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FORSYTHES' LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION •

FORSYTHES’ LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013, 12:30 P.M.
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Located at the Holiday Inn at 3855 Hauck Rd., Sharonville, Ohio, take exit 46 off I-275 go North on Route 42 to quick left on Hauck Rd. 

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TITLE DESCRIPTION   LOW EST HIGH EST
             
36
EARLY WOODEN BOWL W/OLD GREEN PAINT EARLY WOODEN BOWL W/OLD GREEN PAINT Great patina.  10 1/2" deep.  Nice condition.   100 200
37
LARGE WOODEN TRENCHER BOWL LARGE WOODEN TRENCHER BOWL 19th Century American bowl with handles.  24" x 17". Two old thin cracks.  150 250
38
EARLY WOODEN BOWL W/OLD RED    EARLY WOODEN BOWL W/OLD RED    Nice old red and later decorations.  15" deep x 4 1/4" high.  Fine condition. 100 200
39
19TH CENTURY THAMES TUNNEL TOLEWARE TRAY 19TH CENTURY THAMES TUNNEL TOLEWARE TRAY Nice stencil decorated tray.  The Thames Tunnel was built between 1825 and 1843 and was the first tunnel to be constructed underneath a navigable river.  24" x 27". Fine condition. 100 200
40
MINIATURE TOOL CHEST W/GREEN PAINT MINIATURE TOOL CHEST W/GREEN PAINT Nice dovetailed pine chest with as found old green paint.  Sliding divided dovetailed tray inside.  10" high x 20" wide x 10 1/2" deep. 100 200
41
FIGURED MAPLE & M.O.P. CAPTAIN'S DESK FIGURED MAPLE & M.O.P. CAPTAIN'S DESK Nice Rosewood lap desk with striped maple and mother-of-pearl inlay.  Attachments 5 1/2" high x 16" wide x 10" deep.   Crack to top, otherwise fine condition.   150 250
42
THOMAS LANGAN WOODEN DUCK DECOY  THOMAS LANGAN WOODEN DUCK DECOY  Glass eyes, stamped "Thomas Langan Maker, Roslyn, Mass." on bottom.  8 1/2" high x 18".   Original paint.  75 125
43
SEATED BOSTON TERRIER CAST IRON DOOR STOP SEATED BOSTON TERRIER CAST IRON DOOR STOP 8" high. Nice original paint. 100 150
44
HUBLEY CAST IRON DOOR STOP HUBLEY CAST IRON DOOR STOP Nice detail.  10 1/2" high x 12" wide.  Original paint.  75 125
45
FRAMED VICTORIAN MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH FRAMED VICTORIAN MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH Made from hair with wire tree covered with woven hair flowers and buds of various types, some died red and yellow, others bleached white or silver, set in a wonderful walnut oval shadow box frame with gold leaf liner, circa 1840’s, 11 x 16”. Fine condition. 100 200
46
FRAMED VICTORIAN MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH FRAMED VICTORIAN MEMORIAL HAIR WREATH Made from hair with bouquet of woven hair flowers and buds of various types and colors, set in a rectangular shadow box frame with black liner, circa 1860’s, 13 x 14.5”. Fine condition. 100 200
47
FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  All Victorian brooches, oval to round in gold filled cases with braided or woven hair with beveled glass crystal, 1.25 to 1.75”. One missing pin, otherwise fine. 200 300
48
FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  All Victorian brooches, oval to round in gold filled and black enameled cases with braided or woven hair with beveled glass crystal, 1.25 to 1.75”. Fine condition. 200 300
49
FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  FOUR PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  Including two Victorian brooches and two pendant, oval to round in gold filled cases with braided or woven hair with beveled glass crystal, 1.25 to 1.75”. Fine condition. 150 250
50
TWO PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY INCL. 14k BROOCH TWO PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY INCL. 14k BROOCH Both Victorian with woven hair and beveled glass crystals. Fine condition. 200 300
51
EIGHT PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  EIGHT PIECES MEMORIAL HAIR JEWELRY  All brooches and pins in gold filled cases, two with seed pearls, one with black cut stones, all with woven or braided hair from .5 to 1.75” long. One missing pin, otherwise fine condition. 150 250
52
EARLY HAND COLORED PRINT THE HUNTING HORSE EARLY HAND COLORED PRINT THE HUNTING HORSE Early woodblock showing a white horse jumping of the above title with “Sold Wholesale by J. Fisher, 71 Court Street, Boston”, 4.75 x 5.75”, in period ogee frame, 7.5 x 8.5”. Fine condition. 75 125
53
EARLY CUT PAPER VALENTINE  EARLY CUT PAPER VALENTINE  Cut from black glazed paper, 4.5 x 6” with horses, birds and flowering branches, pressure mounted in period ogee frame, 9 x 11”. Normal folds, otherwise fine condition. 75 125
54
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR Watercolor on paper of a single tulip with two inked names along bottom “V.H. Yoder” & “L.B. Yoder”, sight 4.5 x 7” in newer matt and frame, 9.75 x 11.5”. Toned with central fold and damp stains. 150 250
55
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR Watercolor on paper, dated 1817 with Ms text in German with nude woman standing atop globe, artist signed lower right corner “Dantel”, 5.5 x 7.25” in period frame, 7 x 8.75”. Toned with slight paper loss upper left corner, not effecting text or illustration. 200 300
56
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FRAKTUR Bird record in watercolor for “Johannes Dorubacher…1810”, with floral surround on paper, 4.25 x 7”, pressure mounted on pink silk in old pine ogee frame, 7.5 x 10”. Fine condition. 100 200
57
PR. MINIATURE PORTRAITS BY MORELL BRIGHTON, 1844 PR. MINIATURE PORTRAITS BY MORELL BRIGHTON, 1844 Oil on paper portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both marked on back “Morell Brighton 1844”, 4 x 5.5” in period gold leaf frames, 4.75 x 6”. Both fine condition.  200 400
58
OIL ON CANVAS, CHICKEN IN YARD OIL ON CANVAS, CHICKEN IN YARD A mid 20th century oil on canvas painting of four chickens foraging in yard with large farm house in background, unclear artist signature in lower right corner, 9 x 11” in painted frame, 12.5 x 14.5”. Fine condition. 150 250
58A
2 BARBARA STEWART FOLK ART PAINTINGS 2 BARBARA STEWART FOLK ART PAINTINGS Well executed paintings on wood, one signed "Barbara Stewart/1967".  16" x 12". 100 150
59
NEEDLEWORK PICTURE OF TRAVELING TO BETHLEHEM  NEEDLEWORK PICTURE OF TRAVELING TO BETHLEHEM  Circa 1840-50 polychrome silk embroidery of showing Mary on donkey being lead by Joseph in landscape background, 8.5 x 10.5” sight with gilt and painted cover glass in black & gilt period frame, 14.5 x 16.5”. Fine condition. 100 200
60
NEEDLEWORK PICTURE OF ST. FRANCIS  NEEDLEWORK PICTURE OF ST. FRANCIS  Circa 1840-50, sight 7.5 x 10” with polychrome silk embroidered portrait of St. Francis with bird in hand and angel in sky above with church in landscape background. Faces & hands of Francis and angel are hand painted silk with gilt and painted cover glass in black frame, 13.5 x 16.5”. Fine condition. 100 200
61
VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK FLOWER BASKET VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK FLOWER BASKET In polychrome silk, 8 x 9.5” sight in period gold leaf frame, 12 x 14”, circa 1870. Fine condition. 100 200
62
EARLY NEEDLEWORK PICTURE  EARLY NEEDLEWORK PICTURE  With spread winged eagle atop birds and flower pot with standing goose at bottom center on linen ground with Greek key border, 10.5 x 12” sight in original period birds-eye maple ogee frame with gilt liner, circa 1830’s, 16 x 17”. Linen toned, otherwise fine. 100 200
63
PATRIOTIC SILK EMBROIDERY  PATRIOTIC SILK EMBROIDERY  Circa 1890 with spread winged eagle clutching two U.S. flags on staffs in left talon and two arrows in right atop an embroidered picture frame (empty) with laurel branch and peacock feather, on gray silk ground, in period black frame, 17.25 x 20.5” Fine condition. 150 250
64
LARGE 1831 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER  LARGE 1831 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER  With wonderful two story house with weeping willow, urn on plinth, fence, flowering bush and urn with flowers in yard, two large flower baskets above, chain of strawberries border with  two alphabets and faded makers name followed by “In The Year 1831”. Text at top reads “And must this body die/This mortal frame decay/And must these active limbs of mine/Lie mouldring in the clay”. Text below alphabets reads “The Golden Flowers my path should grace/And joys salute me as I pass/Yet May my Generous bosom know/And learn to feel anothers woe”, 19” square sight in period cherry frame, 23.5”. Fine condition. 400 800
65
LARGE 1838 SAMPLER LARGE 1838 SAMPLER With polychrome silk on linen and wonderful motifs including Adam & Eve at tree of life, two seated cats flanked by men in top hats large two story home center bottom, several different flowering pots with birds on branches, other baskets and border of chain of strawberries, with text block upper center with date of “1838”, 26 x 24” sight in original mahogany ogee frame with gilt liner, 31.5 x 32.5”. Several tears and hole in center, only good. 200 400
66
CITY ROAD CHAPEL DAY SCHOOL SAMPLER  CITY ROAD CHAPEL DAY SCHOOL SAMPLER  In red silk on white linen with two alphabets, both upper & lower case, numbers with the above school and “Mary Elizabeth Page/Age in Years” with floral chain border, unusually small size, 4 x 6” in newer frame. Two small repairs, else Fine. 100 200
67
1834 SAMPLER 1834 SAMPLER Green on white linen with three alphabets, 2 upper & 1 lower case numbers 1-0 and “Martha Stuchbery October 1834”, 9.25 x 10” sight in period oak frame, 12.5 x 14”. Fine condition. 100 200
68
1820 SAMPLER W/RABBITS & PEACOCKS  1820 SAMPLER W/RABBITS & PEACOCKS  Polychrome silk on linen with chain strawberries border. Top with upper case alphabet over 1-13 numbers over 2nd but larger upper case alphabet, over two rows of crowns with different paired initials below each with block to right reading “Mary Beard/Bathcate 1820/Aged 6 A.D.”, over a pair of rabbits and peacocks flanking flower urn, 12 x 18” sight, framed, 14 x 20”. Condition: Light toning, else Fine. 150 250
69
ELI TERRY & SONS PILLAR & SCROLL CLOCK  ELI TERRY & SONS PILLAR & SCROLL CLOCK  Mahogany in wonderful original old varnish finish with polychrome floral painted wood dial with Roman numerals, original hand painted lower tablet with original country manor scene with gilt surround in lower tablet, brass time & strike spring driven factory installed works, brass urn finials, 16.5 x 4.25 x 31.5” high. Original printed label on interior reading in part “Plymouth, Connecticut Elli Terry & Sons”, with pendulum . Terry and Sons switched to the more modern brass eight day spring driven works and used up the existing cases and dial by slightly altering them to except the new works at their factory. Minor wear to dial and plugged winding holes below 2nd set of winding holes done at factory when they switched from wood 30 hour weight driven works to brass spring driven 8 day works, slight veneer loss at base, back mount board replaced, still Very Good with wonderful old patina. 400 800
70
EARLY HAND COLORED LITHO OF HAWK  EARLY HAND COLORED LITHO OF HAWK  Showing a blue sparrow type hawk with white head clutching a snake, 21 x 29” sight in gold frame, 24 x 32”. May be marked at margins, but covered by frame. Fine, not removed from frame. 50 100
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