East Tennessee redware pottery jar, copper oxide slip over lead glaze, attributed to Christopher Alexander Haun. Condition – hairline emanating from neck to shoulder, does not appear to extend through the glaze. Slight flakes to rim. 5 7/8″ H. Second quarter of the 19th century. Note: this jar features a form similar to a marked […]
Lot 290: East Tennessee William Grindstaff stamped jar
Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped "W. Grinstaff" and an additional "2" stamp, denoting gallon capacity. Lug handles with rolled rim, two incised lines around shoulder. Condition – Two hairline cracks, chips to rim. 133/8" H. Late 19th century.
Lot 287: SW VA Pottery Storage Jar, J. W. Gardner
Southwest Virginia redware/stoneware transitional pottery jar, made by J. W. Gardner & Co. which operated in Craig's Mill, Virginia (Washington County). Maker's stamp and encircled "4" (denoting gallon capacity) below one the lughandles. Condition – Few shallow chips to rim and base along with another small chip to base. Scattered hairline cracks. 13 1/2" H. […]
Lot 288: Southwest, VA Stoneware Pottery jug, Cobalt Dec
Southwest Virginia stoneware jar, possibly Keys pottery of Washington County, Virginia, with cobalt decorated flower and leaves on both sides of the jar, impressed "3" near handle, indicating gallon capacity. Overall very good condition withmis-shapen rim. 3-1/4" H. Late 19th century. Note: A similar example sold in our April 19th, 2008 auction.
Lot 289: SW VA Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Pottery Jug
Washington County, Virginia cobalt decorated stoneware jug depicting the side profile of a man with muttonchop sideburns, possibly Vestal pottery. Very good condition overall with old hairline crack in neck extending to mid-section. 11 1/4″ H. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Found in Washington County. The handle, rim, and flared base are typical of early stoneware […]
Lot 286: Lot of 2 Coffee Grinders, 1 Fairbanks Morse & Co.
Lot of 2 Coffee Grinders. 1ST ITEM: Fairbanks Morse & Co. (Chicago) large two wheeled coffee grinder with bright red paint, in 2 sections. 29-1/2 H x 20-1/2" W x 19-3/8" D. 2ND ITEM: No. 32 Cast Iron Store Coffee Grinder, painted blackwith red wheel. Hand crank wooden handle and holes to mount on counter. […]
Lot 285: Grouping of Two (2) East TN banjos
Lot of two banjos found in a Hawkins County Tennessee Estate. 1ST ITEM: Early 20th Century, Southern folk art banjo. Five string banjo with rusting to metal outside rim, with oxidation to two bracket pegs. Wear commensurate with age, some strings missing. Tuning pegs are wooden with fifth string peg missing. Drum of stretched hide, […]
Lot 283: 1897 Brooklyn, NY Team Football Photo
1897 framed team football photo, together with a collage of newspaper clippings depicting a Brooklyn, New York football game to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Games. Photo features players for "Scotland vs. England". Mounted incarved gilt period frame. Condition – Overall good condition, some toning and losses to photo edges with minor damage to frame, […]
Lot 284: 1882 Uncle Tom's Cabin ephemera incl. broadsides, ticket receipts
Uncle Tom's Cabin ephemera scrapbooked on the pages of a 1882 Catalogue of Otto Young & Co. Ephemera includes show tickets, business cards, show broadsides, handbills, newspaper clippings, business licenses, business receipts and morepertaining mostly to various traveling productions of Uncle Tom's Cabin under the headings of Ogden Brothers, Hatch Brothers, Langstaffs Double Mammoth and […]
Lot 281: “Meet the Beatles” album, signed by all 4 members
“Meet the Beatles! The First Album by England’s Phenomenal Pop Combo” record album autographed by all 4 group members – John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. This signed album was given to the New York physician Dr. Jules Gordon during the period in which he treated George Harrison for a sore throat […]