Art! Antiques! Books! Living Estate Sale of Bill and Fletch Coke

Long time community leaders Bill and Fletch Coke are down sizing from their Forest Hills home after five decades. They will offer for sale, through a living estate sale, the remainder of their art and antique collection, as well as their exceptional library. This is the finest Nashville history library we have ever had the privilege of selling. 

Among their life time of services to their community, Bill was the founder of Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville and Fletch has long been involved with the historic house museum, Travellers Rest. In keeping with their life time of generosity, the proceeds from their sale will be split to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank and Travellers Rest.    

• Large library including Nashville history volumes utilized in Fletch's historical research; Civil War volumes, historic homes, architecture, presidents, Christianity, especially Episcopalian volumes, travel, antiquarian and more. The library contains many scarce Nashville history books. Many were low print runs and are now out of print and hard to find. Many signed and inscribed. Most will be priced individually. A library of this quality took decades to build.  
• Beautiful half leather collection of 19th Walter Scott's Waverley novels in a marble top bookcase
• Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage related items and books, some presented to Fletch in appreciation for her volunteer work
• Nashville prints and maps, antique and reprint
• Antique botanical prints; architectural prints
• Other framed maps, Virginia, Britain, Germany
• Framed prints for England, Germany; Italian art reproductions
• Antique and collectible porcelain
• Phil Ponder prints
• British collectibles
• Original artwork
• Ruth Starr Strayhorn whimsical paintings; large one of a kind fireplace screen and the only piece of sculpture she ever carved
• Large pottery collection, 50-75 pieces collected all over the world and here at home
• Milo Baughman brass and glass mid century modern bar cart
• 19th and 20th century china and porcelain
• Large set of Spode Gainsborough pattern
• Large set of Wedgwood Beaconsfield pattern
• Antique painted pew from Christ Church in Nashville
• Outdoor furniture, flower pots
• Herndon and and Merry coffee table
• Antique wicker settee and porch swing
• Glass top table and chairs
• Vintage toys
• Fancy tablecloths
• Some CDs, DVDs, 45s, LPs 

Additional photos and descriptions will be added until the time of the sale. Please check back often as there is always the possibility of change.