Sterling Boyd Strauser (American, 1907-1995). Oil on canvas still Life with white lilies in a transparent vase, signed and dated lower left "Strauser 1961". Stained hand-carved wood frame. 30" x 23". Provenance: the estate of Helen B. Patterson, Gallatin, Tennessee, ex-Lyzon Gallery, Nashville. Biography (courtesy Askart/The Artists' Bluebook): Sterling Strauser was born in Bloomburg, Pennsylvania. […]
Lot 643: Sterling Strauser large nude, oil on board
Sterling Strauser (American, 1907-1995), large oil on board painting of a female nude, signed and dated lower right "Strauser '75". Stained hardwood frame. 35-1/2" x 7-1/2" sight, 37-1/2" x 9-1/2" framed. Biography (courtesy Askart/The Artists' Bluebook): Sterling Strauser was born in Bloomburg, Pennsylvania. A self-taught artist, he began painting in 1926 in a near impressionist […]
Lot 633: 2 Bronze Dog Figures
Two bronze dog figures. 1st item: Bronze sculpture after Charles Valton (France, 1851-1918) titled "Passez au Large"depicting a chained bull mastiff in a menacing pose. Inscribed signature on the base "C. H. Valton". Mounted on a colored marble base. 9-7/8"H (10-1/2" with base) x 8 1/4" W x 4 1/2" D. 2nd item: A Jennings […]
Lot 634: Bronze Dog Sculpture and Mask
1st item: Alfred Bayre, French (1839-1882) bronze sculpture depicting a sleeping mastiff, mounted on a oval rose marble base. Signed "Bayre" on the bronze base. 2 3/8" H (including base) x 8" L x 5" D. 2nd item: Cast iron dog mask of a labrador. 7" H x 6" W. Both items late 19th century. […]
Lot 631: Charles Russell bronze, Smoking with the Spirit of
Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) bronze figural group, "Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo", depicting a Native American man with pipe and upturned gaze, sitting before a buffulo skull. Mounted on a black marble base. Impressed signature, "CM Russell" and the intials "RBW" for Roman Bronze Works. 5"H x 8 1/4" L. Provenance: Private Nashville, […]
Lot 632: 2 Buck McCain Bronze Sculptures
Two Buck McCain (American, b. 1943) bronze sculptures. 1st item: Bronze sculpture titled "Prayer to the Healing Spirit"depicting a Native American on horseback gazing upward with a buffalo skull in his hands. Incised "McCain @ FM" on the base in the cast. 16 1/2" Hx 11" W x 4 1/2" D. 2nd item: Bronze scuplture […]
Lot 585: Ted Burnett Abstract, Noisy Mixture
Ted Burnett (1908-1982, American/Tennessee) abstract painting, casein with mixed media, titled "Noisy Mixture" Signed "Burnett" lower right. Sight – 15 1/2" H x 20 1/2" W. Matted – 21 3/4" H x 28" W. Biography (Courtesy Village Fine Arts): Ted Burnett was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts […]
Lot 457: Juliette Marie Desport (KY), Cheekwood Steps and C
Juliette Marie Desport (Kentucky, 1895-1970) pastel on paper painting, titled lower left "Boxwood at the Old Stone Steps, Cheekwood, Nashville Tenn." Signed lower right and dated 1943. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2" sight, 16" x 20" framed. En verso is another pastel sketch, this one of a child's feet resting on a stone beside a fence, signed […]
Lot 432: 4 Civil War Confederate Related Books
4 Civil War Confederate Related Books. 1st & 2nd items: "Rise & Fall of Confederate Government", Volumes I & II, 1881, by Jefferson Davis. The first volume with frontispiece of Davis at age 32 and the second volume with a frontispiece of an elder Davis. Printed by D. Appelton and Company, New York. 9 3/8" […]
Lot 388: Middle TN Desk & Bookcase
Middle Tennessee Sheraton walnut desk and bookcase or "plantation desk," Davidson County, with poplar secondary. Two part construction. Upper section with ogee cornice over two triple-pane glazed doors, three interior shelves, over two drawers with diamond inlaid escutcheons. Shelves in upper section align with transoms on doors. Base section has slanted top surface over two […]
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