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Hogscraper Candlesticks, 19th
century, each in old original paint
and retaining working push up thumb
pieces. The white and green sticks
have chair hooks.
White - 6 1/2” tall
SOLD
Green - 5 1/2” tall
SOLD
Blue - 5” tall SALE
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Small Buttocks
Basket with God’s Eye Handle,
late
19th
to early 20th
century,
original
dry Windsor green
paint, beautifully constructed with no
breaks, 4” diameter at rim. If you
collect small baskets, this would make a
great addition.
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Stick Spatter Rabbit Ware Plate
depicting rabbits playing cricket, circa
1870. Small hairline on back (shown at
8:00). 8 3/8" diameter.
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Small Early Dome Top Chest
in exuberant original paint decoration,
circa 1800. Pegged, dovetailed, original
iron hardware, working lock and key.
Shrinkage keeps hasp from closing all
the way.
10 1/2” tall x 12 3/4” wide x 7
1/2” deep.
$995
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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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Oval Bandbox by Isaac Fox, mid
19th century, retaining original
label, Springfield, Massachusetts. Tan
and cream floral paper with blue banded
rim. Very good intact condition. 13 1/2"
x 12" x 7 3/4" tall.$325
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Small 3-Drawer Chest in original
Windsor green paint, 19th century,
square-nailed, original pulls, bracket
base, corner blocks on the front.
17 3/8" wide x 15 3/8" tall x 8 7/8"
deep.
$445
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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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Late 19th C Hand Carved Scoop
from one piece of wood,
original dry black paint and beautiful
aged interior patina, wonderful form and
surface showing tool marks. 16 ½” long
by 6” wide at mouth x 2” tall.
$285
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Small Early Tilting Mirror, circa
1830-50, original surface,
hand-chamfered base, dovetailed frame,
original silvering. 11" tall x 7 3/4"
wide x 4 7/8" deep.$395
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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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Wrought Iron Heart-Shaped Trivet,
early 19th century, Pennsylvania,
excellent condition. 8" long x 4 5/8"
wide x 1 1/4" tall.$195
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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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"Dinah" Cast Iron Mechanical Bank,
circa 1890,
J and E Stevens, Cromwell, CT.
Impressed number on back: Rd No 581285.
Excellent original working condition. 5
3/4" tall.
SOLD
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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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Cast Iron "Swinging Golfer" or
"A Difficult Lie" Doorstop,
Hubley circa 1920, rare, worn
original paint, 7 1/2" tall.
$175
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Pair 19th Century Cast Iron
Architectural Pieces in crusty old
oyster white paint, best surface,
excellent condition.
7" wide x 9" tall x 3" deep.
$225
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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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Shaker Cheese Basket in original
Windsor green paint, 19th century, from
Thomaston, Maine. Tight, nice size at 13
1/2" diameter top, 14 3/4" diameter base
x 4" deep. Small loss as shown.
$595
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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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Single Drawer in Painted Case,
late 1800s, original mustard decoration
and porcelain knob.
11 1/4" wide x 7 3/4" deep x 5 1/4"
tall.$285
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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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Reclining Chalkware Stag
in original polychrome paint, 19th
century, excellent condition with one
chip off rear corner of base. Large size
at 8 ½” x 10” tall.
$525
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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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Small Tin ABC Plate
with kittens in the center, 4 ¼”
diameter, signed “Ohio Art Co., Bryan,
OH, U.S.A.”, 1920s. Excellent condition.
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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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Apple Box in Original Salmon Paint,
canted sides and mortised corners, 19th
c.
11 3/4" wide at the top x 3 1/8" tall.$395
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Two Wooden Lodge Candleholders
in the form of urns. Lathe-turned and
incised at the shoulders, original gold
paint. Early 1900s, found in SE
Pennsylvania.
Left-13 1/4" tall and right- 13 3/4"
tall. $95 each
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19th c Mortar and Pestle in Original
Cherry Red Paint.
Nicely turned with unusual incised
base, visible scribe marks on pestle
handle. Minor hairline from rim as
shown in bottom left photo.
Mortar 7 5/8" tall, 14 1/2" including
pestle.$395
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Tin Cheese Strainer,
19th century,
with three oval feet, found in
Pennsylvania. Nice condition.
5 1/2" tall x 5" diameter, not including
handles.$168
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Rye Straw Basket
in perfect condition with no breaks or
losses, circa 1900 or earlier.
11" diameter top x 4 3/4" tall. $145
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Miniature Baskets
Top
Row, left to rt:1. Half basket in
Windsor green paint, flat back, 3 1/2" tall x
2" x 2".
SOLD
2. Tiny Buttocks Basket, 2
1/4" x 2 3/8" x 2". $375
3. Tiny Rectangular Handled
Basket in blue paint,
3 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 2 1/2".
$395
4. Buttocks Basket,
3 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 3 1/2".
$365
5. Round Handled Basket, 3
1/2" x 3 3/4". $375
Second Row, l to r:
1. Mini Cheese Basket, one
small break on bottom. 4 1/2" x 1
3/4". $345
2. Buttocks Basket,
4 1/2" x 5" tall including handle.
$375
3. Buttocks Basket, original
white paint,
4 1/2" x 4 1/2".
SOLD
4. Rectangular Handled Basket,
5 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 4" tall including
handle.
SOLD
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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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Smallest (?) Penny Doll, 19th
century, in handmade original period
dress with purse tied to belt.
5 1/2" tall, on stand.$185
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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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Shaker Sap Bucket,
original red paint with white interior,
iron bands, unsigned, attributed to Enfield, NH, no
restoration, with original hanger.
12"
diameter x 11" tall.$295
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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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Stone Book Keepsake carved from
marble, late 1800s to early 1900s, very
good condition.
5 3/8" x 2 7/8" x 7/8" thick.
$85
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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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Wood Bowl in original blue paint,
mid 19th century, nicely out of round at
13 3/4" x 14 3/8" diameter at the rim,
no breaks or losses.
$475
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Country Store Counter Jars with
original tin lids, early 1900s,
excellent condition with minor rim
roughness. Left to right:
8 1/2",
7
1/2",
6 1/2" tall.
Smallest jar
SOLD.
$125 each
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Redware Flask in "tobacco spit"
decoration, chip at base, expected wear
to top. 8" tall x 4 3/4" wide x 2 1/4"
deep.
$395
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Beautifully Paint Decorated Box with
a Folky Bird (appears to be a robin)
on nest on the lid, lined with 1830
newspaper. Paint decoration extends on
all four sides: red over ochre vinegar
painting, with a border of green on the
lid. Square nails. Excellent original
condition, including hinges.
14 3/4" x 9" x 7" tall.
$675
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Paint Decorated Box, pine,
original green paint with yellow pinstriping and flourishes, 1820-1835.
12 1/2" x 10" x 5" tall.
$495
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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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