Confederate seal medallion, silver plate on copper, 4" diameter. Central image of General Washington on horseback, encircled by a ring of crops important to the South and an outside ring: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / 22 FEBRUARY 1862 / DEO VINDICE. Retains original leather and silk case. Note: The original Great Seal of the […]
Lot 53: Civil War Albumen Print, South Carolina
Civil War albumen print of a mortar battery, soldiers fighting on Morris Island in Hilton Head, South Carolina, photographed by Haas & Peale. Titled lower right corner, "No. 21 – Battery Weed. Five 10 inch Siege Mortars – against Wagner". 6" H x 9" W. Condition: Overall very good condition with some toning and spotting.
Lot 50: Set of 7 Miniature Graduated Baskets, Trevle Wood
Set of 7 miniature white oak graduated baskets, penciled signed "TW 99" on inside of largest basket for Trevle Wood. Wood is a contemporary Murfreesboro, Tennessee basket maker, specializing in the traditional white oak Appalachian baskets. Ranging in size from 6 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D to 1 3/4" H […]
Lot 48: East TN Circular Splint Oak Basket
East Tennessee splint oak basket, woven low circular form with wrapped rim and raised center base, traces of old white paint. Possibly used for berries. 5 1/4" H x 13" dia. Late 19th century. Condition: Traces of old white paint.
Lot 49: NC Miniature Splint Oak Buttocks Basket
North Carolina miniature splint oak buttocks basket, old patina. 3" H x 3 3/8" W x 3 3/8" D. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Condition: Overall excellent condition, one inconspicuous break to inside bottom.
Lot 46: Signed and dated 1827 Tennessee Sampler
Rare and relatively early Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed Margaret D. Robinson, “Aprile th 14″ (sic), 1827. Wide floral border enclosing three upper case alphabets rendered in four-sided stitch, eyelet stitch, and cross stitch plus a lower case alphabet in cross stitch, a row of numbers and 9 geometric dividing bands. Later molded […]
Lot 47: 6 Abraham Lincoln Logsdon Graduated Baskets, KY
Group of six (6) graduated baskets consist of split oak with blue ribbon handle, rim, and bisected lobes. All baskets signed "Abraham Lincoln Logsdon, 3618 Dale Hopkinsville, KY 1983." Largest Basket: 7 1/2" H x 8" W x 9 1/2" D. Smallest 4 3/4" H x 6" W x 5" D. Provenance: estate of A. […]
Lot 45: East TN Pieced Quilt, signed and dated 1889
East Tennessee pieced quilt, flower basket pattern, signed and dated 1889. Worked in printed pinks and greens on a cream ground with very tight diamond pattern quilting. Initialed and dated in center, "E.J.N., 1889". 75" x 76 1/2". Provenance: Descended from the Netherland Family, Gunnings Community, Blountville, TN. 19th century. Condition: Some fading greens, scattered […]
Lot 43: North Carolina carved folk art figure of black man
Folk art carved wood figure of an African American man smoking a pipe with a cane in the other hand, wearing tobacco leaf clothing in glass dome. Illegibly signed on base, "Ole Black Joe, Weaverville N.C." Figure: 5 1/4" H x 3 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D, Dome: 8 1/2" H x 6 1/8" […]
Lot 44: East Tennessee Whig's Defeat pattern quilt
East Tennessee Whig's Defeat pattern quilt, pieced and appliqued turkey red and faded green on white blocks with overall diamond quilted pattern and faded orange binding. 78" H x 63 1/4" W. Mid 19th century. Condition: Overall very good condition, fading to green fabrics some overall toning, staining to center.