2 albumen photographs of Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War, possibly half of original stereocards (but unmounted), both 2-7/8" x 2-3/4". 1st photo has pencil inscription en verso: "View from front of the State House looking over the field during the Battle at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15 1864." Depicts six men, some possibly in uniform, […]
Lot 288: 1790 Nashville TN Land Grant & Survey Map
Land grant dated 1790 and survey map dated 1792, concerning land in Davidson County, Tennessee, granted by governor Richard Speight and the State of North Carolina to George Walker, assignee of Private William Gipson, "in consideration of signal bravery and persevering zeal". The land, referred to in the small survey map as "Mero District," would […]
Lot 55: Cornelius Hankins o/b, Nashville Bridge
Cornelius Hankins (Cornelius Haly Hankins, Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on board river scene of Nashville, Tennessee depicting riverboat landing near Broad street and the Cumberland river. Initialed lower right "C. H." Housed in a gilt molded wooden frame. Sight – 6 5/8" H x 10" W. Framed – 14 1/2" H x 18" W. Late 19th/Early […]
Case at Two Rivers Mansion, Nashville, TN for Appraisal Day Feb. 16
Sarah Campbell Drury, Vice President of Fine and Decorative Arts, will evaluate objects at the Two Hearts Antiques Show at Two Rivers Mansion on Sunday, Feb. 16, from 1:30 to 4 pm. Cost is $5 per object. Show admission is $5. Proceeds benefit Two Rivers Mansion, historic home of David McGavock and his wife Willie. For more, […]
Lot 3088198: 7 Nashville retailed Coin Silver Teaspoons
7 coin silver teaspoons in the French Thread pattern, ca. 1845, marks for Wood & Hughes, New York, with William Calhoun Nashville retailer mark. The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Calhoun working in Nashville 1839-1865. 4.26 oz troy total weight. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. , Condition: […]
Lot 540: Audubon Print: Nashville Warbler
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), "Nashville Warbler", No. 18, Plate LXXXIX, from Birds of America, hand-colored engraving with aquatint on wove watermarked paper, Havell edition, matted and under glass in an ebonized frame with narrow gilt inner molding. 19-1/2" x 12-1/4" plate, 27" x 19" Framed. Not examined out of glass. Circa 1830. Provenance: […]
Lot 136: Barnard Photograph of Nashville's Capitol, Civil W
Photographic print on paper of "The Capitol Nashville" by George Barnard, from an image taken during the Civil War in the early 1860s and originally published in his photographically illustrated book, "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign: George Barnard: New York, 1866". Depicts the Capital Building (designed by William Strickland) near completion with military tents at […]
Lot 115: 3 Miniature Tennessee Whiskey Jugs, Nashville area
Three Tennessee miniature whiskey jugs, one Cave Spring and the remaining Nashville. 1st item – Albany slip covered jug with incised script, "Cave Spring Whiskey M. J. L. & PM (Sp?)". Overall excellent condition. 3 1/8" height. Note – there was a Cave Spring in Robertson Co., TN and a Cave Spring near the Jack […]
Lot 81: 6 pcs T. Gowdey Nashville coin silver
4 coin silver tablespoons and 2 teaspoons, fiddle pattern, ca. 1850, marked "T Gowdey". The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Thomas Gowdey working as a retailer in Nashville, Tennessee, 1825-1863. 6.07 oz troy combined weight. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Small dents to all bowls, 2 […]
Lot 82: 3 Calhoun Coin Silver Dessert Spoons, Nashville
3 Coin silver dessert spoons, oval tipt handles, ca. 1840: 2 marked "W.H. Calhoun" inside rectangle, 1 with incuse retailer mark "W. H Calhoun Nashville", no monograms. The book TENNESSEE SILVERSMITHS by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell lists Calhoun working in Nashville 1839-1865. 2.495 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: […]
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