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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

• 19TH CENT. MEDICINE DOCTORATE
  19TH CENT. MEDICINE DOCTORATE DIPLOMADESCRIPTION: A Vanderbilt University Doctorate of medicine diploma. Awarded to "Joseph Asa Fowlkes" Dated 1879. Features (11) signatures from faculty in (Ink pen) lower left. Trustees signatures in (Ink pen) lower right. University embossment at lower right. CIRCA: 1879. ORIGIN: USA. DIMENSIONS: H: 27.5" x L: 20.5" CONDITION: Slight oxidation and creasing. 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.
• OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT OF DR.
  OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT OF DR. MENEES, MD19th century oil on board oval portrait of Dr. Thomas Menees, MD (TN, 1823-1905) depicting Dr. Menees seated with partially opened book. Brass plate attached to the frame reads: "Thomas O. Menees, MD, Dean of The Medical Department, Vanderbilt, 1875 - 1895". Housed in an oval gilt wood frame. Sight - 29" H x 24" W. Framed - 36" H x 31" W. Biography: Born in Davidson County, TN, Menees served in the Tennessee State Senate in 1857. He represented Tennessee in the First Confederate States Congress and the Second Confederate States Congress from 1862-1865, during the Civil War. Trained a physician and working in Springfield and Nashville, he also served as the dean of the merged medical departments of the University of Nashville and Vanderbilt University between 1875-1895. Condition: Canvas laid down on aluminum backing, losses to canvas perimeter, primarily upper left margin and lower right margin near the brass plate. Visible inpainting to left background of subject's face.
• RICHARD JOLLEY DRAWING ON GLASS,
  RICHARD JOLLEY DRAWING ON GLASS, "TWO AS ONE"Richard Jolley (Tennessee, born 1952) framed drawing on glass plaque with silver leaf titled "Two as One (Silver plate), 2004". Plaque measures 9" x 9". Framed: 10 5/8" x 10 5/8". Biography (Courtesy of the Knoxville Museum of Art): Richard Jolley was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1952 and as a youth, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He began his art training at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee in 1970, studying under noted glass artist Michael Taylor. After receiving his B.F.A. from George Peabody College in Nashville (now part of Vanderbilt University), Jolley continued graduate studies at North Carolinaís Penland School of Crafts, under the instruction of studio glass artist Richard Ritter. He currently maintains a studio in Knoxville. To date, Jolleyís work is represented in more than 33 public collections, including the Carnegie Museum of Art; the Corning Museum of Glass; the Frederick Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, the Knoxville Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Provenance: Property of the estate of Arlene Goldstine, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Overall excellent condition.
• RICHARD JOLLEY TOTEM "MEMORIES
  RICHARD JOLLEY TOTEM "MEMORIES LINGERING"Richard Jolley (Tennessee, born 1952) blown and hot formed glass "totem" titled "Memories Lingering" with fabricated and acid etched elements. Colors of amber, clear, cobalt, purple, aqua and gold. Signed and dated "1997" en verso on base. 34" H x 9 1/2" dia. 20th century. Biography (Courtesy of the Knoxville Museum of Art): Richard Jolley was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1952 and as a youth, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He began his art training at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee in 1970, studying under noted glass artist Michael Taylor. After receiving his B.F.A. from George Peabody College in Nashville (now part of Vanderbilt University), Jolley continued graduate studies at North Carolinaís Penland School of Crafts, under the instruction of studio glass artist Richard Ritter. He currently maintains a studio in Knoxville. To date, Jolleyís work is represented in more than 33 public collections, including the Carnegie Museum of Art; the Corning Museum of Glass; the Frederick Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, the Knoxville Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Purchased in 1997 by owner. Provenance: Property of the estate of Arlene Goldstine, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Overall excellent condition.
• JEAN JOSEPH DELVIN OIL ON CANVAS
  JEAN JOSEPH DELVIN OIL ON CANVAS SEASCAPEJean Joseph Delvin (Belgium, 1853 - 1922) oil on canvas seashore scene depicting a woman in Edwardian dress seated on horseback, standing at the edge of the water and gazing out toward sailing vessels on the horizon. Signed and dated "Delvin, 18?8" lower left. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame with painted wooden liner. Sight - 30 1/2" H x 43 1/4" W. Framed - 41" H x 53 1/2" W. Biography: Jean-Joseph Delvin attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, studying under Theodore Joseph Canneel. He eventually taught at the academy and became its director from 1902-1913. He specialized in animal scenes , particularly ones with horses. Provenance: descended in the family of in-vitro fertilization pioneer Dr. Pierre Soupart of Hainaut, Belgium, who came with his family to this country in 1962 and became a member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Vanderbilt University Medical School, where he worked for the rest of his life. Condition: Professionally cleaned; overall very good condition.
• THOMAS B. ALLEN PAINTINGThomas B.
  THOMAS B. ALLEN PAINTINGThomas B. Allen (Tennessee/New York, 1928-2004) oil on canvas painting of a boy holding a bag of marbles, standing against a wall plastered with paper signs. Wide stained wood frame. Signed upper right and dated 1950. 29-3/4" x 21-3/4" sight, 37" x 29-1/4" framed. Biography: Nashville-born illustration artist and painter Thomas B. Allen studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. His illustration work appeared in numerous publications including Life, McCalls, and The New Yorker. In 1959 he illustrated a story for Esquire Magazine about bluegrass singers Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, which led to a close and longtime collaboration, including seventeen country music album covers. Allen earned a New York Art Directors Club Gold Medal and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York and at the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and the Ringling School of Art and Design. A retrospective of his work, organized by the recording artist Marty Stuart, was held from 2000-2002 at the Grand Ole Opry. Condition: Excellent condition.
• PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF
  PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographic Archive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose studio and candid albumen prints, CDVs, cabinet cards, and other photographs dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, of mostly unidentified subjects. Notable Giers images include three African American children shooting marbles; 3 members of the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the Confederate Veterans from Fort Worth, Texas (standing with flag and a child) at the 1904 National Convention held in Nashville; members of the Vanderbilt University Football Team on the practice field, and members of other sport teams. There are a few photos of African American subjects, some images of Otto Giers and family including daughter Hunter Giers Hicks, and a CDV of a young Native American boy stamped on back for Jackson Bros. Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. One photograph (framed) depicts Somerset Edward O'Brien Kevil-Davis, British Army: Major Gordon Highlanders Order of Medjidif, with military medals, photograph taken by James Ewing, Aberdeen & Braemar. Photographs vary in sizes from c. 4" H x 2 1/2" W to 11" H x 14" W. Lot also includes a photographic album of CDVs portraits, primarily by C. C. Giers, but a few are by European studios such as Hanns Hanfstaengl, Berlin, and Enlenstein Photograph, Leipzig, of men, women, and children. Two examples of Post-Mortem photography, one of a woman, one of a baby, are included towards the back of the album. Album brown leather embossed with gilt, with white glass beads on covers and metal fasteners, gilt picture boards inside. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, descended in the Hicks-Giers family. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Leather on album worn. Picture boards separated from binding. Metal fasteners tarnished. Loose photographs exhibit damage to be expected from age. Framed photograph needs reinforcement. Newspapers browned from age, tears, missing sections from edges.
• 8 NASHVILLE PHOTOGRAPHS:
  8 NASHVILLE PHOTOGRAPHS: POLITICS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHGroup of photographs of Nashville interest including 1 Vanderbilt related. 1st item: 48th Tennessee General Assembly, composite photograph of individual pictures of members of the House of Representatives including Peter Turney, Governor, and J.A. Trousdale of Sumner County, Speaker. All members are captioned along with the name of the county they represent. Image 16 1/2" x 11", mounted to heavy card, 20" x 16". Full horizontal fold/crease across Turney's picture, corner and edge chipping to board. Image faded. Extraneous papers glued to back. 2nd item: Composite photograph of Seniors and Faculty of Fogg High School, 1911. All individuals captioned with names, also depicts the school building. Otto Giers' daughter Hunter is among those pictured, along with valedictorian Harold Cohn and class president Clarence Hunt. Thuss photographer's stamp lower right. Image 12 1/2" x 19", mounted to heavy card, 20" x 24". Foxing to image, corner losses to board. 3rd item: Composite photograph of Vanderbilt University Medical Department, Senior Class and Faculty, 1911. All pictured are captioned with name, students also have their home states noted. The school is pictured in a central vignette flanked by image of Dean W.L. Dudley and Chancellor J.H. Kirkland. Thuss Photographer's stamp lower right. Image, 19 1/2" x 14," is mounted to heavy card, 20" x 23 1/2". (Image with foxing and some stains, corner chips and margin surface losses to board). 4th item: Bishops of the M.E. South, Presented to the American Journal of Education; C. C. Giers Photo, Nashville Tenn. 8 Bishops are pictured and captioned, including I.C. Keener, R. Paine, D.S. Doggett, H.H. Kavanaugh, W.M. Wightman, H.N. McTyeire, E.M. Martin, and G.F. Pierce. There is also a central vignette of Vanderbilt University. 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" image; mounted to card 17" x 14". 5th through 8th items: Additional 10" x 13" images of Marvin, Doggett, and Kavanaugh (2). All have some light discoloration to images and chipping/losses to boards. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: See item descriptions. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: See item descriptions.
• PHILIP PERKINS O/B ABSTRACTPhilip
  PHILIP PERKINS O/B ABSTRACTPhilip Perkins (American/Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on board abstract painting, untitled, with geometric elements rendered in shades of maroon, orange, gray and white. Simple whitewashed wood frame. Board 10 3/8" x 8 3/8", frame 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: There is a 3" unvarnished strip across the center, possibly as intended (no apparent paint loss). 6" stain across back of board (does not appear to affect image on front).
• 1888 BIRDSEYE VIEW NASHVILLE MAP
  1888 BIRDSEYE VIEW NASHVILLE MAP PLUS 2 STREETCAR MAPS1st item: Framed Birdseye view map of Nashville, Tennessee, 1888, looking Northwest and showing 89 points of interest including the State Capitol, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University, University of Nashville Medical Dept, Montgomery Bell Academy, St. Ceceila Academy and St. Bernard Academy, numerous other schools, churches, and larger businesses including office of the Nashville Banner newspaper. "Presented by the Nashville Banner" in top margin, "Drawn and Published by Welloe & Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin" in lower margin. 21 1/2" x 39 1/2" sight, 23" x 41" in molded black frame. 2nd and 3rd items: 2 copies of a NEW MAP OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE SHOWING NEW WARD BOUNDARIES, by Marshall and Bruce, dated 1922. Nashville Street Railway Directory en verso showing streetcar routes. 21" x 32". 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: 1st item: Toning, with creases, as issued; several tears at creases including full tear with 2" loss at upper and lower left side, 3 strips of tape, 2"L, to lower left edge, other scattered losses and tears. 2nd and 3rd items: toning, some corner folds, a few scattered tears at fold lines. One is in worse condition than the other, with some stains and an extraneous scrap of paper adhered to it.
• 27 BOUND PHOTOS OF 19TH C.
  27 BOUND PHOTOS OF 19TH C. NASHVILLE HOMES AND BUSINESS...Partial album of original albumen prints, most 9" H x 7 1/2" W, mounted to boards 13 1/2" H x 11" W, depicting important buildings and houses in the city of Nashville in the post-Reconstruction era, most attr. Otto Giers. Included are several elegant homes, buildings at Vanderbilt University, University School, the office of the Nashville Banner, stores in the central business district including Peter Zinser Furniture; the Warren Music Store; J. W. Lawless & Co.; Armstrong Furniture; I. Gans Notions & Toys; an unidentified church, and "The Grand" (likely a hotel). 27 photographs in all. Most are attributed to Nashville photographer Otto Giers, who began a project in the 1880s to document his city, some have signatures lower right of photographers believed to have been working with Otto Giers during this time. An important visual account of Nashville in the post-Reconstruction era. For additional information, ref. Images of America: Nashville From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers Vol. 1 and II by Jim Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Most images in good condition with light toning and light grime, scattered light foxing to borders, Covers have been lost, so exterior images show more grime than internal images.
• GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 2 - UNBOUND
  GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 2 - UNBOUND IMAGESAn 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. Olivet cemetery (9 images), National Cemetery (18 images), the City Cemetery (9 images), Woodland Street Suspension Bridge, Insane Asylum (10 images),Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Depot, School for the Blind, Hume School, Howard School, James K. Polk's Tomb, interior of the State Capitol library, City Hall, Court House, Vanderbilt University campus (9 images), "Old Rue Deaderick," Public Square, Church Street, the Maxwell House Hotel, and 3 images of stables and figures at Belle Meade Plantation. Churches include Holy Trinity, Christ Church, Central Baptist College Hill, 1st Presbyterian Church, Church of Advent, McKendree Methodist, the Jewish Temple, St. Mary's, Also included are steamboats on the Cumberland River, general river views, and African Americans working in a field. 2nd group: Group of 10 Thuss, Koellin and Giers stereoview cards, Views of Nashville, Tennessee and Vicinity including Vanderbilt University, downtown streets, and 2 unidentified mansions (one overgrown). 3rd group: More than 2 dozen albumen prints mounted to paper or cardboard backings (some are fragments of old album pages). Identifiable scenes include the State Insane Asylum, funeral procession, the Suspension Bridge, "Dr. Sheffield's Home" with figures on porch, City Hospital, Natural Stone Bridge and a few other scenes possibly in the Sewanee-Beersheba Springs area of Middle Tennessee, the State Capitol overlooking houses and buildings (post Civil War) and a large 10" x 13 1/2" image of a crowd of well dressed men standing outside a train, inscribed in pencil on back "the Davidson County Democratic Club on way to convention that nominated Grover Cleveland, taken at Depot on Church Street." (Large creased area with tears at upper edge), left corner missing, grime/possible mildew to left edge). 4th group: more than 2 dozen loose albumen images. Identifiable subjects include the old James K. Polk mansion (no longer standing), Broadway, Fort Negley "about 1886", Fort Morton " about 1886," State Capitol, Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail car, Nashville riverfront with steamboats, the Pontoon Bridge and Ferry used while building the Woodland Street Bridge, scenes of the great Nashville snowstorm, Union Street decked out for the visit of president Grover Cleveland, the Andrew Jackson monument at the State Capitol; images from the building of bridges, and " The Cole Residence (later Medical Arts Building)". 5th group: 14 illustrated images of Nashville architectural landmarks (possibly taken from a book and based on Giers photographs) and 3 early 20th century reprint photographs of Civil War officers camped out by a tent (likely taken by Giers during the Union occupation of Nashville) along with 2 illustrated images of elevations of Ft. Negley. Approximately 100 total images. Note: Carl C. Giers immigrated from Germany and arrived in Nashville in 1852. He set up a photo gallery downtown, photographing many Nashville occupants and visitors - including notable Civil War figures during the city's Union Occupation. C.C. Giers passed away in 1877 and the studio was sold, but his son, Otto Giers, only 19 when his father died, took up the trade and continued it as part of the firm Thuss, Kollein and Giers. In 1885, he undertook a series of documentary photographs of Nashville sites (some of which are represented here). Some of these images were published in the 2 vol. series IMAGES OF AMERICA: NASHVILLE FROM THE COLLECTION OF CARL AND OTTO GIERS by James Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Mounted images exhibit light grime, fading/toning, and some edge losses. Loose images range from good condition with light fading and toning to fragile condition with some losses. Some loose images are curled with parts missing.
• GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 1 - ALBUM
  GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 1 - ALBUM OF STEREOVIEW IMAGESAn archive of images of Nashville, circa 1884, all mounted on album pages, most inscribed with identifying captions. Most are stereoview prints. 40 pages containing approximately 150 views (300 images) including Fort Negley and the "Negro Settlement" at Fort Negley, and numerous views of the grounds and Interior of the State Capital Building including corridors, Hall of Representatives, library with images of portraits, flags, and artifacts, and views from the Capitol looking in each direction (note one is a panoramic stereoview), and numerous views of Vanderbilt University, the Great Snow , the City Cemetery, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, National Cemetery, and Mount Calvary Cemetery. Other images include the Cumberland Riverfront, High Street, City Hall, Customs House, Court House, a young black child standing in a field with dilapidated houses behind him, Spring Park, Stevenson Avenue, Park Street, Spruce Street, Cherry Street, College Street, Market Street, Nashville Public Square, Cole Building, Woodland Street Suspension Bridge, the Railroad Bridge, German Lutheran Church, St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral (interior and exterior), St. Ann's Church, Church of the Assumption, St. Peter's Chapel, Elm Street Church, Central Baptist Church, McKendree Church, Trinity Church, Church of the Advent, Jewish Synagogue, the Penitentiary, Gilchrist Hotel, Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Depot, the "Insane Asylum" including the "Colored Department", Roger Williams University, Hume Fogg School, Howard School, School for the Blind, South Nashville Normal School, Ward Seminary, Price's Seminary, St. Bernard Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Fisk University - Jubilee Hall and Livingston Hall, the Wharf (riverfront), Central Tenn. College, French Spring Lick (Sulphur Spring), Tulane Hotel, Belle Meade Plantation, the Surry Jones Gospel Tent, and residences of Captain Ryman, Col. E.W. Cole, Gen. Houston, William Morrow, J. W. Thomas, and William Duncan. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. Note: Carl C. Giers immigrated from Germany and arrived in Nashville in 1852. He set up a photo gallery downtown, photographing many Nashville occupants and visitors - including notable Civil War figures during the city's Union Occupation. C.C. Giers passed away in 1877 and the studio was sold, but his son, Otto Giers, only 19 when his father died, took up the trade and continued it as part of the firm Thuss, Kollein and Giers. In 1885, he undertook a series of documentary photographs of Nashville sites (some of which are represented here). Some of these images were published in the 2 vol. series IMAGES OF AMERICA: NASHVILLE FROM THE COLLECTION OF CARL AND OTTO GIERS by James Hoobler. Provenance: the estate of Giers descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Some pages have images clipped, but the majority are intact with light discoloration and edge chipping (mostly affecting the rigid album boards). All images are adhesive-mounted to album pages, which have become brittle. 17 pages have come unbound from spine. Leather exterior of album is extremely worn, including the spine.
• TN EPHEMERA AND PRINTS, 30
  TN EPHEMERA AND PRINTS, 30 PCSAssorted TN Prints and Ephemera, 30 items total. 1st item: "Fourth Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Nashville, Tennessee" imprint, published by Smith, Camp, and Company, Printers, Patriot Office, 22 pages with a table of attendance, 1858. Paper and string bound book reporting the activities of the Nashville Public Schools of past year, submitted by J. F. Pearl, Superintendent, to the Board of Education, detailing information concerning subjects such as the deaths of the teachers and pupils, discipline and attendance, and examples of questions to be answered by candidates of the High Schools regarding English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, History, Latin, Watts on the Mind, and Spelling. Preceding the example questions, Pearl closes his report by repeating the petition "Give us a commodious school house on College Hill, and an Examination Hall upon the lot adjoining the Hume Building". 8 3/8" H x 5 1/4" W. 2nd item: Sepia toned photograph depicting "North on Gay St." after a "Big Fire at Knoxville, Tenn--April 8th 1897, "Hotel Knox" started". Features the burned-out building facades near Sanford, Chamberlain and Albers Druggists, with views of telegraph wires and crowds of people surveying the damage. Mounted to card stock. Photograph - 4 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W. Card stock - 5 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W. Late 19th century. 3rd item: "Buildings and Forts (TN/GA/VA)", Plate CXXIV, lithographed with tinted color by Julius Bien & Company, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1895. From "Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865". Depicts 9 scenes of significant Civil War buildings and forts in Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia including "Nashville, Tenn. from the South-East. Showing the State Capitol", "Buzzard Roost Gap and Rocky Face Ridge, GA", and "Battery Spofford, VA". Image - 16 1/4" H x 27 1/4" W. Sheet - 18 1/4" H x 29" W. 4th item: "Nashville, Tenn. from the South-East. Showing the State Capitol", part of "Buildings and Forts (TN/GA/VA)", Plate CXXIV, lithographed with tinted color by Julius Bien & Company, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1895. From "Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865". Mounted to matte and sealed with plastic. Image - 8 5/8" H x 11 1/2" W. Matte - 12" H x 16" W. 5th item: "Cumberland Gap" steel plate engraving with hand coloring by Samuel V. Hunt, after Harry Fenn, published by Daniel Appleton and Company, New York, circa 1972. From "Picturesque America" by William Cullen Bryant. Housed in black wooden frame with matte. Image - 5 1/4" H x 7 7/8" W. Sight - 7 1/4" H x 9 1/8" W. Framed - 13 1/8" H x 6 1/4" W. 6th and 7th items: Two engravings with later hand coloring depicting Nashville, one from "A Comprehensive View of Our Country and Its Resources ", by James D. McCabe Jr., published by the Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia, 1876. Both with text pages en verso. Both housed in wooden frames. Images range in size from 2 1/2" H x 3 3/4" W to 2 5/8" H x 4" W. Frames range in size from 5 5/8" H x 9 1/4" W to 7 3/8" H x 8 1/2" W. 8th and 9th items: Two copper plate engravings with hand coloring titled "General View of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee", drawn by Dr. B. Howard, published by Harper's Weekly, 1862, and "Army of the Cumberland--Nashville and its Fortifications", published by Harper's Weekly, 1864. "Cumberland Gap" engraving has linen backing. Both mounted to mattes. Images approximately - 6" H x 9" W. Sheets approximately - 8" H x 10 3/4" W. Mattes approximately - 11" H x 14 1/8" W. 10th and 11th items: Two woodcut engravings, one with hand coloring, of "The State Capitol, at Nashville, Tennessee", published by Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1857. The uncolored engraving includes the original full page with "A Prayer Wheel at Cashmere, India," engraving and text. Both engravings mounted to mattes, colored engraving sealed with plastic. Images approximately - 5 1/2" H x 7 7/8" W. Mattes approximately - 11" H x 13" W. 12th item: Copper plate engraving with hand coloring titled "Central Tennessee College", drawn by Wheeler Marshall Bruce, with "Central Certificates" text page en verso. Mounted to matte. Image - 3 5/8" H x 7 1/8" W. Sheet - 7 3/8" H x 10 3/4" W. Matte - 11" H x 14" W. 13th item: "Tennessee Centennial Exposition: The National Event of 1897" program, published by Marshall and Bruce Company, Nashville, circa 1897. The 38 page program features black and white images of significant buildings, including a "Bird's Eye View of Exposition", descriptions of the planned events, and nearby points of interest including Civil War battlefields and national cemeteries. Folded - 8 5/8" H x 4" W. Unfolded - 8 5/8" H x 15 3/8" W. 14th-24th items: Ten postcards, five chromolithographs, four sepia toned photographs, and one lithograph, depicting scenes in and around Nashville, Tennessee. "St. Ann's Church and Rectory and Martin Hall" postcard is addressed to Mrs. Louisa Sebring, Halifat, Kansas with writing in black in from her sister, and a one cent Franklin stamp, illegible postmark. Four photograph postcards housed in plastic sleeve. Postcards approximately - 3 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W. Early/mid 20th century. 25th-26th items: Two woodcut engravings titled "Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee", sketched by H. P. Whinnery, engraved by Rattlescraw. Depicts the majority of the Vanderbilt University campus including the Chancellor's Residence, the Science Hall, the Observatory, the Main Building, and others. Buildings labeled below map. Image - 9 3/4" H x 14 1/2" W. Sheets range in size from 11 3/4" H x 16" W to 12 1/2" H x 19" W. 27th-28th items: Two paper advertisements, one chromolithograph, one lithograph, for Knoxville businesses. Chromolithograph is to advertise the opening of "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company" at 322 Union Street, Knoxville, TN and depicts "Madison Square, Hoffman House and Broadway in New York city. The lithograph is to advertise "Roth Coal Co", Yard at Oak St., Office at 603 Prince Street, Knoxville TN, and depicts "7,500 Tons Pure White Moss" in the yard. Chromolithograph - 6 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W. Lithograph - 4" H x 9 1/4" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. 29th-30th items: Two pages with engravings and text related to Tennessee with information about population, climate, industries, government, etc. South Dakota engraving and text page en verso of page 378. Pages range in size from 13 1/2" x 11 1/4" W to 14 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W. Early 20th century. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1st item: Overall good condition. 1" tear top of binding visible from page 19 to end of imprint. Few foxing spots, largest 1/8" lower left of cover. Top right corners of page 21 and back cover torn. 2nd item: Overall good condition. Two black pen marks, largest 1", top left of photograph. 3rd item: Light toning around edges of sheet. Two tears, largest 1 1/4", center bottom edge of sheet. 4th item: Overall excellent condition. Not examined out of matte. 5th item: Minute foxing spots on surface of sheet. Not examined out of frame. 6th and 7th items: Minute foxing spots on surfaces of sheets. Not examined out of frames. 8th and 9th items: Minute foxing spots on surface of sheets. 10th and 11th items: Toning on edges of uncolored sheet. Colored engraving in overall excellent condition. Not examined out of matte. 12th item: Slight toning on edges of sheet. 13th item: Light overall toning. 14th-24th items: Overall good condition with slight wear expected from age. 25th-26th items: Overall excellent condition. Slight toning, bends, tears on larger sheet. 27th-28th items: Advertisements exhibit foxing spots, scuffs, and paper tears to be expected from age. 29th-30th items: Overall good condition. Slight toning around edges of pages.
• LUDIE AMOS DOLL + CONTINENTAL
  LUDIE AMOS DOLL + CONTINENTAL CHERUB, 2 ITEMSTwo (2) carved wooden figures, including Black Americana doll. 1st item: Ludie Pennyman Amos (Georgia/Tennessee, b. 1935) folk art mixed media doll, titled "Esther", depicting a young African American girl with a white ribbon in her braided hair wearing a white dress, white stockings, and black shoes; mounted to a wooden base. Signed "'Glimpses' by Ludie / Ludie P. Amos" with a gold sticker to underside of base. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Amos with title and date "1995" and a copy of a letter written by Amos about the doll, dated May 27, 1998. Overall with base: 14 3/4" H x 6" W. 2nd item: Continental carved wood and polychrome painted angel or putto sculpture rendered in the form of a young male child with his hands on his hips and two (2) removable wings to his back, mounted to a wooden base. Unsigned. Overall with base: 15" H x 10" W. 20th century. The Estate of F. Hamilton Hazlehurst, longtime chair of the Vanderbilt University Art Department. Condition: 1st item: Overall very good condition with scattered areas of minute staining to dress. 2nd item: Overall good condition with natural age shrinkage, craquelure to polychrome.
• 1876 CENTENNIAL SOUVENIRS, CDVS AND
  1876 CENTENNIAL SOUVENIRS, CDVS AND 2 BALTIMORE VIEWS, ...A collection of ten (10) souvenirs from Philadelphia and the 1876 Centennial Exposition, plus four (4) Civil War era CDVs with Revenue Stamps, and two (2) early prints of Baltimore, including a rare early lithograph view by Edward Sachse. 16 items total. 1st-10th items: Souvenirs include one (1) unused soap cake depicting Memorial Hall; two (2) Rowland & Sprogle Carbonated Stone Centennial Exposition salt cellars with labels on bottom advertising that they were exhibited in the Minerals Annex; four (4) Liberty Bell earrings; two (2) CDVs of Independence Hall, and one (1) salt spoon with glass-filled end. 11th-14th items: Four (4) portrait CDVs of various unknown subjects with New York, Baltimore, and Washington backstamps and Civil War era 2 and 3-cent revenue stamps. Sizes range from 1/2" H (earrings) to 1 1/2" H x 3" W x 1 1/2" D (salts). 15th item: "BALTIMORE, Drawn from Nature and On Stone by E. Sachse," printed by Sachse & Co., Baltimore, depicting the city from the north with the Washington Monument in the foreground. Framed under glass in an antique veneered wooden frame with silvered rabbet edge. Sight- 20 1/2"H x 29 1/4"W. Frame - 25 1/2"H x 34"W. Mid 19th century. Note: Edward Sachse printed multiple views of his home town in the mid 19th century, but very few exist of this particular version, labeled only BALTIMORE. We are aware of only one other, from the I.N. Phelps Stokes collection of American Historical Prints. Included on the back of this print is a portion of the 1853 Baltimore City Directory, A through BAK, 10 pages. 16th item: VIEW OF BALTIMORE, c. 1830, lithograph on paper, from the engraving by S. Fisher after a painting by William H. Bartlett. Published in Willis' book American Scenery by George Virtue, London, 1839. Matted, unframed. Sight 6" H x 8"W. Note: these items descended in the Hazlehurst family, whose members resided in Baltimore in the mid 19th century. The Estate of F. Hamilton Hazlehurst, longtime chair of the Vanderbilt University Art Department. Condition: 1st-10th items: Cracks to soap; some wear and small chips to salts with wear and losses to labels; oxidation to spoon and earrings; light grime, toning, and creasing to paper items. 15th item: Extremely fragile condition. Dampstaining to large area upper right and to most of lower margin, extending into the image. 1" tear lower left margin. Significant losses/holes to upper margin and to center sky area adjacent to the upper portion of the Washington Monument. Toned and brittle. Not examined out of frame. Frame has fading, veneer chips and wear. City directory is a fragment, lacking cover or pages past page 10. 16th item: Sun toning, some grime to mat.
• 3 TN RELATED ITEMS: 1 TAXPAYER
  3 TN RELATED ITEMS: 1 TAXPAYER BROADSIDE & 2 BOOKS1st item: TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY broadside, issued by C. G. Lovell, Revenue Collector, notifiying the taxpayers of the county where and when they are to pay their State and County tax for the year 1853, dated May 26, 1853. Loosely float mounted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Broadside: 9 5/8" H x 11 3/4" W. Framed: 11 3/4" H x 14 1/2" W. 2nd item: A TENNESSEAN ABROAD OR LETTERS FROM EUROPE, AFRICA, AND ASIA, by Randal W. MacGavock (alternate spelling McGavock), A.M., L.L.B., published by Redfield, New York, 1854. Hardcover 12mo, 398 pages with back advertisments, hardbound in purple cloth with blindstamped covers, gilt lettering to spine. 7 3/4" H x 5 3/8" W x 1 3/8" D. 3rd item: THE COMET, Vol. I, published by the Fraternities of the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, May 1887. Hardcover quarto, 56 pages with illustrations and front advertisments, hardbound in one-quarter brown cloth with prints paper sides. 12" H x 9 1/4" W x 5/8" D. The Collection of Richard H. and Kathleen L. Hulan. Condition: 1st item: Overall toning, scattered foxing spots, creases, tears, largest 2 1/2", pencil inscriptions. Broadside is loose in frame, not pasted or taped down to mat. 2nd-3rd items: Covers with general wear, sunning, tears, areas of loss, corners bumped. Pages with toning, foxing spots, dampstaining, pencil inscriptions. Some pages towards the center of the TENNESSEAN ABROAD book are loose from binding or not present.
• PHILIP PERKINS LARGE O/C ABSTRACT
  PHILIP PERKINS LARGE O/C ABSTRACT PAINTING, FLIGHT TO T...Philip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas abstract painting titled "Flight to the While of Unity" depicting geometric undulating forms rendered in segments of color in shades of blue and purple intertwining against a gradient purple-to-blue background. Signed "Perkins '51" lower right. Titled in pencil en verso of stretcher. Bennett Galleries, Nashville, TN label affixed en verso. House in a contemporary frame with chrome inner frame and black filet. Sight: 35 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed: 41 1/4" H x 42 1/4" W. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: One small patched hole in upper left center with associated retouching. A few additional areas of retouching in lower right and right center, largest area measuring 3" L.
• PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE ABSTRACT
  PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE ABSTRACT PAINTING, WEIGHT OF T...Phillip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas horizontal abstract painting titled "Weight of the Horizon" depicting intersecting organic forms in gradient segments of color, including black, blue, orange, yellow, green, and red. Signed "Perkins 44" lower right corner. Titled in pencil en verso of stretcher. House in a contemporary chrome frame with a black filet. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 44" W. Framed: 32" H x 52" W. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: Some minor patched holes with associated retouching visible under UV light inspection. One scratch to upper margin.
• PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE ABSTRACT
  PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE ABSTRACT PAINTING, ERIDANUS, 1...Phillip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas large abstract painting titled "Eridanus" depicting a green teardrop form surrounded by undulating segments of color in shades of blue, orange, yellow, green, and black, possibly representing the constellation, Eridanus, long associated with the rivers of ancient civilizations. Titled, signed, and dated en verso of canvas. Housed in a contemporary black frame with a white linen liner. Sight: 35" H x 52 1/2" W. Framed: 38" H x 55 3/4" W. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: Overall very good condition.
• PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE PORTRAIT
  PHILIP PERKINS O/C LARGE PORTRAIT OF A BLONDE LADY, 196...Philip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas mid-century three-quarter portrait painting of a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, attired in a yellow-green dress with a blue shawl draped over her hair and along her shoulders. She is depicted seated in a Botticelli-inspired shell form chair against an abstract blue and green background. Signed and dated "Perkins '64" upper right corner. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with a white filet. Sight: 39 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 48 1/2" H x 38 1/2" W. Biography: Philip Perkins was best known for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s, but he also painted portraits. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: Has been professionally conserved, and cleaned, with very minor retouching to the background. Description of conservation affixed on label en verso.
• PHILIP PERKINS LARGE O/C ABSTRACT
  PHILIP PERKINS LARGE O/C ABSTRACT PAINTING, THROUGH BEY...Philip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970), "Through Beyond," oil on canvas large abstract painting depicting three vertical geometric forms rendered with a reflective gradient effect in shades of blue, orange, green, and purple against a dark background with a green ceiling. Unsigned. Inscribed en verso of stretcher, "I have authenticated this as an original Philip Burton Perkins, Oct. 31, 1970" And signed illegibly, possibly "Rick S. Hardin". Sight: 34 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed: 38 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City and in 1947 participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: Painting has been lined. Some retouching in upper green margin and lower right corner, largest area measuring 6" L. Some fleabite losses and light craquelure with flaking.
• 8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS
  8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL. ANDREW LYTLE, R.P...8 Fugitive Poet related publications including signed and first edition books. 1st Item: ALL THE KING'S MEN, Robert Penn Warren, Franklin Library, 1977, Hardcover. Signed by author on the page preceding limitation page; black leather binding with gilt stamping, gilt page edges, silk endpapers, and ribbon marker; Franklin's "Notes from the Editors" booklet laid in. 2nd Item: THE LONG NIGHT by Andrew Lytle, signed First Edition (stated), Hardcover Bobbs-Merrill Company 1936, Lytle's first novel, inscribed on the copyright page "To- The Little Squire From a close neighbor and friend Andrew Lytle." Original green cloth boards stamped in gilt, with original unclipped DJ with $2.50 price intact. 3rd Item: AT THE MOON'S INN by Andrew Lytle, signed First Edition (stated), Hardcover Bobbs-Merrill Company 1941, signed by Lytle on the dedication page. Hardcover w original blue boards, gilt stamped, no DJ. THE VELVET HORN by Andrew Lytle, First Edition Hardcover, New York, McDowell Obolensky 1957. Inscribed to previous owner on ffep and "Andrew Lytle Nashville, 1957". No DJ. 4th Item: THE VELVET HORN by Andrew Lytle, trade paperback reprint by The University of the South, 1983, inscribed to previous owner on title page. 5th Item: SELECTED POEMS BY JOHN CROWE RANSOM, by John Crowe Ransom, Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover First Edition (stated). Black boards with unclipped $2.00 DJ. 6th Item: LEE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OTHER POEMS, by Donald Davidson, Houghton Mifflin Company (The Riverside Press); Boston, 1938, Hardcover First Edition; Simple inscription and author signature on front page; purple cloth binding with gilt and black lettering, DJ w/ $2.00 price intact. 7th Item: ALLEN TATE IN MEMORIAM (1899-1979), Front Street Trolley, Nashville, Tennessee, 1979. 7 page octavo pamphlet commemorating poet Allen Tate upon his death, #50 of 300, with pieces by Robert Holladay, Molly McIntosh, Jean Guerrero Gore, Alison Touster; signed by each contributor; together with newspaper article obituary. 8th Item: I'LL TAKE MY STAND THE SOUTH AND THE AGRARIAN TRADITION, by various authors, with introduction by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., 1977 Louisiana State University Press. Trade Paperback printing of the 1930 Agrarian "manifesto" put out by 12 Fugitive writers, SIGNED by Lyle H. Lanier, Robert Penn Warren, and Andrew Lytle. Together with a program from 1980 "Fifty Years After" symposium laid in. Note: the Fugitives, also known as the Fugitive Poets, were a group of poets and literary scholars associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville credited with ushering in a major period of modern Southern literature. Their name stemmed from The Fugitive, a literary magazine published from 1922-1925. Condition: ALL THE KING'S MEN light foxing on one page and gilt edges; THE LONG NIGHT good with moderate toning, DJ with chipping, 1 1/2" tear to front; AT THE MOON'S INN good with slight wear to edges, no DJ; THE VELVET HORN (HB) good with crayon mark to front, ffep w/ glue residue, no DJ; THE VELVET HORN (PB) clean, wrinkling to spine; SELECTED POEMS good with toning, binder's glue residue inside, prev. owner's gift inscription ffep, DJ with chips; LEE IN THE MOUNTAINS good with slight toning, ffep missing exposing spine, DJ split along front spine with chips; ALLEN TATE IN MEMORIAM toning to front edge of cover; I'LL TAKE MY STAND very good with slight soiling to page edges.
• 26 PCS NASHVILLE EPHEMERA INC.
  26 PCS NASHVILLE EPHEMERA INC. MCGAVOCKS, SLAVE INTERES...Assorted Nashville ephemera, 1826-1915, including an 1848 document for the sale of a 40 year old man named Jim, sold to James M. Murrell by Harvey Tucker in Davidson County; 1802 land indenture between Thomas Claiborne and William Terrell Lewis for a one-acre parcel known as "Lot 23 adjoining the Public Square"; 1813 Davidson County land indenture, signed by clerk Randal McGavock (1768-1843, original owner of Carnton Plantation); two (2) 1826 land survey plat maps of land in Davidson County by Sam Weakley for Thomas Wells and Peter Higgins; 1857 Nashville land indenture signed by Frank McGavock; 1896 letter from Union General and Nashville businessman, author and preservationist G.P. Thruston on his company State Insurance Co.'s letterhead regarding building a cottage at Beersheba Springs, Tn; 1897 poll tax receipt for W.W. Berry; 1883 University of Nashville and Vanderbilt University Medical School Commencement announcement, Tennessee Centennial Exposition ticket with four (four) silk ribbons; four (4) 20th century prints of downtown Nashville in the mid 19th century, one 1915 photograph titled "State Shoot June 3-4-5- Nashville Tenn", and other assorted documents and correspondence. Condition: All items overall good condition with expected toning, minor discolorations, minor losses/separations at some fold lines, most encapsulated (not laminated) in protective plastic sheeting. 1915 State Shoot Photo has full crease with tearing at upper right quadrant, losses to all corners.
• PHILIP PERKINS O/C PAINTING,
  PHILIP PERKINS O/C PAINTING, "MYSTERY OF THE VERNAL EQU...Philip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas abstract cubist painting titled "Mystery of the Vernal Equinox." The surrealist-influenced work features colorful geometric forms converging as if in motion around three irregular prisms set in a glowing center. Signed lower right and dated 1945. Plain black frame with white mat. Dimensions - 23" H x 34 3/8" W. Framed - 26 3/4" H x 37 7/8" W. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist-influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was born in Waverly, Tennessee and studied at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under Jean Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis, and Fernand Leger. In 1934 he exhibited at the Salon D'Automne and the Salon de Tuileries. In 1940 he moved to New York City, where this work was likely painted, and in 1947 he participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition. He spent seven years teaching art at the University of Tennessee in Nashville (1948-1955) but went back to Europe for several more years before returning to Nashville in 1961. Condition: Overall good condition, professionally conserved and lined. Two faint vertical lines visible surface in upper and lower left and right quadrants. UV light reveals scattered touch ups in all quadrants, and a repaired 1 1/2' horizontal tear to lower center (in the middle of the red-tinged shape). Frame in good overall condition with two faint dark vertical horizontal lines to lower mat.
• ALAN LEQUIRE BRONZE, SEATED
  ALAN LEQUIRE BRONZE, SEATED FIGURE READINGAlan Lequire (American/Tennessee, b. 1955) bronze sculpture depicting a nude woman lounging on an abstracted chair or sofa and reading a book, with her legs crossed. Signed "Lequire" in oval to back of chair and numbered 2/12. 13 1/2" H x 14" W x 6" D. Biography: Alan LeQuire began his artistic career at the age of eleven, when he crafted his first objects in copper and tin. His early influences include Tennessee sculptors Olen Bryant, Puryear Mims, and William Edmondson. Lequire graduated from Vanderbilt University and spent a year of apprenticeship with Milton Hebald, an American sculptor living in Italy, and afterward studied figurative sculpture with Peter Agostini in the MFA program of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Lequire is best known today for his monumental public sculptures in Middle Tennessee including "Athena" at the Nashville Parthenon and "Musica" on Music Row. Condition: Excellent condition.
• STAFFORDSHIRE COMMEMORATIVE PLATES,
  STAFFORDSHIRE COMMEMORATIVE PLATES, FOUR (4)Set of four Old English Staffordshire Ware commemorative plates; includes "Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield, Ill.", "Historic Vanderbilt University , Nashville Tennessee, James H. Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee", "Historic Salem, N.C., South Church Street, Moravian Church, 1800, Salem College, 1772", and "Historic Vanderbilt University , Nashville Tennessee, James H. Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee"; all plates measure approximately 9-15/16" in diameter; in Very Good overall condition with some crazing. Third-party shipping charges for this lot, in the continental U.S. (lower 48), will be $55.
• A Chinese Silver Inlaid Bronze
  A Chinese Silver Inlaid Bronze Figure of a Buffalo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier modeled standing foursquare its thick arched neck supporting a forward facing head with an open mouth upright alert ears and a two curved horns its tail elegantly curled upward with overall stylized loop inlay height 6 3/4 in. length 9 in. Provenance: With Chauncey P. Lowe Orlando FL; to current owner. The Chauncey P. Lowe collection of Chinese art is considered one of the most distinguished in Florida. A 1997 Orlando Sentinel art review quotes Cornell Fine Arts Museum director Arthur Blumenthal: "Lowe's collection is one of the country's ''most comprehensive private collections '' and it is indeed an effective survey of the variety of three-dimensional Chinese art across its long history." Portions of Lowe's collection have been exhibited at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum Rollins College and the Fine Arts Gallery Vanderbilt University among other institutions.
• An American Rococo Carved
  An American Rococo Carved Mahogany Half-Tester Bed mid-19th c. New Orleans ogee molded tester tapered turned posts exuberant brackets C and S carved headboard surmounted by a shell conforming foot board and rails highly figured veneers throughout height 109 1/2 in. length 83 in. width 62 5/8 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the George Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University). By family repute descended in the Claiborne family of Louisiana.