FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury CASE ANTIQUES (865) 558-3033 sarah@caseantiques.com www.caseantiques.com African American Art, Headley Jewelry Shine at Case’s July 18 Auction KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Works by two of the 20th century’s most important African American artists, Beauford Delaney and William Edmonson, headline the Summer Case Antiques Auction, set for July 18 in Knoxville, […]
Lot 605: TN Daguerreotype & 4 Southern spoons
Grouping of Southern items including a Tennessee Daguerreotype & 4 Southern coin silver spoons. Item 1: Southern sixth plate daguerreotype of a gentleman, depicted with his hand leaning against a book, chairback or table sign reading "D. Adams Daguerreotype Nashville". 3-1/2" x 3-1/4". Daguerreian researcher John S. Craig writes that "Dan Adams was reportedly an […]
Lot 117: Jules Rene Herve Oil on Canvas
Jules Rene Herve, (French, 1887-1981) oil on canvas depicting the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris with two empty chairs in the foreground. Signed lower right and housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight: 17 5/8" H x 21" W. Framed: 26 7/8" H x 30 1/4" W. 20th century. Provenance: the estate of Virginia […]
Sept. 19, 2014: Case presents overview of local artists at Knox Heritage “Lost & Found” luncheon
KNOX HERITAGE PRESENTS “LOST & FOUND” LUNCH AT HISTORIC WESTWOOD, September 19, 2014 John Case with Case Antiques, Inc to present overview of local 19th and 20th century artists and their place in the current market for regional fine & decorative arts Knox Heritage continues its series of educational lunches, Lost & Found, on Friday, September 19th at 11:30 […]
Lot 412: Brownlow Archive, Taft Letter
Group of correspondence and news clippings regarding Tennessee statesmen Horace Maynard, John B. and Walter P. Brownlow plus future President William H. Taft. 1st item: Correspondence from William H. Taft, as Secretary of War, 1908, to honorable Lee Brook, Nashville, TN concerning "Brownlow-Evans business". 2nd group: Five (8 x 11) sleeves of news clippings, dated […]
Lot 544: East TN Walnut Bookcase & Desk
Greene County, Tennessee two-part walnut bookcase and desk (sometimes called a Plantation Desk). Upper case with ogee cornice over two glazed doors, each with 8 panes, three interior shelves aligned with transoms. Lower desk section has fall front writing section with interior bank of pigeonholes and one dovetailed drawer. Turned legs ending in double ring […]
Lot 425: 5 Civil War Era CDVs inc Booth, Browlow
Grouping of five Civil War era cartes de visite. 1st item: CDV of Parson Brownlow show seated with his hand tucked into his vast, printed by J. E. Tilton & Co., Boston. (4" H x 2-1/2" W) Note: Brownlow was an anti-secessionist circuit rider and newspaper editor but also a slaveholder. After being forced into […]
January 25, 2014 Auction
January 25, 2014 Auction Preview. Below is a small sampling of the 900+ lots that will be auctioned. The auction will be held Saturday, January 25 at 9:00 AM EST in the historic Cherokee Mills building, 2240 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919. The preview is Friday, January 24 from noon to 6:00 PM or by […]
Lot 351: Jack Kershaw, abstract oil on board
John Karl "Jack" Kershaw (Tennessee, 1913-2010) abstract oil on board, unsigned. Housed in a painted wooden frame. Sight – 39 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed – 45 1/2" H x 35 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of Jack Kershaw. Biography: Jack Kershaw studied art at Vanderbilt University and in the 1920s became associated with […]
Lot 350: Jack Kershaw o/c, Girl Amid Ruins
John Karl "Jack" Kershaw (Tennessee, 1913-2010) oil on canvas painting, surrealist scene depicting a young girl running amidst the columns of a Southern mansion in ruins, beneath a canopy of Spanish moss covered trees. Signed lower right "Kershaw". 34" H x 27 1/4" W. Unframed. Provenance: Estate of Jack Kershaw. Biography: Jack Kershaw studied art […]