FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Campbell Drury, (615) 812-6096, sarah@caseantiques.com Case to Gavel Art & Antiques from Caldwell and Museum Collections African American and Outsider Art Among Highlights KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Art and antiques from two prominent Tennessee collectors – Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell and Charles and Ann Wells – are among the […]
Lot 529: 4 19th century English Paintings, Horses & Fox Hunting
Two (2) Horse Paintings, one signed and Two (2) English Fox Hunting Scenes, both unsigned. First item: Oil on canvas depicting fox hunter on a brown horse with his dogs. Signed "B. Hardy" lower right. Canvas labeled en verso "G. Hutchinson, North Street, Leeds". Housed in stained oak frame. Sight – 11 1/4" H x […]
Lot 255: Giers Nashville Archive 2 – unbound images
An archive of images of Nashville, most circa 1880s. 1st group: sixteen loose 11 1/2″ x 15″ album pages, each containing 9 images of Nashville businesses, homes, institutions and churches (note exception: first page includes 5 stereoview images). Subjects include the Customs House, County Jail, Watkins Institute, Spring Park in East Nashville, the Penitentiary, Mt. […]
Lot 678: Glenn Gant Urban & Landscape Watercolor (2)
Glenn Gant (Arkansas/Missouri, 1911 – 1999) watercolor on paper depicting a young girl with red hat and dog, walking on a neighborhood street, possibly Hermann, MO. Signed upper right, "Glenn Gant". Unframed. Reverse side depicts a watercolor landscape of a figure fishing by the shore of a river. 17 3/4" H x 22 1/4" W. […]
Lot 461: Lot of two woodcuts, Norman Kent
Lot of two woodcuts by Norman Kent (American, 1903-1972). 1st item – Norman Kent woodcut titled, "The Old Bookstore". Signed in pencil lower right. Depicts a man in front of a bookstore on a blustery winter day. Very good condition. Sight – 6 3/8' H X 5 1/2" W. Matted – 18" H X 14" […]
Lot 453: 2 European City Views, Oil on Board
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 […]