MAP OF THE MARITIMES BY CLARA CAIETheMAP OF THE MARITIMES BY CLARA CAIEThe "Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island" map, artistically drawn by Clara Caie (1874-1955), granddaughter of ship owner Samuel Killan, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The neatness, accuracy and penmanship is evident. This work was completed in April 1888; a pure gem that was passed through the family. Condition noted, foxing. Measuring, 15 1/2” height x 19 1/2” width (map, at sight). The Larry Foster Collection. Note: Clara Caie used her wealth to help the community that she loved dearly. Clara, along with Samuel’s daughters Sophia and Clara, were responsible for a variety of projects that enhanced Yarmouth, including, Coronation Park, Milton Library, the clock atop the new Milton #2 Engine House, land and financial support to Yarmouth hospital, financial support for Holy Trinity Anglican Church and enrichment activities for Greenville school, just to name a few. Clara was also a strong advocate for women’s rights and very active in several local and national women’s organizations. She truly made Yarmouth better with her generosity. Reference: Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, YMS-1-379L1.
A FINE NEW HAMPSHIRE QUEEN ANNE CARVED,A FINE NEW HAMPSHIRE QUEEN ANNE CARVED, TURNED, AND JOI...Portsmouth, circa 1750, School of John Gaines, foliate serpentine crest rail, vasiform splat, inset rush seat, shaped skirt, turned legs and stretcher, Spanish feet, 40-1/4 x 18-1/4 x 14 in.
Provenance: John Demerit, 1728 to 1826; John Demerit, 1762 to 1846, son; Hopley Demerit, 1792 to 1834, son; Major John Demerit, 1856 to 1936, grandson; Jennie Mabel Demerit, 1863 to 1936, granddaughter; Northeast Auctions, sold November 2, 2002, Lot 186; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition:
patches at front legs and rails, later rush seat, otherwise excellent condition with old dark surface, very minor crack at top of one stile, rear feet tipped out approximately 1/2 in.
JOHN DOUGLAS PATRICK (1863-1937) EXHIBITEDJOHN DOUGLAS PATRICK (1863-1937) EXHIBITED PAINTINGJohn Douglas Patrick (American, 1863-1937)Boy Making Apple Butter (1903)The 'oil on shingle' as it is described verso on a 1996 exhibition label from the Nelson-Atkins Museum is signed 'Patrick' lower right and dated 1903.The painterly composition exhibiting a wide range of pleasing colors provides an historical record of how apple butter was simmered over a wood fire in an outdoor kitchen where, in this case, a young man is afforded the relief of stirring the recipe from a distance, sitting next to apples and peelings.Board measures 6.25 x 15 with a framed size of 11.75 x 20.5 inches.Very good condition noting four scattered bits of paint loss extreme left edge and inpainting extreme upper left corner. There are no other issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.Provenance: A private Kansas City collection, formerly the collection of the artist's granddaughter as documented verso.
POSSIBLY PENNSYLVANIA SILHOUETTE OFPOSSIBLY PENNSYLVANIA SILHOUETTE OF A GENTLEMAN. Name and date at bottom in graphite "Henry Smith, 1837". Full length cut out silhouette of a man and his dog on a watercolor background. Light stains, glued into frame. A printed label on the frame notes descent from Henry Smith of Pennsylvania to his granddaughter. Genealogical information for this Henry Smith included. 17"h. 11.75"w.
BERNARD BOUTET DE MONVEL (1881-1949):BERNARD BOUTET DE MONVEL (1881-1949): PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM THAW IIIOil on canvas, 1928, signed 'Bernard B. de Monvel' lower left.
36 x 23 in., 39 x 26 in. (frame).
Note: The sitter in this portrait is William Thaw III (1877-1948) and was painted in Paris. It was gifted to Henry Koehler by Thaw's granddaughter.
Exhibited: Reinhardt Galleries, 1932, no. 3; Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, 1994, no. 39, illus. no. 27.
Condition
In very good condition. Frame with glazing.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
AARON DRAPER SHATTUCK, ROCKY RIVER,AARON DRAPER SHATTUCK, ROCKY RIVER, OIL, 1860 Aaron Draper Shattuck (American 1832-1928), 'Rocks in Spring, Farmington River', 1860, oil on paper laid to Masonite, landscape scene depicting a rocky river, signed to lower right, Christie's labels to en verso and to the side of the frame, with an additional Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamson, Massachusetts, label, unidentified label, and affidavit signed by the artist's granddaughter and dated October 8, 1969 to the backing board, the panel with previous owner's label, alphanumeric, alternative title of 'Early Spring', and Christie's label, framed. Provenance: Acquired Christie's, New York, September 15, 2005, Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, sale 1554, lot 63; Helen Shattuck Stewart, daughter of the artist; the artist. Approximate dimensions: Canvas h. 13", w. 16.25"; Overall h. 18.25", w. 22.25", d. 2.5".
REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA LETTER ACCOMPANIEDREVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA LETTER ACCOMPANIED BY TWO NIGHTCAPS CIRCA 1778 FRAMED 13" X 8.25" AND 31.5" X 17.25".REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA LETTER ACCOMPANIED BY TWO NIGHTCAPS, Circa 1778, Folded handwritten letter addressed on reverse to "My Wife Dofin of the Hawk Familey Leml Whiting [all sic]". Obverse lists the names and birth dates of the nine children of Adam Hawke above a statement claiming Hawke was aboard the "Grazbow[?]" privateer under the Command of Capt. Hummon[?] May 9, 1778, was taken by the enemy and brought to prison at Halifax, where he remained until he was exchanged at the end of September. He then arrived in Boston on October 6 and got home October 9, sick with yellow fever, "then he Dyed, Aged 43 years". Unsigned but possibly initialed. Spelling of last name varies from Hawke, Hawk, Hawkes and Hawks throughout. Lace-trimmed nightcaps with notes indicating they belonged to Sarah Hawkes Whiting, daughter of Adam and Hannah Hawkes, born October 13, 1776 in Saugus, Massachusetts, and Sarah Whiting Woods Carter, daughter of Sarah Hawkes Whiting and Lemuel Whiting and granddaughter of Adam Hawkes, born December 10, 1841 in Ashby, Massachusetts. Dimensions: Framed 13" x 8.25" and 31.5" x 17.25".
MARGAUX HEMINGWAY SCRAPBOOK "GRANPAPAMARGAUX HEMINGWAY SCRAPBOOK "GRANPAPA A.K.A. WATERING HOLES" CIRCA OCTOBER 1983 PORTFOLIO 13" X 24".MARGAUX HEMINGWAY SCRAPBOOK "GRANPAPA A.K.A. WATERING HOLES", Circa October 1983, Black portfolio containing eight double-sided pages and twenty-four color photographs with captions in gold ink written by Margaux Hemingway, the actress/model granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway, while she was in Key West, Florida and Cuba with a film/photography crew. Inscribed on the first page "My Personal Log Book For You With warm regards, Margaux Hemingway". Includes photographs of Hemingway's Key West house, his close friend Toby Bruce, and his boat skipper Gregorio Fuentes, as well as scenes of marlin fishing and Cuba. Of note is a reference made to the origins of The Old Man and the Sea,. Dimensions: Portfolio 13" x 24".
Norval Morrisseau (1931-2007), AnishinaabeNorval Morrisseau (1931-2007), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) MY GRANDDAUGHTER signed, titled and numbered 63/500
ESTATE OF PABLO PICASSO "STILL LIFEESTATE OF PABLO PICASSO "STILL LIFE WITH LEMON" (LITHO)Estate of Pablo Picasso
(Spanish, 1881-1973)
Still Life with Lemon and Red Pitcher , circa 1975-1980
Color lithograph on paper
21 1/2" x 28 1/2" (sheet)
Pencil-numbered (#174/500) and notated "Collection Marina Picasso" to the bottom margin, with publisher blind stamps. An edition authorized by Pablo Picasso's granddaughter. Float-mounted behind glass in a black frame that measures 24 3/4" x 31 3/4".
Condition
Very good condition. Not removed from the frame.
FEATHER WOMAN POTTERY SEED POT (SYLVIAFEATHER WOMAN POTTERY SEED POT (SYLVIA NAHA)FeatherWoman (Sylvia Naha)
(Hopi, 1951-1999)
Seed pot
Pottery with polychrome decoration
4 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Second generation FeatherWoman pottery (Sylvia was the daughter of Helen Naha, and granddaughter of first FrogWoman Paqua Naha). Signed to the underside with an "S" next to the pictorial feather mark.
Condition
Very good condition.
ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007)ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007) 6 ¼" x 6" Flowers in a vase, half-length, 1961. Watercolor and pen on paper, signed and dated upper center, under glass in a gilt wood frame, overall 7 ?" x 7 ?". Provenance: from the collection of artist's granddaughter.
ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007)ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007) 8 ¾" x 7" Flowers in a vase, half-length. Watercolor and graphite on paper, signed in the lower center, under glass in a painted and distressed wood frame, overall 10 ?" x 8 ?". Provenance: from the collection of artist's granddaughter.
ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007)ROBERT KULICKE (AMERICAN, 1924-2007) 9" x 7" Flowers in a vase, 1959. Graphite and wash on paper, signed and dated lower right corner, under glass in a painted and distressed wood frame, overall 11 ?" x 9 ?". Provenance: from the collection of artist's granddaughter.
Chana Orloff. Caniche Assis. c. 1941,Chana Orloff. Caniche Assis. c. 1941, bronze. 3¾ h × 5¾ w × 5 d in. estimate: $1,500–2,500. Impressed signature to base ‘Ch. Orloff’. This work was determined by the artist's granddaughter, Ariane Justman Tamir, to be a lifetime casting. Provenance: Pucker Gallery, Boston | Private Collection, New York
Chana Orloff 1888–1968. Caniche AssisChana Orloff 1888–1968. Caniche Assis (Sitting Poodle). c. 1941, bronze. 3¾ h × 5¾ w × 5 d in. result: $625. estimate: $1,000–1,500. Impressed signature to base ‘Ch. Orloff’. This work was determined by the artist's granddaughter, Ariane Justman Tamir, to be a lifetime casting. Provenance: Pucker Gallery, Boston | Private Collection, New York
GRANNY'S HERITAGE HN4811 - ROYAL DOULTONGRANNY'S HERITAGE HN4811 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEFigurine portraying grandmother and granddaughter selling flowers.
Artist: Leslie Harradine
Issued: 2005 - 2007
Dimensions: 4.25"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
GRANNY'S HERITAGE HN2031 - ROYAL DOULTONGRANNY'S HERITAGE HN2031 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEHand decorated in lavender, yellow and pink of a grandmother with her granddaughter.
Delicately sculpted basket of flowers. Part of the Golden Years series. Hand painted HN. Royal Doulton backstamp.
Artist: Leslie Harradine
Issued: 1949-1969
Dimensions: 6.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
GRANNY'S HERITAGE HN1874 - ROYAL DOULTONGRANNY'S HERITAGE HN1874 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEBeautifully decorated with delicately sculpted flowers. Modeled as a grandmother affectionately bonding with her granddaughter.
Royal Doulton backstamp. Handpainted green title and HN. Few missing petals and chipped petal tips. #abuelita #family #royaldoulton
Artist: Leslie Harradine
Issued: 1938-1949
Dimensions: 6.5"L x 4.25"W x 6.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Few missing petals and chipped petal tips.
NEITH NEVELSON (AMERICAN, B. 1946) ACRYLICNEITH NEVELSON (AMERICAN, B. 1946) ACRYLIC PAINTINGDESCRIPTION: An acrylic on canvas painting by Neith Nevelson. Depicting horses. Signed and dated lower right, "Neith Nevelson 2007", Framed. Artists note: Neith Nevelson is the granddaughter of famous American sculptor, Louise Nevelson. CIRCA: 20th Century ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: Overall H. 40" x W. 43" CONDITION: Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
NEITH NEVELSON (AMERICAN, B. 1946) ACRYLICNEITH NEVELSON (AMERICAN, B. 1946) ACRYLIC PAINTINGDESCRIPTION: An acrylic on canvas painting by Neith Nevelson. Depicting horses. Signed lower left, "Neith Nevelson". Artists note: Neith Nevelson is the granddaughter of famous American sculptor, Louise Nevelson. CIRCA: 20th Century ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H. 30" x W. 40" CONDITION: Some foxing. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
F. MAUTHE GRANDDAUGHTER CLOCKDESCRIPTION:F. MAUTHE GRANDDAUGHTER CLOCKDESCRIPTION: A German, F. Mauthe, granddaughter clock. Composed of an overall wooden foundation with a tapering base, designed with impressed centers, supporting the pull drawer. Centering the pull drawer along the top is the tapering and rotund base to the octogonal form clock face. Clock face is embellished with Roman Numeral dials and encompassed by waved detailing. Marked:"Made in Germany" along the face. Marked:"F. Mauthe Germany" along the back of the movement. CIRCA: Mid 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Germany DIMENSIONS: H:61.55" L:13.55" W:8.5" CONDITION: Good condition to case, uncertain if in working order. Missing wind tool. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
SANDU LIBERMAN (ROMANIAN 1923-1977)SANDU LIBERMAN (ROMANIAN 1923-1977) LITHOGRAPHDESCRIPTION: A Sandu Liberman lithograph depicts a older man and his granddaughter, numbered "122/200" and signed along the lower right.
CIRCA: 20th Cent.
ORIGIN: Israel
DIMENSIONS: 26" x 22"
CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
HERSCHEDE HALL CLOCK CO. "SMALL DIAL"HERSCHEDE HALL CLOCK CO. "SMALL DIAL" GRANDDAUGHTER CLO...DESCRIPTION: Herschede Hall Clock Co. "Small Dial" Granddaughter Clock. Features a dark wood case with machined silver-toned face, black Arabic numbering, and two open-work hands. Designed with a Westminster and Canterbury Mantle Chime. Door mounted with plaque reads: "Herschede Hall Clock Co. Cincinnati. Ohio, U.S.A. Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915, Grand Prize" Movement marked: "Herschede, 78753" Includes original key.
CIRCA: 20th Century.
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: H: 72.5" x W: 9.5" x L: 15.5"
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CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
SELECTION OF 18TH/19TH C. PRINTSEightSELECTION OF 18TH/19TH C. PRINTSEight 18th/19th C. prints. Six C Huyberts F., prints of German warriors, plate mark visible, 13.75"H. x 9.5"W., matted, and framed. Two 19th C. colored aquatints, one Flight of Bonaparte from the battle fo Krasnoi, by J. Jenkins London 1815., onegenre scene of grandfather with granddaughter
Condition:
Generally in good condition but for detailed report contact or email Auctioneer
CONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY ANDCONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY AND ARCHIVEImportant 1865 Confederate CSS Shenandoah ship diary archive of Lieutenant Dabney Scales including 1865 diary journal (85 pages, 104 pages total), an ambrotype and CDV of Lt. Dabney Scales in uniform, a CDV of the Shenandoah, and an author signed book/pamplet titled, "Cruises of the Confederate States Steamers "Shenandoah" and "Nashville" by Captain William C. Whittle, 1910. Note - the Confederate ship, CSS Shenandoah, fired the last shot of the Civil War and marked the final surrender of Confederate forces on November 6, 1865. Given the orders to destroy the New England whaling fleet, the partially crewed Confederate ship circumnavigated the earth, capturing 38 vessels and taking over 1000 prisoners between 1864-65. Twenty five ships were captured after the Confederacy had collapsed. Biography of Dabney Scales - Dabney Minor Scales (1841-1920) of Memphis, TN was the son of Peter Scales, a planter originally from Virginia. Dabney was born and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi, attended the US Naval Academy and joined the Confederate Navy at the outbreak of the Civil War. He served on the CSS Savannah, CSS Capital, CSS Arkansas, CSS Atlanta, and the CSS Shenandoah. In 1863-4, Scales was assigned to Europe and spent time in London and Paris regarding the outfitting and manning of Confederate ships constructed in England. Fearing he would be prosecuted as a pirate after the Civil War, Dabney Scales lived in Mexico for a short time, but was back in the States practicing law in Memphis by about 1869. He married Susan Winchester Powell (granddaughter of Gen. James Winchester) in Nashville circa 1885 and was elected to the Tennessee legislature and served in the Tennessee State Senate 1895-1896. He returned to active Naval duty in the Spanish American War, serving as a lieutenant despite his age. 1st item - CSS Shenandoah ship diary of Lieutenant Dabney Scales, 85 pages with some hand drawn illustrations. Complete diary has a total number of 104 pages and includes a partial journal by a different hand from May 1864 - December 1864 relating to the ship Edward of New Bedford - the first whaling vessel captured by the Shenandoah, and two pages of an 1870 entry by Dabney Scales. The log of the Shenandoah is titled "Confederate States Shenandoah cruising for Yankees". Scales retroactively records events back to February 13th, 1865 in Melbourne, Australia where the Shenandoah was dry docked for repairs. The diary goes into extensive detail on major events including the encounter with authorities in Melbourne and Liverpool, the capturing of vessels and crews for the year 1865, encounters with the natives, and interactions among Shenandoah officers. A June 22nd entry refers to the "Sophia Thorton" ship Lt. Scales boarded. The ship "made some show of escape by standing on through the ice, but a shot from one of the rifle guns brought her to." He continues, "out of these vessels we have heard the most disheartening news I have ever heard from our poor suffering country. The captures of Savannah, Charleston, ..Richmond together with the surrender of Lee, with an army of 22,000 men - with this also comes the tradgical death of the "Rail Splitter" by the hand of an assasin. This will, of course, make a hero of him --". His last entry on this day, "To the part of this news relating to the surrender of Lee's army + the disbanding of those not surrendered, I give no credence at all......I think however we should struggle on to the last, and if as the yankee papers say ---Davis crosses the Mississippi to establish a Confederacy there. I for one shall follow and join him rather than subject to Yankee rule." On August 3rd, Lt. Scales writes, "How shall I attempt to describe the change that has come over the officers and crew of this ship within the last twenty four hours. I can only write a few unintelligible words that may serve to recall to my mind what my own feelings were yesterday afternoon...we came in sight of a sail - the first seen since we left the Arctic... Barracouta (ship) - boarded her and brought off the news - My G.! What news it was for us.... I was therefore in a measure prepared for either good or bad news but not for such as was in store for me....The only words I caught were - "All over - President Davis and cabinet prisoners in New York - All organized armies surrendered..." Upon arriving at Liverpool in November 1865, Dabney Scales writes on November 6th - "The (British) pilot boarded us in the mid watch this morning. His news confirms that given us by the "Barracouta" - the downfall of the Southern Confederacy. The war, he said had been over so long that people had forgotten all about it." While many of these events have been published in previous books on the Shenandoah, this diary represents new primary source material previously unavailable. Regarding the partial journal of the whaling ship "Edward" starting May 5th 1864 and ending December 1st 1864 (17 pages), the author writes of Right whales sightings and discusses and event Nov. 29th where a whale was struck and capsized the boat. 2nd grouping - 1/4 plate ambrotype of Confederate Dabney Scales in uniform with hand tinted gold highlights, CDV of Lt. Dabney Scales taken in Melbourne, Austrailia. Marked verso "Johnstone & Co. Melbourne", 3 7/8_ x 2 1/2_, and a CDV of the ship, CSS Shenandoah, 3 3/4_ x 2 3/8_. Last item - Author signed book/pamplet titled, "Cruises of the Confederate States Steamers "Shenandoah" and "Nashville" by Captain William C. Whittle, 1910. Page 32 signed, "For D. M. Scales from Yours Sincerely Wm C Whittle March 31st 1910_. Cover is marked in black pen, "Dabney M. Scales compliments of the Author". Provenance - Direct descendant of Lt. Dabney Scales.
Condition:
1st item - Journal missing cover, binding loose and frayed, several pages separated, edges of several pages charred and worn. All pages appear to be legible. Diary page size 8 1/2" x 13 3/8". 2nd item - Ambrotype with cover unattached, Dabney Scales CDV with tape verso, Shenandoah CDV trimmed. and CDVs in verso. 3rd item - pamplet/book in overall very good condition with some browning to covers.
KNOXVILLE, TN SAMPLER, I. BAKER, 1848Knoxville,KNOXVILLE, TN SAMPLER, I. BAKER, 1848Knoxville, Tennessee genealogical sampler, signed Isabella M. Baker, 1848; executed in silk needlework on linen, with floral vine border and stitched garden at lower edge; features three rows of upper case letters, one row of lower case letters and one row of numerals, plus seven geometric dividing bands, all sewn in eyelet, cross stitch and four-sided stitch. Center field contains marriage, birth and death information for Isabella's parents, C.H. Baker and M.L. White, and family, 1831-1847. 23 3/4" H x 24 1/2" W unframed. Note: This sampler has been documented for the Tennessee Sampler Survey. The survey's genealogical research found Isabella (Belle) McNutt Baker was born Oct. 30, 1836 in Knoxville, TN. Her parents were Caleb Hodnett Baker, Sr. and his second wife, Mary Lawson White. Through her mother, Isabella was the great-granddaughter of Gen. James White, the founder of Knoxville. Isabella was listed as a sophomore in the 1848-1849 catalog of the East Tennessee Female Institute, successor of the Knoxville Female Academy. As she was not listed in the catalog for 1847-48, it is not certain that she completed her sampler there. However, if she did, her embroidery teacher would have been Mrs. Mariah McAnally, wife of Rev. David R. McAnally, principal of the school. Isabella married Benjamin J. Stephenson, a druggist, in 1856 and gave birth to four children. She died in 1913 and is buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville. (A copy of the Tennessee Sampler Survey genealogy report, including guide to initials on sampler, is available on request). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall good condition with some fading and discoloration. 3/8" x 1/2" and 3/8" x 3/8" tears near upper right corner.
W.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLEW.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLE MEADE ARCHIVEAn archive of material related to Gen. William Giles Harding and Belle Meade Plantation. Featured is a rare Nashville imprint - LIST OF BLOODSTOCK THE PROPERTY OF W.G. HARDING OF BELLE MADE NEAR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, published by Paul, Tavel and Hanner, Nashville, 1869, listing race horses owned by the noted Southern breeding farm and their pedigrees. Green paper covers with some light grime and chipping. Internal pages with some light foxing. 5 1/4" x 3". Also included is a handwritten "family tree" of a thoroughbred horse named Misdeal (corner folds). Other papers included in this lot include a record of an 1840 sale of Berkshire pigs to W.G. Harding (chew losses); an 1840 record of sale for an imported heifer calf to W.G. and David M. Harding; and a record of an 1883 land sale from W.G. Harding to E.D. Hicks, approximately 9 lots of land in the Nashville area "in trust for the sole and separate use and benefit of my two granddaughters, Sophie Johnson and Selene Curd," signed W.G. Harding. There are also copies of the obituary of W.G. Harding's son in law and business partner, Gen. William H. Jackson, "of national distinction and one of the HIghest Ranking Confederates." Also included are several photographic images of Belle Meade Mansion taken by Nashville photographer Otto Giers, circa 1880s. Note: The famous thoroughbred farm known as Belle Meade was founded on land originally belonging to early Nashvillian John Harding (not far from Devon Farm, owned by his brother, David Morris Harding). Belle Meade passed to Gen. William Giles Harding, who expanded his father John's house into a Greek Revival Mansion and brought international prominence to its horse breeding operation. Belle Meade is on the National Register and currently open to the public as a landmark historic property. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
All items with light fading and toning, other condition issues (where present) are noted in the above description.
GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS,GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS, TNApproximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850, at his home Devon Farm in Nashville, Tennessee. Entry March 13, 1850: "Have the California Fever on the high order. I am resolved to go." Runs through April 1851, describes his journey in detail. Notes of purchases in back of book (and one page that has come loose) including a mule for $40, whiplash, harness, etc. Note that the diary does not describe his return home, and the entries, which are in pencil near the end, become progressively lighter and harder to read. Also included are a scrap of paper with reference to a Trading Expedition in 1851 and two pages labeled by Hicks' great granddaughter Sarah Hunter Hicks Green as "Translations of Shoshonis Indian Tribe Language by Ed Hicks II - he kept this folded up in his diary." Pocket diary 4" x 2 1/2". This archive also includes a letter from Ed Hicks II to Alexander C. Robertson, written in Sacramento City Calif. Aug. 4, 1850, describing his journey from the St. Joseph area. "The amount of suffering on the road will be very great all of the emigrants started from the states with light loads of provisions and expecting to make short trips but all are doomed to disappointment, and as men on the plains eat twice as much as they do at home they are sure to get out of food. I have seen men offer one dollar for a hard biscuit, two dollars for three pints of water." Also included is Hicks' leather "bullet bag" mentioned in his diary on March 17, 1850 ("Horton presented me a Bible, Bullet bag"). In addition is a pair of Spanish or Mexican brass spurs with figural decoration, that Hicks wore when he went west for the Gold Rush (1-7/8" rowels, 6" L x 3" W x 2-3/8" D, circa 1840), and a family archival photo (8 1/4" x 10") of the same spurs together with his pistols (pistols not included). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Paper items exhibit toning. Edge tears and losses to Indian document. Wear and stains to bullet bag. Leather diary cover is worn with tape residue and losses. Interior pages are in good condition. Spurs in very good condition.
RACHEL JACKSON PORTRAIT MINIATURE19thRACHEL JACKSON PORTRAIT MINIATURE19th century miniature portrait of Rachel Donelson Jackson (1767-1828), wife of President Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Jackson is depicted in a black dress with white sheer lace collar and bonnet with mantilla. Watercolor on ivory, housed in an oval beaded gilt metal frame (likely later) with gilt mat. Sight - 2 3/8" x 1 3/4". Framed - 3 3/4" x 3". Circa 1830. This lot is accompanied by a 1942 biographical booklet on Rachel Jackson by Nellie Treanor Stokes, published by the Ladies Hermitage Association. Rachel Jackson (1767-1828) moved with her family from Virginia to Tennessee as an adolescent (her father, John Donelson, is recognized as the co-founder of Nashville). Her first marriage ended in a divorce of controversial timing, which led to scandal during her second husband, Andrew Jackson's, presidential campaign. Jackson was elected, but Rachel died of a heart attack shortly before the inauguration. Throughout their marriage, Rachel kept a fairly low profile and spent most of her time in Nashville, running the Jacksons' home, The Hermitage. Partly as a result of that, her sudden death, and a fire at the Hermitage in 1834, very few portraits of her exist. According to the book "Andrew Jackson: A Portrait Study," by James G. Barber, only three life portraits of Rachel are known to have been painted: two oil on canvas portraits (painted in 1825 and 1827, both by Ralph E.W. Earl, both now in the collection of The Hermitage), and one miniature portrait (artist unknown). That miniature is assumed to have been destroyed in the fire. It was referred to in a Jackson letter in 1813, but in 1842, he noted he had no likeness of Rachel or himself from their early years. Only three post-mortem miniatures are mentioned in Barber's book, all based on the 1827 Earl portrait. Jackson commissoned one of them in 1830 from James B. Longacre, but Jackson angrily sent it back to Longacre when he felt it did not convey Rachel's likeness (whereabouts currently unknown). Jackson gave the second miniature portrait (circa 1830-1831), to his granddaughter, Rachel Jackson Lawrence as he lay dying (it is now in the collection of The Hermitage). That miniature is signed by Louisa Catherine Strobel, but for many years was misattributed to Anna Peale. Barber's book states that the third miniature, "now unlocated," was also misattributed to Anna Peale. In 1941, Fanny O. Walton, who acquired it from her cousin John Lawrence (son of Rachel Jackson Lawrence) offered it for sale to the Ladies Hermitage Association. But the LHHA declined to buy it, believing they already had a Peale miniature. (ref. Barber, p. 229). We believe this is that portrait. Provenance: acquired by consignor from the estate of a Jackson family member. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
2 cracks, each running the length of the image. Frame is likely not original. Not examined out of frame.
2 GIERS FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS PLUS 2 HOOBLER2 GIERS FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS PLUS 2 HOOBLER BOOKSTwo 19th century albums containing photographic images related to Nashville photographer Carl C. Giers. 1st item: Brass-bound album containing about 96 CDVS, mostly portraits, but a few printed religious scenes. C.C. Giers and his wife Pauline are pictured about three quarters of the way through, and the only two images with pencil identifications are 1 child and 1 man, both labeled "Joe Giers". Some CDVS are marked with Giers Photography Studio backstamps but others are from various studios across the country, suggesting this may be a family album. There is a loose Giers CDV of a bearded man and an unmarked 5" x 7" image of a man in a rowboat with bridge visible in a foggy landscape behind him. Album 6" x 9". 2nd item: Album of cabinet card portraits, 39, and 4 CDVs, marked by various photography studios including Thuss, Giers and Koellin. C.C. Giers wife, Pauline, and daughter Katie are pictured along with other people, a few identified, including Hattie Giers Crandall. There is one loose 8" x 5 3/4" portrait of a young woman with J. W. Winder Cincinnati label en verso. Album 8 1/2" x 11". Provenance: acquired at the circa 2002 sale conducted by Gier's great-granddaughter, Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, when she sold her family's home, Devon Farm. Note: Also included with this lot are two books, Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers Vol 1 and 2 by James Hoobler, 1999 and 2000. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
1st album: Worn covers and torn spine. Most images in very good condition with light toning. 2nd album: Velvet worn entirely off covers, heavy oxidation to metal mounts, several images exhibit discoloration and foxing. Most pages have become detached. Hoobler Books: Very good condition.
PR. KY ANTEBELLUM W/C PORTRAITSPairPR. KY ANTEBELLUM W/C PORTRAITSPair of detailed Kentucky Antebellum watercolor portraits; inscriptions on back identify the subjects as John W. Doan and Sarah Elizabeth (Perry) Doan, with additional inscription that the works were painted Oct. 28th and November 1857 (about a month before the couple were married in Pendleton County, KY). The subjects are depicted standing in stylish attire (dark suit, blue dress), each with their hands resting atop a console table with base carved as an outstretched eagle's wing. A book rests on the table in Mr. Doan's portrait, and a vase of flowers in Miss Perry's. Both are unsigned. Each portrait is housed in an old dark grain-painted frame. 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" sight, 11 5/8" x 9 3/4" framed. Accompanying this pair of paintings is a file of genealogical information. It states that John W. Doan (alternately listed in genealogical information as Doane) was born in 1836 in Bath County, KY, to Letha Doan (father's name unknown). His wife was also born in Bath County, to Absalom and Elizabeth Perry. The Perry family were early pioneer settlers of the state. Sarah was the granddaughter of Elijah and Nancy Perry of Woodford County, KY. By 1861, John and Sarah had moved to Wildcat, Indiana. They had four children. John Perry enlisted in the 25th Infantry Regt. in 1862 and served with the Union Army. He mustered out on June 6, 1865. John Doane died in 1911 and Sarah Elizabeth Doane in 1919. They are buried in Lambirth Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Some toning and light grime to paper, edge wear and corner losses to frame. Overall very good condition.
JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY,JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY, REF. MCGAVOCKJefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil War and mention of Nashville war hero Col. Randal McGavock. In this 1 1/2 page letter and enclosed small note dated March 11, 1887 from Davis's home, Beauvoir, the former president of the Confederate States of America writes, "My dear sir, I duly received and acknowledged the beautiful and valuable volume of which you are the author. The work is to me rendered doubly dear as another one of the offerings made by woman to the cause of the south, for such it became when the southern states alone contended for the freedom and independence which the constitution was formed alone to secure and preserve. Please give my cordial thanks to Mrs. Lindsley, the sister of a hero in the war between the states, and daughter of a comrade in arms of the immortal Jackson. I trust the example you have set will be followed by other states for the commemoration of patriots who dared all for States Rights and self government, the priceless heritage which descended to us from our fathers of the Revolution. Respectfully and truly yours, Jefferson Davis." Also included is a small enclosed note marked "Private: It is a ___ solicism to term the resistance of states to coercion "a rebellion". Subjects, not sovereign, may "rebel" and the states won their sovereignty in the war of 1776. It is politically inaccurate to term ours a "civil war" which properly applies to a war between factions of one body politic, whereas ours was a war between the states united by a Federal league for enumerated purposes & therefore it was a war between states which being united by consent separated on the exercise of their reserved sovereignty. JSD." Note: the letter and note, which appear to have been penned and signed by Varina Davis, Jefferson's wife, were likely written upon receipt of Lindsley's book, The Military Annals of Tennessee, published 1886. John Berrien Lindsley's wife was Sarah McGavock, granddaughter of Randal McGavock, owner of Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee and mayor of Nashville from 1824-1825; she was the sister of Randal William McGavock, Nashville mayor (1858-1859) and CSA Colonel, killed in action while leading a counter attack at the Battle of Raymond in Mississippi in 1863. Provenance: formerly from the collection of Miss Margaret Lindsley Warden of Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall toning, the beginnings of separations at fold lines, retains original envelope with staining at bottom and around stamp area (corresponding stains to letter, mainly in upper right corner).
KENTUCKY FEDERAL SIDEBOARDKentucky FederalKENTUCKY FEDERAL SIDEBOARDKentucky Federal tambour-door sideboard, attributed to Lexington, Kentucky; cherry and crotch walnut or cherry with maple and applewood inlay, poplar secondary wood; blocked and serpentine facade with central long drawer above a tambour door section, flanked by veneered panels with line inlay and two short drawers over two doors. All drawers veneered and dovetailed, decorated with string inlay having cut corner design and mounted with original oval brass pulls with raised acorn/oak leaf design; doors have flame grained veneer and fan inlaid corners, with crossbanded edges and shield shaped escutcheons. Edge of top and facade below feature cross banded veneers and lighter wood inlaid edges; lower edge of case features a band of lunette inlay running below the doors and extending to the top of the front legs at each side. The four front square tapered legs and two rear legs all feature line inlay and band of lunette inlay at feet. MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) documentation label dated 9/12/82 ref. # 11603 located inside left drawer. Taped inside the central drawer is a note dated 1932 from previous owner Dillis Early (Jr.) of Meade County, Kentucky, witnessed by Violet Neff and notarized by George Neff upon the sale of the sideboard to a Mr. Geo. Owen, stating that the sideboard had been in his family for at least 100 years. Early's great-great grandfather was James Early (1782-1840); tax records for the year 1800 show a James Early in Clark County and a James Earley in Fayette County; James Early's son Lewis was born in Fayette County in 1811. (Our thanks to Gary Gardner for assistance with genealogy research). Note: this sideboard is featured and briefly discussed in The Magazine Antiques article "Living with Antiques: The Nashville Home of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr.," Vol. C No. 3 Sept. 1971, p. 440. (In this reference, it was attributed, probably erroneously, to Meade County). 39" H x 66" W x 18 3/4" D. First quarter 19th century. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN, acquired from Mr. Marcellus Frost of Nashville, who purchased it in Kentucky. (Marcellus Frost was a Tennessee thoroughbred dealer instrumental in the creation of the Iroquois Steeplechase race. His wife was the great granddaughter of Nashville silversmith Joseph Thorp Elliston). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Some exfoliation to veneer; 10" veneer crack running width of right side door. Back board of top appears to be an old replacement. Several areas of edge inlay missing (some pieces retained) and some scattered missing and/or replaced veneer. Left side escutcheon replaced. 3/4" gouge to facade below left drawer. Right rear escutcheon possibly repaired. Rear legs have some unevenness to finish, and right rear leg has splice repair. Shrinkage to sides. Central drawer has built-up left interior side and back of drawer bottom replaced. Scattered small areas of patching to top and crossbanding.
2 SLAVE DOCUMENTS, NASHVILLE TN & NORTH2 SLAVE DOCUMENTS, NASHVILLE TN & NORTH CAROLINA2 Slavery related items pertaining to Charles Ordway, Hardee Murfree, and Gen. Thomas Eaton of Tennessee and North Carolina. 1st item: Handwritten one-page inventory listing the names and ages of slaves belonging to Charles Ordway of Nashville plus those of the slaves brought to his marriage by his wife Mary Crockett Bramlett. Dated February 1862. The list includes the first names of ninety-one men, women, and children with their numerical ages, the youngest recorded as "Sallie Anne 0" and the oldest recorded as "Joe 71", with a line of text reading "Negros taxable from 12 to 15-15 to 30-30 to 40-40 to 50" along the lower right margin. Additional ink and pencil inscriptions, en verso. 2nd item: 1873 copy of an 1807 handwritten three-and-one-half page bifolium slave deed from General Thomas Eaton of Warren County NC (c. 1739-1809), to his granddaughter Frances Bland Dudley and his friend Colonel Hardee Murfree, both of Williamson County, Tennessee. Eaton was a military officer in the North Carolina militia during the War of the Regulation in 1771 and the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1784. Colonel Hardee Murfree (1752-1809), was a lieutenant colonel from North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and an early settler of Middle Tennessee. The deed grants four slaves by the names of Jeffrey, Ephraim, Lisbon, and Chance to Dudley and Murfree. Includes two envelopes, not postmarked. Note: In addition to Eaton's military service, he was a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress and North Carolina House of Commons for several terms simultaneously with his military service. Eaton was a member of the North Carolina Council of State under Governor Richard Caswell. At the time of the 1790 census, Eaton was one of the largest slaveholders in North Carolina. A miniature portrait of him is also being sold in this auction.
Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.
Condition:
All items in overall good, legible condition with toning/acid burn, tears, areas of loss, foxing spots, dampstaining, to be expected from age and manner of use. 1st item: Areas of loss, largest 3 1/4" x 3/4" with one area obscuring the age of one individual, center right.
TN LUNSFORD BRAMLETT ARCHIVE, INCL.TN LUNSFORD BRAMLETT ARCHIVE, INCL. POLK WHITE HOUSE IN...Archive of six (6) documents pertaining to Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, Esq. (1785-1858), Tennessee judge, planter and politician, 8 items total. 1st-2nd items: One page printed and handwritten White House dinner invitation from President James Knox Polk (1795-1849), 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849, to the Honorable Lunsford M. Bramlett, Chancellor &c of the middle division of the State of Tennessee, dated Thursday, February 10, for the following Wednesday, February 16, 1848, at 6 o'clock p.m. Includes one envelope, postmarked February 12th and 16th, red wax seal, en verso. 3rd item: Handwritten document signed by William W. Bibb (1781-1820), First Governor of Alabama, stating that he "...hereby license[s] Lunsford M. Bramlett, Esq., to practice as an attorney and Counsellor at law...within this territory..." dated February 7, 1818, and signed by Bibb, below. Later ink inscription, en verso. 4th item: Handwritten five-page copy of Bramlett's Last Will and Testament, primarily pertaining to the welfare of his wife, daughters, sister, grandchildren, slaves, and land that he owned in Pulaski, TN, original document signed by Bramlett and witnessed by L. W. Ezell and P. H. Ezell, dated November 10, 1853, copy dated December 1, 1871, witness signature for William F. Ballantine and J.B. Stacy, Jr. 5th item: Black bordered printed bifolium invitation addressed to John Marshall, Esq., of Franklin, TN, for Bramlett's funeral from his residence, on Saturday, April 22, 1854, at 4 o'clock p.m. Later pencil inscriptions, below, ink inscription, en verso. 6th item: One piece of lined paper with handwritten inscription reading, "L. M. Bramlett/$5.00", possibly intended as a receipt or a promissory note. Also includes two (2) handwritten documents pertaining to Anna B. Bright, possibly Anna Bramlett Bright, including one (1) copy of a Lincoln County, TN land deed, dated circa 1877. Note: A miniature portrait of Bramlett is also included in this auction. North Carolina-born Lunsford Bramlett was licensed to practice law in Alabama in 1818 but had moved to Giles County, Tennessee by 1820, where census records show him living with his first wife, at least one daughter, and eleven slaves. His second wife was Mary Crockett, daughter of Dr. Samuel Crockett and Frances Bland Dudley. Mary was the granddaughter of Guilford and Anne Eaton Dudley. Bramlett served as an attorney and Judge in Giles County, was Attorney and Chancellor for the middle division of the State of Tennessee, and unsuccessfully challenged James K. Polk for Congress in 1827. Note: Lot 232 in this auction features a period portrait of Lunsford Bramlett.
Property of the Lincoln County Museum, Fayetteville, TN; Bequest of Mary Bright Wilson (1909-2004), formerly of Fayetteville, and descended in her family.
Condition:
All items in overall good, legible condition with toning/acid burn, foxing spots, tears, dampstaining, to be expected from age. 1st-2nd items: Invitation with light toning. Envelope with wear, tears, staining, to be expected from age and manner of use. 3rd item: Bibb signature in very good condition.