Kentucky pair of birdcage Windsor side chairs, Lexington area. Both rod back style with bamboo turned parts including four (4) top spindles and nine (9) lower spindles, curved top rails with parallel lower rails, rounded saddle shape seats with incised perimeter and bamboo turned splayed legs joined by stretchers. Traces of green and red paint […]
Lot 237: Lexington, Kentucky Windsor Settee, Attrib. Challen
Kentucky Windsor settee or bench, attributed to William Challen, Lexington. Plain crest over a tripartite back, each section fitted with four spindles having oval ornaments and one central Federal urn ornament spindle, downward-sweeping scrolled arms supported by one turned spindle, above a curved woven rush seat raised on eight turned legs, joined by shaped and […]
Lot 236: Kentucky Sheraton Blockfront Huntboard or Sideboard
Diminutive Kentucky Sheraton blockfront huntboard or sideboard, primary woods include mahogany veneer and cherry, with poplar secondary. Consisting of a shaped top over a convex blockfront dovetailed drawer with brass pulls flanked by curved sides, resting on legs with ball and spiral turnings, ending in cone tapered or "turnip" feet. 40 1/8" H x 40" […]
Lot 235: Portrait Miniature on Porcelain, poss. Kentucky
19th century Southern miniature portrait on porcelain depicting a young dark-haired female attired in a bright blue off-the-shoulder dress and pink wrap, seated next to a table with a floral centerpiece and drapery to the left background. Family history identifies the subject as Elizabeth "Betsey" Darnaby Clark of central Kentucky, wife of Willam Clark (1799-1879, […]
Lot 234: Overton Family, Claiborne Co. TN Triple Silhouette
Framed group of three (3) ink and graphite on paper with cut paper miniature silhouettes depicting the profile portraits of James Overton, Jr. (1794-1878), his wife Mary (Ritchie) Overton (1798-1871), and their son Elbert Overton (b. 1828). Pencil inscriptions identifying subjects en verso of silhouettes. All housed together under double sided glass in a wooden […]
Lot 233: Portrait Miniature of Mr. Anderson, attr. Tennessee or Virginia
Miniature watercolor portrait painting of "Mr. Anderson," oval, depicting a dark-haired gentleman with blue eyes in a black jacket with white cravat. Pencil inscription reads "A Mr. Anderson of whom we know nothing" en verso of portrait (exterior). Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with gilt oval opening. Circa 1810. Sight: 2 1/2" […]
Lot 232: Portrait Miniature of Lunsford Bramlett of Tennessee
Miniature watercolor portrait of Tennessee judge, planter, and politician Lunsford Meredith Bramlett (1785-1858), depicted at about age 35, wearing a dark coat and white shirt, with dark hair. Possible signature H— lower right. Housed under glass in an oval rose gold frame with rope twist edge, having interwoven lock of hair under glass on reverse […]
Lot 231: 2 TN Portrait Miniatures: Mary Dudley & James Hill
Pair of miniature watercolor portraits, oval, depicting subjects identified en verso as Mary Matilda Dudley Hill Boling or Bolling (b. 1806-d. ? ), wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress and no jewelry, but with her hair in fashionable buns; and her first husband, James C. Hill (1794-1832), wearing a high-collared shirt with suit coat and cravat. […]
Lot 230: 1830 Tennessee Portrait Miniature of Kinheche, Chickasaw Indian
Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright garb and headdress holding a bow and arrow. Inscriptions identifying subject as “Kinhichi”, en verso of interior paper liner, and as “Kinhishee” on the exterior of the back of the frame. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt […]
Lot 229: Portrait Miniature of a Child, Harriet Eaton of NC
Miniature watercolor portrait of a young girl, believed to be Harriet Bolling Eaton of North Carolina (1791-1814), daughter of NC Revolutionary War General Thomas Eaton, depicted seated in a Chippendale chair, wearing a brown hat and white dress with blue sash and hat ribbon. Housed under glass in a copper brooch style frame with loop […]