Southern candelstand and miniature blanket chest, both likely Kentucky. 1st item: Cherry candlestand with circular top over a ring turned vasiform standard, resting on a tripod snake leg base. 27 1/2" H x 18" dia. Mid 19th century. 2nd item: Southern cherry candle box in the form of a miniature blanket chest, poplar secondary, the […]
Lot 509: Southern Hepplewhite Rope & Tassel Inlaid Sideboard
Southern vernacular Hepplewhite sideboard or server with rope and tassel inlay, possibly Tennessee. Cherry, maple, walnut primary with other mixed hardwoods and poplar secondary. Plain rectangular top with ovolo corners over a conforming case, having one long dovetailed drawer with scallop inlaid edges and inlaid ellipses surrounding the round brass knobs, over one deep dovetailed […]
Lot 510: Nashville Related Antique Mirror and Engraving, 2 items
Classical mirror with reverse painted view of Nashville, Tennessee, and the Harper's Weekly wood engraving on which the painting was based. 1st item: Classical carved giltwood and eglomise mirror with molded cornice having applied gilt spheres, above a later horizontal reverse painted panel depicting a view of the city of Nashville and the Cumberland River, […]
Lot 507: Olen Bryant Ceramic Sculpture, 2 Figures on a Ball
Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) textured dark-colored ceramic sculpture of two overlapping figures with flat rectangular bodies and round heads with faces extending upwards from a spherical base. Unsigned. 26 1/2" H x 17" W x 16" D. Biography: Born in Cookeville, TN, Bryant was a 1950 graduate of Murray State University and a 1954 […]
Lot 508: East TN Cherry Pie Safe, attrib. John Wolfe
East Tennessee (Sullivan County) cherry pie safe with walnut top, poplar secondary. Case attributed to John Wolfe (Piney Flats, 1810-1891). Rectangular top with rounded edges over three dovetailed drawers with wood pulls, two cupboard doors each having two punched tins decorated with urns and floral sprays, divided by a horizontal wood divider, paneled sides, over […]
Lot 504: Adelia Lutz O/C Painting, Floral Still Life
Adelia Armstong Lutz (American, Tennessee, 1859-1931) oil on canvas still life painting depicting pink roses in a white porcelain vase on a tabletop, with one rose resting on the table in the foreground, rendered in loose brushstrokes. Signed "A.A. Lutz" and dated "1910" lower right. Housed in a rustic wood frame with gilt wood liner. […]
Lot 505: Eleanor Wiley O/C Architectural View of Knoxville
Eleanor McAdoo Wiley (TN, 1876-1977) oil on canvas impressionist city scene depicting Church Street in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee as seen from White Avenue. A large white house is in the right foreground with numerous downtown structures visible in the background, including United Methodist Church. Unsigned. Housed in a carved wood frame. Sight: 21 1/4″ H […]
Lot 506: 2 Olen Bryant Sculptures, Elongated Giltwood Figure & Carved Head
Two (2) Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) sculptures. 1st item: Carved and gilded wood sculpture with oval head, rudimentary carved facial features and rectangular body. Some red accent paint, decorative tacks studded around face, neck, and shoulder area, and decorative carving near base, with inset round red agate stone on neck. Mounted on a rectangular […]
Lot 502: Charles Krutch, Exhibited NC Landscape Watercolor
Exhibited North Carolina watercolor landscape on paper by Charles Krutch (Charles Krutch, Tennessee, 1849-1934) depicting a landscape with a stream or river and large rocks in the foreground, a wide lush green valley and tree covered rolling hills to the center, with distant mountains visible in the background. Pen inscription en verso identifies the scene […]
Lot 503: George Cress O/C Painting, Stilt House at Night
George Ayers Cress (Tennessee, 1921-2008) oil on canvas painting depicting a nighttime scene of a house elevated on wood pilings over a body of water and illuminated by a tall lamppost. Signed and dated "George Cress 1941" lower right. Housed in a tan painted wooden frame. Sight: 15 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed: […]