1st item: Miniature horizontally oriented oval portrait of a bearded man, with foliage landscape in background. Unsigned. Set in a chased gilt metal brooch frame, 1 7/8" H x 1 1/2" W. Mid 19th century. 2nd item: Chased gilt metal frame with cracked glass, 2" H x 1 5/8" W, fits portrait 1 7/8" H […]
Lot 254: 3 Gilt Decorative Items, incl. Grand Tour Warwick Style Vase, Tobacco Box, & Figural Lamp
1st item: European Grand Tour Warwick style gilt bronze vase or double-handled urn having a beaded rim with relief decoration to the bodies depicting Bacchus and his folowers and acanthus leaf with twisted tassel handles, raised on a turned standard and resting on a figural leaf and berry base. The iron base underside marked LEO […]
Lot 255: 2 Venetian Style Cut Crystal Girandoles
Two (2) Venetian style cut crystal girandoles or sconces with scrolling S-curve arms issuing from iron backplates, terminating in floral cups and frosted glass bobeches, ornamented with crystal swags and drops throughout and having umbrella-form frosted glass ornament with crystal drops hung from base, including one (1) four-armed sconce with three spiral curved accent plumes […]
Lot 253: 2 Art Nouveau Spelter and Porcelain Garniture Busts
Pair of Art Nouveau spelter herms or busts of Classical figures with parcel gilt accents, mounted on enameled porcelain pedestals decorated with birds, flowers, and scrolling foliate forms on maroon and cream grounds, atop tripodal scrolling spelter bases with pierced latticework. One (1) depicts a woman, possibly the Greek goddess Artemis, wearing a scrolling crescent […]
Lot 251: 19th C. Stained Glass Window, French Kings & Coat-of-Arms
European leaded and etched stained glass window, circular form, depicting portraits of historic French Kings surrounding the blended coat of arms for the Kingdom of France and Navarre; featuring colors of red, blue, yellow, green, and clear glass. 13 1/2" Dia. Late 19th century. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, TN Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with possible […]
Lot 252: Carved Marble Sculpture of a Falcon
Carved white marble sculpture with painted accents, depicting a falcon perched on a rock with inset glass eyes, dark striations imitating a coat of feathers and painted talons upon a naturalistic base. Unsigned. 11 1/2" H x 4" W x 5 1/2" D. Early 20th Century. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Pia Stratton, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: […]
Lot 249: 5 Cased Items, incl. Francis Higgins Figural Knife, Napkin Rings & More
1st item: Boxed carving knife with figural handle, marked for Francis Higgins, London, 1878-79, retailed by Hunt & Roskell (successors to Storr & Mortimer, London), 12"L. 2nd item: Cased Fish Serving Knife and Fork, marked for Sheffield, sterling, 1837-38, maker's mark A & D, the case labeled for S. Greenough & Sons, Bolton. 3rd item: […]
Lot 250: 5 Coin Silver Items, Cup & 4 Spoons, incl. Hope
Five (5) coin silver items, cup and four Spoons, including Hope. 1st item: Coin silver cup with octagonal sides, relief floral decoration and C-scroll handle, engraved "Frank" to one panel and base marked COIN. 4 1/4" H. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) East Tennessee coin silver teaspoons by David Large Hope, working Knoxville, TN, 1828-1869, marked […]
Lot 248: 10 Silver Items, incl. English, American & Russian
Ten (10) sterling, coin and Continental silver items, including Bateman silver, Russian Cup, and Napkin Rings. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) English sterling silver serving items, including one (1) George III pair of sugar tongs, hallmarked for Peter and Ann Bateman, 1798; and two (2) Birmingham napkin rings, including one (1) hallmarked JW, possibly for J. […]
Lot 246: 3 Sterling Serving Flatware Items, incl. Reed & Barton
Three (3) sterling silver serving flatware pieces, including one (1) Reed & Barton Francis I pattern asparagus server; one (1) English soup ladle, marked RJS; and one (1) lettuce fork. All items stamped Sterling. Ranging in size from 9 3/8" L to 13 3/8" L. 11.550 total weighable troy ounces. CONDITION: All items in overall […]