18k brushed yellow gold double-leaf pin with flower spray consisting of 5 pearls, 5 emeralds, 10 sapphires and 10 ruby melee. Marked 18k en verso. 10.8 total grams. 1-1/2" x 1-1/8" Condition: Overall very good condition with minor abrasions on some stones.
Lot 280: 18k gold and platinum Diamond Cluster Ring
18k yellow gold and platinum vintage diamond cluster ring containing 9 bezel and prong-set old European cut diamonds with a total weight of 1.70 cts. The center stone weighing approximately .50 ct of approximately H-I color and approximately I1 clarity. The surrounding diamonds are approximately .15 ct each and approximately G-H color and approximately SI2 […]
Lot 277: Gilt framed miniature portrait of a gentleman
19th century gilt framed watercolor miniature on ivory, portrait of a blue-eyed gentleman seated in a bright red chair. Housed in a highly carved gilt and gesso wooden frame. Sight – 3 7/8" H x 3" W. Framed – 11 3/4" H x 10 3/4" W. English or American, circa 1820. Condition: Two cracks to […]
Lot 278: 18k Vintage European cut Diamond Cluster Ring
London-made 18k yellow gold ring containing 11 prong-set old European cut diamonds with a total wt of approximately 1.84 cts. The center stone weighs approximately .54 ct and is approximately G-H color and approximately I2 clarity. The surrounding diamonds are approximately G-H color and approximately I1 clarity with an average weight of 0.13 ct each. […]
Lot 275: Group of 11 Pairs of Bookends, mostly bronze
Grouping of eleven (11) pairs of bookends including a pair marked "JBH Co. J. Ruhl" depiciting a seated man reading, bronze Lincoln bookends depicting a seated Lincoln, extendable Mission bronze with slag glass, two bronze Shakespeare bookends, pair bronze Longfellow bust bookends, pair bronze Victor Hugo bookends, two pairs of bronze Art Deco Style and […]
Lot 273: 4 KY Nesting Shaker Style Pantry Boxes, Charles Ha
Four contemporary painted nesting Shaker style pantry boxes, each numbered on the base 1 thru 4 and pencil signed on the base "Charles Harvey, Berea, Kentucky, February 9, 1986". Ranging in size from 1 3/4" H x 5" L to 4" H x 10" L. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: […]
Lot 274: Grouping of 14 Desk Top Articles, Many Bronze
Grouping of fourteen (14) desk top accessories, some possibly Grand Tour related. Includes six (6) ink wells, one (1) brass letter holder marked Benedido, one (1) bronze ashtray marked "Michaels Art Bronze Co. Inc. Cov. KY", one (1) Egyptian stone bust mounted on alabaster, one (1) miniature bronze bust of Shakespeare mounted on marble bust […]
Lot 271: Sibyl Gibson, outsider art painting of a bird
Sibyl Gibson (Alabama, 1908-1995) outsider art painting, tempera on paper, of a brightly colored bird perched on a branch. Image is floated atop a mat and housed in a plain wood frame, Lyzon (Nashville) label en verso. Signed lower left. Sight: 9" x 6-1/2" (irregular). Framed: 12-1/4" x 10-1/4". Biography: Sybil Aaron Gibson was born […]
Lot 272: Howard Finster "Trumpeting Angel"
Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001) outsider art enamel painted Trumpeting Angel, dated "July 13, 1988". Personally inscribed en verso "Howard Finster to Ray" with additional drawing of bird and "8000.42 works since 1976". 10 4/8" H x 49 5/8" W. Condition: Repaired break to tip of angel robe with some wood loss. Loss and cracking to […]
Lot 269: Folk Art Carved Wooden Eagle, Polychrome Paint
American folk art carved wooden eagle plaque with polychrome paint decoration, depicting the eagle in flight. Sketches of eagles in pencil on unfinished side. 14 5/8" W x 7" H. Early 20th century. Condition: Overall very good condition with general wear to paint.