Jens Quistgaard (1919-2008) designer mid-century modern flatware set, service for 12 plus extras, in stainless steel and teak. 12 knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 14 place or soup spoons, and 13 teaspoons, plus 1 tablespoon, 1 large serving spoon, and 1 large serving fork. 66 pieces total. Impressed manufacturer''s mark, DANSK DESIGN GERMANY, […]
Lot 652: 8 William Spratling Sterling Silver Cups
Eight (8) William Spratling (American/Mexico, 1900-1967) Taxco sterling silver Kiddush or liqueur cups. Footed forms decorated with vertical rows of applied circles. Undersides stamped with maker''s mark, 925, and Eagle #30. Each: 1 3/4" H x 1 3/4" dia. 12.99 total troy ounces. Third quarter 20th century. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Richard J. Eskind, Nashville. […]
Lot 651: Pair Chicago Arts & Crafts Sterling Trays
Pair of Falick Novick (1878-1958) Chicago Arts & Crafts era sterling silver hand hammered trays, round with scalloped border and raised monogram DGS or OCS. Stamped STERLING HANDWROUGHT BY F. NOVICK CHICAGO. 12" Diameter. 44.71 troy ounces. Circa 1910. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Richard J. Eskind, Nashville. CONDITION: Overall good condition; some scratching and a […]
Lot 595: 10 Ross Macdonald / Kenneth Millar Books, Signed
A collection of 10 books by or about Ross Macdonald (Kenneth Millar), (1915-1983), best known for his Lew Archer detective novels. 1st Item: SELF-PORTRAIT: Ceaselessly Into The Past, by Ross Macdonald, with foreword by Eudora Welty; Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1981. Hardcover limited edition, signed and numbered by both Macdonald and Welty on rear limitation […]
Lot 581: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech
Scarce 1805 silk broadside printing of President Thomas Jefferson''s second Inaugural Speech, published by True and Parks, Boston. In the address, delivered March 4, 1805 in Washington, Jefferson reviews the successes of his first term in office, defends taxes that have been levied and the recent Louisiana Purchase, complains about "the artillery of the press," […]
Lot 582: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood
John Overton of Tennessee (1766-1833), two 1803 letters, signed, documenting the beginning of his negotiations with North Carolina over land issues including settlements and land grants or titles in the newly formed state of Tennessee (once part of North Carolina). The letters are bound together and each measures 9 1/2" x 7 14". The first […]
Lot 564: KY Civil War CDV lot, inc. Searles Davis Camp Douglas
Collection of 16 Kentucky related Civil War era CDV photographs, taken from an album found in Bardstown, KY. Subjects identified by pencil inscriptions clipped from respective album pages, and en verso of the photographs, including: Searles Davis of the 2nd Regt., KY Cavalry, in uniform, likely after being taken prisoner at Fort Donelson, having the […]
Lot 560: Portrait of Civil War Col. Randal McGavock by Geo. Dury
George Dury (American/Tennessee, 1817-1894) oil on canvas painting depicting Colonel Randal William McGavock, CSA, in uniform, half-length, against a dark, indistinct background. Unsigned. The oval canvas is housed in a heavily carved antique giltwood and composition Louis XV frame with swept edges, rocaille carved corners and centers, and carved spandrels. Sight – 30″H x 25″W. […]
Lot 492: 5 TVA Map Books incl. Tennessee & New York c. 1935-1950
Five (5) Tennessee Valley Authority USGS quadrangle topographic map books, circa 1935-1950. 1st-4th items: Various Southern cities and counties including areas in and around Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga, TN, as well as Asheville, Cherokee, Highlands, and Cashiers, North Carolina, and Paducah, Kentucky. Also includes maps of areas in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana. […]
Lot 475: 2 Alaskan Native American Totems incl. Haida, c. 1900
Two (2) carved Native American totems. 1st item: Haida carved wood totem. Inscription written en verso in marker: "Josiah Carr Eggleston of Franklin, Tennessee, father of my mother, Elsie Eggleston Beasley, brought this back from one of his three trips to Alaska in the late 1890s – very early 1900s." Also inscribed "Haida Indians / […]
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