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Archive of material, 5 boxes, related to the defense of James Earl Ray in connection with the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the files of Ray’s attorney, Jack Kershaw of Nashville, Tennessee. Lot only partially illustrated here, more photographs upon request. King was shot and killed by a sniper on April […]

1ST ITEM: Memorial lithograph of George Washington embracing Abraham Lincoln with angels overhead, in a later molded wood frame. 3 1/2" x 2" sight, 6" x 7 1/2" framed. 2ND ITEM: Tin plate with embossed ABC pattern and George Washington's bust and stars in center. 6" diameter. 3RD ITEM: George Washington biscuit tin, 20th century. […]

Red and green pieced flannel quilt with octagonal red blocks and embroidered green squares on a green background. Probably Pennsylvania, late 19th century. 64" x 80". Provenance: Private Nashville, TN collection. Condition: Minor edgewear, light fading to back, retains good bold colors, overall very good condition.

Oil on canvas painting of a lady in a black dress by Jean Antione Theodore Giroust (French, 1753-1817), signed center right "Giroust". Faint, mostly illegible inscription in French en verso that describes Giroust training. Contemporary giltwood frame. 10 1/4" x 8" sight, 14 3/8" x 12 1/4" framed. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., […]

Randall Vernon Davey (American, 1887-1964), oil on canvas painting. Post-Impressionist portrait of a man with moustache in white shirt and jacket, signed lower right Randall V. Davey and on back, Randall Davey. 23 1/2" x 19 3/8" sight, 33" x 29" framed. Circa 1915. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Purchased from […]

American School, 'Portrait of a Woman", oil on fabric. Portrait of the third wife of Major Christopher Van Deventer, chief clerk in the United States War Department under John C. Calhoun. Artist unknown. Subject is a middle-aged woman dressed in black with a brooch and white cap. Subject is possibly the third wife of Major […]

Set of 18th century cotton toile du jouy bed hangings or drapery valances, backed in muslin and cotton, 7 variously sized pieces of purple toile patterned with children playing as soldiers, and 1 piece (74" x 21") in a mulberry colored pattern with Venus and cupid motif, 8 pieces total. Purple pattern includes two 72" […]

Large collection of Black Americana. Item 1: “A Peep at Coondom”, pamphlet featuring, ten caricature-like photographic prints of African Americans engaged in the Southern cotton culture of the early 20th century (most derogatory), as well as tables of statistics on the cotton industry, marked “compliments of S. Munn Son & Co. (members of the New […]

Watercolor on paper painting of an African American woman dancing with a large cotton ball on her head, titled in pencil at right "A Cotton Ball." Signed in pencil lower center "J– Ta–ley." Later ivory mat and wood frame. 7-1/2" x 4-1/2" sight, 9" x 12" framed. Early 20th century. Provenance: A Nashville, Tennessee estate. […]

A collection of approximately 200 pins, buttons and other small historic items of Middle Tennessee interest, enclosed in a 36" x 30" wooden framed case with glass door. Some of the items include: political mayor's race pins (Bredesen, Boner, Briley, Ellington, Cummings, Carmack); Room keys for the Tulane Hotel and Maxwell House Hotel (2); Nashville […]