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British Naval Ensign flag, Union Jack on red wool double ply bunting, sewn to a later red backing for support. Four pieces with field. Machine and hand stitching. Rope hoist with canvas fold-over edge. 63" x 100" approximate size. Old tag found attached to the flag reads 'Tampa Bay 1862' and ‘“J.G.____/Rockport, Mass.” Provenance: Estate […]

Confederate seal medallion, silver plate on copper, 4" diameter. Central image of General Washington on horseback, encircled by a ring of crops important to the South and an outside ring: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / 22 FEBRUARY 1862 / DEO VINDICE. Retains original leather and silk case. Note: The original Great Seal of the […]

Rare Secession era Palmetto badge, probably tin, with twisted wire clasp on back. 2 3/8"H. Note: these were worn in South Carolina prior to the Civil War to support secession and the Confederate States of America, in particular the soldiers of South Carolina. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Heavy oxidation, […]

Group of six (6) graduated baskets consist of split oak with blue ribbon handle, rim, and bisected lobes. All baskets signed "Abraham Lincoln Logsdon, 3618 Dale Hopkinsville, KY 1983." Largest Basket: 7 1/2" H x 8" W x 9 1/2" D. Smallest 4 3/4" H x 6" W x 5" D. Provenance: estate of A. […]

Folk art carved wood figure of an African American man smoking a pipe with a cane in the other hand, wearing tobacco leaf clothing in glass dome. Illegibly signed on base, "Ole Black Joe, Weaverville N.C." Figure: 5 1/4" H x 3 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D, Dome: 8 1/2" H x 6 1/8" […]

1ST ITEM: Finely detailed folk art figure of an African American woman with a basket of vegetables, wax basket and body with oil cloth clothes, on a round wood base. Attributed to the Francisco Vargas family of New Orleans, known for their waxwork figures, circa 1900. 6-1/2" H including base. 2ND ITEM: Finely detailed folk […]

Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) Watercolor winter waterscape with snowy tree bank and hill in background. Signed lower right, "77 Sublett". 22" H x 29-3/4" W sight. 30-1/4" H x 37-3/4" H framed. Oak frame with linen matte. 1977. Carl Sublett studied Art History at the American Academy in Florence, Italy after World War II, and […]

Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008), watercolor landscape with trees, industrial buildings and highway. Signed lower right, "81 Sublett". 22" H x 29-3/4" W sight, 30-1/4" H x 37-1/8" W framed. Burlwood frame with linen matte. 1981. Carl Sublett studied Art History at the American Academy in Florence, Italy after World War II, and became Professor of […]

Asian ivory Okimono, finely carved figure of a man sitting and preparing food with knife and pots at his side. 2-1/4"H. Chinese or Japanese mark on base. Provenance: purchased by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell […]

Finely carved Asian carved figure of a man sitting on a log, lighting his pipe. 5"H x 5"W. Chinese or Japanese, circa 1900. Provenance: purchased by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell estate. Condition: Some fine […]