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Large group of documents pertaining to the estate of Thomas Major of Cumberland County, Tennessee. 100 plus items, mostly letters, promissory notes, receipts. Includes the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Major dated June 18, 1862, in which he appoints his wife, Martha Major as executor, witnessed by James Gibson and James D. Brown, County […]

Four (4) 19th century Tennessee and Kentucky maps. 1st item: "Tennessee" by Thomas G. Bradford, engraved by George W. Boynton, published by American Stationer's Co., Boston, 1838. From "A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial" by Thomas G. Bradford. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Tennessee depicting towns and roads, county lines, names of […]

Large archive of drawings and notes by the noted Civil War illustration artist Alfred Waud (1828-1891). Includes several sketches of people in period dress ranging from the 1600s-late 1800s, architectural drawings, Native American people and objects, Mexican places and artifacts, etc. There are 4 pen and ink drawings but the majority are rendered in pencil. […]

Five (5) 18th century English dining chairs. 1st group: Set of four (4) oak or elm side dining chairs, shaped crest rails, pierced splats, upholstered seats, and square legs. Overall: 37" H x 19" D x 21-1/4" W; Seat: 18-1/2" H x 15" D. English, second half 18th century. 5th item: One (1) oak or […]

Four (4) framed English Fox Hunt Scene aquatint engravings by John Harris after J.F. Herring, published 1852, London. Plate titles include 1-The Meet, 2-The Find, 3-The Run and 4-The Kill. Molded ebonized and giltwood frames. Images – 41 3/8" H x 21" W. Plates – 44 5/8" H x 25" W. Sight – 48" H […]

Three (3) Egyptian Style decorative pieces, commemorating the King Tut exhibit of 1976-1979. 1st item: The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun by Lenox, porcelain with 24 karat gold mask decoration, produced in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to commemorate the exhibition of the Treasures of Tutakhamun. 1978 limited edition. 6 1/2" H. 2nd item: […]

Three (3) items, including 2 Baccarat Panthers and Swarovski Cheetah. 1st-2nd items: 2 Baccarat crystal cat or panther figurines, one colorless, the other opaque black, both 6 1/8", marked on bases. 3rd item: Swarovski cut crystal cheetah figure from the African Wildlife series (retired 2004), marked on base, 3 7/8"H. All items late 20th century. […]

Three (3) Parcel bronze candlesticks. 1st and 2nd items: Pair of Gothic Revival style gilt and patinated bronze candlesticks with trefoil and figural decoration to shafts and gargoyle decoration at bases. Removable bobeches. 11 1/8"H. 3rd item: Gilt and patinated bronze candlestick with figural dog on base and naturalistic branch candle holder, all raised on […]

Brass Surveyor's Compass, 5 3/4" silvered dial engraved Benjamin Pike Jr., 294 Broadway, N.Y. , with cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis representing north. Two spirit levels; sighting vanes in the original fitted mahogany box with brass escutcheon. Compass – 15 1/2" L. Case – 4 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W x 8" D. […]

Seven (7) Asian items. 1st-4th items: Four Chinese Ancestor Portraits, gouache and pigment on paper, depicting two males and two females, all framed in matching red fret design frames with stamps verso for the Franklin Picture Frame Co., Chicago. 9 1/2" x 5 3/8" sight, 11 1/2" x 7 1/2" framed. Republic Period, mid 20th […]