American apothecary or spice chest and North Carolina Federal one-drawer stand, 2 items total. 1st item: American cherry 15 drawer apothecary or spice cabinet, poplar secondary. Dovetailed and pegged construction, drawers with inner dividers and brass pulls, lower drawer with inlaid diamond. 16" H x 19" W x 14" D. Circa 1820. 2nd item: North […]
Lot 159: Southern Chippendale Walnut Press
Southern two-piece Chippendale press or bookcase, walnut primary, yellow pine secondary. Upper case with carved broken arched pediment with three turned finials and reed carved rosettes and shell plinth, two arched glazed doors flanked by fluted quarter columns. Second shelf of upper case with retractable candle slide. Lower case with with top having an ogee […]
Lot 160: Diminutive Virginia Blanket Chest, 18th C
Virginia Chippendale walnut blanket chest. Rectangular form comprised of a molded top over an exposed dovetailed case and carved Chippendale bracket foot base with spur returns. Interior with a till with hinged top. Chest Retains the original batwing brass escutcheon. Additionally fitted with an interior till. 22 5/8" H x 37 1/8" W x 16 […]
Lot 155: Exhibited African-American Schoolhouse Quilt
Southern African-American quilt, attributed to Margaret or Lema Carr of Rogersville, Tennessee, recently exhibited at Colonial Williamsburg. This quilt displays an ingenious and unique design by incorporating the traditional Schoolhouse pattern with a semi-abstract Tree of Life motif, using hand-stitched pieced and appliqued cotton and synthetic fabrics. Eight rectangular panels enclose multicolored schoolhouses with beads […]
Lot 156: Southern Tiger Maple and Walnut Miniature Chest
Southern, possibly Kentucky, miniature Sheraton chest of drawers, tiger maple and walnut primary, poplar secondary, Comprised of a rectangular top above four graduated cockbeaded and dovetailed drawers with glass pulls and brass escutcheons, paneled sides and turned Sheraton feet. 25 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W x 14 1/4" D. Circa 1825. Provenance: The estate […]
Lot 157: TN or KY Walnut Hepplewhite Sugar Chest
Southern Hepplewhite sugar chest, Tennessee or Kentucky, walnut with poplar secondary. Comprised of a rectangular top with applied square molded edge and original iron hinges; dovetailed case with upper well divided into three sections. Beaded medial molding over a base with dovetailed scratch-beaded drawer having an oval brass pull, resting on tall square tapered legs. […]
Lot 153: William Edmondson Critter Sculpture
William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951) limestone “Critter” sculpture of a small animal sitting upright on its hind legs, with front legs and feet cast downward, atop a rectangular integral base. 12 1/4″ H x 4 1/2″ W x 8 1/4″ D. Note: This example is stylistically similar to a sculpture sold by Case Antiques in 2011, […]
Lot 154: Important "TVA" Quilt, designed by Ruth Clement Bond
Important African American “TVA” Quilt, designed by Ruth Clement Bond and made by an unknown quilter working in the TVA dam sites at the juncture of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, circa 1937. The hand-stitched cotton quilt with cotton batting depicts a young black man with government-uniformed white arm on his right shoulder and a fiddle […]
Lot 150: Beauford Delaney Abstract Watercolor, "Composition"
Beauford Delaney (American, 1901-1979), “Composition,” watercolor on paper abstract expressionist painting featuring green, red, orange, and yellow brushstrokes. Signed and dated in ink “Beauford Delaney 64″ lower right corner. Float mounted onto ivory cardstock and housed in a contemporary silver and gilt frame. Sheet – 14″ H x 10 3/4″ W. Framed – 22 5/8″ […]
Lot 151: Augusta Savage Plaster Sculpture, "Gamin"
Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage (American, 1892-1962) plaster sculpture with bronze patina titled GAMIN along front edge, depicting a young African American male with a tilted cap and wrinkled shirt. Signed “Savage” vertically in rectangle on the backside. Created circa 1929. 9″ H x 5 3/4″ W x 4 3/8″ D. Biography (adapted from The […]