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THBLea Family Sterling Compote & Pitcher plus Pr. S/P Compotes, 4 pcs.
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
LiveJul 7, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
1st item: Sterling silver compote with reticulated sides and scrolled side handles, on a pedestal base. Central medallion monogrammed MLW (Mary Louise Warner Lea). Marked for Nashville retailer B.H. Stief (c. 1860-1960). 5 1/2" H x 9" W at handles. 2nd item: Sterling silver water pitcher, bulbous body with elaborate monogram MLL (Mary Louise Warner Lea) and hollow c scroll handle, marked Sterling 3 1/2 pts. 7 3/4" H. 3rd and 4th items: Pair of silverplated tazzas or compotes with repousse grapevine design to rims and feet, and beaded edges. Stamped Rogers, Smith & Co. Hartford CT on undersides. Total weighable sterling: 27.09 troy ounces.
PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection. The compote and pitcher were gifted to Luke Lea & Mary Louise Warner Lea of Nashville around the time of their wedding in 1906 and have descended in their family to the present consignor. Mary Louise Warner was the daughter of noted Nashville businessman and civic leader Percy Warner. Luke Lea (1879-1945) was a U.S. Senator, publisher of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. The compotes were originally owned by John Berrien Lindsley and his wife, Sarah McGavock, the granddaughter of Randal McGavock, owner of Carnton Plantation. John Berrien Lindsley was a minister and educator who co founded the medical department of the University of Nashville, a forerunner of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The compotes descended in his family to the present consignor through Nashville writer and historian Margaret Lindsley Warden (1904-2009).
Condition
Sterling compote: very good condition. Water pitcher has significant 2" diameter dent to side, other small dents, and does not sit perfectly flat. One of the silverplated compotes has a repair to pedestal at mid section with replaced knop. The basket of the other compote is not completely level.
- Provenance
Private Nashville collection. The compote and pitcher were gifted to Luke Lea & Mary Louise Warner Lea of Nashville around the time of their wedding in 1906 and have descended in their family to the present consignor. Mary Louise Warner was the daughter of noted Nashville businessman and civic leader Percy Warner. Luke Lea (1879-1945) was a U.S. Senator, publisher of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. The compotes were originally owned by John Berrien Lindsley and his wife, Sarah McGavock, the granddaughter of Randal McGavock, owner of Carnton Plantation. John Berrien Lindsley was a minister and educator who co founded the medical department of the University of Nashville, a forerunner of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The compotes descended in his family to the present consignor through Nashville writer and historian Margaret Lindsley Warden (1904-2009).
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