1882 $5 "Brown Back" Brown Seal bank note from The East Tennessee National Bank of Knoxville, depicting the portrait of President James A. Garfield. First Issue. Serial # T865752T / 3399 pp C. CH # 2049. FR # 472. Rosecrans/Nebeker signatures. Private Nashville Collection. Condition: PMG Grade Very Fine 20.
Lot 835: 2 $5 US Mint Gold Coins, incl. 1885 Liberty Head, 1986 American Eagle
Two (2) United States mint $5 gold coins. 1st item: 1885 $5 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle Coin, San Francisco mint, designed by Christian Gobrecht (Pennsylvania, 1785-1844). Depicts the head of Liberty, obverse, an eagle with outstretched wings with a shield on its chest as it clutches an olive branch and a cluster of arrows, […]
Lot 836: 1881 $5 Liberty Gold Coin & 3 Morgans, 4 items
One (1) 1881 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin and three (3) Morgan Silver Dollars, 1898 & 1921, 4 items total. 1st item: 1881 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin, San Francisco mint, designed by Christian Gobrecht (Pennsylvania, 1785-1844). Depicts the head of Liberty, obverse, an eagle with outstretched wings with a shield […]
Lot 832: Norman Lloyd O/C Painting, Parisian Bridge
Norman Lloyd (Australia/England, 1895-1983) oil on canvas painting titled "Bridge" depicting small boats moored in the river Seine beside a sidewalk shaded by several trees with buildings visible behind them, a bridge visible in the background beneath a partialy cloudy blue sky. Signed "Norman Lloyd" lower left. Two paper labels, including one W. T. Burger […]
Lot 833: 1879 $10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle Coin
1879 $10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle Coin, Philadelphia mint, designed by Christian Gobrecht (Pennsylvania, 1785-1844). Depicts the head of Liberty, obverse, an eagle with outstretched wings with a shield on its chest as it clutches an olive branch and a cluster of arrows, the United States motto above, reverse. Reeded edge. 27mm, .900 purity, 16.7 […]
Lot 834: 1795 US Flowing Hair Silver Dollar
1795 United States Flowing Hair 90% silver dollar, designed by Robert Scot (Scottish-American, 1745-1823). Depicts a bust of Liberty with her hair flowing behind her, surrounded by fifteen, six-pointed stars with lettering reading “LIBERTY” above and the date “1795,” below, obverse, an eagle with outstretched wings surrounded by a wreath with two leaves beneath each […]
Lot 830: Continental Oil on Board Landscape w/ Castle
19th-century Continental oil on board landscape depicting figures watering various animals at a cistern foreground, with a moat and castle background. Unsigned. Housed in a gilt carved rococo frame. Sight: 7" H x 9 3/8" W. Framed: 12" x 14 1/4" W. 2nd Qtr. 19th century. The Estate of Elizabeth Chalfant, Nashville, TN. Condition: Painting […]
Lot 831: RAK Marshall W/C, Near Toddenham Gloucestershire
Roberto Angelo Kittermaster Marshall (United Kingdom, 1849-1926) watercolor on paper painting titled "Near Toddenham [sic] Gloucestershire" depicting an idyllic English landscape with a flock of sheep approaching a country road from a field, with rolling hills, trees, and the village of Todenham in the background beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed "RAK Marshall" lower right. […]
Lot 828: Attr. Jaroslav Herbst, O/B Still Life Painting, Flowers in Kettle
Attributed to Jaroslav Herbst (Czech Republic, 1887-1971), large oil on panel still life painting depicting a kettle filled with flowers, set on a table in front of a windowsill with flower pots. Unsigned. Likely original carved parcel gilt frame. Partial early 20th century gallery label en verso for Jaroslav Vosicky, Prague. Sight: 26 1/2" H […]
Lot 829: European School O/C Painting, Mother & Children in a Landscape
European School 19th Century oil on canvas painting, possibly Josef Simm (Austrian, 1811-1868), depicting a mother and her children seated on a country road before a group of large trees, a mountain range visible in the background beneath a late afternoon sky. Unsigned. Old, partially legible handwritten label en verso of stretcher reading "Original painting […]