American School, possibly Southern, oil on canvas landscape painting depicting the sun setting on a farm field with haystacks in foreground and barn in background. Illegible signature lower right and dated '94. Unframed. 20" H x 30" W. Circa 1894. Provenance: a Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Craquelure throughout, light grime.
Lot 987: 3 Paintings, incl. KY Regional
Three (3) Kentucky regional oil paintings, including Joseph Krementz and David Bettison. 1st item: Joseph Krementz (New Albany, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, 1840-1928) oil on board painting depicting several haystacks illuminated by the late afternoon sun. Signed "Jo Krementz" lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight – 6 1/8" H x 8 3/8" W. […]
Lot 985: Ernest Baber, Small Still Life
Ernest Morton Baber (American/California, b. 1949) oil on board still life titled "Sweet William Blue Cloth" depicting a white ceramic pitcher of flowers and crabapples on a blue cloth. Signed upper right. Label with artistâs name and title of work en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight – 9 1/2" H x 7 1/2" […]
Lot 986: Butler Brown Oil on Board Landscape
Butler Brown (Georgia, born 1937) oil on board landscape painting depicting a pond with base of tree on a bank with tin cans, book and bamboo pole, foreground, a rowboat, a line of trees, and houses in the background. Signed and dated Butler Brown 1979 lower right. Housed in a wooden frame with giltwood veneer […]
Lot 984: 4 Lila Moore Keen Floral Watercolor Paintings
Four (4) Lila Moore Keen (Georgia/Ohio, 1903-1963) watercolor on paper paintings of flowers including two (2) white magnolias, one (1) yellow and white magnolia, and one (1) red camellia. All signed in the lower quadrants and housed and matted under glass in gilt wood frames. Sights range in size from 14 5/8" H x 10 […]
Lot 982: Valleau Caruthers, O/C "Lilies"
Valleau Caruthers (Tennessee, 20th century) oil on canvas still life titled "Lilies", depicting a vase with white lilies and a small white bowl sitting on a rustic chest. Signed lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame. Titled on card en verso. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed – 31 3/4" H […]
Lot 980: Bronze Covered Urn and Pair of Fox Bookends
Three (3) bronze decorative items. 1st-2nd items: Pair of bronze fox bookends with foxes in upright postition, attached to rectangular marble bases. Each has a mark between legs on bases, "berye" and "nce". 6 1/2" H x 6 1/4" x 3 1/2" D. 3rd item: bronze covered urn with seated satyr figure on lid and […]
Lot 978: Pr. Sandwich Glass Dolphin Fish Candlesticks
Mid 19th century mold blown glass dolphin fish candlesticks, attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, comprised of semi-opaque "clambroth" shafts on square bases and a semi-opaque French blue cups. Includes two (2) pairs of associated glass bobeches. Unmarked. Candlesticks – 10 1/4" H x 3 3/4" square. Bobeches range in size from 3 1/2" […]
Lot 979: 2 Equestrian Doorstops plus Copper Footed
1st item: Oval copper roaster or wine cooler, dovetailed construction with stamped beading and fluting to sides, two brass side handles, and mounted on brass legs. 12"h x 20"W x 11 3/4" D. Possibly French, late 19th to early 20th century. 2nd item: Figural brass horse doorstop, Virginia Metalcrafters mark en verso: Copyright 1949 CRK […]
Lot 977: 22 Pcs. Rowland Ward Crystal, Hunt Theme
Group of twenty-two (22) pieces of Rowland Ward crystal, including twelve (12) tumblers and ten (10) whiskey glasses. Glasses with etched decoration of various wild game animals including deer, bucks, boar, quail, and pheasants in forest and nature scenes. Tumblers – 3 1/2" H x 2 7/8" W (at top) (2 3/8" W at base). […]