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6:00 AM PT - May 20th, 2006

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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

The Caldwell Collection held in Nashville, TN

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.; one...

100
-
200
2
Lot 2
Windsor highchair,


plank seat below faux bamboo spindles, American, 19th century...

200
-
400
3
Lot 3
Mahogany butler's tray and stand,


brass-mounted tray with openwork handles, later folding stand...

200
-
400
4
Lot 4
Satinwood lidded box,


interior dovetailed tray with eight covered compartments, inlaid...

200
-
400
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 light...

100
-
200
6
Lot 6
Two 19th century copper teapots:


one with rounded handle, acorn finial, dovetailed construction...

150
-
250
7
Lot 7
Toleware urn,


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

300
-
600
8
Lot 8
Four lidded pewter pots:


two teapots with matching handles and finials, mark with eagle in...

200
-
400
9
Lot 9
Rustic rocking settee,


two-panel back and seat with applied bark, early 20th century...

200
-
400
10
Lot 10
Adjustable tin chandelier,


six revolving arms, brass drop finial, minor rust, wax residue...

300
-
600
11
Lot 11
Four iron candlesticks, Betty lamp:


four iron hog scraper push-up candlesticks, 6 in. to 7-1/4 in...

300
-
600
12
Lot 12
Iron fireplace tools, stand:


iron tool stand with looped handle, 40 in.; matching shovel, poker...

200
-
400
13
Lot 13
Two wrought iron lighting devices:


one on footed base, spring-loaded grease reservoir, 38 in.; one...

200
-
400
14
Lot 14
Wirework fender,


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

300
-
600
15
Lot 15
Pair George Washington andirons:


cast iron full figure holding hat, leaning against draped stump...

200
-
400
16
Lot 16
Braxton Ponder carvings


(Nauvoo, Alabama, 1915-2001): mother and baby cheetah, marked on...

150
-
250
17
Lot 17
Minnie Black folk art gourd snake,


(Laurel County, Kentucky, born 1899), painted decoration with...

100
-
200
18
Lot 18
J. R. Lewis bird figure,


carved and painted wood, applied marbles, unmarked, attributed to...

100
-
200
19
Lot 19
Four carved and painted animals:


articulated and painted alligator by "Fred Webster" (Alabama...

200
-
400
20
Lot 20
Miles Smith folk art fish,


carved and painted wood with applied fins, button eyes, unsigned...

250
-
500
21
Lot 21
Braxton Ponder carvings


(Nauvoo, Alabama, 1915-2001): carved and painted lion, marked on...

150
-
250
22
Lot 22
Two canes:


both with fine painted decoration, one with snake head, 38 in...

200
-
400
23
Lot 23
Ulysses Davis carved dragon


(Savannah, Georgia, 1914-1990), painted with rattlesnake tail and...

500
-
1,000
24
Lot 24
Four carved canes:


one carved as chain, handle shaped as animal's head, marked "Roy...

200
-
400
25
Lot 25
Closer painting,


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

200
-
400
26
Lot 26
Money carved possums:


carved and painted possum, signed on foot in red "Lonnie & Twyla...

300
-
600
27
Lot 27
Richard Burnside composition,


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

200
-
400
28
Lot 28
Homer Green folk art squirrel


(Doug Holler, Tennessee, born 1910), carved and painted standing...

150
-
250
29
Lot 29
Three walking sticks:


one with donkey's head, marked "Ben", 36 in.; one with...

150
-
250
30
Lot 30
Five walking sticks:


one carved with marbles and glass, tip shaped as woman's face...

500
-
1,000
31
Lot 31
Charles Keeton carving


(Woodbury, Tennessee area, 20th century), howling dog or wolf...

400
-
800
32
Lot 32
Chippendale walnut easy chair,


rolled arms, H stretcher, arched back, probably British, 18th...

400
-
800
33
Lot 33
Pennsylvania Federal bow-front chest,


inlaid mahogany with white cedar, yellow pine and poplar secondary...

2,000
-
4,000
34
Lot 34
Pair carved oak wainscot chairs:


each with paneled back and seat, turned legs and stretchers...

1,000
-
2,000
35
Lot 35
Federal architectural mirror,


reverse-painted upper panel with classical figures, American eagle...

200
-
400
36
Lot 36
Pair glass hurricane shades:


baluster form, bases ground with folded edges, probably 19th...

300
-
600
37
Lot 37
New England banister-back armchair,


mixed hardwoods including oak and maple, split-spindle banister...

500
-
1,000
38
Lot 38
Six-piece toleware set:


pewter and tin, gilt and classical figures on yellow/orange ground...

400
-
800
39
Lot 39
Queen Anne grain-painted looking glass


with two-part glazed plate with cut decoration, grain-painted...

600
-
1,200
40
Lot 40
Mahogany cordials box,


lift-top lid with interior slot, four fitted compartments, lined...

200
-
400
41
Lot 41
Dovetailed walnut lap desk,


two lidded interior compartments, some cut nails, American, 19th...

200
-
400
42
Lot 42
Two wooden boxes:


one mahogany tea box with brass mounts, brass handle and...

150
-
250
43
Lot 43
Two pieces cut glass:


both with hobstar decoration, footed center bowl, 5-3/4 x 8 in...

70
-
150
44
Lot 44
Mark Catesby etching,


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

300
-
600
45
Lot 45
Mark Catesby etching


(British, 1679-1749), [Larus] or the Laughing Gull, T.89 from [The...

400
-
800
46
Lot 46
Mark Catesby etching


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

300
-
600
47
Lot 47
Mark Catesby etching


(British, 1679-1749), [Cancer Chelis Rubris] and...

300
-
600
48
Lot 48
Two Catesby hand-colored etchings:


(Mark Catesby, British, 1679-1749), from [The National History of...

800
-
1,500
49
Lot 49
Mark Catesby etching


(British, 1679-1749), "The Little Owl", T.7. From [The Natural...

500
-
1,000
50
Lot 50
Mark Catesby etching


British, 1679-1749), “The Parrot of Carolina” on a cypress branch...

1,500
-
3,000
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