Two (2) 19th Century Textiles, including Schoolgirl Sampler, Eagle Silk Embroidery. 1st item: Schoolgirl needlework sampler, possibly American, silk and wool threads on linen; cross, queen's, eyelet and box stitch, strawberry border dividing the field into a top section with 4 rows of Alphabet and lower section with pictorial motifs of bird on branch, basket […]
Lot 895: Nashville Stoneware Advertising Pottery Jug
Middle Tennessee advertising whiskey jug, Peerless Distillery, having an overall white slip glaze with cobalt stenciled lettering to the body reading "Peerless Distillery / Hand Made Sour Mash / Tennessee Whiskey / M. Ryan, / Nashville, Tenn" within a cobalt border with cobalt and white slip stenciled lines around the top and lower body, additionally […]
Lot 894: Mid TN Hereford Brothers Advertising Sign
Middle Tennessee (Fayetteville) vintage die-cut tin advertising sign for Hereford Brothers, cut in the shape of a man in colors of red and white with black lettering, reading "Delighted with the Clothes & Shoes sold by Hereford Brothers, Fayetteville, TN". Possibly made by Ithaca Sign Works, New York. 36" H x 12" W. 1st half […]
Lot 893: 3 Mercantile items incl. Gray & Dudley Cutlery Showcase
Three (3) Mercantile Display items, including Gray and Dudley Cutlery Showcase Cabinet. 1st item: Gray and Dudley (located Chattanooga & Nashville, Tennessee, early 20th century) oak and glass knife showcase with mirrored fold down rear door. Interior with blue trim paint and later baize lining. "GRAY & DUDLEY HDW CO'S CELEBRATED CUTLERY" etched across front […]
Lot 892: 2 Mercantile Spool Cabinets, incl. Clark's Advertising
Two (2) Mercantile spool cabinets, including Clark's advertising cabinet. 1st item: Clark's oak Spool-Cotton Mile-End cabinet having six full graduated drawers with brass handles and lettering, wooden floral reliefs and honeycomb veneer, decorative carved moldings to top, base, and sides. 22" H x 25 1/4" W x 17 5/8" D. 2nd item: Walnut spool cabinet, […]
Lot 891: Revolving Country Store Wood Display Stand
Revolving display stand consisting of a central turned standard with four (4) graduated display levels, three (3) having turned "arms" terminating into circular displays, resting on four shaped carved feet. Mixed woods. 63 1/8" H x 33" dia. (at the widest point). Late 19th century. Note: Found at a hardware store in Kentucky. CONDITION: Appears […]
Lot 890: 11 German Sulfide Marbles
Eleven (11) German blown glass marbles with sulfide animal figurals, including five (5) dogs, three (3) bears, one (1) lion, one (1) camel, and one (1) squirrel. 1 1/2" dia. Mid/late 19th century. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Sara Parks Pendleton, Owensboro, KY. CONDITION: Overall good condition with expected air bubbles, flaws in the making.
Lot 889: 6 Tennessee Baskets, Jimmy & Bill White
Grouping of six (6) Jimmy and Bill White oak baskets. 1st item: Split oak round form basket on square base. In pencil, signed "Bill White 1990" and "Apple Shaker Basket" written on base. 2nd-4th items: three signed Jimmy White treenware baskets of various handle types, all with signatures etched on bases with two having "87 […]
Lot 888: 6 Baskets incl. 2 Prater Family Baskets
Grouping of six (6) contemporary woven oak baskets, including two Prater Family baskets. 1st item: Coker Creek Crafts buttocks basket with plain woven band and makers name stamped to interior base. 2nd item: Ralph Chesney buttocks basket with pattern woven band and alternating dyed weavers on body, creating an overall longitudinal stripe pattern. Signed and […]
Lot 887: 5 Early Tennessee & Southern Oak Baskets
Grouping of five (5) Southern, likely East Tenneessee split oak baskets. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) buttocks baskets including one large form with dark old patina. 13" H x 16" W x 14 1/2" D and 9 3/4" x 9 1/2" W x 11" D. 3rd-4th items: Two (2) carrying baskets with paint decorations, including one […]