Two wooden kitchen tools including a wooden butter mold with carved wheat design with an attached wrought iron and wooden retracting clamp (20 3/4" L) and wrought iron peeler with long wooden handle (13 3/4" L). 19th century. Condition: Some breaks to outer wooden clamp. Peeler in very good condition.
Lot 437: Folk Art Carved Chain and Campaign Cane
1st item – Folk art carved wooden chain with hook and swivel end and dated 1876. Possibly a US centennial commemorative item. 45 1/2" L. 19th century. 2nd item – Late 1930's "Stark for Missouri Governor" campaign walking stick. 34 1/4" L. Note: Lloyd Crow Stark (November 23, 1886 ñ September 17, 1972) was the […]
Lot 438: 2 East TN Folk Art Carved Snake Canes
Two East Tennessee folk art carved snake canes, one having a ball handle and old patina, 36 1/4" L and the other with a mushroom handle and brass ferule, 40 1/4" L. Both 20th century. Condition: Both overall good condition.
Lot 436: 2 Fowl Decoys
Two fowl decoys, one tin and one wooden. 1st item – Painted folding tin Black bellied Plover bird decoy, also known as a Tinny, attributed to Strater & Sohier of Boston. Inside marked, "PAT. OCT 27, 1874". Good retention of original paint. Mounted on a painted wood base simulating rock. 8-1/4"H. American, Late 19th century. […]
Lot 435: Folk art painting of girl with dog
Folk art painting of little girl in a hat embracing her dog, oil on academy board, housed in its original stained walnut frame with ebonized molded rabbet edge. Pencil signed on back "Mocho" on old academy board label. 16" x 12" sight, 21" x 17" framed. American, circa 1890. Condition: Some light surface grime, minor […]
Lot 434: 19th C. Watercolor theorem with grapes and plums
Watercolor on paper theorem painting, still life with grapes, plums and blue cornflowers sitting atop a windowsill beside a colum. A humble cottage and hills are visible in the landscape in the background. Paper has a small partial embossed blind stamp with crown visible lower right. Housed in an antique ripple molded gilt frame. 8-1/2" […]
Lot 433: Continental School, watercolor landscape
Folk art watercolor landscape with scene of figures and cattle in a river, with town in the background. Titled in lower margin: Vue de la Aldige. (note: the Aldige River lies on the Swiss-Austrian border). Signed lower right S. Baily. European, late 18th or early 19th century. Molded giltwood frame.12-1/2" H x 17" W image, […]
Lot 428: 2 East TN Liquor Jugs, Nickels & Fincannon
Two Bristol, Tennessee liquor jugs. 1st item – J A Nickels liquor jug, beige over brown body with gilt lettering "J. A. Nickels Bristol, Tenn", gilt band around spout with purple and green flower decoration. 8-1/2" H. 19th century. 2nd item – Miniature W. A. Fincannon & Co. liquor jug, dark brown over beige with […]
Lot 429: 4 Southern Baskets, Cherokee & Gullah
4 Southern baskets, Cherokee & Gullah. 1st item – Two (2) Cherokee splint white oak gathering baskets, 12 1/2" H and 13" H. Both 20th century. 2nd item: Two (2) Gullah South Carolina seagrass baskets, one with handle (8 1/2" H x 12" W) and one covered round basket (6 1/2" H x 12" dia). […]
Lot 430: Group of 4 Cherokee Baskets
Group of four (4) Cherokee Baskets including one (1) large splint white oak fish trap basket, approx. 48 1/2" L, one (1) wastebasket form rivercane basket with geometric pattern, 14 1/2" H, one (1) wastebasket form splint white oak with alternating walnut dyed weavers, 12" H and one (1) wastebasket form splint white oak basket […]