Umbrella with Ivory and rosewood handle, the ivory carved in a ball and claw design and engraved: "Chas. Mitchell Jr. Nashville Tenn. 1883". 39 1/2"L. Condition: claw missing two talons, with crack near the cuff, umbrella fabric gone.Provenance: Collected by George and Charles Mitchell (co-owners of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several […]
News Release: Rare Beatles album rocks Case’s Spring Auction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— A record number of floor and phone bidders, a record number of online bidders, and a signed Beatles record that sold for $63,250 all combined to make the May 21st Spring Case Antiques auction the company’s most successful sale to date. “While having a strong single lot like the Beatles album is great, […]
Rare Signed Beatles Album Headlines Case’s Spring Auction
May 4, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Campbell Drury sarah@caseantiques.com (615) 812-6096 Rare Signed Beatles Album Headlines Case’s Spring Auction KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— On May 21, 2011, Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals will gavel a piece of Rock and Roll history: a Meet The Beatles! album signed by all four Beatles the day before […]
Lot 27: E. TN folk art portrait, Timothy Chandler & horn
East Tennessee folk art portrait of young boy holding a toy horn, with a small black dog at his feet. Watercolor and pencil on lightly lined paper with writing en verso: "Timothy Chandler born 1820 Boyd's Creek Tennessee." Old, but not original grain painted frame. Condition: minor discoloration, paper has been trimmed on one side […]
Case to speak at the Appraisers Association of America annual conference Nov. 14 in New York City
John Case, President of Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals, will be a featured speaker on a panel discussion at the Appraisers Association of America annual conference in New York City on Nov. 14. Case will speak on “Reassessing Regional Auction Markets.” The panel will also include representatives from Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Heritage Auctions […]
Antique & Fine Art Auction – October 16, 2010 – Complete online catalog now available
Our upcoming October 16th, 2010 auction of fine art and antiques will include over 700 lots from Tennessee and Georgia estates/collections along with items deaccessioned from the Knoxville Museum of Art (proceeds to benefit the acquisition funds) and Historic Belle Meade Plantation (proceeds benefit the restoration of the collection). Categories include Southern furniture, regional & […]
Rare Southern Pottery, ex-Museum pieces and more featured at Case’s Fall Auction on October 16, 2010
Rare Southern pottery, furniture that once graced rooms at Nashville’s Belle Meade Mansion, and acollection of Mexican masks deaccessioned by the Knoxville Museum of Art arejust a few of the 700 lots featured at the Fall Case Antiques Auction, set forOctober 16 at the company’s gallery in Knoxville, Tennessee. One of the outstanding pottery lots […]
Southern antiques shine at Case’s May 22 Spring Auction
In an auction containing 600 lots of items with national and international appeal, Southern decorative arts carried the day at the Spring Case Antiques Auction, held May 22 at the company’s gallery. It was the company’s largest sale to date and attracted a record number of Internet, phone and absentee bidders, as well as a […]
May 22, 2010 Auction Highlights
Highlights from the May 22nd, 2010 Antiques & Art Auction in Knoxville are listed below: (prices realized include a 13.5% buyer’s premium) For a complete catalog listing of all hammer prices from this auction, click here. If you are interested in consigning items of this quality for future auctions, please contact us at info@caseantiques.com.
Case Antiques, Inc. to sponsor Tennessee Decorative Arts Symposium at Belmont Mansion, April 23 & 24, 2010
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions and Appraisals is proud to sponsor the Tennessee Decorative Arts Symposium at Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 23 and 24. Join scholars, collectors, and historians from diverse backgrounds as they examine and interpret the material culture and decorative arts of the South with an emphasis on Tennessee. The event begins with […]