A hand-painted Russian icon in tempera on wood panel with kovcheg depicting the Virgin Mary and Christ Child seated in a fountain as the "The Life Giving Source" (alternatively Fountain or Spring) before a gold field. They are flanked by angels and below a crowd of worshippers has gathered before a rocky landscape. With a […]
Lot 353: 7 Pcs. Sterling Hollowware Incl. Tea Set, Tiffany Dresser Set, Garrard & Co. Wine Goblet
1st-3rd items: Two (2) sterling silver coffee pots and one (1) teapot in the same pattern with round and pear-shaped bodies, hinged lids, square handles, lobed spouts, and urn form finials. All marked "Sterling 925" to underside. 4th-6th items: Three (3) Tiffany & Company sterling dresser items including one ovoid form mirror, and two oval […]
Lot 220: Chippendale 18th c. Constitution Mirror, ex-Israel Sack
Chippendale period mahogany and parcel gilt "Constitution" looking glass or wall mirror with carved eagle surmounting a scrolled pediment with gilt molding and rosette ends; the original mirror glass is framed in a carved and gilded border with notched top corners, the outer frame with a scrolled, voluted and cyma-shaped base and the sides are […]
Lot 153: Carroll Cloar Acrylic Painting, The Explorer
Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee/Arkansas, 1913-1993), acrylic on board painting titled The Explorer, depicting a man in a rowboat, with binoculars, viewing the landscape around him. The lush green trees in the background, rendered in precise pointillist brush strokes, are mostly blocked from the subject’s view by clusters of brick commercial buildings, reflected in the placid water; […]
Lot 107: 4 Miniature Tortoiseshell Boxes, Sewing Related
Four (4) tortoiseshell miniature sewing related boxes, including one (1) thimble case, octagonal form with push latch and red velvet-fitted lining containing a gilt metal thimble hallmarked "A" and "S" in shield; one (1) needle case in the form of a knife box with push latch, lid with interior satin liner, and slotted compartments containing […]
Lot 64: Robert Garrard II English Vermeil Shell Form Inkwell
Victorian inkstand, gilt sterling silver with scallop shell form lid having chased images of dolphins near the hinge and an ovolo banded rim, the conforming base with divided compartments, set upon four snail form feet, all with a gilded finish. Hallmarked for Robert Garrard II, London, 1870, to edge of body, underside of lids, and […]
2023 Winter Auction Preview
Here is an early preview of our January 28th and 29th auction, to be held at our headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee/Arkansas, 1913-1993), acrylic on board painting titled The Explorer, depicting a man in a rowboat viewing the landscape with lush green trees and buildings around him with binoculars. Housed in a silver-gilt […]
Lot 589: Assyrian Head Victorian Flatware plus Servers, 193 Pcs.
Large collection of one hundred and ninety-three pieces of Rogers Bros. silverplated flatware in the rare Assyrian Head pattern, pat. 1881, individual pieces plus serving utensils. Includes 19 knives (8: 9 1/4" L, 11: 9" L); 26 dinner forks (7 1/4"L); 3 lunch forks (7"); 14 salad/dessert forks; 11 cocktail forks; 8 pie or pastry […]
Lot 509: 4 Religious Items, incl. Textiles
Four (4) European Religious items. 1st item: Ecclesiastical metallic embroidered silk textile, likely for a liturgical vestment, comprised of a gold field with red stitched scrolling foliate decorations. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame. Sight: 16 1/4" H x 13 3/4" W. Framed: 20 1/2" H x 18" W. 2nd item: Paten cover comprised […]
Lot 455: 5 Prints, incl. Samuel V. Chamberlain, Davis Gray, Captain James Cook
1st item: Samuel V. Chamberlain (Massachusetts/Iowa, 1895-1975) drypoint etching on paper titled "Far West Junk Shop" depicting the store front of Haslam's junk shop. Numbered "70/100," in pencil, lower left below plate, signed "Samuel Chamberlain," in pencil, lower right below plate. Housed and matted under glass in a black wooden frame with gilt trim. Plate: […]
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