East Tennessee miniature redware jug incised and dated, ìGeorge Mort, May the 27th 1859,? Mort pottery family of Jefferson County, TN. Triple sine wave incising along with triple incised lines around upper body with circular and diamondstarburst stamps around the lower mid section. Pulled handle with starburst stamp at the terminus. 4 3/8″ H. Circa […]
Lot 69: Henry Rifle, Serial #5217
Henry Rifle, serial #5217 marked on the top flat of the barrel near the sights. A First Model Henry, serial number 1 to 5,300 range, brass and iron overlapping frame, with rounded buttplate. .44 Caliber, 24 1/4″ octagonal barrel, top flat of barrel marked, “HENRY’S PAT. OCT. 16. 1860/MANUFACT’D BY THE NEWHAVEN ARMS. CO. NEWHAVEN. […]
Lot 68: Barnett Pattern 1856 Enfield Carbine, horse carving
Barnett Pattern 1856 Enfield Carbine or commonly called Enfield Saddle Ring Carbine, .577 caliber, used by the cavalry of both the Union and Confederate armies, with a horse carved on one side of the stock and name with other initials onthe other, possibly the work of a Native American. Lockplate is marked "Barnett London" with […]
Lot 57: Five Civil War Items including US buckles and breastplate
Five Civil War items (possibly excavated) including two (2) Civil War Union Infantry brass belt buckles marked "US" (one with all of the hooks on the back but slight damage to the edge, the other is missing the hooks), one (1) excavated Civil War Union brass coat button, one (1) excavated Civil War Union Infantry […]
Lot 56: Albumen Image of Civil War Soldier
Framed albumen portrait image of an unidentified Civil War soldier, most likely Confederate, in oval matte and period carved frame. Examination out of frame reveals soldier holding a pepper box pistol in his left hand with sword and books inbackground. Condition – Overall toning to image, especially where surrounded by matte. Image size – 10" […]
Lot 45: Lot of 2 Civil War Items, Painting & book
Lot of 2 Civil War Items including a late 19th century folk painting of depicting three flags of the Confederate States Army, housed in its original frame ( 10 5/8" H x 7 5/8" W) together with a book titled "List of Field Officers,Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army 1861 -1865" by J. […]
News Release: Rare Beatles album rocks Case’s Spring Auction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A record number of floor and phone bidders, a record number of online bidders, and a signed Beatles record that sold for $63,250 all combined to make the May 21st Spring Case Antiques auction the company’s most successful sale to date. “While having a strong single lot like the Beatles album is great, […]
Rare Southern Pottery, ex-Museum pieces and more featured at Case’s Fall Auction on October 16, 2010
Rare Southern pottery, furniture that once graced rooms at Nashville’s Belle Meade Mansion, and acollection of Mexican masks deaccessioned by the Knoxville Museum of Art arejust a few of the 700 lots featured at the Fall Case Antiques Auction, set forOctober 16 at the company’s gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee. One of the outstanding pottery lots […]
Southern antiques shine at Case’s May 22 Spring Auction
In an auction containing 600 lots of items with national and international appeal, Southern decorative arts carried the day at the Spring Case Antiques Auction, held May 22 at the company’s gallery. It was the company’s largest sale to date and attracted a record number of Internet, phone and absentee bidders, as well as a […]
May 22, 2010 Auction Highlights
Highlights from the May 22nd, 2010 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below: (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium) For a complete catalog listing of all hammer prices from this auction, click here. If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at info@caseantiques.com.