Nantucket Country Antiques and Unique Collectibles

Oyster Sign this sign is painted on thin fiberboard with a wooden frame braced at the corners on the back--single sided restaurant sign--OYSTERS-STEWED-FRIED-RAW 14" x 21" $ 600.00	Sailor Whirligig sailor whirligig with original wooden paddles--face painted in black line with a funny v-shaped nose--on wooden stand 18" high $ 650.00
Penny Rug brightly collored, stuffed three-layer pennies--in excellent condition 25" x 44" $ 1,400.00	Penny Rug early penny rug with quarter inch pennies making up the shape of bells--cut felt border--mounted on a stretcher--a really very special example of this art form 20 x 42" $ 2,000.00
Early Sign Osterhout and Bedford--Rental Collections and Loans--sign with tombstone shape retains is its original flat paint in grey red and black--black area would serve as a chalk board for the daily offerings--single sided--signed--19th century 61" h x 20" w x 1" $ 1,100.00	Cat Tongue Crazy Quilt Rug the center of this rug is a crazy quilt which bears the signature: Eturneau--mounted on a stretcher 23" x 51" $ 1,350.00
Running Horse Sheet Metal Weathervane beautifully welded sheet metal in the original untouched finish--nice sawtooth detail on the mane 27" at the base--20" high $ 1,400.00	Indian Clubs a nice pair of wooden indian clubs in original creamy white and dark blue paint 15 1/2" high $ 275.00
Fishing Boat home-made fishing boat with 3 carved figures on the deck--one man is at the ships wheel smoking a little carved pipe--movable tiller--green and white paint--with stand 20 1/2" l x 19" h $ 1,675.00	Game Board blue and either faded black or darker blue checkers--tight vertical age crack--very subtle coloring as checker paint is faded and worn but a lovely blue 19 1/2" x 31" $ 950.00
Music Shop Sign early wood violin case in original paint found a new life as a music shop sign 31" l x 9" w x 4" d $ 850.00	French Sign cast iron sign-- COIFFEUR de DAMES--with salmon and blue paint and traces of blue painted flowers in border--two iron bands at the left side for attachment 16" x 29" $ 700.00
Game Board pumpkin yellow and white checker squared and black background paint--wooden strips framing checkers a bit wider than usually seen--framed with raised wooden pieces 14 1/2" x 25" $ 1,000.00	Carved Whimsey Chain this whimsey which is 29 inches long features a hook a caged ball and another geometric design between the nine links--carved from one piece of wood 29" long $ 325.00
Patrons of Husbandry Working Tools this set of fraternal order chrome plated metal pieces comes in its velvet lined presentation box--inclkudes a shovel, ax, sicklekmnife, hoe, plow and five pointed star star is 4 1/2" w x 5" h $ 350.00	Gameboard early bread board with grey and black checkerboard game in center--squares are all incised around the edges and border--a double hole has been drilled at the top for hanging==wood has nice patina 1" x 22" x 22 $ 475.00
Wooden Trade Razor large nicely painted trade razor sign--old Maine blue paint on handle and silver paint on hinged blade 21" long $ 525.00	Wooden Puppet Form articulated joints on this carved puppet--original wire with wooden handle attached--great patina 15" tall $ 210.00
Dory Model a very real model of a dory--well executed with internal ribs--old white and kelly green paint--c 1930 29" long x 6 3/4" wide $ 900.00	Trade Razor hand carved wooden trade razor with black painted handle and traces of silver on the hinged blade 9 1/2" long $ 200.00
Lodge Banner a satin embroidered lodge banner depicting sword-scaqles-bible-hourglass--attached to brass rod at top 25" w x 29 1/2" l $ 338.00	sailor Whirligig Weathered and missing his paddles--he is still a handsome little sailor boy 11" tall $ 225.00
Sellers and Bartling Sign Sellers & Bartling--19th century single sided wooden sign in original flat paint--the flat paint allowed for chalked in additions at bottom--Henry Hanson provided house furnishing and undertaking 24" x 40" x 1" thick $ 680.00	Indian Clubs a pair of deep red painted clubs with spaulding/2 lbs imprinted in the wood 18 1/2" long $ 690.00
Indian Clubs a pair of orange painted clubs with a stencil of a man playing a racquet sport balanced on a ball 16" long $ 525.00	Letters N Y for those lovers of New York--wooden gilt letters--very handsome 9" x 9" $ 475.00
Junior Order United American Mechanics made of painted sheet metal with a wooden base--a bank perhaps for raising money for a new lodge building--signed and dated: constructed by Paul Fischer March 29 1937 names of the commision of ways and means members on bottom--Jr O U A M-Butler 93-Fort Hamilton D of A 109 11" h 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" $ 600.00	Witch Whirligig orange and black traditional haloween colors--finer detail on paddle brooms 15" h with stand $ 900.00
Shillelagh oak shillelagh or walking stick 33" long $ 120.00	Cow Trade Sign a sheet metal cow (or steer) weathered by age and exposure--rust hides traces of original paint--a great shape 13 1/2" wide x 10 3/4" h $ 235.00
Nebraska Hog Farm Sign a great early solid wooden one-sided sign with 3/4 inch frame--reads: purebred hogs-spotted-poland-china-charles k. harding-pawnee city-nebr.----4 digit phone number painted out but faintly visable--original black and white paint 23 1/2" x 49" $ 850.00	Make-Do Grave Marker a temporary wooden grave marker used to name a grave while waiting for the stone to be carved--pine--in original paint 25 1/2" h--10 1/2" w $ 350.00
Lodge Hatchet varnished wood and silver and gold painted hatchet head--a ceremonial lodge piece 21" long $ 230.00	Number 5 Cast metal number five--gold painted--probably from early sign on a Five and ten cent store 11" w x 12" h $ 340.00
Tin Goose old tinwork goose silhouette shape 17" x 18" $ 70.00	Early Stable Sign black sand painted background--gold lettering--excellent condition--double sided--2 hanging hooks at the top reads J W Merrill--Boarding--House--Feed--Stable 40" wide x 28 1/2" h $ 2,200.00
Game Board folding board in unusual colors--a dark maroon and salmon paint 14" x 14" $ 400.00	Boxes Sign double sided hand painted tin sign reads: BOXES 25 cents 71/2" x 18" $ 255.00
Horse Weathervane 19th c. full bodied carved wooden horse with some shallow age cracks and more recent paint--original rod and bolt are part of the custom-made stand horse without stand 12" h x 24" l $ 1,800.00	Large Duck Sign a very large, comical duck in vest coat and spats--a former advertising piece for a childrens shop--double sided wood with beveled edge--original crackled paint--signed T M 74" tall $ 975.00
House Bank 19th c house bank--painted tin with scrafitto windows and doors--money slot at peak on top--roof lifts 6 1/2" long x 4" h $ 275.00	Bicycle Sign tan background paint, orange border, and black lettering spell out the message : WATCH OUT FOR BICYCLISTS--originally an error in spelling after the y was corrected--SOLD 3" x 12" $ 0.00
Whistle Toy Shop Sign welded sheet metal three-dimensional whistle--painted white and maroon--brass hanging ring--probably trade sign for toy store 16" long x 6" wide $ 2,100.00	Game Boards a wonderful inlaid game board with the checker squares raised and an intricate design of tiny squares framing the checkerboard-raised edges framing the whole 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" $ 750.00
sailor Whirligig This young sailor has spent some time out- of -doors--his paint is a bit worn --he has his original paddles 17" tall to tip of hat $ 475.00	Antique Ivory Croquet Mallet this lovely meersham and monogramed ivory headed and tipped croquet mallet must have been a presentation piece--two small chips on the head 37" long $ 1,400.00
Pop Corn Sign double sided white painted board sign with black lettering 36" l x 6" w x 3/4" $ 255.00	Moccasins Sign single sided white painted sign with black lettering and scrolled edge 9 1/2" h x 25" l $ 225.00
Pig Sign early sign showing cuts of the pig--perhaps an agricultural school project?--signed on back Dale 1954-Ag. Science CSU--paint on fiberboard 28" long x 15 1/2" high $ 575.00	Metal Jockey Hat brightly painted metal jockey cap--perhaps from a tack store display or sign 6"h x 9" l $ 750.00
Lodge Sword and Scales ceremonial sword and scales--painted wood with chain and galvanized metal pans 18" h x 14" w $ 320.00	Oddfellows Three Ring Chain carved three ring chain painted gold--traditional symbol of Oddfellows 19 1/2" long $ 320.00
Fraternal-Lodge Urns a pair of carved wood ceremonial lodge urns-the large urn has a center of paper mache-the thinner urn is all wood--painted gold--measurements for larger urn 16 1/2" h x 9" w $ 100.00	Game Board oyster white and black--incised checkers--thick board 21" x 14" $ 425.00
Checker Board traditional colors--American checkerboard--old stable crack two thirds across the top half 11" x 14 1/2" x 1" $ 325.00	antique Candy Sign painted on what looks to be the red-painted top to an old sled--black paint stencilled letters spell HAND MADE CANDY--two hooks at the top 18 1/2" long x 9" high $ 325.00
Carved Marble Lamb a more weathered lying -down marble lamb--iron bolts on bottom where the lamb was attached to amother piece of marble in the past--softly weathered features 8" l x 3 1/2" w base--3 1/2" h $ 500.00	Game Board Chinese checker board with cut out round holes for marbles--star has different colors at each tip--red-yellow-green-lavender-blue-black all on white background 15 1/2" x 16"1 $ 425.00
Carved Marble Lamb this lovely carved marble lamb has clear detail and shows little wear--it has not lived outside 4 1/4" h x 6 1/2" l x 3" w $ 625.00	Duchess Trousers Sign tin sign advertising Dutchess Trousers--school bus yellow and black graphics 20" w x 25" h $ 90.00
Masonic Interest Magic Lantern a beauty--trimmed in chrome--needs rewiring but retains the original incandescent bulb--manufactured by the MC LILLEY COColumbus Ohio--has 24 wooden framed slides of Masonic ritual content 21" x 9" x 14"h $ 950.00	Game Board colors are red and black squares with blue at top and bottom--very thick board framed--strip of reinforcing wood at top and bottom of checkers--dated and signed on back A C 1933 13" x 21" $ 900.00
Huge Wooden Bicycle Rider this wonderful life sized jointed bicycle rider is special--all original paint--joints are so well done he can actually be posed in a riding position--ask for more photos 43" h x 18" w $ 2,200.00	Quarterboard shaped like the end of a dory--grey painted background with bright yellow lettering OMEGA 38" l x 11" h $ 350.00
Live Bait Sign single sided bevelled edged fish-shaped sign--white painted background-frrhand painted letters--green painted edge 30" long $ 285.00	Fabulous Bird House a wonderfully constructed home-made very large birdhouse with lots of window detail carved column and stairs--metal tray in bottom--a wonderful piece of folk art if you do not have a parrot 28" w x 24" h x15" deep $ 1,500.00
Game Board the colors are dark brown and cream--raised strips of wood frame checkers--smoky folky squiggles painted at either end 31"x 18 1/2" $ 1,100.00	Sawhorse Blockade early green painted sawhorses black painted letters MAJORS CEMENT--these open like sawhorses to block the path to the newly poured cement---all original paint 42" h c 17" base $ 650.00
Cast Iron Horse Head green painted cast iron full bodied horse head--embossed at bottom with BONNIE BRIGHT EYES 10" h x 15" l $ 1,475.00	Old Farm Sign homemade farm sign painted on an old wooden crate piece--stake attached to back reads--BUTTER-CREAM 11" tall x 13" wide without stake $ 150.00
Horse Weathervane more elegant in form than the other weathervane on this page--several sections of sheet metaql are rivited together--old black paint over traces of red paint peeking through 26" x 36" $ 2,200.00	Fireman Weather Vane Piece made of sheet iron--this fireman with his horn is standing in a classic pose--the metal has surfacew rust and I have left it as i feel it adds to the piece--this would pair wonderfully with the fireman flag in my patriotic section 19" tall $ 400.00
Game Board red and white checkers with charcoal grey background--framed board with a tight age crack on lower third of board 13" x 19" $ 750.00	Wood Boot Forms a pair of wooden childs boot forms--incised FRAM L CO-206 10 1/2" h x 8" l $ 275.00
Rabbit Sign DRAWF BUNNIES FOR SALE--double sided sign--c 1970-1980 36" x 16 $ 395.00	School Chart Hens a German teaching chart on canvass--original artwork for the piece by Hildegard Pahl-Fullgraf--HELLE SUSSEX--wooden pole ends--produced by Volk und Wissen-Volkseigener-Verlag Berlin 49" long x 37" high $ 600.00
Witch Whirligig painted bright yellow and black with original paddles 21" with paddles $ 800.00	Witch Whirligig red skirt and hat make this witch a bit unusual--she has a broom extending from the bottom of her skirt--perched on a cast iron stand 22" h with stand $ 1,050.00
Witch Whirligig very weathered original paint--unusual because most of yhese whirligigs have been repainted at one time after being outside--she flies on a an antique cast iron stand--by Nantucketer Lincoln Ceely 33" high $ 1,000.00	Game Board red and black checkers and mustard gold color paint at ends--strip of wood top and bottom of checkers 30 1/2 x 18 $ 975.00
Game Board deeply carved checkers with natural wood in background checkers and soldier blue on raised checkers--constructed of three pieces of wood--the breadboard like ends run the length of the board--also carved but unpainted on reverse side 15 1/2" x 29 1/2" $ 1,400.00	Game Board this board has a yellow background over-painted with comb lines in deeper gold and black--wood strips at ends of checkers and frames--old age crack lower third of board 27 1/2" x 17 1/2" $ 1,000.00
Game Board this Parcheesi board has a white background with dark green and red painted design--the paths are bordered by thin wooden strips with a little opening of the gate for the men to enter 20" x 20" $ 525.00	Game Board gold and black checkers with black background--the gold paint has a tiny bit of what looks like gold leaf making it glisten--famed with strips at end of checkers on all four sides--old age crack across checkers 26 1/2" x 26 1/2" $ 1,200.00
Game Board fruitwood fox and geese with black painted lines 9" diam $ 160.00	Milk Sign arched two part sign connected at middle--GOOD MILK SHOULD TASTE LIKE MORE on one side--MILK FLAVOR PROGRAM CONVERS N H on back 92" l acrocss bottom 4 1/2" w $ 525.00