farm scene with rolling hills, a barn, and grazing cattle under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Spicuzza" lower right. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame. Sight: 23 5/8" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 27 3/4" H x 33 3/4" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions and areas of loss. [See more photos →]

Large Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995), "Family," house paint and green marker on plywood painting depicting three figures in black, all with green eyelashes, one having a green mouth, on a bright yellow background. Signed "Mary T Smith" in green marker, en verso. Unframed. 24" H x 48" W.

PROVENANCE: The personal collection of former Folk/Outsider Art dealer Jamie Teal, Nashville, Tennessee; acquired directly from the artist.

CONDITION: Several small imperfections appear to be due to the nature of the board; wear and fading to "Smith" in signature verso; some scuffing and small (1/2") loss to lower left corner of board. [See more photos →]

Bourbon County, Kentucky House Sampler attributed to Martha "Patsy" Hook, c. 1815. Silk on linen sampler featuring a strawberry border enclosing three alphabets, a basket of flowers, and a verse surrounded by bird and flowering vine motif, reading, "Teach me to feel another's woe/ To hide the fault I see/ That mercy I to others show/That mercy show to me." (Verse by Alexander Pope, from "The Universal Prayer."). Below the verse is a brick Federal style house and gate, with the names of her parents Thomas and Sarah Hook, and brother Samuel, stitched to the sides. The sampler incorporates a variety of stitches, especially in the alphabet and under the basket of flowers. Housed under glass in a wide flame grain mahogany veneered frame. Sight: 16" H x 17 1/2" W. Frame: 21 1/2" H x 23" W. A packet of genealogical information is available to the winning bidder. Note: Patsy Hook's sampler appears to be unfinished. Her name is absent, as are the names of her seven other brothers and sisters. Thomas and Sarah "Sally" Long Hook were both born in Maryland, but had moved to Bourbon County by 1793, and Sarah gave birth to Martha "Patsy" Hook in 1800. Patsy married Elijah Breeding on Sept. 6, 1824 in Nicholas County, KY, and they had 3 children. By 1829 the couple had moved to Missouri along with her parents, becoming early pioneers of that state. Elijah Breeding died there in 1830, leaving Patsy a young widow. She married James Sims in 1833, but died less than a year later in 1834. The sampler has descended in her family with the oral attribution to her as the stitcher. A packet of genealogical information on the Hook family accompanies this lot.

CONDITION: Thread color has faded, and there is a 3/4" line of ground repair adjacent to the 4th verse line. The upper portion of the f's in the verse appear to be missing, but this may be the way they were stitched. Not examined out of frame. Frame may not be original. [See more photos →]

American Chippendale chest of drawers, Pennsylvania, mahogany primary, yellow and white pine secondary. Consisting of an overhanging rectangular top with an applied molded edge, over a straight front case with four dovetailed drawers having brass willow escutcheons and pulls, fluted quarter columns at front corners, all resting on a molded base with ogee bracket feet. 36 1/4" H x 37" W x 21 3/4" D. Likely Philadelphia, late 18th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Older refinish with general wear, abrasions and some staining to top. Brass pulls are replacements. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold neckace with 18K yellow gold bezel containing a 1908 $20 Saint Gaudens gold coin. The necklace is marked 14K and is 29" L. The bezel is marked "750". Gross weight of the necklace and bezel is 64.00 grams.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Scott Prior (American, b. 1949), "Nanny in Bed," realist oil on panel painting depicting the artist's wife, nude and resting on her elbow, upon bedsheets illuminated by light from a nearby window. Signed and dated 1997 en verso. Floated in an ebonized wooden frame. Forum Gallery, New York, label en verso with title and artist name. Panel – 24"H x 18"W. Frame – 32"h x 26"W. Note: A New Hampshire native, Scott Prior received a BFA from the University of Massachusetts and has become known for his realist paintings. A self portrait of him and his wife "Nanny," (the daughter of Kurt Vonnegut) is owned by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. His work is also in the collections of the DeCordova Museum, the Danforth Museum, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Rose Art Museum and other major public and private collections. He has shown extensively in one-person and group shows in the United States and abroad. In 2001 he had a mid-career retrospective at the DeCordova Museum.

PROVENANCE: Collection of a Nashville Physician.

CONDITION: Several scattered tiny spots of white mold to panel and frame throughout. [See more photos →]

Pair (2) of A. Pedro Esteva, Barcelona Miquelet Flintlock Pistols, .68 caliber. Top of barrel stamped "A.P/EST/VA" surmounted by a crown with additional hallmark, one pistol with proof mark surmounted by a crown to left side of lock plate. Scrolling foliate and cannon engravings throughout including hardwood stocks, gilt-brass mounts, and iron furniture, transitional octagonal to round barrels, trigger guard tangs with engraved pineapple finials, butt caps with engraved mascarons, wooden ramrods with brass caps, iron bootstraps to right side of lockplates, blank German silver inlaid shield-shaped escutcheons to butt stocks. Barrel length: 9 3/4". Overall length: 16". First half 18th century.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light dings, light scattered pepper pitting to iron, brass with some areas of tarnish, one pistol with 1/4" break to brass band on right side of butt stock. Stocks with dings, scattered areas of loss, largest 1/8" x 1" to wood near butt caps, one pistol with hairline across width of grip. Some nails to forestocks and lockplates appear to be missing. Bores are dirty with no visible rifling. Minor dents to German silver escutcheons. [See more photos →]

Ladies platinum art deco bracelet featuring 28 single cut diamonds approximately 0.84 carats, Clarity-VS2, Color-F, accented by 15 synthetic sapphires. The bracelet tests platinum and is 7 1/2" L. Gross weight of the bracelet is 18.73 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

157 pieces of International Royal Danish pattern sterling silver flatware including 13 modern hollow dinner knives (9 3/4" L), 13 modern hollow luncheon knives (8 7/8" L), 12 individual hollow steak knives, 17 dinner forks (7 3/4" L), 12 luncheon forks (7 1/4" L), 12 individual salad forks (6 3/8" L), 10 teaspoons (6" L), 11 round bowl soup spoons, 8 oval soup spoons, 12 iced tea spoons, 12 paddle butter spreaders; 11 cocktail/seafood forks, 4 demitasse spoons, 1 pie and cake server with stainless steel blade, 4 serving spoons, 2 medium cold meat serving forks, 2 solid jelly servers, and 1 flat handle master butter knife. Housed in a fitted wood box with one drawer. 6 3/4" H x 17" W x 11 1/2" D. 158.04 weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition. Steak and luncheon knives with scattered denting; one dinner fork with warped tine; all other pieces with surface scratching and use wear. [See more photos →]

After Fra Angelico (Italian, 1395-1455) tempura and gilt paint on panel icon titled "The Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi" depicting two religious scenes with incised decoration. Above, the Angel Gabriel visits Mary in an interior scene to announce to her that she will give birth to the Christchild, with the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, and God the Father watching over from above. Below, depicts a scene from Christ's Nativity in which the three Magi bring gifts to the Holy Family. The frieze of the frame portrays ten female saints identified with pencil inscriptions below their portraits. Signed "Olega Giardi Albina, Firenze" lower right. Embossed with two Florentine red wax seals en verso. Housed in an elaborate cathedral-style giltwood frame with a gothic pointed arch, twisted columns, quatrefoil, and foliate grape and vine decoration on a classical base with Latin inscriptions. Sight: 16" H x 9 3/4" W. Framed: 33 1/2" H x 23" W x 5 1/2" D. Italian, Late 19th century. Note: The original version of this work by Fra Angelico was a reliquary, housing religious relics in the Sana Maria Novella in Florence, along with four other similar panels depicting scenes of the Virgin's life. The work is currently housed in the Museo di Marco, Florence, Italy.

PROVENANCE: The collection of a Tennessee institution.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor losses to dark paint details and light grime. Some minor cracking to frame along base and arch. Clean glue break to foliate frame decoration, upper left. [See more photos →]

Helen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvas painting depicting the Wooldridge Monuments in Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, Kentucky. The National Historical Register site features marble and limestone monuments commissioned for Colonel Henry G. Wooldridge, to commemorate family members and other loved ones of his life, from 1892 until his own death in 1899. (Interestingly, Colonel Wooldridge – who is depicted in marble on his horse – is believed to be the only person actually buried at the site). Sight: 21" H x 46" W. Framed: 22 1/2" H x 47 1/2" W. 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." (Source: "Helen LaFrance Folk Art Memories" by Kathy Moses). Note: Helen LaFrance died November 22, 2020 in a Mayfield, Kentucky nursing home at the age of 101. The Wooldridge Monuments were not damaged in the devastating 2021 Mayfield tornado.

PROVENANCE: Private Kentucky collection; the consignor was a friend of the artist and acquired it directly from her.

CONDITION: Canvas has been stapled to a foam core board. Some craquelure upper center, sky area. Scattered flyspecks and a couple of light scratches. Overall very good condition. [See more photos →]

Lloyd Branson (American/Tennessee, 1861-1925) large oil on canvas Classical painting, after the original painting by Friedrich Paul Thumann (Germany, 1834-1908) titled "Ancient Greek Man Painting a Vase". Depicting a seated male painting a Greek vase in an interior setting as female stands in the open door way gazing at his work with the sea visible in the background. Signed and dated on the lower left in the seat "Lloyd Branson Paul Thumann '93". Housed in a foliate carved gilt wood frame. Sight: 39 3/8" H x 29 3/8" W. Framed: 45" H x 35 1/4" W. Biography (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.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Painting in overall very good condition with light grime. Frame with some slight wear and minor losses to the corners and outer edges. [See more photos →]

Inlaid mahogany tall case clock with Zodiac and Masonic dial. Broken arch pediment and central plinth outlined in barber pole and crossbanded inlay, diamond inlay over line inlaid columns flanking the arched glazed door; moon phase dial over a chapter ring enameled with zodiac symbols, seconds dial with Freemasonry symbols, and an arched calendar aperture surrounded by scenes of planters, lovers and a dog by a swan-filled lake, and floral spandrels. Waist door and plinth base adorned with geometric string inlay, over a string inlaid base with French feet. 30-day brass works and bell. Dial stamped "Osborne's Manufactory Birmingham" on back. 90" H x 23" W x 11" D. English, early 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The collection of a Tennessee institution.

CONDITION: Base and feet are likely replacements. Case overall good condition. Missing an entire section of mid-molding at base of door; 2" area of veneer loss just below area of missing molding. Also missing both side sections of mid molding at upper section of waist. 2" area of lost veneer to hood door and other scattered small areas of veneer and inlay loss and restoration. Several other small losses and abrasions to case. Dial with craquelure and scattered small flakes, particularly to seconds aperture, edges, and spandrels. Works not checked or guaranteed for functionality or originality. Key present. [See more photos →]

104 pieces of Reed and Barton Francis I pattern sterling silver flatware, including 1 modern hollow dinner knife with original plastic sleeve (9 1/4" L), 8 modern hollow luncheon knives (8 7/8" L), 1 dinner fork (7 3/4" L), 8 luncheon forks (7 1/4" L), 13 individual salad forks (6 1/8" L), 10 teaspoons (5 7/8" L), 10 oval soup spoons, 6 iced tea spoons, 8 fruit/orange spoons, 8 ice cream forks, 8 modern hollow butter spreaders, 8 demitasse spoons, 1 ice serving spoon, 1 pierced tomato server, 1 serving spoon, 1 pieced serving spoon, 1 solid salad serving fork, 1 pierced cold meat serving fork, 1 pie server with serrated stainless blade, 1 cheese knife with serrated stainless blade, 1 hollow handle master butter knife, 1 solid gravy ladle, 1 solid piece cream ladle, 1 bon bon spoon with pierced bowl, 1 sugar shell spoon, 1 solid jelly server, and 1 pair of ice serving tongs with claw tips. 119.955 weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall good condition with light use wear. Minute pitting to serving spoon and salad serving fork. [See more photos →]

Louis XV style ormolu-mounted marquetry tall case clock, after Jean-Henri Riesener, made by Franz Hermle & Son. Comprised of mahogany and other mixed woods, three ormolu cherubs in clouds hanging garland around the engraved gilt dial with black Roman numerals on white enamel plaques, tapering case with gilt mounts throughout including a sun or Apollo mask, wreaths, garlands, urns with flowers and paw feet, gilt sun or Apollo mask pendulum, all resting on a shaped plinth base having gilt mounts and tapering gilt feet. Works marked "FHS, Germany, 351-050H", 351-050H indicating a Westminster Chime unit with eight chime hammers. 85" H x 19" W x 12 1/2" D. 20th century.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Not tested for functionality. [See more photos →]

Francesco J. Spicuzza (Wisconsin, 1883-1962) impressionistic oil on board painting depicting a farmer working a field with a plow horse before a barn and a farm house, beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Spicuzza" lower left. Handwritten label reading "Presented to Mr. and Mrs. Walker by Spicuzza 1941" with a Jacobson Interiors, Milwaukee, WI label, en verso. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with an off white linen liner. Sight: 15 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed: 20 3/4" H x 24 3/4" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with natural age shrinkage, largest 1 1/2". [See more photos →]

Ladies sterling silver bangle bracelet featuring 296 modified rose cut diamonds approximately 16.64 carats total, Clarity-I2, Color-M. The bracelet tests sterling and is 7". Gross weight of the bracelet is 91.05 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

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

1st-2nd items: Two (2) Fiera Wildlife Safari Print tote bags, both having multicolored printed nylon exteriors with slip pockets, dark brown or black leather trim with matching top handles, and gold-tone or silver-tone hardware. Each with zip-top closure with leather tassel pulls open to reveal grey monogram or orange fabric interiors, each having two slip pockets and one zip pocket with logo pulls. Bag with orange interior with brown leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/MADE IN ITALY/RC-21 6408" to zip pocket, bag with grey monogram interior with silver-tone and black leather label stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/MADE IN ITALY" and black leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/MADE IN ITALY/RC-21 6408" AU21/6408" to zip pocket. Bag with orange interior includes matching zip-top coin purse with brown leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferrgamo/-MADE IN ITALY-/AU-22 6190", one dust bag, and two Salvatore Ferragamo retail tags. Bag with grey monogram interior includes one Salvatore Ferragamo retail tag. Both items include associated dust bags. Both items approximately 10 3/8" H x 15 1/4" W x 5" D. Overall with top handles: 19" H. 3rd item: New with Tag shoulder bag having giraffe print horse or calf hair exterior, black leather trim and top handles, and silver-tone hardware. Single flap lined in black leather with magentic slide closure over slip pocket opens to reveal a orange logo fabric-lined interior with two compartments, two slip pockets, and one zip pocket with silver-tone logo pull, black leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/-MADE IN ITALY-/AB-21 6805" to zip pocket. Includes one affixed Salvatore Ferragamo retail tag, one Salvatore Ferragamo information card, and one Salvatore Ferragamo dust bag. 8 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W x 4 1/2" D. Overall with handles: 14 1/2" D. 4th item: Shoulder bag having light brown fur and baby llama leather exterior, matching top handles, and gunmetal-tone hardware. Zip-top with light brown leather pull opens to reveal a tan fabric interior with two slip pockets and one zip pocket with gunmetal-tone zipper pull, light brown leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/-MADE IN ITALY-/EE-21 5845" to zip pocket. Includes two Salvatore Ferragamo retail tags and one Salvatore Ferragamo dust bag. 10 3/4" H x 17" W x 5" D". Overall with top handles: 18" H. 5th item: Hobo shoulder bag having gazelle fur and brown leather exterior, matching top handle, and gold-tone hardware. Zip top closure with brown leather pull opens to reveal a light brown fabric interior with two slip pockets and one zip pocket with gold-tone logo pull, brown leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/-MADE IN ITALY-/EY-21 5892" to zip pocket. Includes one Salvatore Ferragamo retail tag and one Salvatore Ferragamo information card. 13 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W x 4 1/2" D. Overall with top handle: 21" H. 6th item: Miss Vara Bow tote having black patent leather exterior, black grosgrain trim, and silver-tone hardware. Magnetic snap opens to reveal a black fabric interior with two slip pockets, two partitions separated by a zip pouch, and one zip pocket, both with silver-tone logo pulls, silver tone and black leather label stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/MADE IN ITALY" and black leather tab stamped "Salvatore Ferragamo/-MADE IN ITALY-/AU-21/B665" both to zip pocket. Includes one Salvatore Ferragamo dust bag. 9 3/4" H x 13 1/4" W x 5 3/4" D. Overall with handles: 16" H.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: All items in New with Tag or overall very good, gently used condition. Some dust bags with staining, wear. 1st-2nd items: Very minute scattered staining to nylon. [See more photos →]

Miniature watercolor portrait of Tennessee judge, planter, and politician Lunsford Meredith Bramlett (1785-1858), depicted at about age 35, wearing a dark coat and white shirt, with dark hair. Possible signature H— lower right. Housed under glass in an oval rose gold frame with rope twist edge, having interwoven lock of hair under glass on reverse side of frame. Frame: 2 3/4" H x 2 1/4" W. Note: North Carolina-born Lunsford Bramlett was licensed to practice law in Alabama in 1818 but had moved to Giles County, Tennessee by 1820, where census records show him living with his first wife, at least one daughter, and eleven slaves. His second wife was Mary Crockett, daughter of Dr. Samuel Crockett and Frances Bland Dudley. Mary was the granddaughter of Guilford and Anne Eaton Dudley. Bramlett served as an attorney and Judge in Giles County and unsuccessfully challenged James K. Polk for Congress in 1827. Note: lot 644 in this auction includes several documents pertaining to Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, including a dinner invitation to the Polk White House.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Excellent condition. Frame has some oxidation; loop hanger possibly replaced. The oval halo that appears in our photographs is a reflection caused by the convex glass, not a condition problem.�� [See more photos →]

Southern, possibly Southwest Virgina, desk and bookcase, walnut primary, pine secondary, constructed in two sections. The upper section with a projecting cornice over two glazed doors opening to reveal four shelves; the lower section with a slant lid having battened ends. Slant front lid opens onto two pull-out slides to reveal an interior fitted with three (3) central pigeon holes flanked by two (2) shaped pigeonholes over two (2) tiers of dovetailed drawers. Desk with four graduated dovetailed drawers and wooden pulls, molded base and bracket feet. Top measures: 46 1/2" H x 44" W x 13 1/4" D. Base measures: 40 3/4" H x 38 1/8" W x 19 1/2" D. 87 1/4" total H. 2nd Qtr. 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Refinished surface. Patch to upper section right door upper hinge. Wood shrinkage noted around both hinges of the fall front, losses to the right hinge area, patches on both sides above lopers, patch to second drawer of desk. Lock to slant front absent, replaced by a patch. Interior with scattered stains and use wear. Diamond patches to each desk drawer in place of escutcheons, drawer sides built up, backboards show evidence of prior removal and re-installation. [See more photos →]

George Northup (b. 1940, American) sculptural bronze lamp titled "Noontime Covey" depicting a group of eight quail resting on a shaped naturalistic base issuing a naturalistic branch standard from one end. Signed and numbered on the lower branch "Northup, #12/50". Fitted with a round copper shade and bronze quail finial. 30" H (includes finial) x 16" W x 11" D. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Cleveland, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition, lamp is in functioning order. One area of slight bending to upper rim of shade, possibly in the making. [See more photos →]

Large Native American Cherokee single weave rivercane storage basket, attributed to Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987). Tall tapering form with square base, woven in the Chief's Daughters or Star on the Mountain pattern, with walnut-dyed weavers. 16 1/2" H x approx. 15" dia. 20th century. Note: While the maker of this basket is unknown, it is identical to known examples by the master weaver Lottie Queen Stamper. She learned basket-making from her husband's family and began teaching basket-making in 1937 at the Cherokee School. For a nearly identical example see: https://www.wcu.edu/library/digitalcollections/cherokeetraditions/ArtsAndCrafts/pattern-index/pattern_chiefsdaughter_staronthemountain.html

CONDITION: A couple of areas of loss to weavers around the upper section, otherwise overall very good condition. Base fitted with cross-stretchers to reinforce the base, in the making. [See more photos →]

Engraved tortoiseshell silver-mounted casket, likely Spanish colonial, comprised of a domed top with engraved silver mounts throughout, consisting of a lock and a hasp, a shaped handle on the lid, corner mounts and floral medallions, one on each side. Additional engraved decoration to the front and back depicting ovals and thistle. 7 1/4" H x 9 1/4" W x 4 1/4" D. 17th or 18th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Significant sun fading to the exterior, especially to the top, front and back sides. Some losses to silver mounts, minor scattered loss/ wear to exterior tortoiseshell, losses to body rim, covered by the lid. [See more photos →]

Exhibited West Tennessee (Henderson County) ten-gallon stoneware pottery jar attributed to Tinsley W. Craven. Oval-shaped with ear handles and a crimped or raised band encircling the middle with wave design, joining both halves of the jar. Incised "10" below the rim denoting capacity. 21" H. Note: This jar was exhibited in the MADE IN TENNESSEE exhibition at the Tennessee Fine Art Center at Cheekwood, Nashville, 1971. It is featured on page 44 of the exhibition catalog as Figure 123. Biographical note: The Cravens were important potters in the Piedmont area of NC and are best known for their salt-glazed stoneware (See Smith and Rogers' Survey of Historic Pottery Making in Tennessee and Turners and Burners by Charles Zug). Around 1829, Thomas Craven (b. 1775, NC) and his family moved out of North Carolina. He and three of his sons, Balaam, John M., and Solomon moved to Clarke Co. GA. His other two sons, William R. and Tinsley W., along with his brother-in-law, John Fesmire, moved to Tennessee. They can be found in the 1830 Henderson Co. census. Tinsley W. Craven died in Henderson Co. in 1860. Research courtesy of Carole Wahler.

PROVENANCE: The collection of Richard H. and Kathleen L. Hulan.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Old tight spider beneath one handle, approximately 3". Some scattered firing flaws and salt glaze runs. [See more photos →]

Large Ron Williams (Tennessee, 1947-2016) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a mossy, bouldered shore covered in a thick evergreen treeline beside a still body of water with the hazy forest continuing in the midground towards a steep mountain range, likely the Great Smoky Mountains, visible in the background beneath a white sky. Signed "Ron Williams" lower right. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with foliate reeded running pattern and lamb's tongue sight edge. Sight: 29 3/8" H x 39 3/8" W. Framed: 36" H x 45 7/8" W.

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

Ladies 18K yellow gold bracelet featuring 13 round brilliant diamonds approximately 1.43 carats, Clarity-SI2, Color-H, accented by blue enamel. The bracelet is marked "18K" and is 7" L. The bracelet has a gross weight of 57.19 grams.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

James Crawford Thom (New Jersey/New York/England/France, 1835-1898) oil on board Hudson River School style landscape genre painting depicting two children, dressed in peasant style clothing, fishing in a creek near a bridge surrounded by forestry under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "J. C. Thom" lower right. Housed in a period giltwood frame with reed and foliate decoration. Sight: 10 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W. Framed: 18 1/4" H x 16 1/4" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Harvey and Leslie Ann Phillips, Vonore, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Painting in overall good condition, is displaced in frame. Examined under UV light, no visible retouching noted. Frame with cracking and loss to gilt decoration on corners, and repaired corners. [See more photos →]

Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver, .45 caliber, serial number 123983, all visible serial serial numbers matching. Top of barrel marked "Colt's PT F.A. MFG. Co. Hartford.CT. U. S. A.", left side of frame marked "PAT. Sept. 19. 1871. July 2. 72. Jan. 19. 75.". Colt checkered hard rubber stocks with Colt logos and the Great Seal of the United States, round barrel, iron mounted with nickel finish, checkered hammer, blade front sight. Barrel length: 4 3/4". Overall length: 10". Serial number corresponds to year 1887.

CONDITION: Overall good condition, nickel finish with areas of loss, blistering to the barrel. Left and right side of hammer with traces of residue. Stocks with light storage dings. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Action holds at full and half cock. [See more photos →]

Ron Williams (Tennessee, 1947-2016) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "Morning Mist in Tennessee" depicting a pond surrounded by trees and a hillside, the scene surrounded in an early morning fog or mist. Signed "Ron Williams" lower left. Gilt placard with title, artist's name, and date, affixed lower center of frame. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with floral and bead course patterns. Sight: 21 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 27 1/2" H x 33 1/4" W. Note: This painting is included in "The Edwin and Diana Hardison Collection: A Catalog Raisonne", pp. 210-211.

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

Twenty (20) Royal Crown Derby "Gold Aves" pattern porcelain serving items, having 22 karat yellow gold hand-decorated birds of paradise and peacocks among flora with scalloped rims. Includes: sixteen (16) chop plates (round platters) (14" dia.); one (1) gravy boat (4" H x 8" W) with one (1) oval underplate (8 1/2" W); and two (2) oval vegetable bowls (9 3/4" W). All items with red Royal Crown Derby stamps to underside of bases. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal surface wear and some areas of rubbing/wear to decorations. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Coin Silver Mint Julep Cups with beaded rims, all marked on base for John Kitts, Louisville, KY (working 1843-1878; this mark used circa 1836-1874). Includes 1 agricultural premium cup engraved "South Western Agricultural & Mechanical Association", 3 5/8" H; and 2 smaller cups, 1 engraved "Awarded by the Henderson Hopkins & Union Agricultural Association," and 1 without inscriptions or monograms, both 2 7/8" H. Combined weight: 10.71 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with minimal scratching and a couple of shallow dents, primarily to larger cup. [See more photos →]

Greene County, Tennessee earthenware jar, possibly Christopher Alexander Haun pottery, having iron oxide underglaze with copper oxide dipped designs around the circumference and concentric incised lines around upper shoulder. 6 1/8" H. Mid 19th century.

CONDITION: One larger and a smaller chip to the rim and scattered areas of glaze exfoliation near base. [See more photos →]

1st item: Early Southern earthenware jar with lead and manganese glaze, extruded handles and short-flaring rim. Four incised lines around the upper shoulder followed by a sine wave and another four incised lines and another sine wave below the midsection of the jar. Unglazed base. 13 1/2" H x 10" dia. Possibly Knox County, TN, Mid 19th century. 2nd item: East Tennessee stoneware pottery storage jar, pulled lug handles, two bands of rectangular stamps on upper shoulder and an unusual band of rectangular stamps to the underside of rim. Glazed base. 12 1/2" H x 7 1/2" dia. Knox County, third quarter of the 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Both forms descended through the Weigel family Powell Station farm of Powell (Knox County, TN).

CONDITION: 1st item: Earthenware jar in fair condition with a crack running circumference of jar (glued, stable). Several areas of glaze flakes and chips/pitting to the walls of the vessel. 2nd item: Overall very good condition with a chip to the rim and a few glaze flakes to base edge. [See more photos →]

Thirty-two (32) Royal Crown Derby "Gold Aves" pattern porcelain bowls, having 22 karat yellow gold hand-decorated birds of paradise and peacocks among flora with scalloped rims. Includes: sixteen (16) rice/open sugar bowls (2 1/2" H x 5" dia.) and sixteen (16) coupe cereal bowls (1 1/8" H x 6 1/2" dia.). All items with red Royal Crown Derby stamps to underside of bases. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Majority of items in overall very good condition with normal surface scratches and wear/rubbing to decorations. Rice/open sugar bowls: one with 2 1/2" repaired break to footed base; two with hairlines, largest 1 1/4", to underside of bases; and one minute flea bite or flaw in the making to underside of base. One coupe cereal bowl with minute flea bite or flaw in the making and a very tight 1 1/4" hairline extending from rim, visible to underside of base. [See more photos →]

Three (3) pieces Mission-style Stickley oak furniture. 1st item: Gus Bow Arm Morris chair having reverse-tapered legs and a four-way adjustable reclining back, an adaptation of an original Gustav Stickley design, with two burgandy leather cushions. 41" H x 34 5/8" W x 40" D. 20th century. 2nd item: Footstool with a burgundy leather top. 14" H x 19" W x 15" D. 3rd item: Magazine rack with central divider. 17" H x 18" W x 12 " D. All items with Stickley brand mark and Stickley round metal label. All pieces contemporary, 20th century.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall very good condition with general expected use wear. [See more photos →]

1st-2nd items: Two (2) Prada Spazzolato Print calfskin handbags with structured form, top silver-toned frame with kiss lock, and single adjustable handle. Both are embossed with a large Prada label stamped "PRADA MILANO DAL 1913" and have hanging leather clochettes with keys to lock. First Spazzolato bag in color "Ambra" or "Amber", with orange leather-lined interior featuring two gusseted small pockets and one envelope snap pocket, with an orange and silver-toned label stamped "PRADA MADE IN ITALY". Maintains its original retail sales tag and original cotton drawstring dust bag with printed Prada label. Second Spazzolato bag in color "Nero" or black, with red leather-lined interior featuring two gusseted small pockets and one envelope snap pocket, with red and silver-toned label stamped "PRADA MADE IN ITALY". Both with certification cards of authenticity. Both 11 1/2" W x 16" H x 4" D. 3rd item: Prada grey leather shoulder bag with crocodile and yellow acrylic trim with foliate designs, silver-toned hardware, and two shoulder straps. Envelope style flap opens to a black leather-lined interior and zipper slip pocket with a silver-tone label stamped "PRADA MADE IN ITALY" and stamp labeled "PRADA MILANO DAL 1913" on the reverse side of the bag. Comes with an original cotton drawstring dust bag printed with the Prada label. 16" W x 15 1/2" H. All items circa first decade of 21st century. Note: The Spazzolato handbag was featured in the opening scene of the American film "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st-2nd items: "Ambra" bag in excellent condition with very slight use wear. Black bag with some surface grime, light wear, and slight warping to form from use. 3rd item: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Fifteen (15) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal water goblets with thistle-shaped bowl; anthemion etched accents; fluted body with almond cuts; faceted, notched stem; and gilt rinceau rim and base. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside. 7 3/8" H x 3 3/4" dia. French, circa 1913.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered minute surface wear. One goblet with minute firing flaw. [See more photos →]

Ten (10) Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723-1799) copper plate engravings with hand coloring on laid paper from ALLGEMEINE NATURGESCHICHTE DER FISCHE (General Natural History of Fish), privately published, Berlin, circa 1782-95. Includes: Plate 149, "Balistes Aculeatus"; Plate 173, "Coryphaena Pentadactyla"; Plate 189, "Pleuronectes Punctatus"; Plate 267, "Sparus Pagrus"; Plate 273, "Sparus Raii"; Plate 282, "Labrus Viridis"; Plate 317, "Anthias Argus"; Plate 333, "Scomber Regalis"; Plate 334, "Scomber Sarda"; and Plate 341, "Scomber Fasciatus". Unframed. Plates approximately 8 1/4" H x 15" W. Sheets approximately 11 1/4" H x 18" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with scattered tears, areas of loss, largest 1", to edges of sheets, some dampstaining, toning. All with old masking tape across top, visible en verso, paste residue across top of sheets from previous hinge mounting. [See more photos →]

Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/NY/ France, 1827-1912) oil on canvas nocturnal landscape painting, "The Flight Into Egypt", depicting Mary, attired in crimson and holding the Christ child, both seated upon an animal being led by two figures in white, along with a procession of other indistinct figures and animals in the distance. Signed lower left corner in red "R L Newman". Label en verso for Babcock Galleries, 19 East 49th Street New York. Additional, partially legible incising to stretcher with artist information lower right. Housed in a period American gilt carved and textured frame. Sight: 19 1/4" H x 29 1/4" W. Framed: 27" H x 37" W. Note: This painting is pictured on page 128 (figure 18) of the book "Robert Loftin Newman" by Marchal E. Landgren, published for The National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press, City of Washington, 1974. At the time, the book listed the painting's whereabouts as unknown, with the known previous provenance as follows: "Purchased by Miss Palmie at Mrs. Sanborn's studio sale, 1909; E.C. Babcock, New York, 1926: Hon. John G. Winant, Concord, NH, 1928". It was recently discovered in a Northeastern estate sale. Artist Biography: Robert Newman was born in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee. He is sometimes associated with Albert Pinkham Ryder, an artist with whom he shared a similar style and artistic technique. For Newman (who never knew his father) mothers and children were frequent subject matter, along with Old and New Testament themes; in fact another painting with this same title and subject is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution (accession no. 1975.57, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Webster). Newman studied briefly with Thomas Couture in Paris in 1850, and on a second trip to Paris in 1854, William Morris Hunt introduced him to J. F. Millet and to the Barbizon painters. Newman served with the Confederate forces during the Civil War before moving to New York. He returned to Tennessee in 1872 and tried to establish an academy of fine arts in Nashville, but by 1873 he was back in New York, where he resided the rest of his life. He rarely exhibited his work. (Source: Matthew Baigell, "Dictionary of American Artists"; Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"; The Smithsonian American Art Museum).

CONDITION: Painting has been lined. Canvas with overall craquelure due to the artist's technique, which caused the top layer of heavy paint and resin to dry more quickly than the primary layer. Some of the resulting wide traction cracks have been lightly in-painted in the right-center of the work, and there is a small area of inpainting in lower-left corner, approximately 1". See UV light photos for reference. Frame with very minor scattered abrasions, slight losses. [See more photos →]

Itzchak "Isaac" Tarkay (Israel/Serbia, 1935-2012) original oil on canvas painting depicting three women seated at tables in an interior scene rendered with brightly colored simplified forms and clean lines. Signed "Tarkay" lower right. Prior sales tag attached en verso. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame with a linen liner. Sight: 30" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 35" H x 29 1/4" W. Biography: Itzchak Tarkay was born in 1935 near the border of Yugoslavia and Hungary. At the young age of 9, Nazis forced his family to live in the Mathausen concentration camp until the end of the war. Upon his return home, he developed an interest in art. He later went to study at the Bezalel Art Academy after his family immigrated to Jerusalem. However, due to his family's difficult financial state, he left school after only one year. He was allowed to continue his scholarship until his mobilization to the Israeli Army. Tarkay enrolled at the Anvi Institute of Art in Tel Aviv, graduating in 1956. His art has been exhibited both in Israel and abroad. This painting was purchased circa 1990 through designer Shirley Horowitz of Davishire Interiors, which carried some of Tarkay's original works.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville estate.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with some very minor losses to frame, largest 1/10". [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold ring featuring 5 graduated old mine cut diamonds approximately 2.49 carats, Clarity-SI2, Color-I. The ring is marked "GERMATE" and "14K" and is size 5. Gross weight of the ring is 4.17 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

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

Pair of English School oil on canvas portrait paintings, depicting a lady and gentleman, presumably a wife and husband. The male subject is depicted as a young man with brown hair and blue eyes wearing a black suit, yellow waistcoat, white shirt and cravat ascot tie against a interior backdrop with red drape to the right margin, the female subject is depicted as a young woman with brown hair and blue eyes and wearing a black dress with lace collar and sleeves, seated with her hands crossed against a naturalistic background. Housed in elaborate Louis XIV style giltwood frames with carved shell and acanthus leaf corners. Sight: 29" H x 24 1/8" W. Framed: 40 3/4" H x 36" W. Provenance: From the estate of a Signal Mountain, Tennessee physician.

CONDITION: Both paintings in overall good condition and with overall light craquelure. Male portrait with patch en verso and remnants of an old stamp. Areas of fluorescence under UV light around left side of man's head, some to background and face and male portrait. Areas of fluorescence to the left side background and very slight areas of fluorescence to female portrait to left side of face and one area of the neck. See UV light photos for reference. Frame in overall good condition with some repaired breaks. [See more photos →]

Sonia Terk Delaunay (France/American/Russian Federation/Ukraine, 1885-1979) signed abstract color lithograph on paper titled "Rhythm in Color" depicting blocks of color arranged in a semi-circle and grid form. Signed "Sonia Delaunay" in pencil, lower right. Edition number "35/75" in pencil, lower left. Title and supplemental information about the artist and work, en verso. Housed in a contemporary metallic frame with a linen mat under UV protectant glass. Sheet: 20" H x 14 3/4" W. Framed: 30 3/4" H x 25 1/4" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with very light toning and acid burn visible to the perimeter. Light wear to frame. [See more photos →]

Mark Scearce sterling silver Kentucky mint julep cup or beaker with tapered body and beaded upper and lower rim. Marked on underside MARK J. SCEARCE SHELBYVILLE KENTUCKY / STERLING with eagle symbol and HT initials commemorating the American president during the period in which it was made (Harry Truman, 1945-1953). 3 3/4" H. 4.26 troy ounces.

CONDITION: Excellent condition, no monograms. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal American sherbet or champagne glasses with thistle shaped bowl; anthemion etched accents; fluted body with almond cuts; faceted, notched stems; and gilt rinceau rim and base. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside. 5 3/8" H x 4 3/8" dia. French, circa 1913.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute wear to gilt and scattered minute surface scratches, primarily to bases, largest measuring 1 1/8" L. [See more photos →]

Pair of (2) German Meissen porcelain polychrome and parcel-gilt figures, depicting a hunter and huntress, each in eighteenth century attire with green coats and tricorn hats holding a rifle upright to their side and accompanied by a seated dog, upon circular, naturalistic bases with small tree stumps. Both with Meissen marks and incised numbers to the bases. Male figure: 9 1/8" H x 4 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D. Female figure: 9 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 3 1/2" D. 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of William and Fletch Coke, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Both items with scattered minute wear to polychrome decoration. Male figure with minute loss to leaves of tree stump. Female figure with previous repair to neck of figure and left paw of dog, with corresponding overpainting to figure's neck and chest and dog's forepaw. [See more photos →]

Group of forty (40) Asian coins of varying denominations, shapes, and materials, including thirty-four (34) round Chinese "Cash" coins, thirty (30) having square holes and four (4) having round holes, all with various Chinese characters to perimeters, all likely 19th century; five (5) round Chinese "cash" coins, having English and Chinese characters to perimeters surrounding various images, including four (4) depicting dragons and one (1) depicting King Edward VII, all early 20th century; and one (1) oval Japanese 100 Mon Tempo Tshuho coin, having Japanese characters to the top and bottom of square hole, circa 1835-70. Ranging in size from 5/8" to 1 7/8" dia.

PROVENANCE: The collection of a Tennessee institution.

CONDITION: All items in circulated condition with varying degrees of oxidation, hairlines, to be expected from age and manner of use. [See more photos →]

Fourteen (14) Saint-Louis Excellence pattern cut crystal burgundy wine glasses with diamond cut ball, faceted body, notched stem, star cut foot, and gilt scalloped highlights and rims. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside of foot. 8 3/4" H x 3 1/2" dia. French, circa 1967.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered minute surface scratches, primarily to base, largest measuring 1" L. One glass with minute chip to ball. [See more photos →]

Thirteen (13) piece Old Paris porcelain tea or dessert set, originally owned by Martha Ready Morgan of Tennessee, wife of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan (plus 1 Copeland Spode demitasse cup, fourteen (14) items total). 1st – 13th items: Thirteen (13) piece Old Paris porcelain partial tea/dessert set, each piece with cobalt, parcel-gilt, and polychrome floral decoration. Include one (1) coffee or tea pot; one (1) double-handled serving platter; six (6) dessert plates measuring 7 1/4" diameter; two (2) teacups with floral sprays to each side; two (2) saucers; and one (1) butter dish with pierced insert (lacking lid). Teacups marked with gilt "X" to underside; one teacup inscribed "1223". All other pieces unmarked. Ranging in size from 6" dia. to 12" H x 10" W x approx. 6" D. Likely French, 19th century. Note: This service descended in the family of Martha Ready Morgan (whose portrait is also being offered in this auction, Day 1, lot 493) to Mary Ann Denney of Nashville. A portion of it was pictured in a 1990s Southern Accents Magazine article on the home of Teenie Bechtel, who bequeathed the set to Mrs. Denney. A copy of the page on which it appeared is available to the winning bidder. 14th item: Copeland Spode Regent pattern demitasse cup with cobalt and parcel-gilt decoration having foliate rim and polychrome floral spray to interior. Stamped with maker's mark, pattern name, and model number to underside. 2 3/8" H x 3" W x 2 1/4" D. English, 20th century. (Note: this last piece is similar to the Morgan tea set but was not owned by Martha Ready Morgan).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mary Ann Denney, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st – 13th items: All in overall good condition with slight scattered wear to parcel gilt and polychrome glaze; compote with scattered minor chipping to rim, largest area measuring 1/4" x 1/8". Butter dish lacks lid. 14th item: Overall good condition with minute hairline measuring 1 3/4" L. [See more photos →]

William IV sterling silver urn or cup and cover by Joseph and John Angell, the cover with figural finial of Poseidon holding a trident and riding a dolphin on a domed, wave-chased base; campana form urn with rope twist side handles and a circular footed base with spiral repousse leaf and flower decoration. Hallmarks for Joseph and John Angell, London, sterling, and date letter for 1834 to the underside of the cover and to one side of the cup. 13 3/4" H. 35.425 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Cincinnati, Ohio estate.

CONDITION: Poseidon trident slightly bent, otherwise very good condition. [See more photos →]

Early Gorham Manufacturing Company coin silver tea service, circa 1860s, comprised of three (3) pieces, including a teapot, coffee pot, and cream pot. All with pear-shaped bodies having engraved and repousse decoration of grape clusters and vines to the body, chased cartouche decoration to the lobed rim of lids and rims, naturalistic branch vine handles, and three-dimensional floral and leaf finials to the hinged lids. Each piece engraved with a three-letter monogram to one side and dated "June 27, 1843 – June 27, 1868". All stamped on the base with the early Gorham mark, an anchor flanked by both a lion and a letter "G" and additionally numbered 20. Ranging in size from 7" H to 10 1/2" H. Combined weight: 91.915 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: All pieces engraved and in overall good condition with light wear including surface scratching. Floral final to cream pot is attached but loose. [See more photos →]

Peter (Finkelstein) Max (New York/Germany, b. 1937) large oil on canvas abstract still life painting depicting a blue vase with pink and yellow flowers. Signed and dated "Max '73" upper right. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame with a linen liner. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 39 1/2" W. Framed: 33" H x 43" W. Biography: "Peter Max was born in Berlin but raised in Shanghai, China. He and his family emigrated to the U.S. in 1953. He studied at the Art Students League and began his career as a graphic artist. He worked in a photo collage style in the 1960s which later developed what he called a Cosmic 60s style, with distinctive line work and bold color combinations. His visual impact on the 1960s has been compared to the influence of The Beatles on music. Max created several special commissions for the U.S. Government including the U.S. Border murals, postage stamps, and a Bicentennial special installation and art book. In 1982 he painted six Statues of Liberty on the White House Lawn and later helped actualize the statue's restoration. His one man retrospective show at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1991 drew the largest turnout for any artist in Russian history. He has been designated official artist for the Grammys, the Woodstock Music Festival, and five Superbowls." (source: AskArt).

PROVENANCE: Private East Tennessee Collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with small hole in canvas, approximately 1/4", left margin. One area of loss, lower right corner, approximately 1/8". Small area of staining, lower right corner. [See more photos →]

Laszlo De Nagy (New Jersey/Massachusetts/Hungary, 1906-1944) oil on canvas maritime painting titled "Provincetown" depicting ships moored at harbor with a coastal village in the background. Singed "YGAN. Provincetown" lower right. Handwritten label with erroneous Frank Nagy (Hungary, b. 1897) attribution, en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame with bead course decoration and a linen mat. Sight: 15 1/4" H x 19 1/4" W. Framed: 21 3/4" H x 26" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with heavy surface grime and light craquelure. [See more photos →]

Circle of Thomas Pope-Stevens (Ireland, fl. 1765-1780) oil on canvas portrait painting of Lady Anne Dawson depicting a brunette, brown-eyed woman in a white dress with an emerald brooch, bright blue sash, and pearl hairpiece resting her left arm upon an open book standing against a gray background. Unsigned. Partial placard inscribed "Lady Anne Dawson" and additional paper label affixed, en verso of stretcher. Housed in a 19th century molded giltwood frame with leaf and tongue sight edge, bead reel outer edge, and placard with "Lady Anne Dawson Irish ca. 1755" affixed to lower sight edge. Sight: 38" H x 28 1/2" W. Framed: 45 5/8" H x 36 1/8" W. Note: Lady Anne Dawson was the beloved, late wife of Viscount Cremorne Thomas Dawson. Though she died at a very young age, she had a few portraits commissioned including one by Sir Joshua Reynolds, which now resides in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, and others among the collection of London's National Portrait Gallery.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with relined canvas. Areas of canvas fluoresce under UV light, particularly in the background around the subject's hair and in the lower portion of her dress, largest section measuring 2 1/4" x 1 1/4". Frame with significant wear including losses, largest measuring 1 1/2" x 1/2". [See more photos →]

Continental school oil on canvas painting depicting a Cherub or Putti floating above the clouds with a blue garment surrounding his legs, and several more angels hovering above in a hazy pink sky. Unsigned. Pencil inscription reading "S. Orcull, L. Orcril, or L. Orelli" en verso. Housed in a gilt and gesso frame with acanthus leaf decoration. Sight: 18" H x 14 3/4". Framed: 25 1/4" H x 21 33/4" W. Late 18th-early 19th Century. Note: This work is possibly by Vincenzo Angelo Orelli (Italy, c 1755-1813) and may have been a study for the ceiling of the Santa Maria Annunciata in Serina, Italy painted between 1800 and 1810.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall heavy craquelure and grime expected with age. Some scattered paint loss in the lower and middle right quadrant, the lower-left corner, upper left corner, and center of the work, largest area approximately 1/2" long, Frame with scattered gilt loss along outer and inner perimeter. [See more photos →]

Forty (40) Herend Queen Victoria Green Border hand-painted porcelain items with gilt highlights throughout, including twelve (12) dinner plates; twelve (12) large rim soup bowls; two (2) oatmeal bowls; two (2) sandwich trays; two (2) oval open weave baskets; two (2) 9" double light candlesticks; one (1) gravy boat with attached underplate; one (1) pierced plate; one (1) two-part relish dish with handle; one (1) rectangular open weave basket; one (1) shell dish; one (1) leaf-shaped ashtray; one (1) miniature bowl; and one (1) twin salt dip with handle. All items with blue Herend stamp mark and numbered on the bases. Ranging in size from 1" H x 4" W x 3 3/8" D to 4 1/4" H x 12" W x 5 1/8" D. All items 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private East Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with scattered minute wear to glaze. [See more photos →]

Fifty-six (56) piece Reed & Barton Burgundy pattern sterling silver flatware service for twelve, including 12 modern knives (8 7/8" L), 12 forks (7 1/8" L), 12 salad forks (6 1/2" L), 13 teaspoons (6" L), 2 tablespoons, 1 pierced tablespoon, 1 master butter knife, 1 medium cold meat serving fork, 1 gravy ladle, and 1 sugar shell spoon. Not monogrammed. Includes red-felt lined, fitted wooden case. Case: 3 1/4" H x 17 1/4" W x 11 5/8" D. 70.020 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal use wear. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Tennessee Ku Klux Klan related handwritten letters. 1st item: One double-sided page handwritten letter from the KKK written with the intention of threatening another unidentified individual about their activities during and after the Civil War, undated, circa 1866-71. The letter writer states "…you Robed[sic] Mr. Marsh of his cotton by Reporting falsy[sic] to the yankeys[sic]…you and your crowd…Rob Mr McCrary out of four or five hundred dollars…and we understand that you and Billey McClure are watching every chance to trades for old clames[sic] to bring up against…the people of this country…And we want you to under s[t]and that you have escaped long [enough]…you had beter[sic] look out for we have stood it as long as we are going to" signed "K.K.K." with the image of a coffin beside it. 2nd item: One-page handwritten letter from the KKK written with the intention of threatening Mr. A(ngenol) Cox, Pulaski, TN, undated, circa 1866-71. The letter writer warns "…Poor Coxs A Cocks without a Hole, and the Delegation from the city of [Pulaski] you had better go Home and tend to you[r] Busine[s]s you poor set of Rascals and let the Peace alone or the Militia will [wallop] you …" illegible signature below. Includes an envelope with a red three-cent George Washington stamp. Biography: "Angenol Cox was a prominent businessman in Pulaski at the time of this letter. He was most likely a Unionist and made quite a bit of money at the end of the Civil War and it is believed he acquired land that had been abandoned by Confederates. In the 1870 Census his real estate is valued at $100,000 and personal property at $32,000. He built Antoinette Hall (Pulaski Opera House) in late 1868 after the East side of the Pulaski square burned on April 23, 1868." (courtesy John S. Lancaster, President, Giles County Historical Society). Note: The first Klan was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, on December 24, 1865.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Both items in overall good, legible condition with toning/acid burn, tears, areas of loss, foxing spots, dampstaining, to be expected from age and manner of use. [See more photos →]

William McKendree Snyder (Indiana, 1848-1930) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting trees adorned in verdant foliage surrounding a grassy meadow, which extends into the horizon under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "W. M. Snyder" lower right. Illegible inscription and possible title "Brooksland" en verso of stretcher. Housed in a giltwood frame with S-scroll and bead course decoration. Sight: 9 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W. Framed: 16" H x 24" W. Biography: William McKendree Snyder was a forerunner of the Brown County Art Colony artists and is best known for his detailed depictions of Indiana landscapes. As a youth, he served in the Civil War and survived being captured and imprisoned at Andersonville. After the war, he studied with Inesco Williams in Cincinnati before going East. He was influenced by the Hudson River School and studied with George Innis, Alexander Wyant, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Eaton and William Hunt between 1872 and 1875. Upon returning to Indiana, he frequently painted in New Albany and in Brown County, making him a forerunner of the Brown County Art Colony artists. (Source: Indiana University Southeast).

PROVENANCE: Descended to consignor from his Great-Great-Aunt, Florence Simpson. She acquired the painting directly from the artist in Madison, Indiana in 1870.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light overall craquelure and some abrasion to perimeter of canvas. [See more photos →]

Robert Burns Wilson (American/Kentucky, 1850-1916) watercolor and gouache on paper painting depicting a cabin in a hazy landscape setting. A woman and child stand near the door while a man works the crops; an additional cabin is visible in the background beneath a group of trees having autumn foliage. Signed "Robert Burns Wilson" lower left. Housed under glass in a carved giltwood frame. Sight: 15 1/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Framed: 25 3/4" H x 32 1/2" W. Biography: Robert Burns Wilson was born in Pennsylvania and taught himself to paint. He settled in Frankfort, Kentucky by 1875 and is known for his paintings of Kentucky landscapes and his portraits. He also found success as a poet. His most famous poem is "Remember the Maine," based on the battle cry from America's entry into the Spanish-American War.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Examination out of the frame reveals the watercolor is mounted to board. Frame with areas of natural age shrinkage, minor losses to gilt, largest 1/2". [See more photos →]

Janet Munro (Massachusetts/Florida, b. 1949) oil on board Naive rural view pictorial history genre scene landscape painting titled "Palisades on the Hudson" depicting a small 19th-century farming village along the Hudson River in New York, the inhabitants engaged in various activities before their houses, with several boats, including a riverboat, sailing around a cove surrounded by bluffs and grassy hills in the background. Signed and dated with a copyright symbol "J.L. Munro 2006" lower left. Titled, with additional artist's signature, date, and inscriptions, en verso of board. Housed in a giltwood frame with bead course fillet. Sight: 23 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W. Framed: 25 3/4" H x 19 3/4" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Harvey and Leslie Ann Phillips, Vonore, Tennessee.

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

Morley Hicks (Ontario/Wisconsin, 1877-1959) oil on board maritime painting titled "Gloucester Docks From Sketch" depicting several boats moored at a dock with figures walking before a group of buildings. Numbered "1163" lower left, signed "Morley Hicks" lower right. Title with artist's name, address and additional inscriptions, en verso of board. Schrager Auction Galleries, Ltd., Milwaukee, WI paper label with ink inscriptions, en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 27 3/4" W. Framed: 28 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some possible light discoloration to varnish layer. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold Victorian necklace with 14K yellow gold cross pendant with rosettes and scrolling design. The necklace and pendant test 14K. The necklace is 17" L and the cross is 3" x 1 7/8" in size. The gross weight of the necklace and pendant is 36.83 grams.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

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

Kentucky Sheraton cherry press, two-part construction, poplar and walnut secondary. Upper section with a cove molded cornice over two six-pane glass doors set into a base with two shelves. Lower section with two overhanging dovetailed drawers fitted with round brass pulls and cockbeading, above two paneled doors opening to reveal one interior shelf, flanked by fully turned reeded columns, paneled sides and turned reeded feet. 87 1/2" H x 42 1/4" W x 20 1/4" D. Acquired in the Owensboro area, Circa 1835.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Refinished surface, replaced glass to upper doors, patch below lower right glass pane to left door, patch/repair to upper right door hinge, drawer supports replaced with some build up of drawer sides, patch to mid-front of top base molding and right side of molding and both drawers with circular plugged holes or patches. Top of base with one patch to lower left corner and areas of wood shrinkage. [See more photos →]

Set of six (6) American, probably Massachusetts or New York, Sheraton side chairs, maple and ash, each painted green with European style landscape scenes to the top rail, gilt painted accents to the seat and legs, turned and beaded back slats, matching turned and beaded front stretchers, and balloon cane seats. 33 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W x 16 1/2" D. 1st quarter 19th century. Note: A pair of similar chairs in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem with "descriptive paintings" on green backgrounds, thought to have been painted by Samuel Bartoll, are featured in the book "American Painted Furniture" by Dean A. Fales, Jr. on page 169, Figures 272 and 273.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All with general use wear including scattered wear and losses to paint, most retain 90% or more of the paint. Areas of inpainting visible under UV light inspection seem to correspond with areas of wear and losses to paint (see UV light photos). Some chairs with crazing to the surface. One with more recent cane seat and old breaks and losses to front of the seat and back of the crest. [See more photos →]

Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton, 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Johnson's Division; Colonel Alfred S. Fulton, 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry; Robert Fulton, 41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Company C; and James Fulton, Pay Director in the United States Navy. The documents include autographed signed letters (ALS) from General William Brimage Bate (1826-1905), CSA Congressman James McCallum (1806-1889), and others. Subjects include the death of Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), the Battle of Fort Henry, the Battle of Fort Donelson, the capture of Nashville, the Overland Campaign, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, the Atlanta campaign, and more. 1st item: ALS. Double-sided one-page handwritten letter from General William Brimage Bate, front lines of the Atlanta Campaign, to Colonel John S. Fulton, undated, written circa June 14, 1864 in regards to the death of Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk. The brief letter states that "Lt Gen'l Polk was killed yesterday on my front line–", en verso, while the main body of the letter urges Fulton to "…have it filed in…[the] War's Office at once–& get some friend to take it to the President–I have an interview with him…" he also writes that "…Gen'l Johnson is the man…". He explains that the letter has been delayed due to his frequent movements along the front lines of the Atlanta Campaign. 2nd item: ALS. Three page bifolium handwritten letter from General Bate, from his headquarters to Colonel John S. Fulton, dated April 28, 1864. He begins his letter by stating that he has not heard from Fulton for some time, writing "…I do not know now whether you are in Va. or near Bristol East Tenn. We did hear that your Brigade was with Longstreet…". Bate also mentions that if Fulton was to receive a promotion that he would like to be kept informed and that he "…regrets very much that [Fulton] is not in [Bate's] command…". Bate also reflects upon the state of the Confederate army and the importance of taking back Tennessee from the Union army, writing, "…it is the 'promised land' now in sack cloth and ashes 'mourning for the loss of her children'…". He also mentions his interest in the career of Captain M.W. Cluskey of Preston Smith Brigade, who fought in the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862; that his division has now absorbed the Kentucky Brigade and Finley's (Florida) Brigade; and that a soldier by the name of McWinchester, who was the author to the reply of Ed Erwin's Amnesty letter, is still in prison. 3rd item: ALS. Double-sided bifolium handwritten letter from John R. Bright, Fayetteville, TN, writing to his cousin Colonel Alfred S. Fulton, dated February 21, 1862. The letter describes the Battle of Fort Henry, fought February 6, 1862; the Battle of Fort Donelson, fought from February 11-16, 1862; and the capture of Nashville on February 25, 1862. Bright writes, "…the excitement here has been so great since the fight at Fort Donelson…you cannot realize the intense agony which pervades our community–Donelson has fallen–Nashville is doubtless in the hands of the enemy–Gen[eral John Buchanan] Floyd who was at Nashville after the surrender of has burnt the Rail Road & Wire bridges acro[s]s the Cumberland…". He mentions the Union gunboats, stating, "…the gunboats were at a considerable distance and done no damage…" while later stating, "…the Gun Boats came up to within 200 yds of the Fort and shelled the Fort with 50 rounds of cannister…". Bright also gives estimations of the number of casualties and the number of soldiers involved in the fighting, writing, "…the loss on our side was comparatively small–the best estimate of the enemy's loss in killed is from 4000 to 6000 whilst our loss in killed and wounded does not exceed 600–it seems the enemy was receiving reinforcements, and on Saturday night their reinforcements swelled their army up to about 80,000 whilst our army at no time exceeded 16,000…". Returning to his description of the Battle and ultimate surrender of Fort Donelson, Bright writes "…Saturday night the enemy's whole force moved up and surrounded the Fort–about 1 o'clock Sunday morning the fact became known that the Fort must surrender, and our Generals…[Gideon Johnson] Pillow & Floyd left on a Steamboat…[Simon Bolivar] Buckner was left in command and surrendered with about 8,000 men…". After describing the events of the surrender in additional detail, Bright then relays General Albert Sidney Johnston's part in the events, writing "…Johnson[sic] was at Nashville all the time of the fight but it seems that Pillow telegraphed him that they did not need re-enforcements–Johnson's[sic] army had left Bowlingreen[sic]…and was in the neighborhood of Nashville Saturday when the news reached Nashville on Sunday that Fort Donelson had fallen…Johnson[sic] marched his army through Nashville on Sunday evening falling back to Murfreesboro…". Bright then also describes the fear that overcame the citizens of Nashville, stating that the pandemonium was "…equal if not greater than the retreat from Manassas…". Bright ponders if the Generals or the citizens of Nashville are more to blame for the city's fall, stating that while Johnston did not have to troops to defend the city and that there were many Union sympathizers in Nashville, he finds that "…there are too many [men]…so panic-stricken that they have not the nerve to stand up or never were true Southern men…". He concludes his letter by stating that McDonald's Regiment was not in the fight, that Albert's brother Colonel John Fulton returned from a few day's visit home, and that "these are gloomy times for us…the army may fall back to Lookout Mountain, if so Tenne[s]see is overrun…". 4th item: ALS. Double-sided bifolium handwritten letter from one of the Fulton brothers, Drewrys Bluff, VA, writing to his brother, dated May 29, 1864. He writes of the Overland Campaign, a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, stating, "…Lee and Grant are now confronting each other. They may be fighting at anytime Lee has already killed wounded and captured between 50 & 7500 men–The Yankees…about 35 or 45,000…". He also mentions Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler's army, writing, "…Butler…has made a signal failure–He came up the Penisula & sought to take Richmond on the south side–but they have been repulsed. He now has his army between the James and Appomattox rivers–". Unsigned. 5th item: Confederate States Secretary of War James Seddon signed military commission document conferring on John S. Fulton, the position of Colonel in the 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, dated May 5, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to Fulton with one blue 10 cent Jefferson Davis stamp. 6th item: ALS. Three page bifolium handwritten letter, from Colonel John S. Fulton, Bean Station, Tennessee, to Colonel Alfred S. Fulton, Bibb City, AL, dated December 17, 1986. He mentions the movements of his division near Knoxville, TN, writing "…We attempted to take Fort Loudon at the edge of Knoxville in the morning of the 29th–but failed–it is one of the strongest forts I ever saw–I think Gen Longstreet acted on this rashly in attacking the fort–We lost some 150 men killed & saw some several hundred wounded-it was a very fatal little fight…". 7th item: ALS. Double-sided one page handwritten letter from James R. Bright, Quartermaster's Office, Granbury's Brigade, to his cousin Mrs. E. L. Rogers, dated May 31, 1864. He begins by referencing a letter that he received, quoting, "…'Some think that [Lt. Colonel John L. McEwen, Jr.] will die, Col Fulton will soon be able to be with the command'…". He also mentions the state of the Army and Nathan Bedford Forrest's movements, writing, "…I am pleased to see that in every encounter our men have nobly sustained our cause and inflicted heavy injury upon the enemy–we are very anxious to hear from Forrest who is believed to be in the enemy's [territory]–if he succeeds in destrying the enemy's stores &c. it will make our success certain…". 8th item: ALS. One page bifolium handwritten letter from E.D. Baker, Captain and A.Q.M., Pulaski, TN, to an unidentified recipient, possibly one of the Fulton Brothers, dated January 17, 1864. The letter mentions that two rooms are now available for occupation and includes an ink inscription by Union General Richard W. Johnson with his signature, dated January 7, 1865, with later pencil inscriptions, en verso. 9th item: ALS. Two and one half-page bifolium handwritten letter from Congressman James McCallum, Richmond, VA, to Colonel John S. Fulton, dated June 6, 1864. The letter acknowledges Fulton's previous letter in which Fulton recommended a Colonel Keeble, possibly Colonel Richard H. Keeble, 23rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, for an undisclosed appointment. McCallum mentions that Colonel Abram Fulkerson, 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, is also up for consideration. 10th-11th items: Two (2) ALS. Double-sided bifolium and double-sided one-page handwritten letters, including one (1) from Colonel John S. Fulton, Headquarters of Johnson's Brigade near Petersberg, VA, to Captain R. E. Foote, dated June 28, 1864, and one (1) from the Head Quarters of the 44th and 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, possibly to a Captain Wein(?), dated June 21, 1864. The letters serve as reports regarding the movements of Johnson's Brigade from June 15, and 17-18, 1864, during the Richmond-Petersburg campaign, a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865. 12th item: ALS. One page handwritten letter from Colonel John S. Fulton, Drewry's Bluff, VA, to the Editors of the "Atlanta Register", dated May 20, 1864, prior to the closure of the newspaper office in response to General Sherman's impending Atlanta Campaign. Fulton writes in regards to an article written by a reporter named Giles in the "Atlanta Register", in which the performance of Johnson's Brigade during that Battle of Chickamauga was mentioned. 13th item: ALS. Double-sided bifolium letter from Robert Fulton, 41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Company C, Enterprise, MS, writing to his brother Colonel John S. Fulton, dated August 27, 1863. He begins his letter by expressing regret about the deaths of two family members, mentions that they have moved the position of their camps, and also indicates that they have been having nice weather. He also references several officers, including Captain Tierney, Colonel Ferguson, Adjutant Anthony, and others. 14th-15th items: Two (2) ALS. Double-sided bifolium handwritten letters, including one (1) from Mrs. E. L. Rogers, a sister of the Fultons, written near Jacksonville, AL, and one (1) written by an unidentified source, written from a Camp near Chattanooga, TN, both written to one of the Fulton brothers to inform them of the injury and subsequent death of their brother Robert Fulton, dated October 9-12, 1863. Both letters include handwritten or typed transcriptions. 16th item: ALS. Two and one half bifolium handwritten letter from James R. Bright, Quartermaster's Office, Smith's Brigade, Near Atlanta, GA, to his cousin Mrs. E. L. Rogers, dated July 20, 1864. Writing during the Atlanta Campaign, he begins the letter by expressing his condolences for the death of Colonel John S. Fulton, who died on July 4, 1864 during the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. He also mentions other soldiers who have been wounded, including Edwin Drake and John Drake, and Tobe Edmondson and Tom Miller, whom he states have been captured by the Yankees who he thinks "…will probably execute them…". 17th-20th items: Four (4) ALS. Double-sided bifolium and double-sided one-page handwritten letters written between Colonel Alfred S. Fulton, Bibb County, AL, to R. G. Cross, Adjutant, 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, dated July 18, September 3 and 23, and November 17, 1864. The letters were written in response to the recent death of Colonel John S. Fulton, including discussions pertaining to the disposal of his remains and financial matters. 21st item: ALS. One handwritten page from John Frizzell, Transportation Office, Atlanta, GA to Captain Jim C. Francis, Augusta, GA, dated February 22, 1864. The letter introduces Colonel John S. Fulton to Francis. Includes one envelope. 22nd item: Piece of Confederate-made letter paper with ink inscription dated 1862 and pencil inscription of two lines of verse titled "The Conquered Banner".

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: All items in overall good, legible condition with toning/acid burn, tears, staining, foxing spots, areas of loss, including to sections of letters, to be expected from age and manner of use. [See more photos →]

Civil War era Colt Navy Model 1851 Revolver, 4th Model, .36 caliber, serial number 147429, all visible serial numbers matching. Barrel marked "–Address Col. Saml Colt New-York U.S. America–" , left side of frame marked "Colts Patent,", left side of trigger guard marked ".36 CAL". Walnut stocks, octagonal barrel, Republic of Texas Navy and Mexican Navy naval scene engraving on cylinder, brass trigger guard and back strap, iron mounted with nickel finish, checkered hammer, standard front sight, loading lever. Barrel length: 7 1/2". Overall length: 13". Serial number corresponds to year 1863. Note: Recorded caliber measurement by a gun bore gauge was .40 Cal.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with very light pepper pitting, dings to metal. Light surface wear to stocks. Naval engraving is visible. Bore with visible rifling. Action holds at full and half cock. [See more photos →]

Fourteen (14) Saint-Louis Excellence pattern cut crystal burgundy wine glasses with diamond cut ball, faceted body, notched stem, star cut foot, and gilt scalloped highlights and rims. All items with Saint-Louis maker’s mark etched to underside of foot. 8 3/4″ H x 3 3/8″ dia. French, circa 1967.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with minute wear to gilt and minute surface scratches, particularly to bases, largest measuring 1 1/4″ L. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold Tiffany & Company Missions pin for the Presbyterian Church. The pin features several Chinese characters as well as a dragon figure to the top edge and blue enamel center. The pin is marked "Tiffany & Co", "14K", "1925", together with 3 Chinese characters, en verso. The pin is 1" x 3/4" in size and has a weight of 9.12 grams. Note: Descended through the Rawlings family and originally collected by Sara Emily Perkins (1892 – 1969) who was born in Tennville, GA. Orphaned at an early age, Sara lived with her unmarried sister Gertrude, a public health nurse in Charleston. She studied at Bessie Tift College and Washington College of Music. In 1922 she sailed for China to begin a course in nursing at the Peking Union Medical College; she graduated with an RN equivalency in 1925. In 1926 Perkins applied to the Board of Foreign Missions (PCUSA). She was assigned to the Douw Hospital in Peiping. She served that hospital for nearly twenty years, eventually becoming Superintendent of Nurses. She was imprisoned by the invading Japanese for six months in 1942-43. Once freed, she resumed her hospital work. In 1951 she was arrested and imprisoned by the Chinese communists. She was freed in 1955 and retired from missionary service two years later. After Sara died, Gertrude lived with Mary Rawlings (1897-1996), aunt to the consignor (https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-352 and Perkins autobiography, Red China Prisoner).

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia. Additional provenance information in description.

CONDITION: Missing gemstone below dragon figure, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold pocket watch featuring 13 rose cut diamonds approximately 0.06 carats, Clarity-SI2, Color-J, accented by 2 natural emeralds and 3 natural rubies. The watch is on a 14K yellow gold chain featuring 6 natural rubies. The watch tests 14K and is size 0s. The chain is marked "14K" and is 28" L. Gross weight of the watch and chain is 73.32 grams.

CONDITION: Overall in good condition. Watch is functional at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

George Peter Alexander Healy (Illinois/Massachusetts/France, 1813-1894) oil on canvas bust length painting of a man in his late middle age, seated, wearing a mid 19th-century style suit with a brown silk cravat, against a brown background. Signed and dated "G.P.A. Healy 1859" lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame with a bead and reel running pattern. Also includes a copy of the catalog for the exhibition "Healy's Sitters" held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, January 24-March 5, 1950. Sight: 35 1/4" H x 28 1/4" W. Framed: 40" H x 32 3/4" W.

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

CONDITION: Overall good condition with craquelure, areas of scattered minute paint flakes/loss, largest 1/8". Canvas has been lined. Frame with minor abrasions, areas of loss. Catalog with front cover separated from spine, toning, creases, light staining, with minor tears and chips to edges of pages. [See more photos →]

Large Fernando de Jesus Oliveira "Ferjo" (Pennsylvania/Brazil, b. 1946) oil on canvas surrealist painting depicting an interior scene with abstract art, including a work by Joan Miro, adorning the walls and a central window-like opening that reveals an ocean scene with seagulls, cylindrical forms, and a long ribbon with elements that extend out of the opening and into the interior space. Other objects and fragments float at random in the room. Signed "Ferjo" lower right. Housed in a contemporary painted wood frame. Sight: 48 7/8" H x 68 1/4" W. Framed: 51 1/2" H x 71 1/8" W.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, Tennessee Estate.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with heavy grime. Slight area of inpainting lower center, visible under UV light inspection. [See more photos →]

Chinese Famille Rose polychrome porcelain rectangular jardiniere or planter with flowering branches, insects, and birds, gilt rim, and bracket feet. Unmarked. Raised on fitted, tiered hardwood stand with bracket feet. 4 1/8" H x 15 3/4" W x 9" D. Overall with stand: 7 3/8" H x 16 5/8" W x 9 3/8" D. Jardiniere Qing period, 19th century. Wooden stand 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered wear to gilt, minor wear to glaze, minute scattered surface residue, and scattered minute fleabites particularly to rim and base; loss to corner measuring 3/8" x 1/4". Stand with minor surface wear. [See more photos →]

Twenty-two (22) coin silver spoons and twelve (12) early sterling spoons marked for Bowling Green, Kentucky silversmiths and retailers James McClure, working 1840s to 1881; Peter Fuselli, working late 1850s-1887; Isaac McGoodwin, working c. 1870; and Philip Valenti, working circa 1855-1879, thirty-four (34) pieces total. These silversmiths worked in various partnerships with each other and occasionally alone, as indicated by the marks seen in this lot. 1st – 22nd items: Twenty-two (22) coin silver spoons, including 1 tablespoon marked J. MCLURE in rectangle (rare mark); 1 tablespoon with incuse mark MCCLURE & VALENTI; 3 dessert spoons marked P. FUSELLI in rectangle; 2 dessert spoons and 1 tablespoon marked FUSELLI & MCGOODWIN incuse; and 5 dessert spoons and 10 teaspoons marked MCCLURE & FUSELLI incuse. 23rd – 34th items: Twelve (12) sterling spoons, including 6 sterling tablespoons and 6 teaspoons marked 925/100 with STERLING and P. FUSELLI in rectangles. Most items monogrammed. All items ranging in size from 5 3/8" L to 8 3/8" L. Total weight coin silver: 17.55 troy ounces. Total weight sterling silver: 12.45 troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: 2 sterling Fuselli tablespoons have tears to bowls. 2 Mcclure & Fuselli teaspoons have tears to bowls. McClure spoon is in excellent condition and monogrammed SC. Other items with scattered dents, a couple with light bending, overall good condition. Most pieces monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Attributed to Giuseppe Mazzolini (Italy, 1806-1876) oil on canvas painting titled "Nativity: after the Circle of Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787), depicting the Holy Family seated around a manger while the Virgin Mother cradles the newborn Christ child, who illuminates the nocturnal scene. The family is depicted seated in the interior of a barn, surrounded by animals, with three angels hovering above. Unsigned. Inscription en verso reads. "Nativity from Pompeo Battoni, original gallery Corsini Bunu (The Galleria Corsini, The Palazzo Corsini, Rome, Italy), Joseph Mazzolini painting." Housed in an ornately carved giltwood frame, Sight: 24" H x 19 1/4" W. Framed: 34" H x 29 1/2" W. 19th Century.

PROVENANCE: Collection of a Nashville Physician.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected age to canvas with light craquelure and some inpainting in the upper right corner, and light scattered areas visible under UV light inspection, see UV light photos for reference. Small area of staining on Mary's face. Frame with wear and gilt loss, largest area 2" L, upper right. Painting is loose in frame. [See more photos →]

Ten (10) pieces of Baltimore Silversmith Mfg. Co. sterling silver repousse hollowware including two (2) compotes, four (4) small bread plates, three (3) medium plates, and one (1) large tray, all in the same unidentified pattern featuring rose, strawberry, grape and vine, and c-scroll decoration. All monogrammed "CLR" in centers. Six (6) pieces with maker's marks and six (6) marked "sterling, handmade". Sizes ranging from 3 1/2" H x 6" dia to 12" H x 16" W. 99.75 Total troy ounces. Note: Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co. was founded by Frank Schofield. The name was changed in 1905 and eventually, the company became known as Schofield.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall very good condition with light surface wear. [See more photos →]

Georgian mahogany style and mahogany veneer inlaid cellarette or cabinet, oval lidded form, the lid with paterae inlay to the top and line inlay to the top edge and sides, oval line inlaid body with brass lion mask handles, resting on tapered line inlaid legs fitted with castors. Fitted interior with 11 bottle compartments and 4 corner compartments. 28 3/4" H x 22 1/8" W x 15" D. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition, some vertical wood shrinkage to case, overall general expected use wear. [See more photos →]

C.S. Hammond & Company (American, 1900-2010) 18" terrestrial globe, housed in a brass meridian ring with brass hour circles at North and South Poles, with a horizon band listing the months of the year along with the corresponding zodiac signs, mounted onto a mahogany Empire style base. One side with a C. S. Hammond & Company circular label and a copyright notice below for W. & A. K. Johnston Ltd. Approx. 46" H x 23" dia. (includes horizon band). Circa 1920. Note: This globe shows the name of St. Petersburg, Russia as Petrograd. The city held this name from September 1, 1914, until January 26, 1924, when it was subsequently renamed Leningrad.

CONDITION: Globe with some toning resulting in overall darkening. Scattered light spots and use wear with minor losses. Globe rotates smoothy. Base in overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair of English Joshua Child Percussion Pistols, .50 caliber. Lockplate stamped "Josh Child" with scrolling engravings throughout including to lockplate, top of barrel, breechblock, tang, ramrod holder, trigger guard, and oval escutcheon inlaid to butt, trigger guard tangs with pineapple finials, one with German silver inlaid band with line engravings to butt. Walnut stocks with checkered grips, octagonal barrels with inlaid gold and silver bands to breech, checked hammers with fish engravings, bead front sights, open rear sights, swivel ramroads. Barrel length: 8 1/2". Overall length: 14". Early 19th century.

CONDITION: Both in overall good condition with scattered dings to barrels. Stocks with storage dings, one with 1" area of loss, above German silver band to butt and 1 1/2" area of natural age shrinkage to forearm near ramrod. One pistol with missing inlaid German silver band to butt. Bores with no visible rifling. Action holds at full and half cock for both pistols. [See more photos →]

NGC graded 1924 $20 Saint-Gaudens double eagle gold coin, Philadelphia mint, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907). Depicts Lady 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". Housed in a NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) slab. 34.1mm, .900 purity, 33.43 grams.

CONDITION: NGC graded MS 64 Choice Uncirculated. [See more photos →]

Earnest de Nagy (Hungary/Maine/New York, 1882-1952) oil on canvas impressionistic maritime painting titled "Rockport Harbor" depicting several sailboats moored at the Maine Harbor with sailors preparing the boats in the morning or unloading them at the end of the day. Signed "Earnest de Nagy" lower left. Label en verso for The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts One Hundred and Sixteenth Annual Exhibition in 1921, in which the work was featured, as well as a previous auction label for Young Fine Arts, North Berwick, ME with artist name and title of work. Housed in a carved and painted wood frame. Sight: 24 7/8" H x 29 1/4" W. Framed: 31 3/4" H x 36 3/8" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Painting with one small hole, approximately 1/4" on central left-hand side. Some craquelure and abrasion on central right-hand side, and one area of loss, approximately 1/8". Wear and several losses to frame. [See more photos →]

18K yellow gold necklace comprised of pierced oval links. The necklace tests 18K and has Chinese chop marks on the clasp. The necklace is 28" L and has a weight of 42.09 grams. Note: Descended through the Rawlings family and originally collected by Sara Emily Perkins (1892 – 1969) who was born in Tennville, GA. Orphaned at an early age, Sara lived with her unmarried sister Gertrude, a public health nurse in Charleston. She studied at Bessie Tift College and Washington College of Music. In 1922 she sailed for China to begin a course in nursing at the Peking Union Medical College; she graduated with an RN equivalency in 1925. In 1926 Perkins applied to the Board of Foreign Missions (PCUSA). She was assigned to the Douw Hospital in Peiping. She served that hospital for nearly twenty years, eventually becoming Superintendent of Nurses. She was imprisoned by the invading Japanese for six months in 1942-43. Once freed, she resumed her hospital work. In 1951 she was arrested and imprisoned by the Chinese communists. She was freed in 1955 and retired from missionary service two years later. After Sara died, Gertrude lived with Mary Rawlings (1897-1996), aunt to the consignor (https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-352 and Perkins autobiography, Red China Prisoner).

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia. Additional provenance information in description.

CONDITION: Slight damage to safety clasp, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Pair (2) Eutrope Bouret (France, 1833-1906) Neoclassical gilt bronze figural candelabra depicting barefooted women dressed in belted togas and headpieces, holding a feather fan in one hand, and raising a torch in the other which contains a five-armed candelabra. Shaft and arms with sheaf-of-wheat foliate accents terminating in bobeches with swag decoration; surmounted by spherical, urn form finial with additional bobeche; all mounted on a black slate plinth base with gilt egg-and-dart foliate band and bracket feet. Signed "Bouret" to base of figures. Both approx. 31 3/8" H x 10 1/4" dia.

PROVENANCE: Collection of a Nashville Physician.

CONDITION: Both items in overall good condition with minor bending to arms and finial bobeches. One with minute crack to fan handle measuring 1/8" L, errant bronze swarf at back of base, and minor chip to slate measuring 1/8" x 3/8". [See more photos →]

English Regency style mahogany rent table or center table with tooled black leather top and molded edges, eight molded drawer fronts with brass pulls (four dovetailed drawers and four faux drawers of differing sizes), a ring turned pedestal base, and four carved splayed legs with brass caps and castors to feet. Iron bracing underside pedestal. 30 1/4" H x 52 3/4" dia. 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected use wear and abrasions for the age. Some scattered losses to molding around the top edge and to a few of the drawers, light wear to the leather top. [See more photos →]

Frank Eastman Jones (New York, 19th Century) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting cows grazing near a home surrounded by verdant trees and foliage under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "F. Eastman Jones" lower right and printed on plaque, lower-center. Housed in an ornately carved giltwood frame with c-scroll and acanthus leaf decoration. Sight: 11 1/2" H x 19 5/8" W. Framed: 25 1/4" H x 33" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Harvey and Leslie Ann Phillips, Vonore, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall craquelure and significant area of damage in upper left corner, with restoration and overpainting extending from left middle to upper quadrant to right side of sky. Light scattered inpainting to tree and sky. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Balenciaga chevre fur bags. 1st item: Large goatskin shoulder bag with fur body; brown goatskin trim, strap, tassel accents, and handles with twine trim; silver-tone brass hardware and buckle accents; front zip pocket; and hanging goatskin cardholder and mirror. Zip closure opens to reveal a black fabric interior with front zip pocket having brown goatskin label with "Balenciaga Paris" to front and serial number 1157483444 and "made in Italy" to back. Includes extra goatskin tassels, original retail tags and identification card with matching serial numbers, maintenance booklet, and dust bag. Bag: 9 3/4" H x 15 1/8" W x 5 1/2" D. Overall with strap: approx 17 1/2" H. 2nd item: Goatskin tote bag with fur body; brown goatskin trim, tassel accents, and handles with twine trim; silver-tone brass hardware and buckle accents; front zip pocket; and hanging goatskin cardholder and mirror. Zip closure opens to reveal a black fabric interior with back zip pocket having brown goatskin label with "Balenciaga Paris" to front and serial number 163259496393 and "made in Italy" to back. Includes original retail tags and identification card with matching serial numbers, control card, and dust bag. Bag: 11 1/2" H x 13" W x approx 5" D. Overall with handles: 16 3/4" H. Both items early 21st century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

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

Helen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvas painting depicting a tiger in repose against a mottled yellow background. Signed "Helen La France" lower right. Housed in an ebonzied frame. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 25 1/2" H x 31 1/4" W. 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." (Source: "Helen LaFrance Folk Art Memories" by Kathy Moses). Helen LaFrance died November 22, 2020 in a Mayfield, Kentucky nursing home at the age of 101. For examples of other Helen LaFrance paintings depicting African themed subjects, see lot #204 in our Jan. 2022 auction and lot #105 in our Oct. 2021 auction.

PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist by one of her early patrons.

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

1990 $50 American Eagle Gold Coin, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907) and Miley Tucker-Frost (American, 20th-21st Century). Depicts Lady Liberty holding a torch and olive branch, backed by the rays of the sun, the U.S. Capitol visible, 46 stars circle design, obverse; male bald eagle carrying an olive branch back to a nest occupied by his mate and their offspring, reverse. Reeded edge. 32.70mm, 22 karat, 33.93 grams.

CONDITION: MS-60 Uncirculated/MS-63 Choice Uncirculated. [See more photos →]

1990 $50 American Eagle Gold Coin, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907) and Miley Tucker-Frost (American, 20th-21st Century). Depicts Lady Liberty holding a torch and olive branch, backed by the rays of the sun, the U.S. Capitol visible, 46 stars circle design, obverse; male bald eagle carrying an olive branch back to a nest occupied by his mate and their offspring, reverse. Reeded edge. 32.70mm, 22 karat, 33.93 grams.

CONDITION: MS-60 Uncirculated/MS-63 Choice Uncirculated. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Kentucky coin silver tablespoons with coffin ends, stamped A. BLANCHARD in rectangle for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY, 1808-1838, with eagle pseudohallmark (mark used circa 1820-1838). All monogrammed L. 8 3/4" L, 7.07 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: By descent in a Southern family to present consignor.

CONDITION: Some wear to tips of bowls on 2 spoons; one spoon with slightly bent handle; another with slightly flattened stem; the other with slightly bent coffin end. All with strong, clear marks. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal burgundy wine glasses with thistle-shaped bowl; anthemion etched accents; fluted body with almond cuts; faceted, notched stem; and gilt rinceau rim and base. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside. 6 3/8" H x 3 1/4" dia. French, circa 1913.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute wear to gilt. [See more photos →]

Pierre Ernest Ballue (France, 1855-1928) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a sunlit path flanked by a hill and flowering trees leading to a distant, lakeside village. A dense tree line rises to the right with rolling hills beneath a cloud-filled blue sky in the background. Signed "Pierre Ballue" lower right. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with foliate accents and bellflower and diapered center ornaments and flourish corners. Sight: 14 1/2" H x 21" W. Framed: 23 1/8" H x 29 7/8" W.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute scattered craquelure and single errant white paint mark lower right, measuring 1" L. Frame with minor age shrinkage to wood and slight wear to corners. [See more photos →]

1st item: San Ildelfonso blackware low bowl by Maria Martinez (1887-1980) depicting the Guardian of the Water deity Awanyu to the body. Incised signature "Marie" or "Maria" on the base. 2 1/2" H x approx. 5 1/4" dia. 1st half 20th century. 2nd item: Santa Clara Pueblo blackware jar by Tammy Borts-Garcia (b. 1969) having heavily carved geometric designs to the upper shoulder. Signed on the base and dated 1990. 3 1/2" H x approx. 4 1/4" dia. 3rd-4th items: Pair of George Lopez (New Mexico, 1900-1993) carved cottonwood rabbits, both depicted sitting upright, one holding a carrot in his front paws. Both signed in ink on the base "George Lopez, Cordova, N Mex". Both: 6" H. Biography: "George Lopez came from several generations of wood-carvers. The work of his father, Jose Dolores Lopez, and that of his nephew Eluid Levi Martinez also appears in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lopez grew up in Cordova, New Mexico, but ran away from his home when he was nineteen to work on the railroad. He returned to New Mexico many years later and devoted his time to carving animals and traditional santos." (source: Smithsonian American Art Museum).

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, GA; Martinez bowl acquired in 1991 at an auction in Minnesota from the estate of a physician who had wintered in the Southwest in the 1930s.

CONDITION: 1st item: Minor scattered wear to surface, some minor glaze loss to rim. 2nd item: Minor scattered light wear to glaze. 3rd-4th items: Overall good condition with light wear. [See more photos →]

Ten (10) silver jewelry items, including Native American and Mexican. 1st – 2nd items: Two (2) silver bracelets including one chain style bracelet marked "sterling", possibly Mexican, and one Mexican silver Delia Gonzalez chain style bracelet with silver tooth-shaped charm stamped with makers mark. 3rd – 9th items: Seven (7) Navajo silver bracelets containing turquoise stones, including one (1) with turquoise needlepoints marked "sterling" signed "A & V.N." and inscribed "Zuni", one (1) marked "sterling" and "VB" for Vivian Barbone, one (1) marked "sterling" and stamped "V" for Jake Verde, one (1) marked "sterling" and stamped "L/Etsitty" for Lynn Edsitty, one (1) stamped "LT", one (1) stamped with a Z and cedilla, and one (1) unmarked bracelet containing single turquoise stone. 10th item: One (1) Navajo sterling silver ring containing singular turquoise stone stamped "W. Denetdale" for Will Denetdale. Gross weight of lot is 482.1 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall good condition with light use wear. [See more photos →]

Men's Rolex Model 6565 stainless steel wrist watch, caliber 1030 movement, 34mm dial. Serial #N861648. Fitted with a stainless steel solid link 78350 19mm bracelet. Approx. 8 1/2" dia. Circa 1959.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney.

CONDITION: Watch and dial in overall good condition with moderate to heavy use wear. Serial number has partially worn at bracelet. Bracelet is a replacement to the original. Watch runs at time of inspection but needs to be serviced. No papers or service history. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold watch chain necklace. The chain tests 14K and is 43" L. Weight of the chain is 33.48 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

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

1st item: Men's 18K Harvard signet ring. The ring is marked "18" and "Josten's". The ring is size 11 and has a weight of 13.64 grams. 2nd item: Men's 10K yellow gold ring featuring onyx & calcendeny carvings on a carnelian background. The ring is marked "10K". The ring is size 10 3/4 and has a gross weight of 5.91 grams. 3rd item: Men's sterling silver ring featuring a carved carnelian displaying a horse. The ring tests sterling. The ring is size 10 and has a gross weight of 16.61 grams. 4th item: Men's sterling silver ring featuring a carved carnelian. The ring tests sterling. The ring is size 10 3/4 and has a gross weight of 18.03 grams. The gross weight of the lot is 54.19 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

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

Two (2) European designer leather bags, including Louis Vuitton and Versace. 1st item: Louis Vuitton Roxbury Drive Perle monogram-embossed, cream empreinte leather shoulder bag with beige calfskin trim, handles, and strap and gold-tone hardware. Snap closure along trim opens to reveal a grey fabric interior with back slip pocket having beige calfskin label "Louis Vuitton (trademark) Paris made in Spain". Includes original retail tags, maintenance booklet, and dust bag. Bag: 8" H x 12 7/8" W x 4 1/8" D. Overall with strap: 17" H. 2nd item: Versace powder pink quilted grained leather handbag with leather and gold-tone hardware braided handles, satin-lined front pocket, two side slip pockets with snaps for zip opening, and strap with magnetic closure and metal buckle having Versace Medusa logo acrylic inset. Zip closure with leather tassel opens to reveal a beige satin interior with pink leather-lined back zip pocket having gold-tone label "Versace Made in Italy". Includes dust bag. Bag: 8 7/8" H x 15 1/2" W x 6 5/8" D. Overall with handles: approx. 17" H. Both items early 21st centruy.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition; strap retains original plastic sleeve packaging. 2nd item: Overall good condition with scattered minor wear to leather. Pink leather tassel has been reattached. Slight desilvering to Medusa logo. [See more photos →]

Continental carved marble bust sculpture depicting Napoleon attired in a military uniform and hat with crest, seated on a later round marble pedestal, supported by a wood dowel. Unsigned. 25" H x 17" W x 10 1/2" D. Possibly Italian, 19th Century.

PROVENANCE: The collection of a Tennessee institution.

CONDITION: Repaired break to collar and repair to lower right section of bust. Some overall light chipping and overall chipping and wear to pedestal. [See more photos →]

Sixteen (16) Mississippi coin silver dessert spoons, stamped WILSON & KLEIN in rectangles with STANDARD banner for S.H. Wilson and John A. Klein, working in partnership circa 1840-1850 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, with a branch in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Includes ten (10) dessert spoons and six (6) teaspoons, all featuring handles with rounded fiddle ends monogrammed WB. Ranging in size from 5 7/8" to 7" L. Combined weight: 12.28 oz troy. Note: Pennsylvania born silversmith S.H. Wilson relocated to Yazoo City, MS about 1840 and entered into partnership with silversmith John A. Klein of Vicksburg (formerly of Virginia). By 1851, Wilson was advertising in Yazoo City under his name alone. His business survived the ravages of the Civil War, but he was killed in a duel in 1869. During the period in which Wilson and Klein were working together, there was no legal requirement in the U.S. that an item contain a certain percentage of silver. The "Standard" mark signified quality, indicating that the spoons contained the same percent of silver as the national coinage.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some light wear to tips of bowls, marks, and monograms. One teaspoon has a 1/4" dent and a slight bend to bowl, otherwise denting is minimal. [See more photos →]

Late Classical Kentucky secretary bookcase, figured mahogany and mahogany veneers, poplar and pine secondary, in two parts. The upper case having an applied dentil style block cornice and plain frieze above two hinged glazed doors with latticework concealing three adjustable shelves. The lower case with one full convex-front drawer containing a fold-out hinged leather covered writing surface above two doors concealing one shelf, convex skirt and block feet with ogee facings. Backboard of upper case with black painted script, "Mahoney". 85" H x 48 3/4" W x 22 1/4" D. Circa 1840.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor surface wear and abrasions. Drawer veneer with some wood shrinkage. [See more photos →]

Andrew Saftel (American/Tennessee, b. 1959) abstract mixed media collage, titled "Souvenir", comprised of multiple elements including watercolor, paper, and found objects on paper. Bird's eye view of an imagined street with a woman and child walking towards a city, with mountains in the background. Found objects such as bottle caps, box-of-matches, miniature pottery and figures, receipts, and packaging remnants and interspersed throughout the scene, with blue green wash bordering. Signed and dated "A. Saftel 2010" in margin lower right. Signed, dated, and titled, en verso. Float mounted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sheet: 40" H x 56 1/2" W. Framed: 46 3/4" H x 63 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, Tennessee Estate.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minor warping to paper. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Kentucky coin silver punch or soup ladle with oval bowl, broad downturned fiddle handle with engraved monogram G. Stamped J.S. SHARRARD in rectangular cartouche for James S. Sharrard, working Shelbyville and Louisville, c. 1836-1880. 14 1/2" L. 8.100 troy ounces. Note: the Sharrard family of silversmiths worked in multiple locations between approximately 1836-1880, including Scott County, Paris, Shelbyville, Harrodsburg, Henderson, Louisville, and Princeton.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with general surface wear, some minor pitting to bowl edge and bowl. [See more photos →]

Maude or Maud Kaufman Eggemeyer (Indiana/New York/North Carolina, 1877-1959) impressionistic oil on board landscape painting depicting a white wooden house with large brick chimney, partially obscured from view by a large garden and vining plants with pink flowers, rendered in an impasto technique. Signed "Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer" lower right. Ink inscriptions with artist's name, birth date, and location, en verso of board. The H. Lieber Company, Indianapolis, IN label, en verso of frame. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 19 3/4" H x 15 3/4" W. Framed: 24 1/2" H x 20 1/2" W. Biography: "Eggemeyer was born in New Castle, Indiana to an artistic family. Her father, W.S. Kaufman, was a well-known architect in Indiana. In Richmond, he designed the Westcott Hotel, the 1908 YMCA building and the State Hospital. It was her father who first gave her art instruction; her first teacher was Dean of the Richmond Group, John E. Bundy. Eggemeyer also studied from the famed Hoosier Group painter, John Ottis Adams. Eggemeyer was a founding member of the Richmond Palette Club and a jury member of the Art Association of Richmond's annual exhibition. Her most active time was during the 1920's, in which she had several one-woman shows in Toledo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and New York. She actively painted in and around her home, Twin Oaks, located on New Paris Pike, northeast of Richmond. Madison, Indiana, and Michigan were also favorite painting grounds for her. It was in 1924 that Eggemeyer, John Bundy and George Baker were invited to exhibit their work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. In 1926, she was selected as one of the seven vice presidents of the Hoosier Salon Patron's Association. She won two merit awards at the Hoosier Salon in 1925 and 1930. In 1925, she was the winner of the DePauw University Alumni Association of Chicago's award for best floral. She received three awards from the Hoosier Salon, Marshall Fields Gallery, Chicago including the Beaumont Parks prize in 1924, the Crilly prize in 1927 and the Salon Patrons Association prize in 1928. In 1931, her last exhibition at the Palette Club, Richmond, she exhibited 51 works. This would be the last time Eggemeyer would exhibit her work. Her husband, Elmer took his own life in 1931, leaving her to manage her affairs alone and perhaps ending her career as an artist. She moved in with her sister, Mrs. Parsons in Asheville, North Carolina, where she died in 1959." (adapted from the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana).

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions/rubbing to gilt. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Excellence patterned cut crystal water goblets with diamond cut ball, faceted body, notched stem, star cut foot, and gilt scalloped highlights and rims. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside of foot. 10 3/8" H x 4" dia. French, circa 1967.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute scattered surface scratches, primarily to base, largest measuring 3/8" L. One goblet with minute errant gilt mark. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal items, including ice bucket and champagne flutes. 1st item: Ice bucket with anthemion etched accents, body with almond cuts, two button-shaped handles, and gilt rinceau rim. 8 1/4" H x approx. 9 1/2" dia. 2nd – 12th items: Eleven (11) champagne flutes with thistle-shaped bowl; anthemion etched accents; fluted body with almond cuts; faceted, notched stem; and gilt rinceau rim and base. 7 1/2" H x 2 5/8" dia. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside; one flute with additional Saint-Louis France sticker label to foot. French, early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition with scattered minute surface scratches, largest measuring 1 1/2" L. 2nd – 12th items: Overall very good condition with scattered minute surface scratches and minute wear to gilt. [See more photos →]

2 Slavery related items pertaining to Charles Ordway, Hardee Murfree, and Gen. Thomas Eaton of Tennessee and North Carolina. 1st item: Handwritten one-page inventory listing the names and ages of slaves belonging to Charles Ordway of Nashville plus those of the slaves brought to his marriage by his wife Mary Crockett Bramlett. Dated February 1862. The list includes the first names of ninety-one men, women, and children with their numerical ages, the youngest recorded as "Sallie Anne 0" and the oldest recorded as "Joe 71", with a line of text reading "Negros taxable from 12 to 15-15 to 30-30 to 40-40 to 50" along the lower right margin. Additional ink and pencil inscriptions, en verso. 2nd item: 1873 copy of an 1807 handwritten three-and-one-half page bifolium slave deed from General Thomas Eaton of Warren County NC (c. 1739-1809), to his granddaughter Frances Bland Dudley and his friend Colonel Hardee Murfree, both of Williamson County, Tennessee. Eaton was a military officer in the North Carolina militia during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1784. Colonel Hardee Murfree (1752-1809), was a lieutenant colonel from North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and an early settler of Middle Tennessee. The deed grants four slaves by the names of Jeffrey, Ephraim, Lisbon, and Chance to Dudley and Murfree. Includes two envelopes, not postmarked. Note: In addition to Eaton's military service, he was a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress and North Carolina House of Commons for several terms simultaneously with his military service. Eaton was a member of the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell. At the time of the 1790 census, Eaton was one of the largest slaveholders in North Carolina. A miniature portrait of him is also being sold in this auction.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: All items in overall good, legible condition with toning/acid burn, tears, areas of loss, foxing spots, dampstaining, to be expected from age and manner of use. 1st item: Areas of loss, largest 3 1/4" x 3/4" with one area obscuring the age of one individual, center right. [See more photos →]

Eight (8) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal brandy snifter glasses with anthemion etched accents, gilt rinceau rim, and gilt-edged foot. All items with Saint-Louis maker's mark etched to underside. Heights ranging from 4 1/2" H to 5 1/8" H x approx. 3 1/2" D. French, circa 1913.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with minute scattered surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Kentucky Coin Silver julep cup with lobed sides and scalloped, beaded rim, marked for Henry Hudson and Jacob Dolfinger, working Louisville, c. 1855-1858. 3 1/2" H. 5.130 troy ounces

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

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with a few scattered areas of very slight dimpling, light scattered surface wear. [See more photos →]

Four (4) scarce Mississippi coin silver spoons, stamped J.D. ANDERSON VICKSBURG (James D. Anderson, working Vicksburg, MS, prior 1844-1849) with crowned leopard and bust pseudohallmarks, fiddle tipt and fin pattern, monogrammed CVS. 5 7/8" L, 2.3 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: By descent in a Southern family to present consignor.

CONDITION: Two 1/8" tears to base of bowl on one spoon, other three spoons in excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Benjamin Franklin Perkins (Alabama, 1904-1993) oil on canvas outsider art painting depicting Lady Liberty on a starred blue background adorned in a yellow garment with banners reading "Miss Liberty Welcomes Those Persecuted, Sick, Hungry, To The Land of Liberty to Pursue Happiness, Business, Opportunity, Education, Place to Live, Occupation, Vacation, Military Service, This Is America". Signed and dated "6-27-90 B-F-P". Housed and float mounted in a wood frame. Sight: 32 1/2" H x 20 1/2" W. Framed: 35 1/4" H X 23 3/4" W. Note: Reverend Benjamin F. Perkins joined the U.S. Marines at age 17 and was eventually stationed to protect President Coolidge. He later returned to Alabama and became a part time preacher. While taking an art course at a junior college, he discovered an affinity for art. Patriotic motifs and Bible stories were frequent themes in his work.

PROVENANCE: The personal collection of former Folk/Outsider Art dealer Jamie Teal, Nashville, Tennessee; acquired directly from the artist.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light grime. Light wear to frame. [See more photos →]

Rutherford B. Hayes presidential china soup plate from the 1880 edition of the service originally designed for the White House by Theodore Davis, manufactured by Haviland & Company, France. The interior of the soup plate depicts an okra plant with butterfly and hen while the exterior is decorated with an American eagle with gilt swags below a scalloped gilt rim. The underside with raised blue/green radial molding and marked with the Haviland & Co. maker's marks, artist signature "Theo: R. Davis" and patent date "August 10th 1880, No. 11933". 9" dia. Note: In 1879, a state dinner service for President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes was commissioned from Haviland & Co. During a meeting with Mrs. Hayes in the White House conservatory, Theodore R. Davis, an artist for Harper's Weekly, advocated a service designed with American flora and fauna. The idea appealed to Mrs. Hayes, and Davis was asked to assume direction of the designs. The original set comprised 562 total pieces for 9 courses, including appetizer/oyster, soup, fish, entree, roast, ices, game, salad, dessert, and fruit & cheese with coffee. The service was decorated with 130 different American plants, animals, and scenic views, and created a public sensation. Shortly after it was delivered to the White House in 1880, Davis granted Haviland the right to duplicate many of the pieces from the Hayes service for sale to the public. On these, the original patent mark dated 1879, unique to the White House service, was replaced by a blue 1880 patent mark, as on this offered example. (History adapted from Office of the Curator, The White House)

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some very slight wear to gilt on the rim and some very minor glaze loss to the interior. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold mesh "buckle" bracelet. The bracelet is marked "14K" and is adjustable up to 7 1/2" L. Weight of the bracelet is 47.06 grams

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

Gorham Martele 0.950 silver square tray with hand raised repousse grape and leaf edges and cartouches at the center of each side. Monogrammed "JBG" and "LWG" within opposite cartouches. Stamped with maker's mark, "950-1000 Fine", 2253, 12 IN, date mark for 1899, and "1910" to underside. 12 1/8" H X 12 1/8" W. 39.285 troy ounces. Circa 1899 with later inscription.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Very good condition with minimal scratching or wear. Tray is monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Arthur William Woelfle (American, 1873-1936) oil on canvas painting titled "The Butterfly", depicting a young nude female seated on the edge of an indistinct surface and gazing at a yellow butterfly resting on her palm in her lap. The subject is illuminated by a warm light, and set against a vague background of earthy greens and reds. Signed "Arthur W. Woelfle" lower right. Partial Salmagundi Club paper label with title and artist name, en verso of canvas. Inscription with title and artist name, en verso of frame. Rococo-style molded giltwood frame with foliate flourish corners and central ornaments upon diapered ground; canvas covered sight edge. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 24 3/4" W. Framed: 39 3/4" H 34 5/8" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with minute losses to gilding particularly at corners. [See more photos →]

Kentucky coin silver cup with double handles and incuse stamp BLANCHARD for Asa Blanchard, working Lexington, KY, 1808-1838. Possibly a communion cup or a beaker with handles added later. Tapering cylindrical sides and reeded rim and foot ring, monogram "S". 3 1/4" H. 6.13 troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Handles likely added late 19th century. Monogram is off center and also appears late 19th century. Otherwise very good condition. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Thistle patterned cut crystal burgundy wine glasses with thistle-shaped bowl; anthemion etched accents; fluted body with almond cuts; faceted, notched stem; and gilt rinceau rim and base. All items with Saint-Louis maker’s mark etched to underside. 6 3/8″ H x 3 1/4″ dia. French, circa 1913.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered minute surface wear as well as minute wear to gilt. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow clip back gold earrings featuring 2 Tahitian pearl dublets accented by 4 tourmalines. The earrings are marked "14K" and are 1 1/2" x 3/4" in size. Gross weight of the earrings is 11.27 grams.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Arnold Haber, Nashville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Chinese Export Silver Mug or Cann, circular tapering form with repousse decoration of multiple figures in landscape settings, with pagodas, trees, mountains and bamboo. Figural qiulong dragon handle. Marked CW to base with Chinese Jui Chi character mark (ref. Forbes, Chinese Export Silver, p. 244). 5 1/2"H. 15.29 oz troy. Circa 1900.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with a few scattered tiny dents, including a couple to to handle, under 1/2". [See more photos →]

Flemish School, manner of Paul de Vos (Flemish, 1591-1678), oil on canvas painting depicting a dog chasing a hare or rabbit through a landscape. Unsigned. Housed in an antique carved and giltwood Rococo style frame. Canvas – 5 1/2" x 12 1/8". Frame – 8 1/2" x 15 1/2".

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Old wax lining. Some buckling and overall craquelure to canvas. Blooming varnish along lower right edge of canvas (at sight edge). Frame is old but may not be original. [See more photos →]

Peter Price (United Kingdom, Late 19th/Early 20th Century) oil on board coastal painting depicting several beachgoers strolling or seated along the shore, with architecture in the background under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Peter Price" lower left. Housed in a contemporary gilt frame with name of artist engraved on nameplate. Sight: 11 1/8" H x 16" W. Framed: 19" H x 24 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Harvey and Leslie Ann Phillips, Vonore, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

14K yellow gold Art Nouveau female portrait scarf pin featuring an old mine cut diamond approximately 0.35 carats, Clarity-SI2, Color-I, accented by another old mine cut diamond approximately 0.21 carats, Clarity-I1, Color-J and 2 single cut diamonds approximately 0.04 together, Clarity-SI1, Color-I. The pin is marked "14K" and is 1 3/4" in diameter. Gross weight of the pin is 42.51 grams. Total diamond weight is approximately 0.60 carats.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some tarnishing. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold Aletto & Co bracelet featuring 5 round brilliant diamonds approximately 0.50 carats, Clarity-SI1, color-I. The bracelet is marked "Aletto & Co" and "585". The bracelet is 7" L and has a gross weight of 42.56 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

Set of ten (10) Gorham Puritan pattern sterling silver water goblets. Maker's marks, Sterling, and 272 stamped to the underside of bases. Not monogrammed. 6 1/2" H x 3 1/2" dia. 60.515 total troy ounces.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light surface scratches. [See more photos →]

Harold Kraus (Tennessee, b. 1940s) oil on board painting titled "Wading" depicting a woman in a large white hat, holding up the hem of her white late 19th-century style dress, while standing in the ocean and facing away from the viewer, rendered in an impasto technique. Signed "Kraus" lower right. Title with artist's signature and location with date "1988" and additional numeral en verso of board. Housed in a carved wooden frame with light gilt highlights and an off-white linen liner. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 23 1/4" W. Framed: 38 1/4" H x 31 1/4" W.

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

Italian gilt and gesso carved double frame console or Neoclassical pier mirror. Rectangular form with two carved gilt borders joined by gilt carved palmettes or flowers. 72 1/2" H x 44" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Mirror in overall good condition with minor losses to silvering noted along the upper section. Some scattered losses to the frame, some loose pieces are present. [See more photos →]

Karabagh carpet, wool on wool, with medallions containing floral designs and palmettes with a narrow foliate border. Woven in colors in blue, green, salmon, rust, pink, and ivory. 5' 5 3/4" H x 10' 13 1/2" W. First quarter of the 20th century.

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

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general use wear, losses to pile in the center and to ends. [See more photos →]

Walter Hollis Stevens (Tennessee, 1927-1980) linear abstract watercolor on paper painting titled "Island Series 8", rendered in shades of blue and green. Signed "Stevens" along the lower mid margin. Titled and dated "1972" on the artist's label en verso and additionally signed along the lower margin. Float mounted in a chrome frame with plexiglass. Image: 30" H x 26 3/8" W. Sight: 31 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 32 1/4" H x 28 1/4" W. Note: Stevens was one of the "Knoxville Seven" and a professor of art at the University of Tennessee. His work is in collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Alabama, and the Mint Museum in Charlotte.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Not examined outside of frame. [See more photos →]

Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) limited edition lithograph, untitled, known as Original III, signed in pencil "Miro" lower right, numbered H C lower left. Circa 1975. Float mounted under plexiglass on a blue silk mat in a silvered molded wood frame. Sheet: 17 1/2" H x 24" W. Framed: 31" H x 37" W.

PROVENANCE: Collection of a Nashville Physician, acquired 1989.

CONDITION: Print in good condition, partially adhered to backing; a few scuffs to the frame. [See more photos →]

New with Tags Christian Dior Limited Edition Purple Woven Leather Samourai Bag, designed by John Galliano for the 60th anniversary of Dior. Comprised of purple woven calfskin leather, brown Bakelite frame with snake decorations, matching braided handle, brown Bakelite and purple leather logo tag, and gunmetal-tone hardware. Lift clasp opens to reveal a grey monogram fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket with a purple leather pull, purple leather and gunmetal-tone tab stamped "Christian Dior/Limited Edition/2721" and "MADE IN ITALY" to zip pocket. Serial number "07-MA-0077" stamped to reverse of purple leather and gunmetal-tone tab. Includes original Christian Dior Boutique Paris retail tag, Neiman Marcus tag, dust bag, and certificate of authenticity. 9 3/4" H x 12 1/2" W x 6 1/4" D. Overall with top handle: 15 1/2" H. Serial number corresponds to year 2007.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: NWT, overall very good condition with very light surface wear. 1/2" x 7" horizontal area of discoloration, possibly in the making, to interior fabric above zip pocket. Dust bag with scattered stains, surface wear. [See more photos →]

Mid-Century Italian Hollywood Regency style wall sconces, in the form of potted plants, comprised of gilt metal and glass. Both retain the “Made in Italy” round tag, en verso. 18″ H (w/bulb) x 10 1/2″ W. Circa 1960’s.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Both in overall very good condition with no breaks to glass, some losses to gilt, minor oxidation to metal. [See more photos →]

Joseph Lomoff (American, New York/1889-1951) large oil on canvas moonlit fantasy cubist landscape titled "A Fairy Tale". Depicts a white castle emerging from cliffs upper left flanked by a setting sun above orange/red cliffs with the moon face visible to the right, above dark highlighted water to the center with a small village, lizard and male figure with staff and long white beard lower left, a cliff with crown depicted as a king mid-right margin, and a figure holding a broom in a white cave lower right corner. Signed en verso in black marker JOS LOMOFF together with the artist's address and phone number; additionally titled lower center A FAIRY TALE. Housed in a gilt and ebonized wood frame. Sight: 55 1/2" H x 58 1/2 W. Framed: 58 7/8" H x 61 3/4" W. 1st Half 20th century. Biography: Born in Russia, Lomoff traveled to the US in 1912 and immigrated in 1925, where he found employment as (among other jobs) a sign painter. His Futurist-influenced works like "Mystery" and "Legend of Atlantis" began to appear in group shows by the late 1920s. Lomoff exhibited numerous times with the Society of Independent Artists between the mid-1920s and early 1940s. In 1934, as part of the Public Works of Art Project, he painted a mural titled "Nursery Tales" in the Children's Hospital on Charity Island (now named Roosevelt Island). In 1937, amidst Congressional cuts to the Federal Arts Project, he was among those painters showing at a "Pink Slip Exhibition" in New York City. Subsequently, "Toilers of the Sea" appeared at the Brooklyn Museum (1943), and he was part of an innovative 1946 exhibit at Loew's Mayfair Theatre in Times Square–which had been organized following Thomas Hart Benton's statement that art should be in public places and not "buried in mausoleum-like art galleries." He is known for his Abstract cubist, and social realist paintings. (Adapted from Genesee Valley Council on the Arts).

CONDITION: Canvas partially detached from frame in several areas resulting is some buckling and light craquelure to canvas. Reverse L-shaped tear to canvas, right margin above the king's crown, approximately 2" x 1 3/4". Some minor rubbing/loss to canvas left and right mid-margins. Canvas will likely need to be reframed or lined. [See more photos →]

10K yellow gold intaglio signet ring featuring a carved bloodstone depicting a coat of arms with the motto "Candide ut Secure" (Candidate to Secure). The ring tests 10K and is size 9 1/4. Gross weight of the ring is 22.94 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Chinese Peking blue and white Art Deco carpet, wool on cotton, with a predominately all over ivory field, multiple borders, foliate and geometric designs, and accent colors of coral, green, and beige. 11' 7 1/2" x 8'11". Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered use wear and losses to pile. One area of repair to the center, fringes absent. [See more photos →]

Two (2) framed Victorian mixed media collage pictures, featuring engravings of Welsh and English scenery overpainted, cut and mounted in three-dimensional watercolor interior scenes, embellished with fabric and shells. In each, the dogs – Pugs and Corgis- appear to be inside rooms overlooking the countryside (labeled en verso as Dolwyddelan Castle and Godstow, near Oxford). Both housed in wood frames, one featuring a rope border. Sights ranging from 16 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W to 17 1/2" H x 14 3/8" W. Frames ranging from 19 3/4" H x 15 1/4" W to 20 1/4" H x 17 1/4" W. British, Late 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Both items in overall good condition with scattered glue residue. Pug piece with loss to shell decoration, toning, and foxing spots. [See more photos →]

Three (3) John Bunion (J.B.) Murray (Murry) (American, Georgia, 1908-1988) folk art works. 1st item: Abstract painting on masonry or concrete board rendered in soft colors of white, yellow and blue/green in a vertical orientation, resembling figures. Red illegible inscriptions en verso, possibly a date and last name. Unframed. 12" H x 26" W. 2nd item: Framed "spirit script" writing on paper. Sheet: 9" H x 6 1/8" W. Framed: 15" H x 12" W. 3rd item: John Bunion (J.B.) Murray (Murry) (American, Georgia, 1908-1988) folk art "spirit writing" painting on paper towel, water color and marker. 35" W x 11 1/8" H (total surface with writing). Biography: John Bunion Murray was an African American artist who grew up in rural Glascock County, GA where he worked as a tenant farmer. At the age of 50, his wife left him, and his eleven grown children had moved from home, leaving Murray in isolation, where he turned to art. He began creating "yard shows" displaying his works on his front porch and into his home. Using predominately primary colors, he expressed his beliefs and emotions through abstract works, each color having consistent meaning. Though he could not read or write, he created his own cursive writing inscribed in many of his works called "spirit writing" which he was able to read through a glass bottle he called "holy water" while praying. His body of work reveals his experience as an African American in the rural south with a unique faith and a surreal imagination.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia; acquired directly from the artist.

CONDITION: 1st item: Flaking to paint on back of board, front with light wear and some grime, slight scratching along the lower edge, possibly in the medium. 2nd item: Overall toning, fold line to center, and tape burns. 3rd item: As found condition. One end of paper towel roll not used and is crumpled. [See more photos →]

American Mahogany Chippendale secretary bookcase, poplarand white pine secondary, two part construction. The upper section with broken-pediment bonnet top with central flame finial, plain frieze and paneled doors opening to reveal three moveable shelves and four drawers along the base. Lower section with hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with 4 shaped pigeonholes over three drawers to each side with a central prospect door, above four graduated dovetailed drawers with molded edges, brass bail handle pulls, and bracket feet. Top drawer is divided into three compartments. 103 1/2" total H (52 1/2" top/51" base) x 46" W x 23 3/4" D. New England, late 18th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Older refinish. Overall general wear, abrasions and some staining to interior. Wood shrinkage to slant front lid and frieze. Finial possibly replaced and old repaired break to center pediment. Feet are older replacements, with newer added glue blocks. [See more photos →]

79 pieces of Gorham Camellia pattern sterling silver flatware, 81 items total, including 13 dinner knives (8 7/8" L); 8 dinner forks (7 1/4" L); 8 salad forks (6 1/2" L); 8 teaspoons (5 7/8" L); 10 round bowl cream soup spoons; 8 iced teaspoons; 8 cocktail/seafood forks; 2 short handle pickle/olive forks; 1 sugar spoon; 2 piece small steak carving knife and fork set; 2 piece small carving knife and fork set; 8 flat handle butter spreaders; and 1 master butter knife. Approximately 48 pieces monogrammed with script "M". Also includes 1 International Prelude pattern small ladle and 1 cheese server by an unknown maker. Housed in a fitted wooden box. Box: 2 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W x 11 1/2" D. Combined weight: 64.195 total weighable troy ounces.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal surface wear. Small steak carving knife blade appears to have been filed and modified. [See more photos →]

Set of Stieff sterling silver flatware, Williamsburg Royal Shell pattern, 55 total pieces. Includes 8 dinner forks (7 7/8" L), 8 salad forks (7 1/4L), 8 teaspoons (6 1/8" L), 8 place/oval soup spoons, 8 Old French Hollow Pistol dinner knives (9 7/8" L), 6 Old French Hollow Pistol steak knives, 1 Old French Hollow Pistol butter/fish knife, 2 serving spoons, 1 cold meat/serving fork, 1 pair ice serving tongs, 1 sugar shell, 1 ladle with shell bowl, and 2-piece carving set. All pieces with maker's mark and Colonial Williamsburg mark. 59.100 weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall very good condition with light expected use wear. [See more photos →]

Alex de Andreis (France/Belgium/United Kingdom, 1880-1929) oil on canvas half length portrait painting depicting a cavalier attired in a red coat with a lace collar and a wide-brimmed hat holding an embroidered green banner, and with an architectural column in the background. Signed "De Andres" lower right. Housed in an ornate gilt and gesso frame with c-scroll and cartouche decoration. Sight: 31 1/2" H x 25" L. Framed: 39 3/4" H x 33 1/2" W.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with light craquelure to the face and center of the work. One area of inpainting, upper left corner approximately 1" L, visible under UV light inspection. Frame with some light general wear and cracking. [See more photos →]

Sterling Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board painting depicting the profile of a black cat in repose, facing left towards a vase of multicolored flowers, rendered in a heavy impasto technique, against an off white and brown background. Signed "Strauser" lower right. Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, TN label en verso. Float mounted with a giltwood fillet in a wooden frame with a giltwood trim and faux black leather backing. Sight: 12" H x 24 1/4" W. Framed: 19 3/4" H x 33" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville estate, purchased Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, c. 1990. Copy of receipt available to the winning bidder.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions. [See more photos →]

Civil War era Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver, .44 caliber, serial number 32271, all visible serial numbers matching. Barrel marked "Address Col. Saml Colt New-York U.S. America," left side of frame marked "Colts Patent," cylinder stamped "US PATENT 32271/PAT. SEPT 10TH 1850", "S" inspector mark, back of trigger guard, stocks with monograms "L.J.B." with illegible cartouche, left side, "C.O" right side. Walnut stocks, round barrel, faint naval scene engraving on cylinder, brass trigger guard and back strap, iron mounted with nickel finish, checkered hammer, standard blade front sight, loading lever. Serial number corresponds to year 1862.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with very light pepper pitting to metal, dings, primarily to cylinder. Stocks with light dings, carved monograms and cartouche, after market holes cut in the bottom of the stocks. Naval scene engraving is very faint. Action holds at full and half cock. Bore is dirty with visible rifling. [See more photos →]

Five (5) pieces of coin silver flatware, including 1 cream ladle, marked for Walter C. Smith, working Bowling Green, Kentucky, c. 1846-? and Louisville, pre-1858-1863. 1st – 2nd items: Two (2) pieces with fiddle handles having incuse marks W.C. SMITH BOWLING GREEN, KY, including 1 cream ladle and 1 sugar shovel (sugar shovel mark is double struck). 3rd – 5th items: Three (3) pieces marked W. C. SMITH, including 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon marked W.C. SMITH in rectangle, both with fiddle swell handles; and 1 knife with beaded design to handle marked W.C. SMITH incuse on blade. Tablespoon has label adhered to handle stating it came from the Royce Collection and attributing it to Bowling Green. Ranging in size from 5" to 8 1/2" L. Combined weight all items: 4.25 troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Teaspoon has dents and a 1/8" tear to bowl, other items in excellent condition, all monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze sculpture of Nike Winged Victory standing on a black marble sphere, attired in a classical robe, holding a bow, and extending a crown of olive leaves, with a later metal band with a red stone wrapped around her right arm, resting on a marble pedestal. Signed "G. Sommer Napoli" on verso of garment. 32" H x 18 1/2" W x 14" D. Late 19th to early 20th century. Note: the G. Sommer foundry in Naples was one of several Neapolitan foundries producing reproductions of Classical sculptures (including many unearthed at Pompeii and Herculaneum) in a variety of sizes and finishes during the last half of the 19th century as Grand Tour souvenirs. The Sommer foundry merged with the J. Chiurazzi foundry in the early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with chip to front of sphere, wear and chipping to base of pedestal. Some oxidation and light wear to metal. [See more photos →]

Arnold Marc Gorter (Netherlands, 1866-1933) oil on canvas impressionistic landscape painting depicting a river running through rural scenery including trees and cattle that reflects across the surface of the water. Signed "A M Gorter" lower right. Old label from the Continental Galleries of Fine Art in Montreal and biography on the artist mounted, en verso. Housed in a molded giltwood Louis XV style frame. Sight: 19" H x 15" W. Frame: 28 1/2" H x 24 1/4" W. Biography: Arnold Marc Gorter was a student of the National Academy in Amsterdam, but traveled to Germany and France to paint professionally, finding great success. He painted numerous landscapes in the manner of the French Barbizon School, many of which were accepted into French annual Salons.

PROVENANCE: The collection of Dr. Andrew Wilkerson, by descent from the estate of Vernon and Vicki Meche, Iron City, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Painting in overall very good condition with some abrasion to the perimeter of the canvas, area of scratching in upper right corner, possibly done by artist, approximately 1" L. Frame with some light wear, cracking, and paint loss. [See more photos →]

Yolande Ardissone (France, born 1927) impressionistic oil on canvas marine painting depicting a village settled around a body of water with several ships moored or sailing toward the opposite shore with additional houses, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed "Ardissone" lower left. Belle Meade Framers and Bevelled Edge, Nashville TN label, en verso. Housed in a silver metallic wooden frame. Sight: 23 1/4" H x 28 1/2" W. Framed: 29" H x 33 3/4" W. Biography: "Ardissone was born in Normandy in 1927 to a Ukrainian mother and Italian father. She began her art studies at age seventeen in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Appliques and then enrollments followed at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Atelier of Unterstellar. She received the Medaille d'Argent from the city of Paris, which also has acquired her work for the city collection." (Adapted from Askart).

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

Classical carved mahogany and mahogany veneer card or games table, attributed to the Anthony Quervelle workshop. Rectangular fold-over top with rounded and foliate carved corners resting on an elaborate acanthus leaf carved pedestal, the quadruped base with carved double shell finials, table resting on figural dolphin feet. 28 1/2" H x 35 1/2" (open, 17 3/4" not opened) x 36" W. Philadelphia, second quarter of the 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general use wear. Some minor losses to veneer to legs and base. Rubbing to dolphin heads. Top with some minor wear and staining. [See more photos →]

George III Chippendale mahogany convertible table. Consisting of a molded hinged top that opens and rests on wood supports above one false drawer fitted with a brass pull, that pulls out to reveal a green baize writing surface that in turn, slides forward to reveal a fitted desk interior including a swivel fitted compartment to the right side. All above straight legs with returns below the drawer on castors. 31 3/4" H x 35 1/2" W x 24 1/2" D. English, Late 18th/early 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with older refinished surface, ink spotting noted to left side. Work surface below top with horizontal wood shrinkage/crack. Minor general expected use wear. [See more photos →]

Ladies 18K yellow gold ring featuring a cabochon coral accented by 60 round brilliant diamonds approximately 2.40 carats, Clarity-VS2, Color-I. The ring is marked "18K" and is size 6 3/4. The gross weight of the ring is 23.76 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

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

Ladies 14K yellow gold graduated hollow rope chain necklace. The necklace tests 14K and is 18" L. Weight of the necklace is 43.48 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Original safety chain missing, otherwise overall good condition. [See more photos →]

Fernand (Joseph Henri) Leger (America/France 1881-1955) colored lithograph, titled "Les Deux Oiseaux" ("The Birds," from La Ville), depicting a dove holding a branch in its beak swooping down in front of a round billboard or street sign with another yellow bird flying below in front of a partial geometric border and abstract foliate forms in the foreground and background. Signed "F Leger" lower right and numbered "51/180" lower left in pencil. David B. Findlay Galleries sticker label and inscription, en verso. Housed and matted under glass in a giltwood frame. Sight: 19 1/8" H x 14 1/8" W. Framed: 27 1/2" H x 22 3/8" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Williamson County, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute areas of foxing. Not examined outside of frame. Mat with area of dampstaining at lower edge measuring approximately 1 1/2" x 20 1/2". Frame with minor wear to gilt. [See more photos →]

Henri Matisse JAZZ Series portfolio, Special First Edition, published by George Braziller, Inc. for the Museum of Modern Art, (a facsimile of the 1947 Verve edition), New York, 1983. Folio, 146 loose bifolium text pages and colored prints, with facsimile of original 1947 limitation page with a facsimile of Matisse's signature, introduction pages, and table of images, all housed in a publisher's custom printed gray clamshell box with navy cloth spine and a cardboard slipcase. Pages: 15 1/2" H x 12" W. Slipcase: 16 3/8" H x 12 1/2" W x 1 3/4" D.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Clamshell box and slip case with normal shelf wear, scattered surface scuffs, handling wear. Majority of pages with very light toning, few minor creases, handling wear. Limitation page facsimile with vertical crease approximately 1" from fold line. [See more photos →]

Pair of Continental Classical mahogany pier tables, of narrow form, mahogany veneer and pine secondary. Comprised of plain tops above one dovetailed drawer, carved gilt figural swan supports above front convex legs terminating into gilt paws, above an incurvate lower shelf, all on turned front feet. 37 1/2" H X 22 1//" W x 12 1/8" D. 19th century.

CONDITION: Tops are 20th century replacements; tables most likely originally fitted with marble tops. Original hardware to drawers has been removed and old screw holes have been filled. Veneer replacements to lower section of front legs of one table. Losses to gilding of swan heads and some regilding. Minor scattered general use wear and losses to surface, a couple of wood patches noted. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Christian Dior Embroidered Trotter pattern bags. 1st item: Saddlebag having a blue denim exterior with embroidered floral and butterfly decorations and exterior pocket with magnetic closure, brown leather top handle and trim, and silver-tone logo hardware. Single flap with velcro closure opens to reveal a navy monogram fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket with "CD" logo pull, brown leather tab stamped "Christian Dior/Paris" to zip pocket. Manufacturer and serial number "MADE IN ITALY/06-RU-0055" stamped to reverse of brown leather tab. 7 1/2" H x 11" W x 3" D. Overall with top handle: 14 1/2" H. 2nd item: Boston satchel bag having a tan and off-white monogram canvas exterior with embroidered floral decorations, off-white leather top handles and trim, and silver-tone hardware. Zip top with off-white leather pull opens to reveal a tan fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket and an off-white leather pull, off-white leather tab stamped "Christian Dior/Paris" to zip pocket. Manufacturer and serial number "MADE IN ITALY/80 G 1024" stamped to reverse of off-white leather tab. Includes Christian Dior Boutique Paris retail tag. 6 1/2" H x 11 1/4" W x 5 1/2" D. Overall with top handles: 10" H. Both items include Christian Dior dust bags and certificates of authenticity. Serial numebr correspond to years 2004-2005.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Both items in overall very good, gently used condition. Dust bags with scattered stains, wear. 2nd item: Few loose threads, scattered stains, largest 3/4", to interior lining. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold ring featuring a natural emerald approximately 1.66 carats, accented by 14 round brilliant diamonds approximately 0.98 carats, Clarity-VS2, Color-G. The ring is marked "14K" and is size 6. Gross weight of the ring is 4.13 grams.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition [See more photos →]

Large Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl with polychrome enamel and parcel gilt decoration having central figural vignette surrounded by gilt fretwork; figural domestic vignettes edged by floral or quilong borders; and insect, floral, and precious object decoration all surmounted by a floral gilt rim with insects, birds, and bats. Additional figural vignettes bordered by gilt fretwork or floral, insect, and precious object surrounds to outer body with fretwork base and floral gilt rim with insects, birds, and bats. Unmarked. 6 3/4" H x 15 3/4" dia. 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with minute surface wear including wear to polychrome enamel and gilt. [See more photos →]

29 pieces coin silver flatware marked for silversmiths and retailers working in Paducah, Owensboro, and Louisville, Kentucky. Includes 1 gravy ladle, 1 engraved butter knife, 1 tablespoon, 1 dessert spoon and 2 teaspoons marked JAS P BARNES LOUISVILLE for James P. Barnes, working 1848-1870+; 1 tablespoon, 1 sugar shell and 5 teaspoons marked for C.H. Bradford, working Owensboro, 1862-1865; 4 teaspoons and 3 dessert spoons marked L. GUTMANN COIN for L. Gutmann & Co., working Owensboro, 1877-78 and Carlisle, 1887-1892; 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon marked JNO A. MILLER PADUCAH KY COIN/PURE COIN for John Miller, working Paducah, 1870-1880, and 4 tablespoons and 3 teaspoons marked WM NAGEL COIN for William Nagel, working Cincinnati 1864 and Paducah, 1865-1892+. Ranging in size from 5 3/4" to 8 1/2" L. Combined weight: 31.58 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Barnes tablespoon dented and possibly repaired on bowl. Sugar shell repaired on bowl. Most pieces monogrammed. Scattered small dents and scratches, overall most items good condition. [See more photos →]

Three (3) small Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on board paintings depicting figures engaged in various scenes of everyday life in the rural south. 1st item: Painting depicting a street scene including a general store adorned with advertisements having seated figures playing checkers, a woman standing at the front door, a child with an umbrella, and two figures conversing at the crossroads flanked by trees all beneath a blue sky. Signed "Peti Clements" lower right. "Petites by Peti' sticker label, en verso. Housed in a carved wooden frame with gilt sight edge. Sight: 4 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W. Framed: 8" H x 10" W. 2nd item: Painting depicting a black woman in a red hairwrap gazing at a large quilt with a rooster in the foreground beneath a clear blue sky. Signed "Peti Clements" lower left. "Petites by Peti" sticker label, en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 4 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W. Framed: 6 3/8" H x 7 1/2" W. 3rd item: Painting depicting five young girls seated in a semi-circle on the ground eating slices on watermelon with whole watermelons lined up in front of them. Signed "Peti Clements" lower right". Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 2 1/4" H x 9 1/4" W. Framed: 3 3/4" H x 10 3/4" W. Note: Peti Clements was a female African American folk artist. She was raised on a rural Alabama farm and many of her paintings depict scenes of her early everyday life. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Tuscumbia, AL.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition. Frames with minor scattered surface wear. [See more photos →]

European Black Forest wall or hanging clock, comprised of a carved oak case including a scrolled rococo style pediment with central pomegranate and foliate decoration, flanked by opposing carved lions and carved a scrolling rococo foliate base. Clock face having enameled cartouches with blue painted Roman numeral hour markers and shaped brass markers. 37 1/2" H x 26 1/2" W. French or German, Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Clock in overall good condition. Works are enclosed and were not examined. Not functioning at time of inspection. [See more photos →]

French School, manner of Eugene Boudin, oil on canvas painting depicting a beach crowded with people clothed in Victorian seaside attire. Some ladies dine at tables under umbrellas while other beachgoers cluster in the sun under tents and parasols; the shoreline is barely visible in the background. Unsigned. Circa 1870. Note: painting is framed in a separate simple giltwood frame that fits into a heavy antique frame with remnants of French labels en verso. It is not known if the outer frame is original to the painting. Stretcher: 6" H x 10"W. Inner frame: 8" H x 11 1/8" W. Outer frame, overall: 15" H x 19" W.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Craquelure throughout. Two 1/8" flakes – one at center, top of tent, the other upper left, sky area. 1/2" area of exfoliation center right edge. Scattered spots of grime. Scattered minute inpainting, largest area 1/8" dia. Outer frame has considerable losses to upper edges and corners of molding and some losses to lower left corner. Separation at upper right corner. [See more photos →]

Ladies McTeigue 18K yellow gold necklace with 18 K yellow gold lily pad and platinum frog featuring 30 round brilliant diamonds approximately 0.40 carats, Clarity-VS2, Color-H, and 2 natural emeralds as eyes. The Necklace is marked "750", "18K", "Plat", and "S McT". The necklace is 15" L. and has a gross weight of 19.26 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

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

Lanier Meaders (White County, Georgia, 1917-1998) folk art pottery face jug having a dark brown alkaline glaze with porcelain eyes, pronounced nose and lips, and no teeth. Incised signature on the base, "Lanier Meaders". 9 1/4" H. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia. Acquired directly from the artist.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. [See more photos →]

Oil on canvas impressionist landscape painting depicting a European village with a tall bell tower set against a series of hills in the background. Signed and dated "Malva 84" lower right, attributed to George Malva (Syrian Republic, b. 1957) or Omar Malva (Syrian Republic/Austria, b. 1951). Bennett Galleries, Nashville, TN gallery label en verso. Housed in a silver metallic wooden frame. Sight: 19 3/4" H x 23 3/4" W. Framed: 28" H x 32" W.

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

Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly American, oil on canvas laid down on board. The subject is seated in a red chair, with powdered hair or wig, and attired in a brown dress coat and white cravat, against a plain brown background. Housed in a carved wormy chestnut frame, possibly original. Sight: 34 3/4" H x 26 1/2" W.30 1/4" H x 32 3/4" W. Mid to late 18th Century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection, acquired from the collection of Wilfred and Eleanor Funk of New Jersey.

CONDITION: Painting has been lined and laid down on board. Texture of paint has been flattened due to old lining. Craquelure consistent with age, scattered flea bite losses, possible overpainting to the sitter's arm and background. [See more photos →]

1st-4th items: Four (4) piece sterling tea service with each piece having repousse rose and leaf accents, scalloped rims, C-scroll handles and four rose feet. Includes one (1) coffeepot with hinged lid having urn-shaped finial and a gooseneck spout, one (1) teapot with hinged lid having urn-shaped finial and a gooseneck spout, one (1) creamer, and one (1) sugar bowl with lid having urn-shaped finial. All items marked Sterling to underside. Ranging in size from 4 1/2" H x 6 1/8" W x approx. 3 3/8" D to 9" H x 11 1/4" W x approx. 5 5/8" D. 5th item: Silverplated oval tea or serving tray with central chased scrolling foliate design, reeded edge, and two foliate form handles with cord accent to rim. Unmarked. 17 1/4" H x 29" W. 73.060 total weighable troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The estate of Caroline Peyton, Brentwood, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st-4th items: All in overall good condition with scattered minor surface wear and scratches. Coffeepot with minute dent to body 3/8" x 1/4". 5th item: Overall good condition with scattered surface scratches commensurate with manner of use. [See more photos →]

American Classical mahogany two drawer rectangular dressing table or bureau, with mahogany and mahogany veneer, poplar and white pine secondary. Plain top over two dovetailed drawers with brass pulls, elaborately carved and turned acanthus legs ending in brass capped feet. 29 3/4" H x 32" W x 21 1/2" D. Second quarter of the 19th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Michael and Peggy Mahoney, by descent from the historic homes of Clarkland Farm at Bryan's Station and Cherrycote, Lexington, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with use wear commensurate with age, older refinish. Some light staining and wear to top, losses to veneer on drawer fronts and front table edge and upper legs, one drawer with replaced runners. Patches to back. [See more photos →]

Swedish mid-century “Maria” teak folding and expanding gate leg drop-leaf dining table, designed by Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) for Karl Mathsson. The table folds down to 9 3/4″ W when not in use and can be expanded to 32″ L, 58″ L or 110″ L, to seat anywhere from 2 to 10. 28 3/4″ H x 36″ D. Circa 1957.

CONDITION: Original surface with light general use wear, some very slight abrasions noted to the top, particularly to some edges. [See more photos →]

Navajo turquoise and silver squash blossom necklace with six medallion-shaped engraved squash blossoms set with nine turquoise stones centered around one horseshoe form engraved naja set with nine turquoise stones, all on a double strand of silver beads. Unsigned/unmarked. 15 1/2" L. 20th century. 5.955 troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light oxidation. [See more photos →]

2 Designer Bags. 1st item: Christian Dior Trotter Saddlebag having a black nylon exterior and exterior pocket with magnetic closure, black leather top handle, and silver-tone logo hardware. Single flap with velcro closure opens to reveal a black fabric-lined interior with one zip pocket with "CD" logo pull, black leather tab stamped "Christian Dior/Paris" to zip pocket. Manufacturer and serial number "MADE IN ITALY/05RU 0094" stamped to reverse of black leather tab. With original tags from Christian Dior Boutique/Paris and Neiman Marcus, and original dust bag with screen printed logo. 7 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 2 3/4" D. Overall with strap: 14 1/2" H. 2nd item: Prada Nappa Fringe Medium Tote with purple and orange suede fringe exterior marked with purple suede Prada Logo reading "Prada/Milano/Dal 1913", purple leather top handles, silver-toned hardware, and studded perimeter. Dual magnetic closures open to reveal two interior compartments lined with orange suede and brown fabric liner with Prada logo, the first with no interior pockets and second with one zip pocket having an orange suede pull and orange suede tab stamped "Prada/Milano" and second orange suede tag along seam stamped "Prada/Made in Italy." 14 1/2" H (including top handles) x 11 1/2" W x 3 1/2" D. Overall with strap: 32" H. Both items early 21st century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st item: Excellent condition with original tags, dust bag, and plastic and linen wrapping. 2nd item: Overall good condition with very light use wear. [See more photos →]

London silverplate epergne hallmarked for Robert Pringle, comprised of one central pierced support with a partially frosted glass bowl having a scalloped rim, flanked by three removable shaped arms supporting matching glass bowls, all raised on a tapering fluted standard on a round footed base adorned with three figural swans resting on half-round fluted feet. Maker's hallmark to the top of the base. Each arm and arm receptacle with number, Circa 1870-1880. Together with a round mirrored table silverplate plateau having a beaded top and lower edge, curved surround with engraved shield and foliate decoration and resting on three curved foliate feet. Epergne 22 1/2" H x 15 1/2" dia. Plateau: 4 1/2" H x 18" dia. Late 19th century

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Harvey and Leslie Ann Phillips, Vonore, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Epergne in overall very good condition, minor surface scratching to base, bowls in very good condition. Plateau in overall very good condition, 1 approx. 2" scratch to glass. [See more photos →]

Twenty (20) pieces Royal Crown Derby "Gold Aves" pattern porcelain tea service, having 22 karat yellow gold hand-decorated birds of paradise and peacocks among flora with scalloped rims. Includes: one (1) coffee pot (9" H w/ lid); one (1) tea pot (6 3/4" H w/ lid); one (1) individual tea pot (4 1/4" H w/ lid); one (1) creamer (4 1/4" H); eight (8) footed cups (2 3/8" H); and eight (8) saucers (5 3/4" dia). All items with red Royal Crown Derby stamps to underside of bases. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal surface scratches and some wear/rubbing to decorations. Some tea service items with staining, largest 1 1/4" x 1", primarily to finials, rims, and upper shoulders. Tea pot with pieces of scotch tape, largest 3/4" x 1 3/4", to body (does affect decorations). [See more photos →]

Fragment of a pre-Columbian Incan tapestry featuring a band of woven figural designs on a dark red field, set in a double sided frame under double-sided glass. 1975 letter en verso from Maria Teresa O'Leary of Nuevo Mundo, Alexandria, Virginia, certifying the item is from the Peruvian Coast in the Incan period, 1000-1200 AD. Textile – 17 1/2"W x 6"H. Frame – 23"W x 12"H.

PROVENANCE: Private Tennessee collection, purchased 1975 from Nuevo Mundo, Alexandria, Virginia.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with still vivid colors. Repair to one 2" section. Small hole lower right of front. Light grime. Frame with abrasions to edges. Not examined out of frame. [See more photos →]

Louis E. Jones (Tennessee, 1878-1958) oil painting (canvas laid on board) depicting a sunlit creek bed in the Great Smoky Mountains, with water rushing over boulders at the edge of a lush tree line. Blue-green mountains in the background with a sliver of cloudy blue sky in the upper right-hand corner. Signed in red lower left, and additional signature and partial date in black at lower right. Housed in a grey painted wood frame with gilt accent and off-white fillet. Roman numeral III in pen, en verso. Sight: 11 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Framed: 15 3/8" H x 17 1/2" W. First half of 20th century. Note: Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York, and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

CONDITION: Canvas laid on board. Surface grime and scattered abrasions, largest measuring 1" x 1/8". Some of the scattered areas of paint flaking reveal various colors underneath, suggesting the possibility of this current work being painted over a previous oil. Canvas possibly cut, date at lower right partially lost. Frame with some wear and three small nail holes to sight edge. [See more photos →]

Pair of miniature watercolor portraits, oval, depicting subjects identified en verso as Mary Matilda Dudley Hill Boling or Bolling (b. 1806-d. ? ), wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress and no jewelry, but with her hair in fashionable buns; and her first husband, James C. Hill (1794-1832), wearing a high-collared shirt with suit coat and cravat. The portraits were likely painted around the time of their marriage in Franklin, Tennessee, in 1830. Both with inscriptions identifying subjects, en verso, and housed under glass in oval gilt metal frames fitted into larger rectangular wooden frames. Sights (oval): 4" H x 3 3/8" W. Framed: 7" H x 6 1/4" H. Note: Mary Dudley was the daughter of Guilford Dudley and Anna Bland Eaton Dudley, and the granddaughter of Gen. Thomas Eaton of North Carolina. She was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina but moved to Tennessee with her parents as a child. James Hill was born in Halifax, N.C. to Sarah Branch Hill and William Clanton or Clayton Hill. The couple's marriage was short lived, as James Hill died within two years of the wedding, leaving Mary a widow at the age of 26.

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: Both portraits exhibit slight warping to ground and scattered cracks at outer edges. James Hill portrait has 1/8" scratch to forehead and a couple of tiny pieces of trapped dust/fuzz to lower quarter of painting on and near coat. Mary Dudley portrait exhibits losses to outer edges near crack lines on right side and bottom edge; some dark spots, possibly flyspecks, and some hairline scratches or possible fine cracking upper left quadrant, in background. The oval gilt rims do not fit tightly into the wood frames; handle with caution. [See more photos →]

Chippendale style mahogany "Rising Sun" armchair, also known as "George Washington's Chair", after the original by John Folwell, made in 1779 for Independence Hall located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Crest with carved, parcel-gilt rising sun ornamentation over a pierced splat with a Gothic arch and trefoil carving, curved arms with molded knuckles raised on leaf-carved supports, and a straight seat, all resting on Gothic tracery carved straight legs. 57 1/2" H x 26 1/2" W x 18 1/2" D. Late 19th century. Note: Folwell's chair came to be called the "Rising Sun" chair after James Madison recorded a comment made by Benjamin Franklin that he overheard, "Whilst the last members were signing it [the Constitution] Doct FRANKLIN looking towards the President's Chair, at the back of which a rising sun happened to be painted, observed to a few members near him, that Painters had found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising from a setting sun. I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun" (https://www.ushistory.org/more/sun.htm).

PROVENANCE: Private Cincinnati, Ohio estate.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with general expected use wear and abrasions. Wear and losses to upholstery, especially to front torn seat corner. [See more photos →]

Continental three panel folding wrought iron screen or divider having scrolling foliate, floral medallion and fleur de lis designs along with fleur de lis and flower finials. 80" H x 58 1/2" total width. Likely Italian, early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Griff and Dallas Adams, Johnson City, Tennessee. Property descending from the collection of TN Supreme Court Justice Thaddeus Cox and Pearl Cox, originally housed in "The Oaks", Johnson City, TN.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light wear to the red and black polychrome paint on flowers and medallions. [See more photos →]

Ladies 18K yellow gold brooch/pendant featuring a carved coral cameo in the form of a rose, accented by 18 diamonds approximately 0.18 carats total, Clarity-SI1, Color-I. The brooch is marked 18K and is 3" x 2 1/4" in size Gross weight of the brooch is 74.61 grams.

PROVENANCE: Private Bristol, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition. [See more photos →]

English School oil on board painting depicting a brown horse in profile, saddled and tied to a hitching post situated between a white picket fence. Unsigned. A. Gardner, Hackney Rd., London framer label, en verso of board. Housed in a rococo style giltwood frame with carved corners and centers. Sight: 8 1/2" H x 11 3/4" W. Framed: 12 3/4" H x 15 3/4" W. Mid/late 19th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with craquelure, rubbing to edges of board from frame, minute foxing spots. Frame with natural age shrinkage, areas of loss to gilt. [See more photos →]

Thirteen (13) Charles Dickens books, including First Editions. 1st-3rd items: CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND, Vol. I-III, First Edition, by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by Francis W. Topham, published by Bradbury and Evans, London, 1852-54. Hardcover 16mos, 745 total gilt-edge pages, each with engraved frontispieces and one page of back advertisements. Note: Vol. I includes first issue points: "Christmas 1851" on Dedication page; missing "xi" page number. 4th-5th items: AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION, Vol. I-II, First Edition, by Charles Dickens, published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1842. Hardcover octavos, 614 total top gilt-edge pages, Vol. I with one back advertisement page, Vol. II with three double-sided back advertisement pages. Note: Vol I. includes first issue point: first pagination is page "xvi". 6th-8th items: THE LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS, Vol. I-III, First Edition, edited by His Sister-in-Law and his Eldest Daughter (Mamie Dickens and Georgina Hogarth), published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1880-82. Hardcover octavos, 1,235 total top gilt-edge pages, Vol. II and III with indexes, Vol. III with 32-page publisher's catalogue to back, dated November 1881. 9th-11th items: THE PIC NIC PAPERS, Vol. I-III, First Edition, edited by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), and others, published by Henry Coburn, London, 1841. Hardcover octavos, 999 total top gilt-edge pages, with engraved frontispieces and eleven additional plates. 12th item: THE MUD FOG PAPERS, ETC., First Edition, by Charles Dickens, published Richard Bentley and Son, London, 1880. Hardcover octavo, 198 top edge gilt pages, three double-sided back advertisement pages. 13th item: SPEECHES LITERARY AND SOCIAL, by Charles Dickens, published by John Camden Hotten, London, n.d. Hardcover 12mo, 372 top gilt edge pages including index, laid down frontispiece portrait of Dickens with additional engraved portrait to title page, fifteen double-sided publisher's catalogue to back, dated 1871. All volumes rebound by Riviere and Son, London in red morocco leather with gilt-stamped covers and spine, five raised hubs, gilt dentelle with dark green paper pastedowns and endpapers, ex libris plates to interior of front covers. Original cloth blind stamped covers and spines laid down to back matter pages. Ranging in size from 6 1/4" H x 5" W x 7/8" D to 9" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 3/4" D.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Edith (Edie) M. Bass, Nashville, Tennessee, by descent from her parents, Walter Paul McBride and Claire Childs of Lake Forest, Illinois.

CONDITION: Covers in overall very good condition with wear to hinges, corners slightly bumped. Pages in overall good, legible condition with toning/toning impressions, acid burn, scattered foxing spots, scuffs, creases, few pencil marks, light handling wear, few scattered minute tears, chipping to corners of some pages. Some pages unevenly cut. Plates are collated. 6th-8th items: Front cover to Vol. I is mostly separated from spine. 9th-11th items: Volume III plates are present, however, all face the incorrect pages, for example, "The Wizard" faces p. 134 not p. 234, "Matre Pierrot" faces p. 198 not p. 298. 13th item: Some pages to publisher's catalogue appear to be out of sequence. [See more photos →]

Three (3) Fendi leather fashion bags. 1st item: Blue leather and monogram-patterned canvas, zucchino coated handbag with blue leather handle and gold-tone hardware. Single flap with turn lock closure opens to reveal a black fabric interior with blue leather-lined back slip pocket having gold-tone plaque label "Fendi made in Italy". Includes identification card and dust bag. Bag: 8" H x 13 1/2" W x 3 1/2" D. Overall with handle: approx. 15 1/2" H. 2nd item: Baulotto tube black fur bag with monogram design, black patent leather accents and handles, and silver-tone hardware and zip padlock. Zip closure opens to a reveal black satin interior with back slip pocket having silver-tone plaque label "Fendi made in Italy." Includes original retail tag, identification card, maintenance guide, and dust bag. Bag: 8" H x 10 3/4" W x 5 1/2" D. Overall with handles: 14" H. 3rd item: Pink and purple goatskin and canvas miniature vanity bag with geometric monogram designed body, maroon goatskin trim and strap, pink goatskin accents and handle, gold-tone hardware, and silvered front panel with geometric design and Fendi logo. Single flap with snap closure opens to reveal a brown fabric interior with back slip pocket having gold-tone plaque label "Fendi made in Italy". Includes identification card and dust bag. Bag: 53/4" H x 13" W x approx. 1 3/4" D. Overall with strap: approx. 20" H. All items early 21st century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mrs. Tracy W. Herold, Memphis, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition with minute scattered surface scratches to leather. 2nd item: Overall very good condition with minute surface grime. 3rd item: Overall good condition with original plastic covering to strap and closure; minor surface scratches to front decorative panel. [See more photos →]

15 pieces Kentucky coin silver flatware marked for Alexander Frazer (working Paris, 1799-1800 and Lexington, 1800-1810), Robert Frazer Sr. (working Paris, prior to 1799 and Lexington, 1799-1851), and Robert Frazer Jr. (working Lexington, 1800-1860+). Includes 1 salt shovel marked A FRAZER in rectangle; 2 coffin end teaspoons marked FRAZER in rectangles (marks are worn); 2 forks with shell pattern to handles and backs and 1 fiddle teaspoon marked R FRAZER in serrated rectangles; 1 sugar shell with incuse mark R.L. FRAZER PURE COIN ; and 1 gravy ladle and 7 teaspoons marked R FRAZER JR. in rectangles (teaspoons also have bust and lion pseudohallmarks). Ranging in size from 3 3/4" to 9 3/8" L. Combined weight: 15.07 oz troy.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

CONDITION: Tablespoons have wear to tips of bowls and to marks. Salt shovel has worn ends but good distinct mark. R. Frazer teaspoon has spot of corrosion at end of handle. 1 Frazer Jr. teaspoon with small tear and several dents to bowl; other teaspoons and ladle with some wear (including to some marks) and minor dents. Most pieces monogrammed. [See more photos →]

Pair of large Chamberlains Worcester anti-slavery style burgundy and parcel-gilt decorated porcelain platters with scalloped edges and central portrait of a black man surrounded by a banner with Herbert family motto ASGRE LAN DIOGEL EL PHERCHEN ("A good conscience is the best shield"). Unmarked. 17 3/8" H x 20 1/4" W. United Kingdom, first half of 19th century. Note: The Herbert family commissioned this porcelain tableware set to celebrate Great Britain's passing of the Slavery Act of 1833, utilizing their morally reputable motto as a critique of slavery. (Source: "Finding Slavery in a Campus Art Museum: Resistance", University of Wisconsin-Madison).

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered wear to glaze and parcel-gilt decoration; slight surface grime/residue; and minor losses to rim, largest measuring 1/8" x 1/4". [See more photos →]

Twenty-one (21) pieces Royal Crown Derby “Gold Aves” pattern porcelain tea service, having 22 karat yellow gold hand-decorated birds of paradise and peacocks among flora with scalloped rims. Includes: one (1) coffee pot (9″ H w/ lid); one (1) tea pot (6 3/4″ H w/ lid); one (1) individual tea pot (4 1/4″ H w/ lid); one (1) creamer (4 1/4″ H); one (1) sugar bowl (3 3/4″ H w/ lid); eight (8) footed cups (2 3/8″ H); and eight (8) saucers (5 3/4″ dia). All items with red Royal Crown Derby stamps to underside of bases. 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with normal surface scratches and some wear/rubbing to decorations. Some tea service items with light staining. [See more photos →]

Kathleen Wheeler Crump (Maryland/Wisconsin/District Of Columbia/Canada, 1884-1977) glazed ceramic equestrian sculpture depicting two riders on horseback playing polo, the blue rider holding a polo mallet. Signed on the top of the base "K. Wheeler". 9" H x 8" L x 5 1/2" W.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall light scattered glaze exfoliation and wear, especially on edges of sculpture. Jockey wearing blue jersey with losses to hat brim and tip of right foot. [See more photos →]

French Louis XVI style mahogany and rosewood demilune desk with gilt metal mounts and gallery, brown leather top and parquetry inlay to drawer fronts and curved back, all on tapered square legs. 30 1/4" H X 46" W X 24" D. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some light general wear and abrasions, some scattered wood shrinkage. [See more photos →]

1st item: Quarter plate ambrotype of young Catherine "Kate" Fulton Wilson (Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1851-1879), wearing a plaid dress and seated on a chair, with a doll and what appear to be miniature andirons on a cloth-covered table beside her, while a small dog sleeps at her feet. Housed in a decorated leather union case frame with gilt mat. 3 3/4" H x 4 3/4" W. Note: Kate Wilson was the youngest daughter of James Fulton and Mary Morgan Fulton. The Fulton family's Civil War letters are included in this auction. She was the grandmother of Mary Bright Wilson. 2nd item: Quarter-plate daguerreotype of an attractive dark-haired woman in full-skirted fringed dress, holding a feather-edged fan, her elbow resting on a table containing books. The subject is possibly Mary Crockett Bramlett (Giles County, Tennessee, c. 1829-c. 1888, wife of Lunsford Meredith Bramlett). House in a decorated leather union case frame with oval opening and gilt mat spandrels. Frame: 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. Note: Mary Crockett Bramlett was the daughter of Frances Bland Dudley and Samuel Crockett. She married Dr. Charles Ordway following the death of her first husband Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, and was the great grandmother of Mary Bright Wilson. 3rd item: Ninth plate size Ambrotype photograph depicting a portrait miniature of a young man, identified on accompanying piece of paper as possibly John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia, cousin to Thomas Jefferson and, as an adult, a U.S. Representative, Senator, and minister to Russia under Andrew Jackson. Image is housed within a gilt mat in an embossed case with velvet lining. Overall: 3 3/4" H x 3" W. Note: Flamboyant politician John Randolph (1773-1833) was the son of prosperous tobacco planter John Randolph and Frances Bland. He never married, but he was actively involved in the education and upbringing of his cousin Theodorick Bland Dudley, the son of Anna Bland and Guilford Dudley, in whose family this portrait and several other items in this auction have descended. Letters between Theodorick Dudley and John Randolph were later published in a book titled "Letters to a Young Relative." (Ref: William S. Powell, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, p. 131).

PROVENANCE: Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.

CONDITION: 1st and 2nd items: Both photographs are housed in cases with missing opposite halves. Neither has been examined out of frame. Daguerreotype exhibits some clouding and spotting but is overall in good condition. Ambrotype is in very good condition. 3rd item: Wear to exterior of case and full separation at hinge. Image shows some losses/flakes affecting part of coat, hair, and background and clouding around mat. [See more photos →]

Ladies 14K yellow gold chain link style bracelet. The bracelet tests 14K and is 7 1/2" L. Weight of the bracelet is 40.35 grams.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: General overall light wear. [See more photos →]

William IV Scottish sterling silver wine ewer, the hinged cover having a floral finial over an egg and dart flared rim, body with repousse grape and leaf decoration, central cartouche, and a wooden handle, raised on a circular foot with egg and dart and grapevine decoration. Marked on side for Edinburgh, 1830s (part of date mark rubbed) with maker and sponsor's marks David Crichton Rait and I & Co. 12 1/2" H. 35.07 oz troy.

CONDITION: Wood handle appears to be a replacement. No monograms. Several small dents and scratches to body; foot does not sit completely flat. [See more photos →]

Two (2) Mark Catesby (United Kingdom, 1683-1749) copper plate engravings with hand coloring on laid paper from THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, printed for C. Marsh, London, 1754. Includes: Plate 19, "The Red Belly'd Woodpecker" and Plate 47,"The Blew Bird". Plate 47 with "MC" monogram, in the plate, lower left. Both housed and matted under glass in giltwood frames. Plates: 10" H x 14" W. Plate 19: sight: 10 3/4" H x 14 3/4" W; framed: 18 3/4" H x 22 1/2" W. Plate 47: sight: 11 1/4" H x 14 3/4" W; framed: 22 1/4" H x 25 1/4" W.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall good condition with expected toning/acid burn and scattered foxing spots. Plate 19 with areas of dampstaining, largest 2 3/4" x 1 1/4", lower left of sheet. Not examined outside of frames. [See more photos →]

Sixty-nine (69) pieces of signed Hawkes stemware in the rare Amber Star pattern, including 12 iced tea glasses, 12 water goblets, 12 finger bowls, 12 plates, 11 champagne or sherbets, and 10 wine glasses (1 sherbet and 1 wine not photographed). Glass heights range from 5"H (champagne glasses) to 7 1/4"H (water goblets). Plates 8" diameter. Bowls 4 1/2" diameter.

CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. A few pieces have very tiny fleabite chips to rim, including 1 wine glass, 1 champagne, 2 finger bowls, and 1 water goblet. The "Hawkes" mark has worn away on a few bases (mostly on finger bowls). [See more photos →]

7 Poole sterling silver mint julep cups or beakers, with molded rims and stepped footrings. Maker's marks, Sterling, and numerals stamped to underside of bases. All monogrammed with script "M". 3 7/8" H x 3 1/4" dia. 20.360 total troy ounces.

PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with surface scratches, scattered dents, largest 1 1/4". [See more photos →]

Danish School, late 19th or early 20th century impressionistic oil on canvas painting depicting a man seated on a bench, painting pieces of china or pottery on a table in an interior setting. Signed with an illegible monogram, lower right. Inscribed “NIELS” en verso of canvas. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 34″ H x 35″ W. Framed: 38 3/4″ H x 40″ W. Late 19th/early 20th century.

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

CONDITION: Overall good condition with craquelure, minute areas of paint flakes, loss, to shoulder of subject’s left sleeve. Bucking to top left of canvas. Frame with two protruding screws from addition of hanging wire visible top left and right, areas of loss, largest 2 1/4″. [See more photos →]

Twelve (12) Saint-Louis Excellence pattern cut crystal water goblets with diamond cut ball, faceted body, notched stem, star cut foot, and gilt scalloped highlights and rims. All items with Saint-Louis maker’s mark etched to underside of foot. 10 3/8″ H x 4″ dia. French, circa 1967.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition with minute surface scratches, particularly to bases, largest measuring approximately 1″ L. [See more photos →]