Diminutive Middle Tennessee Sheraton chest of drawers, walnut primary, poplar secondary. Slightly overhanging plain top above four graduated cockbeaded dovetailed drawers fitted with oval brasses, paneled sides and turned feet. Inked or painted on backboards: "Wm E Ward/Palmers Station/TN/With great care/contains glass". 40 3/4" H x 39 3/4" W x 19 3/8" D. Circa 1825. […]
Lot 184: Middle Tennessee Cherry Slab Desk
Rare Middle Tennessee Sheraton huntboard or slab desk, cherry with tulip poplar secondary wood. Rectangular top over a large single drawer with plain hinged fall-front, which drops down to reveal a writing surface and fitted interior with seven pigeon holes and two small drawers. Turned and tapered legs with cup and ring turnings at top […]
Lot 182: Pair of Early East TN O/C Portraits
Pair of 19th century East Tennessee oil on canvas three-quarters length companion portraits, unsigned but possibly by William (John) Harrison Scarborough (TN/SC, 1812-1871). The gentleman is depicted wearing a tan suit coat and white shirt and the lady is depicted wearing a dark dress with an elaborate lace collar and lace cap. Housed in a […]
Lot 181: Adelia A. Lutz Portrait Painting
Adelia Armstrong Lutz (American/Tennessee, 1859-1931) oil and pastel on cardstock portrait of a young girl with long red hair, attired in a white dress with an upward gaze and with a pink rose lower center. Signed lower left "A. A. Lutz". Inscription en verso partially reads "Artist —– Given to Charles & Annette Harris in […]
Lot 179: Lloyd Branson Oil on Cardstock Landscape Painting
Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) panoramic oil on cardstock fall landscape painting depicting a rock lined stream flanked by fall trees foreground and a meadow with trees and mountains visible background. Signed lower right "Branson". Housed in a gilt carved frame with oak leaf and anthemion decoration. Sight – 5 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W. […]
Lot 180: L. Branson Oil Landscape & E. Hurst Pastel Portrait
Two (2) Tennessee art works, including Lloyd Branson and Edward Hurst. 1st item: Lloyd Branson (American/Tennessee, 1861-1925) small oil on paper autumn landscape painting, mounted on board, depicting a forest pathway. Signed lower right "Branson." Housed in a carved early 20th giltwood frame. Sight – 4" H x 6" W. Framed – 7 1/2" H […]
Lot 178: TN Mountain O/B Landscape by Charles Krutch
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee oil on board painting depicting a Spring/Summer mountain landscape, likely the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. EG Gagg Knoxville Framery label en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Signed lower right in red "Krutch." Sight – 6 1/4" H x 9" W. Framed – 8 1/4" H x […]
Lot 177: Hugh Tyler O/B Landscape w/ Cows, poss. TN
Hugh C. Tyler (Tennessee/New York, 1885-1976) impressionist oil on board American landscape painting, possibly East Tennessee, depicting a pasture with grazing cows, framed by a stand of trees, with a forest background. Signed faintly lower left "H. C. Tyler". Housed in a burnished gilt and green painted wood frame. Sight: 7 3/4" H x 9 […]
Lot 176: Robert Loftin Newman Exhibited Painting, "Mother and Child"
Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/NY/ France, 1827-1912), "Mother and Child," oil on board painting depicting a woman closely holding a very young child in a dark, dense landscape setting. The dark haired woman wears a dress with light blouse and full red skirt, and the unclothed child stands on her lap with one arm outstretched. Signed […]
Lot 175: Cornelius Hankins O/P, Still Life w/ Wine Bottles
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on panel still life painting depicting a bottle of wine, a fiasco bottle, a wine glass, a plate with a piece of a meat pie, a bunch of grapes, and otheritems on a tabletop against a mottled browndrapery background. Signed "Cornelius Hankins" lower left. A. Frank & Co. label with […]