Hawaiian applique quilt in two shades of pink cotton or cotton sateen, ink-Inscribed en verso to one corner, "1932/Peter Leilani Kaaekuahiwi/From Mother". All appliqued and quilted by hand. The reverse applique on top reveals a lighter coral-colored cloth of the foundation. The quilting thread is yellow and the backing is a light coral color. The […]
Lot 264: Double Sided Silk & Satin Quilt, Drunkard's Path & Square in a Square Patterns
Southern two-sided silk and satin hand-pieced quilt featuring two patterns including the "Drunkard's Path" pattern to one side and the "Square in a Square" pattern to the other. The hand quilted lines follow the curved lines of Drunkard's Path blocks and the batting is cotton. 69 1/2" H x 82 1/2" W. Circa 1930's. Provenance […]
Lot 263: Bourbon Co. KY House Sampler c.1815
Bourbon County, Kentucky House Sampler attributed to Martha "Patsy" Hook, c. 1815. Silk on linen sampler featuring a strawberry border enclosing three alphabets, a basket of flowers, and a verse surrounded by bird and flowering vine motif, reading, "Teach me to feel another's woe/ To hide the fault I see/ That mercy I to others […]
Lot 262: Franklin County TN Sampler by Margaret Foster
Franklin County, Tennessee needlework sampler stitched by Lucy Margaret Foster, and dated 1867. Wool on linen, strawberry border surrounding uppercase, lowercase, and script alphabets, a row of numbers and a signed verse: "The desire of improvement discovers a liberal mind; and is connected with many accomplishments, and many virtues. Margaret Foster finished this sampler in […]
Lot 261: Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, Lucy Macon Green
Rare West Tennessee Needlework Sampler, stitched by Lucy Macon Green and dated 1842, silk on linen. Strawberry border enclosing five rows of alphabets and a geometric border over a signature line, LUCY M. GREEN AGE 11 YEARS 1842; two stitched conjoined hearts beside a verse, "Celestial happiness when'er she stoops / To visit earth one […]
Lot 260: Three (3) East TN Pieced & Applique Quilts, incl. Prize Winner
1st item: Irish Chain pieced quilt made of cotton prints and solids in red, black, claret, and white. Quilt is hand-pieced and hand-quilted. Penciled quilting lines are still visible. Binding is attached by sewing machine and the backing is an off-white thin cotton fabric. An undated 1st Prize blue ribbon for the "Old Quilts Category" […]
Lot 259: 3 American Pieced Cotton Quilts
1st item: Hand-pieced, quilted, and bound cotton quilt, variation of "Trip Around the World" pattern with a single white square placed between each colored square having a single border at the top; fabrics include double greens, double pinks, cheddar, and a navy and white stripe. Binding is navy with small white print. Backing panels (from […]
Lot 258: 2 Southern Stoneware Pottery Items, incl. miniature Whiskey Jug
1st item: Flat sided miniature whiskey jug advertising Ames Buggy and Automobiles of Kentucky, two-tone glaze, with blue stenciled letters on front: "TAKE A SMILE WITH AMES OF OWENSBORO", and en verso: "MFR. of PLEASURE VEHICLES / BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY". 2 7/8" H. Note: Ames was a buggy manufacturer established circa 1898 in Owensboro. […]
Lot 256: Pair of Edwin Meaders Covered "Grape" Jars
Pair of Edwin Meaders (White County, Ga., 1917-1998) green alkaline glazed pottery bean pots or jars with applied grape cluster and grape leaf decoration to the bodies and domed lids. Both with incised inscription "Edwin Meadiers" to the base. 8" H. 20th century. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia. CONDITION: Both […]
Lot 257: 4 GA Folk Pottery Items, incl. Snake Jug, Hog Vessel, Face Jug
Four (4) Georgia stoneware folk pottery items, including snake jug, hog vessel, and face jug. 1st item: Cream slip-glazed, closed-mouth rattlesnake jug by Michael (Georgia, b. 1956) and Melvin Crocker (b. 1959) with alternating tan and brown crossbands to body, light brown rattle, and incised scale and facial detailing. Signed, titled, and dated to underside, […]