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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Moriches Bay grassed punt boat model signed "Goldbeck" (Al Goldbeck of Wildfowler Decoys, Quogue, Long Island, NY), c1950s. With three hand carved miniature decoys, pair oars, rifle, ammunition box. Goldbeck, along with Norman Smith, did most of the decoy painting for Wildfowler. He was a skilled carver and painter who produced many of the miniature decoys sold in the Wildfowler retail shop in Quogue.
12" long x 4" deep in excellent original condition.

SOLD

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

$565

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Expertly carved funeral wood panel from 1870s horse-drawn hearse, original black paint retaining traces of gold, one piece in excellent condition with no cracks or breaks, 34" wide x 29 1/2" tall.

SOLD

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Charming miniature portrait on ivory, early 1800s, original frame, 4 1/2" x 5". Fresh to the market, found locally.

$275

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American decorated game board, graphic mages including cribbage with a card suit in each corner. Red and gold paint on black ground, 22 1/2" square, excellent condition.

$395

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Red, white, and blue 4-point star variation quilt, hand pieced and hand quilted, piecing is excellent with all points meeting. Mint condition, never washed, with pencil lines still visible, generous size at 78" x 92".

$295

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Postage stamp in a diamond quilt, circa 1890, scalloped quilting, backed in blue plaid ticking. No damage, crisp, 70" x 74".

$595

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Cat portrait, oil on masonite, mid-century, in nice early frame, excellent condition, 14" x 17".

SOLD

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"Rocky Road to Jericho" variation quilt, late 1800s, triple quilted at 8-10 stitches per inch, crisp, clean, and in great condition, 64" x 74".

$525

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Amish cushion cover mounted for hanging, circa 1920, black star on blue ground, 18" x 17" 1/2.

$310

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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.

SOLD

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

SOLD

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

$345

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