Scott E. Hill (American/Georgia, 20th-21st century) oil on canvas painting titled "Trestle", depicting a foggy scene of a locomotive crossing a bridge with a man on a boat fishing in the water below. Signed lower right. Housed in a distressed wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed – 25 3/4" […]
Lot 650: 4 Tennessee Related Books
Four (4) Tennessee history, furniture, and early material culture-related books. 1st item: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850, by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams, published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, 1988. Octavo, 344 pages with photographic illustrations, hardbound in brown cloth with gilt blind stamp to front […]
Lot 648: 4 Signed Novels, incl. Stephen King
Four (4) Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Tabitha King author signed and inscribed books, including THE DEAD ZONE, FIRESTARTER, THE TALISMAN, and SMALL WORLD. 1st item: THE DEAD ZONE, by Stephen King, published by The Viking Press, New York, 1979. Octavo, 426 pages, hardbound in one quarter black cloth with black paper sides, "SK" blindstamp […]
Lot 649: 12 TN, KY, OH Art and Antique Books
Twelve (12) Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio art and antiquity related books. 1st item: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850, by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams, published by the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, 1988. Octavo, 344 pages with photographic illustrations, hardbound in brown cloth with gilt blind stamp to […]
Lot 626: World War II Era Caricature Illustration, "Press Club"
World War II era watercolor cartoon, titled "Press Club," believed to depict caricatures of members of the Washington, DC based National Press Club, socializing and smoking with notable figures of the day. Signed "MATT" and dated "1941", lower right. Matted and housed under glass in a narrow ebonized and giltwood frame. Sight – 23" H […]
Lot 611: 63 Civil War ephemera items, incl. Soldier Ambrotype, Autograph Album, Johnson's Island Envelopes
Archive of sixty three (63) 19th century Tennessee and Alabama Civil War related items, including McMinn County TN related Confederate Soldier Ambrotype, Alabama Civil War era autograph album, forty-five (45) envelopes postmarked to and from Blount County, Tennessee and Johnson's Island Union prison, Sandusky, Ohio, and more. 1st item: Ninth plate ambrotype depicting an unidentified […]
Lot 612: VA Civil War Photo, Alexander Gardner – Timothy O'Sullivan
Timothy O'Sullivan / Alexander Gardner albumen view of the quarters of Captain Harry Clinton, Quartermaster/Provost Guard, at the Army of the Potomac Headquarters, Brandy Station, Virginia, Dec. 1863-1864. The battle of Brandy Station, fought June 9, 1863, was the largest predominantly Cavalry engagement of the Civil War (and the largest to ever take place on […]
Lot 610: Assembled Group of 34 Civil War/U.S. Revolution Related Items
Archive of thirty-four (34) items, many Civil War era, Revolutionary War era, or Confederate Reunion related, including 1848 Mexican silver coin given as payment to Samuel Milton Taylor of Tennessee by the Confederate States of America (CSA), Union brass buttons, Iron signal cannon base used at Fort Ninety-Six, South Carolina, CSA $500 bonds, 1887 Reunion […]
Lot 604: 19th c. White House Dinner Invitation, poss Andrew Jackson
Presidential invitation to dinner, printed with manuscript, addressed to "Honble. Mr. Prentiss of the Senate / Fletcher" (possibly Samuel Prentiss, 1781-1857, serving as Senator from Vermont 1831-1842), "Tuesday the 23rd of Dec'r at 5 o'clock." Pencil notations indicate this was issued by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, serving as President 1829-1837), likely in 1834, during his […]
Lot 605: 2 letters to Andrew Jackson inc. Creek War, Francis Preston Blair
Two (2) Letters to Andrew Jackson, from Robert Irwin and Francis Preston Blair. 1st item: Creek War era ALS from Robert Irwin, commander of Fort Gaines, Alabama, addressed to Major General Andrew Jackson. Makes reference to hunger conditions among soldiers at the camp; Irwin's unsuccessful attempts to acquire pork from Fort Mitchell; and a large […]
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