Pair of reverse silhouette paintings on glass depicting females attired in 19th dress with blue highlights. Housed in bird's eye maple frames. Sight – 9 1/8" H x 7" W. Framed – 12 1/8" H x 10 1/8" W. New England, 19th century. CONDITION: Some yellowing to paper behind glass. Slight losses to frames.
Lot 532: 2 American Fruit Still Life Paintings
1st item: American oil on canvas still life depicting strawberries in and tumbling from a crate, on a green ground. Signed lower right "Lizzi Tuck". Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 6 3/8" H x 12 3/8" W. Framed – 10 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W. Early 20th century. 2nd item: […]
Lot 530: American Wooden Primitive Lantern
Large primitive six-sided lantern, having a wooden hexagonal top with metal dome and glass sides. Wooden stiles join to top with unusual paw or leaf-shape through-tenons. Also included are several lengths of unused cotton wick. 16-1/2" H x 13"W x 7"D. American, 19th century. CONDITION: Shrinkage cracks to top. Font possibly resoldered. Overall good condition.
Lot 528: 2 Painted Miniature Boxes, incl. 1 Grain Painted
1st item: Continental or Scandinavian miniature painted box, black and dark green ground with floral decoration, pegged construction, tall straight feet and a padded fabric interior. 7 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W x 5 1/4" D. 2nd item: American white pine grain painted miniature box with bracket feet, dovetailed construction and lock. 8 1/2" […]
Lot 529: Firkin Bucket, Oak Basket, Iron tools
1st-3rd items: Wrought iron steelyard scale, 16 1/2" L, with weight, 2 3/4" H, and wrought iron clamp marked "Pat June 25, 1878", possibly carpenter's tool, 12 3/4" L. American, third quarter 19th century. 4th item: Wooden firkin with swing handle, "J. Anthony." impressed on handle, lid top and inside lid. Handwriting in pencil inside […]
Lot 526: 5 Cannon County Signed Baskets
Group of five (5) signed Woodbury, Tennessee split white oak buttocks baskets by Ida Pearl Davis (Cannon County, TN 1921-2007) and her daughter Thelma Davis Hibdon (b. 1942). All signed in pen under the handles and dated 1993, 1994 or 1995. Ranging in size from 8 3/4" H (including handle) x 9 3/4" W x […]
Lot 527: 2 Early Decoys & Large Basket
1st & 2nd items: Two early working duck decoys, old black painted surface, stylized pegged necks/heads. Numbered in white paint on bottom. 7-1/2"H x 16"L. American, possibly Maine, late 19th to early 20th century. 3rd item: Large early basket, round, with carved wood swing handle and raised interior bottom. Unsigned. 8"H x 14-3/4" Diameter. Possibly […]
Lot 524: 4 East TN/Appalachian Baskets
Grouping of 4 East Tennessee and Appalachian splint oak baskets, one bowl form with foot and two handles, one hinged-top market basket form with foot, one small buttocks basket and one wall/hanging basket form with traces of old paint. Ranging in size from 6 1/8" H to 16" H. All late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: […]
Lot 522: 2 Cherokee Double Weave Cane Baskets
1st item: Native American Cherokee Indian double weave river cane low basket with walnut and bloodroot dyed weavers. 3 1/4 H" x 8" W x 7 3/4" D. 2nd item: Cherokee Indian double weave rivercane low basket with walnut dyed weavers. 3" H x 10" W x 9 3/4" D. 20th century. CONDITION: 1st item: […]
Lot 523: Cherokee Rivercane Basket, Wastebasket form
Native American Cherokee rivercane basket, wastebasket form, overall geometric design with walnut and butternut (or faded bloodroot) weavers. 17 1/2" H x 12 1/4" Dia. 1st half of 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition with very slight losses to weavers on rim and to one side near top.