Folk Art & Weathervanes

Flying “Red Head” Mallard Duck Ice Fishing Decoy – 7 3/4” Long X 3 1/4” Wide. Very Well Carved and Paint Decorated Wood Body. Cut Tin and Painted Side Wings. Very Attractive Head and Face. Painted Domed Tack Eyes. Dangling Tin Feet and Well Weighted Body. Very Nice Worn and Aged Patina. A Very Nice Example. From an Old Mass. Collection.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 110921RICH80
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A Most Unusual Colorful Carved Wood “Blue Head Mallard Duck” Ice Fishing Jigging Stick – 15 3/4” Long. Very Nicely Carved and Paint Decorated. Fine Original Condition Including Some Old Line, Hooks and Old Bobber. Carved Wood and Glass Eyes. These Jigging Sticks were used to Guide and Manipulate the Ice Fishing Spearing Decoys as well as for More Traditional Bait Fishing for Smaller Fish. Likely from the 1940’s – 1950’s. Fine Original Condition. Probably Carved and Decorated by the Same Hand as the “Trout” Form Jigging Stick. From an Old Mass. Collection.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 110921RICH31/9
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A Most Unusual Colorful “Trout” Form Ice Fishing Jigging Stick with Some Old Line, Hooks and Old Bobber. Overall 15 1/4” Long. Nice Original Paint Decoration and Carved Line Winder. These Jigging Sticks were Used to Operate and Manipulate the Ice Fishing Spearing Decoys and to be Used like More Traditional Small Fishing Line. From an Old Mass Collection. Fine Original Condition.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 111621RICH48-7
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Very Attractive Mid-20th. C., perhaps a little earlier, 3-D Copper Molded  “Grasshopper” Weathervane – 20” Long X 18” Tall Overall. The “Grasshopper” itself is 18” Tall and 5” Deep. Very Nicely Molded and Constructed with all the Pieces Present. Fine Original Condition. Presented on a Custom Wood Display Stand.

Price: $775.00

ITEM: 111421be395-35
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A Molded Copper Early 20th. C. “Black Hawk” Running Horse Weathervane with Its Original Worn Surface. Size = 24 1/4” Long by 18” Tall without the Display Stand (Cross Bar to Top of the Head). Very Nice Original Condition with No Bullet Holes or Repaired Holes, Just Some Non-Penetrating BB Dents Visible in the Photos. Probably Early 20th. C. We Also Have It’s Original Directionals (One Arm of the Directionals Is Separated from the Unit but Very Repairable) and Decorative Ball. The Base Pictured is Not the Base that Goes with the Vane. The Base for this Vane is a 2 Layer Wood Base with a Wood Molding Surround Painted Black and It’s Original Rod. Actually Better Looking than the Plain Metal Base.

Price: $1975.00

ITEM: CA0051
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A Most Interesting Well Carved Lignum Vitae Caribbean Folk Art “Rastafarian” Culture Marijuana Smoking Device. I Understand These Carved Heads Were Were Used By Individuals and Hand Held For Group Marijuana Smoking Ceremonies. There is a Through Hole From the Mouth to the Top of the Head for a Tube That Would be Extended From a Common Smoking Source to the Individual Participant. The Carving is Very Nicely Done Using a Very Hard Native Wood and Represents a “Rastafarian Man’s” Upper Body. Nice Original Paint. Probably from the 1930’s or 1940’’s. A Nice Cultural Piece of Folk Art

Price: $145.00

ITEM: 1021be18
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An Early, Probably 18th. C. Ash Burl Bowl — Nice Larger Size at 15 5/8” Diameter by 6” Deep. As You Can See in the Photos the Bowl Has a Striking Burl Pattern with Small Areas of Ash Grain. Accented with a Nice Raised Rim. A Wonderful Turned Form. The Condition is Excellent with Only a Single Very Tight Line Shown in a Photo. New England or New York Origin.

Price: $1850.00

ITEM: 18CA264
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A Wonderfully Carved and Paint Decorated “Gray Headed Junco” Bird by Noted Carver Harry Ross, Norway, Maine, 1970’s. Superb Carving and Paint Decoration Give this Very Pretty Bird a Nice Presence. Mounted on an Old Piece of Maine Driftwood. Excellent Original Condition with No Issues. Earlier in His Career He was a Noted Decoy Designer and Carver in Conn. Later Retiring to Norway, Maine Ross Extended His Skills to Birds. We Have Several Other Fine Examples of His Work.

Price: $130.00

ITEM: 117BE4X
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A Nice Earlier 20th. C. Bronze “Hummingbird” Garden Faucet Handle Mounted on a Custom Wood Stand. Nice Original Hand Wear from Use that has Produced an Attractive Natural Patina. Recently Removed from an Old House Garden Water Line. In Working Order. An Attractive Larger Example. Size = Overall 6” Long X 5 1/4” Tall, Hummingbird Alone 4 1/2” Long X 2 7/8” Tall. A Good Looking Bird Handle.

Price: $120.00

ITEM: 919BE45
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Early 20th. C. maybe Even Late 19th. C. Yellow and Black Painted Lunch or Utility Box. Nicely Designed with Octagonal Ends and Corresponding 8 Sides. Very Well Made from Pine Wood and Accessorized With Large Decorative Brass Hinges, Black Painted Wood Carrying Handle and Porcelain Opening Pull. Fine Original Condition. Size = 11 1/8” Wide, 10 1/2” Tall without the Handle and 11 3/4” Tall With the Handle.

Price: $110.00

ITEM: 921ET30
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