Attractions

Here is an early wooden paint decorated lidded box with dovetailed sides. It is circa 1800. Painted with a black border and grained painted center panels outlined with a gold stripe. The lid has a wonderful carved finial. On three sides the paint is intact, on the fourth side as shown in one of the photos there is some loss.. No losses or repairs on the wooden structure. A beautiful piece of early Americana. It is 5 1/1" square and 5" high.

Price $350

This is a wonderful very early 19th century sailor made dipper/ladle with a beautifully carved handle and a baleen bowl. The handle has a diamond or pineapple carved pattern on it with six rings on either side. There is a very delicate finial carved at the tip of the handle. The baleen bowl is attached with very small copper tacks. It is 12" long and the bowl is 2 1/2" wide. It is in very good condition.

Price $495

A very nice early American wooden sign with a hand carved fully spread winged gilded eagle holding in one of its talons a blue and red painted stars and stripes shield and in the other a few Indian arrows. The words "GREAT REPUBLIC" are carved and are in red paint below the eagle. All the paint is original, As you can see the board has split over the centuries. The back has been reinforced with braces to stabilized the sign. The iron hanging rings maybe as old as the sign It measures 34" by 13", even with the split it is a fantastic piece of very early Americana.

Priced at $595

This is a wonderful early 19th century American wooden hand carved watch hutch in the form of a miniature cupboard. The front or "door" has a small turned ivory handle that you can use to slide it to the right to expose the compartment that holds the pocket watch. It has very nice scrolling on its top crest and bottom skirt. The back has a "leg" that you open to stand the hutch up. There is a small brass chin that connects the leg to the base. It could be a replacement to the original string that was used. I am not sure what kind of hardwood it is made from, but it is sturdy. No problems or apologies to this piece. A one of a kind. It is 5 by 3 by 1". Price $1095

This is a wonderful early courting mirror, These mirrors were hand made by suitors of young ladies when they called on them. They date back to the 18th century. This one is unusual with the picture frame molding surrounding the mirror and the reverse painted blue Delft compote filled with fruit at the top framed in with reverse painted pieces of glass. The mirror is backed with a solid piece of wood carved identically as the mirror frame. It is completely original, a real beauty. Measures 15 by 9 1/2". Nothing missing, nothing cracked.

Price $1190

This is an early chalkware rabbit retaining its original paint. In very good condition, with only the usual surface wear and a small chip on its base. A great looking piece of chalkware. 5 x 3 1/2"

Price $425

This is a wonderful 18th century American shaving mirror with a pocket for a razor and lather brush. It is beautiful unusual piece. All original including the mirror, it does have losses to its backboard that show on one of the photos. Very nice trim molding around the base, the opening of the pocket and around the mirror top. It is 8 1/4" high by 5 1/4" wide and 4 1/4" deep. A wonderful patina that only comes from hundreds of years of age. We have owned this piece for many years, purchasing it from "Pantry and Hearth" when it was in NYC.

Price $750

This is a beautiful rare large size early Shaker box that has no evidence of ever having a top. The box measures 15" by 11 1/4" by 5" high. It has its original red wash that has developed a wonderful patina over the centuries. It is in very good condition, no losses, a slight tight crack in between the two center finger laps. There is a slight depression in the top rim that is not a loss, the smoothness of its edges lead me to believe it was there when the box was made. It can be seen in the photos. This box is a great example of early Shaker workmanship. Price $695

A wonderful early hand turned burl wood lidded canister. A beautiful delicate piece with turned rings near the top and bottom on the base. It has a beautiful dark golden patina that can only come from the age of a piece this early. It is about 4 1/4" tall by 3 1/4" diameter. It is in great condition.

Price $700

Here is another very nice early turned burl bowl with a very defined footed base. A great dry surface with a wonderful patina. The bowl measures 7 3/8" wide by 3" tall. In great condition with only the expected flea bite nicks along the top rim.

Price $895

This early American burl bowl might be the earliset one we have listed. Its size and shape make it a very unique bowl. It is 12" wide by 3" tall. It is a very thick shallow bowl with beautiful burl both inside and out. A very nice dark patina. It has a turned lip. A great size to set on the center of an early table.

Price $850

Two early cleated bottom rolled push-up iron "Hog scraper" candlesticks. Most likely 18th century, in very good condition, their pushups work, the hanging hooks are still intact. They are 6" tall, one has a black patina that that was acquired over centuries of use. The other has been scraped clean to a nice gun metal gray finish. These are the earliest versions of the hog scraper sticks.

Priced at $295 each. Only one left

Here is the MOTHER of all courting mirrors, this 18th century mirror is one of the largest I have ever seen. It is 25" tall by 14 1/2" wide. It is in very nice condition, the frame and backboard are intact, the mirror is original and has losses. The reverse painting on top is a beautiful floral painting with minimum loss. This is a rare and unusal size, a must have for a early mirror collector.

Priced at $2150

Here is a beautiful early (circ 1800) wooden canteen in its original blue/green paint, with a mustard yellow six point star painted on it. At the top of the canteen the side pieces are lapped and held together with tacks. On the back are four tacks that still hold a remnant of the leather strap that was attached to it. The canteen measures 5 1/2" across by 1 3/4" wide. The wood hand carved stopped has alot of age to it and could be original to the canteen. A fabulous piece of early Americana.

Priced at $995

This is a absolutly beautiful early 19th century American painted game board, it is painted with red and black squares with a yellow/gold piping in between them and a yellow/gold vine boarder around the outside of the squares. It measures 14 1/2" square, all original including the wire hanger. A great painted folk art piece that will brighten any room.

Priced at $1950

Here are five pieces of early stone fruit, four miniatures (apple, pear, orange and a plum) and a pair of cherries. All in perfect condition, all have great color.

Priced at $215

Here is another very rare early 19th century American whale oil lantern with a red globe. It is marked on the bottom "NE Glass". The lantern has a very decorative punched tin case. It is 16" high to the top of its handle, 12" to the top of the lamp and the globe is ^' across. It retains its original burner.

Priced at $1350

A wonderful, folky piece of Americana, a hand carved handled basket made of walnut shells. It was probably made either in the late 19th cent. or early 20th cent. The shells are held together with wire running thru them. A very handsome piece in very good condition. It measures 6 1/2" high and 7 1/2: across. The basket is very strudy and useable. A rare piece.

Priced at $215

This is a very nice early carved wooden goose neck and head in its original paint. It measures 10" high and 11" from its beak to the nape of its neck. In very good condition. Will be a very nice addition to a decoy or Americana collection.

Priced at $150

This is as nice a period American rushlite as you will find. It has all the attributes you would want on a early piece of iron. It is 10 1/2" tall. A wonderful twisted stem and the base as dainty pad feet. Not a repro, the real deal.

Priced at $795

Here is a wonderful piece of American folk art, a hand carved bird painted green with black feathering, Very nice detail with a carved split tail and side wings. The bird itself measures 4 3/4" long by 1 3/4" high. Dates to early to mid 20th century. In very good condition, no breaks or repairs.

Priced at $450

This is a wonderful early 19th century Walnut/Maple (?) veenered mirror with beautifull detailed hand carved fret work containing an opening flower and four rosets. The mirror is in great condition, all original including the glue blocks. Quite a stunning piece, the mirror frame measures 13 1/2" by 15 1/2", with the fret work it is 18 1/2". Chippendale and Ogee mirrors you can come across, this mirror is a one of a kind.

Priced at $550

Here is a very nice early 19th century American red painted lapped pantry box. It is all original from its red wash, and the wooden pegs holding the sides to the top and bottom to the nails securing the laps. It measures 6 1/2" by 2 1/2": The box is in great shape with no apologies at all.

Priced very reasonably at $345

This is a great piece of early 20th century American folk art, a working painted windmill with red, white and green on the blades and a white house with a red roof. It is 21 1/2" long by 8 1/2" high. Will look great with any folk art collection.

Priced at $450

Here is a lot of over 300 beautiful early clay and bennington marbles of all sizes and colors. They look beautiful and add color to any room.

Priced at $395

A Beautiful early 19th century small dovetailed painted document box with its original red/black paint decoration with gold edging and metal hardware including wire wound hinges. It is only 11 1/2" long by 5 1/2" high and 6" deep. There are small scattered losses of paint with the biggest of them being on the left hand side near the top. This is a very nice piece of early painted Americana.

Priced at $475

Here is a 19th century round pantry box in its original blue paint, it's lid is impressed with the initials "EH" for Edmond Hersey of Hingham, Mass. It's wood is Ash for the sides and Pine for the top and bottom; copper tack and wood peg constuction. Middle tack replaced, two very small shrinkage "breakouts" at pegged area on bottom and an area on the side of the lid where a mouse tried to chew his way into the box.... still great looking with nice paint and a wonderful surface. Height 3, diameter 6 3/4"

Priced $550

This is a wonderful usually large 19th century Hannah Davis Bandbox. The paper is the handsome Swan Handle Fruit Basket design. A box with this paper is in the Shelburne Museum and pictured in the book "Hat Boxes and Banboxes at Shelburne Museum" page 5. Hannah worked out of Jaffrey, NH. The box is 16 1/2" oval by 13 1/2" high by 12 1/2" deep. It is in wonderful structural condition with only minimal paper lost. SOLD

This is a great paint decorated Iron bull-form wind mill weight from the Fairbury Wind Mill Company in Fairbury, Neb. circ 1890-1910. It is all original including the stenciling of the "Fairbury" name on both sides. Its is 24 3/4" long by 18 1/4" high and 5/8" thick. The piece is in great condition with a nice patina.

Priced at $995

This is a wonderful 18th century watch hutch with a tomb stone front that slides up to place the watch in. It has a beautiful patina with its original glass and cut nails. It measures 7 1/2" high by 5 1/4" across and 3" deep. I have been told that it is American, but not being an expert on types of wood I wont identify it as such. But truly a great early watch hutch.

Priced at $ 1350

Here is a very rare, very nice early 19th century American whale oil lantern with a blue globe. It still has its original black paint and its original burner. It is 15" high to the top of its handle, 10" to the top of the lamp. The globe is 6" across. These don't come around very often and never at this price. Priced at $2300

This is a very nice American stoneware jug from the pottery of W. H. FARRAR & CO from GEDDES, NY circa 1841, It is about 11 1/2" high and 9" at its widest, In very good condition, no cracks or chips. A burst on the right flower petal done in the firing. As you can see from the photos the left side of the bottle neck at its base dips in some. Gives it some character. The body of the jug is rippled or ribbed, not smooth side. Another difference that makes it stand out. Farrar pottery is becoming harder to fine especially in this condition.

SOLD

This is a wonderful very early hand carved long handled burl scoop. It is a great piece with wonderful patina. Carved from one piece of wood It measures an amazing 16" long and the width of the bowl is 4 1/2".

Priced amazing reasonable at $495