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Lot 391: Walter Hollis Stevens Abstract O/C, Sun-Crest

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Walter Hollis Stevens (Tennessee, 1927-1980) oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting titled “Sun-Crest,” with a complex central form rendered in heavy impasto, sgraffito, and palette knife, 1960. Warmer tones of orange and red balance cooler passages of green and gray. Signed and dated ” Stevens ’60” lower left. Additionally signed “W.H. Stevens” and titled to […]

Lot 390: Large Richard Jolley Ink Drawing

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Large Richard Jolley (American, born 1952) ink drawing on paper of figures, purportedly a drawing of Jolley and his wife Tommie Rush, seated in an interior setting holding drinks, with two figures in the upper left background. Signed lower right and dated 2004. Float mounted onto a white backing and housed in an ebonized wood […]

Lot 389: Andrew Saftel Mixed Media Collage Painting, Day In Day Out

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Andrew Saftel (American/Tennessee, b. 1959) mixed media collage or assemblage on board composed of multiple elements including watercolor, drawing, text, and found objects, entitled “Day In Day Out,” 2008. Found objects include eyeglasses, pencils. wooden blocks, textile fragments, a clothes pin, and printed engravings. Signed, dated, and titled en verso. Mounted to backing by artist. […]

Lot 388: Burton Callicott, Flight To Baltimore, 1971

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Burton Callicott (American/Tennessee, 1907-2003), “Flight to Baltimore,” oil on canvas painting depicting the hazy image–possibly a shadow or reflection–of an airplane in flight, within a solar corona, as viewed from below. Signed lower right and dated 1971. Additionally dated and titled with artist’s name en verso, and inscribed “Memphis Academy of Arts / Memphis Tenn.” […]

Lot 387: Carl Sublett Expressionist Landscape Watercolor

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Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) abstract expressionist watercolor painting depicting a shoreline. Float mounted on Arches paper. Signed and dated ’80 lower right. Housed in an ebonized and gilt wood frame. Sight: 22″ H x 29 5/8″ W. Biography: Carl Sublett studied Art History at the American Academy In Florence, Italy after World War II, and […]

Lot 386: Large Carl Sublett O/C Abstract Painting, Quarry Forms

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Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting entitled “Quarry Forms” and rendered in white, grey, and muted shades of green and pink, with sgraffito texturing throughout. Signed and dated “1/67 (or ’11 67′) Sublett” lower right and titled en verso. Housed in a distressed, silvered wood framed. Sight: 33 3/4″ H x […]

Lot 385: L. Pearl Saunders Ceramic Tile, Nashville Parthenon

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Leora Pearl Saunders (American/Tennessee,1878-1947) hand colored Arts & Crafts era ceramic tile depicting The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. Signed lower left, monogram. C. 1915. Housed in a black shadowbox frame. Early 20th c. framing label en verso for A. Shank & Co., Nashville, with more recent gallery label for Steven Thomas Inc., Woodstock, VT. Tile […]

Lot 384: Nonconnah Pottery Vase

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Scarce Tennessee Nonconnah art pottery cameo vase with slip-painted morning glory flowers, vine and leaves on a matte green ground. Signed “Nonconna” (sic) and “Mrs. A. Stephen” to underside with incised “C”. 8 1/4″ H. Circa 1905. Note: Nonconnah is a Native American name given to a stream that runs through Memphis, Tennessee; it translates […]

Lot 383: McCarty Pottery Hippopotamus Figurine, Merigold, Mississippi

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Scarce hippo figurine by McCarty Pottery of Merigold, Mississippi, with two tone glaze. Inscribed “McCartys / Merigold / Miss” to underside. 14″ L x 7″ W x 5″ H. Circa 1960s. Note: “In 1952, William Faulkner gave Lee and Pup McCarty permission to dig all the clay they wanted from a gulley on his property. […]

Lot 382: Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Chester Nicodemus

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Chester Nicodemus (American/Ohio, 1901-1990) rare pair of ceramic Art Deco bookends depicting nude female figures seated on plinths. 7 1/2″H. Circa 1930. Note: Chester Nicodemus founded and produced his ceramics at the Nicodemus Ferro-Stone Ceramics in Clintonville, Ohio. Upon his death, his molds were destroyed. Nicodemus was also known for large scale bronze sculpture such […]