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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"Gray Beauty Pacers," Gibbs Toy Co., c1908, Canton, Ohio, mint condition.
19 1/4" long x 5 7/8" tall x 5 3/4" deep.

$775

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Small basket in original celery paint, excellent condition with no breaks.
4 5/8" diameter, 5 3/4" tall with handle.

SOLD

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Small wood dough box in original blue paint, square nails. Top 14" x 9", base 12 3/4" x 7 1/2", end height 6 1/8", side height 5 1/8".

SOLD

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Spatterware plate with Pennsylvania peafowl, circa 1830, good condition with some staining, no cracks or chips. 8 1/4" diameter.

$265

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Miniature tin "Sea Side" patriotic sand pail with eagle, shield, and stars, "Sea Side" written in blue on wide band, original wire bail handle, early 1900s, 3", mint condition.
See cover and p. 34 Sand Pail Encyclopedia, Horman and Minick.

SOLD

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American painted tin tray featuring best design elements in superb original condition.
23 7/8" x 17 3/4".

$325

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Early 19th century footed bowl with great hand turnings and old repair, wonderful patina.
12" diameter x 2 3/4" tall.

$225

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Horse pull toy with mohair and retaining most tack, circa 1900, all original in excellent condition.
12" long x 3 5/8" deep x 10 3/4" tall.

SOLD

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Small 19th century apple tray in original oxblood red and back paint, square nails, nice dry surface.
14" x 9 1/4".

$395

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Redware loaf dish in triple quill design, coggled edge, mint condition, circa 1830-50.
16" X 9 7/8"

$950

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Early wood plates, very good condition, nicely out of found.
Left to right: 6 5/8" x 7", 6 7/8" x 7", 7 3/4" x 7".

$145 each

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Cobalt decorated stoneware pig with wood spigot, early to mid 1800s, maker's mark, mint condition,
10 1/2" long x 9" tall.

$1050

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Early white painted peach basket, 11 1/4" tall.

$120

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Redware pie plate with slip design and great color, 8" diameter, well used.

$395

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Miniature blue cupboard, white trim and knobs, circa 1900-1910, great condition and original paint. Inscribed in pencil on bottom "When I'm 60, this is about 50 years...."7 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" deep x 10 7/8" tall to top of peak.

$395

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Small finger-lapped pantry in original Windsor green paint, excellent condition,
5 3/8" diameter x 2 1/8" tall.

$625

Small finger-lapped pantry in original soft grey paint, excellent condition, 6 3/4" diameter x 2 7/8" tall

SOLD

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Personalized silver teaspoons, early to mid-1800s, monogrammed top to bottom:

Edwin - sterling
Carrie - SOLD
Carrie - coin silver
Matilda - coin silver
Emily - SOLD
Sarah - coin silver
Nellie - coin silver
Stewart - coin silver
Pauline - sterling

$24 each

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Heavy sided pantry box, Maine, original blue paint, early to mid 1800s, excellent condition, 15" diameter top x 7" tall.

$675

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Bennington "tug" mug, mid 1800s, mint condition, 6" diameter including handles x 5" tall.

$195

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Left: Deep dish red ware pie plate, circa 1850, good color in mint condition, 7" x 1 3/4".

SOLD

Right: 12" red ware charger, circa 1850, with coggled edge and wonderful orange-red color, very good condition.

$575

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No. 27 U.S. Mail wagon with walking horse, Gibbs Toy Company, Canton, Ohio, circa 1910, legs work, complete, small litho loss to one side as shown, 22" x 7".

$745

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Small slat basket in original yellow paint, Algonquin Indian, very good condition with no losses, a couple of breaks in the splint.
6 1/2" x 5" x 2 3/4" tall.

$98

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Red ware mold, circa 1820, rare green and orange glaze with manganese speckles, eastern Pennsylvania, 7" round in mint condition.

$425

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Cast iron horse head on plinth hitching post, unusual form, 6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 16" tall, missing ring.

$335

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Hand made toy dump truck, pine, circa 1940, very well made, excellent condition.
21 1/2" long x 8 3/4" wide x 10 1/4" tall.

$295

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Slide lid candle box in original red wash, tiny square nails, hand chamfered lid, circa 1800, 12" x 4" x 3" tall.

$275

Tiny slide lid box, circa 1740, carved from a single piece of wood, chamfered lid, "JAME" incised on bottom. 5 1/2" long x 1 1/2" x 1 1/4".

$175

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Abbott's "A" Milk truck, circa 1920, reads: "Laboratory controlled and tuberculin tested. Philadelphia and Seashore." Nice lithograph of cow and dairy maid, complete with original milk bottles in carrier. Small loss to front corner window frame as shown.
21" long x 5 1/2" deep x 9 1/4" tall.

$385

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Canted sailor ditty box in original dark blue paint, late 19th century.
15 1/4" wide x 9 3/4" deep base x 7 1/2" tall.

$595

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Red ware mold with manganese decoration, circa 1840, very good condition, 5 1/2" diameter.

$265

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Red ware cat from the "Raj" period, circa 1870.Made in England for the Indian market during British rule. Retaining some original paint decoration.
10 1/8" tall x 4 1/2" deep.

$325

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Chalk ware poodle from SE Pennsylvania, circa 1880, excellent condition, 5 7/8" tall x 6" long x 2 3/4" deep.

$168

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Ten gold leaf wood letters from a Wisconsin "County Bank," early 1900s, 10 1/4" tall, wonderful condition with appropriate wear, no breaks.

$950

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Large burl bowl fresh to the market, mid 19th century, some wear to bottom.
14 1/8" x 14 3/8" diameter x 4 3/4" tall

$1950

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Oversized Pennsylvania redware mug with manganese decoration, excellent condition, 6" diameter rim, 4 34' tall.

$645

Small Pennsylvania redware pie plate with manganese sponge decoration including pinwheel and coggled edge, perfect, 6 1/2" diameter x 1".

SOLD

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Jockey on horse pull toy, original paint and pull string, signed "The Toy Tinkers Inc, Evanston, ILL U.S.A., circa 1930.

$165

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Ludwig Greiner doll head with original label: "Greiner's Patent Doll Head No 7, Pat March 30, 1858, ext 72". 7" tall x 6" wide x 4" deep. Some wear to paint from use.

$495

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Swing handled splint basket, original dry blue paint, 14" diameter x 8" tall not including handle, solid construction in very good condition.

SOLD

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Large finger-lapped keeler in mustard paint, late 1800s, excellent condition, 18" x 8".

$625

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Long maple cutting board, early 1900s, 31 1/2" long x 10" wide.

$165

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Large oval box in original dry surface, circa 1830, central Pennsylvania, pegged construction, excellent condition.
Top 13 3/8" x 11", 7 7/8'" tall.

$385

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Small double lidded basket, nicely woven in excellent condition, first quarter 1900s.
Top 6 1/4" x 4", 7 1/8" tall including handle.

$195

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Black over red paint decorated trencher, fabulous paint, clean interior, great patina. 22 1/2" x 12 3/4" x 4" tall.

$575

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Large American painted tin trunk in original rare green and yellow decoration, circa 1850, very good condition.
9 3/4" wide x 6 1/4" deep x 7 1/2" tall.

$565

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Majolica pitcher in rare "Lily of the Valley" pattern, circa 1910, 6 1/2" tall to spout, 5 1/8" bottom diameter, very good condition with hairline inside rim (shown below).

$145

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Cast iron "Pointer" doorstop in original paint, circa 1900, 15" x 4" x 9".

$475

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Strawberry make-do pincushions, both excellent condition:

Left: velvet with embroidered seeds, glass base, 7 1/2" tall.
$95

Right: cotton and chenille, glass base, 8 1/2" tall.
$95

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Hopi pot, Kachina/parrot clay, from Hano Village at 1st Mesa, signed by Irene Shuple, 1930-1980 period, excellent condition.
5 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" diameter top.

$350

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Oversized green glass bottle demijohn, molded and in mint condition, marked "V. AYLLENSE" in raised lettering around the tp. ex Joanne Boardman.
17" tall, 12" diameter at the waist.

$225

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Pair of "poured redware" dogs from the British "Raj" period, circa 1870, rare and in excellent condition.
9 1/2" long x 5 7/8" tall.

$650 pair

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American wick trimmer on tray with hog scraper candlestick, circa 1840, set has always been together and retains original gold stencil decoration and pin striping.
Candlestick: 6 1/2" x 4"
Tray: 9 1/2" x 4"
Wick trimmer: 6 1/2" x 2 1/4"

$395 set

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Mortar and pestle in original putty colored paint, circa 1900, excellent condition.
Mortar 7" tall x 5 1/4" diameter base; pestle 11 3/8" long.

$395

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Horn of Plenty flint glass compote, circa 1850, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 8" tall x 7 1/2" diameter.

$185

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English creamware coffeepot with freehand brush decoration, circa 1800, in excellent condition with two flea bites to underside of lid as shown.
12" tall x 11" wide, base diameter 4 3/4".

$1650

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Canary glass fluid lamp, circa 1850, possibly Pittsburgh Glass Company, mint condition.
11" tall x 3" wide.

$475

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Cast iron toothpick dispenser of a woodpecker retrieving toothpicks from a log, 1920s, original paint. 5" wide x 2" deep x 3 1/2" tall

$175

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Uncle Remus cast iron bank in original paint, circa 1920. 5" tall x 2 1/2" wide.

$245

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Small tabletop stepback apothecary, circa 1890-1910, pine, 8 drawers with original porcelain knobs, scalloped skirt, small loss to bottom right foot. Can also be hung.
19 1/4" tall x 8" wide x 6 1/4" deep.

$495

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New England ash and pine pantry box, circa 1830, original blue paint, 10 1/2" diameter, excellent condition.

$895

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Bobby Blake doorstop, Hubley "46", ex collection Grace Dayton, unsigned, 9 1/2" tall.

$475

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Victorian silver plate wax jack with snuffer on chain, marked "Made in England" and hallmarks on bottom. Excellent condition.
4 3/4" tall x 4" diameter base.

$295

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