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Shaker-made
Oval Pantry Box in original red
paint, circa 1840, with "Nancy" and
initials "B x B" well-carved on lid,
four nicely shaped finger laps, copper
nails. 11 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 4 7/8" tall.
SOLD
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Trencher in Original White Paint,
mid 19th century, excellent condition
with appropriate wear.
24 1/2" long x 13 1/4" wide x 4 1/4"
high.$595
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Bail-Handled Pantry Box , 9 1/2"
diameter, in original brick red paint,
heavy-sided, mid 19th century, Maine
origin.
SOLD
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Postal Scale made by Weis
Manufacturing Company, Monroe, Michigan,
USA, circa 1900. Perfect working order.
14 3/4" long x 5" deep x 6" tall.$85
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Early Redware Dish decorated in a
tic tac toe design, circa 1820-40,
Pennsylvania, 6 3/4" diameter.
Appropriate wear with rim chips, no
cracks.
SOLD
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Early Windsor Footstool, circa
1800, chestnut, splayed legs with
great turnings, in very good condition.
15" long x 8 3/4" wide x 6 1/2" tall.
SALE
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Bail-Handled Pantry Box in
original Robin's egg blue paint, circa
1850-60. 9 1/2" diameter x 5 5/8" tall.
Inscribed on bottom "Dear Antie Dorothy
(?) Jan 3, 18??".$495
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Deep Burl Bowl, circa 1890-1900,
beautifully turned, slightly flared at
the rim, shaped base, exceptional
condition retaining a museum label.
9
3/8" diameter x 5 1/8" tall.
$675
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Victorian Doll, circa 1870,
composite head, carved wooden arms and
hands, one glass and one painted eye, in
period clothing with two petticoats and
pantaloons, loss to dress as shown. 24" tall.$265
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"The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air"
Convertible Sign, embossed
tin, original painted surface showing
signs of age,
22" long x 8 3/4" tall.From an era when American consumers
became enamored with technology, the
legendary 1957 Chevy Bel Air became the
first production V-8 passenger car to
boast
General Motors' new Ramjet Fuel
Injection technology.
$190
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Rooster Weathervane, circa
1920-40, hollow-bodied tin on iron arrow
directional, in original paint.
21" long x 9 1/4" tall.$425
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Early Mortar and Pestle, nicely
turned in original dry blue paint, mid
19th century, Pennsylvania, no chips or
cracks. Mortar: 7 3/4" tall x 5 1/4"
diameter; pestle: 10" long; both 13 1/4"
tall.$625
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American Painted Tin Bread or Apple
Tray, 19th century, Pennsylvania,
original hand-painted decoration. 12
1/2" long x 8 3/8" wide.
Ex Jack and Nina Hauck collection.$475
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Small Dome Top Chest, first half
19th century, original paint direction,
iron escutcheon with working lock and
key. 13" wide x 9" tall x 7 1/4" deep.$335
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Wooden Butter dish with insert,
circa 1850, carved 'Butter" on rim, 6"
diameter.$148
Butter knife with wooden handle
carved "Butter". Rare.
SOLD
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Cast Metal
Full-Bodied Eagle
on an orb with a string of metal balls
hanging from his beak, nicely detailed,
8” tall and 9” wingspan, circa 1930.
There is no evidence that he was ever
mounted outside, so he must have been
used to adorn a price of furniture, flag
pole, etc. Mounted on a contemporary
wood base in green paint.
$175
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Small 19th
Century Yellow Ware Pitcher, blue
seaweed decoration
on
wide band of Bristol slip bordered by
two dark brown bands, 1850-80,
no chips, cracks, or hairlines.
5” tall x 3 5/8” diameter at rim.
$275
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Small Chalkware Cat Bank, circa
1920, original paint decoration
with green bowtie and inscription on
bottom: "Mother...(illegible)...little
girl". Very good condition.
6 1/2" tall x 4" deep x 3 1/2" wide.$145
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Scarce Small Handled Bundt Shaped
House Basket
with double hinged half oval lids, New
England, mid to late 19th
century, very fine condition with great
color, one minor break at rim but no
losses. Would have been used for sewing,
lunches, etc. 8 ¼” x 5 ¾” x 5” deep, 10”
tall including handle. Purchased from a
Milwaukee, Wisconsin estate almost 20
years ago.
$225
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Stick Spatter
Bowl,
1870-80, unmarked, 10” diameter,
freehand painting with red rosettes cut
sponge decoration, excellent condition
with strong color and no chips, cracks,
or hairlines.
$95
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Miniature Shaker Double-lidded
Basket, New England, circa 1920,
finely woven ash splint. A few minor
losses; missing both tiny toggles.
Rare size at 5" long x 3 1/8" deep x 3
3/8" tall, 5 3/4" tall with handles.$395
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19th
Century Miniature Turned Mortar and
Pestle
in beautiful original natural surface,
no cracks or damage, 4 ¼” tall x 2 ¾”
diameter.
$195
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Small Painted
Box,
pine,
second half 19th
century, old blue paint, original
hardware, marbled paper interior.
10” x 5 ½’” x 4” tall.
$295
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Cast Iron Bookends
by Bradley and Hubbard from the “Bird
Series”, Bluejay and Bobolink. 1925,
signed. Mint condition.
5” x 6” x 2 1/4”.
$875
pair
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Urn-Shaped Mirrored Tin Vase,
circa 1830, receptacle for flowers on
the back, all original. Beautifully
constructed with a wonderful presence.
15 1/2" tall x 10 3/4" wide x 5 1/8"
deep.
$645
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19th Century Half Moon Architectural
Fan Light Window Frame in old
weathered soft green paint, with nicely
beveled dividers, well-constructed, mortised.
36" wide x 18" tall x 1 5/16" thick.
$395
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Two Pine Milliner's Boxes
in wonderful original green paint,
American, 19th century, each with black
stenciled lettering: one labeled
"Assorted Trimming" and the other "Dress
Buttons." These boxes are in excellent
condition with minor wear, shrinkage
separation to top. Each 21” wide x 14”
deep x 7 ¼ tall.
$2600
pair
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Small 19th Century Full-Bodied Zinc
Sunflower, a fragment of an
architectural piece, wonderful surface,
with iron wall mount for hanging if
desired.
11 1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 1" thick.
$265
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19” Pantry Box in Strong Original
Blue Paint.
8” stable split in band, top and base
seamed due to diameter.
19”
diameter x 6 ¾" tall.
$895
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Stoneware Cake Crock,
19th century, heavily decorated with
well-formed extruded handles, 8” d x 5”
tall. Very fine condition with a small
shallow chip on the bottom edge and
chips on one handle as shown. No cracks.
$775
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Pantry Box in Original Apple Green
Paint with opposing fingers, mid
19th century, inscribed "J P" on lid.
Perfect condition. 6 1/2" diameter.
$425
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Small Black over Red Paint Decorated
Dome Top Document Box,
circa 1820-1840, dovetailed, paint
decoration extends on all four sides.
All original including hinges as well as
hasp, lock, and keeper. Great small size
at 14" x 8" x 7". Excellent untouched
condition.
$985
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Stoneware Milk Pan, 19th century,
attributed to Enoch Burnett, Washington,
DC. Strong cobalt decoration all around
the body, pouring spout, no capacity
mark. Nice small size at 9” diameter x 3
½” deep. Edge chips as shown, no cracks.
Enoch Burnett married Margret Remmey,
making him Henry Remmey's son-in-law.
If you owned a dairy cow in the 19th
century, you were familiar with milk
pans, which were used in the
butter-making process. After a cow was
milked, the milk was poured into a
shallow pan and left to cool for a day
or two, allowing the milk to settle and
the cream to rise. The cream was then
skimmed off the top and churned into
butter. In addition to stoneware
examples, you can find pottery milk pans
in redware and yellow ware.
$895
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Lion Pipsqueak Toy,
very good condition with minimal
expected wear. Late 1800s.
3 1/4" long x 4" tall x 1 1/2" deep.$165
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Rare Set of 9 Shaker Berry Baskets.
Large, low-sided double-wall staved
picking basket with swinging bail
handle, original dry surface in
excellent condition, and 8 open-staved
berry baskets, original dry surface, 2
with breaks. Large: 14 “d x 5 ¼” t;
center small 5” d x 3” t; remaining 7 at
3 ¾” d x 2 ½” t.$1590
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Redware Jar, possibly Galena,
Illinois, circa 1850, in a beautiful
multicolored glaze of olive green,
orange, and yellow, with "eyes" and a
nicely rolled rim characteristic of
early Galena redware. Excellent
condition with no chips, cracks, or
hairlines. One stone ping that
occurred during
firing.
8 3/8" tall x 6"
diameter base.$985
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Small Redware Jug, mid 1800s,
incised at the shoulder, excellent
condition.
6 1/2" tall x 4 1/4" diameter at the
rim.$385
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Rare American Display Case or Watch
Hutch, late 19th century, hand
carved with original paint decoration,
wire nails, opens at the back.
11 1/4" tall x 8 1/8" wide x 5" deep.
$795
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Cobalt Decorated Dragonfly Stoneware
Crock,
1 1/2 gallon size, no cracks or
chips. 8 5/8" tall x 9 1/2" diameter.
$385
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