New England, possibly Massachusetts, Hepplewhite sofa. Consisting of a serpentine-shaped molded mahogany frame with cabriole arms, over four front square tapered legs, the outer two with inlay, and four rear splayed legs, all terminating into brass castors. Upholstered with striped blue and gold damask. 39 3/4″ H x 74 1/4″ W x 23 1/2″ D. […]
Lot 251: Stephen Iwasko Bas Relief Portrait of George Washington
Stephen Luke Iwasko (Ukrainian/American, 1883-1972), folk art bas relief carved bust length portrait of President George Washington, with carved sides simulating a frame. Lower edge of frame with carved title and signature, “George Washington Carved by Stephen L. Iwasko”. Circa 1930. Sight: 19″ H x 15 1/2″ W. Frame: 22″ H x 18 1/2″ W. […]
Lot 233: Tennessee Beaten Biscuit Table
Middle Tennessee beaten biscuit table or biscuit board, oak primary, poplar secondary with a rouge marble insert. Molded hinged top with nailed construction opening to reveal an inset marble top above one large divided drawer and square slightly tapered legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 38″ H x 24 3/4″ W x 24 1/2″ D. […]
Lot 230: Southern Federal Inlaid Chest
Southern, likely Tennessee, Federal Inlaid Chest of Drawers, walnut with poplar secondary. Rectangular top with string inlaid edges over four graduated scratch beaded dovetailed drawers, each with string inlay outline having in-curved corners and the original oval brass pulls and escutcheons. String inlaid, curved skirt with slightly flared bracket feet. 40 1/2″H x 36 5/8″W […]
Lot 226: East Tennessee Vine and Tassel Inlaid Secretary
East Tennessee Federal/Sheraton period transition Secretary Bookcase, walnut with poplar and yellow pine secondary, two-part construction. Top bookcase section with molded ogee cornice over a rope and tassel inlaid frieze, and vine and bud inlaid chamfered front corners flanking two double paneled doors. Interior is painted green and has three adjustable shelves. Lower desk section […]
Lot 223: Ralph Earl Andrew Jackson Portrait Miniature w/ 14K Brooch & Lock of Hair
Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (Tennessee/Massachusetts, 1788-1838) miniature portrait depicting a youthful, red-haired Andrew Jackson in military uniform. After John Welsley Jarvis’s c. 1819 portrait in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Signed “R.E.W.E.,” center right. The present portrait is encased in a 14k yellow gold mourning brooch with a lock of (presumably) Jackson’s […]
Lot 217: Ella Hergesheimer Oil Still Life, Exhibited
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American/Nashville, 1873-1943) oil on canvas still life painting titled “The Dead Magnolia,” depicting browning magnolia leaves and a pottery jug, vase and bowl on a circular tabletop, with blue drape in the background. Signed lower left. Partial exhibition label en verso for the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art 28th annual exhibition, March […]
Lot 213: Bill Sawyer O/B, Girl w/ Candy Stick
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020) oil on board painting depicting a little girl who holds a peppermint stick and stands before a brick wall painted with a trompe l’oeil door. A string leads from the doorknob (rendered in high relief) to the brown grass at her feet. To the child’s right stands a bare tree and […]
Lot 212: Bill Sawyer O/B, Girl with Cat & Brick House
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020) oil on board painting depicting a little girl holding a black cat and standing in the doorway of a brick tenement house; a discarded baby doll lays in the doorway of the house next door. The house, and the buildings behind it, are rendered in intricate architectural detail with incised lines […]
Lot 211: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Derby Dance
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Derby Dance” 1948, American Regionalist lithograph depicting four African American men who dance energetically and lift their matching derby or bowler hats. Along with their hats, each wear matching white t-shirts, pants, and dancing shoes. Titled and numbered “Ed 15″ lower left. Signed lower right. Housed under glass in […]
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