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WWI Biplane Weathervane with
directionals on stand in original
paint, circa 1930-40, excellent
condition.
39 1/2" tall x 18" long x 20 1/2"
wingtip to wingtip.$565
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Hooked Rug on Burlap, circa 1920,
great color palette and original
pattern, original binding, 51" x 29".
Scattered small losses and professional
repairs. $165
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Naive Painting of Native Americans
camped beside the shore with cabin
in the distance, oil on canvas, circa
1920. 16 1/2" x 12 1/2".$395
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"A Summer Day Country Roadway",
oil on canvas, signed and dated H A
Fish, 1884. Very good condition.
16 1/8" x 12 1/2".$325
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Amish Hexagons/Grandmother's
Flower Garden Quilt, second
half 19th century, in various vibrant
solids, 76" x 84".$745
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19th Century Gameboard in
original red and black paint, single
board with impressive age shrinkage, as
honest as they come. 20 7/8" tall x 12"
wide.$225
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Cut Sheet Iron Pig Silhouette in
original paint, circa 1920-30, off a pig
farm in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
20 1/8" long x 12" tall.$445
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Woven Area Rug, wonderful pattern
and predominant colors of copper, maize,
blue, and cream. Excellent condition
with fringe intact, 44" wide x 70" long.
$650
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Small Folk Art Painting of a Yellow
Bird, 19th century, strong color, in
a reeded frame under glass,
7" x 5". Excuse artifacts of photography
through glass.$245
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19th Century Marine Painting of a
Three-Masted Schooner flying the
British American flag/Colonial Red
Ensign (used in British America
including the Thirteen Colonies). This
flag was flown in British America from
1707 until the American Revolution,
about 1783.
Oil on academy board in a wonderful
frame, excellent condition.
29 1/4" x 23 1/4".$1850
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Hand-carved Dove,
circa 1930, original white paint, one
piece with black painted eyes and yellow
beak.
9
3/4" tall x 2 1/2" wide x 5 3/8" deep.
$275
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Early Penny Rug, late 19th
century, well-made in great colors and
in excellent, clean condition. Large
size at 34" x 61".$565
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Folk
Art Make-Do Paint Decorated Dovetailed
Fragment Wall Plaque: This is one of
those one-of-a-kind make-do pieces,
salvaging fragments of two early,
damaged items: here, a gutsy plaque made
from the dovetailed portion of a
mid-19th century box with strong paint
decoration with half of an early mortar
applied to it. Wonderful color and
patina on both pieces. Wouldn't you love
to know the thinking that went into
this? And what happened to the (what
must have been) beautiful dovetailed
box? Whatever it was, someone couldn't
consign it to the trash heap. And voila!
A make-do plaque was born.
12 3/4" x 7 3/4" x 1/2" thick.$95
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Trapunto White Work Pillow Sham,
center urn of flowers with vining
flowers and berries throughout. Signed "M H" and
dated 1823 in stitching. Mounted for hanging.
No stains or discoloration. Some wear to
surface; two old pieced repairs upper
right and lower left, as shown.
32 1/2” x 23 1/2”.
$325
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19th
Century Wool and Felt Shamrock Table
Rug.
The
shamrock is a young sprig, used as a
symbol of Ireland. The word literally
means “young clover”. Perhaps this rug
was made by or for someone of Irish
descent. Or maybe the shamrock signifies
the coming of spring. Wool suiting
fabrics
comprise the base
of
pieced squares,
with
hand-appliqued green felt shamrocks and
cranberry red and green felt pinwheels,
hand-embroidered stitching around each
square, on burlap backing,
Excellent condition with a couple of
minor mends as shown. Sure to bring good
luck!
24” x 44”. $295
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Family Hair Register,
circa 1850-60, cross-stitched designs
and initials of family members under
each hair sample, “SWEET HOME” with
depiction of the family home in the
center. Rare piece with some losses.
14" x 18 3/4"
$575
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Penny
Rug,
small felt circles or “pennies” in
wonderful colors, green wool border with
scalloped edges frames it like a
painting, excellent condition, perfect
for spring.
Larger
pennies only 1 1/8” diameter.
Very usable size at
38” x 21 ½”.$425
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Bannerette Weathervane, early
20th century, in original gold leaf
surface, excellent condition.
24" long x 17" tall.$975
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Mennonite Folk Art Appliqué Quilt,
circa 1890, Reedsville,
Pennsylvania, 70" x 71". Unique original
pattern in excellent condition.$675
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Nine Patch Chain Quilt with
lattice quilting, circa 1930s, possibly
southern Illinois origin, 74" x 74".
Wonderful color in excellent condition.$625
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19th
Century Marine Art Multi-Media Portrait
of a Schooner, by Thomas H. Willis,
Danish-American (1845-1925). This is a
more scarce small size example of
Willis’s work, flying the American flag,
in its original gold frame with wood
backboard. Small loss to the silk fabric
on one sail. 11 ½” x 11 ½”. Willis
combined marine art, folk art, and
needlework in his portraits of sailing
ships. They featured oil painted
backgrounds with vessels made of silk
and embroidery floss. He advertised as a
maker of "silkware pictures" and
collaborated with Antonio Jacobsen who
sometimes painted the backgrounds. His
work is found in many museums. A large
silk-work portrait by Willis sold in the
August 2022 Skinner auction for $2250.$895
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Early Reverse Painting on Glass,
house on a hill amid the trees, original
lemon gold frame with original ring
hanger. Wonderful condition.
12" x 8 1/4".
(Please excuse the artifacts of
photography.)$395
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Pennsylvania Lock Box, circa
1850, with working lock and
key fitted with a till inside,
dovetailed. Original dark green
paint decorated with fruit and spray
of flowers, great condition.
16” wide x 8 1/2” deep x 7” tall.
$575
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Wall Mount Barber Pole retaining
original paint with expected wear and
great surface, early 1900s.
40" long x 4 1/4" wide x 3" deep.
$650
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Penny Rug, 19th century, in red,
green, burgundy, and black star patter.
Expected minimal wear but very good
overall. 60" long x 23 1/2" wide.
$465
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"Guests Only" handmade standing
wood sign, circa 1930, in original polychrome paint
decoration, double sided, 48" tall x 16"
diameter base.$445
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Folk Art Wood Model of a Building, Maine,
c1860, with applied striped
barber poles, dry original paint, tiny
square nails. Wonderful condition.
19 1/4" x 9 1/4" x 10 3/4" tall.
$395
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