Important Maury County, Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed Margaret A. Reaves and dated 1830. Sampler features a floral border enclosing 3 alphabets and 1 row of numbers, over a double tombstone panel center. At left are stitched figures of a man and woman in fine clothing, in profile on either side a tree […]
Lot 291: 2 Samplers incl. Virginia House Sampler
1st item: Elmira Deacon Dungan, 19th century American needlework family record sampler with house, silk and wool or cotton on linen. Floral vine top border and alphabet and numbers over the names of 5 Dungan family members: Elizabeth B. Dungan 1802, Mary Ann Dungan 1829, Henry Newton Dungan, Robert Kelton Dungan, Sarah Ann Dungan 1839, […]
Lot 288: Mass. Genealogy & Mourning Sampler, 19th c.
Massachusetts early 19th century needlework family record and mourning sampler, silk on linen, worked by Elizabeth P. Grimes of Littleton, Mass. aged 12 years. Large floral vine border and base with landscape, birds, flower basket and trees. Nine named Grimes family members, dated 1782 to 1821 above verse including father Thaddeus, siblings Hiram, Eliab/Esab, Abagail […]
Lot 287: Two Silk Decorative Textiles
1st item: Antique European heraldic silk, wool and metallic embroidery with centered emblem of a crown above a shield with oval of two flowers, surrounded by a leaf and berry wreath. Border also with shield and leaf design. 18" H x 24" W. Late 19th century. 2nd item: Turkish silk Hereke meditation area rug, signed […]
Lot 286: 2 miniature portraits related to Capt. Allen McLane
Two American early 19th century watercolor profile portraits, manner of Charles St. Memin, each depicting a woman with tightly curled hair in a blue and white bonnet and a dark blue dress. Note on a piece of paper found along with the portraits reads "For Capt. Wright Allen McLane N. York Hotel". Housed under glass […]
Lot 284: 10 Framed Portrait Miniatures
Group of 10 framed watercolor miniature portraits of ladies and gentlemen, including one image of Napoleon. All signed with the exception of the Napoleon minature. Frame materials include ebonized wood, ivory and faux ivory, mother-of-pearl, wire and bronze. Ranging in size from 3 3/4" H x 3 1/2" W to 5 1/2" H x 4 […]
Lot 285: 2 Miniature Portraits of Gentlemen
Two miniature watercolor portraits of gentlemen. 1st item: Oval portrait of young man with curly brown hair, formally dressed; mounted on paper and signed and dated on back, "May 1838, painted by 'C.M. Valentine'". Possibly Southern. Portrait: 2 13/16" x 2 1/4". Framed in stained wooden paneled frame of yellow pine, 7" x 6 1/2". […]
Lot 283: Pr. French Empire Style Tole Cachepots & Lithographic Portraits
1st item: Pair of French Empire style tole cachepots having a green ground, tapering square bodies with gilt decoration, four paw feet and a square plinth. Bases marked "Made in France". 20th century. 2nd & 3rd Items: 2 pairs of framed 18th century English/Irish lithograph satirical portraits, each comprised of hand colored lithographic head-and-shoulder portraits […]
Lot 281: Early Greek Icon, Mother of God with wood
Greek Mother of God or Theotokos Icon, tempera on wood panel with carved arched opening enclosing the Virgin Mary with the Christ child on her lap. Later stained oak frame. 11 1/8" x 6 3/4" overall. 18th century. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Shrinkage crack extends […]
Lot 282: Russian Icon, Old Testament Trinity, Hallmarked
Russian icon, dated 1825, depicting the Old Testament Trinity appearing to a white haired man, possibly Abraham. Tempera on wood panel with silver repousse riza showing architectural and clothing details, with leaf and berry border, inscription at top; bottom side dated 1825 with maker's mark E.P. or E.F., city mark and assayer mark obscured. 8" […]