Mayna Treanor Avent (Tennessee, 1868-1959) impressionistic oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a bridge spanning a body of water, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage, a red farm visible in the background beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed “Mayna T Avent” lower right. Handwritten note describing treatment performed by Frances de Brun Brown, circa July […]
Lot 1004: 31 Political Ephemera Items, incl. Roosevelt Pocket Knife
Thirty-one (31) political ephemera items, including one (1) Roosevelt pressed metal pocket knife. 1st item: Roosevelt pressed metal pocket knife, depicting portrait vignettes of Roosevelt with patriotic motifs. Two blades ranging in size from 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" L. Pocket knife – 3" L. 2nd-27th items: Twenty-six (26) presidential tokens, including George Washington, John […]
Lot 717: Civil War Buckle Plates, Letter, CDV, 6 items
Six (6) Civil War era related items, including Confederate belt plates, Stonewall Jackson CDV, letter written byEdwin Burford Paschall, editor of The Nashville Press newspaper, and stamped envelopes. 1st item: CSA "Rope Border" oval die-struck rolled brasswaist belt plate made into a paperweight. Raised "CS" letters with a thin "rope style" border surrounded by a […]
Lot 647: 6 F. Pierce Secreterial Signed Land Grants, 8 items
Six (6) President Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1853-1857), secretarial signed land documents to veterans of the War of 1812, Cherokee War, and the Florida Seminole War, one (1) President Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837), secretarial signed land document, and one (1) Creek Agency Arkansas, 1858 related letter, […]
Lot 633: NC Governor and TN Related Land Documents, incl. Landon Carter, Stockley Donelson
North Carolina Governor archive including land grants signed by Landon Carter (1760-1800), Revolutionary War officer, State of Franklin official, and correspondent of George Washington; Colonel Stockley Donelson (1752-1805), brother of Rachel Donelson (wife of President Andrew Jackson), Samuel Ashe, 9th NC Governor (1795-1798), and Richard Caswell, 1st and 5th NC Governor (1776-1780) and (1785-1787), 11 […]
Lot 165: Joanna Higgs Ross O/C Painting, Cades Cove No. 9
Joanna Higgs Ross (Nashville, TN, born 1934) oil on canvas expressionist landscape painting titled "Cades Cove No. 9" depicting a field and a line of trees, fore and middle ground, against a hazy blue mountain range, background. Signed and dated "Joanna Higgs Ross, 1985" with title and additional signature, en verso of stretcher. Label en […]
Winter 2021 Auction Preview – January 30 & 31
Our next major auction, scheduled for January 30th and 31st in Knoxville will feature fine art, decorative arts, jewelry, silver, and historical ephemera from several Southern estates and fine collections. 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 […]
Lot 856: 3 TN Whiskey Advertising Stoneware Jugs
Three (3) Tennessee Whiskey Advertising Stoneware Jugs. 1st item: Jackson, TN 2-gallon whiskey jug with cobalt stenciled lettering "Geo. H. Goodman Company (incorporated), Distillers RED ROCK Whiskey, Branch 108-110 E. Lafayette St., Jackson, TN. Main Office & Warehouse, Paducah, KY" in cobalt frame together with a stenciled 2 below the spout denoting capacity. 13 1/2" […]
Lot 593: Randolph Family of Virginia Archive
Letter archive related to the Randolph family of Virginia, including Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Lewis Meriwether Randolph – the grandson of President Jefferson and secretary of Arkansas territory- and Lewis's widow Elizabeth Martin Randolph, who became the second wife of Andrew Jackson Donelson. 13 pieces of ephemera total. Includes a circa 1838 manuscript […]
Summer 2020 Auction Preview – July 11 & 12
Our next major auction, scheduled for July 11 -12 in Knoxville, will feature fine art, antiques, and jewelry from several Southern estates including the estate of Kathleen Preston of Chattanooga, the estate of Jimmy Neely of Smyrna, the estate of Raeanne Rubenstein of Nashville, the estate of Dr. Howard T. Dehaven of Columbia, the estate […]
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