David Day (American, 20th century), large stone relief sculpture of a face, wedge shaped stone cut in a profile, on stone base. Signed on right side. 25" x 15" x 9-1/2" overall (including base). 62.3 lbs. Provenance: the estate of Louise Katzman, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: 6" x 6" area of hairlines to left side, possibly […]
Lot 423: Richard Jolley Drawing on Glass, "Two as One"
Richard Jolley (Tennessee, born 1952) framed drawing on glass plaque with silver leaf titled “Two as One (Silver plate), 2004″. Plaque measures 9″ x 9″. Framed: 10 5/8″ x 10 5/8”. Biography (Courtesy of the Knoxville Museum of Art): Richard Jolley was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1952 and as a youth, he moved to […]
Lot 422: Richard Jolley Totem "Memories Lingering"
Richard Jolley (Tennessee, born 1952) blown and hot formed glass “totem” titled “Memories Lingering” with fabricated and acid etched elements. Colors of amber, clear, cobalt, purple, aqua and gold. Signed and dated “1997” en verso on base. 34″ H x 9 1/2″ dia. 20th century. Biography (Courtesy of the Knoxville Museum of Art): Richard Jolley […]
Lot 374: 3 Chinese Carved Hardstone & Jade Items: dragon, m
1st item: Chinese hardstone bi disc with dragon decoration. 2 1/4" L. 2nd item: Chinese carved red jade pendant, with gold metal mounting, carved to depict a lingzhi mushroom, 1 3/4" L. 3rd item: Chinese white jade carved pendant, carved to depict fruit. 1" L. All items 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Mrs. Adna […]
Lot 320: Coin Silver Tea Kettle with stand and burner
Rococo Revival Tea Kettle on stand, both test as coin silver. The teapot of octagonal form with elaborate chased floral repousse cartouche decoration to each side, serpentine handle with ivory ferrules, lid with rose finial, and four feet. Underside marked Warrin & Co 341 B Way N.Y. J.C.M. 5. Old English style monogram, EK or […]
Lot 275: 1831 Kentucky Needlework Sampler
Kentucky Needlework Sampler by Jane Rogers, dated 1831. Silk on linen, cross stitched, with plain border, double upper case alphabet, 2 lower case alphabets and numbers, separated by rows of geometric designs, over a field decorated with pictorial images including 2 baskets of flowers and trees, the large center tree with bird atop branches, over […]
Lot 248: Early Tennessee Religious Imprints
4 Early Tennessee Printed Books, all related to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, founded in Tennessee in the early 1800s. 1) THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ratified and adopted by the Synod of Cumberland, held at Sugg's Creek in Tennessee State, April the 5th, 1814, and continued by […]
Lot 239: Tennessee Map Circa 1795
"Map of the Tennassee government, formerly part of North Carolina, taken chiefly from surveys by Gen. D. Smith and others." Engraving by Joseph T. Scott for Careys American Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved. Hand colored borders. Ink script '39' en verso in upper right corner, first state. Sheet 10"H x 21 3/4", 9 1/8" x […]
Lot 208: Elisee Maclet o/c, Canal Scene
Elisee Maclet (French, 1881-1962) oil on canvas painting titled La Ferte Alais, canal scene with church on left bank and figure in rowboat in front foreground, signed lower right. Labels en verso for Wally Findlay Gallery and Galerie Rienzo, New York. 17-1/2" x 25" sight, 26" x 33" framed. Provenance: private Nashville, TN collection; purchased […]
Lot 204: William Edmondson Squirrel Sculpture
William Edmondson (American/Tennessee,1874-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a squirrel, sitting on its haunches and eating a nut, atop an integral carved base. Exhibited, “William Edmondson: A Retrospective,” Tennessee State Museum, 1981 (see exhibition catalog of same name, Georganne Fletcher, ed., p. 65, no. 100). Sculpture measures 12-3/4″ H x 5″W x 8″D. Provenance: The collection […]
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