17 pieces of 19th Century sheet music, most with decorative lithographed covers, ranging from 1824 – 1896. Subjects include Black Americana / Minstrel Songs, The Civil War, early-mid 19th C. France / US relations, and Nashville-related subjects and publishers. Titles are: LITTLE SAM, by Will. S. Hays, New York: J.L. Peters, 1867. I CANT HELP DAT, […]
Lot 542: 1894 Map of Nashville
Scarce 1894 map of the city of Nashville, Tennessee by Marshall and Bruce, depicting streets and landmarks including Belmont College (established 1890) , the City Reservoir, Jubilee Hall, “City Island,” St. Cloud Hill (site of Fort Negley, not mentioned by name on this map) and newly developing subdivisions to the perimeter of the city. Also featured are several long-gone […]
Lot 486: Archive of James Senter of Nashville, WWI and Masonic related
Archive of material related to James Allen Senter (1890-1969) of Nashville, who served as an Army Field Clerk in WWI and worked for the NC & St.L railroad for more than 40 years. He was a past master and a Scottish Rite Mason for over 50 years. This collection features Masonic and military memorabilia such as a […]
Lot 479: Flintlock Rifle, Kirkman & Ellis Nashville
Full stock flintlock long rifle bearing the name of Nashville maker/merchant Kirkman & Ellis. Heavy octagonal 39 3/4 in. barrel; bore measures approx. 48 caliber. Lockplate is marked “Kirkman & Ellis Nashville Tenne” with game bird design behind cock and foliate scroll on hammer; set trigger. Brass ramrod guides, buttplate, and trigger guard. Overall 55 […]
Lot 196: Beaten Biscuit Table, Nashville history
Southern beaten biscuit table or biscuit board with Nashville history, poplar throughout. Molded hinged top with nailed construction opening to reveal an inset marble top above a plain apron and Sheraton-style turned legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 38″ H x 23 3/4″ W x 22″ D. Late 19th century. PROVENANCE: By oral history, this […]
Lot 175: Edward Weston Photograph, William Edmondson’s Sculpture, Nashville, TN
After Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) silver gelatin photograph depicting the yard of African American sculptor William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951). Numerous sculptures fill the grassy area in front of his Nashville, Tennessee home/workshop; others are visible on the porch, under Edmondson’s homemade sign advertising his wares. Float mounted on white cardstock and housed in a contemporary black metal frame. […]
Lot 170: Meyer Wolfe O/B Nashville Street Scene, Exhibited
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985) American Regionalist oil on panel painting depicting an African American couple standing on an urban Nashville street and watching a train go by on a nearby railroad overpass. Signed lower right “Wolfe” and housed in a cream painted plain wood frame. Panel: 20 in H x 24 in W. Frame: 28 in H x […]
Lot 886: 18 pcs Nashville TN Coin and Sterling Silver
Eighteen (18 pieces of Nashville, Tennessee-related antique coin silver flatware. Includes 1 fiddle tipt handled tablespoon stamped G.W. DONIGAN in rectangle (George Washington Donigan, working Nashville, TN 1850-d. 1864), with monogram EAK; 3 fiddle handled teaspoons stamped J. CAMPBELL in rectangle (working Fayetteville, NC, 1818-1836, and Nashville, TN, active 1836-1855), with monogram GK; 7 tablespoons […]
Lot 734: 17 pcs Sheet Music; 19th C., Civil War, Black Interest, Minstrel, Nashville
17 pieces of 19th Century sheet music, most with decorative lithographed covers, ranging from 1824 – 1896. Subjects include Black Americana / Minstrel Songs, The Civil War, early-mid 19th C. France / US relations, and Nashville-related subjects and publishers. Titles are: LITTLE SAM, by Will. S. Hays, New York: J.L. Peters, 1867. I CANT HELP […]
Lot 385: L. Pearl Saunders Ceramic Tile, Nashville Parthenon
Leora Pearl Saunders (American/Tennessee,1878-1947) hand colored Arts & Crafts era ceramic tile depicting The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. Signed lower left, monogram. C. 1915. Housed in a black shadowbox frame. Early 20th c. framing label en verso for A. Shank & Co., Nashville, with more recent gallery label for Steven Thomas Inc., Woodstock, VT. Tile […]
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