Lot of Two paintings of European City Views, Oil on Board. 1st item – Oil on board scene of Venice by Charles Ostman, signed lower right. Scene depicts gondolas, seaside villa with city in background. Unframed. Wear to canvas at corners. 11 7/8" H x 17 3/4" W. 2nd item – Oil on board signed […]
Lot 372: 2 Gilt Mounted Ivory Boxes
Two antique gilt mounted carved ivory boxes with paw feet, stamped on bottom Nicholas Haydon, 29 West 56th Street, New York. Jewelry or trinket box with high relief floral carved top measures 1-1/2" H x 5" W x 3"D and has some slight warping and staining to inside of top; top has come detached from […]
Lot 129: J. W. Wallace, East TN Landscape
James Wiley Wallace (Tennessee, 1852-1921) oil on board pastoral landscape depicting sheep at rest on a hillside; sunlight streaming through a grove of trees in the background. Signed J.W. Wallace lower right and dated 1903(sp?). Retains the original carved giltwood frame. 14 1/4" H x 17 1/2" W sight, 20 1/4" H x 23 1/2" […]
The Coin Silver Collection of Mr. John Montague offered in our Jan. 24, 2015 Auction
Listing of items from the Coin Silver Collection of Mr. John Montague, Esq., of Memphis to be sold January 24, 2015 The items listed here are from Mr. John Montague, a Memphis attorney who has spent the last several decades collecting rare examples of mostly Southern Coin Silver. They are part of an auction that […]
January 24, 2015 Auction
This auction included over 2,750 bidders from over 60 different countries and offered all bidding types including live in-person, absentee, phone and Internet. The auction started at 9:00 AM Eastern and was held in the historic Cherokee Mills building, 2240 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919. The preview was Friday, January 23 from noon to 6:00 PM or […]
Lot 344: Pair Worcester Urns & Derby Pastille Burner
1st and 2nd items: Pair of Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain miniature urns, each with flared rim, double snake head handles, and square plinth base; green ground with handpainted scenes from "The Minstrel" by James Beattie, with verses printed in puce on underside: "Edwin of Melody aye held in thrall, from the rude gamble […]
Lot 183: Carroll Thayer Berry Oil on Canvas
Carroll Thayer Berry (American, 1886-1978) oil on canvas snow scene depicting a house-lined street with freshly fallen snow. Signed lower left. Housed in the original painted wooden frame. Sight – 31 3/4″ H x 31 1/2″ W. Framed – 36 3/4″ H x 36 1/2″ W. 20th century. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook): Caroll […]
Lot 55: Cornelius Hankins o/b, Nashville Bridge
Cornelius Hankins (Cornelius Haly Hankins, Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on board river scene of Nashville, Tennessee depicting riverboat landing near Broad street and the Cumberland river. Initialed lower right "C. H." Housed in a gilt molded wooden frame. Sight – 6 5/8" H x 10" W. Framed – 14 1/2" H x 18" W. Late 19th/Early […]
Lot 518: Daniel C. Grose oil on canvas, Indian Bazaar
Daniel Charles Grose (American, 1838-1900) oil on canvas painting of an Indian market streetscape. Two sepoys in the foreground, standing next to a river with buildings in the back ground, possibly Lucknow or Delhi. Signed and dated "D. C. Grose 1895" in the lower left. Sight: 13 1/2" H x 21 1/2" W, Framed: 17 […]
Lot 126: Grouping of Civil War letters including Antietam b
Civil War letter archive of Private Frank P. Longstreet, 137th Regiment , Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company A, friend of J. J Dewey. Includes six letters from 1862 – 1865. Of the group, the September 27, 1862 Sharpsburg, Maryland (Antietam) letter is the most poignant and graphic in the description of the carnage and loss of […]