East Tennessee walnut chest of drawers consisting of two over three graduated dovetailed drawers, inlaid escutcheons, turned double lozenge feet with fine ring scoring at the top of the feet. Paneled ends, beveled paneled back, grooved drawer support frames for drawers, yellow pine and poplar secondary woods. Illegible early red script to the back of […]
Lot 137: East TN Grindstaff Pottery, incl. Miniature
1st item: East Tennessee miniature stoneware jug, Grindstaff pottery. Inscription on side reads "LARSES, grinstall or grinstaff". William Grinstaff had a son, Lazarus, who was born in the 1880/1881 time period. Whether this jug is referencing a nickname for Lazarus is unknown at this time. 3 1/4" H. Late 19th century. 2nd item: East Tennessee […]
Lot 138: East TN Stoneware Jug, D. L. Smith
Blount County, Tennessee stoneware jug stamped, "D.L. Smith" on shoulder (David L. Smith, S is stamped backward). Sam Smith and Stephen Rogers reference David L. Smith working at both a Grindstaff pottery site and the Maryville pottery site in Volume 1 of "Tennessee Potteries, Pots, and Potters, 1790s-1950" (p. 89-92). 13 1/4" H. Late 19th […]
Lot 131: East TN Child Rocking Chair and Side Chair
Grouping of two (2) East Tennessee turned chairs. 1st item: Sullivan Co., TN child's rocker with three arched slats and turnip finials, shaped arms with scrolled rests, supporting front stiles with spindle turnings, shaped rockers. Rush seat. 20" H x 11 1/2" W x 20" D. Second quarter of the 19th century. 2nd item: Hawkins […]
Lot 132: Knox Co. TN Biscuit Table, Yellow Pine
East Tennessee biscuit table, yellow pine frame with inset Tennessee marble slab, stretcher base flush with the outside edge of leg facings, turned feet. Underside of marble slab having rough surface with deep channel grooves. Purchased by Mrs. William Searle, Jr. in 1930 from a Knoxville estate. 31" H x 26 3/4" W x 26 […]
Lot 133: East TN Federal Inlaid Chest of Drawers
East Tennessee Federal inlaid chest of drawers with mahogany veneers and cherry primary, yellow pine secondary wood. Mahogany veneered molded top with line inlay around top edge, four graduated dovetailed and cockbeaded drawers, each drawer having string inlay with corner loop designs, inlaid shield escutcheons, the stiles with string inlaid "columns" and capitals having colored […]
Lot 134: Middle TN Sugar Chest
Middle Tennessee sugar chest, cherry with poplar secondary wood. Dovetailed locking top case and hinged top, interior undivided. Upper dovetailed case rests on a stand with a single dovetailed drawer with wooden pulls. Bulbous ring turned legs, terminating in ball and spike feet. Henry & Williamson County history. 38 3/4" H x 23 3/4" W […]
Lot 127: Vine Inlay Tall Case Walnut Clock, Kentucky Histor
Elaborate vine-inlaid walnut tall case clock, Maysville, Kentucky history; vine and leaf inlay pattern similar to the Shinnston, West Virginia cabinetmaking group. Bonnet with vine inlaid broken arch pediment molding, terminating in rosettes with four inlaid petals, hood columns with line inlay, upper waist ogee molding over a figured walnut panel with vine inlay terminating […]
Lot 128: KY History Tall Case Clock, Luman Watson Dial
Federal tall case clock with a Luman Watson dial, cherry case in an old surface. Bonnet with swan's neck pediment and central urn finial, turned hood columns, ogee waist moldings, waist section with chamfered corners, waist door with serpentine lip and large oval inlay, inset base panel, tapered feet. Poplar secondary wood. Painted dial with […]
Lot 129: Kentucky Cherry Sugar Desk Bureau, exhibited
Fayette County, Kentucky cherry sugar desk bureau with figured cherry faux drawer fronts and turned Sheraton feet. Poplar secondary wood. Lift top reveals desk interior with two open pigeon holes in center, flanked by a bank of two dovetailed drawers on each side. Lower well lid with brass pull and keyhole cover opens to reveal […]









