Michael Hall Antiques

WALNUT SIDE / WORK TABLE, unusual rectangular scrubbed top which slides off on cleats set into guides, above a full-length dovetailed drawer with original knobs, raised on well-turned legs. Poplar secondary wood. Retains an outstanding original dry surface with warm color. Circa 1820. 29" H, 22" x 36"

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Ca 1825. Tulip poplar secondary wood. Likely middle Tennessee, furniture with similar turn legs have been found in Williamson County. H 28 1/2” W 28” D 20 1/4”.

Rectangular top over dovetail drawer, ring, turned legs with spiral twisting reeding ending in a double ball.

Tulip poplar secondary wood. H 47 1/2” W 41 3/4” D 18 1/4”.

Provenance: Descended in the Pinkston Family of Washington County Kentucky. Vallas Pinkston (1882-1961) had a tobacco farm on Hwy 98 ( Willisburg and Chaplin Hwy) He was married to Blanche Beulah Bonta Pinkston (1885-1979) His parents were Bailey Pinkston 1853-1946 and Samantha Jane Shewmaker Pinkston 1855-1944) Bailey Pinkston’s parents were James Pinkston 1807-1891 and Susan Kinsey Pinkston 1819-1903 both of Washington county, Kentucky. SOLD

ca. 1820. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. H- 38” W- 28” D-18 1/2”. Classic proportions found in early sugar chests. Rectangular top with bread board ends and perimeter, dovetailed case with 3 compartments over a base with a dovetailed drawer and ring turned and tapering Sheraton legs ending in a ball and spike. Condition: Repairs and wear comensurate with age and use. Dividers restored. SOLD

ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar secondary wood. Maury County origin. Height 30 1/2”. Width 31 1/2”. Depth 18 3/4”.

Rectangular top with bread board ends and perimeter molding over a post constructed box with iron hinges and original three part compartments, over single dovetailed drawer. Posts terminate in turned feet ending in a ball and spike. Pleasing old surface.

Provenance:

James Andrew Sanders (1844-1919) wife was Mary Frances Dobbins Sanders (1848-1931). Both are buried in the Neapolis Cemetery, Carters Creek, Maury County, Tennessee. To their daughter Elizabeth Sanders Sargent (1879-1960) she was married to Wallace Nicholls Sargent (1874-1950) also of Maury county. The sugar chest was inherited by their son Clifford Sargent (1915-2001) then to his daughter Christine Elizabeth Sargent.

ca. 1810-20. Tulip Poplar Secondary wood. H - 29 3/4” W 28 ” D 19”
Purchased at auction in west Tennessee.

Rectangular top over single dovetailed and scratch beaded drawer, supported by ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball spike and ball. Original as found untouched condition with old surface. Originally had an oval brass.

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ca. 1830-50. Walnut Primary wood,Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. Irvin College, (near Beersheba) Warren County. H-35” W-24”. D-22”.

Provenance: Descended in the Etter family of Irvin College.

A remarkably original sugar chest with provenance and a divided spice drawer.

Two board top with perimeter molding over post constructed frame with paneled front and sides. Interior has original divider with original iron hinges lock and keeper. Drawer has original pulls and lock with beautifully mortised interior divided in to six sections for spices. Post end in ring turned legs ending in a tear drop.

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3rd Quarter of the 19th century. Oak and/or Chestnut. H 37” , W 25, 1/4”. D 23”.

A scarce southern form, especially in this condition with the original Tennessee Marble stone and original lid.

The hinged rectangular top opens to reveal a polished East Tennessee Marble (Limestone) rock, over an applied molding and dovetailed drawer with original iron pull, over bold ring turned and tapering legs. An almost identical biscuit table was in the collection of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee marble is actually limestone and is found in East Tennessee. It was first quarried for construction purposes, like Ramsey House outside of Knoxville and the Old Stone House near Friendsville. The Rogersville Marble Company was the First marble company founded in 1838 in a Quarry in Hawkins County. By the 1880’s there were 11 quarries in Knox County. Tennessee marble was used in the United States Capital in the 1850’s as well as many other notable buildings and monuments across the United States.

Condition: Excellent, wear and scratches to stone as expected with use. Two small hinge patches.

Provenance: The Collection of Billy S. Arant, Jr. Chattanooga, TN. Billy S. Arant, Jr. was the owner of Billy S. Arant, Jr. Bookseller in Chattanooga as well as a medical doctor. He was an avid collector of Antiques and Andrew Jackson material.

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ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar Secondary wood. Attributed to Anderson County. H 28 3/4”. W 26”. D 23 3/4”. A desirable large size table with a two board square nailed top over single narrow drawer also nailed constructing, wood pulls are original and wedged from the back. Legs are pegged in to the stiles with chamfered corners and ring turnings ending in a ball and spike.

ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. Height:30 1/2”. Width: 32 3/4”. Depth:16 1/4”.

Rectangular top with bread board ends and perimeter molding over post constructed base with paneled sides and ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike. Dovetailed drawer. SOLD

Rare walnut three drawer table.
ca. 1820-30. Tulip Poplar secondary wood.
H 28”. W 24” D 21 1/4”.

Single board top pegged to base with 3 dovetailed and scratch beaded drawers with original iron locks. Legs are ring turned and tapering

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Rare Cherry 4 drawer Table . Tulip poplar and walnut secondary wood. Ca. 1830.
dovetailed drawers. From a Dalton Georgia estate. H 29 1/2” W 30” D 20 1/2”. Sold 

ca. 1800. Yellow Pine Secondary Wood. Southern. A well proportioned classic early 19th century corner cupboard with desirable glass doors. (note some of the glass is original). Single piece construction with cove molding cornice and mid molding resting on ogee bracket feet. Height is just under 8’ , width 50” depth 20”. Provenance: The Estate of Robert E. McNabb and Mary Hu M. McNabb.SOLD

ca. 1815

Solid mahogany Primary wood. White Pine and Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.  Mid Atlantic. 

Exceptional storage, easily disassembles in to 5 sections. 

H- 93".  W- 80".  D- 22 1/4"

ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. Height 28 1/2” Width 37”. Depth 17”. This elongated sugar chest form with no drawer is often found in Central Kentucky. Rectangular top with bread board ends over flush panel front and sides. Ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball. Sold 

ca. 1820. Tulip poplar secondary wood. H 38 1/4” W 28” D 20 3/4”.

A great example of a classic traditional sugar chest. Excellent form with original iron lock and keeper, originally had oval brasses which indicate a date of 1820 and possibly earlier.

Rectangular top with perimeter molding and bread board ends over dovetailed box with 3 way single board tulip poplar divider. (restored with period wood). Base of box has cock beaded molding, resting on base with single dovetailed drawer and ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike. SOLD

ca. 1840. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.           Found in Simpson County Kentucky.

Rectangular hinged top with bread board ends over dovetailed case with single divider. Dovetailed drawer and ring turned and tapering legs. 

Provenance: Belonged to Bethel Crowe of Franklin, Kentucky, descended from the Neely or Robey families. The old Robey house is a large pre civil war home in Franklin, Kentucky.

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ca. 1825. Tulip Poplar secondary wood. Height 29”. Width 48”. Length 80 1/2”. Length leaves down: 44”.

This very fine two part dining table is part of a group of furniture from central Kentucky. There are 15-20 know pieces in this fluted lobe group including a handful documented by Brad Rauchburg in the 1970’s MESDA survey. Pieces in this group have been found in Lexington, Richmond and Paris. A signed piece was discovered in the 1970’s which was signed by the maker and inscribed Crab Orchard. (Boyle county Kentucky).

ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar secondary wood. Height 29 1/2”. Width 43 1/4”. Length 74”.

Two part dining table, rectangular tops with canted corners and mahogany veered apron, each table has 5 boldly turned legs ending in a ball and spike, 5th legs swing out to support drop leaf. There is a sugar chest pictured in the Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams on page 140, Fig. 147 with very similar bold turnings made in the cabinet shop of John and Levi Cochran, Marshall co. (The Cockran family cemetery is across the street from Valley Farm and their cabinetmaking shop was a few miles north of the house on Lewisburg hwy.)

Provenance: Valley Farm, The house (pictured) was built in 1846 for William Lee McClelland, a farmer. On his death in 1902, it became the home of his daughter Zana McClelland Ogilvie and her husband, Waverly Wilson Ogilvie, who served as the Tennessee Secretary of Agriculture from 1903 to 1905. The Ogilvies bred horses on the farm, and passed it on to their granddaughter, Waverly Murrey Dunning. The house is in the Greek Revival Style and was placed on the National Register of Historic places on April 5th, 1984. We purchased the table from direct descendants of Waverly and Dunning.

Local oral tradition states that William McClelland attended Andrew Jackson’s funeral in 1845 and was so impressed with the Hermitage that he decided to add the Greek Revival facade to his large log cabin. SOLD

ca. 1870. H 35”. W 24”. D 22”. This middle Tennessee biscuit Table also know as a biscuit rock, out of the same cabinet shop as a similar table that was in the collection of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tennessee. Made of Chestnut with Tulip Poplar secondary and a dovetailed drawer, it retains its original metal Eastlake pull. This table was found on the side porch of a farm house in Williamson county, Tennessee. Its surface and wood have been weathered and its original lid was removed long ago.

$ 1,250.

ca. 1820 Tulip Poplar Secondary wood. Height 35 1/2”. Width 22”. (case). Depth 18”. A good example of and early Sheraton sugar chest with very desirable proportions (note how narrow the case is). Rectangular top with bread boards and perimeter molding over a dovetailed box with a traditional 3 way divider, resting on a base with a single dovetailed drawer and tall ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike. Provenance: this sugar chest descended in the family of George M. Mosier (b. 1930 d. 1979) of Tennessee. SOLD

Smith / Overton County. ca. 1830 Tulip Poplar Secondary wood. Rectangular molded edge top over square nail constructed box with applied bracket feet, the sides have well formed cut out feet. A chest out of the same shop found in Overton Country is pictured on page 230 Fig. 315 in The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams.  H24 3/4"   W 41"   D 18 1/2"

Provenance:

Edsel Ford Maggart (1927-1997) Born in Maggart, Smith County, Tennessee, Ezar Neal Maggard born in 1879 also in Maggart, John Allen Maggart born about 1810 in Tennessee.

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ca. 1830 . Found in Robertson co. Tulip Poplar secondary wood.

Height 29 3/4”. Width 24”. Depth 18 3/4”.

A beautiful and versatile two drawer table, would work well next to a bed or a sofa in a living room. Rectangular two board top over two dovetailed drawers with wood turned pulls, supported to ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike.

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18th century.

Height 26”. Width 41 1/4”. Depth 29”

Single 29” wide pine top over maple base with single dovetailed drawer. Mortise and pegged construction.

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18th Century. H 27” top is 33 1/4” x 34”.

Round dish top over birdcage and baluster turned tripod base.

Overall good condition foot wear, crack to one leg, 3 board top with some cupping.

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ca. 1830. Tulip poplar, walnut and birch secondary wood. H 37”. W 24”. D 17”.

A classic sugar chest with desirable proportions and single board dovetailed box construction with original divider. Rectangular top has bread boards with perimeter molding. Base has a single dovetailed drawer and ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike. Dovetailed box rests on base for easy removal and transportation. Condition: Drawer pulls and locks replaced. Older mellow refinish, abrasions and wear from use. Wear/abrasions to area around drawer escutcheon.

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ca. 1825 Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. Rover, Bedford County. Tennessee. H 30” W 24 1/4” D 23”.

One of the best large Middle Tennessee one drawer tables we have handled. Rectangular top with scratch beaded edge over single dovetailed drawer (also scratch beaded), original glass pull. Ring turned and tapering legs ending in ball and 3 1/2” long spike.

Provenance: Mrs. Julie Cutter  from her mother, Ruby Lytle Read  Hargrove(Born Rutherford county Tennessee in 1901, died 2001), 

her parents were Dr. Richard Bland Read (b. 1878-d. 1937) and Ada Josephine Lamb Read.(b. 1880 d. 1963).

Ada Josephine Lamb was the Daughter of William Martin Lamb (b. 27th Oct. 1827) and his second wife Nancy Tennessee Lawrence (b.1837). William was a Justice or Squire for many years and held court in Versailles, TN. He was a member of the Co, A of the 24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment during the war. 

William Lamb was the son of Thomas Lamb who was born in 1798 in South Carolina and moved to the Rover community in Bedford county, Tennessee before 1820.  Thomas married Parry Putnam on July 6th, 1821. Thomas and Parry owned a considerable amount of land east or Rover, around Haint Hollow on the west, Newton Road on the North, Fruit Valley to the South and East to Putnam land. 

We do not know who made this table, Asa Maxwell and Robert King were listed as early cabinetmakers in the Rover and 10th District of Bedford County.  Source: History of Rover and the 10th District of Bedford County, Volume II. 

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ca. 1790-1810. H 28 1/2”. W 20 1/2” (leaves down) 36 3/4” (leaves up) D 31”

Mahogany primary wood, tulip poplar and white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top with two hinged leaves (single boards of figured mahogany) single dovetailed drawer over square tapering legs with inside chamfer joined by a cross stretcher.

Provenance: Franklin, Tennessee estate. Condition: Excellent. Period pull is a replacement.

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ca. 1840. Secondary wood: Southern Yellow Pine. Height 30” Width 27” Depth 17”

A rare child size maple chest. Rectangular top over 4 graduated dovetailed drawers. Legs are ring turned and tapering. Paneled sides.

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ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar secondary wood.

Height: 72” Width: 38” Depth: 25”.

Bookcase top with cove molding and 2 glazed doors (with original/old glass), interior has fixed shelves and lower section has cubbies for letters etc. Lower section has a hinged slant lid and single well storage compartment, legs are ring turned and papering with shelf. Condition: old mellow patina, it looks like lower shelf was likely added sometime in the 19th century. Legs have also lost height.

Provenance: Belonged to John Chadwick (1760-1850), Buried Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catletsburg, Boyd County Kentucky. By descent to his daughter Lucretia Adelard Shortridge Chadwick Carson (1821-1885). Lucretia died in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. Her son was Captain John Richard “Kit” Carson (1843-1864). John graduated from the University of Alabama as a member of their Camp of Cadets, he served as a drill officer at Camp Beauregard in Auburn, AL then was assigned to Company K. 45th Alabama at Loachapoka, AL on March 15th, 1862. He was killed at the battle of Franklin on November 20th, 1864 and is buried in the Confederate cemetery in Franklin.

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Virginia Walnut Food Safe/ Pie Safe                                                                   ca. 1840.                                                                                                   Yellow Pine, Tulip Poplar and Chestnut Secondary Wood.                          H 62" W 45"  D 18".  Excellent original condition, older refinish. Original Tins and pulls. 

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ca. 1770.

Circular dish top and bird cage support, ring turned bulbous standard, cabriole legs ending in Queen Anne pad feet.

H 28 1/2”. Top 34 3/4” x 35 1/2”.

ca.1810. H 16” W 24 3/4”. D 11”. Tulip Poplar secondary wood.

Union Shaker Village, Lebanon Ohio provenance.

This miniature blanket chest referred to as a “sewing chest” by Miss. Margaret Lockwood, a direct descendant of the original owner Mr. Lockwood, (Miss Lockwoods great-grandfather) Mr. Lockwood was raised by the Shakers at Lebanon, Ohio. A similar blanket chest is pictured in The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture by Rieman and Burks. Figure 798. A Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio newspaper clipping dated March 3rd, 1974. Titled “ History lives in Lockwood Home” is included with this chest.

This beautifully constructed blanket chest is a great example of vernacular design transitioning from Chippendale to Hepplewhite (shaped skirt). It could well have been made anywhere in the back country where tulip poplar was available, the Lebanon, Ohio provenance help place this piece in the Ohio River Valley and likely Lebanon, Ohio.  It has a rectangular top with mitered bread boards over a dovetailed box with till. The box rests on dovetailed feet with spurs and a scalloped apron. SOLD

ca. 1825. Tulip poplar secondary wood. Cheatham County, Tennessee. H 22”. W 21 1/2”. D 12 1/4”.

This rare Middle Tennessee miniature chest has all the same careful details and construction methods as a full size chest. It has been in the same family for over 175 years, until it was sold by descendant Marshall Felts in 2017.

Rectangular top over four dovetailed drawers retaining some of the original brasses, flush panel sides (generally earlier than panel sides) legs are ring turned and tapering ending in a ball. We sold a cherry one drawer table from the same estate.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Isham Felts, he settled in Cheatham County, Tennessee by 1812. He married Nancy B. Dowlen of Robertson County, Tennessee. They had five sons and six daughters between 1825 and 1850. The table descended to his son Charles R. Felts.

Condition: Excellent, wear to left front foot 4 brass pulls are older replacements. Mellow old refinish. SOLD

ca. 1825. Tulip poplar secondary wood. Cheatham County, Tennessee.

Rectangular top over single dovetailed drawer with distinctive inlaid escutcheon, legs are ring turned and tapering ending in a ball and spike.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Isham Felts, he settled in Cheatham County, Tennessee by 1812. He married Nancy B. Dowlen of Robertson County, Tennessee. They had five sons and six daughters between 1825 and 1850. The table descended to his son Charles R. Felts.

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ca. 1800. White pine secondary wood. A beautifully proportioned chest with four graduated and dovetailed drawers with invected line inlay. Note double line inlay on edge of top and inlaid banding at base. Excellent original oxidation on back (2 single boards) and bottom, glue blocks all intact. The brass on this chest were made by Thomas Hands and William Jenkins (Birmingham,England) they worked together between 1791 and 1805. Jenkins continued to manufacture this pattern after the dissolution of their partnership.

Donald Fennimore mentions this pattern in his book Metalworking in Early America:

“The allegorical scene stamped on to this plate, although marketable anywhere in the Western hemisphere, was probably intended to appeal specifically to American sensibilities.  The recumbent female figure ultimately derives from the Greek universal mother, or mother earth, Cybele.  When accompanied by cornucopia and sailing vessels, she was often used by Americans to symbolize prosperity through trade, agriculture, and enterprise.”

ca. 1825-30. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.  H 28"  W 37"   D 18" Rectangular single board top with perimeter molding over flush paneled post constructed box with two dovetailed drawers side by side and ring turned and tapering legs. Single central divider inside, interestingly drawers never had pulls.

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ca. 1820-30. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.  Provenance: From a Rover Tennessee Estate. H 35 1/2"   W 42 1/4"  D 20"

The blanket chest on frame is a rare Tennessee form. (less common than sugar chests!) This example is especially rare with on old if not original surface and original hand forged strap hinges. Two drawers sided by side is also a desirable and less common design feature.

ca. 1830                                                                                              Attributed to Sumner county.   Tulip Poplar secondary wood.            H 37"   W 36 5/8"   D 15 3/4".                                                            Rectangular hinged top with bread board ends over post constructed base with flush panels, interior originally had 3 dividers (one is missing). Single dovetailed drawer also has 3 dividers ring turned and tapering legs ending in ball and spike.   Condition: Refinished,  patch to keeper on lid, hinges replaced, poplar divider missing. This generous size sugar chest has very similar legs turnings to a sugar chest from Sumner county pictured in the Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Derita Williams and Nathan Harsh. Page 140, fig. 146.  Its generous size and height would make an excellent small server in a dining room.

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ca. 1820
Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar.
Origin: Possibly Shinnston, Virginia. (now West Virginia)

A rare cherry Sheraton Vine inlaid chest of drawers. Rectangular top over conforming case with four dovetailed drawers with walnut banding and invected line inlay, scratch beaded and kite inlaid escutcheons, flanked by stiles with vine inlay ending in ring turned and tapering legs ending in ball. Paneled ends.

Condition: Excellent, mellow old surface. Pulls old replacements. 

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A rare pair of Dick Poynor side chairs in an old surface and retaining their original woven split oak seats. ca. 1865. Williamson county, Tennessee.

Provenance: Milton Paul Rice ( 1920-2018) Rice served as Attorney General of Tennessee in 1974 and as Secretary of State of Tennessee from 1989 to 1990. He was married to Rebecca McDaniel in 1950 and Sara Batson in 1974.

Richard (Dick) Poynor was born a slave in Halifax County, VA and emigrated to Williamson County in 1816 with the Robert Poynor family. It appears likely that Robert Poynor taught Dick the art of chair making for his estate inventory included chair making tools. Upon Robert's death in 1848 Dick became the property of Dr. A.B. Poynor, Robert's son. Sometime between 1850 and 1860, Dick obtained his freedom and, if tradition is correct, purchased the freedom of his second wife, Millie. By 1860, he was working at his horsepowered chair factory and hillside farm of 150 acres off Pinewood Road in western Williamson County, a free man.
Dick Poynor and possibly his son, James (1833-1893) produced hundreds of chairs at their factory.
Despite the racial strife following the Civil War Dick Poynor remained an honored citizen of the community as evidence of his membership in the Leiper's Fork Primitive Baptist Church from April 1865 until his death in 1882. He was buried in the Garrison cemetery, near his home, next to his second wife, Millie. It is assumed his first wife Loucinda, was buried with the Robert Poynor family off Moore's Lane in Brentwood.
The Richard Poynor family Bible was purchased May 27, 1835 for $3.00 and includes the following:
Richard L. Poynor born June 22, 1802 died March 27, 1882
Loucinda Poynor born March 11, 1808 died Feb 29, 1840
Children:
Martha Ann Poynor born March 6, 1827 died Aug 3, 1835
Catarine Poynor born Sept 20 1828 died Aug 16, 1887
Thomas Poyner born Aug 30, 1829 died March 3 1854
James Poynor born Feb 10, 1833 died Aug 10 1893
Phillip Poynor born July 19 1835
Mary Poynor born Oct 7 1837
Lucinda Jane Poynor born Sept 7 1839
Second wife: Millie Poynor 1798-1878

Souce: Williamson County In Black & White Williamson County Historical Society Journal No. 31 2000 by Rick Warwick.

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ca. 1820-30. H 21 3/8"   W 22"   D 15 3/4".    Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.  Origin Ohio River Valley. Possibly Kentucky.      Exceptional form and paint surface on this small chest which we believe was used to store sugar. Single board top with perimeter molding over paneled box over two dovetailed drawers, over ring turned and tapering legs. Condition: Excellent original dry paint surface, scattered wear and scuffs associated with age and use.

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Side Chair with original sponge and paint decoration.

ca. 1870. Williamson County, Tennessee. Maple and hickory with a white oak split seat.

Provenance: Purchased on June 17th 1994 from the Hood & Miss Susie Gentry estate.

Richard (Dick) Poynor was born a slave in Halifax County, VA and emigrated to Williamson County in 1816 with the Robert Poynor family. It appears likely that Robert Poynor taught Dick the art of chair making for his estate inventory included chair making tools. Upon Robert's death in 1848 Dick became the property of Dr. A.B. Poynor, Robert's son. Sometime between 1850 and 1860, Dick obtained his freedom and, if tradition is correct, purchased the freedom of his second wife, Millie. By 1860, he was working at his horsepowered chair factory and hillside farm of 150 acres off Pinewood Road in western Williamson County, a free man.
Dick Poynor and possibly his son, James (1833-1893) produced hundreds of chairs at their factory.
Despite the racial strife following the Civil War Dick Poynor remained an honored citizen of the community as evidence of his membership in the Leiper's Fork Primitive Baptist Church from April 1865 until his death in 1882. He was buried in the Garrison cemetery, near his home, next to his second wife, Millie. It is assumed his first wife Loucinda, was buried with the Robert Poynor family off Moore's Lane in Brentwood.
The Richard Poynor family Bible was purchased May 27, 1835 for $3.00 and includes the following:
Richard L. Poynor born June 22, 1802 died March 27, 1882
Loucinda Poynor born March 11, 1808 died Feb 29, 1840
Children:
Martha Ann Poynor born March 6, 1827 died Aug 3, 1835
Catarine Poynor born Sept 20 1828 died Aug 16, 1887
Thomas Poyner born Aug 30, 1829 died March 3 1854
James Poynor born Feb 10, 1833 died Aug 10 1893
Phillip Poynor born July 19 1835
Mary Poynor born Oct 7 1837
Lucinda Jane Poynor born Sept 7 1839
Second wife: Millie Poynor 1798-1878

Souce: Williamson County In Black & White Williamson County Historical Society Journal No. 31 2000 by Rick Warwick.Rare example with original paint decoration.

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ca. 1830-40.  Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. H 83 1/4"  W 41 1/4"   D 18 1/2".                                                                                                            Exceptional Original condition and construction. Purchased by the previous owners family around the turn of the 20th century in Somerset, Kentucky. ( Pulaski County). Note the  rare incise decoration on the upper and lower sections of the stiles.

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ca. 1820.  Scrolled and paneled head and foot board.  W 32"   L 81"

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ca. 1830. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. H 29"  W 21 3/4"  D 17 7/8" Rectangular top over single dovetailed drawer base has shelf with dovetailed drawer below. Ring Turned and tapering legs.

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Ca. 1825.

Tulip Poplar secondary wood. 

Origin: Central Kentucky. 

Provenance: Note affixed to inside of caseofa Tall case clock from same estate places the clock in the Scott and Vance families at Yarnelton Station, near Lexington, Kentucky. 

Height: 47 3/4”  Width: 47 1/2”   Depth: 22 1/4”

Rectangular built up top over conforming base with crotch cherry butlers drawer, interior reveals central prospect door flanked by pair of document drawers flanked by 4 cubby holes with shaped valances over 4 drawers.  Below butlers drawer are 4 strongly figured, cock beaded and dovetailed drawers resting on ring turned and tapering legs. Stilesare inlaid with a vine sprouting from an ebonized triangle. Flush paneled ends.

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ca. 1830- 40

Cherry with Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. Origin: Dickson county, Tennessee. H 28"  W 32"  D 16 3/4" Legs: 6".

Post constructed Sugar chest with rectangular hinged lid with applied perimeter molding over post constructed box with sealed interior, legs terminate in ring turned and tapering legs. Paneled ends and back original hinges, lock and keeper on lid.                         

Provenance: Descended in the family of Gilford "Gip" Hudgens of Dickson Co. Tennessee, Mr. Hudgens grew up in the Johnson Creek Community. He married Havannah "Carrol" Hudgens, they moved to Montgomery County, TN to the town of Southside in 1930. ( Photos of Mr. Hudges and his wife below)

Purchased 7-25-2017 by Michael Hall Antiques from Steve Shamwell a direct descendant of Mr. Hudgens. 

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Charming late 19th/Early 20th C. wrought iron, strap work bench. Old green paint.

Length: 59"  Height 30 1/2"

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ca. 1815-25.
Tulip Poplar Secondary wood.
Origin: Collected in Northern Alabama in the 1920's or 30's.
Provenance: Collected by Mrs. Lucille Strong Powell (Mrs. Frank Leven Powell Sr.  b. 1887- d. 1975.) Mrs. Powell purchased this piece in the 1920's or 1930's for her home, "Harris Hill" in Huntsville, Alabama. The piece then descended to her granddaughter M Powell-Askins.
Condition: Refinished, pulls replaced, perimeter molding around
top replaced, divider replaced, Hinges replaced and strip along
back replaced. Drawer bottom partially replaced.

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ca. 1830-50

Two similar Wilson county chairs.

For a chair by the same maker see: The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams, page 263 and 264, Fig. 377 and 378.

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ca. 1820
Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar and Chestnut.
Origin: Possibly Shinnston, West Virginia.

An attractively figured Walnut Sheraton Vine inlaid chest of drawers. Rectangular top over conforming case with four dovetailed, scratch beaded and kite inlaid escutcheons, flanked by stiles with vine inlay ending in ring turned and tapering legs ending in ball. Paneled ends.

Condition: Conservative refinish. Runners replaced. Lower portion of turner legs ended out. (see close up photos). Pulls replaced.

H- 41 3/4”     W- 40 5/8”        D- 19 1/2”

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ca. 1830.

An extraordinary figured tiger maple veneered over cherry desk.

Width: 51 1/2"   Depth: 22 1/4"

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ca. 1840.

Tulip Poplar secondar wood and sides. 

Origin: Panther, Daviess County, Western Kentucky.

Height: 82 3/4”  Width:46”   Depth: 17”

A useful storage form with applied cornice and two large paneled dorms,  three fixed interiror shelves. Feet are tapered from the stiles, sides a Tulip Poplarwith booth jack ends. 

Provenance: Purchased at acountry estate auction in Panther, Kentucky by Beaver Dam dealer and collector Dale Barnes. 

Condition: Excellent, all original, dry light finish surface.

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Mahogany Serpentine Sideboard middle Atlantic states, serpentine form with single drawer and four doors, yellow pine and poplar secondary, highly figured veneers, probably original brass pulls, 39 x 72 x 25 in.

very good condition overall, typical minor cracks and warping to top, scattered veneer buckling and minor repairs some with some retouch, slight sun fading, other typical minor flaw.

Related sideboards are known from Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland

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ca. 1820

Tulip poplar secondary wood. 

Dimensions: H 32"  W 43"   D 19".

Rectangular top with a front molding mitered in to the side batten boards. Top is attached with original hand forged strap hinges. Box is of paneled construction with two panels in the front and paneled sides. Mortised and pegged construction.  Tall turned and tapering legs. Keyhole and interior lock.

Similar blanket chests with double paneled fronts have been found in East Tennessee. For a similar example possibly from the same shop see Art and Furniture of East Tennessee by Namuni Hale Young.

Condition: Very good, old mellow refinish.

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ca. 1830-40.

Maker:  William Bourne ( b. Aug. 25th, 1809- d. Feb. 28th, 1883.)

Port Royal, Montgomery county. 

Tulip poplar secondary wood. 

H 16 3/4”   W 14 7/8”    D 10 1/8”

Condition: Excellent, old mellow refinish. Original pulls. 

Provenance: Purchased from a direct descendant of Tennessee cabinetmaker William Bourne.

William Bourne is discussed in the Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams. (page 17, 31, 41, 45, 157.)

     This rare Middle Tennessee miniaturethree-drawer cherry chest is constructed in a manner and style typically found in full-size furniture of southern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. The proportions are pleasing - the measurements are16 5/8” tall, 14 ¾ ” wide, and 9 7/8” deep - and the legs are well turned and taller than average Tulip poplar is used for its secondary wood, which is consistent with other known examples. A rectangular single board top is attached with four screws from the underside. The drawers are neatly dovetailed with original walnut turned pulls and scratch beading on the fronts. The drawer bottoms are hand planed and neatly chamfered fitting into the rabbeted drawer sides and square nailed in the back. The oxidation on the secondary wood and square nails are undisturbed and appropriate for the age of the chest. There is evidence of wear to the runners of the chest, which indicates it was used as storage for a considerable number of years.

William M Bourne who was born in 1804 in Lexington, Ky., and lived in Jessamine County, Ky. William M. moved to Port Royal, Tennessee, around the age of 25 (1830). He rented a farm and log cabin where he was listed as a mechanic in the regular census, and appeared as a cabinetmaker in the industrial schedule. It is most likely that William M. Bourne learned the cabinetmaking trade as part of an apprenticeship in Lexington or Jessamine County, Kentucky.  The family oral tradition that Williams son, William “Ross” Bourne was an apprentice cabinetmaker made sense as he probably worked for his father as a child. Ross came of age just before the Civil War and must have realized that the days of local cabinetmakers were over, for he became a storekeeper and coffin maker. According to oral tradition in Port Royal, he was not known to have made furniture, so it is likely that his father made the piece and willed it to Ross. 

Port Royal, incorporated in 1797, was named by one of its first settlers, ironmonger Samuel Wilcox of Cardiff, Wales, who moved to Port Royal, France, then to Port Royal, South Carolina. After purchasing 290 acres of land on the Red River he had a strong influence in the naming of Port Royal, Tennessee. During the first half of the 19th century Port Royal was a boom town, its strategic location on the banks of the Red River at the first point where the river is navigable helped establish it as an important trading post. Local planters in upper Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky brought their agricultural goods here to be shipped down the Red River to the Cumberland and then down the Mississippi to the seaport of New Orleans. It was an early “Long Hunters” station in the 1770s as well as the migration gateway into middle Tennessee in the late 18th century and an important stopping point on the “Great Road West”. Port Royal was at a crossing point on the Red River, and many a 19th century traveler would have spent the night there before crossing the river. For Native American Indians in 1838-1839, it was their last stop before leaving Tennessee on the Trail of Tears. Port Royal became an importantstagecoach stop and several inns and taverns were built to accommodate travelers. 

Port Royal began to decline shortly before the Civil War when the railroad was built through Guthrie, Kentucky. Many families, including William Bourne’s, moved to Guthrie with the railroad in the latter part of the 19th century.

  According to family oral tradition this miniature was used as a sample to show customers what they could order. There has always been a debate among scholars and collectors as to the purpose of miniatures, whether the cabinetmaker made them as whimsies or if they were actually samples to show prospective buyers. It is possible to speculate using the family oral tradition that this piece was William Bourne’s cabinetmaker’s sample. Physical evidence of wear to the drawer runners indicates that it could have had a dual purpose as a storage piece, possibly for woodworking supplies such as nails, screws and pencils. Ink stains in the bottoms of two of the drawers also indicate the writing supplies were once stored in them.

The local folklore in the 19th and 20th centuries in Port Royal was that William M. Bourne and his family did not trust the local banks and buried their money on the property. It is likely that William was impacted by America’s first financial crisis and depression, the Financial Panic of 1819. Americans benefited greatly after the war of 1812 by failing crops in Europe and increased demand for American cash crops likecotton and tobacco. Commodity prices increased sharply, followed by a similar rise in land prices caused by farmers and speculators who borrowed heavily from newly expanding banks. Land values rose dramatically until 1818 when European agriculture began to improve, resulting in a decreased demand for American agricultural products and falling agricultural prices, followed by a steep decline in land prices. At the same time, the Louisianan Purchase debt became due; payable only in gold and silver, and this emptied the specie reserves of the Bank of the United States. This shortage of specie resulted in the devaluation of paper currency, which could no longer be redeemed for gold and silver. Newly created banks collapsed, especially those on the frontier, which had loaned heavily to farmers and land speculators. The crisis began to subside by 1821, but lingered for a longer period in frontier states like Tennessee and Kentucky.

It was not until new owners of the house, started metal detecting around their home that they realized that the stories of hidden money on the Bourne property were actually true. They discovered several small hoards of silver coins including Spanish pieces of eight and American and English silver coins dated as early as 1750. Jars filled with coins were found in various locations, including under a large maple tree that William would have been able to see from his bedroom window. There was evidence that some of the jars had been uncovered and reburied several times and some looked as if they had been emptied over time. I could speculate that with William’s passing the location of some of the jars was lost and that other jars were accessed by his wife and children until they either passed away or forgot their location. 

David Britton, the Port Royal historian, was very knowledgeable and helpful in finding more information about the Bourne family. He told us about the story of William M. Bourne being awaken in the middle of night and shooting his jennet (donkey). Bourne had her attached to a sweep pole to power the machinery in his shop. It’s evident that William was an expert mechanic who used his skills to make efficient use of animals to create power for his shop.

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ca. 1815-25.
Tulip Poplar secondary wood.
Height: 39 1/8” Width 28 1/2”   Depth: 17 1/2” Leg 15”.
Provenance: The Estate of Mac and Margaret Robinson, Nashville, TN.

Cherry Middle Tennessee sugar chest on frame with provenance in an older surface.
Rectangular top with applied perimeter molding over dovetailed box with original poplar divider. Lid has shadows of original hand forged strap hinges, now replaced with butt hinges. Box rests on frame with applied perimeter molding over single dovetailed drawer with original brass back plates over ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball spike and ball.
Condition: Old mellow refinish, hinge strip to back of sugar chest replaced. Brass bails and stems replaced loss to side of spike of left front leg. Patch to drawer and case. Perimeter molding of lid possibly and old replacement.

ca. 1840.

Joelton, Davidson county, Tennessee. 

Tulip poplar secondary wood. 

Height: 46”  Width: 47”  Depth: 20”  Gallery Height: 4”.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Robert Anderson for several generations. Mrs. Anderson was the wife of Mr. Anderson owner of the Anderson and Garrett funeral home in Joelton. 

Rectangular top with applied perimeter molding and dovetailed gallery over pair of projecting dovetailed drawers over a pair of paneled doors flanked by square tapering applied pilasters feet are rectangular tapering. Paneled sides single interior shelf. Figured tiger cherry throughout.

 ca. 1840

Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood. 

Height 31 1/2” Width 29 7/8”  Depth 23 7/8”

A unusually large Tennessee one drawer table, rectangular top over single large dovetailed drawer over ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball spike and ball. 

Walnut, 1st half of the 19th century.
Heart pine secondary wood.
Height: 50 5/8”  Width: 41 7/8”   Depth: 17 7/8”

Rectangular top over case with two double paneled hinged doors, side panels have two tins. Tall turned and tapering legs ending in ball and spike. Beveled paneled back, interior has single shelf.
Tins have an interesting geometric design.

Condition: Exceptional, one of the most original pie safes we have encountered with an old finish,original tins, wood pulls and hinges.

Provenance:
 Patricia F. Davies (1927-2013)
from her mother:
Mrs. Franklin John Edwards, Charlottesville, VA.

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ca. 1810-20.

Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar. 

Provenance: Note affixed to inside of caseplaces the clock in the Scott and Vance families at Yarnelton Station, near Lexington, Kentucky. 

Height: 94 1/8”  Width: 18” (Base)   Depth: 10 3/4” (Depth of Hood)

This clock is the 3rd of 3 known clocks from the same shop, (see photo below of 3 clocks from the same shop andMESDA file of one in the group.)  It is easy to see that they are all the same form, but with different appointments.  The MESDA surveyed clock is attributed to central Ky.  The third clock has a ca.1940's history in Woodford Co., Ky, and also cleaning notations on the interior waist door from A.M. Perham which solidifies a central Ky origin.This third example is the only one which retains the original finials. 

Hood has four ring turned and tapering columns, broken arch molded pediment, with light and dark wood inlaid pinwheel rosettes; clock face has Arabic numerals, two winding holes, second and calendar dial, moon phase in the arch and flowers in the spandrels. Works are brass with 8 day movement. Waist has chamfered corners with lambs’ tongues and stringing flanking a band offigured wood. Cock beaded door hasline inlay around the edge and a central crotch cherry inlaid oval. Base of clock has a base molding, feet are square tapering on inner corners to appear flared, shaped apron, front of base is cross banded with a central crotch cherry inlaid oval with line inlay. 

Condition: Old repairs to feet, patch to prospect door. Works are signed in the back “Patton and Jones, Philadelphia”. Patton and Jones were major wholesale and retailers of horology materials between 1797 and 1814.  Works were restored/Cleanedon January 2nd 2001 by Joseph E. Brown, FNAWCC, CC of Sudbury, Massachusetts. The wooden saddle board appears to be original to the case and the attachment holes line up. 

ca. 1840-50.

Tulip Poplar Secondary wood. 

Origin: Descended in an early Weakley county family 

Provenance: Anne Hillis (maiden name) Grooms of Greenfield, Tennessee.

Height: 78 3/4”   Width: 40 7/8”   Depth: 23”  Writing Height: 30”

A rare and practical (writing height or laptop height) “Plantation” desk. Retaining over half of the original glass!

Rectangular straight flaring cornice over two glazed doors with 6 panes of glass in each resting on a base with a slant lid, interior reveals cubby holes and single dovetailed drawer, over single dovetailed large drawer flanked by two pull out lopers.  Legs are octagonal with ring turnings on the top and bottom ending in a tear drop. 

Condition: Good mellow patina and finish, hardware replaced. Two patches on lid.

The Rhoda Belding Carved and Joined Oak Hadley Chest

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Circa 1716

Literature:

Luther, Clair Franklin, Supplemental Lists of Hadley Chests (Hartford, 1935) p. 1

Provenance:

This chest was likely made for Rhoda Belding of Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, soon after her birth in 1716.  Rhoda was the daughter of John Belden (or Belding, the two families intermarried, and both spellings appear in records) and Sarah Waite.  At least three very closely related chests were made for girls related to Rhoda Belding, and their many affinities suggest the work of a common shop tradition.  Rhoda’s father was a carpenter, and he may have crafted this chest himself.  Ichabod Allis, a contemporary of John in Hatfield, was among the large pool of local joiners, and may also have played a role in the shop that made this group of chests.  Among them, the “SB” chest (see Sotheby’s , May 27, 1995) was by tradition made for Rhoda’s half sisterSarah Belding (1701-1783).  The “LB” chest was likely made for Lydia Belding (born. c. 1715),  Rhoda’s first cousin (see Clair Luther, The Hadley Chest (Hartford, 1935), no. 12).  The “MB” chest was likely made for Rhoda’s half sister, Mary Wells Belding (1705-1747).  See Luther, no. 13.  It could also have been made for Mary Belding (1679-1724) who was the sister of John and wife of Ichabod Allis, the aforementioned joiner.  The “HB” chest is thought to have been owned by her sister, Hannah Belding (1681-?) but may in fact have been made for Rhoda’s half sister Hannah (1703-1736).  See Luther, no. 11.  The repetition of names and “network of cousinage” makes the exact history somewhat opaque, but this group remains an important vestige of interconncectedness of the Hampshire County community.  For more information on this group, see Phillip Zea, “The Fruits of Oligarchy” in Old Time New England (SPNEA, Boston,  1987), vol. 72, pp. 1-65.

The Talbot family of Northampton collected at least 7 and perhaps as many as 18 “Hadley” chests in the early 20th century.  Among them were both the “MB” chest and this example, which was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Talbot, from whom it descended to the current owner.

Christies, Important Americana Sale, January 16th 2004. Lot number 424.

Private Collection.

Condition:  The lid is an old replacement. Pulls and hinges replaced. 

H-42 1/4”, W- 45” , D-18 5/8” 

For a very similar chest, possibly by the same hand and/or shop see Christies Important Americana Sale January 2011. 

Link: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5401641

$ 148,000.

ca. 1830
Carroll County.
Primary Wood: Maple
Secondary Wood: Tulip Poplar.

TennesseeHuntboards/slabs are one of the rarest forms in Tennessee furniture, this slab is most unusual having a backsplash with cannonball finials. For a similar slab see The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and its Makers Through 1850 by Nathan Harsh and Derita Williams , page 159. fig. 184.

Original red wash.

H-54 1/4”  W-60 3/4”   D-21 5/8”

ca. 1820

Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar and Chestnut. 

Origin: Possibly Shinnston, West Virginia. 

An attractively figured Walnut Sheraton Vine inlaid chest of drawers. Rectangular top over conforming case with four dovetailed, scratch beaded and kite inlaid escutcheons, flanked by stiles with vine inlay ending in ring turned and tapering legs ending in ball. Paneled ends. 

Condition: Conservative refinish. Runners replaced. Lower portion of turner legs ended out. (see close up photos). Pulls replaced.

H- 41 3/4”     W- 40 5/8”        D- 19 1/2”

$ 4,950

ca. 1830-40.
Tulip Poplar secondary wood.
Origin: Likely Clark county.

A fantastic small size post constructed sugar chest with mellow refinish and well turned ball and spike feet. Sugar chests found in Clark county share similarities including a deep case, paneled sides, hinged lid attached to a fixed top board, short legs.

For a related sugar chest see the KOAR website:

http://www.koar.org/results.do?view=detail&db=object&id=668

Condition: Mellow old refinish. Original lock and keeper. Original brass hinges with iron screws. Small repair to cock beading on drawer and small addition to spike of left front leg to level out feet.

Height: 30 3/4”
Width: 23”
Depth: 18”
Leg Height: 6 7/8”

ca. 1840.
Lincoln County.
Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.
Height: 93”  Width 43 5/8”    Depth: 22 3/4”.

An Impressive Classic Middle Tennessee two piece Jackson Press with full pilasters.  Flaring dovetailed cornice over two glazed doors with 14 panes of glass in each (retaining most of the original glass), flanked by ring turned and tapering columns. Interior has 3 fixed shelves. Base with a rectangular top over two projecting dovetailed drawers over two cupboard doors flanked by ring turned and tapering columns ending in ring turned and tapering legs, base has paneled ends. Interior of base has single fixed shelf.
For a related press see page 192, figure 240 in the Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture by Nathan Harsh and Derita Coleman Williams.  

Condition: Good, old refinish. Most of the glass is original in the upper doors.

Provenance:
Descended in the family of Hugo Alonzo Flynn (1843-1920). m Beatrice Jane Bland (1848-1922).
The Flynn familyare buried in Prospect Cemetery near Yukon, Tennessee.

ca. 1825.
Cheatham County.
Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.
Height 36”  Width29”   Depth19”

A desirable andwell proportioned sugar chest with the original divider and single board top, front, sides and back.
Rectangular top with bread board ends and applied perimeter molding over dovetailed box with original poplar divider, base with a single dovetailed drawer and ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike.
An almost identical sugar chest by the same maker/shop descended in the family of William J. Stewart (b.1838) of Ashland City, Tennessee.
Condition: Refinished, hardwareand escutcheon replaced.

ca. 1840.
Schley, Logan county.
Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar.
Maker: Attributed to the shop ofChristian W. Orndorff(1805-1870) Logan County, Kentucky in the town of Schley which is 4 miles west of Adairville.  African slave William Orndorff as well as free Mulatto, Jona Scriblin were working in the Orndorff shop.
Height: 46”  (53” to top of gallery)     Width: 60 1/4”      Depth: 21 7/8”

A great example ofregional cabinetmaking, made at a time of greatagricultural prosperity when largeGreek Revival houses were being built in Tennessee and Kentucky.   Rural cabinetmakers were competing with the classical/Empire furniture being producedin large quantities in cities like Philadelphia, New York and Cincinnati. Orndorff rana successful shop with the help of slave labor.

Sideboard has a dovetailed gallery/back splash. The top has theunusual feature of being made ofpoplar with a butt jointed cherry frame. Lower section has two largeprojecting dovetailed drawers over two cupboard doors revealing a single shelf. Drawers are flanked by ring turned and tapering columns ending inturned and tapering legs.  Orndorff would often make alarger and smaller version of a sideboard design. ( a smaller version of this sideboard is illustrated below).

Tennessee Sugar Chest.
ca. 1825.
Walnut primary wood.
Tulip poplar secondary wood.
Height: 38 1/2” Width: 29”  Depth: 18 1/2”.

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Classic Tennessee sugar chest form,  rectangular top with applied and square nailed perimeter molding over a dovetailed box over mid molded and base with single dovetailed drawer, supported to ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike.

Provenance:
William B. McGeemarried Lula (don’t have maiden name). When William B. died she moved to Jackson Tennessee with their son, Charlie and daughter, Virginia.
The son, William (Charlie) McGee never married but lived with his sister, mother, (and his grandmother)
Charlie McGee was a principal in McGee Ross Hardware, McGee Ross Chevrolet and several other endeavors.  Mr father, Louis Reitzammer became a partner in the business in 1955 and ran the business when Mr. Ross died and Mr. McGee retired.
Charlie died 3 Dec 1977 in Jackson, TN.
Condition: Divider removed, lock missing.

ca. 1820-30.
Tulip PoplarSecondary Wood.
H- 21”     W- 14”      D- 8 3/4”

A rare Kentucky madeshaving stand. The upper mirror and support aremahogany, and likely made in Cincinnati andpurchased by the cabinetmaker to complete the stand. (Attached with square nails.) Bottom of turned legs appear to be ebonized.

Exceptional condition with original brass pulls and mirror plate.

Period chalk inscription on back of drawer: James....ton

Provenance: Ex. Clifton Anderson Collection.

ca. 1835.
Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.
Height: 46 1/2”  Width: 44”   Depth: 24”  Gallery Height: 7 3/4”
Rectangular top with dovetailed gallery over single dovetailed drawer over pair of doors flanked by full pilasters ending in ring turned and tapering feet.
Note the unusual raised returns on the backsplash, several years ago we appraised a Jackson press by the same maker in a Nashville collection.

ca. 1830.
Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.
Origin: Likely Middle or West Tennessee.
Height: 38”   Width: 27”    Depth: 20”

Rectangular hingedtop with bread board ends over dovetailed case resting on base with unusually deep drawer over ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball. Base has a full dust liner.

Condition: Mellow old finish, divider missing, hinges and strip along back of case replaced.

ca. 1830.
Tulip poplar secondary wood.
Height: 34”  Width: 31 3/4”  Depth: 16”  Leg Height: 19 1/2”.

Rectangular top with applied perimeter molding over post constructed base with flush paneled front and sides, front has inlaid kite escutcheon. Tall ring turned and tapering legs ending in a ball and spike.
Desirable proportions and desirable leg height.

ca. 1840.
Attributed to West Tennessee.
Primary wood: Cherry and Tiger Maple.
Secondary wood: Tulip poplar and sycamore or river birch.
Provenance: Sally Hinkle, belonged to her father’s mother who was from Wartrace, Tennessee.  
H- 7’ 11”   W- 44”   D- 20 1/2”.

A very impressive and well-proportioned Tennessee Jackson Press retaining most of its original glass. The height, as well as 16 pane arrangement in the upper section, make this piece aesthetically pleasing. The use of tiger maple, as well as sycamore, suggest that this piece was made in West Tennessee where pieces with the same wood combinations have been found.

Rectangular top with projecting cornice over top with two doors containing 8 panes of (mostly original) glass in each; interior has 3 fixed shelves with center shelf attached to sides with a sliding dovetail. Sides of top are solid tiger maple.  Top section rests on base which has an open well over a rectangular top over conforming base with 2 deep dovetailed drawers. Lower section has two paneled tiger maple doors flanked by two full pilasters, over applied tiger maple rosettes resting on turned and tapered legs.

Condition: Refinished, 2 panes of glass with cracks.

ca. 1830.
Signed: “John Black, April 22nd 182?, or 183?.
There is a John Black listed in the Sumner county census of 1820 and 1830.
“Repaired by D.W. Dodson, Feb 10th 1925, Columbia, Tenn”
Provenance: Descended in the Ward family of Nashville.

Height: 35”   Width: 26”    Depth: 18 1/4”

Important Middle Tennessee sugar chest signed by the maker and restorer.  Rectangular top with bread board ends and applied perimeter molding over dovetailed box. Interior has two dovetailed drop in liners with champfered bottoms. Box rests on base with bold turned and tapering legs ending in a ball. Single dovertailed drawer.

Condition: Excellent, refinished in Columbia, Tennessee in 1925 by Mr. Dodson. Small patch to right side of box, one pull is replaced. Small abrasions and wear associated with use. 

ca. 1820-30. Tulip Poplar Secondary Wood.

H 36"  W 28"  D 20"

Rectangular top with bread board ends and perimeter molding over post constructed box with original 3 way divider and original hinges, lock and keeper. Posts terminate in square tapering legs.

Provenance: Descended in the family of William Hillard and Amanda Giddens Moss of Moss Side Farm of Thompson Station.

Picturedalong with the family home Moss Side on page 97 of Williamson County: More Than A Good Place to Live by Rick Warwick, Published in 2005.