Archive of items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave information. Davis fought as an adolescent in the Revolutionary War, and came to the Nashville area in 1788. He also convinced his father, Frederick Davis, to move his […]
Lot 247: Archive of The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson
An archive of images related to the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, photos attributed to C.C. and Otto Giers. Includes 3 CDVs with C.C. Giers National Photo Gallery stamp on back: A CDV front view of the Hermitage with dark figure on the porch; a CDV view of Jackson's tomb; and a CDV view […]
Lot 241: Slave Archive incl. 68 bills of sale
Archive of approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee. (Their plantation on the banks of the Harpeth River would come to be known as Devon Farm after passing into the hands of Fanny's nephew, Edward Hicks II). Includes […]
Lot 242: 2 Giers Portraits of African Americans
2 Tennessee Photographic portraits of African Americans. 1st item: Thuss cabinet card photograph of "Uncle" Alfred Jackson (born about 1802-d. 1901), slave to President Andrew Jackson, and historian of his home, The Hermitage. This image, taken about 1890, depicts Uncle Alfred sitting in a chair, looking straightforward at the camera. It is inscribed in pencil […]
Lot 243: Hicks Family Archive, TN
An extensive archive of material related to the family of Edward Dickson Hicks II, Edward Dickson Hicks III and Edward Dickson Hicks IV of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The archive covers the men and their families over a time period from roughly 1850-1960, with the majority of ephemera dating from 1865, when Edward Dickson Hicks […]
Lot 240: Giers Photo Gallery Account Books, Archive
Account books and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers Gallery with beginning date 1872, the other titled Giers and Koellein, no beginning date, but circa 1895, both containing hundreds of signatures of Giers photography […]
Lot 210: 2 Werner Wildner Watercolors, Mouse & Owl
Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), two watercolor paintings. 1st item: Image of a mouse atop a table and nibbling a piece of Swiss cheese, with a match at his feet. Monogram signature lower left and lower right. Housed in a painted wooden frame with off white matte. Sight – 10 1/2″ H x 6 3/4″ […]
Lot 170: J. Ewan SC Coin Silver Salver – plus 6 Northern spoons
Charleston, South Carolina coin silver salver with chased shell pattern rim, marked J. Ewan in serrated rectangle (John Ewan, working 1823-1852). Monogrammed JBW (?) on base. 1" H x 5 1/8" dia. Also included with this lot are six coin silver spoons attributed to Northern makers: Pair tablespoons with fiddle tipt handles with engraved leaf […]
Lot 168: Raworth & Gordon TN Coin Silver Spoon
Rare Nashville, Tennessee coin silver tablespoon with fiddle pattern handle, monogrammed JM and marked RAWORTH & GORDON in rectangle on back (Edward Raworth and Robert Gordon, working together Nashville/Davidson County, Tenn. 1817-1818). Ref. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Tennessee Silversmiths, p. 142. 1.7 oz troy. Early, scarce example of a spoon made during this short-lived partnership between […]
Lot 162: Group Memphis Coin silver flatware
4 tablespoons with fiddle tipt handles, marked Merriman and Memphis in separate triangles, monogram JBS; 1 dessert spoon and 6 teaspoons, all with fiddle tipt handles, marked Merriman in rectangle, also with JBS monograms. 12.25 oz troy. CONDITION: Very good condition.
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