Middle Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed “H.D. Bryant’s Work”, with house, tree, and basket or urn motifs. Attributed to Maury County (Culleoka), circa 1835. Wide lily or tulip and geometric outer border and an inner chain of diamond border, enclosing upper and lower case cross-stitched alphabets (lacking lower case d) and numerals, over […]
Lot 130: Mississippi state seal embroidered banner
Silk embroidered banner in the form of a shield, decorated with the eagle represented on the Mississippi state seal. In its talons, the eagle grasps an olive branch and a quiver of arrows and with a red banner attached to shield reading "Mississippi". Possibly used for a political campaign or Reunion. Silk has been sewn […]
Lot 129: Illinois state seal embroidered banner
Silk embroidered banner in the form of a shield, decorated with the eagle represented on the Illinois state seal. The eagle's chest is adorned with a bunting of stars and stripes and in the background a banner reads "State Sovereignty, National Union". A red banner attached to the shield reads "Illinois". Possibly used during a […]
Lot 127: 12 Bird of Paradise Dinner Plates, Philip Oriel
Twelve porcelain dinner plates in the style of Chelsea, each with a wide pink border overlaid with a gilt and floral design, the flowers adorned with cobalt blue centers. The center of each plate is hand painted in a polychromed and varying design featuring birds of paradise in landscape settings. Backs have gold anchor marks […]
Lot 128: Heubach painted porcelain plaque, after Meisel
Hand painted porcelain plaque, depicting a maiden in classical style dress in a landscape, wearing a garland of flowers in her hair and also holding a garland. Marked en verso "Love's Garland nach O. Meisel", with Made in Germany stamp and stamp for Bros. Heubach, signed in pencil Y.S. G. 115/1086. Housed in a giltwood […]
Lot 126: Copeland Spode Hunt Dinnerware, 88 pieces
88 pieces of Copeland Spode Hunt Dinnerware with transfer print decoration of images taken from fox hunt scenes after J.F. Herring and hand painted brown/green stem handles, acorn finials and apple green rims. Pieces include 24 dinner plates (10-1/4" dia.), 12 salad plates (7-1/2" dia.), 12 bread and butter plates (6-1/4" dia.), 8 soup plates […]
Lot 125: Royal Copenhagen Saxon Flower Tureen
Royal Copenhagen porcelain tureen and underplate in the Saxon Flower pattern, oval form with gilt-edged, basketweave design border and handpainted floral sprays. Tureen and lid are both signed on underside: Royal Copenhagen (underlined o) Denmark 1221 / 1666 with artist's initials "fgt". Additional impressed mark 1666 on bottom of base. Underplate also signed Royal Copenhagen […]
Lot 124: Imperial Russian Porcelain Bowl, Gardner
Russian porcelain two-handled bowl, iron red mark of the Russian Eagle and initial of Emperor Alexander II, and a figure of St. George: garter inscribed with A. Gardner's mark to base. Green ground with gilt accents. Interior depicts classical figures, one holding lyre. 7 3/4" dia. Condition: Overall very good, some wear to gilt decoration.
Lot 123: Pr. of French Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Urns
Pair of French gilt bronze mounted Sevres style porcelain covered urns, each with floral and figural hand painted and gilded decoration, on a pink ground with romantic women and cherub vignettes . Lion mask handles. 12 1/2" H. 19th century. Purchased from J.B. Hudson Co. Antiques, Minneapolis, in the 1950s along with the clock in […]
Lot 122: French Porcelain Clock, Cie LeRoy Paris Works
A large French porcelain clock in the style of Sevres, the horizontal dial spanning the exterior of an urn with hand painted floral decorated vignettes on a marbelized pink background. Mounted with gilt bronze serpent handles and swags around perimeter of base. Fitted with a stepped wooden pedestal base. Works marked ìCie LeRoy Parisî. 19 […]