Southern Stretcher or Side Table, maple, attributed to Northeastern North Carolina, possibly Chowan County. Plain, single board top with batten board underside; straight skirt, finished on all sides, with ovolo-molded lower edge; four turned legs joined at chamfered blocks by four ovolo-molded stretchers. 27-1/2" H x 30" W x 26-1/2" D. Circa 1735. For similar […]
Lot 177: Greene Co., TN Walnut Corner Cupboard
East Tennessee Greene County walnut blind-door cupboard, cove molded cornice with dentil molding, one piece case with canted corner returns and double moldings at edges of returns, medial molding separating the upper and lower sections. Upper section with paneled doors having square beveled panels over rectangular panels with beveled panel interior, panel surrounds with wide […]
Lot 178: Southern Cherry Dressing Table
Southern Hepplewhite cherry dressing or writing table, poplar secondary wood; rectangular top over a single dovetailed drawer with string inlaid front and two oval shell-and-trident embossed pulls, all on four square tapered legs. Pegged and nailed construction. 29 3/4" H x 35 1/4" W x 17 7/8" D. Circa 1840-1850. CONDITION: Circular saw marks to […]
Lot 176: Early East TN Walnut Slant-front Desk, Chippendale Style
East Tennessee, possibly Greene County, walnut slant-front desk, predominately yellow pine secondary, dovetailed top, slant-front opening to fitted interior including a prospect door with carved semicircular fan flanked by interior pigeon holes and a bank of dovetailed drawers. Lower case with scratch-beaded lopers and graduated drawers having oval brasses (likely second set), ogee base molding […]
Lot 174: TN Illustrator Rhea Wells Mixed Media on Paper
Rhea Wells (Tennessee, 1891-1962) mixed media painting on paper depicting an African American man and woman standing before a white trellis gate with a large white house, background. Signed Rhea Wells, lower right. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 23 3/8" H x 17 3/8" W. Framed – 29" H x 23" W. […]
Lot 175: 2 Olen Bryant Sculptures
Two (2) Olen Bryant (Clarksville, 1927-2017) ceramic sculptures, smaller piece titled, Sleeping Stone. Sculptures are oval form with serene faces, one with necklace. Both with incised signatures, O. Bryant. Small sculpture – 7 1/2" H x 6" W x 4" D. Large sculpture – 15 1/2" H x 8" W x 4" D. 15 lbs. […]
Lot 172: Gilbert Gaul O/B, Nashville Landscape
Gilbert Gaul (New York/Tennessee/New Jersey, 1855-1919) oil on board landscape painting titled in pencil en verso SOUTH NASH, depicting a country road with a female figure and a small dog standing at a crossroads. Signed GAUL, lower right. Artist name and painting dimensions, along with possible exhibition number “185,” en verso. Housed in a contemporary […]
Lot 171: Attr. Francois Bernard, Portrait of Young Woman in Mourning
Oil on canvas portrait, attributed to Francois Bernard (France/Louisiana, 1812-1875), depicting a young woman in mourning dress. The woman is seated and attired in a black dress with elaborate lace collar, and wearing numerous articles of jewelry including a mourning brooch showing the Eye of God. Housed in a period gilt wood frame. Sight – […]
Lot 170: Walter Anderson Drawing, Cattle
Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1903-1965) pen and ink drawing on paper depicting the heads of three cows, all in a line. Unsigned. Double matted in a faux burlwood frame. Brown's Fine Art & Framing, Jackson MS label en verso. 8" x 10 1/3" sight, 16 1/2" x 19" framed. Provenance: Jackson, Tennessee collection, purchased directly […]
Lot 169: Gregory Stepanyants, O/C, Hilton Head
Grigory Stepanyants (Russian/American, 1927-2007) oil on canvas landscape painting titled Lake Thomas in Sea Pines Forest Preserve (Hilton Head, South Carolina) signed upper left. Signed and dated, '87, on reverse. Gilt 20th c. frame. Sight – 23-1/2" H x 35-5/8" W. Framed – 30-7/8" H x 42-3/4" W. Grigory Stepanyants was born in the former […]