Nashville, Tennessee-made brown leather English saddle, skirt stamped MFD BY S.B. SWAGGERTY NASHVILLE TENN. in oval. 17" L x approx. 36" W. Circa 1920s. Note: Stewart Boyd Swaggerty (1874-1937) is listed in a leather makers journal published in 1924 and lived at 1200 Greenfield Avenue in Nashville. He is believed to be the great grandson […]
Lot 205: Nashville, Tennessee 1836 Sampler
Scarce Nashville, Tennessee schoolgirl needlework sampler stitched by Eliza Folwell and dated October 16, 1836. Silk and wool on linen, checkered outer border surrounding a wide floral border, with upper and lowercase alphabet and numbers over a large basket of flowers and a cartouche containing signature, "Nashville Tennessee," and date. Old (but not original) framing […]
Lot 130: Audubon Havell Ed. Nashville and TN Warblers, Exhibited
Two (2) John James Audubon (1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engravings, NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER, printed and published by R. Havell, first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Both etchings exhibited, The Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2006. 1st item: Nashville Warbler, Plate #89, No. 18, depicting a male and […]
Lot 596: Catalog of Books in the Nashville Library, 1825, John Overton's copy
CATALOG OF BOOKS IN THE NASHVILLE LIBRARY, MARCH, 1825, printed by Joseph Norvell, Nashville, 1825. 22-page pamphlet (including covers) with inventory of books in the Nashville library by subject matter (approximately 300 titles). Latter pages list Present Officers of the library and Library Rules. The front cover of this extremely rare imprint is signed by […]
Lot 589: Nashville Plat Map Book, 1928
PLAT BOOK OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, 1925, S.M. Murray Engineering Company. Contains 115 black and white plates of survey maps of Nashville TN showing roads, subdivisions, and various landmarks. Includes index. Cloth covered boards with leather title plaque; each plat map backed with linen. Also includes several loose items stuck into the pages such as a […]
Lot 402: 5 pcs. Middle TN Pottery incl. Nashville Pottery
Five (5) Middle Tennessee pottery jars, jugs, and beer bottle, including Nashville Pottery. 1st item: Middle TN stoneware brown glazed pottery jug with one strap handle and one lug handle and incised lines around the shoulder. 13 1/2" H. 2nd item: Middle TN stoneware lidded jar with incised decoration to body and scratch signature "John". […]
Lot 143: Washington Cooper, Nashville portrait of young William Robinson Cornelius, Jr.
Attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee, 1802-1888), Southern oil on canvas oval portrait of William Robinson Cornelius Jr. (1855-1945) depicted as a child of about 5-10 years old, attired in a black suit and white shirt. Unsigned. Conservation label en verso. Probably original oval rose and scroll molded giltwood frame. Sight – 30" H x […]
Lot 895: Nashville Stoneware Advertising Pottery Jug
Middle Tennessee advertising whiskey jug, Peerless Distillery, having an overall white slip glaze with cobalt stenciled lettering to the body reading "Peerless Distillery / Hand Made Sour Mash / Tennessee Whiskey / M. Ryan, / Nashville, Tenn" within a cobalt border with cobalt and white slip stenciled lines around the top and lower body, additionally […]
Lot 669: 4 Middle TN Pottery Jugs, Advertising & Nashville Pottery
Group of four (4) assembled Middle TN stoneware pottery jugs, including three (3) advertising related. Lot includes one (1) brown glazed jug stamped on the base "Nashville Pottery", one (1) white slip glazed liquor advertising jug stamped in cobalt "F. W. Baker & Co./Wines & Liquors/205 Church St, Fayetteville, TN", and two (2) small slip […]
Lot 623: Collection of Nashville Civil War Newspapers, Jan-Feb to Sept-Dec 1864
Collection of Nashville Daily Press and The Daily Press newspapers, dated from January 1-February 6 to September 2-December 31, 1864, each comprised of two (2) double sided pages. Features coverage of the Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, the Battle of Nashville, fought on December 10-19, 1864, in Nashville, Tennessee, […]
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