Devon Farm Archive: A collection of material related to Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee (plus 2 horse/cattle catalogs related to nearby Richland Farm). Includes: a medal for the Tennessee Agricultural and Mechanical Association, in velvet lined union case; a small medal from the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, Dec. 16, 1884-May 31, 1885; several photographs including a circa 1860s cdv of a cow with African American man standing alongside; a framed front page of the Sept. 1, 1888 issue of The Tennessee Farmer, picturing Damsel 3749, a prize cow owned by Ed. D. Hicks, Devon Farm, with accompanying article "A Valuable Breed: Facts about Devon Cattle in Middle Tennessee. " (light fading, no glass); a framed cabinet card of "Damsel"; oval cattle number tag; a hand drawn map of the Devon Farm property circa 1900; softcover booklet, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN DEVON CATTLE CLUB AND CATALOG FOR EDWARD D. HICKS, DEVON FARM pub. Zanesville, Ohio 1885 (staining to right side); C. H. DANA'S NEW SHEEP REGISTER; a Guest Book for Devon Farm with signatures of guests from 1941-1974; conical copper rain gauge; a detailed weather notebook for 1860-1864; second weather notebook for 1864-1869 which also lists "daily employment, " a list of employed "hands, " a seed experiment, and pedigrees of two cows; an 1869 farm ledger; a 1" tall porcelain cow figurine; various photos and ephemera related to E. D. Hicks, who served as president of the Southern Seed Association; Handwritten 20th century manuscript, Devon Farm by Paul Preising including map of property, family tree, and some early photographs; several copies of agricultural newspapers circa 1866-1900 including Spirit of the Farm, Field and Farm Turf, and Bulletin of the Devon Cattle Club; a 20th century scrapbook of news clippings and photos pertaining to Devon Farm, including a headline from April 4, 2002 on the sale of the property to PE Enterprises, with intent to donate it as land for Ensworth High School; a scrapbook of home remedies and recipes, a broadside, "Scale of Points for Devon Bull" (folded, with toning at top); remnants of a prize ribbon; about a dozen 19th century photographs of Devon Farm including cattle, farmhands, and Hicks family members, and numerous 20th century photographs of the property and its inhabitants; a 1979 architectural award for Devon Farm; correspondence and a 1955 advertising calendar from the Dobson Hicks Seed Company; and 2 metal printing plates depicting cows. Also included are 2 auction catalogs from the sale of Short Horn Cattle (1887) and Thoroughbred and Trotting Horses (1873) from Richland Farm, owned by family relative Mark S. Cockrill (pencil inscriptions in horse catalog, including some sale prices). 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 paper and photographic items have expected toning and light handling grime. Weather/farm journals have worn covers, 1864-69 journal is lacking spine and in fragile condition. Other items - see above description.
Brannam chargerwith sunset scene and swifts, incised mark, 28.25cm, four other pieces of Devon pottery and eight Torquay and Devon pottery books and pamphlets
Giers Nashville Archive 1 An 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)
Pr. Oil Landscapes, poss. Devon Farm: Pair of oil on canvas landscapes. 1st item: Oil on canvas farmhouse scene, possibly Devon Farm in Nashville, TN. Signed and dated "M. F. Jennings 1905" lower left of painting. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight - 6" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed - 9 1/8" H x 11 7/8" W. 2nd item: Oil on canvas pastoral landscape scene, depicting a grove of trees in a field against a light pink and blue sky. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight - 5 7/8" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed - 10" H x 12 7/8" W. Both 20th century. 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: Two pinpoint sized paint flakes, lower right. 3 3/4" loss to decorative gilt carving on frame. 2nd item: Overall good condition. 1 1/4" loss to decorative gilt carving on frame.
A RARE GEORGE I SUGAR BOWL AND COVER HENRY BETHUNE, EDINBURGH 1725 the deep hemispherical plain bowl with engraved crest, raised on a short stem and domed spreading foot, the pull of stepped cover with flat central section, the rim with matching engraved crest Diameter: 11.8cm, height: 9.5cm, weight: 12.5oz Estimate £ 6,000-10,000 + fees Note: When compared to the survival of early teapots the rarity of early sugar bowls becomes much more apparent. However, when this is looked at more closely it would appear that fewer than 20 per cent of these still have their original cover. While it cannot be guaranteed that all were created with a cover, it does appear that the finest tea services had covered sugar bowls and, in some cases, covers which could be used as a tea pot stand as well. Examples of this pattern are obviously meant to match with the fine bullet teapots of the period and when looked at closely the scale of the bowl matches, almost identically, the size of the teapots. This, combined with the use of the same short stems and domed feet, would appear to suggest these are the beginning of the matching tea service. This said, at this early period it would only have been very high status clients who would have been able to afford a full tea service in silver, again pointing to the rarity of some of the constituent parts which would likely have been supplied in porcelain or ceramics. The crest as engraved upon this George I Scottish Silver Sugar Bowl and Cover by Henry Bethune hallmarked Edinburgh 1725 is that of the family of Walter. It may be blazoned as follows: Crest: A stork drinking out of a whelk shell all proper This crest is borne by at least two Walter families both of which hail from southern England, the Walters, of Ashbury in the County of Devon and the Walters, of Bearwood in the County of Berkshire. The Ashbury Walters were living there from the reign of King James VI and I although they descend from a John Walter, of Crawdon in the County of Cambridge. The family were recorded in the Heralds' Visitation of the County of Devon that took place in 1620. The Bearwood Walters descend from a family who was settled at Evesham in the County of Worcestershire in the 17th Century. A member of this family was John Walter (died 1812), of Teddington Grove in the County of Middlesex who founded The Times newspaper as The Daily Universal Register on the 1st January 1785. There appears to be no genealogical connection between the Devonian and Berkshire families. At the present distance in time, we cannot be certain how a piece of Scottish silver came into the possession of the one or other of these families. Whether they had a Scottish connection or they acquired the cup from within the market in London or elsewhere in England and caused their crest to be engraved on same will remain unanswered. . Sold for £10,000 (buyer's premium included)
A CROWN DEVON FIELDINGS ROUGE ROYALE JAR AND COVER of ovoid form with dog of fo gilded finial, printed in gilt and overpainted in jewelled enamels with figures in a chinoiserie pagoda landscape, gilt mark, 15" high Estimated Price: 70-90 / Actual Price 150 A CROWN DEVON FIELDINGS ROUGE ROYALE JAR AND COVER of ovoid form with dog of fo gilded finial, printed in gilt and overpainted in jewelled enamels with figures in a chinoiserie pagoda landscape, gilt mark, 15" high
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, (SCOTTISH, 1880-1969), AN OLD DEVON CIDER PRESS HOUSE, WATERCOLOR, SHEET: 15 X 22 IN., FRAME: 25 X 33 IN.SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, (Scottish, 1880-1969) An Old Devon Cider Press House, watercolor signed W. Russell Flint, l.r. sheet: 15 x 22 in., frame: 25 x 33 in. Provenance: The Collection of a Massachusetts Lady. Other Notes: This work is inscribed verso An Old Devon Cider Press House, Autumn (local legend claims that this building [w]as once an armoury belonging to The Black Prince. Edward of Woodstock (June 15, 1330-June 8, 1376), commonly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III. He never became king as he predeceased his father, but he was known as one of the most successful commanders during the Hundred Years War. Condition: Condition: Sheet taped to matting, verso, along all edges.
Lot Of 2: Anheuser-Busch Beer Bottles.
Pre-Prohibition. This lot includes a bottle with a Bevo Beverage label and a bottle with an Old Devon Special label. These are both low alcohol beverages. The Old Devon label has moderate wear and damage. These labels may have been added at a later date.
Condition (Very Good). Size Each : 9 -1/2" T.
2 CIVIL WAR ERA PISTOLS, DEVON FARMTwo (2) Civil War era pistols from Devon Farm, Nashville, TN (possible battlefield pick-ups from Battle of Nashville). 1st item: Savage Navy Percussion Revolver .36 cal. Octagonal barrel, walnut grips. Hammer and trigger function. Barrel length - 7 1/8", Overall - 14 1/2". 2nd item: Colt Model 1851 Revolver, .36 caliber, serial number 96321. Brass trigger guard and back strap. Cylinder can be turned by hand. Hammer can be cocked but will not hold. Loading lever works freely. Barrel length - 7 1/2". Overall length - 13". 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:
Both weapons are early war battlefield relics, un-touched.
English School, 19th c., "Shore of Devon", watercolor, inscribed "Branscombe, Devon", sight 5 1/2 in. x 8 7/8 in. $500/700 Provenance: From the collection of John Anderson, Jr. (author of The Unknown Turner, 1927); Gimbel Brothers, New York; Private collection.
ASSD. SILVER FLATWARE, DEVON FARM55 pcs assorted sterling flatware from Devon Farm. Includes 1 Berry spoon with Repousse bowl, maker's mark RE, London, 1839; 1 Irish sterling spoon monogrammed Sarah 1819, marks for Dublin, 1806, maker's marks rubbed; 1 Dinner fork, marks for Solomon Hougham, London, 1807; 1 Wood and Hughes ladle and 1 butter knife, both Empire Pattern; 1 Aesthetic movement sugar shell with 5 matching teaspoons; 1 Gorham sugar shell; 1 Wood and Hughes sugar shell; 2 sugar tongs; 1 Knowles individual fish knife and 1 individual fish fork, both Tudor Pattern; 1 Gorham cream ladle; 1 Baker Manchester sardine fork; 1 Baker Manchester olive spoon; 1 Alvin olive pick; 1 Gorham dinner fork; 10 teaspoons by assorted makers; 3 assorted demitasse/coffee spoons; 1 Webster baby spoon (dented bowl) monogrammed HG (likely Hunter Giers); 1 Lunt "Treasure" pattern child's feeding spoon with curved handle, monogrammed SHH (Sarah Hunter Hicks); 4 jelly knives with hollow handles; 1 pie server with hollow handle; 1 roast carving set (1 fork + 1 knife) and 1 single roast fork, all with hollow handles; and 8 souvenir spoons: Ocala, FL; Courthouse at Neosho, MO; Cliff House San Francisco; St. Louis; Masonic Temple, Chicago; "1915" with figural bear on handle (possibly a World's Fair spoon); "January"; and The Night Before Christmas (by Gorham). Also included is a 2 pc Southeast Asian serving set (fork and spoon, silver content unknown) with teak handles. Combined weighable silver: 33.13 oz troy. 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:
Children's spoons with wear and bending, other items in very good condition, most with monograms. Asian silver items have some oxidation and wear.
Birds - D'Urban (W.S.M.) & Murray A. Mathew. The Birds of Devon, coloured plates and photographic illustrations, original decoration cloth, gilt, 1892; Dixon (Charles) Bird Life in a Southern County, original cloth, 1899; Loyd (Lewis R.W.) The Birds of South-East Devon, occasional spotting,original cloth, [1929] - and 9 others on Birds (12)
Davy's Devon Herd Book from Devon Farm: DAVY, John Tanner; HOWARD, Sanford (Editor of the American Edition). Davy's Devon Herd Book; Containing the Names of the Breeders, the Ages, and Pedigrees of the Devon Cattle, with the Prizes they have Gained. New York: James D. Torrey, 1855. 6" H X 9" W (Octavo). 196 Pages. First American Edition in the original burgundy blind stamped cloth boards. Contains the three original engravings as issued in this American edition. Signed and dated, "Edward D. Hicks, 1878" in pencil on the inside front board. Also contains the United States Naval Institute ownership bookplate of C. William Green. 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 Original gold stamping to spine present, but quite sunned. Boards a bit scuffed and faded. Occasional foxing.
A LONGPARK TORQUAY TURQUOISE BLUE TAPERING VASE decorated with a stork, two Devon Pottery three handled vases, a large terracotta tapering jug and one other Devon Pottery fruit bowl (4)
Harding Family archive, account book Extensive archive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business and plantation, later known as Devon Farm; Civil War and Slave related ephemera; land documents; and numerous receipts. David M. Harding Account Book for Whiskey Credited for the year of 1849 with records of sales to John Davis, John Harding, and others; partial book titled Account of Making Whiskey with 2 pages in back listing certain repeated names of people (likely slaves) with quantities (likely a production record); a large book that appears to be an early textbook or reference book with wine and beer measures but also geometry and other problems, dates around 1814; 7 land indentures between David M. Harding and Thomas Harding, Christopher Robertson, and other early Nashville landowners, with witness signatures including William Harding and Giles Harding; Survey map of land along Harpeth River; several pages of accounts with John Nichol for household items including furnishings such as tea china and tumblers, fine beaver gloves, food and sundry supplies; a hand written recipe for Cold Beer; a $2,000 check from a New Orleans bank for Mr. George Harding; a scrap of paper with prices for architectural work including stairs, 1804 s.f. flooring, roof, windows, doors etc; and a 1863 Civil War Pass for Mrs. Harding's driver and Fanny Harding's oath of allegiance to the United States Government. There are also several small note books, including one inscribed Thomas Harding, the others apparently David Harding's notes of checks written and amounts received from various accounts. One appears to have a 2 page reference to slaves purchased from the Echols family. Another has 8 checks, dated 1822, from the Commercial and Farmer's Bank of Baltimore, where Harding often traveled to purchase slaves. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Slave Archive incl. 68 bills of sale Archive of approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee. (Their plantation on the banks of the Harpeth River would come to be known as Devon Farm after passing into the hands of Fanny's nephew, Edward Hicks II). Includes 68 slave bills of sale, indentures, and/or receipts, some pertaining to the sale of multiple African American men, women, and children, plus notebooks, a slave census, copy of Fanny Harding's will, and other related documents. 8 of the slave bills are partially printed, from the state of Maryland, the remainder are handwritten (some are labeled copies, all are period, earliest one dates circa 1816) and involve participants in the slave trade from Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, and (primarily) Tennessee. Notable among the slave receipts is an 1833 bill of sale for $800 paid by David Harding to his nephew William Giles Harding of neighboring Belle Meade Plantation, with William G. Harding acting as guardian for Elizabeth Harding "the only heir of William Harding", for "seven negro slaves, to wit Mariah and her six children namely Tom, Elizabeth, Patsy, Robert, Major and Lucy," and an 1832 bill of sale from Elizabeth Harding to David Harding for $400 for the sale of "one negro man named Major", witnessed by Felix Robertson (son of Nashville founder James Robertson) and Willoughby Williams (a sheriff of Davidson County and colonel in state militia). Also notable is the 1820 sale of a slave named Mandaville from John B. Harding of Powhatan Virginia to David M. Harding for $650, witnessed by Giles Harding, and the 1859 sale of a "slave named Josephine about age twenty" for $1,400 from F.M. and Sallie Blackwell of Alabama to Fanny G. Harding. In addition to the bills of sale are the following documents: 1) A pencil-written census on lined paper listing 20 names in a column labeled "white" and 14 names in a column labeled "black", with what appears to be a count of members of various households. Undated. 2) A receipt from the Richmond, VA Enquirer newspaper, dated May 19, 1821, to David M. Harding, for advertising "Cash for Negroes" at a charge of $1.75. 3) Partially printed receipt from Hamilton and Fuller, "Manufacturers of Negro Brogans, Men's and Boy's Calf, Kip, and Thick Boots & Shoes, Ladies Shoes of All Kinds, House Servants Shoes etc. Corner of Market and Church Street, Nashville" dated 1856 in account with Mr. (sic) F. J. Harding (likely Fanny Harding). Note Hamilton's name is scratched out with "Eben" inserted over it. The Bill is for 2 pairs Brogans at $1.75 each and is signed Eben Fuller. 4) Receipt to David M. Harding from William G. Anderson for several health related goods and services including "24 portions quinine, dawes, capricum and ... for four servant children" and "to visit by night, bleeding, cupping, and call same day and cupping for servant man" etc. 5) David Harding small marbleized cover notebook recording expenditures including "to board negroes". 6) David Harding notebook recording supplies "bought for negroes" including shirts and pantaloons, buttons, cloth for coats, sugar, coffee, salt etc. 7) April 27, 1864 handwritten true copy will of David Harding's widow, Fanny Davis Harding (1801-1865), which notes "I desire that my mulatto boy Henry, now aged about 5 years, and my two negroes Sam and West... shall be liberated and manumitted according to law" and bequeaths her land to Edward Hicks. A few brief scrap notes referencing slaves are also 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)
W.G. Harding Horse Catalog and Belle Meade Archive An 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)
A Fieldings Crown Devon cigarette box with musical mechanism commemorating the 1937 Coronation with profile portraits of the King & Queen and with fall front, together with a matching Fieldings Crown Devon musical tankard £100-120
19th c. Portrait of a Prize Cow, Devon Farm 19th century portrait of a Devon Farm cow in a landscape setting by livestock illustration artist Lou Burk (American, 1845-1914). Signed and dated '85 lower right. Housed in the original silver-gilt frame with molded clover motif. 20" x 16" sight, 20" x 24" framed. Note: Devon Farm was nationally known for its production of Devon Cattle. Lou Burk was born in Kentucky in 1845. He grew up on a farm in Illinois and went on to a career painting cattle, horses and other animals for catalog illustrations for livestock farmers and breeders (biographical information courtesy Askart: the Artists' Bluebook). Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
19TH C. PORTRAIT OF A PRIZE COW, DEVON FARM19th century portrait of a Devon Farm cow in a landscape setting by livestock illustration artist Lou Burk (American, 1845-1914). Signed and dated '85 lower right. Housed in the original silver-gilt frame with molded clover motif. 20" x 16" sight, 20" x 24" framed. Note: Devon Farm was nationally known for its production of Devon Cattle. Lou Burk was born in Kentucky in 1845. He grew up on a farm in Illinois and went on to a career painting cattle, horses and other animals for catalog illustrations for livestock farmers and breeders (biographical information courtesy Askart: the Artists' Bluebook). 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:
2" scratch right edge, center, some streaking to right corner, scattered inclusions, overall light grime. 2" molding loss to upper right corner of frame, other scattered smaller frame losses.
Crown Devon Lustrine lusterware bowl. Purple lusterware bowl with gilt decoration and rim. Painted at the bottom of the bowl as well as on the sides to depict ships. Marked on bottom '' Devon Lustrine Stoke on Trent England Royal George''. Good condition repaired chip to the bottom base. Minor crazing. Measures 4.75'' tall x 9'' wide. Shipping weight 2.2 lbs.
Ernest Edwin Abbott (English 1888-1973) Devon Cottage watercolour signed 'Ernest E. Abbott' lower right; inscribed 'A Devon Cottage' lower left 23.5 x 39cm
Coombe Martin silver. A Victorian silver shawl brooch, approx. 10.5cm long, a heavy scroll design with cabochon amethysts, the locking mechanism a registered design, stamped " H.S. Ellis Exeter , Regd. Octr 24, 1847 ", manufactured by Hilliard & Thomason (mark rubbed) in Birmingham, 1850 for the Exeter silversmith. This brooch is also stamped " Devon and Cornwall Silver ", to indicate that the metal was mined from the Combe Martin mine in North Devon.
2 Civil War Era Pistols, Devon Farm: Two (2) Civil War era pistols from Devon Farm, Nashville, TN (possible battlefield pick-ups from Battle of Nashville). 1st item: Savage Navy Percussion Revolver . 36 cal. Octagonal barrel, walnut grips. Hammer and trigger function. Barrel length - 7 1/8", Overall - 14 1/2". 2nd item: Colt Model 1851 Revolver, . 36 caliber, serial number 96321. Brass trigger guard and back strap. Cylinder can be turned by hand. Hammer can be cocked but will not hold. Loading lever works freely. Barrel length - 7 1/2". Overall length - 13". 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 Both weapons are early war battlefield relics, un-touched.
Corgi Classics 1/50th scale Bus Models and Sets - Sets include East Lancashire, Devon Bus, Devon General, Yelloways, East Kent and others, single models include Felix Coaches Bedford, Burlingham Seagull, Bibby's OB and others - Near Mint to Mint including packaging, some duplication. (14)
PR. OIL LANDSCAPES, POSS. DEVON FARMPair of oil on canvas landscapes. 1st item: Oil on canvas farmhouse scene, possibly Devon Farm in Nashville, TN. Signed and dated "M.F. Jennings 1905" lower left of painting. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight - 6" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed - 9 1/8" H x 11 7/8" W. 2nd item: Oil on canvas pastoral landscape scene, depicting a grove of trees in a field against a light pink and blue sky. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight - 5 7/8" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed - 10" H x 12 7/8" W. Both 20th century. 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: Two pinpoint sized paint flakes, lower right. 3 3/4" loss to decorative gilt carving on frame. 2nd item: Overall good condition. 1 1/4" loss to decorative gilt carving on frame.
Crown Devon Hand Painted Two Handled Vase. `Highland Cattle`. Signed G. Cox. Full marks to base. Crown Devon 0783. Stands 12½ inches in height.
Crown Devon Dogs Head Wall Hanging Figure ' Rattlin Deirdre' plus a further Crown Devon dogs head wall hanging figure 'Exquisite of Ware'
A Fieldings Crown Devon musical jug with relief and painted portrait of Harry Lauder with printed verse 'I Love A Lassie', the handle in the form of his walking cane, together with a Fieldings Crown Devon musical jug John Peel £80-100
WILLIAM KIP (AFTER C. SAXTON ) An engraved Map of Devon of Devon , coloured, Pl. 11 1/2 x 13 in; and two steel plate engravings of Liverpool interest (3)
Crown Devon lidded jar with a European pottery vase with squeezebag decoration. Jar is marked Crown Devon Made In England while the vase is marked only 552 2. Mint. 4 1/2'' and 5 1/4'' tall.
CROWN DEVON DECORATED PITCHER AND MUG. Bottom marked “Crown Devon Fieldings, England Hand Painted by Walter Lamonby”. 7” pitcher has fox handle with hunter (John Peel) and fox hunting scene. Small verse titled “John Peel”. CONDITION: Tea type stain. No chips or cracks. Matching 4-1/2” h mug showing John Peel seated smoking a pipe with same verse. CONDITION: Some stain to inside and out. No chips or cracks. 12-161 (200-400)
A collection of Crown Devon blue ground wares comprising 2 jugs, a vase and a bowl, all with painted and gilded chinoiserie decoration, together with a further Crown Devon blue ground bowl with painted and gilded decoration of 3 pheasants beside a tree
A family archive relating to COMMANDER GEORGE EYRE POWELL RN (1790-1855) his ancestors and descendants, contained in a large scrapbook.On page 1 of the book there are personal details including a facsimile of a portrait, a wax impression of his seal and locks of his hair. On page 2 there is a published obituary and on page 3 a pencil sketch of HMS Heron on which he served from 18/1/1817 to October 1822. He was on board when Napoleon died at St Helena and sailed with her when she took news of his death to England. The album also contains a facsimile after Ibbetson of a sketch of Napoleon. Other details of the family include his Irish forebears and descendants. Other family names connected to the Powells include Kingdon, (GEP?s wife), Evans, Doidge, and Weld. The archive continues in to the early years of the 20th Century. GEP moved to Colyton Devon in the 1820?s and had very close connections with George Meeting (Unitarian).The memorial stone to George Eyre Powell and his wife were in the building and there is a photograph of it in the archive.There is also a small collection of letters documents and other papers including;Several 19th century copy wills.1704 sealed indenture from the Earl of Limerick and other documents.19th century passport document Eyre Powell 1861 and another similar. Cronebane Yeomanry document issued to Eyre Powell 1827.1772 Powell family indenture.Eyre Evans Powell to Ann EyreCollection of 19th and early 20th century family documents and original letters.A small collection of 19th century letters stamps and envelopes including a signed photograph of Tennyson, a mid 19th century valentine to Miss Wolfe in its original stamped envelope, and a forged early 19th century guinea note purporting to be Bank of Ireland but stamped forgery with a letter from the Bank dated 18 Sept 1812 confirming this. Books include; Book of Common Prayer 1741 published OxfordBritish curiosities in art and nature, 1728George Eyre Evans, Colytonia: a chapter in the history of Devon. signed copy, with inscription Thomas M Powell from Annie M Powell.Hand written cash book 1836-1858BIOGRAPHYA Naval Biographical Dictionary (1849) by William Richard O'Byrne George Eyre Powell, born in 1790, is fifth son of the late Eyre Powell, Esq., of Great Connel, co. Kildare. Two of his brothers fell in the service of their country.This officer entered the Navy, 19 Jan. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Wizard sloop, of 16 guns and 95 men, Capts. Edm. Palmer and Abel Ferris. Attaining soon the rating of Midshipman, he served in that capacity in the expedition to Egypt in 1807. A wound he received in the course of the same year at the cutting-out of a vessel from under the protection of a martello tower on the coast of Calabria had the effect of procuring him a grant from the Patriotic Fund. He subsequently, by jumping overboard, proved of material assistance in saving the life of the Captain?s coxswain, a man named Wm. Johnstone, who had been upset in the jolly-boat; and in May, 1808, he was on board the Wizard when she fell in with, chased for 88 hours, and, after having run a distance of 369 miles, and once beaten her opponent in an action of one hour and a half, compelled the French brig-corvette Le Requin, of 18 guns and 110 men, to seek refuge in the neutral port of Tunis. Removing in the following June to the Amphion 32, Capt. Wm. Hoste, he was placed a short time afterwards in command of a tender, with the rating of Master?s Mate, and detached on a cruize in the Adriatic, where he succeeded in capturing many of the enemy?s vessels. In March, 1809, he was sent in charge of a heavily-laden prize, accompanied by another one intrusted to the care of the present Commander Henry Browne Mason, to Malta, for the purpose of obtaining stores for the use of the Amphion. At day-break on the 6th, observing the approach of two privateers (the one carrying a long 22-pounder in the bow, a carronade in the stern, and 38 men, and the other a 22-pounder in the bow and 28 men), Mr. Powell, concentrating the force of the two prizes on board his own, made all the opposition that could be expected from 2 one-pounder swivels and 6 muskets in the hands of 14 men. The enemy at length boarded on each quarter; and the British, having no alternative, surrendered. Mr. Powell, with his companions, was carried to Zara, thence taken to Ancona, and ultimately marched across the Alps to Brian?on and Verdun. Escaping, in the autumn of 1810, with two other Midshipmen, Messrs. Burbidge and Thomas, he traversed Holland under great privations, and on reaching its shores embarked in a fishing-boat, in which he had the good fortune to be picked up by the Idas cutter, Lieut.-Commander Duncan. In that vessel, after he had been conveyed on board the Christian VII., flagship of Sir Edw. Pellew in the North Sea, and been by him highly complimented, he was sent to England. Reporting himself, on his arrival, at the Admiralty, he was at once ordered to join the Thisbe 28, Capt. Wm. Rogers, guard-ship at Woolwich. Soon after this, while absent on leave, he was attacked by the Walcheren fever, and for several weeks incapacitated from exertion. On his return to the Thisbe he was removed, in Dec. 1810, to the Primrose 18, Capt. Chas. Geo. Rodney Phillott, under whom we find him, during the next 12 months, employed in escorting troops to Lisbon, protecting the trade to Quebec, and cruizing off Flushing. Rejoining Capt. Hoste at the end of that period as Master?s Mate on board the Bacchante 38, he accompanied him a second time to the Adriatic, and again acted a part in more than one animated scene. On the night of 31 Aug. 1812, receiving charge of the Bacchante?s launch, he served with a detachment of boats under the command of Lieut. Donat Henchy O?Brien, and assisted in cutting out from the port of Lema seven vessels laden with ship-timber for the Venetian Government, together with La Tisiphone French national xebec of 1 six-pounder, 2 three-pounders, and 28 men; one gun-boat with a nine-pounder, 2 three-pounders, and 24 men; and another of 1 nine-pounder and 20 men, intended for the protection of the trade on the coast of Istria from Pola to Trieste. On 6 Jan. 1813 Mr. Powell, with the same launch under his orders, united in a successful attack made by the boats of the Bacchante and Weasel sloop on five of the enemy?s gun-vessels in the neighbourhood of Otranto. While in command, previously to the latter affair, of the above-named Tisiphone, which had been converted into a tender and named the Amphion, he had fallen in, 2 Sept. 1812, with a convoy of 11 sail under the escort of two gun-boats; one of which, carrying 1 long 28-pounder in the bow, 1 22-pounder in the stern, together with 6 brass swivels and 38 men, he had succeeded, although with but 1 Midshipman, 13 seamen, and 5 marines on board, in driving on the rocks, after a running action of 35 minutes, in so shattered a condition that she soon went down. The other gun-boat was driven off the field. As a reward for his frequently distinguished conduct Mr. Powell was made Lieutenant, 22 Jan. 1813, into the Tremendous 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell. While in that ship he assisted at the reduction of the Castle of Trieste, and commanded a battery and a division of seamen at the taking of Rovigno, and in other operations on the coast of Istria. In charge of the flotilla employed in co-operation with the Austrians under Marshal Belgrade, he ascended the Po as far as the river Mincio, and aided at the blockade of Mantua, displaying in his exertions so much zeal, alacrity, and perseverance, that he elicited the thanks of the Marshal, and induced the late Sir Chas. Rowley, then commanding the Eagle 74, to mention him in a very warm manner in his despatches to Rear-Admiral Thos. Fras. Fremantle, the chief naval authority in the Adriatic. On the restoration of Naples to its ancient sov
A Crown Devon figure of a scarf dancer model no.2271, painted in colours, highlighted in gilt printed factory marks, hairline to base 33.5cm. high Literature Susan Hill Crown Devon Jazz Publications page 169 for a comparable figure
Devon Farm Civil War Dug Artifacts and Lock: Group of Civil War Dug Artifacts from Devon Farm. 1st item: U. S. Navy Percussion Pistol, Model 1842. Field repair on stock and forestock. 11 1/2" L. 2nd item: Percussion pistol relic without lockplate, hammer, and half of lower grip. 14" L. 3rd and 4th items: 2 . 58 caliber bayonets. 20 3/4" L & 18 3/4" L. 5th item: Brass door lock from Devon Farm. Mechanisms intact, key not included. 5 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D. 6th, 7th, & 8th items: Approximately 15 mini balls and 2 bullets stored inside wooden cylindrical container marked "SIR WALTER SCOTTS TOMB. DRYBURGH ABBEY", 2 larger shot and 1 fragment similar to a Schenkel shell fragment. Shots of varying sizes. Container: 2 1/2" H x 2 1/4" W. 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: Relic condition. Heavily rusted and worn. 2nd item: Relic condition. Bottom of stock broken. Lock plate and other hardware missing. Rusted and worn. 3rd and 4th items: Relic condition. Heavily rusted. 5th item: Some tarnish and rust. Functional condition. 6th, 7th, & 8th: Worn condition.
Burnside and Springfield Model 1861 Rifle, Devon Farm Two Civil War era rifles: Burnside carbine and Springfield Model 1861 rifle. Possible early battlefield finds associated with Battle of Nashville. 1st item: Burnside .54 Caliber Percussion breech loading carbine. Action functional. Barrel length - 20". Overall length - 39 1/2". 2nd item: Springfield Model 1861 rifle .58 caliber. Proper swell tip ramrod included. Barrel length - 40". Overall length - 56". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
CSA "Dog River" Cavalry Saber Confederate copy of a Model 1840 heavy dragoon saber with a "Dog River" unstopped fuller blade. Stamped "158" and "XX" on guard. Blade length ñ 36". Overall length ñ 41 1/2". Found on the property of Devon Farm, possibly associated with the Battle of Nashville period. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
ROYAL YACHTING INTEREST
A Royal presentation prize ewer; The Queens Cup, Royal Albert Yacht Club
Edgar Finlay and Hugh Taylor, London 1890-91, retailed by H.M.E. Manuel and Son, 12 and 13 Ordnance Row, Portsea
loosely modelled on the America's Cup by Garrard, of ewer shape, the bold C-scroll handle with acanthus clasping and rosettes, the everted lip with a bold mask of Neptune below, the whole body profusely chased with vinery and fruit, a small central oval cartouche with a crest, a leaf clasped cartouche with engraved inscription to one side, the other with a similar cartouche with a scene of yacht racing, all supported by a central leaf clasped column with three cast dolphinesque supports and shells between, lower gadroon border and inscribed around the circular base
61cm high, 110oz
Note:
Engraved to the front: 'Presented by her Majesty The Queen to the Royal Albert Yacht Club 1890' and to the foot rim '"Queens Cup" won by DEERHOUND August 18th 1890, Charles G Nottage./rTHE CUP
Like the famous 'America's Cup', fashioned by Garrards forty years earlier, the Queen's Cup given by Queen Victoria to the Royal Albert Yacht Club, Southsea, in 1890 is a silver wine ewer, probably - if any function was ever intended for it - for use as a claret, champagne or hock/moselle jug in the fashion of the day. By 1890, Queen Victoria had, for many years, given three cups annually for yacht racing: one went automatically to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, one was given to either a Scottish or Irish 'Royal' yacht club and one was given to an English 'Royal' yacht club - 'Royal' yacht clubs were those with a Royal patron or commodore, or both. In 1890, it was the turn of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, founded in 1865 and which had previously received a Queen's Cup in 1873, to receive a Queen's Cup - The Queen's gift to the club being ascribed by The Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette of 23rd August 1890 to the 'co-operation of the commodore, H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh'. In 1890, H.R.H. The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), second son of Queen Victoria, was an admiral in the Royal Navy and commander-in-chief at Devonport./rTHE YACHT
Yacht 'DEERHOUND's lines were drawn by the famous G.L. (George Lennox) Watson (1851-1904), the Glaswegian designer of H.R.H The Prince of Wales's famous racing yacht 'BRITANNIA' in 1893 as well as several British challengers for the America's Cup and many of the most famous British racing yachts of the last thirty years of the 19th century. Built in Southampton by Black & Co. for Charles Nottage and rigged as a cutter, she was launched in 1889, her Gross Registered Tonnage being 56 tons, overall length 72 feet 4 inches, waterline length 58 feet 10 inches and beam 13 feet 3 inches; her sails were by Lapthorn and Ratseys and her sail area 4,065 ? square feet. She was a '40 rater' in the ratings of the Yacht Racing Association and raced in that class. Immediately successful as a racing yacht, she won Nottage nineteen prizes in 1890 and was top of her class in that year. Nottage sold her to the Marquis Ridolfi in 1892 and her name was changed to 'ORETTA'. Based in Livorno and subsequently Naples for the next twenty years, she changed hands several times, being renamed 'LUISA' in 1898, when bought by Vincenzo Murolo, and 'LUISA M.' in 1903. Last owned by Ernesto Murolo from 1909 to 1911, she disappeared from Lloyd's Register of Yachts in 1912./rTHE OWNER
Charles George Nottage was the only son of George Swann Nottage (1822-85) and Martha Warner (1832-c.1914). In 1855, George Swann Nottage founded the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company and was proprietor of that highly successful commercial business until his death; he was also an alderman of the City of London, its sheriff 1877-78 and died in office as Lord Mayor in 1885. Charles George Nottage was born on 1st October 1852 and, after an education at Jesus College, Cambridge (BA and LLB 1879), was admitted to the Inner Temple, being subsequently called to the Bar on 11th May 1881. Nottage, generally known in yacht racing circles as 'Captain Nottage' because of his rank as such in the Devon Militia Artillery from 1885, first owned yacht 'FOXHOUND' and raced her from c.1886. 'FOXHOUND' was a 58 foot cutter, built by Fife of Fairlie in 1870 and Nottage sold her to the American yachtsman Harry North in 1889 when he bought yacht 'DEERHOUND'. By 1890, Nottage was one of the notable yachtsmen of his day, belonging to eleven yacht clubs - ten of them 'Royal' - in Britain and featuring in the yachting press on a regular basis from 1886 to 1892 as he and his crews sailed yachts 'FOXHOUND' and 'DEERHOUND' in regattas in both British and Continental waters. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Nottage succeeded his father as proprietor of the photographic business in 1885 and appears to have given up yacht racing when he sold 'DEERHOUND' in 1892. His health failing, he went on a world tour during 1892-93, visiting Hawaii and California and subsequently publishing a book on his travels. Nottage died in London on 24th December 1894. In his will, he left 13,000 for the establishment of the Nottage Institute at Wivenhoe in Essex - from which area he had drawn the crews for his two racing yachts - in order to instruct yachtsmen and other sailors, especially those from the Wivenhoe area, in navigation: this Institute, now known as the Nottage Maritime Institute, still exists in Wivenhoe. He also left money to the Yacht Racing Association for the annual award of what was to be called 'The Nottage Cup' but this bequest failed to meet appropriate charitable trust legislation and so could not be implemented./rTHE RACE
Such was the interest at the time in yacht racing that the race for which The Queen's Cup of the Royal Albert Yacht Club was presented on 18th August 1890 was covered in both the national and the local press. The Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette specified the details of the race and course in the Solent on 23rd August 1890, as follows. 'Handicap for yachts of an above 25 Y.R.A. rating, owned by members of the Royal Albert Yacht Club. First prize, the Queen's Cup, value 100 guineas, presented by Her Majesty the Queen; 2nd prize, 30; 3rd prize 10. Course, from the starting vessel near the Spit Fort, round the Nab lightship, thence round the [Ryde] West Middle Buoy, and back round the starting vessel. Twice round - say 45 miles'. The Portsmouth Times's report went on to list the names, rigs, ratings and owners of the competing yachts. There were twelve entries, six cutters and six yawls, ranging in size from the largest yawl, 'LETHE' rated at 123.79, and the largest cutter, 'THISTLE' rated at 121, down to smallest yawl, 'ANACONDA' rated at 25.43, and the smallest cutter, 'DEERHOUND' rated at 39.73. A detailed report of the race was contained in the Portsmouth Evening News of 19th August 1890, as follows. 'All started but Anaconda. Mohawk was first over the line, at 2 minutes 13 seconds after ten. Deerhound was seven seconds later, Vanduara 16 seconds after her, and then came Neptune, Thistle, Maid Marion, Lethe, Naeira, Castanet, Wendur and Foxglove in the order named. The yachts had all sail crowded on and made a stately progress down to the Nab without much change of position. On their way down, the breeze freshened very slightly and veered to the westward. The Thistle assumed the lead and was well to the front on the way back to the West Middle Buoy, being followed by the Castanet, which was a long way ahead of the third vessel, the Vanduara. Wendur hugged the Isle of Wight shore too closely, forgetting the set of the tide, which caused her to fall sadly behind, with Foxglove as a near companion. These were the last two and the remaining six yachts filled up in processional order the gap between them and the three leading vessels. The wind had now gone round to the south and increased somewhat in strength, so that the yachts had more way on, although their progress was still far from exciting. Off Cowes there was a calm and it was a matter of no small difficulty to round the West Middle Buoy. In the meantime the Sailing Committee held a conference on board the starting vessel and, in view of the improbability that the wind would improve or even maintain its then strength, they decided to shorten the course to one round. The race continued to be a drifting match and the glorious uncertainty of yachting competitions in a light wind was well exemplified towards the finish, for in rounding the West Middle Buoy the conditions of wind and tide favoured some of the yachts that before had failed to hold their own. They maintained this advantage and the times of arrival were:-
Deerhound (Queen's Prize) 5 hours 12 minutes 50 seconds
Vanduara 5 hours 13 minutes 36 seconds
Castanet (2nd prize by time) 5 hours 15 minutes 49 seconds
Mohawk 5 hours 24 minutes 18 seconds
Thistle (3rd prize by time) 5 hours 24 minutes 44 seconds
Maid Marion 5 hours 40 minutes 9 seconds
The others were not timed.'
The Times of London devoted over a column in its edition of 19th August 1890 to a detailed story of the race, concluding that, 'the Deerhound owed her victory to the smart way in which she worked by short tacks on and off the Hampshire shore between Browndown and the Kicker [Gilkicker] point.' The description given in the above newspapers of the race and of the yachts' fortunes as affected by the changeability of the wind, or lack of it, will be familiar to most racing yachtsmen in the Solent today, one contemporary distinguished sailor giving it the term 'Solent roulette'.
Stephen Wood MA FSA
(with thanks to Hugh Boscawen and Liza Verity)
Engraved to the front; ''Presented by her Majesty The Queen to the Royal Albert Yacht Club 1890'' and to the foot rim ''"Queens Cup" won by DEERHOUND August 18th 1890, Charles G Nottage.
THE CUP
Like the famous ''America''s Cup'', fashioned by Garrards forty years earlier, the Queen''s Cup given by Queen Victoria to the Royal Albert Yacht Club, Southsea, in 1890 is a silver wine ewer, probably - if any function was ever intended for it - for use as a claret, champagne or hock/moselle jug in the fashion of the day. By 1890, Queen Victoria had, for many years, given three cups annually for yacht racing: one went automatically to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, one was given to either a Scottish or Irish ''Royal'' yacht club and one was given to an English ''Royal'' yacht club - ''Royal'' yacht clubs were those with a Royal patron or commodore, or both. In 1890, it was the turn of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, founded in 1865 and which had previously received a Queen''s Cup in 1873, to receive a Queen''s Cup - The Queen''s gift to the club being ascribed by The Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette of 23rd August 1890 to the ''co-operation of the commodore, H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh''. In 1890, H.R.H. The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), second son of Queen Victoria, was an admiral in the Royal Navy and commander-in-chief at Devonport.
THE YACHT
Yacht ''DEERHOUND''s lines were drawn by the famous G.L. (George Lennox) Watson (1851-1904), the Glaswegian designer of H.R.H The Prince of Wales''s famous racing yacht ''BRITANNIA'' in 1893 as well as several British challengers for the America''s Cup and many of the most famous British racing yachts of the last thirty years of the 19th century. Built in Southampton by Black & Co. for Charles Nottage and rigged as a cutter, she was launched in 1889, her Gross Registered Tonnage being 56 tons, overall length 72 feet 4 inches, waterline length 58 feet 10 inches and beam 13 feet 3 inches; her sails were by Lapthorn and Ratseys and her sail area 4,065 1/2 square feet. She was a ''40 rater'' in the ratings of the Yacht Racing Association and raced in that class. Immediately successful as a racing yacht, she won Nottage nineteen prizes in 1890 and was top of her class in that year. Nottage sold her to the Marquis Ridolfi in 1892 and her name was changed to ''ORETTA''. Based in Livorno and subsequently Naples for the next twenty years, she changed hands several times, being renamed ''LUISA'' in 1898, when bought by Vincenzo Murolo, and ''LUISA M.'' in 1903. Last owned by Ernesto Murolo from 1909 to 1911, she disappeared from Lloyd''s Register of Yachts in 1912.
THE OWNER
Charles George Nottage was the only son of George Swann Nottage (1822-85) and Martha Warner (1832-c.1914). In 1855, George Swann Nottage founded the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company and was proprietor of that highly successful commercial business until his death; he was also an alderman of the City of London, its sheriff 1877-78 and died in office as Lord Mayor in 1885. Charles George Nottage was born on 1st October 1852 and, after an education at Jesus College, Cambridge (BA and LLB 1879), was admitted to the Inner Temple, being subsequently called to the Bar on 11th May 1881. Nottage, generally known in yacht racing circles as ''Captain Nottage'' because of his rank as such in the Devon Militia Artillery from 1885, first owned yacht ''FOXHOUND'' and raced her from c.1886. ''FOXHOUND'' was a 58 foot cutter, built by Fife of Fairlie in 1870 and Nottage sold her to the American yachtsman Harry North in 1889 when he bought yacht ''DEERHOUND''. By 1890, Nottage was one of the notable yachtsmen of his day, belonging to eleven yacht clubs - ten of them ''Royal'' - in Britain and featuring in the yachting press on a regular basis from 1886 to 1892 as he and his crews sailed yachts ''FOXHOUND'' and ''DEERHOUND'' in regattas in both British and Continental waters. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Nottage succeeded his father as proprietor of the photographic business in 1885 and appears to have given up yacht racing when he sold ''DEERHOUND'' in 1892. His health failing, he went on a world tour during 1892-93, visiting Hawaii and California and subsequently publishing a book on his travels. Nottage died in London on 24th December 1894. In his will, he left £13,000 for the establishment of the Nottage Institute at Wivenhoe in Essex - from which area he had drawn the crews for his two racing yachts - in order to instruct yachtsmen and other sailors, especially those from the Wivenhoe area, in navigation: this Institute, now known as the Nottage Maritime Institute, still exists in Wivenhoe. He also left money to the Yacht Racing Association for the annual award of what was to be called ''The Nottage Cup'' but this bequest failed to meet appropriate charitable trust legislation and so could not be implemented.
THE RACE
Such was the interest at the time in yacht racing that the race for which The Queen''s Cup of the Royal Albert Yacht Club was presented on 18th August 1890 was covered in both the national and the local press. The Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette specified the details of the race and course in the Solent on 23rd August 1890, as follows.
''Handicap for yachts of an above 25 Y.R.A. rating, owned by members of the Royal Albert Yacht Club. First prize, the Queen''s Cup, value 100 guineas, presented by Her Majesty the Queen; 2nd prize, £30; 3rd prize £10. Course, from the starting vessel near the Spit Fort, round the Nab lightship, thence round the [Ryde] West Middle Buoy, and back round the starting vessel. Twice round - say 45 miles''.
The Portsmouth Times''s report went on to list the names, rigs, ratings and owners of the competing yachts. There were twelve entries, six cutters and six yawls, ranging in size from the largest yawl, ''LETHE'' rated at 123.79, and the largest cutter, ''THISTLE'' rated at 121, down to smallest yawl, ''ANACONDA'' rated at 25.43, and the smallest cutter, ''DEERHOUND'' rated at 39.73. A detailed report of the race was contained in the Portsmouth Evening News of 19th August 1890, as follows.
''All started but Anaconda. Mohawk was first over the line, at 2 minutes 13 seconds after ten. Deerhound was seven seconds later, Vanduara 16 seconds after her, and then came Neptune, Thistle, Maid Marion, Lethe, Naeira, Castanet, Wendur and Foxglove in the order named. The yachts had all sail crowded on and made a stately progress down to the Nab without much change of position.
On their way down, the breeze freshened very slightly and veered to the westward. The Thistle assumed the lead and was well to the front on the way back to the West Middle Buoy, being followed by the Castanet, which was a long way ahead of the third vessel, the Vanduara. Wendur hugged the Isle of Wight shore too closely, forgetting the set of the tide, which caused her to fall sadly behind, with Foxglove as a near companion. These were the last two and the remaining six yachts filled up in processional order the gap between them and the three leading vessels. The wind had now gone round to the south and increased somewhat in strength, so that the yachts had more way on, although their progress was still far from exciting. Off Cowes there was a calm and it was a matter of no small difficulty to round the West Middle Buoy. In the meantime the Sailing Committee held a conference on board the starting vessel and, in view of the improbability that the wind would improve or even maintain its then strength, they decided to shorten the course to one round. The race continued to be a drifting match and the glorious uncertainty of yachting competitions in a light wind was well exemplified towards the finish, for in rounding the West Middle Buoy the conditions of wind and tide favoured some of the yachts that before had failed to hold their own. They maintained this advantage and the times of arrival were:-
Deerhound (Queen''s Prize) 5 hours 12 minutes 50 seconds
Vanduara 5 hours 13 minutes 36 seconds
Castanet (2nd prize by time) 5 hours 15 minutes 49 seconds
Mohawk 5 hours 24 minutes 18 seconds
Thistle (3rd prize by time) 5 hours 24 minutes 44 seconds
Maid Marion 5 hours 40 minutes 9 seconds
The others were not timed.''
The Times of London devoted over a column in its edition of 19th August 1890 to a detailed story of the race, concluding that, ''the Deerhound owed her victory to the smart way in which she worked by short tacks on and off the Hampshire shore between Browndown and the Kicker [Gilkicker] point.''
The description given in the above newspapers of the race and of the yachts'' fortunes as affected by the changeability of the wind, or lack of it, will be familiar to most racing yachtsmen in the Solent today, one contemporary distinguished sailor giving it the term ''Solent roulette''.
Stephen Wood MA FSA
(with thanks to Hugh Boscawen and Liza Verity)
TN Walnut Sugar Chest, Devon Farm Tennessee Sheraton walnut sugar chest, poplar secondary. Rectangular molded hinged top with breadboard ends over a deep, dovetailed case divided into one large and two small sections and fitted into a lower section with single dovetailed and scratchbeaded drawer. Ring turned and tapered legs ending in spike feet, which retain some of the old alligatored varnish. Plain sides. Original brass hinges. 36 1/2" H x 28 1/4" W x 17" D. Middle Tennessee, circa 1835. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Civil War Era Diary of E.D. Hicks II 1863 Diary of Edward Dickson Hicks II (1831-1894) of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. The diary is mostly farming and account related, with very little detail, although a few entries point to life in Union-occupied Nashville, including a note for Friday May 29: "Streets Barricaded" and for Monday June 1: "Firing from Fort Negley at 1/4 past 1 pm". Several entries, including July 7, appear to be written in some kind of code. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
2 Civil War Era Pistols, Devon Farm Two (2) Civil War era pistols from Devon Farm, Nashville, TN (possible battlefield pick-ups from Battle of Nashville). 1st item: Savage Navy Percussion Revolver .36 cal. Octagonal barrel, walnut grips. Hammer and trigger function. Barrel length - 7 1/8", Overall - 14 1/2". 2nd item: Colt Model 1851 Revolver, .36 caliber, serial number 96321. Brass trigger guard and back strap. Cylinder can be turned by hand. Hammer can be cocked but will not hold. Loading lever works freely. Barrel length - 7 1/2". Overall length - 13". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
2 Civil War Era Officer's Swords, Devon Farm Two (2) CIvil War Officer's Swords. 1st item: Cavalry Officer's Sword Model 1860. Light but visible etching on steel blade, brass guard and shagreen leather wrap with twisted brass wire. Brass mounted metal scabbard. Plain mounts. Gilt in protected areas. Blade length - 32". Overall length with scabbard - 39 1/4". 2nd item: Foot Officer's Sword, dated 1851. Steel blade and brass hilt with decorative engraving on guard. Inspector's mark "JWR" on pommel. Possible Nashville battlefield pick-up. Blade length - 31 3/4". Overall length - 37 1/2". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Crown Devon Vase marked Crown Devon Fieldings Made in England in black ink stamp small chip on the underside of base 7.25''h.
FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (1861-1942), THE HILLS BETWEEN ABERFOYLE AND LOCH ACHRAY, signed lower left, watercolour, framed. 25cm by 35cm Note: Known as "The Favourite Son of Devon" Widgery illustrated several books on the Devonshire countryside. His work was very successful during his lifetime. His reputation spread as his paintings were taken to America, Australia and other places overseas. He had six paintings exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, five at the Royal Academy, three at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and three at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. He is celebrated for his evocations of the landscapes of Cornwall and of Devon, where Dartmoor was a favourite subject. £500-700
Brannam Coronation mugQueen Elizabeth June 2nd 1953, a Devon pin/ashtray and a small Devon pottery pixie picture (3)
Peregrine Feeney (1837-1913) - Three oil paintings - Pair - Beach scenes at Croyde Devon Summer and Winter artists board 30ins x 13ins both initialled and dated 1905 and coastal scene of Croyde Devon with rocky outcrop canvas 18ins x 24ins signed to reverse all in gilt moulded frames Note : Peregrine Feeney was brother-in-law to John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) and thence by family descent
FOUR KENNA MODELS (ENGLAND) 1/43 SCALE MODELS INCLUDING AUSTIN DORSET, BLUE, EDITION 182/600; AUSTIN DEVON, MAROON, EDITION 155/600;...
FOUR KENNA MODELS (ENGLAND) 1/43 SCALE MODELS INCLUDING AUSTIN DORSET, BLUE, EDITION 182/600; AUSTIN DEVON, MAROON, EDITION 155/600;...
TN Agricultural Coin Silver Goblet, Devon Farm: Southern agricultural coin silver presentation goblet, inscribed "Premium Awarded by the Tennessee Agricultural and Horticultural Society", within an engraved wreath cartouche; applied cast cow decoration on the reverse; leaf and berry decorated border repeated beneath the bulbous bowl, raised on a stem spreading to a rounded foot encircled with a decorative band of long, slender leaves. Marked on underside for Bailey & Kitchen (Joseph T. Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen, working Philadelphia, 1832-1848). 4 7/8"H, 3. 335 oz troy. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee, a farm famous for breeding Devon Cattle. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www. caseantiques. com) Condition Repair at bottom of cup/top of stem, two 1/4" dents around cow, some denting to foot ring, a few other scattered small dents and scratches, some unevenness to rim.
Gold Rush Diary, Artifacts of Ed Hicks, TN Approximately 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)