Sign of the Whale Antiques

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630-469-5320
558 Crescent Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
info@signofthewhaleantiques.com

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Charming whirligig depicting a woman, a windmill, and a cottage with window boxes, circa 1940-50, original paint decoration. 18" tall x 16" long.

$295

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"Keys Made" trade sign including hanging key, circa 1920-30, two-sided with one side more weathered.
Sign alone 35" x 26 1/4"; with key 35" x 38 1/2".

$385

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Hooked rug of a dog reclining on a rug, excellent, clean condition, mounted for hanging.
41 1/2" x 28 3/4".

$635

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Hand-carved bird in original paint decoration, circa 1920-40, excellent condition, 5" tall x 6" long.

$185

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Oil on artist's board painting of nasturtiums in gold frame, excellent condition, 11" x 14".

$295

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Oil painting on tin plate of sheep in pasture, circa late 1800s, 15 1/2" diameter, excellent condition.

$385

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Family Record sampler, Lyon family, New York state, stitched by Cordelia Lyon, aged 9, 1847, excellent condition. 19 3/4" x 15 1/2". Some family history available to the buyer.

$345

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Three bears hooked rug, circa 1930, 39" x 22", great color, two small repairs as shown on back.

$255

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Rose Urn appliqu� quilt, circa 1860, probably Ohio origin, 82" x 84", wonderful graphic pattern with frame border inside a vining bud border. Excellent quilting and construction using two green print and three red print fabrics on a white ground. Very fine condition with popping to about 5% of one of the red print fabrics.

$795

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"Safe Sailing" Currier and Ives print in original frame, hand-colored, 21" x 15".

$345

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Small horse painting, oil on a board, signed "Fitzhugh 1929", 4 7/8" x 7".

$195

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Pair of well-executed scrimshaw napkin rings in excellent condition, circa early 1900s. Sizes don't match, as expected.

$225 pair

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Graphic Parcheesi game board in original black paint decoration, circa 1900, original eye hooks. 22 1/2" x 20".

$385

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Small dollhouse featuring window boxes, interior mantle, painted bird in fireplace, wall portrait, period wallpaper, 13 3/4" x 11 7/8" deep x 13" tall.

$295

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Corn painting in the style of Alfred Montgomery, signed M. E. Williams, probably his pupil, circa 1900, 21" x 15", excellent condition.

$565

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Rose Wreath appliqu� quilt in yellow/gold, orange, and teal with swag border, circa 1930, exquisite quilting at 12 stitches per inch, superb appliqu� with tiny stitches, excellent condition, large size suitable for a king bed at 96" x 11o".

$895

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Folk art painting of an Iowa farm, circa 1880,
25 1/2" x 18", excellent condition.

$475

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Cross stitch sampler on black velvet, with cat, dog, birds, cornucopias, and wreaths and urns of flowers, "Annie E. King, Lizzie King, 1868", 20 7/8 x 20 1/2". Excellent color and condition (discolorations are artifacts of photography).

$545

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Carved funeral wood panel from 1870s horse-drawn hearse, expertly carved in original black paint with traces of gold, excellent condition, 33 1/2" x 29" tall.

$850

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Tramp art wall box in original paint and excellent condition, circa 1920. 13 5/8" tall x 8 1/2" wide.

$148

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Watercolor of mother and child in original gold frame, mid 1800s, 13 3/4" x 11".

$485

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Glazed clay tile of three deer, circa 1920, framed, 17 3/4" x 14" x 1 1/4" deep.

$495

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Miniature portrait on ivory, early 1800s, excellent condition (streak in photo is from reflection),
4 3/4" x 4 1/8".

$275

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Artist's model, fully articulated with screws and wood pegs, circa 1930, 13" tall.

$325

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Cats playing chess, oil on board in excellent condition, some losses on frame. Copied from a Met Life ad circa 1870-80 (attached).

$625

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Small eagle lithograph in patriotic frame, original paint, circa 1920, 5 5/8" x 5".

$168

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Sheet iron rooster weathervane on burl base, early 20th century, 24" tall x 16" wide x 10" base.

$345

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