Civil War-era quarter-plate ambrotype, possibly Confederate William Franklin Hart (1846-1879), depicted standing with a long rifle in his right hand and attired in a long-sleeved shirt with red-tinted necktie, plaid pants, and belt with a gilt buckle that holds a revolver and knife. Pencil inscription on the interior of the partial leather case reads "Presented […]
Lot 565: USS Kearsarge Wood Relic Frame and Marine Painting
Two (2) USS Kearsarge items originally owned by its commander, Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow. 1st item: CDV-sized picture frame made of 4 intersecting wooden sticks, along with a piece of wood inscribed, "This frame made of the stern post of the Kearsarge where shell from the Alabama lodged". Accompanied by a handwritten note with […]
Lot 555: Jefferson Davis, Toombs & Reagan Post Civil War Letters and Ephemera
Six (6) post Civil War ephemera including letters, some signed, from Jefferson Davis and CSA Cabinet Members Robert Toombs and John Reagan. 1st item: Jefferson Davis, former Confederate States of America (CSA) President, handwritten list of six members of the CSA cabinet, their roles, and their current location if living. Written in response to and […]
Lot 525: Ken Payne Bronze Sculpture, Where Smoke Talks
Ken Payne (New Mexico/Arizona, 1938-2012) cold-painted bronze sculpture titled "Where Smoke Talks" depicting a stern-faced Native American warrior grasping a rifle astride a strutting horse as it tramples a cactus underfoot upon a naturalistic base. Dated, signed, and numbered "(copyright) '94 Ken Payne 29/50" to rear corner of base. Mounted on a shaped, tiered wooden […]
Lot 524: Ken Payne Bronze Sculpture, Canyon Shadow
Ken Payne (New Mexico/Arizona, 1938-2012) bronze sculpture titled "Canyon Shadow" depicting a Native American man wearing a button-up vest holding a rifle and leading a saddled, branded horse by the reins across rocky terrain with desert underbrush. Dated, signed, and numbered "(copyright) '97 Ken Payne 31/50" to rear corner. Mounted on a shaped, tiered wooden […]
Lot 510: Robert Duncan O/C Western Landscape, Winter Stillness
Robert Duncan (Utah, 1952), "Winter Stillness," oil on canvas winter landscape painting depicting a Native American man draped in hide, carrying a rifle, and riding a horse through a forest covered in thick snow. Signed and dated "R. Duncan CA (copyright) 83" lower left. Additionally signed, titled, and dated to paper label affixed en verso […]
Lot 404: Thomas Campbell O/C Landscape with Figures, TN Hunting Camp
Thomas Campbell (Tennessee, 1834-1941), "Hunting Camp, Tennessee," oil on canvas painting depicting two figures walking along a path in a forest, towards a camp set up at the edge of a river. Other figures are visible, engaged in various activities at the water's edge; one appears to hold a rifle. Signed "T. Campbell" lower right. […]
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 687: Pair of WWI Bronze Figures, Signed E. Bisson
Two (2) bronze figural sculptures of World War I soldiers including one (1) titled "A La Marne, 1918" depicting an American soldier or "doughboy" attired in uniform and holding his rifle in count two position, and one (1) depicting a French soldier attired in uniform holding a rifle at his feet and standing against a […]
Lot 669: Civil War ID'd Officer Field Desk made from Watervliet Cartridge Box, Washington Arsenal
Civil War Union field desk repurposed from a Watervliet cartridge crate, property of Lieutenant Colonel George Douglas Ramsay of the Washington Arsenal, DC. Composed of assembled wood painted and stamped with inscriptions FROM WATERVLIET ARSENAL on back side, CARTRIDGE / MUSKET OR RIFLE / CAL 57 on each side, and LIEUT COL, G, D, RAMSAY […]
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