JOHNSON’S NEW ILLUSTRATED FAMILY ATLAS, WITH PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, AND WITH DESCRIPTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL, STATISTICAL, AND HISTORICAL, INCLUDING THE LATEST FEDERAL CENSUS, A GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX, AND A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, Deluxe full red leather folio issue, maps by Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827 – 1884) and Benjamin P. Ward, published by Johnson & […]
Lot 604: Grouping of 8 Books on Early Firearms
Eight (8) books on early firearms, including: COLT FIREARMS 1836-1954 by James E. Serven, 1954; hardcover, 385 pp., profusely illustrated. MODERN AMERICAN PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS by A.C. Gould ("Ralph Greenwood"), 1894 revised edition; hardcover, 222 pp. plus 10 pages of advertisements. OUR RIFLES by Charles Winthrop Sawyer, 1941; hardcover, 412 pp.; a history of the […]
Lot 105: Ignac Konrad O/C Portrait of Racehorse Sun Briar
Ignac Konrad (France/Hungary, 1894 – 1969), "Sun Briar," oil on canvas painting depicting the champion thoroughbred racehorse in profile standing atop hay in a stall, against a mottled brown background with a green window upper right and watering bucket lower left. The name of the horse along with his lineage "by Sundridge" (father) and "Sweet […]
Summer 2024 Auction Preview
Below is an early preview of the July 6th and 7th auction to take place at our Knoxville, Tennessee headquarters. In-person bidding plus phone, absentee, and internet bidding will be available. The full Catalog will be posted in early June. Anna Catherine Wiley (Tennessee, 1879-1958) oil on canvas painting of a woman in a white […]
Lot 45: 3 English Sterling Silver Agricultural presentation cups
Three (3) 19th century English Agricultural Premium Silver Cups, all with presentation inscriptions to Mr. William Ward. Includes inscriptions for "Best Three Year Old Colt – Premium 5 Class 6", 1840; "Best Cultivated Farm – Premium 4th Class 1st," 1841; and "Best Cultivated Farm Henmoss in Gt. Harwood," 1842. Various London makers with Victorian hallmarks, […]
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 1143: 54 Pcs. Assorted Sterling & Coin Silver Flatware
54 Pieces Assorted Silver Flatware, including Northern coin silver and English sterling silver. 1st-35th items: 36 American coin silver items, including 12 teaspoons with shell handles marked for Colton and Collins (working New York, NY 1825-35); 5 teaspoons marked for Boyd and Mulford (working Albany, NY 1832-42); 5 teaspoons marked for Jabez Gorham and Son […]
Lot 236: William Shackelford O/C Portrait, Baby with a Blue Shoe
William Stamms Shackleford (Kentucky/Tennessee, 1814-1878) oil on canvas oval portrait of a very young child holding a blue shoe, and wearing a lace dress rendered in precise detail. The child is seated on a bed with a red and green leaf-patterned quilt, against a plain background with a small window visible to the left. Unsigned. […]
Winter 2022 Auction Preview
Our next auction scheduled for January 29th and 30th in Knoxville will feature fine art, Southern furniture and decorative arts, silver, Native American, Mid-Century modern, Asian, jewelry, 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 […]
Lot 395: 6 Antique Prints, incl. Armorial Crests, London Maps
1st-2nd items: Two (2) Neo-Classical hand-colored, copperplate etchings on laid paper after drawings by Nicolaus Vanni (Italian, 1720-1800) from RACCOLTA DI PITTURE D'ERCOLANO, published circa 1752-62. Both depict images from Ancient Roman wall frescoes excavated in Herculaneum. Scale and publication information, lower left, center, and right, below the images. Both matted and housed under glass […]
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