Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (American, 1829-1885) large oil on canvas portrait of Martha "Mattie" Ready Morgan of Tennessee, wife of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. The subject is depicted seated on a red chair with upswept dark hair and attired in a pale grey formal gown with flowers to the bodice and a matching ornate satin […]
Lot 229: Portrait Miniature of a Child, Harriet Eaton of NC
Miniature watercolor portrait of a young girl, believed to be Harriet Bolling Eaton of North Carolina (1791-1814), daughter of NC Revolutionary War General Thomas Eaton, depicted seated in a Chippendale chair, wearing a brown hat and white dress with blue sash and hat ribbon. Housed under glass in a copper brooch style frame with loop […]
Lot 220: Bertha Herbert Potter TN Portrait of African American Woman
Bertha Herbert Potter (American/Tennessee, 1895-1949) pastel on paper painting depicting an African American woman seated in a chair, knitting, with a ball of blue yarn in her lap. Signed below the hands. Housed in a carved, grey-washed frame with pierced and swept edges and painted sight edge. Signed center below the hands, "Potter" (smeared chalk) […]
Lot 182: 18th Century Oil Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly American, oil on canvas laid down on board. The subject is seated in a red chair, with powdered hair or wig, and attired in a brown dress coat and white cravat, against a plain brown background. Housed in a carved wormy chestnut frame, possibly original. Sight: 34 3/4" H x […]
Lot 171: Charles Griffin Farr O/C Painting, Seated Nude Female
Charles Griffin Farr (California/Tennessee/Alabama, 1908-1997) oil on canvas painting depicting a nude female with blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, seated in a wooden chair with a turquoise blanket draped over the back, in an interior setting. Signed "Farr" lower right. Knoxville, TN gallery ink stamp, en verso. Housed in an ebonized wooden frame […]
Lot 133: Italian School Oil on Canvas Portrait of Pope Paul III, after Paris Bordone
18th century oil on canvas portrait of Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese), after the original by Titian, follower of Paris Bordone (Italian,1500-1571). The 3/4 length portrait depicts the Pope dressed in white and a crimson gilt trimmed robe, sitting on a chair of crimson velvet; a ring is on the finger of his right hand […]
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 1005: Dickens, 3 Novels, 1st. Eds.
Three (3) Charles Dickens Novels, including The Pickwick Papers, Little Dorrit, and Bleak House. 1st item: THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, First Edition, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by R. Seymour and Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1837. Hardcover octavo, 609 top gilt edge pages with frontispiece, vignette, and […]
Lot 995: Ludie Amos Doll + Continental Cherub, 2 items
Two (2) carved wooden figures, including Black Americana doll. 1st item: Ludie Pennyman Amos (Georgia/Tennessee, b. 1935) folk art mixed media doll, titled "Esther", depicting a young African American girl with a white ribbon in her braided hair wearing a white dress, white stockings, and black shoes; mounted to a wooden base. Signed "'Glimpses' by […]
Lot 955: Four (4) Zsolnay Porcelain Figures
Four (4) Zsonlay Hungarian hand-painted porcelain figures, including one (1) playing bears figurine signed "Markup Bela, 1911" on back of rock; one (1) standing boy with jug figurine signed "Pinter" on tree trunk; one (1) seated woman with rose, stamped "abuda' on side of chair; and one (1) Szt. Istvan, or St. Stephen, the first […]
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