Middle Tennessee sugar chest, possibly Davidson County, cherry primary and poplar secondary wood. Hinged top with breadboard ends and molded edges, lifts to reveal three-section compartment with original dividers. Dovetailed case and a dovetailed drawer with scratch-beaded front. tall, elaborately turned legs. Condition: older refinish, shrinkage cracks to top and front, hinges replaced, patches to […]

East TN or Southwest VA miniature cherry slant front desk with gallery, shaped skirt, two drawers with milk glass knobs and square nail construction. Found in Mountain City, TN. Condition: Old surface with overall very good condition, chip out of lower left corner of second drawer. 18" H x 15-7/8" W x 10-5/8" D. Mid-19th […]

Southern cherry work table or stand in old surface with rare two-over-one drawer configuration, poplar secondary wood. Scratch-beaded and dovetailed drawers retain their original wooden pulls. Boldly turned legs. Condition: overall very good condition with old staining and cracks to top, minor losses to left front and right rear leg, minor losses to to front […]

Diminutive grain painted dome-top box, black and maroon paint with designs, pine with wrought iron fittings including heart shaped handles. Overall very good condition. 29-7/8" H x 11-1/4" W x 13-1/4" D. Mid Atlantic, early 19th century.

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 […]