Xavier Ironside (Tennessee, 20th/21st century) modernist watercolor depicting a moonlit nocturnal landscape, likely East Tennessee, with trees that cast long shadows into the foreground. Signed and dated lower right: "Xavier Ironside '68." Housed under plexiglass in a silvered and ebonized wood frame with ivory mat and gray reveal. Sight: 12 3/4" H x 19 3/4" […]
Lot 699: Picasso Etching, Greek Flautist & Nude Dancer from La Celestine, 1971
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) etching in black ink on laid paper entitled Flutiste grec et Danseuese and depicting a nude, male flute-player in distinctive headgear and a nude female dancer. From the book La Celestine by Fernando de Rojas published by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris, 1971. Plate 169 of Series 347. Unsigned. Dated in the plate, […]
Lot 566: 4 19th C.TN Political Portraits, incl. Andrew Jackson, Polk
1st item: Rare Peter Maverick stipple engraved, circular bust-length portrait of a man in military dress, identified in upper margin as Andrew Jackson. With Cumberland Collectors, Lebanon, TN label affixed to verso attributing the print to Peter Maverick, c. 1824, and with explanatory text reading "The portrait is that of Marquis de Lafayette who toured […]
Lot 540: Xanthus Smith Drawing, Ships at Hampton Roads incl. Admiral DuPont, 1864
Xanthus Russell Smith (Pennsylvania, 1839-1929) graphite and colored pencil on paper post-Civil War drawing depicting a central schooner labeled "Schnr." flanked by two more distant vessels: a second, unlabeled schooner at left and a steamship labeled "Stm. Admiral DuPont" at right. With subtle red, yellow, and blue highlight in colored pencil. Initialed and dated "X.S. […]
Lot 484: Gustave Baumann Southwest Color Woodcut, Ranchos de Taos
Gustave Baumann (Germany/New Mexico/California, 1881-1971) color block print on cream laid paper titled "Ranchos de Taos" depicting a dirt road and rocky hillside leading toward historic Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, with the San Francisco de Asis Mission Church (also featured in Baumann's earlier woodcut, "Church Ranchos de Taos") visible before the distant Sangre de […]
Lot 449: Picasso Etching, Sable Mouvant, 1966, & Marino Marini Serigraph
1st item: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) aquatint etching depicting a nude model in a studio with a painter at right, entitled Peintre et modele aux cheveux longs. Unsigned. From the set of ten aquatints produced for the Sable mouvant portfolio,1966, to accompany text by poet and friend of the artist Pierre Reverdy. With BFK watermark. […]
Lot 445: Matisse Jazz Series Portfolio, 20 Framed Color Plates
A complete set of 20 framed lithographs from Henri Matisse's "Jazz" series portfolio published by George Braziller for the Museum of Modern Art in 1983 (a facsimile of the 1947 Teriade for Editions Verve publication). All floated under plexiglass in metal frames with ivory mats and textile mounts. 20 items: Sight: 15 1/4" H x […]
Lot 382: Persian Farahan Sarouk Area Rug, Late 19th Century; Approx. 7' x 4'
Persian Farahan Sarouk area rug with wool on cotton foundation, asymmetric serrated central medallion with cobalt blue central ground and ivory outer background, conforming floral borders, 81" L x 51" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. PROVENANCE: A Knoxville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Even pile wear to foundation, worn fringe edges and selvage edge […]
Lot 378: Persian Saraband Hall Runner Carpet; Approx. 16' x 3'
Persian hand-knotted Saraband rug hall runner, wool and cotton, in primary colors of red, blues and ivory; secondary colors of orange, green, rust and yellow. 16 ft 7 in x 41 inches. Mid-10th century, Iran. PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Pile with approximately seventy percent rug area with wear and low […]
Lot 379: Two Persian / Iranian Area Rugs; Approx. 6' x 4'
1st item: Persian Malayer rug with wool on cotton foundation, central medallion on patterned ivory ground, overall cobalt blue background with scattered small animal motifs, floral corner fields and floral borders. 78" L x 52"W, Persian, Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: Iranian rug, wool on cotton foundation, a geometric central medallion with salmon ground, […]
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