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American Folk Art Masterpiece
Provincial Chippendale Mirror
Circa: 1780
Size: 17 3/8" x 11 5/8"
Remarkable line quality. Original red paint with a first rate surface. Likely Pennsylvania.
Condition: Excellent with a first rate surface. Repair to upper right curl.
Price: $28,500.00
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American Folk Art Ash Burl Portrait Bust
Circa: 1840
Size: 14 1/4" x 8" x 8"
This is really a remarkable piece of American folk art. This large (life sized) portrait bust of a young man is carved from the solid of a large ash burl. The carver was clearly an experienced carver, as the proportions, shape of the head and details of the face are accurately and sensitively rendered.
$18,500.00
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American Whimsical Folk Art Carved Walking Stick
Circa: 1910-20
Size: 37" OAH x 7" Deep x 6" Deep
Comfortable in hand and practical in use—when done walking, flip it over and let the dog do its’ business. A masterpiece of interpretive carving and balance. It is hard to tell the scale, but it is larger than expected—displays as great folk art sculpture.
$8,500.00
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Folk Art Iron Food Chopper with Treen Handle
Circa: 1800
Size: 6" x 6"
First rate and rare Continental (probably French) folk art food chopper - symmetrical birds and flames sit atop the iron forged blade. Treen handle with a superb surface.
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Pennsylvania Painted Treen Covered Spice Jar
Dated: 1859
Size: 3" D x 4" H
Poplar painted red with yellow and green stylized flower decoration and the name and date, “ELIZABETH SHEELY 1859.” Possibly Mahantongo Valley. First rate surface and condition.
$6,500.00
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Ink on Paper Store Sign
Dated: 1836
Size: 15 1/2" x 13 1/2" (framed)
“No Liquors Sold to Minors!!! and on Sunday’s.” Beautifully rendered in red ink with gradient tones. Reported to have come out of Pittsburgh, PA. Signed and dated, 1836.
$2,800.00
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Pennsylvanian Folk Art Patriotic Inlaid & Carved Frame
Circa: 1850
Size: 9 3/8"H x 7 1/4"W
Deeply chip and gouge carved pine oval frame with inlaid and stained patriotic symbols, including crossed flags, a heart, crossed rifles, a bow and arrow, an anchor, and crossed swords. Tulips carved below bow/arrow and rifles.
$2,250.00
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9 Piece Collection of Velvet Fruit & Veggies
Circa: 1860-1890
2 Carrots
3 Oversized Stawberries
3 Pears
1 Tomato
$8,500.00
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American Folk Art Horn Beaker
Circa: 1780
Size: 5" x 3" D
Carved in the manner of an American powder horn (not like English hunting horn cups) the beaker is carved with a rhyming verse, a sqaure rigged sailing ship, a lorilei, a fish and a great swan all framed and encircled with beautiful floral motifs. Verse reads:
"Around this Horn in sculptured letters see
A friendly token Jerrold received from me
And when the Harvest toils shall Sweat the brow
May its Cheering draughts fast speed the plow
Add fresh Vigour to the manly nerves
And bring industry what its toil deserves"
$2,500.00
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French & Indian War (Siege of Louisbourg) Powder Horn
Circa: 1758
Size: 9" OAL x 3 1/8" D
Carved "PAUL PENDEXTER HIS HORN AT LUESBURG 1758." Louisbourg horns of the French & Indian war are quite scarce. Additionally with foliate designs derivative of the Abenaki double curve, it appears to have been carved by an indigenous MicMac or Penobscot native. $2,400.00
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American Grain-Painted Snuff Box w/ Ivory Dial
Circa: 1820
Size: 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 7/8"
Fine and unusual American snuffbox with faux grain-painted body and ivory dial with a pierced heart window. The window, when rotated displays the numbers 1-X (10). Probably used as a game (cards or dice) counter. $1,850.00
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Elaborate Folk Art Treen Baby Teether
Circa: 1812
Size: 6 3/4" H x 2 1/2" W
A remarkable love token carved from hickory for "JANE GLERE 1812b[orn]". The handle is extensively chip carved with hearts, stars and geometric patterns—the stem with a War of 1812 officer with sword and shako.
$2,600.00
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New England Folk Art Doll of a Woman
Circa: 1800-1830
Size: 11"H x 2 1/2"W x 2 1/2"D
Great form and well executed with thoughtfully rendered features and hair. Beautiful paint and surface. Great tool marks shown through the worn paint. Cloth arms. Came out of an old estate sale in NH. $2,800.00
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Fine and Unusual Stoneware Basket with collection of Bennington Marbles
Circa: 1860
Size: 7" D x 5" OAH
An unusual stoneware basket with relief "polka-dots" accented in cobalt blue. Collection of 50 large Bennington marbles included.
$3,600.00 (w/marbles) / $3,100.00 (w/o)
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1882 NY State Folk Art Mallet
Circa: 1882
Size: 8 3/4" x 3" D"
"J. Mensing, 1882, Gates NY". The carved handle features a female captive in a suggestive pose. $2,600.00
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Very Good 19th C One Board Parcheesi Board
Circa 1880
Size: 13 1/2" x 13 1/2".
A nice board with very pleasing lines and color. The graphic black lines flow well over the dark apple green ground.
$1,950.00
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