Williams American Art
by Appointment
4119 Hillsboro Road
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 297-2547
(615) 948-2835 (cell)

Past Sales

	"NEEDLEPOINT" by William Gilbert Gaul ca. 1890 A very interesting Southern scene which was probably rendered during the time he lived in Tennessee. SOLD
	“SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTH” (ca. 1950) by Joseph De Mers (1910 – 1984) "A superbly rendered work, one of the artist's best." SOLD
	“EXCEPTIONAL TENNESSEE SHERATON BUREAU” (ca. 1830) SOLD
	“EXTRAORDINARY DECORATED SOUTHERN FOLK ART BUREAU” (Dated March 23, 1845, attributed to Johnson County, Tennessee.) SOLD
	RARE AND UNUSUAL SOUTHERN DIMINUTIVE BUREAU, 1st half of 19th century SOLD
	“HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT & RARE PAINTED & CARVED AMERICAN FOLK ART CANE” (ca. 1890 - 1910) Attributed to GEORGIA SOLD
	"TENNESSEE LANDSCAPE" by Robert Atwood dated 1935 A pastoral scene rendered with dream-like nostalgia. SOLD
	"CHEEKWOOD GARDENS" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1934 A view of the gardens at the famed Nashville estate. Called "Cheekwood," the house was built by Leslie Cheek, Sr. (of the Maxwell House coffee fortune). The mansion and gardens were eventually turned into a museum. SOLD
	"OLD COUNTRY ROAD, NEW JERSEY" by Richard Hayley Lever, N.A. Dated 1938 Beautiful brushwork, with heavy impasto. SOLD
	AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTING ca. 1885 Charming naïve painting of two cows wading in a clear country stream. SOLD
	PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLK ART WATERCOLOR, attr. Reverend Henry Young, ca. 1820 An unusual naïve painting in a period hand-painted frame. SOLD
	"STILL LIFE" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 A quality rendering by the artist. SOLD
	AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTING OF FIVE KITTENS ca. 1880 A very charming naïve painting in an original gilt frame. SOLD
	“HUME FOGG HIGH SCHOOL” (Nashville, Tennessee, ca. 1914) by Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873 – 1943) "A very rare subject by an important Tennessee artist." SOLD
	"TENNESSEE LANDSCAPE" by William Washington Girard, ca. 1910 SOLD
	Folk ART DOG BOOKENDS OR WALL HANGINGS 1st half 20th Century An endearing pair of canine companions for your library. SOLD
	EARLY GEORGIA WORK TABLE ca. 1810 Original surface including Spanish brown paint, hand-wrought nail construction. SOLD
	EARLY NORTH AMERICAN SPICE TOTE BOX 17th or early 18th century A very rare and unique 17th or early 18th century box. SOLD
	CARVED BIRDBATH by William Edmondson ca. 1935. A superb piece of folk sculpture by the leading African American folk sculptor of the 20th century. SOLD
	RARE HAIDA ARGILLITE MODEL TOTEM POLE by Rufus Moody, ca. 1970 An extraordinary example with meticulous attention to detail. SOLD
	NORTHWEST COAST HAIDA MODEL TOTEM POLE ca. 1920 Detailed carving, with excellent paint. SOLD
	TLINGIT MODEL TOTEM POLE Klukwan, Alaska, early 20th century In the style of Koo’too aat. SOLD
	MODEL TOTEM POLE Early 20th century Excellent use of pigments with detailed designs, excellent patina. SOLD
	TLINGIT MODEL TOTEM POLE Early 20th century Beautifully carved with open work and crisp definition. SOLD
	EARLY NOOTKA MODEL TOTEM POLE Early 20th century Aged patina and paint. SOLD
	TLINGIT MODEL TOTEM POLE Late 19th or early 20th century, Haines area, Alaska Excellent open carving and dark patina. SOLD
	RARE MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVOID JUG 2^nd half 19^th Century Excellent condition & size SOLD
	SOUTHERN FOLK ART HAND-CARVED BLACK DANCER ca. 1930's “Carved by a black carver in South Carolina near the border with North Carolina.” SOLD
	“LA CUCARACHA” by Lewis Carleton Ryan, ca. 1935 The variant “blue night” linoleum block exemplifies the artists’ mastery of color prints representing night scenes. SOLD
	"WE DANCE ALL NIGHT" by Boardman Robinson, ca. 1910 An interesting piece by a noted political cartoonist. SOLD
	AMERICAN NAIVE FOLK ART PAINTING OF PUPPIES ca. 1880 Wonderfully sentimental 19^th Century painting - very desirable subject matter. SOLD
	RARE SOUTHERN MINIATURE BLANKET BOX WITH DRAWERS, ca. 1830 A very unusual and rare Southern piece. SOLD
	EXCEPTIONAL "BUGGY’ JUG Attr. to Randolph Co., AL, ca. 1890 A very beautiful piece in excellent condition. SOLD
	"COLORADO MINING TOWN" by Alene Gray Wharton (Conover) ca. 1930's. A rare "New Deal" Colorado landscape by a noted Tennessee painter. A very desireable Southern scene. SOLD
	GEORGIA SIX LEG HUNTBOARD 1^st half 19^th Century Highly desirable Georgia form in excellent condition. SOLD
	SMALL POTTERY PITCHER WITH MATTE GLAZE by Bybee ca. 1928, Lexington, KY A pleasing form in an Arts & Crafts style matte green glaze. SOLD
	ALABAMA FOLK PITCHER signed & dated “John Terry April the 8th 1887” Extremely rare. SOLD
	“WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS” by Edwin L. Oman ca. 1943 A very interesting street scene with a war bonds poster, advertising signs, smokestacks, phone poles, lone figure, etc. SOLD
	PERIOD AMERICAN SHERATON ONE-DRAWER STAND ca. 1830 Exceptional proportions & original finish SOLD
	EXTRAORDINARY TWO-DRAWER STAND Georgia, ca. 1825 A rare and extraordinary piece of Southern furniture. SOLD
	SUPERB PERIOD AMERICAN SLANT LID DESK ca. 1750, probably Connecticut A distinctive piece in exceptional condition. SOLD
	“FODDER SHOCKS” by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 Scene was most likely rendered off Hillsboro Pike in Nashville, TN. SOLD
	RARE NORTH CAROLINA CHROME RED EWER ca. 1930’s A monumental, beautiful example of the form known as a "Rebecca Jar." SOLD
	AMERICAN CHOPPING BLOCK Mid-19^th Century or Earlier Unusual. May be one of a kind. SOLD
	GREEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE TALL CHEST ca. 1795 - 1810 Very early and rare Tennessee tall chest. SOLD
	FOLK ART PAINTED GAME BOARD ca. 1900 SOLD
	"PORTRAIT OF STANLEY YOUNG" by John Steuart Curry, N.A., dated 1932 Illustrated in Laurence E. Schmeckebier, John Steuart Curry’s Pageant of America, “A portrait conceived half humorously, yet with deep sincerity, of a young writer who loved to dramatize himself as a great artist....” SOLD
	"HAY STACKS OFF HILLSBORO PIKE" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 A nostalgic Nashville scene with great local appeal. SOLD
	“SUNRISE” by Frederick Rhodes Sisson ca. 1938 A painterly rendering of New Hampshire's beautiful White Mountains at dawn. SOLD
	“THE BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN” attributed to James Walker ca. 1863-64 (Attribution by Mr. Harold Holzer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. Dan Hynes, Civil War Art Historian, and Williams American Art Galleries) A highly important work relating to the American Civil War with tremendous historical significance. SOLD
	“GOAT FARM” by Jean Hogan ca. 1940 An eastern United States version of American Scene painting or Regionalism. SOLD
	"CHINABERRY TREE" by Henrietta Sanderson ca. 1935 An extraordinarily well rendered impressionist Southern scene in a vibrant, pleasing palette. SOLD
	"SUNLIGHT IN A WOODLAND INTERIOR" by Harvey Joiner ca. 1890 A small gem of a painting by the well-known Kentucky artist. SOLD
	HANSOM CAB by Pompeo Coppini ca. 1925 A nostalgic urban street scene SOLD
	"AUTUMN HARVEST" by Ruby H. Williams Dated 1943 A Regionalist painting depicting a table laden with a bountiful harvest. SOLD
	“CABIN IN THE OZARKS” by Ernest Fredericks Probably near Eureka Springs, AR, ca. 1910 An early, very well painted work by the artist depicting a rural winter scene. SOLD
	"GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS” by Louis Jones ca. 1930’s A very desireable Southern scene. SOLD
	“The Last Hog” by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 A glimpse of life in rural Appalachia during the 1920's. SOLD
	FOLK ART PAINTING - CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT CUMBERLAND GAP, ca. 1860’s Appears to be a Federal encampment with the overall image probably taken from Pinnacle Overlook. SOLD
	SC SILHOUETTE OF A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN by Samuel Metford, ca. 1840 Expertly rendered man with hat, representative of Metford’s best work. Signed lower right: “Sam’l Metford fecit, Hamburg, SC.” SOLD
	USELESS: A MOUNTAIN BOY by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 Riveting subject matter, presented in a very painterly way. SOLD
	SOUTHERN PROFILE PORTAITS OF A LADY & A GENTLEMAN ca. 1825 These portraits are the work of an itinerant Southern artist. 19 pieces attributed to the same hand are currently in the collection of the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). SOLD The work of an itintT
	19TH CENTURY AMERICAN GAMEBOARD 1st half 19th Century Attributed to the Valley of Virginia SOLD SOLDSSO
	HAND-CARVED FOLK ART CAT by Linvel Barker 2^nd half 20^thCentury An evocative, stylized depiction of a cat by a noted Southern folk artist. SOLD
	3 PIECES OF ALABAMA POTTERY by Norman Smith A grouping of utilitarian pieces by the noted Alabama folk potter. SOLD
	AMERICAN FOLK ART CHECKERBOARD Mid 19^th Century A double-sided handmade gameboard SOLD
	FOLK ART PAINTING - CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT CUMBERLAND GAP, ca. 1860’s Appears to be a Federal encampment with the overall image probably taken from Pinnacle Overlook. SOLD
	TENNSSEE SUGAR CHEST Maury Co., Tennessee, ca. 1825 Front Molding has a very unusual hand tooled design. Gracefully turned legs. SOLD
	Rare Early Diminutive Kentucky Sugar Chest ca. 1810 An extraordinary diminutive and early example. SOLD
	FINE KENTUCKY TWO-PART CHERRY PRESS ca. 1825 Superior proportions, including a very tall leg, and excellent condition. A very beautiful piece. SOLD
	ARTS & CRAFTS SIDE CHAIR ca. 1915 A very unusual design, executed in beautifully figured quartersawn oak. SOLD
	GEORGIA SUGAR TABLE ca. 1840 Exceedingly rare & desirable form. SOLD
	HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT & RARE NASHVILLE PRESENTATION COIN SILVER SET, Dated 1859 All three pieces inscribed: “Presented to Nashville Female Academy, by Senior Class 1859.” SOLD
	SOUTH CAROLINA COIN SILVER AGRICULTURAL PREMIUMS dated 1851 & 1852 Very rare 19th century Southern coin silver premiums. SOLD

	3 PIECES OF ALABAMA POTTERY by Norman Smith A grouping of utilitarian pieces by the noted Alabama folk potter. SOLD
	MIDDLE TENNESSEE TWO HANDLED POTTERY VASE Late 19^th or early 20^th century Attractive form and glaze, in excellent condition SOLD
	MIDDLE TENNESSEE POTTERY VASE Late 19^th or early 20^th Century A graceful form with a good glaze, in excellent condition SOLD
	TWO HANDLED STONEWARE JAR by T.W. Craven ca. 1840 – 1860, Henderson County, Tennessee SOLD
	CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA STORAGE JAR 2^nd half 19^th Century Excellent form & glaze; a highly collectible piece SOLD

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