Convex mirror with sculptural frame in the style of Serge Roche (1898-1988), with painted and parcel gilt naturalistic carving of oak leaves, acorns and ribbons. Glass: 24" diameter. Frame: 31" diameter overall. Probably French, circa 1915-1945. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Richard J. Eskind, Nashville. CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered small losses (up to 1/2" […]
Lot 248: English Satinwood Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
George III style Satinwood chest of drawers, oak secondary wood. Rectangular, serpentine top with crossbanded edges and canted front corners; conforming case with four graduated full-length dovetailed drawers, each having crossbanded edges and round brass pulls and oval escutcheons, over four flared French feet joined by a curved skirt. Plain sides. 35 1/2" H x […]
Lot 246: Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Mirror
Chinese Chippendale Style giltwood mirror, having a gesso frame with ornate crest featuring a Chinese figure seated atop a fretwork fence under a carved pagoda; the pagoda has a Prince of Wales feather finial and bell form drop finials along the roofline. The openwork, foliate-carved sides feature bell finials and carved figural birds flanking two […]
Lot 229: TN African American Bible Theme Crib Quilt
Southern crib quilt, hand stitched pieced and embroidered cotton, featuring stars in blocks and embroidered with a partial verse from the Bible hymn "When We Walk With the Lord" (also known as "Trust and Obey," by John H. Sammis, published 1887). Blue and white gingham backing. 37" H x 47" W. Note: according to the […]
Lot 224: VA or TN 1824 House & Roses Sampler, Elizabeth Booker
Virginia or West Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, stitched by Elizabeth M.A.R. Booker in 1824. Exceptionally wide floral border with prominent roses among other flowers, enclosing a red brick three story house surrounded by trees and fence, beneath a verse: "The Rose through beauteous/ It''s glorious vernal pride ador(n) / Let her who choose […]
Lot 194: TN or KY Sheraton Sugar Chest, Original Surface
Tennessee or Southern Kentucky Sheraton Sugar Chest in original surface. Cherry primary wood, poplar secondary. Rectangular hinged top with a flat rectangular molding over a dovetailed case with divided compartments, inset into a base with single drawer, case resting on ring turned and spiral reeded legs ending in tapering spike feet. 39"H x 25"W x […]
Lot 193: Southern Federal Walnut Inlaid Chest
Southern, likely Tennessee Federal Inlaid Chest of Drawers, walnut with poplar secondary, plain rectangular top with line inlaid sides over a rectangular case with four inlaid, graduated, dovetailed drawers; double line inlaid stiles; and base with crossband inlay to front and sides, over bracket feet with serpentine carved returns. Oval brass escutcheons and pulls. 42 […]
Lot 174: Bill Sawyer Double-Sided Oil Painting, The Green Shanty
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020), "The Green Shanty," c.1959, oil on canvas painting depicting a home with dilapidated storefront added to part of its facade. The sky above the structures is filled with a web of intersecting phone and electric lines, playing into the corner perspective of the painting. Signed "Bill Sawyer," lower right. En verso […]
Lot 175: Large Abstract Watercolor by Carl Sublett
Large Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) abstract expressionist watercolor on paper depicting a sailing vessel, rendered in colors of red, blue, and gold on a white ground. Signed lower right. Float mounted on white board and housed in a gilt and ebonized wood frame. Watercolor: 30″ H x 40″ W. Framed: 38 1/4″ H x 47 […]
Lot 173: Bill Sawyer Modernist Oil, Man at Table
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020) oil on canvasboard modernist painting depicting a young man seated alone at a table, his face half-shadowed. A bud vase holding a flower with a broken stem sits before him, with two dropped petals on the table, and the painting is rendered in melancholy shades of blue. Signed "Bill Sawyer" lower […]
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