Vannoy Streeter (Tennessee, 1919-1998) wire sculpture of a figure riding a high-stepping Tennessee Walking Horse. 5 3/4" H x 6" W x 2" D. Biography (source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia): "Self-taught sculptor Vannoy Streeter was known as "Wireman" because of the fanciful creations he fashioned from coat hangers and metal wire. Best known for his depictions […]
Lot 433: Middle TN Cherry Jackson Press
Middle Tennessee Jackson Press, cherry primary, poplar secondary. Comprised of a shaped gallery on a slightly overhanging plain top above two dovetailed and scratch beaded drawers over two paneled doors, flanked by fully turned pilasters on tall turned turnip spike feet. Paneled sides. Round wooden pulls to top and base. 52" H X 42 3/8" […]
Lot 434: West Tennessee One Drawer Table
Early West Tennessee walnut table, mortise-and-tenon and pegged with square nail construction, with plain rectangular two board top over a single dovetailed drawer and square tapered legs. 31" H x 32" W x 22 1/2" D. Circa 1830. Private Mississippi collection. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Some edge splits to top, stains and scarring to […]
Lot 431: American Grain painted blanket chest, Poss. Southern
Diminutive American grain painted blanket chest, yellow pine; tongue-and-groove and nailed construction with nailed back. Rectangular two-board hinged top with canted moldings over paneled front and sides, on a two-board base with affixed moldings and four turned feet. Interior with till at side with dowel hinged top. 21 1/2" H x 40 1/2" W 17" […]
Lot 432: Southern Chip Carved Paint Decorated Mantel
Southern, likely Kentucky, fireplace mantel and surround, poplar, with chip carved and sponge paint decoration. Shaped top with sawtooth carved top edge, ends supported by molded plinth like columns with chip carved lower edges, center frieze with chipped carved and beveled medallion decoration; sides with stylized carved vasiform columns terminating in plinth style bases. 56 […]
Lot 430: 2 Sheraton Tables, attr. Kentucky
1st item: Sheraton cherry table, cherry with poplar secondary, mortise-and-tenon with pin construction, plain rectangular top over a single drawer with square nail construction, canted side and lower edges, the top edge abutting the top of table and having a turned round knob; bulbous ring turned and tapered legs ending in small cup shaped turnings. […]
Lot 429: Shaker Kentucky Red Painted Blanket Chest
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky Shaker blanket chest, poplar with red wash. Comprised of a rectangular lid with breadboard ends and cleated front edge, wide interior till, and a molded bracket foot base. 19" H x 34 1/4" W x 16" D. Circa 1830. Note: A blanket chest with similar cleated top is featured in the museum […]
Lot 428: North Carolina 2-Piece Walnut Corner Cupboard
North Carolina Chippendale walnut corner cupboard, poplar secondary, attributed to Guilford County. Two piece construction; the top having a stepped coved cornice over two glazed doors with 16 panes and molded mullions and a reeded medial molding; base with cove and reeded medial molding above two dovetailed drawers with brass pulls and a band of […]
Lot 426: Miniature Grain Painted Wardrobe, Signed
Miniature vinegar painted pine wardrobe or kas, broken arch pediment surmounting a molded cornice, over two paneled doors with flame grain paint decoration, atop a base with scrolled feet. One door has eleven small cut-out lithographed pictures pasted to the interior, and both doors are signed illegibly in chalk. Interior sides are notched for multiple […]
Lot 427: Southern Tiger Maple Chest with Carved Backsplash
Southern tiger maple chest of drawers, Virginia or the Carolinas, with walnut drawer fronts and yellow pine secondary. Comprised of a plain slightly overhanging top with a shaped backsplash having a center plinth flanked by rosettes; rectangular case having one overhanging drawer above two half drawers and two full length drawers, all dovetailed, with wood […]