Premier Auction - Session II 2023-03-25 Auction - 420 Price Results - Brunk Auctions in NC - Page 4
David JohnsonFine American Folk Art Grain Painted Federal ChestAmerican Folk Art Patinated Copper Indian Form Weathervane
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Asheville, NC, United States
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Will include American Fine Art with works by Martin Johnson Heade, James Bard, and Robert Henri; iconic works by Ray Kaskey; Hiram Powers Sculptures; Jewelry; and American & European Furniture.

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Five Mary Kirk Kelly Fruits: (Alabama, 1918-2013) each of naturalistic form, comprising: Pomegranate; Sand Pear; Papaya; Green Banana; and Cut Pear, all signed "Mary Kirk Kelly", largest 6-1/4 x 4-3/8 in. Note: Mary Kirk Kelly
0882: Five Mary Kirk Kelly FruitsEst. $500-$700
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Lanier Meaders Stoneware Face Jug: (White County, Georgia, 1917-1998) exceptional runny green alkaline tobacco spit glaze over entire form, applied facial features including upward pinched rounded nose, articulated eyelashes, deeply
0886: Lanier Meaders Stoneware Face JugEst. $800-$1,200
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Large Burlon Craig Face Jug: (Vale, North Carolina, 1914-2002) runny olive green alkaline glaze, large ovoid form, applied facial features with articulated mustache and eyebrows, broken china teeth, wavy and incised line
0887: Large Burlon Craig Face JugEst. $500-$1,000
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Large Burlon Craig Stoneware Face Jug: (Vale, North Carolina, 1914-2002) runny green alkaline glaze, applied facial features to front of jug, broken china teeth in mouth, wavy and straight line decoration at shoulder, applied strap
0888: Large Burlon Craig Stoneware Face JugEst. $800-$1,200
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George Ohr Diminutive Earthenware Pitcher: (Biloxi, Mississippi, b.1857, d. 1918) black gunmetal glaze to entire body, ribbon style handle, wide lower body, slim neck with larger flanged rim and downturned spout, "G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss."
0890: George Ohr Diminutive Earthenware PitcherEst. $400-$800
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Large Matt Jones Lidded Storage Vessel: (Sandy Mush, North Carolina, Contemporary) tan salt glazed lidded vessel, incised repeating brown branch and leaf decoration at shoulder and side, angled base signed "Matt Jones", four large applied
0891: Large Matt Jones Lidded Storage VesselEst. $500-$1,000
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Large Matt Jones Slip Decorated Jar: (Sandy Mush, North Carolina, contemporary) brown alkaline glaze with rutile runs in some areas, unglazed interior, elaborately articulated applied kaolin floral and leaf decoration with bees to one
0892: Large Matt Jones Slip Decorated JarEst. $800-$1,200
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Matt Jones Slip Decorated Two Handle Jug: (Sandy Mush, North Carolina, contemporary) runny brown alkaline glaze with rutile highlights and other variations to glaze coloring, elaborately articulated applied kaolin sunflower decoration to one
0893: Matt Jones Slip Decorated Two Handle JugEst. $400-$800
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Monumental Burlon Stoneware Craig Pitcher: (Vale, North Carolina, 1914-2002) dark and light olive runny green alkaline glaze, melt runs from spout and handle, some rutile, large applied ridged strap handle, wavy line decoration at ridged
0894: Monumental Burlon Stoneware Craig PitcherEst. $500-$1,000
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Monumental Daniel Johnston Floor Vase: (Seagrove, North Carolina, contemporary) salt glazed with black gunmetal glaze under applied white kaolin dot pattern decoration covering most of the body of the vessel, applied ruffle design around
0895: Monumental Daniel Johnston Floor VaseEst. $800-$1,200
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Martin Brothers Stoneware Pitcher: (London, England, 1873-1914) salt glazed stoneware ewer form, impressed cobalt painted decoration at base, neck and and spout, alternating brown banding at base, shoulder, neck, spout and beneath
0896: Martin Brothers Stoneware PitcherEst. $600-$1,200
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Donna Craven Monumental Lidded Vessel: (Asheboro, North Carolina, contemporary) unusual wide bottomed tapered vessel form, metallic black glaze under thick runny multicolor banded glaze from rim to lower body, run colors consisting of
0897: Donna Craven Monumental Lidded VesselEst. $800-$1,200
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Mose Tolliver: (American/Alabama, 1918-2006)Dancing Girl, signed "MOSET", paint on board, 20-3/4 x 18 in.; unframed Provenance: Directly from Artist, 1985; Property from a Southern Collection
0898: Mose TolliverEst. $800-$1,000
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Mose Tolliver: (American/Alabama, 1918-2006)Nall Hollis, signed "MOSET" lower left, inscription on back reads "Painted especially for 'Nall' but he has not yet come to pick it up. Painted just before I went to the
0899: Mose TolliverEst. $800-$1,000
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Mose Tolliver: (American/Alabama, 1918-2006) Three Chili Peppers, signed "MOSET", paint on board, 21-1/2 x 4 in.; unframed Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
0900: Mose TolliverEst. $200-$400
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Mose Tolliver: (American/Alabama, 1918-2006)Round Floral Composition, unsigned, paint on board, 16-3/8 x 16 in.; unframed Provenance: Robert Bishop; Ames Gallery, Berkeley, California, purchased in the 1990s;
0901: Mose TolliverEst. $600-$800
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Clementine Hunter: (American/Louisiana, 1886/87-1986/88)Untitled, [Cotton Wagon and Cotton Pickers], cypher in lower right, oil on canvas board, 16 x 20; gilt wood frame, 23-3/4 x 27-3/4 in. Provenance: Shelby Gilley,
0902: Clementine HunterEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Clementine Hunter: (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988)Cotton Wagon, initialed "CH" in lower right, oil on board, 8 x 10 in.; gilt wood frame, 20 x 21-5/8 in. Provenance: Richard Gasperi, New Orleans, Folk Art Gallery;
0903: Clementine HunterEst. $1,000-$2,000
Sybil Gibson: (American/Florida, 1908-1995)Three Paintings: Potted Plant, signed lower right "Sybil Gibson, 1992", tempera on brown paper bag; double sided Green and Violet Abstract, signed lower right "Sybil
0904: Sybil GibsonEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed
Sybil Gibson: (American/Florida, 1908-1995)Untitled, circa 1982, tempera on brown paper bag, inscribed bottom corner "Sybil Gibson '82", inscribed verso "a quickie", 16 x 12-1/4 in.; unframed
0905: Sybil GibsonEst. $300-$500Lot Passed