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Mizue Sawano (Japanese, b. 1941) oil on linen, brightly colored abstract floral painting, signed and titled en verso "Ethereal Glow." 35-1/2" x 25-1/2" sight, 37" x 27" framed. Provenance: The estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee, ex-Gerald Peters Gallery, New York City. Biography: Born in Japan, Mizue Suwano came to the United States in […]

John Karl "Jack" Kershaw (Tennessee, 1913-2010) abstract oil on board, unsigned. Housed in a painted wooden frame. Sight – 39 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed – 45 1/2" H x 35 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of Jack Kershaw. Biography: Jack Kershaw studied art at Vanderbilt University and in the 1920s became associated with […]

Pair of Oil on canvas portraits, Col. James Wemyss and Annie Hatch Wemyss, circa 1920. Col. Wemyss's portrait is signed lower right by the artist Sarah E. Cowan (Sarah Eakin Cowan, Hendersonville, TN, 1873-1958). In antique giltwood and composition frames (Mrs. Wemyss' has oval opening). Both 24" x 20" sight, 32" x 28 and 34-1/2" […]

John Karl "Jack" Kershaw (Tennessee, 1913-2010) oil on canvas painting, surrealist scene depicting a young girl running amidst the columns of a Southern mansion in ruins, beneath a canopy of Spanish moss covered trees. Signed lower right "Kershaw". 34" H x 27 1/4" W. Unframed. Provenance: Estate of Jack Kershaw. Biography: Jack Kershaw studied art […]

Rare book entitled THE ORACLE OF RURAL LIFE: AN ALMANACK FOR Sportsmen, Farmers, Gardeners, and Country Gentlemen, for the Year 1839, with 13 of the called for 14 engravings by R. Parr present. Fly Fishing, Deer Stalking, Coursing, Grouse, shooting, four equestrian-related including one titled Steeple Chase. Includes information on "fairs, farming and turf intelligence." […]

Grouping of five books on the subject of the state of Tennessee. (1) "Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540-1800" by Samuel Cole Williams, published by The Watauga Press, Johnson City, TN, 1928. First Edition. Blue cloth hardcover with gold gilt top edge, 540 pages. Very good condtion. (2) "Lieut. Henry Timberlake's Memoirs, 1756-1765", edited […]

Grouping of 4 Civil War related books. (1) "History of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A." by W.J. McMurray, published by The Publication Committee (Nashville, TN), 1904. Hardcover, 520 pages. Very good condition. Probably first edition. (2) "Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke, C.S. A.," published by Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. Cloth hardcover, […]

Victorian photographic album, leatherbound with gilt stenciled cover. Includes over a dozen Civil War era CDVs of civilians and one of "Col. Joe Webbs NC" in uniform (Note: A Col. Joe Webbs served in the NC 27th Infantry). Most are from or connected to the Wemyss family of Mobile, Ala. History. Provenance: the estate of […]

1 Sterling silver oval fruit bowl with fluted sides, marked "Reed & Barton #X957S", monogrammed "MCW", 15 1/4" L x 10 3/4" W – 27.395 oz troy. American, 20th c. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Very good condition – light scratching.

Sterling silver Revere bowl, marked "International #D-261", no monogram, 9" dia. – 24.435 oz troy. American, 20th c. Provenance: the estate of Margaret Wemyss Connor, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Some scratching.