Studio Art Quilt titled “Diamond & Cross II” by Lenore Davis (1936-1993) of Newport, KY. Whole cloth construction with monotype printing and hand quilting in cotton velveteen, textile paint, and polyester batting in colors of pink, yellow, fuchsia, and orange. The entire piece is embroidered with gold thread. Label en verso embroidered “Lenore Davis, Diamond […]
Lot 1064: Classic Victorian Crazy Quilt
Classic American Victorian Crazy quilt, 16 block design, and quilted with velvets, a wide variety of silk fabrics, and satin, including some ribbons. Blue velvet border and medium brown striped silk backing. Hand-quilted, cross-hatch, and some clamshell. Embroidered elements include fans in each corner, an anchor, daisies, butterflies, and a child’s head, with embroidery along the seams. […]
Lot 1063: Nashville Crazy Quilt w/ Flour Sack Backing
Middle Tennessee crazy quilt top comprised of multicolor velvets, silks, damasks, cut velvet, and velvet ribbon. Embroidered images in multicolor cotton thread depicting typical crazy quilt designs, including flowers, geese, a rooster, fish, a butterfly, a teacup and saucer, an umbrella, a fan, and a cross. Initialled N.L.F. Hand pieced and embroidered, and not quilted. The quilt blocks […]
Lot 1062: 2 Southern Pieced Cotton Quilts
1st item: Colonial-style quilt with Basket and Pink Flowers design, in solid cotton colors of pink, green, and gold. Hand-pieced and appliqued, and hand-quilted throughout with white cotton thread, thin cotton batting. The edging is a separate applied binding applied by hand, 67 in. x 84 in. Southern, Circa 1930s. 2nd item: Elaborate basket design cotton […]
Lot 1061: 2 Quilts: Log Cabin & Brick Patterns, Ohio Provenance
1st item: Log Cabin Courthouse Steps pattern quilt, consisting primarily of silks and velvets with wool batting, a pink rayon and satin border, and the backing is a floral pink and green print. Quilted by hand and machine. Possibly assembled over a period of time beginning in 1890 and finished in the 1920s. 72 in. x 72 […]
Lot 1060: Two American Pieced Quilts, Rolling Stone & Spools Patterns
1st item: An American blue and white pieced and hand-quilted cotton quilt, Rolling Stone pattern, with cotton thread and batting, matching blue binding on scalloped sides, and a white cotton backing. Hand-quilted at 10 stitches per inch, blue quilting lines still visible, cross-hatching over the pieced blocks, parallel serpentine quilting lines in the outer border. Cable quilting in the […]
Lot 1059: Two 19th C. Dolls Incl. Adelina Patti & Male Doll
Two (2) 19th-century dolls, including one Adelina Patti porcelain head and shoulders female doll with molded black hair, porcelain lower arms and legs, and cotton floral gown with lace trim, 16 in. H, and one male china head and shoulder doll with blonde hair, porcelain lower arms and legs, and blue wool suit, 17 3/4 in. H. […]
Lot 1058: Group of 6 China & Parian Head Dolls
Six (6) assorted 19th-century dolls. Includes one male porcelain head and shoulder doll with molded black hair, cloth body with brown suit, leather hands and cloth feet with leather boots, 20 in. H; one female porcelain head and shoulder doll with molded black hair, leather arms, cloth body and feet, wearing a green silk gown with lace […]
Lot 1057: Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Napoleonic Coach Model
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Napoleonic Coach model carriage, comprised of red, black, and gilt-painted chassis, coachman’s seat, and tug line; light blue and gilt-painted, rubber strap-suspended body with tassels; fully lined velvet and ribbon passenger compartment; and velvet coachman’s cover with beaded tassels, all with fully articulated pieces. Marked “F” on hubs and shields on […]
Lot 1056: Large East TN Pottery Jar, Maryville Pottery
Large Blount County, TN salt-glazed stoneware pottery jar stamped MARYVILLE POTTERY (1885 – 1890) and 4 denoting capacity. Tall ovoid form, beveled base edge. 16 in. H. PROVENANCE: The collection of Marty and David Black, Rockford, TN. CONDITION: Handles missing with the possibility of loss in the firing process. Large stabilized cracks extended from the rim […]
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