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Collection of Carole Wahler | January 29, 2025

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As a singular figure in the world of American pottery and early textiles, Dr. Wahler was a celebrated curator, collector, and scholar. Early Southern furniture including four MESDA documented items: VA William and Mary paneled trunk, VA Chippendale Cupboard, TN inlaid cherry chest of drawers and a TN cherry high chest, many early Southern painted furniture examples, Ten Ulysses Davis folk art carvings, textiles to include a rare Asheville sampler dated 1824, quilt dated1861, rare Southern salt glaze and redware pottery examples to include TN, AL and NC. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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Published and Dated Hillsman-Johnson Tennessee Federal Walnut Linen Press
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Published and Dated Hillsman-Johnson Tennessee Federal Walnut Linen Press

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Knox County, dated in pencil "1818", two case construction, walnut with yellow pine secondary throughout, four graduated dovetailed drawers, original French feet, upper case with two paneled doors opening to a fixed shelved interior, inlaid shield escutcheons, 80 x 41 x 21 in.

Provenance: Descended in the Hillsman and Johnson families of Knox County family (notes and genealogy research accompany the lot); Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee

Note: Illustrated in Young's Art and Furniture of East Tennessee, catalog number 64; Accompanied by a large research file from Carol Wahler relating to the Hillsman-Johnson family (presumably family of descent).  Among Carole Wahler's extensive notes and research is her comment that "It is the best piece of TN with the best documentation I know of...certainly the best piece of TN furniture that we have ever had... It has always been a real joy to me."

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Descended in the Hillsman and Johnson families of Knox County family (notes and genealogy research accompany the lot); Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee


 

very good condition overall, brasses replaced and lacking some locks, original feet and blocking with very minor repairs at toes, bed molding for top replaced or added (top of lowercase is walnut and finished, but it does not appear to be a marriage- notes from Carole Wahler regarding conservation accompany the lot).

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