Oval gilt bronze box with hinged top. Acanthus leaf and egg and dart design on the sides, a blue enameled top with applied gilt bronze classical decoration, framing a watercolor on ivory (or simulated ivory) portrait of a lady in 18thcentury dress, hat and pearls (under glass). Portrait signed lower right "Nived." Velvet lined interior. […]
Lot 166: L. Perrelet gold pocket watch, 19th c.
L. Perrelet 18K pocket watch in gold hunting case. White enamel dial marked "L. Perrelet Locle", Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, steel minutes hand with parcel gilt hour hand. Movement also marked L. Perrelet Locle. Case marked "C.Loup" and 18KT at top and inside, "Warranted 18 Carrat Fine", serial no. 21797 inside. Includes key. Housed […]
Lot 73: John Dodge miniature portrait, TN First Lady
Watercolor on ivory attributed to John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working in Nashville, 1840-1861). Subject is believed to be Cynthia Pillow Saunders Brown, dressed in widow’s garb with white bonnet and black dress with white collar. Cynthia PillowSaunders Brown (b. circa 1810- d. 1892) was the second wife of Andrew Vail Venable Brown, who served as […]
Lot 71: Pair of Tennessee Fort family portraits by Calvert
Miniature portraits, tinted photographs on paper, of Joel Battle Fort and wife Sallie McKay Fort. Both signed Calvert. Simple gilded oval frames, housed in velvet lined shadowbox frames. Condition: back support for one frame needsreattaching, otherwise excellent condition. 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" sight, 5 3/8 x 4 3/4" framed. Circa 1880s. Note: Joel Battle […]
Lot 63: Mamaluke Pattern U.S. Marine Sword
Mamaluke pattern U.S. Marine sword, ivory handle, brass scabbard with copper wash, blade with incised inscription of "United" and what appears to read "States" plus incised floral decoration. Good condition with several dents on scabbard andage cracks in ivory, pitting and rust to blade. 5 1/2" H x 38" L. American, 2nd Quarter. 19th century. […]
Lot 34: Lot of 2 Silhouettes, incl. Edouart & 1 Miniature
Lot of 2 Silhouettes & 1 Miniature portrait. 1ST ITEM: Auguste Edouart (American, 1789-1861) cut and paste silhouette of a seated woman set on a lithograph background of an interior scene. Ink inscription,"aug. Edouart, fecit 1843Philadelphia." Overall good condition, some pinpricks in upper right corner. Unframed. 11-1/2" h x 7-1/2" W. 2ND ITEM: Sepia ink […]
Lot 9: Signed netsuke of 7 figures, many musicians
Asian carved ivory/bone piece depicting 7 figures, many playing musical instruments. Signed on base. Excellent condition. 1 7/8" H x 1 5/8" W x 1 3/8" D. Provenance: Collected by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville)during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell estate.
News Release: Rare Beatles album rocks Case’s Spring Auction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A record number of floor and phone bidders, a record number of online bidders, and a signed Beatles record that sold for $63,250 all combined to make the May 21st Spring Case Antiques auction the company’s most successful sale to date. “While having a strong single lot like the Beatles album is great, […]
Lot 575: Group of sewing-related & family memento items
Assorted lot of sewing and family memento items. 1ST ITEM: Folk art vignette depicting doll figures of a mother and father with young boy housed in a shadowbox frame. Case measures 9" H x 10-7/8" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 2ND ITEM: Cased sewing kit by B. Altman & Co. together with an ivory handled […]
Lot 436: Assorted Asian Decorative Items, 6 pcs
Assorted Asian Decorative Items, 6 items. 1ST ITEM: Miniature Asian style jewelry cabinet, tiger maple, with ivory inset panels, two doors with three inner drawers over one drawer. Brass hardware and mounts and dovetailed construction. 9-3/4" H x 6-7/8" W x 5" D. 2ND ITEM: Three Asian snuff bottles, two with reverse painted landscape scenes […]