Three (3) Tennessee Quilts. 1st item: Middle TN hand stitched crazy quilt circa 1900, Coffee County, attributed to Fanny Hickerson Wooten (also spelled Wooton, 1844-1927). Wool and gabardine crazy quilt with brown cotton backing; green border with tan corner blocks and fuschia stitching, enclosing a field with multiple pieces of fabric in various colors and […]
Lot 595: Pr. of East TN Appliqued & Pieced Quilts
Pair of East Tennessee twin sized pieced and appliqued quilts, NC lily pattern varient in colors of blue and green with blue calico print on a cream or white ground. Finely quilted all over teacup pattern with blue triangle border. Both made circa 1930's by Annie Mary "Mace" Russell, wife of Hugh McClung Johnston. Provenance […]
Lot 592: Tennessee Sampler by Mary Martin, 1838
Wilson County, Tennessee pictorial needlework sampler dated 1838, made by Mary Saunders Martin (1825-1881). Rare all-pictorial sampler featuring a rose border, enclosing a fruit basket, butterflies, and multiple birds, including parrots, a stork, and peacock, flanking a central male figure. Roosters, three dogs, and a rabbit are also depicted. Signed and dated "Miss Mary Martin […]
Lot 593: Tennessee Crazy Quilt, c. 1875
Tennessee crazy quilt, circa 1875, attributed to Fanny Hickerson Wooton (also spelled Wooten, 1844-1927) of Coffee County and/or her mother, Mary Saunders Martin Hickerson (1825-1881, whose sampler is also in this auction). Hand stitched quilt comprised of a dark blue velvet border with gold stitching to blue cotton backing, enclosing nine squares of silk, velvet, […]
Lot 591: Tennessee Sampler, Henley Family, Knox County
Tennessee needlework Family Register sampler, worked 1830 by Elizabeth M. Henley at the Knoxville Female Academy. Elizabeth Henley, granddaughter of Revolutionary War hero Col. David Henley, married Barclay McGhee, grandson of Knoxville settler and politician Col. Charles McClung. Silk on linen sampler with wide floral border, partially unfinished, with zig zag design satin stitch edging […]
Lot 589: 2 NC Catawba Alkaline Stoneware Pottery Items
2 NC Catawba Alkaline Glaze Pottery Items. 1st item: Western North Carolina alkaline glaze stoneware double handle pottery jar or vase with strap handles. 6 1/8" H. 2nd item: North Carolina Lincoln County alkaline glaze stoneware chicken waterer, alkaline glaze with scattered rutile drips. 10 3/8" H. Both items Late 19th century. Provenance: Private Southern […]
Lot 587: 5 PA & MD Decorated Stoneware Pottery Items
Group of five (5) Pennsylvania and Maryland stoneware pottery items including: one (1) Jas. Hamilton & Co./Greensboro, Pennsylvania 2-gallon cobalt stenciled and decorated stoneware jar with stenciled floral garland above name and and "2" below denoting gallon capacity (11 1/2" H); one (1) Williams & Reppert/Greensboro, Pennsylvania stenciled and decorated stoneware jar with colbalt floral […]
Lot 588: Western NC Nelson Bass Pottery Jug
Western North Carolina dark brown alkaline glaze 4-gallon stoneware pottery jug, tall ovoid form with pulled strap handle, stamped below the spout "NB" for Nelson Bass (Lincoln County, NC, 1846-1918) and incised "4" denoting capacity. 16 1/4" H. Late 19th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with a few firing flaws to […]
Lot 586: 6 Gal. Red Wing Stoneware Water Cooler w/ Lid
Six (6) gallon stoneware water cooler with lid, Bristol slip-glaze with cobalt stenciled “6” above the stenciled words “Ice Water” above the stamped large “Red Wing” logo, bunghole at base. Cobalt band decoration to the molded lid. 16″ H including lid, 11 7/8″ dia. Large red wing logo – 6″. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall […]
Lot 585: 3 Figural Pipe Bowls, incl. Payrau
Grouping of three (3) American figural pipe bowls. 1st item: 19th century terracotta figural or caricature pipe bowl depicting the New York philanthropist Peter Cooper, made by August Peyrau. Incised on the underside "A Peyrau/NY 5 ", along with other illegible writing. 2 1/2" H x 2 1/2" L. Circa 1883. Note: A. Peyrau was […]