Middle Tennessee blanket chest, attributed to Bedford County, walnut with poplar secondary. Comprised of a plain top with breadboard ends above a rectangular chest with exposed dovetailed on sides of case, lower case transition molding with two scratch beaded and dovetailed drawers with brass pulls, inlaid kite escutcheons on upper case and drawers. Case rests […]
Lot 161: Southern Hepplewhite Sugar Chest
Southern Hepplewhite walnut sugar chest, poplar secondary, likely Middle Tennessee or Kentucky. Post and panel construction, rectangular form with hinged top opening to interior with original divider, case with paneled front and sides, raised on tall square tapered legs. 36" H x 37" W x 18 1/4" D. Circa 1830. Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection, […]
Lot 162: Southern Cherry Sugar Desk
Southern vernacular sugar chest in the form of a desk, likely Kentucky or Tennessee, cherry primary with red wash, poplar secondary wood. Backsplash with curved edges over a hinged fall front, opening to a divided interior with lock. Base with one full length dovetailed drawer over straight skirt and bracket feet. Plain sides. Case nailed […]
Lot 158: Apothecary Chest and NC Hepplewhite Stand
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, […]