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Press Release: William Edmondson “Preacher” Commands $540,000 at Case

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A William Edmondson limestone sculpture, depicting a preacher with Bible raised in his left hand, captivated the crowd at the Winter Case Antiques Auction, held Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26 at the company’s main gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee. The packed room of live attendees -and an even larger audience online- watched […]

Press Release – July 13, 2019 Auction – Edmondson “Uplifted Lady” Sculpture takes the high road at $240,000

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Previous Next FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury (615) 812-6096 sarah@caseantiques.com www.caseantiques.com Edmondson “Uplifted Lady” Sculpture takes the high road at $240,000 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A limestone carving titled “Miss Amy, an Uplifted Lady,” by William Edmondson, ascended to $240,000 at the July 13 Case Antiques Auction – just one of many high points in […]

Southern furniture – iconic forms, regional differences

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A great article on LiveAuctioneers Auction Central News covering Southern furniture with quite a few of the examples being sold by Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals over the last few years. ———————————————– Southern furniture, just like its Northeast counterpart, tends to be hyper-regional. A piece made in Charleston, S.C., will look different from one […]

Anna Catherine Wiley, Knoxville, Tennessee Artist

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(Catherine Wiley) (Knoxville, TN, 1879 -1958) Catherine Wiley was one of the early female art students at the University of Tennessee, and taught art and drawing there from 1905 until 1918. She is credited with establishing formal art instruction at the school, and with making the program into one of the South’s best. While teaching […]

January 26, 2019 Auction Highlights

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Thank you for a very successful Winter catalog auction! Over 4700 registered bidders from 65 different countries competed to drive record results and the highest sale total in company history. The highest selling lot was a female sculpture carving by Tennessee artist, William Edmondson, realizing $324,000 (including the buyers premium). The auction was 859 lots […]

July 14, 2018 Auction Results Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury (615) 812-6096 sarah@caseantiques.com www.caseantiques.com Banner Day at Case’s New Gallery Art and Historical Items Fly High KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— The July 14 auction at Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals was all about history – in more ways than one. It was Case’s first auction in its new, flagship […]

January 27, 2018 Auction Results Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury (615) 812-6096 sarah@caseantiques.com www.caseantiques.com George Washington Signed Book a $138,000 Bestseller at Case’s Jan. 27 Auction KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A trove of historical books, documents and silver tied to George Washington and other Revolutionary War heroes helped Case ring in 2018 with one of its most successful sales to […]

Read About Case’s August 5, 2017 Auction

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Newly Rediscovered J.F. Kensett Painting Leads Case’s Aug. 5 Auction KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A rediscovered coastal landscape by the American Luminist painter John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872) is expected to make waves at the Summer Case Antiques Auction, set for Saturday, August 5 at the company’s gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee. Fresh from a Nashville estate, it will […]

January 21, 2017 Auction – Official Press Release

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury,  (615) 812-6096,  sarah@caseantiques.com Case to Gavel Art & Antiques from Caldwell and Museum Collections African American and Outsider Art Among Highlights KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Art and antiques from two prominent Tennessee collectors – Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell and Charles and Ann Wells – are among the […]