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18 Sterling silver handled dinner knives with scrolled ends, dog crest on handles, England, circa 1830, maker's mark "JH" (unattributed). 10 3/8" L. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: 18 with Blades replated or replaced, 1 blade detached, and all with numerous small dents to handles.

Victorian sterling silver oval form kettle with half-ribbed body and spout, ebonized handle and finial, attached by hinge to oval frame stand with four paw feet and oval burner. Burner, frame, and kettle marked "London, 1886-87", and maker's mark "T" over "HH" (possibly Thomas and Henry Holland), 12" H (including stand) – 35.965 oz troy. […]

Four contemporary painted nesting Shaker style pantry boxes, each numbered on the base 1 thru 4 and pencil signed on the base "Charles Harvey, Berea, Kentucky, February 9, 1986". Ranging in size from 1 3/4" H x 5" L to 4" H x 10" L. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: […]

Sibyl Gibson (Alabama, 1908-1995) outsider art painting, tempera on paper, of a brightly colored bird perched on a branch. Image is floated atop a mat and housed in a plain wood frame, Lyzon (Nashville) label en verso. Signed lower left. Sight: 9" x 6-1/2" (irregular). Framed: 12-1/4" x 10-1/4". Biography: Sybil Aaron Gibson was born […]

Provincial slat back armchair, serpentine arched crestrail over four conforming slats, each with pierced kidney shape in the center flanked by molded rectangular stiles. Molded armrests ending in scrolled handrests, over round-to-square tapered legs ending in whorl feet in front (plain round rear legs are extentions of stiles). Round and block turned side stretchers and […]

Mahogany candlestand or small tea table, secondary wood on block appears to be pine (not tested). Circular top has carved fluted edges and is inlaid with 8 point star surrounded by curvilinear octagonal line inlay. Central turned, tapered pedestal with diagonal fluted carving on the center section and urn form base. Mortised into the base […]

Vernacular Pembroke table, cherry with poplar secondary wood, two drop leaves and a single dovetailed drawer with brass pull, square tapered Hepplewhite style legs. 27-3/4" H x 18 " W (36" with leaves extended) x 32-1/2" D. Probably Mid-Atlantic, first quarter 19th century. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Refinished with […]

Two American Chairs. 1st item: American Sheraton period "fancy" side chair, painted white with black and gilt decoration, including a tablet adorned with cornucopias on the crest rail and tablets with flowers on the seat rail and front stretcher. X form back, saddle shaped rush-woven seat, and four turned legs ending in cap feet. 34"H. […]

Three brass candlesticks with round drip pans, all with various baluster turned posts, (5-3/8" to 5-5/8" H); plus one brass chamberstick (5" H). Probably English, late 17th and mid-18th century. Estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor of Nashville, TN. Condition: Repairs to chamberstick handle and stick attachment with threads worn. Small hole in pan. Oval hole […]

Chippendale period upholstered wing chair or easy chair in the Chinese taste, serpentine crestrail and shaped sides with flared arms and seat front. Straight legs; pierced rectangular stretchers on sides and back and recessed in the front. Upholstered in salmon colored damask. 45"H x 25"W x 28"D. Probably English, mid 18th century. Provenance: the estate […]