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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 […]

Bronze trophy, plaque and archive relating to the 1957 World Basketball Championship for ladies, won by the United States Team including five (5) women and a coach from Middle Tennessee. The championship was held Oct. 12-Oct. 26, 1957 in Rio De Janiero. Coach John L. Head of the Nashville Business College and five students: Katherine […]

1st item: General George McClellan autographed biography, MCCLELLAN'S OWN STORY, published by Charles L. Webster & Co., 1887 (first edition), original pictorial green cloth, 678 pages, engraved frontspiece portrait with facsimile signature below. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Ex-library copy, with numbers printed on cover and spine; water stain to frontspiece affecting half of signature, edge wear. […]

George Dury (Tennessee, 1817-1894) signed pair of oil on canvas portraits, both in elaborate giltwood and composition period frames with ovolo moldings and carved spandrels. 1st item: Oval half length portrait of a young sandy-haired gentleman in a dark suit with white collar, seated in a red chair and holding a pencil and open ledger, […]

Oil on canvas 3/4 length portrait of United States Senator and former Tennessee Governor, Lamar Alexander, by Tennessee portrait artist Ann Street. Alexander is depicted wearing a blue suit and yellow tie and standing with his hand against a split log fence with mountains in the background. Housed in a simple wooden frame. 20th century. […]

Persian Kashan area rug, 79" L x 49" W (6' 5" x 4'), central medallion with vine and floral scroll field. Ivory field with secondary colors of blues, rose, green, gold and yellow. Early 20th century. Provenance: collection of Ann and Bob Street, Nashville, Tenn. CONDITION: Very good condition. Minor wear at ends. No fringe.

Three (3) Royal Bayreuth porcelain figural clown items. 1st item: Yellow clown candy dish, 6" diameter. 2nd item: Red clown mug, 4-1/2"H. 3rd item: Red clown creamer, 3-1/2"H. All with blue mark #9. Provenance: the collection of the late Elise Steiner, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Candy dish – excellent. Mug – hairlines to bottom and a […]