Five 19th century Civil War Battle Chromolithographs by Kurz & Allison, including some notable Tennessee battles. All approximately 21" x 28" sheet size, image 17-1/2" x 24-1/2". Unframed. Includes The Battle of Fort Donelson, copyrighted 1887; The Battle of Antietam, coprighted 1888; The Battle of Shiloh, copyrighted 1886; and The Assault on Fort Sanders, copyrighted […]
Lot 75: Robert E. Lee Memorial Engraved Portrait, 1870
1870 hand colored engraving of Robert E. Lee, over an inscription reading SOLD BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A MONUMENT AT THE TOMBE OF GENL. R.E. LEE AT THEWASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA". Engraved by A. B. Walter, after a photo from life. Lower margins with facsimile signatures […]
Lot 74: 2 Civil War Era AL Ambrotypes w/ Folk Art Note
Two Civil War era ambrotypes, one with lock of hair, depicting Confederate soldier F.M. Sconyers of Alabama, who served in the 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. One ambrotype shows Sconyers in his Confederate uniform with sword, the other shows him at an earlier age, clean-shaven. This lot also includes a folk art drawing with hand and […]
Lot 71: Lg. Painting of Jefferson Davis inauguration
Large Civil War themed oil on canvas landscape painting, titled across lower part of image "Inauguration of Jefferson Davis as Provisional President of the Confederate States at Montgomery, Alabama February 18 1861." Unsigned. Molded, ebonized wood frame. 44" x 34" sight, 49" x 40" framed. Provenance: A photocopy of a 2003 email accompanying this lot […]
Lot 72: 5 TN Civil War Era CDV's and Fort Sanders Medal
Grouping of five Tennessee Civil War era cartes de visites or visiting cards, all by Knoxville, TN photographers. Two depict men in civilian dress of the time period and three depict men in uniform, one with the pencil inscription "Capt. Ashbury Fowler, 8th Tenn. Cavalry Vol". Three have labels on reverse for Smiley's Photographic Gallery, […]
Lot 73: Confederate Soldier's Bible, 1861 TN Bible Society
Rare Confederate Soldier's Bible, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Translated out of the Original Greek (King James Version), published 1861 by the Tennessee Bible Society, Nashville. Agate 32 mo. Pencil inscription inside the front flyleaf reads: John Stranman (or Strauman) / I captured this Bible on the 20th of January […]
Lot 69: Grouping of 4 painted tole items, tea caddy inc.
Grouping of paint decorated tole objects, total 5. Includes a tole decorated flour shaker, a tole decorated oval tea caddy form, and three tole decorated document boxes. Additional items include a small tole shallow compartment box and a small red tole tray. Oval box: 9-1/2"H x 7-7/8"W. Smallest document box: 4-1/2"H x 8-1/8"W. Flower shaker: […]
Lot 70: Lot of two folk art inlaid boxes, one book box
Lot of two inlaid folk art boxes. 1st Item: Elaborately inlaid box in the shape of a book, pull out drawer. Top with inlaid radiating multipoint star with circles at each star point, multi diamond inlaid border with quarter fan inlaid diamonds at corners. Three inlaid six pointed stars on interior. Primary woods walnut, cherry. […]
Lot 67: Grain Painted Wall Box
Grain paint decorated hanging wall box, trapezoidal shape with hinged slant lid, molded base, and decoratively shaped top. 14"h x 10-1/2" W x 7-1/2" d. American, late 19th century. Provenance: a Mississippi estate. Condition: Some wear to paint on front lower edge and sides, some cracks to bottom around nail holes, original hinges.
Lot 68: 2 Small Paint Decorated Document Boxes
2 Small Faux Painted Document Boxes. 1st item – Small maroon and black faux grained document box, dovetailed box, iron lock, and brass handle. Retains an old wallpaper pine cone swirl pattern for the interior. 12" x 7" x 5 1/4". 2nd quarter of the 19th century, prob. New England. 2nd item – Painted document […]