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Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals

Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee, but our reach is worldwide. We conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeable professionals, including three accredited appraisers on staff.
We accept consignments of objects of value: single items, large estates, or collections deaccessioned by museums, colleges or universities, and other institutions. We work closely with trust officers and estate attorneys, estate executors or other individuals responsible for dispersing estates, as well as museum curators, private collectors seeking to refine or upgrade their collections, and individuals who are downsizing.
John Case is the founder and president of Case Auctions, Inc. and co-owns the company with his wife, Stephanie. He has over 20 years of experience researching and evaluating American antiques and art, with a specialization in early Southern decorative arts. John is an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA), the oldest professional association of personal property appraisers in the United States, and maintains current with the Appraisal Foundation's Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) requirements. John has lectured on Southern material culture at Colonial Williamsburg, the Museum of Early Decorative Arts (MESDA), the William King Regional Arts Center, the Appraisers Association of America national convention, and the International Society of Appraisers national convention. He also authored "Regionalism Considerations: A Southern Focus" in the Appraisers Association of America handbook, APPRAISING ART: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO
APPRAISING THE FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS. John was a contributing editor for the First Museum's ART OF TENNESSEE exhibit in Nashville and was appointed to the Tennessee Executive Residence Preservation Foundation (TERPF) in 2012, and was later elected chairman. John continues to lead the Tennessee Executive Residence task force which works closely with the First Lady of Tennessee and the State Museum to acquire and manage art, furniture, and objects of historic significance to enrich the Tennessee Executive Residence (also known as the Governor's Mansion), with particular emphasis on objects with a Tennessee provenance. John is currently a member of the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) advisory board.
John grew up around his family's antiques and estate sale business in Kingsport, TN. He earned a degree in Biomedical/Biochemical engineering from Duke University and worked in that field while continuing to consult with his family's antique and estate sale business, completing a museum graduate course sponsored by MESDA at Wake Forest University. In 2005, he decided to follow his lifelong interest in art, antiques, and technology to open an auction firm using the latest technology to provide worldwide marketing and bidder participation.
Upcoming Auctions from Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Day 1 - Summer Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Summer Auction Sat. July 12 at 9 AM EST (Lots #1-753) and Sun. July 13 at 1 PM EST (Lots #754-1175). NOTE: This sale contains 1175 lots with over 16,000 photographs. For additional, larger resolution photographs, visit our website. The auction will take place at our Knoxville, Tennessee gallery, with in-person bidding, as well as phone, absentee, and internet bidding. The sale features fine Southern estates and private and museum collections including the estates of Ervin and Jane Entrekin, Nashville; the estate of Walter and Dr. Mary Shatz, Nashville; the collection of Dr. James and Susan O'Neill, Nashville; the living estate of Bennett Armstrong, Alexandria; the estate of Dr. Lawrence Wolfe, Nashville; the estate of John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; the estate of Florence F. Johnston, Knoxville; and deaccessioned objects from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Arkansas Museum of Art, the Hunter Museum of Art and several private collections.Day 2 - Summer Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Summer Auction Sat. July 12 at 9 AM EST (Lots #1-753) and Sun. July 13 at 1 PM EST (Lots #754-1175). NOTE: This sale contains 1175 lots with over 16,000 photographs. For additional, larger resolution photographs, visit our website. The auction will take place at our Knoxville, Tennessee gallery, with in-person bidding, as well as phone, absentee, and internet bidding. The sale features fine Southern estates and private and museum collections including the estates of Ervin and Jane Entrekin, Nashville; the estate of Walter and Dr. Mary Shatz, Nashville; the collection of Dr. James and Susan O'Neill, Nashville; the living estate of Bennett Armstrong, Alexandria; the estate of Dr. Lawrence Wolfe, Nashville; the estate of John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; the estate of Florence F. Johnston, Knoxville; and deaccessioned objects from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Arkansas Museum of Art, the Hunter Museum of Art and several private collections.Bidder Reviews for Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals (307)
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MercedesElko, NV
Jun 08, 2025
Case Antiques are a Pleasure To Deal With.
I never hesitate to bid at Case Antiques, because they seem to always have legitimate art at a good value. I look forward to the next score at Case Antiques.

StephaneParis, FR
May 29, 2025
FIRST TIME WITH CASE ANTIQUES
Excellent and attentive customer service. Their staff is professional, friendly and helpful. So every step was easy for a french european bidder like me. The item was exactly as described, I'm delighted to have won and bought artwork.

AndrewMilwaukee, WI
Feb 16, 2025
Highly Professional and Pleasant
If you get a chance to bid with them I highly recommend it. They run and honest straight forward auction, they have great descriptions and if you haven't used them before just contact them to get approved. From the approval process to bid. To the bidding and to the communication about picking up and getting the items. I was flying in and they had the item pulled and invoices ready. They were amazing from start to finish. Also honesty and integrity go a long way with me and they ran an excellent professional auction. They were very pleasant to deal with I would definitely use again and hope they have some other items in the future I am interested in. Amazing!!! And Thank you!!!

ElizabethDania Beach, FL
Feb 01, 2025
A lovely grouping of wonderful items... thanks so much!!!
Beautifully packed... everything arrived in perfect condition!!

KellyGreat Falls, VA
Mar 21, 2024
Amazing to work with!
I purchased a grandfather clock. The staff at Case Auctions assisted me when I couldn't get there to pick it up and UPS wanted to charge the same price as the item for shipping. I had a ton of questions and they were extremely helpful to me. I would absolutely buy from them again!

RichardTularosa, NM
Feb 18, 2024
Good transaction
Item well described. Payment process easy. Shipment more expensive than I had expected but it was packed very well by the shipper (UPS) and sent fairly promptly. Overall happy with purchase and transaction.

PaulEureka, CA
Feb 14, 2024
squarefly
One of the items was not as described. Auction house gave a partial refund for their mistake. Bid with Confidence.
ElizabethDania Beach, FL
Feb 08, 2024
Thank you for offering such interesting and wonderful items!
A first-rate auction house... I'll be back again and again in the future!!

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