Jeffrey S. Evans – 42nd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction
June 23–25, 2022
2177 Green Valley Lane Mt. Crawford, VA 22841
jeffreysevans.com
info@jeffreysevans.com
540-434-3939

MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will conduct its 42nd Semi-Annual Premier Americana auction on June 24-25. The two-day event features consignments from several important collections as well as a large selection of choice objects from various individuals, estates and institutions. The Americana auction will be preceded by 561 lots of early American glass and lighting on Thursday, June 23, which is highlighted by a large selection of objects deaccessioned by the Bennington Museum. Overall, with nearly 1,400 lots of fresh-to-the-market material to be sold over the weekend, the sale is sure to generate excitement in the collecting community.

Session One, beginning at 9 am Eastern time on June 24, will feature part three of the American historical transferware collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, Ariz. One of the finest assemblages ever to appear on the open market, the Routson collection includes a wide variety of forms, many in extremely rare patterns, with most pieces retaining longstanding collection provenances. Other material from various consignors offered in Session One includes a broad selection of American folk pottery, country accessories, baskets, folk art, samplers, quilts and additional English ceramics. Highlights for Session One include a rare Staffordshire medallion portrait series large water jug/pitcher bearing bust portraits of Jefferson, Washington, Lafayette and Governor Clinton of New York flanked by idealized Erie Canal landscape; a Shelton Sisters (Forsyth Co., N.C.) rib-type woven-splint diminutive basket and a graphic Nineteenth Century American folk art theorem painting on velvet in original red-painted frame.

Session Two, beginning at 9 am Eastern time on Saturday, June 25, will feature material from several important private collections around the United States, as well as objects from the Joseph and June Hennage collection, to benefit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The day’s offerings will include a selection of rare Virginia and other Southern material; Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century formal and country furniture, including painted examples; American folk and fine art; historical and Native American material, including tomahawks and war clubs; Nineteenth Century coin silver; antique and vintage guitars, including C.F. Martin examples; and a large group of cast iron garden furniture and accessories. Highlights for the day include a Nineteenth Century American folk art portrait of a cat; a US House of Representatives 1857 carved oak double/partners’ desk; an Upper Missouri Native American Plains Indian ball-head war club, probably Sioux; a George Washington manuscript letter from Valley Forge, dated March 25, 1778; a rare William Aiken Walker (1839-1921) New Orleans portrait; a large Nineteenth Century American full-body molded-copper rooster weathervane in original surface; and a Philadelphia Chippendale walnut bachelor’s chest from the Hennage collection.

Company president Jeffrey S. Evans commented, “We are very excited to bring such an outstanding group of fresh objects to the market for this auction. Overall, our varied offerings of American folk art, Southern objects and historical material are especially strong and provide numerous unique buying opportunities for serious collectors.”

The sale is on public preview June 22, 10 am to 6 pm; and June 23-25, 8 am until end of auction on each day.

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is at 2177 Green Valley Lane. For information, 540-434-3939 or www.jeffreysevans.com.

Rare William Aiken Walker (American, 1838-1921) New Orleans portrait of a man
Civil War and other historical material
Outstanding American School folk art o/c portrait of a cat
Part III of the American Historical Staffordshire transferware collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ
Fine collection of 19th century folk art weathervanes
Rare tomahawks and war clubs from an important West Coast private collection
Large selection of 18th & 19th century American furniture, many pieces deaccessioned by Colonial Williamsburg
Important U. S. House of Representatives double / partner’s desk, untouched and fresh to the market
Extensive selection of 18th & 19th century glass, featuring part one of material deaccessioned by the Bennington Museum
Exceptional 19th century folk art staff
Southern coin silver