Pencil and watercolor fan design drawing on very thin vellum with image after the Guido Reni (Italy, 1575-1642) original ceiling fresco "The Triumph of Apollo led by the Aurora" from the garden house adjacent to the Palazzo Rosigliosi in Rome, Italy. In this design, the image depicts the chariot flying over a European pastoral landscape […]
Summer 2023 Auction Preview
Below is an early preview of the July 8th & 9th auction to take place at our Knoxville, Tennessee headquarters. In-person bidding plus phone, absentee, and internet bidding will be available. Over 1,200+ lots of fine art, antiques, and jewelry from fine Southeastern estates and collections including the collection of Jo Ann Cline Yates of […]
Lot 931: 7 Ormolu Miniature Boxes, incl. Sevres style
Seven (7) Continental gilt mounted miniature boxes, including one (1) Sevres-style porcelain serpentine form trinket box with painted pastoral scene to lid, signed "Risar", surrounded by foliate gilt cartouche upon a pink ground with cross-hatch and rosette design with floral sprays to interior, and blue pseudo-Sevres "B" mark to underside; one (1) Sevres-style porcelain oval […]
Lot 909: Pr. Sevres Style Bleu Celeste Porcelain Lamps, Ormolu mounts
Pair of two (2) French Sevres style Neoclassical gilt bronze mounted porcelain vases wired as lamps, each of urn form, enameled on a bleu-celeste ground with pastoral courting scenes to one side and Boizot a Boucs or floral sprays to other, surrounded by raised gilt diapered and foliate designs; scrolling ormolu handles and foliate neck […]
Lot 447: TN Portrait of a Young Woman, possibly W. H. Scarborough
Tennessee oil on canvas portrait painting of a young woman, possibly by William Harrison Scarborough (TN/SC, 1812-1871). The woman wears a head covering adorned with flowers and smiles as she looks directly at the viewer. With her left hand she marks her place in a red book and her right hand is placed on her […]
Lot 376: Six (6) 19th C French Miniature Portraits, incl. After Boucher
Six (6) French miniature portraits. 1st item: After Francois Boucher (France/Italy, 1703-1770) pastoral landscape depicting three young women awaiting success for their animal trap behind a bush. Signed "Boucher" lower right edge. Housed under glass in an ebonized wooden frame with inset oval sight and gilt sight edge. Sight (oval): 3" H x 3 3/4" […]
Lot 293: Pair of Italian Majolica Trumpet Vases, Mollica Family
Pair of two (2) large Italian Majolica tin-glazed earthenware trumpet form vases decorated by the Mollica Family. The bodies depict idyllic pastoral landscape scenes and have applied vine and floral decoration; both have long necks ending in crimped or fluted rims with pink glazed interiors. Both signed "Fea Mollica" to necks. 24 1/2" H. Mid-19th […]
Lot 1187: 2 English School W/C Paintings, incl. John McDougal
Two (2) English School watercolor on paper landscape paintings. 1st item: John McDougal (United Kingdom, 1851-1945) pastoral painting depicting a brick farmhouse behind a low wall, a rooster, and a brood of hens with a wide, partially shaded pathway surrounded by foliage in the foreground beneath an overhanging tree and a clear sky. Signed and […]
Lot 690: 7 Phillip Roth Hardcover Books, incl. Author Signed, 1st Eds.
1st item: Author signed, AMERICAN PASTORAL, First Edition, by Philip Roth, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1997. Signed "Philip Roth" to title page. Includes original pictorial dust jacket, not price-clipped. 2nd item: Author signed, THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, First Edition, by Philip Roth, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2004. Signed "Philip Roth" to […]
Lot 461: 2 Axel Bredsdorff Landscape Paintings
Two (2) Axel Bredsdorff (Denmark, 1883-1947) oil on canvas landscape paintings. 1st item: Oil on canvas depicting an idyllic seaside village surrounded by trees, a lighthouse visible in the background. Signed and dated "A. Bredsdorff. 38." lower right. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 23 1/4" H x 30" W. Framed: 28" H x 34 […]
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