Fall Fine Art and Antique Auction Saturday, October ... - Case Antiques

Fall Fine Art and Antiques Auction228: French Empire Portico clock USD 500 - 1,000Neoclassical style gilt bronze clock, architectural flat molded cornice with a band of rosettes across the frieze, supported byRoman Corinthian columns. Round face suspended above a plinth with applied garlands. Illegible signature to face, "----, Dijon."Time and strike movement. 23"h x 12"w x 5 7/8"d. French, circa 1890. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville,Tenn.229: Bronze figural inkwell, Classical Revival USD 400 - 600Bronze inkwell, goddess figure with snake at her feet on a plinth base, standing above a glass inkwell with gilt bronze or brasslid, flanked by covered urns topped by bronze male figures (one with chin on hand, the other with caricature wide mouth).Central pen tray. The central figure may be Hygeia, Greek goddess of health, who is often depicted with a snake. She wasoriginally holding something in her hand which has since broken off. French, late 19th century.230: Scottish Stick Barometer, Bryson USD 600 - 900Mahogany stick barometer, rounded top with angled bone or ivory plates marked I.M. Bryson, 60 Prince's Street, Edinburgh.Concealed tube, inset thermometer and rondel at base both working with original mercury. 35" H x 4" W. Scotland, circa 1830.Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn.231: Bronze Eagle Sculpture USD 1,000 - 2,000Well modeled sculpture depicting an eagle perched above rocks, circular base marked on underside with an unidentified mark,possibly Chinese. Exhibited Cheekwood Museum of Art, "Nashville Collects", circa 1990. 22"H. Probably late 19th to early 20thcentury. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn.232: Asian altar cabinet, travelling shrine USD 400 - 500Asian lacquered altar cabinet, double-doored, with removable altar, carved figures, calligraphy on inside of each door. 8 3/4 " Hx 7 " W x 4 " D. 19th century.233: 3 Chinese snuff bottles: hardstone,cinnabar,ivory USD 100 - 200Lot of 3 Chinese snuff bottles. 1ST ITEM: Eggplant shaped hardstone snuff bottle, russet color, with stem form top. 3 1/4" L.2ND ITEM: Carved cinnabar urn shaped snuff bottle with bird, insect and foliate decoration and carved top. 2 1/2" H. 3RD ITEM:Ivory urn shaped snuff bottle with an immortal carved on each side. Domed top with old patina. 3" H. Early 20th century.234: Three Peking glass snuff bottles USD 200 - 400Three Peking glass snuff bottles. 1st item: red on white cased glass, elongated ovoid form with white quartz stopper and ivoryspoon, 2-3/4"H. 2nd item: Cameo glass, red relief decoration of a warrior and bat on front and dancing figure on reverse, cut toclear, with a rose quartz stopper and ivory spoon, 2-1/2"H. 3rd item: green on clear cased glass, elongated ovoid form with roseor amber colored quartz stopper and ivory spoon. 2-1/2"H. Chinese, late 19th to early 20th century. Provenance: private MiddleTennessee collection.235: Asian Bronze Covered Urn USD 300 - 400Large covered urn, bird of prey finial atop a pierced cover, two Chinese style handles, body with low relief diaper design andfour panels featuring varied applied decorations of birds, butterflies, foliage and cranes, on a quadroped base with large roundfoot ring. 25"H. Chinese, Qing period or Japanese, Meiji Period.Bid Live Online at LiveAuctioneers.com Page 34