East Tennessee pieced quilt, flower basket pattern, signed and dated 1889. Worked in printed pinks and greens on a cream ground with very tight diamond pattern quilting. Initialed and dated in center, "E.J.N., 1889". 75" x 76 1/2". Provenance: Descended from the Netherland Family, Gunnings Community, Blountville, TN. 19th century. Condition: Some fading greens, scattered […]

Folk art carved wood figure of an African American man smoking a pipe with a cane in the other hand, wearing tobacco leaf clothing in glass dome. Illegibly signed on base, "Ole Black Joe, Weaverville N.C." Figure: 5 1/4" H x 3 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D, Dome: 8 1/2" H x 6 1/8" […]

East Tennessee Whig's Defeat pattern quilt, pieced and appliqued turkey red and faded green on white blocks with overall diamond quilted pattern and faded orange binding. 78" H x 63 1/4" W. Mid 19th century. Condition: Overall very good condition, fading to green fabrics some overall toning, staining to center.

Ella Miriam Wood (Louisiana, 1888 – 1976) graphite and crayon depiction of African American female, with red cap. Red painted wooden frame. Signed lower right "E. M. Wood." 7 3/8" H x 13 5/8" W. Framed – 19" H x 15" W. 20th century. Provenance: Collection of Grace Tankersley, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Slight toning issues […]

1ST ITEM: Finely detailed folk art figure of an African American woman with a basket of vegetables, wax basket and body with oil cloth clothes, on a round wood base. Attributed to the Francisco Vargas family of New Orleans, known for their waxwork figures, circa 1900. 6-1/2" H including base. 2ND ITEM: Finely detailed folk […]

E. O. Jones (American, early 20th century) watercolor of African American girl with blue dress holding homemade rag doll. Signed and dated lower right, "E. O. Jones, 1901." Later frame. Sight – 13 1/4" H x 8 7/8" W. Framed 16 1/3" H x 11 3/4" W. Provenance: Collection of Grace Tankersley, Knoxville, TN . […]

Lot of 3 McKenney & Hall hand-colored lithographs, 1ST ITEM- "MO HON GO – OSAGE WOMAN," Published by E. C. Biddle, Philadelphia, colored and printed by Lehman and Duval. 2ND ITEM- "NE O MON NE" an Ioway Chief, published by F. W. Greenough and printed and colored by L.T. Bowen. 3RD ITEM – "SHAU-HAU-NAPO-TINIA", An […]

Pair of Native American lithographs coloured and published John T. Bowen (American, 1801-1856, Philadelphia.), "MA-HAS-KAH" an Ioway Cheif and "HOO-WAN-NE-KA" a Winnebago chief. Later frames. Sight – 9" H x 6" W. Framed – 12 1/2" H x 16 1/4" W. Provenance: Collection of Grace Tankersley, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Very good condition.

Oval watercolor on paper portrait of a mid-19th century gentleman, possibly a painted photograph. Subject is identified by label on back as " John Sevier, grandfather of Mrs. __ LaMalta." John Sevier (1815-1867) was the son of Dr. Samuel Sevier, and the grandson of Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier. He is listed in the 1860 […]

Panoramic Tennessee landscape watercolor painting by Lloyd Freeman (California/Tennessee, 1874 – 1930) depicting a meadow scene with trees in the foreground and grazing cows in the background, most likely East Tennessee. Pencil signed lower left and housed in gilt wooden frame. Lloyd Freeman was the nephew of well known Knoxville artist Lloyd Branson (1853–1925). Sight […]