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

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