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Painting by Alfred Montgomery,
circa 1910, with a pumpkin and corn
spilling out of a barrel, signed lower
right, excellent condition.
32 3/4" x 28".$6500
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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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Circa 1880 Red
on White Mariner's Compass Quilt,
pieced
and appliquéd, with turkey red, cheddar,
and double pink fabrics, a small amount
of solid green for leaves, red binding,
smaller size at 60" x 66". The maker
added handled fruit baskets with apples
and pears as well as small red baskets
containing strawberries with hand
embroidered seeds and stems in the
center of the quilt and also as a
border. This quilt is in very good
condition with no stains or fabric loss,
wear to binding especially at the top. A
muslin sleeve has been applied to the
back of the top for hanging by a
previous owner. A very charming,
one-of-a-kind quilt.
$1650
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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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Three Kittens in a Basket,
oil on
canvas, circa 1880, original deep walnut
frame with gold liner, small repair to
canvas upper left as shown in close up
photo.
22 7/8” x 16 7/8”$395
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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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Navy Blue and White Quilt, circa
1930, hand pieced and hand quilted,
southern Ohio, excellent condition with
one small spot as shown. Navy blue tends
toward deep purple. 76" x 80".$450
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"Guests Only" hand made standing
wood sign, circa 1930, in original polychrome paint
decoration, double sided, 48" tall x 16"
diameter base.$445
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Horse Weathervane, circa 1870.
Horse is cut sheet iron, the remainder
is very well crafted hollow tinwork
made by a talented craftsman. Very good
original condition with great patina.
30" x 21".
SOLD
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Pair of Early 19th Century Maine Portraits
of
Jonathan Smith, Esq. and his wife,
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bean Smith, Portland,
Maine origin, oil on board, 1828, in the
original deep gold leaf frames. 27 7/8"
wide x 32" tall x 1 3/4" deep. The
identity of the sitters and notes on
their character and appearance come from
hand-written notes from their daughter,
A. A. Monroe, on the back of each
painting. An early hand-written
cardboard tag on the back of his
portrait reads “Grandfather Smith”. Only
a remnant remains of the tag on her
frame.
Jonathan is believed to have been born
in Loudon, New Hampshire July 22, 1780.
Elizabeth was born in October, 1783. The
couple were married May 28, 1802.
Their
daughter, Adeline A. Smith, married
Charles Monroe in Portland, Maine
December 28, 1833. She died March 6,
1896.
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condition of the paintings is excellent.
They have been professionally lightly
cleaned and damage to a small area in
the upper left edge of his frame has
been repaired. Seldom do you find a
pair
of early portraits of known sitters in
this condition in their original frames
with family notes attached. Some
genealogical research has been done on
Jonathan, Elizabeth,
and their daughter. Documentation
available to buyer. Nothing is known
about the artist at this time.
Notes
read (portions difficult to decipher):
"My mother, born
October 1783, died 1872. My mother's
portrait taken in 1828. A good likeness.
She was brought up a Quaker and after
her marriage she dressed as her
associates excepting her hair, she never
wore a curl but always wore it parted on
one side as she did when a schoolgirl.
Her dress is black satin, mutton leg
sleeves and otherwise made as the
fashion was at that time. Her cap and
neck ruffle the style of those days for
fashionable ladies. She was a handsome
woman and a good one. I must say it if
she was my mother. There was no gadding
about or gossip about her - clean table.
[Toward] the poor serving - following
Christ (sic) example to the sinning
woman - Has no one condemned thee, No
one Lord, Neither do I condemn thee, Go
and sin no more. A A Monroe"
"Portrait of Jona.
Smith, Esquire. My father J Smith, born
1780, died in Portland, Maine 1832. This
is a very good likeness of him taken
1828. Gentlemen wore their broadcloth,
his suit is blue broadcloth coat and
pants, long tail coat and high neck vest
of some woolen material of a buff color
and very fine, long and open low in
front, ruffled bosom shirt a high linen
collar, a cravat of fine linen or lawn a
yard square folded crosswise and went
around the neck twice and tied in a
large bow in front. Hair parted on one
side and comb up on the top of the head.
[Illegible]
out of fashion at this time tho I can
remember when he wore one. A. A. Monroe"
$2850
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Painting of Kittens in the hay
with a blue blanket, oil on canvas circa
1910-20, excellent condition. Frame not
original. 12 1/4" x 10 1/4".
$325
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"Three Chimneys", oil on canvas
painting of an early farmstead under a
sunny sky, circa 1880, original deep
gilt frame (loss to upper left corner),
a couple flakes in the grassy area of
the painting.
18 1/2" x 14 1/2".$395
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Oil on Board Painting of a Greek
Revival Country Church, signed and
dated 1904, original frame in very good
condition, 16" x 13".$365
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Small Cast Iron Shooting Gallery
Targets circa 1920, used for BB
guns, with remnants
of original white paint, approximately
3" x 3": hopping rabbits, sitting
rabbits, and quail.
$98 each
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American Indigo and White
Summer-Winter Coverlet with dated
corner block, "Rebecca Stout 1839",
body in floral design with borders
of churches, birds of various types, and
trees. Clean as found condition with two
edges unhemmed but stable with no
fraying, two areas with browning as
shown.
72" x 88".
$265
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Pair of Whimsical Handmade Wire Shoes
with mesh bows, circa 1920-40, 10"
long x 2 3/4" wide x 4" tall. Very good
condition with some loss to one bow as
shown.
$195
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Hooked Rug with Flowers and Stars,
American, circa 1900, wonderful colors
set within an effective striped border in excellent
condition. Professionally mounted for
hanging.
34 3/4" x 15".
$1295
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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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Double-sided Dartboard in
original red, dark green, and white
paint, circa 1940, Lake George, New
York. One side heavily used, the other
relatively pristine. The size of the
board was extended and secured with
metal staples prior to painting.
18" square, hung on point.
$295
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Irish Chain Variation Quilt,
circa 1860, with zigzag border, in red
and white print and solid green fabrics
on white ground, thin hand-applied green
binding, 75 1/4" x 83 1/4". Wonderful
workmanship and quilting at 10 stitches
per inch. Excellent condition with one
light age spot and light surface dirt in
extreme bottom right corner. A wonderful
early quilt in great condition.
$1275
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Carved Native American Chieftain
in weathered original paint, early
1900s. Likely a Tobacconist counter
display, found in northern Ohio.
29" tall x 17" wide at the shoulders x
11" at the deepest.
$1100
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Topsy-turvey Doll, early 1900s,
hand embroidered facial features and
hair, missing skirt, scarce.
15" tall x 13" wide at the hands.
$135
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Small folk art Farrier's Box
circa 1860. A "farrier" is a craftsman
who trims and shoes horses' hooves. This
box features applied black painted
decoration of what appears to be a
full-bodied Morgan horse on the lid, and
farrier's tools on the front and two
sides, all on a brown painted base. The
lid is edged with applied sawtooth and
swag borders. There are also oyster
white and mustard painted embellishments
and pinstriping on all sides. The
interior contains divided compartments
and was likely used to hold small nails,
etc. The owner's initials "J. B" are
painted on the inside lid. Superb
original condition.
9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 4" tall.
$850
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Rare Circa 1860 Applique Quilt
features a rare pattern of berries and
flowers with lovebirds in the borders.
Actually there are 5 borders (!) in this
quilt, setting off the interior design
very effectively. Striking colors of red
and green with a bit of double pink
fabric on an unusual dark ground--the
color is difficult to describe, but it
is like aubergine. The backing fabric is
a solid light green cotton. A large
quilt at 95" x 96". It is not perfect,
with scattered background fabric
breakdown and repairs (example shown).
A special quilt for a special buyer.
$1475
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Portrait of a Lady on a garden
terrace with fountain, early 1800s, oil
on hand-chamfered mahogany board.
7 1/2" x 11 1/8".
$325
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Midcentury Hooked Rug, wool on
burlap, Iowa, turquoise, oranges, and
creams, with turtles, butterflies, and a
duck frolicking among the funky flowers
set in a triple border. Excellent
condition.
44 1/2" x 38".
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Rebecca W.
Morgan’s Sampler, dated 1830, 19 ¾”
x 19 ¼”, stitched on linen ground,
excellent condition, conservation
framed. Includes 6 alphabets in
different stitch forms, also dated upper
right corner, strawberry border on the
bottom and a dog. Artifacts from
photography. $625
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Evaline Thompson's Sampler,
dated 1816 on a tag applied to the
glass, includes 3 alphabets and
numerals, with a large central motif of
a home surrounded b trees, flowers, and
birds, all within a decorative stitched
border. The motto reads: “Love permit
thy gracious name to stand as the first
art of an infant’s hand and while my
fingers ‘oer this canvas move make her
tender heart to seek thy love.” Perhaps
this sampler was done one in honor of
the birth of a child? 17” square. No
losses. Some fade in verse.$1200
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Blue and White Double Irish Chain
Quilt in cadet and indigo blue on
white, hand inked provenance signed "To
Julie from her Great-Grand-Mother Mary
Tilp, pieced in her 77th year 1903".
Hand-pieced and hand-quilted at 8-9
stitches per inch, excellent condition .
78" x 78"
$895
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Authentic Ohio Amish Variable Stars
Quilt, cotton, 70" x 72", treadle
machine pieced and hand quilted with the
date "1947" stitched in the bottom right
corner. Wonderful black framing around
the central stars, thin batting, dark
blue machine stitched binding and
backing fabric, quilting around the
perimeter of each pieces and in cable
designs in the wide border. Excellent
condition with no apologies--and truly,
so much better in person.$1865
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Carved Frame, circa 1920s-30s,
made to resemble a slice of watermelon
with rind and seeds and shaped contours.
Houses a Black Americana print of
children enjoying the fruit. Probably
mounted on a tray.
24" wide x 17 1/2" tall.$675
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