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 […]
Lot 649: Mark Hopkins Bronze Sculpture, Abraham Lincoln
Mark Hopkins (American, 20th century), "Abraham Lincoln," patinated bronze sculpture bust of the 16th President, signed en verso, dated 2006 and numbered 101/250. 16"H x 7 1/2"W x 7 1/2"D. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Ira A. Lipman, Memphis, Tennessee. CONDITION: Excellent condition.
Lot 648: Sandor Bodo O/C Equestrian Portrait of Andrew Jackson
Sandor Bodo (Hungary/Tennessee, 1920-2013) oil on canvas equestrian painting depicting Andrew Jackson in military attire astride a white horse beside a row of soldiers manning cannons observing a tumultuous, hazy battle scene with an American flag and cavalrymen in the right background beneath a smoky sky. Signed and dated "S. Bodo 1973" lower right. Anco […]
Lot 647: Early 20th C. Portrait of George Washington, Signed
Oil on canvas bust portrait painting of George Washington (after the original of America's first president by Gilbert Stuart). Signed "B. Cambon" upper right, possibly for Felix Urbain Cambon (France, 1875-1961). Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 19 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed: 23" H x 18 7/8" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. […]
Lot 646: 12 Pcs. Ephemera incl. TN Obsolete, Colonial and CSA Currency
Archive of twelve (12) paper ephemera and obsolete currency items, most Tennessee related, including one (1) Slabbed 1779 United States $45 colonial currency note, issued on January 14, 1779, printed by Hall and Sellers, serial number 132445, includes a handwritten note indicating that this was the last pay issued to Guilford Dudley, a Revolutionary War […]
Lot 645: James Fulton Archive, incl. Chinese Paintings, Poss. Tingqua or Youqua, ALS
Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860 by Fulton, who served as Pay Director of the U.S. Navy and was stationed onboard the U.S.S. Saginaw. The Saginaw served in the East India Squadron and […]
Lot 644: TN Lunsford Bramlett Archive, incl. Polk White House Invitation, 8 Items
Archive of six (6) documents pertaining to Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, Esq. (1785-1858), Tennessee judge, planter and politician, 8 items total. 1st-2nd items: One page printed and handwritten White House dinner invitation from President James Knox Polk (1795-1849), 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849, to the Honorable Lunsford M. Bramlett, Chancellor […]
Lot 643: Early James K. Polk Signed TN Legal Document
Early James K. Polk (1795-1849) signed document detailing a legal case from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Lawrence County, Tennessee, dated October 1822. The case, in which Polk acted as an attorney, describes a lawsuit between George Grisham and Aron Angling with Tyron W. Yancy over a matter of $100 and an additional […]
Lot 642: 1805 TN Supreme Court Book, John Overton and Hugh White Opinions
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 […]
Lot 641: TN Archival Lot, incl. 4 Books, 1 CDV Album, 2 ALS
Archive of eight (8) items, most related to the Taylor Family of Tennessee, including four (4) Knoxville and Nashville imprints, one (1) carte-de-visite (CDV) album, two (2) autographed signed letters (ALS). 1st item: LIFE AS IT IS; OR MATTER AND THINGS IN GENERAL, First Edition, by John William McNairy "J.W.M." Breazeale, printed by James Williams, […]