Circa 1850 oval half length portrait of a little girl in a blue dress, holding a bouquet of flowers, with lush landscape in the background. Scratched inscription en verso, on stretcher, reads "By Washington Cooper Verifed TN Museum" (Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee, 1802-1888)). However, characteristics of the painting including the elongated arms, sloping shoulders, face, […]
Lot 47: SC Miniature, T. Trezevant
Miniature portrait on ivory of Theodore Mathias Trezevant (1806 – 1868). Born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Red leather case. Theodore married Eleanor Waller in 1844. They had three sons. Biography reference – The Trezevant Family in the United States by John Timothée […]
Lot 48: Manner of Conrad Chapman, landscape with covered w
19th century oil on canvas painting, unsigned, manner of Conrad Wise Chapman (American, 1842-1910), depicting a Conestoga wagon traveling along a rural road. One traveler is walking beside the wagon and talking to a dark-skinned, possibly African American woman while another dark-skinned woman harvests in the nearby field. Later molded giltwood frame. 15-1/2? x 8-1/4? […]
Lot 46: Southern Miniature, O. Trezevant
Miniature portrait on ivory of Dr. Octavius Undecimus Trezevant (1810-1866) of Charleston, South Carolina and later, New Orleans. Born in Scotland in 1810 to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Red leather case. Octavius became a physician and moved to New Orleans where he maintained a practice. He was […]
Lot 45: SC Miniature, D. Trezevant
SC Miniature portrait on ivory of Dr. Daniel Heyward Trezevant (1796 – 1873). Born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Died in Columbia, SC. Red leather case. Sight: 4-1/8" H x 3" W. Case: 5-1/8" H x 4-1/2" W. Dr. Daniel Trezevant authored "The […]
Lot 43: Southern School Creole portrait
Southern school, possibly New Orleans, oil on canvas portrait of a woman of Spanish descent seated with a blue dress and holding a rose. Housed in a dark wooden frame. Acquired in New Orleans. Sight – 9 3/4" H x 7 1/4" W. Framed – 18" H x 15 3/4" W. Late 19th century. Condition: […]
Lot 44: Folk Art Portrait Miniature, American School, 1820
American School, early 19th century miniature portrait of a woman, watercolor on ivory. Subject has upswept dark hair and is wearing a white dress with square neckline and a coral necklace. Brown background. Unsigned. Framed in an oval rose gold frame with red leather backing and stenciled leather sides. 2-1/2" x 2" framed. Circa 1820. […]
Lot 41: Abram P. Maury archive inc. map
Archive of material related to Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848), an attorney and newspaper editor from Franklin, Tennessee, who served as a state representative and U.S. Congressman. Includes a 13" x 16" hand drawn map showing the Cumberland River and Waterworks along Lebanon Turnpike (Maury helped subdivide the Nashville waterworks area); two identical "Circular Letter(s) of […]
Lot 42: 3 American Portrait Miniatures
Three framed portrait miniatures. 1st item: Portrait miniature on ivory, possibly American, depicting a profile portrait of a gentleman attired in a blue jacket and ruffled color. Miniature is framed in a larger gilt shadow frame. Miniature measures 2-3/4" H x 2-1/4" W. Frame: 11-1/8" H x 10-1/8" W. Unsigned. Late 18th/Early 19th century. 2nd […]
Lot 40: 1836 Tennessee Militia Law, ex-Maury
The Militia Law of the State of Tennessee, Printed by Authority, Nashville: S. Nye & Co., Printers to the State, 1836, owned and inscribed on back cover by A.P. Maury. Brown cardboard covers, 8-3/8"H x 5-1/4" W. Note: Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848) was an attorney and newspaper editor from Franklin, Tennessee who served as a […]