Jefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil War and mention of Nashville war hero Col. Randal McGavock. In this 1 1/2 page letter and enclosed small note dated March 11, 1887 from Davis's home, Beauvoir, the former president of the […]
Lot 220: JB Lindsley archive inc. AP Stewart ALS
An archive of signed letters and autographs relating to John Berrien Lindsley as chancellor of the University of Nashville. The archive includes interesting content related to higher education in Tennessee (current institutions that can trace their roots to the University of Nashville include Vanderbilt Medical School, Peabody College, Montgomery Bell Academy, and University School of […]
Lot 217: 2 Parade Flags, US and CSA
1st item: Miniature Confederate silk parade or reunion flag with stamped design and lettering UDC 89 (United Daughters of the Confederacy, circa 1889-1920s), 3 3/8"H, mounted and framed under glass in a small antique silver-gilt frame, 5 3/4" x 4", with label verso for Jeff Bridgman Antiques, Dillsburg, PA. 2nd item: United States Parade Flag […]
Lot 214: 8 Tennessee Military & Survey Maps
Assorted TN Military & Survey Maps, 8 items total. 1st item: "Survey of Cumberland River. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the survey of the Cumberland river. February 24, 1835", Doc. No. 171., 23rd Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives War Department, printed by Gales and Seaton, Washington, D.C., 24 pages […]
Lot 188: Robert Loftin Newman o/c The Nightingale
Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/NY/France, 1827-1912), oil on canvas painting depicting a woman and boy in a landscape. The woman wears a long, rose colored dress, and the boy is pointing to something overhead. Painting does not appear to be signed. Paper label preserved verso for William Macbeth Gallery, New York, identifying title as 'The Nightingale.' […]
January 21, 2017 Auction – Official Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury, (615) 812-6096, sarah@caseantiques.com Case to Gavel Art & Antiques from Caldwell and Museum Collections African American and Outsider Art Among Highlights KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Art and antiques from two prominent Tennessee collectors – Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell and Charles and Ann Wells – are among the […]
January 21, 2017 Auction Preview
Our upcoming January 21, 2017 auction at our Knoxville gallery will include all bidding types (live, phone, absentee and online) and will feature art and antiques from several prominent Nashville and Knoxville collections and estates, including the collections of Dr. Benjamin and Gertrude S. Caldwell and Charles and Ann Wells of Nashville, TN, the estate […]
Art + History = Record Setting Summer Auction at Case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— 20th century art plus a cache of 19th century historical ephemera proved a winning combination at the July 30 Case Antiques Auction, attracting more than 4500 registered bidders from 60 countries. The day ended with a new world auction record for Tennessee artist Carroll Cloar and several new American auction records for international artists. Overall, […]
Lot 759: Photographic Archive of People
Photographic Archive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose studio and candid albumen prints, CDVs, cabinet cards, and other photographs dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, of mostly unidentified subjects. Notable Giers images include […]
Lot 531: 19th C. Framed aquatint of Iroquois
Aquatint engraving after a painting by Harry (Henry) Hall (United Kingdom, c. 18141882) depicting the famous horse Iroquois. The thoroughbred and his jockey stand in profile in the foreground, while three other horses and their jockeys linger in the background. Titled "IROQUOIS. Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsem and the St. Leger Stakes at […]
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