Rare Meissen porcelain hand-painted fish set comprising sixteen (16) total pieces: twelve (12) plates, one (1) platter, one (1) sauceboat with attached underplate, one (1) serving/tureen spoon with foliate handle and gilt highlights, and one (1) bowl. Each pieces is individually decorated with a different type of fish swimming with varied items in the background […]
Summer 2023 Auction Preview
Below is an early preview of the July 8th & 9th auction to take place at our Knoxville, Tennessee headquarters. In-person bidding plus phone, absentee, and internet bidding will be available. Over 1,200+ lots of fine art, antiques, and jewelry from fine Southeastern estates and collections including the collection of Jo Ann Cline Yates of […]
Lot 703: 7 Hawaii History Related Books 1843-1915
1st item: HISTORY OF THE HAWAIIAN OR SANDWICH ISLANDS, by James Jackson Jarves, published by Edward Moxon, London, 1843. Hardcover 16mo, 377 pages including index, hardbound in dark red blindstamped publisher's cloth, endpapers and pastedowns are comprised of red advertisement pages. 7 1/8" H x 4 3/4" W x 1 1/4" D. 2nd-3rd items: AN […]
Lot 638: AJ Donelson's Invitation to Lafayette Ball in Nashville 1825, des. by Ralph Earl
Engraved invitation to the Ball held in Nashville, Tennessee in 1825 to welcome Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de La Fayette, General Gilbert du Motier (1757-1834) on his tour of the United States. The invitation, designed by artist Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (Tennessee/Connecticut/England, 1788-1838), is addressed to Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871), nephew and private secretary […]
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 651: Civil War Archive, incl. Gen. Bate on Death of Polk, Capture of Nashville
Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton, 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Johnson's Division; Colonel Alfred S. Fulton, 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry; Robert Fulton, 41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Company C; and James Fulton, Pay Director in the United States Navy. The documents […]
Lot 230: 1830 Tennessee Portrait Miniature of Kinheche, Chickasaw Indian
Caroline Dudley (Tennessee, 1802-1832) important watercolor miniature portrait painting, depicting Chickasaw Native American dignitary Kinheche in bright garb and headdress holding a bow and arrow. Inscriptions identifying subject as “Kinhichi”, en verso of interior paper liner, and as “Kinhishee” on the exterior of the back of the frame. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt […]
Summer Auction Preview – July 9-10
Our Summer auction is scheduled for July 9th-10th in Knoxville. A few items from the upcoming auction are below. Watch for more items to be added to this page in the coming weeks and our full catalog in early June. If you would like to have items consigned for future auctions, click here. Important miniature […]
Lot 392: 7 Books on Southern Arts and Historical Sites
Seven (7) Southern Arts and Crafts and Historical books; subjects include George Ohr, Alabama and Shenandoah Pottery, MIssissippi historic sites, and Silver. 1st item: TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., published by The Museum of Early Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, 1988. Hardcover octavo, 216 pages with black and white and color photographic illustrations, hardbound […]
Lot 200: Writing Chair and Saddlebag, Sec. of War Carey Harris provenance
Unusual Reclining Writing Armchair and Framed Saddlebag, both originally belonging to Carey Allen Harris (1806-1842), Acting Secretary of War and Commissioner of Indian Affairs under U.S. President Andrew Jackson. 1st item: Late Classical or Empire style mahogany reclining armchair with upholstered seat and seat back; curved stiles and partially upholstered armrests, the curved hand rests […]
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