Our Winter Auction will take place Saturday, January 31st and Sunday, February 1st at our Main Gallery in Knoxville. We are adding new preview items all the time, so check in regularly and watch for our full catalog to be published on our website by mid December.
Large Helen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting an African American church congregation gathering for a picnic, with automobiles parked in front of a church and horse and buggy approaching lower left; food is being set out in the background while little girls play a circle game in the foreground. Signed “Helen LaFrance” and dated 1995 lower right. Sight: 47 1/2 in. W x 26 1/2 in. H. Frame: 51 1/2 in H x 30 1/2 in W.
Xanthus Russell Smith (Pennsylvania, 1839-1929) oil on canvas painting, “General Reynolds Rallying the Pennsylvania Reserves at the Second Battle of Manassas,” 1864. Major General John F. Reynolds, on horseback, waves the American flag as he rallies his Pennsylvania Reserves troops against a Confederate brigade shown at left. At right, Reynolds’s Federal troops raise the flag of Pennsylvania. Signed “Xanthus Smith” and dated 1864, lower right. Additionally signed and inscribed en verso: “Gen. Reynolds Rallying the Penna. Reserves at the 2nd Battle of Manassas / Painted by Xanthus Smith.” Sight: 9 3/4 in. H x 16 1/4 in. W. Framed: 12 3/4 in. H x 19 1/4 in. W.
Marianne Harvey (British, 1787-1812) oil on canvas Romantic equestrian portrait of her father, John Harvey (1755–1842), Mayor of Norwich, after John Opie’s (British, 1761-1807) 1792 portrait in the Norwich Civic Portrait Collection, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Norwich, England. Harvey stands in full dress uniform in a foggy, windswept landscape and holds the reigns of a large, seal brown horse as he turns to look to the viewer’s right. In his left hand he holds a bearskin cap. Sight: 54 in. H x 39 in. W. Framed: 59 1/2 in. H x 44 1/4 in. W.
Attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee/Louisiana, 1809-1882) or William Brown Cooper (1811–1900), three-quarter length oil on canvas portrait depicting Ann Eliza Strickler Cooper (1833 – 1872), wife of TN and U.S. Senator Henry Cooper (1827 – 1884). She is depicted seated in a Victorian chair, arms crossed, wearing an off-the-shoulder dark red velvet dress. Her hair is styled upswept, with ringlets framing each side of her face, all set against a landscape scene and painted corners mimicking spandrels. With a restoration specialist stamp on the backing. Housed in a heavily carved giltwood and gesso Rococo-style frame. Sight: 35 1/4 in. H x 28 1/4 in. W. Framed: 47 1/4 in. H x 40 1/4 in. W.
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) lithograph on Arches paper, “Nu Assis, de Profil” (Seated Nude in Profile), 1947. A seated, nude woman shown in profile rests her right hand on a bent knee and supports herself with her left arm. Pencil signed lower center and numbered 31/50, lower right. From the edition of 50 plus five proof impressions. Dated “Dimanche (Sunday) 11.5.47” in the stone, lower center. Stamped “Made in France” to verso, lower left, plus pencil inscriptions in French and numbering. With Arches watermark lower center. Ref.: Bloch 454, Mourlot 103. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame with cream textile mat and gilt fillet. Sheet: 19 3/4 in H x 25 1/2 in W. Frame: 27 3/4 in H x 33 3/4 in W.
Claude Grosperrin (1936-1977), “Hospices de Beaune,” oil on canvas painting. Label en verso for The Eric Galleries, New York. Sight: 51 1/2 in. H x 44 in. W. Frame: 60 in. H x 48 in. W.
Noel Rockmore (New York/New Orleans, 1928-1995) oil on canvas portrait of a trumpet player from his Preservation Hall series. The unidentified subject is seated with his body facing the viewer but with his head and gaze turned, holding a trumpet at rest in his right hand, against a dark and indistinct background. Signed “Rockmore” upper right and dated 1963 with “N.O.” for New Orleans; artist name and other, illegible, inscriptions plus remnants of an old paper label en verso of stretcher. Sight: 38 in. H x 29 1/2 in. W. Frame: 39 in. H x 31 1/2 in. W.
Middle Tennessee sugar sideboard, cherry primary with cherry veneer, poplar secondary. Consisting of a two-board pegged rectangular top over cherry veneered frieze, three deep scratch-beaded drawers, the center drawer is the largest, over one long drawer, all dovetailed with wooden knobs and brass escutcheons. Ring turned and tapered legs. 35 3/4 in. H x 38 in. W x 20 1/4 in. D. Circa 1820-1830. Note: Two similar examples are illustrated in the book “The Art & Mystery of Tennessee Furniture” by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams, p. 153, figures 170 & 171.
Kentucky Sheraton sugar chest, cherry primary, poplar secondary, having a rectangular dovetailed and pegged case; three-quarter depth hinged top above one dovetailed drawer with wood pulls over tall turned Sheraton legs. 36 3/4 in. H x 25 1/4 in. W x 18 1/4 in. D. 2nd Qtr. 19th century.
Knoll Barcelona chair and stool, designed in 1929 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and manufactured circa 1965. Original black tufted leather cushions with leather support straps, polished steel X-form legs. Both the chair and the stool retain the original labels and stickers for “Knoll Associates Inc., 745 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10022.” Chair measures 30 in. H x 30 1/4 in. W x 30 1/2 in. D. Stool measures: 15 in. H x 24 1/2 in. W x 22 1/2 in. D. Circa 1970s. Purchased in 1977 or 1979. Ref. Knoll Furniture: 1938-1960, Rouland and Rouland, page 80.
Ladies’ Cellini Style 18K Rolex watch, 26mm, manual wind Ref#5205, with full diamond pave dial, diamond lugs and case, approximately 3.4 carats, fitted with a black leather Rolex band with 18K Rolex buckle. Dial marked “Rolex Geneve” and the back of the case marked 5205 and E752271, 18K, together with two hallmarks. 7 3/4 in. L.
Ladies 14K white gold ring featuring one (1) round brilliant diamond approximately 1.15 carats, Clarity-VS1, Color-fancy yellow, accented by fourteen (14) round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds approximately 1.12 carats together, Clarity-VS2, Color-G. The ring is marked “14K” and XRF tests 14K gold. The ring is size 7 1/2 and has a gross weight of 4.14 grams.
18K yellow gold mesh bracelet by Roberto Coin featuring thirty one (31) round brilliant cut melee diamonds and one (1) natural marquee cut ruby. The bracelet is marked “Roberto Coin” and XRF tests 18K gold. The bracelet is 7 in. L. and has a gross weight of 88.86 grams.
E. Howard & Co. grade no. 7 15 jewel size 16s pocket watch. The watch is in a 14K yellow gold hunting case. The case is marked “14K” and XRF tests 14K gold. The serial number is 62803 and was produced in 1887. Gross weight of the watch is 115.38 grams.
Martin Brothers stoneware two-handled loving cup, dated 1892. Tapering cylinder form, having incised and painted decoration depicting a dragon amongst scrolling foliate designs. The underside is inscribed, “10-1892, R. W. Martin & Brothers, London & Southhall”. 5 7/8 in. H x 8 1/2 in. W.
Priscilla Heine (American, b. 1956), “To Water,” large oil on linen abstract painting featuring vibrant swaths of diverse colors applied in a variety of textures and techniques. Signed lower right and en verso. Wally Findlay Galleries label en verso. Unframed. 79 in. H x 67 1/2 in. W.