RARE NORTH CAROLINA FEDERAL BARBER POLEAND COMMA INLAI...attributed to John Swisegood or Mordecai Collins, Davidson County, North Carolina circa 1810, with barber pole inlaid top over four graduated dovetailed...
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FIVE 18TH CENTURY NC/TN LAND GRANTSGroupof 5 documents signed by North Carolina governors Richard Dobbs Spaight and Samuel Ashe granting land in what would eventually become known as Tennessee in return for Revolutionary...
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JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof 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...
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GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OFLAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John...
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1790 ALEX. MARTIN SGD. LAND GRANT, NCTNExceptionally early Tennessee land grant, dated 1790 and signed by North Carolina governor Alexander Martin, partially printed document granting 640 acres in Davidson County...
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COL. HARDY MURFREE SIGNED LAND SALETO JAMES ROBERTSONLand sale document between two of Tennessee's most important early figures, Col. Hardy Murfree and Gen. James Robertson, signed by Murfree; also signed by...
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WESTERN NC MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH WAGONAND FIGURES, H...American School, Western North Carolina, mid 19th century oil on canvas landscape painting from the Asheville, NC region depicting a view of mountains in...
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15 DECORATIVE ARTS & SOUTHERN POTTERYREFERENCE BOOKSTwo groups of fifteen (15) total reference books, general decorative arts and Southern pottery. The general decorative arts grouping includes seven (7) general...
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CHARLES WILLSON PEALE(Pennsylvania,1741-1827)
A Clergyman, said to be Dr. William Schaffer, minister, circa 1790, unsigned, oil on canvas, 36 x 27 in.; 18th century gilt wood frame, 42-3/4 x 33-1/2 in., Provenance:...
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THREE SIGNED 19TH CENTURY NORTH CAROLINAHISTORY TITLES...including: A Defence of the Revolutionary History of the State of North Carolina From the Aspersions of Mr. Jefferson by Joseph Seawell Jones (1811?-1855),...
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10 INSCRIBED PAUL GREEN TITLES(NorthCarolina, 1894-1981), including: Five Plays of the South , 1963, paperback; Drama and the Weather , Toronto: Samuel French, Inc., 1958, hardcover in dust jacket; Plough and...
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SIX 19TH CENTURY MAPS OF NORTH AND SOUTHCAROLINAsix maps, engravings on wove paper, some with hand colored highlights, all unframed, including: three examples of Frank Gray, Gray's New Map of North and South Carolina...
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GROUP OF FOUR 19TH CENTURY NORTH CAROLINAMAPSfour maps, engravings on wove paper with hand colored highlights, including: Jean Alexandre Buchon, Carte Geographique, Statistique Et Historique De La Caroline Du Nord...
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LOUIS ORR(American, 1879-1961)
NorthCarolina Landmarks Series, fifty original copper plated engraving plates, 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 in.
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Note: During a trip to Paris, Louis...
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CLAUDE HOWELL(American/North Carolina,1915-1997)
Two Paintings of The Boxwood Garden Hillmont, (now the Historic Greystone Inn) each signed lower right "Howell / Claude Howell", watercolor, 13 x 10-1/2 in.; unframed
Provenance:...
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TEN SOUTHERN FURNITURE AND ANTIQUESBOOKScomprising: This Have I Done: Samplers and Embroideries from Charleston and the Lowcountry by Jan Hiester and Kathleen Staples, South Carolina: The Charleston Museum/Curious...
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SEVEN SOUTHERN REGIONAL COFFEE TABLEBOOKScomprising: Transfer of Grace: Images of the Lowcountry by Teresa Bruce, photographs by Gary Geboy, Charleston, South Carolina: Joggling Board Press, 2007, signed on...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT MONUMENTAL "JCM"STAMPED 10 GALLON T...(Catawba Valley, Lincoln County, NC, circa 1840) olive green alkaline glaze over very large rounded ovoid form, green glassy runs down sides of jug from...
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CARLOS ESTEVEZ MIXED MEDIA - "EL ARTESIN SU HISTORIA"Carlos Estevez (Cuban, b. 1969). "El Arte Sin Su Historia" mixed media on paper, 2002. Signature, title, and date with location (Havana) handwritten below....
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NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER, CIRCA 1900NorthWest Persian Runner, circa 1900, 12 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. Provenance: Dr. Douglas M. and Nelda K. Lay, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Condition: Restorations Please note: All...
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NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUG, MID 19TH CENTURYNorthWest Persian Rug, mid 19th century, 8 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. Provenance: Dr. Douglas M. and Nelda K. Lay, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Condition: Re-woven end borders, restorations...
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SIX BOOKS ON NORTH CAROLINA ARCHITECTURETo include: Carolina Dwelling (Raleigh: NC State University, 1978), card covers, a classic for vernacular architecture in the state (inscribed to Joe Rowand, external wear);...
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EIGHT BOOKS VARIOUSLY ON NORTH CAROLINAART AND ARCHITECTURE Lyons, Mary E. Master of Mahogany: Thomas Day, Free Black Cabinet Maker (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994), with dust jacket (damp stains and warping,...
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NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL NARRATIVEWITH BIOGRAPHICAL COMPENDIUM Connor, R. D. W. North Carolina: Rebuilding an Ancient Commonwealth (1584-1925) (Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, Inc.,...
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MARGARET MAY DASHIELL, VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA(1869 - 1958), MASQUERADE, MARDI GRAS REVELERS, OIL ON BOARD, 27"H X 34 3/4"W (SIGHT), 29 1/4"H X 37"W (FRAME)Margaret May Dashiell, Virginia, Louisiana, (1869 - 1958) masquerade,...
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TEN REGENCY STYLE PARTIAL GILT EBONIZEDWOOD DINING CHAIRS, BAKER FURNITURE CO., HISTORIC CHARLESTON COLLECTION, POST 1950Ten Regency Style Partial Gilt Ebonized Wood Dining Chairs, Baker Furniture Co., Historic...
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PORTRAIT OF SITTING BULL, CAROLINE WELDON,1890Oil on canvas painting of Lakota Sioux leader, Sitting Bull, by Caroline Weldon (Swiss/American, 1844-1921). Weldon (nee Susanna Carolina Faesch) reportedly painted four...
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Thirty-Two Books and Exhibition Catalogs,Southern Furniture, Decorative Arts and Related Including John Bivins, The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820 detailed listing available. John Bivins, The Furniture...
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Myriopticon, Civil War scenes, "HistoricalPanorama/Rebellion", hand-colored lithographed scroll in original box, 2-1/2 x 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 in., includes original advertisement and poster "Grand Artistic and Historical...
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Five Titles on Wilson NCto include:THE EPISCOPALIANS OF WILSON COUNTY by Patrick Valentine (1996) gray boards; HISTORIC WILSON IN VINTAGE POSTCARDS by J. Robert Boykin III (2003) card covers; WILSON HISTORIC...
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TWENTY-NINE REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES.Relating to American antiques and folk art Southern pottery and Southwest Navajo rugs and pottery. Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880 Larry Frank and...
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Books: Southern related Bennett John.MADAME MARGOT. Columbia SC: USC Press 1951. author signed edition. Cutten George Barton. SILVERSMITHS OF NORTH CAROLINA 1696-1850. Raleigh: NC Dept. of Cultural Resources...
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North Carolina Chippendale china press,walnut with yellow pine secondary, upper case with shaped and molded cornice over two glazed doors opening to deeply shaped interior shelves, lower case with pull-out slide...
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Two books on Southern decorative arts:Dorita Coleman Williams and Nathan Harsh, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture , Tennessee Historical Society, Williams Printing Co., Nashville, Tennessee, 1988; John...
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Classical giltwood overmantel mirrorcirca 1840 split baluster frame with applied gesso carving centering mirror plate. H25 3/8'' W37 3/4'' Provenance: From Historic Cherrydale Greenville South Carolina. North...
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"New York Bay", a Set of Jean Zuberet Cie., Rixheim, Alsace, Vues d'Amerique du Nord Wallpaper Panels, ca. 1940, overall 85" x 117", mounted on plywood with a narrow giltwood frame. This important set of...
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