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THB8 Desk Items incl. Wax Seals, Inkwells, Snuff Box, SC History
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
1st - 6th items: A collection of 6 ornamental wax seal stamps used by members of two prominent South Carolina families - the Pinckneys and Pringles - plus a horn snuff box with engraved initials GW. Seals include 1 figural Joan of Arc (no initials), 1 silverplated cherub or Grace (monogram MP), 1 green onyx (3 letter conjoined monogram), 1 silverplated (monogram MP), and 1 horn (2 letter conjoined monogram) plus1 small brass seal stamp of a rose. 1 1/4" to 3 1/2"H. Also included is a horn snuff box with a brass ring on the lid, small brass nails around the edges, the interior of the lid incised with initials G.W. to the interior. 2 1/4" H. Rose stamper probably 20th century, other items late 18th to late 19th century. 8th and 9th items: Two (2) Edwardian sterling silver inkwells, both of single circular form, including one with pen well and hinged top monogrammed CP, hallmarked for William Aitken, Birmingham, 1907-1908, measuring 3" diameter; the other with missing lid, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1905-1906, maker's mark illegible, measuring 4" diameter. Both weighted.
Condition
Seals: Some tarnish and oxidation, overall good condition. Box lid no longer fits tightly. One inkwell lacks its lid and has illegible maker's mark, both with ink residue/pitting to interior.
- Provenance
By descent in the historic Pinckney family of Runnymede plantation and John Julius Pringle family of Charleston.
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Bank: Pinnacle Bank
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 900
Nashville, TN 37201
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4310 Papermill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
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