Early Native American Cherokee double weave rivercane low basket, rectangular form with walnut dyed weavers. 6" H x 18" W x 11 1/2" D. Mid-19th century. CONDITION: Slight warpage, various losses to rim, 3 1/2" diagonal break to one corner, losses to 2 corners and scattered losses to base. Old surface grime throughout.
Lot 671: San Ildefonso Blackware Charger, Marie & Julian
Marie and Julian Martinez San Ildefonso blackware pottery charger with stylized feather design. Signed "Marie & Julian" en verso. 14 5/8" dia. x 2"H. 20th century. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN estate. CONDITION: Overall good condition with moderate surface wear. One feather with minute glaze loss.
Lot 668: Mose Tolliver Face Painting
Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) house paint on wood panel painting titled "Spoopey Doopey" depicting a dancing woman. Signed lower left. Title, date and inscription en verso: "Spoopey Doopey – A dancing lady that holds her arms out trying to get love. Oct. '89". Weathered wood frame. 24" x 24" square panel, 29" x 29" […]
Lot 669: Pugh Tiger Chair & Indian Carving + Folk Art Table, 3 items
Three (3) folk/outsider art carved items. 1st item: Loranzo Dow Pugh (TN, 1906-1993) outsider art carved and painted tiger chair, hand-painted in colors of mustard, black, yellow, red and brown. Painted on base "TiGer 1991". Carved signature and date on base "LD PUGH 1991". 32-1/4" H x 14" W x 12-1/2" D. 2nd item: Loranzo […]
Lot 667: 2 Folk Art Paintings: Tolliver, Long
Two (2) Folk Art paintings. 1st Item: Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) oil on wood painting depicting a red dragon or dinosaur-like creature against a white background with black border. Signed "Mose T." lower left. Label en verso reads "Marcia Weber / Art Objects, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama." Retains original soda tab hanger. 9 1/4" H […]
Lot 666: 2 Tolliver Family Folk Art Paintings
Two (2) Tolliver Family folk art paintings. 1st item: Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) house paint on plywood painting depicting a pond and trees. Signed MOSET with backwards S, lower right. Museum accession tag, en verso. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 15 1/2" H x 23 3/8" W. Framed – 21 3/4" […]
Lot 665: Bernice Sims Outsider Art Painting, Laundry Day
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014) acrylic on canvas outsider art painting depicting several black figures washing and hanging laundry outside a cabin. Signed lower right "B Sims". Whitewashed distressed wood frame. Sight – 15" H x 19" W. Framed – 19" H x 23" W. Provenance: West Tennessee estate of a folk /outsider art collector. CONDITION: […]
Lot 663: Tim Lewis Folk Carving, Adam & Eve
Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted and carved wood relief sculpture depicting Adam and Eve in the Biblical Garden of Eden beneath the forbidden fruit tree, the serpent encircling the trunk tempting Eve with a lion and lamb to the right. Signed lower right in white "T. Lewis #4" and lower left in red "T. […]
Lot 664: Bernice Sims Outsider Art Painting, Fishing Hole
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014) acrylic on canvas outsider art painting depicting several black and white figures, four with visible reflections, surrounding a body of blue water and holding fishing rods. Signed lower right "B Sims". Unframed. 20" H x 16" W. Provenance: West Tennessee estate of a folk /outsider art collector. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition.
Lot 660: Tim Lewis Folk Carving & 3 Carved Folk Art Canes
Four (4) folk art items. 1st item: Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted and carved wood relief sculpture depicting the Battle of Jericho, during which the Ark of the Covenant was carried around the city once a day for seven days. Signed, dated, and numbered "T LEWIS 15/# 8", lower right. Signed, dated, and numbered […]









