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2 Books on the Tennessee Horse Industry. 1st item: MAKING THE AMERICAN THOROUGBRED, ESPECIALLY IN TENNESSEE, 1800-1845 by James Douglas Anderson. Norwood, Mass.: The Plimpton Press, 1916 (Printed for the Author). First edition. Blue pictorial cloth cover, 300 pages, including numerous engraved and photographic portraits of important Tennessee horses. Note the book makes considerable mention […]

1st item: Diminutive black lacquered chest with lift top, having engraved brass hinges and latch and brass side handles; carved, raised and painted Shou symbols to top and sides; raised on short wood feet. 13-3/4" H x 25"W x 13-1/2"D. Painted interior. Chinese or Korean, circa 1870. 2nd item: Small black and red painted trunk […]

Japanese mixed metal box, hammered copper with textured patina, the lid with central inset brass or bronze phoenix decoration and applied textured metal mounts at sides and corners, together with a rectangular hammered copper undertray with rippled border and applied brass or bronze small floral-decorated fittings. Tray signed on underside. Box measures 2 3/8" H […]

Large lot of assorted Asian porcelain. Chinese Famille Rose porcelain Includes 1 lozenge shaped dish with scholar decoration, old sales tag and wax customs seal to underside, 9"W; 1 lozenge shaped dish with floral decoration, wax seal and old sales tag, 7"W; 1 small lozenge shaped dish with fruit design, 5-3/8"W (repaired crack to one […]

Group of five Chinese or Chinese style lamps. 1st item: Porcelain Hat Stand now mounted as a lamp, cylindrical form with quatrefoil pierced design and inscription over a polychrome scene of bird and peony. 11-1/2"H, 28" overall. 2nd and 3rd items: A near pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases, each decorated with "precious objects" […]

Two nearly matching Victorian coral and gold metal bracelets, one with central carved coral rose surrounded by carved coral buds and leaves atop a coiled gold metal ribbon, fixed clasp with raised decoration, 6-1/4"L; the other adjustable, adorned with central carved coral rose and leaves atop a coiled gold metal ribbon, placed over a central […]

Victorian Coral Parure set including pendant, brooch and screw back earrings, all with clusters of carved coral flowers, buds, and leaves and gold mountings. Earrings marked 14k, pin on clasp of brooch tests as 10k. Necklace 15"L, brooch 2-1/3" W, Earrings 1-1/2" L. Provenance: the estate of Virginia J. Cook, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: One bud […]

Adam-style satinwood or satin birch desk, Edwardian period, in the French Louis XVI or Dutch manner with elaborate marquetry inlay. Kidney shape with leather top, surrounded by a marquetry inlaid border of scrolls and flowers, over a conforming base with central curved drawer, flanked on each side by a bank of four graduated, hand-dovetailed drawers, […]

Item 1: Continental Dresden style porcelain figural group with chariot figural group, depicting three goddesses in a floral garland festooned chariot being pulled by winged dragons. The carriage or chariot features a number of applied flowers and gilt hightlights. Marked underneath for Alfred Voigt Porzellanmanufaktur, Sitznedorf/Thuringia, Germany (founded 1850 and active through mid 20th century; […]

Grouping of Southern items including a Tennessee Daguerreotype & 4 Southern coin silver spoons. Item 1: Southern sixth plate daguerreotype of a gentleman, depicted with his hand leaning against a book, chairback or table sign reading "D. Adams Daguerreotype Nashville". 3-1/2" x 3-1/4". Daguerreian researcher John S. Craig writes that "Dan Adams was reportedly an […]