A few examples of appraisal values for
FINE ARTS SOUTHERN COLONIAL

• Twenty Books, Southern Decorative
  Twenty Books, Southern Decorative Arts The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Palmetto and Magnolia; John Bivins, The Regional Arts of the Early South; Graham Hood, The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg; George Rogers, Charleston in the Age of the Pinckneys; Beatrice Ravenel, Architects of Charleston; Tennessee State Museum, The Pottery of Charles F. Decker; Barry Huffman, Catawba Clay; McKissick Museum, I Made This Jar: The Life and Works of the Enslaved African American Potter, Dave; H. E. Comstock, Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region; Benjamin Caldwell, Tennessee Silversmiths; Newbern and Melchor, Classical Norfolk Furniture; Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, 1972; Wallace Gusler, Furniture of Williamsburg and Eastern Virginia 1710-1790; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Art of Tennessee; Southern Perspective, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 2005, some water damage; Henry Greene, Furniture of the Georgia Piedmont Before 1830; Burroughs, Southern Antiques; Society of Colonial Dames, South Carolina Portraits; Chamberlain & Chamberlain, Southern Interiors; Duncan Phillips, American Etchers, Volume II, Alfred Hutty, spine torn and panels loose,
• Twenty-Three Books, Southern
  Twenty-Three Books, Southern Decorative Arts and Architecture detailed listing available. Farrar and Hines, Old Virginia Houses; Birne and Scarff, William Buckland, Architect of Virginia and Maryland; Milby Burton, South Carolina Silversmiths; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Legacy from the Past; Henry Cauthen, Charleston Interiors; Georgia Museum of Art, Georgia's Legacy; History Charted Through the Arts; Paul Burroughs, Southern Antiques; Thomas Savage, Charleston Interior; Martha Severens, The Charleston Renaissance; Chamberlain and Chamberlain, Southern Interiors of Charleston; Southern Accents: Historic Houses of the South; Bruce Chambers, Art and Artists of the South; Morris Museum of Art, Fifth Anniversary Catalog, Celebrating Southern Art; Cynthia Rubin, Southern Folk Art; The Frist Center for Visual Arts, Art of Tennessee; Jessie Poesch, The Art of the Old South; Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Southern Perspective, A Sampling; High Museum of Art, Georgia Collects; Morris Museum of Art, A Southern Collection, (two copies); Morris Museum of Art, Gracious Plenty, (two copies); Virginia Museum, Painting in the South, 1564-1980
• Southern School (19th Century)
  Southern School (19th Century) "Portrait of a Creole Woman", oil on canvas, 32" x 25-1/2". Presented in an antique parcel-gilt and ebonized frame.
• Southern watercolor, E. McIntire,
  Southern watercolor, E. McIntire, Southern genre scene with black figures around cabins, in cotton field, titled on mat "Cotton Field in South Carolina", watercolor and gouache on paper, inscribed verso "Mrs. Francis McIntire/38 S. Battery/Charleston, S.C. 29401", American School, 20th century, 8-1/2 x 11-3/8 in.; early 20th century inlaid wood frame. Small hole at edge lower left; frame with loss to wood at sight edge, abrasions.
• Southern School (Early 20th
  Southern School (Early 20th Century) "Country Cabin with Figures on Porch", oil on panel, 6-1/2" x 20-1/4". Presented in a parcel-gilt frame.
• Southern School (19th Century)
  Southern School (19th Century) "Portrait of a Young Girl in Blue", oil on canvas, 32" x 24". Presented in a giltwood frame.
• FOLK ART BIRDHOUSE IN FORM OF A
  FOLK ART BIRDHOUSE IN FORM OF A MANSION Southern Style Ante-bellum House with large two story open front veranda, gabled roof with cupola, 19" x 21" x 12", weathered.
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL FOLK ART PORTRAIT
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL FOLK ART PORTRAIT OF A GIRL A Confident Young Girl with brown eyes and curly brown hair, oil on canvas, unsigned, ca. 1860, in salmon velvet frogging trimmed dress with lace knickers, seated in a crimson draped balloon back armchair, one arm resting on a floral tablecloth, broad brimmed straw hat dangled by ribbon from her hand, unframed, 30" x 25 1/2". Cleaned and relined, fine overall craquelure.
• SOUTHERN PLANTATION SCENE (AMERICAN
  SOUTHERN PLANTATION SCENE (AMERICAN SCHOOL LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Plantation house slave quarters and two riverboats. Restoration. 17 1/2''h. 21''w. in a gilt frame 22''h. 25 1/2''w.
• Southern Classical mahogany
  Southern Classical mahogany plantation desk circa 1835 shaped gallery above tiered top centering lift-top writing surface flanked by small drawers and shelf on rectangular top above conforming case fitted with two deep outside drawers and seat well resting on ring-turned legs with ball feet. H38'' W67 1/4'' D32 1/2'' Provenance: Property of a Southern gentleman's private collection Charleston South Carolina. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• A Colonial Revival Hall Settle Arts
  A Colonial Revival Hall Settle Arts & Crafts Style A charming wooden hall settle with green stain/paint hinged lid seat tall back pierced detail on the "wings". Mostly made in pine paneled grooved back solid seat with shaping and wear painted black. Possibly designed by Louis Rorimer.
• Southern Paint-Decorated Stand
  Southern Paint-Decorated Stand attributed to Georgia, 19th century, poplar and yellow pine, single drawer with cut-nail construction, black surface paint overall, 24 x 14-1/2 x 14-1/4 in.,
• Southern School (Early 20th
  Southern School (Early 20th Century) "Cabin Scene with Figures and Mule", oil on masonite, 7-3/4" x 10". Presented in the original parcel-ebonized frame with lemon-gilt liner.
• Southern folk art watercolor, two
  Southern folk art watercolor, two girls, one playing an instrument, the other with garland and basket of flowers in front of house, unsigned, watercolor and ink on paper, early 19th century, 6-1/2 x 7-7/8 in.; original 19th century painted wood faux tortoise frame. Staining, pencil marks, creases, tears at edges; frame with abrasions, original backing board. By descent, Underwood Family, Kentucky/Nashville, Tennessee; Private Collection.
• Books, catalogues, Southern
  Books, catalogues, Southern furniture and decorative arts: works relating to Charleston, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, (24 pieces); detailed listing available.
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 20TH CSouthern
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 20TH CSouthern School, 20th c ., "Abstract Composition in Blue", watercolor on paper, monogrammed "A" lower right, 12 in. x 16 in., framed Provenance: Estate of Julia Evans Reed
• Southern School (19th Century)
  Southern School (19th Century) "Portraits of a Husband and Wife", pair of oils on canvas, 21" x 14-1/2". Presented in carved and stained wooden frames with gilt liners.
• John Bivins and Brad
  John Bivins and Brad Rauschenberg, The Furniture of Charleston 1680-1820, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 2003, three volume set in slip case,
• Southern School (21st Century)
  Southern School (21st Century) "Cotton Field", oil on panel, 5" x 7". Presented in a rustic wooden frame.
• Fine Southern Federal mantle
  Fine Southern Federal mantle surround, yellow pine and walnut(?), cut nail construction, elaborate applied diamond, rosette and column form design, probably Southern, 19th century, 56-1/4 x 73-1/2 x 9-3/4 in. Scraped down with traces of cream to white paint overall, later nailing and some replaced moldings, scattered separations, other possible restoration, several nail/screw holes, repairs and wood fill at joints. Found in Charleston, South Carolina; Private Collection, North Carolina
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 19TH C. PORTRAIT
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 19TH C. PORTRAIT OF A LADYSouthern School, oil on canvas portrait of a lady. The subject, a woman in a silver lace trimmed dress, is depicted seated and holding a locket containing a portrait of a man; she is flanked by columns, with red drape, potted plant and cloudy sky in the background. Unsigned. Housed in a Rococo Revival style giltwood and composition frame with applied foliate moldings. Sight - 22 1/4" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed - 32" H x 25 1/2" W. Circa 1850. Provenance: Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Condition: Blacklight indicates inpainting to majority of facial area, area on left side collar and tops of the subject's forearms. Losses to frame, especially lower left corner. Oil on canvas appears to be laid on board.
• FRAMED SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE
  FRAMED SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE RELIGIOUS PAINTINGFramed Spanish Colonial style painting on canvas, central figure with sword, vision of the Madonna and Christ child, floral border, small tear to canvas, craquelure, paint loss, surface grime, sight: 13.75"h, 10"w, overall: 16.5"h, 12.75"w, 1.75lbs **Provenance: A fine Santa Fe, New Mexico estate collection**
• ANTEBELLUM SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A
  ANTEBELLUM SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A DEMURE YOUNG LADY IN ORIGINAL FRAME, CA 1840 She is depicted in neoclassical robe, with flowers gathered in the front, a blue and white stoneware water jug looped over her right elbow, a garden behind having a brooding large statue of a lion. Oval image in rectangular gilt frame with spandrel. OS: 27 1/2" x 22", SS: 23" x 18", cleaned, fine condition.
• Very fine Federal Southern mantle
  Very fine Federal Southern mantle surround, elaborate stepped cornice, quarter fan, leaf and anthemion appliqués over molded pilasters, attributed to North or South Carolina, early 19th century, 59 x 74 x 9-1/4 in. Surface burning and charring over much of mantle, extensive paint losses and other damages, lacking one side element. Salvaged from "Diamond in the Dust", early Flat Rock, North Carolina, home that burned in 1960s; The Estate of the Late Francis P. Fretwell, Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Southern Folk sculpture by L. Jones
  Southern Folk sculpture by L. Jones (Georgia 20th Century) STANDING FEMALE NUDE parcel-gilt painted carved wood H36 3/4'' W10'' Provenance: Glenville North Carolina collection. Estate of Edgar C. Jones Coral Gables Florida.
• SOUTHERN FOLK ART OIL ON CANVAS
  SOUTHERN FOLK ART OIL ON CANVAS "COASTAL PLANTATION SCE...Folk Art Oil on Canvas "Coastal Plantation Scene", 19th Century, Southern United States, unsigned, relined. In period gilt frame. 12 in. x 18 in. Overall 15 ½ in. x 21 ½ in. Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 4 Rays Court, Nantucket Condition: Relined Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• TWO MASTERWORKS ON EARLY SOUTHERN
  TWO MASTERWORKS ON EARLY SOUTHERN FURNITURE To include: Hurst, Ronald L. and Prown, Jonathan. Southern Furniture 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection (Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1998), quarto (11-1/2 in.), with dust jacket; plus...Bivins, John Jr. The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700-1820 (Winston-Salem: The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 1988), quarto (11-1/4 in.), with dust jacket.
• Southern School (19th Century),
  Southern School (19th Century), pair of small oval oil-on-academy board portraits of, respectively, a young black woman and a young black man in a white stock and black coat, fourth quarter 19th century, 8-3/4\" x 6\", each signed \"Spencer\", in red. Presented in matching patinated antique-gilded brass frames in the neoclassical taste.
• American Folk Art Great Chair
  American Folk Art Great Chair probably Southern, 19th century, walnut and other mixed woods in the William and Mary style with sausage turnings, arms with applied split-spindle bosses, oak split seat, in early brown-painted surface, 39 x 24-1/2 x 20 in.,
• SOUTHERN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA
  SOUTHERN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SOFA Circa 1830, attributed to Norfolk, Virginia, mahogany veneer, white pine secondary, later yellow striped upholstery and two bolster pillows, wave-crest back with carved acanthus leaves, shaped arms with acanthus and diamond carved panels, acanthus carved knees with paw feet.
• Charleston Renaissance school (late
  Charleston Renaissance school (late 19th/early 20th century) SOUTHERN OAK WITH MOSS IN CEMETERY oil on artist board framed unsigned H12'' W15 1/2'' Provenance: Glenville North Carolina collection. Estate of Edgar C. Jones Coral Gables Florida.
• Southern School (20th Century)
  Southern School (20th Century) "Figures on a Country Road", oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Presented in a carved giltwood frame.
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL O/B FARM
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL O/B FARM LANDSCAPESouthern School, early 20th century, oil on board painting depicting a farm with red barn surrounded by haystacks or mounds of tobacco leaves, at sunset, with large leafy trees and blue-hued low mountains in the background. Unsigned. Inscription Mr 6- 22 en verso. Later giltwood frame with carved corner ornamentation. Board - 11" H x 14"W. Frame - 18"H x 21"W. Condition: 1/4" loss to upper left corner (not visible when painting is framed), otherwise excellent condition.
• Southern architecture, related:
  Southern architecture, related: mostly 20th century works on the architecture of Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, includes T. Addison Michaels, Georgia Illustrated…, 1842, (nine titles); detailed listing available.
• African-American genre painting,
  African-American genre painting, fiddle player and family in cabin yard, unsigned, oil on canvas, canvas stencil verso "Williams…New York", American School, 19th century, 12 x 16 in.; original 19th century gilt wood cove molding frame with stenciled pebble panel, label verso "O.J. Copeland…Picture Frames". Original stretcher and tacking edge, craquelure, light grime, retouch at center; frame with abrasions, portions resurfaced. Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
• SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 19TH CSouthern
  SOUTHERN SCHOOL, 19TH CSouthern School, 19th c., "Cabin in a Field", oil on canvas, unsigned, 9 in. x 17 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Overall fair condition. Ext. Frame: 14 3/4 in. x 23 3/4 in. x 2 7/8 in.