Harry Davis Fluhart Williams (Indiana, Illinois, Florida, 1861-1938) oil on board landscape signed lower right Fluhart Williams and dated 1900. Painting under glass. Housed in a carved and pierced gilt wooden frame. Sight – 9 3/4" H x 14 3/4" W. Framed – 18 5/8" H x 23 7/8" w. Biography: (Courtesy of AskArt): Harry […]
Lot 178: William McKendree Snyder oil on canvas
William McKendree Snyder (American 1848-1930), oil on canvas painting, autumn landscape with stream, signed lower right. Partial framer’s label en verso, original frame. Sight: 17-1/2″ H x 27-1/2″ W, Frame: 22-1/4″ H x 32″ W. Condition: Excellent condition.
Lot 176: Two Louis Jones ink drawings of mountain scenes
Two Louis Jones ink drawings of mountain cabin settings, both signed and dated 1936 and both measuring 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″. The image with tall tree at right has label for instructions for possible etching production. Note: Jones was an Impressionist painter from Woodstock, New York and established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Condition: […]
Lot 173: Attr. Cornelius Hankins, o/b The Old Absinthe Hous
Oil on board painting attributed to Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946), titled en verso "The Old Absinthe House," also inscribed "Wemyss" en verso. An impressionistic rendering of the historic New Orleans watering hole at night. Unsigned. 8" x 10" sight, 13-1/2" x 15-1/2" framed. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor. Note: the attribution to Hankins […]
Lot 174: Werner Wildner Watercolor, Owl and Gnome
Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004) surrealist watercolor and gouache on paper painting of a gnome and scarecrow in a barren landscape, with owl swooping overhead. The gnome is rendered in bright colors while all around him is monochrome and solemn. Signed with artist’s initial lower left. Double matted and framed under glass in a molded […]
Lot 171: Eglomise Banjo Clock
Federal banjo clock with painted dial and brass bezel. Red and black eglomise throat and base tablet, the throat with classical figure decoration, brass side arms. Unmarked. Later giltwood shelf affixed to underside. Possibly Boston, circa 1805. 29"H x 10"W x 3-1/2" D (not including undershelf). Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. […]
Lot 172: Italian School painting, Mt. Vesuvius
Italian (Neopolitan) School, 19th century, gouache coastal scene with ships in foreground and Mt. Vesuvius erupting in the background, mat with hand painted title "Erossione 21. Aprile 1872". Later birdseye frame with gilt rabbet edge. 19" x 27" sight, 23" x 30" framed. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Very good […]
Lot 170: French Hand Painted Porcelain Clock
French mantel clock, porcelain case hand painted with depiction of courting couple in a garden, signed L. Karl; enameled face signed F.S. with gilt metal dial surround and pierced hands, gilt metal mounts and feet, signed on back "Made in France." 10-1/2" h x 9-1/2" w x 4-1/2" d. French, early 20th century. Condition: Pendulum […]
Lot 167: Adrien Gaudez bronze, "Etoile du Matin"
Adrien Gaudez (French, 1845-1902) bronze sculpture, "Etoile du Matin" (Morning Star). Bronze sculpture of a woman standing on a sphere decorated with zodiac symbols and reaching for the sky. Base with applied shield medallion reading "Etoile du Matin par Gauzez/Hors Concours". 15"H. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Missing the star […]
Lot 168: Jules Graux Gilt Bronze French Wall Clock
Jules Graux gilt bronze French wall clock, in the Louis XIV style with foliate swags and an urn finial. The enameled dial marked "Jules Graux Bronze d'Art, Paris". Retains the 19th century works and an older gilt bronze surface. 24" H x 11-1/4" W. Note: Jules Graux-Marly operated a small foundry known as Graux-Marly Freres […]