Baroque figural wooden knife, carved as the Biblical figure Delilah, partially nude and wielding a pair of scissors with a length of Samson's hair. Iron blade with twisted shaft. Included with the knife is a sales tag from The Collector's Room at Marshall Field & Company, identifying it as a late 17th or early 18th […]
Lot 282: 2 Paper Mache Pigeons & Iroquois Beaded Bird Whims
1st Item: A pair of painted German or American paper mache pigeons with copper wire legs and feet. Painted green bands and black wing tips. 4"H. Late 19th century. 2nd Item: An Iroquois Indian blue cloth decorated with glass beads. 7" L. Early 20th Century. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, TN. Condition: Item 1: […]
Lot 280: Marquetry writing box, inlaid nudes
Marquetry stationery or writing box, geometric inlaid burlwood top and front surrounding a serpentine hinged cover inlaid with a classical scene of two goddesses and a fountain, with birds, opening to reveal a fitted interior made of exotic wood, with letter slots, nib compartments and a glass inkwell. Contains a gold metal pen with Bakelite […]
Lot 278: Miniature 19th c. tall case clock, Neoclassical st
Miniature mahogany and yellow pine tall case or grandfather clock, Neoclassical style with triangular pediment adorned with three applied brass rosettes. Arched hand painted calendar dial and a painted hour dial with seconds ring and metal hands, marked "A. Luders, Hamburg". Side panels with mullions over fabric panels, one opens to reveal brass works. Waist […]
Lot 279: Miniature Biedermeier chest, signed & dated 1858
Miniature Biedermeier fruitwood chest of drawers, serpentine top over ogee molding and two handleless dovetailed drawers, flanked by canted stiles topped with rounded pediments, on two stylized cabriole front feet and two plain back feet, dovetailed case construction with partial dustboard and medial brace under top. Baltic pine secondary wood. Signed in pencil on the […]
Lot 277: Small early trunk with tack decoration
Small early leather dome top trunk with brass tack decoration, forming hearts on each side and the letters S and T on top, 1837 on front. Possibly a dowry or marriage trunk. Old newspaper lining, original hinges. 8" H x 13" W x 8" D. Circa 1837. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee, purchased […]
Lot 276: Gunn's Domestic Medicine Book, 1834
Book titled "Gunn's Domestic Medicine or Poor Man's Friend", second edition. Printed by J. F. Grant, 1834 in Madisonville, Tennessee. This book was a popular home medical manual of the 1800s with several editions. 8 1/4" H x 5" W. Condition: Overall very good with interior toning and spotting of pages. Wear and slight losses […]
Lot 275: Hicks Family of Nashville archive inc. maps
Cache of letters and documents related to the Edward D. Hicks and Harding families of Nashville, 1817-1900. Most relate to Edward D. Hicks, born 1831, who owned Devon Farm and served as Adjutant Major First Battalion Tennessee Cavalry under his uncle General Felix Zollicoffer. The family land is now the site of Ensworth High School […]
Lot 273: George Washington Carver Letter, Tuskegee
George Washington Carver letter, written on the letterhead of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute where he was head of the department of research and experiment station. The letter is dated June 27th, 1927 and is to a Miss Caudill, thanking her for sending him two books including, "The Makers of the New World" and […]
Lot 274: TN Church ledger w/Samuel Doak reference, two book
1st Item: Book titled "Elements of History, Ancient and Modern: with Historical Charts" by J. E. Worcester. Printed by Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, Boston, 1832. 2nd Item: Book titled "General Laws and Ordinaces of Morristown, TN" Compiled and arranged by M.C. McCanless, of the Morristown Bar, 1903. 3rd Item: East TN meeting notes or […]