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THBHistoric Tennessee Document Group
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 23, 2025
Showcasing deaccessioned textiles from the Brooklyn Museum: 18th-century crewel work bed hangings, lace, velvet, silk, and early Chinese Export examples. From a local collection: Brilliant Period Cut Glass by Sinclaire, Hawkes, Libbey, Hoare, and more. Antiquities include Egyptian, African, Colima, Peruvian, and other pre-Columbian artifacts, alongside Continental European items dating to the Byzantine period and the 16th-18th centuries. Also featuring a remarkable selection of fossils. Fine art paintings, furniture and decorative art objects. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
mostly 19th century, over 150 pieces, including: 1790 William Cocke document; 1800 Attorney Townshend Dade legal petition relating to Samuel Wilson (Hawkins County); 1813 land grant signed by Governor Willie Blount; Governor Aaron Brown signed order in frame; six church related documents for Morristown or Jonesborough; 18 Shelby County apprenticeship bonds; eight Dickson County political appointments signed by Governor Isham Harris; Horace Maynard signed partial note; 27 Washington County apprenticeship bonds; two loose leaf pages of 1828 Senate motions by Thomas Hart Benton; 1846 postal letter from Nashville to Halifax (NC) postmarked, contains mention of "the poor Negro"; 1835 will and testament; 1869 Odd Fellows certificate, Knoxville Lodge; 1825 land grant signed by Governor William Carroll; approximately 60 Nashville/Davidson County receipts, mercantile lists, or bank instruments; Memphis and Mississippi valley related documents; miscellaneous Governor and related signatures, Joseph W. Carter, James Mullins, Alonzo J. Tyler, Newton Cannon, Neil Brown, Alvin Hawkins; other miscellaneous papers
Provenance: Private Collection, Middle Tennessee
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Private Collection, Middle Tennessee
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Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.
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