East Tennessee pie safe, walnut primary, poplar secondary. Comprised of a rectangular top over one long dovetailed drawer with wooden pulls, two paneled doors to the front opening to two shelves, and paneled sides with two punched tins with stylized floral decoration, over tall rectangular feet. 41" H x 39 5/8" W x 16 1/2" […]
Lot 123: Exhibited Middle TN Sheraton Cherry Desk, Signed
Exhibited Middle Tennessee, Robertson County, slant front desk, cherry primary and poplar secondary. Consisting of a slant front top that opens to a fitted interior with two dovetailed drawers overhanging one dovetailed drawer flanked by lopers and tall turned Sheraton legs and feet. One interior drawer signed "Miss Mary McNeely/Handleyton,Tenn/Moses Byrum". 38 1/4" H x […]
Lot 121: 3 TN Advertising Whiskey Jugs
Grouping of three (3) stoneware pottery advertising whiskey jugs including: one (1) jug having Albany slip glazed jug inscribed "J. V. Carothers Pure Lincoln County Whiskey"; one (1) jug having Albany slip glaze inscribed "I was filled at W.W. Alexander's Fayetteville Tenn When I get empty take me back"; and one (1) white slip glazed […]
Lot 119: 2 Stoneware Pottery Jars, Kentucky & Mid-Atlantic
1st item: Kentucky 5-gallon stoneware pottery storage jar, marked, salt glazed with lug handles, faintly stamped "John Bauer & Bro. /Preston St./ Lousiville, KY" and impressed "5" denoting capacity. 17 1/4" H. Late 19th century. 2nd item: Mid-Atlantic lidded storage jar with cobalt floral sprig decoration below the rim. 10 1/2" H. Late 19th century. […]
Lot 120: 5 Southern & Mid-Atlantic Pottery Items, incl. Bell & African American
Group of five (5) Southern and Mid-Atlantic pottery items, all with Albany or manganese slip glazes including: one (1) earthenware or redware pottery jar with unglazed body and glazed interior with partial stamp reading JOHN W. BELL; one (1) stoneware pottery pitcher stamped T.W. COFIELD E. C. BROWN for Thomas William Cofield and Edward C. […]
Lot 117: 2 Middle TN Stoneware Pottery Items, incl. Honey Jar
Two (2) Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery jars. 1st item – one (1) five-gallon ovoid form honey pot with a stepped rim and incised 5 (denoting capacity) on shoulder. 2nd item – one (1) lidded preserving jar. 17 1/4" H and 9 5/8" H. Both pieces late 19th/early 20th century. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Richard H. […]
Lot 118: 2 Southern Stoneware Pottery Items, incl. Cobalt Dec. Jar and TN Pitcher
1st item: Two (2) gallon cobalt decorated salt-glazed stoneware jar with foliate, line decoration, and freehand "2". Incised lines on upper shoulder, and incised "2" stamp denoting gallon capacity. 11 1/4"H. Southern or Mid-Atlantic, second half of the 19th century. 2nd item: Middle Tennessee stoneware pitcher with light brown to grey transition glaze, pulled handle […]
Lot 116: Tennessee 8 Gallon Stoneware Jar with Strap Handles
Eight-gallon double-handled stoneware jar, with large strap handles similar to the potter, George Washington Dunn (Putnam, Tennessee, 1870-1944). Brown to light brown transition glaze, angled rim and incised double line to upper shoulder, incised "8" by one handle denoting capacity, and subtly curved hatch marks to upper body and lower edge of one side. 20 […]
Lot 114: Carl Gutherz O/C Painting, Portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson
Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri/France, 1844-1907) oil on canvas profile portrait painting of a man attired in a black suit with a white collar and purple tie against a dark background. Signed "Carl Gutherz" lower right. Crayon inscription reads "Carl Gutherz Artist Washington D.C. 1905" en verso. Label en verso identifies the sitter as Albert […]
Lot 115: Attr. Washington Bogart Cooper, O/C Portrait of Young Girl
Attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee/Louisiana, 1802-1889), oil on canvas portrait, likely posthumous, depicting the bust of a young child with straight blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and rosy cheeks, with the lower half of the body obscured by clouds. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with oval sight opening, having fruit, foliate, and shell […]