Grouping of two miniatures. 1st item: Portrait miniature, possibly on ivory, depicting a young girl attired in a blue dress with lace collar, white ribbon belt and gold jewelry. Mounted on black background and housed in a black and gilt painted frame. Portrait – 2 1/2" H x 2" W. Overall – 5 1/2" H […]
Lot 466: 2 Stevengraphs and 2 Portrait Miniatures
2 Continental Portrait Miniatures and 2 Stevengraphs. 1st item: Watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of a lady in 18th century style attire including a ruffled collar and red shawl, mounted in a faux tortoise-on-ivory and mother of pearl frame, inscribed "Mrs. ___ Parry" en verso. 3-1/2" x 2-3/4" sight, 5-1/2" x 4-3/4" framed (1/2" x […]
Lot 436: 1807 Byron book, Cosway binding, Sangorski & Sutcliffe
“Hours of Idleness” by Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron), 1807, first edition second issue, with early 20th century jewelled Cosway-style binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, the interior containing miniature portraits of Lord Byron and his ancestral home, Newstead Abbey. Original silk and velvet lined leather bound case. Hours of Idleness was the first volume […]
Lot 319: Early Inuit Carved Cribbage Board, Walrus
Large and elaborately carved Inuit or Eskimo walrus ivory tusk, carved in the form of a cribbage board. Decorated with high relief carvings of walruses, fish, seals, wolves, polar bears, dogs and whales throughout with additional red pigment highlights visible around teeth and tusks of animals and scrimshaw detail on fish. 22" L. Late 19th […]
Lot 285: English Revolving Supper Server
An English silver plated supper server, made by Israel Freeman & Son (founded in London, 1928), made in the revolving "Lazy Susan" style and comprised of four covered vegetable servers, two open salts and two pepper shakers. Bases of salts and shakers marked "I.F.S. Made in England". Covers of servers engraved with armorial crest. Ivory […]
Lot 232: Eugene Wagner Bronze Nude
Eugene Wagner (German, 1871-1942), Art Nouveau bronze nude depicting a young female with a downward gaze, cupping her right breast. Base signed "E. Wagner, AB 5". Mounted on an octagonal marble base. 12 3/4" H (including base). Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection. Condition: Missing original ivory butterfly.
Lot 171: Two English Tea Caddies
Two mid-19th century English tea caddies. 1st item: Mahogany and satinwod tea caddy with tear drop ivory escutcheon, three interior compartments of two lidded boxes flanking one central glass bowl for mixing tea. 5-1/4" H x 10-1/4" W x 5-1/8" D. 2nd item: Tea caddy with inlaid diamond design of mixed woods with a brass […]
Lot 47: SC Miniature, T. Trezevant
Miniature portrait on ivory of Theodore Mathias Trezevant (1806 – 1868). Born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Red leather case. Theodore married Eleanor Waller in 1844. They had three sons. Biography reference – The Trezevant Family in the United States by John Timothée […]
Lot 46: Southern Miniature, O. Trezevant
Miniature portrait on ivory of Dr. Octavius Undecimus Trezevant (1810-1866) of Charleston, South Carolina and later, New Orleans. Born in Scotland in 1810 to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Red leather case. Octavius became a physician and moved to New Orleans where he maintained a practice. He was […]
Lot 45: SC Miniature, D. Trezevant
SC Miniature portrait on ivory of Dr. Daniel Heyward Trezevant (1796 – 1873). Born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Trezevant (1768 – 1854) and Elizabeth Willoughby Farquhar (1772 – 1845). Died in Columbia, SC. Red leather case. Sight: 4-1/8" H x 3" W. Case: 5-1/8" H x 4-1/2" W. Dr. Daniel Trezevant authored "The […]
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