Hudson River Landscape, manner of Victor de Grailly (France/New York, 1804-1889). Oil on canvas landscape depicting figures on a bridge overlooking the river, with sailboats and a steamship passing below. 14" x 20" canvas. 17 1/2" x 23" framed. Housed in an antique giltwood molded frame. Mid to Late 19th century. CONDITION: Two 1/2" areas […]
Lot 465: American Oil on Canvas Portrait of Two Girls
Mid-19th century American oil on canvas portrait depicting two young girls seated against a landscape backdrop with a tree. The older darkhaired girl is attired in a period dark velvet dress, the younger girl attired in a blue dress with lace trim and holding a bouquet of wildflowers. Signed and dated en verso "CR Palmer/Painter/Wilmington/Oct […]
Lot 464: 19th C. American Portrait, Woman with Coral Necklace
American School, 19th century folk art oil on canvas portrait of a young brunette woman wearing a brown dress and a coral necklace, against a brown background. Unsigned. Housed in a later frame with grain painted faux rosewood veneer and gilt wood rabbet edge. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 15 5/8" W. Framed – […]
Lot 463: 18th C. American Portrait of a Clergyman
American School, 18th century, oil on canvas 3/4 length portrait depicting a clergyman standing and holding a book, presumably a Bible, with a classical colonnade background. Painting is housed in a molded giltwood frame. Sight – 29 1/4" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed – 32 1/4" H x 27 3/4" W. Provenance: Collection of […]
Lot 461: Thomas Campbell Watercolor Landscape
Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834-1914) European watercolor depicting a young peasant girl in a meadow, surrounded by sheep, with trees and mountains in the background. Signed lower left "T. Campbell". Housed in a contemporary gilt and ebonized frame. Sight – 8 1/4" H x 13" W. Framed – 14 7/8" H x 19 3/4" W. Biography: […]
Lot 462: George Dury O/C, Mary Carroll Donelson, plus Wm. Carroll Signed
George Dury (Tennessee, 1817-1894) signed oil on canvas half-length portrait of Mary Carroll Donelson, wife of William Donelson and sister of TN Governor William Carroll. Depicted seated in a black dress with tied lace at the neck and an attached gold and coral chatelaine. Inscribed en verso "Mrs. Wm. Donelson (Donaldson)/(Mary Carroll)/Sister of Gov. Wm. […]
Lot 460: Jeff W. Chumley Watercolor on Paper Snow Scene
Jeff W. Chumley (American/Virginia, 20th century) ink, watercolor and gouache on paper snowscape, titled "Snowing" depicting a snow covered split rail fence foreground with field and large house in the backgound. Signed, titled and dated 1985 en verso. Housed in a contemporary silvered and gilt frame. Sight – 15 7/8" H x 27 1/2" W. […]
Lot 459: East TN Sheraton One Drawer Table, Carved Decoration to Drawer
East Tennessee, Washington County, Sheraton one-drawer table, cherry primary, poplar secondary, with applied carved decoration to the front of the dovetailed drawer and turned Sheraton legs, old surface. 26" H x 21 3/4" W x 21" D. Mid-19th century. Provenance: From a Scotch-Irish family from Washington County, TN. CONDITION: Scattered wear and stains to finish.
Lot 458: East TN Walnut Chest of Drawers
East Tennessee, likely Knox County, chest of drawers, walnut primary, yellow pine and poplar secondary. Comprised of a plain top over four graduated drawers with inlaid eschuteons, over a shaped skirt with center drop and shaped side returns; case rests on Hepplewhite feet. 40" H x 36" W x 17 1/4" D. Circa 1810. Provenance: […]
Lot 456: East TN Inlaid Hepplewhite Walnut Sideboard
East Tennessee Hepplewhite inlaid sideboard, walnut primary, yellow pine secondary. Comprised of an overhanging molded top with reeded edges, over one central section enclosed by two doors with molded edges, flanked by two rows of dovetailed drawers with diamond inlaid escutcheons, over a plain skirt with angled returns and tall tapered Hepplewhite legs. Drawer fronts, […]