Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1341

KERNERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ATTRIBUTED "TENNESSEE TROUBLE" OVERSHOT COVERLET

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$148.80
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
KERNERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ATTRIBUTED "TENNESSEE TROUBLE" OVERSHOT COVERLET, salmon pink wool and natural cotton, two joined panels, having overall grid pattern, possibly original stitching to edges of two ends. Together with a double weave coverlet, navy blue wool and light blue and natural cotton, two joined panels having a later added fabric to one end, and a c. 1904 wool blanket / table covering made at Kernersville Mill in Kernersville, NC in various shades of grey with fringe to all four sides. Three pieces total. Second half 19th/early 20th century. Overshot coverlet 63" x 83 1/2"; double weave coverlet 62 1/2" x 73 1/2"; blanket/covering 63" x 116" with fringe.
Provenance: From the Ann and Clay Ring family collection, Winston-Salem, NC.
Descended in the Kerner family, Kernersville, NC.

Condition

Overshot coverlet in very good overall condition with some light toning mostly along edges and center seam, areas light fading to wool, a few small losses to wool, some scattered stains mostly small in size; double weave coverlet in fair overall condition with scattered losses and stains, sizable hole near center; blanket/covering in very good overall condition with some stains and a few scattered small holes.