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Ten (10) pieces Memphis, Tennessee coin silver flatware. Includes 5 pieces marked F.H. CLARK & CO. and MEMPHIS in separate rectangles (Frederick Harvey Clark, mark used Memphis, TN 1850-1866, ref. Tennessee Silversmiths, p. 63): 1 Serving spoon (9" L) with rounded fiddle handle monogrammed CJB; 2 tablespoons with fiddle swell handles monogrammed Gregory; and 2 […]

33 pieces American shell-handled coin silver flatware, most bearing the mark of Marshall and Smith, a short-lived partnership in Philadelphia, circa 1837. Comprised of 21 pieces with Marshall and Smith mark, including 7 dinner forks (4 monogrammed Camp, 3 monogrammed JBP), 6 salad forks (monogrammed JBP), 2 tablespoons (monogrammed Camp), and 6 dessert spoons (monogrammed […]

Eight (8) pieces heavy Asian export silver flatware. 1st-6th items: Six tablespoons with elongated narrow bowls, raised rounded drops, and pointed oval handles, monogrammed AS, illegible character marks to backs of handles. Likely Indian Colonial or Chinese. 8 1/4" L. 7th-8th items: Pair of silver gravy ladles with shell end handles, marked H & C […]

American Coin silver water pitcher, pear shaped form with repousse decorations of clusters of grapes, leaves, and swags, framing a central cartouche engraved J.R. to R.R., punchwork design along curve of top edge, the handle with acanthus leaf overlay design and chased acanthus design at terminus, the molded foot ring with band of guilloche decoration […]

Queen Anne silver-gilt beaded rattail spoon with upturned trefid or dognose terminal, monogrammed TG and AH, marks for William Juson, London, 1705. 7 1/2" L (19 cm), 1.4 oz troy. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Excellent condition with some wear to marks and scratches to back.

SKETCHES OF THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE REVIVAL OF LETTERS IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY by Wilkins Tannehill, printed by John S. Simpson, Nashville, 1827. Octavo, 344 pages. Hardbound in brown leather, partial gilt title lettering on spine. 8 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D. Provenance: Anne […]

REPORTS OF CASES, RULED AND DECIDED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS, FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, Vol. 5, reported by John Haywood, Esq. One of the judges of said Court, printed for the author by Thomas G. Bradford, Nashville, 1818. Octavo, 301 pages with Index. Hardbound in brown leather, "5" stamped on […]

REVISAL OF ALL THE PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE NOW IN FORCE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE advised in the winter of 1809 by John Haywood, Esq., Attorney at Law, and formerly a Judge of the Superior Courts of North Carolina, printed and sold by Thomas […]

Partially engraved Civil War period appointment, completed in manuscript with signature of President Abraham Lincoln, appointing R.S. or R.P. Gould Jr. Additional Paymaster in the Union Army. Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. Dated May 24, 1864. Patriotic eagle and flag vignettes at top and bottom of document, blue wafer seal upper left with […]

1st item: Portrait of Captain Elisha Eldridge Wright of Tennessee, b. 1840-d. 1863, Battle of Stones River, also known as the second Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Wright is depicted as a handsome young dark-haired soldier, seated and wearing his Confederate Army Uniform. Original molded giltwood frame. 40" x 31" canvas, 45" x 37" frame. Captain […]