Two (2) large Italian ceramic chargers having polychrome decoration and central Neoclassical mythological scenes, including one (1) Majolica Istoriato charger with goddesses and a putto seated in the clouds witnessing an event down below surrounded by grotesques, foliate swags, griffins, and other stylized mythological beasts (24" dia,); and one (1) charger having the goddess Diana […]
Lot 359: Staffordshire Cat plus Porcelain Cachepot, Lovers at Well (2 items)
1st item: Rare Staffordshire cat figural group depicting a mother cat and 2 kittens in a basket. James M. Labaugh Antiques sticker to underside. 3 1/2"H. English, mid 19th century. 2nd item: Porcelain cachepot in the form of two lovers chasing each other around a well. Unmarked, likely German. 8 1/3"H. Early 20th century. PROVENANCE: […]
Lot 355: English Two Drawer Desk or Writing Table
English Georgian mahogany desk, writing table or side table with rectangular top having a slightly bowed front over two horizontal dovetailed drawers resting on four tapering straight legs, each drawer with Chippendale style pierced brass hardware, mahogany and pine secondary wood. 30 1/2" H x 36 3/4" W x 20 1/4" D. 19th century. PROVENANCE: […]
Lot 354: 18th century British Mahogany Lowboy
Georgian lowboy or dressing table, mahogany and mahogany veneer over oak and pine secondary woods. Rectangular top with molded edge, over a long horizontal drawer with lock and reticulated Chippendale style brass pull, four circular tapering legs with serpentine return carvings. Dimensions: 27 1/2" H x 26 1/2" W x 14 1/4" D, Irish or […]
Lot 345: Continental Carved Giltwood Rococo Mirror
A scrolled Continental, likely Italian, giltwood carved rocaile frame featuring a pierced carved shell crest and trailing and scrolled shell decoration to the sides and base, inset with mirrored glass. Old Spanish label en verso. 44" H x 24" W x 4" D. Late 19th century. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Pia Stratton, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: […]
Lot 344: Victorian Cast Iron Garden Bench, Twig & Serpent Motif
A Victorian cast-iron garden bench in the twig and serpent pattern, possibly by James Beebe. The sides are cast with coiled snakes or serpents and the back cast with foliate branches. Painted with several layers of paint, including black and green. Dimensions: 31 3/4" H x 49 1/2" W x 20" D. Late 19th century. […]
Lot 341: Tennessee Federal Cherry Secretary Bookcase
Middle Tennessee Federal secretary bookcase, two part construction, cherry primary and poplar secondary. The upper section with a flaring ogee molded cornice and dentil molding, above two paneled doors featuring figured panels and enclosing a fitted interior with 4 shelves (two divided). The lower desk section has a slant front lid enclosing an interior with […]
Lot 337: Brother Mel Steel Wall Sculpture, The Last Supper
Brother Mel Meyer (American/Tennessee, 1928-2013) steel wall sculpture, "The Last Supper," signed lower right. 22"H x 19 1/2". Biography: Brother Mel Meyer was a self taught painter and sculptor. Born in Florissant, MO in 1928, he joined the Catholic order of the Marianist monks at the age of 19, before turning his interests toward the […]
Lot 327: B.F. Perkins Mailbox Sculpture
Benjamin Franklin Perkins (American/Alabama, 1904-1993) folk art sculpture of a mailbox painted with American flags and inscribed with verbiage paying tribute to the United States Postal Service, reading "The United States Mail Service Every/Hour On The Hour To All Parts of the World/Let it Rain or Let it Snow-Sleet or Hail or/ Storm Winds Blow. […]
Lot 325: Anderson Johnson Outsider Art Painting, "The Kennedy Brothers"
Anderson Johnson (Virginia, 1915-2000), paint on found board, possibly cardboard, portraits of brothers, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, each depicted in a plain black suit against a white background, each signed "A Johnson 1994", housed side-by-side under glass in a simple black frame and black mat. Sight (each): 13 1/4" H x 12 1/2 […]
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