Pair of Tennessee portraits by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (1788-1838), unsigned, oil on canvas, depicting Thomas Claiborne Jr. (b. Petersburg, Virginia, 1780- d. Nashville, Tennessee ,1856) in white linen shirt with tie, waistcoat and brass buttoned coat and a woman, likely his wife Sarah Lewis King Claiborne (1786-1867); in lace bonnet with yellow and purple […]
Lot 111: 2 Federal Chairs, Gen. Coffee Provenance
A near or altered pair of Federal mahogany dining chairs, reputedly from Hickory Hill Plantation in Alabama, home of Andrew Jackson's close ally and business partner, General John Coffee. Klismos shaped chairs, each with a top rail in the form of a rectangular molded tablet, rounded top rail and curving in at center, over a […]
Lot 110: Signed Orientalist Landscape, Road to Damascus
Late 19th century Orientalist landscape, depicting several figures, including a team of oxen, along a road lined with ruins and a mountain in the background. Signed illegibly lower left, A. Alberick (?). Late 20th century brass nameplate reading: Road To Damascus 10 BC, with old label for the J.J. Gillespie Gallery, Pittsburgh, en verso. Elaborate […]
Lot 105: Portrait of a Family with Dog and Pony, circa 1845
English School, mid-19th century, oil on canvas group portrait of a family of four with dog and pony. The family is depicted in an outdoor setting beneath a tree, with the mother attired in a white lace trimmed dress with bright red sash or belt and holding a parasol; the father attired in a black […]
Lot 102: English School, Portrait of a Young Officer
English School, circa 1800, oil on canvas, portrait of a young red-haired officer in red coat, holding his plumed hat in one hand and sword in the other; a hilltop town is visible in the background with black storm clouds billowing overhead. Unsigned. Giltwood molded frame. Sight – 29 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W. […]
Lot 98: Henri-Joseph Harpignies, O/C, River Landscape
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (France, 1819-1916) oil on canvas painting titled "River Landscape", depicting a meadow leading to a grove of trees, with a wide river and distant bank beyond, all under a blue sky dotted with clouds. Signed and dated H. Harpignies 1901, lower left. Maxwell Galleries San Francisco label (with title) en verso, along with […]
Lot 93: 2 Bell Texas Coin Silver Spoons
Two (2) Texas coin silver tablespoons, rounded fiddle handles with incuse marks BELL & BRO'S SAN ANTONIO and script monogram TEW. 8 1/4"L. The mark is that of Samuel Bell (1797-1881) and his sons. Bell worked as a silversmith in Knoxville from 1819-1852 before moving to Texas with his family, including his sons, who joined […]
Lot 92: 3 Rare Tennessee Coin Silver Spoons
Three (3) rare Tennessee coin silver spoons. 1st item: 1 fiddle pattern tablespoon marked W. NOEL in rectangle (W.M. Noel, working Nashville, 1853, 1859, Memphis 1856-1857, ref. Tennessee Silversmiths p. 135). 2nd item: 1 fiddle pattern tablespoon marked C. GUITEAU in serrated rectangle ( working Nashville, 1836-1845?, ref. Tennessee Silversmiths, p. 100). Monogrammed M. 3rd […]
Lot 90: Donigan TN Coin silver flatware, 14 pcs
Fourteen (14 pcs) Nashville, Tennessee coin silver flatware, all marked for G.W. DONIGAN (George Washington Donigan, working Nashville, TN 1850-d. 1864, ref. Tennessee Silversmiths, P. 72). Includes 3 tablespoons, 4 dessert spoons, and 5 teaspoons all marked G.W. in rectangle, various 3 part script monograms, and 2 Fiddle Thread pattern forks with incuse marks G.W. […]
Lot 91: 5 TN Coin Silver Spoons, inc. Biddle, Raworth
Five (5) TN coin silver spoons, including Biddle, Raworth. 1st and 2nd item: Two teaspoons with fiddle handles marked J. BIDDLE (possibly the "Biddle" listed on page 40 of Tennessee Silversmiths, first name unknown, who joined E. Raworth to form a partnership in Nashville about 1814. The firm was dissolved by mutual consent in 1817. […]
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