Royal Worcester two-handled vase with hand painted still life vignette panel of fruit, signed Hawkins (William Hawkins), gilt with enamel floral decoration and ivory blush ground. Marked on base "Royal Worcester England, RN 321370 / 2014". Overall very good condition with slight wear to gilt. 14 1/4" H. Early 20th century. Provenance: Knoxville, TN estate.
Lot 262: Assembled Lot of 5 Asian Items
1ST ITEM: Black stone puzzle box fitted with carved colored stones. Top of box broken and glued. 2" H x 2-1/2" W x 2-1/2" D. 2ND ITEM: Round cinnabar box with carved scenic top and sides and blue enameled interior and base. Somedents to interior rim of base. 3-1/4" H. 3RD ITEM: Carved wooden Foo […]
Lot 261: Assorted Asian antiques, five pieces
Five (5) assorted Oriental antiques. 1ST ITEM: Meiji period Japanese Satsuma cup with two dragon figural handles, decorated panels with Geishas on one side and male figures on the other side, and a matching saucer, both signed on base. Repair toone handle and small chip adjacent to it. 3 1/4"H. 2ND ITEM: Miniature Satsuma vase, […]
Lot 234: 3 cut glass & silver bud vases, 2 with enamel
Lot of 3 sterling mounted cut glass bud vases, all with flared glass tops cut in a floral pattern, two with enameled bases. 1ST ITEM: notched rim and an ivory colored enameled base with hand painted floral accents, marked Thomae Company, Sterling,very small faint area of discoloration to enamel, 7 1/2"H. 2ND ITEM: notched rim […]
Lot 179: French enamel and gilt bronze portrait box
Oval gilt bronze box with hinged top. Acanthus leaf and egg and dart design on the sides, a blue enameled top with applied gilt bronze classical decoration, framing a watercolor on ivory (or simulated ivory) portrait of a lady in 18thcentury dress, hat and pearls (under glass). Portrait signed lower right "Nived." Velvet lined interior. […]
Lot 166: L. Perrelet gold pocket watch, 19th c.
L. Perrelet 18K pocket watch in gold hunting case. White enamel dial marked "L. Perrelet Locle", Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, steel minutes hand with parcel gilt hour hand. Movement also marked L. Perrelet Locle. Case marked "C.Loup" and 18KT at top and inside, "Warranted 18 Carrat Fine", serial no. 21797 inside. Includes key. Housed […]
Lot 73: John Dodge miniature portrait, TN First Lady
Watercolor on ivory attributed to John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working in Nashville, 1840-1861). Subject is believed to be Cynthia Pillow Saunders Brown, dressed in widow’s garb with white bonnet and black dress with white collar. Cynthia PillowSaunders Brown (b. circa 1810- d. 1892) was the second wife of Andrew Vail Venable Brown, who served as […]
Lot 71: Pair of Tennessee Fort family portraits by Calvert
Miniature portraits, tinted photographs on paper, of Joel Battle Fort and wife Sallie McKay Fort. Both signed Calvert. Simple gilded oval frames, housed in velvet lined shadowbox frames. Condition: back support for one frame needsreattaching, otherwise excellent condition. 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" sight, 5 3/8 x 4 3/4" framed. Circa 1880s. Note: Joel Battle […]
Lot 63: Mamaluke Pattern U.S. Marine Sword
Mamaluke pattern U.S. Marine sword, ivory handle, brass scabbard with copper wash, blade with incised inscription of "United" and what appears to read "States" plus incised floral decoration. Good condition with several dents on scabbard andage cracks in ivory, pitting and rust to blade. 5 1/2" H x 38" L. American, 2nd Quarter. 19th century. […]
Lot 34: Lot of 2 Silhouettes, incl. Edouart & 1 Miniature
Lot of 2 Silhouettes & 1 Miniature portrait. 1ST ITEM: Auguste Edouart (American, 1789-1861) cut and paste silhouette of a seated woman set on a lithograph background of an interior scene. Ink inscription,"aug. Edouart, fecit 1843Philadelphia." Overall good condition, some pinpricks in upper right corner. Unframed. 11-1/2" h x 7-1/2" W. 2ND ITEM: Sepia ink […]