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The Jack Eubanks sale of June 23 will feature 24 by 48in original oil on boardFlorida landscape by Hair depicting a Florida poinciana tree in all its red gloryagainst a typical Florida backdrop. The painting, from the 1960s, is signed  A.Hair. The same local consignor also presents five more Highwaymen by anotheroriginal member Sam Newton. These were acquired by a deceased member of theconsignorÂ's family, Robert Hurd, in the 1970s when he lived in Melbourne, FL andacquired the paintings directly from Newton for $20.00 each.
The abundance of American art in this sale is augmented by the presence of a work byCharles P. Gruppe (American 1860-1940). This oil on panel entitled  NormanÂ's Woe features a seascape from the Gloucester, Mass area. The 12 by 16in work withoutframe is artist signed and probably is from the 1920s. The same consignor hadanother Gruppe work, a harbor scene, in the June 10 sale at Eubanks and it was verywell received. Also on the block are thirty Wallace Nutting prints, some handcolored and all with original signatures. They were purchased by a local consignorin New York over thirty years ago and range in size from 2 by 3in to 15 by 18 in.Some of the prints are numbered and dated.
The final entries in the art category represent the result of along investigationby auction owner Jack Eubanks who tracked down a painting signed by Rhonda J.Smith, entitled  Kentucky Games March 1979. When Eubanks tracked down the artistshe turned out to be a tenured art professor at Shepherd University inShepherdstown, WV. Formerly the head of the Art Department, the artist relayed thatthe work was a post graduate pastel piece created while in Richmond, KY. When askedabout another work, a drawing entitled  Time In A Bottle signed by Skip Wiggs, shesaid that was the nickname of her husband Byron Alan Wiggs who now owns MiddleBridge Pottery in Keedysville, MD and sells exclusively (at West Wind Potters) inHarpers Ferry, WV.
The young at heart will be interested in the bright red Porsche Carrera 2 to try onthe twisty roads of western North Carolina. The Carrera version of the Porsche 911was introduced in 1988 for the model year 1989. The first Carrera was a four wheeldrive model, the Carrera 4. The two wheel drive version, the Carrera 2, wasintroduced in 1990. This is a 1991 model with a 3.6 liter engine and 107,000 mileson the clock.
On the furniture side of the sale will be some items from the pre Civil War home ofa family of early Transylvania County settlers including a grain painted beadboardstepback cupboard and an early farm table, some locally made items and a good crosssection of late 19th and early 20th century furniture including a 19th centuryEnglish tilt top table. Also featured will be a colorful period English Art Nouveaufirescreen, 19Â W by 31Â in T, made of beads on board held by copper wire.
Preview for the sale is scheduled for Friday June 22 from 11:00AM Â 6:00PM and thesale is Saturday June 23 at 9:00AM in the Eubanks Auction facility at 220 S. BroadSt, Brevard, NC, 28712. Reserved seating for 160 is available by phone or email. Formore information contact Jack Eubanks at (828) 884-7889, email info@jackeubanks.com,visit the website at http://www.jackeubanks.com or www.auctionzip.com.
