Ethnographic Art Auction
Oct 3, 2021
110 Main Street, Gallatin (Nashville), TN, United States

Ethnographic Art & Artifacts: Includes Native American, Pre-Columbian, African, and Asian Art from several prominent collections including important items from:<br>
<br> 
- Estates of Dr. Ora & Eleanor Eads of Nashville, Tennessee.*; <br>
- Jim "Hobo" Varsos (Alaska's Hobo Jim) of Soldotna, Alaska and Nashville, Tennessee*; <br>
- Dr. Stefan Petrescu, award winning concert violinist, Nashville, Tennessee and Sarasota, Florida;<br>
- Estate of Robert Wells, Arlington, Texas; <br>
- Don Poythress, Singer / Songwriter, Nashville, Tennessee.<br>
<br>

* Estate of Dr. Ora & Eleanor Eads, of Nashville, Tennessee. The Eads' Ethnographic Art & Artifacts collection is estimated to have included over one thousand rare and important items. In addition to the Eads Museum, portions of the collection are held in several museums and prominent public and private collections. Each artifact was carefully selected by the Eads for its significance and scarcity, acquired from the most reputable museums, private collections and dealers. The Eads' original documents relating to their lifetimes of collecting are held in the permanent archives at Tennessee Tech University.<br>
<br>
* Jim "Hobo" Varsos (Alaska's Hobo Jim) of Soldotna, Alaska and Nashville, Tennessee. World famous American folk singer-songwriter, and one of the most popular guitar players in Alaska. In 1994, Hobo Jim was named Alaska's official balladeer. A Life-long collector of rare art and artifacts from around the world, including Native American, Asian and African Art.<br>
<br>
* Dr. Stefan Petrescu has won numerous prizes as a violin soloist in his native Romania and has performed throughout Europe in cities such as Paris, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Bucharest as well as various cities in the United States including Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Nashville. He was concert master of the Constanta Symphony Orchestra in Romania both at home and during their tours in America and Western Europe. When not performing solos or chamber music, he composes for violin and has recorded a number of CDs which include both his own works and those of Vivaldi, Bruch, Sinding, Piazzolla, Vaughn Williams, and Milhaud. Mr. Petrescu is currently performing as concert master of the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra. He holds degrees from the George Enescu academy.
More details
The auction has ended

LOT 206:

Ancestral Puebloan, Anaszi, St. Johns Polychrome Bowl

Sold for: $375
Start price:
$ 50
Estimated price:
$1,000 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
tags:

Ancestral Puebloan, Anaszi, St. Johns Polychrome Bowl
Native American, Ancestral Puebloan / Anaszi, St Johns Polychrome Pottery Bowl, Arizona | Redware decorated on the exterior with black and white triangular designs, interior with lightning pattern in black on red | Approx. Dimensions: 4" H x 8.5" D | Provenance: Ex. Don Mays Native American Southwest Pottery Collection | Lip Chips and cracking, no repairs or restoration.St Johns Polychrome is a type of White Mountain Red Ware found from Mesa Verde to the headwaters of the Pecos River, south to Casas Grandes in Chihuahua, Mexico, and west to Chino Valley, Arizona; this type was widely traded.

Differs from St Johns Black-on-red only in the use of white paint on vessel exteriors. Similar to Wingate Polychrome, which has more open spaced designs. Heshotauthla Polychrome differs from St Johns Polychrome in that the paint is always subglazed or glazed, exterior lines are fine, and hatching is absent. Springerville Polychrome is a variant of St Johns Polychrome that has a thin black line with the white exterior line.