Folk art painted sheet tin weathervane of a Native American with drawn bow and arrow. Later stand. 21"x 20 1/4". Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: The piece is heavily oxidized with roughly 20% of original paint remaining visible. The supports appear to be original but they […]
Lot 82: Patriotic painted trunk with eagles and stars
Patriotic folk art decorated trunk with Federal Eagle on dome trunk, border of stars and red stripes, red ribbon and blue star decoration around front and sides of trunk. 13 1/2" H x 27" L x 13 7/8". Mid to late 19th century. Provenance: estate of A. Welling LaGrone, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Considerable loss […]
Lot 83: Calligraphy memorial to George Washington
Elaborate Spencerian penwork memorial drawing, "Sacred to the memory of the illustrious George Washington/Columbia's Great and Successful Son/Honored be his name." Pen and paper, unsigned. Contemporary archival framing with linen mat and giltwood frame, 17" x 22" sight, 25" x 30" framed. Early 19th century. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: […]
Lot 81: Rare flag & archive from ship "Red White and Blue"
Flag and historical archive relating to the 1866 voyage of the miniature ship The Red White and Blue, which in 1866 became the smallest ship ever to cross the Atlantic. Note: A detailed history of this important nautical cache and the ship’s voyage, which captured attention and created controversy on both sides of the Atlantic, […]
Lot 78: Display flag with state button stars
Small display silk velvet flag with 48 state seal buttons forming the stars. Edged in silk tassel fringe. The date of each state's admission is handwritten en verso. Housed in a custom acrylic case with aged resin base (new). Exhibited Cheekwood Museum of Art, "Nashville Collects", circa 1990. Approximate size 20" x 12", cased 29" […]
Lot 79: Framed 35 star parade flag, Medallion configuratio
Framed 35 star parade flag, printed on linen or cotton, Medallion or wreath pattern configuration with central great star surrounded by 18 stars in a circle and four stars in each corner (total 16 corner stars). Floated on a black mat in a later ebonized and giltwood frame. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., […]
Lot 80: Sixteen Star American Flag, framed
16 star American national flag. Double ply bunting, hand sewn with a cotton or linen canvas hoist, 3 whipped eyelet grommets. 16 single-appliqued cotton muslin stars. Exhibited Cheekwood Museum of Art, “Nashville collects, circa 1990. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee was the 16th state admitted to the Union on June […]
Lot 77: Velvet Baldric Patriotic Sash
Velvet Baldric or patriotic sash, constructed from silk velvet, red and white stripes with embroidered sequin stars on blue canton, gilt metallic piping with silk flag rosette and red, white and blue fringe. Approximately 43" x 5". American, late 19th to early 20th c. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Losses […]
Lot 73: President Johnson Impeachment Ticket
Senate gallery ticket to the impeachment hearing of President Andrew Johnson, dated April 13, 1868. Printed on yellow card stock and signed by Sergeant at Arms George Brown. Exhibited Cheekwood Museum of Art, "Nashville Collects", circa 1990. Contemporary mat and giltwood frame. 3" x 3 1/2" sight, 10" square framed. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling […]
Lot 74: Two Lincoln Assassination Newspapers
Lot of 2 Lincoln Assassination Newspapers. 1ST ITEM: New York Times, April 17, 1865. Complete original 8pp Civil War newspaper. Front page headlines begin with: "OUR GREAT LOSS… Details of the Fearful Crime… Closing Moments and Death of the President… Rumors of the Arrest of the Assassins.. Expressions of Deep Sorrow Throughout the Land… Inauguration […]