Miniature mahogany and yellow pine tall case or grandfather clock, Neoclassical style with triangular pediment adorned with three applied brass rosettes. Arched hand painted calendar dial and a painted hour dial with seconds ring and metal hands, marked "A. Luders, Hamburg". Side panels with mullions over fabric panels, one opens to reveal brass works. Waist […]
Lot 279: Miniature Biedermeier chest, signed & dated 1858
Miniature Biedermeier fruitwood chest of drawers, serpentine top over ogee molding and two handleless dovetailed drawers, flanked by canted stiles topped with rounded pediments, on two stylized cabriole front feet and two plain back feet, dovetailed case construction with partial dustboard and medial brace under top. Baltic pine secondary wood. Signed in pencil on the […]
Lot 277: Small early trunk with tack decoration
Small early leather dome top trunk with brass tack decoration, forming hearts on each side and the letters S and T on top, 1837 on front. Possibly a dowry or marriage trunk. Old newspaper lining, original hinges. 8" H x 13" W x 8" D. Circa 1837. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee, purchased […]
Lot 276: Gunn's Domestic Medicine Book, 1834
Book titled "Gunn's Domestic Medicine or Poor Man's Friend", second edition. Printed by J. F. Grant, 1834 in Madisonville, Tennessee. This book was a popular home medical manual of the 1800s with several editions. 8 1/4" H x 5" W. Condition: Overall very good with interior toning and spotting of pages. Wear and slight losses […]
Lot 275: Hicks Family of Nashville archive inc. maps
Cache of letters and documents related to the Edward D. Hicks and Harding families of Nashville, 1817-1900. Most relate to Edward D. Hicks, born 1831, who owned Devon Farm and served as Adjutant Major First Battalion Tennessee Cavalry under his uncle General Felix Zollicoffer. The family land is now the site of Ensworth High School […]
Lot 273: George Washington Carver Letter, Tuskegee
George Washington Carver letter, written on the letterhead of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute where he was head of the department of research and experiment station. The letter is dated June 27th, 1927 and is to a Miss Caudill, thanking her for sending him two books including, "The Makers of the New World" and […]
Lot 274: TN Church ledger w/Samuel Doak reference, two book
1st Item: Book titled "Elements of History, Ancient and Modern: with Historical Charts" by J. E. Worcester. Printed by Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, Boston, 1832. 2nd Item: Book titled "General Laws and Ordinaces of Morristown, TN" Compiled and arranged by M.C. McCanless, of the Morristown Bar, 1903. 3rd Item: East TN meeting notes or […]
Lot 271: Chinese Yingquig Glaze Sculpture w/ huanghuali Woo
Chinese Yingquig glazed earthenware sculpture of man on horseback, fitted with a huanghuali wood stand. 2 1/4" H x 2 1/4" L. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Provenance: Knoxville, Tennessee Collection. Condition: Overall good condition. Losses to horse's head and legs. Glaze loss to lower body.
Lot 272: 19th Political Cartoon and 18th C Phila Newspaper
1st Item: Early 19th century English engraved cartoon titled " A sermon Preach'd Before Royalty by The RevD M." The engraving relates to Fredrick Duke of York and his open affair with Mary Anne Clark, his mistress. Depicts Fredrick gazing at his mistress while a preacher tells him that she is the biblical text. Below […]
Lot 270: Chinese Ding Ware Bowl
Chinese Sung-Yuan style Ding Ware bowl with molded lotus leaf decoration. Base unglazed revealing white clay body. 1 3/4" H x 4 5/8" D. Late 19th century. Provenance: Knoxville, Tennessee Collection. Condition: Overall good condition. Slight hairline crack to one side.