Fall Fine Art and Antique Auction Saturday, October 1, 2011 9:30 am EST Case Antiques, Inc., Auctions & Appraisals www.caseantiques.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/caseantiques Knoxville Ph: (865) 558-3033 Knoxville Fax: (865) 558-3032 Nashville Ph: (615) 812-6096 Gallery and Auction located at The Historic Cherokee Mills Building 2240 Sutherland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37919 Tennessee’s leading auction gallery for investment quality art and antiques is now accepting consignments for our Winter auction to be held January 28, 2012. Below is a sampling of items st from our May 21 Auction. Our cataloged auctions offer art and antique buyers the opportunity to participate through simultaneous • Online Internet bidding, • Telephone-assisted bidding, Lloyd Branson watercolor, panoramic landscape Sold $3,450 • Absentee maximum bid offers, East TN Miniature or Redware Jug, Mort • In-person bidding at the event. Sold $19,550 Regardless of how collectors find us, consignors can trust that their items are getting maximum worldwide exposure under the stewardship of knowledgeable professionals. ACCREDITED Ojime beads, APPRAISERS Civil War Tin Type Miniature TN Cherry shibayama, ivory, East TN Soldier Press w/ Two Drawers cinnabar Sold $5,290 Sold $17,825 Sold $5,520 We offer a full range of estate appraisal Record Setting Sales From Past Auctions and liquidation services. Sold Sold Sold $7,150 $36,800 $18,400 Next Event: Left: 19th c. Coin WINTER AUCTION Silver Coffee Pot Center: Circa 1860 TN Sat., Jan. 28, 2012 Redware Jar by C. A. Haun Right: To submit items for consignment, Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje Interior Scene, Oil on Board email photos and descriptions to (Dutch, 1829-1908) [email protected]. To join our mailing list, Left: Japanese Mixed visit www.caseantiques.com Metals Urn or contact one of our offices: Center: Knoxville: (865) 558-3033 “Malmoe” by Friedel Dzubas Nashville: (615) 812-6096 Right: Miniature portrait by John Wood Dodge Sold Sold Sold (1807-1893) $32,200 $24,175 $22,000 CASE ANTIQUES, INC. - TNGL#5157 2240 Sutherland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37919 email: [email protected] www.caseantiques.com Fall Fine Art and Antiques Auction 1: Chinese Export Silver Presentation Tray USD 1,200 - 1,400 Chinese Export Silver Presentation Tray, dated 1897. Oblong form with engraved floral, bird and butterfly decoration. Two handles with heavily embossed floral motifs, and rim heavily embossed with Chinese figures in a garden setting. Engraved dedication in center; "Presented to Mr. John Liddell by the employes(sic) of Messrs Liddell Bros & Co. on the eve of his marriage to Miss Marion Hellyer as a token of their esteem & regard Shanghai 7th January 1897". Marked en verso: Hung Chong, 800, with Chinese hallmarks. 23-1/4" W x 13" D. 57.53 oz troy. Note: H.A. Crosby Forbes' book, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885, lists Hung Chong as a well known jeweler with addresses in both Canton and Shanghai in the last half the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century. Liddell Bros. was a British based firm specializing in exports from China in the same period. 2: Luen Wo & Hung Chong Chinese Export Plates USD 500 - 800 Luen Wo, Shanghai & Hung Chong Co., Shanghai Chinese Export Silver Plates, both with scalloped edge and vine and floral repousse decoration on a granulated ground. 8-7/8" diameter. Maker's marks and hallmarks en verso. Late 19th/early 20th century. 23.73 oz troy. 3: Asian Stained Ivory Carving of Rose and Vine USD 450 - 650 Finely carved and stained ivory rose and vine okimono with original wooden box. A naturalistic carved rose branch with four flowers, each in different stages of bloom. Blue "Made in Japan" label fixed to one leaf. 14-1/4" L x 6" H x 7-1/2" W. Stamped box measures 10" H x 16-1/4" W x 9-1/2" D. Japanese, 20th century. Provenance: private Knoxville, TN collector. 4: Asian Ivory calling card case, lift top, cartouche USD 300 - 400 Asian Ivory calling card case with lift top, cartouche shape with high relief carved floral decoration to top side and low relief carved scene of figures and houses on reverse. Chinese, Qing dynasty, late 19th century. 3-3/4" x 2". Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. 5: Asian Ivory calling card case, lift top, elaborate USD 300 - 400 Asian Ivory calling card case with lift top. Rectangular form, elaborate relief-carved decoration on all sides with Asian figures, houses, bridges and willow trees. Vacant reserve, no monogram. Chinese, Qing dynasty, late 19th century. 4-1/4" x 2-1/2". Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. 6: Chinese Carved Ivory Figure of Scholar or Emperor USD 400 - 500 Chinese carved ivory figure of seated scholar or emperor, with elaborate carved chair holding a ru-yi, with a curved hat and resting on a circular inscribed base. 7 1/2" H x 4 1/2" D x 3 7/8" W. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. 7: Chinese Carved Ivory Set, "Seven Lucky Gods" USD 300 - 400 Chinese carved ivory set of the "Seven Lucky Gods" by the Hakusui Ivory Company with the original stepped wooden stand. Ranging in height from 3" to 3 1/4". 20th century. 8: Chinese Carved Ivory Empress w/ phoenix headdress USD 300 - 400 Chinese carved standing head of an Empress with a phoenix figural headdress, resting on a wooden stand. Head affixed to stand with wire. 8 3/4" H x 2 3/4" D x 5 7/8" W. 19th century. Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 1 Fall Fine Art and Antiques Auction 9: Chinese Ivory Carved Shell USD 300 - 400 Chinese carved ivory figure of a clam shell partially opened and revealing a scene of figures, one on horseback, amongst pine trees, resting on a carved stand. 2" H x 3 7/8" W x 2 1/4" D. Late 19th century/Early 20th century. 10: Chinese Carved Ivory Puzzle Ball USD 300 - 400 Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball, outer sphere with undulating dragons having inked eyes and six interior spheres. Figural ivory stand in the form of a scholar, with round carved base. 10-4/8" H. Late 19th/ Early 20th century. Provenance: Knoxville, TN collector. 11: Japanese Ivory Netsuke, Skull & Snake USD 200 - 300 Japanese ivory netsuke of a skull with one silver tipped tooth and snake perched on top with its tail tip resting in the skull socket. Retains its original fitted wooden box. 1-1/2" H. Meiji Period. Provenance: private Knoxville, TN collector. 12: Ivory Okimono figure, boy and father with frogs USD 400 - 500 Asian carved ivory Okimono, finely carved figures of a boy and father or grandfather on a log, delightedly watching three frogs. Signed on base with Chinese or Japanese mark. 2-1/2"H x 6-1/2"L. Provenance: purchased by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell estate. 13: Ivory Okimono figure, man smoking a pipe USD 300 - 400 Finely carved Asian carved figure of a man sitting on a log, lighting his pipe. 5"H x 5"W. Chinese or Japanese, circa 1900. Provenance: purchased by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell estate. 14: Ivory Okimono figure, man cooking USD 200 - 300 Asian ivory Okimono, finely carved figure of a man sitting and preparing food with knife and pots at his side. 2-1/4"H. Chinese or Japanese mark on base. Provenance: purchased by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th century. Mitchell estate. 15: Carved white Jade snuff bottle, Qing dynasty USD 500 - 800 Carved white jade snuff bottle with agate stopper and ivory spoon. Low relief-carved design on both sides of a figure in a boat under trees. Chinese, Qing dynasty. Provenance: private Middle Tennessee collection. 2-5/8"H. 16: Green jade snuff bottle with rose quartz stopper USD 400 - 600 Green jade snuff bottle, rounded form, with rose quartz cabochon stopper and ivory spoon. Chinese, late 19th to early 20th century. Provenance: private Middle Tennessee collection. 2-1/4" H. 17: Carved and painted ivory snuff bottle USD 200 - 250 Ivory snuff bottle with floral relief carved cartouche on one side, painted design of three cranes in a tree on reverse with Chinese or Japanese character writing. On a detachable carved wooden base. Asian, Qing dynasty, late 19th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. 3"H, not including stand. Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 2 Fall Fine Art and Antiques Auction 18: Mother of Pearl Abalone snuff bottle, signed USD 200 - 250 Fine mother of pearl/abalone shell snuff bottle with relief carved floral decoration. Original stopper with ivory spoon. Chinese, Qing dynasty. Provenance: private Middle Tennessee collection. 2-1/2"H 19: Japanese Lacquered Inro w/ Netsuke, Meiji period USD 400 - 500 Japanese gold lacquered four-compartment inro, decorated with a potted chrysanthemum on one side and a falcon perched on a branch on the other, together with a wooden ojime bead and carved ivory netsuke in the form of a vined gourd. Inro measures 3 1/4" H x 1 3/4" W. Meiji period. 20: Chinese Republic Porcelain Scholar's Screen USD 350 - 450 Chinese porcelain scholar's screen fitted in a pierced and carved hardwood stand with a central porcelain tablet decorated with a pine tree and birds in a mountain setting.