Our next major auction, scheduled for July 24th and 25th in Knoxville will feature fine art, Southern furniture and decorative arts, a large collection of Southern coin silver, American sterling silver, Native American, Mid-Century modern, Asian, jewelry, and historical ephemera from several Southern estates and fine collections. A few items from the upcoming auction are below. […]
Lot 1154: 21 Civil War Era Paper Ephemera items, incl. CSA Obsolete Currency, Postal Covers
Eighteen (18) obsolete currency notes, including four (4) Confederate States of America (CSA) loan bonds certificates, with one (1) $1000, Tennessee and Georgia bank notes, 1863 US $5 Red Seal Legal Tender note, Civil War era postal covers, 1863 Jefferson Davis stamp block, 21 items total. 1st-4th items: Four (4) CSA loan bonds, including (1) […]
Lot 1155: T-64 $500 CSA Note, Framed Currency and Stamps, incl. T-41 $100
Confederate States of America (CSA) T-64 $500 bill and framed collection of T-41 $100 bills and stamps, 2 items total. 1st item: T-64 $500 five hundred dollar bill, issued in Richmond, VA, February 17, 1864. Vignette bust portrait of General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, lower right, vignette of the Confederate flag and seal, left. Engraved […]
Lot 1136: Max Hochstetler Expressionist Painting plus Vantre
Max Hochstetler painting and nine (9) Robert Vantrease Prints of Nashville. 1st item: Terry Max Hochstetler (Tennessee, 1941-2019), "Road Painting," mixed media on paper painting depicting intersecting roads and trees rendered in an expressionist style. Signed and dated "T. M. Hochstetler 71" upper center. Label en verso lists artist's name, title, and description of the […]
Lot 1135: Gus Baker Watercolor of Men on Sailboat
Gus Baker (American/Tennessee, 1922-1994) watercolor painting depicting 3 young shirtless men putting up the sails on a boat, surrounded by water. Signed in pencil "Gus Baker" lower right. Framed under glass in a natural wood frame with salmon colored fabric mat. Sight – 14"h x 17 1/2"W. Frame – 20" H x 22"W. Provenance: private […]
Lot 1131: Mr. Hooper Outsider Painting, Hogan's Last Stand
Mr. (Tim) Hooper (Tennessee, 20th/21st Century) southern folk outsider art acrylic on board painting titled "Hogan's Last Stand / Here's Hoping He's Gone For Good." The painting depicts a man with purpleskin encircled by a banner reading "I Never Seen No Whiskey-But Them Blues Done Made Me Sloppy Drunk,"in a surrealist setting with various buildings, […]
Lot 1126: David Schneuer Lithograph, Women on Stairs
David Schneuer (Israeli, 1905-1988) lithograph of a man in hat and coat with two scantily dressed women on a staircase. Signed in pencil lower right and numbered "119/300" lower left. Label en verso for The Railings Gallery, London. Matted under glass and housed in a silvered molded wood frame. Sight – 13" H x 10" […]
Lot 1121: Wendy Seaward Beaded Mask
Wendy Seaward (American, late 20th to early 21st century) hand crafted female mask with beads, purple feathers and semiprecious iridescent stones. One large bead forms a teardrop at eye. Mask – 7 1/2" H (13 1/2" including feathers and fringe) x 6" W. Biography (from artist's website): "Using off-loom bead weaving techniques Wendy Seaward composes […]
Lot 1107: Asian Samurai Box & Shrine Portal
Two (2) Asian decorative items. 1st item: Japanese lacquer Hakko Bako Samurai box, black lacquer with gilt tin corner guards, the lift-top lid topped with model of Samurai helmet and armor. Old felt lining to interior. 9" H x 9" W x 6" D. 2nd item: Southeast Asian carved hardwood shrine portal. 9 1/2" H […]
Lot 1095: Pair of Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain ginger jars, mounted as lamps. Overglaze polychrome enamel decoration on white ground depicts Mandarin figures bringing flowers to a dignitary on one side and children celebrating with lanterns and bells on the other side. Tops, which have been adhered to bases, depict scholar figures. Mounted to carved hardwood bases […]
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