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TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
CONDITION |
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HIGH EST |
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| 1 |
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Miniature Buttocks Basket |
Split hickory with fixed hickory
handle and half Eye of God binding at handle terminals, and all over nice
patina. 7 1/2" x 7
1/2" x 6" high. |
Good condition. |
100 |
200 |
| 2 |
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Miniature Buttocks Basket |
Split hickory with fixed bent
hickory handle, nice patina on handle. 4 x 4 3/4" x 4" high. |
Fine |
60 |
120 |
| 3 |
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Miniature Buttocks Basket |
Split hickory with bentwood
handle and unusual binding at handle terminals, all in nice brown
patina. 4 1/4" x 4
1/2" x 3 3/4" high. |
Fine. |
70 |
120 |
| 4 |
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Miniature Buttocks Basket |
Split hickory with hickory
bentwood handle, half Eye of God binding at handle terminals, and very
unusual binding over central rib, all in nice brown patina. 7" x 7 1/4" x 7"
high. |
Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 5 |
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Miniature Buttocks Basket |
Split hickory with bentwood
hickory handle with nice patina. 4" x 5 1/4" x 4 1/2" high. |
Fine |
60 |
120 |
| 6 |
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Three Miniature Baskets |
All early to mid-twentieth
century, 2 3/4" x 3" x 2 1/2" high; 1 3/4" x 2 1/4"
x 1 1/4" high; & 1/2" x 3/4" x 3/4" high. |
Very Good to Fine. |
70 |
150 |
| 7 |
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Carved & Painted Folk Art
Bird |
In long grained yellow pine,
possibly William Schimmel, late 19th century in worn green painted finish, 1
1/2" wide x 5" long & high. |
Fine. |
300 |
600 |
| 8 |
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Carved & Painted Folk Art
Bird |
In basswood with swept back
wings and downward pointed tail in original blue, yellow and white painted
finish with period overvarnish. 2" x 5" x 4" high. |
Minor expected wear to
overvarnish, else Fine. |
200 |
400 |
| 9 |
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Two Folk Art Carved Horses |
Including a mid 19th century
example in basswood with original red stained finish, 1" x 4 1/2"
long & high; and a polychrome painted example in white pine in black, red
& white painted finish with real horse hair tail. 2" x 6" x 5 1/2"
high. |
1st missing right rear hoof,
else Fine; 2nd Fine. |
200 |
300 |
| 10 |
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Folk Art Painted Wood Bowl by
Gurine Nilsen (Texas) |
A wonderfully hand carved 19th
century oval wooden bowl with cream painted ground and polychrome painted
floral decoration, signed "Gurine Nilsen, 52." 14" x 20 1/2" x 4"
high. Gurine Nilsen was born in Stavanger, Norway, and immigrated to
Texas. She was known for her
floral watercolors of Texas wildflowers, and created the forerunner of the
Texas native garden in her Clifton Yard. |
Fine. |
200 |
400 |
| 11 |
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Early Turned Wooden Bowl |
Lathe turned, circa 1st quarter
of the 19th century, with wonderful scrubbed finish. 8 1/2" diameter x 3
3/4" high. |
Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 12 |
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Parcheesi Inlaid Game Board |
Double sided, 3rd quarter of the
19th century, American with cherry, maple and mahogany inlay in original old
varnish finish, 18
3/4" square. |
A very few pieces of maple
string inlay missing, else Fine. |
200 |
500 |
| 13 |
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Folk Art Carved Ear of Corn |
Larger than life, possibly an
early 20th century trade sign, poplar with original green painted finish and
steel eye-screw for hanging, 32" long. |
Paint circa 95%, shrinkage split
and some chips, Very Good. |
300 |
600 |
| 14 |
 |
Unusual Hanging Tin Whale Oil
Lamp |
Mid-19th century with flaired
cone form foot, cylindrical font with brass burner and tab handle with
circular crimped tin reflector and bent wire hanger. 2 1/2" diameter x 9
3/4" high, less wire hanger. |
Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 15 |
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Two Early Lighting Devices |
Both 1st half of the 19th
century, including a 4-spout grease lamp with horseshoe form arched top and
hand wrought chain hanger, with wrought iron hanging hook with rattail twist,
both decorated with period geometric engraving, circa 5" square x 11 1/4"
high, including chain; & a cylindrical brass whale oil lamp with copper
bottom and chain hanger with brass tag stamped "8", 1 3/4"
diameter & high, less chain. |
Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 16 |
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Two Early Lighting Devices |
Both 1st half of the 19th
century or earlier, including a wrought iron 4-spot grease lamp with
saw-tooth edging, gimbled central pillar hanger with rat tail twist chain
hanger. Pillar has geometric engraving, 6 1/2" square with 6 1/2"
pillar and 13 1/2" long chain with picket type wrought iron hook at end;
and a wrought copper grease lamp with hinged lid and arched copper handle
riveted to top with chain hanger. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 5 1/4" high, less chain. Both in nice old patina. |
Both Very Good. |
80 |
150 |
| 17 |
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Two Early Lighting Devices |
Both in tin and oil oil type
with handles, last quarter of the 19th century, 4 1/2" diameter x 4
1/4" high and 3" diameter x 5" high. |
Very Good to Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 18 |
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Three Flint Glass Whale Oil
Lamps |
All in clear glass, including
one in bulls-eye & Drape pattern with brass collar and pewter double
spouts with caps with hexagonal footed base, 10" high; plus one in Harp
pattern with hexagonal baluster form column and foot, brass collar with double
spout burner, 10 1/2" high; and a pettycoat form blown glass lamp with
applied C form handle with copper wheel engraved berry branches and brass
collar with double spout burner, 5 1/2" high. |
1st & 2nd with minor chips
on underside of foot, else Fine; 3rd Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 19 |
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Importrant Watercolor by
Pennsylvania Folk Art Artist, David Hershey |
American School, watercolor
& ink on paper, signed on backboard "David Hershey", still-life
of footed goblet with single pink rose branch, with one in bloom and two
other beginning to open, in original ogee frame and cover glass, sight 4 1/2"
x 7 1/2", frame is in original varnish finish, 7 1/2" x 10
1/2" with period brass hanger at top. David Hershey was a Pennsylvania
artist, circa 1840's. For a
similar signed example by Hershey see: Freeman's "The Estate of Esther
H. Ludwig" Nov. 21 & 22, 2005, sale #1235B lot 1312 and the back
cover of the magazine "Folk Art", fall of 1997. |
Llight even toning to paper,
else Fine. |
2000 |
4000 |
| 20 |
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Fraktur Watercolor of Bird |
A folk art watercolor on paper
in Fracktur style of a bird on a flowering branch in original ogee frame,
sight 6" x 7", frame is in original red wash and 7 1/2" x 8
1/2". |
Damp stains, else Fine. |
100 |
300 |
| 21 |
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Ink & Watercolor Folk Art
Portrait |
Of a young lady in large bonnet
with blanket draped over her left arm. American School, circa 1840-50, sight
3 1/4 x 8", matted and framed, 8 3/4" x 13 1/4". |
Even toning to paper, else Fine. |
100 |
300 |
| 22 |
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Fraktur Watercolor |
In blue and yellow with birds on
flowering vines and large gar like fish and inscription, "This wreath
entwines my heart/We are apl"sight 4 x 7", in period red painted
frme, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4". |
Light fold lines, else Fine. |
100 |
300 |
| 23 |
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Fraktur Watercolor of Bird |
On laid paper ink and wash of
bird atop flower in pot, with inked name at top "Lydia Johns",
sight 3 1/4 x 6" in ogee frame, 6 x 9". |
A few small spots and light fold
lines, still Very Good. |
100 |
300 |
| 24 |
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Early Cut-Paper Valentine |
Mid-19th century with central
heart topped by two swans with flora, scroll work, pressure mounted and
framed. 9" x 11". |
Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 25 |
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Outstanding 1745 Sampler |
Silk on linen with four blocks
of text divided by bands of polychrome florals and matching border. The inscription reads from top to
bottom as follows: "Make much of Precious Time while in your Power/Be careful
well to husband every Hour./For time will come when you shall fore lament/The
unhappy minutes that you have mifpent" 2nd block "If you defire to
worship God arishe/First in the morning pray and last at night/Crave for his
bleffing on your labours all./And in Diflrefs for his Afliflance call.";
3rd block "Return the kindnefles that you recieve/As far as your ability
gives leave./Nothing is more unmammered and rude./Than that vile temper of
Ingatitude." 4th block "By thi singenous Maids/may fee what by
the/needle wrought/may be/Elizabeth Nicks/Ended this sampler/my 14 year of
her/age July 20 1745". Sight 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" in period pine
frame, 10 1/2" x 13 3/4". |
A few scattered holes, colors
still bright and slightly more loss of linen along lower left margins, still
an impressive sampler. |
300 |
600 |
