Southern school portrait, oil on canvas, of William Hardie Timmons of Madison County, AL (1839-1906). Unsigned, but bears similarities to the work of Joseph Thoits Moore, who along with William Frye and Nicola Marschall was one of the predominant Alabama portrait painters of the day. Timmons, a member of a prominent early Alabama family, lived […]

East Tennessee folk art portrait of young boy holding a toy horn, with a small black dog at his feet. Watercolor and pencil on lightly lined paper with writing en verso: "Timothy Chandler born 1820 Boyd's Creek Tennessee." Old, but not original grain painted frame. Condition: minor discoloration, paper has been trimmed on one side […]

Lot of 3 Southern applique quilts. 1ST ITEM: Pieced and appliqued quilt, North Carolina Lily pattern variant with green, red and yellow flowers on red background with green binding. Flowers are pieced and stems appliqued. Overall good condition with some minor stains and fading. 68" W x 88-1/2" H. 19th century. Attributed to East Tennessee. […]

East TN folk art polychrome painted snake cane, featuring four black and green carved snakes wrapped around a red cane, with brass fittings. Condition: top brass cap finial missing, age cracks to cane and scattered paint loss. 34-1/4" Length. Early 20th century.

Folk art or tramp art inlaid mirror, walnut frame with lighter wood inlay forming geometric designs. One piece of inlay missing on bottom, right-hand corner. 20-3/8" H x 14-1/2" W. Early 20th century. East Tennessee or Southwest Virginia.

American pieced and appliqued quilt, possibly Tennessee, Whig's Defeat or Engagement Ring pattern. Signed and dated on face "Esther T. (or F.) Brawley 1852". Documented in The Quilt Index (Quilts of Tennessee, #4C-83-90B, copy of record accompanies lot). Vivid pink (probably originally red), green and "cheddar yellow" cotton fabrics on white embroidered ground. Condition: scattered […]

Small Cherokee rivercane storage basket, square to round form with walnut root-dyed geometric designs. Overall very good condition with minor breaks to one weavers at one corner. 12" H x 9" dia. Early 20th century. Western North Carolina.

Southern Regimental Drum, Tennessee provenance. Metal with red, white and blue diamond pattern, painted wooden frame and rope cording with leather bindings. Hide top and bottom separate from body. Condition: overall general wear. 21" H x 16-3/4" D. Late 19th century. Provenance: Purchased from Stanley Horn.

Large Cherokee waste basket, splint oak with alternating walnut weavers. Overall very good condition. 16" H x 14-1/4" W x 13" D. Mid 20th century. Estate of Katherine Bacon, Knoxville, TN.

Lot of 5 pieces of obsolete currency, Confederate paper money, all Richmond notes, 7th issue (Feb. 17, 1864). 1ST ITEM: $500 note, depicting Stonewall Jackson and CSA flag, pink and black web background, serial #26994, good to very good condition with penciled number "136" on back. 2ND ITEM: $100 note, "Women of the South" series […]