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The Caldwell Collection held in Nashville, TN
7:00 AM PT - May 20th, 2006

offered by
Brunk Auctions

PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
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Auction Terms & Conditions

Buyer's Premium
20%

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Auction House Preview
Asheville, North Carolina: April 17-May 12, 2006 by appointment Nashville, Tennessee: May 19, 1-8:00 P.M. CST May 20, 9:00 A.M. CST- 12:00 Noon CST, May 20-21 8:00 A.M. CST Special Preview Reception: With Ben and Gertrude Caldwell to Benefit Belle Meade Plantation, Friday May 19, 6:00-8:00 P.M. CST Individual $85, Couple $150, Includes Complimentary Auction Catalogue. Contact Belle Meade Plantation, 615-356-0501, x40

594 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Three brass and copper hunting horns:
one tapered copper, 50 in.; one brass spiral type, 26 in.; o...

100
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200
16 Bids
2 Lot 2

Windsor highchair,
plank seat below faux bamboo spindles, American, 19th centur...

200
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400
10 Bids
3 Lot 3

Mahogany butler's tray and stand,
brass-mounted tray with openwork handles, later folding stan...

200
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400
19 Bids
4 Lot 4

Satinwood lidded box,
interior dovetailed tray with eight covered compartments, in...

200
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400
11 Bids
5 Lot 5

Cast iron fox head doorstop,
5-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. Old black paint with scattered lig...

100
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200
6 Bids
6 Lot 6

Two 19th century copper teapots:
one with rounded handle, acorn finial, dovetailed constructi...

150
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250
11 Bids
7 Lot 7

Toleware urn,
scroll handle and three scroll feet, original black-painted ...

300
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600
13 Bids
8 Lot 8

Four lidded pewter pots:
two teapots with matching handles and finials, mark with eag...

200
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400
13 Bids
9 Lot 9

Rustic rocking settee,
two-panel back and seat with applied bark, early 20th centur...

200
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400
9 Bids
10 Lot 10

Adjustable tin chandelier,
six revolving arms, brass drop finial, minor rust, wax resid...

300
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600
25 Bids
11 Lot 11

Four iron candlesticks, Betty lamp:
four iron hog scraper push-up candlesticks, 6 in. to 7-1/4 i...

300
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600
15 Bids
12 Lot 12

Iron fireplace tools, stand:
iron tool stand with looped handle, 40 in.; matching shovel,...

200
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400
16 Bids
13 Lot 13

Two wrought iron lighting devices:
one on footed base, spring-loaded grease reservoir, 38 in.; ...

200
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400
16 Bids
14 Lot 14

Wirework fender,
D-shaped with brass rim and sloped iron floor, brass feet, p...

300
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600
1 Bid
15 Lot 15

Pair George Washington andirons:
cast iron full figure holding hat, leaning against draped st...

200
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400
14 Bids
16 Lot 16

Braxton Ponder carvings
(Nauvoo, Alabama, 1915-2001): mother and baby cheetah, marke...

150
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250
4 Bids
17 Lot 17

Minnie Black folk art gourd snake,
(Laurel County, Kentucky, born 1899), painted decoration wit...

100
-
200
12 Bids
18 Lot 18

J. R. Lewis bird figure,
carved and painted wood, applied marbles, unmarked, attribut...

100
-
200
5 Bids
19 Lot 19

Four carved and painted animals:
articulated and painted alligator by "Fred Webster" (Alabama...

200
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400
7 Bids
20 Lot 20

Miles Smith folk art fish,
carved and painted wood with applied fins, button eyes, unsi...

250
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500
13 Bids
21 Lot 21

Braxton Ponder carvings
(Nauvoo, Alabama, 1915-2001): carved and painted lion, marke...

150
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250
7 Bids
22 Lot 22

Two canes:
both with fine painted decoration, one with snake head, 38 i...

200
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400
1 Bid
23 Lot 23

Ulysses Davis carved dragon
(Savannah, Georgia, 1914-1990), painted with rattlesnake tai...

500
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1,000
32 Bids
24 Lot 24

Four carved canes:
one carved as chain, handle shaped as animal's head, marked ...

200
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400
3 Bids
25 Lot 25

Closer painting,
four birds, unsigned, crayon and watercolor on brown paper, ...

200
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400
9 Bids
26 Lot 26

Money carved possums:
carved and painted possum, signed on foot in red "Lonnie & T...

300
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600
16 Bids
27 Lot 27

Richard Burnside composition,
yellow tiger cat with two snakes, signed verso "Richard Burn...

200
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400
4 Bids
28 Lot 28

Homer Green folk art squirrel
(Doug Holler, Tennessee, born 1910), carved and painted stan...

150
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250
6 Bids
29 Lot 29

Three walking sticks:
one with donkey's head, marked "Ben", 36 in.; one with snake...

150
-
250
27 Bids
30 Lot 30

Five walking sticks:
one carved with marbles and glass, tip shaped as woman's fac...

500
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1,000
12 Bids
31 Lot 31

Charles Keeton carving
(Woodbury, Tennessee area, 20th century), howling dog or wol...

400
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800
13 Bids
32 Lot 32

Chippendale walnut easy chair,
rolled arms, H stretcher, arched back, probably British, 18t...

400
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800
15 Bids
33 Lot 33

Pennsylvania Federal bow-front chest,
inlaid mahogany with white cedar, yellow pine and poplar sec...

2,000
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4,000
10 Bids
34 Lot 34

Pair carved oak wainscot chairs:
each with paneled back and seat, turned legs and stretchers,...

1,000
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2,000
10 Bids
35 Lot 35

Federal architectural mirror,
reverse-painted upper panel with classical figures, American...

200
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400
13 Bids
36 Lot 36

Pair glass hurricane shades:
baluster form, bases ground with folded edges, probably 19th...

300
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600
15 Bids
37 Lot 37

New England banister-back armchair,
mixed hardwoods including oak and maple, split-spindle banis...

500
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1,000
7 Bids
38 Lot 38

Six-piece toleware set:
pewter and tin, gilt and classical figures on yellow/orange ...

400
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800
1 Bid
39 Lot 39

Queen Anne grain-painted looking glass
with two-part glazed plate with cut decoration, grain-painte...

600
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1,200
11 Bids
40 Lot 40

Mahogany cordials box,
lift-top lid with interior slot, four fitted compartments, l...

200
-
400
21 Bids
41 Lot 41

Dovetailed walnut lap desk,
two lidded interior compartments, some cut nails, American, ...

200
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400
9 Bids
42 Lot 42

Two wooden boxes:
one mahogany tea box with brass mounts, brass handle and esc...

150
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250
10 Bids
43 Lot 43

Two pieces cut glass:
both with hobstar decoration, footed center bowl, 5-3/4 x 8 ...

70
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150
4 Bids
44 Lot 44

Mark Catesby etching,
[Accipiter Pescatorius], Tab. IV. Seligmann Edition of [The ...

300
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600
12 Bids
45 Lot 45

Mark Catesby etching
(British, 1679-1749), [Larus] or the Laughing Gull, T.89 fro...

400
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800
5 Bids
46 Lot 46

Mark Catesby etching
(British, 1679-1749), [Pagurus Maculatus] and [Cancer chelis...

300
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600
18 Bids
47 Lot 47

Mark Catesby etching
(British, 1679-1749), [Cancer Chelis Rubris] and [Titanokera...

300
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600
16 Bids
48 Lot 48

Two Catesby hand-colored etchings:
(Mark Catesby, British, 1679-1749), from [The National Histo...

800
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1,500
11 Bids
49

Mark Catesby etching
(British, 1679-1749), "The Little Owl", T.7. From [The Natur...

500
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1,000
12 Bids
50 Lot 50

Mark Catesby etching
British, 1679-1749), “The Parrot of Carolina” on a cypress b...

1,500
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3,000
8 Bids
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