- 10VOL SIGNED BOOKS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS
10VOL SIGNED BOOKS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS Included are the following 10 books signed by their authors: The Road He Chose by William Paul. Published 2001 by Autumn Leaf Publishing. Signed with an inscription on the front free end paper. Old Mother West Wind: Golden Anniversary Edition by Thornton W. Burgess. Published 1960 by Little, Brown. Signed by the author with an inscription on the front free end paper. Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price. Published 1989 by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Eugenia Price's South by Mary Bray Wheeler. Published 1993 by Longstreet Press. Features a signed card from Eugenia Price laid in. Tall Tales of the Southwest, Edited by Franklin J. Meine. Published 1930 by Knopf. Signed and inscribed by the editor on the front free end paper. Ernest Lawson: Canadian-American by F. Newlin Price. Published 1930 by Ferargil. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. The Life and Art of Dwight William Tryon by Henry C. White. Published 1930 by Houghton Mifflin. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. A handwritten signed letter is pasted down on a free paper. American Barns and Covered Bridges by Eric Sloane. Published 1954 by Wilfred Funk. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. These Gentle Hills by John Kollock. Published 1976 by Copple House Books. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. An Age of Barns by Eric Sloane. Published 1967 by Funk and Wagnalls. Signed on the front free end paper.
- LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), TRYON'S
LOUIS ORR (AMERICAN, 1879-1961), TRYON'S PALACE, NEW BERN, FIRST NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL / CITY HALL AND AUDITORIUM, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA (TWO WORKS) Each and etching, pencil signed and titled, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, both unframed.
- 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL: BOTANICAL DRAWINGInk
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL: BOTANICAL DRAWINGInk and watercolor on paper, 1993, 'K. Marison (?)'lower right; together with Lindsay Megarrity: Green Hellebores , watercolor on vellum, 1998, signed 'L. Megarrity and dated lower right, with label from The Tryon & Swann Gallery, London.
17 1/2 x 17 in. (sight), 20 1/2 x 20 in. (frame), 15 3/4 x 17 in. (sight), 18 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (frame).
Condition
Both apparently in very good condition. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- TWO POWDER TINS3 1/8 in. tall
Two cylindrical
TWO POWDER TINS3 1/8 in. tall
Two cylindrical tins by C. Tryon's and E.R.T.
As found.
Provenance: Richard Labowskie, M.D. Collection
- GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OF
GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON SIGNED SALE OF LAND TO JOHN DAVISImportant land indenture signed by James Robertson, the explorer and co-founder of Nashville, concerning a transfer of property between himself and John Davis, a fellow early settler and surveyor of Nashville. The document, executed March 20, 1795, records Robertson selling 440 acres of land in Sumner County to his friend Davis (in fact, Davis's daughter Ciddy married Robertson's son Jonathan). According to this document, the land had been a tract of military land originally granted William Powell for his services in the Continental army in the Revolutionary War and then assigned to Col. Hardy Murfree (see related Murfree-Robertson lot in this auction). James Robertson's autograph (J.L. Robertson) is bold and clear, partially covered at the end by remnants of a seal, but nonetheless a very scarce example of the signature of one of Middle Tennessee's most important historical figures. 12" x 13 1/2". Biography (courtesy The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture): James Robertson, early leader of both the Watauga and Cumberland settlements, has been called the "Father of Middle Tennessee." Born in 1742 in Virginia, he later moved to North Carolina, where he grew increasingly frustrated with the provincial rule of Governor William Tryon. Encouraged by favorable descriptions of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, Robertson and several of his neighbors set out for the new frontier. In May 1772, when the Watauga settlers met to establish a government, they selected Robertson as one of the five magistrates to lead the Watauga Association. He was also elected commander of the Watauga Fort. In 1777, Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Land Company acquired a large tract of land from the Cherokees, including most of what constitutes present-day Middle Tennessee; Robertson and eight other men were sent to scout it out in 1778. The following year, Robertson returned with a group of about 250 people to establish a permanent settlement, known today as Nashville. In 1791, President George Washington appointed him brigadier general of the U.S. Army of the region, and In 1804, he was commissioned US Indian Agent to the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. A journey in 1814 to the Chickasaw Agency at Chickasaw Bluff resulted in his falling ill, and he died a short time later. He is buried in Nashville's City Cemetery. Provenance: the estate of John Davis descendant Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Seal remnants and fold across Robertson's name. Toning, particularly along fold lines. Fading to writing, reverse side.
- AMERICAN SCHOOL COLLAGE(20th/21st century)
Untitled,
AMERICAN SCHOOL COLLAGE(20th/21st century)
Untitled, abstract mixed media collage, signed and inscribed bottom left and right indistinctly, sight 41-1/4 x 29-3/4 in.; metal frame, 43 x 31-1/2 in.ÿÿ
Provenance: Private Collection, Tryon, North Carolina
Condition:
floated, some warping, light foxing, not examined out of frame; frame with light wear; glass with cracks at top edge
- CHARLES ARTHUR TURNER(Texas, born 1940)
Nightpiece
CHARLES ARTHUR TURNER(Texas, born 1940)
Nightpiece #31, 1978, signed lower right "Arthur Turner", 54-1/4 x 72-3/4 in.; unframed
Provenance: Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas; Private Collection, Tryon, North Carolina
Condition:
tear with abrasions and paint loss
- THREE SIGNED EXHIBITION POSTERS(American,
THREE SIGNED EXHIBITION POSTERS(American, 20th century)
Christo (Bulgaria/New York, 1935?2020), Wool Works, 1976, signed and inscribed lower right "Christo" and "For Butch and Joanne/New York, March 1976", exhibition poster for National Gallery of Victoria, sight 34-5/8 x 19-5/8 in.; metal frame, 35-1/8 x 20-1/4 in.; Dick Wray (Texas/Germany, 1933-2011), Untitled, 1981, inscribed lower right "To BUTCH" and "Dick", exhibition poster for Moody Gallery Houston, sight 20-1/8 x 28-1/8 in.; wood frame, 21-7/18 x 29-7/16 in.; Don Foster (Texas, 20th century), 2 Neon Works, edition 2/100, signed "DFoster 77", exhibition poster for Pelham-Von Stoffler Gallery, sight 34-7/8 x 24-7/8 in.; frame 35-7/8 x23-7/8 in., Provenance: Private Collection, Tryon, North Carolina
Condition:
"Christo" and "Foster" with some foxing and stains, "Christo" with creases, not examined out of frames; frames with some abrasions, "Foster" with separations
- FIVE SPORTING SCULPTURESPhyllis Allen
FIVE SPORTING SCULPTURESPhyllis Allen Eifert (Tryon, North Carolina, 20th/21st century) Rider Up, 1996, edition 1/25, signed on base "Phyllis Allen Eifert", stamped "Argos", cold painted bronze, 8 x 9 x 4 in. on wood base; Gaston d' Illiers (French, 1876-1952), Horse, signed "G.ÿd' Illiers", bronze on marble base, 5-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 3-1/8 in.; Two Austrian cold painted bronze foxes, seated 3-3/4, standing 7 in.; Prancing horse, unsigned, patinated spelter on wood base, 9-1/2 x 9-3/4 x 4 in.
Condition:
Eifert in good condition, d' Illiers horse lacking tail, foxes with wear to painted surface, feet drilled for mounting, spelter horse with wear to patination
- RARE TRYON TOYMAKERS CARVED GOTHIC BENCHTryon,
RARE TRYON TOYMAKERS CARVED GOTHIC BENCHTryon, North Carolina, 20th century, branded "The Tryon Toy Makers/Registered Made in the Mountains of North Carolina", walnut throughout, with dragon and vine carved top with pierced carrying handle, trestle form base with through tenon construction, 17 x 20 x 10 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Bradenton, Florida
Note: A very closely related bench sold Brunk Auctions, January 8, 2005, for $4,200.
Condition:
good with minor scratches and stains to top, pins for through tenons possibly replaced(?), minor shrinkage cracks, some bumps at feet and other scattered minor flaws, underside of bench seat with deep scratches at one end
- ENGLISH DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER GUNside
ENGLISH DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER GUNside by side configuration, both percussion sidelock plates marked "WALTER BREM" and engraved with scrollwork, articulated and engraved hammers, 30-1/8 in. barrels, brass bead front sight, gold colored scrollwork and "Warranted Laminated" on barrel rib along with scrollwork engraving between hammers and on barrel tang, walnut stock with checkering at wrist and forend, engraved trigger guard and metal component on forend, steel butt plate, gold inlays on top of wrist and under buttstock, overall 46-1/2 in.
Note: Walter Brem was born in Charlotte on July 31st, 1849. He was the son of Col. Thomas H. Brem, commander of Brem's Battery in the Civil War and Martha Fox Brem. Walter Brem was a one time owner of a hardware store on the corner of Trade and Tryon Streets with business partner William H. Martin. This gun is likely an English imported agent marked shotgun imported during his time as a hardware store owner.
Provenance: The Estate of Rebecca B. Floyd, North Carolina
Condition:
oxidation and pitting to metal components, areas of rust, scratches, dents, and chips, wooden stock with evidence of handling, scratches, dents, wear, small crack in forend, chips to wood on top and below action, possible old repair to top of stock near left hammer, triggers and hammers appear to function, one trigger with loss of original screw
- TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED CIVIL RANK BADGES19th
TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED CIVIL RANK BADGES19th and 20th century, 5th civil rank, each depicting a silver pheasant, the first amongst clouds with sun, flaming pearl, auspicious symbols and geometric border, second amongst rolling waves with sun in yellow geometric border, set in partial gilt wood frames, smaller badge 9-1/8 x 9-5/8 in.
Provenance: Label to verso of first "From a Tryon, N.C. Estate $545.00"
Condition:
discoloration, fading, some minor losses to thread, wear, scuffing and scratching to frames