Group of three (3) Middle TN stoneware pottery items, including one (1) vase form with browm/tan/brown transitional glaze, one (1) storage jar form with tan and dark brown glaze, and one (1) storage jar with tapered neck and incised line decoration with buff/tan glaze. Ranging in size from 10" to 10 5/8" H. Late 19th/early […]
Lot 184: 3 Pigeon Forge Pottery Bears
Group of three (3) Pigeon Forge Pottery ceramic black bears, two (2) marked (largest bear and small bear resting on its back) "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn. D. Ferguson". 2 3/4" H x 3 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D to 4 1/2" H x 7" x 3 3/4" W. Tennessee, late 20th century. Provenance: The […]
Lot 185: East TN Pottery Jar & Virginia S. Bell Pottery Vase
East TN Pottery Jar and Virginia S. Bell Pottery Vase, 2 items. 1st item: East Tennessee, Hawkins or Greene County, three gallon stoneware jar with cobalt floral tree decoration, cobalt "3" denoting capacity, one ridge line and one incised line around the neck, and lug handles. 14 1/8" H. 2nd item: Valley of Virginia, Strausberg […]
Lot 183: Romanian or Greek Orthodox Madonna & Child Icon
Romanian or Greek Orthodox icon, tempera on convex cradled panel with gilt depicting the Madonna and Child, surrounded by two angels, above, and six saints left and right. Unsigned. Two (2) paper labels, one (1) with red ink stamp reading "F. P. Bucuresti", and additional black in stamp en verso. 12 1/2" H x 10 […]
Lot 181: 5 miniature ptgs. incl. Mozart Portrait
Five (5) miniature paintings. 1st item: Painted porcelain portrait plaque depicting composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Unsigned. Framed in molded walnut standing frame with velvet mat. Plaque – 5" H x 3 1/2" W. Framed – 10" H x 7 1/2" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: Framed oil on board landscape depicting a European […]
Lot 182: Signed Miniature Portrait, J.W. Thomas 1824
J.W. Thomas signed and dated miniature watercolor on paper portrait of a young boy with dark hair and dark blue coat, in profile, inscribed verso: "William Thomas / painted and presented by his brother J.W. Thomas / August 1824." Possibly American. Housed in half of a gutta percha union case with stamped brass mat. Sight […]
Lot 178: 2 Herend Porcelain Rabbit Figurals
Two (2) Herend porcelain rabbit or bunny figures, both blue, including one (1) figurine of a single rabbit (5 1/8" H x 4 1/2" W) and one (1) figurine of two rabbits together on a single base, one with a raised ear (5 5/8" H x 5 1/8" W). Both stamped and numbered on bases. […]
Lot 179: Pr. Royal Crown Derby Red Aves Candlesticks
Pair of Royal Crown Derby Red Aves pattern porcelain candlesticks, marked on the bases. 10 1/2" H. 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with light wear.
Lot 180: 5 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurines
Grouping of five (5) Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurines, including a ballerina sitting atop a column (#4075), a mermaid sitting on a rock (#443) designed by Edward Erikson, two children with a dog (#707), a boy and bulldog (#1790), and two white doves resting on a naturalistic foliate base (#402). All marked and numbered on the […]
Lot 176: 3 Transferware Dishes incl. Giraffe
Three (3) Animal Themed English Staffordshire dishes, including one (1) Ridgway mulberry Giraffe pattern plate (6 5/8" dia.) and one (1) small oblong grey Ridgway Giraffe handled tray (8 1/4" x 6"), both marked en verso: "Published August 30, 1836 Agreeably to the Act" with crown, cartouche and banner reading "Giraffe". Note: The Giraffe pattern […]