Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry and Rescue of Rough Riders at San Juan Hill, July 2nd, 1898, Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, 1899. 19-1/2" x 28" sight. Depicts one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Spanish American War. Then-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's actions during the battle earned him a recommendation for […]
Lot 94: William Cary oil of Teddy Roosevelt Storming San J
William De La Montagne Cary (1840 – 1922) oil on canvas painting, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Storming San Juan Hill. Signed lower right corner, "W M Cary". This was the decisive battle of the Spanish American War. Cary depicts the American troops under fire as they surge up San Juan Hill, with a […]
Lot 93: Southern Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman
Mid 19th century miniature portrait of a gentleman, watercolor on ivory, found in Middle Tennessee. Depicts a bearded man attired in a black coat, black vest, and black tie against a grey background. Lock of hair inset on back. Housed in an oval gold metal frame. 2 1/4" H x 2" W. Condition: Some pitting […]
Lot 92: John Wood Dodge miniature, Mrs. Baker
John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working Nashville 1840-1861), watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, wearing a black dress and star shaped brooch. Inscribed on back: “Painted by John W. Dodge from New York City / Nashville, Tenn. August 20, 1840. Likeness of Mrs. Baker.” In gold oval frame with engine-turned decoration […]
Lot 91: Lloyd Branson Watercolor & Pastel Landscape
Lloyd Branson (American, Tennessee, 1861-1925) watercolor and pastel on paper painting, an autumn landscape scene of sheep in a meadow with stream and boulders in foreground. Signed “Branson” lower right. Likely original mahogany veneered frame. Framed: 10 1/2″ H x 16 1/2″ W. Sight: 5 3/8″ H x 11 1/2″ W. Biography: Enoch Lloyd Branson […]
Lot 90: Lloyd Branson O/B Landscape
Lloyd Branson (American, Tennessee, 1861-1925) oil on board pastoral landscape of a farmhand driving cattle and sheep down a path at sunrise or sunset, shade trees in center, wildflowers in lower left foreground. Signed “Branson” lower right. En verso is an additional profile portrait image. Likely original gilt molded frame. Frame: 19 1/2″ H x […]
Lot 89: Werner Wildner painting, Punch and Judy
Large Werner Wildner (TN, 1925-2004) trompe líoeil painting of a Punch & Judy puppet scene. “Pinned” below the proscenium are drawings of an owl, gnome, and teddy bear, a cut out butterfly, feather, and bow. Signed lower center in an arched panel, ìWerner W.î 30″ x 15-1/2″ sight, 32″ x 17″ framed. Biography (courtesy Askart: […]
Lot 88: William Posey Silva seascape
William Posey Silva (Tennessee/California, 1859-1948), California seascape depicting a shore with towering rocks, oil on canvas laid down on board. Signed lower left. Later giltwood frame. 9" x 12" sight, 16-5/8" x 19-7/8" framed. Biography: William Posey Silva was born in Savannah, Georgia and spent his first fifty years of life successfully running his family's […]
Lot 87: Cornelius Hankins O/B, Spring Landscape
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) impressionistic oil on board landscape depicting a grove of trees with flowering pink and white dogwoods, likely a Middle Tennessee scene. Signed lower right. Later molded giltwood frame. 10-1/2" x 7-1/2" sight, 13-1/2" x 11" framed. Note: Hankins studied with Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, and with William Merritt […]
Lot 86: Large Noel Rockmore streetscape
Noel Rockmore (New York/New Orleans, 1928-1995) oil on board painting of a busy street scene under a darkened, bird-filled sky; a large terminal-like building is in the background and in the foreground is a small fenced off area where a woman is feeding birds. Signed lower right and dated July 5, '69. Narrow gilt frame. […]