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1st item: Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870-1953, Austrian) nude bronze titled "Trinkender Frauenakt" depicting a woman drinking from a bowl, the base signed "V. Seifert" with foundry mark "Akt Ges Gladenbeck Berlin". Mounted on a round wooden base. 9 1/2" H (including base). 2nd item: Ernst Seger (1868 – 1939) nude bronze titled "Standing Woman" depicting […]

Stylized Art Deco bronze depicting a partially clad young female with fencing saber. Mounted on a marble base. 14 3/4" H overall. 20th century. European, early 20th century. Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection. Condition: Abrasion to back right shoulder.

Two Native American paintings, gouache on paper, both dated 1931, one depicting a seated warrior as viewed from the side, signed lower right "Mopope, '31" (Steven Mopope, Kiowa, 1898-1974) and the other depicting a rear view of a seated warrior and female dressed in a blue robe, signed lower right "Gib. Mopope, '31". Matted and […]

Guy Taplin (British, b. 1939), Sleeping Scaup, carved and polychrome painted wood sculpture of a large sleeping duck with black head, breast and tail. 7-3/4"H x 14"L x 8"W. Accompanied by five Taplin sales postcards including a similar scaup. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. Acquired by the consignors directly from the artist while they were living […]

Civil War Union General George H. Thomas carte de visite, signed by Thomas on the bottom margin "Geo. H. Thomas, Maj. Genl, USV". Bust length profile portrait of the General attired in his uniform and holding his sword. Photographer's stamp en verso reads "Morse's, Gallery of the Cumberland, 25 Cedar St., opposite the Commercial Hotel, […]

Oil on canvas of the Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard (Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893, ). A note with the painting states the portrait was painted in Paris and presented to Mrs. J. E. Lutz (Adelia (Armstrong) Lutz) by Mrs. Horace Maynard (Laura Ann Washburn). Unframed. 21″ W x 25 1/2″ H. Provenance and History: […]

Two items published for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, held in Nashville from May to October, 1897. 1st item: Rare, hardcover copy of the Exposition's Fine Art Catalog, listing the artists participating in the event and titles of their paintings and sculpture exhibited. Included are Lloyd Branson, Lila Cabot Perry, Henry Mosler, Carl Gutherz, […]

Charter establishing the Shelby County, Tennessee Agricultural Society, dated Sept. 30, 1855, and signed by Andrew Johnson as president of the society (note: Johnson would go on to become President of the United States,1865-1869). Decorative border with colored print by Nashville Union and American Print. 20" x 12". Condition: Several tears and small losses at […]

James K. Polk as Governor of Tennessee autographed address: Message of the Governor of Tennessee to the 24th General Assembly of the State, 1841, printed by J. George Harris, Nashville, and inscribed in pen in upper margin of front page "with the respects of J.K. Polk". 20 page bound pamphlet containing the content of Gov. […]

James Winchester written and signed letter from the War of 1812, dated Nashville the 5th of July 1812, to the commanding officer of the recruiting district of East Tennessee at Knoxville, attention Captain Armstrong. It reads: Sir, if on the receipt of this note you have not put money into the hands of Ensign Gilbert […]